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SPAIN.
SPANISH coRTEB.—SiI. TING OF OCT. 1.
(Li;.;er the Presidency of the Bishop 'of Majorca.)
After hearing various Petitions, which manifested the confi-
dence of the petitioners in the wisdom and patriotism of their
Legislature, the assembly proceeded to the discussion of the
project of law for a new division of Spanish territory.
Seri-or Yandiola defended the bill in all its provisions, and
pointed. out the advantages to which its adoption would lead.—
The project could not of course be expected to pass without op-
position. Individual interest and a provincial spirit could al-
ways find out objections to any new division or territorial ar-
rangement. The speaker then proceeded to state and answer
the objections which had been made in the previous discussion
of the question. France had been appealed to by the enemies
of the measure ; but the example of France in this case, he con.
tended, was rather encouraging than alarming. The measure
was thought so necessary and so useful, that it was even about
to be attempted by the intrusive government of the Buonapartes.
He shewed that the constitution did not oppose a new territo.
rial division of the kingdom.
Senor Itamonet opposed the project. The commission, he
said, had proposed to secure the greatest political equality be-
tween the different provinces' of the kingdom ; but as this equality
was compounded of extent of territory, population, riches, and
representation, they had not only failed of their object, but had
created a division extremely arbitrary and unequal. It could
not be expected that there should be a perfect equality in all the
elements of a territorial division ; but the inequality in the pre-
sent project was great and excessive. In population for instance,
the maximum ot'a department was fixed at 400,000, and the nu-
nimum ought to be about 200,000; but they had left one pro-
vince, that of Vierzo, only 86,000 inhabitants. The division
of the project was in.contradiction to the recommendation of the
original report.
Senor Villa answered the objections of the previous speaker,
and supported the project of law. The division of provinces
proposed to be formed by the law appeared to him. unobjection-
able. Had they been made larger, they would have been in-
convenient for the dispatch of business ; had they been much
smaller, they must have entailed on the country unnecessary
expence and useless officers.
Senor Romero opposed the project of the commission, and
ascribed to its labours some of the effervescence which now pre-
vailed.

Senor Clemeneia answered the. previous speaker. He eulo-
gised in high terms the eonniiisiion, and stated that in his opi-
nion a more meritorious 'commission had never been appointed
by the Cottes. .

Senor Lopez defended. the project.
The general merits of the measure being then sufficiently dis-
cussed, it was propbsed to diseiiss it; separate provisions'. Hav,
ing proceeded to the examination of the first article, Senors
Gasco, Dias del Moral, Banqueri, Espelets, Zabia, Rimonet,
Novas, Solanot, Dolarea,
.3Yoscoso, Zapata, and Lopez offered
themselves to speak against it, and Senors Salvador, Victoria,
Carro, Palarea, and others, in favour of it: The objection to
and defence of the first articles of the bill possessed no general
interest, though from the novelty of political debating they are
given at considerable length in the Spanish Papers. On Tues-
day the 2d inst. tie discussion on the division of the Spanish ter-
ritory was resumed.

Senor Villa zealously supported the article determining the
number of provinces, contending that it established a just me-
dium between an excessive multiplication in the number, and a
disproportioned magnitude in the extent of the provinces. This
orator was answered by Senor Gonzalez Allende.
Senor Zerraquin answered the previous speaker. Great com-
plaints were made by the opponents of the measure of the ex-
penses which would attend it. Suppose there were 51 pro-
vinces, said one of them, there must be 51 political chiefs, 51
intendants, &Q. • ,
On the 3d inst. the discussion was again resumed, after the
transaction of some prelmiinary businesS, among which was
the reading of a letter from Senor :Miguel Ramos, a deputy
from New Spain, who wrote to the Cortes from Paris, that he
was about to take advantage of his leave of absence, find return,
to his native country, where he
i-pledged himself to be a strict
observer of the constitution,unz4 of the laws of the State. On
this day Senors Lopez, Clemencia, Palarea, (forte, Espeleta,
Novas, and Alvarez uerra, severally addressed the Assembly
at considerable length. The sitting opens generally about ten
o'clock in ttie forenoon, and rises about two or three. - •

YELLOW FEVER.
BARcELoNA.—From the. 22d to the 25(h in
elusive, (lied in 7—

Barcelona
Barcelonetta
Seminary

339.
. .
NoTE.--The above includes those who died in the'City and
in Barcelonetta, in four days, of all kinds Of diseases ; •but the
faculty estimate that three-fourths are of the yellow fever. '
• • The number of Patient; now in the city, • Barcelonetta, the
Seminary, and the house of the Vice Queen, is 431, being an
increase of 31- since yesterday. The number of deaths having
been 76, cured and removed 13,. and new cases- 120. By ac-
counts 'from 111equinenza, of the 24th, 23th, and.26th, the
contagion seems to be spz:eadjng.there.also; but Actin so.great
a. degree:
TonTos-A.—This unhappy town, which is filled with death
in all its parts, and its vicinity, especially Las ltoquela, where
cK
the contagion commits dreafravages, is worthy of the greatest
compassion ; and an hospital Of-convalescence is confided to the
Sisters of Charity of San Vincente,. Paul, - and Young Illeves,
who,. have offered themselves for this service, compelled by
feelings of humanity. The Committee of this Junta has, fer
the second time, assisted it with acme vinegar, chocolate, and,
rice. The greatest care continues to be taken in maintaining
the cordon, and two unhappy wretches, who had .the bold-
ness to pass it, have been stopped, and given up to the rigour
of the laws. An instance of the same kind carried the conta-
gion to Alequinenza, which is now surrounded with a cordon.
This fact; and that some.persons from Tortosa and its country-
-houses have entered Saragossa and Fray-a, has caused the Junta
to declare illequinenza infected, Saragossa and Fraya • sus-
pected, and persons coming from all parts of that'province in.
general subject to ten days' surveillance. The port of Ma-
laga is again declared suspected, a person having died on
board one of the vc-sselfi, though his illness was not contagious.
An article from Saragossa, of the.26th of Sept. says, there!
was no fear of contagion in that city.

MADRID, OCT. s:—( ricrac Correspondence.)
—The answer of the Court-of ,ROme to the Se-
cand.demand made by our Government for the
Bull's of Confrmatioii•for the two Bishops Esp.iga
and.Mugnos' Torreros, arrived' yesterday: The
Sovereign Pontiff replied,- that with respect to
Alugnoa Torreros,. his nomitisltion will never be
approved by the Holy See ; kw notwithstanding
his manner 4:2 irreproachable and he possesses

minders inAlbania and tpirus hate received orders
' to negotiate with the Albanian insurgents. The
Grand Signior is inexorable towards Ali •Dacha,
who has done every thing to obtain his freedom.
Two Greek merchants of high consideration, of
Smyrna, have been put to death within a few
days. The capital is quiet, that is. to say, they
do not now massacre either Greeks or Franks;
but no Christian can pass through the streets
without being insulted.
AUGSBURG, OCT. 10.—We have this:moment
received important nefvs, that the. Emperor
Alexander has left his capital for his armies.
It is asserted, that a short time before his de-
parture, the Count Capo .d7lstria dispatched
couriers extraordinary to Constantinople, Vienna,
Berlin and Paris. An officer of high rank, be-
longing to the staff of the army, was also sent
with dispatches to Count de Wittgenstein, com-
manding the army on the Prutli.
RANKronT, OCT. 10.--A private letter from
Vienna, of the 3d, says, "that great preparations
are making there for the reception of the Kingof
Great Britain, who is expected on the I.sth, as
well as the Emperor of Russia.' Their Majesties,
during their residence there, will, in conjunction
with the Emperor of Austria, come to a decision
on the affairs of Turkey.