Star. — London, England, 1817-04-02 00:00:00

LONDON MARKETS. APRIL 1. COTTON.-The demand for Sprats by the trade continued general and extensive last week ; an ad vance of Id., per pound was readily complied with ; the B:ngals were also held for higher prices, but no improvement was realized. The East India Com pany have again declared an extensive sale for the 18th inst. the purchases since our last are estimated to exceed 1200 bags-200 Pernams were taha at 2s. Oid. a 2s. Id. 6 bags picked 2s. lid. small par cels of common Babies at 23id. Carricuus at MI. re packed Demerara' at 22%d. 44/0 Sums 151 d. a Ind. 530 Bengals RV. a 121 d. the two latter exclusive of duty. A public sale of 270 bales Bourbon was at tempted, but only three bales were disposed of at 2s. 4d. there appeared every disposition to purchase. SIJOAn.-The market continues abundantly sup plied with inferior brown bluscovades ; the pan Su gars are scarce ; the prices cannot be stated at any variation since our last ; the business done has been very limited ; the stock is greatly seduced, being about 6000 casks less than at the same season last year ; the holders are, in consequence, sanguine that the present prices will be fully maintained ; supplies from Demerara and Berbice may shortly be expec ted, and as the Sugar of the former has so greatly ins. proved of late years. the trade look for the arrivals willb some anxiety, more especially as the Sugars at present offering in the market are nearly all of an in ferior brown description. The demand for Musco vades this forenoon is rather limited, owing to the small supply of good Sugars; the trade shew every disposition to purchase ; the sales continue limited to strong Sugars, which are so scarce that high prices are realized. The Refiners have been working freely for some weeks past ; a plentiful supply •is, in consequence, anticipated ; the demand since our last has been rather limited. and purchases may be made from Is. a 2s. lower. Molasses are heavy. Foreign Sugars are also on the decline. A. public sale of 100 chests Havannah wad attempted last week, but u there appeared no demand, the whole were withdrawn; no offers were made near the esti mated value • for middling white only 601. was offered ; for good yellow only 425. There continues to be many enquiries after Foreign Sugars, but few purchases are actually made ;-. some g ood white Brazil Sugars have been sold at 575. to 58s. Corsiz.-There was only one public sale of Coffee last week ; its consisted of 344 casks 31 bags British Plantation, and 501 bags Foreign Coffee ; the grafter proportion ot the former was from Demerara and Besbice, the 'middling and good middling qualities went off at a further depression of about 2s. ordinary . middling 755. a 755. 6d. and good middling exten sively at 80s. a 82s. the Jamaica went cff heavily much abcut the late currency-ordinary at 68s. 6d. good ordinary pale in considerable parcels at 69". 6d. a 70s. ¶OO bags of Foreign. consisting of good nrcli-1 nary rile St. Domingo, a part bf a mixed description,l 71s. 6J. a 725. was realized for a small proportion ; ' the remainder withdrawn at 70s. 6J. This forenoon a public sale consisting of 39 casks and 543 bags. was brought forward, the greeter proportion Dutch ; the whole went off heavily, the prices a shade lower : fine ordinary or ordinary middling, is extensive par cels, 71s. good middling 775• a 7t3s. 6d. Triage 665. 6d. The depression ot the prices of Coffee, and the languid demand, may in a great measure be attribu ted to the extensive sales declared by the East. India Company ; for .Thursday met above 11,000 bags are declared fur sale; the whole, with the exception of a few lots dark Java, consists of pale Cheribou Coffee. laun Paovistuns.-There continues to be a fair demand for Beef and Pork, and as the season for curing is nearly over, the holders anticipate that the present prices will be maintained ; there is a good request fur bacon. The butter market continues in a very depressed state, and. the frequent public axles in-' dicate a decline ; the depression is 3s. a 4s. UDC' our last Report. TODACCO.-The market has been so heavy foe some weeks past, that purchases may now be made from td. to id. per pound lower. HOW'. FLAX. AND TALLOW.--.-The holders of Hemp have submitted to a small decline to facilitate sa l es . Foreign Tallow may also be quoted at a de. pression of Is. per cwt. the Town declined 3s. 6J. on Friday last ; there is no alteration in Flax. The let. ten dated, the 4th instant, from Yetersburgh, state the Exchange at 101. COCOA.- rho demand continues limited ; ninety two bat eels Trinidad Cocoa in a public sale last week were taken in, no offers, at AbS. 15s. 18 casks Ber. • bide sold at 725. a 725. 6d. The present stock is about 700 casks and 2000 bags less than at the same mason last year. Smogs -The demand for Nutmegs has subsided ; f Pepper is also heavy ;in other descriptions there is little variation. PUBLN: SAL. or Faun.-1103 boxes bloom Raisins 80s. a 82s. 1598 boxes Muscatel Raisins 98s. 100 s. 137 boxes 119 half boxes Muscatel Raisins, on bunches, teB. 12s. a £lO. 792 &iglu Sins°, Raisins 441. a 465. 3 barrels Jordan Almonds All. 7. Ou.s.-There is little variation in Fish Oils ; the Market continues heavy. Linseed Oil may be quoted a shade lower ; but from the extreme high prices of Seed, and the few houses that are at present employed in crushing. the holders anticipate au immediate improve meat. NAVAL Sconas.-There is very little Rough Tur pentine at market ; the prices nearly merlins]. The • prices of Spirits may be quoted at a decline of 2s. on account of several arrivals from .he out-ports. Tar is heavy and lower, on account of the quantity lately and by public sale. This foreuoon there was brought forward 650 barrels Stockholm Tar, chiefly taken is at 21s. 6d. 50 barrels Stockholm Pitch, atl 13s. 100 barrels Archangel Pitch 10s. 6d. a 10s. ' few, BRANDY. AND HOLLANDS.IIIC export 4.- mind for Rom continues extensive i last week above . 700 puncheons were delivered from the warehouse for shipping ; the sales were generally at prices .a shade lower ; the present stock is 5000 pancheohs less than at the same season last year, yet use mar ket prices • continue depressed. The extensive quan tities formerly liken by Government for the udt the Navy and Army is the principal cau s e o f t h e pre , mat reduced pekes ; the home consumption is also mom limited tkan formerly i, the export has greatly increased. Geneva may ba Tweed a shade lower.- Braedy beteg at the prices of last week. POLICE. QUSZN4QUARIL•v-Monday night Sarjeant Major Cox, of the Sd Regiment of Guards, and privates Boden and Warren,belonging to the same Regiment, came before W. Flume% Isq. the Sitting Magis- 1 trate. Serjeant Major Cox stetted, that privates Bo den and Warren were on guard at the front gate of Carlton-house, about one (Moe* on Sunday morning. when three men of respectable appearance came up to them, and used such language against his Royal Highness, that they conceived it was their duty to take them into custody; they accordingly did so. and that they might not leave their posts. they called three watchmen, Clegg, Branch, and Settee. They took charge of the three men with great promptness, and were about to take them to the watch-house, when one of the prisoners took one of the watchmen *side, whispered him, and gave hint some money.— The watchman directly afterwards came up to Bo deo, and said to him that he did not know the con sequence of detaining gentlemen for using seditious language, that he would know better when a few more years had passed over his head, and that he should not detain the gentlemen any longer. Boden and his comrade insisted that they should detain them. Settee replied, "tl en you may fetch a cor poral's guard and take them to the guard room, and we will keep them safe till you return." He went off for a file of men, but before he (linden) had got to the bottom of the street, he was called to by Warren, and informed that after a consultation, the watch men had suffered their prisoners to go.—Mr. Ftetn two ordered the names of the watchmen to be taken down, and expressed his determination to prosecute the affair with the utmost rigour. GUILDHALL.—A CASS ow SINGULAR Daeaaverv. Mary Farthing, the keeper of a coffee-shop in War wick-lane, charged three boys with a burglary. She stated that on Saturday evening, at six o'clock, she kft her shop locked most securely. but upon return ing, on Monday morning, found that the casement was broken open, and that an iron bar, which crossed the sky-light, had been wrenched from its place.— Upon examining her rooms she found that her prayer book was uolea, and she also missed a paper bag, containing two pounds of sugar. The property that remained on the premises was scattered about, as if a search had been made by the thieves for every thing portable. An 'officer Wat immediately em ployed. He suspected an abandoned boy named Se//ivea, who is but 9 years of age, of being a party to the robbery, weatto the lodgingsof his parents, and found there a paper bag. containing two pounds of sugar, and a prayer-book, which the complainant swore was the one that had been itolen from her shop. Sullivan was apprehended, and upon being questioned by the officer, said he knew nothing of the rdbbery, but had taken the sugar and prayer book from two boys, named 414 and Casolly, upon suspicion they had not come by them honestly ; and for his part he intended that the property should be given to the proper persons, as soon as he had time to make enquiry after them. The officer soon appre hended the two boys thus accused, and brought them yesterday, together with Sullivan, before Alderman Cox, who entered into a long examination of all the circumstances, and found hi case against Sullivan of a very desperate nature. The age of one of the children accused by Sullivan is 6 years, of the other 7. The Members of a Committee, under whose su perintendence there is a frre-school, where tkc three boys had been received, sta.ed to the Alderman, that ATh4, and Concolly, were, up to the moment of the present charge, honast and harmless in their characters, but that liuUivan bad been from his petticoats, a boy of the most incorrigible habits of theft and debauchery. The Alderman ordered that the father of Sullivan, who was, during the eternisation, in the ogee, should be put to the bar next to his son, upon the ground that It was most im probable a child should engage In such dangerous enterprise* without the authority and Moravian of some experienced pa eon, - and as the stolen articles bad been found at the father's lady., lug,, there was reason tosuppose that so depraved a participation I existed in the present case. The father was, however, proved to have been wholly unconscious of the boy's conduct ; and it en asserted by several respectable persons, that be had done all in his power to correct the unfortunate propensities of his child. The following was the substance of the account of the rob bery, given by the two children. Alley and Ckoneolly—it is =ne cessary to state, that the Magistrate and the ether gentlemen who attended to witness this extraordinary examination were stuck wish horror at the detail fbe three children went to school together for some time; Sullivan took every opportunity be could to Moos Alley and Ceoelly to take'to the more prolitabk employment sf bouse-beesking. At last be prevailed upon them, upon an assurance that they would make massy to boy cakes and apples to most hien at night. He tog them it Will folly to go to school, and that night was the only time to lean to spell, con ducted than to Warwick-lane, where be raised them up to the sky-light of a coffee-shop, put an iron instrument luto the hands of sue of them, and made him break the windows with it ; ob liged the other, who is a cripple, so tie a dope to a bar which ran across on the inside; and, with the assistance of both, succeeded in dragging the bar from its place. He then sent the more active boy through the sky-light, with orders to steal all the money he could get, and any thing else be could carry. All that bore a re semblance to money In the house wire two had dollars, and a halfpenny with a hole in it. The other property he took was that found at Sullivan's lodgings. As soon as the business was dons Sullivan took all the plunder, and threatened to hang his accom plices If they said a word.—A tradesman here stepped forward and said, the tools wish which the burglary bad been elated were some time ago stolen from his house by Sullivan, who broke open one, in order to break open another with greater facility. Young Sullivan was itentmitted for trial : Lis father was dice charged. The parents of Alley and ConoUy were bound ever to mower for the appearance of their children against the prisoner at the ensuing Sessions. A Ronny Panvawraw sr A Doc.—On Monday evening last, as a young woman, servant to Mr. Cationa, butcher, in the Borough-Road, was re- turning home from a visit to her friends in the neigh. bonrhood of Woolwich. she was met in a solitary part of the road between that and Deptford, by a man and two women, appearing to be vagrants; she took the opposite sidlot the road, when the man ran up to her, seised her by the neck, and holding a blud geon over her head, ordered her upon the peril of her life, to deliver up what =Fey she had in her possession. The poor girl scrim:led out, and the fellow plocteded to rifle her pockets, whilit his two associates stood at a distance upon the look out, and ailed out to him to take her pelisse, it he could get nothing better; be bad just takes her beaver hat and shoes, and given them to one of the women, when a mastiff dog that bad followed her from borne, sprung *Fon the fellow, polled him to the ground, mangled his taw and oars, and would have torn him to pieces, if be bad not been called off 'by the girl: In the mean time the two women made off, leaving Abe beaver bat and' shoes behind them. The gel re. teived. little or no injury, and continued on her jaw , nob leaving bet iimilant lying OR the road. William Child, who was capitally convicted at the late Worcester Assizes, and left for execution, but since reprieved, in consequence of some favourable circumstances in his case, it now appears, is innocent. Two men have been recently committed for the rob. bevy, and one of them has completely exonerated Child of any participation in the crime. The number of prisoners for trial at the Devon Assizes was so great, that a third Court was obliged to be opened, in which Mr. Serjeant Pats. presided. Twenty•one prisoners received sentence of death, but were all afterwards reprieved, except Amon, for the murder of his wife, who was executed on Monday. The house Of Mr. WILLIAM WILSON, Brick lane, Spitalfields, was broken into by thieves on Monday evening and robbed of a quantity of table spoons, tea spoons, St/lbs. of black tea, and about an of copper money out of the till. _ _ Saturday Mr. REED, of Jubilee-place, Commercial road, whist passing Church-road about seven o'clock, was knocked down by two men and robbed of a piece of Irish cloth. Monday sennight, a boat, with smuggled whirky lon board, set sail from the south end of Arran, on the coast of Ayr. After proceeding a short way, the crew observed the revenue cutter, commanded Czptain Dome, lying off, and put about. Toe cutter instantly sent a boat, manned 'with ten hands, in pursuit. The smugglers reached the shore, and 1 were in the act of carting the whisky inland, when they wile overtaken, and the spirits seized. Before the cutter's men could retorts to their boat, a number of the islanders collected, attacked them, and at tempted to rescue the spirits. A dreadful scuffle en sued, in the course of which, two Men and a woman were shot dead on the spot, sad a boy and a girl wonadett The two men ktUad are named MiKionoo, a father and spn j. and the woman's name is !saki NicboL • ASSIZES. • KINGSTON; SURREY, MARCH 31. CHETTLE V. IPILLERT AND OTHERS. This was a Special Jury cause, and the only one tried to-day. It was an action against the defendants. Officers of Excise, for taking the horse and cart of the plaintiff, and seizing the same, under pretence of carrying soap which had not paid the duties. The plaintiff had a warehouse in the neighbour hood of Blackman -street, in the Borough, and on the 21st of SeptemSer last, the defendants, as Offi cers of Excise, saw a can going to his premises, which they stopped, and found it contained soap.— They imtnmediately seized it. This fact was proved by a witness of the name of Wm. Harris. Two persons of the name of Bell, lather and son, were then called, who swore that they sold the soap to the plaintiff, and that it had paid the duty. The man who drove the cart was named Bocock, and it was stated that he was dead, as an apology for not calling him to prove where he brought the soap from. In answer to this calm the defendants stated, that some time after the seizure of the soap in question they ssw Bocock, who drove the cart, driving another cart, and in order to know where he came from, they watched him, and found he went to Penge Common, near Norwood. Here they traced the wheel tracks until it went to a little house on the Common. They searched that house, and they found all the materials for private soap-making. backs, pairs, dme. Witnesses were then called, who proved that the plaintiff, and a man of the name of Holloway, had some time before been in possession of these piemi. ses, and therefore that the probable consequence was, that the soap wised by the defendants, going to the plaintiff's premises in town, was the article tnanu iactured at their private manufactory. The l.rouf of the occupation of the house by the plaintiff, and his being the actual proprietor, conquised a great por tion of time. The Learned Judge, in summing up, told the Jury, that in cases of this sort, between the Crown au..l the subject, it became their peculiar duty to judge for themselves. He should, therefore, merely content himself with detailing the evidence, and pointing out its bearing as it appeared to him, but leave them to draw their own conclusion. The question in the cause was this.;—Had the soap which was seized really paid the duty or not ? If they believed the evidence of the witnesses, the Bells, it had ; but in answer to this, was the case which they had heard made out by the defendants ? They would, however, say on what side they thought the truth lay. Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 810. CROWN SIDE. • Jain Wa/pa and dimly Barbow were indicted for burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling house of Anne Bartuot, at Putney, in this county, and stealing a quantity of wearing apparel. Mr. CUItWOOD stated the circumstances of this case, in which the female prisoner was the daughter of the prosecutor, and the facts of which were proved by -an accomplice as fullows Catherine Dudley deposed, that she knew the pri. toners Walton and Bartuot, who cohabited together; that Amey Barfoot had for several days been endea vouring to persuade Walton to go out with her, say. ing they should get some money, or something that would make motley. Accordingly, on Wednesday, the 11th day of December, they all set off from St. Giles's, and went to Putney ; when they came to a small house, Amey Barfoot said, That is my me. ther's house, we can easily get in." The witness en deavoured to persuade them to come away, but the other replied that there was no danger. Walton and Barfoot then walked round the house, and at length Walton took down a shutter, which was over a glass door ; he then cut away the glass, and he and Amey went into the house. Shortly afterwards they brought out a large quantity of shirts and other linen, which she and Amey wrapped up in their aprons They then came off towards town ; and as they passed the watch-houses on the road, they held the bundles as though they were children, and passed them, and cried out, ai hash," as though to quiet them. When they got to town the witness gave her share to the prisoners, and received Gs. a day or two after. This statement of the accomplice was confirmed by the watchmen, who saw them pass on the road, and by two shirts, which were traced to the. prisoners. The Jury found them both Guilty. The unfortunate mother, who was called to prove the property, and give evidence against her daughter, was in a state nearly bordering on insensibility. IR.E4AND. LIMERICK, MARCH ft Jahn Neville and Michael Keefe, for the muter Thomas Dillon and his wife, were convicte d in t', e County Court, on Wednesday, an pursuant to set_ tense, were hanged at G.dlows Green on Friday, And their bodies given over fer dissection. This 'bakes the number eh-yen that 11:ive suffered for these mtn ders.—Yesterdly John Cf. Ont was convicted for the murder of John Collins ot Fiolanheen, near Newcastle, and ordered to be hanged on Monty nest. EXECUTION Or THE TWO GREER& These unfortunate young men were convince?. at 6e Antrim Assizes of the murder of Archibald Greer, Vick father, at Church-tumbler, on tiie 20th or Aprk the prisoner John having given him a wound ou the head with a hatchet, of which he died—the priso. ner Robert being siding and assisting. The oreacl. ful crime was proved by an accomplice, whose test`. mony ores corroborated by ci , curnst,ntiel eveiteee, Immediately alter their secterce, they were conveyed under a guard to the New l'rison. They weiiced from the Court House to the Jed with a ti r o step; but appeared much dejened, rt,l die, not make ary observations. Tuey were Weed to separate cell: ; and on being asked it they wished for any Citrg:e man to attend them, t`ley answered, bit net any particular one--any who wound afford conse! , . tion being acceptable. The Rev. John Brown, w b n bad hum Andy attended on the occasion, immediately visited them, and remained a constdieable time, art: afterwards a t:euded :hem. They were 41st) visited by the. Rev. Richard Dobbs, Rev. Mr. Smith, and the Rev. John Savage. These gentlemen were sec• cess'ul in their endeavours to arouse them to a sense of their situation, but could not ;wail on them to acknowledge the:r guilt, both protesting their inre;. eerier, and stating. as their opidfon, that it was only necessary to acknowledge guilt to Gera, not to mar. In the-cou.se of Tuesday. boworer, RAM Greer admitted that he saw the corpse .of hie 'rather in the Wasteliouse, which did not unlit:tie him, as he knew his father was " to be put cite vi the way ;" he also admitted that a letter found by 1)r. Stuart in the prison was see itten by Om. John Greer would.nct admit any thing. They both slept during the night, and oat appar,.aly with an appetite. J: ha Greer employed pan of his time in uriting. On Wednes day, about twelve o'clock, the High Sheriff, attended part of the Roal Scots, went to the prison, and the cr y iminals were brought out soon after. They were placed in the rear of the cart, in which were their coffins, and attended by the Clergymen : the execu. tii.ner, disguised, immediately behind them. The procession then slowly proceeded to the place of eta cuti-a, one mile from the town. On its arrival, t! e criminals joined in singing a hymn, and allerwerili knelt down with the Clergymen and others, and prayed fervently, v.it.h au audible voice. At t)es time k.bert Greer was observed to be nxech agitated, and trembled violently : John Greer continued ts evince his usual firmness. When he knelt down to prayer, he expressed himself in language extremely appropriate, pathetic, and even elegant. Pis et. raeutintir was calected, and his enunciation disl:nct. Robert's voice was tremulous and feeble, and whole frame greatly agitated. The persons near to them formed a circle, and also knelt during prayer. Tie whole scene was impressive and awfully solemn. Prayers being ended and the fatal preparations corn pleted, the wretched brothers shook hands, and bid farewell. John first mounted the cart, and being tied up, whilst Robert remained below, asked—" is my brother Robert to be thrown off with use ?" whir's was answered in the affirmative. Robert was thee tied up beside his brother. They were both again solemnly exhorted to declare their guilt. John said, 44 I forgive my persecutors, prosecutors, and all my enemies; and I hope GOD will forgive them as I do." Robert prayed aloud to the ALMIGHTY to enable him in these his last moments to tell the truth ; and then addressing himself to those about him, said, (s I am a guilty sinner, and iuffer justly and Liwfully."-- Then turning to his brother, ha said, " John.. will you not confess ?" To this a pp ea l J o h n ma d e no re ply. when a person pre s en t sa id, " J o h n , d o y ou b e ar what your brother Rob er t sa y s ?" T o w hi c h h e re plied, " I have done," meaning that he would not again speak. The cart was now drawn away, and they were launched into eternity. Robert appeared to suffer little, but John was long convulsed. After hanging the usual time, their bodies were cut down, put into shells, and sent off to the Infirmary at Lis burn, for dissection, pursuant to their sentence. J, was an excellent scholar; be was about thirty years of age, and Robert 26. They were both married. MARRIED. Monday, at St. Anne's, Soho, Colonel Cunynghans, of shinier, Hams to Gertrude Henrietta, eldest daughter of '4 barn Kimpton, tiaras, of Brompton. March 9.0, at Mickleaver, Derbyshire, Bolton Peel, Esq. to Elisabeth Isabella, and Samuel Wildman ates, Esq. to CI:a:- lett. Anne, the two eldest daughters of the late John Fed, 1.. q. of Pastures House, in that County. Monday, at Camberwell Church, the Rev. W. Jephson, to Miss Ann Arnsroid, of the Terrace. March 25, at Stirling, the Rte. James Smith, Alloa, to M;.r!, only daughter of the late Ir. Robt. Hendersen, merchau:• March 15, John Bushe, Esq. eldest son of his Majffty's zt..l - fur Ireland, to the Hun. Louisa Hare, daugtri: Lt Viscount Ennismore. DIED. Monday morning, at her house In Cutnberland-place, r. e .f Prances Douglas, in the Stith year of her age, wife of tke Pourable John Douglas. Thursday te'onlght, at Wisbech, Williattt Hardwick., aged 3 2 years. only son of Colonel Hardwick., commanding thel3erfal ArtlUery. Saturday morning. Mrs. Tew, wife of the Rev. Edward Tor, Ilk. Provost of Eton College. At Greenock, oa the lith ultimo, in his 43d year, John Col. quhoun, M. D. Oct. I I, at Calcutta,John, only son of Dr. Macwhirter. Dec.l 8, at the Island of Barbadoes,i.ieut. Andrew Richmond, of his Majesty's 2cl or Queen's own regiment of foot, aged C?. Thursday, at Gillingham, Dorset, the Rev. Christephcr in the 57th year of hi' age. ThurSday morning, at Newport•street, Southsea, Ca daughter of Lieutenant Edward De Montmorency, R N. Thursday, Mrs. Saville, relict of the late Mr. Saville, Vla 3 r - Choral of the Cathedral Church Church of Lichfield. PRICE OF STOCI Bank Stock, shut S per Ct. Reduced shut S per Ct. 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