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TIIEATRE Ii()TAL, HA YMA IIKET.
This Evening, 7 UESDAY, August 24, will be performed
THE YOUNG Qt.,Krti.
Chronicle, Mr. W. Eaten ; Young Sadler,. Mr. Inning; Shadraeh,
Mr. %Mimics; kpatierthoth. Mr. Marley; Clad. Mr. Liston. Arananta.
Mite Dinah Prilllfiae. Miss Chester; Pink. Mrs. Gibbs.
After which. INTRIGUE.;
Captain nambleton. Mr. Vining ; Vlsh, Mr. Cooper ; Tom, Mr.
Marley anl
Yestrls.
To conclude a Ith X. V. Z.
Noddy Pray. Mr. Liston; Moments AGdross, Mr. Marley.

THEATRE ROYAL, OI'ERA-HOUSE,
STRAND.
This Evening. TUESDAY, August 24. will be performed
DER FREIsCHUTZ ;
Or. THE SEVENTH BULLET!
%IrMr. Bartley; Caspar. Mr. Bennett ; Itodolph. Mr. graham;
on . Mr. Tayleurei Zandel. Mr. J. Cooper. Agnes. Moo Stephens.
with additional Smits by Weber lining her ninth appearauce lu this
Theatre); Ann, MI Porey.
After which. GRETNA GREEN.
Lord Lovewell, Mr. Pearman; Mr. Toinkins. Mr. W. Bennett Mr.
Jenkins, Mr.% ; Larder. Mr. Power. Emily. MIAs Povey Betty
Planikln, Mho Kelly.

NEW SURREY TREATRE.
The new grand Chinew Melo-Grime of The Burning Bridge." with
the superb Scenery and gorgeous Deeorations. continuing to be
rrcived_with n‘pturous applause, it will be repeated every Evening

till fu;that notice.
Thos present TUESDAY, August 2.1. and every Evening during the
Week, will be prevented the celebrated Chinese
Webs-MarTII RURne.
NING In Three Acts. exiled
E BRIDGE;
Or. THE SPECTRE OF THE LAKE.
Plaelpal Characters by Messrs. H. Kernble, Rowbothatn, Auld. NU-
wood. Young. and Ilenimingsl Mrs. Loveday, and Mrs. I ming.
1w the course of the Piece a Grand flatlet, called "The Festival of Ihn-
terns. or Feast of Tullpa." Principal Dancer, Miss Adcock.
After which a favourite Song by Mr. Gibbon.
To eonclutie with a new Meln-Drams, called
WAVERLEV i or, bIETY YEARS' SINCE.
With now Music. Scenery, I r: a. and Decoration,.

ROYAL GARDENS, VAUXHALL.
REPETITION or THE SPLENDID NAVAL FETE,
Under the germ lid Patronage of the lUng.

IX NOMOUX OF TM.
BIRTH OF HIE ROYAL HIGHNESS THE MAE OF CLARENC
14,rd iof HM
Fleet,

•NEI
The Illustrious Brother of hie Majesty, the Fatri.n of Vauxhall,
WILL TARS
To-morrow F.venlng, WEI/NEsDAY, Augusts
The Proprietors respectfully acquaint the Public of their Intention
su Repeat the Grand Naval Gala, with the same splendor and magni-
ficence as characterized the brilliant Illuminations and Entertain-
ments on the Birth Days of his Majesty and of their Royal Highnesses
the Dukes of York and Clarence. The whole of the Dodoes,h
w►
Mottoes,
ike. (which were the admiration of upwards of Forty Thousand
Persons on those Even inrsi will be again exhibited: to wilitill be
a...del a number of other appropriate Illuminated Trophies. ere.: and
toe Proprietors pledge themselves that this Naval Etta shall be Infe-
rlor to no Gala ever given In these (lindens.
Mime will be a constant succession of Entertainments from the
enomcot Inc Doors own. till the Elie-Works at Twelve o'Clock, which
ter initiate the AIIIUWITICIILAII/1 the Evening.
Dour. open at beveu.—.%dniiselon 3e. ed.

The lfatfete Pa ass commenced publishing yesterday morning
at a quarter past five o'clock.

LONDON. TUESDAY. AI:GUST 24, 1824.

By the Jamaica packet which has been so anxiously ex-
pected, we have received letters and papers to the 13th
ult. From they latter we have given copious extracts in
another part of our columns. When these tidinrs left the
island it was in a state of tranquillity. The revolted ne-
greet Lod nearly all, either surrendered or destroyed them-
selves. The livers are filled with the preparations for the
trials of the in isencre, and the inquests on the suicides.
The menttatctl insurrection at Savannah-la-Mar was pre-
vented from bursting forth by the prompt and decisive con-
duct of Sir John Keane, who, on the first report reaching
Into, embarked with a suffic'ent force, and proceeded to
the spot. The sudden appearance of this formidable
power overawed the disaffected, and preserved the peace
of the district. The highest praise is given to his Excel-
-I•mcy fur his services on this momentous occasion. To his'
alacrity and ability, the safety of the Colony is deeply in-
debted. To him alone is due the plan of transporting the
troops by water, instead of fatiguing and exhausting them
by tedious and perilous marches across the island. It

amonl also to be the general opinion, that his system of
keeping a considerable force together, ready to act with ex-
pedition and cff•.•ct upon any single point of the disturbed
districts, is much preferable to the mode of frittering
away the military force in small detachments. There
can be n • doubt, on looking back at the nature, ex-
tent, and objects of the late conspiracy, that our West
Colonies have narrowly escaped a great danger. To
those who alllct to disbelieve this danger, we recommend

the perusal of the desperate struggle between the negro
tinglesder and one of the native militia. What may not

he apprehended from men of the stamp of the former, act-
ing upon a numerous and highly-excited population, hav-
ing the same feelings, wishes, interests, habits, and colour?
'11.• meeting of the !louse of Assembly is again postponed
till the 17th of August. The following arc extracts from
the letters we have received. The that is dated the 10th
of July : . . .

" You win hear that we have been again alarmed by an Maur-
nation of the negmea in Hanover. They have been put down for
a time. Lut. I fur, so lung L. the Saints and didh patty hittokra
with us, we can expect no lasting peace. It appears plainly by
tit ue own confession, that these mutineers had nothing to complain
sit, but the• were told that they had been made free, and they
wished to obtain their freedom by force. Several of the ringleaders
destroyed themselves rather than be taken aliv-, and 90 are in gaol
to take their trial. We are now apparently quiet, but fur how long,
Ii ei knows."

Extract of a lettcr from Manchester (Jamaica), 6:h in-
•.ant:—

`• There is no doubt that the spirit of insubordination which ex-
isted in the neighbouring parishes was manifest here, but from the
prompt measures taken, all is perfectly quiet, and there is reason w
huff will long remain so."

The last accounts from Peru ought to raise the drooping
spirits of those unhappy croakers who are apprehensive
that every passing cloud will deprive us for ever of the glo-
rious rays of the solar luminary. A yet unconfirmed, and
most probably unfounded, report of a decisive victory gait,-
est by Bolivar, has been the source of we know not how
much ludicrous dread and disquiet to a contemporary,'
whose fears have led him latterly to expatiate on thtt
ous and precarious situation of the Colombian Liberator.
♦Ve have never shared in these melancholy forebodings of
impending danger to the independence of South America,
though we have freely expressed our opinion of the impolicy
of any attempt by the Colombian troops to act otherwise
than as auxiliaries in die war against the Spaniards in
Peru. We have several times adverted to the great proba-

bility of internal dissensions among the Spanish Command-
ers, arising from the wide difference of their political senti-
ments; and we now learn, by a private letter from Lima, 1
that the senile Olaneta, who was said to be meditating a de-
claration in favour of the absolute King, has actually issued
a proclamation, denouncing La S'...rna, the Constitutional
Viceroy, as a traitor, and calling upon all the loyal subjects
of the Spanish Crown in Peru, to give their aid and support
to the re-establishment of the ancient order of things. La
Serna had put himself in motion towards Cusco, for the
purpose of strengthening Valdez and subduing this Royalist
rebel. The force under Olancta is comparatively few in
number, and badly equipped, so that it was not expected
he could oiler much resistance to the Constitutionalists,
whose vengeance he has so unwisely provoked. In the ar-
rivals yesterday from Colombia, the opening of negotiations
on the part of the Constitutional Spaniards with the Libe-
rator is mentioned. We have contemplated the probability
of this event for some time, and we need hardly say, we
shall be highly gratified to find that our conjecture is veri-
fied by the course of events. At any rate, whether the
Spanish Viceroy will consent to the independence of Peru
or not, the quarrel with Olaneta will both weaken his phy-
sical force, and shake his moral authority. Meanwhile, the
Peruvian Admiral, Guise, is blockading the port of Callao,
and distressing the Spaniards in their communication with
the rest of the world. We repeat, that we have no serious
alarm for the safety of Bolivar, though we confess we
should be glad to hear that be had returned to his own be-
loved and affectionate country.

We have inserted in another column the officio' return
of the number of quarters and average price of oats sold in
the maritime counties during the last week, Included
within the period by which the opening of the ports was
regulated. From this document it may at once be seen bow
mischievously the system of averages operates on the morals
and welfare of the country. No man can look at the returns
for a moment, without perceiving the race in dishonesty
which has been run between the speculators in Mark-lane
and the dealers at the outports. That there has been fraud
practised by some of these parties there can be no doubt. It
is impossible, or at least in the highest degree improbable,
that 27,343 quarters can have been sold bona Ale in Lon-
don, at an average price en SOs. 441 per quarter, while
3,423 quarters were sold bona fide in Lincolnshire at only
225. 3d. per quarter. We are glad to observe, that the
propriety of substituting a fixed duty for the delusive
system of averages is generally recognised. Those who
are opposed to the principle of the corn-laws admit, that
the inconveniences and evils of the present system by
far exceed any that could result from the steady opera-
tion of a fixed duty on foreign corn. tVe abstain from
going into the general discussion of the expediency
of protecting the home-grower from the unburthened
influx of grain from abroad. In our view, this hardly
seems &legitimate occasion for the inquiry. Not that we
would be understood for an instant to deny the right to
discuss any question of public policy, when it fairly pre-
sents itself, or is fairly selected. If any class of our coun-
trymen imagine, that their interests suffer from the corn
laws, they have an undoubted right to bring the sub-
ject forward for the consideration of the public. But,
we should have but an indifferent opinion of the moral
construction of that man who would avail himself of such an
opportunity as the present to thwart and hamper the Govern-
ment in putting an end to what all must allow to be a crying
and intolerable evil. We are, therefore, not desirous of un-
notesaarily hazarding the consequences that may follow a
of _I so liable, as experiences teaches us, to be mis-
allayby the unreflecting and suspicious multitude.
lPila
limciple of est corn-laws is sanctioned by ParTia-
ment, and, we believe, the general judgment of the nation.
The mode of reducing that principle to practical effect, is
all that we have now under consideration ; and surely, when
the circumstances attending the present admission of foreign
oats into our domestic market are considered, we are
certain they will satisfy every well-wisher to his country,
that the fraudulent system of averages should be forthwith
discontinued.

A paragraph we have copied from a Dublin Paper re-
specting the late reductions in the Irish departments for the
collection of the Revenue, has attracted our notice on ac-
count of the unfair treatment one of the Commissioners

has obviously sustained. The gentleman to whom we
allude, Mr. Tharp, has, we understand, been at the Board
sixteen years ; during which time he has discharged his
fluty with exemplary ability. He rose by seniority to the
rank of Second Commissioner ; but, contrary to his own
just expectations, and the ordinary course of promotion,
he was disappointed when the Chairmanship became
vacant a few days ago, and Mr. Hawthorne, who bad been
in the commission not one-third of the time served by Mr
Therry, was preferred over his bead. Though Mr. Therry
was thus refused the Chairmanship, he enjoyed, as Second
Commissioner, the same emoluments as if he had suc-
ceeded to the higher office. In respect of income, he could
not complain of injustice; but on the abolition of the
Board, under the 3d of GeorgedV., the retired allowance of
the Ce:nmissiouers seems to have been fixed without re-

frrencc to any principle of previous rank, emolument, or
standing, and sir. Therry is reduced above 2001. a year
below Mr. Hawthorne, the Chairman, with whom he
was previously equal in respect of salary, and to whom lie
was by many years senior in respect of service. Mr. Therry
receives no more than a Junior Commissioner, and actually
less than the latelnspector-Gencral,whose former station and
salary were so much l^ferior to his. The Dublin paper
explains this dilrerenee of treatment by an alhtsion to Mr.
'Cherry's adherence to the faith of his ancestors. IVe Lope
and trust, that under the system on which Ireland is now
governed, no feeling of that kind would opetlite to the in-
jury of an able aad experienced public servant. During the
Viceroyalty of the h,te Duke of Itielnnontl, who certainly
could not be suspected of an improper bias in favour of the
Catholics, the merits of Mr. Therry insured him the pa-
tronage of the Casty. We know not, therefore, how to
believ.i that his steadfast fidelity to his creed can have de-
prived hie► of the reward, which others less deserving
have obtained ; less deserving, of course we mean only, in
reap( et of their former station, salary, and services. We
uitliess these distinctions with regret, and are loth to
ascribe them to the C4ll,l'c suggested by the I'i-renewer
Journal; yet, from:what other can we suppose them to
proceed ?

The Duke of Cloucesi7eriirriTediiiits rvsild,nce in Park-
lane yesterday morning, from Dagshot, in his travelling
carriage and four.
Mr. Secretary Canning transactod busines-s yesterday, at
the Furign °like. In the evening the Right Honourable
Secretary had a grand dinner party at Gloucester Lodge.
Mr. Cannitir, who is at present the only Minister in
town, is in daily and constant attendance at the Foreign
(filler, from whence he has not been absent siuce the rising
of Parliament.

The lion. 11. G. linnet M.P. and family arc expected
to take up their residence at Chilton (lour, Bucks, iu the
courr2 of this week.

General San Martin has arrived at MX !louse, on a vi-
sit to the Ear'. of Fife.

Prince Esterhary entertained Prince Sapieha and a distinguished
party at dinner yesterday, at Cliandos House, Cavendish-square.
The Dowager Countess of Nonuanton has arrived at her house
in Montague-square. front a tour.
The (lowness of Dysart has left town fur her seat, lialmingham
hail. Suffolk.
Dowager Lady Astley has arrived at her house in Cavendish-
square, front her seat in Norfolk.
Sir 11. Fane, Bart. has left the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street,
for his seat in !lams.
Colonel Woolastnn has left Fenton's Hotel, St. James'w.pliee,
for his seat in Suffolk.
Arrivals at Misfires Hotel, Lower Brook-street :—Sir Edward
Williams, Bart., from Bognor; and Mr. and Mn. Carleton, from
a tour.
Mr. and Mts. Grattan and family have left the British Hotel,
Jerinyn-atrect, for Paris.
Sir Charles Saxon, Bart., has left town for &Inland.
Mr. and., Mrs. Bruniniell and family have left the St. George's
Hotel, Alermarle-street, on a tom
Mrs. Gurrey Barclay and family have left the Pulteney Hotel,
Alhermarle-street, for their seat in Essex.
Hon. 11'. Ittarell has left town fur his mother's (Baroness de
Willoughby) villa, at Richmond.
Baron and Baroness de Robtck have arrived at Thomas's Hotel,
Berkeley•squsre, from Ireland. George Fitzroy, Esq., has left ditto,
far Scotland.
The lion. ('alone! Lowther, M.P., has left town for Cottesmore,
Rutiandshire.
John Moore, Esq. has arrived at his house in St. James's-place,
from the Marquis and Marchioness of (lianas', in Scotland. We
are happy to add, that he left their infant son, Karl Temple, per-
t leetly Recovered from his late severe indisposition.

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The Duke of IVellington arrived in this city last Tues-
day (the ilth inst.), and inspected the interior of the
cathettlral. On retiring, his Grace was greeted with a
merry peal from the bells of that venerable edifice.—H'en-
clarsler Paper.
Ills Grace the Duke of Buceleugh and Queensberry ar-
rived at Drumlanrig Castle on Thursday se nnight, accom-
panied by the Hon. Col. Douglas; and Lord Montague
and Lord John Scott ate expected in a few days.
Amongst the arrivals at Cheltenham are the fol-
lowing:—
His Highness the Prince de Polignae, Count de Polignac, Earl
of 'nation, Viscount and Lady Doane?, Lady Whilconthe. Lady
Vane, lion. 31r. and Mrs. Anson, Sir It. and Lady Wolnelei,
Fir W. Parker, Sir M. and Lady Fitzpatrick, Sir G. Ogilvie, Sir
John Kingston James, General Sir N . Sheridan, Mrs. and Miss
Maitland. General Ash, General Clarke, Col. end Mrs. L'Aguilar,
3lajnr Richardson, 3lajor Sharp, &c.
We understand that the Lord Chancellor yesterday gave
judgment against the right of publishing the private letters
of Lord Byron. A considerable sum was given by the
booksellers for the copyright of these letters.
Oxroan, Araust 21.—Yesterday se'linight Mr. G. W.
Heatheote was admitted a Fellow of New College. On
Thursday hat Mr. W. Goddard, B.A. Scholar of Jesus
College, was elected a Fellow of that Society.
Ali the next will probably be the last session of the pre-
sent Parliament, it wil! be prudent for those freeholders
who wish the county of York to be really represented by
four Members in the next Parliament, to ascertain im-
mediately that their freeholds are exonerated from the
land tax, or cause them to be duly entered in the books.—
Leeds Mercur y.
The Lord De Clifford, and Captain Russell, of the
navy, who has lately married his Lordship's niece, have
been at Kinsale for the last fortnight. Captain Russell
is to be the new Member for this ancient town : the pre-
sent Representative is Admiral Sir Josiah Rowley, who is
a Tory ; the new Representative is a Whig.—Dublin
Even-
inb Wednesday last, Lord Viscount Duncannon, eldest
son of the Earl of Bcsborough, arrived at Besaborough
House from England. On tine following night the people
of Pilltown and the surrounding country testified their joy
at his Lordship's arrival among thorn by bonfires and
illuminations. On Friday, Gentral Ponsonhy, Member
for this county, and the Hon. IYm. Ponsonby, also the
Noble Earl's sons, arrived at the ancient family mansion.
On Friday and Saturday, a Special Registry Sessions was
held at Pilltown, when SsO freeholders, in the interest of
the gallant General, were registered, and we understand
LSO more are to be registered soon after the Assizes. The
contest at the next election for the county promises to be
an arduous one, but no registry has yet taken place in the
Clifden or Ormond interests.—Leinster Journal.
A Dublin paper says—" We are well informed that Mr.
Martin, of Ballinaliinch Castle, intends ogering himself
fa the representation of gee town of Galway, at the wis.
ivitaitiring Election. The tandidates for the Representa-
tion of the county of Galway are said to be Richard Martin
and James Daly, Esqrs. the present Members, who are, it
is said, to be opposed by Mr. Lambert, of Cregclare, and
Mr. St. George, of Tyrone."
Loan NOMICKY.—The London papers are talking of the'
immediate reri•motion of this Learned Lord—nothing is
less likely.—Dt7blin Freeman's Journal.
We understand that General Orders have been issued
for a Court Martial to be held on Quartermaster Lawless,
of the 4th, or Royal Irish Dragoon Guards, on a charge of
having received five per cent. on the amount of bread sup-
plied to the regiment, by a baker in Barrack-street, of the
name of Duffy, in whose premiers the Lord Mayor, a short
time since, seized a large quantity of bread, deficient in
weight, and of bad quality. It will be recollected that the
last time this regiment was quartered in Dublin, the
Quartermaster, a Captain, and another individual, were
tried by a Court Martial, and that the Captain was ulti-
mately removed from the service.—lrish Times.
We are informed that one or two individuals of rank
are likely to be brought over the coots, unless they are able
satisfactorily to account fur some trifling errors which are
said to have been lately discovered in their Returns.—
Jr fish Times.

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Comressartovs.—Tho following are the principal
" compensation allowances" upon the abolition of office in
one of the Irish departments, under the 9d of Gco. IV.

c. 113:--•

Fenner Salary. A llosance.
C. S. Hawthorne, Esq. Corn- C. s. sl. C. s d.
missloner . 1,200 0 0 I,OICI 6 0
John Therry, Esq. Ditto - 1,20') 0 0 806 13 4
Sir It. Langrislie, Bart. ;Otto . 1,000 0 0 &8 13 4
'l'. O'Dell, Esq. Ditto . 1,000 U 0 71:5 16 H
W.ll. Swan. Inspector-fieneral 1,013 3 V 870 0 U
It appears from this, that though Mr. Hawthorne and Mr.
Therry had the same " former salary," tie retiring allow-
ance of one is more than 2001. tt-year over tlrat of tho
other. It appears also that the Baronet had eout. a-year
less in the way of " former salary" than Mr. 'Cherry, and
that nevertheless he is fully as highly compensated as that
gentleman for the loss of his office. There seems to be
something peculiar in the fortunu of Mr. 'Cherry, for
though he was by far the most intelligent and competent
officer of his Board, his pretensions, and the rights even'
of his seniority, were overlooked when the last vacancy
occurred in the Chairmanship of that body. However,
Mr. 'Cherry, though clever, experienced, and of long
standing in the service, hail the tnisfortuuo to be a Ca-
thair.—naldiaFreeman's Joernal.
We are glad to 'Tarn, In acruntanco: wltta n request of
the Magistrates of this county, that Government intend
to afford an ample provision to the widow and offspring
of Major Hare, whose death left them not only unpro-
tecteil, but in pecuniary embarrassments.— Limerick
Chrnaiele.
How THE DEAF MAY IlEAß.—About 1750, a merchant
at Cleves, named Ferrison, who hail become almost totally
deaf, sitting one day near a harpsichord while some one
was playing, and having a tobacco-pipe in his mouth, the
bowl of which rested accidentally against the body of the
instrument, he was agreeably and unexpectedly surprised
to hear all the notes in the most distinct manner. By a
little reflection and practice, he again obtained the use of
that valuable sense, which, as Bounel says, " connects us
with the moral world;" for he soon learned by means of a
piece of hard wood, one end of which he placed against his
teeth, whilst another perstm placed the other end on hie
teeth, to keep up a conversation, and to be able to under-
stand the least whisper. His son afterwards made this be-
neficial discovery the subject of an inangural dissertation,
published at Halle in 1754.—Perolle has given wane ex-
cellent observations on the capability of hard bodies to con-
duct sound, in the Memoirs of the Academy of Turin, for
1790 and 1791. The effect is the same if the person who
speaks tests the stick which he holds in his teeth against
some vessel, into which the other apeak%;.—.3firrur.
PAOVINCIAL WlT.—The employer of some bricklayers,
who were engaged in forming an arch over a well that in-
tercepted the foundation of a wall which they were build-
ing, observed, should lie choose to turn sinuggir such a
place would be an excellent receptacle for his contraband
goods. A bystander dryly replied—" Then thou wouldat
really be an arch-rogue: —.Stetliarrpron