The Sun.
London, England, 1822-02-18 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

PARIS, FEB. 15.--On Wednesday, the Ex-
chalge and Theatre were closed, on account of
the Anniversary of the death of the Duke de

Berri.

Mass \vas celebrated on that occasion in the
King's aPartments, at which, besides his Majesty,
'dons' r, and the Marquis of Castel-Cicala, the
Neapolitan Ambassador, were present.
At a masked ball, which took place at Cassel
on the 31st of January, the Prince Royal being
pursued by several masks, and apprehensive of
being recognised, changed masks with his valet-
de-chambre. The latter was accosted by the
persons who had followed the Prince, and had
the imprudence to accept from them a glass of
grog; he was immediately taken ill, and expired
the next day. The letter of the 9th of February,
which announces this event, states, that up to
that day no trace had been discovered of the
parties implicated in this crime.

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SPAIN.
Manaus, FEB. 3.—The Cortes have continued
the discussion of the Penal Code as far as article
829. In the Sitting of the 2d, the President an-
nounced that the debate on the three Projects of
Law, viz. on the Liberty of the Press, on the
Right of Petition, and on the Patriotic Societies,
was to be entered upon, and that they were to
be discussed in that order successively.Senores
T,:rreno, Freile, Martinez de la Rosa, Martel,
and Sanchez Salvador, desired to speak in favour
of them ; and twenty members against them.—
Among the latter were—Senores Gasco, Calatra-
va, Romero-Alpuente, Puigblanca, Golfin,
rez Estrada, &c.—Senor Calatrava obtained leave
to speak first. Having adverted to the import-
ance of the subject, he proceeded :—" I' believe,
Gentlemen, we do a great service to the nation
if we do not now enter on the discussion of this
subject, and only endeavour to apply to the pub-
lic evils, not insufficient remedies, as the Commit-
tee proposes, but those effectual and radical ones
which the National Congress has recognized,
and of which it has spoken in the face of the
nation and of all Europe. I think that the Cortes,
before they enter on the discussion of these three
laws, and examine the reasons alleged by the
Committee for proposing them, ought to recollect
what they represented to his Majesty in the mid-
dle of December, and which, to the misfortune
of his Majesty and of the nation, has not hitherto
produced any effect." The Hon. Deputy then
proceeded to quote and to comment upon several
passages of the answer of the Cortes to his Ma-
jesty's Message, especially calling the attention
of the assembly to the clause which concludes
with—" The Cortes would think themselves de—
ficient in the performance of their duty, if
they did not declare to your Majesty that they-
are firmly persuaded that the present Ministry
does not possess the moral energy that is neces-
sary, happily to conduct the government of the
nation, and to maintain and cause to be respected
the dignity and prerogative of the Throne."
The Orator read also the paragraph, in Which
the Cortes promise to co-operate with his Ma-
jesty in every measure that may conduce to the
prosperity of the Monarchy. " The Govern-
ment," said he, " has availed itself of this clause,
to propose the laws before us ; but what use has
it made of the principal part of the Message of
the Cortes ? Has it formed a vigorous Admini-
stration, which, inspiring general confidence by
its wisdom and zeal, by its patriotism and ad-
herence to the public liberty, may remove those
evils which call for a speedy remedy ? Has the
Government on its part done what was necessary
to-take the measures which the situation of the
'State so imperiously demands ? What use has it
made of the Message of the Cortes ? It will not
be my fault if I have to dwell on these melan-
choly truths ; it will not be the fault of the De-
'stifles if they have again to speak in the same
manner that they spoke a short time since ; but
• it will be the fault of those who placed them un-
der the necessity of speaking so. But shall the
Government, under these circumstances, extort
from us a repressive measure ? When the Go-
vernment persists in letting the evils con-
tinue, and does not do what is required, shall
the Cortes suffer the whole burden to fall on
the National Congress ? No ; the Congress
may resolve to do this, but my voice shall
constantly oppose it." The speaker asked
whether, the Cortes having declared the seven
Ministers incompetent, it was imagined that by
reducing them to three, and making one do the
duty of two, the Administration would have the
moral energy which the Cortes had declared to
be wanting ? and he concluded by proposing,
that before the Cortes considered the opinion of
the Committee, they should take into considera-
'dots the following proposition :
" The Ministry not having been yet constitutad with the
moral force nzcmary, happily to conduct the Government of
the Ration, and to maintain and make respected the preroga-
tives of the Throne, notwithstanding what is imperiously de-
manded by the situation of the State, and what the assembly
• represeited to his Majesty on the 18th December last, the
Cortes, who without this remedy think every other insufficient
• to remedy the evil of which the Government speaks, and per-
haps even prejudicial, consider that they are not in a proper si.
..tuation to come to any useful determination on the projects of
the repressive laws• which have been laid before them."
This proposition being read, a debate arose
whether the regulations of the assembly (parti-
cularly article 100) allowed the debate on a mo-
tion proposed by. the President, to be broken off
to debate the present motion of a Pjeinber. It
..was decided, by 96 votes to 71, that it was al-
lowed, and. by. the same number, that the propo-
sal of M. Calatrava should be discussed. Many
Members desired to speak both for and against
the motion. M. Martinez de la Rosa made a
long speech against it, adverting to the expres-
sion, " the Government has not the moral energy
-necessary," &c. He observed., that without those
laws the)Ministry could not have the necessary
energy, it -was impossible the abuses of liberty
should give it them; but the contrary must hap-
pen, as had been the case before with the first
Ministry, after the establishment of the constitu-
tional system, which was overthrown by the pub-
,lie papers, and by some men who, concealing