The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-04-15 00:00:00

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that the report of the renewal of the Prope;ty Ts:
*end the War Melt Doty, is wittiest the slightest
feentlatioe."

Now, after the flourish it mark the other day oe
our greatly improved Gawps, one would have u.,
reeled this trumpeter to add, " No ! instead of pro.
posing any additional or new tax, we assure our
Readers that the CILINCELLOR of the Excueoust Ms
it folly in his power to repeal the Tax upon Loatbars.
so that the poor man shall net he so liable to We
his too mock worsi-feet pricked every step by
thorns." Instead of -Lich b. gives his Readers
the ft 'lowing competitive statement of vessels
list entered into the port of Liverpool in lie okeurlio
of January, February, and March last, with HON
of the preceding year :
la 1149....817 "arts, 10.120 ""age
.181ti....1151 ditto, MAW ditto
lo timer of LIM ditto 31,682 ditto
Ist 1119..892 Foreign vessels, i!S Comm
18.8..:t93 di so PC ditto

In fawner of 1919...129 Awe 161 111116
Some Juno last 61173 vomit, 868,200 tone, kayo
entered That port.

Why does not this trifler give es a sketch of the
practical good which Is to MOW from this pier, of
good fortune. If more than an ►gsal falling off of
entries into Loudon or Bri.tol happro, the good man
is ill say nothing of that circumstance. He pets.. in
mind of the gamester, who assured his ansions friends
that he had won ten thousand pounds, and so he bad,
bat was none the richer, for he had lost twelve thou.
sand. After dl, these stunts are bet a T•uvagt:s'a
cop: let whatsoever may be pat Into it, the drink
will licit reach the parched lip of oar poor ceurtry-
men.

Of namely's we dri really believe that after all the
bogging' of national pomposity. a Loan will be pro-
posed by Mr. VANIIITTAKT. Yesterday's Ilaeteation
in the Fends shomed the mind* of the monied men
oreepied on the topic, and their isonseneent &prim.
Mon, thwegh not great, proved that the apprehension
of such prevailed.

Sir Fnerrall Bittons.vt has been confined to bit
room during she last fortnight by • Severe attack of
the tout. The statement of this fact becomes ne.
cesaarv, in order to refute the calumnies which have'
been so sedulously sod maliciously circulated relative
to his absence from his defy in Pailiament, especially
on the motion of Lord A. Ilmit.von for Burgh
Reform, and doting the latter purls of the discovsion
on the Bill for taking away she Right of Appeal.—
Ilia however. fortunately far his country, ;
did not take place Distil he had, in a strain of mas• I
icily eloquence, grounded on a stock of profound
legal knossledge, thoroughly exposed the wickedest,'
of this low and despicable stratagem, to 61ch from
she People one of the most valuable of their birth. ;
rights, under the prcten-e of abolishing only a bar.
berets end needless appendage to it, end displayed
the eonsommate folly, preemption, and ignorance!
of its mothers. Ile stamped on them at once toe-
tempt and infamy on no occasion did he ever W.
quit himself more ably or successfully (bass on that ;
by no act did be ever more deservedly endear himself I
to his countrymen.
It is plain that the Courier is not generally acne.;
diteil Miller for as sagas ity or veracity : since, not.
withstanding its glowing picture of the overflowing •
income of the Lacier, Customs, ke. &c. it is really
surmised that two or more new tosses will, on open.
jog the Badges, be proposed to make she oo
quadrate with the espenditure. Should this be the
Ilse, or even should not the CliartcELLOß of the
FstitsetAis's offer to repeal one or more of
the lases which bear so hard upon the poor,.
what do not these triflers with the feelings of an
oppressed and indignant Public deserve? The
Carton, with the descriptioo of the juggling trickery'
mond their necks, is their least demerit.—lf
any of the Clerks in the different Offices have lent
their pens and integrity to this kind of delusion, let
them be found out and dismissed. The fraud lies ;
somewhere. If trade and finance do so improve, let
us have the open benefit of it, by en alleviation of a !
part of oar burdens. It is time a British Public
should besiir itself in these 'Articular,. The ~mire ;
to Reform seem determined to drive the half (ramie ;
People into some emcees or other, with the view of
esercising military or civil vet/sane* on them : in.
stead of soothing them by moderating their Wolff-
able giievences.
We ran snore oar Readers that Fortundus, or
the ;fishing Cap, is not got up with any 'sew of sa-
iyeising the joint measures of the Coescrer.oo of
the Excotoura and the Bank. The bag fell of
money (not a Green Ba: mind) is not meant to tipify
theoverfiowing Treasury ; nor is its sadden change to
emptiness, in the remotest degree emblematic of the
coffers in the Bank cellars. The one is meant solely
for the amusement of the Public, the other cannel in
any manner be said to conduce to that purpose.
It is curious to see the kind of attack of the Whig
Oniosuian opon the conduct of Ministers. They
are very can inns of potting their foot in the nest
which hatches all the ills of the country for fear of
breaking the eggs. It is a liitle like Justice Peach'ens
ss'.ing, it is proper the hen game should be let to fly,
by way of encomging the breed. What have Lords
Cass', &c. to do, bat 6s
upon one object of Government malversation (from
among a thousand), and drag the delinquents into
open rlay•light' so as totally to prevent a repetition
lof the fraud. No, het say some of these Opposition-
isis. or most no' go foe fax; if we open the book too
aide, the Public rye will see ell its contents, and
then the cry of the People will be louder than ever
; for rei:iamentary Reform, and with Parliamentary
Reform we shell be no more than oar neighterwirs.—
" Othello's ormipation is no mere !" All meet
therefore Le dime technically and scientifically, NI as
at most to sloi.:sce the men in power,end woke room
for those who till fence with them in the same
gun: dal Timmer.'these Odds: for the power of
spending the People's mow), and abridging them of
their Untie', never 11:.zart1 their lives in she public
cause. This duel beteern Lord cASTLLIBEAGIi 'ad
Mr. CANNING ltal OD pirate grounds.