The Sun. — London, England, 1827-02-10 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. We give, in words attributed to Mr. Peel himself, an explanation of the measure which the Right Honourabld Gentleman has permitted to be executed under his autho rity, in relation to the criminal law. This measure turns out to be a more confined one than has been generally supposed. There is nothing like an immediate or exten sive improvement of the law itself as yet contemplated, nor any sensible change in it that we can perceive. Mr. Hammond, of the Middle Temple, having- been employed under a Committee of the House of Commons in " col lecting under one head the several existing laws in the statute book, relating to criminal offences," Mr. Peel has written to acquaint that gentleman, that having, himself entertained a similar project, he did not wish to interfere with the performance of the duty assigned by the Committee to Mr. Hammond, and was, therefore, willing to stand in the same re lation to him as the Committee bad stood—that is to say, to let Mr. Hammond accomplish the prescribed labour, within the limits above specified, under the auspices of the Right Honourable Secretary. It is no inconsiderable advantage to the country that a Cabinet Minister, in the flower of his age, like Mr. Peel, and pro bably with a long tenure of office before him, should have thus begun to bestow his attention on a branch of our na tional legislation, which, for the best interests of the com munity, ought years ago to have engaged the time and ta lents of some of the ablest of our public men. We are ready to acknowledge the benefits which are promised by the measure which the Right Hon. Gentleman has already carried through Parliament for the better composition of juries; and we trust that the success of it, and the approba tion whichitlras every where won for its author, will encou rage him to proceed in a course so advantageous and so credit able. Although there appears tobe a sedulous restriction to a mere mechanical process inculated upon Mr. Hammond in Mr. Peel's letter, still the mere collection of the dispersed enactments, relative to the crimes and punishments, must hereafter, from the juxta-position thereby effected of the se veral parts of one important branch of jurisprudence, af ford facilities for ingrafting solid reforms upon the irregular and undigested mass.—Times. A curious ease occurred yesterday in the Court of Com mon Pleas. It arose, as our readers will see from our report, out of a bargain for a sale of hops, concluded on a Sunday between the plaintiff's broker and the defendant. The plaintiff had been already nonsuited, on the ground of the contract being void, as against the statute of Charles 11. for enforcing the observance of the Sabbath ; and a rule having been obtained to chew cause why the nonsuit should not be set aside, and a new trial granted, the rule was yesterday discharged. It had beer urged in behalf of the plaintiff, that there was nothing to chew that he had told his broker to enter into the contract on a S'inday; but a party must abide the consequence of the misconduct of those to whom he delegates his authority. Qui facit per afium facie per se is a rule as just as it is universally received, now that the English law of merchant and factor (the only exception of which we are aware) has been re conciled with common sense. The Lord Chief - Justice, therefore, very properly scouted this ground of defence. With respect to the voiding bargains made on the Sun day, there can, we should think, be but one opinion oms ,to the propriety of so doing. If we wish that the Sunday should be a day of rest from secular avocations, we should guard strictly against such innovations as the one which gave rise to the present question. There may be differences of opinion with respect to the manner in whieh the Sunday should be passed. The foreign Pro testants, for instance, universally, and not a few of the people of this country, complain of the prevailing- practice in England as Jewish, and not Christian, and maintain that its tendency is- immoral. They contend that it is unchristian to observe the Sunday in such a way as to ii:•itire the individual; that Divine Service ought indeed to b e . ..Wended to, but that it is proper to make due pro vision for bodily sustenance ; and that, as the mind re quires to be a; tended to as well as the body, an d th e well being of the miNI requires recreations of various sorts, more especially after the harassing cares of the week, to insist on devoting the day exclusively to religious exercises and religious meditations which would be injurious to the individual, is contrary to the spirit of Christianity. They say, moreover, that as the rule cannot be strictly observed, individuals must frequently violate it; and the conscious ness of this, if they are sincere, cannot fail to distress them exceedingly, causing them to view themselves as heinous transgressors; and the habit of pretending to what cannot be strictly performed, leads to hypocrisy and dissimulation. " How unjust and absurd," says a foreign Protestant Theologian, " is it in the English Puritans to deny on the Sunday, the use , of those exercises and relaxa tions for the body and mind which they allow on other days, and how hostile is it to the well-being of this mor tal life I For to most people (and especially serving men and maids, and worhpople of every description), except the Sunday, there is no clay on which they are free from their usual avocations (to which they are destined, and to which they must attend if they do their duty), and yet the recreating their bodies and minds is necessary to the pass ing this life commodiously (we speak only of becoming, and not improper exercises and recreations), and therefore both necessary and useful. And their recreations, and re laxations of mind and body, if not taken during the hours destined for public worship, are not therefore to be consi dered as reprehensible. Why should it be considered less lawful to take recreation or exercise, than to remain idle and torpid, or gloomy at home ?" But, however this question may be decided (and we observe in the last number of The Pamphleteer, that there is now a hot controversy on the subject, between what are called the Sabbatarians and Anti-Sabbatarians), there can be no ,question that if we wish to secure one day in the week to the poor, we must fence it round with the religious enaction, and punish the attempt to transact worldly busi ness in it, otherwise avarice will soon leave no leisure whatever to the poor. Every friend to humanity will therefore rejoice at the result of this trial. We wish we could extend our approbation to the doctrine afterwards laid down by the Lord Chief Justice. " Weed (said his Lordship), he was rather pleased than otherwise, that a loss should fall on a man who had broken the Sabbath for the purpose of carrying on speculation, which had lately increased to such an abominable extent, that the honour able purposes of commerce had been perverted, and the Royal Exchange had been converted into an arena Of gamblers." So far so good.—The gambling propensities of merchants, which have such a corrupting influence on the national morals, are deserving of all the reprobation which his Lordship has bestowed on them. But his Lord ship could not stop here—be was determined to display not only virtuous indignation (always becoming in a Judge) but also great political sagacity and acuteness in eco :nonties—a science with which he is evidently very little acquainted. " T'nr.sligh these speculations," added nis Lora. hip, ~ the price of ,every article of consumption had been factitiously raised ; and the result was, that the purchaser was in feet cheated out of the mpney which he paid ove r an d above what would have been ,the price of the article, if Us L-A Mill not been for these unwarrantable it is possible Lordshi Lord Kenyon all over, though Lordship may have been indebted for his views to Mr. Cobbett (whore notions, by the bye, respecting trade, and fo rsase lii ng, and regTating, notwith standing his present of a pada of most excellent ale, which we received from him , we cannot conscientiously approve of); but whatever tne sourc e whence his Lord ship has derived his views, it would have been prudent in him to have kept them to himself. Ri a Lordship says, the price of every article of consurn ?tion h as b een facti tiously raised." We wish he could point °lit a mean by which the goods, the produce of our variousm a druganufacto ries, which, for mor e than a y ear p ast, have been in the market, could possibly be raised in price. If he could have pointed out a way of raising the price of these I goods half a year ago, he would have done more for the starving workmen than all the subscription committees in the metropolis and elsewhere. Really it is lamentable to be doomed to hear so often from the Bench opinions which would not be tolerated from mechanics in a public house meeting.—illorning Chronicle. Should Mr. Canning succeed to his heart's content in establishing his new Constitution in Portugal, our opinion will remain unaltered, that it was an object in which a wise and provident British Minister . ought not to hive engaged. With one single difference, which we shall presently advert to, the Portuguese and Spaniards have just as much right to interfere, by force of arms, between thiS country and Ireland, on the Catholic Question, as we have to say whether the old or. the new Constitution shall form the Government of Portugal. But the difference behind which Mr. Canning and his partisans shelter themselves is the faith of treaties. Portugal was attacked by a foreign power, say they,and had a right to demand our assistance— whereas Ireland is an integral part of the British Empire, and can have no alliances or treaties independent of the mother -country. It would have been just as easy, as we have all along contended, for an eloquent and ingenious man, like Mr. Canning, to show that Spain, as a Go vernment, had committed no overt-act against Portu gal, as that she had. It suited Mr. Canning's poetical imagination to adopt one fiction in preference to another ; and the creature of that imagination soon became embodied into a corporeal substance; for the creation of which, according to Mr. Hume's less poetical idea, we shall soon, unfortunately, be called upon to pay the charges. Then, and not till then, John Bull and his family will begin to growl most lustily. Instead of being relieved from taxes, John may think himself well off if he has not additional ones imposed. Instead of a diminished debt, he may bless his stars if he has not a new loan; and in place of a real Sinking Fund, it is a thousand to one if John has even the name of one remain ing; while the hoeus poems of the " dead weight" will become at once more obscure, but at the same time more onerous and endless than ever. When John looks round and finds all those unlooked-for, but palpable results ; and when he finds his troops returning home, full of complaints against a country and a cause in which neither glory nor hospitality has awaited them, he will be very apt to ask himself what earthly reason there was for his interfering in matters which no way concerned him, and that at a time when he had so many more urgent calls at home on his seal, his patriotism, and his money. If, however, the affair ends as it now seems likely to do, he may bless his stars that it is no worse. He may rejoice, and indeed will be proud, that his name and national character have not lost their weight in the scene of operations to which his forces have been called; but that their very approach fixed the wavering, and in fact decided, for a time at least, a question which, without them, would have been more than doubtful. Still the prudence of the thing will re main the same; and though the present age is apt. to judge by immediate results, we much doubt whether impartial posterity will assign any great portion of that quality to Mr. Ca.nning's Portuguese Expedition.—Herald. The readers of the New Times will remember two im portant articles which recently appeared in it, on the sub ject of the war between Persia and Russia, and the treaty with the former Power, which was considered as binding upon England to afford her assistance. Having commu nicated all the information that had then reached us, we have not since thought it necessary to return to the ques tion, though some very clever persons, as we have heard, ventured to assert that no such treaty was in existence.— We called upon them for facts, and they prudently held their peace. In the Times of yesterday there were two articles upon this subject—one from a correspondent, the other editorial; and both replete with errors. We shall not pause to refute them; but as the question has been again brought forward, we seize the opportunity to state, that all the difficulties which threatened to arise have been removed. We believe it has been satisfactorily demonstrated to our Government, that, in the war now subsisting, Persia was substantially the aggressor, and that, consequently, this country is not called upon to in terfere in any other way than by that of amicable media tion. Such mediation has been, we understand, proffered, and the most satisfactory results are anticipated from it.— New Times. UNITED GAS COMPANY. Yesterday a general half-yearly meeting of the United Gas Company was held at the London Tavern. Mr. P. M. Lucas took he Chair. Mr. POTTER read the report, which stated, that notwithstand ing the general loss which occurred last year, 600 new lights had been laid down by the company during the present year.— The losses sustained iu Dublin were, however, now found to be so considerable, as to occasion a great reduction of the dividend to the proprietors. The company had elsewhere been progres sively prosperong.. It was stated by the directors, that a sub-committee had been formed, and was in operation, for reducing their expenditure as much as possible. Thanks were voted to the Chairman, and the meeting separated. Last week the new Guildhall, at Andover, was opened with a Ball, which was attended by the Members for the town, and a few . of the neighbouring families. - Such is the crowded state of the shipping at Teign mouth, that upwards of 60 sail were in the harbour last week, not including those laid up in the Newfoundland trade. —Dorset Chronicle. On Saturday last was committed for one month's hard labour, by our county magistrates, the driver of the Gloucester and Cheltenham mail cart, for wilfully loitering on the road be tween this town and Gloucester.— Cheltenham Cla'anicle. On Wednesday Mr. Charles Smith, surgeon, was called up to attend a young woman in Field-lane. On seeing her, he ascertained she had taken half an ounce of laudanum, which she had sent a girl for the same evening. Mr. Smith lost no time in using the stomach pump, which he did with the greatest suc cess, having emptied the stomach of its contents in a few minutes; the girl, to all appearance dead, having taken tLe laudanum four hours and a half before it was discovered—is now recovered ! Bury Gazette. HASTINGS.—A melancholy and fatal accident hap pened on Monday evening last, at Government-house, the resi dence of the Hon. Mrs. Theophilus Jones, who was suddenly seised with a paralytic stroke, and fell from her chair, and frac tured both her legs. Mr. Dick, surgeon, and Dr. M'Cave, were immediately called in, and Admiral Jones was sent for express, and arrived on Wednesday morning. Mrs. Jones lingered till Thursday afternoon, when she expired ; she continued insen sible, and neither spoke nor opened her eyes from the time the fatal accident occurred : she was in her 86th year, and her name will long be remembered with gratitude by the poor of this place, who have in her lost a good and warm-hearted friend._ Brighton Gazette. ILLNESS OF LAPLACE.—The following circum stances occurred in the Sitting of the Academy on the 27th Magendie gave an account of the health of M. de Laplace. That celebrated academician was seized with a rheum on'Tuesday the 29th ult., in coming out of the Cha:nber of Peers. A pricking in the side soon announced that the inflammation extended to the lungs. To this affection was added, on the Friday, the first at tack of a pernieious fever; but they did not think it advisable to meet it with bark. They waited till the appearance of a second attack gave sufficiently strong evidence of the nature of the malady to induce them to employ that remedy, notwithstanding the counter indications which resulted from the inflammatory affection. The second accession of fever having occurred, the bark was adminis tered on Saturday with perfect success, and notwithstanding the contiunanee of delirium and other alarming symytoms, M. Ma gendie sloes not despair of the life of the patienp, ESCAPE OF TILE CONVICT BISHOP.,--PORTS MOUTH, Faa. B.—As th,e efair at Bethnal-green, in which Bishop And iloughton were concerned, has occasioned much noise in the world, I write you to say that they were both sent here after their reprieve, as convicts for life, probably to await the nhi:,,ter of a ship-load for Botany. When here they are at the Go - yernuient wor k s. Bi s hop was among the' gang working on shore daily at Fort Mouckston, on the Gosport side; and last evening he con trived to make his escape, in which he must have been well as sisted, as, from his disgu.ise, he evaded the vigilance of the keepers, as well as the numerous sentinels posted rouud them. con vict clothes were found in one of the embrasures of the fo . rt and from this, it is imagined his friends had secreted a complete dis guise for him the day before, and by some means made him at _ painted with it. ELLISTON'S BANKRUPTCY. An adjourned meeting of the creditori was held yesterday, be fore the ComMiasioners. At the last meeting under this bank ruptcy, it will be recollected that Mr. Calcraft, M.P., attended on the part of the proprietors of Drury-lane Theatre, to prove a debt of large amount due from the bankrupt for the rent of . the theatre. The solicitor for the assignees declared he was taken by surprise as to this claim, as they imagined the rent,had been paid out of the nightly receipts of the house. In answer to questions put by the Commissioners to the bank rupt, who expressed his satisfaction at seeing a reporter present, it appeared that there was a difference of nearly 3,0001. in the value of the properties, &c., between the time Mr. Elliston got posses sion and the period when the theatre was taken from him. The property had been increased that sum in value. Ti e Commissioners asked him, did he consider the sums claimed as - rent as a just debt ? Mr. Elliston.—l de decidedly ; but whe ther it is a matter of delicacy on their part to press it, under all the circumstances of the case, is another question. An adjourned meeting was then appointed, for proving the balance-sheet. Several friends of Mr. Elliston were present, and seemed much displeased with the delays to which he had been subjected in obtaining his certificate, as until then his exertions and talents must remain inactive. There appeared, however, no disposition on the part of the creditors to throw any unnecessary obstacles in his way. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS FOR NEXT WEEK. The Surrey harriers meet on Monday, Wednesday, and Satur day, at the Kennel, Sanderstead—half-past 10. The Brighton harriers, Monday, at Patcham ; Wednesday, at the Race Course ; Friday, near the Dyke —half-past 10. The Lewes Brookside harriers, on Monday, at Newmarket Hill ; Wednesday, at Ashcomb (on the alternate Wednesday at the Ken nel, Ilford); and Friday, at Tellescombe Tye—half-past 10. The Shropshire hounds, on Monday, at Wytheford Wood ; Wednesday, at Condoner Hall ; Friday, at the Twemlows—half past 10. - Mr. Boycott's hounds, Tuesday, at Blimhill ; Thursday, ai Blackbrook—at 10. I Mr. Dansey's hounds, Tuesday, at Kyre ; Thursday, at Clee Hill. The Cheshire hounds, on Monday, at illarbury ; Wednesday, at Withinton ; Thursday, at Peover; Saturday, at Miceledale-- half-past_lo. Air. Meynall's hounds, Monday, at Catton ; Thursday, at Sud bury House; Saturday, at Holly Bush—half-past 10. Sir George Sitwell's hounds, Tuesday, at Stoney Houghton Bar ; Friday, at Handsworth Bar -10. Mr. Chadwick's hounds, Tuesday, at Curdwortla Bridge ; Fri day, at Orgreave Gorse. Earl Fitzwilliam's hounds, Monday, at Warnaington ; Tuesday, at Cherry Orton ; Thursday at Catworth Guide-post-10. MR. COKE'S HUNTSMAN.—On the Sth of Decem ber died, at Holkham, Norfolk, of a decay of nature, in the 90th year of his age, Mr. William Jones, who for upwards of fifty years, filled the situation of huntsman and principal stable -servant in the establishment of Thomas William Coke, Esq., with credit to himself, and much to the satisfaction of his employer, by whom he was greatly respected, , nd who consoled him on his approach ing departure from this life, by repeatedly vis:ting him while on his death-bed, and administering to his comfort. THE MARKETS. (From the London New Price Current of Friday.) SuGA a.—The purchasers of Muscovades continue general and extensive; the average this week is again 1,000 hhds. per day, but as the Importers have met the buyers freely, there has been no further improvement in the prices. The Sugar. Market is firm, but there ie not quite so much business doing this after noon. In the Refined Market there would have been extensive buying, but there are no adequate supplies of low goods, which are the descriptions chiefly in request ; the advance of Is. has been fully maintained. The wholesale Grocers have purchased fine goods rather freely for the home consumption. Molasses are steady. The buyers of low goods for export are not so eager to purchase to-day, but the prices are supported. Molasses are brisk at an advance. In Foreign Sugars no purchases are lately reported. The Mauritius Sugars on Tuesday 2,857 bags went off heavily at rather lower prices, but the whole were mixed, and a great proportion washed ; fhe sale could not, in consequence, be considered as a fair criterion of the market currency. Was INDIA MOLASSYS.-250 casks Demerara good quality, Revenue tares, and 41bs. extra, sold 265. a 265. Gd. COEFEE.—The public sales this week have gone off heavily, and' only a small proportion of the quantity brought forward has been disposed .of; it is, therefore, difficult to give correct quota tions ; the Market is, however, undoubtedly lower ; the sales ad vertised in Holland have added to our previously very depressed trade. There were no public or private sales of Coffee to-day. 495. have been refused for 400 bags good St. Domingo. Cocoa—By private sale 1,517 bags good Brasil Cocoa sold 335. 6(1. 375. INDlGo—lndigo is not brisk, but several sales have been effected, at an advance of 6d. to 9d. per lb. on the India House prices for the middling and fine, and 4d. per lb. on the Oude. NAVAL STORES—There is a great demand for rough Turpen tine, which is held at high prices. Rosin has advaneed consider ably. In other articles there is little alteration. ifEmp, FLAX, AND TALLow.—The Tallow market appears again to be improved ; the request yesterday was brisk and the ad vance was fully 6d per cwt. Flax continues in request, and the late advance is maintained. Hemp is without variation. By public sale to-day 200 casks of fine Tallow, just arrived from Hambro', one lot 395., remainder 38s. 6d. a 38s. 9d. Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—The market for Leeward Island Rum has given way 2d. to 3d. per gall. several sales have been effected privately at low prices, which are now transpiring. iOO punchs. Demerara four and five over about 2s. 6d. per gall. ; since then the market is again lower, and, yesterday proofs were offered in small parcels at that price; the finer descriptions of Jamaica continue in request ; the ordinary qualities of Jamaica and inferior strengths are very unsaleable. Brandy is lower, few sales are effected. Geneva is without variation. At a late hour some purchases of Leewards were reported ; the market more firm. TortAcco.—The request for good Strips for the home trade has been extensive; it is believed that the quantity of this de scription suitable for the trade is in short supply, the import being so inconsiderable. The only inquiries for export are for the dark coloured, but, of the latter, the sales are still inconsi derable. hist! PROVISIONS.—Beef and Pork are rather heavy, but no reduction in the prices can be stated. Bacon has given way. The return of frost has improved the demand for Butters. COTTON. —The Cotton market continues steady ; the purchases for the week ending last night inclusive, consist of 600 Surat, at 4P. a sd. ; 300 Bengal, 4id. a ;30 Bowed, 6.1 d. in bond ; 50 Demerara, 10d. duty paid. At Liverpool the Cotton market is steady, 2,000 bags sold on Wednesday. At Manches ter trade is very dull. FRUIT—In Currants there is no alteration. There are no fur ther arrivals ; several small parcels of new Red Smyrna Raisins have been sold. The demand for new Turkey Figs is reviving ; of Denial in baskets some sales have been made, the greater part of the new on hand being of a very inferior description, causes the good qualities to be looked after, although they have sold at lower prices. Valentias in boxes are scarcely inquired after, the holders are very firm in their demand, and appoar pretty certain of a short importation. Of new Muscatels, which are almost unsale able, there are further arrivals. TEA-A little more inquiry has been made within these last few days, but chiefly confined to particular breaks, which have been obtained at a small advance. OiLs—Oils are heavy. SeicEs.—Spices are entirely neglected. Some Nutmegs bought at 4s. 2d. are reported to be sold under 3s. 6d. By public sale this forenoon 56 bales of Cinnamon uncleared sold Is. a is. ld. under the prices which were realised in October last; first, 61. 10d. ; second, ss. 73. a ss. Bd. EAST.INDIA 1 - 101JSE SALE—Fite. 7. COFFEE.-512 bales Company's Mocha, taxed 1005..--64 sold 100 s. 6d., remainder refused. 407 Licensed ditto, chiefly taxed 65s and 100,. refused. Few sold 70e. to 100 s. 768 Licensed Malabar --about SOO sold 531. a 58s. 6d.—Remainder taken in. 1 Cl. dammed ditto, 49 . 4 Gs. and : 8, viz. , Bs.a 10s. }. soond. 36 7 7 bags, 5364 Ordinary mixt Batavia 465. 6d. a 475. Good ordinary Ceylon 435. a 4 5 8. 6d. about a L 4, Ditto Sumat ra 42s. 6d. a 445. "'Pelt In. Damaged ls. Gd. to ss. under sound. RI! E.-191 bags Pa na, fine white 375. Gd. a 41s Gd. ; good ditto 255. a 265. 6d. ; 472 Bengal good aodfine white 16s. 6d. a 18s. ; 6,623 low and middling ditto, 430 sold 16s. remainder talzen in 14s. 6d. a 15s. 6d. Sucaa.-300 hags Bengal, good white 375. 6d. a 38s. 6d. ; low ditto 355, 6d. ; damps 355. Gd. a 265. 6d• ; 464 bags Siam, good and fine white 86s. 6d. a 41s. ; low white and yellow, SPO. a 355. 6d. ;. damp Is. a Sc. under cound ; 150 Mauritius, yellow 28s. 6d. a 30s. ; brown 245. a 28s. On the same day in Mincing-lane, 2,050 bags yellow Batavia Coffee taken in 50s. 6d. to 555. 6d. highest bid 51s. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF BRITISH CORN, For the Week ended I' v eb. lC 2 H , 7t3 21 ;7, R e IMPORTATION. ) upromt Returns of the In waetctors in the different Cities and T 2 r s. ns , i 4 . i n Eng an land and Wales. w Barley -.365: 3d: I Rye 395. 10d. I Pease.-- 48s: 3d: WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET.—Feb. 8. Hay 7ss. (kl. to 10. is. Ott. I 325. Od. to 365. Od, Clover 90s. Od. to 1265. Od. PRICES OF HOPS (per Cwt.)—Feb. 9. Pockets. 1 Bags. Kent.. , Kent 31 4/. O. 41. Is s . t o 6/ . Os. — . Ss. 4/. Os. Sussex 3/. 16s. 4/. 4s. to 4/. 10s. Sussex 3/. 3s. 3/. 10s, Essex— 44 Os. 4/. 15s. to 5/. ss. Essex— 31. 6s. 3/. 16s, Farnham, fine (Pockets) 71. 7s. to 8/ 125.—Seconds, 6/. Os Yorkshire PRICE Ok. POTATOES. —Feb. 9. Kidneys 4/. 10s. to 0/. Os. 3/. ss. to 31. 10s. 4/. Os. to -1/. 10s. Scotch Reds Oxnoblei and Sha, Marsh Cham] Per lb, pions. PRICES OF d. d. 20 to 21 22 to 23 1 3 to 15 15 to 18 11, to 15 15 to n 17 to 19 j to 51. Os. to 31. 16s. to 41. 101 to 11. Os* Batts 50 to 5606-- Ditto. 60 to 6610.-- Dressing Iriides per Ton, ditto. ditto. ditto. Fine Cc7ach Hides Crop Hides, 35 to 401 b.— Ditto 45 to 501 b.... Ditto LEATHER. er th Tanned Horse Hides,,,.. Spanish Ditto ee— Per dozen - . Calf Skins.-- 36 to 401 b. 16 to 24 I Ditto 70 Small• Seals,eals, Greenl a M to to 2 2 0 3 Ditto t to . 7011 22 to 27 d. 4 12 to 15 13 to 20 RAW HIDES. Per Stone. s. d. s. d. Per Stone. d. - d. Beet Heifers and Steers 210 t o 32 Ordinar a. 0 to s. 2 2 Middlings 2 6to 2 8 Market Calf -- ; 0 each. SIIEEP SKINS. Downs2a. 6d. t 035.11. J Lamb•.,.,Os. Od. tops. Od. I Polled— U. Od. to ss. Od. PRICE OF TALLOW, Si Town Tallow 465. Od. to Os. Od. Yellow Russia— 4h. Od. to Os. Od. Od. to Os. Od. Soap Ditto-- —s. Od. to Os. Od. Melted Stuff— 355. Od. to Os. Od. I Good Di Ditto Rough,—...22s. Od. to Os. Od. -r SO . ap. Mottled White-T. Gravoe PRICE OF RAW FAT, per atone 01 Price by Tallow (as stated by the Tallow Welters, AP, &c. per 1124—Feb. 9. Yellow Sow-- 80s. Od. 88b. Od. 925. Od. 225. Od. ss. Od. 9113.--Feb. 9. PRICE OF CANDLES. The price of good Store Candles, in the retail Candles, per dozen Ss. Od. to Os. Od. I Moulds, pe s. d. Beaumont.. 31 0 Charlotte 33 0 Dean's Primrose 34 0 Heaton----- 36 0 Hebburn Main-- 34 0 Holywell 33 0 Killingworth 34 9 Liddell•4 Main— 28 0 Pelaw 31 0 Percy 31 0 Pontop Windsor... 28 0 'Canfield Moor 33 0 Townley—. 33 0 Ships at Market, :OAL MARKEL—Feb. s. d Willington is 0 Wylam 33 3 WallsEndßewieke36 9 W. E. ai 6 W. E. Burraton— 35 0 W. E. Carr & Co. 33 6 W. E. Green's--... 33 0 W. E. Hilda ---..33 0 W. E. Hotspur 33 9 W. E Newmarch 36 0 W. E. Northumb. 35 S W. E. Peareth.—..33 0 W. E. Russell's 36 6 124—Ahips sold, 48)(1 COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Oats. s. to s. 36 38 40 42 31 38 38 44 s. to S. to s. 30 33 40 46 So 30 34 40 28 28 24 32 26 36 35 40 38 42 2'7 35 25 40 30 38 20 30 28 32 30 46 30 40 2'7 34 30 36 29 32 35 44 27 38 34 40 25 36 , 30 26 28 St 38 24 30 24 31 30 96 34 40 30 37 :;0 35 30 36 s. d. s. d. 36 43 80 H 0 shops, is ais follows : ,r dozen DX 6d. W. E. Walker— 3:5 Dean's Primrose unscreened 30 6 Pelaw Trader.....,, 31 0 Tantield Trader— 32 9 Hetton's smalL— 19 6 Hartley e••••••••M.I.• 33 0 Fawcett Main--. 31 0 Nesham 513 0 Walls End Hetton 343 W. E. Lambton— 37 0 Walls End Lyons 35 6 W. E. Stewart's— 37 0 75y, Passe. • 9 . to S. 62 Per Quarter. Aylesbury Banbury Basingstoke Bath Bridgewater -- Bridport Bristol Chesterfield Daventry Derby -- Devise.. Doncaster --.. Dorchester Exeter — Eye Gloucester Guildford .. Henley Hungerford Ipswich Lewes MarketHarboro'. Newbury Northampton Reading Salisbury Sandwich Shepton Mallet . Stowmarket Swansea .. .. Truro Taunton . Uxbridge Wakefield Wantage Warminster Yeovil Per Bushel. Shrewsbury MPORTS AND PA lAfricaJ &e. I I' I- I II 111 .1. 1, I 1. 1 4 :g n j:1 g, qa• u 444 49 56i 60 72 52 62 55 60 19 60 50 56 s. d. s. 60 7 6 83 9 EXPORTS OF DYEWOODS ,L PORTS OF GREAT BRIT. , , 1 All Parti. i Famaica, &c. }TERI Eurc Alf other Parts. I I' I Brastl and pts. Amer. I 1 (1 1 Cuba & St.( Domingo. Jamaica, &c. ..i, [Nil I. I , . I Parts. [l.li-cu—teTri neap. rfrolland, France, &c. North of 1 Europe. g . 1 - ' 64- _ t s g 2 E. ig„ t t ‘a.*.t .:, 4 4.14 44:,a i 111 I cl l. ..1. II I. 1-041-" F . I I I icir a° . 4 1 :4 1.- I I I , 1 ; ---- GRAIN, FLOUR, .Bie: ------ -- Ixroarva at London and Liverpool, Coastwise, from Ireland, and Fo. re i g npnrte ; with the ExPorrs of Grain, Flour, and Provisions, from Liverpool. Ameir. i ee. e I II II 11111 111 II 11 1"."....v1rg p 741 ' l l, : _. 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London ...--.---- 15 0 - I 100 875 3,410 - 1,231 Prey. this year 2,936 194 1426 1733 16,354 80 5,82 7 -- Liverpool-H i 59 25 , E)B2 bi a, s( . Tij o i, s l 215 - - Prey. this year 205 44 11246 80 I 10,548 2,037, - Ireland.: POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. —Yesterday, Mr. Alderman Vateatmrs" was engaged for a considerable time in a very novel investigation. An application was made to the Alderman by the parish officers of St. Giles, Cripplegate, with a view to compel Mr. Sturtridge, a respectable 'householder, in Well-street, in their parish, to show cause why he neglected' to maintain his wife. Mr. StUrtridge ap peared to answer the complaint, and admitted that he had turned his wife out of the house about four months since, alleging in jus tification, his having discovered that she had been carrying'on an adulterous correspondenc e with divers parties during the last ten years. Being a traveller for a commercial house, •he was, of course, frequently absent from home, so that his wife's infidelity never came to his knowledge, until her own sister, after a quar rel between them, divulged facts which obliged him to expel his wife from his house. Upon one occasion he took her upon one of his journies ; she came back in a stage-coach, picked up a Frenchman, carried tu lint home, and received a gold pin as the wages of her proFi k ution. Mr. Sturtridge continued to state that a Mr. Steadir:di, a haberdashe r in Barbican, a man with a large family, was . Z i t t l i t i .nstant visit er t o hi s w i fe during his aloence, on discovering w, Eie. he (Mr. Sturtridge) went to his shop, and gave him a good skiing. One fellow she absolutely supported for a length of t!ougl n Newgate. • 2at Mrs. Sturtrut ecti . well-dressed middle-aged female, vehemently asserted her inrk'aftce. She was a little free with her tongue, and that, she 1 " , was the worst that co u ld b e alleged against her. Th e Frei" l u ir'nan, she said, could not speak a word of Eng lish, nor did shurunderstand a word of French it was imposei ble, therefore, That any thing criminal could have passed between them. Mr. Sturtridge handed np a list of several names of parties whom he charged with criminal conversation with his wife. He could extend the list to thrice the, length, The lady urged, that as his income amounted to from 2001. to 300/. a-year, she had a right to a suitable allowance. Ile Alderman said, that if he were satisfied that the wife was innocent, he would enforce her maintenance according to the hus band's rank ; but, if she was guilty of adultery, he would order her only such an allowance as would barely keep her from starving. Elizabeth Blagrove, a girl about 16 years old, was then ea amined. 'She had lived for 18 months in the defendant's service. Mr. Steadman was in the habit of calling at the house, and her mistress was always called down: to him. Observed after his visits that her mistress's hair and her gewn and the sofa were out of order. Could not say that the doer was locked when her mistress and Mr. Steadman were together, but she had found it so when Mr. Mr. Aldermast. VENA BLES—Sfention as few names as.possible. I do not say so in mercy to the individuals; but they have proba-. bly wives and connexions who would be pained by such disco veries. Witness (weeping) continued—Her mistress was in the habit of receiving visitors in such a way as led her to suspect a eriminal intercourse was carried on. The men were in the habit of sleep ing with her mistress on the sofa-bed in the parlour. Jane Buckle was then called ; she stated that she lived eight months in the defendant's family. Mrs. Sturtridge—Yes, as any husband's mistress. Witness continued.—Her mistress conducted herself in a very improper manner. She went out one night with a Mr. Waters, and took her night clothes with her. Mr. Alderman VENABLE& —The inquiry need go no further. Mrs. Sturtridge said, the charge was entirely false., Mr. Sturtridge, in reply to the Alderman, said it was his in tention to sue for a divorce. Since he had separated from his wife, he had seen her beckoning to men in the street, and he followed her until she entered a brothel. Mrs. Sturtridge---I never set' foot in a brothel but once, and that was his mother's. (To the Alderman.)--I hope you will be candid to both sides. I have acted With the greatest propriety. --(A laugh.) Mr. Sturtridge produced papers to show that his wife could maintain herself. Mr. Alderman VENABLes said, she must not be allowed to starve. Mr. Sturtridge must allow his wife ss. a week. The parties then withdrew, Mn.s StUrtridge "publicly an nouncing, that in consequence of the smallness of her allowance, she must resort, to evil courses. tdhoeerre of wh i ch e n h o UNION-HALL.—Yesterday a Mr. Peter Pitcher, a member of the Wesleyan Society, residing at Ebenezer -terrace, Brixton, was brought up to this office before the Sitting Magistrate, M. Swabey; Esq., charged under the wilful damage act with mali ciously breaking seven squares of glass, in the bar-window of the Ship and Blue-coat Boy public-hous e in Walworth. The office , ie th h" e ' was exceedingly crowded during the investigation. Mr. Bullock, the landlord of the Ship and Blue -coat Boy, , the in roo w m h stated, that on the previous evening, between six and seven o'clock, Mr. Pitcher, accompanied by a young female, entered his how, other company at the time, the former called for a glass of negus, the interim. On his entrance the and having taken seats in the par in lo t u o r , halfand talnleyhosuvreraeftleenftvt:rtdea-at-ht:;telcioeimnimpthlmaeiedurooaianmtte,al.y informedo I n t a b v e space i C s eo f somethinga fatherbouoft to do in the parlour, went towards the door, and found that it defendant seemed to be greatly confused ; le was then in the act of buttoning up his great-coat,and his companion sat at the tire with her iiwastt,awpfhopaseatinerendecodlinoasedn consequence, i e n ue s np i l d ,ro e orteddiedn bonnet off, and her upper garments in a state of disorder. Mr. Bullock,' on seeing how things were going forward, spoke to Mr. Pitcher, re quested that he would refrain from lecking the door, and desired him to quit the house as soon as possible. The defendant immediately commenced a volley of abuse, while the female covered her face with her hands, and ran out of the house. Mr. Bullock, only sax_ ions to get rid of such customers, walked into Lis bar, Was there was an end of th e matter; in this, however, he Was mis taken, for the defendant, instead of following the example of his female friend, remained behind, and proceeded to abuse the worthy host in language of the most scurrilous description. Mr: Bullock was at length obliged to take him by the arm, and thrust him out side the door. In the course of about an hour afterwards; all of a sudden they were thrown into considerable alarm by some heavy stones that were flung through the bar window, which smashed several panes of glass, and did other damage beside.% Mr. Bullo c k ran out immediately, and pursued a man who was runnin g away with great speed down West-lane : several other persons joined in the pursuit, and Mr. Pitcher, who had previously made the threat, was the individual who was secured. Mr. SWA sky asked the defendant what he had to say in answer to the charge ? The defendant—l deny it altogether ; this man (pointing to the complainant) has asserted the 11106 i infamous falsehoods' to ruin my character, which has neither speck or blemish. Mr. Swaaxy—What, do you mean to say that you were not in Mr. Bullock's house along with a female on the night stated ? Defendant—l protest solemnly lam not the man. Mr. Bul lock is wrong in the identity of the pe rson w h o b ehave d so rude in his house, and afterw ar d s b roke his panes of glass. Mr. SwABEY (to the d e f en dant)—Have you any persons in at.. tendance to prove that you were elsewhere, at the time it is alleged you and the female were at the complainant's house ? Pitcher—No, Sir ; but if the case is postponed, I think I than bring evidence to prove that I was then in the eity. The defenda n t t h en solemnly invoked the Deity, declaring his entire ignor ance of the circumstances detailed against him. Mr. SW ABET (with surprise.)— " This is an extraordinary case ;" th en a dd ressing himself to Mr. Bullock, he said that it would be necessary for him to bring forward his witnesses to prove that the defendant was the man who had been previously in his house with the female. John Smith was then called. He stated that he was in Mr. Bullock's tap-room between six and seven o'clock on the night in question, and hearing a noise at the bar, he went there and dis tinctly saw Mr. Pitcher, who was abusing the landlord ; the latter, he said, put the defendant out of the house by the arm. Mr. Bullock's son, stated most positively that Mr. Pitcher was afterwards. the pers on u p on w h om he waited, and who abused hi s father Two other respectable witnesses were also called, who corro borated the complainant's account of the transaction. Mr. SIVABRY--NOW, Mr. Pitcher, what do yo u say ? do you wish to ask those persons any questions ? Pitcher finding the tide so rapidly setting aga i nst him, eplied. Why, if they all swear to me, where is the use of my saying any thing? I have only to observe that they are all a pack of liars." Swamtv—l do not believe that those six respoctable per.. so p s can be mistaken in your identity : therefore, you must pay Mr. Bullock for the glass you have broken. isa i ate h Ltn, a a n cl d dr Defendant—l don't like to give my money away in that kind Of manner. Can't I appeal to the Sessions? 1 1 prosecute the de- Mr. Swn BEY-Certainly you can. fendant. theTsahekeMoagf biu~, for hlasincghaArlarc.tßeru,llacif advised Mr. Bull o ration, b ck havi ng bail were about called in, his wh determination, enheex m h ed t , e „defendant'sOn second now, and h ave d on e with it"- He then pulled ont his purse, paid I don't lik e to go to Ki ngs ton; I shall p a y th e costs for the damage beh dand left the office in a huff. a committed, - Printed and Published by M. YOUNG, at the Sux-Orner, Nu. 11% STRAND. .IglAfrica, &c. , 1 1 , I' 1 1 1, 1. , All P ar t s . 0:1 All otcer• . . 1 ?-1. . .►. . ►.. All otter l lg Parts. 1 Parts. 1.,, ? I Jamaica, i i i I i i a i 1 11 -14611 , &c: ► !France, &c. , AU other ! . i i I i 1 t i I I I 1 1 1 FI I 1 Il AllTiher I Parts. I Parts. I Me(U nean terra. I Cam- . . . ri peachy. ~,.. __ § (Honduras. I ISt I ' I 1 1 1 1 il —Mili"d' I Franee,&c. .4 . B. to S. 4.5 55 6sl 50 53 56 64 54, 56 44 60 58 62 58 64 60 64 56 64 52 58 48 512 64 70 53 56 52 58 50 60 45 47 52 60 57 03 52 56 33 64 38 50 54 60 56 58 57 c 8 48 i 4 41 56 60 68 52 64 s. d. s. d. 60 76 00 00 .T THE LIN. s. d. s. d. 66 76 0 0 10 6 'RI NCI