The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-02-13 00:00:00

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two paragraphs ; and then ask tbettytthesMuria. .
a blessing or a curse to a country to i:av* sjsri.ti • •
'this: Here' is a villain ,that.dares to !alit
on a whole family in the first place, because onvolihilse
moved certain resolutions at a public meeting. • paw
hlacten their character ; dares represent them as crtre'r
tyrants, and every thing that la bad. They!, find.itiF
that that trill not do, proclaims to all the world..thatt
which is also a lie, that there is a great family quarrel ;
that the family have disclaimed one ultbulter of It ;
in short, marks out that member as i person fit to lie,

destroyed. But, after all, it is the incomaarab;y 4'w;
motive; it is the matchless malignity, which is ijt.t
thing to be dwelt upon here.—=No knowleers'
at all have these malignant wretches of Mr. 6'orge
Ford:dint ; but the monsters have seen in the ST.4:-.1.
MAN and in the Yronian's Gazette, two very able letisrs

written by this gentleman on the comparative merits•of
Mr. Cobbett's and Mr. Attwood's plans for reiievibg
distresses of the country, in which letters the writer•
gives the preference to the plan of Mr. Cohbett. No ashen
earthly offence hat this gentleman given to these trod.:
ing wretches of the Old Times ; no other c tuse of anfti;
has be given them. Nis letters were in a style the atoq
inoffensive that can be imagined ; and yet be and alibin
family along with Linsowe to be harrassed, and. if pos-
sible, to be mordeted ib reputation by these wretches of
unparalleled rialignity. The ta uth is. they are oinking
in sale. They *scribe that sinking to the pelt nf Mr.
Cobbett. They are a set of money loving wretohes; And
indeed, the money is necessary:to their existent's ; but • •
when it is considered the great injuries which Oil 04
Times newspaper has inflicted on the public. in general ;
when it is considered the terrible mischief* which it has
lately done to the holders of Spanish Bonds; when it is
considered how ignorant, how stupid, how hase and how'
prostituted a vehicle it has been; when thete things are‘
considered, can any reasonable and jttst man blame kr
Cobbett for his endeavours; for his strenuous and suc-
cessful endeavours to pull down such a paper. Yet,
supposing such endeavours to be unjustifiable. Are the
family of Fordisam to be torn to pieces because this vil-
lain chooses to call one of them a disciple of Mr. Cal'
bett ? Say that Mr. George Fordhatn is in, error. Why
not show the errors of Mr. George Fordham ; and not
tear out his heart and that of his family along
with it? if he be a disciple of Mr. Cobbett, it is
notorious that he is, in that respect, only upon a footing
with thousands, and indeed, with millions. Thete thou:
sands and millions too, may be in error. But are they
to be annihilated; are they and their families to bare
their reputation murdered, merely because they bold
opinions in common with a person whose hostility is.
fatal to this Old Times newspaper? We leave thp
answer to an honest public but, we cannot leave it thga• •
without observing that that man, who, after this, can,
give encouragement to so infers:tout a publicatiowas this,
cannot have very deeply engraven on his mind any of
those principles hitherto held sacred amongst all the
"—stet of mankind.

STOCK EXCRANGS, ITALT-PAST TWILLTIL—The great see-
nation which was conned yesterday by" the %Hare, has
trendy subsided. Consols opened this morning at 73, went
up to $, sad dodo arils te-'11t: Vfiettr- it waistline ea-
monr this morning, of a great defstilrbr belonging In the:
house, whose name. It is supposed will be declared in the
course of the day. The expresses this morning train ParTX
bate brought the French Funds 79, 23.being9 percent, high
er.—This rise is attributed to French specnlallou,otraceount.
of a French loan, which will soon be contracted for. We do
not hear any particular news from Paris, except the contl;
nuance of warlike preparations. A great deal has been doing
in the house this morning. Consols have this moment been;
done at 741, sellers, with a heavy market.
FORTSON Ft:NOS.-A great deal has been doing .thii^
morning in the above market, particularly in Spanish Roadit
which opened at 37, sot k I—Chili. OS—New Spanish, 313117
Old, 45—New Prussia, 75-01 d; 791—Russia, 711 to 72
Danish, nothing done—Neapolitan, nothing done—Cotorn-
bias, 50 48k—Spanish Scrip, 291 30.
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The Paris papers of Monday have brought the Att...
diets of the Chamber of Deputies to the King, which'
want of room prevents us from inserting. It is more
servile than even that of the Peers.
FUNDS ON MONDAY.—Five per Cents. opened at
76f. 50c., rose to 771. SOc., and left off at' 771. 75a.—
For the account the transactions commenced at M.;
the highest price was IA 75c.; the lowest 76f. 64.1 c
and the last 77f. 45c.—Neapolitap Stock, 661.—Batik
Shares, 4,05.—Exchange on London, at one month,
25f. 35c.; three months, 25f. 20r.

An announcement was made yesterday at the Stock
Exchange by the brokers of Mr. Solomon Cohen. of his
inability to pay the losses be has incurred by the fall of
the funds. IVe recollect no event of this nature fur se-
veral years past that has excited greater' regret. His
transactions, both in the English and Foreign funds,
are said to have been on the largest scale.
Extract of a letter, dated Paris, February 10 .—".k is
'curious that the right so ostentatiously assume:l; of inter
ferenee in the affairs of forrigeTnatiops, 4.40 eg.appo-
nents even in Germany. I home been tempt, Nit the
King of IYurtemburg hes sent It cittelarsto hjs Ministefi
at foreign Courts, protestinceNnst the exeiciseof this
right by the Allied Sovereigns. This circumstance
excited the highest astonishment at "Prghlifojt, where •
intimation of it arrived when the Diet 'tek) sitting"; bot
as the seances of this august body are 'literally, 'esteem"
ones. the remarks of iss memberi on it diiVnot transpire.
A s;milar act of imprudence was expeetetron the part of
Reverie. In Prussia, one of t4tnembers of the, anito:y
Alliance, though no step of this sort is to be looked for,
there appears a hope of more liberal councils at least.
Letters have arrived from Berlin, which mention that M.
Voss, the successor of Prince Hardenberg, is dead, and
that his functions are to descend either to Ilemboldt (the
traveller), M. Beyme, or General Gneisenau, who are all •
men of liberal principles."
Yesterday the Duke of York rode out in Lie carriage,
in improved health.
Yesterday the Lords of the Council assembled at the
Council Other, to proceed with the further hunting of
the Appeal from the Island of Jersey, reopeetiog the
right of election to the Council and other Officers.,--
Tueir Lordships, for the purpose of settling. all Mier-
enees, undertook to decide on the right -of voting, for.
the accommodation of-all parties. There wetcpiesent
--the Lord President ; L,rds Ittresford,Colchotter, anti
Stowell; and Sir .1. Niehol and-Mr. Becket. •
There is a vacancy in the representation of the county
of Dorset, I.y thetleatb of the. late .B. Itlerunen, Bag:
The rumour that kis son Was to offer hiesseltto sicce..(l
sonsiderea to be withou to.indstiost..ll lantinti.l4
that Mr. Bashes will be rstassa .ssithb3e. oprallaon.

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