The Sun.
London, England, 1822-07-04 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID, JUNE 20.-1 n the Sitting of to-day
the Answer of the King to the Message of the
Cortes was read.—lt is printed in the Madrid
Gazette Extraordinary as follows :
" I have received with the greatest satisfaction the Message
addressed to me by the Cortes, in which is expressed their re-
spect for the Constitutional Throne, as well as their desire to
contribute to the happiness of the Monarciy. These senti-
ments, so suitable to the Deputies of the Spanish Nation, give
me reason to hope that the first powers of the State will chew
themselves united to cut short present evils, aid to prevent the
future ones which menace us ; that the agitatim of the public
mind will be tranquillised ; that the hopes of ►verthrowing the
established regime will be dissipated ; and tha the nation will
peaceably enjoy the benefit which it seeks.
" Doubtless the perspective which the restoration of the con-
stitutional regime offered, in 1820, was flatterint, as it has been
expressed to me by the Cortes ; but it was not lifficult to fore-
see, on consulting the history of nations, that there was an im-
mense distance between proclaiming liberty ant consolidating
it ; and that time alone, aided by prudence aid perseverance,
could correct the accumulated abuses of several ages, unite in
one uniform plan the different branches of the public adminis-
tration, and place the opinions, interests, and maulers of a nation
in unison with political institutions.
" It does not depend upon a Government to precipitate the
natural course of events, or to avoid the evils which are insepa-
rable from various and difficult reforms ; 1 have no hesitation,
however, in assuring the Cortes, that I will energetically em-
ploy all the means, the faculties, and the rights which the fun-
damental law assures to me to exact its religicus observance,
and to remove the obstacles which may oppose its firm conso-
lidation.

" 1 reckon'on the co-operation of the Cortes to attain an ob-
ject so important, on the wisdom and perseverance which cha-
racterises the Spanish people—on the enthusiasm and bravery

of the army and the militia—on the inthwnce of public opinion,
and on the support of the immense majority of the nation, see-
ing with satisfaction, amidst the grief which the events that
have agitated some points of Spain have excited in me, that ex-

perience confirms the just motives of my confidence.
" I promise myself, with the resources decreed, and the
means which are at the disposal of the Government, that 1
shall soon see tranquillity re-established in Spain, and the at-
tempts of the enemies of the country frustrated. In this man-
ner shall we prove the firmness of the constitutional system,with-
out having recourse to extraordinary measures, rarely neces-
sary, often dangerous, and which are always a proof of the
weakness of existing laws.
" In extending my authority to all that concerns the pre-
servation of public tranquillity in the interior, and to the safety
of the State without, conformably to the constitution and the

laws, I find comprised in this general description all my
duties, and all my obligations; and faithful to an engagement
so sacred, I will spare neither efforts nor sacrifices, that in
all times, and under all circumstances, my Constitutional
Throne may appear to the nation as the rallying point of all
good Spaniards.

" It is in vain to invoke the sacred name of religion to seduce
fools—it is in vain to pretend to confound the banner of loyalty
with the standard of rebellion. The people will be docile to the
voice of the Monarch ; and if not, the sword of the
law will make those return to their duty who persist in a cri-
minal course.

" The Cortes may be assured that at the same time that I
labour for the maintenance of tranquillity, the chief foundation
of the internal prosperity of the State, I will cause to be re-
spected its dignity and its rights in our foreign relations, con-
vinced that it is impossible for the independence of nations to
be attacked without questioning the authority and dignity of
Monarchs.

" I congratulate myself in a high degree, that under present
circumstances, at a moment when the spirit of sedition is ac-

tively engaged in leading astray the simple inhabitants of our
country, and provoking dangerous alterations, the Message of
the Cortes has given me an opportunity so public and so so-
lemn of reiterating the expression of my wishes, that the Spa-
nish nation may consider the rights of the Throne as a pledge
and a guarantee for its liberty and its glory.

" FERDINAND.

" Aranjuez, June 18, 1822."

It was remarked to-day that all the Ministers
came for the first time in full uniform to the
Cortes to present the King's Answer. Hitherto
they had only attended in plain dresses.
General Riego has requested leave to proceed
to the country after the close of the Session. His
request has been granted, but it has given rise to
many conjectures.
In the last extraordinary sitting the Cortes
nominated the permanent deputation, consisting
of Senores Cajetan Valdes, Quingnoues, Cartejon,
Rortiero, Benito, Fiores, Coderon, and Torribio
Nugnez. The supernumeraries are Senores Soria
and Casas. There is only one Opposition Mem-
ber among these Deputies.

Extract of a Letter from Buenos Ayres.—"Vaccination is
becoming pretty general in the province of La Plata. The
Lancasterian system had been established some time ago in
Buenos Ayres by a Mr. Thomson, and was followed by Monte
Video ; but the new relations of the Brazils have given rise to
factions in that city, whose animosity must tend to restore the
Province to its former political connection with La Plata.—
Trade is active between the Banda Oriental and this place.
The establishment of Mr. Bomplandt, a celebrated botanist, in
South America, 'ias been destroyed by an ignorant mob. In-
dividuals here intend to introduce the cultivation of cotton and
coffee."

7 * A\l,o
*
IV\ _9*

MASONIC NOTICES FOR NEXT WEEK.
ENGLAND.

Monday, July 8, LONDON. Nos. 40, 100,143, 241, 319,
329, 335.
COUNTRY. Nos. 131, 243, 320, 360,
370, 433, 473, 517, 536,
546, 570, 574, 578, 597,
701.
-9, Immort. Nos. 23, 62, 290, 300, 367,
479.
COUNTRY. Nos. 24, 67, 87, 130, 138,
145, 211, 263, 292, 340,

Tuesday,

427, 537, 604, 626, 640,
668, 714.
Wednesday, - 10, LONDON. Nos. 3, 11, 16, 19, 29, 47,
79, 96, 237, 257, 334,
353, 435.
COUNTRY. Nos. 159, 213, 215, 232,
. 314, 344, 440, 442, 447,
478, 543, 647, 661.
Thursday, - 11, LONDON. Nos. 6, 18, 194, 271, 299,
301, 326, 338,499. Quart.
Gen. Court Fern. Sch.
at 12.
COUNTRY. Nos. 110, 111, 153, 172,
178, '269, 278, 354, 397,
531, 540, 591.
- 12, Los.now. Nos. 128, 161, 275.
COUNTRY. Nos. 53, 282, 283.
IRELAND.
Tuesday, July 9, CORK. No. 71.

Friday,