The Sun. — London, England, 1827-07-11 00:00:00

SPIRIT Or THE PUBLTE JOURNALS. It might be well if the fabricators .of fictions observed some moderation in their inventions. We do not defend Mr. Canning against the charge of a lofty ambition ; indeed what great mind was ever without this passion ? But yet his enemies would impute to him an absurdity in his aspirations, of which any man of common sense would be incapable. They say he now wants to make himself First Lord of the Trea sury and Secretary of Foreign Affairs—at once butler at home, and huntsman abroad. Old Elwes, the miser, had a fellow that could do thus much, but the King of England is not so straitened in circumstances, nor his people so deficient in talent, but that appropriate persons, of a liberal and enlightened policy, may be found for both those places, without clubbing them.— Times. Among the Parliamentary Papers just come forth is a brief one, containing a list of the Joint Stock Banking Companies which have been established under the Act passed a year ago. Our readers will recollect this Act ; it allowed of banking firms in England upon a rambling kind of plan, according to which half a county might be partners in the ratio of their deposits. The scheme does not appear to have been much acted on ; as, in fact, there are but three Banks established oh the principle—one at Lancaster, one in Norfolk, and one at Huddersfield ; for though two others are mentioned, yet as they contain severally but 8 and 10 partners, they may rather be referred to the old system, in which, though only six partners were allowed to be named as constituting the firm, it rarely oc curred that others had not some feeling in its concerns. Of the success of these three or five Banks, we of course know nothing ; but we should think that the stability of country Banks is considerably increased in consequence of their doing but little business, and the partners hav ing in consequence less means to speculate, or pursue dishonest courses. But we must say further, that the more private country Banks have been discouraged by the measures of Go vernment, the more ought the proceedings of the grand establishment, whose power is thus strengthened, to be laid open to public inspection and watched.—/bid. We presume that men of all creeds and opi nions will allow the great importance of cherish ing in a people a love of truth. Whether we take-Revealed Religion for our guide, or ,em brace the opinions of the transcendental mo ralists, or choose the Epicurean System, as modified by Mr. Bentham, we must equally allow the force of the obligation to adhere to truth. Insincerity is destructive of all confidence between man and man ; and society could not even exist without a certain measure of regard for truth. " All the confidence we can ever have (says Mr. Ben• that fu the invaluable work with which he has just en riched the world, his ' Rationale of Judicial Evidence,', or hope to have in mankind, either under the law or with• out the lac'---all the reliance we can place on the expecta tion we entertain of any of the innumerable and daily ser vices, obligatomr or free, which we stand in need of for the anstentation and oornibrt of our existence—all depends by a connection, more or less close and immediate, on the pre ponderance of men's disposition towards the side of veracity and truth. The force of the moral or popUlar sanction co inciding-, in the main, With the force of general interest; hence it is, that throughout the whole field of intercotiTle between man and matt, in every state of society (the rudest not excepted) the moral or popular sanction in, with here and there a casual exception, found in action con stantly on the side of truth. Of the degree of force with which the moral or popular sanction acts in support of the law or rule of veracity, a more striking or satisfactory ex emplification cannot be given' than the infamy which so universally attaches upon the character of liar, and the vio lent and frequently uns u pportable provocation given by any one who, in speaking to, or in the presence of another, ap plies to Ilr*.m that epithet. " There has not, I suppose, exited any where, at any time, a community—certainly there e xists not among the civilized communities with which we have intercourse— one in which the appellation of a liar is not a term of re proach. Among the most egregious and notorious liars that ever existed, I cannot think that there can ever have been a single individual to whom it must not have been a cause of pain, as often as it happened to him, to hear the appellation applied to himself; to whom it would not have been matter of relief a nd comfort, had it been possible for him to have disburthened his character from the load of it." Yet if ever there was a country in which the most persevering pains have been taken to deaden or destroy the regard for truth, that country is England. ~ The whole system of judicial procedure (says Mr. " Bentham ;:n the work above alluded to), is one continued tissue of lies, of allowed, protected, rewarded , e ncoura g ed, and even neceqitated lies. In this instance as in every other, power in pr:. etection to its magnitude, serves as a shield, as well to every vice as to every crime. Contempt is that modification of the punishment of the moral sanc tion, that is more paiticularii, attached to the character of liar ; and more in proportion to its . magnitude—power, though it affords not protection agiL'ost hatred, affords it effectually against contempt. Hence it ie, that as w e ll the mercenary advocate, whose trade and occupation consist every where in the sale of lies, as under the-fee-gathering branch of the English system of procedure, the fee-fed Judge who deals in the same ware, remains untouched by that infamy, with which, if the dictates of the popular sanction coincided uniformly with the dictates of general utility, they would be covered ; and by which the occa sional and unprivileged liar, whose lies are many hundred times less frequent, is overwhelmed. The power consti tutes a vantage ground, by which the head of him who is .stationed on it, is raised above the flood in which the uti diEhyinguished, but less guilty herd are drowned." In the case of University Oaths, it is known to those who administer them, that there is not a single Student who will not openly and undis guisedly violate those very Statutes which he has olernnly invoked, eternal vengeance upon his hea d if he does not rigidly observe. The on of a belief in certain articles solemn declarat;. -which have at or; .° time been interpreted in one sense, and another' time in another sense, is made the condition of adlrliS3loll into an. Establis hment possessed of a large share of the wealth of the country, and of holding dices under the Government or in Corporations. The conse quence with regard o these Tests is the same nearly as that - with regard to University oaths, they are almost universally disregarded, and the expression of belief has come to be considered a mere m atter of convenience. The proceedings of the Synod of Ulster afford an instance of the manier in which the system for the propagation of mendacity works. All the Clergymen exa mined by the Parliamentary Commissioners, al low that sine e Arianism had become a less po pular doctrine titan Calvinism, the Arian Clergy concealed their se gJ opinions ; and when a test was openly proposed, though the lowest estimate made the number of the Arians 35, yet the whole body took the Trinitarian Test. When . the Dissenters' .illarriage Bill was discussed in the House of Lords, Lord Eldon expressed his stfong abhorrence of the denial by the Unitarians of the Divinity of our Saviour. Had this abh or . rence been expressed by a scholar acquainted with the question, which is one on which many learned and able men, profoundly skilled in the original language and the evidence derived from the writings of the first centuries, have dif fered, it wouleVitge t pcen intelligible. But the Lord Clpfeello o n itt , OP his own profesd s i o n, , QTI (Qt the i . tmen (who has had zg * - 11 .-,,,, 6- , i ..... ' t • -. • , T 2 / e l.; ' • ii -11 A, ' ate: the benefit of education) that exists. No one who knows him would say, that he has entitled himself to pronounce against Sir Isaac Newton and Locke (both of whom were Arians); on any other principle than that on which he deemed the Slave Trade Christian, because the Bench of Bishops had voted for it. We are not pro nouncing any opinion on a question, respecting which different sides have been taken by men of unquestionable learning and talents. But we cannot be far wrong in pronouncing the opinion expressed by a man whose reading has been con fined to the Gentleman's Magazine, who sets himself against some of the highest names for learning and science in this country, and against almost all the Theologians of Germany (univer sally admitted to be at present the most learned in the world), to indicate a state of indifference with respect to sincerity, which cannot be too much reprobated. There was a time when men in England preferred poverty to the declaration of what they conceived to be falsehood. But the time when 2,000 Clergymen abandoned at once their livings for conscience sake, will never, we fear, return.—Morning Chronicle. The Ministerial arrangements seem to be any thing but settled ; and, of course, till they are, the policy of the Government can be neither known nor acted upon. If this or that Noble Lord or. Gentleman fills an office to-day which he knows that another will occupy to-morrow, of course he feels but little comparative interest in duties from which he is so soon to be relieved ; and, for the same, reason, can feel quite as little zeal or interest in the general measures of an Ad ministration from which he is so soon to secede. The Marquis of Lansdowne, it is now said, wishes to be " Aut Ccesar, aut nullus ;" and it is added that even the present Premier himself would not object to this, but that there are in surmountable obstacles to the arrangement else where. Then Lord Palmerston is talked of as Chancellor of the Exchequer ; but that is no sooner affirmed than contradicted. Other reports send the latter Noble Lord to Jamaica, and others send him to—the right-about. In short, if we may judge from reports and appearances, all, except the Law appointments, are in much the same state of chaos and uncertainty that Mr. Canning first put them in. The Whigs, however, who know full well that discre tion is the better part of patriotism as well as valour, are making good use of their time, and are vigorously employed in making hay while the sun shines. The Master of the Mint—who, by-the-by, has not bestowed a single stiver of Parliamentary aid upon his new patron —has, it is said, secured a seat at the Board of Customs, for his son ; and Mr. Brougham, who gravely assured his gaping auditors at Liverpool that he was rather a loser than a gainer by the late changes, has, besides his own silk gown, se cured for his brother (who has the temporary birth of Attorney-General's devil) the reversion of Mr. Backhouse's seat at the Excise Board. These are strange ways of being losers ; but per haps the Whigs begin to think the loss of repu tation something—at any rate, John Bull, it seems, must be the loser, be their's loss or gain. —Morning Herald. Our readers will have seen from our intelli ffence from Portsmouth, that accounts have been received at that port from Lisbon, mentioning tharsccmc of hip were about to proceed rom the river Tagus to the Dardanelles ; the kw,,-..........acaint-likewise_mentioned, that the Rus- o espate ians ;vere about ery formidable , naval force to that part of the world. We have r Th '''' —Th long since Inz. zarded an opinion that the Rus sians are bent on the subjugation of Turkey. Now they seem detemined, in reality, to seize some part of the Turkish turitory. She will pro bably seize some Turkish provinces, under the pretence of being indemnified for the expenses she has incurred at various periods, on account of the Turks violating the treaty respecting Mol davia and 'Walachia. We also think that Russia has a design upon Greece ; it would, therefore, not surprise us to hear of this Russian squadron taking possession of some of the Greek ports. In justification of such a measure, the Emperor Nicholas would probably urge that he had just as much right to take possession of this or that Greek port, as we to keep possession of the lonian Islands. It would undoubtedly not be to the interest of England that Russia should he suffered to occupy any part of Greece, or that they should Koceed to Constantinople, for by the subjugation of Turkey, or the occupation of any part of Greece, Russia is brought into a much closer contact with Asia Minor, Persia, Mesopotamia, and Arabia, through which coun tries it is probable she means, on the first favour able opportunity, to march her troops to the East Indies. All nations seem to have got an idea into their heads, that to have any thing to do with the East Indies is e q uiv a lent to bein g lon the high road of obtaining, by commercial intercourse, both immense wealth anil power.— As we beiare observed, France has likewise a squadron in those seas, besides the one she re cently sent professedly to blockade the port of Algiers. The United States of America have stationed some of their heaviest ships in the Egean Sea ; ships of much too great a force, too heavy metal, and too ample dimensions, for merely chasing Greek mystics. Austria has likewise a few ships there, under the command of a Com modore. So that there are now in the Greek Archipelago no less than four of the principal powers of Europe, besides the greatest power in the New World, with detachments of their re spective navies on the look-out to see what is going forward in the way of negotiation, between Russia, Turkey, and Greece, and to take ad vantage of any chance of acquiring a settlement that might present itself. There can be no doubt that each of the powers now looking on, would be glad to seize the whole or part of Greece, though it is very likely that they cannot agree amongst themselves which of them is to have the whole or part of such a prize. Some time ago it was mentioned in one of the newspapers, that the Russians were on the point of sending a squadron from St. Petersburgh or Cronstadt to the Black Sea. But an Evening Paper forth with contradicted that assertion in the most posi tive manner. That Evening Pap er has, how ever, since appeared to be mistaken ; and a cir cumstance so fatal to its imaginary infallibility should teach it in future to refrain from assuming so arrogant a tone, in contradicting intelligence which it does not itself happen to receive.—lbid. We insert to-day a report of a raa:er curious trial that took place before the Exchequer, k .l which the verdict turned on a nicety which a less attentive Counsel might easily have passed over. The case to which we allude is that of the .Attorney-General against Fish and Collins. The facts of the case were stated in the House of Commons lately, on the occasion of present ing a petition from the defendants, and are shortly these—Messrs. Fish and Collins, having an order for two pounds of straw cigars, and having but one pound at hand, borrowed a pound from Mr. Roberts, a neighbour, of the same trade, which, on a subsequent day, they repaid. There was no sale on either side. Under the old Acts a permit was required in sending out a pound of tobacco, but, under the present Act, the dealer may give out any quantity, from one to ten pounds, merely sending with it a printed document, furnished by the Excise—a duplicate of which he retains for the inspection of the Visiting Officer. No such document was sent with the pound of cigars in question, which was seiz ed in consequence. The penalty for non-com pliance with this form is 501., for the recovery of which the trial was instituted. The duty is three shillings only, and there was no allegation of fraud intended; but Messrs. Fish and Collins would, unquestionably, have paid the penalty and the costs, had ,not Mr. Thessiger succeeded in proving that, instead of a pound of tobacco, there was, in reality, only fifteen ounces and a half! the remaining half-ounce being straw. The Jury gave the defendants a verdict in conse quence. It seems, besides the duplicate book of all quantities of tobacco sent out, from one to ten pounds, which the dealer must keep, he is called on to keep another book, for sales of smaller quantities than a pound. To the former system no great objec hon can be urged, though certainly it comes down much lower than is necessary. A dealer in spi rits is trusted to the amount of two gallons with out permit, that is to about 155., and in some cases 30s. of duty ; and a dealer in tobacco, might, we think, be trusted with more than 3s. But the other regulation is absolutely absurd. How can it be expected that a trader is to regis ter in a book every pennyworth of short-cut, or half ounce of pigtail, he may sell in a year ? Why the Kingdom very soon would be too small to contain all the books that would be required. The neglect of this regulation is also saddled with a penalty, but it is not, we presume, often sued for. The source of all these regulations, vexatious, though necessary, lies, of course, in the'immense disproportion between the original value of the article and the amount of the duty, and they must be borne until the duty be re duced, of which Lord Goderich, in one of the last debates in the House of Lords, held out some hope.---Nero Times. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE.—MANUMISSION OF SLAVES.— Application was made to the Loan MAYOR to manumit tea slaves, the property of a gentleman in the Island of Barba does. It was mentioned on the occasion, that an Act of . Assembly was about to pass in Barbadoes, in order to faci litate the Manumission of Slaves. It would then be un necessary to apply in this country upon any occasion of the kind, as the deposit of 50/. or 100/. required by the Over seers of the Poor, would no longer be considered necessary to be made. The object of making manumission in Eng land is for the purpose of avoiding the expence incurred by the proceeding in Barbadoes--expence which in many instances retards, and in some totally checks, the merciful intentions of. humane slave-proprietors. Several slaves have been manumitted by the Lord Bishop of Barbadoes and Lord Combermere, since the arrival of the latter in the West Indies. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—A young man of gen teel appearance, named James Wilson, alias Andrews, was charged with having robbed his late master, the Rev. Mr. Jones, of Elm-green, in Wiltshire, of plate to a large amount. It appeared that the prisoner had lived in Mr. Jones's service three years, during which time he bad in variably conducted himself with the greatest propriety, and he left Mr. Jones's service, about a month ago, with a good character. In the middle of last January, Mr. J.'s house was nrolren open, nearly three hundred ounces of gold and silver plate, together with other valuable property, carried off. Every inquiry was made, but no intelligence WI, gained or sue ronnere unto as tew day. ago; when time prisoner offered some of the stolen plate for sale to Mr. Stiles, a silversmith, in Tottenham-court-road. He went to Mr. Stiles's shop, in the first instance, with a piece of plate weighing about fourteen ounces, which had been melted down, and which he said he had received from a friend in the country, who had it from a refiner in payment of a debt. This piece of plate was purchased ; but when the prisoner brought a considerable quantity, in a battered condition, Mr. Stiles refused to purchase it, and caused him to be taken into custody. The prisoner, who, at the commencement of the exami nation, displayed great apparent indifference, now became sensibly affected, on hearing a female mentioned ; and, bursting into tears, declared that they should not have the trouble of sending him into the country for trial, as he in tended to terminate his existence. Mr. CONANT spoke with him on the folly of attempting such a crime ; and Plank told him that a straight waistcoat would be put on him if it was thought he meditated self destruction. Mr. Jones said, the prisoner's connexions were most re spectable, and he would rejoice if his punishment could be commuted. Mr. Coicalcr said, he should commit him for the present to the House of Correction, preparatory to his being re moved to Salisbury, to take his trial at the ensuing Assizes for the county of Wilts. MARYLEBONE.—A gentleman named Brown, who resides at Willsden, came before the Magistrate to complain of the want of accommodation for the poor sick persons at Willsden. It was, he understood, the common practice at Willsden, whenever labourers or their families fell sick, and unable to follow their employment, to convey them to a place called the Cage or Round-house, where felons and persons of suspicious character were usually confined, and there the poor creatures usually remained until they re covered. The cage was a dismal building, quite dark, except the small portion of light which a small grated win dow over the door admitted ; and the constable having been remonstrated with on this unnatural practice, ex pressed himself at a loss how to proceed, as the Cage was the only receptacle for the sick of the parish. Mr. GRIFFITH expressed his utmost indig nation on hearing this statement , and informed th e Churchwarden that it was incumbent on the parish-officers to provide suitable place for the sick ; and that it was net only dis a graceful to them, but they were liable to severe punish" merit, if serious consequences ensued from the practice being continued. The Pariah Officers said they were willing to construc t a suitable edifice immediately, if they were not compelled to consult the vestry. Mr. IlosiciNs recommended them to call a vestry for the special purpose of taking the matter into consideration, and if the vestry refused to do so, they (the officers) were at liberty to act for themselves. UNION-HALL. —Shortly after the presiding Magi strate, R. J. CHAMBERS, Esq. had yesterday taken his seat, an assault case, arising out of a family dispute respecting the division of some property left by an elderly man named W lliam Cole, came before his Worship for investigation. T he deceased who was a sawyer, dropped down dead in the street on Saturday.night last, and on Monday even ing by the visitatiou of God , " w as returned. The same even an inquest was held on hi s bod y , when a verdict of "Died ing the relations and som e friends of the deceased met, when the assault in question arose. About ten o'clock, cries and screams were heard proceeding from the late re sidence of the deceased, in John-street,pDreoacdkhoyeaerd,it,Beanrd mondsey, and a constable with t wo watchmen repaired to the house. They there found the room in in the utmost con fusion, knives and fire-irons being ly in g some of the party bleeding. All the individuals there as sembled directed the constable to take William Cole, a stout young man, into custody, as the person who had caused the quarrel. His head was severely cut, his shirt very bloody, and he seemed to be almost in a state of frenzy. The mother and a younger son related their complaint against the prisoner, whose appearance bore out the above statement respecting his wound on the head, and the con dition of his linen. From their testimony it would seem, that the prisoner desired to have a watch which his father was in the habit of wearing, and on an observation being 'A^ by the younger brother, lie seized a poker , struck the mater. . latter and i,,Ls own mother with it. Benc e th e cries of distress which cau;zd the interference of the constable. Mr. CHAMBERS—What a ruffian you must be (to the prisoner) to treat your mother and brother in this manner. Your father's body is seareelY cold, before you begin to quarrel about the little property left by him. Prisoner (in a sullen manner. )_The watch might to be mine. lam the eldest son. Mr. CHAMBIRS.--You must put in bail. The mother, who did not seem to understand that the Magistrate was doing all he could to protect her from her son's violence, here earnestly begged that something might dling sell from last sale prices to 6d. advance; 200 be done to prevent the recurrence of an assault. chests taken in. The Magistrate then explained to her the nature of the RICE.-This forenoon 250 bags Bengal Rice proceeding which he was about to enforce. 13s. 6d. a 14s. The prisoner, after being told that he must procure two SALTPETRE.-By public sale this forenoon 1,854 sureties in 401. each not to break the peace, was taken bags Saltpetre 225. 6d. a 235. away in the custody of the gaoler. RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.-The demand A respectable-looking man and his wife, named Brown, for Leeward Island Rum considerably increased last were accused by a bridge-keeper, whose name is Vessey, with obstructing the foot-path. week, and 2 to 4 over sold 2s. 2d., a parcel a shade The defendants were wearied, and sat themselves down stronger 2s. 24d. A Jamaica house sold fine marks on the curb-stone of Westminster-bridge, about midnight on at 4s. 6d., inferior at 4s. 4d. Brandy was without Monday, to rest themselves. The female had a child in alteration. Geneva was rather higher on account of her arms. Vessey desired them, in the language of a man the advance in Holland. At a late hour some more in authority, to "go on." Mr. Brown, believing that sales of low Leewards transpired; none now offer he was doing no injury to any one, resisted, and a scuffle under 2s. 2d., and 4 and .5 over sold 2s. 3d. ensued, which terminated in his being captured and taken TEA.-Boheas are in some demand, and bear a to the watch-house. It is, however, proper to mention, small premium ; Congous are steady ; Twankays that Mr. Brown had previously declared he would go to nt . , co inue at la. to lid. pr . ofit. the watch-house quietly, provided Vessey would not lay hands upon him. SPICES, &C.-By Public Sale yesterday, Pepper, Mr. Citamssits told Vessey that he had no right to Black, 4,537 bags, very light, dusty and stalky, 3d. take the defendant and his wife to the watch-house, merely a 3 4d.; goo d li g ht, atd. a 34d.; heavy,3ld.a 34 d. ; because they sat down to rest themselves. White 89 bags, fair, 16d. a 164 d.; good, 17d. a Vessey observed that he should not have done so, had 184 d.; Cinnamon, 1,007 packages, Ist quality, 6s. they not commenced abusing him. 7d. a 6s. Bd.; 2d, ss. 7d.; 3d, 4s. 7d. a 4s. Bd. ; Mr. Brown now remarked that Volley was intoxicated Nutmegs, 27 packages, 2s. 9d. a 3s. 6d.; Mace, 47 when be accosted them. packages, good bright Bencoolen, ss. 2d. a 6s. ; This was denied by Vessey, who then declared that he Sago, 258 chests, chiefly out, 442 Pearl, chiefly, had been five years in the situation which he then held, and 235. a 28s. ; Cloves, 10 packs good Bencoolen, 2s. had never been accused of drunkenness when on duty. 6d. a 2s. 7d.; Cassia Lignea, 1166 packs, chiefly, The night constable of the Surrey watch-house was in clined to believe that Vessey was somewhat intoxicated 965. a 995.; good, 107 s. a 1 1 Is.; Cassia Buds 79 when he brought the defendant there. chests, good but stalky, 119 s. a 1205.; Ginger, 174 Mr. Crum ß ees discharged the defendant and his wife, bags, Barbadoes, 50s. a 545. 6d ; 200 robins Mala and cautioned Vessey how he acted in future, if he intended bar, 19s. 6d. a 205.; Saltpetre, 600 bags, fair quality not to be deprived of his situation. refraction 4 per ct. 225. a 225. 60.; Coffee 802 bags, A gentleman, whose name is Dalrymple, was also die- the St. Domingo fair, 435. a 445.; Cheribon, 435. a charged, having been given into custody by Vessey. 465.: Cinnamon sold Id. to 2d. per lb. dearer ; Pep- Mr. Dalrymple signified that he should bring an action per, Id. to Id. ; Cassia, .ss. a 65.; Mace, 3d. higher. against Vessey for false imprisonment. The whole sold with uncommon briskness. A respectable-looking lad named M' Grath was charged, with having picked the pocket of Count Petoyski, a Rue sian nobleman, of a valuable gold snuff-box, on the Bth of June last, near Mivart's hotel, in Upper Brook-street. It appeared, from the evidence of a footman in the service of Lord William Bentinck, and a French groom in the service of Prince De Borghese, that, in the middle of the day above-mentioned, the Count, who is at present on the Continent, was proceeding along Brook -street, when the French groom noticed the prisoner walking by the -,:de of the Count, but, from his genteel appearance, the groom concluded that the prisoner was the Count's son, and therefore did not particularly notice his movements until he saw him put his band into the Count's pocket and draw it out again, but he did not see any thing in his hand, neither did he put it into his pocket, but immediately ran down Davies-street, Berkeley-square. The groom spoke to the Count, and asked him if he had lost any thing, and the Count, after feeling his pockets, exclaimed that he had lost his gold snuff-box. A reward of forty guineas was offered for the recovery of the snuff-box. The Count ap peared to have been remarkably unfortunate, for, on the Bth of June, he had his pocket picked of another gold snuff-box, of rich workmanship, with fine pictures by Teniers, on mother-o'-pearl of different colours, and seve ral diamonds, forming a bouquet to open the box. Ne' ther of the boxes have since been recovered. As the Count was at present on the Continent, the pr loner was remanded. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE WEEK Wheat. Barley. s. to s. s. to s 59 50 65 39 45 58 64 39 43 58 60 40 42 58 60 40 42 54 60 50 63 38 58 62 40 44 56 60 Oats, Beans. Per Quarter. Boston Canterbury ......... Grantham Grimsby Horncastle Lincoln —....... Maidstone .....—.......-. 5pi15by........... St ainford,*.,.... COTTON WOOL. LIST OF IMPORTS ♦ND EXPORTS. Bags, &c. Bags, &c. Liverpool 454,444 291,064. London 140,434 47,055 Glasgow Total exported in 1827 OLD BAILEY. LONDON MARKETS. From the London New Price Current of Tuesday. ) SUGAR.—The Market last week continued un commonly brisk ; each day buyers coming freely for- , ward to purchase as the small supplies were brought out for sale, and each day the holders obtaining an advancing currency, the latter evincing much firm ness and the arrivals unprecedentedly few. We es timate the sales last week above s,ooohhds. at prices ls. a is. 6d. higher. The deliveries last week were above 3,700 casks, much the same as the correspond ing one of last year, the comparative stock is, how -1 ever, greatly changed; the difference of stock is only 74 casks, the landing last week being above 5,200 casks against about 400 in 1826. The change of stock damped the Sugar Market, the buyers evinced dispusltlOn to purchase—there was, however, still a poor supply of Sugars on sale : at the close of the day the purchase of Muscovades were estimated at 1,500 hhds. ; the market again brisk and at higher prices. The 'Refined Market last week advanced ls„ a 25.; the purchases for export being Ossisted by large parcels taken by the grocers for export (in pro portion to their purchases of East India Sugar for home consumption), and in addition to the quantity taken for the home consumption of the country. — Molasses were Is. higher. The Refined Market this afternoon continues firm, the holders ask high prices but few sales are reported; low Lumps 83s. Molasses 265. 6d. FOREIGN SUGAR.—The sales last week are 375. a 38s. for good yellow Havannah, good white 48s.— all for export. The following sales were to the re finers :—Brown Brazil 30s. a 315., yellow 335. white Brazil for export 375. a 445. EAST INDIA SUGAR.—We'announced on this day week that Grocers could clear Sugars on the same terms as the Refiners, the consequence was an im mediate advance of 3s. a 4s. on East India descrip- tions. By public sale this forenoon Manilla 2,955 bags. East India 1,512. The Manilla was strong grey, and sold uncommonly high, 395. a 395. 6d. a little inferior 375. a 38s. The Bengals, particularly the white, sold Is. a 2s. lower. DUTY ON FOREIGN AND EAST INDIA SUGAR. — What we stated last week as the substance of the conversation between the Ministers and the West India Body, has been confirmed to us from another high quarter. We can now state it is the inten tion of his Majesty's Ministers to propose, on the meet ing of Parliament, to admit all Sugars on a duty . On Forei gn S ugars , it will be ss. above West India, and the East India will be 4s. higher; Foreign 325.; East India 31s.—And as the Government now pro tect the Shipping Interest with the greatest earnest ness, no Sugars will probab l y be admitted for home consumption unless they have been imported in a British AVERAGE PRICES OF SUGAR.—The average prices of Sugar which regulate the duty on Foreign is 375. per cwt. this week, which makes the duty 295. and ls. additional duty for all Foreign Sugars sold above 375. COFFEE.—The public sales last week went off with increased spirit, and generally the prices were Is. higher. A large parcel of Cuba (about 1,200 bags) sold at very high prices, particularly the good and fine ordinary; the fine fine ordinary reached 555.; the ordinary sold at 425.; very ordinary St. Do mingo 425. a 425. 6d. ; and for quality nearly the same 435. a 435. 6d.; 600 bags good Manilla sold last week at 445. a 455. The middling qualities of Jamaica went off 2s. a 4s. higher, and with brisk ness ; good middling 82s. a 845., fine 905.; and ge nerally there was much improvement in the appear ance of the Market. This forenoon 161 casks, 371 bags in four small Public Sales, and chiefly so mixed in quality as scarcely to be taken as a criterion of the Market; Brazil ordinary 435. up to 535. for fine ordinary; good middling Jamaica 8315.—The Market looks much more firm. COTTON.—The only sales worth mentioning are, 350 bags Bowed sjd. a 6d. and 300 Manilla 6d. a bid. TouAcco.--There are no purchases of Tobacco worth mentioning. PROVISIONS. There are no alterations worth reporting. HEMP, FLAX, and TALLOW.—The accounts from St. Petersburgh are to the 23d ult. The Exchanges were rather lower, 10d. 5-l6ths. Tallow 101 rubles, The market has been very heavy arid rather lower prices have been submitted to; the fine on the spot is still scarce. Hemp and Flax continue nominal. By public sale on Friday 400 casks Tallow 345. 9d. a 365. At a late hour there was more demand for Flax, 12 head sold at 37/. ; P. T. R. at 40/. ; D. C. at 3.5/. Hemp still neglected. FOR DELIVERY Tallow, delivery last three months 0 36 9 Shipment on or before 31st Aug 0 36 6 free on board 30 0 0 per ton Hemp, shipment on or before 31st Aug 36 10 oto 37 0 0 INDIGO.—The India House sale, consisting of 5,000 chests, commenced this morning; 875 chests are got through. For the finest Madras and Oude there appears to be no orders ; the good and mid- I. to 8 31 39 23 3(1 20 22 30 34 30 06 17 21 s. to s 44 50 57 62 58 60 60 64 56 59 49 100 EXPORTED. - IPrevioui ly this year. 'Bags, &e. Bags, &c. 317 11,96 1,640 21,465 ~ 35,009, 'G SESSIONS, THE ENSUI • SUMMARY STATEMENT DESCRI WITH WHICH THE PRISONERS CHARGED, NU. :--• Murder 2 Burglary 7 Cutting and Maiming 1 Highway Robbery lO Uttering Counterfeit Coin, having been previously convicted Housebreaking 7 Stealing in dwelling-houses B Horse Stealing 5 Sheep Stealing S Bigamy 1 .-- E m b ezz ling Of the above number, 56 are charged with crimes committed in the City, and 196 in the County, 44 out 01 the whole being indicted capitally. STATE OF HIS MAJESTY'S GAOL OF NEWGATE, JULY 9. Prisoners under sentence of transportation for life 47 14 years 7 years . 54 Imprisoned for felony and misdemeanours for certain periods '7 For trial at the ensuing Sessitins 252 Committed under the Bankrupt Laws 4 Whose judgments are respited 4 Remanded from last Sessions Committed by the Court of King's Benc h I n......4,,..a for .4,..1 .t the Cl.rkenwell Sessions 1 7INE OF THE VARIOUS OFFENCES FOR TRIAL SEVERALLY STAND Stealing and secreting alet ter while employed at the Post-Office - 1 Stealing from the person 39 Receiving Stolen Goods 3 Larcenies 149 Rescuing a Felon from law ful custody 2 Perjury 2 Fraud 3 Uttering Counterfeit Coin 4 Total 395 Males 297 I Females 9B There is not at present a prisoner in Newgate under sentence of death, which is a matter of rare occurrence. SHEEN, THE. MURDERER. PRECEDENT THAT HE CAN BE AGAIN PUT ON HIS TRIAL. SINGULAR ANALOGOUS CASE. A great deal of controversy and conflicting op nions have arisen in the case of Sheen, the infant cide, and several legal gentlemen, who appear to be mere tyros in the profession, have boldly asserted, that being found once Not Guilty of the offence with which he stands charged, he cannot again be indicted; or that if so, he may plead Autrefois Acquit, and thus defeat the proceedings. They even go so far as to say, that there is no precedent for a new trial ; and that if resorted to, it would be a mon strous innovation on the laws, and lead to unforeseen difficulties. That these would be the result, time alone can determine ; but that they would conduce to neither the one nor the other, a lapse of near a century testifies. If there has been any change in the Criminal Laws, as affecting the more direct proceed ings in cases of murder, since the year 1700, these remarks may not be altogether well grounded; but if there has not, then are they most appropriate and applicable. About the earlier part of the 18th cen tury, a case as analogous as possible to that of Sheen, and furnishing a most illustrative prece dent, occurred in London. It is to be found in the second trial of Lewis Houssart, a foreigner, for the murder of his wife, Anne. The details are fully reported in the second volume of the Newgate Calendar, and are, in their condensed form, as fol lows :—" In the latter part of the year 1720, Hous sart married a female named Rondeau, at the French Church, in Spitalfields, but shortly after their coha bitation, a disgust arising, he left her, and passed himself off as a single man. While under that assumed character, he became acquainted with a Mrs. Hern, to whom, having paid his addresses, he was married at St. Autholin's. Not long after this union, she learned that his first wife was in existence ; and, irritated with the imposition that he had practised on her, she reproached him with the deceit. He assured her that she was misinformed on the sub ject, and that he would shortly convince her of it. From this moment he seemed to have meditated the murder, which he afterwards accomplished. He effected his diabolical purpose in this way :—Having ascertained that his victim was residing at her mother's in Swan-alley, Shoreditch, he sent a little boy for the latter, with a message, informing her " that there was a gentleman waiting for her at the Turk's Head, Bishopsgate, who wished to see her." While the boy was gone he slipped out, and con cealed himself in the alley, where he watched the movements of the mother, and when he had per ceived that she left home, ie took advantage of her absence, and going to his wife's room, cut her throat with a razor. The melancholy event was commu nicated to her brother, Rondeau, who, suspecting from a former attempt made by Houssart with poi son, that he was the murderer, had him appre hended, and committed. His trial came on at the ensuing Sessions, but owing to the want of the evidence of the boy who conveyed the message, and who, by threat, was kept out of the way, he was acquitted. He was then ordered by the Court to be detained for the bigaulY, , and he was indicted for the offence at the ensuing Commission. Several points of law were then raised by his Counsel, but the Jury, nevertheless, so distinct was the proof of the two marriages, brought in a verdict of Guilty, subject to the opinion of the Twelve Judges. While waiting their decision, the absent witness was discovered, and on an appeal of Rondeau, the deceased's brother, Houssart was a second time tried for the murder, the deficient evi dence being obtained. No less than six several pleas were advanced in abatement of the proceedings, all of which failed. Three only were worth notice. The first was, that of misnomer, the prisoner's name being spelt Lewis, whereas it ought to described been Louis. The second, that he was not, as, a labourer, but a barber-surgeon ; and the third was, that there were no such persons as John Doe or Richard Roe, the parties pledged to prosecute. To meet the first, it was shown that the prisoner had pleaded to two separate indictments for murder and bigamy, in which his name was spelt Lewis. To set aside the second, it was in proof that he was only a servant, or journeyman, and, as such, a la bourer; and, to negative the third, evidence was produced that there were such persons as John Doe and Richard Roe, in Middlesex, the one a sol dier, and the other a weaver. When the pleas were disposed of, the trial proceeded, and the cul prit being found guilty, was executed on the 7th December, 1724, (103 years ago), opposite Swan Alley, Shoreditch. The plea of Autrefois Acquit was not in Hous sart's case introduced, but even admitting it to have all the force attributed to it, it cannot operate in fa vour of Sheen. Its meaning evidently is, that a per son cannot be tried twice for the same offence ; now Sheen will not be tried twice for the same offence, for, on the last occasion, he was tried for the murder of an infant, who, owing to a misnomer, could not be proved ever to have been in existence. The consequence was, that he was acqnitted ; and it would be an absurdity to say that a man could deprive that of life which never had any. The error, or oversight, in which this originated, will be guarded against now, and he will be indicted for the murder of the child known by reputation, after reciting the different aliasses, as Bill, an addition which was omitted in the last indictment, and which caused its failure. The bills were presented on Monday to the Grand Jury of Middlesex. They contain no less than eleven several counts, and are of the length of 72 folios. After a strict examination of the witnesses, they were found as true. GEORGE 111. AND AN ETON BOY. Convulsions are common to every society. One of a serious nature took place many Years back at Eton. Some real grievance either ex isted, or, what is by far more likely, the sons of Etona imagined one, and threw off all subordi nation and regard to rule. It was on a beautiful summer's day that this young commonwealth, actuated by one of the above influences, thought proper to dismiss their administration, and take the reins of government into their own hands. The late Dr. Heath was the premier of the day, and by some means or other had incurred the high displeasure of the boys : the whole school, entirely broken up, was scattered here and there in little knots and clus ters throughout the town of Eton : these, in close divan, were sapiently turning over the most dignified means of manifesting their indignation, when the late King, on horseback, attended by his usual cortege, passed along : the boys, of course, showed every demonstration of respect, and his Majesty rode on, until he reached a well-known spot in Eton---Barnpool Bridge : its sides were studded by many of the young malcontents, and as the King passed through their ranks, they reverently doffed their hats. His Majesty, perhaps, by the ap pearances, forboding some danger to his domi nions, pulled up for a moment, and in his hur ried way inquired—" Boys, boys, boys—what's matter ? what's matter ? what's matter ?" Pope (I think it is) somewhere sings, Oh, 'tie the sweetest of all earthly things, To talk to princes, and to look on kings." The young fry thus addressed, not being in the very frequent receipt of either of these enjoy ments, felt themselves most exceedingly embar rassed ; there was an awful pause ; no answer. vvtßoy,hb,soy,l matter t y e , r ? w " repeated matter sttMer ?—ho l idayajesty,po inc ing with his whip at one dismayed wight-- holiday ?"—" No, please your Majesty," at length replied the boy ; " no—it's—it's—it's---- a rebellion I" " Rebellion !" exclaimed the King, ready to choke with suppressed laughter ; ' " rebellion—rebellion ! rebellion !--very bad--- very bad—very bad indeed !" The burst of risibility which followed, not only from his Majesty, but from all his attend ants, are in the liveliest recollection of the un lucky boy down to the present hour.—New London Literary Gazette. IMPORTID. Same pel This nod last year. year. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. COUNTRY DIARY.—s ..lervanair, JULY 14. Duncan and Co., Liverpool—Messrs. Crump and Co., Li verpool 1 Ford, J.,Reading—Wheatsheaf, Reading Edge, ~ Burslem—Albion, Shelton a Loder, A., Bath—Lion, Bath Morgan, J., Norwich—White Swan, Norwich Nangle, T., Liverpool—Mr. Williams, Liverpool li INSOLVENTS APPLYINI Petitions to be head at Portug JULY 16, 3- TO BE DISCHARGED' al-street, Lincoln's Inn Fields, wt. Appleyard, J., Catherine-streeti Bland, W., Braunston, North- 1 amptonsh ire Bonilace, H., Goswell-street Cooke, R., Lutterworth, eestershire ICollis, W., Camden town ,C., Currell Kent-road ..... , Duncan T., Pimlico Garcia, A., Heneage-lane, BN via Marks (Holbrook, G., Fleet-market COUNTRY.---At the Court-1 Nine i louse, at Norwich, July 19, A C )'clock. Greavas, J., Norwich Hunn, A., Acle Jordan, E., Norwich Lane, A., Norwich Mayhew, H., Norwich Pamp, T.,Norwich Walter, V., Norwich Barlow, J., Norwich Boyce, F., Norwich Brett, E.., Norwich Bulwer, E., Norwich Bunn, G., Norwich Chapman, J., Norwich Christmas, J., Norwich Clarke, J., Norwich Same place, July 13, at Eleven. Allison, R., Toft Monks Scott, H., Downham Case, E., Foulsham Stannard, J., Thorpe Cobb, —, Dereham Stebbings, —, Garboldishain Gage, J., Massingham Stygles, J. Newton Greeves, T., Swaffham Tennent, J., Pickenham Harper, J., Stradsett Thain, J., Hickling Homfray, the Ray. J., Great Wainford, R., Saidingham Nr Yarmouth thergat Kitton, M., Harpley Wigg, J., Yarmouth Le Good, H., Hempnall Wiseman, T., Wymondliam Osborn, T., Norwich At Plymouth, Blatchford, P., Plymouth it At Berwick-upon-T , ' Phillips, July 14, at Ten. 'Crispin, T., Yealmpton ►eed, July It, at Ten. L., Berwick A TRUE SPORTSMAN.--On =the fir:t of thie month, a gentleman asked an old sportsman► who had his gun in his hand, what he thought of the weather. « I don't think we shall have any wet to-day, for the rain hangs fire." BIRTHS. Yesterday, in Great Russell-street, Mrs. E. Alderson' of a daughter. On the 9th inst. at Ightham, Kent, the lady of Capt . James, of a daughter. On the Bth inst., at Surbiton-house, Kingston, the 109 of Alderman Garrett, of a daughter. On Thursday last, in Gloucester -place, the lady of P. Norman, Esq., of a daughter. MARRIED. Yesterday, at St. Pancras, the Rev. W. Lewis Davie* Fellow of St. John's College, Oxford, and Vice-Principe / of Elisabeth College, Guernsey, to Matilda Amelia Slater' of Upper Gower-street , youngest daughter of the late W' Slater, Esq. On the sth instant, at Paris, Mr. John Nassau Clari o of Mincing-lane, to Louisa, eldest daughter of John Bridc man, Esq. DIED. On Sunday last, Mr. W. Starkey, of Little Pultene street, Golden-square. Yesterday, Mr. Theodore Turpin, Commercial-roa d ' Lambeth, aged 46. On the '7th inst., C. Bartram, Esq., late of PeckhalM aged 68. On the 6th inst., W. Forster, son of J. Jackson, EA' of Lewisham. ...d Pigninso and Pususitso by M. YOUNG, at tbs Sor-Oretos, No. 112, Strand.