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letters from Madrid of the a5th of Feb
say, that the King had signed decree re-
lative to ocustoms. Thejunta charged witt
the task Of drawing up the tariff, is to mee'
to prepare tarifof duties and regulations
for the administration of the custom houses
in Spain and the Indies; to draw up ar
ordinance for the consecrate in Spain and
foreign parts; to rectiIy the regulation o.
the depots of commerce in the peninsula
to make report on some commercial con-
vcntions with foreign powers, particularly
since the treaty of Utrecht; to propose a
law on the corn trade, &c.


The King Of Spain has dismissed four
teen of his Counselors of State, out OF
twenty, of which the council is composed.


A letter of the 18th, from Lisbon. men
tons the death of Sepu|veda, the traitor,
as was supposed by some, of broken
heart. and others, Of poison.


"In the British House of Commons on
February the 9th, leave was given to bring
in bill for the purpose of compelling the
clergy of Ireland to reside upon their ben
eiices."--A provision to this effect is cer-
tainly much wanted, for in most cases the
established" Rectors of Ireland, disdain-
ing a residence among their wretched
ilocks, pay fifty, seventy-fve, or a hundred
pounds, out of their large incomes, to a
hirelng curate, for the performance of du-
ties widely different from the pleasures of
the chase, the metropolis, and the watering
place--in which these reverend gentle
men partake freely.


The London Courier of the 9Th March,
contains the communications made TO Par
lament of the negotiations of England
with France and Spain, on the subject of
acknowledging the independence of the
South American Provinces.


In answer to statements made by Mr..
Canning at the conference, held in Oct.
1925, (Which are well known) the Prince
de Poiisnac, in behalf of France. declared
-" That his government believed it to be
utterly hopeless to reduce Spanish Amer
lea to the state of its former relation to
Spain. That France disclaimed on her
part, any intention or desire to avail her
self of the present state of the colonies, or
Of the present situation of France towards
Spain, to appropriate 10 herself any nart
OF the Spanish possessions in America, or
to obtain for herself any exclusive alvan.
tases; anh that, like England, she would
willingly see the mother country in pos
session OF superior commercial a,lvanta
gcs, by amicahlc arrangements ;and would
be contented like her, to rank, after the
mother country, Among the most favored
nations. Lastly, that she ahured. in any
case, any design ofacting against the colo
nies by force of arms


After this asowal, and some remarks m
the proposition of England, to acknowl-
edge the Independence Of the American
provinces, and illusions 10 the state of
affairs in them, the Prince de Poiignac ad.
deh s." That, in the interest of humanity,
and especially in that Of the Spanish colo
MES, it would be worthy of the European
Governments TO concert together the
means of calming, in those distant an,
scarce y civilized regions, passions blind
ed by party spirit; and endeavnr to bring
back TO pinciple Of union in government
whether monarchical or aristocratcal, peo
Pile among whnm absurd and dangerou.
theories were now keeping up agitatio,
and disunion.


Mr.. Canning, without entering into dis
cusson upon these abstract principles, con
tented himself with saying" That how
ever desirable the establishment of mon
archica farm Of government in any of thos,
prnvnces might be, on the one hand, o
whatever might be the difficulties in tn
way OF It, on the other hand, his Govern
ment could not take upon itself to put i
forward as a condition of their recos nj
| ton"


Here. says the editor Of the Boston Cen
tine', follow notes from the Spanish Min
lister of Foreign Affairs TO various Minis
tcrs, dated Dec. &c, 1925, proposing con
ference to be held in Paris, by the pleni
potentiares of the Allied Powers, to al,
Spain in adjusting the affairs of her revolt
ell colonies. Also, long note Of Mr.. Can
ming to the British Minister at Madrid, il


which the British Government decline ac
cetling to the proposal for Conference
repeat the opnien, that the only basis of


negnc'ation which appears to them prac
tcable, is the recognition by Spain Of til


Independence of the Colonies and tina


England would see, without reluctance, tn