The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-10-30 00:00:00

11A11.8. 1.71 E. . DUE. ARR. DUE. I ...Dublin..... • ..0 0 ...Holland 0 3 ... Waterford.... .0 o....llantbro I t - I ....0 & Jersey....o 0.... Franco 1 I ...I.lshon 0 0 ...Flanders .......0 • 2 ...dotteabere 0 I 0....Ma1ta ...... ....0 • . PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE OCLOCK. Runk Stoek .. r 29 220 f India Stock • 3 per Et. Red 8111 Ditto Roods 3p. 44. Cons St i 1211 Es.Rlll.2d. l ! S7s SA pm. 3! Pir Cenf..i..,•. ‘ 9ll 1000 E. 4 per Cents OSiii BOW .37 38 Pin. New Fours ... libitlit I —Smell . 37 310 —0 oft Long Anti... * 20ii hotter! Tickets.. ...lOC 19s. ' 1...1p. 1 per Ct ' .. I 4'on. for Acct. St/ii VIP *tatesman. THURSDAY MI.:NI:VB. OCTOBER 30, 1823. STOCK EXCHANGE, 12 o'CLucn.—Consols opened this morn ing et t 421 to I, and at present are 821. The Express from Paris has brought the French Rented at SS, 70, the price after 'Change hours; and Spanish at 26. This a fall in the Rentes of nearly one per cent. The fall may he attriblitel to a report in Paris a Viliele, t'ie Minister, going oiit of office. Should be this cor.ffrmed, the Russian Influence will have complete sway in the French Cabinet. Accounts from Colombia, by the Packet, it is said, do not bring any e nfirn.ation of the Colombian Loan being ratified. It is stated that the Senate have broken up without doing any eine in regard to the T.oan. In consequence of these reports Colombian Bonds have fallen to 31i, and the market appears ve ry heavy. FOREIGN FUNDS.—Spanish Bonds opened at 281 to 1, and were done at one period at Mi. New Spanish. 181 to 20—Ohl, 26 to I—Colombian, 33; to —Pupas, (old) 111—New. Si—Russian, 83. We have received this morning, by Express, the Rtoile and Journal des Debate of Wedneaday, and the Pilote of the d..te of yesterday. The following are extracts from the Istvile of Oct. '29. GRAND HEAD QUARTERS. (BY COURIIM EXTRAORDINAKT.) The Head Qu triers was on the 20th at Andujir, and on tl•e 2lst at Baylen. The population assemble on the road where the Duke d'Angoulema passes, anti express the greatest enthusiasm for his person. We meet on the way platoons of the lic-ntions army of 11,llasteros. These sol diers show a profound respect ,for the Prince, whom they salute with the tile of " mild and merciful." SentAtt, Oc•t. 16.—His Majesty and the Royal Family continue to enj.)y good health. The King has re-establish ed in his functions as Envoy Extraordinary to the Court of Home, Antonio de Vargas Lagnna. The fonowing is the route of the King from Seville, to Madrid : On the 23rd Oct. at C srmana ; the 25th at ; on the 25th at Cordona ; the 26th, 27th, and 28th, be rests; the 29th at Aides del ; the 30th at Andujar ; the 31st an! let of Nov. he rests; the 3rd at Bayless; the 4th at Garolina ; the sth at Santa Cruz; the 6th at Valdepenas; the 7th at Manzanares; the Sib at Madridejos ; the 9th he rests; the 10th at Rempleque; the 11th at Arranjuez, and enter his capital on the 19th. Badalona, near Barcelona, Oct. 23. On the 17th, Mina sent to Sallie, after Marshal Moncey, Colonel Monserrat. This officer offers the reduction of that place, on conditions that cannot be accepted. The Marshal rejected his proposals, and sent him his ultimatnin. The Colonel returned about 5 o'clock, and demanded they should send to Barcelona a French General, who could treat with Mina on the conditions proposed. The Culonel was received by the Marshal at dinner. On the 18th General Berg was sent to Barcelona, where he arrived at 8 o'clock in the morning. They received him with distinction. He returned this evening, bringing with him a project of the capitulation; but on the 18th strived a Courier from Ca lir, with orders to the Marshal not to grant any particular conditions to Mina, and to demand that Barcelona surrender like C On the 19th, General Berg transmitted the King's orders to the Spanish General, who answered, "he would defend himself." Since that time several flags of truce have arrived, but the Marshal has refused to receive any that do not bring the submission, without conditions. Yesterday evening, however, Colonel Munserrat was admitted ; but we do not as yet know his mission. It is affirmed, that before the 17th, the Marshal offered Mina very advantage. ous terms, and at the sung time a vessel to carry him, his family and fortune, where he wished to go. Without doubt Mina will repent this offer. Daring all this time the siege is carried on with activity ; pieces of cannon are corn ing from France and Figneras. Lent DA, OCT. 22.—Colonel Tholose, of the sth Division, was sent to summon Lerida. They demanded to send to Madrid a French officerand one of the garrison, to assure. themselves of the reality of events; but the moment they' had departed, the militia revolted, anti recommenced hosti lities. Marshal (avulsion immediately returned and snr rounded the piece, and caused it , to be signified to them that if one Frenchman was killed, the whole of the garrison should be put to the sword. This threat had the desired effect: Lerida opened its gates, and our troops took pos. sessioe of it. Marshal Lauriston proceeded for Tarragon na, with all his artillery. By the time you have received thieletter, Catalonia will be subdued. Ettract from the Report of the Lieuteariatleneral corn mulling t>sedivisioo ofthe Eastern Promme,to the Minis. ter ed rhr . PZIMIGNAN,'OCT. 22. fib loORD• A luaus to rimier account to your letcellency that an AOKI "INK stated Eat Ilegel, the 20th of this month, slieraincei tow that the forts will be rivea over on the 21111kaa slxdoleck io the moreloc, to Baron Herd. Ido mistPsOw SS the articles of espltalatkin , but that Vigo ter Most Loess oe the 21st October, with owilwohNoto. who acs willing to follow him. as of the magistrate, to use no hardier term, than the above opinion of the Judge, it would be the attendance of the vast concourse of gentlemen, and tradesmen of the first respoctability,who crowded the Court, the galleries, and the Jndge's Benet), (for several of them as Magistrates were invited on it,) all voluntarily making a sacrifice of their avocations and habits, and all ready to prove that the accused had ever been an honorable and upright, man and that hi commitment for trial, on such a charge,was an unwarranted exercise of authority. The law books say that there is ro wrong without a remedy ; by which; we suppose, is means, that when there is no remedy there is no wrong ; for hoer is Mr. Dory to obtain redress for the privation of his literty for several days, and the agonizing tortares inflicted on hit family during that period ; or where is he to get indemni. fication for the heavy expence of being taken 70 milei into the country to give bail before a Judge, to answer for an offence, which there was a scintilla of evidence that he had committed ? Indeed, it does not appear, that the prosecutor even charged Mr. Bury witl► knowing the pin to have been stolen. To show the professional, as well as the general opinion entertained on the commitment of Mr. Bury. we can state, that, in a day or two after the case was known to the pub lic, Mr. B. rereived a letter from an eminent attorney. stating, that a friend of his in a high legal office (a Master in Chancery), baring seen the account of it in the news papers, was so impressed with the hardship, if not the illegality of it, that lie had authorized him to enquire whether Mr. B's. circumstances were such, as to admit of his obtaining professional assistance to get bailed before a Judge, and if nut, to olfa his gratuitous services for that purpose. Mr. Dyer, the Police Magistrate, having to commit IR oreodet yesterday under the New Vagrant Act, and most de servedly too, hoped the gentlemen of the press would report the facts correctly ; insinuating that in certain other cases they had not done so. This is the constant trick of office. When It is conscious of acting rightly, it calls upon the world to ad mire, and upon the reporters to do their duty. But, catch it tripping, and it rails at publication, and orders the reporters to " leave the room." If Mr. Dyer had never committed any who deserved it less than the obscene vagabond in his hands yester day, he would never have had any reason to quarrel with the press; and we hope he will learn in future to be more cautious. Magistrates are very apt to form conclusions totally indepen dent of the evidence before them. They are as conceited as higher Judges, and often flatter themselves with a perfect in sight into cases, when the bencheson which they sit are quite es wise about the matter ; and when there is no jury to correct this sort of deceptive second sight, the greatest injustice is often committed. Mr. Oyer and Mr. Swahey ought to cheek this propensity to know a story before It is halt told. They may be assured, notwithstanding they are Magistrates, that they can see no farther than their neighbours. We understand that the instructions carried out by the diplomatic Agents and Consuls to South America, are in substance as follows:—The diplomatic Agents are to pro ceed forthwith to the respective seats of government, and the Consuls to the several destinations, the latter in the character of private inifivitinals. The former are to enter into commercial treaties, and establish a political under standing conformably to the instructions they carry oat. if they succeed, and the South American °overcame's con sent to the residence of Consuls in their ports, the func tions of the latter will then commence, and every six months they are instructed to send home a Report of the imports, exports, productions, &c. of their several depart ments. The diplomatic agents are to send ov•r a Report on the organization and state of the eoautry. trout Columbia this Report is to be brought over by Col. Camp bell, and Col. Hamilton is to remain behind, and if the treaties are confirmed by Government and the independence of the country a. knowledged, be is then to receive the appointment of Charge d'Affaires. The sala ries of all continence from the 10th of October.—(Norieing Paper.) Extract of a letter from the Agent to Lloyd's, at Drontheins, dated Sth October:—" Ills Majesty's ship Griper, Captain (levering, arrived at this port on the gth inst. last from Green land. Copt. Sabine, of the Royal Artiltery, is on board alter. She will stay here four or hve weeks." An order was last week received by Admiral Sir B. commanding at•Chatham, to commission tha Maidstone, Undannted, and Lively frigates. They are accordingly getting ready asfost as possible—(Maidrione Paper.) The 12th Regiment, under the command of Colonel FoessTaex, will march into Portsmouth to embark on Saturday or Monday. The Iris, Vice-Admiral Sir HaLsTan, was to sail yesterday morning for the West ladles. When the surrender of Cadiz was known in Lisbon, rejoicings and illuminations took place, and the French Ambassador rave a very splendid entertainment on the occasion. The Officers of the British ships of war lying in the Tagus, as well as several other Englishmen, were invited; but it is said, they declined attending. Letters from Bayonne mention that the French were employed night and day, in strengthening the fortifica tions of Pamplona, Santona, and St. Sebastian, evidently with an intention to keep possession of them fur souse time. IVINDsoa, Qet. 29.—This day his Majesty, attended by tile usual persons of his suite, took an airing in t h e Park. The hand of the Royal irnsiliers ;Headed, and played this afternoon opposite the Royal stawdard, The Duke of Sassex's health is not so good as it hasten. We hear that his Royal Ili a /lines* suffers much from a cold. His Highness leaves Mr. Coke's seat early in the ensuing month for town. It was yesterday reported that Sir it. Wilson had male his way to Mira, whose disposable force was said still to consist of several thousand men. The morning paper from which we yesterday copied tits vep!trt that the widow of the late Statesman was about to be led to the Hymeneal Altar by a certain Under Secreisiy of State, ackuowledgcs to-day that it has beau ascertaiord there is no founda.ion fur the rumour. BoROVGII TR ADC.—We hear that Mr. John Staniserfs from Chelsea, (so well known in the honing!' of St. Alban's), the prote, ; re of souse rew candidate for tht representation of the bosoti4la of Barnstaple in Parliaments arrived in that town on Thursday last, to wake necossrY preparations and arran cements for " a grand entre" during the early part of the enming week. We are asmredil..s candidate is well known in the neighbourtiomi of M. James's; we understand his principles to be "truly wk. pendent;" this assurance, combined with the general influence his protege has with the really respectable " 4 immaculate part or portion of voters, will, it is said, trod to ultimate success. The Ismsourable . protege has GINA° a . 6 select few" with several ell..rts of his acknowledgeu erudition and political experience doting the poi wee k. i M. Nolan, Esq , one of the present pwinNirs. and " IP " aneeplinir to. report, is about vacating hisevat for a seat oe the Bench, quitted on Wednesday eveniusf last, e n his Mara to the metropolis; the li . korslity t_kis gentlea sto " the "deserving part of his en ogiti;intoC 1111•11111MIWID wow g mom. art ott hi. ennskeit r """" rmm a lb " "Y to tho " delPervinir rto:' e4cliC 44l Aug= fterreneenna. 1 , 4 04 wails, before , its gates are opened to the enemy. The daft weld eonyni a stronger I ue: 1 " . " sendeatnation of the tub. I reiterated gratitude. p —(4l/fred.) THE STATSSIAAN PROM THE more or a9rn orronae. We read the followidg article in the Orifammr : It it:Aimed this" evening that the Minister has renounced hie project of the dissolution of the Chamber. Thu new Elec tion of the atli part, will take place accordiog to the ordinary forms. Torrijos is determined to defend Cartitagen Ills forces ars considerable. Rotten is still at the head of a formidable corps in Barce lona, and is determined not to listento any propositions. It is asserted that the Duke id'Angouleme has demanded pardon for the French refugees taken prisoners in Spain. ,• FROM TIC JOURNAL Des asnArs OF 2STM OCTOBER. Mataro, October 29. It appears as certain that the negociations for the surrender of Barcelona are far advanced, and it is hoped that in a few days we shall hoar of its gates being opened, and of its sur render to its legitimate Sovereign. During the period which must elapse before the conduct which the Spanish Ultras will observe with regard to the logos will be known, a consequent anxiety will prevail on the Stock Exchange : where the gentlemen begin to perceive, that for their own interests, they ought to have been a little more attentive to the means of maintaining the Constitutional Government of Spain. They world then have had the security of liberty, and industry fur their advances. Now they have merely the caprice of a King; and that caprice worthless, if it should decide in their fivour; for the recognition of a debt, without the means of payment, is of little advantage to the creditor. The New Times is anxidits to impress the idea that the tluctn stions of the Stock Exchange; are not any indications of any change of policy on the part of the Government; and it strenuously denies that there is any substantial reason for the decline of Stocks. It is certain, however, that the " monied interest" is agitated. Storks begin to look downwards—warlike stores, to look upwards. A general opinion prevails, that our present unnatural political situation cannot long be sustained; and that we shall shortly be called upon to declare ourselves friends or foes, to the new continental system. The calm of politics is accompanied by all the indescribable sensations which forebode the storm: —and those likely to be affected by It, Naturally look around them with some anxiety, in search of the means of shelter when it shall commence. The health of the King of France is known to be very bad. Ile has insulted his capacity for digestion a.► frequently, that the insurrectionary mania. has often been exhibited in the in terior of his personal dominions ; and a rebellion is threatened in his traitoro stomach, which not all the bayonets of the Holy Allianee can put do.vn. The event of his death might affect the state of Europe much more than any thing which could occur to such an individual ought to affect au ordinary parish. With all his predilection for, the larder, and the altar, Louis the Eighteenth is not the worst order Bourbon race. Be is a bigot, but without pertinacity. It is a tyrant, but without energy. His successor will be inclined to push matters a little farther, and a bow may b• strained until it breaks. He is the only one of the family who entertains any partiality fur England. The rest are imbued with the old Bourbon hatred of all tint is English, and the old spirit of bitter rivalry between the two countries, is only checked in France by the reigwing King. At his demise, that spirit will be indulged to the uttermost by the French Cahinet. It is the opinion of many that, on such an occasion, the Liberals of France would make another of fort to frie themselves from the Bonbon yoke; but we fear no great reliance can be placed on any movement. Napoleon, hy perfecting the horrible system of the French police, has assisted to consolidate the tyranny of his sac cessors to a degree beyond the conception of those who hare nut witnessed the effect. Under the old regime, the police was very effective in the c muse of despotism ; but it hail grown careless in its details, and deficient in that tremendous energy of operation, with which the talents of Napoleon supplied it. The people have no means left , of congregating for the formation of what may be called public opinion. The Gent d'ilrmer will not suffer an assembly to take place, not eves a groups of individuals to converse in the public streets, or in private houses. They are armed with absolute authority; sta tioned in almost every street; and on duty day and night. Such a system can only be overturned by the frantic effer vescence of public feeling, and upon this we cannot calcu late again for ages. A successful defence of liberty in Spain might have roused the French Liberals into action ; but the miserable termination of tlfat contest has tended to repress the ardour of the Liberals every where. They seem to be panic-struck at a moment when their cause requires the greatest exertion.; and this is the case in England, to a much greater extent than we are willing to believe. In stead of boldly looking. forward to evils wisich we must meet, if • we stand still,—and which will overtake us if we fly from them—our ministers stand hesitating as to what they shall do ; and will probably do nothing until it is too late to do anything but what is prescribed for them by the Bourbons and the Holy Allies. The inquisition has been re•establirhed in Spain ; and the Spaniards will again experience all the blessings which - royal and religious despotism, can confer upon them. The victims may now prepare themselves, for the inquisitors are ready ; and the inconstant apes of humanity, who rejoiced at the abolition of the horrid institution, will be equally ready to rejoice at the torture of the wretchei, who may fall into its power. Tim' number of these will tilt be in eousiderable ; for though resistance seems hopeless in Spain. despair prompts many is all quarters, to oppose the renewed tyranny. The garrison of Barcelona, instead of hoisting the white flag s is said to have displayed the black bunter et determined tisolutios to Fetish ender Governor of Carthegena has been proclaimed a traitor, for refusing to submit. The Empecinado is still at large; and the bands of Lopez Banos, hare not been dispersed. These offer but faint hopes for the cause of liberty ; but the light still flickers—the embers yet glow with smothered best. If there were a Brutus in Spain, her hopes might revive once more. The fate of ltiego is still in suspense. He has been contlemeed to death ; but the threat of Mina, that his sacrifice shall be atoned for, by the blood of all his im portant prisoners, seems to have delayed the execution of the villainous and barbarous royal sentence pronounced against him. He is represented as suffering from a nervous fever, produced by ill-treatment. There may be some deeper mischief in this intelligence than is antici pated. He is in the bands of Ferdinand, who never yet showed mercy to a victim; and he may be poisoned in his cell, or secretly murdered, to deprive Mina of the justifice- tion he would find, in avenging the public slaughter of this gallant soldier. The Times of this morning has not the grace to apolo gize for the ridiculous slander of Valdez, nor the audacity to persist in the story transmitted by some "distinguished Englishman." We were empowered to give the whole story the most peremptory contradiction; though, indeed, it was unnecessary—the story giving itself the lie in every particular, but that a foolish and impudent projector might have suffered his vanity, or his cupidity. to carry him so far as to make a stupid proposition which could only meet with a prompt rejection. If the projector laid any conlidenc• in his own plan (as stated) of destroying or rendering useless a whole fleet, with the aid of one boat and two sailors, why did he not make the experiment with out reference to Valdez? Lord Nugent, or Sir It. Wilson, or a hundred others, Spanish and English, in Madrid, would have equipped him without any hesitation, for his enter prize, if he could have been trusted. But it appears to us, that the only use he could have made of a boat and two men who could row, would have been to have rowed on hoard the French Admiral, and given him information of the state of Cadiz. It is really astonishing, that a journal like the Time.; should have been led into such a publica tion.. Some wag must have mistaken its letter-box for that of the New Times. Another appeal has been published on behalf of th• Greeks; and w•e are glad to perceive that Greece has a fair chance of being added to the list of independent nations. Ti :e intrigue., however, between Russia and the Porte are not yet at an end; and,after escaping from the Turk, Grecian independence may be assassinated by the Cossack. While the struggle continues, it enfeebles both parties, while magnanimous Alexander is watching his oppor tunity to s'rike a mortal blow at either, or both, as occa sion may tempt him. Without the energy or the ability 'of Napoleon, Alexander has all his ambition, directed by a cold calculating spirit, which can wait for the crisis it cannotrommand. In the case of his interference with the liberty of Greece, nothing can save the Cheeks but the active friendship of this country ; but it is not credited that our Ministry, which permits Auvria to bold Naples and Sicily, and 'France to occupy Spain, awl to control Portugal, will venture to object to the protection of (ireece by !Lassie. They have set the precedent of forbearance ou their part c and ha►e acknowledged the right of inter ference on the parts of others. They have volantarily erased the name of England from the list of those nations, which are to be consulted upon matters of general policy ; and Russia may establish herself as firmly in the Mediter ranean, as in the Baltic, without any dread of our opposi- ion. Sir W. A'Cottrt, we are totl, was amongst the fore most to eonr trulate Ferdioanil upon his liberation. We do not ►ee how this is to be reconciled with our neutrality, and our previous recognition of Constitutional °over:lntent. In point of national honour, it is our busi ness to contend that the government of the Cortes, with which we treated, was the actual and bona fide government of Spain—and that all its contrasts with this government, and with the people of England should be ratified. I astead of this, our Ambassador is represented as meanly following a poppet King, paraded bya foreign force, and attended by a fanatic faction, which, but for the protection of foreign bayonets, dare not draw a sword in his defeece. The English Ministry never recognized the captivity of Ferdi nand. How, then, dares a British Minister affect to rejoice at his liberation ? So strongly are we impressed with the necessity of oppos ng some check to the abuse of the discretionary power of Magistrates, of which, so many instances have lately been exhibited, that we again advert to the case of Mr. Bury, with which the public is at this time pretty familiar. Can there be a stronger censure pronounced against the conduct of a committing Magistrate, than by the Judge's declaring, on the trial, that " he could not think for one moment of putting the accused on his defence, because there was not a tittle of evidence against him ?" On what ground could Mr. Halls have proceeded in making the commitment? He bad no more evidence, against Mr. Bury before him. than what the Judge had heard, when he pronounced the above declaration ! The only difference on the two occasions was, that, at Bow Street, Mr. Bury, when for the first time in bi life, he was accused of a dishonest act, protested, in the bee' way that the agitation of such a moment permitted, his in t _ noceuce of the offence charged against him ; and called upon the Magistrate to consider, for lion's sake, what he was doing, before be exposed him to the risk of disgrace and ruin; whilst, at the Old Bailey, after all the same evidence had bee■ heard, he was at once dismissed and told by the Judge, that be needed not to say a single word in his defence. Mr. Halls must have have Mown well that it was no offence either against law ormorality to purchase an article which afterwards tomtit oat to have bees stolen, Woe there was ems evidence of a guilty knowledge en the pelt of the buyer ; which mi., dee*, was entirely shunt ia the present Cu.. U any