The Sun.
London, England, 1823-08-27 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR-I am very reluctant to trespass on your
columuss or intrude myself upon the public; but
from the kindness I have already experienebd, I
persuade myself you will not deny me the op-
portunity of refuting the assertions, or rather the
insinuations, of Mr. Robertson; contained in his
letter to you of the 23d inst.; for, upon this will
depend whether or not I am to con roue in the

enjoyment of the good opinion of my friends. As
the whole proceeding will of necessity hereafter
come before the public, I shall, for the present,
confine myself to correct the mis-statement of
Mr. Robertson : first, he states that he is " di-
rected by the managers" to publish the letter to
which I allude. Now it so happens, that Mr.
Kemble is at Birmingham, and Mr. Willett and
Captain Forbes are both out of town. So much
for his venturing to assert that he has their au-
thority. If, boweverj any thing else were want-

ing to convince me he has acted upon his own
counsel, it is the manner iu which he has

introduced the name of Mr. Robins, as con.
tected with Drury-Lane. he Covent-Gar-
den Management, in their capacity of Gen-
tlemee, could not have lent their sanction
to any thing so little minded, as to suppose Mr.
Robins's kind interference to obtain a knowledge
of the nature of the charge which might be urged
against me, could by possibility have any con-
nection with his situation as a• Member of the
Sub-Committee of Drury-Lane. I therefore
treat the whole as originating in this Gentleman,
who, it is now currently reported, has purchased
my situation of the new Board of Management.
But to the point : he has the temerity to assert,
that " my misconduct rendered it quite im-
perative with regard ,to the security of their
property, and the accommodation of the
public, that I should be removed from my
situation." It is easy to make assertions ;
but the public will, however, do me the jus-
tice to suspend their opinion until they have
something more solid than Mr. Robertson's bare
assertions. When it was hinted to Mr. Kemble,
some three weeks since, by Mr. Robins, that he
had heard reports injurious to my character, and
Upon which (without giving me the opportunity
of defending Myself) they bad thought it right to
me, Mr. Robins did, after much importu-
nity, prevail on Mr. Kemble to allow me the op-
portunity of facing my accusers. I went to the
committee with Mr. Robins, and the first salute I
received was a request that! would leave the room,
as they preferred communicating alone, with Mr.
Robins. The result I learnt through the latter, viz.
that though they-bad several things to complain
of; they did hot choose to explain the nature or
extent of themi unless
a public appeal became
R
necessary. Upon which Mr. obins.said, if they
could prefer a charge of dishonesty or miscon-
duct, and substantiate it, that he would no
longer lend me the advantage of his friendly as-
sistance, and thereupon he challenged theta to
the proof : that was again declined, 'and the
meeting broke tip. 1 now call upon those Gen-
tlemen forthwith to make the public acquainted
with the nature of their complaint; and I only
entreat of them, out of kindness to a very old
servant, not to form their opinion upon it,
until I make my reply. The next and only
point in Mr. Robertson's letter, is his declaration
that "' Mr. Consti upon hearing the grounds
on qthich I was dismissed, refused to• bear any
part of the expence, considering I was not en-
titled to any allowance whatever." report of
this nature reached me some three weeks since,
'and I immediately went to Mr. Const. I stated
the injury I must sustain if he had been induced
to join in the oppressive act of the new manage-
ment, and required of him to sanction or disavow
it. I will give yoti the very words of Mr. Coast's
reply :---4"These men" (meaning Mr. Kemble,
Captain Forbes, and Mr. Willett) " will do
or say any thing to answer their purpose"—
" Have they net sworn in, their affidavit, in an-
swer to my application to the Court of Chancery,
that I recommended the dismissal of your brother,
and-the appointment of Mr. Dunn in his place ?
Which is as great a falSehood as ever was utter-
ed."vzet
prosecu-
tion." After this, l
Mr.Const added, "that if I had been guilty
of the charge made against me, instead of an an-
nuity they ought to
hate
ncootnitionoel much etch
eidat o expect
the public will at least do me the justice to re-
ceive with caution any report unfavourable to my-
self, and originating from such a quarter. lii
conclusion, I have much pleasure in stating
that Mr. 'Harris, who has for the last 13 years
presided over the management, will give the
strongest testimonials in my favour, if any mis-
statement of the present committee should render
this appeal necessary. Entreating your pardon
for intruding so much on your time and patience,
I am your's and the public's most obliged and
devoted servant,

T. W. BRANDON.
Box-offiee, Hart-street, Coient-garden. Aug. 26.

ST. IGNATIL,,.--A devout lady offered a prayer
to St. Ignatius, for the conversion of her husband
a few days after the man died ; "'What a good
saint is our Ignatius!" exclaimed the cnnsolate
widow ; "he bestows on us more' benefits than
we ask for!"

We met within half a mile of her father's
house, by the side of an ancient wood, and a
running stream, which had a pleasing effect, as it
happened to be a bright moon-shine. 'With her
foot in my hand, I lifted her into her saddle, and
as our horses were excellent, we rid many miles
in a few hours. By eight in the morning we
were out of the reach of Old and at the
sign of the Pilgrim, a lone house in Esur-vale,
we breakfasted very joyfully. The charming
Agnes seemed well pleased with the expedition,
and said a thousand things that rendered the
journey delightful. Twelve days we travelled
in a fdlness of delights happfbeyond description,
and the thirteenth arrived at a village not far
froth my. little habitation. Here we designed to
be married in two day;, when we had rested; as
there was a Church and a Person in, the town,
and then ride on to Foley Forth, as my small spot
was called, -and there sit down in peace and
happiness. But the second day, instead of rising
to the nuptial ceremony, to crown my life with
unutterable bliss, and make me beyond all man-
kind happy, the lovely Agnes fell ill of a fever.
A sense of weight 'and oppression discovered
the inflammation within, and was attended with
sharp and pungent pains. In a word, she died in
a few days, and she had requested, if it came
to that, I laid her out and put her into the coffin
myself ; I kept her seven days, according to the
custom of the old Romans, and then, in the dress
of sorrow, followed her to the grave. What to
do next I could not tell. Shall I stay at Foley
Farm and turn hermit ? No; _I had no inclination
to become a father of the desetts. Shall I return
to London, and then see if fdrtune has any thing
more in reserve for me ? This I liked best, and
after six months' deliberation on the thing, I left
my farm in the care of an old woman, and set
out in the beginning of January. It was as fine
a winter's morning as I had seen, which encou-
raged me to venture among the Fells of West.
mordant' ; but at noon the weather changed, and
an evening very terrible came on. A
,little after
three it began- to bloW4 rain, and snow very fast;
and it was not long before it was very dark. We
lost the way quite 3 and for three hours wandered
about in as dismal a night as ever poor travellers
had. The storm rattled, the tempest howled;
we could n6t see the horses' heads, and were al-
most dead with cold. We had nothing toexpect
hut death, as we knew not which way to turn to
any house, and it was impossible to remain alive
till the day appeared. It was a dismal scene ;
but thy time was not yet come. And when we had
no ground to expect deliverance, the beasts suds
denly stopr, and Solo found we were at the gate of
a walled yard, There he immediately made all
the noise he could, and it was not long before a
servant with a lantern came. He related our
case within, and had orders to admit us. Ho
brought me into a common parlour, where there
was a good fire, and 1 got dry things. The man
brought me half a pint of hot Alicant, and in
about half an hour I was alive, and well again.
On inquiring where I was, the footman told me
it was Dr. Stan vil's house, that his master and
lady were above in the drawing-rooM with some
company, and be had directions to light me up,
whet: I bad changed my clothes and was re-
covered. Upon this I told him I Was ready,
and fdlowed hini. On the servant's opening the
door, I entered a handsoMe apartment well light
ed with wax, and which had a glorious fire blaz-
ing in it. The Doctor received me with great po-
liteness, and said many civil things upon Fortune's
conducting me to his house. The conversation
naturally fell upon the horrors of the night, as
it still continued to rain, hail, and blow beyond
what any of the company had ever heard ; amid
one of the ladies said 4 she believed the winter
was always more boisterous and cold among the
Fells of Westmorland than in any other part
of England, for which She gave several good
reasons : the solemn mountains, the beauti-
ful vallies, the falling streams 4 form otte of the
most charming countries in the world in summer
time, hut in the winter it is the most dreadful
spot on earth. The voice of the Lady who talked
in this manner I thought I was well acquainted
with, but by the position'of the candles and the
angle of a screen le which she sate I could not
very well see her face. Amazement, however,
begun to seize me, and as an elegant supper was
soongler brodght in, I had an opportunity of
seeinethat Miss ---, whom I bud buried, was
now before my eyes in the character of the Doc.
tor's wife ; or at least it was one so like her, it was
not possible for me to distinguish the figures :
there were the same bright victorious eyes, trod
chesnut hair'; the coMplexion like a blush, and a
mouth where all the little loves for ever dwelt ;
there was the fugitiVe dimple, the enchanting
laugh, the rosy fingers, the fine height, and the
mien more striking than Calypso's. 0, Heavens!
I said to myself, what is this I see! But as she
did not seem to be at all affected, or shewed the
least sign of her having ever seen me before that
time, I remained silent, and only continued to
look with admiration at her, undmindful of the
many excellent things before me. In a minute or
two, however, I recovered myself : I ate my sup-
per and joined in the festivity of the night. We
had music and several songs. We were easy,
free, and happy as well bred people could be.
At midnight we parted, and finding an easy chair
by the side of my bed, I thew myself into it;
and began to reflect on what I bad seen, Thu,
standing before me with his arms folded, and
looking veay seriously at me; this lasted
quarter of an hour, when the honest fellow be- '
gan thus : I beg leave, Sir, to imagine you are

perplexing yotirself about the lady of this louse
whom suppose you take. for Miss .we
brought from the other side of England half a
year ago; and buried in the neit church-yard. to
Blenkern. This likewise, if I may be so free,
my opinion ; I would take my oath of it iy
Court of Justice, if there teas Occasion fat;
that. However, she got out of her grave, and by
whatever casualty she came to be Mrs. StatiTili
yet I could swear to her being the lady who
travelled with us from the West to Cumberland:
But to-mOrrow-I'll make inquiry among the ser.i
vents at to the time and manner of her coming
here, and then let you know. He then
drew. Next morning Finn gay* me the follow-
ing relation : that Dr. S. had a small lodge within.
three miles of the house we were itt, and retired
there sometimes to be more alone than he Could
be here; that his lodge Sias a. mere repository of
curiosities, in the middle of a garden full of all the
herbs and plants that grew in every country df
the world, and in one chamber of this house was
a great number of skeletons which the Doctor
had made himself ; for it was his wont to procure
bodies from the surrounding churett-yarth,
by men he kept in pay for that purpose, and
cut them up himself at his lodge ; that some
of these :dead wete brought to him in 'tamp.:
ers, and some in their coffins, on light railed.
cars, as the case required ; that near shtmonthd-
ago, the last time the Doctor was at this lodge,
there was brought to hint by his men the body of
a young *entail in her coffin, in order to a dis-
section as usual, and the bones being wired ; but;
as it lay on the back, on the gteat table he cots"
up on, and the point of the knife was ready to
enter towards the breast, he perceived a kind of
motion in the subject, heard a sigh soon after,
and, looking up to the head, saw the eyes shut
and Open again; that upon this he laid down
his knife, which had but just scratched the body,
and helped himself to put it to bed ; that he
took all possible. pains; by administering every
thing he could think thetuil td restore life, end
was so fortunate as to set one of the tineat women
in the world on her feet again. As she had no
raiment but the shroud which had been on her in
the coffin, he got every thing belonging to dress
that a woman of distinction could have occasion
for, and'iti a few days time she sparkled in the
brightness of a Eastern Princess. He was quite
charmed with the beauties of her person, abet,
could not enough admire her understanding ; he
offered to marry her, settle largely on her, and
as she was a single woman, in gratitude she
could not refuse the request of so generous a
henefaetta!

[To be concluded.]

HERALDS' COLLEGE:

The' Royal Commission appointed to examine
into the state of the public: records of the kingdom, has pointed,
out the insecure conditiOn of the Heralds' Office or College of
Arms. His Majesty's Commissioners, in their report of 1819;
declared that the office required to be removed speedily intti
some public building, or that the present one should be render.
ell more secure front fire. Various proceedings have taken
place hi correspondence, memorials, &c., between the officers
Of the Heralds' College, Government, &c., but nothing was
decided upon. According to dcicuments now published baf
authority of Parliament, it appears that the Kings, Heralds;
and Pursuivante, of the College of Arms (by their memo-
rial in chapter 'agreed to), represented that the building in
Which their records are preserved was not only falling fait
to decak, but iii constant and irittnincht danger from fire,
inasmuch as a sugar:house, the timbers of which are actually
inserted in the walla of the College, immediately adjoins
the library, and there Is no party-wall between the buildings.
—Though the Royal Commissioners, by persOnal inspection,
ascertained that it was "necessary to remove the College into
some public building, or to secure it against the extreme peril
of fire to which it was eXposed, nothing could be done. The
Chapter again mennirialized the Govertanent, representing that
the decay of the Minding had increased so rapidly us to render
it even an unsafe residence to those officers who inhabit certain
parts of ; and, in paitieular„ they had observed, that some of
the
library presses had sunk considerably, and that the books
contained in them were snaring from damp. They searched
for the cause, anti they discovered that the north wall had be-L.
come so ruinous as to render it necessary to lay a great part of
it bare, by taking down three of the said presses, and they
were in consequence obliged to remove some hundred volumes
of manuscripts, which were contained in them, into die hull,
which is the public postage to the office. Thy also forwarded
memorials, with like representations, to the 'hike of Norfolk,
as Earl Marshal of England. Tie building remaining still
the same, the memorialists again directed atteution to this'
subject. They said, they hoped they had by their silence'
under inch severe pressure, sliewn the desire patiently to
atvait such measures as the Earl Marshal of England, or the
Government, might recoinmend ; but they add, that cir-
cumstance had occurred Which eompelled them to implore at-
tention to the dreadful consequence to which the public treasure
of Records, of which they had the custody, were continually ex-
posed by the erection and use of steam-engine, of considerable
force in the said sugar-house. ~Their anxiety and terror had
been aggravated by thecontemplation of that awful and instan.
uncoils calamity which occurred in Goodman's-tield, by which
at least twelve persons lost their lives in the application of such
an apparatus to purposes precisely 'similar in a sugar-house.—
The Secretary of State for the home Department hereupon had
the condition of the College of Arms investigated by the Sur.'
veyor of the Pheenix Fire-office. He reports that the apart-
inents in which are deposited the records abut upon the sugar
refinery of Alderman Smith, which is also an ancient building,
&c. ; and that if the depot of records in question is con-
shifted an object of national importance, the present building
by no means possesses the security requisite for such puues.
Lord Sidmouth, previously to his quitting office, directed the
case to be considered by the Lords of the Treasury, and the case is
now under special consideration. The difficulty has been to
select a good situation for the site of abaildieg for the Heralds'
College; and it is in discussion between the Treasury and the
ienntitv e
king's
Mews
infuner Desuchparatuatt
e, slits
in a line with, and to accord with, . the great improvemen s
allotti n:wPbuilditig in
Cockspur-street, &c. A plan
been submitted for approbation.
and eiel‘etv e6tflogrimhualvlde

On Tuesday week a man was found dead 0,,
the beach, close to the Be'wens. at Ayr. lie was brought into
tovitn, and interred. Ile turns out to be n man of the name of
Archibald Smith, master of It sloop Ociortging Campbelton,
who had been missing since the Volinesilay night previous.
It would appear that he had been on shore rather late .that
night and in attempting to get on board, the vesfer being a
little off the quay, he Vsid MlLltti his foot, and tzar, into lo
river, and no assistance being at had, unfortunately perished.
—lle has left a wife and two or three children to deplore bin
melancholy fate,—(Edinburgir Courant, August '23.)

PARIS PAPERS.

' (Press the, Moniteur. of Sunday, Aut.24.)
ftrxo TIM ITN,OFFICTAL PART.)
letter from Madrid of the 16th hist.'contatus
ttib `follpwing details :-=-;;;
. ,
told you that the Dulte del "Infantrido, President
• of.thell4voncy, and M. Saes, the Minister for Foreign Afe '
fairsovere to set out tram Port St. Mary. It seems that this
-resolution 'has been changed. These two statesmen had not
quitted Madrid.
" All the good news that T mentioned to you yesterday have
.been confirmed. I likewise inform you that General Bourck
has attacked Corunna, and that the'bombs have get 'fire to the
town in three places. ,Bayorma, the last port and strong place
in Gs lliciaUtten the frontiers of-Portugal, has been taken by
General Morlllo.
" One of oar brigs has captureda vessel, on beard of . which
• were 39 French Refugees, win, were flying: from Corunnas
They have been landed and.placed in the prison of Tuy, where
they await their sentence.
‘,` We expect here' in the most, profound tranquillity, and
with the greatest hopes, the events at Cadiz. The Duke of
aangouleme must arrive' at Port St. Mary this,very day.
"Ammunition of all kinds, purchased at Lisbon, by the care
9f the son of General Bourmont and of M. Lesseps (our Con-
- atilt, have been received by General Beurdesoulle.
The following Ordinance has just been published here.",-
[This is the Ordinance in Five Articles, prohibiting the Spa-
nish Authorities from arresting any :person without the per-
, missioirof the french Commanders.]
[EXTRACT OF. A PRIVATE 'LETTER.]
BADELONA, stun. -18.—The ATiso PEtincelle, detained
on the lath inst. a Sardinian cutter laden with provisions, which
was near the Mole of Barcelona. ,
" This cutter has just arrived here with ten boats, which have
s also been taken by our cruisers, and were likewise endeavouring
to introduce provisions into Barcelona." .
° Prong the Coustitutionnel. )
(EXTRACT Or A -PRIVATE LETTER.)
" BucwartEsr, JuLY'24.-=Notwithstanding nearly a 'year
has elapsed since the nomination of native Hospodars, the fate
Odle unfortunate principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia
still remains-the same, and the future presents a prospect still
more dreadful than the.past. Naturehas done every thing for
the happiness. of this cnontry by itsterritori4wealth, but its
situation in the Political division of the States,which adjoin it
neutraliies this fortunate situation. During the last fifty years
. it has been often occupied anti ravaged by the Russians, and
by the Austrians, and very. often by I'aswan Oglou and other:
Turkish insurgents.
4°•lts.present situation may .be. summed up in a very few ,
words. In spite of the intentions which the two Powers, the.
Porte and Russia, solemnly manifest for its happiness, the
country continues to be militarily governed; there exists no se-
curity either for persons or property, and every one is constantly
oil the ;gal vice. The Turkish troops, swho under the com-
- trend of Gamuts Oglon, accompanied the -new ' Prince, Still'
occupy the'country. ' it as even stated they will be soon rein-
forced bra new corps d'armee. In consequence of the arrest
of some Of the principal Boydrds, the Austrian Agency had
promised that its Court would employ all its influence to put
an end to all arbitrary acts on the 'part of the Ottoman -Cent-
wiandant-; but it is precisely since his interference that the'
arrests and tbeixiles have become more frequent.
"'Of 1111.1 he evils whith ntenaca 'the two Principalities of
Wallachia and 'Moldavia, the greatest is the evil .which, with-
out being imminent, still appears inevitable, and of which this
country will necessarily become the Theatre.. The pacific de.
:clarations unceasingly.repeate4do not tranquillise the sensible
people of the country. It is recollected here, when the insur-
rection. of the Servians broke out in 1802,- that Russia, who,
according to. the general opinion, was the instigatrix of it,
limited herself at first to Representations and Notes. which
she, fora long time,. addressed to the Divan—but after four
years of negociations—amid when every one believed her. to be
. least disposed for war, heenrmies unexpectedly penetrated into
the two principalities, which for-six years they transformed.
into a camp. After this melancholy experience, can we' now
believe that we shall be more fortunate? At any rate, the con-
duct of Russia with regard to the Greeks, is precisely the
saute as that which site adopted towards the Servians. Be-
sides, when the pacific Mins M. all disposed as he was to
make every possible sacrifice forpeace, was forced into war,
can we hope to avoid it under Mahmond ii. whose character is
quite opposite to that of the former ?"
,lii,ENWA. A utt..ll.—The Archduchess Maria Louisa, of
Farina, quitted this capital the day before yesterday', to pro-
ceed to join` her august father In Upper Auetia. The Arch..
(Nelms then returns to Italy.
[PRIVATE conntsrownEscr.]
"'Partniaxaar, AUG. 16.—Tho 'accounts from Catalonia,
which confirm the defection of General Manso, state at the
same time that that General only brought over with hint 43
mitn ; that he was at Veridrell, when oft i the 6th he sent his
submission to the 51firshal ; that on the 7th be wished to take
with him the whole of his division ; that's. violent tumult took
place in consequence in his camp, and that be was obliged im-
mediately to deport, measures having. been adopted to arrest
him, and he having also learnt that 51 dans was about to march
upon Vendrell with a strong body of his division.
On the 12th the Marshal was at St. Andre, before Barce-
lona, at the quarters of General Peccadetic ; he visited the dif.
fsrent quarters of the troops of investment; be was expected
immediately at Villa Franca. The activity of 'time Marshal is
extraordinary, he is continually either on horseback, or labour-
ing in the Cabinet."
Paws, Also. 24.—The Journal des Debit's does not wish to
hear transactions or capitulations any longer spoken of, but
AM magnanimous, it permits at least until to-morrow, that.
Spain shall be free; it is not hostile to her, prospering under
the shade of institutions equally distant from despotism and
anarchy, it carries its generosity sofa as to promise an amnesty
tonhe men who, now retired to Cadiz, as in 1812, recollect per.
hips with bitterness the punishments that were the recompence
of the ittlehty Which they so religiously maintained towards
their captive King,
'Unfortunately for the promisors of amnesty, the acts of the ,
Regency -of Madrid are not unknown at Cadiz. The corn-
phonts, 014114 of the Portuguese *army and of the citizens.
of Lisbon, are echoed in the Isle of Leon ; and the amnesties
of Naples and Piedmont are km posted up in the.tribune of
the harangues in the Chamber of the Cortes.
At the montent when .it was least expected, the King of
Prussia has commenced the Constitution of his Kingdom; this
Constitution, however, lac such that it will not be set aside in
the present woes. It pleases the Journal des Debuts which
Is not astonishing, for every thing pleases it; but it has
lemma the Drapeali mine itself, and therefore it may please
the Holy Alliance, the Coinntittee of Inquiry Mayetice, and
hral. de aletternish and P0z.,,, di Borgo.
:The Diorio rlf Ilenia, of the hilt inst , states that the health
'of the holy Father continued to improve.
Front the Courier Francais.)
(pin VATE CO it a ESPOND EN CO
irnaws ['OUT, Auo. 18.—The speculators on our exchange
interested in seeing the public funds- rise, say that they have
learnt with certainty, that on the 20th of this month, St. Louis's
day, official communications of the greatest importance will he
made at Paris, by the French Government, to the public. On
that day, it. is said, peace 'between France and Spain will be
solemnly proelainierL
We bear front Cassel that the author of the anonymous let.
ter, of %Odell so much has been said, and which .has produced
so many '
prnclainations, and so much exertion on the part of
the 'Police was not yet discovered. Several passages of the
letter have been r.q and circulated, and several per-
sons whose hand-writing appeared to resemble time original have
beersarrested ; among' otherssa sulpoffieer named Eicher berg;
but hitt innocence, as well as that of tic persons accused at the
same time, has since been acknowitiiged, and they are to be
immediately set at liberty. Nobody dares to speak of this let.
tar in Cassel, for the least word is sufficient to attract the atten.
Oise orthe police, and cause the speaker to, he arrested. Several

perilous who have reed the letter lay, that to judge ..from the
style, it must have been written by somebody who has received
a good education: he writes with purity and elegance. The
advice he gives to the Electorls only to treat his wife (a sister
of the King of Prussia) better ; to recal the hereditary- Prince
from Alarbourg, where, according to this aather, he- is ex-
iled, not to shew himself always in public with the Countess
Reichenbach ; and finally, to call the ancient States-General
of Hesse together, and form with them a Constitution which
will confim the rigl&-of the people, and protect them from
arbitrary power.
The letter was sent to Neundorf, under cover to M. Muller,
Private Secretary to the Elector, begging him to place the in-
dosed, without delay, in the hands of the Elector. Perhaps it
would'have been prudent wholly to suppress such a corres-
pondence. Anonymous correspondents are rarely dangerous,
and their writings only. acquire importance by the publicity
other people fbrce them into. The Minister, however, was ob.
liged to cede to the will of the Prince, and a Proclamation, in
the most unusual form, was published andsalarmed the people.
The police profited immediately by the circumstance to multi-
ply its agents and improve its system of espionage. Nothing
was heard of but intrigues and plots. The Elector has formed
anew corps of gendarmerie. Numerous guards and detach-
ments of troops of the line were placed round the Castle of
Wilhelmshohe,'which he inhabits at present. When he conies
to Cassel, which takes place only seldom, his carriage is always
surrounded by gendarmes. The Countess of Reichenbach also
neverleaves Wilhelmshohe without an escort of gendarmerie.
PERVIGNAN, AUG. ,16.—We heard yesterday that Sala-
Raull and Redon, Constitutional Alcades of Barcelona; Wil-
liam tie 3lazon, Editor of the Indic:tent. Catalan; Comellas,
Editor of the O)mM/wit:mot ; and Roth, Commandant of the
Battalion of young 31ilitia, had been arrested at Barcelona by
order of the Junta of Inspection ; to-day, we understand, that
these individuals took refuge at Badalona, where they were ar-
rested, and then conducted to Mataro.
The conduct of these persons has occasioned much surprise,
particularly as we are ignorant what can have led them to
desert the party they had einbraced so warmly, and in which
they were distinguished for their exaltation. The Constitu-
tionalists of Barcelona were divided into Carbonari and Com.
muneroa, and Sala-Raull, Redon, Mason, and the others,
were at the head of the Carbonari, which excited some discord,
but it-was not supposed that this difference of opinion could
lead to so open a schism under present circumstances. The
precipitate flight of these Carbonari is therefore attributed to
some other motive, which the next news from Barcelona will
undoubtedly explain to us.
Mina's secretary, who, it was thought, was a prisoner in this
town, arrived only to-day, escorted by gendarmes, and VMS im-
mediately conducted to the Prefecture, and had a long confer-
ence of an hour and a half with the Prefect, and was then led
back to prison. 'Much mystery is preserved with regard to
this person, and it was attempted toyonceal his present jour-
ney from the public.
Worn the Journal des Delntts.]
PETr.itsnonon, MAY 18.—According to a late Imperial
Ordonniince, students who desire to travel abroad at the ex-
pence of Government, ought not only to possess peculiar talents,
and to have made great progress in the sciences, but must also
produce certificates of exemplary conduct and good morals.
Pants, Atm. 2-I—The unfortunate Cure of Blanes, M. F.
Frigola, carried away from his home and from his parishioners
inlB2l, and since led from the prison at Gerona, to the prison at
Figueras, and thence transferred to the dungeons at Barcelona,
has been tried by a Council of War, and condemned to death
after twenty months torments. The worthy Ecclesiastic was
strangled in the square at Barcelona on the sth of this month
at eleven o'clock in the morning. Shut up in the Chapel on the
evening before; he said mass ; and pardoning his executioners,
employed his lust moments in praying. for them.
The Spanish Loan contracted for by the Regency at Madrid,
on July 18th last, with the house of Guebhard, at Paris, has
given another occasion for Royalist opinions to !thew themselves
in all their force. The list of suhscribera to this luau, already
three parts filled, consists almost wholly of the names of per
sons favouring the'3lonarchical cause. The success of this loan
in France will establish another bond between the two coun-
tries already governed by the same dynasty, and which are
now united, by the misfortunes of one and the generosity of
the other, inure closely than ever under -the standard of le-
giniacy.

SPAIN.

ROYAL DECREE FOR THE FORFEITURE OF THE
SPANISH ANTI-CONSTITUTIONAL GRANDEES.

.
CADIZ, JUVY lik .
The Kiri°. has been pleased to issue, through
the Minister'of Grace and Justice, the following
decree, under the date of the 13th of July :
" The address which, to the scandal of Eu-
rope, has been published. as having-been made by
various Spanish Grandees of both sexes, to the
' Chief of the enemy's army,•imperiously demands
' my attention, because, if not the work of fraud
and imposture, it is certainly a signal monument
of disloyalty and baseness. The singular style
in which it is conceived, the manifest falsehoods
on whiCh it-is founded, and, above all, the cha-
racter of some of the -individuals by whom it is
signed, afford grounds for regarding it, to be a
forgery. It is,indeed,scarcely possible to conceive
that there-Should be included among these indi- i
victuals one of the very men who adopted and
signed the constitution in 11312.. How is it pos-
sible to imagine that there should also be asso-
dated with them, the malt, who, manifesting the
most decided adherence to the system established
by the constitution, was honoured and favoured,
through the confidence of the nation and of my-
self, by the highest dignities and offices in the
State ? Such a total disregard of faith and
honour, such shameful inconsistency, and such
black ingratitude, would reflect discredit on the
lowest dregs of the community i how much more,
then, must it disgrace noblemen of Castile ? It
is equally incredible and absurd, that persons
bearing that exalted rank, and proclaiming their
inviolable loyalty, should, meanly bend the knee
before the enemy's Generalissimo, congratulate
him on his ominous success, and encourage him to
oppress, degrade, and destroy their nation. But,
notwithstanding all this, the fact is notorious, the
document has been printed hi a semi-official
paper, and copied into others, yet, no one 'has
come forward to contradict it. In its publication
and its effect, this address is a stain to Spanish
loyalty, an insult to the laws and the Govern-
ment, a calumny to the maim", and an odious and
criminal co-operation with the enemy. Those
men are doubtless deceiving the world and them-
selves who represent the constitutional sys,: ,it.to
be the effect of the violence of a party, wh ~.,, :ep
both the nation and the monarch in a state of
bondage ; they are deceiving the world and them-.
selves, since being honoured and distiuguished
by that constitutional system, either in their own
persons or those of their children or relatives,
they assail those very laws which foster and
protect them, as well as the rest of ,the citizens.
Finally, they deceive the world and themselves,
who, imputing to the Spanish nation odious vil-
lainy and stupidity, consent to this scandalous
violation of the rights of tuitions, and aid it by
their insolent connivance. Since, by this mani-
festation of their sentiments, they would destroy,
as far as lies in their power, the laws and the
Government which they have sworn to obey ;
since they applaud and authorize, as far as they
can, the desolation and horror of the foreign in.
vasion and civil war under which Spain now
groans ; and since, to deliver up.their unfortunate
country to a foreign yoke, they mil, their co-
operation, their lives, and their property .to an
enemy who would rob her of . her freedom, and ,
independence, the authors of this address, of
whatever rank they may be, are comprehended
in the decree issued by the. Cortes on my pro-

poiltion on the 2a instant. In consequence I
have declared and resolved as follows :

"Art. 1. Those men are unworthy the name of Spaniards,.
are traitors to their 'country and their King, and shall be held
and treated as such, who voluntarily signed the address to the;
Duke d'Angouleme, Commander-in-Chief of the enemy's
army, under the date of illtulrid, May 18, and which has been
published as having been presented by the Grandees of Spain,
and subscribed by Count de Villariezo, Count de la Puebla
del Maestre, the Duke de Castroterreno, Count de Cervellon,
the Marquis de Villafmnca, Count del Moiitijoi, the Marquis
del Alhaida, Count de Punonrostro, the. Duke de Leria and
Berwick, the Marquis de Fuenie el Sol, Viscount de Gaud, the
Marquis de Ariza, the Duke de Sadavi, the Duke de Villaher-
mosa, the Marquis de Cerralbo, the Duke de San Fernando,
the Duke de Metlinacell, the ex-Duke of Montemar, Count de
Miranda, the Marquis de Mondejar, the Marquis de Mira-
fibres; the Countess de Mora, the Countess de Cifuentes, the
Countess-Duchess de Henavente, the Duchessde Montellano,
the Countess de la Alcudia, the Countess de. Salvatierra, the
Marquis de Mos, Count de Colomera, the Duke de Tamanes,
and the Marquis de Valparaiso.

" 2. It being understood that the said address was signed
voluntarily, all the thirty-one individuals who seem to have
subscribed it, and who have nut hitherto denied so doing, since
they have given no proof of not having actually signed it, or
taken part in it, or that they were included in any of the ex-
ceptions of Art. 21 of the penal code, shall be brought-to trial,
when apprehended.
" 3. I hereby declare that the thirty-one individuals above-
mentioned do not form the whole of the Grandees of Spain,
nor even the majority of that class ; neither do they possess,
or ever have possessed, any title or character to represent it.
Consequently the above-mentioned address is, and ought to
be considered merely as the private act of those by whom it
was performed ; and the character of the Grandees of Spain,
who have at all times been distinguished for loyalty and pa-
triotism, must not suffer for the degradation and perjury of a
few individuals.

" 4. The 31 persons who signed the said address are hence-
forward deprived of all their titles, honours, decorations, ranks,
employments, 'offices, emoluments, pensions, incomes, prero-
gutives,-and distinctions depending on the supreme civil power
of Spain ; and with respect to those that do not so depend, they
shall not be permitted 'to exercise any throughout the king-
dom, nor shall the said individuals be acknowledged to hold
any rank or privilege in Spain.
8. The titles, decorations, offices, pensions, personal dis-
tinctions, or honours, which those individuals may have ob-
tained from me, or my august predecessors ure also hencefor-
ward extinct, as though they nover existed.. - They will like-
wise be suppressed to their heirs during the lives of the above-
mentioned persons; but, at their deaths, they shall descend to
whomsoever they may belong, in conformity with the laws, on
condition that the successor or successors do not deserve to for-
feit them for their own offences: With respect to the Ex-Duke
of Montemar, the order contained in toy decree of the 11th
inst. will he observed.

" 6. -The property of every kind whatever, belonging to the
31 persons . above-mentioned, shall be immediately sequestrat.
ed, and after satisfying the lawful claims that may be made
upon it, shall .he appropriated-to "the national Treasury during
the lifc4intaof tha individuals, and at theirdeath shall de.;
scend to whomsoever -it may belong according to law; but in
the meanwhile, their wives, children, and brothers, if they re-
side in Spain, and continue faithful to the Constitution, shall
receive such provisions .as 1 may think proper to assign to
them. .

" 7. I howeVer declare, that if any of the 31 individuals
abave-mentioned, excepting the Ex-Duke de Montemar,
should prove themselves free of the charge specified in article
2, that the succeeding articles 4,5, and G. will immediately be-
come null tvith respect to them, and their good name will be in
no way prejudiced by this my Royal Decree.
" I charge you to See this Decree executed,
and to order it to be printed, published, and
circulated."

BAYONNE, Atja. 18,--,We have received the
ACCOUNTS FROM BAYONNE.
following communications :---
Madrid, Ave. 14.-According to all the accounts and infor_
maim that we leCeivi: from the provinces, the Government of
Spain semis to be nearly :a an en 1. The following is an ex.
tract frond letter Written be an'Ofliccr in the Army of Mu,.
stems, who is well known for his attachment to the Constitu-
tional cause :--,
1."'../fizdttjar, r.-ehi.,t. fl.--The submiSsion of Ballaateros Must
doubtless surprise ail the friends of liberty ; but without enter-
big Into the detail all 'the causes which have led to. it, twill
content myself wish t)!;,rvvis,r, that the General was not pos_
sesscd of the necessary (onditicstions to conduct his army, in
the difficult circumstances in which it was placed ; he was not
able to direct the Military tultninistration, to combat, or to Nis,
the spirits of his troopit which were discouraged by a retreat of
180 leagues, without any resources but atbitrary requisitions,
which would, in the end, haveraised" tiro inhabitants against
us; the Cortes, il•om_ whom he received only reprimands, but
no succour, became sensible whew it was too late, Of :the inabi-.
lity of Ilallasteres; the French have profited by-the, disorder;
and by our dissention, some of the principal officers on the staff,
beginning with the Central, -were gained, so that in less than a
week we saw en aft-ay of nearly 20;000 Men disperse, and, in
fine, vanish ; whereas. if it had been properly commanded, we
might have acquired the greatest glory. I now expect nothing
but disorder and defection among the rest of our troops; who
cannot make any reaistar!!e to the enemy. .1 shalt, therefore,
take the first opportunity to return to you, and to repose after.
my fatigues."
The following is an extract from a letter dated Corunna, the
4th inst., written by a Gentleman belonging to one of the first
counne:cial houses m ihibaa, who serves in the militia
" I still exist, though by miracle, after the fatigue and the
privation that we have endured Since we left Bilboa. It is no-
torious that the column of militia of the three proVinces, espe.
chilly those of Bilboa,fiave defended the entrance of the Astu.
rias for two months; without any other aid than 3 or 400 soldiers
of the line of Catnpillo, continually fiOting with the corps of
General Huber. We arrived here in time to take part in the
defence of this town : all my calculations have been false ; and,
except four or five thousand old soldiers, and about two thou-
sand militia, we had no means to oppose an enemy so protected
by. sea and land ; for our unhappy chiefs, after having compro-
mised us, and taken us from our homes, have basely betrayed
us. I sec no means whatever of protracting the resistance of
this place, unless' we would sacrifice ourselves : those among us,
therefore, who are the most conprowised, arefreightiug a vessel
for England, whence I will write to Bilboa. We do not know
what is passing out of the town, but what must we think when
Quiroga, abandoning his soldiers, embarks. Since we left Bil-
boa, we have had 11 militiamen killed, 30 wounded, and 5 mis-
sing or prisoners."
The following letter was written by a person attached to the
Regency of 2latirid, dated the 14th. We translate it-word for
word :

• "31 A n Am,—The affair of LOS Nigros is settled ; our triumph
is no lobger doubtful, any more than their complete defection
in all parts of the Peninsula. Prone the events in Ga/lacia and
Andalutia, we may expect the speedy deliverance of our Master;
which will be followed by The surrender of the fortresses which
are still in the hands of the Revolutionists. I send eneloied a
pasuportfor your son ; senti,it by express to Cartitagena, ,and
persuade him to take advantage, as soon as possible, of the,
assistance of your friends to return to you, and abjure the party
of the rebels." • -

These three letters show the critical situation of the Consti-
tutionalists • nothing is -wanting to complete it, but the sub-
mission of Consti-
tutionalists;
in Catalonia, which is constantly spoken
of; when the' principal leaders betray their eause, the soL
diets are discouraged, the militia are filled with indignation
and despair; but these war.' all that the French had to
combat in Spain, because the mass of the population are tran-
quil spectators of the struggle except the small ultra-Royalist
faction which has formed itself at Sara,rosSit and some other
towns. le people in general have been deaf to the appeals
both of the Constitutionalists and their adversaries : the peace-
able and respectable class desire to see an end of the present
troubles at any rate; and what proves this ix, as soon as the
news of a speedy accommodation was published at Madrid and
other places, there were public rejoicings. The Constitution-
alists, in forming their projects of resistance, reckoned upon
assistances and improbabilities which have not been realised ;
they flattered themsAves that in the end they should have the
support of the English • they believed there would be some
internal dit torbances in 'France ; they could not persuade them-
"lves that the French army would light against the li-
berty
of tl►2. peoples but the French soldiers, well dim-
ciPlllxl, well commanded, better paid, and above all, re:
warded as they never were before, with titles and orders, for
every step they have advanced against the enemy, could not
deceive the' hopes of their Monarch, who may flatter himself
with ltaving one hundred thonfand brave men to oppose the
enemies yids throne.
The Decree of the Duke d'Angoulerne, ordering the release
of Persons arbitrarily imprisoned, has produced in general a
salutary
eneet ; 600 persons confined in the prisons of Madrid
have been restored to liberty ,• about 50 are to be brought to
trial, but these too have
solicited the clemency of the Prince.
The mediation. of England is now generally spoken of; the
Constitutional Party appear to wish it.--Addresses continue to
be sent
to the Regency, desiring the re-establishment of the an-
cleat system in' its fullest extent, and pamphlets are published,
which, referring to those blame the Prince for ob.:
jecting to institutions,which the present state of Spain detranda,
and Prevent all kinds of disasters, if a Constitution, liberal tvcat
in appearance, is to be maintteined.