The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-03-22 00:00:00

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Vesterdav a most respectnhle Meetinr of the 11 3ntifitc-
sorer.. Traders, bre. of London and IVestmine.ter, was
I at the London l'offee-house, Ludgate-hill, for the
rorpose of r.reparing an Address to the King, eypres-
s've of their thanks and gmtitu•le for his Majesh's most
g..l.•ions condescension and goodness. in ordering the
/o"eral 'booming for his late beloved and lamented Pa-
rent god Sovereikn to be shortened in its duration 1. oni
t t, tins, originally ordered in tiie Gozeite, an I itsital:y
n•lt.e.Oed on such 0re3101,f1.1. jogelph Wilgton, Etii. was
4.. the (*hair, and Messrs. Fos and North! • p st..l
oho Itesoluf . It was rental keit be thew ti. ntlemen,
th it however sincere and heartfelt the grief was which
fille ! the nation at the loss of our late moat gracious
tel the very extended period allotted for
general moorning, addled to those other recruit instances
ioartaiity which the conntry also deplored, untst ne-
st. Aimless have tended to cans a stagnation of various
or tru!s., to leatrOV the interests of many estem.
•i‘e .lealers, and eventually to hring rain on linnilreils
shonsatuls of artisans, faliourers, and their families,
would he depr;ved of the means of support. These
r.-sutts being hilt tmt fearfully apprehended. applications
ere made to the Lord t hamhrrlain, !AIM, Liverpool,
s,doioelli, and other members of the thoverttitietst, pray-
i.,g some interference.. in order that his Majesty 'l
lie the %object into his most gracious eittiahterat:oli.
Before these connunnicati • however, bail reached the
ear, his Majesty, acting spontaneously fru:a the
of his own looieficence, condescension. an I 0),1,1-
1,444. an.! feeling for the interest of trade and the a% el fare
• "Chile people. was grilehotr4ly pleased to issue those orders
Well hare apiwared in Thief:a:t ile) fur restricting the
% h•ngthene.l period to which, in the present instance.
all former occasions of,' like melancholy to oars., it
1••••• s Stich an act miller part of the Sovereign
well entitled him to the grati•ful and lasting alfei•tion of
I ssna jests, amt rendered him truly deserving the title
or -` Father of his People.- The *Address was ottani-
tamisly alloptel, order to he printed, and to lie left for
• 4. 414 W r••• 4 until the:list instant, in order to its presenta•
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LONDON:
WrDNESDAT EVEN INC, MARCH 22, 1820.

The natural effect of the Revolution in Spain be-
s;ll3 to reveal itself in other countries. Sufficient
I:me has not elapsed, it is true, to allow na to
I.now how the iutelligetsce bas been received in
Cernsany: but we see that it has filled with alarm
:•;1 the !liras and Anti-Constitutionalists of France.
They cannot inveigh against the manner in which
t::.• Revolution, has been operated: for having
1 vett attended with no excesses of any kind, it is
1..b1e to no reproach. Servile professors of the
11 •etrine of passive obedience to the will of Kings,
they find it equally impossible, without the most
glaring inconsistency, to complain of an act which
123 received the Royal sanction. In this dilemma
ti:ey take the only course which remains open to
them. and, acknowledging that the Constitution
must be obeyed, since it has been actiepted by the
KING, impugn its wiseom, and even its efficacy.
Nay, they kindly express their fears that it is too
dei:ciont to prove of any duration ! The Royal
Power, they tell us, is rendered so insignificant,
t!nit it will be unable "• to over-rule the conflicts
ei parties, and to maintain the harmony of the
A 1 hole." This as'ertion may gain credit in a

,tintry, where,' till within a very few years,

Itoyalty was only known by the strength and cc-
ttvity of arbitrary Government. But with us,
mho have experienced for ages the advantages of
limited Monarchy, and whose chief dangers
and solTerings have arisen from the unconstitu-

Conal attempts made to reinforce the Royal Power.
tio.far as to break the equilibrium necessary to the
rxistence of our liberties, the tender fears of the
Ultras appear as uukuinded as they are hypocriti-
cal. In only.one point are the 3lbilarch of Spain
more restricted than our own. They can defeat
the will of tfie Cortes and the wishes of the nation
1,,r tiro year*, and no more. Any measure passed
t•.y Vie great National Council, and rejected by
the KINO during two successive years, becomes
the lase eft' the bind, if it he revived for a third
time, thong!, his SIAJEsTy should still withold
•bis assent. In this we see no danger to the
. Thronei but much good and advantage to the
I'i ople. Reform, should it ever become necessary
In Spain, under the protection of so provident a
Constitution, will never prove an idle word. The
i•• rfait.ly of its being ultimately carried, will
tpperrle to prevent its necessity. And it is a
maxim of sound wisdom, in political as well as
in !Oat matters. that prerewlion is far prefer-
able to correelion, as the latter must always,
in a certain degree, be attended with pun ink-
meal. Let the French Royalists, therefore, dis-
miss their terra*, Spain enjoys liberty, they
are forted to allow; and the measures which she
has taken, sad the Constitution which she has
established, will enable her to enjoy it long and
seevrely. The emelt of this charitable alarm lies

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