Star.
London, England, 1816-12-25 00:00:00

may beeping desperate. and the remedy, which, it
resorted to in time, migiit have been effie.acions, will
then be found useless.—ln one word, reduce the
....
taxes or you are fumed.
----.
The minor Frett:h Journals of Saturday atrived
last night, but contain little of novelty or interest.'
In another column we have given extracts of their'
contents, also an abstract of the Project of the I.aw
of Election, contained in the Monitcur of tlfe same
date received yesterday morning.

We have received New York Papers up to the 25:h
(4 November. An extract which they contain of a
letter from St. Bartholomew's, dated the 29th Octo-
ber, states, that a dreadful fever rages at Guada-
loupe, of which great numbers of people are dying
I every day. The fever is reported to have been
brought by a vessel from Malta. and is cAllcd the
1 black f var.
At Montreal, on the 9111 ultimo, a severe shock of
an earthquake was felt, and on the 16th another smut
shock of about thirty seconds duration.

SPAIN.
Every fresh arrival from Spain confirms more and
more the accounts before received of the deranged
state of the finances—the absolute annihilation of tl.e
credit of the G ivernment.
It appears by letters brought by the Mail of yes-
terday, that a Junta was lately formed in Madrid,
Attended by two of the Ministers, and twelve mer-
chants of the first character, for the purpose of weer.
a'ning whether a loan could be effected of one mil-
lion of dollars, for the security and repayment of
winch the export duties on wools, as well as the fu
cure revenue of the bulls issued by the Board of La
Cruzada, were offered in the way of mortgage. The
merchants gave it as their decided opinion, that,
under existing circumstances, the loan proposed
could not be obtained ; and in support of their an-
swer, they added, that the last year's loan of half a
million bad never been completely raised, since no
more than 50,000 dollars had been paid into the
Treasury. The new loan is required for the troops,
who are represented to be in the most wretched si-

citation.
The Spanish Budget for the ensuing year has been
presented to the KING, by which it appears that the
arrears of 1815 and 1816 amount to S 5 millions of
dollars. A deficit of ten milions also results from a
comparative view of the estimated revenue and prc-
pesed expenditure for the ensuing year of 1817 ; and
it is a knowledge of all these facts that has deprived
the Gover invent of King FERDINAND of that credit
ani faith "hie% many individual merchants enjoy on
the Exchanges of London or Hamburgh.
We are further advised •of another measure at
present agitating in the Madrid Cabinet, which,
if it cannot be corseilleted important, is at least
curious, when we consider the unbending haughti-
Gess with which Spain has hitherto acted towards
her revolted provinces of the New World. The
utter impossibility of the latter being recovered
by the aid of Spanish armies, having daily become
more evident, the Council of the Indies has at length
proposed to the Kvso a plan of reconciliation, the
basis of which is a free trade to be allowed to fo
reigners into Spanish America, under certain restric-
tions. This measure is expected to have a double ef.
fect, by first satisfying the wants of the revolted, and
then by obtaining the co-operation of foreign nations
in their pacification, to which they, would be induced
by the benefiti offered. The plan has been referred
to the Cadiz Board of Trade, as the KING could not
venture to resolve upon it till, the arch-monopolists of
that heroic city had been consulted. Their answer,
however, had not been received when the post left
Madrid, and it was anticipated they would urge more
blood and thunder, as they have always opposed any
interference in what they consider exclusive right:.
Since the return of King FERDINAND, this is the
first time we have had an opportunity of witnessing
the exertions of the Council of the Indies, in an
affair that long ago ought to have called for their
strenuous interference, and we sii.cerely hope it
will produce some material change of system.—
The Colonial policy of Spain has hitherto resembled
the system of restrictions adopted by Rome after
the Latin war, when several States, besides being
stripped of their lands, were interdicted from all
relations of commerce, marriage., and councils; soon
after which time instances were seen of Colonies peti-
tioning to be allowed the use of the Latin language.
—Equal to this has been the illiberal severity with
which the ultramarine provinces have hitherto been
swayed, and beyond doubt it was the pressure of
such a system that drove them into open revolt; but
it is a question whether the remedy is not now tardy,
and, at all events, it must be administered•by other
hands than those of Spain, since, .after the past, the
South Americans cannot trust to her.

• The Marquis of LANSDOWNe ha. purchased at
Rome, of Luca, BONAPARTIt, the tine statue of
flaw, by CANOVA.
The PRINCZ REGENT has made a splendid addition
to his armoury from the Ire tin of the field of Wa-
terloo, coesisting of cuirasses, helmets, sabres, and
carabines, some of which are beautifully inlaid with
silver and steel ornaments. His Royal Highness's
collection of ettrierst armour is• now the finest in the
kingdom.
Letters received from Senegal nsentiopl. that the.
*epeditions to explore Africa would leave that settle.
litent about the beginning of October.