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resistance on the part of the latter; and this too, after the
Frenchman had equivocated respecting these vcstels, and,
ind►ed, bad cctaally tohl the South American that the
ships in question were French; nor was it until after a
Isheet scrutiny that they were found to be Spanish.

The associated Whigs who are to meet cm Monday at
Chester, are, it appears, yet in doubt what principles it is
advisable to profess. The " Declaration" to which we
adverted last week has been disavowed as the act of the
Club. "One of :be Committee" states, that it is "merely
declaratory of the sentiments of the Committee ;" and he
adds, that" it may be desirable, in justice to the Club, to
comet the false impression" which may result from its
publication. But we will give his h ttcr entire, lest we
should be accused of inventing nonsense, for the sake of
putting it into the mouth of this learned Theban:—
" NORTH-WESTERN IVIII6 CLUB,
" Str.—The publication of the 'Declaration of Prlnc!plcs• in
your and other newspapers, before that ps7er had.underpone the
correction, or received the suction, of the Whig Club, to whom it
is submitted, is altogether premature; amt the paper in querbon
(hitherto) merely declaratory of the sentiments of the Committee
Isthich framed it. It may be desirable, in justice to the Club, to
correct any false impression consequent upon such premature pub-
lication. " Your obedient Servant,
" Oct. 5, Inn "ONE OF TILL' COMMITTEE."
So then, though this " North-I'cstern Whig Club"
was instituted in 1820, and though a Committee has been
specially sitting for upwards of two years, to find out what
are the principles it would be expedient to say, as Whigs,
they hold, any publication is as yet "altogether premature."
The Committee may indeed know their own sentiments,
but nobody yet knows what are the principle, of the Club;
and " One of the Committee" is anxious that no injustice
should be done to the Club, by the " false impression con-
sequent upon such premature publication." This is
Ilalmost too absurd for laughter. Ilhet ! Do not the
Cheshire Whigs know why they formed themselves into a
Club? Does it require the assiduous labours of four years
to enable them to arrive at a correct knowledge of what
brought them together as a body ? How came they to
unite, If they really know not why they associated? Surely
they must have had some object. Why was It not de-
clared when they founded their Club four years ago? What
necessity is there for this " Peelaration of Principles"
now? What difficulty can there be in honest men
plainly telling what they mean ? But the Committee, in
stating their " sentiments," have, little as they raid,
avowed more than the great body of Whigs think it dis-
creet to publish. The Committee, in their Declaration,
looking back at the foundation of the Club, observe, that
it was instituted " at a period (1820) when the disastrons
condition of the country had convinced many of the wisest
and best men that some change of system was necessary."
Here we have the mystery cleared up. The hopes of the
Whigs were raised by the audacity of the Radicals. The
dangers of the State, they thought, would render it ne-
cessary to put in requisition the talents of these " wisest
and best" of men. " Some change of system was nee:s-
sary"—wbich, being interpreted from the Whig longue:7,
signifies that in their opinion some charge of Ministry
was probable. This was the point on which they
were all agreed, though they never have been, ncr
perhaps ever will, be agreed as to their " principles."
But disaffection and turbulence no longer exist. Content
and order are restored, and with them prosperity. Is
" some change of system" still " necessary ?" ".Yes," say
the Cheshire Whigs, " more necessary than ever, at least
er. If we bad been in power, there would have been
no reverses during the war, no distress on the return of
peace. The commerce of the country thrives now, it must
be confessed ; but if we were in power, it would thrive ten-
fold ! Yon need not doubt us—we assure you it would ;

though, to say the truth, we arc not agreed as to one single
principle of policy on which we should procecd: and if any
one of us vys we are, in justice to the Club' do not be-
lieve hita!" Adieu, my Lord t;ROSVENOIt and the rest Of
the North-Western Whig Nobility. Publish your " De-
claration of I'rii.ciplcs" when it will produce no " fable
impression ;" but as friends we advise you to beware how
you court the alliance of the Radicals.

The Dutch Ambassador transacted business on Thursday
at the Fereign Mice.
Lord Viscount Granville left town on Thursday night
for l'aris, accompanied thither by Mr. 'Williams, one of
the King's Messtugets. It is said that WA Lordship is the
teary: of a letter of condolence from his Majesty to the
King of France, on the death of the late Monarch.
The packet ship Crisis, Captain M'Mamu, sailed from
Cowes on Thursday, for New York, with Anthony
St. John :taker, Esq. his Msdestj's Consul-fit:nun' to the
United States, sister, and servants ; also with other passen-
gers.
A letter from Seville, of the 18th ult. has been received,
from which it appears that the Spanish Government had
engaged six Lattsports, then lying at l'uerta Santa Maria,
for the purpolte of proceeding to Ferrol, where 3out) troops
would be embarked for the tiara:malt.

A letter-from Paris states, that the project for reducing
the interest of the RenLs has been altogether abandoned,
and that a new lean of t;00,009,000 francs, as 3 per cent. is
to be &salmi:well for it, the interest of which will be paid
out of the sinking fund. This fund, which amounts at
present to t•J tn:llions of francs, would be tints reduced to
36, which would be employed to buy up the 5 per cents.
when they should be under par, and when above, to re-
deem the 3 per cents. By this ineascre edicient means of
indemnifying the emigrants would be obtained without
creating public discontent. The project of indemnification
will, it is said, be certainly brought forward in the course
of the next Session of the'Legislaittre.—Rri:ids TrartNer.
In consequence of the arrival of despatches front Lisbon,
time Portugu.se and Brazilian Commiss‘oners have Levin-
menced their sittings. The outward-bound packet to Rio
de Janeiro has been detained for a few days, for the pur-
pose, as is sus posed, of enabling the Brazilian C.Hinnis-
sionets. after du. despatclits from Lisbon have beat fully
taken into consideration, to make that Government ac-
quainted with the point at which this important negocia.
tam Las arrivist.

Never has the world witness worse outrages than are
now committed in Spain. At the very moment that orders •
are given for a solemn thanksiziving and Tc Dissri, in ho-
nour of the restoration of Ferdinand. the Minist-:rs of that
sovereign are huntim; the poor Constitutionalists like
hlooilhounds ; and there is not a day pas;es without exe-
cutions or assassioo.tions under the insult-.l name of jus-
tiee. The Mili:ary Commission at Cartlia•zetia pasted
judgment, on the hint of last month, on 63 Constitution-
alists, accused of having borne arms against the King. It
eondonmeol eight, one of rhom is a Captain of infantry, to
he shot in the hack, as traitors. The ethers are condemned
to dhr, rent rci,aki.,; the :tr.Arquis de
who will be impris yi.t! for a year in a fortress. The
Comonissi•ni at l'amp-ehtna has in like manner
pits: ..1 sentuna‘ en sev‘ rat ie.:HU:ants of the town of Pc-
r.tlta. who had e•ideavoured to exeiti. .11 the name
•of die Constitution of the ('.:rtes. At tl:e saw time, bands
•of withers are forming in Et•veral of previrees ; aml the
Coes% raiment lo is not a shiiiing in the Tretsury.
several spirited tnerehants and shinewners of this rort
(Loverrool) have announced the establishment cf a line of
packets to sail between Liverpool and Kin,7ston, Jsma'ea.
en the tat and mit of every month throm:hout the year.
We trust Coat so spirite! an u:: hrt.tkin;• pr:ve sue-
cessful.—Lir..rt