"before the people of Eng-" gery of my hand-writing; "land, of having forged this" and this he does from no other letter, or, which is the same" possible motive, that I can "in point of baseness, of having divine, than that of a pecu"obtained it from a man who niary reward from his opulent "had forged it, and which man" employer." "he well knew to have been "guilty of forging my writing From Register of 5 Decem"and name, for fraudulent pur poses, many times. Mr. Cleary now appeared in a new cha"racter, instead of shunning observation, he courted it. He "expressed great gratitude to me; and, he accused Sir "Francis Burdett of desertion" "and cowardice. Yes, that 66 ber, 1818. Cleary, we are told, was mounted on a white charger: "emblem of purity! He should have had a pillion behind him for his forging associate. That would have capped the climax of purity, though God very Sir Francis Burdett whom "has not given to Man a do"he now endeavours to uphold minion so absolute over in"by blackening the character" ferior animals, as to justify so "of my friend, and that too, horrible a degradation of the. through the means of a for-" honest charger." "Baronet.-My dear and faithful friend, thou reason'st well, It must be so. * (Sits down to write.) Here! (rising) This potent checque to Coutts's swiftly bear; The means, far more than ample, you'll find there, To drench my householders and deck their wives; To make them, 'gainst Hunt's mob, expose their lives, You'll swear, dear Cleary, I have got the gout. "Cleary-We'll Hunt, my Liege, attack by forgery, And make him black as "Baronet. -Hell, you'd doubtless say; Ach! dearest Cleary, that's the only way! But, who'll believe? "Cleary 'Tis Cobbett's name we take. "Baronet.-The sound, dear Cleary, gives my nerves a shake. But, can you blacken absent Cobbett too! Cleary-We'll try, my Liege, what your bank-notes will do With Walter, Stewart, Perry, all the tribe, No man of whom who will not take a bribe. "Baronet.-Bless'd paper-money, last and best supply ;. That lends corruption lighter wings to fly ! t *Play of Cato, + Pope's Satires. That from the poll makes men like Cartwright flee, 46 Cleary. My Liege, I haste your wishes to obey; · His affairs most private will we enter; His debts and dues, the treatment of his wife, And though he still may act the patriot's part, "Baronet. -One word, dear Cleary. 'Twere well, indeed, to talk of debts and dues, With another's wife; but, if a child he have In such a case, it were not wise the act Cleary -Ecod! To horse that's blind a wink's as good as nod! To forge myself, or hire a forging scribe; To make our England's Glory' brighter shine, "The challenge of the little" been deserted by the Baronet, " contemptible reptile, Cleary," and who had called him in "was, however, the thing which " my hearing, and that of an"had most offended him. He" other credible witness, by all "had seen this creature, the" the names descriptive of a mere cat's-paw of the Baronet." deserter, a coward, and a mean "He had seen him stuck upon "wretch; this Cleary, that the "the white charger, but he did" Baronet shuffled out of pre"not, till he saw me here, know" senting his memorable peti"the political history of this" tion, by pretending it was too "Cleary; this challenger of you;" humble, and by saying, I'd "this would have been hang- see them damned before I'd 66 man of the unfortunate re- present such a petition to them; this Cleary, who "laughed heartily at this shuf"fle, which I compared to the From Register, 26th Dec. 1818. bullying shuffle of Falstaff: ' I "This Cleary, who had been call thee coward, Hal: I'd "the Baronet's authorised agent see thee damned ere I'd call "in the work of founding coun-"thee coward! This Cleary, "try Hampden Clubs, who had" who, after reading my attacks upon the Baronet, and after " you up against Mr. Hunt; but witnessing his intrigue with "as soon as it was discovered "the Rump for putting forward that Kinnaird would not pass; "Kinnaird in order to keep" as soon as it was discovered you out; this Cleary, with all that the people would not "this knowledge of characters," listen to Kinnaird, then Clear! "and of the real views of the "ry, having negociated your "parties, becomes the open," resignation, becomes the agent "the avowed, the brazen-faced," of the Baronet to procure him "the shameless agent of the" a seat at all events, and to "Baronet. Talk of miracles," calumniate Mr. Hunt if necesindeed; of miracles wrought" sary." ¢་ ་་ by fasting and praying; what "It is undoubted that the Derare these compared with a by men rose for the purpose "handful of Bank-notes! The" of obtaining their rights by very act of joining the Baro-"force of arms. And this is "net, this act on the part of" what Cleary calls robbery, Cleary, who had spoken of murder, and rioting. So that "him as of a coward or traitor, "after all the big talk about was base enough; but to be-" resisting oppression, we come come his chief agent in the" to this: that if men are de"annoying and assailing of Mr." feated in their attempts to re"Hunt, was truly detestable." sist, they ought to be hanged "However, this man must be as criminals. What did Branregarded as being of himself" dredth do more than was done He was a "nothing at all. by the Whigs at the Revolumere hired Secretary of the" tion? Nay he did not atHampden Club; and he has tempt to do nearly so much; now been the mere servant of" and yet Cleary would have "Burdett as completely as old" been his volunteer hangman.” "John the porter is the Baro- They were a set of men de"net's servant. To view this "luded and deceived by us, "Cleary in any other light would" And it was we, and not they, "be not only ridiculous, but it" who ought to have been hang"would be to do great injus- "ed and beheaded. It was, in "tice. Cleary is a thing here" this case, you, my dear Sir, "-to-day and gone to-morrow. "to hang whom the Reformer, "We must not, therefore, suffer" Cleary, ought to have volun"the sins of the Baronet to be" teered his services.". " "carried away by such a scape- "That the fourth assertion is goat. Cleary has been the true I have no doubt. I have agent, and nothing more "have no doubt that Cleary "than the agent. When the" would have cheerfully gone "Rump had resolved upon Kin-" down to act as the hangman "naird, they detached Cleary" of those whom the Baronet to affect friendship for you," had first stimulated to action "and to aid others in setting "and then deserted." ៥ "P. S.-I will write to Sir Plenty "J. Astley. I am very sorry for of Copy" his misfortune indeed. I want to-mor- 66 very much to see some man who has planted upon a large "scale. Cutting upon a large row. "I send by the Gosport mail," scale is the order of the day "a parcel of copy, "here." [The part in Italicks is the only part that appeared in the been read on the Hustings; New York papers, as having Go to the Committee by all "means. Let us suffer no little slights to interfere with our "public duty. That is the way "with those only, who are acis tuated by selfish motives. I the only part put into the Lon"shall be in town on Thursday don papers; and the only part "night next, or on Saturday seen by Mr. Cobbett, when he night. The former will, I asserted it to be a forgery. The "think, be the day. If I find person, to whom the letter was "all to be good men and true, addressed, was not mentioned.] "we will make such a stir as WRIGHT, on his cross-ex"has not for some time been amination, said, that he gave "made. All the gentlemen the letter to Place, one of Sir " whom I meet with are loud in Francis Burdett's election-com"Sir Francis Burdett's praise. mittee, called by Mr. Cobbett, "His motion about the cashier- the Rump. He acknowledged ing of officers, has gained that he had shown to the Rump him thousands of valuable two others of Mr Cobbett's "friends. So bent was I upon letters; but, he said, that it "calling for a purgation of was only with a view of proving that damned House, that I the correspondence in the post"was resolved to petition marks. Being asked, whether ALONE, if any one would he had offered to show Mr. "have presented my petition. Cobbett's letters to the Altor"The nation is heart-sick of it. ney-General, and also to the "It is impossible for both fac- late Mr. Whitbread, he swore “tions united to calumniate our he had not. He acknowledged that he had shewn a letter of 66 molives, if we proceed as we Mr. Cobbett's to Mr. Brougham he was in America; and that, he received, for his trouble, a about a year ago. [The letter was produced in third part of the profits. That Court in a volume.] the libels produced were sent WRIGHT said that this vo-to him by Mr. Cobbett; that lume consisted of letters of Mr. he published them under the Cobbett to the witness. He authority of Mr. Cobbett. On said he had carried it into Court, his cross-examination, which last winter. He swore that he was very long, he acknowledged, did not see the volume turned amongst other things, the folover upon that occasion by Mr.lowing; that he was introduced Gurney or by any body else. to Mr. Cobbett by Lord CochHe put the letters in a volume rane; that Mr. Cobbett had as a guard. He was at the never wronged him or offended hustings when the letter was him or given him an ill word read by Cleary. Could not hear either verbally, or by letter; whether it was all read. Did that he was acquainted with not know whether it was all put Wright and with Cleary, during in the newspapers the next day. Mr. Cobbett's absence, Being Did not hear his own name men- asked whether he had ever tioned on the hustings. Ac-shown Mr.Cobbett's manuscripts knowledged that the original (previous to publication) at letter had been kept and exhi- Brookes's, in the Strand, he said bited at Samuel Brookes's, glass- he might have done it. Being man, in the Strand. Said, that asked whether he, with Wright, he had been applied to to let Cleary and others, were not Mr. Cobbett's son see the letter, looking over a parcel of Mr. Coband that he had refused. Gave bett's manuscripts at Brookes's, as a reason, that he feared it one day when Sir Rd. Phillips would be snatched. Said it was dropped in, he said he did not kept and shown in a double particularly recollect; but would glass case. Did not know whe-not swear that it was not so. ther Mr. Brookes and the whole Being asked whether, upon the of the Rump would have been receipt of a Register, containing able to prevent it being snatch-animadversions on the conduct ed. Denied that he ever threat-of Sir Francis Burdett, he did ened to show Mr. Cobbett's not hold a council, or consultaprivate letters if Mr. Cobbett tion, at Major Cartwright's did not refrain from exposing house, when he submitted the eertain pecuniary attempts of said manuscripts, to the Major the witness. and to Mr. Parkins, he answerJOHN PAUL swore to the ed that this was the case. Behand-writing of the letter, and ing asked whether the result said that he saw it, amongst was not that the manuscript others, some years ago. should be put into print and WILLIAM JACKSON swore published, he answered that that he was Mr. Cobbett's agent such was the result. Being for publishing his Register while lasked, whether, at the very time |