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WEST - INDIA SLAVERY. LETTER VI. • TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR. Slit—l am again coMpelled to call your attention to another flagrant instance of misrepresentation in spirit, if not in letter, on the part of ANGLUS : and I anticipate the establishment of the proof of this assertion in the most conclusive manner. In the text and note beginning at page 572 of the Quarterly Review, so often alluded to, is a long series of observations on a public document referred to by Mr. Whitmore, in his speech in the House of Commons on tie 18th of May ; and the printer of this article has made a typographical error, by substituting the numeral 3 for that of 2. The Review says," In a table drawn 44 up by M. Inginac, entitled, General Balance of the " ' Commerce of the different Foreign Nations with 4' 4 Haiti for Me year 1823';" and- it ought to have " s 4 said, ' General Balance of the Commerce, &c. for the year 1822.'" The error, as I have already stated, is n the printing. The reasoning is exclusively directed to the year 1822, and the document refer' ed to by Mr, Whitmore. Upon this, ANGLUS remarks, " But there " is another capital mistake of the Rev iewer, which ren ders his whole reasoning . on the subject perfectly fal " lacriPus and inapplicable. 'The document of M. In " gime, to which he refers, he describes as an account 44 of the Commerce of Haiti with Foreign Nations for " 1823 ; whereas, on looking into the document itself, " I find that it contains an account of the Foreign Com " merce of Hayti, not for 1823, but for 1822." Does ANGLUS pretend to suppose that the fact thus discovered by him was not equally known to the Re viewer ? He must have known that the observations of the Reviewer were directed to the document for 1822, because it was to it that Mr. Whitmore referred, and, a few lines before those quoted, ANGLUS says the Re viewer strives hard to prove that the statements made by .Mr. Wliitmore, on the authority of drat document, were 'fallacious ; and therefore, that the change of the nurteral 3 for - 2 was an accidental error of the press. He states that he had the document to which Mr. Whit more referred before him, and that he had looked' into the document itself; which is a most unfortunate admis sion on his part; for, as it was before his eyes, he must have perceived, that all the figures expressive of quan tities, or values on which the Reviewer reasoned, were identically the same as in the document before him. He must have perceived that the question turned on their abstract accuracy, and not on the point whether they related to one year or another. And is it possible that ANGLUS can present himself to the Public as a fair reasoner, whose arguments are to be truster), when he contends that the whole reasoning of an argument is perfectly useless, and inapplicable, because there is an error in the press of 1823. for 1822 ? The fact, is, that ANGLUS knew perfectly well that he could not meet the argument by fair reasoning ; and it is an imputation on his ingenuity, that he has only been able to resort to the pitiful expedient which I have un masked to the Public, to ward off the necessity of grap-. piing • with the real substantial merits of the case. Let it then be supposed that this typographical error had not bean committed, and then let us take up the argument. The.tet?dency of the argument is, to spew that Mr. Wlimpore, who 'cited St. Domingo as an instance of the advantages of free labour on the part of eman cipated Slaver, as compared with Slave-labour, had been misled by an official document, which had been placed in his hands. Part of the letter containing the document alluded to by the Reviewer is quoted in the Review; (and here I must incidentally remark that AN GLUS most have known the error in question to have been an accidental one, for in the extract from this let ter the year 1822 is printed correctly, .and contrasted with 1823). The passage is as follows Commerce 4 4 has considerably increased" (says M. Inginac, the Se cretary to the P r esident of Haiti, to his Correspondent in London 44 4 of which you will 'have an idea by con , " suiting the paper whichl send you, of the importa " Lions mod exportations of the year 1822, collected at " the different Custom-houses." In ••that paper is the table drawn up by M. Inginac, entitled " General " Balance of the Commerce of the different Foreign 44 Nations with Haiti for the year 1822," improperly printed in the note to the Review, 1823. ANSLUS then proceeds to a second charge. He says, " In addition to this blunder," (pre:ending to suppose that the introduction of the year 1823 for 1822 was eat an error of the press) " he (the Reviewer), adopts the " tr pographical error of the Morning Chronicle, which "has translated the mark for pounds weight into di 1 " bus value." . _ In the first place, it is suspicious whe% ANGLUS be gins to accuse the Morning Chrouicle of error 3 —but when he applies the term " typographical error" to a blundering and ignorant mistranslation of a French word, is it possible to conceive a greater confusion of the plain terms of the English language? The British and Colonial Weekly Rcgister, of the 4th of September, a paper with which ANGLUS is as well acquainted as he is with the Correspondent of M. Inginac, has these observations on the Review : !I One " cause of the discrepancy might easily have occurred " to the Reviewer, if he had been disposed to observe " it, In printing the account in the Newspaper, the " quantities were headed dollars instead of pounds " weight. This is so evident in all the . items, that it " could only have been overlooked by the Reviewer by "• design."—All that the. Reviewer had to shew was, that the public had been juggled—that Mr. Whitmore had been deceived,—whether by intention or design, it was not his business to inquire—The . British and Colonial Weekly Register, on the 25th of September, 1824, publishes this very document in the original French, with this paragraph : ".As the errors" (not typographical errors, as AnoLus called them) " which " appeared in the statement of the Commerce of Haiti, " published in the Morning Chronicle, frost whence we ' copied the article, have occasioned much confusion, 4 we think it expedient to print an exact copy of this ac " count, from the original Haitian document now "before us," (Mr. Inginac's English Correspondent being very intimate with the Editor of The British sad Colonial Weekly Register). " The gosrde corresponds " to the dollar, The pound-weight is neatly equal to " outs,—one hundred pounds Haitian being equal to " one hunched and eight pounds English."—l beg to ir.luire, how came it that the Editor Of The British und Colonial Weekly. Register, having the original do cement in his possession, should have preferred quoting al incorrect translation which had appeared in the ilon,ing Chronicle? Is it possible to make an apology for this sub,titution of error for troth flut then it must be remembered, that if the mistake had riot been made, the argunient would have been conclusive against Mr. Whitmore . and those who had reasoned with him. But I have not yet quite disposed of AnoLus and the British and ColOnial Weekly Register. In the latter Paper, published June 12, 1824, is to be found this passage :—" Sugar" (that is, sugar from St. Domingo) " is effectually excluded here " (in Great Britain) " by " prohibitory duties: but in France alone, the quantity; " of Haitien sugar impo : ted in 1822 was of the value' "of 370,000 dollars." And if any person will refer to the document itself, as printed in the British and Colo nial Weekly !register of May 15, 1814, he will find it there stated, that the value of the sugar exported from Haiti to France, in 1822, amounted to 374,000 dollars. But when a sufficient time had elapsed to allow the ge neral circulation of this false statement, if any of my Readers will refer to the British and Colonial Weekly Register of September 25, 18'24, they will find it therein heated, not that the value of. the sugar exported from Haiti to France in 1822 was 374,000 dollars, but that its weight consisted of 374,000 French pounds, being the same identical number.—Now was there ever such a juggle and farce as this, in a correspondence that as sumes the character of being carried on by the organ of ' a very considerable party in a State like Great Britain? And in pursuing this subject (for it is not yet disposed of), I would beg particularly to inquire, what is meant by the explanation prefixed to the Haitien document in the British and Colonial Weekly Register'of the 25th September, 1824, that " the gourde corresponds to the " dollar?" Is it to be understood from this paragraph that the legal Haitian coin called a gourde is really of the same value as the Spanish cain called a dollar? Is it not clearly the intention of the Editor that his readers should believe that their value is one and the same?— Because the opinion which any person may form with respect to the value of the exports aad imports of Haiti may not only materially, but entirely turn on this point. M. Chanlatte, of Haiti, in his Appel aux Haitiens, page 9, says, " M. Martignac, au lieu de denigier d'un ton si "ridicule ' les petites pieces de cuivre a peine blan " • shies, et aux quelles it a plus au President d'Haiti " g d'assigner la valeur d'un quart de gourde: ne do " vrait-il pas de prefereace soupirer Atnerement au sou " venir des rnandats, et des assignats, que la France " await ichanges coritre les monnaies d'or et d'argent " qui circuloient en France, dans le tents denomme de " la terieurr —This passage nould give a very diffe rent estimate of the value of the gourde. Is Astacus able t 9 contradict it ? It fs really amusing to ascertain the extent to which such grave and learned, personages as the President, the Vice-l're,idents, and the Committee, of the Anti-SlA very Society, had been puzzled by this document from Haiti, the errors of the translation of which are so palpable, when the Reviewer deals with them, that it is said " nothing but design could have overlooked " them," In page 23, of the Report of the Anti• Sl avery Committee, published (be it remembered) since the last Quarterly Review, is the following passage: " The sugar exported from St. Domingo, previously " to the emancipation of the Slaves, say the West " Indians, was 160 millions of pounds ; but since " g free labour has been established, that Island does "' not manufacture enough for its own consumption.' " The inference intended to be drawn from the fact is, " that the emancipation of Slaves will tend to diminish, "if not destroy production. But what ii'the real state "of the case with respect to St. Domingo? In the first place, it is not true that Sr. Domingo does not " grow sugar for its own consumption. In the year " 1822, besides satisfying its own demand, a certain 4 4 quantity, indicated by the figures 652,451, was i icexported thence, chiefly to France.* It is not clear whether this quantity is intended to specify pounds or hundred weights." Here is a grave official document, published for the purpose of enlightening the public mind, and of settling and consolidating public opinion, in which it. is frankly avowed, that the Anti-Slavery Society are so conversant with Haitian affairs, that they are actually uncertain whether the figures 652,451 are intended to specify pounds or hundred weights ! I would only call upon any person who is in the slightest degree conversant with the bearings which aritfime tical data have on argument, to think of the force of that series of reasoning, and of the authority of those reasoners, who are obliged to confess their ignorance whether the exports of sugar from Haiti, chiefly to France, amounted to 652,451 pounds, or to 73,074,512 pounds (i. e. 652,451 hundred weights), when the Haitian document itself stated, that only 374,0001b5. were sent to France. Such are the absurdities into which men fall, who form opinions under the iufluence of feelings, and not of facts. But admitting, for the sake of argument, that the Haitian document is correct, and that 652,1511b5. or about 435 hogsheads of sugar really were exported from St. Domingo, yet this is only about the two hun dred and fortieth part of what was produced from the French part of the Island alone, prior to the emancipa tion of the Slaves. Will ANGILUS, will the Anti-Slavery Society, deny that specific fact, thus simply and for- Mally stated ? Undoubtedly, if the numbers applied to hundred weights, and not; to pounds, this calculation would not be correct ;—but no man in his senses ever pretended to believe that hundred weights were in tended to be expressed by these figures, in a French official document, wherein cwts. are never used as a le gal and official expression of weight. Astocus appears to contend that St. Domingo manu factures sugar enough for its own consumption. 1 would then inquire, how is that .fact to be reconciled with the fact, which rests on the authority of President Boyer himself, so late as the 20th of March, 1823, that sugar was smuggled into Hayti from Colonies where it had been raised by Slaves, in direct opposition to the laws of that Republic ? If it ever be permitted to form human opinions by inference,—how it it to be supposed that it could answer, to introduce foreign sugar into St. Domingo, with all her advantages of soil and cli mate, if she were enabled to grow enough for her own domestic consumption, in the fair sense of the term? Let A Not. us cease to suppose that the cause of the Abolition,—the cause of putting an end to the worst form in winch human society ever appeared, can by possibility be permanently aided by sophistical argu ments or by perverted facts. Before this series of let teri is concluded, he will find additional reason to be convinced of this truth. 1 am, Sir, your humble servant, VINDEX. Here I muit observe, that it appears only 574,000tb5. are said, even in the Haitian document, to have been sent to France. 'The official documents of the United States and Great Britain not agreeing with the Haitian document, as shown by the Reviewer, now France is selected for illustration. the Reviewer had not noticed France iu any wanner. • • ,_ • NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Bristol, !'Laver , from Jamaica, is off Cape Clear. The Hector, BURN/TT, from Archangel to London, is on shore on the Herd and—crew saved. The Calypso, LOHILSON, from Dram to London, is lost on the Lemon Sand—crew saved. -- ----- -- ----- The Margartt, —, from Liverpool A Limekiln', is on 'bore near Wicklow. The Hope, GIIFFITIIS, from Youghal to Uvirpool, is on shore on Wickluvr Bar. The Lerwick packer, Srursopr, is on shore near Lerwick. The Nelson, J'ossoN; Mary, DANIEL; Yeare, NICALZ Henry, Ilarnmosom ; and Ann, Toon, are all on shore near WarkWorth— crews saved. Rumours, OCT. 14.—Wind S.—Arrived tht Margaret, Bow- DUN, from Villaviciosa ; Eddystone, DALE, from Prince Edward's Island; and Good Agreement, Rossos, from Quebec. PLEMOUTH, Ocr. 14. - Wind variable.—Arrived the Priscilla, MITCHELL, from Aliramichi in five weeks ; William and Jane, BARLTING, from Liverpool for New York, leaky, and must dis charge. Off the port, the Naiade, Hurcluesom, from Teneriffe. Poarsmouvu, OCT. 15. Wind N. N.E. Arrived the York Merchant, lIIGGINIOTTO3I, from Hull fur this Dock-yard. Sailed the Pottun, iIYLTON, for Sierra Leone. DEAL, OCT. 15.—Wind W.N.W.—Passed through, the Risebro', BOTDIC, from Jamaica. Dom, Ocr. 15—Off the port, the Fortuna, Buser, from Ba tavia—spoke, on the Bth August, the William Shand, in lat. 35. S. long. 24. E.. Liveitroot., Ocr.l4.—Arrived the Cortes, Ds COST, from New York ; Fortitude, BARIHAM, from Smyrna; and the Doris, —, from Archangel. CUSTOM-HOUSE, OCT. 15. Stiles &tram) 'swamis— The Liberty, Perthshire, Diligent, Netley, and Olive Branch, from Malaga; St. Johannes, front Me mel; Tran Maria, from Stralsund ; and Providentia, froin * Rostock. ENTERED OUTWARDS ••• The Pyrennees, for Sierra Leone; Neva, and Volusia, for Jamaica; Expedition, for Brtnten • Providentia, for Elsineur ; Allies, for.Havannah ; and at:solutionfor Hayti. THE LATE. GALES. EDINBURGH, OCT. 12.—Sunday night, there sprung up the heaviest gale from the Eastward, that has been experienced here for some years past, 'and it still con tinues with little abatement. The lifeboat, stationed at Newhaven, was yesterday forenoon sent over land to , Granton Point, with twelve fishermen, to the assistance of a foreign brig in distress. She left the roads with out a pilot : and was very soon cast upon a rock. Her condition appeared for some time most desperately pe rilous, especially al the weather did not allow of any succour being received from the life-boat. The brig had thrown out her. anchor to windward, and by its hold was enabled to get clear. She was then seen at strained cable, rolling and pitching in the most fearful manner, and her deck every minute washed with the waves; in a few minutes she parted cable, and was seen tossing about at some distance; her fate is unknolwn. —Great anxiety is felt respecting the Matchless smack, which left London on Saturday or Stinday, as she was reported aground off Dunbar yesterday morning, and nearly a wreck ; but since no express has been received by the managers at Leith, it is hoped she has got off, though it can scarcely be supposed without some serious damage. The Eagle wad yesterday in some danger off Cramond, but was brought up safely to her moorings. The Stirling steam-boat sailed yesterday, and was last night descried in extreme danger on the coast of Fife ; the main hope was, that"she would get into Alba. The wind continues boisterous, and we expect to hear of many losses. A Revenue cutter, arrived at Leith yes terday, reports that she passed several wrecks. Among the ravaget committed by the severe storm of yesterday morning, was the deitruction atone of the finest old trees in the nradows whose trunk was torn up by the roots, and split into a number Of pieces, as if it bad been struck by lightning. We ob serve the fruit-trees in many gardens in this neighbourhood have shared a similar fate ; and in this quarter, chimney-cans, and slates, and pieces of lime, torn from the roofs and walls of the houses lie scattered in all directions. LAM. Ineauscienez.--Tuesdity Afternoon.—The foreign vessel, we understand, has passed op the Forth, and is safely moored iii smooth water. The Matchless was to have sailed &um London on Friday ; but it is hoped that she has been detained in the Thames. The vessel on shore yesterday. off Dunbar, was no smack, but a small coasting packet. The Walter Scott, Pilot, Czar, and Eagle, are securely moored in Burntisland roads. We Lear that the Stir ling steamboat is safe at Allot.' Yesterday, no boat was able to make the passage, and even at Queenaferry it was considered perilous to attempt crossing. His Majesty's sloop Clio rode with her top-gallant masts struck—a number of vessels took shelter under the lee of Inchkeith, and others slipped cable and ran westward beyond Qpeensferry. One foreign 1 brig drove, and at one time it was apprehended that she would go ashore near Cramond: The life-boat was launched, but before this was effected a Newhaven fishing-boat, with twelve venturous men, put off to render the brig assistance, and they succeeded in carrying her up the Frith. The sea brae with frightful violence on the pier at Newhaven; and the light-house at its extremity was battered down by the waves. About five o'clock in the afternoon, a ship, supposed to be the Isabella, Simpson,from Jamaica, came to anchor under the lee of Inchkeith, and is stated to have snapped her cable. A great number of vessels have taken refuge in the Frith. The smack Pilot, which sailed from Leith for London on Friday, put back to the roads on Saturday, with damage, and has gone into Burntisland harbour to repair. Off St. Abb's Head she experienced a tremendous gale from the S. S. g. which carried away her main sail, foresail, and stove in her starboard bow. At one time it blew so hard, that fears were entertained for the safety of the vessel. The Walter Scott milled in company, but has not, we believe, put back. The number of wrecks (principally among coasters and colliers) on Lloyd's Books yesterday. was nearly as numerous as the day before. The following is a list, viz.—The Jane, front Liverpool, got up to the quay in a sinking state, with her cargo shifted—her deck load (cotton and wool) much damaged. The Hero, from Waterford to Livetpool,sunk on Dublin Bar. The Resolution and the Martha, of Scarborough; and Jane, of Sunderland, are on shore near Hartlepool. The Neptune. from Petersburgh to Hull; the Nep tune, Petrie, from ditto to London; Friends, of London (supposed from the Baltic), Enigheden Brusen, bound to Lyon; Leveret ; William; Mary, of Landow, Brown; and James, of Limekilns, from Archangel, are all on shore in the Tees. The Harmony. Vock ; Louisa, Kuyper ; and Tay, of Dundee, are on shore near Scarborough—the two latter sunk. .The Fame, Berwick, is on shore in Bally Castle Bay. The Nancy, Potter; and two other brigs (names unknown), are on shore near Cleethorp. The George and Elizabeth, Rennison; is on shore in Filey Bay. The Mercurius, )urges, front Rostock to London, was lost on the Island of Monen, on the 27th Olt. Crew saved. The Vrouw Foleke, Steenblock, front Naskow to Hull, bas put into Delfzyl leaky, and must discharge to repair. . • Roma, Sam 27.—After m=rsonths and twelve days, the body was found of the unfortunate Miss BATHURST, whose lamentable death was related in all the journals of Europe in the month of March last. Yesterday morning about eight o'clock, two carmen passing over the bridge Melvino, perceived a body which had just been thrown on the bank by the waters. The authorities were immediately apprised of the circumstance; thou sands ran to see the body, and recognized the unfortu nate Lady, not so much by the countenance as by the dies, and jewels. It would seem that she was for a long time covered by the sand, by which means she.was pre served, as otherwise she would have been exposed to the voracity of the ashes, with which the Tiber abounds. The flesh remained untouched. The face preserved its fulness, but the contact of the atmosphere very rapidly produced decomposition. When the bonnet, which was still secured under the chin, was removed, the hair came with it. The surgeons were directed to remove the sand and dirt from the body. The family of this interesting young person will experience•at least some consolation in being able to pay the last honours to an object who was so tenderly beloved. The Minister of Hanover and the Charge d'Affaires of France have taken charge of the precious remains. A sum of 1,200 francs has been promised to those who made the discovery . UNIVERSITY and CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE. • ' CAMBRIOGE, OCT. ii. • Monday being the first day of Term, the following Officers were appointed for the ensuing year: l'ammas---Pinmas Dickes, M.A. Jesus College; Henry rasher, . M. A. Pembroke Hall. TAIORS—John Lodge, M.A. 'Magdalen College; Hastings Ro binson, M.A. St. John's College. Monara•roas—John Warren, M. A. Jesus College ; Temple Cbe. valier, M.A. Catherine HAIL . Scattramits--William G. Judgson, M.A. Trinity College ; 'Tho mas Greene, B.D. Corpus Christi College. The following Gentlemen were on Tuesday appointer! the Caput for the year ensuing : the Vice-Chancellor ; Rev. 11. Godfrey, D. D. President of Queen's, Divinity ; Rev. J. W. Geldart, LL.D. Trinity-hall, Law • Tho Mai Ingle, M. D. St. Peter's C o llege, Physic; Rev. J. e. Ebden, M.A. Trinity Hall, Sen. Nott-Itegeht ; Rev. W. F. Wilkinson, M. A. Corpus Christi, Sen. Reg. Wednesday, Marmaduke Ramsay, M.A. of Jesus toil s ae, and the Rev. Henry Kirby, M. A. of Clare Hall, were appifinted Pro- Proctors. The same day the following Gentlemen were appointed Erma nen for Classical Honours in the Lent Term, 18:15 John Graham, M. A. Fellow of Christ-college ; Rev: T. Shelford, M.A. Fellow of Carpus Christi-college ; Rev. James Schuleseld, :NI. A. Fellow of Trinity college; Rev. Henry I.aw, M.A. Fellow of St. BACLIELONS or A nrs.—James Packe, Fellow of Kli.g's College; Petcr Still, Fell/swot King's College; J. 11. Puget, of Trinity College; Henry Rich, of Trinity College; J. A. Trenchard, of- St. John's College; Robert Gushy, of St. John's College ; Rice Davies Powell, of St. John's College; Edward Ventris, of St. Peter's College; John Ward, rif Christ College; John de It o:amine, of Christ College ; Rev. Rohert Win. Scurr, of Nl.ivdalene College; B. Weaver, of Sidney Sussex Culege ; John Osmond Deakin, Downing College ; Henry Browne Long, of Downing Ciller!. The following Gentlemen were appointed to conduct the previous examination of Junior Sophs in the inisairg Lein Term :—ttev. J. Graham, M.A. Fellow of Christ College ; Rev. T. Shelton', NI. A- Fellow of Corpus Christi College ; John Hutton Fisher, M.A. Fel low of Trinity College; Rev. E. llushby, M.A. Fellow.of St-Julia's College. On the same day the following degrees were conferred : Masveis or Aim—Colin Alex. Caniphel, of Trinity College. BACIIILLON Its Pmvsic—Falward Beck, Esq. of Jesua College. Lord Viscount Furdwich, eldest Loa of Earl Cowper, the Hon. Charles Dundas, son of Viscount Melvilte, and the Hon. P. Ryder, son of the Earl of Harrirwhy, are admitted of Trinity College. The Hon. Horatio Powys, sun of Lord Ilford, and the Hon. Richard Le Puer Trench, sou of the Earl of Clanc:irty, are admitted of St. John's College. - The admissions at most of the Colleges e xceed those cf last year. OXFORD. OCTOBER 1 6. The 9th instant, George Hawkins, M.A. Scholar of Corpus Chrsti College, was admitted Fellow. . _ _ Saturday last Mr. Henry Weir White, Commoner of Jesus College, was elected Scholar of that Society. Monday, the 10th instant, the first d.ty of Michaelmas Term, the following Degrees were conferred: MASTIRS or Amts.—William Fanning, of Magdalen Han; Jobe Horatio Lloyd, Fellow of 13rasennose College ; John Joseph Fellow of St. John's College ; Benjamin Milford Banner, Fellow of St. John's College; Henry Arthur Woodgate, Fellow of St. Johri's College. &tenuous or Anrs.—James Walter Cary, Magdalen Hall; Charles. James Hutton, Magdalen-Hall; Thomas Stuart Lvle gan, St. Edmund• Hall; Thomas Mostly, St. Edmund ; Thomas Latlihury, St. Rdimond Ball; George Henry Stoddart, Queen's College ; 1-I.ery Griffith, Jesus . The following Gentlemen of this University were ordained by the Bishop of Lincoln, at Buckden, on Sunday the 26th ultimo; Dueou—Williant Horne, B.A Chriot Church; R. Shepherd, B.A. Queen's College ; T. P. Partin, B.A. Queen's College ; 13. R. Perkins, 13. A. Liticoln College ; James Eveleigh,l3.A. Worces ter College; H. R. Shaw, B.A. Worcester Coll.-ee. Putters —P. W. Worsley, RA. St. Alban Hall ; H. George Talbot, B.A. Student of Christ Church. • RICCLVJASTICAL PROMOTIONS. • The Rev. B. Michell, 13. U. Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cam bridge, has been presenteil by the Master and Fellows of that Society, to the valuable Vicarage of Wineford, in the county of Somerset, vacant by the death of the Rev. James Slade, NI A. • • The liev. John Toplie, RD. Fellow and. Titter of Queen's. Col. lege, Cambridge, is presented by the President and Fellow; of that Society to the Rectory of South Walsbarn, St. Lawrence, in Nor font. vacant by the death of the Rev. John Hunt. The Rev. T. G. Ridley, A.M. has been instituted to the Rectory o f Heysham, near Lancaster, on the presentation of Mrs. Clarkson. The Rev. Humphry Cholineley, M.A. Fellow of King's Colleou Cambridge, was on Wednesday last 'presented by the Provost and F e llows of that Society, to the Rectory of Hemetead with Lessing. ham, Norfolk, vacant by the death of the Rev. W. Cook. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. • NORTH A LLERTON 11. ACES.—Oevosta 14. A Sweepstakes for 9.0 /sovereigns each, p. p. for two year .0 old colts and &Hie,: A mile and a quarter. Mr. Jaques's cb. c. by Walton - walked over A Hunters' Stake of live sovereigns each, for horses, &c. by Gen tletnen riders. Two miles. Lord Wiirmanby's br. m. Chti, 11 yrs old - - 1 Mr. R. W. C. Peirse's ch. b. Rquirrei, 5 yrs old . . 4 Mr.• A. Macdonald's b. m. by Ardros.an, 6 yrs old - 3 • M. Stewart's gr. e. by Brandling, 4 yrs old - - 4 A Maiden Plate of Fifty Pounds, for three yrs old colts and Bales Two mile heats. Mr. Linskill's eh. f. by Milo - _ _ __ Mr. Turner's eh. e. by liendersk elf Mr.. Ferguson's b. e. Don Antonio Mr. Wright's b. e. Doctor Solomon ASCOT HEATH RACES.—Fam4r, Ocr. 15. The morning was cloudy in the early part : about eleven it be gan to rain, and continued to do so till nearly fiu bit ; notwithstanding this discouragement, there was a good sprinkling of company, amongst whom we noticed Lords F. ant 0. Conyngham, Lord Howard de Walden, Lord H. Bentinck, Lord G. Bentinek ; Sirs A. Barnard, W. Scott, and R. Anstruther, Colonel Vyse ; Ladle* Berkeley, Pulteney ; most of the Officers of the 7th Ifus.ars, Ist Life G nerds, and G renadler Guards, and many distinguished families. All the horses were rode by Gentlemen, who experienced some isconvenience, from wasting to ride light weights, anal from the inclemency of the weather. Most of the horses were trained at Mr. Wetherall's stables, which are contiguous to the Course; they all stripped in the finest racing condition. Avery elegant marquee bad been erected near the Grand Stand, isd durinr the day a cold collation, comprehending every delicacy of the season (superintended by Mr. Page, Meuman of the 21 Life Guards), was served up to nearly 200 Ladies and Gentlemen. The Races, which were regular half -bout ones, will be found cor rectly detaile d as under ; Match, four miles, 25 sows. each, h.ft. Mr. J. Brinckman's Bandy Lord G. Bentiock's 'flit Last -3 1 1 •1 3 2 -2 4 3 - 4 2 dr 1 Mr. Brinckmin rode Bandy, and took a gentle lead all the four miles. The Last, rode by Lord G. Bentinck, when within a mile .1 home, nude-several strong pushes to get in front, but without sue.. cess ; the horse was either lame or very tender in the Core feet at starting, and was compillely broken down on all four at the conchae don of the race, which was Won easy by Bandy by many lengths. —6 to 4 on The Last Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 toys. each,!p.p. Two Miles and a distance. Lord G. Bentinck's ch. rn. Olive, aged, I Ist. 51b. 1 Mr. Bulkeley's b. m. Aspasia, aged, I Ist. 21b. 2 Mr. Brinckman's be. h. by Scud, 4 yrs.lost. - bolted Four drawn —Scud, rode l.y his owner, made play in good style for upwards of &mile with Aspasia (rode by Capt. Berkeley, R. N .) close at histeels, and Lord George at the haunches of the latter. At this period Scud, who was very hard pressed by the other two, bolted and ran completely nut of the Coarse, being unable after wards to recover his gnomic' ; severe running their commenced be tween Olive and Aspasia, when the former got in front, maintain ing hi. ground with such eclat, that Captain Berkeley pulled,op just within the distance post, and suffered Lord George to canter in, 3 to 1 apt Scud. Match, 25 soy'. each, T.Y.C. lOst.lolb. each. Lord G. Bantinck's Hawthorn - ' 1 Mr. Davidson's Bashful Lau 2 Died, on the 27th September, 1822, at %%filet Medinet, a day' s journey from Sennaar, from whence he was proceeding in an attempt ; to penetrate up to the source of the Bahr Culietiati, Captain ROBERT Jamas Gurooy, of the Royal Navy, who had often distinguished' himself during the late war. lie wu third son of Captain Goa. soe. of Everton, near Bawtry. His death adds another victim to the melancholy list of those .who have perished iu the cause ot African discuvtry. ~4 F 1 i. i li ,11 Ft 1