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than at the present tulknetit. Never were the
dearest interests of England more involved in its
sureese; and yet thisgreat and glorious struggle has
hero repeatedly forgotten iu the petty 'affairs of Moi.
CESIUM, or of CIAI.• JONES, or only mentioned
with accompanying taunts and upbraiding, or, at
the best, with apathy. It is idle to talk of Holland,
of Prussia, or of Austria, all of them now no more,
as having held out any chance for the deliverance of
Europe. The history of the last ten years skews, that
in them there was not an active and efficient
people, and that nn invading army troveraed them
like a cannon ball through the air, free from fric-
tion or resistauee, except on the field of battle,
when an opposing army was marshalled in array
against it. Even fortresses. which we had been
taught to consider impregnable, with trusty go-
veriroi s charged with their defence. fell, at the
first touch, as it were by suagiy,, or only castles of
cards in the him& of a ploy fed child. Spain pre-
sented a
.new and collar:1y at•ene to the eye of the
philosopher and the sword of tlw soldier. In Spain
there wee no army, for her army bail been kidirup-
peel, nt:tl sent to fight the batll. s id Frame oil fu-
reign ground. Of lot creme a she had node; fur her
capital, and her town., noel her cities, were in the
pu-session of her base and perfidious fur. She hail
nut even a Kiug or u (lover:einem to rally under,
for of 'hem ton the anted enemy lied deepoled her;
but elle had that %%tacit is greater than towns, or
kings, or armies, and fort.esses, she had a people at-
timber.] to their country, and to whom a foreign yoke
wee hateful; she had that •itch intkea liingt. and
hes ere r proved a stronger defence of towns and
cities, than bulwarks and bastions.—The Spartan
capital had uo fortificatiam; for, s.i;cl its great Le-
gislator, it is better to surround it with a wall of
mem—Such a wall is boasted by Spain, and a gloa
.ions and noble stand it has made :—According to
the last Lisbon papers and letters to the 15th inst.
from which we this day resume oar extracts, the
state of the war in the Peninsula is as follows.—
Cad:s lint challenges our attention.—" The
French," says • private letter from that city, " are
still around us, but have made no attempts to storm
lel/ j indeed Cadiz will never he taken, if 8000 or
IY.OOO troops from Euglaiiil arrive here. Prisoners'.
(seamen) are to be sent to England in trawler:tits,
which are fitting up fur their reception. It is said,
the Spanish men of war are preparing for sea, some
to go to Minorca, and the rest to Aroierica.erAtee
11124HIERQVII has resigned : CASTS NOS is now Corns
inanderetu-Chef of the Spanish armies. The for-
mer goes to the British Court, as Minister Plenipo-
teirtisry." With respect to the pasitions in the in-
terior, and other Inns of Spain, we fired, I hat in Cs-
talmeia G. ireral O'Doseeht was watching the
French, at Vich, while BLAKE, finding Valencia be..
come safe, by the retrea. of the enemy, in the dirt
tion of A engem, was recreating to Drapes* Persiaboo
his way to Ike mittens Sierra Slieseria, leaving • patriot
force at Aranjnes, in the vicinity or Moilnd. De-
scending southwerd, we And Malaga, and the whole
coast of Grenada. stretching to the eastward from
Gibraltar. evacuated by the French; and, a little
further on; the army of !louvres, with a division
under DaLLASTEkOs, occupy's% Houquillo, and
thremeiling Seville, while the remainder protects,
and is protected by the !setter's Sierra Morena.
Ascenoieg then aloug the westein frostier, we ineet
a coorderable force at Berlins, but it is checked
and vontrouleil by the British army Stationed
Along 'lre froutier of Portugal ; while in the whole
hue, from that point to the northern extremity of
Gallicis. we meet only • form which has been
unable to maintain the siege of Astorgs. and • die i-
idol under Marshal Nay, at Saleinanca. incapable
of any atoureutous enterprise.. Of the relative force
of the Spanish armies we have no accurate informa-
tion, but every packet brings areuriucce that the
energy and ardour of the nation daily increase ;
and of this we may be certain. that its troops have
long, ceased to be an armed multitude; two years of
• active and enterprising warfare having been amply
eiifficieut to improve them into disciplined soldiers.
Such is the state of Spain, at a moment or nearly
months since BONAPARTI, by the termination
of the war on the Danuhe, has been at liberty to
tratisfer all his military force and energy to the
Pyrenees. Such is the prom. and interesting spec-
tacle presented by a poor ignorant people, fre-
smartly Isstaiyell by traiterous Councils. and never
directed by a Government possessing either energy
or wisdom, while neighbnnriii nativas, edlowed
with tees", advantage, general:y presumed condu-
cive to strength and security, nave/auk iuto the most
degrading awl miserable bondage. Spain has
saccemfally resisted, not only the arm, but all the
art. of Frarace. The reform of abuses. and all those
political improvements, so fascinating to the public
eye, have been reanrsed to in vain: they have tiot
made one convert to the cause of King Josvni,
our one traitor to his country. A victory in Estre-
madui a or Valencia will not bring the enemy
hearer to has object. It is now become a war of es-
tirpation, and to conquer the country he must
snake, it • desert. But fortunately the general and
desultory warfare which such an .mterprise induces,
has in it every thing favourable to the nation at-
tacke.i. The largest armies which France, with
all her mighty means, can send into Spam. can-
not, if slimed over the veiledly, be • match
for nine toilhona of penple. The re-i-tance of
the Tyrol and the Voralberg to the combined

force of Bavaria and France, the enterprizv
of the gallant but unfortunate llovea, an inn-
keeper iu a little village at Passayer, inspire ui
with a confident hope. that Spain will finally come
sinvesafully out of the struggle which she has so
long and so glosionsly an4intained. But sure • e
are, that if the British Minister had known how to
apply theme means of men and money which he
poasessed, and this country so gladly gave, for the
assistance of the Spanish Peninsula, a single
Frenchman would not at this moment pollute Its
soil by his presence.

The Earl of Chartism published his Narrative
of the IValchereu Expedition. Sheriff Wools, fol-
lowing his Lordship's example, has published his
Narrative of the Expedition to Piccadilly, in which
we greatly fear the ulterior objects, as in the forgoer
case, will not be prosecuted with all the suc-
cess which the wi,e men of the East and his co-
adjutors. who now direct the destinies of this em-
pire, may hare promised to themselves. The
Narrative of Sheriff Wows is in answer to the
Statement of the two Middlesex Magistrates,
Messrs. Mimic and Balza, which appeared in
this Paper last week. A copy of it is given in our
last page.

The King has been pleased to nominate, cousii-
tote. and appoint, the light fimiouvible George
Earl of Glasgow, to he His ittlaj,al)'s Lieutenant
and Sheriff Principal of the shire of Renfrew.
The King has shoo been pleimetl to nominate,
constitute, end appoint, John EirrnettuEsq. Advo-
cate, to be Judge of the Court of Admiralty, in
Scotland, in the room of Robert Hodson Cap, Kati.
&CCU ANL

The King has also lwen pleased to nominate,
constiture, and appoint, Alexander Machooochse,
Esq. Advocate, to be Sheriff Depute of the Shire
of Haddiugton, iu the room of John Burnet', Esq.
resigned:_

The Kiag has also been pleased to present the
Reverend Thorns' Henry Shepherd, Mater of Arts,
to the Itectcry of Clayworth, in the county of
Nottingham, and Dioci-se of York, void by the
death of the last Inctunbro.

The Kiug has been pleased to appoint Hilde-
brand Oakes, Esq. llajor-General the 51sies-
ty's Forms, to be His Majesty's Commissioner for
the Civil Affairs or Molts, in the room of nese-
Admiral Sir Richard Godwin Keats.' K. B. re.
•
sigi!ed.

ILLIAIII STEPUEN POYNIZ. of Midithato
House, is the county of ki.rk4, dud CO* dray Park.
its the county ot Su.sex. E-. 1. 14 rtturtied warm to
the present Parliament for low Borough of Calling.
ton, iu the room of TIWNI.Vi CANINO" who
lido accepted tie Chltrrn tio•ntred*.

The Thalia frigatr. Catetaiti Vssmosi, gives in-
structions. st Portsliwutli. to ships 'wood to the
West

Mr. R. F. (ire appointed Purser to the Loire,
in the room of Mr. SNC.►, who is appointed to the
7h underer. .

• All the Officers who were offered bt• Lord MIN to
the alteruative of a Court-Mtiriial. or the rlllll‘llll.
1100 of their commissions, hare resolved, with the
exception of Capt. MACK I coMlllllllllCrl
the Chiteletlruoi dews:humus, to abide the treat of
a trial.

The 2d battalion of the I tth foot will march
into l'ortimouth, this • %seek, stud eiutiaik for
Guernsey.

A report was prevalent on Saturday, that the
Toulon upset having put to wit to oketuttr Barer-
lea., der. had been MO, and deicer/I by the
British fleet Ull4her Admiral NI Attila , but WC are
sorry to add, the viiteinent au, uttrotititkoi.

A convocation will be holden ►n the University
of Oxford, ou Wednesday next, in a hich it aid
fir proposed, that the degree of IM't..r in Coif
Law, by diploma, be conferred int his lb,yal
nese the Prince of W•Lis ; and that tlie diplou.ct
be presented to his Royal Ilightie,a by tile Chan-
cellor, in the iiiitne of the Uuiveraity.

The LORD MAYOR. we uudnntaud, hug appoint-
ed Friday„ the 4th of JMay, instead of WerineAily
the 2tl, for the 'Meeting of the. Liven• of London
in Common Hall, in. the. latter ,luv was found to
iii.erfere with the usual monthly Courts of the dif-
ferent cow pasiiev._

The pribro' tiers of war at the depot et Portsmouth
amount to about 1 _.Uoo.—Punt hi mer Ci•tle is tit-
ling up to receive between ti and 7000 ; rod Forten
Prison holds about Jnoo. The prison ships iu that
harhour. which at present contain those which are
to he remut td to Portcheater. will be paid otf. It
will prove necesssary to keep four r.r tire ships in
cornutis.ion. to hold these witch the &hove prisons
will not, and for the • butt reception of others
who tory hecoine (Ignites We are sincerely glad .
to hear, that, considering their number. there are
but very few sick amongst them.
Some letters hare been recd iced from floll,nd,
cootato,ric an account of the new regnfistions spade
isy the •Dutch government respecting the tin&
which BON APART% allows to br earned un. The fol-
lowing are the articles ',ermined to be ra port :
No 1. Better, cberre, wine, brandy, gin, tars, olive seed,
fruit, pepper, li. cc, dry skins.
No.l Vinegar, oil of all kinds, honey, liquorice stick sod
Spat:ash loquvrirr, turpentine, plain or in 'mitt, 131104 ism,
cork in sheets and cut, paha-wood, juuiptr and laurel ber-
ths, lamb and gust shins, tart:paned its daltricial manners,
chamber furniture, linen and woollen stud's, silk, woollon, end
coition fashionable goods, silk waits in general, frrilar.atalvrrrl
stuffs. tapes, hires, perfumer!, pottery, pu, Main, calico,
Spanish green, buckets, azure blue, tilts, yin.", fla►, qv:nodal,
works, white Ica.l, madder, pine., trees f or gardens and plea.
sure grusuila, sugar of had, and penult bark.
thieolialf of the cargo must cono:st tit au Wiles in
No. 2: the other half is to be muds. tip of ertic;ts
ftoin No. 1. According to the Decre► whit L has
been issued on this occasion. tau ship erirtillam the
ports of Holland is permitted to introdoce nny cc-
lanial produce or merchandise prove...ding t•rom the
manutactures or soil of England; nor ■re goods
front way other country permitted to be imported,
except the following articles :--
strip ember, hemp, Northern iron, firer earl medicines,
5-h row, Rossirn tallow. wax, train oil, asanglax‘, patch,
tor, laulobur in alias. and w powder, pot ash, soda, rds•-
mania, instil.• ii), den., srainsentiac 1-u-••en wall
red sail cloth, Spsiosh piastres, reel lead, Irad, told 1.-
Shaft?, travail., ►ku:► an the lawn, orp. r, anti .5“
si specie.

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, , ROYAL nrxr.
l'he treated Royal Easter Hunt took Owe ell
which was attended with peculiar eireurit.:llloCPP.
IV OT the porpoise of attending theHuat early, Lis goy
ness the Duke of Consbarktud and the Marquis Cos
breakfasted with Captain Vyse, at Stoke Giism, Man .
place his Royal Highness and the Noble Marvin ann.
on Stoke Common, liana after tett o'clock, where there welt
IA numerous field of Ilpoitmen, and a number of speu.o„,,
in waiting ; among whom were the Earl of Selma mud r,., may. • ietunikable fine Hendon deer was, in a few amain,,
after, turned out of the cart fur the day's d version 4,
starling, the weuthei being remarkably line, the deer Net oil
%lib great swiftness across the 0118111 On, towards Hadar,,,;,
Park, taking to the left throitzh the Ilil4/43 by Beacoaatiet,l_
where the sportsmen lust toms for sumo time. He came tin
at length on the oppusite side of the woad, where tie „,,,,
not expected, and ran with gland suit tress across the incl..
sures by 31r. Dupree's park, taking his canto to the kft tif
Amershatu and Great Missenden, where he *as 104, afro
a long chase, although not Ivry bard ramming all the tinic -..
The Duke of Cunihci land there kft [Le chase, went to Idiot
Wickham, hired a pool chaise, tug bet off,,, Madero.
The Sportsmen having tried fur a considerable time to dad
the deer, gave up the chase; most of dies went to 111,h
Wickham and dined, a here many of these remained an
night, to lie in readiness to resume the Lent or the Womb%
taorniug. At nix o'clock un Friday anurniug, Ike host,•
mates horn ionaskli, and Ike Clialw comaseiteed again; the
Oat tidiriz,s thi heard of the deer, *tater, Ibat lie ries arm
Sinken Church, in Oxfordshire; they tried in 'lda new that
spot fur a ennableralek thee, to find Jinn ; they learnt that ha
hid been seen feeding, a few miles from ihellee in 3 clines
field, int his way back, between Great 3lissende:i and Hies
{Wickham, they went there, bat without a.m." ; „, ~,,,t,h,
the Loran and dogs being completely knocked ap, they sari
up the pursuit for that day. ilia deer is supposed to be astray
in Os:fox:shire or Hogkingbanialiare.
Lord Sefton and himily, afire learriug the Heat, went la
Hatfield, spun a vitiate the Marquis of Satiating.

On Friday and Saturday rnorumit His MAJFIITY
rode on lior-elnick in WiLcisor Park. On the lam r
day he was accompanied by the Mikes at
BIZIDGB and GORDON, l'riucesses Atunrs-rs sti,l
SOPHIA, the Marquis Coaswat its, Gruel-41s
GViTNNt and FITZROY. and Colonel TAIMOk.
The same day, Drs. Sir Hetiar HALVOIMBAILIF.
and Ht. NISAS. hehl • cm:sultation with Dr. port
vu the state of the l'riuctia Matto.

l•e+trrdsy morning, Its M.s.tters. the Duke of
CAMARIGuat. Pritw•esses AUGUSTA and SoPISIA.
retlipalilrd by Lsdies COLLIZR reed DAAX
•F. you, General Gwv sus awl Major Pat s. set,t
to St. George's Cliapet. and beard a seru►ua by the
tier. Mr.

Counternuf BrcninGitAusning, will
Lave a grand nitisicul party ut
Grosvenor-place, on the 4th of Miiv. Mr.. DA.
VI/MORT Win 1160 have a similar party, on the
same, day, at her house in Lower Brook-Mater.
Tlio Right Hon. GFOII4IC PON wrist and
and the Hon. F. A. Parretti., arrived yesterday
from the country, at four o'clock. a. their house la
Arlington-street.

Earri end COll Ntel4ll CHOI.IIO D LET Ire espected
this Jay at• their !souse su Pitcsdsll3, from Thrusts

Mrs. BEY Tow has anootmerd a grind rout, on
the 16th of May. at her house m Atailey-‘quare.
Lart LA NG rouD Itai is.u.A card, of demise, rvr
the ottmerou, iistoities duriug her tilt
lion.

Lady SMITH hno touted twilit or imitation fur
two grand r.. 14:, ou the 1411, and 214 of May.
Mr. F AWci.vr hurl rtasuui for tot t i Lair, Oa
Fridny night, nt the Neweuoile Theatre.
Nit UOu xes adnural,le p-r:ortuAnee of Mrs.
Be eel 19, in the Tragedy of The Gashoter, Co.
vcht-I,ailleie Theatre. on Satuati.sty ulKht, rreeived
the mob' unbounded apphnoe, sud their .hoard of
teur, f.cun her fait audiimil. Thi• otho;e I,iu
ati4alued. C. KEIIIIII.F. rad Pr. 1..1•TOIN.
Farce of The Weibele's (.Iveicr. were to.
tVI laming anti comic. f•

The bin !er ia of Lon in e raw prrferm-
ing ot the Ding's Theatre,
is one of the bust etrasigeJ aria 'tnt complete per-
fOrfilllOCC4 wr here "Ter Wit&ItsAMIL. Mrs. PALL is
an odniiraiLie Ra.eria, pos.enier an excelieut
and tines the song. with time and simpli4 ite
Mr. HEROISu displays much lisiviour in Justice
Woodcock; apd in the comic long of The tosmeilc
Doctor, whirls hr 'mug between the Borhita aid
Paistorninsr, was loudly encored. Mr. 411,;BINT's
patitoscimical pow. ra are well known, anti wire
most successfully exerted on Saturday night, am'
received with Lurid* of applause.
_ _

The following Notice, ID the [)rare-Lane Com-
pany, was stuck up in the Greeo-V,uoto of tite
Lyceum 'theatre, on Friday eve ee i:: !••

TIIIATRS-11.4,1 tf., ItY4.ASS.
Ay Order of the Prom:twit,. the 1.4 forlorn& are int:nulled,
that Ike- wry-Lour Patriot, stoke the sanction and re enti-
ties of the Lord Cilaace9e es °nice, seal he the authority
nader which the Company conainsal. or to he encaird, altl
he called spun to pc' form for the encamp Season.
lip Or*: of the ri opt ict,ws.
Friday. April it;. lulu. R. I'EAK E., Treasurer.
The ir,t nr, is win at Berth are—
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The Marchiont.s, of Cianrieer.!e, f.rwri Semi.late, lily
Gorahnl. Lid) Miloarns, I.sr4 S 4 1t5...40 Ant.
'empbril, Gen. Xtnart, Grn PrlJorrs, %Nor-
Gen. Hors I.ltine.rl Lala, Aurniral Grarm 1'..1
C..lunt 1.1.16.nu,n, 0.1.10 t% I.Yr and
live. Mr 1,1111.11. [rev Mr. Astir'', Her. Mr. Mvallauuv.., Ilan
Mr. awl Men lanluncl.l

Sot addittotod et.d.cils to the late Bt-hop I,f El-
Olio'• all% hate been meanly dir. forted 14, the
See liotate. By these the great masa of his I.Ttl.
petty, nut 11.eposett of Its. I:it sill, one marts. of
which, in d. ult thereof, would have goat to :dm
L-tw, and the other motet% , in equal t011art.,,,, to
hrothrrt and at•tter,, t. variously dtrited.
To hi. broth. T. Dr. 1:114111.liol Law. he gives 9,0001.:
to Nitta Carey, Mrs. Law'. niece,. Soul.; ant! Dr.
lirinkley's legacy it interayed to 1510001.; etch"'
tv,.. of le" ta:uthle Wintry and eat-client collection
uf +oat ...... 'cal mud ,;..1 mews. .

rzttac.roimnry cir.•mi oectirred 111.1
Ftiday ; ruse of Mier ColthoefiethV's*erymb 6
pafting,:lif.tl4el 111rfr Kirk. he perctiVta 111
Kt Ill!, 1
lirtiillalog Mall a bias k veil over het fate, t
1). ulge an mop
t•hall a basket •

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her arm hwit stitiaatta..l vet, witch og.tatrall :
threw the longkt-t two th.• water oftti matte ott

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