Star.
London, England, 1827-04-17 00:00:00

HAMBURGH, APRIL 10.

The Regency appointed by the King of Sweden
during his ab.ence in Norway, decided an affair which
has excited the attention of the public. A district in
Wermeland had resolved to establish a Lancasrerian
school; because the instruction of youth in religion
and in reading was niu,-11 neglected ; it was deter.
milted to erect a school-house near the church, to
the expense of which all the inhabitants were to minis
bute; some who lived at a distanc- refused contribute,
lalleging that the it children could not visit the "schools
The affair was re'erred to the Consisrory •at Cu Istarl,
which reversed the decision of the Communes, for this
reason among oilers-4, that it was sufficient Itr the
poor vforkingtelasses,, if they could read toPraisly the
psalms and prayers which they hear every Sunday in the
Church." When this decision came before the Council of
State, it was annulled, and a letter addressed to the Con.
sistory, which says, " It has excited our highest &wick.
sure that we have found such expressions in a decision
given by you, upon a question which r late. to one of
the most important pasts of your office—namely, that a
little knowledge of reading was sufficient for cite work•
ing classes, and a better education dangerous, though
on such better education depends an accurate know-
ledge of their. religious and civil duties. Cinsidering
our constant endeavours to promote public instruction
and pirate education, suer expressions ..re wholly
unexpected by us, and agree neither with the don-
nances issued by us from time to time respecting the lan.
provement r,f the schools, &c. in the ki gdoinr nor with
the just wishes of the nation and the wants of the age."

SPAIN.

111ADRID, APRIL 2.

The cavalry stationed_ at Zan' ra, where the Mar-
chioness of Chaves has taken up her coat terN, they still
continue there, mounted and a.me.t, to defend,•as it
were, the military heroine. The infantry privates, as
also their Officers and Generals, were sent to Palencia.
from whence, according to the accounts we received
last post, the greater part had gone off. having been ere.
tirely left to their own free will and choice, without
telling any body where they were proceeding, or with
what object. The entire province of Trai-os-Montes is
represented at forming at present one uninterrupted se-
ries of guerilla!, the effect of which must nece saidy be
to waste and ravage the country.
The order of this Government to raise 24,000 men
for the Spanish army has been executed with an ones•
ampled rapidity, the number being already, it may be
said, completed. This is the mo:e surprisings..as the
very nature and manner of levying forces io Spain
are in themselves calculated to raise obstacles and
cause delays,which are studiously thrown in the way, and
I augmented by numberless exemptions. Mach id, Aran•
juez, Escurial, San Ildetonso, and El Pardo are, from
time immemorial, exempt from military conscription.—
Inc Cortes attempted to introduce it here, when they
talked about opposing the french in MS. The pro-
cessus, and the enrolling from the parochial registers,
the names of such as, from youth, or. age, or other cir-
cumstanees, were pot exempt from being enlisted, were
put in use, hut without producing any ►e'l effect. be-
cause such as the lot fell upon.either ran away, or made
pecuniary arrangements not to serve, and in both case,
the introducers of the innovation became marked obj cts
of odium and general detestation.
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