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vised, he was proceeding in the career of despotism ?,
—( Loud applause, both in the C'hant6er and in the
tralieries ii—To him, the Notes of the'folvign Powers
woulg have appeared less, indecorous; 'trail they ex pli-
citrf-stated- what they wanted, instead r&endeavour-
ing-tos conceal the views of these Governments under
vague.. int anibiguons expressions. It was said in
these notes-that his Majesty had last his liberty: this
was false. Tire King of Spain was-free—nay, abso-
lute for doinx-goltd;
.he. was merely restricted from
the evil which, as a man, he mtght
.do, and which,
unfortunately, in consequence counsels, hehad
done. When the Notes spoke nf persons with whom
they wished the King to be surrounded, those techni-
cally called the Cantarilla were meant— ( Cheering).
The question was then put, whether the subject
was sufficiently discussed ?
Senor ISEturnart DK Lis rose, and said—. Since the
commencement of the discussion of this subject, the
usual order of debate has been, in consequence of the
extraordinary nature of the occasion, departed from.
I am of opinion that all the Deputies ought to have
an opportunity for expressing their opinions, and that
the debate should he continued until there remained
no one who wished to speak. I wish to state my sen-
timents, and I do not think it fair that the Represen-
tatives of the Spanish Nation should be deprived of
the right of vindicating it against the insults and Ca-
lumnies set. forth in these foreign Notes."
The PItESIDENT stated, that it was for the Cortes
to determine whether the debate ought to continue or,
not. He must them efore put that question.
The I'Bk:sinew'. then put the question, whether the
subject was sufficiently discussed or not ?—This ques-
tion was carried in the affirmative, and also that the
vote on the draught of the Message was unanimous. .
Senor MUNARRIZ.—Though I proposed to
.speak
before, it was not for the purpose of entering intothe
subject of the question; but merely to call the atten-
tion of the Cortes to an expression in the draught of
the Message. It contains the words his people, which
must not be allowed to pass, since, according to the
Constitution, the Spanish nation never can be the pa-
trimony of any person or family.
This observation was followed by great applause
from the galleries.
Senor GALIANO.—The remark made by the De-
puty who has just spoken is highly proper. The
Diplomatic Committee, to whom the draught was
referred, discovered the error which had been fallen
into from the wish to avoid the phrase his subjects,
but the Committee for the correction of style, in re-
vising the Message, can substitute other words, for
which purpose the Diplomatic Committee- has au-1
thorised it.
Senor ZULUZTA said, that notwithstanding the
unanimity of the Congress in approVing the draught
of the Message, he thought that the voting should
take place by calling over the names of the Deputies.
He then made a motion to that effect, which was car-
ried with great applause.

The names were then called over, and the Message
was approved by 145 Members, being all that re-
mained present at this period of the Sitting.
The list of the voters, which is given in the Spanish
Papers, contains the names of the most distinguished
men of all parties.
Senor GOMEZ BECERRA wished that the Cortes
would order the proceedings of that day to be printed
as speedily as possible, and transmitted to all the
Ayuntamientos and other Authorities of the king-
dom.—Carried unanimously.
A deputation, consisting of twenty-four Members,
was then appointed to, present the Message of the
Cortes to his Majesty : Riego, Arguelles, and Ga.
liano, were among the number.
The Secretary GaAsza stated, that the Secretaries
would. take care to inform the Members of the depu-
tation, of the day on which they would have to con-
vey the Message to his Majesty.
The PRESIDENT informed the Cartel, that to-mor-
row they would proceed to the consideration of the
questions which stood in the Order of the Day.
At half-past three the Sitting was adjourned, amidst-
the acclamations of the spectators, who shouted vivas
in honour of the Spanish nation, the Constitution, the
Government, and the hero of Las Cabezas.