The National Register.
London, England, 1823-01-19 00:00:00

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Foatirom.—The third instalment of ten per cent.
on Spanish is payable this day—and Scrip has fallen
to 16.17 discount—Bonds 49.
The price of Spanish Bonds at Paris 48. The
French Fives 87E
An injunction was moved for this day in the
Court of Chancery, to restrain the Contractors for
Columbian from parting with the monies remaining
in their hands, (about 170.0001.) The matter was
heard in the Lord. Chancellor's priirate mom ; but
we understand the motion to have been granted.

The arrival of two expresses yesterday morn-
ing from •Paris, with the Me/tile:sr of Thursday,
containing copies of the respective Notes delivered
by the Austrian, Russian, and Prussian Ministers.
created a strong sensation sn the city. As the
language of the Notes appears to have becn less
objectionable than was surmised, the subsequent
departure of the Ambassadors is inconsistent with
probability—yet, at a later period of the day, it
was confidently stated, that net only the Ministers
of Austria. Russia, and Prussia, but alms of Fume,
had all quitted Madrid. The influence on the
Funds was felt immediately, though to no great
extent--a decline of three quarters per Cent. The
prevalent opinion is, that the Freucb Ambassador
only, had left Madrid—but unless the definitive
of the Cortes have been receival, this cannot
but be considered as improbable. Admitting even
that the resentment of the people should have ma-
nifested itself by open insult of the French Am-
bassador—the representatives of Austria, Russia,
and Prussia, would have felt themselves under the

necessity of accompanying him in by retreat. The
next advice' will probably be decisive of the question.
Notwithstanding the 'warlike aspect of affairs, it it
yet believed by many of the best informed, that the-
Spanish Government will be ultimately guided by
the emunel, and advice of England:
The intelligence received on Friday from Ireland
is really curious, and to us ineemprehonsible. The
High Sheriff of Wexford has refused to comply with..
a Requisition. signed by Dignitaries of the Church,
and several Noblemen and leading Gentry of the
L County, to tall s Mestingto address the Lord Lieu-
tenant, the Representative of the Sovereign, on the
subject of the late savage outrage and molt 44%mi
to the person of his Excellency in the Dublin theatre.
Mr. Alcock, the High Sheriff, grounded his refusal
distinctly upon the circumstance of the Grand Jury
having thrown out the bills that were presented
against the individuals accused of that outrage !
Now this is really a curious and whimsical excuse
enough of Mr. High Sheriff Alcook.—What, we
would ask him, bad the throwing out of the bills
to do with the question of the disgraceful riot in
question ! That there was an outrage be cannot
deny—that a bottle and a piece of wood were flung
at the Viceroy he cannot deny—and therefore his
excuse fur not complying with the Requisition is
absurd and ridiculous, and is such a one as would
excite surprise, even though it had proceeded from
the Orange party of the Dublin Corporation. Mr.
Browne, the Sovereign of Carlow, is less commu-
nicative
as to his reasons, for not assembling the
County. Wrapt up in his own wisdom and self.
importance, he Itiounic.ally says, " he does not think
it necessary at this time to ml a Meeting ,"—but
the Clergy, the Noblemen, and the Gentry of the
County think otherwise. These refusals will be a
matter of exultation to the Orange Faction in ire-
land, composed as it is of individuals who are to
positive, as troublesome, and es hard-headed us the
stupid Ultras of France. As to Mr. Alcock, if he
had read the Attorney-General's Speech, and the
observations of the worthy and learned Judge, on
the subject of the Dublin Grand Jury throwing out
the Bills, he might have fouud some cogent reasons,
even on the grounds he has stated, for calling the
Meeting, without he is persuaded that the report of
the outrage in the 'Theatre was nothing more than
a mere delusion. The opinion of the two counties,
we are convinced, is iu perfect unison with the Den•
timent of the noblemen and gentry who signed the
lt.quisitions ; and we are also persuaded that Par-
liament would render a very great and important
benefit to Ireland, if it would pass an Act to put
down Orange Clubs altogether, which are a perfect
and intolerable nuisance in that country.
The Marquis of Camden's gvnekesper, at Bay-
ham Abbey, was killed on 'flautsday evening last,
by the falling of his horse, a short distance from
Tonbridge.