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FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS, JANUARY 26. FROM THE ZOORNAL DE PARIS. A Messenger has arrived at the English Embassy, at Paris, which leftkladrid on the evening of the 16th. The departure of the three Ambassadors had made little seasazion. Lagapie.was still at Madrid. The greatest union prevtaiied'aniong all-parties in the Col te., to re , ist, in case of war, the efforts ofl foreigners. la the Sitting of the 16th, a Deputy made a motion to grant a general amnesty for poli tical offences, including even the accused of the affair of July 7. The ltuvstan Ministeito the Court of Spain arrived at Pails front Madrid yesterday evenint(the 25th). FROtt THE DRAPEAU BLANC. 'kit positively said that the Minister. of the Marine goes to the King's Household, and that M. Hyde.de Neuvilie becomes Minister of Marine. M. de Laurision goes as Major-General to the Army of the Pyrenees. PROM TUE JOURNAL DES DEBATE At present they are employed at the different corps of the Garde-Royale in completing the detachments which are to join the Army of Observation. It would be difficult to paint the enthusiasm with which the soldiers are animated. The military spirit which a long pe.oce seemed to have made dormant, has awakened among the • French with an incredible ar dour at the mere teport of war. In all the . regi ments the , :oldiers crowd round their Officers to de mand as a favour, the honour of combatting and conquering under the white flag. At the moment of receiving their discharge, which they had solicited themselves, they offer to re-engage for six, eight, or ten years, if they will allow them to be of the num ber of those who are to march to the frontier. Two Serjeant-majors, on the point of being promoted to the rank of Adjutants, went and solicited their Colonel to grant this favour to two of their col leagues, worn out by long campaigns, and thus to grant them the chance of once more braving danger, and seeking glory. It would take up too much space to recount every trait of this species, which the pre seiot circumstances have given rise to in the Royal Guards, as well as in the troops of the line. The honour of France is untouched. As soon as it is supposed that a gun will be fired, Officers, sol diers, all are guided by the same sentiment—the de sire of gathering new laurels. It is not yet known with certainty what Generals will be employed with the army. The persons pointed out as Generals" of Artillery and of Engi neers, are already advantageously known in Spain by memorable services. The genius of the French is here visible. The clouds which obscured the political horizon begin to dissipate. Certainly, France disarmed had nothing to fear from the menaces of the Landaburians—armed, what has she to dread? Thus, confidence is restored, and to-day the Public Funds have got up. FROM THE CONSTITUTIONNEL. The Journal des Debuts announces also the Minis terial changes which had taken place at London, and which consolidates the influence and the policy of Dir. Canning ; but it is silent concerning the inevitable consequences of this event. The system of Mr. Can ning tends to preserve the peace of Europe, in order to oppose an efficacious resistance to the excessive aggrandisement of Russia. This important news has created so lively a sensation at Paris, that the Funds even have risen considerably. It is generally thought that, the new system of policy pursued by the Cabinet of St. James will have some influence on that of the Continental Powers. It cannot be doubted, that an intimate connection has been recently established between England and Spain. The arrival of Lord Somerset at Madrid, as Ambassador, at the time when the Ministers of the Holy Alliance were quitting that capital, is an incon testable proof of this. It has also been observed, whatever preparations have been made, that the French Ministry has not yet made any positive declaration of its ulterior views ; that the Duke of San Lorenzo had neither demanded nor received his passports; that a Repre sentative of Austria remained at Madrid; that the situation of the King of Spain, and of his family, was not made worse. According to all these consi derations, it is thought that France is not yet so closely allied with Russia as to follow its policy, and expose to the hazards of war its interests, its repose, and its prosperity. Three thousand men of the Northern garrisons are expected at - Paris to supply the place of those regi ments of the Guards which are to form part of the Army of Observation. FROM TILE COURIER FRANCAIS. Notwithstanding the probability of war, three months of alarm and unquietnesshave partly destroyed the work of six years of peace. A few days disturbance have been.sufficient to cause so much damage to the public finances and to private fortunes, -that several years can hardly repair it. The hostile attitude taken ith regard to Spain, has all at once shut against France a market of eleven millions of customers, to gratify , England, whicji, better advised, has secured to herself, by a treaty of commerce, the advantages that we have voluntarily thrown away. The spring of industry is stopped, the activity of commerce is paralysed, public credit has been shaken, the sources Of wealth are shut, and futurity, formerly so full of hope, has nothing now to offer but a prospect on which good citizens hardly dare to work. Let France be compared at present with what it was six months ago, and the evil which has already been done will be evident, as well as that which may be anticipated. If the mere probability of war has already produced such eflects, who will undertake to calculate the -succession of disasters which war will actually bring ? Who will dare to affirm that, two mikihs.after the commencement of hostilities, France will net entirely have lost the fruit* of six years peace ful labowand will not find herself in .a.worse situa thin die* she was in 1AI6? . F o sont, Minister of the ICtikt . of the Nether lands.* the Court of Fiance. has presented in appli cation:l6.th. Miatister. of Foreign Atairs, for the. pro setution of the 'Editor of the Ultra Paper, called the rhy t ioi z u Blan c, on account of an ar ti c l e re l at i ve to the Gurerutnint Of the-Netherliuds. E EVE 51 1.-$(.l q STA R ioN,OoN. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1523. AL4statt's Acctsswm.—Holiday at the Bank. TIIE FUNDS. STUCK EXCHANGE, HALF-PAST T ELV E. %I:presses from Paris this morning bring the French Funds en Monday at 781. 15c. and the Spanish Bonds at 41. Consols opened at 76i, and Spanish Bonds at 41i—fell to 40,,i 401 & 40}. A great deal of business has been done this morning, and there were some good buyers. A report prevailed that a new Spanish Loan had been taken by a Spanish House in the City, but on further inquiry we cannot trace it to any authentic sou-co.-- Consuls are, up to this hour, 76i. FORMIC TIMM ,Current Prices :—Cbilian 70*, New Spanish 401 i, Old 44, We* Prussian 75k, Old Russian 74k, Danish 79, Neaps iltasi 72b, Colombian 551, Spanish Scrip i 5. This . being the Anniversary of his MAJESTY'S Ac cession to the Throne of these Realms, the day *as observed with the usual demonstrations of joy. The (loyal Standard was hoisted at the Tower. The seve ral Churches in the Metropolis displayed their flags, as did the ships in the River and the different Docks. At one o'clock the Park and Tower guns were fired. The indecision which has so long marked the con duct of the French Cabinet, is probably by this time terminated, and the Speech of the KING to the Cham bers yesterday has, perhaps, decided the great—the important question of Peace or War. We say per haps, for we think it not at all improbable that the Royal Message to the two Chambers may not close the door of friendly negotiation with Spain ; and we are strengthened in this opinion by the circumstance, that on the 16th instant, Count de LAGARDE, the French Ambassador, had not left Madrid, nor has the Spanish Ambassador at Paris, the Duc de Lo- RENZI), even asked for his passports. Some of the French Journals and private letters from Park are far from considering war as inevitable; and, notwithstanding the confident assertions of the Ultra Journals, and the military preparations in France, the Ministry has not yet made any positive declaration of its views. Considerable reliance is placed on the pacific conduct of the B,itish Cabinet, and the firmness with which it has hitherto resisted the league against Spain. The hope that our inter ference might still prevent war, has created a liVely sensation in Paris, and the funds in consequence have risen. This rise is, however, attributed by the Journal des Debats to another cause—the confidence of war. This Journal asserts that the soldiers are quite eager for the commencement of hostilities, and that " they crowd round their Officers to demand as a favour the honour of combating and conquering under the white flag." French enthusiasm is sometimes a little de ceptive; we recollect in what glowing terms the en thusiasm of the French military, in behalf of the white flag, was described when NAPOLEON landed from Elba, and yet we saw that great man drive the BouassoNs from France without firing a single mus ket :—not a regiment, nay not a single soldier could be found to arrest the progress of the Conqueror, or to preserve the lily and white flag from succumbing to the eagle. Private letters from Paris, however, give a very different account of the enthusiasm of the French Army: they state that the whole population of France is opposed to war with Spain, and that disaffection pervades the French Army to such an extent as to alarm even the Ultras, mad as they are, as to the re- stilt of war. Every well-informed person, not blinded by prejudice, or wilfully perverting facts, who knows anything of the state of public feeling in France, considers the commencement of a war against Spain as the suicide of the BOURBON Dynasty. Louts XVIII. who possesses more sense and less ambition than any of the Sovereigns of the Holy Alliance, is known to be averse to war, and would gladly pass the remainder of his life in quiet; but the , clamorous Ultras, who profess extraordinary loy alty, urge him to the contest; particularly the priest hood, who cry out most lustily for war. A private letter from Paris of Saturday last says, the Church of France is at present a Church militant in the full ' force of the term, and that " The conversations of Messrs. Abbe de la AIENAGIt i Quar.xw, Archbishop of Paris, and LATEL, Confessor of the Count d'AR TOIS, are of a much more warlike and blood-thirsty nature than those of the Marshals of France; the latter, with very few exceptions, preach peace, whilst the former g speak plain cannon, fire, and smoke, and bounce,' so that one is tempted to ask' what cannoneer begot these lusty bloods?' Strange age of contradiction in which we live, when the soldier, whose trade is war, counsels peace, and the priest, whose bounden duty it is to main tain love and good-will amongst mankind, breathes nothing but fire, massacre, and destruction ! There are printed hand-bills distributed at the doors of all the Churches, calling upon the faithful to perform a parantaine—that is, forty days masses and• prayers for the re-establishment of the good old cause of des potism and the Liquisition in Spain, and the - destruc. Lion of all their enemies—of course, of all thoie w h o I entertain liberal and enlightened views for the lune. lioration of mankind. By a New Ytitir Piper of the 20th ult. we• have some important intelligence fiuM Peru. It ii there stated,.o24-according tostitice2 ratitiveid.42;Guara" quil on thallOth of Septanibetto LA. Sanwa, the late • Viceroy and Commander :If thlesirtiole which retreated into theinterrioi SAN *mars, entry into Lima, had declared hsgsself indepepdent of Spain, and that one division of his army was within one day's march of Lima. Pisco was in the pos session of LA SERNA'S troops. • SAN MARTIN arrived at Callao from Guayaquil on the 19th of Augua.— On returning to Lima, he expressed disapprobation of the change in the Administration that had taken place in his absence, by the removal of the Secretary of State, MoNTEAGUDO, and deposed from office ail the remaining Members of the Government. This was considered an extremely unpopular act of SAN MARTIN'S, particularly with regard to the Marquis of TORRE TAGLE, the Supreme Magistrate, who was ' highly esteemed and respected by the inhabitants of Lima, and to have much increased the danger of his , situation, arising from the change of LA SERRA'S sentiments. Admiral BLANCO, with the Peruvian , squadron, was at Callao on the stli of September, , where an expedition was preparing against Arequipa and Arica, in which the troops supplied as auxiliaries by BOLIVAR were to be employed. This force had in part arrived, and the remainder (5000 in all) were daily expected at Callao from Guayaquil. THE KING. BRIGHTON, JANUARY 27. ' Th• answer to inquiries to learn the state of his MAJESTY'S health is—" His MAJESTY is as well as he was yesterday." The hard frost, which has lasted so long, has now given way to a rapid thaw, and it has rained almost without ceasing the whole day, which has given to the place a most dreary and dismal appearance. Yesterday, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office, Downing -street, which was attended by the LORD CHANCELLOR and all the Cabinet Ministers, with the exception of the Earl of WESTMORLAND and Mr. BRAGGY BATHURST, who were absent from London. The Duke of WELLING TON arrived in town express, for the purpose of at tending the Council, after the assembling of the Cabinet Ministers. The CHANCELLOR of the ExcHE- 1 QUER was prevented from attending the Cabinet by his indisposition being increased so as to confine him to his room nearly the whole of the day , . The Cabi net dinner which the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had appointed for this day, was postponed in conse quence. The Cabinet Council sat in deliberation till past four o'clock. Lord COLCHESTER is appointed Secretary of State for the Colonies, in the room of Lord BATHURST, who receives the Presidency of the Council. Lord HARM:MET retires. Yesterday was the day appointed for the Duke of YORK'S holding a Military Levee, bat-which did ni,t take place, owing-to his Royal Highness not having sufficiently recovered fronslfit - seiere cold, although his Royal Highness has attended daily from the com mencement of his indisposition to his public business as Commander-in-Chief, with Sir HERBERT TAYLOR and other official Gentlemen, at York house, and therefore no impediment has occurred to his Royal Highness's public duties; but the Medical Gentlemen appointed to attend his Royal Highness have been in attendance two and three times in a day, and still the answer to the inquiries continues, "the Duke is better." The Duke of CLARENCE arrived is town yesterday from Bushy Park. Monday evening, Mr. &Lynn'', the King's Mes senger, left town with dispatches from Mr. CANNING, his Majesty's principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, to his Majesty's Ambassador at the Court of France. Yesterday, a Court of Aldermen was held at Guild hall, for the purpose of bearing and determining upon the several Appeals against serving the - offices of Constable and Inquest. GEORGE NORTON, Esq. at tended, and surrendered his office of Common Pleader to the City. The Sheriff nominated .lAmits SPENCER, citizen and fan-maker, to be the Keeper of the Debtors' Prison in London and Middlesex, and the Court re ferred it to a Committee to inquire into his qualifica tion, and to report. Monday night, after the family of a Gentleman in Hans-place, Sloane -street, Chelsea, had gone to bed, the area was opened, and the kitchen door was quickly shut. An alarm immediately prevailed throughout the house, and it was instantly searched by its spirited proprietor ; when, after a short time, a very elegantly dressed young man walked deliberately forth from the coal-cellar, and was secured. During a conver sation afterwards between the proprietor of the house and his captive, it turned out that the latter had been frequently in the habit of paying his amorous nocturnal visits to the Lady's maid, who, when called on, re luctantly confessed the fact ; and the gay Lotharia felt extreme gratification in receiving his liberation. MR. Fox's BIRTH-DAY.—Friday last, about eighty Gentlemen of high respectability in the City of Glas gow and neighbourhood assembled in the Black Bull Inn, to dine together and commemorate the birth. day of the late Right Hon. CHARLES JAME& Fox. Mr. SPIERS, of Calcreuch, in the Chair. Sir J. MAX WELL, of Polloc, Bart. croupier. The evening Was spent with the greatest conviviality . , fifty-two " bamper toasts" being given from the Chair. The utmost re , spect and loyalty was observed towards the KING, and no fault found with his Ministers. JOHN MAx- WELL, younger of Pallet, M.P. made'an admirable and impressive speech in favour of the Greeks, and their noble struggle for freedom and independence. llossm's NEWCIRATORIO.—The first rehearsal irf Cyrus in Babylon has taken place at Drury-Lane, when the new orchestra was erected it is of the mist splendid description, corresponding with the 'kik limit,' of the llouse. • The music: adds -greatly to Rosartit'i tiputationl the overture is very Original, acid pardialirly eilecttire. Some of the duets -and , trios are likewise 'extrelnely' beautiful i the band-and the atitieeitensive *ideal list' year, a!re 'etceitively poirtiftil,"l l l3e *lick artangement does great'eredif to Mr. Bocnsit. The vocal parts . sire sostaintid by 'BRtAttAtil, Mts. SALMON, Miss TREE, lid Madame Valid's.; Mist l'oVe-t;iiid 'NELSON. MARTYRDOM OF 112tV12 CHARLES. COURT OF CITANCERY—,THIS DAY, • is morning the LORD CHANCELLOR said, that a 5 ,:..? initionwW will be a regular Seal day, he would take motions, if the Gentlemen Of - the Bar thought that would be convenient to ibex). Mr. HiaT said, he believed it would be very con venient to the Gentlemen of the Bar that such course should be.takcn 'tint he "rather apprehended that,-ani it was dies kent in*all the Courts in Westminster Hall , it would hardly be regular for this Court to sit on the 30th ofJanoarb , being the Martyrdom of flit i , Charles the First. .•; The LORD CffthzetL.toli . said he bad omitted to advert to that circumstance. . Mr. SHADWELL.—" It is positively er.acted by Statute, which directs the 30th of January to be oh, served as a Holiday, that no Court of Justice shall sit on that day ; and I recollect hearing your Lord , ship say, that if you should pronounce a Decree on that day, it would be an illegal Decree." The LORD CHANCELLOR.—" since that is so, we must obey the Act of Parliament." THE ARMY. It is understood that Lieutenant-General Wititax Cann, Lord IScresford, G.C.13 has been appointed Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance, vice Lieutenant-General Sir El xoxsaasin Oasis, Bart. G.C.B. deceased. The Medina transport, bound from Bombay to Liverpool, with the last division of the 65th Regiment of Infantry on board, has put into the Cove of Cork, short of provisions, and with her rudder much injured. A detachment of the 54th Foot will arrive from Albany Bar racks, at Chatham, on the 31st inst. and will subsequently pro ceed to Gravesend, to embark for Madras. A detachment of the 13th I.ight Dragoons has received orderi to march from Maidstone tq Chatham, on the 31st inst. prepa- _ ratory to its embarkation. at Gravesend for Madras, about the middle of next month. Commissions signed by the Lord, Lieutenant of the County of Cumberland. . • Edward Stanley, Philip Henry Howard, Milham Hartley, Tho mas Hartley,John Harrison, John Littledale, lliellard Watts, Edward 'Williams Basel!, George Troutbeck, John Ponsonby, John Wilson James Spedding , and Ske ffi ttgton Lutwidg e , Esqrs. and Henry Lowther, Thomas Harrison, and Alexan der Scott, Clerks, to be Deputy Lieutenants. Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Westmorland. Royal Westmorland Regiment of Alilitia—James Bell, Gent. to be Ensign. Westmorland Yeomanry Cavalry—Charles Lucius Lawson, Gent. to he. Cornet. It appears by the recent Insolvent Dcbtor's Act, that a clause is contained therein, that the assignees of military men, receiving full or bilf-pay,. have a claim to a certain extent, on the said pay of the Insolvent, and should it be required, assistance is generally given by the Swear.% ay at Wait for the occulter . y of the same. NAVAL lATELLIGENCE. The Pandbra,roxvrlst, - :from Bristot to Newfoundland, has arrived at Ilfracombe; after having been out 17 weeks. , FAI.XOUTH, JAN. East:o,—No arrivals or sailings. PORTSUOUTH, J•ic. 28.—Wind S. S. W.—Arrived, Isis Ma jesty's ships SERINCIAPATAM and Renwfiso, from the We s t India; and the Mulgrave Castle, Rain', from the Downs, for the Isle of France, Ste. Sailed. the ltlartha, STRACHAN, and Bridges, Jontaso, both for Londcn. DEAL. JAN. 28.—Wind S W.—Put back by adverse winds .; and remains in the Downs, the Norfolk, Gs a, for Madras and Calcutta. - La/zeroes % Jam. 26.—Sailed, the Bencoolen, Knacwoon, for Calcutta. Amman—At Cork, the Matilda, Wallace, frc m km.ica• , john //eyes, —, from Demerara ; Esther, front Ma ' : delta; and Venerable, ---, from London. At kinszte, As sistance, —, from Prince Edward's /bland ; and Jessie, from Si. John's (N. B.). At Loch Foyle, Gleaner, —,f Newfoundland. At Sligo, in distress, the Ann, Heron, from Quebec; and . Triton, Vagg, from Miraudchie. At Scilly, Falcon, —, from Virginia. At Belfast, Ardent, Boyd; from London. At Havre, Jules Auguste, —; and Howa4, Aldridge, from Savannah. At Nice, ash, Whickell, imps London. At Guernsey, Union, Mallard, front Rio Janeiro. //smarm= OP Frusx-Momtv.----The Nimrod, for the VII cure, on the 11th February, at No. 10, Jol.n-street, Adelplti; and recalled there Tuesdays and Thursdays. • • The munificent and liberal GEORGE WARD, Esq. of Northwood House, distributed, towards the close of the last year,. six bullocks; and more recently, with the same unsparing hand, ten chaldrons of maks, amongst the poor and deserving objects of Comma, its neighbourhood. • Extract of a letter from Rio de Janeiro, dated 31st October, 1822 We continue in a tranquil state, but a few individuals of republican principles were. lately detected in a conspiracy. Out two ablest,,Mit, nisters, Joze Bonifacio de Andrade, and his btother,gek disgusted with the frequent, attempts of intriguing people to turn them out of place, and gave in ,their re signations: The people, however, were so well satisfied with the talent, integrity, and patriotism of the men, that yesterday a petition, very numerously signe4 was presented to the Emperor in their favour, and they have aecadingly been called back to their sta.. lions by the almost unanimous voice of the Publie.f, Last night there was actually a general illurninativa,. in consequence. As yet we have no favourable ac counts from Bahia. As soon as the European trno ps o can be got out of that place, and confidence and tran quillity completely restored there, 'we may, I think, expect some little improve ment i n thi s market, both in the price of goods and rate o f exc h ang e." _ MINA lately played off a s i ngu l ar manceuvr e on t he French. He caused to parad e on t h e very extrem ity of the Spanish frontie r , an d full in the view of the French advanced post, a d etac h ment o f Spani s h sel diers, dressed up in the uniform of the old Impetiiii Guard of Nawcittcow, displaying not unli the tri-to: 'loured cockade, but also one of the well-known e4gki of the Iniperial Guard, which has been preserved-with religious care for this occasion, or some one sisal: to it. It is said that this manoeuvre of MINA, *SO rather too theatrical a one, produced a powerful effect.. upon that part of the French army that was present: . • —it was at first surprise, mingled with a little eon. sternation—at least amongst the superior Oflieers4e and as this apparition of the Impebild Guard defils4 -with the triple colours flying, and birdlik , victory soaring, the soldiers. in the Pseud army, raiwow bad served under them, ,could no longer codtsidi thentselves--indistisset mutterings: were beard,.addir “tears," but.not " such as angels weep,', hunt forkb'l They were, however, mon called oW:frons suebikriP 4 gerous remembrances, and a. courier dispembid l o l o Paris with a circumstantial. aeasainSlol.:th 104 " mental effects of this masirteradtof 2ditptai zr a. X St