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London, England, 1823-03-26 00:00:00

SPAIN.
MADRID, MARCH 14.
Erma ov THE ORDINARY CORTES OF THE ISTO.
A Report was read from the_Secretery of State, in
Which his Excellency communicated 'Oa the •Cortes,
that his Majesty continued confined to his bed, that
his andes were swelled, and that the health of the
. Queen was ameliorated.
The Special Commission charged with .the exami-
nation of the exposition of the permanent deputation
of the Cortes, made on the 2d instant, presented their
report, in which they manifested their approbation of
the efforts which had been made, in unison with the
confidence of the Congress, under the critical circum-
stances in which Spain is placed.
The Cortes approve of the opinion of the said de-
putation, that all the liquidated sums belonging to
the public treasury be transported to Seville, and that
the National Junta be charged to continue the liqui-
dation of what is due to the Government, and to re-
mit the sums to Seville.
The PRESIDENT afterwards announced the conti•
nuation of the discussion of the proposition of M.
Galiano, on the most expedient measures to be adopted
for transferring the seat of Govertuneet to Seville,
also of the person of the King and legislative corps,
and the necessary recautions,.consistent with the pre-
carious state of health of the Royal Person, together
with everything which concerns the important task
of preserving, intact, the Constitutional Monarchy.
The Report was then read as follows:
" The Commission, though pressed by the short
interval of time which was granted them to examine
an object of so great importance,.flatter themielves
that they have foreseen the diffieulties which it
presents, and are of opinion that they have decided
upon the best possible means of surmounting them.
" The Cortes, after having taken into consideration.
the dangers of the country, decided upon anthotiaing
the Government to transport itself into the interior of
the Peninsula, in case of foreign invasion; this inva-
sion having become probable, the Cortes manifested
their opinion on the necessity of the contemplated
translation, and the urgency with which it ought to
take place. The Cortes, after having heard the King's
decision, expressed in the Speech at the opening of
the present Session, which recognized this measure
as expedient, knew, finally, that his Majesty had
fixed his departure to take place with as little delay
as possible, and they consequently thought that there
remained nothing further to do than tranquilly to
await the moment fixed by the Government for the
execution of the projected removal. What, then, was
their surprise, on seeing in the letter of the Secretary
of State, of Gi ace and Justice, dated yesterday, that
the majority of the council of physicians, doubtless
convoked by the King in his private capacity, were
ct opinion that the state of his Majesty's health
would not permit him to undertake the journey, and
that lie had been ordered to communicate this cir-
cumstance to the Congress.
" The Commission which was nominated in conse-
qnence of this communication, participates in the
sentiments of the Cortes on this subject, that is to
say, their regrets respecting the unsatisfactory state
of the King's health, their fears of the sad results of
such an event, and the desire of averring them, and
at the same time to afford the King all the attention
mhich his state requires; they also partake the con-
eiction, that the translation in question is.indispensa
ble, and becomes momentarily more urgent. Such
are the opinions of the Commission, and the motives
which have guided them in deciding upon the present
report, the adoption of which they recommend to
the consicieratiun of the Congress.
" by a happy chance, of nine Members of which
the Commission is composed, six are physicians, and
consequently possess the medical talents necessary to
their profession, and are animated with the desires
common tc*ll the Deputies ; these could, therefore,
consider the question under every point of view, and
give decided opinions upon it ; to come to which,
however, they were bound to suffer themselves to be
guided rather by political than medical considera-
tions ; they wished themselves to examine the physi-
cians, who composed the Council of his Majesty, the,
majority of whom appeared hostile to the project of
.translation; they have weighed their motives by put-
ting them in the balance with those of the public in-
terest,
.and of his Majesty himself—interests which
cemmaud the departure in question.
" Ou examining attentively the exposition of the
physicians,- it is observed that they all concur in say-
ing that the King is suffering under a paroxysm of
tlte gout, which, according to them, lasts three months,
and that the malady is now in its last stage, that is
to may, bordering on convalescence. They remark,
at the same time, that net one of them would venture
to answer for the consequence of the voyage under
the present state of the King—a very natural
; but which in no respect proves the firm belief
of danger, naturally supposing that every precaution
will be adopted until the re-establishment of his health.
-" The physicians, however, do not agree'upon one
question, namely, whether the journey would be ad-
vantageous to his Majesty; but as, in so problema-
tical a matter, it was not easy to hazard a positive
judgment, the Commission asked them whether they
.thought that the motion of the carriage might ag-
gravate his Majesty's illness? the two Doctors, Don
Juan d'Arejuela, and Dan Eugenio Arrieta, replied ne-
gatively, and the other five gfirmatively. It is proper
here to remark that two of the latter are merely sur-
geons, and their opinions, consequently, ought not to
have much weight in the affair.
" After other questions had been put by the Mem-
bers of the Commission, and answers had been given
• by the said physicians, the Commission were enabled
to decide that the King, though indisposed, is not in
a state which disables him from taking his usual
nourishment or enjoying sleep.
" The Commission, who know that the gout is a
• disorder which attacks particularly robust men ac-
.. icsarianied to enjoy'all the conveniences of life—know
also, by tbeivstimony ofseeeral classic authors, that
- sobriety,• abstinence, and exercise, are the necessary
• Mean:l'4)om cure, •sicut considering that the malady
• olase King is drawing to ks close, that the removal
to a milder climate, at a favourable period, and the
cessation of the state of uncertainty which, by in-,
creasing, will be more hurtful than advantageous to
his health, is of opinion that it is not impossible for
the King to set out, by bestowing upon him all ne-,
ceviary attention for the convenience of his Royal
Pelson, and that it is not credible that a journey