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London, England, 1823-12-02 00:00:00

Till?, LONDON JOURNALS.,

DAILY
EFiracts from the Morning Papers, Dec. 2.

[MORNING CHRONICI,LI
W. had yesterday an opportunity of perusing
a letter, received from Madrid, of the highest,
political character, which perfectly confirms the
opinion we have already expressed, that it is the
intention of the King of Spain to do nothing
whatever to conciliate the enligtened part of his
people, but rather to bring every thing back
to exactly the state it was in previous to the
lute Revolution, which he considers the best
and safest means to secure the absolute throne
on 'which his Allies have again placed him. It
consequently forms part of his resent, policy not
to acknowledge any one act of trie Constitutional
Government, not only on the principle of punish-
ing its partisans, but also with a view to deprive
thvln of all resources hereafter, both at home and
in foreign countries. For once in his life he
would wish to appear consistent in the eyes of
his people ; and, as he condems the manner in
which the Constitution was re-established, in
18010, which his enlightened and generous friends,
the Monks and Friars,. tell him has been the
bane and scourge of his once happy country, he
is determined to efface every trace of its exist-
ence, so that no memorial of it may remain. He
is determined that every thing done since the 9th
of March, 1820, shall be subverted, as at that
time his adhesion to the Constitution was wrested
from him by force, and after which he could be
voo4idered in no other light than as a captive,
whvie acts are not binding, owing to their being
coki)pe iwry.

[THE TIMES.]
It is, said that the Emperor of Russia and the
Empeior of Austris, have deprived Sir Robert
Wilson of the orders and decorations conferred
upon him by their Imperial Majesties. Now, of
the positive value of these orders, we shall de-
cline speaking;
,but we shall beg leave to ob-
serve, that whatever that value may have been,
it is certainly diminished by the proof that the
honour may be re-called upon any pique con-
ceived by the donor against the quondam object
of his gratitude or respect. If either of these
wished to, injure the dignity and consequence of
the. honours which, be conferred, the most inge-
nious way would be to show that he could take
them away as easily es he gave them. A man
Who has oitze obtained an honour should be able
to consider it as a possession acquired and laid up.
" This he should be able to say, "is wine
" Otte can take it from me." But if the Bonor
can 4Lvalidate his donation at pleasure, of what
worth is it ? Why, in the worst times of the
Roman Empire, were the fortunes acquired by
the favourites of the absolute princes of little
value ? Because they were insecure---because
they could Ii recalled at will. Has the value
of the service rendered by Sir Robert Wilson to
each of these Emperors some ten or twelve years
up been suddenly annihilated now in 182.3 ? If
3,1) it is proper to take away the order conferre.d
on account of that service. But is either Em-
peror, we ask, a proper judge of the period
when his gratitude ought to be exhausted ? It
wOuld be very easy for ny manbl to divest hhich
self, by by such a method, of the obligation w
be owes to his greatest benefactor. He has only
to say, "You have so behaved yourself in a
" matter Wally irrelevant to the subject of our
" relations, that I do not chose to feel any
" longer obliged to you for the favours which
" you have already conferred upon me. ,Good
" bye : we are quits." We have thought it
proper to say thus much upon the general prin-
ciple of Royal or Imperial decoration, which,
for the benefit of the Soiereign (not that of the
subject), ought to be irrevocable, except for
moral Olt.

[MORNING POSTa
We revolved last night by Express, Frenc
Pap.ers to the Ist inst. They contain intelligence
from Spain which comes down to the 23d ult.
Ferdinand had confirmed several appointments
made by the Regency ; but had yet taken no
measures to regulate the Army or the Finances.
In consequence of this delay, we are told, " a
certain degree of confusion prevailed which deeply
afflicted the sincere friendsthou of ord
ht ethatr and a
c peacehange
."
it was even confidently g
of iVlinisters would be the result. That no mew-
Imre should have been adopted with respect to
the army, is easily explained by the fear of ex-
asperating the military, who are already greatly
displeas-d in the system of persecution pursued
against the Constitutionalists of the Civil order.
As to the finances, the explanation -is equally
oti,vious, for the total failure of Guebhard's loan
hiss lift the King of Spain no means whatever of
extricating hirmelf
,from his tlifiicultiea withodt,
the B,sistanee of other Powers ; and the only
one which could do it effectually is, fortunately,
one width disapproves too highly of his present
coPdoct to sanction it by affording him the
least assistance. It appears that the army of
Ballasteros is neither disarmed nor subdued in
spirit. Some soldiers of the battalions of the Con-
stitution, which forms part of it, are said to have
‘ exc,ited disorders at Medina del Campo, on the
194! tilt. which had induced the ill-disposed to
represent all the corps of that army as ready to
breirk out into open , rebellion." These dis,
orders were suppressed, we are told, but the
aSIOraRCP that cc that small army was closely
obServed by excellent troops who would make it
pay dearly for its temerity," shows that it was
an elriiret of great suspicion and, alarm. Ferdi-
naed has confirmed by a Royal Decree these
issued by the Regency in behalf of the late
Gen. Elio, whose eldest ~wort is created Marquis
of.Fidetity (de 13 lecilltad).., These Papers also
inforni us that both the Emperors of Russia and
of Austria have deptived Sir ,Robert Wilson of
the Orders whkh they had. Peatowed open him
when they professed the, principles which he
stilfretaio, hot which they have abandoned.

ENFfw TIMES.) ,
A ccottata have helm received from fluent:AA y rev.
which, eve are'iorry to learn, contain rto very Cu=