The National Register.
London, England, 1820-03-26 00:00:00

FtFM IMY.

According to the kiljoornowitt of the preceding evening,
to accominomite Mr. Hum, toe court did not sit this
mug till 10 o'clock, at which hour precisely Mr. Justice
Ildy ley entered the court, and Mr. Hunt commenced his
.I.lence. He said he had entreated the hour's postponement,
that he might tie the better enabled to arrange his defence,
but that he had been SO much indisposed as to be enjoined
by his medical attendant to iudnl,,e in relaxation, he had
therefore to solicit the excuse of Ilia jury for any
oinissiore lie might make, whirl) he had no doubt
would be entirely supplied by the kindness of the
learned Judge, to whom he repeatedly expressed
his thanks for his patient impartiality. Mr. Hunt then
went into a very lung and able, though mecum's:vied re-
view of the circumstances preceding and Mewling the
ineetiag of the Itith August, and need with aspe-
rity and great liege y upon tile evidence. lie tam-
eluded by expressing his regret at the imperfect luau.
tier in which he had been able to defend himself. He
was sure he should have a verdict of acquittal. He
would produee evidence that could not be resisted.
Mr. limit concluded his speech, which he began at ten
o'clock in the morning at a quarter before three in the
afternoon. He appeared to be quite exhausted in oudy,
butt at the saute time as collected in his d as at toe
commencement. As he sat down, there was go-eat ap-
plause among the audience, which indecency tile Jude
repressed in a dignified manner. It immediately ceased.
flue jury retired for a little, at the suggestion of Mr.
Justice Bayley. On their retain, and that of his Lo d-
snip, the evidence for the defence commenced.
EA'mutat Grundy was the first witness called.—He was
examined by Mr. Hunt. The witness said, I am not in
have retired from business. I I eside hear
iii Lancashire. I was a calico-printer. I have
made iio depositloll. I was at Smedley cottage on the
ltith of August last—it was on 'I. nesday previous to the
;Manchester meeting. I saw Mr. limit there. I recol-
lect a coriversatiou relative to the Manchester
uieri-
ing, and Mi.. Hoot expressed his nitration of relit' a-
ing home i 1111 l ietliattly I endeavoured to prevail upon
Mr. Hunt to stay till the meeting. My advice had
no itillipei.ce at that time. l think I tett Mr. Hunt
undetermined. l heard first of Mr. 111111eS &Its till.
1141lon to stay nn the day folios i ig. IL saw that deternua
nation in a printed circular. 1 saw Mr. Hunt iterin uu tar
Smttrday, , August 14, at Smedley cutim, •. li remember a
I:Miters:Woo then, idiom( a %arrant to uppreheurel .vlr. Hoot
recollected wool; Mr. Hunt go to Manchester to toe
magistrates out that d.l). 1 myself waited Upon Mr. Norris,
the inagisl tales, with Johnson the defendant we told 1111 l
the report In CllCUtalltio, Unit Mr. Itilol Was gone to Its
New Halley to surrender himself, and 1 tufo red to pm
emir for ins appewraiire at any time the onaisi tale
appoint. Mr. N orris said there was sto warrant, iiiroomationo,
0, went' to issue ulte, 1 was not in Mailelleaer on the
lbw of AuArret. 1 saw some persons
het uu orals nor bludAe -• 1 have property nr that lies 11-
nothing that occurred oil lost day, ur pre.
510 us, give isle any renal or it.
Curs, exam ours rot by or. carlett-1 ain just come into
Coati. I knew Air. Hunt before the 10th Air.orst. l doled
at flu:Sine:id Cagle with hi in in Janitor) preceding. Ihere
wait alt sunedicy nwbudy on the lOtie not Mr. thirst, Air.
inlock, and myself. I louad n pdy ours Ale. Hoot.
arm to it.t) Hoot a visit. I had heard he was there. I
le:slued this Isom getierat report. 1 maw a letter posted
:Wool Ille lawn, signed toy Mr. Hum, on W eduraday. 1 Was
Mines n.,sl.llterw.trds.

Was IleAi called, and examiiied by Bamford.
I reside at Midibrims. 171111 a weaver, I Nab on the Barrow
hells of the Ibul of Asiost, between ohne and ten o'clock.
There were b4XO or 100 people there. Tory consisted of
men, women, sow enamel,. l kaw some slicks, but acmt
except to the fluids of those who usually had sticks
nom aid 1111.4.1). I had itiongnis of lawn: a stick myself
550 ex pedstiOal. 1145 m,, ex pet mitred fax sAus berm r. l took
soy stick nail me lid the top of sisal lent it to
sue Juno II irrel, wilts was 'Mum, dad Who Hat to
the meeting. They had not gout Ualir Man a quinter of
lurk beithie this John Nitwit returned my sticks Ilene
somebody criesi out, ". Nu sinks shall go with us." 'l' hie
processiou said, that they had agreed that uo bllelal should
gal. I s.sitl, ode stis k rauuol noske hooch liiirefellCY, auu
they s.tish I was u>.•bielligu 141111011 f a sit the), luau
1,10.1 lease in stick. Jo I stilt It home Illy III) filllWl' 1.5•14 •
1.11 III) toIICA, alai aria whin the procession to .11aiis thest..r,
slosh ass oth 1111 l but peace tad g I miler We naked
f,, a avast, 11 r h im des.igr, concha is) the way. 15.511
41.1 nruu 4/11eit'a• lint any holm ruph given to :toy per.mo
on laie WAIL ;t• het.lli, 1/01.1144.1•, jecrinA word. rlied.•
auras acre II•Vtl to ia'aiole sr Ito blood to sc.. the psosession.
11 e p.os ceded ill tons 111,1111151 to I. Peter's-held. It.uulor s
men st cm upon hue iiustiii4s. It wan liefohe Air. Ulna'.
almmi. I saw Mr. Hunt arrive. tiamturd then was •tdodino

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near me, about 40 yards from the hustings. This was at the
time of Mr. dust's arrival. I never saw Mr. Bamford on
the hostings afterwards. I went nearer the imstinz,s after
Mr. Hunt's arrival, but did out see Bamford un them, our
Oil that day.
hlr. Hunt wished to ask the witness a question.
Mr. Justice Bayley said only one should e ;4111111e, to save
time, but Mr. Hum might call the a fitness afterwards.
Cross.examitied by Mr. Sergeant Ilullock.—There might
be 1000 of the Middleton people that joiiir.d in the procession
fr llrst to last. There were men who called " Keep
order." We never had been mustered before August
Oise Sunday mor g berme the me..ting a party of young
men marched through the town, 1 went to see them as tory
proceeded itown (helium. Tuey said the) met at the Tandle
11111. They came from all parts. N e continued together
about an hour on Caudle Hill. We walked together, and
drilled, as it was called. 1 never was drilled to in, lite, hut
marched on the Itith so as they dal. Bahaism d was isot
there. We had music OM thst day. We arrived at St.
Peter's area a ithout much hattiug. There were mutt, dtvi-
ious when we arrived. Our banners were takeii up to tile
hustings, but Bamford ordered them hack again. Ke were
not rouila the bus. logs, but altogether, every man standing
where he thought pitycr. I iie%er beard Mr. Hunt speak
before that day. 1 was not at the January ineetiog.

Examined by the Court,—l ant married Ny wife did
not go with me. There were ohm), women. They went
All the way to St. Peter's Field. I saw many of them to
31ancliester, who Milt! train Middleton. The women kept
along with us thew hole of the way. There were buys and
children, but L dolma telt the number. L (Oct not see the
Middleton women on the field. Tile women who marched
with the procession were the a sees and daughters of the
men whir formed it. It is customary to have banners mid
usiede at the wakes. The decorated cars at wakes go in
lb. IPCOSbIOII. There are sometimes several cars in procession
with rushes and decorated.
Seven other witnesses were then examined for the defence.

The trial continued during the sixth and se%entli
day's, without any occurrence of importance, except the
examinations of Mr. Juan Tyas, a most respectable
reporter lin THE TIMES, and Mr. Edward Baiues, the
proprietor of THE LEEDS NJ EKED EY, both of whom
were upon the hustings. The two examinations ap-
plied nildeviatingly to the same points, the perfectly
peaceable demeanor of the multitude.—We give that of
the latter gentleman because we think it the fuller of
the two.

li.lward Baines, examined by Mr. Ifunt.—.l hive not
given any depositiou of my et idence. 1 aui counected with
the Leeds Mercury. 1 have not rend the account of this trial
iudhe London or other papers. 1 was at the meeting at
Manchester fist the 16th of August. 1 array. din Manchester
al half-pain eleven, and was at St. Vacs's-field at half-past
twelve. 1 !new parties art lye on the ground. They advanced
iu rank, arm in mut, and on their anoint they were received
a nil twee times three. They took up their stations not in
any regular manner, but as mar the hustings us they could
get. 't hey came its budies, not straggling; some of them
were iota sided w lib music and b •rs. They played many
tulles, but tdo not recollect any of them. 1 took particular
notice of the slacks. My attention was drawn to this, trout
previous information. I saw nothing in the hands of any
one person but common walking sticks. A considerable
nuinuer had sticks. but every man had not. I could not say
the proportion ; 1 think they had nut•more sticks than on
-castoffs ; 1 saw nothing resembling staves foac and
a half feet lasig, shouldered as soldiers do their muskets.
looked at all the parties as tney came on the field, and did
not see it. it sot o a circumstance had occurred, t think it
would have excited my atieutioo. 1 advanced to tae hus-
tongs, or rattier to the cart, which was in the situation where
the hustings were afterwards placed, at hail-past twelve. I
realesitted in that situation till about one, when another cart,
woos we boards that formed the hustiugs, arrayed. About a
quarter of au Dour was occupied In framing the hustings,
dud hen they ,were formed,l mounted them. There was
uo rein oval of the hustings. I saw the several parties as
they arrived. The meeting received accessions of strength
continually. Clue or tail youtag men frequently recom-
mended order, during that tune; and the order was ob.
tel us perfectly as wider such circumstances it could be.
About one u'clock, some of them who cane from at distance
appeased to wash for some refreshment, and a suli-ci tonna
was movie to get some ale from a eteighboarim; public-house.
They however citituged their mind, and would not have ale,
and a call of water was sent for. About half-past one, the
pa °cession titwhachh bh. Clan was, advaneed at a slow peer.
It wits headed b
ay the carriage ill witica Mr. Hunt and several
141114-14 were. SS lieu %lr. Hunt came, he appeared rather
mit of humour at liie manlier in which the lau•liaigs acre
pun-ed. lie then got oar them, and bevel al contra were
then tatted 011141 the bustiii4s. They were dressed in while
and had caps. lii y wear 14, 1 !Mak, its natiuher, out idiot
um count .harm. They were oat toe aver44c, about V f years
ad age, soave younger, and 'Ville a 1'41144,1114•141:4ie
Tiee object a as, I tIC llt. V e, to selteve them titan the pressure
of the crowd, a inch was very great. 't u w •ia load pre-
viously fronted, from the pressure. Air attempt was now
le by the people to force themselves trom the hustings,
au order to leave it space open ramrod aloe oustsug•, but at only
succeeded very partially. To the best of au) knowledge the
crowd aarsClase up to tale buslitsAs all the time. Mr. 11iiirt
their begins his speech. I took holes oi that speech in short
hand, and have tneni here. I have also the copy a loch
wrote from my motes. It was stoned diificult to take
the note*, owing to the press on tlh. hustiu s. Witness th.li
read los account of the speech. It beg.sit —" Friends and
fellow e 4111114 rpm n, I most entreat your Malta grace for a
short time, mid beg that you a ill preserve perfect silence.—
hope you will exercise the all ;powerful tutu of the people
iii an orderly an 1111 l er —the ward, " orderly manlier' were
not in my original notes, lint 1 supplied them I -
MIA the smarm', e was left Imperfect in the short-leans. wale%
(I he words " orderly maniarr" were used) " aim any man
that wall is to breed a disturbance, let hiiii ire put (tan... For
the honour .nu have dome me, lay electing me a set mud ti•ee
to pr.sede at your meeting, 1 return y.. 0 my thanks;
and all I have to beg of you is, that wig tnilulge
us with your patient ;Mem 1111 l . It is imeassible that
with the t patient alit tit we shall be able to make
Ollrselves heard by the whole of this tremendous
II is ',stirs% tor me to attempt to a elate to yawl i..e pro.
ceerlings of the lest week air ten days in this loan and
larighlabirlorfal Yasu will know them, and that. Call••• of
hit Illeelllll4 at.1.04114A for lest H lay ps eV ell ell.
It as 1111.1 elore useless for me to say one waaad nl 111,41
Sllll,llll I, only to oirserve, that tam... vas his poi as duo d
pi eveuled n• from met:isogon Monday ...st by 1114'11 11l 411,4,-
11001 eXellloll4l, have produced twofold the 111111111er to day.

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(Continued from page 97.)
power of filing ex-officio I,l!otivatiOlis had never been
exercised but in one Illbt.IIlCC. If indeed it were pos-
sible to defend the ex3letice of such a power, it must
Ise whilst intrusted to thediscretion of such men as Sir
Samuel %mildly.. The caseseleeted (or proseution was
that of a writer in the " Morning Post; who had pub-
lished a statement when a military force was about to
sail on a foreign expedition, declaring that the vessels
nt which the soldiers were to be embarked were not
sea-wonky. It was nut easy to imagine anything more
mischievous or more likely to produce mutiny, and if
talse, more deserving of repmbation than such a state-
ment. The colitequences might have been most serious,
and it was eir,r.:ed in the information, that the !Witter
so published was altogether untrue. Had it been other-
wise, he for one should have thought the writer deserv-
ing of thanks and ap;orohation, rather than a criminal
prosecution. Bofore the case came on fur trial, the
ministers were dismissed front office, the writer with-
drew his pica of " Not Guilty," thereby admitting the
talsehood of the Slaieilielit which he had published, and
his patrons hating got into power, he is is never called
sip tor jusignicio. He alluded to these etre 1111 l stances in
order to siloW tile nature and flint it of these prosr cutiotis.
Had Nlr. Locke %%Mien his work moot' government
few years be;nre, the Crown lawyers would hate des-
cribed it 33 a w.eketi and seditious idol. It had, how-
ever, ever since its appearance been regards I as a most
t doable and iiitrotetive work. With regard to our
tiijOying a free press, it was a blessing etijoyed in the
flee of an ex officio information, which the Atdirney-
Central might file and abandon as often as he
_pleased.
Itemigh►resort to this proceelliitg till he had effectually
accomplished the rwin of an individual. It was not per-
haps likely that he should go to these extremes, thought
in this present case he conceived that the power hail
been scandalously abused. Nothing could he more
vague or indefinite than the charge aaainst him ; he
did not believe a precedent for it could be found upon
the files of the Court. It used to be the piactice in
indictments to use the words tri cl armis, and to allege
that force had been used. In an action, he might
justify by proving tile truth of what he had written ;
but under the CllTllllllliilliCeS which he was maw
placed, it was impossible for him to make any (Weiler.
He was left utterly bare and unprotected. He had been
deprived of the advantage resulting (mom the interven-
tion of a Grand Jory—an advantage whichthe must
contend was one of the birthrights of the bill ject. It
had been said that grand juries were institute d in Taco-
ma ; but a very disungitislied lawyer denied that
proposition, and card the case of an appeal, in which,
though tea• immediately affected, do grand jury
was allowed. The object of that institution was site
maintenance of impaitiality, and the attainment of
substantial justice. Upon a charge of libel, which was
sit offence of so indefinite a nature, the fouctions
of a grand jury were peculiarly importaut, and
became itodispetisable to the accused, if he were
to have the advantage of a full legal defence. 'Fite
circumstance of his being tried by a special jury
traS ill itself evidence that the offence with which
he was charged was not of a 'cry' thinoos character
This descri pi iint of jiiths was first selected inr the trial
of eases iiivolt iiig compliewed accounts, and they were
had by the consent of both parties. Xthough lie did
loot think the Attorney General would obtain a verdict
against him, vet even in the event of au acquittal, he
should hate beet' pretty well punished, by the expense,
lahostr, anti anxiety to which the prosecution had
subjected him. As the offence of libel was fun called
a crime, but a misdemeanour, which meant simply a
a misbehaviour, it might be imagined that the punish-
ment should he proportionately light : but no sooaer
was a defendant fonud guilty, titan his offence appeared
to grow in magnitude; it teas Proteus-I•ke, continually
chatigitig its shape, anti always to the disadvantage of
the accused. Falseito it, which was in ordinary ease?
mite gramosen of me complaint, was omitted alto-
gether in toe information against him. How could
the allegation of folStillAni ever be looked upon in
a crustily) proceenitig, as mere surplusage or orna-
ment t He should be glad to know how an in-
dictment wnitist read, if it were alleged in it that
the defeisdaiit had truly, instead of falsely, set brill
the 'natter of his coitilAaint Now, the infoimation
meant, if it meant any Moe:, that he nay desirous of
earning dis iffecton, ayl had au interest in prodneitig
disorder. He world, howev.,r, assert, that it was int.
possible to impute to Ma., with anv colour of probability,
any motive to COliillin mad acts of this kind. The At-
torney General had stronger motives than he could have
for dome what was wrong, inasmuch as the tenoned sten-
Orin in had his fortune to while he (tin F.) was
satisfied •evti h whet flit was already in posse,siou ot. As
an gentleman, he conceived hum elf bound to
..,sist in upholding the riehts of !tie countrt men ; and he
eiedd :how that this had ever been the prevailin-
heist and disposition of his mind. On all occasions lie
hail end :asoured to impress on the minds of other
independent gentlemen, that the greatest &sinter
arose (rum the want of UlllOll betWIXII the note
powerful classes and the people. such exertions had for
their übjert, nut to excite disaffection, ur to prinkee se-
par.ition, bit to establish minor d and mutual good is ill.
It was anoint to suppose that his finding fault Wilk idiot
had his.(.ll gone at Nlanetoesier tumid excite liked:coon to
the Gotreitiment amongst tho soldiers. It .l m xette dis-
affect:on to Ininself, Wit prusukvii any sentiment of that
ratline. Ilia wt le soldiers, bee:nisi. :hey had seiicil e-
ml.tatbly abroad, to be sat:et:Oiled cutting down iii it
country 11)ell a, it.;111t• Ibe libel, however, was chalet d
whit betted mud cow Ike gOvel 'meat of the
realm," tool indeed this tie, toe owy choice ith elm lie
young
.ittiilty lie edited on to Mils. I. he trial bud um lief
Wine quite bar enough In put wit Of Court,
for all the evidelice wait to show a publiccion in the
comity of Middlesex Mune. (Tile Honourable Baronet
after some further obser rations tilt regard to the renuc,
..nterett at considerable ltmigtb into the inibjeut of a reliant,
of partial/lent, and quoted a 19'1;4 list of autholitieS favor-
Late to the doLtrine of a inure tattaded representation of

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the people. Amongst these were Lord elatendon, Lord
Bolisigliroke, Swift Lorke, Luta (,amden, Lord Chatham
Mr. Justice Blackstriie, the Doke of Itichmond, Air
l'itt, and 31r. Fox.) lie was ashamed to weary them wi!li
sit many miotations, hot at was of the greatest Mips), tin.
that he should not be suspected or treated as if he used re-
form as a mask or cover fin hostility and mischievousness.
It was too much to talk of refusal as wild and visionaiy,
oiler, it liasi been supported by Mich Men and with so
notch ability. Ili. object in laying these bifilefilvfits believe
them was to shoo, ihat theie was no eidpability in loviiig
freedom, and in emleavooring to obtain that Parliament,.
ary reform svhich was eSseNtifil to the wellaie and liberty
of the people. For liiiiisetf this had been his object front
the commencement of his life. lie would lead to thent
extracts of the speeches made by him in Parliament oil
four several motions. They had heard what Chief Justice
Holt thought of suldicis tatettering with the execution of
the laws, and they could judge whether lie thought them
a part of the government. Brit Blackstime's language,
lie was afraid, fended to excite disaffection far beyond .as
thing in his letter. 11, re the Ituti. hart.' earl Blackstone's
011M-I%fitinifin tin the danger (11%tilletfilli iletfi'etil the
solilitos and the tomaiiiiiity —the cruelty of having a hotly
of writ reduced to a state of servitude in the midst of a

lice 'Winn.
The remainder of the hon. bart.'s speech, and the de-
tails of the proceedings that follow rd, we ate obliged to
omit. for want of room.
Mt . Sergeant Vaughan replied at considerable length.
Mr. Justice ItysT, after has iiig oliseived, that all 111.11
had beets ,aid nn e.e-slicia info' mations, on special juries,
oil pat liameicary etSii at, and on evict Inc respecting the
Manchester proceedings, was eati anemia, ptoceested to
state his opieion, that Leicestershire was the place of pull-
licatiim, and was properly simile the solace of pi osecution.
Libel and sedition were tint charges that could not be
grappled with, and that could not he understood. It was
unfortunate to have quoted from BeiiitAlii oke and Swift,
who were both discontented. If the paper in question
was written with the same pore spirit with which Locke,
that great and immortal a riter weote, it aas no libel.
Without hint ty of the press there email he no free go-
vet nment. God forbid that he :Mould ever discontinue
to feel attached to it. But the question was, whether this
paper slid not excite to disaffection? or; in oilier words,
was not addiessed to the passions? If there were only a
new intemperate expres-ions it was no Itbtl. But if the
writer stated what he could nut have known to be true or
false, if lie acidic:rise(' himself to the lower orders, lie felt
it lets ditty, in terms of the art of pal Insolent, to 'lnge(
them to find the defendant guilty. If they had no tea,ou
to suppose him wrong, then were to take the law from
He had then lio hesitation in saying that it was a libel.
%Vas it proper that a men of education and high statism,
like Sir Ft ateris 'turtle'', should slate that blood had her
spilt, because he hail found it its a morning paper? N!.-
Ciitig oi•curred that could form ally excuse tar tile most
ititempe late man, in saying that a reign 01 let rtir klll/1
blood was Cl/111111eileell in this comitiy. It' te. Ha 11114
blood were on one side, what must have been on the ()their
He was sorry to find the passage which stated, " a 111411
can die hut once." There never was a ... re stiikiug
stance of the mock heroic. The defendant knew per-
fectly well that no attempt would be matte to interrupt
the meeting at Westminster. Could any one tell hint that
any thing could be none plc-pram with mischief than the
passage respecting the punishment of soldiers? The 6•,-
eernment rested nut till the army, but on the affections of
the people. If the paper was caiculated to do infinite
mischief, that mischief must hare been intended. Mere
poisonous ingredients never were condensed in one
paper.
The Jury conversed together in the box for about 2 minutes :
the foreman then stepped tow his place, and called our, " Guilty
of libel."
Mr. Denman remarked, that the verdict did not find the pub-
lication in Leicestershire.
Mr. Sergeant Vaughan contended it did.
Mr. Justice Best (to the tuieman).—Do you find the libel pub-
lished in Leicestershire?
Foreman.—Guilty of libel in Leicestershire.
Mr. Justice Best.—You find the publication of the libel in
Leicestershire ?
Foreman.—Yes.
Mr. Justice Best.—llad you not better then find the general
verdict, " Guilty ;" that is the common form ?
The Foreman assented.
Mr. Justice Best. —Was not that your meaning when you
found your verdict?
Foreman.—Yes.
The inn' ended at half past fire.
The Court remained crowded to the greatest excess till the
end of the trial. The most perfect sileace was pew: v.d on
heating the verdict. Sir Francis Burdett, on leaving the Court,
was attended by multitudes which could with great dal-kinky
pour along tine streets between the Castle and the 'fitree
Crowns. 'They waved their hats, and cheeted the whole way. As
they seemed unwilling to retire without being addressed, Sir
Francis, from the window, thanked them for the interest they
took in his behalf. He admin.(' that he telt seine disappoint-
ment at the result of the verdict that day ; hut that it, like other
sunder measure*. tiltiniate;y led to the production or public good.
Ile trusted easy would then quietly disperse, with which admo-
nition spry instantly complied.
Tat; uial teas not over until nearly Six o'clock in the evening.

Extract of a letter, dated Rio de Janeiro, Jan. i
1820:—" We have letters from Buenos Ayres to
to the 6tl► of December, but they contain nothing
of any interest, except a Chili Gazette, of the 12th
November, with a letter from Lord Cochrane, of the
6th October. Ills Lordship states, ti►at on the Ist
and 3d October lie had attacked the enemy's squa-
dron at Callao, but without the epeeted etfeet,
although without any loss on his ►ide; that the
Congre.:e rockets did not answer completely, fir
want of sufficient precision in their dimuion ; and
that he, theretiire, was going to remedy this defect,
in order to make a third and more effectual attack.
To the data of that letter, the Santelmo and Pen-
t:vat, Spanish ships of war from Cad►z. had nut yet
made their appearance; it is reported, however,
that both ships have put into Valdivia, and that they
still may be in u state to engage Lord Cochrane.
" The correspondence from Monte Video comes


down to the 14th November inclusive; according to
it, the Spaniard:;, who had meditated the rising of
their countrymen against the constituted authori.
tics, in case of the arrival of the grand ex.,,,dition,
remained still confined on shipboard, and had not
been sent to the Brazils, us they were to be tried at
Monte Video.

" The same accounts add, that Fructitoso Rivero,
one of Artigas's most distinguished chiefs, had de-
clar:A against him, and in favour of the Government
of Buenos Ayres.
" The deputation sent by the Cabildo of Monte
Video to our Court had returned and brought the
most satisietory assurances; their substance is said
to be to the fidlowing effect :—That his most
Faithful Majesty would on no account suffer his
forces to second the operations of the Spanish expe-
dition trues Cadiz, if it should make its appearance
in the river Plate; that the state of politics in Eu-
rope might perhaps not permit his Majesty to defend
Monte Video against the arms of Spam. but that in
such case the fortress should be given up to the
Cabildo and inhabitants as early as possible, in order
to enable them to collect and arrange their means of
defence."

EP! TOM E
or TII1: SPANISH CONSTITUTIOY:

As digested and esta,lished by the Carte, int ft 12, and recognized,
sanciiwied, and adopted by Ferdinand VII. in 1820.

The Spanish nation is free and independent, and isnot, nor
cannot be, the patrimony of any person or family.
The sovereignty resides essentially in tie nation, and the right
of enacting it. fundamental lass heliums exclusively to it by this
same principle.
All Spaniards are bound. with nit any distinction whatever.
to contribute, in proportion to their means, to the expenses ot
the State.
Every Spaniard is also bound to defend his country in arms.
whenever the law may demand his services.
The Government of the Spanish nation is &limited, hereditary
monarchy.
The power of making laws is fixed in the Cortes jointly with
the King.
The execution of the laws is fixed in the King.
The application of the laws in civil and criminal cases, is
placed in the tribunals. established by the law.
The right of granting letters of citizenship to foreigners is
lodged in the Cortes.
I Citizens alone arc eligible to noinicid...l offices, and permitted
to vote for them in those cases rientett out by the law.
I Front the year 58113, all tliti,e who claim the rights of
citi-
zenship must know how to read rod write.
The Cortes consists in the onion of all the deputies that rem.
sent the nation, nominated by the citizens, in 'mama as therein
stated.
The basis of national representation is the population.
For every 70,000 souls there shall be one deputy to the Cortes:
any odd numbers ex.:ceding 55,000 shall name a deputy for
themselves. St. Doming') names a deputy ; and Cie Ultra Ma.
tine population, viz. that of North and Smith America, elects
deputies lb the suite proportion as that of Old Spain.
Fur the election of deputies to the Cones, parish, district, and
provincial meetings shall be held.
The parish inevtings to be held throughout the European do-
minions, on the lir.t Sunday in October, in the year previous to
the meeting of the Cortes. 'The detailed regulations relative to
the mode of election, we have not room to insert-1
To be a deputy of the Comes, it is ne •essary to be a citizen 25
years old, with a proportionate income, to be hereafter specified.
The Secretaries of State, the Councillors of State, and the
Officers of the Royal Household, are inelligible us deputies to
the Cortes.
' The deputies to be indemnified for their expenses by a pro.
vincial rate.
I The Cones to assemble every year in the capital of the king-
don, with power tby art. 105) to remove to any place, not mere
I distant front Madrid than 12 leagues.
The session to begin on the Ist of March, and continue threw
months.
The deputies shall be renewed entirely every two years.
A member is not eligible to two successive Parliaments.
The deputies swear to preserve the Roman Cathoiic religion,
to preserve the political constitution, and to conduce themselves
faithfully to the nation. N. B. All reference to the King is
omitted in this oath.
The King is to be made acquainted, by a deputation of 22
members, with the assembly of the Cort_s. lie is to attend
person.dly at the formal opening; or, if not, the President
shall o:ien the session without delay. The King is to enter the
assembly unguarded. lie is to make a speech, s .yitig whatever
he thinks tit, or send his speech to the President. The Cortes
cannot deliberate in the presence of the King. The sessions are
to be public. The parsons of die deputies to be inviolable lilt
their opinions. In criminal C/1625, they are to be tried by a tri-
bunal of the Cortes ; and are not to be sued at civil law, nor
levied upon fur debt, daring the session, or for one month after-
wards.
The powers of the Cortes arc, viz., in the last place, to pro-
lar-e and decree the laws ; and to intercept and alter them on
necessary oacasiou.
To take an oath to the King, to the Princi of Asturias, unit
to the Regency, as is pointed out in their place.
'ro determine any doubt of fact or right, that may occur ia
order of the sucee,tion to the crown.
To elect a Regency or Regent of the Kingdom, when the con-
stitution requires it, and to point out the limits within winch
the Regency or Regent Joust exercise the royal authority.
'l'o make the public acknowledgment of the Prince of
Asturias.
To nominate a guardian to the King minor, when the con-
stitution requires It.
They arc to approve, previous to ratification, the treaties of
offensive alnatice, of sollielies, and the particulars of commerce.
Ts permit or refuse the admission of foreign :rut ps into the
Kings out.
To deciot the creation and suppression of offices in the tri-
bunals established by the constitution, and also the creation er
abolition of public offices.
To fix every year, on the pro:kistil of the King, Cie land and
s;at tomes, determining the establishments in tame of peace, u•at
its augmentation in time of war.
To issue ordinances to the army, to the elect, and to eic
national militia, in all their branches.
To fix the esp. nees of the public administration.
To establish annually the taxes
To take property upon loan, in caves of necessity, uron the
credit of Cie nation.
To approve the division of the taxe. among the provinces.
To ex.tmine and approve the accounts of the application ef
the public funds.
To establish the Custom house,, and duties to Le paid there.

To order what is expedient for the administration, preservation,
and alienation of the national funds.
•'o determine the value, the weight, the standard, the figure,
and description of money.
To adopt the system it may judge most convenient and just of
weights and measures.
To promote and encourage all kinds of industry, and to remove
the obstacles that paralyse it.
To establish a general plan of public instruction in the whole
monarchy, and approve that which is intended for the education
of the Prince of Asturias.
To approve of the general regulation for the police and health
of the Kingdom.
To protect the political liberty of the press.
To tender real and effective the responsibility of the Secretaries
of Suite, alt other persons in public. employ.
Lastly, it belongs to the Cottes to gram or refuse its content
in all those cis,* and acts which the constitution points out
necessary.

One of the restrictions imposed by the Consti-
tution upon Ferdinand of Spain is, that he shall,
previous to contracting a marriage, communicate
such intention to the Cortes, Ihr the purpose of ob.
raining their consent; and in failure of complying
with this article, he shall be virtually considered to
have abdicated the throne. This restriction may
appear harsh and unnecessary ; but when we con-
sider, that by forming an alliance with a powerful
Continental Monarch, he might be able to render
nugatory all the effects of the revolution, and suc-
cessfully subvert the new Constitution, it will be
regarded as only a proper precaution.

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J. Betty, Mark Lune, wine merchant-15, C. C. Watson, Fen-
church Street, wine merchant-15, J. White, Wood Street,
hosier-19, .1. Daniell and J. Parry, Bristol, oilmen-19, T. C
Hodson. Leominster, Hereford, drape.-IK, W. and J. Kilner,
I luddeistield, York, niereirm•s-22, .1. Pickering. Woburn
Place, Russell Square, wine merchant-19, W. Barnes, New
Sarum, Wilts, iionnionger-15, G. Hardisty and J. Cowing,
Bedford Court, Covent Garden, woollen draper-18, G. Snail,
Bury St. Edmund's, coach maker-22, J. Wilmot, Manchester,
grocer-22, W. Oldham, LancaAer, merchant-22, W. Evans,
Lamb's Conduit Street, bricklayer-15, J. Alaund, New Street.
Covent Carden, nit rcer-17, 'l'. Dobson, Kendal, Westmoreland.
merchunt-17, J. Tomson, Atherton:, Warwick,linen draper.