The National Register. — London, England, 1822-10-20 00:00:00

tt - ,2 ARREST OP MR. ROWRLVG. GOBI OF A LETTTR ADDRVsSED TO HIS ISXCVLI.EIIOT SIR CHARLES STUART, SART. BY MR. ROWRING. •Ltis Oct. 8. tetra.-1 have to entreat your Excellency's 'immediate inter fere-ore on my behalf, in a case in which the rights of hapitality, and the protection of my passport endorsed by you, have been grossly and illegally violated. I visited Pitr'-i fir my tioitorti- cial roiicsros. an•l left it by the di! , genee on Thursday last. On my arrival here, I obtained the evictors ment rf my passport and license tor embarkation. When Lt.:ached the pier. I was arrested by the agents of police, and eon tit:tett will my baggage to the Dlairie. where I was told that an order trim Government had arrived fur the examination of ail my papers. I requesteo the attendance of the Itr.tish Consul, whtch was granted; rity trunk was opened, my papers were all teal anti examined. and 13 sealed letters, with two sealed pack ets, one of then from the Portuguese Ambassador at Pallid to the Portuguese Minister at London, bearing the arms of Portugal, arid del vend into my own hands by M. d'Olivei:a himself, were forcibly taken from me. I beg leave to premise that, of the contents of all or any of tt'eme letters or packets, lam wholly ignorant—a fact which I offered to eiepo.e upon oath. Notwithstanding this, my pasiport was token item me, and after a detention of two days, I have bum delivered over to the gendarmerie, to La conthie e I to 800. I . .gne, aryl delivered up to the Procurcur du Bor, without any legal proceeding against ma, without the knowledge of any one citetstniitanee to justify enact so arbitrary and 5n51.000115. I have now to put myself under your powerful protection, and to solicit your instant intorterence to rescue my pet ben from im prisonment. and to uphold the important character of that nation you repro sent, whose citizens have no longer any pelmet:on from the laws. I have also to entreat that you will consult with the Minister of his Faithful Alajesty. as to the means of vindLuting those diplomatic privileges which have been so wantonly violated in his person, by the seizure of his official correspondence. I have protested against acts which snake your signature of no avail CA' the protection of British subjects; and though I know of noground for the apprehension that any part of the curves • pondenee which was iiittusted to me bears a political character. I • have protested againt the horrible principle, that the bearer of a sealed let• r r, whose contents are unknown to him, can be made responsible for those contents. I submit all this to your Excel lency's consideration. My commercial afairs are dreadfully audering from this violent detention; it is impossible to calculate the consequences. I venture, therefore, to hope, that your Ex cellency will take instant and offoctive measures for toy release; and. referring to the report of the British Consul. I have the honour to be, Your Excellency's most obedient and most humble servant, (Signed) JOHN BOWBING. ROPY Or Or A LETTER ADDRESSED TO HIS EXCELLENCY SIR CHAS. STUART, RY MR. ILAQUIERE, AND WHICH' ACCOMPANIED THE PRECE,DING Calais. Oct. 9. Sie.—Should your Excellency be pleased toclaim the letter and papers which have just been forcibly taken from my friend, Bowring, by the agents of the French Police, I beg leave to attention that there slot a letter of mine amongst the number. It is addressed to his lixeelleney Senor Garcia, • member of the Peruvian Legation recently auived in England; and. though Containing nothing which I can have them:a:sliest wish to conceal, yet it is my duty solemnly to protest against the seal being litoken by any of the Fiend' authorities, as a manifeat violation ot law and j„ustice. In the event, however, of your Excellency's feeling any desire to become acquainted with the contents of the letters thus claimed, -2 beg to add, that I have nut the least objection to it. being opened by the Representative of my Sovereign, and even trans mitted to his Majesty's Government. •1 have the honour to be, With the highest sentiments of respect, Year Excellency's most humble and very obedient servant, (Signetly EI) WARD li LAQI.I ILa E. lIXTIIACT Than A LETTER, DATED CALAIS PRISON. OCT. 8, 1N22. DIRECTEI) TO SERE 24 V RENTISAAI,ESQ QUEEN- sQUAC, PLACE, WESTMINSTER: — This Government • • • bat ventured to arrest me as the bearer of dispatches to the Revolutionists in England. With out any previous proceedings, my papers have all been forcibly keiscd. examined. aril several taken from me. They have kept tiftaen letters, and two packets, one of them an od coil civpatch from the Portuguese AI mister at Paris to the Portuguese Minis.. ter in London. 'nee are sent off to Paris, and a telegraphic ' • de-patch has ordered that I shall be immediately escorted to the at.Boalogne, and deLvereil then into the bandit of the Procureur du Ital. • • Of the contents of the packets and . letters razed I know nothing. • • • I Ain calm and ener getic (though ill) in tins teens of filth, misery, aril depravity. • . 11 • Ilium cot nothing to coniprowise inc. i. Boulogne stir Mer, Oct. 11, IN!. ', • "in addition to the particulars communicated in my letter of • Wednesday, concerning my friend Mr. liowring, I now beg leave to inform you that lie has, since his arrival here, gone tinder two secret exammahons before the Procureur this Itoi, who positively refits- A rn admit of our Consul or any other person being present. The questiona related chiefly to some French verses found amongst the papers of my friend. When charged with having been the bearer of sealed letters, which, as be sadl, is contrary to the Putt °ince reguaitions in r ranee, the pristine! • „area, ..;At. lOC I. pl.bed the letters and official despatch seized vs ere entrusted to min from it. being a tact of public and general notoriety throughout Europe, that tlw thcretuflaters cuotaata %Hy violated in this cotriry. With respect to the contents of tituse taken from Mr. Boering, he again solemnly declared his -• total *Nuance of all or any tit them, and expressed a wish that . Shia his declaration should be made upon oath ; Its was. however, merely nixed in the ?Meet Verbal. !'hat which relates to the practice of opening hatters at the French Pod Office, was Mad. • iiiissible as, according to Al. le Procoretn's opinion. it could not operate in favour of the prisoner. Ater once more ptotest '-- lag airainst the seizure of a diplomatic despatch from one Anibas r LLanuther, as is thigrant violation of rightt, which have - =nu been respected by the moat barbarous nations, the mi. Want!' insi.ted upon km. ving his crime, and what ties act of raecusation contained. All tie could obtain on this point was. Mitt he is •• tusPocteil of being Ilse bearer of letters to the Item s. •• sfd. kttionistsin England."—Theprison. it which my friend is eon. r -.-.. ; tineds like that of Cmais, doer. not afford the talailest accommodtp tern ; and Were it not that he is allowed to hire and occupy the gapier's room during the day, he would be forced ut mix with the Usual inmates of suds teeeptaelts. • • • As pet, tbercis no Answer from Park, nor can any idea be .••- formed of the deterintitation of this Government. it is said, that .tree prison!t will be detained on!tarious pretence., until some snore tangible accw.ation than the one neve alleged is framed ; _tsar whim, lie ail! be handed over to the tribunals. Under these circuisivtances, and without any hope of future justice, where the past has been Dunked with so much violence, I need not add that my friend looks forward with confidence to die interference of his Majesty's Ministers, and the expression of publicopistion, to rescue lam from a situation not lea injurious • ,to. his personal interests, than it is subversive of equity and am, Sir, your's very 'elite am • ,_. , EUWARD BLAQUIERE. • a`bets ehhaudisl tor the some of.-examination, my triend, Wag Owned through the streets on foot,-by a guard of infantry. I had iinwht forgot to add, that M r.. B. has every reason to be seevisopil Yews, which have also been made a gfollad of .r t• T FTE AisTri offence, wee Itft on hie table by an agent of the great .personage ho caused his movements to be so closely watched while at Paris. Mr. Hamilton, nor Consul at this place, has acted with the utmost dignity end spirit on the present I/. casion. The lion. C. 11. Hutchinson, Member tar Cork, is amongst those of hi , countrymen who have triatted•the prisoner. • Boulogne. Oct. I I; Three e'clock, P.M. It now becomes my duty to inform you, that haying culled to see my friend about en hour ago, 1 was refused admittance by the keeper of ths prison, who told me the prisoner was placed ass 'sera, by order (tithe Authorities. I need hardly tell you tont this implies an interdiction of all communication, written or verbal, so that a British subject is thus consigned to a species of solitary costinenaent, without any other charges than those alluded to, in my letter of this morning. Where such proceedings can be resorted to, it would be impos sibte to say how much farther violence may be carried; I there— fore trim and hope no effort will b: left untried, to enforce a reco,;rtition of the mast simple right of humanity towards lingittamen, whatever the fate of others may be in France. I am, eke. BLAQUIEHE. P.S.—Fora o'sLucx.—l have jest teen Mr. Hamilton. our Convul, who says, he has also applied to see the prisoner, bat WAS refused a luutwnu By title, it would appear, the order fur Clall6loll i, general. The following is an extract of a letter from another quarter:— Bouiogne. tit. Mr. John Bowring was arrested at Calais, par d^pectsc tek graphigac, on Saturday last oth instant), on so.picion 01 having eturrgeu himself with letters and despatches Mr the Revolutionists in England. The papers found amongst his baggage were sealed. and have been sent to Paris for examination. He arrived here yesterday, under an escort of gendarmes. and Is now con fined in the gaol of this town. He was bearer of despa.elies from the Ambassador of Portugal in Paris to the Ambassador of tli. country residing in London. He has undergone several intei rogations berme the King's Advocate here, and I understand he has protested agaiesethe legality aids detention in the strongest terms. His case is before the British Arobassanor's at Pails, and a great deal will depend on his representations to the French Gove•nment. I have done every thing in my power with the Authorities to soften hiseituation which was requisite, and parti cularly is suet a horrid prison as that of Boulogne. Mr. Bow ring desired that I might he present when he was interrogated, which was refused. shall now go and pay a visit to the prisoner bedsore I close my letter ; perhaps I may be able to communicate something new to you. Oct. It, Two o'clock, P.m, Upon my asking admittance to see the prisoner, I received for answer, that he was ow secret, and consequently 1 could not see him. I shall immediately apply to the Procureur du Boi, to know whether it is by his orders that I have been refused. FIOM LAST XIGHTS G.iZEITE. • BANKRUPTS. W. Middleton, Liverpool, tea dean. Solicitor, Mr. Cheater, vie tun. .1. Wood, bishopagate Street Without, grocer. Sole. Messrs. ;Mhos and Co. Spiral Square. 0. Mille, Warwick, wine merchant. Sol,. Mauro. Charsley ind Co. Mink Lane. J. Buckley, Hollingreave, Yorkshire, 'woollen cloth manufac turer. Sins. Messrs. litundreu and Co. Temple. J. Day, Fenchurch Buildings. merchant. ...els. Messrs. Lane and Co. Lawrence Poutarney !tree. J. Durham, Lower Shadweil Street, butcher. S.)ls. Messrs. Keeling and Co. Tokenbouse Yard. W. B. White, Strand, draper. Sol. Mr. Gates, Cateaton Street. G. D. Clark, Strand, merchant. Sol. Mr. Dodd, Billiter St. C. Chambers, Upper Thames Street, irtimung.a. Soh. Messrs. Cole and Co. Ave Maria Lane. . . J. Gym, juin. and I ' . B. Watts, Ycoril, Somersetshire, spirit Merchants. Sol. Mr. Chilton, Chancery Lane. L. Weaver, Bristol, ironmonger. Soli. Messrs. Poole and Co. Gray'slan &pure. S. Salmon, Regent Street, stationer. Sols. 11Iessrs. Fielder and Co. Duke Sneet, Grosvenor Square. DLVIi)LNDS. Oct. 29, J: Edwards, Vine Street, Spitalfields, J. Walters, Studliam, liens, farmer-Nov. 14, J. itu.kiter, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, clothier-16, A. Anderson, Philpot La..e, merchant-9, M. Westmn, Wellington, Somerset, draper -lit, K. IN.ains, Eynsford, Kent, draper-12, J. H. Blowen, Mint Square, Tower (HU, gun niuker-4, D. Burgess and M. Lord, Rochdale, I.anessuire, cotton Turners-4, E. and S. Norwich, wine Iflercirants-29, 4Vainewright„ Li verpool, merchant-9, C. Chubb. Fortran, if011111011 ,, e....1Y, W. Eyre, Cockkiktr Street, trinik anwker-PJ, Clement'. Lane, broker—ll, J. Dobell, suiplehurst, Kent. tai'hr-IG, M. N uod, Kingston upon hall, ma,coant-9, I'. Mathews, High Holler" I,nen draper-9. 11 Mien - mut, Oal Fish Street, gmeer-9, R. Day, Crooked Lane, oilman-13. W. Warwick, Warwick Hall, Cumberland, banker-9, G. Vipontl, Ludgate linen draper-Des. 3, A. M•Nair, Atichurch Lane, 11112- chant. CERTIFICATES In he granted Nov. 9. W. Penrita, Bath, linen disver-J. NVitchurch, Wors7iip Street, Finibury Square, coach mater-T. Edwards, Liverpsol, inerenant-M. H. Smith, BaroLiii, Stattlirdkliire, uraper-IV. lioratumeer, Klngswiutaid, sualUrdsliire, iron ruaste,-.1. 'l. Tliomplion,'Long Acre. coach joiner -H. A. Low, Sunderland, 11.41 cli-nt-11. Day, 'lutttniksui Court Road, linen draper-LS. Ale.aascaeg, Strand, furrier. The celebrated Majucclu, (better known by the cognomen of Vom mi ricordo), one of the principal witne,,cs against the unfortunate Queen Caroline, is now living at Milan, and carries !Ai the business of u marchand-de-voitures, or dealer in carriages.— He is not in very high estimation among his country men—either in reg Laid to character or circumstances. It remarkable that the appellation of Non nit ricordu still continues attached to his name, even in Italy ! FCNERAL OF TUE LATE MR. SAUOIL BROOKS. —On Tuesday the Westminster Committee proceeded *thug the Strand; Cockspar-street, Regent -street, and Pmeadilly, to Hyde Para-corner, end awaited the arrival of the body and family attendants from the house of the deceased at Turnliam Green. A stoppage for a few minutes took place, and in the interval Sir Francis Burdett, Air. Douglas Kinuaird, and Mr. Starch, entered the last carriage that came from the Strand.— In this order the pr.,cessiun moved, attended by a vast con course of people to its final destination at the Savoy church, in the Stroud, where ninny of the shops were shut up. Liam the arival of the processiou at Savoy-street, the Committee and other friends alighted iiolll the mourning conches, and formed • line on each side of the street to the chinch door, between which, the procession advanced. The committee, Sec. who had formed the aveooc, turned inward after the last of the family, and jollied theme in procession, two and two to the church, the athote of which was tilled by the mourners and friends °filar deceased. The charity cluldren of the parish attended, and sung au oceasionai by WA* COURSE OF EX( Atnsterdant, 12 3 C. F. Dino, at sight, 12 itottei dam, le ktitsverp, IV 4 37 10 lltoit:4, 37 II Pirrls, 3 tlayesiglit, 2$ 33 Ditto. 23 S 3 llotirdeans, EIS Frankfort onthe Mdioe,ls6 Petersburgli, 14 3 U. Vienna, EL Flo. 10 21 Trieste, El. Flo. lu 1 hank Stork 25l 1 ire' Cent. Red. bl i per CeIit•CIIIIPUI6 Si per Cent. 921 per Cent. 991 New Foam. 10211 Ann. HANGE, OcT. 18. F.eville,3sl—GibtallAT,3ol Leirliorn,47—Griloa, MA11n,43--Venier.27 60 Naples, 391-I,iribuit..'ig • Oporto, 311-11411i4,:ro Rio JillIPilll• aG Palermo, 117 per cent. Cork, I R per rent. Fortigll oidiubats,3l.•l7+: lid. per oz. New Ihnild.yonv, 31.13..6d. New Dollnrv, 4a. 9d. Silver in haes,ititutdard 11411. spot:AA. (Minium O. I nip. 3 per Cent. Sl* 11111i4 Buud• India Jturk Exchequer Bill. 6.. prem. for Ac. $24 Luttery Ticket• £94e, rut. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. LONDON, SUNDAY. OCTOBER 20. We this day give the speech of Ferdinand the Embroiderer on the opening of the Extraordinary Cortes, and the answer of the President—these are at this moment important documents, as they at once chew how far duplicity, meanness, couardice, and deception, may be worked upon by fear on tha one hand, and on the other how the elasticity of true 'dependence and patriotism can reply to a King professing the utmost veneration for a form of Go vernment which he curses in his heart.—lt is said in the best informed political circles that the Duke of Wellington has been directed to protest, on the part of our Government, against any interference by the " Holy Alliance" with the domestic affairs of Spain—if this be true, as it may be regarded as Mr. Canning's "coup d'essal," it will render him less unpopular; and if he pursue so liberal a line of po licy in future; if he resolve to resole the country from the odium cast upon it by the late Ma i rquis of Londonderry ; in short, if he act exactly in every situation as his pre.lecussor would not have done, he may, in the ene, procure from the appeased feelings of the English nation, an oblivion for all the political crimes he has hitherto committed. A Humburgh tnail brings intelligence from Sr. Petersburgh to the latter end of September. The following is an extract of a private letter :—" We are happy in being able to confirm the important news, that the Russian Government, in conscquen:e of the alteration of the Navigation Laws, had per mitted all British vessels to enter into the ports of Russia; and to trade, coastwise, upon the i.ayment of the same rate of tonnage and other dues to which the native shipping is subjected. It is expected that some further favourable commercial concessions tcia be male, in consequence of the relaxation of the verity of the old English Navigation Laws." Lord Amherst is appointed Governor-General of India. Sir H. Wellesley is to succeed Lord Lit donderry in the embassy to Vienna. A sort of composition is to be entered into with the Austrian Government tio the debt due from her to this country. That Government, it is said, is to raise a loan of three millions on her own security here, and to pay over the proceeds to this country. This, though three millions inure than was expected, is we suppose 13 millions less than is doe to us. — The total capital of the loans to the Emperor of Austria, per Acts of 35 and 57, G. 111. according to the accounts presented to Parliament on the s:lt January, 1822, is 7,502,6331. But the Govern• ment of Austria, has n,:ver paid the interest on thew loans, which by this time, must have accumulated to a sum at least as large as the original principal. —There were, besides 230,0001. of haperiu/ An nuities (as they were called) for 25 years, which expired on the Ist of May, 1819, the payments on wh;cli during the whole term must have amounted to 5,750,0001. without reckoning an interest.on the advance's. The Great Park, since his Majesty's arrival at Windsor has been accessible only to theseNoblemcn and Gentlemen who arc invited to the Cottage, his Majesty's domestics, and the gamekeepers. The l'atk abounds with pheasants and hares, and the King can enjoy the amusement of shooting with very little trouble. The dress of Miss Brooke, of the Lewes theatre, caught Ire on Thursday evening last, whilst sbe was perform •ing in - tbe farce; a general alarm took place both belore and behind the curtain. The destractiust of ber dress was Wa satch 1k Nth injury unstained. om Sr. , The —" We portant ad pct.- mrti of ayment o whit h :vd that m, tcia the ,c- -neral of d L,ll- - with roan her said, is security :ountry. speettd, Lo US.— iperor of :cording the s:h Govern- on thew mulated iu/ .1;1- , which aentt on n0unt,...1 t•on the rival at 'oblerm n D 2 bis •s. The and the vith very theatre, 3 perform - lore and was MIS- 1