The Sun. — London, England, 1823-08-19 00:00:00

SPAIN. MADRID, atltro. 11. Letters from Cadiz, dated July 31,-state, that' affairs were on the point of being arranged.; that' in a secret sitting of the-Cortes, the liberation of 'the King had been 'discussed - ; that only 4 de puties attended the sitting, for, bsides the great. - number left at Seville, there were several depu ties at Cadiz who did not take. their seats. Ia is said, that on the 2d of the present month the Government permitted the. King and his an • gust family to ..g to the performance of " Juan Francisco y el Grande :" that as soon as the po pulaceobserved them, th ey gave way to trans ports of the most liv ely joy, and kept up tt con tinua) cry of Viva el R& without adding tht word Conslitucional; that at the same time they applied the most offensive epithets to the Übe . rats; that the latter took arms- to overawe them, ' upon wikh leis Majesty showed himself at the; door of his .carriage,-and endeavoured .to calm the agitation of the populace ; and that the tu mult was lulled by the voice of the Sovereign, who OMR escorted to his residence by redoubled ' cries of " Viva el Re) "A letter, dated Cadiz, the 4th, states, that in' • the sitting of the Cortes on, that day, it was de termined that his Majesty s h ould be left at liberty 'to go wherever he pleased, deferring until the sitting of the following day the discussion of the engagements and conditions which were to be 'stipulated in this transaction ; that at one o'clock in the morning a secret committee was formed, 'doubtless to digest the question which was to be discussed in the course of 'the day in a public sitting ; - that the people were quite enchanted at this prospect, and expressed, their joy in a thou sand ways. Finally, it was said that the King and the Itoyal Family were to meet the Duke of Angouleme at Seville. A letter from Aranda, dated the 2d, says— " Three o'clock in the evening is striking, and orders are given to hold ourselves .ready to march. In an hour we shall be on the road to Malaga. We are. reinforced . by ,i l OOO foot and 600 French cavalry, and I am persuaded that with a division, .coosisting of 4,000 infantry and 1,100 cavalry, we shall enter Malaga without -opposilion." EXTRACT OF A,NorrrEn LETTER, SAME DATE. "We are here in the midst of rejoicings. The houses•are hung with tapestry; the 'bells are• ringing, and guns firing. An inunease , croird peramhulates the streets. The people are embracing, laughing, weeping for joy. All the churches are filled with men returning thanks to the Almighty for the 'deli - veranee of the King. ThiS, at least, proves how much that Prince is beloved, and what credit is due to the calumnies cir culated by the Liberals. 'The great news, however, which has ' cauofarall this joy is not yet confirmed. The following is per haps What has given rise to it:— " The news of the departure of the Duke of Angouleme for Andalusia , produced , a great sensation . at Cattiz ; the leading men began to reflect snriously, and thought it prudent - to relax the rigorous measures exercised against their Sovereign. They 1 , Permitted him to go to the church and to show himself in the •eity. Hence arose the report of the King being set at liberty. 'rho people of Catlin, who had not before •seen the King, ex. pressed unbounded joy at the sight of their unfortunate 310. march. This explosion of loyalty extended its influence to the soldiers, and several regiments shouted 'Viva cl Rey! with an enthusiasm which alarMed the Cortes. This is all that is posi. • tively known, and the result of this first manifestation of feeling is yet to be learned ; but it should be taken into consideration that it occurred between the Ist.and the'4th of this month, and thatat that period the news of the two defeats of llallasteros, and of the capitulation signed nn the 4th •at Granada, - hdd not reached Cadiz. Judge, then, the effect which the account of these two events must have had on their arriving successively irr a town already agitated. Add to that, the reinforcement Of our squadron, the approaCh of General Molitor's troops, and the presence of the Duke of Angottleme, who will arrive at Pnerto'de Santa Maria on the 18th or 17th, and you will admit •that we may entertain reasonable hopes of an event which will crown the glory of the Dike ofAng►ouleme -and of our brave array." The following very remark - able 'Address was. printed as a Supplement to the Restattrador,of the Ist instant. It is direetd - to the Regency Alus t t Serene Lord,--The Ayuntamiento of Cordova, the faithful organ of :the: sentiments of a town , Which yields to no other fn tulherence and fidelity to the Kinvhas learned with s'nlirisc and regret That a faction, well known in that unfor. :tonate epoch width has caused so many tears to flow, is still 'operating,- under the shade of a false 'and dark policy, against - the right of the Sovereign, which an infamous Constitution had subverted, and against the opinions and wishes of the people of Spain, .who have so decidedly and so freely expreesed them selves in all parts of the Peninsula. '" The Ayuntamiento would hewn:sting In its dutiesif, in such a trying moment, it bad not had recourse to your Serene highness as the defender of the throne, in order to call atten tion to the new dangers with whiCh the sovereignty of our King and the peace of the nation are threatened. At the same, time it takes this opportunity of expressing the mostsolemn wishes of the Cordovan people against a system which, if it might he admired as a preferable evil in the blindest and most violent period of our 'Revolution, would nevertheless' be as im politic as it would be horrible. in an epoch when the nation be.' log fortunately rescued from the yoke of constitutional tyranny, and restored to .tlta enjoyinent of its best libertiesi, faithful Spaniards cen sneak, their sentimenvL, and give to the whole worst. proofs of their abhorrence. for every thing which is in contradiction tb their ancient laws, and of ,their desire to have a free and absolute King, who wohld promote the happi ness of his people without the aid of institutions /which are un. known in the annals of their history, and Which Are as fermi dable and as ominous, under existing circiansumees, as they are opposite to the ideas and customs of the nation. " Such is in truth, most Serene Lord, the system. of the two Chambers, which, by imposing restraints on the authority of the King, 11CM.intentled bythe fundamental laws of Castile, and by essentially varying thAStablished fact without the will of the King, would contain the , Sarne radical vice as the Con stitution iuwif ; anti every negociation or adjustment which is undertaken upon these grounds for the liberation of the captive King, will always be vain, and will compromise thepeace and tranquillity of the militem. _ _ " If the legitithaey of Monarchs cannot be rendered cont.' patihle with the pride of their people, when these wish to give themselves laws which those have not dictated, still less com p:tole would it be.with at institution which his Majesty has rso clearly sea so open Abhorred, and wldch turpiise and moral' violence alone would induce him to accept. The . King does not wish, and with justice, to forfeit rights and privileges to which the nation•swore so freely and so spottaneously, and which have - been exercised for so. many age% -by his ancestors . ; and every innovation upon thii point, in pro Portion Wit would. dash with thepolKcal dogma efhis legitimaey, would open a 'wide door to discord, 'which would be fomented by the warmth of dispates and opinions to the fatal :length of a civil war like that which has already desolated the greatest part of the Peninsula. '‘an fine, if the Spanish people, or an immense majority of it, were anxious -for the -system of Chambers, -this injustice against'the rights of the King would not produce results alto getherso disagreeable, and the goOdness of the Sovereign would . know how to.accommodate itself to the desires and wishes of his people. But any one who has even slightly examined the chit-, meter of the present feeling for the cause of the King, would soon be convinced that the wish of Spaniards is never to lessen in tho slightest degree the sovereignty of their beloved 310- narch,nor to accept °systems or institutions which are opposed to the ancient and fundamental laws of the nation. " The Ayuntamionto has fully witnessed the opinion enter tained by theveopkof Cordova, which were so;nobly and sa decidedly expressed on the 10th of June last, and which arc no toriously so conformable to those which the other provinces ex pressed, as soon as they were rescued from the yoke of oppres sion. ' The absolute and free King' have been the greatest echoes of their emotion, and they do not yet'ccase to resound in their hymns and acclamations. This is the most energetic and animated, and at the same time the most simple and inped ex pressive of the will of the people, who, being excited naturally by their enthusiasm and their wishes, did not stand in need of base stimulants of subornation and intrigue, which at every pe riod have marked the black perfidy and the violent machina tions of innovators and Revolutionists. " It will be sufficient to take a rapid view of some details of the system of Chambers, in order to know that if they have been, and always will be, dangerous to the minds of the coldest temperature, and long accustomed to tranquillity, they would be, beyond all doubt, incalculably prejudicial to a . nation which is heated, agitated, and still disturbed by the violence of inno vations; The liberty of the press, , which is truly impolitic, and chiefly the origin of all our dissensions, and the traitorous wea pon that bi most abused ; the poplar character of elections, which has always provoked the passions, the intrigues And the Ambition of parties; the public tribune, which is more fit to flatter vanity, to exalt the passions, ,and: to agitate the People, than to illustrate any matter in dispute ; and that generic liberty, so ominous as it is badly understood, which is the in separable character of every liberal Government, are all so many institutions which the system of the Chambers would perpe tuate for us, and which would render those political oscillations interminable, which hare occasioned us so many misfortunes and losses." PORTUGAL. 29.,--The vile instruments of the misfortunes of. this kingdom, since August 24, 1820, the Silvas, Carvalhos, Lief's, Mourns, and others who, flying from their country, re pair to the Thames, not con►ent with their past misdeeds, and us if there was nothing in their hearts but eternal hatred to their fellow-coun try -men, do not cease to frame Intrigues, and to use hard language, in the hope that they mny be able, by these unworthy means, to hasten the final ruin of Portugal, and revive that fa tal system, that Constitution contrived in the clubs of the Freemasons, and entirely de mocratical, which,'tying the hands of the Sove reign, aimed at placing all the powers of the States in the hands of a demagogical and de testable faction. Falsehood, imposture, and se- Auction were the pillars Which supported the faction during the whole time of its dominion : proceeding in the saute course,. these unworthy men write, in London, articles designed to de lude foreigners who have not the prudence to go to the best sources for the present state of af fairs in Portugal. However, the folly, the con tradiction, and the confusion of their statements can deceive but very few. The Editor :here quotes from the Morning Chronicle of the 18th of July, an article from Oporto of that month, com menting on the several paragraphs as he proceeds. He calls it un article from the manufactory ((Sicilia) of 'Mourn and Co., and says, he has good reason for believing that the article conies from that source.] AUGUST I.—The ill-disposed lose no oppor tunity of publiihing news foolishly alarming.— Within these few days they have circulated re ports of disorders in the city of 'Oporto, and of the flight of part of the 21st regiment of infantry. So it is that the evil-minded misrepresent events. —Of the 21st regiment two companies went to Tuy to proclaim his Majesty Ferdinand VII., accompanied brsevertil Spaniards (in arms) who were in Valencia. There were great rejoicings in Toy, the Constitution was burnt, with various emblems belonging to it—and an officer and 30 soldiers of that regiment remained in the town. .—This is published in an extraordinary supple ment to the Comely do Porto of Tuesday -this week. The Oporto Papers contain► a list of 6 persons who have been apprehended, and x ordered to leaVe the city. AUGUST .s.—The Gazette contains an order of the day of Don Miguel, stating that his Majesty 'ltas commanded that some troops of the division of the Marquis of Chaves shall proceed to Beira anti T raz-os.Montes, to relieve the corps of the 2d of the line in the arduous duty they have to perform, and also to protect those two provinces against any insults of the Spanish revolutionary guerillas.---( Lisbon Gotetie, Aug.s.) The following is an extract of mi - 'fetter, dated Bilbao, August 7 :-----" General Prince IfortEN LORE lately came hither. from Victo4a, and from hence he to Laredo, ttimtween this place and Santana, where he embarked with his staff and a large 'number of officers anti artillery men, on hoard of two large beats, for the purpose of reconnoitring Sammie. They approached the walls, when the garriseldirected a bomb against one of the boats, which'iell in the one in which were time ohicers and artillerymen, and buisting at the moment it fell, killed from about 30 to 40 persons ; indeed, not one escaped on board the boat in which the explosion took place." CELEBRATION • OF THE ANNIVERSARY or THE LANDING OF 1118 MA. JESTIr AT LEITH, EDINBURGH, Alro. 10.--Yesterday "there was affixed on the Pier of Leith, r.t the spot where his Majesty King GEORGE the FOUTITII lirat set foot on Scottish ground, two 'east metal plates, one on the top, and the other on the front of the Pier, bearing the following inscriptions:— • • • On the top. • • (A Crown.) • GEO. IV. RET. . E 1 Felicem • -On the front of the Pier. • ,Here . Our most Gracious Sovereign GEORGE IV. • First touched Scottish ground, • - On Thursday, 15th August, 1022. . William Child. Admiral of Leith, Johfi Jarnes Reoch, and. Abram Newton, Magistrates. Hugh Witch, Town Clerk. • "Throughout the whole day Leith presented a scene of fes tivity. The ships in the harbour were decked out with flags and streamers ; and flags were also displayed on the steeples and signal tower. In the evening, a vet) , numerous company, upwards of 200, sat down to dinner in the, Assembly Rooms,—Wit.nrAm Rwocu, Esq. Chief Magistrate, in .the chair, supported by Admiral Sir J. P. Beresford and Admiral Sir Philip Durham. Baillie Mackie officiated as croupier. Behind the. chair was a very fine painting of his Majesty's landing on the right of which was suspended the union jack ; on the left, a flag with the arms of Leith,—the whole tastefully decorated with festoons of flowers. The cloth having been removed, the chairman gave • The King—which was received with loud applause. The children attending the charity school were then intro_ iluced, and sung the King's anthem in a style which gave the highest gratification. The Royal Family. Song—' When order in. this land began.' The Chairman said, the next toast which he should propose was one in which fie was convinced all present would cordially join. They could do much greater justice to the sentiment in their own minds, than he was capable of doing by words, being unaccustomed to speak in public. It was a toast, the origin- of which would be handed down, to posterity as one of the most remarkable events in the annals of our country. lie would give— The Glorious 15th August,l 8 2.—( Lou d applause.)—Air— Carle now the King's come.' Duke of York and the Army.—Air, Duke .of York's March.' i4Orii. Melville and the Navy.—Air, ' Rule Britannia.' Sir P. ,lltruttAst begged to say a.• few words for his friend Lord Melville, who would have •considered himself' highly. honoured had he 'been present, bV the veryliattering manner in which the mention of his name 'had been received. • 'lle(Sir Philip) would take the first opportunity of informing his Lord ship of the circumstance. AA they wer.f•now'nlet to celebrate the anniversary of his Majesty's landing in Scotland,lt would not be unacceptable to the.Mecting to he infOrmed, that Lord Melville had been highly instrumental in 'procuring to the port' of Leith the honour of being the first place at which his Ala-. jesty touched Scottish ground. Considerable influence had been used with his Majesty to land in some otker.quarter in'Scot iand,---and he, as a sailor, felt proud that the King had so far consulted his own feelings, and those'of his best friends, in landing at this, the metropolitan port of Scotland: The inha bitants of Leith were entitled to the distinguished honour,- for they had always been an orderly and 'loyal - people,--firm supporters of the monarchy, and long might the same plea reign in that e.birmiunity. Both Houses of Parliament. —Song,'" Jelly full bowl." The Lord Provost and Magistrates of the City of Edinburgh. " Flowers of Edinburgh." - Alexander Henderson, Esq. returned thanks for himself And brother Magistrates. It was the 'most anxious wish of the Lord Provost to have been • present, but previous engagement required his presence in the country.' Mackieove_John Smith, Esq. Admiral of Leith. Mr. Smith 'returned thanks. - It Was but little graxt he had in his power to do for the Port of Leith. lie begged - to in.sure the meeting,lhati were the means -equal to the will, nothing should be wanting on' his part' which might tend to 'forward the prosperity and interests vi it. inhabitants. Be gave—. • The Port of Leith, and may that spirit of loyalty and enter. prise which now prevails, long . distingt!ish the - inhabitants of that burgh, who were so cungpicuOuti m their demonstrations of loyalty on his Majesty's "Saw ye Johnny comin'." Sir J oft fe BEBE o tin said,. all who were now preaentintiet feel proud of the Circumstances which. had brought them to. gether,—a feeling of honest pride, which, be must say, burned in his own bosom. And in the toast which he was about to propose, he would only be paying as tribute to the worthy Ala.• gistrate who now sat at the head of the table, for his conduct on , affection which had t i t a n l excellent of a and which rr t i a me a g t s e e n; f e rit wo o u f l d t h h e d l that memorable day, - the ,15th of A ugus t. Th e appearance of th e apirl p ie e sd i s m i of l rn e o , m t u h pe e ov s ne et ry l i t i i ii i ls i t i c e iel n : gistrates, all, all that he saw or heard on th a t day had fixed an im ly efface—" The Chief Magistrate of Leith, and may he long live to enjoy _ the honours attend ant on the returns of this A 7 of Waterloo, the D u k e o f W e lli ngtou ..-- Air, r! r n h iv e er E s i e e r r y o . See the conquering hero conies.' • ellekander Henderson, Esq. • grade the present Magistrates Of Keith,—and the Magistrates of last. year, who had shewn so much zeal anti energy at the time of his Majesty's landing, anti may:a loud understanding always subsist between:the Magis trates of the city of Edinburgh and those of the,.port of Leith. Ile begged to say, that the former liad the interests of die port of :Leith as much at heart as its most warm friends could desire, but their means were limited. Ile trusted, nay, .he' wouldstate it boldly, that as their 'means mended, their stir port of the improvements upon Leith would increase. Bailie Mackie, in returning thanks for himeelf and ea lmigues, regretted the unavoidable absence of Mr. Lindsay, who codati have done more justice to . the feelings of the Ma gistracy than he could pretend to dn.' Any praise ,Which he might seem to merit, was only a borrowed lustre reflected from his predecessors in office. Of them, however, he meant to say nothing, they were well able to speak for themselVes.• The best reward a Magistrate could receive for the discharge of his duty was,—next to the consciousness he had done it,—the ap probetion of his. fellow townsmen. Sir John Beresford, whose conduct had , tended so much to the accommodation of his Majesty at landing.' • Sir John returned thanks. It was his good'fortune to have the duty of attending .his Majesty on the day of his landing, and aproud one it was to him. He would, in the language of another seaman,-say, " that though he should . live • to the age of Methusalem he would never forget Go to Ber wick, Johnny.' '(Louts applause.) Sir John gave, Protlperity td the town of . Leitle—Song, an ' Weelav the bootie, row. Sir Philip Durham, a man- who had often distinguished himself in the service of his country.' Sir Philip said, he was highly flattered by the distinguished manner in which his name bud been honoured. - Sir John iteresford had inticipateil him with respect to the appearance of the people at the landing of his Majesty. Ile IYASA and had been, - like many othere, launched into the -World when he lean thought of it. it had been, for- many years, hie most anxious wish to have his flag flying in Leith. .Roads.; he had repeatedly applied for that emninanti, but was always sent abroad, where, flunfgh his purse was bettered. his wishes were disappointed, War had ceased, and he was now at home, following after other concerns, which brought him more imme diately into contact with the merchants of Leith,-,a set ofanen whom lie found to be most intelligent and upright, and to whom • he lay under very great obligations. lie was glad that coo. pierce was improving throughout the Empire, and he trusted that the port of L e ith w a s destined to be one of the moat don , fishing m7the empire. lie returned them -his most heartfelt thanks for-the honour done him. • ' Sir Thomas Bradford and the North British Staff: Air— ' Duke of York', ,11arch.' The Earl of Si: J"?; BE izasponn said, that he hoped he would not be considered too presuming -in addressing the company s o o ften , but there was one toe: st which he felt bound to give. lie was to propose the health of it Gentleman who was , now present, l whom he s h ou ld d es i gnate the Provost Elect %- he who was destined to fill t h e ' c hai r o f the Chief Magistrate of the city of Edinburgh—A man whom lie had know n ever sinc e lie came to live in this c orner of t h e mire as an intelligent, active, and public-spirit e d Magistrate.e There were indeed very few men who deserved better of their country t han that Gentleman, ntExit }IDE R HE'ltin EItSON. Esq. , said ,- w hile ' h e had ha d the hono ur to f ill a publ i c s i tua tion 111 the civic alfdrs of the communit, he had dime his duty to die best of his p ower, and should ever ma k e i t hi s study to do -so. Be was - well y aware that great improvements might be made on the port of Leith—too ninn brenches, however, weakened the stock. Give Leith an e nt rance ' id induce vessels of all nizest to resort thi t h er , an d t h e b e s*'''7,l would he conferred upon her that any set of men had int eir power to give. If ever he had it in his power to 'be instrumental • in forwarding the lin provemeot or prosperity of the port of Leith, he should be ex tremely happy in doirrit so. The Lord Lieutenant of the County, and better health to Air-..' There% nae luck about the hoUse.' The.pride of Scotland, Sir alter Scott . Glee—' Glorious - - Apollo.' REtilie . Mackiti gave The health Of Dr. Duncan, senior, and the edical School of Edinburgh. Dr. Dus CAN returned thanks, but in so low a tone of voice as not to be ilistinctly heard. A Andrew and his nifty gun.' Mr. COOPER said he had a toast to propose, which was inti mately connected with the object of the meeting—the com tuernoration of the Landing of his Majesty. The company had drank all the healths of the Magistrates of Edinburgh and Leith past, present, and to come, but there was one individual whose exertions on that occasion deserved a more particular notice—Bailie M‘Fie. The conduct of that gen tleman last - year not only met the approbation of his .fellow-townsmen, but of, the whole people who were as sembled to witness the landing of the King. In taking the honour of proposing this toast from the 'chair, lie (Mr. C.) would not lie deemed presuMptuous, for' he only expressed the .sentiments which animated the breasts of all who witnessed the happy evenk; of that memorable day. 'Mr. 11I‘1?le.—It was with no ordinary feelings that he rose to reply to the compliment which had been so handsomely paid to his humble'discharge of official duties. It was his good fortune to fill the office of Chief Magistrate on that auspicious day, and if he and his colleagues had done their duty, they had received a rich reward in the approbation of their fellow townsmen. They had endeavoured to maintain the rights and privileges of the community over which they had been called to preside, in the manner they were best al;le; and in doing so, a high honour was conferred upon them by his Ma jesty himself, who had been pleased to notice their arrange ments with every mark of approving condescension. He could inform the Meeting, that the landing at Leith had often formed the subject of conversation at Carlton House, where it was treated in a manner very Clattering to the vanity of the Magistracy and other Public Authorities of Leith. Mr. Neilson and the Convenery of Leitll.—Air, • I !sae laid a herrin' in sa't.' Dr. Kelly, and the Medical body of Leith. The Doctor, in returning thanks, was a considerable time inaudible, and we never heard him distinctly throughout his address, only collecting a sentence now and then. He said that he belonged to no corporation.—He once thought of be coming a member of the wright's incorporation, but die idea of a coffin and a winding sheet would not have suited. Next he thought of the tailors, a very respectable body indeed, but here another objection presented itself not less formidable. Ile next thought of taking a seat among the maltmen—otherwise the brewers—iss being thebody who comeneareat to the profession, fortlieyrnixed leeka with their liquors—but he had hitherto neverjoined them. He considered the toast as a redeeming one and as connected with the celebration of the landing of his .Majesty, he ought to be allowed to remark, that not accident occurred, notwithstanding the immense crowd assembled, or the oniinona predictions to that effect made in the public prints of theLlay. Re had always considered Leith harbour as the best place for, his Majesty to land at, and the result proved it was so. His Majesty was received with open arms by many thousands of his subjects, who came dressed in their holiday clothes to welcome their Sovereign. The King passed along the streets where all he saw or heard only tended to confirm him in the opinion, that the streets were indeed lined with gentle men. Had our Sovereign landed'at the Chain Pier, as was proposed, how much greater would have been the inconve nience ? Besides, be would not have, been gratified with so elegant an exhibition as he witnessed. Had it rained, for instance, he would have been very much incommoded , where, from the nature of the place, three persons ,could not walk abreast with ease. Another object would have been lost, viz. the gratification of the noblest sentiment which could actuate the breast of a subject—that of witnessing the' Head of the Constitution—a Constitution the admiration of ages,' and the envy as well as 'the wonder of the world— coining ,among the people as a friend and a brother. His Majesty, as the head of the Constitution, was like the capital of a Corinthian pillar ;--nay, he was more ; he not only formed' the most prominent feature in it, but he cemented and bound the whole together. Tin:, King was the highest officer in the State, and held the only office to which the most humble indi vidual in the kingdom might not aspire. his Majesty, on the day of his landing, w i t n e s s ed a s c e ne which he (Dr. K. be lieved had never before been equalled by any .Munich ; the King passed through an assembled multitude of upwards of fifty thousand persons, all actuated by one spirit and one rgetceuraisstvipi gave, a e eig, e nt t aß which he was convinced had the effect of making all who mw 3 n ) al T r el : s3 'Dickson aed Ib v f l e i I : r t a Nt s a t e . atilt the nfNgi t re l e arts .of oak.' : et t iv b oi s nn e c Ei te ti c :absence tube ytf thoseD Dickson, w h wiwitnessed and e gave. d .` Ma y the in cants Leith ever cOntinue to manifest Elie sentiments and feelings our shores.' received with approbation, not onlY the landing of his Majesty on Captain Seorsby, senior, a namewhich need , only be men but on that of his son, who had conferred such benefits on Science by his researches.' Captain Scousny rose to return thanks for himself and for his son. Ile said he felt, (putting his hand to his heart), 1 he felt, but could not give utterance to his feelings. John Thorl'urn, Xsq. and the Directors of the Charity School of Leith.' Mr. Tstonnunx said that the funds of the institution now supported 150 boys. He. could also say, that many who had received no other education but what lead been given them in ott°l;:eilttti:::kieintt;,hiii.uS:aunb.d]apodee:::w—alal „fit rg, that institution, now filled situations of credit and responsibi lity with much honour to themselves, and satisfaction to their employers. He could say more, that he never bast heard of anrboy, educated in that school, who had appeared as a nal at the bar of any court—a circumstance which redounded to the honour of the institution. After avariety of. other toasts, among which were Captain Duncan, and the Tr:nity House of Leith ; Mr. Park, and the Mailmen of' Leith • Mr. Weddell, and the Merchant Com pany of Leith the 'Revenue Boards ; Collectors Mac Nair and Cornwall'; captain Parry and the. Northern Expedition ; the Commercial and Shipping. Interests of Leith ; and prosperity to the City df Edinburgh and its improvements; the eouipany separated, highly gratified .with the scene they had witnessed, and the ecntiiii,aus they had heard expressed. z The dinner and wines were supplied by Mrs. Simpson, of :slacttnhofte, the Royal Exchange Hotel, and seemed to give much satisfac tion. The company were enlivened, during the evening, by the excellent Band of the Ist Dragoon Guards, who played the several airs in fine style. illessrs. Templeton, Aitkinson, sung several songs with much effect. - The whole wentoff with greater eclat than could have been anticipated. Yesterday forenoon the foundation-stone of a new Church was laid at Bellevue Crescent, in presence of the Right Hon. the Lord Provost, .Magistrates, and Council, who walked in procession from the Cusom-house to the site of the stone. • A bottle containing earious Coins, and tie News.' papers of the day, anti a plate with an inscription, were placed in a hole cut out in the stone, over which another was lowered by the builder, Mr. Gillespie. After animpms sive prayer by the Reverend Principal Baird, the Lord Pro vost addressed the MatTistrates in an eloquent speech—On ote side of the plate was Oie following inscription :—ln the fourth year of the reign of his Majesty King George the Fourth, on the Irith day of August, Itl2l), being the first anniverary of his ilttjosty7s most gracious visit to the capita of his most ancient kirom of Scotland, the foundation stone of this Church was laid by the Right Hon. Sir William Arbuthnot, Bart., Lord Provost of the city of Edinburgh ; Bailie., John Waugh, Ro bert Hall, James Hill, and James Dallas; Robert Anderson, Lord Dean of Guild; Andrew Dickson, Treasurer; - Ge3rge Bookless, Convener; Thomas Brown, Architect. On the other side was—The following Committee was appointed by the Town Council of Edinburgh, ibr the purpose of making arrangements for the erection of this Church in Belle vue Crescent Waugh, Bailie hill, Dean of Guild Anderson - , Old Provost Henderson, Old Bailie Blackwood, Old Bailie Ilan, Old Dean of Guild Smith, Trades Council lor Wishtirt, Convenor Bookless, Deacon Field, John Turn bull,- City Chamberlain,—(Edinburet C.:llrant, Aug. Ili.) - M. CrAitxtnlN, the veteran aeronaut, who has made two burAred ascensions, and who was to ascend in the Champ de Mars last Sunday, lately had n serious accient from an iron bar, which struck hint oti the head whilst he was pre paring his balloon. lie was for some time in danger, but is recovering. AwruL DEATII.—An extraordinary and awful circumstance occurred on Monday week at the Town Hall, Bath, where a young woman, named Harriet Clark, attended for the ;impost- of swearing to the father of an illegitimate child, then about unload' old. After th e usua l preliminaries had been gone through, the book was given to her to take the oath, when, singular to relate, the child, w hi c h not a moment before was in apparent goad health, died in her arms ! The person to whom the child. was about to be sworn as the father, positively denies the woman's affirmation. • - Monday s'nnight George Wilson, the celebrat: ed pedestrian, was convicted by the Mayor of being a rogue and a vagabond, in having ren away and left his wife charge able to the parish of All Sai nts , an d se ntenced to three months hard labour in the House of C orrect i on . lie was apprehended at Carlisle last Saturday afternoon, by T. Forsyth, the officer. —( Nezecaltie Courant.) EAST INDIA HOUSE. August 13, 1823. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the UNITED COMPANY of mtittcHAN - Ts of ENG LAND TRADING to the EAST INDIE.4, Jo hereby give Not ice, That a QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT of the said Company will he held at'their House its Leadenhall-striet. on WEDNESDAY, the 44th of September next, at Eleven o'Clock in the Forenoon. _ PRICE a THIS DAY AT Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 03A 3 per Cent. Cons- 02/4 34 per Cent 4 per Cent. Old New ma t 5 per Cents. 1797 , [tank Long Ann. 21 .1-lbtlls Imp. 3 per Cents. JOSEPH DART, Secretary. PRICE or FOREIGN STO F STOCKS ONE o'cr.ocx. India Stock India Bonds 565. 565. South Sea Stock — Old Annuities — Ex. Bills 2B 33 pr. Ditto Small Bank for Act. India for Con. Acct. Cons. for:Ace-- ....... ,!KS IN LONDON, AUG . . 19, AT ONE O'CLOCK. 1) f Five per Cents. 93;., 1 Scrip, tli pr. i Six per Cents. 00. • :1: , , 11:ssiian Five per Cents. (Metallic) 00. (Ditto New 118 i. Five per Cent. Bonds, 76. Five per Cents. (Metallic) 00. Five per Cent. Bonds, 1820, 00. Spanish Ditto 1821, 38. Ditto 1822, 00. l Five per Cent. Bonds, BN. Prusitian I. Ditto New, 864. - Danish Five per Cent. Bonds, 00. Chili 7tii. • Colombian Six per Cent. Bonds, 66i. Peruvian New Loan, 00. (*Bank Shares £2l 15s. I Seven per Cent. 00. _ . . _ NvApolitan Austrian American -s Six pd. C:tit. 931-101. Five per Cent. 9,-98 _. Three per Cent. 70. PRICE OF IRISH STOCK, AVG. 16. flank Stock 249 Grand Canal Loan, 4 p.ct. Oov. Deb. 3i per cent. 94 —Ditto 6 per cent.... Stock, 31 per cc 91t —DittoStock Gov. Deb. 4 per cent. Royal Canal Stock Gov. Deb. 5 per cent. —.Stoc l 4, 4 per cent. - Do. Deb. with Gov. Sec.... New ll Pipe Water Deb. 5 per cc. Treasury Bills, 6 per cent. Do. 6 per cent. City Debentures, 5 per et. Ballast Office Govt. Sec. Lying in Hospital 4 per et. 5 per cent. Exchange on London, Aug. 15, 8. . "7". - - HIGH WATER At LONDO? Morning, t minutes after 1. 1 IBR IDGE TO-MORROW Evening, 28 minutes idler 1: THE SUN. SOLE3I QVIS DICEIZE FALSUM AUDEAr? LONDON, . TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1823. Extract from the Agents to Lloyd's at Genoa, dated 7th August. 44 A vessel arrived this morning which sailed on the 2d inst. from S. Felicio, coast of Cata lonia, the Master of which reports, that on the 27th ult. three divisions, commanded by Generals MitAss, LoaraAs, and MANso, attacked the French near Manresa ; that a very obstinate battle took place, which lasted two days, in which the French lost about three thousand prisoners, and a great number of killed and wounded, and that the Spaniards set ire to 'Alanre , a ; that on the 29th nit. Generals. MtNA and ltoT•rev sallied out from Barcelona with all their forces, and attacked the French on the 30th, near Milian), that the battle was not ended on the 2d inst., when he sailed, as he saw a great firing along the coast and on the tops of the mountains, so that the final result of this ac tion is yet unknown." Madrid has been the scene of frantic outrages on the part of the Royalists, in consequence of the premature annunciation, in that capital, of the liberation of the king. In the furious intoxi cation of their imaginary triumph, that portion of the populace, who are eager to embrace their former chains, attacked the houses and persons of the Constitutionalists, and the most disgraceful acts of riot, pillage, and massacre, ensued. The Regency took no measures for quelling the tu mult, and tranquillity was only restored by the exertions of the French troops. The private accounts from Cadiz still state that the spirit and resolution of the Government, of . the troops, and of the inhabitants, are unabated, and that their determination not to treat with the ' invaders continues unaltered and apparently in flexible. The commencement of a negociation, therefore, would seem, up to the date of the latest advices, not to have been sanctioned by the Cortes ; for if any proceeding of that l,;ed had beett entertained even in a secret •itting, it is scarcely possible that all knowled•;t. of it could have been kept from the Ptib is true, that the accounts lire of anterior dates to that at which the defection of BALLASTERO'S must have been known at Cadiz ; and the effect of that great calamity to the Constitutional cause, therefore, is not yet ascertained. It is a circum stance worthy of notice, that BALLASTEROS, like Illoarta.o, acknowledges the Madrid Regency ; and this fact authorizes the suspicion that the arrange ment which Is expected to take place on the arrival of the Duke d'ANoout.rmE at Port St. Mary, will not be with the Constitutional Government anti the Cortes, but with a par(?) in Cadiz, perhaps including the majority of the Cortes and of other persons possessing power and influence, and of sufficient strength and authority to effect by their combined efforts the rescue of the KING, and to deliver Cadiz into the hands of the French. if this ek