The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-03-08 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

A.VERICAN PAPERS.

not been propelled, nay, goaded into then', by the
insolent and officious intermeddling of surrounding
nations. They, however, had courage and strength
to beat oil twelve Sovereign States and crowned
heads, and establish their freedom, We are con-
vinced that the same effects would again occur in
the instance of the Spanish people, if the same
provocation were offered to them as to their proto-,
types in the struggle fur their divine rights and
franchises!!

Sin—The subscription in behalf of the officers who
were present at the detection of the Cato-street couspi•
racy, siesta to proceed swimmingly. The hest sympa-
thies of our countrymen have been awaks•nesl, atsd their
voluntary subscriptions on this occasion hate afforded a
sufficient testimony of their readiness to reward those
who have been instrumental in preventing the occur•
rimer of a severe calamity. I cannot, however, but de-
precate that manifestation of party•feeling which has
been excited by many political writers, and I hope the
people of England will not allow their generous feelings
to be so worked upon as to forget, at this •titutts
crisis, their best and dearest interests. That this affair
has been ransacked and turned into evert- possible direc-
tion—that every additional circumstance that has untie
to light has been magnified to a tale of horror—that the
most extensive, and chimerical, and wildest Pio% have
been counearted with this, every man who is capable of
judging for himself is sufficiently aware who peruses
the Ministerial prints.
That the offence is foul. and deserving of punishment,
we cordially admit: tint we admit likewise, that the
great body of Reformers in England have been maligned
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SIO and irssuraged. No animation has been paid to birth, to
IPu talent, to patriotism ; but the fairest and best of elm-
-43t racters have been overwhelmed by one indiscriminate and
--t flagrant abuse. Every attempt at Reform and a fair
Represootation has been s•aliiiimieed, by connecting the
well•wishers of their country stills a hand of assassins,
as if they would crush every species of Reform, by pia-
carding it us treason and disaffection. These are the
shifts anti artifices which have been resorted to, its order
to distract the attention, and weaken the efforts of
the country during the present contest --• to pre •
vent them from seising the golden opportunity,
It is truly gratifying to the lovers of their coon- i which is again offered fur expressing their opinion
f enorcing
try's freedom to witness the noble struggle which and their claims :—to let Minister* see if they
has commenced in this Metropolis, for the restore- will not hear them within doors, that they shall see them
Lion of its mutilated rights. If the electors return h art out of doors, by a choice of those men who will op-
Wool), Tnone, and Warrumax for the City, paw extravagance and oppression lit it present itself in
IIuRnETT and Hosnorsr for Westminster, CAL- asy shape, who will unequivocally pledge themselves
VI-;RT nod WILSON for the Borough, and IRTNG to advocate the principles of Reform, and who trill abide
mid WHITBREAD for the Comity. what a fib- by the Constitution and the Constitution only. To sti.
Hoes victory will base been achieved. rhyme
.- mutate them in this important struggle, let them recol-
;:xlitlemen ore of themselves a host against the lest the Bilk which have already past, the inroads that
bands of corruption, independent of the bright ex- already have been made upon their liberties, that oppres•
ample which will hate thus been held up to the I • • • • • • • •
, suet ts snaking gigantic strides, that debt is accuttonlating,
country at large,
i that the burdens, the conseqnence of this debt, is itecom-
It is not less extraordinary than true, that by re-: . .
;Lug
nintolerahle, that the prospect instead of being
ferring to the books of the City for upwards of a;
brighter is gathering blackness or darkness, and that
hundred sears back. no instance can be found ,
where a candidate who had lost his seat ever after' "thing will prevent total ruin, but a firm, noble,
could regain it. • and patriotic stand. Let the country be aware it is
Mr. Long Wellesley has withdrawn his fireten-,I
themselves, and themselves only, that can change
sion from Wiltshire, and the only candidates are 1 the present sy,tein. If they have no desire to see
Mr. Astley and Mr. Benett. I themselves annihilated as a great nation, their hardy
During the stay of General Mina in Paris. he ! amt industrious population worn down, and driven
was, of course, an object of mulch suspicion to the j out of heart, their courage sunk into cowardice,
SPal:isb Ambassador there, who, to obtain colt- ; their vigour into effeminacy, their ardent love of
stunt intelligence of his movements, and preveut oberh• into the baseness and cringing of the slave—
his escape, adopted, as he thought, a moat sly ... for
.1.1 Is impossible." saes a great statesman of sn-
ood secure Means, viz. sending to lodge in the sane .0 jut a people overlatieu with
mitaxes should be-
hotel with Mina, a fair countrywoman cff i.
dipsiAl,
hts. Aft !Idrit^abant and nsartisl"—let tLeui elect those for
a short time a seemingly casual acquaintance tot 1 their Members who will act un independent principles,
place, which soon ripened into a sentimental in-
who are HO bovoughnsongers, no tools of Ministers,
:
• • but who have wisdom to discern, and energy to execute,
ninety. I
"She loved I • for the dangers he had passed, what s for their country's Bawd.
And he loved her that she did pity them.-
AN ELECTOR.
They became inseparable ; at table, at the pro-
menade, at the theatres, at balls : and even after
the balls, she was ever at his side; she attended
him is close as his shadow. The Ambassador
congratulated himself on the success of his stra-
tagem, and not only rewarded, but applauded
the fair espionne for the strict acoaracy with
which she obeyed his orders. BM, alas! in
the bud she forgot the spirit, and adhered too
strictly to the letter of her instructions; for in
order not to lose sight of her charge for a
moment, she accompanied him in his flight to Spain,
HIDNESDAY ES F.NING, MARCH 9, 1820. and left the ruse diplomate, as his only consolation;
_ow-- another dear bought proof of the wisdom of tblit
Thetleetion contest which is now going on may maxim which says, " Put not thy trust in woman."
be truly called a glorious one, since it promises to It is said Mina took with him the sum Of a million
and a half of francs, furnished hiss there by some
awaken many men to a sense of the value of public
liberal bankers, &c.
Beane and public approbation. It also lays open to hiring the unfortunate fire at the Baptist Chapel at
stew son* of those disgraceful acts of the many Somers' rown last night, a most daring gang of pick-
Ministerial candidates, which prove that nothing tponzkrest.s
but
tan t
by
iteir eexueseuiaoln:leopfrerat,itoien: sumo
u aucttihree scan--
mold base been fnrther from their hearts thin the stable of the parish, Resisted by Davis's: party of the
desire of serving the public against their own in- Bow-street Wrote. three of tlints were taken. Just
terebt—and yet have they the meannes as they reached the watch-bouse 11010, the officers metes
to suppli-
surrounded by a large party ot the gang, who attempted
rate the vulva of electors that they May again play a rescue, but by the tonnes, of the officers they were
oii the saute game. We are glad to bee so many driven hark, and the prisoners finally sertred. The
officers afterwards scoured the streets in the neighlosistr-
plain gentlemen offer themselves and be accepted hood of the tire. and entirely routed the gang. We
a' candidates: they are more likely to speak for. mention the names of the leading officers, because we -
.
tod MIS the will of the people. We wish td see , think that men who tick their lives for the public safety Viscount Chateanbriand is specially commanded
ought to be held up for public approbation. to write the Life of the Duke of Berri. All the
Corer men of ponipms titles among the candidates :
In Blackwood's Magazine for the present montb feteessary documents have already been sent to him
nleneral there is but little knowledge, and still we find the following curious note, id a review of for this important work. It is intended to raise a
Ice of virtue, residitio among them : nay, we may al- Accent's work ou the Adulteration of Human Food: minininent in one of the churches of the capital to
bolt ask ,that have they, front a DUKE downwards,
"That
.villai nous decoction of offal, falsely called ewe-the memory of the Duke of Beni, but the plate
foot jelly, sayl Mr. Accunt, on which the reviewer re- has not been as vet selected.
ofebility but the name, the luxuries, and the vices marks, in a note," we have the authority o(A old Reekie's AN ecuorp.—Tlec late Mr. Andrew Cherry, of Drury-
or it 1 Let the insoleot opulent be passed over too: in first Patissier for stating that, according to a most philo-
lane Theatre, author of The Soldiir., Dasegkter, dm Sec,
ileal and accurate calctilation.niaile
.by hins,the quasi-;
this class we mar look in vain to find the few sir- "I'l ; ring been applies! to by a Massager of a s•ountrY
tity of calfs-fuot jelly consumed ma hthaelnorgla alone, Is beam, to play a few night.,
as a
star,
returned the fol.
Met with which it is necessary to stock this falling fire times greater than could be afforded by all the calving : wing laconic-answer:—
nation anew : unless we mean that New HOLLAND killed in Semiarid rut together! 'f be trod) is, it is gene- t „
Sia—l received your favour, inviting the as a star
locks entrails, whit•lt *re carefully pre+ :
shall take precedettee. in worth and public virtue, ra4 made frum bn to your 'theatre; but you toted recollect, whets I was a
served from the dogs, apd transmitted to the mansions pour actor of yoUr's, and haying asked Ton the reason
or th.ts Exessse. Where a man of i irtne, thong!' •of those ladies wh.usii their cards tufurni us we have
for discharging me, you replied, I was eclipsed.l moss,
not opulent, is to be found and relied on, let us the pleasure
~ of finding 'AT lIUNE a few evenings
thereure, decline your offer, being resolved you shall
afterward. never make two hits at A. CERIUM"
Oboe* him. Mr. Beckwith, the glen-maker, of Snowhill, &ID
-r" Goon REASON TOR BAD SPELLINGI.—A young
_.........-__
M eistrtite on Gentleman, whose tar ucit • fur learning is not pro-
to Mr. Conant, the sitting ar, . . . p )
The cautiotts and humane manner wills which Plied
Monday, for leave to inspect the arms seized in yerbiul, hating seen a young Lady, and wishing
the S • . •
paniards, whether in their new or old king-
Bunt,, have commenced, and are carrying on their Cato-street, and other elaces, as lie suspected some to introttees einissis to hie. wrote a naming tow.,
of them might have been stolen front him when his Idled with tne most extravagant prokssiom of
retolution, is one of the most couvilicing proofs that house was broken open by the Spit-fields rioters- (eye. Upon shelving it to a frierel, " There,
the interference of a foreign nation in the disputes He was referred to Mr. Birnie. by whose order the fi7 boy (said be), What do you think of that'd"
of another country communicates a ferocious orlon- firma were shown to him ; but we are net aware His friend, on looking it over, observed, " There
that he recognized ens part of theta. Indeed it is are not three words in it spelt right." The other
ransry disposition to the acts of such revolutionists
' scarcely possible we sliould• suppose, es Most of the exclaimed, " How do you think a man can spell
or reformers. We are weH persuaded that the French •lire-arms found upon the touspiratoll are very old, well with such an infernal bud ten ?"
P"ople world never have fallen into those terrible and badly constrected, and the swords, daggers, A voting lady of an estinteble family poisoned
"ceues which alarmed all Europe, and deformed &c. are, in genera, ,o
lrouridv made, that it is herself at Paris, a few day; since, with verdiris, in
.
the fair Ap of the Goddess LIBERTY, if they had ;evident they
v are not of any regular manufacture. : consequence of considerable losses at play.

2%) rns EDITOR OF THE STATESMAN.

uisy'rotz. Jvx.l7.—lt was reported at Rio Janeiro,
sow lino since, that a l'hilian force had nnited to
tlot
Arl
iiitt:. to act against Buenos Ayres. Although
~prt s unprooame, yet it appears that the fa tttttt is
.:03. an enemy to the authorities at Bunos Ayres, has
:rfoi at Vahtaraiso, front Monte Video, and been in.
~.„1,041 to the Governor, and an express was i iii
.igely sett to the capital of Chili.
scants from St. Croix, Jan. ft, state, that the crops
oc likely to be very short, and at least two months
usual. Lumber was a perfect drug.
onaa.t. JAN. 'l4.—A very severe gale. attended with
was experienced all along the sea-coast, front
wig Maid to Maine, on the atith alt. At Bristol
J.) considerable damage was dome= all the vessels
Myra from their mouriags into the adjoin.
g
bras, and several into the streets, the title being
oft hip. a allvnut vessels
were snore or less injured in
0, harbour of Boston, by parting their cables, and the
',Any at sea 14 announced.
Nor !tot!, CO e.% 11).1.—It gives peculiar pleasure
is frog that travelling on the great road from the
rgatr vi Same' set to Quebec, has commenced, avid the
isst 'supine • xpectations of its benefits are realizing.
rtrral droves of cattle have already been driven to the
air Let of Quebec. The distance truss Anson is 166
1,,k, and from Hallowell, .210 miles. The beneficial
rfkr„ of opening this new market for our surplus of
ro!sce will be felt by the whole State. This new
.istur, situated upon the bead u eters of the lieumber.
great agricultural advantage, and the citizet.s
harsietoted themselves to the cultivation of the soil.

THE SUS AND THS DSO'.
/ROM TM! NSW . , " Nyqt*ST ; OR,

101?? TZARS ISO."

The Son, from his chariot of gold. saw the Dtrr,
111us'd by the first gleam of origin day;
In splendour he burst on the lowly ones view.
Who. trembling, reflected his earliest ray.
" Fair/Me!" he exclaimed, " 'els with grief and satprite.
On yon rugged bramble such brightness I see:
0 I ascend to the place you shOold fill io the skies.—
Haste, dearest ! come shine here with toe."
Suepris'el sad alarmed such a lover to meet.
All-blushing Dew shrunk. his'••'tards while she bore :
But felt. Ili ►er soft trembling bosom. ■ heat
She het!? had ketone, till that moment, before.
Arid. listiieleig dos; to the tempter's false tongue.
behead the sweet poison ; and soon. passion-toss'd.
From the leemblei but fostering bramble. she sprung,—
That =owlet, fur ever was lost.
Thus oft sordid Wealth. the poor cottager's cheerios
Permitted by some Fatal chance to behold.
Limes the fair to abandon a parent's II ad anni,
For grestoess and rank. falsely ;trollied, sod gold t
And dazzled by the-se, if unguarded the maid
The heartless deluder with favour shall slew ;
Destroy'd all her peace, to shame meanly betray'd,
Sibs fides, like the vanishing Den•.