The Sun. — London, England, 1827-09-03 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. The papers of Saturday and yesterday were premature in stating that Mr. Herries had been actually appointed, and that he received the Seals of the Exchequer on the afternoon of Friday.— He at that time neither received the Seals nor kissed hands on his appointment. That he may do both in the course of this day, is more than probable ; but he is even now no more Chancel lor of the Exchequer than when Lord Goderich proposed him a fortnight ago to the King. A Council is to meet this day, when the appoint ment of the Right Hon. Gentleman will receive the fiat of the King's Government. When we announced in The Times of Friday, that "his Majesty had manifested a gracious desire to have himself and his Cabinet extricated by the most conciliatory means, from the unseasonable dilemma" in which circumstances, not implying blame to either party, had placed them, we did the feelings of the Sovereign no more than scanty justice. It would be impossible to go further than we are assured his Majesty has gone, to surmount a difficulty which was in no degree of his seeking. Falsely accused of having endeavoured to saddle his Ministers with an un congenial or ineligible colleague, his Majesty took the, most obvious and decided steps to dis prove the calumny of the Tory faction. So late as Friday last, the Chancellorship of the Exche quer was tendered repeatedly, and in the most earnest manner, first to Mr. Huskisson, and next, on his refusal, to Mr. Sturges Bourne. This latter gentleman havingalso, in terms equally unambigu ous declined it—and thus a double demonstration being afforded of the real tendency of his Ma jesty's wishes, in concurrence with, not in con tradiction to, those of his official advisers, (in deed, we ought to have said a treble demonstra tion, for Mr. Tierney had already, in the same week, declined to exchange the Mint for the Exchequer), the pretensions of Mr. Herries came last to be considered, as those of a person more conversant with the details of Treasury business than others of higher political repute. But, without discussing the politics or preten sions of Mr. Herries, we take upon us to state distinctly, that while yet a chance remained of any of the three Ministers above-mentioned consenting to fill the important vacancy, Mr. Herries had no prospect of being placed in com petition with them—either by the Cabinet as a body, or by the King—from the hour in which his Majesty was acquainted with its predominant opinion. Had any foundation existed for the infamous Tory charge upon his Majesty, of de signing to force a " King's candidate" into office, there would have been at once an end of the Ministry. With an objection which resolves itself merely into a question of preference between Messrs. A. and 8., in respect of their personal merits, a man of honour may deal somewhat differently. If A., the favourite, will not serve, and 8., the less favoured, is ready to do so, in-' ,stead of having a principle to contend with, it becomes a pure consideration for the judrient, whether a statesman not fully ap proving es_si individual proposed to him for an as sociate in the f.:labinet shall accept the single col league whom he anig,ht not of himself have chosen, or break up the general Administration, which, as a whole, enjoys his political esteem and confidence. A man of sensibility and watchful jealousy as to the possible construction of the world on his motives, will often let the personal sentiment put aside with too little cere mony the more extensive obligation of the citizen. Lord Lansdowne acted on this generous class of motives last Saturday, when he tendered his re. signation to the King. The Noble Marquis, as we announced in our last number, was summoned to attend his Majesty that day at Windsor. His Lordship had, it is pretty generally known, ex pressed a reluctance to act with Mr. Herries, if another Minister, more suitable in his apprehen sion, could be prevailed upon to take the seals of the Exchequsr, That other, it appears, could not be procured ; but even under that which might be looked upon as a case excepted from the contingent pledges of the Noble Marquis, he conceived himself bound to keep " Cmsar's wife above suspicion ;" and on its being announced to him that no choice remained except in favour of Mr. Herries, who was not even then (Saturday morning) more than in a state of expectancy with regard to office, Lord Lansdowne laid the sears of the Home Department at his Majesty's feet. The Sove reign declined to accept the resignation of his _Minister, graciously expressing his earnest desire that the Noble Marquis would remain in office, and giving the Noble Lord his Royal autho rity to e state, that his continuance in office was an act of duty consented to by Lord Lans downe at the express desire of the King him self, and to pretzent the dissolution of a Go vernment whzch, on public and private grounds his Majesty was a wrious to preserve. — For these facts we stake our character with the public. iVlost gratifying are they to all who '.:nterest themselves, on worthy motives, In the fame and honour of public men ; eminently en couraging are they, to all who see in the , prin ciples and consequences of Mr , Canning 's po licy the elements as well as instruments of na tional greatness for this country. No honest man can behold, without pride and joy, this unquestionable evidence afforded, of the King of England's resolution to maintain the ground which leis Majesty has already won on behalf of the dearest rights- and most precious improve ments of society ; anti to reject, as his own worst those who have tong been the objects enemies, of his people's contempt—the hoary sycoph an t s , whom the first moment of the King's resistance to their will transformed into libellers of his po licy an.l person, anal into relentless persecuto rs to death, And after death, of the man whom h e honoured and illustrated b y his friendship.—At no period of the late transactions --we speak ad visedly—did the King ever once glance at the possibility of recurring to the official aid, or = and exploded principles, of the Lon donderr y 76 don policy.--Tinter. • On Saturday we announced that on Friday Lord Goderich, the Lord Chancellor, Mr. Hus kisson, and Mr. Sturges Bourne bad an audience of his Majesty, at the Royal Lodge, Windsor; after which Lord Godench communicated to Mr. Herries the King's pleasure that he should accept the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer ; andthat Mr. Herries liad afterwards an audience of his Majesty, in which 4 was understood that he had consented to accept the office. Mr. Berries was not, however, appointed on Friday, and the re porta to that effect, which appeared in NT" papers, are incorrect ; nor has the appoint ment of that gentleman vet taken place. The confeM" of Friday, atVindsor, was followed by a star- 0614 from hie Winerzor, on Saturaa Majesty to Lord Lans downe to 7, and it is obvious, that till hi. Lordshiphad wait e d on hi s M a j es ty n o final assail ement could b e f orme d. O n am- Lord L a Saturday. accorbigY , on - la obeyed his Majesty's commands, and we have now to announce that the result of this audience has been very satisfactory. A Council is ordered at two o'clock on this day, at Windsor, which it is understood will be attended by Mr. Huskisson, Mr. Herries, and Mr. Charles Grant, for the purpose of receiving respectively the appoint ments of Colonial Secretary, Chancellor of the Ex chequer, and President of the Board of Trade, and Treasurer of the Navy. For such a result we have from the outset prepared our readers. " Where there is a will there is a way," says the proverb ; and we know that all parties, his Ma jesty, and the men now in office, had the same object at heart—the effecting of such an arrange ment as would best secure the continuance of the system on which the affairs of the country are at present administered. We know that his Majesty was too sincerely desirous of promoting the welfare and prosperity of the nation, to en tertain for a moment the idea of having recourse to the services of any of the Outs, the return of whom to power could only lead to the most cala mitous results ; and we knew that men agreed as to the principle on which the Government ought to be conducted, would never incur the responsibility of exposing to hazard the system with which they conceived the welfare of the country bound up, for considerations of inferior moment. Wishing only to give the Admini stration the greatest degree of efficiency, any minor differences of opinion that might exist as to the q ualifications of individuals, were not of a nature to disunite men agreeing in essentials. In the present day more is expected from a pub lic man than was expected fifty or sixty years ago. He is exposed to a more severe responsibility. It is now very properly conceived, that men who have once. put their hand to the plough, are not at liberty to turn back from motives of inclina tion or personal convenience, when the conse quence might be hazarding the stability and po licy deemed best calculated to promote the public good. With respect to Mr. Herries's talents for business, there is but one opinion. It is known that his plans have been of material be nefit to the nation, and that large sums were saved by the system he adopted, when he was at the head of the Commissariat. The reports of his intimacy with Mr. Rothschild, of which ad vantage was taken to injure him, had for foun dation the constant intercourse with that great capitalist, imposed on him when he was at the head of the Commissariat, it being found im possible to manage the payments in specie to our troops abroad, in the prompt and economical manner introduced by Mr. Herries, by any other means than the instrumentality of Mr. Roths child. His Majesty is understood to have dis played throughout the utmost anxiety to prevent whatever might have a tendency to produce dis union, and thus endanger the existence of the Administration. Those who have founded their hopes of returning to power, on any supposed partiality on the part of his Majesty, for one part of the Cabinet more than another, will be mortified to learn that his Majesty, again and again, expressed his anxious wish to perpetuate the liberal policy on which the Adminstration has lately been conducted.—Morning Chronicle. We announced, exclusively, on Saturday, the completion, for such they virtually were, of the new Ministerial arrangements. It may be said, perhaps (and upon this point we arc prepared to find some quibbling), that Mr. Herries was not actually appointed to the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer, on Friday, because he did not, on that day, receive the Seal of the Exchequer. It is true, that no arrangement could be consi dered as finally decided upon, until after the au dience to which his Majesty was graciously pleased to summon the Marquis of Lansdowne, on Saturday, and which we mentioned in our paper of that day. We can now, however, state with certainty, that that audience terminated most satisfactorily, and that a Council will be held this day at Windsor, at two o'clock, when Mr. Huskisson will receive the seals of the Co lonial Department, Mr. Herries those of the Exchequer, and Mr. Charles Grant will be ap pointed to succeed Mr. Huskisson in the offices of President of the Board of Trade and Treasurer of the Navy. Thus will all the appointments connected with the vacancies in the Cabinet be completed, and completed in a way most satisfactory to the country generally. In the Gazette of to-morrow night these several a ppointments will appear. Imme diately after kissing hands, Mr. Huskisson, we are informed, will proceed to Paris for a few weeks ; Viscount Goderich to Putney ; Mr. Herries to Montrail (and not to the Continent, as originally stated) ; the Marquis of Lansdowne to Bow-wood ; and the Lord Chancellor to Wim bledon. Mr. Tierney 13 already gone to CaShio bury Park, the seat of the Earl of Essex. The appointment of Mr. Herries as Chancellor of the Exchequer will cause the addition of one extra Lord of the Treasury. Six Lords are the limited number. We do not know positively who will have to retire ; but it is conjectured that Lord P. L. Gower will be the one. We have already noticed some of the many falsehoods put forth by our contemporaries on the subject of Mr. Herries's appointment. In the John Bull of yesterday (a Paper really ill-informed, but not at all deficient in that kind of easy as surance which passes with the million for knowing a vast deal), it is asserted, as if it were a matter of fact, that Mr. Herries had expressed an unwillingness to join the Government if Mr. Brougham were appointed to any public office. We court no controversy on these subjects. We are satisfied with stating what we know cannot be contradicted--that the assertion is not only untrue, but that it is with out even a vestige of truth. The poor Times is in a sad predicament. It has been tossed about during the last week in a most pitiable way. Ab solutely knowing nothing—but with all the so. lemnity of a profound acquaintance with Cabinet secrets, and diplomatic motives,it blundered on to the close, and even so late as Saturday, very gravely assured its readers, that in eight-md-forty hours some "effectual progress'' might perhaps be made " toward s a settlement." As to Mr. Herries being Chancellor of the Exchequer, that was so entirely beyond the knowledge of our con temporary, that he did not think it necessary to mention hini. In vain he prepared a speech for Mr. Huskisson to deliver to his Majesty—in 4n he assured his M , ajesty himself, that his " language and conduct' had merited his " grate ful respects"—in vain he gave a " course of Constitutional reasoning" upon his assumed by "—in vain lie assured US Tothesis—in vain he rung the changes upon " the King's Candidate of disastrous consequences that were " certain" to happen if Mr. HerrieS were appointed. That Right Hon. Gentleman is Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the Times—we write - it with affliction—has recorded itself a solemn, pompous .dupe. We say this out of respect; for had it not been grossly deceived itself, we are sure it has too much principle to attempt to palm a gross deception upon others.—New Times. We cannot think why, on the part of those who have been such worshippers of the late Mr. Canning, that they should so object to Mr. Herries as Chancellor of the Exchequer. — During Mr. Canning's reign did not Mr. Her ries officiate as Principal Clerk in the Treasury? And even before Mr. Canning became the first Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Ex chequer, did not Mr. Herries officiate as Chief Clerk of the Treasury under Lord Goderich, as Chancellor of the Exchequer, and under Lord Liverpool, as First Lord of the Treasury—and did not Mr. Herries prepare the statements from which both Lord Goderich and Mr. Canning made their financial speeches? We well know that the speeches of Lord Goderich, the ground work of which were the statements of Mr. Ber ries, were good enough speeches, considering that he had the Debt and Lord Bexley's Hocus pocus to stand in the way of their clearness — always excepting Lord Goderich's unnecessarily introducing into them the words " Blessings— portals—constitutional—kingly," &c. Thus far as to Lord Goderich, who made financial speeches from Mr. Herries's statements. But as to Mr. Canning—he who has been all but sainted—why even he, the immaculate Mr. Canning, the " Patriot Minister" of a " Patriot King"—he who planned the " Expedition to Portugal"—he who "took under his fostering wing the Portuguese Consti tution".--Lgiven by Don Pedro to the Portuguese as a " boon"—to his " deserving" people of Portugal—why he (Mr. Canning) made his financial speech from the statements of Mr. Her ries—and a pretty blundering speech it was, though lauded to the skies by newspaper writers who had formerly applied the most abusive epi thets to Mr. Canning. If Mr. Canning had had the sagacity, and instead of having made a financial speech, he had merely laid before the House, with a short introduction, the statements of Mr. Herries—which statements were able, because they were plain debtor and creditor statements, and therefore easily comprehensible by every one—then he would have done right. Considering all things, therefore, we cannot but be of opinion that Mr. Herries will make quits as good a Chancellor of the Exchequer as Lora Goderich—inasmuch as, being probably a man of figures merely, he will avoid such figures of speech as Lord Goderich in his financial statements was too much in the habit of using. And as to comparing Mr. Canning with Mr. Her ries, we think that there can be but one opinion, and that is, that Mr. Herries ssust be a very superior Chancellor of the Exchequer to Mr. Canning. But, after all, it scarcely mat ters who is Chancellor of the Exchequer—for, at best, he will be incumbered with the Debt and Lord Bexley's Hocus-pocus. It is impos sible for any Chancellor to get rid of the thirty millions a year in respect of the Debt, or of Lord Bexley's Hocus-pocus, which Lord Castle reagh said, was spread over a surface of forty years. If it were not for the honour and the large salary, and the power and patronage at tached to the office of Chancellor of the Exche quer—which are desirable things in opposition to the torment, and the necessity for deceit—it would not be worth a man's while to be Chan cellor of the Exchequer at all. It is as thank less and as irksome an office as it was to be Prime Minister of Prarszia , -vervorbuna ... S.oub s when the Debt of France, in consequence of the glorious reign of Louis XlV., etr i h l t a eo d Nb g e o o t gblr t ea o sp s pa t l i ne c dc h i and ds thattha it t at N a v4 t s im lo e l wh lo e n n g a wi p tl i i t , ch ; Priests of France shrunk from taxation, in exactly the same spirit that the holders of the National Debt of England refuse to agree to the reduc tion of their interest, or the people of property of England refuse to give the Chancellor of the Exchequer a tax either on income or on pro perty.—Morning Herald. The workmen employed in excavating the river Witham in this city lately discovered a beautiful gold coin—a Noble, of the reign of Edward 111. It is now in the possession of Henry Hutton, Esq. The coin is in excellent preservation, and is one of those which were so much admired for their beauty, and the g old of which was reported to have been made by the " projection on multiplication alchymical" of the famous alchemist Raymond Lully. The impress represents a half-length figure of Edward in a ship, holding a sword in the right hand, and in the left a sceptre and shield, with the inscription— " Edvvardus dei gra. Rex Angl. dns. Hyb. et Aqt." On the shield are the arms of England and France quarterly. On the reverse a cross fleury with lioncux, inscribed—" Jesys autem transiens per medium illormn ibat.' These coins are very scarce, and remarkable as being the first impressed with the figure of a ship : this is said to have been done to commemorate the victory obtained by Edward over the French fleet off Sluys .on Midsummer-day 1340, and which is supposed to have suggested to Edward the idea of claiming superiority over every other maritime power—a superiority which his succes sors have now maintained for nearly 500 years. —Lincoln Mercury. It is a well-known fact that water, Clough it contracts by cold, and expands by heat, will, notwithstanding, while it is in the very act of freezing, suddenly expand, and that with such an enormous force as to burst the strongest metal shells, and rend rocks asunder.. In fa c t, no re sistance can withstand the expansive power of water in the act of freezing. By a comp u t a ti on of the expansive force of freezing water, ma d e b y the Florentine Academicians, from the bursting of a strong brass globe, in which they froze the inclosed water, it was proved , that the expansive power of a spherule of water, only one inch in diameter, was sufficient to overcome a resistance of more than 27,000 lbs. or 13-i tons. The same is proved by Major Edward Williams, of the Royal Artillery, from the experiments he made in bursting thick bomb shells, by freezing water in them, as may be seen in the Edin. Philos. Trans., vol. 2. Huygens, to try the force with which it expands, filled a canno n with water, and then exposed it to the cold, after closing the mouth and vent so that no water could escape ; and in 12 hours the water froze and burst the cannon. Major William s filled thick iron bomb-shells of all sizes with water, and plug ge d the fuze hole close up, and exposed them t o the strong freezing air of the winter ; and though he drove in the plugs as hard as a sledge Could force them, they were all thrown out by the expansion of the frozen water, like a ball shot b , Y gunpowder, to the distance of 50 0 feet, tnough they were 3 lb. weight. He then screwed the plug s i n , and furnished them with hooks or barbs to l a y hold of the inside of the shell, and in all these instances the bombs burst, though the iron shell was nearly two inches in thickness. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE.—FORGERY ON COUTTS'S BANK• George Haig, a young man dressed in a blue military frock, was charged with having uttered a forged cheque for 301. signed "L. Stanhope," on Mr. 11. Baldwin, of 101, Cheapside. Mr. Baldwin stated, that on the 14th of May the pri soner called at his house, and said he was going out to Greece, to serve under Lord Cochrane, and wanted uni form for the service. He desired the witness to apply to Mr. Corrie, of Regent-street, where he would be shewn a pattern of the uniform, and that he (the prisoner) would call again in the afternoon. He did call, and gave an order for trowsers and waistcoat, in addition to the uniform, and gave a 51. note towards the payment of the entire order, which was to be a ready-money one. The prisoner also desired him to get a sword, belt, and sash. He then mentioned the name of Colonel Stanhope (the Lion. Leicester Stanhope, with whose initial " L." the cheque corresponded), who was he said to give him an introduction to Lord Cochrane to get him appointed. On the 24th of May the goods were delivered, and the pri soner paid for them with the cheque in question. The witness gave the difference between the bill and the sup posed value of the cheque POO amounting to between 91. and IW. When he called next morning at Coutts's he was informed that it was a forgery, and that no such person as Colonel Stanhope kept an account with them. The LOAD MAYOI2.--Is Colonel Stanhope here to de pose to the handwriting ? The witness replied in the negative ; and Mr. Gates, the Solicitor to the Society of Bankers for the Prevention and Punishment of Forgery, who conducted the prosecu tion, requested time to produce Col. Stanhope. His Lordship remanded the prisoner for a few days. GUILDHALL.— Win. Payne, a decently attired young man, was charged before Mr. Alderman ANnEv, on Saturday, with attempting to carry off from the Bull and Mouth Inn yard, a trunk containing a banker's parcel.— The prisoner, it appeared, ran into the yard about ten o'clock on Friday night, laying hold of the back part of the Oxonian, a Shrewsbury coach. The passengers alight ed, and their luggage was put out in the yard in the care of each of them. Mr. Bucknall, a surgeon, residing near Wellington, had a servant waiting his arrival at the inn, and to him Mr. B. gave charge of the white-hair trunk, a bag and desk, while he walked into the coffee-room, to take leave of a lady who Caine to London under his protec tion. The servant, however, did not understand that the trunk belonged to his master as well as the other articles, and he took possession only of the latter, while the pri soner, who had been standing by, as soon as Mr. B. quitted the yard, hoisted the trunk upon his shoulder, and went off. Mr. B. on coming out of the coffee-room, missed the trunk, when pursuit was made, and the prisoner was taken iu Aldersgate-street. Mr. Sherman now stated, that there was something par ticular in the trunk, and lie wished to ascertain whether the prisoner could have been aware of that fact. Mr. Bucknall said the trunk contained a parcel directed to Messrs. Hanburys, which he had brought to town for a friend, who lived at Shiffnall. He had frequently brought such parcels before, but upon this occasion he believed no person was aware the parcel was on its way, but his friend ; the personal servant of his friend (who brought it to him at eight o'clock in the evening, four hours before he started) and himself. The prisoner, in his defence, said a gentleman had em ployed him to carry the trunk. He was committed. MARLBOROUGILSTHEET.—CoIoneI Lygon, at whose instance Captain Jebb was bound over to keep the peace, appeared at this office to explain what he had said to the Magistrate in an under tone, and which irritated Captain Jebb to make use of certain epithets. Col. Lygon wished it to be made known, that on that occasion he merely suggested to the Magistrate that as Captain Jebb had thought proper to insult other members of the Court Martial besides himself, it would be necessary to bind him over to keep the peace, not only to Colonel Lygon, but to all his Majesty's subjects. Colonel Lygon having made this explanation, left the office. Captain Jebb continues in prison for want of bail, and enjoys the society of " Sir" Gregor M'Gregor, who is in confinement in the same gaol, under nearly similar cir cumstances. An aged miscreant, named Arnold, was brought before Sir GEORGE FARRANT, charged with committing an as sault of a most serious description, upon the person of Catherine M'Cormack, a little girl, stated to be 16 years of age, but of much younger appearance. The parties ad, of she; tosser orders, and reside, in Horse and ! Dolphin-yard, Dean-street, Soho. In consequence of the prisoner's conduct, the child has been in an hospital for the last eleven days. The prisoner was committed for re-examination. John Davies, a porter of the Bell and Crown inn, Holborn, was fined 40s. for charging the carriage of a parcel more than the legal sum prescribed by the Act of Parliament. LAMBETH-STREET.---PROFLIGACY.--A Medical Gentleman of extensive practice at the eastern part of the Metropolis, was brought before the Magistrate for baring deserted his wife. On their entering the office, Mr. Wyatt recognised them as having been before him some time since on a similar occasion, and observed, that he thought he had then made an order for the defendant, by which he was directed to allow his wife a certain weekly stipend for her maintenance. Defendant--About two years and a half since, I was brought here, but at that time the complaint was discharged in consequence of the authenticated probate of a will. Mr. WYATT--What will do you speak of? Defendant—Why, Sir (pointing to his wife), if you re collect, since our marriage, this woman has lived, for five years, at Hammersmith with Colonel C r, and he, prior to his decease, bequeathed to her a considerable sum of money. The portion of the will I allude to ran in the following manner : I give and bequeath unto my dearest wife Charlotte, the sum of Sec." And when this fact was established, the complaint was then at once dismissed. Mr. WYATT.—If I am not mistaken, and as well as I cau bring the circumstances to my memory, they were far from being creditable to any of the parties concerned in them ; there was adultery on the one side, and a most die•- creditable connivance at it on the other. You were (to the defendant), if I mistake not, a consenting party to your wife's residence with the Colonel, and it is now rather too hard to advance the circumstance in mitigation of your re sponsibility, nsither can it or will it be admitted as an ex tenuation. What we have now to do with, is not a ques tion of morality, but one of legal liability, and as you do not even pretend to say that this woman is not your wife, you are undoubtedly bound to support her. The defendant said that he could not deny having been married to the woman who claimed to be his wife. Upon the recommendation of the Magistrate he therefore arranged the matter with the Parish Officers. UNION-HALL.-110BERRY BY A SERVANT.—On Saturday a man, named Ellis, was charged with stealing three 101. notes, and other articles, the property of his master, Mr. Tilford, of Blackheath. It appeared that the prisoner had been for some time in Mr. Tilford's service, and was considered a trust-worthy servant. In the month of June, Mr. Tilford, on going out one morning, left his pocket-book, containing three 101. notes, on the table, and, on his return, the pocket•-book and notes were stolen. The numbers were stopped, and a few days ago one was paid into the Bank, and was traced to a tradesman in Green wich, who had received it from the prisoner. Another was found in his box, and the third was traced to a tradesman► in the Borough. In the prisoner's box were also found some articles belonging to his master.—Fully committed• ROMAN MEDALS IN AMERICA.---A medal, struck during the reign of the Emperor Nerva, has been discovered in the Valley of Bones, on the west bank of the Missouri, far up in the interior. The inhabitants of the ❑eighbourhood assert, that no European was ever seen in those parts; and the medal svas dug up by the natives. An earthen pot, filled with unknown coins of gold, has also been discovered in a well in Tennessee.-.—London Weekly Review. HEROIC CONDUCT OF AN EXECUTIONER. —On the 20th of August, 1823, Marie Claire, a negress, was condemned, by the Court of Martinique, to undergo the penalty of death, as fixed for parricides, for having poisoned her mistress ; and Maria Louise Lambert was sentenced to be whipped and branded at the foot of the scaffold, being strongly suspected of having advised and abetted this poisoning. On the morrow, when just about to receive the fatal stroke, Marie Claire protested that Alarie Louise Lambert was perfectly innocent of any par ticipation in her crime, and that her reason for accusing her was merely from the animosity with which the deri sion of this free negress inspired her. After such a decla ration the executioner refused to fulfil the sentence passed upon Marie Louise Lambert ; but the commandant of the armed forces advanced towards him with his sword drawn, to compel him, and a struggle ensued between them, in presence of the reporting Captain. The executioner, feel ing himself obliged to yield to the commandant, and wish ing to prove that he was no coward, put his hand upon the block, and cut off one of his fingers with his axe, declaring that. he only fulfilled the sentence because he was compelled to do so by actual force..... Literary Chronicle. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL, SHPT. 1.-The demand for British Plantation Sugar has been steady during this week, and 700 hhds. have been sold at about Is. per cwt. advance on the middling qualities, and at former prices for other descriptions. In East India Sugar the sales are about 500 bags good white, at 765. per cwt. Molasses are in limited request, without any alteration in prices; 130 punchs. St. Lucia have brought 28s. 6d. per cwt. The Coffee market has been dull, and only a few casks sold at former rates. Cocoa, Pimento, and Ginger, continue without de mand. The Rum market is steady; 150 punchs. have been sold during the week. We have again experienced a dull week in our Cotton market. In the business by private contract the prices of the inferior descriptions of Bowed and Mobile have declined about ed. per lb. The public sales of Sea Island yesterday went off rather heavily at a reduction of Id. per lb. in the finer, and about id. per lb. in the common qualities; Stained also sold fd. to id. per lower. Of 2,000 Sea Island offered, there were sold 850, at 104 d. a 11fd. for middling to fair; 11 d. a 12id. for good fair to good ; 13d. a 14V. for fine; 150 Stained, at 54d. a 10f d. The sales by private contract consist of 4,286 Bowed, at 50. a 7d. chiefly at 6d. a Gid. for middling to fair; 1,100 Orleans, at Sid. a 84d. chiefly at 64d. a 64d. for middling fair to fair; 1,640 Alabama and Mobile,- at Sid. a W.; 230 Sea Island, at Ild. a 16d.; 40 Stained do: at 64d. a 84d.; 200 Pernambuco, at BP. a 90.; 460 Ma ranham, at Sid. a 8-fd. ; 500 Bahia, at 7-ad. a 8?-,d.; 25 Para, at 64d.; 890 Egyptian, at 7ed. a 84d.; 80 Demerara, at Sid. a 9d.; 20 Cumana, at 60.; 40 Carthagena, at 4i(1.; 20 Surat, at 4-id. a sed. Making a total, including those sold by auction, of about 10,500 bags, of which about 1,500 American have been taken on speculation. The arrivals are 9,218 bags. With the exception of the public sales of Tobacco on the 28th ult., there has been but little done in any description since our last ; there were then sold by auction 230 hhds. Virginia, which went at 21d. to 24d. for ordinary sound Leaf; lid. to 34d. for middling, and 34d. to 4d. for fair to good ; the Stemmed brought 24d. to 44d. per lb. according to quality; being a decline of id. to id. per lb. The business done in Ashes this week has been limited, holders generally, requiring higher prices than the buyers are disposed to give. The sales are only 50 brls. Montreal Pot at 275. 6d. to 28s. for old; 120 brls. Pearl at 28s. to 295., and 250 brls. New York and Boston Pot at 275. for the former, and 295. per cwt. for the latter. Of 345 chests Bengal Indigo and 124 serous Caraccas offered, only 150 of the Bengal were sold ; the Caraccas being held at too high prices were all withdrawn ; compared with the prices obtained here at the public sales of the 27th and 28th of July, the good and fine qualities went at a decline of 9d. to Is. per lb., and the low to middling consumers at a re duction of 3d. to 6d.; holders do not seem disposed to press sales at present. There has been more in quiry for Lemon Juice, and some sales have been made is strong concentrated at 11d. per deg. Of Brimstone upwards of 200 tons have been sold, prin cipally at .5/. 2s. 6d., with some small parcels at 51. 10s. per ton. There is a scarcity of Saltpetre here, and rather higher prices have been obtained for the few sales which have been effected. Tallow has been in better demand than for some time past, and upwards of 600 casks of Petersburgh Yellow Candle have been sold at 38s. to 38s. 6d. per cwt.' Valonia has been more inquired for, and about 70 tons have been sold. Imported into Liverpool, from the 25th to the 31st August, inclusive :—By 2 vessels from Jamaica, 1 Savannah, 7 New Orleans, 1 Charleston, 1 Callao, 1 Dantzie, 3 Rotterdam, 2 St. Peters- burgh, and 1 Ireland : • Jamaica Sugar 498 hhds., 59 tees., 31 brls. ; Rum 269 casks; Jamaica Coffee 312 tees., 76 brie., 24 bags ; Ginger 30 brls.; Pimento 5 ags ; Foreign Wheat 1,077 qrs. ; New Orleans and Mobile Cotton 7,489 bales; Rest United States ditto 1,729 bales; Logwood 37 tons; Fustic 7 tons; Nicaragua Wood 18 tons ; Madder 119 casks; Tallow 711 casks; Callao Hides, Cow and Ox, 629 ; St. Petersburgh ditto 212 bales. No further imports of rough Turpentine having been received this week, the only small parcel re maining in the importers' hands, being 172 barrels, has been sold from the quay at Us. 9d. per cwt. The import of new Turpentine has not been so ex tensive as was expected, and as the distillers are now in full work, owing to the extensive demand for Rosin, the stock of the raw material is getting low, and the fresh imports are likely to meet a ready sale at full "prices.-In Tar, nothing done but by the dealers, none remaining in importers' hands. Rosin is in good request, and 6s. 6d. to 6s. 9d. obtained for a quantity.-The transactions of Montreal Ashes have been limited, being only 40 brls. Pot at 275. 6d. to 28s. for brand 1826, and 120 brls. Pearl at 28s. to 295., brand 1825 and 1826. In States' Ashes there has been more business doing, the sales are about 270 brls.; New York Pot at 275. to 285., brand 1826, and 14 brls. Boston Pot, just landed, at 295., the whole taken for home use.-Dyewoods have not been extensively inquired for, but prices re main steady ; the sales are 32 tons Campeachy Log wood at 8/. to 8/. 55., 35 tons ordinary Jamaica Logwood at 61. 55., 12 tons Jamaica Fustic at W. 155., and 10 tons Cuba at 13/., with 20 tons, Cam wood at 13/. to 131. 155., and a few tons Gaboon Barwood at 71. per ton. Fine Quercitron Bark is inquired for, and Phila delphia brings 15s. 6d.; 20 casks middling New York have brought 1 ls. 6d. per cwt.-The very low price of rough Brimstone has occasioned some in quiry, and about 200 tons have been sold at 51. 2s. 6d. to 51. 55., and a little at 5/. 10s. per cwt. Sicily Shumac is in better request, and 700 bags have been sold at 10s. 6d. to I Is. ; also 100 bags of Verona at 7s. per cwt. The sales of Valonia are 75 tons at 14/. 14s. for Mores., and 16/. 15s. for picked Smyrna.--In Madder Roots nothing done. For the better description of Madders there is good demand. On Thursday 352 chests East India and 124 serons Caraccas Indigo were offered hero by auction ; of the former about 150 chests were sold, from 4s. 9d. to 10s. sd. per lb. in bond, the re mainder withdrawn; but few buyers attended, and the decline upon those sold was from 4d. to 6d. per lb.-50 chests Lac Dye were also disposed of at Is. 9d. to 3s. 4d. per lb. in bond, being a reduction on the lower descriptions of about 4d. per lb:- Argols are in better demand; 160 boxes fine white Bologna have brought 705., and 27 casks ordinary French white 50s. to 515., with three casks fine red at 605., and five casks white Dust 40s. per cwt.- Little rough Saltpetre remaining now in this market, two small sales have been effected at 295. to 30s. per cwt.-8 casks good French Tartar have been sold at 765. to 765. 6d.; and 12 pipes concentrated Lemon Juice at lid. per degree. In Cochineal and Safflower nothing done. A few casks ordinary Ame rican Bees' Wax have been sold at 10/. per cwt.- For Galls there is no inquiry. The business doing in Olive Oil is trifling; about 10 tuns Gallipoli have been sold at 391. to 401., and 8 tuns Spanish at 351. 10s. to 36/. per tun.—Seed Oils are in better request ; Pale Rape will now readily bring 2s. 5d., and Linseed 20d. to 20fd. per gallon.—Several small sales, of Pale Seal Oil have been effected at a further advance,and now this article cannot be bought under 251. per tun.—Cod Oil is also improving, and 23/. 10s. has been obtained.—. Palm Oil is more inquired for, and about 160 tuns sold at 26/. 10s, per tun.—For Oil of Turpentine the —The only transaction in Hides 207 North American salted Ox per lb.—There has been more in- Rice, and 335 tierces hare been s . 6d. for ordinary to good, and l daiqlsone:lmdaisdr. in quiry at cG n i nfdo c o l a.wlrl i to asp. ta2 t t r r4o o icsfle sf . Carolina og. for fine.—Hemp steady.—The bet ter descriptions of Flax are wanted, and but little at Market.—There is an improved demand for Wow at ass, for Yellow Caudle. EXECUTION OF SLADE. HUNTINGDON, SEPT. I.—Joshua Slade, the confessed murderer of the Rev. Joshua Water house, of Little Stukeley, in this county, under went the sentence of the law this morning at a little distance from hence. The concourse to witness this awful spectacle was immense ; men, women, and children, from all parts of this county and many of the adjoining counties, were assembled ; it is supposed there were upwards of 5,000 persons present ; others rate the number as high as 7,000, the greater part of which were of the agricultural class. _ _ The — place appointed for the execution was at the foot of a little hill, the base of which is wa tered by an inlet of the river Ouse. From this declivity, which formed a sort of amphitheatre, the whole of the assembled multitude could see the exit of this unhappy young man, who, from being neglected in his boyhood, and encouraged by his mother in committing crime, rather than being punished for doing it, was easily misled in his youth, and has thus paid with his life the penalty of his crimes. From the time of the respite to the day of execution, he conducted himself in a manner becoming his situation. A few days ago, on being asked what was his state of mind, he said " he had no desire to continue any longer in this world ; he had made his peace with his Maker, and was prepared to meet the sentence which the justice of the laws of his country imposed upon him." He naturally spoke but . little, but an swered any question with proper feeling. About 11 o'clock the bet' of St. Mary's church announced his departure from the gaol ; and, such was The curiosity to have a glimpse of the culprit, that the street for a considerable distance was completely thronged, and the windows on each side were crowded with spectators. The prisoner was drawn in the usual way to the place of execution, attended by the Under-Sheriff, and the necessary officers. On his way thither, he looked neither to the right hand nor to the left ; but with a wan countenance, downcast eye, and inclined body, accompanied with frequent tremblings, indicated what was passing within. Having reached the place of execution, he found the Chaplain had preceded him, and was assisted up the ladder by the executioner. Taking his situation between the ladder and the Chaplain, every thing was totally disregarded by him, and he continued trembling, with his , eyes still cast downwards. The Chaplain prayed with him in the most feeling and impressive manner, fre quently placing his hands upon Slade's shoulders, himself much moved. After praying for some time, he affectionately shook hands with the cri minal, and slowly retired. _ _ The executioner now stepped forth, put a cap on his head, and adjusted his neck for the fatal rope. At this awful moment his agitation for sook him ; he erected his body, and appeared firm, calm, and collected, at the same time ca st' ing his eyes on the thousands assembled ;;—this was the only glimpse he took. The cap was now drawn over his face ; immediately after which he spoke the following- words My friends, take warning— , the wages of sin is death, the gift of God is eternal life:=Farewello my friends, adieu !" A minute elapsed ere the drop fell, when an involuntary sob issued from the crowd. The fall caused him to vibrate A few moments; as the vibration became less, b* struggled,—then g n g , eadn,d7-ctahrreilei dbackmoved n to o t m h e gaol, o re. Whence e a g inthe usual ti t ne , i..---mos 4,ut down, p u t i n t o A will be removed this evening for dissection. Slade was dressed in a fustian jacket and trousers, such as are worn by agricultural la bourers, striped waistcoat, black hat, blue necker chief, which latter was put into his hands, and which he continued to hold till he was cut down. In his person he was about five feet five inches high, of a moderate size, with black hair and eyebrows ; his eyes deep sunk for so young s man ; his nose short and turned up ; his mouth protruding, and rather unpleasant. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. COUNTRY DIARY W _.— ..RDNIZADA.Y. SEFT. 5. Alexander, J., Conisbrough, Yorkshire—Commercial Inn, Sheffield 1 Evans, D., Swansea—Bush, Bristol... 1 Goodwin, W., Blandford Forum—Crown inn, Blaudford Forura Messenger, J., Wigton—Half Moon, Wigton l`Z Morice and Co., Norwich—Norfolk hotel, Norwich 1 Okey, J., Grantchester—Eagle, Cambridge 6 Robinson, J., Keighlev—Devonshire Arms, Keighley 6 Sentner, J., Bristol—Mr. Short, Bristol Whitham, C., Sheffield—Tontine, Sheffield w 0 BIRTHS. On the I st inst., in Orchard-street, Portman-square, the wife of Mr. Mathias, surgeon, &c., of a son. On the Ist inst., in Great Russell-street, Mrs. Stanley Stokes, of a daughter. On the 31st. tilt., at Shooter's-hill, Kent, the lady of Sir Thomas William Blomefield, Bart., of a daughter. On the let inst., Mts. Cameron, of the strand, of a daughter. On the 30th ult., at Forty-hill, Enfield, the lady of J. C. Lochner, Esq., of a son. On the 31st ult., at Fulham-palace, the lady of Sir George Beaumont, Bart., of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 28th ult., at Carregrohan, near Cork, by the Rev. William Beresford, George Todd, Esq., Captain is his Majesty's 3d Regiment of Dragoon Guards, to Mary Jane, daughter of Sir Egerton Brydges, Bart., of Lee Priory, Kent. On the 2d inst., at Greenwich Church, Mr. Benjamin Shirley, of Deptford, to Miss Mary Ann Gilliam, of Lon don-street, Greenwich. On the 30th ult., at Dover, Archibald Barklimorc, Esq. of Charlotte-street, Bloomsbury, to Miss iiessey Owens, of Tildarg, Ireland. On the let inst., at St. Dunstan's in the West, William Deane, Esq., of Cork, to Eliza, second daughter of the late Boyle Tanner, Esq., of the same city. On the Ist inst., at Hampstead, by the Rev. H. Simp son, Richard Price, Esq., of the Middle Temple, to Har riette Ann, eldest daughter of the late Joseph Stephenson, Esq., of Branch-hill, Hampstead. DIED. On the 31st ult., at Marston House, Somersetshire, Lady' Lucy Georgina Boyle, second daughter of the Earl of Cork, in the 23d year of her age. On the 28th ult., in her 18th year, Maria, second daughter of George Graves, Bath-place, Peckham. At St. Helena, on his passage from Bombay to England, Lieutenant Richard Phillips, of the lst or Grenadier Regi ment of Native Infantry, Bombay, in the 23d year of his age, after a long and severe illness, sincerely and deeply lamented by his family and friends. -On the Ist inst., Mr. F. I. 'Williams, of Waltliamatow, aged 27. On the 18th of July, at Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Mr. Edward Vaughan, ironmonger, one whose unassuming manners and affectionate heart has long endeared him to his family and friends, by whom his memory will be ever che rished with the greatest respect. On the 24th ult., at his house, 11, Rodney-buildings, New Kent-road, Mr. 'William Windgrove, aged 54 years. On the Qd inst., in New Bond-street, at an advanced age, Mrs. Crosley. On the 2d inst., in the 78th year of his age, Benjamin Follett, Esq., of the Inner Temple. On the 13th ult., aged 63, Mr. Thomas Whittaker, late a teacher in Bevirley. As an arithmetician (especially in performing questions i w n a a s d as di t lon is l i h n e g i i v y as re a te l n ru ti ol: e t , u h n e riv h a a l v le in d g ; he bas been seen to add seven columns of figures, of t went y lines each, in less than as many s econds ; indeed, as lowest.quiekly as Hi t s h m e e e m ye ory could glance front the }:chest to the been known to repeat 5,000 lines of poetry, with o ut mak ing a single error. PlatzTkp and PUBLIEMED by M. 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