The Sun. — London, England, 1822-12-02 00:00:00

FORE 4 IGN INTELLIGENCE. PARIS, Nov. 28.—The King of Prussia, ac companied by several members of his family, arrived at Rome on the 11th, and on the 12th -visited the Pope. According to letters from Marseilles, the Bishop of Majorca, President of the Urgel Re gency, arrived on the evening of the 20th at' the Lazaretto, with 24 Spanish families. On the 21st, M. **• a merchant, 'was arrested at Marseilles. All his correspondence was seized. The cause of this proceeding is not known. The Echo du Midi announces the arrival at ;Toulou,,e, on the 21st, of two officers of the Baron d'Eroles's staff. To put aside any inter pretation of this circumstance contrary to his views, the journalist adds, that these officers are come to Toulouse to procure a remount for the Army of the Faith. All the accounts from Perpignan and Toulouse concur in stating that the Army of the Faith is dissolved : more than one half of the men who were under the command of Baron d'Eroles have gone over to General Mina ; the others have taken - refuge in France, or returned to their own villages. The Constitutional army of Spain has seized an immense quantity of muskets, which certainly•were not intended for but which will serve to arm the militia. The Baron d'Eroles, who mvas said to he re solVed to shut himself up in the fort of Urgel, has, according to the Ministerial evening Jour nal, thrown.himself into the valley of Andorre, , the possession of which is a matter of litigation between France and Spain. The Regency have sent their chancery into Llivia, a little neutral state between French Cerdagne and Spanish Cer dagne. After all these accounts, which are contradiC. tory, but which are not the less true, for i'Mini sterial Journal is infallible, the journalist sud denly resumes the offensive, and makes the Baron d'Eroles march against the enemy with 5,000 men. Thus, amidst the labyrinth in which the jour - nalist,would involve his credulous readers, news is given which may lead them back into the path of truth. All the commercial letters concur in stating that General Mina has gained a decisive victory—that helm entirely routed the remains of the Army of the. Faith—that the Baron d'Erolea had succeeded in rallying some in the Conque de 'Temp, but that all not made pri soners, or who have not gone over to the Consti tutional standards, have taken refuge in Llivia, a small district enclosed between the French and Spanish territory.—(ConstitutionneL) Sao D'URGEL, Nov. 17.—For some days past - Mina has been engaged with the Baron d'Eroles in the Conque de Tretnp. The posi tions are obstinately defended on both sides. It is announced that the Constitutionalists have en tered Talaru, and that the house of the General in Chief of the Army of the Faith has been ',burnt. This atrocious transaction on the part of - Mina's soldiers, if it'he true, is not calculated to gain them partisans. It is added that the inha, bitants of the Conque, where the Baron d'Eroles is idolized, are in despair, and breathe nothing 'but vengeance. POYCERDA, Nov. 18.—At three o'clock this evening the Regency left us. They proceeded to Llivia, under an escort of cavalry. We are informed that Costa; who left Barcelona about a week ago, with 2,000 men, chiefly militia, is marching in the direction of Vich. It is supposed that lie intends to johrGeneral 31ilans, who still occupies that town. We shall doubtless soon learn what his object is. Meanwhile several -persons fear that if he join Milans, the latter General sill make an attempt on Spanish Cer dagne, and.endeavour s to render ,himself master of that district. Yesterday we received,the four'last numbers of the Diario, printed at. Urgel. They are, dated the 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th of November.— We extract the most curious among them : DECREE OF THE REGENCY CONCERNING THE 'REMOVAL OF THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT TO PUYGERDA. " The Regency charged with the Government of Spain dur ing the captivity of Ferdinand VII., considering that the situa tion of Urgel in the midst of mountains renders the transport thither of articles of equipment for ,the troops at the head: quarters very- difficult, as well as the procuring provisions which so great a number of strangers require; and the price of which is greatly raised by that number; considering also that the general oflicers both national and foreign, who, in ohe dience to-the voice Of honour, come to-range themselves under our standards, :and- to consecrate their arms to the defence of the altar and the throne, need suitable lodgings, ,the want of which here is the cruse of numerous Complaints ; - desirous of redressing the just complaintacf those gene Yous defenders who 'have loyally supported almost the whole -weight of the war, . the Regency, influenced by all those motives, have thought prOper to • transfer their residence to, Puycerda and Llivia, in Spanish Cerdagne, • where they swill besides be more -at liberty to execute their high functions. The present dacree shall be ~c ommunicated to the authoiities -with which the-Regency cor ., respond, and inserted in the public papers.--Urgel, Nov. 9." Before the Regency .left this, place, they in.. sorted in the. Diailo an article Which stated that -the inhabitants were quite melancholy at the de_ parture of the Faithful Government. This pub lication greatly astonished us, -as well ..as fthe i : announcement of a spontaneous -illumination 011 I the part cif the inhabitantg: On'the Contrary„, -every thing here was sad, and dismal, and th e : scenes of - deSelation with , which Catalonia has been covered by the Regency are far from ac.: cording, with .the benevolence and gentleness by: which these „gentlemen, according to their own , Gazette, are characterized, but which the editor of that journal has been the first to discover. PERPIGNAN, Nov. 18.—Mina's force being „ directed against Seo &Urgel, the accounts from Barcelona, Gerona, and Figuieras, are not very -interesting.- The letters from the first of these towns estimate the Constitutional Troops in Cata lonia at . 30,000. Great events appear to be tak, ing place on the side of Urgel. SAINT BEAT, Nov. 19.—Last evening the-Baron d'Eroles was in -the valley of the Paillas. The Baroness, his•wife, has been seeking an asylumin -the valley of Aran, -where she arrived . yesteran:' :She-was -to . .sleep the . followine night :at Fos, a • French village.. • On Sunday Mina was at Real,, a small town -a day and a half's march trom St. Beat, at the head of - 16,000 men. The- Constii tutional Army, in order to arrive at Real, must passed through every difficult roads and, crossed the worst districts in Spain.—(Journal de Toulouse.) PAu, Nov. 9.o.=—The Spanish General lguia arrived yesterday evening fromßayonne, and set out this morning for Toulouse. TOULOUSE. Nova 22.—The arrival of the . Trappist in our town has given rise to many con jectures ; every one interprets it according to his own notions and opinions. Whatever may be the true cause of his departure from Urgel; this ex traordinary, man lives here in the greatest retire ment. lIN is, however, as may be easily supposd, the object of general curiosity : every time that he appears in the choir with the other monks the people crowd tot the entrance of the Sanctuary to have a better view of him. It is necessary to have - een the devout air of these pious fathers in t der to be able to form an idea of that of Don Antonio. He wears the habit of a simple 'friar of La Trappe. Ile is of the middle size. Ilis countenance is very expressive. Ile limps a little, in consequence, it is said, of a wound which he received in battle. Persons who pretend to be well -informed assign to his journey no other motive than that of obtaining a retreat here, as he could not go into another convent in Spain. Some say that he will afterwards go and take the command of a division of the army of Navarre. According ,to others he will not return to Urgel. --(Echo du, Midi.) P.S. The': news which we receive from the frontiers of l Catalonia are unfavourable to the noble Army of the Faith. The news from Arra gon is better. Mina has taken possession of the town of Urgel, where he put every thing to fire and sword. The troops of the garrison, about 1,000 strong, have retired into the citadel.—(Jour nal du Soir.) he accounts from Germartyare all favourable Cottle maintenance of peace. At Frankfort, on the 23d, the Austrian metallics were at 854, with au ar-pearance which promised a rise. On the %Rh they were at 83.—(Journal de Conzmerce.) Accounts from Naples state, that the War Minister of that kingdom has signed a military convention for two Swiss regiments of 1,500 men each. The sum to •be paid for every man delivered at Gaeta is 250 f. The relief which we have stated to be distri buted to the Spanish refugees, by order of the French Government, is in proportion to the rank and functions which they exercised in their country. These acts of beneficence are worthy of a government which sets some value on unfor tunite fidelity.—(Echo The report is circulated that the Trappist has come to Paris ; but we cannot guarantee this news.—(Journal de Commerce.) The brown robe which the Trappist wears proves that he is neither a priest nor ecclesiastic, properly. so called, but merely a lay brother, or lay monk. Ills height is about five feet one (French measure),and he appears to be 50 years of age. His countenance, 'and in particular his eyes, are expressive. Ilis complexion and fea tures indicate ~man of great vigour and,decided character. From his manner he seems- to suffer pain, either from excess of fatigue, or some other indiSposition. In fact, since he arrived it is said that he has a severe wound in his leg, and . that a surgeon has been called, in to dress'it. VERONA, Nov. 17. EXTRACT OF A PRIVATE LETTER.I " The Ministers of the great Powers in the late conferences have been particularly occupied with the consideration of the differences existing between Russia and the Ottoman Porte. Their deliberations on this sulajectcannot but have assumed a more marked character of importance, as it is generally asserted that a courier, dispatched froth Vienna by Baron Sturmer, has brought to Prince Metternich the important intellig ence, t h at the Ottoman Government has resolved to 4naintain during the winter all the Turkish troops on the war footing. The Asia tics. will not return home this year, and considerable tran sports of artillery and ammunition are dispatched t o th e corps cantoned both on the banks of the Pruth and on the Danube. " It is clear from these miliiary dispositions, that the Porte apprehends the decision of the Congress may, in accOrd ance with the policy of the Cabinet of St. Petersburgh, be of a nature to lead to an immediate rupture between the two empires. ".The Deputies of the Greek 'Provisional Government are till . neighbourhood. The decision of the Ministers on the request of these Deputies to be admitted to the Congress is not yet known. " There is a vague report of the approaching arrival of a Spaniard of distinction. It is said that this personage, who is furnished with powers-from King Ferdinand, will be the bearer of dispatches to the Duke •of Wellington."—(Journal de Paris. ) Military preparations-are .goiiig on at Bayonne with the greatest activity. Hospitals ate form ing at St. Jean-Pied-de-Port and at Socoa.— (Gazette de France.) Yesterday the Etude announced that the Ba ron d'Eroles had determined, in despair of his cause, to shut himself up in the Seo &Urge!, and to defend it to the last extremity ; but it appears that at the moment of the execution of this pro ject the Baron changed his mind. This wretched enterprise, to which, by means of a pretended Regency it has been attempted to give an impos ing character, may then be regarded' as termi nated. It has had, and could have had, no other result than the ruin and desolation of the coun try which has been its theatre, and the massacre of a part of the population. The unfortunate men who have by perfidious suggestions been draWn into this deplorable measure are to, be pitied ; but -a, different sentiment must be felt towards those who, iii the name of morality and religion, have lighted up the torch of civil war, and scattered gold for the purpose of causing to flow the streams of blood with which Catalonia is still moistened.---( Courier Francais.) TRIBUNAL, OF CORRECTIONAL POLICE. AFFAIR. OF THE AIME. PRADT. If will be recollected that one of the numbers of the Condi tutionnel of the month of October was seized, on acbount of the insertion of an article of M. de Pradt, entitled Mon Con ,gris. The charge was founded on a pretended instigation to the disobedience of the laws which prohibit secret societies. MM. de Pradt.and Guise were not present. On the cause being called, M. Dupin rose and said—M, de Pradt has been summoned for to-day, the 27th of Nov.—On ac count of the state aids health, he writes that he cannotpersonally appear ; but at the same time he requests so long a delay that, if you comply with his application, it would be advisable for you to imitate the Areopagus, which postponed for a hun dred years a cause in which it was found inconvenient to pro nounce a judgment. I am not averse to the delay, though I am desirous that the decision should be on default, because I am convinced, from theimpartiality which distinguishes you, that you will acquit M. de Pradt on the mere reading of the accused article. Were he present, I should not say a word more than I have now; stated. M. Bayeure, the King's Advocate, read indictment, and argued that M. de Pradt, in the article charged, had made him self the apologist of Secret Sociefies, which .he held,to be sub versive of social order, and which were besides formally prohi bited by the law. An apology for them is so much the more dangerous, as Secret Societies now menace all existing Govern. ments. He therefore concluded that there was ground for de. Glaring the accused guilty. After deliberating for a quarter of an hour, .the tribunal de. ciding in, default on the case of MM. de. Pradt and` Guise, de. 'elated, that from the'reading of the inculpated article it-did not appear to instigate to .the, formation of Secret Societies; and con. sequently dismissed the complaint; and discharged the segues• tration of the copies.seized. SPAIN. MADRID, Nov. 17. About 20 state prisoners, who had been engaged in the con ,spiracy at Mahon, have arrived at Barcelona; among the num• ber is Count de Tone Souza. The officers of the staff who were arrested at Mahon are detained at Palmo. It is said, that the object of the plot was to excite an insurrection in the island, and to introduce'foreign troops. The last accounts from the army of Mina mention, that a great movement had taken place. The rebels had been obliged to raise the blockade of Gerona and Figuieras, and fall back on Clot. On the 12th, a battalion of the regiment of Don Carlos, with four pieces of artillery, left Madrid. It was preceded by another battalion of the Guards. These troops go to Saragossa, where a corps of reserve is forming. A battalion of the Con stitution Regiment passed on the 10th in the neighbourhood of Madrid, and after having taken 460 of the late Guard proceed ed on their march for Vittoria. The greatest activity prevails in the War Depariment. In one of the late Sittings of the Landaburian Society, some disorder arose in consequence of Morales, the Editor of the Zurriago, having ascended the tribune. The auditors were not inclined to listen to him ; but General Riego took his place, and tranquillity, was restored. In this Sitting the origin of Monks, the primitive institutions, and the abuses introduced into Monastie Orders, were discussed: The Journals , of the 13th contain a Petition addressed by the late Ministers to the. King on the subject of the process insti tuted against them. It is in the following terms : " PETITION OF TILE LATE MINISTERS TO THE KING. "Being conscious of our innocence, and protected by the guarantees which are provided by the Constitution, we view without uneasiness or alarm the .efforts that arc made, at all hazards, to implicate us in the celebrated process which has been instituted concerning the events of the month of last July. We are responsible to the nation for all our acts and measures during the time we Zemaineal in office, and like' every citizen we are exposed to the rigour of the laws for any crimes that we may have committed as individuals ; we are perfectly aware of the great importance of our sacred duties ; but at the same time we do not forget the rights and privileges - which are se cured to us in either of the before-mentioned characters by the fundamental law of .the state. • " The Extraordinary Cortes have assembled, and have been invested with the most absolute authority by your Majesty' s Government. The zeal of many members has anticipated our wishes, and it is already determined that the Government shall, make all our acts and official documents relative 'to the epoch before mentioned, or which may be in any way connected with the most remarkable events of our administration, the subject s of an investigation. We now, therefore, can see the period ap proach when a public and solemn inquiry will take place upon this important subject: facts will be corrected, doubts removed, public opinion fixed, and the voice of malevolence and calumny will be silenced. " So great has been our confidence in the rectitude of our conduct, and so fully were we persuaded that we had never for, a single instant forgotten our duty to ohr country and your Ma jesty, that even in the most critical moments we h ave e mployed the frank andsevere language of truth, always consulting what we believed to be consistent with the honour and the liberty of .the nation. We are not so foolishly presumptuous as to imagine that we have been exempt from error ; it may appear that in the difficult circumstances in which we were placed, we have committed faults, but we are convinced our conduct will come out from examination free froth the slightest taint of crimina lity or weakness. " Bui whilst we awaited the impartial deliberation of the Cortes, when we - saw the course traced by the laws lying open, and expected to be tried by the supreme tribunal of justice pro vided by the laws to take cognizance of the crimes that are al leged against us, we could with difficulty believe that an in competent authority, usurping powers which it ought not to pos sess, and openly violating one of the fundamental principles of justice, would dare to order us to be placed under arrest, and thus in our persons inflict a wound upon the constitution and the laws. Yet this has happened, and if we had' not, by means of concealment, eluded so flagrant an act of violence, ive should now have been secretly confined in dungeons, delivered over to an improper jurisdiction, prevented in a great measure from claiming the protection to which every Spaniard is entitled, and exposed for a long time to illegal proceedings, as incorrect in their principles as fatal in their consequences. " But as we are now fortunately able to claim from your Majesty's Government the protection which - the laws afford us; as the just decision of the Cortes, in the sitting of the 9th of this month, has removed all doubtavith respect to the tribunal which has authority to decide upon our case ; and, finally, as your Majesty is in a situation to exercise one of ymir most august attributes—namely, that of administering speedy and. complete justice, and defending that which is most dear to citi zens, their honour—we cannot abstain fro m ra i s i ng our vo i ces t o you Majesty's throne, and beseeching you with the utmost earnestness to subject us immediately to the inflexible judg ment of the laws. " We are not ignorant that it depends upon the Cortes to prepare the Way, by their declaration, for our solemn trial upon our ,responsibility, if the acts of out administration afford suf ficient ground for the proceeding ; but as the decree of arrest which was illegally issued against-us may rest upon facts which are stated in the process, and may make us appear to be accom plices ih the grave crime of conspiracy against the State, we may perhaps be reputed criminal if we do not seek at all hazards to make our innocence• evident; and on this account we are ready to submit ourselves to trial, -that we may I:now the crime that is imputed to us,- and confound our calumniators by our defence and a legal - decision. -" Deign, therefore, Sire, to give directions thafaltthe cir cumstances of the process in question may be submitted to the competent tribunal, in order that. it may proceed immediately, and in a manner conformable to the laws, with the necessary in vestigation : jtistice, our honcigr, . and the general weal of thd country, all require that this should be done. If we shall be found to be guilty, let our punishment serve as a terrible ex ample to restrain the wicked ; but if we be proved to be inno cent, let good men be convinced by our acquittal that they may rely upon the safeguard of the laws. Let the guilty dread the laws as the avengers of crime —we invoke them as the protec tors of innocence. " May God preserve your Majesty, &c. (Signed) " FRANCOIS MARTINEZ DE LA ROSA. "DIEGO CLEMENCIO. " PHILIP DE SIERRA PAMBLEZ. • " JACINTE ROMARATE. " Madrid, Nov. 11, 1822." BAYONNE, Nov. 23.—The Mail from Madrid is not yet ar rived. - The accounts'from-Irun confirm the arrival of General Torrijos, at Vittoria; and the •public rejoicings which took place on the occasion. The first step of the General was to have a king interview with all the Commanders of the Constitutional troops, in the sth Military District. lie, therefore, required all the political Chiefs to give him information respecting the state of the Province, and he has assembled almost all his troops, forming together about 4000 men, in Vittoria and the environs. The activity which is perceived at his head-quarters—the sum mons which he has just issued to all the National Guards— every thing indicates that he is going to commence his opera tions with the same activity and perseverance as he showed in Catalonia. The following is the Proclamation which he issued on the 18th : " PEOPLE •OF THE STH DISTRIpT.—The King and the whole nation represented by its Deputies in the Congrnss, have seen with extreme pain that the patricide faCtion has pene trated among you, and that a great number of mad visionaries and of peaceful citizens have suffered themselves to be misled by the false suggestions of its infamous agents, while others have a ssisted them in their wicked plans, to overthrow our wise in, stitutions, and to plunge you into a chaos of disaster and misery. The efforts hitherto made to i make the people of this district sen ,sible of their true interest, by exhorting them to repel by force, if necessary, these pretended defenders of the Faith; the means 'that have been used to reclaim those who have left their homes,, to enlist under the standard of rebellion, have not yet produced the salutary effects which might have, been expected. Yet the Government has always prescribed con ciliatory though energetic measures, persuaded that they would be sufficient to restore tranquillity in these prqvinces, the inhabitants of which have at all times given proofs of good sense, prudence, and loyalty. Hitherto then, although they are in a state ofsiege, the civil and military autho r iti es h ave not been seen to act with that severity which circumstances require, nor have those disasters ensued which will necessarily afflict them if the people - do not undeceive themselves ; if Caey persist in giving an asylum to the factious, in aiding by so many means their seditious plots; and, lastly, if those who have taken up arms against their country, do not haste to lay th6m down, to resume their labours, arid return to their families. The Go vernment possesses all the means necessary to exterminate those wretches whose only occupation is the pillage of the' people, robbery of the temples and on the highways, assassination', and all kinds of excesses, and who cherish the insensate hope of seeing the country invaded by a foreignarrny, as if that would lead to intimidate ten millions of Spaniards who have sworn the Constitution or Death. , The Constitutional c aus e w ill triumph, doubtless, and y ou will perhaps see these fine pro vinces, which I have the honour to command, a prey to ravage and all the horrors of war, if You let yourselves be seduced by these monsters, who only seek your destruction. `‘ Turn your eyes on the unhappy Catalonia, which will long deplore the disasters which it suffers from the weakness of the people, who have been deluded and deceived by these Vandals. Chosen by the King and the *Government to restore you the peace you have lost, and to prevent your experiencing still greater evils, Nhall spare neither pains nor fatigue to obtain if, not doubting that you will second me in an undertaking on. which depend your tranquillity, your happiness, and the safety of your persons and properties, which will be strictly respected by the brave troops whom I am proud to command. genercitls, and the constant protector' of the people'and the ci tizens, who have embraced the good cause, and who shall main tain it, I shall be as inexorable to those who do not speedily abandon the standards of rebellion, or who, deaf to my voice, and. to theorders issued by the Authorities against the factious, shall continue to favour, directly or indirectly, their movements and seditious plans: the Alcades, the Municipalities, and the Cures of the Communes shall be responsible for every act of disobedience. (Signed) " Vittoria, Nov. 18, 1822.", " F. TORRIJOS. To this piece is annexed another nearly in the same terms as That published by Mina at Calaf, threatening various penalties to be inflicted on the Com munes , & c . w hi c h shall favour the 'factious. It appears that Torrijos will follow a different plan from his predecessor, and that the three provinces will be the theatre of a sanguinary war. Two battalions, making 1,200 men, were expected every.moment at Vittoria. - The Royalists commanded by Guerquet, Junanito, and Santo Ladron, were attacked on the 16th, in the mountains, be tween Salinas and Vittoria, by a column under Julian Sanchez, who was at first obliged to retreat and seek reinforcements. Having received them, he attacked a second time, dislodged the Royalists, killed about 60, and burnt a village, the Alcalde of which informed him of the strength of the enemy. No other action had yet taken place between the troops of Torrijos and the Royalists, who received daily reinforcements, and were im patiently expecting Gen. O'Donnell. An express just arrived from Pampeluna states, that Torrijos was expected there on the 20th, and that by his order the 31em bers of the Municipality who were arrested, in . the late tumult, had been released. Letters from Saragossa highly praise Velasco, the new Com mandant in Arragon, and say that Mina, after some, actions with the troops of Eroles in th e C onque de Tremp, had pushed his reconnoissance on the 12th to Organja, while Mila.ns set out on the 10th from Vich with 5000 men towards Olot and Cam pedron. If we may depend on the letters, the Constitutional troops were before Urgel and Puycerda. Mina is said to have 12,000 good troops, besides 3000 that he has left on the line from Lerida to Calaf. All communication is cut off between the Regency and the band of the faith in the rear of the Constitu tional army, whith disconcerts the leaders of these bands. Mina and Milans spread terror wherever they go. PORTUGAL. LISBON, Nov. 21.—The Preparatory Junta for the ordinary Cortes of 1823, assembled at nine o'clock on the Isth, end the Sitting opened with a short speech by Senor H. J. Braamcamp do Sobral, in which he observed, that the approaching Cortes would have a different duty from the preceding, but equally important; viz. to consolidate the Institutions which their pre decessors had founded. The Report of the Permanent Deputation, read by its Secre tary, stated, that it had examined the documents relative to the election of the new Deputies; that those of th e Azores an d Madeira had not yet arrived ; that all those from Brazil and other transmarine provinces were wanting; and, therefore, the Deputies who represented them in the last Assembly were to continue their functions according to the law of July 11, this yeas—Art. The second Preparatory Junta was held on the 10th, in which the names of the Deputies whose elections were found to have been made in due form were read, and other forms were gone through. _ _ The Third Preparatory Junta assembled on the 21st to choose the President, Vice President, and Secretaries of the Cortes; but before proceeding to the business, the Secretary announced the afflicting neivs of the death of the illustrious patriot Manuel Fernandez Thomas, the preceding night at ten o'clock.- He was one of the founders of Portuguese liberty, Deputy from the Province of Beira to the late Cortes, and re-elected to the new. Congress by many places. • A mournful silence prevailed in the assembly at the sad news, as well as in the galleries, and the eyes of many persons were suffused with tears: Senor Jose Joaquim Tereira de Mour a was a f terwar d s c h osen 'resident. The Secretaries were then chosen, and the President and Ministers proceeded to the Cathedral to take the oath, At five P. m. the Deputies of the Cortes assembled. The president announced that the Cortes were installed : a deputa tion was appointed to inform His Majesty; and Sunday the Ist Dec. was fixed for the opening of the. Cortes. The death, of Senor Thomas has caused great affliction in the inhabitants of the city : a subscription is already opened for his widow and children. [From the British .Itfonitor.] What we stated a month ago with respect to the propositions made to the Spanish Cortes by the Congress, requiring_ them to alter their Constitution, is ne ver th e l ess t rue . Last Sunday we said that these propositions would be peremptorily re jectecl.—We now know that- they h ave b een rejected ! !—Fresh proposition have been made; and the answer, rejecting them also has been sent to. Verona !!--In the course of a few days we may expect the Declaration from the Congress to that effect ! ! —The result will no doubt be an armed interference ! The Spanish Ministry have taken very good care not to say one word of these negocietions to, the people of Spain, who would doubtless prefer the adoption of the propositi ons t o th e p er ilo us chances of a visit from a.foreign enemy. The recent proclama.: , tiong of MINA chew' pretty clearly the alarm of the Govern ment, and their anxiety to put down the civil war previoui to the invasion. These proclamations have been considered by Some of our contemporaries as peculiarly ferocious ; but for our part we do not think theni more so than those issued by ,otlierrevolutionists.—lndeed, revoluti o n s a nd wars are not carried on with rose .water ! ! The part assigned to England at the Congress regarding Spain, is a very difficult one, though not more so than that which she had to play at Troppau and Laybach, where, in deed, her part was so difficult that she found it necessary to abstain from taking any share in the deliberations. The truth is,: that she has from. circumstances b e e n obli ge d t o ex hibi t a kind of left-handed Liberalism, the consequence of which has been that she has offended both parties.' The Liberals call upon us to assist them ; but how can we do that without giving offence to the despotic Governments with whotn we are allied, or at least HAVE BEEN allied !—The despotic Governments also look to us for assistance -.Against the Liberals ; but how can our Government do that, in opposition to the spirit of our own Constitution !—ln the dilemma, we please none, and offend all ! France, from the nat u r e f her Constitution, acted as we did in the affair of Naples. But now, she has suffered too many insults from the Spanish revolutionists not to inter fere ! As for the other Continental Powers, they can act in this and all other matters as they please. They are not obliged to give an account of their conduct to their subjects, nor to ask their support in the execution of thei r d es i gns ; an d any pre sume to question the wisdom of their Rulers, they know that Siberia, the knout, and Stock Prugcl, are infallible specifics against grumbling!! ! But the IfOly Allies, even in the plenitude of their power, should be cautious how they act. Neither their talents nor their conduct for the last twenty years have inspired their sub jects with respect. There is a vast forge of Republicanism at work on the Continent ; and if ever that should be directed against them,' they will find that Republicanism is much more difficult to put down than Liberalism. People of all nations clearly understand Republicanism; but Liberalism is as unin telligible to the world at large as is the brawling for Parlia mentary Reform in this country. PRICE O. THIS D'AY AT Bank Stock ~ 3 per Cent. Red. 79 3 per Cent. Cons. 80,iiii 3i per Cent . ...• • 9 7i .I . per Cent! { NOld ew . link i 5_ per Cents. 1797 Bank Long Ant:. 20 5-16ths Imp. 3 per Cents. • . --..... PRICE OF FOREIGN STOCKS IN LONDON: - N °l ' French Five per Cents. 881. Six per Cents. 82. Russian {Five per Cents. (Metallic) 83. Ditto New 86. Neapolitan 1 Fiv e per Cent. Bonds, 77. Scrip, 77A. Austrian Five per Cents. (Metallic) 85, {Five per Cent. Bonds, t'B. Spanish New Ditto, 513. Scrip, 5 disc. Prussian IFive per Cent. Bonds, 86i. 1 Ditto New, 87g. Danish Five per Cent: Bonds, 90. 1 , Chili 76. (Old Bonds, 00. Colombian , Six per Cent. Bonds, 7.q. Ditto Scrip, 00. 'erui New Loan, 791. Bank Shares -121 10s. American Six per Cent. 92=98. Five per Cent: , 90. • Three per Cent. 76A Peruvian M'" ;J PRICE OF IRISH STOCK, Nov. 23 * Bank Stock! 's2 ' Grand Canal Loan, 4 P• . 60 Gov. Deb. 36 per cent ,) 1 3 Mote 3 per Ca t ' Stock, 3 per ct Gov. Deb. 4 per cent.... 2 2 2 .1 — Royal Gov. Deb. 5 per cent. —Stock, 5 per cent. Do. Deb. with Gov- ' =c ;i: Treasury Bills, 5 per cent. Pipe Water Deb. 5 Pe r , o - t , City Debentures, 5' per Do. - ' 6 pe r c.„, cent.. 3 . 3 Ballast Office Govt. D ca it n t al oS s to toe ck k ...::: : "" et. ; ..•• Lying in Hospital 4 per ct. 5 per cent. ....... Exchange on Lonc . ..on, Nov. 271 .7i3. HIGH WATER AT LONDOI Morning, _l5 minutes after 5. • BRIDGE TO-3101111, Evening, 40 minutes itilP/ THE SUN. SOLE,' QUIS 11ICERE FALSUiII AU DIAT LONDON MONDAY,' DECEMBER 38- [FROM A CORRFSPONDENT•I t his CITY, Twelve o'Clock.—Consols ci 0.0 morning at 808 to 81; but soon after it . known that an Express had arrived fron" tb' bringing the French Funds, 87 f. 30 c. A ec t Spanish 57-i. The above depression o ccasi° : e t, immediately- a general sensation in our 011.-a; as the cause of the above fall in the Frenc h ruli f e was unknown; but, on creditable autboriti e'lh oc understand that the report originated in a jept Paper, which asserted th a t i n L o ndon a 4" efi "' l) g ge and respectable Broker in the Stock B%ch3re, had failed, as well as another House of g re i 3t e a; spectability ; that the Stock Exchangevr 35 cic l l . s o ol , also, that two Gentlemen bad been se° t° l ,,,ris It,appears that Saturday was settling J a g for Foreign Securities, and n o d o ubt 'the the cart ingenious report was a ruse de , iterre on berg of the Parisians to counteract the Engli sh j° , o fel l in that capital.—The Foreign Market al Beti o on the arrival of the Express from Pa r ' 0 0 Spanish Bonds, which opened at 58,-Went to interferenceT s lie k . question of respecting c c e t i:n o g r the r p o i; c o r l c h o l g 3 re r : j s e o . t a Verona, with the affairs of Spain, re waills : t r o l O . in t epe i pne4ocenertttree.t determination mr t po u rin d insl e ae . t: o ' eun F nc., ortoafi until ii e hei i e l e i n as ta a l t shall A h l least l a i v e e s r;iac, an a as ti e di f ec o il ati r f s th ii Congr ess, e respecting its intentions has hi t h er to' bee° °Il i " r r either in conjecture, or the unauth orized „ c oo mours circulated by various parties, t ing to their different wishes and in ert° t eres-5 0 0 , Even a Morning Paper, which bad th a c el sitively alleged, day after day, that it ha tain and unquestionable information of th e "- a t er f e re' ruination of the Congress not to i nt t lp t length acknowledges that it is entirely of the matter, and that the Congress has a bre d 5e its deliberations within a veil of mystery cresy which has hitherio been found uttery e rr penetrable.—Our Readers will have ° I/se t . 1 4 that we have cautiously abstained from rei p li .tea implicitly on the numerous reports and Wet D.:ee ft speculations with which the Public Wis it i c a inundated, and that we have invariab l y B.v° ill the fabrication of similar inventions , so geneff-rbe devised by some of our coternporarie, l e " ,f PO" purpose of inducing a belief in the suP er to of their intelligence. We have endeaoure e ct' form our opinions, upon the nature end a 5 e rFtee of things themselves, and not upon the Pella 4S representations of them which hav e reache through so many channels ; and we h° le .,,fo satisfaction to find that hitherto 07 either justified our, views, or that, if in co et tO with all otheri:, it has been out of our PO ° . . 0 0 1 communicate positive information on certai dace" portant points, at least we have not Pr° „ a t • tot" any false impressions, nor misled an ts whic h erroneous belief of pretended fac precipitated many' persons into ruin. G ll hso l The successes'of MINA, the rapidity iv-t 51' 211 he has driven the Reaency almost from t Th e .telfol ll4 0 soil, his successive captures of Cab destrl icti° laguer, - and TJrgel, and the total cor e may b e of the Army of the Baron d'Enot,ss)events 1. STOCKS ONE O'CLOCK. India Stock ...•• . . ..... India Bonds ............•• ; South Sea Stock ........... Old Annuities ............. . a , Ex. Bills ............ . ..... '5 Ditto Small . ............... Bank for Act. .............. . India for Con. Acct. ..... Cons. for Account 81 801 i