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this ment an officer has arrived.wi,llt , that
an engagement has faked place with Quiroga, who was
completely defeated. General Hubert, who commands
the *draped gnarl of the division of General Hourck,
has taken possession of Ferrol, and is bat a abort dis-
tance from Corium.
The Pilote of last night states, that Sir Robert Wil-
son Ind Quiroga have left Coranna for St. Jago, with
5000 men, and that they left 3000 at Coro nna.
SAINT Many's, BEFORE Cum, July 11.—We are can-
toned at Saint Mary's and at Chultns.The Constitutionalists
do not appear disposed to make sorties, but they ore very
often on us and do us no mischief. There came to us on the
Bth a Spanish vessel, which landed a great number of Roy-
alist soldiers and officers, which were taken at Madrid on
the 7th of July, after having been shut up in that capital for
nine months. The Captain General of Andalusia is arrived
here with two battalions of the Royal Spanish guard.—
Prince Carignan and Lieutenant General Bordesoulle have
paid'a visit toAdmiral Hamelin on board the Admiral's ship.
Count Nauvion, Aid-de-camp of General Bordesoulle, was
sent to day with a flag of truce. His despatches Moue were
received, and the Constitutionalists on their fide have sent
us one to-day, but the contents are not known. It is as-
terted that after the 18th the troops will have orders to fire
on every person leaving Cadiz, of which the Cortes are ap-
prized. M. Achille Jouffray. who was going to Madrid,
was arrested at Burgos. It is not knows by what authority,
uor do we know the cause.

The Emperor Alexander will leave St. Petersburg on
the 15th of August, to be at Moscow on the 12th Sept.
to celebrate his birth-day.
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lilaTaao, JULY 12.—The Corvette Vietoriense, cap-
tured on the 9th July, near llajorca, a Constitutional
pink, with 64 Spanish royalists, who were transyrted
from Carthagcua to Mahon,

By the Hamburg mail arrived to-day, we have received
Fraokfort papers to the 18th,, as well as Bremen and
Hamburg papers to the 17th inst. In an article dated
Stockholm, July 4, we have another proof of the hosti-
lity that has been recently manifested on the Continent
against the liberty of the Press, and the becoming sphi
with which its attacks are resisted. The Committee of
the Diet to which all matters appertaining to the Con'
stitotion are referred, has presented its Report on its ex
atnination of the journals of theConocil ofState.This report
is on the whole, very honourable to the Ministry. Amon;
the p sr,:i7ydings whichare blamed,we find the advice given
for dilil,l4pression of certain journals, viz. Argus and
of the Couricr Stockholm, and Argus 11. In the intro-
duction, the Committee says, that with all due respec t
to the power given to the King in such cases, by the law
on the liberty of the Press, it could have wished that the
Council of State bad advised his Majesty to be more
sparing in the exercise of that power as being, in the
opinion of the Committee superfluous, when the law
might be appealed to with effect ; but in the other case
not consonant with the general way of thinking and
respect for publicity. The Committee stating that it
has not found the three journals to be either dangerous.
to public security or injurious to personal .rights
or of a habitually libellous tendency, observes that the
Secretary of State, I)anckwards, justly dissuaded the
confiscation of them, and that their Excellencies Messrs,
Skoldebrand and Flemming likewise differed from the
Majority in the Council of State, respecting the prohibi-
tion to continue them in future.

On the subject of the power to suppress public jour.
nals, Mr. Af Clir made a motion in the Committee of the
Constitution on the `oth ult., to the following effect ;-
4, I propose to the Diet, that his 111ajesty be humbly re-
quested to see to the better observance of the Constitu-
tion, in this respect ; namely, that the Chancellor ofJ us.
lice may, when the case occurs, not only deliver his opi-
nion verbally, but deliver his reasons in writing, that
they may be formally discussed by the Council of State."
The motion was approved, with only one dissenting
voice, that of the Bishop De Faxe, who considered the
question to be of a Constitutional nature, and involving a
real interpretation of the fundamental law.
The Chamber of the Nobility have s•nt back to the
Committee of Supply its proposal to change the prohi-
bitory system, which, in the general opinion, is carried
too far, for a freedom of trade which would be calculated
to increase the receipt of the Customs ; and Baron Baye
proposed a plan for a more modified prohibitory system,
with a view to the progress of the Swedish manufactures.

Accounts from Rome, dated 20th of June, says, that
the palace of Lucien Buonaparte is really sold to his bro-
ther Jerome, the Ex-King of Westphalia. Napoleon's
mother is, as it were, come to life again : she often ap-
pears in public with her brother, the Cardinal, but al.
ways in her own carriage,never in that of his Eminence,
because she strictly adheres to the imperial etiquette.
The accounts from Naples say, that the crop of silk
has not turned out well, and the prices paid fur the Swett
silk have been very high. The accounts from Sicily
are more favourable.

The Frankfort ps(►ers contain the following interest-
ing article from Odessa, dated June 23, respecting the
effect of the detention of European ships by the Turks :
—We have accounts from Constantinople, as late as the
13th of this month. On the mere report of a change in
Ilk Ministry at St. Petersburg, four ships from this port
(as has been already stated) were declared at Constanti-
nople, and are to be allowed to pro•:;ed to the Archipe-
lago,but must return hither. The Divin seemed almost
to repent the step it had taken towards a reconciliation,
in sending the letter of the Reis Effendi to Count Nessel-
rode. It remains to be seen what impression will be
made by the answer of the latter, which must now be at
Constantinople,and again proclaim the ptcific System of
the Emperor Alexander. The removal of the Kirja Bey,
who was the leader of the party in favour of peace, had
undertaken is the Divan the defence of the System hi-
therto pursued,and who is therefore a loss to the European
Minister, hu drawn much attention. His successor is hardly
more than a mere puppet. With respect to LordStrang.
ford, the Porte•is in a singularly embarrassing situation.
While he appears as the opponent of the Greeks, another
Englishman, Capt. Hamilton, who, as far as we cao
learn, also negociates in the name of the English Go-
vernment, has made in the Archipelago overtures to the
insurgents, which if hitherto without success aim at
about an arrangement with the Porte. Lord

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Stahnifelßlsaffirnis that lie knows not of the object
or aim of the existence of these negotiations.
The measures against the Commerce of all Christian
Nations are so injurious thar all the Franks fear they
shall soon be on a lever wi Is the Reyes. Lnrd Strang.
ford has made a forcible remonstrance to the Porte on the
subject of these new differences in the form of instruc-
tions to his "freeman, Mr. Chobert. These differences
are likely to excite some sensation in St. Petersburg,
since on the issue of this affair, the fate of the trade of
the Black Sea may be said to depend. It is to be expirted
however, that Lord Strangford's note will induce the
Porte to revoke its late measures.

A Jamaica Mail arrived this morning with Papers to
the 13th June, but they do not bring any information
worth extracting.

The French papers say they continue to receive the
most "satisfactory reports" from all points of the Penin-
sula. This is a good instance of the natural politesse of ,
the French editors ; since it chews that they are equally
pleased with reports, whether fur or against them. In.
deed the majority of the reports which they themselves
give,are more against than fur them;and if all are equal-
ly satisfactory,they must possess a wonderful equanimity
of temper, and a great indifference about the result.
Oae of the "satisfactory" reports is that Barcelona is
well provisioned fora siege, and enjoys the most res.
found tranquillity,notwithstanding the investment of the
French Army. Another that Quiroga, in concert with
the authorities at Corunna, was about to attack Morillo,
and repair the consequences of that traitor's con-
duct. As a set-off to these reports, the French
report fur themselves that they are going to be
very energetic before Cadiz :—" Orders have been
" given that the city shall not be tampered with ; and
" that if Cadis dues not submit soon, the bombardment
" shall immediately take place." They are sadly in
want of some oue to keep their vapouring witl.in the
limits of intelligible language. In order to shew what
hopes of success they entertain from the bombardment,
they say that " the Liberals in Cadiz, it is certain, do
" not wish either their warehouses, or houses, to be
burnt." This is an amazing discovery! We are nest
told that " the last measure of the Cartel, as culpable as
" it was ridiculous, has.given the death•hlow to the Con.,
" stitutional party." This " last act," means the re-
moval of the King from Seville to Cadiz ; and consider-
log that the " death-hlow" was struck some weeks since,
the Constitutional party bears up against it pretty well.
If the removal had not taken place, the Constitutional
party might have received a more fatal blow, for Fe:di-
:nand would have been at the head of the Invaders. The
French cannot forgive the bitter disappointment, which
the heroic firmness of the Cortes- occasioned them, in
this instance. It was cruel that when the French and
other intriguers had prepared theArafc of the piece,
to discover that it was only the termination of a scene ;
and that the curtain had risen again at Cadis. Another
French statement, says " the hot weather Le; fns to be
" felt, but it produces no effect upon the health, courage,
" and hilarity of our gallant troitis !" All in good time yet.
—lf it begins to be felt, it may do its work presently.
The Trappist has taken the field again, and invites young
men to accept him as a commander to defend the cause of
" GOD and the Throne !" Does this fanatic rare, or blas-
pheme? Tee cause of GOD in need of the drfen:r of a
silly Mouk I The cause of GOD, and the cause of despot-
ism, alike! Surely, even in Spain, there is not credulity
enough to swallow this. The French reports add that " sere-
"ral Generals, officers, and constitutional officers, have fel-
" lowed the example, set by General Searfield, and gene over
." to the head-quarters of Marshal Moncey." If this ware
true, why not give us the catalogue ? The Generals cee:::
hardly be too numerous to name! There would have beet
no lack of rejoicing, had this news been true. On the con
trary, however, we have equally well authenticated reports
that some of the French solders begin to dislikt
the war. When the 20th regiment reached Bayonne
Marshal Lauriston thought it necessary to liarangu.
them ; and he told them there Inc. been some hesita
tion in al:owiag them to take the chance of bein;
killed ; but that on account of their " new disposition," Vat
severity had been relaxed, and the Marshal hoped the!
would be sensible of the great favour conferred upon them
in the permission to be slaughtered under the cm.aand
a Bourbon. The soldiers of course cried, " Vire le Rol ro
but sonic of their old disposition seems to have returnee,
as the report ssys that d 6 of them deserted in the course of
the evening. A little patience, and Spain may breaths
again. The French have found their way into that countrys
with greater facility than we could have wished; but it wi I
be the same in effect to the common csuse,wtiether they wens
beaten back in the first instance, or whether they he prevent-
ed from returning now. Quiroga has published a manly com-
mentary upon the treachery of Morillo ; and we have strong
hopes that the soldiery in Galicia are not participators in
the treason of their leader. Should this be the case, we
shall congratulate the Constitutional cause of having get
rid of a man who ought never to have been employed.
Our Ultra journals are eager to repeat that the report-
ed retiring of the French from before Cadiz was untrue ;
but they might spare themselves the trouble, for no one

in dirk sober senses could have believed the statement.
What was there, in the course of the things, to indure

them to retire 2 The -Cortex would not think of

ordering the population of Cadiz to attack theta;
nor do the friends of the Constitutional cause
wish them to retire, just at present. We had
rather they remained there, as the soldiers of
Napoleon did, " till famine and the ague eat therm"—
We do not wish the French to withdraw from the game
now. They have done. Spain almost as much mischief
as they can ; and should abide their own turn of the evils
which are not likely to overtake them for some time yet
to come.

It has been 63-cted to the late Session of Parliament,
that,although it sat late and long,it did nothing; that it
toiled all night and caught no tish ; that, in short, it
left matters at the end nearly as it found them at the
heginuing.—lt may be worth while to enquire into the
cause of this extraordinary result. That it does not arise
from negligence is obvious. Neither do we attribute it
to incapacity. The fact is, there are too many orators;
or, rather they arc all orators. In the time of Pitt and
Fox, the public were treated with a debate perhaps once
a fortnight, or once in three weeks, and then only upon
an important subject. Few members on the Ministerial

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Bench flattered himself that he could improve the effect,
or deepen the impression, of Mr. Pitt's speech. A like
deference was paid by the friends of Mr. Fox to their
Bader. The followers of these great men looked np to
them with awe and veneration,as schoolboys regard their
pesters. The House was kept in a state of strict disci-
pline—no man ventured out of his depth or btu place ;
or, if be did, he was sore to receive such chastisement
from the one or the other, as kept all the rest in awe, and
deterred theis from risking a like punishment. When
Mr. Pitt stood up to recommend some of his favour-
he taxes to the care and protection of the House;
how often have the Country Gentlemen been seen array-
ed against it; but no sooner bad two or three of these
ventured to strike a blow than the mee of might was
seen knocking their beads together, and smashing them
like so many addled eggs. The victory was complete,
and silence remained the order of the night. Were the
Constitution, on any subject of civil or religions liberty,
brought forward, its minor opponents were sure to re-
ceive a like treatment from Mr. Fox. Bat no restraint
nor controul upon the itch of speaking,the exuberance of
eloqueoce,exists any longer. Tlfegreat majority of the
)lembers are not only orators, but orators of the first cali-
bre and all alike. The consequence of this stateof things
is,—there may be great cry and little wool. Mach may have
been said, and little does, sod the orator, who flatters
himself he has been sacrificing his health and his time
for the good of his country, might learn, would his va-
nity allow the discovery, that be has been only exhaust-
ing the patience of his audience. Hence nothing is
more common than to see a Member in a sound sleep in
the heat of debate. Even Mr. Canning, the most brilliant
and entertaining orator in the House, badoccasion in the
course oldie session to complain of this species of neglect;
and if a speech of the lively Mr. Canning met this recep-
tion, what must not the soporific powers of Mr. Huskis-
aon, and other Orators of his class have accomplished?
Though they may not have raised their auditors to office,
they must have placed many of them in a state of sound
repose. Another evil arising out of this state of things,
in the House of Commons. is a general complaint
against the public ;tress. The same vanity or ambition,
if it deserves the name, that prompts a man to make a
long speech, alsa excites a wish to see it fully reported
in the Newspapers. if the speech be not reported with
all the embellishment of "hear, hear," and other marks
of applause, which accompanied it in its progress, the
reporter is immediately set down as prejudiced, and the
Newspaper corrupt. The compliment in this case we can
not blame. He sees the speech of another Member,
although not better than bigotry, reported fully, while his
is dispatched in a single line. His dissatisfaction arises
from his ignorance of the internal ceconomy of the system.
He is not aware that the report of a Parliamentary debate
in a Newspaper is s matter of taste—a necessaryabridge-
ment and selection. This position is Illustrated by the fol-
lowing facts :—A newspaper of twenty columns may be read
in three linurs.—A fluent speaker may occepy about the
same time in delivering it. It follows, therefore, that a de-
bate of three hours, faithfully reported, would sublce to MI
a newspaper ; but the House waserally &Hain debate from 3
o'clock to II or 12, and often later. The report in the news-
paper is consequently only a selection in which the prefer-
ence is given to the most important matter,and the speakers
•who stand highest in public estimation.

WrtNnson, JULY 22.—Every day. when the weather
will pertnlt, his Majesty rides or drives ont for some
hours, and seems to enjoy excellent health and spirits.—
After insp..cting the royal apartments in the Castle, on
tiunday, his Majesty expressed himself highly pleased
with their comfortable appearance. It is expected that
when his Majesty returns from his marine excursion he
'ill come to the Castle to reside.

It is not yet known when his Majesty intends to :cave
the royal lodge for Portsmouth, hut it is supposed that
the royal embarkation will take place (if the weather
should become more settled) about the latter end of next
week.

Yesterday the Members of the Cabinet dined with Mr.
'Secretary Canning, at Gloucester Lodge.
Yesterday the Spanish Minister transacted business
at the Poreign Office.

The flake of Cumberland had a select party to dinner
yesterday.
Yestertliy Prince Leopold and the Duchess of Kent
slined ',vitt, Cie Pancras Sophia Matilda at ber house, at
Blackheath.
On Saturday last, died, at Ileum near Kelso, the
Duke of Koxburghe. His Grace succeeded William
(Bellentlen), who succeeded John Ker, the Duke of Kox-
- bitryhe so eminently known to the literary world as the
Nobleman whose taste for old books led to the founda-
tion of the dub which hears his name. John was the
last of the direct male brandies of the ancient border fa-
mily of Kers. His successor William was of a female
branch from Earl Robert, and, we believe the Duke, now
deceased, of another female branch from the same Earl.
The descent and property have been the source,of Much
litigation, but the lieirdoin is at present char in the per-
son of the young Marquess of Beaumont, the only child
of the deceased Duke. The Marquess (now Duke) is
about five years of age; his father eras nearly SO when
lie died.
Yesterday afternoon, shout three o'clock, an accident
which might have proved very serious, befell the Duchess
of Leinster and Lady Louisa Stanhope. As those ladies
were on their return in Lady Harrington's carriage from
an airing in the Park to her Ladyship's mansion in the
litable-yard, the asletree broke at the moment the ear-
ri4ge passed through the gate from the Park, the body
"fell to the ground, and the alarm of the ladies can be
, • more easily conceived than described. Immediate as-
sistance was tiforded, and they were helped into Marring-
ton House. without experiencing any injury, except bring
exceedingly terrified.
On Monday night Prince Potignae, the new French
• Ambassador, accompanied by his tern children, a son and
a daughter, and the major part of his Suite, arrived at the:
• Embassy House in Portland-place.
' On Tuesday, Count Esterhazy, after taking leave of
his brother his Highness Prince Esterhazy, accompanied
by his suite, proceeded to the Tower stairs, where he ens-
barked on board a steam packet, fur Calais, is his way to
Paris.
The eldest son of Lord Sidaronth lies in a vevy danger.'
• ous state, and is hardly expected to recover. In tiler,
event of his demise, the valuable sinecure of Clerk of the
Fells, which the Noble Lord secured to his son ou the
death of Hiley Addington, falls in to the public.
A matrimonial alliance, it is said, will shortly take
place between Viscount Saida°, eldest son of the earl
of Harrowby, and Lady Stuart, only daught. r of the
• late Parqueseof Bute. The young bt,ly is at present at
them with OM Marchioness her *pother; and Wig es-
Teets& that the-Earl and Coaatess• of fiartewhyrbard
•Sandoe, and. Lady Mary Itydar.-will leave wt. 34
latter ena of. she present sontb.toe the above pieee.

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