The Sun. — London, England, 1824-03-23 00:00:00

THE LONDON JOURNALS. DAILY Extracts from the Morning Papers, March 23. [NEW TIMES-I The accounts received yesterday from Paris were of little importance. The French Funds are stated to have closed on Saturday at a slight advance in the preceding prices, but in conse quence of the prevailing interest respecting the King's Speech, little of importance had tran spired. The most important features in this do cument are expected to be the reduction of the interest upon (;overnment Securities, and the in tentions of the French Ministry with regard to the Spanish Colonies. In both instances, it is as serted, "there will be a great similarity of pro ceeding with that of the British Government.— With regard to reducing the rate of interest, it is said to be in the contemplation of the Minister of Finance to give as a bonus one-third addi tional stock, or 331. 6s. Bd. upon every One Hun dred Pounds Annuity Stock, in consideration. of the loss sustained in the reduction of the interest. The Speech will be delivered this day ; and co pies are expected to be received in town by Wednesday evening.—Consols yesterday opened at 94k, advanced to 942, and closed at 944 for the Account.—Much business con tinues to be done in Foreign Securities. — Colombian Bonds experience much variation from the contradictory opinions respecting the course Mr. Ilurtado is likely to adopt with regard to 'Mr. 'Lea's Loan. Nothing certain ap pears yet known upon the subject ; but some un favourable reports sent the prices down to 63 a 63-1. Mr. 11. is expected to reach town on Thursday. The mania for Foreign Loans ap pears rather to increase than to decline, notwith standing tome recent examples of the ruinous consequences attending investments of that na ture. Several new contracts are in embryo ; and amongst the foremost, one for Brazil, for which Mr. Samuels' list is said to be already filled. The decision as to the terms of the contract, how ever, will not take place until the arrival of Mar shal Phillisberto Coldeira Brante (and not Trante, as previously stated), who is expected herein a few weeks. It is added, that the Mar shal is invested with diplomatic powers of great importance for arranging the future connection of Brazil with the European Powers. [BRITISH PRESS.] Some new commotions have broken out on the volcanic soil of Southern America. Mexico has been disturbed by military insurrection, but tranquillity has been restored again. General Lobato, who was in command of part of the Mexican force, and supposed to be moderate in his principles, and firmly attached to the free dom of Mexico, assembled in their barracks on the 23d of January, at night, a part of his regi ment, and brought over also a considerable por tion of the garrison, in number about 1,000 men, and then issued a proclamatiou, removing all obedience to the executive power, declaring that his object was to support the Congress for the removal of the executive, and that he would not lay down . his arms until that object was at tained, and all European Spaniards resident in the country removed from all public em ployments. Lobato, in his proclamation, de nounces " the Spaniards who are employed in " the chief posts of the state, as exerting them " selves to establish a new and shameful slavery." I called together, the democrat adds, some of the meritorious officers who serve under my com mand, and some private individuals of this capi tal, and we endeavoured to make ourselves be beard by the Government, which plotted against my liberty and that of my fellow-citizens. " We " did not hesitate a moment," Lobato continues to say, " about the necessity of uniting and using " our arms ; not to threaten the national sove nor to manifest our opinions, " reignty, but to " protect ourselves against the machinations of " the Ministry. Already the Government is ac " quainted with our movement and its origin— " your desires will be accomplished, and the " sound of cannon will not disturb your repose." This movement seems to have been altogether unprovoked, and to have originated in mere military turbulence—the wantonness of armed mercenaries, determined to use their swords it some way. [MORNING POST.] The repeal of the Irish Union Duties, which will place the commercial intercourse between the two islands on the same footing as a coasting trade, is a measure of great moment to the sister country, and if not accordant with general prin ciples, would be dictated by the relative situa tioas of Great Britain and Ireland. Our readers are already aware, that last year a portion of those duties was removed, and in consequence that the Irish, for whose imagined welfare they were instituted and so long upheld, have ex perienced such great benefit as to solicit the immediate abolition of what remained. The fact need not surprise us, when in the Report just presented to Parliament by the Commissioners of Inquiry on Irish Affairs, it appears the export of cottons from that country into this, has in a few months leaped from absolutely nothing to upwards of three millions of yards ! The Union Duties, in short, as the title imports, were fixed for a certain period at the passing of the Legis lative Act uniting the two kingdoms, and were intended and received as much as a concession to the feelings of national independence, then so sensitively cherished by the Irish, as from mis taken views of commercial policy. Even before the Parliament of Ireland asserted its indepen dent right, and at times when that country was made to feel its political subjection to England most unequivocally, it always. aimed (in com mon, we must own, with Great Britain itself) at commercial separation :—although, whatever may be the circumstances which render mercantile restrictions between different States expedient, it is on the face of all th eor y an d exper i ence , t h a t betweenintegral parts of the same State, perfect freedom of trade is essential to the prospeiity of the whole. 'l"hie total repeal of the duties in question may therefore be deemed a real incor poration of the commercial interests of the United Kingdom. Ireland at present, with the excep tio❑ of linen, is dependent on this country for almost all the finer descriptions of manufactures which she consumes—but produces many arti cles of coarse consumption, and is also capable of putting the raw materials of other branches of industry through their preparatory manipula tions, for the English market. What then shall we say to a protecting code, which in the first place imposed a high duty on the manufactures which are imported into the Sister Island, and at the same time imposed a corresponding duty on the importation into this Island of every thing which Ireland either does, or might furnish to suit our consumption ? To us, we admit, the loss thereby incurred at this moment may not perhaps be great, because our capital and other resources defy such circumstances : the effect, however, on our Irish brethren has been destructive, and has falle❑ upon them first as an a ddition to their ne cessary expenditure, and next as a prohibition on their industry—a heavy tax upon the limited incomes of the better c lasses in that country, and a damper upon the exertions of the poor. [THE TIMES.] We had imagined that the project of the Cham ber of Commerce had received its death-wound, but hear that it still lingers on the confines of q uite extinct. We are sorry to life, and is not witness a protracted dissolution in the place of a speedy, o r rather immediate end. When the absurdity of a measure is clear to all rational and impartial persons, they must be interested mo tives w hich prompt men still t o p ress th a t mea sure for acceptance upon the yielding disposition o f m ankind. The Chamber of Commerce is al ready decided upon, by general indifference or aversion. Why not let it pass quietly into the limbo of abortive projects ? What want, we ask, exists at present, which this Chamber, if it were in operation, could supply ? An addi tional method of destroying time, would, indeed, result from its establishment; but we know of no other useful effect it could produce. Let us sup pose a man at this moment upon the point of un dertaking some great commercial enterprize, and in want of information upon one or more im portant poiuts, would not the following he a very crazy kind of complaint for him to make ? " Oh ! what a pity it is there is no Commercial 46 Chamber in Loudon at present for me to 46 consult ; for though all the men who " would constitute the Chamber are now around " me, and accesible to my inquiries, yet it is im " possible they should either know so much, or be 46 able to answer so effectually, all if they were 44 all got together in one Chamber. The facul " ties are so invigorated, the perception so sitar " pened, buzz and bustle of a public room, that " a man can hardly be said to be the same crea " ture in the retirement of his counting-house, 44 and in a noisy sense-kindling union of his fellow " men. Wisdom ferments in crowds, and throws. 44 off good counsel, as masses of beer dischar ge " yeast." This, we say, would be t he com p laint of a man, who, needing information upon any com mercial subject, should regret that he had not a Chamber of Commerce, to which he might go, instead of consulting the individuals cognizant in the several branches of his adventure, in the tranquillity of their own closets. And a very rational complaint it would be ! But further : if a man were not disposed to consult the Cham ber, the Chamber might be inclined to direct the man. This would be a great advantage to independent commercial houses. They would be relieved from all necessity of thinking for themselves; for if they thought differently from the Chamber, then the Chamber might controul, or even punish them. Few Spaniards go to the In quisition to confess their doubts and give up their book 3 (of heterodoxy, we mean), and therefore the Inquisition goes to the Spaniards, and kindly assures their minds of what is right, and true, and necessary for their salvation. A Chamber of Commerce would act the part of a commercial inquisition,—infallible in its doctrines, and there fore omnipotent in enforcing them. [MORNING HERALD.] We strongly suspect that there is no part of our public expenditure more injudiciously ap plied than that which is appropriated to public buildings. The present Chancellor of the Ex chequer seems to be aware of this ; and in a late debate upon the subject of the new Law Courts, intimated something like a change of 'system.-- Two striking faults appear to be, the inconsi derate haste with which the sites of new build ings are fixed upon ; and the large sums which are from time to time expended iu patching and repairing Palaces and other structures, which in time come to cost as much or more in this way us would erect new ones, as much to the honour, as some of these are a disgrace to the nation. — Of the first of these errors the Peniten tiary at Milbank seems to be a striking instance. After half a million or more has been expended upon this prison, we all of a sudden see it unte nanted, and the question at length asked whether the situation be salubrious or not. We doubt whether the Military College at Blackwater has much more to recommend it. Pass we next to new buildings going on at the Museum, where we fear a large expenditure is incurring on a spot which possesses few accommodations for the pur pose. To say that the King's Library, and other works of science and of art, should be congre gated there, because the greater part of those which we possess are there already, would have some weight, were it not notorious that the present building of the Museum is in such a crazy and dilapidated slate, as to make it more than pro bable that it must soon be entirely taken down. Would it not then have been a wiser and more obvious course to have erected an entirely new Museum and Library in that part of the town frequented by persons of leisure, and thus have removed the present unsightly buildings alto gether ? While upon this subject we cannot help condemning the practice of filling up the few open spaces to be found in the heart of the Metropolis, so essential in themselves to the health and recreation of the inhabitants. In this case it is done with so manifest an injury to pri vate property, that we should not wonder, if, in addition to the expence of the buildings, we should be hereafter called upon to indemnify individuals for the serious loss they will have sustained by a measure, which, if planned with judgment and conducted with taste, would have been a public ornament, instead of being, as it is now likely to be, a private nuisance. [NORNING CHRONIGLIC.] The public are much interested in the success of the Bill DOW pending in Parliament for the enlargement of the Jurisdiction of the County Courts, and are under great obligations to Lord Althorp for his attention to this imp or tant sub ject. Nearly 600 years since (6 Edw. 1.), the great inconvenience of suing in the King's Courts for small debts was felt, and a Statute was enact ed, which declared, that there should be no suit in them for demands not exceeding forty shil lings. It is most extraordinary, although this sum of forty shillings has gradually been dimi nishing in value, till at length 401. is little more than equivalent to it, at the remote period when this Act passed—that no alteration has been made in the law. It is difficult to believe that any causes can have retarded an amendment in our jurisprudence, which Hale and Blackstone strongly recommended, except the pecuniary in terests of certain individuals in stations of in fluence. In later times Lord Redesdale and Sir- Samuel Romilly have been the advo cates of the proposed alteration ; but it seems to be reserved to the present day, when happily more enlightened and liberal views begin to prevail than formerly, to give effect to the wise suggestions of all these eminent lawyers, and to comply with the Petitions of the people. Lord Althorp's Bill, however, will be defective in its provisions, if the enlarged County Court is to be limited to 10/. and confined in its juJisdie tion to one cause of action only—namely, debt. According to the present expellees of litigation, it will cost thirty pounds at least to recover a debt of the most trifling amount, taking an average of the costs incurred in causes tried at the Sittings (where the witnesses are usually at hand), and at the Assizes, to which witnesses must frequently be brought from a great distance. The charges for witnesses at the inns in Assize Towns, where they are often obliged to stay for several days, are enormous. If, therefore, there must be a limit, it should be fixed, not under 301., but there is no necessity for any limit. In the Palace court, actions may be brought to any amount, with liberty to the defendant, under certain salutary conditions, to remove them into the superior Courts, whenever the damages are laid in the declaration above a certain sum. That Court also entertain's a jurisdiction over all per sonal actions, and there is no reason why the County Court should not possess all the powers of the Palace Court ; it being proved, by long expe rience (from the time of Charles 11.), that they are exercised with great advantage to the public. It. might, be dealrahle, however, that the jurisdic tion of that Court should be curtailed in local extent, when the County Court is new modelled, and its Sittings are holden at short intervals in every populous district—the distance to which the Palace Court now extends (twelve miles round London), being productive of much trouble and expellee in respect of the attendance of witnesses, and thereby preventing suitors, in many instances, from availing themselves of the prompt ad ministration of justice, which it affords. — With a proper Constitutional jealousy, Lord provid e d aga i nst t h e great i ncrease of of th e C rown , w hi c h t hi s measure A th l e th ionrflpue hasn influence would occasion) i n the patronage it would create, by vestinf , the , nomination of the Judge of the ustos Rotulorum of each County, Court in the as in the case of the Assistant I3arristers in Ire land. CHARGE OF PO ISO NING.—A woman of the name under of e wilf zal i i i ul mu nis now a prisoner in our jail, charg ed with th u ;F i er of her mother-in-law, Ann Turpin, de the f g r4 eircumstances :—The deceased, who was far advanced in years, we believe 76, lived in Cook's build ings, Broadley-street S i: o s u an o r wi , and her daughter-in-law, who is about 34, in Carr-lane. All th e parties are in humble circumstances. On Saturday afternoon, the prisoner sent her little girl, about six years old, with a spice-cake as a present to her grand mother, and charged the child to return quickly, as she had a cake for her at home. In the same house with the deceased lived her husband, a suerannuated tide-waiter, and another grand -daughter about 16, The cake was toasted for tea, but only the two females partook of it. Immediately afterwards they were both taken viol e ntly ill, and on the 'young woman's expressing an opinion that by eating the cake, the husband of the deceased took a part of it to Mr. Fielding's surg ery _ , and that Gentleman was called in. He administered strong emetics, which succeeded in relieving the girl, but failed in affordin g any assistance to the old woman, who expired about half-past 11 the same evening. On analyz ing the cake, and the contents of her stomach, they were found to be strongly impregnated with arsenic. On Monday, an in quest was held at the Mansion -house, before C. Bolton, Esq., Coroner. The Jury met at 11 in the forenoon, and continued re ceiving evidence till half-past four, when they adjourned till the following evening. On Tuesday, they re-assembled about six o'clock, anti after sitting till nine, returned, as we have already intimated, a verdict of wilful murder against Susannah Turpin, who, on being called in and informed of the result, strongly protested her Innocence, and evinced the utmost un concern. It appeared in evidence that she had purchased some arsenic at a druggist's shop in the .Market-place, nearly two months ago; and that before it was taken away the word " poison" was written upon the wrapper. The principal wit ness against' the unhappy prisoner was her own daughter, the girl that conveyed the cake, who gave her testimony with un common clearness on the first day of the inquiry ; and, on being called upon for re-examination on the second day, re peated it without the least variation.—( Hull Chronicle. ) A melancholy accident happened on the river Isis, about a mile below Oxford, on Thursday last. As Mr. John Harvey, commoner, of %Vadham College, was amusing himself in a skiff, he lost his oar, and in attempting to regain it, his boat filled with waver and upset. The unfortunate Gentleman held by the skiff for nearly five minutes, calling for help ; and although two young men were in a boat not many yards from him at the time, either from fright or want of skill in managing their boat, they were un able to afford him any assistance. The distressed situation of Mr. Harvey was observed by three gentleman on land, at the distance of two hundred yards, and they immediately put off in a boat, and rowed with all possible speed to his assistance, calling to him to keep his hold; but before they could reach him the unfortunate man has sunk to rise no more. One of these gentlemen (Mr. Taylor, of Brazenose College) dived several times after the body, although, from the great depth of water, and its being so foul, his efforts were unsuccessful.—The body was not found for two hours after the accident, when every spark of life was extinct. Such Is the extent of buildings now going on in and about the metropolis, that it has become scarcely possible to obtain bricks for the purpose. Several persons under contract to complete their works by a given time, have offered five and six shillings a thousand for bricks beyond the regular price, without being able to obtai❑ them. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. By tho Waterloo East Indiaman, arrived in the Channel, we have received Cape Town Gazettes to the 31st January. We are glad to perceive that the predatory incursions of the Caffrey, so peculiarly injurious to the Colonists on the fron tier, are likely to be put a stop to for the future. The following are extracts : " CAPE Towx, JAN. 31.—The last mail from the frontier has brought most satisfactory accounts of our intercourse with the Caffres. Since the affair against M'Gomo, on the sth Dec., no cattle whatever have been taken away by this people. That affair made such an impression, that T'Sambie (the most powerful Chief) shortly afterwards solicited an interview with Major Somerset, at the same time sending back many head of cattle, which had been taken from the Colonists. Major So merset appointed Thursday, the 15th inst., and met him on the heights beyond the Commando Drift, on the other side of the Keiskamma. T'Sambie was attended by his son and heir, Dusannie ' • the chiefs Congo, Pato, Crewina, and Habanna, and 2,500 Caffres drawn up in close column. T'Sambie being called upon for his reasons for wishing to see Major Somerset, stated, that he came to be allowed to establish his kraals on his former ground, near the Keiskamma, and to implore that he might be left in peace. It was explained, that unless the Chiefs under him restored the cattle stolen from the settlers, and gave up all deserters, his request could not be complied with, and that himself and people would be destroyed ! T'Sam bie replied, that he had already sent in two deserters, and had brought another with him ; but he had been allowed to escape by Habanna . ; that he wo u ld f orce t h at Chi e f to restore hi m , and requested Major Somerset to wait two days, to afford him time to do so. Major Somerset agreed to this, on receiving the Chief Congo, Ray T'Sambie's principal Heemraad, and 20 Caffres as hostages . T'Sambie then assured Major Somerset, that should in future any cattle be stolen by any of the people belonging to the Captains under him, he would immediately attack them and make them restore the cattle. On the 17th, T'Sambie sent Major Somerset one hundred head of cattle, and informed him, that in a day or two he would send more. Being satisfied of T'Sambie's sincerity, and Habanna not having given up the deserter, Major Somerset crossed the Keiskamma, at 11 p. m." on the 17th, with the Cape cavalry, and fifty burghers under command of Durand, and at day-break came upon Habanna's and Nouno's kraals—the former had made off with all his cattle; but Captain Massey fell in with Nouno's people, and brought away 240 head of cattle : many would have been shot, had not Major Somerset given orders that they should be spared." " An accident of a very serious nature has happened within these very few days to Colonel Bird, Colonial Secretary. 'When mounting his horse at his own door, the animal suddenly be came restive, commenced plunging, and threw himself at last upon his side, when a great part of his weight coping on the Colonel's left leg, (who found it impossible to extricate him self from his dangerous situation), the fracture of the bone im mediately below the tubercle of the tibia was the consequence. By the early assistance of Drs. Barry and O'Reilly, the frac ture was set ; and the knee-joint, and the limb as far as the ankle, have also sustained great injury. He has since been free from fever, and with as little general disturbance as could be expected from so severe an accident." SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING-110031, nutcn. 22.-STATE OF THE ODDS. , CIO RTII. I sto 1 agst Katherina 7 to 1 agst Don Carlos. 11.13 Y. 20 to 1 agst Bess 25 to 1 agst Skim colt 25 to 1 agst Cressida 32 to 1 agst Sir Grey 60 to 1 agst Neuter. 7 to 1 agst any other. ST. LEGER. 20 to 1 agst Reformer 20 to 1 agst Ringlet 20 to 1 agst Miss Cranfield 30 to 1 agst Canteen 32 toil agst Lisette. RIDDLE! 2 to 1 agst Reformer 3 to 2 apt Rebecca DEI 5 to 1 agst Reformer 7 to 1 agst Osmond 7 to 1 agst Grenadier 15 to 1 agst Reticule 15 to I agst Jessy 18 to 1 agst Elephant 0 to 2 agst Rebecca DONCA STU Ito 1 agst Swiss 12 to 1 agst Altisidora filly lb to 1 agst Rosanne 20 to 1 agst The Miller of Mansfield HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. The BRIGHTON HUNT close their seasonable diversions by turning out a fine buck on the adjacent downs on Friday next. A very numerous field, consequently, may be expected, should the weather be favourable. At the close of the amusement the Subscribers to the said Hunt, with their friends, have ar ranged to dine together at the Hanover Arms Inn, attached to Arelan's Royal Gardens, and there, with bumpers and songs, enlivening toasts and cheerful sentiments, to affix the seal of conviviality to the record which may perpetuate the varied ex ploits of the day. The Earl of Derby's Hounds had a fine day's sport on Sa turday. The stag was turned out at the Rubbing House on was taken ken below Wotton, after a severe r E u p n s Epsom upwards Downs, and of w two hours. PIGEON MATCH FOR 800 SOVEREIGNS. The great match between nine Gentlemen from Hampshire, with two of the Ashton Club, and the like number from Wilt shire, with two of the disjointed Old Hats Club, took place Saturday, at Swallowfield Common, Hants, in the presence; of a numerous field, at seven birds each, at twenty-one xards from the trap, and such a day's sport has rarely ever, been witnessed. Each party killed fifty-seven birds, and it was agreed, for the want of more birds, that three picked, men of each side should shoot at three birds each. Hants won the match by bagging eight birds from the trap, and Wilts killed seven, two having been lost out of bounds. AN ALCHYMIST'S TRICK.—The best delusion ever practised by the Alchymists, says Voltaire, was tin. t which Rosicrucian pl a y e d, t owa rds 1620, on Henry 1., Duku of Bouillon, of the house of Tourenne, reigning Prince of Sedan. " You do not possess," said the flattering charlatan, " a sover eignty worthy of your great qualities, and it is in my power to make you richer than the emperor; 1 can only remain, however, 2 days in your territories, for I am obliged to go to Venice, to attend a grand meeting of the brethren ; if, therefore, I confer wealth on you, you must keep my secret. Send to the chief apothecary of the city, and purchase some sugar of lead ; throw in a single grain of the real powder which I will give you, and put the whole into a vessel over the fire, and in less than a quarter of an hour it will be converted into gold."__. He performed the operation, and repeated it three times in the presence of the Rosicrucian, who had previously purchas ed all the sugar of lead which was in Sedan, and had resold it mixed with some gold. On quitting Sedan, he made the Duke a present of all his transmuting powder; who, having ob tained a small quantity of gold in his experiments, did not doubt that, with the three hundred grains of powder, he should gain three hundred ounces of gold. He began to reckon his wealth, and calculated that, within a week, he should gain thirty-seven thousand pounds, without thinking of what he might afterwards gain. The philosopher, however, was in haste to depart. He had given all his treasure to the Prince, and only wanted a small sum of the current money of the coun try to carry him to Venice, where lie was to be present at the meeting of the Hermetic States. He was very moderate in his desires, and travelled without spending much money. He only asked 20,000 crowns to defray the expense of his journey to Venice; the Duke was ashamed that a man who had given him so much should receive so small a sum, and gave him 40,000. He soon afterwards consumed all the sugar of lead in Sedan, and then he made no more gold. The adept returned no more, having made a very good bargain in getting 40,000 crowns for about three ounces of gold.—( The Chemist.) It is stated in a German Paper, that the Uni versity of Leipsic has lately suffered by the deaths of it Profes sors in a degree almost unparalleled. Within a month it has lost three of its most distinguished men, viz.—Professors Crammer, Spohn, and Gilbert. The latter had read his lecture, as usual on the 6th, and was suddenly carried off on the 7th.— He was between 50 and 60 years of age. At this moment two other eminent Professors (Beck and Haubold) are dangerously ill. That the latter may not be disturbed in his rest, the street in which he lives is barricadoed during the night, and no car riage whatever allowed to pass—.a measure which shows how highly his fellow-citizens honour this eminent lawyer, who it is however feared cannot recover. A serious accident happened yesterday morn ing in Sloane-street. Mr. Topsham and his servant had just started in a buggy from the siivare, when the horse took fright at some mischievous boys pelting each other, got the bit out of his month, and started off at full speed ; the consequence was, the overturning of the chaise,, which was literally dashed to pieces. Mr Topsham had an arm broken, and the servant was taken up in a senseless state. LONDON MARKETS. PRICE OF BREAD. The pt ice of tbe4lb. Loaf is stated at lid. by the ft bakers. There are others of the t r ad e who sell from a hail penny to three halfpence below that rate. IMPORTATIONS OF GRAIN LAST WEE F`• English. Irish. F"644 Wheat 8,091 129 Barley Malt Oats Rye Beans . 3,990 - 7 0 Peas •;....'.. Tares - ---- Rapeseed 5O -- ....--- Mustard - Seeds... Flour . Brank .. Linseed. . . ...---" 5;7 ..-..... 11 2 806 204 *----- 240 ---... ..---- 32 - ......... SEEDS, March 22. New Eng. R. Clorer, 47s 71s 86s—fine, 100 s Old Ditto 33s sls 74s—fine, 91s —s —s New Foreign ditto,..64s 73s 39s—fine, 1031 Old ditto ditto,.. 32s 44s 595; fine, 86s New White ditto 60s 77s Sls—Sne, 918 Trefoil .. per cwt..4s 15s 17s—fine 20s Os per ewl• Ribgrass .. 4os sls —s—fine, 603 Carraway Seeds 46s 48s 50s—fine, 53s Coriander do ' ..Bs 9s Ils—fine, 13s Tares .....per bushel 4s ss—fine, 6 s Od St.Foin 43s to 46s—fine 49s per qr .., Rye-Grass... 24s to 36s—fine, 40s —s —a pry ` l, Canary White Mustard Seed 7s lOs to 12s Brown ditto los 14s 16, Od Rape Seed New Turnip Seeds 9s 12s to 14s Od pr. hulk' Linseed for feeding 4BBsls—fine , 53s par qr.;,... , " NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL MAtth.ETS, Mora gg. By the Carcase. Beef Vs 4d to 3s Oil I Veal Ss 4d to 40 Se Od Mutton ..... ts 8d to 3s 8d Pork Vs 8d to bs Lamb, os od to 0-s-Od- ST. JAMES'S HAY MARKET, March 40. 0. Hay 31 lOs Od to 51 15s Od I Cloy,- r, 411CsOd to 61 01 n d New Hay 01 Os Od to 01 Os Od Straw II IGs Od to 21 SMITHFIELD. __ t 1 Old Hay 5l Os Od to 51 10s od A verage, 41 175 6j Straw 9 -o4 Clover 5l lOs Od to 61 Os Od--A verage , 51 109 - WHITECHAPEL. Hay 4i Os Od to 51 lOs Od—A verage , 51 u n. - p d New ditto Ol Os Od to 01 O s Od—A verage, 01 Os oj Straw Clover 4l 108 Od t o 6! 8s Od--Average, 51 1 10 ° PRICE OF HOPS, per Cwt., March 22. New Hops, 81 8s to 141—Yearling hags, 61 to 71 Yearling Pockets, 71 7s to 91 9s. RAW HIDES. a 1 Best Heifers & Steers, per st. Ordinary ..... 2 8 ed to go IN ' 3s 211 to 3s 4t: Market Cat,f .. each. • B 6 „4 NI hid litigs SHEEPSKINS. Od Polled Downs PRICE OF LEATHER. Butts, 50 to &Jibs each per 1b.... ..22d to 234 , Ditto, sa to Wilbs each • t 2 21 0 38 . dd l to t t 0 :2 44 ulid i Dressing Hides Coach Hides Crop Hides, 35 to 401bs for cutting ~17d to 18 "' old Ditto .... 45 to 50Ibs Calf Skins..B6 to 40Ibs Ditto 50 to 701bs Ditto 7O to 801bs Small Seals (Greenland) .lBd to 19 '; Large ditto . 16d to 1 8 " Tanned Horse Hides . ... 14d to Spanish Horse Hides 10 _e_:.........1071 PRICES OF TALLOW, SOA Town Tallow 39s Od —s Od Yellow Russia 35s Od —s Od White ditto .. 3-2 s Od—S ad Soap ditto.... 32s Od —1 Od Melting Stuff 29s od —s od Ditto Rough.. 18s ad —s Od PRICE OF CANDLES, run.. Price of Candles, per dozes 6d per dozen allow P, &c. per 1121b.—Marcb Yellow Soap 791 Mottled Curd Graves Good Dregs ;1 TALLOW CHANDLER'S 140. Li, 8s 6d— Moulds, los 0 0 ' ed for ready money. PRICE OF RAW FAT, per Stone of 81b.—March d Priet of Tallow (its stated by the Tallow Melters), 4$ •' COUNTRY MARKET. GUILDFORD MARKET March 20. 1 16f Wheat per I. 1410 s to 171 Ss Barley, 11 lOs to I' iBO Old Wheat —los to —1 —s 'Beans, per qr.ll ISs to 2- to Oats, per yr ... 11 4s to 11 12s Pea s e, per yr. 1118 s to 2 , 1 0 Old ifitto .. 01 Os to 01 Os Rye, per qr II 18s to 2 ' __.....--- COAL MARKET, March 15. Ships at Market. Ships sold. Price. 35i Newcastle 15i Sunderland 10l 414 s 6d d a 04 MELANCHOLY ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.--res ter day morning a girl about 17 years of age, servant to a l l e t : NEWTON, grocer, in B a th-street, City-road,l attempted to s troy herself by a rse ni c , un d er th e f o ll ow i ng ap p a lling Le distressing circumst a n ces : —lt a pp eare d th a t th e unforta_lc - a girl had been rea re d in Cl er k enwe ll wor kh ouse , a nd of r, being apprenticed was handed over to Mr. Newton as a !'OO, vant. _'ter mistress had on Saturday night last sent her i j e an errand, when s h e me t a p ers o n i n th e s t ree t h a ving t o , appearance of a gentleman, who prevailed upon her to company him to the house, No. 1, Hill-street, Finsbll l e square, where he detained her until Monday morning- 0/ 1 girl before h er re t urn to her master' s , s t ung by re morse dread, formed the desperate resolution of goin g to a dodo a shop iti Plumber's-street, City-road, where she purche se he twopenny-worth of arsenic, the principal part of which 6 , took in a dry state, and the remainder she diluted with w a g e r Upon her return home, and being called to an account by s. mistress, she freely and voluntarily confessed the entire treer action of what betel her, and the steps she had taken. con , agony, as veil as the embarrassed state of her mind, soon vinced her mistress of, the truth of her statement, when a - senger was dispatched . to Worship-street Office for the purr; of apprising the Magisi,rates there of the circumstance. Ga la .; the chief peace officer, was instantly dispatched, and liefa i a medical aid could be obtaii led, he, with great presence of compelled by main force the unfortunate girl to take a oro. t; draught of soap suds, which operated powerfully to her Vis_ Shortly after the Parish Physi:ian attended, when she was 1 1. moved to St. Luke's workhouse, where it is said hopes are so entertained of her recovery. BIRTHS. of On Saturday last, at Purton House, Wiltshire, the Ida di Williain Buckler Astley, Esq., of a son and heir. On Sunday, the 21st inst., at Stamford-h ill, Mrs. M. Gilmor e ' of a son. MARRIED. ct On the 20th inst., at Mortlake, Mr. Frederick Hodes", Kew, youngest son of the late Mr. Thomas HodgeS Kent, to Cliffordier Elizabeth, eldest daughter of John DOI Hose, Esq. Old Broad-street. DIED. • afte r h ‘ At Clapham-common, Battersea, on the 22d mat, t he tedious protracted illness, and in her 65th year, Hannah , a d. wife of Mr. Alderman Scholey. Her amiable endowments long endeared her to a numerous circle, both in h e r public a ° private rank of life. On Friday, the 19th inst., after a short illness ' at Ins' If; Wenvoe Castle, Glamorganshire, Robert Jenner,:6sl.9 47th year of his age. On Saturday, the 20th inst., at Wandsworth, Mrs. L cod ' of Great Smith-street, Chelsea. On Saturday, the 20th inst., Mrs. Smith, of Bethel - P Camberwell, aged 70. On the 13th inst., at Ellaston, Staffordshire, Thomaa. oo)L6 Esq. On the 19th inst., Sarah, the wife of Mr. Griffiths % of Ver t ' • ford Butts. • res 4 ' On Sunday evening last, in Wimpole-street, Maria Tbe wife of Alexander Nowell, Esq. On Sunday last, at the house of Dr. Stoddart, Do4tt°l: Commons, Mary Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late -110" ;Swann, Esq, of Wolvercote, in the county of Oxford. 0 , • On Sunday morning last, at his house in Upp a"' 'street, William Clay, Esq., in the 76th year of his age. 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