Star.
London, England, 1831-02-18 00:00:00

FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 1831.

PRICE 7D.

lilt by ha owe woight. If the tax were allowed to fall by its own
weight, what would become of the calico-printers in the mean time?
They ought to take the Chancellor of the Rxchequ‘r at ha word as re-
gards the print duty, whatever was done with the new tax.
After some further conversation. a Resolution was unanimously
passed to the effect. that it should he referred to the Board of Directors
to prepare a Memorial, and to take all necessary measure* to oppose the
tax ; and the Boroughrecre, bleats. G. Wood, U. H. Burley,
7.l"Bed' Garnett, and J. Bradshaw, were appointed as a deputation to wait
on the Chancellor of the Exchequer with the 31emmial with the least
passible delay. It was also agreed that a copy of the Resolutions
should be forwarded the same evening to the Members for the County,l
that thav might lay them before the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The Meeting was attended by from 50 to RO of the principal cotton.
merchants, spinners, and manufacturers.
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7 to 2 apt Ftlapee
I to 1 --m• Cressida.
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ISO to 100 on Varennes apt Antlope (taken) pp.

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13 to 1 Mr. fleardswortb's Colwick
15 to I Lord Jersey's Filagree
IS to I Mr. Chithey's Caleb
15 to 1 Lord Vetolanes Varennes
16 to 1 lord Jersey's Blonder
17 to 1 Lord Exeter's Bohemian le eee bet
17 to 1 Lord Exeter's Hamm
12 to I Lord Sligo's Bras•de-Fer
25 to 1 Colonel Udney's Antiope
27 to 1 Lord Orford's Medora
30 to I Mr. Cooke's Incubus (taken)
30 to 1 Sir 3. Shelky's Oesaida
100 on Cobweb winning Derby agst his winning the RidcUsswortb.
OATS.
54 to 1 apt Cireasdan (taken)
51 to 1 Oxygen (taken)
11 to 1 Delight
16 to 1 Sister to the Lion
18 to 1 Titania (taken).
ST. LEGTI4

12 to 1 on the Field
30 to 1 apt Vietoire
1000 to 30 Headley (taken).
FOX HUNTING.

A few days since the Mayfield Harriers unkennelled a fox in Til.
mister Woad. For some time Reynard did not feel disposed to leave
the neighbourhood, having taken a turn towards Old Mill, Mayfield,
and back by Ncwick Woods; but finding the bounds close on him he
was obliged to break cover, which he did in gallant style, the hounds
close at his brush. He bent his course towards Menem', and Tottin-
ford, and then, turning to the left, skirted Burwash Common ' • but here
again he turned, and matt: towards Brightling Observatory; and when
within about a quarter of a mile of that point again turned for Cox's
Mill, Dallington, and Wood's Corner, the hounds only two minutes be-
hind him. Here seas desperate work for cattle, with "bellows to mend."
Reynard now crossed the lirightling rout, and winding the course of a
stone wall which encloses the park of J. Fuller, Esq. Rose Hill. at
length crossed the Battle road, and made for some large covers, called
Creep Woods • thence he proveedA to Posthorn and Ashburnham,
where be entered the Park, and took a circuitous road in it, coming out
almost at the same place at which he entered. He Pm made for Cats.
field and Ciowhunt, from which latter place he made a sudden turn,
and awe back by Battle, leaving the town a little to the right, and
made for Pox's Hole, at which place Reynald was obliged to yield his
brush to his staunch pursuers, after a run of nearly four hours, having
covered a distance of at least forty miles through a tremendously heavy
and woody country. The horses were " dons up." This little staunch
pack have this season unkennelled three foxes in the same neighbour.
hood, all of which have been killed in fine style, after capital runs.
HLTNTK lAN ORdarelN.

EXCLUSION OF NATAL SURGEONS FROM HIS MAJESTY'S LEVER.

On Monday last, the Council and Members of the Royal
College of Surgeons met at their hall, in Lincoln's-inn-
fields, for the purpose of hearing the Hunterian Oration de-
livered by Mr. White. Previous to the entry of the Presi-
dent and Council, the recent order, excluding naval surgeons
from attending His Majesty's levee, was brought under the
consideration of the members, and two resolutions were
unanimously agreed to, expressing the feelings of the pro-
fession on the subject, and requiring the aid and interference
of the council to cause the order to be rescinded.

On the entry of the President and Council, a gentleman
deputed on the part of the members was about to state the
resolutions agreed to, when the President (Mr. Kest) in-
terposed, and suggested that as there were several visitera
present, it would be better to allow the business for which
the meeting was convened to proceed, and afterwards be
should be ready to hear whatever the members had to com-
municate. At the conclusion of the oration, the Presi-
dent desiring the beadle to remove the mace, and saying
that he would see the visitors out, left the hall and re-
turned almost immediately, but without his gown. He
then said he was ready to hear the member who had been
deputed to communicate the resolutions to him. That
gentleman having done so, and delivered to him a copy
of the resolutions, with a request that he would commu -
nicate them to the council, Mr. Keat observed that he
was not the President, that he was only the sub-
stitute for Mr. Headington, and that therefore he
could not communicate those resolutions as the Presi-
dent, but merely as an individual member of the Council.
On this, considerable dissatisfaction was expressed at what
was considered an attempt to elude the promise made previ-
ous to the delivery of the oration. During the confusion
occasioned by the remarks made on the president, SirAstley
Cooper (a member of the Council) rose and said that he
perfectly coincided with the sentiments expressed by the
meeting respecting the exclusion of naval surgeons from his
Majesty's levee ; for his own part, he did not believe there
was a more useful class of men in the State, and he did not
see any reason why a lawyer or a divine should be received
with more distinction at his Majesty's levee then an Eng-
lish surgeon ; and, in conclusion, suggested that the meet-
ing should nominate six of their members to meet the coun-
cil, who he was quite sure would be happy to discuss and
consider the subject with a view to adopt the best mode of
obtaining the wishes of the profession.
This proposal was opposed by Mr. Wakley, who con-
tended that a contract had been made with the ?resident to
communicate the resolutions to the Council. it was dis-
pleasing to some of the members of the Council to find that
they had spoken out in their own hall, and those gentlemen
wanted to get rid of such a precedent.
Ultimately Mr. Keat frankly undertook to communicate
the resolutions to the Council ; but whether as an individual
or as president pro temp. we did not understand.
itimetemismoime
Yesterday morning the Sessions at the Old Bailey com-
menced before the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, the Sheriffs, the Com-
mon Serjeant, Mr. Serjeant Arabia, Alderman Bigot, &holey,
Cowan. &c. The Judges named in the commission are, Mr. Baron
Gsyky, Mr. Baron Bold, and Mr. Justice Bosanquet. John Saha
John Long was brought up, and. pleaded 0. not guilty," when the trial
was fixed for to morrow. In the New Court, Wm. Smith, alias Crow-
foot lick, was convicted of stealing a geld watch, value lb guineas ; a
Maltese cross, value 4 guineas g and sewed ether valuable articles, in
all amounting to needy 900 guineas, the property of Edward Cohen,
the bullion merchant of Great St. Helen's. The robbery was committed
sofa: back as Angusts Two men. who were concerned with him, titre
tried at the last Old galley Sessions but one, and were transporkd for
cowmen years.

rams errs We INDIA Na"Milani, No. 3.
The 3d number of the East India Magazine, contains
much well-ashicted and much original matter, nut only to
interest those more particularly connected with India, but
those who feel a general interest in clearly understanding
what is now termed the East India Question; on which a
spirit of impartiality is displayed very creditable to the con-
ductors. We make the following extracts from a valuable
paper on the population of India :
" The British parliament is about to legislate for our• vast
dominions in India, yet without even a reasonable estimate
formed of their population and extent.
"The British territories, it will he seen, consist of above
eighty fiscal and judicial subdivisions, or more correctly, on
account of their size and populousness, of as many pro-
vinces. Under the government of Bengal there are of these
in Hindustan uu less than 56.

" Under the Madras presidency there are 22 districts, or
provinces ; some of these have been eighty, some sixty-
five, and the most recent thirty years, in our poftession.—
No census of them, however, was ever taken until the year
1822, under Sir Thomas Munro; and this, indeed, is the
only complete census of any considerable portion of the Bri-
tish dominions which has been taken down to the present
day. The total population was found to amount to
13,508,535.
The presidency of Bombay consists, properly speaking, of
tea proxinoes, beskiskik island of Bombay; and a paltry
territory in Cutch barely worth naming. The ten provinces
is question have all been obtained within the present cen-
tury, and the greater number of them within the last twelve
years. No complete census of the population of the Bom-
bay territory has been effected.
. Of the inhabitants of our territory beyond Hindustan, in
point of mere numbers it is barely worth while speaking, for
their united amount would hardly equal half the population of
an ordinary Indian province.
The following is a list of some of the principal towns in
Hindustan,—with their reputed population,—taken from
the Most recent work of the late Mr. Walter Hamilton,
by far the most useful and judicious writer on Indian sta-
tistics.

Population.
Nigpoor : . 115,000
Benda . . 100,000

Ahmedabad 100 .
.000
Cashmere • • .100,000
Farruekabad . . 70,000
hl hzapoor . 60.000
Agra . . . 60,000
Bareilly . . . 66,000
Aurungabad . . 60,000
Burdwan . . 64,000
Bangalore . . 60,000