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10R . EIGN JATELLIGENCE. MADRID, '_.l ARCH 21. On tha 18th March, the day before the abdication of du! late King, he ordered the following prociama. Lion to he published : " His Majesty having received intelligence that the French troops will shortly piss through Madrid, on their march to Cadiz deigns to communicate this circumstance to his Council, and, at the same time, declares his Royal 1,111, that the French troops should be treated with all the friendship and kindness which is due to the army ef the Emperor of the French, the ally of his Mos jesty. The Council have therefore issued the present Prociams. tion, and rely upon the loyalty of the People for a strict obedience to the orders of the King. BARTHOLOMEW DE MUNES. • CUPPLEMENT TO THE MADRID GAZEITE OF THE 22d MARCH. His Majesty has issued the following decree : " Although Don Pedro Cevallos, my First Secretary of State and of Dispatches, has sent in his resignation for different reasons which he has stated, I have not received his resignation, because it is proved to me, that though he married a cousin-german of the Prince of Peace, he never participated in the projects and unjust designs which are supposed to have been conceived by that man, and upon which I have ordered jui'icial enquiries ; which *hews in him a noble heart, faithful to his Sovereign, and a servant of whom I will not deprive myself. My will is , that this order be publi,hed and made known to my subjects. " Araniuez, Nll.sch 21. "To the arquis Ceballero." 26.—Extract of a letter from an Officer in “ I, THE KING. and City of Worcester, . the French army : , Ordered to lie on the table. "On the edd, we appeared before Madrid, and entered the . A Person front the Stamp Office presented an Account of the city the same evening. An immense concourse of people came An'nual Produce of the Stamp Duties. not of the city to meet us. The whole army wits collected toge- Mr. JENKINSON pre anted an Aeemint of the Number of tber in the fine. order. The Grand Duke reviewed them, amidst Men chficient in making up the Volunteer Corps in their original the acclzmations of the Spaniards. He afterwards made his entry , strength.—Ordered to lie on the table. into Madrid, preceded by the Imperial Guard, on horseback, and i Mr. CREEVEY moved, that the Statements of the Accounts; by a numerous Staff, and followed by all the Cavalry, and the of the India Company, presented to the House by the Right Hon. first division of the Infantry, under the command of General Chairman a few days since, be printed.--Ordered. Aleuts' er. The two other divisions remained encamped on the , The same Hon. Member rave notice of a motion, on Friday surrounding heights. Ihe streets and balconies were crowded next, for the production of certain other Papers connected with with inhabitants, and with Spanish military, who expressed great the Debts of the Company. satisfaction at the arrival of the French. On the 24th, the Prince Alderman COUR F.'S Bill, to punish Child-etealing, was raaststse of Asturias, being declared King, made his public entry on horse- second time, and committed for Friday, back. Ile is a fine man, and has an agreeable countenance—he I Mr. BIDDULPH gave notice of a motion for Friday, ow the went to the Royal Palace, which is not far from the Palace of the application of the Demise Revenues of the Crown. Admiral. 'I he Police of the city is maintained by patroles, which l'he Dublin Police Bill was postponed till to-morrow. are commanded by two Officers, one French, and the other Spa- The House resolved itself into a Committee on the Irish Clergy nigh, to prevent all disputes that migiat arise from the difference of • Residence hill ; went through the same, with some discussion languages." I between Mr. POT/IV/NIT, Sir NIWPORT, sir A. Wrixiscar, MAncil 30.—( Front the Moniteur.)—The army is the CRANCt. LLUR of the Excurciont, and Dr, DUMENAN and, looked upon here with a very favourable eye. Last having made aeveral amendments, was ordered to be reported to- Sunday the Military Mass, at which the Grand Duke j Mr. ins HUSKISSON moved for leave to • a Bill for the , , - • of Berg, and the French Generals assisted, was very I better collection of the Duties on Malt, and the preventing of brilliant, and produced a deep sensation. frauds on the Revenue in the manufacture thereof. He stated, King Charles and the Queen are still at Aranjuez ; teat com mitted in this way were become enormous.... One t he object thud, of ~ this his Bill would be, to require from tl.e master re the Prince of Asturias and the Queen of Etruria are gular returns of the quantities Of barley taken into his stores.— at Madrid. 1 Auother provision was one which certainly must be considered as On the road from Bayonne to Madrid, relays have • not only beneficial to the Revenue, hut of advantage to the fair al ad to va paz g in e t w h as e d t u ak ti on es nbir personsoatt w n h ly o once in been placed. The Emperor of the French is expected s trae rn er o . nths h , w a u nd ose . with much impatience. We have no need of the p s re- 11 took premises and malted all the corn they could within that pe sent circumstances to desire to see so extraordinary a rind, at the end of which they usually absconded, defrauding the Sovereign, and this eagerness of all classes of people Revenue of the whole of the duties, and often the honest farmer sufficiently shews that the Spanish nation is always of e corn. This for manufacturing This Bill, therefore, malt, to give security for would require of all persons same, and that every thing which is great ince- taking out li paying the duties once in three months.—Leave was given to rests it But under the present circumstances we fee l bring in the Bill. deeply that there is no longer any arm capable of say.; Mr. R. WARD presented some Accounts relative to the Droits ing us—that his intervention and his councils are . of Adroiralty.—Orderod to lie on the table. equally necessary. 1 Mr. TIERNEY moved for the attendance of certain other witnesses on Wednesday, before the Committee on the petitions MARCH 3l.—This morning, one of the King's offi- against the Orders in Counel—Ordered. cers delivered to the Grand Duke of Berg the sword LHCAL MILITIA RILL. of Francis I. His Highness on this occasion delivered Lord C ASTLER EAGH begged leave, before the a flattering eulegiem on the Spanish nation. order of the day for the second reading of the Local Aeree 3.—The King, our Master, and in his name i. Militia Bill was read, to state two or three alterations' the Alcaides of his Palace and of the Court, order 'as , which he meant to introduce, bearing upon the prin., follows, that for the maintenance of public order and , ciple of the Bill-Ist, It was proposed that those who tranquillity, the patroles and rounds which were esta- ; had served penonally in the Militia should be exempted blished on the 20th of March, shall continue for the R from the ballot for the Local Militia ;-2dly, That security of the Citizens, and to disperse and prevent when any Corps of Volunteers transferred its services crowds and mobs. No spirituous liquors to be sold i from the Volunteer Establishment to the Local Militia, after eight in the evening, those- who sell them to do 1 the Officers of such corps should retain their rank, and so only in their shops, and to shut up their shops at ; that all the men should be admitted into the Local that hour. The principals of manufactories and 1 Militia without any regard to age ;-3dly, That when other establishments to superintend carefully their i persons change their residence from one county to workmen and apprentices, and to give notice to the another, they shall be permitted likewise to transfer police if any of them absent themselves from their their services to the Local Militia of the county in work. Fathers of families are en j o i ne d no t to suffer which they reside ;—and, 4thly, That the families of their children or domestics to mix with factious or those men who are drawn, and which are unable to seditious assemblies, and to restrain them by good support themselves, shall receive the same allowance example, good advice, and even by the fear of punish- which is now granted to the familie; of Volunteers ment. 1 his order to be posted up throughout the when callecrout on permanent duty ; this allowance city. (A true copy) MAR rms. to be paid in the first instance by their respective pa- The King our Master, whilst he rejoices to see the rashes, and to be repaid to the parishes by the Re excellent and general spirit with which the people of coiver-General of the Army. Madrid receive andtreat the troops of his intimate and Mr. WHITBREAD expressed a hope that a clause august ally the Emperor of th e F r en c h, distributed would be introduced into the Bill, to exempt those i within the city, has been sensibly affected ; that the from being drawn for the Local Militia who had served imprudence and malevolence of a small number of by substitute either in the Army of Reserve or the individualsshould have attempted to disturb this good Regular Militia. In many instances persons so cire l ' understanding. As this injurious conduct, so foreign cunisianced had been drawn for the Militia ; and, in to the generous sentiments of every good Spaniard, one he knew a sum of between forty and fifty guineas perhaps owes its source to a ridiculous and unfounded having been paid for a substitute, and the man was misunderstanding of the intentions which actuate the afterwards drawn, and is now actually serving in the said troops who are quartered in this city and in the , Militia, having no longer the means of obtaining a other provinces of the kingdom, his Majesty declares i eubstitute. and affirms for the last time, that his subjects ought to I Lord CASTLEREAGH having moved that the set aside every fear of this nature, as the intentions of! Bill be now read a second time, the French governnitat accord with his own, and sP I Sir JAMES HALL ezieressed his approbation ge far from concealing any hostile projects, or the slight- : nerally of the principle of the bill, but thought that it est invasion, have no other object but the execution s lid require some additions to make it a complete ' of the treat measures connected with his Majesty, : measure. The Honourable Baronet then stated his against their common enemy. i sent i ments u p o n t h e p rac ti ca bili t y of t h ese a ddi t i ona l 'Thiiexplanation ought to suffice to tranquillize ! arrangements, and concluded with trusting that they every sensible man, and induce him to receive with would be adopted. the greatest eagerness guests so estimable. Colonel SHIPLEY lamented that he should see If, however, any one shall be so rash and so inimi- every Sessions some now scheme to increase the army cal to the two allied nations, as to seek to disturbtheir and add to the vigour of,the country, and that each respectable and reciprocal friendship, either by actions 1 of them in succession should only be productive of in or by words, it is fit it should be known that the I creased expence to the people, and the nation in no guilty will be punished without remission with the i i respect benefited, c • yet the army rendered mote effec greatest rigour, and without delay, by a Governmentl tive. Instead of an increase of force, there was an paternal towards its faithful and obedient subjects, 1 increase of patronage ; and instead of the natural but firm, just, and inflexible towards the guilty ; force of the empire being strengthened, it was actu [Then follow the usual forms . ) I ally in a declining state ; for, before any one plan or A notice to the public calls upon every 0 71 1 ' No-1 scheme i-; ripen, there is another ready to supplant used at effects beloagiog to the Prince of the Peace, i it. He could not but lament the mischievous jea to discover such . propertz, under penalty of being lousy that ruined the system of his Right Honourable proceedtcl against with di. greatest rigour. Friend (Mr. 'Windham) which was the best ever tug. , , • BATONNF.. APRIL a gested fpr making a good and faithful seedier. That Stirche three Deputes sent by the new King to was a system which improved the army, and did not eatteet the emperor and Ow tu o have arrived here. 1 increase' the patronage or `ewer a the Minister. But One ot teeter, the Count de Yeraied Nunez, set out the present neeaepre, of all he ever yet heard submit &Tee days - ago for la;ja.• The Due de Trias arri- ted, was the least • calculated to accomplish the objects I ve i l yesterday. The Due . de Medina Cali is it, professed ; it was expensive to the country, oppres. every moment. The provinces of Navarre, i mve to the individual, and productive of no good Gal • , and Bise4y, have sent ordereror couriers I effect w hatsoever. expe r 464,. - - ' He appeakd to the common sense • Ni to tie dis) .ched the moment hi= Imperial Majesty arrivcs here. It is said tbal the FortmueF troops are to proceed to ValladoliX The Prince of the F4.-:'ee is said to ha'e been trans (erred to the Palaie 'cull-e Admiralty, which is at resent occupied bj ape Gra44 Doke 4 Berg. . . • • . 7 - cf the Tippse, hi)* the Noble Lord (to use bis 4:awn Passed, without meeting with any thing like resistance _ they were ty . ~.. diction) could make ,v;e11 regulated re ' mental die. in their way. I must hre declare I entertain no concealed thesnselves in their own dust. He wished ciplined militia . ferce . in il! daYa ? It was imposiibl, •; I doubt whatever of tbe power which may be vested to see their measures oat of it{ feathers. What does and if any thing were watOlg to chew the falli t • cy of in the Monarch, by our Constitution subjecting the the Noble Lord suppose that hie is doing for the public his plan, he thought that 141 NY aPertion'sullicient.—.... whole pppnlatioa to his disposal. Nor have 1 the good ? We have quite enough of espence ;we have He' nest 4PPeaed to thei r good 'ewe tg *Tv whether least aPPeeheiniOn chat t i 14; tight teal ever be invaded quite enough of disturbance of all the relathoOS • (11 PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF LORDS, MAY 2. Counsel was beard in the Roxburgh Appeal Cans., Caine e. IstNw• On the motion of Lord ELL.ENBOROUGH, a Bill woe brought in, read a first time, and ordered to be printed, few the Relief of Persons detained in Prison, under Executions for not exceeding £2O, exclusive of cops ; according to which, the Debtor is to be entitled to his release at the expiration of twelve calendar months from the period of his first confinement, leaving a power to the Creditor to proceed against his effects, in the same manner as if the D••btor had never been arrested. As this was merely an experimental measure, it was his Lordship's intention to corfine its operation, for the present, to England and Wales. His Lordship said, that he had every reason Ns believe it would be found a measure of much utility, highly beneficial to persons of the description . ..hich it was intended to relieve ; and he hoped it would meet the wishes of some Noble Lords, who bad already tak,m the matter under their consideration. The Birmingham Canal Bill, ar.d three other Bills of a private nature, were forwarded through their respective stages, and, after sane further routine business, the House adjuwned. - . HOUSE OF COMMONS. Sir SAMUEL Romtr.t s , took his seat for Wareham. Mr. Alderman SHAW presented s Petition from the Prisoners confinid lot Debt in the gaol of Ludgate, praying relief by an in solvent Aet. 'The worthy Alderman, on presenting this petition, eapressed his coincidence in the suggestions in favour of referring petitions of this kind to a Committee. Mr. ROBARI S presented a Petition front the Corprration in favour of the Place Reversion paying a -man a bounty to milt the Volunteers, srlicre be is useful and has duty to do, to go into the Local Militia, where he cannot be of use, and has no 'duty to do, can be a saving to the country The whole of k was oppressive and unconstitt.-.741141 ; it studied every thing but the interests of the comi:Ty, and the comforts of the soldier. It was nothing else than a I conscription, which woad tend to depreciate, ratfuer than encourage a military life. The Noble Lot d pro poses that it should be officered as the old militia: that was impossible ; as it is, the old milhia i;annot obtain qualified officers enough for themselves ; how then could this subordinate Militia acquire them ? There was another piece of injustice in it, and that was, that substitutes would not be allowed—this was a piece of depotism that nothing in Turkey could surpass. The Honourable Gentleman then proceeded to draw a cootrast between the con luct of the late Administra tion and the present, and concluded with expre,sing h:s decided disapprobation of this measure. Mr. J. SMITH supported the Bill, and observed, that as far as his communications extended, the p in ciple of the Bill met with general concurrence. The measure had been called a conscription, but it did not deserve that n: me ; for there was one el;:use of the, Bill which exempted every one from the ballot under the Bill who entered any of the Corps of Volunteers. also - - -- , led the me. t ire, and Mr. HERBERT supported , me.. 4 contended, that it did not impose any severer burdens on the people than the nature of the times required. Alluding to our military system with reference to Ire land, he would strongly recommend an interchange of the militia of the two countries, as tending to pro duce a complete union of political strength, and as likely to have a beneficial effect on the minds of the people of Ireland, with regard to this country. Sir FRANCIS BURDETT—u I agree with the Honourable Member who lately addressed the House, that the present Bill should only come from the Noble Lord : I know none so capable of devising a measure of its nature. He, I cannot suppose, is, but certainly the House must be,ignoranttof the evils and mischief to which they are about to subject the country, by per. initting this Act to pass into a law. Let it not be for• i Bgotten that Great Britain is a land of freedom,and that ritons have an inherent detestation for bondage The military of this country have, conformably to the _ . thr • first led *- for spirit of the times in which they were . out I the public defence, been subjected to a rigoroos_cpde, termed martial law, injurious to the feelings of ever} brave man, and disgraceful to humanity. Such an institution should rather now be abolished, as far as it affects the military, than be revived against the whole population of the nation. I feel this a degrading circumstance attending the Bill, which I cannot pass without severely reprobating. At the term torocrqpion I am not alarmed, nor does such a measure excite my dislike. I can never conceive it a hardship that a man shall in this crisis be called forth to defend in arms his country and its liberties. .—(Hear ! hear ! and Bravo! from the gallery). But;. Sir, I am eager Ministers should, before they sub ject freemen to a military code, render that code such as freemen could obey or be governed by, and not one which inflicts those punishments unknown amongst freemen of antiquity, or only exercised on their slaves. To patronise or introduce into pubic the severe and sanguinary code of martin 1 iw and military punishment, I grant the Noble )I,ord is most eminently fitted. He has a natural predilection in their favour, and at an early age he displayeds in the commencement of his political career, his r.ative bias amongst his own countrymen. The Irish have, un fortunately, been sufferers by his application of this principle in civil life, and long may it be ere this coun try shall permit a similar experiment to be made by the ingenuity of the Noble Lord. Had I fifty lives, with pleasure would I sacrifice them all, rather than permit the country to labour under so distressing a ' grievance.—(Hear, Ater l)—Whet it is considered that France possesses at this moment nearly one hun dred millions of subjects, that she is not only a war like, martial nation, but is regulated, governed, and led on by a ruler 'of the most comprehensive mind, and successful policy, with armies confident of vic tory, and inured to enterprise, it might have easily been expected that such a state of things would have inspired far different ideas from those which have been the result of the Noble Lord's reflection. In such a state, I say, 'tis just to conclude, that all the physical force of the country should be united in the common cause. But it should be thus united by fair and liberal means, not as slaves who have no tie to unite them to the' interests of society, but the scourge and the tor ture. The present mode is one perfectly fitted for des potism, but totally imperfect as a means of collecting our strength ; and is altogether such as must unavoid ably discover to the country, that any man daring to meddle in the military affairs of the nation and propos ing such a measure, is not only an improper, but a dangerous person to fill the situation held by the Noble Lord. To profess to raise, by this mode, sixty thcmsand men, displays so much ignorance and so much weakness, that it cannot but appear hazardous in the extreme to permit such a person to continue at the head of the military department. With the vast population and extent of maritime territory possessed by France, 'tis altogether impossible hut she must speedily have a fleet, which will be able to contend with us at tea, or at least to protect an invasion on our shores, and such, therefore, should be our system of internal defence, that we should not feel the least alarm had we not a ship on the ocean. The spirit, the enthusiasm of the country, is that which will be found the nation's best hope in difficulties, and security in trial. I regret the sub;ect is one of those which I cannot speak of with coolness and temper. It is one which harrows up all the indignant feelings of man. What! are the people of this country to be [ coerced and flogged to she execution of their duty to themselves, their families, and their country ? Shall freemen alone be compelled to a sense of their duty by the terror of the lash ? Putting out of the question all the burden of personal service and ether incon- P veniencies attending the measure, but which it may be absolutely necessa r y for th e safety of the coußtrf that each should undergo, there never was a rlsts. sure, perhaps, lest fitted for the completioq of its ob ject. Similar requisitions had been made in smut of the nacinns of Europe, over which the French fatally on the part of the subjects of his present Majesty, since we may justly infer, that he will never trartsg re „ the constituted authority with which he ►s vested.— But let me remind the House, and the Noble Lord, that similar vigorous measures have, in other Lanes and other countries, proved destructive to the in. tereqs, and fatal to the existence of Princes less p r o • dent, and IoA the object of the nation's regard. 'rh e measure professes to raise our force to toe standard necessary, yet it provides no increase of force. rather by discouraging the volunteer system and th e Training Act, it decreases the actuß force of t h e country, for the probability of a specuLtise advan tage by means of a new system, whilst it degrades the character of the nation, and the spirit of tndivi. duals. I have but one remark further to make, and that not directly on the present measure, but cur.• fleeted with it in the stme way as it is with most of the measures of Government, which is, the I:►ment, t b; e circumstance attending all our councils anti deliber a . tions, namely, that every thing bears the distinguisLin g marks of a falling nation. But a short time ago thi s House resolved to ado' t a new principle in the milk. tary system of the country. Sctrcely had this beer: put into e►ecutior, and before there is any po, s ibai ty of its being tried fairly, thin that principle is ab out to be supplanted by another, and the field !hr sp.va t . lation is - opened. Thus there - Aothir _ again appears .„.ing but vaccination in council, and irresolution and igno rance in those at the head of affairs, who, while they are employed in talking about practical politics, di s . cover themselves to be mere journeymen politicians, without discernment enough to discover what is right, or resolution enough to persevere even in their own conceptions of rig►h• and wrong, and profes.,ing prin ciples totally contrary to the authority of all those venerable characters who have written for the instrue. Lion and imprirvement of humanity." Colonel WOOD maintained, there was not so le. nient a Military Code in any other country in Europe. It was not the authority of the lash that prevailed. He would tell the Hon. Baronet, English Officers were averse to that species of discipline. Soldiers • would rather be tried by their officers than by a Jury from among themselves —so much for the Military Code. He agreed v.:th the Honourable Gentleman opposite (Mr. Herbert), with respect to the inconsis •in the Militia Resignations. The English Mi tency in me _ u. litia might go to garristin Fort George in the Ncrtii of Scotland, but they could not be sent to Ireland this demanded a remedy. He did not consider the present measure, in so far as it was unpopular, to give any influence to Ministers. Mr. WHITBREAD would expttin to the Hon. Gentleman, how a measure that was extremely unpo pular might give great iufluenee to Ministers. No thing is more unpopular in this country, than the great and constant increase of taxes; yet nothing can be better calculated to give patronage and influence to Ministers. Ano,her Right Hon. Gentleman had given great credit to the Noble Lord for the valiant manner in which he fought in the ranks, in citable fishing the Union between Great Britain and Ireland. Here he could net but recollect the saying of a great conqueror of antiquity, who asserted that he would take any town, if he could only get an ass loaded with gold introduced into it. The Noble Lord was the first to approve the measures of my Right Hop, Friend, (Mr. Windham), particularly with respevt to the Volunteers, and now he comes to absorb the Vo-• luntcers • for that must be the effect of his Local Militia plan, if it has any. His maxim with respelle to the Volunteers seemed to be, " Lamdandi, ernandi, tollemli." He here entered into a general comparison of Mr. Windham's Training Act, and Lord Castle. reagh's Local Militia, and contended, that if the former had been suffered to have its full effect, there would now have been a suffi..ient force in thecountry for all purposes of defence. The operation of a ballot he considered as most injurious to the people—(Hs et hear! hear 1)-.-but now we shall have a constant suc cession of ballots. He was happy to understand tlyta many of the provisions, which would have been mese obnoxious, were to be withdrawn. The effect of the twenty-eight does siaining would be, that the subjects of it would be corrupted themselves; and that on their return, they wild corrupt others. Every per son must perceive, that the plan of the Ministry is to convert the Volunteers into Militia, The expense would be enormous. He would not oppose its going into the Committee ; but was persuaded, that what ever amendments may in the mean time be made, there will still be subject enough fur discussion re maining. Mr. WILBERFORCE said, that if he must speak his sentiments without reserve, he did think 'that neither within that House nor out of it was there an adequate sense of the danger a the present crisis.— He did not think the plan of his Noble Friend of suf ficient extent ; that, as far as it did go, it sboidd have his hearty support. He felt the dit fi ci:lty of his Noble Friend's situation, and was aware of the difference of an individual stating an opinion in that House, and a Minister proposing a digested plan for the de fence of the country. At the same time he regretted that his Noble Friend did not fzel himself warranted to call upon the people of England to defend them selves. All agreed upon the necessity of a large stan ding force at the present crisis. Now his principle was, that as far as could be done there might be con- stituted a body which could be rendered easily trans ferable. He would wish a force of this kind to be. if be might use the expression, a sort of raw material. out of which we could any tune manufacture a regular force. Mr. WINDHAM could not divine what reason the Honourable Gentleman who spoke last could have for supposing, that those who were most hostile to the measure of the Noble Lord were not as fulls sensible as himself of the existing , dangers of the country. The point of difference is not as to the sense of the amount of that danger, but the mode of meeting it. With respect to the Gentleraen opposite, the sense of danger seems so wholly to engross their minds as to deprive them of all wer-of adopting adequate means for averting it.-.. Hear I hear! hear!) —That the crisis demands • g extraordinary, is a sort of motto to their measures. The i rreseat be considered as expensive and inefficient. - 7 N Noble Lord and his Colleagues thotight they did business. when '• only makiog,'a disturbance. They L I ~' kis et gal Vel F 11 , 1 110 ~ ~ go 4 0 4 '6 d