Star.
London, England, 1823-02-10 00:00:00

FROM RIO JANEIRO.

We learn from Capt. Rudder, who left on the sth
of November, that the affairs of that country were
in a very unsettled state. The badge of independ-
ence or death was not recognised by many of the in-
habitants. New laws and edicts were daily promul-
gated, and many of those attached to the ancient
order of things were preparing to leave the country.
The Prime Minister had rebigned his office, and nearly
all the other members of the Cabinet had followed
his:example ; but this measure having produced much
clamour among their friends, they were all, with the
exception of one, prevailed upon to resume their offi-
cial duties. In the expedition fitted ont at Rio against
Bahia, there were fifty or sixty sailors and soldiers
who refused to fight against their own countrymen ;
they were driven from the camp of St. Aunee, with
11 the most severe punishment.

TUE SAMIx.

Lon
„General she itoane o'cam e.. bess"._ips.his Mini in
don.
.- The Sidi isolate* Italy brought front dindiol7 privates; at
the depot there are 220. Wanting to ceftplete to the India
tltehhanneel, 447 privates. •
The 15th Foot have replaced the El* * Drogheda. The
entire of the 31st have proceeded so the Armagh district.
A private of the 54 Veteran Battalion was needy billed in
Galway, by a malicious blow of a stone,.randved front some
unknown,persun.

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Narita INTELLIGENCE.

aammailb
Fatarnrrer, Ilea 7.—Wind S.W. to W.N.W.—Sailed the
Hazard, for Jersey ; and Severn, for London.
Frs. B.—Wind W —Arrived the Dash, Weasera, from Car-.
marthen for London ; mainsail cut away, jib split, and other da-
mage. Sailed the Peggy and Didalos, for London.
Hanwteo, Frs. N.W.—Sailed the Castlereagh
packet, for Holland ; Leicester ditto, for Vnxtsaven ; Prince
Oscar ditto, and Charlotte ditto, for Gottenburgh.
DEAN Fes. 9.-7 Wind W.—Cause down from the River last
night, the William Mit, Sioarnorsr, for Buenos Ayres ; Shak-
speare, ANDERSON, for ditto ;. Recovery, Jonteson, for Antigua;
Pilchard, Wn.cocx, for Cape Coast Castle; Britannia, Smote,
for Charente; Sisters, Drs:?, for the Smith Seas. Also, this of--'
ternoon, and remain, the Bramley, SHAUL, for Genoa; Are-.
thusa, litetaftiisoa, for Demerara ;Herald, Prater, for Tobago ;
Segar, HOARE, for Berbice; Retrench, Furs, for Grand Ca-
nary; and Fanny, Gump, for St. blichael'A—Arrived this morn-
ing, and sailed for the River, the Timor, Foars, from the South
Seas and the Cape of Good Hope • and the Mary Ann, FER-
RIER, from Jamaica. The Mary, liovis4 from Bengal, has ar-
rived in the:Downs.
PLYMOUTH, Fra. 6.—The FIX and Wiett.awv came into har-
bour yesterday to refit. Yesterday sailed the 'fsesteit, 42, Cap-
tain 'l'. Known, for the South American station. Lord Amman-
is expected shortly ; hi, baggage is arrived from Deptford, and
,shipped in the JUPITT:t.
Frn. B.—Wied nest.—Arrived, the Golden Spring, STRONG,
from London for the Cape of Good Hope ; the William, SoRLIZ,
from Lisbon ; and the Bindon, from hoodoo for Bermuda.
Pmers:•roevir, Ft.s. B.—The statement which has appeared in
sonic of the London Papers this week, that orders had been re-
ceived at Portsmouth to prepare seven sail of the line for Com-
mission, and to complete the full complement of the crews of the
Guatdships, is not true. The four sail of the line, and the two
frigates, ordered to be gradually put into a state of Commission,
are proceeding with slowly, having only ten mechanics employed
on each ship. The CRESSY, 74, and CLARE/WT., 74. have been
selected this week, front the Annual Return made, to be docked,.
and likewise fitted ready for Commission, when wanting. None
of the orders yet given can properly be construed to mean that
our Government are making preparations to go to war; they
have only gone forth in the ordinary course of preparing for that
event. • Ministers: it should seem, have wisely determined, so
long as a hope remains of their mediating an amicable termina-
tion of the differences between France and Spain, not to shew
any disposition contrary to that of intending to preserve the peace.
—The STATHICRNT, MALABAR, and CANOPCS, of the line; Java,
Lavisui, and BOADICEA, frigates, will be prepared for Commis-
sion at Plymouth, as ships may be wanting for service.—On
Wednesday the PHEASANT, 18, Captain CLAVERINC, arrived from
the Coast of Africa station, last from New York& in 31 days.—
She left the coast about ten months since, being specially ap-
pointed to convey Captain,Basnex, R. A. (who accompanied
Captain PARRY in his first voyage), to various parts of the globe,
to make scientific experiments, the principal object of which was
to ascertain the true figure of the Earth, front than motion of the
'Pendulum. An elaborate and valuable collection of instruments,
for this purpose, were landed, and experiments made, at the fol-
lowing places :—Sierra Leone, Island of • Se. Thomasi (on the
Line), Ascension, Bahia, Maranhana, Trinfilad, Port Royal, and
New York. In South America, and in the United. States, every
attention was shown to C4tain Same, by the Portuguese and
American Governments. Observations were also made at the
Havannah, but the instruments were not landed. Captain Si.
RINE, on landing, set off for the Admiralty. The Pnasserr sailed
this afternoon for Deptford, to be paid off, and to deliver the in-,
struinents, and some collected botanical subjects, at Greenwich..
We understand'one of the frigates on the South American station
is in proceed to Behring's Straits, on the opening of the season,
to endeavour to discover the track of Captain PARRT. It is ex-
pected by those who best understand the difficultiea ibis able
Navigator has to overcome, that he may be obliged to pass two,
if not three winters in the Arctic clime. The ships were vic-
tualled and stored for four years.—Yesterday, the SRAINCIATA..
TAM, 46, Captain S. %MUM, C.B. and the Keownso, 18, Cap-
tain Honourable Gooses Tactual', sailed, on their return to
the Havannah ; but the wind letting in from the Westward, they
were obliged to anchor at St. Helen's. They were prevented
from sailing on Thursday by a snow-storm.---The EDIN, 26,
Captain J. Lawatencc, C.B. is attached to the West India sta-
tion ; and the Ituaratovx, 18, Captain Rims, will proceed shortly
thither; making one line-ef-battle ship, five large frigates, five
smaller, and ten sloops and brigs of war, on that station.—Sir
Wixom* Hors has declined taking the Mediterranean command.
The present Candidates arc—Lord Amaxtus Beauexase, Sir
PULTHICIT MALCOLM, and Sir EDWARD CODRINGTON.
Fn. 9.—Wind W. N. W.—Arrived, the Woods, BARR, from
Cephalonia, out 63 days.
The Industry, of Wells; Cyrus, of Villithy; Whiting, Dew
HAM; Tees, of Stockholm ; and Juno, of Yarmouth, were driven
ou shore at Hartlepool on the 2d inst.
The Perseverance, of Lynn, from. Sunderland; the Hoop,
from Sandwich ; and the Neutral, for Yarmouth, were driven
on shore near Whitby, on the 2d ipst.
Curran-Hot:az, Fu.6 —Entered Inwards :—The Pyrenees,
from Jamaica • the Mary, from the South Seas ; William, from
Cunfleet San;Canada, from St. John's; Sisters from Stangate
Creek; Euphemia, from Buenos Ayres; Emma, the South
Seas; Warren, from Virginia; Harmony, from Jamaica; the
Royal George, from Van Dieman's Land ; Sarah, friim Cork ;
and the Shipley, froM New South Wales.—F.ntered Outwards:
The Azores, for Jersey; Clio, for St. Vincent's; Ant, for Ham-
burgh ; Jane, for Oporto; Bramin, for Lisbon • Sarah, for Cork;
Pilot, for Antwerp • and the Neptune, for Ostend.—Cleared
Outwards:—The Sisters, for Van Dieman's Land; Pilchard,
fur Cape Coast Castle; and Petit Gustave, for Havre.
Thsvantertoat or Patze-Motscr.—The Sappho, for the Liberty,
on the 24th inst. at No. 10, Lyon's Inn, Strand, and recalled
there Mondays and Thursdays.

The Missour,l Legislature has in Caucus agreed to
recommend Mr. CLAY for the office of President of
the United States.

Mr. O'MEARA, BON %PARTE% Medical Attendant,
has been elected an Honorary Member of the Phila-
delphia Medical Society.
In the course of Friday morning, Sir HUDSON
L, we appeared in the. Court of King's Bench to swear
an affidavit, on which he intends to found a motion
for a criminal information against Mr. O'MEARA.
A Meeting of the Inhabitants of Southwark is to
take place to-morrow, to petition Parliament for a
reduction of taxes, &a.
THS KING'S THEATRE.—The sudden illness of
Madame BORGONDIO, occasioned the Opera of Ma-
credi, which had been announced for Saturday night,
to be withdrawn, and that of La Gazza Ladra to be
substituted for it. AMISS'S elegant DivertiseMent
of LWrande aux Graces, and the Ballet of Le Car-
arced de Praise, completed the entertainment of the
evening. The performance teas honoured with the
presence of their Royal Highnesses the. Duke of
(houessrms, Prince LEOPOLD, and the Duchess. of
KENT the Duchess of MARLBOROUGH, 4!Ci. Eicc,
Dnuttv-LaNt.—This favourite Temple of-the
Muses was en% Saturday extremely well atiehaed.l
K a* el sustained the character of Shsloik, in The Mer-
chant of Venice, with all that intense feeling and nice
discriniination which first prepared the tortilla is-
sign him the-high rank in his profession which he
now enjoys. Mrs. VVE.yr was admirable iti Podia.
Lts-row was truly comic in Gab° ;
.Al 4 in Killing no
Murder, which was: the Farce, his Apullolieltii, with
H A Iti.feS Buskin, convulsed the Houae witklaughter.

mon . .1112,

TRIAL 'OF TIM-R-TarnoficrifE DUBLIN
COUitib bF iC Mb* ittnitit 1110,14761611-UA'RY 3.
THE KING, AT 'MR ihtoseCUT OF HIS MAJESTY'S
ATIYOtItZT-GENERAL: R 111/IIitt9IANDWICH, MAT-
Viet WIRM.GRAHAM, MATtHiSFWANOWICH.GeOnGIit
GRAHAM, JAMU 10ftet0, AND-WM. BRoWNLow.•
Several witnesses were examined,: awl" the case
closed on the part of the Crowa..). -7
Mr. DatscoLt. and Mr. Noarol4pokatistdefence.

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FEBRUARY IL
Mr. JOHNSTON was heard far the traverser Forbes.
The ATTORNEY-GI/MAL declared it was no: his
intention to.presi for a convictii n of /Ir. lirotonlow,
and this person was liberated. • •
Witnesses were heard for the till/4*mm which
closed the defence, 4nd the SoLictvdt.fhitnAL was
heard in reply.- ' ' '
. ?MOAT, VICSRUART . .
Tice SOLICITOR.( ENEKAL COOtifTfled his Speech.
At Aired o'clock on the above day, the Jtyone con- •
clotted .his charge to the Jury, anditt nine o'clock the
same evening, when the latest information left Dub-
lin, the Jury had not returned their verdict.
Ati expectation, we are informed, is generally en-
tertained, we should, probably, say hoped for by the
Orange party, that the accused will be atquittel
Precautionary measures are taken to preserve the
peace of the City of Dublin.

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SPORTING INTELLIGENCS.• •
BOX nil S.
NNAT AND &Rm.—The backer of ;he lattaskpisillist kireed
on Wednesday night last, at the Castle Tayerp, tit Neat
should receive the forfeit of X 1.50. This event, of c.;urse, puts
an end to any further dispute on the liubjuct...A.Viiether it may
lead to a new match is another question. • • '
11011 IRS mom litastisomast.—Little Arthur has arrived ex-
pressly in London, to make a match with Young .11.1ntce ; and
Sampson has offered to fight any man of his weight, baring his
old opponents.
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HUNTING.
The King's Stag-hounds meet on Friday* at the Magpies, on
Hounslow Heath.
Lord Scarborough's Fos-hounds meet to-morrow, atConi sbro' ;
Friday, at Grove.
The Earl of I larewood's Fox-hounds meet on the first hunt-
ing day after the snow is gone.
The Badaworth Fox-houncli meet on Thursday, At Brierley
Village; Saturday, at Red House.
The Sanderstead Harriers meet Wednesday and Saturday, at
kennel.

The Earl of Derby's Stag-houuds meet to-aserroth at Wal-
ton Heath ; Thursday, at Catterham Common. _
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Lord Yirborough's Hounds meet on Wednesday, at Chase-
bill ; Friday, at Hill Furze ; amt Saturday, at Kettleby Thorp.
the Southwold Subscription Fox-hounds meet to-morrow, at
Tothill Wood; Thursday, at Wriksby Mill; and Saturday, at
Gunby Gate.
DAMON Here.—Sir R. Sutton's Hounds mect tn.:morrow, at
the Halfway House on the Newark road ; Thursday, at Fisker-
ton Long Wood ; Saturday, at Hungram Gone.
Sir E. Smythe's Hounds meet on Wednesday, at Pitchford
Hall; Friday, St Battlefield.
• - Mr. Dewing's Hounds meet Wednesday, at Kipton Heath,
to run a buck; Friday, at Foulsham Mill; Saturday, at Ful-
.modestone.
The North Sorperset Fox-hounds meet on Thursday. at Nor-
ton Hall; Saturday, at Clandown. .

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The following correspon4enee
.I:+etween t4O. So-
MERS and E. Leen*age CitanyroN, Eicit has taken
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place. since the ficterprd Conitcy 14.1exiug,;
14stna Castle; ian..23, 11125.
ilia-6-1i is incumbent on me lista yOu whether certain warm
and violent sentiments expressed by you lan Friday last at the
Hereford. County Meeting, in which the word Apostate was
used (which having now appeared in print are before the world,
though rather differently reported in afferent Newspapers), *ere
meesit to apply generally to such public men as may from the
temper of the times,- have judged It. right to change a general
inclination to act with Opposition, into a general Support of the
present Administration, and who may have received marks of
distinction from:their Sovercign=or whether such words were
particularly and permrnlly directed against myself? '
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
(Signed) SOMERS.

Mr Loto—Tbe " warm and violent" (u yon are pleased to
call them) expressions, made use of by me at the Hereford
Meeting, on the 17th instant, respecting Apostates, arose front
a conscientious belief I entertain, that they in common with
others, who have made their public conduct " a stepping stone
to private advantage, are, in a great measure,the cause of our pre-
sent misfortunes." though I have no hes4ation in declaring at the
same time, that it was far from my intention to direct'those re-
marks " particularly," or " personally," against any individual.
If it will give your Lordship any further satisfaction, I shall have
great pleasure in giving publicity to this Correspondence.
I have the honour to be,
Your Lordship's obedient and very hueile Servant,
(Signed) E. LECHMERE CHAR LTON.
Whitley, January SS, ISO.
A concluding note trom Lord SoMERs says, that
4, as an individual and a Gentleman, he is perfectly
satisfied ;' and, agreeably to Mr. CH A RLTON'S " very
proper offer," he directed the publication of the
Correspondence.

Saturday night, about eleven o'clock, a fire broke
out in the stove-mauufactory belonging to Mr. Prosser,
in Hatton-garden. An elderly female, the only inmate,
was with difficulty saved, being taken out of a win-
dow, alino4 in a state of nudity. The premises were
completely gutted, and the fire was not subdued till
four o'clock yesterday morning.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT BY Suow.—Wednesday last,'
a most melancholy occurrence took place at Trouts-
dale, in the parish of Brampton, about three miles
from liackness, in Yorkshire. The snow had accu-
mulated on the side of the hill, at the foot of which
was a cottage, 9ccupied by a poor man, of the name
of Bravender, his wile, and three children; when,
unexpectedly, the whole mass of snow fell down into
the valley, and with its•weigbt crushed 'the Cottage,
and buried the hapless inmate. amongst the ruins.
Alter about five hours of hard labour; they were dug
out; but the King of Terrors had added id his in-
numerable conquests, -and their 'spirits • had fled to
happier habitations.- • - - , •
CORN EXcIiANGR, MARK4A-11E; FEM. Jo.
The arrivals last wctk were very largss-r,400 quarters of
Wheat, and 12,000 sacks of Flour. nitre arc fresis Supplies :a
this morning from Esk6r, but ratber short, 44 a tolerable good
arrival front Kent, with some vessels *film Suffolk, *-Wheit is
ls. per quarter lower, except Lit superfine sample& Hark" *Ed
Oats are rather better sate„ as eke prices of sbtkdo, foinight.,_
au-ley and Hog Peas are hi demand, but White gos Jar ssill
dull sale. All other articles remain as per our latitiotations:
lmra sm.—El:relish Name, 11,9‘0 rier:4-siait.,-11,11.A5:- Malr,
01,76::-.-Osts, 151,8115 -How, 15r,111911 subs r' • •
.• -.- .
The prices tia beard of ship the same st hot week. nour,
355. to sos.
SHLTHrIELOVARKET, rEtiRiIART.iO. '
There wass-sbort market this morning of all rebels of Cattle,
lis consequence of which tighter prices were derma raid rev Mon
of superior quality ;Atm the inferior diritaftptiaao ritabain as per
list.rhe trAdelppearttl rather brisker. than far seam time pa-.
, 'Neer, ,v,,od. tza 3s 6d. per stone arib..; 3f0u05020ma.54.0„1.
I Veal. 4% Od. fols,111d• Poth,tiri. ed. trt 3S. foil=-.-Htsy old &saw,
t per load : Hay, 31. to 41. Os. Cldwer, 3i. 4s. to 41. 36 Straw,
.. if. as. to 11. 16s. .

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INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FEBRUARY 8.
BURK V. SIMPKIT4B.

This was an action for penalties, tried before the "
Lord Chief Baron at the last Assizes for Hertford,
for killing game, not being duly qualified. The cle-
f)
claration further charged the defendant with -settin
snares to kill bares, And for having a hare so killed
in his possession, ler which fertheelpenaltkes were.
sought to be recovered. _ i_..
The'Learied Judge. Charged' the Jury, that al.
tiloggh a hare found in a Snare, aid finding its way
into he hands of the defendant, itittrima facia evi.
'ilence of his killing game, yet,
.it aught have been,
that he was employed as the servant of :Other to
fetCh the hare to his master.
The Jury, under Mi Lordship's direction, found for
the defendant.
Mr. Couval sheaved cause against the rule Nisi
obtained by Mr. Chitty,.why there should not be a
new trial on thi.kround of misdirection of the Judge.
The defendant was a shepherd in the act of watching
his master's sheep, and the question was, " whether
there was sufficient evidence that defendant had set
the snares, and whether this was an excusable pos-
session ?" The Learned Counsel submitted there was
no misdirection of the Judge, as these snares might
have been set by another ; and the hare which was
found in the possession of defendant he might have
picked up by accident,and been carrying to his master.
The case was determined on the authority of the
principle of the case of Warnford and Kendal. The
Learned Judge told the Jury it was inexcusable if
defendant was taking the hare to his master, leaving
the Jury to find the facts whether there'was sufficient
evidence of the defendant's setting the snare, or of
having the hare in his possession, and on those two
points the Jury found for the defendant.
Mr. Justice BAYLEY referred to the evidence. The
witnesses swore they saw the defendant stoop down
and take the hare under his great coat, gin and all ;
but they did not examine to see whether the hare was
under the coat or not, as the defendant appeared to
be taking it away.
Mr. CHITTY was heard in support of the Rule, and
contended the evidence was clear that the defendant
had the hare in his possession, and that be was bound
to spew in evidence that he took it to carry it to his
master, if that plea of excusable possession could exo-
nerate him as to penalties incurred. On the part of
the plaintiff it was contended, if authorised to carry
the bare to his master,why did he not call his master
to prove this fact. .
Mr. Justice BAYLEY thought it sufficient if the
Jury thought, from the whole of the evidence, that
the defendant came to the possession for the pur-
pose of carrying it to his master, that would be, -in
their opinion, an excusable possession. The questions 1
of fact upon these two points were both left to the i
Jury, namely, did the defendant ;et the snares, and
had lie the excusable possession of the hare? The
Jury having found for the defendant on these issues,
the Court would not disturb the verdict where the
the Jury had found the facts.—Rule discharged.
SHIPS DUNDEE AND PRINCESS CHARLOTTE.
Mr. NI aittt v A -IT applied for a prohibitory Rule to
be directed to the high Court of Admiralty, in the
matter of the Dundee and the smack Princess Char-
lotte. The Dundee bad run down the smack and
sunk her. The freight also, consisting of fishing-
tackle, was 10.:,t ; and the decree of the Admiralty
Court gave not only the value of the vessel, but also
the freight. —Mr. MAttnvistr now contended, that'
under tie provisions of the 43d of George 111. the
esi•ners of a vessel which should run another down
would only be liable to damages to the atilt:sum of
,the'value of the vessel.—The Court granted the Rule.
t ONSISTORY counT, FEBRUARY s..
This day Dr. JENNER held a Court for the Dean
and Chapter of St. Paul's. Sentence was pronounced
in the case of