The National Register. — London, England, 1821-02-18 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. PAM% Fes. I I.—The baptism of his Royal Highness the Duke de Bourdeaux will certainly take place on the 3d of May nest, the anniversary of the King's entrance into Paris. It is decided that there shall be an adjutant and sub-adjutant of the royal castles. The King has already appointed persons to these places; and an hotel, on the Place du Carrousel, is now preparing for their accommodation with that of their assistants. These officers, it is said, will receive orders from the Governor of the Tuileries. Extract of a private letter, dated Frankfort, Feb. 6:—" All the reports of the declaration of war by the Court of Vienna against the Neapolitans, and of the march of the Austrian army, are positively con tradicted. It would seem difficult to reconcile these hostile measures with the conferences of the Sove reigns at Laybach, the result of which could hardly have been known. They speak here of' a second diplomatic note presented in the name of the Empe ror Alexander to the ministers of the Great Powers, by the Count Capra d'lstria The moderate princi ples which it develops are highly praised." The captain of the ship Mallet has just arrived in Brest roads, with the frigate which he commands. His arrival was announced to the Minister of the Navy by the telegraph eight days ago, and he is now actually in quarantine. He landed at Cape Fnincais, where he had a private audience with Buyer. lie will therefore, doubtless, have some interesting in tell,yence to communicate to the Government. Tissott, the Professor of Latin Poetry in the French College, and successor of the Abbe Delille, has just been displaced, after having preserved his office during the most tumultuous proceedings of the revolution. A gentleman of the name of Piron, nephew of the author of " La Metromanie," has been reduced to such a state of indigence, that he is actually in want of the small sum necessary for his reception into the Hospice des Incurables. It is intended to solicit the benevolence of the company of the Comedy Fran cais, and, it is hoped, successfully. Letters from Italy state, that the Austrian army has crossed the Po, and that the Duke de Gallo has quitted Laybach, to lay the ultisnalens of' the Con gress before the National Parliament. VIENNA, Fan. I.—The Imperial Prince and the Archduke Francis Charles quitted this capital on the 30th ult. for Laybach. The intelligence relating to the proceedings of the Congress begins to acquire some importance. It is asserted by some persons that the King of Naples has expressed such a deter mination as has occasioned some modification of the form of the discussions. On the other hand, it is reported that the Comte Capo d'lstria has expressed in a note the determination of the Emperor of Russia not to sanction any of the political changes which have been made in the form of the Neapoli an go- vernment, until the constitution of the Cortex, adopted in that country, shall have been replaced by one modelled upon the charter which Louis XVIII. has granted to France. Vl e can state positively, that no part of our army in Italy has passed the Po, nor has any garrison been sent into Ravenna. The news of our flotilla having appeared off the coast of Abruzzi is also without foundation. NUREMBERG, Fig. 3.—Letters from the north mention some important despatches transmitted to M. de Suchtlen, the Russian Plenipotentiary at the Swedish Court. Their contents have not transpired. Private letters give us reason to believe that the King of Prussia is now on the road to Laybach, in consequence of repeated invitations sent to him by the two Emperors. It is said he set off on the 30th ult. MADRID, FED. 3.—lf the ministerial journal is to be believed, Abuelo was at Bonal, in Estremadura, three leagues from Herrera de la Serena, with only four men, on the evening of the 28th ult. It is quite certain that he was moving about with impu nity within the last fifteen days in La Mancha, in the province of Madrid, and in Estremadura, in spite of the activity with which government has been in pursuit of him. LATBACH, JAN. 26.—Extract of a private letter by way of Verona :—The Congress which is here has observed none of the forms of those previously held at Vienna and Aix-la.Chapelle. There has been no regular sitting of the ministers of the different Powers. There has yet been, properly speaking, no general meeting. Those at Prince de Mctternich's are simply conferences, without a president, and of the at which no minutes are made. ing Ferdinand is the constant object of the utmost attention on the part of the Emperor Francis and Alexander. These august Sovereigns are toge ther every evening. As soon as the - Duke de Gallo arrived here, the Marquis de Ruffo resigned to him the portfolio. The former has already had several conferences with Prime Metternich, MM. Cape d'lstria and de Ca la/MM. • ,THE NATIONAL REGISTER It is said that the bases on which the Powers are met to treat at Laybach, are-Ist, The territorial integrity of all the Italian states, as stipulated by the treaties of 1814: 2d, The admission of repre sentative constitutions for the states of Italy. The opinion is said to have been expressed by M. Capo d'lstria, that, under present circumstances, it would be desirable to establish a representative system in Italy. As to the affairs of Naples in particular, it is allowed to let that kingdom have a legal constitu tional system, though disavowing its present state, as the result of n revolution effected by military force. It is on making a proposition to this effect to King Ferdinand, that he is to explain the new order of things established in his states. AUGSBURUiI, Fes. 4.—Letters from Corfu, which have been received here, state that the Turkish troops have raised the siege of Janina, and have,retired to Made, or Arta, to the south of Ja nina. They mention, moreover, that the Suliotes have declared in favour of Ali Pacha. MADRID, JAN. 29.—Ytentlay, as soon as it was dark, some Alguazils were posted in the vicinity of the street de Bano, watching the printing office of M. Dona Rosa Santa, which is a house in that street, and soon after they entered it with several officers of justice, assisted by a detachment of the local militia. The authority which directed this opera tion appears to have proceeded immediately to the presses, where one or moreibrnst were found, with inflammatory proclamations, headed " From the Printing Office of the Faith." About twelve, the Political Chief came to the printing office, where the son of the widow, who is the proprietor, and an apprentice, who lived there, had already arrived.— The Magistrate examined them ; and it resulted from their depositions, that these two had composed the forms, and that the proclamations had been de- i livered to them by Don Mathias Vinuesa, who was I curate of Tamajan, and is now Archdeacon of Ta rezone, honorary chaplain to his Majesty, who lives in the street de la Meried. On this information, the Political Chief proceeded to the house, which he ordered to be strictly searched. In consequence, there were found in the secret drawers of a desk two letter cases, and in them a great number of sealed letters, directed to different persona in the provinces. These were all seized by the authori ties, who then proceeded to look for the other per sons, who, by the deposition of the two printers, were pointed out as having a knowledge of the crime, many of whom were taken, as well as the chaplain, the mistress of the ininting office, and her son. This following morning a guard of the National militia has been placed over the Archdeacon Via. uesa, with sentinels within the prison. It is added, that this ecclesiastic has declined answering the questions that have been put to him by the judicial authorities. Fes. I.—As soon el the arrest of Don Mathias Vinnesa was made public at the Fontana d'Oro some persons mounted the tables, and began to ha rangue the company. " This culprit," said they, " will be suffered to escape ; let us proceed to the magistrates in a body, end demand justice upon him," By these means the people were excited, and a disorderly multitude, from all quarters, was soon collected to repair to the magistrates. That body immediately obeyed the voice of the people, by doubling the guard of the prison in which Don Vinuesa is detained, and by transmitting a letter to the King, which contains the following passages : " That which we predicted to your Majesty on the 22d of November has been too soon confirmed. It is in your own palace, in your own house, that 1 disorder originates in a great measure, as the peo ple believe. How long are peaceable citizens to live in this agitation ? We have doubled the guards of the prisons, but this is rather a palliative than a remedy. The people believe that all these plots originate from one focus, which remains secure ; that this focus is composed of a handful of men, without virtue, religion, or patriotism, who con. tinue to raise the cry of tyranny and arbitrary power What opinion will the nation entertain of the power of the government, if such crimes re main unpunished ? The magistracy supplicates your Majesty to enforce the law with promptitude and dispatch." The Minister has given orders to hasten the pro. eeedings against the Archdeacon. The manuscript of the pamphlet was found wrap ped up in a hair shirt. A journeyman printer is said to have given the information against Don Vinuesa. The period of Sir Francis Burdett's confinement will expire in sufficient time to give the Honourable Baronet an opportunity of bringing forward im portant motions in the House of Commons the present Session. His first will relate to the trans. actions at Manchester, which he will follow by one or two others, in which the public will be deeply interested. :,- ,~~ '^ .` PONT OF LONZPON Oa Tuesday the Anniversary Meeting of this Society, which bas for its object the promotion of religion among seamen. was held in the great Hall of the Freemason's Tavern, Great Qrseeu•street, Lincoln's Inn-fields. 'The Meeting was nonsenses and respectable. Many Captaius and seafaring men were premilit.. The Right Hon. J. C. Viti.ians, M.P. was unanimously called to the Chair. He was supported by R. H. Man Ten, E.q. the Treasurer. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings of the day, observed to the Meeting. that in their voyage through life, did they not wish that every venture they made should return more and more satisfactorily to them. selves ; and would they not endeavour to lay set a venture so profitable as this which was before them. He mast notice the exertion which had brought the Ins titution is the p t state of perfection. Another thing ass, the true Christian spirit with which the matter bad beets conducted, chiefly by gentlemen of' another persuasion from his own. which was the Church of England. Mr. MARTEN read a letter from Mr. Vansittait (the Chancellor of the Exchequer), excusing his not attending, un account of important business; but expressing his ardent seal for the success of the Society, and enclosing a handsome donation. The Secretary read another letter front Lord Gambier ' excnsing himself for nowisttendance, on the ground of absence from town ; but expressing his conviction, that the Institution would be of the greatest benefit to seamen. Mr. LACEY read the report of the Proceedings.of the Society. It stated, that the cost of the purchase and fitting-up of his Majesty's ship Speedy, as a Chapel for the Port of Loudon, had been little short of 10004 but the aecomModation is complete for SOO li . The Society had incurred a debt of a few hundred pounds, and their first object was to pay off this debt, and then pr mere annual subscriptions, to keep up the important works which they had begun with so much benevolence and seal. The Earl of ROCILSAVAGB ' in a neat speech, recom mended the Society to the Meeting, which had for its object to bring our brave seamen to a knowledge of that religion, to know which was indeed eternal life. He proposed the first Resolution. Dr. THORPE seconded the Resolution, and in doing so eulogised our seamen for their bravery, and of their necessity to our commercial greatness. We owed them not only an asylum is Greenwich Hospital in old age, but also an everlasting asylum under the cross of Christ. Though we owed so much to oar seamen, it was astonish hag that until this Institution was established no measures had been adopted to give religions instructions to our merchant seamen, though care had been taken to do so on board his Majesty's ships. It gave him great pleasure, that through the exertions of this Society that happy object would now be accomplished, and be wished it God's 11) . ee.1. The motion was then carried. Mr. W ILIIIIIFORCZ acknowledged, in moving the second Resolution, that lie had been tardy, except by his poor subscriptiens,lu advancing this great cause. He lamented the seamen iu general had sot even the education of ordinary men; that they were early taken from the foster ing care of a mother, and sent into scenes of the must desperate wickedness; bet were they irreclaimable ? Assuredly not. They had only to apply the means which God had given them, to bring the seamen to a due sense of the inestimable blessings to be derived from religious instruction. This was due to our brave seamen, who bad dour their work so completely that they bad left nut an enemy on the sea, and had suffered none to approach our shores, to sbew us the horrors of our country being made tile source of civil war. It bad been said by some (it came not from above, but he would not say from whence it came), that to make seamen religious would damp their courage. On the contrary, thus must make our seamen still more courageous, which, in the hour of death's last agony, could render eves the tender heart of women brave. He thanked his Hon. Friend (Mr. Marlyn) for having given them an opportunity of showing, ill so imposing a manner, their gratitude to our seamen for the astonishing service they had rendered their country. The day might soon arrive when every one of our seamen would become in some sort missionaries to carry the important truths of the Gospel to the most benighted inhabitants of the most distant lands. Admiral SPRANGML seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. The Hon. and Rev. G. Noes. moved the third resoli.. tion, and in doing this lee would not place it on the ground of a duty owing to the sailors for their important services, but on the higher cretin& of the dirty which required them to give religious instruction to every enlightened being. The Rev. Mr. ALLEN, from America, seconded the resolution. Tile distant report of these praise -worthy doings had reached the shores of the Missionaries, where he had heard of the floating chapel. It was with high pleasure that lie infurrue.l the meeting that he expected soon to be the bearer of a Bethel prayer union dog to the United Stater, where be hoped to establish it with his own hands in ::ew 'York. and he lead no doubt that similar flap would soon wave iu every harbour in Europe. Mr. MARTYR read a letter from the Directors of the Port Society of New York, stating, that places of public I worship had been established Cur seamen at Boston, Phi ladelphia, aril Charlestown, and also giving au account of the great stieceits of rheir own institution. The resolution was then carried. The Rev. Mr. Srax/vow proposed the fourth resole. tion in a short speech. Lieut. SAUNDERS, of the Royal Navy, seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. Mr. &carmen (Master in Chancery) said, that it was an error into which he and others had fallen to have thought that seamen would not relish religious instruction white Bible Societies were being established throughout the city. Thai we bad been protected from the worst mise ries of war was to be ascribed to oar seamen. Was it not a disgrace that they should so long have kept these valuable men Ignorant of those blessed truths of which we owed them the protection? But this Society had in • short time wiped away the disgrace, fur those men who wonted, it had been said, spurn at religious instruction, now left the temptations of the shore, and crowded the floating place of worship to overflowing. Thanks were voted to the Chairman t and after con siderable subscriptions had been entered into, the Meeting separated, mach gratified with the proceedings of the day. „: * .... 11814114111; smattmimi