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London, England, 1808-05-03 00:00:00

10R.EIGN JATELLIGENCE.

MADRID, '_.l ARCH 21.
On tha 18th March, the day before the abdication
of du! late King, he ordered the following prociama.
Lion to he published :
" His Majesty having received intelligence that the French
troops will shortly piss through Madrid, on their march to Cadiz
deigns to communicate this circumstance to his Council, and, at
the same time, declares his Royal 1,111, that the French troops
should be treated with all the friendship and kindness which is due
to the army ef the Emperor of the French, the ally of his Mos
jesty. The Council have therefore issued the present Prociams.
tion, and rely upon the loyalty of the People for a strict obedience
to the orders of the King. BARTHOLOMEW DE MUNES. •
CUPPLEMENT TO THE MADRID GAZEITE OF THE
22d MARCH.
His Majesty has issued the following decree :
" Although Don Pedro Cevallos, my First Secretary of State
and of Dispatches, has sent in his resignation for different reasons
which he has stated, I have not received his resignation, because
it is proved to me, that though he married a cousin-german of the
Prince of Peace, he never participated in the projects and unjust
designs which are supposed to have been conceived by that man,
and upon which I have ordered jui'icial enquiries ; which *hews
in him a noble heart, faithful to his Sovereign, and a servant of
whom I will not deprive myself. My will is, that this order be
publi,hed and made known to my subjects.
" Araniuez, Nll.sch 21.
"To the arquis Ceballero."
26.—Extract of a letter from an Officer in

“ I, THE KING.

and City of Worcester, .
the French army : , Ordered to lie on the table.
"On the edd, we appeared before Madrid, and entered the . A Person front the Stamp Office presented an Account of the
city the same evening. An immense concourse of people came An'nual Produce of the Stamp Duties.
not of the city to meet us. The whole army wits collected toge- Mr. JENKINSON pre anted an Aeemint of the Number of
tber in the fine. order. The Grand Duke reviewed them, amidst Men chficient in making up the Volunteer Corps in their original
the acclzmations of the Spaniards. He afterwards made his entry , strength.—Ordered to lie on the table.
into Madrid, preceded by the Imperial Guard, on horseback, and i Mr. CREEVEY moved, that the Statements of the Accounts;
by a numerous Staff, and followed by all the Cavalry, and the of the India Company, presented to the House by the Right Hon.
first division of the Infantry, under the command of General Chairman a few days since, be printed.--Ordered.
Aleuts' er. The two other divisions remained encamped on the , The same Hon. Member rave notice of a motion, on Friday
surrounding heights. Ihe streets and balconies were crowded next, for the production of certain other Papers connected with
with inhabitants, and with Spanish military, who expressed great the Debts of the Company.
satisfaction at the arrival of the French. On the 24th, the Prince Alderman COUR F.'S Bill, to punish Child-etealing, was raaststse
of Asturias, being declared King, made his public entry on horse- second time, and committed for Friday,
back. Ile is a fine man, and has an agreeable countenance—he I Mr. BIDDULPH gave notice of a motion for Friday, ow the
went to the Royal Palace, which is not far from the Palace of the application of the Demise Revenues of the Crown.
Admiral. 'I he Police of the city is maintained by patroles, which l'he Dublin Police Bill was postponed till to-morrow.
are commanded by two Officers, one French, and the other Spa- The House resolved itself into a Committee on the Irish Clergy
nigh, to prevent all disputes that migiat arise from the difference of • Residence hill ; went through the same, with some discussion
languages." I between Mr. POT/IV/NIT, Sir NIWPORT, sir A. Wrixiscar,
MAncil 30.—( Front the Moniteur.)—The army is the CRANCt. LLUR of the Excurciont, and Dr, DUMENAN and,
looked upon here with a very favourable eye. Last having made aeveral amendments, was ordered to be reported to-
Sunday the Military Mass, at which the Grand Duke j Mr. ins
HUSKISSON moved for leave to • a Bill for the

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of Berg, and the French Generals assisted, was very I better collection of the Duties on Malt, and the preventing of
brilliant, and produced a deep sensation. frauds on the Revenue in the manufacture thereof. He stated,
King Charles and the Queen are still at Aranjuez ; teatcommitted in this way were become enormous....
One the
objectthud,
of ~
this
his Bill would be, to require from tl.e master re-
the Prince of Asturias and the Queen of Etruria are
gular returns of the quantities Of barley taken into his stores.—
at Madrid. 1 Auother provision was one which certainly must be considered as
On the road from Bayonne to Madrid, relays have • not only beneficial to the Revenue, hut of advantage to the fair
aladtovapazgine twhase dtuaktiones nbir
personsoatt
wnhlyo once in
been placed. The Emperor of the French is expected
straernero.nthsh, waundose.
with much impatience. We have no need of the ps re- 11
took premises and malted all the corn they could within that pe-
sent circumstances to desire to see so extraordinary a rind, at the end of which they usually absconded, defrauding the
Sovereign, and this eagerness of all classes of people Revenue of the whole of the duties, and often the honest farmer
sufficiently shews that the Spanish nation is always of e corn. This
for manufacturing This Bill, therefore,
malt, to give security for
would require of all persons
same, and that every thing which is great ince- taking
out li
paying the duties once in three months.—Leave was given to
rests it But under the present circumstances we feel bring in the Bill.
deeply that there is no longer any arm capable of say.; Mr. R. WARD presented some Accounts relative to the Droits
ing us—that his intervention and his councils are . of Adroiralty.—Orderod to lie on the table.
equally necessary.
1 Mr. TIERNEY moved for the attendance of certain other
witnesses on Wednesday, before the Committee on the petitions
MARCH 3l.—This morning, one of the King's offi- against the Orders in Counel—Ordered.
cers delivered to the Grand Duke of Berg the sword LHCAL MILITIA RILL.
of Francis I. His Highness on this occasion delivered Lord C ASTLER EAGH begged leave, before the
a flattering eulegiem on the Spanish nation. order of the day for the second reading of the Local
Aeree 3.—The King, our Master, and in his name i. Militia Bill was read, to state two or three alterations'
the Alcaides of his Palace and of the Court, order 'as , which he meant to introduce, bearing upon the prin.,
follows, that for the maintenance of public order and , ciple of the Bill-Ist, It was proposed that those who
tranquillity, the patroles and rounds which were esta- ; had served penonally in the Militia should be exempted
blished on the 20th of March, shall continue for the R from the ballot for the Local Militia ;-2dly, That
security of the Citizens, and to disperse and prevent when any Corps of Volunteers transferred its services
crowds and mobs. No spirituous liquors to be sold i from the Volunteer Establishment to the Local Militia,
after eight in the evening, those- who sell them to do 1 the Officers of such corps should retain their rank, and
so only in their shops, and to shut up their shops at ; that all the men should be admitted into the Local
that hour. The principals of manufactories and 1 Militia without any regard to age ;-3dly, That when
other establishments to superintend carefully their i persons change their residence from one county to
workmen and apprentices, and to give notice to the another, they shall be permitted likewise to transfer
police if any of them absent themselves from their their services to the Local Militia of the county in
work. Fathers of families are enjoined not to suffer which they reside ;—and, 4thly, That the families of
their children or domestics to mix with factious or those men who are drawn, and which are unable to
seditious assemblies, and to restrain them by good support themselves, shall receive the same allowance
example, good advice, and even by the fear of punish- which is now granted to the familie; of Volunteers
ment. 1 his order to be posted up throughout the when callecrout on permanent duty ; this allowance
city. (A true copy) MAR rms. to be paid in the first instance by their respective pa-
The King our Master, whilst he rejoices to see the rashes, and to be repaid to the parishes by the Re-
excellent and general spirit with which the people of coiver-General of the Army.
Madrid receive andtreat the troops of his intimate and Mr. WHITBREAD expressed a hope that a clause
august ally the Emperor of the French, distributed would be introduced into the Bill, to exempt those i
within the city, has been sensibly affected ; that the from being drawn for the Local Militia who had served
imprudence and malevolence of a small number of by substitute either in the Army of Reserve or the
individualsshould have attempted to disturb this good Regular Militia. In many instances persons so cirel'
understanding. As this injurious conduct, so foreign cunisianced had been drawn for the Militia ; and, in
to the generous sentiments of every good Spaniard, one he knew a sum of between forty and fifty guineas
perhaps owes its source to a ridiculous and unfounded having been paid for a substitute, and the man was
misunderstanding of the intentions which actuate the afterwards drawn, and is now actually serving in the
said troops who are quartered in this city and in the , Militia, having no longer the means of obtaining a
other provinces of the kingdom, his Majesty declares i eubstitute.
and affirms for the last time, that his subjects ought to I Lord CASTLEREAGH having moved that the
set aside every fear of this nature, as the intentions of! Bill be now read a second time,
the French governnitat accord with his own, and sP I Sir JAMES HALL ezieressed his approbation ge-
far from concealing any hostile projects, or the slight- : nerally of the principle of the bill, but thought that it
est invasion, have no other object but the execution slid require some additions to make it a complete
' of the treat measures connected with his Majesty, : measure. The Honourable Baronet then stated his
against their common enemy. i sentiments upon the practicability of these additional
'Thiiexplanation ought to suffice to tranquillize ! arrangements, and concluded with trusting that they
every sensible man, and induce him to receive with would be adopted.
the greatest eagerness guests so estimable. Colonel SHIPLEY lamented that he should see
If, however, any one shall be so rash and so inimi- every Sessions some now scheme to increase the army
cal to the two allied nations, as to seek to disturbtheir and add to the vigour of,the country, and that each
respectable and reciprocal friendship, either by actions 1 of them in succession should only be productive of in-
or by words, it is fit it should be known that the I creased expence to the people, and the nation in no
guilty will be punished without remission with the
ii respect benefited, c • yet the army rendered mote effec-
greatest rigour, and without delay, by a Governmentl tive. Instead of an increase of force, there was an
paternal towards its faithful and obedient subjects, 1 increase of patronage ; and instead of the natural
but firm, just, and inflexible towards the guilty; force of the empire being strengthened, it was actu-
[Then follow the usual forms.) I ally in a declining state ; for, before any one plan or
A notice to the public calls upon every 0711' No-1 scheme i-; ripen, there is another ready to supplant
used at effects beloagiog to the Prince of the Peace, i it. He could not but lament the mischievous jea-
to discover such . propertz, under penalty of being lousy that ruined the system of his Right Honourable
proceedtcl against with di. greatest rigour. Friend (Mr. 'Windham) which was the best ever tug.
, , • BATONNF.. APRIL a gested fpr making a good and faithful seedier. That
Stirche three Deputes sent by the new King to was a system which improved the army, and did not
eatteet the emperor and Ow tu o have arrived here. 1 increase' the patronage or `ewer a the Minister. But
One ot teeter, the Count de Yeraied Nunez, set out the present neeaepre, of all he ever yet heard submit-
&Tee days -ago for la;ja.• The Due de Trias arri- ted, was the least •calculated to accomplish the objects
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veil yesterday. The Due. de Medina Cali is it, professed ; it was expensive to the country, oppres.
every moment. The provinces of Navarre, i mve to the individual, and productive of no good
Gal • ,and Bise4y, have sent ordereror couriers I effect w hatsoever.
exper464,.
- - ' He appeakd to the common sense
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to tie dis) .ched the moment hi= Imperial Majesty
arrivcs here. It is said tbal the FortmueF troops
are to proceed to ValladoliX
The Prince of the F4.-:'ee is said to ha'e been trans
(erred to the Palaie 'cull-e Admiralty, which is at
resent occupied bj ape Gra44 Doke 4 Berg.
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cf the Tippse, hi)* the Noble Lord (to use bis 4:awn Passed, without meeting with any thing like resistance _ they were ty. ~..
diction) could make ,v;e11 regulated re 'mental die. in their way. I must hre declare I entertain no concealed thesnselves in their own dust. He wished
ciplined militia. ferce.in il! daYa ? It was imposiibl, •; I doubt whatever of tbe power which may be vested to see their measures oat of it{ feathers. What does
and if any thing were watOlg to chew the fallit•
cy of in the Monarch, by our Constitution subjecting the the Noble Lord suppose that hie is doing for the public
his plan, he thought that 141 NY aPertion'sullicient.—.... whole pppnlatioa to his disposal. Nor have 1 the good ? We have quite enough of espence ;we have
He' nest 4PPeaed to their good 'ewe tg *Tv whether least aPPeeheiniOn chat t i 14; tight teal ever be invaded quite enough of disturbance of all the relathoOS
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