The National Register. — London, England, 1821-03-12 00:00:00

• TILE NATIONAL lIEGISTX SPANISH PAPERS. MADRID, FFI. t fi.—The Political Chief has puh• fished an a►dhlress, in which he thanks the iishabitunts of this city tin- their good conduct on the sth and following days, an'l exhorts them to be still on heir guard, as the enemies of order are watchful to du mischief. _ _ CORUNNA, FFB 10.—Yesterday lfiernorm, at four o'clock, a drunken man called out, " Long live the King, and perish Cie Ontstitution ;" he was imme diately arrested, but nut till he had received some severe blows from the persons who heard his sedi tious cries. The uccurnatce caused many persons to assemble, who demanded the punishment of all the delinquents. Order was maintained without difficulty during the night. At 12 o'clock to day people beg-an running about the streets ; the doors of the houses were shut, and several persons appeared armed with pistols and sa bres, demanding the heads of the prisoners brought from Orense, who were confined in the Castle. But this commotion was kept down by the appear ance of the troops and the exertions of the magis trates. In the afternoon fresh groupes assembled with the same demand. The General appeared at the balcony and addressed them, afterwards went down into the square, and assured them that the law would punish the delinquents. lie took all the nece.ssary precautions, sent out patrolcs, &c and all was soon made quiet. FRENCH PiPERS. PARIS, MARCH 5. —We have just received a private letter from Naples, dated the 15th ult., which supplies the following details : To-day, at the breaking up of a long sitting, in which the report of a committee nominated the preceding evening to examine the ultimatum of the powers was read, the Prince Regent left the hall at the head of the members of the parliament, and pro nounced, before the assembled multitude, the iiirru of a declaration of war against Austria and the coa lesced powers. The troops have received orders to march. General Carascosa has taken the supreme command. Begani has int reached himself in Gaeta. The Neapolitan troops appear to have a design of marching against Rome. A proclamation in the Latin language, which it is thought has been drawn up at Naples, has been disseminated amongst. the Hungarian regiments which form part of the Austrian army in Italy. VIENNA, i : Ch. 21.—Notwithstandiig all rumours to the contrary, the certainty of war has in no degree shaken public credit. One fact suffices to prove this ; the funds yesterday were at 70 15-16ths ; to-day they arc at 7:2, and every thing indicates a furthcr rise. MADRID, Feb. 24.—Since the late disturbances, assassinations have increased in this capital : not a night passes without some new victim flitting beneath the stiletto. The King's health gradually improves. His Majesty has resumed his accustomed airings. His carriage, and that containing his children, are now encircled by strong detachments of the regiment d'Almanza. It is remarked that the population of Madrid has recently been augmented very consider ably by new residents. The last time that his Ma jesty went out numerous persons of distinction were observed amongst the crowd, in very simple attire. It appears that many eminent men, sincerely de voted to their Sovereign, make it a duty to watch over his sacred person ; and that if the scandalous scenes which took place on the 4th and sth instant should be revived, his Majesty will find, besides his guard, a thousand arms raised for his protection. The Manileur contains a report of the trial of Guindon, alias Ruyiefort, iound guiity of the mur derof Marshal Brune. It was on the 2d of August, 1815, this shocking event took place. On the morn ing of that day the Marshal and his suite were passing through Avignon, on their way through Marseilles to Paris. The carriage was stopped and surrounded by an enraged multitude. They ex claimed that he must sutler the fate of the Duchess of Lambelle, whose head they charged him with baying carried on the top of a pike. The civil au thorities were unable to protect him. He darted from his carriage, anJ sought refuge in the Paials Royal. Toe populace mounted the mit* and pene trated into the house. Having gut a view of the Marshal, they fired ..t hint. Ott the second shot the bullet entered the back of los neck, and passed quite through. The Marshall fell dead. It was proposed to bury the body immediately ; but the populace interfered, and threw it into the river.— Roquefort was one of the most violent and active among the populace. LISSON, Feb. 17.—0 n the 13th of this mouth the Portuguese galley Alexander I. entered the Tagus from Pernambuco, after a voyage of 48 days; the Captain of this galley reports, that two days beliire his departure news had been received from Rio Janeiro, that the arming of the vessel John IV. was nearly terminated, and that he Wll3 assured his Majesty intended to come to Portugal on board this vessel. They hoped, at Pe:ll:imbue°, soon to see the embargo on all vessels destined for the other ports of the kingdom taken off CADIZ, FEn. IS.—Att event has occurred here to-day, which would be increlible if wo did not know what excesses the sanguinary enemies of our institutions are capable of. The boys in one of the public schools were repeating this morning the Catechism of the Constitution : among the persons present was a man of respectable appearance, who asked the mister which of the boys was best ac quainted with the Constitution ? The toaster made no difficulty in pointing him out, on which the man praising his application, asked permission to take him to a confectioner's to treat him with some cakes. The master agreed, and the man took away tie pair boy, not to the confimioner's, but inio the field, where he beat him in a cruel manner, leaviu him weltering in his blood, unit nearly dying. this state he was found by some women, who e car ried him to a housc. ANDILIAR, FEB, 15. —Our political chief has published un energetic proclamation, exhorting the inhabitants to deliver up the inflammatory procla mations, great numbers of which has been received by the post. Four suspicious persons have been arrested, who were met nt the highway armed with lOwling pieces and pistols. They are confined in the prix, which is so crowded with criminals that an cpiue naic is apprehended. VALENCIA, FEB I 7.—Our new political chief' has thund it necessary to issue a decree against coloured scarfs, especially green and scarlet. LISBON C0N5717.117101V. COIITES.—ELEYENTII SITTING, l'En. S. The committee for drawing up the bases i& the constitution requested permission, by M. Aloura, to have it read. The fol. lowing; is the substance of it.— SECTION 10-OF THE INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS OF THE CITIZ I.N. Art. 1. The constitution on-ht to secure to every citizen his liberty, personal security, and right of property. 2. Liberty consists in the doing ut what the law does not pro • hibit. 5. Liberty is the sacred and inviolable right which every citizen possesses to dispose of his property. 4. The liberty of the citizen consists in the security which the government ought to give him. 5. No one ought to be arrested except on a regular accusation. 6. Those carer are excepted wino' the law determines ; but the judge is to give in writing the cause of tile attest. 1. Without this requisite condition, the arrest shall not he considered as legal. livery citizen shall have the liberty to declare his opinions either in writing ir in discourse, so fur as lie does not infringe the laws of the state. 9. The liberty of the press shall be established by the consti tution, authors being responsible. 4nd the Cortes shall moue a competent tribunal to judge them. 10. As to tile use whieli may be made of religious matters, the bi s h.tps shall have the censorship of writings on religious dogmas and morsaity, and the government the means to punish the delinquents. IL The law is equal fur all, therefore there must be no exclusive privileges. 11. There can he no punishment without a climes conliscation and eflusion of blood must he abolished. 15. All t , • citizens are to be admissible to offices, without any distinction, exec' t of their talents and virtues. SECTION lI.—OF THE POWITGI'ESE NATION, ITS UNION AND DYNASTY. Art. 1. The PortuguesChntiUnisi.;iiiioses l of all the individual Portuguese. 9. It is free, and cannot be the patrimony of any one. 3. The funduniet.tal laws can be given only by the nation itself, and its representatives. 4. The law is the general will declared by its repmentatives. 5. Only the representatives, united in the assembly, can 'flake the constitution by the unanimity or majority a votes. 6. The lerislative power rtsides in the Cortes, depending on the sanction of the King, who shall never have an absolua: vote. 7. The King filial' not be present except at the opening of the Cot cri. is. The initiative of the laws belongs to the representatives alone. 9. In the constitution shall be the divison of the three powers : the legislative resides in the Cortes, alai in the King to sanction the laws, as has been declared; the executive in the ministers; and the judicial in the judges; these powers being classed in such a manner that neither can arrogate to itself the atuibutes of the other. In. The person of the King is iroiolable ; the ministers arc responsible, and particularly. iii every tiring that 'elates to indivishial property and liberty. I 1. There shall be a Council of State as the constitution determines. This council shall present to his Alaje.sty lis's for public employments. and shall have all the attributes wheat the constitution shall determine. 12. The Deputies are inviolable, and no one can he responsible for his opinions. 13. The assembly of the Cotter shall meet once every year; anti the election shall be made in the inatmer specified by the constitution, and they shad mesa on the day appointed in tire capital of the kingilein ; and the session shall continue three month, every year ; this term shall not be prolonged, unless the assembly judges it necessary. The King can neither prolong nor dissolve them. 14. The Cortes may change and vary tire constitution ; but in that which is now to he fixed. nothing can be changed except alter a lapse of tour years, form tee date of its promulgation. 15. A perin.vieot Junta of hair members tit the Cortes shall reside in the capital, that in extraordinary cases which may occur extraordinary tortes may be convoked. 16. To the Cortes it appertains to nominate the regency of the kingdom, to approve treatica of alliance and coinnieice, to allow the admission of foreign troops, and all the other attributes winch the constitution shall determine. 17. The iniyosition of taxes shall he determined by a law of the Cortes, rind they siiail be proportioned in the ability of the contributors. In. There shall be a naval and a military force, according to the paptilatiwn ut the knignotti. 19. Tire soldier is a wizen ; and, as such, ought to participate in all civil rights. 20. The constitution recognises the public debt,and such means as may be judged proper shall be adopted for its discharge. _ 21. The Cortes shall make and vote public establishments for foundlings, invalids and menrikants, and sha ll take the Inca.. sun* requisite tor landing a good lalueation common to all the citizens. Smile observations arose on no mention being made of religion and the right of bucee6Alsll. and the members of the announce explained that this arose from the hurry of cdpying, whence some articles hail been omitted, 7111 , 011 g which were those that the religion of the state W 416 the Catholic Apostolic Roman, and the dynasty that of rile moat serene house of Braganza; which would be exactly seen when the bases ware printed. It was resolved to thank the committee Inc their zeal and promptitude, and that the bases should be minted. M. Francisco Soares Franco afterwurds presented the following PROJ ET (IF A DECREE:— The General and Extraordinary Co, tee of the Portuguese nation, considering the memorable and glorim ts events of the 24. h of A ugust and Path of September, which put the nation in pus. s;:tbil4l of the sacred noires of its representation, decree -Ist. That those events were neeessary for the salvation of the kingdom, and consequently just and legal. 2. That the illustrious men who commenced and executed them deserve well of their country. S. That as Fowl as tile thst foutidations of the constitutional edifice ore laid, a eimmittee stall be appointed to report on the means of retonmeming their eminent set ViCe , i. NAME% I , 24.—The principal subject on which the C tines hove been employed tOr some days past is the tiriseressioa of the bases of the above constitution, which have heen iu general adopted with few alteretions, and not much op p 1 n the sitting of the I:th a deputation from the island of Ma. theirs was received, who gave an account of talc tevolu•ion in that island, which was listened to with great ple..sure by the assembly. An amnesty has been decreed and published for all those Portuguese who since lain have left their country on account of their political opinions of conduct, whether they were persecuted or feared to be so; or whether any process has been instituted against them or not. wearing FROM SATURDAY NIGHT'S G.IZETTR. This Gazette notifies the appointment of W. Lee, of Sandwich, Kent, end Minither pe, of Bridlington Quay, York, Gents. to he Masters Eatrat•rdn:ary in the Count& Chancery. BANKRITI'TS. C. Coates, New Bond Street, druggist. Solicitors, Messrs. Allistuit and undleby, F . Cu,ii t. Conti L W. Shepherd, Brunswick Street, Mackin:) , Hood, baker. Sul. Mr. Brumley. Temple. W. A. A. NICIII•ds, Stephen Street, Tottenham Court Hood, orgm builder. Sols. Aieg , llli. Spence and Co. Furnival's Din. R. Egglmtun, Great Dritheld, Yorkshire, plumber. Sol. Mr. Spence, Threadneedle Stiect. T. it. Alput, Birmingham, leather dres - scr. Spis. Messrs. Wilde anti Co. College If It. :Matson, llartristone, Kent, miller. Sols. Messrs. Ludington and Co. Temple. J. Morrison, Manchester, cotton spinner. Sols. Messrs. MCne and Co. l'emp:e. .1. Monis, Goswell Street Bead, stone mason. Suls. Messrs. Tottic and Co. Poultry. Mandswurth, Stafford, fainter. Sol. Mr. Bo:thaw, Freeman's Court, Corolla'. . G. Ferns, jun. Stockport, Cheshire, grocer. Sol. Mr. Wilson, Greville Street. Ilatton Garden. J. 11. lienstm, Artillery Place, Finsbury Square, merchant. Sols. Messrs. Amory and Co. Throginerton S.rect. .1. Guy, Howard Street, Strand, defier. Sol. Mr. Tucker, Bartlett's Buildings, Holborn. J. Bark. r. Great Titcicichl Street, upholsterer. Sols. Messrs. Fisher rid Co. Furnival's Inn._ _ M. Burton. Wolverhampton, Stafforthiiire, grocer. Soh. Messr.. IV'lliams and Co. Lincoln's _ ......-...—..-- .....--... ..... T. Jackmn, Olney, maffordsliire, inaltster. Sols. Messrs. Williams ann Co. Lincoln's leo. T. and W. Wintleatt, Tavistock, Devonshire, fellniongers; Sol. Air. Wright, Temple. .1. Cooper, Eyam, Derbyshire, grocer. Sol. Mr. Bartlett, Bartio.lomew Clue. .1. Lnd P. Fletcher, Barton upon lima, Lancashire, cotton spinners. Sig. Mr. Erns, Chancery Lane. W. MaUntie. Leeds, pasteboard tranufacturer. Soh. Aleasni. Fvw and Co. Henrietta Street, Covent Garden. piviDEND.s. March SI, W. Serrell,Gicat Tower Hill, ship broker-3:, G.. 1. Swain, Mansell Street, Goodman's Fields, warehouseman —3l, D. Jackson, dirchin Lane, merchant-31, I. Corpe, Sun Street, Bishopsgate. saddler-17, E. Hurry. Freeman's Court, Cornhill, merchant-24, N. GiMee, Henton, Kent, coal nierehant —3l, T. I.e Chevalier, Winton Untlenvlge, Gloucestershire, !newer-31..1. X irkt , san, Gower Street, Boi.tonl Square, billies —3l, J. Wilkinson, W. Horne, ant J. Wilkinson, Friday Street, warehousemen-2S, .1. Wl.itaker, Carr, Yorkshire, malt- Eter-31, .1. Latham, Abingdon, Berks, grocer—April 2, S. Woods, Havant, Soutli.amptnn. grocer-7, G. Greenwich, Kent, stationer-7, 11. Schroder, College Hill, sugar refiner 2, 1.. Nlachan. Sheffield, millwright—l 2, T. and J. ilellicar, Bristol, merchants-14, G. J. Tye, Co!cluster, grocer. CERTIFICATES to be granted Nliach Si. %V. Coomb, Norton tf,t. Philip, tioniersershire, butcher—G. Elmer, Mistlcy, Essex, merchant G. Alclhuish, CretMon, Devon, tanner—l). C. Alachin, Cornhill, merchant—ll. Rey nolds, Orni,kirk. Lancashire, liquor merchant—l'. Stun lam. Pall Alan, blacking manutlicuirer—T. Lowden, Machin, Herm. innholder-11. Harris, Argyll Street, grocer—T. Edwart s, Alton, Southampton, ironmonger—lL and J. Peni‘tan, Horn castle, Lincolnshire. brick makers—G. Thompson, Preston, Lancashire, cheeseinonger. A letter from Boulops mentions, as a rumour, that a Russian stpudron was traversing the Darda nelles, to take its station in the Mediterranean. If so, it is not difficult to fhresce its object. It is necessary that En 4 land, France and Spain, should each have a squadron of observation in the Medi. terrancan, for there was no knowing what secret treaty exists between Russia and Austria, in the event of the latter subjugating Naples. Is it nut probable that Russia will require a port in the Mx diterninean the her assistance. We subjoin an extrart of a letter mentioning the distingiiis.ied manner in which the deputation front Nladeira, sent to announce the revolution in that island, were received:— " I.lsnos, Yrs. 23. " The OeptitieNfrotn Nfatleire. Pelham', Itetmnnuurt. and limo Agostinlio, arrived here per .liidoriniert, on the 14th inst. On tie 15th their arrival was announced to the Cortes by the S;:eretary of the Navy, and received with the must enthusiastic cheers. At the llegency they were met at the (ours by the different members, and three bands of music, each at the sever.' lunilin;.: places, playiug the national hymn. At the interview with the tortes they were received with espial honours; and Government have told them that the Leakfuie sloop of war world attend them, id their own time, to convey thou back to Maddira. They have received every flattering mark of distinction, and no foreign prince or extraordinary ambassador could Duct *Alt Etude: honours."