The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-03-08 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN;

day)we find Mr. Sumner distinetly declaring that to go to
war in defence of Spain would be contrary-to our in-
terests; and we find Sir W. de Crespigny. distinctly
backing that opinion. Here were two men, one sitting
on the ministerial bench; and one on the opposite bench;
both ealled up by a chivalrous speech front Mr. Denman,
in support of whom no man uttered one word! The
Spanish minister is to look here, anti not to noise at a
dinner, in order to know what England is likely to do.
The rest of the proceedings at the dinner were as puerile
as a school-boy could wish; and upon the whole, the pros-
pect is most dismal for the Spaniards, as far as that pros-
pect is connected with the state of things in England.
In the violence of the French noblesse, and in the dispo-
sition of the French national guard, the Spaniards may
have some ground of hope; but their only chance of
real support must be in their own exertions. This
dinner, instead of strengthening their cause here, will
certainly tend to weaken it.

P.n.'s papers to the 6th inst. have arrived, and brought
an interesting sequel of the proceedings in the Chamber
of Deputies, and in the City of Paris. In the sitting of
the Chamber on IVednesday, immediately after the

President had entered the hall: M. Cautnartin delivered

a sealed packet into his bands in the name of the Left,
and retired. Much curiosity was escited by this cir-
cumstance, and the leading Ultra Members went up to
the President, and conversed with
.him on the nature of

the communication which he had received.

At two

o'clock he opened the business of the Sitting by inform-
ing the Chamber, that the letter contained a declaration
or protest on the part of the Lett Side, against the pro-
ceedings adopted too ards M. Manuel. The Right im-
mediately cried out that he should not read it. The Left
insisted on its being heard; and the Assembly once
more became the seat of agitation and tumult. M. Dudon
ascended the tribune, and declared, that " after the de-
cisiou of the majority, the protest of the minority was on
act of rebellion." Aware that the example of the
English House of Peers would be opposed to his argu-
ment, he anticipated the objection by fabricating an ex-
planation which has no foundation whatever in truth.
Fie asserted that the right of Protest exercised by British
Peers arose from the practice of the House, which com-
pelled all its members' to sign its acts and decisions,'so that
the Opposition being obliged to put their names to the acts
of the majority, were allowed, as a matter of courtesy,
to state that they did not do it willingly ! This inven-
tion, however, passed undetected, and after an appeal by
General Foy to the justice of the Chamber, the Presi-
dent put the question to the vote, and it was decided that
the Protest should not be read. The whole Left imme-
diately rose, with the exception of Messrs. Sebastiani and
Machin, and quitted the Chamber. The order of the day
for resuming the debate on the grant of 100 millions was
then read, and the President called upon the Members
who had been inscribed to speak for and against the pro-
ject, to address the Chamber; but they succeasively re-
fused. Amongst these were Messrs. Machin and Sebas-
tiani. The former retired immediately after having re-
nounced his right of speech, and the latter, .who had a
few days before proposed an amendment to the first arti-
cle of the prtject, refused to support it, aid followed
his colleagu. s. The Ministers and Ultras being thus left
together, ti e grant was put to the vote and carried by a
majority of 239 to 19.
These papers -do not contain the protest against the
expulsion of M. Manuel, but its contents have reached
us through a private letter. This document is signed
lby GO members of the Chamber, among whom are the
names of M. M. Delessert, Lafitte, General Foy, Latour-
l)upin, Etc. It expresses the feeling with which the pro-
testers view the illegal act of the exclusion; they de-
clare the doctrine on which that measure is founded is
subversive of all social order and of all justice, and that
the monstrous confusion of the functions of legislator,
accuser, reporter, juryman, and judge, is an outrage un-
exampled except in that trial the remembrance of which
has served as a pretest for annulling the powers of Mr.
Manuel ; and considering this as the first movement of a
faction desirous of placing itself violently above all
foray, and breaking through all the checks imposed
[on it by the fundamental compact; convinced that
this first seep is but the prelude to the system which
conducts France to an unjust war asroad, in order
to consummate the counter-revolution at home, and to
invite the foreign occupation of our territory; find
being uno Wing to become accomplices of the misfor-
tunes which this faction cannot fail to draw on their
country, they protest against all the illegal and un-
constitutional measures lately taken for the exclusion
of U. Manuel, Deputy of La Vendee, and against the
violence with which he has been torn from the bosom
of the Chamber of Deputies.
The Journals say but little about the assemblages of
people and tumultuous scene*, which private letters in-
forms us took place on the Boulevards, and in the streets
and squares adjacent to the Chamber., They ennounce,
however, that a pistol was fired at three o'clock in the
morning at one of the sentinels on the terrace of the
Garden of the Toi!leries, and that he returned the fit
without effect. The guard of the Castle and the post,
on the Quay took up arms and paraded the neighbour-
hood ; but the individuals, for several had been seen, by
whom the pistol was fired, probably escaped with the
aid of boats to the other side of the river, as none could
be arrested by the military.
FUNDS AT PARIS. FOUR O'CLOCK, MARCO s.—Five
per Cents. Money, closed at tilf. 31e. ; for the end of
the month, at 81 f. 85f.; Spanish Bonds, 33k. to
let Neapolitan Stock, G 7.

STOCK EKCIIANG C, HALF PAST 12 O'CLOCIL—There ap.
pears a total stagnation in the market this morning; np
to this hour scarcely any thing has been done. Consols
opened at 730, at which price they have remained.—
This moment a report prevails that two expresses have
arrived from Paris, stating that the Duke d'Angouleme
has left Paris fur the Army, but we cannot trace the
above to any anthentic source.
Foutcri FtiNDs.—ln the earlier part of the morning
the above market seemed to be on the rise. Spanish
Bonds opened at WI, but afterwards they declined to 24,
with little oing.
Chili. ew Spanish. 281111-01 d. 39—New PruF-
elan, 77-01 to 90—Rtoode, 71i—O•nink, 00—Nea-
politan, 00— Colombian, 80—New Srudsh Scrip, NI. •

Bayonne papers to the 2.3t1t, received this morning,
state thitt every thing there assumes a warlihe appear.
ance, but that the Spaniards, on flick side, are preparing
to receive the French army, and they spare no sacrifices
to plate St. Sebastian and Pampeluna in a state •of de-
fence. The resolution to defend the teriitory is incon-
testable In all the great towns this side of the Ebro.
The sums hitherto lavished on the bands' f the North are
incalculable; and this is the only means by which they
can be depended on ; if money were to fail they would
be the first enemies of the auxiliary army.
By Brussels papers which have also arrived, there are
accounts from Constantinople of the 25th of January.—'
All agree that the Ministers seem wholly intent on re-
storing tranquillity, by conciliatory rather than siolent
measures. An armistice has been concluded
ineween Odysseus and the Turkish Pachas in
Thessaly, till the end of Match. Lord Strang-
ford arrived on the 14th, after a long and tempe,

tuous passage. He was saluted with ISI gumil at the
Dardanelles, and the officers of the chief departments of
State immediately waited on him. Accounts from Corfu,
dated Jan. 26, state the total failure of the attack of the
Turks on 111issolungi.

Yesterday the Lords of the Council assembled at the
Council-office, Whitehall. The Lords present acre the
Lord President, the Lord Chamberlain, the Judge Qf the
Admiralty Court, the Judge of the Arches Court, /cc.—
Their Lordships sat till about five o'clock.
The Duke of York rode out yesterday.
The following is an extract of a private letter from Pa-
ris, dated Wednesday evening:
" There were some violent scenes last night at several
caffes on the Bouvelards. The partisans of the cote
gauche were reading the Etoile aloud, and vociferating
against Ministers, the Chamber, the Garde Royale, and
the Gendarmerie is particular. Parties of th* Garde
Royale paraded the Boulevards to a very late hour.—
This morning there were small groupes of people in the
streets adjacent and leading to the Chamber, and on the
Pont Louis XV. who made violent and mensci ng ges-
tures, but dispersed quietly on the appearance of the gene
d'armea. They formed again when they were no longer
in sight ; but, on the whole, the sensation created to-day
has been much bes than was expected.
" The populace before hlanuel's house, in the Rne St.
Honore, after waiting for him some time, upon seeing a
gentleman come out, who was an Englishman, cried out
" Vine Manuel!" Upon hie telling thew he was not
Manuel, but an Englishman, they said, "C'est egal!
Vivent les Anglais! Vine la Liberia!" and placed bite
on their shoulders.
" Between thirty and forty persons were taken up last
night for rioting; several were released this morning,
others committed for ta 1,1.
BAYONNE, Fee. 23.—Lord Fitzroy Somerset is arrived
in our town from Madrid, on his way to Paris. It ap-
pears that the Cabinet of Madrid hirl declined all fo-
reign mediation, at least in what relates to modifications
in their constitution. Perhaps the sacrifices which Eng-
land required were too painful. Besides, it is known
that the Spanish revolutionists were much displeased at
the speech of King George to the British Parliament.
I Hence. of all the Journals of the faction, the Esfectador
Its the only one that publishe I it - they expected an aunt d
Intervention on the part of England.
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East
India House, when Captain Blanshard, was sworn intc
the command of the ship Marquess of Wellington, con-
signed to Madras and Bengal.
I• Ties person accused of threatenine Prince Esterhezy
with prttottit sloTefice, was yesterday brought up to
gow-street otfice, and gave bail for his appearance at the
sessiona Bail was taken by Sir R. Dime in the private
room. ,
rwo Hu:4MM) AND FORTY MILES IN 1111YENTY-FIVE
nociis.—A Herefordshire man, named Russel, started
from Piccadilly on Thursday night, at 12 o'clock, to go
on foot to Dorchester, and back, in the time stated, for
one hundred sovereigns. The pedestrian was on the
other side Basingstoke (4S miles) at one o'clock yester-
day. He was bellied his work, front the inclement wea-
ther, and betting is 2to 1 on time. The task is more
than three miles an hour, including stoppages.
BUCEINGRAMISHIRE Asstzas.—The trial of the Reve-
rend William Eyre came on at Aylesbury on Monday.
It will be recollected that t'uis reverend gentleman was
charged with committing a rape a few months ago, at
Worship-street Police-office, where a long examination
took place, and he was sent down to Buckinghamshire
on the charge. The Grand Jury threw out the bill for
the capital offence, and found one for a misdemeanour.
The trial lasted 6 hours, and he was acquitted. A great
number of respectable farmers and others attended, and
gave him a most excellent character. The verdict of ac-
quittal was received with great satisfaction.—(Morning
Paper.)
MURDER OF NEEDLE AND NIS WlFS.—Joseph Croke,.
and Thomas Randal were tried on Tuesday last at A)les-
bury assizes, for the murder of Edward Reedle and his
wife, keepers of the toll-gate. The evidence (which has
already been fully before the public) was conclusive.
and the Jury found a verdict of " Guilty"—Death. On
Thursday morning these men underwent the awful sen-
tence of the law in frost of Aylesbury gaol ; the con-
course of spectators was immense; the convicts had pre-
viously acknowledged the justice of their sentence,. and
their appearance and conduct subsequent to the know-
ledge of their inevitable fate were penitent, and as it
should have been. They seemed to die without a strug-
gle.
SURREY SRlSlONS.—Yesterday, George Wise, a young
man of 20 years of age, was put to the bar on an indict-
ment, charging hint with fraudulently obtaining three
sovoreighs from Thomas Lowe, on the 30kh of January
last.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty, and the Court
• sentenced bins to seven years' transportation.
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•LiItAND DINNER
TO tin aiirt roTriuoVESS AMBASSAbOIi,

•
THE DUES DI lAM Coat:sip.
•
Yesterday the pilblic dinner given in honour of their •
Excellencies the Ministers from the Courts of -Spain am.
Portugal, and the Duke de San Lorenzo, took place at
the City of London Tavern.
Mr. J. Campbell, the Bank Director, and Sir J. Dyer. • •
two of the Stewards, accompanied the Arnbassidurs from
their relidence to di:Tavern and a deputation. consistiog
ef—the Duke of Somerset. the Marquis of Lansdown, the
Earls of Darnley and Essex, Lords Althorp anti Normetibv,
Mr. Littleton, M. P. fe'r Stafford; and Mr. Lembton. M.P.
for Derham, the Deputy Governor of the Beak of England,
the Chairman, and Deputy Chairman of the East India Com- .
puny, , the Members for the City, end Mr. Sheriff Thomp-
son, were appointed to receive and conduct them into the •
room.
At half-past six o'clock, their Excellencies, ,pecompanied
by his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex end the depute- .
lion entered the room, and were received with loud led
continued acclamation of applause. We regret teat a larger
room had not been selected fot this important occasion, fur
there wt's scarcely sufficient accommodation for the com-
pany present, which consisted of upwards of 3.50 Noblemen
and Gentleiden, comprehending a great majority of the
highest respectability of all parties ; a great number of ap-
plicants for tickets were disappointed, and the anxiety to
obtain admission became at length so great, that upwards
of 601. were Offered in vain for a ticket. Among the COM"'
petty present we noticed the Dulce of Argyll, Lord Althorp,
Lord Auckland, Lord Besborough, Lord Erskine, the Earl
of Essex, Lord Ebrington, Lord A. liami,ton, the Marqeis
of Lensdown, Lord Lynedoeb, Lord Milton, the Duke of
Norfolk, Loid Normeaby, Lord J. Russell, the Duke of So-
merset. the Earl of Sefton, Lord Suffield. the Marquis el.
H
Tasistock, Sir F. Burdett, A. Baring, M.P., J. Cal-
craft, M.P., Honourab's W. Elphinstone, E. Ellice, M.P:s.
J. C. Hobhouse, M.P., J. tambton, M.P., Sir J. Meek-,
intosh, M.P., D. Ricardo, M.P., S. Whitbread, M.P. Itc.
The CHAIRMAN (Lord William Ilentinck) was sup-
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ported on his right hand by his Roya. _ ghness
Duke of Sussex and his Excellency the Duke de San Lo-
renzo ; and on his kft by their Excellencies the Spanish
and Portuguese Ambassadors. Among the fcireigner!
present on this occasion we noticed the Neapolitan Ge-
neral Guglielmo Per.
The Spanish colours were suspended from the ceiling,
anal a variety of Spanish and Portuguese national air.
were played by the musical band in the course of the
evening.
After the Cloth had been removed, and Non Notia
Dornine sung with their accustomed excellence by M tam..
Taylor, Pyne, Broadhurst, the CHAIRMAN gave
" The King," with three times three, which was drank
with applause. The toast was followed by the National
Anthem.
The Cuatemax next gave " The Constitution," with
three times three, which was drank with enthusiasm.
" The Duke of York and the Army" was next given,
anal drunk with applause. Air—" How merrily we live
that Soldiers be."
The CHAIRMAN next gave " The Duke of Clarence and
the Navy." Air —" Rule Britannia."
The Noble CHAIRMAN then rose, and observed that et
formality would be quite unnecessary with respect to the.
next toast which he bad to propose. It was merely ne-
cessary for him to mention the heroic Spanish nation to
rouse the warm feeling of every goof heart—(Applante)
It was needltaa for him to call down the condemnation
of every honourable mind on the odious principles S.)
dangerous to the liberties of mankind, which the 0—
vernment of France did not hesitate to avow.—(Loud
Cheers.) (in this point the minds of all men of honour
were already made up. It was new his more plea,-
ing duty to invoke the admiration of this country
on that uncompromising spirit with which the breve Slit-
nish people had spurned all dependence on France in the
firm resolution which they had come to of vindicating the
freedom of their country. But be was, at the same time,
sorry to say that, in the present instance, he was obliged
to call upon the sympathies of the company; for, in the
year ISOS, when the Spanish Deputies came to this cots-
try, they had still abundant resources, and were emilikd
to send into the field an army well equipped to combat
the foe. But now the case was very different, in conse-
quence of their baying been subject toe long and desohit•
ing war. They bad nothing now left but their own bell
and independent spirit, yet that (pith was neither to be
put down by tyranny nor daunted by difficulties, however
arduous. He should now propose—" The Constitutional
King of Spain and the Spanish Nation." This toast was
received with loud and reiterated acclamations.
His Excellency the SPANISH Aetna:lsm:ion (Admiral
Jabatt) returned thanks in the French language. He ex-
pressed the high satisfaction he felt in finding himself in
the bosom of an assembly comprehending so distinguished
a portion of a nation which so well appreciated the prin-
ciples of liberty, justice, and national independence. He
hailed the present Meeting as the prelude of cordial and
increasing amity between England and the Spanish nation
—(Applause.)
Air, " Riego's March."
The Noble CHAIRMAN then gave "The Constitutional
King of Portugal, and the Portuguese nation." Three
times three. This was drunk amidst the loudest cheering.—
Air—" The Castilian Maid."
The PORTUGUESS AMBASSADOR, when thiN had subsided,
presented himself to the company, and begged to express
his sincere gratitude for the honour they bad done his coun-
try. He thanked them on the part, not only of himself, but
of every good Portuguese. He regretted that he was not
gifted in a manner to enable him to express all that be feat
upon the present occasion. But standing as he did, in the
presence of an illustsious personage, and before all tqat was
noble, gallant, and honourable in the country, it was need-
less for him to say, that his native land had never received
more solid advantages from any nation, than from Great
Britain—(Cheers), and he hoped that the ties between them
would never be broken. In the hour of her utmost peril, his
native country had never stood in need of any aid *Mee
Great Britain could afford.—(Loud cheers.) If that land,
existing under her own institutions, were called upon by a
Foreign Power to alter thsse institutions, what would be
the general feeling ? Would it not be a feeling of the utmost
indignation 1 (cries of " Yes, yes.") The people were,
identified with King John the Sixth, whose wishes wet..
identified with the nation. He was sere that if Portugal
were called upon to defend her rights, that Great Brittia
would still afford her all the assistance in her power. 11 .
should conclude by once more requesting the company to
accept his best thanks, and in return fur the honour dot.e •
him, he begged to propose,
"'The City of London, and her trading and commercial in-
terests." Three times three.
The CHAIRMAN next gave—" Their Royal and
Illustrious Visitor the Duke of Sussex, and the othe:
Members of the Royal Family."
The Duke of Sussex rose to return thanks amidst lulti
acclamations. He said that he-presented bitelself to the
company with the greatest diffidence. • His feedlots upon
the occasion were stronger than be could exprer. He
wished to be able to state the sentiments of gratitude
which he felt towards this distinguished and respec!alde
society, for the honour they ha,' dune him, acd to say
how flattered he eras in being called upon to le*d Ills
humble assistance noon an wash's so ieteresting. las tic
present. He assured the company, that no map came
there with greater satisfaction, or more impressed with use
importance of the subject than himself. All Who heard
him must be aware of the delicacy of the situation in
which be stood, but as an Engli,linian, anal a member of
that Royal Family, which the will of a free nation had
placed upon the throne, he must feels tidy iuterest in
every cause where national liberty wee coneeroed.—
(bond acclamationa). He hoped the company wqntd.ex-
cuss him from saying mare, as the ,preseairvearecon
yet he must observe, lager* Its sat &we, that as in for
mer times, when public opinioits was more 'immense • •
than at present, Ibis country stood firmly typo:Ad tO a

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