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.~ t ~, ,+ i f ~y, 1 ~I. ,i? ' r ~~ i h f , Mt. Sparrow ham known the prisoner to possess a general good character—be is about 24 years of age. fly Mr. ADOLPHUS—iII' served his time to a pawnbroker, but butt since rimed on the bossiness of a grocer and tall.. chandler. Mr. Rosh and a great nomber of other most respectable witnesses rue the prisoner an excellent ells:octet—they all came up from Ipswich for that purpose. be (*outmost SERGEANT mapitulated the evidence. The prisoner had obtained the bens tit of a good character, but it was net that question they were shout to try—the only question wan. del or did not the defendant reside I i days in the parish of St. Andrew, Holborn. before the Itith of August last. lie thought there would be no difficulty in that, browse it appeared from the testimony 01 Alas hew and his wife, that up to the I bth of August, be was daily to be nat agrest distance from London. Whatever hail iron the motives of the defendant was not the question—whether lie was isillues.red by a pure passion or sordid desire, because neither would justify false oath. There was one redeeming point whicls was mudi in fie "Vat of the defendant—he had used the lady with tender. Demand (err, would be a matter 41 consideration when the Court dcrielcsi on the ease, which he now left to the Jury. Ver dict— Crafty on the 'blad btb counts. The Cow stow Se aor.are then ordered Jane Motley, who was cowgirl of a similar offence last night and committed to Nervgate, to be placed at the liar beside the other defendant, which done he thus ouldressal diem : " John Mulley and William Encw, I call on you both at the wAne time, because your offences are alike, and committed at the 'MOW time, and under the same circumstances. It appears that s o, here•sndem y withdrawn two young women from their homes, and hey virtue of a false affidavit obtained alicence, whereby 1104 rim melded to marry them. Me of the ladies appents to b• tmy iftem years old, and the other scarcely of age. It is, Is 'tear*, and difficult to see that you were influenced by motives of ss Prehn.are nature. The Learned Judge then pointed nut the dis tress they hod plunrerl the family of the ladies into, and cont. alerted t n the impropriety of theft cosidnet. Alt that they could do !treater to compensate would be to art with tenderness and serctiou towards the young ladies with wham they bed so con lotted thetarelves, and that they threw en impediment in the way Isf the prop erty , whirl', by a late Act of Parliament, wow vested in the bands of the gum-diarist, de the exclusive use of their wives and ()Spring- lie wield le! pass any judgment on them, but .Ispend it, and call on them to enter into sureties to appear to re :are it when called on, butt he hood that their conduct would not lender it is-es-saucy. The stiretiee required would be, themselves in 11/. eavh, nod two emetic. in 101. each." l'he !sties. wept during the address. A consultation wan afterwards hell among all parties, and ee -1 el.:inners entered into. NEW COURT. MR. FACNTLEROV. Areeteedsy it wee notified to the !tee ,ter, while Fresher in title Court, by the Counsel for Mr. reunite-toy. that they intended. on his being Weight up to recite sentence. to move an arrest of judgment. Messengers were therefore despatched to inform the Judges, of the circumstance, their labours bating terminated with the trials lest evening. as it was absolutely necessary that they seetild be isr*ent, to decide upon the points of law raised in Mr. ferrate. At eleven o'clock, the Reverie, gave notice td the ettlicees of the 1114 Palley, that he shnuld, contrary to the aural eustom, pair the sentences on the convicts in the New Court, which Is now mote cepacioe then the 1/14 one. After the trials were *nein the GM ('met, it continued to be thronged, ns few persons were let Into the secret, and we noticed many respectable persona anxiously waiting, with the hope of seeing Mr. Eauntletoy. At twelve o'clock the New Court was crowded to excess, and the bereft arid her were filled with persons of tomb and character. The ye:Bfeet anthem was manifested for the arrival of the Jedges. Soon after twelve o'clock the Recorder appraised on the bench, pmereded to pees sentence on ell the prisoners who hail been teued guilty during the retort Seeeions—exeepting Mr.Fauntlenm. H. Ring. H. Mir:vowel., J. Ilmniley. J. Coroolly, J. Cook, O. Semler, fietelner, .A nn Jefrerim, T. Martin, S. Smith. W. Lane, Frederick Biddle, and John lnnca , were sentenced to be transported fir %errs yenta. John Loyd, Samuel Brown, John Smith. alas Brown, William lloghes, alias Ktlwartls, 1. Wright, I'. Itobineon, Catherine I. earehy, and II iehard Elliott, were sentenced to six mouths' ith prisovnient in the House of Correction, and hard labour. llosoesret Rerlow was sentenced to he transported for life. George Hunt, Ruth Mimeo, and Ebenezer Fraser Mourn. wete sseteneest to he transported far 14 years. Hunt said--" Thank you," to the Recorder. William Hampton, for misdemeanor, was sentenced to be trans ported for seven years: William Catlin. for titiederneenor, way ttedee.ed to be imprisoned three months in the !louse of Correction. am! hard Moor: Thomas Speteer. fnr a like offence, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. and to be whipped In the gaol. Phillip Burhanan and William Keys ware sentelimd to one e far's smErisonmeet end hard labour. V. ha :man. James Hamilton, Thomas Edwards, Ann Peat h. Mathew Johnson, James Barker. henry Halt, James -inkint., Charles l'ar, Samuel IMpree, John doves, Wm. Corner, leteter. Ridout, and Richard Horn, weresenterced to be transported Sr seven) ears. The juartent at Keeffe was respiteil till Well seeders, %Vas. R ackwell wit ordered to be impromisti one year in the Heine of Correction, tied kept trahard labeler. Edwanl Carter, 11'm. Briggs, Georg- Crown, Thos. Craven, F i e”re Near, Wm. Jones, Edward Whitfield. Mereen t 111e:icy, a - t! Weltard Cook, were sentenced to he traneported for 'even yearn. , Oeurge Brooke and John Brooks, to be intensoned for one year, send kept to harp labour. John 12.heesentin., to he publicly whipped, imprisoned fur six enooths, amid kept to hod 1..5.n.y. John Daltiell, to be whipped in the gaol, and ireptisoned a week. John Oven, to be whipped privately, and Imprisoned a month. /amen Brooks, to be publicly whipped, and imprisoned far three menthe. Mar Ann Smith and Ilenry Barnard, to be transported for life. y W. Matson and flannel, Barry were sentenced to fourteen years' tratemortation. Thsetv-two prisoners were sentenced to different periods of ire.- peitwom'ent and hard !About, from one week to six months, in the Nome of Correction. This duty concluded about a smarter past one o'clock. Tire Clerk of the Arraigns then asked the Recorder, whether the only remaining ptiveiner, Mr. limey Eauntleroy, should row be placed at the her. The P ZCOUIirR replied, I cannot proceed till I have received en answer to the communication which I bare forwarded to Mr. Jetties nark. 1 expect it ricer minute. Mr. Hsu at T. 11, the prisoner's Attorney, then entered the Court, and had a Mier rommuniention with 31r. Sheriff Brawn, and aft - warde with the Counsel. Mr. Alley. and Mr. C. Phillips. At a quarter to two o'clock, it was understood that. Mr. Justice Park's answer haul been received, stating that he derlieed st• feinting. Ile said, no round weestnted for requiring his rotendance, attd therefore to comply would be to establish an incuercnient precedent. After these proreedinee were concluded, a patter ensued, and attain two o'clock Mr. Hiroo Geenow arrived, and tout his seat en the Bench. On the tnetion of Mr. sAt.i.nv, the prisoner was placed at the hie, end on being asked ohm he had to bay why judgment of death should oat he pronounced spinet him, Mr. ALLEY stated to the Court that he bad something to nem,- .n arrest of judgment. Ile was sorry tnat lie Limlshre shoitltt lame been called on a sudden from his private affairs, and that too in a ease like the preseet. where— Sir. Reim Oall ROW begged that the learned Gentleman weeild net 'mete the twentieth part of a minute in nicking such apology. It wee his duty as a Judge to attend here, and receive whatever the segeutney of Counsel could suggest in favour of the life of u feline Arestere end a client : and God forbid that, as a Wan as well as a Judge he did not fully share those feelings. Mr. A Lett' was sure that those were the feelings of his Lord_ slip's generous mind. To proceed then, his lordship was perhaps mime that the defendant was not convicted generally, hut ova that *rant which .hertyvt hires with fingMe and uttering a coetsin deed called • power of attorney. Now. in his view the theme shelti! hen Inca more permit, and it ought to hare 'smeared that the of fietee charged was the uttering a forged deed for the purpose cf tusking away with certain stock. Looking at the Arts whieh ware passed for the protection of property, these were certain of them oented expressly to make that a capital offence, which wee not so before the Bth Geo. I. Intrere the 211 Geo. 11. the forging a deed was ore a eapitel offence. zed perhaps it arose front the eireum etaace that our ancestor, me: not in want of that quantity of eireu latiog medium, which the people of these slays fourd neremery. By the gth Geo. 1. it was made a capital off', Ace to forge any letter of ettonicy to sell or convey any stuck or puttlic security, or to forge' the Ignite of attesting witmeaes to any such power. That was the terrt Act framed to protect the flank of England, and h: contended that limits the provisions of that Act a capital judgment email not be sow pronounced in thin case. lip a subsequent Ac: the tlit, Geo. IL ch. 7, it was made a capital offloce to forge any deed or dente, will or wills, and other deeds, but it was totally silent on the sub nee of powers of attorney ; and its ernvieions were afterwards ex tended to curpontions, there being some donht as to whether they wore included within the meaning and protection of the limiter Arts, Rut three Acts Were never intended to protect instruments like that wbieh was now in question, and, in fart, it could almost be demon , crated. that they never were meant to extend to eases of this ea nue. The Act under which the court in the iedictreent here was reamed, and upon which his client was found guilty, said nothing .eniftt powers of attorney, though it did about the forgery of deeds, si4 unless a power of attorney were held to he *deed, a capital jAnuent could not be slow pronounced—nor. perhaps, any judg-, meat whatsoever. Next came she Act of the linth tine 111., mak rag the forgery of a power of attorney to receive a seaman': wages a capital offence; and he asked, wotill that Act have been rendered necessary. if, by the td tieerge 11., the forgery of powers at°flow vivid be oseouted and capitally convicted lie answered in pr the negative, and sto far had the authority of the Legislature for say ing. that they made a distinction between instruments termed 't devise" n powers of attorney." It wee only on the ground that the power of attorney was a •• deed," that the defendant was couvieted in this case ; and there being an obetous difference simile Iteivnen them -by the Immelsoure, nn judgment ought to billow. 'Me law by which the 3 pert tem. Consols were protected, wee sub selneet to the general Acts lie had referred to ; and it was quite clear that the Legielantre could never have anticipated the protee unit of a specie of document used in the transfer of aspects of pm party, or :stack, which, at the time of (ranting these Acts, had no esistenes whomever. The instruments contemplated by the be gsalature, and the fiwgery of which sobjeeted the offender to capital plitiatulaCill, Myst bare bezo sucb inStrutuunts as are, pose, a va• luable security, convertible into cub, and not a power of attorney, which was only an authority to do a something, and which, per se, wee worth no more than the value of the paper on which it was written. The instruments contemplated to be protected by these Acts, were bonds, which, on the fare of them, were valuable ; pro missory notes, in like manner—hut not powers of attorney, which were altogether a difli rent class and 'petits of instrument. Isle. Baron GAR now (perceiving the prisoner teweeffer severely) —This (ientletean was in very ill health when I.last saw loim—Ee cannot have improved since, and if be wish for • chair let him have one. 1.1 chair WlSsent foe, and the unhappy prisoner seemed highly grateful for this act of humanity and kindness-) Mr. ALLEY Legged also to thank his Lordship for this mark of kindness, and proceeded with his argument. The securities to be protect..ol by the Ares he had cited were bills and matters of that 'class ; but they could not he ermstruett to trend to powers of at torney. He had before alluded to the Act passed for the protection of powers of attune, for receiving seamen ' wages, and from the penal of George 11. to doe present day, during which time many new securities were crewed ; Iry again asked, if the 57th of fiemge 111. would have been passed, had the forgery of powers of attorney been punishable by the 201 Geo. 11., or by any former Act, but Far ! unduly by the 2d Oeo. 11., under which that count of this indict , ment was framed, and upon which count the defendant was con. view!? To suppose that the Legislature did not attentively con sider these matters—to say that the great lenw Authorities who framed the Mai Cleo. 111. wore not aware of the state of the law, as to powers of attorney, as regulated by former Acts, would 1 e quite idle; and yet bath must be supported end said, if the con struction he was then endeavouring to establish did not prevail.— In other mesa personating. the Bank of England had proseeednl dottetently . • the course they then pursued vsried considerably frost that they h ave now adopted. tionecitooes they proceeded for per , sonating—so:r.etouies for forging dividend warrants—sometimes for one thing, and sometimes for another; but till now he never found s protect ore like the present, excepting perhaps one case, de cided some time ago, and reported by slr. Bingham. (We believe the case alluded to is the kirg v. Wait.) Upon these grounds he submitted that the capital judgment could not be now pronounced upon the defendant. Ale. BnonsEtcs followed on the same side, and called the atten tion of the Court to the number of collets in the indictment, which conosisted of eleven; hut it was only on the thud that the defendant was fional guilty. The three first cows laid the uttering and forelooe ; the then next the irtent to deft-sold ; the three next to de. fraud other persons; the tenth, the prey ision% of the Act of Oeo. 1., and one ether ; and the verdict, was generally guilty of uttering a forged deed. 51r. 'farm GAIROW —1 tnke it to be that the Jury said, we have no evidenec of the manual operation of the • tete ; and they found hint generally guthe. Mr. Bit on,: t ClE—Our minion in arrest is, not that no judgment should be pronounced. butt not jonlionent of death. We do not con tend tloat there is toot a statute toluking the offence of the defendant transportable ; but we du, that under the Act it is not punishable with death. The third count of this indictment calls the forged in. etrument a deed, under the 2d Geo. If. e. 1.5. That statute cer tainly enacts. that if any person make or forge any deed, or utter it as true, his obi nce shall he a ea;oital felony ; acid that Act was extended by 31st lien. 11. to cerpoorations, • doubt having existed se to whether they were protected by the 2tlGm. Mr. Baron OMISIOW In consequence of .111 r. Harrison's case. Mr. BoonznicE—The question here is. is this instrument „a deed" within the Act 2d Um 11. ? The Bth fie t. 1. was one of a clam of statute* relating to the stocks of public companies, and milers were since con:Muni down to the present time; and his ob ject in mention ing this Act was to remind his Lordship that its provisions di' not extend to cal v of uttering forged powers of at torney; that Act applied to stocks then existing, and a doubt arose if it extended to storks created since. The 22d Geo. 11. re-enacted that, and extended it, so as to protect all the then recently created mocks or public securities. Either then the Legislature used use less words, or they gave an interpretation to the word "d: cal" dif. fereat to that of " power of attorney." The Bank now proceed upon the 2d George 11. eh. 25, r for a forged " deed ;" whereas, it is net 1.11 22 lien. 11. that the enactment came relative to forged " letters of attorney." If, then, the "forged letter of attorney" were lobe eumprised under the term "deed," it was useless to pass the 22d Oeo. 11., if, as relied upon, it came w ithin the 2d Oect. 11., under the class of dents." The inference from this was obvious, namely, that the logislntore considered " deed," and "letter of attorney" as two totally distinct matters ; and if so, a conviction for forging a t0,,w0.r of attorney order the Act, only speaking of, and dealing with deeds, could not be supported, and of course judgment of death not pronounced. The 31st Geo. 11. made the forging of a power of attorney a capital offence ; the 4th Oro. 111. ex tended its provisions; and where wits the necessity of all that, if persons were punishalole for forging such instruments tinder the 2(1 Ueo. II.? By the 37th Geo. 111. ch. 122, judgment of transporta tion might be pronounced opt persons guilty of this offence; and under that Act, the forging the names of attesting witnesses, sub. japed the forger to a specific punishment; and the 37th fleo. 111. tended to enrifinn the view he and his Learned Friends hail taken of the wide distinction between the terms "deed" and "letter of at- torner." Mr. ltaron GARIOW—That Act provides that the uttering a genuine instrument with forged attestations, renders the person who duos so liable to transportation ; and here all the counts dodge the disposal of the forged power of attorney. I wish to reduce this argument to something like common sense; and if I have not for. got a great deal of what I once knew, 1 can say something of the manner in which an indictment, charging forgery and uttering the forged instrument, should be drawn iip. Suppose it were ehewn that Miss Young was inilu:cd to put her genuine signature, but that the names of Watson and Tyson were forged, could the forger be convicted antler the Act you have spoken of? Certainly not. Mr. Itaonesitcs—My object its noticing this Act of Perlis. Oent was to thew that the Legislature had distinguished between deed and letter of attorney; and the general presumption to be drawn trout the consideration of the different AIR% of Parliatnent is, that the Legislature considered a deed to have sonic intrinsic value per se. hut that an authority to do some subsequent act, though signed and scaled, had none beyond the value of the paper which it was written. For these reasons he agreed with his Barnet Friend, that the judgment of death could nut in this case be pronounced. Mr. C. Pitt,. t I in. nn the same side, observed, that he could add but little to what was so uhly urged by his Learned Friends. After the opinion thrown out bf the enurt 31r. Baron liAanow—My object in interrupting at any dint' is to direct Counsel to a partieLlar point, and to press that point with additional reasons where that can be done. Mr. C. PintLtra—The conviction here was, for uttering a " deed," knowi n g it to be forged ; and the question was, could a power of attorney be considered a deed, an instrument which must pr ;true fOrie be convertible into money? Again, could a power of wtorney be said to be a security for fluency ? Ile thought nut, and he was supportril in that opinion by the different Acts of the Le cielaturc already referred to by his Learned Friends. A security for money being a decal, could not be construed to mean a power of attorney; and as it was fur forging a power of attorney that the con•icti.in love took place, he considered that the judgment of death ought MA to be pronounced. illr. Sergeant iIOSANUI:ET, for the judgment, contended, in the first place, that the usual mode of drawi n g up indictments for such offences had been strictly adhered to in this case. In the case of the u nfortunate gentleman, Dlr. Wait, which had been refined te , the forgery was amounted at Bristel, the uttering took place here: no count was laid charging the foigcry, but for the publishing end uttering a power of attorney, to defraud the Monk of England and 0111.111. rest pains, as every one knew, were taken in the investi. Ration of that case, and after the decision of the Judges, that the conviction was good, and that a conviction had under the same specks of indictu:ent as that upon which the present conviction took place, was rot to be so held, was a doe,irine that scarcely required a moment's argument to rt IOU: it. A fallacy ran thmugh all the ar gument, of his Learned Friends on the other side; for, in the first place, three of the coats, were framed on the 45th Ilcorge 111., and thin they seemed to forget that the 24 George 11. made it an offense to publish or utter, as true, &deed, with an intent to defraud. A power of attorney might be given unt:er hand without seal or with sett ; and with reference to the Act making the forgery of powers of attorney to receive seamen's wages a cartel offence. it only fol. Inved the preceding Acts, and made more definite that which pr.viouly existed. l'he various Ant oat thla subject, went to protect all deeds of covenant and other, and had for their object the protection of all Instruments wider seal deli. vereil. There could be no doubt of the meaning of the 2d rico. for it cantaincd provisions to meet the eleticirney in the Bth ti n. 1., which did not make the uttering a forged deed a capital °genet. The 11th Geo. 111. was enacted to make the punish. meet of forgery inure general, and it made the disposal of a deed a capital offence. The object of that Act was to aid the 2d Geo. IL—and after &delft's:nog these few observations to the Court, be felt he bad little to add in refutation of the arguments urged on the tuber side. Here the instrument forged was signed, sealed, end delivered ; it even contained a covenant at the end of it ; and to coi.tend, under such circumstances, that it was not a deed, was to lent ,urprising. With respect to the creation of new funds of 1 per Cent. Consols, it was not a new fund ; it was only a new ar rengentetit of previously existing funds . and therefore had no ao nieation to the present question. He would not, therefore, farther trouble his lawdsleip. Mr. Law followed on the same aide. Mr. A LLUT, in reply, observed, that the 45th Geo. 111. was enacted to protect the Rank against persons who sold forged notes to persons who bought them at a cheap rate, as it wis e'oulsted whether the penman so selling them were guilty of uttering. Nis. thing that hr Ind heard altered the view belled already offered. and trusting that it would be considered by the Court, he declined any further observations. Mr. Itaron Il•tt now.— The awful period having now arrived at which the prisoner is called upon to say wily jutlgntent of death should not be pronounced against him—his Co.msel have very pro. periy urged th , w topics in his behalf which it was their day to pries upon the Court. It is the province of the Learned Knottier of your City, according to the tenor of your privileges, to pronounce that jodgutent; and looking to his great learning and experienca. I mate say, h need scarcely have resorted to the Judges fur their assistance in this case. 1 could wish that my brother Park, who tried this case were present, but the shortness of the time since he received the notice to attend prevented his so doing. I hare not the slightest doubt upon the question now brfore the Court : will while the laws of England will not allow a Judge to give his own im pressions upon what Is law—the Laws of England neither did nor can prevent their feeling as men for the awful and melancholy si. nowise( poisons like the otisoner, whose cases they are called en to consider. 1 cannot, however, state toyselt to have a doubt when I feel on doubt, nor would it be proper for roe to hold out hopes, which it is not in my power to realize. It is to sue some matter of conolation, that the deterutinatiou of this question does THE BRITISH PRESS. not depend on my poor and fallible judgment, and that if any doubts shall occur to abler minds, the case will be submitted to all the Judges of the land if it be found necessary. I am, how. ver, now called ups:a to say, that personally I hare no doubt. The record fully and perfectly states the offence for which the deed j in allndgmentia to its foridbeinnowpronounced—and the reuird presents the ! h , as and be p en ur pur porting to be attested by genuine witneas u es n . de it r that this snot a " deed" within the Act , but that I think has been decidedly answered by my brother letcsanquet. 1 must read the law as it is— and looking at the Act as the rule, as the guide and the coypus of my opinion, I most not, I dare not, go beyond it. What is this which has been said to be " a deed ?" " A deed coo. vertible into money." I know not of what deed such a thing eau be predicated. A bill of sale, when the node are sold, is a deed convertible into money--so an el ( it or other de ; but is, is not this a deed convertible into money, which puts the produce of it into the hands of the person presenting it? I think there can be no doubt upon the subject. 'fliers are eases of deeds not coming within this rule, but which are yet valuable, and is it to be said, that because not convertible into money, that they are to be beyond the protection of law ? Certainly not. The whole elms of cues of deeds would he excluded from protection, unless protected by those Acts relied on by the Catmint who oppose the ;melon in arrest of judgment. A can which has recently been ad judged and decided applies particularly here; I allude to the case of 31r. Visit. Ile, in an evil hour, executed a power of attorney, which was sent to a person in London, and he having a high opinion of Mr. Wait, uttered the power, and received the proceeds. Wait was subsequently indicted, not for the forgery, of which there could be nu doubt, but for the uttering a false power of attorney here in London. The proe.cution was 611 far properly conducted. But a question suggested itself to Counsel, as to whether the actual utterer was or was not an interested witness, and as such not fit to 'be examined. The matter went before the King in Council, and it was referred to the Judges of the land, who, after hearing a very able argument for mud against, detmnined unanimously that the conviction was perfectly legal in that case. In this case also lam bound to say, that I entertain no doubt of the propriety of the con viction ; and I Resin add, it is a consolation for me to think, if others more learned feel otherwise, that to the latest moment It will receive all the consideration to which a case involving the life of a fellow-creature is sot fully entitled. The It cercane u—l have only to add, that lam fully persuaded of the validity of this conviction in point of law ; and when I report this cue to Ids Majesty in Council, if this objection should strike them, it will he itiqu,red into and sent to the Judges of the land, for their consideration acid opinion. 31r. leutinderoy here drew a written ointment from his pocket, and expressed a wish to read it. Immediate permission so to the being given, lie proceeded to read it, with a degree of fervour and energy quite astonishing to all those who had but just berme witnessed the extreme nientsl anguish under which lie appeated to " I cite well aware that no embarraument however pressing, no distresses however numerous or severe, can justify the crimes which I have committed ; but I tan with a 'cafe conscience state, that they were riot committed fee perewal ambitioe, for profligate occasions, or for any other object than to save myself and others from the shame and ruin of untoward bankruptcy. 11 . 1;en first 1 deviated from the paths of rectitude, it was to save the credit of our house, and fled who knows my heart, knows 1 speak the truth, when I say that I intended to make full restitution for the sums I so improperly ob tained. The document tout' in my desk stated several RUM so obtained, many of which have been since replaced. It has been stated that in drawir.g this up. I intended to abscond; but the whole of my conduct shows I never entertained any such intention. No. I was anxious, in the event of sudden death, that every one else might be alnolvcd front all suspicion, and this was the motive which induc,d tic in 18Ie to write that document. I had hoped the house might be able to keep up its credit, that its respectability might be upheld 'till happier circumstances would arrive; but uo firtunate events led trout one step to another, till our extrication from difficulties became impossible. 1 therefore offered myself as the unit' sacrifice ; and I feel it is my duty to re.ign myself to my fate as becomes a man and a Christian. Fallen and degraded as I now am, life can have no charm for me ; but I have wipe:table friends—dear friends, and amongst them a venerable mother, and for them I supplicate that I may not be con signed to die an ignominious death. if suffering and anguish be the punishment allotted to crimes, my crimes, heavy as they are, have long since been punished and expiated. For sixteen years I hare known noticing but distren, but suffering and anguish of mind—hut weary days and sleepless nights ; and if my peculiar circumstances, during the lengthened period since I arrived in man's estate, could be made known to his Majesty's gracious end feeling heart, I think it would be touched with compassion for my fate. May I, therefore, presume, my Lord, to solicit your Lord. ship's generous interference ; and, on the behalf of my dearest re lations, they I crave leave to hope that the punishment of death may be commuted ? At the concluaion of this address, which was heard with the greatest attention, the following prisoners were plated at the bar:— John Coke, alias Cokeson, fur burglary ; William Oliver, for robbing on the Kilig's highway ; William 3loor, for the same offence; William Dalton, for house-breaking; Ilenry Ferris, for the robbery of his master; Henry Lee, for stealing ins dwelling house I Jahn Passenger ea child about tea yeah old), for the same ; Henry John Warns, for the same ; leilwenl Hann, fee highway robbery ; Even Williams, for stealing in a ilwelling.house; Jemes Adams. for the same and Ann Williamson and Bridget !lob biog, for the same. Proelemation teeing mule— The Ncemenea proceeded to pass on the unhappy group the awful sentence of the law.—•' Prisoners at the bar, the accusations made against you have been referred to your country to ascertain their truth, and I may say, from my hung al experience, that no character is mute strongly marked tgl r rt i iie desire which Juries generally evince to heck favourably upon prisoners, when the fair discharge of their duty will justify them in so doing. And I hope and trust that none of you entertain a doubt that the several Juries who hr.ve tried you have derided properly. Not one of emu has yet appmached that age assigned as the ventral tom of life, and had you conformed to the laws, you might have lived on in comfort yourselves, in the esteem of all menkind, and perhaps amps of you in high sealers of life, in place of being as you now are In the awful situation of examples to chew that a life of crime leads rapidly to death. :ionic of you seem to hop.: for mercy. I can say nothing on that subject—it would be presumption in me to say that mercy may net be extended to you. hire are crimes here, however, which me of an enormous nature--forgery, involving the ruin of many—the midnight burglar depriving persons of their pro perty--the unfeeling robber, who not only took the property tel his victim, but so ill-treated her, es that she was deprived of all the semblance' of existence. All will do well to make the best use of their time—for there are crimes to which no mercy will be extended. It is the duty of all to look forward to the execution of the law, and lose not an instant in beseeching nicer! from Cod, by sincere and fervent prayer, and true repentance. 1 hope yuu will all look seriously to prepare foe eternity. I can state to you that whatever favourable circumstances have appeared in your several eases, shall be referred to the consideration of our benevolent 31ortareb, who is the sole fountain of mercy here. An excellent and pious olivine will attend you. let me entreat you to attend to what he says, and by prayer and repentance prepare for that death which the law infiictsupon you. I am now to pass the awful sentence of the law, and that is, that you, John Cooke, olio, Cookson, that you, Ilenry Fauntleroy (going through the het of the prisoners), shall be taken.° R041.e place of execution, and there he severally hanged by the neck till you are dead, and may the Lord, of his goodness, have mercy on your souls." The prisoners were then removed from the bar, and conducted to their cells. Mr. Faunderoy was dressed in black, iced butted to th• Court as he was led as ay. POLICE. GUILDHALL. John Sotif 3 / 4 , a lad of decent appearance, and a new customer, at least at this oflice, for none of the city pollee had any knowledge of him, Was brought up yesterday before the Sitting Magistrate, Ale. Alderman MAO II AT, on the following charge of fanny : By the evidence of Mr. Bond, linen-draper, No. 117, Fleet-street, and John 31`Keller, hieappeentice, it appeared, that the prisoner, and a lad &bunt his own age, watching their opportunity shin no other per-on was in he s hop but the apprentice, went iu about flee o'clock on Monday afternoon, ond.r pretence of pnrehrodeg a silk handkerchief. The prisoner's companion affected to be the cus tomer, and, by •-irtue of that character, kept his hat on, while the prisoner himself, as only a by-stander, very respectfully took his off, and placed it on the counter. The customer was v.ry dif ficult to be pleases!, and 31`Keller had to exhibit to him hand. kerchiefs of all colours, sizes, and patterns, anti whilst his attention was thus amused the prisoner found opportunity to convey one piece , consisting of five handkerchiefs, into the crown of his hat, throwing his own pocket-handkerchief care lessly over them, so as to conceal them. Unfortunately, how ever, having a slight cold in Fs head, he had frequently oc casion to have minim to this said pocket-handkerchief to wipe away the humidity from his nostrils, and on one of these occasions, ou drawing nut his pocket-handkerchief, he drew out with it a part of the new stock of handkerchiefs he had just purloined. lie was sensible of this mishap, and as instantly conceded them again, but not before Al•lieller got sight of them, for up to that moment he had not missed them, and the general ap nearance and conduct of the lads were such as to disarm suspicion. Immediately he caught a glimpse of the property lie jumped over the counter, and seized the prisoner, who struggled violently to get to his bat, and during this struggle the other lad made his escape out of the shop, and might, if - he had had presence of cunt enough. have taken the hat, and its contents along with him. The prisoner denied takirg the handkerchiefs, but was cerurnizted fur lI()W.STREET. A middle-aged man, whose name we understood to he Kerns, was brought tip 1 y Cousins, a patrol, charged on suspicion of stealing varioes articles of cutlery, &c. the property of Mr. It - else, surgitad iustrumentduaker in the Strand, by whom he was em. ploy ed. A 011.3 Maur, a German Jew, was also brought up, charged on suspicion or reotiving a quantity of similar prupsrty, belonging to Ai,. Wrine, knowing it to be stolen. Th'.. prisoner, who is an aged man, keeps a general dealing shop in Thsekum's-court. which is notoriously known to the police. as a rc utat. depot fur stolen winds. It spitesrod that the prisoner, Kerns, and Mr. Weiss were known to each otter a great many years ago, at which time Kerns, who is a (Iceman, was (we understood) a Colisul at one of the outports, and in circumstances of a superior kind. in the progress of time. however, he became reduced, and sonic time ago Mr. Weiss met him in the stress in a state of absolute beggary, toad took hint home to his house, pot him in comfortable clothing, and gave him em. i his business, for which he was to receive a guinea per week, mat was provided with a room in Mr. Weimes manu factory, in leurhain-street, Strand. For a considerable time past Mr. WCIRS has been plundered of articles in his trade, but the thief or thieves could not be detected, and the prisoner particularly stood quite above suspicion. At length, by an ac cidental circumstance, acme light 11.1,1 thrown upon the subject.— A Mr. Minton, a dealer in May's-buildings, had, in the open way et business, purchased several things of the prisoner Mara, and among the rest some rums. On Monday morning last the prisoner again came to his shop, with six rezone, but in consegnerice of souse little difference as to price, he desired the prison's to leave the razors and call again. Meanwhile, Mr. Minim showed them tea friend, who, seeing the name" Weirs" upon them, told Mr. 11. that he might be doing wrong in purchasing them, and advised him to take them to Mr. Weiss. Ile went immediately ; and when lie entered the shop with the razors in his hand, the prisoner stepped hastily up to him, and in an unusually earnest ntannner, ailed him what his business was, and several other questions. Mr. Weiss recognised the razors as having formed part of his stock, but he was arable to say positively that they had never been sold. Sufficient, however, hail been discovered to warrant further in quiry, and when the primmer Masse called again at Mr. liinton'a he was given in charge to a constable, and brought to this office. A watch-warrant was immediately given to Cousins, who went to the prisoner's house in Thulium's-court. and there found a silver anulf.box, a lancet case of the satire material, ar.al some knives, the property of Mr. Weiss. The manner of the prisoner Kerns, when Mr. Minton called, excited suspicion that he had been the thief, and he was taken into custody, when, upon searching his sleeping room in Durham-street. a small niabio,eany instrument case, and some duplicates for new knives, which had .Mr. Weiss's name upon them, were found. 3!assr, when:questioned in the (lay, as to how he came by the razors and silver articles, said he bought them altogether of a yew clothes:nen, who carried a large bag. The purchase, he sa..l, took place in the etreet. When agai questioned in the evening, he he bought the box and lancet ease for 255., of a eery respect aide looking old gentlemar. " vat wore de crae upon his hat," and who steno d to have been better oil in the wor ld. Sir It. Bin .1; lE—How much did you give per ounce? Mitior—l gave the full price, 4s. rid. Sir K. 1111i311E—'fbcn you could hardly have given the full amount. They must conic to inure than 111:uor—It was rather light weights your Worship. I used old weights. Sir It. Maw tw—llow much did they weigh? .....—.- , Maser—Three ounces, or a little more. Sir R. lii R I E-11'hy, at that rate, you overpaid him. sheer—Yes, your Worship, that was because there was quite full weight. These answers which followed each other very rapidly, created loud laughter. Sir It. litawtt at length told the prisoner that he bad better say as little more as possible. Kerns protested upon his honour, that he was perfectly innocent of any robbery or fraud upon Mr. Weiss, whom he acknowledged as his benefactor. The prisoners werebeth remanded until a future day, and ordered to be kept separate. HATTON-GARDEN. Yesterday, Canaan,. one of the Row-street ratrol, appeared before the Sitting 3lagistrate, to deliver the following communi cation to him Isom Mr. Halls, one of the Sitting Magistrates of Bow-street. lie stated, that a lad named John Lorriot accompanied by his mother, appeared in the justice-room on ibutsday, to prefer a complaint against John Hutchins, his masttr 9 a boot-closer resid ing in Bell-yard, Temple - bar. The Sitting Magistrate conceived them were sufficient grounds for granting a warrant of assault against the master, and accordingly on Friday the master was brought up, when Mr. MinshuU, who heard the case, advised the mother of the buy to indict the master at the Sessions. With the permission or order faiths Magistrate, the woman took her son to Hicks's Hall on Saturday morning, but in consequence of the pres sure of business the (frond Jury could not find a bill on that day. Mrs. Lotriot in the evening went to Bow-street fcr advice bow she was to act under the circurrnitances of the case, when she was in formed that she must send her child home that night to his mas ter, but that on Monday morning she was at liberty to take her son to the Sessions-house, to complete tl f bill of indictment. When the boy was sent home, the master made some pretext of sending him out on an errand, when he was met by a watchman, who took bon into custody. The boy was on Monday brought before Mt. Laing, the presiding Magistrate for the day at this office, who, on hearing the ex-parte statement of the master, who charged his ap prentice with running away on Saturday (though he bad a Magis trate's order for doing so—at least for absenting himself ), commit ted hint for one month to the house of correction. On 31untley (the same day), the mother went to Sir H. Itirnie, st llow-street, to explain the circumstances, when that gentleman advised her to hasten to Hatton-garden office and explain the facts of the case. l'reviously, however, to her arrival, the commitment led been made out, and the Magistrate could not interfere. Cousins, the patrol, stated. that Mr. Halls sent hip compliments to the Magistrates of this oftLe, requesting their attention to the ease. Mr. Root's stated, in reply, that though he was on the bench on Monday, he was not the committing Magistrate. Mr. Laing, who was the comtuiting Magistrate, would probably sit on Thurs day next, when the matter might be brought before hint. The boy, in the mean time, remains in the house of correction. MARV-IsA-BONNE. Iht taut 01;714 AGE.-1 . ester ay James Grade , was brought before Jon et RAWL' SOX. Esq. charged with dreallfully beating John Collins, at the end of the Portland-road. John Collins, who was shockingly cut about the head, stated, that he had been an far as the Diorama, and on his retort. at the coiner of the Portland-road, a number of men were breaking stones for Macadamizing Portland-place, he. M'itness stopped to see the process, when a stone was thrown at hint, with touch violence, but fortunately it did not spike him. Witness threw the stone back, on which tire or six left their work, and with the handles of their hammers attacked the witness, whom they dreadfully beat. Mr. RAW LI NSOY asked if the other parties in this brutal out rage could be 'dentified ? A person said that he eonld point out the most active; on which NVillans, Staples, Hook, and Gibbs, were despatched, and suc ceeded in taking Jas. Ckary,Jae. Ferguson, Wm. lleeley, and Da: id Conroy. It was clearly proved, that all the prisoners had ill.used Collins in a most savage manner, with the handle of a large hammer, which was produced splintered, over the head of Collins. The worthy ltlagistrate ordered Collins to be taken to the Mery -1 la-bonne Infirmary, and directed every necessary attention should be given to him. The prisoners wt re then ordered to he commit ted, and to give 2.1 hours notice of bail, themselves in .10!., and two sureties in 21/1. each. ht PORT•NT TO IIAWIEI:9.-I.ll.tteTlT a very mistaken notion has gone abroad, that the manufacturer has a right, and is allowed to hawk for sale the produce of his own manufacture. and in conse quence of this idea, the villages around the nietroixdis. and with out tile of mor tality ,have been subject to the visitation of hosts of persons hawking for sale every description of articles. Notice of this was forwarded to the Commissioners of Harken, and their agents were immediately despatched, and yesterday two persons named Gordser end lINgo, the one an umbrella-maker, and the other a cork-cutter, were brought before Mr. GILIFFITII, upoo in formations filed under the 30th (leo. 111. app Id, and also on two other clauses of the tame Act, charging the Mr. Sci.coata, Attorney to the Commissioners, attended, and said that it was found necessary to proceed against any and all persons offending under this Statute, as latterly a very mistaken idea bath 7.!come prevalent that manufacturers could void their goods when and where they pleased ; whereas, they were onl7 al, lowed to sell them in corporate places. fairs, market towns, cities, and if detected without such jurisdictions, they were liable to the penalty of 10/. and costs. The Commissioners, he said, had given every notice, and the plea of ignorance could not now be received. lie called Matthew }fall, who proved having seen on the 25th of last month, the defendant, Hugo, hawking corks, and the other de fendant, Gardner, umbndlas, from house to house, in Taddington, without a licence. The defendants jointly contended, that they having served their time to traders regularly enrolled, could not be prevented hawking the commodity they manufactured. If such was the case, then they were ruined, as they could only, by going from place to place to sell their goods, °bum a livelihood. They reminded the Ala gistrate, that in the present general dearth in their respective trades, the act and practice of hawking was absolutely necessary to them, as they, being poor manuluturere, could not find the means of opening large establishments ; and as the custom of hawking in their trades, they humbly submitted, had existed for time mune roorial, considered it would be a cruel and bad policy to suppress it altogether. Mr. Gatretro said, that was the law, and whatever might be the effoct of that law it MU not foe him to consider, as the Act called upon him imperatively to eons iet, on the offence being proved ; that duty he mast in this case perform, whatever might be his feel ings as tothe hardship of it. The Art of Parliament, in its differ -ant clauses, explicitly and clearly stated, that unless in towns, cities, markets, and other corporate pierce, no person whatever, whether manufacturer or not, could hawk from house to house with out a liernct ; and the only question that arose in this case was, did Paddinguin come within the description of a town or corporate place ? Certainly not, being moray a village or hamlet, where very considerable traffic was carried on ; therefore, as the offence was clearly proved, he was bound to inflict the penalty of BM the Act not admitting of any mitigation. He however adt tsed them to memorialize the Commissioners, and, perhaps, on stating them selves to be manufacturers, they might retarn their part of the penalty. It was also understood, that obtaining a lieence after theorems had been discovered, did not in the least shield the party from the subsequent recovery sit the penalty. Thu defendants said, they would adopt the Magistrate's advice, and memorialize the Board. . . . . . . Several Irishmen were committed, in default of suretieo, for betaking a mar's heed in one of their " lore tights," at Padding. ton, on Sunday List. - - - - 4QITARk yr pia, MarChtPli, a yolthful itinerant dealer in fruit, was charged with uttering base coins, knotting them to be coun terfeits. annah 1)nly, the wife of henry Elul!, butcher, residing in York-street, Westminster, stated, that on Friday last the prisoner entered her shop, and purchased a piece of mutton, which came to sa., for the payment. of which he tendered a shilling ; she gave him the change, and put it Into the till amongst other silver. In about five ulinutes Le returned, wishing to change Me meat, and said, if she refused his brother would beat him. lie eked go, steaks ; not having any, be asked t.' have a sheep's-head cut ; h it as it had been recently killed, she would rot sell it. Ile then hada piece of brisket cut off ; this however he declined to hive, IN eventually boss ht another piece of mutton, saying he would tope both, and offe r another shilling, which witness discovered counterfeit, and returned it to him, when he gars another, yew,: warn also bad. She then sent for her husband, who was in t h slaughter-house, and told him what had occurred. He desired h e to look into the till, and see if she bad taken a bad one, wh en g le discovered one lying on the top of the other silver. Since gi e i r the change to the prisoner, s:se had taken no other m oney . thinks that was the shilling ahe had taken, but would not p ok _ they swear to it. The three bad shillings she delivered up t o h„, husband. Henry Duly identified the money now produced to be th e ma, which he marked, and handed it to Rich. Munday, the manila ( Richard Afunday stated, he was sent tin ; the prisoner was e m asked what money he had; he replied threepence ; but on I". searched, there was found fitteen-pence in copper, two sile e 4 . Fences, and two duplicates on his person. Edward Joseph Powell, Esq. son of the Solicitor of the proved the three shillings produced to be counterfeits. The prosecutor and witnesses were about to be bound co t ", prosecute. when Mr. Powell objected, stating it would intedo. with other business, and when required, be might Le a considesi, distance in the country. Mr. AV H I r, the Alagistrate, said that he could not help i f interfered with other business ; he had a regular coarse to and the witnesses must be bound over. Mr. Powell, after some further hesitation, submitted, ad tEe prisoner was fully committee!. THAMES OFFICE. JUVENILE DlerliArlTY.—YestertlayJdor Robietort, Jr,A id Donn, John Barry, and Thomas Barry, the eldest only tif ie , years of age, were put to the bar, before N X. BeLLAXTIII2,6 I . charged with felony. James Fogg, an officer belonging to this Office, stated, O A on Monday night, about eight o'clock, he saw the primates muck. ing several shops in ( Ismontbstreet, Wbitediapd, and knowing Ns, blown to be a suspicious character, took particular notice of their conduct. A few minutes afterwards, Barry entered a chem. monger's shop, and purloined a piece of bacon, which he &blend to the prisoner Robinson, who was standing with the other p'. loners outside the shop. The witness then followed the prim me icto Ratcliffe-highway, where they attacked the shop of . hr. p e , guson, a linen-draper, and succeeded in stealing two silk hasdke. chiefs. The witness then procured funher assistance, took the kw. loners into custody, and lodged then in Ratcliffe Watehhouse. The 31agistrate committed the prisoners to the House of Cm, tion for three months, u reputed thieves, and to be kept to bud labour. UNION HALL. Caunot or FonoEny.—Yesterdr.y, Titeetas Fritk, ere see. tioneer and appraiser, of King-street, Snow's-fields, seas brorrge: before K. J. EnAstnEns and D. KING, &qrs. for reexamos. tion, cherged with having, on the 18th of September, felonious:, forged and counterfeited certain checks purporting to be gibs hand-writing of Joseph Turner, and drawn upon 31essto Wales, Allen. and liossock, partners in the Borough of Southwark, back ing-house. in iligh.street. Mr. Ilse six a attended for the prisoner. :qr. Weston, and two clerks of the firm, eeposed to the meet of tour checks, which we-e presented by the prisoner, purpulos to have been drawn by Mr. Turner. Joseph Turner, of High-street, Southwark, baker. depreek that he has been in the habit of serving the fri.oner with bread Is, the last three or four years, and on the 6th of July last, he du. counted a bill of exchange for 111. and upwards, for the prism; out of which he (witness) deducted the sum of 21. then owing by the prisoner, and then paid him the remainder by a check on his bankers, Weston and Co. for 13/. 10s. (now produce') ; sod, upon examination thereof, there appears to have leen a pen mod river the characters of his signature, as if sonic person had bees at. tempting to imitate his name. Subsequent to the 18th of ()caber last, upon examining his banker's hook, witness discovered that three several sums of COI. each, and one of 701. had been num tively charged to his account as drawn out of the Bank by duds, purporting to have been drawn by him ; but which checks, be, witness, has never drawn, and which, upon examination, be dia covers not to be in his hand-writi , g, and, upon refereneeto alma received by witness from the prisoner, he immediately suspected him to have committed the forgeries. Henry Bridge Hines, a clerk in the Teller's Office in the Book of England, deposed. that on Monday, the 18th of October, Una five o'clock in tire afternoon, a person, very much resembling tie prisoner, and, added tire witness, after haying closely viewed tb prisoner, " the belief on my mind is, that Ire is the poses: came i ,to the Office in the Bank, and presented the MIL note, new produced, dated the 25th of September, 11124. No. 12,8 n, and re quested sovereigns foe the amount, which witness paid him. &/irs the person, whom he believed to be the prisoner, left theme:ter, lie had reason to suspect that lie had paid him a sovereign too much. Witness accordingly asked him to return the some**, which he did, and on again counting them, witness discovered tint he had paid him SI/. instead °fal. which latter circumstance tonSl him to take the more notice of the person than he otherwise 'hood have done, owing to the multiplicity of business transacted mat course of the day in the Teller's Office. The evidence of Hall, the Chief Constable, relative to thee. tempt at escape made by the prisoner, after his apprehension from the Bell lock-up-house, in Falcon-court, was then taken down by Mr, Staples, the Chief Clerk ; after which, the prisoner was re.l mended for another examicatinn. MARKETS. Orr= the London New Pries C'sirretst.] Tyrsioax, Nov. 2, 11121. COTTON.—In consequence of the accounts from America of the crop of Cotton having suffered much injury from floods. &Gs spirited buying has been kept up through the last week in Liver pool, which has had the effect of clueing our market to assume a more animated appearance, and considerable business has bees done, both on speculation and for consumption, at an advance of id. on East India Cotton, and about Ad. on other sorts. The letters from Glasymr, received this morning, states very animated demand foe C• t on had taken place in that market last week, both from the trade and speculators, in consequence of Os unfavourable reports from America; the sales were considerable, at an advance of Ad. upon American, and id. per lb. on other de• scr lotions. lavc. aeon's. Oct.. 30.—Owing to an active demand from is dealers and spinners, as well as front speculators, our Cotton mar. kct has been very brisk during the week. This demand has beta particularly animated since Wednesday, when sane accounts war necked Irons the United States, stating that considerable injury had hen done to the crops in South Carolina and Ileorgia, by rains and floods. The prices of American descriptions have advance! ad. a Ad. per Ib ; aid Brazils fully id. per lb. from our last quo Litioll;. SUGAR.—The firmness in the Sugar market, which we lett Indy noticed, was inn:roved last week by the accounts from Jr 'liana, a Bich were unfavourable as to the Sugar crops; the island had sittlsereil much for the want of rain. Sugars above 60s. realise( an advance of Is. ; Sugars from 36A. a 525. were also in more it. nand, and were held thr higher prices; in the very low Broad there was no improvement. There was a considerable number s buyers early at market to-day, but the shew was indifferent. n e • sisting mostly of low brown qualities; the coloury Sugars, and psfi • eels fit for the pans, go off readily at improving prices, but the very low descriptions hang very heavily on hand. The public 14( 6 Barladues Sugsr to-day, 113 hhda. went off steadily at full pons, r 7.. 6d. a fills. In the Refined market the advance of the raw eu• gars had tit " effect of making Refined more firm, and several of tbe holders would not sell, except at an advance. The improvement was not, however, maintained.; the market receded to t h e fonder rates, and closed very heavy. 31•4 asses were 275. Time ism alteration in the Refined market this foto:eon ; low goods goof st the previous prices, but there is no briskness in the market. 310. lasses are heavy at 275. In Foreign Sugars very few punchasd have been reported. COFFEE.—The public sales last week went off heavily. bet there was no further reduction in the prices, except in Foread. which sold a shade lower; St. Domingo 375. to 3641.; good si te ordinary ('uha 18s. to lila. There was a considerable revival to tle demand for Coffee by private contract yesterday ; St. Domingo, rt fair quality, sold in large parcels at Mls., and 60s. was asked torte' line ordinary. There was only isle public sale this forenoon; rat consisted of 113 casks British Plae,tation, and 4.141 bags Foreign; the St. Doiiii-J:ct, ray ordinary, sold 5Rs. to Ms. Col.; la Goy% 6ila. to Ms. ; very ordinary to good ordinary rank Jamaica 53••• 366. The market today his taken a very decided appearance of advance : Coffee, we think, is full 2a. per cwt. higher than 1. 4 . week for Foreign, and for the tmlinary descriptions Janata. Ink quality St. Domingo, by private contract, Gds. BIRTH. On the 20th nit. at him !mime in George-street. Edinburgh, tti Lady of Lieut.-General Sir John Hope, G.C.B. of a 1011. AItRIEI). At the Chapel of the British Ambassador. Paris, Henry It Pe. 'haw., Esq. second son of Sir William Bagshawe, of the (hit, 1/erbyshire, to t:atlierine Elizabeth, eldest daughter of John &M. , . ring, Esq. late of Lower Groavenor.street. On the lit inst. at funian Church, Robert Mangles, Sunning Hill, Reeks, to Charlotte, third daughter of Rear-Aihnus l Ross Donnelly, of Sussex House. Hammersmith. On the 2d ult. at St. liars-la-banns Church, John Skelton, fit 4.. of Spanish Town, Jamaica, to Elizabeth Jane, only daughter al Colonel Pritchard, Bop" Artillery. 111 ED. On Saturday, William Virers, Esq. of Wars7ey.green. Wor* etatershire, many years an active, and, at his death, senior 31IpY trate of Birmingfutm. On the 19th of Aril last. ilrownnl off the island of Sr. PUP• in the 21st year of his age, t: hales, youngest son of the late 10- Thomas Ripley ! Of WW:tell Bassett. hi the 25th t. at I)piin the teat of the Earl of sou ( ll, of a brain ul fever, Slits Ilanmond, the only child o f Lieut • tieneral Sir Thomas and laly Hammond, aged 16 years and if° months. - - - HIGH WATER THIS DAY AT LONDON BitlD oll MensiDg 21 min. arta 11. I Afternoon 46 min. oftet_,ll. Printed at '1111: BC I 'FISH PRESS tHfice, by J.W. CA/atoll. 1 81 , Strand, and pabitst:cd by IL. CAST SOX, saw plat. 7