Star.
London, England, 1823-07-29 00:00:00

STOCKHOLM, JULY 11,

The first section of the opinion of the Finance Com-
mittee, which treats of the expenses of the household
of the Royal Family, bas been agreed to in all the
four Chambers of the Nobility, and the Citizens;
the other chapters have been discussed, but part of
them sent back to the Committee. - •
HAMBURGH, JULY 22. _

Captain J. P, Litzen, commanding the Gerechtig
Keit, arrived on the 20th, at Gluckstadt from Green-
land, with 1,912 seals. He brings very good news
respecting the success of the other whale ships. The
Bremen, Captain A. Haake, had taken sixteen fish.

We have received Cadiz papers to.the Bth inst. of
which the proceedings of the Cortes form the most
important part.

In the sitting of the 6th, the election of a new Pre+
sident took place. Senores Zut.uvra. and GaLIANo
had most votes on the first nomination, but on the
final ballot the former was chosen, by 68 votes out
of 86. Senor TOMAS was chosen Vice-President, and
Senor NAVARRO TEJEIRO, Secretary.
A long discussion took place on the suspension of
some of the forms prescribed by the. Constitution,
which was agreed to. They principally relate to the
forms of proceeding in cases of arrest. In the Com-
mittee, Limo Casmion objected to the suspension of
the Article 306, which declares " that no house be-
longing to any Spaniard shall be forcibly entered,
except in those cases which the law may determine for
the good order and safety of the State."
Several Deputies, and amongst others Anaumuts,
concurred in objecting to the article, on account of
the form in which it was expressed.
The Secretary of State for Grace and Justice pro-
posed a modification, to the effect, that the houses of
Spaniards might be entered in the cases, dining the
time, and in the districts referted to in the first and
second of the preceding eight articles. In this shape
the article was agreed to, and the report adopted.
The Cortes next proceeded to the consideration of
the Report of a Committee on the proposition for al-
/owing neutrals to cart y the produce of the Isle of
Cuba the same as Spanish ships, on paying a duty of
four per cent. as a license for the flag. The Com-
mittee recommended the adoption of the follow ing
dratqa,ht of a decree:
_

" Art. 1. During the present war, and until two months after
the publication of peace in the respective ports, trading is per-
mitted between the Peninsula and adjacent islands and the
trattsmarine provinces, in foreign vends under a friendly or
neutral flag.

" Z. The cargoes which theyi may carry shall pay the dudes
established foe Spanish vessels, with the addition of four per
cent. for qualifying the flag.
" 3. Outward cargoes shall pay to the respective Custom-
houses the regular duties, notwithstanding the provisions of
Art.lB, of the tariff regulations of the 20th December, 1821.
"14. The provisions of the preceding articles are to be under-
stood without prejudice to anterior decrees of the Cortes of 31st
of January and 25th of June of the present year."
After Anouzu.es, the Finance Minister, and se-
veral other Deputies had spoken, the question on its
final adoption WAS deferred until a subsequent sitting.

In the course of the debate, Senor ADAN asked
whether the Government had knowledge of an Order
of the French Minister of Marine, intimating that
hostilities were not to be directed against Spanish

commerce ?
The SECRETARY of FINANCE said the Government
had as yet received no of notice of the Order
alluded to by Senor Adan, but he could declare that
he himself had seen quite the contrary conduct. He
had seen French crullers make Spanish merchant-
men put back to the port, and even disarm them,
which was the same thing as giving them up to the
pirates. Even before the war commenced the Veloz
Mariana, a ship which VAS private property, was
captured.

From the shipping lists in the Cadiz Papers, it ap.
pears that the French blockade is quite inefficient.
Vessels of all nations, French excepted, daily enter.
On the sth no less than 40 sail, chiefly loaded with
provisions, arrived. Among them is mentioned" the
English brig Leopold, from Guayaquil, with cocoa ;"
'mad the announcement of this arrival is accompanied
by the following Note :
" As this brig was standing in, one of the trench nastrof war
hailed her in eider to overhaul has, to which, however, she paid
no attention, and the Frenchman gave chase and fired four guns
at the brigantine, but found it impend& to came up with het.
On altering the Bay the brigantine neared the coast of Puerto,
from the Cede of width the Preach also Ind some cannon, bat
still without ddpg the leapt injury to the brigantine, which en-
tered sate and sand, thus frustrating and covering with ridicule
the French shill in seamanship and artillery."
A Decree of the Cortes, dated July 2, deprives
such Spaniards as still adhere to the enemy of all the
rights and guarantees to which they would be en-
titled by the Constitution.
'The anniversary of the 7th of July, the day on