The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-01-24 00:00:00

.4 report having been recently eireulated in rations places
that this Journal is to be sold, and as suck report must
materially tend to abet our interests, we feel onrselees
called upon distinctly and unequivocally to assure our
readers that it is eattrely destitute of truth. At no period
since we became possessed of Tat SrerssmeN hare we
expressed or felt a wish to dispose of it : Nor is it likely
that ors should be solicitous to relinquish the pleasurable
occupation of conducting an Independent Newspaper
. which realists an .4ausal Income of more than Two
Thousand Pounds. Pecuniary recompense formed but
a small part qf the inducement which engaged us to eon-
Itert onrselres with an Establishment like this : it was
the power. which Tun Srsres H. 4 N afforded us, of assist-
tag to ameliorate the condition of our fellow-creatures.
and aiding the great and important cause of an erten-
sire Reform. No considerations of prirute interest
alone, therefore, could premed on us to tranqler the
property into ones. hands. This being the ease, we are
at a loss to ronjertare how the report abort mentioned
tux hue.. originated.'Tis trim Mit some ten months
ago. we were ouch urged to dispose of a portion of the
property to an individual occupying a respectable sta-
tion in life, being a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army, and
known in Westminster as on adrocate for Reform. As
it appeared on his representation. that by uniting kis
inter. a milk our own, we might materially adrance the
greed political objects in new, we. relsietardly,agreed tosell
half the property of Tux Sri TEV V AN and Cossrirersox,
Jor a sum which, for:ned upon the re-renue of the (wa-
rms as a basis, exceeded Fire Thousand Pounds. This
litre of the Sword, however. unable to prod-nee the
money. or from some other cause, chose afterwards to
make some hesitation in the fetfilinent of his part of the
stipulation. As a proof to him, and we now relate it as
a proof to the Publie. that we were fur from being
clarions to sell any part of [let properly, we begged to
cancel and burn the agreement which had been reduced
to writing by the Lierf..nans-Colossel himself, and which.
if we chose, could hare been legally enforced. Since
that period, our Paper has considerably encreased
sale. and the income expected then to be derived from.
it. has born augmented one-third. We certainly hare I
no cause to redrel the failure' of the above mentioned
nesociation. and the miserable and obscure Journal
to which the individrisl alluded lc has since attached
himself, has not been benefitted to one hundredth part
the extent ere wire led to anticipule from his union with
Tali Sr 4 T EU/ AN. We hope, what we hare now stated will
electrode:, remore the idea from the public mind, that
Tar .Sr.:resv AVisLi be sold.—l faring thus coot ralietid
a nsalign.int report, and given also in detail, the only
eireincstonee yrhirk could possibly hate laid Ike im-
itation for it, we bey to apologise to our readers
for hating occupied any portion of our cantons with
matter relative erelusirely to ourselres. It is always
with pain. and only on oreasiniss when it is indispen-
sably urees.faro. that we obt re de them on the notice of the
public. itleosert eont.•::dtrtion If lacing way we hose.
misrepresented Ike truth.
lie easing,t ciao:lade this address to the puhlie without
expres.ving our most 1,,•0t, rut acknowledgements jOr
the aagsneufed patronage II: id paper has rectired siure
ite anar smiler our direction ; and to declare our resole-
lion that no pains shall I.e negleeted to merit the con-
timuaiire thefisrums s afar'/side ere are sojtistfy proud.
To be the earnest advocates "fine Conetitothma/ eight.
ql the King and People. ter!, never cease to be owe
aios. In extending the progress of political know-
dge, in assisting the freedom f!i' fair discussion,
and in promoting the sat oVeets of IlrfOrni and mo-
ral iosproreme Pit, we shall steadily perscrerc, and
yield to none of out cotrogroraries in our nide"-
roars to maintain the pririlege, and discharge the
dati,e of u,s laPpesdeat Pete:. it