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LONDON,
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 15/31

••••• •••••11.1.14•1. P
have recei•ll••ved some of the ariWg of Po
Monday and the. Etoile of Tuesday. Their cc"'
tents are so unimportant as not to afford "1
article worth extracting, except
the following
trifles :

[From the Etolle of Tuesday.l
MADRID, DEC. 8.--The King has conferred
the title of Count of Ofalia on Dou Narcisie de
II eredia, Minister of Grace and Justice.

The King has accepted the gift of 22,269 reals
offered by the Cure of Zafra for the wants of the
State, and has ordered that the Cure shall 1.0
thanked in the name of his
.Majesty, and thot
honourable mention of the act shall be made irt
the Madrid Gazette.

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By the Flanders Mail we have receive(' 3
variety of foreign Journals, from one of which
extract the following article, as illustrating the
policy of Austria in relation to the quondam I"-
Evasions of Spain in South Atnericat--
ti A., Nov. 17.—1 t is generally affirmed that the Aus•
trian Cabinet refuses to Interfere in die affairs of South lt Merics,
and merely offers its good offices to abet an Wiliest/1e A,'
rangement between the Colonies and the Mother CoW;l'.--,
In fact, the Austrian Empire, not being a Maritime 11/4)°"
cannot have the same interest in this affair no ituois and
France. Russia, following
its system of orpoitiett to the
Naval preponderance of England, must seek to make new
acquisitions to the prejudice of its rival; and Prance mot
endeavotr to repair the loss of the Isle of France and
St. Domingo, and open new markets for the immense pro'
duce of her industry, especially in South America, whets
England has greater advantages than any other nati°ll'''
It is said that Prince Metternich, immediately on his return 0
Lemberg, sent instructions to the Austrian Ambassador at Paris;
and to Count Brunetti, Minister of his Imperial Majesty s
Madrid, relative to the Political System adopted by Austria
' the subject.

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FrenchmennaenvPt
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jecire:,
t onti
Valencia! France is to pay these troop' "t 'be
usual rate of the peace establishment; but all the
extra charges incidental to a foreign ser'ice'
abmyosupnatinoft wThihcuhs:stheenno,rmous, are to be de".he
King o f FRANCE and hitshelVlP:ifsetsrs7:: 't111:1:°11°
;1
m whichen e m
heeuwt
was treated
thet re
atwedar, that they desi l:
rettosolfit"
liberate FERDINAND VII. from a flicti°ll
, „ 00'
as a prisoner;
i Jo
professions, and all the solemn ssursece" to
a ot
oo 0
quently given by them of their inteoll . awl.
take military possession of any part of Win oei 0
the ostensible object of the war shook! Ole ,1,
1 100
accomplished, are openly and sbarnefthi v
il " log
This is nothing more than we bov a
° • core
re i''
anticipated, and indeed our Readers 8 ro wi.o
that at the time the professions and P. I
as we
h
of the French were so liberally' ... if hich
r
uniformly treated them with the
Oev a sic° I,
°II
M
their obvious insincerity merited. Pfatedli
re
nisters, in their places in Parliament, d able'
alleged their reliance on the moderate ati 0000
t their Ell ~,,
terested views of France as one 0, b. pry
for adopting a neutral policy, and it il t:with in
:timed that they will thereforabilitnrestibeff pr"
meat*
dignation the perfidious disrefiffr °
-, Govern-
fessions evinced by the frencn
,it ar'
loge., t 1"
We have received from en °Le , 000
ununicatl° C4'
respondent at. Paris a long cell in o:st
t giving '
subject of the fetes at preset

pital in celebration of the unholy triumph ob-
tained over the liberty and independence of
Spain. We have not room for the insertion of
the letter till to-morrow. In a postscript the
writer says, "I can state from authority that the
King's health is worse. It is perhaps not pub-
licly known that he has had an attack of apo-
plexy. The discharge from his legs has in-
creased."

CITY) TWIN o'Clock.—Consols opened this
morning at 8641, at which price they have re-
mained steady, with little fluctuation, up to this
hour, and little doing. We do not hear of
ally Express from Paris this morning, which, no
doubt, is owing to the boisterous winds of yes-
terday. '

Private Letters received from Vera Cruz, of
the 13th October, mention that, after sixteen
days bombardment, that city had sustained but
little damage, which was owing to the houses
being built fire-proof. The Spaniards, with their
Property, removed to the Castle of St. Juan de
Ullos, where the Governor considers them as his
prisoners, and their property is confiscated.
PottUtGN MAllKET.—Spanish Bonds opened
0281 to at, which price they remain with
scarce any business transacting, which is the
case in all other Foreign Securities, as the
Public are waiting the next accounts from Paris.

By the arrival of his 'Majesty's ship the Tyne

, PortmmOuth, from Vera Cruz and from the liavannah, the
imPattant news has been received of the arrest of the French
General Le MoTTE, and of several French Spies at Mexico.
They had, according to this information, been detected in a
treasonable correspondence with the French Ambassador at
Washington, the object of which was to place one of the iloun.
BO Family on the Mexican Throne. They had been thrown
int° such close confinement, that even their wives were not per.
miffed to visit them, and all Frenchmen had been ordered in.
shindy to leave the country.
By the same ship letters have been received from the HA-
, 1411401, dated on the Illth November, of one of which the fol.
"iriffis a copy:--" I take the opportunity of his Majesty's
114 Tine, to inform you that no Treaty of Commerce, or of
1117 Wier class, has been concluded betwixt the Spanish Com-
4ers and the Mexican Government ; the said Commis.
*bars haring arrived here this morning from Alverado, in con-
sequence of hostilities having been commenced on the 25th
SePtetilber by the Castle of St. Juan d'Ulloa against the city of
Vera Cruz, the bombardment of which was continued on the
13th ult..when the last vessel sailed, at which date above one-
third part of the city of Vera Cruz was in ruins. In conse.
.Ifuenee of this attack, all Spanish property in the empire has
been confiscated, to make good the damages done to Vera Cruz.
The natives.of 0111 Spain and of the islands had been ordered
out of the,Empire within three months, anti no vessel under the
Spanish flag was permitted to enter any of her ports. The Com-
mandant of the Castle has called on the Government of Cuba
to succours, in a naval force, provisions, soldiers, and mini
atatv

of war, which -were sent to him on the 31st ult. in two
uannotts and six vessels of war -a force sufficient to blockade
effect', 1,
all the ports of the Empire in the Gulf, which, it is
said, will be done, as soon as they arrange their plan of ope-
14t1"*. However, their first object is to destroy the fortifica-
tion, built on the island of Sacrificio, and to prevent others
Nal being erected thereon, which, if not effected, the occupation
of the Castle will not answer the views of the mother country
14
holding it, particularly as the Mexican Government has re.
move the Custom-house to Alverado, where they say it shall
from
and nothing be permitted to enter into, or be shipped
1°,,,,°1 Vera Cruz, while Spain holds the castle of St. Juan
1
I'll°ll. By the latest accounts from the city of Mexico, all
the provinces had been reconciled to the Central, or Mexican
general Government, and had elected Deputies to the new
ingress to be convened at 3lexico on the 31st ult., when the
functions of the old Congress were to cease. None but native
z.tizens. it 1
v 1,1-4 further stated, have been elected to this Assem-
-8". Ste. Thus it appears, that out of the ruins of Vera
sruz will issue that spirit of hostility to the Government of'
in over Mexico, which must secure the liberties of the peo-
Pi ; for this wanton attack, which the Governor of the Castle
of fit. Juan alllioa has made on the offending inhabitants
"f Vera
can do no other injury than destroy that city,
its cannons unfortunately command ; but its effects will.
_be beneficial to the cause of civilization, for they will
oe h
tin that spirit of opposition to the mother country which
Previously was doubtful, and Bourbon principles can never
litter w
las make any progress amongst a determined and hostile
PaPulstion.

Letters have been re ceiveil from Malta, dated
°lltile lath of November, of which the contents are far from
rlelhg unimportant. Sir Tnnatas MAITLAND had arrived
I,let"od Commissioners had been appointed to take a military
Ivq of the lonian Islands. A large naval force was likewise
eetlog at Malta, for the purpose of prOceeding to Tunis, to
11:a r)1"
.satisfaction for an insult which that horde of Pirates
cornmitted against the British flag.

it
4-Iclei of a Letter, received from Cephalonia,
dated September 15.)
4`
The political affairs of the modern Greeks
14e
Cif late borne a clearer aspect. Prince May-
r°e6rdato shown some skill and ability in
:""lishing a communication with the respective
utatinces of the Murea : he has even begun some
'
l',:roada ; and, if the signs of civilization con-
t *
tthe creation of these means of intercourse
(I exchange,
a reasonable hope may be indulged
tu the general amendment of the people. A mo.
li!ldistruat reigns among the Senators. Mane
1,14e1i, the Bey of Maine, is still undetermined
n4thell aide to take. Conscious of his own secure
I,6„,°ritY over the province he governs, he is un.-
de"linß to riskits loss by any premature act Or
1h c aratien on one side or the other. Neutrality.
1414kre, for the Present is his aim, although he
littellthid several meetings of the Provisional

Senate; and, upon the strength of this, they
have placed his name in common with the others
composing it, a measure that he has totally dis-
approved of, and has already condemned Mavro-
cordato for doing. Patios still remains in the
hands of the. Turks, and will continue so, unless
the Greeks ,should happen to exert a greater
spirit -in their operations than they have hitherto.
The general mass of the people want energy. In-
dividual spirit Is to be met with among the Ka.
pitani (Chieftains), but the military array has
not yet earned a name for warlike intrepidity.—
The want of a regular disciplined army is se-
verely felt, and it is said that Mavrocordato has
proposed a plan to embody a certain number of
the male population of the Morea„ to serve at a
stipulated pay. At present the Greek peasant
who takes the field has "so much corn for his
services, upon receiving which he immediately
quits the scene of war, and hurries to his family;
nor will he stir from home until the want of food
compels hip. Thus may an army be entirely
broken up through private views, either of inte-
rest or affection. Lord BYRON has touched at
this Island (Cephalonia), but it seems his Lord.
whip has abandoned his original Intention of as.
slating the Greeks. He has consequently changed
his first course, by sailing to the Archipelago in-
stead of the Morea."

DREADFUL EFFECTS OF TUE STORM.—The
mentions storm which raged with so much fury
last night was very dreadful in its effects in
many parts of the town ; and the various streets
were strewed with bricks and tiles, &c. in conse-
quence of stacks of chimnies, copings, and other
parts of houses, being blown down. At about
eight o'clock in the evening a very heavy stack
of chimnies was blown down at the house of
Mr. BOWEN, hatmaker, of Charles-street, Black-
friars-roild, which did considerable injury. The
weight of the bricks, &c. caused the roof to fall in,
and shortly after the whole of the house gave way,
and buried the furniture in the ruins. The crash
caused considerable alarm, and the neighbours
rushed from their houses, anticipating similar
accidents, but fortunately no further damage was
done in that street. From the nature of the ac-
cident, the sudden manner in which it took place,
rendering the whole of the house from the roof
to the shop a mass of ruins, considerable, fears were
entertained that Mr. BOWEN and his family had fal-
len victims to the dreadful storm; but on inquiry
it was ascertained that they, on that evening,
passed their time in the lower part of the house,
and had just sufficient time to escape,being buried
in the ruins. The whole of the furniture and
other property was completely destroyed, and
Mr. BOWEN'S loss must be very considerahk.—
A stack of chimneys was blown from the roof of
the house of Mr. PLANK, stationer, of Black-
friars-road, whicli fell with so much force, that
the whole of the pavement was completely
smashed. Ap elderly lady, who was pass-
ing by at the time, was struck by some of
the pieces. She was much cut, and she had
a narrow escape of her life. A similar acci-
dent occurred in Bear-yard, Blackfriars-road ;
and it would be tedious to enter into a detail of
the numerous accidents of the kind that occurred
during the night in the neighbourhood of the
Borough and its precints. Several accidents oc-
curred also at the West and East ends of the
town.

The unfortunate situation of the Greek Bishop,

IsAcmtus, whose life was attempted by assassi-
nation, at Paris, having reached the ear of the
Duke of GLOUCESTEtt, his Royal Highness has,
with his characteristic humanity, become a sub-
scriber for the relief of the venerable sufferer.—
To others of elevated rank, in such a case, we
would only say " Go ye and do likewise."
Letters from Weimar say that the celebrated
GOETHE is again dangerously ill.
A numerous caravan of German Colonists has
passed through Frankfort within these few days
on their way to Hamburgh, where vessels are
ready to convey them to Brazil.
The faculty of Jurisprudence at Tubingen has
just decided an important law suit against our
city. Capt. STOEDEL, a native of this country,
but settled and naturalized in France, is plaintiff,
and the City of Frankfort defendant. A rich
merchant of this city, a relative of Capt. STOE-
DEL) and of the same name, who died some years
ago, bequeathed his whole fortune of a million
and a half of florins for the purpose of founding a
Museum of Painting and Architecture in the City
of Frankfort; the City took possession, and was
confirmed in it by the Tribunal of the First In-
stance, which sits in the city itself. Capt. BTOZDEL,
and the other relations having appealed to Tu-
bingen, the faculty has annulled the decision of
the Tribunal here, on the ground that no one can
be at once judge and party, which seems reason-
able. But by the Constitution of Frankfort a
judicial power is always confided in the same
persons, who are invested with the Executive,
the Senators being both Members of the Execu-
tive Power, and Judges in the Tribunals. The
city will therefore carry the cause before the
Court of Appeal of the free cities sitting at Lu-
beck. This is the more necessary, for if the de-
cision made at Tubingen should be declared
valid, the Republic of Frankfort must neces-
sarily, by ,adopting the principle on which it is
founded change its constitution.
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