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A few refugees. 4 division which entered from Spain on the 7th of Nov. although at first said to have been large, is stated by Bordeaux paper to have been only 1900 strong. 6OO0 muSkets have been sent, It is reported, from Oviedo and Santona tc the frontier. 2OO0 muSkets have certain ly been sent from Vittoria by Gen Longa. Silveira had made another attempt to en- ter Portugal, after an interview with Lon- ga, (who is Captain General of old Cas- tile,) the Governors of Salamanca and Zamora, and with the Bishop of the lat ter place.

 A letter from Madrid, dated Nov. 26th, says tl,at a column of the refugees were beaten back from the frontiers, and anoth- CT of 500 men stopped by Spanish rogi- ment on their way.

 The council of ministers at Madrid have lately decreed that the arms brought over by Portuguese refugees, shall be restored to the Regents commissaries that meas ureS be taken to prevent them from inva- ding their country that the Marquis of Chaves and Viscount Canellas shall imme- diately leave Spain: that the Portuguese

 

 troops; and that refugee soldiers and sub officers shall be cantoned in tho interior in small bodies.

 Ieese arc regarded as in degree ru- mors but as Paris paper of Dec. 9th remarks, from all it may be concluded, ,that Spain and England, as well as France, ,are disposed to make almost any sacrifice to prevent an open rupture. The following is a passage quoted from the London Times of Dec. 2d.

 Since yesterday we have received news of great importance from Lisbon. The rebels against the Portuguese constitution have entered their country with arms in their hands, by the province of Tras-os- montes.''

 The Cortes at Lisbon were occupied with unimportant business. Gen. Beres- ford was occupied in organizing the Portu- guese army.

 A report prevailed in England, that when the news was received by tele- graph in Paris, orders were given for the recal of the French ambassador at Ma drid. s..-

 It appears that the treaty between Eng land and Portugal was brought up to view in the House of Commons on the 3Oth of Nov. MT. Huskinson said that it was sub ject to change at fixed period, in case ei- ther of the parties desired it, and that this period had arrived, and that Portugal had expressed a wish that some parts of it should be altered by negotiation yet that until they were agreed upon the trea- ty would continue in force, and the British Ministry were not in favor of any change in the duties on wine.

 On the 3Oth Nov. on the presentation of several petitions against the Corn Laws, in the House of Lords, Lord Liverpool said that the government had decided on the measures they intended to propose to parliament, but the moment had not yet arrived for undertaking immediately discussion of such importance and they could not hope to finish it before Christ mas, after which he should take the first opportunity to explain the views of minis ters, although the measure would, in all probability, be first submitted to the other chamber.