The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-26 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID, DEC. 16.

The measures adopted by the Government, Kith re-
spect to Navarre, besides their i•eal importance, are de-
scring of .prious attention, as they may give an idea of
what the ltrygeney intends doing in the other provinces.
It is generally believed that a ferment of dissatisfaction
prevails in the provinces, and that an energetic resist;lnce
may be made to the Governmental measures, it they
encroach at all on the jiieros, so highly cherished by
toe inhabitants.

Our Cabinet has sent an energetic ultimatum to the
Portuguese Government, in which it states that if the
Douro navigation question is not settled within 23 days,
an army of 60,000 turn will br sent to the frontiers.
This energetic note is owing to the little satisfaction
given by the last despatches from Portugal, which were
of a very evasive nature. Sir A. Aston, and the First
Secretary of the English Legation, are seriously indis-
posed. The Castilian says on this subject, " May God
restore them to health, in order that they may secure
the independence of Spain."
The Madrid Gazette of this day contains the follow•
ing Decrees relative to Navarre :
DECREES.

" The Provi,,ional it,geney of the kingdom, in virtu..•
of the faculty gtanted by the law of the 25th of Oc-
tober, 1839, and to give effect to the confirmation of
the privileges of Navarre, decrees the following, with-
out affecting., however, in any way, the constitutional
courts.

Art. 1. Provisionally, and until the modification of
he privileges of Navarre shall take plice in virtue of a
I.ov, the following regulations are to be observed.

"ADMINISTRATION OF WAR-MILITARY GOVERNMENTS.

In Navarre, as in the other provinces of tno too •
narchy, the military command will be confided to a su-
perior authority appoEnted by the Government, and
who will possess the slime attributions as other Corn-
mandAnt. Generals, without being able to take the title
of Viceroy of Navarre, or to exercise the functions at-
tached to that title.

" ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.
" Until izencral eudws applicable to to.. whole trio-
ti achy shall have been driwu up, the judicial proceed..
,ino prevailing in the other provinces arc to be in viour
in Navarre.
• Ile Supreme Tribunal of Justice will pnssess with
respect to the tribunals of Navarre the same attribu-
tions that it tines with rcspect to the other tribunals of
the kingdom.
The Magistrates appointed by the Government, in
Navarre, shall be well acquainted with this special laws
of the province..
..

Ti:c municipalities are to be named and organised
according to general law, and their attributions are to be
wider the coal rol of th provincial deputation cotym m-
ably to the legislation of the province, and are to be sub-
jeet in other respects to general law.
" The provi.R.al deputation is to cons.st of seven
inemburg, &coed according to general rule.

" The D-puties of Navarre cannot resign the'r func-
tions, nnd aro to receive a tnolerate salary out of the
ttriclt, of the prnvirleo.

" POLITICAL GOVERNMENT.

" There is to be in Navarre a superior political autho-
rity appointed by the Government, having the c,vA tit-
riinvions of the civil chiefs of the provinces, with the
exception of the modifications mentioned in the preced-
ing articles, and without their ever being able to exer-
cise military authority.

" MILITARY SERVICE.

" In case of military conscription, both on ordinary
and extraordinary occasions, Navarro is to contribute a
supp! t.f solditr3 in the peoviitw: e.s the o.lltx
f,rovii.ces of the kingdom.

CUs uMS.

"The eustoma are traustm red from the Ebro to the
frontier of the Pyrenees• They, will be a subject t 0.4

common law, and from their receipts will be paid the
interett of the debt of Navarre. In eases where the
custom-houses of the Basque provineess shall not be
transferred to the frontiers, the ports of St. Sebastian
and Passages arc permitted to export the produce of
the country, and import foreign productions, on con-
forming to the general tariff. The right of control shall
extend to four or five leagues from the frontier. In-
ternal commerce shall he entirely free, guides are sup-
pressed. The sale of tobacco shall be carried on in
Navarre on account of the Government, but the Depu-
tation shall secure 87,537 reels on that sale. After the
removal of the customs, the system of liberty practised
hitherto with regard to salt being no longer possiblc, there
shall be established in that province a depot on account of
the Government. The Treasury shall come to an un-
derstanding with the municipal authorities for furnishing
salt to the administrations. Navarre may, as well as
the other provinces, export salt on the terms of
existing regulations. Navarre preserves the privilege of
not using stamped paper, but will pay, under the name
of direct contributions, 1,800,000 reels annually. The
al!owanees to the clergy in Navarre will be regulated b)
the general regulations. An account of the present re-
solutions will be•kid before the next Cortes.

" Art. 3.—Conformably to the bases above grecified,
and without prejudice to - the chanps whin may he
considered necessary by later experiencP, the project of
law will be drawn up and presented to the next Cortes.
" Art. 4.—The present decree shall be communicated
to the other Ministers, to be txecuted agreeably to its
provisions. (Signed) Duke ,le VITTORIA.
" Palace of the Rvgency, (Dec 15, 1840."

THE HON. MRS. NORTON.

The following appeared in the Times of yesterday :

" TO THE EDITOR OF THE IMES.

"Sir—l perceive in a somewhat incorrect account of
one of the charges at M iribmough-street otlica yester-
day that I am reported to have said th it one of the
witnesses in a late trial cam 3 up to town is Lord
Grantley's c wine. Sack nit 6:ing the lard, nor con-
sistent with my statement, I h 4st:a to contradict it,
an I (if I may trespass so far on your split,: and courtesy)
to give the substance of what I did say ; which was
simply to the following effect, viz.:—That .1 was in.
dueed to give the person calling himself Captain Piers
in charge, from an i mpression (arising out of repeated
and most disagreeable circumstances) that he was em-
ployed to annoy me : that that impri ssion was the rt.-
stilt of several strange and painful incidents which I de-
tailed to the Magistrates, and which proved that my
house was watched, my servants tampered with, and
in two different instances the infamous trap resorted to
of endeavouring by feigned letters on business to induce
me personally to atteed at address which I learned
from my servant (who attended in my place) was one
o: a disreputable character,

" I connected these circumstances with the fact not
depending on my statement, but shown on cross-exa-
mination on the trial, that the principal witnesses bad
rt si led on Lord Grantlcy's estate of Wonersh ; had
received from some one (it was no: shown clearly
whom) sums of money for their " support ;" and I
stated that one of the witnesses, who had been a
groom, and was then a rag-seller, came to town from
Wonersh in a post-chaise, quite drunk, and boasted to
one of the toll-keepers on the road that his fortune
would be made, if his evidence ruined the Premier.

" I coonected those circumstances also with the
fact that when, after the trial, Mr. N)rton pro-
posed to me a reconciliation, and a return to my
house, he expressly named his brother and other
parties as the persons who stood between me and my
peace, and gave me set instructions in writing how
to act, so as, if possible, to conciliate Lord Grantley
!or my children's sake. Those children not having been
taken away after the trial or separation, but previously
(in order to prevent my taking them to the house of my
brother, who was not on terms with Me Norton), and
the separation and endeavour to blacken my character
being merely the result of the bitter disputes which fol-
lowed the arbitrary step of their• removal, I certainly
coesidered the letter I received frozr) the person I
charged, proved by its contents and reference to them,
that he was in possession of facts not made public. and
in communication with other parties who have shown me
so much hostility. I consequently acted on the deter-
mination I had come to (after three years' perpetual
torment), to give the next person Iso suspected into
charge of the police, and, however painful it might be,
to appeal, if possible, for protection against annoyances
►+hick I may be rid►culed for calling persecutions,' but
which are nevertheless intolerable and disgraceful.
" Assuring you that there is no particle of this state-
ment which cannot be corroborated on oath by undeni-
able witnesses, I am, Sir, your obedient servant.
" CAROLINE NORTON."