The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-11-07 00:00:00

"HE INQUISITIf ;AV IN PORTUG4L. t la Ow communication of one of our Lisbon etre respondents[inserted if, The Statesman yesterday.] will he found a description of those parts of the prison of the Inquisition at that place, which have been opened for patine inspection. It appears that the Portuguese rushed in crowds to view the interior of this huilaline, the very idea of visiting which, would once have made the stoutest heart amongst them shudder. We have heard much of the superstitions reverence with which the Spaniards. and Portuguese regard every thing con nected with the Roman Catholic faith, which was the only one they were permitted to profess--but if we are to judge of their real feelings by the manner in which the people of Lisbon conducted themselves on being permitted to inspect the apartments of the Holy I [phi tion, we should imagine that their reverence was something like " Honouring the Devil for his burning Throne." The vie'e of these gloomy dungeons, on the floors of which the bones of the unfortunate victims of despot and intolerance were scattered, roused the in dignation of the multitude, who were with dif f iculty restrained from marking their abhorrence of the scenes thus exposed to their view, by the confla gration of the building devoted to purposes so horrible. Here we have a decisive proof of the happy effects which result from the establishment of civil li berty. It bursts the shackles which, for ages, hall bowed down and debased the human mind ; it enables teen to contemplEte intolerance and persecution in all their native deformity ; and it prepares those who had scarcely dared to allow themselves to reflect on sub jects connected with religion or government, to study the mild and beneficial principles of genuine Christi anity, which are equally opposed to tyranny and to an archy ; to despotic title and to lawless violence. It is to, wonder that those who thrive by pries:eraft in religion and corrupt influ ence in civil g overnment, are filled with indignation anti rage at beholding the pro gress of the Spanish and Portuguese revolutions; or that they endeavour by misrepresentation and false ))))) I, .o decry the happy effects which hare resulted, and which Will result, from these glorious triumphs of liberty ; as well as to vilify the patriots who have ef fected them, and to asperse their motives. it was with 1 ,,,..nnd reason that the Holy Alliance determined to ar rt st the progress of liberty in Italy. The establish ment of free constitutions in Italy, Spain, and Portu- Eal would speedily have been followed by the overthrow of despotism throughout Europe. By ciashing the infant liberties of Italy, and by in flitting a terrible vengeance on the Patriots who sought to establish tree institutions in that country, it is hoped t.. deer the people of Germany and of the other parts 'et' Europe from attempting to break their fetters anti assert their rights. The infamous project has for the present succeeded; but with the glorious example set he America, Spain, and Portugal, before our eyes, hr M oist indeed be a man of a sanguine mind, as well as to all the - lessons taught by the history of past gcs, who snpeoses that the despots of the f/o/p .11- i; t yper can finally accomplish the detestable project of rivetting the chains which they have placed on the I: , •eks of their snbjects. So long as there is one corner of the earth' in which true liberty exists, we cannot ilespair of seeing " the little leaven" extend its in 1' a:tee over the whole. The principles of genuine l''. , erty, like those of pure Christianity, recotnittentl elemselvcs to mankind by their suitableness to our condition; they teach us to value ourselves and to ederstand the true end of all rule and government: t‘ley enable us to judge of the claim of those who a ~ ,e rt, that Governors are entitled to unlimited anti unquestioning submission, on the part of the governed ; and they induce us to reject as illegitimate, all autho rity which is not founded on the consent of the people, and calculated to promote their happiness.—(Weet 13, item) to! Wit :Or ATOCKS Tgt W e l t S4° - At DAY AT ON' bee Stook • Oittolloodo --s. gooth-Sot Stock _ South Boa OW Ann. Ex MN td. 100111. b5.45.p... —.--6001. N. 40. cc pm. Sall la- 80. pm. India for ditto Con. for Awl %ft Lott. Tiek,ts 2S. 14A. . P )-, •i 1 1 . a n t !: come Clile down o. to i th et Yp g ea n l i e t r , rdsl a Y n fn ; are chit fly filled with I ter . 11,„, e e+e gi of rae harmony tilileebebrse r t e a s t:1:;:1. an li c i i t en t . e gi Letters town nA d rsting details respecting the new settlement. Is gratifying to learn that the Colony was in ositio i n, the and flourishing soprevailed rff effectually irtliyot between and nthi t th atse a tapo • s L t ,,a a fl n r d p i e n . gon toe. that a beneficial trade was carried on to a considerabl e extent between Albany and the savages. Si? s Dunkin, the acting Governor of the Cape, had y a m no exertions to facilitate this friendly intercourse; at his suggestion, and through his interim annual fair, existing before the hostilities which broke out in 1818, has been restored on the banks o f t h e Kreskabanotna river. Here the Cares purchase ti various Colonial articles of which they may be is want, and the amicable relations, by the tunti l i et , cessities of both parties, will be confirmed and e e . tnented. The Cape Town Gazette of the 21st of J i d e , contains a Proclamation from Sir R. S. Donqn, re gulating the manner in which the fair shall Its eee . ducted. It seems that (laika, the Claire Chief, t o e very instrumental in the revival of thia fair. New 7 oats. Ocz. 11.—The Franklin, 74, c m . modore Stewart, went over Sandy Hank liar early yesterday morning, and came to ant bar till the aft er . noon, when she got under way and proceeded to sea, accompanied by the Dolphin schooner. All the vessels that sailed yesterday got to sea be. fore noon, with a line N. W. wind. Among the pat ',tigers in the packet ship Amity, was Gen. Vives, the Spanish minister. The East India Company's ship Lowther Castle, o e .. rived in Bengal the 224 of May ; the Atlas and :General Kyd, the 24th of May. The liellie Cassi e ' arrived at Madras, the 14th of June. The Kent a t . rived at Bombay the 10th of June. The General Harris, outward bound, put into St. Denis, Wed Bourbon, for water. FRENCH Pt:sr.—Pour poi honis 18 ressemble-t-il ins habit retourn ?—Paree eat den: foie ;mil— Den.r /,is nenffont pais it a ell deusfois anf nt w) a Paris. In the illumination in front of the English Amino aador's mansion, on the arrival of his Britannic Ma jesty at Brussels, there appeared conspicuous the initials of the Royal name (i IV It. A promised'se party were at dinner opposite to the Ambassador's, as a table d'hote, when one of the company, a Dutch Oto demon, looking at the iiluntittatioon, exclaimed, "what can be the meaning of these letters, here? In Fraser they are its,tl to denote un Grand IV Ito;ne"—(gand ierogne.) A meeting of the Noblemen, Gentlemen, Maxis. trates, &c. of the county of Renfrew, was held at Renfrew, on yesterday se'nnight, at which the polies of the present Corn Laws was discussed. Mr. Max. well, M. P. spoke against the existing laws, and is favour of a permanent protecting duty, hot did sot state what he conceived the amount of that duty should be. His observationa, indeed, were toogentnl and desultory, to admit of founding any proposition upon them, and, accordingly, after Provost ilattAtt, ol Paisley-, and Mr. Speirs, of Elderslie, had bees heard on the same side, it was agreed to leave the matter to the consideration of a Committee of six intlititisis equally chosen from the Agricultural and Niastar wring interests, who should report to a County Mot. ing to be held in December. The celerity with which architectural works area' dertaken and executed in this.city is truly astonish. ing. But the most extraordinary instance of rapid building is that of the new Circus. which may he said to connect the village of Stockbridge with the New Towr. In the space of little more than twelve monde, the whole Circus, with the exception of one haw, 'has been Legan and completed ; and a cousisleo l • part of it is already inhabited. In addition to de buildings, the pavement of the streetjaround tie Cr. sus is nearly ommleted ; and the ground in the coot inc'osed with an elegant railing, and tastefully plead. —'Edinb.s.44 Paper.) THE EAkTIMEAKIL.•••••We learn that the shock gas earthquake at Cowrie, noticed on Tuesday, vas very seve re, and more alarming than any w hich had ve ry severe, taken place. The noise which accompaniedthe shock was sensibly felt by many persons at the tance of nearly twenty miles in a southerly directio• A gentleman of Stirling, who bad been walking the day along the Teeth with some friends, rays that it took place about three o'clock in the afternoon. The noise, which was accompanied with a' slight art mulous motion, he described as like the rolling oftlir tent thunder, but at the same time so distinct and tr!: sibly felt by all of them, that each instantly declared, it to be the effect of an earthq uake. The s p ot on whk.' they were then standing is o nl y about 3 miles woof . west of Stirling. Similar effects were f• It at 0 101 ford and neighbourhood.—(Stirliag Journal.) _ Last night, the Sans Suomi Glee Club met. .fee 1 1 . ` second time this season, at the Great Room. 0 101 Charlotte Terrace„ Black friars-ro id. The comp eei' e rere . o . le' s. tions of Shield, Benham , Bishop and Moore, lightfully chanoted. Two M.S. sans were yam larly admired. rr The Newfoundland fisheries , this season, hoe ceived the most complete protection from the ener7; meets of the Americans, and who ha ve teen key ales ' infringing the treaty by our crui zers. 'lb' I N chell, Iror Capt. Montagu, and the Bellette , Capt. - P e both seized vessels fur violations of the law--k 14" C at o k ax Tel R e r Arr e a u p atli, Nov. Y.—There was a !:: ( N Rl ' c't ply of Wheat this morning, chiefly consisting of 04 0 remained over from Monday's arrival, and alt l l o 4 / the trade was heavy. vet rkne samples Atilt!' Monday d 's prices, but no salesp were m ade of the ink.' 4 1:10 No 11 iits rfol .li k 'e and b Suffolk, but veryadratileraiarge arrival of Bar line quality, which Goa, from its scarcity. tialti " wl . k on full as rnod "Ina as on Mooday last; the WO' description dull sale, and rather cbeaper.—la Iks2h Peas and Oats there is no alteration. The account recently given in tile London atteriee?* viuoial Papers. of a sailor having beta ain ire .,4 near Ulversioa, and committed to our C a stle,„ n o with robbing' and murdering a chaise -driver slikflo Sands, about seven weeks aro, is without the foundation.—(tanenalcr Gar:clic.) SuaursrcAnc.-1 he boos! in which this eri lived, at Stratford-upon-Avon, is at present insets i by a lonelier, who has placed the following over his door : SusausreAn lived here, 1%. B. Horse and G ar t to let." _ . TNT `TAT 5)1 4 • - NE o'ClfiCt• aable .90 emest. 70g *PI& ►'' NoRIOLIK, OCA_ 4. tack 871 v Pale Book The subscription for a " National Testimonia. In land, amounted, on the 3d instant, to no more than 10,562/. 9s. 11.1. CITY BUSINFIIII.—The Lord Mayor yesterday held a Court of Aldermen at Guildhall for the despatch of goteral business. The Court took into consideration the petition of the ship owners of Newcastle and Sne derland, presented at a former court, for the reduction or the wages of the coal-whippers, when it was re• s .acrd that the wages of the coal-whippers he reduced to the standard of the Act of Parliament of the 47th of his late Majesty. the same to take place fro:n the 2.5 th of December next. The inquests of the Wards of Queenhithe Intl Alsigate, and of the Parish of St. Squlchre in the Ward of Farringdon Without, at tended, and made presentments of ruinous houses :ind ron.fremnen, which were severally referred. The Court broke np at half past four o'clock. IR the coarse of the arrangement for the ensuing Lord Mayor's Day, it is understood, that the Sheriffs objected to the introduction of the military in the procession from the Guildhall to support the renowned men in ar moor, in the apprehension that some disturbance or breach of the peace might be occasioned in the City by their appearance ; probably from a recollection of what had recently excited the popular feeling in an other part of the town; and that any thing which might, in the remotest degree, affect the general liar moil or excite acrimonious feeling, or might inter rupt the day of carousal, ought to be carefully avoid ad.—The Lord Mayor Elect, we understand, was against the violation of the ancieat custom, and did not consider it was possible that the appearance of t. military could excite any disturbance among the citi zens. Whilst this question was under discussion, it is said, the circumstance came to the knowledge of Lord Sidnsouth, who settled the dispute, by sending word that Government bad determined that the Horse Guards should not attend to join in tit^ procession. • Messina( Occnasstics.—There is in Glasgow a • person who has carried on the trade of illicit distilla tion for two years. and yet escaped detection by the A woman who lives in the same house, the materials. and carries out the spirits. — weeks ago, as appears from a public investiga lie engaged in his vocation, a rap came to The Excise Officer was dreaded. To detection, be seized the boiling pot or still from \Dd. that the liquid might be absorbed more me emptied the whole contents into a bed ad- In the bed lay an infant, the child of the mentioned. The unfortunate child was so , that she soon after died in the most excreci agonies.—(Cotedoxies Mercury.) per Ceitt.it.ig 7711 per Cent.Coa. 71411 51 per Cip.t. 118 71 per Cente.,9ool 5 per Ct. Navy 11111/ :per Cent. Leing Ann 191 9-16 Imp f Der C.q.t. 762 bill 5 per Coot.. MGR WATER AT Learnort-aRIDee TO-MORROW. Morning 21 gain. after 12.—Evening SO in after 12. tbt *tatecitnan. " Tlli 111 1 41111 STATESMAN " If INCOIIPOIRATBD wire " 11111 LONDON: WEDESILIT RYIYINO, NOWIDIR 7, 1821. _ _ _ STOCK EXCH.4NGE, ONE O'CLOCK. On the arrival of the French mails this morning, the contest in the Stock-Exchange commenced with great spirit. Some large purchases were made by the leaders of the speculation for a rise, which of course improved the market t—but large lots of stock for money, being offered and not taken, checked the advance which they were -intended to effect. Upon the whole, however, although the al teration in price is trifling, the Bulls we think have the best of I:. Consols for Account 7S buyers, and 761 sellers fur money. A series of Paris papers have arrived this morning to the sth instant. Private letters from Augsburg of the 29th ult. state, on the authority of news from Vienna, that previous to the departure of Prince Metternich for Hanover, a Courier was dispatched to St. Petersburg, and that a few hours afterwards another was sent after him by the Russian minister Count Oolowkin. Reductions have recently been made in the Austrian army, which induces a belief that peace will still be maintained. By advises from Hermanstadt dated O: t. 21st, we are informed that the Pacha of Brussa had arrived with his army on the North of the Straits, and that ail the city of Constantinople was filled with troops at the period of the 26th and 27th of September. Two fresh armies were then expected there, one under the command of the Paella of llamas, and the other under the Chief Ibrahim Bey. All the Paellas of Asia had received orders to muster as many troops as they could and have them at the disposal of the Porte. The formation of an army on the frontiers of Persia has become a question ; because the Schah of Persia has rejected the propositions made by the Porte. The opinion however, at Constantinople is, that an accommo. dation will he effected ; but that it will be impos sible to prevail upon the Schah of Persia to form an alliance offensive and defensive as was previously . offered to him. The Grand Seignor is absolutely deaf to all reasonings, about rights, and, above all, about concessions. In ease of a war with Russia, lie has re solved to place himself at the head of the Ottoman forces. All these things prove that peace is not much reckoned upon at Constantinople. Nevertheless, the negotiations go on without interruptions; they even seem to take a favourable turn. The contents of a letter, dated the 27th, from Constantinople, in some measure, bear out this appearance. They state, that the Porte had successively adopted several resolutions, which fulfilled the different demands of Russia. The accounts from Vienna, October 20, are of a satisfactory nature. Two of the principal commer cial houses there have heard by way of Trieste, that Tripolina, the capital of the Peloponnesus, has capitulated to the Greeks. Besides a great quantity of munitions and provisions the Greeks have found in the place an immense deal ofsilver. The reduction of Tripe,. zza places at the disposal of the Greeks 14,000 effective men who carried on the siege. A ship from Calamata brought the news to Trieste on the 13th. An English vessel arrived at Calamata from Smyrna two days be. fore the departure of the above vessel, and brought the intelligence that all the French and English vessels had quitted that place unexpectedly. This af forded to the Turkish populace an opportunity of renewing their persecutions against the Greeks. Advises from Madrid dated Oct. 24th, on the au thority of a letter from Castellar de la Nuch (Catalo nia) announces that Oriol the Chief of the Royalists hail appeared in that commune at the head of a consi derable body of men; he burnt the public copy of the constitution, and displaced the constitutional authori ties. All the militia in the neighbourhood were sent in pursuit of him. FRENCH Fens.—Five per Cents. 90f. sc. Bank he Actions, IM)2f. 50c. New York Papers of the ult. arrived this morn ing, one day later than those received yesterday. From these we extract the following : The Dutch brig of war Mercury, of 10 guns, which sailed front Curracoa and Porto Cabello was struck with lightning the same night, which carried away the mainmast and rendered her unmanageable. She was run ashore near the ?tulle Plantation, where she was entirely lost in a heavy storm. Shortly after the lightning struck the Mercury she was discovered on fire ; all the powder on board having been thrown ot•erboard. Three persons were injured by the falling of the mast. New YORK.OOT. 13.—The Ambuscade, in company with several other vessels, sailed from Havannah on 1 the 13th ult. and for three successive days experienced such heavy :Tales that the memory of man dors not fur nish more severe. The Ambuscade, through the in . • IWO WI IP Wino in legit w A Veeel tion, white the door. avoid dete the fire, al readily, he joining. wowan scalded, t' sting agc of the Cap' been disappointed in the exp ectation Of a report om th e Board of Health,' • -• . *e conceive it a ditty we owe to oar absent citizens who necessarily look to the public journals for in formation on the subject, to state that we believe we have the concurrence of a majority of our townsmen in the opinion that they would act very unwisely to return to their habitations, until several heavy frosts shall have taken . plate, and decisive evi dence in the health of the town shall be afforded them. The Dublin, papers received this morning bring ac. counts of no further disorders than those committed by the Orangemen of dist City, which are stated in an other of our columns. The parties which have agitated that unfortunate country are, the ultra-loyal, as they r would fain be reckoned, who harrass all who differ from them for the purpose of producing unifor mity of opinion, and those who would be loyal if they were not driven by oppression out of thelaw, fnd who madly seek that redress by force which they should obtain by equity. While the unhappy peo ple of the latter description, wild and enfuriated as they have been, appear to have been awed to submission, those of the former, with far mote favourable opportunities fur civilization and mental culture, resist the authority of Royal as well as Magis terial recommendation, and, in insulting defiance to both, display, at a most interesting crisis, those insig nia which are designed to exult over their fallen fellow countrymen, and are . calculated for nothing but for pro vocation and disturbance. From the manner in which the spirit of Orangeism had been concocted and pro moted in Ireland, we were not among those sanguine observers of Irish adulation, who believed that the KING'S visit would suppress it, all at once, as if by magic. We may believe that his MAJCiTT'S letter, and the measures taken by persons in authority in that part of the kingdom, to discountenance party toasts and party badges, may prove the means of checking the open demonstrations of the partizans of discord, and cause them to fabricate their machinations in obscurity. On that account, we hailed the resolu tions which were published by the Lotto M Avon and Magistracy of Dublin; to prevent the decoration of the statue of King WILLIAM. at College-green, on Sun day ; and need out express the indignation we feel at the attempt we this day record, of the enemies of peace and order, to re-kindle the fuel of hos tility and strife. With respect to the effort made on Monday to introduce into this country and this capital, the badges of that odious distinction which in Ireland has proved the source of endless and most woeful irritation, we feel our indignation con verted into contempt.—ln this country, happily, these fooleries are exotics, and not calculated for our me ridian. On that account the coxcombs may be only laughed at fur their want of sense in the attempt. The toasts, however, with which their dinner was followed, and which, were we to repeat, would only give the parties an importance to which they are not entitled, sufficiently shew that if they had nut talent enough to excite dissension it was not for want of intent. A supplement to The London Gazette was published this morning, containing despatches which have been received at the East India House, from the Govern ment of Bombay, dated the 10th of March and 9th of April, 1621, of which we have given extracts in another part of our paper. It was understood on change this forenn. , n, that part of his Majesty's baggage had arrived at Dover. The King, on his return, will reside at Buckingham house, until other arrangements are made. We have seen several letters received in town this day, from the county of Limerick, and we Are happy in being able to state, that there is no account in any of them of any new outrage.—(Detblin Cuirespomdeat, Nor. 3.) Lloyd's books this morning presented a melancholy list of the additional damage sugtained by the late gales. Many ships have been stranded on v..rions parts of the coast. ST. JOUN'S, NEW I/RENWICK, OCT. 2 —A general mourning has been officially ordered for her late jetty, which we have no doubt will meet its full share of attention. OCT. 9 —The order for a general mourning, on account of her late Majesty's demise. was duly attended to on Sunday last. The churches and chapels were hung in black, and the respectable part of the com munity appeared in the weeds of mourning. A private letter froni Paris. states that intelligence bad been received there that 45,000 . Russian troops had advanced to Katerinenslaw, on the Dnieper, that many others were expected to advance in the same di rection ; and that among those which had already ad vanced, were some of the troops that had passed in re view before the Emperor at Witepsk. It is stated that his Majesty's design of paying a visit to Scotland in 1822. is not abandoned, but will probably take precedence of the coatineatal Amongst the gossip connected with his stay in the northern portion of his dominions, his Orace the Duke of Atbol is said to have already 'g l ade arrange ments for equipping. in the genuine Highland cur tame, a belly guard selected from his tenantry, whose province it will be to attend the King during his re. sidearm at, and excursions in the vicinity of Risk Athol.—(Glargow Chronicle.) It is stated in the cheeke Gazette that the General Post Office, London, has determined to forward th e Mail to Canada. by the American Packet. which sails regularly from Liverpool on the first of every month for New York. The K in g' s Packets, it is added. do not usually sail from Falmouth till nearly th e m iddl e of the month. The new arrang,ensents will, therefore, give at Quebec a regular Mail from England once a fortnight instead of a month. !' 5 b MLR! ail MEI