The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-11-13 00:00:00

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NR. CANNING'S CIRCULAR NOTE.
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W Wfore e have a letter of 'Air, Canning to fay. be the
public; which, in a style of no little ambignity,-enn-
tains-some curious points, and cannot fail of Ring
• equially interesting to the friends of the Right 110..
nourable Statesman, and. to his opposers. It Is, ad.
dressed to a Freeman Of Liverpool; a 'Person who,
undoubtedly, had his redrons for 'ping Mr. Can.
ning his tote. The letter is in a circulatory form,
and the copy from which we transcribe, is signed by
the Right Honourable Gentleman himself.

TO Nit.
" Sitt,—l thank you for the support you have
done the the honour to give to me :I em conscious
that on the present occasion, I can only have .been
, recommended to your choice by th agreement of
out public principle, and by the goal' offices of those
Gentlemen, at whose invitation I carne to Liverpool.
Those titles to your kindness I hope Peter to forget ;
but moat happy shall I be, if, in addition to them,
I may be allowed to Sitter myself that on any
fagot* oddsion, I shall also have the benefit of your
per/001610ml opinion in my favour.
" I am, Sir,
44 Your obliged and faithful servant,
Ott. 27. GEORGr. CANNING."

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This Is truly a curious political document. Mr.
Canniug is able to write sense but iu this extraordi-
nary epistle the seam is ambigeously enveloped in
supettlamerary words. In the last Pitrismarn says to
the worthy freeman, " I flatter myself that en any
future occasion, I shall also have the lietnerit of your
personal good opinion in rnsfaeotsr."—A Agin reader
Inlay not know how any opinion can be other than
personal; but those who have attended tie late'
election can guess bow opinion, In favour of Mr.
Canning were neither good soy personal. If we
confider the weight and authority of influence we
shall easily' understand Mr. Canning's meaning.—
The opinion was not good, because it was not just
—it was not persenel, because it was the opinion of
Mr. or Mr. —, or of any other employer, ra-
ther than the opinion of the poor voter. This expla-
nation, without which the sentence differs very mach
from that close terseness of style, which Mr. Can.
ning has used on diplomatic occasions, is very much
strengthened by a phrase in the former part of the
letter, where the Right Hots. Gentleman talks of
" the good offices of those Gentlemen at whose In-
vitation I came to Liverpool." . What were these
good traces ?—lnfluence—downright influence !—an
influence which prevented the opinion of any voter
in favour of Mr. Canning from being personal—
which made the voter's opinion not his own !—What
an acknowledgment of undue influence—what& taunt-
ing insultAseeb, indeed, as Mr. Canning might have
used unreproied at Newport or at liastings) is here
thrown in the teeth of the Electors of Liverpool ?
If they can bear this, they can bear any thing. A
man may, perhaps, quietly sin against his cowl- j
ence—the wants of Its family, and his own fears of
a loss of work Amy reconcile him ter a sullen sur-
render of his free ant, indepeorket rights into the
hands of his master or etnYloyer ; but can any man ,
bear to be told of this shbornatlon of his principles
10 his wants, by the very man who has been bens-
fitted by his compromise with his conscience ?—lt
was too much to submit—but is an Englishman to
be tauntingly told of his submission ?
We rejoice that a plan is now on foot, and has
hitherto been attended, throughout malty districts of
the town, with 'endless. It is the orginization of
clubs, for the protection of the freemen against those
inconveniences, which they may experience ,from
giving their votes contrary to the wishes of their ma-
, ployers. that Mr. Canning will, by accepting of-
fice, specilly vacate his seat in Parliament, is an
I occurrence to be expected, and to this he probably
I alludes in the expression of " wry tenure occasion.
With this interpretation, the letter may be considered
as the commencement of a fresh canvass, and it be-
hoves those freemen, who deserie the name of Elea
tors' to assist, with all speed, the formation of those
clubs which may take the representation of the town
out of the hands of a knot of petty tyrants, who
make a man's necessities so many burthens upon his
understanding and his conscience. We therefore ,
hope, whenever Mr. Canning is to renew his seat in
Parliament, he will be opposed by some handredi of
freemen, who, without ale, without ribbons, with-
out
solicitation, will coma forward to the bar of any ,
staunch supporter of Peace, Commerce, and Reform
in Parliament, who may be offered to them. Nay,
they can name for themselves' a Candidate, who, I
without any expence to himself, will be secure of
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their support !--(Liocryfool Mercury.)

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PROTECTroiI OF .LIBBITS hY
CAME. LAWS.

- As malty of our. Headers, no doubt, are onac-
tPsaioted with the nature ttf the present Game Laws,
we have, tor their ioformation, subjoined- the follow-
ing particulars :—Formerly rabbits were deemed
vermin, and any man might kilt a rabbit as he now
may a rat or a rook. At present a man must be
qualified, and have a game certificate, which costs
three guineas, to enable him to kill a rabbit with the
aid of both dog and gun. An unqualified man may
kill a rabbit with-the help of a dog without a gun, or
with-the kelp of a gun without a dog ; but he cannot
use both, without subjecting himself to the same pe-
nalty as if ho *tilled a here. A fanner, not be-
ing qualifieti, may kill a rabbit with either 'dog or
gun singly, but not,.wittboth, on his own ground;
Or he may give any other unqualified person a power
to kill rabbits with either gun or dog singly, on his
land ; bat if that person hai no such authority
from the occupier, he is liable .to punishment, though
he should kilt conies in.theisray above mentioned,
With a gun or a dog singlt but this is of little effi-
Cary to farmers in enabliug,llsem to defend their pro.
perty - it is like telling a maxi that he may defend
himself with his right hand; his left being tied up, or
with his left On, his right being tied up, whichever
he chuses ; bit that be shall not defend himself with
both togettek; lest he should be able entirely to sub-
due his enemy. The full produce of which the land
is sum:l)HW., will never be brought to market unless
the farmers are allowed to protect their property with
both guns and dogs, and that too, either io their own
persons or by proxy. Is a widow to have her erops
destroyed because she atoned use a gun and a dog? er
an old farmer that can ho longer toil about, or one
that is lame; or blind, or incapable to use a gun so u
to hit his mark? Are all these people to be injured,
and the public to be denied of the full enjoy ment. of the
produce that bounteous Heaven has rendered the land
capilA• of yielding, which is in the occupation Af all
those persons under such different descriptions?

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