The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-11-16 00:00:00

[IROM .A NZW YORK PAPER.]

As many are ignorant of what is meant by the tbree
guarantees assumed by the army of !turbid., we have
thoul:ht it prover to explain them to our readers, that
they may form a correct opinion of the revolution of
New Spain—the object of which has not yet been
avowed. The three guarantees are,
1. That the house of Bourbon 'hen be called exclu•
sively to occupy the throne of New Stain.
2. Au union between Bnropean and American Spa-
niards, with the power of being chosen to all offices,
without any distinction whatever.
3. The continuance of the ecclesiastical state nith
all its privileges and even its abuses, as it existed in the
year 1804, and even with the Holy TribunolofMe
We have thus defined the three guarantees—and
every one will judge for himself of the revolution ; for
our part we shall observe that the principles of this re-
volution have not sufficiently manifested themselves to
enable u 3 to judge whether or nor it will be favour.
able to that country. We nevertheless believe that
a form of government in which is preserved the odious
and sanguinary tribunal of the Inquisition, (justly
prescribed by our new code,) and which givei the
Clergy greater influence than they ought to have,
leaving them at the same time all the oininons and
dreadful privileges hitherto permitted, cannot be very
liberal, nor promise very favourable results to the coun-
try in which it exists.
Unfortunately experience has proved that this third
guarantee leaves New Spain reduced to the most shame-
ful state of ignorance, superstition and fanaticism.
Happily we can rejoice to have reduced this third
guarantee to its proper limits, for by oar constitution
we are exempt from a guarantee which supporta and
protects the. Inquisition. We wish all thought on this
subject as we do.

A a -
. .1141,D1X WHIG CLUB,
The R.sex Whig Club assembled at Walden on Sa
tnrday last, to commemorate the triumph over the Bit
of Pains and Penalties, which had taken place on that
day twelvemonth; Charles C. Western, Esq., M. P., in
the Chair.

This Society has determined to bold their future
annual meetings upon the anniversary of the day en
which that victory was achieved. The 'Hon. Chairman
in his opening remarks on the occasion of their as-
sembling., said, that however impossible it was that
event with all its concurrent circumstances should
escape the recollection of Englishmen, yet was it, he
thought, highly desirable to r. call it at stated periods,
when the friends of liberty and law were assembled,
that their hopes might be cheered by a recurrence to
the success which on that occasion had attended their
efforts: nor was it less necessary that they Should hold
in constant remembrance the example then given of
the daring length to which those who long have pos-
sessed power will often go in furtherance of a particu-
lar object. The most sacred principles of law and of
the constitution, of common sense, of jistice, nod hu-
Inanity, alike were ♦iolated by that horrid Bill of
Pains and Penaltits : and if it had not been defeated as
it was, he should have despaired of preserving the re-
(wising, liberties we yet enjoy H. said a tribute of i
relpeet Ind' glialtirde *as due hi . ittible'Lorils
who bad given their suffrages against it,"‘ind their
names'atould be recorded with honour in the 'annals of
their country. He would not trust himself then to
speak of the illustrious object and intended victim of
that violation Oiati And the Constitution; if be did,
his feelings would induce expressions that prudence
might forbid, aed it Woes desirable that the meeting
should confine itself to the etontemplation of that
grand achievement which the friends of the Constitu-
'tion had obtaineditt the overthrow of that ever-memo-
rable Bill.
The meeting wit respectably attended by the prin-
cipal gentleniOti of the Whig interest of the county,
and the subject was followed up in speeches of consi-
derable length, by various members of the club.

On Monday the CaroHama Club, established in this
city to commemorate the final abandonment of the Bill
of Pains and Penalties against her late Majesty, dined
together at the Half-Moon, in Broad-street. The at.
tendanco was numerous, and the evening was spent in
the utmost conviviality and good hunsuur.—(ffereford
paper.)

IRISH HERRING FISHERY.

EXTRACT Or A LETTER FROM RUTLANDi DATEID

NOVEMBER 7, 1821.

Herrings have made their appearance here in greater
abundance than for the last forty-five years; .the old-
est fisherman remembers nothing like it. The water
was so full of them on the night of the 2,d instant,
that the passage of the boats was absolutely igepactl;
every stroke of the oars tanked thent,nplio-alseirtr-
face in great numbers. The glare or Aphosphoric
light produced by theukwas really, astopithing ;; the
sea vered all on fiee.
o 44d • Next night being Saturday, the bats id toot go
out, which was most fortunate, for about three% the
morning, a most tremendous squall came on front the
N.N.W., which continued, at intervals, until seven.
The wind has not been so high on this coast since the
year 1641. The thunder and lightning was, inces-
sant fur three hours, accompanied by' the heaviest
snow and hail ever seen here. The post roads tb the
interior were impassable for the greatest part of rise
next day. All the shipping in the bity were Injtued
more or less; two large vessels were nearly destroyed;
the crews, after remaining in the shrouds all 'light,
weer taken up the next morning, nearly dead With
cold. 'We have just now heard of two brigs being.
driven on shore near Horn-head, and it is gee:twiny
supposed. that many have gone down, as vast quanti-
ties of spars, masts, rigging, &c. have been driien
all along the coast, from Donegal to Lough Fliyie.
Not. B.—We are sorry to announce, that the ter.
rings which some days back made their appearance In
such unprecedented quantities on the north-wtst Coast
of Donegal, have totally vanished, being driven off
by the tremendous storm of the 4th, which blew right
upon the land, and it is the nature of this fish remove
straight against the wind, when it blows with antis-
gree of vioknee.
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