Star.
London, England, 1829-07-13 00:00:00

CONSTANTINOPLE, Juws n.

Since the last post, such large supplies of provisions of all kinds
have been brought in under the protection of the ant, that no want
is felt. The Paellas of Naldia mud beavUy laden coasting vessels,
which get as near as possible to the Bosphorus, and take advantage
of the time when the feet is at sea to run into the channel. The
Russian frigate, the Raphael, of 411 guns, and SBO men, arrived here
on the 29th ult. It is a very fine trigate, and surrendered without
resistance ; but the Captain was a Greek.—On the other baud a
moot valiant resistance was made by a &masa:brig, which escaped.'
and by a corvette which suffered severely, and afterwards tank
near Shade. On the 7th. when the Capitan Puha put to sea, a
cannonade was beard the whole of the day from Karabaurna, and
there is no doubt that a naval battle took place. We are im-
patient to hear the events ; the capture of a Russian steam-boat is
reported.
Vanua, dear I.—Metalliques, 98k; Bank Shares, 1,1061.
agigneram Stitang,July O.

BERLIN. JULY G.

The Jasinsal Is. Petersburgh, of June 28, gives an account of
attack made by t►e Turks, to make themselves masters of a position
occupied by the Russians, opposite the intrenched camp of War-
gerob, which the enemy occupied in the inaccessible defiles on the
Bank of the Danube, in Little Wallachia. The Turks, 2,000
strong, were repulsed in three attacks, and then charged wit► the
bayonet ; they lost 200 men. The same Journal say:—" At the
same time with this report his Majesty received the news of the
disgraceful surrender of the Raphael frigate, commanded by Capt.
Stronsikoff, which struck to the enemy without auy tesistauce
whatever: '—Prussian State Gums, July 6.
ODESSA, June us.

The News that General Diebits& bas sent Mr. Fonton to the
Grand Vizier is confirmed. Some think hr is commi.sional to

propose terms of peace, Count Diebitsch having full powers (row
the Emperor to negociate. Others, however, say that he is only
sent to summon Sebumla to surrender.

MAKSTRICHT, JULY 9.

We are happy to say M. de 13roukere is re-elected Member of
tie Chamber of Deputies. •

COLONIAL POLICY.

The Editor of a New South Wales Paper, in comment-
ing on a Parliamentary Paper relative to the criminal
code of that Colony, gives the following specimen of the
mode in which it is occasionally administered:
" Two days before Sudds's death, 'pompon's patience being
worn out with being obliged to bend his head forward in walking;
and to contract his legs in sleeping, on account of the shortness of
his chains, which were suspended from the collar, and fastened to
the sock rings;. his legs, like Soda's, being swollen and sore with
the occasional snatches of the chains, which forced the basil. up
towards the calves of his legs, broke them. This was at a Satur-
day (25th November), subsequently to his sending a petition to the
Chief liistite, and to which he never received an answer.
(Copy). TO MIS IItrOOUR COMET JUSTICE TOSISES,
The Petition of Patrick Thompson, most humbly showeth,
That Petitioner, late a private soldier in the 57th Regiment, is
confined ht Sydney Gaol, under sentence of transportation tor seven
years, on a conviction of petty larceny.
That, at a period subsequent to the passing of such sentence.
petitioner was (without writ of Habeas Corpus or other lawful
authority) remanded from the gaol to the military barracks, there
loaded with irons of unusual weight and formation, and subjected,
without any sentence of *a Court Martial, to the military punish-
ment of public exposure and drumming out of the regiment.

Petitioner humbly submits, t►at a double punishment Civil and
Military, for one offenee, is contrary to the laws of England, and
lea violation of the rights of a British subject.
That petitioner, unlike any other prisoner under similar sentence,
continues cams= in an extraordinary and cruel manner; having
his neck and legs fastened together by a chain. too short to alkw
the full extension of his bogy ; and an iron collar round his neck,
with a spike in front and behind, which prevent ►hut from lying on
his back, belly, or side, and exclude, the possibility of sleep—o
specles of torment totally irreconcSeable with the spirit of the
British law.
Petitioner therefore most humbly prays your Hboour's Leman,
interfering, in relieving him from his torment, including as it does
a rigour beyond the: law, and to which be would consider imme-
diate death preferable.
And Petitioner, as Mend in duty, will ever pray.
(Signed). PATRICK THOMPSON.
Sydney Gaol.
When the turnkey perceived Mangos bad broken his chains,
he was taken to the lumber yard to have them repaired. This
occurred two days afterwards, namely, on Monday, the 47th Nov.
His irons were all taken off at the lumber yard, and the suit of
irons worn by &Ads was put on ►hn ; they being longer, and
the collar being big enough foe Thompson. We do not know
whether we are more sensitive than other people, but there is a
something in this act which jars our feelings. Not only did the
Government persevere in using the illegal chains, but rather than
pot be ecsocsaleal, Thomson was loaded with the very wit to
which his deceased friend sod comrade had attribsced his death.—
*dray Mositeri.fars. SO.