Star.
London, England, 1825-01-11 00:00:00

COLOMBIA.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER, DATED BOGOTA, SEPT. 29, 1824.
" A few days ago, the Dutch Comniisioner, H. W.
de Quartet, Colatrel in the Navy of Holland, arrived in
this city. The rumour current here, and I have every
reason to believe it to be correct, is, that he is the bearer
of proposals very favourable to this country, the nature
of which has not yet transpired ; but so much is certain,
that the disposition of the King of the Low Countries
is such, that it is not at all improbable that the recogni-
tion of this country by Holland should precede that by
England. I have likewise teatut, from undoubted
authority, that a coniereicial treaty between this coun-
try and the United States has been concluded, and was
signed yesterday evening. The terms have not yet
been made public, nor have I been able, as yet, to obtain
any particulars; but I have no doubt, front what little
dropped, that they are favourable to the commerce of
the United States.

SPANISH AND ITALIAXREFUGEES.

DEVONPORT, JANUARY 8.

A highly respectable meeting of the inhabitants was
held at our Town-hall yesterday, for the purpose of con-
tributing towards the relief of the distressed Foreigners
who have sought refuge on our shores.
Captain WHITE, R.N. being called to the chair, in-
troduced the object of the Meeting in a short speech,
and observed that it had nothing to do with politics—
the motives were solely those of charity towards the
noble but destitute foreigners who had been thrown
upon ns for their prlitical opinions, and it was a proud
day for England, when people of all nations fled to this
country as to the only asylum.
After some conversation, subscriptions were immedi-
ately enter td into, and the Meeting sevarated.

We regret to state, that a set ions accident has oc-
curred to Sir COLQUILAIN GRANT. After inspecting the
Guards on Wednesday morning, in the Royal Barracks,
Dublin, Sir C. was preparing to rettirn home, when
his hot se, by some mischance having lost his footing,
threw his rider violently to the ground and rolled over
him. Sir C. was with difficulty supported to his apart-
ments, where surgical assistance was promptly afforded
him. Ile has received, we understand, a severe com-
pression of the chest, from the weight of the horse
and accoutrements, and is otherwise much bruised by
the fall.

RossEruit.—On the night of the 30th ult. an English
Gentleman was robbed at Mr. Rogers's inn, in the city
of Armagh, by a villain; who (wholly without the
knowledge of the innkeeper and his family) got into his
room, pilfered his property, and escaped from the
house. The booty thus gained by the fellow was vely
con,ithrable—amounting, in bank notes and money, to
nearly 1001.. be•ides valuable wearing !apparel and
other ar tides. We rejoice to say that the robber has
been since seized, and the property recovered, with a

deficit of onl: by the spirited exertions of Mr. Ro-
bert hlsKeAn and iMr. Rogers, wi.o overtook him at
Kens. Mr. Nl‘Kedu seized the lob:;er just as the Ennis-

killen mail, in which he h.sci engagcti a ,eat, arrived.

The First Chamber of the Cour Royale, Paris, ha;
suppressed the Mc.rni:irs ascribed to Fouctte, on the
ground, that though every one has a right to write and
to publish the life of a man who has played a part like
that of the Duke of 0-rnaNro, nobody is entitled to
bring him before jhe Public to speak in his own
name, as in these Memoirs, to make disclo.ures, to ex-
press opinions (Which, perhaps, he bad changed), or to
report facts injurious to his ow•n memory or the reputa-
tion of third parties. As the sons of Forum denied
the authenticity of the Memoirs,. the publishers abused
the nanie of their father in asctilimg them to him ;
vhile thy deceived the Public, in order to obtain addi-
tional advantages from their illicit speculation. The
Editor and proprietors of the book, it will be recol-
lected, declared they could prove the authenticity of its
Contents, but failed to produce their proof. If they had
attempted this course, and succeeded in their object,
their case would not have been improved. They would
then have exposei themselves to an action of damages,
for selling property which they could not chew they
had legally acquired. The Journal des Debats, in its
own name, denies the authenticity of this publication,
but adduces only in support of its assertion the false•
hood of statements which Follette was as capable of in-
venting as the supposed anonymous fabricator who is
alleged to have usurped his title, or worn his mask.