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London, England, 1823-03-20 00:00:00

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at an end—it is obvious that Ministers would not be
j•istified in entering into any farther explanation of
them than they have already given.

We find that we were not singular in the feeling of
surprise with which we read Sir FRANCIS BURDETT'S
vehement oration for war—it is the subject of general
remark ; and, we will venture to add, of very general
reprobation and regret. Sir FHA NCIS is a party man,
but certainly not in the same sense with other men
who think it no reproach to make the Treasury Bench
the guiding star of their political course. His semi•
merits have therefore a chance of making an impression
which there could be little reason to apprehend from
the speeches of Members of a more thorough party cast,
They will be read universally with a belief that, what-
ever may be their fervour, they are honest and since! e
by most people with an inclination to catch his en•
thusiasm; and by the wary and experienced only with
a conviction of the necessity of questioning more
strictly the judgment of one who speaks so sell.
A Morning Paper, never at any time remarkable
for its susceptibility of feeling, and which had before
indicated a disposition towards peace, confesses to-
day that Sir FRANCIS Buttoerr's speech has " set the
Public (and itself we presume as one of that Public)
upon thinking more acutely than it had thought be-
fore, on the subject of the diabolical BoultliON ag-
gression." And the result of this more " acute
thinking," is a conclusion not, we think, the most
acute—that the Honourable Baronet is in the right—
that " the BounuoNs pay us no manner of respect
whatever," and that we ought to use the power we
possess to compel them to pay us all manner of re-
spect, and not to do those things, " the permission of
which," saith the writer, " must overwhelm us with
disgrace and shame."

It has been sometimes made a question, whether
eloquence has not been of more harm than good t) so-
ciety? Were it always to produce the sort of " acute
thinking" we see here displayed, we should at once
rank ourselves for the affirmative of the question. The
BOURBONS of France, be it remembered, are censured
for wishing to dictate to Spain ; for gc4ng on a Quist>.
ticerrand, to amend what they have nothing to do with;
for risking their own safety to aid certain views sup-
posed, perhaps erroneously, to be entertained by their
Spanish relatives. England has remonstrated against
ad this presumption and folly. But, this, say these
proselytes to eloquence, is not enough,—England
should have dictated to France that it shall not didale
to Spain ; should invade, or, which is the same
thing in principle, make war on France because she is
about to invade Spain ; and should again impede, if
not endanger, ber own independence and prosperity,
from an idea (we believe a most erroneous one) that
her aid is wanted to enable Spain to resist the foolish
designs of France. We think we may safely leave'
such " acute thinking" to speak for itself.

The Quotidienne and other French Ultra Journals,
are quite confident, we see, that the French armies
will meet no resistance on their way to Madrid, and
that a large part of the inhabitants of the Capital
will be ready to receive them with open arms as the
champions of religion and the protectors of the Bour-
bon King. It is an old truth, that we can only judge
accurately from our own experience. s, What can
we reason but from what we know r We have no
doubt that the French Journalists remember particu-
larly well the facility with which the Allies marched
to Paris—that so patriotic were the French peasantry
that they never took up arms, never formed Gue-
rMas, and received the Allies rather as guests and
friends than as invaders. They recollect that the citi-

zens et that enlightened city, Paris, the gobe ',touches
of all ranks crowded to the Boulevards to see, and
welcome the spangled guards of the Emperors.—
They added another spectacle to the many pretty
theatrical flews.which are constantly got up for,
the amusement of the sight-craving Parisians.—,
Through the lung lines of well-dressed Ladies and
Gentlemen, who came to see and admire the broad
breasts cf the Prussians, the gold and green of the
CZAR'S guards, and the pure syliite of the Austr ions,
in their baize coats, who wondered and admired that
the English soldiers should have a shirt attached to
the frill, the only piece of linen the Austrian knows
the use of, nothing was heard but expressions of plea-
sure at the fine dress, at the handsome appearance,
at the martial louks of the invaders. Here and there
a dishevelled inhabitant of the Fauxbourg St. An-
toine, or St. Marceau, growled out a curse, and en-
vied the soldiers the comfort of clothes and the free
use of weapons of destruction ; but in general there
Was nothing but satisfaction and delight. Nor was
It only when the BOURBONS were restored that the

same scene svas displayed. Who, in all France, took
up arms for them when BONAPARI re returned ? and
*ho fled with them to the frontiers ?—Net a man,
but a kw old emigres afraid to stay.
Of all the Europeans the French have the least
Patriotism. They are in love with military shew and
military glory ; and have no notion of resisting an
invader but as the organized soldiers of tome despotic
leader,nor of interfering with the concerns of Govern-
ment but as a mob eager and ready to destroy. Not
so the Spaniards. If succumbing to the power of that
mighty arm which had subdued Europe, and betrayed
by the heads of their Government, they did suffer
the invaders to occupy Madrid, it was only to darken
Its streets with their blood ; and at every point in their
"art armed peasants, formed into bands of soldiers,

s7,n.tlizod themselves by revenging the outrages
which they could not prevent.
The French journalists, in their anticipations; evi-
dently forget these scenes, and judge of the probable
success of the French armies front the conduct of
their own heartless countrymen. We trust they will
be deceived. We do not conceal from ourselves that,
the Spaniards are not at present a united people ; but
they arc, in some measure, unadulterated. They are
not crowded into cities teeming with gambling-
honset., Cafes, and Palais Royals. Their country may
be over .run and devastated, but cannot be conquered ;
and whatever may be the temporary result of the first
onset, the final result, we are assured, must be suc-
cess to their just cause. An army may conquer an
army, but it is incapable of subduing a high minded
nation, resolved to be independent and free.
It is well observed by the Morning Herald, that
the unimpeded advance of the French upon Ma-
drid, and its occupation, though calculated to'give
them a specious eclat of success, would yet leave the
issue of the war, and even of the campaign, wholly
undecided. The Spanish Government has made the
abandonment of the capital part of its system; and it
would appear that it will depend upon the French
themselves, whether they will or will not advance,
leaving the fortresses occupied by the Spaniards in
their rear. • The mere occupation of Madrid was
never looked upon as of military importance in the
late war. BONAPARTE occupied it with many thou-
sand French troops, at the very time when, with their
feeble and unpromising means, the first resistance of
the Spanish Patriots was organised, in ISM"

Paris Papers of Monday arrived this morning ; the
following are extracts:—

[FROM nig CONSTITUTIONNTI .1
STUTGARD, MARCII io.

Letters from the Noz th announce, that since his re-
turn to Petersburgh, the Count de Nesselrode has had
several important conferences with Sir Charles [fagot,
Minister of England, in Russia—conferences which
took place in consequence of a Note presented in the
name of the English Cabinet. The contents of the
Note were not known, but the rumour was generally
spread that it !elated to the affairs of Spain and Por-
tugal. It appears that Sir Charles Bart had received
very precise instructions on the part of his Court.