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.hidtg e itiotion confined. He wanted to shew the extent of the pro secutions. Mr. Secretary PEEL said, that, for instance, it could not be supposed the Society for the Suppression of Vice extended its proceediugs to Scotland. There might be much delay in ob taining returns from that part of the country. Mr. HUME said, lie should not consider' it a delay if the Returns were laid on the table shortly after the Easter recess. -If these Societies had not extended their proceedings to Scot . the Lord Advocate could easily make a return of nil ; and as to prosecutions instituted by 'him or his predecessors Ai:hilly, there could be no difficulty..-,The motion was then, agreed to. SUPPLY—A Itlll' EX.TRAORDINARIES. tin the motion of Mr. I.IISIIIICOTChe, the House resolved - - into a Committee of Supply. Mr. LUSH INGTON, in rising to move the Army Extra. enhneries, felt it unnecesary to trouble the House with any ob servations; he should therefore move the first item, which was 4. ....That a sum not exceeding 420;000/. be granted to his Ma jesty for defraying the expences of the Army Extraordinaries for the year 11t23. Mr. HUM l did not mean 'to oppnire, the motion, but was dissatisfied with the want of explanation of the various items of the Estimates. Ile objected to the charges for the Colonies as escessive; there was demanded for Canada no less a sum than 347,0001. exclusive of the expence incurred in this country in preparing the troops for that Settlement. For New Brunswick emit Nova Scotia 105,000/. were required. For Bermuda 20,000!. And he took that opportunity to condemn the intended expendinire for the purpose of forming a harbour there. For .lemaica 114,0001. were demanded dfor the Cape of Good Hope - 170 0001.; where he thought much saving could be effected by a mode of selling the lands different from that at present resorted to, which he had xeaSen to know was influenced by favouritism. Ile also wished to 'direct the attention of the House to the State ments of Mr. Gourlay, bdcause front other sources he (Mr. Hume) learned they were entitled to consideration. In the expences of our establishments in the Mediterranean, too, there ought to be a reduction. No Colonies could be more unfor tunate—no country , was more cursed than were the lonian Islands by , the protection of Great Britain. -The state in which the inhabitants of those islands were kept. by the Lord High Commissioner, Sir Thomas Maitland, was hardly cre dible; and he begged to mention a case in illustration, which had come to his knowledge within a month. An officer had been sent (from the Greek Government we believe) to the Court of Madrid to ascertain how far the Greeke could expect assistance from Spain,—that individual believed that had he come to England he would be thrown into prison, but at Madrid he was undeceived, and accordingly came over to London, where I he then was. He (Mr. H.) congratulated the country upon the change that had taken place within these two or three months in our conduct respecting the unfortunate Greeks ; and that happy alteration he could not that attribute to the accession of the night Hon. (lent. opposite to the situation of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.--(Herer o—To that Right Hon. Gentleman he ascribed the liberal 'line of policy that we had followed since his entrance into office.---(Cheers.)—The conse quence to the Luellen !elands was, that, e might withdraw 3,000 of the troops there Stationed. 7The duties of Governor of Malta • and Lord High Commissioner of the • 'onion Islands were, in his opinion, incompatible with each other ; and the Go vernment of Sir T. Maitland was represented as most cruel and tyrannical. He thought that the expence of the 'lonian Islande ought to have been refused in that House. He also objected to the charges incurred by Sir T. Maitland going backwards acid forwards. He saw a charge of' salary for C,ol. King, as Gover nor of Heligoland, and supposing him to be a Staff' officer, he thought that his salary ought to be defrayed out of the Staff Eite timates. There was one item of 300/. for half a year's allow. once, from which it appeared that an increase had taken place since last year ; for in last year's Estimates the whole salary had only been charged at 400/. He thought that different and more advantageous arrangements might be made with respect to the `Agents connected with those Islands. All the duties which the Agents performed might be done by other individuals in dif ferent stations. lie thought the accounts given of the Revenue and Eitpenditure of New South Waled extremely unsatisfac tory, Again, he was anxious to see the Illilitary removed from New Brunswick, and the Militia allowed to protect the place. He had no hesitation in saying that the whole military esta blishment of New Brunswick might be dispensed with, and the Militia safely entrusted with the defence of the place. He threw out these observations in the hope of drawing the attention of Government to them, and not ftom any wish to exhibit a need. lees opposition. Mr. W mum assured the . lion. Member.'that in the few observations which he might find it necessary to make, he would not depart front that spirit in which the lion. Member had described his own observations to have been made. It could not be expected that he should go into detail, in answering the destd. tory observations of the lion. Member ; it would be sufficient if he answered them . generally to the satisfaction of the I ouse. There were some points, however upon which the Hon. Mem ber had not been..eorrect at nil. With regard to the general ex pence of an" eolony, he conceived that the Committee would not consult the interests.of the country if they considered it in too narrow a point of view. With respect to die Crown lands, eipen which the lion, Member had mole sonic observations, he could assure him, that the subject had bean for sonic time ureter the consideration of llis Majeety's Government. With regard to the Cape, Alauritius, and Ceylon, the Hon. Member was aware that a Commission had been appointed to inquire ihto the state of these colonies ; and he would therefore only say, that there was no subject connected with these colonies into which the Commissioners had not been instructed to in. quire. He trusted that great advantage would be derived from the labours of that Coniiiitssion for they would at least fur nish some satisfactory data for the House to go upon. With respect to the abuses in the lonian islands, he strongly die - wilted from the opinion of the flonhltlember ; nor would he,. by silence on the present occasion, countenance the opinion that troops had been stationed in the lonian Islands for the purpose of repressing independence, or that they had actually contri butedto repress the expression of independence. Ile confessed 1;e felt sueptileil (especially as the Honourable Member must ht6Ve been acquainted with the information which had re cently reached this country) to hear him make the attack Which lie had made on the character of Sir Thomas Maitland. With respect to the policy adopted towards the Oreelts, he was hound in justice to say, that the only communication which lied been Made by this Government had enforced a system of neu trality. Before the Hon. Member attacked the character of the officer Who held the Administration of those Islandi, he should - etate some distinct fact which might prove that neutrality bad been departed from instead of indulging in general observa tions. With regard to the general prosperity of the lonian Wands, he thought himself authourized in saying, that ut no period had their prosperity been greater than that which they now enjoyed. In reply to what the Hon. Gentleman had said on the eulnect of agents, he would observe, that their duties were now trebled, in comparison with what they had formerly been. With regard to New South Wales., the revenue and the eapen diture of that Colony would be laid before the House, and that was all that the Hon. Member desired. The lion. Mein, ber,hifter meeting name other. .objections which had-been made by We Hon. Member for Aberdeen, said, that the Government watt us desirous as the Hon. Member of adopting a practical economy, provided that economy was consistent with a more extended view, with reference to the future as well as to the present. Mr. HUME explained.—The Hon. Gentleman bad desired him to bring forward facts against Sir T. Maitland. Had the Hen. Gentleman threaten the - Greek petition ? All that he wanted on the part of Six T. Maitland was a strict neutrality ; but hitherto, all the neutrality shewn had been in favour of the Teaks. lie acknowledged that there had lately been a change, in the policy of Sir T. Maitland. He had given the Bight lion. the Secretary for Foreign Affairs credit for that change ~ but, from what the Hon. Gentleman had said, be was afraid that he gave that Right lion. Gentleman more credit than he deserved. lind that all the merit of the change was due to Sir T. Maitland himself. In mentioning the name of Mr. Gourley, lie bad not been influenced by that Gentleman's politics. illr. Gourley might. have been et troubleesome man in Canada, but that was no reason why he should have been expelled. fle spoke feel. ehigly on that subject.--(A laugh.)—lle had no hesitation in saying that Mr. G. had been removed unjustly ; that removal bad occasioned his ruin, and it had been merely because he had diald liberal opinions. With respect to the defence of Canada, he thought that the sooner this Country gave it is free Coned '.tution, and enabled it to defend itself, the better would it be for both. Mr. G. BENNET said, that he knew the-Governor of Upper .Canada, and he believed that no man could be more disinterest. ed than he was, Mr. WILMOT said,ehat lie did not think Mr. Gourley had '-been severely used; and if the lion. Member choice to bring -the subjects before the House, lie pledged himself distinctly to Trove that Mr. 0. had no reason to complain. Mr. MIME said that the documents were in the hands of 'the Hon. Gentleman; but the impression upon his mind of Mr. oourlay's ill-treatment was so strong, that he should be glad to .hear the Hon. Gentleman make good his promise. - Mr. WILMOT said, that as the Hon. Member had made die charge,' it rested with him to make it the subject of a mo tion before the House. Mr. HUME said, that he had no objection to move for copies of the correspondences The Resolution was then agreed to. The next Resolution Was for 203,0001. for the Commissiariat a Great Britain for the year 1823. M. lIUMB said, that he was willing to . allow that the ac coonta had been simPlified and some reduction: 4 tnad i e, but the ENC.nates were still capable of further reduction. He would wic, what was the number of wrist Canaria ?He found that in Canada there were 313 Comm Clerks employed for the - few troops -which were kept there. In Nova Scotia there were 14 Commissariat Clerks, when one-third of that number would be sufficient. Again, in Malta, which had but one gar rison, there were seven Commissariat Clerks. Expence was multiplied without any additional security. A very consider able reduction had taken place since last year, and therefore he did not think it necessary to be severe in his observations. He would wish to know, with regard to , a corps of Wagoners, the expence of which was considerable, whether such a corps was serviceable. He hoped that without any injury to the establish ment, the service of this corps might be dispensed with. Mr. LUSHINGTON said, that since the last year 70 officers had been reduced, and amore fallacious criterion than that re sorted by . the Hon. Member could not easily be conceived. Everyreduction, however, which was practicable should be i made n that establishment. The Resolution was then agreed to. On the motion that the sum of 40,0001. should be granted for repairing public buildings, Mr. BENNET rose, and said that he was desirous upon this vote of calling the attention of the House to the neglected state of the Parks. They were left open during the night, and the scenes which frequently occurred Within their walls were such as to baffle all description. When he said that the Parks were open all night, he did not mean to float that every single gate was extended wide for public reception. It was an undeniable fact that the gate at Piccadilly was closed at- the approach of night, hut it was just as certain that the amiable disposition ofthe lady , who presided over that barrier yielded to the solicitations of the passengers, and gave theM too easy admission.—(A laugh.)— Indeed the Parks*, instead of being a delightful source of recre ation to the inhabitants of this city, became the receptacles of the worst crimes, add the haunts of the most profligate and aban- 1 doned characters: He remeMbered the period when he was himself a boy, and when he had enjoyed all the pleasures of which that season of innocence was capable, which he had de rived in the midst of those very Parks, where now there was no delight to be derived except the very unenviable pleasure of be holding cows and Park-keepers. Ile did not know where the fault originated, but of this he was.quite certain, that it deserv ed attention. Mr. PEEL admitted that it was very desirable that the Parks should be placed in a very different situation from that in which they were at present ; and he was quite sure that the public would willingly incur the expence of placing them in a more suitably condition. With regard to the cows which were so un pleasant to the vision of the Hon. Member, he believed that they-were there for the advantage- of the Parktkeepers, whose salaries he understood were so limited as to make it expedient formerly to concede to them this privilege. Upon the first com munication of this circumstance to him, he had observed that the salaries ought to be increased by the police, and that such an inconvenience should not be any longer permitted to exist. He was then. told that the citizens of London would feel great inconvenience, and indeed annoyance, if these cows were re moved.—(:l laugh.)—Thaf they were a source of great satis faction to them, and that they occasionally administered, in no trivial degree to the amusement of their children.—(Laugliter.) —Under these circumstances, he owned he was cautious of in terrupting such long-established pleasantry.; but be was of opinion that the subject required attention. Mr. Alderman WOOD suggested that great advantage would arise to those citizens for whose comfort he was delighted to perceive that the Right Hon. Gentleman entertained so very laudable a desire, by removing the Fleet Prison from its pre sent situati‘a, and by levelling Fleet-market. Some conversation then arose between Mr. DAWSON, Mr. HU ME, and Mr. Alderman Woon, as to the propriety of re ducing the salary of any Marshal who may be appointed here after to the Prison of the King's Bench. Mr. Alderman WOOD contended, that the House ought not to giant 4000/. for the purchase of Mr. Justice Park's house in , Lincoln's Inn-fields, for the erection of an Insolvent Debtors' Court, when there were Courts, not only at the Old Bailey, but in the Guildhall, which were not only convenient, hut could be cheaply procured for that purpose. He should therefore object to the grant of 40001. Mr. LUSIIINGTON said, that the grant was necessary to defray the amount of expences incurred lastyear. Mr. HUME asked how much of the public money had been applied to that purpose ? Mr. LUS111?.1(;TON could not say, but if the lion. Mem ber required it, he would have no objection to lay the account before the House. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said, that the Insolvent Debtor's Court, being one of record, a place to keep its papers were necessary. A Court-house was also necessary, in order to enable the Commissioners to sit twice a week, as required by the Act of last Session. Mr. Alderman W 001) contended, that when the two Courts should be built at the Old Bailey, of which the opinion of the Judges had stated the ttecessity,the Commissioners would have every convenience. The vote was then agreed M. . £5,0110 for the extraordinary expenee incurred in the prose. cations for debasing the coin of the realm last year. - £05,000 for law expences last year. • . - 02,000 for maintaining the convicts at home. £lB,OOO for the Milbank Penetentiarv. Mr. BENNET expressed his wishes that- the House should have full information laid before it relative to the state of per sons in that prison. Mr. Secretary PEEL said thatthe Report would be laid be fore the House to a fortnight. 1 £3,000 for the National Vaccine Establishment. Air. 11U31E wished to know what the advantages of that 1 institution were. Ile had proposed to the Hon. Under Secre.l tary to let-the House know what the number of inoculations during the last year were. Thesmall-pox institutions had in oculated 3,800 last year; and even the small-pox institution at lValworth had been of great benefit to the nation. - Vaccine inoculation was a great benefit to the nation-; and notwithstand ing the few - cases cited, it continued to bee universal preventive of dangerous infection. As he considered the application of the present grant to be worse than useless he should oppose it. Mr. DAWSON said, that he had endeavoured to prepare the Accounts Moved for by the Hon. Member, and that he had no objection to postpone the consideration of that Vote until the 1 Report was before the Reuse. The public derived great advan ' take from the Vaccine Establishment ; for it afforded the means of having the Vaccine matter properly conveyed to all parts of the kingdom. Mr. HUME objected only to the -grant' of 6001. a year to eight of the chief Physicians of this 'Capital, who were mean enough to accept the small sum of 100/. a year each from a public Charity. Such conduct had caused the estrangement of Dr. Jenner from that Institution. • Mr. DAWSON complained of the attack made on the cha racter of respectable Gentlemen, who did their duty to the public for a much less emolument than they could otherwise obtain for their time. Sir 13. W. GUISE wished to know if' a monument would be erected to the memory of Dr. Jenner ?—lle hoped the grant would be moved for that purpose. Mr. Alderman WOOD would not oppose the vote; for he hoped that if the vote should be passed, those Gentlemen to whom the House would give the sum of 1001. a-year, would at least subscribe one year's annunity to the erection of that monument. - Mr. BRIGHT expressed his willingness to vote for the mo nument to Dr. Jenner. . Mr. WHITMORE bore testimony to the utility of the In stitution for Vaccine Inoculation, which, he hoped, would be well conducted. Mr. Secretary PEEL hoped that the ,Hon. Member would not object to the vote, upon an assurance that the Report would be laid as soon as possible before the House. Mr. H IJM E thought that the money might as well be thrown away as it was, if the House was disposed so to do. The vote was then agreed to. £40,000 for the .expencem in the Abolition of the Slave-Trade. Dr. LUSHINOTON wished to know the specific objects to which that money would be applied ; for the whole it would be inefficient, for a part itieffectual, towards alleviating the hor rors of that odious trafiliV ' Mr. LUSHINGTON had no objection to lay the whole matter fully before the House. The expence of' last year had been about 39,0001. Upon that the present estimate was formed. Dr. LUSHINGTON said, that he was sure that sum would not be sufficient this year for all the Negroes captured in defiance ,of the treaties. He therefore hoped that the estimate would be made as regular as possible. Sir C. AItBUTHNOT said, that the expences were as far arranged as they could be as yet. . The vote was then passed, £22,650 for making good the deficiencies of the Fee Fund from the Treasury Department. , .C 15,000 for the deficiencies of the Fee Fund front the Ex checjuer. #.26,000 for the deficiencies of the Fee Fund from the Fo rein Department. £13,303 for the deficiencies of the Fee Fund from 'the Colo nial Department. £10 1 386 for the deficiencies of the Fee Fund from the Privy Council Department. . £lO,OOO for the contingent expences of Messengers and their Bills on the Treasury. Mr. HUME complained of the great increase of expences in that department. Mr. VILMOT maintained that it was not more expensive than in 1795. The following Resolutions were then agreed to : £lO,OOO for the contingent expences and bills of Messengers in the Treasury Department. £10,996 for similar expenses in the Home Secretary's Office. £39,026 for similar expences in the Office of the Foreign Se cretary of State. £8,276 for similar expences in the Office of the Colonial Se cretary of State. £3,277 for similar expences in the Board of Trade. A sum of 2,238/. for similar expencetfin the Department of the Lord Chamberland of the Household was proposed. Mr. HUAIE objected to the grant, which he thought ought to be charged in the Civil list. lUr. LUSHINGTON withdrew the Resolution. £5,070 was voted for the Salarics,of Officers on the Receipt side of the Ucurt of Exchequer. £OO4O fo the Salaries of the Commissioners' Clerks and for the contingent expences of the Court for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors'. Alderman WOOD opposed this resolution, but after a little discussion it was agreed to. £lO5B Ss. for paying the salaries of certain Professors in the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. 4.15,44.0 for the expences of the Houses of Lords and Com mons. .1:23,237 - for the Salaries and allowances of the Officers of the Houses of Lords and Commons. £4,800 for.the Extraordinary Expences in the Office of the Lord Chamberlain of the Household; and for the Furniture and fitting up of the two Houses of Parliament for the year 1823. _ _ _ _ f.:50;000 for Foreign and Secret Service Money. Mr. HUMS wished to, know how much of this was expended in Clerks, &c., and how much of it was at the disposal of Minister's ? Mr. HUSKISSON declined giving the information called for ; because the giving of it would violate the principle upon which the Vote was founded, namely, that the only account which was to be given was the oath of the Secretary of State, stating that the money voted was expended in services which it would be inconvenient to the public service to have disclosed. £10,147. 13s. I Id. for Printing Public Records. £17,000 for Printing Acts of both Houses, and the Bills, Reports, and Evidence, before the House of Lords, for 1323. £3,500 for printing 1750 copies of the 78th vol. of the Jour nals of the House of printing} for printing the Votes. of the house of Commons. £OB Bs. for makilig good the deficiency of a grant for print ing the Votes of the last Session of Parliathent. £20,000 for printing Bills, Papers, &c., by order of the House of Commons during the present Session of Parliament. £3,000 for reprinting Journals and Reports of the House of Commons. £16,150 for the reliefof Toulonese and Corsican emigrants, &c. £7,000 for the relief of American Loyalists. ' £3300 for the expence of confining and maintaingeriminal Lunatics. Mr. HUME said, he understood that a gentleman (Mr. Macintosh, as was understood) who bad been tried forforgerv, snd was found by the Jury to be insane, was confined in Bed lam ; but that the report of the Physicians stated him to be sane at present. He wished to know why this gentleman, or others in similar situations, should continue to be an expence to the country , ? Mr. DAWSON—The Hon. Member was not correctly in.. formed with respect to that gentleman. The report of the PhysiCians stated him sane on some subjects only, but insane on others. £6136 Bs. 10d. for paying poor French Protestant Clergy and Laity, and for the poor of St. Martin-in-the-fields, &c. £10,567 . 16s. Bd. for the allowances and compensations granted to persons retired from public offices and the public service. The House resumed, and the report was ordered. to be re ceived to-morrow. AFRICAN CORPS. Sir R. WILSON wished to know why the allowances, granted by an Act passed in the last Session to the Civil Offi cers of the African Corps, did not form part of the estimates of thiS year. 31r. ‘VILMOT—The scale of. remuneration to these officers was decided'upon, and they were intended to be laid before the House in the estimates for the present year;but the omission of some official farm rendered that impossible. EAST AND WEST INDIA SUGAR. Mr. WHITMORE, at the request of Mr. F. Buxton (who postponed his motion fixed for 22d April.to the 7th of May), postponed his motion tOr a Committee .to inquire into the Dunes upon East and Wcst.lndia Sugar, :front the 7th to the 13th May. The Merchants Vessels Apprentices hill. was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Friday next. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, brought up the Report of the Marriage Act Repeal Bill.—The amendments were read and agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be mad a third time to morrow.—The Ilouse adjourned at lialf 7 past Eleven o'Clock. 841.4.11.00911NME lam Aka% P A itIS PAPE ItS [FROM THE QUOTIDIENNE.I PARIS, MARbit 17' - -The Dude d'Angoureme arrived at Orleans on Saturday evening. The National Guard, on foot and on horseback, as well as all the garrison, were under arms to re ceive him. The Prince alighted at the Hotel de la Prefecture, where preparations had been made, to receive him. lie departed on the follow ing morning after bearing mass in the Chapel of the Prefecture. Reports have beep spread by the most detest able malice that the War Department had neglected to take proper measures to provide sup ples for the army of the Pyrenees. To put.an end to such wicked assertions, we are authorised to declare that every thing is pro vided for the consumption of this army, not only while it remains in the French territory, but for a part of the campaign it may be called on to make. This formal denial has appeared necessary, less to impose silence on the ill-disposed whose intrigues are known, than to take away from the friends of the Throne every uneasiness. No news has yet arrived from Madrid. From every thing which has been said, however, it is evident that the parties are in open contention, and that the Cortes desire to carry away the King before the approach of the French puts the capital into fermentation. The more the danger increases, the more .this frightened population feels the n e cessity of being protected by the pre sence of the King. The alarms even which have been excited relative to the war must contribute to strengthen their opinion on this subject ; for the Cortes in carrying away all the ornaments of the church, under the pretext that they would be liable to pillage, must have alarmed all the people, who could not think their houses secure when they were told their temples were likely to be pillaged. There is another reason why they .`should desire that the King should remain at Madrid as a Palladium. FllOll TUE DUAPEAU BLAXE.I Pints, Ron 16.--'T ie Conslitutionnel which delights in creating phantoms in whatever relates to war with Spain, invents a correspondence from Bayonne, according to which the construction of a bridge over the Bidassoa presents the greatest difficulties, requiring a month for the under taking, which would lead to the belief that hos tilities will not be so prompt as is presumed. We must inform the Constitutionnel that there exists at the pass of Behobie a very solid wooden bridge, constructed in 1796. Supposing even, which is very probable, that the Spaniards should burn this bridge on the approach of the French army, we must next inform the Constitu . tionnel that the Bidassoa is not the fourth part of the breadth of the Seine at Paris, and that at low tides even, by crossing the Esle of Pheasants very near the mouth, artillery may pass the river with out the trains being in water beyond the middle of the wheels. There is another geographical particularity— : the navigation of the Bidassoa, on account of its shallowness ) is so ,easy ) that in order, to drag barges, oxen are used, who wall: in the middle of the river. The arsenal and powder magazine at Toulon was set on fire in several places. It was per ceived in time to prevent the infernal hopes of the tricolor incendiaries from being realized. — The guilty emissaries of the descamisados wished to prevent, by this means, the whole of the ma ritime armament against the brigands of Spain. NATIONAL GUARD OF ROUEN. ORDER OF THE DAY. " The Colonel of the National Guard of the city of Rouen has seen with pain, in one of the opposition Journals, a letter which is ascribed to the sub-officers and chasseurs of the 3d battalion of thelegion which he commands. He does not doubt but that this letter has been invented by the agents of mischief and calumny. In order, however, to caution the National Guard against the intrigues of the enemies of public repose, andthat they may avoid exposing themselves to judicial pro ceedings, he - thinks it right to remind them that the Royal Ordinance of July 17, 1816, forbids the different corps of the National Guard to correspond with one another on any pre text whatever. " The Colonel is persuaded that the officers, sub-officers, and privates of the legion who daily assist in preserving tran quillity in this great city will protest against the calumnies which have been propagated to injure them, and redouble their love and devotion to the King, the founder of our institutions, and for his august family." (FROM THE COXSTITUTJONNEL.) PA RIS, MAitcu 16.—The Journal de Rouen, the Nacelle, announces" that a subscription at ten centimes each individual, has been opened in that city, with a view to offer to M. Mercier a musket ornamented with silver. We know from good authority that this subscription, which opened on the 14th in the morning, mowed in the evening to nearly 600 subscriptions. Many persons offered more than 10 centimes, but no thing beyond that sun) would be received. The list of subscribers Avill be published, and the gifts of those who , wish to remain anonymous are erfused." BAYONNE, AlAuer' 6.—At eight o'clock in the morning yesterday a Cabinet courier, of the name of Antonio Martinez, arrived here from Madrid, which he left on Ist arch, in the evening. He is going to London to negociate, on any condi tions, a loan for Spain. It appears that the Constitutionalists are determined not to oppose any resistance to-the advance of the army to the Ebro. Torrijos, with his troops, has quitted Navarre, directing his march towards Madrid, as we learn by reports from that pro- ST IT TGARD, MARCH 10.—Letters from the North announce, that since his return to Petersburgh, the. Count de Nesseirode has had several important conferences with Sir Charles Ragot, Minister of England in Russia—conferences which took place in consequence of a Note presented in the name of the Eng lish Cabinet. The contents of the Note were not known, but the rumour was generally spread that it related to the affairs of Spain and Portugal. It appears that Sir Charles llagot had received very precise instructions on the part of his Court. PnaPloNss, Mancir o.—Yesterday arrived here, that, a detachment of the &l regiment of horse artillery, to complete the second company, which was cantoned at Elne • secondly, the fourth squadron of t h e tra i n o f art ill er y, w i t h 56carria ,, es and 400 horse. SPAIN. MAntun, MAUCH 9.—The officers of the firs regiment of marine infantry have addressed ai energetic representation to the Government, stat ing their ardent desire to be allowed to assist in carrying into effect the decree for removing his Majesty's person and Government to a place of security. Ills Majesty, wishing by all means to manifest to Europe the ideas and sentiments which animate him, has resolved that the regiment which has hitherto been called the Imperial Alexander, shall in future be named the Regiment 'of the Union. The brave men who compose this Regi ment, and who have shown so decided an attach ment to the cause of liberty, will with pleasure relinquish a title of which they might at another time have been proud, but the retaining which now would be a real political inconsistency.— ( Universal.) On the 28th ult., at seven in the morning,Coi. Asturias Mancha, with another officer, proceeded to Mequinenza to treat with Adan Truxillo for the surrender of that fortress. The garrison sent out three of their officers to our camp as hostages. The fall of the Seo d'Urgel, and other defeats of the Army of the Faith, are said to have deter mined the garrison to treat of a surrender.— ( especiaeor.) Several dispatches from Abisbal detail the complete destruction of the insurgent bands that had approached Madrid. It appears that several of the leaders are negociating for the amnesty.— The Political Chief of Guadalaxara sends a dis. patch, dated the 7th, in which he states that the Constitutional troops under Don J. Dominguez had, at Trillu, fallen in with a band of factious, 500 in number, commanded by Bessieres in person, which he defeated, making a great part of them prisoners. Bessieres escaped with only 30 men. A. letter from Lisbon, dated the Ist instant, states that an intrigue had been undertaken there which appeared to be sufficiently strong to subvert the Ministry. The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs obtained an honourable pre ference in this plan of proscription, %thick 'was supported by some good patriots, who had fallen into the snares of the Holy Alliance. A list for a new Ministry was brought to the King, but he firmly rejected it. The change of the Ministry was intended to be the first act in the, counter-revolutionary drama. The Conde de Amarante has since raised the standard of re bellion ; but the troops under General Rego are full of zeal for the Constitution, and the affair will soon be put down. The Serviles, who have for these three years past been threatening us with the French and Russians, have suddenlT changed their tactics, and now speak of nothing else but peace. As this report is very agreeable, many inconsiderate persons pick it up and repeat it with compla cency, without adverting that its propagators never wished for war more than they now do, and also that they never more than now wished to lull us into a false security, because they never before saw us so active. CORTES—A OF WEDNESDAY, MARcii The Deputation charged to wait upon his Majesty with the answer of the Cortes to his speech on the opening of the Ses sion, proceeded to present the said answer. It is in the fol lowing terms I " Sire—The great and noble sentiments which your Ma jesty has manifested to the Cortes, on the opening of the or dinary session of the fourth legislature, could not fail to excite in the breasts of the representatives of this heroic nation, not only those feelings of love and respect which are due to the a ugust person of your Majesty, but th at de g ree of confidence and security which is necessary aga in to encounter dangers, to save the country, and for ever to consolidate, in a n w ould indefeasible manner, the throne of which usurpation rob you, but which the love of you r subjects will preserve gisia " I tu f re the hav circumstance s here comm for you. your Majesty has declared, a vast fie ld to the. patriotism of du' enceduanrdeeerxtraowhirach tlhaerys,ittianntgsi porfestleiiilst I , :-$ representatives of the Spanish people, they will not fail to der rate themselves to the magnitude of the occasion, and to T C. spond worthily to your Majesty's invitation, by following the glorious footsteps of a Prince, who, in union with the repreee n " Satires of his people, thus knows how to sustainjustice, ill cle- ' pendence, the throne, his authority, and the decorum and dig nit), of the nation which is intrusted to his core. Thn intir b• mate and strict union .will happlY resolve the great PT ( '• , . • gem which occupies desiots and nations; and lies bleeh ' 2 . a nd site worthy of a land of freedom, combat in g the caprice arrogance of ambitien and pride, w ill have the singular glory of having, along 'with. his subjects, defended the rights of human nature, public li berty, and alie independence of nations. " The unheard-of pretension of dictating laws to independ° ' d Os' nations would lead, were it not resisted, to the win 0.1- d . lotion of all the States le aSd es' li , of Europe, and an intermiosb . . terminating War .art to the fit , did . r would reduce that civilized IV' on. ot Astatie rber' Yo ur Majest y SM. leand me°. strou fully convinced of the injust i reply w s nature of such pretensions, has given a %dna . o ace. the showing notes of the Continential Power:/ of the Holy J. _.....„ s " in g them, by your firm resolution, that the c anon. Ynour„ , 'ern possesses too much constancy, valour, and possessesezpenece; !! submit either to caprice or to force te-thst it also to he . gour, that it knows its rights, and will notperotit thou attacked with impunity. t rell ee4 bons The Cortes, Sire, have nothing to add to the Jos t c os. T ins ci ! your *Majesty touching the conduct of the gl, be ui stars King. Convinced with your Majesty that it wou ( . 1, 1 , t it offence ' against reason to refute errors so anti.icocial, %oStowilio, would ill become the Consthutional King of the SP3igeseed ;e/ logize for our just cause to malice and hypocrisY,,we - to t re nothing more; but we assure your Majesty, that if the coot' ply to the speech of the Most Christian :Monarch he sh` eoc g . nym n!ss, and constancy of your Cortes, those Corte!,,rwilititose,. the wisdom and profound judgment of your 313:10,tY.,eity piea, to the whole world that not in vain has xour 3 ' 4 . 1 0 , the lot il I your hopes in them ; and that, without. tleviadng tro d to than . i , of the law, and from wire. is due topour 3laiestY '' n . how bl: ' selves, they will know, * as they hitherto have knoes , fideci , iich h as con prove themselves worthy of the heroic nation wl „,0• to them its d -t* • es unes. i inaob%.. ''-,.. • " The Cortes, Sire, _ never will forget the pro loillt dui set , •• Lions which were made by your 313jesty, and wl .teire will se t sowasin repeating. No--' lteason and josisreria,- b less courage than the genius of oppressiol ''" 1 , 1 „ 1 1 faith 1$ The nation which capitulates with enemies w hose, w oi irii It sO notorious is already subdued. To rteeive the i e ext retne et endeavoured to be imposed by foice c.: ;:ino, i$ the ignominy.' b whicb the " These principles, Sire, form die ride y our 3ots.tiv; Cortes will direct their conduct ; and, ilk' ct ,i e fittu!?, convinced of the firm anti magnanimous chat? _0,00,11 so punctilious of its honour, so incapable. of ' itn j #a f l l.l, with injustice or ' f • 'talons of its rtgitts, , i , s o , ' II rn auty, so J . ,te ,lif . , / 10 of the glory and the gre4t actions which 1. ,recd o il st . i ty gUished it, they do not doubt that a s it sustst o c i . yoar .it s constancy and so many sacrifices the eirone cart ,io , 2,Poied ainst the formidable legions, the d'e se° . nine a LW millitary genius of the singular mars wile 0, 1 A like e vino w o all the rest of Europe, so will then aiin , l i n ie dignitt°, Oa fend, ,. with the sante courage and patriotisall:o_ 11te rigu" i Majesty and of your throne, the intlependes"" ' del i/ea the glory of the country. er 'es vb" • i nns b e 1 6t If tle nation performed so many, prem„igli,at stay 't be of your Majesty's aid and co-operattan, 9 1 ul ,4 ar ch,, sui l ris (10' capable when intimately united with its 31Z thither,jviestY by the Constitution of 1012, and when y.c . i . r bo p,:s teu etl t t o contribute every effort ton=aliz..,fc it,i d o il ) 0 ~ pe m ir ty 2 of which you pliwe all y WOW' , ..a. . lo .i that 01 , ''l'eCtirdY'to this co The liberty of your 31ejesty, Ye* . va- led Isole .i,elePe ••, rh o - our Government, are above all tliingsr,-.0 atiel-, „ o r tir t operation. The Cortes have ia antictiloltiioty ol l 'a t ' ai bt 11 ; 11 for v removing to the point which your • i „l a not . a te, o f . ernment and trey this tn eP 0 110 may consider most tit, your Majesty, convinced of the IICCCSSIty 0 , :input , ; '1 the carry it into effect with the tlecisiou ws' el i o n such a resol • t af'se A resolution requires. test s sear "The Cortex have heard, with the ge' , on the he OW , that your aiajes.y has communicated to tnct,,lsccotcd y; activity with which your Government 1 133 :;, e atiog 1l 0 0 0 stares of the Cortes for organizing and l'ull, ocelleide 6000 and they trust, with your filojesty, that s ite orcrtbuiune and victories which the arts every day ebtal,..i-,„ortafts are, without doubt, the harbingers of traits 1,11 ji irit over the fore' , *ion 0 1$11 1;0 14 it.n enNoy. l e ery , - • +0 The goo& spirit of the Pro r• tilo '' , „polt-nn tho freed, deluded persons have, by dear-bonglicoastitutiosved froui ir tr ri and the conviction of all, that ~tlitet, is to bee btui Of /11 :1 the anchor whereby the vessel of the',t4,f t i, the era t threatening tempest, leave no doub 114,,jesty, chef 1,, 0 certainty of triumph ; and, like YOu r 4 w ill ell iggir opinion, that neither the timid nor me I)..i t i c h 'so , ' of altering bog the sentiments of this nation, w the. • a. ed to compound i on a eri, e, with injustice. ..,, Nlsit''l„ adoi ,Oh Finally, the Cartes congrattdato of ,„biiv , it o w result which the different branches of the l om oy i ii pr i t.. ch tion present with re - aril to the future ; ssid4_ os we ol ifil,' l . l i your .Majeety the y iceasingly 14h,°1•; w oo ), ofi r national defence' - u' not so' a the P as in the cons olidate ail 0° depend at once the glory, tranquillity , sA llik ot o -of the • tountry." _ „ er ror , . t ot 1 ,.,, The D • Deputation soon afte r returned, sn';,o'ito bO4; W I 11:: beaded it, said, 4.. D the hand ye: The '2lnltatitn i • -11afe slY ' V 6 ' , 11 hi' sof the Kin, the answer to _iis t . , o f t he ~,,t , was read on the otriiing of the second parlor , ma t o tii of the Cortes ; and - his Ala' est -Wed th, - k atot ° ,,,itio fi r Y re - ' n not& . tit titr accustomed 'the j goodness. Depatatio . 4,1 j ~, King the regret of the Cortes for his 319.1",' ,1 , ...4 05 anu their anxious i d icello' e d 0' si" • iss - T The President S' 'd r'l .r are tu.' bits r bed with, the manner -ii - 7 1 said- - The tortes _ , . tot ioo a tt 4 in which the Piln re4 u- rf its dut. i keen `aria •• The y Presidentytated, bad y: , t i to ics • int , e by the U ent stated, that the Secret* , op° ,o , o r , into e _ overnment to direct the comuuto ,vi.ie, l e t ,' sho e s ~° Os effect the removal of the Cortes `to o '' l ot ' I) ; ~ Pr ?, _ number of carriages which would be , the t 0..... o at , bets a nd their dependents.lie •• erveo .. t he iii L 00 f 0..)s , Lie o r ,„ 0, ..,,f • must be aware that it would be iropossiutterul, „ De rot • front • . _ 1 ignorance o f t h e wan ts of each ' tlie reto t ',oali }:toper leaerclrtettirn on this subject. It wouldatlea pet, himself. Deputy to state what he con'' g 60 .„ AllO v :, W - i' SITTING OF TiIIntSIDAY, .."` - ,.f SUP- OW al A communicationf rom - oarK P.• ase l eo the Seen. • „„,e,ty 1 eas,,asi and Justice informedthe ' drat his ' 4 •l e f tb ee ` hr fined, that he so " h die le a ett tiered less pain, thong opt ale swelled • , and that her ,Majesty site Queen c l os a l e spasms. . doY to r— • - ~,'- f the ,or i 0 The President Mated, ..iliiit;the order '. a PO ii rocl l ai..-- , . vet second part of the proposition of Senor t h e to ,loi Aladrid Mil' • • ' r allY VI' ina woo were to accoi iO nos ith j aji Seville. the firt'iathl' 90 . The report of the Committee to w'oiclt bat t he v ittP,, l tli been referred was read. It recornmende'd ' c oca i ° ose to who volunteered, and who were to be orgs an for , 40 00 t it or squadrons, should, during jouriteY, tile fort' trite 0 after, have the fll s i t e: rs n n" ii io e ll) ' u pay of IC I _„ho I , co, ..,ai rations and quarterino• • but that those . , i n P io , reP." l O , should have tire real: 'daily for the ~ t' i rl ' lc 11 0 1 ,141 4 !‘ a and rations, and seven reaps . for tbe e n/ r,ge . ' oll° ., s l ° vl ic h mended, with regard to students, that t';uto tile:, $1 ing courses in any university way Prvt d 50 be chits "`. Seville. Several advantages were proP e " i n the :el ut• . of the militia as should volunteer to salv e i per the war, &c., th eirs ~1 after , 4 A discussion arose on this report, to- - a 0. had spoken, the debate was adjourned. . 01 7. „ (gra t a „,ct surrrivo or ' minis , 31'ir s u.te fo. a , 11 4 . 0 3 e, A communication from the Secret:lf of can ", , v i Justice stated that his :Majesty was s till coi l . er Aitu / sty' s , too , in the great toe of the left foot ; and tha t ) 000 0 what relieved. 1 IVis tleic t i he ve lell pee The debate on the report relative to t w ive , t o _foto 10/.0 ed on the rewards and advantages tone be g ip opinioloo, respecting which considerable Jiff s om e stroon ), ed, but the three fi rst articles, with 6""" "- i agreed to. tic° 6.. ise t e e- Not eilen.eniscoros SITTING OF SATURGA.;O _-.4011111 , er , - Ay t he 0 0 ; c i Several petitions were prsen ted - ini to W af join the volunteer militia in accoinOanY ,l 1 Seville. Among them was one foul , formerly a secularized monk.