The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-01-15 00:00:00

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of pessimist,
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we note " s\
might perhaps new egg.
steel reef of big alio
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Jul, cod ilosee,
off
which this Noblelianmgardo
_.......reeidle. . he 4provid of Mr. floss's cesium,
hnd Of thW dories wit* &equities! him, 'so high and re.
i
ettibieti and so unequivocally expressed, conk.
seentty ,conveying en. equity strong and 'weighty
- , lien of the attempts made to destroy the
natiasiol liberty under the mask of piety, could oat
be ',erected to tress without exciting the centers
of the hireddefender of persecution. Accordingly
the Courier of last sight pretends to be " unfeigii.
edly shocked" at the pirtasal Of the Earl's letter ;
end thotigh ibewriter dates not trust himself with the
impression of those sentiments which these few words
eseite, Milt he strives to " speak as many dagger's"
u bit malignant spirit can compress into the compass
he 'nets himself for this attack. He, however, says
little tOtte purpose. The religions horror of P
. ate-
earlier which he has lately adopted, prevents his
joining in the right view of this subject. We revel.
lest this some writer took it into his head to imagine
%bat tnioatabi„t-l.e feelings of e mirti.oo. sick bed,
or about to eavress Ms dyirig sentiments on the sub.
joie of the- offeoces cbatged in the tste reosecutioni.
Ls this. like ' she' CouriEep , picture ?..—Free hot.. a
teeli.th* Christisp il ,can look upon, Inge. even in the
mirsteerfal• moments., Mirlilhitalm epprobatiem
of e mind that eta make tlie heceisarallowances
y
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fur a helpless iedisideal, " *ere alitsti.egaiost than
sinning;" but Who can the same time detect-the
hollow imposture of the proceedings sgignst Mtn,
end fearlessly express his opinion-4f them, though it
were his expiring legacy. The Earl of SErros,
whose dingerooe state is itself a subject of sincere
public regret, has by this timely sod undaunted ex.
pression of hrineet feeling, afforded an instance of
dignified views which has deservedly attracted the
attention and commendation of no small part of his
countrymen. His Lordship's 'sample will, we trust,
be fonowesi by snore titled' personages, and those
who have been accustomed to stand foremost in the
defence of liberal principles.
.The Resolution of the Pithife Meeting, that Mr. it.
should be " permanently benefited,;' will. not we hope
be allowed to fail in effect. Tho Public and the more
powetfol friends of Freedom have a duty he discharge-
to the vindicators of public right- sod' the selbrers its
its cause, which may milk with the most imperious
obligations of bumpily, for without such aopprirt,
the twitter of patriotism must sink, end the rod of
oppression be 'attended over the whole community.
' . l'he repeated _assertion that the prom:cation of
,Mr. Hone was undertaken opooptinelpkithe most
pure, unbiassed by political feeling, Wesel*
with the view of ponixhing *wormier agelost video.
4gion, and decettiy, ought and will weigh nothing
in every unprejudiced mind. The- public opinion
is ton well established on this point to be It-
dueuced by any assertion of the Edith? Of the
Courier. Tho totality of that print are- too dip.
gusting to- asks ti::-essevort of any friths! of 40,
cency.. But it 4 redly setting all shams aid ems.
&latency at delieliiiisio thet -Paper thus to treat:. the
matter of Parodies, when 'the most ,libetlosic Mr)
blasphemous Parodies a alt' parts of the Scripit4s7
may be found in the Gies of that Joureel. The Coi-
tier has ever considered these the moseproper methods
of supporting hs priociples and its perify aad •Ike c,oeld
quote from its pages more open, dent:borate. st!a•
heinous derelictions from decency, morality, and re-.
ligion, than any► thing that has been produced oar the'
side of opposition to power, which it lest all time*
dangerous to espouse; it. is only wow, when the
weapons of malice recoil on the pereecutors, that
such perversions are deelered to bisinfol. Bat even
contrition in this instance ieroneccompeoled with
grace and the eecessary. besaltity. There eve those
on earth who would be .dangerous keepers of this
Celestial Paradise—they 'allow but one entrence to
it, end that must be through their tenets end permi,..
sion. But every one will take his own way to the
great object, in spite of such bigotry.,
The Courier access, Mr. Homes Committee of re.
sorting to tricks to swell the list of subscriptions.—
This, we believe, is a most unfounded charge. The
Committee is composed of persons whose retpectabi,
litrund characters ought to have secured them from
such s calumnious insinuation. Some. persons hue
thousht it enema, to declare that certain signatures,
to the subscription are not theirs, and this the Cou.
ricr calls " detections of- wretched espedients."—
ft is, indeed, a wretched espedient to lay hold of
such miserable disavowals to impugn the characters.
and objects of those who are most actively employed
in this benevolent undertaking.

Yesterday, &bast half.paot two o'clock, the Doke
and Duchess of Gtoccnseca arrived at their how,'
in Park.lane, from ilsgshot. Their Royal High-
ne4ses-had a select party to dinner..
Yesterday a Court of Directors woo held at the
Rost linlia.hoose, when Captain .1. STE:WART WSs
sworn into the command of the ship Lady Mrlville,
consigned to chino direct ; as was Captain B. KAY,
into the.command of the Marchioness of E'y, destined
to Madras and Urneol.

Mr..lltdnoctc•, M.P., has arrived at Tre-Madoe, ,
Ninth Wales, horn visiting his Constituents at
Boston.
From the frequent advertisements for seats 4 g in a
attain Assembly," and the number of Canaidstes
for independent 13oroughs, there is every. reason 10
believe that the monied interest will be folly relw."
anted in the nest Pattiameot.