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London, England, 1824-11-06 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

-fFeom the Constitutionnel.)
VA Darn, 0cT.21.--,:-( Private Correspondence.)
The latest letters from Lisbon mention that the
-Cortes are soon to be convoked, and it is added,
that in consequnce of this measure the Portu-
guese Agent in this capital will be recalled. A
plan has been submitted to his Majesty for levy-
ing 37,000 men. No doubt it will be approved of,
and have the same effect as •the first Deuree on
the-some subject, which .produced about a fifth
part of the soldiers uspected. A Decree also
has bean published to prevent emigration, it
being the intention of Government to hinder capi-
lalists from carrying their capital to, and land-
lords from drawing their revenue in, another
country. So you see, we are returning to the
-infancy of society, and even go further than those
ilo desire to prevent -the emigration of work-
teen, and would as it sere, pea them up In
that country %there they have begun their la-
bours. The Intendant of Police of Murcia, who
Vas deposed, has been to the Escurial, and
was received by his Majesty in a private audi-
ence. He stated that the province of Murcia was
a prey to the must deplorable anarchy ; that the
Royalist volunteers, under the pretext of serving
his Majesty, commit all sorts of crimes; that the
Clergy abuse the pulpit so much,' that one of
them preached from the text—" The odour of a
copse is like the breath of life to the righteous of
our time." The Trappist and Merino have both
been presented to the King at the Escurial, and
the latter has obtained a pension of 60,000 reels,,
with permission to consume it where he pleases.
-The recompence intended for the former is not
yet known. The Intendant General of the Po-
lice has sent circulars to the Intendants of Police
in the Provinces, demanding lists of the persons
&flown to,profess liberal opinions in their depart-
ments,'of those who have belonged to Secret So.
4eieties, of those who have been speekers in Na-
tional Societies, and of those who have purchased
=flow!! land. The same circular says, that iu
reserving to the Nobles the privilege of currying
arms, those only are meant who have adhered to
the cause of the Altar and the Throne. Thus,
while they cry aloud for ancient privileges, they
deprive the Nobles of one of their most ancient
prerogitivvs.
OCT. 22.-7-The Infanta Donna Maria Francisca
has given birth to a son; the King has been god-
father, and the child has been named Ferdinand.
Neither of these events, which in ordinary cir-
cumstances would be a signal for pardon and fa-
vour, has brought the least amelioration to the
condition of the persecuted. It seems, on the
contrary, that every new solemnity is regarded
.as an occasion for increasing measure's of terror;
of which an idea may be formed from the follow.
ing decree, calling for fresh rigour in the
Judges:—

" Letter .from the Minister of Justice, addressed on the Slat
of August, to the Governor of the Council and the Presidents
of the Chancelleries and Audienrias of the Kingdom, touch.

ing the dispatch of criminal cases.

" Most Excellent Sir—The King has been informed of the
slowness of the different tribunals in trying the numberless
,criminal cases brought before them, and of the pretext urged
in suppoit of this, that they dare not depart from the road
-marked eut by the laws. From this slowness and pretext,
the serious Inconvenience results, that the puniihments arc
neither prompt nor exemplary enough to produce the pro.
per effect?hd correction, and to prevent all citizens from com-
mitting crimes. His Majesty does not wish that the tri.
bunals which distribute justice in his name should depart from
the road laid down by the laws; but he reminds them that
there are means of shortening processes, either by hastening
the reception of the proofs, or in omitting useless and merely
.rformal citation, or by preventing the delays interposed by the
lawyers, .who freqUently demand a postponement when the
• prosecution is for an act of revolt or crime of this &scrip.
tion. His Majesty desires, in consequence,that this nudlencia,
and all the Judges within its jurisdiction, should proceed with-
out 'delay in examining causes, transmitting each week a de-
tailed account of the situation in which they find their butti-
ness, and, dedicating, besides the customary three hours a
day, three hours more, if necessary; for extraordinary circum-
stances now render more, extraordinary exertions necessary
on the part of every man employed under the public. His
.Majesty will bear in mind those who display a real zeal in his
service, and will recompense their devotion ; on the other hand,
be will certainly not forget to punish with severity, and with.
,out pardon or remission, those who, through caprice, weak-
ness or ignorance, do not contribute efficaciously to the fulfil.
ment of his just intentions."

This circular is said, in letters from the provinces; to have
already been carried into efthet. At Leon, 22 persons have
been arrested as Masons and Comminerne ; they are sentenced
io be executed. Nearly a hundred respectable persons have
been arrested at Santander, and similar measures have been
carried into effect at several other places. In Navarre, all the
officers who served under the Constitutional Government, have
been arrested and sent to Pampeluna. An old Captain at Val-
ladulid, who.could not be reproached with any single' act, hav-
ing been accused of speaking lightly of the birth of Christ,
has been condemned to death and executed ; his limbs have
been attached to the posts at the entrance to the magnificent
avenue of Ifalladolid. The official Gazdic has published a de-
cree, granting extraordinary rewards to those who, on March
10, 1823, Massacred above 500 peaceable citizens. They had
been invited, with the whole town of Cadiz, by General Freyre,
to attend at the fete for the publication of the Constitution, but
the armed -soldiery in the principal streets and great square
massacred a great number of the population. Such is the act
of fidelity now rewarded. General Contreras, Ex-Governor of
Galicia, who !Lot displayed some moderation, has been arrested.
The inqui3itionJi to he established under another form. In
all the provinces Juntas of State are to be created, composed of
ecclesiastiee. and "lawyers. Letters from Lisbon say that a
pamphlet la shard), be published there, entitled, "A Parallel
between the Conduct of John VI. and of Ferdinand VIL since
their Restoration."

• ( From the Jorernal des Debt*. )
:NI Ann tn, OCT. 21.—1 t now seems certain that the French
army will make a retrograde movement, but it is not certain
that it will retreat to the right hank of the EbrO. The Govern-
ment, or at least some chiefs, fear both the departure and the
presence of this army. All hope of moderation is lost. We
still retain one tribunal, which preserves some recollection of
what it formerly was. .The Council of Castile being consulted
-Ir. the King on a proposal made by the Intendant-General of
t e Police to expel 4,00 f) tirade of families from Madrid, who
had followed the Government to ,Cadiz, the Council decided
that this measure, Besides being unjust and" odious, was in
direct opposition with the, amnesty of May 1. Perhaps sand-
hr remonstrances ofthe first IribunaLof the kingdom which,
is the right of administering Justice,, adds that of mailing re-
monstrances like the ancient Parliaments, may produce a sa-
lutary result in other Courts of
,lustice.
A u oe, 21-M. Serra Cassano. the Papal Nuncio,
atrived here yetsterday, and will remain here for some time. The

establishment of a normal' school In the ci.tlevant monastery
of St. Bartholmew at Dillengen, is resolved on. It will be
opened in the beginning of November. The Bavarian Govern-
ment supports this establishment with considerable zeal. It is
necessary, in order to form good teachers, and in order to im-
press on the progress of improvement one uniform march. By
it, too, instruction will be made to conform to the discoveries in
science, constantly made in every part of Europe.
Pains, Nov. 3.—The equipages of Sir Charles Stewart, the
English Ambassador, were sent off yesterday for London. His
Excellency is to set out next 'week. A part of the equipages of
Baron Vincent, the Austrian Ambassador, have been also sent
offfor Vienna; when he will set out himself isnot yet known.
(From the Etotte.)
CONSTAN TINOPLE, OCT. I.—We were not deceived in our
disbelief of the alleged successes of the Turkish fleets. The
want of confidence and demoralization among the seamen were
so great, that in spite of the superior naval force placed under
the Sultan's Admirals to act against the Greeks, we may now
consider the campaign to have entirely failed.
OCT. 4.—Lord Strangford had Ins final audience last Sa-
turday previous to his departure. His Excellency was twenty.
five minutes with the Reis Effendi, four or five with the Grand
Vizier, and twenty-five with the Kiaya Bey. His Lordship
repaired to the audience on foot.

PRIVATE LETTER.
PARIS, Nov. 2.---For some months past the French Cabinet
has been debating whether the Army of Occupation should be
withdrawn from Spain, a measure which many serious reasons
render almost necessary. One of the principal was the conduct
of the Spanish Government, which refused to yield to the in-
fluence of the French Cabinet. The deplorable state of the
Peninsula, the anarchy that prevails in it, the arbitrary pro-
ceedings and the disorders of its Administration, the rigorous
decrees of Ferdinand, convinced our Ministry and the Ministers
of the Holy Alliance, that extraordinary measures were urgently
called l'or to bring Spain back to a happier situation. Many
proposals were made to 'Ferdinand's Ministers. An amnesty
was desired which should not-be a list of proscription, a new
mode of government, the recognition of a part at least of the
loans of the Cortes—in short, securities for the return of a better
order of things. All these proposals have been of no avail ; the
influence of the Apostolic Junta which governs the Peninsula,
has opposed insuperable obstacles to the re-establishment of
order.
The continuation of the aliodeof the French army in Spain
would have been considered as a sanction given by France
to the course followed by the Supreine Authority in Spain, and
France could,not take upon itself such a responsibility. It has
therefore been decided in the last Councils of the Ministers,
that the army shall leave Spain, except 22,000 men, who will
occupy Cadiz, Barcelona, and St. Sebastian. These 22,000
men will not be considered as an Army of Occupation, there
will•be no General-in-Chief nor Intendant-General. These
troops, except those which remain at Cadiz, being all in fron-
tier towns, will be provided with all they want by the French
military boards, in the same manner as those in the interior of
the kingdom. This measure will reduce, by 800,000 francs per
month, the extraordinary expences for the army, which have
amounted hitherto to two millions. All the contracts negociat.
ing for the supply of the troops in 1825, have been suspended.
Several expresses have been sent to Madrid to announce this
important decision.
It is difficult to foresee all the consequences of this event;
but one of the most certain is this, that a civil war will most
likely break out with great inveteracy in the Peninsula, and
that the interference of a foreign army will become more neces-
sary than ever, for continued persecution will rouse resistance,
and it-cannot be foreseen what may be the result.
Mlle French Ministry is still the object of the attacks of all
parties. The most decisive answer It can make is, that it still
subsists; and that it is now very difficult to determine the
of its duration. The King might, perhaps, have yielded
to the solicitations which come from all quarters, had he not
apprehended that by changing his Ministry he should only give
se to new remonstrances, as urgent as those which have been
addressed to him ever since lie has been on the throne. It cer-
tainly was not difficult to pull down what already existed, but
to know how to replace it. M. de Villele, awaiting his destiny
in his palace, smiles at his numerous adversaries. Messrs. de
Corbiere and Peyronnet have made no change in the mode of
their administration ; and the other Ministers, of whom nobody
speaks with harshness, seems to take no interest in the war of
the Journals and coteries, the result of which may, however,
endanger their political existence.