The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-09-26 00:00:00

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of 'lineation and scarrnity at the sip or ,tbo Crew*
and Bible. The slanderous attacks of' 'the §eOteli
Beacon have rendered it so obnoxious to private ohs•
racter, as to draw forth -II correspondence between
a gentleman, named Stuart, and the Lord Advocate.
Mr. Stuart demands satisfaction of the Lord Ad-
vocate, as a proprietor of The Beacon, and as one of
its securities. The latter charge, his Lordship does
not disavow, but says be only supported the paper as
the organ of certain'toyal principles, but denies any
concern in it as a property. Mr. Stuart sends him 5
of the papers in which he has been attacked. The
Lord Advocate does not read them ; sends them back ;
and at last is made to acknowledge that attacks upon
private character were made without his knowledge, and
that he should not countenance them. In this corres-
pondence there is so much cowardly shuffling that
we should not trust ourselves to enter further in the
subject. We would only refer our readers to an ad-
mirable article respecting it, which we have copied, in
another column, from The Seotsmee.

The Dublin Evening Post, a most Ocellent paper,
has given the following paragraphs with its accus-
tomed good humour and brilliancy :

" Although we have joined in the laugh which has
been raised against our College Poetry—though we
have laughed at the Dublin Society and at its poet in
waiting, as well as the Honorable Secs, and Stipen-
diaries—though we have made some of our Dublin
Contemporaries smile at their own expense, still are
the men of the Thames and the Tweed resolved to be
angry with us upon principle."
After which, the Editor ably argues on the principle,
that if former King. and Princes have injured and be-

trayed Ireland, that is no reason their crimes should be
vented on George the 4th, who was the only King that
ever visited the country, to be of any use to it. With the
Editor of 7%e Dublin Evening Post we fully agree, and
refer our readers to 12 of our Private Letters from Dub•

lin, inserted in THE STATESMAN, commencing the 19th
of last August, wherein our correspondent so clearly
supported the positions laid down by Tile Dublin Even-
jag Post, that any man who will allow himself time to
see, read, and believe, must be of a similar opinion.

We feel much pleasure in giving another paragraph
which asserts a fact too well known to be denied. "Like
beasts hare they treated us, and when that teas no longer
practicable•»when our growing importance—our spi;•it—
our numbers—the intellect of some of us, and • the co-
hesion of Me government and the people, which has
been gradually and silently going on, rendered it
ian-
politic and unsafe to use brutal force, the battery is
changed to a wohlan's war." This is by no means a re-
tort courteous, but a Rowland for an Oliver, and if we
are to make a critical comparison between the Irish
Editor and his competitors, they should at once apply
to his generosity for an Irish Political Hornbook, as
they appear to know as much of the real history of Ire-
land, as the sublime and gentlemanly Editor of the Slop-
tub does of Chesterfield.
Again the Dublin Editor comes to the charge with a
tremendous alieele—" The King himself has perceived
the evil consequences •of inch a mode. of government,
he saw it was neither beneficial to the Empire, to Ireland,
or to himself, that this country should be governed on
the principle of opposing faction to faction, and preju-
dice to prejudice : he showed every disposition to
smoothen the asperities in our social system, and to
banish, if possible, the political and religious animosities,
to which we have been so long a prey."
This is according to the phraseology of The Courts
showing cause for the question at issue, and we should
feel truly grateful did his Majesty adopt a similar
line of conduct to his English subjects, although we
profess no envy at the happiness of our neighbours ;
still we are of opinion the King's English subjects
have been treated as aliens to his affections, nor can
we attribute such treatment to any thing short of their
attachment to his own wife. heaven rest her soul !
That his Majesty held likings and dislikes are quite
natural ; but to opinion, to hates or attachments, we
must beg leave to say, his advise's have been much
to blame in recommending the dismissal of the best
civil and military officers in the country for the hu
mane acts of saving the lives of Ms Majesty's subjects.

Our readers will observe with high satisfaction, in
the advertisement respecting a meeting of the consti-
tuents of Sir ROBERT WILSON, the prompt and pro-
per measures they are taking to testify their sense
of their Representatives merits and privations, and
afford an opportunity to the public to concur with
them in a substantial expression of their feelings. The
meeting that took place last night was for the purpose
of calling a public meeting of the Electors of South-
wark, to consijer of the propriety of commencing a
public subscription, to indemnify the gallant Knight,
as well as to express their opinion as to the conduct of
his MAJESTY'S Ministers towards him, and their ap-
probation of his public conduct.

It was reported at Lloyd's this forenoon that his MA.
sem had landed at Calair yesterday afternoon, be-
tween three and four o'clock.

Sir Robert Wilson, it is understood, has written a
letter to the Commander in Chief, demanding a Court
Martial. Should this be refused, it is said that it is
his intention to address a letter to his Constituents,
containing a statement of particulars connected with
his removal, and to take no farther steps till the meet-
ing of Parliament. He is to remain at Paris till be
receive an answer from his Royal Highness. An-
other subscription of SOL towards the purchase of an
Annuity for the Gallant Knight, has been announced ;'
and, by a communication in another par! of our paper,
it will appear that the spirit of the public is anxious
to display. Its liberality as soon as proper persons are
appointed to receive contributions.
. Mr. Austin, who lately arrived with Lord and
Lady Hood and Lady Anise Hatairioa. from the Con-
tinent, Ires taken up his resident, si the late Queen's
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