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maki those few per►ons whooe indiscretion his car-
ried Thera too far. desist free their de•igos. he
most provide for the public tranquillity, and con-
sequently forbids all rumultwaus meetings subver-
sive of public order and tranquillity.
MURCIA, DICEMDER S.
Generals Ca►vajal •nd the Conde del Montijo
are now Isrre.—(Mised!•aueea, December 14 )

Csaiffina DAY.—Haliday at all Ike Pal,lie Offices.

THE -BR ITISIE ESS.

I.ON DON,
MONDAY. DECEMBER 25. 1820.

Private letters from Dublin, received in town on
Saturday. slate, that a very desperate action took
place in the beginning of last week on the western
coast or Ireland, between his M Ai ItsTY'S smuggling
preventive brig stationed off Sligo, and a smug-
gling vessel. The latter opposed a desperate re-
sistance, and was assisted by the people on- the
coast, but the brig succeeded in effecting her cap-
ture, and made good the seizure. In this resicontre,
we regret to say, the brig had several of her crew
wounded. There were several killed and wounded
on the part or her opponents. This system, which
has been adopted within these few years for the pre-
vention of smuggling, has proved very efficient. The
vessels are under the orders of the Treasury : they
carry upwards of ten guns, are well manned and
appointed, and commanded by a Lieutenant of the
1 Royal Navy. The Excise cutters employed in this
service were seldom stile to encounter the smug-
glers with tutees, the latter being generally of
larger site and superior strent!th in men and gun!.
Thee smuggling preventive ve-selti are t•taiinned at
given distances round the coast of Ireland and
Scotland.

Sir GEORGE Seta:, Receiver-General of the
Revenue in Ireland, has been recently superan-
nuated, and is succeeded in that office by Colonel
CLEMENTo, one of the late Lords of the frith
Trea.ury. We understand that a great reduction
of officers will shortly be effected in the deinirt-
tnent of the liish CuAnnie. A like retrenchment
is expi•cted in the Customs ir,r Great Britoil), ill
',trio:lnce of the recommendation of the Cot ttttt litre
of the House of Commons.

We have received Paris Paperer of Wednesday
and Thursday last. Tire Papers of Wednesday
contuni the King of FRANCE'S Speech at the open-
ing of the Session of the Legislative Chambers on
the preceding day. Ilia Man-nit presents a very
flattering picture of the state of his kingdom. and
to prove the sincerity of the representation, his Ma-
Jes Tar informs the Chambers that " the arneliora-
boo of the revenues, the economy which I.e has
prescribed, and the solidity of public credit, enable
him to propose to them a reduction of the direct
lures during the present 5,,,i0n." This intimation
[mist exerrise a very beneficial influence over
the state of the public mind in France and con-
tribute proportionably to render the littea's
Government popular, and to give stability to his
throne. It offers the assurance of immediate relief
to the people from a certain hoiden, but it do.a
mote—it evinces an envious solicitude on the part
of the Administration to promote the public welfare.
by displaying a sympathy in the comforts of in.
diaiduals. We hope sincerely that the wise exam-
ple of the King of Fa state, in recommending
economy its the public expenditure, will be imitated
by the Government of our own country.
The KING alludes very generally to the foreign
rclations of France, hut he represents their charac-
ter to be eminently pacific. His MAJFSTY sedu.
lously avoids all allusion to the affairs of Naples;
but the Legislative Chambers being now assembled,
the sentiments of his Government cannot long be
concealed upon this must important subject.
A private letter from Naples inform• us, that on
the Ist of December the 'Minister for Foreign
Affairs proceeded to the Parliament, for the pur-
pose of submitting to it sonie topic of great meg.
nitride, and that the Parliament immediately form-
ed itself two Secret Committee. The nature of
the communication is tort stated, but it is conjec-
tured to refer to the propositions transmitted by
the Allied Sovereigns at Troppau to the Neapo-
litan Guiteriontrit. The discussion is said to
have been very animated, mid it is stated that
when the Illieeistrr apprised the Parliament that•
' by accepting the terms proposed win might still be
reoidtl, several of the Nlemhers repelled with
violence every propositimi which tended to 'Mc' a
change in the fundamental baseaof the Constitution.
It is added that the Parliament finally resolved that
it could nut uetelert ake the consideration of anv sub-
ject which should interfere with the discussion of
thoiie moditit ations in the Coortitutiati which hurt
beers octet-red to the Parliament by she Govern-
anent. If such a reso!uttori were really passed by
the Pailiamerit„ it would be tantamount to the re-
jection of the propositious of the Allied Sovereigns,
and must lead t 4/ war.

There are accounts which positively affirm dist the
Austrian army lias passed the N. hut articles of in-
telliimitee of the latest date hum Vienna. MIND.
and Venice. are silent respecting ary menacing
movements et Ikea /tourism. In the meantime it