Star. — London, England, 1824-09-20 00:00:00

'WEST INDIA SLAVERY. TO THE EDITOR OP THE iTA R. LETTER I. Saa—My attention was attracted to a letter which appeared , . in the New THINS. of the tch instant, signed Aser.es, and having the appearance of being the first of a series. This letter Contained ;lin attack upon an article which was published in the last number of the Quarterly Review, as well isOn the Order in Coon ci, which has recently been issued by the direction of the Government, for the improvement of the Slave Code in the island of Trinidad. The charges brought against the Government for the issue of that Order were of so extraordinary a nature, that I was induced to examine, Kith considerable attention, the article in question, as well as the Order itself: and having since read two other letters, with the signature of ANGL'US (who has presented himself as the advocate of ultra•abolition, principles, as contrasted with the mere temperate course, which it appears that the Govei nment has felt it ne cessary to adopt), as well as an article in the British and Colonial Weekly Register, of the 4th of September, apparently from the same pen, I find so much of what I presume to call mistatement and inconclusive reason ing, that I propose to address some letters to ANGLUS, through the medium of your Paper ; as there is an in dispositionon the part of the Editor of the New Times to permit the appearance of an answer in the columns, of that Newspaper, which would have been its most convenient situation, as far as the elucidation of truth may be deemed an object of the respective parties. I consider the examination of what is called the West India Slave Question, to be of such paramount import ance, both in a moral and national sense, that I do not hesitate, without qualification, to affirm, that any per son professing to convey correct and accurate informa tion to the Public upon it, who intentionally maintains an argument founded on data which he himself arows to be false, is spiky of a positive crime. A writer so circumstanced can have no hesitation in stating that to be true which he positively knows to be so; if he only believes his assertions to be true, he should limit his statement to the expression of that belief, and nct take the advantage of reasoning as on a certainty where ma terial doubts may exist as to the fact; but, as I have already said, he is positively criminal if he is guilty of an intentional mistatement. I consider that the circumstance of a person writing under an assumed signature in no degree infringes upon this principle, unless the tone of his reasoning be such as plainly to shew that it is of a polemical character, having for its object the triumph of argument, rather than the elucidation of truth. But if, under an assumed signature, a writer states that his object " is purely the cause of morality and religion, the cause of his country, and the cause of Goo," he can have no sort of apology ev iat muchio n responsible from the as s rules if which he werel have t o a l p a for a i n s y a d spea idd r andun der his real name. If this be true, as predicated of a writer professing to be influenced by such sacred prin ciples of concict, it is equally true with respect to any person who may choose to meet and oppose his reason ing under a-similar disguise. And if there be no indis position on the part of ANCILUS to embark in a corre spondence on these conditions of personal responsibi lity (if uch a term may be applied to the relations under which an anonymous correspondence is necessarily car- Tied on), much public and'national good may be elicited from an investigation, so conducted, of the complex and intricate problem of the best and the safest mode of terminating the system of West Indian Slavery. Upon the conclusion, or even in the progress, of such a corre ' spondence, the Public, or at least that part of the Public 'who are disposed to give a patient attention to subjects 'of this nature, will be able to ascertain with whom the negative merit of fair and impartial reasoning, and cor wt statement of facts, resides; and if, fortunately for the cause of truth, it should appear that this merit belongsto both parties, no inconsiderable advance will be made in tha practical examination of a subject the importanceof which is beyond all calculation. lithe reverseof this should take nlace, and both parties should be attempting to deceive, 'jilt correspondence would naturally be disregarded as worse than useless :—And, in a third possible case, that one party Mould attempt to deceive, while the other was only anxious to adhere to the truth in every possible sense of the term, exposure and merited disgrace would attach to the deceiver. in the expectation that this proposal will be met by Artemis with that eagerness which belongs to a confi dence in the cause of right, I propose, in a subsequent letter, to advert to those points in his letters which ap pear to me, however unintentionally, to have been stated or reasoned opon by him in error, when arguing the ge neral question. But his remarks on the Order in Coun cil are so preposterously incorrect, and shew such com plete ignorance of his subject, that I feel it necessary to advert to them without loss of time, as they are stated with such .gravity, surd with such assumption of know ledge and authority, as to be highly calculated to mis lead the public. Allows considers the recent Order in Council for the regulation of Slavery in Trinidad, "as a very im poitant and beneficial measure." Yet, if it were really such isle Proceeds to describe it, if it really " holds 1 out an actual premium to murder," if it really deprived 1 Slaves iff leisure .which the anterior law had secured them, if it enables a hard-hearted proprietor to break asunder the most sacred domestic ties which Spanish ' law had rendered indissoluble, if it renders inadmissible Slave evidence which could formerly have been re ceived, in other words, if it were such a law as Anglus describes it to be, then I should agree that it was “ im portant," because it would bring to light the otherwise tocredible ignorance and inhumanity of our Colonial Administration, and " beneficial," because such a chs tiosure would most effectually prevent the repetition of I suck enormities. As, however, lam not aeCtistottled readily to conclude that other men fall into selfsevident absutdjties, and as I think it least of all reasonable to impute such extreme ignorance and wickedness, so gra tui.ous, to those who stand en an eminence from which they have the most extensive survey, and where they themselves can never escape the most t igid criticism, I ti rned from the paper of Anglus to the Order in G , uncd, which he censures, and having done so. take oPoR me to assert, and with your permission will pro re, d to prove, that instead of being afflicted with a cruel. e'.'.l iShordat Government / wehAve only to bear with a rash andill-infOrnied tritic-i—decidedly the lighter evil of the two. - Ist. knglus asserts, "that by the Spanish law the slaves, besides Sunday. are entitled to a day in each week and to SO holidays in the year, to be employed for their own benefit." By " the Order in Council" he pro ceeds, " no time exclusive of Sunday is . allotted to the slave," I greatly regret that Anglus has not stated the authority upon which he makes this assertion re specting the law of Spain. In whit title of the Reco pilacion, or in what law of the Partidas, is this privi lege granted? In neither of these Codes will any such law be discovered. Probably, however, Anglus may re fer to the Cedula published at Aranjuez on the 31st May, 1789, and printed by - order of the House of Com mons on the 81st May, 1811. Yet even in this cele brated enactment, I perceive no law to the effect stated by him. Perhaps it may be unknown to him, that be fore Trinidad became a possession of the British Crown,. the law of 1789 had been repealed by the Spanish Go vet ument. But I %% ill admit, for the sake of argument„ that such a law as that mentioned by Anglus, did form a part of the Slave Code of Trinidad. I ask him, then, in what part of the recent Order in Council does he find one wood which directly or indirectly repeals it? Where, then, is the " oversight" so confidently imputed to the framers of this Order? 2d. Anglus complains that the Order in Council, while it prohibits labour for the master on Sunday, has •given the slave no other time to work upon his provi sion grounds. A less determined objector might, per haps, have discovered that the law which interdicts la bour on Sunday, recognizes, by necessary implication, the principle that the labour of six days is to provide for the maintenance of the labourer. The master is bound to feed his slave, and the law will enforce the obligation. there would have been tittle wisdom in prescribing to the master the mode in which his slaves should be supported. , if the system of granting provi sion grounds be the most economical, the interest of the master Of irds sufficient security that this system will be pursued. 3d. Anglus asserts, that by the Spanish law, husband and wife cannot be separated by sale or transfer ; but that by the Order in Council, " the prohibition to se parate is restricted to judicial sales." I can find no such restriction. The Order, it is true, relates only to judicial sales; but if such a law as Anglus menti•ns already ex isted, it certainly is not repealed by this Order, and as certainly it would have been idle to re-enact it;—but again I assert, that no such law did exist, anti if I am wrong, Anglus will perhaps have the goodness to quote it verbatim. 4th. "By the Spanish law, the testimony of slaves is re ceived in all cases quantum valeat." For this assertion Anglus does not quote his authority, and though I be lieve it to be an error, I will, for the purpose of argu ment, admit that he is right: but what has this to do with the Order in Council? That Order expressly re serves to the slaves ever/ right of giving testimony which they beffire enjoyed.* How then can they suffer by it any diminution of these rights? or how can it be ex plained that so acute a writer as Anglus has not per ceived this answer to his own . objection ? Does he con found the draft of the Order in Council subjoined to the Parliamentary papers with the Order itself ? sth. But the Order holds out " an actual premium to murder." Strange, indeed, if true] To this most sin gular conclusion Anglus is led by the following chain of reasoning, "If," he says, "a white man should be twice convicted of , cruelly treating a slave, he forfeits, according to the Order, all the slaves he possesses. Would he escape this calamitous result, he has nothing so do but to kill the stave outright, and then, his life being in jeopardy, no slave evidence can be received against him." To this I answer, first, that if, as An glus asserts, such evidence was admissible before the Order, the admissibility of it is expressly declared by the Order; and, secondly, that the same reasoning might be applied to cases much more familiar to most of us. Do I contemplate picking a pocket—a much better plan will be to begin by cutting the throat of the bearer, be cause then the witness of my guilt cannot be produced against me; therefore the law gives a direct premium to the cutting of throats, and directly tends to convert pickpockets into assassins. After this explanation I would inquire &ohs Anglus, whether he really thinks that he is serving " the cause of the slaves," by giving such fallacious and incorrect representations of the measures adopted by his Majesty's Government; and whether, with Respect to tht Older in Council, of which many persons connected with the West Indies complain with bitterness, though not, as I think, with reason,—the Government has not a right to expect a candid and cautious construction even from Anglus himself ?—I am, &c. ace. &c. VINDEX. • The words of the Order are, " Provided always that nothing herein contained shall extepd to take away or diminish any power and authority which any Court of Criminal Jurisdiction in the said Colony now bath to admit in any ease the evidence of persons being in a state of slavery." MELANCHOLY CATASTROPHE. Saturday, an Inquest was taken, at the Middlesex Hospital, on the body of Catherine Murray, aged 77, who lodged in Charles-street, Drury-lane. It appeared that on Monday se'nnight, the deceased was walking, in company with Mary Young and Ellen Allen, up Goldsmith's-alley, which leads to Charles -street, where some boys Were letting off cannons in sport. Fire-arms were discharged, when the deceased exclaimed," What ever it is, I have got it ; lam a dead woman !' The contents of the cannon struck the deceased on the side of the throat, and inflicted a deadly wound. Mary Young, who narrowly escaped with life, was given to understand, in the sequel, that the accident had arisen from the celebration of Mr. Towzer's son's birth-day by his workmen. It was admitted that the workmen drank rather too mach. Verdict—" Tnat the deceased met her death accidentally, in consequence of the impru dence of sothe persons, whose names to the Jurors are unknown."—The Coroner (Thos. STIRLING, Esq.) here observed, that as the life of the poor woman had been taken away through such " imprudence," he conceived it to be incumbent on Mr. Towzer, and the parties who had contributed to her death, to set about making some provision for the children of the unfortunate sufferer. His Majesty's ship t=17,1 7 0, Capt. Lord BtRON, is at Portsmouth, arrived from Deptford this day, to embark the suite of the late King and Queen of the Sandwich Islands. The BtONDE will proceed hence di reCt to Rio Janeiro, and take the early part of the sum mer' for doubling Cape Horn. She wi!l visit the prin cipal ports of the west coact of Atiietica, for the purpose of Mating scientific observations, in which several gen tlemen, eminent is astronomers, nautical surveyors, mi neralogists geologists, and botanists, will be engaged, they having embarked in the lit.oNoa, with a variety of necessary instruments, apparatus, atc.l THE ARMY. , . The 15th Regiment, from Waterford, will match for Limerick " um as the 84th reach Waterford, from Dublin; and then the 39th will move from limerick to Buttevaut. The 42d, from Buttei4nt, relieve the detachments of the 22d In the county of Cork. Major CARTHIEW, of the 39th, commands at Rathkeale. Colonel THORNHILL, Royal Artillery, has proceeded on an in spfttion of the fortifications at Kilendane, Scattery, Tarbert, and Carrig, in the river Shannon. The report that the 19th Regiment move to Clonmel has no au thenticity. The 82d expect to leave Templernore and to have their' bead-quarters either at Limerick or Ennis, where the 25th have been some time stationed. A Captain and Subaltern and 58 men of the 57th Regiment, have received orders to be in readiness to embark on board the Asia, for New South Wales, at Cove, to convey 1. male convicts. MILITARY PROIIarIONS. WAR•OFFIOE. SEPTEMBER 17, 1824. 15th Regiment of Light Dragoons--Troop-Serjeant-!Major George Chettle to be Quartermaster, vice Samuel Jenkins, who retires upon half-pay. 16th Ditto—Lieutenant Ceorge Hamilton, from half-pay of the lit Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice William Williams, who exchanges. lit Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant Dugald Campbell, from half- 1 pay of the 58th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Joseph Smith, whose appointment has not taken place. 13th Ditto Ensign George Edward Thorold, from the 38th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Thomas Marne% who retires upon half-pay . of the 65d Foot, receiving the difference. 17th Ditto—Lieutenant George Fervor to be Captain, without purchase, vice Rotton, &ceased; Ensign Evelyn Spencer Boo cawen to be Lieutenant, vice Peeviir. To be Ensigns-:-St. George Lumley Lister, Gent. vice Boscawen ; Ensign George Deedai, from the 50th Foot, vice Lister, who exchanges. 19th Ditto--Ensign and Adjutant Fasficis Tydd to have the rank of Lieutenant. 31st Ditto—Captain Henry Clinton. Van Cortlandt, from haltpay of the 35th Foot, to be Captain, vice George Beamish, who ex changes, receiving the difference. 38th Ditto—Ensign John J. Lowtb, from the 48th Foot, to be • Ensign, vice Thorold, appointed to the 15th Foot. 42d Ditto• Ensign Thomas Haynes, from the 2d Royal Veteran Battalion, to be Ensign, vice James Clark, who retires upon half _ . pay of the Sig Foot. 48th Ditto—Ensign John Ward, from half-pay of the 63d Foot, to be Ensign, paying the difference, vice I..owth, appointed to the 38th Fait. 50th Ditto—Major Nicholas Wodehouse to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Harrison, who retires • Captain Holman Cus tance to be Major, by purchase, vice odehouse ; lieutenant James H. Serjeantson to be Captain, by purchase, vice Custance ; Ensign John Foy to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Serjeantsou. To be Ensigns—George Deedes, Gent. by purchase, vice Foy ; En sign St. George Lumley Lister, from the 17th Foot, vice Deedes, who exchanges. 52d Ditto—Lieutenant Aletander Wetherall, f r om half-pay of the 42d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Wm. Leeke, who exchanges. 53d Ditto—Lieutenant Robert Taggart, from half-pay of the Regi ment, to be Quartermaster, vice James Stewart, who exchanges. l 62d Ditto—Ensign Richard Power to be Lieutenant, by purchase, 'vice Spiller, who retires; Gentleman Cadet Willoughby Cotton, from the Royal Military College, to be' Ensign, by purchase, vice Power. 71st Ditto—Ensign William Serjeantson Dalton, from half-pay of the 3'2d Foot, to be Haulm vice John Lord Elphinstone, who exchanges. 74th Ditto—Lieutenant John Campbell, from half-pay of the 18th Foot, to he Lieutenant, vice William Ramsden, who exchanges, receiving the difference; Ensign Augustus Francis Ansell to be Adjutant, vice Ramsden, who resigns the Adjutaotcy only. 77th Ditto—Lieutenant Stahey Hyde Wilkinson, from half-pay of the sth Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice William Henry Douglas, who exchanges. Rifle Brigade—Lieutenant Charles Lestoek . Boileau to be Captain, by purchase, vice 1-lallen, who retires ; Second Lieutenant John Nelson Frampton tc be First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Boi leau : Gentleman Cadet Edward Levesun Gower, from the Royal Military College, to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Frampton. 21 %Vest India Regiment—Brevet Major George Jack, from half pay of the List Foot, to ►e Captain, vice Malcthn 11• Neill, who . . eschangts. Cape Corps—Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Hely Hutchinson, from the half-pay, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, ♦ice John Row, who exchanges. $ Royal Veteran Battalion—Ensign Asaph Shaw, from half-pay of 31st Foot, to be Ensign, vice Rayne*, appointed to 42d Foot. Veteran Companies for Service at Newfoundland—Lieutenant Thos. Abbott, from half-pay of the Ist West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Dugald Campbell, whose appointment has not taken place. • UNATTACHED. lajor Hector Al' Laine, from the 21st Foot, to be Lieutenant-Co lonel of Infantry, by purchase, vice Major-General T. W. Kerr, who retires. BRILTIT. Major Jolla M'Donald, of the 9 ist Foot, and late of the Portu guese Service, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army; Captain C. Bentley (S:aff,Captain at Chatham), to be Major in the Army. Bosnia L STA r.r. Assistant-Surgeon John Reid, from half-pay of the York Light in fantry Volunteers, to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice Hugh Caldwell, hose appointment has not taken place. Commissions in the Ist Regiment of Royal Tower Hamlets Militia, signed by the Deputy Lieutenants of the Tower Hamlets, in the absence of the Lord Lieutenant. Charles Stacey Beaziy, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Elsey, resigned;. Cornwall Reynolds, Gent. to be Surgeonoice Edwards, resigned. Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County Pala tine of Chester. The King's Cheshire Volunteer Legion of Yeomanry Cavalry -Ist Macclesfield Troop—Cornet Thomas Daintry to be Lieute nant, vice Critchley, promoted ; John Davies, Gent. to be Cor net, vice Daintry, promoted. 2d Macclesfield Troop—Lieutenant Henry Critchley to be Captain, vice Smyth resigned ; James Cockson, Gent. to be Assistant- Surgeon to the Regiment, vice Stone, de ceased. • MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. T David 4dwards, a pretended attorney, yeas charged with defrauding Peter Duncan of the sum of 21. Mr. ALLEY stated the case to the Jury. It was a prosecution instituted by the Metropolitan Law Society against the prisoner. He was a hanger-on at some of the Police Offices, and had on the present occasion un dertaken to defend the brother of the prosecutor, but towards the performance of which undertaking he had not performed a . single act. He should call the wit nesses, and it woull then be for the Jury to judge whe ther he was guilty or not. Peter Duncan, a native of the Emerald hle, in whose face the essenceof potatoes, good-nature, and simplicity were beaming, now appeared. Mr. ALLEY.—Now, Peter, tell your own story. Witness.—By my word, I will, Sir. My brother, you know, was in a bit of trouble—why, a rape, I believe, you call it—and so I thought I might as well try what I could do to get him out of the law. I'm no lawyer myself, and so I thought I'd go to look for somebody that was. So I seen this man at the bar, and I says to him, says Aie you anything in the law?''—" Oh, no," says he; 44 but I'm as good as that."—" Oh! that's all one," says I. 44 My brother has got into a queer busi ness, and so I want to see him out ogia the law."— " Oh," says he, "if that's all you want, do that."— " %That'll you do it for ?" says I.—" Three pound tin at a word," says he.—" That's a great 'dok," says 1; but I'll do what I can." So I got a pound then, and I gave it him afterwards; and then I got him twenty shillings in silver,. and I promised to get him another pound in six weeks atter. " But," says I, " who are we to have for a Counsel ?"—" Ah ! I dare say now," says he, " you want that Irish fellow, Phillips?"—" In deed I do," says I.—" 0! I'll get a great deal better man than that for you." So I thought it was all right, but when the trial came nn, the devil a Counsel I seen. Gui/fll.—Judzment deferred. , SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. DONCASTER—SAxerwr, Sm. 18. Swiss was tried lad Tuesday upon the Course with Barefoot, Equity, and Canteen, and found wanting. It is said he will :Rat start, and any odds are offered against him. The anxiety and hake of the sporting men, during the unprecedented fluctuations of tret sing this day, beggar all description. At one time six to one was taken on Mustachio, and twenty-five to one offered against 41iisl dont, subsequently right to one was taken on Altisidura, and 18 to one was offered against Mustachio. Amidst all the..e variations Streatham and Jerry preserve their stations, and nothing can shake them. The general cry is—" What will you lay against the tWo blacks (Streatham and Jerry) ?" The general betting will be found below. Sam Chiffney rides Reformer, and every rider of celebrity has been put in requisition. handicap Stakes of 20gs. each, h. ft. for all ages (two year olds ex cepted), with 20gs. added by the Coporation, last mile. EleVrti Subscribers. Lord Fitzwilliam's b. c. Whiskerandos, 3 yrs. Est. 8111. 1 Mr. T. O. Powlett's br. c. Conductor, 4 yrs. 84. 11 lb. 2 Duke of Leeds's Ir. f. by Comus, 4 yrs. 7st. 1 Ilb. 3 Mr. Russell's b. c. Abron, 4 yrs. Bst. 51h. 4 Sir C. Monk's b. 1. Twinkle, 3 yrs.6st. 71b. 5 to 8 on Whiskerandos-3 to 1 against Conductor—and 4 to 1 against Abron. Whiskerandos won easy. Match-200 toys. h. ft. est. 21b. each.—&. Leger Course. Mr. Smith's ch. c. Gap, 3 yrs. 1 Mr. Russell's b. C. Baum% 3 yrs. 2 5 to 2 on Gap, who won cleverly. The Champagne Stakes of 50 gs. each, h. ft. for two•yr.old ioks, lit. .11b. Fillies Bst. lied House In ; 12 Subs. (The winner to give six dozen of Champagne to the Club). Mr. Watt's b. c. Memnon - - 1 Lord Queensberry's b. c. The Alderman - - 2 Lord Oxford's br. c. by Walton - - 3 Lord Kelburne's ch. e. by Viscount - - 4 Memnon lost ground at starting, but by good bottom and good jockeyship, recovered It. and won by half a head—running the ground in one minute and 16b seconds-5 to 4 agst him ;5 to Ssiest The Alderman ; and 7 to 2 apt Lord Orford's. Match for 100 gs. h. ft. Bst. 21b. each. St. Leger Course. Mr. Petre's b. c. by Tramp - - i Sir 3. Bynt's b. c. Edward - - 2 - Tramp won cleverly. No betting. Ilatch.-100 sovs. h. a. St. Leger Course. Sir .1. Byng's bi. f. Tragedy, 3 yrs. Bst. Mr. Wyvill's b. c. Marquis, 3 yrs. Bst. 31b. .6 to soa Tragedy. Woa easy. Mateb.-50 soya. Three quarters of a milt. Lord Normanby's br. h. Cornet, aged, est. 71b. Mr. W. Fox's Bertram, aged, Bst. lOUs. 2 to 1 on Cornet, who won easy. Match.-400 says, h. ft. Red House In. Gentlemen riders. Mr. Russell's ro. h. Leporello, S yrs. received forfeit front Mr. •Duncombe's eh. c. St. Leger, 4 yn. BETTING—SATURDAY NIGHT, TEN O'CLOCK. ST. LIMIER. 9 to 8 agst Brutandorf 7 to 1 agst Streatham 8 to I agst Jerry 14 to 1 agst Mustachio 16 to 1 apt Altisidora 18 to I apt Equity 20 to 1 apt Borysthenes 22 to 1 apt Osmond 25 to 1 apt Cadiz AU the above odds were taken. 30 to 1 agst Tarandus 30 to 1 agst llelenus 30 to 1 agst Bluebeard 30 to 1 apt Canteen 3;1 to 1 apt Flephant 40 to 1 apt Alfred 50 to 1 agst Mille 50 to 1 apt Oswestry ROTHERHAM RACES—Scrr. 15. The South-west Yorkshire Yeomanry Cavalry Stakes of sgs. each. p.p. with Logs. added by Col. Wortley, M.P. for all ages. Heats one mile. To be rode by Gentlemen of the Regiment. Mr. Brown's cb. b. Woodpecker, aged, 12st. Mr. Garland's bl. m. Villa Girl, lest. 1 1 2 2 The Gentlemen's Plate of £5O, for all ages (maiden), two miles, was won by Mr. Rumble's eh. f. by Cumus, 3 yrs, 7st. beating in three heats Mr. Clifton's b. c. Masque, 3 yrs, 7st. 21b. Mr. Smith's b. c. by Phantom, 3 yes, 7st. gib. and two others. BLANDFORD RACES.—Sarr. IS. A Maiden Plate of £5O, all ages, two miles and a half, was won by Mr. Bastard's br. e. Franconi, 3 yrs, 7st. beating, in three beats, Mr. Gardener's b. e. Hospodar, 3 yrs, 7st. Mr. Williams'. Ely, S yrs, 9st. 21b. and another. CRICKET. A grand match at Cricket was played on the 6th and 16th lost on Lord's Ground and Kennington Common, between the Ken nington Union and Hacktuei Union Clubs, which was decided is favour of the latter by 118 runs. Hackney Union, Ist innings Ditto 2d Kennington Union, Ist innings Ditto 115 182-297 89 90-179 Majority in favour of the Hackney, rons ROWING MATCH. 118 A very interesting Rowing Match, for twenty sovereigns, took place on Saturday, between Messrs. Bartleman and Robinson, and Messrs. Gilchrist and Nolan, in skiffs. The former rowed in blue, and the latter In scarlet. It was from Mil!bank to a boat moored nearly off Isleworth Church. Blue led, but they passed through Putney-bridge abreast, and it was a most excellent race to Chiswick, when Blue began to steal ahead, and the starboard oar of Scarlet seemed to tire. Blue continued to gain, and won the match by nearly half a mile. A letter from an American Gentleman at Curacoa. dated the 2211 of. July, referring to the discovery of the new gold mine at Aruba, says—" Since I have been in this Island, scarce three weeks, upwards of 150,000 dollars in value, of purevirgin gold, twenty-four carats, have come up from Aruba.— The Government of this place have notices( It, and proclamations are in circulation, to prevent speculation, and other regulations re specting this most valuable acquisition. A piece of 521bs. weight is here, and appears perfectly pure and as ductile as lead. The Dutch Government will have tke exclusive benefit, and have to►en mea sures to secure it." Mr. SHERIDAN died July the 7th, 1816, aged fifty five years; but the man who engraved the plate, for his coffin knowing that 50 was fifty, concluded that .505 would express 55, which was really engraved. CORN EXCHANGE, MA RK-LA NE, SEPT. 20. Last week there was another moderate supply of all sorts of P.ng- Bah Grain, but a good quantity of Flour. There was aiNco a very large quantity of foreign Oats. This morning's fresh arrivals of Corn in general were unusually small for this time of the year, and the yield of the Wheat crop being reported much less than last year, has 00. casioned a brisk demand fur this article, and prices have advanced '3s. to 4s. per quarter since this day se'tinight, and very little left on hand unsold. Barley also obtains rather more money than this day se'nnight. Beans are scarce, and ls. to 2s. per quarter hi4;her. Boil ing Peas are further advanced 2s. per quarter. rey Peas are also rather dearer. The great quantity of foreign Oats at market causes our buyers to pause in hopes of purchasing lower ; but as most other articles are dearer, the factors hold the best parcels of Oats at last week's prices, but unsweet samples may be reported Is. per quarter cheaper. There is some expectation that Flour will he advanced 55. per sack, but it is not yet decided. TRW'S oweAIM sxtr. Wheat, Red (1824 445. 555. Rye, old, 00s. 00s. old, 445. Ms. Beans, Small, new, 425. 445. White 18 , 24, 465. 645. old, 00s. 00s. old, 48s. 665. Barley, 1824, 28i. 345. Old, OOs. OOs. Peas, Grey, 1824, 355. 375. - OW, 00s. 00s. Maple, 1824, Us. 401 - old, 00s. 00s. White, new, 345. 38s. - old, Os. Os. Boilers, 1814,423. 465. --- old, Ons, 00% Rye, ne*, 345. Ms. Wheat, Enshsh, qrs. Barley Malt Oats Beans •RRIVALS I 6929 Eel 2,0011 2,622 1,503 Tick, new, 345. 375. - old, 00s. 00s. Oats, Feed, new, 16s. 20s. --- old, Os. Os. Poland, new, 17s. 2.35. old, Cs. Vs. Potatoe, new, 20s. 275. old, CIIN Scotch, 275. 265. Foreign Oats. 16s 20s. 225. Flour, per Sack, 45.. 555. LIT wars. Peas 1,045 Irish Oats Foreign Oats . 41,6115 F:nglisls Flour, sack, 10,617 SMITHFIELD MARKET, SEPT. 20. The Market was well supplied this morning with all descriptions of Cattle; and owing to the change of the weather, every article may be quoted lower that' on last market-day. Reef, pet stone of Sibs. Os. lOd. to 3s. tod. Mutton ss. 4d. to 41. 4d. Lamb 4s. 4d. to 54. 4d. Vail 4s. Od. to 53.0 d —Hay. per load, 41. Os. to 51. Os. Clover, 51. Os. to 61. Os. Straw, g. ss, to 21. 15s. magi i • z A ;:a A iiiii