Star.
London, England, 1817-03-24 00:00:00

MADRID, MARCH s.

The property of Don Emanuel Godoy, Prince of
the Peace, is still under sequestration, and is promised
to be thrown into the Sinking Fund, for the relief of
the finances of the State.

There are no appearances of the sailing of the ex-
pedition for America under the orders of the Count
d'Abisbal, nor of the arrival of the expected galleons
at Cads/.

- - - The King has just nominated Don Michael de
Castro Captain-Gmeral of the Province of Yucatan,
in South America ; and many other officers to various
employmeuu in this part of our Colonies.

The falling off in the duties of Excise has been
progressive during the present quarter. It is stated
to be upwards of itoo„Ooo.
It appears that there are still between six and seven
hundred outstanding appeals against assessments un-
der the Income Tax.
Papers relating to the much disputed mission to
Lisbon have been presented to the House of Commons.
From these it appears that Mr. CANNING was, in the
first instance, to be allowed £8,200 as his regular
ambassaJotial appointment, with £6,000 a.year as
eats aordinaries; that be received at this rate for three
quarters a a year, up to July, 1815, exclusive of cer-
tain losses from the course of exchange and paper
money ; but that for the quarter from July to Octo-
ber, 1815, he received upon a new and more moderate
scale of his own proposing, by which the Ambassador
should only have the old allowance of £8,200 paid
up to him, free iron: all deductions: he has obtained
in net receipts about £l2OOO. _

Among the numerous retrenchments in contempla-
tion, is the abohtion of the Naval Asylum, for which
Parliament has for some years made an annual grant,
but which is net intended this year. The. grant last
year was .120,464. .Tbe Finance Committee have,
it is said, come to a determination to recommend the
abolition of the office of Auditor of the Exchequer,
held by Lord Gastivu.z.z.

The Montreal paper of the Bth ult. mention, that
articles of impeachment have been presented against
two Judges of the capital of tI4 capital of Canada,
for malversation, injustice, and oppression. The
ousel of the Judges are —lfni, the Chief, and. Charla
foscheel ono of the Ptah= Judges.

FLANDERS MAIL.

This morning a flattish Mail arrived at the Pest
Odic:.

His Imperial Hi7hness the Archduke Ntatotits
arrived at Brussels on Wedneslay last. He resides
with his illustrious brother-'n•law.

The question of Droit dt Tu. on the Scheldt is net
finally settled. This vexatious toli began to be levied
on the 20th of February, and so late as the 17th inst.
paid eighty francs on four pipes of rum.
Another question, which may lead to important
results, also occupies the public mind at Brus•els—_
the claims of the Clergy to exemption from se.tily
jurisdiction. It might have been thiught that the
time for such arrogant pretensions was past every
where but in Rome and in Spain ; but a pamphlet
has just made its appearance in the Netherlands, en
titled t‘ On Me Immunity of Ecclesiastics," in %lath it
is maintained, that " the tempetai power is not, nor
can be in away manner the judge of Ecclesoastics."
The class with v.::;eh this production orii,;inates may
be easily recogn:zed by the tollosi ing specimen of
ecclesiastical arro,zance Sge with in.
difference, in the ands of the Laity, ..sid ei;nfounded
with the common people, a IV shell, oxia is superior so
all authority."—ln England, tlie Arronot.s-GLNeum
would administer a little wholestini.i .lisi.iptitie to any
fellow who won't,' dare thus is (teach up
against the Pigher rowers.
On the 'a:Sth of . Ftbruavy the Hamlet of Moos
consisting of six houses, was over araelmel by an
avalanche. Sixteen persuns were buried under the
frozen snow, only three of whom were dog out alive,
Twenty cows and SJ sheep were also killed.

The Barbary Pirates teem to be as at
ever in the Mediterranean.

Russia scents to improve in population by the di:.
tress of Wier European States. Immense ',umbers
of to.i.;tatits ate settling there.

KIOSK, MARCH 1.

Our Merchants have received the news that Ms
Majesty the Empnor inttmes to visit this City in the
that he will make a pretty long stay
Imre. The great pu'aiie worl7s have been resumed ;
the roads are repairing, dikes arc constructing—in
shot t, every thing doing to rifler his Majesty a satis-
factory picture of the amelioratices executed under
his auspices.
The population of our city daily increases, by
emigrations front all countries ; it will soon be as vi•
tious as that of the United Stater. At this pelioi
considerable num!ier of Spailtrcis a: arriving. A
vessel just arrived from Gibral'ar, inte lass us that
two Spanish golettas had been cliaccd on wing cut
of the Straits, and obliged to return. had suf-
fered much damage, the V 4 belng vary tvropestu.
nue ; their destination was for our por'. Niirthrous
Barbary pirates scour the Mediterraaear. an.: c,ea
the-Adtiatic, where they give 6:act: :o nierclaant•
men without distinction of nation.