to sift well into the history of those who take part against the Queen; in order that we may have the history at hand to be used for the benefit of truth and of justice,

marriage tie, by conscience and and detested. It will be useby honour. Such is a specimen ful, in all parts of the country, of those who have made use of the press against her Majesty the Queen; and my opinion is, that, if the truth could be come at, we should find that her Majesty has very few active enemies who are not of this odious and detestable description. There appears to be innate cruelty absolutely necessary to induce a man to take up his pen against her Majesty. All cruelty is odious, even towards dumb animals; but cruelty towards a woman, and one that has never offended us, too, must spring from a heart that is hard, un

RESTRICTIONS ON THE PRESS.

And

Men like those that I have just mentioned are strenuously recommending further restrictions upon the press! what would that do without a Bourbon censorship? And what would the Bourbon censorship do? Just nothing at all. It could not retard events one

feeling and ferocious in its very single moment. Nay, my opinion

nature.

is, it would accelerate them. However, that it could do no good to those who talk of it, I am very certain; and, therefore, they will do well to hold their tongues; 'for, by speaking they only show the greatness of their rage and its impotence at the same time.

Luckily there are very few persons of this description in any country; and it would be strange, indeed, if they were numerous in this. However, I, for my part, am for ransacking the history of these ruffians. I am not for suffering them to go dressed up in the character of gentlemen to call for the more SHAM PUBLICATIONS. than half murdering of Mr. and Mrs. Carlile upon the ground of One way of attacking her their publishing things injurious Majesty is that of putting forth to morality and religion. I am publications, as if they came for stripping the mask from from herself or her friends; them, that they may be know na if they were published by

authority. A thing of this sort, aunts, cousins, and other rela

entitled SIX YEARS IN ITALY, and dedicated, by way of puff, to Mr. ALDERMAN WOOD, has made its appearance. This is a mass of falsehoods, coming from a source 'such as will shock the

tions; as nearly as the said several matters can be ascertained.

To which there may be a companion-picce, entitled

THE

public when it shall be informed LINKS OF THE LOWER

of that source.

There is preparing for publiication a little manuel, under the following title, which, it is hoped, may be of great use to his Majesty's loyal subjects in egeneral. An endeavour will be made to bring the whole into a

HOUSE;

Or, a complete List of the Members of the House of Com

mons, showing, in the first place, every thing as above; and, besides, showing the connections between the Upper and the Lower House.

I compass of one sheet of paper, REVOLUTION IN NAPLES. and to sell it at the price of

T

ONE PENNY.

Extract of a letter dated Naples, July 6th; to which the

A PEEP AT THE PEERS, writer has added" a day to

OR,

be for ever remembered in history:"

A complete List of the House of Peers, showing their titles, "This letter announces to their family names, their of you no less an event than a fices, places, commissions, pre-change in the Government of ferments, sinecures, pensions, this country. You were before grants, and other emoluments, aware of the discontent existwhich they hold and enjoy ing in the provinces, on account by favour of the King; and of the imposition of the Funalso, the offices, places, com-daria, and of the little encoumissions, preferments, sine- ragement given to the exports cures, pensions, grants, and of native productions; but you other emoluments, which are were not aware to what a deheld and enjoyed by their sons, gree this discontent had infected daughters, brothers, brothers, uncles, all classes, and even the ranks

of the army. The organization which they took possession. of the camp at Sessa may be They found there a military reckoned the immediate cause chest containing 22,000 ducats, of all that has occurred, as it which they appropriated to their appears that it not only gave to own use, but gave an acknowthe troops an opportunity of ledgment in due form to the concerting their measures, but party from whom they took it. brought them into contact with The news of this insurrection the provinces, and assured them having reached, Naples caused of the community of sentiment the greatest alarm, and some in the great mass of the popula- Generals were sent off by the tion. The whole thing has been King to parley with the mutiso sudden that it is difficult to neers, and learn what objects ascertain exactly how it began, they had in view. A Council or who took the lead in the was immediately, called at the operation. According to the Palace, to deliberate on the best accounts, there is reason mode, of proceeding; while for believing that the first move-they were in the act of deliment was made by a body of berating (this was yesterday cavalry stationed at Nola, to afternoon), two regiments, one the number of about 150 men, of infantry, the other of drawho suddenly, and without or- goons, quartered about, a mile ders, quitted their post, and from the town, marched off with marched in a body to the moun-arms and baggage, but in the tains of Avellino. Whether the most perfect, order, to join the result of previous understanding insurrectionary troops. An inor not, is unknown; but the timation was then brought to alarm of this march spread with the King from the head-quarters the rapidity of lightning; de-of the insurgents, that they detachments of infantry marched manded a free Constitution, siout to join them, and every milar to that which had been peasant who could muster, a adopted in Spain.-Preparations firelock or an offensive weapon were made to oppose, and to of any description, followed their reduce this spirit; but it was example. This mixed assem- discovered, on sounding the disblage then proceeded towards position of those troops who the pass leading to Apulia, of had not yet declared against the

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Government, that they all at fand these were by no means of heart were imbued with the the lowest or lower classes. same sentiments, and that they saw two officers in the uniform could not with safety be led of Generals who joined in the against their comrades. This exultation. There was a very state of things was reported to general cry for the appearance the King, on which he gave of the King on the balcony of way, and declared his assent 10 the Palace, but he did not show the condition proposed. Cou- himself. This is the birth-day riers were sent off to the troops of the hereditary Prince, and early this morning, to announce to-night we shall have a grand this change; and papers were illumination."

exhibited on the walls of the

city, declaring the King's inten-Extract of another letter, same date: "It is now about a week ago, tion to publish a Constitution or form of free Government in sc- since a very general spirit of ven days. Where this would fermentation and discontent was have ended but for the timely observed in the province of Saconcession that has been made, lerno; and last Sunday we heard it is impossible to say; for the that a whole regiment of cavalry spirit spread through the sol- had deserted, and posted themdiery with such rapidity that selves near Nola. Shortly after, even St. Elmo was deserted by all the troops were put in moits garrison. The general ap- tion against them, but it was pearance of the city, during the discovered that disaffection preinterval between the parley with vailed, and that no reliance 'the troops and the King's reso-could be placed upon them, lution to accede to their wishes, which made it evident that cowas most singular. Every face ercive measures would be of no but that every means must was marked by anxiety, and use, denoted the expectation of some be tried to conciliate matters; dreadful event. When the joy-the more so, as it was believed ful change was known, nothing that discontent, more or less, was to be seen or heard but the prevailed in all the provinces. most lively testimonies of plea-Things were carried on this way sure. Groups paraded the streets till yesterday, when the King with shouts of Viva! Viva! having been told that a free

SPAIN.

MEETING OF THE CORTES.

From the Madrid Gazette Extraordinary of the 10th July.

The memorable epoch is arrived in which the wishes of the Spanish nation were to be fulfilled-the happy day, in which a people determined to preserve

in con

Constitution was the universal wish of the people, declared that he would give it to them voluntarily, and immediately issued a proclamation, promising to publish it in a week. It is said that an affecting scene has taken place at the Palace. When the King declared his intention, the hereditary Prince, who is the liberty and the dignity of just arrived from Sicily, fell at the throne, have seen their the feet of the King, and in tears adored King giving another dethanked him in the name of the cisive and irrefragable proof of people, exclaiming, "You have his paternal views, of the love saved the country." It only which he bears to his subjects, remains for the Insurgent troops, and of the earnest desire which so they were then called, but animates him to concur, now the Patriots, to return to cert with the Cortes, in foundtheir duty, which they will do ing and consolidating the public as soon as they know the terms happiness by means of a constiof the Constitution, which they tution essentially directed to wish to be as near as possible the welfare of all-the happy to that of Spain. The city has hour, in which Ferdinand the Seventh, uniting his sentiments been for some days past in ex-with those of the Spanish peotreme agitation. The Civica ple, presented himself before (city volunteers) have been con- the august national congress in tinually on duty. At this mo- the solemn act of swearing to the constitution of the monarchy. All the necessary arrangements for the celebration of this solemn ceremony had been previously made. The King having appointed the hour of 10 in the morning of yesterday, Sunday, the 9th of July, for proceeding to the hall of the Cortes, his Ma

ment there are thousands and

tens of thousands parading the

streets near the Palace, and shouting Vivas! to the King

and Constitution. We think that

all will proceed quietly, and end safely."