Star.
London, England, 1818-03-09 00:00:00

GHENT, MARCH 2.

Letters from the Hague, after giving the details of
the new organization of the Ministry, add the follow-
ing particulars :—" In short the system ...ameliora-
tion which the Government has adopted in the diffe-
rent branches of the public administration, advances
with rapidity. The result will be, a great diminution
of the expenses, more celerity, and fewer obstacles in
the progress of public business. The resignation of
the Prince of Orange, of his functions as Minister at
IVar, will, without doubt, again furnish matter for
reflectien ; and those who dream only of discord and
disunion, will not fail to suppose there is some mis-
understanding between his Majesty and the Prince
Royal. Let them undeceive themselves ; the most
perfect agreement, the most cordial harmony reigns,
not only between the King and his august son, but
between all the members of the Royal Family, which
gives to the nation the most edifying example of all
the domestic virtues. The resignation of the Prince
of Orange proceeds fsom sentiments of propriety,
which ale highly interesting ; we need but to explain
them in order to give the deathblow to all the ab-
surd reports which are already iv circulation in this
place, and will probably soon reach you. According
to the new organization of the War Department, the
place of Commissary-General is suppressed. The
Prince, in his quality of War Minister, would have
had to repair to the second Chamber of the States-
General every time that a new law, relative to this
branch of the administration, should be proposed by
his Majesty, to explain the grounds of the law, and
to defend the measures proposed. Would there not
be reason to fear that his Royal Highness might be
accused of exercising by his presence some influence
on a part of the Assembly ? Must not the hare idea
of the possibility of such a supposition be repugnant
to the delicacy of the Prince.' On the other hand,
is it proper to place the Heir Apparent to the Throne
in a sort of arena with the Deputies who should
believe it their duty to oppose the law proposed ?
I do not think it is necessary to say more on this
head, and I am pleased to think that every body wilt
be sensible of the justice of this observation. But the
Hero of Belgium has not laid down his arms as
Commander in Chief and -Inspector-General of the
Armies of the kingdom ; he will know on occasion
(which I hope is iar distant) to lead, as he did et
Waterloo, our brave soldiers tovic:ory."

, .• ,
Letters from Madrid, of 2.9 th January; sa7, that
the Iligh Allied Powers who were to decide on the
differences between Spain and Portu:_zal, had deter.
mined that the latter may keep possession of the left
bank of the La Plata till the former has sent 20,000
men to re-establish tranquillity and recover its emit°►
ritv in that part of America.
The Hereditary Prince of Hesse-
Homberg, whose
union with the Princess Elizabeth of England seems
to he certain, is General of Cavalry in the Austrian
service, and Proprietor of a Regiment of Htsisars.-....
Leipsic he commanded the reserve army, and in
Fra,.ce led the Allied Souther) Army which took
Lyons. The pupil of Loudohu, while still very
young, distinguished himself in the siege and storm-
ing of Belgrade, and was remarked in the succeeding
war equally for humanity and bravery.