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London, England, 1812-04-09 00:00:00

C./.IDIZ PAPERS.

• * PROCEEDINGS OF THE CORTES.
NI Anc Ft 17.
The second title of the Constitution, which relates
to the succession of the Crown, approved in secret,
was read, to.the following effect :
4"rhe kingdom of Spain is indivisible ; and the
succession to the Throne, from the promulgation of
• the Constitution, must be constantly governed by the
regular order of primogeniture and representation
among the legitimate descendants, males and females,
cf the lines designated in Art. 175. Only legitimate
. children, born in lawful wedlock, can be Monarchs
of Spain.—Art. 176. In the same degree and line
males shell be preferred to females, and always the
• elder ti• the younger; hut the females of the higher
line, or of the higher degree in the same line, shall
be preferred to the males of an inferior line or degree.
se-Art. 177. The son er daughter of the first-born of
the King, in the event of their father's death without
Jraving succeeded to the '1 hrone, shall be preferred
to the males, and succeed immediately to their' Whilst
the by right of representation. Art. 178. Whilst
the line in which the succession is fixed is not extinct,
the succession in it cannot be intetruoted.—Art. 179.
The King of Spain is Ferdinand VII. of Bourbon,
who is now actually reigning.—Art. 180. His legiti-
mate descendants, both males and females, shall suc-
ceed to him ; in failure of issue his brothers and sisters
shall succeed. and next his paternal uncles and aunts,
.and their legitimate descemlants in the order provid-
ed; the right of representetion and the preference of
the higher to the lower lines.beime deserved in all.—
Art. 181. The Cortes shall be empr,wered to exthmt from
the {accession any person, or per:ons, w.So mly le incapable
e 'eventing, or who may have done ray to merit
heing deprived of ihe Crown.--Art. 182. It all the lines
here des:glinted shall become extinct, theCertes shall
be empowered to nominate miters to the succession
in the manner most beneCcial to the nation, always
, following the order and rules of succession here esta-
blished. When the succession shall have fallen to a
female, she shall not cheese a h e;hand without the
consent of the Cores ; and if she should do so, it
sl:all he understood as an abdication of the Crown—
. 184.. In the evert of a ferna!e succeeding to the
Crown, her husband shall not have any authority in
the kingdom, nor take any part in the Government.
staticia 18.
The constitution was read by the Senators Terau
and Naeazette ;• the one reading, and the other com-
_paring reciprocally. Sencr Terau asked, " is this
the Constitution which the Cortes have sanctioned ?"
the Deputes rose up, and the Secretary said,
" It is declared that it is."
The President then pronounced an elegant dis-
course, congratulating the Representatives of the
Spanish Natter) that the wished-for day had artived
which had completed and confirmed that constitution
which was adapted to secure the prosperity and hap-
piness of both hemispheres. 'lbis discourse was re-
ceived with universal and unequalled applause.
• The Decree of the Cortes was then read, which,
according to ar•ele 18 of the Constitution, excludes
from the succession to the Crown of Spain the in-
fant Don Francisco de Paula and his descendants,
the Ex-Queen of Etruria and her descendants, and
the Princess Loiiise (present spouse of Nepole m Bo-
naparte) daughter of the Emperor of Austria, Fran-
: cis 11. and her descendants ; and, in consequence, in
case of the failure of Ferdinand VII, the Infant Don
Carlos, and their descendants, the succession to the
Crown will be in the Senora Dolma Carlota .loa-
quina, and the Senora Lonna Maria Isabel, Infantas
pi Spain.

PRIVATE LEI TER.—ALICANT, FEB. 2R.
Ilething new here of consecptence, except that Mr.
Tupper has been tainted oat of his place by the Go-
vt.rnt.r, Nxtm it,f,, me,: him in an official letter, that he
did t:,.t ish to: atiy E glish agent in Alicant. He is
gone to Carliz, the e:tprcss great slisplea-
sure,against Ctuz, the Gt,vc.nor ; so much so, it en-
couraged, they certa;nly denounce him. There
eras Some arrear.race of dis,i i-bance the other night.
Gencrai Itoche was applied to, who very properiy de-
' (-lined any intNic:ei,Ge. A battalion of the W..Uocn
foams is here, at,..1 the G ,vcraux has great reliance
Lai they received an order front
Don Joseph t!te new Captain-General, to
• repair to him at f•linci?. When they (!epart. l should
net be surprs,td is a set:tt.ts cl;,.,titrhanc,s tak. s place.
At preent the sttcets ate crew:le:Ll with patroles, and.
six persons ate not allowed to commtme together.—
Cruz has lrid two private ct;trantinicatiors with
iiarisi-e, the French Ccaeral.
nna w rites, that between the `2oth and 30th of
11,(:(X) nim had left Spain for France : and
report says, that the greatest part of the army of Su-
clic' is gone into tfe interior; as.d that the protection
of Valencia is co,:f4at.d to an inconsiderable force."

MADRID, FEDRIJARY 2€l.
The Bench and the 7r pat jeans she w, nettv:th-
standing al their er.eleavonis to conceal it, their great
fear at the moeernenis of the a lies. Joseph has
every thing edacked up and is ready to set cut on the
rst ; and the partisans of the f:ench,
who know what !! eir fate will be under such circum-
stances, bitterly complain of the tr.an:er in v hich
they have been deceived, aad many justly mermur
against NApoleon, After Laving wishcd to persuade
us that tits aunies i.f Valencia arid IvleTcia had been
entirely dispersed, the French are now obliged to
cpritc:,s that in Murcia, Leer: t. and Carzvala, there
are insurgent troops, and that General Maiii has or;
05.0 47.,u5e wei e dispersed to unite in the.:e points.

PARLMMEATAPr PROCEABINGS.
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HOUiF. OF LOADS, APRIL 11.
The Earl of PLYMOUTH and the Bishop of OXFORD (Doctor
Jackoin) took their oaths and their seats.
lievetal Publie Pape•r.s were presented from Jiff: rent Public
Offices hy the proper Officer:, and ordered tribe laid on the table•.
he fi,liciwing bill, were brought up from the House of Com.
mo::s, vlz.—Larl of Wellington's Annuity Bill, !IR. Mahogany
Duty Bill, and several Priv:le t3ii!s, which were mid a first time.
Lad G'itosverioit moved, that the Order of the Day for their
Lordships to go into a Committie on the Reversiunary Hare
Bid for to-morrow should be diseiarge(l: and that their Lord-
ho summoned for the same obj,ct on Friday se'nnight.—
Agreed tu.
The Lan of LIVERPOOL presented a Pethion from the Corpo-
ration of the Town of Paisley, against the continuance of the
East-India Company's Charter, which was crdcred to be laid on
the Table.