The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-04-10 00:00:00

THE 'STATESMAN T a Sleeting of the Merchant*, Factors , an d others, Aof London, tradint; in Wool and Woollens, held the 9th day of April.lSl3, lOILY MAITLAND, Esq. in the Chair. Resolved,—That Petitions be presented to the douses of Parliament. setting forth the hardship and injustice the Ma nufacturers of this country will suffer, If foreign Woollen be allowed to be imported for sale to.foreign markets duty free so long as a tax is continued on the importation of foreign Wool; and praying fora repeal of that tax. That the Petition now read be adopted ; viz. That a Bill is now under consideration and in progress through your Honourable Ho use, which, if passed Into a law, will allow the importation of foreign manufactures into this country to be warehoused and re-exported duty free. That the importation of foreign Woollen goods in transit, or destined for sale to foreign countries free from duty, will gratuitously give to foreign Manufacturers all the advantages which the Manufacturers of this country enjoy, from their insular situation, from the facility of communication' by means of our mercantile navy, and from the enterprize of our Manufacturers and Merchants, who have formed con nections in every part of .the globe, and thereby open the distant markets of Asia, Africa, and America, to which fo reign Manufacturers have difficult access. That your Petitioners have no fear a foreign competi tion, if placed upon fair and equitable footing ; but it would be most unjust to oblige the British Manufacturer to pay a tax of sixpence per Ih. on the importation of Wool, whilst his foreign rival will be allowed to import the same article in its manufactured state free from all duty. Your Petitioners, therefore, humbly, but most earnestly, pray your Honourable House, as an act of common justice to them, and consistent with the principles that are about to he adopted with respect to foreign manufactures, to repeal the tax imposed on Foreign Wool. and thereby enable the Merchants and Manufaoturers of Great Britain to continue the foreign trade inWoollena, and give employment and sup port to an immense population, dependent upon the Wool and Woollen trade. And your Petitioners also pray that your Honourable House ill Ye pleased to appoint a Committee of your Hon. I House, w and receive and examine evidecce touching the sub ject of this petition. And your Petitioners will ever pray. That the Petitions lie for signature at Mr. Maitland's, in Basinghall-street, until Wednesday next. That the Earl of Harewood be requested to present the Petition to the House of Lords. That Thomas Wilson, Esq. be requested to present the Petition to the House of Commons, and either move for the repeal of the Tax on Foreign Wool, or support such motion, if made by any other Member of Parlament. That the Chairmen be desired to write to the Right 11)- pourable the Lord Mayor, to Sir William Curtis, Bart., to Alderman Wood, C. Smith, Bridges, and Thompsou ; to John Pearse, Esq.. Richard Hart Davies, Esq.. Thomas Divan, Esq., and those Merchants of London, who are Members of Parliament, requesting t heir support, in order to obtain the repeal of the tax. (Signed) JOHN MAITLAND, Chairman. Resolved—That the thanks of this Meeting be given to John Maitland, Esq. for his conduct in the chair, and for his long and enremitting attention to the interests of the Wool -4 Woollen trade. MAILS. 1111 R. DIM I ARR. DIM I....Dablin 0 0... f o ll en d 0 I....Waterford..••• o 2....H am b ro 0 tt....0 &Jersey. •••0 1 I....Fraece 0 o.... Lisbon I I.... Flanders ..•....0 I....Gottenburg 0 0. • . -Malta .0 PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock. 900 Ditto Bonds 30s. Ms. 29spm. 3 per Ct. Red.. 74H Ez.8111.2d. I is , 16s itspin. 3 p.Ct.Cons. • ...741 731 731 10001. 34 per Cent. 4 per Cents. ...991 93i 991 Small 13s1es 14spis New Fours ...... 94 1 2 931/ Lotter/Tickets ... 291. 19s. Lona Ann...... ...... .1% 19 Con.forkeet.... 744 731 73 India Stock 4384 __ - She Abtatelonan. THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 10, 1823. BOURBON WAR. This war appears, then, to have actually begun. The French army entered Spain, it is supposed, last Monday ! We shall think it hard, if no one send Us wor I, whether they pulled off their hats, and male a low baw to the " conquerors of France!" —March on. Nionsieurs: so that you work mischief to Osumi and Old Sarum, you have our liberty to do what else you please. COLLECTIVE WISDOM. This body meets to-night: and, we hear, that a motion is to be matte, in a few.days, which will bring out some explicit declaration as to the grounds, upon which our pretty gentlemen mean to remain at peace, while France is taking away our out-works. The English nation does not, as yet, perceive its real state with regard to France. It does not yet see the depth of its degradation. Like a wretch who is about to be banished from home and friends, it thinks it sees its state in anticipation. — But, it does not. It must hear of the French marching to Madrid, of their ordering all things in Spin, as if in a province of France: it must hear of these things, and have time to see anti feel its own insignificance, before it will know how to esti. mate the system in its effects on war and peace. It will be curious to see what course the " gentlemen opposite" will now take. Will they censure the Ministers? How can they, unless they themselves call for a reduction of the interest of the Debt, or for assignats? Will they take the Stern-path man at his word, and say: " Well, then, " you say, that you are able to go to war, and why not go to war?"—We do not think it imvossible, that we may bear of the French taking possession of Cuba in the name of Spain ! Will that m Ike us draw the sword? It would be useless ; fur we should have the " bits of " striped bunting" against us!—Olt !we thank thee, Coo ! Liatton and Old Sarum are in a sweet mess: We wish our readers to understand from us, once for all, that we have but one single political object in view: namely, the destr:wtion of the power of Gatton and Old Sarum. We do not care what happens, either to this country or to any other, so that it have a tendency to do harm to Gatton and Old Sarum.' We despise those politicians who talk about Reform, and who, at time same time, want to see the present TILING, able ter maiu'ain the honour of the country abroad. We most cordially despise such politicians. — We wish every thing to be disgraced and ruined that is upheld, or that upholds, Gatton anti Old Sarum. We knew well, that the success of the Bourbons in Spain will work Garton and Old Sarum. Another revolutice in France would work these two scenes of Septennial purity still more. But, as the French people are too well uhf fur us to expect that, we are willing to take the next hest thing. If Gatton and Old Sarum could go on for another ten years, we really think it probable, that they would see the French in possession of the Isle of Wight: They and the " Consols" will go on together. How ever, there is one comfort; one solid comfort; and that Voi) - 1. AND WOOLLEN TRADE. •-•• -- OTHERTIMES ; OR, THE MONKS OF LEAD • ENHAL6. Another historical Romance, from the pen of the author of the bollards, has just appeared under the above title. When we mentioned the former work, we did so because it possessed character and interest quite distinct from the attribute.; of a mere novel. We have the same explana tion now to offer our readers. Ocher Times" is a work not calcuiated alone to satisfy the mental appetite of enthusiastic feeling or romantic ardonr. It will instruct the reading man, by leaving upon his me mory the most vivid impressions of the manners, customs and hi toriral facts belonging to the period of which it treats (the reign of Henry the loth ); and it will teach wis dom awl philosophy to thence, by discovering the cnr. rents and the quicksands of huma, passion in conjunction with their b. st suit safest pilo.s. One leading ohjert of the hook, is to exhibit the abominable depravity, of the monaroit: establishment of the age. And the anthor has so well succeeded in exciting a sensation of repugnance, and disgust at their crimes and hypocrisy, that, how ever, the reader may doubt. the motives of Henry, his work of suppression must he hailed as a blessing, and a deliverance. The following extract will show the skill, with which the author carries us into the midst of the characters who then occup ied the scene of life. Our only complaint against him is, that he has dropped the certain too soon : ." It was his wish to avoid all public spectacles. But one day, being at Mile End, where a grand display of archery was to take place, and not having Mariana with him, he was induced to pause for a short time, to witness an exhi bition which the king himself did not think it beneath him to attend. " Edmund bed accompanied Ferdinand on this occasion. He failed not to apprize him of the I regulations which had been made to guard against any interruption of the sports by the inconvenient pressure of the crowd. He especial.) , cautioned him against standing too forward when the word • Fast" should be given, as after that bad been called aloud, no penal consequences would attach to wound ing the spectator who neglected to withdraw, even though death shonid ensue. This was the will of the king, who considered the fires of a few subjects had better be sacri ficed than that the science of archery should be discouraged, by suffering those who practised it to be intruded upon with Impunity. " A chair. elevated on a smell platform and covered with crimson satiu, had been placed for the King, of which his Maims.) , now took possession. He wore, placed a little aslant, a black velvet bonnet circled with a silver band, and surmounted by a small plume of feathers. A blue cloak bordered with flowers worked in gold, and ornamented with a large cape of spotted fur, concealed the remainder of his de's. Henry's eyes glistened with mirth while he gave command that the sports should begin, and ordered the yeo men in his train to assist the archers who were clearing the ground. " While this work was in progress. a person with a very consequential air. but attired in a soiled leathern doublet, made his appearance. He were a bonnet of coarse cloth, ornamented with a gilded button. The lower part of his dress was of cloth. Including his stockings, or the substitutes for stockings, which were appendages to what a polite writer must name loczpressibles. " As this individual bustled by, calling out in an authori tative tone for those to retire who ' had no humour to taste the point of an arrow,' Ferdinand, surprised at the con trast between the humility of his dress and the loftiness of Nis deportment, desired to know the rank of so singular a ch never. " ' lie Is called a Duke,' Edmund replied. ' You are sur prised to find that his exterior so little accords with that of a Spanish Duke.' " • Making all allowances for the varying customs of dif ferent nations, I confess myself amazed. ' " • Anil justly, but ! must explain ; this fellow is not of our nobility, but a mere citizen, a bowyer bytrade. Ile, on former occasion, so distinguished himself in the exercise of archery, that the King being present, and In merry mood, for the shooting was in honour of his third marriage, and within a week of tbe beheading of Queen Ann. he, I say, being then exhilarated, did dub this same fellow Doke of Shoreditek.' " ' A singular promotion.' " A jocular burlesquie on one; but the man, his name is Barlow. took It seriously, and holds himself, from this cir cumstance, a personage of no small importance, and as hear, his shop in Shoreditch (which, bring in the fields, is but a thinly peopled parish) is fast falling to decay.' " His greatness then, as in other cases it often chances, is like to be his ruin.' " ' Even so, but this mockery has called forth others who would fain be regarded as of the same class of nobles. The Marquess of Clerkenwell, with the Earls of Hortonand (or of Hogsden, as it is commo nl y named), of Pancras Shacklewell, will be here anon.' •• While he was yet speaking, several of these gentry made their appearance. They passed to the stood, their horns sounded, end every thing announced that the spurts were forthwith to commeoce. " • Would you see our real nobility,' said Edmund,' look on those who o atand on eilhor hand of the King. That el derly peer, whom his Majesty now speaks, and who is pointing to Bar:ow, is the Duke of Norfolk. Near him, on the right in the brown velvet cloak, stands his son the Earl of Surrey.' •• Ferdinand looked on these , and suddenly started, while with breathless agitation he inquired, ' And who—who stands next to that young nobleman?' " ' Off the right? " ' No, on the left, a little in advan.e. He who is attired la black, with a long white beard.' •• 'That is my excellent friend. Lord Erpingham.' " Indeed !' exclaimed Ferdinand, shrinking as it were within himself while he 'spoke, and looking stedfastly on Edmund.' " The latter was struck with the manner of Ferdinand. " 6 What noun you thus?' he demanded. • " i—l—l did not expect to see him here.' 6 " Doubtless you have heard that he is little wont to fre quent public spectacles ; but in scenes like these he takes mach interest, for he apprehends (the fear seems to me a rain one). that if archery be not especially protected. the use of the musket will, in time, cause the bow and arrow to fall wholly into disuse.' " ' Is it even so I' Ferdinand unuttered in a tone which left it doubtful whether he intended to address soother or was talking to himself. Edmund hesitated for a moment, but assuming that the question had been put to him, he pro ceeded. •" 1, for my own part, though extravagance can rarely be imputed to Lord Erpingham, hold his dread in this in stance to be wholly chimerical. The rage for musketry will, I doubt not, prove but a fashion, and to my thinking, its day has nlready nearly passed away.' " Fast,' roared a voice of stentorian power. " The well known sound was repeated by hundreds of tongues on every s;ile. and a general movement backward I,ok place, accompanied by some little contention. Those who had occupied the forbidden spot were anxious that their neighbours who had not come too forward, should give way, so that they, without breaking the line to be kept for the archers, might still be in front. This was net readily ac quiesced In by the persons who were already at the most ad vanced point. They were disposed to let the others pass behind them, but would sot consent to retreat themselves. — Edmund stepped back as it were Instinctively. and expected Ferdinand would do the same ; but he, wholly unmindful of what he had been told, remained where be had previously stood. Edmund called to him, but in the confusion which uncover him, instead of retiring, Ferdinand went several paces forward. The clamour of the multitude warned him of his danger, but too late; for the first arrow iook its Sight at the moment he stepped from the side, and was already find in his shoulder. "Great dirorder followed. The shooting was suspended, and the spectators again occupied that ground front which tory had so lately been excluded. The Earl of Surrey and Lord Erpingham hastened to the wounded man. Ferdinand thanked the former for his attention; but when Lord Er pingham told him that assistance should be forthwittu enedh wo nted, be m atched the arrow from his flesh, mid away abruptly.", A respectable meeting of Merchants and others con cerned in the Wool and Woollen 1 rade, was yesterday held at the king's Head Tavern, in the Poultry, for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of presenting a petition to Parliament, praying a repeal of the Tax on Foreign Wool; and to adopt such measures as should appear most advisable to enable the British manufacturer to meet the competition of foreigners. The Chair was taken by Mr. MAITLAND. at I o'cloek. He said that it was necessary fur him to state the object of the Meeting, as lie had no doubt it was already per fectly well understood by all the Gentlemen present. Cer tain Resolutions, stating their opinions, hod beendrawo up, and would be proposed to the Meeting for its adoption which, if they should meet with its approbation, be would contribute every exertion to ha v e carried into effect. (See Advertisement for Resolutions.) On the first Resolution being proposed by Mr. Suer lIERD. Mr. HCOBRS slid, that before the Resolution passed, he would take the liberty of suggesting that it would be better to substitute in the petition the average per centage of duty on Wool, instead of " a duty of tid per lb." because this would enable Parliament to see how heavy a ditty was really imposed on the Woollen Trade. He Nought it was quite practicable to make out a scale which would at once show them the average per ceutage. Mr. Bisctiore said, be did not think it prudent to in- i sert any thing in the petition which would deviate from the letter of the law, which stated the duty in no other way than " Gd. per lb."—besides, iu his opi nion, it mould be impossible to make out rin average per centage. Many Gentlemen concurred in opinion with Mr.Bischoff upon the impracticability of making out any satisfactory average per tentage. Mr. JACOB said that he feared the Government were too much in want of money to give up this duty. There would be snore chance of compliance if they asked for a drawback on wool exported, because it would be more to the interest of Government to accede to this demand. The great bulk of cloth exported was below 10s. a yard, all of which was manufactured from English wool. If a draw back were allowed on this description of cloth, it would tend to conciliate the agricultural interest, who were likely to oppose any reduction of the duty on foreign wool. He thought it useless to ask for that which would certainly be refused, while they neglected to look for that which it would be the interest of all parties to grant. Mr. LOVEGROVE rib` that it was clear that the duty on foreign wool now made a component part of its price, and it was, no doubt, most desirable to have it reduced; but as it was nut likely . Government would reduce the whole duty, he thought it would be wise to give them an opportunity of Disking some reduction, by framing the petition so as to give them the option. be effects of this duty were severely felt by the trade. Before it was imposed, WOOD bags of wool were imported. and now they had fallen to 60,000 ; but he was perzuaded if the duty were taken off, they would again have as large an importation as ever. Though he agreed that the more complete their ease was the better, still lie must confess he was an enemy to any drawback, because he conceived it would be a bounty on foreign consumption. Mr. SAVEKING said, that while the woollen-manufac tures of Prussia and the Netherlands were in a thriving condition, ours was falling off considerably in conse quence of the duty on Foreign Wool. The Netherlands bad now almost the exclusive trade of Turkey, which, at the present moment, was particularly brisk, it being impossible that we who paid a duty could compete with them who paid none. Mr. LovEGNOVI said that the English were decidedly su perior to any other nation in machinery, Industry, sad the command of @spite, and he had no doubt they would beat any country out of the market, if they were placed on equal terms. - We ones had all the American trade, but now the Netherlands export to America to the amount of two mil lions. It was not now his intention to make any obj-ction to the Warehousing Bill, but as it was determined by the Legislature to pass that measure, and allow foreign cloths to be warehoused in this country, he only asked t hath the British maaufacturers might be allowed to start oequal terms with the foreign manufacturer, and he had no appro. I hensions of the result, because he was satisfied the foreign manufacturer could not make so good an article from the highest to the lowest as the British manufacturer. Mr. HCCUILI said, that he had examined some foreign I , patterns that morning, which would be sold 20 per cent. lower than it could be possible to manufacture them in this country. Mr. Lovaottove then asked, how was it that we bad three quarters of the Am:rican trade , which w as o p en to all countries . To a question put to Mr. Hughes, what might be the average per tentage of duty on Foreign Wool, be replied that it was between 15 and 20 per cent. Mr. MiLARKS said, that from what be knew of the mode of conducting business in the House of Commons, it would he dangerous to open the door to calculation, and unless they were prepared to prove every statement in the petition, cold water might, by leaving anything to ca-1 vil at, be thrown upon a part, and perhaps upon the whole of the petition. Mr. LO'IEOROVE said, that it was upon that principle he would propose an amendment, calling upon the House of Commons to allow Counsel and witnesses to appear at their I bar in support of the statements in the petition. This he thought would he the most prudent course, and would fully attain all the objects of the Meeting. Mr. MEARES seconded the amendment. Mr. LEAH,/ expressed his spprosal of this course. Mr. BiSCUOIP thought they had only one straight-for ward course to take, and that was to demand a repeal of the duty on the raw material. When first the duty on Foreign Wool was imposed, it knocked down the import trade three millions—it being, the year before the tax, 9,1147,96(1/., and the year after , 6,890,0941 .; and now, when it was beginning to revive, Parliament wore going to give ,it another knock, by the Warehousing Bill. If the Legisla ture will not give the British manufacturer some other ad vantage, it ought at least to allow the raw material to come Waxed. Ile did now oppose the Warehousing Bill, but he called for that which every British merchant had a right to -"--namely, to be placed on equal terms with the fo reigner. On the amendment being put, Mr. BISCHOPP again rose, and said that he had no objec tion to a Committee, t ecause he was satisfied the production of evidence *cub' only advance their cause; but it should be considered that such a proceeding would be attended with considerable expense; besides that, it would be necessary to have some trading intelligent gentlemen, who would be disposed to take an active part in if. hir.lmaix said, that there were active and intelligent men enough. and money enough among the Woollen Manufactitr ers of England, to carry into effect any measure which would tend to promote their interests. The amendment was then put and carried, the word Coun sel being omitted, on the suggestion that Counsel may or may not he employed. as circumstances might require. The other resolutions were then put, and unanimously carried. The petition formed on the resolutions was then agreed td.--(Fo? which see ildvertisemeut.)—Tlianks be ing returned to the Chairman, the Meeting dissolved. ------- LAM:MOURN WARD.—The poll for an Alderman of this Ward was continued yesterday, and upon its close the numbers were found to be—For Mr. Key, 131 ; for Sir F. Deranges, 89. The election will be concluded this day. "Un Saturday evening the new Moon will be between Penns and Saturn in the west ; on Sunday in conjunction with the Pleiades. On the"morning of the 23d instant, Mercury will be in conjunction with Mars ; on the avec ing of '1 uesday nth, ;Tom will appear about one degree mud a half aurth of Jupiter. c ' _ - is, that tile 11'111N6 a really Jawstfriei: t f it is not the itnpru.lent, brazen , ontaceously insolent THING that it was. It will come a great deal lower yet ; but, in the mean while, it begins to he bearable. GAME LAWS. I see, that, in Berkshire, ahont a third part of the pri soners are poacher?? Sir FRANCIS Iluttotrr, who is one of the Game-Lam Committee, may, perhaps, 1°13'4 a little into this. People are certainly not disposed to pay, any longer, so much motley to keep the game for those who will not suffer them even to taint' it. Why are al the people in Berkshire to be taxed fur the preserving of the game to about fifty or sixty persons? This nevi can be suffered to go on much longer. The laws *nest go bark fifty years at least. The THING must be soft ened by some means or other. YORKSHIRE PETITION. We hear, that this Petition has actually been signed by more than seventeen thousand freeholders! The . 1 dying ember:" that Mr. CANNING attempted to ri dicule, at Liverpool, have, then, produced a blsr:e at last. This petition will, we suppose, be presented now soon. As to the /feet of it, that will be nothing, jot now. This petition will lie on the table, however, to bear witness for the people, and against the boroug-hotoa get. The reform will take place ; but, not until the Debt and all the corruption that hangs to it be well shaken. In short, things will be ready to go all to ploys before the Boroughmongers will begin to think aim* yielding. But, at any rate, here will be this petition .o bear witness aeainst them. Here will be proof, that the people of England wished for peaceable reform This petition is a prowl thing for Mr. FAWKES.— What an undertaking! Yet be has succeeded, and completely too. At the contested ;election for the country, when Lord Milton was returned, about twent , !- three thousand freeholders wre raked together by means more active, urgent, extravagant, and corrupt, than ever were before heard of. And now, eighteen thousand of these same freeholders come forward, with out any paying or pressing, and call for Parliamentary Reform ! Nevertheless, nothing would have been stone in Yorkshire, had it not been for Mr. hawses. There ean be no fire without a spark first. Mr. Fawkes has been this spark; and the county and kingdom ose him thanks.—The noroughmongers will not like this. They will n. , t, perhaps, fear it; for, long impunity has made them bold; but they will net like it. It will make them look a little serious. It will, as we said before, Gear witness against them. The longer reform is delayed, the worse it will be for Boroughmongers ; and the worse it ought to be for them. MR. WILBERFORCE. The Chronicle of this morning says:— " Nothing grieved us more than to bear a man like Mr. " Wilberforce, who has exerted himself so much and so " successfully in putting a stop to one set of abases, "lending the authority of kit name to sanction another " set of abuses, the cause of incalculable mischief. We " allude to his declaration in his place in the House of " Commons an Wednesday the 20th ult. that ' whatever " blemishes might have arisen, either from the lapse of "time or other causes, in some parts of our Constitution, "our criminal tow had justly excited the admiration of all " nations, and required few, if any, amendments.' It is " hut charity to suppose Mr. Wilberforce profoundly into " rant of the law in other countries, and to have been flawed " by some of the assertions which drop 'from time to time " from thoseintsrested,inducing a belief asks then atmcd." Now, we can tell the Chronicle, that, if it will bust talk in this way about Mr. WlLDanyonce, that is all he cares fur. Give him credit fur candour, for good intentions, fur having done good ; do t'ais for hint, and he will de just the very thing that the Chronicle wants him not to do; that is to say, be will give the authority of his name to this criminal code, or to whatever else the thing wants to have upheld. We, for our parts, never give him credit for good deed, good intention, or any other good. If he can get the credit from any body else, it is enough fer us to see hint take it : we never gave Min any, and we ate afraid he never will merit any at our hands. We take such assertions as this about the criminal law, and ex pose them; we laugh at them, or reprobate them ; but, we give no ereditfer then,: we do not presume, or teach our readers to believe, that they proceed from the purest motives in the world ! We expose, the fact, and leave the world to judge of the motive. Paris papers of Tuesday have been received. Some of them announce in most positive terms, that a telegraphic despatch has brought intelligence to Paris of the army of the Duke d'Angouleme being in full march on tie Ebro. They assert, that on Sand.y morning, at five o'clock, mass was celebrated along the whole line, and that immediately after the army was in motion, and the passage of the Bidassoa was effected the same day. The Journal des Debars, however, states, that the army did not cross the Bidassoa till Monday, the 3th. The same paper contradicts the report which had been published in the French journals of the preceding day,of the Duke de Bellnno's return to Paris. The Journal de* DeGats states, that the Marshal was to cross the Bidassoa, in or der to assist the entry of the French troops into SpaTn; then to. re-enter France, in order to inspect the corps collected at Perpignan ; then to return to Paris, to re. none the portfolio of the %Var-office ; but that he would not return before a fortnight or three weeks. The same paper contains the Older of the Day, issued by the Duke d'Angouleme on the 3d of April. It is as follows: " ARMY OF THE PYRENEES. " ORDER OF SRC DAY. " Soldiers,—The confidence of the King has placed melt your head in order to fulfil the noblest of missions. It is not the spirit of conquest which has made as take up arms—a more generous motive animates us : we are going to replace a King on his throne, to reconcile his people witn him, and to re-establish in a neighbouring co tueuntry, which is a prei to anarchy, the order necessary to happiness and safety of the two kingdoms. Soldiers,—You will respect, and cause to be respected. religion, laws, and property: and you will render easy the accomp.tshment of the duty which is imposed oa me—of maintaining the moat rigid discipline. • " LOUIS ANTOINE. , (Countersigned by) • " Count UUILLEMINOT : " Head-quarters, Bayonne, April 3." The Constilationriel and Co urier Francais of Tuesday , contain Spanish news up to the Ist of April inclusive. — AccoUnts have been received of the King's progress up Is the 2.7 th ult. when he had achieved tho passage of the Sierra Morena, and entered A mlalusi3. The joornee, it is l said, imin'eves the health of the (Peen as well if the , :