Star.
London, England, 1808-06-01 00:00:00

PARIS, MAY 17.

The period when the destiny of the Spanish nation
and of its Sovereign will be irrevocably fixed, no longer
appears to be remote. The Official Jou: nail already
begins to throw aside pat t of the veil which concealed
the negotiations, whereof Bayonne was the centre, by
announcing the conclusion of a treaty bet seen the
Emperor and the different members of the Spanish
House. The article wherein the IJloniteur announces
this important intelligence is dated Bayonne, May 11,
and is as follows : _ _

" By a treaty concluded between the Emperor Na-
poleon and King Charles, and which has ben acceded
t • by the Prince of the Asturias, and the Infants Don
Carlos, Don Francisco, and Don Antonio, who com-
pose the whole of the Members of the House of Spain,
all the existing differences have been adjusted. We are
still ignorant of the conditions of the treaty. Accord-
ing to the Constitution of our Government, it cannot
be made public till it has been communicated to the
Senate. But we perceive by the Proclamation of the
King of Spain, and that of the Prince of Asturias,
that the Emperor Napoleon is clothed with all the
rights of the House of Spain. King Charles,
Queen Louisa Maria, Queen Maria Louisa, and the
Infant Don Francisco, dine to day with the Empe-
ror, and set off to-morrow for Bourdeaux. They will
make this journey in four days, and will repair to
Fontainbleau, whence they will go to Compeigne. It
is believed that this residence has been destined by his
Majesty to King Charles, that he may spend the re
mainder of his days there. The Prince of Asturias, the
Infant Don Carlos, and the Infant Don Antonio, spent
the evening yesterday with their Majesties the Empe-
ror and Empress. They will spend two days at Bour-
deaux, and will afterwards proceed to Valency, whence
it is probable they will go to Navarre. It is believed
that his Majesty has ceded to them that superb do-
main, and the forest appertaining to it.
" It is said that many Spaniards of distinction are
on the road to Bayonne, where, it appears, that the
Emperor is about to hold a general Junta. It is pre-
sumed, that he will be occupied, not only in regulat-
ing the succession to the Throne, but also in fixing
certain ameliorations, which all good Spaniards call
for. Every thing is entirely tranquil in Spain. Things
are on the best footing there."
To the above article were joined, a mandate from
King Charles to the Junta of the Government, an-
nouncing the nomination of the Grand Duke of Berg,
Lieutenant-General of the Kingdom ; and a Procla-
mation addressed to the Spaniards, both dated on the
4th of May; a Proclamation, of the sth of May, from
the Junta to the inhabitants of Madrid ; a circular
(proclamation) sent on the 6th by the Inquisition, to
ad the 'Tribunals of the kingdom ; and finally a let-
ter from the King, to the Supreme Council of Castile,
and to the Council of the Inquisition. The first two
of these pieces are to the tenor following :

TO THE SUPREME JUNTA OF THE GOVERNMENT.
" Having judged it expedient to give one sante direction to all
the forces of our kingdom, in order to maintain security of prc-
perty and public tranquillity against enemies, as well exterior as
iitter'o-, we have thought it fit to nominate our cousin, the Grand
Duke of Berg, Lu utenant General of the kingdom, who, at the
same time, commands the troops of our ally, the Emperor of the
French. We command the Council of Castile, and the Captains
General and Governors of our provinces, to obey his orders. In
the same quail.), he shall preside over the Junta of the Govern-
ment.

" Given at Bayonne, at the Imperial Palace, Riled the Palace
of the Government, 4th May, 180 8.
(Signed) " I, THE KING."

PROCLAMATION.

A SPANIARDS !—My beloved subjects, perfidious men seek to
mislead you. They would put arms into your hands against the
French troops ; they seek alike to arm you against the French, and
the French against you. The sacking of all Spain, calamities of
*very kind, would be the r,:sult. The spirit of faction, the sad
effects of which I have already felt, is still in motion. In the midst
of these important and critical circumstances, I am occupied in,
concerting with my ally, the Emperor of the French, all that con-
cerns
your welfare. Beware of listening to the enemies of it.—
All those, who spask to you against France, thirst for your blood;
they are either the enemies of your nation, or agents of England,
who are busily availing themselves of circumstances, and whose
intrigues would involve the loss of your colonies, the separation of
your provinces, or a series of years of trouble and calamity for your
country.
" Spaniards ! trust to my experience, and obey that authority
which l hold from GOD and my fathers ; follow my example, and
think that in the position in which you stand, there is no prospe-
rity and safety for Spaniards, but in the friendship of the Grcat
Emperor, our Ally.
" Given at Bayonne, from the Imperial Palace, 'tiled Palace
of the Government, May 4, 1808. I
(Signed) " I, THE KING."

MAY 19.—The Conservative Senate has just beer
convoked to an extraordinary meeting on Friday next.
After the important documents relative to Spain, pub-
lished by the official journal, there is every reason to
suppose that this extraordinary meeting must be cm-
nected with the affairs of that kingdom ; and it is
probable that the treaty by which the Emperor Na-
poleor has just acquired all the right of the House of
Bourbon to the 'Throne of Spain, will be communi-
cated at tbs Sitting to the chief public body of the
State. 'We are also assured, that there will be pre-
sent( d for the sanction of the Senators, the project of
a Senc:us Conn/bum, relative to the union of Tuscany
with the Empire ; and that the Government General
of thoi-e departments, which heretofore composed the
kingdom of Etruria, will be erected into a great dig
nity of the empire, and given to General Mellott. It
is added, that in this case there will be established in
that country a Junta, over which a Governor General
will presde, and which will be composed of three'
Masters of Requests, and an Auditor of State Coun-
cil, nel f amaitu, the functions of a Secretary General.
Resides tic oecial papers relative to Spain, pull,.shed
in the Motii!-,:r, and the insertion of which we have
begun in our paper of this day, the Moniteur has pub-
lished alsl a proclamation, addressed to the inhabi-
tants of Spain, by the Prince of Asturias, and the
other Princes of the Royal Family ; wherein their
1-Fghnesses announce to the Spaniards, that they have
ceded all their right to the Crown of Spain to the
Emperor Napoleon. The third of the papers in ques-
tion is the following •

THE SUPREME JUNTA TO THE INHABITANTS OF
MADRID.
" Inhabitants of Madrid—Your tranquillity will be from
henceforth unalterable. You *lll owe it to the loyalty of your
own character; but it will be still More assured to you by the
confidence, which is inspired by the laws, and by the prudence
of zealous Magistrates, to whom their execution is committed.
It is in this conviction that the Supreme Junta of Government
proclaiuts, that in obedience to the dictates of humanity, the allied
army has suppressed die Military Commission, established only
for one day, as a necessary, though severe measure, which would
not have been established, but for the perverseness of some in..
dividuals ; that, front henceforth, every inhabitant, whatsoever
may be his rahk, Who shall have given cause for being seized by
the French troops. provided ht has not borne arms against them,
shall be anntedlately given over to his proper Judges, and tried
by them. And even in the only excepted case, viz. that of hav-
ing borne arms against the French troops, a Judge nominated by
the competent Tribunal of the Nation, shall always assist in regu-
lating the whole of the process against the accused, till sentence
is pronounced. No countryman doiniciliated in the town, nor
stranger shall be molested on account of the peculiarity of his
dress ; and still less the Ecclesiastics. The carriers emplored in
bringing provisions to the town, shall henceforward be subject to
no vexation, or detention of their carriages or mules. Every in-
dividual, who shall have just complaints to make, on addressing
himself to the Judge of Police, may rest assured, that he will on
the same day obtain full justice and reparation, for whatever da-
mage he may have sustained. As to the Muleteers, who are
likewise employed in bringing provisions to town, and who gene-
rally stay there a few days, only one half of their cattle shall in fit-
cure be put in requisition, even tinder the most urgent necessity;
and in no case shall they, be detained longer than three or four
days, for which they shall be paid at the prices already given nut.
Orders shall be given at those gates of the town, where carriers
have suffered arbitrary detentions, in order to be searched and
stripped of their arms, that this abuse be in future prevented.—
But it is also necessary to repeat the order against introducing fire-
arms, or other prohibited weapons into the city ; they ought al-
ways to be deposited at the gate.
s• Given at the Palace, by order of the Supreme Junta of
Government, May 9, 1808.
" The Compte CASA VALENCIA, Secretary."
MAY 20.—0 n the Lit inst. the King and Queen cf
Spain arrived with their suite at Bourdeaux. The
guard of honour, as well as the civil and military
powers, went out to meet their Majesties, and accom-
panied them to the Imperial Palace, where the King
and Queen alighted.

ROME, APRIL 1.4 t.
The Senattir Lucien Bonaparte quitted Rome on
the 14th of this month, to repair to Florence, where
it is understood, he descended first at the Black Eagle,
and afterwards settled in the Hotel Ximenes, where
General Fiorella lodged. His Holiness persists still
in the same disposition with respect to the concessions
which have been required of him. Towards the end
of the last month, his Holiness addressed, through his
Secretary of State, the following circular letter to all
the Cardinals who had received orders to quit Rome,
conceived in these terms:
" His Holiness our Master has ithinnattded his Secretary of
State, Cardinal Doria Patnfili, to make known to your Eminence,
that his heart has been penetrated with the most poignant grief, on
being informed of the order given by the French General to so many
Members of the datred College, to quit Rome within three days.
His Holiness, whc clearly sees that this measure tends to overthrew
the empire of the Church, since those Members arc removed
from his person who are necessary to the direction of his affairs,
and at last his hlinister, his Vicar, cannot in conscience permit
this departure. He prohibits, therefore, every one upon his oath
of obedience to remove from Rome, unless absolutely compelled
by force ; and his Holiness, foreseeing this case, that after having
torn your Eminence from his bosom, you might be left at a cer-
tain distance frnen Rome, is of opinion, that you should not con-
tinue your journey, unless compulsion should be used, to the place
designated to you ; in order that it may be a matter of public no-
toriety that your removal from the head of the church has not
been voluntary, but from compulsion. The virtues of all the in-
dividuals who have received the order to depart, alone support the
afflicted soul of his Holiness, and are a pledge to him, that, ac-
cording to his example, they will support these persecutions with
patience, and that the sentiments of the Sacred CoUege, far from
being weakened, will be strengthened."
Though this piece had been sent to the Cardinals
before their departure, it did not prevent some of
them from going voluntarily to the places pointed out
to them. M. Lefebre, who, after the departure of
M. Alquier, remained in this city, in the quality of
Charge d'Affaires from France to his Holiness, has
just set out to Paris, carrying with him all the papers
an* archives of the legation.

PARLIAMEATARr PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, MAY 31.

In the Committee of Privileges, the consideration of the Maim
to the Banbury Peerage, was proceeded in. Further consideration
on Thursday se'nnight.
The Duchess of Brunswick's Annuity Bill was read a third time
and passed.
The Irish Militia Volunteering Bill, and the Scots Game Laws
Bill, were brought up from the Commons by Mr. Blackburn, and
other Members, and read a first time ; as were also the Vauxhall-
Bridge Bill, brought up by Mr. Thornton, and some private Bills
by Sir Charles Pole, and other Members.
In an Apreal from the Couri of Session in Scotland, " Forbes v.
Honyman, Bart. and others," Mr. Alexander and Mr. GiUles were
heard for the Appellant.
The LORD CHANCELLOR thought it unnecessary to hear
the Counsel for the Respondents, and moved to affirm the judg-
ment of the Court of Session.—Ordered.
On the third reading of the Irish Clergy Residence Bill, an
amendment was proposed by the Earl of MOIRA, to save the
privileges of the Peers, Archbishops, and Bishops of Ireland with
respect to Chaplains, which after some conversation between his
Lordship, Lords HAWKCSBURY, HARROFFST, REDZSDALE, the
Duke of NORFOLK, the LORD CHANCELLOR, and the Bishop of
LIIEFRICK, was agreed to with a slight alteration; as was also a
clause proposed by Lord HARROW BY, to obtain returns with re-
spect to Lie residence of the Clergy, after a few observations trom
MP Archbishop of Carnet, Lot ds REDESDALE, and HAwKES-

On the Report of the Irish Clam House Bill being presented
by Lord WALSINGHAM, the Duke of NORFOLK objected to
the amendments made in the Committee, on the ground that they
r.nght endanger the rejection of the Bill in the other House.
Lord REDESDALE thought the amendments essential.

After a few nhservations -Crain the Duke of NORFOLK in
reply, the House divided. On the question for agreeing to the
ainendplents, Contents 6—Nan-contents 2—Majority 4.
Adjourned till to-morrow (this day).