Star.
London, England, 1819-01-08 00:00:00

DEATH OF THE QUEEN OF SPAIN.

The following Official Announcement of her MA-
SESTY.i Death, and that of her Infant, was received
this morning :
MADRID, DRC. 27, t sta.

The Dith of December of this year will be a day
of everlasting mourning for the Spanish Nlonarchy,
on account of the loss of a QUEEN endowed with the
most eminent qualities, and who was at once the or-
nament of the Spanish Throne, and an examJe of
every domestic •i►tue.

" It was nine o'clock at night when her Igas:vrti,..
being in bed, and conversing with some of her atten-
dants, felt all of a sudden seized with a convulsion,
which appeased to go off about themd of two or due!
minutes. Her MAJESTY recovered her senses, but con-
tinued in a state ofinquietude, which was speedily fol-
lowed with another convulsion. From this moment
the fits continued without interruption in spite of the
most proper remedies which were immediately ad-
ministered to save the precious life of her MAJESTY.
Every efant was unavailing ; the convulsions having
la•ted about twenty-two minutes, the best of Queens
expired.
" The deplorable death of her MAJESTY having
been estah:i.ined, the Cesarean operation was, by per-
mission of his MAJESTY, performed ; the child, which
was an fryiotea, was baptiied at the moment it pre-
sented itself; this duty fulfilled, it was then ex-
tracted, and every means used to save its life, but to
no purpose ; the Itifanta expired in a few minutes.
" These direful events have plunged into the most
profound grief the KIND our master, who loved her
MAJESTY with all the tenderness which her virtues
and qualities merited. Nor has the consternation
been less with which they have struck the other mem-
bers of the Royal House, and particularly the In-
fanta Donna Maitia-FftaNcinse D'AssINE, who has
lost iu the Queex the most virtuous of sisters. All
hearts, on learning this most afflicting intelligence,
have given proof of the profound sorrow which they
feel for the loss of a Sovereign who was their delight.
The unfortunate weep an august and beneficent mo-
ther, who succoured them with a liberal hand. The
Arts have lost an illustrious protectress, who de-
lighted in supporting and encouraging them. In
short, there is no class ef people for whom this day
will not be a day of sorrow and of lamentation.
" For these unfortunate reasons, the KING our
Master has ordered that the Court do go into mourn-
ing for six months, reckoning from to-day, the 27th.
The three Frst months shall be deep mourning, and
the three second half-mourning."
I-ler Matesry was the daughter of JoHN VI. King
of Portugal, and of Cummorrit JOACHIM of Bour-
bon, Infanta of Spain, sister of FERDINAND VII. and
by consequence his niece as well as wife. She was
born 19th May, 1797.

Ilamburgh Papers to the Ist instant ruched us
this forenoon. In a letter from Constantinople, of
the 25th Nov. an account is given of the very great
rejoicings that took place there on receiving the ncws
of the victory obtained over the Wachabites, formerly
announced in the STAR. A car is preparing, on u Lich
the Chief, who has been taken alive, and is on his
way to Constantinople, is to be exposed to the gaze
of the populace.

The Paris Papers of Tuesday art ived this forenoon.
. The death of the Queen of SPAIN; which we have
noticed above, was officially communicated to
the King of FRANCE on Monday; and the Court
ordered to go into mourning for twenty-one days.—
The communication is stated to have been contained
in an autograph letter by FERDINAND himself to Louis.

The Duchess Of ANGOULENIE has sent to MA RON,
and several other Ministers of the Protestant Con-
fession, considerable sums to be distributed among
Christians of their communion.

Rear-Admiral DUPERRE has proceeded to )3rest,
to take the command of an Expedition which is ready
to ail from that port.

The Chambers of Peers and Deputies were chiefly
occupied on Monday with the proposition kr graut•

irg a national recodiptnce to the juke of tifCHEj
The Duke has addressed a very phiiseivoithy.
both Chamber% expressive of a wish that they viii
not think of ad ding to the already excessive burdens of
the country, by any grant of money td him, fir
services h?. may have rendered his country ; which
considers to be sufficiently recompensed by thi
esteem of his fellow-cititens, the favour of his Kiss
and the applause of hi 3 own conscience.

In our columns of to,Jay we hive even the tea:
elusion of the infamous p:ticeedinet against ad
countrymen Attatrrzi Not and A anialtliti—lt
so much of them as Mr. llit:xnon has thought At tit
communicate to Congress. The subject will prebd:
bly, ere long. come before the British public in son:
ther shape ; for it is not possible that a transude*
to which even the American GOtirignent has bet
impelled to thin its attention, can escape the notice
of the Bi itish Parliament.