Star.
London, England, 1821-09-29 00:00:00

FROM THE SPANISH 241A1N1, AUGUST 4.

A disturbance has occurred at Curacna, the Mi.
itia having refused to obey au order of the Goverixe
to parade in the Fort, and insisted on doing duty nt
the public Parade-ground, which was granted then,
A considerable excitement exists among the peep
under an idea that the Governor is going to Lb.it'st
'heir rights. On the 2d instant, therJ wis an
semblage of about 700, who, in the course of de
evening, insulted the Governor. On the 3d, beGo.
vernor called another meeting, and endeavounato
pacify the people by assuring them that he had dc.re
nothing but what necessity and his duty imposni
upon him : thus affairs remained at our last dates.
NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER I.

The brig Helicon arrived here on Wednesday fiat
New Orleans. When off Manila Reel; she vu
boarded by the Buenos Ayrean ship of war Japite,
The Jupiter, four days before, had captured a vs
luable Spanish brig. Lafitte, the pirate, had uie
an American brig, the Captain and passengers d
which he treated in a most cruel manner. Theis
piter chased Lafitte several hours, but he escaped hi
running into shoal water.

To-morrow his Royal Highness the Duke of You
is expected to leave town, on a visit to the Dukti
RUTLAND, at Cheveley Park, near Newmarket

His Royal Highness Prince LEOPOLD is at Colr,
with the Princess his mother, who, according tone
last letters received from his Royal Highness
dangerously ill. The Patrice has intimated that ht
does not expect he shall be able to return tol4aul
before the latter end of May or June next.

Yesterday Lord GEORGE CAVENDISH with
Burlington House, from his seat at East Bomar, :,
Sussex, and this day left town for Newmarket.
Yesterday. General GnosvExos left his hoosi
Grosvenor•square, for Newmarket.
The Members of the Berkeley Hunt are actin
preparing for the commencement of the sets
and the crack pack are brought to the kennel at

Cheltenham. -
The Marquis of WINCHESTER arrived in Growero
square on Wednesday, from Amport House, to bet
readiness to attend his duties as one of the Lordsh
tices of the Kingdom, during his Ma-Terris absaa
Lord MA RYBOROUGH came to town yesterday, tob
house in Saville-row, for the same purpose.
Yesterday forenoon Lady ELLENEOROUGH, accoa
parried by her five daughters and youngest son, we
her suite of domestics, set out from her house in Nr
cover-square, on her way to Italy. Her Lady*
will pass through Brussels, in order to meet Jai
ELLENBOROUGH, who went from Paris thither toast
the Marquis of LONDONDERRY.
Major COLBY, Captain KUTER, Mr. ARRAM4III
Mr.GARDNER, with a party of artillerymen total
on them, have arrived at Calais, for the pu.rpoed
renteasuring the distance between the metti
the Observatories of Greenwich and Paris.
encamp upon the hills of Blaney, about six tip
the west of Calais.
When his Majesty's ship CORMORANT, CO
Gorr, blew up at Port-an-Prince, in October, Ili
the late Lieutenant JAMES BA-BINGTON, then agri•
Shipman, was at the mast-head for punithmeat:
was one of the few picked up, and the only oat*
lived any length of time afterwards, although he. ,414
not escape without the loss of his right vm, wmal
of course he would consider a greats Panilbincst
than 'he had agreed for.
FIRE AT CASTLE BACOT, IN KILDAIL1e•"0°11
one o'clock on Tuesday morning, the patoingrq
of' police stationed at Rathcoole, perceived*,
large fire on the Castle Bagot demesne. Peate•ew
Francis Hamilton immediately ordered out a 10-M'
and repaired to the spot, where they found the faar'i.
yard. of Mr. BAGOT, containing two very largettow
of hay, all in flames. The party made earl eir
tion to procure assistance ; but, although the 20:
cent buildings were searched by them, there
a human being to be found for nearly an hour. ,
length they succeeded in arousing one of thew'
boys. The alarm was- quickly spread to the Cast':
and amongst the peighbottring tenantry, Wi
0 re;
dered every assistance. Their exertions, bew6l
were ineffectual, as the hay continued burninPr:
late hour on Wednesday afternoon and wither
chance of any part of it being saved. The i'aji*a
the hay is estimated at nearly £3OO.
PRESENCE OF M1ND.....-An Irish labou etrer, A
Richmond (Virginia) who was blowing rocks st;
feet below the surface of the earth, had prerti
match for a blast, and was ascending in the
to get clear of the explosion, when the roper;
and he fell 50 feet to his old place of labovr,
immediately dapped hia hands on the burn‘,
and extinguished it!—what an awful moo NO

in

ELECTION OP LORD MAYOR.

THIS DAY.

The Lord Mayor (ThicatnE), attended by the greater
amber of the Aldermen, RECORDER, COMMON SeR•
JEAN?, and other City Officers, after hearing a Ser-
mon at the Church of Old Lawrence Jewry, re-
turned to the Guildhall for the purpose of electing
the LORD MAYOR for the year ensuing. The Rs-
CORDER having taken the sense of the Livery on the
claims of the different Aldermen who have not
passed the Chair, declared that the majority of hands
was in favour of Messrs. Aldermen MAGNAY and
WAITHMAN.
Mr. Alderman HRTGATE then came forward, and
stated that he declined demanding a poll.
Messrs. Aldermen MAGNAY and WAITIIMAN were
then returned to the Court of Aldermen.
In a short time the RECORDER returned, and an-
nounced, that the choice of the Court of Aldermen
had fallen on Alderman MAGNAY, who was accord-
ingly proclaimed the Lord-Mayor elect for next year.

.SIR GEORGE
SLAVE COLLIER
TRADE, 'S REPORT ON THE