The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-06-02 00:00:00

MR. PERCEVAL.

fiduelailiiitryatoirtightihsemcihndai:acter of tho
deceased Premier, makes the .t.'ollo;iligpaswti:ti&cenht
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those feelings which have usuboaylul
upon
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'lever have borne to be left in the minorities of Sped.
cer Perceval, aud Mr. Fitt would not: for this (iii my
opinion) he deserved praise; for whether he was con,
vinced of the integrity of his motives, or deterniite.cl
not to give up his place, there is something that
we cannot despise, at least, in a man who has the
boldness to persevere (in spite of difficulties) even
in bad measures; but there is nothing to admire
iii a man, who, regardless of his country's suf.
ferings, could squander thousands of the public ir,o.
ney without foresight, and without evotion&j.—
The fact is, Mr. Perceval's great-object was not the
'salvation of the country, or the deliverance of _Ea.
ropeibut the continuance of his own power, whether
froth interested or ambitious motives it is iiltpo:.siblo
to determine; but the fact may be assumed from
the tentle.icy of his measures. Of his talents as a
Statesman we have no proof, for even that ac` of his
political life which has pined him the greatest
ciedit, viz. the support of Spain, was not so far
exclusively his own, as to secure for him the praise
it deserves; for it was net Mr. Perceval wee EA
saw the necessity of aiding the Spanish Patriots is
their efforts to obtain a good Government; he and
his servile &Whereas thought of nothing more thau
restoring the ancient despotism with all its abuses; but
lthe Marquis Wellesley, during his short residence
as Ambassador in Spain, saw (and whether he re.
',rived to see it or not 1 cannot tell); but he saw
that the cause of despotism was gone for ever, and,
therefore, he returned to Englaud, fully impressed
with the necessity of culling together the Cortes
auf aiding the people in their efforts to gain internal
liberty, as well as eaten:el independence. In at-
tempting to impress this idea on the Cabinet Coun.
cil, he was thwarted ausi opposed by Mr. Percent
and his miuions, and for many weeks he stood sin.
gle in this opinion; Mit by dint of perseverance, and
the force of Ms eloquence, he finally, prevailed in
obtaining the support of the. British Cabinet to the
SPrniWkslt Cortea;• het it was only in semblance
NIA not in reality, for Air.,Percevat was noted for
ever after to be (*Glad its his seal for the Spriish
cause; and when Lord Vrelfiltsgton lately demand-
ed a reinforcement, after thei- sile of liadajoi, he
was coldly answered, that there was tree nothing to
fear for Spoil'. He was more liitflist.upb)i oppress.
ling Ireland than liberating 10191. and - seemed
, more desirous to overawe the citizens of Woe, by
.his barracks in Mary-le.bonePark,thart torgain the
j•liberties, of Europe. From these, and various other
considerations, I have no hesitation its saying, that,
as a politician, he was weak and pitiful and, as au
orator, it is, easy to form a correct idea-of his talents
by a reference •to his speeches. In these there will
be found no glow of eloquence—no ardour of et.
Pression—sno " thoughts that breathe, and words
that burn ;" there was nothing to be found but cap-
tions argument, legal subtleties, and personal recri-
mination; he well knew how to irritate his ad.
1 versary, but not how to oppress or how to con.
yea him ; he had neither the majestic energy of Pitt,
nor the argumentative force of Lord Holland; its
ideas and in language he was cold•and tame. his only
warmth was to be found in his temper, not in his
elpolitics: for
arts and literature he bed no esteem ; he wither
wereoqu emincuealiyhias;tvnieawrrsoowf
arll,ieisongeannedrailisternal policy
courted nor fostered them, and if they flourished un-
der
h
hiLwts.
Administration, it was in spite of his ueglect
and

The Dublin Evening Post, of the 18th instant,
states, that '6 the town has been thrown into cou,i.
derable agitation, by a report now in full circula-
tion, that an Express had been received at the Castle,
with an account that the Earl of BucetNGIWASIIIRE
had been assassinated by one of his scrvauts!"—Wa
should suppose that this refers to the unfounded ru-
i mour of the death of the Duke of Isieweasuc)
which lately appeared in the London Papers.
ATTEMPTED MURDER AT Arte.r.Tos.---Mr. Bur-
rows is doing well, and is considered out of clanger,
but Bowler is not vet apprehended. The statement
of some slugs having been extracted from the neck
of the wounded man, does not turn out to be quite
correct; for although Mr. B. was wounded there,
the charge had not lodged. One slug, hnuever, as
before waled, has lodged in the back, about the
bladebone, which is not considered dangerous. lie
is in good spirits, and has but little fever. An ex-
traordinary circumstance occurred on Sunday
.--
About two o'clock a man brought the horse home
which Bowler rode off with, and on enquiry it ea,
'found to be the Beadle at Harrow. It appered
that Bowler had given a man a one-pound note to
:take the horse to a schoolmaster, at Harrow, with a
fetter; but after the delivery of the horse, he lost
'lto time in making his departure, so that that circum-
stance gave no clue te- Bowler's retreat. Great
hopes are entertained of his speedy apprehension, .at
an officer was within half an hour of hint on bait-
day, in the neighbourhood of Aylesbury.

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MARRIED
At Madme. in Cornwall, Joon Fiq• Litotell2,?
Gloael is tie 40 Roglinegt of Cornwall Local ilitia, 10 40`1
Linton, of

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On Saturday last, aged 59, Mary, th,. wife of Mr. Willi°
James. surgeon, tierntrdritreet, Soho.
On Sunday Let, at her loose at Hackney, 1104 414

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