The Sun.
London, England, 1822-07-03 00:00:00

Socoa, laden with soldiers of the Faith, who have arrived from
Itseay.

*I. have seen a letter from Madrid, put in the post the 17th,
at the moment of the departure of the. courier, at eleven at
night. It states that in consequence of the report made to the
Cortes from General Lopez Bannos, respecting the Spaniards
assembled on the frontiers, the populace of Madrid having been
laforrned of it, went to the gate of the hotel of the French
Ambassador, vociferating " Let him be hunted or killed !"—lt
'S added that the French live in Spain as if they were on a volcano.
According to other accounts there were very serious disturb-
ances at Aran juez, on the evening of the 22d. We wait for the
details with equal impatience and disquietude.
" u.S. It is this moment stated that M. de Lagarde, our Am-
bassador in Spain, is at the Lazaretto of Behobia."
PETERsnnrtc.ii JUNE 7.—The Emperor has, within these
few days, issued a new Ukase, the object of which is to amelio-
rate the state of criminals in irons. Irons are henceforth only
to be placed on the feet of men, and never upon women ; they
''re also to be light. Minors are to be exempted from irons
during their minorty.
A Society under the Presidency of the Prince de Galitzin, Mi-
aist2r of Worship, is occupied in this capital with the means of
4tncliorating the state of criminals. In all the considerable
towns of Governments, large and commodious stone towers
Ore to be built to serve for prisons. In some towns these towers
are already
finished; in others the foundations have been laid.

Madrid
Paper; to the 24th ult. arrived yes-
terdaY• In the Sitting of the Cortes of the 18th
of June, and some subsequent days, the discus.
sika of the Report of the Committee on the po-
litical state of the nation was continued. The
debate turned chiefly on the measures recom-
tnetided by the Committee relative to the Clergy.
ssit'. Proposition was, that the Curates and Vicars
ouid
be required not to permit any sermon to
eve preached in their churches without their li-
tne.nce and a knowledge of the doctrines it con.
11", and that they should be held responsible for
-any/ abuse committed in the discharge of their mi-
aiistry. This proposition was adopted, with the
d liti°ll of extending the same precaution to the
sermons preached in cathedrals, and to those
preachedin public places. Another proposition
watS adopted, requiring the Bishiops of dioceses,
t_nefe inurrectionary parties have been raised,
tr state whether any ecclesiastics had joined
a 'ern) and what measures had been adopted
fainst such ecclesiastics. All convents which
g!lye shelter or aid to the insurgents are to be
llPressed. Among the subjects under the con.
tfueration of the Cortes is a plan for improving
;e revenue. The following article of this plan
1
.s adopted on the 21st by 93 votes against 38,
JZ' 4c From the Ist July, 1822, to the 30th
11,11 e, 1823, the importation, manufacture, and
ale of tobacco of every kind shall be on
account of the nation, without any corporation
Otis individual being allowed to engage in this
jade, except with respect to cigars and snuff
brought from the Havannah, which may be im-
Ported as heretofore, on payment of the duties."
11 the Sitting of the 21st the Cortes were offi-
c ally informed that his Majesty and all the
i
"Yal Family were to repair to Madrid on the
2 7th.—The Madrid Papers continue to ex-
press great jealousy of the favour shown b
the
stue French Government to the Insurgents. It is
ssated that an order, issued at Biyonne for the
pPatlisit refugees to retire into the interior of
1; lance, has not been enforced.—A proclamation
ins been published at Roncevalles, dated the
tilt'', signed by several Canons, who. call
they,
the Governors of the Province of
cia.,varre• The object of these disaffected ec-
p4-14stics is to induce the Spanish troops to
iar.s".t. They invite them to join the imagi-
aCY ." Army of the Faith," but their attempts
ssieduction have hitherto had no effect.—
.4,is;le sitting of the 21st the report of the Corn
4,-,'" appointed to review the transactions con-
uo-r.`ed with the late loan with the house of AB,
ia and Co. was read, and ordered to be
rented!,with dispatch. On the nature of that
cor:!. the Journals are silent.—These Papers
f-;114111 several articles relative to the movements
tut e insurgents, and their pursuit by the consti-
are-"ai troops, but the circumstances detailed
very unimportant.

a In the House of Lords, last night, Earl GREY
prised their Lordships that he had relinquished
1-s
intention of bringing forward a motion for
Ue reduction of taxation. He wished it to he
" erstood that he did not abandon the course
'rh'c't he had promised to adopt, " on account
°lir the promised reductions held out in the other
-"se of Parliament ;" but because, " at the
present time, he considered that it would be of
use."—The Earl of LIVERPOOL said that he
Ors
"sidered it highly proper that the Noble Earl
3.11" Id have the opportunity of stating why his
t',lkilded motion was dropped ; but he declared,
" whenever the motion should be brought
tu` ward, he (the Earl of LIVERPOOL), would be
l"3" and able to defend his Majesty's Mini-
Is,(;4"--
•—For the present, therefore, the attack
ti''ich was meditated, in the Upper House, on
;11 Finance System of Ministers,—which was
tttnnnuced some time since with such por-
t, Ilteins solemnity by Lord GREY,—and for
111 clevelopement of which the Opposition
In`e been big with expectation, is deferred.—
the Present Session, a remission of taxes has
le been voluntarily conceded by Ministers, to no
ASS " amount than three million five hundred
"(IPOUndS!
ti —Earl GREY 1S too good a tac-
cian
not to know that it would be most inju-
the.inns to expend his force immediately after
wis large reduction of taxes has been effecLed
to Ibout him. If he had had the. good fortune
to
tiring his motion forward a short time previous
Ive he Period at which the intentions of Ministers
re declared, he would have found them ready

to concur in his views, and to proceed upon his
propositions ; and he might, therefore, have had
some chance of coming in for a share of that cre-
dit, which the popular voice is so ready to confer
upon all who are supposed to be instrumental in
procuring an alleviation of the public burthens.
From the progressive prosperity of the Revenue,
independent of such further reductions of ex-
penditure as may still be found practicable,
the Noble Earl may find the chances in
his favour at the commencement of the next
Session. That will be the most proper, or
at least the most prudent time, therefore, for
him to redeem his pledge. Indeed, the Oppo.
sition should always open the cry for reduc-
tion at the very beginning of each session. If
no reductions take place, they will have their
customary consolation in abusing the extravagance
and obduracy of Ministers, and if any reductions
happen to be in contemplation by Government,
they (the Opposition) will be enabled to claim
the whole merit of them when they are effected.
Mr. Hoaxousc does not seem to be well
skilled iu this Parliamentary policy—he had
the hardihood to attempt that in the Commons
on the same night which the more matured expe-
perienCe and better judgment of Earl GREY in-
duced him to abandon in the Lords. The
result was what any school-boy might have anti-
cipated. The House was not only satisfied for
the present with what Ministers have already
done, but it had even voted away the proceeds
of the very taxes which Mr. HonnousE proposed'
to repeal !! Even Mr. ROBERTSON, who " Com-
plained loudly of the financial system pursued
by the Government," thought Mr. HounousE's
Resolutions so unseasonable," that he declared
44 he did not see any reason for voting for the
reduction of the particular taxes now in ques-
tion ! ! "—The motion was accordingly negatived
by a majority of 146 to 59.

FOREIGN TRADE COMMITTEE.—This Com-
mittee is still pursuing its inquiries respecting
the West India and other Docks, that have
been established within the port of London,
which, it is thought, will occupy their attention
for another fortnight ; but it is not expected that
they will make any report to Parliament on the
subject during the present Session.

The following articles are from the American
Papers received yesterday

[From the Mexican Gazette, March I.]
ORGANIZATION OF THE MEXICAN CONGRESS.

Illueh pomp and form were observed—the Deputies, two and
two, approach an altar erected for that purpose, (and at the foot
of which aro placed the officiating Priests and Deacons) and

swear—

1. To defend and preserve the Catholic and Apostolical and
Roman Religion, without admitting any other into the empire.
2. To guard and cause to be preserved the independence of
the American Nation.
3. To form the Political Constitution of the Mexican Na-
tion on the fundamental basis of the plan of Iguala and the
treaties of Cordova, establishing a complete separation between
the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial powers, so that they
may never be united in one person or corporation.
The Congress met on the 24th February, and after the body
was organized, the following Committees were appointed :
On the Constitution, 11 members ; Exterior Relations, 3 ;.
Interior Relations, 5; Revenue, 8 ; War, 6; Judiciary, 5
Ecclesiastical Affairs, 5 ; Publinstruction, 4 ; Commerce, 5;
Mines, 5 ; Agriculture, 5 ; Colonization, 5 ; Police.
All is tranquil in the interior, and strong feeling of regard
manifested for the government and people of the United States.
Letters from Buenos Ayres, received at New York, says the
Daily Advertiser, state that the ship Canton, from New York,
and the ships. Ida and Savage, from Baltimore, had all arrived
at Valparaiso, and the ship Washington had arrived at Monte-
viedo. A ship had arrived at Lima, from Gibraltar, with
2600 bbls. flour, which sold at 24 dollars. In consequence of
the recent difficulties experienced by foreign vessels to retain
their crews, in the Port of Buenos Ayres, and prevent their
desertion, the American Consul, Mr. Forbes, had effected the
passage of some valuable port regulations, which would secure
the captains their crews, and at the same time check the im-
proper conduct of foreign seamen,which had on many occasions
occurred.

From Quebec, lath May, 4 o'clock.—Several vessels have
come to anchor above the town, but they are not reported as yet,
except one from Liverpool, the Monarch, which left it on the
9th April :—.38 vessels were left by her among the ice at the
entrance of the Gulph ; it blows very hard from the eastward,
and will bring us a number of them in a day or two.—The
Cherub, from Greenock, is in sight.

Jur.y 2.—Arrived in the Downs the
ship Surrey, Captain RAINE, from New South
Wales, having on board his Excellency Major-
General MACQUARRIE, late Governor, with his
family and suite ; she sailed from New South
Wales on the sth of February, and came by
way of Cape Horn, touching at Bahia on the 6th
May.
Yesterday the Duke of YORK held a Levee, as
Commander-in-Chief, at his Office in the Horse
Guards, which was attended by Sir DAvTD
BAIRD, Lord EDWARD SOMERSET, Marquis of
WATERFORD, Earl Of CORK, General MASTERS,
General MILNER, General GitosvENort, and
about thirty others.
Yesterday, at three &clock, a Cabinet Council
was held at Fife House, Whitehall, which was
attended by all the Cabinet Ministers, except the
Earl of HAattowny, who arrived just as the
Council had broken up, at four o'clock. The
Attorney and Solicitor General were in attend-
ance during the sitting of the Cabinet.

Yesterday the Duchess of GLOUCESTER and
the Princess AUGUSTA rode out in a carriage
together, and visited the KING.
Yesterday her Royal Highness the Princess of
DEN:AA:IK, with her Lady in waiting, took leave
of Mrs. HENRY HOWARD and her family, at their
House in Lower Brook-street.

On Monday night Mr. MATTHEWS performed
his Entertainment called " His Youthful Days,"
before the KING and a distinguished party.