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the Count d'Oeat.LA, the apostolical party for ('m, ov.
The Consfilutionnel states, on the credit of a letter
from
Lisbon of the Slat March, that Don Pens() was pro.
claimed KING of PORTLIGAL on the 27th, immediately
after the arrival of a despatch from London ; and that orders
had been given to establish a cordon sanitoire. under the pro.
tection of the English fleet, on the coast between Penidie
and the Algarvea, or from Cape St. Vincent to the I ;uatliana.
On the 2lst of March a strong English fleet is said to bare
passed within sight of Lisbon, steering apparently for the
Straits of Gibraltar. The same squadron is also said to
have been observed from Carthagena. In this we think
there must be some mistake. A deputation, at the head
of which is the Duke of LAFOeNTS, a near relation of the
Royal Family, has been appointed to go to Rio Janeiro,
for the purpose of complimenting the new King of
PoRTLIGAI. on his accession ; but it is supposed that
the principal object of his mission will be to deter-
mine the future relations of the Brazils with Portugal.
A box has been fixed at the palace of Ajuda, in which
complaints and petitions to the Government are to he de.
everyofmembers
it.attendposited, day at r the

It has been reported in the saloons of Paris that a serious
altercation had taken place between the President of the
Council (VILLE t.E) and the Minister of Finance.

We have received the French Papers of Monday, and
the Efate of Tuesday. The following are extracts:—
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port of the return of the Greek fleet from Hydra 35 unfortunately
not confirmed. (•). . .

Our letters from the Archipelago only come down to the 22d
March. The following are extracts

" On the 9th of March the Turks made themselves masters
of
the islet of Vaseiladi, after a few hours' combat. On the 12th they
took Anatolia), which made a vigorous resistance. The inhabitants
asked of the Seraskier and Ibrahim, who were present, that their
wives might be spared,which was granted. Some Suliot and Acer.
nanLin soldiers, who were in Anaiolico, endeavoured to cut their
way through and escape. Part succeeded and the rest peri.heth
The inhabitants, to the number ot 4.700 souls, who surrendered,
have been conveyed to the province of Arta. Each family Lad per.
mission to carry away SOO piastres (about MO francs), the rest of
the effects and ready money was given up to the soldiers of
raskier and Ibrahim to be plundered. During the attack on Va.si.
lath and Anatolico, the Greeks in illissolonglii made a sally to en.
deavour to save their countrymen. The combat was maintained on
both sides with great obstinacy ; and those ot Missolonghi, seeing
their point of defence in the hands of the enemy, are resolved, i, is
said, to open themselves a way to gain positions which cannot be
blockaded.

The coronation of the Emperor of Itug:ia will take Once, as we
have already stated, in the month of June.
• ' .

The Duke of Devonshire left Paris the day before yesterday for
London, whence he will go to Russia by the Baltic, on board a
steam boar.
_ _

The Duke of Ragusa is to leave Paris tomorrow, to repair to
Stl Peiershurg h.

What the journd des Drbals sayito-day, of a new treaty of or.
eupation between France and Spain, which is to end in 1112.9. is as
devoid of foundation as the news of a cordon sastifedrs, which tho
Coostitationad pretends has been formed on the frontiers of Por.
tool
The Roman Journals affirm that the Austrian troops oecupyir.g
Palermo were preparing to leave ir. The little fort of the Mole
was to he given up to the troops of his Sicilian Majesty on the 221
of March.

MADRID, APRIL G.
The Thfanta Donna Louisa Charlotte was delivered of a Prince
on the 4:h, at half.past eleven at night. The baptism, which was
to take place the next day, is deferred, because the Duke arc{
Duchess of Orleans, who are to be sponsors, h:td not chosen the
perrons who are to represent them on the occasion.

. . ---.--
This event, which was not expected so soon. delayed the depar.
tore of the Court for Aranjuez. It was not till nine this morning
that the King set out for that place with the Infant Don Carlos ar.il
the two Portuguese Infantaa. Don Francisco remains at Madrid
till Donna Louisa Charlotte is recovered.

The Duke del Infantado and M. Calomarde are, as usual. the
only Ministers who accompopy the King. The first will come to
Madrid once a week. An Ex-Deputy of the Cortes. who was PM.
ccaled at Madrid, has lately been arrested at Madrid; it is the
Priest Thomas, formerly Grand Vicar of this city. As he is one
of those who voted at Seville for the wippres..ion of the Royal
power, it is said that the S,la de Aleades has already applied tilt
him the law which condemns the author of that crime to death;
but it is added that the Archbishop has refused to proceed to his
previous degradation. It is probable he will only be imprisoned
for life.

It should seem that the measures of defence, and the timer.
dinary precautions both on the coast of Gallicia and that of St.
Antler and the Iliscayan provinces, have been caused by informs.
Lion which the Government has obtained from the confessions of
Baran and some of his accomplices, and from the pipets found on
them. If we may believe reports, which are pretty well founded,
the following is the substance of this information
_

. .
That there Is at London a directing revolutionary Committee,
of which Alin' is president, and Romero Alpoente, Rids de la
Viva. and Flores Estrada, es-deputies and violent comma:gem
members. _ _

That the Revolutionists at London are formed into two societies,
that of the Lobrodores del Borgne (labourers of the forest), and that
of Amigos dcl Bien. That these Societies are composed of French,
Italians, Portuguese. and Spaniards. That the discuss the means
of revolutionising, first Spain ; and that Mr tuffs purpose the en.
voys of Mexico, Colombia, and Buenos A yrea, furniah therefore'
with money. The principal expedition which they propose is raid
to be intended against Gallicia, and to be commanded by a gentle-
man of that province; Lieut.-Colonel Pineyro, of the artillery. a
pretty good officer, who calls himself the Marquis de Bends a,
though he is onlyithe brother of the Marquis. Another G Ilician
officer, Banos, formerly Political Chief of Corunna, well known for
his exaggerated opinions, and by his influence on part of the popu-
lation of that province. is now at Oporto, and has 6,000 muskets
concealed on the Spanish frontier, near Tuy.
Two other revolutionists, Casseda, a distinguished officer of sr.
tillery, and Pacheco. his father-in-law, formerly a srngtain and a
journalist, man of mean abilities, lives at Lisbon, and corresponds
with persons of influence in Portugal.
Societies of Republican Masons exist, it is added, at Ferrol.
Corunna, Santiago, Carthagens, Valencia, and Grenada, and
communicate with the Commit tee at London.

That the Es-Deputies, Ovalle and Pilo, are entrusted with what
concerns Gibraltar ; and lastly, that a French Ex• Colonel, who is
lame of the right foot, was to go secretly to Spain at the end of
February.
FRENCH Ft:NT/S.—PARTS, APRIL 17 —Five per Cents.. 961.
f.5e.; Three per Cents., Of.; Bank Stock. 2,025 f.; Remits ee
Naples 71r. 41k.; Royal Spanish Loan, 441 f.; Ilavtian Loan,
7f—Exchange on London, one month, 25f. hOc. ; Three ditto,
2,t. 30c.—Coa .r Authcatipc.
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(s.) The Elode gave the details of the taking of 31issoteright
from two Morning Papers, which gave them as coming from an
authentic source.—EDlTo R.

The Opposition has evidently given its support to the
Ministry on the subject of the Corn Laws, tot from any
deliberate conviction of the benefit to be derived to the
country from their abolition, but from the certainty that
it would tend to lessen its popularity with the landed
interest. The Opposition Members are well aware of the
many difficulties which attend the discussion of the ques
tion, owing to the conflicting interests which it involves,
and they were desirous on this account to force it on the
House previously to the approaching period of electioneer-
ing contests ; tut these underworkings of party had been
foreseen, and the motion met its fate accordingly. Mr.
Ilesztssox, in the debate on Tuesday
evening, stated
openly, and without hesitation, in answer to the call insi-
diously made upon him to redeem his pledge, that there
were certain questions which, from their magnitude and
importance, bad been considered by Government as better
left in a state of abeyance until the new Parliament ; that
among these was the question of the Corn Laws ; and that
the prudence of abstaining from the discussion of this, with
the rest, had been distinctly intimated, and was consi-
dered as acceded to.

There is certainly no subject that requires to be
emitted with greater coolness than that of allowing a fr"l
trade in corn, and yet there is, unhappily, no question
of
policy that is canvassed with greater irritation. If by any
revision of the present system, the ports of Great Britain
can be at all &imes thrown open to foreign grain, and at the
same time a fair remunerating price be securtd to the pro-
duce at home, a most desirable result will be accomplished ;
a result most acceptable to all branches of the community.
But, in the mean time, we call to mind the warning apho-
rism of Mr. BURS I : " It is a perilous thing," Says that