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London, England, 1821-01-26 00:00:00

SPAN ISH PAPERS.

MADRID, JAIIIART 8.
"We mentioned yesterday that we had heard of the exist.
mace of an inBainatory publication, which thee we had
not been able to obtain • sight of. As it may be pre-
sumed, from its being printed upon a quarter of a sheet of
papea, sad in a small type, that it was intendrd for ■n ex-
tensive circulation, we have resolved to save the author of
this maameirre both labour and risk, by making our readers
at quaioted with this abominable production, accompanying
it with some otwervalious suggested by • canary perusal of
it. It is as follows :

▪ CRY OF A TRUE SPANIARD TO THE WHOLE
NATION.
Spaniards!—How long will you bear the heavy yoke
imposed un you by as impious faction, and drag the dis-
graceful chains of men without morality, without patriotism,
without religion? How long will your vigorous arm, which
in ancient times was the terror of Itume, and in ours broke
the arm sceptre of the 'napless Napoleon, patieatly and
refraiu from breaking the fatal heeds ►y which you
are imprisoned? How long will you continue i■ this fatal
slumber, in this profound lethargy, in ibis moral paralysis?
What has become of that heroic valour, of that intrepidity,
of that invincible firmness, of those matimeate of honour,
patriotime, end loyalty, which have at all times distinguish.
ed your forefathers? • • • • •
• • • The religiose of 'COP Christ perse-
cuted, its holy mysteries ridiculed, the Mialsters of the
Altar made objects of criticiser, e•atempl, lad sarcasm, the
ocelesisetieal power attacked in its moat sacred functions
and faculties, the spouses of Jeans Christ disturbed and
troubled in their couveuts, some Bishops expatriated, Ohs
31•sts redoes Med, the Wilier religiose. on the brink of mos.
existence, Virtue degraded sod persecuted, Vice cotbroomi,
almost all offices filled by impious and immoral men, the
reVeallire of t►e State applied to 'editions plans, en army
disorganised which was going to ca►ry peace to America,
nod to reader the inhabitants of that line country happy,
the Kiog .tripped of his sovereignty by a most violent
act, his tiered person insulted a thousand times, at • ethers
calumniated by the most atrocious impostures, threat-
ened with death wales* be took the oath to the Cos-
stitutioa, and so many things which were contrary to
his sentiments; the Graudeea, without representation, the
Nobility humbled, the ancieut officers unjustly removed,
the nation enormously burdened with so many salaries,
people's minds alarmed, Justice without respect, the
►oads full of robbers and malefactors, •uarchy tbroagliout
the patios. Spaniards! such is the terrible but faithful pic-
ture of oar beloved country r•
The proclamation proceeds i■ the most high-flown and
extravagant language to call on the Spaniards to rouse, •nd
on the army to defend the King and overthrow the idols of
impiety. The great Powers, says the author, have swot■
to exteemlnate the disturbers of public tranquillity through.
out Europe, sad aiimerous armies are marching to Spain,
whew they will reap honourable laurels, valets the Spanish
osldieve satiates*, them, by gathering wreaths which ought to
be theirs aloae. la c•nclusiou, be affirms, tha► if they shake off
the creel and disgraceful yoke which they now bear, the na-
taus will be happy. The Editor of the Miscellanea makes
some severe observations on the dasterous tendency of so
istiammatory • document, and refutes in numerous macs the
principal assertions which it so boldly makes.

VITTORIA, JANUARY 8.
Galeria Quessda has found menus to escape frosm his eon-
linessest, snd is supposed to hue ea tows►ds France.—
( Mises/lasso, Jantawyll.)

MEETING ok £7'. OIOROA'S,
HANOVER-SQUARE.

•
ADDRESS TO THE QUEEN, AND PETITION
TO THE HOUSE OF COMMON&

Yesterday a public meeting of the inhabitants of
the above parish was held in the great room,
Haonch of Venison-yard, Lower Brook-street,
Grosvenor-square, to take into consideration the
propriety of presenting ■ congratulatory Address to
her Majesty on the failure of the Bill of Pains and
Penalties, and to petition the House of Commons
to discountenance any further proceedings against
her Royal person; also fur a Reform iu Parlia-
ment.

A few minutes after one o'clock J. C. Hob-
house. Esq. M.P. Peter Moore, Esq. M.P. and
several gentlemen. entered the room, when the
Chair was immediately taken by J. C. flobhouse,
Esq. amidst the acclamations of the crowd that
had assembled in considerable numbers in the yard
below : he addressed them from the window of the
room.

The Chairman stated the object of the meet-
ing in • brief speech. in the course of which be
adverted to the late proceedings against her Ma-
jesty, mid expatiated on the necessity of Parlia-
mentary Reform. The Hon. Member concluded
by entreating • patient hearing for those gentlemen
who intended to address them.

Mr. PETER Mooae said, when the aristocracy of
the country separated themselves from the people,
they had no right to complain of the meetings of
the people, or of any irregularities that might take
place when they refused to give their sanction.
The people saw what justice the public voice had
forced from those who were so well inclined to with-
hold it. Was it not for that voice, powerfully aided
as it had been by the liberal part of the public
Press, the constitution would now be at an end, and
! a verdict of guilty would be recorded against the
Queen.--(Applause.)--The trust reposed iii
Ministers had been so grossly abused, that the
public were themselves called upon to remedy the
abuses, end in fact nothing could be safe in the
country until • Helmut should take place in the
representation of the people. Nothing could be
gained until the Quern's name should be placed
upon the Liturgy. The House of Commons had
done nothing yet for her Majesty—the people
Moue, and the independent Peers, had done any
thing for her. The House of Commons was be-
ginning, and the people would soon see how it
would end. He was sure that Lord Castlereagh
would, in effect, say what Lord North had said in
the House of Commons-0' Come, come, this is my
House, you must do here sr 1 please."—(Laughter.)
—He was convinced, as his friend Mr. Hubhouse
was, that the motion which stood for to-morrow
(this day) would be thrown out by • great majority,
He congratulated the meeting upon the fact that the
Queen had taken Marlborough House, winch
would become a Palace the moment her Majesty
entered it; and lie hailed the period at which even
the King thought it necessary to call her a Queen.
--( Cheers. )--A fter some further observations,
Mr. Moore read the Resolutions and Address.—
They were proposed and seconded by two Pa-
rishoonerr ; and, after • speech from Mr. Nichol-
son. in which that gentleman with much force at-
tacked the conduct of Ministers, the Resolutions,
Address, and Petition, were agreed to unanimously.
Thanks having been voted to the Chairman, Scc,
! the meeting broke up.