The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-10-14 00:00:00

INSURRECTION IN DEMARARY.

The reported insurrection at Demarary appears, as we
expected it would, to hive been very much exagzeratetl.
Advices from that colony of the 22d August, received by
way of Barbadoes, state that the number of the insnrgerit
negroes did not exceed 1 500, and that after they had berm
dispers-d by the soldiery, the Governor issued a proclamat
tion, offering pardon to all who would return to their du:r
(with the exception of the ringleaders); upon which the
insurrection was suppressed.
Since the above was composed, we have received a mid
of the Demarary and Earegrreso Royal Gazette of the 22.,1
of August, containing the Proclamations anti coimannicat
tions of Niajor-tieneral Murray, respecting the insurrec.
lion. By these it appears that on the 19. h his Excellent.-
declared the colony to be under Martial law; and on the
20th, by another proclamation, notified to that part of the
Slave Vopulation which c tntaitied faithful and obedient to
tin it masters,'li4 various measures Wefti I contemplation bv
his Nlajes,:y'a Government for meliorating their condition,
and for progressively qualifying them for an extension of
privileges; but that any general misconduct or acts of in-
suborifitia ion, similar to those evinced by the unfor-
tunately misguided Slaves on some of the estates to
windward, could not fail to render the proposed Inca-
cures abortive, and disqualify theta from benefi:tinz by
the favourab:e disposition of the British Government.
On the 22.1 his Excellency, in a communication dated
Head Quarters, at Camp Home, informed the public
of the success which had attended the operations
against the revolted negroes on the east coast of the colony
in which quarter alone the spirit of rebellion had been openlr
manifested. On the Monday Melo preceding, detachments
of the 21st Fusiliers, and lit West India Regiments, cont.
mended by Capt. Stewart of the latter corps, came up with
the Rebels at Plantation tVittenburg, and after a short en.
gagemeut,in which 1 of them were killed and wounded,
compelled them to retire, without any lass on the part of the
troops. On this occasion, however, Air. Van Waterscliont
of Plantation Plaisaoce received a wound in the leg,
from a cross fire on the road. The next more•
ing. a large body of the revolters, (between seven
and eight hundred) well armed, commenced an
attack on a small party under the command of Lieutenant
Brady of the 21st, at Plantation Douclifour, and attempted
to surround him; but lie effected his retreat, in excellent
order, killing and wounding from 10 to 15, without &nylon
on his side.On Wednesday morning the rebels being still is
the vicinity of his post, sod at the bridge of Plantation Bes
hive, Lieutenant Brady attacked a party posted to impede
hie advance, killing six, and causing the main boats is
retreat with precipitation. On the same morning, a
detachment of the George-town Militia, under the coin.
mind of Captain Croal, came up with a strong party of
the rebels at Plantation Elizabeth Hall, and forced area
to retreat with the loss of above 40 killed and wasp
wounded.
A strong detachment of the Fusiliers and Al
Lieutenant Colonel Leahy, of the 21st. having proceeded
up the coast on Tuesday evening, releasing the while
people on the estates from the stocks, in effecting which ea
one plantation, five or six of the rebels were killed, the
party arrived about 3 o'clock in the morning at Plantation
Batchelor's Adventure, which was found to be the res.
dezvous of the disaffected, in number considerably above
1500. As day light began to break, the fronts of two
considerable bodies were discovered on the bridgcs to the
right and to the left of the detachment, amounting to about
one thousand each, all armed, mostly with cut•faeses ant
bayonets fixed npou poles ; they !did not appear to have
more than one hundred stand of arias, and some pistols.—
The Lieut-Colonel having in vain attempted to induce hew
to lay down their arms, charged the bodies simultaneously,
and dispersed them with the loss of from 150 to 200. 4.h
the side of the troops there was only one rifleman slightly
wounded. The detachment, then, resumed its march fir
Maheica, where it arrived late in the afternoon of %Verities.
day, having visited all the estates ou the road, and liberated
the white people who had been confined in the stock.
The sudden check which the Rebels experienced at all
points, had, it is stated, the beat effect ; their
movements were undecided, their spirits shaken,
—and a returning sense of duty was manifest.
log itself. Every thing bore the appearance of
approaching tranquillity; and the Lommaoder-in-Chiet
subjoins, that since the above intimation had gone to press,
lie had received information that the greater part of the
Insurgents along the coast had laid-down their arms and
tendered their submission. _ .

In another Proclamation, dated August 23d. his Excd-
lency olfers a full and free pardon to all slaves then is
arms, provided they shall not have been ringleaders or
guilty of aggravated excesses) who shall, within 48 hoars
surrender themselves, and deliver up their arms, accoutre-
ments and ammunition, as pledges of their sincerity.

The following additional information respecting the
insurrection, was this morning posted at Lloyd's:
GI.A‘GOM, Ocr. 11, it past 5, P. st.—By the Olenbervie,
arrived in the Clyde frost► Demarare, letters have bees
received, dated 31st August and list Sept. They state that
the Negroes had returned to their work, and all was the*
traquil and quiet. Three of the ringleaders had bens
executed on the 30th August, and three white persons were
under arrest. _

ANOTHER ACCOUNT. --.A Cettrt Martial is sitting—pee.
sons are daily bringing in—important information wn
hourly obtained. The conspiracy had deep ramifications.
and bet.n contrived by men of superior abilirtes.A [moot true
had arrived with troops from ilarbadoes. The dna:m.l7i
the plot was made only 2 limns before it wss ereented, and
which eras to have made Drmarara another St. Domingo.
Three of the isite persons ander arrest have had all their
papers seized.

The Glasgow Courier received this morning, stabilise
a dreadful conspiracy has been discovered in the Havana;
almost at the moment it was to be put in execution. iit
Lucia, an insurrection bad been suppressed, and the conspi-
rators were taking their trial when tbe packet
sailed. In Trinidad, the white irhabitants wen
apprehensive of a similar attempt tak ng place.

There was to ba a Te Ileum in Notre Dame, in Paris, at
the 12th (last Sunday), for the surrender of Cadls.
Accounts from Batavia of the Sth of May.stsie, that $1
Dutch have experienced a severe oefeat in an espedition
Perlang, in .consemoence .coming into contact with s
Mountain Tribe of undaunted valour and enterprisine;
spirit.
hurl G. 11. Spencer Churchill, third son of the Dohs df
Marlborough, has been admitted to Priests Orders, by.tas
Bishop of Norwich.
In addition to the appointment of Mr.riLionel 11,rvIt,
the head of a Commission to investigate, in all 7.3 teoirim,e,.
the situation of Mexico,.we have to state th .3 Mt. Wski
(the son of the late Clerk of the Ordnance), is appincli
second Co 11111 l issioner on the same mission. ~
The rtatement in our paper last week, eelAtive t.the gip
pointment of Lient.lieurral Sir Lowry Cole, G.C.B. to 1
Government of the MaarAius at a reduced sal4ry, is et
error. Sir Lowry Cole succeeds Sir It. Farquhar a‘
Governor, and with the sameeroolument ;. but to ,ig• a Liar
tenant General. he also assumes the command of the troops
rendering the presence of a Major General on the 1‘1"4
unnecessary, whose pay anti allowances are therefore sera
to the country—a proceeding that 11,.s been adopted in wet
of the Colonies, as in the appointment of Lient. iteaeral
Lord Dlleousie to Canada, rd Coinbernaere to the West
Indies, Sir E. Paget to Ceylon, &c.
Letters li eve recently been received from India. coll2"1•
casing the painful intelligence that the health of 111.
Spankie, the King's Attorney General of Ileugal, was in
tht
utmost 'pea •

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THEATRICALS.
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Mr, YOUNG commenced his labours for this season, in
the character of Hamlet, last evening. This part in his
bands, is distinguished by the most extraordinary and
successful elfor's of industry, combined with genius. As
a whole, it is one of the most effective performances upon
the stage; though there are portions of Kean's Hamlet
which we prefer.
The house was well attended, and this popular per-
former greeted with the moat affectionate welcome.
Mr. !thermal:Pi last night also made his first appearance
at the other house, in his most effective character—that of
rirgini us. Should any one question his excellence here,
he might use the words of the play, and ask, " Is not
wine own, mine own ?" The house was crowded, and
the plaudits on the entrance of Mr. MACREADY were .lung,
ardent, and unanimous.

RASTER OFFERINn3.—The late discussion in this town
ba the right of tire Clergy, to Easter Offerings, has we find
excited Much interest, and great anxiety prevails that the
question should be tried in a superior court, in order that
the matter may be set at rest one way or the other, For
this purpose a public subscription has been set on foot,
and a considerable sum already subscribed. To give our
readers some idea of the interest which the working classes
feel on this subject, it is only necessary to state that, in
one week. their small subscriptions of a few pence each,
amounted to nearly St. Subscriptions of a higher amount
have also been contributed by many of the wore wealthy
inhahitants,—(Leicester Chronicle.)
The Duke of Buckingham is one of the youngest
grandfathers in the English Peerage. Families of great
rank and fortune are always anxious that the heir should
marry young.
The birth of an heir to the house. of Buckingham was
celebrated on Monday last, at Aylesbury, by a dinner and
other festivities ; venison and game were furnished by the
Duke. The Marquess of Chandos gave a grand entertains
ment at Wolton, on Thursday, upon the same occasion.—
The Unice of Buckingham was present, and after dinner,
observing several gen•lemen from Aylesbury present, took
an opportunity of remarking, that, " although great differ-
ence of political opinion had existed between the inhabitants
of that place and himself, he hoped it was nearly at an
end." He %No declared, that " there hail been some

political diffetences between him and his noble brother
(i.ord Nngent), but those were totally at an end."—(Clacks
Chronicle.)
RIUIITS or SEPULTURC—Under this head the Dublin
Evening Post of Saturday last, contains an ample and
explicit contradiction to the statement which had been
published in the Courier, as an affidavit of the Sex ton of St.
Kevin. The occurenees which took place in the Churchyard,
at the funeral of the late Mr. Arthur D'Arcy, are sworn to
by three of his relatives who were oresen:; and the misre-
presentation of tit- fact', published in the Courier, is proved
by the acknow led gement of the Sexton, to have been ~either
furnished our autoorized by him, hits was, as he said, a
mere Newspaper paragraph, for which he was not to be
made accountable.
It was stated in The Evening Mail of Wednesday last.
that some personal indignity lr iii been offered to the
Lord Bishop of Kilmore in the triblic street, on his pro-
ceeding to dine at the Mansion !louse on Tuesday. We
are very glad to be able to sty that the statement is al-
together groundless, and the story a mere invention.—
(Derts.'in Evening Post.)
An export entry of rather a novel description in this
emtatry, cock place a few days ago, namely, a quantity of
hied Manufactured Hosiery, shipped for London. Ile-
.• OW of the articles which, by the Act of Union,
paid a duty of tea per cent. ad valorem, on importation
into either country from the other; which duty being
weialed after the lOth of October, instant, the article
will pass duty free on arrival at Landon.—(Dublin Morn-
ing Post.)
A gentleman just returned from a very extensive tone
through the South and West of Ireland, and pall of Lein-
ster, asserts, that the/allure of potatoe crops is greater in
degree, and more universally extended than it was at this
season its 1821.-.11 miraculous improvement in the weather
may avert it, but at present the state of the potatoe crops
offer the mos: awful indication of a general famine in those
three provinces,—(Bristol Mercury)
This day the new Distillery Act came into operation;
and the spirit dealers, whose stocks were run out, are
getting in fresh quantities at the reduced ditties. One
distiller has 40 carts engtged, another 33, another 21,
and so on in supplying their customers. The spirit dealers
lave large labels in their windows, and lisral-bills distri-
Ining through the streets, promising a large reduction in
price, some to the extent of 4-i. a gallon. One offer is
common whiskey at 4s. a gallon, or lid. a gill. A spirit
dealer in Parkhead is this morning supplying his custo-
mers with whiskey at 64 the half-inutchkin and a penny
loaf. An Englishman on the roll road went in to treat
his neighbour, and bringing out the half-ututchkin stoop
and the leaf, exclaimed in rapture, Goo bless the
country, Jack, all this for a sixpence." 11w brewers have
also brought down the snall-hoer fully 17 per cent, or
W. the two-gallon cask.—(Glaagoae Journal.)
HATTI.—A Journal, entitled, Le Propagateur Haitien'
edited by several Haitier's, has made its appearance. It
embraces political and literary subjects, and is said to be
conducted with considerable ability. Essays on agrienl-
tan are inserted with the design of teaching the inhabi-
tants the Importance of that pursuit, and of engaging than
in rural economy. It is affirmed that the island possesses
a soil of uneqnsiled fertility, and arms enough to warrant
the expectation that. in some vats hence, its products
will be doubled or tripled.—(Nere York Paper.)
NINETT UM) HIGHLANDERS.—The head-quarters
division of the 934 lliglanders sir:welted fast week from
Mullingar to Athlone, to be replaced by a small detach
anent of Veterans from Birr It is said, that &Irminger
shall no longer continue to be the head-quarters of a regi-
ment.
At a dinner given by the Mayor of Beverley, on Mon-
day, a circumstance of a novel and rather alarming nature
occurred.—A coach horse, attracted or alarmed by the
music, which was stationed in the yard untie( a window,
at one end of the dining-room, broke from the person who
was leading him, dashed a ttttt ngst and dispersed the musi-
cians, overturning their table, chairs, and instruments,
and plunged his held through the window into the room
where the party was assembled, carrying sway the glass
cud frame together. The animal then retreated, making
his way down the passage into the street, over numbers of
person. who had fled there fur shelter, many of whom
were trod upon, and severely, but, it is hoped, not dan-
gerously, hurt.
RICIIARKADLL INIITANCg or LONGEVITT.—The tinder-
mentioned 46 persons, inhabitants of the parish of Bexhill,
assembled together at the Bell Inn, on the 4th of Jo' e,
1819, to commemorate the Eighty-first Anniversary of .b 6
Birth of our beloved Sovereign King George the Third,
whose sges, taken on an average, were as follows:
Twenty-five, who dined, SI years—Fifteen, who waited at
table, 71 years—and Six, who rung a merry peal on the
church bells whilst the above sere at dinner, SI years,
leaving a surplus of '2 years and 7 months. They were
selected from the whole Male Population, which does not
exceed a thousand.
The sweet-toothed rats in the West Indies are so busy
amongst the sugar canes, that Charles Rose Ellis, Esq, has
been induced to sends famous rat catcher (John Roberts,
of Seaford) to kill these destructive vermin, ob his estates
in Jamaica, at a salary of forty pounds per annum, and
board and lodging free of expellee. On Wednesday Ro-
berts attended here with 17 ferrets and three dogs, to take
Jarratt's Van for London, on his way to Blackwell to
embark for his destination.—(Sussex Advertiser.)

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.. •

DEAL, Ovr. 13.—Remain, the Standard, Lotherington
and Can.tdizo packet, for Jamaica ; Medleys, for Demarary;
and the Sir Charles M'Carthy, for Sierra Leone; the rest
of the outward bound are most of them round the Forrland,
but the wind is setting more westward.—Five P.M. Several
of the outward hound are again bearing up for the Downs;
a South Sea ship from the River is at anchor in the gull
stream.

FALMOUTH, OCT, 12.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed the He-
rald, Pirie, for Sierra Leone.

PORTMOCTIf. OCT. 13.—Wind S.W.—His Majesty's
Ship, Esk, has been released from quarantine, and sailed
to the Eastward.

The East India Company's ship Kellie Castle arrived at
Madras on the 7th of June; and the ships Herefordshire
and Inglis at Bombay about the 27th of May last.
THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC TO RE sotatert.—The New
York Commercial Advertiser states, that the old proposition
of uniting the waters of the two great Oceans which wash
the Isthmus of Darien has been revived. A proposal has
lately been made to the Colombian Government to effect
this by a canal from the river Atrsto, which flows into
the Atlantic, with the San Juan, which empties into the
Pacific. The canal need be but short, as the channel of
both these rivers may be deepened for a considerable dis-
tance up the streams. The projector is a foreigner: he
calculates the expense at 200,000 dollars, and will do the
whole on condition of receiving the exclusive right of
navigating the canal when finished. The President of the
Colombian Government, it is said, meditates a visit to the
spot.
On Wednesday, as the Aire Steam Packet was coming
down to this port from Selby, a man of the name of
Joseph Percival—(commonly called Thick-le:zed Joe)—
was taken on board, as a passenger, ■t Bowden Dike.—
Being intoxicated, and extremely qnsrrelsome, the Cap-
tain was obliged to remonstrate with bins, and threatened
to put him on shore. Percival observer!, that was what
be wanted ; and that he would snips ashore. Soon after,
he mounted the paddle-box, from which he leaped into the
water, and immediately sank. The vessel was put round,
and every exertion made to save him, but without effect.
(Mull Advertiser.)

MIL/TAR! PRIVILEGE OF THE GUARDS.—QUEEN-SQUARE.
—A complaint was preferred by a Gentleman named
Brown, living at No. 2, IYheeler Street, Horseferrprovi,
against Serjeant Eason and Corporal Mathews, of the
(henmiler or Ist Regiment of Guards, for ill language, and
attempting to force into his house, on pretence of being in
seArcia for a soldier.

Mr. Brown being sworn, stated that after his family
retired to rest on the night of the 7th inst. be heard violent
knocking at the street door. Mrs. Brown ran into the
front parlour, and looking out at the window observed the
Defendants, she asked what they wanted, and was answered
they were in quest of a soldier of their regiment. Site told
them no soldier was in the house, no other person except
their own family and an officer's widow was there. This
did not satisfy them, and they commenced knocking again
so loud tbat he was obliged to run down in a state of
nudity, but they demanded an entrance in the King's name,
and said, that unless they were admitted, they would force
the door open; at the same lime commenced kicking and
knocking at the door, and conducting themselves with
extreme violence, till he called the watchman, and gave
them into custody. The Constable of the night permitted
them to go at liberty, and they did not appear till they
were summoned for this day. He thought this gross con•
duct was an encroachment upon tire.liberty of the subject.
The Serjeant in defence said, on the night in question
he and the Corporal received orders at the King's Mews
Barracks, to see if the men were at their quarters. They
went upon this duty all round Knightsbridge end West-
minster, but one of the men named Nailer had been removed
from his quarters in Sloane Street to No. 46, Caws' n
Street, which is a new street adjoining the house of Mr.
Brown. They mistook his house for it, but when the Cor-
poral knocked, and said he wanted the soldier that had been
quartered there. Mrs. Brown answered there was none of
his fellows there, and using bad expressions, added, she did
not want them, Mr. Brown, when he made his appearance
made use of bad language, said he would get the stripes
taken off his arm and put upon bis back, asked the fellows
if they were not drunk and wanted to roh his house. He
(the serjeant) told him he was upon the King's duty, and
called upon him for assistance.
The Magistrate: told the defendants they had no right
to enter any man's house at night, even for a deserter,
without s warrant, and if they committed .a mistake they
must be answerable for It. No civil person would at-
tempt it.
The Serjeant said he was sorry that any mistake had oc-
curred, and he was willing to make any compensation re-
quired by Mr. Brown.
Mr. Brown told the Magistrate lie had no wish to press
the matter further, but he wished it to he nt itle public
that the military have no right to disturb the inhabitants.
He wanted no compensation except the payment of the
Costs.

- The Magistrate hoped it would be underst Kid by the
Guards, they have no right to enter persons houses with
impunity.
The Serjeant assented, and undertook ta pay the expences.
Compla•nt dismissed.

Extract of a letter, dated Pars, August 22:—" The
Don Miguel, comtninded by John Pascoe Grent',ll, arrived
here, from ?darsnliem, with despatches from Lord Coch-
rane for this Government. The result has been, that the
Clio flag has been hoisted, the old Government abolished.
and one entirely Brazilian elected. The principal persans
of this place have taken the oaths of allegiance to the Eta-
peror. A Portuguese frigate and slop of war have been
taken possession of by Captain lirenfell."
IVINDSOR, Oct. 13.—His Majesty's stag hounds turned
out this day for the first time this season, near Wingfield-
plain. Lord Maryborough, the new Master of the King's
Stag Hounds, attended for the first time since his appoint-
ment. Several ladies in carriages, together with a great
concourse of people, were present to see the deer turned
out, and the field was numerously attended to witness the
.tay's sport. The deer was turned out of the cart soon
after 10 o'clock.
A parcel, containing about 1,5001. of the Sleaford Bank,
was lost between Sleaford and Bourn on Saturday last.
Seven chests full of papers, which are said to have been
stolen out of the Record Office in Dublin Castle, have,
within the last week, been traced to the house of a shop-
keeper in the town of Longford; and, under a warrant
'from the Head Police Office in Dublin, were seized there
and sent to Dublin, in charge of a Longford constable.
The Charter to incorporate the Irish Artists under the
title of " The Royal Hibernian Academy, has passed the
IGreat Seal of Ireland.

The Members of the Independent Church at Brighton
have presented their late Pastor, the Rev. Dr. Styles, with
a silver waiter, of the value of fifty guineas, as a parting
token of their esteem and affection. 'The Reverend Gentle.
man will in future reside at Kennington, where an elegant
place of worship, called Holland Chapel, has been newly
erected for him.

On Thursday, as Mr. Hamblin (who performed Octavian,
in the Mountaineer., for the benefit of his wife, on Monday
evening) was walking op High Street, he was suddenly
seized with an apoplectic fit, and fell into a gentleman'a
arms. He was immediately conveyed home, where he now
lies in a very precarious state.
In consequence of the great quantity of building going
on in Glasgow, masons are in brisk demand, and their
wages, instead of falling (as they generally do at this
I season), are rapidly rising.

THE STATESMAN

GALE OF SATURDAY' MORNING.

SOUTIIAAIrrort, OCT. 11. Last night we experienced
one of the most dreadful gales of wind ever remembered
here by the oldest inhabitant. The approach of morning
presented to our view a distressing scene on our beach;
part of the platform is washed away by the violence of the
storm; one vessel broke her chain:cable; mailer, laden
with wine, close to the Quay, was in the most imminent
danger of sinking; and the beach was strewed with the
wreck of ten boats besides_ several which had sunk in deep
water.

Between four and five o'clock on last Saturday morning
we were visited by a tremendous storm of wind, from the
S. W. which lasted a considelahle time, and by its vio-
lence some trees were blown down, and the foliage of
others destroyed; the trunk of a large elm, growing at
the eastern ride of Breen Wall, in this town, was forced
asunder, about four fort from the ground, as short as one
might have snapt a carrot, and knocked down part of a
wall below on which it fell; its effects were also visible on
various buildings; but it produced no very serious mis-
chief that we have beard of; on, not even to the chain
pier at Brighton, though some fears fur its safety were
expressed here, by those who have been delighted with
the salubrious promenadings it affords.—(Lewes Paper.)
EAST BOURNE, OCT. 11.—The wind, about day-break
this morning, blew a complete hurricane, and many
persons in this place and neighbourhood were alarmed
for the safety of themselves and buildings; no accident of
any consequence, however, occurred.
DOVER. Oct. I2.—The storm of Friday night and yes-
terday morning has done a great deal of damage in the
neighbourhood of this place, and I am fearful we shall
hear of much more at a distance. Many of the squalls
were so sudden and violent, there was no guarding against
them. A collier brig, belonging to Weymouth, which
bad sent a boat ashore, with all the crew except the mate,
was caught in one of these squalls, and having only ooe
solitary man o►► board to manage her, was driven on shore
oppas►te the Romney Hoy, and it is feared will not be got
oft. A Swedish brig, laden with pitch and tar, went
ashore on the Race, to the eastward of Dungeness, and is
gone all to pieces. The Prioress Augusta Louisa ketch,
from Copenhagen to Naples, with stock-fish, was caught
in the gale off Beachy Head, and is come into this harbour
with the loss of her bowsprit. A Russian brig went past
the Downs early this morning, totally dismasted. l'he
chimuies of many houses in the town were blown down
yesterday morning, and amongst others, the chimney of
the Comptroller's othce in the Custom-house. _ _

THE WEATHER 11E5 by no means improved since our
last ; for though on Monday and Tuesday it was tolerably
fair, yet the nights were so wet, that the half dried stooks
were again drenched with moisture, and rendered unfit to
be removed front the fields to the barn yard ; on Wednes-
day, Thursday, and yesterday, the fall of rain was still
greater, every passing cloud pouring down a fresh shower,
which the few occasional glimpses of sunshine had no
power to evaporate. The consequence is, that a consider-
able quantity of grain still remains unhoused, and though
the operations of harvest have been conducted with unusual
activity, there are many fields ripe for the sickle yet uncut,
particularly between this city anti Penrith, and in the uis
trict westward of Carlisle. Bat however late the harvest,
and unfavourable the weather in the northern parts of Eng-
land, no effect has been producA in the average of the
corn market, which last week has experienced a further
reduction of. 4.. 2d. a quarter. Indeed Cmre can be• no
doubt, that, notwithstanding some partial damage sustained
by the wheat, the general abundance of the crops, and vast
quantity of corn which has been housed in rood order, will
effectually prevent any rise in the price of grain.—(('arlie e
Journal.)•
Some farther intellig.-nce bas at le bath been received of
Mr. Green's balloon. It appears that the material of which
the machine is made, was torn when it was fou..d, that the
barometer is lost, and that the person who picked up the
balloon, with the saving know ledge of his coantrvmen,
requires eirhteen pound. and the expense of carriage, be-
fore he will restore it to the owner . or if that is objected
to, be will have the matter settled by arbitration—a kind
of Dutch law suit, which, like some of the snits of other
countries, may cost as much as the value of the property
litigated. We fear that the wind, and the water, and
the Dutchman will, by their combined operation, have
so far impaired and taxed the machine, that it may be a fair
question whether thesalvage will not cost more than thewreek
is worth; under these circurnstances,we think the subscribers
to the fund, to remunerate the intrepid aeronaut for his
loss, will direct that the money should be paid over for
his use; but the gentlemen who have intere-ted them-
selves in this matter, not feeling at liberty to determine
the point, have convened a meeting of the subscribers'
to be held on Monday night. Mr. Green informs us,
that it is his intention to visit Yorkshire again next
summer, and to make ascents from Leeds during the races,
and from York, Halifax, Tsdeaster, and Bradford, at such
times as may best suit the inhabitants of those places.—
(feeds Mercury.)
SournkmeroN, OCT. 11.—The celebrated and enterprising
Commodore O'Brian has been amusing the public here, with
his nautical manoeuvres in the roads, fur some days past, in
his diminutive cutter, the Royal Gift, Much misrepresentation
having been male as to her dimens one, the following may
be depended on as correct : —Lentittroin thelafter part of the
stern post to the fore part of the stern, 6 feet 4 inches ; ex-
treme breadth, 2 feet 9 inches; depth in hold, I foot bi inches.
She is completely decked, and has ports, though no gulls, and
is completely cutter•rigged.
The SAXON MONTHS.—January, was named "ESTER-
YULLS. or after Christmas February, SOL-41ONATH, from
the returning Sun ; March, ftiteos, or RETH-MONATH,
rough or rugged month ; April, Emma MONATH, from a
Saxon Goddess (Easter) ; May, Tat-alti.cet, from the
custom of milking twice a day; June,Suatt MoNATII, the
meads in bloom ; August, WEOD MON ATH, from the luxu-
riance of weeds ; September, ILERPEST MONATII, the
harvest month ; Octuber, WINTER FYLLETH, winter ap-
proaching with the full moon ; A'orearber, Burr MON•TH,
facen the blood of cattle killed for store ; December,'
MIDWINTER SlONATH.—(Somerset-house Weekly Ails.'
eellany.)
Ott Wednesday. as the Dart coach, from this place to
Weymouth, was passing over one of the bridges at Christ-
church, one of the wheels came in contact with the legs of
the son of Mr. Lewmon, of that town, who was on horse-
back, by which he was pulled off, and, falling under the
wheels of the coach, they passed over his head. The pour
little stiff•rer, who was about 9 years old, lived a few hours
after. It is supposed the child pulled the wrong rein; no blame
attaches to the coachman, who was driving at a moderate
pace.
The body of a young woman, respectably attired in a
blue pelisse and Leghorn bonnet, was picked up on the
shallow below WaSerloo-bridge, on Saturday afternoon, at
low water, by Adam Eames, a waterman. The body ap-
peared to have been recently in the water, and a card in
the pocket of the deceased, led to her identity. She had
lived nursery maid in a genteel family, in Grosvenor-street,
and lodged in Carn the--street, which place she had been
absent from since Wdriestlay last.
At the Michaelmas Sessions of the county of Linlithgow
held on the 2d inst. all the gentlemen appeared in mourn •
ing, from respect to the memory of the late Lord Lieutenant,
(,he Earl of Hopetoun) and a motion was made by Sir
James Dalyell of Binns and seconded by John Stewart,
Esq. of Binny, for commencing an attempt to hand down to
posterity their sentiments of his Lordship's pit.blic and
private virtues, by the dedication of a monument to a
memory so justly revered.
There is at present running between Kilmarnock and
Fenwick as post, an old man aged 95. He ap?ears to be
quite healthy, and goes three tiint•s a•tveek a distance of
ight miles, and carrying sometimes a very heavy burden
of parcels.