Star.
London, England, 1824-06-28 00:00:00

BOW-STRELI-.1 HIS DAY.

Sir John Cox Hippisley tirslr;Tummoned a hackney coach-
man for refusing on Friday to drive him the full distance for which
he bad hired him. Sir John described the coachman to have be-
haved extremely ill towards him.

The coachman, in his defence, said, Sir John had hired him on
Friday, at Charing-cross, but on turning round, he saw he had got
his dirty feet on the cushions of the coach, which had cost him four
guineas only last summer. He requested him to take them down,
but which he refused to do. He stopped at Cants's, and on again
gttticit into the coach, he placed his feet on the cushions again. On
his arrival at Somerset House, the coachman said, if he continued
to put his feet on the cushions, he would not proceed, and in this
he persisted.
Sir Itscuann MIMI, and his brother Magistrates bore testimony
to the extremely good character of the defendant, who had on for-
mer occasions been the means of bringing to punishment several
heinous offenders. They, however, intimated to the coachman
that his course should have been to have driven Sir John to the end
of his order, and then summoned him for the damages.
Sir John said, after what he had heard, if the defendant would
my he was sorry for it, he would drop the matter. This was done,
and the summons dismissed.

Yesterday, the Lou CHANCELLOR had an audience
of the Kim.
Saturday, the Duke of WELLINGTON had an au-
dience of his llistiovr.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had a select
parry toslinner on Saturday, at his residence in Downing-street. '
A Gentleman who resided many years in Mexico,
has received, per the ship VALOROUS, from Vera Cruz, a large as.
sortment of the most beautiful specimens of the Minerals of that
Country, to be presented in the name of the Executive Govern-
ment of Mexico, to Mr. Secretary Canneo, as an instance of their
respect for his high talents and liberal sentiments.
The. Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND gave an elegant
entertabment on Saturday, at Northumberland House, to Prince
Rens d'Ebersdorff Lobenstein et Gera, the Duke of York, the Duke
of Wellington, the Marquis of Camden, the Marchioness of Hert-
ford, the Earl and Countess Bathurst, the Earl and Countess of
Lansdale, Baron *nee!, Lord and Lady Lovaine, Lord Glenlyon,
Lord Prudhoe, Sir W. and Lady Harriet Wm. Wynn, Lady Lucy
Clive, and the Rev. Thomas Singleton. In the evening her Gtace
entertained a select party of the ,said ton.
The Highland Ball at WILLIS'S Rooms, on Friday
night, was most splendid. It would be next to impossible to enume-
rate the Company; suffice it to say, that all the principal Scottish
families were present, including—
The Duke and Duchess of Richmond, Duke and Duchess of
Argyll, Marquis and Marchioness ei Huntly, Earl and Countess
of Breadalbane, Viscount and Viscountess Melville, Lord and Lady
Gwydyr, Sir Wm. Elliot, Hon. John Stuart, Geo. Campbell, &c.
New JUDGE.—Mr. Justice Ricrimussorg having -re-
signed his nines as Pointe Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, in
consequence of his indisposition, it is said that Mr. Gamma will
succeed to the vacancy.
The new Bishop of CHESTER has adopted the Irish
costume of not wearing a wig. Lord (Imolai has made the same
woad upon the judicial habits of former times. Tire present race
of physicians, however, were the first to set the example.
General Rufus PUTNAM, the only surviving Ameri-
can Officer of that rank belonging to the revolutionary army,
lately died in the State of Ohio. General Errata &TIC is now the only
Officer who may be said to have belonged to WA SH/113/0)1.11 time.
A fire broke out yesterday afternoon at four o'clock,
in the house of a shoemaker. situated between the White Hart, and
Harrow, Itgb.street, Poplar, which was totally consumed before
the flames were extinguished, and damaged the house adjoining.
The chief attention of the Neapolitan Court of late
has been taken up by the visit of the Archduchess bit era Louisa,
the widow of Bo: carats= So far as can be judged from external
appearances, she is not very deeply affected at the 104 of her hus-
band; and even bears the privation of an Imperial diadem phi-
losophically enough. Her venerable relative, King FIUMINANO, is
making every effort to amuse her; and she enters very readily into
an the schemes proposed with that view. His Mamas, even drives
her in his barouche on the Corso. This is the more remarkable,
both because be never paid his Qualm that honour, and also be-
cause it is a rule which he has long observed not to appear on the
Corso at ail. On the 21st, the august traveller went to the Royal
seat of Persano, whence she visited the striking ruins of Pastum.
On the 213th, she sent in person through the illberge de Poecri,
and noticed all the arrangements of that Institution. The day fol-
lowing she partook of the amusements of the annual festival held at
the Royal Villa of Cardito.
AccBunts from the United States say that Mr. CLAY
has withdrawn a resolution which he had proposed, for
a declaration of the sentiments of Congress on the sub-
ject of hostilities to be commenced by the Holy Alliance
of Furope against the New States of America. Mr.
CLAY takes for granted that the plan of aggression has
been dropped, and therefore that there exists no.neces-
sity for recording the intended opinion of Congress with
regard to it.
A letter has been received Troth 'St..3ago de Chile,
the contents of which are extremely satisfactory. The
Piesident, General FRICKE, was sit that period at Con-
caption, completing the Treaty of Alliance and Friend-
ship with the Araucanian Indians. He was also fitting
out a naval and military Expedition against the Island of
Chace, the command of the naval department of which
had been bestowed on Captain FOSTER, a very distin-
guished Officer, until Lord COCHRANE arrived. The
Indians had volunteered to furnish an auxiliary force
for this important undertaking, for it is the last place,
possessed by Spain in Chile. The Constitution had
been completed. Its particular heads have not yet been
received in England, but it is represented to be founded
entirely on the model of that of the United States.
Accounts have been received from Hayti, via New
York, that a vessel sailed from that place for Havre on
the Bth ultimo, with three persons on board accredited
by the Haytian authorities to proceed to Paris, to sign
A treaty already agreed on, which had been proposed by
the French Goverii.nent.
It is understood that the Treaty •betweea Portugal and
the Brazils is in a state of great forwardness ; and the
following extract of a letter, dated in Lisbon, on the 12th
current, shews, that the general feeling in Po:tugal was,
that the expedition so long threatened bad been
abandoned
:
" Vor a length of time they have talked of fitting out an ezpodl-
t,,m, and preparations; as far as repairing the vessels of war, adver-
tising for supplies, &c. hate no doubt been made, but no conuacts
have been entered into, and to my knovileAge, within these last ten
days, the samples of cum." &e. which were lying in the ar,cull
have been returned to the indivicirsabt tar Wheal they belonged; and
in:thee, the diEereot regiments th.itrnsat orArred Roes the interior,
some of which had amen arrived, have born nut a again unit'
r!Q% MM."