The Sun.
London, England, 1836-01-07 00:00:00

PRE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1836

p4t.ministerial conduct has some titles to show. I demand
this. conservation of a system, 'which has for its-object.to
consolidate the' Throne, and establish liberty, Without hay-
ing recourse=--(I repeat this, and'l pledge myself lermally
to it)—either to new loans, or to new taxes, or to tile sale
of, national property. I must confess, Gentlemen, what I
have already done is to me a sure guarantee that I shall be
'able to effect still more ; and I entertain the hope that
what 14ill most distinguish the present Administration from
those that have preceded it, will be the frank. exposition of
its views, and its firmness in carrying them into execution.
Believe it firmly, Gentlemen,---(here the voice of the Presi-
dent of the Council acquired new energy)—believe. it firmly
that here, as in Portugal, I have had the opportunity of
convincing myself that everything may- be-obtained from
the people when they are not deceived. (These words of the
Minister were almost lost in the applauses that burst forth
simultaneously from all the public Galleries).
M. Isturiz, President of the Chamber, said that if tie
interruption should be renewed, he would find himself ob-
' liged to hale the galleries cleared.
M. 'Meridizabal, resuming his speech under the influence
of great emotion of feeling, continued to present an apo-
logy for his systaa.
The debate was adjourned to the day following.

The follo:ying is the official statement of the extraordi-
nary levy of 100,000 men, as collected from the latest re-
turns,' and published in the Gazette of 28th December :
Date. ' District. Contingent. Totalraised
December 8 New Castile 10,540
16 Old Castile . - . . 13,884 12,464
15 Arragon
15 Valencia & Murcia 11,865 8,085
Returns not yet re-
mitted
Belearic Islands .... 1,06
Dec. 15 Andalusia 9,90,1 ,' '272
17 Grenada
16 Galicia 12,181 4,079
8 Estremadura 4, ';:iii..

Total 81,373.

56,07?

.
The 18„6:27 wanting to complete the nnmber of 100,000
are those belonging to Catalonia, Navarre, and the Basque
provinces, where te ballot has not been effected. The
3,100 dispensed with are those who have paid for not saw-
ing. There arc, besides, according to communications re-
ceived since the 17th, 604 others who have advanced the
money for that purpose. The results of the redemption
money are 15,474,000 reals and 639 horses. Of the new
levies 22,120 men have already been removed by virtue of
a Royal Order of the 13th December.
Whence. - Num. Whither
From Cadiz
Andalusia .. 3 520 Gallicia, by sea.
• Valencia 2,6001 ni - -a.
orca.
• Teruel 1,500

. , -
Andalusia 4,100
Alicant .1,000 Catalonia, by sca.
Majorca l,OOO
Andalusia 3,00 p 1
Estremadura.
New Castile 2,000
Ciudad- Real • 1,500 Carthagena.
Albacete and Lorca 1,400 . Valencia.

Total 22,120
The same Gazette contains a circular letter from M.
Mendizabal to the provincial deputations of Burgos, to-
grono, Navarre, Biscay, and Guipuzcoa, which states that
the provincial deputation of the province of Alava, aware of
the true interests of the inhabitants, and that upon taking
proper care of them they could do a Singular service to the
State, had proposed to her Majesty to supply rations to a
corps of 15,000 infantry, and 1,000 cavalry, under very
favourable conditions, thereby proving their patriotism and
disinterestedness. Her Majesty had been pleased to approve
of them,.as being at the same time favourable to the
"Trea-
sury and to the army, the welfare of whiCh her Majesty has
so much at heart, as deserving the highest commendatiim
for their valour, coriStancy,.and enthusiasm`in Support of the
rights of her august daughter and of liberty. Being.desirous
that the same system should be extended to the other pro-
vinces occupied by the armies of the north and of reserve,
her Majesty was pleased to state the nature of the contract
proposed by the deputation of Alava, as approved of by
her, and in order that it may excite the zeal of those pro-
vinces to act in a similar manner towards the troops sta-
tioned therein. In compliance with the orders of the Queen,
the Minister proceeds to show the advantages derivable
from the plan, and signalizes the following :
" 1. The. Royal Treasury will save considerable sums in
the differences of prices at which the Corporation can ac-
quire the articles, from that which is now paid to the con
tractors and the agents of the military Administration, who
frequently want the requisite funds, and as they have nei-
ther the influence nor the experience of the authoritie3 and
popular Corporations, and can' also pr3veat the abuses ari-
sing from the circumstances of the war in the drawing the

rations.
"2. The General-in-Chief could then—being assured of
•
finding 'abundant provision;—undertake various; important,
operations hitherto laid, aside, and thereby put an end spee-
dily to the horrors of war now afflicting those provinces.
All those provisions being collected in stores, or in the
houses of individuals along the line of operations, could be
easily removed to the places where they become necessary.,
" 3. The regularity and order with which each deputa-
tion could effect the purchases and payments, and arrange •
the supplies,-would free the villages from the prejudices.
which they now suffer from the exactions caused by the pre-
sent system of carrying on the war, and the villages of the
Castiles would in particular experience much advantage
from their commerce being encouraged by the consumption,
while at present they enjoy no such advantages, as their ac-
counts are not liquidated nor paid with due exactness, and
they, are obliged to sell-the documents and bills of the con-
tractors at low prices.
" As large hospitals have been found disadvantageous in
consequence of the number of sick and wounded being hud-,
died together,and the danger of fevers and epidemic diseases,
and as in the large villages there are houses fit for 30, 40,
and 50 beds, and means of supplying all the necessaries ; in
which places the soldier, whose life is so interesting to her
Majesty, and of so much value to the State, could be soon
cured, and instead of spending three or four months in the
hospital could speedily return to the ranks ;
" In order to carry this plan of service into effect, and to
avoid all exactness in the rations, 'and that the accounts
should be conducted with exactness, the corporations or
individuals who give the supplies shall every Sunday
remit a bill, with a duplicate, and signed by the au-
thorities, expressing the cumber and quality of the ra-
tions delivered, the value according to agreement, the
persons who received them, their corps and their passports.
The accounts of the hospitals to be made
,up every 15 day E
The deputation to send a statement of all their accounts
every month to .the Army-office, for examination and liqui-
dation within the first ten days of each month.
" Conformable to the proposal of the deputation of Alava,
the payments to be made by bills, drawn by the Chief Com-
missary in favour of each corporation, on tile Royal trea-
sury, in such a manner as that the supplies of January shall
be paid in March, and those of Bsbruary in April, and so
on successively.
" Her Majesty being persuaded that if the deputations
should take this service upon theMselves, it would be pro-
ductive of great benefit, from their well-known Patriotism
and disinterestedness. There is no doubt that- many se-
rious difficulties will have to be overcome, but nothing can
withstand a firm resolution to overcome them. The deo-
tations will then have the glory of having contributed
directly and efficaciously to the support of the throne of
the lawful Queen and. of liberty, and to the welfare and
happiness of the provinces over which they preside, by
liberating them froth' vexations now indispensable, and
making the inhabitants know the blessings of a paternal
and enlightened. Government. The recompense of the
deputations will be that not only of seeing the happy re-
sulti, which cannot but be grateful to all those who love
their country, but a solemn dclaration that the individuals
comprising the deputations shall have.inerited well „of their
nativeland.7
This important measure, which shOwS the financial talent
of M. Mendizabal, is calculated to produce the best. results
in those provinces, as well as all over the country. -The
Carlists have contrived to support their tioops' in the
northern provinces by forced loans and rations torn from
the villages ; the Queen's Minister asks the deputations to
confer the benefits of regularity and good government on
their provinces, and in all probability none will refuSe.
There is published an order in the Gazelle, that persons
above 50 years belonging to the custom-houses, who claim
retired allolkances, shall shoW that they are unable to do
duty, as the Royal treasury could not be charged with pen-
sions to persons capable of doing service. Another state-
ment explains why certain documents of the public debt had
not been paid, in consequence of several forged ones having
been presented, which required a careful examination • of
the whole.
The discussion is likely to begin under faVourable aus-
pices, as the news has been published of the total destruc-
tion of the rebel bands in the mountains of Tolede, and of
several others in Gallicia. M. MendiZAbAl, who b',,s
hitherto proved his equanimity, is described as .01
allow-
ing these successes to infl t his 1' slightest
manner. a LC in the sagatest
manner.

News from the Havanah to the 7th of November re-
present the islana of Cuba as perfectly tranquil.
Since the entranQe into power of the present Ministry,
more than Ncl qtscs. of unfortunate persons thrown into
Pr*Vo.l:tq.. §9,ll4.lgliug, 4nd usually neglected therein, have
been excanliPeCl 4eAl decided upon. Lists of those decisions
are publithcci

PROCLAMATION OF GENERAL EVANS,
.":1" he General-in-Chief of the Dritis.h. Auxiliary Division
lins'3ust.addressed th,e follyAving li'oclalltation to the In-
habitants of t‘.l-1 ilroyince. of Alava.
Vrorn the first moment that, in company With the.
British auxiliary. divisiou, ktlaced my foot ou the soil of