The Sun. — London, England, 1821-12-28 00:00:00

IN'rELLIGENCE. Runs,. DEC. 24.---(Pcitude Letter.)—" No thing yet appears fixed or decided in the position ar movements of the French Ministry. On Sa turday there was a sitting of the Chamber of De puties, but - no question was mooted on which a trial,of ministerial strength, or of party politics, could take place. The right side mustered in great force—the Liberals were at their post, and the centre was nearly deserted. ..Three of the Ministers, who are . - members of the Chamber, (Messrs. de 'Corbiere,,ViliZtle, and Peyronnet,) attended in their places, but were not called upon to speak. The three-twelfths of the taxes were granted them as a matter of course. It would indeed have been unreasonable; by the refusal, to have announced a prospective distrust of 'men against whom experience had as- yet established no act of impolicy, and on whom positive decla rationsliad fixed no fatal pledge. Their pro mised law on the press, and their fist deSpatch from the Foreign-office, will constitute at once the test of their political system . and the trial of their official strength. If we - could 'lend faith to reports current in the best informed po litical circles, their decision in the latter case must be prompt and unhesitating, as Russia is said at last to have declared openly_ her hostile intentions with respect to Turkey. All the letters, commercial as well as political, from the cities of the north of-Europe.; such as Berlin; Petersburgh, Riga, and Leipsic, speak of war between Alexander and the Porte as no' longer doubtful. The funds •of Russia, - and the rate of exchange on that empire, have in consequence been affected at Frankfort and Paris.—You will have received by the ordinary post, Madrid pa pers and letters to the 13th inst.; and the French Government Journals of this morning will supply you with the usual assortment of anarchical dis turbances and revolutionary movements. It is needless to mention, that the former are . as silent on those disturbances and movements as the ac counts of the - latter are exaggerated- and alarm ing. The Cortes have displayed much firmness, wisdom, and temper, in' their deliberations and decision on' the state of Andalusia. I have seen _letters from Madrid - of the 15th, two days tater than those of the ordinary courier. Every thing was then quiet. A change of Ministry, though highly probable, was not then finally decided on." CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.,-SyrTnro or DEc. 24. The Minister of the Interior was called to the tribune. Gentlemen, said he, the King has or derOd us--(on all sides " Speak louder, we can not hear ; get somebody to read for ydu ;") N. endeavoured to raise his voice.— The King has ordered us,. said he, to present a law project on the sanitary police, which has already been adopted by the Chamber of Peers • with slight amendments.—(Cries again of "Speak londer.")—The Minister made vain efforts to make himself .heard, and with much difficulty read the exposition of the grounds of the pro ject.. After he had read several pages, perceiving he was , not listened to (the Members being talking to each Other), he paused, and expressed his wish for silence. The President rang - his bell, and several times called silence ; but it had no effect ; the noise Siill continued Several voices on the left.—We cannot hear. The President.--Because you speak. M. de Mare e.—We speak. because we find it impossible to hear. The reading 'of the project was at length con (Jaded. It was ordered to be printed and dis tributed in the bureaux. The Chamber then proceeded to the Order of the Day on the law project relative to the provi sional three-twelfths. M. de Corcelies, the only deputy whose name was inscribed for speaking, rose.—lt is only few days ago that the Ministers took credit to - themselves for having rescued us from a provi sional system. .Now are 'have a new Administra tion; •I cannot say with a new system, but with new language. We are asked for three-twelfths in anticipation ; that is but a trifle for those who are ready to vote six; but patience, they will be satisfied. The reporter has informed us that we may vote the six-twelfths at two different - times ; and that, 'of course, is the same thing to the Ministry. It mast he confessed that our finances proceed roundly. in 1820 we were asked to give six twelfths all at once; but, at last, we-are to be let off for a budget of 876 millions. A general cry was raised some yv;ars ago against the enormity of the budgets ; and yet we, this year, find our expenses increased— I say in an inverse proportion to our situation ; foe we are in complete peace, and we ought now to be .spared, after seven years of sacrifices.— It was said some days ago, with astonishing calmness., (but it was -true, we then rejected the prOvisional system), that the magnitude of the imposts had: something satisfactory about it for the national pride. But you, Gentlemen, whOm so many assurances astonish, will turn your eyes towards your departments, where, on every point, this. question is asked—What idea—what na tional.pride animates the representatives of a na tion' formerly so great, but which now only fills up the vacuum that is left on the map of the world, by the magnitude of its budget ? (" Bravo," on the left.) • You .are asked for three-twelfths provisional. Open your eyes, and .you will see that provisionality itself is infused into all the branches of your system, and ener vates and Withers you. (Marks of approbation on the: left.) - You have provisional justice ! when, instead of a' law on' the Jury, which is so necessary, and which hay been so frequently pro mised, nothing but a system of penalties, of sus pit:ion, and :of censorship is thought of—a sys tem which degrades the • most generous - and most ingenious of civilized nations. France was thus harassed and plundered under Mazurin ; but, at least, the people were then allowed te sing. (Long continued plaudits on the left, and •Sileuce on the right.) You have a provisional system-for the interior! It threatens to reverse, Ivy a gradual re-actiOn, a system, to which, 30 years ago, we w ere indebted for the sudden and hitherto unknoWn success of the arts, Sciences, and agriculture in France. You have a provisional public credit !—for surely no one would desire the permanence of a system which can only be supported by the progression of taxation, and around which, though there may be some honest speculators, all. the Jews of Europe are grouped,—(Loud laughter, and cries of " That is true")—bringing in their train demora lization, and the frequent ruin of families. The alleviation or the suppression of the indirect taxes would.. better secure the happiness of our departments than a system by means of which a single London banker, Baring, can realize on our Change, in less than twenty-four hours, 2,880,000 f. You have a provisional war system ! system which is opposed to the passing of a law dictated by national feeling, which would Unite, by one noble tie, the veterans of whom France is proud. This provisional state of- the war department deprives France of a guarantee against possible events, which, perhaps, are near at hand--a guarantee more satisfactory and more worthy of a brave people than that of foreign mer cenaries maintained at double pay.—'(Murmurs on the right,'and interruption.) Voices on the loft—Can , such murmurs be heard in a French Chamber? • • • . The Speaker continued—l might also say you have a provisional , state of foreign affairs : but hunian blood shed with impunity in the East by barbarians—the cry of despair from our neigh bours, who extend their arms towards us, and who have been delivered up to foreign bayo nets—the political balance of Europe broken in the face of France—and our maritime com merce repressed, I might almost say excluded, from the free States of South America, while that of our skilful rivals is, by an opposite con duct, become more flourishing than ever among these people ;—all these things announce to us that this single vice in our political existence re quires from us a guarantee before we vote the three-twelfths.• Gentlemen, if the interests of the country be, in your eyes, above all consider ations, recollect how often you have had cause to repent allowing a similar opportunity for taking securities to escape you. I shall vote against every provisional tax, unless the Ministry give a formal assurance of terminating the precarious state which I have pointed out, and which threatens us with total ruin. M. De shall not follow the last speaker through all the details of his speech. He has endeavo ,, red to anticipate the discussion of the budget ; but an opportunity will arise for re plying to him, when that subject is before us. I shall confine myself to what relates to the provi sional three twelfths. He has required the rej .ction of the project, on account of the progression of taxes. It is singular that he should make this complaint in a year in which the impost has been reduced thirty-five millions.—(Laughter on the left.)—He has also grounded his opposition on the necessity of economy. But it is evident that the object of the project is merely to carry into effect what was previously decided by the Cham ber in respect to the raising of the imposts. I shall add but one word in conclusion : the ,ne cessity - for the provisional twelfths cannot be im puted to the Government. It arises solely from the last session having closed so late, that the present session could not be opened at a more convenient period. In this case, what was it possible for the Government to do ? l t was in dispensable to grant three-twelfths provisionally, in order that the taxes might not be arbitrarily raised, and that the decisions of the Chamber might be executed. Thus, Gentlemen, in all circumstances, you will find the Ministers in the line of their constitutional duties, always faithful to our institutions and to the Charter.—(A move ment in the Chamber,—cries on the left, " We shall see.") M. Duvergier de Hatiranne proceeded to the tribune.—(Marks of impatience on the right.) I am preparing an opinion on the means of getting out of this provisional system. If the Chamber will have the goodness to permit me to— Cries on the right, " No, no question, question." • On the left, " Speak, speak." M. Duvergier de Hau ranne, after some hesitation, determin ed to read lii speech. The demand of the Provisional Twelfths, said he, is become necessary. Permit me,•however, to submit some views on the manner of getting out of this Provisional track.—altelatnations on the right, and fresh interruptions.) , On the left, " Allow him to proceed." M. Lafitte—Now that your business is done, allow us to do the business of France. Dl. de Lai - nab—The deputy was speaking to, the question. Da, Mr. President; order the new centre, which is sitting on the right, to be silent. , . M. Duvergier De Hauranne wished to proceed, but was thrice interrupted by cries ce the right. The President rang his bell.—Gentlemen, the law project Which you are now discussing has for its object the zaising of three-twelfths provisionally. The deputy who Inis addressed the Chamber states, that he wishes to submit his views on the means of rendering this provisional collection 'unnecessary. He is therefore speaking to the question, and .I must insist on his being allowed to proceed. &nee .was at length eatablished. M. Duvergier de klauranne assured the Chamber, that there .was nothing to prevent the voting of the expences for two years Article 59 of the charter authorized • the. Chamber to vote the indirect taxes for several years. The land-tax, however, could only be voted for one year. A simple way of setting the ques tion at rest would be to vote the expences for two years. They might then vote the indirect taxes for two. years, and the land tax at the commencement of the next Session.--(Murmurs and interruptions.) . • • M. Cassimir Perrier.—l shall not reply to the arguments of the last speaker; but shall merely observe, that the effect of his plan would he to render the Chambers useless. I must,. however; make some obSeritations on what has fallen from the Minister of Finance, who is surprised at the opposition made to. the collection of the imposts in a year when, according to there is a diminution of 34 millions. Last year you voted 8I millions of taxes ; this year it is proposed you shall vote 890 ; and yet you •are told - time is a diminution ! The diminution of 34 millions proceeds from the increase of the produce of the in direct taxes. I think it necessary to correct such errors, when they proceed from the mouth of a Minister of Fintnicc. I can not avoid feeling-a painful sentiment, when I see him priding himself on such iinaginarY diinimitions. We must not allow the people to believe that they are to be relieved by a reduction of 34 millions, when, in fact, their burdens ;re to be increased to that amount. I am' not of opinion, however, that we ought to reject the proposed layi: Notwithstanding the observation of Ma de Corcelles, we are obliged to yield - to necessity. IVe shall vote the 1 sw with pleasure, notwithstanding the augmentation, if we see France 'governed as she ought to be—if we have a powerful army and navy capable of contributing to the glory and . prosperity of the country, and a prudent and enlightened administration. But if these hopes be not realized, the aug mentation of expcnces, instead of turning to the profit of the State and the People, will only he for the advantage of those itho manage it. In the nican time, it must be confessed, that the law has this year been presented with more moderation than usual, and in a manner more conformable to right Principles.— It has been proposed that we shall vote the receipts and the expences at the same time. This is a small step towards amelioration ; but stall it is a step ; and we ought not to ne.' glect to mark the road which leads to g ood.—(Question, question.) . M Michin complained that fixing the iroposts.of 1822 by those of 1821 was adding to the taxes of the.ensuir!g year, the extraordinary taxes of the present. The Minister p a s given a favourable ear to the demand for remedying such •inconve niences ; but still no measure has been adopted fur that pur pose. The difficulty returns every year and it is necesaary that the Finance Minister should state what has been done in this respect. I propose to add to the Ist-Article-of the Law Project, the following words With :the exception ,of the local contributions, which, being granted for a limited period, shall cease to be collected on the Ist of January next," I beg of the Chamber to take into 'consideratinn this amendment, which is of great imnortance. The Minister of 'Fimuice.—The necessity of raising provi sional twelfths arises from the impossibility of making out new rolls of distribution. This prevents the adoption of the recom mendation of the last Speaker, for the whore of the tlitlicultv . turns On this point. Allow me to reply to what fell from M. Casimir Perrier. The increase •of the expellees cannot be im puted to us. It is to the nature of tbings and the circumstances that it must he ascribed. It is not astonishing that in propor tion as we advance from disastrous times, in which we-were constrained to make reductions, that the. expensN.should in crease. It is fit to restore to the. Administration its ancient splendour. (MurmurS on the left—" Restore to commerce and the navy their ancient splendour.") I must. add, Gentlemen, that with the fixed end compulsory expences which still press upon us, it is impossible to obtain immediately great reductions. In this respect we have done every thing in our power and for the truth of this assertion I shall appeal to the Chamber, when we come to the discussion of the budget. Mn] MOchin persisted in his amendment. M. Cornet d'lncourt hoped that there would henceforth be no more provisional credits.. The closing of the discuskon was called for; and adopted by a great majority. The President put the first article of the project to the vote, with M. Wchin's amendment. The amendment was rejected. The President—l am now to put the question on the article. General Demargay pioceeded to the tribune.—( Noise and in terruption-," We : have had enough.")-The Minister of Fi nance has told. you, that be,proposes only to incur expenses a:- cording to the budget of last year, whereas the budget of this year, which is in fact as yet inertly a project, proposes an aug mentation of expenditure. The expenses, which are to com mence from the Ist of January next, wi 1 not be according to the budget of last year, but according to that of the present. M. de Castelbajac—The expenses will be according to the budget of last year, and we shall have the oPportunity of pro posing to the Ministers all the ameliorations which we may deem necessary. I flatter myself that .the Ministers will ap prove them, and that they will even be the first to approve them. _ General Foy—The last speaker either does not or will not understand M. Demareay's objection, who knows perfectly well that the receipts will be accord►ng to the budget of 1821. M. de Demart:av inisted on the accuracy of his statement, but admitted that it was necessary to vote the three-twelfths. Articles 1 and 2 were successively . put to the vote, and adopted. - The ChaMber then proceeded to vote on the whole law, which was agreed . to, there being 281 votes for it, and 13 . against it--L3lajority 288. • • • The Chamber proceeded to the election of Vice-presidents. 31. de la Bourdonnaye had alone the requisite majority, and as there was not a sufficient number of members to vote for the other candidates, the election was postponed to the 28th, when there will be also a report on petitions • . SPAIN. SITTING OF TIIE CORTES OF DEC. The PRESIDENT stated, that in consequence of the result of the sitting of yesterday, the Cortes had now to proceed to the reading of the second part of the opinion of the Special Committee ap pointed to report on the King's Message. It is as follows: The Ceennittee ,appointed to examine. the Message of his Majesty.read in the Sitting of November 28,. after having, in the first part of the report, expressed their opinion respecting the disagreeable events of. Cadiz, --which caused the said Mes sage, now proceed, in consequence of what they had proposed, to point out, in the second part, the causes of the evils which they had announced in the first -evils which unfortunately are already severely felt; and to propose those remedies which, in their judgment, appear applicable, ire order that suppressing such evils in their birth, the constitutional prerogatives of. the Throne, as well as public liberty, may be preserved untouched; and our Constitution,' the idol of all true Spaniards, and the only means of raising us to the prosperity to which we are entitled, may be consolidated in a stable manner. The Com mittee conceive that, though the existing disorders may pro ceed in a great measure from the conduct of the governed, they arc also in some respect connected with that of the principal agents of the Government—namely, of his Majesty's Ministers And, as the affairs of Cadiz and Seville require it, the Com mittee will enter, though with pain, into this disagreeable inves tigation of public events, which hold in expectation the true friends of the country, and the confidence which the King has conferred on the Cortes in his Message. In examiping this subject in its origin, it .appears to 'the- Committee that the circumstances under which the greater part of the present Ministers entered on their important functions, were not the best calculated for obtaining for them public con fidence. Subversive plans, of which the Cortes were publicly informed in the sitting of the 20th of March—conspiracies of various descriptions against the constitutional system—anti par ties of factious individuals, appearing, as it were, simultaneous ly on different points of the monarchy, must have rendered the first measures c: the Ministry very difficult. The Patriots, who contemplated:all these movements as menaces against the constitutional system, full of that agitation which is natural in similar. circumstances, could not withdraw their penetrating-in quiries from the conduct of the Ministry, hoping that when they should have collected a sufficient number of facts, capable of explaining the diameter and extent of the conspiracy, they would easily discover its focus and the hands which directed it. Public expectation was, however, then disappointed—the thread of the plot was lost ; and this may have contributed, by increas ing the _dis9uietude to prevent the Ministry from obtaining that üblic totihdence which was so necessary in their first proceed ings ; - and which was still farther alienated after the separation of same of the. Provisional, Judges of Madrid, who tonic cog .nizance of ithe causes arising out of the conspiracy, notwith standing that the public 'Voice denounced them for having. con sulted the Council of State for the preservation of their places. This circumstanee,Which in other cases would scarcely have ex. cited attention, •is at the same-time one of the motives which most power ally influenced the melancholy state into which the due administration-of justice has fallen: for the Judges must naturally be discouraged when they find the career is not open to those who, prosecute delinquents, with the arm of the l a w, but to those who adulate power and.prostrate themselves be. fore it. _ _ . _ • _ Public spirit, agitated with jealousies and fears, clearly mani fested itself in the general complaints of all the provinces ad dressed to the Extraordinary Cortes. The necessity in which the Cortes then was placed to interpose with their address to the King to satisfy the wishes of the good and the wants of the country, must have given fonndation to the suspicion that the 'Ministers either did not know the- whole extent of the evils which threatened us, or that the representations to the Monarch did not Possess that character of impartiality, nor the force which is indispensable in Constitutional Governments. After tliwents, the nation reposed tranquilly in the bosom of peace and hope ; when the Genius of Discord, which had been repressed by the vigilance of Spyiiiirds, recovered all its force in August last, agitatal the passions, sowed distrust, and point ed to the dreadful picture of civil war, This is the terrible fruit of the schemes by which our enemies, domestic as well as fo reign, were endeavouring to plunge us into the horrors of the most dreadful anarchy. Disappointed in their first efforts by the unanimity and ener gy with which all classes in the state declared themselves against the factious adherents of Merino and Salvatlerra, by the severe punishment which they experienced, and by the energetic law of the 25th of April, these enemies obtained the conviction that they could not enter into an open conflict with the friends of the constitution ; they therefore prepared anothet kind of at tack,. which, though obscure, was for that very reason so m uc h the more danorous. To inflame the passions, to divide opi nions, to scatter distrust every where, and thus to lead to anar thy and civil war, and to provoke, if possible, the interf erence of foreign powers, were doubtless the best means to succeed in their wicked object. Some foreigners also came to their aid, awl circulated in Madrid, and in other towns, plans subversive of public order, which could not be a secret to the Ministry. This concurrence of fatal circumstances ought to have served them as a guide for remedying the evil hi its origin , and thus avoiding greater evils which must necessarily have succeeded. The Ministry ought to have calmed the passions, united men's Minds, and thus have gained public opinion, by frank conduct fret from all suspicion. But unhappily they did not take this course. _ _ The Committee does not think it necessary to remind the CortA of the influence which, in the effervescenceof public opi. nion, the two appointments of Minister of War were calculat e d to have —appointments which so agitated the public mind, and gave new food to the old fears- And general distrust. nut how much was not that distrust increased, when the public, ignorant of the motives of the Ministry, were made acquainted with the circular which the Minister of the Interior 'addressed to the Po. litical Chiefs on the Occasion of the approaching elections of the ! Deputies for the Cortes ?' This measure, dictated, perhaps, by an unreflecting zeal, irritated and divided "men's minds, excited violent passions, and inflamed the resentment of a great number of persons, who, with or without foundation, considered them selveS possessed ofjust'claims to national gratitude. Tile Committee does not apologize for exaggerated princi ples, nor deny the existence of persons who profess them. Every extreme is a vice, and it would be as ridiculous to suppose, in a nation of twelve millions of inhabitants, that no one carried his passion for liberty to excess, as to pretend that there were none who loved despotism. It is certain that there are fanatics for either extreme—discontented, ignorant, and deluded persons; but the science of Government requires that no point of union should be presenter/ for all these descriptions ; and .the events Which have given ground for the present report authorized the. Committee to believe that the Alinistry has not, on this occa sion, exercised due foresight. With the above events, unfortunately, those of Arragon coin cided. The fundamental law grants to the Piing the appoint ment and removal of Civil and military officers, but the Minis try ought to use this power, as well as every other which they exercise in the name of the Monarch, with prudence and dis cretion. The coincidence of the removal of the Commandant- General of that province, with the rest of the French Emis saries in Arragon and Valencia, with the trial of VillamOr, and other incidents, gave reason to suspect that all these circum stances had the same origin. The incomprehensible silence of the Government on this occasion excited fears in some, at seeing calumniated, in public opinion, one of the men they believed most worthy of ptrblic gratitude. Others suspected -that the attack was not directed against persons, but things; and all agreed that the Ministers, by their silence, had committed a most serious error. • Such was the state of public opinion when the sitting of the 12th of October increased the discredit of the Ministers. The liovernment required to be authorized to maintain some Corps of Militia under arms, for the purpose of reinforcing the sani tary cordon.' This demand appeared so natural, that the Cortes could not refuse it, •as that would have been to charge them gel-es with the responsibility, of propagating the contagion.— Some Deputies wished on this occasion to be informed of the means employed by the Governinent for carrying this measure into effect, and of the resources which might be relied on. for meeting the new expences. The Ministers, however, eluded. the questions, and asserted that they possessed means of meet ing these extraordinary expences, though the Ordinary expences were notoriously in arrears. Here the Committee cannot refrain from offering to the con sideration of the Cortes two observations, •on account of the in timate connexion which they have with the principal object of this Report : • " Ist. The Cortes in the preceding Session determined on the means for meeting all the expences; and either from ignor anceorsouie other cause, those measures have not been put in execution, so that the public Treasury is impoverished to such a degree, that obligations of the most sacred character, even those which should furnish supplies to the Throne, have not been fulfilled. " 2d. The Cortes resolved on a system of taxes and adminis tration ; but thatsystem has not been put in force, rather through negligence on the part of the agents of the Administration, than from any resistance on the side of those liable to contribution.— The vents of which the Committee has been informed, and others of which it is still ignorant, have destroyed all the moral force of the Administration : and whatever may nave been their origin, their result is not to be doubted." The series of events which the Committee has merely enu merated, and others of which it perhaps is ignorant, have nearly enervated all the moral three of the Ministry : whatever may have been their origin, the result is undoubted. We have seen that civil Officers and military corps, and local au thorities have all demanded the dismissal of the Ministry. Ad dresses far from respectful havebcen succeeded by menaces; and to the latter has been added disobedience, which the ComMittee would wish to see blotted out of the history of the people who have done so much for the country, and to Whoie heroism we owe that glory which will never decay, and that liberty which we . hi've sighed for. But the consequence is, that we have authorities which do not obey the Government ; and the M inistry have found no other means of saving; the vessel of the State'than by submitting to the Cortes, in the events of Cadiz and Seville, a new proof of the obstacles which their measures experience. l'slotwi.4. , tantling' this the Committee distinguish times, persons, and aflairs. All the Ministers have not equally participated in these events, but the Cortes cannot allow them s-elves!to confound the authority of the King, which is one, inde feasible and independent, with that of the persons who execute his orders. The mysterious conduct of the Ministry, the state of the finances, the general distrust, and the efforts of the discontent and - ambition of home, - must influence the excited passions. AniLitions men of little reputation, and who cannot exist ex cept amidst disorders,; wish to drive the people into the horrors of anarchy. This evil has produced another. The local au thorities have been compelled to unite in Juntas, which the Con stitution does not recognize. Chiefs of military corps and local militia; and even prelates, have assisted at these meet ings, formed of persons who dare to call themselves the dele gates of the people, though the Constitution knows no other delegates than the Deputies to the Cortcs. The liberty , of the Press has been profaned by the scandalous abuse made of it. Such are the evils we experience. The conclusion is, that it is necessary to address a Message to • bis Majesty, in which the Cortes shall set forth— " 1. That in order to appease the apprehension and distrust of the-Nation, and give to Government the requisite influence, it is expedient that his Majesty should deign to make that re, form in his administration which circumstances render absolutely necessary. " 2. That if his Majesty should think any legislative mea 'sures requisite for the remedy of the evils and abuses complain ed of, the Cortes would be ready to take into consideration any project of law which his Majesty, in his wisdom, should deem fit to propose." This second part of the Report was attacked with warmth by several Deputies, who maintained that if Ministers were guilty, they should be summoned to the bar : on - the contrary, their conduct and their reputation could not be attacked in any way whatsoever. The Minister of the Interior made some observa tions in justification. M. Calatrava, a member of the Committee, observed to the Minister, that having lost all confidence in public opinion, he saw no other remedy than a change of Ministers. M. Lopez Martial was of opinion that Ministers ought to be called to the bar 1.0 justify themselves. After this short discussion the sittingbrolte up, to be resumed and continued tc-morrow. MAnatn, Dec. 11.—The Government has re ceived despatches from Saragossa of the Bth inst. at 10 p. m., from which it appears that the Poli tical Chief, suspecting that the public tranquil lity might be interrupted, requested assistance from the Commandant-General ; and, in fact, thirty men of the regiment of. Gerona, with two officers, As ere put under arms. These living heard some shots fired at the top of the street of Coso, ordered the 'group assembled there to be fired upon, in consequence of which an officer of the regiment of Asturias and one of the national militia were wounded. The calmness Sand pru dence of the Commander of the Guard prevented the disagreeable consequences that might have resulted from this ; to which the zeal of the offi cers of the garrison, of the national militia, and the presence of the Commandant, greatly contri buted. The efforts of all calmed the minds of the people, justly excited by so unpleasant an event. The city remained entirely tranquil, and a summary inquiry into the affair was instituted. DEc. lc2.—The Government has received re ports and addresses from the Constitutional Juntas of several parts of the kingdom, expressive of their disapprobation of the proceedings at Cadiz, and of attachment to the Constitution. There • are addresses from Calahorra, Teruel, _Montego, and Lugo, and also from a number of oflicers•and others belonging to Jaen and Navarre. A LGESIRAS, DEC. 3.-At Tetuan they con tinue to fire salutes of artillery for the victories of Zeit! ; but the Moors of Soliman's party, who have come from Tangier, affirm that these vie. toties are pure fictions, and that the Emperor will shortly come to besiege - Tetuan. As we can not penetrate into the interior of the country, we only believe what seems to us most probable in the reports of the two parties. CADIZ, DEC. 4.—State of the yellow fever on the 25th, 26th, and 27th November : PORT ST. illAity.—New cases, 20—Cured, 21—Deaths, 14 —Remain 62. XE RE s.—New cases 13--Cured, I—Death3, 6—Remain, 39. There are no accounts from Lebrija since our last. MALAGA I DEC. s.—On account of the situa tion in which this city has been, it was resolved that the elections should be held at Anteqiera, which has in fact been done. [PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.] Manarn, l)Ec. 10:---.The fall of the Ministry, or at least a part of them, is no longer dOtibtful . However, it is equally certain that the Minister of Finance will keep his .place ; and nothing is. mere natural than that he should do so, since . he did not take- office till after the absurd measures were taken which proved the' ruin of his leagues.. But, at all events, it will not be formed of such men as. Barata,' the • ex-Minister ,of F:- fiance, since it is against him that the anger'of those'who were opposed to the existing - Ministry was principally directed.. You will see in 'the. Universal of to-day 'the debates Which took place in the Cortes, after the report made by Calatrava on the events of 'Cadiz. This re port was divided into two- parts ; one 're; lating to the troubles in Andalusiit e and' re-_ commending that all the Chiefs with 'hate diS.; obeyed the orders of Government shOuld be• brought to trial e the other is still a secret, since it was laid on the table in a sealed packet which• cannot be opened till the first - point is de cided. However, it is believed that this sealed packet contains a message addreSsed to the King, declaring the weakness of his Ministry to be the origin of all the disorders, and that they have in consequence lost the confidence of the country. The motive for separating these two questions, was in order fully to establish that the conduct of the Ministry was an entirely distinct point from the conduct of the authorities at Catliz and Seville ; and that these latter, if but for the sole cause that their orders proceeded from an autho rity, legally constituted, however that authority might subsequently have been proved to have Vio lated its trust, were'guilty of disobedience. DECEMBER. 13.--During the discussioti of yes terday, the passages to the hall of the Cortes were thronged with people. In .the hall itself there was not a single place unoccupied, yet tranquil lity was not interrupted a single instant. .As the discussion, however, was prolonged till-9 o'clock in the evening, some persons about that hour ut tered cries of impatience, but they were imme diately arrested, to the number of seven or eight, and every thing remained perfectly calm. Another debate has taken place -to-day, and as a report of it- will not appear till to-mor row-in the Journals, I should tell you that the question debated (that of the 'charge against Ministers). was brought to no decision, nor can it yet be known how it will terminate. It is very possible that the report of the Commission may not be acceded to, and, that that part at least may be rejected which demands from the King a change in the Ministry. The two extremes, that is,: the Ministerials and the Liberals, appear to be agreed on this point, with this difference only—that the latter wish to prefer to a Commission the examination of the conduct of the Ministry ; but it is necessary that the King should give. his consent to this, because ; this being an Extt•aordioary Cortes, it cannot ini tiate any measure. In the' midst of this contest, that which will finally simplify the question and cut short the (life,. ficulty, is a voluntary resignation o-• the part Of the Ministry. This step is much ta Iked of this ev and we are even a slred that it is absolutely ch e termined an. What I tell you comes from very goad authority. Among the new Ministers are named Baesa for the Interior, and, the Marquis St. Cruz for Fo reign Affairs. All were to give in their resignations, with the exception of the Minister of Finance,. who was, it is said, to be retained. The last de-' bates of the Cortes have produced, a very good ef fect on pubic opinion the most violent talk only now of obedience ; and the Ministers themelyea have even found partisans amongst those persons who believe, that, at this moment,. the Give meat at all events must. be supported. lam as sured,, that in the sitting of to-day they migh t have Leen extricated from their difficulties, if they had possessed any better orator ,ruin. them. In tine, the crisis cannot ytt be qUite consider' ed at an end. The two questions ar=e - these -NV hat will become of the Ministry? And will the Chief'' at Cadiz and Seville yield obedience when they learn the decision of the Cortes ? As to - the former: it may be decided from one moment to another; aff° if the reports, of which I spoke to you above, are realized, this difficulty has ceased to be one. With regard even to the obedience of the Chiefs -at Cadiz and Seville,, there can - hardly . eXist 4 doubt ; for at this . moment, whatever - inav becom e of the Ministry, no person here thinkiof any-resist ance ; and what satisfies me particularly on tl' point is the opinion I beard expressed this morning by one of the leaders of the Upposi' tion, with considered all resistance impossibl; from the moment the Cortes had explained' This manner of thinking is also general; arid th c moral force of the Cortes, which is immense, is great source of confidence to all the friends °, order. • A report has been spread that Velasco, t h 8 Commandant of Sevill e , h a d t a k en th e field -at the head of some battalions. It was first put in culation yesterday, and not bein ,, confirmed It" day, appears consequently to be .unfounded! Madrid is perfectly tranquil. Notwithstandi" i the important discussions th a t h ave l a t e ly - taV i e place, the city has never been more quiet : has not been the smallest symptom of agitatiow Advices from Cadiz to the 6th inst., receiv e , e ,yesterday by way of Gibrattar, th.t t` t i e King's Message to the Cortes, relative to the occurrences at Cadiz, and the answer (,f the reached that city on the Ist, The acting Cic'ti.