The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-01-02 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

FOR THE STATESMAN.
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LETTiIt 11.
Tt) THE RIGHT NON. LORD CASTLPREAOk. k. O.
ON THE PRESENT STATE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS.

MT Loan—The reign of love, my Lord,
and easy and pleasant, but that of fear difficult
dangerous. You have assumed the rod of iron,
you wield it without mercy and without consideration.
Hut let me recommend you to beware, least yeti should
be deprived of it in the season of apparent security,
fur it may be possible to tame the lion and govern
him, but.tbis must be done by gentle means, for if
he be treated with too much severity, his resentment
will be kindled, and he will devour his keeper, and
remain ever after an enemy to the whole human race.
Tee, my Lord, and your colleagues, whom I have
been all along addretsing, have sons whom you hope
will succeed to the stations of honour which you now
hold. Do not render this impossible. The measure
yea have long been pursuing may min, as it were, a
wall around you, which you may fancy will afford se-
Wily in the hour of danger ; but the inhabitants of
Jericho were mistaken when they placed their confi-
dence in the ramparts that surrounded them. And
you may find, if the horn should again sound, that
those in whom you confide may prove as deceitful as
they did. In vain then you establish a military
despotism. The interests of the people are under-
stood by the people, whatsoever their condition.
Our soldiers were bound to protect their birthright
as natives of a free country, and to preserve their
privileges as citizens, before they were bound to per-
form the duties of that 'entice wirloh-foree hewed
or distress has engaged them in. And, I may safely
venture to affirm, that there is not one in a hundred
that would risk his byns or relations to follow the
same occupation.
The pinnacles of society may be thrown down,
but you cannot destroy the fabrick ; it is founded in
nature, and nature will vindicate it in defiance of
every power that may conspire against it; although
those powers should be called an Holy Alliance. If
you doubt this, my Lord, look to France, to Spain,
to Naples, to Portugal ! Do you think that you are
better defended than the Governors of those King-
doms thought they were? If so, you are strongly in-
fatuated; for who do you think will prone your
friends in the time of trial, but those -.rho are Immo-
diately dependent on the Ministry, or fund-holders?
Those whom you are pleased to denominate Radicals
have not been, and are not expostulating, as you re-
present them, against subordination and order. Oa
the contrary, they respect rank, they revere dignity,
and they love order; and to affirm that they wish to'
reduce the scale of society down to a state of equality,
is a base calumnious falsehood. It is against oppres-
sion and against extravagance that they preach and
pray; they murmur and complain, and all this is very
natural, for they are the persons who feel that op-
pression, and from whom the immediate means of that
extravagance is extorted ; and you well know, that
" The blood will follow where the knife is driven,
" The flesh will quiver where the pincers tear,
" And sighs and cries by nature grow on pain."
INo more abuse them. Let nut the complainants
be injured and insulted too, whenever they come

present their charge. But, alas! what can
peeled when the depredators are to be their

iOhabitasts of this Woad

millr lit their esoduet towards
was disinterested *lsaias !

11-111111.11M11111 OS duly estimate her sufferings;
and Shay b t; ikboagtt her malicious perseci-
tarli w6lll 111“ telenti tbi "Tr, Asada might bare
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tied the armies she mast in these circamstantes hate
ibtiared. DELTA.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE 814TES.VAN.
Northampton, Dec. 31, MO.
Silt—As yon have amused the inhabitants of ibis town
by fastening in your valuable columns some few hints
on our Bankrupt Loyal Address, which it appears has
noel obtained 300 signatures, as published in our Mer-
cury; knowing the whole of them, we should wish their
real characters to be known to the world. Having
imalysed the list, we find them to consist of the follow-
iog description of people, we wish von to publish it any
way you think proper. By so doing, you will oblige
the admirers here of your valuable paper. •• • •
OISCHIPTION OP TIM MOONS WHO SIGNID THI NORTH-
AMPTON LOYAL ♦Duasss.

Four Magistrates; four Aldermen; a Town Clerk ;
a Keeper of the Yeomanry Camp Stores; the Vicar—
elected by the Corporation ; the Clerk of the Peace for
the County, and late Receiver (lettere' of the King's
Taxes* a Commander of Volunteer Cavklry ; a Captain
of ditto I_ four Parsons looking for preferment •, upwards
ads., Pensioners on Oovernment, many of them hold-
ing very lucrative places, upwards of twenty on the
Militia Staff, Officers and Men; the Yost Master and his
four seas; several Collectors of the King's Taxes ; about
twee" servants of the Corporation, consisting of Mace-
Bearers, Hall-Keepers, Town Cryer, Beadles, Constables,
Beggar Drivers and Vagrant Flogger.; a number of
persong who do not reside in the 'I own ; Excisemen ;

ktpereisers; Survecors of Taxes; Dlatributors of
States; Half-pay {Akers of Army and Navy; Scaviu-
gaol jaasp•licliters ; Watchatem Sett -
Ions; Clerks; Se-
Ions; °rave-diggers, and paupers; and upwards of rffl
',boys. Among these worthy characters stands the name
of Oliver, the spy. This lAA signature was added in the
way of joke, by a gentleman traveller, who merely went
to see the Address, not thinking any person would be
so stupid as to let it appear in print.
When all the circumstances above stated are taken
into consideration, with the influence the Corporation
have over the great number of poor men, with respect
to the charities at their disposal, it will he perceived that
hat very few independent persons can be found in the
list of signatures.

The High Sheriff of the county of Dublin has ap
pointed Saturday next, the 3ltth instant, for holding a
meeting at KilmainLam, to address the King. The
following are the names of the Reqnisiiionists :
Howth, Frankfort, &r. Kildare, Edward Taylor,
Hams Hamilton, M.P. Governor, Georte Vesey, Gower-
set, Compton Domville, Hart. M.P. John Finlay,
Thaniss Finlay, Charles l'ohhe, Gen. Hamilton (Hamp-
ton), Robt. Slisw, M.P. Thos. Ellis, M.P.
A " loyal" Address. (says a correspondent) was
carried about Harwell on Wednesday, and afterwards
lay at the Public-house kept by S. Giber' fur signa-
tures notwithstanding all the influence exerted, only
about 12 names were attached to it.--(Leicester Gros.)
The Hinckley " loyal" Address (says a corn.-
'poodles° has now lain a week fur signatures, and
though it has occasionally been carried from house to
hoses, issothe bargain, yet it has not obtained more
than thirty-fire signatures. ent of a population of be-
tween wren and eight thousand persons.—(lbid.)
A steeling was held of the Corporation of Kidder-
minster on Wednesday last : the object was not stated
assembled the High
-bich purported
the same terms
On the mess
be imprimis%
be palmed epos
by the Meeting
substituted,
from the Bai-

&c. Now
who would believe that a majority of these gentlemen
signed an address to her Majesty which was unasi-
mealy adopted by a meeting attended by the moat
respectable and wealthy inhabitants, 1000 or 1200 in
number ! yet such is the fact. Possibly some of the
mat sapient are recovering from the effects of the de-
lusion which Britons are at this time, or bare been,
iishouring ander.
' Looenuonocon, Dec. 28, 1820.---Yon would be as-
tonished to hear of the artful persuasions and threats
made use of to obtain signatures to the ultra-loyal
*Dusty Address, or Declatation, as it is sometimes
called. Nay, a respectable tradesman has just inform-
bd me, that at the village where he resides, a few
miles hence, there was actually plenty of eating and
drinking provided for " the signers" at their public-
house, and consequently King'sonen and Queen's-men
iodiseriminately flocked thither to evince their acqui-
escence in to good a taster ! The reckoning he sup-
poses was to be defrayed by the Overseer of the Poor,
who happens to be the landlord of the house. In other
villages, the applications for signatures have been in-
dignantly denied, in many instances, by those who
have heretofore been considered as staunch high party
men. " Bring us," said they, " an Address to the
Queen, and we will sign it at once."
In Staffordshire, no less than 54 noblemen and gen-
tlemen had given permission for their names to be
pet to a requisition for a meeting of that county ; but
as, ill die opinion of those who were taking the lead in
the meanest, 4. a meeting of this description mid
only be beneficial by its being nearly unanimous, they
have considered it to be most expedient to suspend, for
the prat at, the application to the High Sheriff, in the
hope that, in the ensuing session of Parliament, the
dignity of the Crown and the honour of the country
may be duly supported, and that a system of economy
mid liberal policy may be adopted, calculated to alle-
viate the distresses, and restore the confidence of a
brave, loyal, and enlightened people."
VOIVRRIIITY OP Ot.asonw.—On Thursday, Francis
Jeffery. Rsq. was installed Lord Rector of the VIII
varsity of Olaegsw. An unusual interest was ex-
cited to witness the ceremony, and the Hall was
crowded in ten =Usti" after the doors were thrown
open. At three o'clock, Mr. Jeffery entered, amidst
unmixed applause, preceded by the mace, and follow-
ed by Mr. Campbell, of Blythswood, M.P., who is M
present Dean of Faculty; the Prineipal, Mr. Kirkman
Pinky (the late Rector), and the Profaners. A aunt•
bet of Mr. Jeffrey's friends from Rdiaburgh also at-
e...pooled him; Mr. Thom:Jena, Mr. Cockburn, Mr.
itlarny, Professor Fillans, and ether distinguished
•eharaellers. After the installation, which wearied
bet a very short time, Ile. Jeffrey ithitessed the sail.
Oboe le an *bequest sr web

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come to before the persons met ; and when **semi
be ex- BOW drew a paper from his pocket wb
judges: Zia al address; aid ran much en tI
are ads $ §rodasthada ate similar *atm.
rds the -day *teas dbcoveted the address could
They and erefore a counterfeitlg
address will IN
u marh oar est Monartia; the one adopted by
r cause, fuvisir been taken away and another II
service. The address modestly states itself to be I
o merit lii, Justices, Aldermen, Common Counc