The Sun.
London, England, 1825-02-17 00:00:00

CHAMBER OF PEERS.-SITTING OF 14T11 FEB.

The Chamber sat at one o'clock, and continued its discussion
on the project of the sacrilege law. . The Chamber had not
come to any decision on that question, and it was put off to
Wednesday.
An article from Madrid, dated Feb. 8, says--" The Consul
of his Majesty at Lisbon writes, under date of the 15th Jan.,
that there entered that port the Chasse-maree Del Carmen, the
Captain of which, Garcia Marina, declared to him that he
fell in with, on the lath December, in the morning, fifty
leagues to the north of the Canaries, a Spanish division of
seven frigates, which sailed on the 7th December from Ferrol
to America. This news is confirmed by a dispatch from the
Commandant of this expedition, Don Fernando Dominici, to
the Minister of the Marine.

The Journal des Debats and the Constitutionnel represents
the Britannic Flag carrying all over the world this device—
" Liberty, Civil and Religious ;" but they do net tell us that
on this flag there is wrriten in characters ineffaceable—" In-
dostan.—lreland." They also forget to inform us that
there is not in the world a Government more absolute than that
of the English in the East Indiss,and no Government,except that
ofthe Romans,exereised religious persecution with more severity .
The Journal des Debuts and the Constitutionnel say, that Mr.
Canning is going to unfold his flag before the one hundred and
twenty millions of subjects over which England reigns in Asia.
Let them go to Calcutta, Bombay, or Madras, and give
British Liberty ; or to spare them so long a voyage, let them
stop at the Cape of Good Hope, and applaud the fine phrases
of Mr. Canning, but soon will Lord Charles Somerset
cause them to know the value of these speeches. We do not
pretend to say that Mr. Canning does not wish the emancipa-
tion of Ireland—we believe he will use all his influence to
effect it.

Renter opened at 103 f. 75c. 80c. for the end of the month, at
half-past three o'clock, 103 f. 90c.

We have received the Paris Papers of Monday,
and if any credit is to be given to the private
correspondence of the Journal des D6bats, it
would seem that Spain had foreseen the probabi-
lity that the independence of the South Ameri-
can States would be recognized by this Country,
and had in consequence entered into a secret
treaty with Russia, engaging to cede to that
Power the two Californias, on condition of her
opposing that recognition by all possible means,
and if necessary, to resort to force for that pur-
pose. We annex the article above alluded to:—

( From the Journal des Debuts.)
(PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.)
MADRID, FEB, 3.

M. Zea, first Clerk in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and
brother of the Minister, set out yesterday for St. Petersburgh ;
his departure was occasioned by the note of the British Govern-
ment, relative to the independance of the Americas. It
is now affirmed that our Government, having foreseen that
England was only waiting for a favourable opportunity
to acknowledge their independance, had concluded a secret
treaty with Russia, by which that Power engaged to op-
pose the recognition of the independence of the said American
States, and even to resort to force for that purpose if necessary;
and in return, that Spain would cede, to her the Californias,
if the succour offered by Russia should actually be given. It
is consequently asserted, that M. Zea is gone to St. Petersburgh
to obtain the execution of this treaty.
The following articles relate to the dangerous
state of health of the King of Spain, and the dis-
turbed situation of affairs in that country :

(Front the Courier Francais. )
(PRIVATE CORRESPDXDENCE.)

MADRID, FEB. 3.

A notice is published to-day, that, on account of the state of
the King's health, prayers for his recovery will be performed
to-clay, and the Holy Sacrament will be exposed during the
service.

His Majesty is, in fact, very ill; and general alarm is felt
for the consequences of this illness, said to have been produced
by a violent fit of passion, into which his Majesty fell during
a Council of State on the affairs of Spain. It is reported that
his Majesty even deplored the sad fate which placed him at the
head of his Government ; he complained bitterly of having
never been seconded by his Ministers, though he had selected
them from the persons whom he thought the most attached to
him. Lastly, according to the same reports, the King said that
he now saw that every body deceived him, anti that he was not
without uneasiness for his own safety, and that of his family.
Whatever may be the causes of his Majesty's indisposition, it
has certainly caused great alarm for these three days past; the
gout seemed disposed to fly to the stomach, but the exertions
of the physicians have arrested the progress of the disorder.
Letters from Corunna say, that the Royalist Volunteers there
have been disarmed, and that the Spanish troops of the line
have been obliged to leave the city for fear they should
come to quarrels with the French garrison. This operation
has been effected, it is said, to the great satisfaction of the inha-
bitants of the town, and without the slightest opposition from
the Spaniards, though their discontent was visible, and their
hatred concentrated.

BARCELONA, FED. 2.

It is confidently stated, that General Reiset has addressed a
letter to the Captain-General Caro, announcing to him that he
is informed that efforts are making to inflame the minds of the
people against the French troops, and expressing a hope that
the Captain-General would take the necessary means for putting
an end to such plots ; adding, that if his Excellency did not so,
he should himself be under the necessity of adopting vigorous
measures.

[From the Quotidienne.]
MADRID, FED. 3.
Troubles, of rather a serious nature have taken place at Gre-
nada. The populace wanted to break up by force a Consti-
tutional Meeting, or Club. The soldiers, instead of obeying
the authorities, joined the populace. General Quesada has
sent a courier hither to inform the Government of what was
passing.