Star. — London, England, 1823-08-19 00:00:00

r I 1 ~~ ~t SPANISH ROVAMSTS. The following very remarkable Address was printed as a Supplement to the Restaurador of the Ist inst. I: is directed to the Regency. " Most Serene Lord—The Ayuntamiento of Cor dova, the faithful organ of the sentiment's of a town which yields to' no other in adherence and fidelity . to the King, has' learned with surprise and regret that a facti , at, well known in that istifi4atinate.epoicli which_ has caused so many tears •to flow . , is still operating, under the shade of a false, and dark policy, against , the rights of the Sovereign, v..hich an infamous Con s!itution had subverted, and against the opinions and v.isliet of the people of Spain, who have so decidedly and so freely expressed themselves in all parts of the Peninsula. " The Ayuntamiento would be wanting is its du ties if, in such a trying moment, it had not had re course to your Serene Highness as the defender of the throne, in order to call attention to the new dan gers with which the sovereignty of our King and the peace of the nation ate threatened. At the same time it takes this opportunity of expressing the most. solemn wishes of the Cordovan people against a sys tem which, if it might be admired as a preferable ,g vil in the blindest and most violent period of our Revolution, would nevertheless be - as impolitic as it would he horrible in an epoch when the nation being fortunately rescued from the yoke of Constitutional tyranny, and restored to the enjoyment of its best liberties, faithful Spaniards can speak their- senti ments, and give to the whole political woad proofs of their abhorrence for everything which is in con tradiction to their ancient laws, and of their desire to have a free and an absolute King, who would pro mote the happiness of his people without the aid of institutions which are unknown in the annals of their history, and which are as formidable and as ominous, under existing circumstances, as they are opposite to the ideas and customs of the nation. " Such is, in truth, most Serene Lord, the system of the two Chambers, which, by imposing restraints on the authority of the King never intended by the fundamental laws of Castile, and by essentially vary ing the established fact without the will of the King, would contain the same radical vice as the Constitu tion itself; and every negociation or adjustment which is undertaken upon these grounds for the liberation of the captive King, will always be vain, and will com promise the peace and tranquillity of the nation. " If the legitimacy of Monarchs cannot be rendered compatible with the pride of their people, Nehen these wish to give themselves laws which those have not dictated, still less compatible would it be with an in stitution which his Majesty has so clearly and so openly abhorred, and which surptise and moral vio lence alone would induce him to accept. The King' does not wish, and with justice, to forfeit tights and privileges to which the nation swore so freely and so spontaneously, and which have been exercised for so many ages by his ancestors; and every' innovation upon this point, in proportion as it would clash with the political dogma of his legitimacy, would open . a wide door to discord, which would be fomented by the warmth of disputes and opinions to the fatal length of a civil war like that which has already de s.ilated the greatest part of the Peninsula. " In fine, if the Spanish people, or an immense ma jority of it wet e anxious for the system of Chambers, this injustice against the rights of the King would not produce results altogether so disagreeable, and the goodness of the Sovereign would know how to accom modate itself to the desires and wishes of his people. But any one who has even slightly examined the cha racter of the present feeling for the cause of the King, would soon be convinced that the wish of Spaniards is never to% lessen in the slightest degree the sove reignty of their beloved Monarch, nor to accept sys tems or institutions which are opposed to the antient and fundamental laws of the nation. " The Ayuntamiento has fully witnessed the opi nions entertained by the people of Cordova, which were so nobly and so decidedly expressed on the 10th of June last, and which are notoriously so conform able to those which the other provinces expressed, as soon as they were rescued from the yoke of oppres sion. 4 The absolute and free King' have been the greatest echoes of their emotion, and they do not yet tease to resound in their hymns and acclamations., This is the most energetic and animated, and at the same time the most simple, and indeed expressive of the will of the people, who, being excited 'naturally by their enthusiasm and their wishes, did not stand in need of base stimulants of subornation and intrigue, which at every period have marked the black perfidy and the violent machinations of innovators and Re volutionists. It will be sufficient to take a rapid view of some details of the system of Chambers, in order to know that if they have been, and always will be dangerous to the minds of the coldest temperature, a;td long accnstomed . to tranquillity, they would be, beyond all doubt, incalculably prejudicial to a na tion which is heated, agitated, and still disturbed by the violence of innovations. " The liberty of the press, which is truly impolitic, and chiefly tie origin of all our dissensions, and, the traitorous weapon that is most abused ; the popular character of elections, which has always provoked the nussions, the intrigues, and the ambition of parties; t public tribune, which is more fit to flatter vanity, to exalt the passions, and to agitate the people, than to illustrate any matter in dispute; and that generic liberty, so ominous as it is badly understood, which is the inseparable character of every liberal Govern. rnent, are all so many institutions which the system of the Chambers would perpetuate for us, and which would reader those political oscillations intermina ble, which have occasioned us so many misfortunes and losses." Letters front the North of Spain, mention that LOPEZ BA Nos was advancing by the line of the Tagus, with a force that was daily increasing, and it was ' thought he would push on towards Aladtia, Ly the way of Talavera de la Iteyna, to form a junction with EL Estrectswoo, who was already in the neigh bourhood of the capital, and had established commu nications with the Constitutionalists left there. He daily received advices of the movements of the Re gency and the French gall ison, through the medium of his confidants. In Estremaslura, all the towns through which the French passed, it is said, had risen up and restored the tablet of the Constitution. Several mew guerilla parties were forming, as fast as they could obtain arms. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. . . TUESDAY, AUGUST 19:1823. TUE FUNDS. STOCK EXCHANGE.. TWELVE O'CLOCK. Tlgkrpotning Consols opened at 82i, and got up to ; and ;, at-which price. they xelgaikiteady—but little bushiest. is tiing. In the absence of intelligence from Spain, there are various rumours on 'Change : the 'most prominent is, that a vessel, which , ' left Barcelona on the 2d instant, and proceeded to Genoa, an nounced most positively that the Constitutionalists had gained a signal victory over Marshal Moncey, in Catalonia, where the French lost, in killed, wounded, and prisoners, upwards of three thousand men. Another report, which is, or anteors to be, credited by no in considerably number of persons, is, that a Convention has been signed for the suspension of hostilities between the French and Spanish forces in Andalusia. It is said a private Express has been received from Paris, bringing accounts that Spanish Bonds were done in the coffee houses there, on Sunday, at 49. Private letters have been received from Amsterdam this morning, stating that all Foreign Securities have risen there, money being plentiful, and bills discounted at 3 per cent. FOREIGN FUNDS. Spanish Bonds opened at 37i, and have since risen to 57L, 38; French Scrip 23 ; Russian 86* ; Neapolitan 77 ; Colombian 661; New Prussian 861. EXCHANGES. 1-414 1 / 1 11111011, August 12.—0 n London, 37.3. 37. 6. PETEILSIURGH, July 29.—0 n London, 9.13-32. Amerszaam, August 15.—pn London.4l. 2. 2 IL 40. 11. PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 225 1 ,h 226 3 per Cent. Iteduce•l 83 1 /, 3 / 4 3 / 4 I/ 2 3 per Cent. Cons. 82$ Vs 5 / 8 —3 th per Cts. 96 1 / 2 4 per Cents. Old 100 1 4 % 5 / 8 4 per Cent. New 101 1 / 2 % 3 / 4 Bank Long Annuities 21 3-16 % India Stock 263--India Bonds 595. 60s. 565. South Sea Stock 93% Exchequer Bills (1:l,000) 28s. 30s. Ditto Small 30s. 34s.—India for Acct. 262% 263 Consols for Account 82 9 / 4 3 / 4 Y 8 5/8. Mails have arrived this forenoon from Hamburgh and Holland with papers to the 13th and 17th inst. The following are extracts: ROME, JULY 30. After being long without information respecting the situation of the Pope, we now receive accounts which directly contradict one day what we heard on the preceding. Under the date of the 26th we have the following. Notwithstanding the satisfactory re. ports that are in circalation respecting the health of his Holiness we are not without considerable appre hentions on his account. It cannot be dissembled that the physicians have to deal with an infirm old man. now in the 84th year of his age, who besides has long suffered from a double fracture, and whose legs are beginning to swell for want of exercise. It seems, that the Pope himself begins to be sensible of the danger of his situation, at least if he intends, as it is reported, to issue three Bulls to the following effect : —The first, for holding the approaching Conclave in the Palace of the Quirinal, in which he resides, and not, as is the custom, in the Vatican. The second, for the regulation of his funeral. The third, to confirm all persons in office in their several employments, till his successor shall have taken possession of the papal chair. All these dispositions shew- the man of a strong mind and the paternal Sovereign. As mat ters now stand, a Consistory is not to be thought- of, notwithstanding the urgent desire of several new Bishops, especially from Naples, who find a long resi dence in Rome expensive, and ardently wish to be with the flock entrusted to their care. Under the date of to-day we are .informed, that the health of his Holiness has considerably improved within these few days. BRUSSELS, AUGUST 14 _ Notwithstanding the various repot is respecting the causes of the late fire in the Hotel of the Finances, and of the unfortunate death of M. Dekin, the official Journal defends that Gentleman's memory from the accusation of having been deficieqt in his accounts and of having committed suicide. It declares that the surgeons who opened the body found no indica tion of poison whatever. Whether the fire was caused by his imprudence, and his agitation brought on a fit of apoplexy while he was going to call assist, ance, is another question, on which the investigation making by the Police may throw some light. ST. PETERSBURGH, JULY XL The Emperor returned last week from the Mili tary Colonies to the Capital, and will not set out on his journey to Tulczin and Moscow till after the fetes at PeterJtoff, on the 3d of August, for which great preparations are making. Last Saturday his Majesty •isited the fleet at Cronstadt. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Orange is ex pected here about the end of September. Her ward- . robe has already arrived by sea. STOCKHOLM, AUGUST 4. The Court has gone to-day to thp fine palace of Drottenghole, which has not been inhabited by the Royal Family for these eleven years. The Court has gone intoanournifig for six weeks for the late Duke of Holstein Oldenburg. Three new proposals from the Government have been laid before the Diet, one of which is relative to the sale of estates by way of lottery. It appears by letters from Madrid of the 11th inst. that it was the general belief there. that the KING had actually been liberated, and ,the Cartes shipped for a foreign country. The news wils disseminated on the authority of the Members of be Regency, who. at the same time issued nn order for public rejoicings on the occasion. The following statement cf the consequences at tending this injudicious measure we copy from a Morning Paper : " This measure, by unchaining tile furious pas sions of the deluded rabble., produced in the issue the mo,r fatal consequence , . Their rage was, of course, directed ch:eily against those persons believed to sup port Constitutional principles. The most violent threats were uttered, and all those who wished to save their property from the violence of the populace, were compelled to hang their houses with tapestry, and to illuminate their windows. During the night of the 10th, the fanatic Royalists of all claiser paraded the street* with frightful acclamations and menacing gestures. ' They brandished great clubs, and attacked all unfortu- nate persons whom they chose to dOsignate as Liberals. After continuing this conduct till ilokniglat was pretty far adianced, the word was given to stunk tliehouses of the Constitutionalists. The pillage comMenced, being rendered more easy by the illumination ; and from pillage the mob proceeded to massacre. No less 1 than eighteen or twenty persons fell victims to the infatuated and unrestrained fury of the partisans of 1 Royalty. A letter written by an individual in Ma drid, on the night of the 10th, while this scene sias acting, thus describes what was going forward : . They dance, they laugh, they embrace, they ilia minate,they attack, they rob, they murder!' The populace remained, in fact, for some hours masters of the city ; for the Regency gave no commands, and the inferior authorities exerted no influence to stop their excesses. They were at length only checked by the exertions of the small body of French troops remaining in garrison at. Madrid ; and when the courier of the 11th left the city, order was com pletely restored. The following intelligence has been received at Lloyd's, from their Agent at Genoa. The letter is dated August 7: " A vessel arrived this morning, which sailed on the 2d inst. from St. Felicio, coast of Catalonia, the Master of which reports, that on the .27th ult. three divisions, commanded by Generals MlLAtis, Luna- :Lis, and MANSO, attacked the French near Manresa ; that a very obstinatebattle took place, which lasted two days, in which the French lost about three thousand prisoners, and a great number of killed and wounded; and that the Spaniards set fire to Manresa ; that on the 29th ult. Generals MINA and RS:MU sallied out from Barcelona with all their fortes, and attacked the French on the 30th, near Mataro ; that the battle was not ended on the 2d inst. when he tailed,- as-he saw a great fire along the coast and on the tops - of the mountains, so that the final result of this action is. yet unknown." By the steam-packet which has arrived from Rot terdam, we have received Dutch papers to the 17th. They contain accounts from Corunna to•thie 4th inst. which is two days later than the direct intelligence received by the Royal George packet. The I?otter clamsche Courant says—" The ship De Goede Ver. wachturrg, Captain T. J. NealsK!a, from Bourdeaux, which was lately stated to have been taken by a Spa= nish privateer and carried into Corunna, arrived here on the 13th; having been given up with the cargo. The Captain reports that he left Corunna on the 3d, on which day the town was still in the possession of the Constitutionalists. The French were bombarding it at intervals, and possessed all the , surrounding heights from which artillery could play upon it. The want of water and provisions began to be felt." Extract of a letter from Paris, dated Saturday even ing It was. fully expected this morning upon 'Change that the Funds would undergo an essential variation, either from a confirmation of the news contained in The Moniteur of Thursday, or from the article in the English Courier on the 13th, which attempts were made to puff into importance. No confirmation of the French account, however, was received, and 'the Courier appears to have lost its reputation for olficiality in this country; for, not withstanding the pompons mode in which it gave its leading article on Wednesday, it produced no effect here. The Funds closed at three o'clock at 93.40. They were done a little afterwards at 93. 45. and then fell to 93. 35. Spanish was at one time as high as 47 (buyers); but towards four o'clock they fell again to 45 4 to %. The purchasers of this Stock were chiefly of a class likely to be acquainted with the real state of things in the Peninsula, and there fore the report of negotiations being on foot was very current. The credit of this report was strengthened greatly by another, which is said to rest upon very respectable foundation, viz. that the Duke of Angou leme, on his arrival at Baylen, had received dis patthes from Cadiz, which were of such great im-1 portance that he immediately setoff post fo. the army before that place. If this news 'should be tt ae, we - mar, I . think, conclude that the.negociations which wereeaid to be on foot had been brought to a satis factory conclusion."—Moraing Paper. It has been recently decided by appeal in the House of Lords, that service in the Militia, in its disembo died state, and attendauce upon tra;ning and exercise, do net constitute a sufficient title to authorise such militiamen to set up and exercise their trades without any let, suit, or molestation, in consequence of their havi tg completed the petiod for uhich they wets rolled to serve in the Militia, in i , s disembodied state. An excellent Inn has been lately built, in the Gothic style, at Tavistock, at. the expense of the Duke of BEDFORD; and it is said to be in the contemplation of his Grace to restore, in the same style, the excel ioz of the most interesting patrol the remains of the Abbey. Yesterday an over-drove beast, on the Camberwell, j road, did cousidoable injury to several persons] who were on . their way 'to the Fair. Stalls were overturned, men, women, 'clsildreu thrown an . , both .sides of the way. One man, a butcher, it; tn stop the'ailimal in his career. Was sie, severely gored as to be'cunteyed tu i the lifeless state. SPITALrrnDs WEAVERS. The Hero, Venus, and Royal Sovereign steam yachts left the River this morning, at' Alf-past seven oo clock, on an excursion to the River Medway. This excursion has been undertaken with the view of assisting to liquidate the expenses incurred by the journeymen silk-weavers of Spitallields and its vici: Lity, in opposing the Bill lately.brought.iam• Patrllo..- mein, to repeal the S r italfields Acts, morecomagagy known by the name of the Book of Prices. Upwarda of 1,300 respectable inhabitants of Spitalfields, Beth nal-green,.'and Shoreditch, patronized this laudable undertaking, by furnishing themselves with tickets for the occasion. • Indeed, so great was the interest manifested by all, that numbers of highly respectable individuals, for thirty miles round the roetropolishad arrived in London, purposely to accompany their friends. Every accommodation was provided -es board the steam-vessels; and we trust that the profits • of the day will go far towards the attainment of the praiseworthy and benevolent object of the. Committee. In no district, per haps, are the exertions of the be• nevolent more called for than in Spitalfields and the neighbouring parishes, where there is so great a po pulation, consisting chiefly of weavers, whose loyal and praiseworthy conduct on all occasions, even in , times when almost every other district in the king dom was in a state of agitation, reflects on them the highest pi aise. If anything were necessary to point out the exemplary conduct of this valuable class of I-. is- Majesty's subjects, we should dwell upon their quiet and orderly demeanour during the late investi 7 • gation in Parliament, where, from day to day, art • assemblage of from ten to fifteen thousand persons met in the neighbourhood of Palace-yard, and dis- - persed in a manner that would have done honour to the highest class of society. A very numerous band of music was provided for the steam-boats, and theleadinost boat was decorated with a very superb blue silk flag with a gold inscrip. tion, 44 The Journeymen Silk Weavers—Glorious 18th July, 1823." Everything, it would seem, had been: done by the Committee of Management to -ender the trip one of real pleasure to the admirers of aquatic excursions. So great was the zeal manifested on this occasion, that a ticket was not to be obtained _last night at any price. Such a lively interest was never. before exhibited. So well satisfied are the respectable inhabitants of the surrounding parishes of the pro: priety and good conduct of the journeymen weavers. that the voluntary way in which they come forward to assist them is beyond all precedent. We wish Oieez every success, and hope that conduct so loyal, so ex, emplary, and so becoming, will always meet with the same encouragement and support. re.nrsttiv rAsillortra PRON TN! SrFRICTI NUMMI OF nig CO4IIT CI&COLAS. We have had several very elegant Balls during the last few days; at Some of them we have observed dresses of the thread lace, silk, and cotton blonde' The latter is much lighter, sad equally brilliant with the silk. They are worked in laves and flowers; part of the work is flat, and part raised high; which dresses .predontinge. Those of silk blonds are trimmed with the same fabric, in pufllngi.and rings of satin, roufraux of satin, very near together, and rosettes of satin disposed zig zagifinished with bunches of rose buds. The trimming of lawn gauze is in lozenges of the same stuff, striped witlisatin • the body Is formud like a triangle, or vandyke , with the paint :downwards: sleeves very *hint and full, and half kid gloves, with three bracelets. A bunch of white grapes Is worts in. the hair, and a full blown rose is placed at the side, falling downwards ; all the young La dies wear wreaths of flow ers, with a tut ton the forehead. At the Theatres, many caps are worn, with small rosette's*, crape of two colours, eithet blue and lilac, rose end ricajois, or citron and massaca ; others, perhaps, more fashionable eull,have no trimming. The hair in large curls, strings flying lane. Gentlemen wear pantaloons very large, highly plaited alibi sides, and without straps under the feet, hoes very low. A select party of Noblemen and Gentlemen bad the honour of dining with the Duke of You , at the Palace, Brighton, on Saturday, the natal day of th e Il lustrious Host. Lord and Lad.) , HOLLAND entertained Viscount and Viscountess Gaseviwe, and a party to Dinner, yesterday. The Duke of MAausottoyoss gave his annual Fete on Wednesday, in honour of the battle of Blenheim. Ramsgate is unusually gay. owing to the presence of Prince LPlrow and the Duchess of Kam His Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON is expected to set off this day for the Netherlands, upon his annual mission to inspect the line of fortifications erecting along the frontiers of that territory. It may be remembered that his Qrace embarked last year, and had reached Calais, when a Messenger was dis patched after him to bring bim back, in consequence of the me lancholy death of the Marquis of LONDOWDER sr. lii Grace's subsequent appointment to the Conference at Vienna and to the Verona Congress, put an end to the intended visit altogether. it is understood the present journey will be the last, u the fortifica tions are nearly complete. _ Friday, the Marquis of BATH and his brother, Lrrd Gamma Thrum' left Lonskat Wilts, for /Mend. Hon. HICHILY and Lady LOUISA LA%CELLES arrived in Switzerland. Lord MACDONALD is now at Armadale Castle s his seat in the his of Skye. Among the recent arrivals at Buxton, are— The Duke of Buccieugh, Lord John Scott, idekw-General Ste John Byng, General Sir Ruben Brownriu and Lady, Maier Dundas, the Earl of Belfast, Captain Butler, &c. Ste. We regret to hear that the celebrated musical Civat poser, Davy, is reduced, by long continued indisposition, in itor,b a state as renders him an object of benevolent friendship. COBBETT, in his last negates, hai.given the world a luminous view of the corn crops—from a stage-coaeh window ! A Gentleman of Aylesbury selectesl from one of 'his fields near that tom', a few daysago, 69 easier Wheat, which weighed a round. The ears averaged •tio berries. Tie corn is nearly carried all round Parii. • The loni.m Parliament has placed at the disposal Of Gove:iirnent the sum of from 10,000 to 15.60 dollars towards the establishment of the prtjected J►.iversity at Co.fe'. The ; 4 Lammas flood" occurred at Glasgow on Thursday, and the Clyde was larger than it had been seen at. !his season for seven years. Between six and seven O'clock on the above evening, it wal within 12 inches of foe grating of a common sewer in the Bridgegate. Quantities of hay and pieces of .wood were floating down the stream. During the day bu siness was snsp,eolltd at the, Broomielaw ; the water was over the quay, into the. cellars, and the icicles; -residehters' in that quarter do not recollect of wing the Clyde larger at this season: The rains have been equally heavy ru every direction. 'Early ire the day the Cait and the kelvin overflowed their•banks, acrd Ariglard up several fields Of pomace,. •and• inkwell se veral liclo* - of oats, A fanntrovheisegretrtd lss.bn the. aigle of *II ICegii,' . .l, l ,4s4l*l ,afrcs ,ciottstintl y under water dur4Ale fist Tl*Cly4 still renimiaeefverritiai:V.loo**-'m'"' s ' "• ' -,•• - . . ''T. The night, serobi. the Di grand prised duced JEsrr an inn vices 1 were i of the u works circle( Sold it I.*, mat ticmal Full cl The and ma Oal gular sign-b dead .1 1-1 A lar Co of Al Fanne Ti Nollj Glans perfor respec ieg th Al the fa Leade stands the ft, rat. to dea is disj to sail foie-p insmei which Dui Office and . rc lereAki admit kept When the Al ne of He co in cus nued ill fan Tayia sowers 4164 some spaist4 sackir ascent robbe corm prison Rl+ satior baser Taw thoui but a pOstp M. 1 tiott, . his