Star.
London, England, 1811-08-09 00:00:00

the capital, that h was with the utmost difficulty they
were prevented from rising against the public autho
rities. It was asserted that French emissaries were
the authors of the long delay that has occurred, and
that both parties were so weary of the continuance of
hostilities, that preliminaries of peace must be in a
short time concluded.

THE KING.

Although no material alteration in his MalErrt's
complaint has taken place, the Bulletin of yesterday
was rather favourable.

-At the Queen's Council on Saturday, it was deter.
mined that a consultation should be held of all the
most distinguished medical practitioners in the dis-
order with which his Majesty is afflicted; and actor.
dingly this has taken place. We understand that the
1 alarming symptom in the case is the loathing and re.
jection of food. For several days his MAJuSTY took
no sustenance voluntarily, and it was owing to this
llcircumstance that he was reduced to a degree of ex-
haustation the most dangerous. OnWednesday night,
however, he had several hours sleep, and means are
now taken to sustain nature. The following is the
1 Bulletin of this day :

a' WINDSOR tASTLI, AUGIrST 9.
6 His MAJILITT ill much the same as he was yesterday.
(Signed as canal.)

'Yesterday her MAJESTY and the Princesses, after
dinner, took their usual afternoon's excursion to Frog-
more gardens, and drank tea, and at eight o'clock
returned to the Castle.
The gloomy• intelligence which we communicated
from Cadia yesterday, respecting the failure of Blake's
expedition, is but too true. It is now his intention
to reimbark with his forces far Alicant, in which the
Patriots were in no sufficient strength to resist, Seba-
stiani approaching on the one side, and Southet oa
the other. It is said that the latter would proceed
immediately to the investment of Valencia. He had
already taken possession of Villa Nueva, and it was
therefore assured that the French were in the occupa-
tion of every part in Catalonia.
In the mean time the enemy-was considerably weak.
ened on the Southern coast. There was not a single.
Frenchman in the entire range of the Mediterranean
shore from Almeria to Malaga. •
The failure of General Blake's enterprize is not the
only cause, however, of the despondency experienced
.at Cadiz : Soult had arrived in person at Port St.
Mary's, with 7000 men, destined to reittforce the be.
sieging army before Cadiz. This intelligence, added
to the news of the tall of Tarragona, and the great
scarcity of money for public purposes, had occasion-
ed a desponding feeling throughout the place, where
it was so lately expected that the siege would be
raised, and that Seville, and the whole adjacent cowl.
rtry, would be abandoned by the enemy.
• It has before been mentioned, that in consequence
of the- charges preferred against General Inns, late
Governor of Badajoz, his trial had been ordered,:
Just before the ktters were ppt on board the packet,
this officer bad left the port, and it was supposed ha
bad sought protection within the French lines. "At
the same time," adds our correspondent, " it is sin-
hnlai that the Aid-de-Camp of Marshal Sean? effected
is escape fro. a Santa Catalina." The number of
troops which had entered the Bay with BLARE, from
Ayamonte, is computed at 9000. We regret to say
that serious disputes had arisen between the Anglo.
Portuguese aad Spanish armies subsequent to the
battle of Albuera, and it is apprehended that they
cannot again act in concert, on account of their un-
favourable prepossessions with respect to each other. •
The Norfolk transport horn the West-Indies is ar-
rived at Portsmouth. She sailed from St. Thomas's
on the 2d of July, under convoy of the Ganymede
frigate, with about SO sail, bound to England, and
parted on the 19th of July, at that time about sixty
sail in company.
Upon Lord MELVILLI'S death we mentioned that
his Royal Highness the PRINCE R Ewa? had signifies
his intention to make no appointment to the Office of
Privy Seal for Scotland, but to allow it to remain over,
:along with Coe Blue Ribbons. Ministers had suggest-
ed Lord MOIRA to hold the office, who was understood
Ito have refused it. They afterwards pressed an ap•
pointment, that' the public service might not suffer.
' and his Royal Highness desired them to name whom
they pleased, under the condition, that the appoint.
ment should fall the moment the restrictions under the
Regency Act were at an end. Ministers accordingly
named the present Lord Mraxitte, and his Lordship
has been appointed with an express clause in his pa-
tent, that it Shall become void as soon as the restric-
tions under the Regency Act.are at an end.
There has been of late a great influx of Irish Ca.
tholic Priests into this country. Last week ten or
twelve who had been banished from the papal terri-
tory, arrived at Dartmouth from Morlatz, and on
Tuesday three more were landed from l'Aigle cartel
at the same place.
As many persons think that the demise of the
Crown is necessarily followed by an immediate disso-
lution of Parliament, it may not be improper to state.
from the best authority, what provision our Constitua
tion has made for such an event. " A Patliament,"
says Blackstone, (vol.l. p. 188,) " may be dissolved
by the demise of the Crown. This dissolution for.
merly happaned on the death of the reigning Sove-
reign; for he being considered in law as the head of
the Parliament (cams: princiftium et finis), that failing,
the whole body was held to be extinct. But the calling.
a new Parliament immediately on the inaugutation cat
the successor being found inconvenient, and dangers
being apprehended from having no Parliament in
being, in case of a disputed succession, it was ellaC•
-ted by the statutes 7 and 8 W. 111. c. 15, and 6 Ann,
C. 7, that the Parliament in being shall continue fc
six months after the death of any King or Queen,
unless sooner prorogued or dissolved by the succes-
sor : that if the parliament be, at the tine of the
Kings death, separated by adjournment or proroga-
tion, it shall, notwithstanding, assemble immediatel'
and that if net Parliament is then in being, the Meru-
hers of the last Parliament thell assemble ata b 4
again a Luiiimem".