The Statesman. — London, England, 1824-01-28 00:00:00

, I I) PARIS PAPERS. (taws THS JOURNAL DRS DEBATE.) PASTE. JAN. 2.s.—Viscount de Marceline, first Secretary to the Embassy at London , set out yesterday, at two o'elock, on as extraordina r y mission to 'Madrid. Extract of a private letter dated, Rome, Jan. 10:—" The physicians have all agreed in observing a sensible amelior alies in the health of the Pope." (mom TRIt STOILZ. DATIL') MONDAY, JAN. 26. Maoatn,Jem. 16 . — T he Kin g , our Sovereign, Zas is • led the following Decree:- 4m B y m g Decree of the 14th of December last, I thought fit to grant our honorary medallion to all those of my sub jects who, listening only to the voice of the purest loyalty. have braved all dangers to defend my Sovereignty, Reli gion, and the State. I had authorised the Captains Ge neral to give the necessary licenses to persons whom they should lodge worthy of this distinction ; bat having learned that the distribution was not made according to the end I proposed, I declare that the right of confirming the said Decree is henceforth reserved to myself a lone. —January 14, 1824. The Minister of War Issued on the 13th inst. an rdi - mince in nineteen articles, of which the following is the preamble:— " The King is informed, that in several parts of his king dom men still show themselves, who. obstinate in their principles. and accustomed to live in discord. think to dis turb.—They break out into invective against the sacred rights of the Throne, and praises of the abolished Consti tution. They spread alarming reports, and Carry their audacity so far as to infest the public roads with arms in their hands. In consequence his Majesty, persuaded that time most effectual way to prevent crimes ms promptly to punish those who have already been guilty of them, orders as follows: " Art. 1. In all the capitals of provinces. including the Balearic Islands, there shall he formed. within fifteen days, executive and permanent Commissioners, composed of a President, who is a Brigadier General in the King's armies, of six Members, from the rank of Colonel to that of Scrjeant Major; of an Assessor, four Fiscals, and as many Clerks." The 10th Article orders, that the penal.ies to he inflicted on the condemned shall he determined according to the Royal Decree of May 4. 1814. VALENCIA, JAN. 10.—A group appeared this night at the gate of Cnarte of St. Narcisso, to carry off the guard, but this mad attempt wholly failed. The Restaarador publishes the declaration of war by Mexico against Spain. HA M BURG MAILS. Tlisterst.n, Jam. 12.—A few days ago, a Commissary of Police came here from Nlagdeborg, who, in consequence of superior orders, arrested the Consator of our high school, and a Mr. L., a young clergyman in a neigoloooring place. Report says. that they are arrested for political intrigues. They were both c widneted to Berlin with an escort of gens-d'artnes. VIENNA. 34•;. 12.--The ►atest accounts from Wallachia say, that M. Xlinziacliy, having fully recovered from the effects of the accident that he met with on the road from Lemberg to Bermanstadt. arrived at flitch.grest on the 2tith December, where he was received with all the honours due to his rank, and intended, after a very short stay, to pro ceed to Constantinople. - • • The Oriental Spectator 'avg. that the inhabitants of the island of eassos seem resolved to assert their independence. Of 12,0110 of them. 3,090 allc nailer arms. The isl in I is accessible in one point only, which is stronzly fortified. The Central Government of Greece has gone to Arens, whither it has invited the islands to finJU.puties."—(.'lll j•euncexc &hung, Jun. 19.) U.S. MS. DUE. I ....Mobilo 1.... Waterforl.... 0 1....0 &Jorsey 0 0.... ilshoo O. .Gotteoberg An R. DCE, -- - II -MOIR:A 0 ...lisrahro O.... France I PRICE OF wrocKs THIS DAY AT ONE OCLOCK. Bank Stock... 2494 29 40 in An Ktock 3 per Ct.lted... • 91 91} 8.4 Ditto Bonds... ...... 84 0 3p. CI. Cons... .. . 9lf 91}f Ex .11:11.9d4 1 50 53 54 pin.s 31 per Cent ... ... • 101 MCI I 1900/. t 4 per ee:.ts... • .... ..in..N I --WI-- 56 53 5 4Pm - Near Flllll4 Long inn *)., :',9 111 I Lottery Tiekets. • ... 191. 19% Imp. 3 per et 01: Con. for Acct. . 91 ti / *tatetintan. IVEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 28, 1624. Sracn EXCHANGE, 12 O'CLOCK. —Consols opened this morning. at 9132, with a good deal doing, but soon after cell to 911 and rose again to fur the account, and for money 913. The Expresses from Paris have brought the Rentes at 95. 33, at three o'clock. They left off st 93. 45. to 50. The pike of Spanish Bonds is not quoted, by which it is supposed they remain the same as on Saturday, 2.11. FOREIGN FUN DS. --Spanish Bonds opened this morning at 25, bat afterwards dropped to 240, wit!► little doing. New Spanish 1611-01 d 2•1l} to 4—Colombian 63 Chili 771—Russian 904—New Prossisa 894—01 d 91ii Neapolitan 82—French Scrip 7i--Mexican 44 to 4 Poyais By an express this morning frarn Paris, we have received the Meuenger of Monday, and the Etofle of yesterday's date, from which we select the following extracts : His Majesty FerdinandVll. hes sent to Prince Carignan, for hi! services, the grand collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece (PROM Tne MADRID. Jan. 17.—Tb. King has appointed second in com mand in Andalusia.the Marshal de Camp, Sir John Downie, in consideratioo of his loyal services ; and his Majesty bas en. 'trusted the command of Ciudad Rodrigo, to Marshal de Camp Don Philip de Trelle. The King has issued a deoree concerning the military it it composed of several chapters, each divided into a great number of articles. An evil spirit of disorder . is continuing to operate daily on the projects of the, overnment, for which there is no foundation. They report, at Madrid, about a eiecree of the King, which condemns for ten years to the gallies all the Constitutional Alcides. This re port is spread by the enemies of the throne. They also state, that the militia are threatened with perpetual imprisonment, and that new rigours are preparing for all those who have manifested timely attachment to the former system ; bet the Government does not re_ • quire to pat io-foree, at present these new acts of severity. TED: srATEsmAN Ave.ssuac, JAN. 16.—We have waved several lettere from St. Petersburg, by which it appears that in several circles of that Capital, important events are expected to take place the next Spring, in the South as well as the North of Europe, and that, at the same period, the affairs of the Greeks will be definitively arranged, and the inde pendence of that Government will be acknowledged by the Allied Sovereigns, on cmdition that they propose a Prince to reign in that Country.—(Oracle ds Brussels) RITR‘CT OF A LETTER FROM RIO JANEIRO, NOV. 24. I was far from thinking a month ago that we were so neat a change. On the 1 Ith,the Emperor assembled all his troops around his residence, which is three miles from the capital :—The Deputies declared themselves in permanent sitting, until the Emperor explained himself in the above proceedings. The former Mi nisters were diveharged. On the 12th, about one o'clock' a detachment of 400 men, infantry is well as cavalry, with 4 pieces of cannon, surrounded the Assembly, and the command ant, by the order of the Emperor, declared that the Cortes were dissolved. S:x or eight of the most violent members were arrested. Lord Cochrane passed a month at Rio Janeiro, and he sr pears disgusted at all what has passed. (FROM VIZ BIESSENGER.) The Directors of the Bank of France have given , notice to subscribers for the Loan of 23 millions of Rentes, that they are willing to advance for one, two, or three months, at 4 per Cent. per annum. The twentieth to be paid into the Royal Treasury in February, March and April. Lieutenant General Guilleminot is severely indispnard. The following is from the Belgic Journal : If a rumour afloat in the Northern provinces, particularly at Amsterdam, may be depended upon, it is in contemplation Omit Prince Frederick should go to Batavia, to reside there in quality of Viceroy over the Belgium provinces in the East ladies. Charleston Paper. to the 231 ult., arrived this morning, hat they contain nothing new, except an account from Tampico, dated 29th of October, that the fever was ra ging there nith great r violence than was ever known b e .. fare. From a note, copied from the Morning Chronicle into the STATCSSI Aiv of Monday last, it appears, that the ques tion concerning the legality of tho fine of 500!. imposed on him for publishing a Report of the Trial of the Cato Street Conspirators, contrary to the dictum of the Judge who presided on that occasion, is to be tried in the Duchy Court of Lancaster, neat Friday; and that the most emi nent Counsel are retained by the Publisher on the oc , caslon. It will, of course, be contended by the advocates for the Crown, that every Court has a right to lay down laws for its Government, and to enact rules for the guidance of its officers and suitors : —and, so far as those regulations do not contravene the law of the land, and so far as they facilitate the exercise of its jurisilictio and simplify its Government, no doubt ran he entertained of its capacity to inforce such a power. But how the publication of its pros ceding-, con trary to an order made on the spur of the occasion, can I e punished by line or imprisonment, is a question of infinite importance and grave consideration for an Itnglishman.— Mr. Clement, or any other individual, who disobied the mandate not to publish an account of the trial, may have witnessed all the proceedings of the Court and not have heard that mandate; and then, acting upon the prirriplt hitherto observed with regard to the publicity of that pass. ed in Court, may have printed an account of ►he trial, in nocent of having disobeyed its injunction—and is a man to be fined and imprisoned for disobeying a law of will: li he is not only ignorant,t(forigmoruntiu le,gem now exeusat) but which he cannot possibly have the ineens of knowing? We put this as a hypothetical case, not knowing whether the supposed delinquent was or was not cognizant of the order. But, admitting that he did know it,the next ques tion is, nas be bound to obey it?? and that is the very gist of the case. And here we would ask,by what law is the line imposed? Under what bead, amongst the legcs so ipts, or where amongst the leg e: non scripts, do we find the power to impose tines for disobeying an order of Court made upon the spur of the occasion? Where are we to Ilook for authorities on the subject ? do we find them among the pandects of Justinien or the decretels of Constantine ? The Star Chamber latis,which broke down all the barriers of the Constitution, as settled by 'AI 4o:va CHARTER, are happily at an end; otherwise among these we should soon find precedents. Those Judges, who, to their perpetual dishonour. laid bertl►ens on the subject greater than man could bear ; who broke in upon the peace of life, and committed to prison and to death the miserable vic tims of their power, are gone to their account. Their names will live in the page of history, and infamy will dwell on their memory for ages yet to come. They would make precedents, and then justify their actions under thew Thank Oen, our modern Judges are of a different stamp ; but we shall with much curiosity, watch the promulgation of the law by those venerable sages on the present occa sion. All that we have to say is, that if tke right to impose an arbitrary fine be part and parcel of the law of the land ; if, for the disobedionce of an order, aoy man can be fined one pound, he may be fined one thousand ; and if one thousand, why then ten thousand, or any other indefinite sum,at the will and pleasure of aJudge; i and if the time should ever arrive inEngland when Judges can become arbitrary—if, to gratify a desire, to inflict pain on any individual for disobedience of its orders, by the ruin of his fortune, or the incarceration of his body; if any Court, be it composed as it may, can sentence an Englishman to pay an exorbitant fine, utterly out of hi% power to pay; and, in default of payment, can imp rison his person till the fine be paid, until it pleases, in the ple nitude of its wisdom and its mercy, to liberate the unhappy victim that is within its grasp—when that period shall arrive, we may safely say " England, thy glory is gone, and thy sun set for ever." We shall refer to this subject again in a day or Iwo. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. -.....-- DIAL, January 97.—Wind S.W.—Came down from the River and remain, witn the rest of the outward bound, the Medway, Emmerson ; Montrose, Roxburg; Turner, Leeder ; Star. and the Swift.—Also the Margaret, Craig, from Shields for Odessa. PORTSMOUTH, January 47. —Wind S.W.—The ship Indian Trader spoke of the Scilly Islands, 48 leagues distance, the James, of Lancaster, bound to Alexandria, all well.--No arrivals or sailing,. Pm - mourn, January 26.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived the Eliza, Boys, from Figueira. FALMOUTH, January ?S.—Wind S.S.W.—Off the Port the Chleeonla, Janson, from St. Übe's.—Sailed the Lady Mary Pelham Packet for the Leeward Islands. Cowes, January 27.—Wind W.S.W. blowing e gale.—Ar• rived the Hon. Company's ship Castle Huntley, Drummond, for Bombay end China. Ltvaaroot., January 26.—Arrived the Alice, Johnson' from Jamaica; Emerald. Fox, Friends, and Cybele, from Charlaton ; Reynolds, Harrison. from Fero ; Hope, Simmons; end Totness, Knowles, from Seville ; and the Rose, --, front Malaga. OR WOUND, January 27.—Sailed the Cambria. Cook, for Jamaica ; Matilde, Collin, for Sears, and the Win. Lushington, Sughrue, for St. Kitt's. JEasyr, January 24.—Arrived the Exchange, Deeper, from Rio Janeiro ; Arabella, Udall; Messenger, Peon ; and Day, Vibtrt, from Sabot. The Aurora. Martin, from St. Andrews, New Brunswick, to Hull, was driven on shore near Kirkwall, 13th inst. A private letter from Paris, dated the 24th inst., is said to state—" The French Government sent on Satimlay last an ultimatum to Ferdinand, that if Spain does not imme diately consent to the course of conduct which had been agreed upon by Pow) di tlorgo, that the French A mbassa dor, as well as the whale of the French troops, will forth with quit Spain. Orders to which effect have been sent to the Ambassador and to Bourmont." It is st,ted in a letter, fro n Cephalonia, dated 13th of December, that the Greek squadron hail chaced the Captain Pacha, with twenty-six vessels, to Constantinople, and that another detachment of the Turkish ship% eleven in num ber, had been defeated; often nine of them were eitlsir taken or driven on shore. A Turkish corvette had hero captured, after a loss of ainrty-seven ont of one bundred and fifty men, on the shore of I th4ca. rho corvette contained six hundred thousand piastres. Another letter from Ancona says, that in cons. (pence of the blockade of Misaoluogbi having been raised by the Turks, who have withdrawn to their own country, the western part of Greece is now entirely free from those barbarians. This step was caused by the arrival of four teen Greek vessels, under the command of Prince M4VI3. , toilarto. who found in the port a Turkish vessel, contain ing 590 thousand piastres (about twelve thousand pounds sterling), and a large quantity of stores, &c. from the fa mily of Yousonf Bases, of which he took possession. It is added that the Greeks have resolved to take Patras by force—about fifteen thousand men are before that place, which contains only two thousand Turks it to bear arms, the garrison having been much reduced by the privations of the blockade; and that Negropant has been abandoned Pty the Turks, on their learning that Ulysses was about to march against them, so that the Eastern part of Greece is also free, and Carpincasi and Patragiky have again risen against their oppressors. Two of the smacks belonging to Dundee have been arrested at London, in consequence of having some smu g led whiskey on booed. '1 he one, however, has been released ; i ut a heave ti:ir was imposed upon the owners. FneamasoNst v.—The Grand Lodge of Ireland are about to petition Parliament for the repeal or qualification of the enactment which prevents the meeting of Masons in Masonic Lodges. Butte AnSOCIATION.—The General Anniversary Meet ing of St. Clement Danes Ladies' Bible Association, took place last night at the Crown and Anchor Tavern. The assemblage was very numerous, comprising a number of r sprctabl- females, and many chi'dren of both sex. s. The Rev. IV. Gurney, M. A. took the Chair at about seven o'clock. flaying opened the business of the evening, the secretary (Mr. Young) proceeded to read the Annual Report, the substance of which was, that the Sacred Scrip tures were eirculated in 140 langnages, and in less than nineteen years to the number of 4,000.009 copies di.tri huted without note or comment; that in subscriptions, donations, and collections for the last year, they recci rd 1061. 17s. besides 15/.14. 7d. from the Ladies' Asscciati in. That their expenditure within that time was 951. 24- sd. The number of Bible. issued in that year was 101, and 72 Trstam-iit it. In the course of the evening the Rev. Thomas Webster, Dr. Winter, Mr. Gilbert, Dr. Pickard. Mr. W. Hargreay., ‘lr. S. Curwin. and Mr. Lloyd addressed the meeting, ow moving or s.lcomling the several resolution; cJonrcted with the objects of the A•su elation. 'William Hudson, Esq. then moved, and Sir Win. Jones seconded. the thanks of the meeting to the Chairman.— Tne Reverend Gentleman, in acknowledging the compliment, regretted that so little had been got from the collection at the Church doors, hut his services would ever be in support of their interestile then handed over one guinea to the Secretary, which he had received from a Lady in Church f)r the purposes of the meeting that evening. Time plates at the d lot seemed to MI very well; and at half past Iliad the meeting bruicd up. The Committee appointed by the Court of Common Council to consider the state of the Coal Trade, it is under stood, finished their sittings yesterday. They have now come to the resolution to recommend an angmentation of the number of Meters, from 118 to 130 full and effective officers; bat as in the former number are included eight supernumeraries, the total increase now suggested will be about 20 Meters. The Committee, it is said, in their re port, recommend a repeal of that part of the their on coals which is additional to the part of London, and that a memorial to Parliament should be prepared fur the pur- pose. At the Devon County Sessions, Henry J. Shawe. Esq. for writing and sending letters to E. Divett, Esq. of Byatock, near Exmouth. tending to excite and provoke him to fight a duel, was fined 201. end imprisoned in the County Gstol for six months; and at the expiration of that time to enter into securities. himself in 2001. and two sureties of 1001. each to keep the peace foe-the space of two years. At the Quarter Sessions, held lase i week at Cardiff„ Toni' Watkins was tried for a libel which he had written, reflect ing on the character of Mr. Reece surgeon, of Cardiff, when he was found guilty and senteneed to nine month's impri sonment in the county gaol. He had previously been to the gaol for one month 'for having sent a threatening Fetter 'to Mr. Reece. COURT OF CDANCERY.—Tats DAY. JUDGMENT. 001.111 LAT V. THE DUCE OP SOMERSET. The Loan CHANCELLOR finished his judgment in this very long pending ease, and said that matter had been introduced which his Lordship knew had not been folly accounted for on the trials of the actions in this case, but had been plac , d on this issue, even from the original proceedings to the trial before Mr. Justice Park, and subsequently when Sir Chas. Grant or dered very properly the new trial. The question hurl arisen upon the agreement, and it was not to be decided whether that breach of agreement was the subject before the Court, hut whe. ther the very express terms of it had been complied with. The Bill has been put into Court at very great length, and the answer to it was also exceedingly great, which averred the deterioration and decrease of the value of the f arm, in consequence of the proceedings of Mr. Goorlay, whi c h he declared were improvements. His Lordship proceeded at very great length to review the entire proceedings of the case, and the decisions of the Master of the Roll., upon the question before him as to the specific performance of the agreement entered into between the patties in o„ e case, and said that whatever might he the course parsuell between man and man, his Lordship had only to decide between suitor and suitor. lied the question been brought on the issue, and laid as in value, Vie appellant could not recover in that Court ; and usher all the circumstancrs of the can• regarding tl em in an equi table point of view, his Lor.!aip was of opinion, u hatever might he the nature of other parts of the case, tb 't I e could only decide equitably upon the case by dismissing the petition of appeal. His Lordship also censured the conduct of the italividaal who had been before the Court for the manner in which he had conducted his case, oh_ servi , og such conduct would not he tolerated by him, con kg from the gentlemen of the bar, who he was sure would not pursue such a line of proceeding; and it was for the consideration of the Court,a hether such persons in (m um pursuing such a line of conduct, were guilty of contempt, and liable to be dealt with accordingly. His Lordship allows..' the deposit as costa. Mr. GOURLAT addressed some sentenc s to the Lind Chancellor relative to what he was to receive, if any thing, but was desired to desist—his case had been dis posed of. The Court was crowded with gentlemen. MASONIC FESTIVAL Yesterday being the Anniversary of the Birth-lav of his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, a most num:rocs and respectable portion of the fraternity of the ancient body of free and accepted Masons use:JO - led at the Freemasons' Tavern, for the purpose of celebrating the Birth-day of the Brand Master of England. The company assembled at five o'clock were about three hundred. A very considerable curiosity was evinced to witness the entrance of expected stringers. Herrera! Mina, it was said, was expected, and that opinion gained ground when General Quiroga, accompanied by Lord Montfortd Count Zulenski, Don Mora and Sama entered the room. These gallant, but unfortunate strangers, attracted the sincere respect of every man, who felt at the same moment the. glorious cause for which they struggle!. and the t•m porary failure that has marked its issue; but to the noble mind, in a struggle for freedom, though unsuccessful, " distress is virtue." Having surveyed the room these Illustrious Strangers retired. and were, we understand, introduced to his Royal Highness in the Secretary's room. The Galleries were crowded with an assemblage of beautiful women. This commemoration has been conspi cuous for stick display, but the number who complimented the Royal Duke by their presence on the present occasion was beyond all precedent. Amongst the fascinating group was the Lady of General Quiroga. At six o'clock the Grand Master, his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, entered. and plsee.l round the hail, preceded by the Stewards. Grand ()dicers, and visitors, among whom we noticed General finiroga, Lord Montfort, air William De Crespigey, M.P.. Sir Frederick Foulke, Col. Wildman, M.P., the Hon. Washington Shirley, Sir George Smart, S. M'adilveray, Esq., Major Symonds, the Szeleak', Signora Mora and Duran, &c.—A very strong muster of the Musical Brethren also took place, amongst whom as ere Messrs. Pone, Charles Taylor, Broadhurst, Leete. Terrell, Clarke, gvans, and Master Stuyth, wao atter dinner were joined by Sir George Smart. The tables having been previously covered, Mr. *Mlle ray, on the Royal Duke's reaching his place, apologised to the company for his own obtrusion upon them as Chair man, in consequence of the unavoidable absence of the Provincial Wand Master Colonel Tynte, in consequence o a domestic calamity. The Grand Chaplain then said grace and the repast commenced. Immediately after dinner Non Nubia nomine was erecnt ed iu ad toirahle style by the musical Brethren, the whole contrail standing. After the cloth had been removed, the Chairman gave, with a suitable preface, " The King, the Patron of tie Craft, with three times three ;''. which was drank with en thusiasm- 4 ' God save the King" by the professional gen tlemen, the chorus by the whole company. To this toast followed " The Doke of York and the res of the Royal Fatnily," with three times three ; drank with enthusiasm. Tutte- 44 Duke of York's March." Glee— " Hail Star of Bruswick." The Chairman then gave—" His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, Grand Master of the Fraternity, with hest wishes for many happy returns of the day"—three tines three ; drank with enthusiasm. His Royal Highness returned thanks in an appropriat! speech. Glee—" Now I'm prepared." To this followed " The Grand Lodge of England." " The Duke of Argyll and the Grand Lodge of Scot land." His Itayal Highness then rose and said, that in conse suence of a late Act of arliament or the suppression a secret Societies in Ireland, P the Grand Master cf that Uniod Kingdom had felt it his duty to recommend • discontinuanc e of the meetings of the Craft in that country; he (the Duke of Sussex) could not therefore propose—" the Grand M aster of the Craft in Ireland ;" but he begge d leave to give— " l'he health of the Duke of Witmer and the Masons of Ireland," which was drank with applause. "The Ladies," " The Visitors," and the usual toasts followed, to which succeeded some charming songs ami glees. sir WM. na CRItiPIGNY returned thanks for the . Stew ards in a very animated speech. He concluded with ?b• serving, that there could he no exertion more grattrytot than to serve in giving the public expression to that sense of respect and regard which was so universally felt for their Illustrious Chairman in the character of a Prince —s Mason—and an Englishman (cheers). The Noble Chairman left the room at half-past tee, accompanied by the heartfelt regards of those who met with pleasure to commemorate his natal day. He st . atr°, his intention to preside for the Female (Amity en the JO.O of March next, it'd six weeks after for the Boys' School. By the arrival of the brig Minerva, from Sydney, Nye uth Wake, which place she left in Februa r y last, w learn that the Morley had arrived there on the 7tb of that moral', with i detachment of the Buffs reenact, under o.e. clnunand of Lieutenant and Adjutant Mackay. She had previously touched at Hobart Town, Van Diemsn's Lod. where she landed 170 male convicts, two having died on the passage.--{Caledonian Mercury) p. 0 the nee For the hell left Td CO MO dill HO the Fa! thi wl •bl WM Bri