The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-08 00:00:00

"DECREE.

" The re-organization of the Government of the
Basque provinces having become indispensible, on ac-
count of the .reasons which you have detailed to me above,
after the manner required by the public interest, and the
principle of the constitutional unity, sanctioned by the
law of the 25th of October, 1839, I, as Regent of the
kingdom, in the name, and during the minority of her
Alajesty the Queen Donna Isabella Segunda, decree the
following :
" Article 1. The political corregidors of Biscay and
Guipuscoa will take the denomination of Superior Po-
litical Chiefs.
" 2. The protection and security of the public in the
three Basque provinces will be committed exclusively to
the Political Chiefs, Alcaldes, and Fieles, under their
inspection and vigilance.
" 3. The ayuntamientos will be organized in ac-
cordance with the general laws and regulations of the
monarchy, the elections taking place in the month of
December of the present year, and those elected taking
possession of office on the Ist of January, 1842.
" 4. Provincial deputations will be named in accor-
dance with the 69th article of the constitution, as well
as with the laws and regulation► affecting the whole of
the provinces ; and such deputations will be substituted
for the general deputations, and the general and particu-
lar juntas of the Basque provinces. The first election to
take place at a period to be determined on by the Go-
vernment.

" 5. For the collection, distribution, and employment
of the public funds until the period of the installation
the provincial deputations, there will be appointed to
each province an administrative commission, composed
of four individuals named by the Political:Chief, who
will also preside at its distribution, and have the right to
vote. This commission will be, also deliberative for those
purposes considered necessary by the Political Chief.
" 6. The provincialdeputations will exercise the func-
tions which have been exercised up to the present mo-
ment by the foral deputations and juntas, as well as those
which are confided to them by the general laws of the
nation for the election of senators, deputies of the Cortes,
and the province, and the ayuntamientos. Until such
provincial deputations shall be installed the Political
Chiefs shall perform the whole of their functions, with
the exception of the intervention in the election of sena-
tors, deputies to the Cortes, and of the province.
" 7. The judicial organization in the three provinces
will be assimilated to the rest of the monarchy. In that
of Alava there will be brought into effect the division of
districts, as provided for by the order of the 7th of Sep-
tember of the present year ; and in that of Biscay the
demarcation of the judicial districts will be perfected
without delay.
" 8. The laws, the enactments of the Government,
and the judgments of the tribunals, will be executed in
the Basque provinces without any restriction whatever,
in the same manner as they are executed throughout the
other provinces of the kingdom.
9. Custom-houses will be established from the Ist
of December of the present year, or sooner if possible,
along the coast and the frontier, and, in addition to
those which have been already placed at San Sebas-
tian and Passages, similar establishments will be formed
in 'tun Fuentarabia, Guetaria, Deva, Bermeo, Plencia,
and Bilbao.
io. The Ministers of Grace and Justice, of Finance,
and the Home Department, will adopt the necessary
measures for the proper carrying into effect of this de-
cree. You will take care that the above shall be carried
into effect, &c. " The Duke of VICTORY.
" FACUNDO INFANTE.
" Vittoria, Oct. 29, 1841: "
The following is an extract from the General Order,
conferring a new decoration on the National Guards of
San Sebastian, for the eminent services rendered by them
during the period of the late insurrection. The Nationals
of Pampehma are equally honoured :—" His Highness
the Regent of the kingdom, desiring to afford rablic tes-