Star.
London, England, 1824-11-11 00:00:00

STATE OP THE PROVINCES.

It is mentimied in the Sol of the 3d August, that Don
Antonio Leon, who had revolted against the general
Government, had given up the post of Commandant.
General to Colonel Gamei, but had retained the cum_
mand of the troops, with which he had retired to ''au,

respect and to execute the laws of justice in the spirit
of humanity." \Thus ends the boasted insurrection •
in this province.
A FANATIbAL ASSASSINATION.
On the 29th of August, a native of North America,
by trade a shoemaker, who had some time before ar-
rived in Mexico, was standing at his shop door when
the host passed. The people, as is usual in Roman
Catholic countries, knelt, seeing the procession. A man
fell on his knees at the door of the shoeniaker, and the
shoemaker himself knelt on a chair in the interior. The
man at the door called upon the shoemaker to kneel,
like himself, on the ground, without any regard to
where he stood at the time; and a dispute arising be-
tween them, the fanatic drew out his knife and killed
the North American. The assassin made his escape,
no doubt favoured by a populace as brutified by super-
stition as himself. The Mexican journal describes this
murder with all the abhorrence which it ought to ex
cite; but we mention the circumstance rather for the
subsequent act of the Government to which it gave rise,
than for the uncommon atrocity of the crime itself.—
We find in the Paper of the sth of September, a Pro-
clamation offering from the Government a reward•of
two thousand dollars, for the apprehension of the
assassin, who the Proclamation declares will be tried
according to the laws. This sum is placed at the dis-
posal of the American and English Consuls, to be dis-
tributed by them between the informer and the person
who apprehends the culprit. The Government could
not do more to shew that 'it did not partake in the
fanatical feeling which prompted the
,criminal act.
MISCELLANEOUS.
It is pleasing to observe, that the General Congress
is proceeding peaceably antsigularly with thp Con-
stitutional Act. They have passed a law favourable to
colonization on a part of the Mexican territory.
On the Ist of August an earthquake was felt in
, Mexico, which continued several seconds.

From the private letters brought by this conveyance,
we ascertain that the provisional contract for raking a
loan "for the service of Mexico, which was entered into -
last year by an agent of the house of Barclay, Herring,
Richardson, and Co. was finally concluded and ratified
by the representatives of that house and the Govern-
ment, in the city of Mexico, on the 2d of September
last. The amount of the loan is £3,200,000 stock,
bearing six per cent. interest. It is stipulated in this
contract, that one-fourth of its proceeds shall be applied
to the redemption of the loan made by Mr. Migoni with
Messrs. B. A. Goldschmidt and Co. and that the loan
is not to be issued till February next ; both these
conditions being in conformity with Messrs. Gold-
schmides contract.

The associations formed in this country for working
the mines of Mexico are said to be proceeding favour-
ably, notwithstanding numerous obstacles, arising from
the difficult nature of undertaking. A letter we have
seen states, that the expedition sent out by the Anglo.
Mexican Mining Association bad arrived atGuatracuato,
the mining district, and was occupied in erecting
smelting-houses, and other proceedings preparatory to
the working of the mines.
Some curious facts relating to Iturbide have been
disclosed, by letters addressed to that adventurer in
Mexico, on the snppo.ition that his design would suc-
ceed, and submitted to the Government after his death.
They have afforded, k is said, a clue to his whole con-
duct when in England, and to the parties from whom
he received assistance. There would arise no interest
here from these disclosures, on which therefore it is un-
necessary to dwell ; but one circumstance we are bound
to mention, inasmuch as it would imply that Iturbide
had received lessons in government from individuals
here, which, had he succeeded, and made them the rule
of his conduct, would have rendered Mexico one
scene of bloodshed.

We find it alleged, in one of the private communi.
cations from Mexico, that a Member of the Legal Pro.
fession in this country, with whom Iturbide, during his
stay, was en a footing of intimacy, has addressed to him
a long letter, in which he recommends him, should he
succeed in re-establishing himself at the head of the
Government, to put to death all those who were opposed
to him ix that desire, as the only means of securing him-
self in power. Considering the great number of persons
in Mexico known to be enemies of Iturbide, by having
formerly been instrumental to his banishment, we can
hardly conceive advice more diabolical, supposing it
really to have been given. It adds, if true, another
motive for congratulating that fine country on the
escape it has had from the dominion of a tyrant, and a
still mote complete justification, if any were wanted, of
the summary mode of his executior. We trust that no
Englishman, by whatever motives influenced of per-
sonal advantage, could have given such counsel.