Star.
London, England, 1823-01-06 00:00:00

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succeed in *the object of tbe new negociatinay!lelp,,
are going to commence with
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. The Fags Papers of Thursday and Friday contain
little intelligence of intortance. The communica-
tions between Paris and Madrid are, as might be ex-
pected, very frequent.

Thursday iast the Editor of I' Etoile, M. CARDO)II
and the Editor of the Journal du Commerce, M.
Gomm, were tried before the' Court of Correctional
Police, for ab article copied from the Spanish Paper
called the Indicador. They were declared guilty,
sentenced each to six months imprisonment, a fine of
500 francs, and to pay the expenses of the process.

MM. ARNAULT, JAY, JUDY, and NORVINS, ap-
peared on Wednesday before M. de BELLEYNIE, Juge
d'lnstruction, on an accusation of .outrages and of-
fences against the Government of the King, in several
articles of the eighth volume of their Biographic des
Cotemporains, pages 20, 29, and 209.
M.BARTIIELEMY was also cited befArt e the Same Ma-
gistrate on a charge of the same nature againstthe King
and Members of the Royal Family, in the 10th vol. of
' The Recueil de Pieces authentiques sur le Cavil de St.
Flekne, forming the first part of the work of Dr.
O'MEARA. The passages charged as libellous are
those in which dots are used. These two indictments
will be forthwith tried before the Tribunal of Cor-
reeiional Police.
FUNDS AT PARIS, JAN. 5...-Five per Cents. opened at 88f. 40c.
dosed at BSf. 30c.

The Universal, of Madrid, of the 17th ultimo, has
some notes on the article of the Journal des Debate of
the Bth, in which the imprudence of an armed inter-
vention with Spain was so forcibly pointed out. The
Spanish Journalist observes, that there is much truth
mixed up with an equal quantity of error in the view
which the French writer takes of the state of Spain.
He agrees with the Journal des Debate, that materials
for composing a House of Peers are not to be found
in Spain. The supposition of anarchy in Madrid is
repelled as a gross calumny ; and it is observed, " If
in some provinces that anarchy which always accom-
panies civil War be experienced, it is the height of in
famy to attribute that anarchy to .the Constitution-
when it is so evidently the workmanship of those per-
-sons who have by intrigue and bribery raised the
• flame of rebellion and instigated disobedience to the
laws. This is as absurd as it would be for a physi-
' cian to pretend that he is alarmed at the height of
his .pationt's fever, and yet give him medicines to
heighten it." • .•
Sir WILLIAM ilk*CounT, the British Envoy and
Minister Plenipotentiary, has transmitted a note to
cite Minister of Stack, informing bim that two squa-
drons had sailed from England, one for Puerto Rico,
and the other fur Puerto Cabello, with the object of
taking thes; ports into their temporary occupation,
and in order to suppress the numberless piracies which
were committed in these seas upon the British trade.
There are those who believe that a secret treaty was
agreed to by the late Ministers, ceding Cuba to Eng-,
land, but that the present Ministry have refused tto
sanction this treaty.

The Duke or Iroatc returned to town on Sat4rd*7,
soon after four o'clock, from Brighton.
Friday, SirJAMES MACKINTOSH was inducted into
the office of Lord Rector of the University of Glas-
gow. Sir JAMES and his friends afterwards dined
with the Principal and Professors in the front Hall
of the College.
Friday, Lord SUSSEX LENNON, the brother to the
Duke of RICHMOND, arrived in Downing-street, with
dispatches from Sir THOMAS MAITLAND, Lord High
Commissioner of the lonian Islands.

Friday night, Mr. Lurvtatwooo, the King's Mes.
senger, left town with dispatches for St.Petersburgh.
Captain Wollaston R.N. has arrived. at Fenton's Hotel, St.
James's-street, from his seat in 'NortelL—Departures from ditto :
Lord Brudenell, for Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire ; the Earl
of Thanet, foam ditto, for Maidstone ; T. Blunt, Esq. from.
ditto, for Melton Mowbray.
Lady Louisa Lygon has arrived at her brother's (thong*
Colonel Lygon, M. P.) seat, in Gloucestershire, from a
Lady HOMOUSE concluded her festivities at *.Whit-
ton Park, on the 34 inst. by an elegant Fancy Ball
and Supper, at which were present more than 300
Fashionables.

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The Committee of the Portuguese gortes, ap-
pointed to consider of the documents relative to the
QUEEN'S refusal to take the oaths to the Constitution,
have reported that, in their opinion, the Cortes have
no jurisdiction in the case.
By letters from Gibraltar, of the - 26th ult. etq
learn the death of MuLey SoLostow, Emperor of
Morocco, on the 28th NoveMber. MULICY AlWet•
lit MAN had been appOinted his successor.
FlRL—Thirlestane Castle, in Berwickshire, one of
the seats of the Earl of LAINDERDALt, was on Tuesday
morning, about six o'clock, discovered to be on fire,
which seems to have originated in a vent, and was
carried from it to the roof, by a rafter communicat-
ing therewith. The alarm being instantly given, a
number of the inhabitants of Lauder immediately re-
paired to the spot, and by their zeal and activity
confined the fire to the wing of the building where it
had originated, and also succeeded in saving most of
the furniture. The exertions of those present were
indeed( highly praiseworthy,. -To prevent the' fire
from communicating with the body of the Castle,
some of them built up, with wet turf, the doers con-
necting it with the wing on fire ; while others, by
carrying water from a distance, and without the aid
do fire engine, constantly pouring.itOpon the build-
-ing, tjsery:prevented the• Barnes. from spreading far-
ther,-and thus saved the greater part of the Castle
from destruction* Only two servants were in the
.Castle at the time, the, Earl's family being all at
Dunbar..
A persOn being seated at table between two trades-
men. and wisbiog to cast,:si ,plur
_upon them, said,
“ How prettily lam fiaid between two talliara," On
which a gentleman ebeereedeskat being beginners,
thfy.courd not of At thn tine'loogo
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