Star.
London, England, 1823-05-31 00:00:00

SPANISH REGENCY.

The latest accounts from Pita state, that the
French, on arriving at Madrid, began the formation
of a Regency to govern in the name of Ferdinand VII.
The individuals invited to undertake the office are
said to be the Duke de San Carlos, the Duke de
l'lnfantado, and the Marquis de Casa Yrujo, three
of the most distinguished personages in Spain.
The Duke de San Carlos is a Grantee of Spain of
the First Class, and is descended from the ancient
Kings of Leon. He entered young into the army, in
which service he rose gradually to the rank of Lieu-
tenant-General. In 1797 he was appointed Preceptor
to the Prince of Asturias, now King of Spain. Since
that time he has successively filled many important
posts under Charles IV. such as Major-Domo of the
Queen's Household, and Viceroy of Navarre. When
Ferdinand succeeded to the Throne, he named, as
Grand Master of his Household, the Duke de San
Carlos; who afterwards followed him to Bayonne,
and shared his confinement at Valencay. The Duke
negotiated the Treaty of 1813 with Bonaparte, in
virtue of which Ferdinand obtained his liberty; but
which in other respects we cannot but regard as
degrading to the Spanish. Throne and Nation. He
re-entered Spain with the King, as his Minister ; and
continued to exercise a powerful influence as such
till the end of 1815, when he was appointed Atn-
bassadorto Vienna, and was thence removed in 1817
to London in the same capacity. This Nobleman in-
disputably possesses great talents and experience in
the conduct of public affairs. His age is 52.
The Duke de l'lnfantado is also a Grandee of the
first class, and one of the richest subjects in Spain.
He was educated in France, but left that country
young, and raised a regiment at his own expense in
1793, to fight against the French Republicans in Ca-
talonia. Ferdinand very early became much attached
to him, and at the time of the disturbances at Aran-
juez, in 1807, both the Prince and the Duke were in-
Volved in a joint impeachment of treason by the Mi-
nister Godoy. In 1808, he accompanied Ferdinand
to Bayonne, and accepted office under Joseph Bona-
parte, but certainly without any intention of adhering
to that Pretender: Oh the contrary, he soon took
up arms against the latter, and was thereupon pro-
scribed by Napoleon. The Duke took a command
in the I'atrotic army ; but, though brave, he pos-
sessed little military talent, and soon retired from
that profession, after hiving stistained two or three
defeats.. In 1811, he came on a mission to London,
where he was received with all the honours due to
his high rank and approved patriotism. The Liberal
party in the Cortes always perseduted him; but Fer-
dinand, on bis restoration in 1814, nominated the
Duke to the important office of President of the Coun-
cil of Castile. The Duke is distinguished by great
mildness of manners and unalterable loyalty ; and
has, on many trying occasions, risked not only his
princely fortune, but his life, for his King and country.
Accordingly, he is the-most popular man in Spain.
His age is about fifty.
The Marquis of Casa-Yrujo is well known in the
diplomatic world, particularly for his negociations in
America, which terminated in the cession of Florida
to the United States. After his return to Spain, he
was named by King Ferdinand, in the early part of
1818, Secretary of State. and Dispatches; but re-
signed that post in the latter part of the same year.
In 1819 he was again employed, but shortly after-
wards dismissed, and exiled to Avila: and a prose-
cution was even directed against him for the part he
had in the Florida Treaty ; but till's prosecution was
soon dropped.

It is a subject of general remark, that the very im-
portant productions of the French Press, during the
present season, have eclipsed those of every other
country. Among the most remarkable may be men-
tioned the Memoirs of the unfortunate MARIE AN-
TOINETTE, by Madame CAMPAN ; NAPOLEON'S groat
Historical Work; the curious Journal of Count LAS
CASES; the Memoirs of the eccentric Count RAPP;
and, lastdy, the Journal of the present king of FRANCE.
A FALSE ALAR&L—A few weeks ago, the inhabit-
ants of one of the principal Cities in the West of
England were 611 ed with conjecture and consterna-
tion at the following notice, painted in large capitals
on the front of a house, recently fitted up and re-
paired-:—" Mrs. M--, from London, deals in all
torts of Ladies." All was consternation! Inquiry was
instantly set on foot as to who this Mrs. M. might
be? No one could tell ; the was a stranger from Lon-
don about to establish a new concern. Great anxiety
prevailed as to this, equivocal proclamation of the
new establishment. For two whole days all was in-'
justice and consultation. On the third morning, be-
old,
the mystery was unravelled. The painter,
who had, it seems, been suddenly attacked by a se-
vere fit of gout, returned to finish his work, and in
ten animates concluded it by adding—a aad Gentle-
men's Waren sPitere4