Star.
London, England, 1822-12-25 00:00:00

LANDABURIAN SOCIETY OF MADRID.

This Society, which excites so much alarm among
the French Ultras, holds its sittings in a spacious
hall, which is well calculated for the reception of a
large assembly. It was formerly the refectory of the
Convent- of St. Thomas, an extensive pile of build-
ing, the greater part of which is yet,unapplied to any
public purpose, though several of the apartments are
well adapted for courts and office% A third part of
the Hall is firmly railed in, and furnished with
benches for the exclusive use of the Members of the
Society and their friends; the remainder is. also fur-
nished with benches for the use of the Public. At
the end of the Hall which is appropriated to the
Members, thire is a painted cenotaph, on which is
inscribed—A la memoria del immortel Landaburam.—
This was the Constitutional Officer who was assassi-
nated by the Guards on the night of the Ist of July.
Over the cenotaph is the following inscription :
La soberaisia reside esencialmente ea la nation—. 4 The
sovereignty resides essentially in the nation." Square
pieces of canvass are hung along the sides of the hall,
on which are written several of the most important
articles of the Constitution? On one'of these, at the
extremity, is written Firmez y valor Firmness and
cotrrage ; and on another, opposite to this, are the
words Libertad y union—" Liberty and union." The
rostrum is over the railing; and close by the wall,
exactly in the form of a pulpit, and upon the front
of it is written in large letters' La Constitaciott o
inuerte—" The Constitution or .Death." The halt is
well lighted ; a guard of addiers -attend to preserve
order, and a military band is present, which plays
patriotic airs before the speeches commence, and in
the intervals. betiveen them. The Chairman sits
under the cenotaph of Landaburn, and rings his bell
when there is any disorder.
' The orator must be a member of the society, and
when he wishes to address the people he must ascend
-the rostrum. A great number of the visitors consists
of the fair sex, who are for the most part violent Con-
stitutionalists—at least in Madrid. The meetings
commence at seven, and terminate about half-past
ten, on the evenings of Sundays, Tuesdays, and
Thursdays, and, generally speaking, the greatest
order prevails. Applauses are signified either by
Vivas or by clapping of hands. The meeting uni-
formly concludes with a general shout of Viva /a
Constitucion ! or Viva Riego ! which, in general ac-
ceptation here, are synonymous.

Vessels, which have arrived from Constantinople,
announce that the GRAND TURK has caused to be
beheaded his favourites, HALEB EFFENDI and 13211.•
BER BASCIII, and that he has charged the whole
51ini,try: These vessels saw, in passing Tenedos,
the sea covered with the wrecks of enemy's vessels.
It is said, that the riots in the Netherlands have
been serious, and that the KING has applied for 10,000
men, to enable him to maintain his authority. The
riots of Louvain have been formidable, four persons
have been killed, and the troops refused to act against
the Bourgeois, saying that they were only to defend
their country against foreigners. .
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The Duke of WELLINCTITON,. previous to his de-
panne
.frorn Paris, sent Lord FITZROY SOMERSET
to. Madrid, with the result of- the negociations, his
Grace being prevented by ill-health froth going there
in person, as was originally intended. - Lord FITZ-
ROY SOMERSET l$ the friend of General ALAVA, who
has great influence in the Cortes at the present mo-
ment, and every circumstance that has hitherto
transpired, leads us to hope that a good understand.,
ing will soon be established between France and
Spain. It augurs well that the subject of their dif-
ferences has, in a great measure, been left to British
mediation ; and that the French have divested them-
selves of that haughty and arrogant tone.they a little
time back assumed, England now stands in the cha-
racter of a mediatress and umpire, and we trust her
good offices will be crowned with complete success.
Since the return of the Duke of Wewsnros, the-
most anxious curiosity has been awakened in the
public mind, to ascertain what may be his Grace's
report of his mission, or his sentiments on the present
situation of affairs between. France and Spain. With-
out any direct knowledge on the subject, we think
we can infer the true answer from the eonduct of the
Noble Duke. It is known that after his departure
from Paris was arranged, he received dispatches from
home, desiring him to remain in the French capital,
if he felt that the object of his mission was incom-
plete; but he adhered to his first determination.—
His Grace, then, had arrived at the conclusion, that
the reasons for his. interference bad ceased. Had it
been because war was inevitable, the Ultra Journals
of Paris had long ago sounded the alarm: -but they
,remain silent.