The Sun. — London, England, 1812-05-27 00:00:00

MN UTE S OF EVIDENCE Taken Wore the Commiice .of the whale House, to-.lehcr, v ' nfeired, to consitier of the several virtue been prerr..,t 4 ,4-1 to the of CoOlmon,3, in this Session: ef Parliament, against the Orders in:C-44;261. .cfc' die Apriria, I,#) e. TIiOM.A.S:i3NBINGTON, ESQ. the Chair. [Continued from our. Paper of Yeeerday.] With - respect to. the competition of Continehtel manufactures with - odds, the 4 • examina,tiOn: will be found interesting s • Did you ever see any a the articles which were furnished from the Crintinent, of the same kind as those which are furnished from Birmingham, so as to compare the quality of the one with that of the other have had a great many. articles' sent, to 'get mine as near as possible to them,locks,hinges,' adzes, hoes, and a variety of articles; and we have made them tolerably near, but ours 'same, I under stand, considerably higher in nriee tliar.those made in foreign parts. Were not ours better ?—Ours were less' clUmr,y, and better made ; certainly there was no compari son. • better - tools ?—Yes ; the articles manufac tined in Germany, in general, are of a veryclumsy kind, there is a great deal of iron in them, but not so neat; they are very durable. Have von received' any information on which von can depend, lately, concerning the- state of tile-Continental manufactures %---Not very lately, it is as Much as four years sinCel had any intelli genc,:e; I have received patterns from the Brazils, of foreign fabrics, within these two years, to. imi tate, and get goods made to. • Do you know whether there is any considerable manufacture of, hardware near Trieste,?—There are several manufactories near Trieste,' which were tolerably extenSivefour years ago; I had the par ticulars from 'several; they Made a great number, of similar articles to those made in Birmingham, br-Ns work and iron goods-of various kinds. You have not received any recent account ? :nOt a recent account. _ Where is the seat of the principal maunfactories on the Continent, of articles similar to those ma nUfactured at Birmingham ?—Nails are made in' considerable quantities, and of a • good quality, at Liege; nails have been made in some quantities in the neighbourb.ood of Oporto; I have patterns of , them at home; and there are other.manufactures of Geriiaany;. at Aix-la-Chapelle, at Liege, at Ranastbt, in Germany, and _Several others. in the , neighboprhoiid of Trie,ste. ; 1 do not recollect the names of the places, tut from Holland all the way to TrA!:if.e, at every small town there are manufac tories. The principal ma,pufactories are in the neigh s bourhood of Aix-la-Chapelle and Liege ?—lres, and a place called Ramshot ; I do not know ex actly- the situation of that, not having eve: been • abroad. • Are those p laces conveniently situated for e:t portation, by means of the rivers froth the north of Germany ?---Yes, they are conveniently situate; I serve some of the oldest houses in Lisbon, who have inFi - yrrned me they received. a larger portion of gOods just priorcto 1807, of similar .articles to those of Birrningllarn, shippfal at Amsterdam, that ' were sent doh-n from the different manufactories . in Germany to Lisbon, than they did from Bir mingham, and because they got them cheaper. Are you aware th , q. part of these ports in the north of Germany, from which the xnanufactu.res of Liege and Aix -la-Chapellecan be exported, are not blockei up by the Orders in Council ?—I do not understand the ope,ration'of the Orders in Council, I have never studied them. Do not you think that if the ports•in the north of Germany, for instance, the Weser, and the Elbe, and the Ems, were open to theexportatiol, of the manufactures of Aix-la-Chapelle and Liege, while our manufactures wete prohibited in America, that such a state of things would afford great en couragement to the manufactories on the Conti nent ?—f do not think t 1 Americans would take many of thein ; it might overate against the Bra -zils, and in Portugal, but, I do not think in the United States that the'atticles. suit them so well, for they like the,Birminghant articles bitter; and even in Portugal I do not think we should he in so much danger as we were, for our articles are made by machinery cheaper than they were in . 1897. Do -you - think thnt the merchants cif Birmingham would fear competition with any manufacturer on. the Continent or elsewhere in any country where the trade was open ?-,:i\TO, I think we should al- - ways have the best share of it, considerably. Do you think that the manufacturers 'of 134- , rniugham min he undersold in the South Ame rican market by, the manufacturers at Liege, and Aix-la-Chapelle, if their goodS could be export ed ?—Not in a great variety of artiCles, in son certainly. • _ _ ks to the reduction of the Continental Trade., the fol , )miTng' is evidence of this witness : .'l7O What Cause do you ascribe the dininution of your trade to'the Continent?—The r;sk of sen d : . fag goods into many of tile. pans of the Continent too g k reat for _us - to-think or it ; • I have l decrined one market after another, till laln confined; in s!-eld of ten ports of the Continent, I only export, . and that in a sc l / 4 111 degree, to twist : Germany and the' firazils, Italy 'and Switzerland, where 1 did ranch business before, I can •dO none now,with safety : to Holland 1 'never did any, •to Russia there are very few Birmingham articles eompara7 tively go What is the oaiist of the risks which . exist now, which did not exist before 3—We cannot land the goods in the nearer parts of the Continci.L By what law or what nt , ,i.V syAtem'is.it that they' eanUot art., be 'imported where yOu formerly sent them ?—They v0c;.,1 be knOwn to be Engiish. Would they not have been exposed at any time durinl if had been English prOperty rfil. within these fear years we used to send some of them there, and g-e. paid for them. What has happened within these four years that prevents thht trade to the CeMinent ?—I cannot tell how it may have operated upon others', but I myself saw the risk so - gteat that' 1 withdrew from it. Is it jav or sye!tem upon tte Continent ?—That part ofthc Continent which is near, I was , more particularly speaking of now, to Germany' or Italy, we have made no attempts to send for . ..some time there. Is it b. , ; , anv change of law or system upon the Continent ?:--`jes; we consider there is so great a risk we do not uncit•rtake to send them ; from the Freneb. Decrees, -. the Berlin Decrees, or whatever they arc called ; as to the near parts, I mean. Then it is the French, Berlin, and other De-• creel, thet have produced this diminution of your tAnde td the Continent ?—To my own particular trade, I cannot say how• it is - as to others. Do you know of any other general cause which has'Aiministked she tracti'of our merchee.ts in the same line ?—I believe. the manufactures on the Continent ere substituted' in the stead of ours a good deal. - 'From what cause is that substituted ?—I con ceive from the difficulty of geiting those from I England. The diffieulty,arising -from the French decrees —Chiefly from that ; that is what hOS deterred me from it, certainly. when you say ebielly, do you mean that there ova's. any other cause but the French decrees, which has mode the difference you speak. of ?-e—There were difficulties on every side Which , deterred ,me from attempting it ; houses in our toWn, thet were partly French, have declined it for some time, and •of course I could not attempt to carry e it on ; I never was much in that trade within these six years, Rotel° the near Continent, I declined it in kgreat measure six years ago.. You have been interrogated as to the Berlin and Milan Decrees having conked the diminution. of the exportation of Birmingham wares to the Continent ; since the Orders in ' Council have those exports of Birmingham ivates• 'to the Con, tinent been revived, which the Berlin and 'Milan Decrees put a stop to ?-1. believe almost altoge-, ther they have ceased to- exist; exports - to the nearer parts_of the Continent fot the last three or four. years.. . - 'then after . the .Berlin and 'Milan .Decrees had prevented or done a great dealtowards preventing - the exports. to the Continent,' the British Orders in .Council did not revive those exports have exported. none,myself since the Orders in Conn-, tit have been enforced, .and for some time bbfbre ; and I believe the exports to the Continent of Bii minghana wares have been very limited. • . Have other traders, in your opinion, exported more to the Continent since the Orders in Court , ' cil ?--No, their trade has decrea.sed, and is now almost extinct. - . . Haveyo'l. ever declined. exporting to the Coriti neat in American or other neutral vessels ?---Ou'r shippers have - generally had the- charge of that, and that does not fall.within y knowledi.te. With respect to the effect of the o:ders in Council' on the trade to the Continent, he stiles in his evidence as follows : Do you think the falling off of the trade of Bir mingham is attributable to the Orde'rs Coun 7 have never made myself sufficiently ac quainted with the nature and operation of the Orders in Coucil, to be able to ,answer that question. , As Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce of the town of Birmingham, does not it fall under your province to make yourself acquainted with the Orders . in CounciL believe not, and for this reason, the operation of the Orders in Cvn cii, as far as I understand,. has affected the trade of the United States more than to the Conti nent, ,and the trade to the:United. States does not belong to our- society at all; I have nothing to do with it. - _ Do not ,you think tbetli'stresies of the poor in Birmingham are greatly owing to the high prices ,of bread, in consequence of last year's scarcity ? They are more owing, to the want of , employment I believe ; ints.ed I know it, from the number of manufacturer I have occasion to go to in Bir rningham arid .the neighbourhood; I generally take .my orders round myself, and find. a.great number of the shops not nearly so fall as they used to be; they suffer fro - n ti)i.want of employ ment partly; certainly, from the price of plpvi- sions. Supposing we enjoyed at this time great plenty, instead of suffering a scarcity, and bread was consequently. cheap, do you think we should have heard many complaintS ?—Certainly we should, as to : two parts out of three.; certainly the cause is the : wantof employ inert that is so general, that one cannot go into a manufactory without per ceiving( it ; I, beg to be understood as to large manufactories ;_ I 'except those work ex clusively for. the home trade, and there are few ; • I speak of those employed in foreign commerce. - . Have you, as Chairman of the Chamber of Com merce, heard much Of the Berlin and Mil4n De crees ?—.--7.srot a great deal. DO you know whether they are repealed, or whether they are now in force ?—I Cannot tell from my own knowledge.- Have you heard . or do you conceive they are re pealed or are now la full force ?----Sorne tlme ago . I understood they Were repealed, bdt- I cannot . say ;- it was so mentioned. • Do you kno , ,V when the Berlin Decree was pro laulgated ?—Not precisely. . Do you know whether the' Orders in. Council were,or Were not subsequent to the promulgation of those Decrees ?—I do not recollect the exact times of either. Were the Orders in—Connell-subsequent or not to the promulgation of the Berlin Decrees-?—I never Made myself particularly - arquainted 'with this, because they do 'not affect my own partiL lar trade. _ Dd not you know, as Chairman of the C,hara ter of Commerce, *hether the Orders in Council were antecedent or subsequent to the proniniga tion of the Berlin Decrees ?-4 think I answered befOre, that, conceiving them to afieCt the North American trade, with •which we were not cog.- nected, we paid but tittle attention to them. Do you not conceive they bear on other trades besides 'those to America %---Not so much cer tainly. Did you ever hear that the Orders in Council vrere meant as. retaliatory ?-1 have heard them No'. 3b. Maiden-lane Covent , :arden; and spoken of id vicious ways, lint' Cannot particu larly answer to the Orders in Council, becaUse' I. hare not made .them my study at • all ;- I declined in a great measute.exporting, except, to l'oftno al aril the Brazils, partlyJ.n consectueriCe" of the O'r de'r,s in Council, and partly the difficulties of doing business ; and I . went into the Scotch tFacie, ana that makes me. - very little acquainted with the ope ration of them. Do you know thatthe lietlin or Milan Decrees. were aimed - as a-blow at the trade and resources . of this country ; did you ever bear of - chat, or do you think 5o ?—I conceived it was so, that 'they were inttmied so. Ire- exported no goods to the Continent after the beginning of the yeat 1807, the trade 'raving fallen off immediately after the Bei - lin and Milan ,Decrees were issued. (To be continued.) MURDER OF CAPTAIN 'FRIGHT. The following is from the notes to a Satire lately published by the Rev. C. Colton, A. M. I shall relate two stories, of which I am re minded by this melancholy subject ; 'I have, great reason to - thilik them true, and as. when connected they throw a glimmering light on a very dark affair, I shall make. no apology for their iriser tion. _ _ An English‘Gentleman, , who has been resident for many years in a very respectable, situation at raersbur g h, wind has married al Russian lady, and who now resides in that capital, told me. as follows :—Soine little time before the condemna tion, or rather judicial assassinrstion of Palm the bookseller, at Nuremberg, a French gentleman suddenly arrived at Petersburgn. It was observ ed that he-made anvious -inquiries if there was any vOsel'in the Neva, about to sail.to Eagland ; and that he had heard . c.vith visihle marks Of conster nation; that it was probable many days would elapse before a vessel bound to England Ayould skil. Before that e' 4 ent took place; this gentle man disappeared in as sudden a miumer be 'ar rived. It. Was confidently reported at Petersburgh that the Frenda Government had, got "possession of his person, and that he. was re-conducted, un der a ,Strong escort, to Paris. He has not since been 'heard of. The account he gave of himself to' one or-two confidential persons in Petersburgh was this :-- ' He said he *as a Notary Public at Parise that he was walking home one evening, when the waiter of a certain hotel begged - him instantly to ' attend one of his guests, who at the.phint of death. He - followed,:and was ushere i d info a room where sat ,a gentleman • in the rgreateSt ,apprent agony of mind and'body ; who, after the waiter had retired, thus addressed-, him—pointing to a bag 'of money on the table . : `z That" said he, " i 3 yo is t " it is the price of blood e but trans cribe faithfully what Ishail relate to you, and ma'ae it 'public the:Juana' ent you are out df the power of Ffediee. I . am a physician, and I -re ceived' yes'terlay, ;an bider (signed Talleyrana) to repair immediately to the:prison of the : Temple I obeyed - Jleyed—l ;Vas then conthicied into one of the dungeons of that prison,. toariperintersi the in 7 iliction of torture on one Of the prisoners: I have neither strength nor time to-detail the partieulars of that horrid sight ; stace. it to: say, that the prisoner bore his . . safferine;s With the ino4t un shaken fortitude, - He twice began to speak when 1 was' hurried-into another apartment. it ap peared that his communications were not salispc tory, , as I'WAS re-conducted into the dungeon; and the tortures were resumed. , Twice I interfered, and announced to them. that the sufferer could bear _ no more ; the second time I was attended to, and the torture was -suspended. I took a slight refreshment, received a hint to be silent, and was ordered to attend again to-day, exactly at the - saute hour. This day the prisoner was, if possible,: more firm ; not a word escaped his lips; and notwithstanding my remonstrances, the tor ture was parried to such a length that I suspect the prisoner ha` not long to live. lam convinc ed from his air, manner, and appearance, that the prisoner was an Englishman. After this the sum of money. on the table was put into my hands, and I was interrogated closely if the transactions of yesterday had` been suffered:to escape my lips. I partook Of some refreshment again, in the re, rectory, and in leSs than One , hour afetrwards, I felt that 1 had takes; poison." Here the physiCian's strength and voice began to fail him ; and he- ex pirtd in the'Course of.the night. But the NOtary continued his narration, by adding, that- he, by 'no means found himself at - ease in the. possession of, so dangerous -a secret, and that his fears were . not diminished by discovering - that the pollee of .ficers had been at his house, awl that it was known that he attended an the last mot:heists of the play= sician. Oa this he fled to Nuremberg, and corn misnicated the whole affair to Palm. Not think / thinking himself safe at Nureinherg, ofter the com mencement of the prosecution of Palm', he fled to the capital of Russia, intending as soon as pos sible to -sail fOr England. Unfortunately the last " part of his plan he was not able to carry into cxe .chtiOn. There is every reason to believe the poor Notary was shortly after Wards obliged to perform, -a much longer journey. This circumstance will account for the seliure . of Palm's-papers, and also for the precipitancy with which his trial and execution sere con ducted. . • 'What follows will corroborate what has been advanced' above, and I. have reason to think there is no doubt of its truth. When Captain Wright was, taken prisoner, two young English Gentle men were taken with him ; - one of them was a Mr. Maniel, a son of the Bishop of Bristol. These two gentlemen were confined for along period to gether in the same apartment of the prison, but a room immediately over -them, and insulated from theirs, was allotted to Captain Wright. How ever 'with great difficulty, a small perforation through the solid flooring was effected ; by means of which, a conversation might at times be car ried on between Capt. Wright -and his two com panions in captivity. Captain W. had always used the language of hope and consolation ; but one morning he in formed mein that he now. - perceived that he was. . . _ Published by WILLIAM CC.t.IPPS, Sonih Multoi —.. • in the hands of a. - merciless enemy; that the se• merest tOrturc3 had already been inflicted on him ; that he visas in hourly 2.xpectation of death. "Bat," continued he, "one thing I must. caution you ne ver to believe of me,- nnd if ever you, return to England, peremptorily deny. You -will shortly •be irOrnied that I ho:ve d. , Jstroyed myself. If I know any thing of ray, own heart, I think I .have cient fortitude to bear my sufferings, aided' by that . firm dependence on God, which will render such under any circumstinces, .and I dread the worst, impossible." - • . • Soon after this conversation it happened as he foretold.., `Mr. Manse' and his companioi: were , inform.ed'hy the jailor, that their Captain had .put a period to his existence.• After this. event, the} were immediately,. removed. to the fortress of Va lealciennes. Froth. that place thse two young gentlemen effected their escape ; the entfcrproie was conducted. - with singular talent, erla dity, and was crowned with the. success it de; served. A SessiOn of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol De livery, for the trial of- offences committed on the High. Seas within the' jurisdiction of the Admit _u-.. ty of England; will be held at the Old,Bailey, on Friday, the 26th of June rixt. DUBLIN, MAY. 2.1. -L--On Tuesday se'nn - ght as. Henry Garnett, sen. , tss. of Ardearn„ county Meath, was coming out of his gate at seven o'clock, in the morning, he was 'stopped by a foot— pad of the name of Carr, who presented a pistol at Mr: G. and though a very old gentleman awl unarmed', he resisted the ruffian so forciblv, thTh the fellow fired a pistol at •Mr. G. and We !o'" .happy' to say without doing any other mischief . Mr, G., than that of merely burning his face the-coachman whipped the horses so violently , that they at last outstripped the robber; aD escaped into Duleek, where the Police and Ye° manly. corps, commanded by. Capt. Gustavus . Ila 7 1" Milton, of .Mount - Hanover, a Magistrate of sai" countp all joined immediately in pursuit.—Th e fellow was armed with a cage of pistols, and w 0 wvll supplied with animunition, which were lucki ly rendered useless by his swirmtring the rises Banny: while he was in the act of swimming th e river, the pursuing party first. got sight of bila' whenthey fired at and missed him ; and on his get: .1, ting to the opposite bank.he stripped oif all his 11-'B' clothes, and. ran naked-through the country. Langan,. of- Riverstown, armed with a blun der " buss, closed on the felloiv and fired at him, b t ' t - missed him ; thefellow had, on crossing the to'e r, founka dung fork, with which he completely rues; allied a very valuable inure of Mr. Laugn°2,* After a MOst fatiguing pursuit of - fifteen through a very clue country, he at last took r e a loge in the village of Stamullen ; where, ell er r o, . search of several hOurs, he v. , as at last discol l" in a lOft by Captain .Hamilton, who inuncd.iat e grappled the fellow, and by the assistance ° t police man, after a most violent resistance, at last .secured. What materially a-isist.ed te e; ` Le lowin his pursuit was, his bTiug Liked, f°, r be , slipped away repeatedly, as_,,no grip OW' t o taken..;' he was sant tied, and naked as he vO o v, Duleek, where Mr. G. identified him, and ' o ,e, da r happy to hear 'flat he was immedultely aent . a stvong escort of Captain Ileanittou':; Sr j Eiea 7feoineti to Trim : He was assisted in 0 ,;11 himself by the people of the country 4 : llr° .deil, 'which he passed. fie is one of those•un s g', 3 l / , wretches who stile themselyeaCarders , uncommon able fella w.---(Patriot) The folhiwing melancholy accident ,1141/ e r io last week upon the Stratford canal , in thc-P';ll,, Of King's Norton. A zne.n of the name 61 1 1 °, who had the charge of a boat to Binnaq'':: heavily laden with flour and beans , went the wife and six children in the night td sleep 'cabin of the bOat, • which was very inipruj e, stationed near the turnpike road, under the t jl at Milipool-hill, when the boat sunk froa l A so laden, and the .rain water flowing froui th e , into it. Itoltnes and his wife were awoal.! i-Tkia Water rushing-upon them in the cabin, a ll . " c aild difficulty saved themselves. and five of the 01d, .dren, but the other child, about three ye" bed was drowned in the cabin. An inquest s' w ilco by John Fidkin, Esq. Coroner, on the hot1):(1,th. the Jury returned a verdict—Accidental BIRTHS , f On the'3d inst. at Sketray, Mrs. Roderick Y4-)11135' merara; of a Son. ly Cil On the lfith inst. at Cleveland, the Right flan. 1 -' 2 '''' , IK lotte Baillie, of a Daughter. On the 18th inst. at Portobello, the Lady of Sir Drift' C • Ikuyis Mackenzie,, Bart. of Scatwell, of a Son,- s till ° o 5 0n the 21st inst. at Grange, the Lady of ..iantie 6 1 dell, Esq. of a Son. -- MARRIED. ~,, the . • kr i y..e, At St. Mary's Choral, Bedford, on MondaY 135 `' .P'b, o f - Wraith Aririect Abbott,. George Grant, Esq. Berks, to Mis 3 Freeth, sister of Lieutenant - Co loael of the Bedford District. , - . .: 0 0, DIED. , , e d Alc of [ . On the 20th of April, at Eivasi of a wound re,,,ttqftlid ‘ .t g h a e lla 2 n B t t l h y i t t to g r i i i n n i e n t g it, the breach at Badajoz, CaP . l - 31 '' - t al' Hon. C. Colvillo, On the 19th inst. at York, :i. , ed 84, 'Ars. wa"—' ;,4' _. i a a t r h ft e i PArtifia)t-leeal‘rloalohristiolgsel.s::: Il r eli 44 (11 IN. iinam Wailes, .I , :sq. (if Northallerton. a ot ' '' ."lo l Saturday inornin, , , at 'Wickham, Hants, .Lletiten.,a6t lug Horatio Griudall, R. N. third son of Vice-Ad'''''' ef ......3tf e dail, aged 25 yeah. On luesday,the with inst. at his house' in rat' , , s e Grosvenor-square, Edixobr Dighy, Esil : aged .55 ;c01 00e ' Lately, Mary lizaheh, Lady %of Liellten an-- • ' Heck, oi . Waltham Lod:,4e,' near Chelmsfc,rd. , .10' A. few days 's o, "..1t Worthing, Mr. Sl:lning• , tfr.l e „.se In r•Zovember last, at the himse of Sir FrederiL. o d lw .ol/ 1 Bart. Batigulpore, EdU-ard Watson, I:N. i udr te i iiii' ' r ose strate of the City iyf Benfires, and sou of th e l ' — pr• lP Watson, to Miagaret, eldest daughter of the 1-tec• of Hammersmith. . , COAL IVI:',IIKET, M A Y (-2 0 • pri g ,;5. i. Ships at Market. . ' Sip sold• Ito '-- o''' ~ .04., ~.., 454 Newcastle .- . . fr,l' . .• . 4 '''' od. tO , Slj' Sanderlath! ~ . • i ... 44.- Ato •--- . 4 " .• 4Ss• °'. 1 Cilim - . • _...... PRICt OF STOC. Bank Stock, Navy sp'er Ct. 92 91i -92 i 92 4 per Cent. 7?!A 75 8 per Cent. Rea..Goni 3 per Ct. Cons. 60/ 61 ri 61 Bank L. Ann. 15 7.lGthS T :-- " ----: ''..S YESTE RD:`.) • i India Stock, IV India Bontls, par,, it. 3d. and 3V• Per ''').'dal, 15. pr.--sid• Pa • , pr Y 61 "Is . fo r 27th Ma , HIGH WATER AT LOND Morning, 35 min. after 3, pn-street, Grovenor-s `oar, _...PruncL 0 0 '4 I Evening, 3 win.