The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-08-10 00:00:00

COPY OF A MEMORIAL

•Ipllt1111.1) TO ALL THE MINISTER' 01 lICSAIA, ON TIE

•CIJ[CT Or TUE AFFAIRS or SPAIN.

The Chevalier de P;ea Ilerwi odes has presented to the
Imperial Cabinet the annexed Note, relative to_ the
events which have just taken place in the Peninsula, and
of which we were already infortsied by the dispatches
that were forwarded to us by unr agents at foteign
Courts.

M. de Sea, In this document. confines himself to in-
forming as, that the Constitntion promulgated by the
Cartes in the year Itll2 has been arvepted by the itiing,
and expresses a desire to know hos. the Emperox has
viewed this change of the tioyernment. If the distance
which separates es front Spain, and from the States
which are best enabled to weigh maturely the nature of
the disasters with which she is menaced.be considered,

la will be seadlllyadalamisehpal. that thempatdds WAY
Imperial Ministry, with regard to the Representative of
the Spanish nation, was difficult and delicate.
The Revolution of the Peninsula fixes the attention
of the two hemispheres ; the interests which it is about
to dot de, are the interests of the universe; and if ever
the Emperor wished that the opinion of his Allies might
coaduce IS regulate his own, it certainly was at the mo.
meat when the Note of the Chevalier 'de Zee imposed
epos his Imperial Majesty the obligation of pronouncing
era an event which involves, perhaps, the future des-
tinies of all civilized nations. This obligation, how-
aver, existed; for, in these days, every subject of doubt
becomes an instrument of malevolence.
The necessity of reelyink to M. de Zee was, therefore,
evident; but, in this important conjuncture, it appeared
natural, that previously to pronouncing an opinion, the
Emperor should consider the object which the Allied
Powers proposed to themselves in their relations with
Spain ; that he should consult the views which they had
expressed to that sa.ne Power, and that he should take
as a guide for leis own, the prinekples of F'.uropean po-
lky. This is what his Imperial Majesty was boned to
do; this is what he has dune.
Since the year hilt more than one I)ipioniatic Docu-
ment attests the generous solicitude, which the several
Courts of Europe have constantly manifested in behalf
of Spain. They applauded the noble perseverance with
which her intrepid people resisted a foreign yoke.
They tendered homage to their wisdom, when they ral-
lied nand a constitutional throne, the dearest interests
of their country ; the interests of her independence.
Finally, from the period when Providence restored Fer-
dinand VII. to his people, they nerer failed to acknow-
ledge that solid institutions could alone secure on its
basis the ancient Spanish Monarchy.
The Allied Sovereigns did more. In the course of
lonic conferences, relative to the iliierences with Rio de
la Plata, and to the pacification of the Colonies, they let
it be sufficiently understood, that these institutions
would cease to be a means of peace and happiness, if,
instead of being granted by kindness, as a voluntary
concession, they should be adopted by weakness as a last
resource of salation.
Let ns investigate, on the other hand, the great trans-
actions, which established the Enropean Alliance.
What is the object of the engagements that were re-
newed on the (3) 15th of November, halts?
The Allied 3lonareles had just then obliterated the
last traces of the Revolntion in France ; het that Revs,-
lutiou seemed ready to proilnee new calamities.
The obligation of the 11conarcles was, therefore, and
their design was, to prevent that bursting from the
same horizon, the same storm should a third dine deso-
late Europe.
Nevertheless, as if the alarms which were then ex-
cited by the state oi France, and which it still excites,
were not snifieient—as if governments and nations en-
tertained but slight doubts with respect to its future
condition, it iras necessary that the genius of evil should
select a new theatre, and that Spain, in her turn. should
he offered up as a fearful sacrifice. Revolution has
therefore changed its ground, but tile duties of ,
Mo-
narchs cannot have changed their nature, and the pooh
of the inoirreetion is neither less formidable, ass Its
dangerous, than it would have been in France.
In unison, therefore, with his Allies, his Majesty
cannot but desire is see granted 10 the Peninsula. as to:
its trans-marine Provinces, a Government which he con-
' Men as the only one that can yet ;„„tifr some hope
in this age of calamities. lint in of his engage-
ments of the (3d) 13th of November, ISIS, his Majesty
is bound to mark, with the most forcible reprobation,
the rersoief er uwasnres set its action to give new
institutive. to Spain. Such is the two-fold kleu with+
is found developed in the annexed answer, whit% the
Cabinet of Las trade to the Chevalier de Lea,

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Ur order of his Imperial Majesty's—The Emperor does
nit doubt, that his august Allies will approve its con-
tents, sad perhaps they hare already addressed similar
sentiments to the Court of Madrid. The same wishes
may, in fact, have inspired the saute language' and,
ootsvinced, like his Majesty,, ti crime must always
yield pernicious fruit, they hare, doubtless, deplored,
as he has, the outrage which has recently tarnished the
annals of Stpain. We repeat it, this outrage is deplora-
ble'. It is deplorable for the Peninsula ; ills deplorable
Oar Europe ; and the Spanish nation now owes the ex-
ample of an expiators. deed to the people of the two
hemispheres. Till this he done, the unhappy object of
their disquietude can only make them fear time contagion
of her calamities. Nevertheless, amidst all these ele-
ments of disaster, and when so mane motives combine
to allict the real friends of the welfire of nations, may
a better future still be looked for ? Is there any wise
and redeeming measure, whose effect may be to recan-
t:l44n with herself, as well as with the other Pow-
( Europe / .
We dare not 'inn it ; for esperience has taught ns
to consider almost always as an illusion, the hope of a
happy event.—But, if we might trust the calealations
which personal interest would seem bound to indicate :
if it were permitted to presume that the Cortes would
(vomit the interest of their own preservation, it might
he believed, that they would hasten to extirpate, by a
solemn measure, all that is culpable in the circum-
stances which accompanied the change of the Adminis-
tration in Spain. The interests of time Cortes are here
identified with the interests of Europe. The misled
soldiery who protected, mat' to morrow assail thew ;
and their first y towards their Monarch, towards their
country, and themselves, seems to be, to prove that they
will never consent to legalise imutrreetion. These are
Vwhich would nut appear to be without some boon-
on. The Emperor, however, is far from cherishing
them ; and if he admitted the possibility of a result so
neeful, he would make it depend upon the unanimity
Which might manifest itself in the opinion of the prin-
eipal Powers of Europe, as to the Act by which the
Representatives of the Spanish people ought to signalise
die opening of their deliberations. This unanimity,
always so powerful when it takes the character of an
ietsWocable deed, will perhaps carry conviction to the
unit of the most Plummet Members of his Catholic
Myatt' t and the Allied Courts would seem to have an
soy mains of impressing upon their language such an
Vng uniformity.
ir Ministers in France, have hitherto treated, in
their name, with a Plenipotentiary of the Court of
Madrid. Can they not now present to him, in common,
observations, the summary of which follows, and which
*geld seral so she Spanish Uovernment the conduct, as
well as the political principles, of the Allied Monarchy?
" The Monarchs would," say the five Ministers, " have
Neer ceased to entertain wishes for the prosperity of
.pain. They will always entertain them. They have
attired, that, in Europe, as in .%merica, institutions eon-
heatable to the progress of civilisation, and to the wants
of the age, might procure to all Spaniards long tears of
and happiness. They desire the same at this mo-
St
• They have wished that all these institutions
birwrila a Mg air ling, by the legal manner ia '
which they should be introduced. They now wish the
Same.
" This last consideration will convey to the Ministers
of his Catholic Majesty with what sentiments of adlic-
lion and grief they have learned the events of the Bth
of March, and those which preceded it. Accoriling to
their opinion, the salvation of Spain, as well as the wel-
fare of Europe, trill require that this crime should be
disavowed, this stain effaced, this bad example exter-
minated. The honour of such a reparation appears to
depend upon the fortes. Let them deplore, and forcibly
reprobate, the means employed to establish a new mood.'
of Government in their country, and its consoliilnting an
administration wisely constittif al, let them adopt the
most rigorous laws against sedition and revolt.
" Then, awl only then. the .thied Cabinets will he
able to maintain friendly and amicably relations with
Spain."
These observations, urged in common by the Repro
"fwntatives of the live Courts, would, from thenceforth,
.demonstrate to the Spanish Ministry the conduct whirls
the Allied tiovernments would observe, in case the con-
sequences of the Bth of March should perpetuate in
Spain, trouble and anarchy. If these salutary councils
be listened to ; if the Cortes offer to their King, in the
name of the nation, a pledge of obedience; if they si:c.
reed in establishing, upon durable ba.,es, the tranquillity
of Spain, and the peace of Southern America, the ftero.
lotion will have been defeated, at the very mom at when
it thought to obtain a triumph.
IL on the contrary, alarms, perhaps too reasonable, be
mallard, at least the live Courts will have discharged a
sacred ditty ; at least a new occurrence will hare deem
toed the principles, indicated the object, and displayed
the scope of the European Alliance. •
The Emperor awaits the answer of the Courts lit
Vienna, London, Berlin, and Paris, to the continuities-
cisme which his Ministers have addressed to him on this
subject. He informs them that the present Memorial is
the instruction which he has caused to be dispatched to
all his Ministers on the subject of the affairs of Spain.

• Tltig refers to the " Note of the Imperial Itossisti
Nl-
dslr to the resilient Spaiish Minister," which appeared in
The Statesman of the Ist lost.

MATCH FOR 500 OutNlAs.—The Midgham Pigeou
Match for the silver cap on Saturday I ist, pradnred
another watch, wade over the bottle, for the above
stak-, between Messrs. Masters (who won the cup by
killing 20 bird; from 21) and Dovetua, who killed
the like number, but was Lest in shooting off the
Each stood 100 gs. iu .be stake, and their frie:ids
stool the remainder. There was much heavy betting
at even. Lamers missed his first bird, cud isshetaw
was backed at 6 to 1.- Each killed all their next
birds up to 14, but Doveton missing his 15th broag4st
betting even again. Doveton missed his 16th sad
17th birds, and Masters missed his 114th and Iflth
Doveton missed his last bird, baring killed 17, tied
.Masters won by killing 16 birds.—Another usateh
was made by 3lr. Reeves, backing himself to kill 17
birds from 21, with unlimited charge, but be killed
IS only.—Mapleton Downs was the weae of slaughter.

The wheat harvest was commenced at the latter part
et lay week both at Whitstable and llerne, also in the
vieinitr et this city ; and the sickle is expected to be
applied generally in the course of this week. should the
weather not become nniavonrable. The oat and &Islay
harvest was aisp pnavallit counneensed last wee's, in all
the forward disincts.—(KratisA Gageut.)

Suns Kin; SUICIDC—An inquisition was taken
yesterday in the Board-room of St. Bartholomew's
Hospital, before T. Shelton, Esq. Coroner, on de
body of Jane Fletcher, aged 15 years, who put st
period taiber existence by drinking spirits of vitriol.
It appeated tint the deceased, who was a vet}
handsome girl, was servant at the house of ME.
Oliver, a grocer, in Penton-street, Peutonville ; she
was detected several times in purloining various ar-
ticles, but through the intreaties of her mother, issr
mistress, who was very partial to her, was indured
to ceetinue her, in expectation of a reformation. On
Sunday last some property was again missed, in toe
sequence of which the deceased was expostulate?
with, but no threat were held out to her. esc-er
that she would be dismissed her situation.
appeared to be very absent, low spirited, air! ..b•
sorbed in thought during the remainder of ths
day. Monday morning the family were alartned
at hearing a dreadful screaming, as If from C,l
deceased's room; a person went there to ascertain ti..t
cause of it, when the deceased was found roaring, Kral
tossing herself about the room, seemingly in the great-
est agony, and foaming at the mouth. She was .
what her illness originated from, but she made nu Ea.
ply. A surgeon was then sent for, wbe administered
an emetic which had effect, and he discovered that she
had taken a poisonous liquid ; a mug was found con
ceased in the room, which appeared to bare contait•ed
spirits of vitriol ; inquiry was then made at a neigh•
bouring surgeon's, where it was learned that the d--
ceased purchased six penny worth that morning. Ml±
gradually became worse, and was conveyed to the 10/s-
-pite!, where she expired after a short interval. After
her death her body was opened and examined. The
tesophagns, stomach, and bowels were all destroyed,
and of a dark colour; there was a quantity of fluid on
the stomach. The surgeons who examined the body
had no doubt from the dreadful state in which it was
that her death was caused by taking a quantity of spi-
rit of vitriol. The Coroner summed up the evidence.
and the Jury, underall the circumstances, were of opi-
nioe that the deceased became deranged in her 'nisei
from the idea of losing both her character and sites.-
lien. 'they returned a verdict, "That the deceased's
death was caused by her own act, in drinking spirit,
of vitriol, being at the time in a state of mental tens-
porary derangement."
The following melancholy circumstance folk p'.l,'.•
last week, in the neighbourhood of Asls4rd, bent :
—A young gentleman, nearly connected with ono
of the first families in the country, and a few friends,
hail been spending some slays together at each other's
houses, and indulging themselves to excess over the
bottle, from some unfortunate words that passed tiny
(proceeded to blows, and the young gentleman chose
alluded to was pot to het much bruised. On rising
in the morning, and seeing his head and tier mach
disfigured, he was deeply affected, and declared that
he would never more see his friends and the wnrl.l.
The series.' was most tragical—be was shortly after
found in Isis bell-room with his throat cut, and hi.
I head hanging over the window frame.
SwtMDLING.—A middle-aged man, who call-. him-
self a Clergyman, has been very successful in p 1
dering tradesmen of their goods about the Square s,
between Holborn and Somers'-town. lie drive a
four wheeled (*hal e, has a clerical appearance, with a
I hat neatly tucked up behind, and is accompanied by a
female of anent address. He occupied a house in An-
stead-place, Barlow-street, for a week, which he filled.
with goods by day-light and emptied it at night. The fee,
male has done her part amongst jewellers, millito;•
She 'dimitied goods to the amount of A/. of Mrs. NO:t. a,
milliner, and dresses to the amount of Jul. of a
liner in Portlatel-strem. The saute party occupied'
a house at Newington, a fortnight since, eul were a.
successful in fraud.
Dsr.txu ATTEMPT AT BeRCI.IRT.—TIse follossin:
atm-hots attempt at robbery, awl probably murder, too 4
11 place in the night between•Nionslay and 'ruesd.sy last :
I James Montego, Esq. storekeeper in the de,tertnit rat
of the Master of the Horse, residing at Kew tireen, gave
his man servant leave to go to the play on Mons a:
night—he himself remaining at homy with two femate
servants only. About one u'clock he was awoke by
%tow person tapping gently at his chamber door ; att'd
thinking it was his servant returned front the play, hr
shrew rap the night holt, when a strange man nearly s.x
feet high, dressed in a carter's frock, and armed 1.4. ts
a bludgeon, entered the room, and instantly advanced
;o :he aisle of the bed. Mr. Montagu densaissied, "is Mat
brings you here?" " Your Money!" replied the rulhae,
instantly lifting up the cudgel in the act to strike. Mr.
3101111104 as instainhileoutle sprang from the bed, nit:.
a pillow in each hand; anti with these be contrived ..t
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when the noise made by this%scaflie. awoke the maid
semi ; and the robber, heanag them coining comets
the rump. instantly betook himself to flight; Fantle
his hut over his eyes, awl covering the rest of Cs fa. ce
with his hand, as .he rn.loal passed them. It was arl,.r.
ward-. 41v -sowed, that hr bad entered themes a svitotew
at the heck part of the honse, from the Royal liartlen.,
beissogi-,g to Kew Pelage ;. and his a !tinnier fact, f ha •
about twelyetuanths pro a precisely similar attack ,eas
mole upon Mr. Mir with as little stiscess. In that ca••••.
the riddle" entered bY the same wiudowl and from tee
Royal Gardens, and lie a.. 4) was such a wan Su 4ppassr-
mace. • • .
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