The National Register.
London, England, 1822-01-14 00:00:00

DUTCH AND FLANDEIS MAILS.

NAPLES, DEC. 2'2.-1 he King's health improves
Cardinal Rah bus been nominated Minister of
France.

The Austrian army, which remains in this coun-
try, consists of five divisions, fiirming 35,000 men.
The division of Walmodeu is stationed in Sicily ;
the divisi,ll of Mohr in the Abruzzi ; the division
ot' Lederer on the frontiers ; the division of I lesse-
llombourgh at Napb.s ; and the division of %Vied
in the province of Nlo:ise.
MADRID, DEC. 30 —The provincial deputation,
the municipality, and the national militia of Cadiz,
have addressed the Cortes in a long statement, which
indicates no disposition, however, to return to obe-
dience on their part. It is signed by D. M. Jan-
. regny, Jose Sanchez, Xarier Isturitz, Pierre Zuluta,
and Joachim Abrea. The last three have been re-
cently named as Deputies to the Corte:, titr the ap-
proaching session.
EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM MADRID, DATED

A courier arrived Mae iast night limit Madrid in
, five days, bringing pipers to the 3d inst. tintr days
later than any accounts previously received. At
the time when he left the Spanish capital, nothing
of any importance had occurred. No decided step
regarding Cadiz or Seville is announced as having
taken place ; and nothing from these or any other
town of Andalusia, later than the news of the
Courier Frangais of yesterday, is stated in the Ma-
drid papers. I have now before me the file of the
Universal, one of these from the 25111 ult. to the
Sel instant, inclusive, from which I shall send you a
few extracts. Since tile conclusion of their deli-
berations on the state of Andalusia and the conduct
of the Ministry, the Cortes have been every day en-
gaged in discussing the details of the proposed new
division of the Spanish ten itory and the provision of
the new penal code. In these deliberations the
greatest order and the most perfect moderation reign.
The capital enjoys the greatest tranquillity. There
is nothing stated respecting a change of Ministry,
though private letters mention that the only obstacle
to such a change is the far, in his Majesty's mind,
that in making it at the present moment it might
be suspected to be tinted upon him by threats of re-
bellion which ought to be resisted.
The only thing that appears disquieting in these
papers is the fidlowing notice in the Universal of
the 3d instant, by which it es appcar that there
had been a disturbance at Murcia, and that the ex-
isting authorities had been deposed.
On the 29th ult. there was in Murcia a great po-
pular commotion, the result of which was, that
Brigadier D. Gregairo Piqueiro, Colonel of the In-
fantry of Mala, was made ad interim Political Go-
vernor of that province. No accident occurred.—
The extraordinary courier which arrived to-day from
that city with despatches fin- the permanent deputa-
tion has been despatched on account of that event.
BARCELONA, Dec. 26.—During three days we
have had dreadful storms of wind and rain. On
the morning of the 2-P le the flamer caused such
damage in the port as is estimated at more than two
millions. A great number of vessels were wrecked,
and others much injured.
VENICE, DEC. 23.—The sentence has just been
made public which was pronounced by the Special
Commission sitting in this city, against thirty-two
individuals of the Carbonuri, accused of high trea-
son, and against two other individuals accused of
having aided and abetted the former.
Thirteen of the thirty-two are condemned to
death, and with respect to the remaining nineteen,
it is declared, that the proofs of high treason were
not complete, but all of them with the exception of
two, are pronounced guilty of grave and serious
offences against the laws, and are condemned to
difkrent terms of imprisonment, varying frutn one
mouth to six, according to their culpability.
The Emperor, by two resolutions, dated October
29, and Decerut►er I I, has commuted the penalty of
death, with regard to four of the condemned, fur
twenty years of close confinement ; and with regard
to three others, fiar fifieen years, which they arc to
undergo at Spielb,:rg. The commutation for the
rest is. as respects two others. ten years imprison-
ment, and the remaining tour, six years, which they
are to undergo in the Castle of Laybach. At. the
expiration of their confinement, those who are not
natives of the Lomba►rdu Venetian territory, are to
be banished fiir ever.

The Convnission is ut present occupied with the
proceu ag.ninst several other Italians, suspected of
Carbonarimin, and who have been arrested at Aliatn
and other cities.

Comm. U. c. 8 —ln the lilands of Zante and
/th.ca tranquillity is not yet rcs orcd. In Cephalo-
um and C.ingo the ttinie of insurrection seems to be
checked. In general the systein of the neutrality of
the lonian Elands is observed snore strictly than
evvr, even towards the Tutks ; and the Greeks re-
st...rk, with the bitterness that distinguishes all their
j,,,iginents of the British Guvernuient, that this aeu-