The Statesman. — London, England, 1820-09-16 00:00:00

PRE3EXT STATE OF SPAIN Extract of a private letter from Madrid, Aug. 31. You have doubtless heard of the state of agitation into which Spain has been thrown by recent ex traordinary attempt of Ministers to disperse the Pa triotic Army of La Isle, and place Kiev), its chief, Si l'aptain Oeneral of The two letters addressed by the heron of La ls!a to the king and Cortes, will have fully explained the manner in which this mea sure was viewed by the troops, and public opinion has since declared unequivocally in favour of their deter mination to represent the extreme danger that would have attended the projected arrangements. tiiroa's resiguatiou had long been called for ; he had incurred the hatred of the army by his were than equivocal• conduct in favour of the Sc-rile; during the time he was in office : rug from all that has transpired since, the cause of Spanish Reform has gained coneiderably by his dismissal: every day adds emir new fact to those already known relative to the state of parties here, and to the part they have taken in this interest ing business. It is with extreme regret that I am obliged to inf.aeu you, not only have :he Ministers, but their fiends in the Cortes, tal:en it into their h.eads to be jealous of those to whom they are indebted for their places, and Spain fur her liber ti-s ! In politics as in love, the step from jealousy to hatre.l is but very short indeed, consequentl y several of the Ministers and those Of their friend s in the Cortee, nith the Count Jr Toren° at their bead, have declared 'an almost open oar against de heroic Quiroea and his army, stating, very unjust ly, that the troops at Cadiz, by the refusal at Mega) to dissolve them, are in a state of insurrection against the Government! To remove the impressions created by this most calumnious accusation, Riego himself ar rived here last night, and has this morning had a long conference with the King, in which he has told his Majesty such truths as will most probably lead to an immediate change in the Coacils, if not among the saruilaellors of Ferdinand. On his return from the Pa lau: hr appeared in the balcony of the Inn at which he is lodged, and told an immense concourse of the peo• p:r, that hr had come to Madrid for the purpose of rive III) the character of himself and the arms. wlaieb had been fale-ly iscenAe.l of a desire to injure the cause they had made such sacrifices to sustain; also, that he should lose no time in returning to his post. — The General's short harangue was received with lung and reiterated shouts of applause, and the crowd has I.d:tinned before his butt till a eery late hour this evening. A curioseadialugue is reported to have taken between 'form, anal M. tialiatese, one of the principal movers of the late change : the former having reproached M. lialiatio with the disobedience of the army of La leis, anal designated those who com pose it as Republicans; the latter replied in such a way as to convince the Count of his error, and how unfouneled his suspicions were—addding that considering the abundant wails the soldiery pos sessed of uudertaking ally enterpeiee against the royal authority, they had acted wit h the ar..ktest moderation; and, finally, that the Liberals of 1512 l.ad acted with the basest in ratituele in their late eeorts, not only to de ;perse those who had risked every thing to bring them into powder from exile and chain*, but also to riot them in the estimation of their country. M. vonelmis .1 by observing, it is in Tidal fur your or friends to persrvere in your present plan, which wilt inevitably produce a must violent re-action ; but hatever may be the result, I can positively assume that the Liberals of DM will do their duty, and see the nation vindicated. The two friend, parted on very bad terms, since which nothing has been done towards a reconciliatioo. 'f he Ministers persevere in wishing for the dissolution, while the chiefs, temps and inha b::atita of Cadis and its vicinity, well nut listen to the proposal, convinced that it would be ruinous to the cause of the people. As to the Coupe, their proceed ings are slow in the extreme, and they also have begun to xcitr the impatience of the public. Whole days, nay weeks are passed in listening to propositions which there are no means of deciding on ; so that while the greatest questions might be argued, and the must necessary laws passed, nothing is done. The Commissions appointed to inquire and reeort on the various matters submitted to their consideration, prove, by their diligence and opinions, that talent is not wauting. The Report of that named to consider as to thc best mode of restarding the army, is like the our of .4lnjoroagate Erstrarts, a perfect master-piece, and ought to be studied by all the legislators of Europe. I hope to be able to send you a copy of this precious document in the course: of a few days. lienga Arguellie is in the utmost disgrace with the people, anal will ttttt st probably be the first to quit a polo in u!lich lie has brought the finances into the greatest confusion. '1 Press has attacked him with asperity and violent.; not a dollar is left in the Treasury, owing tic his improvident measures—and Ferdinand has not abet withal to par his servants, three of wh.on arc said to have perished of hunger in one of the conutry places ! &IMP one happening to ask I • for charity a few days ago, while descending the staircase of his palace, his Majesty borrowed two piastres of leis at tendant to meet the demand. It is universally ac- knowledged, that no man could have borne the pH s Ationg to which he is exposed with more resigna tion than the King. As to the loan offered to be filled up by some French bankers, it !s entirely disapproved of by the public. The Comsorrador, a very popular Paper, has attacked the plan and principle of reining money in this way. The other Journals, particularly the Constitireigmel anal Miscelene, have already publi•lsed several spirited remonstrances on the subject. From the foregoing statement of facts, upon which ou may rely, I fear that an unfavourable impression may be treated, but here it is said that the truth should be fully exposed—that it is the para mount interest of Europe that the new order of things should be preserved intact, and that the people of Spain do eft dobut of their being favoured both with the sympathy and support of their fellow men through out the civilised world. They wish firmly to establish a Constitutional Monarchy without shedding a drop of blood ; but if opposed by enemies, foreign or do mestic, they are determined to resist with all the mesas which God and a sacred cause has placed with . hi their reach. TAW QUOIN. f. . Last night a meeting of the inhabitants of the parish! of St. Luke was held in the parish-church, in Old- street, to consider of an address to the (been, in par-' snanee of a requisition which was presented to the churl-his:miens a few days ago, signed by upwards of 1:01 of the insist respectable inhabitants of that parish. The chair W;l4 taken at six o'clock by Mr. Liss, the senior churchwarden. lie was accompanied by a number of the principal inhabitants, and by Mr. S. C. Whitbread, M.P. who was, upon his entrance, loudly cheered. The church was very much crowded, and we oloserred s I ladies in the galleries. The Cu till 51► N commenced the business of the oven . ing by reading the requisition, in pursuance of which the meeting was contrived, and requesting that the gentlemen who intended to address so respectable an assemblage would carefully confine themselves to the terms of the requisition. Mr. it'ts EM to then came forward, and read a series of resolutions, which, together with an address found-, ed upon them, he proposed fur the adoption of the meeting. The resolutions were couched in expressive terms, and animadverted very forcibly upon t►e cruel and unjust treatment experienced by her Majesty, and the infamous conduct of the spies who were employed to watch and malign her conduct. The resolutions were received with great applause. Mr. S. C. Wittruaeso then came forward, and was received with loud cheers. He commenced by ex pressing the pleasure he felt attending su numerous and respectable a meeting of his fellow-parishioners, in whose proceedings he felt so deep an interest. It was his intention to have remained a silent spectator of their enthusiasm ; but he n-as urged thus early to forego Isis intention and to trespass upon their indul. genre. Hr should have preferred to hear their senti ments, lather than to intrude upon them with his own, on a subject respecting which his sentiments were , already before the public. (Applasss.) The Hon. Member then eulogized the spirit which the resolutions breathed, and the appropriate language in which they promulgated the sentiments of the parishioners. The subject had nearly become exhausted, but be was al most inclined to slim up the evidence riven against the Queen. Ile assured them, if he entered upon that task, he would discharge the divy of the office in a different manner from the way in which it was summed up by the Solicitor-General. (Laughter and applause.) At all times, and upon all occasions, they would do him the justice to recollect, that he had taken particular care to express no opinion upon the guilt or innocence of the Queen : such had keen his conduct hitherto, but lie had now become bolder ; lie knew nothing of the charge or theevidence,except what he derived in common nith his fellow-rountrymen front the correct information of the public press. It was often said, and with some troth, that slander•never rained ground without some reason; but he must say that, in this case, the evidence, dis gusting and gm , ' as it was, rather convinced him of l her Majesty's innocence—a conviction of which hel daily became more strongly inipaessed.--(Applause.) —The allegations against the Queen went to show decent acts, which, if earn true, were now, for the first time, considered a state c►ime. They were, in deed, supported by Italian witnesses (a hugh), hat at once refuted by the testimony of two English Captains, one of whom spoke in the Quern's favour, while the other knew nothing that could justify the charge.— (Applause.)—lsideeil, the manner in which it was at tempted to bolster np this care by such Italian oil's, as had been produced—and he dill not mean to under value them because they were enough to damn any cause—he begged pardon for suing such a tern, within the walls of a church.---(Applause.)--1 The real fact was, that lie believed Ministers wuuW now be glad to get riJ of the Bill if they could; sooner or later they must get rid of it, for he was quite sure they could never carry it through.--(Applanse.)--The Hon. Member then took a brief review of the former proceedings instituted against the Queen, upon evi dence which was subsequently found to be false, and to be the offspring of a conspiracy.—{Applause.)-.--It seemed, however, unhappily, that there was to he no end to her Majesty's calamities ; her enemies partook lathe nature of the fabulous bird railed the phoenix, which, when burnt, became revivified at the end of one year. It was trite that the Queen's enemies became exposed to the flames once in seven y••ars. The last time. ineed, they were prettily burnt, every burly must acknowledge ; hut nothing, he feared, equal to the scorching which must attend the next purification through whieli they had to pass. —(Loud laughter and applause.)—The meeting had lately heard that the divorce pert of the Bill was to be abandoned. The Ministers seemed to look n•ith terror at the threat of reerimisiation so properly held out by the Counsel for the Queen. Why not recri minate? Who ever before heard of a man seeking a remedy against his wife in line of the Courts, and :he Judge denouncing recriininatios at the same time ? —(Applause.)—Tu give up the divorce was, he I thought, suet cowardly, for on what grounds was the ! bill called for? '1 he slate, it was said, called for is : but the people replied in the negative. If the limo called for it, and the case •,gairot the Queen was en titled to any credit, who• %Imola the King be deprived of his riosedy ? If her Majesty was until to be their Queen, she ought not to remain the undivorceJ wife of their Sovereign.—(Applause.)—For Isis own part,l he must say this, as a Member of Parliament. that unless he saw grounds for a divorce, he would never consent by his vote to take trout the Queen any one of the privileges to which, as Queen, she was legally en titled.—(Cheers.)—He then proceeded to arraign very forcibly the enormous expence which this impolitic prosecution entailed upon the country it had been estimated at 300,0001. ; but lie feared it weeld be' found ultimately to amount to double, if sot Archie, that sum. Much u lie despised the Italian witnesses who had pnt their share of this money is their pockets, he could not help being thankful to the 25 of them who went off front Cotton-yard, ■nd were afraid to ap pear : for, whatever they got, there was no doubt but they might have got snore if they pleased, for the Ml nistersof this country refused nothing to these worthies. —(Cries of shame.) —He had now, he feared, tress passed too long upon the indulgence of the meeting. --(Cries Of tio.)—The evening was getting late. sad he should stop, lest, like the Ministers, they shosld he doomed to conduct their business in the dark.—. (Laughter.)-lle must say, with reference to the question of ilk-one, that, in what were called the lower classes (if society, it would not for a moment be tolerated for a man to go into Court, and claim a dissolution of the marriage ties, while at the same moment he desired that nut one word should he uttered respecting his own conduct in the marriace state. If any man attempted to do so, would it nut be said that he only wished to get rid of his wife, that he should be enabled with less reserve to pursue his own career ? The Hon. Member, in conclusion, expressed his ap probation of the resolutions which he seconded, and said they would be now put seriatim, when any gentle man might address the meeting upon any of them.— (Applause.) Mr. Enwsnns addressed the meeting in snpport of the resolutions generally, in a very bumourous speech. He regretted that there was a part of one resolution which he must deny, namely—that part which declared that the present preceeding against her blajesty was unprecedented. He trould not accede to this declaration, because he knew there were in history something like precedents, worthy of such a cause, and the precious agents employed in it. These precedents would be found contained in a book, he feared, not often looked into by his Majesty's present cabinet ministers—he meant the Bible.—(Coull laughter.)—These worthies, if they searched the records in that book, would find three or four precedents just suited to therm; they would find, that when Babylon was once taken by a monarch named thrifts, there were cabinet ministers then in that city, who found one of their body who was guilty of the crime of being too pious. Integrity and piety not being then the fashion among cabinet ministers—lie hoped it was not so now—(Loud laughter)—the utmost pains were taken to get rid of the pious colleague. The mi nisters of that day advised by a bill of pains and penal ties, that nobody should Ise allowed to pray bat the party himself; the consequence was, however, just what it ought to be, viz. shame and disgrace upon those who wished to be the prepetrators of mischief.—(Applause.) --There was also the precedent of Ahab, 54.10 years earlier. Ile coveted his neighbour's vineyard, and sent to one of the King's privy-council or keepers of his con science, (for such a people lived in all times.)—(A laugh.)—Letters were then sent, not to Milan,—he beg ged pardon,—but to Jeered ; sealed orders and green bags went forward to the nobles, from King Ahab; he was sorry he had not their names, for perhaps some of the present ministers might be found their descen dants.—(A laugh.)—The elders and the nobles did as they were desired, and, in the language of the Scrip ture, " t h e men of Belial witnessed against him (Na both) in the presence of the people, saying, that Naboth did blaspheme Boil and the King. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned hint with stones that he died." All this was done to a man who was guilty of no crime. There was a re- 1 niarkable coincidence between that case and the present; he hoped the parallel would not be carried to the end. In Jezreel the sons of Belie! were proved to be perjured, and king Ahab fur Isis conduct met with shame, dis grace, and death. The sons of Belie! were truly de scribed by Mr. Scott, the able commentor upon the Bible, as being abandoned villains. There was another case in point, namely, that of Ahasuerus, King of Persia, who when he got drunk wanted to get rid of his wife, and had advisers about him ready to make a new law to gratify his wishes. Perhaps the Ministers had these cases In their eye when they instituted their proceedings against her present Majesty.—(A langh.)—Therr was also the case of Haman, who was a wholesale dealer in green bags: at one time he had no less than 127 of them in progress togetber.—(A laugh.)--They most all remember Human's proceedings against Mordecai, and his having perished on the gibber, 30 feet high, which he had prepared for his intended victim, an innocent man. Who could soy that ministers had no precedents to guide them in their present course, when such hope fill ones as these stetted them in the face?—(Loud laugh ter.)—He concluded by declaring his belief that all the present ministers wanted was, to keep their places at any rate, and lee MIS convinced, so little principle re mained among theta, that if the Queen would give into their bands the fill plants she was said to have at her disposal, they would be found as gracious to her as they were now to their Royal Master.—(Repeated laughter and applause.) The Resolutions and the Address founded thereon were then carried unanimously. A Parishioner suggested, that the Meeting ought to adopt a revolution, declaring their readi ness to rally round their Q Well, and protect her from violence, should any br eventually offered to her on the part of his Majesty's Ministers. Mr. WHITNIMAD again cause forward, and hoped that snch a motion would not be put. It was quite impossible, he said, to suppose that Ministers could, 1 under any circumstances, offer violence to the Queen, and it was impolitic to anticipate any act of that de scription. If ever the necessity should arise, it would he time enough to provide for it. At present he thought such a motion was quite extraneous. Ihe meeting concurred with Mr. Whitbread, and the motion was withdrawn. The necessary arrangements were then made for the presentation of the Address to her Majesty ; thurst:s were returned to the Churchwardens ; to Mr. Asdenn:us WOWd fur his attention to the queen ; to Sir. Whitbread fur his presence at this meeting ; and several respectable parishioners a•ho concurred in the object of the meeting, and spoke in favour of the resolutions, were Etrased into a committee to snake the nerer•:ary arrangements fur obtaining an audience of the Queen. The meeting broke up about $ o'clock. Maje.ty will receive no wore addresses until Mo se'sinight. Alderman ll'ood joins his family vat Itanisgate. The four addresses which her lilajcsty will. on that day. receive at Ileandenburgh Heine, an as follow : Farringdon, as one o'clock ; Cripplegate-Within and Spits!fields, at half past one; and Paddington at two. _ _ The Imperial Pelteney Hotel, in Piccadilly. opposite the (hewn Park, is the last house proposed by tioiern meat to the Queen. We understand her Majesty bas notified her approb itiou, in a letter forwarded some days since to Col. Stevenson, to which as yet her Ma jesty has received no answer. The Italians who attired in this conatry to give evidence against the Queen, were, we learn, embarked on beard the Brisk, 18 gnus, Captain Montague, at the Nore, on Thursday, and sailed fur the Continent. Did not these compose the carp) of the Admiralty barge, which our correspondent met going down the river one night last week with mulled tiers f The House of Commons meets pursuant to the last adjoarsoeut. ems Slonday next, the 18th, when some dis.usssioa will, of mune, take place upon the present procealugs against the Queen, and before att,y further esliostoaseat of the House. THE STATESMAN PRICK OF STOCKS ?H Suit Stock II per Cont. Red. per Ct. Cam lei so per Cent. 4 per Cents. pr Ct. Navy 10311 Long Ann. 1.. 3 per Cent. San. DAY AT ONE 01 LOcli, India Stock 213 Ditto Bonds ins. I9s pa Old Annuities Es. Bills ltd. is. 3s. 4s. pa Ditto Con. °seism Coe. tor Aerosol 6111; 67 lei Lott. Tickets 111. Ilk . _______ HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-1101111011 Morning, I min. after 9.—Evening, 4 min. after 11. erbe &tattilman. " TRI 1111111 TIM sTATIMIIIAN" Il INCOOPOINITIII Win "Tel LONDON: SATURDAY ZWININc, sRPTINISIR 16, WO. STOCK EXCHANGE, Oae o'Clo•4. The Funds underwent a little re-action towards'', close of the market yesterday afternoon, as ea•r speculators bought to dose their accounts fur tie day, and others under the idea of supporting 4 4 market to obtain a better price. Consols finally off at 661 for the Account, after having been done ate; This morning Consols opened at that price, a t t they continued as until lately, when a sudden paair prevailed, and they fell to 661 sellers ; this was owing to some heavy sellers being on the market. ne t , seems to be now bat one opinion, and that for a fall ; nor from the appearance of things in the puliticsl world, can there be seen any prospect of say material rise in the Funds, unless we look forward to Ott operation of the market itself, in the erect of lay speculator user-selling himself; but even this will be of little avail should the Public at large take alarm, and deluge the market with stock, as the principal ope rations lately have been for time, though sense very beat; sales of money stock have been effected. Money is as plentiful to-day as ever, two per cent, not hating been attained fur it. Paris Papers of 'Wednesday last arrired this morning. The revolution of Portu;al," says the Constet... Hommel, " is no longer doubtful ; but the attempts r • spscting the events with which it has bees accom• panted, are contradictory, and no positive reliance cat be placed upon any of them. According to some there has been no effusion of blood, and the Insurgents ban only arrested a few English Officers and the principal persons employed in the English factories, who had embarked for Gibraltar as soon as they heard of the disturbance. By other accounts, however, it would appear, that a regiment under the com• mand of an English Officer, had made resistance at Lisbon ; that the Royal Authorities had refused to recognise the new Government, and that an engagement had ensued, in which 15110 persons were killed. These, it is probable, are mach exaggerated, if not altogether false. Most of the letters from Spain and Bayonne are entirely silent upon the ,abject. Commercial houses only, in Paris, have ebtaised in formation of the arrest and embarkation of the English. It is pretended that Portugal has declared itself isle pendent of the Brasile, and that the Constitatioul Ktso will he required to reside at Lisbon, hut waist official respecting this has yet appeared; nor is there any reason to believe the report of the Spanish Fe** having sent 20,000 men into Portugal to assist the Revolution." NA rLzs, Ave. 27.---(Extract of a private letter.) — Our Juntas of earbenari aid oar Minister of War art apprised of the menacing military preparations of Aus tria. They are Indefatigably occupied is the organis ation of every means of defence, and you will be sur prised at the resources we shall be able to avail our selves of, for the maintemnee of our indepentlear.— We are disposed to make every sacrifice. We have so licited nothing yet, and offers from all parts of the kingdom have been made to the Government of awl and arms. FRENCH Pun ns.—Fire per Cents. 74 L 15c.— Bank Actions, 1369 f. Ire hare received Washington papers to the 1$ Ativi.t, of which the ((Mowing are extracts: — By the brig Success. from St. Jag° de Cubes 11l hare the follos;seg s.ateneent " It was reported by Commodore Jokar, that 6 Patriot troops entered Sevanilla ender Admiral Bata, where they <rer• rr'eirrd with joy by the inhabitant. They a lso e ,,ptar..,! the r.r3earlailla and Solids. Alt which they nor.rc:i..4 for Carthegena. General Bow ♦aR and nee , ' eiTht days es the oar° from Seetida wi•!t fit; of Carthegena. Porto Del" and St. Martha, w. ..e blockaded by the squadrea Colombia." The "tweets of the 9th of August intimates, 1110 the report of the suspension of hostilities ea do Spanish Main is merely a reset deplores of Mtisia's who, now finding himself completely" prat up in the Valley of Antigua, by the fences et General lio , :vtg. lustily bawls out for mercy, under the shelter si the Constitution. Hence, it is a fair inference, that the patriots are about inflicting signal punishment' • the Royal tyrant and his myrmidons. The intelligence received by way of Paris, yes'enn!. of the state of lairs is Lisbon, prodered considering concern in the city, takes in connection with the de Premien whick had sectored in the prier of the fun& The arrival of advice' from Oporto woos thereto"' looked for with great anxiety ; and though some pars from that city were actually received at a late hoar lin night, their contents were sot calcalateil to afford the satisfaction that was desired. The extracts which o e have given from these papers in soothe* (ohm". T. ' late solely to the sentituents of the rip:* of Orrt°'