Star.
London, England, 1828-09-26 00:00:00

KINGSTON, JAMAICA, Auatrar 4.

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.. At Abe Ilmerd r,t Wos the plans for buil _ling • **w
14va for the 144,0 tamintander.in-Chief on this 'tattoo were laid
before the Board and approved. and the Clerk of the Board bad
• been directed to ailvinise for tenders Sir completing the work. A
nt Egg;o00 has been appropriated for this purpose. This Irp
• much awned. as 'the preereiresidence of Admiral VLmuuo le, in
r catnip tropic and to title tirtuntstitted the frequent Ilse
since of the Admiral may be attributed:- Bye passenger in his Ma.
intr. ship Espiegk, front the Havannah, we leant that his Majesty's
.ship Grasshopper, while off Cape Antonio, had captured a schooner
from dm COM of Africa with slaves, after a bard chase of twenty:
hinin; she proved to he the Xersier packet of 130 tons, mount:
lei as le-pounder' a.midships, and four guns of the same calibre,
with a complemental Cony:lime Men. Capt. Caaoroae had given
the vessel and slaves in charge to the Mired Commission at the'
Havannals. By the same conveyance we learn that the Spanish
squadron, under CommOdere Lumps, had sailed, but its destine.
den was unknoviti, tkeugh it was rumoured at the Manama that
an attempt woold_be made to invade Shake. It mooted of two
74 gun-ships, two heavy frigates, three brigs, one brigands'', and
one acimoner.—The French frigate, Jean d'Are, ands corvette had
sailed on a cruise from the Havasinab. The Cygnet ticket hat
arrived at Jamaica. and would proceed to Vera Cut& The Trion 1
packet bid arrived atßaritadoes on her way to Jamaica, from Pal.
awash, la sweetj.sis days.

- The Jamaica Papers give a description of a Tenni African Chief
wino is in dadery in that Wand, who states be is related to the

relining fatally at Tintboeto, and that his father was appointed
Governer of Gaya, one of the three celebrated cities in the Wirier
Of Aldo.

THE ARMY.

There was a eery split rail atoms fight el With* Wow he garrison
on Friday, at Newcattle, county Limerick. before a large sad fa-
iblonable field of ipeetators. Among the equipages we noticed
the elegant vehicles of Limb Cuts% Domains, and Mastar.—.
General Sir CHARLES Dom put the creeps throogli a variety of
namplkated nianwerres ; the charging, Orieg, and rettiadur,
elicited a very general expression of pleasure —AMU lbw.

NAVAL iN ELLLIGENCE.
.11sna Anarosi. Tuts Day.—Dublin I—Water:Ord 1-France
flianburgb I—Holland I.

—The liewee4, Barnet's, front Bay C.haleer so curb. many
ton pest. Peter's lased.
DEAL, Sere. Y3.—Wind Fa W. to W.—The Britoesert, for Fr?.
nada Po. cam* dews tram the River last evening. The Res-
tough le pttiag wider. weigh. •

Pomusourn, Sam aS. —Wind &E.—Arrived his Majesty's ship
Owdella, from Om Eastward. .
Irmasourtrf:"§irre. —WOW .3 W.—Airivrd 'the ' Brazilian
frigate Imperatris, Vice-Adnural TARAWA* from Gibraltar, fa .19
days, with the young Queen of Postimaa ail ber mkt. ••• ,

Banivot., SEPT. 25.—Arrived the Hope, D*lllloll, fetilaliadelt;
Active, DIMILT, from Tenerife.
MAIRSATI, SEPT. 25.—Arrived the Hope, Wanzaz, and limb
emommi. from Quebec.
Owes, Sen. Ls.—Arrived the Olinda, Rows*, Erma* RIO
Jttgei s.
r., Sur. 24.-rArrieed the Amelia, Davinson from
illarocaPoo; Quebec packet, from lunaica ; New Yak. 14inillvv.
and Sylv‘tns, Juana, from New York; Algonquin. They, from
Philadelphia; Blucher, Janes; from New Orlean.; Virginia
packet. from Virginia; Edgar, Gauls, from Quebec; Cowed',
facets, tram St. Andrew's, N. B.
SM. 23.—Arrived the Catharine, SWAN, from Hon.
dorm ; Strathmore, Camrseta. from Antigua; George Canning,
Canna. and Hero, POTTIN flow Quebec

PILL. Strt. ts.—Astival to two days 6$ schooner , 413 kip
and 1O sloops.

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• Fame inn vtvninovn soonstic, SLIM 24.
The Dispatch, IS, consmander R. W. Parsons, is expected lime
front Cork, to pay of for re-cansmissioning.
The Antelope (tender to the Ramifies) sailed on Monday even-
ing for Portsmouth and the Downs.

it is supposed that the next ship from kale, Wilk at Bombay.
will be the Andromeda frigate, and that she will be brought base
bf Captain FUrne3la, of the Hind.
The Leveret. 10, appesrrd di port yesterday. and sailed split..
We endersthisti diat. hi's Ilaje-ty's thlp Bombay, $4, Captain
Campbell, was only nit numbs from the day she was launched is
Indio to the day she entered Houma&
AU wit well on hazed the 161.1..atesie at die Cape of Good Hope.
on the 18th of Jona, then capstans shortly to proceed to the la e
of France. The Helicon was alm iinig at the same piece.
Reside is Hamosse. the Bs donnas. %%Indus CaMk, Hontbay,
Trincolo, hour, Royalist • in the Sound, the Pylades.
Contanander P. Richard:, of gap Peopes,,s promoted to the rank
of Caputo.
Comatamkr.Flloa i. appolotod to the Pelona, vise Ifichuda.
promoted.
Coesanader *mutt, of the Trineelo. Is promoted to the rank
of Carta* C4104113411{1at Sawed Price is appointed to com-
mand that deep.

DUMFRIES, Sart% 23...
ins WeAsinta.—.We have been blessed with another
week of most delightful weather, and the husbandman
who wens amidst hills and Moors never bad such a sea-
son for finishing his labours. In this te.pect l•ttle
mains to be dune, and the fellows every where are in
such excellent Wm, that the seed *hest will get a dry
and kindly bed. Around Biggar, Sanquhar. &c. the
potato thaws have become so black from frost, that the
farmers are now beginning to raise them. It is other.
wise, however, is the vale of Naas, wilese the pastures,
trees, and even the hedges, are almost as green as they
were at Midsummer.
RaIIIARICABLZ FZILTIIMIT.Mr. Bell, of Heathhall,
in this neighboushood, planted a field of potatoes on the
Ist of April last, and exposed them to sale in our (tsar.
ket on the 90th June.- When the fidd was fairly cleaned
and put in proper order, he II• planted it with the same
root, and, what is remarkable, he )ester Jay sent us a
spleinien of the second tiop, which is cestaialy a cir-
,c.inastance seldom beard of in sins (raster. Mt. Bell
says be put in the seed on the 2J of July, and a sllbe
able t r supply the suasket for a loug time to come. He
was the first farmer who produced pi t 'toes in the mar-
ket this season, for which we think hi entitled to the,
bun
gratitude orate public.

P"Ir"r".

COURT OF CO‘l MON COIJNCIL.
A Mutt of Common Coolicil *as held yestriday al
at Guildhall. A letter Isom a ,eta ism of Ala Copda
one of the Sheriffs elect.. was "sad, staling that Mr.
Copel end was ill. and th4t it was'not ezpec.ed that b
would. be able to attend at the usual time to take th

necessary oaths of office,. and therefure itquestiog tha,
the Cou t would adopt such measures as it should thins
proper to enable him to take the oaths and enter upo
the duties of his office immediately on his marvel's-4
Some discussion took place, but the final consideratio.
of the subject was postponed.
A petition, signed G. C. Gambier, was presented,
praying a grant of a sum of money in aid of the noda-
-1 taking of the Londori .Episcupal Church Society, to
whoas his Majesty has lateiy granted a 74Isun ship.
which has been fitted up and brought into the rivet
'Thames. The petition was on the motion of Sq. C.
Hunter, refereed to a Committee of General Purp set.
The consideration of the printed Report of the Cod •
mutter. of City Lands, and the minutes of evidence in
relation to the office of Sect/Wary was postponed; an,
it was understood that a Special Court day would br
appointed far the put pose. *
Mr.R. f avt.oa called the attentiun of the 0 11. t to 'h.
state of the works connected wib the imptoverneot of
Fleet market. The work, be observed, was procredine
with celerity; but public thoroup,hfe,es were beine
stopped up and other iiiconvewences occcasioned. Ile
.thought dot every meson ought t.r be rut nisheJ wi I.
net..4tamt,tatt of the C(31141-flue s.i 1, he hoped t
he' bk ISV this nest Cows day ita Canasta a sati.factot)
account c filAiwot ks..•
Mr. align, said that one difficulty which the Com.
Mittel bodin contend with was. the enormous ammo'
of SollapesSatiell winch some of the parties required.
.Mr-Peatiemc •postponed to the nest General Court
day his motion ow consider the propriety of she Court
'ezpreising its opinion with regard to the policy of con.
tinning anppottmairestrictions tilpon the plea of nit.
pious prinespies."-:
Sir. Patin LAMM snegested the propriety of with-
drawing the motion altorether.
TheCoun then adjourned.
PARISH. OF ST. PAUL COVENT-GARDEN.
A Meeting of the Inhabitants of the above Parish was
held in the Vestry-toons yesterday morning. for.
purpose ef. receiving theiteport of a Coinmitlee ap
pointed so treats an Act at - Parliament toe the better
regulation of the Parish, and Ito-fix a rate for the pa
anent of the expenses thereof.
The Cheir having been taken by' Mr. Do*, the draft
of the Bill was read to the Meeting; upon winch
Mr. Came rose to express his decided objection te
it, • Mr.'cribb proceeded to diem's the esti, us clauses
of the Bill, and, among other Kiwi, opposed theft:air
of the watch rate at 94. whichte said was ma-enoesia.
He said be would oppose the Bill if he stood alma.
Mr. Cribb tbes-atode some oteservatiotis in"defence at
Mr. Rocbe,lut was interrupted by several Gentlemen,
who did not seem satisfied with hit exculpation.
Mr. Penults this was not the first time that
unfounded assertions bad been made by Mr. Cribb, rind
alluded to a circular which had been bandied about
agaisot. the Bill. He thought it very likely' that this
i
had been done by some of the Select, and he was its*
the Meeting would go with him in reprobating it.
A Gentleman read a !ewe Whitten by the it.etor of
the parish, in whiCh the Reverend Gentleman stated
char all the chairs of rxt.avagance brought against
the Vestiy were unfoluided, as it was impos.ible tomer
ddct the paroc-ial busirre.s more economically.
Rector. in conc'usion4.uibclainted knouiledgepf the-
hand bill in ques ion, and said: it was his. desire to pro-
mote harmony and good well in the palish. .
blrePautz.tra again rose, and remarked upo. the'
urge income allowed to the Vestry Cl rk. Tisat Gets.
dentlan's incest,. he said, was much ton larger he was
*Bowed 4201. a year, and Mr. Caviler h,rd ofered
dealt the duty for 20W. He did not snake these re.
'marks wirkeny tad feeling. but much ill blond bid
,been engendered in the parish, and Mr. Cribb best
knew how it originated. Mn. Cribb's objectionlo the
Oro amouoted to nothing, and the principal ohjeet ot
thbtOentleanao seemed to be to support his friend Mr.
Roche. .
' Mr: *SUESS said that Mr. Cribb had given m Ist
fortune:* reasons for not giving his consent to-the Bill.
which was not to support private or personal interest.,
as be had stitea, hdlg to effect a public beoefit. Mr
Walker alluded to +various yroi is of mismasagement
with respect tothe parish funds,and said that at one time
the Board hail a balancent 5 01 VOW. in their favour.
which the pat ish knew nothing about, and bad never bad
.an oppottunity of Lis king into.
h Several Gentlemen here said, w No. no." in rather a
boisterous manner, bet Mr. Walker said he could prove
that his statement was cr-rrect.
Mr. WALE'S, in conclusion, alluded to several eir•
cessive charges which bad been made for eating and
drinking.,ond thoUght that the charge of misappropsia-
tient bad been made oat against the Vevey Clerk.—
Though the Bill was not quite so liberal as bee. old
wish, it should have his support.
Mr. -nen moved an Amendment. to the effect—
s" Thet every aecessaly nice use should be taken with
a view to forward the Bail ; but if that introduced by
Mr. Hobhouse effected she require' object. the presets•
one slioald not be proceeded with."
This Resolution passed tottaninionsly, *nd the Meet-
ing sepaiatesit

DREADFUL ACCIDENfIiti -EXETER STREE r.
CORONER'S 1111QUESirUPON. THE • BODIES.
Yesterday afternoon, at ball past these o'clock, Twos.
Mous. Esq. and a highly respectable Jury, assembled
at Mr. James Hayman'., the White Hart, Catherine.
street, to inquire into the circemstances attending the
death of Thomas ?leaves, the poor carman who was
killed, by the felling of the houses Noe. 4 and .5. Exeter.'
street, on Wednesday afternoon. The body of ?leaves
was lying at the White Hart. which is in St. Martin's
pati:b; the bodies of the unfortunate Mrs. Stokes and
her infant at the, Bell, in Exeter street, which is in Sr.
Paul, Coreobgarden, so that two separate inquiries, and
the summoning of two .Wrier, became necessity.
During theday.the rumours which bad goaeabroad
respecting the proprietorship of Asters. Henry Meus
and Co. the Wearers, in tors boasts, were repeated in all
quarters. and commented on pretty. , ft( sly. and who,
the inquest had asssembled, Mr. Roche appeared as the
representative lad solicitor of the firm. The Jury
having viewed the body of Nearer,
Thomas Worrall, 0f:N0.7, Yoi k place, Limbetheiral
called, and stated • that he is a carpenter employed in'
the neigbourhood, and that for sere' al months past he
had often observed to' his ' fellow workmen that the
houses 4 and 5, fit Exeter street, w.-re in a tetr,blr
state et dilapidation. anti obgbt to be pelted. down. Ha
iliwb/l• thought they Would one day or other temblr
down.
.The timber. were 'cetera
.and the sop maul
hanging over so as to threaten every 'passenger. On

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