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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. JAN. 28.—The sub-officer Tellier, whose arrest was prematurely announced, has actually been arrested on the frontiers of France, opposite the territory of Porentrui, and placed io the hands of the French authorities. Ser jeant-Major 'Wahlble, one of the accomplices of Tether, blew out his brains when he saw that it was impossible to elude the pursuit of the gen darmerie ; and by this death, at which some men who plot in secret will perhaps rejoice, an offender has escaped from the operation of hu man justice. Tellier also wished- to kill himself, when lie saw that he was ou the point of being arrested ; but his pistol having missed fire, the officer of the gendarmerie laid hold of him, and thus prevented him from destroying himself.— (Journal of the Upper Rhine.) On the .6th inst. M. Carcenac, Vicar of the parish of St. Arnans, Itodez, deposited in the bawls of M. Viguee, Notary of that town, in order to be annexed to its registers, a declara tio4l, of which the substance is as follows: " I, the , undersigned Jean Baptiste Theron, journeyman joiner, living in the Rue Neuve, being dangerously ill, yet never thcless possessing all my, intellectual faculties, and finding that lam abOut soon to appear at the judgment-seat of God, wish to appease the remorse of my conscience, and to do an act of justice by retracting.an atrocious calumny which I put forth in my deposition made at Albi, against MM. Jausion, Bastide, Colard, Bach, and Bancal ; which calumny consisted in my saying that I had seen those five individuals in the cross pass. save, called de Capoulade, carrying the body of the deceased M. Fualdes4 and conveying it down to the Aveyron. I declare • before God that that deposition is not true, and that I was not even present at the place mentioned; that the motive which in duced me to make the deposition, was the pleasure -which I ex pected to derive from going to see the country. I retract the caluinny with all my soul before God and before justice, and I implore the Sovereign Judge, in his mercy, to accept this re. tisactation, as being the whole truth. This is written by another hand, on account of my inability to write'from weakness; and is signed by me, in my house at Rodez, the 22d December,lB2l. (Signed) " THERON." " Stich is the declaration that Theron dictated to me in his last illness, and which he• himself signed, charging me not to make it public until some days after his death, in order that it might not afflict such of his relations as attended his • funeral; and although I know the discredit that certain persons have wished, from what has passed, to cast upon the recantation made by Bousquier on his death-bed, concerning the same transaction, I could not refuse to receive, in the exercise of my office, the declaration of Theron, considering it the only means which remained to that individual of making reparation for the injustice and wrong which he has occasioned by his false depo fiition ; and that it was imperiously demanded by his conscience, justly alarmed at the approaching judgment of God. " Rodez, Dec. 30, 1821. (Signed) " CARCENAC, " Vicar of St. Amans." (Journal of Toulouse and the Upper Garonne.) The accounts from Andalusia of the general .submission of the discontented authorities state, that the Freemasons' Lodges have co-operated with great success in the reconciliation which has been brought about between that pro vince and the capital. A difficult question, how vver' presents itself. The civil and political Chief, the subscribers of manifestoes, have been designated subversors, or. rebels, by the Cortes, arid have been cited to appear before the•tribu- Lals. Will they be tried ? An amnesty is talked of, by which the party of Toreno, Quiroga, Mar tinez, &c. would seek to conciliate beforehand the party of Riego, which it is anticipated will posses's the preponderance in the new Cortes, which meet on the Ist of March. • SPEECH OF COUNT BARU, IN THE CHAMBER OF 1.17.E115, ON THE PETITION or 31R. DOUGLAS LOVEDAY. Messieurs,—The petitions which are presented to you come from the weak who implore your protection, or from the citi ran who conceives that he has some improvement in the public administration to propose. The present petition possesses this double character ; for, though it states to us only a matter of private interest, it admonishes us by its importance, of the in sufficiency of our administration, whatever may be the justice in other respects due to the petitioner. request permission to consider the affair under these two points of view—that is to say, with relation to the different ,int-irests which it presents ; and in the first place to that of the pet; tioner. A. foreigner, established in France, living under the authority of our laws, must have believed himself surrounded by their protection. He intrusted to a recognized establishment—au ti.•riy;d by the public administration, and which, therefore, -ought to be superintended by that authority—all that he held armst dear—three children, who have been induced to change tir-ir religion in his absence, without his knowledge, in contra &Alan of his express instructions, in contempt of a formal agreement made with him, and that, too, at the very moment w en letters were Written to him for the purpose of removing 1.11 apprehension on this point. Outraged as a father, wounded in his religious feelings, he tsmands from the lavis—from Heaven and earth—the redress of 'he grievances of which he complains. It is not for us to v^rify the facts, to appreciate them, or to apply the law to them. For these objects the petitioner mist be referred to the tribunals; but if, as he says, he in the first instance addressed himself to the Courts, and was not heard, it becomes the dignity of this Chamber to send the petition to the Government, in order to ascertain whether the ordinary course of justice has been follow ed in this case. A motion for passing purely and simply to the order of the dLy can only be grounded on the nature of the petition, or on the refusal of the petitioner to seek redress by legal 'means. Here the'petitioner declares that he has sought those means ; he adds, that his complaint has not been tried, which it cer tainly ought to be. I know not whether the statements are correct ; I am not discussing whether such a complaint ought to be received or rejected ; and I know not whether the peti. tioner has proceeded according to the proper forms ; though, as a foreigner, he is, perhaps, entitled to some indulgence in this respect. What Ido know is, that justice ought to be done. In our situation, in our impartial equity, we ought to shew the same circumspection in denying as in affirming facts. We have no means of either proving or contradicting them. Our wisdom, therefore, consists in abstaining from prejudging. Let not your conscience Ix- alarmed by the scruple sought to be excited, in saying that a reference from you would be a kind of recommendation. The contrary maxim is perfectly established. It is much more to be feared that the rejection 'of a petition by the order of theday may be taken as a mark of ,reprobation. Abandoning, then, the cause of the petitioner to the tribu nals, I only ask that he may have judges ; but with regard to us, facts remain, the very possibility of which ought to alarm us, and surely these facts are sufficiently important to merit in. vestigation. It is fit, then, that they should be made known to the Government, in order to be examined, and this ought to be done independently of the interests of the petitioner; for the law, morality, the rights of nations, and all society, are Inte rested in this examination. If the facts be false, the national honour requires thatit should be proved that hospitality has not been violated, confidence be trayed, and paternal authority disregarded. If the principal fact exist, that is to say, if it be true that three children have been induced to change their religion with out the knowledge of their parents, it will be for the judges to inquire whether the petitioner has• to reproach himself with his own negligence, whether those of whom he complains are sub ject to responsibility, or liable to make any reparation. But what is important to us and to all, is to know whether a girl of 21 has really the right of leaving her father's house, and going to live where she pleases, and how she pleases. Let it be re membered, that if she have the right of shutting herself up in a convent, she hits the right of going any where else. What is next of importalce, is, whether children who are minors can be made to change their religion without their parents' consent. This danger threatens us all, for such a right cannot be al lowed to one religion without recognizing it in every other.— Besides, as the Protestants have no colleges, where are their children to be educated, if the apprehension of this practice remain ? I know the articles of our written law, which appear to con tain the solution of the first questions 1 have propounded. It is not, however, to lawyers that lam addressing myself, but to legislators. What father may not dread the occurrence of a similar case to himself on reading this petition ? _What imports it to me, the truth or falsehood of particular facts ? I shall admit that the statements are suppositions. What is the name of the Peti tioner to me ? If his complaint be well founded, and he cannot obtain justice, 1 shall be ashamed of my country. But if the facts be allowed to be possible, what becomes of the authority of fathers, and where is the security of families ? This affair is, then, attended with the advantage of warning us of a danger. That danger ought to be made known to the Government, in order that legislative measures calculated to prevent it may be proposed. To act thus, would be a truly noble and useful employment of our influence. I shall be told that our code does not take cognizance of the authority of parents with respect to the conscience of their children ; I shall be told, that if religious zeal mislead, there is now no resource in appeal, as in the case of abuse ; I shall be told that those Members of either Chamber who are of opinion that the law on this subject is bad or defective, may suggest a new one. But in order to give a Member the right of pointing out an evil, must he necessarily have sufficient confidence in his own knowledge to find a remedy ? I witnessed the framing of our Civil Code, though I only co-operated in the labour by my vote. In listening, however, I learned too well to respect the principal authors of that great work, not to be certain that had the danger which now manifests itself been possible then, they would have prevented it. lam aware that all the parts of this legislation are co-ordinate, and that it only belongs to those who are capable of appreciating the whole, to propose. any modifica tions. I must apologize for this Address, but I have not felt myself bold enough to vote for the order of the day, nor weak enough to remain silent. I merely wish that the attention of the wise should be called to the fact,. that society is in want of a guarantee. Whenever there is a disorder, the Government ought to be informed of it; and that children should be torn from the be lief of their parents, surely is a disorder. It is also stated in the same petition, that new miracles have been referred to. If what is stated be true, these accounts of miracles are not unworthy of the attention of authority. In fine, it is important to trace out routes for zeal, in which it cannot go astray, and to preserve proselytism from abuses, which, far from serving, must injure the true object of the most respectable institution. Perhaps these precautions are more necessary at this time than at any other; for tables recently published state, that there now exist in France more than 66,000 ecclesiastics, of whom, 26,000 are students, without reckoning the religious establish ments of both sexes. In this number, which has thus rapidly grown up, there may, indeed there must be, persons whose zeal far exceeds their experience. Precautions ought therefore to be taken against the abuse of an influence which would be honoured by being paternal, and which consequently ought never to be in opposition with the first of all authorities—with that which the father derives from nature. It is then necessary that the subordination of children should be maintained, that the repose of families should be assured. To these great objects 1 call the attention of the legislator. It is fit that a foreigner, a father, should obtain redress, if his case deserves it. I therefore move the reference of the petition to the Minis ter of the Interior, •as to him belongs the care of education : and to the Minister of Justice, whose business it is to superin; tend the conduct of the tribunals, and who has the best oppor tunities fo\• ascertaining whether there has been any abuse with regard to the facts, or whether our legislation on this subject be really defective. ODESSA, JAN. s.—(Private Letter.)—We are without any fresh news from Constantinople.— As to the negociations of the Austrian and Eng lish Ministers, we now learn that the Parte has declared a sort of acceptance of the Ultimatum of our Court by a note dated the 2d of Decem ber, and delivered on the 4th to Count Lutzow by the Reis Effendi. It is said, however, that in this note the Porte insists on the punishment of the Chiefs of the insurrection, who have escaped ; and that it refuses to evacuate the principalities, or to accede to the nomination of new Hospo dars, until tranquillity be re-established. Thus it appears that the Divan is endeavouring to postpone any decision ; but it remains to be seen whether our Court will be satisfied with this conditional or rather evasive acceptance of the Ultimatum. It is natural enough that the friends of peace should have proclaimed this answer as a complete acceptance, and that the partisans of war should have represented it as a rejection.— Both are wrong : but still the truth of the pacific sentiments of the Porte is very problematical. LEMBERG, JAN. 9.—The Ottoman troops in the two principalities are daily receiving reinforce ments.—The bodies of many of the unfortunate inhabitants, who have been massacred by the Turks, are exposed on tile public roads. Nobody dare attempt to bury them, and they are devour ed by the birds of prey. BERLIN, JAN. 3. A sudden indisposition of the Prince Chancellor of State excited great alarm, which, however, is now removed, as the danger is past. The public confidence is so intimately connected with the Prince Chancellor, that the remotest apprehension of a change has a great ef fect on people's'' minds. It is with justice that the life of the Chancellor is looked upon as one that would be irreparable at this moment, when Europe is on the eve of great events, and the weight which Prussia has in the political ,scale must contribute to the decisive result. The change which has lately taken place in the Ministry of a great Foreign Power, is the more deserving of the attention of all the other Powers, as the lan guage held in the AddresS to the Sovereign, which led to this change, was far from express ing those principles of peace and moderation, which might well have been expected to be per manent, after so much melancholy experience of the illusion of a false glory. In the internal ad ministration, the Prince Chancellor has hitherto understood the difficult art of introducing im provements and corrections gradually-, without violent innovations; and, as it were, arising of themselves as necessary-consequences of the wants of the moment : and he possessed, at the same time, an unequalled talent of conciliation, in uniting the various interests which, •in a State without great constitutional bodies especially, cross each other in the higher departments of the admiu&stratiou. , • 04`i, MASONIC NOTICES FOR NEXT, WEEK. ENGLAND. Monday, February 4, LONDON. Nos. 5,2:, 39, 89, 218, 223, 289. Corn. Boy's Sch. at 7. CouxTilv. Nos. 20, 64, 72, 97, 102, 148, 1911 202, 219, 238, 267, 311, 369, 372, 393, 423, 425, 437, 453, 498, • 502, 503, 509, 524, 541, 533, 558, 632, 638, 643, 644, 680, 710. • Tuesday, -5, LONDON. Nos. 9, 240, 281, 287, 318, 381. COUNTRY. Nos. 21, 127, 167, 170, 180, 184, 196, 204, 285, 385, 381, 471, 476, 477, • 497, 501, 507, 512, 528, 532, 544, 551, 557, 579, 592, 639, 649. Wednesday, -6, LONDON. Nos. 35, 75, 220. Grand Chapter. COUNTRY. Nos. 84, 85, 124, 129, 139, 146, 207, 229, 291, 339, 400, 465, 487, 491, 503, 513, 526, 529, 543, 577, 581, 585, 606, 656, 690, 711, 713, 725. Thursday, - 7, LONDON. Nos. 25, 34, 61, 122, 239, 277, 325. COUNTRY. Nos. 45, 48, 51, 57, 113, 115, 171, 182, 234, 384, 416, 420, 451. 453, 461, 466, 469, 483, 506, 345, 5.55, 556, 561, 586, 587, 599, 627, 657, 670, 717. F r id a y, --8, LONDON. Nos. 128, 161, 275. COUNTRY. Nos. 53, 282, 283, 533. Saturday, -9, LONDON. * * • _ COUNTRY. No. :35a. IRELAND. Monday, February 4, CORK. No. 437: Tuesday, - .5, Conx. No. 95. 11 . ednesday,' -6, ConK. Nos. 1, 41. ~~. FREEMASONS' TAVERN. On Monday, the Grand Anniversary Festival, in honour of the BIRTH-DAY of the Most Worshipful Grand Master, His Royal Highness the Duke of SUSSEX, was celebrated at Free. masons' Hall. His Royal Highness, from his cordial attach. ment to the Craft, and the alacrity with which he takes all occa sions to confer dignity and splendour upon the Order, preferred meeting the Brethren on this congratulatory occasion, to re ceiving the compliments and congratulations of the Fashionable World. His Royal Highness accordingly aline to town from Norwich, fur the purpose of being present at the Festival.— The assemblage of the fraternity was numerous and Most respectable, evincing a heartfelt desire to express in this manner their affectionate veneration for the Illustrious and Most Worshipful Grand Master, and doing equal ho nour, by their numbers, their appearance, and their con duct, to their ancient Orders, and to the Royal Personage whose virtues and fidelity grace and adorn its affairs. His Royal Highness, who we were happy to observe looked remark ably well, entered the Hall a little after six o'clock, in Grand Masonic Procession, attended by 'the Stewards, and between forty and fifty Present Past Grand Officers,--the band playing the Masons' Anthem, and the whole of the assembled brethren, upstanding, testifying their esteem by enthusiastic plaudits-- His Royal Highness took his place on the .right of the Chairman, the Honourable GREY BENNETT, P. G. M. for 'Shropshire. Immediately after the dinner, which, with the wines, was excellent, " Non Nobis Domine" was sung in ex quisite style. Indeed, we have never been more gratified than with the delightful treat afforded us throughout the evening by the vocal powers of Messrs, Leete, Broadhurst, Hawes, Terrail, Evans, and about ten more eminent singers. Sir George Smart, Grand Organist, also contributed greatly to the harmony of the evening. On the health of the Most Worshipful the Grand Master having been drank with enthusiasm, after an eloquent and appropriate speech from the Chair, his Royal Highness addressed the Brethren in a speech replete with expressions of affectionate regard for the Order, and of the fraternal interest which he felt for the welfare of the Craft in general, and for the happiness and respectability of every Brother in parti cular. Vs e have seldom, if ever, witnessed more of the milk of human kindness, and of unostentatious good sense, and good will to his fellow creatures, exhibited publicly by any indivi dual in any rank of Society. We regret that our limits do not permit us to give His Royal Highness's Address at length. In the course of it he said that the celebration of that day in that place was particularly gratifying to him, as it assured him of the affectionate attachment of his Brethren, and con veyed to him their sense of the manner in which he per formed the high and important duties of Grand Master ; and at the same time assured him that he might. have the happiness of reflecting, that, when he should be no more, his memory would be cherished among his Brethren.— He also alluded to the affair of the Cambridge New Lodge, and of the donations intended to have been presented from the funds of that Lodge, and of its W. M. Brother G. A. Browne, in aid of the subscription for the assistance of the Greeks—(See our Masonic Notices in Ts e Sinn of the 10th instant).—His Royal Highness explained, that in expressing his reprehension, as Grand Master, of the intended proceeding of the Cambridge New Lodge, he was solely influenced by Masonic considerations, and by the conviction that it was his duty vigi. lantly to guard against the introduction of me a s ures amongs t the Craft, which' had even the appearance of being political, His Royal Highness did justise to the motives of the 'VI' . M. Br. G. A. BROWNE, and of his Lodge.—We have great pleasure in inserting the following spirited Ode, written and set to music for the interesting occasion of this Festival ODE. Oh where is he ? the Bard of other days, Whose " Spirit wedded to immortal lays," Whose hand, of more than earthly fire, Flew in wild transport o'er the lyre, And strains could raise, Of joy anti praise, Such as our proudest thoughts require, Lofty as e'en thy virtues would inspire ! Alas ! No gifted Bard is here,. No master of the tiapeful art ; Yet he who in thy presence flings His hand thus wildly o'er the strings, Feels in his breast no throb of fear, That thou wilt coldly scorn this HOMAGE OF THE HEART. Thou hast not deeply ponder'd o'er The mystic venerable lore Of masonry in vain. Oh ! it is still thy noble pride, Making its heavenly truths thy guide, To cause the bitter tear of woe To cease in sorrow's eye to flow, And soothe the mourner's pain. For often, fraught with manly sense, And strong in Virtue's eloquence, Thy voice is heard in aid of the distress'd, To plead the widow's cause, and succour the oppress'd. These—these are deeds of deathless fame, Which cast a lustre round thy name, More brilliant far Than yon bright star, That sheds its splendour on thy Princely breast. (A trumpet is heard at a distance.) Brothers, arise ! arise ! Heard ye not thel trumpet's tone, Not as on the embattled plain, Where nations met in fierce array, (RespOnsive to each dyhig groan) That smote the heart with wild dismay, When DiscOrd rose with fury in her eyes, And bar'd her red right arm, and stalk'd among the slain. Oh no ! Those sounds are soft and clear, Such as Peace delights to hear. When in her waving robes of white, With olive branch the hovers near, And whilst the flowing g oblet stands Sparkling in each Brother's hands, Smiling the bids us hail the Mister of the night. (Ant—" God save the King.") Hail! hail! Augustus, hail!. With joyful mirth we hail Thy natal day ! To thee in Princely state, Our hearts we dedicate, While thus we celebrate Thy natal day! crowded, and the audience highly respectable. The entertainments of theevening consisted of Mrs. Uentlivre's comedy of th e Wonder ! a Woman keeps a Secret, with the interlude of My Brother and his Dog, and the afterpiece of Monsieur Tonson. The various characters, in the evening's entertainment, were well supported, and the performance was uniformly applauded. During the evening, the audience spewed, by the repeated demonstrations of their lileasure and approbation that they were not insensible of the respectable talent and solid judgment evinced by Mr. Wright's company, with theii anxious attention to gratify, which will go a great way to secure them a permanent claim to the patronage of the friends of the drama. The Masonic proces sion was uncommonly brilliant and genteel, and far surpassed every thing of this description that has been witnessed in Alnwick for many years. In so far as this is one amongst the innumerable indications of the present flourishing condition of the Craft, it is very gratifying. We confess, however, that for our part we would rather see Masonic processions reserved for great public occasions. In this opinion, we know that a great proportion, if not an absolute majority, of the fraternity coin cide. - Country Lodges, too, should bear in mind, that no pro cession, on any occasion, is legal, according to the constitutions of the Order, - unless a dispensation from a Provincial this Master is previously obtained. We doubt not that this obser vance was duly attended to by the Northumberland Lodge. NORTHVIIiPERLAND. A txwrcx.-6niridty evening, 18th inst. the W. 111., the Wardens, and Brethren of the Northumberland Lodge of Free masons, Alnwick, walked in procession from the Lodge Room to the Theatre, preceded by the band of the Northumberland Light Infantry. On this occasion the Theatre was unusually The French Papers of Monday, and German Journals, have arrived since our last, from which we give extracts in a preceding column. The question of peace or war is still undecided, but no doubt exists that the Turkish Government have not yet acceded to the Itussiat--. Ultimatum, and that the Ottoman troops on the Pruth have received considerable reinforcements. The Supplement of the Moniteur of Monday contains the Annual Report of the Governor and Council of the Batik of France, submitted to the proprietors of Bank Stock, which gives a most prosperous account of its affairs. The fixed Capital of the Bank of France amounts to 90,000 francs, or 3,750,000 ; on which sum a dividend of upwards of 8 per cent. has been paid, being 84 francs for each share of 1000 francs, besides a reserved profit of 12 per cent. more. The general operations of the Bank have, within the- some period, acquired an increased magnitude. The bills discounted in 1820 amounted to 254,000,000 francs, and in 1821 they increased to 384,600,000 francs. The accounts current during the same period rose from 544,000,000 to 604,900,000 francs. The Bank undertakes to convert the old specie it receives into new specie ; and the coinage it has made since the middle of the year 1820 forms an amount of 250,000,000 fr. and daily increases. The conditions, however f - of this operation enable the Bank to carry it into execution without any cxpence. The total amount of receipts and payments in the course of the last year was in cash 546,94,103 fr. and in paper 7,049,708,000 fr. exclusive of the transactions with the Royal Treasury, by which an addition of 60,000 fr. was made 'to the dividend of the first half year. The whole current expences of this great national establishment, for the year 1821, including salaries and all other outgoings, amount to 923,850 fr. 70 c. or about 38,5001. We yesterday copied from the Morning Papers an oration of General RIEGO, which exhibits in la very edifying point of view the decency and moderation of a military demagogue, and at the same time augurs but indifferently for the con cord and subordination which the KING has hoped to establish in his dominions by the dis missal of his Ministers. It had been decided at Barcelona on the 9th instant (according to the foreign Journals), that if the desired communi cation from his MAJESTY on this subject should not arrive by the 15th, Catalonia should declare itself independent the next morning. The regi ment of Cordova had been admitted into Barce lona under a promise of adhering to the measures of the other corps. On the 12th arrived RI EGO. His entry is described as a perfect triumph. We cannot distinctly collect from the accounts on what day Barcelona was gratified by the news of the KING'S submission, but it was after the re ceipt of this intelligence that RIEGO, accompa nied, it is said, by the Constituted Authorities as his attendants, reviewed the five battalions of na tional militia, and afterwards harangued them from the Palace of the Captain-General. In this oration to the soldiers much is said, in the most tumid and inflammatory style, of glory, of union, of an act of self-do.votion to be performed, of liberticide manoeuvres, of maintaining rights or perishing, of embracing the constitution or death, of vigilance, and of destroying despotism ; but not a word escapes in favour of discipline, order, submission to officers, or fidelity W the Sovereign, who might ❑ot unseasonably have been compli mented with some honourable notice, in considera tion of his recent compliance with the national de7 sires. To the people, indeed, the General re ' commended peace, order, and tranquillity ; hn i V" probably of opinion, that th e more ac tive poiv tical duties should be left exclusively to soldiers' and he concluded hl, informing his hearers Ott in the next Legislatur e , in w hi c h h e was going t o occupy a seat, great int e r e st s i n f avour of t" cause of liberty would be treated of. Tha t display of this nature should be made before a population just arrested on the verge of civil vi ar y to citizens and to soldiers, w hil e th e mu nicipa l and military officers stand by like second-rate actors, is lamentable and disgusting, but, pedal' s ' in the present situation of Spain, is una voidabl e ' A nation, however, amon g w h om suc h scen es ca' . be exhibited and applauded, neither possess l: liberty, nor can hope to enjoy peace. The wel . founded distrust p re v a ili ng among a ll parties in Spain, the waft of general agreement in any principle or feeling, th e f ac ilit y with which sup' jects have thrown off their a ll eg i ance a nd sOI Biers renounced their duty, have for a long till past disgraced the ch arac t er o f th e coun t r y an perpetually endangered its welfare ; but 'if t he new order of things established amidst these evils could have acquired solidity and firmnel it might have been hop e d, a t l eas t, t h at m utual confidence would gradually rev i ve , an d po litica' transactions assume a more consistent and h e ' nourable character. Of this improvement we have now no sanguine expectation. Spa n ' has at present a Constitution protected by S a. tional Representatives, who are chosen 09 , 3 ' principle in the degree p o p u l ar : yet t he people have so little dep en d ence on t hi s buy wark, or have become so fend of resorting to th e last extremity, that, up on th e a l arm b e i ng sou nded of an -attempt against their freedom, while th e boasted Cortes are in full activity, cities reY Ol l provinces threaten, s o ldi ers mutiny, and the Ci r ! authorities act in defiance of their duty. L ' pacify and re-assur e his s u bj ec t s , t h e KING 3t length surrendered his own will in a point he might at least lawfully exercise it—the re taiv lag or dismissing of his Ministers ; and no sy we find a democratic G e n era l an d Member f the Representative body, making a triumph al progress through th e coun t ry , an d in I , ; way exhorting the military to remain united am' watch over the Constitution. Is Then the Conn stitution so feeble as to require a nurse, and that nurse the army ? Are the Cortes, although t lo ' checked by a House of Peers, incompetent t , i ° uphold the national lib er ti es , un l ess b e f r i e ndei; by a deliberative infantry, cavalry and artillerY,' The tendency of these things is obvious. A fr ee legislature, and an army resolving and acting f° t r itself, and interfering in public affairs, can°, exist together ; the s o ldi er or th e senator !nu'''. give place ; and History has told us more & II once which party is likely to prove the strong'' Revolution in Spain began with the army, and it is natural that, in the P r°- gress of it, that class, accustomed to e% er- • cise influence, and to disr egar d a ll ties ° t military duty, should at every favourable opri-p -tiinity be impatient to seize on the direction n' affairs. But it is astonishing that, either in SP° or elsewhere, this alacrity should be deemed P°d pitious to the caus e o f Lib er ty, as if nations ba never learned what kind of liberty it i s that flourishes under martial patronage. The pub"' exhibitions of RIEGO are well enough s uited t ° the views of an aspiring military adventurer, h'.' t they are most suspicious in a professor of pa toi otism, indecent in a Member of the Senate, an criminal in a subject of the King of Spain. IRELAND.—The heart sickens at the contenl; plation of the frightful picture daily presente d by this wretched country. Another horribl e ,. murder has been perp e t ra t e d, on t h e perso n 0 ' the head clerk of the Mail Coach Office at I fa lee, a Mr. BRERETON, who was on Friday morn ing sent off with the mail bag from Tralec tp Cork, in consequ e nc e o f th e d es t ruct i on, t h e ( 13,v before, of the Cork coach, by the insurgents! Mr. BRERETON was attended by one of the assis t : ants belonging to th e Offi ce . O n th e i r arr i va l al a place called Tuckbey, about twelve miles be" yond Killarney, they were surrounded by numerous party of insurgents, who commence' their furious work by mortally wonntling the horse on which Mr. BRERETON The ruffians then dragged the unfortunate nil to the ground, an d a ft er g i v i ng hi m sever'!. wounds with bayonets and pikes, finished the'` atrocious crime by sever i ng hi s h ea d f rom his body with the blow of a scythe. The assistan' had also fallen into their hands ; but in the con fusion of the moment he was so fortunate as to make his escape, a n d re t urne d to Tralee Nsltl, ' the shocking tidings of the fate of his companion"' The account of a second engagement with the rebels on the Friday—(See our paper of Jester'' day)—is confirmed. The Military were con' mantled by Colonel MITCHELL, accompanied 11 Sir N. COLTIIURST, Bart.—The party of incur' gents which this force encountered had corne from the neighbourhood of Dunmanway, for dr purpose of joining the main body of the rebels rti the hilly country about Macroom. The r esult was the complete dispersion of this hand, aft er having had two killed, several wounded, and 3 ' great many taken p r i soners , w h o were b rou ght into Macromn. There has also been a third engagement, b e ; tween a party of the Rifle Brigade, who 103` charge of some cars laden with amrnunitico/ which they were accompanying:from Macrooro to Bandon, and a party of the insurgents, at 3 place called Clara Mountain, near Kilmurryl The rebels, who mad e th e a tt ac k, were repu lse with the loss of several killed and wounded. There are as yet n o f ur th er part i cu l a rs 61 these affairs.—The Irish Papers continue to b e nearly filled with accounts of outrages on a rnin° r scale.' The hoax played off yesterday at the RoY °l ' Exchange by -a man in boots and spurs, vv b° came to the door to seek for Mr. RICA two, wa g an excellent ruse de guerre for the Bulls, vvb ° immediately commenced their operations 1 1 setting afloat various reports from the Continent/ which rose the Funds -} per cent.; but this morn ing Consols have again resumed their former pric e ' and are now, 12 o'clock, 76k; sellers knowing; that yesterday's operations wera all a deception' DURHAM. GATESHEAD.—In the Union Lodge, No. 41, the following Brethren have been installed Officers for the present year : Brother the Rev. Robert Wasney, W. N. Br. Robert Wardle, S. W. ; Br. James Turnbull, J. W. ; Br. the Rev. R. Green, Chaplain ; Br. A. 111‘Leod, Treasurer ; Br. E. Fenwick, S. D. ; Br. W. Gamsby, J. D. ; Br. G. Turner, S. S - . • Br. R. Veilder, J. S.; Br. Thomas Hagarth, Tyler ; and Br.i R. Hetherington, Secretary. SPAIN. From our Foreign Intelligence (see a preceding column), it will be seen that tire Freemasons of Spain have been very in strumental in effecting the reconciliation or submission of the Province of Andalusia to the Spanish Government. PRICE 0I THIS DAY. AT TV F STOCKS W EINE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 76ii) 107. 3 per Cent. Cons. 764 75k 76i South Sea Stock B4l 4 per Cent 96ii Excheq. Bills 6 5 pr. Bank Long Ann. 191 7-16th's Cons. for February 76i Al WATER AT LONDO Morninz,, 20 minutes after 9. 'N BRIDGE TO-MORROW. 1 Evening, 44 minutes after 9. THE SUN. SOLEM QUIS DICERE FALSUM AUDEAT LONDON, THURSDAY, JALYUARY 31, 1822. - 4 1 %1 - 'and 4 it ho ' eith er th e Wt m tvier: 1' won been ar e of ed, Ord, Aqd th e — ( ties st eN e ver r ingi th e Pub! anti tour (l ass the ~ti'}u~ ts q. the Pleas