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to ny. those who have tome front a diet/Ace to .do honour to our ceremo • "To the Yeomanry and Volunteers who have been instru %anal in Preserving order, we also tender our thanks, and I ueure you all that in retiring you will carry with you the best wishes of the Corporation of Dumbarton." bit'. Buchanan of Ardoch, M.P. for the county, made a short bit very suitable reply. Three cheers were then given, the whole bands at the same time Playing the Mason's Anthem. The procession then re tired to the cross, where the different bodies filed off to their re- Waive lodge rooms and places of meeting. The whole eere tuotiawas very imposing, and was conducted in the most twee._ t. and ord er l y manner. Much credit is due to Lieutenant utlcon, Director of the Ci v i c B o di es, an d to Grand Marshal lamer. under whose superintendance the whole business was le ably arranged and completed. The crowd w as v er y con siderable ; but the greatest order and harmony prevailed amongst all classes, and not the slightest accident took place. numerous of dined afterwards in the Eleph a nt I nn , in celebrati on or the day, Provost Dixon in the Chair, supported Campbell of Blythswood, M. P. for the Burgh, and an Buchanan of Ardoch, M. P. for the County ; and in the the Provincial Grand Lodge was opened. ,PRICK OP STOCKS TH t ...........236k Stock 237 Lent. Red. Per Celt t. .......... 9: 11 Pot-Cent . ............. 921 .104 a 4.per c ow. .... ...... .... , .. ong 4, 7:w ..... 105 i / wer _ .. . ......... Cr: 11.4. ..... . ... relleOCk. ................. reateoll6. 5 .................. 86i. 444 lock ... .... 4tftjo;s OF rontiom Ft Icittlin MU, Ikper et...—••• 93 A git` di ............ omb ili an,ian We, per ct•l••••••74i Col Ma, 6 per ct. U 34 411, 5 percent. ......... Weak Scrip . 6 Alelican H0nda...........- ......... .1 .. 621 i 14 ............. Neapolitan, 6 per cent. ... 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SUN. °ins DicEnz FA/.sum AUDE.dr LONDON, THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1824. • Vor rolutins this day contain a variety of in teresting' and gratifying intelligence from South A nterica r . --th e must important of which is cer tainly that of the great and decisive victory said to have been gained by 13ot.tvAn over the 4oyalists in• Peru, and the particulars of which are very circumstantially detailed in a letter from Guayaquil, of the 27th of May. From our ex tracts from the Morning Papers, it will be seen 'that this important event has been generally dis. ~Vledited in the City, as well as by some of our ••,,,,4..,,oatemporaries; but for our own part, besides *Alit we see nothing very extraordinary or unac ..,,, .fcntatable in the circumstance of the Patriots l'iting once more gained , ascendaisay, -thaw, .!4cenunt of BoravAn's triumphant achievement r a ppears to us to bear such internal evidences of ititr uth, as to leave little or no doubt of its au- Ihenticity. If his success has really been as Pent as is stated , it may be almost considered as . 44 cilive of the fate of South America, and as for el " setting at rest the pretensions of Spain and 'her "Irons for th e recovery o f h er l ost C o l on i es. ""e will more sincerely rejoice than we shall at such a consummation. • The Message of the Executive Government of Buenos Ayres to the Legislative Assembly is Ms ° given in our preceding columns. It presents most interesting sketch of the internal condi ti" rind foreign relations of that Republic, and is well calculated to strengthen the hopes, gene -44, of the friends to the South American tause. • In TIER Surf of Tuesday last we made some (1/nervations on an article which had appeared in M a Times of that day, and which purported to b e an account of the actual condition of Co letrthia, drawn up by a Gentleman who had re .s}(l"lBix years in that country, but who has re atntly returned to England. The writer of the article in question, it now appears, is Colonel ll4allyrom ; and his view of the condition of Colombia was given in a letter addressed to Mr. 1%4 A tIT A, Under S ecre t ary o f S tate for Foreign "' friki ra• This interesting document, of which the T imes published only the substance, we are 110 W enabled to present to our Readers entire. French 13-- Leh apers to the 0 7th instant, and the ttoile of Tuesday, arrived by Exprss last . Their contents will be ve found in ou r fourth night page. The Chambers bad had no other Sitting, and figi the absenc e of home and foreign intelligence, the funds remained fluctuating between 98 44 d 99. We have received a file of Canada Papers to t he 29th ult. The repeal of the duty of 3 per cent. 011 tobacco imported into this country from I alma had given great satisfaction. The growth °I this article in Canada is sa id t o h ave been at teilded with greater success than was anticipated. The Smuggling of t o b acco i nto C anada from the U ttited States was carried on to a great extent. Up to the 9th June not less than 244 vessels had arrived at that port, whose tonnage amounted to 63,862, which was one third more than last year —the number of vessels not exceeding 156, whose tonnage amounted to 40,181. The canvassing of candidates for seats in the next Session of the Provincial Parliament of Upper Canada was car rying on the electioneering campaign with a great degree of energy—in fact never before equalled. WEST Istnt EL—We have received three inte resting Tracts respecting the Colonial Possessions of this Country in the West Indies, anti they arc particularly entitled to the attention of the Public of large. One of these tracts is " The Report of the Committee of Dominica appointed to inquire into and report on certain Queries re lative to the Negro Population of that Island." The second is " A Conneunication from Sir CHARLES BRISBANE, K.C. 8., Governor of St. Vincent, to the House of Assembly of that Co lony, enclosing Lord BATHURST'S Dispatch, of the 9th of July, with the Joint Reply of the Council and Assembly ; and a Letter depicting the Alarm and Danger excited by the Insurrec tion in Demerara." The third pamphlet is a " Memorandum on the relative Importance of the West and East Indies to Great Britain."— We regret that we have not at present room for extracts from the first two pamphlets, but they plainly prove that the Negro Population are by no moans in that pitiable state which certain visionary Reformers would have the world believe, but that they were in reality contented and happy before those Reformers officiously and rashly came forward to improve their condition. It is the interest of the Pro prietors to render their slaves happy. They attempt to cultivate the minds of the slaves to every practicable and useful extent. The punish ment of flogging is abolished with respect to females, and the whip, except in very criminal cases, is chiefly used as a signal to assemble the Slaves to work in the morning, and to disperse them to their homes at night. Many negroes, when they could purchase freedom, decline to do' so, and rather purchase slaves to employ them for their own advantage. They no longer labour on a Sunday, and only two hours on that day Assigned to the market, after which they can attend Divine Service. The negroes who thus purchase slaves are permitted to employ them for their own advantage. Indeed, the whole of the first two. Pamphlets contain the most satisfac tory proofs of the danger and folly of the vision ary Refermers alluded to. With respect to the th i'ateipittet,,vn , the Relative Importance of t- ,101 i 0 tica.1 1 .19.,,,WkiOPt too " high matter for its to tonefi L uponi not donut:" ing, however, that Government will direct its attention equally to both, for the welfare and honour of the British Empire, and all its depen dencies. (EXTRACTED FROM DR. STOBO'S STATISTICS OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, 18231 rismr PROPERTY POSSESSED BY SLAVES IN TIM VIRGIN ISLANDS. 38 Horses. at 71 .105. sterling each - - .£285 0 938 Horned Cattle, at 5/. - - - 4,690 0 2125 Goats, at 10s. - - - - 1,082 10 1209 Pigs, at 10s. . - - - 1103 0 331-20 Poultry, at Is. 6d. - - - - 2,484 0 23 Boats, at M - . - - - 115 11 Fish-pots an di Fishing tackle - - - 123 10 Property in Buildings, chiefly in town - - 700 0 Furniture and Utensils, at 15s. per head - 4,963 0 £15,032 0 In the above statement I have not estimated the disposable portion of esculents and fruits, and cotton raised by Slaves; they cultivate on their own account about 1675 acres of land, which is estimated to yield annually 3/. 10s. sterling per acre, in total 5,002/. 10s. The number of Slaves who cultivate ground for their own benefit being 2933, and each Negro is averaged to cultivate 2 roods 11 perches, which is estimated to yield annually 1/. 19s. 10d. ; they possess stock to the value of 9,1251., which are estimated to yield annually 1,369/., or to each for their labour, arising from stock and crop, 21. 9s. 2d. annually on their own account. After supporting themselves, the surplus they dispose of a t market, which amounts to a very considerable sum. The in dustrious also possess in cash considerable sums. lam fully satisfied that they are in possession of capital, arising from sale of stock and crop, to fully the amount of 5,0001. sterling. It would be very desirable to have similar returns from the other Colonies. Yesterday afternoon, at half-past two o'clock, a Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office, Downing-street, which was attended by the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Earl of the Earl of West►norland, the Duke of Welling ton, Mr. Peel, Mr. Canning, Earl Bathurst, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Bexley, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Huskisson. The Cabinet Coun cil continued in close deliberation till a quarter past five o'clock. The Duke of WELLINGTON, we are concerned to 'ay, has been indisposed for about a week past. His Grace has been attended by Dr. Hume, who found it necessary to take blood from the DukP. We are happy to say, his Grace was so much better yesterday, as to be able to attend the Cabinet Council. The CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER came to town yesterday morning from Charlton, Kent, to attend the Cabinet Council. Earl BATHURST came to town on Tuesday night, for the same pu rpOse. The Earl of GUILDFORD has arrived in Lon don from Corfu. The Noble Earl had a party of thirty to dinner on Tuesday ; and yesterday another party of twenty at his house in St. James's-place. TIIE KING, &c. Wiwnson, JOLT 28.—This afternoon, shortly before two o'clock, his MAJZSTY left the Royal Lodge in this pony phaeton, accompanied by his usual attendants and outriders, and drove through the delightful rides in the Great Park to the bank of Virginia Water, from whence he returned, by Sandpit Gate, to the Royal Lodge. We are happy to state that the ex pectations which were entertained of Sir Andrew Barnard's speedy recovery arc well founded. Sir Andrew passed an ex tremely good night, and this morning has experienced scarcely any pain. His Medical Attendants are confident in their hope* of his being enabled to take an airing in a day or two. His Majesty has paid daily visits to Cumberland Lodge to inquire after Sir Andrew's Amendment. BRIGHTON, Jvi. Y 27.—The Duke of VORIC arrived at the Pavilion, at half-past seven this evening. His Roril Highness took dinner immediately after his arrival. DINNER PARTIES. Yesterday elegant Entertainments were given .by the Earl of Shrewsbury, in Park-lane; Mr. Stratford Canning, in Bolton row ; Mr. Palmer, in Curzon-street ; Mr. Angerstein, in St. James's-square; Lord Robert Spepor, Ailington-street; Hon. Colonel Lowther, in Bruton-streets 'Earl of ilreadalbatie, in Park-lane ; Viscount Hampden, in of Alferiar-strect, Gros eeeer-sqtritre:' the Dowager Countess unnford, in Charles street, Berkeley-oguare ; Lord Alveniey,:.le mark-pl a ce. On Tuesday—ln Privyp Gardena, hf the Dowager Mar chioness of gxeter, to the Marquis and ffillovhioness of . Fxeter and a select circle. Also by the Hon., Mr: and Lady Barbara Ponsonby, in St. James's-square; Colonel *.in.Lower Uthle Grosvenor-street ; Mr. Lloyd, in Grosvenor-514watt; Mr. Y Brougham, in Hill-street; Sirs. De Creepigny. In Lower Sey mour-street. . -f-- FASHIONABLE CIIANOF.S. The Duke and Duchess of Rutland, for Cheltenham ; the Marquis of Salisbury, for Earl Verularn's seat, Gorhambory, Hants, and the Marchioness, for Richmond; Lord William Russel, at the Marquis of Tavistock's, in Arlington-street, from a tour ; Lord Clove and family, for their seat, Crewe Hall, in Cheshire; Mrs. Nesbitt, for Sir Robert Ilowring, Bart.'s seat, in Northamptonshire ; •Lird Riversdale, for Cheltenham ; Sir' honialt.Mostyn, Bart. M.P. for Swift House, Bicester, Oxfordshite ; Col. Sir John ,Smyth, for Blucher-house, near Tunbridge-wells ; the Earl. and Countess of Plymouth, for Stratford-one Avon ; Lady Ilobbouse and family, from their house in Berkeley-square, for Whitton-park ; Sir Charles and Lady Des Vane, for Spa • the Hon. Mr. Ashley, from Gros venor-square, for Dorsetsl i tire ; John SMith, Eeq., and Mr. Hammond, for Burwood; Mrs. and the two Misses Watkins, for Tunbridge-wells; the Reverend Mr. and. Miss Louisa Watkins, for Pennoyre, Brecknockshire; Sir Aleitander, Lady Maitland, and the Misses Maitland, at the Hyde-park" Hotel, Hyde Park-place, from Harroirgate ; Sir Henry Floyd, Bart. at ditto, from Brighton • the Misses Tylney Long, ,at ditto, from Paris; Mr. and Airs. Crespigny s at ditto; from Perard'a . Cross; Adolphus Bayard. Esq. King's tinware, at ditto;Aan Cheltenham ; Lieut.-CoL Clayton, at ditto; Captains Qnslow and Clark, at do. ; Major and Mrs. Plenderle ith, and J:Macta visit, Esq. at ditto, from Scotland ; F. Nan, Esq. • and t. 6 lady Catherine Brien, at ditto, from Franee ; If. Gordon,' Rsq. and Fatally, for their seat, Lewiston House, Dorset...44re; Mr. and Mra..Applewaite, for thei.r.scat, Lanky .Half Staf- - fordshire; the Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter,' from Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square,:' for Brlgton, on their way to their :lather's (W. Poyntz, Esq.) seat, Vowdery, Sussex Mrs. General Murray, from Blake's Motel,Jermin-atreet, for Tunbridge Wells. • A q ra'•rie F.SCett uttlow.—On TuaNdaithe , Lord Mayor and the Lady Alayoress gave an elegant eatertaitunent at I tielintond to his Royal Highness the puke of Sussex, and a select PAtty . The company embarked on board the Lord Mayor's State Barge at 'Westminster-bridge, and proceeded in It to Kew, where they got on board the Navigation Barge,pillich then moved up to Richmond,- mid Anis moored appostpthe beautiful grounds of the Duchess of Buccleugh. The riser the whole way pre, sented a very gay scene, and the number of boats, filled with e l egan tly d res s e d females; and the beauty. of the afternoon gave an enchantment to this delightibt spot.. Soon after four o'clock shoutmxturadat . pertons • sat. doh Wymer.„consisting of L.—. ponspany4 were ;Item' u rnagy t" 1 " 171 " 1-1 "77" .....1 " P " . stified wt some enascexcellent singing by Sir G. Smart, Miss.Goodall, and Messrs. Hawes, Tamil, and Jolly. About -nine o'clock, dancing having previously commenced on deck, the barge moored down again to Kew Bridge, where the carriages were in waiting, and the party separated highly de lighted with the day's festivity. RECOIII)ER or BEDFORIL—The Corporation of Jldford were invited to a splendid Dinner, at. the Swan Inn, on Monday the 2Gth, to celebrate the appointment of a Recorder. The son of Lord Wrttia 51 RUSSELL received this delegated honour from his uncle the Duke of Bedford, whom personal attendance was prevented from indisposition. The new Deputy was una nimously called to the Chair, supported by his father, Lord William Russel, Lord M.P., \%'illiatn Henry Whitbread, Esq. M.P., the worthy Idayor of the town, and a full attendance of the Corporation. After dinner the usual toasts of the King and Constitution were drank with animated applause. The health of his Grace the Duke of Bedford was drank with every feeling and sentiment o f long an d cont i nue d approbation, after which, Lord William Russell arose, and returned his heartfelt thanks for their marked expressions of attachment to his family, and alluded to the circumstances of the day with most affectionate energy, and regretted the cause of his brother's absence on the present occasion, so flatter ing to himself, and so honourable to his son The Chairman's health was proposed by George Bachan Levin's, Esq. on which lie addressed the Meeting In a neat and appropriate speech. Sacnvn Music—On Tuesday evening, Mr. MATIItII. the Organist of St. Britle'• Church, Fleet-street, gratified his friends by performing a Third Selection of Sacred Music on the Organ of that Church. The Selection commenced with flawnEt.'s Overture to E s th er, f o ll owe d b y "A ngels ever bright" and " Welcome mighty king," by the same inimitable Composer. ARNE'S beautiful Hymn, "flow cheerful along the gay mead," was then play e d in eitquisite style. The next piece was an Extempore Fantasia, in which this able performer di sp l aye d grea t taste and science, and a perfect knowledge of the instrument . The First Part concluded with a selection from Havinell Creation, consisting of " Now vanish before the holy beam," " The marvellou s works," " With verdure clad," and " The Heaven's are telling."—fletween the parts, Master Dow, one of Mr. MATIIZR'S pupils, performed two of HANDEL's Compositions in a manner highly creditable to the talents of the master and pupil, both of whom labour under the severe affliction of want of lit - --- - Th e S econ d P art com . rnenced with Dr. Aitwoma's Anthem of " 0 be joyful," and " Sound the loud timbrel"(from o ORE'S Sacred if eladies ) ; several of fiawnEL'a sublime Compositions followed, and the whole concluded with the Coronation Anthem.—We congratu ' late the parishioners on their P o l'es 4 ing so excellent a per. tarmer, and confess that we have seldom had a richer musical treat. 1 0' • • ; rjr.., 1: : : : ^•; 4 l * , 1, . , 1. -0' - •• N ti l t ' .• . A . ! 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The day being remarkably fine, several of the nobility and Gentry attended to witness the inspection. After the con conclusion of the review the Officers entertained a select party with a splendid collation at the Infantry Barracks; the fine Band of the Regiment attended, and play e d a great number of beautiful airs. The 99th regiment of the line, now stationed at Glasgow, will embark for the Mauritius ( to relieve the Mth (West Essex) regiment of Foot, which is ordered to England. We hear.that the Duke of GORDON has pre sented to the University and King's College of Aberdeen an equatorial of large di men si on s, and of the beat construction. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DRAT JU LY 213.—Wind S.S.W.—The William and Henry, Francis, for Alexandria, went into Ramsgate Harbour this morning to refit.—No arrivals or 'tailings. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 28.—Wind S.E.—Arrived his Ma jesty's ship Sappho, from the eastward. Passed up Channel the John Richard, Duncan, from Tobago. FALMOUTH, JULY 27.—Wind N.E. to S.E. light airs.— Arrived the Orestes, Nicholson, from Leghorn, in 57 days, for the Downs, for or ders ; spoke on the 2d of July, in lat. 37. long. 14. the Eagle, of London, from Port-au-Prince, for Trieste ; and same day, the Margaret., of and from Bristol, for Demerara, out 10 days. COWEs, JuLY 28.—Wind E.—Arrived the Hero, Rickes, from Bahia, in 64 days. The Anglam, -, from British America, got aground on entering Alaryport the 25th instant, and filled with water; car►o discharging. The Betty, Brown, for Malaga, put back to Gravesend yesterday, with loss of bowsprit and foremast. LOSS OF THE Sill? FAME. [Extract of a Letter from Sir Titos. STAMFORD RATTLES, dated Bencoolen, Feb. 4, 18241 We embarked on the 2d instant, in the Fame, and sailed 1 1 at day-light for England, with a fair wind and every prospect of a quick and comfortable passage. The ship was every thing we could wish, and having closed my charge here much to my satisfaction, it was one of the happiest days of my life. IVe were, perhaps, too happy, for in the evening came a sad reverse. Sophia had Just gone to bed, and I had thrown ofilialf my clothes, when a cry of" Fire, tire!" roused us from our calm content, and in live minutes the whole ship was in flames ! I ran to examine whence the flames principally issued, and found that the lire had its origin immediately under our cabin. Down with the boats; where is Sophia? Here ; the children ; here a rope the side ; lower Lady Raffies--give her to me, says one—l'll take her, says the Captain. Throw the gunpowder overboard; it cannot be got at; it is in the magazine, close to the fire ! Stand clear of the powder. Skuttle the water-casks. Water ! water ! ! Where's Sir Stamford ? Come into the boat, Natoli ! Nelsen ! come into the bciat. Push off; push off'; stand clear of the after-part of the ship. " All this passed much quicker than I can write it; we pushed off, and as we did an, the flames were issuing from our cabins, and the whole of the after part of the ship was in flames; the masts and sails now taking fire, we moved to a dis tance, sufficient to avoid the immediate explosion, but the flames were now coming out of the main hatchway, anti seeing tflard ? tbe rest of the crew, with the Captain, &c. still on board, we litick to , her under the bows, so as to be most distant *lie powder . As we approached, we perceived that the fl-orn the':hatliway ; PevPis Roo on board' were getting into another boat on the 4 14 0 4 4 , )* pushed off, we hailed her, have you all on his e 14,411, 'Ave one. Who is he ? Johnson, sick in then C°- issuing Can we ? No, impossible ; the flames were at this moment the poor fel low, ecorelied, impgie e }. ). y the flames, roared out most lus tily, having run up on the,deck. I will i;o for him, says the Captain. The two boats then came together, and we took out some of the person; from the Captain's boat, which wax over laden. He. then pulled under the bowsprit of the ship, and picked the poor fellow up. Are you all safe ? Yes, we've got the man ; all lives safe, thank God ; pull off from the ship; keep your eye on a star, Sir Stamford ; theee'n one barely visible. " We then hauled close to each other, and found the Captain fortunately had a compass, but we had no light but from the ship. Our distance from Bencoolen we estimated to be front twenty to thirty milei in a S.W. direction, there being noland iog-place to the southward of liencoolen, our only chance was to regain that port. The Captain then undertook to lead, and Wa to follow in a N.N.E. course as well as we could. No chance, no possibility being left thatwe could again approach the ship, for she was now one splendid flame for and aft and aloft, her masts and pails in a blaze, and rocking to and fro, 'threatening to fall in an instant, Th ere' goes her mizen-mast ; pull away, Myboya; there goes the . onpowder, thank God j " You mayjudge of our Situation without further partien lora ; the alartu.waa given at about twenty minutes past eight, and in less than ten minntes she was in flames; there was not a soul on board At half-past eight, and in lets thin ten minutes afterwards she was one grand mass of fire. ' " lily only apprehension was the want of hosts to hold the people, as there was i _pot time to have:Wife:nit a long boat, or make a WV all s tye had to 'rely upon were two small boats, which fortunately were lowered Without accident,' and in these two small open boats, without a drop of water or grain of food, or a rag of covering, except what we happened at the moment to have on our backs, we embarked on the wide ocean, thankful to God for his mercies. Poor Sophia having been taken out of her bed, had nothing on but a wrapper, neither shoes nor stock , ings; the children were just as taken out of bed, whence one. had been snatched after the flames had attacked it. In short there was not time lot any one to think of more than two things —Can the ship be saved, No; let us save ourselves then; all the was swallowed up in one great ruin. " To make the best of our misfortune, we avitP.tl ourselves wlf,theitylViA,,thesll to steer a tolerably good course to. t a• . t `tk . fehe'rtws tow : to turn till about midnight w hen tlesm p Wu , nett 'ions' 114'. 280 tons on •board, ato t tr e uh v relt e ieo r giblri w tiut e otr i v,ton s e, ee roatyinu n dsih i :ea l sw! continuedlll I l g oifisaft t t h eytto e .na ihoriz on miles, and everr eastin - g tli t ee ha e ; took fire, and sent tip one of the most splendid and brilliant n n we boisonorinndr:ie fl ame s ° l a f e t n . hba cloud of smoke. sight lfila o the rs, m o e f he t n th is object s;t l;re luridly ar " Neither Nelson, nor Mr. Bell, our medical friend, who had accompanied us, had saved their coats; the tail of mine, with a pocket handkerchief, served to keep Sophlea feet warm ; and we made breeches for the children with our neckcloths. Rain now genie on, but fortunately it was not of long continuance, and we got dry again —the night became serene and starlight. We were now certain of our course, and the men behaved man. fully—they rowed incessantly, anti with good heart and spirit, and never dial poor mortals look out more for day light and for land than we did. Not that our sufl'eringt or grotunls of complaint were any thing to what has often befal len others, but front Sophia's delicate health, as well as my own, and the stormy nature of our Court, I felt perfectly con vinced we were unable to undergo starvation, antl' ex posure to ninny sun and weather days, and, aware of th ei rapidity:of the currents, I feared we might fall to the southward of the port. " At day-light we recognised the Coast and Rat Island, which gave tie great spirits, and though we found ourselves much to the southward of the 1 most at home. Sophia had gone th roug h the. night better than could have been expected, and we cont i nue d t o p u ll Port, we considered ourselves al on with all our strength. About eight or nine o'clock we saw a ship standing to us from the Roads; they had seen the fl ame on shore, and sent out vessels in all direc tions to our relief, and here certainly came a Minister. of Providence, in the character of a Minister of the Gospel, for the first person i recognized was one of our Missionaries.— 'Phey gave us a bucket of water, and we took the c,aptain on hoard as a pilot. The wind, however, was adverse, and we anti took to the ship, where we got some shelter f r o m t h e sun . By this time, ss co ot u p l ie d i ar t e i o wfr t r r s e h)q a m c u h ei tnetth,eexashnhtace sh elter from the sun. By this time, So?hia was quite exhausted, fainting co n ti nua lly About. two o'clock, we landed safe and stimul i and no words of mine can . do justice to the expression of feeling, sympathy, and kind. now with which we were hailed by every one. If any proof had been wanting that my administration had been satisfactory, here we had it unequivocally from all; there was not a dry eye, and as we drove back to our former home loud was the cry of `• God be praised." , " But enough ; and 1 will only add, that we are now greatly recovered, in goods spirits, and busy at work in getting ready made clothes for present use. We went to bed at three in the afternoon, anti I did not awake till six this morning. Sophia had nearly as sound a sleep, and with the exception of a bruise or two, and a little pain in the bones frorn fatigue, we have nothing to complain of. " The property which I have lost, en thie mast moderate ad mate, cannot be less than 20,0001., I might almost say 30,000 t. But the loss which I have to regret beyond . all, is my papers and drawing's ; all my papers, of every des;ription, including my notes and observations, with memoirs and collections, suf ficient for a full and ample history, not only of Sumatra, but of Borneo, and every other Island in these Seas; my in tended account of the Establishment of Singapore ; the his tory of my own Administration ; grammars, dictionaries, arid vocabularies; and last, not least, a grand map of Sumatra, on which I had been employed since my first arrival here, anti on which, for the last N 1 X months, I had bestowed al most my whole undivided attention ; this, however, wan not my collections in natural history, and.tny splendid collection of drawings, upwards of a thousand in'nutrilicr,. with all the valuable papers and notes of my friends. Arnold . and Jack . ; and, to conclude, I will merely notice, that there was scarce an unknown animal, bird, beast, or fish,: or an intersst-- i plant, which we had not on board. .A living tapir, a new poems of tiger, splendid pheieants, eze. ate., all 0 1,04 4 11 . , (or the voyage. 'We were, in short, in this resPatta; aft Noah's Ark. All—all —has perished !.hank Clod, lives have been spared, and we deli& repine. .! Cind " Our plan is t o get another ship as won as e'oe etathiniryou May still expect us in July.' There a OHM ship, called the Lady Flora, touching here . herog n .ny ver n 2 and there le a em a il s hip ih the ratdik., '' - which t._ mid grew into *.Packet, and take us' hOme, rilivi O'"r""7 . coutthothl," SHIP CANAL. We have previously mentioned the stupendous plan for effecting a junction between the ENGLISH and BRITISH CHANNELS, and it is so truly na tional an undertaking, that we-feel it to be an act of patriotic duty to give it the full effect of our humble support. The survey, we understand, is proceeding with all due care, according to de tailed plans and estimates, formed by the late Mr. RENNIE, one of the most able, if not - the chief, Civil Engineer of his day, whose unquali fied recommendation of the measure justifies the full conviction of those who are more immediately engaged in promoting the undertaking that its merit entitles it to the attention of all who take an interest and feel pride in the prosperity of the em pire. It must be evident that there never was . a period mere favourable for carrying into effect a measure of such national importance as this pro jected grand work, and there cannot be the least doubt that the Report upon the Sarvey by Mr. TELFORD, under the instructions of, the psksent subscribers, will prove equally encouraging. The investment must be regarded as one of the most advantageous to the capitalist, and to those who look to permanent employment of funds, of all the plans now before the Public. We before expressed our surprise that this magnificent plan, which promises so much for the commercial im portance of the country, was not thought of lopg ago. In fact, it is a measure that ought to lie adopted, by. Government, if it were fair to take it from the hands of the present liberal and pa triotic promoters, as it may be justly said of it, in the words of the Poet-- "These are IstrERIAL WOUKS, and worthy Xmas." COURT OF CHANCERY--(Tuts DAY.) THE KING'S THEATRK. EBERS V. RENEW. r l This was an application for an injunction to restrain the defendant, John Baptiste Benda, front receiving any SLUM of money on account of certain boxes situate in the King's Theatre or Opera Rouse, for the season of 1823. The ma tint' Also went on to p ra y, th a t t h e N o bl emen . and Gentlemen composing the Board of Manage ment :night be also restrained from acting in any manner contrary to the said deed. The sums said to have been misapplied were 4,5091. due to the plaintiff, 2,0881. to the tradesmen and various sums amounting to 1050/. The answer put in was, that there had been an actual ►oss in 1823 of no less a sum than 9,0001., land that the defendant was induce! to make the purchase by a misrepresentation. This, however, was denied on the part of Mr. Ebers. It was also urged, that as there was an actual loss at the time .r 9,0001., the defendant was giving 10,0001. for a mere contingency. Mr. Sucinva intimated that there had been an expenditure, in the last season, of 50,0001. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, he knew not what to do in the present case, but he wouJt make such an order as would do justice to both parties. J unamENT.—in the INSOLVENT DEuTotts' Come, this morning, Samuel l'alker appeared to receive the judgment of the Court, for conta•act ing debts under false pretences, when he was sea tenced, under the 18th section of the Act, to be confined within the walls of the prison► for six calendar months, at the suits of his opposing and detaining creditors, for false representations. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. . CHELMSFORD RACES, Jut,* 28.—(2n Day.) The Course wag again splendidly and numerottsly;atteided • and the scorching heat. of the sun k ept the company in th ; Grand Stand, or their carriages. The [lull at the Shire-hail was most numetenit,' end . had to boast of- the first families in the county; and amongst.the more prominent characters of the /tat ton we observed. Lord May nard, 111 r. Seville, M.P,, Lady and Sir T. Tyne), Offbonte Markham, Esq. Steward, with C. 8. Orby Saville, Esq. The room* were furnished w ith every delicacy in and out of season by Mr. flacon, of the .Black Boy Inn. At ten o'clock the bat) commenced, and the Company tripped away upon the light fan tastic toe until five o'clock in the morning. The Countyliold Cup, by Subscribers, of 10 soy. each. The winner to be sold for 500 ge., if demanded within a quarter of an hour after the race. One heat, three miles. Mr. Strtitt named Mr. It. Wilson's Isabella, 4 yrs old 1 I D. of titrafton's b. nt. Veil, 4 yra old, Bst. 41h. - 2 0 Mr. Rush's sister to Mr. Adam, same age and weight tit iSix to four on Veil ; a beautiful race; Veil the favourite in running, and made all the play. The Town Plate of 501. for Colts and Fillies, 3-yrs-old. Mr. Goodison's Sir ticorge, bro. to Antonio, received 2'ol_ there being no other horse entered. Iliga Sweepstakeih Mr. Theobald's Shamrock - Mr. Ryegate's Rebel . _ 1 I 3 2 Six started—Cogniac the favourite. GRAND CRICKET AIATCII. Yesterday morning Kennington Common presented an un usual appearance of persons, who had assembled there for the purpose of witnessing a grand Cricket Match, between eleven Gentlemen belonging to the Chisselhurst Club, against an equal number of the Kennington, for a wager of fifty . sovereigns a side. The conditions of this wager was, that the match should be played out. Accordingly, at hall past nine o'clock the wickets were pitched, and on the boundaries beingmarked, the candid a t es a pp eare d on t h e . ground. Th e Kennington went in first, and at t h e conc l us i on of the Ole** Chisselhurst took the lead of their opponents 'lt The Ken nington then proceeded on the '2d inning*, which did 41" Scr minate until late in the eveni n g, wh e n the numbers were an nounced as follows :_. ..' 14e 1815 For Kennington, Ist and 2d Innings . Chiw~c'hurst, Ist Innings Majority 39 The latter was then declared , the winnerty harink beat their antagonists single-handed. A'nvirnberi'of'spart i nl T G entletnen were present at the conclusion_ 'tht li n te N and.l eta ' be "Y bets were won nod lost 'on the necr44'" jaunt LAitcAr i i i , i h'ijl;'4l:l 4 ,ittibri Skt ienantrilitticte:arfee. superintend the tbrautur or . schoplo`t_i poll his own ewe:lei:vat provinces which have fernten.Ost - cneicliMiricm of central An Th e crit.:::::cas:yriaccimnpiA:opoportate.utdititlear.o7:vriii.:;7oo4wit.)Zsi.:4":, I: al :0 , o:o n O ata :O :l, ll3 , , a and I b t ; more, mucAbout tojoin thorn, ~,. , : ~ , • g 09 ,00 i) ill tile . 551 es of wool, on the 23(1 ',511 : I) : i yu. e ., 4v m :y a . I to l t s ir s i.s. I ;:p a at i ti l et d ir : :: .c e . N a ii t :o c r i :bill: le ip ini rav otht. t ,r cow : :7: 7l ;m :g p tti o lta r i t ie u ns t e l : e l : 4 ; r o l7 t;t C' v 'a ti til i ° 7i n ti l i gs d trseit t lt o t t i i tti"Pw."-VselliilB4;blPilltieskeioisfi l or 'sheep, both from po s rtio i n 'o"::etnee*ficen b o r r ee th d o s ...pn tt and S axon .to be spat out ifs cy ,y, c ontinue ! Hobart Town, A erY shi P t ° Sid _ney and to portntion fr om excee 414 ;10"i1120117 airy ; its. at hi ther ,„ Ne w South;Walin t tut bite t re sold prise., ~ i• le, I I