Star.
London, England, 1824-10-14 00:00:00

LONDON.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1824.
THR FUNDS.
STOCK XXCHANGI. TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Consols opened this morning at 961 !by the Account, with
little doing; but soon after it was ascertained that a private Express
had arrived from Paris, and that .the prates were said to be 1021•
50c. which is somewhat lower. Consols ate 961 1 4 for the Account,
at which price they remain.
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Owing to the non.arrival of news from South America there is
very little doing.
Current Prices: New Spanish 154 16, Old 201 3, Russian 961 4,
'Alexican 601, Colombian Scrip 7 64 disc. Colombian 79/, French
Scrip 151 I pre. Austrian 981 3, Chilian 7514, New Russian 994
100, Old 964 99, Portuguese 911 92, Brazilian Scrip par I pre.
Buenos Ayres par 2 disc. Greek Scrip 11 10 disc. Peruvian 68,
Alliance Shares 101 pre.
l'::ICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stack ex. div. 2341,4
3 iter l ent. Bed. ex. div. 95.14 1/2 5Ai
3 per Cent. Cons. 96 1/2 5/s 1/4
3I per Cent. ex. div. 1021/2 10178
3i per Cent. Red. 101.7/8 5,4 A
1.0r.g Ann. ex. div. 23%4—India Bonds 95 94 93
£l,OOO v.xcl,eq. Bills (2d.) 51; (11/2d.) 51 5051.
1:54X) ditto (1 VAd.) 52 1.
£lOO and 1100 do. (11M.) 54 1.
Coo!. for Acct. 96% n ih 54 s

This is a sort of dies non, so far as relates to news;
and as we have nothing more to say on the Revenue
than refer to some statistical accounts in a preceding
column, nor have any wish, when party spirit is ex.
piring, to fan its dying embers by giving an account
of the Whig dinner at Chester, nor have any novelty to
communicate from Spain, where the Government is as
poor, as fceble, and as vindictive as ever, we shall turn
for a moment to that high and mighty Prince, the Ca-
cique of Poyais, whose title rivals that of the Grand
Signior or an Emperor of China, and who had conferred
as many titles (not honours) on his coadjutors as would
611 a Court Calendar.

The Cacique, alias Sandy M'Gregor, not being born
great, nor having greatness thrust upon him, wished to
achieve it; for this purpose he made sundry efforts to
avail himself of the dissensions in more than one I art
of the New World, and on all occasions illustrated the
truth of the maxim, that " the better part of valour is
discretion." Scouted abroad and laughed at at home,
the Cacique went in quest of new adventures.a de-
scent on the Sandwich Islands, or an attack on the
Coast of Africa would have been attended with
danger, which his Highness instinctively avoids : a set-
dement on thellisquito shore, with no other rival or
ally than GEonciaiitg of` hi-Mosquitos, seemed more
easy to accomplish, particularly as it was only neces-
sary to assume the Sovereignty, and practice on the
credulity of his countrymen, in getting them to bit),
lands, and emigrate; this was done unfortunately to
too great an extent; a Loan too, was attempted, but it
did not produce enough to pay the expense of the office,
advertising, and the Attorney's bill.
All these schemes failing, and the poor deluded crea-
tures sent out to Poyais either perishing of hunger er
returning in rags, the Prime Minister, Secretaries of,
State, Brigadier-Gererals, &c. of the Cacique, threw
off their allegiance, and began to expose each other
Letters in Newspapers, Memorials, and Pamphlets,
appeared in rapid succession ; one of the most in-
teresting of the latter description, is entitled
Proceedings of an Inquiry and Investigation instituted
by Major• General Copp, Superintendent and Com-
mander-in-Chief of Belize, in the Bay of Honduras."
The substance of this pamphlet, and the principal facts
it details appeared in the STAR more than twelve months
ago; but as the Poyais Imposture is not yet sufficiently
exposed, we shall be excused for again recurring to the
subject.

The investigation, instituted by General Copp, as to
the Poyais settlemeA fully proves the iniquity rf the
)1, scheme. Firsecomes t e proclamation of the King of
the Mosquito Indians, nnalling the grant of land to
M'GREcon, he not having fulfilled his contract. Then
we have the evidence of Mr. Marshal Bey Si ITT, who was
sent to Belize, to inquire into the Poyais settlement; he
states that he found sickness and wretchedness prevail to '
a great extent; that in order to prevent " the waste of hu.
man life," he took on board his vessel, lying off the Black
River. 44 sixty-six individuals, all, with the exception of
three, languishing on the bed of sickness and fever, and
chiefly consisting of women and children." The vessel
was afterwards again sent from Belize, to bring away
the remainder of the settlers, as well as the Cacique's
"Lieutenant-Governor Ham.," who appears to have
behaved well on the occasion.

This statement is confirmed by four Magistrates, and
so distressed were the settlers, that General Coon judged
it prudent to appoint a Committee to superintend and
regulate the charitable donations of public and private
friends, to be appr opt iated for the relief of these unfor-
tunate people.

Mr. GEORGE WESLEY, another Officer belonging to
our settlement at Belize, learning from Mr. Goucita,
one of the chief settlers of Poyais, and " banker of an
imaginary bank," the state of the settlers, hastened to
their relief, and thus describes their situation

4, I think it scarcely possible to witness greater misery
than that which presented itself to us. Most of the
people were lying on :he ground, under a few leaver
and branches thrown across some sticks, which it would

be a violation of truth to call houses; man' Fere in a
• -
state of ague and fever, and absoltkely- unable tb crate'
to the woods far the centinon Istries of nature. The
stench arising from. this circnenstiarce in air* huts, -the
1119ry and'almost naked state they were in, the absence
'of cleanliness and comfort, the want of goad nurses,
-nourishment, and, above all, of good water, combined"
with the want of medicine, seemed to be accelerating
the work. of death, which was already advancing from
disease."
We will now turn to the evidence of the Cacique's
Viceroy, Colonel HALL, who deserved a better office :
" I trust," says this candid Officer, 66 the above state-
ment may prove to this honourable Court, that every
exertion in my power, physical and moral, were brought
into activity, to give permanence to this ill fated esta-
blishment : the difficultiei opposed to me were beyond
the removal of human exertions. Had 1 not availed
myself of the opportunity presented by Mr. Ben-
net's arrival, and removed the settlers from Black
River, at a period when. disease, aggravated by de-
spair, was accelerating the work of death, I should
have subjected myself to the severe visitation, of DIVINE
displeasure, and obnoxious to the merited execrations
of mankind. I mutt ever lament that 1 should have
been the unintentional cause of drawing on Major-Ge-
neral CODD. and the respectable Magistrates and inha-
bitants of the settlements, such a load of unfounded
calumny and defamation.
" The benevolence and humanity of Major-General
Coon, the Magi,trates, and respectable inhabitants of
Belize, and their solicitude to alleviate the sufferings of
these unfortunate persons, exceeded my most sanguine
expectations." _ _ _

Nothing more is necessary to shew that the Poyais
scheme has been one continued system of fraud and
imposture ; and if the authors are not without the reach
of the law, we trust they will he made amenable to it ;
for we can scarcely think, that, amidst the multiplicity
of our statutes, there shou:d not be one under whickthe
parties ma) be pi osecuted.

Frankfort Pipers to the Bth instant reached us this
morning. Tne ioll %wing are extracts :

WARSAW, SEPTEMBER 21.
• By a Decree issiied on the 31st of last month, by the
Prince Governor, all young men intended for the eccle-
siastical profession, and who are in the seminaries, are
exempt from military service. This exemption, how-
ever, will cease, if, when they leave, the seminary, they
give up the intention of embracing the ecclesiastical
profession.

On the 19th, M. de Skarsjewski was installed with
great solemnity, in the Church of the Holy Cross, as
Atchbishop and Primate.of the Kingdom.

MUNICH, OCTOBER 2.

We expect shortly the publication of a new plan of
studies for the Academies of the kingdom ; for which
purpose the Governments of the Circles, and all the Di-
rectors of Academies, were called upon some months
ago, to send in detailed reports and, proposals.
As the new plan is to be carried into effect in the
next academical year, the commencement of that year,
for 182445,- is deferred, in all the superior academies,
till the eth November.
BERLIN, OCTOBER i.

If our Government, like every one that attentively
and wisely considers the interests of the sevetal classes
ofc itizens,as well as the welfare of the whole State, thinks
of retrenchment, and a more equal distribution of the pub-
lic burdens, the accounts that have been published by
the Hamburg* Correspondent, are, however, ill-founded.
—There is no idea of the Minister of War, Lieutenant-
General Von Hake resigning his office. His Excellency
continuos to enjoy his Majesty's confidence and the
esteem of the army, and will resume his functions as soon
as his health, which is much improved, allows. Nor are
the dedications of one and one and a half per cent. to
be considered as savings, they being intended to form
a fund for pensioning civil officers.

.
Considerable anxiety prevailed in the City the whole
of this morning, respecting the fate of the Cortes packet,
from New York, which passed Holyhead on the 11th.
Brokers were underwriting her at six guineas at
Lloyd's, whore the books exhibited a great number of
losses by the gale of Tuesday. The following informs•
tion WAS received, in the course of the morning, at the
New England Coffee-Houser •

" Livaaroox, Tuasoot, OCT. 111.—Wind N. E. fresh.—The
packet ship Cortes, from New York, has not arrived, but is ex-
pected tomorrow's tide.
" EIGHT rat.—A report retails that the Cortes has been driven
on shore."

The Princess Au()UstA left Frogmoie on Tuesday,
LO for the Duke and Duchess of GLOUCESTER s, at Baphot.
The Duke of BUCKINGHAM has purchased from Mr.
FAaQUUA&, the valuable estates in Bucks, lately belonging to Mr.
Cox; situate at liillesden, Buckingham, and Preston lkssrtr, with
valuable Church preferment in thole places.
At the Mansion-house, Hull, on Tuesday, ROBERT
Ramos, jun. Esq. banker, was admitted a freeman of that Corpo-
ration, upon the payment of 300 guineas.
The late Norwich Musical Festival produced a clear
profit of X 2,500 for the benefit of the County Hospital.
Transfers in the New Three-and-a-half per Cents. late
Four per Cents. were made on Tuesday at 101 i.
Wednesday sennight, Mrs. Courts was to have dined
with the Dike and Duchess of ATHOL', but the melancholy intelli-
gence of the death of Lord CHARLES Munitar having just been re-
ceived at Dunkeld House, she proceeded to Perth, to be present
during the meeting of the Perth Hunt.

Tile Proprietor of the Haymarket Theatre has wisely
secured to himself the great talents of Miss Ketz.v. This delight-
ful actress, whose lcsa at the Winter Theatres has been so severely
felt for some years, makes her first appearance at the Haymarket
on Saturday.
The principal Fair at Keswick, in Cumberland, is held
on the 2d day of August, and Is called .tfos'an or Mazda/en Fair,
being the da.,:.of St. Mary Magdalen, old stile. inhabitants
about this time usually expect a flood, which they predict in these
most wonderfully poetic lines:—
" Morianflude
“ Neer did gioskr
In an orchard at Blean, in Kent, belonging to Mr.
Goooww, two apples were lately gathered that weighed 3lbs.

THE THEATRES.

COVENT-GARDEN.

Mr. YOONO made his first appearance for the season
last night, and was received with all the warmth tine
t 4 his distinguished talents. The character selecte.l tor
the occasion was Sir Periinax Macsycophant : toot,
our opinion, the one best calculated to enhance his
claim to public admiration. • There are, however, seat..
ral points of fine acting about it, -arid the whi.le is a
curiosity. It is for its curiosity, and not for its perfec,.
Lion, that it has become somewhat popular.
HAYMARkgr.
lloixaorr's Comedy of The Road to
brought out at,this house last night. The put cf Sophia
was performed for the first limo by Mrs. W. WEs•r, in
a manner which 'celled forth the mo,t
plause.—Mrs. GitOyEtt performed the If.i
for the first time, .with that effect %which %void,' be et-
petted from her deservedly established reputatioa. Tte
pall of Old Dointoa was sustained by Mr. W. FARREN.
The Piece was in all other respects sell cast, and at the
dropping of. the curtain, the audience testified their ap.
probation by three diAinct rounds of applause.

BOIV-S 1 la ET- FIBS DAY:

GROSS FRAM) AND 'IMPOSITION.

Our Readers are aware that a young•woman, named Lucy Mar.
tin, was on Tuesday brought before the Magistrates by Lawson,
the Officer, whose humanity had been excited by her forlorn and
helpless appearance, and in whose favout" the deepest sympathy wzi
excited. That sympathy is now turned completely. She turn,
out to be a most consummate impostor; to have robbed her itta.zee
and his family, and instead of having uo means to convey her home,
she had upwards of aet in her pocket. From the publicity given of
the case in our Paper of yesterday, the- Gentleman in question tea,
induced to come forward, and last night the prisoner was again
brought up to answer the charge of felony. After hearing the
evidence adduced, the Magistrates committed her on the charge;
but as others are expected to be brought against her, she was 0:-.
dered to stand committed until to-morrow.

Ouredge, the driver of a Kew-bridge and Brentfur‘l.
coach, was brought up, charged pith assaulting and behaving in-
solently to Mr. Nicholas Harris Nicolas, a Gentleman residing an
the neighbourhood of the above places. Defendant denied the ehngc.
Mr. HALLS, with some remarks upon the defendant's conduct,
fined him 403. and as. costs.
John Morgan was charged with a fraud upon the Parish of St.
George, Hanover-square.—The prisoner, it appeared, bad come
from Betley, and applied to the Overseers of the above Parish
for relief. They gay.: him a ticket to receive refreshment at the
Workhouse, when he wrote under the word refreshment, " and
one shilling," which he received.—He was committed for the fr and

Tuesday se'nnight, the Gentlemen amateurs, composed
of the Officers of the Garrison, and Squadron stationed
at Portsmouth, pet formed at the Theatre of that town,
in aid of the Funds for the National School, under the
patronage of Sir JAMES and Lady LYON, and Sir G.
and Lady MARTIN, who drew together, at an early hour,
all the rank and beauty of the town. The performances
were The Heir at Law, with Miss in her Teens.—
The gentlemen amateurs all acquitted themselves re-
markably well ; the greatest propriety of costume, and
correctness of dialogue, wete strictly observed. The La-
dies were professional. Miss HOLLAND, aseicely, played
and looked charmingly. Mrs. JEFFERSON and Mits
MONDAY, also, came off with eclat. The afterpiece of
Fribble and Flush (though they have long slept in the
tomb of their ancestors) continued to be very amusing.
Harcourt House, in Cavendish-square, which has
hitherto been entirely hidden from public view, by a dark high wall,
is going to be repaired and modernised. At present Ms large man.
lion consists of one fine suite of rooms on the ground-door, and two
or three contemptible bed-rooms above. The bed-rooms are to be
demolished, and a new story, to consist of sleeping-roams, added.
The ground on which this house stands is very extensive, and the
sower-garden extremely beautiful and even extensive
The.first Montrose assembly for the season Aorik ptice
on Thursday last. Prevknitly to its commencement, LIM Cams-
SHAN X.l, Esq. entertained a large party of his friends is dinner lit
the Star, where everything that suits the. palate was served up in a
superior style. "the assembly was numerously attended by the No-
bility and Gentry of both town and country; among whom were
observed the following—
Viscount Arbuthnot and Lady Ann Cruickshank, directors;
T ..nourable Colonel Arbuthnot, Honobrable John Arbuthnot, Sir
zt:,:xander Ramsay, Lady, and Son; Captain Thomas Ramsay,
Captain Robert Ramsay, Lieutenant • William Ramsay, K. N.
Marmaduke Ramsay, Esq. James-Cruiekshank, Esq. Lindsay Car-
negie, Esq. and Lady Ann; Major Burnet, of Lays; Andrew Knox,
Esq. and family; James Carnegie, Esq. and Lady, Of Balmautto;
David Carnegie; Esq. and family ; Colonel FotheriOgitam, of Pow-
rie ; Captain Hawkins and Miss Hawkins; Misses Carnegie, of
Charieton; Horatio Ross, Esq. of Rossie Castle; Miss Scrimgour,
of Teatiog ; John Guthrie, Esq. of Guthrie, and family; Thomas
Farquharson, Esq. Baldovie • Captain William Hunter; Mr. Car-
negie, of Lower, and Brother; Captain Mill. Noraiside; Misses
Greenhill, Old ontrose.

Mrs: M--t, who eloped from her family of three
children, from her husband's cottage, opposite Kensington private
wall, Bayswater, with Mr. F—N, a wealthy citizen, on the
wrong side of forty, on Saturday last, was traced froin the Bear
Inn, at Reading, where they changed horses, to a snug recluse spot,
near Marlborough, on Monday night. The Lady is twenty-two
years of age. The husband returned without his precious object.
It was prettily said of Lord BACON, that he had the
art of inventing arts.
The different plate chests. deposited at the banking-
house in Berner-street, have been delivered up to their owners.
•The state of that part of Regerit.strect, between Pall-
mall and Piccadilly, which was Macadamized last year, is such as
to do no great Credit. to the new system.
A fine specimen of the extraordinary species of cu-
cumber, Cucuntio yerttosus eel longiuisetts, measuring six feet nine
inches in length, may he seen in Liverpool, by those who delight iu
the rare productions of nature. It is indigenous to South Atnerica,
but may be cultivated hi Britain, with care and attention.
The labours of the anvil are silenced in a very exten-
sive branch of her manufactures, the table-knife trade, in Sheffield.
The forgers, and also the halters, have struck for an advance of
wages; or rather for a restoration of the 1810 prices.
Saturday, as the Lord Melville steam-vessel, from
London to Calais, had nearly reached the latter port, the Engineer
(George Beedmore) got up on the guard iron of owe of the engines
to examine some part, and in descending misplaced his foot, and
becoming entangled under one of the beams, his leg was shockingly
crushed: it is surprising by what effort he extricated himself.
A Madame Gillet, at Paris, has had five children at
twer births, within the last twenty months. At the first
she had-two girls, and at the last three boys. The little
progeny are all alive and well.

Mr. Timm has completed his survey for bringing wa•
ter into Greenock. For £B,OOO much water 4n ►y
brought in as will chive 90 mills, and if an additional
£5,000 were expended, it is supposed that the sup,
would be equal to the power of all the steam-endues
in Glasgow. The advaittage cannot but be great to.
Greenock. Factories will doubtless be ectahl i shed there
in preference to situations where it is necessary to reroit
to steam ; especially when the price of coals is liable t►
exorbitant fluctuations.

At the time of the conflagration of the liorse, a ma•
rine was seated in his bit th with his win and child, a boy
about twenty months old. Finding .411 hopes of escaping
ineffectual, the man took a sheep from the pens, and
lashing the boy on its back, dropped them into the
sea, saying, 1. There, turn to the land, and GOD be with
you." The wife leaped into the sea ; the man followed,
and supported her till they Were both picked up by a
boat; whilst the sheep made for the shore
swiCt its
charge, who was rescued by some of the spectates.
who rushed forward to meet him, and restored him. sale •
to his parents.