The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-11-06 00:00:00

d d : he however professed himself a zealous supporter of Redieal Reform. however mach that term had been scouted a short lime since by those who called themselves moderate Reformers. Indeed, utmost the only merit he could boast was having c'ung to that term Radical when it was so generwly reprobated he did so, because he could not see how any Ra dical esil could be cured without a Radical remedy (Applause). Tee master measure was a Reform in Parliament. and that ' oite• attained, all other grievances would vanish in a short time. He concluded by proposing—" A Radical Reform; a full; fair, and free representation of the People, in three times three. (Repeated cheers.) - The CHAIRMAN stated, that the next toast was to be pro posed by Mr. Wooler, than whom it could not have fallen into better kends. Mr: IVootgos presented himself to the Meeting, and was vec•ived witk,:lieering and clapping of hands. Silence having been obtained, he proceeded. It was so long sister he had had the pleasure of addressing a Meeting of Reformer., that he was enable to conjecture whether they could hear him, or whether he could properly ad slr-ss them. He had been so long a stranger to his own voice, that he naturally doubted what impression it would make, or whether it won'd at all reach those whom he intended to address. Ilut whatever might be the result, be felt it necessary to say a few words. They were told, ate, and by Ministers too, that these were mending times. Mending times, indeed ! One would think so. or at least the conduct of Ministers would lead one to suppose that they were changing times at leapt ; for how else could they acimnet for the conduct of those men who had been, but a short time since, accustomed to rattle chains in the people's ears It was well known that by certain recent Acts of Parliament, no man could publicly deliver his opini..ns beyond the limits of his parish, which, in fact, cnnstittited his political boundary; what then must be the astonishment of the public— s'. hat must be his (Mr. Wnoler " .) own astonishment, he being one of the poor proscribed itinerant orators, at finding that Mr. Canning and Mr. Hooskisson, and one or two other Ministers having taken up this very busi ness of itinerant oratory themselves? (hear, hear ! anil • laugh It was nothing more than a further illustra tion of the saying, that two of a trade could never agree ; for they being anxious to see what was to be done in the country, being desirous of making a survey of it, were determined to frame-. all competitors out of the way (a laugh.) Well, and what was the result of all this? Why nothing more or less than this—they found that neither the patience nor the purses of the people were yet exhausted. and that they might, at their convenience, make an additional demand on both. It was, in fact, a period of wonder—not only had Ministers become itine rant orators, but it was found that the Lord Chancellor and other State Officers were, on shaking hinds, terms with Mr. Waitionan anti other Reformers. Adverting to the toast " to the Memory of Thomas Paine," he observed that this was the only country in witizlo met, dared to speak out honestly. They had fearlessly dunk the health of that great man whose writings had done so much for the liberties of Europe. and who laid the founds tions of those of America.—(Applause). But in America, he was told by an American, that it was unfashionable to men tion Paine! The frailties of human nature were urged as crimes against P..ine. No matter what were hit frailties, his writings were an honour to Kim and an advanteee not only to those with whom ne livei hut to posterity. Alluding to the question of Reform, he observed that the objections of Mr. Canning were mere tinsel without any substance. All he as serted was, that because there was probable danger there eivnild he no alteration. Lord Liverpool, too (as well as Mr. Canning). was a Reformer when he dared to trust himself, but he hosing first quarrelled with Heaven for having sent over abundant h te, and next with human nature in having fur nished ton many mouths to devour them, they must look s little at the difficulty of encountering such opposite ergnments. Ills Lordship last session stated that Birmingham and Manchester were Moor the most loyal towns in the kingdom l—True they were and are so. but they never better displayed their Loyalty than in combatting the political doctrines of the Noble Lord, and nix Lordship, in praising their loyalty, pronounced his own political condemnation. The next toast was—" Sir Francis Burdett, with thanks for his exertions to obtain .justice for military outrage. and may the authors and abettors of the Manchester Massacre receive tho legal punishment of their atrocious crimes." (Cheers.) Several other toast.; were given, and the hilarity of the even ing was kept up to • late hour. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FROM PARIS PAPERS. Tt maybe remembered that the grandson of the renowned Prince Marshal Blucher, who is a Lieutenant of Hussars, was arrested and examined for wounding Stich, the per. former, a with priniard,wlio had beaten him on li ning him alone with his wife, an actress of high pretensions to virtne. By this sentence against the young Coutit, he (Blocher) was adjudged to undergo three months' int. prisonment in a fortress. His Majesty, the King of Prussia, confirmed-the finding of the Uortea by an Order of the Day, in obit+ is the following passage:—" I desire that the officers of my army should not endeavour to sup port their dignity by vindictive and panguniftry outrages, which they draw upon themselves. I require of them, that they should preserve their dignity by conduct at once &trent and moral, in abstaining from actions which are al'kc repugnant to the laws of honour and morality. In making known these sentiinents to the army, I most add. that it is afflicting to myself to find so compromised a name justly venerated.' riteNcti FUNDS, Nov. 3.—Five per Cent. Cons. opened it S 9 65. ; closed at b 9. 65. Bank Stock, 1.625. Neapoli tan 5 per Cent. 771. Exchange on London, one month, 23. 65.; three months, 25. 45. BAYONNE INTELLIGENCE. BavoivNtOct. 28.—The Private Letters from the Penin• sula, begin to become attain very interesting. Those from l Antialusia affirm that the Party of Ballasteros daily increases and that his army, consisting of 9,000 men, spreads serious alarms, and that it has destroyed all the triumphal arches that were erected on the road by which the King was to pass. it seems that his intention is to make the Sierra Morena the centre of his operations, whence it will not be very easy to dislodge him, if. as is experted, the French army retires to take up a position on the Ebro. It seems that Cadiz is nut sufficiently provisioned to supply the wants of the garrison, great qn.mtities of Sour continuing to,be ship ped Isere, and sent to that place. It is reported that all the Members of the Constitutional Government at Cadiz have gone to England. A report is . circulated that Mina has capitulated, but it does not appear to beconfirtued. Letters were received yesterday from Madrid by express. dated the 29th ult. The Duke of Angouleme was expected at Madrid on the Ist instant, from whence he was to proceed, without a delay of more than two or three days, on his route to France ' • and it was understood that the schism between him and Ferdinand was so great that they would not again meet. The French troops were rapidly withdrawing from all parts of the Peninsula, and the monthly supplies of French money to the Spanish treasury bad ceased. Bourmont was to remain in Madrid, where the bead-qnarters of the French would be established, and et few of the fortresses on the frontiers would receive French garrisons; but they were to be wholly withdrawn from every other part of Spain. Advises from Demerara to the 17th of September were received yesterday, at which time tranquillity was main edged in that colony. Twenty-three of the insurgent Degrees bad bees executed, and-the trials of the others coneersed were proceeding with. The whole of the sisemaders bid kJ ack , taken except two. belonging to plammeties Swam the chief of the rebels. who till that time bad eluded persuit, was arrested os the 7th. them 209 remained for trial. The military force in ibeeelosy was comeideted auSeient fonts protection. THE STATESMAN. MAILS. AIR. DUE. I Alta. DUE. 1....Deb11e 0 0....0011and 0 I ....Waterford..... o I....Hambro I 1.... G & Jersey. •• • 1 I.... Frames I/ 9....1J5b0n I 0 ...Flanders ....... 0 0 ...eottenberg I 0....Ma1ta ...... ....0 PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE OCLOCK. Rank Stock. .......223 2f India Stock 21331 S 3 per Ct. Red . . 02414 Ditto Roads S " p.Ct.Cons 143)af Ex.RIII.2dA 1 ~,_ —' ~ se per Cent..'...... 961 931 1000 /. c " per: 4 per Ceuta SOHO llOO/. 46 48 pm. New Fours 1034111 --Small .48SS—s pm Long Ann 201 13.16 Lottery Tickets 231. 19+ Lnp. 3 per Ct Con. for Arnt ..S)1; Zitt S,FAtateOntan. THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 6, 1523. STOCK EKEHANGE, TWELVE OTLOCK.—COOSOIS opeurd thi• morning at 833 to j with little va iation in the Market. The Expresses from Paris this morning bring the French Funds at ti 9-40 after 'Change, and Spanish at 32. Foam's,: FUNDS.—Spanish opened at 27:3, at which price they remain with little business doing. Very little has been done in the New Jerusalem Loan, and very little said about it. New Spanish (nothing done) about 21—Old, 27:1—Poyals (nothing doing), 43 to s—Colombian, 603 to 61. An Express from Paris this morning has brought us jour nal, of Tuesday's and yesitrilay's date, of which the following are extracts : PROM THE ETOILE OP WEDNESDAY, NOV. 5. NEWS FROM SPAIN, BY COURIER EXTRAOIt• DINARY. NATARO, OCT. '29.-1 hasten to inform you that the articles of the capitulation of Barcelona, were signed yesterday, and that the King's troops are to take posses. sion of this important place, on Friday the•3lst, in the morning. :he Ist Brigade at Cadiz.-2d Brigade, Island of Limo.— .1d Brigade at Port St. Mary, and at Chiclana. The French army of occupation is composed of twenty regiments of Infantry, and six of Light Cavalry, and four Batteries of Artillery. There will be a Garrison at Madrid, Badbjoz, Corunna, Santona, Saint Sebastian, and Pampe• Inns. His Royal Highness the Duke , d'Angouleme is expected at Paris on the sth of December. It is announced that the Chamber of Deputies is to be integrally renewed, and that the lists of the Presidents of the Electoral Colleges will appear on the 13th or 20th. lieneral Ballasteros is at Part Saint Mary. The Journal de: Debate of Tuesday does not contain The malignant, cowardly, and ♦illainous abuse of Riego, which is constsntly repeated in the New Times, exhibits humanity, (if the Editor he human) in so despica ble a light, that we turn with abhorrence from the contemplation of• the horrid portrait. What the murderers of Weare are in fact; this Editor seems hi theory ; and if his pen be an index to his mind, more ferocious barbarity was never the inmate of a human bosom. All the slanders current among the royalist fsction of Spain, when Riego was a dangerous enemy, have ceased to be repeated amongst them; , but the Editor of the New Tinya continues to repeat the slanderous accusations, knowing • them to be false ; and being satisfied that they were originally party lies. It is evident that this wretched editor, to the disgrace of the British Press, is preparing to justify the murder of this gallant individual ; and is endeavouring to destroy his reputation before it vindicates the manaling of his body. This morning, this journal has the following paragraph ; which, under the circum stances in which it is written, is as daring an outrage of all principle, as it is possible to conceive:— " Moderate counsels seem to prevail with King Ferdi " nand: we as vet hear of none of the great criminals being " brought to justice except the infamous Riego. the plun " derer of ltretish merchants, and rnardcrer of his country " men at Malaga. Undoubtedly some others of the more " ferocious assassins must be proceeded against: the blood " of Vinness cries from the ground, and that of the mot -1 • deceit Bishop of Vic!), and of the numerous other Keck. 1 1 " siastics shot by the revolutionary tyrants. Bu t we should 1 " deeply lament if King Ferdinand were to cause to be 1 " executed in a whole year, 'nil with all the cautious solemnities of law, a Math part so many persons as the " Moody monster Buonaparte sacrificed in one single day, " withoot law or form of trial." - - In this pratinn, we have the genuine representation of the character which Mr. Hone has immortalized, under the name of Dr. Slop in his " Cursing made Easy!" There we have an abusive, falsifying, ferocious slave, descending to the most hateful slander, to pamper his most ferocious appetite. The moderation of King Ferdinand is a fit theme for him. He is a wretch after his own heart. Worse than the recently detected conspirators against the lives of others at home, his moderation consisted in destroying, by the foulest and most sanguinary means, those who had saved for him his kingdom and his crown! He, who had for years licked the feet of the' bloody monster Bnonaparte; became more bloody minded than his master; &sent his best friends to the scaffold, without hesitation or remorse. The mur derer of PottlApt must needs be commended by the Am Time: for his moderation. The moderation of the New Time: is equally conspicuous. The worthy Editor will be sati•lied with a few tinnier., with less than a tenth pact which Buonaparte caused to be sacrificed in a single day, without law, or form, or trial. This is cunningly set down, indeed. Those who fell in battle in the quarrel of Na- poleon may be said to have been so sacrificed ; so picking out the bloodiest day on record, in the wars, we may by taking a tenth of the loss on both sides, estimate bow much murder would content the head of Dr. Slop, to corn. memorate the r.•storation of the Royal Government in Spain. This would not be more than three or for► thou sand. Thurtell and his associates would have bee■ con• tented, proltbly, with a score of victims; but Ferdinand is a King,and Dr. Slop is asycophant. It is as certain that Riego committed no wirier at Ilalaza, as that King Ferdinand was spared, when perhaps justice demanded a personal atonement for repeated instances of barbarous ingratitude. That he levied contributions, which parties unwilling to pay might call plunder, we are ready to admit; but where are the complainants? Is there one English Merchant who has put his name to any simple complaint against this unfortunate soldier ? Malaga has now been in the hands of the liherators for some months. The proofs of any act _ . of atrocity would be in their hands, and would be eagerly published, if they existed. No French journal his ac cask, him—no French authority appears against him. And, to du the hands of the Faith justice, they are satis fied with the anticipation of destroying him for his treason. It is only Dr. Slop who, to palliate in England his projected murder, would mislead Isis dupes to suppose that the love and the service of liberty were not the causes of his assas sination. Ansa is called the " arraignment" of this gallant chief sufficiently loads him with abuse; it talks of the long list of his offences: but it takes care to enumerate none of them, but that of treuxon. The spirit of royal vengeance, in which it is composed will be ap parent from the following extract from the commence ment. Inste t.I of wearing the stamp of a judicial iastru tuent, it would seem as if Ferdinand had drawn it up with his own hands, in a lit of personal fury, which left him no exercise even of what little judgment he is supposed to have. —The arraignment" is made before •• the Alcacles of the Royal Household of the Court!"---and it begins in the following vituperate manner •• ILLUSTRIOUS LORD,—If tbe Magistrate, to whom are confided the proceedings against the traitor Rico), were obliged to enumerate all the offences and villanies which crowd the history of his criminal life, and to which he hats added the climax by the crime of high treason, of which he is moused, whose days would be insufficient for the recital. The brevity, hocever, which is imposed upon that functionary, the short space of time during which the Procursur Orneral has had the documents in his hands, because he has merely consulted the interests of public justice. do not permit him to enter iato ample details in his expose; it is aecessary that the greatest and most atm Mous of crimes should receive a prompt punishment—ln. fluenced by these motives, and desirous that this cause should be decided uitbout delay, the Magistrate finds him. self compelled to limit the accusation, and to reduce the °timberless crimes imputed to the accused to the one of high treason. The loyal Spanish people demand with one - voice vengeance for the evils which have been committed in Spain daring the Revolution ; society and the nation demand that Itiego should be p.tnished. as one of the most guilty of the Revolutionists, who, after having revolted against the Legitimate Government of our Kings, caused sa many calamities to the generous and noble Spanish nation." It goes on to decide, as our readers will have seen in s preceding column, not the personal offences of Riego ; but his public services :—the establishment of the Constitution —the compulsion of the King ; 'find the removal of the despotic faction. Yet, Dr. Slop dares not tell his readers, lie is to be sacrificed for these things; and be therefore wantonly fabricates other reasons, to varnish over the crime, which his royal frien Is are about to commit. A statetnentof " the last days of the Constitutional Ga. veroutent of Spain," has been prepared by Signors de laVegs, aad Olivier; which shows that there was No ONE amoogsttbe Cortes, or the 31ilitary leaders of the Constitutionalists, were at all adapted to the crisis in which the country we: placed. There was no one who dare assume the respousi• bility. which was requisite to produce decisive measures.— The argument that the Cortes could do no more, nor any better than they did. proves that they had no business there; and that Cadiz had better have been entrusted to tbe care of a single Governor, when it must have been defended as long as possible, without reference to the opinions of a hundred contradictory descriptions. The care of the King was the yoke about the neck of the Constitutionalists. The " leading journal" has been facetiously commending Mr. Canning's late speech, as " a happy display of jut reasoning, and accurate description, enriched by magnifi cent language, and splendid imagery." What wind is blowing now ? We are not able, from our office, to see the vane on the top of the office in Printing-house Yard; het what would be the surprise of our quidnuncs, if the Times and the New Times were :to agree once more in politics: The anger of the Times at the merriment occasioned by the story of "the distinguished Englishman," with his " boat and two men who could row," would hardly induce it to change sides, in disgust with those whom it has amused so highly. The acre Times is evidently afraid that the Old Times should come over to its side, and thus threaten to diminish the profits of the Government patronage; and reminds the leading jour..al of its old abuse of the greet Statcsn.an, Mr. Canning. This, however, matters but little; Mr. Canning was wont to abuse, and to ridicule Lord Sidmouth; but they agree very well in the Cabinet. Mr.Csnniog used also to snarl at Lord Eldon; but the new-born fellow-feeling reconciled them at once. It was but a day or two ago, that Lord Eldon actually shook hands with Mr. Woithman ; and notwithstanding Mr. Denman had given his lordship so many 'raps o' the sconce,' on the Chancery aliases, Lord Eldon smiled gra ciously even upon him; and took his hand, saying, " Mr. Denman, I ant very glad to see you !" " The leading jocroal" may therefore hope for merciful forgiveness is the present amiable disposition of the Ministry. It has nothing to do, but to bold out a flag of truce ; and tents one but the signal is favourably answered. The Adininie• tration, it seems, are trying the soothing system, with the good people of England, except in extreme cases, such as the offence of Mr. Harvey. We are to have no more whips, and strait-waistcoats; but good words, and kind keepers. The fetters are to be hung up, while we behave ourselves; and we may be allowed to walk about, if we do not transgress our allowable bounds. This is vastly agreeable, while it may last: but we had rather the fetters were destroyed, than laid by ; and we shall never imagine they are entirely discarded, until the Minister s p ro p ose the • repeal of the Six Acts, and other of their measures of wholesome restraint, which have operated very unwhole• simnel) , upon many constitutions. In the mean time, thou who can curry favour with the great men, may find their accounts in it ; but, for our parts, when we are withis reach of the spring of a tiger, we cannot be quite se comfortable, ;:s if he were dead. American papers to the lthh ult. have been received this morning,lbut they contain no:ising of public interest, Yesterday morning a Spanish Courier arrived at ate Foreign Office, Downing Street, express front Madrid, with despatches trona the now Oovernment under King Ferdinand. • Accounts from the Havannalt of the 14th September state, that in the event of the French succeeding in putting down the Constitution in Spain, the inhabitants me military of Cuba would declare that island independest , and form en alliance with the other Independent Steno( South America. According to the latest accounts received from Notches, the alarm which prevailed in that place on account of the progress of the fever, had caused nearly all of the respect• able population to quit it. Out of the remaining inhabit . ants, who did o not escred NO, it was calculated that 49 hal died during the last five days of August. New Orl continued healthy. Some o f the accounts deny that eans the disorder that rages there , the yellow fever. We are happy to hear that his Majesty has been graciously pleased to appoint Jolla Clerk, Esq., Advocate, to b e a Luol of Session. Pais is a reward to wallets his great talents sad legal knowledge, and inflexible integrity entitled him long sgo• and which, as a departure front the tliseracetul practice vf appointing to the Judgment Sat only political p•rtizans , have the most beneficial effect on the people of ticatlaud.-- (Mornieg Citron.) I of MUSIffeENT 13EQUEST.—it is worthy of record in ,etters gold, that the late Earl of Bridgewater has lett by will 0.0 0 ; 1 ' per annum for ever, for the employ sad impeovemeat of the poor of the parish of Ashridge,Bee ts.—(f!rid.) Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the F•sit India House, when the folios' lug Ca tries were sworn ini! the commend of their reapective ships. Welstead, tleneral liarris, St. Helena, Bencoolen. and (1 ' na ; A. W. Campbell, Duke of York, Bomb a y anti Ii John Shepherd, Berwickshire, Bengal and ;.13.05 Astell, Chin. v i z :—C4tain MADRI D, OCTOBER 30. Don Carlos Aunnz tonic possession on the 15th, of the Military and Political Oovernment of Cadiz, which his Majesty has confided to him ; on which, he immediately addressed a Proclamation to the inhabitants of that great Town, in which he reminds them of all the evils which took place in the infancy of the Revolution. He says. What is that Liberty which echoes in all our public places? It is a Liberty to oppress, to pillage, and to murder neigh. hones. True Liberty will appear under the laws, and conformable with the paternal intentions of the King, who sends me amongst you, not to exercise vengeance, but to protect and e....n501e the good Citizens." The Count liourmont published on the 10th the follow. ing Order of the Day:— " His Royal Highness the Prince Generalissimo of the Army orders, that the Spaniel; troops which were at Cadiz, and the Isle of Leon, shall receive their pay and provisions from the chest and magazines of the French army." The Mario of Cadiz of the 21ith, contains an edict of the Governor of Cadiz, which re-e•tnblishes all the ancient ordonnances of Police, the same as they were before the 7th of March, IS2O. We are informed from Cadiz, that all the Constitutional troops have been disbanded. They also write us that . Admiral Villavicenilo, has received orders to arm the Asia and the frigates Perle and Arethuse, to send them with sue. cones to Lima. We learn from Mercia, that on the 20th they commenced to fire on Cartbagena, it basing refused to submit to the King. The partizan Cornndelle entered on the 16th into Aleria. The Royalists attacked, and completely rowed him, killing 40 of his men. Criminal indictment against Don Raphael Riegn, in the proees commenced before the second tribunal of t he Alcades of the Royal Household of the Court : (For the Preamble see the following eslumit.) " The infamous [Hero, availing Idiom.lf of the baseness of the soldiers destined to itei'y America, forgetting the duties imposed upon hiin by the mission w ith which h e was charged, and proclaiming a Constitution which had been abolished by his Sovereign, ileatriict lye of his sacred rights, the basis of an a narchical thivernment„ and thi' destroyer of the fitodamental 13WA of the monarchy, of our manners, of our customs, and of our holy re ligion—the infamous Kiego, I say, is the author of all these calamities ; it is he who has caused the eyes of a jnst and magnanimous' King to shed tears over the misfortunes of Spain ; it is he who has disregarded the most sacred duties, who has violated the oath which he twit beneath the banners of his King and master, at thr moment when he commenced the honourable career ofaross—it is Itiego, in fart, who not only published that Yn.c'a,uation, but who, putting himself at the head of a licei-tions soldiery. violated the Spanish territory, forcing the inhabitants, by the terror of his anus, to partake of his treason and perjury. He removed the authorities who were legi dinwely constituted, substituting for them Constitutional authorities, composed of rebels and demagogues. which obtained for him the name of the Hero of Las Cebrzas ; he compelled the King our legal to accept this odious Constitution, the source of so many miseries to Spain. Since that period, Kiev has incessantly been an ob ject of opprobrium to the Peniustila, by presenting I self in the public squares and in the balconies of all the houses where he lodged, preaching rebellion, causing the fatal Constitutional sys!em to triumph, and authmiding the meat heinous crimes, the inevitable result of a revolution which inflicted upon the august and sacred person of his Majesty the Walcott bitterness an d ou t r age." " If your Fiscal orProsecutor uses the right that his ministry gives him, and gathers together all the charges against Klett°. he will bring to day such a series of crimes of all deseriptionv, that the noble people of Spoilt will cry out " Death to the traitor Meg.). ' " According to all considerations the Fiscal requires that the traitor Raphael Siege, charged b;th and convicted of the crime of High Treason. shall lie condemned. and his property be confiseated—that his head shall be exposed at Las Cabezas de San Juan, and that hiS body be divided Into four quarters—of which one shall be taken to Seville, another to the Island of Leon, the third to Malaga, and the fourth shall be 'exposed in this capital." " Madrid, October 10." BAYONNE, OCT. 28.—1 send you the official report of the French troops, which comprise the Garrisons of Cadiz and the Isle of Leon.—M. Bourmont, Commander is Chief of r . • -411, .... - L k...J.... - ~_ I 1 .