SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

May 30-The H. C. ship Lowther Castle, Capt Mortlock, from London, and the General Harris, Capt. Welstead, anchored in this harbour.

Passengers per Lowther Castle.-From the Cape,-Miss Wrangham, R. Stendar, Esq. president of the Medical Board.From England,-Miss Brownwell, Col.. Urquhart, Rev. G. Martin, Mr. R. Mills, Mr. E. Mills, Capt. W. Hutchinson, Capt. R. Templeton, Lieut. Mason, Lieut. W. Robinson, and Mr. G. Price.

Passengers per General Harris.-Mrs. Frides, Miss Files, Miss Symion, Miss Payne, Mr. Torin, Mr. R. Reid, and Mr. G. Giberne, writers, for Bombay.--Miss Jesse Duff, Miss Mary Duff, Miss Counter, and Mr. R. Caunter, for Prince of Wales'. Island.

June 25th.-Arrived this morning, the Bombay Merchant, Capt. J. Clarkson,. from London.

July 2.-Ship Apollo, Capt. C. B. Tarbutt, for Calcutta; Passenger-Mr. R. Cathcart.

Arrived, July 15, slip Princess Charlotte, free trader, Capt. Lishman, from London.-Passenger, David Cunningham.

Sailed, 12th, the H. C. ship Bombay, Capt. Hamilton; Charles Grant, Capt. Scott; Inglis, Capt. Hay; Cornwallis, Capt. Graham; Lady Nugent, Capt. Swanston; and Marquis Camden, Capt. Larken, to China.

Passengers, per H. C. ship Bombuy.Mrs. Stewart, Miss Still, John Stewart, Esq. Miss and Master Stewart, proceedby way of China to Great Britain. T. M. Winn, Esq. Thomas Dent, Esq. George Pelly, Esq.

Passengers per H. C. ship Charles Grant. Two Miss Duffs, Miss Caunter, Mr. R. Caunter, Mr. C. W. Marten.

Arrived, July 27, ship Lonach, free trader, Capt. Driscott, from London.Passenger, Mr. C. Robinson.

Departure, 30th.-Ship Lord Cathcart, free trader, Capt. Ross, to London. -Passengers, Dr. James White; John Munro, late servant of M. Forbes, Esq. John, Kingberry, late caulker of the ship Marquis Camden.

Arrived, Aug. 7.-Ship William Pitt, Capt. G. C. P. Living, from England, Madeira and Isle of France.-Passengers, Mr. Thomas Wingate, assist, surgeon; Mr. Charles Mitchell, free-mariner.

BIRTHS.

Jung 9. At Colabab, the lady of Maj. Gen. Boye,

of a son.

July 1. At Colabah, the lady of John Williams, Esq. Civil Service, of a daughter.

-15. The Hon. Mrs. Buchanan, of a son.
Aug. 3. The lady of Lieut. Peter Abercromby, of
His Majesty's 56th regt, of a son.

June 21.
At the Court House, the lady of the -
Honorable Sir Alex. Anstruther, of a daughter.
July 11. A Bombay, the lady of Michie Forbes,
Esq. of Crimond, Aberdeenshire, of a son and
heir.
-15. At the house of the Hon, Sir A. Anstruther,
Bombay, the Hon. Mrs. Buchanan, of a son.

· MARRIAGES.

July 14. At Kaira, Charles Norris, Esq. Civit Service, to Caro ine Matilda, eldest daughter+ of the late John Goodhew, Esq.

On Thursday last, James Urquhart, to Harriett Sarah, second daughter of Henry Thomas Williams, Esq. Russell Square, London

17. leut. H. C. S. Waddington, Bombay Marine, to Susannah leonora Tucker, eldest daughter of Capt. N. Tucker, of the M. S..

DEATHS.

June 31. Edw Hood Tadman, an infant.
July 1. Capt. Rebenack, of the H. C. Engineers.
-Mr. Francisco Xavier de Jesus."

The following orders have been inserted. in the Government Gazettes..

July 2.-Order for abolishing the duty of five per cent. on the re-export of cochineal.

23.-Order for modifying the powers vested in the Court of Directors by an act passed in the thirty-seventh year of his present Majesty's reign, intituled an "Act for the better administration of justice at Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay,' and for preventing British subjects being concerned in loans to the native powers in India."

24.-Order for the better providing of forage for the corps of Horse Artillery, Dragoons, and Native Cavalry.

29. Notice is given that no further cash will be received at the General Trea sury for bills on the collector in Malabar.

Aug. 1.-Order for paying the troops at Malwan according to the regulations established on the 5th June, with respect to the troops at Anjar and Okamandel.

4.-Notice to modify a regulation relative to a tax on houses on the island of Bombay, situated beyond the limits of the town, and on the island of Coolaba..

May 27-Order for the payment of a weekly rent for their public quarters, by the officers commanding at Arcot, Wallajahabad, Trinchinopoly, Bangalore, Cannanore, and Secunderabad.

By the late treaty with the Peishwa and the cession by the Guiçawar, Bombay has acquired great additional impor tance as a Presidency. The treaty which is not yet made public reduces the Peishwa to real dependance on the Bri tish. The Guicawar has consented to

increase his subsidiary to 12,000 men, and has given the most unequivocal proofs of his attachment to our government. The territory ceded by the Peishwa to the Company yielded under the management of the native officers more than thirty lags of rupees annually, the value of which under the Company may be estimated at about fifty lacs.

CEYLON.

May 17, 1817.-It is with much concern we communicate to the public a very shocking event which happened on the evening of the 11th near Colombo. A party of seven young gentlemen had been walking among the trees near the sea, about two miles south of the fort; be tween five and six o'clock they sat down on the shore, without any previous intention of bathing, when Mr. May, of the Orduance Civil Department, went into the water, and was soon followed by several others. Mr. May was an excellent swimmer, and plunging into the nearest surf, he did not rise till he was some way beyond it. After playing about a short time, he struck out into deeper water, when Lieut. Gray, who was within the surf and aware of the danger from sharks, called out to him not to go any further; at that moment the swell of the surf hid him from Mr. Gray, but some of the party who were stauding higher on the shore, saw him on a sudden struggle and sink. He rose again directly, and cried out, "a shark, a shark, no joke, no joke, upon my honour I am bit;" but he did not seem to be much hurt, for he swam with great strength towards the shore. Lieut. Gray rushed forward to his assistance, and just as they were near meeting, the shark seized him again, but he was not pulled under water, and only cried out, "I am bit, I am bit." Mr. Gray then got hold of him, and at that moment he saw the shark make a third attack. They were now very near the shore, and Mr. Gray, with the assistance of another young man, succeeded in getting him on dry land. He had sunk upon his knees as they were supporting him, and was endeavouring to speak, but could only utter convulsive, inarticulate sounds. They thought he was fainting, and got him some water which they pressed him to drink; he raised his head, opened his lips and attempted to swallow, but instantly sunk down again and expired without a groan. The whole of the flesh, with all the blood vessels, was torn away from the back of his left thigh for a considerable space above the knee. laceration was so dreadful that Mr. Martin the surgeon, who hastened to see him on hearing of the accident, declared it would have been impossible to save him

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had he been upon the spot. The great effusion of blood must have produced immediate death. He did not, in fact, survive above two minutes. It is probable the fatal wound was given in the second or third attack, when Lieut. Gray saw the ravenous monster in the act of seizing his unhappy victim. The shark appeared to be rather small, with a large head, but the water was so discoloured with blood that it could not be distinctly seen.

William Turville May was only twentytwo years of age; he came to Trincomalie in the Chapman on the 7th of October 1815, and arrived at Colombo on the 29th of November following. He was an amiable young man, much liked by his companions, who observed that he had been that evening remarkably cheerful and in higher spirits than usual just before the accident happened. The sad and sudden change of their poor friend in the flower and gaiety of youth, tore with such a horrid wound, attempting in vain to speak, and expiring with convulsive sobs in their arms, must have made a deep impression on their minds, and will be the subject of most afflicting intelligence to his relations and friends inEngland.

May 24.-The governor is about to perform the pleasing duty of transmitting for presentation to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, the general address of the Dutch Inhabitants, Burghers and Native Castes of this colony, consenting to the emancipatiou of slave children born on or after the 12th August 1816.

"To his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Regent, &c. &c.

"We his Majesty's loyal subjects the Dutch Inhabitants, Burghers and Native Castes of the maritime settlements in the island of Ceylon, animated with sentiments of sincere and fervent loyalty towards the person and government of his Majesty and your Royal Highness, and emulating the humane and disinterested spirit with which our fellow subjects, in the United Kingdom have moved the legislature in favour of that unfortunate class of beings placed in the degraded condition of slavery, beg leave to approach your Royal Highness with an humble tender of such tribute, on our parts, in furtherance of the same benevolent object, as our circumstances enable us to afford. In families long settled in this island, of whatever class, the household establishment is usually so much dependent on the service of slaves, that a general discharge of those persons would subject the inhabitants to privations, lesses and expense, such as ordinary prudence forbid us to encounter. At the same time we have reason to know, that

to great numbers of the persons now in our houses in the character of slaves, bred up under our roofs, supported for a course of years with kiud and considerate treatment and comfortable subsistence, many of them far advanced in life, the greater part established in habits of attachment, a general emancipation would withdraw the source of their support, without advancing their happiness, or improving their condition. We therefore humbly incline, both in consideration to them and to ourselves, to adopt the priuciple sanctioned by the wisdom of British legislation, of a gradual abolition; that which we beg leave to offer being indeed gradual in its progress, but in its issue certain and complete. We respectfully and dutifully propose that the era of future freedom to the slaves of this colony shall take its commencement on the auspicious occasion of your Royal Highness's birth-day, the 12th of August in the present year 1816 And we declare all children born of our slaves from that date inclusive to be free persons. Some incidental provisions will be perceived to be necessary, with regard to the support and tutelage of the liberated children during their teader years. The leading articles of enactment which appear expedient for this purpose have already been indicated, in resolutions conveyed by the Hon. the Chief Justice for the information of his Excellency, the Governor, and we doubt not that these and such other regulations as may be found calcalated to place the intended measure on a footing of mutual comfort to the emancipated slaves and their masters, will be distinctly and favourably represented by his Excellency, and receive in substance the gracious acceptance and confirmation of your Royal Highness."

DEATH.

May 24. At Badulla in Ouva, Mrs. Wilson, wife of S. D. Wilson, Esq. Resident at Badulla,

MAURITIUS.

Aug. 11.-The latest advices from this colony come down to the 16th of August, but they are for the most part unimportant. Among the notices issued by the Governor, is one which offers a premium for the introduction of mules and asses from the continent of Asia, in order to extend as much as possible the substitution of manual labour.

MILITARY APPOINTMENTS.

Charles Mommeron, Esq. is appointed to be capt. of a company in the colonial militia for the district of Moka; Charles Mylius, Esq. to be assist. lieut. in capt. Sunders company of militia at Grand

Their excellencies the commissioners, General Elout and the Governor-General, had proceeded on the 21st July upon their tour in the interior, and were at Samarang; the latter was accompanied by his wife. Every thing was arranged with the, British civil officers who had all quitted the island. All the expected transports with troops had arrived except the Selima and the Augusta. The Waterloo and the Columbus had sailed to Samarang and Sourabaya at the latter place was his excellency the commissioner-general, Admi ral Buyskes, ready to go to Amboyua. News had been received at Java, that every thing was tranquil in the Molucca islands it was stated, however, that the

spice plantations had suffered severely by the cutting down of clove trees. The ships of war that had not yet arrived at Java were, the Admiral Tromp of the line, the Wilhelmina frigate, and the Eendragt corvette.

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
DEATH.

Sept. 30. At the Cape of Good Hope, in his way home, Mr. Henry Wilherby, Surgeo✨, second son of Mr. Wilherby, of Enfield-Wash.

ST. HELENA.

Races. We have been favoured with a copy of the Racing Calendar of St. Helena, for the year 1817 (an authentic publication, "printed at St. Helena, for the proprietor, by J. Boyd"), from which we learn, that the Maiden Meeting of the St. Helena Turf Club was held at Dead Wood, on the 7th and 10th of April last; and the Second, or Autumn meeting, was held at the same place (Dead Wood), on the 9th and 10th of September last.

The Stewards, at the first meeting, were, Sir G. Bingham, Sir Pulteney Malcolm, and Major Ferhzen-Lieut. Leeson was clerk of the course. At the September meeting, the Stewards were, Sir T. Reade, Lieut. Col. Dodgin, Lieut.-Col. Wright, and the Hon. Capt. Rous-Lient. Mathias was clerk of the course.

At the first meeting, four plates were run for (one of them a handicap plate), and four matches. At the second meeting, five plates, (one a handicap plate), and two matches.-There was a Sweepstakes at each meeting.

The whole number of horses which were entered, and ran, amounted to thirty-three. We have not room to insert the colours of the riders, and their names are not mentioned ; but the names of the horses may be thought to form a whimsical alphabetic arrangement, which is as follows, taken in the order in which they occur in the St Helena Racing Calendar: African, Brickdust, Blucher, Bacchus, Baroness, Botherum, Comet, Creeper,

Dolly, Emperor, Feather, Fidget, Grinder, Hambletonian, Hope, John Bull, Kutosoff, Manks, Marske, Mansell, Negro, Pringle, Prime of Life, Regent, Royal Oak, Regulus, Sebastian, Salamanca, Toussaint, Tom Tit, Tom Crop, Tickler, Whiskey.

Amongst the matches, Prime of Life beat Whiskey; Grinder beat Salamanca ; Royal Oak beat Tom Crop; Dolly beat Toussaint; and Tom Tit beat Tickler.

We are not certain that the information will be of any particular use, but the next Spring meeting will be on the second Tuesday in April.

Stewards-Admiral Flampin, Lieut.Colonel Wynyard, Lieut.-Col. Nicholl, and Major Hodson-Lieut. Mathias, clerk of the course.

Eight horses were matched to rum when the calendar was printed.

DEATH.

Oct. 4. Richard Huddard Leech, Esq.

On the 4th December a deputation of the Court of Directors proceeded to the college at Hailey fordbury near Hertford, for the purpose of receiving the report of the result of the general examination of the students.

The proceedings which took place in the hall were as follow:

The clerk read the list of the students who had gained prizes and other honourable distinctions, as well as the list of the twelve best Persian writers, copies of which are annexed to this report.

Mr. Wm. R. Young read an English essay, of his own composition, with which the committee were highly gratified. The subject of it was the mutual dependence of science and commerce upon each other.

The students selected for the purpose read and translated in the Sanscrit, Bengalese, Arabic, Persian and Hindoostanee languages; the manner in which they acquitted themselves gave great satisfaction.

derived by the committee, from the report made by the council, of the literary exertions of the students, and their general good conduct, and exhorted them to persevere in the same course; he lamented that there was one exception from this favorable report; one student whose conduct had not been satisfactory: he noticed in terms of commendation those students, Messrs. Clarke, Gordon, Willoughby, Davis and Campbell, who had voluntarily applied to the study of Sanscrit; but in bestowing that commendation he desired it might be distinctly understood that such application was not to be given to the neglect of other studies which were required by the statutes. He expressed a hope that in future terms the conduct of the students would be as satisfactory as in that then on the point of expiration; he assured them of the gratification the court would derive from such reports; he exhorted those students who were to remain in the college so to demean themselves as to furnish ground for a continuance of similar reports. Το those who were about to leave the institution, he addressed a few words, which, he said, were much the same as those he addressed at the close of the preceding term, to the students then under similar circumstances.

He recommended to them to apply themselves, while at sea, to the improvement of the various branches of literature they had studied at the college, which would the sooner qualify them, on their arrival in India, for active employment, and would also beguile the tedious hours