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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-02-10 00:00:00

NEWS FROM SPAIN,

A letter written by a friend 01 the Queen to the Memorial
Bordelais, dated Bayonne, 31st of January, states—
" The operations of the Carlists iu Old Castile are much more
active aud quick than we had imagined. We have just received
intelligence of the occupation of Reynosa by the forces of
Erasu alone, while Zumalacarreguy keeks in check the whole
army of General Mina assembled in the environs of Puenta de
la Reiaa. Reynosa is the chief town of the province of Valen-
tia, and has a population of 15,000 souls. It is seated near the
Ebro, on the high road from Santander to Madrid. Its garri-
son of 350 men surrendered without a blow, and the greater
part of the men have entered the ranks of the rebels."
The Memorial des Pyrenees states that defections have taken
place in the army of the Queen, and that many of her soldiers
have joined the army of Don Carlos.—" Two mule urivers
coming from the environs of Vittoria inform us, that two bat-
talions of troops of the Queen were reported to. have gone over
to the side of Zumalacarreguy. They also state that another
powder magazine, viz., that of Santesteban has been blown up,
aud that twenty Christinos perished in the ruins."
The defection of troops on the side of the Queen is thought
to be that of two battalions of the regiment of Bkanzos. The
army ofslina is reported to be iu a sad state of disorganization.

THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE AND THE DUKE OF
BRUNSWICK.
TRIBUNAL DE PREMIERE INSTANCR.

At the sitting of the above court at Paris, on the 26th of
January, a process was instituted by the Duke of Cambridge
against Charles, ex Duke of Brunswick, for the purpose of
having all the property of the latter placed in his hands, ac-
cording to arrangementEto that effect which were represented
to have been made between his Majesty William IV., the
reigning Duke of Brunswick, the Duke of Cambridge, and
other members of the family, and by which the Duke of Bruns-
wick was also placed under the tutelage of the Duke of Cam-
bridge, who now sought, through the medium of the French
Courts of Law, to obtain possession of the Duke's property in
France. Duke Charles appeared in person to plead his cause.
M. Duvergicr, advocate for the Duke of Cambridge, addre.ied
the court. He said the court had not to put in execution a
judgment delivered in a foreign country, between two foreigners,
but one of the fundamentat laws of the kingdom of France,
which acknowledged individual rights. The Duke of Cam-
bridge was entitled in his capacity of guardian to demand of
that court a restitution of all the property which had been
taken from Duke Charles, and which he was at present
possessed of. In the month of September, 1830, the Duke was
expelled from his kingdom. •
The Duke.—That is not true; I was not expelled; I left it
voluntarily.
M. De Bellerne (President).—Do not interrupt the counsel.
If he states anything which is not true, you will have an oppor-
tunity of making an answer to it.
The Duke.—l cannot patiently listen to such false statements.
M. Duvergier then proceedea. Duke Charles was expelled
in the month of September, 1830, from his kingdom. An insur-
rection had previously taken place, which led to this result.
His castle was burnt to the ground. A committee of the dif-
ferent states was convoked, and his brother, Duke William,
was 'placed at the head of the provisional government. The
German Diet confirmed this step, and application was made to
the other members of the family for their approval of it.likewise.
In consequence of this the King of England, his three brothers,
the Dukcs of Sussex, Cumberland, and Cambridge, and Duke
William of Brunswick met, and held a deliberation on the sub-
ject, and decided b-y declaring the throne of Brunswick vacant
through the incapacity of its legitimate owner to retain it, and
Duke Wiliam of Brunswick Luneburg eels, being the next
heir to the throne, was called upon to take possession of it. In
consequence of this act, which was approved by the German
Diet, Duke William mounted the throne. After this Duke
Charles went into Englantl, Austria, and Spain, where he took
all possible means to possess himself of his kingdom, by the
purchase of arms, ammunition, &c., which, however, led to no
other result but to place his name before the public in such a
manner as to cause great grief to his family. This induced
them to eadeavour to put a stop to -his prodigal expendi-
ture and waste and to prevent him from dissipating a fortune
which should have enabled him to support a station suitable to
his rank,-and in order to effect this object, they placed hint
under the guardianship of the Duks of Cambridge, Viceroy of
Hanover. This deed was transmitted to the minister of Foreign
Affairs in France, by whom it was sent to the Procureur du Roi,
and by him dcliveied to Duke Charles. By virtue of this deed,
or act, the Duke of Cambridge now demanded that the whole
of the property belonging to Duke Cbarles in France should
be placed in his hands. He had a right to make this demand,
and was authorised to do so by article 3 of the civil code.
At the conclusion of the address of the advocate for the Duke
of Cambridge, Duke Charles rose and proceeded to answer him.
He said the King of England, his uncle, and Prince William
of Brunswick, had cited hitn before that court. Ile did not,
however, appear there in ackni4ledgment of their right to do
so, but by his own free will, as by his birth he was amenable to
no other judge than God. The Duke then proceeded to observe,
that his relations had no right to act towards him as they had
done; the King of England could mt./save acted in such a man-
ner towards one of his own subjects, much less to a Prince of a
foreign kingdom. It would appear as though that branch of
his family Which was seated upon the throne of England were
I not satisfied with the scandal occasioned by the trial of his aunt,
Queen Caroline, but wished to make him a fiesh object of
scandal. 'fbey had alleged, as a ground for placing him under
guardianship, the fact of the pretended preparations made by
him to regaiu possession of his kingdom; but if that were au
offence, they might have taken a similar step in the case of
Don Carlos and the Duchess of Berri ; and a still stronger ease
for their interference would be the conduct of his uncle the
King of Holland, who, more than any one else, would require
to be placed under a guardian for having resisted the combined
forct' of France and England, for it must be acknowledged
that lie tun a much greater risk of destroying his fortune than
he (the Duke of Brunswick,) for the preparations that he had
made were purely imaginary on the part of his enemies, and
were brought forward- for the purpose of injuring him. His
uncle had told him more than a hundred times that if he did not
act in every' respect as he wished, he would retain him all his life in
captivity, and perhaps get hint to be pronounced mad, and he
knew for a tact that his private physician had been applied to,
to prove that he was attacked with mental alienation. He went
on to state that lie owed his present freedom to the intervention
of the Au,strian.cabinet. During the time he had occupied the
throne of his ancestors. he had given general satisfaction in his
kingdom; but his uncle was anxious by every means in his
power to. possess himself of his achy,- which severed, as it were,
into two portions of the kingdom of Hanover, and thus to
gratify that family. hatred against him, which had been greatly
augmented by the Princess Caroline of Brunswick, Queen of
England. The Duke then went on to relate the injuries which
he alleged bad been inflicted upon him by his family. Athong
other grievancei, he stated that they had circulated a repot
that he hail 'abjured his religion, and had made a compact with
his Satanic Majesty. He likewise stated that his family. had
deprived him of noless than 100,000,000 f , and they now wished
to possess themselves of the little property which remained in
France belonging to him. The Duke concluded a long address
by entreating the court to protect him, and not to suffer him to
be deprived of his fortune.
The Tribunal, according to the directions of M. Glaudaz,
Avocate du Roi, decided that it had no power to interfere as
prayed for, and authorised the Duke of Brunswick to retain
possession of all property belonging, to him in France, and con-
demned the plaintiff to pay the costs of the present suit.

THEATRE-ROYAL.

Under the Patronage of the MAYOR and BAILIFFS.

ITALIAN OPERA

ISHE Nobility, Gentry, and Public of Liverpool and its
1 Vicinity are respectfully informed that TO-MORROW,
( Wednesday,) the 11th instant. will be represented, for the
first time, Rossini's celebrated and favourite Opera of

LA GAZZA LADRA.
Ninetta Madame Kyntherland.
Giannetto Signor D val.
Podesta....Signor Marani. I Fernando. .Signor Boisragon.
Lucia Madam astelli.
Fabrizio..Signor Gaili. I Pippo.. demoiselle Campi.
Isacco Signor Troyano. I Anto Signor Cervalos.
The other most celebrated and f ourite Operas which will
be performed during the se,son I Corradino, Tancredi,
La Giulietta e Romeo, and La etniramide."- Which Operas
will be produced under the immediate superintendence of the
Marquis de Muti Papazurri.
Prices of Admission :—Lower Boxes, 45.; Upper Boxes an I
Pit, 2s. 6d.; Gallery, Is.
Books, with the words of the Opera, in Italian and English,
may he had at the Theatre, price ls. 6d.
Subscription Ticket- (transferrable) for a Season of Two
Months, 12 Representations each month, £4 4s.
The Box-office is open daily front Eleven o'clock till Four,
where the Subscribers are respectfully requested to secure their
places, and receive their Subscription Tickets, from Signor
Cmitpi, Box-office Keeper:
Doors will be opened at Seven o'clock, and the Performance
will commence at Eight precisely.