The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-12-09 00:00:00

THE ST,

Address of the University of Cambridge, with that of
the Ktstn's answer to the same; and we shall rt the
same time take occasion to direct the attention of our
readers to the sentiments which these courtly
documents express. In the midst of the common
place cant with which the speeches of his MA.
JESTS'S advisers and courtiers abound, there is a
spirit to be perceived that is seriously alarming
After advising his MAJESTY to charge his people with
" attempts unceasingly made to extirpate all that is
sacred among us," the KlNfi'S Counsellors have sug-
gested that the Court of Aldermen, and such, " may
rely upon his constant support in the discharge of the
duties which arise out of the present extraordinaryti
conjuncture." Is there not inure meant here than*

IMAN

ORIGINAL POETRY.
The following is a specimen of the numerous com-
munications we have received relative to an excision
Aid' took place on Tuesday last in The Courier
newspaper. The conductors of that print, it seems,
meile thst evening a hole, if not in their manners, at
least iii their papers. Most of them were issued with a
piece cut out ; some of them with a smear of ink on
the paragraph which occasioned the mutilation of the
others. What the suppressed paragraph contained
will hereafter become the subject of ample animad-
version. The mutilation his, in the mean time, af-
forded scope fur abundance of remark, as
'01;' poetical column will, for some time evince.
1 . Hone we find, has advertised for a copy of
tilt evening's paper in an rscatiet.eu state.

(Corottro's) loge half the praise they wool(' have got,
.Weett it bre trauma *kat they discreetly blot

EPITAPH ON THE COURIER.
'hilt km, with all his sins upon his back,
Toe Ministerial t) ran t's willing hack:
Non rater-NOR uornt—here can aught deplore,
.ill
Ir both were equal strangers to his door.
I HOOK and (None.*, o'er his nurses weep,
like their readers —the) are both asleep:
Let SOUTIIIEV--WOK oswo am —•ti irrottu--chsunt his

.4.. praise,
Abd peastosed fords ince? e new Scottish lays.
Yr SIRRLINO WRIT/AS—Of ilie Public Press,
Be yours the task, with weeds the cor'ir to dress.
Mourn.Placemen mourn ;--mourti all ye Treas'ry scribes,
Who shall protect ye from the Si %TLNttA s g iboa
Mourn—Sli.DD‘RT —PYRNF, and your friend CASTLE-
arActs,
Who now the tribute of yooll worth shall pay !
Where's sapient Mt 11FORn's Biographic po..n
Who write's my seutesr, an.l lot !criteria tic
Ye Courtly scribes, of high and low degree.
Who Pm:looted art—or wa yr-- or wish to be ;
Pay the last duties—poi s 011, elsleftain's owe,
i''rwas S 's shears that struck the deadly blow.
' I think I hear the thim'ning horrid yell.
The Courier's dead—by his own hand he fell ;
Fell. Instituted, stink is foul disgrace,
Afraid the Libel he had wrote, to fare.
The grey goose-quill—the sailors did supply-,
And cut the libel from the Public eye
Hotaejirsf impressions, by the brash were srmear'd.
Thro' which the Tilt,- and sirttious KRANTZ appeared.
Hut amputation. nothing Iran would do.
Aod forth it came, burr "rc' to the view ;
istasfie d statel-a toting without a brad,
(liraiisless it had been tong--the critics said).
Nor S —nor tlessar's—wond'roas skill could say.
Th' ignoble bajilliag from untimely grove ;
With onstremesidous gash upon its head,
Hasa Lies defuowll6-rata MIGIITV Cot: else Dean!
CORNELICS CRABTREE.

RECEPTION 01? TUK I►I'KE OF GLOUCESTER

AT !ANN.

On Wednesday afterne,,n his Royal Highness the
Duke of lilnacr>ter pa- •ril through this town, on his way
to itainloanviloall. The information respecting the ar-
rival of the illustrious Doke was obtained in a casual
ANlPluer. and communicated but a short time beisia-lba
was exported to approach the town. Upon the Duke's
arrival at the South gates the horses were taken from his
carriage, and his Royal Highness was drawn by the po-
pulace, precelril by it imisical hand and colours flying,
through the principal streets and round the Tuesday
market-place, to the Duke's Head Inn. The air was rein
with buttes, and shoots of " fflourester- and " Queen,"
except indeed when those individuals' houses were passed
who bad shewn themselves to lie opposed to the Duke's
political principles amt to the recent proceedings in
favour of her Majesty, when the expressions of &sq.
probation were pa:ticularly strong. While the Royal
Duke was waiting Wore the inn, his Royal Highness
was addressed by a lientleman highly respected for his
patriotism. He warmly congratulated the Royal Duke
upon the exemplification which had been thus given of
the general approbation of Ills Royal Highness's conduct,
and upon the recent triumph which had been gained by
an adherence to those principles which gave security to
the House of Brunswick. He assured his Royal High-
ness that if any thing was to he regrettetl, it Was that a
more suitable expression of loyalty and affection had
not been connected wills the appearance of his Royal
Highness in Lynti. His Royal Highness, in reply, said
Ise felt ninth gratified. It was not the first time lie had
been in Lyno.—(Cries of " we hope it will not be the
last.")—He had formerly received I,9“te token of regard,
but nothing had so deeply convinced bim ef the affection
of his countrymen, and of the esteem o!. the inhabitants
of Lynn, as what he had seen and heard that afternoon.

RECEPTION OF THE DUKES OF YORK AND
WELLINOTON AT NORWICH.

The reception of these distinguished Personages by
the populace at Norwich, is represented by the Aorwiefi
Mercary, as " not %%holly complimentary." Oa their
return from the Cathedral to the Angel Inn, " shouts of
' the Queen,' and other hostile rries,werr raised by many.
Before the Angel gate a strong party of opponents had
assembled, one of whom bore a placard, which stated
that 450 freemen had signed a protest against thc ex-
tending the city franchise to the Dukes of York and
Wellington. This fact was seconded in a protest, which
is stated to have been delivered to the Duke of York at
his coming out of church. Upon this spot the conten-
tion was very fierce, and at length proceeded to actual
battle. A good many hard blows were struck on both
sides, and the placard was destroyed by a stroke of an
officer's staff.
" During this scene of tumult, the Corporation went
in procession from the Hall in the Market to the Inn."
The Body corporate haying been admitted into the
Royal presence, Mr. Alderson, the Learned Steward,
on presenting the freedom, delivered a speech highly
flattering to his Royal Highness and bis noble compa-
nion, to which appropriate returns were made. "'1 he
oaths having beta administered, the Body Corporate
took their leave of his Royal Highness and the Noble
Duke, who soon after quitted the town. The windows
of the houses were filled with fair spectators, eager to be-
hold and to receive the salutations of the Dukes who re-
torted the gratulation with which they were greeted in the
most respectful manner, totally regardless of the hoot-
Ings, hissing*, and cries of ' the Queen,' and other me-
moranda of-a similar nature, which formed the alloy
that necessarily enters into the composition of sublu-
nary keepers—so certain seems the sublime of good and
styli I. all things here below."

ALL SAINTS, POPI•AII.A Requisi ties ift in coarse of
sigaatere to call a Meeting to congratulate bee Ma-
jesty spelt her (presage* deliverance (rum danger. by
the faller* of the Bill of Pains and Penalties
•

DIARY FOR THE RNSUINO WEEK,
WITH THE TIMES OF PION WATER AT LINDON-H,IOGT.

Dee.
10, 11.—Srcoiso SUNDAY ix A
High water—morn. IS a. after 6; even. S 5 rn. after 6.
11, M. Mars sets 18 minutes past 4 aft..rnoon.
High water—in. 60a. after 6 : even. 21• min. niter 6.
It, T. Moos, lint quarter at 6 afternoon.
High water—snore. 60 a. after 6; even. I' m. after 7.
IS, W. Luc".
High water—morn. 66 a. after 7; even. 15 m. utter 8.
IC Th. Venus rises S 6 minutes past 4 morning
High water—morn. 46 pa. after 8; even. 19 m. after 9.
15, F. Day-bruak 6 o'clock.
High water—morn. 61 ni. alter 9; even. 75 tn. after 10.
18, S. O. Sap. Cam. T. e.
High water—morn. II o'clock ; even. 31 m. seer 11.

The Bill of Indictment against Captain Disney,
against whom the Coroner's Warrant was issued, fur
the wilful murder of Ann Ranting, w•as yesterday
thrown out by the Grand Jury, at the Sessions-hosw,

Clerkcnwe I. -
Wearing —Mille the weather here has been so
remarkably mild, tbeeold in Paris, if we could belie% e
our morning papers, has been intense. On Thursday
and Friday last, the thermometer exposed to the air
at seven ►. N., was, according to their statement, be-
low Zero. We cannot, however, natter our fellow
citizens that the climate of Ideation has been wanner
this winter than that et the Parisians. This notion
could not have been formed, but from • mistake in the
meaning of some paragraph in a French paper, which
had been immolated by a person unsay:misted with
the scale of the thermometer is censmon use lb France.
That scale is known by the same of the Centigrade
scale, the freesiog point cm which is marked 0, or
Zero, and the bailie, point 100, 111 therefore the
mercury in a thermometer at Paris stood on Thursday
or Friday at Zero is the Centigrade scale, it would
only ►ave contspooded with 3* the freering point,
oa the scale of Parei.iseit, in see is England, (a de-
gree of cold which we have had almost every week for
two wattle past) and nut with a point thirty-two
degrees ►weer, which is a degree seldom witnessed
either i■ friss@ or Pa gsglasd. Thursday, the
T►etrorseter, in t►e Strand, indicated a degree of
warmth naegnmea for t►e 7th of December. The
mercury at o'clock, alernoes, steed at 3t degrees.