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-.indelible stain upon the character and sen se of•themation,'Bir rningham, .Manchester, Leeds; ; tied Halifax, containing Moocher population of more than 400,tin0 persons, and other -large and populous towns and districts, the seats of industry, intelligence, sourcapital, are wholly excluded from their joist and constitu tional share in the Legislature, having no choice whatever in the: election of Representatives. That Middlesex and Lancash ire, containing a popUlation. " of nearly two millions and a quarter, return only 22'310:Iberia; including the County .and London Members. " That in many of the large Cities and Towns a . very smelt • number of the resident householders have any share.in . the does most of the voters being non -resident. " At ' Liverpool, for instance, -where thespopidation consists •-•of nearly 119,000 persons, thavotersalo not amoant to 1,000 ; and two-thirds of those are non , resident, • while opulent and respectable householderomeither have nor can obtain. the tight Of voting. "',Chat at other Places the election is confined to close Cor-' potations, composed of a few self-elected individuals. At the • city of Bath, containing wit h its suburbs a population of 53,000, the inhabitants-have no voice whatever in the choice of- Mem. bera—the two Memberi being returned by a close seelected Dian- Corporation, etineisting of 83 pet sons only ; and at botough, conteinitiastipwerds of 3,000 inhabitants, the Mem bers are chosen in like manner by a close Corporation of twenty, burgesses, recently vedaced to only five voters. "')drat your Petitioners have judged it proper thus to point AC f e w instances of glaring inequality,: but yowl • H ble House must be . aware, that there are a great many similar „instances which ebuld not be enumeratedin the spa e -of a t Pe tition ; and that instances of br iber y , perjury,andcorrup in ' fluence pervade the whole system , poisoning the morals-of the people, and threatening the subversion of the Constitution. That it is notoriously known that seats are sold at enor mously high prices ; and , your Petitioners submit, that it is against all experience and - credibility to suppose, that those who thus obtain their seats in your Honourable House will not indemnify themselves by ohamefully bartering the Interests of the public for their awn emolument. That, further to show the progress of corrupt influence, your Petitioners beg to state, that the number of Statutes found necessary 40-preserve the freedom and indewndence of faits nient, to regulate elections, and to preient hatids, bribery; &c. down to the Revolution of 161 W, amounted only:to fourteen ; those passed from that time to the death of Geo:II. were thirty. tive ; and those passed during the reign of Gee. 111. were forty one ; making together ninety Statutes. " That your Petitioners conceive, that if the present dis. stresses and embarrassments of the country, the disregard • which has year after. year been shown to the Petitions of the People, and the ,majorities which have appeared devoted to the Ministers, in sepport of measures hostile to their rights .IM4 ionlests, and against the 'declared sense of the Nation, were not of themselves sufficient evidence of the inadequacy of the Representation, the foregoing facts cannot fail to produce -conviction of its utter inefficacy to correct abuses, and to secure the .'People against . the encroachments of Power. `+ That although your Petitioners cannot expect that a reform ed Parliament could immediately remove evils so deeply rooted, they feel confident that, as the want of this salutary and con tetional contronl over the Ministers of the Crown has been the great source of national evil, a Parliament fairly ebusenewhich shall represent the feelings, opinions, and interests of the Na tion at large, would gradually remove their grievances, and reconaile•the People to such burthens and privations as may be unavoidable. "Your Petitioners call to the recollection of your lion. House, that in this mixed Government of King, Lords, and Commons, the Representative Body forms an essential and fundamen. JAI part of the British Constitution,—that it is the only safe .guard of the people against arbitrary power—the great bulwark by which the life, the liberty, and the property of the subject • can alone be protected,--that, in the wards of - that great States man Lord Somers, s the House of Commons , is the great in • .quest of the whole kingdom to search into all the oppressions of the King's Ministers'—that, in the language of not less au .thority, that of Mr. Locke, the Supreme Executor acts con trary tc, his trust, when he either employs the force, treasure, or offices of the society to corrupt the Representatives, and to gain • them to his purposes, or openly pre-en•gagea the electors and ;prescribes to their choice : what IS it but to cut the Govern ., merit up by its roots, and poison the very fountnin of public se. eority And they may also quote the memorable words of Lord , • Camden Taxation anti Representation are inseparably united : no British Parliament can separate them ; to codes . Four to do it is to stab our vitals. Taxation and Representa tion are inseparable : this position is founded upon the laws •of nature, for whatever is a man's own is absolutely his own : •tto east has a right to take it from him without his own con sent, either expressed by himself or,his Representative. Who aerer, atterrepta it, attempts an injury ; whoever does it, cam . .mitt a robbery : he throws down the distinction between liberty and slavery. Taxation and Representation are coeval with. and ussOlllitii to, the Constitution.' 1 !,7 0 ,11. Petitioners disclaim all visionary and impracticeible -projects of Ref orm. The y are desirous of seeing the Execu.: aive Government guarded by all its constitutional prerogatives; they are deeirous of preserving to the Hereditary Branch all its .just privileges; but they are also desirous of seeing the Re. presentative Body placed upon its true basis, and rendered the ,real and eflicient R.epresentation of the People. " Your Petitioners therefore humbly pray, That your Ho. nourtible Ilouse will take all these facts and circumstances Into .your serious consideration ;—that you will cause immediately ell practicable reductions to be made in the public expenditure And adopt ouch measures as m a y effectuall y restore to the Teeple their just share in the Legislature, by a full, fair, and Ipso Representation in Parliament." The, Members of the City were then instructed to suppOrt Alio Petition in the Reuse of Commons ; thanks were voted to 'Oa Lord :Mayor, and the Court adjourned. ISOMERSETSIIIRE MEETING. REFORM. Ott Tuesday the Freeholders of the County oh ;Somerset asSembled „at Wells, .pursuant to the second Requisi lion, to take into consideration the propriety of Petitioning the -Legislature for Reform of the,Commons House of Parlilt nent. The UNDER-SHE trr having read the requisition, M. SA roan, sen. presented himself to the Meeting. The queetton which they haul to discuss was of the most vital and too. aictous character; he however should not have had to address • 'them so prontinently, but for the absence of Mreklore Langton. ..:,With respect to their difficulties, he would not blink the question. Previously to 17112, before we entered into that cruel war, this country was happy and prosperous r then we fished in troubled waters; in fact, we combated against the liberties of ,Ininekind , lie thought the America. war might have taught u, enough of the consequences of :euelt conte sts. The Earl of Chatham had declared " No. representation, no taxation.;" and those words were proclaimed throughout America. The cense utiices were such es noteo be combated by . arms. France sent Payette to aid in giving liberty to Atnenea, and he returned .fe France, and !again assisted in promoting the cause of free dein, 'This cent ntry had expended millions of money, anti oceans of 1404 in resisting the great sentiment embodied in the lan-' .guago of Lord Chatham ; failure had attended the effortit e and erelit was now the result to this country. It gave his heart great gratification to behold this Reform Meeting in Somerset 'raiire ; and he should propose that they follow the example set ',by the York Meeting, by adopting the resolutions agreed to at that Meeting.—{" Follow no examples here," exclaimed air. liunt.)—To adopt those . Reeolutions was, he. thought, a `duty they owed to Mr. Fawkes, who had occupied so considera e a portion of hitelife in ,promoting Refoene—fle wanted to preserve their property ; ,he required no confusion'; he only wielied for the Constitution of .1653.—(" That was all hum- Ileug," exclaimed Mr. liunt..)—Since William the Conqueror ter a- had not been experienced Much misery. Why were they to have O. P. rents only-? They wanted * low taxes.-- of ".Yes, .and low rents.")--Ilaving again urged the - roue of unanimity, observing, that to secure it even Mr. Wooler, at York, had not differed front the Resolutions there zroved ; Mr. S. concluded with moving the s ix R esolutions adopted at the York Meeting. Dr. BLAKE seconded the resolutions. The' conduct of va • rious administretions had induced him to support the cause of Reform. The long ,protracted warfare against America and Prance, undertaken ~( perticularly in the latter instance) in de ' fiance d the just principles of nations, displayed a system of government that required correction. • Dr. fi." t.ISG LAKE said, that it was with unfeigned pleasure he met them on this great oceasion, when they had to consider ;a3 iropertent a subject as ever agitated the political feelings o f ttl' country; it was nothing less than to support the eeemeertttic privileges of the people. T he re g al p rivil eg es, .. k i l l. those of the Aristocracy, exsi'sted, but where were. `the democratic PrivilegeS? Where were the franchi-es of the v e e r - k J .? Had they net been purloined ? had they nOt been eetinic in the Aristocracy ? The people were looked eo as the supra of power and industry ; and were they to be, deprived of ttit poiver, and of due eminent' over the fruits of their in dusiry ?- And for what were they to be so deprived ? .Ile would riot advert to' the dark periods of the history of our representation, all as to what was celled the Constitution of ' be was afraid of examining it too closely. The - bo roughs which thee existed had been bought up, and such was the state of the representation, that they could not declare more than 171 Dhinbers to be returnable, ini.lepentlen t - of bototigh mongering infinence. Such a dreadful prepondwere erance ha p ro duced Calatnittats coneequenece thousands there d - by u nable to live in laziness luxury, independent of any popular controul. The American war had cost the -.country a hundred millions ; bat the second war cast the cow:- fry a thousand millions ; and how then could it be surprising that such calamities every where suryounded them ? It was time to look about them ; and sure as effect followed came, the country would be involved in 'complete ruin, except a remedy were provided. Thataemedv .was, that the people should take their democratic station in ;the Constitution; that the porse strins of the people should be 'kept close; and 'that t h ere should he.wreal watchfiiiness over 'the interests of all Classes. The Resolutiong , baving been Why the MO Sheriff, Mr. Iluarr appeared, for the purpose of inning au impend ment. Mr. Sandford had surprised him by the propositions which were submitted to the Meeting ; they, forsooth, were called upon to adopt the &i-end of What was agreed to at the York Meeting. Ile thought there , was not a man or woman amongst them, not oneSoinersetshire heart, that would not reject such proposition.--(Cries of " Yes, yee.")—Would they be dictated to by Mr. Fawkes ?_(Cries of " No, no.")—Well, then, not one word more. as necessary on that point.—(Some laughter.)—Why were they to have a brace of Doctors to assist the suffering land-oWners ? One of them might have been better engaged in physicking their late Member. (A laugh.) One of the Doctors had prescribed a draught for the. Ministers, but it was only an emollient ; the other had also provided a draught, but that. was Tether of a drastic nature.—(l4aughing.)-11e did not difFer from what had fallen from Dr. Kinglake : he would not say that the worthy Doctor (who certainly had spoken to the purpose) was a spy in the canip, or reconnoiteredlike a skilful General. He, however, differed from Dr. Kinglakes conclu sion—the necessity of supporting the,Yorjeshire resolutions. — They spoke of the suita.of the representation ; but was there a beggar amongst them that was not fully acquainted with it That Meeting would require to adopt something specific,—did they not? Had they assembled there to sanction half measures or whole measures ?—(Exclionations of "Whole Measures,") —And that-was his object. Ile concluded with moving the following Petition : The Petition of the Freeholders: and other Inhabitants of the County of. Somerset, sheweth, That your Petitioners have for . a great number of years contributed large sums of money annually towards defraying the expences of long and bloody wars , and for the support of a system of Government, which they were taught to believe by the public Press, by the Parliament, and by the great landed and monied Proprietors of the Country, were absolutely ne cessary fur the protection of the Throne, and for die safety, happiness e and welfare of the.people of England.--Your Peti tioners now lament to find that theirsonlidence was grossly abused, that they have been. deceived, 'duped, and cajoled by the above named parties, who conspired together to oppress and. plunder. your Petitioners, to carry on wicked, unjust, and unnecessary wars, entered into and continued, your Petition ers to their sorrow now find, solely for the purpose of,, up holding and perpetuatinp; a corrupt ,;, fate of Representatio in the Commons.Bouse of Parliament. Your Petitioners now plainly see that the cause of all this wanton, wicked, cruel, and unprincipled sacrifice of the oceans of blood which were so unfeelingly spilled ; that the profligate waste of the wealth and prosperity of the nation, which were wrung from the earnings of a suffering, patient, and confiding, people, and which were so lavishly squander ed away, that all the low , and cruel past suffenngs of the manufacturing and labouring part of the community; and that all the present insupportable suffering s of your Petitioners have their origin, and are solely to be attributed to the want of a fair, a free, and an equal representation of the people in the Commons House of Parliament. Your Petitioners now very plainly perceive that. the seats in Parliament have all along been filled with relatives, the hangers on, and dependents, of certain great aristocratical families, by means of borough and other corrupt influence ; which persons, having no interest or feeling in common with the people, have contrived, by their packed and corrupt majorities in Parlia ment, to appropriate all the crown and church lands, the on, doubted property of the public, amongst themselves, and by the same corrupt and Unjust means theyhave,contrived to ob tain large grants of the public Money, arising from the sweat of the industrious labourer's brow, which they have atintially divided and apportioned among themselves in pensions, sine cures, and pay, for useless and unnecessary places. Your Petitioners therefore most earnestly and most confi dently pray that your Honourable House will forthwith pass an Act to. ensure such an immediate and complete Reform in the Commons house of Parliament as Will give to every , Englishman, Scotclunan, and Irishman, a vote for the Repre sentatives, who are to sit there ; and your Petitioners further pray, that to enable every man to give his vote honestly and conscientiously, that they may be protected by the ballot ; these your Petitioners firmly believe, are the only safe and effectual remedies for their present sufferings, and that with out these your Petitioners can hope for no security in fliture for their lives, their liberties, or their property. When such a reform is effected, your Petitioners will have full confidence that such freely, equitably, and conscientiously chosen Parlia ment will, without loss of time, adopt such measures in Church and State as will secure the future freedom and. happiness of the People, - and the safety and honour of the Throne, and the peace and prosperity of the Country. And your Petitioners further pray your Honourable House to take into your serious consideration, and attend to the prayer of, those numerous Petitions which were _presented to your Honourable House in the year .1817, praying for Reform; which Petitions, although signed by upwards of one million and a half of 'Englishmen, were totally disregarded, and thrown under the table of your Honourable House. And your Retie tioners will ever pray, &c. The Rev. 11. CUESSWEiL seconded the amendment. Ile. trusted that Reform would be,peacefully accomplished, but if a storm arose be should be found at hand. The Rev. Mr. TilustAs said he was an advocate for Reform, and of the subject of Tithes.—lt might be extraordinary doe trine for a Clergyman to hold—he was favourable to a commu tation of them. By such commutation the Clergyineu and Their parishioners would be at peace.—( Hear, hear!) Mr. SANFORD, sen. begged leave to say a few wordsin ex planation. Two years ago, when about to quit this country for the Continent, in the hope of benefiting his health, had pre viously called on Mr. Hunt, then confined in Ilchester gaol.— He afterwards called on Sir Chas. Bampfylde and Sir Francis Burdett.; and he repeated to them what 11:1r. limit had said to him—that he had no complaint to make. —([l ear, hear !)--That was Mr. Hunt's statement at that time.--(Mr. Hunt made signs -el dissent, and some.,confusion ensued in the meeting.) Mr. Iluror also endeavoured :to explain, but the uproarin creased, in consequence . of a heavy shower, and of the indispo sition of the Meeting to hear any further speaking. Mr. 11. Was understood to admit that what had fallen from Mr. S. was partly true, but that it was mingled with what was not correct.. The Ilion eitIFF then put the Amendment, and after wards declared Mr. Hunt's Petition to have been carried by a considerable fnajority.—The Meeting was dissolved at Four f o'clock. ,tt wiessalwasweenwsisemeasames THE ARMY. Nis ROYAL HIGHNESS has directed that one troop in each Regiment of Dragoons shall be mounted and equipped as Hussars, to act as skirmishers, on the' same plan as the Light Companies of Infantry. The hole of the Light Infantry Officers of the Guards are in future to wear black or dark green horse-hair plumes, in stead of the hackel feathers, for undress ; and plumes du coque for full dress. . The LQUitift transport, which sailed from Cowes on the 19th instant, having on board a detachment belonging to the Roynl African Colonial Corps, for conveyance to Cape Coast Castle, ,pitt into Plymouth, and sailed from thence on the 2iitit instant for her destination. The Urania triinsport is ordered from Deptford to Cowes, to I yeceive detachments belonging to the 49th and 55th Regiments of Infantry, in order .to their being conveyed.to the Cape of Good Hope, for the purpose of joining their respective corps in that settlement. - Two ,Companies -of the 3lst. Foot have been ordered from ' Newry to Downpatrick, to replace the party of the 25th, order. ed to Belfast, and the Company of the 31st at Dundalk has been ordered to Newry ; Major Nicholls is to command at Downpatrick. One Company of the 25th Foot has marched :from Belfast to Hillsborough, to be stationed there. Accounts, we regret to state, have been re ceived here of the death of Lord CAULFIELD, only son of the Earl of CHARLEMONT. We have not heard any of the particulars connected with the decease of this respected and estimable young Gentleman, wito was only in his '2oth year. He died in France on his way from England to Paris. His remains, we understand, are ex pected in Ireland on Saturday next, and will be immediately moved on -to the family mausoledm its this city. By this lamented event, the lion. limn( CAumPtErin, one of our Representatives, and brother to the Earl of CIMILEMONT, be comes,presumptive heir to the addend estates of Charlemont,—(Armugh Volunteer.) FOP SIGN' INTELLIG ENCE. PARIS, J. 27. Yesterday, before mass, the King -received lo a private audience the Marquis de Botmay, and I:tent...Gen. the Count d'Espagne. The Count de Villele, President of the Council of Ministers, visited yesterday evening, at eight o'clock, the Duke d'Angouleme, and remained an hour with his Royal Highness. We (Journal des Debuts) gave on the e-ith instant, -the three letters of-the Charges d'Affaires of Russia, Prussia, and Austria, to M. San Miguel, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Spanish Government, as well as the answers of that Minister. The following is a new document to add to those official notes : COPY OF THE LETTER ADDRESSED 11Y T•HE COUNT DE RULGARI, THE RUSSIAN CllAltai D'Ar.rAutts, TO M. SAN MIGUEL, DATED MADRID, JAN. 13. " Sr have received the Note which your Excellency transmitted to me, dated the day before yesterday. The respect which I owe to the forms and principles ad mitted and consecrated by all civilized nations, prevents me not only from replying to that Note, hut even from making Its contents known to my Government. " I hasten,. therefore, to send it back to•,your Excellency, for the eyes of the Emperor, my master, must not be disgusted ,by the perusal of a production which I abstain from charac terizing, and in which his Imperial Majesty and Europe would look in vain for the slightest evidence of a Government which knows how to respect itself.--I have the honour to be," &c. It is thought that (he labours of the Chamber of Deputies will commence on Wednesday, the day after the Royal Sitting. This first meeting is always destitute of interest, as it is occupied merely in going through certain official forms, The legal number of Deputies is 430, but it is reduCed to 424 by the double nomination of La Vend&', the double elections of MM. de March angy and Ledizzes Pennanrun, and by the decease of MM. d'Esterno, d'llardivilliers, and Delehaye Jousselin, The first bureau will, con sequently, be composed of 48 members, and the eight others will have 47 each. The returns of the elections will be distributed in the Bureaus, who will Make their reports on the following day. The verification of powers will probkbly occupy two sittings more. A quintuple list of candidates for the Presidency will then be drawn up, and the Chamber has also to nominate four Vice Pre sidents or Secretaries. There is, besides, this year, a triple list of candidates for the, vacant plaCe of Questor to he drawn up. It is not until after all this preliminary business is gone throUgh that a Committee will be appointed to draw dp Pll Address to the Crown. traomTllE DIONITEUII.I PARIS, JAN. 9.7.--This morning, before Mass, the Chevalier Ka'cher, Minister of Tuscany, had an audience of his Majesty, at which he presented his credentials. ROYAL SITTING. On Tuesday, the 28th of January (yesterday), the Deputies of the several departments will present themselves at tije Louvre. Mere follows a long detail of the ceremonies to be observed on this occasion.) . On Monday evening, at nine o'clock, le Comte Bulgari a the Russian Minister, arrived in Paris, and immediately pro.. seeded to visit M. Pozzo di forgo. Brittany, as well as other departments, has been covered with snow during the last eight days—and yesterday it fell in great abundance. Many of the communications are interrupted, and the arrival of couriers .is gretitly retarded. SPEECH of the KING of FRANCE, DELIVERED AT THE OPENING OF THE SESSION OF THE TWO CHAMBERS, ON TUESDAY, JAN. 428. PARIS, JAN. 2.B.—At two &clock the doors of the Chamber were thrown open, and every seat was soon filled.—A Deputation from both Cham- hers met his Majesty in the Gallery of the Louvre, which resounded with cries of Vivo le Roi !—The Royal Family and Great Officers of State took their usual places according to prece dence. The Duchess of Orleans sat in a separate ribune, richly dressed.—His Majesty having re. mained uncovered for a moment, delivered the following Speech :- 44 GENTLEifEN,—The length of the two last Sessions, the short time which they have left you at liberty, would have made me wish to he able to put off for a short time the opening of the present. But the regular vote of the expenditure of the State is an advantage of which you have felt all the value ; and in order to preserve it, I have depended upon the same devotedness which had been necessary for me to obtain it. " 'The situation of the interior of the kingdom is improved ; the administration of justice, loyally exercised by the Juries, wisely and courageously directed by the Magistrates, has put an end to Le. plots and attempts at revolt which the hope of impunity emboldened. " I have concluded with the Holy See those conventions which were necessary for the forma tion of the new dioceses of which the law autho. rizes the establishment. " Every where the churches will be provided with their Pastors ; and the Clergy of France, completely organized, will bring upon us the blessings of Providence. " I have provided by ordinances for regular order in the auditing of accounts, which economy in our expences required. My Ministers will submit to the sanction of the law the account of the expences of the year 1821. They will fur nish you with the statement or the receipt and ex pences effected in 1822, and that of the pre sumed charges and resources in 189.3. 44 It results from these documents, that al prior expences being liquidated—even those which the military preparations have rendered necessary—we enter upon the service of the year 182,3, with forty millions of surplus applicable to the service of this year ; and that the accounts delivered in 1821 will present a balance of re ceipts and expellees, without requiring the em ployment of this reserve. 6 6 * France owed to Europe the example of a prosperity which people cannot obtain hut by a return to religion, to legitimacy, to order, to true liberty. That salutary example she now gives. " But Divine Justice permits, that, after having for a long time made other nations suffer the terrible effects of our disorders, we should our selves be exposed to dangers from similar calami ties among a neighbouring people. " I have made every endeavour to guarafitee the security of my people, and to preserve Spain herself from the extremity of misfortune. The infatuation with which the representations made at Madrid have been rejected, leaves little hope of preserving peace. 46 I have ordered the recal of my Minister : One hundred thousand Frenchmen, commanded by a Prince of my family—by him whom my heart delights to call my son—are ready to march, invoking the God of St. Louis, for the sake of preserving the throne of Spain to a descendant of Henry IV., of saving that fine kingdom from its ruin, and of reconciling it with Europe. " Our stations are about to be reinforced in those places where our maritime commerce has need of that protection. Cruisers shall he esta blished in, every direction, wherever, our home ward-bound merchant vessels can possibly be an- noyed. " It' war is inevitable, I will use all myendea.. yours to narrow its limits, to shorten its duration ; it w ill be undertaken only to conquer peace, which the state of Spain would render impossible. Let Ferdinand VII. be free to give to his people institutions which they cannot hold but from him,, and which by securing their tranquillity would dissipate the just inquietudes of France ; from that. moment hostilities shall cease. Before you, Gentlemen, I make this solemn engagement. " It was my duty to lay before you the state of our foreign affairs. It was for me to deliberate. • I have done so maturely. I have consulted the dignity of my Crown, the honour and security of France. Gentlemen, we are Frenchmen ; we shall always be agreed to defend such interests." I The Speech of the King produced a profound impression on the Assembly. The wishes of all pod - Frenchmen are ful. filled,--a King of France speaking to Frenchmen of the ,6 Honour and security of France," will certainly be listened to with attention. Soon shall we be able to say---"It n'y a plus de Pyrenies * The importance of this part of the Speech relative to SPkIN, induces us to print the passage in the language of the original. "La France devait l'Europe l'extmple d'une prospZ-riti que lea peuples ne peuvent obtenir que du retour 1 la rtligion, SPAIN. [BY AN EXTRAORDINARY COURIER.I MADRID, JAN.,l7.—There has been a rumour since yesterday evening, of the appearance of 5,000 insurgents, under the orders of Beisieres and' d'Ujman, coating from Sar- ragossa, and who have already arrived at Guadalaxara. Nothing is known as to their object and their ulterior direction, but our Oovernment received several couriers during the night of yes• terday. The National Guard of Madrid has relieved the re gular troops at all the different posts, and the whole garrison of the. City has advanced along that boad., but no details have as yet transpired. The National Guard has offered its services to the Cortes, who have not yet accepted them, en masse, but contented itself with authorising the volunteers to march against the enemy It is believed that Moreno and La Rojo de Val deras have come—the one from the neighbourhood of Orme, ,and the other from the northern provinces, to unite their forces with those which ' have arrived in the neig hbourhood, of Gus- dalaxara. FROM THE ENVIRONS ,Or VITYCERDA.I JAN. 14..-... Mine Still occupies the Sanly positions. Its army is distributed upon the different points which,' have already mentioned. No alteration has hitherto taken place. Paul Mirales and Joseph Bosons have again occupied Or. gagna with about 900 men. It appears that they are desirous of maintaining themselves in this position, and they can now .do so the more easily, because the bridges, which are in front of Orgagna, have been destroyed. They have nothing to fear from the army which is at Seo and its environs.—( Journal Politkue de Toulouse.) We received, by the preceding courier, ,the news of the taking of' Tarragona. Having already mentioned, upon the Authority of our Correspondents, the important capture of that .city, we delayed announcing it, as the letters which have reached us all agree as to the events which are said to hive taken place there; without at all prejudging intelligence so important, we shall lay before , our readers the details which those letters supply. The Archbishop of Tarragona, a Mem , her of the Regency, has himself received dispatches front the extreme frontier of Roussißon, which state as a positive fact the taking , of Tarragona. After having occupied the towns of Yids and of Rena, Ge rural Castonsa, who commands - the Royalists, presented hint ' self before Tarragona, and summoned General Maus°, who commanded the place, to surrender it into his hands. The people of Tarragona, who had already loudly signified their determination not to expose themselves to the rigorous .(,Vnse. quences of a siege, had also called ripen the General to open the gates to the Royalists, in %hose ranks they had many friends and relations. Tarragona hoisted' the King's flag, and the most perfect unanimit t y prevails at this moment among the inhabitants.--r Echo du 11 , • EXTRACT FROSVA,LETTER, DATED MADRID, JAN. 15. " It is then but too true that our credulity was played upon by those who assured us that the Army of the Faith was anni hilated. The Unice trel its e lf, after all its fine displays on this subject, to-day publishes the Bulletins of General Milans. We there read that Catalonia and Arragon were never more .full of Royalist guerillas than now. . 11 iralea has made a terrible ex ample at Tarragona, by cutting to pieces a constitutional batta lion which refused to lay down its arms on the first summons, ;Rosen Anton, Targarona, caragol, I3allestre, and other chiefs' " • It is evident,' says the official Report, that Mirales p of the factious. act on a combined plan, which tends to make Mequinenza the oint on which , their future operations will turn. These different corps form an effective force of from 18 to 20,000 men . I t i s o b ser ved, that within sonic days, money h becnm tries Teich. 'their e ver l ye s b o u ld n i d e a rs ntau Army of present themselves the troops of th e themselves to ours at the ad vanced posts, as well to taunt and irritate them, as to invite them to desert.' " All the Constitutional orators and writers had told us that the instant the French should pass the Pyrenees. the factions" would make common cause with the friends of the :yam.' An intercepted letter of the fitnlOOS M.erino suddenly extin guishes this hope ; be therein orders his Lieutenant, Mendota, to receive the French as ' liberators, WIN subjects of the Bauthons,good Catholics, ip a word, as friends.' ", 1* ligitimitis is 'rale libette : ce 611u:sire vanilla elle le donne aujourd'hui. " Alais Is justice diyine permet qu'apres avcir long-temP i fait iprotreer aux autres nations lea terribles etlitts de nos dis cordes, nous soyons nous-mernes expos6s aux dangers qua c trent des calamitUiemblables chez un peuple voisin. J'ai tout tinti pour garantir la securite de des peuples, et prisdyer l'Espagne elle.meme des derniers malheurs. L'areu glement avec lequel ont it 6 refOussees les reprisentations faites Madrid, laisse s peu d'espoir de conserver la pain. " J'ai ordonne le rappel demon ministre : cent mille Frawlait commandos par un Prince de ma famille, par celui qua Woo cceur se plait I, nommer mon fits, sont press 1 marcher ea isll - le Dieu de St. Louis, pour conserver to trona d'EsraP e lun petit—fits d'llenri IV., pr server ce beau royatme Ic ss ruine, et le riconcilier avec l'Europe. " Nos stations vont etre renforcies dans les lieux ou cone commerce maritime a besoin de cette -protection. Des cri" sires seront dtablies partout ou nos arrivages pournient etre inquiitis. " Si la guerre est inevitable, je mettrai tour rues sacs ito reserrer le cercle len borner la dur6e. Elle ne sera entrep:i‘B . que pour conquerir Is pair, que Past de I'Espagns rendrsit impossible. Que Ferdinand VII. soit libre de donner ' s s es peupla les institutions qu'it's ne peuvent tenir que 4e l"'' et qui, en assurant leur repos, dissiperaient les justes liqui ew 7 de la France : dis ce moment les hostilith cesseront; ige prends devant vous, Messieurs, le solennel engagenlea lt ' as " J'ai dte mettre sous vos yeux l'tat de nos afsir es .l dehors. C'etalt moi de deliberer ;je Pal fait &let T 3:v3l , t ; J'ai consulti la digniti de m a c ou r onne, l'honneur et la sil , r ' ti de la France : nous sornme Frantl a i s , Messieurs ; nocs toujours d'accord pour defendro de tels intirds." V ENEZUiLA. By letters and papers from Caraccas , (54- to the beginning of November, we learn, that on the 1 0 d lo al preceding month a new Decree of the Governm ent )34 issued, regulating the trade with the Ports of Venezu gl4. Masters of the vessels entering the ports are W P' ‘ ;:o manifest, expressing the marks, numbers, a nd cl ' ss packages they may have on board, the persons to vil ° belong, by whom shipped, and the consignees. nt Nu master will be allowed to land until he can prc t;11 statement under oath. Persons interested in the cargo must make their On/ P o Custom blouse within 114 hours after the vsel annb oll ' ll .o reside in the port ; if out of the port (as in Carec43l)' e. 48 hours. Eight working days are allowed for a ves sel to (11c 441 " . 11 cargo. Should the unlading exceed this time, a gw lr ' put on board at the expence of the Captain and shIPP I Articles not found in the manifest will he seized ' 6 tinely introduced. Masters of outward bound vessels must also Ptcse-.00, swear to a manifest of the cargo on board , th e sine' 134110,#j tering ; and it' any suspicion exist as to the truth t,l° jest, the vessel will be &tabled for examination. f cra In cue any excess be found on board, the *tole will be forfeited. SLAVE TRADE. FitEvrowN, (Arnica.), — A- u - a. • 'IS 144: singular satisfaction we have again t o b ear test ll l l ol' succt3silil zeal of Lieut. Hagan itt the ca use of P" 3uffering•humanity, On the l9th ult. this diatingt itt n : i tso brought into harbour a large Portuguese brig, witlif-40 dyed slaves on board; she proves to be the ,Ss a)* J ' i l master, cleared out at Bahia for Malembo, and futa tOr Royal passport to take stores from that place; she ever, seized in the Bight of Benin, nine dare t/- ptie where her cargo of human flesh was sitipped... l l ,! l ' had been previously hoarded by the Thistil ° ";:b:o Castle, at which time the Master professed ItinO tv rrt yltk to Elmina for a supply of water, proYisions, tll4' to proceed on his voyage ; but it now appears 11,0 supply he procured was canoes, which, we lam ent W „00 there furnished to every slave vessel without the let s ' In the river Calabar, Lieut. 11. detained anot her :; 1 vessel, the schooner San Joseph Hallaxa, wit h 11C1 ,:',, 1 0 1.11 vessel was found, on examination, to be hi se lea she could not be brought to this port; she /13111_,vif° stroyed, the slaves being first removed on boat"e;,,C(.4 Donna Maria de Cruz, the daughter of the net‘tl-td of Prince's Island, is the sole . owner O f the 5 33 laxa. The schooner Conceicao, condemned In 8 ot tir Court some time since, was also the property ° f t ' L laf tY who it would seem bids f a i r t o rival her father 16, notoriety. GOtlle2 was formerly G o vernor of Ili and at present holds a high station among the Council of his Most Faithful Majesty in that 1 1131 ' et .' The British cruisers have generally been ve r Y: i 4 their captures of slave traders, many of thet into their hands.' The principal traffickers t" ho or trade are the Portuguese and the French; 3 n a the sufleringa of some of their unfortunate vo' heart-rending. 1411 from I i h o a d ve: received accounts fr°1110')-ii! throw h S ' g pam , to the Bth instant, whiiid; dayslater than the date of th e it. 4f , brought by the last mail from 1 ,1 ' 1)° ";:pit oweathi.i, transmit, l o i ,o ir y u o r u l r I AI. Majesty,: Janeirol th . following letter from Emperor of Brazil) to ' • .--- the hot; . 0," 4 t A . ~ _ .. a jolty wiiTirableekniesnitfiolntinnal:leee:anoll,xliii:Ew'ic'::::',:i_l:ll:ei'o:ll Pr:: ;f oie , who, iea ll ' e s n h te e , al l ti o l v ' e itnheiwlrtifealthl atu ers, radoetsTil:r...ilitert'st. p , ' fi e 1 unanimous t:tßiueohrip, ‘a,, it,4diel mefrom oncedn:.afmetreylxv:ecoi imperial : It il l' iiej of ii f'gn; adversitiest : 14,1 t ) g rh o n oi i g 0 0 4: grateful, Ir 3 the)l t i tit 0 1, ). ji ‘ ,t. i b ctsi y :r) c ro,,c a 1 1 1 i tc:: , ts i tea : it i h ;:e l iii tg r y e : ' ,.} 0 0,, 0. 1 has brought a —0 1 , of which I have the happiness to b e ,,, t11 0 011 ,' Have the hatiour, with all roped: W i t i ctiep 0 ~,..a. ; „., P.S. See the arms cf the empire of 1 " -0 1 7 ti) ' 0 The letters from Lisbon of to e i de iro account of the action betwee n A' 5 . 0 0 °, : Brazilians at Bahia, which 15 iti m i 'il t °) same with the Portuguese sta,t--,„,',,,er,, Tna SUN of the /3d. It is, A `, lc oet g that the merchants Of Bahia. lt, a " for ! li i i , proposition of General Abdo * ? , t , V, A r" succours to the garrison of Wle' n ' ol itr i ,' , had advanced him a loan for font, laeischo said, that it was also proposed toa . 0 to w sets from the Portuguese ttlaaur° , Rio de Janeiro. ' '