Star.
London, England, 1823-06-03 00:00:00

ENVIRONS OF ST. SEBASTIAN. MAYs3.

The Commander of Santona, Palarea, has or.'
dered a Chief called Guorge, taken by him in the
sortie of the 15th, to be shot. A reinforcement was
demanded by the Chief of the Army of the Faith in
Biscay from Vittoria, which was refused him, as no
troops could be spared from the garrison. Besides'
the desertion which has taken place among the troops
of Longa and Zabala, it is asserted that those of the
Cute Gorostidi have also gone over to the Constitu-
tionalists, as they were unwilling to submit to any
re•.ular discipline. If the above-Chiefs cannot make
al, y proselytes they themselves will follow the torrent.
According to an Order of the Day, all the officers of
the Fiench Army are to receive an increase of pay
(the minimum 50 francs a month), on account of the
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high price of provisions in Spain.
A hundred head of oxen, which were going to the
army in Spain, have fallen into the hands of 'one of
the Constitutional Guerillas.—Pilote.

FROM TM JOURNAL DES 'MATS. •
The fonoiving official notice was published at Ma-
drid on the 23d of May:
" The commandant of the detachments of the army
of La :Mancha has sent me from Toledo, under this
thite, the following di,patch, which I copy literally:
" Conform:4,le to your Excellency's orders, I have to Inform
you of the entrance of the troops under my command into this
city (Toledo) on the 20th, after having on the preceding day
I maintained a brisk fire against the Constitutional troops, a great
part of whom we made prisoners. Had we been supplied with
p roe iaioni and ammunition, and had pat the troops been fatigued;
I would have pursued them vigorously. I hope to receive rein.
t4ceintn;s from your Excellency, seeing that I have made many
pristmers, az:d some are daily brdught in here.
' Chaleco is rallying the dispersed soldiers of Abisbal, and be
already has a considerable force, with two pieces of artillery, at
Alanzaliarts.
' I ant this moment notifying the surrender to him, as your
Excellency ordered ; but that moister yields to no consideration.
I wait for your orders to march in pursuit of him, and. I have
no doubt of .ur having the glory of exterminating these ene-
mies of o:der.'
" I communicate this to the heroic people of Madrid,
:n order that they may rejoice. So long as I shall
remain it the head of the valiant inhabitants of La
Mancha, the enemy shall never have a moment of
test until I exterminate him.
" JU;TAN SANCHEZ CISNEROS.
" Commanding the Army and Province of La Mancha.
' 3ladr:d, May 23."
It is affirmed, that the amount of the duty of Cus-
toms on Sugar, in the year 1821, when the importa-
tion of foreign refined Sugars was permitted, exceeded
7,000,000 of roubles for St. Petersburgh alone;
whereas *in 1822 it is stated to have been tut little
more than 1,000,000.

Mr. WHITBREAD presented a petition from the Inhabi-
tants of St. Leonard, Shoreditch, praying for the Abolition of
Slivery in the West Indies.
A similar petition from the Inhabitants of Arundel, in Cum-
berlands was presented by Mr. Ceitwair.
Mr. COKE presented a similar petition from the Inhabitants
of Wells, in Norfolk.—Ordered to lic un the table.
Mr. WHITBREAD presented a petition against the Bill
now II progress through the House for the Repeal of the liege-
Isaacs upon Silk Weaving, from the Manufacturers of St. Leo-
nard's, Shoreditch.—Ordered to lie on the table.
Sir T. LETIII3EILIIGE gave notice that he intended to
withdraw certain Resolutions which he meant to propose con-
nected with Agricelteral Distress, and of which indeed he had
given notice; arid he must state at the same time, that the cir-
cumstances wider which be withdrew this notice were very dif-
ferent front those which prevailed in the country et the period
when be had given this notice; and he most anxiously looked
forward, and indeed with considerable expectation, to the speedy
alleviation, if not the complete removal, of agricultural dis-
treas.—(llear !)
Lord FOLKESTONE said, that as the Hon. Baronet h..d
thus declared his intention of withdrawing his motion, he (Lord
F.) must say that he meant to persevere in bringing forward a
motion of his which stood for Thursday neat; and which, while
lit embraced the distress in agriculture, had more extensive ob-
jects, to which he thought the attention of the Parliament ought
to be directed.
Lord EIIItINOTON presented a Petition most numerously
and respectably signed by the Inhabitants of the County of De-
von, praying for a Reform in the Commons House of Parlia-
neut. The Petition was adopted unanimously at a County
Meeting, and it had been since signed by upWards-of 5;000 per-
sons, more than 4,000 of whom, were, hi understood from the
best authority, freeholders. The Petitiosers complained of the
lavish expenditure of the Country, and of the invasion of the
fugo!amentni laws of the country; they saw too the natural
rights Of Spain infringed upon, and that tolerated, by the want
of sympathy between that House and the people; and they prayed
foe the only remedy against such-future-calamities by a Reforra
of theCummoust House of Parliansent,The Petition was brought
up, read, and on moving that It should be laid on the table,
At. NEWMAN said, he was present when the Petition was
adopted, and never saw a more respectably conducted assembly.
Mr. TRESIAYNE said, that he-was travelling through the
town at the period of this meeting, and he certainly meat say,
however much he differed from the Petitioners, that the meeting
was conducted with perfict tranghillity.
111r.CURW EN observed, that the Petition was deserving very
serious consideration.
Sir F. OMMANKY believed that if the Reform prayed for
by the freehoklers of Devonshire were acceded to, they would
be the most Indigent people un the face of the earth. -
Mr. P. MOOKK thought the Petitioners were the most ade-
quate judges of the measures calculated to benefit their own in-
terest.—The Petition was ordered to lie on the table, after a few
words from Lord ESIUNOTON.
Mr. S. WORTLEY presented a Petition front certain filer.
chants of London, dealers in Scotch Linen, praying that the Hidf
nolv in progress through the House regarding the Stamps upon
Scotch Linea, should not pass into a law.
Sur R. FERGUSON said that the statement' of the Peti-
dopers was altogethrr inaccurate.—The Petfiioo was read, auJ
ordered to Ile nn the tal‘le.
. Mr. HUME presented a Petition front an individual named
George Bradti4l, rel....tore to the Metage of Coal.—The Hon.
Member consideres the subject worthy of brit% sifted by a
CAL...due-4 of 0.! Ikon.. There should be an °dice to which

Lord A. HAMILTON then proceeded.—lie had
no petsonal or political feeling in bringing the clues•
tion forward, but merely did so upon public principle.
He perceived that Honourable Members %vete more
alive to their own interests than to those of their cone
stitments; and if he succeeded this evening, he in-
tended reversing this. His object was sortiewhat
mired, as it merely referred to the Representation of
.Scotch Counties. The Representation of England
was in direct contrast a ith that of Scotland. In
England, property in the County, and population in
the Towns, was the foundation of Representation; on
the contrary, in Scotland population and property
were practically excintted. No extent of land or pit- .
perty confirmed- the right to vote, and, under those
circumstances, a change was imperiously called for.
The objects of English Representation were to amend
and enforce the law, and reform abuses, while in
Scotland the very reverse occurred. On this subject
the Noble Lord referred to the opininn of the late •
Lord Thurlow, which went to the effect, that this
House alone could redress the wrong inflicted on •
Scotland by the inferiority of the Representation as
compared with that of England. -The state of Re.
presentation involved three poirpts: first, think ought'
to speak the sense of the peeple ; second, thatit ought
to have credit for so speaking ; and third, that k should •
in some degree. be tin er the controul of its tousti.
tuents. Now, w ith respect to Edinburgh, ;all they ,
knew was, that thirty-three elected the Aletriber,ind
that in the whole of the Counties a few, and.not the
people or the large proprietors, sent Representatives
to Parliament.. One thing, however, was notorioirs,
that the Scotch County Members had, neither -in nor.
out of the House, the credit of speaking the minds of •
their constituents. Another thing ss as equally
that the County Menibers were under no Onntiasoltis
then constituents. . So far the system of km:attains. .
-non must be bad ; and it bad, re :irk! ti.efunige
soon as possible. Not only that, hometterkthe system
from bad was growing worse; and it was codnitairto
the intelligence. of 'she times tharitecuald• target be
tolerated.. He might state broadly and latgety,-that
the right of voting in Scotland was noteisord
perty, but in the right enforced 14,a:favour for one
party. The Noble Lord proceeded to centrist the
foundation of voting in England and:So:Ill/tad, and
contended, from the difference, deli at thornier) id
the latter country was of all things desirable. The
number of voters for all the Scotch Counties was, iii..
1800,' under 3,000; and for such a population, he.
thought the bare mention of the fact was almost
enough to induce a change in the system. In his own,
person he should illustrate the state of the Represen-
tation in Scotland: he had a vote in five Counties,
without -having an acre in any one of theta. Two. ,
persons were often enrolled in one vote; .and if one
were not present, the other might vote era be. itere.
In several Counties the vote was iluarustettiodAtioee

'particular County there were- only sire /voters; stadi
two hundred and forty in tho.baegett Cat saes.-_•
Surely, then, such a state of things could Dot be much
longer continued. At one peribd ctitainly the stme
system existed inEngland ; but as the nails advancej,
and intelligeace was more spread, it was, happilyfur
tlik country, cbairsed.. hum papers ininerh,tnitsi
he thought lie might take the total intiaber.ortieti..
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