Star.
London, England, 1824-07-15 00:00:00

FOREGOING :

The Governor has received the communication which
the Alcaldes in Ordinary and the Regidors of the illus-
trious Cabildo have addressed to him, upon the propriety
of suspending the promulgation of the Order in Council
that he has received for the protection of the slaves.
The Governor has adverted to the laws alluded to by
the eabilde. In that of the Partidas * he recognizes a
benevolent disposition on the part of the Sovereign to
receive the representations of his people, on subjects af-
fecting their local interests ; in that of the Indiest, how-
ever, the exercise of the powers thereby conferred is
made to depend on the views which the authorities, to
whom these powers are entrusted, may take of any order
transmitted to them for execution.

The governor does not think, upon mature reflection;
that those laws govern the present cafe.
For nearly twelve months past, not only have the
provisions of the Order been distinctly notified to the
inhabitants, but every facility has been afforded to those
'who might consider themselves affected by the enact-
ment of them to express their sentiments on their pia.
, bable effects.

The representations and resolutions of the different
quarters of the Island, have all been transmitted to his
Majesty's Government without reserve; and the Order
in question has since been framed, and has been sub-
mined to, and received unqualified, the approbation of
both Houses of Parliament. The Law of Partida ad-
verted to, expressly commands, that if the Sovereign
persists in the signification of his pleasure, his orders
shall be carried into effect; and admitting, therefore,
that law to be applicable on the occasion, the terms of
it seem evidently opposed to the object rlf the Cabildo
in teferring to it.
The Governor regrets that the especial commands
which he has received from his Majesty's Government
for carrying this order into effect, will pre, eat his com-
plying with the wishes of the Cabildo; but his Excel-
lency will not fail to transmit to the Secretary of State
the representation which that body have addressed to
him upon the present occasion; aril in the meantime
he relies with confidence on the fidelity and attachment
of the Cabildo to his Majesty's Person and Government,
to promote, within the sphere of their influence, did
obedience to the law which is necessary to the tran-
quillity of the Colony.
RALPH WOODFORD. Governor.
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COLOMBIA.

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We learn by letters from Carthagena, dated the 22d
of May, that General Soublette had arrived there, to
take upon himself the office of Intendant of the Depart-
ment of the Magdalena. The report, therefore, of his
having been appointed on a mission to this country is
untrue. Letters from the President Bolivar himself had
been received at Carthagena, dated subsequently to the
treachery of the troops in Callao, in which, with his
characteristic ardour, he still augurs favourably of his
ultimate prospects in Peru. He had written for fresh
supplies of troops, arms, and ammunition, to furnish
which great exertions were making at Carthagena, and
a frigate so freighted was to sail immediately for
Chagres. The communications from Bogota, the ca-
pital of Colombia, to the coast, were likely to be ren-
dered more expeditious, it having been discovered that
the river Meta, which falls into the Apure, was navi-
gable to within a few miles of that city. Commercial
prospects were improving at Carthagena, in conse-
quence of the known solicitude of the Government at
Bogota to protect and favour the merchants, particu-
larly those of Great Britain.
The letters allude in brief terms t• the defection of
the Peruvian President (Tagle) ; but state that Bolivar
had taken the most energetic measures to annoy the
Royalists. It appears that a great uumber of Colom-
bians were cut to pieces in attempting to escape from
Callao ; but it is announced, with much satisfaction,
that not one Colombian has taken part in the treasonable
defection of the chilians and Peruvians. We are sorry
to notice that a seditious movement has taken place in
Guayaquil, in Colombia, province of Quito, which, how-
ever, was not of great moment, and was suppressed by
' the energy of the Authorities.
We have received Colombia Gazettes to the 9th of
May, and though the most important articles of intelli-
gence which they bring have been anticipated by pri-
vate letters, we find them not without interest. They
contain the daily proceedings of the Legislative Bodies,
the Chamber of Representatives, and the Senate—at no
great length, it is true, but still with a distinctness and
particularity sufficient to convey to the body of the
people a proper idea of what their rulers ate doing. A
petition had been presented on the 23d of April by an
Englishman, praying for the exclusive privilege of esta-
blishing steam-boats on the Lake of Matacaibo. The
fate of this application is not stated. The Members of
the two Legislative Bodies arc paid by the country for
snaking laws, as persons here are paid for administering
them. It appears from a statement published in the paper
of the 2d of May, that the Senators and Representatives
cost Colombia, from the 2d of February to the final
establishment of their respective Chambers, only 11,868
dollars.

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THE FUNDS.
STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Consols opened this morning at 94k, i, for the Account, and for
next time, 94k, at which price they have remained steady to the
present hour, with scarcely anything doing, except making up the
accounts for to-morrow, which is settling-day. It is generally be-
lieved that it is a great Bull Account.
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We have no regular Express in from Paris, but Tuesday's prices
are in Towu, stated at 99f. 90c. which bad been sent express to
Calais, and came over by the Mail.

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THE EVENING WEAR.
LONDON.-
THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1824.