The National Register.
London, England, 1819-11-15 00:00:00

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LONDON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15.
Three o'clock, p. m.
We are assured from Seville, that an Ambassador
from the United States of America, on board the
Hornet sloop of war, has brought with him.a formal
order from the Government of • Washington, to de-
clare war against Ferdinand VII. in case of a refu-
sal on the part of the Cabinet of Madrid to ratify the
Treaty respecting the cession of the Floridas.
.It is furtlatr stated, on the same authority, that,
in the event of a refusal on she part of the King of
'Spain, to ratify the Treaty, all the English Officers
absent from their country will be recalled .vithout
delay, as the British Government has determined to
talc a part in the war in Lwow of. Spain. Upon
this point it is unnecessary to express any opinion
until the intelligence respecting it assumes a more

authentic cbaracw.
The yelluw,ccver continues its ravages in Anda-
lusia, but .the latest accounts from Cadiz represent
the number of deaths as rather diminishing than

increasing. There died on the 19th, .106 persons;
on the 20th, 105; and on the 91st, 85; leaving the
sick on that day 11,602. The milady increases at
Puerto Santa Maria. The distresses of the people
in the open country, and of those who leave the
the towns to atoittthe contagion, are much increased

by the robbers, who infest all the neighbouring
laces. A dreadful fire broke out on the i 3th of
October, on the mountains near Xeres de la Fron-
tera, traversing the country for the space of five
leagues, and destroying all kinds of property in its
terrific. course. It .is stated that 23 persons have
fallen victims to its violence, and that 80 others
have been severely burned; 368 horses and mules
have been .iestroycd, and 136 severely injured, and
474 cows, sheep, and goats, have also fallen victims.

By our report of tho proceedings in the -Court of
King's Bench on Saturday last, it will be seen that •
sentence was passed upon the persons connected with
.the bribery business in Cornwall and Devonshire.
The punishment imposed on Sir M. Lopes is cer-
tainly much more severe tlutn we believe was gene-
rally anticipated, ,but fig own parts► we only lament
that it cannot. be inflicted upon all the other great
sinners who, unfortunately for the country, have
committed the same offence with more dexterity.

" But ltWe Rogues must hang in chains,
" That great ones Liay enjoy their gains."
We presume that the Baronet thought, with Lord
Castlereagh, that the notoriety of the erime might,
in some degree, palliate the commission of it, and
that reserve and coyness but ill suited an act
which was " notorious as the sun in noon day."
The example, however, of his mistake -have in
I..ture the effect—not of deterring others from com.
mating the same crime, but of compelling them to
commit their sins with more caution and less pub.
4c:ty.

C'JLT:f OF KING's BENCH, SATURDAY, No:. 13.

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The Attorney-General moved for the juiljusent of the
Court on Sir Manasseh Lopez and others, who were
convicted at the lasi Devonshire Assizes, of bribery awl
corruption, iu procuring the returns of Meinocrs to par-
liament. The reading of the es idence, by %Ir. Justice
Hotroyd and Mr. Justice Best, on the ilifkrent indict-
ments occupied touch time.
Mr. Justice Bayley. after an eloquent and impressive
address, runounced the sentence. For the otlence
cornwall, a fine of 13,0 w!. and impriso ttttt ent for et
Calendar months iii Exec r jail ; and lin that in De-
s Josiiire, a fine of !:,i,P001., and further imprisonment in
lite saute jail for three calendar months.
Thomas Devonshire, who began to take the bribery
oath was sentenced to six months imprison-
rwrit, in Riiihniti jail ; and the tither eighteen
iadiesduats tv ti.me 111,Mti1.3 impriumnient a ch, iu the
saute jail.