Star.
London, England, 1823-11-26 00:00:00

WINDSOII, NOVE2VIBER 23.

This morning his MAJESTY, accompanied by his at-
tendants in waiting, took an airinp; in the Park.
Sir GEORGE NA Y Len, Garter king of Arms, arrived
lat the Castle this morning.
1 Yesterday evening the Right Hon. Sir CHARLES
1 Logo also arrived at the Castle.

Great improvements are still making at the Royal
Cottage, where a number of %% of kmen are employed;
and fresh alterations are also making at the Castle. •

Nionday morning, about eleven o'clock, the Duchess
of &at-WE:3IA it, the sine r of the Duchess of CFA e Ergo, left Bushy
Park for Chatham, to accompany the Duke of Saxe-W►tuax, on
their return to the Continent.

" The Duke of SAXE-WEIMAR arrived at the Crown
Inn, Rochester, yesterday, where he was received by a guard of ho-
nour. He visited his Majesty's Dock-yard at Chatham, and, after
inspecting it, went on beard the Prince Regent, in Long Reach,
under a salute of 19 guns.
The FRENCH ANIBASSADOR has issued cards of invi-
tation fur a grand cotertaiumerit, on the Ist of December, at his
house in rurtland-place.
The Earl of laßaiscrnx had a select party to din-
ner yesterday, at his Louse iu the Stihle-yard, St. James's.
We understand there is no doubt of the fact that a
new Loan has been contracted for with the Mexican
Government. Mr. Bur.tocK (of the Egyptian Hall)
was a subscribing,witne,s to the contract, having been
accidentally pre-ent at the time of its negociation. Mr.
IBut.Locit went to South America on a speculation to
procurCrarities for his Museum, and had the good for-
tune to discover a mass of Literary and other curiosi-
ties, of the most valuable description. Several apart-
, meats, chests, filled with documents and other
objectsdear to the Antigua' y, and which. had not been
opened since the conquest of the country by the Spa
niards, were thrown -open to Mr. BuLtocK, who pur-
chased the cantents,with which he has just returned to
England. Amongst other articles, are the idols taken
from the Temples by the first Christian Ministers who
reached that country, and which were hidden or neg-
lected after the establishment of Christianity. We are
told, even, that maps or plans of the country made by
order of MONTEZVMA, before the arrival of CoRTEZ,
have fallen into Mr. BULLOCK'S hands; a full descrip-
tion of which will shortly be published by Mr. MURRAY.
Mr. G. C. BELL, Prolessor of the Law of Scotland,
in the University of Edinburgh, has published a contra-
diction of a paragraph which has appeared in some of
the Papers, in atria it was said that the Commissioners
on the Administration of Justice in Scotland were
about to make some arrangements to reduce law ex-
penses to half what they are at present : --•41 I should,"
says Mr. BELL, " have been very unworthy of.a place
in that Commission, if I could-have been capable of the
indiscretion and indelicacy of disclosiog any of its pro-
ceedings, or hazarding predictions as to the ultimate
effect of laboars not yet finally closed."
Cants; NovExinErt 4.—The Twist= frigate, after
she had taken his Excellency Sir WILLIAM A'Counr
from Gibraltar to Seville, returned to Gibraltar for J.
NI. BRACKENEURY, Esq. the new British Consul fOr this
city, and landed him here under a salute. The Consti-
tution American frigate, Commodore-Jos ES, arrived
here yesterday, with the Ambassador from the United
States to the Court of Spain.
At Lloyd's the agreeable information has been re-
ceived, that the Ferriby, for which great apprehensions
' had been entertained, had at last passed the Sound for
St. Petersburgh. She had £120,000 of dollars'on board
for the Russian Government, shipt by N. M. ROTHS-
CHILD, Esq. £20,000 of which was insured at the Pub-
lic (Ace's, and £50,000 at -Lloyd's. Mr. Rom:rump
was £50,000 uninsured, and be gave the Gentleman
who first informed him o'. her safety, a check for thirty-
five guineas, to be applied to either a public or private
charity, as he might think proper. These acts deserve
to be mentioned. •

A singular circumstance occurred at the Bench of
Magistrates last weer,. at the Swan Inn, Chichester. C. H.
Sums, Fag. had just convicted a man, of the name of Pennicot,
in the penalty of live pounds, foe shooting, he not being qualified ;
when bis brother came forward, and said he had an information to
prefer against C. Pacznaat Sawn, Esq. the Magistrate's son, for
shooting a cock pheasant, on the 15th of October last, and
brought his brother (who had just been fined ,65) for his witness ;
anti after some consultation among the Magistrates, the hearing was
adjourned.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.
Stagy--As several of dia./weals haye countenanced a report, that
I apt a contributor to The leht 3.1 sewspaper, and as I deserve
neither the literary fame, nor tie personal censure, which different
Readers may respectively construe that 'report to convey, I beg
leave, through the asedirnh of your neat pubtleadea, to state that
/new am* e VW* is The Jed* ANN Neempsper, sue sure had Amy
amensiniontile Mainnaises Ma it.
I am, Sir, your obedient Servant,
HORACE
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stinaEatenvmeaeriynrtodsfinlyariosintiene7cZufrir:otei is hinted respecting the:
proaching trial. It is an undoubted fact, although tie
near approach of the trial renders premature di..cloaa,
improper, that statements have been made which rri4
on the trial remove all doubt respecting the particular
of the murder of Mr. Weare, and the identity nfil
perpetrators of that crime.
A new feature in the evidence was discnvered in >a
examination of a witness last Saturday at Watford, be,
fore (as we are informed) Mr. Clutterbuck
Mason. It will be recollected, that at the suppo,„l
hour of the murder, nearly eight o'clock in the eveniago
Mr. Smith, who was in an adjoining road to Gilrr.hiii
Cottage, proceeding at that hour to meet his wife,heof
the report of a gun or pistol, and at the same mark,:
some indistinct groans ; and also that his wife, and ihe
nurse who was attending her, and who were approad„
ing from the contrary direction, and much nesierttt
supposed spot of the murder, confirmed her hashands
evidence, hut with a better opportunity of hearing the
groans, which Er two or three minutes followed the
sound of the gun or pistol On Sunday, we areinformee4
that on a closer examination of the nurse (she was ilia
pony or donkey chaise at the time with Mrs. Smith), rlLe
declares that when this groaning ceased, she audibly
and distinctly heard from the same spot the voices of
two persons in earnest conversation I
Mr. Williams (of the firm of Williams and Goddard),
is the Solicitor who is employed for and in communica-
tion with Pi ()heti ; and he has, according to a comma.
nicatioa made yesterday in Hertford, applied to Mr.
Geoige Nicholson, the brother of the Under Sheriff,
and who is associated with Mr. Jenkins, of Red Lion.
square, in the conduct of the prosecution, to say that
obert ha, desired hint to tender an impo:tant commit.
nieation to the agent for the prosecution, provided Iris
(Pi oberes) case would be considered as affected by the
bona fide merit of what he should state. The rumoured
reply of Alt. George Nicholson was, that he'could enter
into no arrangement whatever with Probert; but that if
be desired to mzke any co'rornunicat ion to him herb:raid
be ready to receive it, and give to it that consideration
which its nature may revire. It was also added, that
Probeit'i communication would upon this understand-
ing be made.

—Sunday last *Mr. Williams repaired to St. Alban's jilt
to see Mrs. Probert, and to inform her of the situatitio of
her husband. She was in bed at the time, and indi,
posed. Her answer is said to have been, that, under
present circumstances, and until after the trial, shepre-
terred holding no correspondence with her husbiuizi.
Mr. W. wits recognized by her as a Getaleinan who had
some time ago called to bargain for Conan
Hunt and Probert are extremely dejected. Thtutell
continues unnmed, although more serious than whet
first committed. He is very attentive. to his person,
wears a new blue coat with a'high collar, abuff waist.
coat with metal buttons, and black trowsers, is shaved
regularly every morning, and has a constant change of
linen. His manners are respectful, and frank almost to
an excess in answering the 'questions which are pnt
him; but the greatest caution is recommended and
served in touching upon the question of the guilt a,-
cribed to him. Yesterday, the Under Sheriff, Mr. Nichol-
son, went to the Magistrates who signed the order arm
which the Rev. Mr. Lloyd acted, in originally refusing
admission to Mr. Fenton, to obtain their signatures to
the return which is this day to be transmitted to t!!e
writ of mandamus issued from the Court of King's Bench.
None of the Solicitors of the prisoners have been at
Hertford since Saturday.

Senors Ano u z as and QUADRA, distinguished Mem-
bers of the late Spada' Cortes, arrived in London yesterday.
We observe in the Spanish official paper, the Gacria
de Madrid, a copy of the Preliminary Convention en-
tered into between the Government of Buenos Ayies
and the Commissioners of ::is Catholic MAJE4TY. This
is a fact of some importance, inasmuch as it :hews this
the restored Government in Spain has no idea of attack.
in the independence of that part of South America.
We learn from a Gentleman who has just arrived
from Corunna, that Galicia is a prey to all sorts of (Es.
orders. The difficulties of the French were but com•
mencing, and both officers and soldiers were wishing
themselves well out of the country. The heavy coati.
butions which have been levied on the peasants, and the
attempt of the Priests to levy the arrears of tithes, have
excited a determined spirit of resistance. Several Friars
had beep obliged to shelter themselves in Coruna.. It
was reported there, that at Monforte, near Lugo, a nom-
ber of Priests had been killed by the peasants, even while
they were celebrating high. Mass. In short, nothing
can be more gloomy than the picture which this Gentle-
man gives of the country. The French are 'nobly
' alive to the dangers of their situation, and where opprx:
tunity favours their lives are attempted. It is the op
nion of all sensible men, that they will soon repent they
ever set foot in Spain. Several French soldiers wet
killed by the natives, a short distance from Corona's
little before our informant sailed.—Morning Paper. .
Muanza or MR. RAVENSCROWL—On the MOM
of the 7th of May a report reached Secrore that
Ravenscroft was murdered ; and it was confirmed g
the course of the day by the arrival of people in Sect
cantonment:, who stated that they saw the corps'
the poor Gentleman. It appears that a party, it is IN.
of from 60 to 100 robbers, surrounded the hut which
formed Mr. Ravenscroft's humble dwelling-plage 0.1566
night of the 7th. Mr. R. and all his people, eleerr.
Chokeydar, were in bed. The Decoits cut down 0°
Chokeydar, broke open the door, and rushed tOnas
Mrs. Ravenscroft's bed. The unhappy man VA
the moment, in the act of starting out of beds whet
he received a spear through the body. A dome sr
more of the ruffians now came upon him and befell+.
covered with many wounds, several spears' havug
passed through his body. Whether it was that the
thieves were too busy in plundering what little prating
was in the hut, or whether they deemed it unnecennarl.
to add to the work of slaughter, we cannot tell; bat
seems they offered no violence to Mrs. Ravenscroft
her infant. The principal object of the Deceits anon
to have been plunder, since they came with h*dl
purposely to break open the few trunks and boxes mach
were in the hut. Three or four of Mr. R.'s serveeu
.
were slain is their master's defence. Mrs. R. WU tm
Meted at Secrore, as being the Dearest post, stuiwheres
no doubt, she would receive all the attention which kte
deplorable situation demanded.—C,alcmths Pair.
CORN EXCHANGR, MARK-LANK, NOV. M.
The arrivals of Grain since Monday are only
thy. The Wheat trade retains the healthier, noticed last ma=
day, though prices are not lower. Barley wets a vel,A„4Bll
at ratio* levier rates. limns and Peas so off &Mir 812'..,.„ of
Price& Oata have ant sold readily this Womb& bettit
'es: market-day axe tar mrPsrted•• •

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