The Sun.
London, England, 1824-01-05 00:00:00

BAYONNE INTELLIGENCE.

BAYONNE, Dec. '27.—The Madrid Gazettes
of the 21st and 22d, which we have received to-
etay, contain nothing of any interest ; they are
fitted clOsfly with unimportant Royal Decrees,
404 with extracts from the French Journals.—
The public appear to he -sunk in a kind of
apathy, %hid) comes from the dilatoriness of the
Government in doing any thing to consolidate
the affairs of the State, which it seems to aban-
den to the care of Providence. The dismissal of
the Ministers is still spoken of, but there are
eaTions opinions respecting the choice of their
rticCeSSors. 13001 parties are discontented with
the present Ministers.—The Government seems
uneasy at the spirit of independence which is
epeuly manifested in many places, in refusing to
execute the orders of the Ministry. A kind of
'Conscription is spoken of for the purpose of a
new army, but it is not likely that the inhabit-
ants of the country will be pleased with such a
measure. It is affirmed that a courier has are
lived at Madrid from Lisbon, bringing news that
t► very serious and extensive conspiracy had
been discovered just us it was on the point of
breaking out—that three Ministers had been
dismissed—that the King had ordered the Queen
and several persons of distinction to 'be arrested,
and that they were to be brought to tria I. These
reports need confirmation. Bands contitte to be
organized in the provinces. Those of Murcia,
Alicant, and La Mancha are the most numerous,
consisting of from 300 to 400 men. The popular
spirit in the provinces to which we have before
-alluded continues to manifest itself. The King
has sent repeated orders to Toledo, Cuenca, and
other cities, for the Authorities to set at liberty
all persons confined without just reason, but the
people refuse obedience, and threaten vengeance
on all who oppose their will. A rich merchant
at Calatayud had a son of very liberal opi-
nions; but the son having escaped, they wreaked
their vengeance on the father: they set fire to
his magazine and threw him into the flames.—
"Three officers of the army of Ballaste-ros, on
-their return to their homes, passed the night in a
town four leagues from -Madrid. The people
being informed of their arrival, went to their lod-
gings to oblige them to leave the town halite-
-diately. One of them lodged in the house of a
person well known us a zealous Royalist, who
thought he had influence sufficient to protect the
liberal, but he was mistaken ; the people took
away the officer, and pillaged the house.. A
person who arrived at Madrid a fen- days 20
states, that he was stopped in Murcia by a corps
of 500 men, well armed and equipped, composed
entirely of disbanded soldiers. The Commander
of this band addressed the traveller and said to
lam," Sir, you are going to Madrid; let the King
know that Col. --- is the chief of the band
-which you have met with ; and that he and many
other officers, who have been discharged without
pay, and without means of subsistence, are
obliged to infest the roads, and to desolate a
country which they might have defended."—
The Duke of Infantado, Member of the Com-
mittee for the organization of the army, has pre-
sented a plan on the subject, which has not at
all satisfied his Majesty. ft is reported that
Agents- from the American Independents are in
).,ea ports, and raise recruits among the disbanded
reilitary. All the Ministers were dismissed at
nine o'clock in the evening of the list, but re-
sumed their functions an hour afterwards. The
season of this is unknown.

We are assured by a letter from Lisbon, dated.
-so late as the 23d ult.., that the Portuguese Go-
verment is much distressed for money, and quite
desponding at the total loss it has sustained of
its South American possessions. Every •article
imported is taxed to the utmost ; and an addi-
tional new crown has been levied on each pound
of tea, piece of handkerchief, and all other im-
ruled articles ; and a forced loan is in contern-
pliition, to include -all classes of people, and
'olive as well as foreign merchants. The French
RUnister, in order to obtain favour with the Court
Party, is most liberal in his entertainments,
in which he considerably outvies the English
Ambassador. Lady THORNTON had arrived out
from England.—(thimpshire .!graple.)

WINPSOIt, JAN, 3.—A. foreign Gentleman,
-who iS Oa a visit to Lord NUGENT, at Billies, has
.•xcitetl some curiosity. From the best informs-
-lion that we have been able to collect, the Spa-
nish General AitnUELLES is the person towards
Nvtiorn his Lordship is performing the rites of
hospitality.

Bow-STnEET.—( This Day.)—T svo respect-
ably dressdi females applied 'to- Sir EttcnAnn
BIRNIE for a summons to compel the attendance
of a silversmith under the following circum-
stan.es of them having occasion for that
necessary appendage in the marriage state, yclept
K wedding-ring, applied to the person complained
-of, who, as alleged, instead of giving her one of
-gold, furnished her with one of base metal, and.
therefore she now sought the return of the money
.so fraudulently obtained from her.—Sir RICHARD
BERNIE, under all the circumstances, declined
to interfere, but recommended recourse to the
(4"ourt of Requests.

Multi)Er.s.—A man named John Zimmerman,
who lives beyoud the Blue Mountains, on the
borders of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania, last
week committed the hOrrihie deed of murdering
his own dauihter, a young woman about years
of age ! .The unnatural father, after he bad
driven the restor the family from the house dragged
his sick daughter out of bed, trampled upon, and
finally killeA her. A marriage which the daughter
intended to contract, and which Was disapproved
by the father, ig said to have occasioned this
horrible event. A malatto two; named Nathaniel
Curtis, killed a negro of the name of • Fletcher,
at East Windsor, in Connecticut. They guar-
:Tiled shout wages, when the former struck the
latter-with a hoe, which occasioned his death,,---
(New York Paper.).