Liverpool Meeting, In Fav...
(EliSaturday last, pursuantto ublic notice, a meeting of the gen- tlkruen, Merchants, and other inhabitants of the towvn of Liverpool, !za5 held in the Town-hall,"1 for the putpase of petitioning his Mia- leSY's Miniisters to advise theJKing's Mlost Excellent MVajesty in C(encil to recognAze such of thie Governments of the late Spanish- rind Portuguese Colonies in North and South Amierica as have esta- blished their independence." The meeting was most numnerously and repectaby attended. j'Th'fliAYox (Charles Lawrence, Esq.) took the chair at two that ha Precisely. He opened the business of the meeting by stating, t6heatlhad the honour to request theattendanc-e of the merchaats anidother inhabitants of thetown, in consequence of havinig receiv- ed a-rquisition numiernusly' and' most xe,spectably signed, calling u7pon him toconvene armeeting for the purpose mentioned inthiat do- cument. He knewv, that there were mnany gentlemen then present,who, fro-M the opportunities they had of f'orniing an opinion, could explain lnuch hatter than hiethe situiation inswhich the trade between this coun- to a Greasatd BritapincAmgrecat w-plcd; thae importanceof tha taaetoGret riainasa gea manufacturing and commercial naftibn;and-theadvtanzeswhich might bereasonably ex.pected tofdow from therecognitioan oftheir independence by the British Governmnent. Some of the gentlemen who hiad Signed the requisition would, he had no dubt gie suh sateentsas oua fully justify them as men inteestd i trde i coingforardon the present occasion to ask theGoernen topefor tis ret ational act. But he did not, he ws cnvined,overrat thelibralfeelings of this great commnu- nit whn h asertd, hatno ommrcal advantages, however va- luabe, oul evr inucehe nhaitats of Liverpool to suPPort anY measure which did not at the same time uipholdf the honour of the Crown, and the character of the nation. (Loud applause.) He coni- cluded by requesting the Town-clerk to read the reqluisition and the names of the requisitionists. Mr. STATHIASt read them accordingly. Mfr. Twro SAS M10ORx rose, and saitd, that, as chairman of the cOmmittee of Requisitioniats, he begged leave to submit a series ol resolutions *rhieh had been drawn up under their auspices,and whicl Wo(ulsi, he trusted, meet with the approbation of the meeting. (Ap- The Town Clerk thenr(ead the resoluctions. whbith were as follcws: " Resolved, That it is the opinion of this meeting, that thec naTe. served ack-no'wldgement by Great Britain of the political independ. carce of the Spanish colonies in North and S outh Amnerica, would be Prodtictive of irmportant benefit to the commerce of this coiuntry, and,morever is emaned,not essbv considlerations of sound commrcia poicy,thanby hat avouabl regarfd -whiceh every con. pendant Powers.~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~s nd "That the patiatl ae hitherto carritel on withi Spainish Ame zic ha benlmtdin extent, and rendered insecure in its opera tions, owing tthdubiouts character of the political re]lationslii subsisting between the several coloiiies and this country ; inasmuct as the property and commercial interests of the Britishf mnerchan have been destitute of that protection to which they would be en. titled under Governments unequivocally recognized as the friend and allies of the British nation. " Resolred,-That the prompt and unqualified recognition of th independence of the new States of America would, in the opinion o tbis meet ing, prevent the recurrence of the losses and difficultie which have hitherto attended the traits to those rich and fertile coun tries, and place it upon a firm, secure, andsatisfactorv basis. ' Resolved,.-.That although, during the last fourt'een years, thi .COUntrv has abstained from all political interference in the grea questio'n of South American Independence, a period has now ar rived for a declamatory expresstion of public opinion upon the utte hopelessness of all further efforts egainst it on th-e part of Spain 'which can only tend to prolong the'mniseries of war, to the injury, o humanity, and the interruption -of the repose of the civilized wvorld "cResolved,-That a petition. to tbeKing's AostExcellentMajest: in Council, founded upon the shove resolutions, be adopted by thi imeeting. AIrE. llxx BOOvH thenq addressed the meeting. The genera principles involved in the question under consideration were so full, expressed in the resolutions which had just been read, that heshoul' drarn, the attention of the meeting to a verv few observations. 1In deed, as to the object they had in view, anda the mesais they, badec obtainin:g their desires, as to these there could be little difference o opino. He was not sure,however, that the country at large,or tK. getlemeni then present, were sufficiently imnpressed with the magni tude and theimnportance of those resultswhichi were to be anticipatem front the intercouirse between Great Britain and the New States o South America being established on a solid and a permanent basis He said a permanent basis, because it was most obvitously the inter eat of distant nations toprmt a friendly communfeation wit] each other; and whr ehv deal with Consiitutional Govern Ments.where th elbigo Illoios is nolonger sacrificed to th cap rice,,to, theeraie,ort e abto foemn etog intercourse oneoee,wudasm asbtniladprae charcter. (Aplue)Adi teyrfetdormmntnth amnazing resources, both mnineral adagricultural, of those vast re gionsq. peoPled by nations increasing in wants and wealth and ris ing gin the scale of' intelligence and general civilization, wimo shoult set limits, who sheuld set bounds, to the commercial advantage that might arise from a free and extenided trade with the new state: orf South America ? (Applause) It was true that the manufacture and the commerce of Great Britain had alreadyv been carried tm a most unoParajieled extent. Nevertheless, when lie looked at thi amouiqt of our surplus c-apital-when he considered our advance ment inl chYrnical and mnechanical sciencd-_when he contem. Platedl the encouragement given to all the efforts of trade, bi removing the shlackles which formerlye bound and restrained con, mercial, agricultural, and manufacturing enterprise-ana when h considered the capabilities of the western world, he sawnothing chi merical in supposing that the trade and commerce of this countr, 'would go on increasing, for the next fifty vears, in the same ratio il which it had increased during the preceaing. (Applause.) Sucn anticipations were flatterinig to our national pride; but there wer higher views which the consideration of this question emphaticall, forced on our attention. As citizens or-a free state,wlose ancestor fotgMh an- bladr~ tiie-learest rights of Engli-fhmen, we came for. ward to join our sympathies with nations who had themisel,e! fought and bled inthe samne glorious cause.(Loud applause) If Eng land w.ere pre-.eminent in comnmercial and manufacturing enterprise it w&4 P-oper that she should alto stand forward as the chanipion o cit- i nd religiouis freedom. (Che-ers.) Let it be her study to pro mote the haPpinessand tomaintain. the rights of nations; then woult her riches and her power be subservient to the best and noblest enids She would b- hailed as the sanctuarv of freedorn,-as the beacon o librty flaming over the world, guiaing nations i'n the way to hap Pmess, and dispensing blessings, to the farthest boundaries of th, habitable earth. (Chieers.) He concluded by seconding the resolutions They were again read by the Towvn-clerkc, and carried accordingly M1r. CyIuuS 51OReiALL said, he rose to more that a petition founded on the resolutions just reatl, he presented to hiis Majesty'. Government, for the purpose mnentioned in the requtisition. Bu ale tevry able speech which the meeting had just heard, h, shudnttke up mnuch of thecir time by enlarging on the suibject The People of Liverpool would be the Ifast to urge on the Govern. meat any measure which thery did not think consistent witli the elia. rarter of the country and the honour of the Crown. They weri deepil interested in the trade withi the nete states of Amierica ; bu- if he Knew his townsmen, they would never seek their own advan. tage by sacrificing the niational chiaracter. Happily, however, thern was no danger of risking it on the pre-sent occasion as the measurm they had in view was one p1'sound policy. He would not enlaege on the imPOrtance OF the trade to South America--a continent ast fertile, nod abounding in every variety of climate-the subject hat'. ing been ably handledl by the gentleman wrho Preceded him. Widi resPect to the mother country, Spain, he could not loolt ast her with. out feelings of deep regret. All must recollect the glorious struggis which waLs maintained on the fields of Sp 'in, and how gallantly hem People dlefended her from the assaults of the unprincipled invader. But with whatever feelings he might view the fallen granideur oi the mother country. and great as would be the loss she must sustair, by the final separation of her colonies, he could not see the leasi hope of her ever alimatin uduing them. The separation was con,. pIeto ; and those richl and fert.ile regions must he considered ss at longer belonging to the Con- of Spain. It appeared tc hlim, thnerefore, espedient (and his Mlajesty's Ministers wvould, hit trusted, agree writh him) even for the interest of Spain herself. that she should have forced upon her attenritin the necessity of im. medistelY Putting an en-d to a state of excited feeliag which all musi deplore, and stopping a contest which, whilst it could answer no good nsregmmdedt SPain, might, if persisted in, com-plete her own impo. verishmient and ruin. (Loud applauise.) Mr. Mlorrall concluded bs moving that the petition which'he held in his handI be now read. is The9 Town-Clerk then read the petition), of which the following Isa copy To~ the King's M1ost Excellent Mlajesty in Council. "The humble Petition of the undersipned M)erchants, Traders, and Inhtabitants of the Town of Liverpool, in the County Pa. latine of Lancaster, convened at a public Me1eting held at the Town-hall1 the 5th dayof JuYe,l1824, "aSboweth,-That your Miajesty' peItinrshv observed withi satsfcton heeforts made by your Majesty's Government to re- move unwise restrictions upon trade, andl gradually to introduce sound and enlightened principles into the commiercial policy of the country. "1That the Spanish colonies of North and Southi America, rich in all the natural productions of soil and cliimate. and rapidly advanc. ing in knowledge, Pawer, and civilization, present the fair prospect of beneficial and widely-extended markets for the products of the ma- nofac.msring skill and industry of this country. " That a trade of very great extent was formerly carried on indi.. reetly by British merchants4, through the miedium; of Spain, to her colonies in North and South America, exclusive of she commierce which they Pur-sued throuigh Jama,ica and other islands, of the West In3dies. " That the inhabitants of Buienos Ayres, Chili, Peru, Alexico, and Colombia, having successively thrown off the authority Of the parent State, and declatred themselves independent, have at length, t-s~ftr rduus trggls, ffcte thiremancipation, and have pro. '~,tlnmeda fee ommrcewih eeryothr ntio, ecet Old Spain. "Tha may oycu Majstys ptitoner, i comonwith other Eurocan erchnts hav avaled hemelve of he pportunity uhlr~e bytheemaciptio ofMexco and the South Amierican man to car) on drect trado to tule abovemetoe onre, a trade they cannot but feel to be extremely hazardons, inasmuch as it is contrary to the existing fiscal laws of Spain; the Govern- ment of which, still adhering to the claim of sovereignty over its former possessions in the western hemisphere, threatens the ships and merchardise of your petitioners vrith confiscation, should they be found trading with their late colonies. " That the apprehensions which your petitioners entertain for the safety of their property in South America are not vague and in- definite, but founded upon various acts and delarations of the Spa- nish Government, aq well as of the late Viceroys of those'countrics wvhich have recently emancipated themselves from the yoke of sp,ain. " That. independent of the various depredations committed upon Briish commerce by the Spaniards in the Gulf of Mexico (For the indemnification of which the late Cortes voted about 400,0801., at tbe close of the year 1822, but of which not one farmlhing has been received by the British claimnants, whose de- mjsnds, your petitioners ace informed, under the convention between this country and Spain, dated the 12th of Alarch, 1823, amount to about 1,000,0001. sterling), your petitioners have to state, that in the montlh of September, 1822, on the occuDa- tion of the city of iMaracaibo by the Spanish forces under &oa ne!al Morales, the whole of the British propertv therein, to a very large amount, and several British vd.Omels in the harbour, were seized an2d confiscated, and the British nmerchants and supereargoes and crews of :he vessels were nlade prisoners; many of whom died durinag their detention, from the diseases incident to the climate and the inhuman treatment they zeceived from theSpanish authorities. "Thatyour Majesty s petitioners would also refer to the case of the Ar-a&, ladcln with a cargo of British property. which was boarded at anchor ncar Pisco,orethie coast of Peru,by the Royalists, in thel m-onth of June last, and hotli slhip and cargo, amounting in value to 40,000]., were confiscated by the 4tpanlish authorities, and twovBritish subjects (M1r. AMacuherson and Air. Armstrong, the supercargoes) mna.e prisoners. Thiey would alsn respectfully refer to the following official letter, aiddressed hy the Royalist General,~ Josu-Cantaiac, to Captain Prescott, of hlis lllajesty's; ship AurTora, dated head-quar- ters, ioi the vicinity of Lima, 15th July las,t:- " IAltbough tlieproperty, of merchiants of the nation to which you belong has been respected upon the e!trance ifito'Lima of the na- tional army under my command, l amuLnder the necessity-of in. forminitgyoa that, in consequtence of the orderslIhatve to this effect from bis Excellency the Viceroy of' Peru, the like forbearance will not be exercisied on any other occasion on whichi we may take os-s session of the capital-an event to be looked foras.often as our mifli- tary operations mal:e it necessary. And the same oug'ht to he un- derstood witht regard to the prdperty of yours, as well as of evefy other foreign nation whatever, which we mnay find in aniy other part of the Peruivian territory, whichi forms a part of the integral terni- torv of Spain ; therefore, the foreign property which is introdluced in olpposition to her laws ought to be irrevocably confiscated ; which measure will be punctually, carried into effect, frorr the prbsenit time, in obedience to the laws of OUr nation,, and the film deteiniination of our Government. 1 give you official and timely notice of this, in order that you may comimunicate it to all the mercha-nts of' youir niation, and that they may thius avoid the ruin which would' be consequent upon their disregardinig it. For I repeat, that it is solely owing to the moderation of the Spanish chiefs, and in order thatthere may neither be grievance alleged nor ignorance of' of the law pleaded as an excuse in future, that their property has not been confiscated on the present occasion, conformably to the spirit of the orders issued by the legitimnste Government. ,P" I Slav God preerve youz many years, ~ Signed) 'JOSE CANTARAC. " To the Comman e-nCief of te Naval Forces of hiis Britannic Alajesty in the Pacific.' "That it appears,by documents presentedtoParliamnentin March last, that the oTficial value ot' export, of British prodluce, during thevyear 1819, amounted to 35,f;s7,0291. Os.1ld., and in the yearl1822, to,46,452,6131. l3s.8hI., aconsiderable portion of which vastincrease may be attributed to the extension of the trade with South America an,dilexico which tfew years agotdid not exist. And that,in the yeax 1822, tile direct exports of British produce asd iarmnufie'uree; to tihose parts amounted to3,867,9591.,audin theyear 1823 to 5,64'.7091. " That whilst the Government of the United States of North America is every year imposinig additional duties en manufactured goods, (which are 0o0v s0 high as to operate almost as a total, prohi - bitio-n tD many of the most important fabrics of this country), it is especially desirable to cultivate the most intlinate and extensive con- nexion with the ither states of America, where your petitioners find the population disposed to consume our various manufactures to,an extent limited only by their mesans of paying for the same; and that is proportionas the loansi shall cease, by which they are now enabled to make alarge part of their payments to this counitry for such ma- nufactures, they will be necessarily led to cultivate those raw pro-' ducts, such as cotton, tobacco, rice, &c., for which we are niow' so dependent up on the Uniited States.I " Tat your MVajesty's petitioners are not In possession of docu, ments to enable them to declare the value of the exports from thE port of Liverpool alone since the year 1820; hut they can state, thal during that andathe three succeeding years, no less than 756 vessel,- have cleared outfrom thence for various portis in North and Soutl Anmerica, formerly under the dominion of Spain and Portugal, con. taining an aggregate burden of 136,432 tans; and that derring thb five mnonths of thle present year, 124 vessels, of 24,657 tons burden, hbave already sailed for the same destination. "1 That between the 6th of Jantuary, 1819, sand the 5th of Janius. ry, 18t0, the actual value of exports of cotton goods from the port oi Liverpool to the United States of America was 882 0291. ; during thi( same period, to Brazil, Buenos Ay-rcs, Alonte W~ileo, Chii, anti the Wrest Coast of Amnerica, 852,654!. ; and, in the fisllow-inz year, tU tlie former, 1,033,2061. 2s.; and, to the latter, 1,111,5741. 14s; exhi. biting, in a striking point of view, the value to Great Britaic of the expoi't cotton trade to the Portiuguese and Spanish Ame- rican States-a ltrade wliich, in its very infancy, greatly' exceedeel that to thLe United Statesi of America, and which is still rapidly itn. creasing. In addition to this direct trade, your petitioners have un- Idoubte infominatiors, that a great quantitv of British moanufactures. cleared out hence for the UnitedI States a'nd the West Indies4, arc subsequently re-sliippetl there,and exported to theMexicau and Soutl Amierican mnarkers. "1That an extensive direct trade is carriedl on by the merchants ol the 'United Stares withthelatecoloniesofSpainantt Portugalin Soutl America, not only in their own products, but also in their manufac- tures; that this trade is increasing with M11exico, Colombia, and Buenos Ayres in particular, whose independence has been recog. aired by the American Govemment; andclitnt it will gradually hr extended to she others as theirindependence shall also be recognized. whereby your petitioners apprehend a firm and lasting commercial intercourse will be consolidated, whilst the British trade continues on its present unsettled and precarious footing. " That great losses difficulties, and inconveniences have been experienced by Britishs subjects trtading withi the Spanish American Soates, in consequenese of those States not being recognized by Great Britain, and of no comrmercial treaty existing with them. " That these inconveniences are particularly felt in Peru where, by the third article of the Reglarneato die Commercilo, date Lima, 28th of September, 18-21, it is enacted, "1That the captain or super. car go of al foreign vessels shallbe'boundI to name a consignee, being a citizen of the state of Peru, within 48 hoists, after anchoring in the Peruvian ports, foreigners not being allowed to transact their own buisiness. " That although yoesrillajestv's petitioners have been informed that this regulation has been relixed byvtheinterference of Commo- dore Sir Thomias Al. Hardy, who obt~ined, as an indulgence, that British subjects be allowedt to become consignees of vessels anid goods, on paying a duty of 51. per cent. mere than is paid by native mnerclhants, your petitioners flatter themselves, that this imposition, as well as various incapacities and risks under which the British metrchant labours oni the shtores of the Pacific, would be modified, if not totally, remnoved, by the recognition of the Mexican anld South American States, and by treaties which might be subsequently en. tered into withi their respective Governments. Thal-t Your AMijestv's pecitione, s are informed that byv the laws of Colombia foreigniers'are excludedl from importinig gooDs, except in thte name and by, the intervenitida of native citizens. That., pre- vious to the recognition of the Colombian Government by the United States, an extra duty of 5 per cent. was levied on imnports made by foreigners ; buit this additional impost was remitted to the citizens of the United States, by the Government of Colombia, immediate. lyr on the independenice ;if the latter being acknowledgedl; the Bri- tish merchants, being still compelled to transact their business under the difficulties ant! disqualifications incidlent to other foreigners. " That loans to the amnount of 12,800,0001. of British capital have been negotiated in London, for thte service of the Governhments Of C0lombia, Mlexico, Peru, Ch li, and Buenos Ayres; the dute pay- Ment Of the intere.,t of' which, and the ultimate re-paymient of the principal, must niecessarily be placed in considerable jeopardy so lonig a,; the independence of those states remaisn unacknowledg- ed, and the intrigues of Spain continue to foment internal elis- sensisons. "That it appears, fromt a despatch of your Majesty's Secretary of S tate for Foreign.Afrairs to Sir Williami A'Coturt, datedI the 30th of January, 1824, to be the determinatioin of your Majesty's Govern- ment, in case of any attempt aii the part of Spain to revive the obso. lete interdictions of intercourse with countries over whiceh she has no longer any aculdmno,tavh eonto of such new states by hs ijesey wudbdcieadimeat.Your Majesty's petiiones hubly ubmi, tht alhoug no bsoute initerdiction of intercouirsehastraytaeple,teacetplcofpinad the laws ofthInisar tlifocanvital celun,s is mauitifstbytelteofenrlJeCatrcofte1ho' July, 1823. " That in the ieneoranduim of a conference between the French Ambassador, the Prince do Polignac, and the Riglit Hlonourable George Canning, on the 9th of October, 1823, as presentedI to the House of Comimons on the 4th of Mlarch, 1824, it is stated, that- 'The comimercial relations between this coun try andI Souith America were fountdeel on a permission to trade with the Spanish colonies9, conceded by Spain as far back' as 1810, when thle mediation of Great Britain was solicited ansl granted, though iiot afterwards employed, anid slisould any attempt be tirade to disptite orir ciaim to the continued fre njoyme nth of this trade, and to reniew the obsolete interdlictioni, such an ettemsspt miighit be best cut short by a speedy and unqualified recognition of the inidependence of the Spanish Ariserican States.' lVherefore, voerr Mlajestv's petitioners most humbly pray thiat yourMajety wll h plesea o tae te whiole premise-s into venur mos grcios nd erius onideatin,and direct the immediate reconiton f te itlepndeec f te nwlY established states in Sout Ameicaand exio, wth vie ofentering into such poli- ticl ad omuerialreltins it thm,as may. best secure and promte he utua beefis ofa vluale,extensive, andI unfetterea comimerce, pUt 2n end to the maiserieso war in the western hemi- sphere.arid contribaite to the perinarnent reoeothe civilized world ." " RLtolved-That it be forwarded totemmers for theboug Of Liverpool, to be presented to Isis MAjy"boug TIme petition having been seconded,wa carrid by acclamuation. Colonel W 5s.retDIS rose, and said, i, tardy as the inhabitants of Liverpool had been in adopting thi measure, it wa-s better late thlan never. (A laugh.) If the commercial influence of England hadi been exerted as dozen years ago in its fullest extent-to tie ex- tent to which it ought to hiave been exerted-lie had no duubt that the country wvouldi long ago hiave liad a f'ull, free, and flowing commnerce with tire Spanish American coloiiies. Hie was glad to see that the mieeting did not altogethler wear a Commercial aspect. Thioughi the petition dlid niot take any but a conmmercial view of the subject, yet the first resolution aSSumned a proper tone and spirit, which showed thlat the present was not a question nierely commrercial, but one whicl affected the whole hum,an race. It was aquestion of freedomi it was a quLestion on whichi huing the eight of every people to assert their own claim to independence. Mr. ltorrall hlad said that the lo-ss of her colonies would be a loss to Old Spain, He (Colonel Williams), had no f'ear for the losses of old decrepit Spain, or at least for the losses of the Governmenlt Of that country. He had nio respect for the Governmnent, though he hiad mDuchi for the people, of Spain. lle felt notisiiig but exultation at the loss her Government wudsuistain by thie -separatiorn of such valuable coone fro- country which tad represseti their energies andnever improved their capabilities. *W ere Englishmen to be told, at this time of day, that colonies which had reached a state of adolescence were not todeclare and maintain their independeiicep? MVcre they to be told, that Spain, now in her trotage, should keen the provinces in South America in a state of pupillage for ever ? These States had a nght to throw off the thraldom of the mother country; and it would have become Great Britain, as a free nationi, to have stood forvard, long before now, to effect thleir independence, in a pOlitical as well as in a cons- mercial ploint ot view. (Applause.) They had, however, be- run at last; end he trusted that the commiercial world would earn this lesson from the past, that it would have been much better if they had uiidertaken the business before; had they' done so, they would have obtained their object long before now, and the happiness and repose of millions have been secured on a firm and satibfaetory basis. Much, however, still remained for the commer- cial worldt to do as to the question of Soutlh American indepondeiice. Thjev must convince the Government that they were earnest in their wish'es. There was in the present Administration a great leaning to old legitinmate Spain and Portugal. That worthy and venerable gen- tleman, the Lord Chancellor, was very fond of' the beloved Ferdi- nand and the faithful John. (A laugh.) HetColonelWilliams) would, therefore, advise the nmerchants to be vigilant in the busi- ness, and their cftorts would be ultimnately crowned with success. (Applause.) It was then agreed that the petition shlould, instead of being sign. ed by the l3avor, on behalf of the meeting, lie for the signatures, of the inhabitants of Liverpool. Colonel SrEPrrxsrSOse, who, we believe, has recentlv returned .om South America, where behad resided 20 years, addressed the meeting. The wish of the people of South America was, he said, tobeindependent. Forindependencetbey had fought and bled; and he could safely say, chat the greatest glory would be founded on the recognition of theirindependence by the British nation. (Apt plause.) Sitiee the vear 1809, no icss than 4060O0 Spabiards had fallen in the wars o America. The blood of Spaniards and Ame. ricans had ran in streasns in the field of battle, irrigating the tree, the deep.rooted tree, of hatred, which must ultintatety prove an imr passable bSrrier between Spain and her late provinces.-an hatred which began at thefirst invasion of American ythe Sianiards. which had gone on intcresinz ever since, and which attained to its faIll growth in the year 1809. America, by the valoar of her sons, liad achieved'her independence,'and she was deterrhined to preserve itat all hazards. (Cheers.) General D'EvEnux (whohas been nominated by Bolivar,Atu- bassadorfromColombia to the courts of Russia,Dmnmark,and Sweden) then rose to address the meeting, and was hailed with loud and 'general appiaufei He gave a gratifying account of t1he spirit which animated the people of South America in the cause of liberty and independence. That immense continent, free from the fangs of Spanish tyranny, and slavery foreverabolished opened her im- mense territory to English capital, English knowledge, English in- dustry, andabove al to English freedom. (Cherrs.) The gallant General aEdressed the meeting at soue length, but want of room com elsius toomittheremainder of his observations. Ilfr.E EIETOXSXsITs addres'sed the meeting at some lengtl, and pronounced an eloquent culogiuru on the character of General D'Evereux; He made a variety of statements respecting the services of the General in the wars ofColombia, and vindicatedhis character from some aspersions which had been thrown upon it. Another gentleman a'so bore his testimony to the character ind services of General D'Evereux. The Geneml made a short reply to these compliments; afte which thanks were voted to the Mayor,and the meeting was dissolvedr LIVERPOOL MRETINA, IN FAVOUR OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE NEW STATES OF AMERICA.