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” Jlis Majesty's” Speech. —On the
3d Feb. the day for opening Parlia
ment, “ His Majesty” being indispo
sed, “ His Majesty’s” Speech, (or ra
-Cher the shadow of a speech when com
pared with the Message of our Presi
dent) was read by the Lord Chancel
lor. The following are all the ideas
it contains, and we give entire the on
ly paragraph in it worth quoting. It
commences by His Majesty’s express
ing His Majesty's deep regret, that in
consequence of indisposition, 11 is Ma
jesty was unable to meet them to en
joy peculiar satisfaction of congratula
ting them on the prosperous condition
of the country.
The flourishing state of commerce,
manufactures, agriculture, and reve
nue, and the prevalence ol order were
highly gratifying to His Majesty- —His
Majesty believed the tranquility of
the nation w ould not be disturbed from
abroad. His Majesty continues to re
ceive assurances from his allies that
“ thev will cultivate the relations of
of friendship with His Majesty —and
His Majesty will try to preserve gene
ral peace. The ncgociation of llis
Majesty’s Minister at Constantinople,
His Majesty flatters himselt is draw
ing to a favorable close—His Majesty
and the Einperor of Austria are to have
a convention for the settlement of
claims upon the court of Y'ienna. His
Majesty deprecated the commence
ment of the war in Spam, and is glad.i
for the interest of his subjects, that he \
observed a neutrality. His Majesty]
has appointed consuls to the provinces
of South America, and will herealter
conduct towards them as circumstan
ces may require. His Majesty will
lay before them the estimates tor the
year. His Majesty’s naval force and
garrisons in the West Indies have been
augmented, by which expenditures
have been increased.
“ Mij Lords and Gentlemen. —His
Majesty has commanded us to ac
quaint you,that he has not been inat
tentive to the desire expressed by
the House of Commons in the last
aession of Parliament, that means
should be devised for ameliorating
the condition of the negro slaves
to the West Indies. His Majesty
has directed the necessary infor
mation relating to this subject to
be laid before you. His Majesty
is confident that you will afford
your best attention and assistance
to any proposition which may be
submitted to you for promoting
the moral improvement of the ne
groes, by an extended plan of reli
gious instruction, and by such oth
er measures as may gradually con
duce to the same end. But his
Majesty earnestly” recommends to
you to treat this whole subject
with the calmness and discretion
which it demands. It is a sub
ject perplexed with difficulties
which no sudden effort can disen
tangle. To excite exaggerated ex
pectations in those who are the ob
jects of vour benevolence would
be as fatal to their welfare as to
that of their employers : and his
Majesty assures himself that you
will bear in mind, that in the cor
rection of along standing and com
plicated system, in which the for
tunes and safety oflarge classes ot
his Majesty’s subjects are involved
that course of proceeding is aloue
likely to attain practical good, and
to avoid aggravation of evil in
which due regard shall be paid to
considerations of justice, and in
which caution shall temper zeal.”
Thus endeth the Speech of ** His
Majesty.”
In a debate upon it, in the House of
Commons, Mr. Brougham speaks in
allusion to the President’s Message as
follows ‘ That, Sir, is a manly and
intelligible speech ; that document
describes the policy of a w ise govern
ment in a manner worthy of a free and
independent people. May no mean
jealousy prevent us from following
where it might have been our praise to
lead ; and as they have the glory, let
ns have our share of advantage; let
us hold to free institutions ; let us aid
other freemen, who for liberty’s sake,
seek to put bounds to that league of
despots who, after subduing all other
freemen, would certainly attempt to
conquer us.”
The London Courier of the 19th
of January says— > We consider it
not at all unlikely thatlhe Message
of the President of the IT.l T . States,
will give considerable umbrage to
the Russian Government. In truth]
the tone of that Message is very |
decidedly hostile to the extrava
gant pretendons of a power which,
with all imaginary coolness, con-
Item plated the turning by a Russian
Ukase of the Pacific Ocean into a
Russian Lake. We have reason to
believe that the explanations which
have taken place between our own
Government and the United States,
upon the subject of the Message,
this countty and America under
stand each other perfectly, and are
upon the best possible footing.
A loan of 390,000/ stock has been
contracted for the service of the
Greeks by houses in Paris and
London, and Messrs. H. Ilend
ricke and Cos. are appointed
agents.
Notice hail been given in the House
of Lords by the Marquis of Lands
downe, that he would move an address
to his Majesty praying for the recog
nition of the states ol South America.
A similar notice was given in the
House of Commons by Sir James
M’lntosh.
A loan has been undertaken in Lon
don for the Greek government for
1,000,000 of pounds of stock at 58 per
cent. [One paper states that the loan
was filled, and double the amount of
fered.)]
It is announced that the French
ultimatum,has been forwarded to Spain
demanding the establishment of a rep
resentative form of government, a gen
eral amnesty, and the repayment of
the sum laid out to procure the re
lease of Ferdinand, &c. the French
troops to be withdrawn incase of re
fusal. This event it is represented,
would in the present state of the pub
lic mind in Spain be fatal to Ferdi
nand and the Priests.
Gallicia is stated to have been verg
ing towards insurrection ; and that the
French had suppressed two insurrec
tions near Cadiz.
It is stated, that the Algerine squad
ron had been destroyed by a naval force
from Hydra.
A conspiracy against the Bour
bons, it is said, has been detected,
and a trial of the conspirators or
dered. But the time was postpon
ed, owing to the absence of several
witnesses, among whom the Mar
quis de la Fayette was one. This
veteran in the cause of liberty, his
son Count de la Fayette, and three
others, have been fined in one hun
dred francs each, by ‘the Court of
Assizes at Paris, for not attending
though regularly notified, as wit
nesses on the trial of one Souligne
and five others, charged with being
engaged in the conspiracy against
the state. On the person of Ma
dame Chauvet, wife of one of the
accused, and herself indicted for
being an accomplice, several letters
were found from individuals in
London, addressed to their friends
in France, containing particulars as
to the designs and prospects of the
conspirators; among which was
one to Gen. de la Fayette, written
by Qne Phillips in which he says :
—“ The person who will hand you
this letter, will give you the detail,
that all your good friends quit Eng
land. She will inform you of your
friends more fully than I can do it
here.” The Marquis and the oth
er absentees, had made declara
tions before a magistrate, that they
did not acknowledge the letters ad
dressed to them, nor knew whence
they came, and the counsel for the
accused consented that these decla
rations should be received as evi
dence. But the court decided oth
erwise, and besides the fine,issued
an order to compel the witnesses
to appear and depose in their pre
sence. They w-ere also ordered
to pay the costs attending the post
ponement of the trial.
The British squadron, which left
Malta for Tunis, had compelled the
Bey to give up the Greek captives.
Algiers, it is said, has declared war
against Spain.
A Madrid paper of Jan. 31, says
that 1200 Irishmen are to be enlis
ted to form a regiment in Spain
as heretofore. This project, says
the editor, seems to realize our
wishes, for we have always said
that it was indespensable to re-es
tablish all the foreign corps which
we formerly possessed. It is the
most necessary to recur to this
measure,as the Revolutionists have
alway had it in view to destroy the
foreign regiments which we had,
because of their fidelity.
Some disturbance bud occurred
among the Students of the college of
Louis le Grand in Paris in conse
quence of which 115 of them were dis
missed. The chief offence seems to
have been, that when the Jesuit, who
had receutlybeen placed at the head
of that institution, superceding M.
Malleval whom the students liked,
gave a toast to the king, an odd part ot
a collegiate course, the refractory
youths were silent, and finally, instead
of crying vive le roi, cried vive Mai-1
leva’.
Greeks.— All the accounts, from ev-,
ery quarter, not even excepting the
ministerial papers in Germany, con
tinue to inform us that success stil
crowned the efforts of the Greeks.
A Turkish squadron destined to
protect Smyrna has been destroyed in
a storm.
Persia had refused to ratify the trea
ty with Turkey.
The Greek Revolution.— lt is high
ly gratifying to be enabled again
to state, that the Greeks are pro
ceeding with an unabated vigor in
their career of emancipation, and
every where pressing their fero
cious oppressors. —Advices from
Zante are to the Bth of January,
and from Constantinople to the 10th
inclusive. From the latter, we
learn that the Greeks are estab
lished in the islands of Chio and
Mytelene, and have moreover in
vested Smyrna. The events pas
sing at Smyrna, [says the article
from Constantinople,)have awaken
ed the attention of the capital.—
The European Consuls addressed
on the 10th December, a remon
strance to the Senate of Ipsara,cau
tioning them to desist from an at
tack. The Primates gave an an
swer on the 18th, in which was the
following passage :— ‘ We also think
ourselves obliged to add, that ac
cording to the right of war, we
shall never fail to pursue the Turks
in every part of their dominions.—
If thev in consequence of being ir
ritated against us, persecute the
Christian Rayas (subjects of the
Porte) and the Europeans, that will
only proceed from their barbarity
w'hich tramples under foot all rights
of humanity, and all the laws of ci
vilized Europe, which can, if it
think proper, protect bv force the
lives and honor of Christians, and
we feel persuaded that it will do so
without exacting from us the de
clared enemies of the Turks, any
sacrifices. The Primates demand
ed finally, an annual tribute from
the city of Smyrna, if they wished
not to have their tranquility troub
led for the future.
Accounts from Madrid, says the
Liverpool Mercury,present a dread’
ful picture of the situation of that
country. A decree of the tyrant
has doomed to the galleys, for three
years, all those who were Alcaldes
during the Constitutional system ;
the marquis of Santa Cruz is inclu
ded in this atrocious decree. At
Pampeluna the tribunals have been
dealing their terrors to women;
proceedings were instituted against
some liberal ladies accused of hav
ing sung liberal songs and declar
ed against the absolute system, du
ring the Constitutional Govern
ment. A lady, named Sarasa, was
accordingly banished at her own
cost from Navarre, and four years
imprisonment, to follow a return to
the district; another Joseph a Ma
ria Alonso, was sentenced to two
years imprisonment, and £OOO liv
res fine ; the widow of Echererria,
70 years of age, to six years’ exile,
and to be conducted out of Navare
at her own expense : another of
these ladies,Madamoiselle Illarigne
was doomed to four years’ impris
onment, and a fine of 3,500 francs.
At Sarragosa, ten helpless individ
uals were sentenced to imprison
ment of from three to ten years.
It is said that these excesses have
produced such a sensation, that
were the French troops not in
Spain, Ferdinand’s tyranny would
not endure fora week. After the
surrender of Pampeluna, a number
of ladies were arrested under pre
tence of attachment to the constitu
tion, and subjected to trial princi
pally, it is thought, with a view to
plunder. Several were severely
fined, and to be imprisoned for four
years. The sister of General Mi
na, whose husband was killed in
one of the batteries during the
siege was still in prison, and her
trial was to have come last week,
when nothing could avert,according
to the information received, her
being sentenced to the hulks at
Malaga. The only crime of this
lady was that of being General Mi
na’s sister. A great number of la
dies, both old and young, were in
the prison of Pampeluna when the
letters were despatched, which was
on the 13th instant.
Casa Irtijoy the Spanish Prime
minister, died about the middle of
January ; but no new measures arc
anticipated fiom this event, in the
cabinet in Madrid-
We feel happy to state, that our
intelligence, warrants us in believ
ing, that attempts on the part of
Spain to reconquer the colonics of
South- America , have been abandoned
and that arrangements will be made
to acknowledge their independence,
this confirming forever the freedom
of the American continent from
European control.
The Morning Chronicle informs
us that Great Britain has made di
rect overtures to the Spanish go
vernment, to recognize the inde
pendence of the colonies, and in
terms so strong and explicit, and
accompanied with such unequivo
cal assurances of opposition, tuat
taking every tiling into considera
tion, it seems the cabinet at Mad
rid immediately acquiesced, and
dispatched the Duke of San Carlos
to London, on a special mission,
connected with this object. At
tempts will be made, no doubt, to
get rid of a general recognition of
the independent governments, un
til some negotiation is effected, by
which renumeration for losses may
be had or commercial arrangements
and exclusive privileges conceded ;
but these temporary expedients will
not prevent the great point of ac
knowledging the independence ol
South-America, and terminating
the war. The die is cast. South
America is free and the British
Journals already remind those re
publics how much they owe to
England, and how strong should be
their gratitude. Be it so.
Superstition, —Religious fanaticism
continues in some Cantons to increase
the number of dupes and victims.—
While the Tribunals of Zurich have
just decided on a cause deplorable in
its details as its results, those of Berne
have been called upon to punish five
persons, all accused of exorcism, invo
cation of spirits, and sacrilegious con
jurations. They are all sentenced to
some months imprisonment.
Jewish Sabbath. —Accounts from
Warsaw of the 26tli December last
state thatthe Jewish rabbis and elders
have met in a general assembly at
Platskow, and have decided that the
celebration of the Sabbath shall be
changed to Sunday.
Young Napoleon is not permitted
to accompany his imperial mother to
her palace at Parma; his residence is
fixed at Schoenbiunn, near Vienna,
where previously to his entering that
capital, Buonaparte first saw the por
trait of Maria Louisa.
New York, March 13.
Latefrom Mexico . —By the schr.
Dolphin, Capt. Copeland, from Alva
rado, we have received files of papers
from that place and from Mexico ; and
are indebted to a commercial friend
for the latest Mexican papers. The
latter contains an account of an at
tempt on the part of the garrison to
effect a revolution, which appears to
have been averted only by the promp
titude of the government.
On the 23d of Jauuary, in the eve
ning, the Congress held an extraordi
nary session, having been hastily as*
sembled in consequence of threatning
news from the garrison. An official
letter was read from the Minister of
War, which stated that Brigadier Lo
bato, had shut himself up in his quar
ters, with his sth of Infantry, whither
General St. Ana also repaired. His
intentions were to separate with the
Europeans from the present govern
ment : that is, to revive the system
of the revolters of Cuernavaca.
It was proposed to arrest Lobato
immediately, as seditious meetings
had often been held at his house ; but
it proved that a picket guard had
inarched from the place to join him,
and the government were not strong
enough. During the discussion, San
ta Ana demanded admittance, which
after some dispute, was gained by the
Congress. lie stated that he had
nothing to do with the revolution, al
though the leaders had urged upon
him the chief command, and that he
submitted to the orders of Congress,
and wished to mediate for the forgive
ness ot Lobato.
After lie had retired, an official let
ter was received from Lobato, con
taining a protest against the submis
sion offered by Santa Ana ; and thus
the revolter continued to amuse the
Congress, till they attempted to arrest
him, when he took a position in the
country, ami continued in arms. At
this time the English residents ap
plied for passports to leave the coun
try.
The Congress were once on the
point of removing to the town of Gua
daloupe, disowning all acts that might
be published in theirjnauie, appointing
a permanent deputation, and clothing
Bravo, or in his place Guerrero with
the general command in case of neces
sity. A submission was afterwards
received from Lobato; and on the
morning of the 26th the President pro
claimed that public tranquility was
restored. In a few hours, however
it was fouud that Lobato had no in
tention of surrendering; and the Su
preme Executive power U\\n t I
named provisionally, with
tur President and Doniingui ?■
Secretary and retreated to the \’’ “I
al Palace, proclamations and ,’? li(ltl B
were issued by them.
The last dates we have fromM I
co are of the 27th January, when iB
proclamations declare that the il, M
peace is secure Don Jose Staboli j ! fl
mamler of a squadron, had beer!
demned to death for treason.an ! ‘ ton W
wards pardoned. ‘‘“‘ter*
The last year there was publhuß
in London, a “ Geographical,
cal, Agricultural and Political 9
count of the Republic of Colombia*iH
from which we make the following ’ If
tract, which embraces a description*!®
the country, and of its commercial iaß
vantages. ■
Their independence once establh) I
ed, the Colombians will not deU |
opening a trade with Japan, China
India. Their coasts,
Pacific Ocean, give them greatadyj/B
tages, in such a trade over Europe B
nations. Porto Bell# and
will be in some years the staples,#^l
all America bordering on the Atlintjlß
and probably all Europe itself, wi11,,1
to purchase Indian merchandise.
change in that great trade will v O .B
(luce one as considerable, is therelJ
tive wealth and power of states, as that I
of the discovery of the Cape of Good I
Hope. The Americans themseWeal
will take to Bengal and China the me- 1
tal which they furnish to Europe furl
maintaining this trade. The day wlttn |
commerce shall take this new dirtc- 1
tion, and that day is not so distant a* I
many suppose, will be that of theinde-1
pendence of the nations of Asia as welt I
as of America, not to mention those I
innumerable advantages which neces. I
sarily result from unshackled com-1
merce. The Americans of the U.S. I
have carried on the East India trade,
for more than fifteen years past, with
greater relative profits than the Eng.
lish. Those of Colombia will hire
only a third of the distance to sail,
and will navigate on cheaper terms.
Nor is this all: T'he Atlanticwillbe
joined to the South sea by more thin
one canal. Nine easy communica
tions between them are pointed out by
M. de Humbolt, in his political essay
on New Spain. Since 1789, boats
have sailed up through the ravine of la
Raspadura to Choco, by which they
have passed from the Pacific Ocean
into the Atilles. A canal across the
isthmus of Panama would be a matter
of no great difficulty. An isthmus of
only 30 miles between two oceans.can
not be an insuperable barrier to the
inventive genius and perseverance ot
man in the present age; and the ground
is generally thought by late traveller*
to be more suitable for an enterpmeof
this kind, than the academicians have
reported.
Colombia is bounded on the north
by the province of Costa Rica in Gau
timila and the Caribbean Sea ; on the
ea9t by the Atlantic and British Gui
ana ; on the south by Portuguese Gui
ana, the river Maranon and Peru; and
on the west by the Pacific Ocean. It
thus extends from the 12th degreed
northern latitude, in its eastern por
tion nearly equal to the equator, and
in its western, nearly to the 70th dej.
of southern latitude.
The eastern portion of this vast re
gion was formerly called Venezuela
or Caraccas; the western portion.
New Grenada or Cundidanarca; and
the south western extremity of the lat
ter, Quito. The whole is now united
in the republic of Colombia.
Anecdote of Mr. Randolph. —A let
ter from an American gentleman m
England gives the following charac
teristic anecdote of the great Virginia
orator:
“ When John Randolph was in
London, he went in state to the
ball at the opera house when the km;
and all the nobility were present-*
A nobleman remarked, “ Phis >*
splendid scene, Mr. Randolph
‘Humph’ said Randolph, ‘I sa ”
splendid scene yesterday.’ * Ah,
was that?’ “Mrs. Fry at
[Mrs. Fry (a Quaker lady) is one
the most distinguished persons ol
time.—ln 1816 she commenced w
benevolent labours by an attend’
do something for the improvemen
the female convicts at Newgate-
Though told that she must certain,
fail in her design, she neverth j
persisted, and has finally * n^ro . toi
order, neatness, and morality ,n t
prison which once exhibited the
disgusting scenes ofsquallid n)
quarrelling, blasphemy, a n< l ?
fes, indecency. Her peraevenog 1 ’
dustry and exemplary piety nav ,
cured her the ennobling title ol
Female Howard.” Her system
been extended to most of thepn
England.]
United State, Bank Share! w^ 1 ’
New-York on the 10th in,t. *t
being 12,J per cent, higher than th
ceding day.