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fIIF, RADICAL REFORMERS. By his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Re gent of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in the name and on behalf of his Alajesty. A PROCLAMATION. GEoncs, P. R. Whereas in divers parts of Great Britain, Meet ings of large numbers of his Majesty's subjects have been held upon the requisition of persons %Om, or some of whom, have, together with others, by seditious and treasonable speeches ad dressed to the persons assembled, endeavoured to bring into hatred and contempt the Government and Constitution established in this realm, and particulatly the Commons House of Parliament, and to excite disobedience to the laws and insur rection against his Majesty's authority And, whereas it bath been represented unto us, that at one of such Meetings the persons there as sembled in gross violation of the law, did attempt to constitute and appoint, and did as much as in them lay, const itute and appoint a person then nominated, to sit in their name•and on their be half in the Commons House of Parliament ; and there is reason to believe that other Meetings are about to be held for the like unlawful pur- pose: • And whereas many wicked - and seditious writ ings have been printed, published, and industri ously circulated, tending to promote the several purposes aforesaid, and to raise groundless jea lousies and discontents in the minds of his Ma jesty's faithful and loyal subjects : And whereas we have been further given to un -derstand, that, with a "view of the better enabling themselves to carry into effect the wicked pur poses aforesaid, in some parts of the kingdom,. men, clandestinely and unlawfully• assembled, 'hace-practised military training and exercise And whereas the welfare and happiness of this kingdom .do, under Divine Providence, chiefly de pend upon a due submission to the laws, a jiis'X reliance on the integrity and wisdom of Parlia 7 went, and a steady perseverance in that attach ment to the Government and-Constitution of the 'realm, which has ever prevailed in the minds of , the people thereof : and whereas there is nothing which we so. earnestly• wish; as , to -preserve the public pitaee and ptosi)erii y, to secure to all his Mai: sty ;s liege sphiecis the entire enjoyment • of their rights :toil film : 'tt`,t•, tli'rre.fore, I)ti'og rt:Spiv . (l to !eptess . the ~ .tickf:rl, seditious and treasonable practices afore said, 14,tve thonght lit, in the name and on the be , halt of ,his ;Majesty, and by .and with the advice of his Mjesty's Privy Council, to issue this our 1:oyal Proclamation, solemnly warning all his Mdiesty's liege subjects to guard against every attempt to overthrow the law, and to subvert the (ilovcrnment so happily established within this realm, and to abstain front every measure incon sistent with the peace and good order of society, and earnestly exhorting them at all times, and to the utmost of their power, to avoid and discottn, tenance all proceedings tending to produce the evil effects above described : And we we do strictly enjoin all his Majesty's loving subjects to forbear from the practice of all such military training and exercise aforesaid, as they shall ans}ver the contrary thereof at their peril. And we do charge and command all Sheriffs, Justices of the Peace, Chief Magistrates of . Ci ties, Boroughs, and Corporations, and all other Magistrates throughout Great Britain, that they do, within their respective jurisdictions, make diligent inquiry, in order ►o'discovcr and bring to justice the, authors and printet : s of such wicked and seditious tvritings as Aforesaid, and all who shall circulate the same ; and that they do use : their best endeavours to bring "to justice all 'per sons who hare been, 'or maybe, guilty of uttering . seditious speeches and .Iwangues, and all per.: sons concerned in any riots or unlawful awn). 'bies, which, on whatever pretext they ntav he rronivied, are not only contrary to law, butt dan , gernti3 to the most important interest 3 of the kingdom. • Given at the Court tit Carlton House, thisnOth' day of July, 1819, in the 59th year of his Majesty's reign. Cud Save the KING. The following iK a Letter .from Did FITZ- U to Leid .STANIFoi;D, the Lot(' LiCurt:TRIO( of the Couhty of Chestcr " Wentworth, ,Tnly 2 . " had the liotiour of sour letter on the irith inst.int, conveying the Resolutions of thr Magis trates of Cheshire, passed on the I.lth iirstatit, in General Qo,rter Sessions, fur which communication I beg your Lord ship to accept my best thanks. As a Meeting of the People w, fixed bit- Monday, the Int h instant, to be held on Hunt let Moor, near Leeds, which I thought likely to furnish the of forninnz an opinion respecting the important consi tkrttion of the temper and / disposition of the population of tti n t great town dad extensive district, I deferred ackuowledg in Lordship's letter till I had received accounts of what passed on that occasion. The professed objects of this Meet did nut differ fr,,in those of line nlieady held at the same place recently. They were,Parliamentaty Ratfurm, by means IThiversal SlulTrage; F.:..tct ion hy iktllol anal Annual 'Par liaments. gronisded upon certain abstract principles of the Rights of Nler ; hut to these were added, on this occasion, another Reso (rather inconsistent with the spirit of the former, which would prod tee a complete new House of CoM nions,) to send a Representative to the present House, when ever a proper one could he met with, Notwithstanding there appears nn abatement front the large extent of their claims, still I ant given to noderstand, there appeared in their man ner a.manifest ImmiliatiOn of. spirit-in the more humble tone -and means proposed ,fOraitainingtheir ends, since they even expressed an inclinathM to petition' Parliament. But with out entering into particulars of what passed, it is a great sa tisfaction to me to inform your Lordship that the numbers Who attended at this neeting did not exceed half of those who attended at the last; and that of the numbers.present, armies larger proportion (it wonien made up this meeting than at the last. At the close of the business the Meal log was dissolved, and the People dispersed without Itimult or insult to any one, in a manner the most peaceable 'anti eillerly. • On the a hiple, I think I mac confidently assnre yuur Lordship, that though there are to he found in this Riding-a certain number of very 'editions, designioz, and dangerous characters, who are en deavouring to instil into the minds of the uninformed, doc trines subversive of every thing valuable in :our Constitn fmtuil Establishment, these men are few in numbers, with out character or influence: the mass of the population is he no means disaifected ; hut, on. the contrary, contented with the present mode of things. If they attend such Meetings, it arises ih a great degree from the want of occupation they have the misfortune to lie unemployed ; however willing to work, under the,present stagnation of trade they can find none, and are thus reduced to the cruel distress which every man whose daily support depends on his daily earning, must be in when employment fails. This is their hard lot at pre sent, which to their credit, from every thing I hear, they hear, in hopes of better times, with patience and resignation. I have run into length, but I thought your Lordship might be anxious to know the general disposition of a great population, so contiguous to parts of Cheshire. " I have the honour to he, Sze. (Signed) « WF,NT WORTH FITZWILLIAM. ‘,„ " To the F.arl of Stamford, &c." • - - " P. S. I find I have.• omitted to say, that the ()Mors on Monday were mostly the same as on the former occasion; in deed they are a sort of itinerant Orators, who have attended all the different Meetings." LONDUN .IMJI{NALS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THN.DAY. [Morning Chronicle.] SPAIN. Extract of a Letter, dated Chiclana (near Cadiz), July b : As on a former occasion I mentioned to yon, it 'is really matter of the greatest wonder where the Spanish Govern ment obtains the money necessary for the equipment of the grand Expedition, so wretched, with the exception of Cadiz, is the whole of Spain. This wonder, however, in some mea sure ceases, when one reflects that the plans have been in agitation We snore than three years, that th e y w ere en t ere d into under a determination to nial.e every sacrifice, and on this basis the Committee of Organization, or Junta de Recm platos, was set to work. The outfit was made the occupation of merchants, rendered answerable for its success, and in this the Government has certainly shewn its judgment; for if its own agents had , been employed, the usual dilapidations must have occurred. By' this s means they have insured fidelity and promptitude. This Committee has been, as it•were, entrust ed with the, Finance Department of Spain, and hence the Revenue collected in all the Provinces has been remitted to Cadiz. To such an excess has this been the case, that ex change with the. Provinces is now in favour of Cadiz, which formerly never wag, the ease, in consequence of the latter being the chief emporium of the Peninsular trade, and con stantly in debt to allthe Provinces for manufactures and prO• duce shipped across seas. The chief contracts fur the shipping wanted hare been made with a house it: Bourdeanx, and it is said their contracts arc guaranteed by the ,French Government. This Ido not myself believe; but such sums of money as Louis YVIII. owed to Spanish subjects on the late liquidation of accounts, for supplies to the French army in Spain, destruction of pro perty, &c. hare been taken by Ferdinand under his own care, and the amount will, no doubt, fora\ a new denqmination of , national debt, perhaps more pririteged than the Voles Reeks. This Bourdeaux house has made the chief contracts for the foreign transports, and they have besides hastily built Several light vessels, of which I sent you an enumeration when I was there. In this Bourdeaux concern an English supposed to have a small share, and thus the greatest part of the arrangements of shipping, bought and hired, have been made by the two. The Victoria, cor vette, of 34 gusts, four bries of. war and twn schooners, Dour deaux purchases, all arrived a few days ago at Cadiz in one fieet. To make up the sum required, the produce of the quick silver mines of Almaden, in La Mancha, have been snort gaged ; and on former occasions, when this article was in de mand for the amalgarmtion of the South American ores, they have been known to yield 40,000 quintals per annum. Almost every Corporate Body has contributed something, but the Monks and Friars have more particularly displayed their pa triotism, or, as they term it, their zeal for religion ; for really Were you to hear these people, you would suppose we were living in the days of crusades to the Holy Land, so much is it the interest of the Government to stigmatize the revolutions of Smith America, as horrid and anti-religious, and the in clination of the Monks and Friars to uphold such a belief. The latter class of people, and certainly among them are many dignitaries of the Church, do not like parting with their doubloons, but Garay, to whom in my own mind the King is indebted tor the finning of the resources, with them knew how to touch the right spring, for as many, indeed most of them, formerly, sided, with the French, the quantum of their present contrilitstions is taken at Cenirt now for the measure of their loyalty. The same reasons, added to a little pride, have also induced certain Grandees and Nobles to be bountiful on tho present occasion, souse of whom retaliate by squecring their tenants. The future revenue of several of the most certain and pi,oluctiv e e,law•os have also been mortgaged to capitalists, so that what with individual sacri fices of pay and pensions, collected driblets, and a variety of finarcial shifts, a considerable stun has been raised, and the deficiency is made up by the Cadiz merchants. Some per sons of known property, who bad no ready money to a sty, have beets told to follow the example of Queen hantlla, who pawned her jewels and plate to fit out Colom bo s, Ind as the King sees into all these details, and by his owe sacrifices has set the example, no one dares to say no. nicse have been the arrangements that were going ass for Or ,„„, years, since when the Spanish Government have been giving monthly assurances their ,grand expedition would sail, and, indeed, though tardy, the money arrangements have beers successful, but the Cadiz merchants Legin to make wry faces, the burdens are now so heavy. They dare not, however, complain, for besides 20,000 men, who, as it were, surround their houses, under a pretty severe task master, O'Donssel, they have the Inquisition staring them in the face, for here you must know that to repine at bleed ing is deemed not so touch a crime of high treason, as a symptom of heretical pravity, or, in other words, favouring Of the liolependents, and this with the Goverment is an un pardonable clime. By hook or by crook, however, there is no want, apparently, of money, though much is expended infitaxierais, in delays, and in fooleries. The soldiers have two uniforms, One of cloth, and the other of linen for a hot climate. No article seems :de.ficient,, unless it .is salt provi sions; indeed, great i facilities have been experienced in the maintenatice , Of so many men; and victualling the transports, by the low prices of wheat, which in Spain and the Mediter ranean is dirt cheap. They give out that the expedition is to . have nine months provisions, three corresponding to the length of the voyage, 'three to be expended during the opera tions of attack, and three fur the voyage home, in case of a reverse. This, however, I think, is more intended to pacify the soldiers who have Heeu greatly disheartened by the me lancholy fate that attended their comrades lately sent round Cape Horn, and who, after being ball-starved, fell chiefly into the hands of the Chili Independents. . However, after all these grand, and, I must add, astonish ing preparations, I feel myself compelled to say, I du not, know when this grand expedition, the perfect prototype of the Invincible Armada sent against England, with the excep tion of the more modern structure of the ships and cuts of uniforms, will sail, or whether it will sail at all. For my own part, I shall believe the fact when the fleet has passed the Canaries. There is a clog in the Madrid Cabinet that holds it hack, but nobody can tell me what it is. I, however, think, that sitter the resolve to send an expedition against Buenos Ayres was made, the aspect of things has materially changed. The Spanish Government has been completely deceived ,with regard to the state of Chili and Peru, and they are, besides, disheartened by the, failure of . every thing they have hitherto sent across the Atlantic) Lord Cochrane rises as, a spectre before their troubled sight. They formed their project before Chili was liberated by San Martin—b 7 fore their expedition round Cape Hurn was captured—before Artigas had coalesced with the Government of Buenos Ayres —and before they had discovered that the Brazilian P6rtu guese preferred an American to an European connexion. Like the man who has several houses on fire, and only one engine to play on them, they have discovered, that their attention is urgently called to four respectively distant and distinct paints, of which, if they carry aid to one, they lose the rest. Morino writes, he has neither men nor money, whilst the Viceroy of Mexico sends an express to say, the interior provinces under his command are in a state of ferment, and that this is kept alive by his northern neighbours. Cochrane, in command of the whole Pacific, is now before El Callao; but the next advices may state him in front of the Philippine Islands. In the mean time, the Peru vian Viceroy writes home, he cannot raise money among the Lima merchants for the defence of their own property. All,. in short, is confusion, all perplexity in the Spanish Cabinet ; and, so great is the press'ure on King Ferdinand's mind, that I make no doubt he would gladly see himself back again at Valancay, embroidering another silk petticoat for the Virgin Mary. To crown all, a terrible hubbub has beerllicked up about the Florida Treaty, through the influence 0f1a4,Ant ,..„ bassadors, one'of whom is accused of having a secret interest in the non-sailing and failure of the exped:tion ; and, Linder a plea of an infringement of the balance of power, some of the best promoters of the expedition have been diimissed friim office. Ferdinand was never in a greater dilemma, even when he was at Bayonne, under Buonaparte's thumb ; but when he returns from his spiritual and aqueous exercises at Sacedon, you shall learn the denouement, as by that time I expect to be in Madrid. If the expedition sails ) it . certainly will be formidable; but, if it fails, the last die is cast, With regard to its sue ceeding, that is another point. Nut a man or an . ollicer is hearty in the cause; and if they do not here refuse to embark, they will desert on the other side. O'Donnel has a most select Staff; but they owe all their rank and ac,qUii . ements to the revolution. O'bennel, in all his Edicts, styles himself Viceroy of Buenos Ayres, but in this many people think he is not `sincere; and - one of the grand reasons is, that .though several . formal 'conspiracies hive been de tected, both among wen and officers, not to embark, no one has been pithished.. The parties have merely been sent. away.. . Many publicly use the boldest language, and say they will have a Constitution. I was at one of the gates when a large body of men, who had been hastily embarked, and sonic days afterwards as hastily debarked. They Jowled the expedition with loud imprecations, and said they would not go - on board again. The fact is, their comrades who lately sailed were nearly starved to death. They p 4,4 • not care for America; they judge the contest useless*ul as to kingly loyalty, they have none. Near is a depot of 5000 impressed sailors; not a willing man among them. The Guerrero, 74, also arrived the other ,day with impressed seamen; another 74, and the San Julian, tit, are in the harbour. The Asia, 7.4 is expected from Vera Cruz with money, and of this the sailors expect to receive some; but if she does nut arrive, they will judge they have been, deceived. She was to touch at Havannah, according, to the last advices. The frigates Viva,, Pronte, Legera, and Perla, 'the three first Russians re-baptized,. are also ready. , O'Donnel commands in Chief; Fournez, a Frenchman, is secand..Crui Murgeon commands the first, division, Sarsfield the second ; in short, there are Generals, ships, artillery, nay, every' thing else, I will even say in readiness, and have been so fur some time; but there is not kman hearty iu the cause. They wish a change at.hume,, and not broken heads abroad. Most of them have wives and ebildreri ; if they go, they judge the separation would be eternal. .',l'hese ideas, neither the dread of punislynent our the preaching of Friars can efface. ,[British Press.] Flanders and Hamburg!' Mails, with Papers to the 30th of July, arrived last night. An approach ing Congress of the German Powers at Carlsbad has been for sonae , time announced in some of the Foreign Papers, and as confidently contradicted in others. An article dated Frankfort, the 24th, which is the latest intelligence on the subject, seems to put this question at rest. TLe alarming state Of Germany is said to demand some com bined measures as essentially necessary to its safety. Alinisters on the part of Austria, Russia, and Prussia, had already arrived at that city, the destined scene of their conferences. The King of flauoyatt will be represented by Count IlussTea. The name of OwEN promises tube celebrated for arts and science on the Continent, as MMICh as it is in England for political economy. An English gentleman of that name is building a steam-coach at Stockholm, and has proposed to cast the statue of CUAKLES Xlll. upon the model adopted by. the Swedish UUTCrlllUtirt. THEATRICAL REGIS I'EIL Performed on Saturday Nig4l. • Liti a THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.—Teazin , r Antic ItssS A fter gun', Air. Terry; Molly Nlixem, Mrs. T. 0 11 ' ' Pe which (Ist time), I'm Puzzl e d. T o w hich wo ad-,4e4' Weather Cock. THEATRE ituYAI., ENOLIHIH OPERA-HOUSE.- - The l 'Y rn ° After Di. Cantwell, Mr. Dowton ; Charlotte, Miss Kel l Y', o - One,Two, Three, Four, Fiv e , b To which was added, The R en d ezvous. Advert.s__ TO CORRESPONDENTS. IGNoTUS to JOHN BULL, Letter 11. to.morrow. 1115° Lir ; RARY REVIEW, and ADDRE SS to the MASMICTUB SKS g MAsciiverrTit. PRICE 0 THIS DAT AT T' 3 per Cent. Red._ 71M S per Cent. Cons. '14444 1 per Cents 901-i S per Ct. Navy Ann. Bank Long Ann. ... 19 18 STOCKS FELVE O'CLOCK. • ...9c. I"' pt' Exch. Bills, q 5; P' ..... 4014111 i Cons. for Account, 71111" MAILS. ARRIVED--ZDUbiin, 4 Waterford, 1 Holland, I F ra- n ge 1 Ilainburgh, 1 Flanders. DUE-1 DUblln , 1 Waterford,.l Lisboa. W' HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO.MOR- RO _, to 11. Nlornitsg, 5 minutes after li. I EVCII i lig, SO ntittutes_:„..... THE SUN. ISOLEM QUIS DICERS FALSUM AUDEAT ? • LONDON, MONDiIY, AUGUST'2, 1819 We received yesterday the Paris Palte rs Ado Thursday last. Those o f F r id a y, w hich Weil "" this morning, have not arrived. ° n fe i The KING was still in some degree ittui A: 'r with the gout, but was well enough on We d° o ss is nesday to preside at a Council of Ministers. r , MAJESTY also gave a priv a t e au di ence to the Ms g guess de RIVIIIHH, late French Arubassa" r•s Constantinople. The Queen of SWE DEN , un d er t h e t i t le of C °° o : tees Of GOTHLAND, arr i ve d at S tras burg fr° ol Switzerland on the 20 t h u l t . an d se t out fru thence on the 22d on her way to Frankfort. A long article in the Constitutionel of Ti l ' ir day, dated from lledelberg, tr ea t s a s a ebi giSrs the story of a conspiracy for the purpose Ot : e : s publicanising Germany. " Th e pro j e ct," " i t ; observed, ." of a Germani c R e p u bli c , if ey e ' existed, is more calc u l a ted t o aston i s h th' 111 . 1 „ alarm cairn and. reflecting mi n d s ; the loll ° f :Europe of its execution in the p resen t situati ng to :Europe is so apparent, that it is very dig cl . lit believe that many individu a l 4, particularly net h° sons distinguished fpr talent v lik e those are under accusation, Should have really . " d ‘ s o part in it."- The article then 'goes on to obsef what we recently remarked, that the prin ciP ro persons arrested in the Prussian dominioos ‘ 6 , those who were amongst. the most active cient in their zeal for 0 the - liberation of Ger' n° from the yOke of France. This leads to the cc)--‘ sideration of the promised Constitutions, deel larly with reference to Prussia;. and the long ' lay that has taken place, with whatever • 10- on the part of the Government of the latter' P t redeeming its pledge. It is Upon this poi 9t,t sj , much hinges. If one assertion in the artiei e luded.tojs to be relied upon, . some opinion 0 . 0 be' formed of the apprehensions of the Pr os ! ' * tiovernrnent; for we are told that no les t " five thousand soldiers were employed to e-c 0' the Professor JAHN and some of his " panions from Berlin, to the, fortress of spa" ds 4 . Fresh arrests are said to have taken place at f .rl ic° fort on the 22d ult. Amongst other, the s go PLEIVIIR and HERMANN, the tutors of theeh il t els of the Ministers from Wurtetnherg and 13s io . r , to the Diet. At Berlin 'also, in addition to OF P:4 tiler arrests, M. SCHLBIERIHACHER, Profess or hlto Theology at the University, had been take" custody ;' and it is said, that Professor Gs `Director of the''Gyinnasi* of Coblenti, and f I° h merly Editor of The Nercuie du Rhin,. had a e .placed under sur viellance. In the Duchy' of sau, likewise, three superior Officers and fou r . clesiastics had been arrived. One parsg r9P estimates at a very high rate the influence Ot lessor JAH N, stating, that he had 40,000 pui' under his direction in the Gymnasia: of 13er , to who were all very much attached 'to hint. 0 King of PiUSSIA is expected to return t° Vier from Twplitz early hi the present month. f i v el The Emperor and Empress of AUSTRIA at Leghorn on the 14th ult. with the Grand 4 of TUSCANY. FIVE PER CENTS. ~ ,,i Wednesday DEFERRED STOCK. Of the 9.2.,1 March, 1817, . . 90 f. 65C.. • . 22d Sept. 1817, .Bs f. 66 . 22d March, 1811, .B6f. 6.5 c. 22d Sept. 1518, B4 f. b 5 c ' 22d March,lBl9, ..82f. 5 0 " EXCHANGE ON LONDON. One Month 241. 80c • Three Mouths • •• ... 24 f. 60 c• By letters received, of the 24th Jun' , le - 01 Philadelphia, we have the following accounts fr 'id Venezuela. Various iwportant topics wer e 16 before the Congress, i I , Il' It appears the subject of th e Am e lia blor l( " - been brought into discussion, and some re. 4i c.