The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-01-25 00:00:00

THE rrArrrs4mAN.

Mr. WHARTON and Sir JAMES GRAHAM _
observed, that strong representations had been Inuits
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on this subject to the Committee by the Scotch, ,
and We have frequently, had ne opportunity of pub-
; particularly by the Irish Members; and the purpose fishing extracts from Mr. MILES 'S admirable letter,
of the intended bridge, said Sir James Graham, was ' addressed to his Royal Highness thePuttece REGENT
to facilitate the eotrance of the Irish Members
lets 1 l its the year 1808, and we have had the satisfaction of
the British Parltitenent.—[4 laugh.]. , learning from various quarters, that these extracts
A conversation have met with a
of considerable length then took , favourable reception, and were
place between ' Mr. Giles, Mr. Wharton, Sir John
ewport, and Mr. H. Sumner; in the coarse
of i highly gratifying to our numerous Readers. The
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I which, the Right Hoe. Baronet expressed his con- , subjoined extract, we are the more induced to give
victim% that the names of the Irish Member% were I publicity to, that, though it came from the able pen
merely used to cloak this Cumberland job ; while of Mr. Mein upwards of two years ago, it seems as
I Mr. Wharton asserted positively, that Members
if it were written at the present moment, by way of
I from all parts of Ireland had strongly recommended ,
good counsel to his Royal Highness, on the eve of
: the bridge in question.
Mr. wurnittExcl, in reply to what had fallen his assuming the reins of Government unshackled by
/ from Sir James Graham, observed, that it was cu- , restrictions. It forms a Postscript to his very elo-
rious that the bridge, which had been allowed to bet quent and impressive letter, and will, we trust, have
wide enough for the passage of the Scotch Members, I the effect which its intelligent author intended it.
and Scotch cattle, should be too narrow to admit the •
should have upon Britain's future Sovereign. After
passage of the Irish Members. These latter gentlemen
were indeed of great weight, but he had not been referring to certain documents which form an Appen-
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aware that their breadth was such as to require a dix to the letter, the Postscript states—
bridge of ampler dimensions than the Scotch.—[A " They contain a volume of evidence, establishing
1 laugh.]—At any rate, he could not conceive wll y at once the guilt and incapacity of those who advised
the county of Cumberland should be particktlarly fa- our R
ur novel rather to war, for objects foreign to the
i voured ; and, the pretest principle, if extended,
interests of his to persevere in the war would pet In she hands of Government the eilidon
of all the bililOw_ Ijirithe kingdom. deer the accompi theare objects had become
Sir H. MO.'bt)l4 'MY spoke a few words.. evidently impracticable.'—Xwekened from delusion)
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQI.I2 de- the people seem to be fully aware of the artifices em-
fended the Clause, on the ground that the county, I
eloved to abuse their credulity, and of the laboured
though compellable by law to make their brldge: • •
efforts of venal writers hired to mislead and deceive
passable, could not be compelled to erect a bridge of
the extent required. I the public mind. The country is •no longer insensi-
A conversation then took place between Sir J.. bleble to the danger with which it is menaced ; but it is
Newport, Mr. Wallace, Mr. H. Sumner, the ChM. indebted to its fears for the conviction it ought to
cellor of the Exchequer, and Mr. Giles ; iu come. have derived from its prudence, when it ceased to re-
quence of which the House divided, when their
spect the dictates of justice. Error, founded in guilty
were
, intention, is prolific—the mistakes of his Majesty's

PRINCE REGENT.

For the Grant
Against it
Majority
When the gallery was re-opened, we found
Sir JOHN NEWPORT on his legs, putting
question to the Speaker, with respect to the distri-i
bution of the books containing the records of Par.
liament.

The SPEAKER said, that about two years ago a
commission was appointed, of which he was a mem-
ber, to take care that those books should be placed
in different parts of the country, for the public ad-
vantage.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT replied, that if a Mem-
ber wanted now to consult one of those hooks, he
should be obliged to purchase them at a bookseller's.
He therefore gave notice; that on Monday he would
move that those books should be distributed to the
Members, as had been the usual custom until within
the last year.
SINECURE OFFICES.

Mr. lIANKR4 moved for the revival of the Com-
mittee of Public Expenditure and of Sinecure Offi-
ces.

Mr. WALLACE moved for an account of the
number of Stall appointments at Fort St. George,
and for some papers connected with East India af-
fairs.—Qrdered : and the House then adjourned.

otaj ys
confidential advisers, in 1791, engendered not errors
but crimes, and an obstinate perseverance in guilt and
folly has been continued, until Vice herself seems ex-
hausted of her means—yet,it ith all these fair prospects
of a brighter day, with' common sense dawning on
the country, after a terrific might. of almost eighteen
lyears' duration, sheaving most distinctly the line of
conduct it behoves her to pursue; no effectual good
I can be expected, unless your Royal highness, par-
taking of the general feeling, comes forward and con-
tributes, by your presence and your efforts, to the pre-
servation of your inheritance, and of the rights of the
people. From this favourable disposition on the
part of the nation, no longer blinded by the nonsense
and bombast of Indemnity for the part, and se-
curtly far the future,' you have every thing to hope—
neglect the occasion, and you have every thing to fear.
The people know nothing of you but through the
medium of the worst species of assassins-•-the vilest
class of mankind—of men who, with a pen in
one hand and a pistol in the other, levy contributions
Indiscriminately on the innocent and the guilty—
earning a dishonourable livelihood by means the
most infamous and atrocious. No, Sir! It is not
from men of this description that the nation should be
informed of the character of its Heir Apparent—it is
from yourself,—it is from your own conduct, that
the people should acquire a knowledge of your vir-
tues, and even of your vices, if you have any, and
not from a vagrant herd of unprincipled scribblers,
who, abusing you one day, present themselves to you
the next, and implore, on their knees, your forgive-
ness and your charity ! In all parts of the town our
walls are polluted with advertisements of letters ad-
dressed to your Royal highness, the writers of which
mean nothing more than to extort from your fears,
Iwhat they dare not solicit from your compassion.--
The veneration in which your Royal Highness is said
to hold the liberties of the people, and your evident
aversion to restrain even the licentiousuest of the
Press, have emboldened the audacity of these ruffians,
who, counting no less on your benevolence than on
your forbearance, have carried on an atrocious traffic
in calumny, taxing, for daily subsistence, the malice
of mankind, and lying to (Tarlton-house, when
pressed by hunger, with pretended atonements for
the injustice they have done you !—Placed, Sir, on I
the Throne, as you must be in course of time, would 1
your Royal Highness listen for a moment to the
threats or to the solicitations of such men ? Would
you not feel yourself dish ononred even by the sup;
position that you could deseesid so low ? lam 'Xi-
you would let me then conjure you, to feel Oat.
what would be incompatible with your dignity as So-

vereign, is no less so with what you owe to yourself
as Prince of Wales—To the menaces and supplications
of such mendicants no answer should be given—
Newgate and the cart's tail should correct the atro-
city of the one, and a house of industry reprove the
baseness of the other—conscious of your importauce
in the state, or rather of your value to its existence,
come forward to the people—spew that you can deg
serve their confidence and affection—let Carlton
House be no longer a sepulchre in which your per-
son, your good qualities, your fame, fortune, and
happiness are entombetl7—come forward, in your real
character—refute by your presence the slanders of
those who faucy they have an interest in depressing
you in the public opinion, and of those swho have
dared to convert that depression into ways and means
for a precarious and dishonest livelihood. . Shew to
1 the nation—chew to Europe, andl u the wend, that
, however you have been misled, f have not l
de-
served the misrepresentations of which it was meant
to have made you the victim—once more I conjure
you to come forward, and display your real charac-
ter to the nation—let them see—let them know their
Prince—give them an opportunity to judge for them-
selves—their discernment is equal to the estimate,