The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-03-27 00:00:00

THE SIATESNIAN.

tman, who felt disposed to address the electors, might I of the arrival of the Duke of Wellington. as well as the
les,. a fair tsearing.—(Applause.) I daring presumption of the Directoraieneral of the
Mr. IIYNO, in a short speech, observed, that for the Posts, in retaining the dispatches which were intended
first titur, since the commencement of the election, bet
l; .1 tll4 oernpy the first elation on the Jay's poll. Thiele.. apprize the different parts of the kingdom of the
fir. RillStAtlCe WWI to be attributed to the tats, that Sa. •eyettts which had taken place in the capital. The
Imgoi-
•• dty was a holiday et the public-others, end always ration too as mandates at the very moment that
I ..susirable to one of his opponents. Ile felt confident , :
all Spain erns-Art.lrd the abolition of this terrific tri-
t :.• Monday would present a different appearanor ; and,
u.'sier this impression, he would take his leave of them ' D"I"' ; it ensle.svostrell to restore to liberty only a few
t• r •be prerent.—(Applause.) of its skins s ; it held, night and slay, mysterious
Mr. Witt flint:AD then cattle forward, amidst loud ap- meetings with the Jesuits, and was :shout to declare its
probation.—lle hoped that his friends wolthl
co-re:zed by the minority in which this lot's 0(111 had left •
pelotas assembled under the balconies of the pal It
Lim. For his or. part Ise felt in the Isigltcst spirits,
for he-could almost afford to give his opponent the same ; was then that the liiaf determined to name a Pro al
majority
lir thought it his duty to inform theelectors that hr had of his sincerity, one of his tirst acts was, to re-establish
racse.l engine to be made into the truth of a statement •
censor-
e I'll
irli hasibe4n made by Mr. Newman, respecting the h •the press, without any previo t ert) of us
curlew-I of a 111 x. Hardener, a gentleman in the interest ship. Many changes art talked of in the Corps Aldo-
of his opponent. That statement itopntell to Mr. lc an nsaticspe: it appeara certain that M. Fernand-Nunez still
cnen violation of the tights of an elector, in obliging not remain r The Marquis of Wellesley is by
hint to vote ts•r Mr. Mellish. ile now informno means at
3"
"" at Madrid. oed the pub.' , Donne' is statione •
Fc that this casement nes erroneous, and that such sir- d
ctrennsstance 1 ad not orcurretl.—(Applause.)—Mr. W. between Madrid and Cadiz, and intercepts the couriers.
tio.a a,:vertill to a placard which had appeared during . We know not the state of affairs in Andalusia. Mina
FAr slay, in which it was alleged that a Mr. Cutismin of prevents no per,inti whatever from freely entering the
~,to-s•rz..t, had voted for Mr. Whitbread, without bring s,,Lini,di
Ferdinand has published a mani-
(ally entitled to do so. The brother of hlr. :Mellish had •
„please., hinsaelf to he the author of this statement, and rests', in which he declares the good of his people and
ess ma:trr whether it was true or false, the evil intection . their he the only stimulus turn Isis 'lesions;
t ).13.ar,; aas •ssdkierstly obvious.—lf it was fosiod and exhorts them,. by their dieration and wisdom, to
vett this person hail r 'tted petjury, his (Mr. 11..'5)
afford an ev.osiple in the prrm•tit crisis, wetthe of intim-
cemmittee would prosecute hint tor it. Mr. W. then
I 11011 hV al! other nations. The Junta has issued a pro-
...lW•rtion the electors to rouse early to the rill .
Mendas, and tci•ressed his conviction, that the hush clamation respecting the liberty of the. press. The
re•oilt isssuld he favourable to himself. I Duke sir San Fernando has also officially announced to
Mr. MI/MI.IBII, in a speech schich was almost inaudible' the different Atillsassadors the liinz's acceptance of the
rms.' this t•lamour which it occasioned, undertook to de. • Constitution.
character of his brother from the impottation of
lie felt happy to inform the electors that
1••• was, this day, considerably is-head of both his opr-
rents. It was idle for the latter to ascribe this majority
tts the i orate:ice of Saturday ; if they could have prevent-
el it, they would have done so.
Mr. Sheriff PARKINS, who, throughout the whole of
tl,•••••• i?rorerding*, had exerted I •If with a laudable
i•• :nutialit)• to obtain an hearing for each of the candi-
d. ss, now briefly addressed the electors. His fluty. lie
•seve.l. was owing to the freeholders, and not to the
mdidates, eselitsively ; and considering, as hr slid,
tli.• s'stivenierwe of the former ought to he preferred to
ft.. arrangements of the latter, hr should call their at-
t.: Ilion to a singular feature in the occurrence of the
stsy. It it As Of well known custom of a 31'11'11r:tee
C. ction, that the candidate who stood at the hens;
els the day's poll always first addressed the electors. In
Cs* present instance, however, from some cause, to him
otplicable, the usual order had been reversed, and Mr.
rl 'lrish, who ought of right to have first addressed
t's on, head actually addressed them last The Worthy I
Sheriff allshol, that his flute was totally finconnectesl
stint party, and he *Timid enileavour to perform it with-
not rendering' himself snhservirnt to party purpose's.—
Ife wunbl not trtopass further upon their attention, but
h • hoped to meet them again un Nlonslay in the • one
a, tit of s. •oi lottnotir which they now evinced.—(laud
otattse.)
he proceedings were then adjourned in the usual
ti• sitter.

From the American Papers last received, to the
419th February.

(FROM THE HERALD.)

ny ativiera from Pert-au-Prince, it appear% that the
army of Prv‘idrot Royer wan rut:drip-41 in sithiliting a
body of ingargrots %%Ito had pelt ter authority of his Re-
plahlie at iteliAnrr ; the army Lad ill a grrAt measure sae•
eireded in reihicieg them.

Our news from St. Ilelena. by the \anti is one dad•
later than our ;oh ices from London. at %hick time \a.
'ohms was in perfect health. and oas nn the eve of mov-
ing into a P.tlace erected for his fature resiJence.

The Westminster Election has terminated as every I
man of experieeee meet have anticipated. The popular
Candidate has been refereed. anti we rejoice at his
I triumph. We rejoice. but without exalting over the
fallee, or ntternisti!ix to detract front his merits. In al-
most any other case but that of a direct competition with
Sir F. BIM DLTT and Mr. 1105/10USE, Mr. LANIII would have
been the popular Candidate. Misconduct in Parliament
has entitled hiss' to an honourable rank amongst the
friends of hit country. Ile has shown a manly and re-
tolute spirit of opposition to the advances of a corrupt
system, and if he has not undertaken to extend the
rights of the people, as fir as the major part of his
constituents reqairrel, he has at least evoleavonital
to prevent any further retistetion. Ile has declared
himaelf an advocate fur Parliamentary Reform, and
it is of importance to the attainment of this great object,
that whatever be their shades and degrees, all its
supporters should be sent to the House, that a founda-
tion may he laid, ou which patriotism and wisdom
may af:erwarls erect the system most consonant with
the safety of the State and the liberties of the people.
But Mr. I. tarn, though rejected by the Westminster Klee-
tort, will not be lost to the cause of Reform. One of those
smug 'Wrought; n ltir6 fortis places of refuge on the
Whig, as well as on the Tory side of the question,
already opens its arms to receive him; and with all our
tl:tpotition to do justice to his integrity, we do not
think it a 'awl Notts I to say. that he will have no
objection to avail hisistrlf of th:s resosirry„ under the
hushing consideration that as long as corruption pro-
duces fruits, it wosild he absurd to let them fall
untasted to the ground. It is becast,e we think Mr.
llonnorse too Ii rut in his principles and too unambitious
of political power, ever to consent to enter Parliament
throNth one of those caps in the Constitution, which
annor•.nre ruin, and demand repair. it is also because
we know, that even if he should belie hit professions so
far as not to shrink from the pollutions of a Rotten
Borough, none sn:•h would be open to receive him.—lt
is on these grounds that we rejoice at his triumph over
the Whig Candidate. flail Mr. Hontiorse been rejected,
the people wool.' have had one advocate lea., and an able
and enterprising one, in the nat. I representation. By
Mr. Lion's defeat, on the contrary, it gains two. The
result of the election is therefore a public benefit of con-
siderable importance. Most of nor Senators are worn
out men, with whom attack and defence are become little
more than routine, calculated to create a vast appearance
of activity, hut attended with no great or nat•fal results.
The face of the times is changed. A new reign opens upon
us, and we want new men to watch over our interests. The
blood of the political body stagnates : new life must be in-
fused into it, to restore the healthful rapidity of its cir-
culation; awl an accession of new life eats only proceed
front the addition of such men at Mr. Bonitos:se to the
old phalanx of our Representatives. This, w•e are glad
to observe, has been felt in other parts of the country.
Many of the present Members are wets u•ho come
fresh and untainted to the dilcussion of State
They bring u ith them original view's awl onexhatistell
abilities. Others are corn, who, having retired 'for
souse years from public life, have recruited the energy of
their minds. Upon the whole, therefore, we trust that
we may congratulate the nation on the composition of
the n.lv Parliament. It is not all that could be re-
quired ; but it is better than the old, and we must al-
ways bear in mind, that where there is prv.-eas, tlwre
also hope of Ate/ etteisintrai.

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LONDON:
MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 27, 1820.

We ha.e, this morning, received Paris papers of
Tliiirsdi:y and Friday. Every piece of intelligence
arrives from Spain is a severe criticism on
the measures of the French government. At the mo-
s...et they prepar- to abridge the personal liberty of the
,rnhjeer, the I issoisition i% abolished at Madrid; at the
moment in whirl the liberty of the press is about to ter-
minate in Frame, it is revived in Spain; and at the mo-
ment in which persons pvying a tax of 3110 fr. in France,
sr.: in danger of losing their rights as electors, every
st:xen who pay% any tax whatever to the State, becomes
an elector in Spain.

The diseutsions in the Chamber of Deputies on Wed-
ileuley and Thursday were chiefly confined to the prop t
• I lesw regarding the publication ofJournals and peri-
odical They were not, however, terminated
ultra the Chamber adjourned. A sitting was appointed
f.r Fritter. The rumour glans ground in Paris re-
-v.-et* the return of M. Decases; it is said that he is
d to be made Minister of the King's Douse.

The Spanish ,lurbassailor is expected to celebrate, by
A V ram' illuu'inatiun, the acceptance of the Constitution
by Ibis 4.:atbolic Majesty.

Lourrl has tandergune a fresh and long examination
iu the Register Chamber of the Court of Assize.
The Princess de Carignan was delivered on the 14th
instant, at Turin, of a young Prince. The Heir Pre.
sumptive of the throne of Piedmont will edacate his son
it those principles whirl' he himself has ever professed,,
seta which, if practised by other Kings, would never fail
to ensure the hopping-IQ' of their people.
Cmcst.n Fevers (Tuuasztev).—Five per Cents. 7.1 1.
70 e., Bank Actions, 1463 f. 541 e.

MPAIN.

Manny', Nlancit 13.-4fter the Ring's acceptance of'

the Constitution on the 9th, the meat profound tranquil-
Lit reigned in the capitals but the imprudence of the
Monks, the batwings of the Afembets of the Inquisition,
siml the audacity of the Jesuits, who will probably be
•i ui liged to lesie here for Aletit-Rvitge, or for Si. ..4, hreil,
I,Ave swallowed all the disquietude. of the raid . and
excited some serious troubles. A counter-ltrtulutitin
is Already talked of. What has principally contrilinted
so le public effervescence, is the imprubable repurt

The Kinu left C'arlton•lionse on Sa►rrd:,e afternoon
fur Brighton. where hi. Alasarrr arriled between five
and six o'clock.
The Duke of Sussex, tl►e Untie San Carbig, and !Irv.
Tighe. rave viegant entertainturns.; on rtitlay and la-
turday I•+t.

HIGH TREASON.

lIICKS*3 -II ti.ERKENIN ELL-CIREEN.

This morning, at ten o'clock, the Lord Chief Justice
or the Court of King's Bench, Sir Charles Abbott,
Kn:ght ; and the Chief Justice of the Conti of Common
Pleas, Sir Robert Drrtas, Knight, arrived, and opened
the Court, in their robes, attended by the Attorney and
Solicitor Generals; there were likewise on the Bench a
nunt4ons attendance of Magistrates, among whom were
Mr. Baker, Chairtnan of the Westminster Sessions, and
Mr. Const, Chairman of Clerkenwell ; with Mr. Birnie,
Mr. Dyer, Mr. Saunders, Paul Joddrell, Esq., Mr.
Trepand, Mr. Howard, tac. &c.; the Sheriffs Bothwell
and Parkins, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer;
Mr. Stafford, the Chief Clerk of Bow-street Office ; the
police officers Ruthreb, Ellis, Westcott, as witnesses;
and the Officers and soldiery• belonging to the Guards.
The whole of the patties in attendance wete sworn,
ronslsting of3l witnesses.

The Special Coluntission was then read, granted by
his Majesty George IV., for trying 1 persons
implicated in the Cato-street conspiracy, who are com-
mitted on (spur charges, to wit:—
I. High Treason.
2. Misprision of Treason.
3. With the tnitriler of Richard Sruitliers.
4. With the aiding, abetting, conspiring, &c. to inflict
deadly wounds, so as to cause death, pursuant 'to an Act
of the 43,1 of his late 3lajesty.
The following gentlemen composed the Grand Jury :
—Juhu IVarren, J. T. Young, Robert Peacock, John
Stock, Richard Gibbs, Richard Jennings, Job Wright,
Thomas Millroy, Henry Thompson, James Gorden, W.
lud rson, W. Parry, John Gould, J. H. Beckall. &c.
The Lotto Once Jrs•nce, of the King's Bench, in
commencing his address, observed, that the Grand Jury
were now asseabled uaucr tlre Commission lately issued
by his present Majesty George IV. to determine respect-
ing the purport, nature, &e. of several alleged offences,
which, as the Commission bad already informed them,
were under four heads. On each of these it would be his
duty to offer a few olnerrations. The first was, that of
high Treason, founded on the 25111 of King Edward
111., ■nd also by the Statute of his late Majesty, where-
by it was declared, that'to levy war, to compass, intend,
purpose, imagine or contrive, or think of contriving for
the King's death, or deposition, is as High Treason-
The text of the law load onlj specified the intention, &e.
but it was obvious that the act of the party offending
showed the intention, ■nd this bad been so decided
by several eminent writers on the law text. It was
not necessary to constitute levying of war that a
civil war should actually be commenced ; but the
appearance of a rebellion was sutfieient to prove that
levying of war was intended. In cases of high treason,
last laid doyen the law of high treason, as follows :—that
all who were partakers were principals, whether they
were oilier or •ot, because some might be more zea-
lous and yet less active than others, but still they were
all animated by the same principle ; for before they
engaged in the scheme they must have thought of
it. With regard to the scheme itself, it had been
supposed that the intention of the conspirators KU
to massacre some of his Majesty's Ministers, swims
bled on the 2341 of February, at a Cabinet dinner
of Lord Ilurrowby's, and that they were discovered,
in a stable or loft, with arms suitable for that hor-
rid purpose, where, being resisted by some officers,
Richard Sntithers lost his life. His Lordship next al-
luded to misprision of treason, and observed, that the
law considered the concealment of treason equally bud
with those who contrived it. With respect to the crime
of murder, he observed, that there who concurred with
the actual murderer, that is, who were present with a
similar felonious intent, were equally guilty; at the
same time, it would be their duty seriously and duly
to consider, under all the circumstances of the
case, whether, when a band was so attacked as
this was, they could possibly find the whole guilty
of murder, because one man lost his life. As to the last
charge, of cutting and stabbing, under the 43d of the
late King, it was to be observed, that though rounds
were inflicted, yet, if they did not amount to deaths,
even though death ensued, no charge of murder could
he sustained ; to this point he implored their particular
attention, when the case was brought before them.
Their own good sense would be applied to the evidence,
us in all other eases; but should any difficulty arise, he

was in attendance, to give them every necessary assist-
ance. The gentlemen of the Jnry would now consult
upon the subject, and examine the witnesses.
_

-Two of the Yeomen of the Guard were in attendance,
in deep mourning.
_ _ __

Captain Fitacl.trence %els alto in Conn.
The Judges, Attorney and Solicitor-tienerals, &c.,
after waiting shout an hour, adjourned the Court till
13 o'clock to-toorrow.

When our Paper went to prns, only one witness, we
understood, had been in examination before the Oraotl
Jury.

We are sorry to say, that Mr. lionitt.ult met with a
very unpl t accident, while preparing to proceed
with the procession to Brentford this morning, from
the Crown and Anchor Tavern. lle was on horseback,
and by some means got entangled between a carriage
and a chaise. moving in opposite directions. The pain
he seemed to endure caused him to faint. lie was
immediately removed into a Louse ; but soon afterwards
recovered, and re-appeared, ready to accompany the
friends of Mr, Whitbread.

Prince S4PIGIA, of one of the most ;Haiti ions families
in Poland, is arrived at tirillion's Hotel, Albemarle-
rreet. His Highness is come into this country to visit
tie three kingdoms, its public institutions, mannfae-
t.',i•'s &'.

ica Muanraa.—The supposed murderer was
t iifos into custody on Friday last, at Portsmouth. He
triade a most desperate resistance, and was luckily pre-
rcited from murdering a poliee.ofßeer. We are furnished
-•'th further particulars, but cant of room obliges as to
d-f. their insertion till to-morrow.