Star.
London, England, 1826-12-18 00:00:00

BOLIVAR.

To the solicitations of the Authorities of Lima, urged
with extraordinary vehemence, the Liberator remained
inflexible ; the only concession made being, that he
would postpone a definitive and irrevocable decision for
eight days. On the 17th of August, accordingly, an
extraordinary scene took place at Lima. The whole
population appeared to have assembled before the pa.
lace of Bolivar. Troops of matrons, deputations from
the rural classes, were seen endeavouring to obtain ac•
cess to the Liberator. One feeling appeared to pervade
all ranks—a sentiment of deep regret for his departure,
and alarm at the dangers to be apprehended in his ab-
sence. The reply of Bolivar to the different deputations
was in these words :

" If I were to follow the dictates of my own heart, I
would not leave Peru, where I have reaped so much
honour, and where I have so much reason to be pleased
with those lively demonstrations of gratitude and ap•
probation. But Ike voice of my country calls me; nor
must I suffer the influence of prepossession Or private
feeling to direct me in the path of duty. During my
absence from Colombia great dissensions have arisen,
which I alone can calm, since all parties refer to me,
and consent to my mediation. While these divisions
exist in Colombia, the army is open to disaffection ; and
that army, which is now the pledge of union, the shield
of liberty, and the model of military discipline, may
become as fatal to the welfare, as it has hitherto been
formidable to the enemies of America. Peru abounds in
eminent men, capable of directing the helm of public
affairs with prudence and success. And should any
real danger menace Peru, I will hasten from my coun-1
try, to succour the country that has shewa me so much
favour—the country so distinguished for its generous
and magnanimous conduct towards me."

The wife of a shoemaker, residing at the corner of
Bartholomew Terrace, City Road, received the intelli-
gence, en Thursday evening, that a long litigated law-
suit, respecting a large amount of property to which
she was entitled, in virtue of a former marriage, back
been decided in her favour. Overpowered by the un-
expected news, she retired early to bed, somewhat in-
disposed, and in the morning her husband discovered
that she was dead; thus what had appeared, the even-
ing before, the most fortunate event of his life, was
rendered the most calamitous. His wife having had,
only a life interest in the property, he will not be be-
nefited one farthing by the decision.
Between ten and eleven o'clock on Saturday night, a
Gentleman, named Osborne, returning home from Stoke
Newington to St. John-street, was met near the corner
of the New North Road, by a decently dressed man,
who earnestly implored some pecuniary assistance to
enable him to get a lodging for the night. Mr. 0.
unbottoned his great coat, and was in the act of taking
some silver from his small clothes pocket, when the
ruffian made a snatch at his watch chain, and he at the
same moment received a btow from behind, which
knocked him down. The watch being secured by a
strong guard, the principal object of the robbers was
defeated; and the loud calls of Mr. Osborne for assist-
ance compelled them to make a hasty retreat, taking
only a small gold seal and key, and about an inch of
chain which broke in the struggle.
HUDDIRSIIIILD, Dec. 14,-4 have the pleasure to
inform you, that there was a little improvement in
Huddersfield Market on Tuesday last, which, at this
season of the year, is rather extraordinary.
At the embarkation of the troops last week from
Deptford for Portugal, one old woman took leave of six
of her sons, all fine young fellows, belonging to one
company in the Guards. The separation was painful
in the extreme.

Early on Saturday morning, the body of a young
man, about twenty years of age, of the name of Thos.
Reeves, who bad occasionally worked in different brew-
fries, was discovered in the canal, Chester, about a yard
from the bank. The body was removed, and a Coro-
ner's Inquest was held on it on Monday, when se•
veral witnesses were examined. Two men stated, that
about ten o'clock on Friday night, they saw the de-
ceased in the street, very tipsy, quarrelling with a wo-
man named Mary Rowlands, who complained that be
had laid his hand on her in an offensive manner. They
took him away, and at some distance he stopped to
converse %sit!) a watchman, and they left_ him. Mary
Rowlands stated, that on Friday night, a man whom
she did not know, caught her by the arm in the street.
S';e pushed him away, and he cursed her, and said,
SG what are you so cross about ?" She went home, and
saw no more of him. A baker who went for barn) to
a brewery near the place where the body was found,
about half-past two o'clock on Sunday morning, stated,
that he saw two men coming off the wells that bounded
the canal, in very great haste, whispering together.—
They passed on veer swiftly, and in about five minutes'
another man came from towards the canal and followed
them. Mr. Harrison, a surgeon, stated, that he ex-
3mitied the body of the deceased, and found a very ex-
len.ive wound t, • the left side of the head. In bis
opinion the deceased fell, or was thrown from the wall
11 About fifteen yards high, on the rock, projecting from
ti.e %all about raid-way, and then pitched nn hisfeet on
the towing-path, and by a convulsive motion of his
body, rolled into the canal. Another witness produced
the deceased's hat, which he had found at half-past two
liclock in the morning, about ten rods from the place
where the deceased vas supposed to have been thrown
over the wall. The Jury returned a verdict, k That I
the deceased had been killed by sums person or persons
unknown." The Jury expressed a wish that a reward
should be offered for the apprehension of the murdems. I
The Coroner said, the facts of the case, and their washes,
should be made known to the Secretary of State.
An .Insolvent Court was appointed to be Laid at
Aylesbury last Thursday. The Commissioner did art
attend, there being no deb:or in the County (h 4.