Star.
London, England, 1808-06-24 00:00:00

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

GRAVESZND, JUNE 23.—Passed by the Ruby, from
Berbice ; Amelia, Craige, from Demerara; Sisters, Smith; and
the Sisters, Peacock, from Surinam.—Sailed the Mary, Bradburn,

for Cork.

SP)RTING INTELLIGENCE.

ASCOT HEATH RACES-THIRD DAY, JUNE 23.

The renewal of the logs. Stakes for three-yrs old, for the years
1808 and 1 'O9 ; colts to carry Bst. 71b. fillies Bst. 91b. The
New Mile. The winner of the Derby or Oaks to carry 716.
extra.

Mr. Wyndham names Mr. Ladbroke's f. Trimbusb, by Taddy
Ld Egremant's b. f. by Gohanna, nut of Lazy 2
The Gold Cup of toogs value, the surplus to be paid to the
winner in specie, a subscription of 20gs each, for horses that ne-
ver won above 100 gs. at any one time before the day of naming.
The Half-mile Post on the New Mile, and once rtar.nd, about two
miles and a half.

Mr. Femmes br. c. Brighton, 4 yrs o'd - OZ dead I
Mr. Buller s Epsom, by Ambrosio, 4 yrs old 0 heat. 2
Lord 1- oley's f. bought of Prince, paid forfeit to Lord Egre-
mont'a f. by Gohanna, the last half mile, 100 gs.
Lord C. 11. Cavendish's Pagoda, Bst. 81b. beat Mr. Craven's
Beau Nash, 7st. 7111. The last half of a stale, wogs.
Lord Jersey's c.vby the Wellesley Arabian, dam by Pot-8-o'a,
as'. 211). beat Lord goley's f. by Vermin, out of a Highflyer Mare,
Bv. 71b. Last rnik, 100 gs.
A plate of 501. for yeoman prickers and ke pers.—The best ssf
three four-mile heat..
Mr. Starlit g's b. g. Blenheim (Walked over.)
The company on the course were numerous, but the
Queen and Princesses were not present.

The Third Report of the Committee on the Distil.
lation of Sugar and Molasses has been printed. It
states that " by far the greatest portion of the provi-
sions and lumber supplied to our West India Islands
has been hitherto imported in American vessels, and
paid for partly in rum and a very small quantity of -
molas,es (the only articles of their growth which the
colonists are allowed to barter) and partly in specie
and bills of exchange, which latter mode of payment is
greatly preferred by the Americans, who generally insist
upon it, and will dispose of their cargoes at consider.
ably less price to obtain it, and that thus not above
one-third of the supplies imported from America are
paid for by battering rum and molasses in exchange."
—The Report goes on to state, " that the cause of the
preference thus shewn by the Merchants of thi United
States to a mcde of payment so distressing to the
other party, is to be found in the limited demand for
rum and molasses, as compare i with the value of
the articles imported, and in the advantage a h ch
Money and bills of exchange afford in the unrestr,. in :d
' intercourse which they are allowed to car,l on with
the enemy's colcnies. It has been their practice to s til
thither with the money of which they have drained
the British West Indies, and to purchase with it sugar,
molasses and coffee, to return with these articles to
their own country, and tl:en to export the surplus be-
yond the demand of the American market, to every
part of the Continent of Europe.
The Report concludes with earnestlyrecommending
the expediency of permitting the proprietors of West
India estates to barter sugar and coffee, as well as
rum and molasses, for the lumber and provisio;:s im-
ported in neutral vessels during the war, 4d this, it
thipks, if coupled with the adoption of measures of
increased vigour with respect to the commerce carried
on by the enemy's islands, would effectually relieve
the British planter from the evils he now so justly
complains of. With respect to such measures it sug-
gests, that a recurrence to the rule of the war of 1756,
or a blockade, general or partial, of the hostile colo-
nies, would materially alter the case. In the coure
of the Report the Committee observe, that they turned
their attention to the manner in which the permission
to barter; which they recomri.end, might affect our
North American colonies and the shipping interest
of this country; they admit they did not enter fully
into the subject, but they state, that from the view
they took of it, they do not see any ground of appre.
hension; and that if the measure recommended even
did partially affect the shipping interest, it would be
in a degree so small as to. bear no comparison with
the great benefit to be derived from the measures
re-
commended by the Committ:e.