The Sun.
London, England, 1819-06-01 00:00:00

COBBET7'S FL rGar.

'l'be extensive npetatioo of this political dis.
order, gs it may be propcily siiied, is c.iiculated
to ptodilee *ti cligappoiritmen, and mil

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those who are affected by it, that we deem it
necessaly to hold out a salutary warning. nom
the lasr Number of The Qillirterly Renew, pub•
halted this d.iy, we submit to our Reath:iv the
following Exrrect from i 4 strictures on FEA•
RON'S Sketches tf America, wl.ich not • only
points out the delusions dirt are practised
ipon our credulous Countrymen, in order' to
induce them to become the victims of American
speculation, but unveils the true motives which
induced COMMIT to leave this Country; for as
to an exposi•ion of his real character, his repeated
apostactes, his infamous attacks upon friends and
foes, anti his defamation of all that is useful and
good in private and public life, sufficiently Matti•
fest his nature and pursuits:—
" From the crimes of the British OfficPrs Mr,
Fearon seeks relief in the virtues of Mr. Cobbetr.
He alights near his house,
and it is most pain' 4il
to contemplate the appalli',g gloom whim op.
presses his spirits as he thinks of his meiancln.ly
si.notion. We know no parallel to suet. *inking
of the heart, except thm Mr. lio•dio .se
deviates he felt at heating of cite Virtory at t!e
English at Waterloo. "lily t, clings," Mr,
Fearon says, p. 64, `'in walking along iht- path
which led to the residence of ibis celebrated man,
are difficult to describe. The hits of a per.on
self banished—leading all isolated lite in a tot eign
holtli rarely 'sod—fences in runt—the gate
broken—the house mouldering to d,city "--

" 0, 'tis su Lousing, we can read no mote."

There is, however, art inaccuracy in ffis sornhra
delineation. flad Mr. Fearoti condeset dto
learn any thing about Cobhett that was nut 5;,,,g1,1,
in Cobbett's Register, be might have kno,‘n that
" this celebrated man" was no °therm. ise " self.
banished" than those of hill party so justly
scribed by Mr. Bristed hS •1 defrauding ihe jails
and the gallows by a precipitate flight." Ti.e
" celebrated " Cobbettfied from his creditors.--
That be should do this is perfectly natural ; the
thing to he admired is—that such a man ibonlii
have creditors to flee from I—ll4d he staid at Li.
verpool another title, he would have been brought
back, and consigned to Newgate or the King's
Bench for the remainder of his life. The good
Uenitis of England prevailed, and he escaped,
leaving behind him tleb:s to the unionist of six and
thirty thousand pounds 1* In L Island he can
do no mischief : Measter's Yorkshire too." We
have mentioned this circumstance solely out of
regard to our traveller's wounded feelings, which,
we hope, will be somewhat relieved uy fi:Wiug
that tois " celebrated man" was not
[fished."

" * We copy a part of them from an authenticlist now before
:is. Mr. T—n—o, (mortgagee of thi Botley estates), 16,0UUL
Sir F. B--t, 4,0001. Mr. It--, 4,0001. Messrs . anti
F. (stationers), 3,50)01. T. 13—n, 2,0001. Mr.
1,3001. Exec:Li:ors of Mr. 9001. Mr. G---s, 4401.
Mr. W--e, 5001. Messrs. H. T. ...I M-x (printers),
Soul. Mr: S—n, mot. Stintir) pour sti.i•iteepers and
others at Botiry, 4UOi. We could to frt:tlit, his er-
haps way suthee to shew Mr Femur' teat " the
Mr. Cobhett had other motive; than his own goo& pi. asure
for t•tkit,g to his heels.
" It must he eery consolatory to his creditors to listen to
the Newote Ethics which 11:L' unprincipled miscreant in
the weekly habit of promulgating. • I hold it' (he says, in
his letter to Mr. Tipper) • to be prrJeay just ,no d.iunt)
• that I should never, in any way whatever, love oi> o 'Lin-
gle farthing of my future earnings to the payment of my
debts in England.' "

TUE THRATRE.—Mr.KEAN'S benefit at Drum-
Lane Theatre was• attended last night by a %try
numerous audience. The play was Pizarro. dad
part of Rolla.
Considering otnost theide
rinfigr_stthteinsiteipearsisourrnepderstohiet and minas aoie
manner in which it was suppoi ted by the original
representative, Mr. KEAN had a difficult lasi to
pertorm ; but he came through the ordeal with
sterling merit, and made a powerful impression on
the audience. lie received peculiar applause in
many striking passages. At the end of the play he
was called On to announce the play for this evening,
but he properly resisted, and the ceremony was
performed by another. Mr KBAN afterwards ap-
peared as Diggory, in All the World's a ,stage, and
though it Might be deemed unworthy of his talents,
yet, as it is necessary to give a particular attrac-
tion to a benefit, and, as public favour is very mi.
stable, he may be excused on the occasion.

On Sunday last, as Lady DYNltirea, and the
young ladies, were proceeding down Harley street,
towards Cavemlisb-square, iu their carriage, the
fore axle:ree broke, aid the whe, I alit off. The
coachman, by the sudden occurrence, pries throWu
from (Ai hitibot, and the lownian, in getting down,
tell from brbi jtl. The horses took 'right, and ran
furiously down and actors ettVejl •
dragging the catriagd on the siJe
the whole of the way; but fortunate-ly the huts,'
were stopped .by two men opposite Holicil..strtet,
in the square, when the ladies were fortnuately
rdieved Etu.n their perilous situation, without re-
cd dug any otbk-r injury than that of the fright.

INCAUTIOUS USE or FSRE-ARMS.—a. Wed-
nerlay morning last, a young man. an itih4hi•
twit of Lynn, went into the Fougn pub;ic house,
in King-strcet, producing a pair of pisiok, which
he ob.erved wanted repairing. Attcr their passing
through several hands, the landlord took one to
examine, and, we are sorry to say, hull:vet (rutty
pulled the trigger, and caused the discharge of
a ball, which entered the groin of a young man
named William Lloyd, and caused his death
in about ten minutes. The same evening an
inquest was held on the body, when it appeared
that the pistols in question were supposed 'by the
young man, and by others, not to have been load-
ed ; that thty had been snapped a great number of
times, and during several weeks were actually
placed in the hands of children as play things !--
Verdict—" Accidental Thitth." (IYuraingdo3
Paper, Nay 29.)