The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-03-20 00:00:00

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE conms ADOPTED

BY THE KING!

Paris Papers of Wednesday and Thursday last
have arrived at our office. Those of Thursday
contain, in an official form, the important and
gratifying intelligence that the King or SPAIN,
yielding to the force of public opinion, leis com-
manded his Council to issue the vecessary orders
fir the immediate convocation of the Cortes, moil
that the general oldies of the nation being expli-
citly declared, be has resolved to adopt the consti-
tution promulgated by the General and Extraor-
dinary Cortes, in the year 18U. The decree for
the convocution of the Cortes was issued on the
evening of the Gill instant, but the agitation of the
i,,loiliitanta rot being sufficieigly tr:oliiillized by
this nteusure,lt Kira lis•leued on the next d.iy
to aliprize his people officially of his deterniination
o accept of the constitution. On this great and
1,111 evrut we sincerely congratulate the friends
of freedom its every country, but to the high•spi-
r tied Roll gallant natio', which has achieved so proud
o triumph is due the highest applause. By one
great end vigorous effort Sp.iin has flung off the
L.:nitro of centeries, and now proceeds with firm
step to the attaiu+ueut of her glorious destiny. Wilii
Eberly come eonthletice and energy, sod the neces-
sary revisit of the union ore happiness sod prosperity.
it seems that the 41 Council, and also the Conti-
cil of State,rertoniutinted to the Kitic the necessity
of immediately convoking the Cortes; but from an
expression n,td in tier Ca:eite de France, wimely,
that the ki trio's uegniescence in this advice slid not
s,::itfficien,ly tranquillize the public mind," at would
Peen] that 3Jadrid had felt the infectious ivtluence
of the spirit of independence, and, by jo:uilig iti the
insurrect;on, hush coinpelltd the KING to form a
nasty decision. Upon this point the next arrival,
will no doubt afford us some ittformation.
Seldom has a revolutiou been effected in' any
coolly under circumstances so feVOUfSbie as are
presented lay that winch lots now been accAiplislied
in tipsier., Great prai,e is due to the firaturss

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► sod aleadistiso to he troops wl►o engaged in
this illestrieus act, nor should the prudence of the
KING, in so readily yielding to the course of eVents
and the evideut wishes of the people, be deprived
of its fair proportiou of applause. If his MA-
JESTY has given his sanction to the Coistitu•
tion with► good faits► and sincerity, the revolution
is free from all dangers. The facility and quick-
ness of the enterprise must to attributed altogether
to the circumstance of the revolution having com-
menced with the troops rather than with the pen:
ple, and the KING having so readily yielded to the
concurrent opinions of the military sod the people,
no occasion is likely to arise for isillaming angry
passions or disturbing the teenier of the country.
It is satisfactory to add another proof to those
which history already furnishes, that the military
power does not always oppose itself to the general
arulimeuts of the nation, whets those sentiments
breat he a love of freedom. 'rim troops or JAMES 11.
refilled to turn their arms against their countrymen
in ►uppott of a despot ; French soldiers helped to
level the Biuitile; and now we find the standard of
liberty borne triumphantly in Spain by the troops
who had been levied fur the purposes of oppression.
A standing army may prove a burden and an op•
pression to a people; but no Prince cau in future
repose upon a standitig army with confidence as a
weapon of arbitrary power.
The funeral service or his Royal highness the
Duke of BERRY was SoleUllilZed at SMilt
on Tuesday last. The Abbe de QUILLEN, assistant
Archbishop of Paris, delivered the (Oilers! oration.
'fhe discussion on the remaining articles of the
law against individual liberty in France, was re-
sumed on Wednes►lay in the Chamber of Depu•
ties, and the several articles being adopted, the
opinion of the Chamber was taken upon the law
altogether. when on a scrutiny it was found that
the white balls in favour of the law were 134, and
the black balls again!, it were 115, so that the law
was finally adopted by a majority of only 19 votes.
Five per Celli,. 79 I.—Bauk Actions 1,440.

Our Paper, this day, contains a report of the
proceedings of Friday nod Saturday 011 the trial
of Mr. and others at Volk. On Saturday
the Court sat until 8 o'clock at night. Our Ex-
PRESS, bringing ilw iwocredings of that day, ar-
rived at our office ut I o'clock this morning. The
case on the pail of the Crown is e•pecterl to close
this day. The defence will probably occupy to-
morrow and next cl.ty, and the trial is expected to
end on Thursday.

Sir FRANCIS BURDETT'S trial at Leicester is
not expected to commence until Thursday.

The Spartan, 46. Captain W. F. Wog. C.ll.
at Plymouth, is under orders to proceed to Lisbon,
and take on hoard Firld-Nlitrshal Lord BRKESFORD.
for Rio Janeiro. Medicines and necessaries for the
squadron on the South American station (2,000
men), for twelve months, are to be rhipprd on
board.—The Liffey, 46, Captain flon. MOAT
DUNCAN, is to supply the place of the Spartan,
at Plymouth, until hrr reliant.

Advice's from Demerara of the 13th of January
have been received, *hick mention that the sick.
nese, previously se fatal to the colony, hail enlist-
derably abated. The medical Olen of George.
town, ut the request of the Governor. had made a
report on the subject of Ilse disorder, in which they
bad given their opinions that it was
Or of a contagious nature, and that it had barn
produced solely by the unusual heat of the wows,.
It is said the Army Storekeeper General's Dr.
partmrtit is about to be totally abolished, and the
various effective Officers of that branch of service
will be incorporated with the Commissariat; effect-
isig thereby a taring of some thous:mils a year to
the public. A part of the establishment is in
Portsmouth garrison.
The German Papers contain the following
article:—
" ITALY. Fes. 2S.—lt is believed that the affair, of •
Lady of very high rank will be arranged in the Gdlowi•g
manner; moiety, that the allowance whirl. she has halberts
refeired will be doubled, to be paid is. any place oe the Con-
tinent that she way desire; and that a sufficieet snot will
also he 31,0%1141 fur the payment of her is said
that she will (-bowie Palermo as the place of her future reel.
deuce."
Extract from u Frankfort Paper

THIC MOWN ViONTICII, Malian I.

It is reported that his Grace the Doke of IVelhogton
will shortly be charged wish* area imperial's political ne-
gociation. It is slated shat he is to coofer with the Am-
bassadors of the other Great I'owers at Paris, respecting the
Weirs of Sp.siu, and that lie will then go to Madrid to lay
the result before the Spanish Government. The Amiss....
dors, II is asserted, would receive spacial iostruetions frum
their Comm, and that this important business would he
treated with entire unsaimily by all parties.
(;olcontin, citing Indianian, Imo sailed for
Bells', having on botstl fifty passenger..

RIOT AT PitrotTON.—A serious tumult occurred
iu the streets of Preston on Thursday evening,
shortly after the close of the poll, originating, as is
supposed, in the discontertt felt by the porpoise
party at the increased majority of Mr. Horrocks
user Hoot, compared with that of the preceding
days. All the windows in the Guild and Tows,.
hall. and of the lionise occupied by the committee
of Mr. florrocks, wire demolished. The houses in
Church-street, for nearly uOO yards, on each aisle of
the ally. among which were included the Bull and
Rea the two prnicipal inns its Preston, pro.
sensed sunder spectacle. One person lost his life,
awl several wore severely hurt in the affray, which
kid not terminated when the mail left the town.
The military, who bad been removed at the cont.
tuencrinent of the election tido quarter., about
'telt miles distant, had been tent for, said went sOlt-
1/v4:led every utoment.

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LIVERPOOL CATIiOLIC ADDRESS.

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At a General Nlreting lir the Gentryi.Cleeky,
and Istlignitastr, Kunsan Catholics of tot ittowil and
its vicinity, field at the Schou!, March 6,
18.10, touveliell fur the porpost of voting au Ad-
dress of Condolence and Congratulation to Iris
Majesty ;

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WM. BLUNDELL, Eat. enable, In the Chair.
The Chairitiass, in Meting the object of the Meet-
ing, delivered the following most appropriate resat..
mettle its a neat and itntiressive unisinet
" Ggirmtsteit —Having been honoured by year regard
that I would take the Chair, permit me, in • very few words
to espial,' the object of our bele; assembled. We are uses,
Gentlemen, to take inns cionelderation au Address to be pee.
sealed to his Majesty Kier George I Y. c undoling with lissom
the death or his ever.twbc.lantented Father, sod eserato.
Wing kiss on hie uteri Accession to the Throes Of bil an'
gessoes. Vain, Gentlenseo, would it be for we to stileamit
eulogise the virtues of our late regretted Sovereign; they
will long tonsil' deeply enraree in the huminse of his faith.
fel end affectionate subjects, es theme of the very bast
Father of his people that ever graced the These a ass •
realms; and to as, Geode's's, as Catholics, they are piss.
liarly etedeared by the recollection that in his reign we hews
he be reload Irate that mate of political degtedaties is 'ebb&
we bed so liseg been sunk, aud by the antedioratiosi of the
prod laws, admitted to • participant's in the blessings of
the British Coustinitios. From the well-known viruses of
his present Majesty, frost his desernaination to trace the
footsteps of his Royal Father, we have every reams to hope
that he wilt r mobile his example iu our regard, sad aiding
to 'hum blessings already received from the Throw, will
ever be to as • friend sod preterits,.
" When all classes of his Majesty's subjects are eagerly
pressing forward to testify their loyalty and attaclusesit
Is the House of atutisokk, it would ill Isecume the Ca' 'the.
lie to remain attest; the Catholic also will yield to none in
his attachment to the Constitution raid is his loyalty to the
King.
" Aud I have now to lay before you an Address trans.
milled by the Catholic Board in Cotillion for our signatures.
As you bare, probably, most of you read it, Geullensesi, it
will I.e tireless is me to make any remarks; bet if ally have
out head it, permit me simply to say, that it is au affec-
tionate loyal Asklress—that it is a respesiful manly •p-
-peal as ever was laid Isy &dish subject at the feet of his
S ivcreige."

The Address of Condolence und Congratulation
to his Majealy,isduptril at a meeting of Roman
held in London, Febrinny 15, 18-20 (Ins
Grace the Duke of NORFOLK in the Chili), being
than rend. the lullnwtnrj Resolution', moved by
IVILLIASI TALUOT, and seconded by JOHN
LEIGH, pig. %vie unninntoudy itifulded:—

Resevetl, Ist—That Mr. George Btouut be requested to
set as Nrcretary to this Mretiog.
Resolved, id—That the ►entiments contained in ibis Ad.
this* err in perfect iouimia M ith the seiltinients of Ibis Meet,
his, and that it be adople.l by we accordingly.
Kers!vett, 3d=l hat • Cutua tare of the following names
be appointed to carry into immediate alert the wi►h of Ibis
Meeting, in iirocui lug the signatures of the Rums. Callaulie
Gelds", Clergy, umi lubabitaats of this tuwu •tad neigh-
buui hood to the Address.

WILLIAM BLUNDF.LL. Esq. Claaironui
Rev. Thomas Pro wick, Mr. William Talbot,
Rev. Thomas Fisher, .1,. John Bushell,
Rev. Thomas Hohmann, Mr. Richard Blundell,
Rev. Vincent Glover, Mr. George Blount,
Rev. Henry &ewer, Mr. Peter M. Whitman,
J. M•Cariney, M.D. I Mr. James Leigh,
Mr. Richard Mil. ei Mr. James Leigb, jun.
Mr. Pianism* Lilaincs, Mr. Juhn Slater,
Mr.— Alshuny, Mr. Juhu Wright,
Mr. William Reynolds, Mr. Julio Lynch.
Mr. John Leigh,

Resolved, 411t—That • copy of these Resululious, with
the signatures emit-bed, be iramitnitied to his Geste the
Doke of Norfolk, Earl blseshal a England, sod that he
be respectfully solicited to ereeive sod present the same, as
the Address of this Meeting.
Resolved, sth—That the Committee be appointed to re.
reeve and eillhet subeeriptions to defray the expenses of this
Address, sod promote its 'leveret objects.
WM. BLUNDELL, Chairman.
GEORGE BLOUNT, Secretary.
William Rlnnrkll, Eaq. baying left the Chair, and Juba
1111'Carteiry, Esq. being requested to take the same,
Resolved Huaninsonsly—That the most cordial thanks of
Ibis Meeting be given to William Blundell, Esq. for the
handsome manner in which he couseuted to preside opus
this occasion, suit fur his able conduct in th► Chair.
JOHN M•CAIiTNEY, Chairman.
GEORGE BLOUNT, Secretary.

Copies of the Address will be prepared immediately, sod
will rrunaiu for signatures at tba different Catholic Chapels
lir Liverpool.
Catholic Gentlemen residing at a distance from Liver.
pool, desirous of hiniog their signatures &nixed to the
Address, will 'cud ■a authority fur the Rome, free of ex.
pen%e, to GEORGE BLOUNT, Secretory.
Lieerpool, Nara 6, 1820.

Yesterday Divine Service was performed at the
king's-poker. in Pall-nisi!, by the Rev. °F. W.
IlLomns:acr and the Rev. Dr. STANIER CLARKE.

The Duke of Volta. and the Duke and Dm:6bl
of CLAttasica attended Divine Service yeaterd-.y at
the Chapel Royal. in the Kitig'ii-Palace, Saint
Jolllled, where a Sermon was preached by the N-
otion of WORCESTER. The Anthem was, •e Thou,
God ! art praised is Zion," comivoard by the
I iie Dr. GREEN, and admirably rung by Mr.
VAUGHAN and Mr. SA Lucia.

Yesterday Prince LEOPoLO had a select party
at Claremont. The Duchess of CI.ARENCE so-
sited the Duchess of lisar at the King's-Palace,
in Kensington.
Saturday evening the Duke of SussEX honoured
Curesit-garJen Theatre with his presence. The
same evening the Doke oli Gi.oucusTuit honoured
Drury-lane Theatre with his presence.
The last few days having been remarkably fine,
the Princess AUGUSTA, attended by Lady MARY
TAYLoIt, rude nut iu an open carriage from
Frogmore into the beautiful rides in iVindsur-
Park. 011 Friday her Royal Highness rode to
Oatlauds on a visit to the Dochess of Yuan, and
returned to Frogmore in the evening.
The Baron O'NAGIITEN, who was the principal
intendant on the Prince or HESSE Housoung
when in England on his marriage with the Princess
Elizsoeth accompanied the Prince PHILLIP of
time HuMROORSI to Esighind. The Baron called
et the Kuril Establishinents on Thursday, to an.
'sonnet the arrival of his Serene Highness. Yes-
terday Ike Prince rink nut in 11 carriage uccous.
ilium! by Bafoll O'NAGUTEN au,tl leit 166' tionirs
at York-House, Clereuar-Hutoe, mid the other
Royal establisements.
On Wednesday lost • meeting took piece in the
J.le of Wight, between Mr. F--- and Mr. S—,
111 consequence of • dispute with regard to some
letters, which are shortly to be published. The
parties exchanged shot., by winch Mr. F. was
wouffiled in the left breast, when the seconds inter-
ferred, thought unhappily without effecting a re-
i lbw