The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-09-20 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

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the means they thus had of purchasing an influence
upon Newspapers, and their ProPrietors: Irwas not
merely the gain of a certain number of quires of any
given Newspaper, circulated in the Public Offices,
which the Proprietor received, but his Paper also ac-
. quired soother forced circulation titrough the patron.
age and' connections, out of doors, of its Readers
of the Public Offices. Any one who Will consider
how this must operate, will perceive how necessarily
a forced circulation, to a considerable extent, must
be made by the getting of 'a Paper into the Public
Offices. But it is not merely -these two circum-
stances, of circulation iu the Government Offices.,
and cireuletion with the general Public derived from
the patronage and connections of public hien that 1U i.
nisterial Papers exclusively enjoy; these Papers are
distributed o►er the country, at the public expence.
And, we• suppose, it is meant that this latter prac.
tice shall cease, as well as the former. When all
this is understood, it will be seen chow mirth in.
tinence over Newspapers Ministers have given op
by. this Reform. But how is this to be accounted
for ? They are not used to do such things. Arc
the Ministerial Papers to be remunerated in another
way? 'Or% are Mr. PEACEVAL and my Lord WEL.
LESLEY strong enough to stand without their further
aid ?—We do not know, really, how alt this is,
trot we are still glad of the Reform ; for, if even
the hireling Prints are still to be paid for the loss
of the Public Offices, and the loss of their influence,
out of the people's money, in some other shape,
yet it is' a benefit to the people that the poison
of those Prints is to be less diffusively shed
abroad than it has been tirmerly. The people
not only lost money by that unfair circulation of
the Ministerial Prints, at the public expellee, bitt
they bought another evil by the loss. They paid
their enemies to injure them, and thus were mocked
• and insulted in the midst of 'other wrongs. We
have, therefore, to thank Ministers, in behalf
the People, for this Reform ; and really we do so.
But what the hireling Prints will feel, it is easy to
see, whatever they may say. Ministers, however
willing, cannot easily give them a full compen-
sation far the loss this Reform will occasion
them. The quires that wont from their press,
through these shut-up channels, will no longer
gladden their eyes as they pass along !
The sound of thousands will die away into hun.
dred s ! And sown, very soon, it will be difficult
to see one of those Papers any where but upon thp
Editor's file 1-- Well ! they have had their day, and
must now seek for Patience wherever they can find
her!

The French Decree prohibiting the landing of
passengers un the French coakt, and which has been
the subject of so much doubt, is confirmed by hit-
ters from Dunkirk of the 11th instant. Four
Gentlemen,. who embarked only one day previous
to the notification of the Decree, were arrested on
their landing at Boulogne, and immediately con.
ducted to prison. The vessel, captain, and crew,
were however released.

♦n article from Bayonne confirms the statement
received from Spain of an attempt made Some time
since to carry oil JUSENII, and states, that in con.
sequence of it a very numerous garrison was sta.
tioncd at Madrid.

Lord PAGET'S Seventh ',Wit Dragoons, now on
Dublin duty, are again fit for service, although
they suffered so much when lately employed. It is
astonishing with chat alacrity this highly-esteemed
regiment procures recruits. The horses aro now in
the finest order peAble.
The gallant 13th Light Dragoons have given the
.enemy a specimen of what may he effected by a
troop of a highly disciplined regiment of English
Light Dragoons. Pri-rate letters mention in the
,highest terms, the bravery of the. men in the late
r.eitcontrz. It has long been ,a favourite carps, and
,oning.to the great attention paid to the interior
_economy of it, by General BOLTON, it is inferior to
fitlac,
The most material thing connected with • the fall
of -.Almeida,. is the large supply of prwisions which
the enemy found' in the magazines of that place.
The contents of _these magazince consisted, accord.
iog to the returns, Of
346,000 ratliais of hiscuitc„ 600 fit.-
steps (bushels) of corn, 10) of r)r, 201) of Turkey corn, 500
' kujOtals pt. rice,. 4O) arrebat of salt pr,,visions, lt quintals of
Salt 0-110:ions 3.1 tuns of whit., at 700 bottles each,
?.'pipes at' brandy,- about 700 bottles 40 pipes of slargar,
fanepsuf beaus, %AO Luiegas of burley, ;WO lianas of bran,
30+1quintatts of straw, 3000 quintals of wood, and about 100 J
ctiverlets.
This supply, whether it be considered as applica.
ble to immediite use, or as a reserve for future cxi.
• geheics, .is a most valuable acquisition to the
French; and although it will not, in all probabi.
lily, • be sufficient to 'relieve the French army in ge.
twat from present distress, much less to afford a
permanent resource for the more remote periods of
the campaign, will be a great relief, when added to
the'other means of the French Comtnissariat; and
husbanded with the economy of which the French
Chiefs are such perfect masters. The contents of
these magazines alone appear sufficient, with this
economy, to subsist 30,000 melt for near three
weeks, besides affording a quantity of horse pro.
vender..
Mr. GRATTAN has given his answer to the Ad-
dress of the CorporatiOn of Smiths, in Dublin.
He has declared, that on the question of the nieces.
sily of a resident Parliament, his opinion is nu-
altered and unalterable.

•• A Collteit Wok One at
.Plymouth, on Monday,
for Mt office of 'Mayor. A. Astcua,'Eig: Oro.
posed Or: De.t.t..tmv, and W.. Lostistzso, Esq.
put in nomination Dr. Ltiegycii, who was duly
seconded by W. CGLATHIIIti' ESQ. At tho close of
the pull, there appeared for s. •
• Lockyer - . . Pt
Dr. Bellamy - . -
Majority for Dr: Lockyer ' -
who was (Iceland dulyNelected.
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Yesterday, about twilve o''eloch, his MAJESTY
arrived at the Queen's P,tlice, from -Windsol., es-
corted by a party of Light Horse, where ,ke was
received by their Royal 'Highnesses the Dukes of
YORK, KENT, and CUMBERLANJJ.—At two o'clo'ck
his NIA3ESTY held a Private Levee) which was at-
' tended by •
The First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the gr,
chequer the First Lord of the Admiralty ; the Secretaries of
State for the Home and Colonial I)epartinent4 ; the Commits- I
der in Chief ; the Judge Advocate ; the Lieutenant-General
of the Ordnance; Lords Arden (in waiting), ifertilifeld (Ifold*
cticko).—Sirs E. Nagle and C. Jones.—Admirals Sic:tryst!,
Fayerrnan,Whiteshed.—Genetals %Tunis, Hay, Disney, Hodg-
son, Finch (Groom in waiting).—Colonels Lerdis, flogonio,
Vritzler, and Robinson.—Captains Harpoole, Fable, Branton,
Syke=, E. Bruce, Lysack, °tenor, and Mr. Fawkoer.
The following had the honour of being presented
to his MAJESTY :
Colonel Lewis, of the Royal Artillery, en his promotion.
Captain liarpoole, an his return from Cadiz.
Lieutenant-Colonel Hugmein, on his promotion.
, Captain Fahie, of his Majesty's ship Abercrombie, on his
retain from the West Indies.

Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Nagle, on his promotion.
Major-Geueral Bayley Wallis, on his promotion.
Rear-Admiral Slea ford, oo his appointment to the command
at the Cape of Good Hope, and at tne same time took leave of
his Majesty.
Rear Admiral Fayerman, on his return frnm the Mediter-
raucan, and on his promotion.
Lieutenant-Colonel Pritzler, on his appointment to the com-
mand of the Cavalry Depot.
Major-General Hay, on his promotion.
Captain Edward Branton, on his appointment to the com-
mand of the Spartan frigate.
Captain Sykes, of the Royal Navy, on his promotion.
Captain Edward Bruce, .on his appointment to his Majesty's
ship St. Alban's.
Colonel ltobinsoo, en his promirtioa.
Captuiu Wuodley Losack, on his appointinent to the Galatea
igate.
Sir Charles Thomas Jones, on his promotion.
Aittniral Whiteslied, on his return from the command of the
Irish station, and on his promotion. *.•
Major-General Morey, oil hi. going to Cadiz.
Captain Richard O'Crpnor, of the Royal Navy, on his
promotion.
Major-General Hodgson, on his promotion, and on his return
from Bermudas.

ills MAJESTY held a Privy Council, and gave au..
(Hermes to the Earl of LIVERPOOL, Sir TLIOrIAS
Taracir, Sir D. DUNDAS, Messrs. PERCEVAL, RY-
DER, Yoax, and M. Surrosr. The latter laid be.
fore his. MAJDTY the vroceediags of seine Courts
Martial.. . •

The Duchess of 13auriswica entertained her
Royal Highness the Princess of Warm, and Bse-
lect party, yesterday, with an elegant dipper, at
her house in Spring Gardens.
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The Duke and Duchess of BEPPORD'St /titcnded.
cottage, near Tavistuch, in Devonshire, It his boon:,
erroneously stated, has been building for'sortinse
past. It nas not till last week that the firs; Aone
was laid by her Grace, under the directO of
J EFFILY W YATT, Esq. the Architect.
The Committee fur the management of the silk
flag now making in Spitulfields, having presented
her MAJESTY with a very handsotne print of the
same, framed and glazed, her MAJESTY WeSnpleaSed
to accept of it, and was graciously pleased to return,
a very respectful acknowledgment for the Comnnt.'
tee's attention to her. Being invited to condescend
to see it manufacturing, she expressed a fear that she
should nut be able to indulge herself with a sight of
it, owing to the inconvenience of her coming to
town.

Mr. NNt.ty, the Actor, and two others, hate
taken the Tottenham-court.rnad Theatre for the
ensuing winter.

Madam CATALINI visits Edinburgh before HA:
Optra.house opens, where she proposes haviug
Concerts in November. ~
The Earl of BERKELEY is appointed Colonel of .`•
the Gloucestershire Militia.
giving
Lady CATO Eta N E TILNEY 40114 intends.,
a magnificent Ball and Supper, at her noble seat in
Wiltshire, on the 2d of October next.'dk.ll the
fashionable. in that and the adjoining coca ties are'
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to be invited.
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Last night was almost unprecedeptelY, 9 IV
in lti,
Theatrical Annals of London.; the m Olio wts.,
without a kgitimato Theatre. The a 'arketlY
Al
closed; the Lyceum is not Open. Etna flab uvenieg';
and Covent.garden continues shut until Stiondity::`, r'
PEDESTRA A NUM.—A gentleman-of theirtimilif
Canning, a Volunteer Captain, of • Hampshire, trti.
dertook, on Thursday last, to travel 60 mites
a.day five successive days, for 200 guineas. (Tr
started on the turnpike-road, four miles from Ba.:
singstoke, at four o'clock in the morning, and did
his 60 miles with case in 14 hours. He finished his
task two miles from Yeovil, in Soincrsetshire, at
11 o'clock on Monday night. lie had lost 26
pounds in weight on the journey. •
The carpenters were busily at work in Covent.
garden Theatre yesterday, in removing the parti.
'ions of the eight anneal boles which are to be
thrown open on Monday, for the use of the pub.
tic, together with that part of the splendid saloon in
their rear. The six privattiboxes reserved, porseint
to the coutract) are certainly tiv least eligible in the
circle. A
great speculator in canals and bridges was ar.
going rather warmly, a few days ago, with a gentle.
man in a coffeehouse in the City, and in the Course
of his speech, said, ‘4 Pray, Sir,. do you, know
who I ant ?" to which his opponent replied, " I
know what you aro not, you are nut a civil En.
gineer," . •
llad King JOACIIII4 (111:trat) lived in ancient
times, he would make a greater figure as a General
than lie does in the present, as there is no' man
more expert in drawing the long bons.
A Gentleman, lately from the Peninsula, on read.
ing that a certain Man of War. io shut op' in Tur.
tosa, exclaimed, 46 that is. most on foranate, 'as
his Excellency will no longer' be able UM:), these,
enormous Paper Kites which. have IS el' noticed
moving through the City, to pew:cling-1 tea. -I :.1
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T hc: highland Piper, who..bitobly ifiti • jibed'
14't
in
in the battle of Vimicra, by pli' ititheL
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bag-pipes, as Ile lay wounded, the favo e Sbisteb
tune of 46 Up and war them a' Willie," ' igain;
embarked with his regiment (the. 71st)•f Tartu.,
. gal. iip sato previously to his learipg roWil', :ifi
full costume, fur his portrait, wl4li• Mr. BRoottV
I Scotch artist, is executing, as kelppropiiate MO.!
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ject for the nest Exhibition.
• Vie noted pip soornesl with. several of hie.,
gang; have been on duty in Plymouth and its iteielo,
bourhood fur severaldays past; and that General, sa''
renovied for partisanship and light' Merittit;tits,''
opened the campaign at Stonelionse•Fair lititaweekti
where the tifie'division is said tti have tlistitt'rtished
itself:n:4o4 • • '•
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