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I'OREIGN INTELLIGENCE. PARIS, DECEMBER 27. [From theMoniteAr." ROYAL ORD/NANCE. " Louis, Sze.—Having accepted the resigna lion offered to us .by our cousin, the Duke Ma thieu de Montmorency, of his functions of Mi nister Secretary of State for the Department of Foreign Affairs, " We have ordered and do order as follows : " 1. The President of our Council of Ministers shall be charged ad interim with the office of Foreign Affairs. «'2. The President of our Council of Ministers •is charged with the execution of the present Ordinance. " Given at Paris, Dec. 25. (Signed) "'LOUIS. (Countersigned) " JI-1. DE VILLELE, " President of the Council of Ministers.". We hasten to give to the public the first au -thentic document which it has been possible to communicate since the opening of the Congress. S 6 many interests are connected with the de terminations of the different Cabinets on this great occasion, that it is of importance to make them knovn as soon as they are definitively adopted. THE PRLSIDENT OF THE COUNCIL O.F MINISTERS. CHARGED AD INTERIM WITH THE DEPARTMENT FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TO THE COUNT DE LA GAII DE, 111 S MAJESTY'S M ms-r Ea AT MADIUD. " M. LE COMTE,—AI your political situation way be changed, in consequence of the resolu fleas adopted - at Verona, French candour Te quires that you should be directed to make . known the views of the Government of his most Christian Majesty to the Government of his Ca tholic Majesty. " Since the revolution which look place in -Spain in April 1820, France, notwithstanding the dangers to which that revolution exposed her, carefully endeavoured • to draw close the bonds which unite the two "Kings, and to main tain the .relations which exist between the two nations. ‘ 4 But the Influence under which the changes hi the Spanish Monarchy were brought about, :lais•bec4tue more•powerful in consequence of the very results of these• Changes, as it was easy to be foreseen. " A constitution, which King Ferdinand on resuming the crown neither recognized nor ac-: cepted, was imposed on him by a military insur rection. The natural consequence of this ,trans action has been, that each dissatisfied Spaniard :considers himself authorized to seek, by the „same means, the establishment of an order of things more in harmony with his opinions and <principles. The employment of force has :created the right of force, " Hence the movements of the :Guards at - Madrid, and the appearance of armed corps 'in different.parts of Spain. The provinces border ing on France have been chiefly the theatre-of the civil war. Thus it has become necessary for., France to protect herself from this state of dis order in the Peninsula. The events which have -occurred since the establishment of an Army of Observation at the foot of the Pyrenees have sufficiently justified the foresight of his Majesty's !Government. " Meanwhile the Congress, which since last year had been looked to for deciding. on .the .atTairs of Italy, assembled at Verona. " As.an integral part of this Congress, France was bound to explain herself with respect to the armaments to which, she had been compelled to 'recourse, and to the manner - in which she .might eventually emplorthem. The precautions of France appeared just to her allies, and the Continental POwers adopted the resolution of - uniting with her to aid her (if there ever should be occasion) in maintaining her dignity and tran quillity. ".France would have been satisfied with a reso lution at once so benevOlent and so honourable with n•;gp . ect. to her ; but Austria, Prussia, and Russia judged it necessary to add to the ,particular act -of alliance a manifestation of their sentiments.— Diplomatic notes are for that purpose addressed ',by these three Powers to their respective Mini q.ters at Madrid, who will communicate them to 'the Spanish Government, and in their ulterior conduct follow the orders which they shall have received from their Courts. " For your part, M. le Comte, in giving these explanations to the Cabinet of Madrid, you will declare to it that his Majesty's Government is intimately united with its allies in the firm reso lution to repel by every means revolutionary principles and movements ;—that it equally con curs with its allies in the wishes which they form, that a remedy may be found by the noble •Spanish • nation itself, for these evils—evils which . are cif a nature to disturb the Governments of Europe, and to impose on them precautions which .always must be painful. "'You will, in particular, take care to make known, that the people of the Peninsula, restored to tranquillity, will find in their neighbours faith ful anti sincerejriends, You will, therefore, give to the Cabiget of Madrid the assurance that the succours of every kind which France can dis p44e of in favour of Spain, will always be offered to terlor the purpose of assuring her happiness, and encreasing .her prosperity ; but you will at the same time declare, that France will, in no respect, relax the precautionary measures which she has adopted, while Spain continues to be torn by factions. his Maiesty's Government will not even hesitate to recall you from Madrid, and to seek guarantees in more efficacious measures, if its essential interests continue to be compromized, and if it lose the hope of an amelioration, which it takes a pleasure in expecting from the senti ments which have so long united Spaniards and Frenchmen in love for their kings, and for a wise liberty. "Such are, M. Le Comte, the instructions which the King has ordered me to submit to you, • gt. the moment which the notes of the Cabinet: of Vionna, Berlin, and St. Petersburgh, are about to be presented to the Cabinet of Madrid. These instructions will serve to make known to you the views and determination of the French Govern ment on this grave occurrence. " You are ! authorised to communicate this dispatch, and to furnish a copy of it if it be de manded. " Dec. 25, 18:12." [From the Journal des Mats.] A French Cabinet Messenger set 'out for Ma drid with the preceding disp a t c h on Wednesday The Ambassadors of Russia, Austria, and Prussia dispatched Messengers on Tuesday to Madrid, with the resolutions of the Congress re garding Spain. If the propositions of the Holy Alliance are not accepted by Spain, the Ambassadors of Russia, Austria, and Prussia have orders to quit Madrid. HYDRA, Nov. 25.---Extract of .a Private Letter.—The Turkish fleet having been beaterk_into the sea of Tenedos, the Greek Captains sent from Psara a flotilla against it under the special direction of Captain Stephanos Canaris, who had beaten the old Captain Pasha at Scio, and led the shipS which burned his vessels.—Canaris conducted his fire-ships with great skill into the midst of the Turkish fleet.; set fire to them, and escaped. .'The confusion and conflagration have caused a loss to the Turks of 12 vessels, 4 frigates, and one of their corvettes yielded to the Greeks. On the return of the victorious Canaris to Psara, the Greeks assembled at the Cathedral to sing Te Deum. While their cannon announced the glorious intelligence to all around, Captain Hamilton, of his Britannic Majesty's ship Cambrion, came ashore and asked the cause of their re joicings. On being informed, Capt. Hamilton offered his con gratulations to the Greek Captain, and asked in what manner the Greeks prepared their fire ships ?—" We use the modes of England in the preparations," said Canaris, " but in the exe cution, we are actuated by our own feelings"—exhibiting his breast}—" by the love of freedom which burns here."-- Capt. Hamilton afterwards landed on our island, and stated to the Admiralty, that his Government had come to a decision to recognise the blockades carried by the Greeks. He also asked a list of the places blockaded, in order that he might di rect the English Consuls to grant no passports for them. The Admiralty has therefore requested Capt. Hamilton to make application to the Central Government at Harmione, opposite Hydra. The French Consul at Smyrna is said to have re ceived similar instructions from his Government.—A great number of vessels which have appeared in the Gulf of Napoli di Romania, having been apprized by the Greek Captains of the blockade of that place, sailed back. Two which attempted to force an entrance have been confiscated. They were sup posed to be Austrians. Napoli must soon surrender. Mah mud Pasha, who commanded at Corinth, died lately.—(Con siitutionnel:) HAMBUUGH, DE c. 24.—We have privateletters frorn Con stantinople of the 12th of November, which affirm that the fall of Haleb Effendi will probably make no change in the system pursued by the Sublime Porte relatively to the Eu ropean Powers. The new Grand Vizier, Abdallah, is a true soldier, and seems to know the spirit of the Janissaries. The continuance of a large army in the neighbourhood of the capi tal began to be more and more burthensome to the Turkish Government, so that the decisions of the Congress of Verona appeared to be partially expected. BERLIN, DEC. 17.-:-His Majesty has been pleased to con fer the functions of the late Chancellor of State, Prince Har denburgh, on his Excellency M. Voss, Minister of State.-- His Majesty, who is expected about the 4th of January, will fill upon his return the other vacancies in the Ministry. LAUSANNE, DEC. M.—Letters from Madrid inform us, that only forty individuals of the Swiss Regiment disbanded by the Spanish Government have taken the resolution to return home. All the other officers, as well as soldiers, have enlisted in the Constitutional Army. Two of these regiments which form part of the forces under General Mina, hare greatly dis tinguished themselves in several engagements with the Insur gents of Navarre and Catalonia. LEIRSIG 4 Dec 4 14.—1 t is certain, that the Provincial States of the March of Brandenburg are convoked, to meet at Berlin on the sth of January, and that matters of great importance will be laid before them for deliberation. This is the first as sembly of the kind which is to take place in consequence of the adoption of the new system relative to the Provincial Diets As the King intends to open the Assembly in person, in case he should not return by the sth of January it will be delayed till his arrival. ULM, DEC. 16.—1 t is said that one of ,the superior offi. ,eera who was in the suite of the Emperor Alexander has left Verona on an important mission to the head-quarters of the Prussian army of the South, with orders for Count Witt genstein'. 1 - GHENT, DEC. 27.—The Meuse was closed by ice before Rotterdam on the 21st inst.—We hear from Sehonhoven that the Lek was so frozen that they expected to be able to pass that river on the 23d with horses and carriages. The water in the rivers of the northern provinces was extremely low when the frost set in.—M. Huets a Prustian messenger coming from Ve rona, and travelling with all possible speed to the head-quarters of the second Russian army stationed. in Bessarabia, passed through Bredy on the 3d of this month. BRUSSELS DEC. 26.—0 n the 19th inst., a French vessel, L'Adolphe, BRUSSELS, Guidon, of St. .halo, with a crew of 18 men, was wrecked at Huocke. She came from Philadelphia with sugar and Campeachy wood, the crew were saved, and measures were taking to recover the cargo. By accounts from Vienna of the 17th, we have news from Constantinople of 25th November, communicated by the Aus trian Observer, which mention that Haleb Effendi has been 'treated with great lenity.;iiis property is untouched, and he has since been permitted to retire into a Convent of Dervises. Seve ral other changes have taken place in the Administration, but perfect tranquillity had prevailed in the city and the environs, except that in some quarters bands of armed thieves broke into some houses; but these excesses were speedily checked. The destruction of the Turkish Admiral's ship is confirmed, and the loss of some other vessels, in a storm. FRANKFORT, DEC. 22.—The house of Rothschild has just sent off six millions of florins for Petershurgh, in bars of gold The greater part of it was brought-from London, and has been sent by land, because the dangers of the sea at this season do not permit them to trust so valuable a cargo to this element._ This house haslately bought up a great deal of gold in Frank fort, and the commercial cities of Holland and Germany, and the-price of this metal has in consequence augmented. Dis count has, however, lowered, and plenty of money may be had at five per cent. It was said that the King of Sicily was to return to Naples at the termination of the Congress, and not to come to Vienna. This news is not correct. At first the King intended to set out for Vienna towards the end of November, but it seems that the state of his health will not permit him, and that he had de cided to wait for the final settlement relative to the evacuation of Naples. This Monarch was unable to procure the recall of all the Austrian troops ; his reclamations, however, and those of M. Buffo have procured the reduction of one-third of the army under General Frimont, which reduction is to take place in the spring. The Kingof Sardinia has quitted Verona to return to Pied- , mont ; he at last obtained from Austria that it would give up its 'first project, which was to leave a garrison in Alexandria for some time. -It is at present agreed that this place is to be .evacuated when the last Austrian troops qhit Piedmont. The King of Naples will repair to Venice from Verona be fore going to Vienna. LEGTIORN, DEC. 6.—Several.vessels which left Malta and Egypt a short time ago, lately arrived in our, harbour. They , bring no interesting news, but they say it is not true that the Viceroy of Egypt is dead. SPAIN. BAYONNE, DEC. 22.—The son of General O'Donnell has just arrived at Bayonne seriously wounded in the arm. The Junta of Navarre has also arrived at Bayonne, flying before General Torrijos, respecting whose operations we have not received any particulars. The mail from Madrid has not arrived : but some privated letters have however come, though the snow is deep. The accounts from Madrid of the 15th furnish the following particulars : We now know, by our accounts from Paris, that the Holy Affiance has authorized the Cabinet of the Tuileries to ihter, By order of the Government, 24 Canons have beenbanighed from the cathedrals ,of :Malaga and Cordova; but none are exiled ; they have only been removed to different churches, and four only are to go to that of Ceuta. 'We expect here the three -regiments of active militia of Jaen and Bryalence, to succeed the Royal Guards, the greater part of which is gone to Arragon and Catalonia. In proportion as the conscripts are trained, the regular troops 'will be sent-to the revolted provinces. The news from 'Catalonia confirms.the success of Mina, 'but the bands in his rear are still too numerous, and we see that the garrison of Cervera, Vich, Cardona, and Manresa are continu ally engaged with them. The constitutional troops have suffer ed great 'losses in Catalonia by battle, by forced marches through mountainous tracts covered with snow, and by scarcity of pro. visions. Mina and Velasco ask for supplies of all kinds, but especially troops, which the Government cannot easily send, as all the other provinces.are nearly stripped of troops. They must wait till the new conscripts are ready to march. 3lerino, who committed such excesses on the 13th .at Reynosa, was com pletely defeated on the 14th, near Villarcayo, by 200 constitu_ tional troops ; he had 30 killed, many wounded, and some taken prisoners. He fled in the greatest:disorder into the moun tains of Biscay. fere in our affairs. This news has certainly caused a great sen sation in the capital, and may have a bad effect in the pro vinces, were the enemies of the system have endeavoured `to I alarm the people by reporting that 100,000 French would yes terday entei the French territory. However, the confidence 1 that we have in the assistance of England in the struggle the fact that the Sovereigns have left France to act alone—the con tinued triumphs of Mina in Catalonia—the zeal of the pa triots—the new alliance with Portugal—quiet our apprehen sions and make us look without fear to a war with France alone. —ln spite, therefore, of the exhausted state of the treasury, the preparations for war are carried on with the greatest ac tivity : great exertions are making in the arsenals to organize a respectable park of artillery, and put our fortresses in a state of defence. The new levies are accelerated, and all the horses fit for the service of the army are put in requisition ; and, in short,-by the activity which is remarked in the war department, we must conclude, that we shall resit all modifications that fo reigners require in our Constitution. The new conscripts con tinue to arrive in the capital, where pains are taken to inspire them with enthusiasm and love of liberty, and zeal to defend the country. Amidst the agitation that reigns in the capital, and the rumours of war with France, the Exaltados ask what the French Ambassador does there ? But the Government endea. yours to preserve moderation and calmness in these critical cir cumstances. Such is at present our situation. The Patriots have just discovered an intrigue, carried on by the anti-Constitutional party, in the parochial elections, and in consequence the Political Chiefs caused those of the third and fourth districts to beimspended the day before yesterday ; and to-day we learn that tbe,nominations of electors in the 16 dis tricts of Madrid, for. qe , 'l3llrpose of electing a municipality, era such as the Patriots desire. We learn that the enemies of the system are doing their utmost to influence the provincial elec tions, but the Patriots do not sleep. The Government, using the power given it by the Cortes, have just dismissed 14 Colonels, two Lieutenant-Colonels,. 22 Chiefs of Battalion, three Majors, and seven Captains, whose principles do nothaxmonize with the present spirit of the army. Four other Colonels and one Commander of a Battalion have also beet discharged 'from the army, but 'have been recom mended to civil offices. HUMBUG EXTRAORDINARY. The venerable CORBETT lately favoured the public with a statement of the various talents, qualities, and knowledge, in which he excels Mr . CANNIN9, who is too well known for want of wit, eloquence, and learning, for barrenness of imagination, and general deficiency of mental powers, to require such a comparison in favour of the former Seer, grey, not green, in experience. But the venerable COBBETT did 'tot do himself justice, as lie omitted one essential merit in his character and conduct, viz. his impartiality,—for has he not written for and against every question and every subject that has come under his discus sion, and with an heroic fortitude that has braved the universal contempt of mankind ! Mr. CAN NING, OR the contrary, with consistency that only marks an ordinary mind, has uniformly maintained the political opinions with which he commenced his public career. He was a PITTITE from the beginning, and he is a Prurrre still. He is so narrow-minded as to prefer the old Constitution 'of this country, notwitt4standing all the lights which the French Revolution could throw upon The &prescriptible Rights of Man.— Some apology, however, may be offered in palliation of Mr. CANNING'S inferiority, com pared with the mind of Mr. Couum, enlighten ed as it is by practical experience and repeated opportunities. Mr. CANNING never wrote with such freedom in America as obliged him to leave that country, return to this, and then to indulge in such freedom here, as to compel him to return to America.—Mr. CANNING has never, like Mr. COBBETT, had the opportunity of re tirement in Newgate, an admirable school for im proving in knowledge of mankind. Mr. CAN NING never tould'.exercise his genius in writing against England while in America, and against America while in England.—Besides, Mr. CAN NING, from early life, was confined to the higher ranks of society, and wanted the advantage of various intercourse with human nature, it being generally understood that the t►igher orders enter tain prejudices in favour of what they stile dig nity, and consequently Mr. CANNING must, of course, be affected by their prejudices. Mr. COBBETT, on the 'other hand, must have learned much of AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE while he was a plough-boy, and of MILITARY MATTERS while a common soldier.—Facilities in literary composition he must have acquired from the multiplicity of his writings pro and con, and the noble firmness with which he has been the advocate and the opposer of whatever was touched by his impar tial pen. If, therefore, there is any Humbug in the "case, it must attach to Mr. CANNING, who re mains silent under his comparative inferiority, so strikingly stated by Mr. COBBETT, and yet pre sumes to hold an important rank in the National Councils, to the exclusion of Mr. COBBETT, who, in his own opinion (and who can know Mr. COBBETT better than Mr. COBBETT knows him self) has such superior pretensions to the office.— (British Monitor, Dec. 29.) LAICUS, on the PETERBOROUGH CONTROVERSY, to- morrow. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock . 246k 3 per Cent. Heil..., Boi ii 3 per Cent. Cons. shut 3i per Cent.— — 4 per Cent. .1 Old 98 New shut .5 per Cents. 1797 'Rank Lg. Ann..... 20 1.16 th Imp. 3 per Cent 5....... — India Stock India Bonds 138 s, South Sea Stock ........ Old Annuities Ex. Bills 5 7 pr. Ditto Small Bank for Act. India for Con. Acct. Cons. for Account Bll PRICL - OF FOREIGN STOCKS IN LONDON, DEC. 30, AT ONE O'CLOCK. Five per Cents. 89. ( Six per Cents. 00. Russian Five per Cents. (Metallic) 00. (Ditto New 84. Neapolitan .J Five per Cent. Bonds, 771. ( Scrip, 78i. Austrian Five per Cents. (Metallic) 00 Five per Cent. Bonds, 66. Spanish New Ditto, 57i. Scrip, 7i disc. Prussian Five per Cent. Bonds, 87. I Ditto New, 87. Danish Five per Cent. Bonds, 91. Chili 74. 1 Old Bonds, 00. • Colombian Six per Cent. Bonds, 69. Ditto Scrip, 00. Peruvian New Loan, 78. (Bank Shares 1:21 10s. American ) Six per Gt•nt. 92-98. ) Five'per Cent. 961. Three per Cent. 74 French PRICE OF IRISII STOCK, DEC. 26. Bank Stock ..............250 op. Grand Canal Loan, 4 p.ct. Gov. Deb. 3J per cent.... 93ii Ditto 3 per cent.... Stock, :4 per ct..,..... 9i -DittoStock Gov. Deb. 4 per cent...... Royal Canal Stock Gov. Deb. 5 per cent. • Wide-street Cert. 6 per ct - -Stock, 4 per cent... 2i Do. Deb. with Gov. Sec — Treasury Bills, 5 per cent. I'ipe Water Deb. 5 per ct. City Debentures, 5 per Do. cent. Lying in Hospital 4 per ct. 5 per cent. Exchange on London, Dec. 24, Bi. HIGH WATER A T LO N DOI` Morning, 20 minutes after 4. ; BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Evening, 35 minutes after 4. THE SUN. SOLEM QUIS DICE ItE FALSUM AUDEAT ? LONDON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 90 , In 2. [FROM A CORRESPONDENT.] CITY, HaYpasl Twelve o'clock. --- Consols opened this morning at Si, buyers ; and if it had not been for the French Minister's instruc tions to his colleague at Madrid, the Funds might have improved considerably : but it is the opinion in the City that the Spanish Govern ment will not comply with the French propo sals, owing to which the•negeciations between the two Courts may be procrastinated for some time to come. The above opinion has damped the Funds. Consols are, up to this hour, 81.1. Considerable business was doing in the early part of the morning. —New Spanish opened at 58.1, -but went down to 571 The decision of the French Government iN JAVOUR OF PEACE, has at length been officially promulgated. We have inserted under the head of Foreign Intelligence the important documents which have now set the great question of Peace or War at rest. They are extracted from the Moniteur of Friday last. The first is a Royal Ordinance, bearing the date of last Wednesday, the 25th instant, accepting the resignation by the Duke ofMONTMORENCY, of the office of Secretary of State fur Foreign Affairs. The second, is a copy of the Instructions transmitted to the Count de la GARDE, French Minister at Madrid, immediately after the resolution of the French Cabinet in favour of peace lied been definitively taken. We say im mediately after the decision of the Cabinet ; for the instructions bear the same date as that of the Ordinance accepting the Duke de MONTMO RENCY'S resignation ; and that event, of course, instantly followed the rejection of the policy which he had recommended to his Sovereign. The In tructions prove, that France has separated from Austria, Russia, and Prussia, in the policy to be pursued with respect to Spain ! Those Powers have " judged it necessary to add to the parti cular act of: alliance (with France), a manifes tation of their sentiments ;" and " diplomatic notes are for that purpose addressed by these three Powers to their respective Ministers at Madrid, who will communicate therm to the Spanish Government."—But, whatever may be the sentiments expressed by her great Continen tal Allies, France has deemed it proper to abstain from any further concurrence in them than that of her " firm resolution to re- pel by every means revolutionary princi ples and movements,"—a resolution, how ever, which for the present satisfies itself with declaring her " wishes, that a remedy may be found by the noble Spanish nation for evils which are of a nature to disturb the Governments of Europe, and to impose on them precautions which always must be painful."—Unless, there fore, the 'expiring insurrection of the Spanish Royalists, should miraculously acquire new vigour, and become so for►nidable and inveterate as to " compromise the essentialinterests ofFrance," France has determined on remaining satisfied with the continuance of those " preservatory measures which she has (already) adopted,"—But Spain, which has been making military preparations, on a scale of magnitude sufficient for contending, not only with the routed insurgents, but against foreign invasion, is of course in a condition which will enable her rapidity to extinguish the remain' iug embers of the civil war, after which, being no longer C 6 torn by factious," her situation will present her neighbours with no pretext for 1 hostile interference ; and even the " canservs' tory measures"'' of France may safely lit dispensed with. In short, the instructions te the Count de la GARDE completely demon'. strated the disposition of France to maintain peace. So long as she keeps up her Army of Observation the Public will doubtle'ss continue to be alarmed with all the rumours to which the, ingenuity of Stock-jobbirez cupidity may give birth ; but the state of Spain must become ex ceedingly offensive indeed, or i a very remarkable revolution must take place in the French Cabinet, before the present pacific dispositions are abut cloned. The wise,prudent, and humane resolution at length adopted by France, has already been very differently received by our contemporaries. Some have thought that she has covered herself with ridicule by withdrawing herself from a cone flict which she was at one time so eager to court. Others have fancied that in the tone and tenor of the Instructions to her Minister at Madrid, there may still be discovered a half-concealed determination to invade Spain, if the Spaniards do not immediately alter their Constitution. We cannot coincide in opinion with either of these parties. It has been all along known that the French Cabinet was divided on the question of war. France, therefore, has incurred no ridi cule, but has rather acquired fresh claims to respect, from the triumph of the more wise and moderate party in her Councils. As far the tone of the instructions sent to Madrid, it is generally more temperate and concilia tory than could reasonably have bees) expect ed. Did any one expect expressiohs of un qualified friendship, of admiration and praise, to the Spanish Constitutionalists, from a Cabinet which had just before been discussing the policy of issuing a Declaration of 'War against them? Had the 'discomfited party in the French Cabinet no right to insist that the abandonment of hostile intentions should at least be expressed in mea sured language, and accompanied with wrier shew of dissatisfaction with that state of things which they were anxious to overthrow by force, of arms ? Was it not incumbent upon Fr 4 nce, in deserting the views of Austria, Russia, and Prussia, at least tofay her Allies the compliment of something like'an appearance of participation in their feelingo These, considerations are enough to shew that there is nothing in the Instructions of the French Minister to justify any farther uneasi ness on the part of the Public. The influence of these considerations, we have no doubt, will be seen, perhaps even to-morrow, on the prices of the funds. We confess that for our part we expected that France would have made demands, which would have long agitated Europe by the negotiations to which they might have giver', birth. On the contrary, all things considered, her Declaration is exemplary for its modera tion, and by its candour reflects honour 00 the integrity and wisdom of her councils .---, We are of opinion, that the idea of a war between France and Spain originating wit# France,-- may be altogether discarded.---The, instructions to her Minister express no more than was said by us in the article which the Moniteur quoted from the Sun of the 200 1 ' instant, that it is to be hoped that the Spaniards will furnish France mith no NEW MOTIVE FOR WAR,' at a time when PACIFIC COUNCILS SEEM TO HAI'S PREVAILED IN lIER CABINET ! Our Ileaderit will see that we judged rightly, when we said oil Saturday last that the quotation of our sentiments by the Moniteur, was a strong indication in fa' your of peace. It is now evident that the ob-, ject of the Moniteur must have been to prepare . • the public mind for the official declaration of Simi' lar sentiments by the French Government. We have inserted an interesting account of the Greek naval victory. The mention which jo made of the conduct of Captain HAMILTON, an d of the instructions which had been given 10 t only to the English but to the French Consul' , respecting the Greek blockade, is highly impor: taut. .There are many reasons for beli e ving that it is n.A France but Russia, that has been discon certed by the vigorous and prudent policy of Ali' CANNING with respect to the Spanish question• FRENCH FUNII6.-DEC'. 27. Five per Cents. Closed at - 1590 f. Bank Stock . Neapolitan Five per Cents. Five per Cents. for the account BB. f. 45 c. Exchange on London—One Month 25 f. 45 c_ Three Months 25 f. 30 c. Spanish Bonds of 1820 . 64 1821 A private letter from Paris, dated Satura 4 evening, six o'clock, states that the followo4 new Ministerial arrangements haze been de° ' b r 0 ?If 19 VIL Pri