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, _ ... ;1i .s maniac ; for slalomed to Madame bi—__ . , _ --- I lam latraml and proper wife, and upbraid ... no amasured tame with lam traitorous conduct. 'my mooting dialogs, mommol between this happy pair, in the course of which • very lealpose abet came out, namely, that Aisdime Brandam's gunsmiths tans Monsieur had plenty of mo. ney when she married him, arose from her having seen in his pos station, a quantity of the minimised by Macslpine, the Thread asedir.street, hair-draw, beginning "I promise to eat," Ike. i These the lady, in her very impirfeat acquaintance with the Eng., lest language, took to be gonsine Book eit England notes. Thieeirndant bad so more to Wilt answer to the charge than, at he bad no intimates to inflict the least injury on Miss Brown. ti e comptaned, hatriver, of bruises which he received on his est and b My, from haring " de fat parson" so long upon him, add further declared that he could have done mischief had he been so inciind, for he cocked his pistol four times while "de fat pa son" watkneeling upon his stomach. Sir It. BIANIE said be was too dangerous a person to be suf. feed t i go at large without security for his good behaviour, and or dered him to find bail, himself in 10W. and two sureties in 401. each. to keep the peace for twelve months, sad meanwhile to ap par at cite next sessions to answer to any charge that might be ex hibitei against hint. lie was unprepared with bail, and was therefor:, consigned to the Ca-41 of the gaoler. Benjamin Foster, a deputy coal meter, appeared at this office, la consequence of a summons issued upon the information of W. D:w, charged with havir.g delivered to the lighterman, in the em. ploy of Messrs. Sant and Co. of the Adelphi Wharf, out of the ah:p nary, a quantity of coals, purporting to be live el:althea, anti' a quarter. or one vat, but which was found, on admessurement, ta be nine and a half bushels snort. The information arose out of the fonowing chem.:tetanus: ...- OP the 45th of July . list ' Weller, the lightennan , went by or. der of his employers, in the barge Freeman, No. 10,671, to the , s`::p Hynry, to receive a loading of coals. Weller having had ens picion on • former occasion that short measure had been delivere4 he sent on board the barge an apprentice, named Crawley, himself wpitirg near; when the quantity of coals had been got out of the ship to the barge, Weller went on board the latter, and on Foster giving him the certificate, he expressed his disapprole.eion of the manner the cargo was measured, and at the same time said he wou'd have them re.measured. The Captain of the collier and Foster then wanted Weller to take away his barge, but that he re fusel, and made her fast alongside the ship, and went to his co rhoyers, to whom, having stated the case, they sent him to the Coal Exchange, requesting that the cargo might be again measured Sty the proper officers. This was done thi following day, by tit° it the deputy coal meters. The return they made was, that there rr-re 9i bushels short of the measure contained in Foster's certifi eutts. This was the substance of the charge, and Mr. Atiotwans, who at•ended no the put of glamors. Sant and Co., produced evidence whit* folly substantiated it. Mr. MMITHILL then ordered the defendant to pay the penalty of 61. without the costs. CAUTION TO PLACARD BEARERS. • riATTON-GARDEN, Attul. W.—For a considerable time just demplaints having been made, not only at this but at other police (Aces, respecting the practice of hawking show-boards or placards miseg the streets, to the great inconvenience of the foot-passengers, tr.o patrol aid street-keepers were enjoined to secure all such as wire within the operat'en of the Statute, commonly called Michael Angelo Teller's Street Act. Although the vigilance of the officers has served to abate the musatoe complained of in a material degree, yet the cupidity of csrtein claw of people will always keep it up, so long as the law remains inoperative against principals. The persons chiefly employed ere the lower order of printers, who disseminate accounts at troy lone' tale, and disgusting occurrence, the perusal of which has the most pernicious tendency on the minds of youth, Mil 9Me generally the most eager to purchase them. It is impos :We for any respectable female, or any man of delicacy, to walk along the most public streets of the metropolis without receiving maelefrorn the venders of this odious trash. Yerteeday mnrnirg, as Allan Stewart Laing, Esq. was going seer, Holborn, lie encountered some of those fellows, who invited bis Wbeship to take "the full and true account," die. Mr. :toting deepatthed Weldron, the street-keeper, in pursuit of him ; ea... lie and his placard, books, dm were soon after ranged at the Ira cif shim office. 'Dee street-keeper stated, that the fellow who carried the plat-ant with a picture on it, had effected hie escape, and that the prisoner on hits tire street-keeper's; approach, had thrown bis placard down on the earriage..way pavement. Tan prisoner, in defence, Melded poverty as the cause of his sailing sett h sort of books, which were, in fact, the most saleable deaf, bet protested that he did not know there was any harm in del arma..* ft the offence was overlooked this time, he would never • Whited in the erne Mutation again. • , 14t. ReeEes (the presiding Magistrate) raced that the ms who carried the picture placard bad not secured, as he ebsuld do all others who were feed is thelieweemion of sop NMI teNnee against decency and idaibilly: Tb. opellegar bid tardy evaded punishment by threes, de lideed i lawid sot hope to get beck his Infamous pipe -llleetoartee in waiting was ordered is tie sea book up tbs flialadt mid efts* a suitable ellweaidefti • fdd bear t; an a promise of future eckildifielliem ' '._."-•""""-.., • Gorse Withers and Oar. • Terrell vele **ugh( 'flee lletelleol. lustier WO it charge of bee floOmalig.-wbee A vary sod ildiamma, loainglag er, the public dice, Romotreet, recapitulated ibis Maw Jsbr f *okra deposed, that he is a butcher, I.4lolasfrary- sant. Clerkenwell, and that on or abet 'i the 2d of the. mi re= Targett same to his residence, and offend MR a mare pony fee ale i he said he tv is then too busy, but that be would see a in u.e esaing if the prisoner would bring it then, which he did, and ahead R. for it. Mr stokes said that he would not give MOM than Et, itehith the prisoner agreed to take ,- he (31r. Stoltai)1•11 six secedgers, and received a receit hem Targett, which be no, pea. divot the prisoners being called on for their defence, Targett soitatio. 1-dwittteliing the pony In Mr. Stokes, but said that every word Hie rasi7ws had stated aim raise. Hitters, who during the former investigation remained sliest, whits,* fellow-primmer Targctt was endeavouring to char himself fro* the charge, end lay all the blame on him, tmday condeatended to Cr*, I.ld informed the magi strate that he was carrying earthen a/weary ertaia village in Wiltshire, when he met with Target; who asked him If he was going to Gordon ; he replied hi a;: &reels litrgett said he would see/sops., hint, and askail whesYa be had any money; he said he had. He wee then ailed. .trills he tied five shillinei t be said he bad a little more theft ts.ari Irbicla Target% acid he would accompany him. He went spa "Ai bew ail! oat a great cost, saddle , and bridle, saying ht-*EO. Se bosses of Ili% own down in the grounds. rtararate both remanded till Wednesday next for want of the .v4ol* dllTr. Williams, from whom It appears the horse has stelde. ADULTRRATTON OF SUGAR. Moat mioaouort•Ereter, A 1161. 16.—T wo mechanics in the eaip.s, or Messrs. Slue yard, of Wardoor-strect, Soho, applied this teccuingto .tae sitting klagtmrate, Mr. Conant, to sak his advice h r. to 'reeved tinder the following circumstances the statement of one of the mechanics, k appears that there , erfc wont thirty men employed in the manufactory to which he' LPisagetoilid that rearly the whole of them had beets much at • *hit severe diarrhoea, and some had not been Al?. to at-' i of %Vile work for two or three days at a time ; they were at a e/14Ac. , to know what they should attribute so • t.. Cal several medical gentlemen attributed theft tang whit they had *Am. This led them to ti.u. Jinni every elide of diet; and In e.--` •of the upoware 7'" 14 1' ideteration of sugar, atich pft themM. In the , iteinfl,,bothlu the meriting & Ord collo owl aduiCtoa*d illaess. This morelng, esveral of the men examined the sugar, and found that it contained, in their opinion, iciest quantities Of but to be more convinced, they took the sugar to Mr the experimental chymiat, of Old Compton-street, and sot to Mr. Accum, who, on analysing it, ascertained that it med a considerable portion of salt, and eaggested the idea of .ying to a police &lie?. dlr. CONANT inquired at what shop the sugar was purchased? Ile was informed that it bud been purchased at • shop In Broad -street, Golden-square, and that the grocer's name was Blake. Mr. CONANT_ desired one of the officers to go to the shop and purchase two parcels of the sugar, and wrote a note to Mr. Joyce, request his aftwidance. In a short rime the officer returned with the sugar he had pur chased ; the one parcel weighed two ounces, and the other weighed I quarter of s pound. dlr. Joyce, who had by this time attended to the Magistrate's west, stated that he had analysed some sugar brought to him ta Morning by the two mechanics; lie found tt to be adulterate/- Rh a great quantity et salt, in the proportion of a fifth, or Ii tight be a fourth. The salt with which the sugar was adulterated as good salt, and gave the sugar • damp appearance. Mr. CoNASIX said, he feared that all that could be done in the e would tie, to caution the public to be'pattiottar in the sugar purchased; but he thought it his duty to send to the grocer request him to attend at the office. The grazer was accordingly sent to, but the officer who tent to [s shop was informed that he was from home. This being the case, the mechanics and Mr. Joyce left the office, 'stating their willingness to attend when the grocer came. Alr. Joyce, prior to leaving the office, said that the smaller parcel sugar was the same as that brought him by the mechanics, but , t the larger parcel was not so much adulterated. le had not long left the office when Mr. Blake, of Broad-attest, ~e retailer of the sugar in question, entered, and being told by the Magistrate that there was a complaint against some sugar pur -1 chased of him, as having salt mixed with it, Mr. Blake smiled inapparent security, and with the utmost con fidence in' what lie had to say, observed—Oh ! this is the old affair. should have thought that the eatisfactory explanation given by an extensive sugar merchant the day before yesterday, would base satisfied every body, when he clearly proved that this sahish taste arises from the land on which the sugar is grown. I know that some of my wipe has a little of a salt taste, and that Is exactly, cause of it. This sugar (tasting it) has a little cf that brae!. taste, but to talk of salt being mixed it, the thing is ridiculous. Softly, softly, said Mr. Conant, not quite so ridiculous as you may imagine, perhaps you are not aware that this sugar of yottea has been analyzed this morning by a cliymist, and found to contain one-quarter par: of pure salt. Oh ! has it indeed, said Mr. Blake, I did not know that ; but I an only say that it' it was all salt, I purchased it from the people deal with in the city precisely salt is. Mr. CONANT inquired who it was in the city he purchased his sugar of, or, at least, this sugar ? Mr. Blake said he purchased all his sugars of Messrs. Sewell And (Allard, in Lower Thames-street; of Air. Pagel, 67, Bishops- gate-street Without ; of Mr. Gray, in the same street ; and of Messrs. Fox and Price. The greater part of the sugar now com plained of, he believed, he had of Mr. ?oriel. Cosater said, that Mr. Blake and every one else must be convinced, front the experiment of Mr Joyce, that the sugar did, In tact, contain one-fourth of salt mixed with it. It was true, to be lure, that Mr. Joyce said the salt he found was of the best quality ; but, independently of the injury to the health of the people, this was a dreadful fraud upon the public, occurring some where, the weight of salt being so very considerable, as compared with sugar, and purehaseable at three farthings a pound. It was therefore most 'discreditable for tradesmen to sell such an article ; and the least Mr. Blake could do would he to return the money to these young men, and return the rest of this sugar to the person of whom he bought in. The young men who complained said, they eared nothing about the money—it was for the public good they brought the case fofward. Mr. Blake said he would certainly send back to Mr. Powel and the others all he had left of this sugar, and sell no more of It ; and he was obliged to the Magistrate for sending for him to explain, as lie hoped he had done, satisfuctorily. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. QUEEN.fIQUARE, Ai 0. 26.--Ifrilrlam Chu l/4, a horse.keeper at the Roebuck, in Turnham-green, was charged with wantonly and cruelly beating a horse, the property of his master. Mr. Poole, a jeweller. residing in Red Linn-street, ('le kenwell, stated, that having occasion to visit his Luber at Turnham-green, he put up his horse at the Roebuck, and on going into the yard to fetch it 'away he saw the defendant holding a horse by the halter, which he had, for better security, fastened under the animal's chin; tie horse thus fettered, the man began beating the poor beast most cruelly with a stick, till the horse was most ready to drop from the , treatment. After belabouring the animal for some time in the , yard, he led it into the stable, and fastened him in the stall with the halter to the manger, and then the man again repeated' his cruelty. Witness desired him to leave off; or that he would cause him to be punished, but he appeared deaf to his complaint. ' The master ' who was present, said, that the horse in question was one of the best in the country ; but he was so vicious that he would kick any body, and they were obliged to beat bin to make him leave off his tricks. Mr. Martin, the Member for Galway, who happened to be pre. sent, merely said that he knew a great deal about homes, and the hareher they were treated the more wicked they would be. Mr. Gatooate, the Magistrate, was of the same opinion &sills.. Martin. The master gave the defendant a good character for honesty, and tenderness to the homes under his care, and hoped the Bench would extend their mercy towards him. The defendant himself did not attempt to deny beating the ant. mal with a stick. The Magistrate said the lowest penalty should be enforced, pro viding such conduct was not repeated. The defendant promised to use more kindness to the animals ' under his charge in future, and he was ordered to pay a line of 10s. and costs. Mr. Edward Bright was brought before Mr. Markiand, the Magistrate, by an officer stationed on Constitution-hill. charged with having stopped M. B. 0. Valvois in the Park, and called him many violent and reproachful names, and declared that he had lived too long in this world, in consequence of which latter ex presaion Mr. Valvois declared that he went in bodily fear. The defendant represented himself to be the cooper belonging to Messrs. Coiling's brewery, and that he resided at No. 18, North street, Westminster. Monsieur Vehicle described himself as a professor of foreign languages, and living at Aldgate, In the City, but he did not know the number of his residence. The complainant stated that as he was proceeding up Constitu tion-hill, about two o'clock, alone, the defendant met him and, on his coming up, he said—" What, you villain, are you still alive? More's the pity, and find forbid you should be long so." Witness desired not to be molested, and requested hint to be off, but this only seemed to stimulate him to further violence, and his extraordi nary conduct caused several persons to assemble round hint, and he finally pushed him and struck him on the breast without the slightest provocation. The Magistrate asked him if he considered, film the conduct and expressions of the defendant, that he went in bodily harts The complainant said he was convinced that had it been in the night he would have used further violence. Ills conduct was so dangerous that he was obliged to place himself under the care of the military. Whilst the complainant was making his statement the defendant . conducted himself very indecorously, and was more than once re buked by the Magistrate. Edward Spicer, a private belonging to the Sit fluravis, heard the defendant make use of very violent expressions to the foreigner, and saw the push, but did not see sny blow struck ; he also saw Bright square his fists In the face of Monsieur Valvois, and heard him say be had lived too long. The complainant said that a gentleman who saw more of the outrage than the last witness, and who had procured a constable, wiget ivi tr i zeeent. 1,, in answer to the charge, persisted in saying the Felondsimats wits every thing but a gentleman, and that he felt pe aled in what had dome. Magistrate—l shall order you to find bail, Sir. I will not let thews outrages go over passive. Ile should therefore require him In And sureties himself io 001. and two hmtsekcepers in 401. each, to sawn the charge at the Sessions, and the complainant lie should bind over to prosecute. FURIOUS DRIVING. WORSHIP-ST 11CIET. Auo. 26.—Thou. Screw, driver of the Paddington stage, N 0.6177, was summoned before Mr. OSBORNE. oo an Information charging him whit furiously driving. William Coates, keeper of O.: City-road, deposed, that on the 99th July, the defendant drove along the lower eng of the City road at a most furious rate, passed round another coach, and returning at the same rate, stopped at the Star public-house; he thought the defendant was driving at the rate of 16 or 10 miles an hour. This being the second summons to which the defendant had ne ' gleeted to appear. the service was Frud, and the Magistrate con victed him in his absence in the penalty of 101. anti ss, costs. I.4OIIETH.STIREST. AUG. 26.—Information was received by Mr. Miller, the chief officer of this esiablishinent, that the in habitants of High-street, Whitechapel, were much annoyed by a person hawking about indecent pamphlets, and attracting a crowd of the lowest description of vagabonds, by the exhibition of an improper place:el. The man was apprehended and brought to this of , oce. Si hen placed at the bar, a respectable inhabitant of IVltite chapel stepped tersest!, and pointed out the dangerous tendency of such exhibitions, and said, that on that morning his ann, a child of ten years of aga , setiog dr.! placard, Caine to hint, and with the natural inquisulveness of his age, questioned him very closely u to its meaning. Be hoped his Worship would interfere, and put an end to such disgusting exhibitions. prisoner in his defence said, that he was a vender of pamph lets, and that those which were now the cause of complaint lie bad, only an hour before, purchased in the way of his trade, but with , no erintinsl intention. The Magistrate (Mr. Wyatt) said, that so great was the outra ge oo society, end so demoralising its tendency, shut he would punish the prisoner as an example to otheis. lie then convicted him under the eth clause Gee. IV. chap. 85. and sentenced him to three months' imprisonment in the House of Correction, there to be kept. to hard labour. SIR HUMPHREY DAVY'S PROTECTORS FOR COPPER SHEATHING. The application of copper to ships' bottoms was or sally introduced to guard the lower timbers from the wt and worms which continually imbedded themselves in long voyages, thereby occasioning great impedimenta to sailing and even endangering the lives of the seamen. In the ac tion of Sir Edward Hughes with the French fleet, under Suffrein, in the East Indies, in the year 1782, the latter obtained advantages over the British, having arrived from Europe with eopper-bottomed ships, which enabled them to maintain the weather gage of Admiral Hughes, whose fleet was composed of wood-sheathed bottoms, overgrown with weeds and barnacles. In fact, the value f clean bot tomed ships enabled the French to force the fleet of this riflatintry into five general actions. They took Cuddalore, and retook Trincomalee, and enabled Hyder Ally to with stand, with various success, all the efforts of Sir Eyre Coote and his troops. Sir Richard Bickerton was afterwards de spached to the East Indies with copper-sheathing, for all the ships whose bottoms were not lined with that material. The first vessel known to have been coppered in England, was the Alarm frigate, 1761. During the war, when the price of copper rose from 1 lid. to 22d. per lb., various substitutes were introduced. A gentleman of Devonpert made an experiment on a ship named the Adventure. Ile caused one side of her bottom to be coated in the usual way with pitch and tar, and the other with what is famili ' arty called burning-house-stuff, (poisonous particles taken from the chimneys of tin manufactories) mixed with pitch and tar. On the return of the Adventure into port, one side, to use the owner's expression, " was like a hay field" whilst the part on which the poison had been laid, was as clean as when she sailer!. Mr. T. Locker, of this town, also used a small barrel of burning-house-stuff, mixed with the usual materials, on a large ship of 1,000 tons, which was repaired by permission of the Navy Board at this Dock-yard, and it was found to prevent the accumulation' of weeds and barnacles. Sp strong is the poisonous quality of this " stuff," that Dr. Edwards, of Cornwall, took out' a patentlor the manufacture of arsenic from it, tons of which are yearly exported to France, where they use it to lay the colours in their silk manufactories. But though copper was found to preserve the bottom of ! a ship clean, the oxidation of this metal is so great, that it has frequently happened after a few years' service, when the artisans have been ordered to strip the bottom to re pair the vessel, that the copper, from its reduced thick ness, could not be taken off otherwise than by dubbing it down with the woad, thereby reducing the planks. This waste, however, does not always happen in the same pro portion. The copper of the Ville de Paris, now stripping in this Dock-yard, which has been on thirteen years, is found not have lost an ounce in the pound. The quality of the metal has an undoubted influence on its tendency to oxide ; and the purer the copper, the less of course will it incline to rust. It was to prevent this waste from oxidation and its at. tendant inconveniences, that Sir H. Davy, whose mind is ever on the alert to further the interests of science, recom mended the application of pieces of cast iron, which, by a 'galvanic influcece, should protect the whole body of the copper. The Pandora was one of the vessels fitted out un der his direction about 12 months since at Portsmouth ; she is now undergoing repair in this Dock-yard, and par ticular attention has been paid to the experiment. It ap pears, as we stated last week, that the presence of the iron has completely prevented the oxidation of the copper, but the bottom is so foul with weeds and animalcule, that no one would have imagined she had been coppered ; for al though barnacles and muscles are by thousands attached to the lead of the cutwater and bows of ships, yet they have rarely been discovered on the copper, the oxide ope rating to prevent their adhesion. The Nightingale, Druid, and Harlequin, which were also fitted on Sir H. Davy's principle, have been found in a similar state, with the ad dition of barnacles, on the non-appearance of which species of worm on the Pandora the Trleglaph lava so much stress. The chymical action of the metals anti salt water has produced a total change on the iron protectors ; so greedy is iron of oxide in sea water, that it operates to its own destruction, and the iron used as protectors for the copper of the Pandora has been found in a state of de composition, reduced in weight about one-third, with all the appearance, when broken, of plumbago or black lead. In short, although the experiment of Sir Humprey Davy has proved one thing—the power of iron to prevent the oxidation of copper—it has failed to cure that far greater evil—the accumulation of foul bottoms, to provide against which, copper was first introduced. the application of copper sheathing under this plan is therefore completely neu tralized, and eitht r the practice of copperiug ships must be abandoned altogether, as a useless and unnecessary expense,' or some other method must be devised, which at the same time that it shall qualify the oxidation of the copper, will prevent the adhesion of weeds and barnacles. This is the difficulty which is to be overcome, and should the genius of Sir Humphrey Davy remove this, he would then set the question at rest for ever. Meanwhile, we repeat that his Majesty's Government have decided on discontinuing the practice of iron protectors, and orders have been received to that efect in the yard. Various experiments are to be tried on ships in the harbour ; but when such ships are brought forward for service the protectors are to be re moved.—Plyrnouth Journal. There are now in Newgate 300 prisoners for trial, many of whom are for capital offences. The next sessions will not be held till near three weeks hence. LIVERPOOL Pone E.—On Tuesday last Hugh Briers was charged at the Town-hall With practising the well known trade denominated " Ring-dropping. The pro secutor, James M'Knight, was one of those poor Irishmen who swarm over to England to get employed during the harvest, at the conclusion of which they return in similar multitudes with the proceeds of their labour.' M Knight.. and one of his countrymen named Lackey Hughes, left Warrington on Friday, and when they reacted the neigh bourhood of Liverpool, the prisoner joined them ; they trudged on together until the prisoner pretended to pick upl something, and requested the prosecutor to step aside while they looked at it, adding, flint whatever it was, he, Nl‘Knight, was entitled to halves. He then produced three seals and a ring, which he said were worth V. The prisoner however spoke :to another man, who said they were worth thirty pounds. He was desirous of hav ing the articles, and said he would give the prosecutor 12/. for his share, if he would go with him to his master, about four miles off. Some more conversation took place, when at- length theanisoner proposed to leave the seals and ring in M`Knight's bands, on condition that the latter should give him 41. as a security, and he (the prisoner) would go to his master for the 121. and return to M`Knight's lodgings with it. *Knight ripped up his waistcoat, where he had carefully deposited his harvest ' money, and gave the prisoner four sovereigns. They then parted. M'Knight waited at his lodgings all the afternoon, but the prisoner not returning, he began to suspect he wits cheated, and on taking the seals and ring to a jeweller's, he i ascertained they were not worth 4s. On Saturday, uhe was walking in Pool-lane, he saw the prisoner at a butcher's stall, and gave him in custody of an officer. He was fully committed.—Liverpool paper. MILANCHOLY OCCORRENCE.—A most melancholy cir cumstance took place about three o'clock on Saturday last, at Seville-place, near the North Strand. A young widow lady, Mrs. Dillon, had latterly been subject to a complaint in her stomach ; for which a friend recommended a pre scription about three weeks ago, which, however, she then declined using. On Saturday she was again taken ill, when the gentleman who originally advised the medicine administered it w her. It was attended with an instanta neous effect—the unfortunate lady expired. In two hours her whole frame became black, and swelled to an enor mous degree. How the accident orig inally occurred it is impossible to say ; but there is little d oubt that the bottle used by the deceaseel was poison; and it is a melancholy illustration of the necessity of using the utmost care in keeping medicines in the house labelled, and with proper directions. What increases the affliction of this sad story is, that the gentleman who recommended the medicine was warmly attached to the lady, and was to have been married to hoe in a few dirs.—Dublin Morning Re gister, A large quantity of retnarkably fine mullets was caught in our oiling on Saturday morning, and retailed about the streets at foarpence and sittpenet , each. These fish are sometimes mild as high as fink abating. and tire shillings a posiade.itariviten diPinerio. • LOSS OF THE JESSIE BY FIRE. FURTHER IP•RTICULARS. Senility afternoon, the tine brig Jessie, M`lienzie, mas ter, belonging to Messrs. Thompson, of Dumfries, sailed from IWhitehaven for St. John's, New Brunswick, with a valuable cargo, consisting of sails, rigging, and other ma terials, for two large vessels now building at the latter place, besides a quantity of rum, brandy, wine, &c. The wind was but light, and the vessel was in the offing the whole afternoon ; about seven o'clock in the evening she was not more than a mile from the harbour. About two o'clock on Monday morning, a fire was discovered in the fore part of the hold, where a quantity of oakum was stowed ; the people below were instantly called ; and so rapidly did the flames extend, that it was with the utmost difficulty they all got upon deck, many of them in their shirts, and others with only their trousers on. In a few minutes the flames issued from the.fore batch, and raged with irresistible fury. '1 he crew consisted of nineteen per sons, and two passengers, a Mr. and Mrs. M'Alliston ; and the terror and confusion which reigned among them may be more easily conceived than described. Three sailors, James Hamilton, William Thompson, and Alex ander Hannah, lowered the jolly-boat, and getting into her pushed off from the vessel, leaving the rest of their ship mates to the horrible fate which scented yawning before them. The second mate instantly leaped into the sea, and swam towards the boat, with the intention of inducing the men to return ; but they rowed away, and with an inhu manity almost unparalleled, heeded neither his entreaties nor the shouts which were sent after them from the ves sel. Finding his efforts vain, be returned to the brig. Every exertion now was used to get the long-boat overboard, but the fire having reached her, this was accomplished with difficulty. At length she was launched, but not a single car was to be found, the fellows in the jolly-boat havirig taken three away with them. By this time the fire had reached the rigging, and was blazing furiously. A long pole was found, which was taken for an oar, and the boat, with eighteen hands on board, pushed off from the brig. As 53011 as the men in the jolly-boat saw the others in the boat, they lay-to for them ; and taking the boat in tow, the whole of tile people were landed about five o'clock yesterday (Monday) morning. The people lost the whole of their efothessexcept what they had on. 40 mM. past 4 p. 171.—The vessel has this moment gone down. Her disappearance was very sudden ; the smoke rose in a cloud as it does front a fire when a quantity of wa ter is thrown upon it ; in a minute or two the smoke` cleared away, and not a vestige could be seen of the Jessie. The boats returned about half-past six ; and the men report, that they towed her in-shore about three miles, and that she went down, St. Bees' Heads bearing E. by S. and ' Chapel Bank, N.E. 6 N. distant from the harbour four miles. lonia, just landa, it still held by the importet at 103 g. Tire demand for fruit continues to increase. COCOA.--By public sale on Tuesday, 70 barrels 30 bags good Grenada Cocoa taken in at 70s. INDIGO.—There is a considerable inquiry for Indig o ; i large parcel taken in at the late sale has been dis posed of at 41. per lb. advance: the general premium on the In dia House print is 64. a is. By public sale this forenoon, 122 wrens Guatemala Indigo; the good and fine went off at rather better prices; the in. ferior low in proportion, 3s. a I Is. Id per lb. averaging Ga. 21. HOPS.—The accounts from the Hop districts are favourable, on account of the fine weather: the few Hops left have come forward in an extraordinary manner. The duty, which had fallen to Ib,ooo/., is again 113,0001. The few new Hops which have ap. peared go off freely for home consumption ; the old are little varied, 141. a 171. OILS.—The market prices are nearly nominal. The Greenland fishery has entirely failed, and there are yet no accounts of the ships at Davis Straits. The holders are very firm at our advanced quotations. TOBAcCO.—The purchases of Tobacco continue contirtd to small parcels to the trade, at very full prices ; one cargo of Maryland Tobacco is the only large parcel in the market, it is cot yet disposed of. TALLOW.—The tequest for Tallow continues improving ; the quotation of the new is 375. a 38s. ; and for late arrivals 393. CORN-EXC II A NGE, FRIDAY, A co. 26. We have reported this week 4.650 sacks of Flour, 2,700 quarters of Wheat, 250 quarters of Barley, and 11, 700 quarters of Oats The Wheat trade was exceedingly dull to-day, and moat of the new Wheat sold on Monday arrivtng in a damp state, was refused, and an only be sold at a reduction of 2s. to 3s. per quarter. Fine 01 was nut cheaper, but we had no buyers for middling and inferior sorts. In Barley and I'eaae there is no variation in prices ; bat Oats and Beans were each dull sale, and Is. per quarter lower that on Monday. 1 UXBRIDGE. Corn Inspector's Return, Auo. 25. Wheat, per load - - 171 Os to 191 101 Ditto (New) - . . . 171 lOs to 11l 104 Barley, pet qaartas - - - II 18a to 21 it Oats . .. - - - 11 7s to 11 13, Beans - - - - - 21 tis to 21 12. Pcas _. _ _ DEVIZES, AUG. 25. Wheat and Beans at per sack ; Barley and Oats per quarter. Oats Wheat -211 s Od to 38s - Od - 25s to 315 Barley -115 s Od to 40s Od I Beans . , oCis to ?Zs Od SS'heat • Barley . Besna - Wheat - New . Barley . 2/ 81 to 21121 OS Os to 01 Os NEWBITRV. BERES. .rtuo. N. -60 a to 78s O ats If,. so 82. 60. to 84s Beans b3l to 60s - -42 s to 48s I Peas - 6ts tp 64s Bread, per gallon, Is 7d to Is tid Wheat Barley HUNGERFORD, AUG. 14. 6fis to Ns Oath . 40s to 46s Ditto (New) 4tts to 60s SALISBURY', Atm. 23. 55s to 67.1 Oats - 66s to 72s Beans - -35 s to 44e -28 s to 15e Ms to 28* - 60, to Ms WARAIINSTER, Atro. 20. . SO, to 71s Od Oats ns.to 12s • -34 s to 48s Od I Beans FLOUR. _, -= mans. := 1 = 44111.11.11" .•ele mak 14 - iii —l ==o - ri - ao , . 17e and g s , defendant *en beams ineseee, ;tad Mt. Bonaghoo tovntl It Da as k 4 etosoey lo raisevier to get bun rat of the house. With some J oyce , penuseine Iss mosested to itt ii = , 1 e. ,, ti e pti r , as sharply Mr . eu t am , ri= lif * 1 110 4114. 111:e l ie s iabsdell hicas t alf us into l the i gi r .mo , c a r t i s :i n t wharfs Ma. MN Dime had retrain% and drawing m e „ a t 2 f em Wismar, he presented it at the breast lh of ababrabar • . Danadhebininering a load scream. sprang B road . t„ gam, And thus 13f0611 escaped horn Di s k,. E x the my $ Owls Mr. Donaglion on bearing m s ,. the ado lip found his wife bolding the de. porch; i mpling br a / a nt/1 4 ~ and with the assistance of • to Teti , emale tart, idia= li te r errand, and after a desperate In a ans. *lef ' . tituptstol from Wm. Mr. Vona. chased Ow badambi t Monsieur Brandam on the fluor a attar , s l am iit with ai l . d bis awn portly pawn upon him, until the "M r , 16111116 i li pawl livmst hard, b", to whom the defend. maim , ant arm given in imam The 9 stol was found to have both bar. thin 0 ,, teas lamed witi ball. and prinieu. The patrol searched him. and w i t h a toucsd it infra bras, no. samara • To the Coroner of the might Castdr of s e aDi *other to " Madam Brandam. Mao. „ s ~,, titaialaSra Cita '? (sodomised to be the dtCeflliallt . 4 ono- 517.. t thy). Patna . .onringb gave back the letters to the de-1 ca se w truism, splltsead t• tug in imps the one to the Coroner, t h ey p MAL put it Mae lire. anti Tel The defeidept,isseaver to the charge, began by assuring the Th e Mattleldige ben ardsralp sod sitsestaly be loved Mass Brown, and his tti web* In bp bpi se intention whatever to hurt her in 1 Thin t too himself he wished to destroy and not after s, her. .min .1• lire bu, that he would sooner the ten Aies thousand tram rise don brat as much as her little finger nail. of sug Sir R. Sitatrlovltyme latraded lily to shoot yourself, why t h at it did you pus 8 .omaldesimmullesi pistol, and load both barrels H e , for a the ret The defendant acid deb iiesiebeestl a double.barrelled pis- m ag i, tol, in cadet that Jif Ira Mb is killing bhnsell with one tire, he c h ase d night have u N.tse/es. The ddendant bere, and at sere. 111 r. r ie r ii t u ttle itinei - the eataranadon, , turned towards Miss fid enci sadis a rase mid, i Ali ! Miss Brown ! i s h oo seassr i r l m o ils, Mir &rankl_ne meld net live for you, I was dam- an eft is die for yea r Luimi, Sir R. Stamm mita bin imbut he had to say to hit first mar- aris en ritO I , 61111 e 1 The delkedent deeded_ thm_ba end air been legally married at. t h e ow coiling es airs. sfarabiL Ms said be was living in the Isle i s h ~, tSfil able be Bassi ea iragrainsaims with a native of the s o h bin famplagra bed plerag albsater. rankled OD him one may it Maillbehltlmill he s raise, Ire dip were joined together at is has b r private booms after the brae of the old 1410:61811 law. This he one-gr contended was no namariaga TM pentrany of the Figlash church ,. Oh Wog the only era thee silli hs 141MilY aaaadaggad Ma as "lam can on under the British Government. I deal There um one time is rmg traressaudie upon Monsieur Bran. m e , dam's construction o I die lei of miriage, for his declaration sugar , brought forward the .vidy Iris claimed is be Madame Brandam, )Ir. sod aho declared shit was his labial sod proper wife, and upbraid- and U to him in no oseaured scrums nide his traitorous conduct. gate.sn A Tetfaispsipg dialog" !mid hrween this happy pair, in the m ean . thsc. usual ever/ wide of diet; and In eonaequence of reading the Some of the moat respectable cotton-spinners have re- ' l4ll °die t "Ivant° which took Idat'e at the Mftottoo'hottee of solved to lower the price of their yarns. The fi rst quality tx 4ct rtastxrlio= In they strongty suspected that the augur of Manchester cop twist held last week at Ts. 9d. for No. nem, bodet: she owe_ gate a ac net n g l i e ev i ls ( ' t i o h g e , c to witant Pr Ter e e 12J'a, is now reduced to ss. 6d. ; and in high numbers 4 iela ta 1 6,10111 iddlolo/01 Vl* forstlintg that prodiciki t r h t si; reduction has taken place of from 3s. to Ts. avund. '—'10:1408,1M, CHILD KILLED BY BEER. A Mr. Heaps, a salesman of this town, base small brew- I house in a retired part of Headingley, where he had some bricklayers employed on Saturday last. In a dwelling ad joining the above, a tanner, of the name of Richard Archer, who works in Mr. Shipley's tan yard, at a short distance. resides, and bad, until the circumstance we are about to re late, a family consisting of a wife and two children. One of the latter is an infant ; the other, a fine boy about six years old, went into the brewhouse on Saturday, while the bricklayers were there, and they having some beer to drink, gave the child about a pint of it. In the course of the evening the boy became unwell, and about twelve o'clock on Saturday night his illness assumed the most alarming symptoms. Medical assistance was then obtained, but every effort to save his life proved vain, and he expired on Sunday morning. The child was previously healthy, and his sudden death, from no assignable cause but drinking a larger quantity of beer than certainly ought to have been given him, naturally excited great astonishment in the village, and a coroner's inquest NILS accordingly sum moned on Monday, and the circumstances of the case mi nutely examined. Mr. Metcalf, surgeon, of this town, Mr. Moxton and two other medical gentlemen, attended. The body which in the mean time had become much disco loured, was oprn:d by Mr. Metcalf, and the appearances carefully noted, after which, several witnesses were ex amined by the corener's jury. In the course of the in quiry, some of the evidence given by the professional gentlemen went to express a doubt that the child had been poisoned, but nothing positive could then be eli cited, as to the means which might have produced that re sult. The only thing which the deceased was known to have taken, was the beer, and without submitting it to a careful analysis, it was impossible to say, whether or not it con tained any deleterious ingredients. The inquest, in conse quence, was adjourned till yesterday, to give time for a careful decomposition of the liquor: but owing to the ab sence of one of the medical gentlemen from town, the fur ther prosecution of the investigation was postponed to this day. Part of the bruin, with the stomach and some of the intestines, were removed by the surgeons, who also have had a small quantity of the beer, and of the sediment in the vessel where it stood, under examination. It is, in deed, but justice to Mr. Heaps to state, that he evinced not only the greatest trouble and anxiety at the fatal event,' but also showed the sincerest desire to have the matter fully sifted, and the beer most scrupulously analysed. The opinion of the medical persons, we understand, differ much as to the cause of the child's death ; one or two as serting that it may be ascribable to the agency of poison, without being able to say that any thing of that nature can be detected in the beer. The difficulty of ascertaining whether the liquid contained such an ingredient is men tioned by others, who affirm, that however impregnated with et getable poisons, it would be impossible, by analy sis, to discover their existence. The subject is one which already has created a deep interest, and which cannot, for the satisfaction of all parties, be too patiently investigated. As the coroner's jury have not yet come to a decision, we have, of course, given a mere detail of facts and rumours, without venturing an opinion upon the delicate question which it is now their exclusive province to decide. Mr. Heaps makes the beer at Headingley which lie retails in Leeds. What the child drank is sold at four pence per pint, had been brewed from two quarters of malt, with 16 pounds of hops, and was what is termed the " first com ing off.“—Leeds Intelligence,. MARKETS. tFrom the Landon Vew Price Curren:l FRIDAY, AWL 26. SUGAR.—The Sugar market has been exceedingly heavy all this week ; but as the holders do not press wales, very little alter ' whin to the currency can be generally stated • where sales however have been effected, a reduction of 6d. a Is. irft cwt. bas been sub mitted to. The Refined market has been heavy till this forenoon, when the inquiries appeared to revive considerably ; brown lumps are to be purchased in tome instances at fiGs., but only small parcels offer at that price; fine goods are heavy, and may be quoted 2s. lower than the late extreme prices.—Molasses are 31s. In Foreign Sugars on purchases by private contract are lately reported. By public sale thin afternoon, 265 bags Bengal Sugar; good white sold 375. a 395. ; 1011 cheeta Harannah Sugar were also brought forward ; the yellow was taken in 3134. a 39e.; the white sold at 533. a 545. COFFEE.—The public sales this week have gone off' heavily, and generally at a reduction of Is. a 2s. ; St. Domingo Gls. a 1121. There were two public sales this forenoon, but nearly the whole of , the Coffee has been taken in, affording no criterion of the prices ; the market is, however, very heavy; St. Domingo nominally tile. a 625. COTTON.—The sales of Cotton during the present week are I about !SOO bags, chiefly East India descriptions for exportation. Bengal' Gad. a Ged.; Surat' 6id. a %d. RUM, BRANDY, and HOLLANDS.—The Runt market in heavy, but the prices cannot be quoted lower: proof Leeward' I can be purchased freely at 25., but there is very little doing. Brandy is without variation ; small parcels housed, of last year and this, being sold at is. Id. a Ss. 2d. The nearest quotation of Geneva is Is. I Id. LOOWOOD.—There is more business doing in Logwood ; Ja. tunics in bond, 71. a 71. 10r. TEA—The only alteration is in Twankay, which is a shade 1 higher than our quotations. SPICES.—AII East India Spices with the exception of Nut megs, are neglected. Purchases of Nutmegs were yesterday re. ported at lis. I Id. a Gs. • there are buyers of light Pepper at 51d. At a late hour today Nutmegs were again advancing; one sale at 6s. ld. • the quotation 6s. a 6s. &I. By public sale on 'l'uerilty, 1011bsis Pimento; the good quality sold at 100. a Wile. FRUlT.—There are still some export orders for Red Smyrna Relates remaining unexecuted, as tits holders are demanding higher :te l t sad hut a ver small proportion being in the imponers' stock at t he present time is much less than for some feud , and holds out tither i favourable prospect for the • df 'eta appstiekhing Raton, The last cargo of Ceps. itlottrb. PRICE OF TALLOW ' SOAP, &c. per 1121. Town Tallow -42 a Od Yellow Soap . 721 NI Yellow Russia . 39s 6d Mottled - 803 Od White ditto - —s Od Curd . 114 s Od Soap ditto - —a Od Graves 2os Id Melting Stuff -31 s Od Good Dregs . Is Od Rough Ditto -20 s (Id Wheat New PRICE O - - - Town Made, per sack frf/s to 65s Norfolk and Stockton 45s to Ilfla Simonds 65s to Os Bran per qr. - 91 to lls Essex and Suffolk, on Polla rd, Fine . 16s to 20s board ship -50 s to Ms PRICE. OF BREAD. The highest price of Bread in the Metropolis is 104 d. for the 41b Loaf. There are Bakers who sell from 6d. to 24d. uelow that raw. SMITHFIELD, FRIDAY, Ara. 2U. The prices for Beef and Mutton here this morning do rot vary from those of Monday, but the latter is very dull ut . salt. Lamb. coming up in short supply, reaches us. 3d., which is 41. higher than on Mouday. Veal is also rather bris k at our Sgutes below. Beet - 4s Od to 5s Od Veal . /is Od to Is 8d I Mutton . 4s Od to 5s 24 Pork - 4s Od to es W Lamb 6s Od to 64 8d HEAD OF CATTLE THIS DAY: Beasts, 407 I Sheep, 7,480 I Calves, 310 I Pigs, 00 11/IY-MA !MET. Hay (Old) . 4/ lOs 011 to 61 6s 011 Inferior . . 31 les Od to 41 4s Od Clover . 61 Os Od to 01 lOs Od Ditto (Inferior) . 51 Os Od to 51 lOs fid Straw -2/ Os Oil to 21 4s Oil NEIVGATE AND LEADENDALL—(By Careal,s) Beef - 3s Od to 4s Od I Veal - ?,s 8d to 5s 4J Mutton - 30 4d to 4s 6d Pork . 4s 4d to Is Li Lamb 4s Od to Is 4d PRICE OF POTATOES, AUG. 2II. New Potatoes, %Ware - 01 48 Od to 01 lis Od per Cwt. Middlings - 01 3s Od to 01 4i Od ditto PRICES OF lIA IT. JAMES'S. Flay 81;tTri to 1101 Od Ditto (New) 80s Od to 110 s Od Clover - 841 Od to 130 s Od Straw . 33s Od to Vs Od PRIZE OF HO. POCKETS. Kent - 01 to 171 OA Sussex - 131 lOs to 101 lOs - 131 13 , 4 to 161 Os kartilism, line 181 Os to 201 AND STRAW. WIIITECHAPICL. Hay . 70s Oil to 951 Od Inferior - Od to —4 0.1 Clover -80 s 04 to 1331 Od Straw . 40s Od to 48s 0.1 per Cwt. Auo. 26. BAGS. Kent - 1:1108 to IN 163 Sussex - 131 Os to 131 les Essex - 131 108 to 151 LS i--Seconds 161 Os to 181 Os PRICE OF RAW FAT, per Stone of Blh. Price by Tallow (u stated by the Tallow Melters), 2s 3!ti PRICE OF CANDLES. The price of good Store Candles in the retail shops is as follows Candles, per dozen . .fh 61 to 7s Mould. 8. 8d RAW I I DES. ....... ...--..,. Best 'Leiters and Steers, Ordinary - 2s 8d to 5 104 per stone . 3s 4d to 3s &I Market Calf (each) - 4.3 QJ Middlings - 3s Od to 3s 2d PRICE OF LEATHER. Best Dressing Hides C:ommon ditto 99d to 211 19d to pl Crop Hider, 35 to 38103. Ditto 40 to 45Ibs. Ditto 45 to 50Ibs. 16d to iid Ind to 190 - Ott to VA ( 4 4 - It : Skins 35 CO iii to i?d, 4J to shlbs. 264 to ii 4 Ditto 55 to 75lbs. Small Seal Skins Tanned Home Hides - Spanish ditto - . 23d to 21ki It d to IV 13d to 13i I4d to NI COAL MARKET, AUG. 26. Ships at Market. Ships Sold. Newcastle . - 9 - . 32s ea to 39s tt 121 Sunderland - .11. . 31s 6d to 409 11 % 3 Culm . g . 30s od to 300 id 4 t Cannelle " " 3 t - - 203 6d to 23$ BIRTHS. Bono On the 234 inst. at Bittern .grove, near Southampton, the 1141 G.l of Major-tieneral Ashworth, of a daughter. Rev. ' On the 24th inst. at his house in Upper Charlotte-street , Fitrntl' kit , square, the lady of John 'Robert Longden, Esq. of a daughter. ra 5 still-born. :•. I I On Wednesday last, the lady of the Rev. C. Barter, of a e 3 nn ghtel On Thursday, in Somerset-place, Alm. Waller Clifton, of a mi n II • lit • &les. s, MARRIED. hlrs, On the 20th inst. at Wistow, in the county of York, John Gd s ' Nee. d worthy, of Symood's Inn, London, solicitor, to Mary, younrr ! ter. 1 daughter of Mr. Wm. Nicholson, of Wietow Lordship. ~,HI .....- •riev. y DIED. . J On the 23d inst. at the house of Samuel Barlow, Esq. Cols! , J ohn i well, Mrs. Margaret Toulmin, aged 72. Dr. AC On the 11th inst. suddenly, at Duncannon Fort, Ireland. in " Altrj,g 35th year, Capt. Edward Clabon, of his Majesty's 613th regiment. Dew a On the 22d inat. at Bedgbury, in Kent, aged 80, Mrs. Carrie ' widow of John Cartier, Esq. formerly Governor-General of lk„"': R av es ,}, On the 13th inst. at Bayston-hill, near Shrewsbury, 3lrn• PI-. bile, kfht borne, at the age of 97. She was the moth.: rof thirteen chilarn.,; the eldest of whom is now 77. A t t h e t i me of her deat h &coon ax. kev, i reckon up 1134 children, grandchildren, and great-grandchit 4tel r • "'" Illg Monday. at Brighton, In consequence of a serious a ccident , . De mi ai which his thigh ins broken, George Au gu st u s Nash, Esq. a e burr bill, in the 55th ytar of his age. Rev. b . At Newton 31ause, Rev. Thomas Scott, Minister of Newton' -----„_ Su At Bothwell Mount Cottage, Captain Lewis Camythell• R' •, "cv• T. Sutton, bent, j in ay hi lm s ri t, d a y t ea ß r rom . On the 23d inst. at Dover, John Muniforti, Esq. of St. John " (2d) 11. a . 1 li en of Captain 11. Napier. R.N. aged eleven weeks. . it e li I% lit : - ...o n , kt HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS • BAI% the infant as Rev. T, ItS ad) Morning 12 min. after 1. 1 Evening 34 min. after l• :A5 pton, Cicely, _------- ltd.h Goer Printed at THE BRITISH PRESS Office, by J. W. CAR, ~ 1- " Ii flaa out k en 181, Strand, abd published by R. Cusann, sloe plac e- 60p erega rl la, b Essex treat entir aitan aPeci and cann, isteni thaw Will ble tl matte Peen! dicier :hear the. Pi 'Wen the a • B ID A al situ mad has lion Of ance yet 1 that