The Sun. — London, England, 1828-12-17 00:00:00

le`4,* §onable * price. So much for the wisdom of elevating Poets to the rank of Martyrs. That these songs must have enraged the Priests be yond measure, will be doubted by no one who reads them. One of them, " The Devil is Dead," is almost alone sufficient to prevent a Priest appearing in public. The story is this:-- Satin having surprised Saint I g natius at table, challenged him to a potation. The Patron of the Jesuits accepted the challenge, and p oure d out a cup to the Devil, into which, however, he put poison. The poison produc e d i ts e ff ects, and Satan expired like a Heretic in convulsions. The Monks were in consternation—no mor e sales of Agnuses—no more money for oremuses —the conclave is in despair. We thrive by terror rather than love. Intolerance is almost extinct ; and if a man escape from our yoke, the truth will flash on him that God is greater than the Pope. In this dilemma St. Ignatius takes the place of the Devil— " II n'epouvantait plus personne; feral trembler jusqu' aux rois— Vols, massacres, guerres ou pestes, Nrenrichiroot du sud an nord. Dieu ne vivra que de mes restes"— who was no longer an object of fear, whereas he would make even Kings to tremble. The Monks were in ecstacy, and his order, the support of florae, eroded dismay even to heaven. A chorus of Al.gels pity the condition of mankind, in re cei\ing St. Ignatius as Satan's successor : " Un chceur l'ame contrite Dit : des human's plaignons le sort : De renter Saint Ignace herite.” The French have had too narrow an escape from the Priests to be indifferent to any thing in which they are parties. The affair of Beranger will nut tend to soften their animosity. -*chillingly the Courrier Francais avails- itself of a declara tion of the Cardinal' de Clermont TOnnere— that he will yield obedience to the late measures of the Government respecting seminaries, in de ference to the injunctions of the Pope—to ob serve, " One would say that he is afraid he has not Sufficiently braved the Government by his hirmer declarations, and that in ceasing to resist, wishes to brave it still, by telling it that he its , sill iii no regard. The Government 11l that ; it is the Government which rcvved all these old fookries which were the usury of our fathers; it is tin: . Government which fa on the idea of re-creating an Epis copal power, to' `deliver up to it the treasures o i" the state, to govern only with the approba .ion of the Court of Rome, to cover France with Convents, to allow the organization of Congre gations which 'levy taxes on the public credu litv—JeSuits who corrupt, Capuchins who beg, Missionaries Who preach against the laws. At the expeoSe of much. humiliation it anticipated a support ; this support soon failed it ; in place of auxiliaries it found rebels and enemies ; and there remains only the humiliation, which in creases 'every day." Some other mode of de ceiving the people should be thought of; some mode which flatters.The,prevailing inclinations of the people. Practices which excite very general disgust are ill suited to revive the inclinations of the people in their favour. It is with the love for a particular religion as with all other loves,— nothing so difficult as to revive it, when disgust has taken its place. Persecution may do some thing for the Monkarby enlisting the sympathies of the people in their favour ; but the favour of the Government is powerless to conciliate in such a case. The great business of C-hvero meta in Europe is not, as simple persons might suppose, to protect the people, for have we not the example of England, where the GoVetnthent finds pretexts of various sorts lot dividing' among the influential classes the mo ney raised by taxation, leaving the people to provide as they best can for their pro tection. • The-French Government cannot di vest itself of the recollectiong of the ancien Rigime ; nor, when it sees the example of England, can it feel at ease, in seeing how far it is yet from being a perfect Government. By our admirable system of indirect taxation, and our reformed Protestant Church—free, of course, from all the objections of a pecuniary nature-urged by the French against their corrupt Church— our Aristocracy can always live in splendour; and if their children, legitimate and illegitimate, be ever so numerous, we can always find the means of supporting them, without' any charge to the parents. When the existing places become too few for the aspirants, we have only to take possesSion of some new rock in the Southern Ocean, or discover some new situation on some distant coast, If the comparison at present is s --- o much in our favour, when the French reflect that a hundred yettrs back it was as much in favour of themselve9, they ought not to despair. Go vernments have a wonderful aptitude in disco vering ways of finding pretexts for maintaining persons who do honourto th e peop l e b y consum inga the fiuits of their industry. When this takes p l ace t o a ny exteot, then is a G overnment great, n witnessin g t h e splendour and a people happy i created by their industry. But a hundred years ago , we were far behind France in what constitutes national grandeur. In a hook of Husbandry, by Nourse, of which the first edition was published in 1700, the deplorable -state of the English gentry, who were without the benefit of taxation, and were just beginning to find their way into the Church, is contrasted with the palmy state of the French gentry. " Another thing (he says) which I shall take notice of as very de structive to our English gentry, redi.cing many of them to beggary and misery, is their ill edu cation, which in truth reflects more upon the parents than upon the children ; for whilst the heir sweeps away the -estate, the younger brothers (upon the death of their parents) being never settled in a-calling, nor inured to labour, become wretchedly shiftless. 'Tis true some there are who are apprenticed out, and some few others there are who follow divinity, or rather the preferments of the Church, especially since the tub-preachers have been removed ; but still there remains - a vast number of them - who have no other calling but that of haunting taverns, play-houses, gaining -houses, &c., or of following and bawling after a pack of dogs, or of sharking,from house to house,hicloi,f after the modish word, they call visiting friends. The French gentry, 'tis true, do not much affect to place their children to trades, or to make any alliance with the shop ; but then they have other w a ys to di s p os e of their super fluous suckers ; for besides their preferments of the Clergy, which far surpasses ours, and which are in a manner engrossed by the Nobility or Gentry, they have an infinite number of monas teries likewise, wherein they bestow or barrel up the overplus of their families; which monas teries are safe and respectable places also for their less. useful members to retreat in, having been disgraced by fortune, or such as otherwise are burthensome, and disposed to live a contempla tive and retired life. But besides these, they have other places too wherein to bestow their members, I mean their garrisons and armies ; and truly, were it not for such issues of wit country so luxuriant as France is, would soon fall into fatal distempers, by the redundancy of its own peccant humour ; so that the present greatness of that kingdom is not to be ascribed to the temper and dispositions of the people, but - to the maxims of these two great Cardinals, Ministers; and, above all, to the vast prospect and genius of the present Monarch. Such is the change which a century has wrought. We have now the start of the French and every other nation ; but it is the misfortune of this soft of greatness to experience occasional reverses. To do our neighbours justice, they have a wonderful aptitude to be duped by their own vanity ; and notwithstanding their determination to have no monks, and no more mutnmeries, and to retain their Church poorer than we think compatible with Protestant purity, they may be brought by their worship of national honour and national glory to as high and palmy a state as that in which this great nation now is. They will obtain an aristocracy and primogeniture, when they can.find places for younger sons; and then they will have nothing to envy us.—Morni►►g Chronicle. Great abuses have for a long time existed under the half-pay system in the Army. The Duke of Wellington' is actively engaged in en deavouring to root them out. A list of ques tions, which we publish, have been sent round to officers on the half-pay, which they are re quired to answer very particularly, and which will elicit a good deal of useful information. It is necessary to ascertain exactly the situation in life of persons claiming half-pay, for many reasons. Many sell their half-pay, which is not unfrequently purchased by clerks in Government offices ; and after the party originally entitled to receive it has been otherwise amply provided for, and, consequently, the expense of this gratuity ought to be saved to the country, the assignee, who has never performed any service for it, - continues to-receive it. The inquiry now on foot is likely to put an end to, this mode of perpetuating a part of the burdens of the public. We are far from grudging to men who have served their country the provi- sion, when unemployed, to which, by the regu lations of the service, they are justly entitled:— We have never recommended that sort of eco noing which would supersede the . claitns of justice and. gooafizith. But, while we uphold the principle of allowing a respectable mainte nance to the defenders of their country as long as they are otherwise unprovided for by the public, we think it quite right that,. when they obtain some other provision from the State which exceeds th , :r half-pay, the latter should be suspended during the enjoyment of the for mer. This principle, which is at once equitable and economical, we understand the Duke of Wellington intends rigidly to enforce. For in stance, let us suppose an Officer on half-pay, of (we will say ) 1001. a-year, and he has been fortunate enough to get a place under Government,. in the Civil Service, of, perhaps, 3001. or 4001. a-year, and hitherto he has been accustomed to take for his half-pay 100/. a-year, and for his civil-service pay 3001. or 4001. a-year, making together 4001. or 500/. a-year, the Duke will enforce the regulation by which such officer can only receive the pay of the civil department as long as he remains in the civil service, making it indispensable that during that time his half pay shall cease. The same rule applies to of ficers having any place or employment in the mi litary service beside his half-pay, and to officers having place or employnient of profit under any foreign Governmeht while on the half-pay of the British service. We understand, too, that the regulations relative to half-par officers enter ing into Holy Orders have been very negligently acted upon ; but that the system now adopted will prevent the possibility of imposition in this respect, as well as with regard to the regulations which we have already mentioned. Thus the " bully and britte" Ministry of the Duke, as the Times elegantly designated the members of his Ma jesty's present Government, is likely to prove at least much more useful to the country than the talking Administration of Mr. Canning, who was fonder of making " brilliant speeches" than re forming any abuses. The Duke deserves the thatiks of the country, not for making bombastic promises about future benefits to be conferred 01 the country, but for proceeding quietly, steadily, and practically, in the work of retrenchment and rybrmation.—Morning Herald. It afforded us much pleasure to perceive, that the Butchers of the Metropolis have at length determined to follow the_example which has been so successfully set to them in - other trades, in promoting the cause of charity. For no body of men had it become more necessary to distinguish themselves in this respect, and with none we hope will the attempt be more successful. To judge frOm the first showing of the " Butchers' Charitable Institution," we au gur well of the support which it will receive. Its object is to relieve the poor in time of sickness—to afford assistance to the aged, who being past labour are destitute of support— to aid the widow who has been left without friends or means of support, and to protect the orphan froaa falling a victim to idleness and the corrupting influence of bad example. To think of such benevolent objects does the high est honour to the trade ; and to carry them into full and co.npl e t e e ff ect , w ill not only-free them from the r eproac h of being ins e n s ibl e t o h uman misery, but form a lasting monument of their anxiety to relieve it. The subscriptions are al eady consideiable, and we doubt not that when the public Meeting is held, of which notice has h eel given, they will b e i ncreased to an extent almost 1e pled. The respectabl e names al ready before the Public 'give assurance,• ind ee d, ; and w e t rust we ei u v i that such will be the result need not add, that every those aid sh a ll be afforded on our rd the views ofwho 1 iave spa so merrittotoriofou'z'a given birth to th e id ea of such an institution.—Morning Advertiser. -- - Early on Monday, a gabbert heavily laden, in attempting to anchor in Bowling - Bay, foundered. There is too much reason to suppose that the crew were drown e d. —No one has made any inquiry after the sloop, Or made any attempt to ascertain the statu of the caw,— G 10590,0 Chronicle. EXTRAORDINARY CASE.—We understand (for, strange to say, we have no better authori►y than public rumour,) that on last Saturday night, a man and a woman, representing themselves as husband and wife, came into a lodging-house in Weigh-house-lane, and obtained lodging. Two or three hours after they went to bed a light was observed in their room, and, and some persons of the house went into it to know the cause. They found the naan vomiting very severely, and the woman, his bedfellow, partly dressed, attending him. It is said she several times took the vessel in which he vomited down stairs, and care fully rinsed it. The man who was vomiting died about six o'clock on Sunday morning, and the woman decamp- ed with his property, and with several things which she stole from the house. They proved not to have been married, and his name turned out to be Muckle. An In quest was held on th.• body, but no statement of the evi dence bits been published ; nor have we heard of any Ma gisterial inquiry about the 'natter, or search made after the female. There appears no doubt but she was a woman of the town, and that the man was poisoned. 'We hope Mr. Allen, as Coroner, used all due vigilance; but yet there teems a strange mystery about the whole affair.--Nor thern Whig. POLICE ' INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. A respectable-looking young man, named William Lemon, was brought before Mr. Alderman BROWN yesterday, charged with feloniously stealing and car rying away 610/, the property of Mr. Solomon Nathan, of Gloucester -street, Commercial-road. Mr. Platt, the barrister, and Mr. Isaac:4, the so licitor, attended to prosecute, and Mr. Harmer for the prisoner. NIT-. Platt then proceeded to examine Israel Nathan, of No. 10, Gloucester -street, Commercial road,-who said he was a jobber in drapery goods, and it was his business to call in at the shops early in the morning and - ask if they had any thing " job bish,"—that is, soiled or unfashionable, which would be sold something " under the mark." On ?sturdily evening last he received a note signed William Le mon, informing him that if he called at No. 98, Wood-street, he would find a lot of job silks, and that the writer hail been recommended to him by Messrs. Howell and Jamei, in Regent -street, a house with which he had done some business. He went to Wood-street about I I o'clock on Monday morn ing, and saw the prisoner, who asked him if he was ' the person he had written to, and desired him to I produce the letter. Witness handed it to him, and he tore it up directly. Witness selected a lot of silk goods to the amount of 80/., being as much money as he had about him ; and being informed the whole quantity, which would come to 1,500/. or 1,600/., was for sale, witness stated that he had not money to that amount, but he would bring his brother, who, perhaps, might become a purchaser. About one o'clock he went again with his brother; the goods were looked out, and his brother bargained for 800/. worth. His brother remarked that he had not brought so much money, but he would see what he had, and he proceeded to count out 61.11. in Dotes and gold. Lemon rejected four guineas as being light, and took possession of the notes, saying, " Let me straighten them," and having wrapped them up, he said, " Now we'll call Jem." He ac cordingly called out, and five or six young men came out of an adjoining room, who immediately pushed witness down stairs. He saw Lemon hand the cash to one of the persons. Cross-examined by Mr. Harmer... Knows Mr. Weakly ; had dealt with him ; he was one of the party who came from the adjoining room; did OA owe him 640/.; there was a balance between them; might owe him 200/.; did not see that Lemon called in Mr. Weakly, and handed the money to him ; knew no more than Mr. Harmer to whom the money was handed. Lemon and Weakly attempted to get away. Mr. Alderman liztowN observed, this was a new way to pay old deb s. Mr. Harmer replied, it was the only way an holiest tradesman, in such circumstances, could re sort to, and biquired of the witness what he had done with the goods he purchased last of Weakly? " What do you think I did with them ?" answered the witness angrily. " If you wish to know what I think," replied Mr. , Harmer," it is, that they were taken to a somebody, who is behind the curtain. To whom did you d; liver those goods ?" Witness--I did - not buy them to keep. • Sir. Harmer.—How did you dispose of them ? Witness—l purchased them to sell again. Mr. Harmer—To whom did you sell those goods ? Witness—To different country dealers. Mr. Harmer—You can't name one of them ? Witness—Yes; Mr. Andrews, of INeWrnarket, had some. Mr. Harmer—Upon your oath, was the money now in question never in your possession ? Wit ness—Upon my oath, never. Mr. Harmer—Did not Mr. Lemon decline doing any business with your brother, and say he would treat. only with you ? Witness—He did say he would have dealings with me. He did name it, but did not do it. In reply to further questions, he said his brother was with him when he first called at 11 o'clock, although he had told the Alderman lie had spoken of " bringing" his brother, who, perhaps, would be a purchaser. He had forgotten his brother was with him. He was not in partnership with Solomon, the complainant,- but he was with Nathaniel, another brother; and yet if the Alderman were to purchase goods of h;m, he should ordinarily make out the in voice, in his own name singly. He had six brothers, three of their( jobbe►s like himself. Witness lived at No. 10, and Solomon at No. 50, in the same street. They had no place of deposit common to all of them, but what Solomon bought he could take to No. 50, and witness could carry his own purchase to No. 10, where the lot he purchased of Lemon im the morning would now be found by any officer. The witness had great difficulty in apprehending the question about the common depository, and did not answer direct till it had been repeated hall a dozen times. He said the dealing took place on the first floor of the warehouse, and when he had been pushed down stairs he went for an officer, but his brother Nathaniel, who had been waiting below to assist in carrying home any parcels, on hearing the bustle, and the occasion of it, also ran off for a constable, and returned with one earlier.than witness. " Do you charge this a; a felony, Mr. Platt ?" in ired the Alderman. " Yes, I do," replied Mr. Platt. " There vas no intention to part with the goods ; it was a contriv ance to get possession of the money." Solomon Nathan deposed, that he is not in part nership with Israel, but accompanied him to the warehouse in Wood -street, at 11 o'clock, and Na thaniel waited about, the door. The bargaining lasted till about 19 o'clock, and they returned shortly after one, when the bargaining was renewed, and lasted till half-past three o'clock. He selected goods to the amount of 8001., and then said he would see what money he had, and counted out 6101. Lemon said, " Let me put the notes straight, and see that the amount is right;" and he made them very straight indeed (a laugh), and witness - saw them no more. Lemon having possession of the money, stamped with his foot, and called to Weakly, who came in with others upon them, and Lemon having handed the money away, endeavoured to escape.— Witness insisted he should not leave the place. His brother was thrown down stairs; and Mr. Hayes, to whom the warehouse belonged, and who,was among the party, said they had better quit the warehouse. Mi. Weakly al=o tried to get away, but witness per sisted that both he and Lemon should wait till an officer arrived. Lemon tried to provoke witness to strike him. In reply to questions from Mr. Harmer, the wit ness said he believed Lemon handed the money to Mr. Weakly, and he said—" This will pay your brother's debt," (meaning Israel's debt to Mr. Weakly.) Did not see or hear of Mr. Weakly till Lemon had possessed himself of the money. He and his brother examined the goods, but witness found the money. There was a note for 2001. an- other for 100/., - a 50/., some 101. and .51., and soieteigne. He had received the 2001. from Mr. Corston, a broker, on the 'Change. Could -stet re member from whom he had taken the 100/.,`btak would swear that his brother Israel had only fur nished him with about 2/. of the amount seized. The first (the 801.) bargain was Israel's solely, but the second was wholly witness's. Israel would not have recommended him to this job if he could have taken it himself. 'Would swear the money was not paid on their joint account. Was not with Israel when he obtained the last- parcel of goods, to the amount of 040/. from Mr. Weakly, but he might have purchased some of those goods from his brother. Had an idea of giving Mr. Weakly into custody, but took his word to appear. Mr. Weakly was in attendance, but was no) called upon to speak, and his trade and address did not transpire. Mr. Platt said this was a case where a person snatches up money against the will of the owner, under the pretence of . paying it to some one else, and resembled that of a prostitute, who having de coyed a man into a hothe and robbed him of his money, a party came about him and thrUst him into the street. " No, Sir; there is n difference," replied Mr. Al derman BROWN. " The question is, whether that. which' the prisoner has done was with felonious in tent. I have heard the evidence you have produced, and I will not interfere any farther, hut you may not he without a remedy elsewhere. The charge is dis missed." The Alderman inquired whether the constable had secured the money ? and was answered in the nega tive. The Justice-room was crowded with re.pectable person, who seemed interested in the case. . MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A very decent-looking young female, who gave her name Sarah Jones, was yesterday brought before • Sir G. FARRANT, the sitting magistrate, charged with the following thefts at the Bazaar in Soho square : It appeared by the evidence, that about twn o'clock on that afternoon the prisoner went up to one of the stands in the Bazaar, the owner of which was then absent at dinner, and in care of which there was left only a little girl of 12 years of age. The prisoner looked at and examined several articles of ornament, but did not purchase any thing, arid went away. She returned, however, again in a little time, and looked over some articles, and went away a second time without purchasing, and return ed a third time. On this, her third visit, a female in an adjoining stand observed the prisoner se crete 11 neck-chain, which she had taken from the stand, and had been examining for some time. The prisoner was then given into custody ; and on being searched in a private room by the female house keeper of the establishment, the chain was found in her possesion, as were also a pair of ear-rings, two silver thimbles, and a cork-screw, all of which ar- tides belonged to the owner of the same stand that the chain had been taken from, so that it appeared the prisoner on each of her three visits to the stand contrived to secrete something. The prisoner, who seemed much affected at the shameful situation in which her dishonesty had placed her, said in reply to the magistrate, that she had nothing to urge in her defence, for that she could not deny but that she had taken the articles found upon her. In answer to other questions from the magistrate, she said that she was a perfect stranger in London, having neither friends nor acduai►rtances here, and that she has only been in town about a fortnight from Hertfordshire, where she had been in service for upwards of two years. She is a native, she said, of Brecknockshire, where her parents and friends reside. Mr. Allen, jun., who attended as solicitor for Mr. lrotter, the proprietor of the bazaar, said that it was with great reluctance Mr. Trotter determined to prosecute in this case, but the extensive depredations of this nature that were daily practised in the Ba zaar rendered it absolutely necessary for the protec tion of the property of the stand-owners to make some examples, and it was Mr. Trotter's determine. tiOn now to prosecute in future every person tha should be detected in this species of robbery. The plisotter was then fully committed for trial. Another of those painful instances of destitution that present themselves so frequently of late, was brought under the notice of the Magistrates of this office. It was an application by the Baroness d'Assirt, with her three orphan children, all of very tender age, for parish relief from the authorities of St. Gecrge's, Hanover-square. There was no opposi tion whatever on the part of the parish to afford the unhappy lady the relief she sought for, beyond the neceiSary legal form of having her sworn before a Magistral-e as to her claim to a settlement in that parish, and this- form ,having been complied with, the overseers immediately undertook to provide sus tenance for the wretched family. The husband of this destitute lady was Baron d'Assig, a very gal lant officer belonging► to the King's German Legion, hilt who has recently died, leaving his widow and orphan infants mithout any other provision than the shelter of a parish workhouse. UNION.HALL Yesterday a French gentleman, recently a teacher of languages at a very respectable boarding-school in the vicinity of Clapham, attended at this office, ac• companied by his solicitor; and while Mr. CtrAat- BER 6 was engaged in other business, applied to Mr. WESTON, one of the County Magistrates, for war, rants of assault against six of the scholars. The applicant, who spoke the English language very fluently, stated, that on a recent occasion, he complained to the proprietor of the academy of . . which he was teacher, relative to the miscondue v t of a senior boy while attending diVine service. The offence *as considered of so aggravated a nature, that the proprietor of the school, in order to check such proceedings, and as an example to the rest of the pupils, had the young delinquent brought before him; and the accusation having been borne out by the testimony of others, as well as witness, the ag gressor received a flogging. Since the punishment of the lad, the applicant has become exceedingly obnoxious to the whole of the boys, who, ever since _ - the flagellation of their schoolfellow, have vowed vengeance on the head of the individual who was the Chief cause of calling down the wrath of the proprie tor, and instigating him to use the " cat" on one of themselves. The usher had for some time past ob served the strong feeling that existed towards him in the school, and was extremely careful not to re nrrin in the school-room without some of the other assistants or the master being present, in case of an attack upon him. The scholars, however, occa sionally had opportunities of annoying him, and when any offered they were sure to avail themselves of them ; and not unfrequently when hjs back was turned on one class giving instructions to another, he would have an inkstand, an Ovid, or some missile or another rattling about his ears; and all attempts to discover the abet tors and perpetrators of the system of extreme annoyance were in vain, even the junior boys being silent on the subject, and refusing to " split" on those who conducted theMSelves so ill towards the French master. In fact, the poor man's life was rendered a perfect misery to him ever since the memorable punishment of the youngster for misconduct in chur eh, and every experiment to de tect the real offenders was ineffectual. A few days ago the storm which had been long gathering burst forth with redoubled fury, the " young gentlemen" had been all summoned to attend evening prayers in the schoolroom ; and when . they were ended, and the master had withdrawn, some of the boys ma naged to lock the French teacher up. in the moo) ; the moment this was accomplished the lights were all extinguished, and a simultaneous attack made on the unfortunate Frenchman, at whose head ink , stands, slates, books, and sund r y o th er art i c l es use d in the scholastic line were flung. Their unfortunate prisoner now roared out as loud as he could for help; but the dwelling-house being apart from the school, his cries for assistance were not heard, indeed the poor man's voice was completely drowned in the more boisterous noise of his assailants, by whom he was pummelled about the head and face in a terrible manner, and would have suffered even more from his f or midable opponents, in point of numbers, had lie not escaped by Jumping out of a windoiv several feet from the ground. In this state, from the violence of the scholars, the appli cant appeared before the pro prietor with his head and face binding most pro fusely after the attack. An investigation was imme diately instituted into the circumstances of the out rage, but without effect; and the candles having been puffed out befor e it commenced, rendered it impossible for the individual so abused to point out the chief actors in the affair. The applicant added, on the day following the above occurrence, the pro prietor of the academy discharged him witheot due notice, on the ground that he should lose his pupils and have nothing but discord while he remained there. The applicant assured the Magistrate that while connected with the school, he had never given the slightest offence to either master or the pupils, and he thought it exceedingly unjust that he should have met with such treatment, never having given the slightest provocation for it. Mr. WESTON asked him whether he could iden tify any of the boys by whom he had been attacked in the manner he described. The applicant replied, that he had sin( e ascer tained the name• of six of the linglenilers in the affair, one of whom was heard to exclaim the fol lowing morning, " that he was sorry they had not killed him." The applicant having given the limes of half a dozen of the assailants, summonses were issued against them, and Friday was appointed for hearing the cases. - ---- - MARKET INTELLIGENCE. LONDON MARK (From the London New Price Current of Tuesday.) SUGAR.—The sales of Muscovadcs last week were very limited, they did not exceed 1,000 Idls. The soft browns were offered at a reduction of Is. a 2s. ; the strong and fine appear scarce, and they fully supported the late prices. The stock of Sugar is nearly 40,000 hbds. and tierces Muscovades, about 600 less than at the same period of last year. The -deliveries last week 2,682 hbde. and tierces, being nearly the same as the corresponding week of 1827. At the close of the market the estimated purchases this day, including the B trbadnes public sale, were 700 Idls. and tierces. The Refined Market having remained dull for some weeks, there is some accumulation of stock, and the holders were in some instances last week deter. mined to effect sales ; the consequence was a further re duction of Is. a Is. 6d. in the prices, making a reduction of neatly 4s. in three weeks; the buyet a were, however, attracted by the decline in the prices, and carne forward and purchased to some extent. There appears to be an in creasing disposition, both by grocers and exporters, to buy Refined Sugars this afternoon. EAST INDIA SUGARS...wiIe public sale of Mauritius Sugars on Friday consisted of 4,925 bags, the great put portion low and damage.!, which sold heavily at a reduc tion of Is. a 2s. ; 230 bags 'Siam, of fine quality, sold Qs. lower, fine white 325. a 335. FOREIGN SUGARS.—In Foreign Sugars no sales have been reported. By public sale to-day 28 chests washed Brazil Sugars, winch affords no criterion of the market. COFFEE.—The public sales brought forward last week were inconsiderable, but the demand was so languid that a great proportion was withdrawn : the Jamaica descrip tions met with no !Myers. Some small parcels of Deme rara and Berbice sold at low prices. SOO bags Brazil good to fine ord. were withdrawn 365. a SSs. 138 bags good ord. Sumatra sold at 335., which was rather lower. The only public sale of Coffee this forenoon, 106 bags Brazil, good ord., but all sea damaged, and of couise nu criterion of the market. BltA NOY, AND HOLLA xns.—The sales of Leeward Island Rum last week were nearly 400 puns., about a half 2 per cent. over at 2s. 5d., and 6 over at 2e. 6d ; about 350 pun*. Jamaica of a favourite mark were contracted for, strong and fine quality about 4s. 2d. The sales of Brandy were small parcels for shipping, at former prices. The purchases of Geneva were quite inconsiderable. . Heatp, Fr.ix, AND TALLOW.—The Tallow Market continues very firm, and the prices are still improving; great deficiency in the comparative stock appears to at tract much attention. In Hemp - or Flax there is some im provement. The late accounts from St. Petersburgh state the exchange I Oid. hibice.—The accounts from Celeutta of the sth Aug. stating the estimate of the ladigo crop was about 80,000 maunds, appears to have had a favaurahle effect on the market here; several small parcels of good and fine Indigo have since' been sold at a premium of 4d. and 6d. per lb. en the late India House sale, and there appeals to be ex tensive buyers of the lower qualities at the late rale prices. CorroN.—By public sale on Friday 3,400 bales Surat, were offered, of which shoot 2,000 bales ord. to m id. fair sold Sid. a 4d. which w as Fl. lower than the last India House sale ; the purchases by private contract are quite inconsiderable. RICE.—The holders of Rice have been anticipating higher prices, on account of the advance in the Corn market, but the demand is still languid. At public sale last week, 561 whole and 59 half-barrels Carolina were offered, of which only a small part sold at .365. a 38s. ; some considerable sales of very good ale since reported at 375.; of which 2,500 Madagascar a considerable propor tion sold, good quality, at 15s. lazsts PaovisioNs.—ln Beef or Pork there i s a sma ll decline; Buttets are rather kwer; on account of the fine mild weather. The arrivals of Irish Butter last week, 9,545 firkins; Foreign, 4,161 casks. Arrivals of Bacon, 1,816. India Beef, 71. 7r. ; Mess ditto Si. 2s. 6d. a Si. ss. a Si. 10s. ; India Pork, 6/. 2s. 64. ; Best Mess Pork, 41. ; Best Bacon Pork, Si. ss. a-3/. 10s. a Si. 12.5. 64. Stur.—The Silk market continues heavy, but without any further reduction in the prices. SALTPETRE..--tialtpetre heavy ;70 bags at public sale ; no refraction, sold at 245. Cassxa LIGNEA.—Nearly 600 chests good quality sold 86s. a 90s. lust week, which may be considered rather lower. Fitt:lr.—The demand for Fruit has considerably in creased, but such is the anxiety of the holders to effect sales, that the prices are still giving way. New Red Smyrna Raisins sell at 41s. ; large parcels of new Valeutia are divided among the trade at 50s. ; the new Sultanas have been taken off the Market in large parcels at 70s. New Currants go off slowly.—This day Imperial French Plums 80s. a 90s. a 120 s. ; Prunes 58s. ; 54 pipes Smyrna Cur rants 86s. a 87e. ; Turkey Figs damaged Ithaca 86s. a 89s. To BA C co.—A large parcel of, Kentucky for export was last week reported about Sld. Several considerable pur chases fur Ireland were also stated last week. TEA. —The Tea sale finished on Friday. Twankay, of the inferior descriptions, sold 14. per lb, higher. Hyson Skins a shade higher, and Hysons Id. to I3d. higher. WOOL. —By public sale 12th inst., 396 bags Spanish Wool, 203 J. a le. 4:11, 39 Is. a Is. 1341., 25 Is. a ld., 129 10d. a lid. • SPICES.—About 2,000 bags P e pp er have been so ld at 1. lower. By public sale on Friday 450 bags good Ma labar Ginger sold 16a. a 16s. (id. The Pimento offered at public sale last week was nearly all taken in, fair quality at Sid. To-day, 200 bags goioi 841. INTELLIGENCE.--gaICS at Rectruth last week. Quantity of Copper Ore sold 2,250 tons ; average pro duce 7iii. Quantity of fine Copper 207 tons, 5 cwt. Amount of sale 15,7621. 12s. Average Standard 1181.175. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE WEEK Wheat. Bartiay. 1 Oats. Beans. Per Quarter. • a. to a. s. to s. s. to s. a. to s. Boston—. _ 13 40 Gaillsborough 75 25 Grantham 6o 74 3 . ) 33 20 39 45 Grimsby..,.,,,_,_„__ 72 78 30 38 20 26 40 46 65 74 26 36 20 24 40 42 Lincoln 56 75 36 41 24 28 44 43 70 76 30 99 22 26 '4' 40 Stamford.--..—.. 40 90 35 46 21 27 44 32 72 86 30 40 24 32. 41 54 NORWICH. DZT. l& We had a middling supply of Wheat, hut having many necessitous buyers, the whole was readily taken off at an advance of Ss. to 4s. per quarter upon our last week's prises. The supply of Barley hits off in consequence of the advance on Wheat ; fine malting . samples are ready sale, inferior sorts continne to move off heavily at last quotations. Oat•, Beans, and Pease, are steady in price, with a better demand. Wheat (per qr.) ... 60s. 82s. 90s. I Beans {per qr.) Barley Oats 2os. 30s. 325. Fleur, fine (per sack) 635. 651. CANTERBURI, Dec. 13. We bad an extremely animated demand far'Wheat, dna 90s. was obtained for a fine parcel of Rite, but our ge neral advance vas from 35. to 4s. per quarter. All other sorts of Grain remain very dull, and without al teration in value. Wheat, white 785. to 864. red 70s. to Blls. .. Old —s. Barley, Malting—. 40s. to 445....... Grinding 3os. Oats Beans 3os. to 345. Pease 4os. to 48s. to to —s. to '34s. to 38s. to 4.35. to 425. CHESTER.— Wheat, pcv7slb. I Is. 6d. to I Is. AI., Bin ley, 38 qrts Os. 6d. to 6s. 3d.; Oats, 44J1b. ls. Od. to Is. Od. NANTwtor.,-Wheat, per 751 b. 12s. Od. to 12s. Od. ; Barley, SS gds. Gs. Od. to 7s. Od. ; Oats, 504 b. 4s. 6d. to ss. Od. EXETER MA TT Beef (score) 9s 6EIIO, 6d. Mutton (lb ) ...... 0 5 —0 6 Veal and a. Mob 0 -111-0 6 P. rk 0 s—o 7 Geese (each) 3 6—5 0 Ducks (coup e) 3 6—l 6 Fowls . 9 0 —3 0 .KETS.—Dec 12. Wheat (bushe ) 10s. ad. Its 6d Barley 4 ti —5 0 Oats 3 6 —3 9 Beans 6 6 0 Butter (1b) 0 94-1 0 Eggs (12) 1 6—l 6 Potatoes (peek) 9 —0 0 GLASGOW MARKETS. (From the Glasgow Herald of Monday.) The transactions in Raw SUGARS Still continue limited ; the sales of the week amount to 293 bhds. and trcs. : lat terly the holders are firmer in their demands, and in some instances Lgher prices have been realized. Nothing whatever done in COFFEE, GINGER, or Ps- In Rum there have not been any sale' effected ; prices are without alteration; Jamaica, 16 0. P. Ss. : and Leeward Proofs, 2s. 2d. The demand for COTTON this week has been limited ; the sales amount to 691 package, and pricte are about d. per lb. lower than last week's quotations. The pat"` ticulars are, 12 Stained Sea Island 74(1. a lid. ; Sb"' Bowerls 511. a ; 38 ()deans bid. a Bd. ; 19 )lini bile, inf., 544 ; 63 Egyptian 80. a 8t1; 96 Demerslt; Bid. a Sad. ; 7 Fine Ilarbadoes, 1244. ; 169 Surat 46. a 41._ In DYEWOODS there has been nothing dens. ASHES are still enquired after, and a considerable pareec, of Pearls have been taken for London account at 3 31 ;! and the bolileis are now dem an di ng 93 5 . f or N ew P ot, a , 335. 6d. for Pearls, no sales made in old Pets or Pearls. No alteration in the demand for Tooacco. TALLOW is selling in small parcels at 425. 6d. a 43e. J ; For Fish Orts there has been , an ex t ens i ve enqu i ry, males made in Whale at 211 per tun; 201. 10s. tenderfi':, and refused fOr extensive parcels; Pale seal 231., Cod 211. a 22/. per tun, old measure. Through this week there has been a considerable arrii'4, of Oars, and but a moderate supply of BARLEY. Fur WHEAT th , _.te has been a brisk speculative demanP ; ( urthe enly part of the week all the Irish old in conditiso that was offering at 335. found ready buyers—latterlf holders hare withdrawn their samples, and in consequeo, ) l, the speculators have turned their attention to Scotch eel' I Wheat ; and prices of all descriptions are fully Is. a 16 0,i bd. higher. Oats ar e 3d. on pr i me, an d 6 , 1. per bo il Or I middling and inferior qualitirs cheaper, and it fair demand'', A steady business has been done in malting and grintti* ? . , . Bailey, at form er p i i ces , w i t h t h e except i on of Fortdet,Pr' which is ch e ape r . BEA?sS and F'zAsE without any alteration. DUBLIN MARKETS. (Ft om the Dublin Mercantile Advertiser of Mondap) . , Svcatt.—Since our la,t, the Sugar Market has beep rather dull, and puree are looking down. Astirs.—The Jernarr for Montreal Puts contiauaa• steady at•36s. per cn•t. TALLOW. —This article is in good demand et the rlo of the murk ; tts. otl. per cwt. (cash) was paid for Y. 6 rough fat has Advanced in price, and some 'miters are par in 4s. 3d. per stone of 1 4 lbs. MA LT. —ln good demand, at improving prices ; Sris• ' 36, per barrel have been paid for Malt of good quality. WmisK EY. —The demand for home consampt i on t ither dull, while that for the English market continues vet , ' • good ; but prices are without any alteration. LEATHER.-The demand was rather more brisk durilig the last, than former week, but prices are stationary. ' Hints A ND . SKINS. consequence of the considerable shipnients of live cattle to England, the supply of gree". Hides is very limited; the supply also of country salted rather dull, but the demand for both descriptions is t? l .s'' rably brisk;and without any alt era ti on i n our stated priceeY PROVISIONS. —The supply of Bacon last week (for 01 9 season of the year) was rather small, and the demand dull; several lots remained unsold. Hams were intolerable fai t request, at former prices ; Pigs' Cheeks were also sty tionary ; there was very little business doing in Butter lo t export; some prime lots brought 70s. per cwt.—the o thst descriptions were at our quotations ; Cool Butter, free Bd. to 91d., and in come instances, 10d. per lb. BRITISH EXPORTS. Statement of the. Quantities of the under-mentioned AXt•i , ' l dies of British Mamdacture Exported from Liverpool'"' from the sth to the l 2thinst. inclusive. Cuttnn 90,747 Pieces. 2,292,409 yard* Linen Blanketing - •• • 6,800 ..• Carpeting 1 000 • - ... , •• Calicoes Kursevineres - ... - ••• • ..- . Flannel — ... 1,001 ... • ii li 4 i: l l, Woollen Stuffs 1,187 ... 187 E ntl f. A '' Worsted Stuffs 4,086 ... 192 . di • Baize - —kd fr . Who Inferior W0011en5...... 2,085 ~. Cotton Thread 7,4601b5. 381 • • lartie X— cui * Cotton Yam Sail Cloth lietat Cott on Hose Cotton flandkerebiefs Cotton Maces ... 1,140 ••• spiel 4 ' ha ••• Worsted Caps -- ... hiker Hats . ', h e wii Hardware , £10,943 Earthenware £5,823 e•utt s.....___, salt, White. ' 87,77:?, 130 11 ' Salt, Rock 4,420 Nee Coals 1,581 Tons, 17 Cwt. 0 Clo t ' L Iron 416 ... 3 , • CATTLE. An Account of Cattle imported into Liverpool from the Sth to the 13th inst., both days included. . Cows Calves Sheep Pi g e Horses Mule , 802 26 686 2,533 4 IRTS. EXPO/if/We oto• r P f r ; " ;o ITeal] Bags, &c. 282 V1. 41° 50; 7 1 1,19' 73, 48'x. 76,313. 4,1 1 fa] , "1 flgli J RI *gol& 1. 1 4eui l 0104 Wilk IN A COTTON WOOL. LIST or IMMITS AND UPI IMPORTED. This tize_irt: year. year. Bags, &c. :32,615 117,449 57,•i07 Bags, &c. Liverpool (P4,13143 I ~,Ittfii Glasgow Total exported in I! Same period 1V27 The Magistrates of Devon, in open Comma"tee at the Castle of Ex e t er , on W e d nes d ay la st , d ec id e d, a considtrahle majority, that it is not expedient to divid e the county for the purpose of holding Sessions in differ districts.—E:reter Alfred. The horrible fact .has been ascertained that practice has of late, become prevalent in Scotland of Mo r i dering men, women, and children,. merely for the saire . ° , telling the bodies for dissection—the price received' T A each body is said to he ten pounds. D ue means w ill , o course he resorted to in order to bring the mur d ere r, , punishment. —Morning Paper. BIRTHS. On the Nth instant, at l'ockthorpe, the Hon. !d' Davidgen, of a daughter. • On the loth instant, at Horsham, the lady of NO Y Tredrroft, Esq., of a eon. At Swithiand-hall. the lady of Sir John L. Lister 10 Bart, of a still-horn son. On the 16th instant, Mrs. John Arnett, Ketiningt" green, of a eon. MARRIED. On the Intl, instant, at St. James's, Piccadilly, Samuel Bonsor, of Tottenhatn, hfirldlesex, to Louisa, sect' ' daughter of the late Francis Gerardin, Etta., of Polo street, Oxtbrd-street. On the 19th instant, at St. John's Church, Watee road, Mr. J. G. Kendall to Miss M. A. Hardin g , t ; terhury-place. Lambeth. At Copenhagen, George Beresford Christmas, Esq., ti t, Augusta, youngest d aug ht er o f t h e l ate C. Kortrig" Esq. On the 13th instant, at St. Catheiine Cree, Leadeoh9o{ street, by the Rev. W. Mann, Th omas R ou t, Esq., of Onehouse, Suffolk, to Susannah Page, eldest daughter the late Mr. Samuel Burch, of Stowmarket, i n the Si n ' county. DIED. On the 89th of Angust, at Limasol, Esther Harrier, tb ° 'Went daughter of the Rev. Joseph Wolff. • . 4 1 On -the 6th instant, at his hou s e at London, amented by his widow,. and highly respected 1 1„ deservedly esteemed by a numerous c i rc l e o f f r i en d s , in 1 7,, 84th year of his age, William 'Stalker, Esq., of Incline; i r . the pariiih of New Monkland,,ebire of Lanark, North Pri tain; the, last suel4ving -of L 8 eons of the late John 6P 1 , - , ker, Esq., of Inchneyi and of Magdalene Scheab. daughter of the late Peter Scheah, Esq., provost of 1 44 1:1 and second cousin to the bite Andrew Stalker, gsq., Elizabeth Hay, of Inebnock. . On the 15th Mat , in Sloane-street, Miss M a tilda Gr a n t ' On the 8d of October last, on board his Majesty's 04 Ocean, at Navarin, Thomas L. Leaviss; secon d eon of the late Major Leaviss, formerly of .Newcastle-upon-TYY L e ej ; much regretted by all his shipmatos for_ his mild and :m ow disposition. On the 11th instant, at her house in Edinburgh, Di re ' Murray, of Henderland, aged R. On the 13th instant, aged 33, at Ben s bani.bouse, CM:" don, Elizabeth Marsh, the beloved and truly affeCti" B l wife of Air. Henry Icatslake, eldest daughter of Rich ert ' Preston, Esq. • On the 14th instant, at West lkforil,ey, Edward Dnd ivell, Esq., aged 80. On the Slat October, at Tobago, aged 66, ElPhin' t* " Piggott, Esq. many years Chief Justice sf that Wand. On the 14th instant, at Ilimpton Court, Sir John Thomas, Bart., aged 83. PILINTED tHIII PUBLISHED by MURDO YOUNG, et the SUN Ounce, 112, STRAND, LONDON. NI ern *at Naisb ALE ,dote - s Gain tittle] India Item 4461 Ir-i o ge , at„, f, o. d u ot e‘l U 2 ti oe E ,loth Sari .Pal 1 4 th tac 44 be ° 4 the be} 4 1 sa tail Y ttant: a,. 6 . 6. THE th 17 N1' the PEE TIOI 7. 1,011 COL with WEs LY3 the prqtt i'etto tictio Work f w t UT temb whit: fqlin throL With higLi alter Sept, catJo of S I*. t the take TRH Hy 9