The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-12-17 00:00:00

St 1!V.

*'rid papers and letters have been received to the
Stli inst. There, is nothing in their contents to an-
thorise the rumours, contained in some of the Paris
journals, of extreme akitation in the Spanish capital.
On the contrary, it does not appear that the public
tranquillity had been in any way distnrbril. The report
of the t ommittee of the Cortes, to wl I It the documents
on the state of the country have becu referred, is looked

forward to with great anxiety.
There are several articles relative to At dlsintes
between the authorsties of Cadiz and the Ministry.
Upon this subject the Citiversal (of the 7th) says—
We know that when Baron Minna received the
message from the King to the Cortes, and the reply,
he transmitted these documents to Brigadier Jaurequi,
who returned an answer to the following effect :—That
Ire did not perceive in these papers any sanction of the
proceedings of the Alinistty, nor any disapprobation of
the conduct of the people, and that therefore he would
wait for the decision of the Cortes, which, whatever

it 'night he, he was ready on his part to obey." Jan-
requi has addressed a letter to the Secretary of War in
vindication of his conduct.

The misrepresentations in the French journals re-
specting the situation of Spain do not pass unnoticed
in the Madrid papers. The Moisitemr of the 23,1 ult.-
inserted a letter, which, among other unfountkl state•

cents, asserted that there hau been a great disturbance

in Madrid on the conclusion of its parochial elections,
and that the troops had been ordered to fire. The
Cl:leered, in consequence of the existence of the cen-
sorship in France, considers the article alluded to as
dictated by the French Ministry, particularly as it had
been published in the ,l/u/iiteur. The Editor, there-
fore, calls upon the French Ambassador to say, whe-
ther the elections had not taken place with the great-
est order, and whether there was any employment of
troops that day, in the manner stated by the Jioniteur.
A private letter from Madrid, dated the 7th, states,
that the Committee of the Cortes was expected to make
a report on the recent events in the provinces, on the
Pith, or the following day. It was expected that it
would bo favourable to the Ministry. The result
of most of the elections is already known, and our
correspondent states, that the choice of the people
has in a great measure fallen upon men of mode-
rate principles. It had been reported in Madrid,
that some of the Ministers intended to resign ; but,
according to the latest accounts, all idea of any
ministerial change was abandoned.

STATE OF IRELAND.

[FROM THE DUBLIN EVENING POST OF TUESDAY.)

ti 'e shall routine ourselves this day merely to detail.
Our columns are full of the proceedings in the conUty.
Limerick ; they do not differ in degree or character from
those which it was our duty previously to detail, but
neither are they marked by those features of enormity
by which tau many of our former accouuta are distin-
guished.

Clare, Cork, Tipperary, and Kerry, are comparatively
tranquil ; and nothing has occurred in Waterford, Car-
low, or Kilkenny, that would induce us to conclude that
the system of illegal combination has struck deep root
in these counties. We do not assert,however, that they
are not tainted ; we should not assert, indeed, that,
though there may be no overt acts, the taint is not ge-
neral ; we do persist, however, in our formeropinion,
that there is no just ground for the excessive alarm
which is effected (for we can scarcely bring ourselves to
believe that it is really felt) in several quarters.
When one witnesses the riding and driving through
the streets, the bustle at the Police-offices, and the faces
of mystery which one meets among those who pretend

I. 0 N i) 9.'S :

MOXIAT EVENING, PECEIVtrn 17, 1921.

CHANGE OF AIINISTitY IN FRANCE.

The majority in the Chamber of Deputies have at
length compelled the Ministers to re,ign. Thc
(cur of Saturd:ty, which has cottie to Innd contains
•n ordinance of the King for the appointment of a'
new Administration. It is as follows :
t• R0Y.%l OR DI NANCE

" Louis, by the grace of fhol, &e.
" We have or:terra and do order at follows :
" The Sieur Peyronnet„ incinber of the Chamber
of Deputies, is appointed Minister Secretary of State
for the department of Justice and Keeper of the Seals.
" Viscount Montmorency, Peer of France, Minis-
ter Secretary of State for the Department of Foreign
Affairs.

Marshal the Duke of Bellow+, Peer of France,
Minister Secretary of State for the Department of
War.

" The Sieur Corbiere, Member of the Chamber of
Deputies, Minister Secretary of State fur the Depart-
ment of the Interior.

" The Marquess ►ie Clermont Tnnnerre, Peer of
France, Minister Seiretary of State for the Department
of the Marine.
" The Sienr de Villele, Member of the Chamber of
Deputies, Minister Secretary of State for the Depart-
ment of Finance.

" Our Nlittister Secretrav of State for the Depart- I
tnent'of our Household is charged with the execution
of the pteseut ordinance.
" Given at Paris, frotn the Castle of the Tuileries,
December 14, in the year of Grace 1821, and the 27th
of our reign,.
(Signed) " LOUTS.
(By order of the King) " LAURISTON,
" Minister Secretary of State for the Royal Household."
By a private letter which accompanied the express,'
we are enabled to communicate some of the proceed-
ings which took place previous to the nomination of
the new Cabinet, The rcntes had fallen on Friday to
87 sc.

" Pasts, Dec. 13.—Yesterday night, after much
hesitatiOn on the part of M. Villele, and a great deal of
negociation, the Ministry was finally settled. M.
Villele refused to be a Member a a Ministry of which
M. de Blacas should be chief. The Dnke de Richelieu
Inid proposed to the King. that M. tie Biacas should be
hid. successor, and the courier was even despatched to
bring the latter from Rome, no doubt being entertained
that he would be acceptable to his colleagues. M. de
Villele, however, who is to be the real and efficient