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thin by their patrjotiarit. trey De wok. sti edln'
pariaew with their well-paid lead ireeld be.
seen to be good policy to give dee applies's to sec+
wee M Lord Homewood. whew a It opposionsity
olFsred, which was not very often. His Lordship
hod opposed the Bill in opposition to all hie habitual
propensities and political anaueiationa.
Colonel WILLIAMS. on Ins health being drank.
expressed himself to be emberfeverfl. in &Kik% so
adequate reply to the kindness of the meting,
which wari the mere grateful to him, as it was ten.
dered as the reward of his politic conduct. It re
particularly• gratifying. as et came from the Nen&
of " Liberty and Law ;" and whaterm differenee
of temperament, arising perhaps from personal
causes, might exist, as to the politics of the (newts
of liberty, he would never complain when be (mind
their principles to be favourable. although he him-
self was an advocate for active exertions in the
cause. It was important on all occasions to pre-
vent the abuse of power, by stopping its find en-
cro ichmenta. Respecting the object of the present
meeting, lie had heard some opinions of a doubt-
ful nature, which he wished to answer. In so doing,
he most express his conviction of the entire inno-
cence of the Queen. lie had carefully studied the
whole case, and he had formed a decision upon two
grounds: the character of the Queen, and the ells-
' racier of her accuser,. The latter were the persons
who had some time ago falsely accused a submis-
sive, a quiet. and • patriotic people, and they bid
now brought oceusations against the Queen, by
the mouth of an (Mend slanderer, which had never
been authenticated. Surely, then, rumours ought
not to be listened to in opposition to the evidence
in favour of the Queen, and of that which,
although directed agamat her, was overthrown. Ii
would require a strong hers to believe any port of
the charges ; and against Bills of Pains and Penal-
ties, under any circumstances, he intuit i i Mtn de-
cidedly object. They were unitoown in tree coun-
tries, for all legislative measures must in a proper
governineut be directed against crimes and not per-
son,. If ilidinry proved the existence of such Bill•
in this country, they were slot of very ancient date,
and could be found only in the worst of times. tie
hoped that the fate of the Bill against the Queen
would prevent others, of a similar description, from
being proposed in this country.
On the toast of 64 Economy and Retrenchment"
befog g.ven,
Mr. JOHN SMITH spoke at considerable length,
and paid the attainment of those virtues iii the
state, would resider this country the happiest in
the world, for theta " liberty and law" would prevail.
In the course of the evening a great slumber or
excellent comic songs were sung by Mr. Rylry amid
other Gentlemen. The greale.t hilarity prevailed
throughout the evening, arid the compat.y sepa-
rated a little before midnight, highly delighted
with the festivities of the day.

FOREIGN INTALUGENCIL

SPANISH PAPERS.

MADRID, NOVEMBER 13.
YELLOW FEVER.

At Xeres de la Frontera, from the Ist to the 4111
November—deadis,7l ; recovered, 121 ; new eases,
143 ; remaining, 585; being 60 fewer than the
date of the preceding report.
At Cadiz, from the std to the sth—deaths, 1; re-
covered, 84; new caws, 19; remaining, 12.

It is affirmed, that the permanent deputation of
the Cortes has applied to the Ministry, requesting
information on the political situation of the king.
dom oa account of the late events which have dis-
turbed or threatened the public tranquillity at
Avila and Valencia. _ _

MADRID, NOVEMBER 15•

Accounts from Avila of the 12th h tate, that
several columns were in pursuit of Morales, that he
was endeavou►ing to fly into Portugal, but that he
is so pressed, it is believed he cannot escapr. The
orders sent from the War-Office are extremely
urgent, mod calculated to secure, without fail, the
',envoi' of that rebel.
It seems that orders have been given to manu-
facture a large quantity of arms and powder ; it is
also said that most urgent orders have been sent to
Cadiz for the conclmion of the examination of the
amosios of the month of March.

VALENCIA, NOVEMBER 11.

The proplgalion of the represeinstion made to
tl.e Cortes by the Archbishop having coincided
with the crime of defacing the stone of the Consti-
tution, which, being committed in the night of the
Bib. was discovered the next day, a violent indigos-
lion seised the enthusiastic population of :his great
city, which seemed 'specially directed ageiost the
Prelate, oh- se paper was essociated, in the imagi-
nation of the inhabitants, with the shameful crime
committed the preceoltog night. The people in their
enthusiasm went to the residence of the Civic
Governor (Political Chief), and to the municipality,
demanding the imprisminsect of the Archbishop.
and also, thalamus% isalividnals should be replaced
'to the citadel, who had been previously confine":
std were now at liberty. The Governor replied
that he would trod to the Archbishop, who was at
Vlllar, to COM! to the capital, but he could not
decline the offer of 3.1 militia men of the iuranrey
and 10 of the cavalry, who proposed to go for !times
a desire winch was tuassifesied by all the
militia. Thos colonic, stresigthessed by iI
detacintreens of the garrision, lelt the city at needy
eleven at night. At lour patents), mutating it
reached Liria. whirr it was very will received by
the people and the Alcade; since thirst we have
heard 1140 more of it. _

A gunid nodose hot been placed in the pallier
of the Archliehop. The ()Seers residing in this
city, *boot WM in number, have droved to do duty
like inmate soldiers, anti to maintain the piddle
irangoillity.
Arehaiiher of Valessia has hew pima& is
the seveiefees. The feeeteties ti the Xi% sr
vette% the late oaf thet Palate is impacted.