Star.
London, England, 1810-01-17 00:00:00

MADRID, DECEMBER ti.

The preparations for the reception of the Emperor
it the Castle of Marrac are terminated. It is an-
bounced this day, that the English have evacuated
all the coast cf Gallicia, and carried off the vessels
which were its the ports.

Colonel Tascher, Aid de-Camp to his Majesty the
ring of Spain, arrived here yenerday, from Paris,
where he had been sent on a mission. He ist it is
istid, the bearer of very important dispatches.
The nomination of his Highness the Prince of Neuf-
chatel and Wagram to the rank of Major• General of
the army of Spain has been received with much plea-
sure by the whole army. We see in it a happy indi-
cation of the speedy arrival of his Majesty the Empe-
ror and King, and the certainty that the destiny of
Spain will at length be axed.
_ _ _

It is not yet known what new destination is reserved
by his Majesty for Marshal Souk, Duke of Dalmatia
who, since the departure of Marshal Jourdan, has dis'
charged the duties of Major-(general.
Marshal Ney, Duke of Elchingen, has arrived at
Salamanca, where he immediately took the command
of the 6th corps.

DEC. 22.—0 n the 20th inst. his Majesty issued the
following Decree :---
JOSF.PII NAPoLF.ON, .&C.

Desirous to restore to the use of the Fine Arts the
numerous excellent paintings which have, until now,
been buried in the obscurity of Convents ; to give as
models to youthful talent the productions of the best
masters ; revive the glory of the Spanish school, little
known to surrounding nations, and insure to the im•
mortal names of lielasquez, ibera, Murillo, Rivalta,
Navarrete, Juan San.Vincente, and others, the fame to
which they are entitled, we have decreed as follows :

art. I. A Museum of Painting shall be eatabliahed at Teladrid,
Is which shall be deposited out of every public Institution and
Royal Palace, such pictures as shall be tieemet: necessary to form
it collection of the works of the Spanish masters.
11, Another general collection of the prodatinns of the cele•
heated rainters of the same school shall be formed, in order to be
presented to our august Brother, the Emperor of the French ;
and at the same time, a wish shall be expressed that it may be
placed in the Napoleon Museum, where this monument of the
glory of opain will home a pledge of the sincere union existing
between both nations.
111. Among the paintings which will remain at our &spool,
# selection *ball be made of those which may be required to adorn
the Palaces destined to the Cortes and the Senate.
IV. Our Ministers of the Interior and of Finance shall take'
proper measures with the Superintendant of our Houle-hold for
the execution of the present Decree. 1, the KING.
Another Decree of the 16th, contains the following
regulations : ',
Jrni tilt NAPAI.BO::, &c.

Considering that it is repugnant to the spirit of the
Gospel, and the purity of the discipline of the best
ages of the Church, that the ecclesiastical order should
be diverted from its legitimate avocations by legal
concerns ; and, at the same time, that the public in-
terest requires the unity of jurisdiction, consecrated by
the 98th Article of the Spanish Constitution : hav-
ing seen the Report of our Minister for Ecclesiastical
Affairs, and consulted our Council of State, we have
decreed :
Art. I. From the date of the present Decree, the Ecclesiastical
rower shall crate to exercise any judicial jurisdiction, as well civil
as criminal, which is found to devolve to the secular Magistrates,
11. All causes for trial, whether civil, criminal, or of any other
description, pending between various suitors in the Ecciesiastico
Courts, shall be transferred, acco-ding to the character and na-
ture of their transaction, to the respective secular tribunals.
111. Causes, in the first instance, shall be left to the Judges
who should ltare been deemed competent to them, had the cause
b. gun in the Civil Court.
IV. Causes which are referred to the Metropolitan, according
to their progress, shall be submitted to the superior tribunal of
the coreevondstigsecisisr Judge.
V. Causes sul.mitted to the tribunal of La Rota, in whatever
Mate, shall be reported to that of the Alcades of the Court •
whose sentence, be it in the third, or last stage of the cause, shall
definitive.
VI. The Judges deciding 1:1 Inch causes, shall apply to them
the regulations of room-law in vigour in Spain, as would hare
*tided the ecclesraviic.ll Judges, to whom such causes would
otherwise bare been submitted. The mode and form of such
ploctedings, as well as she reiteration of eaoh cause, must be
.elusively deternsinetl by the law which regulates the @Matt
gribusals. •

esta, wno wilt oe regent: or L
• tnana will be declared Genera
A letter from St. Sebastian
port a sequestration has been
vessels.
The preparations for the re
it the Castle of Marrac are
flounced this day, that the E
all the coast cf Gallicia, ant
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which were its the ports.
MADRID, DECF
Colonel Tascher, Aid de-C
ring of Spain, arrived here
where he had been sent on a
said, the bearer of very impor
The nomination of his Hig!
ekatel and IVagram to the ra
the army of Spain has been r
sure by the whole army. \V
cation of the speedy arrival o
mr and King, and the certa
Spain will at length be fixed.
It is not yet known what ne
by his Majesty for Marshal S
who, since the departure of N
charged the duties of Major-!
Marshal Ney, Duke of El
Salamanca, where he immedi
it i of the 6th corps.
DEC. 22.—0 n the 20th in:
following Decree
JOSEPII NAPoLF.ON,
Desirous to restore to the I
• numerous excellent paintings
been buried in the obscurity
models to youthful talent the
masters; revive the glory of
known to surrounding nation
mortal names of lielasqtiez,
Navarrete, Juan San-Vincent.
which they are entitled, we I
Art. I. A Museum of Painting al
which shall be deposited out of
Royal Palace, such pictures as shall
it collection of the works of the Span
11, Another general collection
heated rainters of the same school s
presented to our august Brother, t
and at the same time, a wish shall
• placed in the Napoleon Museum,
glory of .spain will home a pledge
between both nations.
111. Among the paintings which
# selection *ball be made of those wl
the Palaces destined to the Cortes at
IV. Our Ministers of the Interit
1 proper measures with the Superint
the execution of the present Decree
Another Decree of the 16t1
regulations
Josh:Pil &c.
Considering that it is repui
Gospel, and the purity of 1
ages of the Church, that the
be diverted from its legitirn,
4 concerns ; and, at the same
terest requires the unity of jut
the 98th Article of the Spa
ing seen the Report of our h
Affairs, and consulted our C
decreed :
Art. I. From the date of the pre.
rower shall erase to exercise any Pi
as criminal, which is found to deed
11. All causes for trial, whether 4
description, pending between 'tart(
Courts, shall be transferred, 3CCO'
tune of their transaction, to the res
111. Causes, in the first inst.mc
who should 'have been deemed on
• b. gun in the Civil Court.
IV. Causes which are referred t
to their progress, shall be submitti
she coreevondnigsecisisr Judge.
V. Cams s sul.mitted to tic tribt
State, shall be reported to that c
whose sentence, be it in the third,
be definitive.
VI. The Judges deciding in us
the regulations of eamm-law in vi
*tided the ecclesiastical Judges,
otherwise bare been submitted. *.
plot-ceding', as well as she triter
exclusively detcrusined by the last
tribunals. •
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