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'was a question eff the dissolution that tile Alta/Iler-General *P-
irated with his reserves against the signing Deputies: and it was
not till the Chamber was actually dissolved that the CA-Deputies
have been brought before the Magistrate. The public conclude
that the prosecutions have been manageil to influence the elections
and that a calculation R&M& to have been made fur having the olii
Deputies brought before the Correctional Police, on the very day
when the Electoral Colleges were opened. If this melancholy
combination were really true, all suspicion should be removed
from the organs of justice. These tribunals are too far above
our passions to lend them selves to such machinations; it is the
tigents of Ministers who nianage these prosecutions, sad who
choose the period for carrying them on.
But what proves, in an unequivocal manner, that these prose-
cutions are the effect of a concerted plan is, that at the moment
when the old Deputies of the I!pper Rhine were dragged before the
Judge, for a letter written eight months before—at that very
moment Ilene's! Lapuype, an Es-Deputy of die Rhine, is put on
his trial for a pretended circulation of seditious writings, about the
same period.
Thus an affair is awakened, which after so long a silence was
considered to be abandoned for ever.
Fits:salt Ft:NOS.—Five per Cents. opened at 9lf. 30e.,cloceil at
1141. 30c.; Bank Stock, 1.633fai1k • Neapolitan Five per Cents.
' 90f. • Spanish Rentem, 2.lif. Exchange on London—l month,
231. 451. ; 3 months,
BAY6I.VMWS•

The Dowager Duchess of Richmond and the Ladies Lennox I
will leave town this day. for Sussex.
The Duke of St. Albans and the Ladies Ileauclerk left town
yesterday, for their seat, Garton, Surrey.
The Dowager Countess' of Carhampton has arrived at her house
in Button-street, Berkeley-square, from her seat,
Surrey.
Countess Cowper has left town for lier seat, Pansanger, Herts.
Lord Valletort left town yesterday, for Dowager Lady Suffield's
seat, in Norfolk.
Lord Melbourn has left town for Earl Cowper's seat, Pansanger,
Herts.
The lion. John Coventry left IYarren's Hotel, Regent-street,
yesterday, for his seat, Burgate House, llama.
F. Forrester, Esq., has arrived at his house, In Ilertfont-street,
Mayfair. from 3lelton Mowbray, Leicestershire.
'1 he Rev. Mr. Brown's's', has arrived at his house, in Upper
leorge-street, Portman-square, from the Earl of Darnley's seat,
l'obhani !fall, Kent.
Ralph Milbank, Esq. has left town for Earl Cowper's seat,
Pansanger, alerts.
Keane Fitzgerald, Esq. has left town for his seat, Anderhill,
Herts.
Colonel and Mrs. Austin left Jordan's Hotel, St. James's-street,
yesterday. for Mr. Campion's seat, in Sussex.
The Duke of York is expected to leave town on Sunday, for
Woburn Abbey, on a visit to the Duke and Ihtchess of IWfortl.
Lord Folkestone has left Hastings, Sussex, for Abingdon.

Yesterday we received the following letter :-..-
BAYONNE, JAN. 6.
We have received news from Madrid of the Ist of January, with
the Decrees issued by his Majesty for the organization of the Royal
Guard, and another relative to South America,* which orders every
thing in that great country to be replaced in the situation it was 1
previous to the nth March, 1820. We should think that in what. The Star of last evening, in allusion to the reported
ever situation the South American Colonies may be, it can scarcely 'preparations at Brest, and the weak arguments of the
be expected that much regard will be paid by, them to this Deertt, 1 Caurier on the probability of a war, thus observes :
or that it will dispose them to return under the dominion of Spain ; I "If a Frenchman argued in the same manner, he would be
for, in fact, this Decree says to them, '.Root up the vines and , quite terrified at the sight of our own dock-yards, which are in a
olives which you have planted—destroy the manufactories which i continual state of activity. Let him look at Portsmouth, where he
you have established, in spite of the laws and ordinances which : will find vessels of the largest sire building, including the Princess
forbid you to be cultivators or munufaettirers—and, in order to pro- • Charlotte, of 110 guns ; the Neptune, of 1211; the Indus, of 80;
tect the commerce and the miserable manufactures of the Penn. I with the Euphmtes,the Fox, the President,the Thalia,theCerberus,
sula, you shall continue to receive, ae in times past, a small part of and several frigates, sloops, and bombs. At Plymouth he would
what is necessary to supply your moat urgent wants. These things I find in a state of great forwardness, the Hindostan, of 110 guns, the
atoll be procured from countries, and brought in vessels ; London, of 110 ; the Leda, the Pronrpine, &c. At Pembroke
forgEzG a
which shall first come to • to pay the duties ; you shall give he might see the oliab and Vengeance, 84 guns each, which
in exchange your prodarti , and yob will be the happiest tipple • could be ready in a few weeks ; the Seahorse' the Nemesis,
in the world, for you will have the ' d
eas of treading that fertile , the Hotspur, the Thisbe, the Druid, and sevcral others. At
htpere
soil, full of precious mines, which be to your ancesuirs--a I Chatham the preparations i-t thz Dock-yard would seem still
moil which is not worked foe the account of your Sovereigns, but for more formidable, for there the Royal George, of 120 gum., is al-
the sole advantage of Europe, excepting Spain." I most ready to pour forth its thunders on the enemies of the country,
A disorder, which seems li be catching, has suddenly attacked as are the Powerful, of 84, the Formidable, of 86, the Illerettry, the
the Prelates, who are in Madrid. As soon as the order to repair to Mermaid, the Africans. At Deptford, in a state of similar pre-
their respective dioceses was intimated to them, they all proved to partition, arc the Monsirelt. of 84 guns ; the Worcester, of' 52, &c.
be governed by numerous certificates, signed by their physicians, l and at Woolwich are building, the Boscawen, of 80; the Ilebe,
that they arc ill, and that it is impossible for them to undertake 1 the Medusa, the Clyde, &c. &c. Nor are we content with thus
the journey. The Grand Inquisitor,
~Bishop of Tarrassone, is the !preparing to keep up our naval force by the building of new ships
most seriously ill—the Inquisition alone can cure him, and it is , to our ports, for several vessels are now almost ready to launch at
said he entertains considerable hopes. The Royalists are much Bombay, including the Asia and the Bombay, of 84 guns each.
dissatisfied, because the French are embarking the artillery at Ca- Il'ith such preparation, and a navy able to ride every ocean tri-
diz and Corunna. umphantly, what has England to tear from the fitting up of a few
The discharges of persons from all the departments of the 51i- old ships in a French port ? Some of our contemporaries say that
nistry and the Administration continue, and especially such as ma- I we ought to prevent the French fleet front leaving Brest ; we eon-
nifested liberal opinions. tend that we ought to do no such thing. First, because it would
Four Swiss soldiers have been assassinated at Chamarlln, by be improper ; and secondly, unnecessary. Admitting for a mo-
some Spanish soldiers. ment that the French Government has not satisfactorily explained
The return of troops from Spain is drawing to a close. The its views to our Cabinet, which we feel assured it has done, is
12th and 29th regiments of the line arrived yesterday, and have it either improbable or unreasonable that, when insurrections
been reviewed by General Lovcrdo ; the Ist and I lth will arrive are breaking out in the colonies of almost every Power. France
to-day. should strengthen her force in those belonging to her ? or
• This Decree was inserted in the British Press of yesterday. that, when pirates are getting more numerous and more daring,
_ e she should not give some additional protection, to her commerce?
England has done this—we are not only reinforcing our West India
Islands, but we have on the American station a strong naval force,
consisting of the Gloucester, of 80 guns ; the Ganges, of 86 guns ;
the Superb, of 78 guns ; the Spartiate, of 84 guns ; the Cam-
bridge, of 1L guns ; with a dozen of heavy frigates; none of which
would decline the engagement with the French frigates of fitt guns,
which the Courier describes those in Breit to carry, but which is
undoubtedly an exaggeration.

HIGH TREASON.
COURT OF A3gIn7ARIS, JAW. 12.
To-morrow the Court will be occupied with the investigation of
two grave and important charges. We will state some of the facts
relative to each of the causes. . . .

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The second affair which will occupy the Court after that of the
attempt at murder, refers to those criminal etrurts which were made
at the commencement of the Spanish war (by Frenchmen unworthy
of the name) to support in the Peninsula the cause of all the Re-
volutionists of all countries. The charge comprehends seven per-
1011a-ail men and one female, the latter as being implicated and
not discovering what she knew.
In 1021, one of the accused, Sanquaire-Souligne, was tried for
plotting against the State, and acquitted : but the only effect this
acquittal had upon him was, to inspire bim with an implacable ha-
tred to the Government, with the desire of fabricating new con-
spiracies. At the of the Spanish war, when the
French armies advauscrei to rescue* capuve Ding, and to crush
the faerious who distal:bed tho.Pgamaula, Souls me corresponded
with the Spanish revoliitionEsta., tlw Minds of Hyland, and the
French who were condemned far their trauma, anir who were re-
fugees io London and the north of Spain, and treated with the ene-
mies of France to overthrow the government of this country. A per.
son of the name of Bowring, an Englishman, was the London agent of
these intrigues which were concerted at Paris at the hotel of M.
veira, then Ambamadco from the Cortes of Portugal, the intimate
friend of Souhgne. At tho moment of his departure for Lisbon
this Ambassador was.sturpdsid, with papers in the hand-writing of
Souligne. These writs Mbid at Havre, and transmitted to
Paris, contained evident proofs,' the intrigues of Souligne. lie
describes himself as constantly employed in preparing levies, sub-
scriptions,
and plans of campaigns. Re used ciphers to elude the
vigilance of the police. • It would be tedious to recite all the invec-
tires-the calumnies—the infamous insults—which he heaps with.
out shame upon sU the Bourbons and the Royal Family of France.
The pen would refuse to trace such disgusting matter. He writes
to the Revolutionists thus-.

FRENCH NAVAL PREPARATIONS.

THE ARMY.

The Army Medical Board having recommended the fol-
lowing Gentlemen, via. Colin Allan, M.D., to be Surgeon,
and John Detterick, Esq. to be Anistant Surgeon of the
94th Regiment of Foot, their appointments, it is ex-
pected, will appear in the Gazette of Saturday next.
The several detachments which recently arrived from
India and the Cape of Good Hope, on board the Thames
free trader, and disembarked at Gravesend, have been or-
dered to Chatbatn. _ _

The ssth (Connaught Rangers) Regiment of Infantry,
arrived at Naas, on Tuesday, from Castlebar.
The 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot, is now
on its march from Naas to Dublin, to replace the 77th Re-
giment, which is ordered to Jamaica.
The Detachment of the 7th (the Prince Royal's) Regi-
ment of Dragoon Guards, which recently marched from
Pimlico, is expected to arrive at Liverpool on Monday
next, to embark for Ireland.

" Bowring knows all—he appreciates all. He will tell you what
men, what description of men, are around me. Ile will tell you
what proofs and what guarantees they have given at the house of
him from whom I write; when he tells you, that the first men of
France, in rank, in genius, and courage form the assemblage;
when he assures you that I am surrounded with such, believe
him; when you are told that all are ready to conquer for
liberty and iudependence believe it. All this is the con.
cern of millions, who will spare you hundreds in the at-
tainment of these okjects, either for expenditure or destruction.
Iklieve all that Bownng and the person from whose house I write,
will teU you. Be assured also that I will place myself as a hostage
in your hands, for the purpose of signing a treaty, such as you
would not think of proposing, if you were to dictate to a con-
quered country. Leaving this, I will give up all comfort, family,
domestic happiness. I will return no more, except through the
portal of victory. This will, perhaps, give you the measure of my
hopes. Everything depends upon you and your allies at Madrid ;
pronounce upon your safety, and upon ours; they are inseparable.
Call me ; I will not be slow in hearing you ; the torrent will soon
burst upon you front this quarter. I have never given you false
advice. Sonic willions would have spared you torrents of blood;
you should have given a thousand millions, which invasion and
ruin will cost you. You are upon the brink of the precipice.
liowring will inform you how you may fling into it the enemy who
has dug it. Ihpend besides upon a treaty more advantageous than
any you could think of. Shall I quit my country to go to you
without the certainty that you wish fur all we offer you ? This
would be to deprive my country of me, and shut its dour against
me for ever."

There was a rumour in the City ysterday that Spain
has ceded Cuba to France.

The Marquis of Titchtield, we regret to hear, is still
much indisposed.
Miss Fox, we are happy to learn, is getting better.
Great preparations are making at Pansanger, liens, the
seat Of Earl and Countess Cowper, for a grand ball and
supper on Monday next ; numerous fashionables from town
have received invitations, as well as most of the neighbour-
ing nobility and gentry.
The Rev. Thomas Brown, of Tongland, is mentioned as
likely to be the successor of Dr. Chalmers, in St. John's
Church, Glasgow.—Culedonian Mercury.
Monday, the third of a series of Winter Balls was held
at the Gteen Man, Blackheath. The room was crowded
with the beauty and fashion of that distinguished neigh-
bourhood. CaptiCti Parry was present, and joined in the
merry dance, which was kept up with great vivacity till a
late hour.

It will he seen, in reference to the representation of
Caithness, that Ministers are determined to keep their ad-
herents very close by the head, and will not allow ge-
neral devotion to excuse occasional defeetion.—Glasgsic
Chronicle.

After a violent diatribe against the Bourbons, and most insulting
remarks upon the preparations against Spain, he adds—" We have
been as if nurtural in glory ; the Bourbons have cast it down and
dishonoured it. %Vary is determined upon ; this has been effected
by the atrocious solicitations, by the unhallowed supplications of
the Bourbons. We have no longer any measures to keep with
than ; they have conceived the hope of destroying us. lay the
wretches perish ! A hatred of the people—s thirst of massacre, to the
danger of which they do not exposer themselves—foreign and do-
mestic war, corruption, treachery, murder, proscription, extrava-
gance, cold-blooded atrocities--these emanate from the Bourbons;
these are the results of their projects, the end of all their efforts.
Clod has vomited them in his wrath, for the purpose of meriting,
each day of their existence, already too protractei, the execration
of their contemporaries, and the brand of history. Regal monsters!
,you have ever wished for war, even to death. We accept your
offer: hell has vomited you again upon us, and we will cast you
back Into its bosom."

An infamous comparison between Napoleon and the King ends
with these words:— Spaniards! listen to my voice. Sidra the
enemy to advance. (live him a great extent of country to plunder ;
he will weaken by sprmithag hiniestlit he will become vulnerable
on a great number of points; the sacred land of Iberia will be hit
grave; and the vespers of Spain will cause those of Sicily to be
forgotten."
It was by writings like these he excited and encouraged the
external enemies at France, whilst he endeavoured to support the
internal enemies by corrupting the troops. NVhen he imagined all
was in readiness, lie lett France, and repaired to Lisbon, where he
made his appeals to all the supporters of revolutions, and to the
French refugees in England. And on the 1731 of November,
11th!, lie writes thus to thauvet, one of the accused:—" I am in
the free land of the Peninsula, where I have as many and as
powerful friends as the Governors themselves. The only edict of
my second proscription has been to hasten my departure, with that
or my intimate friind, the Ambassador of Portugal."
On the 4th of October he wrote to the same person :—" I would
ask you, if you wish to ally yourself to those destinies, which in all
probability will become great, and the subject for history ? I re.
peat, this day, my tint demand, and I add, that I am here in the
vain of • patriotic congress. The diplomatic representative is re-
ceived anti acknowledged by the Ambassador (witness of all) of
France free, or who wishes to become so. I have conic abroad to
put the last hand to that which I have already done at home. I
am the bearer of treaties, proposed and already. assented to. I
want near me a man indefatigable and unwearied : you ate that
man. Above all things, I ant able to assure you of an honeurable
reception in the Peninsula.
This appeal had the wished eflect. The French refugees assem-
bled at his voice; the cause (sacred in their eyes) of insurrection
and revolt ii tissues their :cal ; they anticipate in Spain that success
which they could not obtain in France; they leave England; they
fly to j lie enemies if their country, and to unite themselves
with hint who, from the extremity of Portugal, has foretold the
triumphs of revolution. _ . _

An affair of honour took place on Monday, at Kilcrea,
between Mr. ll—r—y and Mr. H—b—n. The parties
exchanged shots; that of the latter lodged in the collar of
the coat of the former, without injury, when the affair ter-
minated to the satisfaction of all parties.
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East
India House, when the following Captains were sworn
into the command of their respective ships. viz.—Captain
Charles Mangles, of the Marchioness of Ely, for Madras
and Bengal; and Captain Henry Homan, Prince Regent,
for Bengal direct. The undertnentioned ships were thus
timed, viz. :—Asia, Marchioness of Ely, and Rose, Ifor
Madras and Bengal ; to be afloat the 30th of March, sail
to Gravesend the 13th of April, stay there 30 days, and be
in the Downs the 17th May. Prince Regent and General
Hewett, for Bengal direct ; to be afloat the 29th April,
sail for Gravesend the 13th May, stay there 30 days, and
be in the Downs the 16th June.
Gout] Cotx.—Edward the Third was the first that
coined gold in England ; but be it remembered that the
Romans had 110.11: till 650 years after the foundation of
(their city.
!lovar. PIIILOAOPIIER.—Arourath 11. was one of those
Turkish princes who contributed much to the Ottoman
grandeur ; but he was convinced of the vanity of that very
grandeur which he had increased by his victories. His
only aim was retirement, that he might rest in the arms of
the sciences. It must have been a most extraordinary spec-
tacle to ace a Turkish philosopher abdicate the crown.
This Prince resigned it twice, and twice he was prevailed
upon by his Bashaws and Janissaries to resutu:• it.

There are many other documents of a similar description.
Sunligne will be tried for having raised arms against France;
the others for being actxmtplices, and plotting with him, and also
fur bearing arms against France; the woman Chauvet for being an
accomplice, and for not revealing to the authorities what she knew.
The men being in a state of contumacy ( rontsimixe). will be judged
by the Court without the intervention of a Jury, or without hearing
witnesses, and upon the production alone of the written documents;
the woman will Ie tried in the urdioary ULITIDeIre

'ANCIENT FEANTINC.—When George Nevil, brother to
the great Earl of Warwick, was installed Archbishop of
York in 1170, he made a sumptuous and gluttonous repast
for the nobility, gentry, anal clergy ; at which the Earl of
Warwick acted as steward, the Earl of Bedford treasurer;
Lord Hastings comptroller; and many noble officers as
servants. The labour of preparing the feast was perforinetl
by 1,000 cooks, 6'2 kitcheners, and 300 scullions. Ily a
record in the Tower, of which the following is a transcript,
the provisions were neither few nor scarce :--they consisted
of 300 quarters of wheat, 300 tuns of ale, 100 tuna of wine,
and 1 pipe of spiced wine ; solid oxen, 6 wild bulls, 900
pigs, 1,004 wethem, 3410 hogs, and 300 calves; 3,000
geese, 3,000 capons, 100 peacocks, 200 cranes, 2,000
chickens, 4,000 pigeons,_ 204 bitterns, 4,000 ducks, 400
hernsies, Wo pheasants, 590 partridges, 4,000 woodcocks,
400 plovers, 100 carlews, too quails, and 1,000 eggets ;
4,000 bucks and does, anal roe-bucks, 200 kids, 4,000
rabbits, 133 hot venison pasties, anal 4,000 cold venison
pasties; 300 pikes, 300 breams, $ seals, and 4 porpoises;
and 1,000 dishes of jellies, 2,000 hot custards, 4,000 cold
custards, and ;Ott tarts.

On Monday evening last, while Dacia. Mitchell, of ('arnouatie
Fenn, was riding home, his horse fell, and he was unfortunately
precipitated to the ground, and killed on the spot. When fourni,
his hone was standing betide hint, lie has left a widow and a
numerous family to latueut his loss.-31ontroac Chrouitk.