gitimacy could effect-little did we tion! This characteristic amnesty is anticipate that the amnesty was then accompanied by another precious actually in progress of publication, document, which well deserves ina and yet that our prophecy was about deed to be its companion. By it, to be fulfilled to the letter! This spe- ignorance is legitimated in Spain a. cial example of Royal clemency has long with Ferdinand. A list of all just appeared, and really one would books imported must be furnished by suppose that its long delay had been the booksellers, and none are to be occasioned by its having been sube licensed until after previous examinamitted to the Irish Cabinet for ap- tion-prohibited books must be deliproral—it is very like the merciful vered up, no matter by whom posa system attributed by Captain Rock sessed, to the ordinary of the diocese; to the Hibernian statesmen, and sa- within two months, under a heavy vours strongly of the admirable pre- fine-detached leaves and wrappers, cision of that country. By this fa- paintings, engravings, and all arts of mous amnesty all are pardoned-ex- design, come under this prohibition ! cept those who are to be punished, Thus, having banished every living and none are to be punished except liberal thing from Spain, the only those who are pardoned! This is chance of an escape from priestcraft literally the meaning of this state and servility is by anticipation paper, by which France pretends to swindled away from the rising genefulfill her liberal professions, while ration. Surely, however, to suppose at the same time Spain gluts her that such things can exist and prosmost ultra animosities. That our per, would be to doubt the existence readers may see we do not overstate of a Providence. With respect to the fact, we shall just name the ex- the part which France is playing in ceptions by which the general osten- this tragic farce, she cannot deceive sible principle of mercy is not merely herself so far as to believe that she is clouded, but completely overcast. imposing upon any body. The murThose excepted from the amnesty derous amnesty under whose insultare-1. The chiefs of the insurrec- ing mercies she pretends to yield the tion of the isle of Leon.--2. The continuance of her troops in Spain members of the Cortes who pro- for the protection of its author, is a claimed the deposition of the King at juggle as palpable as it is atrocious, Seville.-3. The chiefs of the military and has, indeed, only one redeeming insurrection in different parts of quality about it-namely, that it is Spain.-4. The assassin of Vermessa, likely to leave some trace upon the the judges of Elio, and the authors memory of those to whom the abi of the massacres in the prisons of sence of foreign bayonets shall com Grenada ! Such is the document mit hereafter the vindication of their which, under the name of mercy, is country. neither more nor less than a libel on In Portugal, also, it would appear humanity, because it excites hope for as if the legitimacy of that country no other purpose than that of inflict- was afraid of being outtravestied in ing despair. By this it appears, that Spain. The infant, Don Miguel, and all who deserve, in fact, to live, not his august mother, the no less august in Spain, but to live at all, are care sister of the still more august Fers fully rejected. The brave and noble dinand, have been exceedingly busy Mina—the eloquent Arguelles—the for the last month, in endeavouring bold and patriotic Galliano, and a to persuade Don John, the King, that thousand others of the same stamp the only way to save his life was to and quality, must crimson more imprison him; a royal mercy, by the deeply the scaffold on which Riego way, of some of our Holy Allies, expiated a life of honour by a death who are often humanely pleased to of torture, if they dare to set their commute the sentence of death for foot upon the soil which their virtues twenty or thirty years of incarcerain vain struggled to emancipate! tion. This grand maneuvre comWho would imagine that the very menced on the 30th of April, by the men who are the objects of this assemblage of a large body of troops bloody and bigoted exclusion, are the in one of the squares of Lisbon, the master spirits to whom this crowned confinement of the King in the palace ingrate owes the power of persecue of Bemposta, and the arrest of a multitude of persons, amongst whom plots, cordons sanitaires, &c. these were several of the ministers, with gentry contrived to work themselves Count Palmella at their head. Don into possession of the strong holds Miguel issued some proclamations on and sea-ports of Spain. Happy are the occasion, the chief burthen of they to whom experience teaches which was that he had discovered a wisdom; it is high time indeed for grand conspiracy against the house England to look sharp ere her ancient of Braganza, which had been fo- enemy and very expensive friend mented by the Freemasons. The proves to her, in Portugal as in Spain, conclusion of one of these proclama- that she is willing to save her the tions runs thus, and we give it be- trouble. There was a rumour on cause it really concentrates the pith Change that a seventy-four gun of the entire of them, and is a fair British ship had been ordered immespecimen of the style and genius of diately to Lisbon—it is, however, their author—“ Soldiers be worthy merely a rumour. of me, and Don Miguel your com- Although there is no foreign news mander will be worthy of you ! Long from South America, still a circumlive our Lord the King ! Long live stance has occurred at home which is the Roman Catholic religion ! Long very likely soon to furnish us with live her Most Faithful Majesty! Long some details from that quarter, the live the Royal family! Long live the departure of the Ex-Emperor Iturnation! Die all infamous Freema- bide for Mexico. Our readers are sons!” We need not inform our clas- aware that after the deposition or sical readers that a great part of the abdication of this military advenabove is stolen almost verbatim from turer, he made this country his domithe works of Mr. Fitzgerald, one of cile. The people over whom he our most loyal and celebrated modern formerly governed had guaranteed poets. The Queen, “her Most Faith- to him the payment of a handsome ful Majesty,” must have been pretty annual stipend, which, we believe, well aware before hand of all these was punctually paid to him. Sudproceedings, as she repaired to Lis- denly, however, in pursuance of a bon from a distant palace, under the well-concealed and well-concerted idea of hearing this hopeful slip of scheme, he departed from England, legitimacy proclaimed Regent." In contriving with a few followers to this, however, she was disappointed; get himself transferred from a steam the ambassadors seem to have inter- boat off the Isle of Wight, whither fered, and liberated the King and his he pretended to go on a pleasure ex. ministers. There were also some cursion, on board a larger vessel. ridiculous letters published by Don His immediate views are, no doubt, Miguel, representing all the grieve his own personal aggrandisement, ances of Portugal, foreign and do, though he has left a letter behind mestic, as the work of the Free- him, declaring that his sole object is There are various versions to heal the dissensions of his country of the termination of this affair, but -a declaration easily made and easily none of them official—we shall pro- forgotten. Iturbide's sway, while it bably have the denouement in our lasted, was an iron one, and no next. It is remarkable enough, how. friend of freedom can wish for his ever, that some of the French official restoration-his adherents are known journals which highly lauded the to be the priests and soldiers, men geconstitutional conduct of the French nerally adverse to every cause which ambassador at first, have suddenly has liberty for its object. The rumour tumed round and attempted to jus- here is, that he is gone as an instrutify Don Miguel. Though some of ment in the hands of France and the reports say that the English party Spain. Indeed, the Journal des Dehave since got into favour with the bats, in commenting on the circumKing, and even that Marshal Beres- stance, says that it is probable he is ford has been appointed to the com- gone to prepare the way for a legitimand of the army, this conduct of mate prince" the ways of Provithe French press, in durance as it is, dence are so strange.” It is in our gives the whole scheme very much mind quite as strange that the British the air of a Parisian contrivance. Cabinet do not, at once, by an acWe know by what plots and counter knowledgment of the independence of those states, frustrate speculations following days. 3. All shops, except those which certainly mean'us no good. for provisions and medicines, shall also be masons. Our differences, whatever they kept shut; and all sorts of musical instru. may be, with his legitimacy of Al- ments, all dances customary on these days, giers, have not yet been settled, and all sorts of festivities and merriment in the that port continues in a state of public taverns, and every other sort of pub lic amusement, shall cease during the blockade. above-named period. 4. A general mourn. With sincere regret we have to ing shall take place for twenty-one days. announce that the last arrivals from 5. Funeral ceremonies shall be performed Greece brought an account of the in all the churches. death of Lord Byron, on the 19th of A. MAVROCORDATO. April, at Missolonghi. The fatal GIORGIO PRAIDI, Secretary. disorder was a cold, attended with Misaolonghi, 19th April, 1824. inflammation, which terminated thus The Congress of the United States on the tenth day: This event took has passed a law, abolishing arrest place on the festival of Easter, and and imprisonment for debt. converted the mirth of all Greece into Our domestic news is, as usual, mourning. His Lordship was justly almost narrowed to the parliamenbeloved, and popular amongst that tary abstract; this, however, we have gallant people, to whom he devoted endeavoured to render as faithful as his talents, his fortune, and, as it our limits will allow. appears, his life. This is not the In reply to some questions put to place for us, merely relating the fact, Mr. Canning by Sir James Mackin. as is our duty, to expatiate upon the tosh, respecting rumours which had genius and character of the deceased become prevalent of the appearance in order, however, to record the of a large French force at the Brazils, deep and honourable sense which Mr. Canning stated, that it was true, Greece entertained of her misfortune, that a few French ships coming from we give the notice issued by the pro- different destinations had arrived at visional government on the occasion. that station, but that he had forward ed an inquiry on the subject to the The present days of festivity are con. verted into days of bitter lamentation for doubt of being soon able to give a sa French government, and had no all. Lord Noel Byron departed this life tisfactory explanation. In a few to-day, about eleven o'clock in the evening, in consequence of a rheumatic inflammatory nights afterwards the right hon. genFever, which had lasted for ten days . tleman stated that he had received During the time of his illness, your general the expected answer from the French anxiety evinced the profound sorrow that government, accounting for every pervaded your hearts. Au classes, without ship which had appeared at Rio Jadistinction of age or sex, oppressed by neiro, and most satisfactorily exgrief, entirely forgot the days of Easter. plaining their different destinatiThe death of this illustrious personage is ons. There were only two, instead certainly a most calamitous event for all of eight frigates, and of these two, Greece, and still more lamentable for this city, to which he was eminently partial, of There were two British line-of-battle on its way home. which he became a citizen, and of the dangers of which he was determined per- ships placed there merely for the prosonally to partake, when circumstances tection of our commerce in those seas, should require it. His munificent dona- and there was no foreign station in tions to this community are before the eyes which the British naval force did not of every one, and no one amongst us ever out-number that of every power in ceased, or ever will cease, to consider him, the world. with the purest and most grateful senti- A motion was made by Mr. Maments, our benefactor. Until the dispo. berly, for the grant by parliament of a sitions of the National Government regard- million of money, in order to promote ing this most calamitous event be known, the employment of the poor in Ireby virtue of the decree of the Legislature, land. No. 314, of date the 15th October, This sum he wished to be al. It is ordained, 1. To-morrow, by sun. lotted to the increase of the fisheries He rise, thirty-seven minute guns shall be fired and the cultivation of flax. from the batteries of this town, equal to meant that this loan should be repaid the number of years of the deceased per by those to whom the advances were sonage. 2. All public offices, including all made, and a security given for the Courts of Justice, shall be shut for three discharge; the entire to be under the JUNE, 1824. 2 X one was now superintendence of a commission. which Mr. Hume strongly contended This was supported by many mem- against the complication of the fie bers, who argued that such grants nances and the fruitlessness of the had been useful in England, where sinking fund. they had been applied to the progress Mr. Hume prefaced a motion for of public works, and that, by a parity an inquiry into the state of the Irish of reasoning, Ireland must be bene- church establishment, by a speech of fited by a similar measure; it was considerable labour and research. He also argued, that there was now ma- stated, that the root of the evil under nifested a disposition to work among which Ireland groaned was, in his the people of that country, which opinion, to be found in religious intoought to be taken advantage of, and lerance, in the Irish church establishthat the object of the motion being ment, in the amount of its revenues, to stimulate local industry, it might, and the manner in which they were if attained, render future eleemosynary collected. The Protestant establishgrants unnecessary. The motion was ment, protected as it was by all the resisted by government, on the advantages of wealth and power, ground, that though such a grant seemed, by the last returns, to conmight afford a passing relief, still, sist of 1,289 benefices. By the rein the end, it would entail injury turns in the “ Clerical Guide,” the and disappointment. Such a plan numbers appeared to be 4 archbiwould, in fact, make the landed gen- shops, 18 bishops, 33 deans, 108 digțlemen of Ireland debtors to the nitaries, 178 prebends, 52 vicars crown, which must place them in a choral, 107 rural deans, and 512 misituation of ultimate inconvenience. nor canons, &c.! The population of After some debate, the motion was Ireland consisted of seven millions ; lost by a majority of 85 to 33. one million of which was Protestant, The Chancellor of the Exchequer half of that number being Dissenters; brought forward what is technically and the other six millions Catholic! termed the budget, which was, in According to the best calculation fact, very little more than a recapitu- which could be made, the value of lation of the financial statement made church property in Ireland amounted by him on the opening of the session. to ' 3,200,000). The result of all He stated, however, that the plan for the inquiries which he had formed reducing the 4 per cent stock, to 34 upon this subject was, that the Proper cent, had so far succeeded, that testant clergy, even thus paid, perout of 75 inillions, there was only a formed their duties in a very ineffidissent to the amount of between cient manner. According to a re6 and 7 millions. This he meant to turn on the table, it appeared that be paid off by exchequer bills, pay- the number of parishes having beneable, both principal and interest, by fices was 2,224. In 1818, the total the sinking fund, which fund would number of incumbents was 1,289; be compensated by a transference to out of this number, 758 were resident it of the stock paid off at 3 per cent. and 531 were non-resident; the nonThe accounts connected with the re- residents therefore formed a considerduction of the silk duties had been able proportion of the whole nummade up, and the loss to the revenue ber of incumbents. The honourwas found to be 500,0001., a larger able member instanced a number of deficit than was anticipated, but by parishes in the south of Ireland no means to be balanced against the where there were in the aggregate benefit which would be finally de- only 18 or 20 Protestant families for rived by the trade. He also propos- the celebration of divine worship, for ed to lower the interest on exchequer whom the Catholics in those parishes bills at the next issue from 2d. to iddo paid tithe to the amount of 70001. a-day, which would save the country annually. It was therefore no great next year 230,0001. on 30 millions wonder if they occasionally broke out of bills. The floating debt was into acts of outrage. The greatest 34,000,000, but the odd four millions act of disgrace, however, which the were to be provided for by a charge government committed on the subon the produce of the consolidated ject of the Church in Ireland, was fund in each quarter. This state- the depriving the poorer clergy of the ment brought on a conversation, in pittance which had been allotted to them for the improvement of their res were the chief topics urged in defence member concluded by moving a affording some relief to the public 1 a |
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