Star. — London, England, 1820-03-23 00:00:00

TIIE SfAlt LONDON. MAIICH °3, 820. THE Ft.Nai. ?RICE or TIIIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK - 3 per Cent. C:)nbols a 5 per Cent. Navy 10i• 1 / 2 10378 Exchequer Bills (2,1.) Is. 3s. dis. Consols for Account GSA 7 8 . Bank Stock, 3 per Cents. It_ lucid, 3i pm- Cents. 4 per Cents. India Stock, and 13ank Long Anus. are all shut. The Revolution in Spain—for it is a Devolution that has taken place in that kingdom, and of a most, decided character—should operate to open the eyes of those Continental Sovereigns who have forfeited their promise to their Subjects in withholding the' Representative and Free Governments which they pledged themselves to establish, on the expulsion of the li-ench from their territories. Trusting to the Military force which they found at their disposal after driving out the enemy, they have been slow to perform their promise. EERDINAND counted on the continuance of the same support ! His Army asserted the Rights of the Nation ! and where then was his power ? Had he delayed for forty-eight hours longer to accept the Constitution, he would not even have had the choice of becoming a Legitimate Monarch! He called himself such before ; but it was a mis nomer. He never had a right to the Throne from the moment the French were expelled, till the day on which he accepted the Constitution. He is now King by law ; but he may yet forfeit his right. But, as we have said, how ought this Revolution to operate on the other Continental Sovereigns? They stand, and they have stood, on the verge of a vol cano, ever since they forfeipd their promise to their People. They have, to be sure, leagued together to support each other in their evasion: but what is their alliance wor►h, if the military shall take upon them to refuse to obey their antisocial mandates? They hold their authority by a tenure, the value of which may be estimated by what has happened in Spain ; and however much they may hide their apprehen sions, it is impossible that the event that has taken place in that kingdom, can have passed without filling them with fears and apprehensions—fears, too, which will sooner or later be realized, if they fail to profit by the lesson that has been given them, or madly continue to imagine that mankind are to be coerced into a forgetfulness of their rights, as fellow-subjects and freemen. The Paris Papers of Sunday arrived last night. The KING went on Sunday afternoon to St. Cloud. The Committees of the Chamber of Deputies on the Budget of Expenses, the .Customs, and the Elections, sat on Saturday ; but no public business was transacted. The Journal des Debats says, " The authentic news from Spain was, on Saturday, in very small quantity ; or rather, to speak more properly, there was none at all. They say that a Provisional Administration has been formed in the following manner :—Pizarro to be Minister for Foreign Affairs ; Garay of Finance; Ballasteros Minister at War ; Agar of the Interior ; Arguelles of Grace and Justice; and Villavicencio to be Minister of Marine. They speak of the Conde del Abisbal, or of the Cond6 de Montigo, as Minister Se cretary of State. But it is to be feared that some of the Provincial Juntas will demand that the exercise of the Royal Audit - sky should be confided to a Regency, no minated by the permanent deputation of the Cortes, until the King can, in a more formal manner, take the oath of fidelity to the Constitution. All agitation among the military has ceased in the provinces. There! is to appear at Madrid a new Journal, called The con- • stitzdiunal.. They expect a Proclamation to be issued, addressed to the Colonies, or, as they are now called, the Provinces beyond Sea, to invite them to join the! Mother Country : a: well those who hare refused the Constitution as those who have adhered to it. They expect also a Proclamation, by which all the Exiles of all parties shall be reaalled ; but in the meantime, Mina threatens to arrest the Joseplinos, who are in considerable numbers at Bayonne, but who have not .hared to pass the frontier. Cadiz bad not opened its! cafes on the 4th inst. but the besiegers, informed of the changes that have taken place, had ceased their Ci.e. Couriers set off on the 9th, bearing dispatches to all the Spanish Ambassadors at Foreign Courts.— ikese dispatches were signed by the old Ministers." Letters from Madrid, announce the death of Car dinal Cyprian-y-VJda, Patriarch of the Indies, and (rand Almoner to the King of Spain. Ile was born in 1734, and was created a Cardinal in 1816. French Five per Cents, Saturday, 74 fr. 75 c. The Paris Papers of Monday have also arrived this forenoon. The last letters, says the Moniteur, received from Madrid, are of the Oth March. No accounts from Andalusia had then arrived, and it was not known what effects the events of the 7th had produced at Cadiz. On the 9th the KING held a Public Levee at tiic Palais. The attendance was numerous, and FER- PrNAND conducted himself with calmness and affa bility. In the midst of the effervescence which the Revolution of the 7th naturally excited, it was im possible, we are told, not to remark, how dear the person of the KING; WAS to the People. So strong was this feeling, that when the garrison, compre hending the regiments of the guards, took the de-I termination of going to join the Insurgents, if the KING would not accept the Constitution of 181'2, it' had resolved to leave two battalions to watch over his safety. 1 :1) .1 1 I f ~, , i .• . • 11) ~, tj ti , • ~ iiii,_ ._. The following Decree was issued on the 9th: " Having resolved, by my Decree of the 7th of this month, to swear to the Constitution published at Cadiz py the General and Extraordinary Cartes, in 1812, I have resolved to take this oath provisionally in the hands of a temporary Junta, until the Cortes, whose convocation I have ordained, ►hall assemble. " The individuals who thall form this Junta, are, " The Most Reverend Cardinal de Bourbon Archbishop of Toledo, President.; " Lieutenant-General D. Francisco Ballasterns, Vice-Pre sident ; " The Reverend the Risher of Valladolid; " DD. Manuel Abady Quiero ; " Manuel Lanlizabal; " Alatteo Valdemoros; " Vincent* Sancho, Colonel of Engineers; " Count de Taboada; " Francisco Crespo de Tejadi; " Bernardo Tarrien ; " Ignacio Pezuela. " All measures emanating from the Government, until the Constitutional Installation of the Cortes, sha:l be previously discussed in this Junta, and published with its concurrence. " Done at the 'Wail, this 9th of March, 1320. " I, 71111 Kis*." The Moniteur publishes also the following notice, transmitted to it by the Spanish Ambassador : r "His Catholic Majesty having issued, en the ath of this month, a Decree, according to which, all Spaniards who may be absent from the Kingdom on account of political opinions, may return to their homes. The Duke de Penns Nunez, Ambassador from his Catholic Majesty to his most Christian Majesty. has the honour to acquaint all Spaniardi comprehended in this Decree, who may be now in France, that be has orders to deliver to them the necessary passports. He invites them, therefore, to apply at Paris, at the Hotel of the Embassy," &c. A minor Journal mentions, that in the Madrid Gazette of the 9th, the imprint 64 National Press," has been substituted for " Royal Press." Letters are quoted from Bayonne, which state, that General FREYRE has received orders to repair with the army under his orders, to Madrid. The following is an extract from a private letter in the Canstitutionnel, dated the 9th of March : " The Provisional Government is organized, and the Constitution is in full vigour. Cardinal Bova- BON, who has been made President of the Junta, is dear to the Constitutionalists. He was a Mem ber of the Regency in 1814, and of the Deputa tion which went to Valencia to receive the oath of fidelity from the King to the Constitution. Since that period he has been constantly in disgrace. " M. BALLASTEROS made himself illustrious by his opposition to the nomination of the Dake of Wm.- LINGTON to be Generalissimo, and by his brilliant military services. He was at Valladolid in a state of exile. The Bishop of Valladolid is a very en lightened man. He was at one time Minister, but only for a day. The other persons who - compose the Junta are more known for their liberal ideas than for their anterior dignities. CRESPO DE TAJADA belongs to the first class of merchants." This morning we received New York Papers to the 26th of February, from which we give some short extracts. They are of importance, as affecting a great question of public right. The question of the admission of Missouri, as a separate State; into the Union, had occupied the House of Representatives for nineteen days. One great cause of this discus sion occupying so much time was the question of Sla • ery. The Congress have resolved, that in that part of Louisiana which was ceded to the United States by France, excepting that part of it included in the , new State of Missouri, slavery shall be prohibited.' We are sorry at the exception, but in this enact ment there is an acknowledgment of the evil of slavery ; and we may hope that through time, the United States will get entirely rid of a flagrant vio lation of the rights of humanity, which is a disgrace to all the Southern States. PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS. (From the Papers of February 21 ) The Senate, on Thursday, terminated its debate, at least for the present, on the celebrated Missouri question. A motion to add the following clause was carried: " And be it further enacted, that in all that territory ceded by France to the United States under the name of Louisiana, excepting only such part thereof as is included within the limits of the State contemplated by this Act, Slavery and involuntary Servitude, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall be, and is hereby, for ever prohibited." FROM THE SOUTH SEAS. Ow YHEE.—The death of the King of the Sandwich Islands is confirmed. This event has occasioned so much dissention among his successors and officers, as to threaten a revolution and civil war. The old King left upwards of 150,000 dollars in specie. FROM THE MONTREAL HERALD OF FEBRUARY 12. UPPER CANADA PARLIAMENT.—HIS Excellency the Governor of Upper Canada has, by Proclama tion, been pleased to convoke the Parliament of that Province for the 2lst inst. for the dispatch of business. The Times of this morning gives the following in telligence as entitled to implicit credit : " Letters have been teccived in town from the Qumar, dated Rome, the 28th of February, and 6th of March, in which her MAJESTY speaks positively of her intention of returning to Eng land, and of having ordered persons to meet her at Calais. Her Alsrurr expresses much indignation at the omission of her name in the Liturgy of the Church of England, and mentions those persons whom she supposes to have been the instigators of so gross an insult. Notwithstanding this interdiction, her Mars= r expresses her hopes that the People of England will still pray for her in their hearts; and she assures them she is well, and sensibly alive to the machinations and plots of her cuemits." GENERAL ELECTION: MIDDLESEX ELECTION.—SIXTH DAY. State of the Poll this D.ly, at Twelve o'Clock : Mr. Brno - - - - 93 Mr. WIIITSRLia. - - - 82 lir. Ilist.Ltan - - - - 148 WESTMINSTER ELECTION—TIIIETEENTH DAY. State of the Poll this Day, at One o'Clock: This Day. Total. Sir FRANCLi Bean= - .. 761 4458 Mr. Muumuu - - - 138 4246 Mr. I.Ases - - - - 210 1707 STATE OF °TITER POLLS. WiII,CORLAND, 11141.M.011 21.—(Sixth Day, Twelve o'Clock.) Lord Lowther - 1922 I Colonel Lowther 11.11 Bronharn - 1168 -Bears, lv, A snit Xll. Charles Dundas - 1005 I Ballet[ - - 113 Neville - - 977 I Taincrort, Abotca 20. Baring - - 809 I Sermo.ir - - 188 NV/ITC 261 GLAMORGA num r, rim tI. Cele - 548 I li.dw. , r(l. - 514 Paasvois, MA mcis 40. Harrods' - 1680 I Williams -145 G Hamby 1452 I li. Hunt 1091 EZ87214,, Mititc.3 41.--(Second Day). Acland - 247.8 Ebrington - 1715 Bastard - 1869 MEMBERS RETURNED. Comma—D. Davenport, Esq. Wilbraham Egerton, Esq. Bussza---alr. Burrell, and Mr. Curteis. SUSSEX ELECHOM CHICHESTER, MARCH 2!.. This day the poll finally closed, which was an nounced by the SIIERIFF : after which the Freehol ders adjourned from the Market-place to the Town- Hall, where the successful Candidates, as also Mr. CAVENDISII, proceeded, with all the pageantry of music, colours, escorts of men dressed in white, de corated with ribands, &c. On the Bench were— Sir Godfrey Webster, Lord Uenry Howard, M.P. M. Lloyd, Esq. M.l'. Right lion. W. lit:skisson, M.P. T. Partington, Esq. General G. Crosby, W. S. Poyntz, Esq. John Hope, Esq. W. C. Mabbett, Esq. C. H. Smith, sq. and many leading characters in the County. _ _ _ • After the customary ceremony of investing the new Knights of the Shire with the sword and sash was gone through, WALTER BURRELL, Esq. rose, and, labouring un der a most severe cold, apologised for his indisposi tion. However, he could not repress his anxiety to thank the Freeholders for the honour that d.ty re newed, which he never should forget. Ile had long lived in intimacy with persons of different political views, and he was grateful for dieir supra during the progress of this eventful contest. Sincerely thank ing his friends, he would not withhold the opportunity of expressing his obligations to his honourable op ponent (Mr. Cavendish) In the course of the Elec tion, explanations were of necessity requited between themselves. On such occasions, no man was mole honourable, more candid than his opponent, and he was an ornament to the Noble house of Cavendish. In addressing the citizens of Chichester, who were of different parties, he should deeply regret if the con tentions which emanated Item the Election, did not cease with the causes Avhich produced them. To promote the interests of the County of Sussex, would be his ambition on all occasions. Again apologising for severe indisposition, he gratefully thanked the Freeholders for their indulgence—(Cheering). Mr. CURTEIS likewise returned thanks for the honour of being returned as one of the Representa tives in Parliament for this populous and opulent County. On the day of nomination he had expressed his unqualified opposition to blasphemy and sedition. He had previously declared his approbation of the measures of Government during the last Session of Parliament—( Hisses and groans). He was in the North of England during the last summer, and was witness to some of the scenes which subsequently compelled Ministers to pass the late Bills. He ab horred the Cato-street Plot, and deeply regretted to hear a Gentleman of Lewes tell him, that the whole plot was hatched at a Police Office—( Loud expres sions of disapprobation). He would ever be a guar dian against inroads of the Constitution ; but, as Sus- sex was an Agricultural County, his attention should be more particularly directed to its interests in that respect. The independence of the County depended on the prosperity of Agriculture; and at any time when a Petition for a Public Meeting, through the hands of the Sheriff, was entrusted to his charge, he would cordially support it. He confessed he had coalesced with his honourable colleague (Mr. Bur rell), but under no pledge. He was sorry to learn that the Dissenters were in opposition, but he saw no difference as to the protection of their rights from his being either a Churchman or a Dissenter, for they were both equally protected. If he had been sup ported by the Aristocracy of the County, he wished to remind his honourable opponents, that he re ceived the support of four of the most noble houses in Europe—( Hisses and laughter). Mr. CAVENDISH, in a neat and concise speech,l thanked the Freeholders for their spontaneous sup port. If he had entered into the contest ell-lies, the' Election would have been in his favour—(Cheers). W. S. POINT; Esq. regretted the absence of Lord G. Cavendish, who was detained by unavoidable circumstances at another Election. Had the Noble Lord been present, he would have explained the causes which imperiously demanded an opposition to a coalition against the independence of the County. It was a coalition not only disgraceful but disrespect ful. Mr. Cavendish was merely brought forward to assert its independence. If he has not been success ful in being returned, yet he has ultimately obtained a victory, which will be certain on a subsequent oc casion. Although Mi. Cavendish polled 1867 Free. holders, of which 1379 were plumpers, yet he re tired honourably front the contest, without putting his opponents to severe and ruinous expenses. He de.. Glared, that the conduct of Sir Godfrey Webster had ever been straight forward, honourable, and manly. Thanking the Freeholders for their kindness, he trusted that the time was not far distant, when they would accomplish an union between Mr. Cavendish and the independence of the County—(Loud cheers).' Sir GODFREY WEBSTER and Mr. HusxissoN also addressed the Meeting. Yesterday morniug„ the Duke of YORK, the Duke and Duchess of and the Duchess of GLOUCESTER, visited the Princess AUCUSTA, at her apartments in the King's Palace, in St. James's Park. We understand that the Executors of the Lite Duke of Kswr,,have declined taking our letters of admini stration, but that the Ciediturs hare done so. BRIGHTON, M.lRell 21. The gratifying task is still ours to report that 0 KING'S health continues hourly to improve. MAJESTY, however, excepting in occasional wall:. on the inclosed lawn, confines himself to the Palace, the prevalence of cold winds being much against tEt prudence of more extended carr►age airings. His MAJESTY, as we have already stated, leaves us en Thursday, to receive the RECORDER'S Report, at Carl. ton Palace, but his absence will be but of very short duration.—Lord ERSKINE is among our las: arrivals: T HE ARMY. Eiday, a detachment of the sth Royal Ve:e:-ars was embarked at Plymouth, on board the Les, Cap. tain Bt./token, or Pendennis Castle, to relieve the party of the 3d, ordered for Cork. PLYNIOUTH,. MARCH 17. ft is with infinite regret we announce the expected removal of the Third Royal Veteran Battalion, who have received orders to embark for Ireland, the moment traner arts arrive fr-r their conveyance. It would be an unpardom.b:e injustice not to state that their conduct, from the time of their formation. to the pre s^nt moment has been most exemplary, reflecting the highest honour on the Corps in genera!, and on the Colonel, and those Officers in particular '.hose strenuo;:s exertions have been the means of bringing this fine Regiment into such a state of disci. pline : They have cheerfully, and with the steadiness of Veto tars (a distinction they so jus•ly meal performed the duties of the Garrison so as to merit the approbation of their General, ar.d the thanks and lieq wishes of the Inhabitants, whose comfort has le.rtn so materially benefited by their resuLar and erdtr:v conduct. They prepare to embark for the sister Kingdom with renovated spirits, proud to be cal!..d upon by their Sovryxs:4 to shire with their brother-soldiers the mote active dttties their profession. GOVERNMENT IIOUSIP., CLIATHAM, March SO; 11120. Geurtcr.xe.:4--I am honoured with your Letter of this date, conveying the th,:rks of the Local Cotr:•nittee of the Nortncz Ustox Ftaa Orrice, for what they ice plei.sed to term " The indefatigable and meritorious services of the Ist Royal Vcter:e Battalion, in protecting the property, and their active end' yours to arrest the pi ogrebs cf the flames, during the late de ct ructive fire at Chatham :" also requesting, " that if Iliad no ticed any individuals who bad particularly distinguished them selves on this occasion, that I world point them out ; and if so, they would use their endeavours to procure as adequate reward for their goo.: conduct ;" I have, Gentlemen, had great pleasure 1,1 communicating this tribate of the approbation of thv Commit tee, to the (hikers and &Adler% und;:r my command, who re quest me to assare them, that they are sensible of their attentions, and obliged by their offers; ai.d as their first wish is at all tilues to do their duty, and deserve the good will of the in habit:mu, they beg to decline any pecuniary reward. _ . I have the Isonour to be, Gentlemen, Y.ur most °he( lent humble sent t, (f4ned) AIICII. CHRISTIE, Coloncl Ist Royal Vet. Ba:t. To :he Agents of the Tiorwich Union tociety. NAVAL IN7'ELLIGENCL. The East India Company's ship Waterloo arrived at Canton the 9.;:h :;;..ptember. Information has also been received of the anival of the Company's sh;p Wiram Pitt at flencoolan i'ezrz 4lA►cn 20.—Arrived th..t Ann Elizabeth. Orrrr, front Newry for Poole, with loss of bowsprit, hiving been no foul of off the Lizard by a large ship, supposed to be an In dianan. FAILAIOUTH, MARCI 4 C.C.—\Vlrld F.—Arrived the Julius Caw. Lt - cy:le, from Demerara, in 60 days, for London; Cr,.:.if Si7lonv, from New York, in 25 days, for Havre; and Bliss, YP.F7 , M, horn Virginia : - or London. Arrived off the Lizard, the Georgian; WAARi:N, from Berbire for London. On the 21st ult. in lat. 3S. -10. N. long. 33. 3. W. she was struck by lightning, which splintered the Inainmazt. The Master, Mat.., and three men, were also struck b) it, but did not receive rni injury. - 1 3 1:TKOLTIT, MARCH 21.—Sailed his Majesty's ship StARTAN, for Ireland and Lisbon. POILLIIHOZTH, M.I.IPCH D2.—Arrived the John, LOTHERIXGVUX, from Shields, for Gibraltar and Fiume; Dove, Canny, fvon Weymouth; Dart, Francon, from Dartmouth; La 1.7^.: , :tt, Gsu.tan, and La Sugulle, —, from Cherbourg.—Fassed by, the Cicero, KILLT, from the South Seas, for Lo: don. DEAL, MARCH V.—Wind a.,d s..iled for the River, the Severn, Lew, from St. Michael's.—;`.one down from the River and sailed, the Neptune, IWKissoor, for New South Wales; larbadoes, Knotty, for Halifax; Henry Clay, Csans, for Virginia ; Alfred, TRIST, fcr Tobago; Arno, Roseicr-ton. for Genoa; Lady Ford) St(111240, for Leghorn; Elizabeth, - THIS, for Lisbon; and Merrory, Leon, for Messina. Also sailed, the Tropic, Basurosn, for B.u^badoes. LIVERPOOL, 21.—Artived the Darien, Wu.cox, from Savannah ; Minerva, SMITH, from New York, sailed the 25th February; and Halcyon, Wooszes, from Charleston, saikd the 18th February. ARRIVED—At Havre, Fasterprise, Gardner, from the South Seas. At Oporto, Oporto, Covey; and the Palace, Nickels, from London; Charles, Smith ; and the John and Thow.as, Chant, from Liverpool. At Lisbon, Two Brothers, Henning ton; and the Blues, Blues, from London; Cottager, Co nish; Lisbon Packet, Tucker ; Mary, Crowther; Arlin , Bony ; and Waterloo, Munro, from Liverpool; Liberty, Boyes; and Deito Fen°, --, from Cork ; Commercial Packet, —, from Dub lin ; aed Polperro, Rosignol, from Jersey. At St. Übe's. Peggy and Ann, Johnson, from Sligo. At Cadiz, I•acific, Roberts; Snal:speare, —; and Sophia, Drum, from London; also the Providence, Woolsey, from Yarmouth. At Gibraltar, Aurora, Robinson, from Shit Ids. At Messina, Saunders Hill, from Liverpool. At rioste, ViOlant, &when, from Leith. Mr. Anton, of Geanies, the Sheriff of Rois.shirt, has published an off,cial statement of the late unfor tunate affair at Culruin, in that County. The ae count he gives, does not differ materially from what has been already laid before the Public. It confirms distinctly what we said at the time, that however unwarrantable and pregnant with disaster the con duct of the misguided Highlanders, engaged on that occasion, his been, relines, as has been. idly sug gested by some of our contemporaries, li'ad nothing to do with it. The matter (says the Inverness Jour nal) stands simply thus:—" The proprietor of 'Cul rain wished to tom a portion of his estate, which supported eighty families, into one farm, for OW substantial tenant. This disposition of ihe property the present occupiers of the soil determined to resist, having had a premise f:cm the landlord that they should be allowed to remain as long as they paid their rents; and, whilst they offer a larger rent than the single tenant, threaten to maintain possession of their farms at the peril of their lives. In doing so, they have already seriously violated the law of the land, and. their persisting in their purpose can only have the elect of involving them in an abyss of crime and misery. They cannot cope witli the strength of the British empire, when asserting the sovereignty of the laws, and the attempt can only overwhelm them in ruin. They even revent any thing being done fer their relief; for who would negociate with nn armed mob, or give encourage ment to others to seek, by defiance of the laws, that redress which can only be found in the paths cf peace :tnd obedience?" DI KI). 1:0 :day, at h" !.arse in Davies-street. Berkeley-square, i n thr 92 d year o f his aiv:, Ashton, Lord Viscount Curzon. Tuesday, at his house, in Arlingror-rreet, Lord Hondas. Ills Lordship %V 1 s Lard Lieutenant old Vice-Admiral of Orkney, and :ihetland. Kw 's, MA. I't:aspic-34r I I I i 14