The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-05-24 00:00:00

A SUNDAY MORNING'S RAMBLE.

TO Till' rniTOR OF THR RTATFAMAN.
gta having inadvertently and noadelsedly taken
"t', let ielf a wit eat of regard to your Paper, I
fool the weight of it the greater as I advance in it ; asid
to tell year the troth, the very ant day after I had
'relined y no with Poi second notice el the oteturesce
of tny ramble, 1 fell ins compsoy with stew blonds
rengenial political sentiments, among whom the
diarnerve sprint ly fell upon the omits sod de-
merits of Newspapers its general, and of course year's
tit not escape their criticism, and if it will not shock
you to know it, their prcr e. Among other puts of
the Sreruarrew animadverted or commeated open,
%rot* my poor miniature optitcule, wherein I ass
named tie Sunda), Rambler, et the mention of which
I was rattled, and felt as if I had shrank down tithe
pif• of yaor printer's devil; fearing that some on
present might have had some scent of me, or of my
'natio, end amusement (though you most know I
hire left the fishmonger's). I was, however, some
telhared from my alarms by a very loquacious young
Center n (a sprig of fashion), who pretends to know
every body, and who confidently asserted that ha knew
the writer very well, describing me slut as a remnant
tit Nabillay, mania, a white hat, and always sling
spectacles als MINX!. This obliquity from
AP truth revived me ; for of ell things I shook' he
in the greatest pain sod sosiMy to bo made rho
centre of animadversians, or omen of applause. lint
too most know, Mr. Furrow, that deco this alarm
I aye grown timid, and as theFrowch say, forouche,
for thoaagh many in my place might have tattooed •
little of the enfant of north from the elaborate
retort in which my poor scraps were sublimated, yet
I take op the pen with more dread of disspproba.
titan than ever. In thin iem quits a different being
from the lionnorable Mr. I.lolo**s, Who, at the time
the Prance of F'ea'sts 11115 so distingoiahed and
sought prier by the gracefot bow. was often taken
for Isis Rot al flightless, end feeling, and even testi-
f /jot ielf.rompleeency by imitating his prototype
in every part of hie whims, was called the Mock
Prince. On this ground the Honnoroblo entomb
aro• tint spared by the censorial and calling wits of
frorr. fon. anti 'spat-1111y of aparnmrsdn, such at
the lion J Korn:. feeetioasly railed JACK Horan,
ecal Mr Joutt Mimeo. Si• GREGORY PAGE T.'S
hrother, anti who f..r aim renegade part has had acted
f to I,arte the effigy TIION as PAINE,
whom he bad before lassie.' to she skies. was made
vilf of the count? wherein hi, ',le., through bit
Led) (Miss Pnvoru, niece of Lady I) , ), was
'Nista; II P• aft, wall!, rewarded still fortherby I
the renerane It t st.nsiLn and Heiner of_biscountry,l
by being taised taa a Baroneisge, under oho Witte( Sir
.lono D,tvi rm. gal as I was saying, Mr. EarTolll,
I am near the end (array tether ; for thoogh I sever
were a white hat in my lift, and mean never to do ;
to. 1.11 m afrai of being discovered, from some.
times hvieg obliged to take a pencil on of my pocket
(for I have already proved that I mast be more than!
a Sonagenatitn, rind, thetefore, need an artificial me-
Piny), Jolliet rase I could no more write than soft
and pleasing PAYEE (Sir It. PA TEL) (VOW pan whin.
ever be was proclaimed at the table sr Hu first of
pa:wpm Bet what must Ido ? I stand in some de. I
re. hound to von while I am in town, and I hope
I May add tormarried; for though it was no ati. I
potation expressed, yet I trust I may consider
it is owderstood 'in my engagement, and this circus.
stance. in my neat, or same future conimoolcatiuo,
may be toothed epee iw a manner that propriety and
delitsey may preseribe. Bot ell this while lam re-
flecting, not vorveying ; and, therefore, to acquit my-
self of my engagement or obligation to you, I most
lay down the pen sod rove abroad for objects which
the most contemplative mind, in the condition and
ender eke priaratioa of a Mtrtne. could never eves
dream of. Thaffoing world is not only a distinct
artivki from all which have preceded it, bat ems which
foroishes to the oyes of a mesa of observation myriads
of objects which are onde•criboblo, in soots mom.
sure, by the boat pow*, of modern langur. No
soomar is my room window opened, than my
view is arrested by what at my country residence
would Onion draw • person and bis whole congress-
lion out of church to behold. Bat I suppose I shall
see more of them relnelpedartans he the parks or
new roads whew I may be able to follow their mots-
meats shit my " mind's eye" more completely than
I could this with my real one, and more especially with
my feet, though by no means gouty. Hating agreed
ta a truce with the pen, off I go with a good morning
to you goy world! sorry should I be to see so many
elegant bonnets, tastefully displayed with milk.wialte
or cool-blark feathers, joined to the woll.formed
bouquet, spoiled by a malignant shower of rain,
an element which, however desirable I. wood
lowers, Is very inimical to ortifidat ones, as
well as to the labours of the plomassier.—Bat
afaer the accelerator had got out of sight, and re•
itaaelial that it was Sunday, I ronsWerod what the
toern censors of the age, " Tim Society for the Sup-
pression of Vice," kc. could be about, by letting such
things lake plant on a Sunday. Pefhapill they would
he posed to make out what Commandment was broken
by railing this wooden horse. The Dec/doge, says you
shill not work your hors. on the Sabbath day, and
ti.e Patmcr travels to sod from Brighton on that
tl.y. The Ikea !leads a pied seems to be trans-
ported from Hyde Park to Kensington Gardens.
The contests of do former put one in mind of tho
" beggarly accoont of amply boles ;" for though
the carriages were not without riders in them, yet
the majority were in beggarly condition lisle ointing,
harness, Esc. Whither, thought I, has Rum. cr Codes
!retaken himself in his Tritons,' vehicle on wheels,
the admiration of the throng and the laagh of the
stymie's. We an not sorry to see that enrich.,
have had antitrust ran sod given way to the more
,fai though less fallacious phaeton', being Duque'.
soisaably the most pleasant sod safe carriage in the
world, especially if crane•necked. The gardens were
indeed delightful, every tree was feathered, every
slosh tufted, sod every blade of grass verdant and
gorisor—min it bee weeder that in one of kg al.
.-oven, Mr. F--s, the poet (Country cells him
,Le &Neer-gruel poll), Oeald be found whit e pencil,

LONDON:
'SUNDAY. MAT 24, ISt%

Ohjetis crowd upon us for 'amulets. The stale
of the nation—the credit of the nation, bet above all
the wretched, the dying state of thousands mid thee.
I sands of oar loose useful, most laborious miles's,
call upon se for regret., of which we confess ear-
-1 selves not possessed, to rake them knows nod felt
whence prevention might have used long, last ago,
and now, with instantaneous attention, whence al-
-1
serration may, in port, supply ha piece. What
most our own feelings be, !mooing us we do
know, that although the disease will force a cure
in time, yet that the sufferings of the patient most be
greatly aggravated before that crisis amines. What,
none but • blarquis CANOE'S willing to make a MI.
mike@ worth honourable amnion ? Is his the only
same which deserves to be engraved on th. pillar of
,the Nation, de commemorate those Patriots who
were willing to save the country from danger? Shame
on a long list d over.paid Fouctiotsaries: I Sbeme
on the esillinn.io.amomot.fertuatts, which cling to
their real-rolls, and will not forego a moderato
per cenlage out of them, to appease those
grievances, which the inequality of fortue., °am.
skilled by a persev►rance in a partial and cor-
rupt system of Goveromeut, has obviously occa-
sioned. An the Aristocracy of the nation roods nit
Joursals bet these devoted to the Court and Mini-
eters, they seem quite insensible of the dottiere which
beset them. They sill presently, when ton late, be
sensible of their over credulous rehouse* on their wilful
deceivers. The wealthy now have bet ens safe and
salutary me care to pursue. Take the 'tato of the
Country into an IMPARTIAL constosmartos, and
then pronouncing upon it, invoke a PROPERTY TAR,
proportioned to income, maid', the 'ale of per
centage rise according to the ammonite such property,
leaving the small •susitset scarcely toucbed. This
proceeding, to be hsnteitial, must be prompt, remota.
biting the old adage—" qui dal tiler, bis dal."

The Funds, the manufactures, sod the fiesnee are
all hi disorder. The letter indicate a chrookal is-
disposition in the body politic, bat the former, on
Saturday, 'hosed that an mule fever bad seised epee
it. At the Stock Exchange Coasels for eke Acceent
opeued at 691, amidst an eager desire on all sides to
sell. Such was the effect of this contention, that the
pries fell, by 11 o'clock, more than 1 per cent., who,
the quotation was 681. The transactions wereon•regt
large scale ; and as attempts were subseqevetly made
to close the seccessfel (sequins of the worming, a
re.actioe ensued, which raised the price of Cassels
to 69i. This peke, however, being ortiidally mita.
blished, could not maintain itself; the market, after
haring reached the point just mentioned, again de.
elieed. The !ascot price of the day was 681 ; and
when hu►iuess terminated the quotation was 6h4 to 1.
Bank Stock fell to TV!. bring 9 per cent. below the
conducing price of Friday. Exchequer Bills were
sold at Is. di4coont.

We hare this day inserted a fell account of the
argument in the 43SC of the Ktva against the IL-uis:la
of Pt:Tian:ox, on the motion to make the rule fur
an information, in the More of a i2ao Warranty,
absolute. It is a most important and interesting case,
and involves three gamiest' of the greatest mogul.
toile tirst, whether the Steward of a Court Lee,
who is the Judge, and presides there as each, coo
legally nominate and :elect a fiery who will conform
to his wishes, and enable him onjoslly to impose
fines, and do other corrupt bad unjust acts, and who
will et:ct °Mice altogether subnryleat to tb. Man"