The Sun.
London, England, 1821-03-20 00:00:00

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Adices received from isladrid to the bth itist.
bring the reply of the Cores to. the speeds de-
liVered by, FEIci)INAND VII. After to-aching on
the previous topics of the .4peech. in ssaccessiou,
thus adverts to -the passage respecting- the pro-
ceedings of the Congress at Lay bach, , and that
relative to the insults offeredtO his Royal Per-
sonage. .

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It was just and natural that the.po rca VI.- I
changes which have taken place :in the kiagdow
of the TWo.Sjeilies, and the intervention which
the Sovereigns of Austria, Russia, and Prussia,
pretend to exercise in that- respt ct, should have
excited the solicitude of your Majesty. The
ties ttf blood Which unite that Royal Farriift
.with_that of your Majesty, and the-iiitini:
testib!e right which all nations possess of
ameliorating their institutions, are motives
sufficiently powerful to make Spain " regard,
with the most liYely interest, an event so serious
and of such high iniportance.. The resolu-
tion taken by your Majesty to recognize no-
thing contrary to those principles of Are law of
nations on which repose the independence of
States, and which the Spanish nation will in-
yiolably,respect with regard to others, the Cortes
conceive to be worthy your Majesty, and of the
grand natit:a which you govern. They had, more-
ever, congratulated themselves, in concurrence
with your Majesty, that tire Allied Sovereigns, in
all their communications, had hitherto manifest-.
_ed that they recognised these principles with re-
spect to Spain. This recognition has been made
in a manner clear and express, such as the Cortes
desired, as the national dignity required, and our
security in regard to the neighbouring States im-
periously. demanded. The Cortes conceive that
it becomes. the Spanish nation, which has so
many claims -to the gratitude and admiration of
Europe for the glorious part which it took in the
emancipation of the Continent, and for the gene-
rons efforts with which it sustained its own inde
pendence and gave an example to other nations, to
take such rneasu ies as may protect it from all politi
cal vicissitudes, and place it iii the requisite state
of security. he Cortes have heard with grief
and surprise the conclusion of your Majesty's
speech. Full of affection, loyalty, and an ar-
dent zeal for the observance of the Constitution,
which Su positively prescribes the respect due to
the sacred and inviolable person of your Majesty,
they can never behold with indifference any act
which should not be conformably to this consti-
tutional principle--aft could 1—
'couceivol but by a Spaniard unworthy 6f Life
name, and who would for ever merit the general
execration•of the nation, and particularly that of
your Majesty, from the
aacooc.l:l,lreir)ttirirt,:rillici,‘ll' ri.miegicr,osrotelso,aciat
d fidelity.
Constitution to the discharge of legislative func-
tions, rely for the reit' ou the zeal and wisdom of
your Majesty. They expect with confidence.
that your Majesty, its supreme and sole head of
the Executive Power, and. as concentrating in
your august :Person • the power of causing the
laws to be executed, and as extending your au-
thority to every Ailing that concerns the preserva-
tion of public order, which is inseparable from
attachment and veneration towards the 'loyal
Majesty, will give-orders for repressing with
energy every excess contrary to our institutions,
by the means which those institutions themselves
prescribe. They tio“Hy hope that by this con-
duct your Majesty will consuminate the great
work of our political restoration, and will more_
and more secure the vigour and perpetuity of
the ,Constitutiorpt Throne, conformably to the
general and invariable wishes of the Spanish
peoide."

SunAns.—The new Russian Tariff came into
operation on the 13th of February, by which
all Sugars rr/ined in Europe, including, of course,.
our crushed Sugars, will have to pay this year
4`2s. per cwt., and all. other Sugars, including
the , finest white Havannah and Brazils, gs. per
cwt. being an addition of seven shiilings per
cwt., on the former, and only 2s. 4d. on the
lane r. Thus the. Russian • refiner is to pay 50s.
to 60s. for Havannah and Brazil Sugars, when he
might have an article from this country of equal
quality, and answering his purpose full as well,
if not better, at 4`2.;.' to 46.
.Laconic Char* to a Grand .Tory.—A short
time before the death of that great and: venera-
ble Lawyer, Judge Foster, he went the Oxford
Circuit in one of the hottest summers that had-been
remembered for many years, when his charge to
the Grand Jury was as follows :—" •Gentlemen,
the weather is extremely hot, I am very old, and
you are well acquainted with your duty,—

practise it."
Saturday last was-the last bay 'of Drawing the
State Lottery, and it also terrrilnated Mei!srs.
Sivewawn'rs' Contract with Government; of,
course all the Three 21,00bL Prizes, and other
Capitals that remained in the Wheel, Were then
drawn. Two of the Priies of Twenty-one .Thou-
sand Poundi were sold by that old favourite of
Fortune, Bisn. One was s.ent to Dublin, where
it was shared by Mr. CA tiw ELL, one of the Irish
Offit•e-keepers.—A new- Contract is to be made
with Government, this day, for another Lottery,
and we hope Messrs. St v•rwatunTs may again
be the Contractors, as they not only make very
brilliant Schemes, bat hot tune seems to smile on
their plans, for we always observe tit great nurri
ber of Capitals are ilistriLuted in. their Con-
tracts, and in the last contract alone there have
been no less than Seven Prizes of .21,0001. shred,
and Two '21,000/.. sold in whole Tickets, beSides
an immense number of minor Capitals.

PA ItL I,A r E N

HOUSE 01 NfAncii 19 : •
Mr. Johnion;froii. the Office of the Chief Se-
cretary for Ireland, presented a List ut the Fig.
lisle Goods imported into Ireland.

Mr. WinchcsteF,.frozn• the Post oal el? prosetll=
od an Account of the tialaticeS in the hAnds-of
the Deputy Poitmaster on the sth'of January lap.
Eaol G-LtAnfILLE preiented a .Petition fro:-.11110
Woollen Manufacturers of C
praying for a Repeal of the I)dty inipotied

The Earl'of MAccrxsFtEr.o..presertted a Peti..
Lion from-the Corporation of 1475eter, a:gainst the
granting,of any further concession 3 to thisCatholie,s.
Lord 1102,t-l: presentd tt-sienilar-Ption fOM
the Corporation•of Exeter.—BothPe.titious e'en!
read and ordered to he laid on the

The Flax Encouragement Bill was read a se-
cond time,

The Silk Manufacturers' Bill, the Glass Dutir.t9
Bill, and the Cochineal Bill, wejt through clic
Committee's.

The Earl of DMNI,ET presented a Petitiaq
from certain Clergymen of the Church of Eng-
land,. complaining of the omission of her Majes-
ty's name from 'the Liturgy ; but, aftor a sholt
conversation across the Table, which was not au.
Bible below the
,Bar, the Petition w&s- with-
drawn, in consequence of some informality.--Ad-
journed till, to-morrow.

110 USE OF COMMONS;
Mr. GOOCH pres3nti a Petition froth the Arch4eaconrl
and Clergy of udbury -against the Roman Catholic
waq ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. T. WILSON presented a similat ;petition front flit!
Incorporated Clcrgy'of Sion College.--Ordn2d to be print,,ci.
Mr. Pi:LII.AII,I presented three Petitions from three severA
districts in Lincolnshire, complaining of pgricultund distress.

NEW cnuneuEs:
Mr. LITTLETON presented a Petition from Iron Workers
(we believe) in Staffordshire, -praying that the roofs of the new
Churches to be .built might beanade of iron.—(A laugh.)—The
Petitioners thought that the Parliamentary
,grant Might h.ive
B
been applied to more useful purposes. The on. Member said
he was sorry the Right llonoura.ble Chanceljor of. the Exche-,
Tier was not present.to hear the sentiments of the Paitioners.
4.'hey enumerated various uses that could be Made of iron with
great. advantage. }douses were entirely Luilt of iron, gnd the'
roofs of the most impel-tint- buildings would derive strength
and durability from the adoption of irt:n in constructing them.
. Mr. H. G. BENNErf thought that more public 'benefit
would be deriVed front' the use of timber bought, not in the
foreign: market,; but from -our own colonies.

Afar a few words from Mr. CR 0 K E IL, the' Petition was ot,
tiered to lie on the table. . . .
AGRICULTURAL' DISTRESS. - -

Mr..CURWEN presented a Petition from the liand-•,(tu,..
Piers in 'the County •of Cumberland, complaining ut fig
tural Distress.—lt was ordered to be printed.

• T ri• A V fix,
Mr. STUART WORTLEI.' presentod.-4 Ai A•i.Ak. 6,0
Manufacturers of Woollen Cloth in fludderstithl, praying he
repeal of the last duties imposed on wool.—lt was ordered to
beyrinted.

Lord
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L EDWARD SOMERSET presented a similar petition
from th. Woollen Manufactuzers in Gloue;.stersbire,—Ortkred
to be printed.

TIMBER TRADM

Mr. MARRYAT iiae to present. a Yetition from the Ship
Owners of Lath, Kirkcaldy, and- other places, upon this .sub..
ject. A conversation of some length ftdlowed, In which'Air.
Stuart Wortley,. 111 r. Wallace, Adand, WArr;J,
and Sir John NeWport took part..-. The Petition was ordered
to lie . on, the table, and,to be printed.

AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS.

Mr. FLEMINU presented a Petition. rom Hump!third com-
plaining of Agricultural Distress.—Ordered to lie on the table.

STATE OF THE CURRENCY.

Mr. BARING rose to present a Petition from very respect-
able merchants. in Liverpbol, upon the subject of the eurrency.
It had not at all been got up for the .purpon of being etinneet-
edh with the iluestion which was this night to be clisctissed. -The
Petitioners prayed for su:h alterations- in. the Act ~passed
July, 1819, as would enable debtors to discharge their d6hts iu
a currency corresponding; in value to the currency in, which
they had contracted them ; and they also prayed that at the
period when payments in specie. should commence,
.bullion
might be substituted for specie at such a standard as the:lollSe
might think fit. The Petition wa drawn up with great care,
and Well entitled to the attention of the House. lie woullirner
give his own opinion tr:. the su ject, tin it should coose.r.giJarly
before the House.

Mr: NIELICE said that though he had read .niaiy PZ-titions
and bills and statunents on Cie subject, he had never r^acl an:-
document where the evils flowing from a paper currtllcy were
so trtily dvieted as in this PeEdon. , • • - .

Mr. I.llltClfsaid that he could not agrer in the '•prayer of
the Petitiod, •but that he :.greed entirely with the Hon. Mem-
bers as to the .respeetability of the Petitioners.—The Petiticn
was ordered to be.printtAl. . • - . •