Star.
London, England, 1824-08-19 00:00:00

FROM THE NORFOLK HERALD, 28TH JULY.

Foos' blextco.—Extract of a latter front Ilivannah, dated
June 7,0 :—" A packet vessel arrived here yesttrday from Alva-
rado, in 19 days. She has on board all the specie which was
received here by the last convoy from Mexico, about one million
of dollars, the whole of which goes to England. That country
( Mexico) appears to be in a distracted state; Bravo has been named
Dictator; a rising has taken place at Guadalaxara in favour of
Iturbide, and Victoria has marched against them. Santa Ana bas
gone to take the command of the troops at Yucatan. • It is said
that Alvarado has suffered the same fate as Tampico—nearly de-
stroyed by fire."

Buenos Ayres Papers of a late date have reached us.
One of them contains a Proclamation issued by the
Emperor of BRAZIL, dated the 12th June, by which it
appears he is greatly afraid of an invasion by Portugal;
and should it take place, he orders all the towns 'and
villages to be destroyed, rather than fall into the hands
of the enemy, and directs the inhabitants to retire into
the interior. This Proclamation ends with a declaration
that they will have liberty or death.—Letters from
Mexico of the 19th June, and from Alvarado of the Ist
July, state that all was quiet at those periods.
Letters have also been received from Buenos Ayres,
dated the 6th of June, but no event of political import-
ance had occurred there up to that date. The latest
accounts received at Buenos Ayres from Peru, stated
that Lima was still in the possession of the Royalists.
Unfortunately, however, the date of the advices from
Peru is not mentioned, but they could not be very re.
cent, as the communications appear to have been inter-
rupted by the position of the cotps of Spanish Royalists
in Upper Peru. The accounts from Chile through Buenos
Ayres reach only to the 24th of April, and also furnish no
events of importance. The letters are filled with specula-
tions respecting the probable issue of the contest in Peru•'
—One of them, dated the 12th of April, says—" The
occupation of Lima and the castle of Callao by the
Spaniards, will soon bring the fate of Peru to a decision.
It is strongly suspected that the Spaniards are inclined
to declare the independence of that country, as all
their Officers are staunch Constitutionalists; but, of
course, after so long a civil warfare, both parties are
afraid to trust each other. The Spaniards, by a wise
and liberal policy, have gained much ground in Peru;'
and although every hope and expectation may be
placed in the talents and activity of BOLIVAR, yet I
think he would be very glad-to conclude the war in any
way by which he saved his reputation, so that he might
return to his own country."

By the arrival of LI;votrn7MATHEWS, off Cowes'
from Matanzas, in 38 days, we learn that the pirates
are still very active in that quarter. During the stay
of the Favourite at Matanzas the pirates committed
several outrages on shipping : within sight of the
forts they captured an American brig, put the Cap-
tain and crew in the forecastle and nailed them down:
took out whatever they thought proper, then set her on
fire in three different places, with the crew below, ltd
made their escape to the shore. The crew, luckily,
forced the hatchways, and got on deck in time to ex-
tinguish the fire.

It was a saying of FLETCHER, of Saltoun, that if he
wrote the ballads of a country, he did not care who
made the laws. The Catholic Association of Dublin
seems to entertain a similar opinion ; and has actually '
organised an auxiliary corps of ballad-singers, who dis_
perse over the country and chaunt songs in praise of
that black mail—the Catholic rent. The Carlota Morn-
ing Post gives the following account of their essay in
that city, and states that the ballad-singers had been
sent down by the Catholic Association lawyers:

4‘ We have been much annoyed, for some days, by the discor-
dant straius of two ballad-singers, who posted themselves regularly
every morning opposite the office of this paper, singing a song in
praise of the Association Lawyers. If the poetry were even toler-
able, we might have endured the boatswain-like bawling of the
itinerant songsters—but the poetry and music were in strict ac-
cordance, and they only wanted the assistance of a sign painter to
complete a union of the sister arts. We understand that the poetry
has been written by Mr. Sum., the music composed by Mr.
O'Goomax, and the action, gesture, and gesticulation, taught by
Mr. O'Coweeiz—and that these ballad-singers were practised in
Mr. COYNE'S drawing-room, Capel-street, for several days previous
to their being sent out on the mission. Their wages are to be dis-
bursed out of the Catholic Rent. The following is one stanza of
this precious composition, with its chorus:
' Let bumpers be flowing in our native land,
And toast to O'Gotnian with a full one in hand,
Counsellor O'Connell bis name we'll revere,
And Coppinger too in our hearts most sincere !
CHORUS.
• No matter to us what Critics may say,
The Catholic Rent we'll cheerfully pay,
The friends of our c' un ry adopted the plan,
And every class to a.sis who can,
The rich will join noble with honor bright,
And the poor will increase it by throwing in their mite.' "

Baroness de WILLOUGHBY had a dinner party yester-
day, at her house, Whitehall.
Sir FREDERICK BAKER, Bart. entertained a party at
dinner yesterday, at his house in Jermyn-street.
The Duke and Duchess of LRINSTER and Lady CA•
110 LINE STANHOPE have arrived at Paris.
Yesterday, the infant son of the Marquis and Marchio-
ness of SALISSURT was baptised at their seat, Hatfield, on which oc-
casion his Lordship entertained a distinguished party to dinner.
Viscount HAMPDEN is seriously ill, at his house in
Green-street, Grosvenor-square.
The Hon. Lieutenant-Culonel Knox, son of Viscount
Noimmaxn, is shortly to lead to the hymeneal altar Miss TAYLOII,
eldest daughter of I.:I)IVARD TATLOR,_lisq. of nifronst.in the county
of Kent, and lance to Majur-General Sir Hussar 'Damon.

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firitew,Opera of The 1,4114pid, wits 14-ntght reheat
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atm ; after which the Far of 2YZ was acted. roil,
. Bray, was irresistiblyllrollli.HASSAY, who, for first
Osyed Alldross, gave.a post assimated picture or. the' rails-
. iciiiinager ; and NVOtwlto litia comedian of 'all arbtit,Ative
'proof of versatility by taking the of Ralph Heinpsced,
whia4r-he sustained with a great deal of humour, chastened by
diffidence and good sense. The heroine found a very pleasing re-
presentative in Miss J. Sccerr ; and all the subordinate characters
were exceedingly well filled up.