The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-07-09 00:00:00

PUBLIC MEETINUS IN BEHALF OF SPAIN.

The accounts of receipts and disbursements for Vie
Spanish Ball on Friday last, the 4th, has it appe-re 1 o•n
made, and the balance of 3121. Os. remaining after paling
all charges, to the amount of between 1,3001. and 1,400/.,
has been paid over to the Spanish Committee.
At the public Meeting in Edinburgh to promote the
Independence of Spain, about five hundred and fifty
pounds were immediately subscribed. A Committee wis
appointed to superintend subscriptions in that City a. d
its neighbourhood, and to take measures for prOmoting
subscriptions throughout the country, and there is real
to believe that the northern contributions will bOOO
amount to a considerable suns. Mr. Ryder, the Manager
of the Caledonian Theatre, not only gave the use of that
Theatre for the Meeting, glit be was to give the whole of
the receipts of Tuesday evening last, without any deduc-
tion for expenses, in aid of the Spanish cause.
A meeting was held at Tavistock on Wednesday last,
when, after several appropri4te resolutions, a subscription
was opened in aid of the Spanish patriots, whose cause is
the cause of civil liberty all over the world.
A meeting of the inhabitants of Dysart was held on the
20th ult., in the Town Hall (the Chief Magistrate in the
chair),when it was unanimously resolved that a subscrip-
tion should be opened in aid of the patriotic Spaniards.
A considerable sum was immediately collected, and we
understand it is intended to remit the whole proceeds to
lUeneral Ferguseon, to be by him paid in to the London
fund.—( Edinburgh Courant.)
At the late WArwil Meeting for raising a subscription
in aid of the Spanish cause, the Chairman read a letter
from A. 'l'. Fayerinen, M.D., stating that he wai willing
to devote his guinea to the cause of Spain, and that hr,
with five other patriotic individuals, was ready to pay
for the full equipment of a Spanish soldier, his clothes
to be of Norwich make, if not of Norwich manufacture.
A meeting was held at the Angel Inn, Tiverton, on
Tuesday, to commence a subscription in behalf of time
Spaniards. Col. Fell presided, and contributions were
made of about 30/. and two mii,kets.

WEDNESDAY EVENINti. JULY Q. DM.

grecx EXCUANGI, TWIN, teCLOCI.--XOllBOllll Opened
at 8211, and have been done at 83. The sudden rile
• since yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock, is not yet known.
Report ascribes it to the French loan having been pnt oft
and to Austria having agreed to pay the three millions
for her debt of I: millions. An express is said to have
arrived from Paris, bringing the Rentes at 89 40. and
Spanish 3fi4, but we do not hear of the French papers
containing any news of importance.

New Spanish 3141—New Prussia 801--,RussiaBn—Da.
at it Sli—Colunibia 361 to 67.

A Lisbon Mail has arrived this morning, by which wt
have received intelligence from that capital to the 29th
ult. some columns of the papers are occupied with dot
tails of the progress of the QUEEN from .Itaotelhao, to
the Palace of Bemposta, on a visit to the KING and her
Suns; and of the procession of their Majesties and Royal
tresses, on the 23d of June, to the Church of
Santa Maria, " to return thanks to the KING of Ktwos,
and the Quests of HEAVEN, for the ineffable favours
bestowed on the Sovereign and the Portuguese Na-
tion." Among other demonstrations of joy, which, it is
said the people made on that occasion, "(permission bay.
ing been obtained) they pulled down the Monument
which was founded in the Rocio, on the 15th of Sept.
1h21." On the 24th arrived Count Amarante, with his
division of above 3000 men. The Gazette contains a
long account of the gracious reception given the Count
by Don Miguel, who went to meet him, and by their
111.1jesties at Itemposta; and of the rejoicings of the 301-
diem% and the people.

The Gazette of the 27th contains a long decree, (Carta
de Lei) suppressing all secret Societies, whatever
luny be their intenti”na or denominations which
shall never be again restored. The ground assigned
is that the Freemasons, as well as the Carbonari
Communeros, andothers of the same nature notori.
ously caused great injury to all' nations, that they
have multiplied extremely, and formed a conspiracy to
destroy the Altar and the Throne, that the most enlight-
ened Governments of Europe have become sensible of the
necessity of averting the danger, and that it is especially
notorious that their inftueuce produced the revolution in
Pot tugal.
His Majesty has nominated Don Jose Luis de Sousa
Envoy Extrordinary, and Minister Plenipotentiary to His
Britannic Majesty ; and till that Minister shall arrive at
London, his Majesty has been pleased to appoint Rafael
de Crus Guerroiro, to act as Charge d'Affatres.
The following is the only article in these papers from
Spain :

CORUNNA, JUNE 16.—Tbe Royal George, Steam-boat
• arrived here to-day with some English officers, and 520
stand of arms.

We have received this morning Bayonne Papers of the
In instant, from which we extract the following:—
Letters from Saragossa affirm that the sally made by
the garrison of Lerida was very successful ; that Santos
Ladron was surprised and completely beaten- Accounts
received here yesterday of the capture of three vessels
at the mouth of the Garonne, in sight of land, have much
alarmed our merchants.

M. Martinez de la Ross is still here: the Prefect, it
seems, has not thought himself authorised to give him a
passport, and bas referred to the Minister, whom an.
'wet is expected.

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