Star. — London, England, 1823-07-19 00:00:00

to you his•Maje3ty's acknowledgements for the zeal i nd assiduity wherewith you have applied yourselves to t h e s everal objects which his Majesty recommended so your attention at the opening . ..of the Session. • His Majesty entertains a confident expectation dat•th e provisions of internal regulation which you p a re adopted with respect to Ireland, will, when aer ied into effect, tend to remove some of the evils which have so long afflicted that part of the United ging,dom. • 4, we are commanded to assure you, that you may OK. o r pena upon the firm but temperate exercise of those powers which you have entrusted to his Majesty for the su ppression cf violence and outrage in that c oau rry, and for the protection of the lives and pro perties of hi: Majesty's loyal subjects. It is with the greatest satisfaction that his Ma jesty is enabled to contemplate the flourishing con dition of all brandies of our Commerce and Manu factures, and the gradual abatement of those diffi culties under Which the Agricultural Interest has so l o ng and so severely suffered. 41 Gentlemen of the House of Commons, We have it in command from his Majesty, to thank you for the Supplies which you have granted lathe service of the year ; and to assure you that De has received the sincerest] pleasure from the relief which you have been enabled to afford to his People Ey a large reduction of taxes. " My Lords and Gentlemen, Ilis Majesty has commanded ns to inform you that he continues to receive from all Foreign Powers the strongest assurances of their friendly disposition towards this Country. Deeply as his Majesty still regrets the failure of his earliest endeavours to prevent the interruption of the peace of Europe, it affords him the greatest con solation that the principles upon which he has acted,' and the policy which he has determined to pursue, have been marked with your warm; and cordial con currence, as consonant with the interests, and satis iretory to the feelings, of his people." At the conclusion of the Speech the LORD CHAr- cruon said, .4 My Lords and Gentlemen—l am commanded by his Majesty, by virtue of a Commission under the Great Seal, to us and other Lords directed, to de clare, that Parliament is Prorogued to Tuesday the 13th of September next." The SPEAKtR and the Members of the House of Commons then retired.. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER entered the House a few minutes before Two o'clock. The Chaplain immediately proceeded to say prayers, and being very much pressed for time, he certainly van a most godly race." He had scarcely concluded, when the Gentlenian Usher of the Black Rod summoned the House to attend in the Hotise of Peers to hear the Prorogation of Parliament, by Commission. The SPEAKER, at- tended by several Members, immediately proceeded to the House of Lords. The alterations made by the House of Lords in the Bill fOr repealing the Spitalfields Acts were so great, that it was scarcely known on being returned to the Hoe of Commons last night, and certainly was not recognized. There was no Member found disposed to move the customary proposition, " that the House do concur in their Lordships' Amendments." At last, llr. CAI.CRAPT distinctly put it to Mr. HUSICISSONI the father of the Bill, what he intended to do respect ing it? Mr. iluskissoN replied, that it certainly was not his intention to move that the House should concur in those Amendments, which, in fact, defeated the Bill as sent from the Commons. No one else made such motion, so that the Bill was, what is technically termed, " dropped r it is thus lost, at least for the present Session. Several Members of the Silkweavers Committee, who were in the gallery, on learning the fate of the Bill, communicated the news to the crowds of weavers assembled about the House, who mani fested their joy in temperate exultation. When the rews reached Spitalfields the bells of St. Matthew, Bethnal-green, were immediately set ringing, and co lours were placed on the Church steeple. In the evening an almost general illumination wok place ; bonfires, and fire-works of various descriptions, were let off, and several pieces of small cannon were fired at intervals. The whole passed off with the greatest order and decorum. Many convivial parties met, and the health of the King, and several other toasts, were drank with enthusiasm. Theliritish Government, faithful to the neutrality it has maintained during the whole of the negocia lions pre‘ious to the war between France and Spain, as well As since its commencement, has refused to re tognie the Regency of Madrid, as it formerly refused to acknowledge that of Urgel, and the other Authori ties which have successively assumed the Government SpAIII. '[he subjoined con espondence between the ring sill British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and the. Agent of the Madrid Regency, was la s t night *seined to Parliament. It affords a g9od comment ontheTe• tersbnrgh Manifest's, which we noticed in the STAit of Tuesday, as' audaciously asserting that the only dif ference betwecn Great Britain-and the Continental' Powers was, as to the mode of interfering with Spain : CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN DON VICTOR SAEZ AND MR. SECRETARY CANNING. DON TICTOS TAU TO XL. SICINTANT WINOS* " Madrid, June 7, 1923. _ _ " Stn—l have the honour to transmit to your Excellency the letter by which his Serene Highness the Regency of Spain and the Indies has the honour of communicating to bis Britannic Majesty its installation, which took place, with the greatest so lemnity, in this capital, and which has been followed by the re. cognition of his Royal Highness the Duke d'Angoukme, in the name of his Most Christian Majesty. " Ills Serene Highness, in directing me to request that your Excellency will present to his Majesty the King of Great Bri tain the said letter (of which I have the honour to inclose a, copy, as likewise of the documents relative to the nomination of the Regency), has ordered me to express to you, at the same time, his anxious wish to cultivate the relations of friendship which have always subsisted between our august Sovereigns. " I shall feel happy in contributing to fulfil the wishes of his Serene Highness in this respect; and in the meantime, I have the honour to assure your Excellency of the high consideration with which, dte. (Signed) " VICTOR SAEZ. " His Eicellency Mr. Canning, dec. &e. des ." PROCLAMATION. HIS &MAL HIGHNESS TEE iCU or £IIOOOLIGNE, OtHEILAIAII•CanIN OF TIM FOES= ALOFT, TO tIitOTANIAILDS. [This has appeared in the Papers, as well at Martiguaes let ter, and the other inelosures, retarding the formation of , the Regency in Madrid: the Im:insures were six in number.] MI6 SICRSTASY emoting To DON NICTOD SAM Foreign Office, June 19, .1823. " Sta—l hare the honour to acknowledge the reedit of the letter which your Excellency did me the honour to address to me on the 7th instant, announcing the installation of a new Re gency at Madrid, and inclosing a letter, addressed (as you inform me) by that Body to the King, my Master. " The _Regency of Urge!, some months ago, and more re. cently that which was instituted after the entrance of the Frineh army into Spain. successively addressed letters to me, announcing, in like manner, their assumption, respectively, of the Govern ment of Spain. " To neither of these communications has it been thought ne- 1 cessary to return any answer; and, if I now deviate from the course pursued in those two instances, it is only because I would not appear to be guilty of incivility, in sending back your mes senger without a written acknowledgment of your letter. " I have, however, nothing to add to that acknowledgment. The King, my Master, having a Minister resident near the per son of hit Catholic Majesty, cannot receive I, communication of this description ;—and it is, therefore, not consistent with my duty to lay before the King, the letter addressed to his Majesty, which I have the honour herewith to return. _ " I have the honour, &c. • (Signed) " GEORGE CANNING. " His Excellency Don. Victor Saez, ate. &c. &c." The French Papers of Thursday reached us this morning, by Express; but they contain little intelli- ... _ gence of any interest. The following are extracts: . FROM Tilt DRAPRAU PLANC. PARIS, JULY 17. NEWS FROM SPAIN AND THE FRONTIERS. Az, JULY B.—Owing to the little interest the mi litary operations had of late on our frontiers, I did not write; and particularly since the divisions of St. Priest and Baron Eroles quitted Seu for Cardona. The blockade of the forts of Urgel has not been effected ; but it is announced that a reinforcement of 300 to 400 Frenchmen have joined the blockading party,. and the siege will be undertaken with vigour. According to the Ministerial Journals, who now do not seem to be so positive on the surrender of Cadiz, it appears that two revolutionary parties have de clared themselves, and a great diehrence of opi nion prevails: the most moderate party wishes for the safety of the Xing, at the head of which are Romero Alpuente, and Gasco, Ex-Minister of the Interior ; the other, called the frenetic party, wish ing to sacrifice, in time of danger, the Royal Family, is conducted by Galliano and Arguelles ; but the whole of the military power is invested in the person of General Valdes, Military and Political Chief of Cadiz, and Commander of the naval forces: Alava, Riego, and Ballasteros are the Lieutenants. Our Ministerial Journals have not for several days announced anything further of the blockade of Seu de Urgel, which they led us to believe would soon surrender. It now appears to tile contrary, as the operations are for the present abandoned. PARIS, JULY 17. If the news from Spain is to be believed, there was. on the Ist, 2d, and 4th of July, a series of combats, in consequence of which, Lopez Banos and Ballas teros entered Seville on the sth. General Bourmont, after having supported the attack of the enemy with much vigour, thought fit to concentrate his forces on the coast of San Luca:. CThere are two San Lucars, one at the mouth of the Guadalquiver, the other ten miles west of Seville.] According to the same news, the Spanish army occupies the road of Carolina, and the defiles of the Sierra Morena which lead to it.. The battle of Barcelona appears to hive been a sharp action. It is said that. the division of 1,600 men under the conduct of Rotten, is that which had the most serious engagement with the 3d and 18th Regiments of the Line, and the sth Hussars. The manoeuvre of this Spanish General effected a serious diversion, and contributed much to balance the . for- • tune of our arms. An engagement has taken place in Galicia between the division of General Bourek and the troops -com manded by Quiroga, who seems to bate succeeded Nlorillo in the command of the army. • some of the Morning Papers, is tramlatin the extract of a private lettee frOth: Madrid,-which we gave in the STAR of yesterday, make the Militia of Madrid cry out " Death to the King." The French phrase in the Minute:sr is" Morale AO," which cer• tainly does not bear such a construction. The call was, that the Kum should be brought out., .Another., construction may indeed be put on it; the French verb wiener signifies to lead by the nose, and if that was what the Militia meant, they only called on the I Spani►h Ministers to do what they have done for many months, and that not in the gentlest manner. Frankfort Papers to the 19th inst. reached us this morning. One of them contains the following article horn Constantinople, dated the 10th June: le The British factory received a few days since from London, a Government order, enjoining strict observance of all regular blockades, whether by the Turks or the Greeks. The friends of the Insurgents interpret this measure as a proof of particular favour to the cause of the insurrection, bet it is well known that the British Government proclaimed its neutra lity at the commencement of the struggle between the Porte and the Insurgents, and the recognition of the blockades on either side is a natural consequence of this neutrality, as we have seen in similar cases; for instance, the war between Spain and its revolted Colonies." New Orleans Papers to the 12th ult. reached us this morning. They state, on - the authority of an article from Mexico, that considerable difference of opinion prevails there on the formation of a new Con stitution ; one party contending that the present Con gress has not the necessary powers, and that, acting without them, the nation would be without confi• dence in their decision. The other, maintaining a contrary opinion, are desirous of forming a Consti tution, leaving it to the Provincial Assemblies to sanction or reject it, as they may think proper. • We have received a file of the St. Jago de la Vega Papers, from the 21 7 4 May to the &I - June ' several days later than those brought by the last packet from Kingston. They are chiefly filled with Euro pean news. The advises they contain from Colombia have already been anticipated by arrivals from the United States. Letters had been received from Ha vannah, - stating that indemnifications would be made for vessels captured by cruizers fitted out of ports in Cuba, either lawfully or unlawfully, and that every disposition was evinced by the new Governor to give satisfaction to British subjects, as well as to suppress piracies. Great caution would be hereafter observed in the issuing of letters of marque. EPIGRAM, BY TWO WELURNOWN BROTHERS. id Strange news this, dear Janus, from Coruna. 'Bout Merida, (Nines, and Dee Dolvidille !" " How strange? my dear HOILACE, what else could be dons? Ones a queer-rogue, the other Mere.4ll-to r This day being the Anniversary of the Kirro's Coronation, the bells in the Cities of London and Westminster rang a merry peal in the morning, at noon, and occasionally throughout the day.. The Royal Standard was hoisted on several of the Church steeples, and the Park and Tower guns were fired at one o'clock. The ships in the London Docks, and a number on the River Thames, also displayed their colours. At twelve o'clock three barrels of strong beer were distributed at the Horse Guards to the populace, to drink his MAJESTY'S health, it being what is usually called Pitcher Day. Yesterday the Duke of YORK transacted military business with his MAJESTY. Thursday the Duke of COSIBERLAND visited his MAJESTY. Yesterday, the Duke of CUNIIIIRLAND had a select party to dinner. The Duke of RUTLAND entertained a distinguished party to dinner on Thursday, at his house in Ar lington-street. The Duke of GRA/TON had a grand dinner party yes The D uke at his house in SHIR Clarges-street, Piccadilly. of DEVONE gave a magnificent ball and supper at Devonshire House, which was attended by all the leading and distinguished fashionables. Lord FREDERICK BENTINoic entertained a large party to dinner yesterday, at his house in Charles street, Berkeley-square. The Hon. WILLIAM and Lady PONSONEY have issued cards of invitation for an entertainment on the 23d inst. at their house in St. James's•square. The worshipful' Company of Grocers gave on Thursday a most splendid dinner, at their Hall, in the Poultry, to a number of the Nobility and Gentry. Several of the Cabinet Ministers were present, amongst whom were Lord LIVERPOOL, Mr. CANNING, Jim The Earl and Countess .f CALEDON and farriily have left town, for Ireland. . Baron Mims, DE Roruscatt.D, of Frankfort, and Baron S. Da ROTHSCHILD, of Vienna, are on a visit to their brother in London, Mr. N. M . ROTHSCHILD. STOCKHOLM, JULY I.—The British Ambassador here, General BLOOMFIELD, regularly assists at the Igreat manceuvres performed at the camp of Ledo gardsgardet, and he is always seen at the Krim's side, until the moment when the exercise is finished. Friday se'nnight, preparations were commenced toe the erection of the new quadrangle at Trinity Col lege Cambridge. Several trees have been felled, the carpenter's shops and other out-offices taken down, and workmen are now employed in excavating. the ground, preparatory to the first stone being laid. A Calcutta Newspaper states, that during the last festival of Juggernaut, there, were so few pilgrims present, that they were unable to drag the car. The Brahmins called in other aid, but sto devotee could be persuaded to sacrifice himself to the idol. They now talk of removing the Rath to a more central situation. The unfortunate city of Aleppo continues to be alariDed by earthquakes: there was, especially, on the, 19th of May, a shock *rich threw the inhabitants into consternation. EIT RAORD IN4 air FECUTDITIre.....A cow belonging to Mr. JOB N JOADA ti t of Milton - nee; Sittingbourne, has calved twin calves thzee years socceisivay.- ." • N ArAL INTELLIGENCZ The leisyflo;Ver, from lifironsieli to gawk Ida bet:alba& droned at sea--erew arthed sialverpool, The Margaret, Phalli, hound go Useeppoloqupck on a sunken rock at Quebec, .and filled with veir. The Mercator, Tnoat.sege, from Londtirtkid Oto.Ehields out the 17th inst. having lota her off the Staples. The Richard, HAISWAT, which sailed ftooilaverpeoi. for Der- - nears, on the I?tit inst. grounded vs the Banks - bark to be surveyed. • piimu Fausoutia. JOLT 17.—Wind W ... .-bpsed is I triter, Boon, for Cagle. Poitesatortn, Jute 16.—Wind S.W.—Sal:lid the Doe, /tarot, for Gibraltar. DLLs., Jute 16.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived and sailed for the River, the Malta, Dogmata, from Tarsi ; his Maiesty's ship Kaxamtoo, from Portsmouth and Jamaica. Remain . , the Hud son, for New York ; and Valencia, for Dmisrara. The smack Thomas, of Poole, lasso Master, was upset c.ff SOuthwold, on the 7th inst. by a Budder, gust. The crew say.rl themselves by swimming, until picked up by the boat of th. smack 'William, of Weymouth, caitata Master, whicivlard, them at Swanage. The son of the Master was separated from his father and drowned. The life of the Master was preservid by his having been kept above water by his dog, which was a small one of the terrier breed. A liberal subscription has Mtn made fur the sufferers, commencing with a handsome doratitin front our worthy Chief Magistrate, G.W. Limoolu, Esq. To 7.7 4 IRELAND. We have authority to say, that the statement which appeared if the. Dublin Evening Mait of the . l . 4th purporting to be a detail of an occurs eAor i?etWee3 Sir Court CAMPIIILL and the Editor of. tlstit, - rapei , _ . is greatly exaggerated, and, in its material points, entirely without foundation.—Dublin Journal. We have already stated that a number of pike heads; amounting to RI, were recently discovered by the Chief Magistrate of Police, in Limerick, where they had been deposited in a well, in a remote part of Knockfierna-hill. It is, however, some gratification• to learn, that the information which led to thil seizuze was supplied by the country people: amongst whom it is expressly stated by Mr. Blacker, in his recent charge to the Cork Wand Jury, that a strong spirit of resistance to the whole scheme of " Rock-legislation ) has begun to prevail. A horrible murder was committed during Thurs day night, the 10th inst. within three miles of the city of Limerick, on the steward of a Mr. Jackson, whose only crime seems to have been the rare one of fidelity to his employer. This poor man was beaten to death with stakes and stones : six fellows were made prisoners on suspicion of the murder. It appears that the Coroner's Jury have determined nothing as to the party with whom the offence originated in the case of the bloody conflict. it Castlehaven, about the 4th or sth instant, when lives were lost on both sides. The verdict states merely, that " two of the men (country people) came by their deaths in consequence of gun-shot-wounds ;" and that the " policeman and tithe-proctor came by their deaths through wounds inflicted on them with large stones." Accounts from the North of Ireland state, that on the 12th of July there were Orange processions and Celebrations in many parts of the North, but nowhere attended with acts of violence except at Armagh, where a small party of Orangemen, returning from the village of Killaleagh, to their home in Cross dawl, were waylaid and attacked by an immense number of Ribbonmen." The Orangemen retired to a horse, the Ribbonmen assaulted it, when some shots were fired upon the assailants, one of whom was• killed, and one or two others wounded. ALARMING OcCURRIINCE AT CORR.-011 Sanday morning, an occurrence took place in the North Roman. Catholic Chapel, in this city, which had nearly caused the loss of lives, and of being otherwise destructive in its consequences. About eight o'clock, whilst a great concourse of people Were at Mass,which the Priest was in the act of celebrating, a drummer of the First Royal Veteran Battalion, stationed in this city, rushed from the yard into the Chapel with his sword drawn, until he arrived at one of the altars, where he seized a crucifix and dashed it to pieces. He then hurried through the passage to the main altar, where the Priest was officiating, and immediately seized him—on which a tremendous uproar ensued. Some, who apprehended danger to themselves, rushed to the doors, while others endeavoured to secure the man, who, before he had time to commit another act of violence, was knocked down with a blow, and his sword taken from him and broken ; the man, in• all probability;.weuld•have paid the forfeit of his life, bat for the interference of all the priests. The Clergymen having succeeded in rescuing the man, they were obliged to close the gates to keep ont the people, whO were now assembling in great num bers; and were ready to glut their vengeance on the unfortunate maniac, for this was ascertained to be the fact ; and also that he was a Roman Catholic, and one who was remarkable for attention to his re ligious duties. This the mob were made acquainted with, but to no effect, they were determined to imbue their hands in his blood. The Rev. Mr. O'Keefe, attended by a Roman Catholic Gentleman, called upon the Mayor to interfere. His Worship immedi ately dispatched some of the peace officers to tle main guard for assistance, which having obtained, he proceeded to the Chapel, and took the man under their protection, amidst the violent threats of the mob, who assailed the party with stones and missile In vain did the Mayor and the Gentlemen present remonstrate with the mob, who were gaining in num bers, and becoming, if passible, more violent and de termined. But tl6 vengeance of the mob could net be restrained, for the stones were continued to be thrown at the guard, which obliged the Mayor to diipatch a peace•officer to the Barrack for a party of Lancers, and though during his absence the soldiers were obliged to fire several shots over their heads, it was not until •the appearance of the Lancers that they were compelled to disperse. Shortly afterwards the unfortunate maniac was conveyed to the Lunatic Asylum, where, at -a late hour, he was in a dangerous state. timing the affray, he was continually blerssing:hintself *mantra to the tom used among the Roman ClithOlics.. The esp 4. nation that he gave of himself was, drat the Loan ordered him to take his Images off , the Altar.. • SAGACITTOT• ^One ckf Wilma; the horse of a ttavelkr, harnessed to a waggon, totik fright, broke loose fromthe sign-post where he was fastened, and ran through the streets at full speed. A dog be longing_to the Waggon followed him for a consider able...distance, and at length succeeded in getting abeatrof the hone, seized the. bridle, and stopped Pirr; • r • • • . •• • 4 =- 44d • , Z...g*.K. • •ii.• ;4: • •. • -*. •,..• • • :St • . • • - • _ . - _ 1 ~x r