The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-02-04 00:00:00

NORFOLK YEOMAN'S OAZETIE.

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Cot *tat ratan.

LONDON:
TUESDAY CFI:NINO, FEBRUARY 4, 1923.

COLLECTIVE WISDOM.

Upon almost all former ,lecapions we have prayed to'
God to keep it uncollected ; but stow, we most say,that we
Lure waited with impatience for its coming together.
Here we shall see all the Lord John's and Lord Henries
and Lord Williams again in consultation with the gal-
lant Generals and Gallant Admirals and the Learned
andHonourable Gentlemen and with theWortby Baronets
and Worshipful Aldermen ! Great God, look down
upon England !
" We shall now see what we shall see "; that is to
say, what we shall see this year ; but nothing at all
compared to what we shall see nest year! Then it is,
that the vessel will be nearly on her beam ends. A
great deal of ridicule has been, at times, thrown on the
Ro:nish Prayer, which is a long string of invocations
to Saints and Angels to "prey for England".. put,
really, there does sins, jar it thliflibe, to-Wsonn:.
thing of this sort wanted ; for, never woothere Country
in such a state.

The:Speech of our king (or, rather, of his Commis-'
sinners) is of far less importance than that of Old
Louis. France has actually taken her place above us.
We said she would ; and we said it eight years age.
Some still imagine, that Mr. Cortntern will u thew his
"shield over the Peninsula"! These persons can be
little short of mad. It is madness uniting for the use of
folly. Look at Henry Wellesley appointed to Vienne
and Lord Clair - something, appointed to Bolin; and,
then, if thou beest not in Bedlam, say what thou ex.
pectest, in the shield way, from Mr. CANNING !
Oh, " Strict Neutrality," will be the word ; and
that. in other wards, is, crouching to France. Dipuo,,
the matter how they may, this is the fact, and a fact it
is, too, that the world is much too sharp-sighted not to
perceive. If this " strict neutrality" should show itself
in forbidding our merchants to supply " the brill/re.
rents" with articles contraband of war; then our neu-
trality will be " strict" indeed ; and, if it do not show
itself in this way, we shall see how the flag of England
will broak the esercise of the " right of search" and of
conticatnaioo.

The hliaisters will have a famous majority for "stric