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that the hwT trill fee ptfaperly enforced ; fcut aH prohibitions without penalties attached , are trrerely waste paper . The Swedes have settled however one grand _ , .: «« -. namehr ^ that in makinp- the
king free from responsibility , they Ifare made each minister responsible for the share he has taken in any act , and of course every act of government may be brought to its proper tribunal .
From Spain we hear of nothing but the miseries of war , without any great acts that lead to its termination . The Gallo-Spanish king retains Madrid , and a vast territory around it : the Junta of Seville rules over the sduth . It should seem almost , that there is a tacit agreement between the two cabinets to suspend
their exertions till the fresh troops of Buonaparte come in to decide the contest . We want plain accounts of the transactions in the interior of this ifnhappy country ; but , as far as we can colhct , nothing can exceed the imbecility of the junta , and its total want of political wisdom in the direction of the efforts of the
kingdom . As to the English , whether we consider the Marquis Wellesley who is supposed to be very active at Seville , or his brother , Lord Wellington , the general , who is retired with his troops into Portugal , it would probably be better for Spain , if both were withdrawn from the Peninsula . Portugal
must fall an easy conquest , when Spain is brought into subjection * and the winter may probably see the emperor-of the French seating his brother on the throne at Madrid , and giving at Lisbon the crown of Portugal , to some associate in his victories . He will not , however , on coming to Lisbon , re-establish the inquisition .
Whilst great a&airs on the Continent of Europe occupy the minds of men , far inferior concerns are uppetmost in the thoughts of this country . The changes to the ministry are settled , and the Mar-< juil WelJesley is said to have a place appropriated to him on his return from
Spain . Of tjae ministry itself , we must judge from it 9 acts ; but as several of the tnembers have not been tried in public busjne « s , we will not venture to roretel their success . " The public opinion seems however , not to be favourable to their stability . ' \ The catholics in Ireland continue their
cwrtioas , and at a meeting at t > ublin , fave agreed to a petition for emanci ] pa > tooa , which id to be presented in the
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Lords by I ^ ord Grenvilje , in the commons by Mr . G rattan . We heartily wish them success , as thinking that they are more likely to see their errprs , and free themselves from their humiliarinir
bondage to the church , when treat * . 4 kindly , than when kept separate front their brethren of the protect ant persuasion , by hard treatment . The cry , how * ever of tc No Popery" may again bexaised , and in the hands of artful and de ^
signing men produce a £ reat deal of mischief . The two islands present a singular appearance at present , possessing two different religions which are esta blished , but the members of both th # established religions are far inferior iiji number to the dissenters from them , yet the state patronizes the minority . It is impossible that things Can remain lon # in this si
tuation ; for the annual secessions from the established churches are so great , that they will soon belong only to the higher orders , and sinking in consequence , will be regarded only for the emoluments they offer to the younger branches o £ the nobility . The church of Scotland seems , however , to be approach ng to as great change , which will Secure its future stability .
Co vent Garden continues to present scenes as must affect with sorrow every thinking mind . This disorderly house presents every night business for the por lice magistrates in the neighbourhood . Bills of indictment have been presented , of which the great majority have beeti thrbwn out by the grand jury . The court of King ' s Bench has been moved
to take into consideration the case of several persons , at the head of whom is aii eminent barrister , charged with having entered into a conspiracy against the managers . -As in the Grecian states the factions of the theatre were distinguished by their colours , here O . P . and N . P . mark the opposition to the present prices , and the favourers of them . The
disputes will find employment for the lawyers : but if the players gain the day , they must expect to meet with many specimens of ill will not cognizable by law from their future auditors .
The calamitous expedition to WaJcheren continues to present its melancholy results at various parts in this kingdom . The question of retaining or evacuating the island 4 oes not seeni to be yet settled , but it cannot be retained but by an expenditure of men and money , far beyond any benefit to be derived from it , form-
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State of Public Affairs , 64 i
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Nov. 2, 1809, page 645, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1742/page/59/
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