The Sun. — London, England, 1823-03-03 00:00:00

'brit an assembly. The discussion of yestefday "WAS stifEcientlye ;important to be resumed to-day. M. FORBIN D'ISSARTS.—Read the 39th Article of the Re. gulations. The President read title article,. and .cited precedents. He .granted, in' consequence, the priority of speaking to M. de La.. 'bourdonnaye. M. de LAEOURDOWITATE ascended the' tribune. (Loud exclamations on the left.) The President again referred to the regulations which he had• read , and •to various precedents con. netted with it. M. DgerAaeav—Read with attention, Oendemen, the 40th Article of the Regulations. It is asrfollows:—" Each Member, after having read his proposition in the order of the inscription, shall name the day when he intends.to speak upon it. On that day he shandevelopethegrounds of his proposition, and lay be fore the Chamber all its results and bearings; and if the sub. '`jest relate to a project - of law; conformably to Article' 19 of the' ander, he shall point out what he thinks the Law ought to con. gain." No day, has been fixed for the development of. M. de ' Labourdonnaye s proposition, consequently it cannot'be •custied to-day. • The PRESIDENT..—Since there -are some difficulties as to the interpretation of the •Regtilation, , I shall consult the Chamber. . On the lefteNo e no ; the regulation is definitive. The PRESIDENT. - -No, Gentlemen;; you have' precedents • that prove the contrary. %%retire not considering a .project of law, and whenever any difficulty arises, it is for the Chamber alone to decide it. CASISIFI-PEREIETI.—T demand to be heard upon the Order of the Day. The President founds himself upon prece dents ; I rest upon the regulation itself. Read Chapter Art. The President opens and announces the closing of the aittings. He indicateteat the end of each, and alter baying consulted the Chamber, the hour of opening at the next Session, and the Order of the Day, -which shall be affixed to the walls." 'Yesterday the President, in closing the sitting in the midst of tumult, did not put as the Order of the Day for the following day, the proposition of Al. de LabOurdonnaye; that proposi tion makes no part of the Order of the Day placed upon the walls. I demand, therefore, that the development of this pro. position be postponed till to-mprrow: Ido this because it is of the utmost importance that-we should maintain that tranquil dity it° neceesary to our deliberations, as has been observed by Hyde de Nouville himself. The PItESIDENT.—I shall put to the vote the motion of M. Casimir Perrier. On the left.—No, no, it is unnecessary. Theeregulation is . decisive. The PreSident insisted on putting it to the vote, and read .the regulation upon thesubject. On the right.—To the vote; to the vote. • 1 The proposition wa s th e n p u t, a nd rejected by a large ma ority,composed of the right, and of the right centre. all. de hanounnuerhavt then addressedthe Chamber.— ' He said he hid never appeared before it under more trying feelings ; never had he more sensibly felt'how difficult it was to fulfil a rigorous duty than at that moment, when he stood in the tribune to obtain reparation for a great offence. Ile would not recall the expressions which had been used yesterday by an orator, to remind them of a disastrous period of their history. Often, before, that orator ought to have been called to order. The expression of which he complained . was not eine that had accidentally escaped ; but it formed pert of a speech, the whole of which was criminal, full of pernicious doctrines, and tending teethe justification of the most frightful crimes. M. de Labourdonnaye finiihed, by submitting his proposi , thin, which were in these te rms :—" You will remove from the tribune him who, having been sent on the faith of hi s oat h to be a loyal and faithful deputy, and to obey the laws of the kingdom, has never ascended it, b ut to attac k t h em , an d to render them odious. Let him cease to be the representative of the country for ever illustrious by the name of the classic land • of fidelity ; since he has not feared to make in you? presence an apology for regicide ; for that crime w!tich.roueing in a mo. ment all La Vendie, produced an army of heroes. Let him cease to be It Deputy; let him enjoy, on these.terms, for the lust time, the inviolability which th a t t itl e ensures hi m, an d l et your decision remain for ever in your archives as a monument to prevent the recurrence of similar attempts." Seconded !" exclaimed a great number of voices. M. MahnEL, in a very long speech, defended himself from the imputation of advocating regiCide. He had expressed a desire that Spain m i g h t b e spare d evils like those which had stained England and France with blood. He said that it wax a foreign invasion which had placed those whose fall was de plored, in so humble a position ; and that a foreign invasion was now proposed to assist an august personage, who was preesimed to be in siniotis• danger. The orator asked, what good faith there was in accusing him of preaching the doctrine of regicide, • when he was exhorting, the Chamber to prevent it ? There was emir: difference of opinion whether he now used the words " new forces," or " new forms." The journ a ls had re p orte d diarently ; he did not think it of much Importance, but at all he thought it must be evident thet'those words were the p e remisee of a proposition which he was not allowed to develops:. tic was, he snail, more a Stronger to the revolution than many of those who heard him ; his age had not Mims ed him to take any part, except in the ranks of the army, where it ' had been 4itid French honour took ref u g e — a compl iment which he would net accept for the army at the expence of the nation. French honour was everywhere.—(liravos on the left.)—M. Manuel said, his whole life was an answer to the reproaches made . against him. Ile did not deny that he had sometimes shewn great warmth, and that he sometimes used expressions which might have escaped him, contrary to the decorum which ought talk observed in the tribune; but., with respect to his thoughts, he was far from retracting any t h ing he had said daring the Sitting of yesterday, or any preceding one. A fter :ionic further debate on the manner in which the question should be put, it was at length decided, on the motion Of M.. LatinO, that the proposition should be referred to the Bureaux to-morrow (the 28th.) [From the Mordant. of Thursday.l We yesterday received the folio wing letter from 31. Manuel : "Sir—The President not having been able to read to the Chamber the letter which I had the honour to write to him, I beg that you will b e so good as to publish it inyour Jottrnal. " Feb. 20. Yours, &e. MANUEL." " Mr. PR IIBIDEN%!—The state of irritation in which a part of this Chamber is at present placed, makes me fear that I ua*' not be able to find in this sitting &moment of silence to Com -1:4014 the expression of an opinion which I hope will no longer, ?Meet with-any honest reprovers, when it shell be known such as 1 Intended to utter it, such as It ought to have been presume ed from what I had before said ; finally, as you yourself Ould not without injustice blame, Verne had permitted rue upon as upon a former occasion, to finish the whole phrase. The Minister pretended to discover aground for war in the necessity of preventing in Spain the occurrence of those ca. testroplies which stained the English and French revoliations whim blood. I replied that the means wHch he was adopting, uppeased to be precisely those whi c h were b est ca l cu l ate d to augment, instead of diminishing' the dangers which were, supposed to menace au august personage; and in support of my argument,, I referred to the events which had led to the overthrow of the Stuarts, and the death of the unfortunate Louis XVL " I *liked whether it was forgotten that this' misfortune in • France had been preceded by the armed interference cif the Prussians and Austrians, and recalled to recollection, as a fact - known to ail the world, that It was then that revolutionitete Vance, feeling the necessity of defending herself by forces ( riotreeller .fercet) and energy;, •• 0 . Here 1 was inter Nested. If this had not happened, my sentence would have been at follows :—" Then revolutionary France, feeling the necessity of defending herself wilt new forces and energy, set in moth* ail the masses, roused the popular pa s si ons , an d thus occasioned dreadful excuses, and a deplorable catastrophe • in the midst of a noble eesistance." " No pawn could be more prepared than I was lieforehand, to give way to all the prejudiceeeihd 'Mit to the violence of a Tut of the Mon t here of this (: lamber t whose principl es a n d e f: forts i have considered it toy duty strongly tp oppose, becauttee believe in my soul and conscience, that those principles and .' carts compromise at once the'interexts of the throne and the nation. But I ought not to bedeprived, by interruptions and by ttutrinit, which you even considered inexcusable, of the eight ofieeing heard before I =judged. inn resolyod that not even malevolence shall beve it in its power to impute to me the abeuril design of basely insulting, without motive, without interst, the misfortunes of those august victimsewhose dentiny aglicta all generous hearts. When I shall have spoken, I will brave the judgment of passionate men, and I shall fearlessly --await that of jug men. " I have the honour to be, Mr. President, your very humble • servant, " MAN UEL." 'SITTI)4I Ut witinav, FEL 28. nothing important occurred at the Sitting this day. The Deputies met early in their Bureaux, and elected a commission to report on the piopotition for M. Mannel'e exclumion. A public sitting; was afterwards opened to discuss the law Of the war credit. M. Manuel demanded to be heard on a mener of form. He was opposed by an explosion of fury from the right side, and the President not being able to ream order, by either voice, hammer, or bell, adjourned the Chamber till the follow. ing day. S.ITT/NO or SATyRITAY, MARCH 1. The Sitting to-day was equally violent with that of the pre. viunt days. M. de In Bourdonnaye presented the report of ~the commistiun appointed to examine the proposition kn. excluding M. Manuel. After a vicler t speech r in the sense of the report, the report itself was road. It concluded thus . I. The Cominhsion unanimously proposes to the Chamber the expulslowof M. Manuel, on-oceount of the speech which be delivered on the iGth of February, whereby he compromised the honour of "his character of Deputy, arid the dignity of the Chamber." [ A good _dee! of agitation prevailed at the conclusion of this speech and report. A discussion arose on the proper time for taking the report into consider a tion, The members of the left side demanded its adjournment till the question of the vote of credit, already before the Chamber, was decided upon. •The right side opposed this:delay, and demanded first a decision on the report. At last it was agreed tharthe latter should' ave the priority, and 'that the ,tlLeuision should commence on Monday. At four o'clock, the President announced to the Chamber that the discussion was win resumed on the vote of credit,. M. Manuel presented himself at the tribune ' to conclude the speech in which he was interrupted on Wednesday. A furious uproar immediately commenced. The right side refused to, hear him, and the President was obliged to adjourn the Cham ber till Monday. The discussion will then commence on his exclusion, the report being ordered to ti taken into considera tion 9n that day. On leaving the Chamber, M. Manuel was met by a crowd, who assembled to salute him. As he passed the bridge, in front of the legislative palace, and proceeded to the Place de Louis X V., tlit crowd increased, shouting, " Vive Manuel." When they came opposite the great gate of the garden of the Tuileries, the guard ordered it to be closed. No disturbance of any kind happened. SPAIN.' [From the Universal of the:2olh of Febriary..l e have seen a copy of a decree of his Ma jesty, given on the evening of this day, and con firmed by the Minister of the Treasury, in which is stated the dismissal of the other six Ministers. We are assured that Senor Egea reiterated in the sequel the resignation which he had given in ; and that the Ministers had next morning agreed not to refuse to sign the same decree, in order that it might not at any time be said that they wished to force the King to keep them in their situations. The knowledge of this fact spread with rapidity throughout the capital, and produced, even in the most peaceable men, an alarm whiCh it is not easy to describe. The constitutional bodies were assembled, find took measures necessary to .pre vent liberty from being endangered, and public tranquillity from being disturbed. 'lt is now eleven at night, and an immense crowd is running through the streets, attracted by curiosity, or agitated by fear. Such are the :Aessings,procured for us by those perfidious counsellors who induced the King to take such steps. Spaniards, the Con stitution grants prerogatives to the King; but at the same time it invests you with rights. The greater the danger, the greater should be your constancy, and the greater will be the glory you will acquire in the eyes of all Europe, if you succeed in surmount ing it. Spaniards, be united, and prove again to your enemies, that intrigues like these serve only the more to unite you ; and that our pro. deuce is sufficient to preserve us from all the precipices down whiet they endeavoured to throw us. [From the Universal of the 21st of February.) Though there were yesterday some retnains of the agitation which prevailed, during the pre. ceding night, we can state that public tranquil., lity was in no way disturbed. All judicious men, all who have good intentions, are convinced of the zeal and enlightened patriotism of the per manent deputation, and of the prudence of the Ministers %rho have again put themselves at the head of affairs, and, they rest tranquil in the full. confidence that no plot which our enemies may form can find the Government, unprepared. The Ayuntamiento has this day published the', following proclamation " People of Madrid,—.The Constitutional Ayttlitamiento having, ut► so many occasions, witnessed your firm attachment . to the Fundamental Code of the monarchy, would not do you justice if it for a moment doubted the magnanimity of your sentiments, or that obedience to the laws and respect for the constituted authorities is your motto. The heroic people of Madrid, who have given so many and such repeated proofs of their courage, certainly merit that the Constitutional Ayuti tamiento should rely upon them with the most entire con. ti deuce. Of one thing only itis necessary to warn you, and that is, that you do not give ear to the suggestions of the enemies of: your liberty, who, disguised under the mask of pure and zealous patriotism, seek to abuse your confidence, in order that they may succeed in , their iniquitous schemes, , and plitnge you into an abyss of misfortunes. " FRA NCISCO FERNANDEZ DE . IBERA. " Madrid, Feb. 20." When we yesterday stated that the Secre. Aeries of Dispatch had resigned, .we were misin formed, since it appears that his Majesty speaks merely of relieving them from a burden. We regret to have to recur to this very disagreeable fakir, but we are impelled to it by our love of truth, and' our wich that .the nation should not trttribute to the Ministers, weakness which would be unpardonable under existing circumstances, and in contradiction with the patriotism which they have manifested in returning to occupy the seats they had left. There are several dispatches from the Conde del A bishal, describing his pursuit of time insur gent bands. The last dispatch is dated Awoke, Feb. 18. It states that the factious had divided, one part under Bessleres flying towards Siguenza, and the other, under Ulman, towards Monreal. There were about 1400 with the former, and 1000 with the latter. Both parties were actively pursued. ilessieres at first appeared to intend to- fortify himself in Siguenza, but on the ap, proaeb of the Constitutional troops he fled towards Alienza. • ' lFrenz the Diariodc litudri(l, Feb. 21.] At halfliast 10 o'clock last night, the Muoici. pality received the following 4,ortil Ordinance : At this very moment, I inform Evaristo Sin Miguel, Don Francis° Fernandez Waco, Don Jose Manuel Vadillo, Don Felipe Venicio Navarro, Don Miguel Lopez Banos, and Don Dionisio Capaz, as follow s The King has pleased to order, that the royal resolution which was communicated to your EX cellen_cy this morning, acquainting you with your dismissal Crum the office of Secretary for (leaving a 'blank for the office) is from this moment annulled and void, and that consequently your Excellency will immediately proceed in the continuance of the exercise of your functions.' I send you a copy of the Royal Order, that, being by you made known to the public, it may restore tranquillity : such is the hope of his Majesty, founded on your knoWn patriotism, no less than on that of the worthy in habitants of this heroic capital. Goo preserve your Excellency many years. " Dat ed at the Palace, h a lf-p as; ten o'clock on the night of the 19th of February, 1823. . . (Signed) " 'MARIANO 41013 A." The Municipality immediately published the notice. The following letter front Madrid , which sp . pear,s in the Journal de Paris of Saturday, con. tains - some curious additional particulars of the events of the 2,oth and erst tilt. MADRID, FED. 2l , (Pr•ivule. Letler.)--The following is the explanation of • what you may have seen in the journals on the subject of the Ministry:— " The parties were in piesence. The Freemasons and the Conununeros had fur some days been carrying on a brisk war. The former wished to preserve the Ministry, the latter wanted a Ministry composed of patriots selected from all classes. Each party laboured at its object with equal ardour. On the 18th, the Ministers' began to Make preparations for re., moving, in pursuance of the 'authotity of the COMA.--:. This premature Measure greatly displeased the Inhabitants of Madrid. On the lgth in the morning, the Ministers waited on . the King, and informed him that it was necessary his 'Majesty Should make preparations for his departure.' The King replied that'be would not leave the capital, except in the case of the eneniv'approaching it. The Ministers replied that his Alajesty would-be compelled to go to the plate on which the Coney should determine. The King; being irritated; drove theta from his presence, and immediately signed the decreefor ' their dismissal. All the lodges were instantly in motion ; there was hastily organizeda kind of image of a revolution, in which about 2do persons, at most, took part. The authorities, who .are sold to the present Illioistry„'reinained passive. The riotous populace surrounded • the Palace,. and set up dreadful cries against the King. However; the company of national militia, Counnuneros, which was= guard, dispersed the mob, and saved- the King's life. One of the dis Missed Ministers, who had remained in the Palace ' • repaired to the King's chamber, and, giving. to the facts that colour which suited him, extorted from his Majesty a decree by whiCh he replaced the Ministers ad interim. Al] this p asse d at ten i n the evening, without the great majority .of the inh a bi tants of Madrid having the lea s t knowledge of the transactions. " Next day every thing was tranquil. Nevertheless,' the words ad interim distressed the, ministerial party very much. It was necessary to show oft'somethingnew, but it was wished to give to this affair a mores o l emn c h aracter. Two worni.:eateri tables were laid out in the Plaza Illnyor, and three or four ve rierables of the lodges invited all who passed by to sign a re presentation in which the Cortege were. called 'upon to appoint a Regency. This intrigue was soon defeated by the but-ends of' the militia muskets. We now enjoy the most profound tran quillity. The Ministers see that their triumph can only be ephemeral. The Council of State and the permanent Depute non are constantly assembled. The respectable citizens who were alarmed at the late crisis now blush at having yielded to a few miserable wretches, and are shaking off their lethargy. Finally, it is believed that the commentement of next month yin be the epoch of an active anti efficacious co-operation be tween the Legislative Body and a new Ministry, w hi c h t h e friends of the countrreall for, end which the preservation of liberte " Meanwhile public spirit is displayed with new vigour in the provinces. All the provincial deputations show a rival. ship of zeal in arirring the battali ons o f act i ve m ili t i a . Th ese corps, which have always formed the bulwark of our inde pendence, will soon be ready to act on a great scale, and to occupy the.pests which circumstances may render it necessary to assign to them.. 'Kite,. by tire Bditor of the Journal de Paris.—' We owe it .to our impartiality to state, that these events; which will be presented under more than one point of view are here related by a perion opposed to the prese n t Spanish Alinistry.' " . - The Journal du Commerce states, that at Cadiz, Alicant, Carthagena, and Corunna, privateers are in readiness to set sail,. but that they will not receive orders to do so till the French have set foot in the Peninsutii: •_ The same p'aper alludes to an Ultimatum!' reported to have been submitted by France to. the Spanish Government, according to which it is simply, demanded, to secure at onto the tran quillity of Peninsula and the perfection of the constitutional system, that certain qualilira - •tion of property shall be required of the electors, and that the existing CounCil of State shall as sume a form and .functions, which., under what ever title, may give it •a more positive and au thentic legislative rank, and :constitute it an Upper Chamber.. .[Prom the Mayo Diarie of Madrid.] cc MAnato, FEB. l .—Oh, heroic people of 111adrid ! how many admirable proofs of wisdom and patriot ism have you not evincedl how many times have you saved the country ! - The night of the 19th February is immortalized in Spanish history.• On that night you brok e t h e c h a i ns t h at had been for g ed for. enslaving the nation. You drew the King front the precipice ; you dellvered him from the snares which *his perfidious .eouuSellors laid for him fi , )alty, you have crown ed the work of regeneration, by proving to our enemies, that if the Spanish people hay.:t power,:they also have foresight—that if they can recover their freedoin, they also know how to avoid the evils by which they are threatened—that their giury consists in obeying the laws, preserving order, and respecting the boun daries which reason and - justice set against the impetus of patriotism. "Our enemies - will not now say that the Government is main. tained by the efforts of a faction : the whole Cortes approves of the. Ministry. Can the Legislative Body, which represents the Spanish nation, be denominated a action ? certainly not. A whole nation is not a party ; it is the general will, and the conduct ' of the Ministry being a pp rove d b y the Conesit is approved by the whole nation. Heroic people of .Sp a i n , , do not vacillate ; you now see the plan of ybur enendei. Be convinced that the dismissal of ti Ministry which is levying such a superior force to resist tyrants and to p resorve . our liberties, can, under present circumstances, have no other view than to frustrate their plans, disorganize the country, and place its *tale disposal of the Duke d'Angouleme. But on what occ&Sionitaveyou ever been sepa rated from the ;Ministers ? Whenever such a separation has taken place--as, fbr example, at titv closing of the Legisla ture—yoir have always suffered severe misfortunes; for your enemies wall knew that you ,• were deprived of the pilot whO might save you from shipwreck—namely, the na tional representation. But never was there a moment so criti. cal as the present. The Ministry have arranged many plans tbr frustrating the designs of the Holy Alliance. In dissolv. ing,the Ministry, there is great risk of obstructing our various channels of defence. At the present moment, it is found ne cessary to overturn the Ministry, in order to facilitate the en. trance of the French into Spain, and to enable them to reach the capital without obsturction. Perhaps the dismissal of Aline, A bisbal, Ballasteros, and the other brave men whom the present Ministry has placed at the 'head of our herok troops, Is already determined on. Oh ! heroic people of • Spain, you have triumphed over your enemies! For sonic days' past, infamous public papers and an mlibUs tribune have been preparing this catastrophe. Observe ' that Bessi4es made a counter-march in order to approach the capital; but his vagabond followers were cat 'to pieces by our v a li ant troops. Observe, that from the Escurial of Madrid, and from other points in the vicinity of the capital, a new band of fee tious has arisen at the very critical moment when thoughts are entertained of removing a Ministry which has boldly op. posed the iniquitioua views of the Holy Alliance. You See the concurrence and connexion of all these circumstances. You thus see unmasked all the designs of your enemies; but your patriotism and the incomparable national militia have triumph. ed over all. Observe, likewise, the two last numberi of the Zurriago, in which was unfolded the plan of the 19th, ; an d as an additional proof, for tour days previously, the editors de manded their passports for ,Estreinadura, not, as it is presum ed with the 'design of proceedi ng to t h at prov i nce, but to shield them from the suspicion that would have been excited by their sudden departur e from 'llladrid, fearing you r r evenge in case of the failure of their plan. You remember, too, that one of them concealed hi mse lf i n order to pentode his Col. leagues that he had been a ssass i nate d by o r der of the Ministry. What was the object of this deception ? I leave It to your pe netration to discover. " Spaniards, lovers of . your country and your liberty, let us be united, and you shall triumph. Let us'form a close alliance among ourselves, and we sh be invincibl4, Our wise Cortes in the approaching session will take means, without in any degree curtailing the political liberty of the press, to prevent those scandalous personal attacks which have cast a stain on our glorious revolution." ° PROCEEDINGS 01' TIIE CORTES. MAARID, FEN; • 1 7.—The Cortes proceeded to the consideration of the Report of the Special Committee of Amnesty, the Members of which, on the view of the proposition of the Govern. merit, were of opinion that it should be acceded to in the terms expressed in the fallowing article " Artiele.—The Cortes grant amnesty to all the factieus, their chiefs, or leaders, V/110, having arms in their hands, shall lay them down, and preF•nt themselves to any civil or military authority before the Ist of April wit, in order that they May return to the bosom of their families, where they shall be in no manner molested for having borne arms against the nation ; the Government being authorized to employ such of them as wish to engage in the war against the enemies of the country, in whatever kind of service may be thought proper." Senor Adair did not object to the report in substance, though it was not entirely conformable to the proposition °Me • Go vernment. The wish expressed by the Government was, to be authorised to receive propositions from the factious, and to act according to 6 . olll)4am:ea and public convenience ; but the Committee has restr a ined the Government to one particular form—that is to say, to granting amnesty to those who have borne arms against the country. 'There are many others who have net confined themsel ves to this crime, but the g overnment, being authoriz e d on l y to pardon one particular off ence , cannot the others. Th us the wished-far object cannot be o b ta i ne d — Dessieres, fo r i nstance, e f aa - paidoned fora - capital offence at Barcelona, add his punishment was changed to perpetual ha.. literal spirit of th e art i c l e , only, be pardoned for having takio nishment. If h e accept the amnes ty, he will, accordi ng to t h e Up arms against the Constitution. lie therefore wished the amnesty to be rendered more a mple. • Senor Arguelleioliserved, that theCommittee,inateactof limit. ing the powers asked by the Government, had extended them. Full latitude was given to the term amnesty, which the Go vernment had suggested, and the Committee bad adopted. The .object of th e Measure- Was •to unite the minds of all Spaniards. It was notorious that discord did exist, and that a considerable number of Spaniards had taken part in it. The termination of 411. civil discords was an amnesty. - That divine invention, if he might so name it, had arisen among the Greeks, was followed by the Romans, and has been often imitated by modern nations. It would perhaps be said, that this measure, to a certain extent, protects and encourages crimes; but when illusions are carried so far as to produce civil discord; it is no. cessary that parental authority should adopt a course calculated to stein its progress. It is said that the article does not refer to anterior offences ; but that was unnecessary, because a nation 'which has the generosity to pardon the most atrocious offence which can be committed against it, will not noticethoee of an inferiormature. This amnesty, too, presents a triumphant an swer to those who accuse us of being a sanguinary faction. He considered himself happy in rising to speak in support of the amnesty on this account--that he had no relation or friend in the tanks•of the factions. It was not, theretbre ' in consequence of any interest of that ki n d h e s p o k e; he ielt for one far greater—the interest of his country. Senor Macau thought that it would be better to frame the decree in the manner proposed by the Govermnent. The Secretary of Grace and Justice and Senor Galiano spoke in support of the Report of the Committee. Senor Septiem—The amnesty is proposed to be granted to bands of factious, protected by a foreign Government, and in stigated by the clergy ; but eighty out of the hundred of these facaious are persons who have been guilty of the most atrocious critets, committed before the revolution, and do not deserve to be pardoned. If pardoned with respect to the State, they ought to remain accountable for the injuries done to third persons. It should not be forgotten, that by pardoning four or five thou sand rebels, forty thousand patriots might be alarmed. Thus the amnesty might give birth to more fatal discords than those which it is expected to suppress. The factious, on returning to hie village, will perhaps reside next door to the citizen on whom he has committed aggressions. Will the latter look tran quilly on at the impunity given to his enemy ? The speaker afterwards said, that he would have approved of the Report of the .Committ ee , h a d i t empowere d t h e Government to rexive propositions from a band which wished to capitulate, but he could not give his support to the general pardon. Senor Arguelles observed, that had the Committee proposed what the last speaker had suggested, it would have been no thing leis than leaving it to the option of a chief, commanding three or four thousand factious to enter into ne g otiatio ns f or . himself, and not for o t h ers : this was precisely what the Com mittee wished to avoid, by proposing an amnesty which would be common to all. Senor Soria spoke in favour of the Report of the Committee, which was then declared to be sufficiently discussed, and was adopted. SITTING OF FEBRUARY 16 The followitlg proposition, which had been submitted by Senores Salve, Reillo, Salvato, &c., was now read :—" As the extraordinary powers granted to the Government terminate to. morrow, though not their of and as thelimits which should be given to the last grant of power for conferring commissions or appointments on Councillors of State is not specified, we re quest that it may als o cease from this day forward. Senor Buez opposed the proposition, observing, that as cir cumstances had not varied since the authority was given by the Cortes to the Government, he saw no reason tor withdrawing it. Senor Soria.—The authority granted to the Government to employ Councillors of State, though very convenient for the public service at'the moment it was granted, lieu become very prejudicial on the Cortes being . dissolved. It might then be abused by putting other persona in the offices occupied by the present Minititers. I wish that the whole nation should under stand the circumspection with which we are acting on this sub ject. I support the proposition. Senor Falco.—The Cortes cannot have forgotten the i power ful motives which induc e d t h em to grant t h e authority n ques tion to the Goverment; and I would ask whether circumstances have since, in any way, diminished the force of those motives. —On the contrary, I conceive that we are on the eve of a great crisis, and consequently that the aut h or i t y grante d to the Government should b e continued, in order that every per son capable of serving the public cause may, if necessary be employed. Senor Salva—When it was first proposed to the Government that Gen. Bellasteros should be qualified for assuming a midi. tary command, Senor Argitelles suggested that it would be more proper to grant the authority for employing Councillors of State in general terms, than to limit it to the employment of that General • and, having opp ose d t hi s suggestion, it was re. plied to me diet the matter in question was merely a personal dispensation, and not a repeal of the law : there is, corm .quently, nothing inconsistent in the Cortes saying that the au thority shall now cease. , Senor Alunarriz was against the proposition. Senor Ferrer (Don •Joaquin.)—The Deputies who oppose the proposition say that circumstances have not changed' since the authority was given to the Government, but this they have not proved, and I, on the contrary, think they have changed much. Are they ignorant that there exist the germs of conspiracy which it has not yet been able to extirpate ? Since the year 1820, it has constantly been observed, that at the conclusion of every Session some symptom of conspiruoy has appeared. Is there any Deputy who has not, within these few days, seen se ditious proclamations and incendiary papers, which have for their object to damp the zeal of the citizens, and to cause di visions amon g t h em ? C an t h ey b e ignorant of the talk of a change of Ministry ? Can it be doubted, that if this change should take place, and other persons less patriotic should oc cupy the places of the present Ministers, that the authority in question might be greatly abused ? There are communtca non* from Paris, Gentlemen, which assure us that we have nothing to fear from the foreign bayon e t s , b ut every thing from the void which is marching hither for the purpose of corruption, and exciting new conspiracies. Besides, it is neceesary to re collect, that what is now proposed is only that this authority should cease in the interval between the dissolution of the Ex. traordinary Cortes, and the opening of the ordinary Legislature. When the Ordinary Cones meet, the Government will apply to them for the power, if it be necessary. The subject was declared sufficiently discussed ; but Senor Arguelles proposed the following addition The appoint. merits which the Government has for various commissions being allowed to subsist." The Resolution thus amended was adopted. SITTING or FEBRUARY 19. The Secretary for the Home Department handed the P res id ent a sealed dispat c h, containing the Kin g ' s f speech for th e c l os i ng of the Session of th e Extraordinary Cortes. 'Having opened it, the Secretary read his Majesty's speech, which was as ft:MOWS 3 " Senores Deptities,—On closing this extraordinary session, I take pleasure in expressing my satisfaction and gratitude for the decision, disinterestedness, and patriotism, which have marked your proceedings. " It has been necessary to make some sacrifices of men and money to remedy the evils of the State ; and the salutary effects which it is hoped these sacrifices would produce, _correspond with the einctual manne r i n w hi c h they were conceded. The fac tious, who meditated the overthrow of the fundamental law of the State, are retreating before the valour o f t h e national troops. That junta of perjured men, styling themselves t h e S panish Regency, has dis a pp ea r e d lik e a cloud of mist ; and the rebels, who counted on tr i u m ph s so easy and secure, now begin to feel the sad result of their disorders. " The troops who so gloriously support the national cause are worthy of all praise. Among the rewards which victory has secured to them, they must experience no small satisfaction in seeing that the Extraordinary Cortes has been occupied in granting them a system of regulations analogious to the funds.: mental code by which we are governed. This measure, which is already considerably advanced, is to them a certain guaran tee that the civil and military laws will speedily be placed on a footing of harmony, and that there will be an end to that pnilict between them which gives rise to so much dissatisfac tion and discord. " Other measures, equally useful, have distinguished this extraordinary session. The regulation of the police, the law for recruiting, the powers granted to my Government, with the view of consolidating the constitutional system, and some other points which have come under the consideration of the Cortes during this period, attest the assiduity and the finnnesit with which the representatives of the people repay the confidence of their constituents. " Some of the days of this Session will be celebrated by the pure patriotism which they Have presented. On those days have been decreed recompences to those whose conduct on the 7th of July entitled them to the gratitude:of their country, and on those days the principal chiefs who figured in that memorable event have appeared at the bar. The sittings of the 9th and lth of January are distinguished above all the rest, and will form the chief splendour of these extraordinary C,ones. The voice of national honour. resounded in the atiblimest manner in the sanctuary of the laws, and every Spaniard was pepetrat ed with the conviction that nothing can equal the happiness of possessing a country. " Some diplomatic relation s h ave b een interrupted during the sittings of these Cortes ; but these misunderstandings be tween cabinet and cabinet have increased the moral force of the nation in the eyes of the civilized world,where houour, probity, and justice are professed. On seeing that Spain does not capi tulate her degradation, a just idea will Ise formed of the firmness of her character, and of, the happy infittertee of their_ stitutions by which she is &rov erned. The King of France has declared to the two Chambers of the legislative body his intentions with respect to Spain. Mine are already public, and are avowed in the 11103 t solemn Ulan- ner. Valour, decision, cor.stancy, love of national inilepe dente, and the increased conviction of the necessity tiptoe: ing the national code of 1812—these arc the vigorect answe which the nation must give to the anti.social prin ci p les expre4 ed in the speech of the most Christian Monarch. • " The circumstances in which the public affairs are place are of a serious character ; but there is no occasion to Le apr p hensive for my Government or for the Cortes. My fir m al constant union with the Deputies of the nation will helle secu guarantee of a happy im. and of the new days of gory Ishii are preparing for us. The day for the opening of Il L e !t ni sin,i of the Cortes is near at hand. A new field of 1 ,3 "" t " -- about to present itself to the Representatives of the nation, AM to me new motives for making my sentiments FERDINAND. On the conclusion of the reading. of the. speech, the P res dent said—" The Extraordinary Cortes, . co nvoked virtuV he ot the King's summons by the pennanent deputation on t of September last past. and initalled on the of Oa! last, have closed their sittings this 19th of Febrile'' , 1/23.1 The Assembly then (4spersed. FROM TIi ~ E AMERICAN APilt3' (From, Mt iVurfalk Beacon of Jan. 22 4 Dominica Paperi, from the 27th of November to ate December, have been received at Norfolk, by the British bt4 Betsey and Sophia. They contain the following atmount of s se onreco l lt .e , jo ll e ect s o s E rs to aT u tr ac l / 2; a D t at t ßau :. n :3, 2 9 :s nt ea . b — t a ia . n k s an st i t i l is s ; l t a ls r e ti Tl v ab n e te r i e g e oi u s nl e t d o t :r hs rl in et 1 hotfoot considerable injury in the country, by elltht" ching ltaru pyostrating canes and plantains. Our neighbours at nue and St. Pierre have suffered ~everely in thelos of vel"" Ye fear to lea rn ImPleamint accounts from oily; 9, , u 3 j e .; t 0 Letters received in town from Windward of this" ' a Aloo that in all probability an American sloop must havc p i c a off b that place on the night of the storm. p •rion s lbesch. a passenger by his dress and person, was found. on le t The mast and other parts of the wreck, with try. &c . were likewise driven on show,. A ct' k br3- • na4a, was also picked up. LAW INTELI.IG EtiCE. brou M g r. ht Se by rj LIBEL. , a notary public at St. John's, Newfoundland, to teto; ba , nensation for the injury he had sustained front V A ost DAWE V. SIR effAIII.ES IidIIEILTO. .. og m i ti n °nl l o ii f B a tti li e b'tel a l l ne e t f on l iAl ti rihA a nii t gr'G w bil e ynA : N t tl*lt o :t u t° : rn4tee f 4 ro feu n itid.llll3 : tt i is:tlic°lllllcoils:ll:3l";-61 :: 18 : :5;; uu_r a asp si t ta o e ddtiho toei unfavourable ns i tn l a plaintiff i n s fr s k nor of St. John's, Newfoundland ; that on ' his on/ tappot.a,torti✓ 0 island, he was applied to by the:plaintiff for to AppolP, t o o notary p u bli c there. The defendant consulted the Clorir:00 d no ut wn ract of er, gave him the appointment desired. A lire s ubsequ rer O r: curved in the is d, and the military and civil Is:, os , hoot then raging with great fury, attempted to save s l )mg ., ° ooo ° perty, when the soldiersdeclared that private pro"joef v.' t to iti th rl e G v3 o gt vern s. n'i l en i t ) o ri rc v l a t t ur e nc ill e d y j a v4ll::eltih rti re ; be attended to t as that oldie public was in danger, 11l w bei 0 about to force this individual into the 'Ordnance pin , , 0 ogle plaintiffinterfered and prevented them, observ ill a' r Le rti ii .,J he time, that every man had a right to save his nivn P - - of could. A dispute arose between the phi in t iffaral stun . ' g octr' ,hiainn, awnaillthinefdocrifnenetdlstinrlttiplereilyfootl, diets; the plaintiff was assaulted, brought hisile ti°ll " ' tli c entoe . ed damages. Colonel ilanners made a complaint tvi! jo of to conduct to the defendant, who wilted unto tile i faic in o ,; trial of assault, and then, withoutinstitutinganY 1-...eufle., gation into his conduct, dismissed him from the 0tii , ...„ i , public, although no complaint whatever had been, l l;ibit'il him in that . character. The defendant then PulT s too' m ii4 i ai ssa swiesl i a i t n nod th ,for e l Gazette of the island in the foli °vnlig loliti r ' ' "St. John's, Newfoundland—Whereas I have Ilee'? s tts o .]: per, in consequence of several complaints rnade 4 v.pu blic '; nicated the same e d t l o ti ) n .t r igil a e c bco. ti e i i i i g tortsti a c n eib y ert l ei o l, : i , , Y b e iu r eha rL ai g ls _ e n o;nti n loo u rt i o li liie : o : l s: t at Lloyd's, to prevent his being employed - • ' sok. 10 capacity." The defendant also wrote a letter.lo,oo s' v aill ..ll C'gne r c . ttle § rl e ll ri els ea tns n o t tnh l e al thC N ic° s lnl , l f ti o hu r eit t ta h ecte e iXaenftewindaasi°Ynfd°l4llsl;l:6l3eui:"Al:tiiletiP°l°C)'-i t ! had not the right and power of c4ll----reri it 03°.I ;et Irl ati order to prevent the party from publishi ng assi inilo - 140 a l roUp„ which be had once been invested but un l •ao, ;4 114 , tal b ' w' ad3l-::::(nniliclunit:schla}olada' fi nvad d etin e uldbee m •teet.rh t i: en Tatitai t linn i e o po n Pft , llail r SlP: O 'ti ll i)'lfff it 'l l tn l iinda h 'ead e n-nin.-ttid i tl i :Wiael t ''-k131:1:11.3-11;:c1-11::eilr:::''ritil'''"4:: they must find their verdict - - n 111. Ile I:ad "P the plaintiff from stated in his office, to the (4°le lb „ i: 1td ., ,, g, ' . for the publication , as h LeChief Ju l stice g th e d vl 'ill ; the act of dis ss was Pe that if they believed tr a de tat ' in "arg ' lete- 111.tr he h. _, 4 5010-,,„ i 1. forthe defeed°' The Jury" • tunnediately returned a verdict dict . - any malieifol.rtsiltitritll,:solitiro;,toltteh:cBo'm7lo°l COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, M"' Saturday being St. David's D t Y . ' the '' '' ''ceine ' ' ' t):;'t 4 u n aui cien w t he ß re n u ton pw s ard he s kt of tb 34% lo9 pe t rs h o A m r sa iver s a t g n Wl titiner'er ; I'l ...........1111.6111...... r. Ri l____ h tt t e r ii the on. removalC . Ilr.l S o ' f • I t "l h r e Y cle N t ' h i , u • the f i , o k i ebtY.t t . The CHAIRMAN proposed the. health 0 hey; ithee..o4 The toast was drank with three times constant and munificent benefactor of the 6 " l ,,i n lositsc)i - scriptions already amounted to 6,0001,••• - " - ,,r„` ) • ~ ihf ma he live to make it 10,0001.—(Oreat air fin"'W6 much cheering. ral approbation. 'W three, u r i The 1,..' „ . " 10 , .4,1 After " The Duke of York and the itrnly R ol f'' ]rare Clarence an' the Navy," and " The rest of tne, o h sol e tt riit' had been given, the children of the Society's sca m es eiteq duced, and their peat and whol.,sonie apPe 3ran- ''o° the Crtatuarale then addressed the co 14 ', feelings of delight ewakencd in the bosons °'• lfe i : gt meetings under one roof ..to celebrate their neigi 4 ; l : oo l,l l ri t o f I prno e fa ff e r lri e r f c y ts lies_ m an o c f id h t ici hi pt ijn e el i ikr an at,tuu u N d l n tel t:y , i l t_lo i e t n nul tte i t ia l i e lo l il neu t f : i i : : te it ea ti th ed t cd i:o e h n e t3ri d o l il l ai t ela ty ' ty itnil l °h : :C c. : : fis l i :t i l r l d O tt f! ' 1 i 1 : 0 : 1 1..: 1 hen they had retired, nv a ir eo r e they had just seen, in the principles of religion ., ,,t io t ag !.. .07, fwoir ' t r isul h l e bo:le n tri e iPa xt tPil: t ian o lL a u s se ;was, " Prosperity to th e Prin: 7:0 11 ; the 10 01 ' s Wales." : p r his The . o t B ; T lL ; i n ch l a ro i o d st ‘n n i i i n :l eK o " a as ie n si r."dno t ,d Yllo tU nwli w teib i ds i el os .ino c iPi f r a o ;n l: il 'B y xecel :e r:‘ c aT h n uri ld' r t rl y ll'ca' w al : l i t i l i k: :n rtit ''' bretelleC '61411%61:1- Chain w( n a s a n ead r r e ta t a u nP r k n P et wia l int i e lan ell k ti s lu . siajul. ,J Ol e C ' Sir VI% W. Wynn" was next given, ~1 10 returned thanks for Ids brother. 4.1 114 I' I ard lirecknock's health was next drank , o n . returned thanks. thanks. y es . l o ' n ''' ' L o " Chief Baron Richards"—" The Vire r ~ 0 " Lady IVYnn," were then drink in s uccessi" n 'iccisl e ore . The 4;hairrnan said that her Ludyship , W,:d for ' ~ in all her feelings, and most strongly interes t ed e perity of the Society. _, l JO 40. 4 , Pr' JO The Chairman next proposed-the health of 4 , 00 5 . , ', j a Nobleman to whom they owed great ain't t ot Pall'e charged the laborious duty uf Treasureewith,doip Pir Lord KENYON returna thanks. Ills JAf t ,,,.ii,l7 o lior the list of subscriptions, which amounted to lit7 ) ,,, P e d esi l. Several songs were given in excellent style ;00 1 ' gentlemen. The evening passed over in a vet! r 01 ausesees:eameseat evessash.- -- ;.= kion th Se A short time sin ce a respectable medical 1 4Act io 411 ,100 4 hundred miles from Ludlow, was culleL uP s niles or. 1 by a labouring man, _residing: at a ''': 31t , .4.6jt I to attend his wife, who was in childhoilees wiw- to 1 1 ' try, had often attended under similar circuit's ° w be 0 , 114 „ ,a taining any remuneration, asked the wan ,I Fly' .-li e , hint. The countryman said, that he Poss" d " . - 31r. 0 , IV which, kill or cure, should he his rewar..... it/0004w ohi sequently paid every attention to the ,Pevis o any' o bsso notwithstanding, died under his boleti , e , and 070 i js death, Mr. \Y. met the widower at Ltia g ? he e o lsa, ; e 0 that he had an account against him. , 'F it wilto I t o co ma tfn . tryl:lan N T to be greatly surprised, and inquired thin k I t ert ll . o . being informed, he replied, " 1 ti.e,. ll) „ t , i , N"; 0 0 .13 fr any thing ; ..-did you Ore my wire t - ' --I., et in r oe t (said the aceoucher), it was not in the r 07 4, t he (0 41 1 , to cure her."—" Did you kill her, then P ::;ythef . ,,nelf you did not either kill or titled to the reward," and walked away a. l. s did not," was the repy- cure, , yod 4'. WErisir