Star.
London, England, 1824-09-08 00:00:00

RAYIVAiIiCAr tHEATIeR.

i•he popular piece of Toasting made Easy, was pro-
duced at this House last night, after an interval of three
sears. The part of Peter Pastoral was taken for the
first time by \Mr. Wiuttostits, whose highly comic abi-
lities are already favourably known to the Public. Upon
this occasion he amply sustained his established reputa-
-1
/ion. He was Very happy in hitting off the ludicrous
riots of ihe character he had to represent, and gave
upon the whole a very efficient and laughable delinea-
tion of the cockney sentimentalism of Peter Pastoral.
Pis efforts were rewarded with much applause. The
flier characters in the piece were ably supported. Mr.
;WILEY was as usual. highly diverting in the part of
Gnomon. Mrs. Gums personified the masculine Miss
...vhdy with great spirit and vivacity. Mrs. HILL'S per-
romance in the character of Miss Mixem was highly
creditable to her.

The poweiful attractions of Mr. LISTON, Madame
VESTRIS, and Miss CHICIITER, in the preceding Opera of
kweethearts and Wives, drew a crowded audience.

THE ARMY.

The 34.1 division of the Bth (the King's) Regiment of Foot, etn.
barked on the 12th July at Corfu, on board the Surrey transport.
for Portsmouth.

The 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Infantry has marched from
Ennis to Enniskillen. I
Commission signed by hit Majesty's lieutenant of Itenfrewshite.
The Right Honourable James. Viscount Kelburne, to be Deputy
Lieutenant.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Columbus, launched at Quebec, is of the burthen of 3697
tons, and has 6,000 tons of timber on board—she was expected to
sail for London on the tat of September.
FALMOUTH, San. 6.—Wind S.W. Arrived off the port, the
Manchester, Hamra, from Quebec in thirty-eight days; Zephyr,
PADDON, from Benecarlo in thirty-five days; Emulous packet,
from New York and Halifax—sailed the Sth ult. and from the
latter place 10th ditto.

Pi:moons, Sm. 6.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Crown,Wir.son,
from Zante; Sarah Merrell, FRIVAIAI4, from Petersburgh. Sailed
the Norfolk, AXDZILSON, for Rip.
Drat., Seer. 7.—Wind &W.—This morning, at day-light, the
Africa, SKELTON, from Jamaica; the Russian brig Caren, from St.
Übe's ; and a sloop, were discovered on shore, upon the Goodwin
—the ahole have been got off; the Africa lost anchors and cables,
and proceeded towards Margate Roads ; the Caren lost anchors
and cables, and is gone to Ramsgate; the name of the sloop is not
reported. Arrived the Hero, Cummins, from Jamaica; Mary,
Fitocig, from St. Domingo; Courier, blsiswaaura, from New
South Wales; and Hambleton, COULTHARD, from Portendick.
rived from the River and remain, the Lively, Roman, for
Sierra Leone.

Livearoot., Sm. 6.—Arrived the Henry, HAIM from Maran-
ham ; Marquis of Wellington, BAXTII4 from Montreal; Wade,
DRAIE; Euphrates, Sraaaue ; and New York, Maxwatz, from
New York; and the Havannah packet, Euston, from Havannals.
MILFORD, Sari. 6.—The Heiner, Thomas, from Smyrna, bound
to Liverpool, put in here; she is not furnished with a clean bill of
health, in consequence of plague having manifested itself on board
an Austrian ship at Smyrna, from Alexandria, in Fsgypt, where two
of her crew died, and another, ill of the plague, was landed on the
6th of June at the Austrian Hospital at Smyrna.
DOVER, Smr. 7.—Arrived of the port, the Hebt Bacons, from
Montserrat; Herald, Sorworru, from ; and the Wensum,
Lirrtewooto, from Oporto.
The Right Hon. the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty,
having caused a survey to be recently made of the Gabbard Shoals,
a buoy has been placed, by order of the Corporation of Trinity
House, on each of those Shoals, in two fathoms and a half at low
water spring tides, bearing East and West from each other distant
about five miles.

The colours of the buoys, and the compass bearings and distances
of objects from the situations iu which they are respectively placed,
are as follow, viz. _

From the Black Buoy on the Inner Gabbard
Orfordneu Lights, N.N.W. j W. about 15 miles.
The South Buoy of the Ship Wash, W. by N.
The Sunk Light, W. S. about 111 miles.
The Galloper Light, S.S.W. W.
From the Red and White Striped Buoy on the Outer Gabbard :
Ortlfordness Lights, N. W. I N.
The South Buoy of the Ship Wash, W. I N.
The Sunk Light, W. S.
The Galloper Light, S.W. W.
N.B. The Inner Gabbard is about six miles, and the Outer Gab-
bard about five miles in length, in a N.B. and S. W. direction, and
the buoys are laid nearly in the centre of each shoaL

We have received the Demerara Royal Gazette to the
18th of July. The Colony remained tranquil. We
perceive in the Gazette of the 15th, a notice from the
Rev. W. S. Austin, that he and his Lady intended
quitting the colony in fourteen days or six weeks from
that date. The Post Office packet arrived on the 15th ;
it brought papers containing the first portion of the
debate ill the House of Commons on the subject of the
late Missionary Smith. Not any of the speeches de-
livered on the occasion, however, are inserted in the
colonial papers. The inflammatory nature of Mr.
Brougham's speech," says the Royal Gazette, " has in-
duced us to decline giving it." Much impatience was
manifested among the colonists for the arrival of the
covlusion or the debate.—The Rev. W. S. Austin and
Lis Lady arrived at Liverpool on Thursday last, in the
beaforth, from Demerara.
Letters have been received from Maranham to the
lith of July, at which period the place enjoyed com-
parative tranquillity. Some disturbances had broken
out at Ceara, and several persons had left it and repaired
to Maranham.

The Margaret, Captain PADMORE, arrived in this port
(Btistol), from liarbadoes, on Friday night. The Cap-
tain reports, that about three weeks ago he spoke the
Hiram, of and from Boston ; the Captain of which said,
that he was out eleven days ; that previous to his sailing
intelligence had reached Boston, that dorm QUINCEY
.11Thsts, Esq. had been elected President of the United
States by a very large majority.
EXTRAORDINARY GAZETTIL—II has often been as-
serted that a long list of bankrupts is the best criterion
of the prosperity of the country ! How very miserable,
then, we ought to feel ourselves in these blessed times
,)1 peace and plenty, when last night's Gazette could
not boast of even one bankrupt !
The Wexford Herald says—E idly last an order from
Covetoment was received at the county jail, for the
transmission of the Rev. John Carroll to the Richmond
Lunatic Asylum, near Dublin; and on Saturday morn-
:ng he accordingly proceeded thither, in charge of the
A most respectable Lady, who had -taken a seat
the day coach that morning, objected, in the strongest
to sitting in the company of the Rev. Gentleman ;
ifliicit Mr. Carroll politely apologised for the un-
ti,iness he had occasioned to her, and expressed his
'l!ii.gness to travel outside. He and his keeper then
their seats on the top."
metropolis was, at one o'clock this morning,
by one of the most violent storms of lightning
in that we ever remember to have witnessed. The
were peculiarly vivid, and the claps of thunder
idest we ever heard. The fall of rain was inl-
and in a short time the streets, in several places,
impletely impassable.
essayist, contesting the assertion that women have
imagination than men, asks u iumphantly, "Mere
tioiakspeare?"

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TRIAL OF SLAVES IN JAMAICA.

HANOVER QUARTER.SESSIONS A ND SLAVE COURT.
The Hanover Court-of Quarter Sessions and Com-
mon Pleas was held at the Conn-house. in, Lucea, on
Tuesday, the 13th of July, before the Hon. R. 0. VAS-
SALL, and PATRICK SPRUCE, WILLIAM ALUM, JOHN
CAMPBELL, and Joint E. PAYNI, Esqrs.
Wednesday morning, the Slave Court met, at ten
o'clock, agreeably to adjournment, when the following
prisoners were arraigned :—Edward Jarrett, John Nes-
bitt, Dugald Campbell, Philip D. Brown, William Moo-
die, and William Wright, belonging to Argyle estate.
The indictment being read, the prisoners pleaded
Not Guilty, except Dugald Campbell, who pleaded
Guilty, but was advised to withdraw his plea, which he
did, and pleaded Not Guilty.
Juar.—G. ft. Morris, Esq. J. C. Walker, Esq. Alex. Fraser,
F.sq. James Campbell, planter; James Martin, ditto ; T. G. Buck.
nor, Gent. W. V. Clarke, ditto • Job Gingle, blacksmith; F. Chis-
holm, planter; G. Moir, ditto; James Macdonald, ditto; Thomas
Coy, ditto.
The indictment being read to the Jury, Counsellor
BATTY addressed them in a very appropriate speech.
John Malcolm, Esq. proprietor of Argyle Estate
being sworn, deposed to the refractory proceedings of
the negroes in refusing to work, burning the trash-
house, and lancing several of his horses. William S.
Grignon, Esq. and several negroes were examined,
and gave similar evidence. The principal witness was
William Roach, a negro, who being examined as to
his knowledge of an oath, and giving a satisfactory an-
swer, was sworn. Told his master about the disturb.
ance going on at Argyle; knew John Clarke, of Ar-
gyle, and knows all the prisoners at the bar ; it was be-
fore Christmas ; heard the negroes all were talking that
they were free; and they said the King, the head magi
of the country, had sent out paper to say they were to
be free; heard J. Clarke talk of it; heard the prisoners
also talk of it, every one of them, and all the negroes
on the estate ; I heard them after Busha ordered them
to turn out on Saturday morning, before they took
their day ; they turned out the first time, and the se-
cond time they would not; the Busha was not at home;
third time they would not turn out, and then they said
that they were free—that they would sit down, and
if their master would not give them their free, they
would fight for it; John Nesbit said, he would fight
for it; Davidson Brown said so; Wm. Moodie too
said so; there is not one that he can pull out there
that did not say they would fight for it ; D. Brown
was moving his things out of his house—his yams and
things; heard them talking about making a bargain;
their study was to set the trash-houses on hre, and they
said every estate's negroes were to do so the same as
they were to do at Argyle, and when the white people
came out to put out;, he fire, they were to take their
guns from them, kill the white people, and take the
country; it was at Argyle he first heard them studying
the talk ; when I came home at dinner time or night, I
beard them talking, and did not go to the house where
the bargain was made, but heard them speaking of it
—all the prisoners at the bar said the same; his bro-
ther John Clarke said that Mr. Campbell's people said
that Mr. Campbell had some guns, and that his people
would get the guns and give them to them, the Argyle
people ; W. Wright said that he was free—that he
could not work—that he would fight and take it; W.
Wright had a gun, but does not know what he has done
with it ; John Clarke, the same Friday afternoon, at
dinner time, and Collin Innes, went and told the rest
that I went and told master what they were studying
about, and that all of them were quite surprised that I
should tell ; at the same dinner time, I, after taking or.
ders, went with the two drivers into the overseers' cook-
room, and the cook was very much surprised that her
master had heard of k, and said if she was a man,
and knew who it was, she would directly take his
life; John Clarke and Bob Chambers were present
when I found that they were surprised about my
telling my master; I could not stay at my own
house, but went to another and stood up—then I saw
William Dixon and Robert Chambers talking to ether,
and William Dixon said, if he knew the man who told
his master, they would take his life directly; when the
shell turn out, went to the grass piece with the grass-
cutters; some of the negroes saw me; did not know who
it was that went out and told John Clarke I was gone
out; when I had been there about half an hour, I saw
John Clarke without his shirt, and only his trowsers on,
with a macheat, and another man with him, coming
direct to where I was ; when I saw them coming, I
moved off, knowing what they had been talking of at
dinner time ; I moved off out of the grass-piece as fast
as I could, to get to the road; after he found that I was
running fast, he turned back, and went the way he
came, and I went the other way; them was a road be-
tween us, but he could speak to me ; when he got there,
he called to me one or two times, and I speak to him;
then after I speak to him, be said, at dinner-time he
could have taken his oath that it was not me that had
told my master, but that he had since found out
that it was; he did not say anything more to me,
and I stayed in my master's house till I was sent
down to jail ; a negro named Congo Roach, be-
longing to us, said the Maroons were to help them;
a man came from Silver Grove to know when they
were to fight the buckras? John Nesbit knows the
man ; heard John Nesbit say so; did not hear any
thing about Golden Grove negroes; what he did
not see he would not speak ; most of the principal
negroes on Argyle buried their provisions and plates in
the ground in their houses ; they buried it because they
were going to fight white people, and if they burnt their
houses they would lose everything ; heard them speak
very much about Mr. Wilberforce; he must be the same
Gentleman who gave them their free with the King,
and that their masters here would not give it to them-
and they would fight for it; the day was fixed for fight,
ing ; it was the Monday after the Friday ; I told Mr.
Johnson to tell master ; they were not to turn out on
that Monday, and if massa or Busha troubled them,
they would fight for it, and burn the trash-houses, and
that the Maroons were to join them; but whether or
not their masters troubled them, they would fight, as
they were determined to have the country. They said
master and Mr. Campbell made the bad laws; said that
when they went to fight, they would not pass Mr.
Campbell or massa; it was big Tom Brown that said
that any negroes who would not joia them they would
kill ; the whole of the prisoners at the bar were present
at the bargain; they ground their macheats ; saw Ed-
ward Malcolm grinding his macheat ; cannot tell any
thing about what dress they were to have; John Clarke
had blue trowsers when he chased me ; none of the ne-
groes worked on the Friday afternoon.
Wm. Wright to witness.—Did you ever hear me say
I would not work in the field ?—I say I did. 1 swear
I am not going to tell a lie upon you.
The prisoners being called upon for their defence,

stated that they knew they had been wrong, and begged
to be forgiven.
Mr. Ma!Colin spoke as to their charactei.With re-
gard to P. D. Brown, I never had cause to give hinroas
reprimand since he belonged to me. With regard to
five of them, I considered them as good negroes as I
had—P. D. Brown, D. Campbell, E. Jarrett, W. Moodie,
and W. Wright ; but I have noticed considerable altera-
tion in the conduct of W. Wright for the last twelve
month; and I am persuaded it has arisen from some
delusion of the mind.
His Honour the pi esiding Judge then addressed the
Jury as follows:_" Gentlemen of the Jury—The pri-
soners at the bar stand indicted under the 4Gth clause
of the Consolidated Slave Law. The first charge against
them, which is comprised in the first six counts of the
indictment, is for a rebellious conspiracy, for the purpose
of obtaining by force their freedom. The second charge
is comprised in the last four counts of the indictment, for
being in actual rebellion to obtain by force their freedom.
Gentlemen, I conceive the law applicable to the present
case is the law I before alluded to, the 46th clause of the
Consolidated SlaveLa w,which I shall read for your guid-
ance, and by this, and the evidence you have heard this
day, you are to be governed in your verdict of guilty or
not guilty. As to the report of freedom, which appears to
be prevalent amongst the slaves, it is our duty to repress
it ; the law does not admit of it. If any person in Great
Britain should lift his band against the law, he would
immediately suffer. The Proclamation sent out by the
order of his most gracious Majesty, and to which his
grace the Governor has commanded the greatest pub-
licity to be given, should have deterred these people
from committing such wicked and diabolical acts of re-
hellion. If, on consideration, you should be of opinion
they or any of them are not guilty of the conspiracy and
rebellion, you will acquit them ; if, on the contrary, you
should deem them guilty of either of the counts, you
will return them guilty on such counts. To you, Gen-
tlemen, the prisoners look up as protectors, where the
charges are not proved ; as well are you the protectors
of the country ; but the laws must be maintained, or
you lose yourselves and your country."
The Jury retired at six o'clock in the evening for ten
minutes, and returned the whole of the prisoners Guilty
of all the counts in the indictment.

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Sentence of death was then passed on the prisoners, who were
ordered to be confined till Friday, the 16th instant, and then taken
from thence and carried to Argyle Estate, there to be hanged by
the neck, on the forenoon of Saturday, the 17th instant.

THURSDAY, JULY 15.

This day the same Magistrates took their seats on the
Bench, when a Jury, composed of the following per-
sons, was sworn :

James Scott. George Holbrook, Henry P. Prior, Joseph Gabay,
William Maitland, William Uperoft, Neil S. M' Kellar, John
Stewart, Neill Campbell, William Sewell, James Brodie, and Geo.
R. Morris.

John Clarke, William Harding, Henry Mackensie,
William Downer, and Alexander Heaven, belonging to
Golden Grove Estate, were then placed at the bar on a
charge of rebellion and rebellious conspiracy.
Mr. BATTY opened the case for the Crown, and cited
several authorities to chew what constituted rebellious
conspiracy, also rebellion ; and stated that the negroes had
been in an agitated state since and previous to Christ-
mas; that Mackenzie, the head driver, had ordered a
baize uniform, and, addressing the Golden Grove peo-
ple, desired them to burn the trash-house on that estate,
as had been done at Alexandria.
Several witnesses were examined.
The Jury retired for a short time, and returned a
verdict of Guilty.
Sentence was then passed upon the prisoners, which
was :—That John Clarke, William Harding, Henry
M,Kenzie, and William Downer, be hanged in the Mill-
yard, at Golden Grove Estate, on Saturday; and that
Alex. Heaven (whose crime was not considered of such
an aggravated nature) be executed at such time and
place as his Grace the Governor may appoint.
Friday, the 16th instant, George Waite and Samuel
James were tried on a similar indictment, found guilty,
and sentenced to be hanged.

SATURDAY, JULY 17.

Colin Innes, John Malcolm, and Big Tom, slaves be-
longing to Argyle Estate, were put on their trial, charged
with rebellious conspiracy, and being in open rebellion.
Wm. Roach, Rachael Crooks, Robert Johnson, King George,
Wm. Dawes, and John IMowatt, all belonging to Argyle Estate,
gave similar testhnonf as on Wednesday.
John Malcolm, one of the prisoners, addressed the Court, and ap-
pealed to his master for what his character had been before this bu-
siness happened.
John Malcolm, Esq. sworn.—l think he is as good a negro as a
man can be master of. When 4 heard that all the negroes had gone
away, the first question I asked was whether Jahn Malcolm had also
gone ? I never saw a more careful negro at his work than Tom Brown.
His Honour the presiding Judge charged the Jury,
who returned a verdict of Guilty against the three pri-
soners, and they were sentenced to be transported off the
island for life.

JAMAICA, JULY 23.—0 n Friday, E. Jarrett, J. Nes-
bitt, D. Campbell, P. Davidson, Brown, W. Moodie,
and W. Wright, belonging to Argyle estate, and J.
Clark, W. Harding, H. M'Kenzie, and IV. Downer, be-
longing to Golden Grove Estate, who had been con-
victed of rebellion, were removed in three carts from
Lucca, and escorted by two companies of the Hanover
Regiment of Militia, to Argyle Estate. Whilst in the
cart, Henry M'Kenaie exclaimed, if he could once more
get off his irons he would teach Lucca people to make
laws for negroes.
Saturday morning, pursuant to their sentence, the
six above•mentioned negroes, belonging to Argyle
Estate, were hanged in the Mill-yard of that property.
They died penitent, and asked forgiveness of Mr. Mal-
colm. At the gallows, one of the unfortunate wretches
took his child, kissed it, and told the grandmother to
bring it up to obey his master. The same day, the four
negroes belonging to Golden Grove Estate, named
above, were hanged in the Mill-yard of that property.

In the case of Pitchford, who, with his wife, was
convicted at the late Warwick Assizes, for coining base
money, and ordered for execution on Friday, the 10th
instant, his MAJESTY has been graciously pleased to com-
mute the sentence of the wile to transportation for life.

PILCHARD FISH RRY.—Two seans were shot in Mount's
Bay on Friday last; one took up twelve, and the other
twenty hogsheads of pilchards. These are the only seans
that have been shot since the commencement of the
present season, though the driving boats continue to
take fish every night.
A few nights ago a child, about two months old, was
attacked aid severely lacerated by a rat, about mid-
night, while sleeping with his parent, named Flaherty,
residing in Plough-court, Fetter-lane. The screaming
of the child awoke its mother, who instantly carried it
to a surgeon, and the wounds were subsequently dressed
at St. Bartholomew's Hospital: it is no in a fair way
of doing well.

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