Star.
London, England, 1827-08-23 00:00:00

FROM THE CONSTITUTIONNEL.

The Moniteur gives the m st brilliant picture of the
situation of Earove, and of France in particular. It
!assures us that Catalonia will soon be peaceable; that
Andalusia is almost uangail ; that all the iniormition '
publish. d by the opposition Journals. with respect to
the Peninsula, is completely fake; that the blockade of
Algiers will pro lice the most hapey effects; that ball
•of the Russian fl:et which is returning to Cronstadt went
to Portsmouth only to practise its evolutions; that in-
dustry was never attended with greater pr-sperity than
at the present moment ; that the belles lettres never en-
joyed more eclat, nor commerce a greate, extension ;
that the public satisfaction is manifested on every side,
and every day exhibits it-elf with the most sincere joy
and the livelre,t enthusiasm.

Captain Blaquiere his arrived at Paris from his
third voyage to Greece, where he has been a witness
of all the military operations of the last campaign.
This Anglo Greek. having assisted at the Congress
held at Treiene, speaks a ith admiration of the una-
nimity which prevailed at the clrice of the great
statesman called to preside over the destinies of Greece.
Ho holds forth the most pleasing anticipations of the
result of this politic measure, combined with the inter-
vention of the great Powers. The Ukase, which we
anabli,hed yesterday, adds an importance to this subject
which will not escape the observation of our readers.
M. Blaquiere bestows the greatest praises on the French
Fhillsellenists, who have endured innumerable priva-
tions with unshaken constancy, and who, in the affair
of the 6th of June, under the walls of the Acrop-lis,
displayed an heroical courage. Our comratriots are
distinguished amongst other nations in this noble career
of ,generous devotion. There prevails in Greece a
sentiment of the most profound gratitude for the co
operation of the sons of France on a recent occasion.
The French name was never sn popular with the effi•
cient and suffering portion of the Greek population.
Our pecuniary assistance came.late, but I) propos ; and,
thanks to the enlightened activity of the philanthropist,
Eynard, it h.; been in happily distributed as to pro-
duce effects much stiperi 'r to its amount. Let us make
still some efforts and some sacrifices: perhaps.soon they
will be no longer required. Tne French have stretched
fo:th their hands to the most ancient of Christian peo-
ple in ibe extremity of their danger: they will have a
large share in the glory of having preserved them.

MADRID, Ausear 9.
PRIvATE CORRI PJNDENCL.

I have already informed you, that the garrison of this
cty was kept two days on the alert, without the public
knowing the cause o• the alarm, which nothing seemed
to justify. Some persons being arrested yesterday, we
now know that M. Itichaco has got a clue to a vast
conspiracy, having for its object to produce an insurrec-
tion in Galicia and Estramadura, similar to that in Ca-
:ailonia. He has also seized the m-ney destined to
promote this attempt, and the greater pact of it is
foreign coin.

A‘ieport sent from Catalonia on the 6th, by General
Campo Sagrado, announces that General Romagosa
had defeated a large band of Callists, and that he was
in pursuit of another, which would be beaten like the
former ; bur the hopes of M. C. Sagrado were defeated,
for it appears by a second report arsived this morning,
that General Romagosa had been defeated, and obliged
to retreat on Barcelona. A courier was sent to General
Sartfield this morning, to direct him, it is said, to send
twelve battalions of infantry to Catalonia immediately;
but though this report is generally credited, I can assert,
that far from detaching men Irom that army, the
object is to strengthen it, by placing all our provincial
'militia under arms, and that the coutier who left this
morning cat t ies orders to send some regiments, which
are advanced beyond Talavera, towards the frcntiets
of Portugal.
Letters from Galicia say, that the persecntion of the
Liberals has again begun in that province, and that the
prisons are crowded, particularly thirst of Lugo and
Orense. This is not done by the &site of C•e Gt,ecana
merit, ash ch means to dismiss, or :It I .a.t change, the
Goverti-.r Ge et al E ;WA, to whom these persecutions
are attribu.eti. He has the reputation of being devoted
to the Apobtolicrils. To encourage our niatrufaetures,
;he Gov, Tomept itas ordered a considerable quantity
nt the artie.eb exhibited to be purchased. They are to
•electe.f by a Committee. 1 he house of the Marquis
of Torrecelle is to be pu•cluseJ, and convet trd into a
public exchange. It 1, snared in the Puerta del Sol,
the place where the merchants, and those who deal iu
money, irti meat.

It IS 5411 that D.,11 Sehast,ani de Minarm, an,l Don
Vincente .11zales Au:a his 1. ft this capital a OW

The Minister of Grace and Justice has just sent cir-
culars to all the provincial and subordinate Magistrates,
saying that the English Government has pl iced 50
millions reals in the hands of the Ministry, to seduce
the Sp.ni irds and acquire p irtizans i I the army. lle
requests them to take precaution. to prevent bribery.
At a late Meeting of the Council, there was a cities-
don as to money. The Monister of War first declared,
that the troops were in urgent want of money, and he
proposed to send troops into the towns and villages to
collect the taxes. This advice was rejected as danger-
ous. The Minister"of Grace and Justice declared, that
a rngle penny was not to be expected from Andalusia
.and Catalonia; to make the others pay, he proposed to
employ such of the Itoy rlist VAuntters as could be de-
pended on. All the other Ministers laughed at M. Ca-
lomardes' proposal, of employing the tax payers to
make themselves pay taxes, and pointed out to him the
abu-es which would result. His proposal was of course
rejected. M. Ballastems contended, that the ci.il offi-
cers were alone capable of levying the taxes. The other
Ministers asked why they had not made any payments
into the Treasury far the last ten months? Tile, ought
all to be dismissed for a negligence equal to treason.
The Minister replied, that the payments arose from a
wrong measure, agreed to more than a year ego by all
the Ministers, by which all the revenue officers em-
ployed under the Coites had been dismiss• d, which
made all the Const;tutionalists refuse, under all manner
of pretexts, to pay anything to the n-w officers. The
Miniver proposed is restore the old officers to the
situcions they held between 1820 and the present time.
This proposal was reserved for anolher discussion. The
M nister of Marine afterwards demonstrated the nec
sity of having a sufficient navy 4o guard the coasts.
He deplored the fate of the seamen, some cf whom had
received no pay f r twenty, some for thitty, and even
forty months, and who were perishing from distress.
He was listened to, butaiothing was done on the sub-
ject. He was much displeased with the want of fore-
sight in his colleagues ; and the Council broke up,•all
displeased with each other. M. Salmon pre eived more
Ilcalmuess than any of the other Ministers.

PARISIAN SUBSCRIPTION FOR MR. CANNING'S

MEDAL.

The Baron de Las Cases having read in the Courier
Francais of the Ilth inst. a letter of the Baron
proposing that a subscription should be openEd fir the
purpose of causing a medal to be struck in honour of
Mr. Canning. was se) pleased with the idea, that he im-
mediately sent to the office of that Paper a subscription
of a bundled francs, and the annexed letter. In reply,
he was informed, that the Committee of Censor, esta-
blished by Government for the inspection of Newspapers,
would neuther allow it to be published, nor a list of the
subscribers to M. Dupin's proposal, who are already
very numerous. Under these circumstances, M. de
Las Cases forwarded this letter to the Editor of a
Morning Paper, with a request that he would give
publicity to the transaction:

"Pasta, Avower It, 1817.
" &a—lt was with sentiments of pleasure that I read this morn-
ing, in your Journal of this day, the proposal of ht. Dupin in favour
of that great man whose loss is deplored by humanity. I look on
this homage paid to the memory of the Right Honourable George
Canning as a title of honour. It is time to trample underfoot those
vile prejudices which have hitherto been like walla of brass between
great nations. Let us skew that it is neither the Channel nor the
Rhine which can separate nations, but the principles which en-
courage or oppose general prosperity. He who feels his heart beat
with a generous zeal at the words ' Civil and Religious Liberty
throughout the World,' is the countryman of every man animated
by the same sentiments; and he belongs to a different country from
the man who grumbles out the words ' Ignorance and Absolute
Power.'

Glory to the great Minister who bore aloft the standard of
liberal ideas! Ht is truly a citizen of the world; be merits the
b 'risings of nations, and ought to receive the gratitude of King.,
for he has taught them to establish their thrones on an indestructible
balls—on the erections of their people. Everything has been de-
stroyed by revolutions—even Princes and Kings—except the people,
who never perish. I beg, Sir, you will receive my subscription. A
medal struck in honour of the illustrious George Canning, will be
only a feeble expression of the regret experienced by the friends of
knowledge and well-regulated liberty.
" I am, Sir, your most obedient Servant,
" DE LAS CASES."