Star. — London, England, 1823-03-08 00:00:00

g In -I J le Member if there was any truism in that ?—(.4 wig h).—He asserted them to be facts. As to our Culonies, they were not worth preserving at such an e xperie; and unless we adopted a different system in the government of the lonian Islands, our whole force would not keep them down. They ought not to go to the consideration ofso important a subject with thin a House. He hoped that from the change that appeared to have taken place in the policy of the Government, farther reductions. would have been made. As we were withdrawn from the Continental Alliance which was doing so much mischief to the world, he had hoped we should keep to ourselves, and not require such enormous military establishmet.t , . The Amendment was then put, and nega , .i.ed Without a division. ARMY ESTIMATES. The House then went into a Committee of Supply. Lord PALNIERSTON said, that it was not his in tention to detain the Committee at any length in bringing forward the Resolutions for the Su; plies. The variations from the Estimates of last year were so trifling that a very brief explanation would be sof ficient. Tire amount of forces would not vat y, ex cept that there was a small addition of two companies for the West India Islands, to have the charge *f military culprits. The amount of charse would be 18,0001. less. The Committee would recollect that upon a former occasion, he stated that the expense of this year would be 59,000/. more than the last, because the charge was then less than it bad a right to be, from a certain number of regiments going out to India and returning, during which time they were maintained by the Company. consequence of various reductions which had been made, tio.re would instead of this ex peced increase, a reduction of 15,7001. Upon the first head of lotto! en-, there would be one of '2B 899/. ti port Stair (Mi.:cis, a dirni rution of 7,000/. in the Public Devi:ton:las, a dimi mioa of :,1331. upon Medicioes, a decrinay: of tt'dol, upon the Volunte•T Corp., a decrease of ::'3.6071. leaving upon die lir-t head of the Estirmoes a balance of decrease to the alumna of '21,15U/. L', , irr the 11:Iired Charges, there was an incre.oe of 7,W:4 upon the Royal Military College, a Minim,• tion of '2,OX/. upon the Army Pay of General Of ricers, an increase of 391/. upon the Char : -e for the Garrisons, an increase of '284. ¶rioi; the Fo:i• pay of reMcd ()dicers a diminution of 8,991/. upon the Ilalf- ' pay and Military Allowances, a dec.! ease of 11,6611.' upon the Fat eign !half pay, a decrease of 3094 upon she ci.,ar , ,,e for In-pensioners of Chelsea and K if Main ham Ilopitals, a .Iminution 0f4.8311. for the Ont-pe nsioners of Chelsea Ilospital, an increase of 31,5871- arising flora an augmeatation of their numbers. Upon the Royal Military Asylum, a diminution of V!. non Widows' Pen ions, as increase of 2,0001. u;)on the Compassionate List, county warrants, arid reasi ms for wounds, an increase of 596/ upon Su perannuation Allowances, a decrtase of 'lOOl. and the Exchequer fees, of course, remained the same. The Noble Lord then stated, that the total of the present estimates, taking the mdinaries, i%traordr lorries, and barracks, wa s 950,0001. l es , t h an t h ose contemplated by the Finance Committee. Ile con elioted by moving the first Resolution for granting 09,4,59 land forces, exclusive of '2691 meet of the Vete:an Battalion for Ireland. Mr. HUME could iu see why !..o large a number of troops were to be kept up. They could not be necessary in the pi eent state of the country ; and he anticipated, from the changes which had taken place is the Government, that we should see no more of those violent measures against the people, %%filch re quited military force to carry them into execution. Tile most expensive troops were . the Foot Guards and the Ca% airy, amounting to 11,000 men ; he was sa ti•tied that nearly half of these troops might be re ' (bleed. He could see no necessity whatever for _ It )ve tie LIP" Levin. , eight thousand cavalry. in England. He did Lavin., nut, at the present moment, wish to lessen materially the number of our troops, because in our negocia tions now pending, our doing so might lessen our ialuence with the other Powers. But saving must be effected by changing the character of the troops, and making them all equally useful. The Guards -...-e,e not necessary at all for their present uses, and 0-:At to be made available to the service of the, felonies, and other duties. . Sir A. HOPE defended the utility of the services performed by the Guards. Mr. DEN MAN did not rise to oppose the . grant, because the position of the country was such that it was impossible to say what energies she might not be speedily railed upon to put forth. From the intel- ligeace which was an iving every hour, it was pro hahle that our situation might be changed within 21 . hours. The distresses of a large class undoubtedly de manded every po.,sible attrition to economy, and to . the remission of taxes, but that was contingent upon peace, and uron the state in which the country was placed. When they saw the confederacy of semi ', barbarous nations endeavouring to overwhelm the iliberties of the world, they must look with just alarm to their establishing th e m s elves in the Sou an a Eli r ope. I Their intentions had only lately been unmasked to the . People of this country, who never could believe that th:y h a d t h e au d ac i ty to en-certain them, until they %vete pubiicly,declared by a Minister of France in the Chamb er o f D eput i es . H e was qu ite satisfied that 1 l: would be found worthy of this country ; and Le was sorry that the Right Hon. Gentleman was not • t ill l 4 C j o rs 7s e taken by the Secretary of State fur Foreign . ti Present to hear him express that satisfaction. He was Ai n et less sorry for the cause which prevented him from • being present. If war commenced, our only course ' was to direct hostilities in support of Spain at once. . ' It was the only course which the country could foi l.. 1 °"/ - with honour and justice. He entirely agreed % . 'ith the sentiments which had been expressed at liar "tclt, and at Liverpool ; and in whatever company ' he found them, he should always welcome the prin ciples of civil and religious liberty all over the world._ The intere st o f t hi s country, as well as the support of ' Ls honour and character, demanded that we should not oe backward in entering into the contest. Sup -I'l'in Spain to be collo:weird by these principles of 14terference, where would be the safety for Ireland? 'Phis was the last opportunity he should have for some time ot being present in the House, and he was there r re d '''. o, o of else:, .sing Ins sentiments. upon this Important subject. In .iris opinion, the moment the eirenev, were crossed, this country should consider \ ; :r ' ell in 4 "'lle 111 4 /Al6l6f:a with France. That t% as !e feeling of the peo e le of this country, and it would '`erY day be a rising feeling if the . cootest were once entered into. That this must be the case sooner or later was certain; when they looked .at the situation in which we 4t00.1 with Portugal. The moment she declared war, she had a claim upon us to assist her. He was not deterred from makinq these ob , ervations by. empty benches, because he knew that Gentlemen were pe: tut - ming the same duty elsewhete—(.4 latt,gh). lle rejoicei is the noble ti ibute which was being paid by the Nobility and Gentry of this country to the gallant Spa n i s h pevie. He did not meaa to inquire what wet e t!1 steps Gtmernmeat had taken; he hoped they were such as would be worthy of the country. Mr. 11. SUMNER did not consider the Hon. Gentleznau as speaking the sentiments of the country ; the interna of the country was peace, and our neces sities requited it ; he hoped the Government w oold not relax in their efforts to maintain it. Ile was ready to acknowledge that if Portugal was attacked, we wcte bound by treaty to assist her ; but he hoped, if she chose to rush into the contest actuated by party feeling, we should not feel ourselves called on to (amid' her any assistance. Sir W. DE CR ESPIGNI also expressed hi.; hopes that the countt y would not unnecessarily enrage in war with France. Good God (said the Honourable Gen tleman) make war when the country is oppressed, stink dAwn, and almost bankrupt, in consequence of the effl•cts of war oa our trade, property, and mann- I . :tem:es? lle should oppose any thing like a hasty resolulica to cuter i:.to a new war, knowing how much w n req.:ired peace. 'I he lies lulu ns were then agreed Lord PALM Eli srON then proposed a Resolution fur IJAnting the sum of 1,841,0001. for the pay of tl.e land Mr. 111; objected to the number of horses cliarg!!‘l for remou.iting cavalry ; he aho complained of tilt nuin;:rous StafF kept up, of the establishment of 13Arr.yks at Chatham and Albany and of the ex pense of t!,e Recruiting Service: Ile would take the se:; e of ti.e House on the.e subjects on thu Report. Lord PALMERS FONstated that the amount cf theCavali y %vas not greater than formerly, in pin pori.ion t i the army at lar c ;e. The Cavalry sv.h also that pai t •-,l•the force most difficult to be replaced if ouce teloccd. It was not meant td reduce the Al bany and t'hatham Rairacks. _ _ Mr. Lit7:l4E adverted to the Riding Establishment, which he coutmded was wholly unnecessary, and he sh(odd tkke the seoseur the house on that item, when the Report should be brought up. Lora PALM ERstoN replied to the objections of Mr. Iltkme, and defended the utility of the 'Riding E•tablishment. It would be a waste of time, he said, to. expect that a Commanding Officer should teach ;he regiment this•art any more than he should teach them the alt. - of fencing. Captain II ADY did not consider - the Riding Establishment to be necessary. The retaining it was paying an indifferent compliment to the Ca valf It implied that they were like dancing dogs which could be . taught, but could not teach each . other—(.l Mr. HEIL N At wished the Noble Lord to give some assurance chentlieltiJingEstablishment should cease.' Lord PALMERSTON said that the establishment would be no longer continued than it was found to be useful. The Itesolotifin was then agreed to. £719,710 were voted for the Forcei in Ireland. The sum of £u3,303 was moved ter the expense of the staff of GI eat Britain. Mr. HUME stated his intention of taking the sense of the Huire on the Deport. 3,56.; Wert; voted fur defraying the expense of the Staff in Inland. #114,555 for the Officers in the Public Departments in Great itain. ,E 9,107 for a similar charge in Treland. £17,,17,0 were voted for the expewe of the Medical Depart ment in Grcat Britain. £4,855 for the same charge in Ireland. Upon the Resolution of £134,000 for the expense of the Volunteer Corps in Great Britain, Mr. HUNIE thought a saving might he effected of 100,0001. If no money was paid, there would be the same number of Volunteers. After some observations from Sir T. LKTHBRIDGE, Mr. F. PALMER, Mr. &lima, Mi. FRENIANI LE, Mr. WYNN, Mr. Hume, Sir J. SHELLY, and Lord . PA t.steitsts)N, the Resolution was agreed to. £19,384 for the Yeomanry Corps in Ireland. Mr. 6OULBGRN said, that the Irish Yeomanry Corps had been uniformly distinguished fur their good conduct. Colonel TRENCH defended the Irish Yeomanry. £19,972 was voted for the expense of troojis in the Lot In dies, and L'11,588 fur the expense of the ,Military Colleze. In answer to a question from Mr..l - lumE, Lord PALMERSTON said, that Cle• number of Cadets who had received Commissions by purchase last year had been 25, and without purchase 13. His Lordship also stated, that admission to the College was not necessary for receiving a Commission in the Army. Ile did not know the exact number of young men who had left the College last year ; but all who had passed as qualified had received Commissions. Mr. HUME, on bringing up the Report, should endeavour to reduce the sum to a half. £182,822 were voted for the pay of General Officers, not Colonels el Regiments. 29,430, for defray ing the expense of Garrisons at Home and Abroad, on the pay of Great Britain. 6,2:1, for Garrisons in Ireland. Mr. HUME objected to the expense of Gibraltar, as the revenue of the place ,amounted to £25,000, which was more than sufficient to defray the whole of the expenses. The following sums were then voted : • £69,648, fur Nlilitary Allowances to reduced Officers. -- £32,496, for the Pensioners at Chases Hospital. L 11,585, far the In-pen,ioners et the Hospital of Kiln:aid:am. ,T.:4,484, fur the Out-pensioners of Chelsea Hospitals £114,070, fur the Half-pay of Foreign Corps. .C 156,245, for Officers on retired Full-pay. £L6,075, for the .lilitary Asylum. £i 7,2E7, for Widows Pensions. £179,798. for the Compassionate List. for Civil Superannuation. The other Resolutions were then agreed to; and the House having resumed, the Report was ordered to be received on Monday. Mr. HUME said, that in a future stage he should endeavour to negative that allowance, as he consi dered the Irish leonaanry to be a very dangerous corps, and wholly different from the Yeomanry Corps in Eisgiand. Mr. HUME r ay.?: notice that, on the 2f er of next month, he should submit a motion to the House or rime put pose atrati,lersing the duty of the Lord Li. u tcnala and Chiel Secretary of Ireland to London. . The other Orders were then disposed of, and the Mouse ad jot me .1 to Aloutlay. CR.4ND SPANISH DINNER. Yesterday, the Grand Milner to the Spanish and Peoinguese. Ambassadors was given at the City of London Tavern. The most distimeished Members of both Houses of Parliament, and the most eminent persons of the commercial and monied interests fi!!crl the room. At live o'clock not a place was to be bad at the tahles, and upu :Yds of 400 persons had taken their seats. Mr. JA CAMPS:ELL, the Kink Directly, and Sir Jour: Mu, two of the Stewards, accompanied the Spanishambarsadors from their residence to the City of London Tavern, where their EtH cellencies wer e me t by a d eputat i on, cons i st i ng o f t h e D u k e o f SOMERSZT, the Marquis of LANSDOWN, the Earls of DARMLFY and Essax, Lords ALTIIORP, Noaltmestr, and Curtos, the De puty-Governor of the Bank, the Chairman and Deputy Chair man of the 'East India Company, the Members for the City of ' London, Mr. Lasinox, Mr. Lrert.svoo and Mr. Sheriff , T110311.50X. The reception of the Ambassadors was mostcor dial and enthusi ast i c ; an d t h eir E xce ll enc i es expresse d the *arm sense *hich they entertained of this mark of public respect and. co-operation. At half-past six o'clock, the: Chairman, Lord Wat. Drxynteit, entered the dining-room, conducting . his Royal Ilizhnets the Duke of Sussex, who sat on his right, and nest to the Royal Duke sat the Duke de SAN !Amara°, who Was drerjed in a richly %krona:ll uniform with several foreitit Orciess. On the left of the Chairmap sat Admir.sl.laLtx, the Spui>h nthacsa dor, in a splendid naval uniform of his country, decor.it s ed with several Orders; a nd neat to hi s E xce ll en e y was t h e Portuguese Ambassador, Mr. Ouvixita. At the principal table, heckles the Deputation we hive mentione4 sat Lord Eitsxtss, Lord Dux caNxox, Lord At:cm-vitt, Sir FRANCIS BURFIETT, WHIIIIKVAN Mr. ItICARIHN, Mr. I'A•CiIE GREAVELI., Mr. C. 11. Ilerentssost, Lurrittaosi, Mr. W. Mr. 1111t(71f, slr. Et.i.ter, Mr. Wvvit.t., auk several other Mentbersof the house of Commons. See( ral foreign Officers of distinction were in the room, dressed clothes;in pl. . in among them was the N....!FV.,itJn GLneral Sp.n.!s:t fl:g was planted in the mte.i; :;•olery, and several table ornaments of ,a complimentary form to tile Spanish nation wet: C.i-piayt 4 on :ha oc:asion. At a quart-..r before sev:v o'clock, the disthp-uislied company pres e nt sat down to an el , gant dinar. As som :.s the cloth was r...ntoved, outhis Dwaine, wa, <:1:g in a :uit mower, 11 iLOR, BR').% LEET, PY N.F ‘ and nrhrr profes 4on.ti Gentlemen. A band occasionally pelforined martial and national :airs in the nu sic g..llery. Tilt CHAU:MAN first proposed the health, which was drank with three titres thre... and accompanied by the Anthem of " Goo save the The next to.:st from the Chair was. " c " The Duke of York and the Army," and next " The Duke of Clarence and the Navy," each toast accompanied by approrrlate musical :its. • The Noble Cu 11117'.!.s.): tht'ot observed, that all formality would be quite unnt.c . .:ssary with re-pect-to the next toast which he had to propos , :. Iz was.smrely necessary for him to mention the 11 , :role Spanish nation to s.:cta. the Warm feeling of every good heart—(AppLnse).—lt was needless for him to call Own the condemnation of every honottrabkinind on the edinus principles, so dangerous w etc lib:o-ties of mankind, 'which the Govern ' mint of France did not hesitate to a•ow--(l.oud r;?-ers;.—On this point the minds of 1.1 l tors of tumour were aiteady made up. • Jr was now his more pleasing duty to invoke the admira tion of this country on chat uncompromising spirit with which the brave Spanish people had spurned all dependence on France in the firm resolution which dill had come to of vindicating the freedom of their country. But he was, at the same time, sorry to say that, ha the pres..:nt instance, ha was obliged to call upon the sympathies of the company; for, in 'the year 1808, when the Spanish Deputies came to this country, they had still abundant resources, and were enabled to send into the field an Army well equipped to combat: the foe. But now. the case was very different, in 'consequence of their having been subjected to a long and desolating war. They had nothing now left but their own bold and independent spirit, yet that spirit was neither to be put down by tyranny nor daunted by difLulties. lie should now propose—" The Constitutional King of Spain and the Spanish Nation." This toast was received with loud and reite rated acclamations. The Spanish Ambassador (Admiral JAVA?), then rose, and expressed his acknowledgments in 'French. Haying apologised for his Inability to address the company iri English, he said he was happy to find so lively 411 interest was excited for his coun try in so distinguished alai respects' le a company as that he had now the honour of addressing. 1k saw before him ,men who esteemed liberty and justice ; and England might well he called the greatest nation in Europe. lle hoped that the relations of amity and the ties of commercial intercourse would never be in terrupted between Great gritain and his nativecountry (Cheer.). The CHAIRMAN then gave," The Constitutional King of Por tugal and the Portuguese Nation;' three times three. This was drank amid the loudest cheering. The POSTIJGCE.E AMBAMArtOIt rose to return' his sincere thanks, as the Representative of his Country, for the Lomat which had just been rendered to the Portuguese Nation. Ile felt some diElnilty in expressing himself, but he would do so in Cie best manner be could, animated as he was by the reflec tion that he spoke in the presence of a Loyal and an Illus;. trious Personage, and in the presence of all this great coun try could boast, that was noble, gallant, and honoured. It was rte.•tiless for him to say that the friendship of England for Por tugal had commenced with her existence as an independent State. Ile hoped the bond of their friendship would never be broken. Never had Portugal been in danger but Great Britain had proved herself ready to afford her all the aid which was necessary for her preservation—(Loud applau4e).— It such was the part which England had acted by Portugal under the old Constitution, if Constitution that might be called, which deprived the subjects of all their sights, what might not be expected from this great country, when she was seen strug gling in del . ..lice of that Constitution which had been framed by the will of the people, with the constant of their Monarch, as their King CJohn I.) had identified his wishes with those of his peopll—(Applarse).—Feeling strongly on this subject, they.were sieis:ied that, should Portugal be called upon to defend that Con stituti.. •, Great Britain would afford his countrymen all the sup port they deserved, to enable them to maintain their indepen dence—(Applause).-llc should no lon,;er trouble the company, but world conclude, begging of them to accept Lis thanks in the name of the whole of his countrymen, fur the honour which he had received. lle begged to propose " The City of London and its Commerce." The CHAIRMAN 119 W begged to give de health of their Royal and IllustriousVi , itor, his Royal Highness the Duke of Susit x. fie was sure every man in the room f.-It sincerely zreifivd at seeing his Royal kinilineis present on this occasion, and mould therefore most cordially join to drink to the . 4 Duke of Sussex and the rest of the Royal Faini!y."—Thi; toast was iirank•with three times three, and with shuts of applause. - The Duke of SUSSRI rose with extreme diffielence, and cer tainly with strung f:elings of gratitude to that distinguished and respected sqciety, to return thanks for the honour they had con ferred upon hint by drinking his health, and by inviting hint to assist on this occasion. Never did an individual feel greater &A tilt-action at Dellis so called upon ; never did an individual feel more impressed with the importance of that question which oc cupied their attention than he did. The Gentlemen who heard tins must be well aware of the extreme delicacy of the situation in which he stood. Tuey likewise knew that as an linglishman, and as a member of that Royal Family which the free will of the People had placed upon the Throne of these realtss--(tanid ap plause)—he could not but feel deeply interested in every CaSk where public liberty was concerned—(Applause).—Having said thus much, he trusted the Meeting would give him credit tot those feelings which he declined to express more at large, and allow him to sit down breathing a wish Which had been generklly avowed in former times, when the right of promulgating opinions was more circumscribed than it was at present, that the Go vernments of France and Spain might nut he united by a family compact. This had been firmly resisttd at she period to *bids be had alluded, and he trusted the principle Would hot be ad mitted now. He concluded by acknowledging the kinnuess of the Meeting, and declared the feelings inspired by the distinc tion which that Assembly had conferred on him would be che-' risked in his heart to the last hour of his Ufe—qAppkause). The Marquis of LANIDOWN solicited the attention of the Meeting for a few moments, while, with the permission of the Chairman, he proposed a toast, which would in some degree explain the motives which had brought them together. Not withstanding the sincere respect winels they entertained for those illustrious. Nations, whose Representatives they were 'mud . i.orece:ve that day, it was not on this accotuit alone, hut on thtet of the great cause in which they were gloriously engaged, that' they were desirous at this moment of proclaiming their feciings to ate worid—he meant, the cause • of Natioual Independence. This principle had been advocated ;,by the wisest mut in all so cieties, in all nations, and in aft ages-..and. it had tended sieve than anything else to &odor, raw, lad stilt dig !wow na:e. Where It 'had been lost eight of, the darkest spots or his pet filly, treachery, and eleba,ernent were to. be round; The viol :you or tuitional indepeml.aire had tiovi, toi the ft . /A time, bee n attempt.d to berarthoills....d into a aystem, •ot of I.s; ternation but of lute firanny—C Loud applause!. —lf such a prtr• i eet were permitted by thr inscrutable decrees of Pieovriaci.ex, or by the supineness of teen, to succeed, society must retro,;rad.-, and dal kness end daugers the most appalling must return. Were era h a sesteni long acted upon, not even England herself would he cafe—m.t even her high- character; nor even :he services_which she h.... 1 rendered to the great corn: munity of Europe, if such a !ystein ceintineed, would serve to redeem the origiaal sin of our arcestoto, who had emancipated . themselves from the thraldom of usurped controul,•and torn the chains which bad restrained them link from link—(Applause).--.. however, could not believe that such a system would be permanent—he could scarcely believe it could exist through another year. Ile wished to offer one word on the subiect of the Spanish Constitution. They were not then assembled to pro. - uoutice en ita,rnerlts or defects, but to proclaim, that whatever its defects might be, It was for Spaniards alone to correct them (Applause). —lie could easily believe., when he looked back to ' the circoht stances of difficulty and danger under which that Con: stitution had been framed, he could easily suppose it to be en deared to the Spaniards by those circumstances—by the blood which had been spilt in its defence—by the favourable antotion . which it had formerly received :corn other nations—and,.most elf all, by the attempt now rat.hirg by foreigners tri subvert Proud as he felt of our own Constitution sad Laws, some might think that in th..t Con , tituriett and in those Laws (comparaw tivety perfect as they were cip;•tised to be), defects could be found. Were such the case, if that dcfect proved ten timesgreater than he had tir.t sapposcd, fiom the moment thit foreigneni • under tuck to core( ct wied was thought at: imperfection, he shoubi • cling to it more resolutely that ever; well content na , risk life and tortnne iu def:nee of the exhiting Constitution, whit all its de:lc:ea:dee, t.ll the foul attempt had t.f.rminated, and till the wt• holy prereece of foreign intro - forence WOls withdr:hurn-(Applause): Ile utv..r.enield believe that a great and gallant people like the French mould favour sue!: a cause as that which their Government, had made their own. He coal.] not believe that that greet Nu, :ion lied its ovcil fire will te..n.-• to ‘Terora to take out a liaense for nt.:hiu wdr on ...he f..•:etionl Of a neighboUring people—(Ap plat:se). en ill leas cnuld he lie:ievt that they, fond is they were of milie.ry ferne, could devreto scud an army of Lyeurguses and So- . • lons to thrast hel'w laws with the polut of the bayon e t on an unwil lin: and unofienslieg pcople- . —(Applause,.—The quarrel, so far as the French wute concerned, was nor a me:tonal quarrel, and there tore be hoped thee they would Lit; the resistance oil the part of tl.e Spaniards must be natiOL. , .:, anti front that circumstance he felt conlident that they must succeed.' That -;allant: nation, Spain (by what most he adnt.ttedio a hard, but which, while it was a lard was at the same time a great and glorious destiny) had been call..tl upon twice, within a very shot t period, to stand forward in the great cause of the ,independence of nations---(Applause). Out of the former contest they had come triumphant, and he prayed :end • hoped for her owii homier; but. trot more for he: own honour 'hail fear the benefit of other cenintries, that ehe might come glariotiali triumphant out of. tits—(Enthusiastic al•plause).—lt was for the purpose of entlaodylog t h ese feeling{ a:..1 to defend the rights of lice States, that he now proposed as a toast—" independence - of nations, and may it ever be the desirc, as it is the duty, Of neighbouring states to respect it" —( Applause). The toast was drank with three times three, and followed by long-continued shot.ts of approbation. The hrulths of the Duke of Sin Lorenzo, and of the Secretary • of Legation, M. Colon, were near prisposed front the Chair, and drank with three times three-. ate puke of SAN LOitliNZO briefly acknowledged the honour he.had received, and on account of hi, imperfect knowledge of the English lauguagc, referred to the &crctary of Legation fur a fuller expression of his sentiments. The Sa•CRETARe of Lea.tll,M then read a paper expressing the ' anxiety tat the Dulle of San Lorenzo to testify his gratitude for the kindness lie had received in this country. A lasting impres. slam had been ni..do on his mind, and would be made ou the minds of all Spaniards by the proceedings of that day. He de. scrilied the difference to be great between the treatment he had met with on this, and dna which he had expkricnced on the other side of the Channel. There, he would not disguise the fact, many . things had occurred indicative of a confirmed anti- • pathy. Much did he congratulate himstif on the change which he had rentat let 1, on coming to England, where he had been wekonwd with kihdliess as honourable to the nation from whom it ernanatt 1, as to the individual who Was so fortunate as to tea ceive it. From the moment in which he had landed in this free country, he had met with the most cordial and and enthusiastic greeting. lie had found in the Government and Nobility those qualities by which the Ministers and Nobles of a State ought to be distinguidieti—urbanity, condescension, and sympathy.-- 'cite conduct of the Spaniards was then defended from the .ins. potations cast on at by the French Government and the other enemies -of the Spanish Revolution. " Where (continued the speaker) 6 the inimittent danger from the actual state of Spain ? —Have we declared, as the French did, that all Kings must lie dethroned—have We announced that our Constitution must be the universal axle? On the contrary, have we not disclaimed , every idea of recommending or fomenting any imitation of our conduct ? The ('ortes have explicitly uttered such a-disavowal in their glorious sittings of January last. The Government had before given a hundred times the same assurances to England, when the 'ten:lotion of Put tugal broke out—to Austria, when. the insurrection of Naples and Piedm o nt occurred—to France, at every Atep of our representations against a very different behaviour on her part, and those assurances have been strictly acted upon, which renders their 'sincerity the more' palpable.— Where ~se, if this is doubted, the -symptoms, the evidence of a surreptitious-proselytism? We have not allowed the French refugees to reside nearer the frontiers than Vittoria and Rilboa; we have tot allowed them to form at Inn a Committee of Re ballion, and after Bards a counterpart of the Urgel Regency. We did not allow the companions of Berton and Garon to argentite themsa 'lves i n to an army—we have not furnished to them .50,000' nite-kt ts—we las* not procured for them a loan,as that of Mr. Ouvrard's ; and, to &lids the contrast, we have not introduced civil war in France, nor opposed the tri-colloured flag to the' standards of the Faith. Where is, therefore, I ask ouce more, the proselytism of Spain. the danger to her neighbour, the right, t:se excrytional right of interference? Let me request you, my ' Lords and Gendemen, to place yourselves in our situation; 'sup+ pow your incomparable Constitution were the worst system of Government—suppose that a Foreign Cabinet should imintate to you the adoption of the very best Constitution, on the pats of landing one hundrei thousand Legislators to effect that pur pose, lore wutfd tau act--you, ?• I read the answer on your countenance's. But, at all events, it is not a Constitu tion that which advances Into Spain behind the train of the French army. it is the naked structure of Despotism.---t Ete Paper theta Spoke at some length on - the present prospects of ;pant, and deciared that it would be fonlid she possessed both iron and gold—icon for guns., and geld to meet the expenses of the conflict. In the struggle for their iodeperidence, they doubted not mat they should be succoured and -countenanced by Great &stain ; ami the world would see that tbe'Spauiards were ;be Same men in I that they were in 108.. Ar.the last-men. tioned period thee would nut sutler a Kid g t o be forced on them by Ihntaparte; now they would not submit to have a Coastline titan forced upon them by the legitimate siscoesiAd of that intik& mate Despot—they Would not endure that lavilalimild be pressed oft them at the point of a French bayonet—(Appihuse):--Havin g thanked the company for the honour which the Duke of San Loa tenets and the Secretary of Legation bed tiCaved, the latter said, it had been his intention to have addiMmwd Arent Words to tile Alex ring on the Cattle which they were mit to lupport, but his country had found 60 able an advocate in the Noble Marquis, that nothing remained toe him to say—(Loild applause).—frie concluded 6y giving m a tuest--" Prospoziety to Great Britain." Toe toast was drank with applause. . The City sat Loudon and its Commerce," which bad before been plopased by the Portuguese Ambassador, was now o u s t with three times three. • Mr. liallni . /1 ruse to return thanks. It was impossible to e.. press the deep 'echos of the Merchants of Lembo at witnessing the two great and gallant Nations struggling for their liberty. Never lead they lecture been such events with so deep kn interest. With the one we had been i'ontiected since the perhiti of our com mercial existence ; and wsth the other, we had lung been un terms et Wait) and commercial Ittrerort. lie was highly pleased to see one of the Princes of the Royal iismil y , the Nobles, and ,much ut the wealth of this City assembled in behalf of,thispe two ,countries now saug,;iiug with a foie:gut enemy for Vie 111;ris,y which Lheiiiimeace Hs commerce. had inspthect them Mgr He gate as A 'FOAM—The extension ut Calallleree ao4 Cailtesitioa • " ag over File.WorkL"—llraak wic s jhree , aard gresta pp 44114.. z Awat toast war--`e The Cortes of Spain and Viittnipk." "Ijen - nit with three dines three, suirlund acclamations. 44. 14141. MACSIZiTiAti lbw rose, and basin canplimi i 4 .-