The National Register. — London, England, 1821-03-11 00:00:00

• J'C'7 SPANISH PAPERS. MADRID, FEa. 16.—The Political Chief has pub lished an address, in which he thanks the inhabitants of this city tir their good conduct on the sth and Mllowing days, and exhorts them to be still on heir guard, us the enemies of order are watchful to do mischief. CORUNNA, Fun 10.—Yesterday afternoon, at faur o'clock, a drunken man called out, " Long live the King, and perish t:ie Constitution ;" he was imme diately arrested, but not till he haul received some severe blows from-the persons who heard his sedi tious cries. The occurrence 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 began 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 Oreuse, who were confined in the Castle. But this commotion wits 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. He nick all the necessary precautions, sent out patroles, &c. and all was soon made quiet. FRENCH PARIS, MARCH s.—We have just received a private litter from Naples, dated the 15th which supplies the fidlowing 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, anti pro nounced, betbre the assembled multitude, the form 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 renched 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 Ilungarian regiments which tore part of the Austrian army in Italy. VIENNA, Feb. 2 I.—Notwithstanding all rumours to the contrary, the certainty of war has in no degree shaken Public credit. One filet suffices to prove this ; the fund, yesterday were at 70 5-16Llis 3 tc-day they are ut 72, and every thing indicates a further rise. MAnnin, Feb. 2b-Since the late disturbances, assassinations have increased in this capital : not a night passes without some new victim fidling beneath the stiletto. '1 he King's health gradually improves. His Majesty has resumed his accustemed airings. His carriage, and that containing his children, are now encircled by strong detachments of the regiment d'Ahnanza. 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 ditty to watch over his sacred person ; and that it' the scandalous scenes which took place on the 4th and sth instant should be revived, his . Majesty will find, besides Lis guard, a thousand arms raised Inc his protection. The Monitear contains a report of the trial of Guindon, alias Roquefort, found guilty of the tour der of Marshal Brune. It was on the .‘441 of August, 1815, this shocking event took place. On the morn ing of that day the Marshal and his suite were passing through A vi ; olon, on their way through Marseilles to Paris. The carria;e was stopped and surrounded by an enraged multitude. They ex claimed that he must suffer the fate of the Duchess of Lambelle, whose head they charged him with having carried on the top of a pike. The civil au thorities were unable to protect him. He darted from his carriage, and sought refuge in the Palais Royal. The populace mounted the roof and pent, trattAl into the house. Having got a view of the Marshal, they fired at him. On the second shut the bullet entered the back of his neck, and passed quite through. The Marshall fell dead. It was proposed to bury the body immediately; hut the populace interered, and threw it into the river.— Roquefort was one of the most violent and active among the populace. LISIWN) Feb. t 7.—On the 13th of this month the Portuguese gdley Alexander I. entered the Tagus from Pernambuco, after a voyage of 48 days; the Captain of this galley reports, tnat two days before his departure news had been received troin Lis .1 metro, that the want% of the vessel John IV. .- .~.;: 'Tr - -- THE NATIONAL REGISTER was nearly terminated, and that he was assured his Majesty intended to come to Portugal on board this vessel. They hoped, at Pernambuco, soon to see the embargo on all vessels destined for the other ports of the kingdom taken off Ctutz, I: Fn. 1 3. An event has occurred here to-day, which would be incredible if we 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 twister which of the boys was best ac quainted with the Constitution ? The master made no difficulty in pointing hint 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 the poor boy, not to the coutZ:ctioner's, but into the held, where he beat him in a cruel manner, leaving him weltering in his blood, and nearly dying. In this state he was tbund by some women, who car ried hint to a house. _ _ _ ANDUJAR, FEB. 15. Onr political chief has published tut 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 in the highway armed with fowling ',feces and pistols. They are confined in the prison, which is so crowded with criminals that an epide mic disorder is apprehended. VALENCIA, FED 17.—Our new political chief has found it necessary to issue a decree against wearing coloured scarfs, especially green and scarlet. LISBON CONSTITUTION. CORTES.—ELEVENTII SITTING, FEB. 9. The committee for drawing up the bases of the constitution requested permission, by M. Mourn, to have it read. The fol lowing is the substance of it .••• SECTION 1.--OF TUE INDIVIDFAL RIGHTS OF THE CITIZEN. Art. 1. The constitution ought to secure to every citizen his liberty • personal security, and right of property. 2. Liberty consists in the doing of what the law does not pro • hihit. 3. Liberty is the sacred and inviolable right which every citizen posse: sus 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 easer ate excepted which the law determines ; but the judge ie to give in writing the cause of the :nest. ';. Without this requisite condition, the arrest shall not be considered as legal. ti. Every citizen shall have the liberty to declare his opinions either in writing or in discourse, so fur as he does tot infringe the laws of the state. 9. The liberty of the preiis shall be established by the consei. tuner.), authors being responsible, and tile Cortes shall name a competent tribunal to judge them. 10. As to the use which may be made of religious matters, the bishops shall have the censorship of writings on religious dogmas and motality, and the government the means to punish the delinquents. 1. The law is equal fur all, thetefore there must be no exclimsive privileges. Ig. There can be no punishment without a crime: confiscation and effusion of blood must be :thole-died. 13. AU the citizens are to be admissible to offices, without any distinction, melt of then talents and virtues. SECTION 11......0F TUE PORTUGUESE NATION. ITS riefog AND DYNASTY. Art. 1. The Portuguese nation is composed of all the individual Portuguese. 2. It is tree, and canrot be the patrimony of any one. 5. The fundatnental laws can be given only by the nation itself, and its representatives. e. The law is the general will declared by its representatives. 5. Only the representatives, united in the assembly, can make the constitution by the unanimity or majority of votes. 6. The legislative power re-sides in the Coiled, depending on the sanction of time King, who shall never have an absolue vote. 7. The King shall not be present except at the opening of the C 8. The initiative of the laws belongs to the representatives alone. 9. In the constitution shall be the divison of the three imwers : the legislative resides in the Cortes, and 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 attributes of the other. In. The person of the King is inviolable; the ministers are responsible, and particularly. ht every thing that !elates to inuividual property and liberty. i. There shall be a Council of State as the constitution determines. This council shall present to his Majesty lists for public employments, unit shall have all the attributes which the ciinst itut ion shall determine. (2. The Deputies are inviolable, and no one can be responsible for his opinions. Cf. The assembly of the Cortes shall meet once every year; and the election shull• be rustle in the manner specified by the conetitution, and they shall meet on the day appointed in the capital of the kingdom; and the session shall continue three months every year ; this term shall not be prolougell, unless the asseutbiy judges n rietaw.ary. The King cats neither prolong nor dissolve them. le. The Cortes may change and vary the constitution ; but in that which is now to be fixed, malting can be clanged except after a lapse of four years, from the slate of its promulgation. IS. A permanent Junta of four members ut the Cortes shall mode in the capital, that in extraordinary eases which may occur extraordinary Cortes may be convoked. 16. To the Cortes it appertains to nominate the regency of the kingdom, to s.ppruve treaties of alliance and commerce, to allow the admission of foreign troops, and all the other Attributes which the constitution eliall determine. 17. The imposittun tut taxes shell be determined by a law of the Conine turd they elaill be proportioned in the ability of the euntributois. 18. There shall be a Masai and a military force, according to the papulation of the kinedom. 19. The soldier is a citizen ; and, as such, ought to participate in all civil rights. go. The constitution recognises the public debt,and each means as may be judged proper shall be etlupteti for it, thecharge. 21. The Cortcs shall make and vote public csEtblishments for foundlings, invalid,. and mendicants, and shall take the mea sures riquislte thr affording a good education common to all the sitizens. Sonic observations arose on no mention being made of religion and the right toff succession. and the members of the committee expldined that this arose from the hurry of copying, whence some :tracks had been (omitted, among which were those that the religion of the state wns the Catholic Apo,tolic Roman, and the dynasty that of the most serene house of Braganaa; which would be exactly seen when the bases were printed. It was resolved to thank the committee for their zeal and pannptitude, turd that the bases sbould be printed. M. Francisco Snares Franco afterwards presented the following PRal ET OF A DECREE:— The Ceneral and Extraordinary Crites of the Portuguese nation, considering the memorable and glorious events of the 24th of August and 15th of September, which put the nation in pos.. session of the sacred rights of :•s representation, thstree— ist. That those events were nezestary fur the salvation of the kingdom, and consequently just ;ant legal. 2. That the illustrious men who commenced and executed them deserve well of their country. 3. That as soon as the first foundations of the constitutional edifice are iaid, a committee shall appointed to report on the means of recompensing their tioinent ,et VieeS. NAPLES, FEB. 24.—The principal subject on which the Cortes have been employed for some days past is the discussion of the bases of the dcove constitution, which have been in general adopted with few alterations, and not much opposition. In the sitting of the I;th a deputation from the island of Ma• deira was received. who gave an account of the revolution in that island, which was 'Oculist to with great pleasure hy the assembly. An amnesty has been decreed and published for all those Portuguese who since 11x07 have left their country on account of their political opinions or conduct, whether they were persecuted or fe.inAl to be so; or whether any process has been instituted against thou or not. FROM LAST ArlGHrs GAZETTE'. This Gazette notifies the appointment of W. Lee, of Sandwich, Kent, and W. Nlinithorpe, of Bridlington Quay, York, Gents. to be Masters Extraordinary in the Court of Chancery. BANK RUPTS. C. Coates, New Bond Street, druggist. Solicitors, Messrs. Alliste' and Ilundleby, Freennes Court, Corniti lL W. Shep:tertl, Brunswick Street, hackney Road, baker. Sol. Mr. Bromley. Temple. W. A. A. Nicholls, Stephen Sweet, Tottenham Court Road, organ builder. Sols. Mesas. Spence and Co. Eurnivars Intl R. Eggleston, Great Driffield, Yorkshire, plumber. Sul. Mr. Spence, Timm'needle Street. T. 11. Alm, Birmingham, leather dresser. Sols. Messrs. Wilde and Co. College Hill. R. Matson. Barhistone, Kent, miller. Sole. Messrs. lodington and Co. Temple. J. Harrison, Manchester, cotton spinner. Sols. Messrs. Milne and Co. Temple. J. Hollis, Goswcll Street Road, stone mason. Sole. Messrs. Tonic and Co. Poultry. W. Jones, Hundsworth, Stafford, farmer. Sol. Mr. Beetham, Freeman's Court, Cornhill. G. Ferns, jun. Stockport, Cheshire, grocer. Sol. Mr. Wilson, Greville Street, Hatton Garden. J. It. Benson, Artillery Place, Finsbury Square, merchant: Sols. Messrs. Amory and Co. Tiiroginortnn Street. J. Guy, Ilttrard Street, Strand, stealer. Sol. Mr. Tucker, Bartlett's Buildings, Holborn. J. Barker. Great Titelitield Street, upholsterer. Sols. Messrs. Fisher and Co. Furniral's Inn. M. Burton. %%'olverhatnp . ton, Staffordshire, grocer. Sols. Nlcasrs. ‘Vilhaws and Co. Lincoln's Inn. _ . • - T. Jackson, Offley. Staffurdiihire, imitator. Sulr. IViDiams and Co. Inn. T. and W. Windeatt, Tavistuck, Devonshire, fellmongeral , Sol. Mr. Wright, Temple. J. Cooper. liyam, Derbyshire, grocer. Sol. Mr. Bartlett, Bartholomew• Close. .1. itnd P. Fletcher, Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire, cotton spinner.. Sol. Mr. Ellis, Chancery Lane. 11". Maßoric, Leeds, pasteboard nnumfacturer. Sols. Messrs. Few and Co. Ilenrietta Street, Covent Garden. DI V iI)ENI)S. March 31, V.'. Serrelr.Gieat Tower Hill, ship broker-3: G. J. Swain, Mansell Street, Goodman's Fields, warehouseman —3l, D. Jackson, Birchin Lane, merchant-31, I. Carpe, Stun Street, Bishopsgate, saddler-17, E. Hurry, Freeman's Court, Cornhill, inerchnnt-2.4, N. Denton, Kent, coal merchant —3l, T. I.e Chevalier, Winton Underetlge. Gloucestershire, ewer-31, J. Kirkman, Gower Street, Bedford Square, builder J. Wilkinson, W. Horne, and J. Wilkinson, Friday Street, warehousemen-28, J. Whitaker, Carr, Yorkshire, malt stcr-31, J. Latham, Abink,xlon, Berke, grocer—April 2, F. Woods, Havant, Southampton, grocer -7, G. Allen, Greenwich. Kent. stationer-7, H. Schroder, College Hill, sugar refiner 2, L. Machan, Sheffield, millwright-12, T. and J. Hellicar, Bristol, merchants-16, G. J. Tye, Colchester, grocer. CE FICA'f ES to be grantal Match 3 , . %V. Coombs. Norton St. Philip, Somcrsetshirc, botcher—G. Elmer. Mistley, Essex, nu:Mt:un- G. Melltuish, Credium. Devon, tanner—D. C. Machin, Comltill, merchant—H. Hey. 'adds, Ormskirk. Lancashire, liquor merchant—l'. Statham, Pall Mall, blacking manufacturer—T. Lowden, Ili:chin, liens, innholder—ll. Ilatris, Argyll Street, grocer—T. Edward', Alton, Southampton, ironmonger—R. and Penistan, Horn castle, Linatlnsitire, brick makers—G. Thompson, Preston, Lancashire, cheesemonger. A letter from Boulogna mations, as a rumour, that a Russian squadron wai tiliversing the Darda nelles, to take its station in the Mediterranean. If so, it is not difficult to foresee its object. It is necessary that Englaad, Feance and Spain, should each have a squadron of observation in the Medi. terranean, for there was no knowing what secret treaty exists between Russia and Austria, in the event of the latter subjugating Naples. Is it not probable that Russia will require a port in the Me diterranean for her assistance. We subjoin an extract of a letter mentioning the distinguisaea m.►uner in ►vhich tl►e Ileptitatiun from Madeira, sent to announce the revolution in that island, were received:— I,IIPBON. Fri. 23. 66 The , !eputies from Madeira, Pa'hares, Ilettencourt, and i SAO Ago-4Mb°, arrived here per A "dm-litho ,on the 14th inst. On the 15th their arrival was announced to the Cortes by the Secretary of the Navy, and received with the most entliusiaAte cheers. At the Regency they were met at the doors by the different members, end three bands of music, each at the scvcr..l landing places, playing the national hymn. At the interview with the Corti.s they were received with equal lionirurs and Government have told them that the Lea Mak sloop of war would attend them, at their own time, to convey them back to Madeira. They have received every flattering mark of distinction, and nu foreign prince or extraordinary ambetwador amid meet watt gi cater honours." 're.; .... _ •