Star.
London, England, 1825-07-29 00:00:00

GENERAL CANTERAC.
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The Etoile gives the following letter from Canteric,
in reply to an account published by it of the late events
in Peru:
44 Stn—lt would be very easy for me to demonstrate
to your readers that there is, if possible, more absurdity
than calumny in the account published by you from
another Journal, and given by a person styling him-
self a Spanish Officer; but in order to do so, I should
necessarily enter into details which I do not think my-
self at liberty to make public before I have rendered to
Government, who honoured me with their confidence,
an account of my conduct. lam on the eve of setting
out to present that account, and to develope, at the feet
of his Majesty, a line of proceeding of which my con-
science promises me the approbation. It is not till after
I have fulfilled this duty, that I shall be enabled to
repel the attack of my enemies; and I hereby pledge
myself to suffer no criticism to pass without an answer.
I entreat the public to suspend till then their opinion,
which lam far from wishing to shrink frotn. While
serving Spain, by the permission of the French Govern.
meat, I have preserved for my country that affection
which all her children owe her; and the opinion of my
countrymen can never be indifferent to me. As to the
pretended disunion among the Generals of Peru, I
affirm, that such never existed; that we have all con-
curred with equal and steadfast good will in the Royal
cause which had been intrusted to us, and that a reci-
procal esteem united me to the Viceroy and General
Valdez. It is but right that I should say as much for
that true loyalist Olaneta; time will demonstrate what
he is, and everything that contributed to produce his
fatal insubordination.—Accept, Sir, the assurance Of

my consideration,
" Bordeaux, July 19.

SPAIN.

44 CANTERAC."

MADRID, JULY 14.

A very important piece of news is in circulation
to-day. It is positively stated that the King, befine
his departure (for La Granja, where he will reside
three or four months), appointed a Junta, or Com-
mission, which will be independent of the Ministers,
and will correspond directly with the Sovereign.
This Junta is specially charged to examine the
general state of the kingdom, and make a report on
the subject. The Duke de l'lnfantado is spoken of as
President. The President of the Council of Castile, a
Councillor of State, and several other persons, well
known for their attachment to the Monarchy, will, it
is said, be members of this Junta.
Discussions of a very serious nature have taken
place between our Ministry and the British Envoy, re-
lative to the toleration at Gibraltar of the privateers 'of
South America, and of pirates called Constitutional,
which daily commit depredations injurious to the
Seanish commerce and marine. The abode in that
fortress of several individuals notorious as the enemies
of the King's authority, and who are received there
with very marked attention, has also been represented
in its true light. The Cabinet of Madrid has displayed
a dignity which calls to mind the finest era of the Spa-
nish Monarchy.
General Quesada, who is appointed Captain-Gene-
ral of the Orasque provinces, is arrived at Vittoria. He
has been coldly received, because the inhabitants think
that their privileges are infringed by his nomination.
Mr. Nelson, the Minister Plenipotentiary from the
United States, on presenting to the King his letters of
recall, on the llth instant, expressed to his Majesty the
sincere desire of the President of the United States to
preserve and consolidate the good understandingbe-
tween the Government of Spain and that of the United
States. " After the example of Mr. Monro, bis pre-
decessor, Mr. Adams," said his Excellency, " will em-
brace every opportunity that shall offer, during his ad-
ministration, to prove the sincerity
• of his sentiments, by

adopting all measures that may tend to increase and
strengthen this good tinderstandi9g."
There are still some points in dispute between the
two nations. hir. Adams places full confidence in the
justice and upi ight dealing of his Majesty, and hopes
these questions will b- frankly and generously decided
with Mr. Everet, who succeeds Mr. Nelsoin-lic
drid Gazette.
The !;toile, dated WednesJay, contains, Under the
head Madrid, the complaint addressed to the King
against General Permla, by Joseph Cerberos, Secre-
tary to the Junta of Purification of New Castile. It
repeats the expiei4 ins of the General (which have
already teen stated)—thi.t he thought the Officers of
the Constitotional Army had done their duty, and that
those who had jo't ed •he Royalist Cora deseved
to sent to the galleys. This document, which is of
very conside able length, i Cated July 2. Its presen-
tation was folowed by the immediate dismissal of
G neral reorient, signed by Ferdinand on the night of
the 7th of July.

SUMMER ASSIZES.

MAIDSTONE
BROWNE B. BLATCORB. •
This was an action for words imputing a felonious
theft, and a certa'n crime to the .plaintiff.—The plain-.
tiff was head-waiter at the Crown I .n, Seven 0 Ars, an I.
at the time.the words in question were spoken, the de-
fendant was " Boots" at the same Inn. It was proved
that the defendant, on two different occasions, spoke
the following words of and concerning the plaintiff:—
" There goes the Crown swindler; there goes a ;
there goes a rogue and a —.l' It was sUgested, on
cross-examination, that there had been a dispute be-
tween the patties about wages—the plaintiff not having
paid some money alltged to have been due to the de-
fendant. The witnesses who proved the words said,
they did cot believe them to be true; and, from their
opinion of the plaintiff's general habits and character,
they did not think the worse of him in consequence of
the slander.
Mr. MARRYAT urged, in drfence, that the words
proved could not bear any ac.ionable sense. They were
evidently the low vulgar words of an angry man, who
did not mean seriously to impute any indictable offence
to the plaintiff, but had resotted to this mode of vent-
ing his abuse.
The Loan Cum, Juersce left it to the Jury to say whether the
words proved were uttered in the sense alleged in the declaration ?
who found for the plaintiff—Damages ics.
James Harvey Sadler, aged 30, was indicted for fe-
loniously intermarrying with Ann Eliza Court, at
Hythe, his first wife, Ann Hide, being alive.
The prisoner had been a Gentleman's servant, and
in 1816 had married Ann Elide, a woman in his own
station, at the parish of Cftristchurch, Surrey, with
whom he appeared to h rye lived on ill terms, but had
had three children by her. On the 17th of April last
he had married Ann Eliz I Court, a handsome young
Woman, of respectable parents, at Hythe, in this county,
with whom he cohabited about a fortnight, and then
left her, going to his first wife, under pretence of looking
after some property in London. His stay being pro-
tracted longer than was expected, the unhappy young
woman followed him to London, and found him do-
mesticated with his first wife and family. An eclair-
cissement took place, to the misery of both women, and
the second wife, by the advice of her friends, instituted
this prosecution.
The case was clear!), made out, and the prisoner was found
Guilty.—Judgment postponed.
It illiarn French was indicted, on Lord Ellenborough's
Act, fir cutting and maiming Elizabeth, his wife, with
a knife, with intent to kill and murder her, at Chatham,
on the 19th of July.
Mr. MARSHAM conducted the prosecution. From his
statement k appeared that the prisoner had been fre-
quently afflicted with mental derangement, and confined
at different periods in the workhouse at Chatham, and
at the Asylum at Beth na-green, as a lunatic, but allowed
to come abroad again when apparently restored to
sanity. He had been many years parted from his wife,
who lived as servant at a public-house at Chatham.—
For some time previously to the 19th of July, the
prisoner had beets at large, and on that day he went to
the public-house where his wife was, and whilst she
stood at a wash-tub, he tripped her up, and pulling a
knife out of his pocket, declared his intention of cutting
her legs off, and on the instant he inflicted a dreadful
gash on one of her legs. Her screams brought tire
master of the house and others to her assistance, and
she was rescued from farther violence. - Two Of the
arteries had been cut through, and but for the prompt
attendance of a surgeon, the unfortunate woman must
have died from the effusion of blood. The prisoner
assigned no motive for his conduct, nor did it appear
that he had any. It was suggested that probably the
act was committed in a returning fit of his former in-
sanity, and in that view his conduct was submitted to
the Jury.
The facts of the ease were clearly proved.
The wretched prisoner fell into an epileptic fit whilst in the dock,
and his appearance denoted unsoundness both of mind and body.
Mr. Baron GRAHAM left the Jury to say whether,
under all the circumstances, the prisoner was of sound
mind at the time the offence was committed ? and if
they were of opinion that he was not, directed them to
acquit him on that ground.
The Jury immediately found the prisoner Net Onffty, M the
ground of insanity; and he was ordered to remain in custody until
the King's pleasure should be known.
William Bassage, who had been brought from Salis-
bury gaol by Hakbas Corps, having been convicted at
the last A:l4es for that county, and sentenced to 14
for receiving a hone, knowing it
indicted for stealing a dun geld-
iytnoeagbe,rsa'stttroMaknansii: wasrds)ttoane,ti:on won' the 2d November last, the pro-
perty of Henry Floate.
Mr. Baron Cianeats summed up the evidence for the Jury, and
the Jury found the primmer* Guilty.
He vehensendy exclaimed against the verdict, and declared that
he was a lost man, in consequence of die perjury of the witnesses.
There were three other charges against him- of receiving stolen
horses knowingly.

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YORK, JULY 27.
BOOTH V. HAIOH-41LANDElk.
This was an action brought to recover compensation in damages,
for certain slanderous words spoken by the defendant, of and con-
cerning the plaintiff.

err
*Ad be ILA olfentd a n•rittvn apology. al:d It had been refused.

14r. Sc.% st.arr said, the slat:der bad been uttered in a public room,
unle.s the greatest publicity wu given to the apology, it would
r...! 1-e accepted.
Mr. acceded to the apology being made public, but
ag lie relived to pay the costs, the case went to the Jury.
It am eared that on the 13th May, the parties we:e at
Barnsley Fair. The plaintiff happening to go to ti e
White Bear public-hoi-e with some friends, the deft n-
dant came in, a4sl bin down rear them, and without the
slightest provocation began to apply to plaintiff expres-
sion, which he did not like. After a little time he re-
quested the defendant to desist from using such lan-
guage; but he still went on using the same offensive
language, and the plaintiff was at length obliged to leave
ih room, as were some other persons, so disgusted were
l'r v at the defendant's conduct.
F. Tighe said, lie was at tl.e White Pear, at Barnsley,
on the 13th \lay ; he saw the plaintiff and defendant
Oleic; Booth w4s sitting in the room with some other
farmers about c 2;) minutos, when the defendant came in,
t rr?.l: a ch tar, and sat near him ; witness was attending on
the company ; he 54 %V the defendant push the plaintiff,
and at the same time use certain offensive expressions;
tl.c plaintiff asked him to explain himself ? the defendant
repeated his former expressions, upon which the plaintiff
ithdrew from the room ; ashe was going out, the defen-
dant repeated the expressions he before made use of.
Mr. Bnotgarast addressed the Jury for the defendant,
and drew their :Ivention to the fact of his having of-
fered a letter of apology ; but which had been refused
by the pl4intifFs solicitor, who he believed was only
anxious to increase his bill of costs. A more ample
apology could not have been made. Ile denied that
C.t.re existed any ground for the charge made by the
defendant, who nrw.t have been drunk, or ignorant of
Lat he was saying, or he would not have repeated the
offensive language.
Mr. Justice llArt.syi in Isis address told the Jury, that they must
view the imputation as if it were made on themselves. and give such
calm and temperate damages as would meet the justice of the case.
Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 301.
EXETER, JULY G.
NICICIVELL V. KNOWLING.

This action was brought to recover a compensa-
tion in damages, as well as to clear his character
on account of slanderous words spoken of him by
the def ndant. The plaintiff was a farmer, residing
at Okehampton, in this county ; the defendant lived
near that place, and was employed in the care of a
number of sheep, the property of Mr. Jackman. The
words complained of were contained in an imputation
of felony which the defendant had cast upon the plain-
t:ff. 'nut imputation was, that the plaintiff had stolen
a sheep. The words would be proved beyond the pos-
sqsaity of a doubt; and then the only question for the
Jliry wolld be, what damages would be safficient to
n:eet the justice of the case?
John Nickivell, the plaint is son, stated that he re-1
'Lembo ed the 170 of July last year. The defendant)
Can.e to his father's house on that day, and inquired
about a black ram of his master's? Witness said he
knew nothing about it. When witness's father came
down, defendant asked the same question. Plaintiff
answered, " that he had not seen the ram." Witness
and his father then went up to the held where their own
flock was, in company with the defendant. Defendant
then said to witness's father, " There is master's sheep,
I'd swear go his face. It was mat ked with the letters 1.1.1
lle stele the sheep, and I'll make him hold up his band
At the bar for. it." •

By the Jenne—Did the defendant say to you," Father, he stole
the sheep?" To this question the witness returned no answer. If
you went to a man for a debt, would you say, " he owes me," or
" you owe me," so much?
Witness—l'd say, " Please, Sir, live me that trifle." (The wit-
ncss's polite answer created much laughter).
Tli;: witness, in explanation, proved that the defendant addressed
ha father, not In the third, but in the second person. The sheep
paii.ted out had lately betn thoni, and bad no letters no it. It 1141
ban hi our posses:46n for 12 months, and helonguil to witness's
Is Inc.—The words were proved by other witneises.
The clerk of the attorney for the plaintiff depobed,
that before the Assizes he went with a letter, requiring
the defendant to apologize for the words. The defen-
dant not only refused to ap,logize, but repeated the
slanderous expressirn.
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Mr. Setjeatit WILDE commented in severe terms on
the conduct of aunt nits and attornies clerks, who wont,
like rat-catcheis, to pl tintiff er dt fondant, as best suited
their purpose, in order to pick up some evidence, and to
entrap them into admissions which, at a future period.
r•ere artfully put forward to bolster up a weak and bad
cause. In what defendant had said, it was quite evi
dent that he vcted under a misapprehension, and was
not actuated by any malicious motive.

7 llamas Murphy and 77ionsas M‘Urath were indicted
for having, on the SOO of April last, assaulted Thomas
Naar, and taken from his person a pocket book, and
other articles, his property.
Thomas Nail% said he was a private in the Royal
Sappers and Miners. His corps was quartered at Ply-
mouth ; on the 29th of April he went to the R.sing Sun
public-house. called for a pint of beer, and puled out
1,4 pocket-book to pay for it. The prisoners were pre.
sent, but be had no conversation with them. He then,
drank his bLer, and in a little time left the house...
He was folio • ed by. the prisoners, onto( whom,hlbGrath.
v hen he got to the top of the street, asked him if he
would go to the Highlander*? a public-house, because,
ir he would, he might have a share of a pot of
herr. When they. came to the Highlanders, they found
the how e shut up, and the people gone to bed. The pti.
sneers then said they could find another house open, and
they took witness to New-street, up which they led
im till they came to Castle-dyke Lane; they wished
him to go up there, which he refined to do,and ob.
i,;.•rved, that it was growing.late, and be would go to
1,-:s charters the nearest watf. They said he should not
helm z'he gave- them up his pocket-beok. He re.
2,:eti to deliver it, :And Murphy then seized him by the
and both threw down on the ground;
1 •
struggled very violently indeed, and nearly sec.
r.dcd. escaping .from them, Murphy., • however,
• li4n. resist so much, gave hint a blow on the
nad.knotked him into the gutter. M-Grath
;:7.1 villain, if you don't give me your pocket book,
warder you directly. Prosecutor said. " don't
re::-..-take the {rocket-book, and be off" -*Grath
seized the book, and ran away; - Murphy re-
mainednntillonie one was coming hp the street, and
Cwt.. he ran avPdy after the other. The terjeant of the
gt.a.td
.took• the prisoners into custody; the pocket-
boo.k.was.found in .the.eap of M'Grath, under his bed;
si•:tness was quite sure that he drank no beer- with the
.prisoners that evening he was in the'same room w ith
*rem, btift he did not drink.'
with' them ; he saw Mr.
's aye imeastle.streer, and told him he was.going borne,
tberwished each other goad night ; there were a
net r's. .od. if,
tar lieliirricot.

hi; defence, declared his intro-
„e imputed . and went into a very long, and
nut very intelligible, history of his night's adientures, in order to
slitw that he had left lool'Grath and the prosecutor togeth?r, and
what they did in his absence of course he could not tell. lie had
beet,. 11 years is the regiment, and always bore a good character.
Nl‘Grath also protested his innocence. He said he bad been a
soldier from his infancy, and had never before been even suspected
of a dishonest action. lie declared that he was very tipsy on the
evening in question—so tipsy that he knew not what he said or did.
The Learned JUDGE slummed up the evidence, and the Jury hav-
ing spent some time in deliberation, their Foreman at length said—
" As we find that the prosecutor and the prisoners were all drinking
and tipsy together, we cAnnot find the prisoner's guilty."—The pri-
soners were therefore formally acquitted and discharged.
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1111 F, EVENING STAR.

LONDON.
FRIDAY, JULY 29. 1825.
STOCK EXCHANGE.:TWEIVIC O'CLOCK.

Both the Congo' and Foreign Markets look exceeding heavy this
morning, the true cause as yet is not known. Some attribute it to the
restriction of the Bank, who will not lend Money on Stock as yet.
There is no notice on this subject on the Stock Exchange. Consols
opened this morning at 901 for the Account, and soon after became
Sellers at 90/, and are now 90/ Buyers, with a bad Market.
In the Foreign Market it is Settling Day, and nothi-g doing,
except in Settling Accounts. In Shares there is nothing doing.
Cunene Prices: New Spanish 161 17, Old Spanish 21,1 42.
Rii,siail 971, Mexican 754 /, Austrati 981 99, Cilombiati New
846, Brazilian Scrip 31 3 disc. Nlexican Scrip 321 disc. Danish
Scrip 31 *disc. Greek Scrip 13 121 discount.

PIIICE OF STOCKS AT TWO O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock '229 2281,6
3 per Cent. lied. 907/3 1/2
3 per Cent. Consf.,9o 89% 90
31 per Cent. 981/6
31 per Cent. Red. 981,4 n % 1
4 per Cent. New 103172 1/6
Long Ann. 22 .5 16
India Bonds 48 .50
1:1.000 Exclieq. Bills '4 26 24
£5OO ditto 24 26
£lOO and £2OO ditto 24 28
gnus. for Acct. 901/s 8914 90
FOREIGN FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK.
Austrian Bds 5 p Ct. 981 1 Alex. Scrip 1825, 321 dis.
Ditto Acct. Ditto Acct. `2l 3 91 dis.
Brazilian Bonds 811 811 Neapolitan Bonds, 1824,
Ditto &tip, 5 p CURES, :31 dis. Perwr. Bonds, 6 per Ct.
Diuo Acct. Ditto Acct.
Buenos Ayres Bonds 90 Ditto Scrip, 1825,6 pC.
Ditto Acct. Ditto Acct.
Chilian Bonds, 6 p Ct. Portuguese Bond.
Colombian lids, 6 p C. 851 Ditto Acer.
Ditto Bonds, 1824, 841 1 Prussian Bonds S p C.
Ditto Ace. 84111 Do. Bonds, 1829, 5p Ct. lON /
Danish Bonds, S per Ct. Russ. Honda, 1822, Sp Ct. 96
Do.Scriprlp Ct. 1895, 31 1 di.. Ditto for Ace.
Greek Bonds Spanish S p. Ct. Cons. US
1)o. Scrip 121 131 13 dis. Ditto Acct. 221
Ditto Acct. 121 / dis. Span.s p. Ct.C. 1893,
Mex. Bonds, 5 p Ct. 751 176 Ditto Acct.
Ditto Acct. 78 Frenchßentes, S p Cr.
Ditto Bonds, lass, 6 p Ct. Exchange,
BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHARES, TWO O'CLOCK.
MINES.
MAUI. PAID. PIACI PIR MARL
Anglo Mexican - £lOO £5O iss. LS pm. £ll2l
Arigna Iron and Coal - 50 12 151 15
C.astello&EspititoSanto 100 5 61 71
Cobalt and Copper SO 2 . 11
Cornwall and Devonshire 50 S 21
General Mining Asso. 100 - 5 - - 131 1 13
Hayden 100 5 41

Paico Peruvian . 100 - s 111
Potosi, La Paz, k Pertly. to f 9* 71
Royal Irish SS 0-16 11 prom.
United Melina 40 - 20 .
Ditto New 40 10 SS
ASSURANCE 2011/ANIZS.
Palladiunl SO 2 11 •
Protector Fire CO 8 11

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'lfurplby. on being called on fur hi;
Mr. S.: %aim wag ai,vntl; to 9tlte the cace. when Mr. finouctia): cence of thc crime imputed to him. and
R 11(1 he ILA olferld a writtvn apology. ar.d It had been refused. nut •ery intelligible, history of his nigh

and they wished each other goad ;
• •W intntorenda in his pocket-bo 1-, z,nd
%lint. The prisoners Y etc privates in tht St