The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-06-21 00:00:00

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TO SIR FRANCIS 13,URDE1'7:.

Stn,—Virtues and Nices arc sometimes, more
strongly displayed by a negative than a positive
delineation, because, the object pointed at feels
In ore strongly the sting of imputation., or niQPC
forcibly the balsam of congratulation. On this
ground, then, let us tuppose that
.Britain is a
happy country—tbat it has no corrupt Statesmen
or Senators i that the trump of war has not been
heard to sound on our shores for centuries back ;
that verotious tax-gatherers a're unknown; that,
virtue is th sure road to preferment,
,and vice to
Ilishonour ; that Liberty is protected by the strut%
arm of power ; that every Englishman can sit
.jieaceably. mailer his own yine, without the fear of
being distarbed by the obtrusiyo violence of
prated ruffians ; and that, as a nation, we
are constantly in terposiq, with, our good offices
fur the happiness of the groat .body of mankind:
DM we even enjoy all these blessings and goad
' quakT your patriotic chilies, Sir, would still-
umv e 1
consoicuons. But when the dire reverso•
pf this ideal picture is the casewhen Senators
wallow in corruption as swine wallow in mire,
when they preach up patriotism merely fur. ptiri!
poses of persoual aggrainlizomeot, and justify
their gilt on the ground of Others beitigas.guilly
as the:naelves—when the Nation
sis bleottlitg, at
every pore, and groaning under the prettify° of in.
ordinate taaation —when Virtue and Liberty He
prostrate at the feet of iniquity and usurpation, how
can We sisfSciently admire your steadfast and manly
courage in &fouling our Liberties at the ospence
.pf yqur own, aml in braving etarrupiiint to its
teeth, while its bayonets wero pointed at your
Di:east; Hew can we sufficiently acknowledge Our
obligations to you for magnanimously leading the.
way to peaceable A:dorm, though that way is
beset with difileellies, insurmountable to ordinary
'winds ! Go on, brave Patriot, in the honourable
CotliSe yoo have sru nobly began; and rest ;toured,
that cqrli getwrous ltedrt feels every pang which
you suffer ; and that' .e generous saa tion ktitoist
Low to appreciate your worth, notwitlistatiding
what the advocated of corruplipq may say to the'
contrary. •'They may attempt to blacliren year
Finnic:ter, but in so doing, they bracken only
their otrU, while youes reeeivcs sol‘litionJl lustio
by the attempt. . Toy foes, • worthy Sir, can
only. be .found among those that are foes to.,
liberty, national, happluess, and peace i—bod.
even theso arc ifaily diminishing in number, fur tho
deluded ate casting of their delusion, at& rushing.
into the arMsur Virtsies and Trutb. Indeed, bow
Fan we supelotie to. the contrary, since. it 'fiit ril.
possible fur any man to be an enemy to you with.
.Out hieing ao enemy to himself, to his,. children,.
:Out to Lis country, cacept he is receiving the
wages of oppression at the hands of. thoshitho
soh us with impunity, and treat our complaints
and our sufferings with-scorn.. You have, how-
ever, the honour of being hated, as well as dread.
ed, by those who fatteg ou y.oureottatry% mis.
fortunes, and wisp neither posse* the 'Hue nor
the courage to imitate yon in doing good:
The nem° of Wttiggism has, in 4 great degree? I
lost itj charms, from the a postacy of puma anti
adherents; and Toryism has lust all its terrors,
from the exposure of its crimes, and the ipabecility
pf the principle of its disciples.
The Natiop is now rallying round you? as the
Champion of Peace and Reform, and the Opposet
of General 4rrestments, as it did round WILKE!,
for imposing General Warrants; and all huneet
;nen arc daily offering up their prayers to Heaven,
that you may be equally successful.
Northampton, June It.. .* , A !REHOLDEIf. .

General hion.eAu gave lately• a very splendid
ball at his house in Karl-street, New Turk.:
Among the Ladies and Ciontlemen of • distinction
present, werOSlKJA.c!tsett, (the British Ez-Mi.
pister) and his Lady.
On Tuesday bast orders *ere issued by the Duke
of Motrraose, Master of•the Ijorse In **KING,
that his iMaJesTr's stables and riding,lionsa at
lico should be 4of ready for the reeepllun• of
Ici Royal Highncss tho Oto‘e of Criguktfnes.
itogintcot, the 15th Light.Mragoosts, which ar.
!lot) there yesterday afterticion.
A General Court Martial •hat been. held tit
✓iseu, on the 200 of March, on T. 4.IcOARQ
3.0 i, Clerk in the (,ommissailat Department, on.
a charge of ombizzling the in ibile monies, by
fraudulently receiving 51. per cent. .ent of ki:ky.
mews Nide by him at different t mi•s at Merida.
Upon which chargi: the cUtlft sentyiced the pri-
,3Utter to be cnia.milted to gaol fur three meths,
and also to refund the stint of 1011.• I s. 9d. being
the amount received by him in a franClitlent man.
tin ; and it is adjudged that the prisoner is incapa-
-Ide ant) nnworthy of again serving his MAJESTY.
in any situation of trust, civil or military ; w4)icti
sentence has been con6rni,tl by his MAJESTY.
Four privates io (14 East Worcester legiment
of Local Militia were, a few ,days since, tried. by
a Court Martiai at Evesham, on a
:charge of die.
obeying the orders of their Officer; when they
vivre found guars, and sentenced to three months
solitary cunenement in the common gaol at Esq.
barn.
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The extreme terror in horses? excite t 1 by 4re,
which males them stupid)), resist every cffort to
remove them from ,the coutiagration of surround.
ing buildings►, may be rentoved, by throwing on
the saddle or harnesv, which will induce them in-
stantly to fot.lcryr any person, and they may thus
be readily cooductetl out of the reach of danger.

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