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EI"ENING Sl'Aft. LONDON. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7. PRICI OF STOCKS THIS DAV AT ONE O'CLOCK: pt r Cent. Gans. for opg. 704 x. pet C. Red. 69}i—Exclieq. Bills 12s. to 15s. pr.—Omr:. 2 pr. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. S per Cent. Red. ti 94.1 India Bonds 245. 255. pr. 3 per Ciao. Cons. shut Excheq. Bills 125. lSs. pre. 4 per Cent. 84ii Omnium 2.! prem. 5 p..r C. Navy sl:ut State Lottery Tickets 112 155. Long Ann. 18 9-16thsf Cons. for ace. 701 The intelligence which has already appeared in this Paper, of some kind of popular ferment at Se ville, which had occasioned the arrest of PALAFOX, a member of the Supreme Junta, and brother of the General of that name, has been circulated in various forms. One report in circulation has dethroned the Supreme Junta, and given the reins of Government to a Regency, consisting of the Cardinal BOURBON, the Duke del INFANTADO, ROMAN.;, and two others. But this is merely an exaggerated statement of the tact communicated in our Paper of yesterday. A letter from Seville of the lEth ult. ult. speaks of this affair in the following terms : 44 I have this moment been informed of the follow ing important circumsance, on the truth of which you mly depend :—The greatest confusion prevails in this city. PALAFOX, the brother of the heroic de fender of Saragossa, has been put under arrest. A French officer of distinction has been detected here in disguise. A summary vengeance was inflicted upon him by the people, who strangled him in their rage." Another letter dated the 19th states, that PA LAVOX, with six of his adherents, has been arrested and im prisoned at Seville, and it it is added, that they will be speedily brought to trial. The nature of the crime of which these persons are accused is not mentioned. We I t-ar it will be found, that this revolution is of a very different character from that which was so generally anticipated. Instead of an insurrection of the people against the Junta, it is a bold and hazardous experi• T:ient of the Supreme Council, to criminate those who hive been supposed the avowed advocates of the iglus of the mass of the community ; and whether the latter will silently acquiesce in this desperate r :ensure of tile existing authorities, will probably be ascertained by our next advices. The army of LaMancha, commanded by A RESAJA, crossed the Tagus on the I Sth, at Pucrte Duenaes, and was rapidly advancing to the capital. On the lSth, the French retired from the Puerte de Arzo, bi:;po, on the Tagus, which position was immedi• ateiy occupied by the Duke of ALBUQUERQUE with ;lit army of Estremadura, which is now reinforced to 13,000 foot and 1000 horse. The Duke del PARQUE was on the 13th at Bejar, on his march to join the Duke of ALBUQUERQUE of the Tagus, at Arzobispo, by the route of Placentia. —On their side, the French were concentrating their f,'"CI2S at Toledo, and their army was estimated at 60,0(X) men. A Gazette from Seville, dated the 18th ult. has been received, containing the full details of the battle of 'Pommes, hut no new facts, and nothing on the subject of the transactions to which we have adverted at the seat of the Spanish Government. It has been confidently stated in almost all the Lon_ don papers, that a Spanish Officer had arrived at the residence of Admiral APODACA, with dispatches from Seville. No such Messenger has reached London, and no dispatches whatever have been lately received by the Spanish Ambassador. PPE PRIVATE LETTER-CADIZ, NOVEMBER 19. You would scarcely conceive that the Government here would stand on trifles about arms, when they have many regiments fit to take the field, without having a single musket to carry to the camp. I haws this day seen the regiment of Mazaredo paraded ; it consisted of 1400 of the finest men I ever saw, and, except the OfFicers, Serjeants, and Corporals, not a man has arrns. They have here a mannfactcry of xruskers ; it w.is begun ten months agn, lint a single musket his yet been furnished, nrr will be fur the next three mor.th:-., though they have expended 150,000 dollars upon it. The present moment is, perhaps, the most criticla for the Spanish cause of any that has occurred, both as regards the state of parties at Seville and the situa tion of their armies, which are now in contact with the French, and must have some overthrows or vic tories in a few days. The Junta are both cruel and timid ; they exert their power to stifle their fears ; they have no dread of any conspiracy in favour of France, but they dread those most who have been most ardent in their oppo, sition to France. The Marquis de Montejo, one of the first to rouse the nation against Bonaparte, was arrested and com mitted to prison. Palafor, a Member of the Junta, brother of the defender of Saragossa, has also been . arrested, and is confined in the Convent of the Car thusians ; twelve officers of the guards also have been arrested, and are confined in the prison of the Inqui sition with Montejo ; report mentions also the Duke de Infantado, and Con:net, Pscsident of War, as being prisoners, hitt from being of opposite parties to Pala fr.x, Ido not believe it, There are a variety of re. ports on this siiinect, but all agree t h at t h e Junta latow the public indignation is at its height against I !Kan, because they are suspected of having opposed !'le French wit! too little zea l, and of h aving offend f ,i the F..ngitil Arnhasutdor by not entering into his 1 . 1 , er g ctic. views. 1, whilst the state of pat ties at the seat of Govern. lent is thus critical, the situation of the armies is no 4s =Q=Q i ArtC7:{l 4rICI COMP .I 4:WS the army of L a tl. Nlailcha, has undet his command 55,000 men. He has concentrated this force at Aranjuez, and then by forced marches to Villamaurixa, higher up , the Ta-, gus, has got two days march nearer to Madrid than the French, who are at Toledo. There is, however, a small French covering army, of about 15,000 men, between Villamaurixa and Madrid ; jibe defeat them he will gain possession of the capital with ease. Another army of Spaniards, under the command of the Duke del Parque, who has formed a junction with Ballesteros and Mandizabel, and whose whole force amounts to about 35,000 men, has advanced to the Escurial, four leagues north of Madrid. Thus two Spanish armies are at equal distance from the capital, where they hope to form a junction and cut off the French from their supplies ; for if they succeed, the intercourse between the French armies and France is effectually barred. In this operation they have run a dreadful risk ; and how it may terminate must in a few days be decided. The French army at Toledo, about 40,000 men, will cut off the communication between the Spanish armies and Andalusia, whilst another French corps at Salamanca, about 15,000, prevents the communi cation betwixt the British at Badajos and the Spa niards under Del Parque, this curious situation in which both hostile armies are separated from their proper channel of supply, must lead to some great battle, and in those contests I own I tremble for the Spaniards, for since the battle of Baylea all their great actions have been most miserably conducted. If you turn to a map, you will see how critical the situation of Spanish affairs is at this moment, and it is probable you may hear that the Spaniards have en tered Madrid, or th It they have been most dreadfully defeated. Amidst all these operations, Lord Wellington re mains most wisely at Badajos, and whilst he remains there with his unbroken force, the South of Spain will be in a state of perfect security ; if the Spanish armies should be defeated and dispersed, the French (who must be thinned by the contests) will never attempt the Sierra Morena, and the plains of Andalusia, while the British army under the command of an officer like Lord Wellington, whom they dread, is in a position to attack them in front or in rear as he may think best. I have written from the present view of affairs; all may be changed, Bonaparte in a few months may send 100,000 men to Spain ; he will dissipate their armies; they will retire to the mountains, he will occupy, perhaps, Seville, and possibly in time (but a long time) Cadiz ; but the inhabitants will not be con quered, they will harass him at every step ; he will command no more ground than his guns can reach ; and at the end of the year another 100,000 men will be necessary to keep the miserable conquest which he will have gained. lam daily more convinced, that in spite of the worst government in the world, that of the Junta, even if these armies were all defeated, and every strong town taken, Spain would remain unconquered. To every political and commercial purpose it would be dead. But there are positions from which they could not de driven, and they would maintain them in spite of France till better times oc curred. I shall write you again in a day or two, Yesterday, soon after twelve o'clock, hit MAJESTY arrived at the Queen's Palace, from Windsor, in his travelling carriage, escorted by a party of light horse, where he was received by the Dukes of YORK, KENT, and SUSSEX. A little after two o'clock his MAJESTY held a Private Levee. The following had the honour of being presented to his MAJESTY : The Marquis of WELLLSLzT, upon his being appointed Secre. tary of State for Foreign Affairs, and upon his return from Spain, Lieutenant• Colonel M'Cost a a, upon his promotion. Major Ali M 5 TRO NG, of the 50th Regiment, on his return with the Marquis of Wellesley, from the embassy to Spain. The I lon. Captain WA cn eoitsve, brother to Earl Waldegrave, upon his promotion, and bringing home the dispatches from Lord Collirgwood, by Admiral Lord Radstock. Mr. JOHN Foams, on his return with the Marquis Wellesley, • from the embassy to Spain. Captain T. SvAttvEs, Royal Navy; on which occasion he re. ceived the honour of Knighthood. Vice-Admiral Sir JAMES SAUMAREZ, on his return from the Baltic. Lord EDWARD O'BRzzi, on receiving the rank of the son of a Marquis. Captain Becfern, of t►e 40th Regiment, Aid-de-Camp to Bri gadier-Gencral Browne. Brigadier-General BROWNL, on his return from Walcheren. Lieutenant-Colonel PEACOCK, of the 71st Regiment, on his return from Spain Ind Walcheren. Mr. SNOWOEN 8A:v . 04 r, on his being appointed a Lord of the Treasury. Captain TOURIST, Noyal Navy, upon his promotion. Captain Dynasts CAMAC, on his return with Marquis Wel lesley, from the embassy to Spain. Loni Lana O'Banitt, on receiving the rank of the son of a Marquis. His MAIrSTY held a Privy Council, at which the Marquis of WELLESLEY was introduced, and sworn in Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. His MAJESTY gave audience to Mr. PERCEVAL, and the rest of the Cabinet Ministers present ; Earl BA THURST, who resigned the seals of office, as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs ; Sir DAVID DUNDAS, and Mr. M. SUTTON, the Judge Advocate, who laid before his MAJESTY the proceedings of some Courts Martial. About half-past six o'clock his MansTx set off on his return to Windsor. Monday, the Ist division of the 52d regiment (2d battalion) marched into Canterbury, on its route for Fort Pitt, Chatham; the 2d division will followed yesterday. The 2d battalion of the Sth Foot marched yester day from Chichester on their route to Southampton. Yesterday, a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the under-mentioned Cap tains were sworn into the command of their respec tive ships, viz. Captain P. Rott.Awn, Ain wick Castle--China direct. Captain M. CRAIG, Elphinstone—Bo t nh a y a nd Chi nr . —The court adjourned at six o'clock till Wednesday next. A foot-race of considerable interest was lately run at Market Draton, between the Mayor and an Alderman of that town, which was won by the latter. At starting, betting was 6to 4 and 2to lon the . Mayor, w h o was b eat by about six lengths ; It. is supposed the parties weighed at least 50 signet COPENTGARDEN THEXITE. The Comedy of The Man of the World was repre sented yesterday evening at this Theatre. in which Mr. COOKE was as excellent as ever in the character of Sir Pertinax Maci:ytdfihant ; but when the half price commenced, the noise and confusion was so great, that it was impossible to hear any of the per formers. The Historical Spectacle of Oscar and Malvina fol lowed, amidst a clamour more overbearing than we recollect to have heard on any previous occasion since this dispute about Old Prices began. The house was thinly attended at whole price, but the spirit of discord prevailed in the most forcible manner. The galleries took a very active part soon after the cu:tain rose, and several large printed bills were thrown from tl.e Upper Gallery, which exhi bited the event of the late trial between Mr. Clifford and Brandon. These were destroyed in the Pit. A Gentleman in the lower boxes made himself conspicuous by crying sg Off ! Off !" and a violent disturbance took place near the spot. The noise which, at the commencement of the play, was sum- cient to confuse all the performance, increased to a loud pitch, and at half price the disturbance was as great as at any time since the theatre opened. Horns, and a watchman's rattle, again saluted the actors.— The galleries also joined in the concert with whistles and a trumpet. The symbols of opposition also appeared in every part of the theatre, and it was evidentthat the distur bance had assumed a more violent aspect, in conse quence of the late verdict. Two persons in the pit wore white night-caps, and one of them exhibited large letters (0. P.) cut out of pasteboard. The 0. he put round his neck, and held up the P. in the most comic manner. His appearance was ludicrous in the extreme. The other Knight of the White Cap entertained himself by cracking a whip and blowing a whistle in the handle. White pocket handkerhiefs with 0. P. were exposed in every olirec don. A Herald, who had been busy in blowing his ,tin born, was induced to throw his instrument at the performers on the stage. The horn struck BOLOGNA, who was playing the part of Oscar. FARLEY, with some expression of injured feeling, made a dumb appeal to the liberality of the audience, bowed, and handed it to the Prompter ; peas were also thrown, and, we believe, some halfpence. This conduct, if persisted in, is likely to injure the 0. P. cause ; and we shall not cease to brand it with our most unqualified cen sure. The performance was suspended by this acci dent, and a considerable time elapsed before the pan tomime could go on, Soon afterwards the pit became one scene of wide commotion. Wood, who had been discovered there, was to be turned out, and a violent contest took place. Wood resisted for some time, but he was at length forced off the benches, and out at the door on the Prince's side. He attempted to re-enter, but some persons in a box over the door beat down with their sticks; some who were standing at the edge of the pit, also used their sticks, and he was finally compelled to retire. The officers had made their way into the centre, and a great scuffle ensued to turn them out, during which sticks were used, and many severe blows ensued. The 0. P. party was triumphant, and the hurly-burly became dreadful. Many placards were elevated during the night. The most striking was the following : 0. P.'s of Westminster,be firm as the 0. P.'s of the City, and you will triumph over the ruffians and vagabonds. The 0. P. dance and the sham fighting were re inewed, with all the effect produced on a former occa sion. " God save the King" and Rule Britannia" were sung by nearly all the persons in the pit. The shouts which succeeded shook the theatre. After cheers for Clifford and 0. P. and the groans fur the obnoxious party, they marched out, singing O.l'. ;, but instead of dispersing, perambulated the streets to a late hour, shouting and groaning at the offices of the different Newspapers. Bow-STREET.--One person only was last night , brought to this Office from the Theatre ; who, after some hesitation, stated his name to be Richard Cooke, of Clifton, near Bath. He was charged by M r .l Brandon with riotous and disorderly conduct in the boxes, crying out C o ok for ever ! Scott-Amen for ever ! No fad Kemble ! No Englishmen ! o f !" and other vociferations which tended to create confusion and promote disturbance, during the second act of the comedy. Mr. Cooke, by his observations, substan tiated the charge. He declared himself to be a true disciple of Henry Clifford, and in the warmest lan guage avowed his principles to be in opposition to the impositions of the Managers of the Theatre. He was ordered to find bail, which he did immediately. Mr. Gibbons then stepped forward, and laid infor mations against Mr. Cooke for swearing four profane oaths in the presence of the Magistrate (Mr. GRA.. HAM). Mr. Gibbons declared, that he was actuated to this step from no other sentiment than a proper te spsct for the Bench. Mr. Cooke was fined two AM hay for each oath and three shillings cost: for entering each information, amounting altogether to twenty shit. fings, which having paid, he was discharged. The man of the name of Thomas, who was corn. mitted from Bow-street to Tothil-fields on Monday. for rioting in Covent-Garden Theatre, still remains there in default of bail. It is ascertained that he is a waiter at the Argyle-rooms when they are open, and at other times he marks at the billiard table there. OEFORD CIIANCELLORSIIIP—POPISH Public are respectfully informed, that The Popish Divan, or, Political Sanhedrim, was published this day. In reply to the many applications for this Poem, it is necessary to state, that it contains some important secrets respecting the views and motives of the Gren villites and the advocates of Popery. A statement has been published in some of the public papers of the pretended contents of a letter written by Lord GRENVILLE to the Principal of Brazen-nose College, in Oxford. We are authorized to say, that the Principal has signed, and circulated to the Members of Convocation resident in Oxford, an express contradiction of that statement, which he declares to contain not only insidious misrepresenta tion, but positive falsehood. A boat's crew of the HEatots:l, in returning a few days ago from the Garrison Pier, at Sheetness, was run down bra 4119911eT) whoa the caqtellwr was drawl d, • • . - EAgT-INDIA SHIPPING. The LioN man of war arrived in the D0.... ns T . terday, with the BONI/SAY : sailed from Bornlmy 15th June. The LORDCASTLERVeGit and L. TON CASTLI: sal from ditto 27th July—Country siiiFs. The WARLEY, from China, parted on Monday in a gale, and then very leaky : they left St. I 1 , ,:p the 11th October. Accounts are said to be received at Bembay, t; of four East India ships that had sailed from hen: two were taken, one lost in Bengal River, ar.l arrived at Prince of Wales' Island. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. The BOMBAY, LORD CASTLEREAGH, and Un, CASTLE East-Indiamen, have arrived in tJ:c Downs— they sailed from Bombay the 27th July, and from Helena I I th October. The LORD CASTLEREAGH bri: an account of four Indiamen being attacked in Bay of Bengal ; two of them are taken, one chi. on shore, and . the fourth escaped, names unkno. The two captured ships are carried into the France, by the Caroline French frigate. The expedition to the Persian Gulph having given up, the ship DevavNgs, with several tr. ports having on board troops, sailed from Bom for Bengal on the Ist of May, under convoy of Majesty's ship DRAKE. N.41 7 4fL, INTELLIGENCE. PLYMOUTH and PLYMOUTH-DOCK, DEC. !. Arrived the schooner Brothers, HENRY SQu.tr., Master, from St. John's, Newfoundland, with for this port.—Sailed t he ORESTES and RESOLUTE gi brigs, on a cruize ; the HessAß frigate, for the GIIf sey station ; the Caocus, 18 guns, for Falmnui the HARLEQUIN hired armed ship, with a convey 20 sail of transports and merchantmen, for Porn mouth and the Downs ; the Weymouth, LIEWYLI Master, for Portsmouth ; Vigilanta, Run; Spat brig Patriot, ALICANTRINO ; Lion, BLvrst ; Hect JAMES ; American brig Erenice, DAWSON ; the RICHARDS, for London ; a. .1 the Perseverance, S. GENT, for Portsmouth.-..-Went out of harbour, 1 PARTRIDGE, of 18 guns. N. B. It was not the Jemsaira frigate that arrived ycstsrtlay but the Mail sloop of war, from a cruize, PORTSMOUTH, DECEMBER 6. Arrived his Majesty's slip JAMAICA from N foundland ;i left that place with seven sail of r.l , chantmen under convoy, six of which parted on passage in a dreadful gale. His Majesty's ship SIREE takes convoy to the Downs, and the DA/ to the Westward.—Wind W.S.W. blows fresh. YARMOUTH, DECEMBtR 6. This morning arrived in these Roads from Baltic his Majesty's ship EDGAR, of 74 4uns, C MACNAMARA. Sailed for the Downs the STRENUI and on a cruize the Burro:Kam. and CIIANTICLI Remain in the Roads the Roebuck, Bellerophon, turn, Edgar, Diligence, Curlew, Calypso, Ha Pincher, Acute, and three cutters. The Aunt of 64 uns, Captain HONEY M AN , is ho ur ly expe4 from the Baltic ; and transports with troops are petted from Flushing. Sent in by the EDGAR, Godehoope, a ketch, laden with brandy and mall Sent in by the ARIEL. sloop of war, Twee Gesu hoy, laden with iron pots and pans. Admiral ISAAC COFFIN will hoist his flag on board the PJ TAGENET, of 74 guns, on her arrival in these RI from the Nore.—Wind S. W. stiff breeze. FROM. LLOYD'S UST. GRAVESIND, D ;c. 6.—Arrived the Partridge , Gardner; the Camden, Tyler, aad the Dorset, Strowet, fr om Quebec; Pal from Lisbon ; Friendship, Trepess, from Oporto ; Anson, Oliver, from Malta ; and the Three Friends, Wezle, from Middleburgh.—Sailed, the Daphne, Denning, for Jamaica; Clarendon, Cammell, for Rio Janeiro; Fortitude, Miller, for the Cr.nary Islands ; and Thompson, Thompson, for Dublin. The Harmony, 111• Bride, from Quebec, is on &lune in the Humber. The General Bere:ford, Appleby, from Honduras, to Bristol, is last in the Gulph of Florida. The Mount Royal, Hall, from Afogadore to London, kits luso taken, retaken, and arrived in the Downs. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, DECEMBER 4.. SOLOMON V. BEWICKE. _ _ , Mr. Serjeant SHEPPARD, for the plaintiff, stated this to be an action between the Sun Fire-office and the Plaintiff, to recover £-190, the amount of goods. said to have been lost by Solomon, during the fire at the late Drury-lane Theatre. It appeared in evidence, that the plaintiff is a salesman, in Vinegar-yard, and during the fire at Drury-lane Theatre, which is contiguous to his house, he removed some of his goods to the houses of his friends ; but before all could he removed to places ‘-): security, the soldiers on guard about the fire, inter• rupted them, and they were obliged to pile them up in Cross -court, which goes between Vinegar-yard and- Russell-court. All that had been sent to the plain tiff's friends had been restored, as far as could be as certained in a case of such confusion. But, however, a considerable deficiency was found on replacing the articles on the different shelves, and in the drawer; of the shop. Most of the witnesses for the plaintifi could only prove that, before the fire, his shop seemed very full of goods, but much less so immediately after it. One witness, named Jacob, took the plain. tiff's stock in trade in January, and he valued it ,it £l6OO. After the fire, it was taken again, and va lued at £llOO, but no account of this was produced. Mr. Serjeant LENss, for the d e f en d ant , stato ,i. that £lOO had been offered by him to the plaintit, which was refused. The Jury, under the direction of the Lean-d Judge, found a verdict for the Defendant. COURT OE KING'S BENCH, DEC. 4. WATTS v. PErnoop, This was an action, by which the Plaintiff, v.rf.o is a livery -stable keeper and dealer in horses, in We.,t minster, sought to recover from the Defendant, a gentleman of large fortune, a compensati9n in d,), mazes fur im injurg sustained by the plaintiff' in co;;- coo bet, clan r . 0 111 of b was feet 1 3 / tat liis :rei,i Inc( 'h't tiff , or,! tval Pen op TCd lots ns tpil r. s ! of t rimr rou • o th, in Irmo. ;11 op a raas- og 7nbay • If hi! •' iff o' •ni : or CI )uth 16 ny of n) 'orts. • 'LI.EX hi anish ' r ' !ctor, Aar, • S AR ') the Lcday s New. iner. • in the DE. 11•I'Lt rn the Capt. 'LEEK. 0, Si. SC. :DENT, eaCi re ex- . De Alt. iters al Sir PLAN - Roads ; the ; Iporto ; Wezte, orate; for tla in the Bristol, as butt ~~