Star.
London, England, 1823-03-08 00:00:00

CR.4ND SPANISH DINNER.

Yesterday, the Grand Milner to the Spanish and Peoinguese.
Ambassadors was given at the City of London Tavern. The
most distimeished Members of both Houses of Parliament, and
the most eminent persons of the commercial and monied interests
fi!!crl the room. At live o'clock not a place was to be bad at
the tahles, and upu :Yds of 400 persons had taken their seats.
Mr. JA CAMPS:ELL, the Kink Directly, and Sir Jour: Mu,
two of the Stewards, accompanied the Spanishambarsadors from
their residence to the City of London Tavern, where their EtH
cellencies were met by a deputation, consisting of the Duke of
SOMERSZT, the Marquis of LANSDOWN, the Earls of DARMLFY
and Essax, Lords ALTIIORP, Noaltmestr, and Curtos, the De-
puty-Governor of the Bank, the Chairman and Deputy Chair-
man of the 'East India Company, the Members for the City of '
London, Mr. Lasinox, Mr. Lrert.svoo and Mr. Sheriff ,
T110311.50X. The reception of the Ambassadors was mostcor-
dial and enthusiastic ; and their Excellencies expressed the *arm
sense *hich they entertained of this mark of public respect and.
co-operation.

At half-past six o'clock, the: Chairman, Lord Wat. Drxynteit,
entered the dining-room, conducting
.his Royal Ilizhnets the
Duke of Sussex, who sat on his right, and nest to the Royal
Duke sat the Duke de SAN !Amara°, who Was drerjed in a richly
%krona:ll uniform with several foreitit Orciess. On the
left of the Chairmap sat Admir.sl.laLtx, the Spui>h nthacsa-
dor, in a splendid naval uniform of his country, decor.itsed with
several Orders; and neat to his Excelleney was the Portuguese
Ambassador, Mr. Ouvixita. At the principal table, heckles the
Deputation we hive mentione4 sat Lord Eitsxtss, Lord Dux-
caNxox, Lord At:cm-vitt, Sir FRANCIS BURFIETT,
WHIIIIKVAN Mr. ItICARIHN, Mr. I'A•CiIE GREAVELI., Mr. C. 11.
Ilerentssost, Lurrittaosi, Mr. W. Mr. 1111t(71f, slr.
Et.i.ter, Mr. Wvvit.t., auk several other Mentbersof the house
of Commons.

See( ral foreign Officers of distinction were in the room, dressed
clothes;in pl..in among them was the N....!FV.,itJn GLneral
Sp.n.!s:t fl:g was planted in the mte.i; :;•olery, and several
table ornaments of
,a complimentary form to tile Spanish nation
wet: C.i-piayt 4 on :ha oc:asion.
At a quart-..r before sev:v o'clock, the disthp-uislied company
present sat down to an el,gant dinar. As som :.s the cloth was
r...ntoved, outhis Dwaine, wa, <:1:g in a :uit mower, 11
iLOR, BR').% LEET, PY N.F‘ and nrhrr profes-
4on.ti Gentlemen. A band occasionally pelforined martial and
national :airs in the nu sic g..llery.
Tilt CHAU:MAN first proposed the health, which was
drank with three titres thre... and accompanied by the Anthem
of " Goo save the The next to.:st from the Chair was.
" c " The Duke of York and the Army,"
and next " The Duke of Clarence and the Navy," each toast
accompanied by approrrlate musical :its.
• The Noble Cu 11117'.!.s.): tht'ot observed, that all formality would
be quite unnt.c..:ssary with re-pect-to the next toast which he
had to propos,:. Iz was.smrely necessary for him to mention the
11,:role Spanish nation to s.:cta. the Warm feeling of every good
heart—(AppLnse).—lt was needless for him to call Own the
condemnation of every honottrabkinind on the edinus principles,
so dangerous w etc lib:o-ties of mankind, 'which the Govern-
' mint of France did not hesitate to a•ow--(l.oud r;?-ers;.—On
this point the minds of 1.1 l tors of tumour were aiteady made
up. • Jr was now his more pleasing duty to invoke the admira-
tion of this country on chat uncompromising spirit with which
the brave Spanish people had spurned all dependence on France
in the firm resolution which dill had come to of vindicating
the freedom of their country. But he was, at the same time,
sorry to say that, ha the pres..:nt instance, ha was obliged to call
upon the sympathies of the company; for, in 'the year 1808,
when the Spanish Deputies came to this country, they had still
abundant resources, and were enabled to send into the field an
Army well equipped to combat: the foe. But now. the case was
very different, in 'consequence of their having been subjected to
a long and desolating war. They had nothing now left but their
own bold and independent spirit, yet that spirit was neither to
be put down by tyranny nor daunted by difLulties. lie should
now propose—" The Constitutional King of Spain and the
Spanish Nation." This toast was received with loud and reite-
rated acclamations.

The Spanish Ambassador (Admiral JAVA?), then rose, and
expressed his acknowledgments in 'French. Haying apologised
for his Inability to address the company iri English, he said he
was happy to find so lively 411 interest was excited for his coun-
try in so distinguished alai respects' le a company as that he had
now the honour of addressing. 1k saw before him ,men who
esteemed liberty and justice ; and England might well he called
the greatest nation in Europe. lle hoped that the relations of
amity and the ties of commercial intercourse would never be in-
terrupted between Great gritain and his nativecountry (Cheer.).
The CHAIRMAN then gave," The Constitutional King of Por-
tugal and the Portuguese Nation;' three times three. This was
drank amid the loudest cheering.

The POSTIJGCE.E AMBAMArtOIt rose to return' his sincere
thanks, as the Representative of his Country, for the Lomat-
which had just been rendered to the Portuguese Nation. Ile
felt some diElnilty in expressing himself, but he would do so
in Cie best manner be could, animated as he was by the reflec-
tion that he spoke in the presence of a Loyal and an Illus;.
trious Personage, and in the presence of all this great coun-
try could boast, that was noble, gallant, and honoured. It was
rte.•tiless for him to say that the friendship of England for Por-
tugal had commenced with her existence as an independent
State. Ile hoped the bond of their friendship would never
be broken. Never had Portugal been in danger but Great
Britain had proved herself ready to afford her all the aid
which was necessary for her preservation—(Loud applau4e).—
It such was the part which England had acted by Portugal
under the old Constitution, if Constitution that might be called,
which deprived the subjects of all their sights, what might not
be expected from this great country, when she was seen strug-
gling in del...lice of that Constitution which had been framed by
the will of the people, with the constant of their Monarch, as
their King CJohn I.) had identified his wishes with those of his
peopll—(Applarse).—Feeling strongly on this subject, they.were
sieis:ied that, should Portugal be called upon to defend that Con-
stituti.. •, Great Britain would afford his countrymen all the sup-
port they deserved, to enable them to maintain their indepen-
dence—(Applause).-llc should no lon,;er trouble the company,
but world conclude, begging of them to accept Lis thanks in the
name of the whole of his countrymen, fur the honour which he
had received. lle begged to propose " The City of London and
its Commerce."

The CHAIRMAN 119 W begged to give de health of their Royal
and IllustriousVi,itor, his Royal Highness the Duke of Susit x.
fie was sure every man in the room f.-It sincerely zreifivd at
seeing his Royal kinilineis present on this occasion, and mould
therefore most cordially join to drink to the .4 Duke of Sussex
and the rest of the Royal Faini!y."—Thi; toast was iirank•with
three times three, and with shuts of applause. -
The Duke of SUSSRI rose with extreme diffielence, and cer-
tainly with strung f:elings of gratitude to that distinguished and
respected sqciety, to return thanks for the honour they had con-
ferred upon hint by drinking his health, and by inviting hint to
assist on this occasion. Never did an individual feel greater &A-
tilt-action at Dellis so called upon ; never did an individual feel
more impressed with the importance of that question which oc-
cupied their attention than he did. The Gentlemen who heard
tins must be well aware of the extreme delicacy of the situation
in which he stood. Tuey likewise knew that as an linglishman,
and as a member of that Royal Family which the free will of the
People had placed upon the Throne of these realtss--(tanid ap-
plause)—he could not but feel deeply interested in every CaSk
where public liberty was concerned—(Applause).—Having said
thus much, he trusted the Meeting would give him credit tot
those feelings which he declined to express more at large, and
allow him to sit down breathing a wish Which had been generklly
avowed in former times, when the right of promulgating opinions
was more circumscribed than it was at present, that the Go-
vernments of France and Spain might nut he united by a family
compact. This had been firmly resisttd at she period to *bids
be had alluded, and he trusted the principle Would hot be ad-
mitted now. He concluded by acknowledging the kinnuess of
the Meeting, and declared the feelings inspired by the distinc-
tion which that Assembly had conferred on him would be che-'
risked in his heart to the last hour of his Ufe—qAppkause).
The Marquis of LANIDOWN solicited the attention of the
Meeting for a few moments, while, with the permission of the
Chairman, he proposed a toast, which would in some degree
explain the motives which had brought them together. Not-
withstanding the sincere respect winels they entertained for
those illustrious. Nations, whose Representatives they were 'mud .
i.orece:ve that day, it was not on this accotuit alone, hut on thtet
of the great cause in which they were gloriously engaged, that'
they were desirous at this moment of proclaiming their feciings
to ate worid—he meant, the cause • of Natioual Independence.
This principle had been advocated ;,by the wisest mut in all so-
cieties, in all nations, and in aft ages-..and. it had tended sieve
than anything else to &odor, raw, lad stilt dig !wow

na:e. Where It 'had been lost eight of, the darkest spots or his pet filly, treachery, and eleba,ernent were to. be round;
The viol :you or tuitional indepeml.aire had tiovi, toi the ft./A
time, bee n attempt.d to berarthoills....d into a aystem, •ot of I.s;
ternation but of lute firanny—C Loud applause!.
—lf such a prtr•ieet were permitted by thr inscrutable decrees of
Pieovriaci.ex, or by the supineness of teen, to succeed, society
must retro,;rad.-, and dal kness end daugers the most appalling
must return. Were era h a sesteni long acted upon, not even
England herself would he cafe—m.t even her high- character;
nor even :he services_which she h.... 1 rendered to the great corn:
munity of Europe, if such a !ystein ceintineed, would serve to
redeem the origiaal sin of our arcestoto, who had emancipated.
themselves from the thraldom of usurped controul,•and torn the
chains which bad restrained them link from link—(Applause).--..
however, could not believe that such a system would be
permanent—he could scarcely believe it could exist through
another year. Ile wished to offer one word on the subiect of
the Spanish Constitution. They were not then assembled to pro. -
uoutice en ita,rnerlts or defects, but to proclaim, that whatever
its defects might be, It was for Spaniards alone to correct them
(Applause).—lie could easily believe., when he looked back to
' the circoht stances of difficulty and danger under which that Con:
stitution had been framed, he could easily suppose it to be en-
deared to the Spaniards by those circumstances—by the blood
which had been spilt in its defence—by the favourable antotion .
which it had formerly received :corn other nations—and,.most elf
all, by the attempt now rat.hirg by foreigners tri subvert
Proud as he felt of our own Constitution sad Laws, some might
think that in th..t Con,tituriett and in those Laws (comparaw
tivety perfect as they were cip;•tised to be), defects could be
found. Were such the case, if that dcfect proved ten timesgreater
than he had tir.t sapposcd, fiom the moment thit foreigneni •
under tuck to core( ct wied was thought at: imperfection, he shoubi •
cling to it more resolutely that ever; well content na, risk life
and tortnne iu def:nee of the exhiting Constitution, whit all its
de:lc:ea:dee, t.ll the foul attempt had t.f.rminated, and till the wt•
holy prereece of foreign intro-forence WOls withdr:hurn-(Applause):
Ile utv..r.enield believe that a great and gallant people like the
French mould favour sue!: a cause as that which their Government,
had made their own. He coal.] not believe that that greet Nu,
:ion lied its ovcil fire will te..n.-• to ‘Terora to take out a liaense
for nt.:hiu wdr on ...he f..•:etionl Of a neighboUring people—(Ap-
plat:se). en ill leas cnuld he lie:ievt that they, fond is they were of
milie.ry ferne, could devreto scud an army of Lyeurguses and So-. •
lons to thrast hel'w laws with the polut of the bayonet on an unwil-
lin: and unofienslieg pcople-.—(Applause,.—The quarrel, so far as
the French wute concerned, was nor a me:tonal quarrel, and there-
tore be hoped thee they would Lit; the resistance oil the part of tl.e
Spaniards must be natiOL.,.:, anti front that circumstance he felt
conlident that they must succeed.' That -;allant: nation, Spain (by
what most he adnt.ttedio a hard, but which, while it was a lard
was at the same time a great and glorious destiny) had been
call..tl upon twice, within a very shot t period, to stand forward
in the great cause of the ,independence of nations---(Applause).
Out of the former contest they had come triumphant, and he
prayed :end• hoped for her owii homier; but. trot more for he:
own honour 'hail fear the benefit of other cenintries, that ehe
might come glariotiali triumphant out of. tits—(Enthusiastic
al•plause).—lt was for the purpose of entlaodylog these feeling{
a:..1 to defend the rights of lice States, that he now proposed
as a toast—" independence-of nations, and may it ever be
the desirc, as it is the duty, Of neighbouring states to respect it"
—( Applause).
The toast was drank with three times three, and followed by
long-continued shot.ts of approbation.
The hrulths of the Duke of Sin Lorenzo, and of the Secretary
• of Legation, M. Colon, were near prisposed front the Chair, and
drank with three times three-.

ate puke of SAN LOitliNZO briefly acknowledged the honour
he.had received, and on account of hi, imperfect knowledge of
the English lauguagc, referred to the &crctary of Legation fur
a fuller expression of his sentiments.
The Sa•CRETARe of Lea.tll,M then read a paper expressing the '
anxiety tat the Dulle of San Lorenzo to testify his gratitude for
the kindness lie had received in this country. A lasting impres.
slam had been ni..do on his mind, and would be made ou the
minds of all Spaniards by the proceedings of that day. He de.
scrilied the difference to be great between the treatment he had
met with on this, and dna which he had expkricnced on the
other side of the Channel. There, he would not disguise the
fact, many. things had occurred indicative of a confirmed anti- •
pathy. Much did he congratulate himstif on the change which
he had rentat let 1, on coming to England, where he had been
wekonwd with kihdliess as honourable to the nation from whom
it ernanatt 1, as to the individual who Was so fortunate as to tea
ceive it. From the moment in which he had landed in this free
country, he had met with the most cordial and and enthusiastic
greeting. lie had found in the Government and Nobility those
qualities by which the Ministers and Nobles of a State ought
to be distinguidieti—urbanity, condescension, and sympathy.--
'cite conduct of the Spaniards was then defended from the
.ins.
potations cast on at by the French Government and the other
enemies -of the Spanish Revolution. " Where (continued the
speaker) 6 the inimittent danger from the actual state of Spain ?
—Have we declared, as the French did, that all Kings must lie
dethroned—have We announced that our Constitution must be
the universal axle? On the contrary, have we not disclaimed ,
every idea of recommending or fomenting any imitation of our
conduct ? The ('ortes have explicitly uttered such a-disavowal
in their glorious sittings of January last. The Government had
before given a hundred times the same assurances to England,
when the 'ten:lotion of Put tugal broke out—to Austria, when.
the insurrection of Naples and Piedmont occurred—to France,
at every Atep of our representations against a very different
behaviour on her part, and those assurances have been strictly
acted upon, which renders their 'sincerity the more' palpable.—
Where ~se, if this is doubted, the-symptoms, the evidence of a
surreptitious-proselytism? We have not allowed the French
refugees to reside nearer the frontiers than Vittoria and Rilboa;
we have tot allowed them to form at Inn a Committee of Re-
ballion, and after Bards a counterpart of the Urgel Regency. We
did not allow the companions of Berton and Garon to argentite
themsa 'lves into an army—we have not furnished to them .50,000'
nite-kt ts—we las* not procured for them a loan,as that of Mr.
Ouvrard's ; and, to &lids the contrast, we have not introduced
civil war in France, nor opposed the tri-colloured flag to the'
standards of the Faith. Where is, therefore, I ask ouce more,
the proselytism of Spain. the danger to her neighbour, the right,
t:se excrytional right of interference? Let me request you, my
' Lords and Gendemen, to place yourselves in our situation; 'sup+
pow your incomparable Constitution were the worst system of
Government—suppose that a Foreign Cabinet should imintate
to you the adoption of the very best Constitution, on the pats
of landing one hundrei thousand Legislators to effect that pur-
pose, lore wutfd tau act--you, ?• I read the answer
on your countenance's. But, at all events, it is not a Constitu-
tion that which advances Into Spain behind the train of the
French army. it is the naked structure of Despotism.---t
Ete Paper theta Spoke at some length on-the present prospects of
;pant, and deciared that it would be fonlid she possessed both
iron and gold—icon for guns., and geld to meet the expenses of
the conflict. In the struggle for their iodeperidence, they doubted
not mat they should be succoured and-countenanced by Great
&stain ; ami the world would see that tbe'Spauiards were ;be
Same men in I that they were in 108.. Ar.the last-men.
tioned period thee would nut sutler a Kidg to be forced on them
by Ihntaparte; now they would not submit to have a Coastline
titan forced upon them by the legitimate siscoesiAd of that intik&
mate Despot—they Would not endure that lavilalimild be pressed
oft them at the point of a French bayonet—(Appihuse):--Having
thanked the company for the honour which the Duke of San Loa
tenets and the Secretary of Legation bed tiCaved, the latter said,
it had been his intention to have addiMmwd Arent Words to tile
Alex ring on the Cattle which they were mit to lupport, but his
country had found 60 able an advocate in the Noble Marquis,
that nothing remained toe him to say—(Loild applause).—frie
concluded 6y giving m a tuest--" Prospoziety to Great Britain."
Toe toast was drank with applause. .
The City sat Loudon and its Commerce," which bad before
been plopased by the Portuguese Ambassador, was now oust
with three times three. •

Mr. liallni./1 ruse to return thanks. It was impossible to e..
press the deep 'echos of the Merchants of Lembo at witnessing
the two great and gallant Nations struggling for their liberty.
Never lead they lecture been such events with so deep kn interest.
With the one we had been i'ontiected since the perhiti of our com-
mercial existence ; and wsth the other, we had lung been un
terms et Wait) and commercial Ittrerort. lie was highly pleased
to see one of the Princes of the Royal iismily, the Nobles, and
,much ut the wealth of this City assembled in behalf of,thispe two
,countries now saug,;iiug with a foie:gut enemy for Vie 111;ris,y
which Lheiiiimeace Hs commerce. had inspthect them Mgr He
gate as A 'FOAM—The extension ut Calallleree ao4 Cailtesitioa • "
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zAwat toastwar--`e The Cortes of Spain and Viittnipk."
"Ijen-nit with three dines three, suirlund acclamations.
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the Mantua. of LanSalown, said—" indeed, little has remained
for me to say, -after the first short but manly and etergt tic ad.
dress of our Noble Chairman—an address be fittirg the Rim: who
had fought the battles of his country, and worthily :Administered
her power_ in every part of the world-7(1.°ml epplaus_e.) —lle
has spoken of the aggressions of a descendant of Louis Jars in!
language worthy The descendant of a frietid of William II I. It
is a remarkable proof of the hereditary character of families,
that even at this day a Hendrick should be the defender of liSerty
when assailed by a Ileurbon ; he will never consent to stigmatise
his ancestnrs, or to dim the lustre of that family name, which is
identified with the transactions which gave liberty to this country.
The toast which I am about to propose is so in accordance with
your feelings and pour object, that it needs little preface from
me—it is, " The preservation of the Peace of Europe." The
object of yoni• as3emblinz, is to reprobate an attack on that on
which all p,-ace reposes, the independence of nations—(Ap-
plause)—and to sheer the interest which every man, worthy of
the name of 13t ion], feels in the fate of two &dons nations, of
the Spanish Peninsula, whose cause is stow identified with the
right of independeeee—(Applause).es-The Spanish nation has
bad the fortune or the fate which no other nation has enjoyed
and suffered, to have enlisted in her favour twice, in a very short
space of time, the gt.nerous feelings of all free men in-Eut ape.— •
Twice has her indept-nderce. been assailed by unjust power; may
her second rcsi,tatice lye as gi ariou s end' successful as•her first—
( Applause).—.The En7tillt nation flew in arms to their aid.
The independence of the Peninsula is now atetcheedritis as
little pretence of justice as in 1509, atel the voice of F.nglend
has again unanimously answered to the appeal of Spain.—
The verdict of this free people has been delivered ;—that the
attack upon Spain is an unjust and unjustifiable usurpation, snb•
aversive of the law of nations, which, if reduced to a system, will
leave no rights of nations—will leave no nations—( Applause).—
For what is a nation? An independent community. Indepen-
dence to a nation was as life to a man—(Applause).—We have
before us the case of the Government of France in the speech
cf the Minister for Foreign Affairs. It would be rill( elous if
it were slot an insult to an independent State, as well as the
human understanding, as a reason put forward for the attack
on Spain, that the Spanish Revolution has diminished the sale
of French mules—( Laughter and appla'ise).—Another state-
ment of the same kind adduced is a ground of war is, that
the Revolution, by direinilhing the vent for French produce in
Spain, has diminished the vent of one Frthch department by a
hair. lint it is shameful to waste reason on such contemptible
absurdity. M. de Chateatahriand mus: know, that if the Spa-
eiards chose to forbid every article of French produce to be
intrdduced into their territory, this, the exercise of the most in-
disputed tight of an independent nation, far from being a ground
of war, would not be a ground even of complaint—( Applause)—
eeetin has published et) Decrees threatening the independence of
other Governments--Spain has published no incitements to peo-
ple to revolt against Sovereigns—Spain has not declared that
other forms of Government are less lawful than her own—Spain,
religiously respecting the law of independent nations, has held
every Government rightful that an independent nation has esta-
blished, or that an independent nation maintains—(Applause).
The meditated invasion of Spain is like the invasion of Poland
by Catherine of -Russia, who, after modestly informing the
world that she had been raised to the Throne by her virtues,
deciared that the right of vicinage entitled het to interfere in the
affairs of Poland, and to bring it back to an orderly condition.
The attack upon Spain in principle comes to this—that there is
a right of interference in the affairs of any State, when the forms
of Government differ so that the people may be tempted by the ex•
ample of one to change the Constitution of the other. The conse.
(pence of this must be interminable war,• or war only terminable
when all Constitutions of the earth are reduced to the saute form.
If it is a ground of war for a Monarchy against a more Demo-
oitatic Constitution, it is a ground of war for a Democracy against
a 'Monarchy—(Applause)—or for a limited Monarchy against an
absolute one; it would justify Russia in attempting what, thank
GOD, she cannot effect—the destruction of the States of America;
it would justify the Emperor Alexander in putting a Cusack
garrison in Loptati, and in imposing, by the united wisdom of
/Siberia and Kamtschatka, conservative principles' on the de-
scendants of Hampden and of Sidney !-..(Applause) —Last year,
on the closing of the Session, the French liens told' he Chambers
that nothing but the blackest malevolence could impute to the
Sanitary Cordon any Other purpose than that which was then pro-
fessed—the keeping out of the yellow fever ; that those only could
attribute to it any other object who seized every opportunity to re-
kindle the h ill-extinguished brands of disorder and war—(Cheers).
On the eth of June, 1822, nu longer ago than a few months, the
King of France saw to datigsr iii Spain; so far was he rons
seeing it, that nothing but the blackest malevolence could im-
pute to him a desire to interfere with i:—(A laugh).—Now we
see the King of France himself kindling up a war, which, li-
?tilted as he may wish it to be, must weaken the security of
e'eery nation in the world, and the extension of which to all Eu-1
rope is at least a matter of extreme probability—(Applause ).
At the conclusion of the speech of M. Chateaubriand, he tells us,

Spain may form treaties inconsistent with those which bind
h4r to France—she may form commercial relations inconsistent
seith the Commercial interests of France.' I have no doubt this
"spas the very Power M. de Chateaubriand had in his eye—
( Ap2lause).—l have no doubt that England will feel a desire
corresponding to his apprehension, to pursue a course as accord-
ant with policy as with her feelings—to draw close her con.

Lesion with Spain, and to eiftct the entire and absolute inde-
"-_residence of that ancient and gallant country from the bonds of
'ranee—(Loud applause).—l propose, The preservation of
the peace of Europe.' "—Drank with three times three.
The Duke of Sussex rose to propose a health, which they
would receive with pleasure. Ills Ilonnurable Friend adverted
penverfulty to the character of the Noble Chairman; but if his
Lordship would allow him to say it, he had never heard of him
as an Officer but with his sword drawn in the cause of Freedom.
It was a pleasure to have such a man to preside over such a
Meeting. He then gave—" The health of the Chairman," with
three.—Drank with much applause.
Lord W. Be-vim:cc returned thanks. He then gave—" The
Duke of Wellington ; and the brave men, of whatever country,
who fought for freedom on Spanish ground."
" The cause of civil and religious liberty an over the world."
Drank with three times three, and unbounded applause.
The CHAIRMAN gave--" The Governors and Directors of the
Bank of England ;" with three times three.
Mr. Bastes returned thanks shortly.
" The. Chairman, Deputy Chairman, and Directors of the East
India Company," with three times three, was the neat toast.
Mr. W. Wiettaas also shortly returned thanks.
The Crimes's?: gave the health of the Stewards with three
times three.—(Great applause).
The Duke of &master returr.ed thanks, in the name of the
Stewards, and stated the gratification they felt at having been
able to show to Europe, and the world at large, the unjustifiable
attack on the liberties of Spain. To have looked at such & cause
with indifference, would have argued great ignorance of our Own
political interests. Notwithstanding the distress of the country,
the people were willing to bear additional burdens, to assist the
nations of the Peninsula.
The CHAIRMAN could not conclude without congratulating
them on the way the evening had been passed. Ile gave, as the
last toast, " The Ladies of Spain and Lngland."—Tune, " The
Black Joke."
The Noble CHAIRMAN and the Duke of Scssri left the room
at about eleven o'clock, and the company wholly separated
hottly after, -the harmony of the day having been preserved
with unfailing spirit till the last.

Bow-svarev.—Tboraday afternoon last, two successful attacks
were made net the Gambling 'rouses, No. 33, Pall-mall, and
No. 15, Bury-street, by a strong party of the Bow-street patrol,
tinder the direction of G. It. Muranuti and THOMAS HALLS,
lisqrs. Twelve persons were taken front Pall-mall, and twenty-
tour front Bury-street. !it the course of their examination,
no circumstances transpired of a different nature to those on the
ctlit.r occasions, except what related to the; person on whose infor-
nt.ition the warrants had been granted—he stated himself to:be
411 Officer in the Army, that he was on half-pay, and for the last
two years had been playing every night at one or the other of the
two hoists, and had taken %n with him from 301. to 904 of an
evening, but never came out of the house winner of one farthing.
Mr. 'lsl.'s, aftcr consulting with his brother Magistrates, or- I
tiered that six of the defendants, who gave their names as John
Sartiu; William de CHndez, John Williams. James Price, Henry
joluflOO, atua Lalis Richards, and who were identified as being
inativerned in the management of the houses, should fiud hail for
their appearance at the tiessii :is, to answer indictments to be pre.
Fatted against.theist. The others, who it appeared were playing
in ,h 4; boas.., Pere lib-:rated on entering into their own recog-
-142411C1i of £4O each fur their appearance at the next Scallions.

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LONDO. .

SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1523.
THE FUNDS.

STOCK EXCHANGE, lIALF-PAST TWELVE.
There appears a total•stagnation in the Market this morning.
Consols opened at 73} /, and remain steady at this rice.—
This moment, a report prevails that two Expresxv have arriv2d
from Paris, stating that the Duke D'Amacomeste has left Paris
for the Army; but we cannot trace it to any authentic source.
FOREIGN FUNDS.

In the early part of the morning the market, seemed to be on
the rise. Spanish Bonds opened at 00k, but afterwards they de-
clined to 291, with little doing.
Current Prices: Chilian 69, New Spanish 291 I, Old 39,
New Prussian 77, Old 70 to 80, Russian 71i, Colombian .50,
New Spanish Scrip 36k.

PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK.

Bank Stocii shut--3 per ('.ent. Reduced shut
S per Cent. Consols 73% %
3% per Cents. shut—l. per Cents. Old shut
4 per Cents. New 931/2 1/4
Bank Long Annuities shut
India Stock shut—lndia Bonds 225. 235.
Exchequer Bills of El MOO, 11s. 95.. 1.0%
Consols for Acct. 733/4 % 1/2.

Pavate letters from Paris have brought over the
Protest which was made in the Chamber of Deputies
on Wednesday against the exclusion of M. MaNum.,
and which not being read in that Assembly, is not
given in our account of its proceedings. It expresses
the indignation of these Deputies at the violation
of the rights of every French citizen, and declares
the whole -proceeding subversive of all social
order and justice—and full of anarchical principles
which lead to the most odious crimes.-4. They
consider," they say, " the Resolution • adopted on
the 3d of March, 1823, as the first movement of a
faction desirous of placing itself violently above all
forms, and breaking through all the checks imposed
on it by :he fundamental compact; they are con-
vinced that this first step is but the prelude to the
system which conducts France to an unjust war
abroad, in order to consummate the counter-revolu-
tion at home, and to invite the foreign occupation of
the territory; unwilling to become accomplices of
the misfortunes which this faction cannot fail to draw
on the country, we protest against all the illegal
and unconstitutional measures lately taken for the
exclusion of M. MANUFL, Deputy of La Vendee, and
against the violence with which 'he has been torn from
the bosom of the Chamber of Deputies."

Like the dog to his *omit, the Chronicle has -re-
turned to-day to its factious misrepresentations. It
asserts that, in Paris, " throughout the whole of
Wednesday, the streets were crowded," and it in-
sinuates with revolutionary intents, and that there
was force employed against. them ;" but the groupes,
it seems, offered no resistance, though violent scenes
are reported to have taken place on the preceding
evening." This is destitute of foundation in the
sense intended to be conveyed, and the insinuation
is the mere malice and frenzy of faction. The streets
of Paris are crowded every day, so are those of Lon-
don, and the groupes offer no resistance—why
should they?

Bayonne Papers of the 24th and 27th ult. arrived
this morning; as also a Flanders Mail, with Vienna
Papers to the 23d, and Brussels Papers to the 4th inst•
Great activity prevails at Bayonne and in the neigh-
bourhood, in collecting magazines of provisions, and
in making all other preparations for war. Clothing
and arms are frequently sent clandestinely into Na-
varre, and the other discontented Spanish pro-
vinces. On the other hand, the Spaniards are
making great exertions to provision Plimpeluna and
St. Sebastian, seizing on all the supplies they can find;
the former is already provided for six months. The
inhabitants of the values on the frontiers of France,
hitherto opposed to the Constitution, are organizing
two coMpanies of Chasseurs, to join in resisting the
invasion. Tht resolution to defend the territory on
the French side of the Ebro, which, report says, is to
be united to France, is very evident. The inhabit-
ants of Saragossa have again sworn rather to bury
themselves under the ruins of their walls than sub-
mit to the French. The Chieftains of the Army
of the Faith think that there is not the smallest
'obstacle to their reaching Madrid. They expect,
with the force under BEssizass, to collect forty
thousand men to overthrow the present Govern-
ment, establish a Regency (should the Km be car-
ried off), and promulgate a sew Constitution, which
is already prepared. The Franco-Spanish army is to
take with it but a small quantity of artillery.

Vilma, Fn. 19.—hietalliques, 771 ; Bank Mares, 896 7.10.
FILL 20.—Metalliquea, 781 ; Bank Share*, 890.
Frs 21.—Metallicues, 78 ; Bank Share*, 889 1-3.
Fa. 29.--Metalliques, 786; Bank Shares, 890.

Letters from Constantinople of the 25th January,
say everything was quiet in that city, and the inha-
bitants enjoyed perfect security. ODYSSEUS has con-
cluded an armistice with the Turkish Padua in Tires-
saly, and hopes are entertained that, whatever may,
be the iesult of the contest between the Turks and
Greeks, it will at least be carried on with more hu-
manity. The accounts from Greece continue to be
favourable to the cause of the Greeks.

We have given, in another column, an interesting
account of the proceedings at the Spanish Dinner
yesterday. It was, as we have already stated, a Nat)

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af.tir; and it was honourable to. di parti, for, -lie
speeches, nothing heron tli sympathy was rorei
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nothing maintained beyond a generous 'Wig
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at the attempt to violate national indepeodeoce. Ole
sentiments of Lord LANsnown were expressed with
mote animation than he usually employs, and no
blame" was imputed to the declared course and policy,
of Government.