Star. — London, England, 1821-02-27 00:00:00

AFFAIRS OF NAPLES. DECLARATION OF THE ALLIED SOVEREIGN& After many political storms, the Kingdom of Naples was, in the year 1815, restored by the imme diate assistance of the Imperial arms to the paternal government of its legitimate King ; the two halves of the Sicilian Monarchy, which had been so long separated, were re-united, and the wishes of all well disposed persons were qualified by the happy pro spect of durable repose. The latter period of the foreign Government had, however, revived an internal enemy, who had been long dangerous to the repose of the Italian Peninsula: there had existed for many years in the kingdom of Naples, as well as in other parts of Italy, a sect working in the dark, whose secret Chiefs considered the total overthrow of all the Italian Governments as the first step towards the execution of these extravagant plans. At the moment when Murat thought to support his falling Throne, by the desperate attempt to conquer Italy, despair inspired him with the idea of calling to his aid those same Carbonari whom he had more than once com bated, and by this unexpected alliance gave to their criminal cabals an influence which they would other wise perhaps never have obtained. The vigilance of the Royal Government, its evi dent endeavours to introduce into all branches of the Administration essential improvements, and the g e- neral attachment to a Monarch who had gained the hearts of his subjects by his paternal kindness, baffled, during the first years after the restoration of the legi timate Government, all the further enterprises of that sect, and, like many other similar societies, it would in time have fallen into oblivion and insignificance, had not the events, of which Spain was the theatre, at the beginning of 1820, given it new energy. It now doubled its activity, and by the contagious influ ence of fanatical writings working on peoples minds, soon increased its influence so much, that the laws and the police were no longer strong enough to check it. It diffused restless activity, a spirit of dis content, a disposition of hostility to the Government, and a passionate longing for innovation among all classes of a hitherto quiet and contented people, and it succeeded at length, by persuasion and stratagem, in seducing a part of the military from their duty.— Supported by this most criminal of all measures, the sect caused the Revolution to break out is the begin ning of July. The history of this cannot be more correctly given than in the Circular Letter addressed at the time by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, im mediately upon entering upon his office, to the Nea politan Ambassadors at foreign Courts.--EThe pas sage relating to the desertion of the Regiment Bour bon, on the night of the Ist July, is here quoted.l— first victory was only the prelude to a decisive blow. ' The next day the rebels forced the Monarch to proclaim the Spanish Constitution. and demanded from his Majesty, the Ministers, the Public Officers, and the Troops, a solemn oath to this Constitution, which, in a moment of terror and confusion, and without any preparatory step, bad been made the fundamental law of the kingdom. The King, when he made the first promise, had done the utmost to tranquillize the inflamed minds; and though his Majesty perceived how absurd the de mand was, to complete a new Constitution in eight days, yet there were still hopes of proceeding with snore deliberation when thfirst exultation should be over. But the second demand (the acceptance of a foreign Constitution) bore the stamp of its origin too clearly to have any doubt of thereat! situation of the States and the Monarch. Only violent threats and actual force could obtain attention to such a proposal, which compromised the welfare of the country and , the dignity of the Sovereign, and nothing but the wish to prevent great evil and great crimes could in duce his Majesty, to give a momentary assent to so precipitate and ruinous a measure.—[The Declara tion then proceeds to state, at very great length, the proceedings of the sect after this total destruction of the Royal power, their filling all the principal places with their creatures, and their attempts to give their usurped authority an appearance of legality by a Na tional Parliament, which was an instrument to over throw at pleasure all existing rights and ordiaances.j The King, sensible that opposition to so unnatural a state of things, which could not last, would only endanger his person, his family, and his country, bore it in s ile nce. All well-disposed persons, even those who first hoped some good from the Revolution, are now convinced of their error, and the people are un easy ; this is the cause of the apparent tranquillity which prevails. These events made a great sensation in all Italy, and gave just alarm to all the neigh bouring Sovereigns, who could not dissemble that the internal peace and welfare of their States was en dangered by such an example. ' His Majesty the Emperor was soon convinced that the peace and tranquillity of Italy would be destroyed for a long time, if the authors of an inexcusable re bellion were allowed to sacrifice the Sicilian Mo narchy to their absurd presumption ; and however painful it must be to his Majesty to interrupt the pro gress of the measures he was pursuing for the wel fare of his subjects, and lay a new burden on his finances, he could not but sacrifice everything to the perforinance of his most sacred duties. The assem bly of an army in Upper Italy was absolutely neces sary, and is acknowledged to be so by all friends of order in Europe. Its beneficent effects in Italy, and even in Naples itself; are recognized in all Italy. His Majesty went to Troppau to discuss with his Allies affairs not interesting to Austria aka*, but to all Europe. Though particular relations and motives hindered the British Government from partaking in the further resolutions of the other Courts, and ad mitted the accession of the French Court, only under certain conditions, his Majesty had the great satis faction of Ending himself perfectly agreed with the Monarchs of Russia and Prussia on the questions in debate, and was convinced that the difference of opinion and proceeding could not affect the harmony of 'the European Courts in the uniformity of their wishes and exertions. Though the Monarchs were resolved not to recog nize the legality of the proceedings at Naples. they wished to :attain their object is as amicable manner, and invited the Lag of Naples to Laybaeh. The King was obliged. by the 'new Constitutios, to ash leave of the Parliament to quit his kingdom. This leave was granted, but oa condition that the Spa- L i s h Constitution should be maintained; a cosidition which those who imposed it knew must balk alt hopes of arrangement. The King, with this condi tion, had no resource bat in the justice and wisdom of his august friends. When the King came to Laybach, he soon found that it would be vain to ground a proposal on a con dition absolutely rejected by the Sovereigns, who frankly declared that they would not suffer the con tinuance of the present order of things at Naples, and that if it were not amicably dissolved, arms must be employed—that they left it wholly to the King to give his people a just and wise Constitution. His. Majesty wrote in consequence a paternal letter to his eldest son, enforcing his duty to do his utmost to save the country. This letter was accompanied by instructions from the Cabinets of Austria, Russia, and Prussia, to the Itlinisters at Naples, and from the French Plenipotentiary to the Minister of his Court at Naples. The result of this important step will de cide the fate of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. The Declaration then adds, that orders are given to the armf to tross the Po; that there is every rea son to hope that no resistance will be made, the peo ple helot devoted in general to the King, and dissa tisfied with The present state of affairs; that if, un happily, such resistance should be made, as to bring about a formal war, tire Emperor of Russia, con vinced of the necessity of putting down so great an evil; will join his forces to those of Austria. The Allied Sovereigns have no object but their duty to their own States and the tranquillity of the world ; this is the whole secret of their policy, and they will bless the moment when, undisturbed by foreign con cerns, they may devote their care to the welfare of their subjects. [No signatores or date are appended to this De claratioa.j THE QUEEN. ADDRESSFB TO HER MAJESTY. FURTHER PARTICULARS. The processions all arrived at Brandenburgh House about half-past twelve, and the greater part of those who formed the Friendly Societies proceeded to the lawn before the House. The saloon in Brandenburgh House was, long before the entrance of her MAJarry, filled with company. At about half-past one, her MAJESTY entered, and most complacently bowed to the persons present she then ascended the temporary platform, and took her seat, Mr. Alderman WOOD being en her right band, and Mr. MADOCKS on her left. Sir ROBERT WILSON, Mr. P. MOOS; Mr. HOB DOUSE, Sir G. Nom., and others, were also present.— Her MAJZSTY looked extremely well: she was dressed in a black bat with pink feathers, and wore a black gown, with a long swansdown tippet. The first Address presented was that from the Pa rish of St. George, Hanover-square by J. C. Mon goose, Esq. and Sir G. Nom., Bart. M.P. Mr. Hon noun read the Address, and afterwards kissed her MAJZSTY'I hand. The Answer to the Address was read by Mr. Alderman Wool). The Ladies and Gen- 1 tlemen who accompanied this Deputation then pro ceeded in succession towards the Queex, and had the honour of kissing her MAJESTY'S hand. Mr. Hosuousa next presented an Address from the Pa..l rish of Wotton-under-Edge, which was most graci ously received. The next Address which was presented was from the Carpet Weavers 'of Wilton, and the Depntation, by which the Address was carried tip took the oppor- 1 tunity of presenting to her Malplrsueyerial extremely handsome rugs, with the Queen's arms worked upon them. These were displayed before her MAlesrv, and she seemed to be greatly pleased with their beau tiful manufacture. She accepted them, and most con descendingly returned her obligations for the present. The following Addresses were then presented : Sudbury—Rev. W Fawke and Deputation. Croydon—Alderman Wood. • Leicester Millets—Alderman Wood. Wookomben d Warwick—Alderman Wood. Rose—R. Palm, Esq. M.P. - - Datb--Colonel Palmer, M.P. Cambridge.--8. P. Beaks, Esq. and Deputation. Ludlow—Hon. EL G. Bennett, ALP. Mr. Russel, Mr. Wslkirk. South Moulton—J. Hogs Esq. Appledore (Mak and Fensale.)—J. Hon, Esq. Her MAiLSTY having returned suitable Answers to these Addresses, retired for a short time to the drawing-room ; and during the Quwes absenceniie whole of the procession of the Friendly Societies as sembled in the saloon, and arranged their flags and banners on each side of the room. This had A very interesting and novel effect; and although the saloon was extremely crowded, yet, by the arrangement made, everything was conducted' with regularity.— in a few minutes her MAJESTY re-entered, attended as when she first appeared, and the Deputation from the Friendly Societies was introduced before her MAJESTY. The Chairman then read the Address, which was a very long one, and many hundred sig natures were attached to it. The Answer to the Address having been read by Mr. Alderman Woou, the whole procession passed in regular succession before her MAJESTY, with their Rags waving in the air. Upon one of them was inscribed--.-" My day of triumph will arrive at last;" and on another, which seemed particularly to attract the attention of her MAJESTY, . was a large banner, upon which was re presented a hive of bees—the emblem of industry. The whole of the Addresses had been received by about half past two o'clock, and her MAJESTY imme diately retired, accompanied by Lady ANNE HAIIIL TON and ether Ladies. The various processions then re-assembled on the lawn, and soon after separated, meeting, on their way to the metropolis, with the cor dial applause of the crowds collected on the road. SCHOOL WOE THE INDIGENT BLINDr...-Thitliday 1 last, the General Committee, accompanied by many Ladies of distinguished respectability, assembled in I the Great Room of this Institution, to witness thei progress made by the female pupils who have been taught music, as a means of aording them addi tional comfort, by Mr. Caise, who is blind himself. One of the young women played the organ, and two others sung in parts, and the cherusses were given by about twelve others; the celebrated compositions by HANDEL. Of Rejoice s for unto us a Son is born—Halle a k f—parts of the Coronation Anthem.—Ksuis ear say prayer—and The LORD V all power and as ht—the 100th Psalm, and part of the 104th.- IThe scientific manner in which these were expressed, and the impression with which they were executed, afforded to the audience heartfelt sensations more 'readily conceived than described. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF LORDS, FEBRUARY 24. The Repair of the House of Commons Committee on the Trade of the Country, was brought op, and ordered to lie on the table. Lord AUCKLAND presented a Petition from a person of the name of Jenkins, complaining of the slow progress of justice in the Court of Chancery, by which he had been kept out of a sum of money which he was entitled to receive in virtue of a specific contract. His Lordship said he should move to have this Petition referred to a Committee of their Lordships. The Earl of LIMERICK presented a Petition from the City and Liberties of Limerick, complaining of the distressed I state of Agriculture, Manufactures, and Trade, in that part of I ate United Kingdom ; and praying that the products of Ire- I land might, agreeably to the Act of Union, be sent duty free to every part of the kingdom. Lord KING presented a Petition from the Town of Guild ford, praying for the restoration of the Queen's name to the , Liturgy. Earl GREY presented a Petition from the Mayor and Cor poration of Stockton-on-Tees, praying for a revision of the Criminal Laws, and the abolition of capital punishments in certain Cases. A VSTRIA AND \APIA% The Marquis of LA NS DOW N said, that he had just received a communication from the Noble Earl at the head of the Tree. awry, informing him that he should be prevented by indisposition from attending in his place to-morrow, and on that account he (Lord Lansdown) should put of the motion of which be had given notice for that day relative to Naples, until Friday nest. He wished also to state, that it had been his intention that day to ask whether the Declaration of War issued by Austria against Naples had been received by his Majesty's Government? He had, however, been just told by a Noble Earl that no suds do cument bad been officially received by his Majesty's Minister He should not, therefore put the question ; but he now sug gested, that as soon as this Declaration should be received in an authentic shape, he would move that it lee printed.—The order forsummoning their Lordship* for to-morrow was discharged. LAIRS Or TREASON. Lord TIOLLANDtos e to make the motion of which he had given notice, for assimilating the Laws of England and jreland on this subject. Ile that moved that the Act of King William, passed in 1695, be read; anti this being done, he then observed, that at the time this Act for regulating the trials for High Trea son was passe4l. its provisions did not extend to Ireland. A part of that law had since been introduced into Ireland by a special Act; that that country was still deilrived of two of its most ma terial provisions: the tirst was, that of requiring two lawfulwit motes to prove one act of Treason ; the second was, that of in stituting the prosecution within the period of three years after the alleged act of Treason. lie now Intended to present a Bill for remedying this defect, by which the whole of the provisions of the Act of William should be extended to Ireland, because it' appeared doubtful whether the Act of Philip and Mary on this subject extended to Ireland. The general opinion of the greatest lawyers had been. that the Common Law required only one wit ness in cases of Treason. It was therefore the more necessary to make the Act of William operative in Ireland. Ills Lordship then presented his all, which was read a first titne. Ile then moved that it be printed; and gave notice that he should move the second reading on Friday or Mondat next, unless before then be understood there would be an opposition to it. The Earl of LIMERICK expressed his approbation of this measure, because be thought that nothing could tend more to I harmonize the' two countries than that of having similarity of laws in each.—The House then Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. CUAWEN, an the part of his Honourable Friend the Member for Carlisle, postponed to Thursday, the 15th March, his notice of motion respecting the interference of the Military at the Election for Carlisle. Mr. DICKENSON presented a Petition fnom certain Inha bitants of Wellington, in Sonwrsetshire, praying an amendment of the Criminal Code,—Ordered to be printed. Sir T. LETIIBRIDGE presented a Petition from four bun dred Farmers, in the County of Somerset, praying relief, and stating that such was the pressure of distress, that they would be obliged to withdrew dick capital (torn Agriculture altogether. ff same remedy were not afforded by the Legislature.—Ordered te be ted. ' Sir C. pIa COLE presented a Petition from the Inhabitants of Leith" comphinhig of the conduct of the Ministry towards the I Queen, and praying the restoration a her name to the Liturgy. accededlle to the request of the Petitioned in presenting this . Petition to the House; bat he thought it right to add, that he' did not concur in the prayer of h.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. WILLIAMS presented a Ktition from certain Pro. ptietori and Renters of Premises on the•Benks of the Thames, on the subject of the London Bridge B il l, which was referred to the Committee *erects. Sir E. KNATC ['BULL presented two Petitions, ewe bens certain Owners and Occupiers of Land in the Eaten ppeesße..l ' and the other from the Western division of Kent, compLht ing of Agricultural Distress. and praying relief.—Ordered to be printe& Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET presented a similar Pe tition from the Owners and Occupiers of Land in the County of Monmouth.—Ordered • to be printed. a . Mr. LA MRTON presented Petition from 'Royston, emir plaining of Agricultural Distress, praying relief, and alas a Reform in Parliament.—Ordered to be printed. The same lion. blember presented a Petition from lien ford, praying relief front Agricultural Distress—Ordered to be printed. Mr. STUART WORTLRY presented a Petition from Whitby, in Yorkshire, praying the revision and amendment of the Criminal' Laws.--O dared to be printed. Mr. Serie:tat ONSLOW postponed from the 31 of April to the i(lih of April, his notice of motion for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal the Usury Laws. TIMBER Tit.% DE. Mr. G. ANSON presented a Petition from the ' Ship Owners of Great Yarmouth, against any alter ation in the Duties on Timber.—lLeferred to the Com mittee on Foreign Trade. Mr. MARRYAT presented a similar Petition from the Ship Owners of the Port of Greenock. Mr. H. G. BENNETT observed, that the Ship Owners objected to any alteration in the Duties on Timber, not upon any great principle of political economy, but because any alteration of that kind would affect their own private interests. But the question here was, how the timber could be obtained at the cheapest rate for the consumer? and he trusted that the House would not be diverted from that object by the objections of individuals upon such narrow grounds. Sir MI-W. RIDLEY assured the House that the Petitioners were all men of the greatest respect ability, and it could not be doubted - but they had a right to state their objections to any measure by which their interests might suffer. For his own part, he would 'not express any decided opinion on the subject, until he should see the results of the inqui ries which the Committee above stairs were pursuing. Mr. ANSON expressed his hope that the subject would be fully discussed before any remedy should be proposed. He could not, however, but think that the effects of any remedy would be extremely doubt ful, where so large a body as the ship-owners of England felt that any change in the duties would be destructive to them.—The Petition was referred to the Committee on Foreign Trade.. . Mr. ELLISON presented a Petition from the Merchants and Ship-owners of New..attle=on-Tyne, against any alteration in the Duties on Timber, Sir M. W. lUDLEY said, that after the accusation which had been made against the Shipowners in ge neral, by his Honourable . Friend, he could not but observe, that that body had ventured large capitals in their trade. He was afraid that many persons looked with too sanguine a hope to the Committee on Foreign Trade, as if their labours were likely to produce any alleviation of that distress which, he was . T - ; tort/ t o say, was but too general and severe. 1 1 . 41. ever, he trusted that the interests of the gt eet 614. concerned would not be overlooked in the Com m ; Mr. 11. G. BENNETT denied that he h a d d uo ": out reflections against the respeCtability of t h e sons from whom these Petitions proceeded, Het it for granted that they . were all . vet y r es p ect A l e: and pursued. their own interests a very reAnlia manner. But it was to be recollected that no • neat measure had ever yet . been brought into Om n i.," ,which did not clash in some respect s w i t h the . rests of individuals; and when that was th e Members were found in this lione to com e t..L . ""t and say that those individuals so ag4l-2ieved ; 4 :1 persons of the highest respectability. But hib oea : that the House would not attend to yach det a a s Si it would take the general question into its come t * * . tion, and do its duty to the country at large—m op; hear). He recollected that when turnpike-to a d s weie . about to be established, several Petitions were sented from the City of London, who complain that such a measure would injure their interests facilitating the conveyance of provision s fmta th e North, and thus lowering their pi ires in b a k e. But the House turned its back upon those p ••• and he hoped that it would treat in the sarne tier the Petitions which no.v came, from sitaila t i g , terested motives, from the Ship-o'vners—(m w 4 o The Petition was referred to the Committee m t . Foreign Trade. COURT or ADMIR4LTY, SCriTT.ANTI. The LORD ADVOCATE moved the further toe . sideration of the Report ml the Court of Admiral ty Compensations Bill. On the question teing put that the Resolution:ft Now read a second time, Mr. CREEVEY rose to move, as an amendme n t. that the Resolutions be read a second time that d ay six months ; and he was quite sure that if the Ro l m would do him the favour to attend to him for af t * minutes, they would be disposed to support his cos. tion. The Resolution which ha opposed repre sente d that it was expedient to grant compensation to t h e Clerks and other Officers of the Court of Admit:At! in Scotland, for any loss they might sustain by ay regulation that might be made relative to that Coat Who ever heard of such a thing as making m om . sation beforehand to Clerks, in case they siio n ;Zi„ e their situat'ons?—(Hear, hear).—ln Ireland, hes t ,' Court had been abolished, and compensation, !:ad been given to the Clerks in lieu of them; but here was an abstract, contingent, prospective compeu s s. Lion, provided before the fees were abolished! It was alleged that this measure was adopted in com pliance with the recommendation of the Comma. sioners appointed to inquire into the subject; be ; unless he was mistaken, the only Report on these!. ject was that of the Parliamentary Commission io 1814.—[The Loan Antvoc TE assented].—The situ. Lions of the Chief Clerk and of the Judge-Menial were remarked on by the Commissioners: the ken received £l,lOO a-year, and did nothing—AA hear),—while the former received 4400. He vs glad to perceive that the Right Hon. Lord adoimi doe correctness of his statements. Now, the aka of the Commissioners to the Crown was, that in hp tire the duty should be performed by one Cleat, with a salary of £6OO, instead of two, with 1:1,900 between them. What the present Resolution had to do with that recommendation he could not see, os• less it was supposed that Scotland had taken the alarm at the abolition of one sinecure office-0* hear ).=The individual of whom he spoke could ft be a very young Min at present. In 1813, he be lieved the Secretary of St.ate transmitted the recom mendation of the Committee, which then sat apse this subject, to the Judge-Admiral of Scotland, vie instructions that if he had any observations to site upon the Report, they should be forwarded as son as possible. He (Mr.Creevey) bad never heard she followed; and really, under ail the circumstances, he could not do other than move to postreetke consideration of the present Resolutions to du* six months—a motion so reasonable, upon the risk he bad stated, that be could not suppose their wog be any sort of Objection to it—( A laugh, and 104 Mr. BENNETT seconded the modal.. The LORD ADVOCATE of SCOTLAND roil assure the Hon. Gentleman, that the only objectif the present motion was to give effect to the Psi :statuary recommendation of the Committee whit had been appointed by that House upon thisfel case. The Hon. Gentleman was understood to a) the last time that this matter was before the 11 0 .* that he (Mr. Creevey) knew nothing about it. g about the office; and he (the Lord Advocate) will that the Hon. Gentleman had made some betterse of the intervening time, before he came dowel' give his present opposition. It might be proms explain the means by which a person who bulk rained a judgment in this Court could enforced This was to be done by procuring from the'Deig the Court an authentic copy of the whole of theist ceedings that might have been had. The Hai might easily imagine what an enormous volumede . extract," as it was called, would compose-4i lease) indeed the expense of such an eat frequently about £2OO. The Clerk of the Admiralty was appointed by the Crown, tight to grant all these extracts, by which -_ Nide between £6OO and £7OO a-year; thew sow to be taken from him, leaving him, ' to the suggestion of the Hon. Gentleman, amounting to one-sixth or one-eighth of with which, however, he was required to L. Hb (the Lord Advocate) could not conceive what principle it was to be proposed, that ' man had bought a patent office for life, they take that office nom him, without giving him pensation for it. By the mode which the : contended for, they must either abolish thew ever, which left no compensation to the or for his life, which still left to him no cotoPell . tion. If it was just and proper that the fees thel" selves should be abolished, it iras against - ciple of justice that they should be taken .2% the present Cleat without fair compensation kind—( Hear, hear). Mr. J. P. GRANT thought he could es . pl? : causes upon which the misapprehension of io Friend (Mr. Creevey) proceeded. 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