The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-07-03 00:00:00

MR. ROEBUCK AND THE PRESS.

( From the Tines of Monday,)

We have been requested to insert the foll Owing :
" Lieutenant-Colonel Campbell, 99th Regiment, presents his
compliments to the editor of The Times, and requests that he
will have the goodness to insert in his journaktne following
correspondence between Mr. Sterling, of Suuth-place, Knights-
bridge, and Mr. Roebuck, M.P.
" Junior United Service Club, June 28."

" St. James's-street, June 27, half.past 2 p. m.
"Sir,--Within these two hours a pamphlet has been sent to
me, bearing for its title The Stamped Press of London, and its
Morality, .4.c., by J. A. Roebuck, Esq., M.P.
" Probably, Sir, I make no mistake in identifying that name
with yours.
" b e pamphlet sets out by an announcement that the author
means to try conclusions' with certain ' gentry' whom he
charges with endeavouring to frighten' him, and then, as if he
had the slightest reason for insinuating that I was one of
these gentry,' he applies to me a long series and extensive
variety of the foulest epithets in the English lanauage—such as
cowardice," baseness,' 'skulking,' in order to escape the
punishment due to my acts; dishonesty." selling myself to
the tory party;' charlatanism in society, to hide my editor-
ship of The Timer,' and a degree of depravity worse than that of
an assassin.'

" Now, Sir, if the folly of such expressions were not ex-
ceeded by their iniquity as directed against myself, I should not
have deemed them worthy of the slightest notice.
".There is only one word in the English dictionary by which
they can be fitly characterized. Wishing, however, to write
like a gentleman; I shall just say that, from whatever quarter
they proceed, they 'are gross and shameful Misrepresentations of
every part of my principles and conduct.
" I cannot violate confidence reposed in me by going into
specific refutations of chaiges which no man living has the
shadow of right, in truth, or justice, to afiix 10 my name or
history.
" 1 never have been technically or morally connected in any
manner with the editorship of The Times, not possessing over
the course or choice of its politics any power or influence I,v hat-
soeyer, nor, by cousequeuce, being responsible for its acts.
" This, however, I beg you to understand is beside the sub-
ject of my application to you as the avowed author of the
pamphlet in question. •
"My first purpose is to contradict in distinct and unequivocal
terms, generally and individually, one and all of the assertions
which the author of that pamphlet has made with reference to
myself.
.'Yonr absolute ignorance of every fact which concerns me
does not seem to have prevented von from assuming such as are
absolutely false in themselves, and of the most discrediteble na-
ure, if capable of being supported,. -nor has it restrained you
from coupling them with language the must personally offensive,
and wantonly insulting. ••
"1 state this one unvarying ith§elice of truth in•eaels.• and
every one of the accusations iu the pamphlet, rather as a warn-
ing to your conscience. against the injustice of persisting in
them, than as any indulgence of temper or resentment on my
part. My friend, Colonel Campbell, who delivers you this let-
ter, will apprise you of lily claim to a retractution a those out-
rageous and scurrilous phrases which the author of the pam-
phlet has thought proper to apply to me.
I cannot permit myself to doubt that you will see the mo-
ral propriety of relieving your own mind from the conscious-
ness of having given them circulation.
"I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant,
EDWARD STERLING.
"J. A. Raebuci, Esq., M.P., Gray's-inn."

"72, Pall-mall, June 27..
" Sir William Molesworth, on the part of his friend, Mr.
Roebuck, remits to Colonel Campbell a letter from Mr. Roe-
buck, adlres,..d to Mr. Sterling, the contents of which Sir
William considers as perfectly satisfactory to the honour and
gratifying to the good feelings of both parties.
"Lieutenant-Colonel Campbell."

" June 27.
Sir,— Your letter has been delivered to tne by Colonel
Campbell. lu that letter yowexpress yourself in the following
manner:—
.

" I have never been technically or rrinraily connected in
any manner with the editorship of the Truces, tlet vissessing
over the course or choice of its politics any power or intlnence
whatsoever, nor, by consequence, being te.onsible for its acts.

"' My first purpose is to contradict, in distinct and unequi-
vocal terms, generally and individually, one and all of the as-
sertions which the author of the pamphlet has made with refer-
ence to myself.:
" In reply thereto I am ready to state my belief that 1 have
written the passages bearing upon you personally under erro-
ne.ms impressions of your character and conduit. I therefore
request you to consider the language which you complain of as
disavowed by me and withdrawn, and I regret the misappre-
hension, and the words- which Fused in consequence thereof,
and that I should have thus hurt your feeting,s.
" I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, •
"J. A. ROEBUCK."