Star.
London, England, 1821-07-07 00:00:00

LA'FiST FROM BURT OS AYRES.

M Buenos Ayres, the citizens generally, and even
the foreigners residing there, had been called upon
to take tip arms, and were in a regular train of dis-
cipline to march, on a threatened invasion from Ra-
mirez, who had collected a considerable force at
-Entre Rios, with which it was said he also intended
to attack the Province of Santa Pd. Carrera, at the
head of a small force, composed of Indians and dis-
affected citizens from different quarters, had in-1
vaded the Province of Cordova, the Governor of
which had taken the field to oppose them.
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Artigas, after losing the whole of his army by de-
feat and desertion, had retired to Paraguay, where
he was either detained as a prisoner, or placed under
surveillance.
The Pcrtuguese have undisturbed possession, at
present, of the whole of the Banda Oriental ; but it
was generally supposed, that incase the provinces
became united, one of their measures would be a de-
claration of war for its recovery.
lIAVANINAH, APRIL ZO.

The Spanish frigate la Pronta, with seven and a
half millions of dollars on board, sailed yesterday
for Spain, in company with three ships of war, having
under convoy 55 sail of Spanish merchantmen, richly
laden with sugar, coffee, cochineal, vanilla, and dollars.
It is said to be the richest convoy that ever sailed
from Cuba to the parent country, and is estimated
by some to be worth One Hundred Millions ! ! !
FIRE AT NEW ORLEASS.—A destructive fire broke
out at this place, at one o'clock on Saturfay morn-
ing, the 12th of May. Fifteen hundred bales of cot-
ton, principally belonging to Gentlemen in the coun-
try, and on consignment to merchants in the town,
'were in a short time consumed. The amount of pr °-
petty lost is estimated at 100,000 dollars; all de-
stroyed in the short space of one hour.

Yesterday. the Duchess of KENT and the Princess
VITIORIA visited the Duchess of CLARENCE.
Yesterday, the Duke of YORK transacted military
business with the KING, at his Palace iu Pall.mall:

THE QUEEN'S RIGHT TO A CROWNED.

PRIVY COUNCIL—(THIS DAY).
This morning, the avenues of the Treasury and
Whitehall were crowded even earlier than usual with

persons anxious to press into the Privy Council-room,
the moment the doors were thrown open, in the hope

of hearing the decision upon the argument of her
MAJESTY'S Counsel, which it was expected would

be pronounced this day. A part of the labours of
the Stock Exchange were tranferred to Whitehall,
and betting upon the result went on as if the parties
engaged in the speculation were in 'Change-alley.—
The crowd in the avenues was more dense than usual,

and a most determined stand seemed to be taken

against the Messengers to keep any situation which
promised an early rush to the Council-doors when

they.w•ere thrown open.
The Members of the Privy Council began to as-
semble earlier than usual, and many tried to intro-

duce their friends (not of the Council) into the room;

but the orders of the Messengers were peremptory,
and persons of rank were obliged to take Up such
positions as they could in the attending throng. .
At 10 o'clock, a very full Council had assembled.
There were the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Archbishop

cf CA STERBURY, the Bishop of LoNnov, Cl' :4 Judges
ABBOTT and DALLAS, and the Chief Baron ; the

Judges of the Prerogative Court, the Law Officers of
the KING and QUEEN, with the attendant Counsel at
each side; the Dukes of WELLINGTON, MONTROSE,
and NEWCASTLE; Marquisses CAMDEN, CHOLMONDE•
LEV, HERTFORD, CONYNGHAM, and LONDONDERRY;
Earls Of LIVERPOOL, WESTMORELAND, DONOUGII..I
MORE, MACCLESFIELD, G ROSVENOR, and HA RROWRY;
Lords SAINT HELENS, SIDMOUTII, MELVILLE, Am-
HURST, TEICNMOUTII, BINNING, YARMOUTH, and
several others. There were also about twenty-five
Members of the House of Commons, including Mr.

TIERNEY, Sir JAMES MACKINTOSH, &C.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL rose at half-past ten
o'clock, and his speech is likely to occupy the whole
day. He set out with stating, that the right of usage,
on which the legal ground of her Majesty's present
claim was put, and the illustration of that right by
the analogous case of a right of way, did not at all
apply ; for if the right of way was proved to have
been uniformly enjoyed, yet still, if that enjoyment
was shewn to have been derivative, and merely held
by the permission of another, then the very circum-
stance of its being permissive, put an end to the as-
serted claim by the party holding it only derivatively.
Now he would shew, from the uniform current of
precedents, from the very nature of the ceremony it-
self, and from the absence of all mention of the
Queen's rights by the ancient law authorities of the
land (Bracton, Coke, Bacon, and down to Black-
stone), that the right of a Queen was a derivative
one, and not one which she held except by the per-
mission of the King. The Learned Gentleman (the
Attorney-General) then made several quotations
from the works of the authorities he had named, for
the purpose of shew•ing that the Coronation Procla-
mations uniformly emanated from the King himself,
and that the whole of the ceremonies were called into

action by his will and permission. His Learned
Flicnds had began particularly with William the
Conqueror, whose wife was not crowned for some
time after. Rufus was not married.—Henry the First
was, and his Queen was crowned ; but Stephen was
, loosely passed over, although he was certainly mar-
ried at the time, and his wife was not crowned with
him. He (the Attorney-General) only mentioned
that case to shew that the line was not invariably
kept, as said, in the asserted chain of precedents.
Then again, the reign of John—it was in vain to stop
to enquire the reason why John's Queen was not
crowned with him—
Mr. DENMAN here said, that Stephen's Queen,
according to Jervis of Canterbury, was crowned
with him.

The ATTOR\EY•GENERAL said, yes—but Stephen,
though married at the time of his coronation, was
not crowned in the first instance with his wife, which
he must have been if the claim of right now set up
was tenable. Nor did it at all appear, according to
Rymer, that any arrangements were made for the
Queen's solemnity, except as a mere accessary to the
King's, which might or might not be dispensed with.
—Left speaking.

The Marquis of ANGLESEA had an audience of the
KING yesterday.
The Duchess of GLOUCESTER and the Princess
AUGUSTA rode to Kew yesterday, and proceeded
from there to Richmond, where their Royal Highnes-
ses dined with the Countess Dowager of CARDIGAN.
Perhaps no building has ever been more rapidly ad-
vanced, or ejected on a more safe and permanent plan
than that now forming at the rear of the Mansion-
house, Dublin, to entertain his MAJESTY. It is circular
and exceeding in diameter the great room at the
Rotunda. In four days it has been raised from the
foundation to laying the floor on a level with the
great Oak room in the Mansion-house, where the
Lords:.Lieutenant of Ireland have usually dined, and
which, on the present occasion, forms one of a suit of
anti•chambers. In about ten days more the roofing of
this grand building will be complete, and by the Ist
of August the whole will be finished in a manner fit
to entertain the Kis°. Exclusive of his MAJESTY
and suite, and about one hundred visitors from
among the Nobility and Gentry of Ireland, about 300
of the Corporation will dine. There is to be a gallery
for the fair daughters of Erin; and the Lady Mayoress,
.if course, will have a .eat suitable to ter rank.