Star.
London, England, 1817-12-15 00:00:00

LIWORT4NT DECRAE of the KING of SPAIN.

MADRID, NOVEMBER U.
His Majesty, animated with a desire to increase
the white population of the island of Cuba, on the
21st of October nit. issued a decree, in which he an-
on* as far as the 'said island is concerned, all the
anterior laws which forbid foreigners to have access
into the Spanish settlements in America, and to re-
side there. By the new Royal Order various grants
are now made tosuch foreigners as may wish to esta-
blish there, and the condittons fixed to which they
are to conform, viz. they are to profess the Catholic,
Apostolic, and Roman religion ; swear fidelity and
obedience to his Majesty, give proofs of their means
to subsist, as well as of their talents, industry, and
good conduct. The new foreign colonists, from the
moment gat their arrival, having previously taken the
cash of allegiance, shall be placed under the protec-
tion of the law, have a certain portion of lands al-
lotted to them, the piuduce of which is for ever to
be tree of duties, and inr fifteen years of tythes, a
favour which is not panted to the natives of the
i.land. The said foreigners, from the first day of
their landing, shall but allowed to truffle, buy, and
freely 4rpese of their property, and alter living five
years an the island, they shall acquire the full title of
Spanish citizens, without any other formality or ex-
pease, and from that moment they shall be autho-
rized to open comnsetcial houses, and fill all civil
and military employments. From dur first day of their
arrival they shall also enjoy the power of testatipg
and disposing of their property in behalf of whom-
suever they please, and in case a war should arise
betwets hiseatholic Majesty and the. Sovereigns of
their native .euntries, and the said colonists should
wish to continue their residence in the island, they I
shall in no way be disturbed ; and if, on the con.
teary, they should wish to quit it, a certain time shall
bedflowed them to realize their fortunes, and export
the proceeds of the sante, where and in the manner
they may deem fit.
" Such ate principal favours conferred by his Ma.
jesty on the subjects of friendly Powers desirous of
settling in the island.of Cuba. The greatest proetec.
(ion and encouragement are promieed to those going
over to this important colotil. the produce of which
is already immense, and capable of the greatest in.
grease, so much so, that the said island, as well on
account of the fertility of soil as its geographical po-
sition may be considered as one of the most produc.
live establishments io the Wedeln Hemisphere, and
the NMI suitable fox the exercise of national and fo.
reign industry. klis Majesty concludes his Royal
Order by inviting the local authorities of the island
of Cuba and the Supreme Council of the Indies,. to
a tacit to him other means more efficacious, in (Wei
to attain the objet: his Majesty bats in view, via. the
iremest possible increase of white colonists, such as
stray be reodered useful in the said island of Cuba,
as well as in Puerto Kilo and the Spanish part of
Alatitigo."

FRINCH PAPERS.

PARIS, DROINARAR

After Mass the King yesterday transacted Mines
troth the Keeper of the Seal.. At ors o'clock _ his
Majesty presided at a Council of Ministers.
The Princes set off at seven o'clock yesterday
morning. They will return to.morrow.
The Duke and Duchess of Berry have sent to
Count .du Hathel, Prefect of the Department of
Vienau, the yinv of 2.000 francs, for the eeliel al the
poor of the towlis leiotien and ofChatellereolt.
On-the flub inst. the de* of the feast of the Con-
ception. a yonng Lady took the veil, in the Convent
whore Mademoiselle of Conde resides. It was the
-Duchess of Bourbon who handed the veil tap the
young xecluse.
Letters from Aix-latChapelle state, that M. de Las
%sus, accompanied by his son, twelve years of age,
arrived there on the id instant, and that they set off
vest day for Germany.
Hi's Holiness bat nominated M. Serra Cassano,
A potolic Nuncio to the Court of Bavaria.
A new Congress of the Sovereigns is still talked of-
It will; it is said, meet in July or August, and take
important n enures for the maintenance and consoli.
dation of the legitimate and contitntional order of
Europe. and for the repression of whatever remains
. of the gnetillutionary spirit among a few malcontents.
CHAMBER OF IlarpUTlF,s, DECEMBER so.
The Committee appointed to examine the Projet of
the Law.latiee to the erg** law of the Concordat
assembled this day at noon. In their Bureaus,
The Commission charged with the examination of
the Project of Law on the mode of Recruiting the
Army. assembled tchday at eleven o'clock. The pre.
Eas=y examination of the Priejact of Law on the
ttit proceeds. The Comminien asermbles
every day. Ti;. result of die& tilikation ls Scot fet
known ; it is believed that it will be declared to.
stsonow by its Reporter. To-morrow there will be
a antetieg of the &mates at eleven o'clock to nomi-
nate their Presidents and Secretaries, as likewise a
sew Commission of Petitions. At noon, in a public
'silting, these will be a Report from the present Com-
mission of Petitions, by M. le Cooke Bruyeres Cha.
labia. Tbeliscassion on the Liberty of the Prep
Brill the* be opened. According to the order of the
inscription of the names of the speakers, Messrs.
Mania de Gray, Savo;e-hollin,Joilieet, and Beet
not, w4l he heard first ; the two tomer against the
Project of lama and the two latter in auppet of it.
ETIWIADDRO. Digt,/ABER &

A frightful cause, the details of which make to
shedder with horror. was brought" to-day before the
court of tiesiees of ibis eitx- 41 person named Guth,
a daplabourer. left his village oo the 14th-of July
lot to go a begging oa the other side of the Rbbs
with his eldest son, luting with his wife two other
children, a girl and a bat of 14 years of age. At
his MUM oft the 16th of the same month. not MO*
ing theloonett of his Oilcloth be asked his wife
where he was,, and be answered, be gum of red.--
The father insisted. She at last r*ied, that the
child was lath* kitchen. lie went tbMwr, and *pea.
* cupboard. discovered in a tub the unfortunate
0704 ',Gibed in blood, wanting the right leg, which
Kati bens totally amputated. At this horrible speCtacle
the (mbar flied Out in his wife, " Ah, wretch' -what
,

Dave youalone?" and went immediately to declare the
deed to the Mayor. The woman, being interrogated,
declared that, driven by famine, she had cut the in•
Pant's throat with a pruning knife, and had detached
the thigh, apart of which the had cooked with cabbage
and eaten. There were found, in fact, boiled greens
which she pointed out,with a gnawed bone beside them,
which was recognized to be the femur of the infant.
It was not hunger which armed the band of this un-
natural mother. It was proved that she had still
fowls, a goat, and vegetables. But skilful physicians,
examined on the trial, proved that so monstrous an
action on the part of a woman who had till then lived
an irreproachable life could only be the effect of a
sudden attack of delirium. The Judge, in addressing
the Jury, after summing up the evidence, said, You
will declare, without doubt, the accused guilty of vo-
luntary homicide, and with primeditation, committed
on her own child, because this fact, with its holt ie..
circumstances, is but ton well established ; but oit the
question whether she was in a state of mental aliena-
tion at the time of the action, which the law requirtsyou
to determine, and which is the only defence in this caw,
you will not do human nature the is 'justice of doubting.
No I human nature can nut ptoduce monsters capable
of tliv. crime imputed to the prisoner. Not even
among cannibals do they kill their own children to
devour them. No, no ! this unheard-of crime, which
can never be imitated, must be the effect of &range-
' ment. We may lament her fate, but we cannot dis-
pense with the necessity of separating her from so•
ciety for ever, that she may never cease to be an ob-
ject of horror, as she is at this moment to us all."
The verdict of the Jury was, that she was guilty
of assassination, but that she was in a state vd de-
rangement at the time of the action. She was there-
fore ;equities', but put at the disposal of the authori-
ties, fur confinement in a mad-house.

FMNDERS AND DUTCH MAIL.

BBUBSELS, DECEMBER Q.

A letter from Milan of the 26th November, con-
tains the following passage :
" The Princess of WALIIS received yesterday, by
a Courier dispatched from London, the deplorable
news of the death of her beloved daughter the Prin-
cess CsraeLorrs. This creel event made such a pro-
found impression upon her, that she fainted away
several times succestivelY."
Within these few days we have seen a great many
Russian, English and German Couriers pass through
here, mostly going to London or coming from it ; a
great many Couriers from Paris and the grand Head
Quarters have likewise passed through. This leads
to suppose that must importat4 negociations are on
toot between several Powers, which opinion is con-
firmed by letters from France.
Duke Bernard of Saxe Weimar, Major-General in
the service of the King of the Netherlands, arrived
here yesterday ; also several Russians of distinction
from St. Petersburgh.
One of our Journals. has publislizd some letters of
Count Las Casas, the first addressed to Lord Sid•
mouth, and a seenuJ to 1,.0rd Holland. These letters
are corroborated by the following :
" Ail the public Papers gave at the time erroneous
accounts of the reasons of my departure from Long-
wood. The following will establish the truth:

" MT Cana COUNT 1.A3 CAl.ts—My heart sensibly fi•e:s
what you experience. Torn front me sixteen ur seventeen days
ago, you have been confined as t, without being permitted to
receive any information about me, or to communicate with any
person whatever, either French or English, and even destitute of
a *runt of your own choice.
Tone alaedtsstett Lp Helena has been like your life—honour-
able and without rtproacb ; I take pleasure in telling you
(Here three-fourths of the letter are wanting.)
" Your company was necessary to fie ; you alone could 'peek
and uudcrstand Est%lisb. How many nights have you pawed
with me in my illness. However, I advise you and if needful
I order you to require the Governor of this Island to send you
to the Continent. He aunt refuse this, baying no power over
you, but your voluntary consent, which has placed you under
his anther y. My heart will MOM+ tu know "Mat you areas
the way to countria.
" Whether you go to England, or whether you return to your
country, forget the recollection of the 110 which you bare bees
ma& t sutler. Boast pi the fidelity whids you have sheers he I
me. ensl of the entire &motion which I bear you.
" If you should we day see my wife and my son, salute them
fewiraases-14, tor mese than two years I have no news of
doolle either directly or indirectly • (Thee lints alit'
loos wanting.] However, comfort yourself sad console my
My body, Is is troy is in the power of my enemies;
W~ tags forgets nothing that ca UMW their revenge ; they
bill me by Inches (ik boss foss swim. a mob d:pingle) • ba
PROVIVOLINCS is cos just, lam see-able a it, to eruct adi le I
astimisbig in the midst of this consuming climate, deprived
of every Wog that sumo. life --(Haeaz a New
are wantiog .)
" As there is every reason to believe that you win not be per-
pained to come before 'spur departure, receive my embraces, the
assurances of my esteem. and of my lilendship, be happy.
" Your alfectittuate,
" Longwood, Dec. l INAPOLZOO."

The local authority detained at St. Helepa the
original of this letter, and allowed only that part to
be communicated which is found here.

It is said that several Officers on half-pay have
received orders to repair to the Ten', to make part
of as expedition for the Island of Jaya.
The birth-day of his Royal Highness the Prince of
Orange was kept it Brussels with every demonstra-
tion ut joy. The while city was illumigated.
[These Papers make no location of the Count de
Golt x.]
Letters from Batavia, of the month of Tune, which
have been received within these few days, represent
in no favourable light the state of our Colonies in the
East Indies. At Batavia they expected mon to rc-
naive inmetous reinforcements of troops from V.urope.
This unfortunate circumstance (says the (fhent Jour-
nal). makes us sensible of all the perfidy of the pre-,
caution of England, which, by depriving us of the
Cape, has not left us any point to touch at between
this Kingdom and the Sunda Islands. The posses-'
sion of this Colony in Africa would enable us to send
speedy succours to the East Indies, but our generous
protecton have left es only what they can easily take
back from us whenever they please, because they
have placed ue in a situation in which it is kopossible
to defend them. -
HAGUE, DECEMBER. 4.
The appe‘l to public opinion, and to the States.
General of the Ningcloni of the Netherlands, in fa-
vow of the proscribed French, against those who
proscribe them, by Messrs. Courtots, Lemaire, and
Guyet, who resided 17 months at &owls, under the
guarantee of the 4th /kaiak of the fundamental
Lai and also the Pamphletwbi:h bears the tide
of " fetitions presented And disuibuted to an' Mtl22-

hers of the :iecond Chamber of the States-Central,
by Messrs. Guyer and Courtois Lemaire, exiled from
the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in contempt of the
fourth Article of the Fundamental Law, followed by
their protest." •
People are extremely anxious to see under what
point of view tile Committee will consider these two
Petitions,and the report which it will make upon them.
Dimmest 7.—Tbe work of Messrs. Courtois Le-
maire and Guyet, gg Appeal," &c. as well as their
Petition, after being addressed to the Second Cham-
ber of the States-General, are now sent to the First.
The editor has prefixed to these Petitions a letter to
, Count Thiennes, President of the First Chamber.—
' We hardly know how to characterise this epistle.