Star.
London, England, 1819-01-06 00:00:00

QUFAREC, NOVENIBEII 21.

The Provincial Parliament meet on Tuesday, the
lath January next.
Tits SEASON.—On Thursday morning lest, tFeTc
was a slight snow, which has continuei on the ground
ever since, receiving small additions from occasional
showers. The tirct carioles made their appearance
on Saturday. This morning, about day-light, a re-
gular North East snow storm cormenced, having
all the appearance of the setting-in of winter. Up to
the present time, there has been no frost to interrupt
ploughing. The grass buried under the snow is as
,teen as in the summer-time ; and as it receives no
P
injury while covered with snow, if the spring should
prove favourable, it will be tit for pastnre much ear-
lier than usual.

BREACH OF P11031(SE OF MAUR' ACE.

(YROld TIIE ALBANY DAILY ADVERTISER, DEC. 2.)

MONTGOMERY CIRCUIT.

The Circuit Court in and for the county of Mont-
gomery was opened before his Honour Mr. Juqice
SPENCER, on Monday the ltith ultimo, and continued
during the week. Among the trials, which excited
a great degree of interest and feeling, was that or
an action brought by a lady,* residing in Canajo-
harrie, against a Physician living at Saratoga, ;Or
a breach of promise df marriage. The respectabi-
. lity and standing of the parties, the novelty of the
case, and the peculiar circumstances attending it, en-
gaged a more than ordinary attention. On the part
of the plaintiff it was proved, that the defendant had
paid his addresses to her, and even solicited the con-
sent of her father ter a union, which was given.—
A number of letters, written by the defendant to the
plaintiff, were read in evidence, which contained the
warmest professions of friendship and esteem, and
breathed in every line the soft accents of love. This
correspondence, which had continued for a conside-
rable length of time, was broken off by the defendant.
—From some pretended cause, his heart became
estranged from the former object of his love—he
had met W ith another young lady (the friend of the
plaintiff), whose glittering purse, perhaps, dazzled
his eyes, and with a magnetic power attracted his
wavering heart. He addressed her, gained her
heart, and added to his faithless conduct the sanction
of matrimony, leaving the former idol of his affec
Lions a prey to tender anguish.
The defence raced on was, that the plaintiff had
released him from his engagement, by advising hint
to marry her friend. As evidence of this, but most
fatally for the defendant, and most unfortunately for
his learned Counsel, a letter was introduced, written
by the plaintiff to him. It was the last which she
had addressed to him, composed at a time when her
heart was wrung with the painful conviction, that
she had ceased to interest him, and when the more
painful intelligence was communicated, that he was
on the evo. of being united to another. Under these
truly afflicting circumstances, so trying to the tender
sensibilities of the fern de bosom, she addressed hint,
not with harsh epithets of censure and reproach, but
in the znoa tender and affectionate language. In the
spirit of grief, she told him of the information which
she had received, requesting him to inform her, with-
out reserve, whether he was indeed about to be united
to another; and without evincing a spark of jealousy
or resentment, she offered the warmest tribute of
friendship and respect to the amiable qualities of her.
friend, recommending her as every way calculated
to make him happy, and if he had determined to
make her his wife, telling him to do so without delay.
As to herself, she had become reconciled to her un-
happy situation, though language was inadequate to
describe the deep anguish which had rein her boson'.
The fair prospects of connubial happiness which
smiling hope had held up to her view, were blasted
for ever. That site considered mart iage as the sacred
institution of IleavEN, and it would be betraying the
feelings of her heart, if she ever bestowed her hand
on another. She breathed forth prayers for his hap-
piness, and wished him to remember her in his sup-
plications to the Throne of Grace ! There never was
a more pathetic and eloquent appeal to the feelings
of an audience, or which called more loudly fur ex-
emplary damages front a Jury. The tear of sym-
pathy stole from every ere, the glow of honest indig-
nation flushed every countenance. 'l'll. Counsel of
the d:fendant. by the introduction of this letter, were
truly hea;•itlq damages on the head of their client.
The letter cif the Lady evinced a mind highly culti-
vated and refined, a heart possessing in an eminent
degree the softness of her sex, and a composure and
trat:quillitv which could alone be derived from reli-
gion and virtue.

llis Himont the Jt!non, in a very feeling and elo-
quent charge to the Jury, after remarking on the
rare occurrence of actions of this nature, dwelt with
much force on the peculiar circumstances attending
the one before them. A Lady of refined MAlplerg
and good education, alive to every noble sentiment,
and, to add to the interest which she excited; being
in delicate health, had been made to pine in solitude
and consigned to celibacy, through the faithless con-
duct of Lime who had gained her affections, and so-
lemnly promised to be her companion and protector
through lifer In summing up the evidence. he ad-
vertett with much emotion, to the letter of the lady,
to which he paid the highest tribute ; observing, at
the same time, that so far front evincing a disposition
to release the defendant from his engagements, it
shoved the very reverse ; it presented the defendant
in a more odious view, and exhibited the big:bust
part of the Lady's character. That the receipt of
such a letter, written under such circunotances, was
enough to break the heart of any ether man. Ile
told the Jury, that this was the most aggravated.
case which had ever come before him, and that it was
their bounden duty to lay a heavy hand on the de-
fendant."

To the honour of a Jury, composed of the honest
Yeomanry of the country, be it said, they rei'urne4
to the bar, with a •erdict for the fair Plaintiff.:o-1
Five Thousand Dollars ! !

• The name of the Lady is Miss Lucy jiiisbard, of •Canaii-
herein, and that of tite defendant, 1)r..1. U. Steele, of &tramps ,

p.orril AMERICA.

FITRACT OF A PRIVATE LETTER FROM EUENOS AVRES,
DATF.EP OCTORIR

" This city has been in a complete state of fer-'
mentation since the discovery of the conspiracy which
had been in contemplation, for the removal of the
present Chief Director, who, I can asst.,:v you, very
unpopular, owing to his bias in favour of the Portu-
guese. The conspiracy was composed of 0:- mint
influenci.i: men. About thirty were taken and impri-
soned. Opinions differ as to what may be their fate
but it is currently reported here, that the present Di
rector will not date to proceed to extremities.—The
plan was, to seize him at his country-house, where he
usually retires on Satutday, and returns on Monday,
and put him on board a vessel in the River, and con-
vey him away: other reports say, the object was to
assassinate him. It is said he was fully aware of the
plot for several days, but suffered them to proceed
until the night previous to its intended execution,
when the principals were taken from their beds, and
committed to prison.

" The Commandant of the Marines, Don Pedro
Aguirre, former Minister to the United States, Ge-
ileral Sarrica, one of the Ex-Directors, with a num-
ber of others equally eminent, ate accused of beihg
among the conspirators, and a'e in custqiiy. The
conduct of the Portugese is spoken of here in the
strongest terms of indignation and abhorrence.
" At Pernambuco the people have been impressed
into the militury service, whilst bringing their pro.
Alice into the city. Press-gangs, or detachments of
soldiers, have been sent into the interior, to press all
persons able to hear arms. These recruit, consist of
lame and dit,abled peasantry. It matters not under
what ailments they may be suffering; soldiers they
must be. Orders have been issued to all personi to
enrol them•,elees in the count& y in a given time. The
soldiers are marching into the houses at Pernambuco
and dragging them (Alto the different depots, whence
after remaining a short time to be drilled, they are
sent to Garrison the different forts along the coast
and islands.

.‘ The Alvadais, or Judges, who were sent from
Rio to Pernambuco to try the State criminals, have
kstied orders for pressing count' y people after fifteen
days. All the Government vessels have been manned
by people torn from their homes, to guard the State
criminals to Bahia, where they are to receive then
sentence. Upwards of four hundred persons, disal-
tected towards the present Government, have been
given up to the Government of Pernambuco. Seve-
ral have e‘capeel, principally in English vessel<, as
all other vessels undergo a strict examination pre-
' vious to leaving this putt.

" All is consternation here, on account of the sud-
' den departure of the American Minister. which i.
owing to the disgraceful insults and gross abuses re-
ceived by his co,lntrymen. Seventeen American ci-
tizens had actually been pressed ua board a Portu-
guese sloop of war, called the Pedro Col Lusnpter.
He succeeded in restoring them ; but in so doing, he
had been treated with such contempt by the Court,
that it was thought dangerous for hike to remain.
'• Our trade is completely at a stand, and no busi-
ness doing. The coast swarms with pirates, and no-
thing but a frigate or a sloop of war meets with any
respect. It is dangerous for any English people to
.appear out after dusk, as assassinations are as com-
mon here as street•robberies in London.

" Reports say that General St. Martin had died
at Mendoza. This most likely may be true, as he
has been ill for a length of time.
" Ships can get no freights, as hides are so very
scarce, and• their cargoes from England are selling at
great loss. I shall soon return to England, as the
present state of this country• is truly distrescing."

PARIS, JANUARY '2.