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London, England, 1821-05-02 00:00:00

army in the Isla, Spain had not now enjoyed the
fair hopes of future prosperity which her con.titu-
tion presents to her; but the army in every part of
the country proclaimed the Constitution, the capi-
tal announced its adherence to the sp►tem pro.

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example. If ever • revoletttn, were the work of
the majority et the nation, the Spanish revolution
may be prole:meted to be such, and in accordance
with this feeling foreign Governments did not bee'.
tate long to recognise the change in the political
condition of Spain ; and Lord LiVElltooL s.•
ing in Parliament the arrive of the 13ritish Cabins r,
admitted that the revolution was accomplished
with the general concurrence of the peoplr of
Spain, at the moment that his Lordship attempted
to thatingursh between the case of Spain and the
cave of Naples.

Portugal' and Naples fo:lowed the glorione
example of Spain. Portugal hiss succeeded, bat
Naples was nut powerfu! enough to preserve
the rich treasure which she had snatched
from the hand of fortune, but the occur-
rences in these countries falsify the supposition of
their having been effected by a few periwigs. •• The
couspiracy" extends beyond the Atlantic, and the
Brazils are rapidly pursuing the course of the Mo-
ther Country ; but is not the conduct of the Bra-
zilians rather to be attributed as a necessary curiae.
quence to the events in Portugal, than to the sup-
posed activity of some imaginary band of conspire.
tors ? Tne death of CIIIISTUPIIE, and the insur-
rection of Prince YPSILANTI, we pre•ume, are to
he attributed to the same agency ; hat shall we not
find far better stud more artisfaciory explanations
fur all these several revolutions in the peculiar cir-
cumstances of the countries in aim b they have re-
spectively occurred, than by attributing thirn to any
knot of individuals, whatever may be their uum-
bers, their influence, or their talents? This in-
quiry, if pursued us its importance merits, would
far exceed our limits; but it cannot but be observ-
ed, that the revolutionary spirit first displayed itself
in Spain, a (-wooly which was previously regarded
as the least likely to looter those wild notions of
freedom to which speculative revolutionists would
look for success. A knot of conspirators such is
it supposed to exist, would have rather looked to
France or Germany for converts or agents. Spain
having commenced the act of revelutioo, a hat was
more mons! than that other countries, equally de-
pressed by the form of their government, and where
at the same time the heurts of the executive audio.
rity were feeble, should endeavour to imitate her
cosiduct, and what countries in Europe presented
in this respect so strong a resemblanee to Spain as
Portugal end Naples? Let the circutastuncee of
these several countries be carefully examined,
and we doubt not temperate and judicioas inquirer
will find causes within each separately much more
likely to lead to revolutions than the agency of any
foreign clubs or societies, whose powers of opera.
Lion must be far ton limited to admit the possibility
of their accomplishiug objects so stave:ideas stud,
extensive.

The fiaytion official Gazelle of the 11th of
March last contains the proceedings of the Special
Military Commission appointed to try General
JEAN Tinos RICHARD, and his accomplices
Colonel MARY C _IIIETIERZ, the Commandant
BELZUNCE, and Captain DOMINIQUX, who had
been severally convicted of a treasonable conspiracy,
and condenstied to death. The act of accusation
charges them with having endeavoured to corrupt
the minds of certaiu of the military, arid instigated
them to insubordination and revolt against the Go-
verument ; and that, with a view of cLaudessissety
armies; those whom they thought they had seduced
into their designs, they demanded a supply of
markets from a foreigner, residing at
.Cspe Hayti.
named Eloarsiaan ; whom relyig!, it is added, to
deliver to them the arms on the night he was re-
quired so to do, alone prevented the spilling of
Haytiati blood at the Cape.

A letter from Portsmouth, dated April 30 (Mon-
de•), says—" Arrived the liedseiN , 18. Captivate
Hutiw, from St. Helens. She left that place oa
the Bth March, et which time BoN•rAaTa wit un-
derstood to be as well as he had betin for some time.
He had nut removed into his new habitation. The
Redwing has itrowght to England a large toed from
the Cape and St. Hekna."
The Porte, it it raid, has entered isito a negocia-
tion with Ali Packs, and revoked the orders ts►ard
to the Paella of the More* to march against that

It is reported iii the Millie ry circle that Generst
the Hon. Robsrt Taylor, brother of the
of Headline, will be appointed to the
of the 6th dragoon guards, versa by the (bath sf
the Earl of Carhampton• and thut Lord Eilw..E.t
Somerset will be appointed to the Coloneicy of thr
18th hussars, vacant by the death of the Marquis 01
Drogheda..

The 18th hussars, at Caber and its cantonnimits, sup-
posed to be destined for India, have as yet resolved no of&
rial order 00 that subject.
The four troops of Scots Greys arrived is Clommi, bait
there ; the trasspurts wit► the Bth dragoira guard. not
having yet arrived in Waterford.
A number of the militia regiments of the kingdom are
to be embodied for training and exercise during the month.
The American ship Ophelia brings as
ac-
count that the trade bud been stopped for a short
time in consequence of the death of a Chinese,
who was shot by accident by the fifth Mate of the
Hon. East India Company's ship Loadea, but that
the affair bad been amicably settled by the English
Supercargo and the Climete Government.