out; but, you must be even more a sort of life to lead! I would foolish than this act of yours not live under such apprehen 1 would seem to indicate, if you sions for ten such estates as suppose, that you have any thing yours. You would do well, I on your side, in this case, except believe, to shift your fears from what is extorted by fear of your me to the Fundholders, who, if power to do mischief to the poor I mistake not, will soon let slavish creatures. Let them find, you see, that there is something one of these days, that they no in the world more dangerous to longer need entertain that fear; you than "the principles of and they will soon make you Cobbett." If my principles had know the extent of their respect been acted upon, instead of and affection. the principles of my bitter foes, you would, at this day, have had no cause to fear that which is to come. My principles, long I have, for my own part, no reason to be displeased with you. You have done all that lay in your pitiful power to add to my fame, consequence, and weight of character. You have shewn, that you were afraid that I should be, merely be, within miles of your dwel ling; and few men are such fools as not to perceive the grounds of that fear. My bare existence near you was a cause of trouble to your mind! What me, is, that the contest must Mr.CANNING's MANIFESTO. very soon be decided. I shall, The next Register will contain An Answer to Mr. Canning's Speech, made, after his election, at Liverpool. This is a set Manifesto against the reformers. It has been published in three successive numbers of the CouRIER! It is a very elaborate composition, and shall receive an elaborate answer. The in a short time, see whole descriptions of persons that have cordially joined in uttering execrations against me, divided, ranged against each other, and ready to tear each other to pieces. The land and the funds must come to an open rupture in the end. However, I am anticipating. I must touch upon this in my answer to the Manifesto. Mr. HUNT's TRIAL. Right Honourable Gentleman has done his best to defend his conduct and that of his colleagues; and he certainly has dealt the Whigs some good sound blows, warranted fully by truth and justice; but his Manifesto must have an answer from me; for, indeed, he and ed, at York. They were inhis colleagues and their sys- dicted for a conspiracy; but, tem have no other real oppo- the verdict appears to have Mr. HUNT, Mr. JOHNSON, and three others have been convict The contest, as far as been given in the following arguments go, is simply between words: "Guilty of assembling, the system and me; and, what" with unlawful banners, an is pleasing in the extreme to "unlawful meeting, for the purpose of exciting discon- do not know on what ground. "tent and disaffection in the "minds of the liege subjects of "our Sovereign Lord the King, "against the Government and "Constitution of this Realm as the verdict was in consonance with I am far, thank God, from being a lawyer; but, I know, that the place of trial was the place chosen by the defendants: that by law established, and of at- the Judge's charge: and that tending at the said meeting." the conduct of the Judge has -To make remarks upon this been praised to the skies by Mr. affair is much too delicate a Hunt (if the newspapers speak task for me. The JUDGE (Bai- truth) and by all the public ley) reproved Mr. Hunt more prints. However, there may be than once, for culogizing him. other grounds for a new trial; I will take good care not to and, at any rate, I hope, that I may, without exposing myself to the chance of banishment, express my deep sorrow for the result of this trial. expose myself to reproof on the same ground. Some of the pers talked of a new trial. pa I THE SPANISH CONSTITUTION. SPANISH CONSTITUTION. rate limited Monarchy, modelled very much We told our readers, that the Tax-upon our Constitution. But this is very fur eating crew were ready to cut the throats of the Spaniards! Their rage has been swelling within them for se veral weeks; but, at least, it has bursted out from their mouth, the COURIER of Tuesday night.—He gives a sketch of the Constitution of Spain, which he prefaces by a set of remarks of his own. We will insert the remarks. and afterwards make some observations on them. "The late news from Spain has been received with very general exultation in this country by all descriptions of persons, from an erroneous supposition that the Government of Ferdinand has been superseded by a mode from being the case. The code formed at Cadiz in 1811, 1812, and now forced upon the King, is only nominally Monarchical; it is in reality almost purely republican; and it would have been well, if, in these times, its real merits and tendencies had been duly considered, before we had ventured to praise its supporters, or admire its imaginary excellence. The basis of the system of representation is Universal Suffrage and Biennial Parliaments, together with all the other wild theories of Radical Reform." Oh, oh! We must not, then, like this Spanish form of Government, because it is not like ours! Indeed! What, must we like nothing that does not contain a provision for rotten be 217] roughs? We must not like it, because | save themselves from actual staṛvation? there is no room for seat selling. We must suspect, that it will end badly, because it will not permit of long lists of Sinecure Placemen and Placewomen! The COURIER exclaims: "this constitution is very far from being like ours." Aye, is it? It is only "nominally monarchical." Indeed! It is almost "purely republican." our hearts and souls! Faith it is a Bless us! It is "universal suffrage and two-year Parliaments." Worse and worse!—It is "Radical Reform." The devil it is!-Will this thing, call it what you please, give the people a belly full of food in exchange for their labour? Will it prevent a National Debt amounting to a thousand mil lions? Will it prevent a Paper-money from cursing the land? Will it prevent the people from dying with hunger in the streets, and others from being harnessed like horses to draw gravel earts? Will it prevent salt (worth a shilling) from being paid for by the labourer at twenty-shillings? Will choaker for all the despots in Europe, "Big John Bull, of paper empty, it prevent the people from petiti-The French Prime Minister is said to oning to be transported, in order to have railed, some days ago, against |