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Attract than the idea that the influence of the Crown ha -Zacreased with the growth of those institutions, on which, if it be good for any thing at all, it must operate. I .deny than there : le a numerical: increase of the influence of the n'tbien" in the House of Commons ; and I also deny that a nu merical increase can he shewn to have taken place in the; 'House of Lords: - But 1 say that any man would take -a very ' narrow view of the subject who. did 'not see that there were • e wers existing in a country like this, extrinsic of the two ousel of Parliament, analogouS to those in the physical and nhilosophical worlds, which require to-be taken into considera tcri and balanced against other powers, in order to determine -what degree ot" force may be required to control, repress, correct, and regulate the -whole. What should we say of that n.):ileeoplier, who writing on nasal architecture, on the winds and titLs, and on the .whole theory of navigation, should omit and-leave wholly out of his calculations that new and mighty power which may be said to " walk on the waters with the strengtlad a giant"—and which. daily accomplishing new wonders, gives at length such command over the fickleness of the winds and the faithlessness of the waves, as to ensure to a passage hy water the• swiftness and steadiness and certainty of a jour ney by land. I say that suchtoperson, though he might give us the best theory of the tides that Could be procured, and the beet general rules for navigation, would be considered an idler and an ideot, if he did not see that omitting to take into his consideration the power of steam, must of- necessity derange all his calculations. So in looking at the British Constitution, he who can see nothing extrinsic from the two Houses of Par- Jiarnent, and who should assume that the Crown has a veto which it never uses, and the House of Commons 'a right of withholding"the supplies, -which it never exercises, is wholly Wrong, overlooking the force of public opinion, and those cir eurnstances which incidentally, connect themselves with a Go- ' moment like this. An every part of the world, where the ex !sting Institutions are at all fit to stand, those who wish well to' theta should 'be careful not to suffer the smallest breach-to -be made in them onthe foolish supposition that nothing but the breach tinit contemplated will be made. Another objection that I have to Parliamentary Reform grows - out of a general aversion for all speculative schemes. It is well to see how measures operate for the general benefit of mankind. This is a matter which onght to be carefully studied, but it may not come immediately within the province of the British Statesman, whose duty it is to provide for the advancement of British interests: dnd as, in private life, I look with cautious distrust on that diffusive be . nevolence which, neglecting those immediately around it, ap plies itself but to form plans of general convenience, so am'l reluctant to confide in politicians who are- contriving the means of ameliorating the condition of the species generally, instead.of applying themselves to provide • for the safety and well-being of this particular country ; I am bound: to look at the particular situation of this country. I find in Great Britain a Monarchy. Counteractingpowers are indeed established to bound, to limit, to reoulate the exercise of the Royal prerogative ; _but still 'the form of our Government is essentially a Monarchy. I am not at all disposed at this time to enter the lists with the Re formers,hy undertaking to shew why it ought not to have been -so originally 2 will not go into the question a priori, nor ex plain why the British Government should be a Monarchy, any more than I will inquire why Great Britain should be an island. It is sufficient for me that Providence has Ordained the latter, .and that our ancestors, from time immemorial, preferred the former. Their doing so imposed upon me the duty of alle giance to that Constitution under which 1 was born. I know how tame this will appear to some, at a time like this; when it is -so much more fashionable to look to general reasoning than to particular facts, and to take up the subject a priori, -with a view to determine not how the Government wasestablished, but how it shotdd be established, if we were now to begin again.— With such -schemes I have nothing to do; nor will I suffer the - speculations of a philotaipher On • what should have been from the beginning of the world to make me a bad subject now.— (Cheering.)-4 say that this is a Constitutional Monarchy. - at constitution like that to which the Parliamentary Reformers would carry us, must set the - principles of a Monarchy at de -fiance, and give us, in fact, a Republic. I am not at liberty to . inquire whether this would be good for the country or not, nor can the question be opened for discussion without divesting the subject of his allegiance. Improve the Constitution to which you belong as much as you can. To propose to substi tute another for it is a crime in law, and .1 agree with the law xather than with the theories of reform.—(Applause.)—There Ives once, Gentlemen, a king of Bohemia, who had a very great alesire to see his kingdom become a naval power, and the only impediment to the gratification of his wish was, the unfortunate circumstance that his kingdom had no sea-psea-p ort.—{A In the same way, I might desire a republic in this country, but wanting the materials which would have produced that form of government, I must not fail to support that Monarchy and .Aristocracy of which I see it in possession.—(Applanse.)—lt is riot a little curious to mark the various shapes which the argu ments of the reformers have assumed, even within the last few :Tears. Six years ago there was much suffering among the la bouring classes. Corn was at a dreadful price a aricl food was al most unattainable. The poor-rates were very high, work was -scarce, and you may remember it was then said, .that the want of a Parliamentary reform was the cause of the calamity, as unreformed-Parliament had -passed the Corn Bill to gratify the rapacious landholder; and consequently -the only reme dy that could be applied was to pull down the whole system. —Well, Gentlemen, times came round. -We now see the labouring classes in a state of comparative affinence and corn. fort; we see a steady supply of beneficial labour; we see a re duction of poor's rates ; and, thank God, we see a reduction of crime. I do not know whether these symptoms are good, but I know that their opposites, at the time to which I refer, were described as bad, and as proving the system of that com inunity in which they could occur, was almost too bad to be longer endured. But those who thought our system too corrupt to be upheld because the Legislature passed a Corn Bill, be- -cause the poor were unemployed, because the prices of provi sions were high, and the calendars heavy with crime, will surely now rejoice in the change. It is hard if they who com plained so loudly of the former distress do not now sympathize in the present prosperity. But while the poor enjoy the comforts of steady employment and cheap food, and while . the great, body of the community rejoice in the reduc tion of the poor's rates and the diminution of crime, it ap pears that one interest suffers under this altered state of &fairs. The corn grower suffers at present in the absence of those evils which it was formerly contended made a total change of system necessary. A what is the remedy to which Le is told to look Why Parliamentary Reform !—(Cheering.) —lt was only inlBl7 that a state of things exactly the contrary of what we at present see made a Reform necessary, and now that con) is unexpectedly providentially low in price, to cor rect this evil we are told that nothing will suffice but Parlia inentary Reform ! They consider a Reform in Parliament, I suppose, to be the only measure which can restore the good of times of 1817 !—(A laugh)—when the poor rates and the price of corn were high, when the industrious classes were unemployed, and when the calendars were swollen with an unwonted accumulation of clime.—(Cheering.).-I would not depreciate or under-rate the evil which dieexist, or which now exists. Both fluctuations were and are much to be lamented. The distress now felt -I could wish to cure, but as to Parliamentary Reform being necessary for that purpose, / will ask if the presumption is not in favour of that body as it ' now exists, who were censured as the source of the distress (for having passed the Corn Bill) in 1817, but which they were in vain called upon to create in 1822.—(Cheering.)—But, Gen tlemen, ludicrous as these contradictions must appear, you arc - still told that Parliamentary Reform is the panacea w hich will remove all your complaints, spring from what cause they may. I have lately road, I know not where, the history of an artist of some eminence in painting, who unluckily devoted his attention to one object alone—a Red Lion. He was consulted by a Jandlord of an inn as to what sign it would be advisable for him to set up, and the painter proposed a Red Lion.— His suggestion was not a bad one ; it-was acted upon; but the artist was next applied to by a gentleman who wanted some docoaative object for his parlour. After some hesitation the • artist declared, that for such a purpose the best thing he could " • think of was a Red Lion ! Ile was indulged in his whim ; but • was next called upon by a person in a humbler station of life , fill. up a Jade pannel with a landscape or something of that aort. He. took time to consider before he came to a decision , as to what would be best; but he at length recommended that the pannel should be filled up with a small Red Lion.—(A ,laugh.)—So, Gentlemen, it is with the Reformers. They ' • consider Parliamentary Reform applicable to all times and dr __ ...numetances; and the utmost that you can get f r om tho se w h o •' 441 themselves " Moderate Reformers" is this, that they will be content -'With a- -small Red Lion.—(Cheering.)—l wish 'this idea to be entertained ; but farther, I wish the public to be on their guard. I wish them always to con -eider that if once they su ff er the smallest 'Red Lion to get in, Ire Will only prove the precursor to the introduction of the whole menagerie. Should we suffer a . Red Lion to get in, we :a a shall afterwards have to turn him out, not such as he came -to ' us, hut such as, he shall have become from being fed andpam pered in his cage.—(Cheering.)--It is the more important to remember this,, for in the • times in which we live,' the Reform.' ems, disguise it -as they may, in some places openly, in others tacitly, admit themselves to. be opposed to the principle of our Monarchy. God be praised we do not participate in these views, , and that we have long since .known the blessings arising from. that compromise of conflicting, opinione on which the British Constitution is founded. We are placed in that happy situation, ' that we are neither obliged to take part with the assailant who demands all, nor with the defenders who will concede nothing. . We have only to remain firm impartial spectators of the contest —spectators, liewever, by no means uninterested in the result, witch we may, perhaps, ultimately become the umpires ; ...lAA if we rashly take Tart -in .the struggle, we in the first in _ as'ance give up the posation in which we can do most good,- and Ara at the risk of the Whole si o u r : establishments, not at the risk of improving them, but at the risk of their being totally overthrown. Gentlemen, in an assembly less enlightened than that which I have now the .honour to address, 1 should be ashamed of. gsing into such generalities. But our connec tion is one of principle. You will recollect that on prin ciple it Was L 'founded, and that it is only in reference to principle Oat I can have any claim on your favour. What ever my future destination may be, it will always be comfort unspeakable to me to believe that I have succeeded.in laying among you the foundation of what I trust will prove a lasting regard. Believe me sincere When I add, that nothing can ever efface frpm my 'mind the - recollection of your kindness. It may be-'expected from me, especially after the speech of your worthy President. that I shall say a few words on subjects to which lie has alluded. I have doubted much and long whe ther I ought to touch on these at all, or whether I ought to run' the risk of having it .hereafter suspected that I have not dealt fairly and openly by you. If I say any thing on them, I know that I shall be liable, to misconception, as• every man must be when he speaks of himself. But, on full consideration, I have determined to e: pose myself to this, rather than incur the suspicion which might otherwise attach to my conduct, as I would rather submit to any misconstruction of what I may say, than allow it to be supposed that I could ever. he capable of repaying your unbciunded confidence with .any thing like con ' cealment or distrust. After this preface, you will perhaps be disappointed to learn that all I have to say is—that upon my honour I have nothing to tell. But, though .such is the fact, it was as necessary to state this as it could be to make any other communication. I-know as little as any man who now hears me of 'the arrangements likely to grow out of-the present state of public affairs. I know nothing on the subject but what I have collected from the common channels of public inform"- tion. I know of no rumour, and can form no conjecture; of what is likely to take place. Of what may be in the contem plation ofTfie Government, let if be remembered that up to this moment at sl t.thich lam addreSsing you I know nothing, Gen tlemen,- whit decision I might think it right to make on subjects like those which the rumours I have mentioned point at, no man can expect my present state of perfect ignorance of the pro positicm which Might come before me, to declare. This only will I say; in such a case my decision will be adopted on public con siderations alOne. It will be determined not by ,calculations of interest,-but by a balance and comparison ,of my duty.—(Ap plause.),-Enough, Gentlemen, on topics which even now I doubt whether I should have intruded on you at all but for the amicable provocation of my worthy friend, our President.; but as what I said on a former occasion has already been misconstrued one way, I am anxious to explain myself here that I may not now be misconstrued in an opposite direction. 1 have been miscon. ,strued by its _being supposed that ostentatiously intimated it to be my resolution to refuse office at home if tendered. Setting myself right in this, I beg that 1 may not now be misconstrued as expressing a wish that office may be offered to me. Thus much I have thought it right to say, as your boundless friend ship and growing kindness entitle you to know every thing which concerns me.—(Cheering.)--Gentlemen,. whatever may be my future destiny, may this great community continue in prosperity ! May that happiness now beginning to be restor ed to you, know no diminution, but constantly increase.— May you retain those principles by which you have hither to been distinguished. May you preserve that I honour able spirit which has never failed to manifest itself in the midst of your political divisions, and May the friendly union of townsman and townsman continue among you with out interruption from distinctions of party. These wishes realized, the. people of Liverpool will image the most splendid of those communities whose fame is recorded in ancient his tory. Mixed with the ordinary pursuits of commerce, here the liberal arts- are seen to flourish, as well as that beneficial industry which enriches mankind, and charity, as. extensive as can be found in any part of the country—in any part of the world. May you continue to - he thus enviably distinguished, and when you shall call upon some other individual to watch over your interests -in-that place where I have had the honour to be your representative, may you find one more competent to the impor tant duty than I have been ; one more zealous in your cause, more devoted to your interest, and more grateful' for your kind ness, I am sure you never can." The Right Hon- Gentleman then resumed his seat amidst the -acclamations of the company, which were often repeated, and long continued in every part of the room. - , - Among the toasts which succeeded were the. following : 'The illustriouS hero of 'Waterloo, Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington :" three times three.—Band, " See ! the con quering hero comes."—Song, " Darby Kelly." " The immortal memory of the Right Iton. William Pitt :" three times three.—Song, " The Pilot that weather'd the Storm." " The landed, commercial, and manufactitring interests of the country, and may they be ever united." " The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland." . " General Gascoyne, the colleague of ,our Right Honourable Friend :" three times three. " The Mayor of Liverpool :" three times three. " Our glorious Constitution as by law established :" three times- three.—Glee, " The Church.' Mr. B. WI tainAngal rose, with ohe permisSion, or 'rather without the permission of the Chairman, to propose a toast which he was sure all present would' drink with pleasure, as it was the health of an individual who had been thought worthy to preside over the present Meeting, a Meeting than which one more respectable, he would take upon him Self to saY, had never been witnessed any where. The virtues of their worthy Chairman were so well .known to the present company, that for him to enlarge on them would be equally impertinent and superfluous. He should therefore 'content himself with ivinF the health of " Mr. Blundell Hollinshead, of Daresbook, " their President, The toast was drank with three times three, The CHAIRMAN returned thanks. Ile was sensible that many might hav&been found to fill the situation which he oc cupied better than he could ao, but he-was grateful to those who had placed him in it, and begged to return them his heart felt acknowledgements for the honour he had received. ' - Mr. J. GLAHSTONE t . i%1.P., proposed the healthy of Lord W. Bentinck and the other distinguished personages who had honoured the Meeting with their presence thatday, with thanks for their attendance. Lord W. BENTINCK said, after the display of eloquence which they had witnessed, it would be presumption in him to offer more than his sincere thanks for the compliment which had been paid to him. If he might venture to add anything to his thanks, it should be the exp r ession of the high satisfaction which he had derived from the whole of the proceedings of the day, which he regarded as alike honourable to the town of Liverpool, and to the high character of his Right Honourable Friend. Mr: Cai‘xixo.-1 beg to propose a toast which has hitherto been omitted. When one is about to perform any, the most indifferent act of life for the last time, the reflection thence arising carries with it a feeling of melancholy; but when I think that I express here for the last time the sentiments I feel for those I now address, and when I think that for the last time I contemplate those countenances, which, through ten years, have invariably been turned with kindness towards me, I feel more than it is possible for words to utter. Wherever I may find myself in after-life, the image of what I have seen, of what I now see, will be always before me, lightening the grief which I may be fated to know, and heightening the satisfaction which' it may be 'my good fortune to enjoy. In countries where freedom prevails, I shall be reminded of the well-regu lated freedom which you so justly appreciate here .;" and in other lands, where the blessings of perfect liberty have not yet been extended, it will be my solace to recall the pleasing, happy hours -which I have spent with you ; and the flattering testimonials which 1 have this day, .received, that in your judg ment I have not inadequately fulfilled those duties with which by your kindness I Was charged. With the most sincere affec tion, with the most indissoluble attachment, and with feelings which no attempt of mine can embody in language, and which, therefore, I will not in any degree dissipate to disappoint my self of a vain attempt to give them expression, I now proposes a toast—" The Worthy and independent Freemen of the ancient and loyal town of Liverpool." Mr. CANNING . then, at 25 minutes to eleven, retired, accom panied. by. the:Chairnian, Lord W. Bentinck, and other friends. The company, however, did not separate for a considerable time. A number of songs were sung, and the company were amused with an extraordinary performance on the. Jew's harp, which actually made that contemptible instrument the source of bold and exquisitely varied harmony. A number of Liver pool worthies were cordially toasted. " The Lancashire Witches" were remembered with appropriate honours, and the festive board was not deserted till a late hour. [From a late Boston Paper, the Patriot, to the lit of August.l .An article entitled " Political reflections upon the Island Of Cuba," has recently been published in the Mexican Sun, a paper established in Mexico under the auspices of the new Emperor lturbied. It seems to consider the future union of Cuba to the United States, if not probable, at least notimpossible. For our own part, we should not anticipate such an event with any pleasure. Our national limits are already sufficiently wide—as ex tensive as is consistent with our national prosperity and safety. Give Cuba to our ambition, what would prevent our coveting the Texas, or even the whole of the newly established Empire of Mexico, and even be willing to extend our own empire as far as the Isthmus of Darien, because it would afford a fine natural boundary, To encourage a grasping and ambitious spirit of this character wcsubl he _dangerous to our Republic, and further to extend its territorial possessions would make it unyieldy by its Awn magnitude. Our territory is already extensive almost beyond a parallel in the. history of nations; bounded by both the Atlantic and Pacific, it embraces a goodly portion of that part of North America within the temperate zone. The true policy of the United States is now to encourage the settlement and improvement of the vast territory they already possess. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. ~• l'Ants, Atic.29,—The Ambassador! of-Rutsia, M. Pozzo di Borgo, accompanied by M. de Poggenpold, hiS secretary of embasfiy, set out on Tuesday - for Vienna • We are informed that the Duke de San' Lo renzo, preferring the military service of his country to the diplomatic, has declined his ap pointment' of Spanish Minister Plenipotentiary at Paris. It is hoped, nevertheless, that.the Spanish -Government will not subscribe to this resolution, and that this excellent patriot will finally consent to occupy a post, of which his patriotism and his• experience equally render him worthy. The Count de la Ferronaye, the French Am- - bassador at St. Petersburgh, left that capital on the 17th, and set out for Vienna. Yesterday intelligence from Madrid to• the 23d of August was received ; that, capital con tinued to be tranquil.-L.(Moniteitr.) A Polish Officer of high rank, charged with a special mission in Spain by the Emperor Alexan der, arrived at. Paris a few days since. --(/bid.) AUGUST 30.---The King of Prussia "is to be at Verona by the 4th or sth of October. The King of Bavaria will go to meet the:F:447 peror of Austria, who is to leave Vienna on Sep tember '2Bth. • , • All the Sovereigns are to meet at Verona in the early part of October. Viscount Montniorency, whO set out this morn ing at iiVe'o'clOck for Vienna; is accompanied by the Duke de Rauzan and M. de Gabriac: , M. de Villele will sign for the Minister of Foreign Affairs during his absence. Prince Talleyrand set out on Wednesday for his seat at -Valencay. Letters from Bayonne, of the 24th August; announce the approach of t roo p s ; sent by the Government from Madrid against the different corps of the Army of the Faith. General Espinosa is at Vittoria; four regi ments of light infantry, with seven hundred horse and three companies of artillery, have entered Navarre. General Empecinado was expected to enter Saragossa about the 16th of August. He has been retarded by the necessity of sending a de. tachment against the Royalists of Siguenza; who, forced to leave the city, have formed a corps of 200 cavalry, commanded by a General Abelian. This corps keeps in the mountains, between the provinces of Cuenca, Valence, and Siguenza. The troops of the Empecinado have beat them, it is said, in one engagement; two cannons were left on the field of battle ; one of them was the iheologal of the cathedral• of Sigu enza. General Mina has not yet arrived in Catalonia, where be is to begin his operations by the siege of Mequinenza. The Royalists have forty artil lerymen in this little place, and appeared re solved to defend themselves to the last extremity. The Royalist army of Catalonia, even accord ing to the journals of Madrid, maintains itself in the „middle of that province in the mountainous parts. It occupies, among other important places, the town of Ripon, where a manufactory of arms is established. Neither Barcelona nor Tarragona are threatened ; but it seems, from several cir cumstances, that Rosas and Figueras are cut off' from the rest of the province, and that they are completely supplied with provisions as if they would have to sustain a siege.—(Journal des Debuts.) FRANKFORT, AvG. 24.---We have at this instant received new details of the victory gained by the Greeks on the 14th of July, which are of the greatest interest. As already stated, the Hellen ians were forced on the 13th, after fighting va liantly, to retreat, and they, took up a new position in the Straits of Thermopylze. Encour aged by their success the evening before, the Turks attempted on the 14th to force all the passages, but 700 brave soldiers, under the com mand of another Leonidas, young Bozzaris, stop ped their progress 'till night, repeating a thou sand times the cry of Eleutheria (Liberty). They defended with the greatest heroism the principal defiles. During this time the greater part of the Greek army marched with great haste and ar rived,after making several detours, in the rear of the enemy's army, where it took up a position. The Turks, entirely surrounded, were attacked with fury and completely routed. The results were most brilliant ; three Paellas, seventy Beys, and eleven thousand men were taken prisoners. All the baggage of, the Ottoman army, with its artillery and tents, fell into the power of the victors. Nearly a third of the Turkish army was killed, and a considerable number wounded. Chourschid Pacha had great difficulty to save himself with 4,000 men, the miserable wreck of his army at Larissa. During the battle, Grecian women, leading with them boys of ten years of age, whOfollowed the example ortheir mothprs, hurled down stones on the Turks from the tops of the mountains. In general, the llellenians fought with an enthusiasm, great almost beyond example. Their cry was Death to the Barbarians ! Ven , Yeance! Our brothers were massacred at Scio. foung Bozzaris, the modern hero of Thermopylie, in his devotion to his country forfeited his life. His corpse was transported to Corinth with the greatest pomp ; 1,000 women, preceded by 160 priests, accom panied the procession. They are preparing in that city to pay him the greatest honours. The petty Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigma rengen, following the example of the other States of the German Confederation, has also adopted measures of restraint on French com merce. He has imposed a duty of 12 florins the quintal on French wines, and of 18 florins on brandy, liqueurs and vinegars. MADRID, AUG. 9.—Goifier yesterday under went the sentence of the law with great calmness and resignation. The priest who accompanied him to the scaffold preached, after the execution, according to the custom. in Spain. At the end of the sermon he cried, " Vive Dieu," which is the war-cry of Misas and the factious of Catalonia ; tt replied s p t l i e prese tution," and the b t h y e immensetbthe cry oi. concourse vz.tv loaf Conpeo priest again repeated, cc Vive Dieu."—(Journal de Paris.) COURT OF ASSIZES AT POICTIERS, Aug . . 27. TRIAL OF GENERAL BERTON AND °TILERS. (SECOND DAY.) After some preliminary business, of little consequence, the PrOcurcur-General called the notice of the Court to the ab sence of M. Drank, who had been officially. appointed to defend General Berton, and who had declined on fsccount of his inexperience, and of the_ declared wish of the Gene ral to have another defender. He required that Mr. Drault should be obliged to attend, on pain of being struck off the Hit of the bar. M. Drault was then sent for, and said, that, in obedience to the order of the Court, he would attend during the proceedings. General BERTON renewed his protest against the forcing on him a defender, and repeated his demand that M. Mesnard should be his advocate. - He observed that all Europe should know that the law had been violated in his case, by preventing him from having a defender of h►s own choice, and from having communication with the one who was imposed upon him. The PRESIDENT asserted, that the accused had communi cated freely with. M. Drault. General BE liTox—l have only been allowed to communicate with him through the grates The PROCUREUR-GENERAL observed, that there was an attempt made to render the prbceedings scandalous, and begged the Court to stop it. The PRESIDENT then proceeded to interrogate the accused. . The prisoner Beaufils was questioned. He had made some previous declarations, which he now said were incorrect. He acknowledged that he was a Knight of Liberty. His previous declarations were read, in which he had stated. Caffe had given him the order to excite to insurrection the inhabitants of Ver. noil.—The Knights of Liberty were known to one another by signs with the.fingers, making up the number five. If one held up three fingers, the other held two, and vice versa. Lerein, another prisoner, said the association was not direct ed against the Charter or the King. When lie was received as a Knight of-Liberty, Generals Sebastiani and Foy, 'Messrs. La fayette and Keratry, were designated as Members of a Provi sional Government. Colonel Allix gave no information in answer to the interroga rories. He said he had never been a Knight of Liberty. General . Berton in answer to the questions put to him, said, that he knew of a di r ecto r i a l C omm itt ee; t h at i t was not by his order that the tri-colour cockade was substituted for, the white. That he had never intended to shed a drop of blood. • The witnesses were then examined. • The first of importance was Wolfe], a Sub-Lieutenant, who had. arrested General Berton, and killed M. Maignan who attempted to deliver him. Ile asserted that Grandruenil, one of the accused who had escaped and was not now to be found, had told him that M. Lafayette had paid for his journey, and that he, with Messrs. Foy, Lafitte and B. Constant, were Members of the Provisional Government. Berton had told him that his inten tion was to establish a Republic. General Berton was armed when he took him. This Berton positively denied with consi derable warmth.—Adjourned. The Constitutionnel prefaces its account of these proceedings, by observing that its reporters had encountered numberless obstacles from the Local Authorities; the Ministerial Re: porters had the fullest accommodation granted them, while only two tickets of entry were granted for all the Opposition Papers. To equal in promptness the Ministerial Journals, our Re porters, who were instructed to make any sacrifices, and incur any expence, wished to send estafettes from Poictiers to Paris at their own cost. But to do this the permission of the Prefect of Vienne.was necessary, which they requested, and here is the answer they received ; " SlR—According to the instructions of the Director-Gene ral- of the Post Office, estafettes cannot be employed but for the correspondence of the civil or military authorities, either be tween themselves or between them and the Government. " Private persons are not allowed to send their correspond. ence by estatettes, unless they obtain, on some ground of public utility, the sanction of the superior authority of the place from which the estafette is to set out. " You ask me for this sanction, but the instructions of the Government do not allow me to grant it. If the Government had given us no instructions on the subject.l should have taken on myself to give you the same answer ; for there would be too much good nature in not making a distinction between our friends anti those who arc not our friends. " The Prefect of the Department of Vienne, " Poictiers, Aug. 26, 1822." " Baron LOCANT. VENICE, AUGUST 17.—An official paper has been published by the Government of Greece, in which it is announced that the Vice President Athanase Kenaketh is to replace, ad interim, the President Prince Maurocordato, who is gone to take the chief command of the army in the Pelo ponnesus. The presence of an American squadron consisting of three Frigates in the Adriatic has caused a particular sensation on the Austrian Coasts.—(Journal de Paris.) CONSTANTINOPLE, JULY 25.—Commerce,which had suffered so deeply for the last twelve months, has received another unforeseen check. The Porte suddenly came to a determination to visit and inspect all the European trading vessels in the port of Constantinople. This pretension was so contrary to all the treaties existing between other nations and the Porte, that it had not been supposed that it would be put forth. The va rious Legations resisted the demand, and the Divan laid an embargo on all foreign vessels, so that the whole of the Frank navigation was sus pended until the order had been complied with. The English were the first to suffer their vessels to be visited, and the other nations progressively followed the example. In consequence of this submission commerce has resumed its usual course. The Ottoman fleet, attacked by a destructive epidemic, returned to the Dardanelles after the death of the Capital) Pacha. It has just put to sea again, and is bound to the Morea. The Turks and the Greeks are in presence of each other in the plains of Thessaly, where no important event has yet taken place. SPAIN. We have received from the frontiers of Spain the intelligence and the documents which follow: The Marquis of Mata Florida arrived at Seo, under the most happy auspices. General Baron d'Eroles went out a league and a half to meet him, at the head of a detachment of lancers. The Minister received, successively, deputations of the Provincial Junta and the municipality. Re peated salvoes of artillery announced his arrival. The garrison formed two lines, and the cries of five le Roi resounded on all sides. On the 14th the Regency was installed. His Excellency the Minister, the Bishop of Tarragona, and Baron d'Eroles, proceeded to the Cathedral, where, after having taken the oath administered by the Bishop of Urge!, they assisted at a solemn mass of the Holy Ghost. On the 15th Ferdinand was pro claimed with the ancient solemnities, amid the acclamations of the people, who could not re strain their enthusiasm at seeing brought together on the same throne, the portrait of the King, and that of Louis XVIII. the august chief of the House of Bourbon. At the head of this august ceremony, tl►e Re gency ordered to be published in all the places subject to their authority, the two documents of which the following is a literal translation : PROCLAMATION OF THE SUPREME GOVERNMENT. SPANIARDS !—Since the 9th of March, 1820, your King (Ferdinand) is a captive. He has no longer the means of pro moting the good of his people, or of governing them accord ing to the ancient laws and agreeably to the advice of wise, free, and impartial Cortes. This innovation is the outrage of cer tain individuals, who, preferring their inwrest to Spanish honour, have consented to become instruments for the subversion of the altar, of the throne, of the order and peace of all Europe. What right had they, by these subversions, to make you the sce scandal of the universe ? other than that of for ce ' 4l , quired by criminal means. Not satisfi e d with all di e „ - t he they which they h a v e i n fli cte d upon you, conduct you at , dissolution.of the social body to th e mos t f r i g htf u l catost n r t be The ordinances - which th e y no tif y to you i n t h e na me King are given you without his will—without his co n, His august person ha s li ve d i n th e m id st o f bi tternes s an d od rages, since ; yielding to th e revo l t o f a part of his army' menaced with greater evils, he saw himself constrai mu o , swear a constitution mad e d ur i ng hi s prev i ous ca ptivity--a_e i o f stitution contrary to th e w i s h es o f S pa i n, w hi c h it depriveu wbo its ancient organization, and which despoiled the piWV .ou' are to succeed to the throne of those titl es o f w hi c h his o f himself could not dispose—a constitution, in fine, the so"c o t the greatest eyils whi c h o pp ress our country, an d of wh ie ,„,or, country must become the v i c tim, lik e Fr ance , ou r neighy" in following the same course. You have already experienced how fatal this desire is °f in s novation in all things. Compare the promises with the Ot t o of the men thus en gag ed, an d y ou w ill fi n d t h em in PerP e t e contradiction. If the former dazzle you for an latter undeceive you. The religion of our fathers, whi ch los, promised you to preserve untouched, despoiled of its tool', d its ministers are outraged, reduced to beggary, and depriceuned all authority, of all influence. Every where they have ° P e n is the road to demoralization and atheism. Your destructio certain if you do not arm yourselves. a r ea Already Justice is nothing but a vain name—she Pr i e r, "the scaffolds before she condemns. You are crushed tot,„ e " weight of contributions which go to hire the agents of tY,_ . „ l '" e of The state falls to pieces on all sides • every day sees r'; for its members lopped off. Already the Americas are ' e4 ever. • To arrest the course of so many disasters, let enlighten d semblies, freely convoked and relying on the experienredit instaitt , the y ages, re-establish the foundations of a tottering 1 11 ° ° , 31 0 The army still contains in its bosom faithful warriors, wo so w aid to replace Ferdinand u p on hi s t h rone. U n i te d by th,e v o. sentiments, we have undertaken th e great wor k o f the " e ' ance of our Monarch. 6 0 ' In consequence, we constitute ourselves the Supreme;oo: vernment of the kingdom in the name of his Majesty, ' n od Don Ferdinand VII. (during his captivity), and in tin.; bis of his august dynasty (in what concerns it), to maintai n legitimate rights, and those of the nation: According to these considerations, we ordain as follotes • ro . 1. It shall be solemnly declared, thSt every thing shal l , he hicll established conformably to the civil an d m ilit ar y laws/ " existed before the llth of March, 1820. (101 2. The King being acknowledged a captive since ts' e when force extorted' from him the oath o f fidelity to t h e pyre tended constitution Of Cadiz, all the orders said W •'""- „„o 3. from him shall be null and of no effect. The subjects who keep the King in their hands so li judged with all the rigour of the laws. e n e n 4. The self-styled Cortes of C a di z , w h o f a b r i ca ted t h ronstitution and the Cortes who have succeeded the°2 l .' our only be cons idered as simple assemblages of intlividoa'' rendered to anarchy. gpSfic 5. To prevent the entrance o f f ore i gn t roops i n t o the territory (which would certainly take place if our a"',: r re' neglected), we now invite the o ffi cers and soldiers who ha n d tile mauled faithful to their King and th e i r oa th s t o ra lly rn ° o jai" standards which we unfurl. E ver y so ldi er w h o c onies i fo re" us shall be exempted from two ye ars o f serv ic e ; he 9 ,011 01/ ceive the high pay of a r ea l, an d hi s equ i pment; a nd "" 11 ,1 likewise be remunerated for his equipment'or his horse* opt officers and subalterns w ill b e i mme di ate l y a d va nced s od and shall receive ample favours if they bring their me with them. 6. As for the military employ e d t oo f ar f rom us tolaiif our al standards, it will be sufficient for therii to put thellyr• - in th direct relation with the Supreme Government to share above favours. • 0007 7. The privileges or immunities which certain cid e tla , shall be restored and confirmed by the first Cortes ler— convoked: „,,t lestß. The taxes shall be diminished and l ev i e d in azia lli burthensome to the people. Asp f r i 9. Every province or city whi c h we s h a ll d e liver, i t tOs pose, according to ancient custom,' th e measures wid e ' - think most advantageous for it. 0 144 10. The privileges of every province or city shall be or egt i in the name of his Majesty, and in proportion to the , which it shall render. wish ° 111 . • 11. Desirous of convincing all Europe that its 011. ' 4 01 4 to re-establish peace and order by extinguishing idea s • fabi":" .t sive of religion and thrones, the supreme Governmeat_ho, the giving of any refuge or asylum to any individuals,w reedy or indirectly, shall have conspired against any ,jos ,„he sovereign or government in Europe. Let inch of this tbt immediately given up to us, that we may take tows , , the proper measures. , of r 12. As it is but too notorious th a t th e sa c r ed per's -- ts a_ i r e Majesty is daily exposed to outr ages an d even t o attent en, his life, we declare, certain of being approved of by ilis nation, that we shall inflict on the criminal authors r f foe► tempts a chastisement which will serve as an example t h e fsin; generations. Not less striking will be th e rewa rd of ce of ful subjects who shall devote themselves to the defers Majesty. ~to's „DP , BARON D'EROLES, LIEUTENANT OF THE ""; MIES, KNIGHT OF THE ROYAL ORDER OF 8 % NAND, MEMBER OF THE REGENCY DURING of TIVITY OF HIS MAJESTY, CAPTAIN-GENEG A Li/ Or ARMY OF CATALONIA, AND ..:03IMANDER-IS— THE ROYALIST ARMIES. Of kat }fit To the Catalonians.—There was a time when the - „ l fst gravating your evils restrained me f r om pl a cing xiiY 5 L - T:d head, and obliged me in s ecre t to s h e d th e tears 0 " r:j misfortunes occasioned. But seeing you with arm s °' o f hands, resolved to defend reli g ion, th e l aw s of our foth eo to/ 4 the rights of his Majesty, I sh a ll not rema in a cold sP., the struggle. No, Catalonians, your happinesS ear been the dearest desire of my he a rt, a nd my gin/ our been mixed with yours. My spirit is invigorated 1 11 14 10 0 7 0 i lity and. your courage. Never c o u ld th e gr eatest peti7l-0 date me ; and on your part th e con fid ence w hich yi? o ,,, t he o'" zeal and my fidelity never permitt e d yo u to despair co r ty of your country. ' oly ° Lai° We speak not now of such d a n gers ; we h a Ve note ce twig bat a power so colossal. Entire p r o v i nces like yo u Oh l the off the oppressive yoke. Others arc on the,point o f tho lc your example; and those which th e Co ns tit u tionalist a ve d arl most devoted to them are filled with your partisan h ave rew•oll which they have destroyed--whose discipline they . spl o s —whose subordination they have annihilated army hears the voice of honour and of patriotism, ail t ie• . s pa those who by a culpable ambition led it from ft5;1 0 0 5 .9, $O,. ' ready the infantry of the roy a l guar d, th e ro y a l care : t o PI; of entire regiments of provincial militia, have begu n example which all will be eager to follow who a l " „ ro • of the name of loyal. The dregs of the nation alone—the liberals —the Ada to , —will remain in the hostile ranks. *th ° c haf e Many persons in principle followed with good,,, fat in, ote pulse which they had given. They believed that ''P st i then, decline they saw, would awaken from her lethargY - tt a.lo s words of Country, Liberty, the Laws, Constitutio n s ,,, te d t e f or These wretches neglected nothing that was cale"'l3ot, no t spire enthusiasm into the hearts of a good peoPit i t iod Biel severely have we learnt that the art of deceiving In t or that of making them h a ppy. I n th e i r d e ceitful t promised us happiness, but they procured us misery duced discord. n onl• w it• They proclaimed liberty, but they governed by tY be en They promised to respect property, but we h ave Oft nesses of their usurpations. were the .. They proclaimed respect for the laws, but they • las to violate them. O o n ° etiPg They decreed the inviolability of the sacred P e t i te cOv Majesty, but they have pe r mitt e d, nay, provoked , do o of him with insults. In the power of the Crown they had included the ri e cee to all employments,_ but they would not maintain "c'odd prove ment of several individuals, against whom th e y his none of their false allegations. s elecalet 4 They had granted to his Majesty the right 0 ministers • but under the specious pretext that Mi l os "' the moral' force requisite, they compelled him to di" oi • of his choice. In fine, they had proclaimed individual sands of virtuous citizens have been arbitrarily scel‘' their families, and exiled into foreign countries- Finally, have we not seen the blood-covere d ing its victims in the prisons, and forcing them from these cred asylum of the laws ? And I 'lo es tap to All these facts have passed under our g „ r ye , d re wretches still desire that the constitution should::etfron,".l;_ a pretext for all these horrors. They have ha ve / 1 : e ol 6 treat us as perjured persons. Is it not they whu on the P their faith ? Is it not they who have imposed go e with their fallacious promises of liberty ? , l a w t a t for he We likewise wish for a constitution —a fixed ore teX, 1 1 , , the state ; but we do not wish it to serve as !'it - vy .b __,,ect cense, or to take crime for its ally. 'We do not i an d r . ec o r • delusively interpreted, but that it may be obey elis hed 0 7 ed. We desire, likewise, that it may be gut object pis W itho _ o w i t° , son, but that it should not be praised cernment. ba re to To obtain such a constitution we shall not Wish ed ofir thrones stained with the blood of the nations w" , e I duce them to practice._„ o ple the stynitrbea fro assembled shall enact laws adapted to their wiT s !e f e ra ee d But, after the example of their ancestors, t he .. .„, , t— n ers a a o t vg 4 times in which we live. The Spanish na nte gives ' 9 0 ,0 sar ancient lory, and we shall live not the vile yi _ nu rse anarchists, but subjects of the laWs which c lit Alf, -b,.1 Col t Jt s . 1,04 e A rrt .Att. 11, 54 • ti lt It IVlght hi le