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London, England, 1820-12-25 00:00:00

is affirmed that an alliance, °fitwive sod defensive,
has been concluded between Spain and Naples. The
Neapolitans are said, by some accounts, to be is-
spired with the noblest feelings of national in-
dependence, ■nd • determination to fight to the
last for the liberty of their country ; by otheri, on
the contrary, we are assured that the troops are
daily deserting their standards in great numbers.
The English squadron still continues in the Bay
of Naples; a small French squadron is assembl►d
there oho. War is certainly expected; and even
the time. is Effected to be listed at which the
PRINCEVICAR-GSNERAL will aet out to join the
army.
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The French Legislative Chambers assembled on
the 20th—the Peers under the presidency of the
Chancellor, and the Deputies under that of M.
ANGLES, the senior member. Both Chambers were
occupied in forming Bureaus, authenticating the
rights of members, slid such other acts preparatory
In the dispatch of public business. %Ve ore sur-
prised that the tenor of the KING'S SFereil has not
produced a more favourable irnpreeion on the funds
than i*yet apparent. The Five per Cents. ou Wed-
nesday were 78 1. 35 c.; Bank Stock, 1,427 r. 50 c.

Dutch and Flendvrs Papers arrived lost night
with intelligence 10 the 20th instant. The depar-
ture of the Emperors of it (MIA cud AUSTRIA frnm
Tr(ppau hell not tuLCII plaCe, V* previously an-
nounced 111 the foseigu !vipers, but is deferred to so
Indefinite time.

We Lave received a series of New Vork
Papers from the 9.3 Ito the 30th last. A spirit of
economy has already manifested itself iii Congress.
Two R, solutions have been ',dimmed in the House
of Representatives, one for reducing the compensa-
tion to Meinhers of Cosign-64 and office," under
Government, the other for reducing the military
peace tlithbUshitieni. To the former of the,e it was
oLjeckil that it dill not go far enough, that it
should be more general and comprelitti-ive. It was
accoidingly ordered to lie on the table for further
consideration and receiving nmeteltneut,. The lat-
ter, which is in titMoi, with a Reimluiion of the
Senate iii the lust Session, Was curried without dirt-
sioa or debate.

oa Thtir.aliy his Niajeoy's ship Favorite, Capt.
HERCULES ROBINSON, arrived at l'ortsinonih from
the Newfoundland station, last from (Inbralt•ar toad
Cadiz. She left Gibraltar on the 29 h ult. anal
Cadiz on the 1 lth inst. There war not a Single
ship of war at either place. The Wulf, Captain
YEOMAN (which.had been erni.ing off Cape St.
Vincent, to inform all tit itith stssels that the
yellow fever war plevailing at Cadiz), sailed on
the alone day the Favorite did, to return to the Cork

station.

Letters front St. Helena, dated the 7th ultimo,
state, that the Eleven Glendower fligate.
Crptwu
Ilion. H. C. SPENCER] had award from Monte
Video with *little, and sailed again on the 3d of
November, on her 4eturn thither. The Leveret,
Captain SHAN/rota, from the Nlauritiva, and the
Shearwate►, Captain ROBERTA, from the Cape,
had arrived at the island. The Brazen had sailed
for the Cape. HON APARTE was in good health.
After recovery lino► a tit of hypochondria lie had
given audience to several strange visitota—a thing
very unusual with I . Ills exercise circuit has
been eatendtd to fourteen milea.

Letters from .14maier, of the 10th instant, state,
that Lord CoctrtatvC„ who sailed 11010 V4111:11:11b0
00 the 21st August, had landed troops on the coast
of Piles, about 95 leagues S.E. of Lima, and de-
clared the whole coast of Peru in a state of blockade,
His Lordship's force consisted of nine armed ver-td.,
thirteen iriivports, ❑nd 4,000 men, commanded
by General SAN MARTIN. The order. receivtil st
Jamaica, of goods fur the Peru market. had, in
consequence of hue Lordship's offensive movements,
been suspended.

Circular letters have Isern addressed from the
Trea-ury to the Nlinisterial Members of the I lonsi.
of Co ffff 100 enrnestly requesting their ot rend:ince
at the opening of Parliament, ott the 9.311 of Ja-
nuary, as matters of germ importance are eXpteled
to be their brought forward.
It appears by letters received on Salty:slay from
the North, that the High Sheriff of Northiambes.
land has tefurcd to call n County Meeting 66 to
take into consideration the recent proceedings iti
Parliament against the QUEEN, end to present sir
Address to Ina AJESTY similar to that which WAS
recently adopted in the county of I)nrhatti.”
Sir C. Motsco, Bart. warted on Mr. CLARKE, the
High Sheriff, on Wednesday last, with the Requi-
sition, when the latter ituntedistely informed him
that he did trot feel himself warranted in acceding
to the wishes of those who had signed the Requisi-
tion ; amongst whore, we unders.and, are the Earls
GREY end TANILEKVILLE, Lord OSSUIATON ; Sir
J. SwlnsualijeStr C. MONCK. Mr. LAMBTON, Mr.
Ileasumout; and about forty others. •
A meeting of the freeholders of the county of
I) button is simutpiced. Ind.-ed. it stupid he
raster to name the places which ore not employed at
this moment in the production ertlar of whet ur-y
he called deferential or untwist:Wire Addresses to
his M ALESI Y. time those whirl: ore—to it, high
patch has recent OreUrleliCtS ex( lied the public feel;
mg, ott one side in the other.—(Grceonck Paper.)
Tire Edits. ifi, Capt. Loot, and the Corkw, 18,
Capt. G. C. (Lionise, sailed from Bombay pee-
cirrus to the 13th August for the Red Sea, to bolo-
bard the towns of Mucha, the Governor of ahieli
islace had 111-treated statue of our people.