The Sun. — London, England, 1816-04-05 00:00:00

CONSPIRACI" IN SPAIN. [FROM A ItiORNI!SG PAPER.) The last letters frora Spain annoutfee,an lute testing piece of information—the detection of a conspiracy against the, life of FERDINAND vir. The city of 1114drid, says our Correspondent, had been for some time past more than usually re sorted to ty discharged guerilla officers without pay, who were known Pot to be well affected to the King and Government. - Front this circumstance alone, Government suspetted that some plan ..was in a;itatiou dangerous to the. peace of the city, and set about aIL iquiry for the means of its detection, when it was found that n conspiracy had been formed for the effecting of some great object, but which at the time did not appear. The Government, by pursuing their inquiries further, ascertained the names of the conspirators, and immediately had them arrested. But the matter slid not stop 'there; for many of the persons ar rested had the torture inflicted upon Own,. ac cording to the termer custom of Spain, in order. to extort from them the object of the conspiracy. From th e declaration. of some 011ie sufferers, it was ascertained that the conspiracy had in view, the extinction or the present King of SPoN, aa4.l their Royal, Highnesses his ,Brothers, tkc. Mr. RectikaT .was the first who underwent the tor ture. Confessed thi, object of the conspiracy, and implicated many persons of distinction hither. - to not suspected.. The torture was next given to YANDIOLA, who conies*ed nothing. Gen. O'llo- Noun um ,was also destined to heat the torments ; but from hint the tormentors extorted no informa 4tion beyond what they already knew. General I( ENOVALE,, who was implicated, beard of the -discovery of the conspiracy in 'time to escape ; and the brother of CAL.ATRAVA was equally fortu nate. Many Officers of rank . and subalterns are implicated, and.have been arrested. A.few hours tnorc, and the conspiracy would have succeeded. The letter which communicates these particulars. was forwarded by an indirect channel to England; and intimates, :hat no positive intoriiiation on the subject cnuhl be expected by any tared channels,- as all letters tor France awl England were inter- • cepted, to prevent the circulation of the iutelli &euce. NAVAL NEWS. PORTS:4OUTII, APRIL 4.—Sailed the Boyne, Itussm.t., for fravre-de-Grace.—Wind E. S: E. FALStiitirti, APRIL 2.—Arrived the French ship Maria Louisa, from Boardeaux for 4iilland, rind the Swedish ship Norden, LIND, from PAllainos fort London. Sailed his Majesty's ship ,Tay on a erisise.—Wind S. E. DEAL, AVKR. 4.—Came down (ram the River, and s3iled, the Everett,,, AItKLEY, for Alontreal ; Ativeutore, tiToKE3, fie Newfoundland ; Vitt.LJAms, ior Phil464o:la ; Riga packet r Lums. lIALE. for Perountboco.—Wittd E. N. E. , !liß%vrcH, Arral. 4.--Satl►:d, at • day•light, the Cgrtlt•reagll patitet, with a ntail and passengers for Cuxhavt•n ; Prince of Change packet, with a mail and passengers for 1-zollitn(l.—Arrived the Lark packet with a mail anti passengers from Holland.—Wind East. CORK, MARCH 30.—Arrived yester,tlay a trans port iron) Yori,moutti, with part of the 37th Re ginfent or lz-fyot on hoard. WATERPOLD, ..111Aacu 30.--:-Arrived on the 27th. his M tic sty's ship Sealark, Lieutenant Wu, PabINAN, from a cruise. • A/4.RK ETS. CORN' tXCIIANGE, APAR. 5.--We bad no fresh arrivals this willing, consequently but little business doing, as buyers appear to be waiting for &applies. 'Tie few sales wade to seedy bu)ers were at rather better prices than on Monday. Acme, S.... This day's Market had a short supply of the various kinds .of Cattle; Beef and Pork were cheaper; Veal and :Mutton supported' last prices; and the trade in general was somewhat dull.• The sales in the Hay. market were not lively; Straw has dropped in price;. I - lay and Clover fetched last Triers: The under-mentioned prices end numbers are an accurate statement To.sink the Mal, per stone of 611). Beef, Rs. Bd. to 4s. 4d. Mottutt 4s. Oil. to tot. Latol4, Os. Sd. to Os. od. Veal, 4s. 841. to 68.4. Poeli• 4s. Oil. to Beasts, 490. •Sheep, 4,100. Cakes, 16l). Pigs, ,120. ITAy.:ll.tiocr.T.--1 - iav, 31. 0. to, M. 51. Straw, I Sr. to U. lGs. Clover, 41. Os, to 61. 10s. Battwitqo AND MALTING TRADES. --The CITAN CRLLOR the ' Exciattcuan, in' reply' to'Mr: Ac- To's, of Ipswich, on the 2i3th nit, informed that '° It had upon consideration appeared most adVisable, wilt a view to prevent any stagnation of the trade, that an arrangement should he made,, tinder the sanction of Parliament, for enabling the Officers of Excise to take an account of the thtoek of beer that may. be brewed by the public brewer in the interval between the present time and the fifth' of July next; and that an allowance sltgold he made, after. that period, on such ,part of the Said stock as may not then be disposed of, jtn some proportion to the amount of the additional Jiiit,yppoo the, malt consumed in it.; and that some rvitulation 'of a similar nature should be applied to the distillery, if found practicable. These regula tiocN it is intended to introduce into the Bill for allowing the additional duty on the stock which Ir "y ,in the multster's hands on the sth of Joly neXt,`and on which duty may liave been paid.— The general regulations of the Bill Will be shill -4!",.40 thole of the Act of 1792. 11, thsTOIttCAL ACCOUNT OF THR BATTU; OF WA- Tat • oo ..-4 . 1 1 c arc requested . to .state that INIt. r s'oteut6i has this day published the First Pa rt of i Spleildid National Work, accompanied by, the foll wiiig Plates— I. View of the Farm House of A ' 44114 B t. je4ll-2. View of the Field of Ba ttle, n rise evenin g of the 18th,ofJune---3.:View of La eQ e4 4 l liduce-4,-View of the Chateau of llou- W n 'um---t). Interior of the Chateau of lIoW. ri - r : l i ,'"llt—and 6,- The Observatory, built by the , 4m ,',le . of Orange - On tnelninence which Com ti,i.r.l"l Ole. whole Vield.of:l3attle. The Publica gircp rcwitining parts %Tint:l,o9)lo - nittitlie ri I. • THE QUEEN'S DRAWING R 00.11.. Yesterday HER MAJESTY beld.a- Drawing Room at her Palace, for the second time this season,. which was very splendidly and brilliantly attend ed,- although not. exit emely. crowded. • A detach ment of the Life Guards took their station oppo site the Palace, about one tfeloelt ; soon tibia, when their band began to play, dressed in their superb.. dresses, on horseback, with their kettle drums, one of the 011icer!S horses took fright at the sound of the trumpets and drnMs, and threw hint ; he sustained, however, but trilling injury, as the horse was soon stopped and caught, and he mounted again. A - Guard. of Honour marched into the Court-yard. opposite the . with ' , the baud in their St rte uniforms, tvho played al= ternately with the Horse Guard band. They also played " (rod save the King" on the entrance of the Royal Dukes. of Clarence, Kent, Sussex, Glou cester, and. Princess Sophia of Gloucester. The two latter came in State. A great concourse ot spectitors..were assembled in the Park, in expec tation of seeing the Princess Charlotte of Wales and Prince Leopoli of Cobotwg. Sir Gore Ouse ley's equipage attracted much attention, from his . footmen wearing a Persim dress. • The Mar- Chioness of Stafford went in state. Her Majesty, • accompanied by her Royal daughters, the Prin• cesses Elizabeth - and Mary, left her private apart ments , for •the public drawing m um , wi t h th e i r numerous attendants; and prueeeded to receive the company. The Duke ot Norfolk was soon after presented, upon coming to his title.—There *ere also presort — The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Cabinet Ministers, tile Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers, the Lord steward, and most (tithe-Regent's Household ; Stick (the Et. I of Har rington), Silver Stick (Colonel Charette) the peat( of Chester, the Waster of the Rolls. her Majesty's Chamber lain, Vice Chamberlain, &c. &c. The, following,were among those who had the honour of being presented to the Quart : The Countess of Portsmouth, on hur marriage, by the Coun tess Nelson. • . . Miss Henrietta Russell, by Viscountess Lake. The Earl of Portsmouth, on his marriage, by the Earl of Morton. • , Viscount Granville, on his creation to that title. Miss Pocock,. by Mrs.,Porock. : , • . Lady, Kerrisou, by the Marchioness of Chulmondrlep Miss Fraxeri by Dlrs. Frazer. Mrs. Bligh, by Lady Strachart. Viscountess Granville, on her coming to that title. Lord Brandon, on coining to his title, by. rite E. of Kingston. .Sir John Egerton, by the Earl of Morton. Miss Trelawney;by Mrs..lames Mrs. Leonard, by Lady Leonard. Mrs. Dawson, by Mis..Whartim. Mr. Dawsoo, by 'Sir Itot,(1-rt Peel. Mrs. It. IL Cox, tw Mrs..lahn Drummond. Lieut. Irvine, of lf,e 7th Regiment, by the Earl of Morton. • Mrs..l. Rickets, by Mrs. Pocock. Miss Pacock, by her Mother. Birtharlis %Vale, oli prottotion, - and as K. C. B. Mr. Cherry, by Geuerat Dunlap. Miss Helen Mitchell, by Mrs. Mitchell. Lady Grey Egerton, On coming to the title, by the Countess . of Bridgwater. • • • : Sir J. G. F...;, , t0n, on cotniug%to his title, bythe.E. - of - ; at Honour,,,:c Lady Blackwood,. tin, Admiral Blackwood , horsing tre.-ii created a Ilitronei." Miss 'l'ss , siy the Countess of Li v erpool. r, by her Mother, Lady, Eludyer.• Mrs. Fuller, mi tier matiriage, by Lady Floyd. - • '• Mrs. Palmer, by Mrs. M. Dawson. -Mrs. 1) , introond De:ap, by the Counteis Dowager Cl o n t u e ll.. Mr. P.. mer, by the EArl of Morton. Major•Gentrai Firth r on his marriage. Major Hughes, R. A. by:the Earl of Morton. Captain . Robertson, itstb, by the Earl of Morton. ' Mr. C. , BarclaY, by the Earl of Rot hes. Captain Russell, Engineer, on his return from India. Cap ain Perceral, Grenadier Guards, oa return from France. Maim' Pastey," Madras Army, on his return from &ilia., Mr. D. [Map, by the Earl of Morton. Captain-G. Pechell, It. N. on his return from America. Mr. C . Forbes -- by the Earl of Morton. . 'dent. H. S. Blanc, :id Guards, on his return from service. Lieut. Hard. Grenadier Guards, on his returnti oat iCaice. Major-General Vincent, on promotion. • Lieut W. A. Archibald, R: N.- On proomtion. Lieut.-Colonel Percival, 67th, on being appointed Companion to the MO. ',lent...Colonel Comae, no la return from France. E•Tucker, by-Lord Melville. Lady Floyd, on Sir J. Floyd's promotion to the Baronetage. lion. Colonel de ening, on promotion. Major-Gsteral Sir J, Byng, K.C.B. upon appointMent to the Colonelcy of-the York Light Infantry Volunteers. , Dr. Pemberton, by the Earl of Marton. The Rey. Dr. Hodgson on being appointed Dean of Chester. Miss Emily Finch Hatton, by the Ludy in Waiting. The two Miss Harris, by Lady Harris: Viscountess Hawardeni' by Mr*. Bruce. billy Walpole, by Alra.- - Hmiry Cavendish. Viscount Hawarden ' by the Ilishop'of Ely. ' Miss Lowth, by the Countess of Pembroke. Lady Davy, by Lady laucelles.• - Mr. Strattoro Canning, on his return from Switeerland. . Miss Caroline Montague, by Mrs. Montagne. Lady Charlotte Campbell; on her returo front abroad. . . . A SeriNUN Re:flection,' occasioned by • reading in TiH Suzit Paper of yesterday an Impromptu upon our Fashionable " Beaux wearing Outlandish T t rovesers. To Toulouse, or Toulon, • These Fops may belong ; They are foreign to Britain, ,no doubt; But their habits too lotist , , • ;- If too lo ,ig y ou excu s e, He assured they will soon go without. CULOTTE. • Atmtv.Nt Mustc.—The last Concert before the recess was given on Wednesday evening, at the Hanover-square Rooms, under the direction of the Earl of Dattay . . , ----The overture of Mandel to Alcina, anti that' of Tontetli, intrOdoctory of :the two acts, were brilliantly performed, The fa vourite pieces of the 'kilt were Dr. Arne's duet from Artaxerxes, " Fair Aurora, prithee stay" by Miss Stephens and Mrs. Salmon,.and Traver s ' beautiful canzonet, " Haste, my ,Nannette," by Mra.,Vaughan und Mr. Battlemun, which was delightfully given. A dull fellow, at the end of a tedious insipid story, said,--" But the prom:: of the joke is to come :"—" I wish," cried one of his impatient bearers; " your had given less of the milk and water." The match which is to be run on Easter Mon cis)? t at Newmarket, between the Hon. Arr. Na- MLB's Sir Joshua and Mr. LIOLDSWORTH'S Filho da Pula, for 1000 guineas, has excited mare in terest in the sporting world than has been known for many years, the celebrity of the latter horse being the best runner in the north, and the for mer the best in the south, has produced uncom mon interest. Betting is even. ' The prevailing Fashion, with , respect to the Hair, as adopted to /lie Saxe-Cobourg Female Costume, we rind to be dressed with unique sim plicity in light curls and parted on the forehead ; and, as a fashionable 'Correspondent inf orms us , ROWLAND'S Macassar Oil is in daily use, to bestow inimitable bent) , on those curls so tastefully ar ranged. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, THURSDAY, APRIL 4. 'The Excise Duties Bill, the Lead Bill, (1 two Loc. 41 Mills were brought up'from the House of Commons by Mr. Brogdcn, Lord Elinley, Mr. Egert,n, and other Members, and rend a first time. The Exeter Gas Lights Bill IV4S read a third time and imssed. Earl STANI-10P8 postponed his motion respecting the . Statute Bunk till 'Tuesday the 30th htst. for which day the Lords were ordered to be sum muned;—Adjoarned till to•utorrow (this day). 1 r , air lige 1 #A' ,~ 1: ~~ . OF CONNONS. The Butter and Cheese Importation Dtaies , Bills were c'aeli rod a second time, and ordered to be committed this day. . , ECONOMY. • Sir Jolty Owa presented a Petition horn the Cdulky . of Pembroke, complaining of the prevail ing distress, And praying for the adoption of eco nomy. The Hon, haFonet hoped that, however the douse might (hirer on the various points in which economy was practicable, it would neverthe less be generally adopted. Mr. POVSO3BV observed, that economy could only be effected in detail. It was ,not by one sweeping vote that any saving could be practically effeeted, but by an aggregate reduction of small sups. Hitherto only 1,5001. had been redticed in Oita manner, but he hoped that the voice of the people would have a further effect. Mr. JoNes said, he should support Ministers in any 1)42 of economy they might propose. Mr. CALcltArr observed, that the HUnourable Member's oifor was made with perfect safety: ((Jr he belie% e , l he should never see the pro position originate MO) Ministers . , on. the con sequent sunpo: t tine Honourable Membir. The Honourable Member, with all his tegard for eco nomy, had voted for the courinuatice of the third ary. .1f there had not beta ii a majority against Ministers o n one occasion, they never would have had even the tardy recourse to the language of economy, ivhich .they now, affected. Sir,J, Owes disci inied lOy exclusive adherence to the econotriy of that side of the House had himself formed one of that m ijority to which the country w;is so much indebted. C.11C1.114 eXplained. Mr. JONES said' be should attach more credit to any 'system of ecotionty.which tell from that: (the Treasury) side of the House. He believed that Gentlemen on the other side bad recourse to the, cry, only for the porpose of getting into place. PONSONBY defended the motives• of Oppo.: si!iou ; aud•Mr. JONES repeated his former state ment. Mr. BARIUM testified the truth of the Bets contained in the-petitiim, an 4 hoped that the Hun. Menthe i r (Mr. Jones) would support practicable econtmly from either sale of the Honse. • - ,Alrd loNtis explained. LOrfl COMPTON vindicated the supporters ;of Adminkluation. After a few words from Messrs. Protheroe, Shaw Lefevre, Littleton, Sir C. Burrell, and Sir Brplges, the petition was ordered to lie on the Mr. POLVTItEIIOII presented .1 Petitio►r from cer tain perdons residing in 13ristal,- against t 1.2 pro posed erection of a New Jail. Ordered to lie on the table. Mr. 11YNG presented a Petition from the ties interest;d, to be heard by counsel, 'against the Adelphi Terrace Bill. ' Mr. ELLIOTT presented a Petit?ou from Peter borough against the Leather 'fax. Mr. GOULBUItIi brought up the Schedule of the Colonial. Act. LoM CASTLPRB6GII moved the third reading of Bnonaparte's Detention Bill, and' the St. Helena Lao - comae Bill, both of .which were accordingly read and.passcd. Thc.Excise Bill, and the Promissory Note Bill, were both read a third time kind Sir.C. Money: moved an Address to his Royal Iligliiiems,the Prince Regent, fora copy of the in structions gent out to Lord Collingwood respect ing the lonian Islands.--:Ordered, MILITARY- ESTATILISLINIENT. Lord NUGENT presented a Petition tram Ayles- , bury, complaining o f th e want o f pt ildi e. e conomy, of the state or the - currency, HMI of - the mainten ance'a a large standing army in time Of peace. 'file Noble took oecaSib:i 'to eongratidate the Howie on the victory gained over Ministers on their attempting to renew the Property Tax. He tiled spoke at some length against the stitittl ing army now to be maintained during peace, and contended, in the r words of the Petition, that there was reason fear thOse now sent tb keep down•the popular feeling in Franec„ might o ne day be called home to extinguish what re mahted OE public spit it in Engl,nid." Lord G. CAVgt , misti believed the sentiments ex pressed In this Petition were not confined to the town of Nylesbui v, but, were CO611111)6 to th e , Conn try.at large. ' He now gave notice that it was his intentitm, shortly after, the recess, •to bring be fore fbe House a motion' on the subject princi pally referred to in the Petition. • LIFE GUARDS IN THE STREETS OF LONDON. • Lord MIL - rom•depreented the maintenance"of Liege military force in time of pence. lie .held Obi to be a subject of no mean importance ; and a circumstance had Occurred that very day which tended to prove the military system of the coon try might be viewed with rational alarm. Ile.had that Morning been going along Pall-mall; in an open carriage,' with a Noble Friend of his, when they tool been stopped by 'the Court Guards,•and prevented from proceeding to the place to which they had intended to . go. His Noble Friend had asked the person who detained them his name,' and by what authority he took ,upon himself to stop them on the King's highway. He had not answered this question, and refused:to give his name, tint struck thchorse;at the saute time say ing, you proceed I will Strike you too," This had been done—the horse struck by the sword, and in Pail-mall,, which was a tolerably long street, at a time when there were . . not . ten carriages in it; and this . was what was called keeping the peace. The peace, it would time be leen, was to be kept by striking the horses and threatening the persons of his Ma.' jesty's liege subjects, if they ventured - to proceed On their lawful business..-a-He , avouldhot say &oat this circumstance that- liberty was catiact ; but he contended the precedent was danaeroas, as k Accustomed the Public to see that done by soldierts which ought to be done by 'constable, 314i,i the Civil . Power. He did not wish to encourage riots in the street-a.far from it but he contended that the 11ilitary ought only to be called in when the civil officer was unable to preserve the !tenet,. Lord CASTLEHEAGH wasamt aware that there was any thing novel in the means'used to clear the avenues of the Court. If :any dier had been guilty of an outrage, he was sot for it ; hut he doubted not the &oble'Lord, with' all the world, would bear testimony to the temper and propriety with which the English .soldier in -variably performed Otis duty on occasions like that referred to—(No ; no, from the Opposition.) lie (Lord Castlereagh) had never heard any ot!iet Character "of our soldiers. What particular tre'.'s rangernetit had been made for the day he !thew not ; but he was sure it could only have been in-. tended to preserve the peace, and was not daa signed to introduce any novel or unnecessary use of the Military. Lord MILTot.I was sure the object of thearrange merit was to prese r v e O r d er; b ut be 'objected to the Military-being used for that purpose. Lard NOOtttNT said, none could witness the coo-; duet of the English soldier on each occasions, without admit ing the temper with which he per formed his ditty. On the present . occasion, it did not appear that the soldier bad o%erStepped his duty, but it was fit that this &nose iboidd in quire under what authority Ire acted. Lord CASTLEttgAGIi said the Military cotild only have been employed as a matter of convenience, as they were et a review, to epress the ( row(' and to this no objection could fairly be urged, so the measure were not exteoded beyond the neeet ,sity of the case. In this country it had been usual to employ soldiers to keep the peace on all Court Days, Mr. TIERNE' thought the Noble Lord had ad mitted the case to he rather of a novel nature. When the Court was held at BuCkiughato Howe,' he did not see''the necessity of stationing Guards its Pall Mall. ' The Military ought only to ;be brought forward when the Civil'Power prove 4 in sufficient to preserve the peace. Some irregaOlty, seemed to have occurred in the ease of hia Made : Friend, which might have been attended with very serious consequences. Suppose, in\tead of a per son possessed of the discretion of his Noble Friend, some intemperate young earth bad been stopped as ,he (Lord, Milton) had been : in this case a mur der might have been immediately committed if the Gentle Man bad insisted upon going on. 'What would be thought if the Strand were to be liued with soldiers on the occasion of an entertainment being given at the Mansion House ? The impro priety of this would at once be seen ;- and yet the concourse of Carriages and the crowd were as great on such an occasion as they could, be at the en trance of the Palace on any Cbrart day. He men tioned the Mansion House, as soldiers were never employed to keep the peace there. This duty was invariably performed by' the civil officers, and greater decorum, could not be maintained any where.- - • • ' ' Lord CAtiTLEttrACM denied that be had admit rod there was any novelty in the arrangements of.the day. •He ako contended that there seas no (Its. position to.catploy soldiers to the inconvenieticb • of the Public. • Mr. ‘VYtaisE complained of the innovation which the present case irresented, in the assumption of a right to step his Majesty's subjects on the oriai;9ll of the Queen holding a drawing-room. lie had,thar day , seen the • soldi ers waving their and turning beck the p eo pl e , while no ciinatitble ap peared sin flits was improper, as the Mil itary could - not be employed wi t h p ro p r ieryiralin, aid of the Civil Power (like any Other subject) where the - latter was found unable to pre s erve the, peace alone. - • The ctIANCELT I OR of the Excnrounn said ilia system now • acted upon with respect to COurt., dayts hart been established in the corintry since the time of Queen Anne. The only ohject in view was to preserve public deeorani, and no novelty halt been introduced, It had always ~been emu .Mon:thus to employ the Military flirt it-days. A Drawing-room was now so rare, that" the crowd and attendance were as great as had formerly been customary nu Birth-days ; this had rendered the presence of the 'military necessary. Lord For.aSTONa 'Snit! the ctitirse pursued on the pro.,ent occasion was a novelty. The circumstance of a Drawing-roonr being so seldom held itself a grievance), was now the excuse for calling out the Military. ' They ought, bowever, only to have been called out in aid orthe Cliri,l Porver. Though, h ow t h e di.upist• which such tights gave bitn; he endeavoured on .Court-days to abstain from going , where the Military was substituted for the Civil Officer, he had yesterday seen the, Military sta— tioned. be helieved fov'the tir‘t rime, a t H y d e Park-corner. It was said soldiers had not been employed beyond.: the necessity of the ease, Ile did not know that on this occasion there had. ex isted any necessity for calling them out at Such a practice • Might suit a despotic .Governineut well, but was totally . at variance with our free Constitution, , , , • Mr, C. CALVERT stated himself and is relation. (hoth residing in St. blues's-street) to have fre quet)tly been,put to much inconvenience by the Military, ,ealled out on Court days, They ,haft sometimes refused to suffer the carriages of his brother and himself to proceed to their own. houses, The officer commamcling on the Spot, when applied to, had commonly permitted ihem to do so ; but, on out occasion,' when the officer could not be found, they had actually been oblig ed to walk homy. Mr. PONSONBY remarked, it had been said the 141ilitarY were .not 'to •be employed beyond what the convenience of the case tnight retinire. Our Constitution had been framed to guard the subject from oppression, however convenient this might 4e. If the Right honourable Gentleman oppotita should be met by a highwayman, it :night be very convenient to the latter to take the Right How Gentionttn's purse from him, bur it would be thought a poor defence at the Old Bailey if he should plead that he had taken no wore than was