The Sun.
London, England, 1821-12-28 00:00:00

IN'rELLIGENCE.

Runs,. DEC. 24.---(Pcitude Letter.)—" No-
thing yet appears fixed or decided in the position
ar movements of the French Ministry. On Sa-
turday there was a sitting of the Chamber of De-
puties, but- no question was mooted on which a
trial,of ministerial strength, or of party politics,
could take place. The right side mustered in
great force—the Liberals were at their post, and
the centre was nearly deserted. ..Three of the
Ministers, who are.- members of the Chamber,
(Messrs. de 'Corbiere,,ViliZtle, and Peyronnet,)
attended in their places, but were not called upon
to speak. The three-twelfths of the taxes were
granted them as a matter of course. It would
indeed have been unreasonable; by the refusal,
to have announced a prospective distrust of 'men
against whom experience had as- yet established
no act of impolicy, and on whom positive decla-
rationsliad fixed no fatal pledge. Their pro-
mised law on the press, and their fist deSpatch
from the Foreign-office, will constitute at once
the test of their political system
.and the trial of
their official strength. If we -could 'lend faith
to reports current in the best informed po-
litical circles, their decision in the latter case
must be prompt and unhesitating, as Russia
is said at last to have declared openly_ her
hostile intentions with respect to Turkey. All
the letters, commercial as well as political, from
the cities of the north of-Europe.; such as Berlin;
Petersburgh, Riga, and Leipsic, speak of war
between Alexander and the Porte as no' longer
doubtful. The funds •of Russia,- and the rate
of exchange on that empire, have in consequence
been affected at Frankfort and Paris.—You will
have received by the ordinary post, Madrid pa-
pers and letters to the 13th inst.; and the French
Government Journals of this morning will supply
you with the usual assortment of anarchical dis-
turbances and revolutionary movements. It is
needless to mention, that the former are. as silent
on those disturbances and movements as the ac-
counts of the-latter are exaggerated- and alarm-
ing. The Cortes have displayed much firmness,
wisdom, and temper, in' their deliberations and
decision on' the state of Andalusia. I have seen
_letters from Madrid-of the 15th, two days tater
than those of the ordinary courier. Every thing
was then quiet. A change of Ministry, though
highly probable, was not then finally decided on."

CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.,-SyrTnro or DEc. 24.
The Minister of the Interior was called to the
tribune. Gentlemen, said he, the King has or-
derOd us--(on all sides " Speak louder, we can-
not hear ; get somebody to read for ydu ;")
N. endeavoured to raise his voice.—
The King has ordered us,. said he, to present a
law project on the sanitary police, which has
already been adopted by the Chamber of Peers
• with slight amendments.—(Cries again of "Speak
londer.")—The Minister made vain efforts to
make himself
.heard, and with much difficulty
read the exposition of the grounds of the pro-
ject.. After he had read several pages, perceiving
he was, not listened to (the Members being
talking to each Other), he paused, and expressed
his wish for silence.
The President rang- his bell, and several times
called silence ; but it had no effect ; the noise
Siill continued
Several voices on the left.—We cannot hear.
The President.--Because you speak.
M. de Mare e.—We speak. because we find it
impossible to hear.
The reading 'of the project was at length con-
(Jaded. It was ordered to be printed and dis-
tributed in the bureaux.
The Chamber then proceeded to the Order of
the Day on the law project relative to the provi-
sional three-twelfths.
M. de Corcelies, the only deputy whose name
was inscribed for speaking, rose.—lt is only
few days ago that the Ministers took credit to
-themselves for having rescued us from a provi-
sional system. .Now are 'have a new Administra-
tion; •I cannot say with a new system, but with
new language. We are asked for three-twelfths
in anticipation ; that is but a trifle for those
who are ready to vote six; but patience, they
will be satisfied. The reporter has informed
us that we may vote the six-twelfths at two
different- times ; and that, 'of course, is the
same thing to the Ministry. It mast he confessed
that our finances proceed roundly. in 1820 we
were asked to give six twelfths all at once;
but, at last, we-are to be let off for a budget of
876 millions. A general cry was raised some
yv;ars ago against the enormity of the budgets ; and
yet we, this year, find our expenses increased—
I say in an inverse proportion to our situation ;
foe we are in complete peace, and we ought now
to be .spared, after seven years of sacrifices.—
It was said some days ago, with astonishing
calmness., (but it was-true, we then rejected the
prOvisional system), that the magnitude of the
imposts had: something satisfactory about it for
the national pride. But you, Gentlemen, whOm
so many assurances astonish, will turn your eyes
towards your departments, where, on every point,
this. question is asked—What idea—what na-
tional.pride animates the representatives of a na-
tion' formerly so great, but which now only fills
up the vacuum that is left on the map of the
world, by the magnitude of its budget ?
(" Bravo," on the left.) • You .are asked for
three-twelfths provisional. Open your eyes, and
.you will see that provisionality itself is infused
into all the branches of your system, and ener-
vates and Withers you. (Marks of approbation
on the: left.) -You have provisional justice !
when, instead of a' law on' the Jury, which is so
necessary, and which hay been so frequently pro-
mised, nothing but a system of penalties, of sus-
pit:ion, and :of censorship is thought of—a sys-
tem which degrades the • most generous -and
most ingenious of civilized nations. France was
thus harassed and plundered under Mazurin ;
but, at least, the people were then allowed
te sing. (Long continued plaudits on the left, and
•Sileuce on the right.) You have a provisional
system-for the interior! It threatens to reverse,
Ivy a gradual re-actiOn, a system, to which,

30 years ago, we were indebted for the sudden
and hitherto unknoWn success of the arts,
Sciences, and agriculture in France. You have
a provisional public credit !—for surely no one
would desire the permanence of a system which
can only be supported by the progression of
taxation, and around which, though there may be
some honest speculators, all. the Jews of Europe
are grouped,—(Loud laughter, and cries of
" That is true")—bringing in their train demora-
lization, and the frequent ruin of families. The
alleviation or the suppression of the indirect
taxes would.. better secure the happiness of our
departments than a system by means of which
a single London banker, Baring, can realize on
our Change, in less than twenty-four hours,
2,880,000 f. You have a provisional war system !
system which is opposed to the passing of a
law dictated by national feeling, which would
Unite, by one noble tie, the veterans of whom
France is proud. This provisional state of- the
war department deprives France of a guarantee
against possible events, which, perhaps, are near
at hand--a guarantee more satisfactory and more
worthy of a brave people than that of foreign mer-
cenaries maintained at double pay.—'(Murmurs
on the right,'and interruption.)
Voices on the loft—Can ,such murmurs be heard
in a French Chamber? • • • .

The Speaker continued—l might also say you
have a provisional, state of foreign affairs : but
hunian blood shed with impunity in the East by
barbarians—the cry of despair from our neigh-
bours, who extend their arms towards us, and
who have been delivered up to foreign bayo-
nets—the political balance of Europe broken
in the face of France—and our maritime com-
merce repressed, I might almost say excluded,
from the free States of South America, while that
of our skilful rivals is, by an opposite con-
duct, become more flourishing than ever among
these people ;—all these things announce to us
that this single vice in our political existence re-
quires from us a guarantee before we vote the
three-twelfths.• Gentlemen, if the interests of
the country be, in your eyes, above all consider-
ations, recollect how often you have had cause to
repent allowing a similar opportunity for taking
securities to escape you. I shall vote against
every provisional tax, unless the Ministry give a
formal assurance of terminating the precarious
state which I have pointed out, and which
threatens us with total ruin.
M. De shall not follow the last
speaker through all the details of his speech. He
has endeavo,,red to anticipate the discussion of
the budget ; but an opportunity will arise for re-
plying to him, when that subject is before us. I
shall confine myself to what relates to the provi-
sional three twelfths. He has required the rej .ction
of the project, on account of the progression of
taxes. It is singular that he should make this
complaint in a year in which the impost has been
reduced thirty-five millions.—(Laughter on the
left.)—He has also grounded his opposition on
the necessity of economy. But it is evident that
the object of the project is merely to carry into
effect what was previously decided by the Cham-
ber in respect to the raising of the imposts. I
shall add but one word in conclusion : the ,ne-
cessity -for the provisional twelfths cannot be im-
puted to the Government. It arises solely from
the last session having closed so late, that the
present session could not be opened at a more
convenient period. In this case, what was it
possible for the Government to do ? l t was in-
dispensable to grant three-twelfths provisionally,
in order that the taxes might not be arbitrarily
raised, and that the decisions of the Chamber

might be executed. Thus, Gentlemen, in all
circumstances, you will find the Ministers in the
line of their constitutional duties, always faithful
to our institutions and to the Charter.—(A move-
ment in the Chamber,—cries on the left, " We
shall see.")

M. Duvergier de Hatiranne proceeded to the
tribune.—(Marks of impatience on the right.) I
am preparing an opinion on the means of getting
out of this provisional system. If the Chamber
will have the goodness to permit me to—

Cries on the right, " No, no question, question." •
On the left, " Speak, speak."
M. Duvergier de Hau ranne, after some hesitation, determin-
ed to read lii speech. The demand of the Provisional Twelfths,
said he, is become necessary. Permit me,•however, to submit
some views on the manner of getting out of this Provisional
track.—altelatnations on the right, and fresh interruptions.) ,
On the left, " Allow him to proceed."
M. Lafitte—Now that your business is done, allow us to do
the business of France.

Dl. de Lai-nab—The deputy was speaking to, the question.
Da, Mr. President; order the new centre, which is sitting on
the right, to be silent.

, .
M. Duvergier De Hauranne wished to proceed, but was thrice
interrupted by cries ce the right.
The President rang his bell.—Gentlemen, the law project
Which you are now discussing has for its object the zaising of
three-twelfths provisionally. The deputy who Inis addressed
the Chamber states, that he wishes to submit his views on the
means of rendering this provisional collection 'unnecessary. He
is therefore speaking to the question, and .I must insist on his
being allowed to proceed.
&nee .was at length eatablished.
M. Duvergier de klauranne assured the Chamber, that there
.was nothing to prevent the voting of the expences for two years
Article 59 of the charter authorized • the. Chamber to vote the
indirect taxes for several years. The land-tax, however, could
only be voted for one year. A simple way of setting the ques-
tion at rest would be to vote the expences for two years. They
might then vote the indirect taxes for two. years, and the land-
tax at the commencement of the next Session.--(Murmurs and
interruptions.) . • •
M. Cassimir Perrier.—l shall not reply to the arguments of
the last speaker; but shall merely observe, that the effect of
his plan would he to render the Chambers useless. I must,.
however; make some obSeritations on what has fallen from the
Minister of Finance, who is surprised at the opposition made
to. the collection of the imposts in a year when, according to
there is a diminution of 34 millions. Last year you voted 8I
millions of taxes ; this year it is proposed you shall vote 890 ;
and yet you •are told-time is a diminution ! The diminution of
34 millions proceeds from the increase of the produce of the in-
direct taxes. I think it necessary to correct such errors, when
they proceed from the mouth of a Minister of Fintnicc. I can-
not avoid feeling-a painful sentiment, when I see him priding
himself on such iinaginarY diinimitions. We must not allow
the people to believe that they are to be relieved by a reduction
of 34 millions, when, in fact, their burdens ;re to be increased
to that amount. I am' not of opinion, however, that we ought
to reject the proposed layi: Notwithstanding the observation of
Ma de Corcelles, we are obliged to yield-to necessity. IVe shall
vote the 1 sw with pleasure, notwithstanding the augmentation,
if we see France 'governed as she ought to be—if we have a
powerful army and navy capable of contributing to the glory
and. prosperity of the country, and a prudent and enlightened
administration. But if these hopes be not realized, the aug-
mentation of expcnces, instead of turning to the profit of the
State and the People, will only he for the advantage of those
itho manage it. In the nican time, it must be confessed, that
the law has this year been presented with more moderation than
usual, and in a manner more conformable to right Principles.—
It has been proposed that we shall vote the receipts and the
expences at the same time. This is a small step towards
amelioration ; but stall it is a step ; and we ought not to ne.'

glect to mark the road which leads to good.—(Question,
question.) .
M Michin complained that fixing the iroposts.of 1822 by
those of 1821 was adding to the taxes of the.ensuir!g year, the
extraordinary taxes of the present. The Minister pas given a
favourable ear to the demand for remedying such •inconve-
niences ; but still no measure has been adopted fur that pur-
pose. The difficulty returns every year and it is necesaary
that the Finance Minister should state what has been done in
this respect. I propose to add to the Ist-Article-of the Law
Project, the following words With :the exception
,of the
local contributions, which, being granted for a limited period,
shall cease to be collected on the Ist of January next," I beg
of the Chamber to take into 'consideratinn this amendment,
which is of great imnortance.
The Minister of 'Fimuice.—The necessity of raising provi-
sional twelfths arises from the impossibility of making out new
rolls of distribution. This prevents the adoption of the recom-
mendation of the last Speaker, for the whore of the tlitlicultv.
turns On this point. Allow me to reply to what fell from M.
Casimir Perrier. The increase •of the expellees cannot be im-
puted to us. It is to the nature of tbings and the circumstances
that it must he ascribed. It is not astonishing that in propor
tion as we advance from disastrous times, in which we-were
constrained to make reductions, that the. expensN.should in-
crease. It is fit to restore to the. Administration its ancient
splendour. (MurmurS on the left—" Restore to commerce and
the navy their ancient splendour.") I must. add, Gentlemen,
that with the fixed end compulsory expences which still press
upon us, it is impossible to obtain immediately great reductions.
In this respect we have done every thing in our power and for
the truth of this assertion I shall appeal to the Chamber, when
we come to the discussion of the budget.
Mn] MOchin persisted in his amendment.
M. Cornet d'lncourt hoped that there would henceforth be
no more provisional credits..
The closing of the discuskon was called for; and adopted by
a great majority.
The President put the first article of the project to the vote,
with M. Wchin's amendment. The amendment was rejected.

The President—l am now to put the question on the article.
General Demargay pioceeded to the tribune.—( Noise and in-
terruption-," We:have had enough.")-The Minister of Fi-
nance has told. you, that be,proposes only to incur expenses a:-
cording to the budget of last year, whereas the budget of this
year, which is in fact as yet inertly a project, proposes an aug-
mentation of expenditure. The expenses, which are to com-
mence from the Ist of January next, wi 1 not be according to
the budget of last year, but according to that of the present.
M. de Castelbajac—The expenses will be according to the
budget of last year, and we shall have the oPportunity of pro-
posing to the Ministers all the ameliorations which we may
deem necessary. I flatter myself that .the Ministers will ap-
prove them, and that they will even be the first to approve
them. _

General Foy—The last speaker either does not or will not
understand M. Demareay's objection, who knows perfectly well
that the receipts will be accord►ng to the budget of 1821.
M. de Demart:av inisted on the accuracy of his statement,
but admitted that it was necessary to vote the three-twelfths.
Articles 1 and 2 were successively . put to the vote, and
adopted. -

The ChaMber then proceeded to vote on the whole law,
which was agreed .to, there being 281 votes for it, and 13. against
it--L3lajority 288. • • •
The Chamber proceeded to the election of Vice-presidents. 31.
de la Bourdonnaye had alone the requisite majority, and as there
was not a sufficient number of members to vote for the other
candidates, the election was postponed to the 28th, when there
will be also a report on petitions • .

SPAIN.

SITTING OF TIIE CORTES OF DEC.

The PRESIDENT stated, that in consequence of
the result of the sitting of yesterday, the Cortes
had now to proceed to the reading of the second
part of the opinion of the Special Committee ap-
pointed to report on the King's Message. It is
as follows:

The Ceennittee ,appointed to examine. the Message of his
Majesty.read in the Sitting of November 28,. after having, in
the first part of the report, expressed their opinion respecting
the disagreeable events of. Cadiz, --which caused the said Mes-
sage, now proceed, in consequence of what they had proposed,
to point out, in the second part, the causes of the evils which
they had announced in the first -evils which unfortunately are
already severely felt; and to propose those remedies which, in
their judgment, appear applicable, ire order that suppressing
such evils in their birth, the constitutional prerogatives of. the
Throne, as well as public liberty, may be preserved untouched;
and our Constitution,' the idol of all true Spaniards, and the
only means of raising us to the prosperity to which we are
entitled, may be consolidated in a stable manner. The Com-
mittee conceive that, though the existing disorders may pro-
ceed in a great measure from the conduct of the governed, they
arc also in some respect connected with that of the principal
agents of the Government—namely, of his Majesty's Ministers
And, as the affairs of Cadiz and Seville require it, the Com-
mittee will enter, though with pain, into this disagreeable inves-
tigation of public events, which hold in expectation the true
friends of the country, and the confidence which the King has
conferred on the Cortes in his Message.
In examiping this subject in its origin, it .appears to 'the-
Committee that the circumstances under which the greater part
of the present Ministers entered on their important functions,
were not the best calculated for obtaining for them public con-
fidence. Subversive plans, of which the Cortes were publicly
informed in the sitting of the 20th of March—conspiracies of
various descriptions against the constitutional system—anti par-
ties of factious individuals, appearing, as it were, simultaneous-
ly on different points of the monarchy, must have rendered the
first measures c: the Ministry very difficult. The Patriots,
who contemplated:all these movements as menaces against the
constitutional system, full of that agitation which is natural in
similar. circumstances, could not withdraw their penetrating-in-
quiries from the conduct of the Ministry, hoping that when
they should have collected a sufficient number of facts, capable
of explaining the diameter and extent of the conspiracy, they
would easily discover its focus and the hands which directed it.
Public expectation was, however, then disappointed—the thread
of the plot was lost ; and this may have contributed, by increas-
ing the
_dis9uietude to prevent the Ministry from obtaining that
üblic totihdence which was so necessary in their first proceed-
ings ; -and which was still farther alienated after the separation
of same of the. Provisional, Judges of Madrid, who tonic cog-
.nizance of ithe causes arising out of the conspiracy, notwith-
standing that the public 'Voice denounced them for having. con-
sulted the Council of State for the preservation of their places.
This circumstanee,Which in other cases would scarcely have ex.
cited attention, •is at the same-time one of the motives which
most power ally influenced the melancholy state into which the
due administration-of justice has fallen: for the Judges must
naturally be discouraged when they find the career is not open
to those who, prosecute delinquents, with the arm of the law,
but to those who adulate power and.prostrate themselves be.
fore it. _ _ . _ • _

Public spirit, agitated with jealousies and fears, clearly mani-
fested itself in the general complaints of all the provinces ad-
dressed to the Extraordinary Cortes. The necessity in which
the Cortes then was placed to interpose with their address to the
King to satisfy the wishes of the good and the wants of the
country, must have given fonndation to the suspicion that the
'Ministers either did not know the- whole extent of the evils
which threatened us, or that the representations to the Monarch
did not Possess that character of impartiality, nor the force
which is indispensable in Constitutional Governments.
After tliwents, the nation reposed tranquilly in the bosom
of peace and hope ; when the Genius of Discord, which had been
repressed by the vigilance of Spyiiiirds, recovered all its force
in August last, agitatal the passions, sowed distrust, and point-
ed to the dreadful picture of civil war, This is the terrible fruit
of the schemes by which our enemies, domestic as well as fo-
reign, were endeavouring to plunge us into the horrors of the
most dreadful anarchy.
Disappointed in their first efforts by the unanimity and ener-
gy with which all classes in the state declared themselves against
the factious adherents of Merino and Salvatlerra, by the severe
punishment which they experienced, and by the energetic law
of the 25th of April, these enemies obtained the conviction that
they could not enter into an open conflict with the friends of
the constitution ; they therefore prepared anothet kind of at-
tack,. which, though obscure, was for that very reason so much
the more danorous. To inflame the passions, to divide opi-
nions, to scatter distrust every where, and thus to lead to anar-
thy and civil war, and to provoke, if possible, the interference
of foreign powers, were doubtless the best means to succeed
in their wicked object. Some foreigners also came to their aid,
awl circulated in Madrid, and in other towns, plans subversive
of public order, which could not be a secret to the Ministry.
This concurrence of fatal circumstances ought to have served
them as a guide for remedying the evil hi its origin, and thus
avoiding greater evils which must necessarily have succeeded.
The Ministry ought to have calmed the passions, united men's
Minds, and thus have gained public opinion, by frank conduct
fret from all suspicion. But unhappily they did not take this
course.
_ _

The Committee does not think it necessary to remind the
CortA of the influence which, in the effervescenceof public opi.
nion, the two appointments of Minister of War were calculated
to have —appointments which so agitated the public mind, and
gave new food to the old fears- And general distrust. nut how
much was not that distrust increased, when the public, ignorant
of the motives of the Ministry, were made acquainted with the
circular which the Minister of the Interior 'addressed to the Po.

litical Chiefs on the Occasion of the approaching elections of the !
Deputies for the Cortes ?' This measure, dictated, perhaps, by
an unreflecting zeal, irritated and divided "men's minds, excited
violent passions, and inflamed the resentment of a great number
of persons, who, with or without foundation, considered them-
selveS possessed ofjust'claims to national gratitude.
Tile Committee does not apologize for exaggerated princi-
ples, nor deny the existence of persons who profess them. Every
extreme is a vice, and it would be as ridiculous to suppose,
in a nation of twelve millions of inhabitants, that no one carried
his passion for liberty to excess, as to pretend that there were
none who loved despotism. It is certain that there are fanatics for
either extreme—discontented, ignorant, and deluded persons;
but the science of Government requires that no point of union
should be presenter/ for all these descriptions ; and
.the events
Which have given ground for the present report authorized the.
Committee to believe that the Alinistry has not, on this occa-
sion, exercised due foresight.
With the above events, unfortunately, those of Arragon coin-
cided. The fundamental law grants to the Piing the appoint-
ment and removal of Civil and military officers, but the Minis-
try ought to use this power, as well as every other which they
exercise in the name of the Monarch, with prudence and dis-
cretion. The coincidence of the removal of the Commandant-
General of that province, with the rest of the French Emis-
saries in Arragon and Valencia, with the trial of VillamOr, and
other incidents, gave reason to suspect that all these circum-
stances had the same origin. The incomprehensible silence
of the Government on this occasion excited fears in some, at
seeing calumniated, in public opinion, one of the men they
believed most worthy of ptrblic gratitude. Others suspected
-that the attack was not directed against persons, but things; and
all agreed that the Ministers, by their silence, had committed a
most serious error. •

Such was the state of public opinion when the sitting of the
12th of October increased the discredit of the Ministers. The
liovernment required to be authorized to maintain some Corps
of Militia under arms, for the purpose of reinforcing the sani-
tary cordon.' This demand appeared so natural, that the Cortes
could not refuse it, •as that would have been to charge them-
gel-es with the responsibility, of propagating the contagion.—
Some Deputies wished on this occasion to be informed of the
means employed by the Governinent for carrying this measure
into effect, and of the resources which might be relied on. for
meeting the new expences. The Ministers, however, eluded.
the questions, and asserted that they possessed means of meet-
ing these extraordinary expences, though the Ordinary expences
were notoriously in arrears.
Here the Committee cannot refrain from offering to the con-
sideration of the Cortes two observations, •on account of the in-
timate connexion which they have with the principal object of
this Report : •
" Ist. The Cortes in the preceding Session determined on
the means for meeting all the expences; and either from ignor-
anceorsouie other cause, those measures have not been put in
execution, so that the public Treasury is impoverished to such
a degree, that obligations of the most sacred character, even
those which should furnish supplies to the Throne, have not
been fulfilled.

" 2d. The Cortes resolved on a system of taxes and adminis-
tration ; but thatsystem has not been put in force, rather through
negligence on the part of the agents of the Administration, than
from any resistance on the side of those liable to contribution.—
The vents of which the Committee has been informed, and
others of which it is still ignorant, have destroyed all the moral
force of the Administration : and whatever may nave been their
origin, their result is not to be doubted."

The series of events which the Committee has merely enu-
merated, and others of which it perhaps is ignorant, have nearly
enervated all the moral three of the Ministry : whatever may
have been their origin, the result is undoubted.
We have seen that civil Officers and military corps, and local au-
thorities have all demanded the dismissal of the Ministry. Ad-
dresses far from respectful havebcen succeeded by menaces; and
to the latter has been added disobedience, which the ComMittee
would wish to see blotted out of the history of the people who
have done so much for the country, and to Whoie heroism we
owe that glory which will never decay, and that liberty which
we .hi've sighed for. But the consequence is, that we have
authorities which do not obey the Government ; and the
M inistry have found no other means of saving; the vessel of the
State'than by submitting to the Cortes, in the events of Cadiz
and Seville, a new proof of the obstacles which their measures
experience. l'slotwi.4.,tantling' this the Committee distinguish
times, persons, and aflairs. All the Ministers have not equally
participated in these events, but the Cortes cannot allow them-
s-elves!to confound the authority of the King, which is one, inde-
feasible and independent, with that of the persons who execute
his orders.

The mysterious conduct of the Ministry, the state of the
finances, the general distrust, and the efforts of the discontent
and -ambition of home,- must influence the excited passions.
AniLitions men of little reputation, and who cannot exist ex-
cept amidst disorders,; wish to drive the people into the horrors
of anarchy. This evil has produced another. The local au-
thorities have been compelled to unite in Juntas, which the Con-
stitution does not recognize. Chiefs of military corps and
local militia; and even prelates, have assisted at these meet-
ings, formed of persons who dare to call themselves the dele-
gates of the people, though the Constitution knows no other
delegates than the Deputies to the Cortcs. The liberty, of the
Press has been profaned by the scandalous abuse made of it.
Such are the evils we experience. The conclusion is, that it is
necessary to address a Message to • bis Majesty, in which the
Cortes shall set forth—

" 1. That in order to appease the apprehension and distrust
of the-Nation, and give to Government the requisite influence,
it is expedient that his Majesty should deign to make that re,
form in his administration which circumstances render absolutely
necessary.
" 2. That if his Majesty should think any legislative mea-
'sures requisite for the remedy of the evils and abuses complain-
ed of, the Cortes would be ready to take into consideration any
project of law which his Majesty, in his wisdom, should deem
fit to propose."
This second part of the Report was attacked with warmth by
several Deputies, who maintained that if Ministers were guilty,
they should be summoned to the bar : on - the contrary, their
conduct and their reputation could not be attacked in any way
whatsoever. The Minister of the Interior made some observa-
tions in justification.
M. Calatrava, a member of the Committee, observed to the
Minister, that having lost all confidence in public opinion, he
saw no other remedy than a change of Ministers.
M. Lopez Martial was of opinion that Ministers ought to be
called to the bar 1.0 justify themselves.
After this short discussion the sittingbrolte up, to be resumed
and continued tc-morrow.

MAnatn, Dec. 11.—The Government has re-
ceived despatches from Saragossa of the Bth inst.
at 10 p. m., from which it appears that the Poli-
tical Chief, suspecting that the public tranquil-
lity might be interrupted, requested assistance
from the Commandant-General ; and, in fact,
thirty men of the regiment of. Gerona, with two
officers, As ere put under arms. These living
heard some shots fired at the top of the street of
Coso, ordered the 'group assembled there to be
fired upon, in consequence of which an officer of
the regiment of Asturias and one of the national
militia were wounded. The calmness Sand pru-
dence of the Commander of the Guard prevented
the disagreeable consequences that might have
resulted from this ; to which the zeal of the offi-
cers of the garrison, of the national militia, and
the presence of the Commandant, greatly contri-
buted. The efforts of all calmed the minds of
the people, justly excited by so unpleasant an
event. The city remained entirely tranquil, and
a summary inquiry into the affair was instituted.

DEc. lc2.—The Government has received re-
ports and addresses from the Constitutional
Juntas of several parts of the kingdom, expressive
of their disapprobation of the proceedings at
Cadiz, and of attachment to the Constitution.
There • are addresses from Calahorra, Teruel,
_Montego, and Lugo, and also from a number of
oflicers•and others belonging to Jaen and Navarre.
A LGESIRAS, DEC. 3.-At Tetuan they con-
tinue to fire salutes of artillery for the victories
of Zeit! ; but the Moors of Soliman's party, who
have come from Tangier, affirm that these vie.
toties are pure fictions, and that the Emperor
will shortly come to besiege-Tetuan. As we can-
not penetrate into the interior of the country, we

only believe what seems to us most probable in
the reports of the two parties.
CADIZ, DEC. 4.—State of the yellow fever on
the 25th, 26th, and 27th November :

PORT ST. illAity.—New cases, 20—Cured, 21—Deaths, 14
—Remain 62.

XE RE s.—New cases 13--Cured, I—Death3, 6—Remain, 39.
There are no accounts from Lebrija since our last.

MALAGAI DEC. s.—On account of the situa-
tion in which this city has been, it was resolved
that the elections should be held at Anteqiera,
which has in fact been done.