The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-02-09 00:00:00

item A limo has oftentimes been obliged to
the conduct of affairs to those who have most
Jed of injured him, and even to turn from those

have best served the country. In his situation
one KING has no such constraint on his ac-
tor.. We have reason to believe that his MA-
-00 and his present Ministers are not of one
mown the subject of the time for fixing the
i
isolation of Parliament. Many sincere friends top
tbeireotiotry expect much in favour of liberty from
iiipprosching event, so little calculated upon a
ort time ago. Fur our own parts, we have no
barring idea on the subject of change of men.—
without a REFORM, we know that nothing essen-
apr pad or lasting will or can be done. The
geg ital blow KING'S strike at liberty is the
odtin; their people in the name of the law : and
the expedient they most willingly employ for it is
the atrat aselogous to their general views and cha-
thetee—bribery. Considering the Legialatiire as
the most formidable censor of his conduct, if it were
randy composed and uprightly disposed, the
Kisc or PRINCE labours to have as many of its
%embers as possible 'his dependants. In these
isiighinied days, when all kinds of iseentions

.I he finds it no dialcult task' with an expert
*; or two, to have as 'many of the Members
sf nil er House of Parliament at his disposal
• will satisfy all his ambitious end selfish views.
TM it is that the arts 'which influence
pram assemblies are employed to win those
Mars who would otherwise 'oppose his
oiects. Tenptations are offered to the

es. the ambitious, the needy, according to their
does: all those who choose to espouse the pally
dtbe Crown, may (through a corrupt Ministry)
obis their price. Thus the rulers of the empire
Irest;fute themselves to power—sell the cause of
libert to indulge their base passions—betray their
meshy ;a contempt of their most sacred engage-
tient,. Dud the Legislature itself becomes the con-
jeoptible tool of tyranny: and when things are

to this pitch, taws are made favourable to

!tkrich (Corn Bills fot instance), and to the op-
pima of the poor : and for fear the latter should
parn at the ill usage by the neglect of their
prayers, their petitions, and their remonstrances;
to the Legislature and the Throne, other laws ere
made for making them bold their peace, and for
stcuring their submission by an augmentation of
'he standing army k already, perhaps, double the
lousier it otsght to be, consistently with the dic-
tates of a Constitution founded upon the basis of
liberty!!!
—.0110.----
i.lritatoesz has offered plenty of reasons for
the learned of the law to reflect on his particular 1
case. His authorities are u numerous as they are
apposite; and we propose, when he has prepared
thy whole of his research or appeal, to take the
matter up distinctly : in the mean time we make
so hesitation in repeating what we said at first,
that, if the House of Commons (one branch only of
it Legislature) be allowed to exercise the autho-
.

they have so unreasonably, so ILINCONSTITU-
SALLY assumed, the liberty of the press may be
!spoken of, but cannot be fonnd in this country ;
ass will any man, who discusses the procedings of
the Commons House freely, know whether he may

sleep at home the next night or in Newgate !
It is time we asserted the claims of right reason,
sad acted rationally, whatever one or more Judges
say say about musty precedents, for which twice
the number may he blind on the other side ; or, in
spite or slavish deference to the " powers that be."

STOCK EXCHANGE, ONE O'CLOCK.

The speculators for a rise in the Funds seem to
pub their operations to a very great extent, and,
owered by the convalescent state of his MAJESTY,
tad the continued plentifulness of money, they have
m far been successful. The price of Consols for the
kermint was yesterday as high as 68i, and after a
tilling re-action, they ultimately closed at ON. This
Inc they opened at that price, and have con-
hoed so during the early part of the day, no mate-
lialoperations taking place to occasion any alters:
lion one way or the other.

It is rumoured that the Ministry in Madrid is
divided in its opinions. The Minister of State, the
Duke de San Fernando, and the one of Finance,
Salmon, are at variance with the War Minister,
Mos, and Mate Florida, of the Department of
Jaice. The King sticks firm to his old ad-
users, &mom° and the Duke de Alarm. As
soon as the arsenal and dock-yard of La Caraca
nas taken, all the prisoners confined in the horrid
dungeons of Las Quatro Tories, one of the worst
Prisons in Spain, the Bauble of that country. '
"ere set at liberty. it was there Miranda died.
It is said they were very numerous, and some
tar amounted to 1,200. Among them were many
Lilierales, as well as South Americans. The famous
Patriot, called Cojo de Malaga, was among them,
wbo,ia 1813, was pardoned by Ferdinand in Ma-
drid, when ready to ascend the gallows. A corps
of S6O volunteen has been formed in La Isla, chiefly
tin of retired soldiers. The present leaders are
beloved by the soldiers, and they are well paid and
fn', Which is not the ease with those fighting for
4"dinand.
.The dinner to be given to the Right Hon. Lord
"Coe, by the Scottish Whigs, on his Lordship"
13ifiting his native country, has been postponed,
lalwllegnence of the lamented death of his Majesty.