Star. — London, England, 1823-12-19 00:00:00

I . Mexico has atept h ation of somewhat above eight' millions, and SP s.not had a single soldier, Go vernor, Commandant, or-recognized authority, in the' whole country for the last two years and a half. The only semblance of possession still retained by the mother country, is the occupation of the Castle - of St. John de Ulloa, by General Lemour, with a force of about 300 soldiers. This castle is situated on a small island, or rather swamp, near Vera Cruz, which city has suffered much, but not to the extent stated, from a bombard. ment of it by Lemony. The consequences of this hostile proceeding on the.part of Lemour have been, that the Spanish Commissioners, who were negotiating with the Mexican Government for favourable conditions of fu ture intercourse with the mother country, upon the basis of recognizing the independence of Mexico, were peremptorily dismissed, all Spaniards ordered to quit the country, and the commerce of the port of Vera Cruz removed to the port of Alvarado. A declaration of war has alssi been formally declared against Spain by the Mexican Government. Bit it has been asked, Who or what the Mexican Government is.?" The Executive Government of Mexico is composed of three members, at the head of which is General Victoria, a man of _superior powers, and of whose singularly romantic history we have heard most extraordinary and curious,: details. All persdns who have had opportunities of approaching him, and observ ing bas character, speak of him as a second Washington, unitifig at once the active talents of a soldier, the pru dence and sagacity of a statesman, and the wisdom of a legislator. Under his auspices Mexito is about to re ceive a central form of Governiterft, with a Congress, which was to meet on the 31st of October, when the Constitution would be definitively settled. We may soon expect, therefore, to hear something of the proceedings of this Congress. Victoria looks with great anxiety to England, and would eagerly embrace an opportunity of establishing permanent relations with this country. The British re sidents at Vera Cruz have, of course, suffered much in convenience, and some loss, from the hostile attack of Lemour, and at the date of our last advices from that city (October 11), were sending all their property into the interior. The town was almost deserted. Victoria was of opinion that it must be sacrificed, if necessary, for the national honour and character. It was deter mined not to open the port again, until the Castle of St. John de Ulloa bad surrendered. ictoria afforded every protection to our countrymen which it was in his power to do. He was urged to conclude an armistice with Lemour, to enable the British to remove their property. He acceded - to everything that could be reasonably asked, but Lemour would listen to nothing . but a gene ral arrangement of differences. An armistice would not suit him. Iturbide, who raised himself to temporary power by means of a faction, was driven from his elevation by the voice of the nation at large. He was a mere ad venturer, and had recommended himself so little to po pular favour, that when he attempted to escape, a his deposition, the populace arrested his flight by cut ting the harness from the horses. Nor did he “ con trive to escape with a good round sum." The present. Government of Mexico honourably recognized all the debts he incurred during his short reign ; undertook to replace to private individuals the convoys of money seized by him on their way from Mexico to Vera Cras, and granted to Iturbide himself the yearly sum of 25,000 dollars, on condition that he should reside in Italy, whither he was subsequently conveyed. with his family, in an English vessel, at the expense of the Mexi can Government.--We shall now briefly advert to the main consideration, namely, has Mexico established her independence? Si; far as a complete separation from the mother country, a successful renunciation of her authority, and a determined spirit to resist all attempts, if any should be made, to regain that authority. may be received as evidences of independence, Mexico is, to all intents and purposes, independent. There is no province, city, or town, throughout that vast empire, where a Spanish party can be said to exist ; and the measure which has been adopted, according to the last accounts, of ordering out of the country all the old Spaniards, in consequence of the conduct of Le mour, will effectually relieve it from those partial in-, trigues which, although too insignificant to subvert the existing order of things. might still be potent enough to harass and agitate the Government. It appears, too, that French emissaries have been at work there ; but their machinations were detected, and theamelvps thrown into prison. We do not say that Mexico has passed tbrbugh her transition, from connexion to separation, and conloli. dated all her institutions. This must necessarily be a work of time. but we have a security in the unanimous feeling of the Mexicans themselves, that there will be no regattas in favour of Old . Spain ; and we have the no less important security. in the character and talents of Victoria, that the progress towards tranquility and a settled form of Government will be stegdy and certain. -A singular occurrence seems to have taken place in Russia. Count Wurclastrrerw, who rendered such ins-, portant services to Russia in the war against the'French, in 1812, and till lately commanded the Russian Army of Observation on the borders of Turkey, is said to have suddenly quitted the service of the Emperor ALEXANDER, and to have bean succeeded in his com mand by Count MILORADOWITCH. This is the MOIR singular on account of its taking place immediately after the visit paid by ALEXANDER to WITTOEN• STEIN'S army, and the sataactios which that Monarch publicly expressed of its efficient state. A MONSTER.—We have to record another most horrible attack made on a female, by a ruffian in the garb of a gentleman, on Tuesday night last, in the neighbourhood of Grosvenor-squire. A young female of re,pectable family, named Navu.c, was proceeding through Mount-street, about ten o'clock, on her return to her residence, near Covent•garden, when she was ae costed by a man of fashionable appearance, who rather rudely made some approaches to her, which she re pulsed, and was about to retreat, when be caught her round the waist and stabbed her with a - sharp instrument in the thick part of the thigh : he was about to repeat the blow, but the girl screamed, and the cowardly assassin fled. The unfortunate victim, with great difficulty, walked into Grosvenor-street, where, suffering the most extreme agony, she sunk on the step of a door and fainted. Assistance was pro cured ; she was restored and taken into a house, where Mr. Howship, an eminent surgeon, dressed the wound, which, although severe, was not dangerous. The young lady was then sent home in a coach. This is the fourth Instance of the kind which bas occurred within these row days. TH rG ,STA R. • - , -LONDON. • FRIDAY, DECENISER 19. 11.125. . THE FUNDS. . ".„ . "- STOCK EXCHANGE. TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols opened this morning at 116 to j, and continued at that price, with little variation. There war' a good deal doing IN the early part of the morning, and it 'appeared that the Bails wet* taking their profit. We do not hear yet of any Express halting arrived from Pads later than that with Tuesday's pious, wblb were—Artesia Mande re. 20e. after 'Change, and Spanish iii. It is supposed that as Wednesday there was no great alteration in the prim at Paris, an we should have had an Express this morning. A private letter of Tuesday, asserts that the present Spanish Shatry are determined not to acknowledge the Old Spanish Loan, and that therefore ano ther change ot the Ministry must take place before that desirable event can take place. FOREIGN FUNDS. Spanish Bonds opened this :naming at 28 j, 28, fa, 21. Scarcely any budness transacting. Current Prices s New Spanish 19; to 20, MU, Colombian to j, Russian MI& Pork 41. In as other Foreign &guides r• is nothing doing. PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 228)4 228 3 per Ct. Red: QS% 144 3 / 4 -4 1 / 2 per Cts. 981499 4 per Cents. Old 100% Imp. 3 per Cenis.B4-11idia Bonds 80s. Exchequer Bilk (LA MOO) surfs. 525. Do. Small 51i. s..pr.—Bank for Acct. 2518 1 ,4 % Cons. for Acct 86 86 1 4 86. We have received to-day by the packet, Lisbon Ga zettes to the sth instant. The only article of interebt in them, is an account of an audience given to the Spanith Ambassador, who had been appointed by his Royal Master to compliment the King of Pottruuat i on " his having happily resumed his legitimate rights." The speech of this Ambassador contains some sayings which, but for their proceeding from his Excellency, might have excited surprise. LISBON, DICCEMBIR I. His Catholic Majesty having ordered oar august' Monarch to be complinsented on his having bappfly re sumed his legitimate rights, the King, our Sovereign,' fixed the 28th of November for this solemn public au. dience ; on which day, between one and two o'clock, his Excellency the Duke of Villa Hermosa, Ambassador , from his Catholic Majesty to this Court, went to tbe Royal Palace of Bemposta, conducted by the Count ofj Castro Marim, in cos of the royal coaches, accompanied by four others, containing the Secretary and other per- SOW attached to the Legation, preceded by the carriages of the Grandees of the Kingdom, in which were their Gentlemen. His Excellency's carriage was attended by a detachment of cavalry. The Ambassador, arriving at the Royal Palace, where the Court was assembled, was presented to his Maks% and declared the object of his proem Entbassy in the following terms : “ Sleet-16s Catholic Majesty, my august master,, on returning to the capital of his dominions, after the chains '6l his unhappy captivity were broken by the ef forts of the French armies and the co-operation of the loyal Spanish people, thought be ought to offer to your Most Faithful Majesty a public testimony of the inters* he feels in the glorious re-establishment of your MI jesty in your rights and prerogatives. My Sovereign, bound by the most sacred ties to the august House of Braganaa, seeing your Majesty surrounded with the, love, the respect, and submission of your people, enjoy. ing the legitimate authority. which Portuguese loyalty recovered for you, his heart takes pleasure—Chewing to your Majesty, by this solemn Binbasey, his utilise., tion in congratulating your Majesty on having again ascended your sovereign throne, as he boasts of being, of all the Monarchs of the earth, the one who feels the, greatest interest in the proslerity and happiness of your august person and family. 4 , This letter, which his Catholic Majesty cammissiens me to deliver into your Royal hands, will certify to y your Majesty what I hays said. It is a great pleasure to me that the King, my Master, by honouring me with this extraordinary mission, procures me the happiness of being, for the wood time, the faithful interpreter to your Most Faithful Majesty of the sentiments which animate my Court, and of the friendship, anion, and perfect harmony which, for their mutual prosperity, must necessarily prevail between the two Peninsular Powers." To this Speech his Majesty replied as follows : " I have beard with the most lively and grateful sen sity the expression of the sentiments of affection of I bis Catholic Majesty for my person and family : I re *ice with the King, my brother-in-law, on the ;late events, which, by generous efforts, and with the Myna lisseing, delivered the two States of the Peninsula from a Indignant influence, and reestablished in them order irad legitimacy. “ I receive with pleasure the letter which you deliver to me, and in which I can 'find assurances of friend - leap and perfect harmony, from which must result the prosperity and happiniss of the two nations. It is agreeable to me, that your Grace has beanie" keted, by your august Master, for this solemn miss* your person and noble character being already known to me." The audience being concluded, his Excellency Ambassador returned to his residence with the ceremony, amidst a great concourse of spectators. 13Zi nt z a •Decumnsu S.—The Gazette contains a law on thu' l coinage, revoking the laws on that subject passed by the Cortes on the 6th of March, 1 aild.tbe Decree of the 9th of June the same year, 0141 sat law. This new law fixes the value of the ol d of twenty-two carats made into coin at 120 eaOreei.- No gold shall be coined except in pieces of two au fear &soma; All gold and salve, in bars, sm tin foreign ikimpormd as amebae die*, fres4lduty. e 4.4111 lire received the Paris Papers of Weitassday. debtain nothing of isierest, being, chi* tilled 4lth an account of the Fete . given by the Municipality : - of Paris, at the Hotel de VW*, of Dionday lad, IA ho nour of the Duke of Annotmassa and the French army, .on their return from Spain. All the Ambassadors and foreign Ministers assembled at the Thuilleties at six o'clock, and formed part of the proeessioo, which moved from thence to the Hotel de Ville. All the members of the Royal Family, except the lEtwo--who, we suppose, was absent from debility—were present. No less than six thousand persons were invited to this fete. Accord ing to the French Papers, it went off with great edat, and amidst the continued shouts of Viva k Roi d—Vine It Due d' Angouleme I Sec. In the preceding part of the day the good people of Paris were, as usual on fete oc casions, amused with scrambling for bread, sausages, and wine, distributed in the Champs Elysees by the Government: We extract the following interesting West Indian in telligence from the Glasgow Courier of Tuesday : "By the arrival of the Guiana, yesterday, in the Clyde, from Demerara, we have received intelligence from that Colony to the 27th October, three days later than that previously received by the Agnes. Things re mained quiet, but business was in a state of stagnation. Martial Law still continued. Smith's trial proceeded. The evidence against him on the part of the prosecu tion, closed Da the 25th. He was allowed six days to prepare his defence. The Court would re-assemble on the in October. We have seen letters which state the evidence to be exceedingly strong, and others which as pointedly state, that the evidence on the trial of the negro Jack, left no doubt of the insurrection having been occasioned entirely by the imprudence and filly of Mr. Smith and his colleagues. " We annex a letter received by a mercantile house here from their friends in Grenada, which will stew the diingers they have there, at least for the moment, escaped. We know the writer. " Extract of a letter from Grenada, dated the 40th of October.-- 4 Shortly after accounts were received here of the Insurrection at Demerara, the President of this island got inforniation that an insurrection was planned and arranged amongst the negroes here also; and that it would forthwith break out by setting Ere to **town ,in four different places. This created considerable' alarm, and an order was immediately issued that a com pany of the Militia should mount guard in town every evening, and send out patroles during the night. Some . Negroes, principally domestics, were apprehended, 1111111111111 t others was the boy Bastian, many years belong. ing to you. This bor was overheard making use of language highly mutinous, and gating, that he would very shortly bare the pleasstre of taking his master's life —such is the route for the kindest of treatment! The boy was sent off the Island. The nightly guards were 'discontinuedabout a fortnight ago, and we are now in perfect tranquillity, and the slaves apparently contented. This state of things, we hop will no* continue without further innovations; indeorlifitionaot bring ourselves to think that the Brftish GOMPROMINIt will be to unjust as to rob its subjects if their property by emancipating their Slaves without paying their fallvalue." . . 'Mama, Dirt. 17...-Arrivod ow Monday therm" at Frossone r their Royal Highasesse Paition Amen* and-dis Duchess of Guennssaa, from Clarsowns, where their Royal OW assess had been on a visit to Prins* I.4MITOUb for a few daysov•Her Royal Winne the Dubs of Oneendea and suite left Frog. more a shell UM* after her arrival. for Ragshot, to dinner. Yesterday, Mr. Kamm; a King's Messenger, arrived at the Peale* Offine, In Dowsdn test. with dispatches frcen air Munson ATogair, on Ambasndar at Madrid. Mr. Secretary Cenittro is fast recovering from his recent Masse Tuesday morning the Duke of Ccaamret left his residane at Rushy Parf on a visit to the Shrink of Wuneenno, at his seat, Anwort Hews, near Andoner,Ranwshire, forskyrdswi. The Earl and Countess of Erratoz have arrived in town at the midges, of the Dohs and Dobbs of Cummins. Oen flonthamptos. Baron FACISL antertainet=iihed . . party to dinner yesterday. at his ha" • ". Wessinger his innollasny win entertabsaweberbeppiety. of • ! .2... i. Sir GIOROZWARIMPIDMiItiaiiisured ca rds tesstenoso for a slimier jertY evinvelow, Seat have, wha4.oo._ The nuke and Duchess aflincrtnearetit rigt O4: be the Christ vas festbitiss with . ' slistbildilsoll "le thole anti Avinitae , lbws , and mat Stonsa o se WO MARRIAOI Ilf that Lute.--Yesterday t br ousee License, at at. GYM** 1311 !_ 4 !tetain. W 44 4 41 i Req. bf.P. so doe Right Hoe. - Lacy AMNIA Overrame, yalitest dal of the Rai of GALLOWAY* t% NVOIVT has arrived at his brother's (the Dabs of Remtneamos), in Pallwedt, boa N. seas, LeAsys, Ihieli. ' Viscount and Vino Cattle GRANIRCLI left town ye. - terday morning. for that on, itseeneet Lodge; Sella& i • The Earl and Countess of DAMILIIT left town yam, day, he their assts Cobham Hall, 14* , - Lord and laly Kteo acr., , on Tuesday,* their ewe, Oakham, Surrey, firm ' Sir Cum.'s Bane a, • Bare: ortivolll, st •Iteasik* o Fted Had, Jernsyn•suset, Inn Norfolk. -----. - ~.: . _ ..,,, ' ' Arrivals at the Ciarendoe 111 4 1 . :11 • 11 4ntreet:—St Palm Ronny Dan. frens.Bpain; C . Noun , R. bad It. Comm, Esq. tram Hatioir. . Sr. PA si iiiii, VI:11 CATIMXDIRILL.-..Throu string way of some trart.sPbe ispronisf fastenings,,A.consido. able pathos of the ISlV•cealfsten screen in front of the choir of St. Paul's Crthidi fdl down nn Wednesday with a tremendous trash. One of the,eergers had a narrow escape; but, fortduately, no per son sustained any injury . It is worthy of remark, as a proof of the excellence of the construction, as well as of the mate. ✓isk of the marble Moor, that althorigh the greater part of the. ponderous ire* palisades Were shattered -bythe • 11. the pav ement r received seethe slighte s t dentate. Errscra or Frosrer-r'tVericescho ,night and when. the stain/Was 11 =14,vigesie,•wo. aft vie" from: the .idle: haunt occapind by a Mrs. Codas, in Barrow -s!letpreisionville llt to irmitir alarmed viiiiiins ilitielfift lain W 4 s h d taunediately,droppett; oni elitw.WnisiXtance was in. stand: givens die ezpil 44 f ro m eacsuive fright, nir ARMY. -........ The Trish papers state that numerous parti4 tively employed in raising recruits for the ar different districts of that kingdom. The appointments to the remaining vacancies in the Di (now raining) Regiments of Infant: y, wig, it is expect' the Gamete of to-morrow evening. The Secretary as 1 pout the pirating& The Arty Skald **dye Surgeons. Wedneeday,five Olicers and 3.53 mosseharched late embarked ter Forum's*, to do gamins duty them. Monday morning, the 34th Regiment et Foot tr Windsor. This Regiment has been twasartwo years ADMIRALTY SESSIOIM-TRIS This morning the Sessions of Oyer and and general Jail Delivery for the trial of offs mitted within the jurisdiction of the High Cc miralty on the high seas, commenced in the ( before the Bight Hon. Lord Srowatt., Mr. E Loot, and Mr. Baron Gaanau.—The Cale heavy, there being only seven prisoners for for piracy, two for murder, three for robber for stabbing his captain. On the Grand Jury being sworn, Lord. Stowas.t, addressed diens, and in th hie charge observed, that there were two cr calendar to which he should advise their Attention, particularly the charge of pirate charge involved many important considerat Court, as to its jurisdiction.—The other off calendar were, he said, of the usual kind. The Grand Jury then retired, and the m occupied in the meal forms, and proclamation - • ' 'I O I 4 RACY. The Grand Jury having found a Bill ag: Smith. for piracy, he was placed at the ba man of genteel appearance. The indictme him with having on the high seas, feloniousl: tically attacked a certain merchant vessel, Victoria, within seven leagues of the Island the 7th of August, belonging to Messrs. C pluudcring her of money, coffee, and bar amount of 50,0001. and running away wit and putting the Commander and seamen in There was another indictment for a simil: piracy on the ship Industry.—The prison Not Guilty. Mr. Loire* opened the case for the Crow Sir CHRISTOPIIIa Romans, the King's then opened the pleadings, from which that the Victoria sailed from Jamaica on the 1842, and made the South of Cuba on the, when she was hailed by a schooner-rigged finally was brought to, and immediately t and his crew boarded and commenced ti plunder; and finally, Mr. Head, the roam crew were put into another vessel by the p went of with the Victoria. The crew we British ship of war, which took them to the where the prisoner was afterwards secured, a of Admiral Rowley out to Jamaica, and fina to, this country. Edward Sadie, chief mato pith, Victoria by the Astorner.General and left under es tin Its Anxt.Pigg Txmaxce.—A fire brel morning, about half-past five o'clock, in the Mr. Lzodarr, No.B, Ade lphi Terrace, whit consumed the whole of the interior, and par joining Tavern, in Adam-street. It origtnai running between the party-walls, and which have been extinguished but fog want of watt nae done is estimated at net less than 420 nog or WILDWLIDAY MONT.—We h, the following to our list of the ravages oe, the storm of Wednesday night :—ln Lambe lights of many respectable houses were beat inhabitants put in Imminent danger; along in Ratcliffe and Rotherhithe, many tents, been erected for the accommo dation; of lab° blown down, nod their fragments carried ! directions. 140. 19, in Castle•street, Holbon of Mrs Tobitywas materially in red; about the *Night Ail is by- the gak, .which, al with raid wade 'Lentil& havoc of she Tiling, the inhelenains iii,insiljtail. - The house s fio, ogee Settereerheidge, WAS nearly un the rain pasted iato the interior so intense stalls Were completely drenched. Many per walking the streets were severely hurt by th tiles; and the extent of the injury is, we fear, asi l street, , Mout half past • ht a stack of chimnies i Hummums, R Covent-Garden, sudden gust of w' . precipitated into the stre ptovideutially no , person was hurt ; one who was Passing.* the time only escape% yin*. In Essex-court, Temple, a range ol *as completely, ustroofed. In various other 1 town'thetiles were stripped from the houses,:a pots illowe down., Censidemble injury was shopping in the river, and it is feared many. F mooed therewith !save last &tie lives. We dose man who wathlown into the river no while leaning the meerings.of a vessel, Deetiomes MS AT LIVIORDOISIIII lug last, shortly if ten o'clock, an coastal ofsmoke was perceived to issue from. the I Mr. Highaso% house, which adjoias to the •i Liverpoi,CoNrien About• arras o'closk nada ads, adloWiogpirmaises, situate at di Daeblicitare and at , ghosunt, in the . on Mr. Baassas, grow and . tea-dealer, were to be. out That' 4Maiidsie mina of th on the ' ups is the derresting elemen ' AnlClllltUriboate Gui ding, of fosse blay Aerie, independent of the c en on hods Fronts, in one sheet a The a ratioe was awful end twill& vokuttes bf smoke MO dame issued froia the' burailig *popes : which it vomited tenth and in the - direction of tha wind, combined wish beat of Abe fire, dimmed the eskers as Western sides of Catdo-street with destine& idoiioo of gunpowder comp* to augment but. it was sm.,iti•quansity, and its effect s perceived hi a rarnasestaty increased flame. A one,_ the fire was so liar subdued that• little ap "11,sagortitined of its spreading (other. Its arCumscribed to the premises in which it on Mriptuson's stock was estimated, previously to IlkitrOvtlkEsooo.' Briaii personal exerdOW lof kis friends, 1:2500 worth of property Vol woe humored at thi sum of £IOOO, which " marled LIS% Mr. 'Winn had net our wlatrilalqreit r .;,4iit Case c twits __ists-qwastenate of.the total loss al whiclrauribliobinotind by this calamity; but ere belated at much less than Lliooo.,