The National Register.
London, England, 1821-03-05 00:00:00

MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1821.

they soon created, nnder the title of a Natianal Parlia-
ment, an Instrument, by means of which, in the space of •
few mouths, they overturned all existing rights, and all
the basis of public order ; and through w high, without any
other power but their arbitrary will, they substituted, in
the room of the ancient civil and political laws of the two
kingdoms. institutions perfectly unknown, sanetioned by
no experience, and which were no less in contradiction to
the character than to the wants of the nation,
The King, unable to consider such • state of things so
unnatural as likely to be of long duration, persuaded at
the scone time that untimely opposition would only draw
down new perils ni his person, his family, and his
country, supported with resignation this cruel lot, which
lie had in nowis4 merited. All the enlightened inhabi-
tants of the country, the greatest part too of those who,
seduced by the vein hope of a more fortunate terutivatiou.
had at first favoured the revolution, but who hail subtle,
quently become convinced of the pernicious effects of •
system which the ruling party had established as most
suited to their particular interests alone, without' reference
to the interests of the country—all these were coodeiseued
to silence. The mass of the people soon recovered limn
their ephemeral enthusiasm ; and grieved to see their
hopes deceived, and discouraged by vague forebodings of
the calamities which menaced them, they awaited in silent
uneasiness the final i.sne of the crisis. Thus is to be ex-
plained that apparent tranquillity under cover of which
the Parliament, powerless in itself and subject to the con-
trol of a small number of despots ready to attempt every
thing, conducted the kingdom towards its inevitable
solution ;--a tratiqndlity wit did not prevent the most
nnbridled anarchy from swallowiag up the last remains of
public prosperity, and the true charac er of which could
not be misunderstood by any foreign government.

The events at Naples had produced a strong sensation
throughout the whole of Italy. A revolution, plotted by
obscure fanatics, and executed by perjured soldiets, who
in a few days deprived a King of his power and of his
liberty, and ',bulged two kingdoms in the abyss of disor-
der, necessarily inspired, whatever its ulterior devehip.
mein might be, the most serious apprehensions in all the
neighbouring governineuts. The 1114161111 loudly pro-
claimed by the authors of this revolution—thy facility
with which these Maltilltl acre circulated, by words and
by writings, in all parts of Italy—the daily conversations
of their foreign accomplices I—all these things tended to
augment the pressure of the apprehension s No Italian
sovereign could conceal limn himself tl.at the internal
peace and prosperity of his staler were menaced equally
lay the example and the results of ass overthrow which
attacked the social edifice in ass deepest foundations.
The Emperor was aware from the 61st moment, that
there would lie an end of order and tranquillity iu Italy
for a length of time, if the cbirfs and fomeiners of a 'event
winch nothiug could justify and multi, g conln excuse,
were permitted with impitnity to tat:dike the monaschy
of the Two Sieilies in their insular projects. His Imperial
Majesty, penetrated wills a sense el vs hat lie owed to the
pre aaaaa tion and security of his own onipire, to the pro-
tection of his happy and faithful people, to his amicable
relations wills the Piinves of Italy, and to Id. position iu
liar general political system of Europe, hastened to take
measures for stopping lite further prowess of these sale
• der*, lind to make manifest at the seine time, svillont
reserve, Use line whirls lie had decided to follow with
respect to the revolution of Naples. However paitifut it
Was to his Impel jai Majesty to impose an unexpected and
considerable charge upon his finances, at a moment wheat
lie had hoped to have been enabled to turn Ins whole
attention to interior amelioration. And when the con.
tinned execution of the plans 1.04'40511 by the administra-
tion promised the most betieficial results, all secondary
considerations gave way to use eteeunota of lbw most
sisete4) of his duties.
141 the siuleuoli iu whirls affairs We; e, the owewbl) of
a 64 corps &armee" iu the Italian rut meta ass a measure
of the highest necessity ; it Was ackwiwledged as mirk
by eve. y wellahittlessig luau in 000 L:411.014e4
614144141/) elites this measure has in traisquili zing Ike
neiidoiourillp states; Its .1 vi 1i.c14 it 11:144 141114414.411 eTell at
Naples, in ileituroi,iiii; the friends hid] di.co.irertiag the
endues of order, sails umminimuly tilt ib the whole CS.
tell of the
Ni.i.j.,l) al the same nafinent repelled to Troppau,
to .1, Liseeuts to pr. tyll N ith hi. auAtai islijes, upon qu,.tiott
of the greatest Unpin lassie, slot only to Italy—not to liar
laimairhy alone, but to the common o,
These delitierotions slid out, lifti4l4.lj, hate In)
drubs a. 10 die 04,4•1114 a in which the illhrd cowls regal deal
b'' Urh;ll, ;Old ellis‘ id ley of the revolution, ur Naples, and slur
doncei It wllil wkith it oiesiaceil iitherstat, s.
With respect to the arsoluliuus w gib such a 111.14,
called fur, If particular considerations of great importance
todisced the Withal .:uverioneii: not to take part in those or
the tither coup., and caused the cabinets of France to Ite.
• 146 ih• m only under odium rests iiitio% list F.mpl cur
bad the cithrorlion lu 111111 perfectly hi iiiikoo 011 she
que-tom with Sosereeel. pi 1{446,j4, ‘.144 444. Pf(bki:l, cslld
to coo. filer hitosilt 441 the swine linr mil the (littoral. ea of
nut 114.1Nre11 Illiat'f• 441. ii4l4lare "mild
no• t
;;.itc n.e ly on) dildrrenee ,:s to Ilse 144.1611,4 414-111eir Admire,
and os to the ge4044.41 uniformity of prowtples and 'icy".
'liar sovereigns assenthled as Tripolis', though dcelded
sang so ocktioWledge the changes aisivii wire aNII a:f coil
osirs used al 41141 to an eon lay a e""'"'""
'gm.' to the ft mot. of these changes, arta tioverthrle‘s
'me...illy animated with lite ;wield ilestie of 061'111"1.4
these objects by prcihu tpl oi.s, rad aitli all the intim-
g4.ll6-t• 4114 e to a emnstry already distro, tad by "" "14" Y
cos.volstoio. and retention, a. It N4,iU I hi' sr" Si hail 11"-Y
ill V lie., 111. Nlarr ..tv to lat•ti ii1(311 at 1,11Y11."", 11l
tit 44t1 to 11t1111514t5 54111 t the as upon tun soliador., l›, • `"t.,

Piles 90.

and future, of kingdom. This invitation was sup-
ported by his Majesty the King of France.
According to an article of the foreign code, whirls was
to become that of the kingdom of the Ten &cities, the
Monies+ cannot pass the fiontiers of his States without
the consent of Parliament. King. looking epos the
invitation of the Sovereigns as a blessing of Providence,
submitted to this hnnidieting necessity. The Parhiunewt
consented, but it attached to its condition, to the Wrest
of whir+ the instigators of this measure could lust he
blind, and which destroyed beforehand the prospects and
the hopes of moderate men.
The Parliament, although completely acquainted with
the principles of the Allied Cabinets, imposed swim the
King the command to insist upon the maintenance, with-
out mudifieatiiun, of the constitution at present estab-
lished at Naples, end to put that co idition forward as the
sole object and Only basis of his explanations with the
Allied Pewers. It is under such auspices as these, mid
having nothing to rely on but the justice and the wisdalb
of his august friends, that the King of Naples came to
Laybach. Flom the moment of his arrival in that place
his Majesty had reason to feel couvinced that it would he
vain to attempt to found any proposition upon a bash
irrevocably rejected by the Ailied Sovereigns.
Toe Sovereigns declared in effect to his Majesty their
firiu'deterinination not to allow the continuance of a sys-
tem which had been formed upon the kingdom of the
Two Sicilies by a faction without a name and without
authority, and by means the most criminal—a spiels ht.
compatiole with the security of the neighbonring states,
and with the preservation of the peace of Europe.
That if this state of things did nut end, as their Majestics
earnestly and sincerely hoped it might do, by • epontanecina
disavowal on the part of those who exercised the power
al Naples, it would be accessary to have recourse to arms $
that as SOON as by eithe.r of these means this great obstacle
to the peat e of Naples and of Italy should have dimpireared,
the sobereigin would look upon their tusk as accomplished.
Teat it would he then for the King alone, eulighteued by
the counsels of the HMI h wt and able men of his kin,.
doin, to provide for the strength and stability of his guvent.
mein upon 4 just and wise sy strut', in coufurmity with the
permanent intere,is of the two lot uple usillei.tender km
sceptre; and %shwa goveronseul. from this airy et rcistasiatice„
should hold nut to all the nei,Jihooring states a 'Wicket
guarantee of their wifely and tranquillity.
After with precise d Tlitrations, the King of Naples
could not di...enshle to himself, that, as every other question
was irrevocably set moor, he had, us the Father mud pro-
tector of his people. bet ths tusk to fetal—that of present%
the loyal and well-wooing majority of he subjects from the
designs and calanuties of a war brought na by the blind
obstinacy or the culpable ambition of certain individuals.
In this convic:uni it was that his Majesty addressed to Ida
son, the presumptive heir sir his throne, a (rank mod Litt weal
letter, fur the purpose of representing so him the important.e
of the circumstances, and the necessity of employing. for
the safety of use kingdom, all the means which might be at
his command The expression of these pumfic seutimtals
of tee King was accompanied by more expamt imarsetioes,
issued by the cabinets of Austria. itomia. nod Prussia, to
thrlr Million:11M agents at Naples! and the pleMpetenthries
of his Nlajesty the King of Fraiice likewise sent instrectimes
'to the Charge d'Aifairs of their Sovereign. The effect of
tile s. important tie-asuies must decide the inipeudiug fate of
the kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Jo this state of things, the army destined to carry iatix
effect the decotoos taken at Lay bach has received orders
(0 cruu the No, Sod to maven 10WillrdS the NV/IpOnSSa
troutims. Its repo:Rant to the feelings of his imperial
Majesty to suppose that this army cite meet with any serMus.
resistance. Nooe but the euemi•s of the public welts..,
the incurable pnrtisarts of a system leading at since to turn
ruin of the Sirili.i is monaschy, can mistake eh els under the
circumstances in which that toottaichy is now plated, is
tieing tu ever) loyal soldier, and every Man attached (us boa
country. to his sovereign, and to the safety of his fellow
citizens.

The great mass of ch.?. nation, devoted to its monarch. diageste4
with an imaginary liberty, which has only produced the airwewo
tyranny, and tired of a disturbed and precarious eanweisce--
conscious fix some time past, of the just and bend's.
intentions by which the emperor is animated. will reeniire wish
confidence those who, in the name of hi. Irnsistilkl Nlajosty. and
of his august allies, come to offer peace, friendship. and
non. It this jus hope should not be realirAl. the army
know how to surmount the difficulties which may impala ha
progre,s; and if, contrary to all calculations, and contrary to Rae
ionuost hope. of the allied monarchs, en enterprise formed with
the purest intention and actuated by no hostile spirit should
degenerate iota actual war, or if the reastance of an inip'aca.bbe
faction should be protracted fur an indefinite tune his Majesty
the Etrlperor of all th. Russia., always faithful to his principles,
cmviticed of the necessity of struggling against an evil so, atireasa,
and guided by that noble and constant fnendship. of which she
has lately bestowed so many precious tokens on the Emperor,
would lose r.O time in joining his tierces to those of Austria,
In the r.0:.1e of the traiwientin. winch have just taaen pleat.
tltc Mointrhs 'var.:only had in view the safety of the staves they
arc cs,lli4 upon to govern, and the tranquillity of the world.
la the secret of their policy; no other though'. no other
ime:est, no other question,have found apiece in the delibeiations
of th..ir cabinets.
The inviolability of ail esitablidunl rights, the independence of
All legitimate triverninents, the integrity of all their
these are die bases from which then resolutions w !terse:emir de:
Yht;e.

The Monarchs will have obtained the summit of their wishes,
and will be fully rewarded fur all their ifferts, it it khould be
pris‘ibie to ep.uro un taese founti.itions traierullity to the interior
of st4les, the tights of thrones. and the trur liberty and prosperity
of nations—,ble-aings w.thout vliteb externel rem itself eeoA
have miiliee value nor duration. They will brew the pennd,
when, set free limn all chip i esuset of all tiet Y, they C4ll devote
exelusivelv to the hdppines. of their sidu.ets all the moms apt,
t•ic power %bah hale bem codorred upon that by /lariat.

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OF LORDS,
1140NDAN, El.:11. 26.
The report of the e ... met.-e ut die House of Commons
le mimeo, trade was broieite no and laid on the table, ill
pul mettle.. 'do menage soot fella' this house.
Tun A CSTIIIe 118:1:1,811A rioN (IF W an.—The Mar
cmio of I. NS DO N ,:mid, lie had received a commeini-
fo a noble Mid, stating that it %%mild tuft be in
111 s loonier to attend the home to. 000 ridow, ill comeemence of
which he should po !pone his lion un the subject of
Naples, inflict, stood for to-noorro'w moil l'idolity next. It
was hos intention, this day, 10 aok the ',oboe lend at the head
of the treasury a opoeoti ~,,, namely, w 'uglier the declarat it/II
01' ant issued by. Austoia agamot N dpleo had been received
by his Majesty's Goveninieut ; but lie had been 101(1 by the
nobly e:el tied 111/ onlormotion hail been follicialoy re-
mato d.—The milde coil ilmught proper to that
a hen the dee location shall he tem-toed, all intimption might
be gisen. and an pompon timity alfuttled for moving it be
produced.
The 'order whichstood for to-morrow a as then discharged
and used for Friday.
Lord 111)LLA N U roe• to bring in a bill,pursuant to notice,
to extend ceitaiu prioviomm in the Act of King William,
upon the law of treason, to Ireland.
'Flee hito I of LIM ERICK said, it was in 1119 opinion moot
deeirable that the same Mee vvlOch governed J.:lighted shopuld
ext,tid M Ireland. Nothing could tend to l'aremenze the
loefeele of lie land more than the knowledge that they were
eubject to Ihr 1,-11111. NWs ass the people of England.
The Bat was then read ali time.— eljoul ned.
re km lo FLA. 17.
The Iliohop of ST. preformed a petition from
the merey and etch-deacons of Stafford against :my alter-
ation in the lill,ll iestrieting Boman cstholies. The
petition was read and laid on the table.
Mr. Fa' dm., Boni the List Lelia Company, presented
the animal account ut leceipts and disboorsewents.—Laid
on the table.—Adjourned.
WNEINESDAT, TEL 28.
The Lord Chance:Jew attended the Mouse at the usual
hour.
The Animal indemnity Bill was read a second time, and
committed for to-moro oe.
Seierul Pt-11111111 N whet hog to the hearing of appeal comes
%me read by the Earl of ShaftesbUl y.
Mouse then adjourned.
THURsDAY, MARCH. I.
The Annual Indemnity 801 l emit through a eomniittee,
and am reported a imam amendment.
The Matquis of LAN SIM WNE presented a petition (rain
the iiientas and occupier. of land in the could) of Somerset,
praywg ref of uuJrr agricultural did' esoes. The nohle
marquis observed, that this penguin was Minted to the most
indulgent consideratimi. Il was most respeetebly s envoi,
yet lie could not agre.• uitti 11l petitioners in the opiniod
they e'xpresse'd, mantels, that alteration in the corn-laws
would at.po coeut nmelini ate the condit• of the agriculturist.
The petiiidu am then lead and laud on the table.
' On the summit of the Lail of Shafteobury the house
adjure met!'
Fit WAY, MARCH Y.
Petitions were pi emitted 'loin the counties of Suffolk
and Berk., comphoieing of age ictilitiral distress.
'Flit Duke of LEINSTEIt presented a petition from the
nubility, to eeliultlei s, awl clergy of the county of Dublin,
coomilaiiiing of improper hotel" uptions by the militao y at
a public mrehug. The petitioners stated, that a meeting
was conveneol by the high viii of Do bliss, for the pur-
pose of addressing the King, when, an amendment being
moved, a body of soldiers came up with loaded muskets
and dispersed them. There was nothing to justify the
violence, nor was the riot act read.
The Earl of BLESSINGTON deprecated the conduct
of dime who called in the military, and supported the pe-
tition, which called for inquiry and redress.
The petition was read, mid laid on the table-
Ns MLES. —The Marquis of LANSDOWNE rose on the
order of the day, and in pursuance of notice, to call the
'Menthol of the house to those transactions carried on, and
laUw carrying on by the allied powers upon the couttuent
of Europe. However he might feel upon the principles
of those measure'', he should net 80 readily have called the
atieution of (lie Lords to a subject of so •li importance,
if lie had not known that he was proceeding upon the
nniversal sentiment of the people of England. With that
authority it w mild have been an omission ut duty to neglect
the opportunity of giving to the public. uhiid full satistac.
lion. By a motion fin all the information the subject
could afford, lie should enable the Lords to form their
judgment upon elioditict i4lOl intelligible grounds. He felt
the nem soity of such a motiou sonic dote ago, but that
necesoity was surely increased when, up to the latest
moment, they (mind the allies at leteel•quertero, engaged
and carrying Ott their plans of aggression. The must
exit morolinaly delusion appeared to ;prevail with respect
to the M.l,llllll'lllBol'lll, Miljet•l's ministers, tor, not with-
staufling what they hail heard in that house, and the per-
usal of the ciicular addiesseol to foreign 1111 l lioters, the
declaration of Austria, which lie took to be an authentic
document, was not communicated to the house. 'they
were *uttered to remain in lota' igiouraure with regard to
the iiitentions of the allied powers, not wotlioteittliolg these
intentions must hare Lit en known, lie supposed, to his
Majesty's government. It WiCs valrat.ttlisiary that
utiuia-
lets, during the, pet nod of six iinnoths, had nut lerstuud
the sit as M. the allied ;roams, yet the wily use lie should
make of 11 Nas tohupressun hitihtu luiolships the todramuiiiii
duty they owed to the public. They were bound to call tur
au explicit oeiiiiten on the tiarsliuti. lie should first ladscs t
to the oplillui.s 01110. alht s,. llllisl was likely' to, be the
result of the 11101.1.12t1111gb. llr 0.1111 1101 00)(1:110 :111S11141,
Russia, 01 Pilissia, 111 at nag w tine' men o, but lie
was tree to, :pay, moshrationog the sword of deoputisin to
attack inotepehoit sot stales, must be at emitted wuh I,lllllle.
At the poem ,la), It su clued was to he a S1401111(1
1..5; • dished by time ;peal Punts for all mutual Mimi mu-
se' imiesoto, with ea sy pew winos ut Met alloy—liberty.
It would seem by hit tit coaretane, that this etaintry ha l
agleed 10 11108 e 'mo'u'es pa luelp:es .010ple.1 U) lice bUbt -
Feigns at He 1011.1 all e.tpu3e, *Melt he Cilll•
side led all eSposille 01 the 411h-1110m on tile pate ul Use
allies to attack au 11110110001iig 10,1epe11114111. pail ut Eu-
rope. In flee test pall 01 110, ui de, aalaiwl., ft
was said these eXlsled w Need., a et CI, Mlucu N.'S tip,
rause of the proceedings tin Uie pact 01 the alms, it,
denied Biel the existence ei an) seek tuuld justify an
11115ek 1111 the 11111:411.1:11ebt:t. .01 say !1.111. 11 gas al ,C1:1
Vi lush 11401 nut ['mg t son d nu the A 01 Nai•le,„
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