Star.
London, England, 1827-10-05 00:00:00

AL LORD HARRIS.

letter has been addressed to the Edi-
• Edialoirgh Magazine:
bAs been directed to an article in year
rt month, giving briefly an secoust of the
, Grace the Duke of We!hasten.
awing, in introducing my name sherds, cast a
Write:ion upon my character, I feel called
vindication of' my honour, to refine tie itosain-
entract contains the passage to erfidt-1

men, under the command of General
enter the Mysore territory. and- to that
was attached. It is worthy of remark that
the present occasion ambled in his command
_ - measure quite unprecedented in the annals
warfare—and that of the members who composed that
see sanction no important matter could be un-
rellesley was one.'
common feeling of surprise and indissomion
urantable statement—at surprise, that imp
hardihood to assert that which Is utterly
n that I should be supposed to have been
an arrangement, which, snaking me a com-
mand, would have degraded sae as k std.
at any such council as that which is stated
in my command was ever in existence. and
the Arst.time I ever heard or knew that even
point se derogakory to my honour was ever

has been, a source of barest pride, that I
by the enlightened Nobleman who watcb-
India in perilous times to carry into cilia
.1 concerted plans los the maintenance of nut
.• consolidation dour power, in the East. Nor
Marquis Wdiedey, remembering, too, the hand-
`‘ fie conferred, unsought on ..y part, duo can-
army upon me, without lading aattrtid that
not have been intrusted to me, tinted his
ty satisfied of my competence to discharge the
his Lordship could have judged me compe.
id I meanly accepted the appointment under
authority, properly alluded to as quite nisprecat-
modern warfare, I leave to chose who best
'elermine—withiut one word of remark.
rdinary talents and splendid achievements of his
Wellington, I am perfectly aware that no testi;
',we additional celebrity. They are-in evidence
however, I am maintaining, that my-
judgment were unfettered by .ibctators, or er
campaign into the Mysore country, it becomes
and there is a gratification in remembering it,
Band's requesting to be relieved from the Go.
Seringapatam, which he had so nobly earned, the sue-
. appointed, as the ablest of the able, in nay opi-
highly welcomed Commander-la-Chief of all

called upon to vindicate my charucter from
ly seize upon the opportunity mew more to
, of those by whom I was indeed assisted.—
. gratefully remember and bear witness to the able
. support of the °dicers and Army, wbo, under iny coos.
, captured Seringapatam. To them my thanks are use, and
to ou military council.
• w As your pages, Sir. have been the channel of communicating to
ihsvivrld the slander complained of, so, as an act of justice. am
*itt that you will make them, in introducing this letter into the next
assaber of your magazine, the medium of spreading as widely
abroad the refutation of it.
" I am, Sir, your obedient Servant,
" Belmont, Kent, Aug. ZS, 1117." " HARRIS."

The news of Mr. CANNING 'S
death reached New
York on the Bth of September.
At their annual meeting, held on the Ist inst. the
College of Physicians appointed Dn. Hempen, Baas, Hon,
%%Luaus, and Uneanctiaat, Coatmlationera foe visiting Mad-

houses.
Tuesday an unusually large meeting of the Mem.
here of the Herefordshire Pitt Club dined at the City Arms, in
Hereford 7,--ROMAIRD Eves', Esq. In the Malt; MASS Slack-
more, Seq. Vice President. Among the company were Sir J. G.
Coneren, Bert. P.l:l'. 8k Henserford Hoskins, Hart. /fir Edwin
Scudamore Stanhope: the Venerable Ascladeacon; LiettiessaneGe.
'neral Armstrong; Dr. Clotton; the Rev. Camm Gollerwood •
Rev. Arthur Mathews, &c. &c. Several Gentlemen ,iistre
new 'MeMbers.—Herd:rrd Journal. 4' Ste!
The sale of indigo yesterday morning, arifte,lndia
House, commenced with more vigour than was manifested on'
Wednesday. There have been received from Halliburgla several
orders for the purchase of indigo. The Company's geode were ex-
pected to be all sold yesterday. The demand was very brist.
The first stone of a magnificent Bridge et Chester,
said to be equal in design to that of Waterloo, was laid
on Monday last by Lord Geosvitioe, with great pomp,
A Meeting took place at Hereford on Tuesday, Lord
SOMERS in the Chair, on which it was resolved to adopt
the necessary means of ensuring the permanent estab-
Nam:tent of the Mail through Cheltenham and Tewkes-
bury to Hereford.
KLAN has announced his intention of retiring from
the stage at the termination of the present season.,
KENNY, DIMOND, Poway, and Pacer, have novelties
forthcoming at Drury-lane Theatre.

Mr. C. W. WyNX, who lut fear so rnuni6cen.ly
gave one of the Writerships which had Wien to his
patronage, as a pt ise to be contended for by the boys
at Westminster School, has this year, we understand,
made a similar donation to the College at which he
completed his education at Oxford, and has placed a
WI iterbhip at the disposatof the Dean of Christ Church,
to become an object of competition for the Under
Graduates of that Society.