The Sun.
London, England, 1821-05-04 00:00:00

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[BRITISH PRESS.}
At a late hour last night we received Paris
Papers of Monday. The Constilutionel informs
as that a projet of law will be very shortly pre-
sented to the French Chamber of Deputies, au-
thorising the Government to apply the necessary
funds to the construction of two fortresses in the
interior of France. Such fortifications are evidently
not intended for promoting the security of the
country from foreign invasions, or for repelling
the aggression of foreign enemies ; their object is
to controul the expression of popular feeling, and
to enable the Government at its discretion to
make experiment of military force in checking
the people. We do not say that there might not
be some good pretext at the present moment for

throwing around the Government every appear-
ance of perfect security, but there certainly can
be no necessity for new fortresses in the heart
of the country ; the French people in general
evince no disposition hostile to the Bourbons,
the troops have shewn themselves faithful to
their King ; so that should the Government now
require new fortresses, they must be regarded
not as securities for the throne, but as fetters
upon the people.

[MORNING HERALD.]
Monday's Paris Papers arrived last night.
They reiterate the advance of the Russian army
upon Italy, and describe Spain as on the eve of
a great convulsion. " Symptoms of an approach-
ing change," says the Journal des Debuts, in an
article of the 23d from Iran, 44 manifest them-
selves in all the provinces of the kingdom." The
same paper adds, that on the 20th a rebel. Chief,
with a thousand armed men, presented himself
before Salvatiera, near Vittoria ; that the Na-
tional Guard came out to attack the rebels, but
were overpowered and made prisoners—all but
four, who, on their return, spread consternation
in the town. Orders were immediately given to
all the National Guards of Biscay to take arms
and pursue the traitors. Letters from Valladolid,
continues the same Journal, state, that a rebel
Guerilla party was traversing Old Castile. It
was at Madrid, however, that the greatest alarm
was created by the following circumstance :—On
Holy Thursday it has been the usage in Spain
for the Sovereign to join a religious procession,
which always takes place on that day : King
Ferdinand had just prepared to leave his Palace
for this purpose, when an anonymous letter, re-
ceived by the Political Chief of the Province,
announcing that an attempt would be made on'
the King's life, caused the King to remain
within the Palace. The mob, perceiving his
absence, were so clamorous, that it was thought
necessary to guard the Palace by a military
force. We take these particulars from the
journals not hostile to the present order in Spain ;
and it will be observed that the Spanish Jour-
nals indignantly repel the falsehoods and ca-
lumnies of the French Ultra Papers.

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]
It is singular, that up to this period of the
Session, no Message from the Crown has been
sent down to the two Houses'of Parliament re-
specting his late Majesty's last will and testa-
ment. It ig generally believed, that in conse-
quence of the Act which allowed his ,Majesty to
dispose of his private property, instructions were
given to the Lord Chancellor to prepare a will,
and it is believed that the 'formal signature and
sealing of the deed was only prevented by the
melancholy visitation of Providence,- which en-
dured for the remainder of his Majesty's life.
It has been for some time expected, that a Mes-
sage from the King would bring this important
subject before Parliament ; that as the 'inten-
tions of his late Majesty were perfectly made
lnown to the first legal authority in the kingdom,
and as Lthe trustees of his property are able
,to -give all the necessary information as to its
particulars and amount, it might be determined
whether the disposition designed by the deed
should not be carried into effect, or whether the
,property should devolve on the Crown, as if no
will existed. If it was the late King's intention
that the savings he made should be distributed
among the royal branches of his family, we•are
'sure :that national gratitude and affection would
rejoice to see it so applied. If, on the contrary,
it falls to the Crown, it becomes available to
the public service. Of the total amount of
the. property, -we are 'ignorant. the Library
at Buckingharn
_House is truly yaluahle. The,'
Palace at Weymeuth has been sold by 'Pobia-ri
rauction, and his 'late Majesty had other landis-,
and -funds. .After- his death, we understand;
Lthat on Iris present Majesty's.first visit to 'Windsor,
iColonel 'faylor: pointed: out-to-him several sealed
pa at s, addressed 'the Queen of Wurtemberg
',and- the other. Princesses, with directions on the
envelopes that they should be sent to their Royal
Highnesses unopened, which was accordingly
done,,,,We.have not heard whether any merno-
randum or minute respecting the Will and l'es
ament.w.as found at the same time or since.

CAUTION TO PARISIIES.--TOn Wednesday las

an interesting case to parishes came on at the
Warriickshire Sessions. It was an appeal against
the removal -of-a pauper, upon the ground that an
indenture of apprenticeship was illegal, when
signed by the Churchwarden of a Parish in which'
an immemorial custom only to elect one Church-
warden could not be supported. Mr. STOCKDALE
11.titnY, from the Ecclesiastical Court, produced a
number of ancient documents,, to prove that, at for-
Mer periods, two Churchwardens had been elected
and acted for the parish, which now only had one
Churchwarden ; and the court, upon the autho-
rity of the case of the KING V. BMISBY and some
othersi quashed the order of removal. We insert
the case as a caution to parishes in general, to
elect two Churchwardens in future, unless an
immemorial custom to send only one can be esta-
blished. An Act' has been introduced into Par=
liament to cure the. defect; but as it will proba-
bly only have a retrospective effect, the caution,
as to the election of two Churchwardens, is ne-
cessary, in order to prevent future inconvenience.
New Potatoes, the size of a racket-ball, were yesterday morn-
ing sold at a Greengrocer's, in Leadenhall-market, at the
MODERATE price of 3s. 6d. a pound"! . ,