The Sun.
London, England, 1837-11-13 00:00:00

TUE. SUN, LONDON, MOZNLIAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1837

vereignr4 With se oral hisinrieal subjects of the
bright athi~vetrients bf our Army amf Navy, toge-
ther with that of the great Lord Mayor, Sir W. WTalworth,
of whora it was justly and elegantly said, that " At a time
of great peril to the Monarchy he smote rebellion in its
pride, and rescued from the rage of rabble violence thein-
sulted Majesty of England." From this room there was
a door into the Queen's boudoir or toilet chamber. This
room was very beautifully arrangcd, and furnished with em-
broidered ottomans, splendid couches, mirrors, &c. The
drapery of the toilet table was white satin, tastefully em-
broidered with the Queen's cipher ; the pin-cushion was also
of white satin, with a crown elegantly formed upon its sur-
face ; it had a border of superb lace ; all the other materiel
were of corresponding magnificence, and it is understood
that her Majesty expressed much satisfaction at the entire
of these arrangements. In fact, there would not have
been much to complain of, for the banquet was got up in
such a superi6r style as to give the most complete satisfac-
tion, were it not for the want of ordinary good manners dis-
played by some members of the committee ; but in a large
committee of citizens, like this one, it would be too much
to expect that they should all be gentlemanly men—some of
them were, however, very much superior to the others.
We subjoin the following lists, to give a further idea of
the grand scale upon which the banquet was arranged and
conducted.

Quantity for each person.—Two flat plates, one soup
ditto, one pie ditto, one cheese ditto, one dessert ditto, one
ice ditto, two large knives, one small ditto, one dessert
knife and fork, two silver forks, one steel fork, one soup
spoon, one dessert ditto, one extra spoon for about three
persons, one napkin, one salt for every three persons, one
small wine glass for each person after dinner ; one chum-
p•}one glass, one rummer ditto, one large wine ditto, one
small ditto, one hock ditto, on the table together at dinner.
Glass for the general tables, 4,000 wine glasses, all cut,
and decanters. Carafes and tumblers, wine coolers, &c.,
in proportion.
'The gold show plate on the sideboards is estimated at
the value of 150,000/. ; and the other plate in use at a
much larger sum, perhaps double that amount.
We have since learned from the best authority, that it
is intended to gratify the public with a view of the whole
of these magnificent services of gold and silver plate, for
which purpose we understand that they are to be arranged
in :the order, as nearly as possible, in which they were
placed at the royal civic banquet on Thursday last, for
which purpose the great hall, or banquet room, in the Lon-
don Tavern, will be appropriated by Messrs. Bleaden,
Breach, and Bathe, the proprietors, on Tuesday, Wednes-
day (Thursday being the day appointed for the annual
Lord Mayor's day, the plate will be wanted for that occa-
sion), Friday, and Saturday next by tickets, which they
will issue for that purpose.

SPAIN.

DISSOLUTION OF THE SPANISH CORTES.

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Araaca. ff he do riot, there is ei'er'y id atipit4
bend that the suspicions afloat here of the results of these
executions may be realised in further acts of insubordi-
nation among the men, in which lie himself may not be safe.

MADRID, Nov. 4.—The Cortes, after a year's labour,
were closed to-day at three o'clock. The Session com-
menced with the nomination of the Deputies who were to
wait on the Queen at two o'clock with numerous laws for
her signature. During their absence some routine busi-
ness was transacted. On this being concluded, Senor
Bardaji, President of the Council of Ministers, rose and
stated that he had the honour to inform the Cortes that the
communication from the Queen announced by him yester-
day related to the decree of the Queen, in which it was re-
solved to close the Cortes, and which he would then read
to them. The President of the Congress, Senor
Lopez, then rose, and in a speech of considerable
length and much elequence, returned his colleagues
thanks for the honour they had conferred on him
in placing him in the President's chair, enumerated
the chief labours of the Congress during their long
and interesting Session, complimented the body on the
impartiality and disinterestedness of its labours, and con-
cluded by observing that he felt much pain in being thus
separated from companions so worthy and estimable. Senor
Bardaji ascended the tribune, and read the following
decree of her Majesty, closing the Cortes :—" In accord-
ance with the 26th article of the Constitution, and in con-
sequence of the accomplishment of the law of the 10th of
May last, the Sessions of the actual Cortes are closed, the
present Legislature being now at an end." The decree
proceeded to express the thanks of her Majesty to the
Cortes for the assiduity and zeal with which they conducted
their labours, and concludes with this observation :
" Neither can I omit to manifest my satisfaction at the
wisdom with which the Congress has proceeded in the for-
mation of the Constitution which we have all sworn to,
and which I shall observe and cause to be observed." The
decree being read, the President stated that the Congress
was gratified with the terms in which her Majesty was
pleased to speak of their labours, and that the extraordinary
constituent Cortes of the Span nation closed their Ses-
sions that day, the 4th Nnember, 1837.
General Seoanc tA;en rose and gave a cheer for the Con-
stitution, whirl-,, was enthusiastically re-echoed by all the
Deputies and the vast concourse of persons who filled the
vario;:os tribunes and gallery.

(From the Madrid Gazette of the Ist November.)
" WAR-OFFICE.

" The Commander-in-Chief of the United armies writes
on the 28th ult. from Miranda del Ebro, that he has di-
rected the following address to the army :
" Soldiers ! The campaign in the provinces the rebel
Prince had the audacity to penetrate into has been termi-
nated with glory. In valour you have surpassed my desires,
as well as in constancy and resignation, in beating the
enemy, and in enduring fatigues and privations. So many
virtues cannot do less than procure a reward worthy of such
soldiers, who have achieved a triumph over the hoples of the
Pretender, of this leader of men who stained. •,vith a thousand
crimes the soil they wished to subjugat.-e, You who were
so patient and intrepid in d.eliverin your towns and families
from tyranny and opprobrp,ini_you have attacked them
wherever by pai t:s iful f
...'z'eu marches they could be compelled
to give battle; 'isushes, woods, and the haunts of wild
beasts ; lIP*I last, you have driven them back to the rebel
c?t.int-.),, which they had left so full of pride. Let them
}:,de, if they can, their shame there. But even there the
just curses of so many victims, and the chastisement of such
atrocities, must overtake them. The country which conceals
them is well known. Fresh laurels await us there.
" Comilanions and highly-prized comrades! You must
march to extinguish the forces of insurrection—to procure
pea:e, and the consolidation of the Throne of Isabel 11.,
and the Constitution of 1837, which we have all sworn to
defend.

" Soldiers ! If we have obtained, and if you required
now to deserve it, the renown of the liberators of the coun-
try, you must not let your spirits droop on account of fa-
tigues and privations. Above all, discipline must be your
north star. It is that that gives victory always. And is
tb::.re a single man amongst us who would fail in his sacred
duty before the enemy ? Your General hopes not. But if
there is snch a one, unworthy of his love, and of being
your comrade, he shall be punished with the rigour of mi-
litary law.

" Companions ! I thank you for your heroic conduct.
The nation admires your deeds, and what you are to exe-
cute is anxiously hoped for ; and her Majesty's Government
will freely reward those who had opportunities to distinguish
themselves.

" 'Soldiers! I shall alWays watch for your good, an,
your General will give you opportunities of fresh glory.

"'ESPAftTERO

PUNISHMENT OF THE MURDERERS OF
GENERAL ES,CALERA.
MADRID, NOV. 4.—" The Conde de Luchana states, in
a communication dated the .30th of October, from Miranda
del Ebro, that having been until then distant from the scene
of the assassination of General Escalera, it was not in his
power to punish that act of insubordination. But that
now he considers the time to have arrived when the perpe-
trators of that murder should be punished, and in the
place where it was committed. To that effect he had, on
the above date, the royal guard of infantry drawn up, the
first and second division of the royal guard of cavalry, and
of the army, the miners, artillery, and the provincial regi-
mint of Segovia. In the square formed by these troops
the principal actors in the assassination of Escalera, to the
number of ten, were placed in the front of their regiment,
and after receiving the rites of their religion, were shot.
He has sent the chief and subaltern officers of the regiment
to Valladolid, to await their entire dismissal from the service.
Seven other se g ;ants and soldiers of the mutineers who are ab-
sent are also to suffer the punishment of death ; 36 more
have been condemned for ten years to imprisonment and
hard labour, and the remainder of the regiment has been
incorporated with other parts of the army. More particu-
lars of this transaction are expected by the government."
If military discipline is to be at all upheld, the justice
and utility of this proceeding are
not to he doubted ; but
there are some particulars which justice also requires to
be stated in connection with this subject. At the time of
Escalera's assassination there was little sympathy for
him , he was universally pronounced in Madrid to have
died the death of a traitor, in consequence of Zariategui
hiving been permitted by him to cross the Ebro within
gunshot, and without an effort to prevent him, though
his troops manifested a desire to do so. Provoked by
the outrages committed on their friends at the taking of
Segovia by Zariategui, the provincials of that province
turned on their commanding officer, and perpetrated the
act for which they are now punished. As some paliation
of the offence committed by these men, and as a proof
of the spirit which generally prevails in the lower ranks of
the Spanish army, it should be observed that their crime
was one of strong but misguided patriotism. The punish-
ment inflicted on them besides renders it imperative on
Espartero to look higher in the ranks of the army, and
to punish the officers who, under his own eyes, were
guilty of a scarcely less culpable act in the mutiny of