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*laded to interfere. In fact that Board in Iris mild was totally useless. As the collection of this tax was liable to defalcation, .t.fre assessment was :proportionably increased ? , so as to cover the defalcation or deficiency collected in some instances: Now it was clear, that whatever was collected beyond those deficiencies in the last yeast should have been pet in "this year to - the credit of the party assessed in this manner, beyond that sumase which he wet liable by law. It was the duty of the Treasury to interfere .son et ago. The assessments were never reduced', or applied to make up any deficiency of the preceding year. If ad. in the pound was not enough for the collectors an Act should he passed to regulate it. So far from the allowance being too small, when a vacancy took place it was as much canvassed for as a seat in Parliainent. Paying the collectors for.bonds and other expences was a practice that ought to be putan end to. The Kensington division returned a-surplus for 1818 of only 7631., and in 11119 Of 7371., whereas the excess in 181 E was KV., and in 1819,900/. The excess was expended in allowances to collectors and in other ways not authorised by the Act. This was admitted by the Cormmssionem themselves. ' What naafi_' dence, then, could be placed in such returns? This was not: the case in one parish alone, but several: In-various instanto :the heolte were lost. In such circumstances it was imposeible that justice could he done. The aggregate surplus in London,. Weetminster, and Al iddresex, was not less than 162,000/. , shotthi do now would be to propose certain Resolutions, the allegations of which were -drawn from the papers. The next point to which he should call the attention of the House were the Accounts - . All the Public Accounts on this subject were very imperfectly kept. Front all the attention he could give theme he collected the follovting facts ae-The. amount of Land Tax made permanent by the measure of Mr. Pitt was 1 1 909,873/.: and dad' was regularly received during the years ii 97 am) 1798 e In the year, however , ending sth Jan . 1022, the Land Tax received and accounted for was only 1,234,182/. shewing a diminution of 755,405/. He moved for returns to allow how this deficiency arose, but they did not explain it.— . The totalthatehould hare been received in 1821 was 11,708,277/. o more,- however, than 10,890,0001. had been accounted fee, —The' expence of the Establishments , for carrying the Act of 1700 into effect was not less hitherto than 360,0001. He consi dered this much more than wire necessary. Of this, 50,0001. was paid to the Commissioners of Taxes, and 89,0841. to the. Clerks of Commissioners of Districts, as a poundage on the tax redeetned. According to Mr. Pitt's plan, the expence of collection was to be saved to the public. . Three-fourths of the Commissioners' Clerks did no duty at all. There was a Mr. Clarke, who acted in that capacity for two districts, and carried on his own business besides. In his answer he said, that he never considered it his duty to dispose of the ex.' •elks of assessment above the quota of the year in the roan- nor provided by Act of Parliament. lie would now come to the exonerations, and he was' Surprised at what he saw in the Returns. Vire expence of this department wee 4,862/. a-year, though the whole amount exonerated was only 8,0001. In Am the amount exonerated was best 3/. I'7s.; and hr 1021, 'St. 17z. Lord Glenbervie had a situation in this department 6001. Since his death it was not, he believed, filled up.— This expence was entirely disproportionate to the object, which atone was ground for inquiry. Such being his view of the sub , eect, ha did not think he could do less- them put the Resolutions sin the Journals. In the management of the Land Tax for the next 10 years, no less than 1,500,080/. might be saved to the public by . proper regulations. The Hon, Member concluded y proposing the fallowing Resolutions, of which his speech was only an echo : " 1. That by various returns presented to this House dosing 'the last and present Seasioa of Parliament, it appears that the Land Tax of England and Wales, made perpetual by the Act :hi Geo. 111. c. 60. was fixed at 1,989,673/. ; that that amount wait received and accounted for, in each of the two years 1707 and 1788; and that' in the, year ending the oth of January, 1622, the amount of Ltmd Tax received and accounted for was only 1,234,1681. showing a diminution of 755,505/. in the an nual receipt. " 2. 'That from the period of passing the Act of 88 Geo. 111. c. 60, to the fah of Janaaty 11122 0 the sum of 692,013/. of Land .'Tax in England and S-Vales has been redeemed ; and, tinder the Act 40 Geo. 111. c. 133, and other Acts, Small Livings and Charitable Institutions have been exonerated from the Land Tax to the amount of 8,001/. making together the sum of 781,4141, redeemed and exonerated in the 23 years. " 3. That these returns show an actual reduction between the amount received-in the years 1821 and 1790, in the email amount of Land Tax, of 755,6-05/. whilst the sums redeemed and exonerated amount only to 7t11,4141. making a difference and deficiency of annual Land Tax of 54,8(111. to be account. Ld for. " 4. That out of the 701,414 h of the Land Tax redeemed and exonerated in the 23 pears ending the bill of January 1822, CC0,9871. thereof had been so redeemed and exonerated prior to the Irtit of January 1818, leaving the amount unredeemed and receiveable in the year 1813 to be, 1,3`20,76 61 .; and as the arnount of only 40,5071. wax redetauld anti exonerated in the nine years from the oth of January 1813 to the btli of January 11122ethere remained of the Land Tax unredeemed, due, and receivable in England and Wales, in the said nine years, the aggregate sum of 11,708,2771. ; whilst It appears by the re nuts- befbre the House, as well as by time annual Finance ac counts, that during,' that period 10,038,0891. only hal been ac counted fore shelving a defalcation of no less a sum, in the aggregate of the nine years, than 728,0881. or an average of re),91154 per annum. " 5. That, in addition to the defalcation exhibited in the pre ceding Reselutions, it appears that the expellees incurred under the beforeementioned Acts, for the redemption and exoneration 4'f the Land Tax, have amounted to the enormous sum of 1508,045/. in the proportion of 50,032/. by the Commissionem'a for the redemption and exoneration of Church and. Corporation Lends; of '240,399/. by the Tax Office ; and of 89,0041. paid to the Clerks of die Commissioners of Districts, as allowance for poondage on Land Tax redeemed. " That in addition to the expences incurred, as statedin the preceding Resolution, there further appears, at page 204 of the Onsace Aceouhts, for the year endingsth of January 1811, the following Item, viz. "lb the Commissioners for the itedemption . Land. Tax, by Ecclesiastical and Corporate Bodies,' a elarge of 12,0001., which does not appear to be entered in any iaf the returns made to Parliament, which purport to contain an account of all the expences incurred under the said Acts. " 7. That, by a Return made to Parliament this Session, it appears that there has been paid into , the receipt of the Ex ehequer, by the Receivers General of Land-Tax, on account of v tterest on instalment considerations, and other pigments de. Jetted, sinse the passing of the Act of the 38 Geo. Hi. c. 110. u) the bth of January 1823, the sum of 221,5471. t whilst only 7:&,8681. appear to have been accounted for in the Finance r. coun ft ntiAlly laid before Parliament. "O. That, whil st in the nine years, from the sth of January . 103, to the sth of .lanuary 1822, the total amount ofTax re. deemed and exonerated has been only 40,507/. the expenses in the same period have amounted to no less is stun than 1) 1 2,4871. eifehtsive of 38,949/. paid to the Clerks of districts for poundage Land-Tax idler it had been redeemed. "la That although the amount, exonerated under the direce thin of the Commissioners for the redemption and exoneration Qi Church and Corporation lands, in the year 1820, was only it.. 17e. 4d., and in 1821, only 21. 75., and the expences of their u; cti during those two years (including 600!. per annum each to two acting o:Minis:miners, and 4001. per annum to a Secre tary) amounted to no less a sum than 4,8621. IJa. 2d., yet it doee not appear that his Majesty's Ministers have tak en any measures to free time public from so great and unnecessary a ci2a:1;12." vita CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, he did net expect that so much of the lion. Gentleman's speech would have reference merely to the Commissioners of the district of lt they expended the money as had been stated, tt.ey douhtaetcd improrriv ; but it .hould be recollected thit !4•:cy Wu a out under the ctintr•Ailof the 'freasury, it having been p/oPer that the Land-'12:;"4. and the ssess.hl Taxes should be hgvigti without the direct totervention of .Govolointott.'l`htt practice W 43 to employ unsalaried Cormilissioner4. lie did not . thorefore, how 'dui Tteasory was retpoosiLle. It r ovld b e fropwiSible to agree to thu proposed resolutions, as they all Its_ surntid fat:Ls what were not treat. Fr bey proceeded one eom.. piste mistalte. It must be. that the lion. Gentleman had not !Attheiently studied the Acta of Parliament on this subject, as t? - :ere wars capital error hi the first resolution. That resolution stated, that by the returns It appeared that the Land-Tax made pFrpe , tual was fixed at 1,999,6751. The mistake of the lion. iyeli,4llltin was this : the Act to which he alluded p asse d in' IC , :,vemliia 1797, but in March 1798 another Act Wait passed, viz. that to make the Land-Tax perpetual, and' to effect a re d r:mption of it. This assumed as its basis the Act of 1797 but thf: , Hon. Gentleman did not look at one clause, 'which exeitipted from the Tax pensions and offices which bad been included in the ,Act 31 1797, and amounted to 127,000/. T his. sum, therefore, trivst In dcducted from the 1,9ii9,0731. The lion. Gent. not hay don,J 5.), all his conclusions were erroneous. It would hot aniwcr the Hon. Gentleman's purpose to say he would deduct 4:is amount in each year, because it was fluctuating; arid the cur, om was to repay all those who paid land-tax on pnsions and places. lo one year it ambunted to no Lies than 151,000/. ; while in 1820 it was reduced to 39,000/. The lion. Gentleman : , estie,l to confound the tax actually assessed, and the tax paid. He would find that the surplus of payment over assssnient in 194, or any other year, went either to meet the deficiency of the previous year, or to re ay such as had been ussemed utpler the Lead of pensions and offices. He would find, that the money be suppo ed gone nobody knew where, was disposed of in tins =inner. The expense of 380,0004 to which the .Hon. Gen tleman objected, was not thrown away, for the poblie were gainers to the amount of 1,500,0001. The other department to whcli he objected was not so useless as he seemed to think Their duties were not to be measured by the 31.175. or the 1. 17S. exonerated; in 1820 and 1821. They had already re- eemed 2090 livings. They had occasion to carry on a very extensive corre.sponderia, and they Lad matters of much eteli cacy to manage. ne had no objection, however, to inquire how say it might be necessary or not to continue the office la present. - Government sufficiently shelved their disposition to reduce the expenses by net:filling up the plum of Lord Glen - bervie and Lord Ritastork.,- On. these grounds he must oppose the Resolutions. ..: ~ , - 4 . Mr. MAIIIMLV said, he would.tetommend to his . iron: Friend to withdraerthe Resolutiont4.as they were founded, 1.1 a mistake. 'His Hon. Friend's error arose from not considering that the Land Tax was not made perpetual on places and pen sious. He had, however,, stated n i strong case with regard to. Assessments,' one which he thouglit .4nificient ground for iii-'I quiry. If the Treasury had no corttratil over the Assessments, lit was time that the Muse. should take the n atter into their' consideration. The expence of the establishment was very great. During the first year, it was true, the public gained _ considerably,. ,while the appetite, ,for xedeeming the tax con tinned strong:. • But it had since been greatly weakened in con-. sequence of the hard tonna hilt) out. The tax ought to be lowered to a fair rate, and then it would soon be. purchased. He wished . his Majesty's:Ministers would take up the question, and bring it to a fair conclusion. 'lf they would not early next Session bring it forward, he . would move for a Committee, fur the purpose of taking the' whole into consideration. • Mr. HUM P, - atilt - titled' that the :Pension ,Land Tax had caused inuelt difficulty in the. ruse; yet theltight Honourable i Gentleman could not deny that he bud otherwise made out a strong case, and much could be - saved to.. the country. Rate first Resolution was founded upon erroneous conclusions, fie would not press his - Resolutions. He therefore withdrew them. The Resolutions were then withdrawn. '' - LLANELLYCHYD SLATE QUARRIES. Mr. A )(lemma WOOD, after designating the lease of these qUarries to Mr. Dawkins Pennant as a gross job on the part of the Government, moved for the appointment of a Select Com mittee to examine into the whole of the proceedings, relative to the grant of the Crown to Lady Penryn 4,tnd Mr. Dawkins Pennant for the working of the Slate Mines at Llanellychyd, in the County of Carnarvon. Mr. HUME seconded the motion. . . . ~ The SOLICITOR-GENERAL opPosed it, contending that there was not the slightest reason for calling the grant of these leases a Ministerial job. .. Mr; HUMP: maintained that the motion ought to be agreed to, as he belie ved. it.would be advantageous to thepublic. Mr. lIUSKISSO:' , / - itirreed • that no groundacwere laid for going into the proposed Lommittee. , .. Mr. D. PEN IN'ANT opposed the motion;. and -u. Mr. DENMA M stipported it. The AWORN E Y-fl F. NERA L opposed the motion ; and after a few words from Mr. Ault! 'r }ix oT i Alderman Wo op replied. • . . The House then divided„when there appeared for the motion-- Ayes, 9 1 Noes, 43 l Majority against the motion, 34., , 611IEF BARON O'GRADY:. Mr. BROGUEN brought up the Report of the Committee on the following:Restdittions respecting Chief Baron O'Grady : " l. That in consequence of an Address from the House of Commons, his . late Majesty was graciously pleased to issue a Commission under the (heat, Seal for examining the Salaries, Dudes, and Emoluments, of the several Officers, Clerks, and Ministers of justic, , , within that part of the United Kingdom called Ireland t,' and that. the Commissioners so appointed have laid before Parliament eleven several Reports. founded on the examination of the parties, as well as on evidence taken on oath, the Ninth and Eleventh of which Reports relate to the judicial Fees of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland; that, on the faith of the Reports of the Commissioners so appointed the Legislature has acted, regulating some Offices, abolishing others, and introducing a new system of proceeding in the Courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas, and the Common Law-side of the Exchequer. " 2. That the - Office of Lord Chief Baron of Ireland is an Office of the highest dignity arid importance, on .the impartial and uncorriept execution whereof the honour of the Crown and welfare of the Realm greatly depend. " 3. That the Right Honourable Standish O'Grady was ap.. pointed Lord-Chief Baron of Ilia Majesty's Court of Exche quer in Ireland in the month of October 1805, and became en titled by such aPvintment to a salary of 3,6001. per annum, tend to the lawful Fees incidental to his Office. "4. That Witt stated in the aforesaid Ninth Report, that by 1 an alteration Of practice introduced by the present Lord Chief • Baron, Fees are now received for his Lordship's use on Dills of Costs on the Law-side of the Exchequer, in cases where the Dills of Costs are not and never were made out ; that a Select Committee having considered the Statement of the Cont. • missioners, and the evidence • taken on oath before them as aforesaid, together with the Reply of the Lord Chief Baron, and having reported thereon to the house, and the said Report, together with the Reply of the Lord Chief Baron, having been referred by his Majesty's Government to the said Commis.. sioners, the said Commissioners, after a further examination of the Lord Chief Baron and of other witnesses on oath, have again reported, that by the alteration of practice introduced by the present Chief Baron, Pets 11.,tve been received for him on Bills of Costs in cases- where no Bills of Costs existed; and that it is thrther stated in the Report from the Select Com mittee on the Eleventh Report of the Commissioners . of In quiry, that the direction of the Chief Baron, as stated by Mr. Pollock, to whom it was personally given, that the Feu of 25.2 d. should be Charged and received for him upon all Bills of any slrt .that were taxed In the Office, and had it been so con. fitted in its operation, it does not tippeur to 'your Committee, froth - any evidence before thew, that tt would have been beer. sect, except so far as relates to the increase already noticed under the head of Currency. ; but under this regulation in practice the Fee is now stated to have been received by the officers of of the Court on behalf of the Chief Baron in certain 'cases, and by the Chief Baron himself in others,_ upon all Writs, except Renewals of Execution in Case, including the Writs specified in the Eleventh Report of the Commissioners, upon which no Bills of Costs could ever have arisen. ' " A. `That it Is stated in_the aforesaid Ninth Report, that, pursuance . of an order made by the present Lord , i Chief Laron, Fees have been received as tar his Lordship's signature to a description of Write, on. which, previously to • the year Itlos, no Fees have been charged ; that, notwithstanding such charge, these . Writs still remain without signature, •exe,pt in a very few instances, .when intended to be executed ; that a Select Committee having considered the etetemeet. of the said' Com missioners, and the evidence taken on oath before the said Cons- missioners, top:titer with ihe reply of the Lord Chief Baron, reported to this' Bonne, "liat it was not alleged-that the ex tension of this application of a Fee was warranted by practice • at any former period.' • " O. That it is stated in the aforesaid Ninth 'Repen t that, pursuant to anOrder made by the present Lord Chief Baron, • certain roes ' which had, previously to such Order, been ac customed to be received for the said Lord Chief Baron in Irish currency, has been subsequently charged in British currency, whereby the amount of such Fees has been augmented q eentuni. " 7. That it Is stated in the aforesaid Ninth Report that an ancient Fee is payable to the said Lord Chief Baron an perus. ing and signing every Decree, and a like' ancient Fee, of the same amount, for every Exemnlification of' a Decree (not under the Four Seals), but that no 'other Foe is payable to the Lord • Chief Baron, in respeik of any Decree, or any Copy thereof. " 8. That it ; is stated in the aforesaid Ninth Report, that, 'pursuant to an order made by the present Lord Chief Baron, the ancient Fees so parable on perusing and signing a Decree, has been collected on the previous proceeding of setting down the Cause for 'leering, notwithstanding which a like Fee was :again demanded and paid to the Lord Chief baron on making - up the Decrees, although one only of such Decrees appears- to have been exemplified ; that a Select Committee 'having con. sidercd the statement of the said cominissimiers. the evidence taken on oath before the said. Commissioners, and the reply of the Lord Chief - Baron,;. and :having reported to this - House, fUld these several Reports haring been referred by his- M akety's ' 6 " a rinnent to the said Commissioners, they have,•after further examination of the Lord Chief heron, and of other witnesses on oath, reported to this House, that the distinction between txemplifications and Copies had been understood: and main tained in the Court of ExChtquer ' , and that previously to the ftetpointment'of the present Lord Chief Baron, the ICC upon signing a Decree bad. been the only Fee accruing to the Lord . Cloet Baron upon the passing of a Decree. "9. That the said Re parts of the Commissioners of Inquiry , so founded upon evidence taken on oath, and upon the examin ation of the Lord Chief Rayon of Ireland himself, having been, together - with the two Letters from the. Chief Baron, in reply to- those .Reportsereferred to ti Select Committee during the present Session-of Parliament, a Report- has been presented, • adverting to the alteretion of Fees from Irish 'to British errs rency, to the Fees on WrCs, the Fees on 'Domes, and the era on Taxation of Costs.".- • - The first Resolution was read a first On the motion that it be read a second time, The SOLICITOR-GENERAL expressed his convietion that no corrupt motive could be attributed to the Learned Judge. If the resolutions were agreed to, however, they would imply a censttre on Hai, unless followed up by . some such Re solution as one which he (the Solicitor-Generel) had prepared without concert with any body, and Which was to this etlina, viz.:— `That it does not appear to this . House that there are .dent ground , : to eecri4e the alteration stated to have been made by the Chief Baron of the Exchequer its Ireland, in the fees of that Court, to any improper motive on the pars of that Judge." The Resolutions contained in the Report of the Committee were all read and agreed to. Mr. Secretary CANNING then observed, that he thought it desirable, befete his Hon. and Learned Friend's Resolution Was put, to ascertain whether the Hon. Member for Limerick had any Resolution of opinion to propose. Mr. SPRING RICE observed, that lie had formerly been prohibited from proposing Resolutions of opinion, and been told that he must confine himself to Resolu t ion s of fact. Ile was therefore not prePr.red at the tuomcnt with-any such Resolution. Mr. lIUMI eiought the proceeding of the Honourable and Learned Gentleman not at all consonant to the understanding which had been pome to On the subject. The SOIACITOIt-GENERA 1. explained. Dr. LusuiNwroN conipiain,d that 'h ub . FA eat the Member for Limerick war entirtAy taken by surprise . Mr. SCA RLETT was strongly 'inclined to- concur in'the substance of his lion. and Learned Friend's Resolntion. Ile Certainly did not believe that the conduct of the Learned Judge in question. was imputable tb corrupt motives. • lie' suggested, however, that it might be expedient to' word the "Resolution to• the following elect . " That it appears by the fifth Report of the Commissioners, that for the last one liundred years a discretionary power has been exercised by the Courts of Justice.in Ireland, and by some of the indiVidual Judges, to increase the feeS of the Courts, from which in some instances the Judges themselves derived advantage. Thatby a recent Act of Parliament all fees of that nature have been abolished. That under the circumstances of the' case the House did not think it. expedient to adopt any further proceeding with respect to Chief Baron O'Grady." Mr. 14Y was not of opinion that tbe Honourable.Mem, ber for Limerick could justly complain of being taken by surprise. 11.1 r. COURTENAY never understood that the delay in liming a resolution of opinion, grounded on the Resolutions of fact, was to be the delay of.a Sessiou. It might, however, be expedient to adjourn the discussion. Mr. S. RICE said, it had been distinctly understood that the Object of confining his Resolutions to mere matters of fact, was to give the Chief Baron fair Parliameistary notice of what was going o n , that he Might be prepared to explain; and defend his conduct. , Now, however, it was suddenly proposed to agree to an exculpatory Resolution. Mr. Secretary PEEL said, that the question on which he was called upon to decide was, not Whether the Chief Baron was guilty or innocent, but whether he should be put on his trial or not. He (Mr. Peel) was for not putting hint on his trial. Colonel BARRY wished the lion. and Learned Member for Peterborough would adopt the precise words of the Report of the Commissioners. Mr. SCA RLETT consented to do so, and observed, that his Resolution would then be to the following effect : That it is stated in the Fifth Report of the Commissioners, that it is not their province to discuss how far, or within what limits, the Judges of the superior Courts of Law are authorized to establish new or increased fees for their own services;' but that it will besten from the table subjoined (to their Report), that a discretion of this nature has, in fact, been exercised to a considerable extent at some period or periods within the last one hundred years ; and that, during the time of the present Chief Justice of the Coixtmon Pleas, such an exercise of judi cial authority appears to have,occurrett in three instances.'" Mr. O'GRADY. said, OM he shOuld be perfectly satisfied with that ResoltitiOn, if there were added to it the following sentence from the Ninth Report Of the Commissioners, p. 22 : " " If the amount of the increase of the Judicial Fees in the Court of - Exchequer be gre4ter than in t4e other two Courts, the more exter.mvejuristlietiOn of that, Court ought to be recol lected." ' • • A destiltory conversation ensued, in which Mr. Gou Mr. Wynn, 31r, Canning, 'Mr. Scar lett, &c. participated.— Eventually, it was agreed to adjourn she further discussion of the subject to this day, with an understanding that it should precede all other public business. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and at flatt•PAsT Two o'CLocit this morning the House ad. pupa PA RES PA PERS. [From the Mon trur of Sunitt,y, July (Li CorrlciAL. rmyr.) _ . ARMY OF THE PYRENEES. 13 " His Royal HlghnesSl;; l:' ia r f i o s. rm ed that there were still in the Asturtis numerous corps of revOlutionary troops, which, confiding In the difficult nature of the - country, hoped to main. taro themselves in it, resolved that combined movements should be made against that province before Gen. Bourek began his expedition to Galicia. The execution of his Highness's orders • has produced the following results : General Ilpber, -whose march upon Reynosa with a moveable column had sufficed to make the corps of Cainpillo retreat into the Asturias, Which had advancedinto the province of Santander with the intention of raising the blockade of Santona, and to revictual that place, pretended a retrograde. movement, to give the enemy confidence. Campillo, completely deceived, again. passed the Ebro; but being overtaken at once on the 21st, by three columns of Gen. Huber, on the points of l'isaues, Caza Maria, and Puento . Diego, he was overthrown, and driven .back on that river, in the greatest disorder. Only . a part of his people could reach the opposite bank; the rem ainder were killed or talon prisoners, .and he bin:Self was wounded. Our troops went in pursuit of . the .eneniv, and overtook him several times, especially on the 23d, near Rivas Gella, on the 24th near .Colonga, and. on the With they were already near Gijon, having almost entirely de- stroyed the corps of Camptiho, which, when it passed the Ebro, into effect along the c° lll 6 4 d il ° e f tl i tis Un n ti tt ( ) ) v. r er i n i e l t i tT carryingw ra tt e s n ' !te.l% coast, and the Spanishitieneral Longa, who had taken part in 'the affair on the Ebro, was advancing by Infieato upon Oviedo, Count, Dottrel: made General d'Albignac,, with the I of the line, march from %Ron towards the same city..- On tha 21st, this column overthrew the enemy's outposts before Gajares ; and on the 22d General d'Albignac Navin;, by a march in the night, brought a battalion to Campo-!Danes on the rear of the position of the Revolutionists, attacked them in front at Puente-de-Tieras; and though they were 1,600 strong, and had ,cut the rend and barricaded the village,. be completely routed t'acui. e a : leftne aw l e'i d i air] ri'eacwi l liC i d O c o mmanded vietio, w i ttligt t hi s h c e or i l u )s i: had but :100 mediatcly set out towards Galicia. " Generals Huber and d'Albignac immediately communi cated with each other, and they are going to advance together upon Lugo, while Count Bourck will go thither from Leon, by way of Astorga and Villafranca. When the reports were sent et; the ntivokr of prisoners made in this double expedition wa: not known, its more were bringing in from all (portent.— Our troops wer e every where'seconded b) the brave Asturians, whu were eager to guide. then:, and facilitate the pursuit of the " 01 )Y.. ncre folloiv.commentlations of the troops and the names of the officers who distinguished themselves. General Huber had only wounded, among whom were .Captain Berry a n d Lieutenant Courlin. The 1501 of the : Line, under (le"',roltl'Alhigtitic, attacked with so much spirit, that it had only 04e man wounded whereas the enemy had live killed (two u 1 thent officers), and many wounded.] `c -dettichtnent of 110 dragoons Of die oval •Ottard, com manded Duke of Piintircon, had a Very brilliant effair on the 'Nat, a t l , a eabeza, ett the • frontiers of the province of Le Mancha, against a party composed of many officers, of 120 horsemen, 'and xeme infantry, who endeavoured to join the corps nallastaro.. - This party being vigorously attacked by our diagoOns at the motnerft when us cavalry was already Ormed, Wan thrown it,tu di, Order at the first shock. Its route WAS NO complete, - ;that 73 were taken prisoners, Among whom:' were. a colonel officers ; ,it had 14 killed, intantling.a lieutenant•-eolonel-and three officers; and 8/ hones were taken. Orly oac of our dragoons sv.ta slightly wounded, and we lost three Names of those who distinguished themselves.] " The advan ce d sward of Count Bordesoult, Commander expetiition tiitionto :Andalusia, was on the 23-ti at San ' 4 " 4:31. ° Z e itit t Puerto St. Maria. This General has causet: , Puerto-Real . to be oectipied, and the successive arrival of Ins troops will have .permitted him since then to complete the blockade of Cadiz by land. Royalist Guerillas have been Ronda, Arcoz, and M e dina.Sitlonia. They found the inhabitants every- where animated with the best spirit. " The greatest c u r fusion continues to prevail at Cadiz ; pro visions are d scarce there. Count Borilesoult con:- . La y • , lilliOleato with Rear-Admiral 1 - litmelln ; and all the r e s °""" :vide): the Boat:, that we occupy can offer , as well as the Gus. 1011 be made l uie of to second our naval force in the I, , tocßade by " Count Bouttnont is engaged at Seville in the organization of several battalions of Rbyalist volunteers. The rapidi ty o f our tnovetnenta in Anealusia has put in our possession nearly 100 pieces of Cannan of different " ilead-quarter s Madrid, June 30. ".y Order o f his Royal 11 igliness, " The Alajor:General Count UIJILLESIINOT." [l'rum the Jo. rnal des Debatt P.114 ] 1:4 INTII,LIGENCE FROM SPAIN. • 31ADRID, ;111.—The. Government •haw received ac counta from C4diz to the 24th instant. ' Only Ltitioinen have tntercd Cadiz, and the Government of the Cortes is ata stand still. The following arc the names of the General 4 appointed by the piing of halal :--tieneralissimo, the Infant 4 Don Alt. guel ; Lieut.-Uon. the Alarquesa de Villa flea/ ; Capt.-Gen. of the Province of A Gen. Gaspard Tajeira Ifeertla ; of the Province of Upper Beira, Gen. Ber nard de Silveira Pinto; of the Province of Lower Beira, Gen. Juan tie Silveira ; of the kingdom of Algarves, General An toni.s de Silvaira Pinto‘; of the Province of Alentcjo, General the' Count de, Barbazena ; 14 the Province of Estremadont, General Francois de Paul Leise ; Governor of the Palace of Almeida, Gen. Manuel Pinto de Silveira; President and Go vernor of the,cnuncil of Justice of Oporto, Councillor An Pinto de Souza. The armed forte, called the 3d Aine, comprehending all the Portuguese froirl6 to GO, which)foree: has always been th e . support olthe' T hrone ands the national independence, : and which has for this reason been disorganized' by the Cortes, is to be immediately re-cstablished, and all the officers who com manded in it are to be reinstated in their ranks. All the Municipalities and Authorities established by the Constitution of the Cortes are suppressed, and the preceding Ones substituted. The Governor-General and the Authorities of Yeves have been taken into custody by the troops and the people, tor luiv- Ing refused to recognize the legitimate authority of the King. General Sepulveda, arrested b the people and the soldiers, will be tried according to law. Fernando Alfonso, Civil Go vernor of the three provinces of the North, and General Bozos, 'Military Commandant of the Province of Oporto, have been taken into custody to be tried according to law. All the Deputies who are Exaliados have been sent out of the kingdom. • ' General AVilas, late Governor of Lisbon, has been dismissed, and also Many officers of the army, who had given proofs of their attachment to the revolutionary system, and supported the factious. _ [BY A 9PECIAL 141VISEXCEIL.1 We have intelligence from pen. Bordesoult, dated Port St. Mary; the 26th June. Rear-Admiral Hamelin had communi cated to him the instructions of the Minister of the Marine; he was ready to second in every thing the troops on shore, and had made arrangements with Olen. Borclesoult, and had an nounced to him that the squadron was eagerly desirous of sig. nalizing itself. We are certain that the members of the Royal Family are well, the King is kept in sight. Nothing can any longer ar rive by land to the Revolutionists. The boats which they left us on the Guatialquiver are assembled in difierent ports of the Bay. These means, placed ai the disposal of Rear-Admiral Hamelin, will aid him in preventing any thing front entering into the place on the sea side. It is stated that there are not more than 15 days provisions in Cadiz. The harvest having been a month later than usual, prevented its being provisioned,: and there tieing now a considerable augmentation of the popu lation, the effects of scarcity are already felt. The loaf of 21bs. was sold for 46 quartos, and the price was rising every . day. Bailasteros has been appointed Commander in Chief of the Isle of Leon, in the room of Villa Campa. The latter was dis. missed for havin ,, written to the Cortes in the same style as the Count the Abisbal. The Journals of the Cortex say, that they can no longer confide the command of troops, except to Chiefs who are compromised. Cadiz has been burdened with a loan which, to every refrae:. tory person, is to be raised 10 per cent., besides other rigorous measures. _ _ On the arrival of General Bourmont from Seville, our land and sea forces would concert a general plan of operations. Tri. umphant In this point of the Peninsula, the war will probably terminate throughout Spain, which will then enjoy the most protbund tranquillity. • I send you an extract from the Redactor General of Cadiz. Calm, Ju NE 23.-1 n the Sitting of yesterday, the cones were informed that a convoy had arrived from Seville, under the escort of a gun-boat, and also the steam-boat. which his Majesty had ordered to be transferred to this road, that it might not fall into the hands of the enemy. A dispatch was also read from the Secretary at War, at ,nouncingthat the-King had appointed Lieut.-Gen. Don Gaye tano Valdez Political and Military Governor of Cadiz, and Commander-in-Chief of the Naval Force; Lieut.-General Don Nliguel d'Alava Inspector-General of Artillery and Engineers; and Major-General Don Raphael de Riego, second in com mand of the army under the orders of Gen. Ballasteros. CO3I3IEIiCIAL ARTICLE.—Ships or cargoes which entered Cadiz the 21st and 22d of June:--- The Portuguese corvette of war, the Loyante, Captain De Bernard Aroujo, from Lisbon in two days, with an Envoy. Four barks from Seville, laden with meat and equipages ;. 11 fro it il v li ii ii t e c h t l i t A lit t h Tl tr . o_op ri s i , h :i c ul o o n n st e it f u r t or m S al a A n L4u t ca de r g, wi t t , l y i a wie. Pro clamation of the 22d, after stating the efrorts of the Municipa lity to put the city in a state of defence, which circumstances re. quire, invite all die inhabitants, front 18 to 45, to enrol them selves in the National Volunteer Militia, for which purpose they are to present themselves before the Militia Commission the 23d, 24th, and 25th. Two thousand five hundred men of the army of General Lopez Banos have disembarked here from Huelva. The ca. valry are destined fur the 4th corps d'armee. It is stated that the Marquess de Casteldorsini remains in Estremadura with about 2,000 infantry. Letters, dated 10 this morning, from Port St. Mary state, that nothing certain is known us to the en t r y o f t h e French into Xeres. It appears it was only a band of IT or 14 factious who fired at the stone of the Constitution. The people remain tranquil. It is said that a great 'number of rations are ordered in the villages for the French. The gun-boats which have b een arme d amount to 50. The French ship of the line and two frigates are still ends ing. One of them brought to a merchant vessel, from San Lucar, which after Wards sailed for that place. Several Patents wish that the illustrious General RiNe, be fore proceeding to join the second army, should proceed with a column d'elite through the free villages of Andalusia t. 9 or 10,000 men are already mustered in the isle of Leon. A system of police Is loudly called for, which should secure public order, twhiethroeua reach n o ti t in p g u i i n i g tlc i , n ti d individual liberty,rbeyond fruitless a I the at. tempts of out implacable enemies. da:rdinnglaze the city SIXTH CORPS. Orn °NA., JUNE 29.--Nothing is doing in Catalonia; there has not been a single action since the defeat of Mina. The dif ferent corps were marching to fortn the investment of Barce lona, which, as already stated, ult.; to take place the sth or tith of July. [From The Causelutionnel.l Pmus, JULY 6.—The leur of yesterday gave in its official part the following dispatch : " . Toulon, July 3, in the Evening. THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE TO THE MINISTER or THE MARINE AND COLONIES. " I.ly a caphulation, signed the 12th June, the Governor of Algeciras has delivered over to the squadron of Rear Admiral Rotours, consisting of the Centaur, Trident, and la Unerriere, four French vessels which haci been taken into that port by Spanish privateers, namely, the Grand Corneille, the lune, the Ls Moir, and tilris." Letters from ladrid speak of a brisk engagement in Gallicia between our tr pr and the Spanish Constitutionalists.—The dz.:tails have n:.t been published, and there is much contradic tion respecting then ; it is said that General Morino was slightly wounded in the arm.- A French regiment has left Madrid for Wilicia. It has been'tlecided, in the bureaux of the Quotidinne, that the College dis Qualms Nall&ne shall henceforth be called the Cale,;;.' des Quutref Couromia. [ PRIVATE, COttnER,PONDENCE.I -,PERPIOSAN, JUN F. 21.1.—The nth line set out to-morrow for Gerona, and the day after the Ithli line will arrive here, in tended for the same destination. These two , regiments will term - a brigade. The':%lajor-General who is to take the com mand is expected immediately. Every thing announces that the Marshal is about to make a movement. It is said he his received orders to make great de monstrations before liareeion, The Inhabitants of Upper Cata lonia ..however, believe that he will leave troops - at Well- and at Ofot, and that thes , e. garrisons - will be even reinforced by a . battalion of French troops. • Manresa will doubtless be sacrificed, for it appears we only • occupy it to keep up a communication between the army and the corps of Generol Molitor, when the latter occupied Balaguer and Fraga. if we abandon that town, there is no doubt that the'Constitu tionalists, who form the majority, , 111 assume the upper hand. A. sort of terror has prevailed amongst the Royalists in the Communes, not occupied by our troops, since they learnt that six Guerrillas were organized, and had quitted Barce lona, commanded by six chiefs, amongst whom are Puigbali and rabregas. It is even said, that when Mina descended the Segre, and approached The plain of Urgel, (the plain of Urgel is far distant from the Sett :tl'Urgel, it is on the left bank of the Segre, to the south of Bala t , ,, tier), all the 'inhabi tants of that part of the country took up arms and joined him; and the same is said of the. plain called Camp de Tar ragon°, where it is stated that General Manso is himself at the head of the Guerrilla. FRAN x rya ter, J 3O.—The suppression of the German Observer has been closely followed by n repressive measure rated againSt another liberal Journal, whiCh expressed itself in an unguarded manner respecting the late changes in the Ministry at St. Petershurgh. It is it Gazette little known so foreigners, printed at Hildburzhausen, the Editor of which allowed himself some pleasantry respecting the journies on ac count of sickness of some Russian Nobles. It is stated, that trAnatett, the Rtoorian 'Minister, insisted on the Diet pra nouneing the suppression of this Journal ; but same:extenuat ing observations were io4dc in its favour by Count Beast, the Minister of the Duchies of Saxony, and the Russian Minister contented himself with the reprimand which the Government' of Hildburghausen has addressed to the writers who edit the Journal in question, and which they have been obliged to publisli. SMITZERLA'ND.. The following narrative of the political situa tion of the Swiss Cantons, from the meeting of the Congress at Verona to the present time, • together nith some observations on the fu ture prospects of that con . ptry, is extracted from vecy copious details, furnished by a gentle ho Inktently arrived in London from 13asle,and whom we understand to have possessed' the confidence of several. leading members both of the Representative Council of his own Canton, and of the Council of State for the Confederated Cantons. It possesses, therefore, all the authen ticity and importance that can belong to a private communication " Our anxiety was first awakened last winter, immediate* after the scpar4tion of the .Congress of Verona, by several trifling incidents. 1. Obscure rumours that some proceedings towards us had formed part of the deliberations at Verona. 2., Some expressions used by certain priests and curates, natives of Savoy, who said openly that Gent7va would shortly belong to them. 3. Violent articles in the French Ultra Journals, wherein Switzerland was spaken: of as a petty municipality, not liming institutions that Merited the name of a Govern ment, but in want of theM ; and that it could be proper in her neighbours to supply'that want ; that she had become a focus of sedition and Carbonarlsm,: &c. " Towards the spring, the report was circulated that Austria lad demanded a passage to Spain for her troops through the Cantone, with a stipulation that part of the army should re main in them, for the purpose of securing a safe return. The order understood to have been given about the same time for concentrating the Austrian troops in Upper Italy appeared to confirm the rumour, and added to our inquietudes. " These had reached their height by the middle of April, in consequence of an extraordinary convocation of the Represen tative Council by the Council of State, although their usual time of meeting was in the succeeding tnooth of May, and which. appeared therefore to indicate that affairs of great urgency pressed on the attention of the Legislature. The ar , custorned oath of secrecy was administered to the Representa tive Council, who 'were authorized to give out only in public that measures for the general security of the confederacy were under consideration. The Council of State further announced to the Representative Council, that they could not lay before them all the documents which•were in their possession ; but requested. the nomination of a select com mission to take cognisance of them, who should be strictly sworn not to communicate any part of their contents. Thir teen Members were accordingly chosen, who, it was remarked , were contrary to custom, all of' the independent party, genes , rally called the Opposition. A few days after, this commission made their report; and without giving any reasons, from which they were restrained by their oath of secrecy, proposed a legi slative act conferring on the Council of Slate the extraordinary power of issuing any decrees they thought proper, provided they carried with theta no punishment exceeding.a year's im prisonment, nor any . greater fine than 2,00(1 florins. These powers were to terminate in fifteen (lays after the close of the session of-the Diet for the present year, which would probably take place hi September, when the Council of State were to give an account of the use they had made of them. This law created the greater sensation among us, from its being rccom 'mended by the independent party, little disposed to make such concessions, unless called for by events endangering the general safety. The immediate consequence of this report was two de crees from the Corincil.of State. 1. Establishing a censorship i i e re p e r t i l n y t . intr l an l y ns er tu ar tin k g s s on e_ o fo n re t i l g te n p i r,: t i cs o , r ra eithertlier Ercethetilbyitonri were measures of police against foreigners. ‘"These decrees were preceded by an order to all French, Italian, and Piedmoutese refugees, to quit onr territory ; their respective Governments, and had done so fur 10 and 15 eluding even thaw who resided here with the permission of years . .ThiA. order, which was strictly executed, did not result from the extraordinar y‘ powers granted to the Council of State, Constitution. l is t eab oe i dunitsit. cases t s y n A z w re s e als;' u t nin i a s l Sw itzerla n dinedjn more su l d nu n P oc d a ntk t theoirionbtngollsowralanrindoba made l l: p 4p r s tel t i th e : thosee i o e3 d y n t o po se aj is t t I m rt a y i e sc l fftPuperrolaianerifiiesee particular t o e lue h a r n dr e re sat canton 6 w n o o 2 a n o ,m i years. nth ie d i e ro edh f a t : h v l o b e n r yg hi inteo someindi rect, t aronnd k n own oiyn aplsirseatssfuaomeftentaohnaitestlifeLsi furnished ish cd measures i,ron li i i e e i b m e e a r: f T ou b n e d r which accompanied the injunction ; but that some was front this—that the Governments of pretext for violating our neutrality. It follows, I t 'q eti y r neutrality has been menaced, and this corre sponds w:th Won - nation all but certain, j A nr:he laoeldlni:aeij:nltiagesi every that they have aimed at re tina the poi:ivi of discussion concerning us w w h h ic i l o l li h w " er ti e ll a n g sP it i rted d' in the congress of Verona were- whether 8 be partitioned, or given to a R uss i an or Austrianwitzerland should Archduke. ••On the effectof these proceedings in S w i tzer l an d i t should be observed, that little account it made there or the liberty of the press, which, except in three or four. Cantons, can hardly be said to exist, and It would therefore' be wrong to estimate their impression by that which would be made in England; but the greater part of the Swiss feel deeply humbled at receiv ing dictation from a foreign power, and this is, with few excep tions, the unanimous, ienument. The obligation, ton, of sent in away certain unfortunate • foreigners, persecuted on all sides, and without any other place of refuge, has sensibly move tified us. It is to be feared,: aisteetliat the concessions we have made are not thought sufficient, and that new pretensions will in a short time be set up against us: These ought to be re sisted, and in that sense the Members of the Diet are said to have been expostulated with to induce them to act with firme ness. God grant that they may adhere resolutely to this course !. for nothing is to be gatned by submission; and a State is always Stronger. before it has been bumbled than after. " With respect to the maintenance of an effective neutrality, that is, of her territory, .the,spirit of tiWitezerlatid is excellent, and exertions would be made, with an unanimity hitherto un known, to resist every attempt considered preliminary to a de sign to overwhelm her by the forces of the Holy The arietqcratic cantons agree in sentiment with the rest; and the fortunate insults directed in the Ultra Journals against all the cantons without distinction liar,: produced the - happle o died. " The Military Federal Commission are diligently occupied in their proper funetions, and they have ordered a survey of our frontier to be made by experienced engineers. An attack ots S u n o l l t y z eAl l a i t i t a d n c cannot ' l l i t a e tu r ra ege l a l rti n e e a d , s ei o n t h d o tz u e t e rz ce apprehens ionpossessed bbyy the the country are excellent,' and she leable new to maintain freer 80,000 to 100,000 militia, aunlified to contend- whit the troops in the Amid... The very attempt would glee a v ivl,r7 .shuck to public opinion in Europe, air ,V;stnelil probably leis` ; " on a general war. • " It is an extremely interesting question to determine u.:es:it. - the English Ministry knew the real itate of affairs in land, when they were questioned upon that' point in Paylia meat, and when they denied that they had any inforruation.—. In-a diplomatic sense they spoke the truth in saying that they knew nothing. since that would refer only to communications by notes or official advises. lint it was a Jesuitical evnsion--- a sophistry unworthy the Governinent of a great country. " Many eirctimitances,• trifling in thenteelves, unite to skew that designs are forming against the independence of Switzer land. The rellowing area few of the symptoms :--- I. The French Ultra Journals continue with incredible perseverance to load us with insults, and to utter the most de testable falsehoods with regard to us. See the Drapeait Blanc, No. 10 . , and severatOthers. 2. The French Ambits's:oer, M. de Talleyrand, has been withdrawn, because he refused to lend himself to the unworthy proceedings requited of hint, and was known to feel an attaeh ment to Switzerland. His takinleave_ was remarkable for his l i h t a a en t m e iw i t p efr r oe 7 r s te ti p d i ee l a ki oed s n a t l i tn e i a lne , ej t e t 0 00 t ufr for ltztal the ei (il,re l , ) i r s D ce e r s: bt n ia ia bf preservation o u nb of d ti S t e w w it o z n es- s in " 3. His place was supplied by M. du Mourtieree ville, with whom the Cantons weee menaeed. principles are such as to cause regrets for M. Ilyde tlewNhete cis:oo.ll.s,Dfrivoineliownshiacirte ti in te d y us i t i r a i % o . t e is e ly x f p :p i :e l uting on an Sid" in Switzerland, through the agency y et' the Jesuits. 'They are established at Fribourg, as euperintendants of the public ti i b u v l i greatoil between cord t b e e n t e fe i abolished the system of mutual instruction, Govern ment. At Lucerne and Soleure the canoe steps are taking, and in Valais the Jesuits have acquired complete ascendancy : " Thus it is apparent, that while open aggression is suse pended, there exists a design to ruin Switzerland by dis.cord,Of , n re n ,t e e t t i l t e in v t c h e c c o a t u n i :t n a a l t ni re i d od d r t e at i l x i ci e e rl rn i e S which religion is the principsl mediunn"—( Times.)