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London, England, 1821-02-23 00:00:00

to save one-half of the Neapolitan dominions from
the gripe of Austria. Even if there should be no
hope of preventing that ambitious POwer from taking
possession of Naples, we know that in the neighbour-
hood of Naples there is a British naval force already
ailinibled amply sufficient to prevent her seizing
on Sicily. Nowi then; for the sincerity of Ministerial
conZOleziet over the fate:of Sicily 1 Mini?ters (particu-
larly Lord LIVERPOOL, on Earl GREY'S motion) have
poured forth the most pathetic strains in commi-
seration of Sicily for the loss of her Constitution.—
Will they now stir a finger to save her? They are
in full' time to dispatch a messenger 'to Sir Wu.'
A'Counr, with orders td remonstrate against any
attempt on the part of Austria to send troops to that
island. They are -in time to order the Commander
of our squadron to frustrate, if necessary, any mili-
tary enterprise to take possession of it. Let them do
this, which it is in their power to do—which, if tboy
have but the half of an English heart amongit them,.
they would do—let them do this, and then we shall,
admit that they have:done something to retrieve the
national character,. and to remedy the mischiefs of
their hitherto imbecile truckling to the Holy Alliance.

In the House of. Lords last night, the Marquis of
LANSDOWN gave, notice that he would, on Tuesday
next, bring the question of saples in a new shape
before their Lordships.
The Queen's annuity Bill. passed the House of
'Lords last night withouta word of comment ; and '
will receive the Royal Aisent by Commission this day.

In the House of Commons, a motion was made by
Lord J. Rvsszrz, far the appointment of a Select
Coqunittee to inquire into the facts relative to the in-
terference of the Mihairy at the County Meeting at
Kilmainhani. It w4..however; negatived, on a di-
vision of 124 to 1)0. • :

We received, last night, Papers direct from Madrid
to the 9th inst. The following are eettacts :
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011-1411?AfIll, FEBRUARY S.
" The authors of iufiammatoceProclamations still, costitfue
their wicked machinations. Another is now In -circulation,
dated from The Head-quarters of Truth, In the 11th month.
of the first Olympiad of the Captivity of Spain by the. Faction.
This paper, like alt the preceding ones of the seine description,
is full of the most absurd calumnies,• and the most atrocious
impostures; it invites the Spaniards to overcome their present
disgrace or to perldt.

" The aCcounts from Comma state that the Civil and Military
Authorities have received by the post a great number of the
inflammatory Proclamations of the pretended General Thigal.
Considering the great number of these Proclamations that have
been put into circulation, it must be presumed that the authors
of diem have a fiery extensive printing-office at Maerld.
There have been serious disturbances at Pamplona, whirls
arose from the circumstance of many persons, among whom
were the Captain-Geneial and the Political Chief, wearing green
surfs; many persons refused to wear them, but the wearers
decried as anti-consittutionalists and servile those wbo did not
wear them, which gave rise to various quarrels. No blood has
yet been spilt, but it was feared that very serious consequences
would ensue, unless means were found speedily to allay the
fermentation.

" The Council of State assembled again to-day, to tahelnib
consideration the affair of the Body Guards. The National
Militia have been assembled this evening at their quarters.—
doubtless to be ready, if they were wanted, to preserve ordrit':
happily they were not called fur. The Municipality sent a. D.
putation yesterday to the Permanent Deputation. of the Cortes..

" The object of this mission was not known ; but it was pre-
sumed to be, to request the Permanent Deputation to j,:itt its
efforts for the dissolution of the Body Guard. The night wt.*
perfectly tranquil, the troops continued in their positions, and
there was a peat crowd of people, but no disorder. At half-
past eight it was known that his Majesty had resolved that the
individuals belonging to the Body Guard• should remain under
arrest till legal proceedings shoGid be commenced—the privates
in their several quarters assigned them, and the Officers, from
Cadets upw.rds, in their houses. General Ballasteros and the
Marquis de Villadariar, are appointed to carry this operation
into effect. Senor Vargas Ponce, Deputy to the Cortcs, Is dead,
and will be repkced by Senor Zurraquio."

By an arrival this morning from Charleston, we
have received advices to the 14th ultimo. The ship
E:scr, \Visa, arrived there, from Port-au-Prince, on
the I)th ultimo, in eighteen days. Three days pre-
vious to her sailing, President DOUR arrived there,
from Cape Henry, with 10,000 men, besides a com-
pany of the Life Guards of the late CHRISTOPHL
Illuminations and rejoicings continued till the sailing
of the Essex.

The Duke of RICUMoaD was yesterday repotted
by his Physicians to be out of danger.
The following extract of a private letter from Paris,
in a Morning Paper, contains some information which,
if it may be relied on, is important:

" PARIS, FEBRUARY 14.
" The war against the liberty and independence of
Naples is likely to agitate the whole Continent : al-
ready it has produced important changes in the ex-
ternal relations of this country—changes which will
probably promote an internal Revolution. It is certain
that the Spanish Government has sent a second Note
to the French Minister, to demand an immediate and
categorical explanation of the views of France relative
Ito Naples; and to inform the Minister, that if such an
explanation be not returned, and that satisfactorily
for the Spanish Government, an Army of Observa-
tion will be immediately ordered to the Pyrennees.
—ln the present state of Prance, this communica-
Con, 'on which you may rely, must have a great
moral force both with the Government and the Peo-
ple ; and should a few Spanish Regiments pass the
frontiers, with the tri coloured flag, the South ofl
France would instantly raise the national standard.
Li the meantime,' it is next to certain, that the
French Diploniatists, M. M. Blacas, Caranian, and
Ferronaye, have signed a Treaty with the despots at
Laybach, by which Louis XVIIL not daring fo furnish
any troops, engages to pay .100 millions of francs.
Twenty-five millions, it is belieied, were. placed in
the Basque de France for that deutittaikoa kik Sa-
turday."

THE ARMY.

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Wednesday, the 19th Regiment of Foot passed
through town, on its way to Windsor Barracks, from
Chatham: we could not but admire the fine appear-
ance of this old Corps.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
Vaal=tztll, Fn. N.N.W.—Sailed the following
coasting vesseb :—Neptune for Hull; Annesley, Union, Sue-
eeu, Commerce, Eagle, Sarah, Brothers, Mary, Aid, and Wil-
liam and Mary, for Condos,; Triton, Mint, John and Eliza-
beth, Commerce, and Trevor, for Portsmouth.
Parisiouss, Fes. 2:.—Arrived the Nearchus, Hanacso,from
Sierra Leone in 56 days; and Zephyr, Davies, from Smyrna,
and sailed a;ain. Sailed the De Vriege Marie, Demmer, for
Antwerp; and Vittoria, Qnurrox for London. The Nearclus
left leading, the Sussex, Hannah, and Welding, of London;
Harrison and Fletcher, of Liverpool; Pierson, of Scarborough;
Ellen, of Shields ; and Marshal Wellington, of Sunderland. The
Ceres, of London, was unloading.
Poarsatouru, Frs. 22. Wind N.B.—Arrived the Albury
transport, from Plymouth. Sailed the Isabella transport, for
Newcastle.

Thum, Frs. 22.—Wind S.E. Came down from t River
and sailed, the Orpheus, Foamy, for the Isle of Fradee; and
Craig klachie, NU-ram; for Teneriffe.—Arrived and sailed for
the River, the Betsy, SMITH, from Charente; and several more,
names unknown. A small schooner, supposed to be a coaster,
got on the Goodwin Sand this morning, but was got off again,
particulars unknown.
lavearoor, Fasnunav 21.—Arrived the Berlin, BLACK, from
Cbarleston on 4th February, licias. 48. long. 24. spoke the ship
Berwick, Trims, from Demerara for London, out sixty days,
with loss of rudder, boats, bulwark, and maintop-mast: she
had a temporary rudder Attest.
Comm-Housa, FrIIROAILY 22.—Ships Entered Inwards :
The Voast, from St. Nlichares; Skepsey, from St. Petersburgh ;
Peer and Rebecca, from Waterford; and William, from Na-
ples.—Entered Outwards: The Fils Unique, for Rouen; Morn-
infield, for Pernambuco; Orb, for liamburgh ; William, for
Trieste; Suffolk, for New Ross r Herefordshire, for China ;
Laurel, for Dantzie ; Felicity, for ditto; Eagle, for ditto;
Drawer, for Pillau ; Aurora, for ditto; Ruby, for ditto; Iris,
for ditto; and Levant, fsr Belfast.

A Public Meeting is to be held at Manchester for
the purpose of addressing Sir FRANCIS BURDETT.
Soon after the disastrous events of the 16th August,
a Protest against the violent dispersion of the Meet-
ing in Peter's-field, was signed by upwards of 5,000
of the inhabitants, and as every inquiry into that act
of violence has tended only to chew it in more ag-
gravated lights, it is expected that the expression of
feeling in opposition to the prosecutors of Sir FRAN-
CIS will be very general. '
Mr. BUCHANAN, of Ardoch, was on Monday re-
turned Member of Parliament for the County 'a
Dumbarton, in the room of the late Lorna REGISTRAR
of Scotland. He was opposed by Sir JAMES C 01...
HCHOUNi Bart. of Loss. There were-for Mr. Boom-
:LAN 20 votes, for Sir J. COLQUIIOUN 11, majority 9.
Exclusive of these six Gentlemen voted for Sir JAMES
under protest. Sir low protested against the elec-
tion, and•claimed the return.

A numerous and respectable Meeting of Gentlemen
was held at Brieaara's Hotel, Blackfriar'i-road, yes-
terday, pursuant to public notice, when it was unani-
mously resolved to oppose any application to Parlia-
ment for the renewal of a toll upon Blacicfriar's-bridge.
Miss HALLANDIeS third appearance in Don John,
at Covent-Garden Theatre, was greeted with the
same flattering testimonies of approbation.as het first,
and has fully confirmed us id our opinion of her very
great and promising talents.
A regular Filch was caught in the Pit of the
Adelphi Theatre on Wednesday evening : on search-
ing Isis pockets, they contained seven silk handker-
chiefs, three pair of gloves, a French snuff-box, an
opera-glass, and several bunches of keys.
Dr. PETIER, a German physician, states, that he
has found the spirit ci has tshorn (in the dose of a
small tea-poon-full in a glass of water) to counteract
the inebriating effects of tormented .liquors and spirits.
The Duchess of ST. Ataares gave, on Monday
last, a splendid Ball and Supper at Upper Grafton
Park, which was very numerously and fashionably
Attended by the surrounding Nobility, and many dis-
' tinguished families from town.
The Literary Gazette of Saturday will contain--
A Review of, and copious Extracts from Joanna l3aillie's Me-
trical Legends; Account of the Customs, &c. of the Society of
Friends ; Description of Cuba, by a favourite Author ; bliss
Senior's Life of Ann Boleyn; An Engraving of the Monument
to be erected to the Memory of the late King; An Exposition
of Lord Byron's System of Plagiarism, with many striking ex-
amples ; Wine and Walnuts, or London in the last Century :
Together with the usual features of Original Poetry ; Sketches
of living Manners; Draniatk Criticinns ; and Varieties in
Literature, Science, and Arts.--Subscribers, who desire to begin
with the New Year, will please to give their orders early to any
News-vender or Bookseller, to prevent disappointment, as only
a limited addition will be made to supply such demand, unless a
larger amount is previously ascertained.—Publiabed by B.
Scripps, 362, Strand, (Exeter 'Change) ; where Advertisements,
&c. will be received.

Yesterday a Court of Common Council was held
at Guildhall, which was very numerously attended.
The LORD MAYOR laid before the Court a Resolu-
tion of Thanks froin the City of London Auxiliary
Bible Society., for the vote of 100 guineas in aid of
their funds, which was read, and ordered to be en-
tered on the Journals.—The Chamberlain made a
communication to the Court from the Commissioners
for Public Charities, which was referred to the Com-
mittee of City Lands.—The Court proceeded to'con-
sider the Report of the Committee for General Pur-
poses, on inquiring into the nature and duties of Re-.
ceiver of Orphans Dues and Metage Duty on Coals.
A very lon discussion ensued between Sir WILLIAM
CURTIS, Mr. HURCOMBE, Mr. Dim:, MT. CLARK,
Mr. Bnows, Mr. Alderman and Sheriff WAITIIMA
IMr. FAVRLL, Mr. OLDHAM, and several other Mem-
bers.—A motion was made to agree with the Report,
the previous question was moved and negatived, as
were two amendments, and the Report was finally
agreed to; it was referred back to the Committee to
consider the best mode of carrying the same into
effect.—The REMEMBRANCER stated, that a notice of
motion had been given in the House of Commons,
for leave to bring in a Bill for repealing part of the
Act of Charles the Second, passed after the rebuild-
ing of Londori, which restricts proprietors of wharfs
between London Bridge and the Temple, from re-
building or erecting any walls of a particular de-
scription in that line of the City; which was referred
to the Committee of City Lands, to take such im-
mediate steps as they may deem necessary, and to
report thereon. The Remembrances stated, that a Se-
lect Committee of the House of Commons had been
appointed relative to London Bridge, when the Court
agreed to a Petition to Parliament, praying to be
heard before the said Committee, and it was referred
to the Bridge House Committee, to prosecute the
'same as they should be adijked.