Star.
London, England, 1823-08-07 00:00:00

MR. CRA WFORD'S MISSION TO SIAM.

idated the Leers
tt were received yesterday' from Singapore,
th of J the re-
turn of Mr.2l. CltAWFOßDanuary to, thatwhich place, trom announce
his mis-
, sion to Siam and Cochin-China. At Siam his recep-
' tion was not so favourable as, had been anticipated,
as will appear from the annexed documents relating
to his transactions there. Of the result of the tilts-
hsion to Cochin-China nothing was known, except
that he had been better received there than at Siam.
Mr. CRAWFORD returned to Singapore on the 16th
of November last:

" TRANSLATION OF A LETTER FROM PAYA PIP/VC RA-
ELIA BALAT KOSA, SECOND'PRAWKLANO, TO MR.
PRINSEP, PERSIAN SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT.
" The letter of I'aya Pipat Racha 13alat Kosa, second Prah-
Klan at the Court of I'rah Maha Makau Si-Ayuthia, to Mr.
Prinsep, to nuke known to him that the Lord of the kingdom
of Bengal (Chao Muang Ben Kalla) has sent a letter by Mr.
Crawford, the subject of which is to make known that Eng-
land is at peace with all the nations of Europe for a long time,
and that the Lord of the kingdom of Bengal is anxious to be in
friendship with the kingdom of Siam, and to increase it beyond
the friendship of other times; and he further wishes that the
merchants of Siam should trade to English posts, whether in
Europe or other parts of the world, and that the English should
have the same liberty to frequent this kingdom; and that as
the imposts on trade in Siam are high, that he requests the
King of Sian: to make them lighter, that by this means the
English merchants may be encouraged to extend their commerce
to Sian,. Mr. Crawford having come as the Envoy from the
Lord of Bengal to offer presents to his Majesty, and representing
the person of the Lord of Bengal, &c. &c. the Chao Saya Prah.
Kiang, First Minister in this department, gave him all assistance,
and introduced him into his Majesty's presence, with the
letter and presents of the Lord of the kingdom of Bengal, and
explained the contents of the above letter fully to his Majesty.
His Majesty on this caused it to be distinctly made knoWn to
his Officers of every rank, that the Lord of the kingdom of Ben-
gal with good will had chosen Mr. Crawford to convey offerings
to his Majesty with a desire of strengthening the existing friend-
ship and increasing it ; and in consequence of that, that mer-
chants might be encouraged to resort with their ships to the
kingdom ;at all which his Majesty is much gratified. In regard
to the imposts upon trade, Mr. Crawford has been directed by
his Majesty to confer with the principal Officers of that depart-
ment, according to custom. His Majesty has ordered the Offi-
cers in charge of the magazines to return presents to the Lord
of bengal, as follows: 10 elephants' teeth, weighing two peculs ;
bLr.zoiu, two peculs ; eagle-wood, two peculs ; cardamums, one
pecul ; cardamums, small, three peculs; tin, IS peculs; pepper,
150 peculs; sugar, 100 peculs; and gamboge, five peculs. These
presents have been delivered to Mr. Crawford.

" This letter Wu written on Tuesday, in the 7th month,
on the Bth day of the bright half of the moon, in the year of the
• Horse, £27th of May, 1822)."

" TRANSLATION OF A LETTER FROM PAYA CHOOLA

RASftA MAUTRI TO MR. CRAWFORD.

" The letter of Paya Choola Mautri, Collector of the Cus.
toms and Duties on ships in the port of the Court of Prah
Maha Makan Si-Ayuthia, to Mr. Crawford.—The Lord of the
i kingdom of Pengal commanded Mr. Crawford to come to Slam
to open the way to friendship and commerce, and to request
permission for English skips to trade to this capital, and permis-
sion to bay and sell with the merchants of Siam, paying duties
as formerly. The Rajah Prah-Kiang directs me to express his
satisfaction at tke contents of the letter of the Lord of the king-
dom of j3engal, and to address a letter to Mr: Crawford in the
form of an agreement, to say, That if English merchant ships
come to the port of the capital, upon their arrival at the mouth
of the river they shall be searched by the Governor of Pakoam,
and their small arms and cannon be landed, according to former',
custom, and then the ship conducted to the capital. As soon as
they are anchored, the Collector of Customs shall afford all
assistance in buying and selling with the merchants of Siam, and
the duties and charges shall not be more than heretofore, and
shall not afterwards be raised. Let the English merchants come
to Siam, to sell and buy in conformity to this agreement.
4• This letter of agreement was written on Thursday, in the
ith month, the Sd day of the dark half of the !noon, in the year
of the Horse, (6th of June, 182 g.)"

THE POLICE OF THE MereoPous.—Yesterday the
whole of the Day Police attached to the Public Office,
Bow-street, were assembled, pursuant to order, in
Privy-Gardens, Whitehall, for the purpose of being
inspected by the UNPER-SECRETART Of STATE, Sir
RICHARD BIRNIE (the Chief Magistrate), Mr. STAF-
FORD, &c. Their number is 140, and it would be
difficult to find a more active and efficient or finer-
looking body of men, They were established only
in October last, and have already done incalculable
good in preserving order in the streets of the metro-
polis, and in the prevention as well as detection of
crimes in the daytime. The men were dismissed to
their respective duties after an hour's inspection.
Tuesday, George Aldridge, found guilty of the wil-
ful murder of his own brother, by a Coroner's In-
quest, at Uxbridge, arrived in town by the Uxbridge
stage, in custody of an officer, and was conveyed to
Newgate. He is quite a young man, of a very placid
countenance, and of manners so quiet, that he was
not even handcuffed. On his arrival, he burst into
tears, and took an affection ate farewell of his condu c tor.

MORNING SNEAKS.—Yesterday morning, about
eight o'clock, one of those prowling ruffians entered
the house of Mrs. Hards, 38, East-street, Red Lion-
square, whilst the servant, who had carelessly left
the street door open, was gone for a pint of water,
and stole from the front parlour is mahogany writing-
desk and other articles.
APPELLATE JURIEDICTJON.--,We understand that
the Scottish Law Commission, for inquiring into the
best means for clearing off the present arrear of
Appeals to the House of Lords, and of preventing
their accumulation in future, has been appointed ;
and that the Commissioners are, the Lose PRE-
SIVENT of the Court of Session, the Lord Justice
CI•ERK, the LORD CHIEF BARON of Exchequer, the
LORD Cities COMMISSIONER of the Jury Court,
Lord Gauss, Lord PITSIILLY, Mr. Baron Hasa,
GEORpE CRANSTOUN, Esq. GRoIGE Josxtut BELL,
Esq. Mr. TINDALL, and Mr. COLIRTENAY.
Contous PassENT.—Last week a present of no,
ordinary nature, from the interest it excited, was
sent to the Duke of llieustosio, at the York Hotel.
This extraordinary gift was a pair of curiously
wrought shoes, which had been worn by CREELss,
the third Duke of Richmond, when an infant, in
1734-5, the grandfather of the present Duke. The,
shoes, it appears, had been given by M ity Beosttev,
the nurse of the infant Earl, to her Brand-daughter,
who has had the honour of presenting them to the.
present Puke.
WJLLIAM JoNgs (late Walsh), Operative Chemist,
to his ROTAL Monti= the Dots of Yosio.:—eThe ORWLIaL
GINGIA Saws-having for nearly thirty years been patronized by,
the Public, and recommended by Medlcal Men of the first emi-
nence, their beneficbd effects have become Cully mitoldished ; in
consequence of which, many aorta have been offered fbr sale of a
very inferior quality, which has, in a great measure, brought the
above:elepnt weparation into great disrepute. The Public are.
therefore informed, that tLey are prepared solely at the Original
Warehouse Ill*. 100, Strand, tay Wjtkuass hems, successor to'
the late M;. WAsau. Where lye ;bp to be ltat Wa.s.git's pta-'
tun PILIA-rießcioji Ilicrispres Avivastious FILLS-•_—WALSIeSI
0%71 COZDAY-aqind Waspliej FICKILLII Psszi. the efficacy of 1
these bildiciPV hpMg yobrersally hnoton, ryiyaires &o mom-
We.1.15101.97b

SPORTING) INTELLIGENCE.

ABINGPQN RACES, AUGUST 5.
The' Abingdon Stakes o 115 gs. each, I.sgs. fd for three and 1-yr
olds; the Abingdon C•strse,about a mile and a quarter; 3-yr-
olds, 7st. Vb. four, est. 71b. mares and geldings allowed 21b. 1
Mr. I. Sadler's Triumph, 3 yrs old - - 1
Mr. Fielde's b. e. Netherfield, 4 yrs old - - - 2
The Cup, by Subscription of logs. each, 14 subscribers for
horses, &c. of all ages ; 3-yr-olds, 6st. 91b. four, Bst. 'five,
est. 91b. six, 90to and aged, list. 21b. blares and geldings al-
lowed 31b. Three miles. •
Mr. Phillips names Atlas, 5 yrs old - - 1
Mr. J. Dilly's Netherfield, 6 yrs old - - 2
Col. F. S. Stead names Dr. ',lady, aged - - 3
Mr. Molony's Lass, 6 yrs old - - 4
A Sweepstakes of 3gs. each, to which the Members' Plate of
£5O will be added ; 3-yr-olds to carry 7st. 41b. four, Bst. 21b.
five, Bst. 10Ib. six and aged, 9st. 21b. the winner of a Gold
Cup or King's Plate this year to carry 71b. extra ; of one
Plate or Sweepstakes, 31b. of two, 51b. of three, 71b. extra.
Mares and geldings allowed 31b. The winner to be sold for
20025. if demanded in the usual way. Heats, the Abingdon
Course, starting-at the distance chair, about a mile and a half.
Mr. Thornhill's ch. m. Scarpa, 4 yrs old - 3 1 1
Mr. Dundas's b. h. Chef d'CEuvre, aged - . 12 3
Victurina (entered at the post) - - .5 4 2
Mr. Stephen's ch. m. Leah, aged - - 4 3 dr
Mr. Pryse's gr. m. Undine, 5 yrs old - 2 dr
A Regimental Sweepstakes of 2gs. each, to which £5O will be
added by-the Officers of the Ist Regiment of Berkshire Ca-'
valry, for horses, &c. not thorough-bred, &c. Heats, the
Abingdon Course, starting at the distanor-chair, about a mile
and a half.
Mr. Griffin's b. h. Balloon, 6 yrs old -
Mr. W. Pinnell's b. us. by Mountaineer, aged
Mr. Cullingwood's b. h. Careless, 6 yrs old
Eight others started.
The favourable change in the weather caused these races to be
well attended: we particularly noticed the Earl of Abingdon,
the County and Borough Members, and a considerable number
of sporting characters ; on the whole, the day's sport was good,
but particularly the heats for the Sweepstakes and Plate.
HUNTINGDON RACES, AUGUST 5.
The Cup Stakes, by Subscribers of 10 sovs. each,; 3-yr-olds,7st,
four, list. 41b. five, Bst. I 2lb. six, 9st. 21b. and aged, Sit. 41b.
Mares and geldings allowed 31b. To start at the winning-post,
and to run twice round-about four miles. The winner to be
sold-for 300 sovs. If demanded.
Earl of Anerani names Major Wilson's ro. c. 3 yrs old 1
Earl of Sandwich names Earl Verulam's b. c. Vaurien, 3 yrs 2
Lord Mandeville names ch. c. Beuevento, 3 yrs old 3
Three paid-3 to 1 agst the winner.
A Sweepstakes of 5 der., each, with 20 added from the Race
Fund, for 3-yr-old colts, Bst. Slb. and (Wks, Bst. rib. To
start at the winning-post, and run once round for a heat-the
best of three heats. The winner of a Cup or King's Plate in
1823, to carry 51b. or any other Plate or Sweepstakes, 31b.
extra. The winner to be sold for 300 sovereigns, if demanded.
Mr. Calvert names Mr. Rush's b. 1. by Pioneer, Bst. 51b. 1 1
Lord Grosvenor's bl. c. Brytul-orkysi - - 2- 2
General Onslow names Mr. Gould's br. g. by &fins 3 3
Mr. Fellowes names b. f. Governess - . 4 4
Four paid forfeit-5 to 4 agst the winner, and 4to 1 after the
first heat. Won by half a length.

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