Star.
London, England, 1827-02-07 00:00:00

TLALPUICARUA MINING COMPANY.

A General Meeting of the Shareholders of this Com-
pany was held yesterday, at their Office. Joint SselrH,
E.g. M.P. in the Chair.
From the balance sheet, which was the first document
read, it appeared that the receipts on the shares had
been 150,0001. all of which sum had bten expended,
except 5,6621. 11 s. Id. A long Report was then read,
detailing the proceedings of tl.e Company since its for-
mation. A fever, which raged in the district where the
mines are situated, from February to July had proved
fatal to about 600 of the English miners and natives who
had been engaged on the Company's worts. Subse-
quently a road leading to the mines had been swept
away by the heavy autumn floods, and the lodes com-
pletely inundated. Things however, according to the
last accounts in December, had almost been retrieved.
After some conversation on the present aspect of the
affairs of the Company, the Report was adopted, and the
Meeting adjourned. It appeared, however, that a further
call will be necessary on the shares.

-In the packet service for Buenos Ayres a regulation
has been introduced, in consequence of the blockade of
that port by the Brazilian squadron, to the effect, that
if the commander of the packet, on• arriving at Rio de
la Plata, shall apprehend any danger to the persons or
property of the passengers, on account of passing
through that squadron, he shall be at liberty to land the
passengers, with whatever specie he may have on board,
at any other port on the other side of the river which he
may cAssider best adapted for their security.
The proposal made by the Colombian President to
dispose of the fee-simple of his mining estates in that
*public to a Mining Association here, has led to much
park among the monied circles in the City. The sum
asiked is 40,0001. which, if the bargain is concluded, is
to be deposited in the Bank of England; and it is un-
derstood to be the intention of BOLIVAR, at some futura
period, to invest the amount in the purchase of landed
property in this country.
Letters from Port•au•?rince, St. Domingo, dated the
14th of December, state that the coffee crop was most
abundant. One letter mentions, that it is expected that
the discriminating .duty on export will be immediately
abolished; at present it stands thus—on coffee exported
on French account, in French ships, 21 per cent. other
foreign nations, S3l.
The remarkable influx of water, occasioned by the
recent heavy downfall, has swelled the various drains
' in the neighbourhood, to an extent which threatens the
most dangerous consequences to the property in their
vicinity. In Mount Foster drain, the water has so far
exceeded its usual level, as to cause many of the adjoining
dykes to overflow and flood the pastures.—Boston Gas.
A private letter from Dublin states, that Mr. Shiel
was on Saturday last called upon by his Majesty's AT-
TORNEY GENERAL to give bail for his appearance to
stand his trial on a charge of alleged seditious expres- '
sions in a speech delivered by him at a Meeting of the
Catholic Association about the 19th of last month. The
offensive words alluded to it is supposed to be the
pointing out to the French Government the facility with
which Ireland may be invaded by steam boats.

''•lt is with more regret than surprise, that we observe
it stated, and from a quarter likely to obtain good in-
formation, that the Irish Roman Catholics in Portugal,
have been the most active in endeavouring to excite the
population against our troops, and against the inter-
ference of this country in favour of the Constitutional
Government.—Kentish Gazette.

SUDDEN DEATH.MODday night, about twelve
o'clock, A middle•aged man, of very respectable appear.
ance, fell down in a fit of apoplexy, while crossing
Blackfriars Bridge. Medical assistance was promptly
procured, but without effect. The body now lies at
Christchurch Workhouse to be owned. In the pockets
of the deceased were found some papers with the name
of Shearman written upon them.

A boy named Haze[grove, twelve years of age, living
on the coar, near the Church, at Middleton, Sussex,
has been committed to prison for setting fire to a quan-
tity of touch which he had collected, as he said, to
warm himself by ; but which was deemed by the Block-
ade Service as a signal to smugglers in the offing.
PUBLICITY IN LAW PROCEEDINGS —ln the course
of the discussions in the " Wellesley cause" during the
last three months, the Loan CHANCELLOR has taken
occasion several times to observe upon the advantage,
both to the Public and the Judge, of all cases of im-
portance undergoing discussion in public. It was re-
marked, on his Lordship's giving jodgaiesit in theabove
case on Thursday last, that he expressed his opinion
strongly on this subject, observing that the best security
the Judge had for the due discharge f his duty was the
pre,ence or tile Public during the hearing of the case.
Yesterday an Inquest was held at the K ng's Arms,
Little Si. Jaim,s's-stieet, on the body of Geo Brewman,
Iged 19. The deceased was in the employ of Mr.
Glover, and was engaged with other men in rebuilding
Arthur's Club House; on Monday evening, a part of
he scaffol .1 gave way, and the deceased, with others,
as preopitated to the ground...the injury he received
consequt oce occasioned his dead►. Verdict—Acci-
'dentA Death; deodand on the sc.,ffolding, 1:0z.