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SPA IS ISII PA PERS.

MADRID, JAWVART 515.
The Alcatie of St. Marini tie la Vega has ar-
rived at this city, to gite an account of the arrest
of two very suspicious individual* within the limit
of his jurisdiction. One of thent.appears to be an
ecclesia►tie. mid the other to be his tier vatit. In
the posse...won of the first was found a manuecript
copy of the piper called the " Cry of a Spaniard,"
many printed ■nd other papera, which justified the
auspicious that were conceive-4 of him from the Grata
It is expected that his arrest will throw some light
on the desperate attempt of Almelo. This parti►an
has retired, with only (Mee or four compassion.. to
the Sierra de Cuenca, according to some, or to
the mountains of Toledo, accoiding to others.—
Measures have been taken to pursue them iu all
directions. It is oriel these dest.erado►a tired at
some of the militia of Aranjuez, who were passing
the Tagusla a boat in pu;suit of them.

OVIEDO, JAKU•RY 22.

The Archbishop of Leoit has resigned him Bishop-
rick, and has solicited permission to retire to Rio-
seio, and to pots in tranquillity the remainder of
kw days.

MADRID, JANUARY 29.

Wehave before us two intliminatory publications;
one slimily iiiii UN, dated " From the ilead.qinatern
of Troth ;" the other pretending to be that of
Ike Cominamler-iii-Chief of the Itossian Army,
which is coutinz to Spain. This letter has the
pretended (Lite of the head-quarters in the environs
of Munich, 30th November, 1840, signed in the
lINIDC of the U ))))) mender-In-Chief, Hogat, by
Mijor.Getieral Kniossi.
It is astoni.hing there can be persons so infatu-
ated us to be deceived by such gross impostures,
and equally surprising that the Gaveritmeut has
not been able to discover the printitig.oflice from
which these wretched productions IPSUC. This press
is in Madrid, and there is tint a day that sonic pa.
per does not come forth 'tending to cherish criminal
hopes. and to prolong the state of indecision in
which we now are.

MADRID, JANUARY QB.
A ecoutitit from different !nits of the kingdom
speak of the activity of the militia in the pursuit (If
the tintnernua bintbiti who infest some of the pro.
vince P. Many of them hare been taken.,—(Miscel.
!anew, January 29.)

On Monday evening, about seven o'clock, the
celestial hemisphere presented a novel and interest-
ing ;appearance. The new moon appeared in the
south-weatern part of the heavens, showing a bril-
liant crescent upon its upper limb, the entire cir-
cumference of its opaque body being, at the sante
time, perceptible to the eye. filmic,liately below
the maim', the beautiful planet Jupiter was very
reedy di.tingui.hrble ; and about tin degrees to
the suutii-eiret of the moon, the planet Saturn ap-
peared with un unusual deg►ee of splendour. Thus
three of the motet magnificent objects which the
celestial canopy presents to the human eve were
observable at a glance.—(Edinburgh Stun/

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LOAOISNA..
iILIESDAV, Fatalist*, t 3;

'We MYe received Paris fgapets of Friday lasi,
We bud by an article from Asigitoorg, dated the
Stet of last Month, that a report 'had' prevai'ed is;
that city, minnow:ring the advance of the Anstrilia
briny beyond the Po, with the intention of pror-er el.
jog dsvertly open Pfaples but the welter of floe
article further Wert.. with lothe degree of cooli-
deuce, that the twiny wig erdt tie eimmence its
mirth pretties to the arrival of the answer of the
Neapolitan Government to the pa'oposition trans-
mitted from Laybach by tht Altted SOvereigris f.•r
its consideration. This article Darin. to allude to
the same report as that which ire enticed festerdly,
and consequently may be received art • cdtitridie-
tion to so much of it as respected the advance of
the Austrian army; bat it at the swine time Givers
some degree of confirmation to the other part, Which
spoke of the Allies hiving already formed a deii-
sion upon the subject of the form of government
which it ;sill please them in their wiselotit to assign
to Naples, and that they have transmitted the plan
of it to the Parliament of Naples for as consi-
deration. Were en idea of the difficolkj attend-
ing the formation of a system of goternitent
to be drawn from the extent, magnitude; and
learning, of the works that have occasionally
appeared from the pens of philosophers and
statesmen upon this subject—from a conside-
ration of the multiplicity and conflicting nature of
the various interests that, in such a labour, ate to
be explored and accommodated—and from a view
of the infrequency with which the labour of friiining
political constitutions has been crowned with sue-
cess—we should suppose that it was a work that
required much serious reflection, atutwas not to be
executed in a moment : we, however, now find
three foreign Potentates, each entertainihg, from
the circumstances of his own country, different
imprestrions upon the nature of government, sod
all Prilonsidly.ignorant or regardlesnof the wants,
the wishes, and the interests of •Neapolitans,
framing wilhio the space of a few .days• a consti-
toiion for Myles, which the Government of that
unfortunate country must resolve to accept or
reject within ant equally short. timer, . under pain,
should it be rejected, of an immediate and hostilq
invasion. Rjtticule has often been unsparingly
ihrovvir upeirthe facility and-144160n with .Itch
the constitution-mongers of reVulutionary France
used to frame forms of government for their country;
but they had at least the preteuce of residence
within the country, and of acquaintsocr.with the
tempers and feelings of the p.sopleLto excuse if not
to justify their presumption..,lll4what ("cruse base
the Allied Sovereigns ? What •pretence can tiny
art up that they are entitled to (tame a system of
government fur a country with which they are
wholly unconnected—for a people with whom tiny
ore unacquainted, whose interests are unknown to
them, or if known, are a subject of intlidemence or
contempt

The French Papers preserve in other respects a
silence upon the sul•ject of the reported :,,dtt.ce
of the Austrian army. A Frankton of tha
4th of this month speaks of the rumour es be.tr4.
premature." We find it, homey, ti•ht
whatever the decision may have been of the A!lttd
Powers upon the subject of Naples, tl•e Nitig of
the Two Stctuts has expressed hi,. ilvtormil, owls
to adhere to it. The extracts front the Nealio'itait
Journals breathe a martial *pint, and promise A
gallant resistance to the invaders; but wilit c.,u
undisciplined peasants effect agsinet the moving
machinery of a German army, led by experienced
officersa proved judgment and valour ?
The Paris Papers continue to immature a rice
in the Funds. The Five per Cent. (.'ottsols lrt•t
off on Wednesday at 83 1. Go c.—liaaik Actions,
1,500 f.

The proceedings in the [louse of Commons last
night were iii the very higheit degree ilitioirtsitt.
The Bill introduced by Lord JOHN RUSSELL fir
disfranchising Grainpound, and transferring the
right of electing reprasentstivts in rarltatnenr to
the ancient and populous borough of Lee+, was
committeil. The name of Leeds not bring, po
understand, expressed in the original dianght of
the Bill, Lord JOHN Russets., previous to I:t
House resolving itself into the
that it should be an instruc.ion to the (7ouitnitter
that the name of Leeds be itfiVrteil. To apt: Mr.
1). GILBERT propo9ed an snierdnient, that the
franchise of which Grampound was to I dej:tived
Should be extended to the adjoining hundred..
Upon this question the /louse divided, wheu their
appeared— . . ,
For Leeds
Apiust it.. Oki

Majority fur theo;ittioal Mutiou.. 7J
'We are convinced that the couotry will hit! this
decision with satisfactiois, us II str.at•urirovw
that the Ilouse of Commons wilt not eisemosic-
nanee • propcsiiion for corn-clog t!ie aiton:a•
lies introduced b lime in the fiaine or 100.
iititution, whenever a sufficiei t caw shu'l tie •n
wilted for its cons.derstion. ris, ar ct.ofeiis,

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THE QUEEN.
A list or Addresses presented to her AidnitT
yesterday at Brandenbargh House :
,
' Rook hisders . . By Deputation.
Bakers Ditto.
j Spit alAeWs By Derstatiou of Lodi.' sad
I Gruttemeo.
St. Palterer, Middlesex {By "ajar Cartwright sad a
Deputatiou.
Et. Andrtw. Hol"ra, sod }By Deputation.
Si. George Ilse Martyr
Laralieth i By W. Williams. Esq. M.P.
A sad R. Vide, Esq.
Committee fir Escorting Ler I By Depetatioa.
Majesty to Bt. Paul's
Belfast
Kidderminster ....... By Lord Foley.
leverkeithiag. By the Hon. Mr. Pastime.
fishhook 5 By P. Moore, Poi. M.P. for
Horst, Eso. M.P.
Roomy • •.• ..
(B; --- Birds, Beg. M.P;
Nottiughans
1 the Town Clerk.
Market Loriogtow By Alderman Wood.
Odd Fellows, Richmond„} Ditto.
Yorkshire
Monmouth
Mahler sod Wentworth
&flew
Basingstoke
Tndley