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Kn Englishman who was lt»kfn VP 1 ?' Niintsi during the riots, told the Judge u is defence, that, not understanding 1 reach, and brfS accustomed to scenes olTnr more ho - t ie cfctimctn in his ow n country, he remain* cd in the crowd, not thinking that a tumult ^iSTA-H Ih. be— of f- mnns, July Oth, Sir Robert Wileon « noble lord in his place, wished to learn whe ther his majesty's ministers had received o- ny official communication of a proposition said to have hern made on the part of tin French government, offering to recognise the Independence of Smith America, and to nUce a ilomhcr of the house of Uourhmi on L throne. This was a question affecting so ninny commercial an well as political inter- c,ts that lie trusted tho noble lord would not object to give the information required. Lord Castlcrnagh said, that in the present suto of the information laid before govern ment, lie must, decline giving any answ er to the hon. mem hern’s question. L.1TE FROM~E VGL1.Vn. Norfolk, August By the ship Virginia, Captain Fisher, 30 days from Liverpool, arrived in Hampton Hoads, Liverpool papers to the fjteenth ol July, and London to the 13th, have hern re ceived at Lyford's Heeding Room, through the attention of Capt. F. and a correspondent —they contain no intelligence of moment from the continent. In England the affairs . of the Queen still continued to engross the public attention to the exclusion of almost every thing else ; it had been determined however, to suspend the second reading of the Divorce Bill to the 17tli of August, so that in the interim the public feeling, now wrought up to a feverish excitement, may have time to cool and trnnquillze. The wretched tatterdemalions who were brought over from Italy to give evidence against the Queen, it will lie seen have, taken their depar ture, probably aftci having given their depo sitions. The English people feel as they ought, on an occasion so humiliating to every dignified sentiment. Canning it is announc ed, lias decidedly refused to take any part in the prosecution. The report of Mr. Canning’s resignation is contradicted. He remains in office upon an understanding with hw colleagues that he is to take no part in any proceedings relative to the Queen, cither in the cabinet council o. In parliament. The House of Commons will, it is under stood, have got through all the business be fore it in about eight or ten days, when it will adjourn some time, the adjournments having reference to the progress of thp pro ceedings in the Lords, in order that if the bill should p iss the upper house, it may he in readiness to receive it. The subjoined letter from Harwich con firms the report as to the mode in which tile Italian witnesses against her majesty have been disposed of for the present: “Harwich, July 9, 18-20. Considering it may be of some interest to ■you and the public to know what has become of the persons w ho landed at Dover said to be witnesses against the Queen, I write to you to say the following embarked here yes terday on board the Earl of Leicester packet for Holland:—Caseena, Martinella, Antonia, Talliabo, G.ildiua, all citizens of Como ; end Carte*, whose suite the other four are said to be. of The wretched appearance of these creatures beggars description; it excited the disgust ofalI who saw them. This day ele ven more of these wretched animals, among whom was a woman, arrived from Londoi, and embarked for Holland on board the Prince of Orange, Captain Thomas Bridge, who was ordered to sail express. It was with difficulty they could be persuaded to quit their seats, through fear of some chas tisement npon their persons. Would that all the people of England were to sec the per sons w ho were to be witnesses against our Queen!—how just an estimate might they form of their respectability.—We have an alien messenger here from London, xvhc makes it his business to inquire the names o all persons landed from our packets, aud re .ports at head quarters.” Liverpool, July 15. The affairs of the Queen are, for the pre sent, brought to a pause, and nothing of ve ry particular interest can now he expected to take place till the 17th of August, when the investigation of facts is to coma before the II else of Lords. , During this long interval, tae intense anxiety with which this question has agitated the public may have time to cool; and the cal unless, which is indispensable to justice, may have resumed its place. At pre sent the whole affair is taken up by both par ties ns a matter of pure feeling, sometimes moral and sometimes political, hut generally too impatient lor restraint, and too vehement for discussion. In many cases a strong sympathy, utterly independent of party spir it, has been excited in favor of the Queen, from the uniform severity with which her apparent offences have been visited, and in many others, from the forlorn destitution of her situation in this country. Great numbers on the other hand, perceiving that these res pectable feelings are often pressed into the service of politicalrenmities, rush into tin; o- tlier extreme, and shut their ears to the fair claims of nature and justice. Unless the le gislature can w holly escape tile contagion of this conflict of passion, the task of investiga tion ought for ever to be relinquished. Lord Liverpool, on moving for the second reading of the bill on the 17th August, sta ted distiifctly that the personal Asistance of at least a considerable proportion of the Is judges would then he required and obtained This is a consolatory assurance to those who were apprehensive that the exclusive know ledge possessed by ihe members of these cfot committee might disturb, at least to i partial extent, tile impartiality of the House of Peers. My tile presence of the judge her majesty w ill eqjoy that security from ; undue influence which protects the rights - every British subject; and has preserve tliP tribunals of British Jurisprudence untnin ted and unsuspected. We cannot doubt that these august interpreters of the law will ex ercisu on this occasion a decisive interfer cnee. Every experienced lawyer, in fact is well aware, that the decisions of the boost of Lords, when acting in its judicial capaci ty, are. little more than the opinions of the Judges, delivered through that august or gan, r.ud sanctioned by the authority of that supreme court of the realm. On Thursday night a petition was presr ted to the Lords, on the part of the Queen, prayiug to be furnished w ith a list of the witnesses who are to appear against heron the spproachin^ investigation. We presume to think that tins application is no more that reasonable. It appears to us that the argu incut of Lord Ersirinc, on this branch of the question, is decisive. Admitting tnat it i- not unusual to furnish such a list to the per won accused, except in trials for high trea p«ui, he contended that the principle on which that indulgence is granted, in such cases, k strietly applicable to the present. The apt fit of mercy which rcigus in our laws, quires, in crises where the whole power of Several English Hie crow n and of the iidiiiniistiation is array ed against an individual, that extraordinary facilities of defending himself should be al lowed to tho accused. The same principle undoubtedly extends this, indulgence to flic Queen; and it applies especially, when she is to be punished by Ml ex poll J'aelo law, which, by its very essence, is miumidons to the regular course of all just legislation.— When the mode, of trial, nnd the rule of pu nishment, are stit generis, itis idle and pe dantic to be covered by precedents, w liich eun never reach the exact identity of the case. London, July 13. Paris papers of the Oth mid loth inst. ar rived since our last. They are much filled with the Dehates of our Parliament, relative to the Queen. The Duke Ducazcs was still at Paris, n here he hud another audience of the king, on Saturday night ul ten o’clock.— A letter from Madrid of the 20th ult. men tions the first sitting, a preparatory one, of the Spanish Cories. They met at half past 11 on the morning of the 28th. The Secre tary for the Peninsula read the list of Depu ties; the. Secretary for the South American Provinces ratified it. The President having informed the assembly, that protests had been made against the elections for the isle tifCuba and the South American colonies, these papers were referred to the committee verification. The sitting,which was con ducted with decorum and tranquillity, was then adjourned till Saturday, the 1st mat.— The French court will remove to St. Cloud, the 20lh inst. to remain there for fi weeks. Paris, July 4. By the most deplorable oversight, a terri- uisastcr took place, on the 22d June, in the village of Gassau. The church lately constructed was almost fiuislied ; a fete luid been prepared for tlie workmen, and it was to be preceded by a service and prayers ; circular galleries had been temporarily rais- and ail immense population had been collected *t this affecting religious service.— lie sacred music was about commencing, hen, all at once, the galleries gave way, k precipitated in the fall a crowd of persons— -D persons were found dead, and more than 00 individuals had their arms and legs bro ken ; there is not, in this populous village, a ingle family spared—death and grief is in ry house, a tomb to open or one whose atli is expected. The scene which the co ons of the church presented was awful; he field of battle after a combat cun only c an idea ofit. Physicians and surgeons every kind were afforded the next day ; rent number of the wounded were scut to tile hospital. ntlcmen of di tincth'n, I «g well as frotv. *jU-ruintors : prime Upland' who had visited the Queen abroad,culled in have improved about l-2d. and other quail the course oftlie day to offer their service* tics about 1-Id.jper lb LATEST FROM E ' GLAND. Nevv-York, August 28. By the arrival this forenoon of the ship Atlantic, Capt. Mutlack. in 38 days from Li rpool, whence she sailed on the evening the 18th July, the editors of the Com mercial Advertiser have received front their ittentive correspondents London dates to the 16th July, ami Liverpool te, ih«13th; Lloyd’s and Commercial shipping lists to the. 14th, aud Myers’ Liverpool Mercantile Advertiser of the 17th. The period for the commencement oftlie ueen’s trial, has been definitively tixesl, and the Peers of Parliament are summoned for the 17th of August, on which day the so eoud reading of Ihe bill of degradation and "vorce is to be moved. The request of the Queen for a copy ol the charges against tier, and a list of the vv it nesses to be. furnished her, ha. been resilted by the Ministry, and refused by the House of Peers, by a majority of DO. The coronation, it is now said, is not like ly to take place before the month of June next. Council for Ihe Queen.—It was stated in some of the late English papers, that Mr Bruughum intended to resign his seal in the House of Commons, that he might be cna hied to plead in behalf of her Majesty, at the liar of the House of Lords. On the 12th Mr. Brougham brought forward a motion in the house, that he and Mr. Denman, he Majesty’* At.omoy and Solicitor General might he allowed to plead at the liar of the House of Lords, in defence of their mistress. itliout vacating the.r seats. Some debate ensued. Lord Castlercngh did not oppose the motion, and it was allowed. The same permission was also granted to Dr. Lushing- tou, one of her Majesty’s Counsel, and to the King’s Attorney and Solicitor-Genetal. This permission is understood to be an ex ception to the general rule, and is not here after to be taken as a precedent. The following resolutions, in mihstanee, were adopted in the House of Lords, on the 10th: 1. That the bill respecting the. Queen be read a second lime, on Thursday, ihe 17th August That this order be communicated to the Queen. 3. That on the 17th of August, Counsel should be heard on both sides, aud witness es examined, previous to the second reading o( tho bill. [It was previnrsly observed, that if the day prnpossd was inconvenient to the Queen,her Majesty’s counsel could make application without delay for further time.] 4. That counsel should lie heard on the second rending in support of the. bill. 5. That the King’s attorney general should be informed of this resolution 6. That tile House should he called over at ten o’clock in the morning, on the 17th of August, [The Lord Chancellor said, oti the pass ing of this resolution, that it was scarcely ne ccssary for him to observe, that the order would"be enforced.] 7. That no lord should absent himself from the House, without leave, during the progress of these proceedings. 8. That the Lord Chancellor shall be di reeled to send letters to all absent lords, to icquaint them that the house was to be call ed over on the 17 th of August. The following is the petition of the Queen, for a list of witnesses, kc. Arrangements, it is said, are making for another meeting of the City of London, in order to consider the propriety of presenting t-petition and remonstrance against the pro ceedings in the House of Lords, with respect to her Majesty the Queen. It is reported that Middlesex will meet for the same pur post: The London Traveller says :—“ Iler Ma josty the Queen is hv birth the nearest hei to the throne of these Realms, next after the reigning family, aud though her succession to the throne is highly improbable, it is not impossible. Would it not be a strange event if, after degradation and divorce, her Majes ty shuuld ascend the throne ?” M. llyde dc Neurille, French Ambassa dor to the U. States, has arrived al L’Ori ent from this country, London, July 16, Dr. Parr performed Divine Service before the Queeu on Sunday week. Her majesty’s to give evidence for tier Majesty. Her ma jesty then went to Barnes, but returned be fore nightfall. She was greeted by thou sands on the road. Great number* of well dressed females seemed anxious to pay the most respectful attention to her wherever she passed; anal the assemblage ot respectable people in Porltnnn street was so great that the road from Oxford street to Portman square was completely blocked up. The at tachment of the respectable part of the com munity was more warm amt more general than it had bee.n oil any former occasion since her Majesty has come to face her ene mies. In addition to the Counsel whose names have been already mentioned, her majesty will have tlie advice and assistance ol Dr. iishington. Immediately after the rising of the House f Lords, on Monday evening, Sir T. Tyr- whitt waited upon the Queen, at her resi dence in Portman -street, by order of tile House, to inform her Majesty of the time ap pointed by their lordships lor the. second ending oftlie hill now pending against her. We were informed on Friday, that one of the principal female witnesses against the queen, non in this country, died on Thurs day last. An allusion has been made to this person in some oftlie papers. She was well known 25 or 30 years ago, under the name of Polumer, and appeared as a singer on the Opera stage. Stir went abroad, and perform 'd hi several theatres in Italy. About two months ago she returned, under the name of the .Marchioness dc Sulvini or Soli, i, and tated that stie had been introduced to the Queeu, and was present at some of her par ies in Venice. She put forth Ihe prospectus f a work to prove, that the Duke of Welling- on vvns the greatest captain that over ap peared in the world, aud solicited subsenp- inns to publish the book. She was by birth Jewess. We do not think that the. cause f the prosecution will suffer hv the want ot this lady’s testimony.—Morning Chronicle. Bergami is at present at Paris. He lias received some marked .attentions from M. B. Constant. His Excellency the Duke Decazes. Am bassador from the Court of France to this country, and suite, arrived in town on Friday fternoou. The Algerines have renewed their old system ofpiracy inthe most audacious inan- nfer. They have sent a squadron of five ves- els to sea, for the purpose of making war upon the commerce of all thore nation* which are not represented at Algiers, and whose resentment they are not afraid to pro- oke. The Paris papers state that Gen. Grouchy lately returned from America, lias had a pri vate audience of his Majesty. On Thursday the 0th iust. an affray most unfortunate in its consequences, took place in the neighborhood of Cork, between a par ty of the military and some country people, who resist tlie payment of church rates;— when five or six persons were wounded: two mortally. Money is so extremely abundant at the Stock Exchange, that it has heen offered on Loan till the settling day, which is Tuesday iext, at the rate of 2 per cent, and has not in many instances found employment. For longurperiods a higher rate is obtained, and the continuation on the August account is nearly equivalent-to 5 per cent. The French papers contain an account of Quiroga’s triumphal entry into Madrid on the 24th ult. An immense multitude was assemblcu-on the occasion, and the proces sion was preceded by bauds of music, play ing inspiring and patriotic airs. The muni cipal bodies aud deputations from the patri otic societies met him at the gate of the eily. He was in an open carriage—the',streets were strewed with flowersand tapestries—the na tional colon were hoisted on all the public crosses, and crowds of oak and laurel were thrown from tlie windows as Quirogu pass ed. Tlie heroic citizen is said to have been quite overpowered with feelings of gratitude, lie proceeded to the Hall, where the muni cipal bodies wore assembled, and was receiv ed with tumults of applause, after which,the first Syndic, Don Cartejon, addressed him on the occasion. He then waited upon the King, and met with tlie most gracious recep tion from his Majesty. In the evening, the Society of the Friends of the People, gave, him a splendid entertainment,and the whole city was spontaneously illuminated. The Queen’s dale.—In the Houseof Com mons, yesterday, Dr. Lushington stated, that in 1808 his late Majesty ordered a ser- of plate, w liich he presented to her then royal highness the princess of Wales : iml her royal highness continued tnuse.it from that time until 1814, when she went a- broad ; -a at at that period she deposited it, is her private property, with Mr. Mash, of tlie Lord Chamberlain’s office. On iier return, she applied for it, when she vvns informed by the Lord Chamber- 'ain she could not have it, as it was the pro perty of the crow n, sod he had official docu ments to shew it. Little did her majesty ex pect that the.-e nice points of law would be resorted to, to deprive lo r, not only of what was nee fort. In suffered, her Majesty had to complain of this last, tlie most -despicable nf all. lie knew this must have beun the act of ministers,and he trusted they would not deny it; yet lie believed the whole of this transaction could not be known to his Majesty’s confidential advisers. If they were cognizant of it, this last base and pitiful attempt to annoy her Majesty shewed a lamentable difference be tween their professions and their practice.— lie concluded by moving a humble address to his Majesty for copies of all communica tions which had passed with the Lord Chamberlain's office relative to the service of plate which was given to her Majesty by the late king. Mr. Vansittart thought he had reason to complain of the hon. gentleman in thus tak ing the house by surprise. It was true that them was such a service of plate presented to the princess of Wales by the late king, for her use, when her Majesty was at Kensing ton palace, but that plate was the property of the crown. Ilad the hon. gentleman con descended to communicate to him his inten tion of bringing on the subject, he might have been prepared to answer him. The house had also a right to expect some no-' tice ; and. therefore, he trusted the honora ble gentleman would withdraw his motion now, and mention it again on Monday. Dr. Lushington had no wish to take the limise by surprize, but at this late period of the spssioii no time was to be lost, lie would, however, with the leave of the house, withdraw his motion, and let it he consider- ed as a motion for Monday. The motion was accordingly withdrawn. From Myer i Mercantile.Idnrlittr, of July 17. LIVEFtroOb MARKETS Tile demand for Bowed and Orleans Cot- Poslscript—.)tend ay, July 18—3 o’clock. American cottons continue inquired tor, and the sales effected this morning, though not extensive, confirm Saturday’s quotati ons. FROM SPAIN. We harp advices from Cadiz to the 12th July. The Cortes assembled agreeable to appointment on tlie nth July, when the oath to support the Constitution "as administer ed to the King, the whole of the royal fami ly and chief dignitaries of the nation being present at the ceremony. The further proceedings of that august bo dy were awaited by the people 1 with extreme nnxjcty. Indeed the public mind is far from enjoying that repose which results from a -confidencettiat-all ingoing on right. On the contrary, fearful apprehensions were enter tained that the meeting of the Cortes would bo tlie season fur an attempt at counter re volution. Plots were every day detected— Eight Priests were arrested in one day, in Cadiz, by O’Donnohu. Tlie national mili tia were to tie under anus in that city from the Utli of July until tlie result of the meet ing of the. Cortes was known. Two frigates, 2 sloops and two brigs were about to sail from Cadiz with Deputies for South America, to offer terms of conciliation to the Insurgents; at tlie same time these vessels are loaded with succors in stores and ammunition for Murillo. No idea was en tertained of parting with the colonies, peace ably.—Of course, Quiroga’s acknowledg ment of their independence goes for nothing. So it will he, we fear, with Florida. We confidently believe that vve shall never get it by treaty. FURTHER FROM SPAIN. Cadiz. July 15. The Cortes of the nation had their first Session on the Cth instant, and appointed Mr. Espiga, one of the most enlightened and liberal deputies of the former Cortes, Presi dent, and General Quirnga, Vice-President. A letter was immediately written to the Se cretary of state, to ascertain when it would he agreeable to Ilis Majesty to receive the committee from the Cortes, and the King answered that lie was willing to receive the same without loss of time—the committee called on hi* Majesty, who received them most graciously, and who fixed the Oth inst. at 10 o’clock A. M. to appear before the Congress and make the solemn oath to the Constitution. Upon tlie arrival of such glorious news all the hells began to ring, thq, ships ot war in the Bay to the number of 20, the forts in town and on the island fired a salute of 21 guns each. The balconies and windows in the houses-were handsomely decorated with hangings and curtains of the greatest variety of colors. The. town was most splendidly illuminated at night, and patriotic hands of music, and amateurs of both sexes, were run ning about the streets singing tlie military hymn of Gen. Hi ego. Whilst the peuple were yet delivered to the expression of their joy, on the 12th, at day break, another express arrived from Ma drid is 60 hours, which brought the Gazette with tlie official account of His Majesty’s ap pearance in the Cortes, and his oath to the Constitution on tlie morning of the tltli, be fore all the Princes of the blond, the Diplo matic body, the Ministers of State, the coun cil of State, the Supreme Court of Justice, in fact all the authorities of the tow n, an im mense number of officers of the army «nd navy, and about two thousand spectators.— His Majesty read a speech in which he attri buted all the evils whirl) had happened for the last six years in Spain, to tlie bad coun sellors who surrounded him ; that Provi dence had at last condescended to open his eyes, and that he trusted that the Curtew would assist him in promoting the general welfare. His Majesty appeared to he full of satisfaction : he spoke with energy k with out embarrassment. The President of the Cortes made a very sensible reply to the King, to which His Majesty answered, that he thanked the Cortes for the expression of their feelings towards him, ard hat he flat tered himself that a new era was about to reign in Spain from that moment. His Ma jesty then retired amidst the acclamations of the people, aud tlie tears of all tlie specta tors. raid l;p(ff*clrd a new escape over Azamon and Asfi, and from tlit-nce across the coun try and the Atlas mountains to Tafilett.— Anarchy and the utmost licentiousness pre vails in al) those provinces ; and it is actual ly impossible to pass from this town toTct- nan nr Rnliubh. One Ali el Lushuc, an Arab oftlie tribe of Ueni Husen, infests with a swarm of rebellious mountaineers, the coun try between Etkascr, VVnxer, und balea.— ’J tie first of these places was attacked on 'J fiursday mid entirely plundered. SSidi El Liibhee hinaelf, carried ofij under tlie walls of Elaiaisch ubout boot) crows and bullocks. “Tetonnn lias Sliut'i s gates, and was on Friday attacked by 4000 Klgelmlis, w ith in tent to plunder the Jews and rich Moors, but these monsters were repulsed by the high s| i0>id governor, the famous anil aged HnshnslT. The Emperor’s guard who re mained at Raliath, having robbed the trea sury, divided the money among themselves : but are now shut up nod arrested by a hand of Arabs vv ho claim their share oftlie booty. IVhut appears strange is that neither Ills four sons who are of age, nor bis brother hare made any attempt at a diversion in bis fa vor—wiiat may tie tlie end no mortal can tell—or vvlml tlie fate ofMulcy Suliman.” The ship American Hero, arrived at Bos ton on Saturday evening from Iv ica, and 43 days from Gibraltar. TheU. S. ship Peacork, Captain Brown, and brig Spark, Capt. Perry, arrived at Gib raltar 26th June, from Leghorn ai d Algiers; and after taking in provisions, sailed agaiu on the 25lh, to join Com. Bainhridge at Mes sina. Capls. Brown and Perry touched at Algiers on Ihe 10th of June, and were in formed by Mr. Shuler, the American consul, that a squadron, consisting of 2 frigates, 3 corvettes, and a gun brig,hml sailed 3 weeks previous on a distant expedition. The day after they sailed, Mr. Sluder waited on the Dey, and requested to he advised of their object. Tlie Dey, however, decliut d the in formation, hut gave him every assurance ot their views bring perfectly friendly to the United Stales. Mr. Shaler concluded by ob serving that the Algerine squadron, no doubt was ordered to respect our flag, and that be was fully convinced they had gone to tlie westward. Capt. Brown requested Mr. Sha- ltT to inform the Dey that no would suffer no Algerine cruizer iu hoard an American vessel, if it vvns ip iiis power to prevent it.— Capt. Brown immediately proceeded with the Spark to Gibraltar, but obtained no fm- tber information on ihe subject. On the ar rival of Capt. II. at Gibraltar, he met the Dutch squadron consisting of a 7 I, two fri gates and a sloop of war—and, having com municated to the Dutch Admiral the above information, the whole of the squadron pro ceeded up the Mediterranean the next day. The Peacock touched at Malaga 23d June, uul Capt. Brown was informed by Mr. B ir- •ell, the American Consul, that, a few days previous, an Engli'b brig had beeu plundir- eil by a long black schooner, mounting six teen guns, a short distance from Malaga, bi that, after the pirates bail taken every thing they wanted out oftlie brig, they'put the reiv into tlie boat, and sunk Iter.’ Tlie boat being very leaky, sunk before they could reach the shore, and only two of the crew were saved, by a vessel that accidentally fi ll in with them, and took them safe into Malaga. ■ccssary to her dignity, but to her com- In addition to all the insults she bad Counsel were with her during the morning, tou this week Iws beeu li v dy, from the trade Translated for the Philadelphia Gazette, from Spanish papers. Aiuncer of Ihe Pope, to Ferdinand the 7 Ih. To our most dear son of Christ, Ferdinand Catholic King of Spain :—Pope Pius, tin VII. Must Dear—We have received tile letter written to us, on the 23d of last month, by your Catholic Majesty, in w hich you inform us, that in consideration of the distressed state of your people, and yonr ardent desire to render them happy, you had yielded to their w ishes and sworn to the constitution promulgated by tlie general and extraord nary Cortes of the nation held in Cadiz in 1812, during your captivity. Vou Imve jndg ed rightly of us, most beloved son of Christ, m supposing that vve are deeply interested in the tranquillity and vvelfarcof those whom Divine Providence has placed under your charge : we trust your Majesty will believ that amidst all our cares they are objects which principally claim our attention. \Yi liavo always professed and do still profess, particular love to your Majesty, and have at all times held tlie Spanish nation in high cs teem, as well for its excellent, qualities, as more especially for the constancy which it has ever displayed in the observance of the Catholic religion ; therefore our desires fur the tranquility and prosperity of a nation so glorious, are not less ardent than those ma nifested in your Majesty’s letter; and it be mg the great wish of our heart that this lio ly religion should be preserved and extended throughout the dominions of the Spanish Monarchy, we hope in the Father of Mer cics. that the renowned Spanish natiuq which has been so faithful to the religion of its fathers, may guard as its inheritance, in all ages, and under all circumstances, the purity of the faith, the sanctity of customs, and the exact observance of the ccclesiaxti cal laws. And animated by this hope wc bestow on you most affectionately, beloved sou of Christ, and on all your royal family, ouvA- postolic benediction. Granted iu Rome, April 3Qih, 1C20, and 21st year of our pontificate. LATE FROM GIBRALTAR. Tlie folio vying js the substance of a letter of the Swedish Consul at Tangier, llth Ju ly, 1820, “ The political situation of this wretched country has become worse than ever. The Emperor having had some quarrel with his guard of negroes and Oudnias, effected his escape from Rahak on the 20th June, and withdrew to Darrel Baida, where he remain ed up to tlie cud of Ike month, when it U Commerce A - Manufactures.—The com mercial part of the community has taken alarm from tlie proceedings of Congress on tlie subject of the Tariff, at the last session. The Chamber of Commerce of Philadelphia lias set the example of commencing an investigation oftlie ques tion whether any, and. if any, w lint alte rations arc necessary in the existing Ta riff; and has addressed a circular to o- ther cities, requesting their co-operation in n representation to Congress at tlie ensuing session, “ the object of which will be to nfiord equal encouragement to the great branches of National Industry, agriculture, commerce & manufactures.’ The -object professed must be acknow ledged to be just ; and on such a subject the voice ol the mercantile community deeply interested in it. ought to he heard We do not set ourselves np as the par ticular friends of tlie inerchhuts of our country ; but it is with nmazemont that »ve have seen this late attention to the essential interests of an important branch oftlie National Industry, stigmatized as the effect of foreign injluencc! No city is less subject to this imputation than that in which the investigation has heen commenced. When foreign influence was really to be dreaded and guarded a ainst—in the period of the long embar go—no city was more exemplary in its respect for the laws of the country, the Philadelphia. The Chamber of Com merce, composed of the most reputable members ol the community, can have no other object in view than the promo tion of American commerce. 'They ask if we understand them, not to be encour aged, but to he “ let alone.”—Nat. lnt Baltimore, August 28. This morning, between the hours of eight and nine, a most desperate attempt was made by certain of the convicts of the Maryland Penitentiary, who endeavored to escape by scaling a wall about cighte' n feet in height—they selected, fo? their purpose, that part which vvcu» screened ofi three sides by the buildings. M r Wil liams Mr. M’Evojr, Mr. Winstandlcy, and the assistant keepers opposed them \wth great alacrity and resolution. Ot those lb,mounted the wall, or reached the passage, oue was killed, and four wounded, some very badly : none esca ped. T ho fellow who was shot was an Englishman, a sailor by profession, a man of tlie most desperate character. Too much praise cannot be bestowed upon the officers generally of this institution for their admirable and energetic ma nagement.—Fed, Gm. AWFUL CALAMITY. Baltimore, August AO. Between nine and ten o’clock yester day morning two distinct explosions were heurd in this city, accompanied l>y con cussions, such as have been before expe rienced alter the blowing up of Powder Mills. ’Ihe appearance of an immense donut of wunt bad lulten place, and exci ted much anxiety for the fate of the men employed in the works. To the polite ness of several gentlemen who rtpuiied to the place immediately after the evi l,t- sion was heard, we arc indebted for the. following dr toils. The house which was first blown op was the Stomping Mill. One of t.,o w orkmen states that he was not const ions of the explosion until he found himself lying in the mill-rare hard by—neitlirr did he know his thigh was broken until lie attempted to walk. In this mill there were two others, one of whom is mortal* ly wounded ; the other escaped unhurt* About fifty yards from the mill stood the JJiying Room, in which six men wera at work. The fire of the first explosion was violently forced into tlie windows of this house, containing nliout sixty keg* of powder. The workmen had only time to precipitate themselves into the mill race, near the door, when this house was also destroyed, with a most awful explosion. Adjoining this house stood the Graint- ry, containing also a large quantity of powder. In this there were three men at work, two of whom were killed, hav ing been thrown to the distance of eighty ards. Their bodies were shockingly mangled and burnt. No traces of the third workman were discovered when our informants left there. The roof of the Packing House was remov cd, but the powder stored in it fortunately did not ike fire. As far as the injury extends, the premises exhibit a scene of awful anil utter desolation. This is the fourth time since their first erection that the Bellona Powder Mills have experienced thisdes* tractive calamity. A Coroner’s Inquesfwas held by Jamcr D. Stanhury, Esq. on the bodies of Jo seph Kelly and (heen O'Neale, two of the workmen killed by the explosion. Thomas Tallin is mortally wounded. Edeeard Guincaman lias a leg fractured. li illiam /.ague is missing. Since the above was written it is said that two wounded men have expired— nd that a coroner’s inquest was held o* er tlie body of llxlliam Lngve, the per son stated above to be missing, by Lam bert Thomas, Esq.—the verdict of the jury vvns, that he came to his death by tlie blowing up of the Powder Mill, lie being blown near four hundred yards therefrom, with the loss of his head, both legs and one arm, and his entrails .ill out—about 25 y ears of age. [Balt. Jlmtr.) mo* the national intelligencer. MISSOURI. We have received a copy of the Constitu^ tion of rhe new State of Missouri. The pow ers of government, as iu most of our Repub lics, are distributed betwem three separate branches, Legislative, Executive Judicial, Tlie Legislature, or General Assembly, is to consist of two Branches—a Senate aud House of Representative*. Tlie whole num ber of Representatives is not to exceed one hundred, tube chosen for two years, and to be not less than twenty-four years of age.—> The Senate is to consist of not less than 14 nor more than thirty-three members, lo serve for four years, k. one half of the vv hole number to be chosen every second year.— The suffrage is iu be universal, except that no soldier, seaman, or marine, in the army or navy of the United States, is entitled to vote. All votes at elections of civil or mili tary officers, by llie Legislature, arc to bee viva roc,, k to be published, with the names of thc.absentees at each vote. With respect to the powers ot the Legislature, the grant is in general terms, with the exception of the clauses respecting slaves and their treat ment, respecting which we fmd the follow ing particular provisions: Sec. 26. Tlie General Assembly shall have no power to pass laws,— 1st. For the emancipation of slaves with out the consent of their owners : or w ithnut paying them, before such emancipation, a lull equivalent for slaves so emancipated— and, 2. To prevent bona fide emigrants to tide state, or actual settlers therein, from bring ing front any of the United States, or from any of the territories, such persons as may there be deemed to he slaves, so lung as any persons of the same description are allowed to be held as slaves by the laws of this state. They shall have power to pass laws,— 1st. To prohibit the introduction into this state of any slaves who may have commit ted any high crime in any other state or ter- litory. 2. To prohibit ttie introduction of any slave for the purpose of speculation, or a& an article of trade or merchandize. 3d. To prohibit the introduction of any slave, or the offspring of any slave, who here tofore may have been, or who hereafter may be, imported from any foreign tountry iiv.o the United States, or any territn ies thereof, in contravention of any’existing sta tute of the United States ; am!— 4tli. lo permit the owners of slaves to r- mancipeje them, say mg the rights of credi- lu 1 *', where the person so emancipating will give security that tlie slave so emancipated shall not become a public charge. It shall he their duty, as soon ns may lie.- to pass such laws *s may he necessary, 1st. To prevent free negroes and mulnt- toes from coming to, and settling in this state under any pretext whatsoever ; and, 2d. To oblige the owners of slaves to treat them with humanity, and abstain from all injuries to them extending to life or limb. Sec. 27. In prosecutions for crimes, slaves shall not bo deprived of an impartial tri by jury: and a slave, convicted of a capital of fence, shall suffer the same degree of pun.so- incut, and no other, that would he inflicted on a white person for a like offence ; and courts of justice, before whom slaves shall be tried, shall assign them counsel for their defence. Sec. 28. Any person who shall ma'itious- ly deprive of life, or dismember a slave, shall suffer such punishment as would be inuicied for the like offence if it were committed on a free white person. The Executive power is vested in a Go vernor, who is to be at least, thirty-five years of age, a natural horn citizen of tlie United States, or a citizen at the adoption of the Constitution of the United Slates, or an in habitant of that part of Louisiana now inclu ded in file state of Missouri at the lime ' the cession thereof from France to the l'i i- voliime of smoke in the direction of the ]. 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