The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-06-25 00:00:00

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JAIL IS HS.
QUI mlllhilirat.Ls
Two IMMO*, tordelillm its ans, cepn-pe,
Wee mareillegiebbb Albs gum the Joni,
s„,n
fly Liorstit'shimiwps. leaf where salads a Pam'', •
They did net hop, bit Wwp, and at length took a jump
At the sled eta kW. Ina friend's hand—hard by,
Bat as %was nit far than—why they both gave a sigh ;
When this MAI -4bes accosted " is't drill day, or what—
Thlt you're ;obeli-digsteps—of el sods—lore &ad -hurt?"
When the astehmle him pause-4efore he'd se tepid
bun:l4pwiAnoss we &oath serve to der General Wear
• A CQSSIANT aI:AZ.I4R.

DRIB,

SHEFFIELD. MEETING.

1

The following is the answer of Sir FRANCIS
BUODSTT to the Sheffield Address, which ap.
petarell in To& iTATIAIMAN of the LON
Tower, fist June, 1811
GIIMILS at ex ;—ln the many addresses with which I have
been boteoured,duri.4 say enaliae.neut here, you will, I hope,
see and allow of the npeology for my having overlooked, and
therefore nett sooner SICkOO Wedged, the very important one I
had be honour to receive from She:field. Gentlerner, in
combating the maimed power of the third branch of the
Legislatare, I have been guided lq. the laws of my country,
and the authority of tome of the greatest, lionesteg, and
wisest of my countrymen both of nbtient and modern times,
and amongst atheft, of that great Statesman, whose sentiments
1 upon this subject you have quoted. Lihe them. I can never
acknowleilAe that an Englishman is to be subjugritel to ally
1 a.steriolts potter, er thht iiii liberty should slcs!•nd on the
caprice of any, and least of nil, on that of those, who, if
•stot traitors to their toitotry, ought to guard it against tile
lattacks of tyranny, assume whatever form it may. t rejoice,
Hutt in th.: performance of my dot" I have received so gat-
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Ilifying a taken of your alyrobaiiari, aua I brg of 'poi to be
assured, that I snail never yeage any euizavours to save mv
Ii country from an odious, risin.sits, :tad disgaselog sygem of
t Parliammtary corruption and oppresiiiitn, whether front the
! `• reeessrs of a pri-on," or any other-situation • in which it .
i may please Coo to place Inc. You are w e:l aware, fien:le.
i men. th a Coif Ma uerer he erected, .but by an efleielit, Can.
: S!itiristosil lt..form of the reaple's part of the G tvernmmt—
i toe Commons House of earliassieut. Wittlst the present Ito-
; rough-in wvritroyskeui coutiimes,mme beta thorough...! ger
can haagt or his freelonille La"y isufeel boast of his sove-
reigrty, h.gl we cameo big that even- nor houses are nor own
That ultic:s :;:t brna my file, may lie the fate ',revery mat
;vim cligcti,srs a puhlir ;region. 0.1 melt a subject pieced .nts
avail not inisA ; is I.A %hat are improperly called precedeats
etre to ha limul on every si.le of every question, eta the
Journals iir 1/.1i13 Ilon9.", fur the vailatiou or unr WA% r and •
arc, its noels, 50 discordant and cootraiictory as to serve the
only honest purpose to which they can he applil.l, viz. to
destroy one writhe., and I hope we ahall.,ls.-ar no more of
precedents, In deciding a plain Ciaistitutainal question, the
soluti an of which is obvious to the meanest capachy...•
You, Gentlemen; are well aware Cud Skip Money be.
fore, as w oil as Cie/arra! Warrants both before • and
since the Revolution, were countenanced by a long series
of ondisputs•d p,ecedents, non it isstaudiug which, Englishmets
could not 1w made to endure them. They were resisted and.
set aside, hecanse Oa were both, in principle and practices
ag
incompatible w' ' ' Ash freedom. Even positive enact-
m• nth bill not Wan iotspeii found sabversive of the fundurnen-
tad principle of the • lish Constitution. For Sates papa*
1p
supremq kr este, is as much the law of the Eeglish, us it was
of the itoman communucalth. This unerring ruleihall ever
guide my conduct, and which nu treatment shall prevent as
from following, uoreonsequeotly from defending those HOW.'
purchased by our forefathers with their blood, which right '
they trammitted to us, mid which we sire bound to hand
duwo unimpaired to our children, as their best tatheritanne.

I remain, your most obedient, humbklervunt, •
FRANCIS lIURPIiTt

Iler Grace the Dt►cltess of BEDFORD w
safely delivered of a daughter, on Saturday morn.
hit, at lialf4past four o'clock, at his Grace's real.
deuce in limmiltott.placc.
The Bent.lit of Mn. CLARgit of Covent Gar.
den'Thsatte, on Friday night, was such as to pay
a handsome and due tribute of respect to the merit
of that lady. She had a numcrous nod gentill
audience. She played the part of Portia with
much spirit. In the scene before the Senate, her
acting was fr..quenily accompanied with warm and.
general applause. We augur well of this actreq,
and shall always have. pleasure in seeing her per.
form.

A Dankrapt Dishnp!..-A curious transaction
lately occurred in Ireland. The Bishop of Dgftitx
has been gazette.' a bankrupt. Ile had long been
speculating, and at length was enveloped by pica.
niary difictiltiet Derry is the best see in that
kingdom! .
Another break-dozen is shortly expected in the
Four.in.hands ; greasing so as to -make the wheels
rim smoothly, is become rather a scarce 4rticle in
the Club.
The following advertisement, in one of the A.me.
ricati Paper;, trout a Lawyer, is curious H.
DOUG LAS ill tilltiS practising law in Chticuthe, if
he can get any thing to do.—ile intends to be
honest likeri-c."

The DlTOblvosnjAid to have been sltot dead in
the conjugal bed of his friend in Ireland, has not
yet been cleaily identified. 'tweet!r his charita-
bly ascribed this eredituble,erit to various distin.
guished characters, amongst whom Lord B. and
Lord L. have been pretty freely mentioned, but
the latter hos clearly exonerated himself ; fur be,
ing mot the other day by an Iri,vh friend in Doh ,
and anxiously asked by him whether it was he who
(mad been shot dead in a crim. con. alrair.at
his Lordship solemnly assured hint that it was not, •
nor bail he ever the smallest ambition thus to din
is the bed*(d honour !
on Thursday last, an accident of tho most me,
lancholy nature took place at Holloway, io the
neighbourhood of Islington : three men were en_
gavil fur the purpose of removing the rubbish
from a vault, under n !tick was a deep well ; the
poor -men, not being aware of this circumstance,
stook, successively into it ; oho second, prompted
by humanity, endeavouord to relieve his ill.fated
companion, but, in vain; and the third, :tin.
mated by du: sauna laudable feeling, also because a
victim to his philanthropy.
Coal. Exer, loos. Joys 23.—The Market to-day has
toter:tote supplies of W heat coast* ibe; with a rtinmderatile
portion of mast week's Foreign arrivals, anew twenty
thouband quarters ; general sates tore dull, at little variistiun
`,halt and aY Mee Pews likewise; Use next Burley in short sup-
. ply.'and rather dearer; Beans abut!' sort; allot. There are
saddling supplies of Oath end this trade quoted rather Inkier.
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