Star.
London, England, 1816-12-21 00:00:00

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1816.

WOOD, MAYOR.

COMMON COUNCIL, holden in ;h.,' MAK,.
IiER of the GUILDHALL, of the CI !'Y of LONDON,
on FRIDAY, the 20cb Day of DECEMBER, late.
RiSOLVED—That the Answer of bit Royal Highness the
Panic' IiZGCNT be entered upon the Journals of this Cc.urt—
at the same time this Court cannot refrain from expres;:ng " its
surprise and regret" that, at a moment of such aclinowlediml
distress and diffiesilty, when the Nation is la:Attiring under ag-
gravated and accumulating grievances, and when this Court was
so necessarily exercising the undoubted right of 'Petitioning far
Redress of those Grievances, the Minis:ers of the Crown'
should have advised his iloyal Highness to have returned such
an Arswer to an incontrovertible statt mint cf grievances, and
we!! grounded complas!os.
1 hat his Majeeq's Ntrlsters have In the Add Answer advised
his Royal Highness to corvey an imputation upon those who
heve been anxiously retirioning throughout the Country against
the corruptions and abuses of the State—of attempting to irritate
and mislead the People—and have al:4) advi.td his Royal High-
ne.s to state,' "that the stem trials they sustain are chiefly to
be attributed to unavoidable vaunts:" when it is selfevident that
the present deploreble state of the Country is to he attributed to
a long course of profuse, inconsiderate, and extravagant expendi-
ture of the public treasure, sanctioned by the dependant and
corrupt state of Parliament.
That it is therefore more Incumbent than ever upon the
Country to persevere in their erdeavours to obtain a redress of
the numerous existing grievances—and most especiary a Reform
in the Parliamentary Itepreaentation of the Penple.—This Cour:
dolt therefore earnestly invite the respective Count'-t, Cities,
anti Towns thronghout the Kinvlion, by 3 get .!ral and constitu-
tinnal expression of national (tang; to endeavour to avert im-
pending caiami ics by a timely relo. citation ... aU

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PRICE S 1-vr••• PRNer,

COURT' OF GUM ,11:.1 sr Cl►t KCIL.

A Cum of Common Council was held yesterday,
for the porpose of receiving the Answer delivered
from the Throne to the late Address of the Cor-
pastion.

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The LnRD 2+1.11,41R having taken the Chair, and
the Plattre REGCNT'S answer haVing hem read by
the REoNtrunt,
Sir W: CURTIS and Mr. WAITHNTAN rose at the
same time, and severally claimed pre:todience; the
former on air, grctind of hav:ng first attracted the
attention of the Lotto Avioft, and the latter nr, that
of the courtesy wnal!y thee.-3 occas;ons, iq
zivitilt way to the mover of Ow otightal cztitr•tin.
Ti;!.; c!i!.pute taeinn dcternined in savior of Sii
WILLI.tXt CURTIS, the worthy ii,tart...t dechtred, that
he had no other intention t!-,:a simply t" move.—;
66 That his Royal Hi:lllness the PI INcE REGENT'S
mist gracious answer be entered on the IniritalS."
Mr. Dixm seconded the motion, which he said he
was happy to do when he reflected on the nature of
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the Adaiiss, and the language which had been offer-
ed to the Throne. which had no ex*nlple of similar
coarseness.

Mr. FAva.t. rose to order, and submitted that it
was quite irregular for any Cear.lentAn to indulge
himself in ill b.lse upon the Resolutions of a forma'

The tounivfavott concurred with Mr. Faye% and
was of op;fli,:o th.:t the question of the late Address
was not Dow befo►e them.

Mr. I)ccox then observed, that be had nothing
more to tier till he shnuid hear the proposed amend-
merit of il.e worthy Gentleman opposite to burn
Mt. WALTLIMAN deciared, that he should abstaid
from enterine into any discussion as to the merits or
demerits of the late Adnress, after the Opinion es-
ptes,ed by his Lordship o: its irregnhatity. The pro-
rsizion whict he had to submit -was certainly ex-
treLely sin,pie, and was founded triJon their practice
on former occasions of treating the sp,:eches
iivercd from the Throne as the !pee-cies of his
ivlaFsty's Ministers. In this light they had at vari-
ous times, according to the nature of the answers
they had te:eived to their Petitions or Addresses, re-
crived those antw•rs with a greater or a less degree
nt ap;irobation. He !relieved that he w...s pretty well
read in the history of the pnitlic acts cf that Corps=
retirin; and upon the credit (.1 such knnwledge as he
had obtained he would venture to assert, that no an-
swer had ever been reterned from the Throne, not.
eve.) to a remonstrance, which approached so nearly
to the character of a direct repuls,..—(llear,
He did not stand there to (Pend the Carporatirn of
London—they had expressed their opinions, and that
expression would remain.; but he could not help al-
luLfirg to the two periods of 1811 and 1812, whets
Addresses were presented praying ler the same ob-
jects, that a very different style was adopted, and
his Royal Highness was advised to say, that 4( be
should always feel dispose.' to listen to those faithful
subjects who thought themselves aggrieved.".--
(Hsgr, hear).—ln those Petitions they bad referred
to the corrupt state of the Representation, to the pro-
, lision in the Public Expenditure, and to the suffer-
ings at the Country. Yet when was there a peri,:d
of so much distress and difficulty as at present?—
To judge from the present answer, it would appear,
as it the sa:l-4-..d tight of Petition was a right only to
be excr(is.ed when they were suffering under rtifling
evils ; but drat when they had becoi.-,e so alarming
as to threaten the i;atety of the (State, its exercise was
to be met with a reprimand, and they were to be told
that they were art;gravating the miscnief .wlich they
deplored.—(//car, hear).-1-1e did think that there
were circumstances in th.s ca;e which would justly
them in going up with a Remonstrance, as' the
stron,,est measure which they had it in their power
to adapt. He did pot, however, mean to submit
any such proposition on this occasion. But it was
not to be borne in silence, that they should be told
by the Prince ltegrnt's advisers, that their difficulties
were but temporary, when it had been plainly mani-
fested by the proceedings of Parliament on the late,
Corn Bill, that the National sentiment had no in-
fluence over their measures, and when experience
proved that their difficulties every day increased.—
The people had, under the most trying circumstances,
hitherto submitted in patience to their burdens with
a fortitude and magnanimity never equalled in any
other country. A slight exception had recently oc-
curred in the late excesses; but it was one that might
have been anticipated from the nature of the cause
in which they originated, and the manner in which
the populace had been assembled. He should con-
clude by moving as an Amendment, a Resolution Jar
which see Advertisensesst.

Mr. FAVELL seconded the amendment, which he
thought indispensably called for at this solemn and
interesting crisis. He gave his worthy friend great
credit for the moderation of his proceeding ; and
th:.ught that all ought to agree to it, whatever their
other 'pinions might be, when they considered that
the two principal points of the Address, viz. Reform
and Retrenchment, had not even been noticed in the
Answer.

Sir Wu. Corms had many objections to the atnend-
meat. He t`►ought the gracious Answer of thee
Prince. Regent ought to be recorded without any
such observations as thole which had been now sug-
gested: it was an Answer most dignified, and a
more suitable reply could not have been given to a
Court that had so improperly interfered, and that.
had behaved in a manner so inconsistent with the
character and dignity of the Corporation of the City.
of London. The Address which had been presented
to his Royal Highness was couched in most disgrace-
fel language—such language as was incompatible
with the honour and reputation of the Court—(No,
no.)—(After an observation from Mt. Duos', re...
questing that all sides might be, heard with impar-
tiality, the Honourable Baronet continued.)—lt
would be supposed by those who were n9t better in-
formed upon the subject, that the Reloletioss and

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Addresses which had been voted of late in the Com-
mon Councils and Common. Halls were the,lientl-
Merits of the whole population of the City of 'Lon-
..
don. but it was no such thing and he would pre
test, tin the part of the iiilothiCants, that the min.
ray of them despised such opinions as those which
bid been expressed at such assertablies. They de-
tested and abhorted sach setiments, an it proof
the necessary he would give int. He lamd ented that
at the last Court there was so large a majority in I
your of that Address which so much disgrac eil total-
proceedings, but he could not resist applauding
Noble answer which had been given to it ; and the
Ministers who had advised hi, Royal Highness to le-
turn such a reply received his most hearty thanks.
As to the question of Reform, lie maintained that
there were no two men who agreed upon that punt.
What sort of reform did they want ? Did they wish
to throw d ,Wil that fabric which had been supportea
by the abiiities and exertions °Poor noble ancestors?
By some it wax said, that a reform upon broad prin-
ciples was the only one which c utd he tolerated:
but this was contradicted by another set of men woo
entertained different opinions, and every one was
fighting and quarrelling to obtain that end which
each thought most desirable. Dut instead of reform
a revolntioo, he maintained, was the sole object of
these sticklers for their own opinions; a revolution,.,
be would ep-at, was their only intention. It ap- I
peared to have been the object of those who sup- I
ported the Address to endeavour to cajole his Royal
Highness, ty entering upon subjects as wild and un-
fathomable as irrelevant to the subject of the national
distress: the heavy expenses of the nation were al.
hided to in the most iadecent language, without
giving the least reflection to the subisct ; without
considering that Great Britain had sustained a pro-
tractc.l watt Lou twenty-live years, and that the ex-
penses must have been necessarily enormous. They
talked about the blessings of peace, yet adored that
worthy gentleman who had been sent to St. Helena,
conceiving, in the same wild strain ut thinking, that
he would be the man. of peace, and to whom all
these blessings were attributable.
Mr. Davis c died to order. The Honourable Ba.
Mnet was exercising his brillial:t talents in a wide
field, and did not attend to the point in question.
Whether this'Aabliter should be recorded or not was
now to be decided. that gracious Answer which his
Royal Hieliness was graciously pleased to send.
Sir W. Comas complained, that the Honourable
Gentlem an Who had called him to order had taken
occasion to mike a speech at the same time. Al-
though on a liumer occasion the Address had been
tattled by so large a niajoiity, yet he would not
flire:ll an such ; he would speak l.'s mind, however
much it might be .4 direct vatiance with the senti-
ments of the Gentians:it he now addressed. He
. .
thAt his Royal Highness, by his reply.
had wisely nut to touch up an the subject of
Ite`otol, so largely and so indecently touched upon in
the Address. He admired the Answer ; it was most
gracrou., wand, and magnificent.
Mr priors said, thathe had not intended to have
opened his lips upon his'subject, had not some ob-
sere +saris fell:n, which he could not but make a few
nitwits upon. He commenced by ouserving on
what b.d Appeared in the public prints cf the pro-
ceedings tit the last Court. He had never sent to
the psi, r Any report of his own speeclies—( (bus.
'ties, gentiaa.)—He thought the Answer of his Roybal
Highness could nat be called gracios. On the su-
- ject of Return) he believed that there was but ate
opinion among good men; there was not a roan
existog that wished more than he did to see that re-
form carried into esecution which was justified by
good sense and moderation. He had heard much of
the corrupt state of the House of Parliament; but
what surprised him very much was, to see such re
spectahle characters as Mr. Hunt and his Lordship
(pointing to the Lord Mayor) stretching all their
nerves to obtain a place among such a corrupt body
of men. It would be very extraordinary to see such
Men get into such bad company. There did at pre-
sent exist distresses of a most extraordinary nature
a man must be blind who did not see it, and wicked
it he dad not admit it ; but lie never could persuade
himself that all these evils could be cured by a Re-
form in Parliament.
Mr. WAITIIMAn called to order the Hon. Gen-
tleman had not said one word to the purpose.
Mr. Dixon observed, that he bad listened patiently
to the speeches of some gentlemen, which had lasted
for an hour or two together, but they never had
thought them too long. He expected a little patience
ti-day, because, as tomorrow (this day) was St.
Thomas's day, in all probability it would be the last
speech he should make in this Court. He must
allow that the Address passed at the last meeting was
agreed to almost unanimously ; but he would be ex-
cused in sating, that it was a most unfair advantage
taken to call for a division—(No, rte.) He was con-
fident that what he said was the tact.
Mr. NIVAITIIMAN again called to order.
Mr. HAIIVEY asked how was it possible to deter-
mine whether this message were or were not gracious,
unless the principles of the Address, to which at. was
an answer, were considered.
Mr. WAITHIIAN. replied that the address had al-
ready been fully discussed. The people had been
exercising their undoubted right ot petitioning.
The Lotto MAltent obsetved, that any gentleman
bad a right to enter into the question of Reform, in
lonstquence of the amendment moved involving in it
that topic. If the question were merely upon the
original motion, then of course such a discussion as
this would not be admitted.
Mr. Dixon continued—We might discuss the ques-
tion of Reform, but the Court ought not to go back
to trace all the grievances of the country to
It the war.
alas his opinion, that if that war had not been per-
severed in, and the machinations of the Ruler of
Trance defeated, this country might have been, at
this day, a province of France. He accused nobody
of a design to excite discontent, riot, and mischief ;
but he contend, that the tendency of the mea-
sure and the language of the Reformers, was to lead
to bring about such a result. The people were told
that they were op-pressed ; that their rulers thought
• only of their own selfish purpose:, and neglected to
consult their welfare—that their rights were with-
, &mild front them; and that s reform would be a pa-
nacea toe all their evils. There was not a baker or
a aboanuitice at their respeCtive. trades that did not
iead ihe Neirepapets,
_and when they found these

doctrines propipted under the sanction ores
by
isaa
table names, were they not liable to be decked
thein ? But could this reform, which' was so Much
Invested of, either be defined with precision, or could
it be productive of all the good anticipated ?No Would
two
it feed the hungry and clothe the naked ?
people could agree about its ingredients and if.
ever it was the subject of conversation among its
friends, there were as many
as ;here were persons present. At the meeting ot
different opinions upon it
the friends of Lord Cochrane, at the Crown and
Anchor. Mr Cobbett was called the true reformer ;
hot here we had not only variety of opinion in dif•
terent persons, but in the same person at different
times. He would ask, was Mr. Cobbett the true re.
former according to the present state of his notions,
or as they existed last year, or ten ',cars ago ? He
would say to gentlemen, agree among. yourselves
what you mean by Parliamentary Reform, and n
ti the
on
come and propose your opinions for my adop
and support. Adverting to the answer which had
been given to the Address, he thought it a proper
and gracious one—(No, no.) He heard the call of
no, no, became gentlemen probably remembered that
St. l'homas's day was tomorrow, and wished to
'lry in a little stock of popularity for the occasion.—
They were anxious that their names might not appear
to their constituents to be connected with an unpo-
pular act. It this v:rere not the case, they would
have 'hewn more boldness. He woul,l do what he
thought his duty, and would go and meet wish on-
stituents, as he had done tor thirty years,withthe i
conscionstiess of having done nothing to induce them
to withdraw their support. (Here the, worthy gel,-
demon was interrupted by Mr. Faval, tsho said, it
he went into such extraneous matter toe Court would
be obliged to call tor candles. To this observation
the worthy gentltman replied thatit lead perhaps need
of light, and sat dowit.)
Mr. Houvev remarked, that moderation was not
a virtue ninch in vogue at present, and he did not
know if the. immeeiate aeproaeh of St. Thomas's
day, which ha,l o.:en alluded to, had any tendency
to increase it. His seotintents might lose him his
seat to-motrow, but no corooderation of that kind
would iiifitience his conduct. while he held moo to
swerve from the exptession of his opinions, or the
discharge of his duty. Allusion had been
Tho mamas's .e. to
the Westniioster Meeting, as well as St.
day ; and he allowed, that if short electiensoper sted
in a salutary manner on the opinions of Gentlemen
of the Court. (which was the object of . Reform to
do with Parliaments), the conduct of the Electors
of Westminster, with regard to Mr. Cohbatt. diJ not
discountenance it. They had treated him proeerly.
Adverting to the business before the Court, he I :b.
served, that there were two propositions—the one,
that the answer of his Royal Highness be inserted in
the Journals of the Court, as a most gracious Anse er ;
and the other, that the resolution contained in die
amendment be adopted. As on a former occasion
he objected to the original resolutions, on which t.e
Petition was founded, and also to the amendnie•lt
proposed by another Gentleman now absent ; so, in
the present instance, he felt himself called upon to
oppose both the motion of the worthy Alderman and
the amendment of the mover. He did not see how
Ministers, who had conducted the aff its of the
country to their present crisis t I I cl
V/.10 per sr vat eJ
in the war, declaring it jugend necessat y ; who had,
dui log its continuance, predicted succi.,s iron) fit iii-
ness and perseverance; and woo had certainly rea-
lized every thing they predicted, valid advise their
Royal master to return such an answer as would be
considered gracious to those who approached the
Throne, to tell him, that it was rashly undertaken
and obstinately persevered in, without ally justifiable
object, or any view of ultimate Advantage No an-
swer that would appear gracious to the authors r f
the Address could have been expected; but at the
same time he did not think that it really was gracious,
or that the resolution of the worthy Alderman should
be adopted which called it so. It was not an answer
which, in the circumstances of the country, should
have been given, for Ministers should act upon no
narrcw or party views; and as the general distress
was acknowledged, as well as the unexampled pa-
tience with which the people bore it, the father of his
people might have been advised to return something
more gracious and encouraging to those who ap-
proached with the representation oftheir sufferings,
and proposals of a remedy.—( Hear, hear.) He
might have given them more credit for their pa-
tience, and held out the prospect of better times.
But when it was considered how much of the Address
was false—how much was exaggerated—how much
Was fallacious, he could not have expected an answer
satisfactory to all parties. He was asked from a
Member of the Court what was false in the Address?
and he was not indisposed to state the circumstances
that proved the falsehood. The Address alledged
that the war was undertaketk in a rash, and pursued
in a ruinous manner, contrary to the wishes, and in
defiance of the remonstrances of the People. Let
any one turn back to the Addresses of the Court,
and it would be seen how inconsistent had been its
proceedings, and how much it had exposed itself to
that charge of incapacity for understanding politics
which had been so generally brought against it out 1
of doors. Let any one look back at the fulsome 1
Addresses to the allied Sovereigns, in which there was
a very different opinion delivered of the war, and an
opinion too from which there was no dissent; although
the mover of the Address that had just been presented
was then in 'the Committee. But the present Peti-
tion had taken a different view of the matter, and in'
his opinion had stated what was not true, when it told
his Royal Highness that this war was undertaken in
opposition to the will of the People, and that the re-
there had been all that the most violent Reformers de-
/ snanedd
prevent
roe
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mind, Annual Parliaments and Universal Suffrage, he
was persuaded the war would have been undertaken.
The worthy mover of the-Address ins ce acknow-
ledged this on various occasions, whm:nal the coal-
mencement of that career which had been so consii-
tent, could not get a seconder in a Petition against it.
It was the more to his credit that, though standing
alone, -he had the boldness to protest against what its
his judgment appeared unjustifiable and ruinous I.:.
but surely* the. complete desertion in which he was
left when he remonstrated against the warp was sea
proof that a Parliamentary Reform, which would
give the popular voile full .indoence, would have
prevented what the populate voice so unahithopiy

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Subsequently,
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ha've led to a more speedy tetmination f but. that it
could now instantly repair all our losses, remove all
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be the Spa-fields Meeting, about which so much hid '
een said, he had no doubt that there were there
Inselalntyhelilornveistte,inodringdiVi'td7::tatt:y)enol w‘‘:lilloosewporiutilcjilltrest
rove ; leat there were among tlitqn
they coold not app
likewise many Electots, who, if the Mover o! the
Adlress would make a speech to them in Common
Hall, would applaud his el:apt:lice and popular Leo-
timents; and if the worthy Aide:man were to sic-
ceed him, would scarcely hear him tote
h end of
y,
a
few sentences; but w:,o, when an electon canr
would give their vote for the latter in preference to
the former.
Mr. AYELL spice to order, observing, that their
F
time alas valuable, and that there would b.: no end
to the deb ite, it their attention was thus to be di-'
'cried from tt.e question.
Mt. HattveY saki, it was the first time since Lis
possession of a seat in that Court that he bad been
called to order, and as to-morrow was St. Thomas's II
1) ty, perhaps it would be the last. I-le would, how-
ever, do his duty, and maintain that Reform must
prove fallacious, gutless it began among the people
themselves. To take up the %Worthy Alderman again,
he would venture to predict, that although probably
not twelve hands would be held up for him in public,
yet, if it should come to an election, he woul
std carry
it, with all his corruption about him, again tke
Worthy Mover, or the Lord Mayor himself, amid.[
all his newly acquired bottoms. Such was the hull ,-
ence of received or expected favours. In his opinion,
they ought to confine their addresses to the improvis-
meat of their own particular situation ;' and ii be
-hould happen to be again returned, he pledged him-
-1 bell to bring tortvard some measure for the purpose
of obtaia ins; an Act of the Li;islatere, enabling
them to give their votes by ball ,t in the election of
their tepresentatives. He would also support an ad
dress for the restoratiwn of triennial Parlia:nents,
with a view of pantiving the artful insinuati,n that
the advocates fit ret.am never agreed upon alby spe-
cific me 41:re. Wete these measures adopted, they
would tint be much iimger doomed to the ' sliaizrace
of seeing three out of fur of tilt it Membet a the per-
petual supporters of what was called the Pitt system.
ro come, hoarver, to the immediate point, he ob-
jected both to the original motion, and to the amend-
ment : to the former, becau'e he could not consider
it As " most gracious,” or as what ought to have
been returned to the complaints of a suffering and
faitht ill people ; to the later, because the Answer
was such as might have been expected to an Address
framed of such discordant m aerials. The cause of
Reform was prejudiced by such statements, in which
opinions upon different subjects were heaped together,
and no distinction was observed between sentiments
in which all were unanimous, except those who lived
upo . corruption, and the wild and unfathomable
schemes of two descriptions of nierv, one of whom
were suspected regicides, and the other convicted
apostates.
Mr Warrtistan observed, that the speech of the
Gentleman who preceded him was nothing but a re-
petition of his former, which not being reported
agreeably to his mind, he seemed now desirous of
seeing we reported. He conreiided that the public
opinion was decidedly unfavourable to the revolu-
tionary war as early as the year 1794, in which the
famous gagging bills were passed. The late war,
had, it was true, latterly assumed a defensive charac-
ter, and the country had supported it from a convic-
tion of its necessity ; but the unjust wars alluded to
by the Address comprehended the two American
wars, and therefore involved no sort of contradiction.
Mr. SLAM observed, that the system of voting by
ballot meant nothing else than to enable Englishmen
to fight under a mask. From that moment he should
ever consider Mr. Harvey as an enemy to reform.
Mr. Dixon made some further observations to prove
the inconsistency of those who supported the amend-
ment ; but the cries of order were so frequent and
loud as to render them unintcliigible to u:.
The RICORDIM ,then put the question upon the
amendment, which was declared by the Lord Mayor
to be allied by a shew of Wilds.
The LORD MAYOR laid before the Court a resolu-
tion of thanks from the associated Catholic Charities,
for a vote of 8200, which was read, and ordered to
be entered on the Journals. _ —

GERMAN PAPERS.

AUGSBURG, DECEMBER 7.
The Alsemeine Zeiticuj, of this date has the following
interesting Article : .4 MADRID, NOV. 7.
Tile change in the Spanish Ministry riches great
hopes in the blends of Spain. The various changes
that have taken place since the return of the King
have evident marks of the influence of intrigue and
cabals. In all these changes the Monarch appeared
:merely as the instrument .4 the views of some ambi•
;Onus persons, as if he were insensible of the parts
which they made him act; as if he were always
,ready to give his confidence as quickly as to with•
draw it on the first opportunity. •
ec The Duke of San Carlos, General Ballasteros,
the Minister of the Colonies, Lardizabal ; the Minis-
-ter of Justice.- Mezano ; tl Minister 64 Finance,
Vallego, were expelled from the Administration
almost in a disgraceful manner ; most of them are
still in banishment. It is not necessary to add how
much such a sudden change must detract from the
dignity of the King and the reputation of the chief
Officers of State, and discontent takes root in all
minds. Cevallos, on the contrary, has been dismissed
in the most indulgent manner.
The King, had the goodness to cause him to be
advised to anticipate, by his voluntary resignation,
his necessary removal from public affairs, and even
to afilow him to draw yp himself the ,Decree by which
this measure should be made public. He did not tail
to take the hint. sThe Decree. which the King had
01 rosiness to sign, woes the modesty of this Mi-
nister. His /Aim lopg Itesitatoll about removing

2 Minister. who, by hating to long maintaintd Err.
self in his place anridF.t the vicissitudes which Spain
has experienced since 1601, had gained apt apprn.
of popular favour. It was the Prince ,f the
a.:11:c talecee
owl
haosaicilkviayncier.ml Ir,r,iniaitiir(dili.r to d,icaploi
b;ntciaansee.
Secretary of State Fr Fen eign Affairs; a, Itsit
(;.,any leild the reins of Govesument in iris
Cevallg,s was ettily a kind to qie.g ,et. is IA
unpleasant answers and detrimental result'.
tions were cntruved and ascribed.
It was he wh:i gave his name to the sacriices
in Italy Amin ica, to the subsidies that siert. pad
to Prance, Every hedy knows how ke cambia:
ted i• towards iti,..eplt iSouriparte, and artimardi
towards the Cotter. Not Sc) well k'inwn was tka
share which he had in the tiiipardoriable conductcf
Spain in resprct to Louis XVIII. upon the rs.ap,
pearance of Napoleon, as well as in the paraecueioa
and severe treatment nt the Curter,. The cleat es.
i.o,ute of conduct would, doubtless, muse Fet,
din and in the eyes of his most severe :ridge.
" A greater degree of ribsturity involves the a&
(Jet correspondence which he corwantly kept ale
w;:h the (.2,1e• Lotii,a and G .dioyi in nreq;
by tle support of the Queen of Lituria. to maintaill
himself in the favour of Ferdinand. It almobt ep.
1' gar its if this Mona; ca was incessantly to sutler by
his love and obedience to his parents I Cevallos was
hypocritical enough to announce himself to all the
oppressed as a deliverer—to asctihe all severe :tea-
sores to the infh!xible will (4, he s•id) of the King-.
and to give himself imprirtance with his Majesty, as
a Minister. supported by pu,-:ular favour.
" But since his ternovAl from the MiLisms, net a
voice has been heard in l.is favour. His formes ad.
herents now proclaim his hypocrisy; and he will pro.
hahly have to thank his hon.urable and noble-mindeii
successor if no harder lot awaits lam than what Le
has ahead), experienced. \1 as there ever a Mikis*
who, as it were, it his duty to sactitice thefts.
nour of his Prince to his own temaining in the first
post, it was Cevallos. Let us remember tl e pare
which he made his master a:t last yea, wl enter/as
removed for thirty six hours from the adminiurauon.
Any other thin he would net have porcha,e,l at any
price the inconsistency of the Monarch. By ietulente
he forced his recta, and perhaps even made it a con.
dition of the puhlic trampillity ; fcr there MU a uni-
versal rumour as it be w in the contrary caw ex-
cite the revolutionary party, who call tlien.seirra the
adherents a Charles 111. .Such is the man who has
acquired a great frame Fly signing a manifesto which
lie did not compose, mitl which only obiained sath
gr.-at reputation I rim theexciied passion of all Europe.
He is not the only oi.e whose the passions Lim to
tilt Oar ed!
46 P. S.--We just learn that C. vallos k appointed
Ambassador to Naples. Mr. B .thari, who has been
Minister in Russia, gots to 'Plant as Ambassador.—
Toe new Minister, Mr. Pizarro, thus gives a fast
proof of those generous sentiments which might be
expected from a man who joins the highest integrity
with prudence and an cJigh-eried mind.
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COLOGNE, DECEMBER 6.
We learn from a good source that funds have al.
reAdy Leen assigned for 'paying the ancient debt of
the Electorate of Cologne during the present year.
ani that the payment nal soon take place.

ITALY, NOVEMBER 26.
It is said that Lucien 11..napar,e has received no-
tice to quit Rome. Am.! repair to his villa at Frescate.
ST. PETERsEURGH, NOVEMBER 23.
At last, alter various changes, a continued fret
has set in ; the Neve is covered with thick ice, and
the communication between the different parts of the
City fully re-established.
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FRANKFORT, DECEMBER to.
In the eighth Sitting of the Diet, which took place
on the 2d, M. de Hendrich, the Envoy from Size.
Weimar, submitted to the Assern the new Consti-
tution of the States of that Grand Duchy, And in the
name of his Sovereign demanded the guarantee of
that Constitution on the part of the Germanic Con-
federation. This step is not of great consequence
cwoad the Grand Duke of Weimar, because he is too
tceble to do great injustice ; but it appears to be a
measure devised to engage the other Sovereigns tolive
also Constitutions to their States. Thus this declara-
tion of M. de Hendrich has induced many Members
to give their opinions on the relations which exist be-
tween the States and the respective Sovereigns.
M. (>; igern, Minister for the N:therlands' wee
a speech se). ich evidently tended to exculpate Prussia
with tegm-J to tardilte .b in hiitir forward a Con-
stitution, anl to coconrage the other Government'
of G:rmany to hasten that salutary work
th . lie
anks
en•
tered fairly upon the question be stieine,, at th •
were due to that Grand Duke of I.V.:4nat: for havrg
given the first example of an act of ju:tice
German Nation expected frein all its Savereigns,--
M. de Gagern attributed the delay on the paid
Prussia to the great extent of the kingdom, and thl
differences ill the state of the provinces of which kis
composed ; fact this excuse, he oliserVed, could ort
apply to other State;, which were less extensive. PI
all
concluded by moving, that an .dress cf ThatAl
be returned to the Grand Duke nt Weimar, and
the Public Functionaries who !.ad assisted in drawing
up the new Constitution, and that the C 0011119675
he taken under the formal guarantee of the Diet.'
It may be easily iraae,ined that this proposition Os
not generally relished. The Deputies could ant agothe
'
on the import of the tel rn Glearanite and %hen
Envoy from Weimar declaree,
that las Sovereign
derstuod thereby,. that the Diet, in taking upon itsel
that guarantee, should engage to eniploy every man •
depending on it to cernpel, it need be, such thi
.Lhe
Contracting Parties as would infringe the Cog":
tiom, to enter into rec;procal Conventions, sort'
Members of the Diet :leveed, that they had not die
courage to recognize the justice Of these views.
STOCKHOLNI, NOVENIBER 29.
Beside' the considerable reduction of the duty 01
the importation of corn, the exportation is uo
strictly prohibited.
BAMBURGH, DECEMBER 6.
but no more has since arrived ; the few which 4!,. On the Si about forty ships came of to the cit/ee
still lower down the Elne are stopped by‘the dry
ice, and partly nbliged t..) mu 1 clue to the titer;
The wind is extremely t iiv•Utause fur the ships *W. _
leave the city, but hinciess the others tron2
up. The irrigation on the Upper Elbe iv *

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