The National Register. — London, England, 1823-03-17 00:00:00

SPANISH PAPERS. ORDINARY CORTES, SATURDAY. MAt.cii 1. OPENING OF SIZE SESSION.--1[1%G . 11 WELCH. A letter was read from the Secretary of State for Grace and Justice, which inhumed the Cortes that the state of his Majesty's health did not permit him to be at the opening of the Cortes, but the Secre taries of State were in attendance to communicate to the President, the speech which his Majesty would have the satisfaction to deliver, had not in disposition prevented him. The Secretary of State for the Home Depart-. ment then headed the speech to the President, who read it to the Cortes. It is as follows: " Senores Deputies,—The extraordinary circum stance in which this session of the legislature is opened, presents a vast field to the patriotism of the representatives of the Spanish people, and will ren der it memorable in the national annals. " Spain, at this moment the object of the atten tion of all nations, is about to resolve the great problem which occupies Monarchs and people. In its solution are involved, the hopes, the fears, and the interests of mankind—the caprices of ambition and pride. " The Continental Powers of the Holy AlliAnce have now raised the cry against the political institu tions of this nation, whose independence maul liberty have been conquered with its blood. Spain, in reply to the insiduuus intimations of those Poten tates, have solemnly manifested to the world, that her fundamental laws can only be dictated by bung " This clear and luminous principle is incapable of being attacked, except by sophisms supported by arms; and those who, in the lyth century, appeal to this last reason, give the must decisive proof of the injustice of their cause. " The Most Christian King has said that 100,000 Frenchmen are to come to settle the domestic affairs of Spain, and to amend the errors of our institu tions. Whim before were soldiers commissioned to reform laws I In what code if it written that rui- hoary invasions way be the precursors of national felicity to any people I " It would be unworthy of reason to refute such antisocial errors, and it would not be desirous in the Constitutional King of the Spains to apologise for the just national cause bethre those who, in order to subdue every feeling of shame, cover themselves wilt the mantle of the must detestable hypocrisy. " I trust that the energy, the firmness, and the constancy of the Cortes will form the best reply to the speech of the Most Christian king. I hope that, steady in their principle, and resolved to walk in the path of their duty, they will always be the Cortes of the Ali and 11th of January,, and ever be found in all respects worthy of the nation which has intrusted to them its destinies. I hope that reason and justice will not show less courage than the Genius of oppression and slavery. This nation which capitulates with enemies whose bad Wilt is so notorious, is already subdued. To receive the law which is to be subdued by force of arms, is the extreme of ignominy. '• If war be already an unavoidable evil, the na . . tier) is magnaninious;and will again hasten to com bat fur independence uud civil liberty. The path of glory is already known to Spain, and all the sacri fices which this contest may require will be easy to her. Constancy and patriotism present a thousand resources, which in the hands of Spaniards, always produce the happiest results. " For my part, I once more offer to the National Congress the co-opetation of all my efforts to realize hopes which the friends of liberal institutions place in Spain, by carrying into execution all the mea sures within the compass of my authority to repel tiircis by forces The seasonable removal of my per n and the Cortes to a point less subject to the in fluence of militiry operations, will pond) se the enemy's' plans, and prevent any suspicion in the im pulse of the Government, the action of which ought to be felt in every point of the monarchy. " The army, whose services in the just cause arc so great, is completing and organizing, in pursuance of the list decree of, the Cortes. The victories which it obtained agai . tist the factious, are the pre cursors of others, of u inure important nature over the foreign enemy. " The provinces in general exhibit a very timid spirit; the evils which they !Live sulf..rf d from those who style themselves defendersof religion, have dis sipated the illusions of the ignorant, and convinced all men that the constitution is the only- right path. " The changes which hare taken place in our foreign relations have not tlepicissed the spirit of the nation;—the timid, who can never ace the re hOUrces of the country, and the malevolent who would take advantage of its weakness, never can alter the sentiments of a nation punctilious of ho s )ur, and which never was accustomed to mule any compromise with injustice. " The dilLrent branches of the public tultuini stiation alfird in general a very favourable prospect. THE NATIONAL REGISTER The Cortes with their usual zeal continue the im portant labours which have been commenced. and the national prosperity to which those lulxmrs lead will consolidate the constitutional system which valour and energy now defend. " P4l4ce, Alarch 1. (SiAiled) " FERDINAND." A committee was appointed ‘to draw up un an- swer to tho übove speech, of which Arguelles, Valdes (Dun Cayetanu), Salvato, l'rado, and Isturiz are members. _ The President adjourned the sitting amidst the acclamations of the spectators in the galleries. MARCM 2.—His Majesty yesterday accepted the resignation of the seven Secretaries of State, who have been replaced. • The seven ex-Ministers, who, after deserving the praise of all true lovers of liberty during their con tinuation at the head of public affiiirs, returned to their posts on the night of the 19th in order to pre vent evils of greater consequences, and thereby made one of the greatest sacrifices on the altar of their country, will carry with thcm, in their retirement to the rank of simple individuals, the benediction of all honest men, and of all true lovers of their country the great services welch they have ren dered. We are assured that the new ministers will nut enter upon the functions till the former have given an account to the Cortes of the State of their re spective departments. DUTCH PAPERS. Baussm.s, MARCh 4.—Letters from the frontiers of Italy positively state, that various movements are making by the Sardinian troops, and that they are all placing on the war establishment. It is be lieved, that in case war should break out between France anti Spain, a corps of Piedmontese troops will be embarked at Genoa for Catalonia, where they will joid the Spanish Royalists. FRONTIERS OF ITALY, FEL 22.—Letters from Venice say, that news had been received there from Corfu, of the arrival of a new Greek flotilla in the lonian seas, which has joined the squadron that blockades the entrance of the Gulf of Lepanto. They arc both destined to continue the blockade, of the fortresses on the sea-coast, still in the handcar the Turks, and to accelerate their surrender. The squadron of Missolunghi has captured several European vessels which attempted to early provie sions to the Turks, and had violated the Greek blockade. The English now treat the Greeks very and are on the best terms with them. News has just been received, that the English consuls, Green and Meyer, who are so much disliked lay the Greeks, have been recalled from thJr posts at Pa tras anti Prcvesn. INspaucic, FEL 24.—The bones of Andrew .11ofer, who was put to death by the blood-thirsty Napoleon, because he. so valiantly defended his na tive country, Tyrol, have been brought front Man tua, and were buried here in the great church with much solemnity. BASLE, Yea. 26.—The Swiss Ambassador at Paris has received from the French ministry official notice, that no more Greeks will be suffered to pass. through France. Thus these unfortunate persons arc deprived of this way also of returning to their own country. On the SLIt 61 this month, six per• sons were buried- under an avalanche, in the Scald. laberg, near Duvos. They were, howe►er, so for. tunate as to work their way out and save themselves. Twenty-eight horses were buried with them, of which twenty-sit were saved. WI MAR, F EL 24.-.-The bulletin of the health of M. Goethe yesterday was—" A sleepless night, high fever, restlessucss from time to time; a general perspiration, without much relief; towards the morning-, the fever diminished ; the patient feels tr&quent pains in the left side of the heart ; the tongue is thick." The bulletin of to-day A pretty tranquil night, moderate fever, great debility." LONDON, MONDAY, MARCH 17. Ferdinand the Seventh has been defeated in an. attempt to get rid of an honest Administration, and •to substitute one which might be subservient to his wishes—his heart is decidedly with the French ag— gressors, and as long as the Constitutional Spaniards take care to keep his MEAD in their possession, we think the sooner the " Royalists," as they call themselves, have his MODY, the better—these are not times to " halt between. two opinions," the interest of a noble country like Spain must not be sacrificed to an imbecile devotee—and the Cortes will ill dis• charge their duty if they intervene not a summary process to prevent the King of Spain deserting to the enemy—for however bad, however vicious, foolish, or contemptible he may be himself, " the King's name might be a host" if those on the ad. verse faction had it. We last week noticed the introduction of a Bill to enable his Majesty to dispose of property he had while he was Prince of Wales--.-in the common so ciety of honest men, if a titan by misfortune or vice become insolvent, his friends paying his debts be come entitled to his effects, to reimburse themselves is far us may be—the Prince of Wales was exempt from misfortune, but his vices drove him to solicit repeatedly the payment of his debts by an oppressed and starving nation. —We leave it to those who pal liate the present measure, to reconcile anomalies—to. prove that an honest act in a Prince or a King which would be fearlessly pronounced one of villany in a less dignified individual—the enemies of a limited monarchical Government ask for what does England sacrifice twelve hundred thousand pounds sterling to the stipiort of a nugatory existence we do not say we could justify b 0 profligate an ex penditure, but we are sure tliat instances like that which has called forth these animadversions tend mere than anything else to place such extreme pro!. fligacy iu a very striking point of view. FROM SATURDAY .VIGUT'S GAZETTE. This Gazette notifies the appointment of J. Ogilvie, of Preston, Lancashire; tl. Stanton, of eweastle upon Tyne • and J. Alum,' ford. of Lacter, Gents. to be Masters Extroortlinary in the high Court of Chancery. B?NKRUPTCIES ENLARGED: J. Lubaleafier ' New Basinghall Strut, wine from March 11 to April stfl. J. Beaumont, Hunter Street, Brunswick. Square, dealer, from March le to March 2h. H.-Harrison, Southwark Bridge, stone mason, from March Yls to April IS. 11. Porter, Taunton, Somerset, draper, from March le to March 23. IL H. Clark, St. Mary at llill, wine merchant, from March to April 19. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. W. Turquand, Shutter's Court, Throgniorton Street, broker. BANKRUPTS. J. Magna. Manchester, nurclnuit. Solicitors, Messrs. Ap• pleby anti Co. Gray's Inn Square. T. Parker. l'awlett, Somerset, coal merchant. Sols. Messrs Hicks and Co. Bartlett's Buildings. J. Byers, Blackburn. Lancashire, chapinan. Sol. Mr. Norris , John street, Bedford Row. J. Cosner. Lullin K ton. Somerset, fuller. S.A. Mr. Love r , Holborn Collar Gray a Inn. W. Cleghorn, Ratcliffe Highway, chwesemoager. Sol. Met Hodgson, Salisbury Street, Strand. T. Meredith, sen. Bislitipsgate Street Without, leather seller. Sol. Mr. Clarke, Bishopegate Churchyard. A. Agnew, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, draper. Sol. Mr. Longdill, Gray's Inn. J. Godfrey, Leicester, plumber. Sols. Messrs. Naylor, Great Newport Street. T. Welehman, Rathbone Place, Feather maker. Sols. Messrs. Bcynal and Co. Austinfriars. J. Chambers. Wolverhampton, agricultural machine maker. Soh. Mums. Williamsand Co. Lincoln's Inn. I)IVIIENDS. April 5, INVestlake, Moretoribumpstead, Devon, serge maker —l6, J. Taylor, Saellield, merchant-5, D. Jermyn, Great Yarmouth, merchant-13, A. Hamm, Newport Pagnell, Bucks, farmer --10, 11. Dunnett, 'Norwich, veterinary surgeor.-5, W. Essex, Paddington, whurfingcr-5, b. Beeves, Wardour Street, grocer-5, N. Edmonds. Parliament Street, Westminster, hatter --3, J. Curwcn, Great Eastcheap, tea broker-25. P. Pfle,.jun. , Sidmonth, Devon, cabinet maker-5, C. C. Doorman, Well close Square, sugar rttiner—S, G. Glover, Lower East Smith field, oilman-.-15, J. Gray, Kingston, Surrey, linen draper- IJ, W. Fotlicrgill, Cannon Street Road, ship owner-12,.'1'. Jones.. St. John Street, \Vest Smithfield, stationer-19, G. and J. Woolrich, Spital Square, silk manufacturers. cEwriFICATES to be grunted April 5. J. Leach. Gun. Street, Spitaltields, silk manufacturers—N. Berry, Huddersfield, merchant—T. Newton, Holbeach, Lincoln. shire, and W. Newton, West Walton, Norfolk, jobbers—D. Blacklee, Cambridge. bricklayer—J. R. Colley, Ipswich, mer— chant—.l. Saunders, Aldersgate Street, painter—ll. H. dreame. Lower Fountain Pl ace, City Road, merchant—T. F.rans, Ma chynlleth, Montgomeryshire, innkeeper—S. Downes, Cranhourn Street, Leicester Square, babertlasher—J. Foreman, Kettle burgh, Suffolk, innhokler. COURSE OF Eit Amsterdam, 12 5 C.F. Ditto, ataiirlit, 12 2 Rotterdam, 12 7 Antwerp, l 6 Handiurgli, 37 10 Altoint, 37 1 Paris, 3:layesiglit, 25 65 Ditto, 15 tl5 Rinirdeanx, 25 I 4 Frankfort ontlieNlaine,ls6 Peterslnirgh, 0 3 U. Vienna, Er. Flu. 10 30 Trieste, El. Flo. 10 30 Madrid, 37*—Cadiz, 364 -IA NOE, MANCH 14. 301 Leghorn ,4114—Genoa, 43 Malta ,44—Vesiiee ,`27'50- Naples,3o—Liabon, 62 Oporto, 521-11aliiii00 Rio ialleil 0, 43 Palermo, 116 per cent. Cori , 94 per cent. Foreign gold in bars,3l. I le. 6d. per oz. New Doubloons, 31. 144.6 d. New !Jailors, 4e. 94d. Silver in hare ottantlard de: 1 1 PRICE Rank Stock 23.'14 3 per Cent. Red. Flint 3 per Cent.Consols 731 31 per Cent. 87 4 per Cent. shut New Fours, 931 Lon AIM. 19,1 THE STOCKS. ' • 011111 i 66666 0. Intp.3 per Cent. 73j India Bonds 32 ludia Sttici. 237 Exchequer Hulls 14s. press. Cutts. fur Ac. 731 Lottery Tirketx ta 19► s. NATIONAL REGISTER.