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General, •be at the same, time afiequivocally
expresses his.determination to " obey the orders
of the Government," and not to sot the example of
a pernicious disobedience which would authorize
that of the troops or, of Ow district placed under
his orders. Whilst he proposes on the one hand
the adoption of measures for -uniting the minds of
ail Spaniards, and for the security of rational
freedom under n limited Monarchy,he stipulates,
on the other hand, that the foreign enemy
shall withdraw. from the 'Spanish territory, and
that the settlement of their affairs shall be left
to the Spaniards themselves. These are propo-
sitions which seem to us to be- equally consistent
with the honour of Count A BISBA r., and with the
best interests and the dignity and independence
of Spain. Ills Proclamation to the inhabitants
of Madrid betrays no disposition to aid the
French, but on the contrary is in strict accord-
ance with the patriotic sentiments contained in
his letter to Count MONTIJO ; and if it be true
that it was under his conduct that Madrid was
so gallantly held against the Army of the
Faith, until its possession was surrendered to
the advanced guard of the French, it would
be disingenuous not 'to allow that he has
performed the part of a good Spaniard, a
faithful subject, and' a prudent General. The
only circumstance that seems to detract from
this character of the recent proceedings of
the Count, is the publicity which has been
given to his correspondence with MONTIJO. But
MoNTrJo is himself a Constitutionalist ; and it is
only fair to presume that ABISBAL did not intend
that his letter should be publicly divulged.
The importance attached to ABISBAL'S decla-
firms proceeds from these two 'considerations :
Ist, That it is probable that a disposition will be
immediately manifested to modify the Spanish
Constitution, on condition that the French
Armies evacuate the Peninsula ;—and,
That France, consistently with her professions,
cannot refuse to withdraw her troops, if satisfac-
tory assurances are given to her that Spain
shall be forthwith tranquillized by the
formation of a C over:intent representing the
feelings and ts ishes of all parties. The
honour of Spain cannot be tarnished by
the adoption of institutions of purely Spanish
formation, and entirely free from foreign
dictation, especially after the repeated ac-
knowledgments by men of every Spanish
party, that the present Constitution requires
modification. The ostensible objects of France
►"ill be sufficiently accomplished by the adoption
of such changes in Spain as are indicated
itt Count AIIISIIAL'S Letter; and therefore
the withdrawal of her troops cannot be re-
fused without betraying designs which France
has hitherto denied. We have, indeed, heard it
asserted that the French Govermnent is not de-
sirous of any accommodation that shall not be
founded on the restoration of VIIIDINAND to
arbitrary power. But we are inclined to believe
that the reception of the French in Spain
has not been such as to inspire them with
any great inClination to protract the war.--
Besides, the disclosure of any further designs
than have hitherto been avowed on the part
or France, could have no other effect in
Spain than to unite the whole nation in
a mist determintql resistance to the invaders,
and would perhaps entitle the Spaniards to
expect that foreign aid for the defence of their
national independence, which it has not been
thought necessary to grant them for the mainte.
nance of mere political forms, acknowledged
by themselves to stand in need of modification.

REMARKABLE CIRCUMSTANCE.__ _Yesterday
there SI 11‘ not a single Mail due at the Post
Office ; and the Mails from Flanders and Hol-
land, which were not due till this morning, ar-
rived and were delivered before two o'clock.—
This morning there is only a Guernsey Mail due.

• A letter. froth. St. Petersburg!) mentions that it
wp,reported that the Count de NEssEr.llonr,tne
Russian Minister, for Foreign Affairs, would fol-
low the example of the Minister of Finance, his Im'
father-in4aw, and =retire from public affairs.
The Nueva. reloz, Mariana, from Vera Cruz I
and ifavannah to Cadiz, was detained the 22d
Feb., near the Azores, by the Jean Bart French
man of war, and carried into ,Martinique the
nth March. •
Connelltriorica had an audience of his MA.
J ESTY yesterday.

Yestei day the Persian Minister transacted bu-
siness with Mr. CANNING, at the Foreign Office.
The Earl of BItIDGEWATER, we are sorry to
hear, lies dangerously ill at his house in Gros.
vennr-square.

ST. ANDER°, MAY 16.—This place was occu-
pied by the Royalists on the 27th ult. Since
that time two French men of war, two brigs, and
a schooner, have been cruising on this coast.
Their principal attention appears to be the pre-
venting of the entry of provisions into Santona,
which is blockaded by land. These ships, We
believe, do not intend to molest merchant ships,
as since their arrival on this coast, three vessels
have arrived here from Havannah.

THE THIATIIE.

UOVENT•GARDENT.----A fter the representation of
Comedy of Errors, lust night at this Theattps
a new farce was brought forward entitled Cent,
,
per Cent., or The Masquerade. The fable is com-
plicated, but sufficiently intelligible. Penn-
father (F whit N) is an old usurer—he has a
dashing wife, Mrs. Penufather (Miss GREEN),
who has resolved to entertain her-friends with a
masquerade and supper; but knowing that
her husband would be enraged at the cost,
she employs an Irish Doctor (Mr. CoNNon) to
give him a composing draught, that he may sleep
while the entertainments proceed. Pennyfather,
however, does not take Me draught, though he
goes to bed, but is soon awakened by the knock-
ing at the door by visitors, by the noise of music,
and the general bustle of the company. Ile
therefore puts on his morning gown, and sallies
forth to see how matters stand. While he is
lost in wonder, Harlequin, one of the Maskers,
plays his gambols behind, concluding with
striking him on the back with his wooden
sword, and vanishes without being seen.—The
next of the Maskers is a Footpad, who presents a
pistol to him, and demands his money, but runs
off, without receiving any, to join the company.
He had been taken for the assumed character of a
Night-zsalker, and his perplexities were augment-
ed. Several other Maskers annoy the old man, and
among them his own servant, whom he detects,
and obliges to change habits with him, that he may
venture among the company. At length he dis-
covers himself to the company, and, as the lover
of his daughter had insisted on stopping the en-
tertainments till it was known how Pennffather,
who was supposed to be at the point, really
was, the old man is struck by the respect
shewn to Mm, and agrees to give him his
daughter. There are a variety of incidents in
this piece which we have not room to detail, par-
ticularly the airs of a servant (JoNas), and his
master (Anuorr), their changing dresses to avoid
being arrested, and other whimsical situations.
On the whole, the piece, though extravagant hi
parts, yet not more so than in most modern farces
which have passed muster, was amusing in itself,
and was rendered highly diverting by the acting
in general, but particularly by JONER, Autiorr,,
and FARR EN. It was received with some dis

approbation,, but With much applanie during its
progress, but the tumult of the favourable and

adverse parties at the end prevented ABBOTT
from audibly announcing it for this evening.—The
author is said to be a young Nobleman. Critical
lenity rather than censure ought therefore to en-

courage young men of rank to indulge a taste for
the Drama, rather than to devote themselves to
the dissipations of high life.

ENGLISH OPERA House.—This elegant and
convenient Theatre is, we understand, at present
undergoing a thorough decoration, of a very ex-
pensive and tasteful description. The new em-
bellishments, we find, are taken from the designs
of Mr. BEAZLEY, the original architect of the
theatre, and are said to be characterized by the
same taste and ingenuity which appear in his
alterations of Drury-lane Theatre. But the best
part of the new arrangements is expected to come
from" some dramatic writers of acknowledged
talents, who have already furnished the liberal
Proprietor with several very promising produc-
tions.

This being the first day of Term, the Judges,
as customary, breakfasted with the Master of the
Rolls, and afterwards proceeded in procession to
the Court of King's Bench, Westminster, to liold
their Sittings. Previous to the Judges arrival,
Mr. Justice BEST presided in the Bail Court,
the justifications in which were very numerous.
About one o'clock the Lonn CHIEF Jurrtcr,
Mr. Justice BAILEY, and Mr. Justice nor,-
Itoyn, took their seats on the Bench. Shortly
after Mr. Justice BEST entered, when the Court
proceeded to hear motions for new trials, the
hearing of which, it is expected, will occupy the
first four days of Term, when the Judges will Sit
at Nisi Pries.

Mr. PETER MOORE on Wednesday presented
a Petition from Mr. ALEXANDER SHAND,' of Tan_
field, near Aberdeen, complaining of hardships
Owing to certain proceedings of the Court of
Session. It was brought up, read, and ordered
to lie on the table.
MARSEILLES, MAY 20.—The Master of a
French bombard, which left Ajaccio on the 14th
inst., has declared that he learnt from the Master
of the courier de Sardaigne, at Genoa, that the
latter had spoken a Spanish privateer of lOguns,
the Commander of which asked him if he knew
of any French ship being in the neighbourhood,
and after refusing to comply, he continued his
coarse, and left the privateer cruising off the
island of Capraira.

,etters from Mr. ,Consul-General. CART-
, RIGHT state his having receiied the intelli-
gence that Mr. Consul BARKER had, on the
9th of April; sent by a Tartar, who was
charged with dispatches from Aleppo, infer-
.,tion addressed to the London Committee for
managing the subscriptions raising for the relief
i!le sufferers by the earthquakes in Syria. The
messenger had not arrived at Constantinople on
the 25th Of April, but he was daily expected :
many interesting particulars relative to that
awful visitation may, therefore, be looked for on
the arrivalsif the next mail from Turkey. It has
been ascertained, that up to the 22d of March,
frequent shocks of earthquakes Were, experienced,
and that the state of anxiety and alarm in
which the inhabitants were kept added mental
distress to their severe corporal privations and
personal sufferings.
A rumour has reached us that it is in contem-
plation to establish a Pitt Club at. Brighton, and
the names.of several highly respectable indivi-
duals resident here have been .communicated to
us as favouring the plan. We arenot at present
permittei to speak more fully ;. but trust tbat
the idea will, be realized, and that we shall ere
long have the satisfaction of seeing our town
distinguished by such a patriotic institution.----
(Brighton Ga:ette.)