The Sun. — London, England, 1822-02-20 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. . PARIM, FEB. 17.—The Ring transacted busi ness with'the Keeper of the Seals. 4. Gevaudan has been elected a Deputy by the fourth Electoral College of the Seine. The Royal Court has confirmed the sentence of the Correctional Tribunal, which condemned Caionel Dofay to one months' imprisonment, for do;t - famation against General the ViSCOl.l,Tit de Alioatelkgier besides which, M. Dufay is sen toned to pay the costs of his appeal. The day before yesterday the Police seized, at print-sellers, an immense quantity' of Prints, representing Buonaparte and the members *this' . family, and of allegorical plates, : the sub lects of which are of a nature to disturb the. public Peace. Thelithographic : stones hive also been seared, and many persons whO . fUrnished the de bliv.e, have been arrested. - - A very important cause' (it relates to pi9p?rty worth 150,000' livres, or 6,oool:stet:ling per an nasn) is immediately .fo. be brought before the tribunals. :1(V hen Marshal Massena, who was duke of Rivoli 3 was...created Peert'qe of Esling, the le.tters patent whiCh, conferred this title on "lim and his heirs male in order of primogenitere, -provided that at his deatß, case he should leave , several heirs mal6 the titie of .Prince . of Fsting and the property attached to.it , should go eo the eldest son ; ;mid", that of the Doke of .1-tivoli, with its entailed property, should be 'Aong to the youngest. The event provided . for by' these letters patent having taken place at the death of Massena, the eldest son f!!)- . :esed into the possession of the principality of Ealing; and the youngest became seized of the - Dukedom of Rivoli. The eldest having died ]ast year without male issue, the youngest ob -.4ned the succession to the title and estates of :he Prince of Esling. The property entailed on .his title, according to the terms of the letters -patent, is to revert to the Crown, in the event of :he title becoming extinct ; and as it consists, in a great measure, of shares in •the canals of Or leans and Toulouse, wh!ch are to be restored to :heir ancient proprietors whenever they revert to :;'Se Crown, the family of Caraman have instituted a. suit against the Duke of Rivoli before the tribu eals, alleging that the title of Prince of Esling is and that the entailed property on it ought to revert to the crown, and consequently should be restored to the ancient proprietors. (MM. de -Cararnan were the proprietors of the shares of the Toulouse Canal.) The tieestion in issue is whether, when Buona parte said that the eldest son should, at the death of the Marshal, take the title of Prince of isling with the Estate entailed on it, and the youngest the Dukedom of Rivoli, with the Estates belonging to it, he intended that in the event of the eldest son's dying without male issue, the title should be extinct, or if, on the contrary, accord ing to the law of succession, the youngest son should not become possessed of the title and estates on the' death of the eldest. M. Parquin is Counsel for the Duke of Rivoli, and M. Dupha for MM. de Caraman. According to the last letters from Vienna there is no longer any hope that the Court of P..ef.sia will be satisfied with the answer given by the Porte to the Russian Ultimatum. Yet it irnagizied at Vienna that the Austrian Cabinet lin prevail upon that of St. Petersburgh not to begin hostilities, though it is admitted that this cannot be effected unless the Porte consents to fresh concessions. FRCNCII FUNDS. F:b. IL, Five per Cents. bulk Stock 1562 1. 50 c. FRANKFORT, FEB. 9.—Accounts from the Up per Rhine say, that the numerous interrogatories relative to the plot at Belfort have led to impor tant discoveries, and that many persons are im plicated. The known heads of this conspiracy, but who, in fact, are only subordinate agents, have for the Most part escaped ; it is hoped they may be arrested in the neighbouring countries, ta:d their arrest would be very important, because through them a clue might be obtained to get at those who have guided these different movements. if credit may be given to the report in circula tice, the object of the plot was to get possession ofall the fortresses.of Alsace, and from them to make a . grand military moveceentin the. interior of the kicgdoin. 'Snch a project offered but few c'r:ances of success, though every military insur rection is alarMing to the Government, because it frequently happens that the troops sent to check it join the ranks. of the insurgents. The pub iic arc very curious to learn the result of the :rvestigation, because it hoped that it will • discover the resources on which the conspira tors could depend l —their connexion with other Races --the Principal authors of the attempt, and lastly, the Chief whom they meant to place .at the;r. head. The 29th regiment of the Jae, composed of the late legion of the Seine, of - which the battalion that was at Belfort behaved ho well, sod of which the other two battalions . were at f3esancon, has marched partly for the Lower Rhine.and partly for the New Brisach.-- t replaced at Belfort and Besancon by the 9.5 th of . the lice, composed of the late legion of fra Manche. . HAGUE, FEE. 1 s.—Accounts from St. Peters burgh, et fld of .January, say that the corn r mrcial relations with Constantinople are entirely re-ehtahlished. A Brussels Paper says, " Letters from St. Petersburg:a affirm, that. the Emperor Alexander has signified to the Diplomatic Body his dissatis faction with the Answer given by the Divan to his Ultimattum Wer was thought,. in the capi tal, to he inevitable; and it was said that-hosti lities would commence in the course of the fol lowing mouth." SPAIN. MADRID, FEB. 6, To-night we hold (he pen in .our Laud to de -noutice to the, nation the insult which has been .offered it by some rualcontents.in the persons of some cf itsyrnost illustrious - representatives ; but •expresSionG. ..us to paiut wiai sufficient force the• enormity 4:if...At01l an outrage; and on the 'other hand,. vie think we shall do a signal service to the Spanish nation by concealing from it this 1 'scandalous proceeding, and preventing, as far as 'depends upon ,us, =its reaching the, ear of fo reignets-,=particularly of those who are labouring Unceasingly for our ruin. Other journalists have anticipated us in account of this event, and we have no doubt - that the promoters of so 'disgraceful an outrage_ .will boast of it as of a triumph. Those joutnalists who have related the circumstances turtle more or less misreDre seated thein.../ The nsostimportant of those cir cumstances are the insulting expressions offered to some Deputies of the .Cortex on leaving Con gress yesterday, and the attempt to pull down the house of Count Torreno, threatening himself with death—the house'of Count Torreno, which affords an asylum to the it idow of the martyr Poilier, whose affliction these barbarians eudea voured to increase, by adding to it the death of her brother. But let us See what is the motive for such rage, and what those men have dune who, on former occasions; were the favourites of the nation— who were considered as ; the firmest pillars of li •berty, and who, as such, were marks for the sarcasms, the invectives, and even the menaces of certain persons. This, this is.-the whole of their offence—they love liberty—they endeavour to prevent.. its degenerating into anarchy—they know. die most secret intentions of our enemies —they frustrate their efforts, and are resolved rather to die than to 'suffer their criminal projects to succeed,. This, this is the crime which ren ders them otlioui in the eyes of - those who seek to destroy us. They are feared by the enemy, and- therefore they must be destroyed or ren dered 'tuspecteti. With this object they aim at two things , --to place lors- de combat, those who can - do them the greateSniiischief ; and to avenge themselves on . the true liberals,. in the persons of their principal loaders. What shall we then say of those public writers, who have taken upon them to direct public opi nion, and who do their utmost to mislead it ; announcing every day to the nation, that the Cortes are about to deprive-it of the most preci ous of its guarantees, while . they only endeavour to pass a law to consolidate them ? The authors of such exaggerations do not believe what they ! say, but it- suits them to, speak thus for their own lends ; and, With their hypocritical declamations, [ to deceive the unwary and to foment disorders, ! which are the ,elements in which they EXTRAORDINARY CORTES, SITTING or FEB. S. The President ordered articles 75 and 76 of the regulation to be retid, and after they were read, spoke as follows :---" It is with much pain that I see myself under the necessity of recalling to your notice an article of your regulation ; but the Cortes and the -public know how impossible it is to be silent in the face of the events of yesterday. Let us undeceive ourselves—the bulwark of the Consti tution and of our liberties is the Cortes. There cannot be Cortes without discussion, and there cannot be discussion if the Deputies are not free to express their opinions. What more could our enemies desire than disorders of this nature? Placed in this chair for the third time, I shall perhaps die in it,but I shall die bearing witness to the whole world, that if years of persecution for defending the liberties of my country have not made me succumb, neither shall I succumb at the sight of greater risks,--unfortunate Spain! at a time when the persons of its Deputies are not respected. If they are thus attacked, what shall we hope for ? Those are declared enemies of the Consti tution who do not respect the National Repre sentatives. " in these critical circumstances the public ought to be informed, that at the first noise in the galleries I shall end this Sitting ; and I should likewise desire that some Member of the Congress would excite its zeal by a proposition on the insult offered yesterday to the National Representatives, not only with a view to the pre servation of their persons, which would be of small consequence, but to preserve the National Representation and the Constitution." Then was read the following proposition of Senor Garcia .Page :---" In consideration•of the events which happened yesterday, I request the Cortes to order that the Secretaries of State be called irnmediately to Congress to give inform'', tion on the means taken by oovernment to prevent the repetition of these events, and the precautions that have been enforced to 'maintain the public tranquillity, and to agree to those which belong to the power of the Cortes." This proposition was not admitted to discussion. There was then read the following proposition of Senor Cepero :--« That a dispatch be sent to Ministers, requiring their immediate attendance,. to inform the Cortes of the occurrences of yester day on the rising of the Sitting, of the insults offered to various Deputies, and of the means which had been taken to prevent their repetition." Its author then said, though the proposition of Senor Garcia Page has not been admitted to dis 'cussion, I shall use the• freedom of speech allowed me by your regulation, and shall express. the motives which have induced me to make the pro position which his just been read. Before this epoch, I had been elected a deputy, and had the misfortune to see our fundamental . law abolished. Then I saw not only my opinions despised, but found myself thrown into a dungeon; but till this sanctuary of the, laws was shut, my person was religiously respected. During the course of yes terday I was witness of a scene which exceeds all the horrors I have over seen, and, in the midst of My misfortunes, which are well known, I nestr experienced a pain like that of yesterday. I saw, in. some sense, my country threatened with slavery t for what can be hoped for the preservation offreedom, when the national repre sentation, to which the public have trusted their rights and liberties, is'trampled upon. I Let it nei be supposed that I blame the Spanish people, or' even the people of Madrid. —They aro not capable of an outrage of this . .nature,. The deputies who have receiv ed the powers of the nation have, not con tracted any greater obligation than to preserve the constitution; . .and how can . imy do so if they may be (ran:pled upon with, impunity ? Those deputies Who were yesteiday insulted exposed their brersts to the daggers of assas,sins ) out'of love for their country ; but can all the members of Congress be supposed to possess the samefirrn ness of character ? As for me, I shall act freely, because dangers do not alarm me; but are all the deputies actuated by-the same courage, some of them feeble through age, and others weak from physical constitution ? Those who brought about the, scandalous scene of yesterday' are declared enemies of their country, and have inflicted a deeper wound on it than the rebels who lift their hands against it. I cannot but recall the indig nity committed in the house of the widow. of Porlier—of.that hero who was sacrificed for. his, country, and whose name is written in this august place as a testimony-,of national gratitude. That house was pulled down, because it sheltered the Count de Torreno—the illustrious deputy.—whose sacrifices and services need na praise of mine. The honourable- deputy concluded lay proposing to adopt the resolution stated above. . Senor Sancho said that all the national repre sentation were insulted .in the indignity offered to their colleagues yeSterday. It is as mush an insult to shout vie= to a deputy for his opinions, as to cry " death" to hini . ; :ind; therefore, sa tisfied with the approbation of .my conscience, I equally despise both. If the deputies are not free to expreSs. their opinions, there is no longer a constitution. But are the Cortes really. with out liberty ? I am far from being of this opinion. Because a dozen or two of persons, paid to com mit this excess (for they 'were heard to ssly that they had received. such and such sums), insulted the two deputies, - the national representation ought not to be considered as deprived of all freedom ; but, at the same time, I am of opinion, that the Cortes cannot but take'cognizanee of this occurrence, since, although freedom still exists, it may be lost if an attempt of this kind is view ed with inditference. Congress ought also to consult its own dignity, as .- well as its freedom, and to exterminate a miserable faction, which is only of importance in proportion as it excites disorders. In the opinion of this deputy, the in fliction of punishment was . . more necessary than the calling of information from Government. He concluded with .the following motion :—" That a commission be appointed, which, after con sulting with the Gnvernment and the competent Authorities, may propose to the Cortes such measures as it may think proper with respect to the occurrences. of yesterday." • Senor Quiroga strongly inveighed against the scandalous disorders of the previous day. Vivas had been shouted to the freedom of the Press and to Riego ; hut they had likewise heard viva: to an absolute king, and cries of " Death for Riego and Quiroga. `He ascribed all this to tile feebleness of G-overmnent, who had taken no precautions to, prevent, on the previous day, scenes similar to those which had occurred three days before. - He declared his respect for the Count de Torreno ; and said • that as soon as he heard of the insult offered him, he sallied forth from his house, determined to die by his side.— As a deputy, and as Quiroga. (said he), I cannot but declare it is' my opinion that the Congress should instantly direct the Authorities to fulfil their duties, and to procure respect for the laws. Senor Ramo - net bore testimony to the small number of persons concerned in the attack on the two deputies, _ Senor Martinez de la - Rosa said, that he would not have spoken on this occasion were it not to testify for the zeal with which the authorities acted in extending their protection to him. So much were they disposed to afford him all the defence in their power, that he was himself -obliged to countermand the troops they were sending to guard his house. He did not, how ever, think that the Cortes ought to. entertain the question, unless submitted to them by Go vernment. If they went into it as a legislative question, it would be attributed, to the fear they entertained of their own safety. The Cortes (he said) possessed fully the freedom of delibe ration, and as the best proof they could afford of the fact,'they ought immediately to enter on the discussion of the' project of law which formed the order of the day. .T.he,occurrences of the preceding day had sufficiently shewn the weak ness of the disorganizinglactions, which had no Other means than their audacity. They would disappear before firmnesa.and prudence. Conde de Torreno.-My view of the subject is the same as that expressed by. Senor Martinez de la Rosa. It is certain that our persons alone were insulted, but in thernan insult was offered to the whore of the rational representation. The house of a citizen, of a deputy, which formed the asylum of the widow of a Porlier, has been for cibly entered. Some of my servants were mal treated and wounded. Perhaps those who com mitted this attack have been instigated by some of the persons who contributed to the tragic end of Porlier, and by wrhom I was persecuted even in a foreign land. I might name some chiefs of assassins, whom I .know. •• But what can the Cortes 'do in this affair ? On this Point'l think with • Senor Martinez de la Rosa, but I do not concur in his declaration, that he. would present himself unarmed to the. poinarda of .the assassins. If they return to attack ray house. they shall not enter it unless they take it as '.hey would a fortress. Let us- thee: proceed tranquilly with the discussion of the law project. If there should be any doubt of certain abuses, in - which the press has no slight part, the events of yesterday must remove it. -I must add, that I have nothing to complain of any of the-authorities, since they all did their duty. 1 know not what was the in tention of the mob, but it is certain that they had purchased- ropes to bind me with. The thing, however, being passed, I do not believe that I have any personal danger to fear. -The authorities have sent more troops to my house than are necessary to repress any disorder. • Senor . Saticlio.—l. envy the virtue of Senor Martinez de la Rosa and the Conde de Torreno, for certainly there is great virtue in disdaining popular fame, and in that firmness of character which they exhibit. It is. not, however, a perso nal question with them, but -with the Cortes.— Yesterday, the wl.ole National Representation, not single Dep u ties,, was attacked ;. and the. Co ngress is .bound to•shoee the interest it takes in seeing the. Constitution : and ti k e National -Repre sentation respected. I could wish to have my head organized in a different manner, and to see things under a different point of view from that in which I do see them, in order that I might vote to-day against what I defended yesterday. In saying this, I think I sufficiently manifest the contempt I entertain for this faction. Bit not withstanding this contempt, I insist that the Cortes cannot look on this affair with indiffer ence. It is said that the Cortes have not failed in their duty ; but though that should be the fact, it is not the less necessary to investigate the origin of the evil. I attribute no weight to. what has been said by Senors Martinez de la Rosa and the Conde de Torreno against my pro. position, because I perceive that their opposition arises from delicacy. The Cortes are bound, for the protection or their inviolability, and for the sake of decorum, to investigate the matter. This they are even bound to do, that they may not be come responsible to future Cortes for a negligence, which may be to them of serious importance. Senor Calatrava.—The Cortes must not delay the adoption of energetic measures. I who con sider it a disgrace to have maintained an opinion conformable to that which the authors of this out . rage affect to entertain, solicit and demand such measures as are absolutely necessary. There exists amongst us a liberticidal faction, which serves the views of foreigners, and labours in their pay to destroy the Constitution of Spain. This faction must be extinguished ; for if that be not done, great will be the hazard which the country will have to run. When two illustrious deputies who have done so much for the cause of liberty in Spain are insulted—when the whole na tional representation is insulted—what is not to be feared if such excesses be not repressed ? Yet those men who yesterday committed so horrible an outrage have the audacity to call themselves Liberates ! What, they Liberates ! Infamous wretches. The liberal man respects the laws, but they have openly violated.them. What Libe ral would break into the house of a citizen, of a representative of the nation, in which a person so respectable as the widow of General Porlier re sided ? They Liberates !. Be they who they may, they are traitors; for such the law declares all those to be who in any way attack the liberty of the Cor tes: What ingratitude does this outrage manifest. To attack the house of a Deputy, whO has a thousand times exposed his life for the cause of liberty, and in which the widow of him who died so boldly for the same cause had taken up her abode ! I hope the motion will be ;Approved; if not, I will propose another. Senor Zapata.—Those who, while they invoke liberty and the Constitution, endeavour to de stroy both, are the greatest of traitors. Those vile assassins who yesterday insulted the Con gress, and in particular two of its most distin guished Members, have been instigated by some ambitious men, destitute of talents or virtue, for such alone could engage in similar disorders. They wish, by disorder, to destroy the present Cortes, because they have the audacity to found the most foolish hopes in the next Congress. Yesterday I heard from the base mouths of some of them the cry—" Live the next Deputies !" I consider it to be the duty of the Cortes to take the most efficacious measures for repressing dis orders so fatal to liberty. _ _ Here the discussion was cloven, and the motion of Senor Sancho approved. The following Deputies were appointed to form the proposed Committee, viz. Calatrava, Sancho, Benitez, Subtle, and Crespo Cantol,la. The Cortes then proceeded to the further discussion of the law project relative to the abuses of the liberty of the Press. The President observed, that the turn for speaking belonged to Senor Calatrava. Senor Calatrava—Under the present circumstances, I should consider my delicacy compromised if I spoke on this subject.— I make this sacrifice with pleasure, and I care vary little what notice my conduct in this respect may excite. My principles and conduct ire well known. I renounce the right of speaking. Two more Deputies declined to speak ; after which the de bate went on in the usual manner. MADRID, FEB. s.—We have several times promiSed to our readers, when we hay- exhorted them not to give credit to the reports respecting a foreign invasion, which were gradually pro. pagated, probably with no very good intention, that we would announce tOthem, without disguise, any danger which might threaten our liberty and independence. In compliance with this promise, we are bound to notice the more than suspicious conduct observed by the French Authorities on the frontier, with respect to cur fugitive rebels, and the instigators of dis turbances amongst us. We have already Stated that our Go vernment has presented most energetic remonstrances to the French Government, complaining of a hostile connivance.— We besides know, that our Consul at Bayonne has requested that the Spanish refugees. should be sent into the interior of France, as the French Government hail ordered. But what effect was to be expected from the application of the Consul to the authorities of Bayonne, when we find that the same Govern ment, which had ordered the refugees. to proceed to the interior, has given passports to Qucsada and others of this gang, to en able them to go and take up their residene.> in tl.e frontier towns on the French side ?—(Unierrsai.) The Dey of Tripoly has appointed his brother in-law, Stoic HAssuNA. D'Gnins, his Ambassa dor at our Court. This distingnisivA individual presented his credentials at the last Court,, with an autograph letter from the Dey, congratulating his MAJESTY on his Coronation. He was most graciously received. As well ieformed as un.ts suming in his manners, SIDY HASSUNA D i g - HIES has travelled for several years on the Continent, where he studied the arts, ,sciences, and laws of Europe, and had come to this country to com plete his stock of information. .when he re ceivcd the mandate of his Sovereign, which raised him to the high post which he now Ells. He is son to the Key's Prime Minister, whose. kindly disposition towards Europeans, and li berality, are mentioned with a due tribute of praise aid gratitude by the celebrated Ar.r• BEY in the second volume of his Travels, and also by Captain LYONS in his own. We ourselves have seen letters from Mr. BF.CHER and the other two English travellers, who are preparing to visit the interior of Africa. They express the . high obligations which they owe to HAsstnia."s father and brother, and state that if they had any chance of success in their undertaking, it is to the interference and warm friendship of those two individuals that they are due. With such a man as SIDY. HASSUNA himself, in the capacity of Ambassador at our Court, it is likely that a connection, may be formed with the African 'states, as beneficial to the domains of science and civilization, as to the interests of trade. PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF LORDS, FEB. 19. Viscount AILBUTFINOT took the oaths and his seat, as one of the Representative Peers for Scot land.—Mr. MAximiLIAN presented a Copy of the Proceedings of the Ecclesiastical Court in Ireland, in the case of " Doyle v. Doyle." Laid on the table.—The Doyle Divorce Bill was read a first 'time, and ordered to be read a second time this day month. Mr. Hy Am, from the Commissioners for the reduction of the National Debt, present ed the Accounts from that Commission for the year ending on the sth Jan. 1822. Laid on the table.—Mr. PARKHOUSE presented the 18th Re port of the Carnatic Commissioners. Lnid On , the table.—Adjourned till Thursday. -,"›- HOUSE OF COMMONS.. At four o'clock the SPEAKER counted the Triern bert present, when finding but thirty-six in their places, he declared the House to be Adjourned till this day. • The inconsistencies and short memories of some men are very remarkable, and we knol.v no , one who possesses, in a more eminent degree, these distinguishing qualifications than the Edi-. tor of The Dita:harn Chronicle. We have fur nished some prods of this in former publications, and we • now bring forward another. In The Chronicle of the 27th of January, last year, he . calls upon the Rev. Author of a letter addressed to Earl Grey, to state whom he designates in that letter as " a miserable mercenary ?" that his name may be " held forth to scorn and execra tion." Receiving no answer was likely) he tries the cap himself, and finds it fit; for in his affidavit, read to the Court of King's Bench on the 25th ult. we perceive lie swears that he be- . lieves himself to be the person so designated ! We'refer our readers to the following extracts.' from The Chronicle and the Affidavit : From The Durham Chronicle From the Affidavit read tc the of Jan. 27; 1821. Court, Jan. 2rF, 1822. " Mr. Phillpotts says, I " That in a certain other am not ignorant that I may Pamphlet, printed and pub_ possibly draw upon myself all lished at Durham, by another the fury of your adherents, from of the Clergy thereof, to wit, the political Reviewer, who the Rev. - Henry Phillpotts, scarcely any longer pretends to M.A. Rector of Stanhope ' and regard truth antiustice as qua- IMO) , one of the Prebendaries lifications for his calling; down of Durham, and whose name to the miserable mercenary who is affixed to the said Pamphlet, eats the bread of prostitution, he, this deponent, is described and panders to the low appe= and designated, as he has been tites of those who cannot, or informed and verily believes, who dare not, cater for their in the words following, that is own malignity.' If Lord Grey to say-- 4 A miSerabie .inerce has adherents answering to this nary who eats the bread ofpro description, we are persuaded stitution, and panders to the they receive„ no encouragement low appetites of those who from his Lordship; and'We are net, or who dare not, ester f.it also sure, that be would never their own rnttiignityss " bestow the slightest counte nance upon such wretches. But , . will 3.1 r. Phillpotts have the goodness to be a little less ob scure, a little more explicit ? Will he point out the' political Reviewer,' who has excited his gall ? Will he say who he de signates as the miserable mer. cenary ? The public should know to whom he alludes, that the persons who merit the cha racter he h as given them, should be shunned, and their names held forth to scorn and exe cration. The affidavit above quoted contains also :fie following remarkable passage, which surely no reader of the Chronicle can for a moment doubt " He, this deponent, hath always, and particularly since the commencement of the said newspaper, called " The Durham Chronicle," &c. anxiously and zealously .endeavoured to pay the person and family of his present every mark of re spect ! ! !" In this same affidavit, the Editor of The Chro nick swears, that in publishing the article or pa. ragraph complained of, " he was not actuated it any the least degree by motives of malice or will towards the Clergy of the city of Durham, much less towards the Clergy of any other part of the United Kingdom." The deep penetration of the Editor of. The Chronicle having thus, it would seem., discovered something much less than the least degree, his friends, we hear, entertain sanguine hopes that, ere long, this renowned wiseacre will discover the , Longitude and .the Philosopher's Stone I—(Dur ham County Advertiser, Feb. 15.) IF STOCKS PRICE a THIS DAY. AT 7' 'WELyE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Red...... 79ti 79 India Bonds 5 . 2.3. 3,par Cent. Cons 78g ilt Excheq. Bills 3-I .4 per Ceat 984 Cons. for Account 7Bilit. 5 per Cent. Navy Ann....103ii HIGH WATER AT LONDC Morning, 24 minutes after I. , N BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Evz:iing; 48 mittutbv'eter 1. THE SUN. - • SOLEM QUIS DICERE FALSUM AIIiDZAT 9 LONDON, WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 20, 1822. The French Papers of Sunday, a Dutch- Mail, and Madrid Papers and Letters to the Bzh, iii stant, have arrived since our /Pst, from which we give extracts in our preceding columns.---In the French Chamber of Deputies, the discussion of the Law on the Journals was resumed on Satur day. After the proposition and rejection Of a variety of amenJinents, the 4th and sth Articles were adopted. The Chamber then proceeded to ballot upon the whole inlet, when the numbers were—in favour of the Law, 219—against it, 137—and the Law passed. The proceedings in the Spanish Cortes, in consequence of the attack made by the populace on the . Count DE TORRENO, and Senor MARTINEZ DE LA ROSA, on accolitt of their political opinions delivered in the Cortes, will be read IN ith great interest, and convey a highly favourable impression of the noble feeling which governs that Body. The Cortes, after the consideration of this subject, proceeded to discuss the new Law for regulating the Press. According to private letters, this Law had been