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THE NATIONAL REGISTER. JULY S. them. Sonic of the Depositaries of the confidence of the Spa nish Nation, they wbo hold the supreme power in their hands, are tne tirst to work your ruin by every means which malice can suggest, and•to form traiteirous connections with the ene mies of our country. Thirst of gold, and the mistaken idea which they have perhaps conceived, to defile our destinies by their iniquitous proceedings, makes them view with indifference the destruction of their country. Although I have strong grounds to believe it, yet I shall forbear to mention names, lest I should render grief still more poignant. At this time, being acquainted with your determination, that of your neighbours, the Inhabitants of Valentia, and all the Provinces of Spain, where the saute sentiments are entertained, some of their leaders hove perhaps changed their determination, embraced the cause ef justice, and endeavovred to shake off the yoke, which they tried to impose on us, by means the most iniquitous and base. Should I be mistaken in this opinion, time will discover the trui a. Fear not Arrogonians; let us defend the mast just of causes, and we shall be invincible. The enemy's troops now in Spain, are not able to withstand our efforts. Woe betide them, should they ever dare to repeat in any other Spanish town, what tare did in Madrid MI the 211 of May, sacrificing without pity, ana calling those seditious and assassins, of whom they bud but very lately received honours and 'favours, which they did not de , erve. Bayo:ae- has witnessed and will remember the • cts of violence, which after a long series of treacheries and frauds, have been rfanmitt , qt ; acts of violence, which clearly appear by the striking contradictions found in the papers published iv here Charles IV. is charged with having conspired with a Minister, who i- afterwards appointed a Member of the Coun cil of Government ; witere the King, his son, who was never married hut once, is questioned about his first wife. In conse quence thereof it is my duty to declare, and I accordingly do liereby declare what follows :- 1. That the French Emperor, all the individuals of his fa mily, and every. French General and Olicer, shall be personally responsible for-the safety of the King, and of his brother and guide. 2. That, in case any violence should be attempted against fives so valuable, in -rder that Spain may not be without a King, the tv►tion will make use of their elective in favour of the Ars•hduke Charles, as nephew of Charles 111. in case that the Prince of Sicily, or the Infant Don Pedro, and the other heirs should not he able to concur. 3. That should the French army commit any robberies, de vastation and murders, either in Madrid or any other town, in vaded by the French troop', they shall be comidered as guilty of high treason. and no quarter shall be given to any of them. 4. That all the transactions which have hitherto taken place, shall be considered as illegal, void, and extorted by violence, , hich is known to be practised in both places. 5. That whatever may be hereafter done at Bayonne, shall also he considered as null and void, and all w Ito shall take an active part in the like transactions, shall be deemed traitors to their country. 6. That all decerters of the French army who shall present themselves shall he admitted in Arragon, and treated with that generosity, which forms a prominent feature of the Spanish national character ; they shall he disarmed and conducted to this capital, w here they may inlist in our troops. 7. All other provinces and kingdoms of Spain, not vet in vaded by the enemy, are invited to meet by Deputies at Termal, or any other suitable place, to nominate a Lieutenant-General, whose orders shall be obeyed by the particular Chiefs of the different kingdoms. 8. The foregoiqg Manifesto shall be printed an,l published in the whole Kingdom of Arragon, and it :ball also t►e crcultited in the capitals and principal places of all the provinces aid kingdoMs of Spain. Given in the Dead-quarters at Saragossa, the 31st May, IboB. P. 4 Li FOX , Governor and Captain-General of the Kingdom of Arragron. [Four other Patriotic Addresses have reached this Country : one from the Patriots of Seville to the French resident in Spain; the second from the same Patriots to the People of Madrid ; the third from the Province of Valladolid to all the Provinces of Spain; and the fourth from the Council of Leon to the Spa nish Nation. All of them in the strongest language urge the necessity of making common cause against the common persecu tor, and use every argument - that" the love of liberty and the detestation of tyranny can devise.] IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. The House was occupied in some routine business on Monday . and Tuesday, and adjourned till Thursday. THURSDAY, JUNE 30. STIPENDIARY CURATES BILL. On the third reading being moved, according to the order of the day, THE LORD CHANCELLOR declared, that the gradation of power and controul vested by the clauses of Appeal, would ex cite jealously and hatred amongst the different classes of Minis ters, whilst the remedy sought could not be obtained under the Bill in its present shape. If he were to deliver his opinion as a lawyer, be would say, that a Bill moreadvantageous to qui tam Attornies could not be introduced; he should therefore willingly, before the House decided, hear the sentiments of the Right Rev. Bench on the subject. THE Hisao'. op ROCHRSTER rose and said, that the diocese over which he presided was su small, as not to furnish a suffi cient number of instances by which any criterion for judgment could be established. He could, however, assure •their Lord ships, that this was a measure to which he paid great attention. Their Lordships must be aware that nothing could tend so ef fectually to the support and maintenance of the established re ligion as union amongst its Clergy. By the clauses of this Bill the Curate and the Rector would be set at variance in the first 'nstance, and then theirsuperiors were to be involved in the con test by the power of appeal; ad that from beginning to end . • there would be nothing but one scene of confusion, distrust, and jealou.y. TuE Bisuor or LONDON regretted the necessity which he felt of dissenting from the Right Reverend Prelate, who had just delivered his opinion ; but, he felt it incumbent oh him to give his feeble support to this Bill, because he was col.sinced that it would promote the interests of religion, and give addi tional security to the established Church. Tars ARCHBISHOP OP CANTERBURY said, that the Curate, who performed the duty in the absence of the Rector, should have compensation for his trouble; nothing could be more just and equitable than such a provision; much, however, as he fa voured aril ai , proved the principle, he was sorry that the • clauses made it necessary for him to oppose the Bill. The question of the third reading being called for and put, was negatived without a division. Loan Morn.' then mowed, that the Bill be rejected, which was also carried without a division. MAYWOOTH COLLEGE. The Appropriation Act was then moved to be read a third - time, when LORD HOLL4WO renewed his objections to the clause which allowed a less sum for the support of 'moth College than had been granted Ir.st year. Ile argued generally against the impol icy of t •npell leg a number of individuals,who should here after possess a great controul over the Iris!' Catholics, to co, for their education into a foreign. and perhaps a hostile mina try. It had been said that the legislature of no country bad ever been called upon to grant money to support a religion dif ferent from. that which had been established by law, but he begged leave to remark, that the history of the world did not produce another instance of the Legislature of any country pro ducing a system of religion to be established, which was pro fessed by le:s than one-fifth of the population. Loan IlAwKEssvar said, that the sum voted was deemed sufficient to educate as many Students as were tr-cesqtry to fill up such vacancies as should occur in the present Irish Catholic Clergy, and that, therefore, there was no necessity for an in creased grant. The Bill was read a third time without a divisior. The Scotch Judicature Bill, and the Stamp Duty Bill, were read a third lime. Tns Loan CHANCELLOR proposed that an Address be pre. rented to his Majesty, praying that he would he graciously pleased to increase the salary of Mr. Stracey, Counsel to tha Chairman of the Committees in their Lordship's Howse. Ilia Lordship stated that Mr. Stracey, when he accepted Inc situa. tion, rrlinquiLhed his practice as a Barrister, and that his pre sent income, not exceeding six hundred pounds a year, was >• very inadequate compensation.—Agreed to. The sugar Distillery Bill, we understand, was returned to the ~I f I ; 1111 .~