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and that the same party which has, up to this time, had
the means of influencing the Court of Madrid, may
continue Sufficiently powerful to produce a continuance
of the same • effect ; we can by no means lull our-
selves into the security with respect to the policy of

the Court of France, which some of our cotem-
poraries would wish to do. We cannot forget that
the Apostolic party forced France into the military
occupation of. Spain, and that it has succeeded in con-
tinuing the occupation of that country by French troops,
notwithstanding the repeated professions of M. VII.-
LELE. We cannot forget also, the ambition of the
French nation, and that innate enmity to British in-
terests, which more or less actuates every man in the
country. These two principles acting in concert,
will, we have little doubt, sooner or later, bring us
into collision with the French nation, upon the affairs
of the Peninsula, whatever may be the present profes-
sions, and, perhaps, real wishes of the ostensible Mi-

nister of France.
We cannot also divest our mini of the apprehen-
sion that other Governments, whose very existence
depends upon the maintenance of arbitrary power, will
not view with entire indifference the pnrt which we
have so manfully determined to take for the preserva-
tion of a liberal Constitution in Portugal, against
bigotry and despotism.
Will not some of those countries urge France to a
course at variance with her present declarations? And
will not the jealousy of the power of England, which
those countries undoubtedly feel, urge them to take
still stronger measures than merely instigating France
to act ? .

We holie that we may be mistaken, but we, cannot
entirely free our minds from apprehension—not of the
power of other countries to harm us—but that the per-
fect security in which some people rely with regard to
the conduct of France, on the present occasion, may
not be entirely realised.

We receivecli,this morning the Journal of the Two
Sicilies, of the 27th of November, which contains
the following Royal order, respecting the working o'
Mines in the kingdom.

NAPLFS, Nov. 27.

Francis L, by the grace of God, King of the Kingdom of the
Two Sicilia, of Jerusalem, &c. Duke of Parma, Piacenza,
Castro, &e.,
Seeing Art. 477 of the Civil Law, desiring to amend the law
mentioned in that article, and at the same time to promote the
search for, and the working of, mines in our dominions on both
sides of the Faro ;
Seeing the opinion of the General Council of the kingdom, on
the proposal of our Minister Secretary of State for the affairs of
the kingdom, and with the advice of our Council of State;
We have resolved to sanction, and we hereby sanction, the
following law :
Art. I. Mines, whether of metals or semi-metals, also of coals,
between alum apd sulphate, with metallic bases, may be worked
freely, and without needing permission from us, by private per-
sons, the proprietors of the estate on which they are found ; and
they may do this themselves or by others.
Art. IL Whenever, in an estate which is private property,
there are evident signs which, according to the principles of mine-
ralogy, indicate the existence of a mine of the substances men-
tioned in the preceding article, and the proprietor of the mine
does not think proper to work it either himself or by means of
others, in this case permission may be granted by us to such per-
son as shall apply for it in the manner contained in the following
article, and after a suitable time has been given to the proprietor
to undertake the work, and he has suffered it to elapse without
riding so, the person receiving permission must give compensa-
tion to the proprietor of the land, either by agreement or by arbi-

tration befo.re 1.1 Judge.
Art. 111. Thattenactrnents of the two preceding articles shall
apply to mines which may be found in the lands of communes,
pions foundations, and public establishments.
Art. IV. The above••meutioned bodies being under our care,

the administrators before they can undertake any operations, are
to transmit to its, through the competent Authorities, a detailed
statement of the intended proceeding, that the ntility-of the un;
dertating may be examined into.
Art. V. If the said mines are on lands belonging to the State,
they cannot be worked without our special permission.
Among the other Articles, the law, consisting of 91 in all, the
following are the principal enactments :—The proprietors of tha
adjoining estates to be indemnified by any injury done them by
working the mines, which may be carried under the surface of the
contiguous lands, the proprietors of which cannot hinder it, but
a compensation is to be given them. Mines of rock-salt, sulphur,
quarries of stone, marble, granite, Bsc. &e. in short 'of all sub-
' stances not mentioned in the tirst Ariiele, are not included in the
law. Ores of gold, silver, and other metals are mot to he export-
ed to, other countries, but must be first • melted.

His MAJ 'MY'S Government have finally determined not to fiU
up at present the appointment of Governor of Malta, vacant by
the death of the Marquis of Hatrrtucs. That colony is to be re-
duced to a Lieutenant-Government; and Major-General the
Hon. FKEDERIVX PONSOI4IIY, now second in command in the
lonian Islands, and who has administered the Government during
the abseuce of Sir Faziountcx ADAM, has been nominated for the
appointment. This arrangement has been in contemplation for
some days, but we have reason to believe was not decided ou till
yesterday.
We understand that Lient-General the Honourable Sir L. Cot.r.
obtains the Colonelcy of the 27th regiment of foot, vacant
by the death of the Mariptis of HASTINGS, and that Lieutenant-
Geueral Sir Taint AS BR 'SRA NE, obtains the Colonelcy of the 34th
Foot, vice Sir L. Cot,E.

We understand that a gentleman has arrived in town, who
left Gibraltar on the 28d November. Previously to his departure
an order came to prepare two regiments for embarkation for Portugal,
He proceeded to Cadiz, where the French garrison consisted of
10,400 men. The gentleman next proceeded to Lisbon, and while
going up the Tagus he met two English slips of war going to
sea, one of which sailed to the northward, and the other to the
westward. An English regiment was to leave Malta for Gib-
raltar, to replace tbose destined for Lisbon.

We regret to express our fears, that the report of the Master,
received per Santa Rita, of the arrival of two steam-boats with
troops from Lisbon being off Oporto, upon more particular inquiry,
is totally untrue. We have heard of a letter from that city, dated
December 9, in which it is stated the public mind was however
more tranquil. It seems the Santa Rita sailed on the same day
as the Fanny Voase—on the 7th lust.?—and letters have since
arrived a day later, which mention no such circumstance.