The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-12-11 00:00:00

FURTHER RETRACTS PROM THE PARIS PAPERS OF NON•

DAY AND TUESDAY.
(From the ifoniteur of Monday, non-Arial paper.)
PARIS, Dec. 7.—Tbe Marshal Duke of Belluno is going
to pass a few days more on his estate at Messrs, b 'tore
he sets out on the Embassy to Vienna, to which be is ap
pointed.

(PROs[ Tilt COURISR 'FRANCAIS.)
STUTGARD, Dec 2.—The oi cult gof the States General
of Wirtemberg took place yesterday. The King in his
speech congratulated himself on the union which reigns
between him and his subjects. He acknowledges the suf-
fering state of the Agriculturists; but does not say one
word of the state of foreign affairs. Several projects of
laws were mentioned.
Pants, Dec. B.—Marshal Monrey set out from Barcelona
to return to Paris, on the 29th of November.

(FROM rue BTOLLB OF TUESDAY.)
The King of Saxony has conferred the Order of the
Greeen Crown upon hie tsoyal Highness the Duke ofd 'An-
gouleme.
N. Honeim, father of the young man also was killed,
writes to us to inform us, that his Royal Highness the
Duke d'Angonleme deigned to send one of his Aides-de-
Camp to him on Sunday last, to give him consolation, and
to express his regret, as well as that of his Majesty and the
Princes.
The official Gazette of Madrid, in its Number of the 2d
instant. gives a literal translation of the letter addressed to
the Paris Journals on 11. e 10th November, by M. Goeb-
hard. The Gazette observes, that the declaration of M.
Guebhard ought completely to dissipate all delusion relative
to the Loans of the Cortes. Never, as is stated in the letter
of that Booker, will the Royal Government reimburse the
money lent to the gaolers of Ferdinand VII., and to the op-
pressors of his subjects.
We understand that the miscreants known by the name
of Piqueurs have again made their appearance in Paris.
On Friday two persons were wounded, one in the Rue
des Fossees, St. Germain l'Auxerrois, and the other upon
the Pout Neuf. Information has been given to the Coin-
nsisury of Police of that quarter.—(Galignani's ales.
*eager.)
It is said that the famous partisan chief Bessieres, has
been ordered to quit Madrid. 'f he reason assigned is, that
he advocates a Constitution with two Chambere.
NEWS FROM SPAIN.
MADRID, Dec. 2.—The Clerks of the several Administra-
tors, who followed the Revolivionary Government to
Cadiz, having claimed payment of their salaries which are
in arrears, and also solicted passports to return to their
homes, the Minister of Finance, conformably to the ex-
press command of the King, has ordered the Receiver
General at Cadiz to abstain from giving any money to the
said clerics, who, by the decree of the 30th of October,
have lost their places for having followed the Revolutionists.
With regard to passport,, they are enjoined to apply
to the authorities charged to watch over public security.
LISBON Nov. 28.—The Gazette contains a Carta de
Lei, in which his Majesty says—" It not being agreeable
to my Royal service, or to the general good of these
kingdoms, that the regulations contained in the law of
March Idth, this year, shall continue in force ; it being
proved on the one hand that the measures prescribed by the
old legislation, especially in the Alvaras, of 27th of 'Nov.
1804, and 11th of April, 1815, were much more ample and
more conducive to the benefits of agriculture ; and on the
other hand, that the repletion, in sections 6 and 7, grant-
ing unbounded liberty to the administrators of estates of
inheritance (Morgadat), and Capella*, (lands given on
condition of saying mass for the soul of the donor) to
grant perpetual leases of entailed estates, as well as to
mortgage them, are manifoldly unjust; opening a door w

THURSDAY EVENINO, DECEMBER 11, 1823.

Srocx EXCOANGE, 12 o'Ct. ,CK.—Owing to the intelligence
from Madrid this morning, the Foreign Market was crowded
at an early hour, and when the market opened, r great bustle
and confusion took place. Spanish Bonds, which left off yes-
terday at 26j, opened this morning at 22i, 29j. 28k, 29, 2Sfl,
29, with a great deal of business doing, as it is now expected
that the new Ministry of Spain will make some arrangement
for the Old Spanish Loan before they can obtain a new one,
which is again en the Lapis, and likely to betaken by one of
the first commercial houses in Paris.

French Reifies 91, M. Spanish MI to N.
Consols opened this morning at fat, and are now 84 for
the Account.

Foamy FUNDS.—Spanish Bonds, 29—New, 21—Colom-
bian, W. to I—Poysis old, 74—New, Cl.

At a late boor last night, an express from Paris, dated
4 o'clock, Tuesday, brought the following important

intelligence:— '6 PARIS, DEC. 9.
"The Government courier which arrived to day. brought
intelligence from Madrid to the 4th inst. The news which
he brings is of great importance. There has been nearly a
total change of the Spanish Ministry. The Madrid
Gazette of the 4th contains four Royal decrees.
•' By the first, his Majesty appoints as first Minister of
State, the Marquess cf Casa lrujn ; as Minister of Grace
and Justice for Spain and the Indies, Don Nareiso de Here-
dia ; as Minister of ll'ar, Major General Don Josef de la
Cruz ; and as Minister of Finance, Don Luiz Lopez Ballas-
teros. The Minister of Marine remains. This decree is
dated Dec. `J, and is countersigned Luis Maria Salazar, who
remains as Minister of Marine.
.6 By the second decree his Majesty appoints. as Presi-
dent of his Council, Don Ignacio Martinez du Villels.—
This place was vacant by the refusal of the Duke del In-
fantado to accept it.
'• By the third decree, Saes, the King's former Prime
Minister and Confessor, is nominated to the bishopric of
Tortosa, vacant by the death of Don Manuel [los y
Medrano. At the same time that he ceased to be Minister,
he ceases to he Confessor to the King.
"By the four:11 decree, his Majesty, ' seeing the absolute
necessity for the good government of his vast mooarcitv,
of establishing a Council of State which may unite the
knowledge and the experience requisite to guide the reso.
lotions of his sovereign authority,' has nominated ten indi-
viduals, eomposefl of persons selected from the old Council
of State,existing on the 7th of March, 1524, and others, to
be a Council of State. His Majesty reserves the power of
adding to their number. His Majesty, as well as his two
brothers, may preside at this council. The Councillors
named are— Eguia, the Duke of San Cathy, Don Juan
Perez Villamil, Don Antonio Vargas Laguna, Don Antonio
Gomez Calderon, Don Juan Bautista de Erro, Don Josef
Garcia de la rorre, and Don Jean Antonia Rojas.
The Ministers are, ex officio, Members of this Council.
This decree is dated the 3d instant, and countersigned
Casa Irujo.
Can lrnjo is a man of talent, and of more liberality than
the Minister Confessor. He was Ambassador at Paris be-
fore tke late Revolution.
French Funds at four o'clock, 91.45. ; Spanish Funds,
31i.
The Journal dee Debate of Tuesday, brought lby the
same conveyance, has no news so late as the preceding ;