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PAPERS PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT, BY COMMAND' OF HIS MAJESTY. (exams AO—VERONA AND PARIS. No L—Tna DUKE OP-WELLINGTON TO MR. SECRETARY QATlNlNG.—Received September 24. (Extract.) - Paris, Sept. 21. 1922. had a long eliseussiow with Monsieur.de Villele yester. day, ois the relations of this Government with Spin. - It appears, that for a considerable time past. I believe since the alarm of infectious fever in Spain. the French Go vernment have been collecting troops in the southern de partments of Prime. They have not, however, on the im mediate frontier, a larger body of men than are sufficient for the peiformance of the duties of the " Cordon Sanitaire," so long as that precaution is necessary, in consequence of the prevalence of the fever in the neighbouring provinces -• of Spain; or than can fairly be deemed necessary for the purposes of observation of a country which is the seat of a civil war, and for the protection of the French frontier from insult, by the di ff erent parties in o peration immediate ly on the borders. M. de Villele said, that the assembly of the Congress at the present moment, was not a matter of iudifference, in re lation to the situation of affairs in Spain, or to that in which the two countries stood towards each other. There was no doabt that Expectations were formed respecting the result of - the deliberations of the Congress on the affairs of Spain, as well in Spain as elsewhere ; and that if the Congress were tssiseperate, and to come to no decision on those affairs, it was protioble that the existing evils would beg reatly aggravated, and that the two countries might be forced into II war. Monsieur de Villele wished that the Congress should take into consideration the actual position of the French Geyer°. Ment in relation to Spain, and the hypothesis under which they might be forced i nto a war ; and that the f o ur other Powers of the Alliance should declare what line they would each take, in case of the ocenrreoce of any of the events whteh they conceived would force them to war. I told Moo slew de Villele that it would be quite impossible for us to declare beforehand, what would be our condact upon any 'hypothetical ease. I should wish to receive his Majesty's instructions what line I shall take, and what arrangements I shall use, in case the French G o vethment should make the proposition at the Congress, which M. de Villele has made to me, respecting a declaration by the Allies. •No. lI.—M a. SECRETARY CANNING TO TEE DUKE Or WEL LINGTON. (Extract.) Foreign Office. Sept. 47, 1892. If there be a determined project to interfere by force or ' by menace in the pr-sent struggle in Spain, so convinced are his Majesty's Government of the uselessness and danger of soy such interference—so ohjeetioeable does it appear to them in principle, as well as utterly impracticable in execu tion, that when the necessity arises, or (I would rather say)• when the opportunityoffere, I am to instrucP, our Grace at once frankly and peremptorily to declare, that to any such interference, come what may, his Majesty will not be a party. No. 111.—Tna DUKE OF WELLINGTON TO MR. SUR TTTTT C assiln il.—ReeeiVed Oct. SI. (Detract.) Verona, Oct. 22, 1522. 'tVe had a conference on Sunday night, at which the French Minister, M. de Montmorency read a paper, of which I lll nie a copy. I iteagirre that each of the Ministers will answer this pa • per. In my answer, t shall review our line of conduct since April, 1820; and shall decline to engage ourselves to adopt any ineasure beforehand, or till we shall have a full know. ledze of all the circumstances which have.necurred between, the two countries. I propose, besides, to point out, that, considering the relative position of Frenceinpd Spain, it is not probable that Spain will declare against them ; if they explain, as they ought, the meaning and object of their Corps of Observation, and make some allowances for the Mate of effervescence of men's minds in Spain in a State of revolution and civil war. . . Translation of Incirsure hi NofiII.—QPIISTION ADDKICSEED DT THE FRENCH PLENIPOTENTIARY TO Tag PLENIPO TENTIARIES Or AUSTRIA, PRUSSIA. HINISKA4 •OMIO GREAT BRITAIN. - Verona, October 20, 1822. 1. In case France should find herself under the neces sity of recalling her Minister from Madrid, and of break ing off all t iplomatic relations with Spain, will the High . Courts be disposed to adopt the like measure, and tb tr call their respective missions? - • ' 2. Should war break out between France and Spain, u nder what form and by what ac ts would the High Pow ers afford to France, that moral support which would give tfi her measures the weight and authority of there'll once, and inspire into a salutary dread the Revoluthmitts of all countries. 3. What, in short, is the intention of the High Powers es to the extent and the form of the effective assistance et servers materiel.") Which they would be disposed to give to France, in case active interference should, on her 'demand, become necessary ? No. IV. —To e DUKE OF WELLINGTON /OMR. SECRETARY CANNlNG.—Received November 14. (PAtract.) Verona, November 3,1822. Prince Metternich called together a conference of the five CaJuinet Ministers on-Wedoesday.evening, at which were delivered in answers to the demand/rot the French Ministers of the 29th ultimo, from the Russian, Austriate end Prussian Ministers, and that from myself, a copy of which I inclose. (I eCLOSURE IN N0.4.)•-.MEMORANDUM.--ANSWER Or PHI DUKE OF WELLINGTON TO THE QUESTIONS OP TSB PRENCH PLENIPOTKNTIA RY e . • Vrona, October 30, 1822. Since the month of April 1820, the British Govern ment have availed themselves of every opportunity of re commending to his Majesty's Allies to abstain from all interforence in the internal affairs of Spain. Without adverting to those principles which his Ma jest Government :oust always consider the rule of their conduct, in relation to the internal affairs of other cone l tries, they consider that to whatever degree either the origin of the Spanish Revolution, the system then Web fished, or the conduct of those who have since had the management of the internal affairs of Spain might be disapproved of, any amelioration which might be-desired id the Spanish system, for the' sake of Spain herself, ought...to be sought for in measures to be adopted in Spaits, rather than abroad ; an d particularly in the con fidence which the people s hould be taught to feel in the character and measures of the King. 'Phil -considered that an interference. with a view to assist the Monarch on tbe Throne, to o vertur that which had been settled, and which he hid g,uaran n teed, or to promote the establishment of any other form of Go vernment or Constitution, particularly by force, would only plate that Monarch in a false position, and prevent him from lookinfrci the internal means of amelioration which might be within his reach. Such an interference always appeared to the British Government. an unnecessary assumption of responsibi lity; which, considering all She circumstances, must ex pose the King of Spa'n to dMtger, and the Power or Posers which should rateifeze, to ohlointy, certain risks, and possible disasters to eaoruwus expeuses, and final dimppointinent in producing any result. Upon these principles his Majesty has advised his Al lies. and has acted. himself, from the month of April 1520, to the present day. The Protocols sad other Acts of the Congress at Ai:- la-Chapelle, width established the union at pres. nl existing between•the Five Powers, so happily for the world. require the most unlimited confidence and comma nication ort the put of each, and accordingly, his Majesty bars never folk,/ to communicate to his Allies, and par tieularly.to France. every bistructios which he has seat ta bieldiaister at Madrid; aad all tbe cotainenicatioaa wade by Ids • blajestre reatoniads to the Minister of *ea reeidiscia Loadosv—.all la the same seirit of reed•wilL %words the: Slag. • f Sirei sag the Spanish Naha. •. • . ; • . ' , - , i THE STATESMAN, It is impossible to look at the astrireQont bee tween France and Spain,adverting to what has passed from the commencement of the year MO, to the present mo ment, without being sensible of the unfortunately false position in which the King of Spain is placed ; and that the spirit of party in both countries, having aggravated the national antipathy which antecedent circumstances had occasioned, is in a great measure the cause of the unfor tunate irritation io Spain against France, to which his Excellency the Minister of France has adverted. The great object of his Majesty's foreign policy is to preserve peace among nations; be feels the most anxious inter est for the happiness of his Catholic Majesty, and the honour of his Unverement, and it would be his sincere desire to allay that irritation. But the British Government cannot but, feel, that to make any declaration on any of the three points referred to by his Excellency, without a previous accu rate knowledge pf all the circumstances which have oc curred between the two countries, would be not only pre mature and unjust, but would probably be unavailing; and would, in fact deprive his Majesty of the ower•of discussing and deciding upon the measures of this own Government in this affair hereafter, when be should be better informed. His Majesty must either place lairoselc in this painful position, or he most do what would be equally painful to his feelings, require from his august Friend and Ally, the King of France, that lie should submit his Conduct to the advice and controul of his blajesty. His Majesty's Government cannot think either 'ltem. tive to be necessary ; but are of opinion that a review of the obvious circumstances of the situation of France, as well as Spain, will show that whatever may be the tone assumed towards France by the ruling Powers in Spain, they are no) in a . state to carry into execution any plan of real bdsiility.. Considering thit a Civil War exists io the whole ex tent of the frontier which separates the two kingdoms ; that hostile armies are in movement and in operation in every part of it; and that there is not a town or village ou the French frontier which is not liable to insult and injury—there is no person who must not approve of the precaution which his Most Christian Majesty has taken in forming a corps of observation for the protection of his frq,ntier, and for the preservation of the tranquillity of his people. His Britannic Majesty sincerely wishes that this mea sure may be effectual in attaining the objects for which it is calculated ; and that the wisdom of the French Govern ment will have induced them to explain it at Madrid, in such terms as will satisfy the Government of his Catholic Majesty of its necessity. Such an explanation will, it is hoped, tend to allay in some degree the irritation against France ; and, on the other hand, it may be hoped that some allowance will be made in France for the state of the effervescence of isen's minds in Spain ; in the very crisis of a Revolution and a Civil War. A moment's reflection upon the relative power of the two States will slow, that the real evil to which his Most Christian Majesty is exposed, is that resulting from the operations of the Civil War on the neighbour ing frontier of Spain ; against which the atomises which his Government have adopted is best calculated to pre- serve him. • Even revolutionary madness could not calculate upon the success of a serious attack by Spain upon France, un der any circumstances which it is possible to suppose to exist at present in the latter kingdom. Bet the attesitiou of the Spanish tiovernmetat is now occupied by a Civil War, the operations of which certainly justify the forma tion of a Corps of Observation in France; and it is not very probable that they would, at this moment, desire to break with France. Neither is it to be believed that, in their present situa tion, they would not desire still to enjoy the advantage of that conntenance to their system, which the prese ennce of the French Ambassador at the seat of Governm t must afford them. His Majesty therefore considers any rupture by Spain, or any measure on her part which may render necessary tithe immediate discontinuance of diplomatic relations by France, very improbable; and as his Majesty is quite unacquainted with what passed between France and Spain since the month of April 1820; and his Government can not know upon. what grounds his Most Christian Ma 'jetty's Government may think proper to discontinue the diplomatic relations of *France with Spain ; or upon what grounds war may break out between the two countries ; it is impossible for them now to pronounce what 'advice they should consider it their duty to give to his Majes ty, in case either or both - of those events should occur. His Majesty most anxiously wishes that such extremi ties may be avoided, and be feels convinced that the Go vernment of his Most Christian Majesty will find means of avoiding them. .xo.s.—Tact Dugn Op WRILINOTON TO MR. SECRICTART CANNINO.--ReCeiVed Nov. ►2l. • • (Extract.) Verona, Nov. 12. 1322. 1 Lave little to report as having occurred on the Spa nish question, since I wrote to you on the sth inst. But 1 inclose to you a Memorandum oo what is pass ing. here, which I send to Sir Charles Stuart by this oc casion. (Inclosure in No. 5.)---Memnatinum. Verona, o Nov. 12, 1822. On the 20th of October, the French Minister gave in a.paper, requiring from the Ministers of the Allies to know, whether, it France should be under the necessity of withdrawing her Minister from Spain, the other Al lied Powers would do the sante ? In case France should be involved in war with Spain, what countenance the Al lies would give the former ? And iu case France should require it, what assistance? To these questions the three Continental Allies answer ed on the 30th of October, that they would act as France should, In respect to their Ministers in Spain, and would give to France every countenance and assist ance she should require ;a-the cause for such assistance and the perioil and the mode of giving it, being reserv ed to be specified ie-a Treaty. The Ministetof Great Britain disswered, that having no knowledgeof the cause of dispute, and not being able to form a judgment upon an hypothetical case, he could give no answer to any of the questions. 'f he mode of communicating with 'Spain was consider ed on the 31st, with a view to prevent a rupture between France and Spain. It was agreed that the Minister of each of the four Continental Courts at Madrid should present a separate Note of,the same tenour, and drawn upon the same minciples . ; and on the Ist of November it was settled, that the foor Vourm should draw • Up . their Notes and .connuunicate them to the British Minister ; • who should, upon seeing these Notes, make known the line which his Court would take. Since chit meeting, it is understood that the plan of proceeding proposed and agreed to, has been altered. Instead of Official Notes to be presented by the several Ministers at Madrid to the Spanish tioverndent, it is now intended that despatches shall be written to tho se Ministers respectively, in which the several Courts will express their wishes and intentions; this mode, of pro ceeding is adopted, as affording greater latitude for die- Iraision and explanation than that by Official Notes. • Accordingly, Monsieur de Montmorency has prepared the draft of Ins despatch ; anti it is mph-rimed that the Ministers of the Continental Powers are preparing theirs. These are the facts which hare occurred at the exist- IDE C"ICT". In tbe area of the discussions which have taken place upon *moles, a nusked4ilference of opinion as so . * motlealf action bap nppenced between the l:on ditenul Pug han/la ankEnglaail on the Other. • • n i lie Minister of the latter Power has rrcori►mended that France, and the Powers which should interfere in this cue, should •confine themselves to what may pro- perly be called the external qnarrel bet►reen France and Spain, should not , menace; and, above all, . should not approach Spain in the form of enemies, bound ib a treaty of a defensive alliance against her. No.6.—Tnt Max oe rittimwc . rOm TO MR. SZCIUTART CANNlNG.—Recelved Dec. 6. (Extract.) Verona, N0v.22, 1822. I inclo►e the Minute of the Answer which 1 returned . to the Ministers oldie Allies on the 20th inst. when they communicated to me the despatches which they proposed to write to the Ministers of their several Courts at Ma drid. 111Ittcya.—(1nelosure in No. 6 ) • Verona, November 20,1922. When the Ministers of the five Courts last assembled, on the Ist instant, the object of their common solicitude was to allay the irritation existing In Spain against France, and to prevent a possible rupture between the two Powers. Although his Majesty's Gorcrnment did not consider themselves sufficiently informed, either of what had al ready taken place between France and Spain, or of what might occasion a rupture, to be able to answer in the' affirmative, the questions submitted to the conference by his• Excellency the Moister of France ; yet, knowing the anxiety of the King, my master, for the honour of his Most Christian Majesty, and for the preservation of the peace of the world, 1 was willing to enter into the consi deration of the measures proposed with a view to attain I our common object. It was settled that the Notes to be prepared according to the proposition of his Highness the Austrian Minister, and to be presented to the Spanish Government on this occasion, should be communicated to me, in order that I might see whether, consistently with the view which the King had invariably taken of the affairs of Spain, and with the principles which hat governed his Majesty's conduct in relation to the internal concerns of other countries, his Majesty's Government could take any part which might forward the common purpose of preserving the general tranquillity. The Ministers of the Allied Courts have thought pro per to make known to Spain the sentiments of their re spective Sovereigns, by despatches addressed to the Mi nisters of their several Courts, residing at Madrid, in stead of by official notes—as a mode of communication less formal, and affordiug greater facility of discussion. These despatches, it appears, are to be cominanicated in extenso to the Spanish Government. The origin, circumstances, and consequences of the Spanish Revolution—the existing state of affairs in Spain, and the conduct of those who have been at the head of the Spanish Government, may have endangered the safety of other countries, and way bsve excited the uneasiness of the Governments, whose Ministers I am now addressiug; and those Governments may think it necessary to address the Spanish Government upon the topics referred to in these despatches. 'these sentiments and opinions have certainly been en tertained by the three Minds of Austria, Prussia, an:l Russia, for a considerable period of time; and the Bri tish Government duly . appreciates the forbearance and deference for the opinions of other Cabinets, which have dictated the delay to wake these communications to the present moment. But having been delayed till now, ~ould request those Ministers to consider, whether this is the moment at which such remonstrances ought to be made; whether they are calculated to allay the irritation against France, and to prevent a possible raptor;; and whether they might not with advantage be delayed to a later period. They are certainly calculated to irritate the Govern ment of Spain ; to afford ground fur a belief, that advao tage has been taken of the irritation existing betiseen that Government and France, to call down upon Spain the power of the alliance ; and thus to embarrass still more the difficult position of the French Government. The result of these communications will probably be, that the diplomatic relations between the three Allied Courts and Spain will be discontinued—whatever may be the state of the questions between France and Spain ; this occurrence cannot assist the cause of France; as those questions will stand upon their own ground, and the Government of France must decide them upon their own merits. By these communications are not only calculated to em barrass the French Government, but likewise that of the King, my master. Ills Majesty feels sincerely for the King and the people of Sain ; he is anxious to see a termination of the evils and misfortunes by which that country Is afflict ed; and that it should be prosperous and happy. ills Ma jesty likewise earnestly desires, that the usual relations of amity and good neighbourhood nifty be re-established be. tween France and Spain; his Majesty's Government would .have been anxious to co-operate with those of his Allies in allaying the existing irritation, and in preventing a possible rupture. But his Majesty's Government are of opinion, that to animadvert upon the internal transactions of an independent State, unless such transactions affect the essential interests of his. Majesty's subjects, is inconsistent with those princi ples on which his Majesty has invariably acted on all ques tions relating to the iuternal concerns of other countries; that such animadversions, if made, must involve his Majes ty in serious responsibility, if they should . produce any effect ; and must irritate, if they should not; and, if ad dressed, as proposed , to the Spanish Government, are likely to be injurious to the best interests of Spain, and to pro. duce the worst consequences upon the probable discussions between tbat country and France. The King's Government must, therefore, decline to advise his Majesty to hold a common language with his Allies upon this occasion; and it Is so necessary for his Majesty, not to be supposed to participate in a measure of this description, and calculated to produce such consequences, that his Go vernment must equally refrain from advising his Majesty to direct, that any cortainu o i c ation should be made to the Spa nish GOTEMMEDI, on the subject of its relations with France.' His Majesty, therefore, must limit his exertions and good offices, to the eudeavours of his Minister at Madrid to allay the ferment which these cornmuelcalioqs must occasion, and to do all the good in his power. No. 7.-11 a. SLCSETART CANNING TO THS Duas or WELLINGTON. (Extract.) Foreign Office, December 6, 1822. The latest date of your Grace's despatches from Verona is the 19th ultimo. The French mail due yesterday, has, from some unac , countable accident, failed to arrive ; and we are left in an uncertainty as to every thing that has passed at Verona for more than a fortnight. In this state of things, however difficult it may be to shape instructions to a ease not ascer tained, it has nevertheless been felt by his Majesty's ad visers, that we should be wanting to our duty, if we did not submit to his Majesty the course which it would be expe dient to pursue, in that which is understood to be the pre sent situation of the qutstion of peace or war between . Franee and Spain. M. de Viilele has taken several opportunities of expross big to Sir Charles Stuart his own earnest desire for the pre serration of peace ; and his wish to receive not only s h e I +support, but the advice of the British Government, inAla endeavours to preserve it. I bare the King's eorninends to signify to your Grace his Majesty's pleasure, that your Grace should seek a conver sation with M. de Viliele; and after referring to his Excel ieney's communications through Sir Charles Stuart, should offer to that Minister the mediation of his Majesty between their Most Christian and Catholic Majesties. It will not mei). your Grace's observation, that in order to afford a prospect of success lb our mediation, if Frame 'thwart be willing to employ it, thereehould bosoms reason able hope of a similar acceptance on thepart of Strain. .: i enclose to your Grace an extract of w despatch-from the \ Apulian, Uovernment to its Charge d'Affaires in I.cunlpsi, l ast was read and delivered to me by Ms di Colusab JD to conference thti day before gestertlay. litillitt4datett!ttf ibltdielktictt b bl.Aegol ntith(.wlth which I do not trouble your Grace on-this occasion) relates to the questions pending between the two Governments, re specting commercial grievances, and the piracies to the West ludian Seas. (Translation of linclostire.)---EsTlkter or 4 DESPATCH ADDRESSED DT M. SAN MIGUEL, MiNISTER TOR FO REIGN AFFAIRS AT MADRID, TO M. DE COLONS, DATED NOVEMBER 115, Del. The Government of his Majesty has received with gra. titnde, but without sarprivi the verbal communication, purporting that the Cabinet of his Britannic Majesty, respecting the independence and the political institutions adoated by the [Sprnish] Natiou, is determined not to ,interfere in our dour -wit: affairs. Nothing else could be expected from the Government of a nation, which like the British, knows its rights and the primordial principles of public law ; and it is only to be wondered at, that it should not think it expedient for give to a declaration of such obvious justice the solem nity of which it deserves. the ties of inthu ite regard, the principles of mutnal convenience and the analogy of the respective institu tions which exist in Spain and in Rill-old-10 they not positively entitle the former, overwhelmed with diffieu:- tics; to expect from the latter, whose political iniluente is of the greatest weight, something more than simple ' and abstract justice—something mare than a passive re spect for universal laws, than a cold and insensible neu trality? And it some tender interest, Stlell as be fi ts two 'unites in similar circumstances, exists in the Court of London, how is it that it does not manifest jtself in vi sible acts of friendly interposition to save Ally fruits evils, In which humanity, wisdom, and even cautions aid provident State pialicy will sympathize'? Or bow Is it that (if these benevolent acts exist) they are not `communicated to the Cabinet of his Catholic Majesty? The acts to which I allude would in no wise compro mise the most strictly-contrived system of ortitrality. Hood offices, counsels, the retlections of one friend in CI. your of another, do wit place a nation in concert of atta •k or defence with another— ht not expose it to the enmity of the opposite party, even if they do not deserve its g ra titude; they are not, in a word, effective aid, troops. arms, entnidies, which augment the force of one of the contend ing parties. It is ef reason only that we are speaking, and it is with the pen of eimeiliation that a Power, situ ated like Great Britain, might suppott Spain, witho it exposing herself to take pin. in a war, n hich she may I perhaps prevent with general England might act in this manner; being able, ought she so to act: and if she-ought, has she acted so? In the wise, just, anti generous views of the Government of St. James, no other answer ran exist than the affirm ative. Why then does she not notify to Spain what Tres been done, and what it is proposed to do in that medi atory sense (en spiel sentillo mediador)? Ale them weighty inconveniences which enjoin discretion, which show the necessity of secrecy? ',they do not appear to al ordinary penetration. Nevertheless, in such uncertainty of what she has to thank the British Ministry fur, the Govern vent of his Catholic Majesty thinks itself bound to manifest, in the face of the world, in order that it may regard it as its profession of faith, that whilst it respects the rights of others, it will never admit the least intervention In is internal concerns, nor eN scuts an act which may compromise in the least the free ex ercise of national sovereignty. When once you "shall have communicated these frank de clarations to the Right Honourable George Canning, his Excellency cannot Co less than find them worthy of his flat tering concurrence, as well in substance as in form, and must correspond cordially with the spirit which has dictated them; and it will be aulacient that you should terminate your discourse, by remiudiug his Excellency that Spain tins been almost always, in .twr political relations, the victim of her probity and good :collet ; that her friendship has been, and is useful I, other netaians, and sincere under every trial; that the government of - Vs Majesty is desirous to preset . % e friendly ties which exist between Spain and England, but without the diminution, without the degradation of its dig nity, and that if it has to struggle with the einbarrassmeots that result from Its immense progressive losses, the Soanish people always possesses sublimity of seutiment to coodnet itself with honour, strength of character to support its calamities, and constancy of resolution to maintain ihrlf in spite of the last sacrifices, in the post wh.elt belongs to her In Europe. No .Vlll.—Tne Duet OF WELLINGTON To MR. SEtRE TART CANNlNo.—Received December 11. (Extract.) Paris, December 9, 1929. I arrived here this afternoon, and received your despatch of the oth inst. I have since had - an interview with M. de Villele ; and I have the pleasure to inform you, that he has sent a Messen ger to Veroua with orders to the French Ministers et that place, to express the desire of the French Government, that the transmission of the delpatches to Madrid shoult be sus suded. (To be continued.). MOST LA,MENTARLE FANATICISM. BASLE, APRIL I.—The proceedings against the fanatics of Trultekon bare just cotnmenced before the SupreroaTri bunal at Zurich, and the particulars which we hare given rr spieting this deplorable event are unhap,illy confirmed. As unfortunate young woman nailed to a beard, demanding death as a benefit, sod expiring under the steel which strait s her—her sister perishing in tortures—their brother lacerawl with frightful wounds, but still surviving blows intlicte.'. by his executioners; these latter covered with blond, site'- nately praying and striking, singing hymns over the two dead bodies, and believing the work of God accomplished by the most horrible's crimes. To this is a religion simple and mild as its author, perverted by some a retches; such is the tendency of that gloomy and mystical exaltation et these dangerous seas which in our times afflict reason, and of which the priests and the faithful will one day, perhaps, become the executioners. or the martyrs. The meeting in which these murders were committed. was composed of the father of four daughters (Margaret, Et zit beth, Susanne, and Barbara) of a brother named Gaspard a servant, John Krnot ; a maid-servant, Margaret lag:.li: of the brother-iu-law, Moser, a shoemaker, et Oerlingu n; his brother Cowed Moser, and a girl, Ursula Keendig, with whom he was intimately connected. Margaret (to wheat they had given the name of saiut) died cruelfied. Eliza beth expired an.hour afterwards; the father and one of the sisters (Susan) aro in prison to which the fourth sister sod the two servants ore going to be conveyed; the brother Gsq pard is at the hotel whence he will be conveyed to the pri son of Zurich, as soon as he is cured of his wounds. The bodies of the two victims have been seat to Zurich. as well as a correspondence, and, some papers relative to this sect, which, it is hoped, will afford some .nseful infor mation respecting its origin and frightfal progress. _ . Cite Lelia LecTusesitir.—Tbe election is fixed by the Churchwardens of the Parish for Thursday, the 17th of April, at eleven n'etock in the forenoon ; ebt'n the Rev. James Hutchins, son to the present Lecturer, is expected, in the phrase used by sportsmen, to walk ova the course. On Tuei4ey last an inquest was liken at Rracon Adh Norfolk, before Mr. Pilgrim, the coroner, on view of the bodyuf Mary Cone and her new-born female illegitimate child. It appeared that the deceased had been to a drjrcted state the day preceding to tt.c..iuquest beihe takes, and abouth ten o'clock that evening kin t h e absence of her tayther, wit whom the deceased lived, and who was just going up stairs) rushed out of her hed-room (whic h was below stairs) will her Infant babe in her arms, and threW herself into a pit of deep water just out of the door, and the mother hearing the door open, immediately csme down stairs and missed het deughtet and the child, and on going into the yard dieceeet ed them both in the water, apd nothithsianding every rs• Maumee being rendered, the mother and babe were both drowned. The Jury. after well considering the e%iAsserr returned a verdict —•• That Mary Cone, in a lila leardtll threw herself and infant babe into the water, sod incense' quenee of which thereireeirowand." • London: Edited;Ptfeted; *ea Published, at Ike (Wee. ^r Test t:l.YaTasnst(" No. 297, Strand, IL WARBELI4 whoinell Counattnications, Okiced, al. ore 'I" ' quested to be addressed. • <J q I -- .7 - r( :~ II N thi