Star.
London, England, 1824-04-06 00:00:00

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MIDDLESEX SFSSIOS'S-THIS DAY,
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PX-SIIERFFP PARKINS V. SCOTT.
The Cotes: was occupied the whole of this morning in hearing
this cause, which arose out of the late action in the Court of King
Bench, in which 1 verdict was given against Mr. Parkins in favour
of Byrne. The charge was, that !lir. Scott, a witness on the for-
mer trial, on the 17th January, when Mr. Parkins was leaving the
Courtput his bands twice in his face, and called him opprobrious
names. To support the charge, the clerk of the plaintiff, and ano-
tfictiritness, were called by Mr. ALLer. For the defence, Mr.
C:Pitti.r.tra called a Mr. BAamy, who so/we directly contrary;-
and the CHAIRMAN having summed up, the Jury found for the
plaintiff.—in the course of the hearing, the Cuutt was frequently
in loud laughter.

This day at three o'clock the time for receiving assents
to the reduction of the four per cents. will expire. The
amount for which assent has been declared. up to the
dose of the office yesterday, is above 59,000 0001. In
several cases where death has taken place among execu-
tors, and other impediments have occui red, a further
extew.ion to the 29th inst. h;i been announced.—

Perhaps smile indulgence may likewise be' granted on
the score of inadvertency, is the nature of the Act has
been far from generally understood. It having Veil
eat ly ascertained yesterday, from the number of eiswnts
already tendered, that thezeiidue would not be so great
in amount as to create any difficulty on the part of Go-,
vernment in paying off the whple, a notice was affixed
on the Exchange, signed by Lead Ltvanroor. and the
CHANCELLOR of she &CHEQUER, announcing that the
whole will be paid off on the sth af October. •
Letters from Missolonahi state that the advanced
guard of the Greek want for the attack of Lepanto-bad
marched, and haJ been imaiediately followed by the
division of Lord Byron, with that Nobleman at their
head. 'The plans of Mr. Parry, the engineer, tot car-
rying Lepanto by storm, had been tried, and a breach
'ade on one of the castles, which was carried by 3S*
sault, and little doubt was entertained of their com-
plete success. The artillery corps of Colonel Stanhope
will take the lead in this enterprise.
An extraordinar y scarcity of Rainey has attended the
liquidation of the account for time bargains in the Paris
market, which takes place at the end of every month.,
The continuation on stock for the end of April has varied
from If. 75c. to 21. SOc. making at the rate of from '2O
tO 25 per cent. per annum. This has been produced in
a great measure by the very large speculations entered
into foe a rise in the funds.
By the Cherub, arrived at Liverpool, letters were re-
'teived yesterday from Buenos Ay.res of the 10th Janu
ary, and from Santiago de Chile of the 10th December.
Accounts had been received at the latter place of the
accession of Cantarac, the Saanish General, to the cause
'of independence-in Peru; and that he had united him-
self with the liners under Riva Aguero ; but as this;
intelligence aas deraved through Lima, from ahence
there have been advises equally late which are silent
on the subject, it is not entitled to implicit credit. A
report had reached Buenos Apes that the contingent of
troops sent by Chile in aid of the independent c 'use in
-Peru, were on their return to Valparaiso. Of the move.
ments of Bolivar,y subsequently to his arrangement with
Riva Aguerta nothing is known.
The A/ouiteur of Saturday contains several Royal
Ofrdonnances, one of which alone is of -public interest.l
Tn censequente of a Memorial presented by the Catholic
Prelates in Scotland, stating that the &each foundations
are too poor to bear their share of the expenseaof ad-
; ministration of the estaailishments formed in Frante for
[tire education of young English, Irish, and Scotch
Ca-
~tholics, this Ordonnance separates the Scorch section
from 'the two others, and directs that it shell be ad-
ministered gratuitously, and that the administrator shall
be " a Priest of the Cqtholic Church of Scotland, aria
lby birth a subject of his Blitarmic Majesty." There
are some other regulations favourable to the institution,
but they are calculated to excite no other interest than
that of seeing one King legislate in some manner for
the subjects of another. A pviVate letteffmm'Algic!s
in those Papers, dated March 14th, states that thetown
was still blockaded by an English squadron, and that
the lley war making great preparations to resist a both-
bardment. Ile had ordered all men between 18 .and
50 to arm themselves, and declared that he was re-
solved to bury himself under the ruins of his Capital,
rather than submit to the conditions offered him by
the British Admiral.
We have received Canada Papers to February 27.
They announce that a Committee of the Provincial As-
sembly had iavestigated the subject of the large defal-
cation of the Receiver-General of Lower Canada, and
had made a detailed Report upcin that • subject. The
defalcation is ascertained to be 96,1171. Is. aid- ster-
ling, and this balance is the result of the receipts and
disbursements of the Receiver-General, from a period
nearly commencing with the existing Constitution. The
Report of the Committee also contends, tliat in. as much
as the Receiver-General .has 'been an Officer of the
Crown, and has never accounted to the Legislature of
the Province, they have a just and equitable claim upon
the mother country for a reimbursement of the motley
lost to the province by the Agent, aEpointed by Eng-
land to represent it. The Legislative Council, however,
had pasted resolutions declaring the claim of the United
States to the free navigation of the St. Lawrence to the,
sea, from the territoi ies of the States bordering thereon, to
be contrary to the established and recognized law of na-
tions, and praying the Ministers to advise the KING not
to accede to it on any condition. These resolutions were
sent to the Aasembly, where, after a' warm oppositio;,
the discussion was postponed to a future day.
It appears that the Canada Trade Act has excited
some dissatisfaction, and a Resolution has been laid be-
fore the House of Assembly of Lower Canada, for an
Address to the King and both Houses of Parliament,
fur the repeal of certain parts of the Act, which are
deemed contrary to the rights of the colony, and an in-
terference with its internal legislation. '
COLOMBIA.—In El Colombiano of the 11th February
there is an account of the reception of-Mr. Aaratasoa,the Alinister
Plenipotentiary of the United States to the Republic of Colombia.
On his arrival he was received with military honours, and intro-
duced by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to sevetal
lit Officers, and afteiwards Conducted to the principal Mall of the
Palace, where the Vice-President and the Secretaries of State wire
expecting On being presented to them, be assured them of
the,eareeet (loam of the Presidentof the United States to cultivate
their friendship, congratulated them on the acquisition of liberty,
remarked on the advantages of taking the free consent id the
people as the only foundation of 'political power, expreisetl,
his hopes that the_improvenient and future greatness 'of Colombia
wouta -be promoted by the continuance*. peace, whose pursuit!
were sufficient to engage the whole attention of civilised man,
however despots might maintain the contrary, both in their words
and ictions; and in conclusion Observed, that althou,;ll the new
principles' of Government bad not Dien hilly tried iii Colombia by,
time and esperienee, ytt that enough had been"dune to justify •the
most pteasiug anticipations, to animate the friends of peace,to new
exertions, LOU to present to• the world a most brilliant example a
virtue and courage." The Vici-Pazattirtir replied by assuring
Mr. Anutasor that tht must earnest desire was teltirt ColisMbla to
strengthen and draw closes the bonds. of 'those friendly ttlatioes
which happily prevailed between tbe.twe countries.

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