Star. — London, England, 1823-10-29 00:00:00

APOLOGY FOR FERDINAND VII. PROM TAR JOURNAL D2S MOATS OW SUNDAY. PARIS, OCTOBER Se. The revolutionary power is put an end to in Spain. Ferdinand is again seated on the Throne of his ances tors ; he is free to give his people the institutions which be judges necessary. This is what France desired to accomplish ; the remainder is not oarimmediate busi ness; and we can only obtain any influence over it by our wishes, our councils, and particularly by our ex ample. Undoubtedly all the true friends of legitimate Royalty would like to see it re-appear in Spain as it has re-appeared in France, and as it ought always to re appear, for the purpose of putting an end to civil wars; endowed with• clemency, wisdom, and generosity ; ral lying all separate interests around the interest of the country to the common security of all, and to the ex istence and prosperity of the State; making the weight of its justice only feh by some guilty and dangerous in dividuals ; soothing the different great masses, and gua ranteeing to every tranquil individual his personal se curity, and the enjoyment of his legitimate property ; forgetting personal insults and repressing systematic vengeance ; the hatred of party and ihterested perse cutions ; rewarding the faithful; making all thelnoral and physical power of the nation concur in the service of the State, and forcing no man of talent or influence into a situation in which despair will render him an implacable enemy; above all, rebuilding and consoli dating, with all possible celerity, the great edifice of laws and institutions, which, after a violent and extensive Revolution, only offer' to our view a-heap of uninha bitable ruins -; this is Royalty restoring and repaiciag and these are the restorations and repairs whicb,closing the abyss of Revolution, lead forward to many ages of pi ospei ity. Such sentiments reign in the heart of Ferdinand, for 'be is a Bourbon—these thoughts are in his mind, for he is a King. But there are difficult and unfortunate situations, in which SoYereigns cannot,.without danger, follow their own ideas, and are obliged `to grant some.- thing to the passions of the people by whom they are surrounded. The remembrance of the recent tyranny , of the Cortes—the sight of the rebels who remain ip possession of their arms—the state of suffering into which the revolutionary system had plunged the king dom—all conspire to make the Royalist party. which' , forms the great mass of the Spanish people, cherish via lent and exasperated feelings, which are not always in accord with true policy. A greater degree of calm in the public mind will soon permit the Spanish Govern- mem to occupy iiself with that general reconciliation which is doubly necessary in a monarchy exhausted by ' a civil war, and ruined by the separation of the Colonies. At the present moment, as a preliminary measure, it it indispensably necessary to the tranquil exercise of the civil authority, to disband the army, and form it anew on another basis. What c:en the-laws effect in the midst of parties under arms? In the meantime, that the firm, and at the same time generous conduct of the Cabinet at Madrid, may entirely satisfy the wishes of France, and %%hat its policy requires, our example is a daily and public counsel which we give to Spain; it is wisdom controuling all the passions of every species, and leading them in spite of themselves to their corn -mon happiness ; it is Legitimate Royalty widening and smiting the basis of public liberty. May Spain, in contemplating the spirit of our restoration, learn at length to accomplish her own. THE EVEN ING STA It. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1523. THE FUNDS. STOCK EXCHANGE. TWELVE O'CLOCK. Coasois opened at 82i aT, at which price they have remained steady during the morning, except until the present moment, when they have taken a hide change, and are done at 11.31, with a stiff xnarket.—The Expresses from Paris this morning have brought the Rentes at 69f. 60c.—After 'Change bouts Spanish Stock was ail 27. FOREIGN FUNDS. There was some bustle in the Spanish Market this morning, owing to a report yesterday evening that Spanish Bonds came three per tent. lower from Paris; but, bn the arrival of the Express this Inorning, the report was found to be erroneous, and Spanish floods opened at 27, but afterwards got down to 461, j. Current Prices —New Spanish 110 i, Old 26} Colombian Russian *2l, 83, Old Pop& 10i, New Popls eh ! I PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 223—S per Cent. Reduced 82A % 82 3 pet Cent. Cons. 82 3 / 4 83 1 / 4 8234 Slk per Cts. 95 5 /s IA —4 per Ct. Old 99% % % 99 4 per Cents. New los 1/ a t 4 1,4 Bank Long Anns. 20 13-16 1546 India Stock 265—India Bonds 70s. 71s. •Sodth Sea Stock 94 5 / B —Old Annuities 82 Etch. Bills 021,000) 375. 38s 36s.—Sm. 975. 395. pr. Consols for Acct. 82 3 4 83 1 / 8 82% y 4. We have received to-day the Paris Papers of Mon day. The Baron de DastAS, the new Minister of War, Irad not, as stated in some' Papers, then arrived. On Sunday the Duke de SAN CARLOS, the new Spanish Ambassador, had an audience of MADAMS. The fol lowing is given as an extract of a letter from Madrid, of the 21st of October.—" His MaJur: has named Baroa d'Ettor.sa, Captain-General of Catalonia; Don Laguna, of Estramadura ; and Don Caas.ea MIL, of Crid Castile." It is said that the inhabitants of St. Sebastian propose to present a petition to the KING, praying that he will cause the ci-devaut Constitutional General, At ELANDIAN O'DONNEL, to be brought t. trial, for abusing tyranaically the boundless authority which he exercised, by causing thirteen of their fellow citizens to be murdered without form of process." It appears that the Members of the late Cortes had found a shelter at Gibraltar, as the frigate which conveyed them to that place had returned to Cadiv.. Rtzoo, who is said to have been sentenced to be hanged and quartered as a traitor, is also represented as so ill, in consequence of a nervous fever brought on by the hardships which be had endured, and the in dignities to which he had been subjected during his confinement, that it was doubted whether he would live long enough for the sentence to be executed.— It was reported at the same time, hosiever, that MINA'S threat of shooting the Bishops and Military Commanders in his power, if Run° were put to death, bad produced the desired effect, and had led the Regency to a deter ' ruination of allowing the captive Chief to repair to France as a prisoner of war. Of this - statement we can only say that we should be happy, but dare not hope to find it true. _Borne oLour Morning Contemporaries, state broadly, as a matter of fact, that " the English Government has stepped forward in support of the claims of British sub•, jects, the greatest part of which depends on decrees passed during the existence of the Cortes ;" and as one i l effect of this, it is mentioned that Spanish Stock is on the rise. If it is meant by this statement, to convey an im pression that the British Government has stepped for ward in behalf of the holders of the old or new Spanish stock specifically, we think we may. .safely venture to assert, that it has an aim beyond the precise state of the fact. The Public may rest assured that whatever claims British subjects may justlihave on Spain, or any other State, they will be supported and protected in them by their Government; and that it will be an active or sanctioning party to no act which can by possibility have the effect of defeating them. In this view we think it is - very likely, indeed we do not well see how it could be otherwise, that our Government may have de clared, in general terms, that however the King of SPAIN may choose to annul all the acts of the Constitutional eavernment, as regards Spaniards themselves, that be has no power by the law of nations to do so, as respects third parties, who have nothing to do with the domestic goirrels of the KING of Spaiu and his subjects, or the internal changes to which they may have led. But more than this our Government can as yet have scarcely done. For how can it know that the KING of Spain does not intend to conform to the Law 9f Nations, and except from the operatic% of his decree those acts of the Cortes which involve the interest of third parties;, that ii, of foreign States and their inhabitants? Have any dividends on Spanish Stock been yet refused to be paid? or if refused, what has been assigned as the cause—want of effects on the part of the defacer; or want of right in the claimants? With respect to the right of the holders of Spanish Bonds—the old ones at least—to obtain full payment, of them from Spain, we are rather surprised that any doubt should have been entertained. The Bonds were• granted by the Goveromett generally recognized at the time, and when this country, as, well is other coun tries, bad Ambassadors regularly accredited to it.— The money raised by means of them has all gone to Spain, and been expended for Spanish purposes, by the only Spanish Government existing at the period; and Spain - may as well consent to be struck out of the list of nations, as think of evading the recognition of demands , to unalterably just and reasonable. Among the Papers which a few months ago most dis tinguished itself fl* its vehement advocacy of the pro priety of our going to war for the sake of the Constitu tional party inSpain, was a City Paper, which is said to be a sort of pipe on which any of the wise men of the East may play that pleases. We recollect of its prophecying, that if the French succeeded in overrun ning Spain, not only would tyranny be re-established in France, but France would- be thus necessarily placed in deadly hostility with the freedom of this coun try, and would continually urge the other despotic Powers to take measures for putting it down...--" In , truth not one of them," for so it went on to say, • would have any security, or could calculate upon re pose whilst England had retained her liberty ; and they would have no alternative but that of compelling die country to adopt the Monarchical principle, or of seeing their subjects excited to resistance by the example of -their (English) liberty." The Freneh have overrun Spain; for, notwithstand ing all that the wise men of the East could say, our Ministers would not furnish a single arm or gun to op pose them. Now then, in all consistency should come the chapter of lamentations ever the wilful wickedness of Ministers in thus consigning us all to the mercy of the Continental Despots. But what is now actually 'the language of the wise men? Read and believe— 44 Theithe of conduct which is the subject of vituperative abuse, besides being sternly dictated by the spirit of the British Constitu tion, is the one which the highest wisdom would have probobly recommended, under all the circumstances of our relations at the time with the two Powers. Both of them, it will be tied. lected, rejected the middle course proposed by the English - Cabinet ' —the only one which, in the impartial exercise of its good olllces towards both, it could base honesty reCousionsiled Notwithstanding present appearances, France u well as Spath, we very much fear, will have ample cause to regret that they bad not listened to the coundis of England at the dine. The sddce basing, however, been d► clued, not only by the French Court, but by the Constitutional Government of Spain, this country was left no other alternative butte anthem:smitten muse with one of the belligerents, or embrace that strict line of neutrality which she has ever since observed, and said has Akita Me almost saianissoss sanction Perhemint, as sell as the hasty concurrence e , jat least mine-lentlis of the Sottish Public ! ! / The Board of Trade, we understand, is occupied with the consideration of the Intricate state of the Fishery Laws, with the design of simplifying and restoring them to efficiency ; but there are many difficulties to be overcome, not generally known on the coasts. Notice has been sent to all Custom Houses, that the Officers of the soveral departments are expected toconsider themselves from this time liable to be removed to any part of the United Kingdom of Great Be itain, Scotland, and Ireland. About this time twelvemonth a similar notice to the above was sent to Riding Officers, and since that time a general removal has taken place. Letters from Bayonne mention that the French ate employed, night and day, in strengtheninethe fortifi—. cations of Pampeluna, Santona, and St. Sebastian's, os, if with an intention to keep possession of them for a time. Calais (says a provincial Joust) has lately become the residence of 4 , a great may English' families of distinction, some of whom me very rospedabk!" SPANISH BONDS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR. Sta--The truly deplorable and miserable state into which some hundreds Of &gash families are about to be thrown, unless the interference of our Government is awakened in their behalf, will, I am persuaded, plead With you for my troubling you at this junc ture.; and the, appeal coming from ti British Officer who has loog served in Spain, will, I trite, obtain for it that consideration, which the nature of the awe requires. Previous to the idea being generally entertained that the French would Interfere in the affairs of the Peninsula, and encouraged by the decided tone in Parliament, together with the opinion of his Majesty's Ministers, many thereby induced became purchasers of Spanish Funds. What may properly be termed speculation with raped to myself and many of my friends was out of the question, being anzioos only to enjoy a greater dividend fur our capital, and ,hop rag to expend the same amongst our countrymen with additional happiness; but should we, however, be left to suffer, painful in deed must the reflection be to all just men, that our misfortune arose from the great confidence we had placed in the words and actions emanating front our own rulers. Had ow Ambassador Le l the first instance been withdrawn from Spain, I should have been the last person to have ventured any part of British property. Nevertheless, from the known integrity of our own Government it is to be ancerely hoped that our cue will not be sacrificed. I remain, Sir, your most obedient servant, Widmer, Kent, 24th Oct. 11123. E. M. N.ll.—ln furtherance a this remark, a reference to many of the , great bikers would prove the correctness of my statement, if ne cessary : I allude to purchases made prior to the commencement of hostilities. • .141ArAL DiTHLLIGENCE. A Comasluee of _the Navy Board, vls.--Ekr Brass Marra, the ConspireUer • Hon. Commits , 13orce, and Sir R. Samos% after having visited, in the course of last week, Portsmouth Dock yard, have arrived at Dunham, and wiU immediately commence their inspection of that Yard and the Works carrying on. Cnavoram, Devotes Q6.—life Sonintois and UNDAUNTED, two of the larger sort of frigates, are ordered to be brought forward for commission-for foreign service. FALMOUTH, OCTOISS 27. -- Wind S.—Arrived the Vertumnus, KtataLtiv, from Liverpool. Put back, the Active, Loan, for London. Poarsuotrrn; Orman 211.—Wind S.—Sailed the B*ea and Al liance, for Celle; Jane, Sots, for lia!nburgh ; and Mann, i►tsnaa, for London. Datic, Ocroara 211.—Mind S. W.—Came down from the River yid remain, the Ptoteus. Fluxes for Honduras ; Brothers, Cum xixot, for Rio Janeiro; James, S anest, for St. Mary's; Tino, Jess, for Algiers ; Elizabeth. Amanitas°, from Pernambuco ; Lucy Davidson, Git.s.moax, from the Cape of Good Hope; Frances Hen riette„ Diessasson for' New York ; and Ruth, Mono, for Jamaica. CUSTOM-HOUSE, OCTOBER tit. ilutlis Berea, fitwaans—The Duckenfleld, from Jamaica ; Eli zalistilt Jane, froth Para; Retrench, from Teneriffe ; Marshal BEl chef, from Rotterdapt • Nunna, froth Grenada ; Charles, from To bago ; Union, from Calais • and Golconda, from Madras. Ctswitiso Ourwagns—The Commerce, for Calais; Wellesley, Enterprise. and Ilan Rhone., for ,Jamaica; Princess Alexandria, for Stettin • Sarah, for St. 'Mary's; Posey Hall, for Dominica; Vrow H4ase, for Rotterdam.; and Cicero, for Honduras. Agawam—At Madeira, the Elisabeth and Mary. Corbett, from Liverpool. At Guadaloupe. Maria Theresa, ; Jeune Laure, —; Nouvelle Alliance, —• Amitle, Gaaserar ; and the Sophie, (toy, from flourdeaux. At O dessa, Lord Cathcart, Dignall, from London. At Genoa, Margaret, from London ; Albion, from Li verpool; and Perseverance, from Sumatra. At Oporto, thL ei tt: mk t e o t r , and Fancy, from Newfoundland. At Stobie, from Hammerfast. THE KING. WINDSOR, OCT. 28.—His MAJEITt conk his usual Ailing this !running in his phaeton, attended by his usual suite, in the:Park. SILL AT WINDSOR. The Bal;:at the tow;Hall, at Windsor, on Monday the 20th instant, under the patronage of Lady LONG ROAD and the Lion. Miss TOWNSHRND, in honour of his MAJESTY'S arrival at the Castle, was attended by nearly three hundred persons, comprising most of the families of distinction in Windsor and its vicinity. Amongst the company were : Lady Caioline Stanhope and Miss Stanhope ; Lord Aahbrook sad family ; Lady Verney, Hon. Mu. Egerton, Lord Pawlett, Lord Hill, Lord Lennox, Lord Kirkwall, Lady Trigge, General Spencer and family, Mr. and Mr.. liochfort Grange, Mr. Penn, Min e. Cooper, Sir W. Clayton, Mrs. Dawson and family, Major &urges. and family. dcc. &c. The Hall was decorated with a Crown and G. R. in variegated lamps. An elegant cold collation was served up in an adjacent apartment, and the whole so arranged as to give general satisfaction. The Duke of SAXE-WEINIA R arrived in town on Mon day from the residence of the Duke and Duchess of CtAaralcs, at Bushy Park. Lady A FELECK had a select circle of fashionables yesterday evening, at bee house in Clarges-street. Count LIEVEN had a dinner party yesterday. The Dowager Countess of STANFORD had a select party yesterday evening, at her house in Charles-street, Berke ley-square. The Duke and Duchess of BEDFORD and family left Caniden Hlll yesterday morning for Brighton. The Duke of ARGYLE has arrived at his seat, Inve racy Castle, from Dumbartonshire. The Earl and Countess STANworz have arrived at their seat in Kent, front Lord Camuxerou's, Deal Castle. The Earl and Countess of LONSDALE and family have salved at their seat, Lowther, Westmoreland, from Whits,. haves, Cumberland. , _ _ Lord BgRZSFORD is expected from the Court Of Pop , intal about anistinas nest. The Right Hon. Viscount Mer.mte, and the Right Hon. Cneaxxs A aarriwore arrived at Walmer Castle on Friday last, and returned again to London early yesterday morning, after inspecting his Majesty's Dock-yard at Deal. The ghostly breaker of windows at Pimlico seems to we no paws in the attainment of his object, when overtithm he may, probably, and babas got a /toss too much. Miss &roman is engaged to perform at the %el sew Concerts in November, and Madame CATALANI in January. A Music Hall has ,use been erected there at an expense bf 14000. BaoanarAtias...—This fashionable little watering place was enlivened. on Monday by the splendid Ball of the Master of the Ceremonies (Mr. Gorr"), which took place ender the auspices of Mrs. Courre. There was a numerous and elegant assemblage. Long and justly as this-Attractive village has been celebrated for the .t:tste and gaiety of its entertainments, nothing has ever been at all comparable with chi,. , After the Ball, a se lect party retired with Mrs. Courre to her residence, the Albion Hotel, where they partook, until a late hour, of the sumptuous hospitality of this munificent Lady. There were present in the roams. in addition to distinguished Patroness, Lady D'Aineland and Miss •D'Ein/, Lady Dashwood Kinc, Comte Trotter, Mr Ames, lady, and the Milan Lake, Lady - Mont mew. Mrs. Chapman, Mr Brook Bridges and , Mr. May! and Miss Foote., Mr.end Mrs. Garrett, air George Mr, Gamier and family, Captains Byroo.Blr George Wynne, km • OOP! QT A NOTlen ON TEI CHURCH DOOR AT MINNA, " nusday • Jane r .l. J*_Tandry Bess to Islam the /Habitant of this phot elm Edson and taunts and Gam MIFIgs giber oak g Orman , eeteeto the Kted favoors'albans as aleaft Imploy Mat Evrey antis don Meek erne the admit Welke rom p psloyiosine too we seem of ibis Midst of 0 ist OM !Mites fad toy 7144.7 . • THE ARMY. --~_ . To consequence of the recent determination of the E as t T o t s Company to raise four new iteginvnts in Bengal, nll the 90 0 4 now in India, at that Presidency, will gain considerable pe w .. Non : so much, for instance, as to move a First Ensign to alky l the middle of the Lieutenants of a Regiment. Yesterday morning Lord Eowatto Soassasrr inspected the giment of the Royal Hone Guards, which are at present statis ek4 at Windsor. The first and second dlvisiOns of the 6241 Regiment if — lnti t , have arritawd at Cork{ from Portsmouth. 4RVISIENT OF TROOPS IN IRRLAND. The 29th (Worcestershire) Raiment of Infantry has marcb t 4 from Limerick to Tralee. The 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot has prosete e i front Armagh to Naas. . %The 59th (or Donetsbire) Regiment of Foot has niarchtd f (T I Take to Limerick. The 79th (or Cameronian Highlanders) Regiment Ls :•rocute4 from Naas to Dublin. The 86th (or the Royal County Down) Regiment of Foot h a marched from Athlone to Armagh. Conunission in the North Someriet Regiment of Yeomanry Crraki signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Somerset Isaac John Horlock, Gent. to be Cornet. OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.-TIIIS DAY. At the sitting of the Court this day, 40 males and 20 females were arraigned and pleaded to the respective indictments preferred against them. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY BY A SERVANT. John Keddie was put to the bar on an indictment ire. ferred against him by his employer, John Bird, of B et . ton-garden, charging him with stealing a quantity of Russia skins, valued at 3s. each. The pi isnnet had been in the receipt of from 365. to 41. 4,. per week, for a con siderable period, but yet he was induced to practise the system of plunder complained of, and sent his wile not to pawn it, by which means the robbery ss as found ant. There was another indictment against the prisoner, but the Jury having found him Guilty on the present, the Court declined going into it. ROBBERY AT MAREBnROUGII STREET POLIC6OE7M John Teta was put to the bar, on an indictnientcharg. ing him with having feloniously received a volumed Blackstone's Commentaries, well knowing the same have been stolen from the above Office. The witnessesfa the prosecution failed to bring home the charge, and the Jdry acquitted him. Mary Ann Pearce (the qui tam Lady Barryitore) was indicted for stealing, from the person of Samud Bolton, one sovereign and some silver. The Jury ca. suited for a short time, and then found her Ladyship-. Not Guilty. SEIZURE EXTRAORDINARY AT DUBLIN PROM THR FREEMAN'S JOURNAL. Yesterday (Sunday). about half-past one o'clock, 0* LORD MAYOR and Sheriff PERRIN entered a public. house in North King -street, where they surprised op. wards of one hundred and twenty men, about seventy of whom made their escape; fifty-one were found secreted in various parts of the house, and seven on the roof. Great resistance was made before they could be secured, which was not - erected till the Military Guard stationed at Newgate came to his Lordship's assistance. It isuot yei ascertained what the object of so numerous =as semblage would have been in one house. The penes committed are principally from the neighbourhood of Glasnevin, Finglass Bridge, and St. Margaret's. PROSPERITY OF THE-COUNTRY --~-- It may be supposed that the increase in the exporta tion of cotton yarn has been somewhat proportionate to the increased consumption of cotton, but a very con• siderable part of the increase may be attributed to the great demand for manufactured goods. There certainly never was any period of fuller activity in the maanfac• tuning districts than the present; and although com plaints may be heard of the badness of trade, it is gene. rally confessed, even by the complainers, that a very great quantity of goods is sold. In consequence of the great abundance of capital, and the steadiness of pekes and lessening of risk which follow a regulated and understood demand, the profits of business have talks considerably, and people are apt to innagine,that less b done because less profit is made. It may be found, however, by incsuiry amongst mane. facturers, that the amount of their sales is very little diminished; and when we take into consideration the many articles in the cotton trade are not irboie half tie price they were a few years back, we most suppose that a great increase in the demand has taken place. The cotton manufacturers of Lancashire are not precisely on the same footing as they are in Scotland: Credits in England are shorter, and there is less speculation ; for where a man'risks his own money he is generally mere cautious than when he risks the money of another. The trade is also more direct. The manufacturer in Lan cashire makes a direct sale. The Glasgow manufacturer consigns to a greater extent ; and, although large profits may occasionally be made by the latter, be is liable to much greater risk. Hence trade in Glasgow may fluctuate, while in Langashire it remains steady.— Glasgow C2traxlde. We are,happy to learn that the value of land, width has been so long and so severely depressed, is now be ginning to recover itself, and to bear some proportiell to the relative value of money. We understand that *flee the inquiries about the purchase of land have becomes frequent than for some years past ; • and we know, tIIK a property in Fife, having no advantage from loutish,. ation, soil, or climate, was sold last week-at a pries meal to thirty years purchase its supposed inallei value.—Fife Herald. , ammoma=== It is not yet known what is become of Sir &MILO% Qmaooa, and some of the most celebrated Costitil* tional Officers. Plantagenet.—Gro. Buck, Esq. compiler of the_ of King Richard 111. in Kennett's Hidory If 5111 1 '. says it should be called Planta-genest, bang Gerivw from plaata genesta, orgenista, that is, the broom Oil This title was given Licit to PuLU, Earl of Anjou, who, having been guilty of some crime, - was :pined,. 11 The s or, the' 1 if i)ossil reiterate —•••. A „. an an 64 BM.; •• •• • " . .. V — . the way of penance, to go to the Holy Land and su bmit ' a castigation. He acqqiesced, dressed hialself w " of attire, and, as mark of his humility, wore a pia*, Tyra, broom in his tap, of which virtue this plant is a sra." Mr., in hieroglyphic language.o. This expiation finubd FULKa, remembrance, adopted the name of Pia* gemst, and lived afterwards, in honour and haf'l". l _, 816 . Accordingly his descendants inherited the name, P P° many successive Nobles, of the line of AoPup no r any e a r *diddle same, but evandistinguisbed thentso l l 110 ' id* &pig orkaossin their helmets. hAnd • And Visam seems to confirm it, by canine t "Arnow 01 .4% / gbi9lawbie brown. ~~ L' der,: V 1324 It, WI ti r