The Sun.
London, England, 1823-02-25 00:00:00

[FROM A CORRESPONDENT.]

STOCK RN-CHANG c, Haffpusl Twelve o'Clock.—
The information of the Royal Family of Spain
having left Madrid for Corunna has caused great
surprise in the City this morning, being attributed
to the interference of the British Government,
who May now say to the Preach Government.,
and the other Continental Powers, that the King
of .'PAIN is placed in security, and under the eye
:and protection of England, which must do away,
With the pretext of the French Cabinet to'enter
Spain. Consuls opened this' morning at 73-1
, at which price they are up to this hour, with
little business doing. We have 'no price this
morning of the French Funds, as the express left
Paris on Sunday. To-morrow being settling-day
at the Stock Exchange, very little fluctuation
is expected until after the account is settled,
as most of the parties are preparing theiraccounts
.
for to..morrow.

FOREIGN MARKET.—TiIere has been some
fluctuation in the above Market this morning.—
New Spanish opened at 32i 331 32j, with little
doing, as most people are waiting for the confir-
mation of the intelligence from Spain.

Contrary to our expectation, both the Earl of
LIVERPOOL and Mr.CANNING declined last night
to make any' explicit disclosures to Parliament
respecting the state,of.our Foreign Relations, or
the policy which Ministers intend to pursue in
the event of France carrying into execution her
threats against Spain. The Country, howeve'r,
must rejoice to know) that the continued reserve

of Ministers is owing to the hope being—even yet
cherished by them that the peace of Europe
may be preserved! Th 4 f,arl 'of LIVERPOOL,
in particular, stated, that sinc;tite period at which

he had formerly adverted% Ole House, to the
state of the Foreign Reiations of the Country,
new and special circumstances had arisen,
and
some of them recently, which made him more ad-
verse than before to any discussion of the dif-
ferences between France and Spain, and especially
as the forbearance which Parliament had already
shewn had afforded material advantages to his
Majesty's Government in its negociations with
Foreign l'ower's!" This is most important infor-
mation indeed. If Europe can be spared the
shock of a new convulsion, and. if it be possible
that England can still effect that, by the exertion
of her influence, which she might be compelled

to accomplish at the cost of an armed con-
flict with half of Europe, her Government
will derive not less glory from the wisdom
and prudence of their diplomacy, than from
the honourable energy and spirit with which
they have sufficiently evinced their determina-

tion to withstand, if need be, ip the field,
those principles and projects which they have
already so nobly resisted in the Cabinets of the
Continent. For our own part, we candidly ac-
knowledge that we are unacquainted with the
" special circumstances" to which the Noble Earl
adverted, and which are of such a nature, it
would seem, as to have strengthened his Lord-
ship's opinion that the hope of averting a war is
not yet destroyed. From the aspect of public
events, as they appear to the world, we had,

(though we were amongst the last who aban-
doned the hope of the preservation of peace,)
been at length most reluctantly compelled to
adopt the melancholy conclusion that hostilities
between France and Spain had become inevitable.
As far as we are enabled to judge from the
knowledge of facts, we are aware of nothing
that could induce us to change that opinion. It
is obvious, however, from the intimation made
by Lord LIVERPOOL, that Government is in pos-
session of information which it has not thought
proper to divulge, and which we are bound
to believe must be of a pacific tendency, from
the favourable impressions avowedly made by

it upon the minds of his MAJ EST Yji Ministers.—

In this state of suspense, we would respectfully
caution the public against the danger of being
misled by false rumours and artful fabrications.
It is mans months since certain oracles were in the
practice of daily announcing that the war between
France and Spain was irrevocably determined, and
that the neutrality of England, du ring the destruc-
tion of the revolutionary faction in Spain, was
equally certain. That the pretensions of these
partici to accurate information, and to any share
of political sagacity, were utterly groundless, has
been clearly demonstrated. War was so far
from being inevitable, three or _four months

ago, that the English Government even yet
believes that it may be averted. The neu-
trality of England is so far from having
been decided upon, that her first Minister
declared, only last night, that the country
is entirely unshackled as to the course of policy
which she may be called upon to pursue under
any circumstances that may arise in' Europe';
while at the same time it is notorious to the
whole world, that her interests, her honour, her
security, the sentiments of her Government, and
the feelings of her people, all indicate a de-
cidedly favourable leaning towards one of the
parties to that quarrel in which it was with equal
pertinacity and absurdity declared that we had no
concern, nor any disposition to interfere ! Lastly,
so far is England from being disposed to witness
with indifference, the destruction of the " Re-
volutionary Faction in Spain," or to regard its
Government and institutions as deserving to
be subverted, that she is daily drawing closer`
her relations with the Spanish Government, is
exerting all her influence to prevent a war
avowedly directed against the Spanish. Constitu-
tion, and has all but declared her resolution to
resort to arms, if need be, for their protection

Itumouus.—The public mind will, of course,
be much agitated with the rumours incident to the present state
of Public Affairs—both foreign and domestic.—As to the latter,
1/ is said, that Ilia Majesty's Ministers are inclined to recom-
mend the abolition of the Office of " Lord Lieutenant.of Ire-
land ;" on the other hand, it is stated, that the Cabinet and the
Law Officers of the Crown on this side of the water, approve of
Mr. Pt.ux KETT'S measures in the conduct and management
of the late 0. P. Trials in Dublin, and of his intention to pro.
eeed again againlit the same parties for the same offence,
_but
Which is nut believed. Neither is the story believed of
the BOTTLE having beesijimini in the Orchestra of the Theatre
UNBROKEN. It is thought that an unbroken bottle was produced, but then that it was not thrown from the Gallery.—
More reliance is placed on the evidence of Lady Roesstoar, and
several other respectable, witnesses who swore that they did not
see a, bottle thrown.

HowAito
Ksioirr, jun., Esq., the High Sheriff
of Haniptthire, has appointed Mr. George Hollis, of 'Winches.
ter, to he his Under &sheriff:
Joint FULLER, Esq., the High Sheriff of Wilt-
shire, has appointed Mr. Mottle, of Melkslutra, his Under
Sheriff

TILE KING.-( Brighton, Feb. e3.)---We have
again the happiness to announce that our gracious
SOVEREIGN and reverend Benefactor is once more
residing among us. Ilis MAJESTY returned to

the Pavilion a few minutes before six o'clock last
night, in health more confirmed than when he
left us, and without feeling any disagreeable
effect from the fatigues which he had endured.—
Divine Service this morning (the improvements in
the Royal Chapel being not yet quite completed)
was performed at the Palace, in the presence of
the KING and Household, by the eau of HERE..
FORD and Dr. IfuGn PEARSON.

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