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cannot understand on what ground any Member of _ can cast a stigma on the name of any and when the person stigmatized denies the truth t he statement ; turn short round, and arraign this . as an Wrack on the privileges of the House ; as forsooth, it were the privilege of every 111 ember of House to libel the character of whom they pleased, to punish any expression as a contempt of such privi , that went to repel the accusation ! As the privileges Parliament are expressly said " to be given for Me bens of the sulject," we should be glad to learn by what -tientary logic results so apparently incompatible are be reconciled. We think it fortunate that the subject been brought under discussion, in a motion so WWl tat and so unprecedented as that against LORD IN. We shall take the earliest opportunity of in .tg into the Constitutional tight of the Representatives of people to punish the liberty of speech ix THEY, and to it by sp,cial pre-eminence for themselves. We know no power to pnniah under the British Constitution, but - a trial by jury, and for offences previously defined by law of the land, no trial can he had by Mai law ex upon Me oath of competent witnesses ; and the House Ammons cannot administer on oath; and having there no jurisdiction to try, it can have no judicial power to nish. "1 say, by your favour," nail KING (.711 A R that the Commons of England were never a Court of license; I would know how they came so."• And so 4 we. • Whitdoekes Memorials, p. Just as we were going to press, we received French by express, to the 2tl instant. Their contents arc _at, with the exception of their containing a list the elections, which, from the latenes% of the hour, we . giving. FRENCH FuNns.—Paats, MARCH 2.—Five per Cent. Consols. If. 10e. Bank Stock, 1,770 f. Neapolitan live per Cents. Reines d'Espag. 244. Exchange on London—one month, 40c.; three months, 2M. Stk. THE KINC--the Majesty, we understand, will arrive at Carlton Palace from Windsor in the course of the en suing week. The very unfavourable state of the weather has for several days prevented his Majesty from riding out; but he has select dinner panics almost every evening at Windsor Castle. ..... _ _ Yesterday the Duke of York visited the Princess SAphia. Prince Leopold went from Claremont to Bushy Park, on a visit to the Ifuke and Duchess of Clarence. His Royal Highness returned to Claremont in the evening, Yesterday, at two o'clock, another Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office, Downing-street, which was at tended by most of the Cabinet Minister. Viscount Mel ville was absent, being still confined by indisposition.— The Cabinet sAt in deliberation till near four o'clock. Yesterday, at eleven o'clock, the Lords of his Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, assembled at the Council Office, Whitehall, to proceed to hear Appeals from the de cision of the Commissioners appointed to investigate the claims of Briti..h snhjects, whose property was confiscated by decrees of the Revolutionary Government in the year 1793. We no lerstand the amount of the claims is nearly 3,000,0001. aterl. Sir C. Robinson, the King's Advocate, Mr. Fonblanque ; Messrs. Tyndale and Ker, were the Counsel heard upon the Appeals to their Lordships. The Lords present were, the Lord President. Sir John Nichol, Sir Henry Russell, Mr. Sturges Bourne, Lord Colchester, and r l Stowell. Yesterday, at twelve o'clock, a deputation of six jour neymen silk weavers, waited upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at his house in Downing-street, respecting the reduction of the duty on siik. The conference lasted about half an hour. REDUCTION or TUC Fora PER CENT. STOCI. Much interest is excited in the City as to the reduction of the Four per Cent. Stock ; and as the time is fast approach ing when the books (as to assent) are expected to be open ed at the Bank of England, the Money Market is becoming daily more agitated. On Wednesday a notice, signed by Mr. Wade, the Secretary of the Stock Exchange, was posted up, calling a Meeting of the holders of the Old Four per Cent. Stock, for the purpose of considering the propriety of preoenting a petition to Government; praying for more favourable terms than those proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. This notice bsl, as might be expceted, to snitch private discussion, and the opinion of the House ap peared so decidedly against the proposed meeting, that the notice was withdrawn, and another stuck up, postponing the meetine rise die. The Master of the Mint (Mr. Wallace) has announced the detriminaVon of Government to assimilate the currtncy of Great Britain and Ireland. Charles I ferbert, Esq. of the Middle Temple, Barriit at Law, has hewn appointed First Fiscal of the Colony of Demerara and Eiwcquibo. The whole of the present Lords of the Admiralty are Seotehmen. The English could never get on without us. —Glasgow Herald. Mr. North will certainly sit in Parliament early in the present Session. lie will support Catholic Emancipation ; as wiU also Mr. I)oglierty : on other questions, we believe these gentlemen will support the Minister. It is not certain that l'ortarlington will be Mr. North's Borough.—Dublin Matting Pukl. It is reported in the hoot tow that a treaty of marriage ia on the tapis between Captain l'eel and Lady Kennedy, daughter of the Earl and Countess of t'assillis. The following Bulletin was issued yesterday, at the Duke of Portland's. in St. James's-square:— "'I be Marquis of Titchtiedd is still in a dangerous state." We ale extremely sorry to flint that Miss Beaunmnt's absence from the part allotted to her in the last new Opera, was occasioned by severe indisposition. The part was un dertaken by a young lady, who acquitted herself to the ge neral satisfnction of a very genteel audience. We hear that Mr. I).T. Walker will resume bis instruc tive ard interesting lectures on the Eidouranion this Lent, in the King's Theatre, Opeia Concert-room, which is now beautifully fitted up as a theatre. Moses ('A NOV A.—Since our last notice of Mr. Moses' Outline Eregrarings ,4* Mc Works ef Calumi, several addi tional numbers have appeared,—down to the seventeenth ;1 and it gives us pleasure to observe, that the work proceeds I with the same elegance and talent that era ked its coin- enencement. %Viten complete, it will aftiird at elms a strik ing illustration of the genius and industry of the great sculptor, and a beautiful specimen of the delicacy and power of outline engraving. In every point of view the work deserves extended patronage, as alike valuable to the artist and worthy of a distinguished place in the cabinet of taste.' Among the most interesting subjects in the sixteenth and seventeenth numbers, we find the Death of Priam. This affecting event is represented by the sculptor as it is de scribed by Virgil in the second book of the ..Encid, and the time chosen is when the Fell of Achilles, having seized the venerable Prism by his locks, is in the act of plunging a dagger into his breast near the altar, saci-ell to the family gods of di:• old monarch ; to this place Hecuba and her daughters hl.l fled for re:uge ; the youthful Polytes lies stretched on the ;;round, having expires', covered with wounds, he't re his parents. — The engravirg of Charily conveys a chaste idea of Canova's boas:, riflery. which re 'ere scuts a young female in the exercise of her bar. volent o Sees. Tee principal figure, that of Charity, is delicately pourtrayed. The other plates in the numbers before us reoresent a bust of Le,,n,:ra d'Este, the object of 'l'asso's ss_Tet love, and whose charms he celebrated so sweetly un der the character of SJplironia ; a Venus ; and thegroupes from the mausoleum in the church of the Augustines at Vienna, to the memory of the Archduchess Christina. The composition of this menument is a beautiful specimen of ('anova%) power, displaying the graceful and pathetic charms of his immortal art. _ 1 . 111:1;n t: E a 3.—A highly-respectable meeting took place at Ipsivich tin Tuts - lay, for the purpose of forming a Br inch Committee in aid of the Greeks. Sir William F. Alliilleton. Bart. took the Chair. It:solutions were agret•d 1. , and a Committee was formed, whose exertions we trust will meet wiill success. We observe that in the Resolu tinis an appeal is male to all parties , and we would not willingly believe t h party spirit can render any men deaf to the call of humanity, notwithstanding that this first irieeting was ant:A.ll only by persons of one way of think ing on political subjects. It' a meeting should take place at Bury, we trust this will :IA be the case.—StiffOUc Parer. COMMUNIOA7 lONS with FRANCE and SPALt, RELATING TO THE SPANISH AMERICAN PROVINCES. Presented to both flosses of I;iirliament by Command of lois Illajegty, Alureh 1824. No. I.—Extract ti; a 31emorandum of a Conference between the Prittee de Polignac and 31r. Canning, held October 9th, The Prince de Polignac having announced to Mr. Canning, that his Excellency was now ;impart(' to enter with Mr, Canning into a frank explanation of the views of his Government respecting the question of Spanish America, in return for a similar communica tion which 3lr. Canning had previuutly offered to make to the Prince de Polignac on the part of the British Cabinet, Mr. Can ning stated : '1 hat the British Cabinet had no disguise or reservation on that subject : that their opinions and intentions were substantially the same as were announced to the French Government, by the de spatch of Mr. tanning to sir Charles Stuart of the 81st of March ; which despatch that Ambassador communicated to AI. de Cha teaubriand, and which had since been published to the world. That the near approach of aerisis, in which the affairs of Spa nish Anicrica Must naturally occupy a great share of the attentiun o f both rowers, made it desirable that there should be no mit. understanding between them on any part of a subjtct so important. That the British Government were of opinion, that any attempt to bring Spanish America again under its ancient submission to Spain, must be utterly hopeless : that all negnciation for that pur pose would he unsuccessful; and that the prolongation or renewal of war for the same object would be only a waste of human life. and an infliction of calamity on both parties, to no end. That the British Government would, however, not only abstain front interposing any obstacle on their part, to any attempt at ne gociation, which Spain might think proper to make, but would aid and countenance such negociation, provided it were founded upon a basis which appeared to them to be practicable; and that they would, in any case, remain strictly neutral in a war between Spain and the Colonies, if war should be unhappily prolonged. But that the junction of any foreign power, in an enterprise of Spain against the Colonies, would be viewed by them as con-I stituting an entirely . new question ; and one upon which they must take such decision as the interests of Great Britain might require. That the British Government absolutely diaclaims:, not only any desire of appropriating to itself any portion of the Spanish Co lonies, but any intension of forminrany inditical connection with them, beyond that of amity and commercial intercourse. That in those respects, so far from seeking an exclusive prefe rence for British subjects over those of foreign States, England was prepared, and would be contented, to ■ee the mother country (by virtue of an amicable arrangement) in possession of :hat preference; and to be ranked, after I.er, equally with others, on the footing of the most favoured nation. That, completely convinced that the ancient system of the colonies could not be restored, the llritish Government could not enter into any stipulation binding itself either to refuse or to delay its recog. nition of their independence. That the lititish Government had no desire to precipitate that recognition, ea long as there was any reasonable chance of an ac. emumodution with the mother country, by which such a recogni tion might come first from Spain. But that it could not wait indefinitely for that result; that it could not consent to make its recognition of the new States depend.: rat upon that of Spain ; and that it would consider any foreign in-' terference, by force or by menace, in the dispute between Spain and the colonies:, as a motive for recopizing the latter within: t delay. That the mission of Consuls to the several Provinces of Spanish America was no new measure on the part of this country :—that it was one which had, on the contrary, been delayed, perhaps too long, in consideration of the state of Spain, after having been an nounced to the Spanish Government in the month of December last, as settled ; and even after a list had been famished to that Government of the places to which such appointments were in tended to be made. That such appointments were absolutely necessary for the pro tection of British trade in those countries. That the old pretension oESpain to interdict all trade with those countries, was, in the opinion of the British Government, alto.l gether obsolete;—but that, even if attempted to be enforced against others, it was, with regard to Great Britain, clearly inap plicable. That penniroinn to trade with the Spanish Colonies had been conceded to threat Britain in the year 1819, when the mediation of Great Britain between Spain and her colonies was asked by Spain, and granted by Great Britain :—that this mediation, indeed, was not, afterwards employed, beeause Spain changed her counsel ; but that it was not, therefore, practicable for threat Britain to withdraw commercial capital once embarked in Spanish America, and to desist front commercial intercour‘e once estahlislied. That it had been ever since distinctly understood that the trade was open to ,British subjects, and that the ancient coast laws of Spain were, so far as regarded than at least, tacitly repealed. That in virtue of this understanding, redress had been de manded of Spain in 11122, for (among other grievances) seizures of vessels for alleged infringements of those laws; which redress the Spinish Government bound itself by a convention (now in course of execution) to alibrd. That Great Britain, however, had no desire to set up any se parate right to the free enjoyment of this trade : that she consi dered the force of circumstances, and the irreversible progress of events, to have already determined the question of the existence of that freedom for all the world; but that, for herself, site claimed, and would continue to use it ; and should any attempt be made to dispute that claim ' and to renew the aiesulete interac ti on, such attempt might be beat cut short by a speedy and unqualified re cognition of the independebee of the Spanish American States. That, with these general opiniens, and with these peculiar claims, England could not go into a joint deliberation upon the subject of SpanishfAmeriea, upon an equal footing with other powers, , whose opinioes were less formed upon that question, and whose in. terests were less implicated in the decision of it. That she thought it fair therefore to explain beforehand, to what degree her mind was made up, and her determination taken. The Prince de Polignac declared, That his Government believed it to be utterly hopeless to reduce Spanish America to the state of its former relation to Spain • That France disclaimed, on her part, any invention or desire to avail herself of the present state of the colonies, or of the present situation of France towards Spain, to appropriate to herself any part of the Spanish pireessions in America, or to obtain for her self any exclusive advantages And that, like England, she would willingly see die mother country in possession of ruperior commercial advantages, by ami cable arrangements; and would be contented, like her, to rank, after the mother country, among the most favoured nations._ Lastly, that she abjured, in any case, any design of actirg against the colonies by force of arms. The Prince de l'olignac proce.-aled to say, That, as to a hat might be the beet arrangement between Spain and her Colonies, the French flovernment could not give, nor venture to form, an opinion, until the King of :pain should be at liberty. That they would then be ready to enter upon it, in concert with the Allier, and with (heat Britain among the number lnobeerving upon what Mr. Canning had said, with respect to the peculiar situation of (treat Britain, in reference to such a con ference, the Prince the Poll-mac declared, That he saw no difficulty which should prevent England from taking part in the Conference, however she might now announce the difference, in the view which she took of the question, front that taken by the Allies. The refusal of England to cooperate in the work of reconciliation might afford mown to think, either that she did not really with for that reconciliation, or that ehe had some ulteriurobject in contemplation ; two suppositions equally injurious to the honour and pod fidth of the British Cabinet. The Prince deFidignac further declared, That he could not conceive what could be meant, under the pre amt circumstances, by a pure and simple Acknowledgement of the independence of the Spanish Colonies ; since, those countries being actually distracted by civil wars , there existed no government in them which could offer any appearance of solidity ; and that the acknowledgment of American independence, so long as such a state of things continued, appeared to lum to be nothing less than a real sanction of ar.srchy. The Prince de Po!Knee added, That, in the interest of humanity, and especially in that of the Spanish Colonies, it would be worthy of the European Governments to concert together the means of calming, in those distant and scarcely civilized regions, p:tasions blinded by party-spirit I and to endeavour to bring back to a pricriple of union in Government, whether monarchical or aristocratical, people among whom absurd and dangerous theories were now keeping up agitation and disunion. Mr. ('anning, without entering into discussion upon these ab stract principle■, contented himself with saying, That,—Loweser desirable the establishment of a monarchical form of government, in any of those provinces, might be, on the one hand, or Wil3tt Ter might be the difficulties in the way of it, uo the other hand—his linvernment could rot take upon itself to put it forward as a cundiuon of their recognition. P. G. C. Nn. 2. Sir William A'Court to 31r. Secretary Canning.—{Reeeired January It) (Extract.) Madrid, December 30, 11123. The incioa.d note, though elated the 21ith, did not reach me till yesterday. Hy my aeswer, a copy of which I have the honour to inclose, you will Mee that I merely acknowledge its receipt, pro mising to transmit it to my Government. (Signed ) WILLIAM A'COURT. The Right lion. George Canning, &c. (Translation of First Inelosure in No. 2.) Palace, Dec. 28, 1823. Honoured Sir,—l have the honour to inform y'ou that the King, my august Master, has determined to devote his particular at tention to the regulation of the of kin concerning the disturbed countries of Spanish America, being solicitous to succeed in pacify ing his domirlons, in which the seeds of anarchy have taken root to the prejudice of the safety of other governments. His ,Ilajatity has therefore thought that he might justly calculate on the assist %nee of his dear Allies. towards obtaining results whirls cannot but prove beneficial to the tranquillity and happiness of all Europe. The inclosed copy will put you, Sir, in possession of the orders issucd to his f'atliolic Majesty's Representatives at the Courts of Austria, France, and Russia; and as the Ministers of Spain have not yet proceeded to London and Berlin, the Kinq has directed me to tuldress to you, Sir, and to the Minister of Prussia at this 'Court, a transcript of the 'aid communication; which his Majesty hopes you will have the govdness to transmit to your gcvcrcment, whose friendship and upright policy, the king, my lhaater, trusts, *ill know how to apprt caste the frankness of this communicatied, and the equity which has dictated the bases on which it is founded. I avail myaelf of this npportunity, &c. (Signed) THE CONDE DE OFALIA. To the Minister of England. (Translation of Second Inc!more in No. 21 The King, our Sovereign, being restored to the throne of his ancestors in the enjoyment of his hereditary rights, has seriously turned his thoughts to the fate of his American dominions, dis tracted by civil war and brought to the brink of the most dangerous precipice. As during the last three years the rebellion which pre. vailed in Spain defeated the constant efforts which were made for maintaining tranquillity in the Costa Firma, for rescuing the banks of the River Plata, and for preserving Peru and New Spain; his Majesty beltela with grief the progress of the flame of insurrection ; but it affords, at the nine time, consolation to the King that re. prated and Irrefragable proofs exist of an immense number of Spaniards remaining truz to their oaths of allegiance to the throne; and that the sound majority of Americans acknowledge that that hemisphere cannot be happy unless it lice in brotherly connection with those who civilized flame countries. Thesereficc7O;;;;;i7iiiani , ti• his Alajemy to hope that the justice of his cause will meet with a firm support in the in fluence of the powers of Europe. Accordingly, the King has re solved upon inviting the (.Itbinets of his dear and intimate Allies to establish a conference at Paris, to the end that their I'lenipoten tiariei, assembled there along with those of his f`atholic Majesty, may aid Spain in adjusting the affairs of the revolted countries of America. In examining this important question, his Majesty will, in conjunction with his powerful Allies, consider of the alterations which events have produced in his American provinces, and of the relations which, during the disorders, have been formed with com mercial nations ; in order thereby to adopt, with good faith, the measures most proper fur conciliating the rights and just interests of the l'rown of Spain and of it■ Sovereignty, with those which circumstances may have occasioned with respect to other nations. II is Majesty, conhtling in the sentiments of his Allies, hopes that they will assist hint in accomplishing the worthy object of up. holding the principles of order and legitimacy, the subiersion of which, once commenced in America, would presently Pornmu nicatc to Europe; and that they will aid him, at the same time, in re-establishing peace between this division of the globe and its Colonies. It is, therefore, his Majesty's pleasure that, penetrated with theft reasons, and availing yourself of the feSOUTCOS of your well known talents, you should endeavour to elispose the Government with which you made, to agrati to the desired co.operation, for which the events of the I'eninaula have paved the w•ay ; autho. rising you to communicate a copy of this note to the .Minister for Foreign Affairs. God preserve you many years. (Signed) The Conde de OFA IA A. To the Ambassador of His Catholic Majesty at Paris, and to His )linisters Pienipotens at St. Petersburgh and Vienna. (Third bleb-mire in No. 2.) Sir V. C A'Court to ourt Walla. Madrid, December 30, 1823. . The undersigned, tte. &c. has the honour to acknowledge the receipt of the Count I /tallies note, dated the 2tith of this month. Ile will hasten to submit it to hi. t;overmincnt. Ile btga his Excellency to accept. Ate. (Signed) LLIAIII A'COURT. His Excellency the Count Ofslia, &c. &c. No. 3. 31r. Secretary Canning to Sir W. A'Court. Foreign Office, January 30, 1924. Sir,—The Messenger Latchford delivered to me, on the 14th instant, your despatch. ir'closing a copy of the Count de Ofalia's official note to you of the 25th of December last with the accom panying copy of en instruction, which has been addressed, by order of his Catholic Majesty, to his Ambassador at Paris, and to his Ministers Plenipotentiaryat the Courts of Vienna and St. Pe ter!liurgh.. flaying laid these papers before the King, I have received his Majesty's commands to direct you to return to them the following answer : The purpose of the Spanish Instruction is to invite the several powers, the allies of his Catholic Majesty, to " establish a confer. enee at Paris, in order that their plenipotentiaries, together with those of his Catholic Majesty, mar aid Spain in adjusting the af fairs of the revolted countries of America." The maintenance of the " sovereignty" of Spain over her late colonies is pointed out in this instruction as one specific object of the proposed conference; soil though an expectation of the em ployment of force for this object, by the powers invited to the con ference, is not plainly indicated, it is not dininctly disclaimed. The invitation contained in this instruction not being addressed directly to the Government of Great Britain, it may not be necessary to observe upon that part of it, which refers to the late " events in the Peninsular," as having " pared the way" for the " desired co-operation." The British Oovernmcnteould not acknowledge an appeal founded upon transactions to which it was no prrty. But no such appeal was necessary—no variation in the internal affairs of Spain has, at any time, varied the King's desire to see a termination to the evils arising from the protracted struggle between Spain and Spanish .Imcrica; or his Majesty's disposition to concur in bringing about that termination. From the year 11110, when his Majesty's single mediation was asked and grunted to Spain, to effect a reconciliation with her cola. nies,—the disturbances in which colonies had then but newly broken ont,--to the year 18111, when thelline task, increased in difficulty by the course and complication of events in Amerina, was proposed to be undertaken by the Allied Powers assembled in conference at Aix-la-Chapelle; and from the year 1818 to the present time, the good offices of his Majesty for this purpose have always been at the service of Spain, within limitations, and upon conditions which hare been in each instance explicitly described. Those limitations have uniformly excluded the employment of force or of menace against the colonies, on the part of any medi sting power; anti those conditions have uniformly required the previous statement by Spain, of sonic definite and intelligible pro. position,—and the discontinuance on her part of a system utterly inapplicable to the new relations which bad grown up between the American provinces and toiler countries. The fruitless issue of the conferences at Aix-la-Chapelle would have deterred the British Government from acceding to a proposal for again entering, in conference, the question of a mediation be. tween Spain and the American provinces; even if other circum stances had remained nearly the same. But the events which have followed each other with such rapidity during the last five yeas, have created so essential a difference, as well in the relative situa tion in which Spain and the American provinces stood, and now stand to each other, as in the external relations and the internal circumstancesof the provinces themselves, that it would be vain to hope that any mediation, not founded on the basis of indepen. dance, could now be successful The Istst proof which the British Oovemment can give of the interest which it continues to feel for Spain, is, to state frankly their opinion as to the course most advisable to be pursued by his Catholic Majesty ; and to answer, with the like frankness, the question implied in M. Ontlia's instruction, as to the nature and extent of their own relations with Spanish America. There is no hesitation in answering this question. The subjects of his Majesty have for many years carried on trade and formed commercial connections in all the American provinces, which have declared their separation tram Spain. This trade was originally opened with the consent of the Spanish Government. It has grown gradually to such an extent as to re quire some direct protection, by the establishment at several ports and places in those provinces, of Consuls on the part of this coun try :--a measure long deferred out of delieacy to Spain, and not resorted to at last without distinct a nd timely notification to the Spanish I:overnment. As to any further step to be taken by his Majesty towards the acknowledgment of the rte. / I:do Governments of America,—the de cision 1111 l at (as has already been stated more than once to Spain and to other Powtrs) depend upon various circumstances; and, aiming others, Hive the reports which the British 1 iuvemnient may receive of the actual state of affairs in the several American provinces. liutit appears inanifest to the British Government, that ii so large a portion of the (ilube should remain much longer without any re cognised political existence, or any definite mintiestl connexion with the established Governments of Europe, the consequences of such a state of things must be at once most embarrassing to those Governments, and most injurious to the interests of all European Nations. _ . For these reasons, and not from mere views of selfish policy, the British Government is decidedly of opinion, that the recognition of such of the new states as have established de facto their separate political existence, cannot be much longer delayed. The British Government have no desire to anticipate Spain in that recognition. On the contrary, it is on every account their wish, that his Catholic Majesty should have the grace and the advantage of leading the way, in that recognition, among the powers of Eu rope. Rut the Court of Madrid must be aware, that the discretion of his Majesty in this respect cannot be indefinitely bound up by that of his ('atholk Majesty ; and that even before many months elapse, the desire, now sincerely felt by the British Government, to have this precedency to Spain, may be overborne by considerations of a more comprehensive nature—considerations regarding not only the essential interests of his Majesty's subjects, but the relations of the ( thl World with the New. Should Spain resolve to avail herself of the opportunity yet within his power, the British Government would, if the Court of Madrid desired it, willingly afford its countenance and aid to a ne gociation, commenced on that only basis which appears to them to be now practicable; and would see, without reluctance, the con clusion, through a negotiation on that basis, of an arrangement, by which the 3lother Country should be secured in the enjoyment of commercial advantages superior to those conceded to other nations. For herself, Great Britain asks no exclusive privileges of trade ; I no invidious preference, but equal freedom of commerce for la If Spain 51;811 determine to persevere in other counsels, it cannot but be es pected that Great Britain must take her own course upon this matter, when the time for taking It shall arrive ; of which Spain shall have full and early intimation. Nothing that is here stated can occasion to the Spanish Govern ment any surprise. In my despatch to Sir Charles Stuart, of the 3lst of March, 1623, which was communicated to the Spanish Government, the opinion was distinctly expressed, that, " time and the course of events h4tl substantially decided the separation of the adman from the mother country ; although the formal recognition of those pro vinces, as independent states, by his Majesty, might be hastened or retarded by various external circumstances, as well as by the more or less satisfactory progrest, in such state, towards a regular and settled form of government. ' At a subsequent period. in a communication* made, in the first • The 31emoranduen of Conference—No. I. !insttnce to France, and afterwards to other powers,f as well as to 'Spain, the same opinions were repeated ; with this specific addi tion—that in either of, two cases (now happily not likely to occur) —in that of any attempt on the part of Spain to revive the obso lete interdiction of intercourse with countries over which she has no longer any actdal dominion ; or in that of the employment of foreign assistance to re-establish her dominion in those conntrien s by forte hf arms the teengnnion of such new states by his Majesty would be decided and immediate. Aftet thus declaring to you, for the information of the Court of Madrid. the deliberate opinion of the British Government, 9n the points on which Apoin requires the advice of her Allies, it does not appear to the British Cabinet at all necessary to go into a con ference to declare that opinion anew, even if it were perfectly clear, from the tenor of M. Ofalia's instruction, that Great Britain is in fact included in the invitation to the conference at Paris. Every une of the powers so invited has been constantly and un reservedly apprised, not only of eath step which the British Govern ' ment has taken, but of every opinion which it has formed on this subject ; and this despatch will be communicated to them all. If those Powers Should severally come to the saw conclusion with Great Britain, the concurrent exnression of their several opi. nions, cannot have less weight in the jud:,ment of Spain, and must naturally be more acceptable to her feelings, than, if such con. currence, being the result of a conference of live powers, should carry the appearance of a concerted dictation. If (unhappily, as we think) the Allies, or any of them, should come to a difirrent conclusion, we shall at least have avoided the ineonvenienet of a diseusrion, by which our own opinion could not have been changed ;—we shall have avoided an appearance of mys tery, by which the jealousy of other parties might have been ex cited ;—we shall have avoided a delay, which the state of the ques tion may hardly allow. Meanwhile, tbis explicit tit...capitulation of the whole course of our sentiments and of our proceedings on this momentous subject, must at once acquit us of any indisposition to answer the call of Spain for friendly counsel, and protect es against the suspicion of having any purpose to conceal from Spain or from the world. I am, &C. (Si;.,med) GEORGE CANNING. The Right lion. Sir W. a Court, G.C.B. &c. &c. fi Austria, Russia, Prussia, Portugal, the Netherlands, and the United States of America. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS. Sta,—l could wish, through the medium of your paper, to be relieved from much misrepresentation that prevails against me; relating to a recent transaction, that has oc curred in this county. My story is short.-1 read, some time since in your columns, what was stated to he the re port of a recent trial at the StatTordshire Quarter Sessions„ with remarks upon it. Of this report in your paper, I bleu, nothing; I am ignorant of the author, and was un acquainted with the contents ; but after the perusal of them, 1 certainly felt indignant that the Magistrate who I I presided on the Bench should have had charges of so serious a nature brought against him ; I considered it as the duty of a Staffordshire gentleman to call fur inquiry ; and, in this view, I wrote a letter to the above Magistrate, in warmth certainly (but 1 hope not unbecoming warmth), oiling on him to refute the accusations with which he was charged. The only answer I received, was, a mike rule nisi, to shrw rause, why a criminal inArmation rou LIRE L 1 Antii t i not be preferred against me!!! ilerc the question rests, so far as I am concerned. The public know that the same question has been brought before the House of Commons by Mr. Penman ; and that the result has been, a refusal to inquire into the merits of the cue. On this occasion, the Gentleman who presided at the trial at Stafford, spoke in his place in the House, in favour of investigation; and I wish I had been at his side, to hare urged the same. I cannot doubt the sincerity of Mr. Chetwynde; inquiry is called for by him, because a most serious charge is asz snmed against him, by the reporters of the trial, of crying injustice and arbitrary abuse of power. It ought to be called for by the magistracy of the' county; because, the whole Bench is concerned in chewing, that unpartialjustice ' was administered. The public should loudly call for it; because, they mast wish to see those beyond suspicion, to whom they look up for protection. I, Sir, cordially join Mr. Chetwvntle, in loudly demanding inquiry ; and con sider our " honourable friends" who opposed it, as our worst enemies, and the enemies of calm inquiry and dis passionate investigation ; And am, Sir, your obedient Servant, Wolseley, March 3, lir24. C. WOLSELEY. ly canna Lament , and wh, the state :nee as a forsooth, c House t to punie that WE f Parham.) t of the se liameutar be reconci been bra tied and LDON. uiring into he people t( kiln it by I f no powr :ter a trial he law of upon tA f Commoni ore no jurii nish. "1 that the talicsture ; ould we. Just as Papers, by unimportath of the electi defer giving FRENCH/ 103 f. 10c. Rents. 25f. 40c.; thl Tnt Ku at Carlton 1 suing we k, has for SO oat; but h at Windsor Yesterda Prince on a visit Royal Higl Yesterdu; held at the tended by r ville was ab The Cabin s Yesterda] Most Henn Office, it'll, cision of th claims of B by decrees 1793. We 3,000,0001. Fonblanque heard upon present we Henry 'Ws L.rlStowe THE CORNISH MINERS. In Flindelrs Western Luminary of Tuesday, we foul the following strong remarks on a speech reported in our paper a short time since; for the faithfulness of that report` we can confidently answer; and we therefore feel ourstites bound to give insertion to the comments of the provincial journal:— At a meeting of the Port of London Society (reported in the British Press of the 18th instant), a Rev. Mr. Stuart is said to have informed the company, that " the light of religious instruc. lion has not as yet DAWN' Don the Cornish Miners; that then are 50,000 of them, who, to his knowledge, ascend the pit at nLitt to go down again in the morning, and who range the fields on the Sabbath dishonouring their Saviour and their God ; that the sound of the Gospel has not reached their ears, and that their present state is a disgrace to our age and country." If this be a carrell re port, and on this point the Editor of the British Pre:, is responsi ble, it cannot be truly characterised in language less strong than that of a gross and scandalous, if nut a malicious, libel. For it is not leas false than was that misrepresentation which a British Judge (Lord Ellenborough) once pronounced in the House of Peers to be "as false as helL" We speak strongly, but advisedly ; and we call upon this Rev. Mr. Stuart, in the face of the saute public in which his libel is published, either to substantiate, or recant it. We know nothing of the l'ort of London Society; from the tcnour of Mr. Stuart's pious fiction, it would appear to be religious in its objects; and if so, we would ask the gentlemen present on this occasion, the hearers of this mental adventurer, whether it was from ignorance, or indifference to the truth of the case, that they suffered the ealumr.y to pass uncontrulieted ? Or, do they think men may " lie for God, as one man will do for another, to gratify him ?" We have long known the Cornish miners, lived among them, and studied then] ; and in the face of many intelligent readers, who have had opportunities, as well as ourselves, of comparing these miners with the operatives, peasantry, and la. bourers of various other parts of the kingdom, we venture to de clare, that they are, as a body, better acquainted with the Mille and our best moral writer,, better mathematicians, more scien tific mechanics and engineers, more sagacious, intelligent, and courteous, than any other body . of working villagers of equal number in England. That the miners of Cornwall were a very dif ferent people, rude and ignorant, till John Wesley came among them, we readily gram. At the name of 'Wesley many of our readers may turn up their noses with contempt, as others will lift up their eyes and ejaculate a blessing on it. But it may not have struck either party—it escaped his biographer, the accomplished lament—that 11 easy, to whom the merit of civilizing the Cornish miners cannot be denied, perforuted this work on a classical model— by the same same process as the tragedians of ancient Greece con tributed to civilize their rude children of nature; simply by the excitement and exercise of the natural passions of tenor and pity, and the developentent of mind front the fermentation. The earliest Methodist Missionaries declaimed on the terrors of eternal damna tion till their hearers trenthletl, and on the suffering of a crucified Saviour till they wept; and widely different as were the associations and trains of ideas with which the profane dramatists and the Christian preachers innoculmed the fevered passions of their seve ral flocks, the effect in both cases was to make them think. The Cornish miners have become a thinking people. An ancient his torian (Stnbo, if we recollect rightly) rein:ea, that the Phanicians found the Cornish wearing long (! oaks , long hair. and long staves, and that they resembled the Furies of the Greek drama. The pious authors of the early Spanish Moralities (in which the mysteries of the Bible were dressed tip for stage representation) profiting of this hint, made Cornwall, or the Cassiterides, their local hell. 'When their devil, the Vice of the piece, had danced his saraband with Adam anti Eve, he made his bow and descended through the trap door into—Cornwall ! Was opt eloquent .Mr. Stuart dreaming of I some of these monstrosities when he framed the speech we have I quoted for the pious info:ma:ion of his • wise men of the east ?' " • A few days since we received a letter from Penzance, contra dieting the statements of 3lr. Stuart, which we were prevented from inserting by a press of matter. Charks Pinfold, Esq. has purchased the well-known racer Wouvermans, of Mr. ll'lliteside. The horse is now at Chichely, mar Newport Pagnell, Bucks. In the manufacturing town of Wigan, in Lancashire, there are twenty retail breweries now in full trade. It is not only in the reduced price and improved quality of the beer sold at these breweries that the public are benefited, but since their establishment a visible improvement is manifest in the condition of the families of the workmen. Rise IN LAND.—A great impulse has lately been given, at least !n some Instances, to the value of land, in conse quence, no doubt, of the change in the rate of interest, and of the steady rise in the price of agricultural produce. The proprietors of land, it is said, are beginning to look again towards war prices. We have heard it mentioned, that an estate in a neighbouring county, for which the pro prietor, about twelve months ago, would have been glad to have closed for 30,0001., has just been disposed of for 66,0001.; and another, which was actually sold about the same time for 25,0001., but which, from particular circum stances, having been again brought to market, has lately been sold at the advanced prim. of 31,0001. We also un- I derstand that an extensive property in Fife has just been sold for upwards of 100,0001.—Cu.'edmiuu Mercury. FASHIONABLE nvrELuciNcz. Lag Gifford entertained a large part! to dinner yeetinday, at la house, Whitehall-Place The Marquis of Chohnohdeley had a dinner party yeatinday, at his house, in Piccadilly. Lind King entertained a dlstinguis'hed pint, to dinner e.." Wed needay, at his house, in Raver - street; among whom were Lord and Lady Holland, Earl and Countess Cooper, the Earl and Countess of Jersey, Lord Archibald Remakes, Sir George Robin son, Bart. &c. . The Ea rl of \Westmorland entertained Emily Marchioness of Londonderry . and a large party to dinner yesterday, at his house, in Grosvenor-square. Viscount Hampden had a distinguished party to dinner yeses,- liar at his house, in Gretsi.street,,Grosrenor-square. Lurd Berwick bad a dinner party yesterday, at his hoilse, in G rosvenor-sq uare. Countess St. Antonio entertained an elegant circle of fashion ables yesterday (swing, at her house, in Hanover-square. Mrs. Tighe bus issued cards of invitation for a route en the 10th instant, at her house in St. Jamie's-place. Dori and Lally G. H. Cavendish and family, arrived yesterday at Burlington House, 'Piccadilly, for the season, from their seat, Holkcr, Lancashire. W. I'. Honeyrood, Esq. M.P. and family, have arrived at their house in Charles-street, (Berkeley-square, from their seat, Mask's Hall. ESsex. Bariftiosrnlow liar; arrived at his house in Cavendish-square, from his seat in Lincolnshire. _ Count St. Antotio has arrived at his house in Hanorer-square, from Paris. Viscount Detsiturst has arrived In town from his seat in War etatenthire. Sir Edwin and Lady Stanhope and family, have arrived at their house in l'ark-plaxe, til,m Brignton. Colonel Irden has arrived in George-street, Hanover-agate. from a tour. Lord Crew and family arrived on Wednesday at their house in Orturenor-street, from their *eat, Crew-hall, Cheshire. Mrs. George Ilyng kft town yesterday for Bright On. Departures froep Reddish's Hotel, Jermyn-street :—Sir (holm Nugent, Bart. Roc Bucks; and 'Warm Markham, Esq. tot Ouemsey. The lion. Mrs. Fowler and Mits iteresford left the Waterloo Hotel, Jernizn-strect, yesterday for Brighton. Departures ftom the British HOW, Jennyn-street:—Mr. and Mrs. 31`Donald for Scotland ; T. Oreenland,, Esq. on a tour. Arrivals at (bullion's Mild, Albemarle-street :--Rir John sod Lady Shelley from the Duke of Rutland's seat, Belvoir Castle ; R. Salwyn, Esq. from his seat In Essex. Departure from ditto— . Mr. and Mrs. Turton. Departures from Blake's Hotel, Jennyn-street :—Henry Hand: ley, El. 31. P. for Lincoln; Mr. and Mrs. Ilustler for their scat, AckLur Hall, Yorkshire. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CUSTO3I-fiOUSE, MARCH 3. ENTERED 01:TWARD6.—The Marquis Wellesley, for Gre nada ; St. I►omingo, for Hayti ; 1.01004, for Rotterdam ; Cape Packet, for the Cape of Hood Hope; Friends. for ; Olive, for Hanihurgh ; Velocity. for Lima ; Prince of Sale-Co burg, for Rotterdam ; FlyinF Fish, fur Ostend ; Commerce, for Calais ; and the Sarah, for New Orleans. Ca has' xti I . ve.t.ttna. —The Exeter. for Usbon ; Sea Nymph. fur Naples ; Pursuit. for Rio Janeiro ; Mengrove Bay, for Trieste ; and Virginia Packet, for Philadelphia. FROM LLOYD'S LleT. FALMOUTH. 31.1:neir 2.—Arrived. the Sector, liart, from St. Miehintra, in 10 dart : and Diamond, Brown, from Cork. Sailed, the following vessels' for Lordon, viz.—Success, Active, Speedy, Blues, Wavering. Allianre, 31ary, and I.aer. No vessels have yet arrived to profit by the convoy of his Majesty's ship Pandora, for the Mediterranean. . PORTSMOUTH, illmtcrt•3.—lt has bloirn a gale the whole day, accompanied with tremendous squalls, veering from W. to N.W. and N.—Arrived, the Prince of Orange, transport, White, fmm the Mediterranean. DEAL, 31AIICII 3.—Arrived and sailed for the River, the Essex, Barclay ; Ranger, May ; and Mercury, 31‘Nally, from the South Sens : also, and remain, the Seagull, , from li ottenburgh ; Falcon, Row ; and Dyton, Coiling, from St. Michael's; and liar riet, Hope. from Demerara. Came down from the River and re. main, the hang, Lusk, for Van Diemin's Lend ; and the Alice, , for Jamaica. DEAL, MARCH 4.—Arrived, tit Eliza, Ritchie, from Charles ton; and the Mary, Abbmt, from losbon. DOVER, 31Ancit 3 —lt hi blowing dreadfully from the north ward, with thick elect and snow. Many vowels have gone past to. day for the River. ::•:HEERNEMS, Alwactt 3.—The f6ll6wing vessels have put in here, with lo,e of anchors and cables, v:z. :—Lady Stewart. Cat nose ; Hector, Burnett ; John; Reed : Durham Packet, Alarshall; and the Ann. Barnett. Ouse ESEND, MARCH 3.--Sailed, the Lang, Lusk, foi Van Die. man's hand; h elins. Wildgoose, for Demerara ; Alice, Robertson, for Jamaica; General Palmer, Trosiott, for Madraa; Larkina.‘Vil kinson, for 31adeira ; Eleanor, Mitchel!, for Teneriffe ; Sir Henry Stanhope, Dawn, for St. Michael's ; and the Adelhide Wilhel. mi!ts, Baseman, for Bremen. YnIt1017TII: MARCH 3.—The sloop Rfargaret, of London, Walsh, master, put into these Rawls yesterday, in distrads, lost her master, mate, and Soy. nv'erboard. I.tvearoor., MARCH 2.—Sailcd, the Orbit, Tuekhnm, for New York ; Thomas Burrows, Dawson, for St. Thmnas's ; llardwaie, Elton!, for Lifbon Dlandfued, Soper, for Newfound. land ; and Glide, , for Roston. _ _ . DEVONPOR T, FED. 28.—The Dwarf cutter, Lieutenant Gould, and the Essex frigate, fitted as a convict ship, to lie off Dublin, under the orders of Mr. Raven, Assistant Master Attendant of the Dock-yard of this port, sailed hence for Ireland a short time since. On the morning of the Ist instant, about seven leagues from St. Ives, and blowing a strong gale, the Essex observed a large smug gling lugger sonic distance to leeward, and communicated it by signal to the Dwarf, which returned orders to chase. The Essex made all sail immediately, and being light, ran the cutter com pletely out of sight. After a chase of eleven hours, the Essex got up with the smuggler, and Mr. Raven managed his ship in such a manner as to cross the bows of the lugger, and carry away her bow sprit, which prevented her escape. The Essex being fitted for civil service, had not on board a single musket or sword, to enforce the surrender of the lugger ; but Itic:tily was well manned by 7tiriggen; from the Dock-yards, with the boatswain of the Shamrock, and Sergeant White, of the Royal Marine Division at this port, who were on board as passengers. Mr. Raven immediately ordered Ser geant who was armed only with the cook's hatchet. the boatswain, and some others, to board, which they did, and drove the crew 118 in number) below. The Dwarf came up in about an hour and a half afterwards. She proved to he a 1 httehman, front Flushing, with a eargo of dearly I,804) bales of tobacco. 75 cases of gin, and a large quantity of gunpowder tea. The prize has been carried to Kingstown. The Jason, Warnock, of Grimsby, was abandoned at sea on Tuesday—crew landed at Yarmouth. The Marquis of Drogheda., Roam, from St. Michael's, was driven on shore near Kinsale, on Friday. The Swedish brig, .tumra, is tinind to have received so much eamage, that it will be necessary to discharge the cargo to repair her. The Flor k Derpigne, Arojo, from Oporto, was seam' at Para on the _7th Oct. _ The slaytiower, Stidsen. from Vermouth, to Genoa. which was reported to hare put Nto Marseilles, in distress, has arrived at her destination. Extract of a Toter received in filasgow on Saturday, from the Master o fa Clyde ship, dated. Island of tiacriticios, near Vaal:tut, Ike.._', Itlnt—" We sailed front Jamaica on the 17th instant, under convoy of his Majesty's brig Carnation. and arrive'' here on the 111th, but have not yet discharged any thing; it is probable we shall have logo to Alvarado, as there is no place to store the goods near this. Hostilities are still going on betwixt the Castle and Town of Vera Cruz. We are in good anchorage, and well prote.ct ed ; fur in addition to the brig, we have the Thetis frigate lying within hail. The Commissioners Arent Mexico." Extract of a letter from the Arra to Lloyd's, at Mundellley, dated *1 March :—"I beg lease to inform you that the sloop Alex ander, Boulten, master, from Hull. to London, laden with stones. came on shore at Ilarbro• this morning, at 8 a. tn. during a heavy gale of wind at N.N.E. : crew saved the venal a total wreck- Lan night and this day it has blown a herd gale from N.E. I ant fearful some Teasels have suffered to the Northward of us, as se veral large pieces of wreck have gone past to the. southward; I also fear some vessels were lost on Hasbro Sand, last Friday or Saturday, u the wreck taken up at Sea. and what has been washed on shore appear to belong to four different vessels ; one piece of stern is marked " Barton", and broken off at the letter " which I suppose to be London ; several empty fritit-lfoxes arc washed on shore, and r. foresail, and .mtlittre mainpuil, with oche: wreck ; on the foresail is marked •• Brett and ('cynic, nuk Yeovil, 41; and on the mainsail, Barnetealsk, sail-makers, 1:3:- mouth." THE A MUT. The 94th regiment of foot has been ordered to march from Glas gow to Edinburgh. The head-quarters of the 971.11 (to be raised) regiment of infantry will he stationed at Gosport. . . . The hesd-quarters of the 90th (to be raised) regiment of will he fixed at Chiebeater. The head-quarters of the 99th (to be raised) regiment of inf.rt: , y .ill be stationed at Glasgow. The ht royal veteran battalion arrived in three divisions. an the 12th and 14th January. and the IGth February, at ti.iltt al from Cork. The 3d royal veteran battalion arrived on the 2lst February Cork from Galway. A detachment of the 94th regiment of font has marched fm••. Glasgow to Manchester, as volunteers to the Nth regiment of fantry. We regret to state that acconnts of a distrenling nattn .• have been received from the Cape of Good !lope, date ! December 24. At that period the Ciffres had made fre:.:: attacks upon the ill-fated settlers. carrying off their cat.:.• and hunting their houses. Several skirmishes took 16, in consequence of filoe depredations, some of which a::: said to hare had serious results. A I 1 i t, I .1