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COOPER, At the Rooms, No. £7, Lesdenhall 4 treet, On THURSDAY, the 12th Instant, at Eleven for Twelve o'Clock. --- This Evening, MONDAY, October 9, 18C6, and during the will be presented the celebrated Nautical Aielo•Dranutic tiurletra, who:.e moat extraordinary Attraction continued unabated to the Close of last Season, called TIM PILOT; OR, A TALE OF THE SE4. " List ye Landsmen aU to me."—Sea Song. The Allude composed by Mr. G. H RODIVELL, Director of Music to the Theatre. I.} The New Act Drop, painted by Mr. Tommy& The Pilot, Mr. TERRY. Lieut. Barnstable, Mr. YATES. • Lieitt Griffith, Mr. FOOTIO. Mr. Merry, Mr. EAST. Long Tian Coffin (the Cockswain) with the original Hornpipe, Mr. T. P. COOKS. Captain Borougheliff (a genuine Yankee riglar), Mr. J. Reeve. Colonel Howard. Mr. ELLIOTT. Captain of the Alacrity, Mr.S.Satten. Serjeant Drill, Mr. SAwoess. British Marines, Sailors, &c. &c. Messrs. &taw, BuxTon, Pittman, &C. &c. Miss Katherine Plowden, Miss HUGHES, _ . From the 'Theatre Royal, Drury-lane, her Second Appearance at this Theatre. Cecilia, by a YOUNG LA DY (her Second Appearance on any Stage). Irishwoman, Mrs. DALY. In the course of the Burletta will be exhibited a Fore and Aft View of the Schooner A RIEL, at the point of 'lime she is at tempting to claw off a Lee Shore, and endeavouring to pass the Bight of a Shoal, in a Tremendous Storm, surrounded by Rocks and Breakers. After the Burletta, a New BaUet Divertissement, card LA FETE DES-NATIONS! Consisting of characteristic NATIONAL DANCES, composed arid produced by Mons. HULLIN, Late of the King's Theatre, and of the Academie Royale de Musique. _ . - With entirely new *fiery, painted by Mr. Tosuttss, New Dresses, Decorations, &c. &e. Principal Dancers—Messrs. NIXON, Krim, Cnicntxt, and Baoww. Misses HAWTHORN, DAVIS, PiTt, S. M. [LENNY, TATLOS, Kass, And the celebrated ENGELLI NA attd MELANIE DUVAL, trorn the King's Theatre. Coriphi3, &c.—Messrs. Ge ItITNAkI),_ LAZIERT, CASE, Gout. CAMIIIS, JII/FX*IIOII, KeLLT, KIRBY, PITT, and Caw/razz. Misses CLata, S. Cuts, Joatos, Jaersasom, Jous, PANOR3IOpf DI. HIFICRY, LATILLA, CALDWILii., S. Potomac), and Last. Ittthe Ballet will be comprised, A Grand Introdietory Match by the whole Corps de Ballet. An Indian Pas de Deus, by Mr. NIXON and Miss PITT. A Pas de Trois a L Franc iise, by Mesdames HAWTHORN, DAVIS, and LA PETITE ENGELLINA. An Arabian Pas de Quatre Grotesque, by Mesas. KERR and CHICHINA, Misses HENRY and TAYLOR. A Neapolitan Pas Seul, by Mademoiselle MELANIE DUVAL• A GRAND FINALE. To conclude with (for the Second Time) a New Comic Burletta, with entirely New Scenery, by Mr. TOIICI24S, sod Dresses, by Stir. Gansu. called OLD LOVE AND YOUNG LOVE. Count Rosenberg, Mr. ELLIOTT. • Baron Rosenberg, Mr. TERRY. Frederick, Mr. YATES. Des Clumps, Mr. WRENCH. , Postillion Mr. PHILLIPS. Amelia, Miss BODEN. Julietta, Postillion, 'HUGHES. g:r A splendid Comic Barletta, in Thin Acts, Is In forward Pre paration, with various other Novelties; and due Notice will be given of Mrs. FITZ WILLIAM'S first Appearance this Season. Boxes, is. Pit, 2s. Gallery, ls. Doors open at Six, and commence at a Quarter Wore Soren. Half-price ,at Half-past Eight. AT an ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the PROPRIETORS of Ten or more SHARES in the EAGLE INSURANCE COMPANY, held at the London Ta vern, the 6th of °emus, pursuant to the Deed of Settlement; Sir WILLIAM RAWLINS in the Chair. The Directors presented a Report upon the affairs of the Cons. pany, and declared a Dividend upon the Capital, which was road and approved. John inland Rawlinson, Esq. Peter Skipper, Esq. John Richards, Esq. Richard Whiteaves, Esq. and Edward William Windus, Esq. were te-eleeted as Directors. John Blackburn, Esq. was re-elected Auditor. Resolved unanimously—That the Thanks of this Meeting be given to the Chairman, Deputy Chairman, and the rest of the Directors, for their Report, and for the zealous attention they have ever ma nifested topromote the prosperity of the Company. That the Thanks of this lUeeung be given to the Auditors, for their diligent and faithful discharge of the important duties confided to their care. That the Thanks of this Meeting be given to the Secretary, for his faithful and diligent attention to the general welfare of this Company, dining a long series of years. WILLIAM RAWLINS, Chairman. P.S. Policies expiring at Michaelmas may be renewed within fifteen days from that period. " Domus et placens uxor."—Hoe. Thy house, and (in the cup of life, That honey-drop) thy pleasing wife. ITAPPINESS 66 the gay to-morrow of the mind" is 2.4 insured by marriage; " the strictest tie of perpetual Friend ship," is a gift from Heaven, cementing pleasure with reason, by which, rays Johnson, " we approach in some degree of association with celestial intelligence." Previmite however, to entering into this hallowed obligation, it becomes an imperative duty, got only to regulate the passions; but to cleanse the grosser nature from those impurities which the free dom of unrestricted pleasure may have entailed upon it. To the neglect of such attention, are attributable many of those hapless instances which, while they excite the commiseration of the be holder, should also impress him with the fear of self-reproach. Luxurious habits will effeminize the body.'—a residence in the tropics will relax the elastic fibre—but more especially does the premature infatuation of youth too frequently compromise the na tural dignity into a state of inanition, from whence the agonized suffeier more than doubts the chance of relief. To all such then, we address ourselves, offering hope, energy, muscular strength, felicity; nor will our advances appear questionable sanctieued as :key ate by the innitiplied proofs of BO years successful experience. The easy cases of married life are sometimes disturbed by the suspension of those blessings which concentrate the nuptial wreath —for the female habit is often constitutionally weak—yet it can be strengthened, and deficient energy improved into functional power. In every case of syphilitic intrusium as well as in every relaxation of tbe generative mewl*, we pledge our ability to cure speedily, and with effect. Earnestly solicitous to expel the unfeeling euipyric scram the position so presumptuously taken up, we deviate from kiteral principles with less hesitation ; and confident in oar own horourable integrity as Members of the College of Surgeons, we refer the suffering community of either Sex (especially those entering u•to matrimonial life) at once to our house, where daily at tendance a Oven for personal consultation ; and letters from the count' y are fn•utediately answered; these must contain a remittance for Advice te.d Nledicine, which can be forwarded to any.part of the world, b.iwever distant. GOSS and Co. 1.R.C.3 Surgeons, No. 11, Bouverie-street, Fleet -514,a, London. rrJust p , ibli.hrd (Seventeenth Edition), 1. The lEuts of Lire a familiar Commentary en the above Diseases. 2ntl, HYGIIANA, Alresictl exclusively to the Pollak Sex. May he had at 1 1'; roses-zirtet, Sabo; 174, Fleet-street ; 4, Catherine -street, Strand ; Hierwootl, Gilbert, and Piper, O. Paternoster-row; and Chapple, Pall-ntall, Loudon ; Porter, .7:1, Grafton-street, Dublin ; .`•'Plb,m, 155, Trougate, Glasgow ; 9, Calton street, Edinburgh; sz. , l or WI la'ookrellers. Price Js. Ou '►ccount of the Number of LOW, (Removed from the Pavilion, Ruston-square a Sale not being permitted on the Premises ), COMPRISING Mahogany Four:po st, Tent, and other Bedsteads, with Chintz Cotton Furniture.; prime sea soned Feather Beds and Bedding, Alahogany Winged and other Wardrobes, Chests of Drawers, Dressing and Wash Stands, Rosewood and Eboakd Chairs arid Batas, . capital • Illdukkany Dining Tables, Card, Pembroke, and Loo Ditto, handsome Side board, Mahogany Parlour Chairs, Brussels and*Kidderasinstat Carpets, brilliant Plate Chimney Glasses, two large Library Book cases, Two India Bamboo Chairs, an elegant Parisian Fourteen Day Clock, a Pair of Alabaster Vases, Chamber Organ, Patent Water Closet, China and Glau, a Few Books, and various Effects. To be viewed on Wednesday and morning of Sale ; Catalogues had at the Rooms; and of Mr. H. L. Cooper, Auctioneer, 93, Bishopsgate-street FINISH OF LOTTERIES.' SWIFT AND CO. irspectfully inform the Public, that the last and only remaining Day of Drawing the State Lottery is WEDNESDAY, the 111111 of THIS MONTH, when SIX PRIZES of ,C 30,000, and all the other Capitals in the Scheme, will be determined. Every Ticket will receive .85, independent of any Sum to which it may. be entitled. In the last Lottery containing icao,cgoo Prizes, Swtrr and Co. Sold TWO out of FOUR of them, at their Offices, 11, Poultry ; 1, Strand; and 31, Aldgate High-street. KINGSTON, JAMAICA, Atm 1, 1826. After a very pleasant voyage, we on Friday the 16th of September, 1825, descried the island of Barbadoes right a-head. This was the first %Vest India Island I had seen,—as we approached the shore, the beauty and novelty of the prospect produced sensations I shall not easily forget. "The brightest of green" presented itself to the eye, and the shore was adorned as far as the eye could reach with the graceful palm trees, waving their long leaves in the refreshing sea breeze, which in these regions blow steadily from east to west. Every moment presented objects of greater novelty to my view, till night drew her " gradual dusky veil" over-this lovely spot, as we dropped our anchor in Carlisle Bay. There was no moon up that night, but the lightning was fre quent and vivid enough to enable us-to see the objects on shore. The Captain offered to take me ashore with him in the mail-boat, and yru may suppose that the voyager just arrived in a new, world accepted the offer with eager ness. The boat was rowed by four happy negroes. As they rowed one of them sang d song, the rest joining in the chorus. Our Captain was well known in Bridge. town, and when his voice was recognised (for it was not a light night) a good number of them gave us three cheers. When the Captain set foot on shore he said something jocular to them which I did not distinctly hear, and a general grin ensued. This had an exceedingly odd effect, for through the darkness I saw a sadden display of white teeth, which formed a strong contrast with the other part of their visages. Alter conveying the mail to the Post-office, the Captain conducted me to the Hotel— ELodgings" is the West Indian name)--kept by one lizabeth Austin, who is commonly called Betsy Austin. She is a free person of colour, alias a very dark brown woman. This was the first West Indian habita tion I had entered. The floors, which were of pitch pine, shone like a mirror, and were about as slippery as ice. Two sofas, some creole chairs adapted to the dim cum dignitale of the natives, and a comely sideboard adorned with punch bowls and sangaree glasses, com posed the furniture of the room. The Captain ordered one of the said glasses to be filled for our accommoda tion. SAngaree is a beverage, I believe, peculiar to this par t of the world. It consists of a bottle of Madeira, with a small additian of water, acidulated with wines sweetened with sugar, and spiced with nutmeg. We sat in true Creole state at one of the windows (all being open,) with our legs elevated on the sill; the serenity of the night being only disturbed by the chirping of innu merable crickets, and the songs of the light-hearted negroes who passed by. The sangaree being ex hausted, we retired to rest. The dormitory pre sented more novelties. For the sake of coolness and ventilation, there was one ceiling in common to all the bed-rooms, which were separated from each other by partitions of wood about eight feet high. The windows were not glazed, but have frames of Venetian blinds, which may be either thrown open or partially opened at the will of the occupier of the chamber. The bedding coasisted of two mattresses and a pair of sheets, and the whole bed is surrounded by a net of lawn or muslin, to exclude any interference on the part of the mosquitoes. When I awoke in the morning the sun was just peeping above the eastern waves, gilding the tips of the tall and stately cocoa-nut trees. I can say little more of llarbadoes, excepting that in passing along the road, which was beautified by the verdure of tropical vegetation, I was struck with the decent and orderly appearance of the negroes, who smiled a welcome es we passed and noticed them, as we left it in the evening. Bar badoes is perb :ps one of the most beautiful of the Caribbean islands. It differs from most others in this, that the scenery is not so bold, there '..eing but little elevation above the level of the sea in any part of it. Near the centre is, I think, the highest point. It is not, however, a dead flat, but beautified by many ine qualities of surface. So much for . Barhadues. The next morning brought us in sight of St. Vincent's—a very picturesque islarld, mountainous, but coveted with ma jestic forests. Here we landed the mail, and proceeded to Grenada, where we arrived the next morning. This island is also roannitaisons. 1 went ashore, and saw, for the first time, a negro market. This is n , :t a market where negroes ate bought and sold, but where the.) , sell the vegetables raised on the provision grounds allotted to them. The gestpres .orf the sable venders of fruit, cass Ida, yams, /Lc. its, order to gain cestom—thesta:ely walk of the fee people, ituisi.t the .general confusion ; the ear-rings, bracelets, and necklace, of Loa negro girls 'which they universally wear, and• tyre placid sleep of others, undisturbed by this Babel, afforded an ample subject for amusement and c.intemplation. The heat was excessive, and we were obliged to have recourse to the sangaree glass for refreshment. We left Grenada after a short stay, and on the morn ing of the fifth day after we sailed, Jamaica was in our view. 'lt Was a lovely day—the sea calm, and the day serene. Near the shore the cocoa trees and sugar canes were distinctly visible. Further in the interior, hills arose behiod hills, till they became mountains, and finally the Blue Mountains, snaring above the clouds, which floated about their base, bounded their prospect. Yet these were n• t composed of huge crags, or preci pices of barren rock, but all c, owned to the very summit with the luxuriant verdure of vast tore.ts, consisting, I am informed,J the mahogany,cedar, pimento, k ial met o, and cotton trees. Such was the fist view of Jam aic At about two o'clock, we eneilloied in the hatisin; of Port goyal, whence we proceiedesl to Kingston, rt distance of.dbout seven miles, in a'canoe. Kingstt n a very large place, and is considered as hot as any in the West Indies. I, however, think I felt it hotter in Grenada. The streets in Kingston are built in straight lines, fiom east to west, and from unit)] to south, so as to intersect each other at right angles. The object of this is ventilation—the sea breeze blowing by day from the east, the land wind at night descending upon King ston from the north. The streets are not paved, and a sandy soil, reflecting the heat and light, from its white ness, renders them very incommodious. The houses in Jamaica are usually low. In front is a large piazza, in which the inhabitants often take their meals, and lounge for the sake of ccolness. They are jalousied towards the street & so that the person within may either totally et elude the view from without, or, by opening them, sit in the open air. The houses are generally one story high, very few aspiring to up stairs rooms. They are not tiled, as in England, but covered with shingles, or wooden slates (excuse the Irishism), and are thus rendered more secure against earthquakes and hurricanes—the former of which are very common. Since I have been here we have had three perpendiculars. But it is the horizontal shakes that do the mischief. I cannot say that I found the perpendicular motion otherwise than awful. :I will now proceed.totive you a brief account of the climate, the productions of the soil, and the inhabitants, both black and white. As to the climate, it is one burning summer all the year round, in most of the low lands. The thermometer on Christmas-day, at noon, in Spanish Town, was 83 deg. Fahren. and, at that part of the day, I have never seen it lower, except after a shower of rain ; in fast, it ranges from 83 deg. to about 92. At night, at this time of year, it would stand at about 78 deg. but in the winter nights, I have known it as low as 66 deg. though at noon it •would rise to 83 deg. These are all taken in the shade; but, notwithstanding this high temperature in the shade, tbe place is rendered tolerable by the sea breeze, which usually sets in at about nine in the morning, and dies away at sunset; it is then succeeded by the land wind, which descends trom the mountains, and blows towards the coast; so that the places on the north side of the island have a south wind, while we on the south side have the breeze from the north. The climate of the mountains is much cooler than below. You may there luxuriate in the shade, in a climate as fine as the spring in England; but the rays of the sun are too fierce to ad mit of exposure to them in any part of the island. This may appear strange, but experience bas taught me that it is true. I regret to say, that this is a dreadful climate for robust Europeans . The rainy seasons, which occur in May and October, but in particular the latter, are the periods at which the greatest sickness prevails. When I first arrived, the town was very sickly, and I had not been a fortnight here before I lost one of my bestiriends ; but these occurrences are 'mere trifles to the _people of Jamaica, who are used to them, and I confess, for the short period of time that I have been here, I have grown wonderfully indifferent to the news of people's exit from this world. The climate has, hitherto, agreed with me, but I may still live long enough to die of a fever. However, to make amends for the prevalence of fevers, the island is free from most European complaints, and surgical cases are very rare. As to the productions of the island, besides sugar and coffee, Jamaica produces pimento, which is unknown in the other British West islands. The tree is one of singular beauty and great fragrance, rendering the breeze spicy after it has passed over groves of this species of tree. Cacao and Indigo are now but little cultivated here, but this island is far more prolific in fruit than the others to windward. The pine, 'haddock, orange, le mon, lime, mango, avocado, pear, melon, grape, mam mee, sapota, sour sop, neesbury, and ethers, afford a dessert which cannot be excelled in the world. As to the oranges and mangoes, they grow in the hedges in great abundance. The markets, besides being supplied with abundance of tropical vegetables (the names of which neither interest nor amuse you), have also a sup ply of European vegetables, which are raised in the mountains—viz. cabbages, peas, asparagus, French beans, potatoes, lettuce, and onions; indeed, for fruit and vegetables, I have no scruple in saying, that Kingston market must be one of the first in the world. As to the inhabitants the whites live much the same as in England; perhaps ttv only difference is their taking rather less kniinal food. Madeira is the favour ite wine, though they don't object to hock or cham pagne, both of which arr good and cheap. Claret is also drank, and is about the price of Madeira. The yam and plantain are excellent substitutes for bread, and ge nerally preferred. The white inhabitants rise with the sun, take a ride before breakfast, dine about sunset, and go to bed about nine in the evening. All free persons, white, black, and brown, are compelled to serve in the militia, which meet once a month to exercise. There ate t•A enty-orie regiments of infantry, and three large regiments of cavalry, besides the regulars, which are stationed in the island. The free black and brown people are usually of the OprreitiVe cl,asses," such as tailors, cabinet makers, &c. They are generally extremely indolent, and are many of them vag4bonds. They are very proud of their free dom, and those of them who have slaves, treat them with much more harshness than the whites treat theirs, but to the Litter they are very servile. As to the negroes—respecting Whom you most by this time 'he ansious to hear something, your have such conflicting testimony in England on this subject, that it Must be difEcult to form a correct conclusion. Softie further authentic informatioa may 0 e. efore be accept able. No doubt very erroneous id-as were entertained on this subject. There is somethieg in the word " sla very" so revolting to an English ear, that it is almost impossible for one who has not seen it to Suppose that it can be anything but a horrible sys•em, replete with wretchilise,s arid mier y. This i lea is by no pleans*.a correct one—and I do net Ise itare to affirm, that the negroes of Jamaica, althriug't the prnperty of their masters, are far snore cemented, have much more ease, and live much better than the Itheurisig poor of - tam own country ; and thong!( we are all aware that a state of slavery is repugn art to 'lateral justice, yet these per. sags hews beer used to this state from their infancy, and have never known any other. .L 1 yqu .could see the negroes of this country, anti observe their cteerful cnuntenances, their dece;st appearance, and tele:trill demeanour, you would be almost induced to say as I did, " Are these persons the wretches! cre states' of who e ming woands' we have heard so midi ire E ng . land?' But lam wandering from fa.:ts—the negroes of the field do less work than the labourers in England. In England one hears such cite essieirs as this— The wretched negro toiling render a burning sune" and this appears to describe mmost piciable Ca r—butt hnter con trary to the fact. The heat that .would kill one of us, is but a g .vial warmth to the native of another lati. tude. You may often see a negro before simile, when, perhaps, the thermometer is at seventy eight de grees, with his head and ears tied tip in a handkerchief, and shivering with cold ; but as the sun acquires force, the handkerchief is thrown aside; he becomes mor• and more active, and . at noon, be seems a different being from that which yen saw in the morning. in fact, you frequently hear thenegroesvomplaining of cold, but very seldom, if ever, of heat. I instance this to shew that it is impossible for one who has never visited these regions to escape erroneous impressions. Every negro has a portion of ground attached to his house, which he cultivates for himself, and the climate and the soil are so productive, that by one day's labour in every fo4e night (which is always allowed them), trio tweets of family can raise proeisieos enough to feed o.emselves and their children, and also to rake a supply every a et* to the market for sale. It has been asserted that tte produce of these vegetables sold in the m eikvt is t property of the master ; but I find tssit that is not so. It belongs to the slave entirely, and beins so, it is with money saved from such gains that slaves sonseti nes purchase their freedom. Clothes ate supplied by the master. The domestic negroes in the towns tcceive ss. a week in lieu of these provision ground.. Th s may, at first sight, at:spear, inadequate. but when I tell you that a negro lostutii•es in yams, cutest nuts, and salt fish, and that for tenpence he can purchase a sufficient quantity of them to last two days, besides having the remnants from his master's table, th ;t objection u ill fail. So that, in fact, though slaves, they receive clothes from their masters, and also wages o supply their other " wants. I asked an intelligent negro if he should like to be free? " No, massa," sad he, " bow me do if me free? where me get for my pickaninnies (children) for nom (to eat); what me do for doctor when me sick? No, massa, me no free. Buckra (the white man) pays for all." And I found the same to be the sentione its of many of the more intelligent slaves. - As to the cruel treatment of the slaves—it appears that there are brutes here as well as there are in E • land, and everywhere else ; but brutality of conduct is scouted, and there are very few cruelties which are tot punishable by law. It seems that individual instances of cruel conduct, and which have n r doubt occurted, have been taken as the standsrd 'of the conduct of e nits ters, with not much greater,degree of fairness th in if any foreigner were to fix the scale of morslity and ho nesty in England, from the reports of Bow-street and the Old Bailey. In several instances that I have seen, when a master has died, his slaves have appeared to be much attached to him, and by their glief, strewn that they consider him rather as a protector than a tyrant. At the same time I ought not to omit stating (for of course I can have no motive to conceal any facts) that a whip is carried on the shoulder of the head man or driver, as hi is called. But for all his obnoxious name, he is only a foreman or director of the work—he is a slave him self, and has no poser of inflicting punishments exec, t by the authbrity of one of the whites belonging to the estate—either the overseer or thehead book-keeper. I have been a good deal on d fferent estates, and never knew or heard of this instrument being used, except as a pu -nishment for petty thefts: On some estates it is not visible in the field—and people here think it very strange that so much should be said about it in the House of Commons, and yet, that when a motion was made there for the abolition of the cat, a much more for midable thing in the army and navy, it was thrown out by an immense majority. That slavery ought to be eventually abolished nobody here pretends to deny, but they protest against its being abolished without a compensation, as the property in slaves, though, perhaps. net a moral is a legal one, and one which was absolutely forced on the Colonists; for I am informed, that when land was first patenteed in Jamaica, the Government obliged the patentees to pro cure negroes at the rate of four for eve:y acre of land— and it is rather hard for the thief to tell the receiver, " It is true you bought the goods of me, but they were stolen, and though you paid me for them I well have them back for nothing. At least such is the argue went raised here. The domestic negroes have .tar more liberty, as far as locomotion is concerned, than the servants in England. They go about as they like when not otherwise employed, without coming to " ask mistress leave to go out; " and they live in separate houses, at u hich they receive their own company, west. hearts, ice. All that I have yet said of tee slaves re lates to their physical condition, but 1 also ought to e mark that their moral state is not so degraded as it is generally supposed to be. Many can read and wrte, but most uf them speak a strange language, quite unintelligible: to a new ccmer. If Mr. Wiluerferce considers Meth distn as the acme of piety, the negroes are extremely religious. , Marriage and baptism are becoming more and more