WINDSOR, August 29.-Her R...
The Times, 1824-08-30T00:00:00

rV INDSOR, August vW.-Her Royal Highness the Princess Augiusta attenided divine service at the new parish church1 this morning, and hcardI a sermon preachedl by the Rev. Mr. Gossett, rector of the parish. rhis morn- ing the Third Battalion of the Foot Guards, preceded by their band, marchetd to the Cavalrv Barracks, where dliviie service was perferrmed. In thc afternoon the two military hands atteinded, an(I played at the Terrace, which , owing to the fineness of the weather, wvas thronge(d wvith company. On Saturday afternoon the Duke of Glocester left his residence, in I'ark-lane, for Bagshot. Mr. Sccretary Canning left his resii(Inee at Glocester- lodse, Brompton, on Saturday evening, on a visit Lo Mr. Vismot Iorton, at his seat, Caton, near Liclifield, Staf- fordshire. Tt is expected thc Iight Hinourable SQcretary wi]l stay there for a few days, for the benefit of his health. AUSTAN FtN es .-A commission, appointedl to ex- amine the state of the Austrian sinking fund, male a re- port to the Emperor on the 28th of May last. BY that report,which has only recently been printed, it appears that the active capital of the sinking fund,whrch was at the enl of the 13th half year 150,832,S82 florins, 17 4.Sths kreu- zers, a;nounted at the close of the 14th half year, enidirtg on the 28th of February last, to 155,446,535fi. 7 3-8ths kr., anti that it consequiently obtained an increase of 4,613,9.2fl. 7 2-8ths kr. The annual interest of this active capital, cal- culatt d eritirely in conventional money, wilicil at the close of the 14th half year grew to 4,403,2.51fl. 37 2?-Sths kr., was at the close of the 13tli half year only 4,191,888fl. 2 6.sths kr. The fund for tle extiniction ot the nevw del)! has an ann3ual income of 9,903,2.51 fl. 37 2-8ths kr., besidtes 1o09,.486i . 3o kr. of S per centL stock. The obligations re- deemed in coniventional inoney since the 1st of March, 1817, make 92,902,242 fl26 5-xtss kr. nomilinal amount, or a capital,reckoni ng the interest at 5 per cent.,of 73,366,98TI. S7 4-8th kr The ainount of the extinctioni of old debt, reckoning the average intetrest at '4 per cent., was in the 14th half year 2,735,035fl. 11 kr.; an( luring the whole period of redemption, commencing with the 14.tli of April, 1818, there has been extinguished 40,9801,056fl. 40 3-Sths kr. T he following is ani extract fromn a letter written by a distinguished officer employed at Jamaica :_" Port Royal, .Tuly- 12.-We have beenr threatened with a Negro iPrar here lately, but I amlo happy to eay that alt is nllier aKain, at leas.t ax far as C:In he seen ; but., owving tl the dIlicussion sf Par- lianment, as well aIs the ,onstant agitation of tire question of niak. inK the slaves free (out of Parliament), tihe minds of thiat class of beings are very much unsettled in this island jest now. Sir John can. by ihis pro,mptitude and decision, aided by thie exertions of another excellent officer, Captasin Harris, of the flutser frigrate, soomi quieted the fears of the inihabitants of that p3rt of tihe island (Sa- vannah la Mer) where insurrection wax dreaded, by instantly pro- ceeding personally to the Fpot anid carrying with them, in the f,,s trar, one half ofthe (iordon flighlanders to back them. ltey biave returned to Port Royal, after having done their busimess well, btit without any bloodshed in fighting" At a Privy Council, ,eld oni Sattirilay last in Dublin, two proclaiiations were agreed tilion, whereby the Insitrreerion Act was removed from the fbilowhig places :_Mest clivision of East Carbery i,act sad West ot WN'est CStrbery: Baroniies of Ibane and Barryree, and parisires nf liilnegross arid lKilgarift' anti tle part or nortiota of ladl, county (lark. lknowmn by tht ri aiwt of tie Blrebends of Temnplebri:m anel atrragranennore, n tlihe barony of East Carbery, by tire first, and the liberties of the couity of tLe city of Cork,by tire secoa,d. DISPUTF:D i'AGspn.-A ulispute which originated in the Curiou3 Wager" inreneea in cir paper of kFriday iast, has taken place between a Captain in rite arrny and a student in the T einple, insomuch that tire latter had sent the Captain a challenge, who, throughi the inttrposition of the friends of the barrister in enitbryo, as well as by the advice of his own, did not accept it, anti the dispute. in question is to be referred to the Jockey Club, by whose decision both have consented to abide. The subject of tie wager was as fol- lows :-_TIhesturdent had betted the captaili 20 sovereigns, and a din. ner andl wine for a party of six, that -Mr. Taylor pasted moore than four watch-boxes between the end of Southamptpon-street, in tihe Strand, and King-street, Chteapside.' The wliole dispute hinges 'I , on the riglit application of the tenrl pa-sted. The captain evidently ansum-int, that the lawyer intendetl by the expression "passed" that hp eould omit to pOint out or not*ce them it his peiraubnla tion; while the other intended it as a play upon te word, not that lie would ornit to notice them, but that lie would pass by them. This, even takirg the student's view of tire case, the COrtain deniea ttm be a fair wager, being wihat is termed a fiut bet, he, the stt.. tient, being nure of winning, because Mlr. Taylor risust have passed by at lemst four watch-boxes before he coukli have reached Klng. street, Cheapside, by that or aniy other route. Then the stuilent again says, " No, not so; becadse, if' OA ariv.:ng at the second twatch-box from Southanipton-street, he had oriritned to point it o2t, and on arriving ?t tbie third the two umnpirers had told biin of tire omiss:on, and .1 r. 1aylor had thdn returired to his frientis it thie tavern, without deciding as he did tihe other wagers, I should their mlost certainr]y have lost my nitney and ray dinner; because he hud not passed byfiour watcl-boxes, therefore it catnot be candkd a foul bet, as I was not sure of wiirnitg." Trhe meaning whici the stu.: ,lent 51ut upon the words has nothiing to do witit tle question n tire "air olbvious meaning is the mncaning which innst deeide t.he bet, and rot aniy pettifugging equivocation. We regret to state that the small-pox Is mo'w very preva- ent in this towni. In o05c fa&inly three parsons have fallent victinms o its virulence. It i roe U9matter of surprise that persons should cfuse to avail themDselves of tire security against this disease which s wtrbrded by the cow-pox.- Funpualire Chronice.