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FRANCE AND SPAIN. The insulting propositions (noticed in our last Number) -said to have been made by France to Spain, as the price of peace, have been decidedly contradicted, and the subsequent policy of the former Government proves that they were fabricated. The war party in the French council of ministers has been overcome by the advocates of peace, through the help of the King, who presided over their deliberations, and decided, it seems, in favour of the smaller party. The previous arguments of the Duke of Wellington, it is supposed, powerfully assisted the minority on this occasion, inproducing the King's decision. But though the determination was against a war, it can scarcely be considered as decisively in favour of peace. The contest took place at a cabinet council on Christmas. day, when M. de Montmorency, minister of foreign affairs, who was one of the representatives of France at Verona, and was created a Duke immediately on his return from the Congress, as a reward for his services at that place, produced a paper of instructions to the French Ambassador at Madrid, in conformity with the decision of Russia, Austria, and Prus. sia, and his own views with regard to Spain, and which contained a list of the changes required by the members of the Holy Alliance in the constitution of Spain, and the conduct of its present rulers; and spoke decisively of the immediate effect of a refusal. The president of the council, M. de Villele, the head of the pacific party, produced a paper of a more moderate character; and after a full dis. -cussion, the King preferred the latter, which was accordingly dispatched to Madrid on the 26th, and, for the public satisfaction, was inserted in the Moniteur: as follows:

“The President of the Council of Ministers, charged ad interim with the Department for Foreign Affairs, to the Count de la Garde, his Majesty's Mi nister at Madrid.

"Me le Comte.-As your political situation may be changed, in consequence of the resolutions adopted at Verona, French candour requires, that you should be directed to make known the views of the Government of his most Christian Majesty to the Government of his Catholic Majesty. Since the revolution which took place in Spain in April 1820, France,

notwithstanding the dangers which that revolution presented for her, carefully endeavoured to draw close the bonds which -unite the two Kings, and to maintain the relations which exist between the two nations. But the influence under which the changes in the Spanish monarchy were brought about, has become more powerful in consequence of the very results of these changes, as it was easy to be foreseen. A constitution which King Ferdinand, on resuming the crown, neither recognised nor accepted, was impesed on him by a military insurrection. The natural consequence of this transaction has been, that each dissatisfied Spaniard considers himself authorised to seek, by some means, the establishment of an order of things more in harmony with his opinions and principles. The employment of force has created the right of force. Hence the movements of the Guards at Madrid, and the appearance of armed corps in different parts of Spain. The provinces bordering on France have been chiefly the theatre of the civil war. Thus it has become necessary for France to protect herself from this state of disorder in the Peninsula. The events which have occurred since the establishment of an army of observation at the foot of the Pyrenees, have sufficiently justified the foresight of his Majesty's Government. Meanwhile, the Congress, which, since last year, had been looked to for deciding on the affairs of Italy, aɛsembled at Verona. As an integral part of this Congress, France was bound to explain herself with respect to the armaments to which she had been compelled to have recourse, and to the manner in which she might eventually employ them. The precautions of France appeared just to her allies, and the continental powers adopted the resolution of uniting with her, to aid her (if there ever should be occasion) in maintaining her dignity and tranquillity. France would be satisfied

with a resolution at once so benevolent and so honourable with respect to her but Austria, Prussia, and Russia, judged it necessary to add to the particular act of alliance a manifestation of their sentiments. Diplomatic notes are for that purpose addressed by these three powers to their respective Ministers at Madriel, who will communicate them to the Spanish Government, and in their ulterior conduct follow the orders which they