Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-12-24
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER "a 1874

and will prove rather a check upon him thar
otherwise. A rumour prevails that the Duke o.
San Carlos, now at Paris, will become Prime
Minister. at the solicitation of his Majesty
Charles x. The police have again sent away
from Madrid a number Of great families, who
followed the government to Cadiz. There is
no probability that the French troops will be
withdrawn the present winter. Spain cannot
get along without them. Letters from the Lee
want announce that Mcronchini, late Political
Chiefof Toledo, is cruising in those seas, with
four vessels of different dimensions, with trans
port troops on bOard.-The Dey of Algicrs is
said to be making formidable preparations to
commence hostilities against SPAN NJ. Basse-
court, Captain General of the province of Va
ientia, has ordained that a ROyaIist song, which
ne has composed and inserted in the journal of
the province, should be printed and distributed
IN great numbers, with the view, he says, of
exciting enthusiasm in the good, and spreading
alarm among the bad. The Executive Revolu-
tonary Tribunal pursues itssysteIn of terror, and
every day the prescription list is augmented and
bloody scenes are multiplied. Thestatc of things
Ia Galcia, Arragou and Valencia is spoken ofas
distressing. Arrests continue, and the R~oyaiisis
wreak their vengeance ON every person of de-
cent appearance. The condemnation of the
Ex-Mmister, Cruz, was considered as almost
certain, but it was supposed that his wife would
buy ms pardon with her immense wealth. The
commandments of Alicant and CartI,agena were
arrested at the same time as Gen. st. Mark.
Many executions have taken place in the latter
place. Councils of war are in great activity
all over Spain, and capital COMBINATIONS do
not appear to cost them much. Ii is known
that Volant, the military intendant, is supplying
Badajos and Corunna with provisions for a year,
and the salne measure is expected in the other
lortresses. On the 18th of October, the Dill
gence was stopped within a few leagues OF Ma
drId by about 20 armed men, but several French
officers prevented IFS piilagc, though one of them
was severely wounded. The Purjf: ation Of
the professors in the universities is now going
on and some have been rejected. When the
new system of education is begun, many of the
Instructors will be more ignorant than their
pupils. Women are now required to take the
oath OF purihcation. The French Consul at
Iangiers has prevailed on the government of
that place to deliver 10 him all the Spauiards
who had taken refuge there from Taritfa, and
has sent them TO Madrid, 10 the number of 80.
FRANCE.
The interment of Louis XVIII. took place
on the 25th. fhe splendid details of the So
lemnlty, and the manner in which the Church
was decorated, were promised ON the 9th.
The Right Hon. Charles Manners Sutton,
Speaker of the House of Commons, with his ia
m.l.y and snIte, consisting of Is persons, is ira.
Yelling in France.
At Marsciiles the American Cottons were
entirely neglected from the expected arrivals
OF about 10000 bales from Egypt.
Private letters mention the failure of the
house of Widow LIE Conteux, of Rouen, for
about 5000, OoO.
On the 21st of October the Tribunal of Cor
regional Police, sentenced VI. Cannols to pay
a i've OF 80 fr. for havingstruck proof medals i'm
Tin, representing NJ. de Lafayette, without being
duly authorised. The medals in question were
declared to be con6scated.
The four first volumes containing the works
OF Oliver Goldsmitb) of tile splendid collection
OF British Ciassics, undertaken by Mcssrs. Ga
lgnani and Jules DiIot, and edited BIZ Hash
iagton h"Uins, Esq. have been published. This
edition, on which neither pains nor eX pense has
oeen spared, far surpasses any thing of the KIND
hitherto undertaken on the Continent. and sue
cessinlly rivals the finest specimens of English
topography.
PARIS, October 23.-The meeting of the
Council of Commerce, held Yesterday under the
presidency of the King, is said TO have been
Called Tor the purpose of examining a question
of Importance relative to our maritime relations
with the United States.
1t is well known that a convention was con-
Guided at w ashiDgton on the 24th of June, 1922,
between that power and the French govern.
ment, In which 1t was stipulated, that the addi-
tlonal duty on the vessels Of the two nations
should not exceed 90 francs per ton. This
convention was only temporary, and had for its
object to bring about a more extensive and du-
rabie arrangement.-1t was agreed however
that 1t should have its full effect until the LIST of
Oct. ofth, present year, and that even after The
expiration of that term, it should be maintained
until the conclusion of a definitive treaty, or
until one OF the parties should have declared to
the other an intention to renounce it this decla-
ration ought to be made six months in advance
In case there should be no such declaration
land 1T appears that such is the state of things
the additional duty should be on both sides. di.
minIshed one quarter every year, beginning
with the present month of October. On this
subject, we are assured, Nj. de St. Cricg, pre-.
sident of the board ofcommerce, has made a re-
port to the Council. We as yet are ignorant OF
the result Of tue Elaboration.
Sales at Havre, Oct. 28.-54 bales Georpis
cotton, 255; % Louisiana do. 31.-9ub, 2O(
bales Georgia, 90; 200 do. 224 and % do.-26tl
several sales of st. Domingo, coffee at ID a IA
French five per cents, 1O2, 3O.-ExchaDge
on London 25 10 a q 95.
Contracts had been made at Havre for tbe
delivery of Upland cotton in March next, at %
sous.
NEW York, Dec. ~.
BrosH.-We learn that after the capture of
Pernambuco, some of the leaders of the ins,,r-
rectIon were executed, and other distinguished
citizens of the place were obliged to flee to
avoid the same fate. The squadron of Lord
Cochrane proceeded from Pernarnbuco, TO Ma
rannam and Para, to reduce those places TO the
authority of the Empcror.-GyHer. .4dU.
FROM 'Ne'o Orieaas.-By the packet brig
Edward, arrived last night, we have received
New Orleans Dannrc IN the OQII,rI. W :.t..I -