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significant words, without any connection. These letters had been
sent for some time past to the Oeneral Police Office, when on the
10th of this month, atter the investigations commanded by the magis-
trates, six letters, written in the same hand, and of the same tenor
as the tirst, were seized just as they were being thrown into the
letter box, so that the author of these lams was taken on the spot.
He proves to be a certain Joseph Paradis, of the Commune of Tun,
who arrived at Naples about three months ago, and had been but
just released from the Hospital of Lunatics, at Ames.
Tunica, MARCH 24.
The King and Queen, and the Duchess of Chablais, set out this
morning with all their suite for lienoa, where their presence has
long been eagerly desired by the citizens, who, like ourselves, are
padded with the sight of our beloved Sovereign.
'From the Etude, dated April .1
3
31mileih, MARCH 24.
A claim lately made by the Marquis de Peynafior, has induced
the King to desire of his Council, a report on the ihnovations in-
troduced by the revolutionary laws in the Lilo:tit:ince of ma fora('
and entailed estates. In consequence et' this report, his Majesty
issued oa the 11th inst. a decree, of which the following are the
chief articles:-
1. In consequence of the absolute abrogation of the arts of the
Cortes, the legislation respecting majored. and other entails, is re-
stored to the same footing as before the 7th March, 1820. These
creates are therefore to be immediately restored to their lawful pro-
prietors.
2. They cannot, however, claim the revenues, but constrain
those who have engaged them to all necessary reparation and suit-
able indemnities.
3. Those who had obtained possession of these estates for a va-
luable consideration, shall be indemnified by hint who had sold
them to them.
4. If the proprietor cannot repay the price for which they were
sold, the buyer shall enjoy the revenues till he is completely reim-
bursed.
ti. The immediate heir of the proprietor shall not be liable to the
above obligation.
The other Articles of the Decree relate to particular cues which
may occur, and of which the Council of State will be the judge.
PARIS, APRIL 2.

To-day the Deputies assembled in the bureaux to discuss the
Address. To-morrow there will be a Committee to discuss it in a
general meeting.
On Monday the Ministers will present to the Chamber four pm-
jects of law. The first is relative to the septennial duration of the
Chambers ; the second to the accounts for 1922 ; the third, to the
rever•.ue and expenditure of ; the fourth, to the reduction of the
interest of national debt to four per cent. The project of law is
to close the great wuund of the Reeolatioe, as the Royal Legis-
lame has said ; the law on the indemnities to be granted to the
emigrants, will not be presented to the Chamber till after the dia.
eussion of the law for the reduction of the interest.
The depots of the Spanish prisoners in France have received
orders to set out, in columns, to return to their own country at err.
twin fixed times. These columns, amounting in all to about 3,7:13
men, will have reached Bayonne by the beginning of May, and
will pass the frontier at different times, as fixed by their route.
FRENCII FUNDS—PAaIs, APRIL 2.—Five per Cents. 102 f.
40c.—Bank Stock, 1,970 f.—Neapolitan Five per Cents. 9fli in
ducats--Itentes d'Espagnc, 211.—Royal Spanish Loan of 1023,
G7.—Exchange on London, one month, 25f. 40c; three months,
25f. 2Sc.—Court Amthentiyee, 2d A priL

The following Bayonne letter, to the 27th March, giving
an account of the existing state of things in wretched Spain,
will be read with some interest; laughter will be excited
at Ferdinand's bombastic Decree, respecting his
.fritful
troops, Creoles and Mulattoes, iu the island of Cubs, who
showed themselves "deserving of his Royal confidence
under Fives." As a testimony of his high approbation,
the Creole and Mulatto bands are dignified with the title
of " Loyal," which is to be inscribed on their colours, and
their officers arc ennobled with the title of Dons. These
soldiers, and his other faithful subjects in Cuba, are also to
have their attachment recorded by a medal, to be worn at
the heart, with the inscription, " The King to the fidelity
of the isle of Cuba." A disturbance, it appears, was near
taking place in Mudrid, from the patriotic hymn of the
Tragala having been played by the band of a French reg:-
ment—a tolerable specimen this of the feeling of these
troops:—

BAYONNE, MARCH 27.
The Madrid Gazelle of the 20th mentions that there was the
day before a very splendid drawing-room at Court, in honour of the
Queen's birth-day, at which all the Foreign Ambassadors, the
Grandees of Spain, Officers of State, Generals, &c. werrpresent,
and had the honour of presenting their reports to their hlajesties.
The King has issued a Decree to recompense the Regiments of
the Line in the Isle of Cuba. The preamble says—ln the midst
of the disorganizing rebellion which Ir.a broken out in my inter-
esting dominions in the Indies, the city of the Havannah, as well
as the whole island of Cube, always faithful to my Crown,
found in that corps of the army there protection and powerful
assistance to stifle the factions of independence and anarchy,
which threatened to dealate that precious part of my States.
Not only the troops of the line fol owing the only path of
free honour and military glory, which is that of fidelity,
chewed on the Oth and 9th December, 11123, that they deserved
to belong to my faithful troops; but the provincial militia emu-
lated them in duty and loyalty, and the battalions of Creoles and
3lulattoes, distingMshing themselves on that solemn occasion,
,hewed themselves deserving of my royal confidence. As a perpe-
tual testimony of my favour, and a proof how acceptable their
services have been Li me, I have thought fit to order as fol-
lows :—The *Mom me of this order is that the battalions of
Creoles and hlulattoes are to have the title of Loyal, which is
to ne ;nscribed on their colours ; their officers to be called Dan,
and have personal nobility. All the other corps of the Isle of Cu-
ba, whom the Captain (Moen', Don Vivo., shall judge worthy,
are to have tassels, &c. of the standards of the colours of the order
of St. Isabella. All the soldiers who were in active service on the
Bth and 9th, and other faithful subjects in the Island of Cuba
who have particularly distinguished themselves, are to have a Me-
dal to be worn at the breast, with the Inscription, " The King to
the fidelity of the Isle of Cuba."
The King has also decided that all ecclesiastics who may merit
recompences are to present their applications and claims, that they
may be laid before the Council, which will decide upon them.
This derision is obviously designed to get rid of a croad of claim-
ants, who have no right to ask for any thing.
The Gazeile announces also the nomination of I/on Valentine
Zorilla, Inquisitor of the Court and Canon of Valencia, to the
office of collector of the revenues of deceased Bishops.
There was a disturbance at Madrid on occasion of reading to
the Royal volunteers the new regulation for their corps, but it was
appeased by the interference of the French trot pa. On the 20th the
King reviewed the Swiss regiment of the Royal French guard ;
the Princes and Princesses followed in their cartiages. 11' hen
the King goes to Aranjuez on tile 27th, the grand head-
quarten; will be removed to that place. Orders have bet i given
for all the militia of that village to withdraw from it during the
whole time that the King shall reside there. A disturbance was
near taking place on account of the Tragula, which was played
by the band of the 2-2 d French regiment.
An Extraordinary Gazette publishes the following letter from
the Capt. of the Hermione French frigate, to the Governor of Car-
-1 thagena, • hich port he entered on the 13th,in the evening :—" My
conic
dear Count—l from Toulon, since which I have touched at Al-
giers. I bring the agreeable news of the conclusion of peace between
the Dry and Spain, to which I have contributed all my power. I
have got 4S Spaniards restored to liberty, and have them on board.
1 have a perfect bill of health.
(Signed) " DUBUISSON."