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brought into it, there are suffi- 

 cient evidence that all is not 

 there as it ought to be. No 

 farther accounts of the popular 

 commotions mentioned in our 

 last chronicle, have transpired; 

 but it is certain that the count 

 de Florida Blanca, who has so 

 long acted as first minister of 

 that kingdom, has resigned, and 

 it is said that count d'Aranda 

 is advanced to that dignity in 

 his stead. It is long since Spain 

 has had a minister who bestow- 

 ed such unwearied attention to 

 promote the welfare of the 

 people, and the improvement 

 of that country, as the count de 

 Florida Blanca. He has exert- 

 ed himself to maiie roads and 

 canals, to promote manutactures 

 and agricultu-.e, to encourage 

 the study of science, and above 

 all to enlarge the human under- 

 standing with respect to the 

 inlluence of religious prejudices, 

 and to curtail the judicial power 

 of the clergy in the court of In- 

 quisition. In all these particulars 

 he has conducted himself witli 

 great judgment and moderation, 

 considering the circumstances 

 in which he was obliged to act j 

 but v.hcther with as much cau- 

 tion as to screen himseli irom 

 now feeling the weight of tLe 

 machinations of his enemies, 

 time only can discover. Du- 

 ring the reign of the late king 

 of Spain, who, with all his 

 foibles was a very good man, 

 the operations of the count de 

 I'lorida Blanca, lact with his 



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fullest approbation and support ; 

 but circumstances seem to have 

 indicated, that during the pre- 

 sent reign, there has not sub- 

 sisted the same cordiality be- 

 tween the prince and the mini- 

 ster as formerly. Many of the 

 transactions of the present reiga 

 discover a wayv;ard precipitan- 

 cy of conduct that was not re- 

 marked in the former. And 

 the dismifsion of this ininister 

 from office, we fear, indicates 

 nothing favourable to tiie tran- 

 quillity of Europe. 



Mis eel la ncous. 



The king of Sweden in his 

 addrefi to the diet, thus disco- 

 vered his hatred at the new 

 constitution of France, which 

 has deprived him of his subsi-. 

 dy : " It is reserved" said his 

 majesty, " for your courage and 

 energy to givesuch;an example lO' 

 the world, in the moment when 

 a great state, hitherto so pow- 

 erful, our most ancient ally, 

 presents such a dreadful instant e 

 of all the evils which liceu- 

 tiousnefs brings, to the disgrace 

 and destruction of empires." 



The queen of Portugal at 

 present labours under a mental 

 derangement. Dr Willis has 

 been offered L. 20,000, exclu- 

 sive of the payment of ail his 

 expences to go to Lilhon. 



In the late insurrection at 

 Mctz, the jews were severely 

 handled -, the pretext was the 

 astoniliiing high price of ca(h. 

 La Fayette ordered the troops 

 to attend when all the mischiet" 

 wus done. 



