Star.
London, England, 1824-07-31 00:00:00

HONDURAS

Extract of a letter from Captain It. MACtItA2I, of hi;t lqa!esty's
sloop liesTaao, dated the 2d of March, 1824, at Port R.lyal,
maica, and addressed to Vice-Admiral Sir 1.. W. Elias;
K.C.B.—(Ordered to be printet! by tlic How if Comment).
" The present inhabitants of our Settlement of Harz
consist of on or about—
White Inhabitants
Slaves
Free People of Colour
Free Blacks

150
2,600
co
500

Black Pensioners, late belonging to the West India
Regiments, disbanded 650
A Detachment of the 2d West India Regiment 2(0

Total number of perAem% - 4,700
" In this small community there has been 376 slaver
manumitted from 1803 to 1823, generally gifted tLem
from their good conduct, some being allowed to purchase
their manumission: many of theie Are now wealthy.
It is with much satisfaction I refer to the emulation
which appears amongst the Negro population in this
settlement. They are particularly well fed, and treated
with proper care. There is very little occasion to
punish them, they are so well disposed ; and I did not
observe any driver carrying a whip. Indeed many of
the large gangs, employed at the mahogany works far
distant front their owners, are managed by one of thcir
superior negroes; and so far as I could learn and per-
ceive, their privileges are very great, being permitted
two days in the week to themselves, and permission to
cultivate the soil to any extent for their own irr•.meJiate
profit, to build canoes, and raise any suit of stock ; in.
deed the proprietor frequently becomes a large pur-
chaser of the negroes' industry, thereby encouraging it.
Their allowance from the owner consi•ts of pork,
plantains, rum, tobacco, powder, shot, &c. (to kill game,
which is numerous), and tWo suits of clothes in the
year; and I understand it is very common for them to
accumulate large sums of money.
" The inhabitants, for their subsistence, obtain Idrge
supplies of cattle from Omoa, and are now raising
quantities of vegetables, small stock, India and Guinea
cote ; up the rivers fiey have plenty. of fish and tin tie.
Flour, and all the United States produce, is broog
by the vessels of that nation in exchange for logw•ood
and mahogany.
c, I have been particular iR detailing the treatment
of the Negro population in our settlement of Hondutai,
having recently read reports in our public journals very
contradictory to my statement, and I have every reason
to believe wholly erroneous. My report on that beast
is founded from my own observations dating sevetal
visits to that settlemeat."

Yesterday the foundation-stone of a new building, at
the corner of New-street, Guildhall, for tho.irish Society,
was laid, with appropriate ceremony, by Mr. Alderman
THORP, the Governor of the Society. Amongst. the
Gentlemen present at the ceremony were the Sheriffs of
London, Sir C. S. HUNTER, Aldermen Wool) and
LUCAS, and a number of the Assistants.

The inhabitants of Higher Croft lane, in the Palish
9f Barton-upon•lrwall, Lancashii e, have for some time
resisted the payment of parochial rates, and nearly
murdered the officers who attempted to enforce the
law. In consequence, two troops of the Scots Greys
were marched from Manchester to the place, and under
' their countenance the civil power took a number of the
rioters into custody.
Yesterday, the family of Mr. WHARTON. bookseller,
near the turnpike at Walworth, were violently alarmed
by a dog of the Newfoundland species rushing into the
shop, foaming at its mouth, and making its way up
stairs. or some time no person could be prevailed
upon to venture up stairs, till one man, more courage.;
ous than the rest, seized a poker, determining to face the
enraged animal, and followed by another, armed w::
a large spade, by their united efforts the rabid animal,
after a violent and desperate resistance, was destroyed.
A boy, named Williams, was yesterday morning
bitten in the hand by a dog; it occurred in the City
Green-yard, while the boy was standing looking at the
LORD MAYOR'S carriage and horses; he was taken to
St. Bartholomew's Hospital, when caustic was a?plieJi
and hopes are entertained that he will do well. Pie-
vious to this accident, another boy in the same neigh-
bourhood had his thumb bitten off; the dog that bit
Williams, had much the appearanee of the early stage
of madness.
No less than three Inquests were yesterday held on
persons drowned while bathing; one at the Red House,
Battersea, on T. Lonsdale, a youth, who met his death
on Wednesday, in the Thames; a second at the Eight
Bells, Hillingdon, on the body of W. Chapman, who
perished in a Canal in the Park of Mr. Cox, the Army
Agent; and a third, at the Elephant and Castle at
Pancras, on the body of T. Connor, nine years of age.
who lost bis life in the Regent's Canal.—Verdict in each
case—Accidentally drowned.
DEA TIX FROM BOXING: INQUEST ON Tiros. WALT:S
CONTINU£D.—Mr. Adi "s re.examtied—Had opened the head 21iii
body, and found marks of inflammation on the brain, but flotilla;
else. Mr. klailingtort was present when the dissection was
and stated it as his opinion the inflammation of the brain, which
caused death, night Lave arisen from a blow or fall, or intoxicatioo.
Witness was of the same opinion. Verdict—" Manslaughter ag.tir,,.
Henry Lairy," who had surrendered himself, and was committrs
to Newgate.

BIRTH&
Tuesday, at Oxford, the Lady of the Rev. Dr. Bliss, of a davghtev
At Exmouth, the Lady of Lieut.-Gen. Boyle, of a dAughtcr.

MIS DAT.

M A I LS.—:
A XII. Du& Aau. nes.
Dublfu 1 0 Francs 1 0
Waterford 1 0 Hamburet 1 1
Guernsey and Jersey 0 0 Mandela 0 0
Lisbon 0 1 Prazils 0 0
Holland 1 0 I Gortenburgh 0. 0
Buenos Ayres 0 0 1 America 0 I

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Mull, sag - 11 n:u.uu• .ft. 6
Atte rums - • 57 Mirtate* alter 6

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