The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-01-31 00:00:00

PLACE SEVEN PENCE

Partin the spectacle of the day: applauding or disap-
proving; is the occasion. regatred ; and the Cortes
seemed rather to encourage,than to repel this popular
interference; which In the English House of Conamose
would be deemed so highly indeient. They found mat-
ter enough for their exaltation in the Russian Note ;
and to de them justice, there was scarcely an epithet
which they bestowed upon it that it did not d e.
During the time the Minister was reading this paper.
the agitation among the Deputies was extreme. Some
Wrung from one Side to the other in a state of painful
suffering; some raising their hands on high in astonish-
ment; some looking intensely on the Minister, their
faces fired with vengeance; some, the elderi of the
Senate. fixed like rocks. against which the waves and
storm* of ages have toiled in vain. In every teen's
countenance you might read different expressions; but
in all, the thing expressed was the same—home at the
violent misrepresentations which they belieyed these
Notes contained, and a burning desire, not only to resist
the agg•essioos which menaced their Spain, but to rush
forth to avenge the insults which *ere Sang upon hetv
liberty and honour.
When, at length, these mingled feelings found a'partial
utterance in the noble reply of the President, it was like this
sudden announcement of a victory, in which the Ood of
battles, bad decided for the free ; it was a moment of
glory, and tears alone could tell the proud thoughts that
filled every breast. To this momentary pause succeeded
a peal of fleas, which lasted for several minutes. They
were often renewed during the debate which followed ;
but as the rest of the proceedings are fully detailed in
the papers, l must refer you to them, only adding, that
those who were present on this occasion in the Cortex,
whatever their political prejudices or notions may be,
will ever look hails to it as one of the most hallowed
days of their existence.

Friday, Jan. 10.
I forgot yesterday to state, that though there is a tri-
bune oo the right hand of the chair, for the accommoda-
tion of the Ambassadors. the only foreign Minister pre-
sent was Sir William A'Court. He was attended by
Messrs. Ward and Elliots, his secretaries, and by Mr.
Jackson, who has lately arrived here wish despatches of
an important nature, and who waits to take home a
verbal answer, lest by any accident, a written one might
be intercepted; several other English Kral/omen were
present, and it was observable that frequently the Depu-
ties fixed their eyes attentively on this tribune, as repre-
senting that great and free country from which they
have as yet experienced nothing but friendship, avid
from which they ardently hope to meet with assistauce.
When in the Notes a sentence of peculiar despotism was
read, many an eye was raised to that tribune, to read the
impression which it made there. Sir W. A'Court't
countenance gave them ueither hope nor despair; but
several of his emuntrymen took very few pains to restrain
that abhorrence which these documents mast ever ex-
cite in the breasts of men who know what freedom is
and are resolved to maintain it. These expressions of
sympathy I obser►ed were anxiously looked fur by the
gepaties. and afforded them evidently great satisfaction.
'They raisarlieil Upon them one to the other, and occa-
sionally smiled.
Last night a number of people paraded through differ-
ent parts of the capital, attended by a band of music
which played several patriotic airs. They carried large
torches in their hands, and shouted at intervals Lire Is
Crwtitutien, They played under the windows of the
Palace, soil under those of Arguelles,Oaliano, and seve-
ral other popular Deputies.
The newspaper presses of Madrid were never known
to labour so hard as they have done to-day. From the
length of the matter requiring a supplement, the
journals, especially the L'aiversal and the Espertador
were late in their publication. From an early hour of
the morning, however; their respective offices, and the
streets leading to them were thronged with applicants
for papers. During the whole day the demand was so
great that it was impossible to satisfy it, but a plan was
adopted which in some measure compensated for this
defect. When a lucky patriot succeeded in getting a
paper lie posted to tbel'uerta del Sot, or to the arcades of
the post office, and here, as soon as he produced his
prise.a crowd collected around him and he read aloud
the whole of the journal from the beginning to the end.
I saw several of these greupea so employed, all ears to
catch the hurried sounds of the reader. In general the
Spaniards pronimuce their beautiful language in a clear
and distinct manner, but I was suprixed at the energy
of elocution which sonic of these politicians displayed.
The remarks which the listeners occasionally made were
short and pithy. "Hear,', said one, " hear this Prus•
lien King, who once promised a Constitution to his u a
subjects ;" " and who never gave it," added another.
" Only observe:how tender lie is of the Catholic Chtirc!t:
he himself a heretic." This caused a laugh. " Now tor
the Russian bear," remarked another. " Down wide
the patricidal race I down with the tyrant!" they said.
as the reader proceeded. The acuteness which the peo-
ple composing these groupea displayed, though thea
raiment was nut, perhaps, altogether of a courtly fashion,
was surprising. 'They sheweu it not, perhaps, so uniea
in auy observations which they made, as in the eager-
ness with which they received and understood every
word they heard.

Saturday, January 11.

Whatever mNy he the result of the struggle which
Spain seems about to make for the preservation of her
present Constitution, this is a day of which she may
well be proud to the remotest generation. I have just
returned from the Cortes, kindled, in every nerve, as on
Thursday, with the sounds of patriotism and freedom
which I heard on every side. The question, you are
doubtless already informed, was on the Message to the
King front the Cortes, evincing their opinion of the Notes
that bad been received from the four Cabinets ; Ind eKr
pressing their determination to make every sacrifice
for the preservation of the Constitutional Throne, and of
the nation's liberty and independence. The usual Lour
for the Deputies assembling is halt past eleven in the
forenoon ; but lung hetore that time the open space
before the hall of the Cortes, was crowded with people,
who waited to gain admission to the genet*, As soon
as the doors were opened, every seat was tteupied. In
the trout row of the lower gallery, a corner is railed Of,
at each extremity, for the reporters to the public press.
Keen t!.-se corners, which are usually dedicated to the
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