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concerns the particular interest of a Corporation, or class, and can scarcely serve to point away to an ob ject, which seems useful or necessary, applying to' the Government or to the National Congress, when linked, that it may with mature deliberation and itn paraality take the most just resolution. The Govern ment has convoked the Cortes it has allowed that the , election of the Deputies shall be made in the same manner as practised in Spain, and which the Con-; strt,:tron prescribes t the "OA belonging to the Cortes.' The whole Nation has sworn to obey the Constitu-, ti :,n which our Cortes shall make, and - not any fO- 1 reign Constitution. By acting thus it acted with dig nity ; and is there a Portuguese, sing judgment to.d honour, who would nut bf:l s i e t s o have foreign 1 - Akio; say, that, desiring to form a Constitution, we tad not think that we possessed ability, or men of talent capable of making a National Constitution, and therefore adopted that of a foreign country? We, 'wis with prudent .patriotism, desire to avail ourselves of the productions of our manufactures so I cur country—shall we be su inconsistent in the tn pit essential point in the government of a nation, , ri its Constitution, as to beg a foreign work ? Let us take advantage of the good which we fixed in o.l.ras, but not deprive ourselves of t l+ e.g)ory Laving a truly National Constitution. .Alxale re: - fectlon will shew, that to adopt the Spznish Consti totion woeld 'be concurring in a perjury, and tying tl.e hands of our Deputies, who art to discuss every thing freely in the Cortes. If any one doubts of what we say, let Wish remember the solemn oath taken by the Nobility, the Clergy, the Tribunals; the Army, in short, by all the orders of the State, to " obey the Constitution which the Cortes should snake, maintaining our holy religion, and the dignity of the House of Braganzaa" Shall the Nation re tract such an oath so solemnly taken? The Portu guese Nation is not capable of such perjury. If there was illusion or inconsideration in the act of the 11th, what we all saw was, that nobody approved bat was proclaimed on that day ; and on the 17th, if there were among the crowd, any who in cited some individuals to cry, " The Spanish Consti talon lor ever !" the Government did not answer this expression, and the public indignation sheaved itself sufficiently to restrain the enemies of the na tional honour. The basis of the Spanish Constitu tion may be admired for being liberal, but there are others no less liberal, and this point is to be the ob ject of mature discussion by our enlightened Depu tics in the Cortes. Those writers who endeavour to seduce the incautious and the ignorant into another course, deserve no other name than that of incen diaries and enemies to the Portuguese Nation. THE EVENINO STAR. LONDON. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1820. TILE FUNDS. The rise we anticipated has taken place, Consols I being done this morning for the Opening at 71%, bt:it,g a rise of one per cent. This advance is attri buted to 'Nations causes, but more particularly to an arranenent emoted into between Government and the Aselndia Con paily,--Three failures took place yesterday, and ono this morning, of a Wtselndia amount they have stopped for is immense. • PRICKS TIM DAY AT ONE 0 . 4:L0CK.: • tank Stock 223 A 3 pet (;eat. Reduced 70 1 / 4 3 / 4 70 70 1 / 4 3 per Cent. C9DS. shut. . 3i per Cent. 79 1 /s 79-4 per Cast. 88% 88 - 5 per Cent. Navy shut. Long Anns. 18 1 / 8 1-16—India Bonds 245. pr. Exchequer Bills 3s. Is. 2t. dis. Ditto sin tii 4s. pre. Omniuni 1 7 / 8 2 1% pre. Cons. for Opening 71 1 / 4 1 / 2 I/8. It is impossible to speak decisively respecting the determination of the Great Powers at Troppau, the accounts are so directly contradictory. The King of Pausal,. was to set out from thence on the 20th ult: for Berlin. A letter from Heidelberg f.f the 25th ult. says, that Russia and Prussia have decided to remain neuter with regard to the affairs at Naples. In - the same letters, as well as from other quarters, the expectation is still kept up, that an amicable ar raugemer.t will ultimately take place between Austria' and Naples. Of the same complexion are letters of the sth from Antwerp, received by mercantile houses ' in the City : one of these letters runs as follows—" We should have been aide to fulfil your order for Prussian Bonds at the price you mention, had it arrived on tridayi instead of Saturday. But on that day we got more pacific accounts from Troppau, and heard' that the KING had left it to return to Berlin, and therefore the Stocks advanced, and Prussia Bonds were done at 81% to 81%; yesterday they went on as high as 82, bat to-day they were again a shade lower." Several private letters from Vienna bear also a pacific aspect, and state that the Austrian Stock is improving in value: On the other hand, as we mentioned yesterday, there nee letters in the City from Genoa, of the 25th ultimo, at which time it was believed there that the Austrian troops bad crossed the Po on the 20th, but If this were true we think the fact would have been confirmed by other accounts before this time. if we may credit the Ultra-Royalist French Journals, the Troppau Sovereigns have is iced the King of NAPLES to appoint a place where their Majesties may confer with him; but it is added, if the Kiwo declines the ,loasesiag, he will be considered by these Great Per sonages as under ~R ersonal restraint," and, they will set -accordingly, or, in other words, make war upon his States. We should not be surprised, singular as this aay appear, to find that this star-AAA is not entirely void of with. It would be just as convenient for the 'Holy Allies, having"the person of the 41:40 in their possession, to make use of his name in Pro_ clamations against the Neapolitans as rebels and trade tors, as it is for the new Government of Naples, or those of Spain or Portugal, to use the names oftheir respective Monarchs in publishing their new Edicts ; but in defence of the latter, it is to be - said, that the old Governments invariably follow the same practice, and, wore the new ones to follOw a different practice, they might indeed be cal;ed innovators beyond all endurance. We are the more inclined to believe that what the Quolidienne calls an " invitation !" has ac tually been given to the King of NAPLES, to spend - a few days in their good company, from the fact of a British squadron being constantly kept in the Bay of Naples—which might prove a very convenient auxiliary in helping his MAJESI Y to take a little trip from his capital, should he be so inclined, and allowed , to take the opportunity. It was reported some time ago, as our Readers may recollect, that this squa dron was desired to receive his MAJESTY and family on beard, should he wish to enjoy an aquatic excur- There may be no truth in either of these state nsentS;'hut let ft be recollected that, by gi ving such invitations, none of the Great Powers would stand in any way committed, should they, after all, find it advisable not to attack the new Government, while at the same time the possession of the Kt xo's person —for whose safety and dignity they care as much as la good housewife for an old scrubbing-brush—would afford them some facilities, of which they would not I fail to avail themselves—for their own ends. In the scale of probabilities for a war, should also be thrown a letter from Troppau, received yesterday, via Paris, which says:- - " Much manauvre and many reports have been prevalent for days past with respect to the proceedings at this place; and yes terday I bad it from Lord S. that the conferences had terminated with an understanding (espru), en the part of the five Great Powers, to camel the restitution of the old order of things." Lord STEWART is said to have presented another important Note at Tr oppau, respecting the affairs of the Two Sicilies, but the precise particulars of this communication have not transpired. We have given, in another part, sane' important documents received from Lisbon. They throw a more sober and considerate fight upon the events of the 1 lth ult. than they bore when first communicated to the Public. It appears, by what we can collect from a State Paper published by the Supreme Go vernment, that TEXEIRA repents of his military in terference on that occasion, and renounces. on his own part, and on tbat of the army, all right of con uoul over the measures of the Constitutional Go vetnment. Savteaw, late President of the Oporto Junta, having resigned his seat in the Supreme Conn cil, has been escorted out of Lisbon, - add ordered not to leave his estate without permission. The present course, of which the Junta has intimated its adop &fp, is.tei have the Members of the Cortes chosen on, the principles of the Spanish Constitution, and to refer to the determinations of that body, when assem bled, every other point connected with the framing of the National Government, and with the security of public freedom. We have received Papers direct from Naples to the 18th ult. One portion of that division of the army destined for the Abruzzi'had marched, and a review of troops, amounting to 30,000 men, was appointed for the 20th ; the whole of whom, it was supposed, would immediately proceed also to occupy a station on the frontiers. The messenger dispatched to Madrid, to announce the opening of the Neapo litan Parliament, and the oath taken by the Kixo to the new Constitution, returned on the 12th ; and, on the following day, the Spanish Ambassador de manded a special audience of the KING, in which he offered his congratulation on the happy event, which had bound the two, nations with indissoluble ties. We are sorry to perceive a statement in the De troit Gazette, of the 20th October, that hostilities are still carried on between the Hudson's Bay and North-West Companies. AMERICAN COMMERCIAL SYSTEM. At a Meeting of Delegates from several Commer cial Cities in the United States, lately held at Phila delphia, the following Resolutions were adopted on the subject of the new Tariff, proposed on Imports and Exports. We recommend them to the attention of our Readers; they contain a demonstration of principles which are of universal application. •' Resolved-1.. That it is their opinion that a system of Com mercial restrictions is unfavourable to industry, and that sound policy dictates the least possible restraint upon individual en terprize and exertion. " 2. That the greatest possible Revenue, required by the Na. tienal interests, should be collected from Commerce, ou account of the mire, economy, and certainty of its collection ; but that this cannot be effected but by the imposition of such a rate of Duties as will not be a restraint upon Importations, nor furnish an inducement to smuggling. " 3. That by every important change of the Tariff, the Na tion sustains an immense loss of productive labour; a well. , digested Tariff, therefore, should never be changed, except 'for the purpose of equal protection to the'different interests of the country, or to provide for the public wants. " 4. That we consider the production of Public Revenue the legitimate object of legislation on the subject of Duties. 0 5: That the oFerettos of the proposed Tait would be greatly to diminish -oar exportoof agricultural products ; greatly Ito reduce the value of dune rentainirg in the country; greatly tO lowa twpoitotionsa by roducts our means of purchasing, bgtk at home and abroad ; almist to destroy the RetentlearitinS fins commerce; to lower the price of lamer; and to increase the profits of the rich manufacturer, while k lessens the profits sad wages of every other individual is the community. " 6. That the adoption of the proposed Tariff would produce very extender smuggling, and the consequent necessary boyar!- ' lion of internal duties and heavy direct taxes, which would eventually cause a re-action throughout the whole community, and in one common ruin all the manufactories in the country. " 7. That the abolition of drawbacks would destroy the car rying trade in foreign commodities, hitherto a source of great enterprize and wealth to our citizens, and occasion laments losses to the commercial manufactory and agricultural interests, and deeply affect the public revenue. "8. That a law requiring cash payments of duties, would materially affect the enterprize of our citizens, by limiting the operations of the active merchants, increasing the price of foreign commodities to the consumer, and favouring a monopoly to the rich, contrary to the best interests of the country. "9. That if Congress should not consider it expedient to repeal the duties heretofore laid for any other purpose than the production of public revenue, it cannot be politic or just to impose other and hibber duties, the probable effects of which would be to benefit manufacturers at the expense of every other class of the citizens. " 10. That the Project of rendering ourselves independent of foreign nations, is founded in mistaken views of national in dependence. Manufacturing nations must always be more de pendent on their customers than those cultivating the soil on the parchasing of their produce." The Convention also unanimously adopted a Me morial to Congress, which Memorial it was decided, as a matter of decorum, should not be published until it had been presented. (Signed) W. DAILEY, President of the Convention. JOHN VAUGHAN, Secretary. Philadelphia, November 4, 1820. REVOLUTION AT HAYTI. We subjoin some farther extracts from American Papers, which explain more fully the change of affairs which has lately taken place in St. Domingo.— CIIRISTOPHE, whose death seems now placed beyond doubt, was arbitrary and severe in his mode of ' 1 ruling, but was just in his disposition, and seemed animated with a desire to advance the condition of his subjects. His Court was remarkable for a sort of barbarops splendour, but it is said that its morals were better than those of many European Courts.— He corresponded with Mr. Wapiti:Avec& He bad established schools on the Lancasterian system, and -arc Institution, which was called the Royal College, froni which teachers were sent forth to the several districts of his ten-holy. NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 4. nom ST. 110MINGO.PORT•AV•PRINCE I OCT. 10. A few days since we received the news of the death of Christophe, and the revolt of the tfoops at St. Marc, and at a strong fortress in its vicinity, both belonging to that Monarque. Parties of soldiers had come in from those places, bringing the heads of the Governor of. St. Marc's, and of the Colonel commanding.the latter. In behalf of their comrades, these men have claimed the pro- tection of this Government (under Boyer), which has in cortsequetice sent off a considerable body of troops to take possession of those places, to be followed by all the disposable force now in the South, making altogether from 15,000 to 20,000 men. It is generally believed here that the mass of the population, under the successor of the late King Henry, is desirous of coming under that of the Re public. Should that be the fact, there is little doubt of President Boyer's, ere long, visiting the Cape with his army. NF.W YORK, NOVEMBER 4. Captain Mason, of the Weymouth, in 22 days from Port-au-Prince, has furnished some particulars of the disasters by the gale at that place, on the 29th of September; three American vessels were entirely lost outside the harbour, and great damage was done to the coffee plantations in the neighbourhood. He also informs us, that the Emperor Christophe died on the sth July last, and that the circumstance had been kept secret till this time by his family, with a view, it is said, of placing his son on the Throne. A re volt, however, had taken place among the troops, and the secret was let out. A body of 6,000 troops, * St. Marc's, had sent a Deputation to Port-au-Prince, asking protection of the President (Boyer), who was astonished at the in ' telligence, and would not believe it till he had sent one of his Aides to ascertain the fact. The Officer returned with a full confirmation of the news, and Boyer immediately set oft put himself at the head of the revolted troops, and entered St. Marc's at the head of 18,000 men, in triumph. Active measures were taken to fit out all the armed vessels at Port-au-Prince, and it was believed the President would subjugate the territory of his old enemy without any difficulty. FARTHER PARTICULARS, RECEIVED AT LLOYD'S THIS DAY. Extract of a Letter from the Agent to Lloyd's, dated Cape Henry, 15th October : " On F.riday, the Gth, about ten o'clock at night, the inhabitants of the Cape were alarmed by the drums beating to arms; and were soon informed that the troops had revolted, and that they were deter- Mined no longer to have a King. ,Ou the followingl day, the troopx . were marched out of the town,.with the Governor of the Cape at their head, joined by a great•purnber of the inhabitants, who were furnished with arms: they took up a 'position on..the high road to the King's residence. On Supday, thei r . Were by the King's troops, who made little** zn44 . 0. ance ; for after 'exchanging titO br three shetivAley joined the Cape party. The result was commZnted to the King, who exclaimed, Then a:1 finished with me r He soon after retired, and himtelf through the heart " On Mondat, the Prince Royal was taken, and conveyed to his Palace, where he i-emains under ar. rest, with the other ',finales Of the Royal ramilv. " From the 6th to the 10th, all business was at a stand ; but property , of all descriptions, both pabl7: and private, was respected. They appear unanimou s in the choice of a new Ruler ; but under uhat title is not knawn, nor is his name ydt mentioned. " Not one drop of blood has been shed in this Revolution, fiom either private or public revenge ; and it would really appear that they had but u:;e enemy, and he was so great a one to thee? happiness, that his destruction has swept away all animosity.” County Meetings are about to be held in all quar ters of the Kingdom, fur the purpose of expressing a just abhorrence of the late and intended proceedings against the Quee:c. At the head of the Durham list of Requiyitionis:s is Lord DARLINGTON, the Lord-Lieutenant of tl.e County : the other names are all of the highest res pectability and consequence. The High Sheriff dil not hesitate to comply with a request so authorized, and has appointed the 13th inst. for the day of meeting. The most important portion of the Aristocracy of Yorkshire, with Lord Ftrzyw...t.: -tNI at their bead, have addressed to their High S:le:iff the following Requisition : " We, the undersigned, viewing the lc..e !.lings inrtitutA against her Majesty the QuEss, as opper s,ive 4:1 unconstitu tional, request that you will call a Meeti::g of the Freeholders of the County, to take into considerstioe the propriety of peti tioning the two Houses of l'.oliament to use their influence to restore to her Majesty those rights and privileges which apper tain to her dignified station, and thus terminate proceedings alike derogatory to the Crown, aud wjurious to the best ir.- terests of the country." It is more than probable, that Westmorland and Northumberland will precede YOrldtire in getting their Petitions and Addreiser finished, owing to the great extent of the latter, and the consequent delay that must intervene before the vast population of this extensive Province can be conveniently collected: . In the meantime, all the satellites and expectants of the men who have brought the country into its present state, are very active in their exertions to procure what they call " Loyal Addresses." The distinction they wish now to establish is, that all Addresses to the knat, which avoid coodemning the late measures of his Ministem are " Loyal ( but all Addresses to his 1114tiitsrV, ton deMning fink Conduct, are " Disloyal!'' The old- cant of " dacOins . "- and- " Republicans" is now discarded.— , Having not only been worn thread bare, but absolutely into rags and tatters; unable any longer to cover-the nakedness of those who used them, they have, most ungratefully been-diicardedy and the new slang of " Radicals"—" Sergamists"-- Queenists," and " Anarchists," have been sitbiti toted :—By whom ? By the filters ofthe (keen Bags ! By the hirers, employers, and abettgrsof a De Mont, a Majoccla, a Rastelli, a Sacchi; a CacAi, a Garguih, a Paturzo, and such worthies !! For Adiattpurpose ? To get•themselves kept in some kind of tOuntettance, by the feeders on corruption. MIDDLESEX MEETING.-(THIS DAY). The Meeting of the Freeholders of the County of Middlesex is now holding at Hackney, for the pur pose of considering the propriety of addressing the KING for the dismissal of his Ministers. At twelve o'clock, the Great Room at the Mermaid Tavern, was filled by persons of respectability in the County; but the principal persons in attendance did not ar rive until one o'clock. Among them are the Members for the County, Mr. BYNG and Mr. WHITBREAD, together with Mr. J. CLARKE, Major CARTWRIGHT, the Rev. Mr. DRAPER, and a number of other Gentlemen of re. spectability in the County. A rumour was afloat that it was intended to oppose the object of the Meet ing ; but there is no appearance of any such fruit less attempt. Sir FRANCIS BURDRTT is momentarny expected. The Sheriffs are also in attendance.. The business of the Meeting is likely to go on with unanimity. A numerous and respectable Meeting of the Inha bitants of Credit= was held on Saturday last, pur- Fuant to public notice, when it was resolved unani mously that an Address be presented to her MA JESTY, congratulating her on the abandonment of the Bill of Pains and Penalties lately introduced into Parliament against her. It was also resolved unani mously, that the Thanks of the Meeting be given to our worthy countryman, Mr. Alderman WOOO, for his able and zealous support of her AlAJesrir during the late unprecedented proceedings. The following is a Copy of a Letter from the Earl of DARLINGTON to Mr. Alderman WooD, enclosing Fifty Pounds : " Raby Cassie,' November 116. " DEAR Sts—ln returning you my thanks for the favour of your letter received yesterday ‘ I must again apologise for troubling you on the same subject, which may be consiesr.4 of trivial importance; but I feel so much anxiety to render 'of feeble assistance in procuring for her Majesty soda a suitable : of necessary appendage to her high station and dignity, as a Serv;,e of Plate, that I hope I may be excised for taking the liberty of forwarding to the Committee, through the channel of yoursel, what I now enclose, to be added to the Subscription. " Allow me to remain , " Dear Sir, your obedient Servant, (Signed) - " DARLINGTON." BERWICK-UPON-TWEED gLuTioNv—(second DA Y ) December 5, IB2o.—At the close of the Poll ens • day, the numbers were : For Sir rRANCIS ?SKASE -16 . C.SO JAMES BRUMES, E 541. . % .. .. t . 23.5 . - Majority for Sir V. &Act •.- :. .—.... 23 • Sen-in-law of the Esti at Lasslerilsk,_ The of sc. the R Lane I •Congrt Sege ' - pie, 11 Mt. F. Taylor "Henry J. W. Tb and a of the guar( cer co after when the Hoot in II Wait ins ; Corp Pop' of tb in W reeei have Bel , rive seat hou Ea; Ho Ba the the ter lee 8~ • Vits om ant eceive .ridge, .urpose Guar/ dier the .niforn dem trun plendi , lace, c ach o ul mai -hief . nd.a lso in The tate P The . oTter e PA he Ge orms. all. attend Sevi • ersity ing Cc neral having &. Jai whch- a few the sti a num was h robes, by the Proctc their a receiv arms, numei .Meml