The Sun.
London, England, 1839-10-10 00:00:00

SPAIN.

PROJECT OF LAW UPON THE AMNESTY,
The following circular has been sent to all the poli-
tical chiefs by the Minister of the Interior, and enclos-
ing the Amnesty Bill :
" "The results of the memorable treaty of Bergara are
incalculable, and the more to be prized as they must
lead to the pacification of the entire monarchy. Owing
to this fortunate treaty, which has been a subject of sur-
prise not only to the inhabitants but to the foreign na-
tion, two armies, heretofore only meeting in hostile csn-
tact, now join hands with fraternal amity, and for the
future will acknowledge no other banner but that of my
august daughter, the Queen Donna Isabella. From
the rainbow of peace which has appeared at Bergara
it may be confidently augured that the entire horizon
will soon resume its wonted serenity and sunny aspect.
The 14th September will for ever be a memorable day,
as marking the flight of a disloyal Prince and the return
of peace and repose to Navarre ; the national armies,
covered with glory, may henceforth be employed
in the pacification of those parts of Aragon, Valencia,
and Catalonia which have been desolated by the iron
yoke of sanguinary monsters, who, by acts of brutality
and violence, have forced a portion of the population
to rise against the fundamental laws of the country,
and the legitimate throne of my august daughter. The
troops of the Basque provinces return to their homes
to enjoy once more the blessings of tranquillity.
Spaniards of all ranks and conditions flock back to
their native country, which they had abandoned on
various grounds, and are now well convinced that they
can find happiness nowhere but in Spain. lf, on the
one part, my heart is ready to defend and conciliate
Spaniards, and to give a fresh, voluntary, and spontane-
ous proof of my wish to bury past misfortunes in total
oblivion ; on the other, it is my duty, as Queen Regent,
to satisfy the hopes and fulfil the promises held out by
that invincible general, the Duke of Vittoria. Vested
with full powers from my Government, he has restored
to the country an immense number of Spaniards, who,
harassed by so many pains and privations, ardently de-
sired the return of peace and tranquillity.
" It is therefore, with the firm conviction, that the
work of reconciliation will proceed in as frank and ge-
nerous a manner in other parts of the monarchy, as it
has done in the Basque provinces, and being con-
vinced that all those who return to their homes are
desirous or tranquillity, and that they will be received
with prudence and tolerance by those who have suf.-
fered to an equal degree by the vicissitudes of war.
For the above reasons, as Regent, and in the name of
my august daughter, and at the unanimous wish of the
Council of Ministers, I decree as follows :
" That all the political chiefs, and authorities be-
longing to your administration, shall use their utmost
efforts, with prudence and cordiality, to promote recon-
ciliation amongst all, by causing several wrongs to be
forgiven, by restoring harmony amongst all Spaniards,
and by encouraging those who did not quit their homes
to receive in a hospitable and friendly manner those
who, on their return, may recollect events which might
expose them to persecutions and regret.
" 2. The same authorities will render every assist-
and legal protection to those who, after recognising
the Constitutional Government of my august daughter,
shall resume the enjoyment of social rights, which gua-
rantee personal liberty and security, which every
Spaniard ought to enjoy.
" S. Though it will be the duty of the authorities
to watch attentively the conduct of all persons, who,
from their previous acts, may excite a suspicion of their
renewing disaffection or disturbances, attacking the con-
stitutional system, or attempting anything against the
throne of my august daughter, still this surveillance
will be adopted without vexatious or inconsiderate pro-
ceedings, unless plausible motives should require a con-
trary mode of acting.
4. If, on the one hand, I wish that the persons
alluded to in the foregoing articles should enjoy every
protection ; on the other, I direct that a proper severity,
and if' necessary, an exemplary rigour, shall be put in
force against those who, deaf to the voice of their
country and of their Queen, offering them reconcilia-
tion, despise the boon, and commit excesses which will
plunge them in the misfortunes of a period which should
be fur ever forgotten.
"' 5. The same measures shall be put in force against
those who, under any pretext whatever, shall attempt to
disturb public tranquillity, particularly at those critical
moments in which an imprudent act may retard the work
so happily begun, and obstruct the march of general
pacification. Nothing can excuse the negligence or
weakness of the authorities who are invested with neces-
sary powers.
" 6. In order to insure the prompt and full execu-
tion of these intentions, which are the echo of our ma-
ternal love and devotedness to the welfare of this great
and energetic nation, you will communicate them to all
the administrations, so that the authorities, civil, eccle-
siastical, and military, may combine their efforts to
perfect a work of reconciliation which will confer hap-
piness upon the entire nation.
(Signed) "' The QUEEN.'
" By her Majesty's order I send you the above
communication so that you may take cognisance thereof,
and cause it to be duly executed.
(Countersigned) " CAHAMOLINO.
" Madrid, Sept. 24, 1839."
TO THE POLITICAL CHIEFS.
The following is the act of amnesty above refer-
red to :
" Art. 1. A general and complete amnesty is granted
for all political offences committed during the present
struggle, and according to the following conditions :
" 2. The proceedings pending with respect to this
class of offences shall be suppressed at whatever stage
they may exist at the promulgation of the present law,
and the accused persons shall be forthwith set at liberty.
Those already condemned upon similar grounds shall
also be liberated, and allowed to return to their homes,
the same permission small be given to all individuals ar-
rested, imprisoned or taken from their homes by order
of the authorities, and as a measure of precaution.
" 3. Those who, for political reasons, have take taken
up their residence in foreign countries, will be at li-
berty to return freely to this kingdom, without being
obstructed by any authority, or prosecuted for the above
motives.
"4. In case the Government should consider it
prejudicial to the safety of the State, or hazardous to
public tranquillity, that certain individuals, comprised
in former paragraphs, should reside in particular parts
of the kingdom, it will have the power of forbidding
them to abide there during a given period, not exceeding
three years.
"5. The embargo and sequestration decreed for
political causes are removed ; the property subjected to
embargo or sequestration will be given back to the
original owners, in the state in which it may be at the
promulgation of the present law.
" 6. Persons comprised in the present amnesty shall
be reinstated in their political and civil rights, and
without the slightest prejudice. They shall resume the
rank, honours, and decorations which they previously
held from the State ; and those who formerly were en-
gaged in civil employments shall be restored to them,
or their services made available in some other situations,
according to their merit and circumstances.
" 7. No action can be brought, nor any tribunal ad-
mit a complaint for injury, damage; or loss arising out
of the civil war, or from causes of a purely political
nature.
" 8. All administrators of public money will be held
accountable for the property sequestered or seized dur-
ing the present struggle, and to render an account
thereof, in conformity with the laws upon this subject.
" 9. Should circumstances prevent the present law
from being applied simultaneously to all the provinces,
the Government is authorized to apply it immediately
to those whose state will permit, and to fix the inter-
val to be allowed to others for participating in similar
advantages.
" 10. This amnesty is to be understood without pre.
judice to the stipulations of the treaty of Bergara, and
of the other treaties which may be concluded, with the
previous authority of the Government, the clauses and
conditions of which shall be religiously observed.
" 11. The present amnesty shall extend, in its full
sense, to the provinces and colonies abroad. The cap-
tains•general are required to apply it according to the
wants, and for the security of the said provinces, and
they are to render an account to the Government of'
their proceedings in this respect.
" 12. As the state of the nation may permit, the
Government will propose, at a fitting moment, to the
Cortes, those means which it may think most convenient
for remedying, as much as possible, the damage arising
from the civil war, so that all traces of the calamity may
be expunged.
" 13. To be entitled to the advantages of the pre-
sent amnesty, it is indispensable that the individuals
comprised therein shall make their submission to the
legitimate Government of her Majesty Queen Isabella
11., and that those who reside in the Peninsula, and
the adjacent islands, shall take the oath to the Consti-
tution of 1837.
" 14. Those who shall relapse into disobedience shall
be responsible for their acts, as if they had not been
amnestied."

MIDDLESEX REGISTRATION.—The statements
put forth by the Tory agents, and published it: the_
Tory papers, are party documents, of which truth and
accuracy are not the most prominent features. A Con-
temporary, who has taken the trouble to notice the fabri-
cations, states that a careful analysis of the whole re-
vision, showing the numbers and description of the per-
sons actually struck off the register by the Tories, how
many were dead, registered more than once, and under
every different class is now in preparation by
the Reform Registration Society, anti will be published
astGou as the revision is completed. Let the fionserva-
tive Aasoziaion do the same if they dare al., truth
will then be Ltd= the public, and until that pe,i,d
they can form no trot opinion.
.Up to this day not
one true statement has bats published by the Tories ;
it is believed that they are tlicinekies ashamed of the
acts of their subalterns ; they did not expe9t that the
imposture would be exposed.