Star. — London, England, 1822-08-07 00:00:00

MOMIIr -ter It ter- ' r ` ~~` ti ' w • THE E_ .. 5... ATING STAR. . • I I iONDON. % ,t WED 3P AY, AUGUST 7. in!. THE FUND& STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Very little business has been done in the Market up to this him, except that the Chancery hate sold £35,000, at 841; which has damped the Market a little. It is reported that the enAIiCKLLOIL of the ExenIQUIS has sent 3E150,000 in Exchequer Bills to Ireland, for the relief of that country.—Consols, up to this hour, 50j ; Reduced, 81i. Possum Masts=.—There is a great deal of bustle this morn ing in the Chilian Market, which Stock is anxiously sought after, and is now on the rise, owing to there being great Bears for the 18sh of August. In all other Foreign Securities the Market is heavy. STOCK EXCHANGE, ONE O'CLOCK. The Funds remain swady during the last hour. Consols SOL Reduced 81 j, with a dead market. Irctßiusx FUNDS.—No alteration in any Foreign Securities up to this hwur. New Spanish Bonds, 62/ ; Old, 63/ /; New rrussiau, 86/ ; Old, 89; Russian, 83/ e ; Chilian, 813 ; Dauisb, IST/; Colombian, 861; Scrip, 86/.. PRICES OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Reduced 81 1 / 8 81 • 3 per Cent. Consols 80 1 / 2 1 / 2 3 1 / 2 per Cents. 92 1 / 2 4. per Cents. 99 1 / 2 3 / 8 4 per Cent. New 99 1 / 2 5 / 3 % Bank Long Annuities 21 1-16 Imperial S per Cents. 80 1 / 4 Old Annuities 80% E' chequer Bills of £l,OOO, ss. 7s. 6s. Ditto Small ss. Bs. 7s. Consols tor Account 80 1 / 2 1/4. Yesterday a Session of Parliament, which, for du ration and the importance of the subjects brought before it, has seldom been equalled, was terminated by two Speeches; the first by the SPEAKER of the House of Commons, the last by his MAJESTY. We believe we are indebted to the late SPEAKER for the introduction of the novel practice of the House of Commons passing an eulogy on its own labours at the end of a Session, through the mouth of its SPEAKER, and of bespeaking the approbation of the SOVEREIGN—a custom of very questionable pro priety, certainly. We have not, however, any objection to either of the Speeches yesterday ; that of his MAJESTY was very short, and very common place. His MAJESTY, after thanking the House for their labours, gave them the same assurance that Lours XVIII. gave his loving Peers and faithful Deputies two months ago—that the peace of Europe was not likely to be distirrbed at present I Then, after thanking the House of Com mons for the Supplies, .and for reducing the Interest of the National Debt, without violating the public faith, his MAJESTY alludes to Irish Distress, which is correctly enough am ibuted to the failure of the last crop. Had his MAJESTY noticed English Agricultural Distress, of which we have heard so much, he must have assigned it to a very different cause, if we are to believe Xliniste:s and the Country Gentlemen, namely—to the abundance of the last crop !—the ruinous abundance," as the Earl of Ltranroor. calls it. His MAJESTY very properly notices the sponta neous and gene: °us efforts of his people in relieving Irish distress; though it is not strictly correct to say that these efforts seconded the measures of Parlia ment, since it is notorious that we never heard a word of Irish famine, much less of relieving it, in the House of Commons, until public benevolence had stepped forward to afford succour to our famished brethren of the sister Isle. Of the SPEAKER'S address we shall only notice one paragraph ; it is where he alludes to the Agricultural Distress, and states, " it was obvious that the only efficient relief within the controul of Parliament, was' such a reduction of taxation as could be effected, con sistent with an adequate provision for the service of the State." Now this declaration is of considerable importance, foe it shews that whatever share Ministers had in the iI 4 I!:G'S Speech, they have had none in the SPEAKER'S Address. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY must have felt extremely surprised and diszoncerted at such an avowal from the SPEAKER, if he recollected his own declaration early in the Session, that " if the whole mass of taxes could be swept away at once, it would have no material ilfluenee in relieving the distresses q'the Nation !" Here, however, we have the SPEAKER avowing, in the name of the House of Commons, that for which the'Opposition contended, and the Ministers a; stoutly denied during the whole Session, namely— that a reduction of taxation is the only efficient relief. We have not at present room to enter into a re. wospective view of the labours of the last Session, which, with the exception of a few objectionable measures, such as the Irish Insurrection Act, the Alien Bill, and one or two others, are entitled to the anrobatioa of the Public. As in a small part of our impression yesterday we auly gave a bi iel, but a correct outline of the KING'S Speech, we this day reprint it in the proceedings of Parliament, to which we refer. This forenoon we received a Spanish Mail, bring ing Madrid Papers to the 26th ult. four days later than our previous arrivals. They possess considerable interest. The following are extracts: MADRID, JULY 22. Wo observe with surprise that the time passes, and (bat the purification of the Palace does not take place. Hitherto we have seen only the change of the Major Dom% and of the Copula of chi Halberdiecs. The other courtiers, who are marked by the- finger . of public, execration, who compromised the Monarch, end disturbed the peace of this capital, follow their vocations, remain in the same places, and are per haps thinking of forming new intrigues, and plotting their treasons. After so much blood has been shed, is it jest that the same elements should remain, and we see ourselves exposed to new convulsions? Are the conquered to continue to enjoy impunity for their crime, and openly to insult the conquerors? It is certain that we conceive just hopes at seeing the Marquis de Santa Cruz at the head of the affairs of the Royal Household, but when we see that he is alone and has no one to second and facilitate the exe cution of his patriotic ideas, we are filled with hies.' plicable despondency, and we pity him, considering the critical situation in which he is placed. It will avail little for the King to propose salutary measures, his plans will be counteracted by perfidious' counsellors, and no good will ensue. The same causes subsist, and the results will be always the same It is necessary to say it at once; the nation desires to see the enemies of the system quit the Palace, and to have the Monarch surrounded by persons who love the Constitution. To oppose the wishes of the im mense majority of the nation is the height of madness. The peace of the Monarch and of all the Royal Family imperiously demands the removal of all those who are not identified with the new institutions, and this step must be taken speedily, unless ;t is desired to see the people's minds exasperated, and the cup of patience exhausted. These 'same courtiers, if they possessed, we will not say that love of the King of which they so loudly boast, but a grain of judgment, and even of shame, would not wait till this measure was adopted towards them. Have they already re covered from the terror with Which they were filled by the events of the 7th? Woe to him who does not profit by experience I If our hints are despised, and the dyke should, un happily, be one day broken through, we shall at least have the satisfaction of having endeavoured to prevent it in time.— Universel, July 23. MADRID, JULY 23. It is said that the Government, desiring to place the army which is assembling in Catalonia under the command of an experienced General, who shall be exclusively occupied with the direction of the ml. litary operations, thinks of appointing General Es poz y Mina to that important post. The King has been pleased to accept the resigna tion tendered by Don Nicolas Gareli of his office of Minister of Grace and Justice. The department of Secretary of State is confided, ad interim, to Senor Ilsuz, the chief Officer in that department, and that of Grace and Justice to Senor La Santa.—Universe!. Orders have been given by the Government to exile from the capital thirteen or fourteen persons, dismissed from their employment ; among whom are, the Count de Torre Musquinez, D. J. Mosquera y Figuerosa, Trancisco de Lelia; and D. Bruno Valla vino, D. Philip Sobrado, D. Maria de Segovia, for merly Councillors of the King; and D. Clement de Cavia, Secretary of the abolished Inquisition. Orders have also been given to the Ecclesiastical Vicar of Madrid, to send away immediately to their respec tive Churches, all the Canons who have come with the royal permission, if it has already expired, or as soon as it shall expire ; and especially those who have came without permission, as is the case of D. Jose Manuel &coveda and D. Tomas Gonzalez, who are ordered to quit Madrid in twenty-four hours. We know also, that the strictest examination is set on foot for the purpose of removing immediately from Nladrid various other persons, wh• it is more proper should reside elsewhere.— Universe!. Some of the Deputies to the Cortes, residing in this capital have addressed a long and energetic repre sentation to the permanent Deputation of the Cortes. They complain that though a fortnight has elapsed since the cause of the country obtzined a most splen did triumph over a most formidable plot, nothing has yet been done to secure the fruits of the victory. If, say they, the enemies of the Constitution had triumphed, the most detestable institutions favourable to despotism would have been established, the prisons filled with the innocent, and the scaffolds dyed with the blood of the virtuous. The Patriots have triumphed, and the germ of the conspiracy subsists--its agents and favourers are in triguing anew ; and all, encouraged by impunity, animated by a spirit of revenge, labour with double ardour, with more caution, and perhaps with more certain hopes of an approaching victory. The good look on themselves as marked for victims, the pro vinces fear new attacks, and these distrusts and just fears presage a violent c•)mmotion, which it is neces- 1 sary to prevent. Those who subscribe to this repre ' sentation would be wanting in their most sacred duty if they did not declare to the Permanent Deputation that it is time to put an end to so many misfortunes, and to avert greater disasters by obliging the execu tive Government to appoint, without delay, a Minis try which may merit the confidence of all Spaniards, and insure the public tranquillity. The present Mi nisters do not enjoy this confidence; their want of foresight, their disingenuousness even to the Cortes themselves, which, with excessive generosity, invested them with unlimited power when they did not con descend even to answer the remarks and questions addre4sed to them in public and private sittings by some of the undersigned Deputies * have eaused the whole nation to regard them with suspicion and contempt. The undersigned, as the Journals of the Congress prove, foresaw the evils over which a triumph has happily been obtained, though hitherto without any fruit; they foresee from the same causes greater disasters, and lay them open to the permanent De putation, demanding a speedy and efficacious remedy. They know that the regulations confine within very narrow limits the attributes of the permanent Depu tation: but these extraordinary cases cannot be fore seen by the law ; and it must not be forgotten, that the first of all laws is the safety of the People. The permanent Deputation is now the image of the national representation, and ought not to be inert and passive in such imminent danger and critical cir cumstances. It is necessary to form and consolidate a Government capable of insuring tranquillity, re storing confidence, re-animating public spirit, de stroying the root of the conspiracies, and confound ing the ill-disposed. And (if the general opinion is to be followed) the Extraordinary Cortes should be convoked to make reforms and take vigorous measures to destroy the wicked and inspire Europe with respect.—(Signed by forty Deputies). BAYONNE, JULY so. We receive lrom Pampeluna fresh details of the { l afflicting situation of that unhappy province. Quesada, taking advantage of the departure of Lopez Banos for Vittoria with part of his troops, in consequence of the events of the 7th at Madrid, has re-organised his band, which consists of 1500 Infantry and 300 Cavalry. Though continually pursued by the Con stitutionalists, who are inferior in number, he avoids battle, and seeks only to increase his numbers, seizing all the horses, arms, and ammunition that he s can find. —The Constitutionalists look anxiously for the pro mised reinforcements, and bear patiently the marches and countermarches, which are without point, as they have had only some skirmishes of the outposts, after which Quesada's troops have always fled. One hun-. dred of his men have passed the Ebro, taken Center a, and disarmed the Militia. Another band of 200 hovers about Pampeluna, the citadel of which has in it 300 men. A third appeared on the 25th at the gates of Vittoria, and dispersed at the approach of the National troops. The excesses committed by these Defenders of the Faith, and the- requisitions they levy, must have ch awn upon them the hatred of the people, if they were not so fanatical. Letters from Bilboa, of the 28th, say, •that the greatest disorder reigns in that city. A plot against the new system had been discovered, in consequence of which many persons were arrested ; among these Are the Ex• Minister, Lardizabal, the Postmaster, the son of Equia, two Priests, and many others. The French Papers of Sunday are principally filled with the debates in the Chamber of Deputies, and the proceedings before the mock tribunal at Col. mar. The ca,nduct of the Court is most infamous; failing to bring home the charge of conspiracy to the accused by a host of witnesses, the PRESIDENT tells the prisoners that they must establish an alibi, and prove that they were not at Belfort on the night of the conspiracy. ‘Vitneises who neither speak nor un derstand French, are then examined as to the words and conversation of the accused. Such are the pro ceedings in a French Court of Justice! Only one of these papers mentions Spain. The Gazette de France has an article from the frontiers of Spain, dated July 27, which states, that the division of JLIANITO, after defeating the Constitutionalists in four different actions and entirely dispersing them, marched to form a junction n ith QUESADA, who had intercepted the last courier from Navarie. The ac count states, that the Constitutional troops did not dare to attack Quesaim ; and mentions other affairs in which the « Army of the Faith" bad been succes ful ; all of which intelligence must be received with due caution, as the Gazette de France is never back ward in its reports of the success of the Spanish Insurgents. It appears from these papers that the discussion on the conduct of the Procureur-General of Poitiers, in implicating four Members in the act of accusation against BERTON, is not yet terminated, but will be resumed in the Chamber of Deputies on a formal mo tion introduced by. M. de ST. AuLaIRR, who has de posited on the bureau of the Chamber the following proposition : 4. 1 have the honour of proposing that an order be issued in terms of the 16th article of the law of the 25th of March, 1822, for the attendance of the Procnreur General of the Royal Court of Poitiers at the bar of the Chamber, to answer to a charge pre ferred by me against him, of having been guilty of grave ofences against the Chamber, :and to be condemned to the penalties awarded by the laws." The subject again came incidentally before the Chamber on some alleged partiality with regard to the examination and reception of Petitions. On this qnebtion M. B. CONSTANT, one of the Members im plicated in the above-mentioned charge, spoke to the following purport : It is very remarkable that the Petitions which are not pre sented in their natural order, are those precisely which relate to violations of the rights of citizens, or those of the electors. Thus the Petition relative to the outrages committed against the free dom of elections at Lyons, which I myself deposited with the bureau on the first day of the Sesslor, has not yet come to be dis cussed,and will not be discussed. Iu the same manner the Pc-. titian of M. La Fontaine, which has been often talked of at the Tribune, has Oct yet been repotted upon, and never will. Thus the Ministry adjourn their attempts against those whom they wish to destroy, till the moment when they calculate that the prorogation of the Chamber will prevent the possibility of a de fence—(Lively interruption ' and cries of " Order !") I%u, in the same way the Ministry, I repeat, adjourn the examination of of the Petitions of Citizens, till publicity cannot be obtained for them, and dictate to their agents atrocious accusations, which they e h ate e time when they cannot be eaposeil fr om this Tribsn r THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S FETF4 This splendid fete, given on Monday last, was at tended by upwards of 600 persons of iistinction. At two o'clock the visitants arrived at WoolwichW a r reit; they were amused with a variety of military ma noeuvres till four, on a bridge of boats, on at, artificial piece of water. From four till six the breakfast tt.ok place, which consisted of the most delicate vtailds and. wines, laid out on six long table s for forty-tour each... The Banquet consisted of soups. cord meats, fruits, and confectionery—Champagne and Ciaret in abundance. Three bands of music played alternately during the repast. Soon after six waltzes anti qua. drilles were danced in the Model-room (the apart- ment containing the outline of the first rates). This beautiful rotunda was tlas admiration of every ore. The daughters of the Duke of A nuv le.i off the &anti with the Marquis of GRAHA,MII and Lord Bnuoir.Nzfl, —The spirit of the scene was kept up till nine when the fire-works then exhibited a-tonislied a nd de lighted every spectator. It was between ttsels e anl one yesterday morning when the festive scene closee, There were no less than six bands of titto.iciaiti. persons of respectable appeal ance s, eie admittco, and even allowed to partake of the &feline. His Glac e tree Master-General of the Orunance was per..oitady indefatigable in his attention, it winch he was se. conded by the Duke of lonic —Among guished visitors were— The -French Ambassador, the Viscount Chateat.briand and suite, the Ambassador from the Netherlands, the Ministers front Prussia, Sardinia, Naples, Hanover, and elute ; the Princts Cariati and Cixnitelh, Duke and:Duchess of 3 , 1 „,, ui Exeter, Lords Arthur and Xlarcus 11111 , (bunte r s of (;44 and the Ladies Stewart, 31artp.is and Marchioness o derry, Earl and Countess of Harrewhy, the l a wits lty4;cr, and Countess of Bathurst, the Ladies Bathurst, the CuunLeia Limn, Ste. RO YAM ACADEMY OF MUSIC. We have authority m say, that a Board li:ts hceat formed, which, in conjunction with Dr. Ca .rcit, the Principal of the Institution, is chorge.l with tir.iwung up the Rules and Regulations for the Insttucti-u of the Students ; and that the following are the names of the distinguished Pt ofesi, Gentlemen who com pose its J. ArrwooD, J. Gp, EATonEx, W. &llama, Esq. Sir (34:ati.c 6:4Aar. Tillll I►ES. KING'S THEATRE: the favourite Opera rif Pietro L'Eremita, and the popular Ballet of Le Petit C. peron Rouge, were performed la,t Light with great applause. Among the fashionable company preseiit were her Royal Mg:Mess ti.? Duchess of KENT, the Duke and Duchess of ARGYLL, &c. &c. HAYmAnKET.—The peribrmance here Lost nig!t was the Comedy of the Heir at Lazu. •1':; e p:n.form. ante Of LISTON, JUNES, TEIIEY, ar.3 OXEEREY, whom the principal characters we:e assig:wd, in.: with great and general applause. Mr. Lcifs Keari-e was very successful. The Farce i,t . Killi ng it , der followed, in which Mr. TAYLELRE exhibited a great versatility of theatrical talcia in su.taiiiii;g the variety of characters that tell to the part Mrs.Jo:'Es•'s Fanny was quite in character. was the Apollo Belvi, and kept the audience in continued roar of laughter throughout. 'Lute Was crowded in every part. ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE.—A new Mel , :-.irania, called Gordon Me Gypsey, was produced last ui~ ht at this Theatre, to a crowded audience, and miler vita complete success. The plot of the Piece and at:- math Persona are ah follow : Gordon, the Gypsey Mr. T. P. Clore, Gavin Cameron Mr. llowsomAis„ Dunbar APlron Mr. CALL,tmiN, Griffin Le Noir Mr. SALTER, Mr. Gillespie Farantosh Mr. WILE ixsopr, Alice Miss C.aaa, Marian Aloonic Mrs. IlityAx, Dame Bewbie Mrs. JERROLD. Gavin Cameron, the Laird of Drummond's Keep, havine mire dered the former Laird, is overtaken by remorse in his old aze, and he is moreover unhappy on account of the loss of hi. 5 , ,:., Allan, whose fate is not known. He had intended that his ei...: Alice should be the wife of his son, and he fondly clings :o the hope that be may yet return,when Gordon, the Gypsey, the en of the murdered Laird, panting to revenge his father's deat'a, and to possess himself of the beautiful Alice, enters the C.:see by a secret passage, sipposed to be known only to the UiSJSiiii and his son, and is received by the Laird as the lost Allan. I: is proper to remark that this Gordon has become the elii.l of a gypsey gang, and has committed numerous crimes, for which his life is forfeited, to con , equeece of which a large suns is of fered by the Government for his apprehension. Allan has been absent sixteen year:, and his representative ea . -ily imposes on the Laird, but an old woman in his household discovers him to be a cheat, and proclaims the imposture. Her testimony is not irs dited, and when, through her means, Gordon is arrested, e.r...1 recognised by others as the Gypsey outlaw, the Laird, satisf.ed that his enemy is really his son, enables him to fly from justice. Cameron is subsequently convinced of his error, when he, w:th his niece, falls into the hands of the Gypsey. His doom is pr.;- nouuced, and Gordon prepares to put him to death, but at this moment the soldiers sent in quest of hint perceive the object ..): their search. Their arrival, however, prevents no: the ex..c:l - of his design. lie succeeds in revenging the murder of li:s father, by killing the Laird, and falls himself by ti:e Ere of the musketry. —The Piece abounds with incidents and sitilations , S interest, and the characters are appropriate to ch.: scene. The main action is relieved by the introduc tion of a few songs to well-known Scottish airs, sung with much sweetness by Mr. BROADIMIST, in th character of Dunbar, a young suitor to Alice; and by the eccentricities of Gillespie Farantosb, landlord of the Blue Sheep's Head public-house; which are given by Mr. WILKINSON with that dry quaintness and drollery peculiarly his own. The enterprising boldness and wily cunning which blend in the cha racter of Gordon, were forcibly marked in the an mated and imposing style of T. P. Cool: E'S acting; the conscience-stricken, care-worn Garin Caweron, was effectively sustained by Mr. Romp:t - 11Am ; Miss CARR infused into the trifling part of Alice all the interest of which it was susceptible ; and Mrs. BRYAN succeeded to admiration in grafting upon the feeble ness of age, the infuriated frenzy of the excited pas sions of a crazy old Highland woman. A variety of beautiful scenery was exhibited in the course of the Piece, among which the view of a Scotch village at evening ; the Tower of Drummond's Keep, and the Loch, by moonlight; and the Gypsies' than!, were particulatly noticed. The late Mr. Reeve s Gilp..ies' Glee, which was introduced in the first act, was exceedingly well executed : and received with much applause. 'tc~ ~C vvi i