The Sun. — London, England, 1827-09-18 00:00:00

THE SEW4EANT'S WIFE. The Drama of this name, though taken from one of the O'Hara Tale's, is founded, as well as the tale itself, on an occurrence which took place in 1813, in Ireland, rAnil which is thus described in the confes sion Of the assassins, who were convicted and at etited in that year:— The discovery of this murder, as decreed by the Almighty, was made by Margaret Armstrong, the wife of Sergeant Armstrong, of the 27th Itegiment of Foot, on the recruiting service in Athlone. She was going to her husband, when she was overtaken by this dealing man. He asked her how far she was going—she answered to Athlone, to her husband, and said as it was getting late, and being scarce OF money, she would make good her way than He then replied, " my poor woman let 'not that hurry you, I am going to Athlone mysuJ' and there is a lodging at the next cross at wh ; .ch I mean to stop, be advised, and go no farthPje to-„ight, and I will pay your expenses." I ' v . i fien they came to the house, be asked fer a bed for himself and another for the woman, and for supper; When that was over, he paid tt'ie bill, and taking out his pocket book, he coruited 150/. which he gave in cha'rge to George Smit},, and retired to bed; the vrOman wise ‘ Ver :d; to her's, the family "ftt up till twelve ; after . when the matt Was fast asleep and all l v .e.S silent, we (the three Smiths) went into the loom where the man lay ; we dragged him out of bed, and cut his throat from ear to ear; we saved Lis blood in a pewter dish, and put the body into a laxseed barrel, among feathers, in which we covered it sip. Take care and do the same with the woman, said our. mother. We accordingly went to her bed side, and saw her hands extended out of the bed : We held a candle to her eyes.but she did not stir during the whole time, as God was on her side ; for bad we supposed that she had seen the murder com mitted by us she would have shared the same fate with the deceased man. Next morning when she erase, she asked was the man up ? We made answer, that he was gone two hours before, left six pence for her, and took her bundle with him. " No matter," said she, " for I will see him in Athlone." When she went away, I (George Smith) dressed myself in my sister's clothes, and having crossed the fields, met her. I asked her how far she was going ? She said to Athlone : I then asked her where she lodged ? She told me at one Smith's, a very decent house, where she met very good entertainment. "That house bears a bad name," said I. " I have not diet to say of them," said she, " for they gave me good usage." It was not long until we saw a sergeant and two recruits coming ti,i ) the road ; upon which she cried out, " Here my husband coming to meet me; he knew I vas com i ng to him." I immediately turned off t h e roa d, and made back to the house. When site met her husband she fainted, and on recoverin g site told him cf the murder, arid how she escaiied with her life. The husband went immediat,;iy and got guards, and had us taken prisowrs; the house was searched, and the mangled bo",iy found in the barrel. The three monsters were, it is mentioned, ordered for execution from the dock. —Mirror. ON POTATOE FLOUR. (From the Scotsmin.) By the Right Hon. Sir JOHN Smt,Arit, Bart. To the Editor.—Sir,--I have observed in your's, and in several other Newspapers, the communications of an author who writes under the name of " Medicus," respecting the advan tages to be derived from the use of " Potato° Flour." It is ,certainly a object which merits particular attention, and the country is much in debted to that public spirited individual, for hav ing revived so interesting a discussion, and for having given so much valuable information re specting it. I think it right also, to furnish any aid in my p',nver to so useful an inquiry, which I hope will HOW be prosecuted with zeal, until so impoltant an object. as that of enabling this country to supply itself with food, from its own resources, is attained. It may be proper here to state, that this sub ject was investigated by the Board of Agriculture, as far back as the year 1795 ; and that in the Appendix to the General View of the Agricul ture of the county of Kent, drawn up by Mr. John Boys, an intelligent farmer in that county, there are several papers respecting it. From those papers it appears, that in the year 1795, Mr. Boys, at the desire of the then President of the Board of Agriculture, had four sacks of potatoes kiln-dried, for the purpose of ascertaining whether, in that dried state, or if converted into meal, they would remain perfectly good during a lung voyage, and without being injured by vermin. The four sacks were well scoured with a broom in tabs of water, and then were pared by women, and cut in slices of about one-filth of an inch in thickness. They were afterwards dried in a common hop-cast or kiln. When thoroughly dried, they became extremely brittle, and were easily ground into meal between a pair of corn stones. The price of these potatoes were 10s. 6d. per sack, and the expence of washing, paring, and kiln-drying them, came to 9s. per cwt., but would have been considerably less, if a larger quantity had been done at the same time. As potatoes, if well washed, may be sliced with the bkin on, alid by an instrument, the expence of paring !alight be saved, and the drying would go on :squally well. Hence, if the potatoes, in a raw state, cost 10s. 6d. per sack, their price, in a dried state, would only be about 365. per cwt. It appears from that appendix, that a small quantity of potatoes thus sliced and dried, and some meal ground from them, were put on board his Majesty's ship, the St. Albans, under the command of Captain Russel, who took them to St. Helena, and brought them back again to England, and who certified to the Commissioners of the Victualling Office, that he had, at dif ferent periods, and in the different climates to and from St. Helen a , inspected the state of the pota toes so prepared, a • nd was of opinion that both the sliced potatoes and the meal, retained all the essential qualities of the potatoe unimpaired, though somewhat altered in colour. Governor Hunter also, in a letter from New South Wales, certified that the farina or meal was as pure and perfect as when first packed ; that when made into a pudding nothing could be more sweet and fresh ; and that bread made of it, with a mixture of flour to the amount of one-fourth, was exceed ingly fine and palatable, much resembling in colour the best brown bread to be met with i n English farm-houses. Mr. Boys' experiment went upon the idea o f converting the whole potatoe into flour for dis tant voyages, and for naval purposes. But it has frequently been proposed to use the starch of the potatoe alone, more especially for domes tic uses. Which plan ought to be preferred, will require investigation and experiment. I hav e n o doubt, however, either in the one way Or in the other, or perhaps in both, for different purp oses, that a much greater consumption of potatoe s i s likely to take place than has hitherto been contemplated. I shall take an early opportunity, as soon as the potatoe crop has been fully secured, of sub mitting a plan for that purpose, which I trust w ill be thought entitled to the attention and sup port of the public.—l rem a i n , Sir, your very obedient servant. Edinburgh, Sept, Ism 13s, George•etrecti GENERAL COURT MARTIAL. The following trial, Which excited considerable in terest in the garrison of Chatham and its neighbour hood, took plate in the fort on 'the 13th, 14th, and 15th days of the present month. The Court, of which Col. Thuckwell, of the 15th Hussars, was President s was composed of otlicers selected from the different troops stationed at Canterbury, Dover, Deed, Chatham, &c. - Lieut. John Smcaton ifrooke, of the 45th Regi ment of Foot, was charged with conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman, as specified in the fol:- lowing charges I st , i;'Or being„ . da or WI e Thh day of June, 1827, the pubis tti'nts of Chatham, out of uniform, and (fretiel'ili plain clothes, contrary to the general orders auti regulations of the army. 2d. For being, on or about the 27thday ofJune, 1827, in the public streets of Chatham, in a tii ,, grateful state of intoxication. 3d. For rlsadt'ingaila striking Corporal John Graham, of tht 63d Regiment of Foot, on or about the night of the said 27th day of June,,1827, near the's l atriSOil of Chatham, he, 'the said Corporal J o h n Malwri, being the corporal of the piquet gitarrZ, Intl in the due execution of his duty. tire accused, who is a very young man, entered the Court, accompanied by his guardian, and his Counsel. lie pleaded " Not Guilty," to the above charges. • • Colonel MONRitv, of the Royal ArtilierY, the De puty Judge Advocate, Welly opened the case for the prOiei:titioti. lie read a report made by Ensign Daltbh, of the First, or Royals, the officer on duty on the night .in question, of the conduct of Lieut. Brooke upon that occasion ; which report, However, he admitted, as it wat : di ate n Up from the statement of others, WAS hot evidence. He then called the folloWing witnesses : Ensign Henry Augustus Dalton, of the Ist Royals, knew Lieutenant Brooke. Witness was on duty at Chatham on the 27th of Jump htht; was officer of the piquet. The report shown to the witness was his report. Serjeant Richardson, of the 13th Light Infantry, and Corporal Graham, of the 63d Regi ment of Foot, belonged to the piquet that day, and some privates of the Marines, whose names the wit ness could not recollect. He saw Lieutenant Brooke at half-past nine o'clock on that evening, near Chat ham Barrier. He was in coloured clothes, and or dered out the piquet. Witness ordered them in again. Mr. Brooke was not sober. He was then going down to Chatham. Corporal John Graham, of the 63d Regiment, was on duty on piquet on the 27th o f J une - last.— He knows Lieutenant Brooke by seeing him there. lie cannot say he saw him on the 27th of June last in Chatham, but he saw him on that day in the barraeks here. Witness went the rounds between eleven and twelve o'clock that night. Ile cannot say it was Lieutenant Brooke he saw that night.— Was struck by a gentleman, but cannot say whether he was the gentleman or not. The gentleman struck him in the face with his fist. Seijeant Richardson, of the 13th Light Infantry, was with the piquet.--- Richard Mawdeesley, James Duff, and Lawrence Mansfield, of the Royal Marines, were also on the piquet that night. Witness was struck three times by the same gentleman. The gentleman was dressed in a coloured coat, white trousers, and a round hat. Re was in liquor. There was another gentleman with him at first; a crowd was afterwards collected. This occurred opposite the Globe Inn, in Chatham. Cross•examineaWitness never before received any unkindness at the hand of Lieut. Brooke, nor then to his knowledge. Sergeant Peter Richardson, of the 13th Light Infantry, was on piquet at Chatham on the 27th June. Mr. Dalton was the officer of the piquet. Corporal Graham was one of the officers of the piquet that day, Knows Lieut. Brooke; cannot say it was Lieut. Brooke he saw on that night; the person said he was Lieut. Brooke of the 46th ; saw him between 11 and 12 o'clock at night in Globe-lane; witness reported to the officer of the piquet that a gentleman had struck a corporal on duty. The gen tleman who struck the corporal said he was in the 45th and said in a few minutes afterwards Ito was Lieutenant Brooke of the 45th refit. lie was dressed in a dark coat, white trowsers, and a round hat ; he was not sober ; he went into the Globe Inn; witness did not go in after him. On cross-examination the witness admitted that he had stated in the presence of some of the officers that he could not swear that it was Lieut. Brooke he saw that night ; he had said so because he Avi3hed the thing to be dropped, and not brought before a Court Martial; but now that he was on his oath he must swear that he can identify him as the person. By the Cotm—The circumstances of the assault were these : As the piquet were going along, the gentleman said, " There goes the thundering piquet." The corporal went up to him, and said, " My friend, you had better mind what you are saying, and not molest people on duty." 'Witness told him he would take him to the piquet house. He said he would see witness and the piquet—first; that he was a gentleman, and an officer of the 45th regiment. It was a dark night, but there was a lamp over the Globe door. Here the case for the prosecution closed. The Court re-assembled next day, when a long defence was read on the part of Lieut. Brooke. After commenting upon the unusual length of his confinement, and the mental suffering it had pm duced, it proceeded to the following remarks upon the evidence : " I will now with permission of the Court, call their attention, as briefly as possible, to the evidence by which these charges are sought to be supported; first trusting to the candour of the Deputy Judge Advocate for forgiveness when I observe, that after admitting that an official report, founded upon the statement of another person, was not evidence against me, he would have more effectually guarded my case against all chance of being prejudiced by the contents of that document, if he had not read those contents to the Court. Although, however, this was not strictly regular, I am quite certain that the gallant individual who read it was not aware at the moment that his so doing was otherwise ; satis fied as I am, that so far from willingly aggravating the case, by illegal or irregular evidence, he would infinitely prefer seeing the legal proofs against me diminished, or removed altogether. But there is one expression in that report to which, since it has been read, I cannot help adverting, as being some what uncalled for, and at variance with the circum stances upon the statement of which the report was made. The officer making that report thought proper to assert, that I, " in coloured clothes and in disguise," had struck Corporal Graham. Now what is the account given by the individual on the faith of whose statement the report was drawn up ? That a gentleman calling himself Lieutenant Brooke, of the 15th Regiment, had acted in . that manner. What then is meant by the addition, " and in dis guise." Was I in coloured clothes and in other disguise also ? Or was it by calling out that I was Lieutenant Brooke of the Vith Regiment that I meant to " disguise" myself? Upon the direct evidence of Ensign Dalton I have little to observe. He states that I was out in coloured clothes, at half-past nine o'clock, on die night of the 27th of June, in company with a friend, and that I was not sober'—two facts which I have never attempted to deny. I am as little disposed to deny having worn coloured clothes, as stated by Mr. Dalton, or that I was aware of the existence of a general regulation forbidding officers in garrison or quarters from appearing out of uniform ; b u t in ao doing,l acted under an impression—a mistaken one jam now bound to believe it—that thisregulation was not strictly enforced on occasions when an officer,after having discharged all the duties of the morning, might feel disposed to visit a place of amusement or recreation, where he was liable to he mixed up with the inhabitants, who were well known particularly in this garrison and its sitighbourhood, to entertain feel ings o f no ver y conciliatory nature towards the military. In observing upon the rest of the evidence, it will be only necessary to direct the attention of the Court to that part of it which relates to the third charge —namely, the assault upon Corporal Graham. And wlitit are the facts sworn to As the piquet is proceeding along the street, some person in plain clothes, whom not one ot' the witnesses pretends to say he kneW at the time, was heard to observe, " Here comes the thundering piquet." Now, there was nothing very heinous in all this. The expres- Sion was, perhaps, a senseless one; but it conveyed nothing calculated {to give offence; indeed, if any things it rather Conveys a cOntfary idea, for when the word " thtindering" is applied to the movement of soldiers, it naturally excites in the imagination ideas associated with prowess and intrepidity. Un fortvnately; however; the cOrpoial of the pipet forgot that standing tieder of the garrison which forbade him to interfere with the inhabitants; and, instc44 ‘;`. passing on,as iv IYP to have done, went up to the individual in question, and cOtiVettett this idle observation into a molestation of the piquet. This witness also states, that although he did not know Me that night, yet be tecogniS - ed me as the person. who struck the corporal When he saw me on the folloWing day% Now; there is stiniething very peculiar in the conduct and testimony of this witness. He had seen me, and known me, previously to this occurrence; he does not recognize me that night, notwithstanding that previous knowledge ; but he does recognize me the next morning as being the person *both lie had seen and been unable to re cognize the night befofe; Nclw; is not this ex tremely inconsistent 7 Is it credible ? Is it safe to depend on such testimony ? But this is not all. In the early part of his testimony, he distinctly swears that he is unable to say that the person who assault ed Corporal Graham on that night was Lieutenant Biooke ; any further than that the person in question called himself Lieut. Brooke; and yet in a few, minutes afterwards he states in the most unqualified manner that I was the person who had so acted. But I hope and trust that the Court will exclude such evidence from their consideration altogether. The defence concluded by an appeal to the Court, to treat the conduct of the accused as an excess of bOyish intemperance, and a reference to the services of his family in the army. No evidence was offered on the park of the pri soner; and the JUDGE ADVOCATE having stated that he had nothing to observe in reply to the de fence, the Court was cleared, and the members pro ceeded to deliberate upon their sentence. At four o'clock they again adjourned to the following day (Saturday), when their deliberations terminated. The result will not. be known until the proceed ings shall first have been laid before the King. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Journal des Debuts.) PARIS, SEI'T. 15. , ---The Treaty of London, dated July 6, was presented to the Divari as the *Ulti matum on August 16, by the English, French, and Russian Ambassadors. An Extraordinary Courier brought this news to Paris the day before yesterday. The warlike attitude of the Porte continued. The Reis Effendi received the Note of the three Powers with disdain. In general it is believed that the Di van will persist in its first refusal. The acceptance of the Ultimatum is hardly thought possible, from the effect which it would inevitably produce on the people. The delay of thirty days, reduced to fifteen, can only have added to the irritation of the Divan; and the art•ival of the European fleets in the Archi pelago announces the approach of the decisive day. The answer of the Porte ought to be delivered on the Slat of August. Then the negotiations will entirely cease; and if the Porte continues to repel all foreign mediation, the Ambassadors of the Powers which have signed the Treaty must leave Con stantinople immediately. It is the first step tia. wards a war of interference, which will no doubt be more efficacious with the Divan than the method of persuasion. The news from the East ;s looked for with anxiety. The report spread yesterday evening of the Russian army having passed the -Pruth, is at least premature. (From the Constitationncl.) PATUS, SEPT. 15.—Letters from Perpignan, of the Bth instant, contain the following intelligence The Ist and 2d battalions of the Ist Swiss Regi ment had received orders to be ready to march to day. The first battalion was destined to reinforce the garrison of Figueras ; the second to relieve the 1-3 d regiment on Collioure, Bcllegarde, Fort-les- Barris, and Prats-de-Mclla. The 13d was to col lect at Perpignan, and return, it was said, into the interior. To-day the first battalion has received dif ferent orders, arid the second has not yet marched. All the plain of Tarragona is in a state of rebellion. The Brigadier-General Romagosa, who commanded at Mataro for Ferdinand, has gone over to the other party, with a Monk named Father Pagnal; he was appointed by the Provincial Provisionary Junta to make himself master of Tarragona. The con spiracy was detected by the officers and troops of the garrison ; they displaced the Governor Core pigny,, who was accused of being in league with the conspirators. As soon as the Royalist volunteers saw that the conspiracy was detected, they went to the prisons to deliver the prisoners of their party, who had been sent from Tortosa, and pro ceeded to join the rebels. The troops of the Pro vincial Junta are organizing, battalions are forming, and the cavalry begins to assume the appearance of regulars; it is well mounted and equipped. The Province is divided among several Chiefs, under the orders of the Junta. Saperes (called Caragol) commands at Manresa; Romagosa in the plain of Tarragona; the Duke of Berga, at Berga; Balles ter, from Girona to Mataro ; and Hyacinthe Castan, at Olot. The Junta has announced its installation by proclamations printed and . distributed through all the parishes. The Chiefs have done the same, while the Marquis of Campo Sagrado treats as rebels to the authority of the King, the Junta and the malcontents ; the latter, on the contrary, assert their fidelity and obedience to their adored monarch, Den Ferdinand VII. as you may see by the follow ing proclamation, published at Olot, by one of their Chiefs " CASTAN, TO TILE ROYALIST VOLUNTEERS OF 01.0:r• " As soon as you were informed of the object kept in view by those who have taken up arms to de fend the sacred rights of our Monarch, you hastened to join our ranks, and augment the number of those who are the defenders of a just cause. Some of you have lately presented yourselves—circumstances have not permitted you to engage in active service. You offered to take up arms to preserve public tran quillity, and defend the villages, should they be at tacked by forces which leave those path s t h at con duct us to honour. I am satisfied with this solemn promise; and to prove to you how high a p r i ce I se t on it, you shall preserve your equipments and your arms. I rely on your loyalty and your honour, per suaded that you will redouble your zeal to obtain a fortunate result for our glorious enterprise, in order, after you have obtained it, and have exter minated those vile sectarians who infect Spain by ,their secret societies, that we may thank the Almighty for having saved the holy Ca tholic religion, and may obey our adored Monarch, Ferdinand VII., governing Spain freely in the ful ness of his power. Repose in these promises : the protection of God never leaves those whom he sin cerely loves, and never deceives those who serve him. Let your conduct be in harmony with what we say, and the victory will be yours. Be assured that if any danger threatens us, I will never aban don you, and you will find your Commander in the midst of danger. (Signed) " JACINTO CASTAN." The Tribunal of the First Instance has decided, that foreigners are subject to the French Courts when the plaintiff, though a foreigner, is in company with a Frenchman. MM. Roberts and Langeois brought an action against some English physicians, laying their damages at 20,000 francs, for causing them to be deprived of the title of apothecaries to the English Embassy. The defendants pleaded that M. Roberts being a foreigner, like them, could not have any claim for the interference of the Tribunal. The Tribunal, however,. - decided against them. LONDON,. TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 18, 1827. The Paris Papers of Saturday morning have been received, but they add little to the intelli gence furnished by the Gazette de France of Sunday, which we received yesterday by express. The situation of Spain deepens in misery and crime. The rebels increase daily in power, and scour the country with barbarous arrogance. The people are flying in every direction before them, and the minor fortresses afford no protec tion, as the strength of the rebels enables them to overawe the troops composing the garrisons. Indeed, we suspect very much that there is a secret understanding in the whole affair between rebels and soldiers ; and, if FER DINAND be not at the bottom of it, his Royal authority stands on a very precarious footing. No fresh news haS been received from Greece. Every thing now depends upon the decision of the SULTAN. He is, at last, reduced to the alternative of Peace or War,—humiliation if he submit,—and destruction if lie oppose. —There is no saying what a man of his proud character . may do ; but we think, that in a mind of such resolution and princely, though unpolished greatness, the voice of pru dence will whisper peace. He must know how utterly hopeless it is to rise in arms against the combined forces of England, France, and Russia, when the undisciplined and scattered banditti of Greece kept in check, if they did not absolutely defeat, his armies—and chased his fleets from the seas. No, no, the Porte may be • strong enough to repress the insolence of a disaf fected Bey, but it is not powerful' enough to oppose the formidable alliance now ranged a g ainst it. The' SULTAN may have it all his own way against the Janissaries and the rabble of Constantinople, but the fleets and armies of Europe arc different things. He may bluster through the irresponsible lips of the REIs EF FENDI to the Ambassadors of the Great Powers, but he must hold a different language to the martial array now concentrating on Constantino ple. A few days will settle the point. Much of the arrogant bearing of the SULTAN is attribut able to the insidious counsel of Austria, whose Ambassador has recently proved by his conduct how much she is interested in the fate of Turkey. But in the event of the SULTAN proceeding to extremities, we suspect that Austria would lose more than she will gain, should she hazard a joint partnership with his Sublime Mightiness. We received this morning the Allgemeine Zcitung, and Frankfort Papers, to the 12th inst. Their contents principally relate to Greece. The knowledge that the Great Powers have interfered in the cause of the Greeks, has diffused universal joy and enthusiasm. It is again said, that the Egyptian fleet, of 80 sail, with 6,000 men on board, is ready to proceed to Modon, from which " it will probably attack Hydra," as the account states ; but we appr e hend the fleet and troops will find enough to do if they fall in with the English or French Squa dron. The Impartial Observer has a virulent I . 1 , al,4uaen on the character of Lord COCHRANE, who is jeered at for the ineffectual aid which he brought to the cause of Greece ; but the paper says with justice that the fault did not rest with his Lordship, but with the wretched materials entrusted to his charge :—. VIENNA, sErr. 6. The Ilungarian Diet, just concluded, had in all 271 sittings. The laws sanctioned by his Majesty, were 4 . 5 . The next Di e t m e ets on the Ist of November, 1829. Metalliques, 91 v 7-8 ; Bank Shares, 1079. oinEssA, Auu. Q 8• Accounts from Constantinople of the 23d, inform us that the treaty of the three Powers was at length pre sented on the 16th, and that the time given to the Divan to reply, was fixed for the 31st or August. The Reis Effendi received the note so very coldly, that many persons are persuaded that he will not even lay it before the Divan. The military armaments have since been prosecuted with redoubled activity, and as the great Egyptian expedition of 100 sail has actually left Alexandria for the Morea, it is believed that the Porte will hold out to the last extremity. All the European Ministers sent couriers to their Courts. BUCHAREST, Atru• 29 . Courier's from Constantinople daily pass through the city. It is affirmed that up to the 24,th of August the Reis Effendi had not ventured to lay the ultimatum before the Sultan. g yizA, AUG. 6. We learn from Alexandria, from which place an Eng lish brig of war c►me hither with letters from the English board,would probablyis , was Hydra• The news from which place it Consul and some merchants for Lord Cochrane, that the Egyptian fleet of 80 sail, with G,OOO regular troops on ready m make a sailn i'l upon un' which we have received here of the intentions of Russia, England, and France, to present to the Porte a Note in favour of the independence of the Greeks, has excited in expressible joy, and it is spoken of as the promise of a golden age ! Great activity prevails among the European squa drons. The English Admiral is gone to Smyrna, and the Eng. lish frigate and brig also bound to Smyrna, anchored here to-day. We hear nothing of Ibrahim racha. Rede chid has had a tweeting in Negropont : with several Turkish Commanders. At Arnim Tremie, Griziotto add Vasse, nrith their followers, were ill-treating the inhabitants; or, which account a division of regular troops, under M. Goss, has' been sent from this island to Tremie for their protee- Bili tits fear similar disorders h ere. • OlititwA, /OLT 30. . . The Impartial Obsertei of e . St'erdaY, has the following article upon Lord Cochrane :—" This titan suffered him self to be long intreated and expected before he wifuld place his celebrity at the disposal of the Greeks. Though he is the Ai+ Alessjah, be has not yet accomplished the mystery of their rederuptidl4 thiS is not his fault; it is well known that he wants neither cOtirtlO tire ability. if he has nut ye: effected more, it is because the eleihente which he has to work With would not allot' it. Perhaps liOtrotly is ii - t 7 orn conylitced of this than himself. On his arrival iii Greece he foitnd things in a state very different from what the journals had annointed tp him. He was forced to begin by preaching unanitnityil and he was sensible just time enough that, whether he swore tie the gospels or on his word, it Wag advisable to introduce a prudent reserva tion in his oath to the cause of Greece. Under the witlfs of Athens he had the first opportunity to congratulate him self on this oratorical precaution. He saw there how 300 Turks defended tbentselvesagainst 10,000 Greeks, at length capitulated, and were murdered after the capitulation.— Some days after this the whete Greek army took to flight, and hurried him along with it, when a little courage might have delivered Athens. He then resolved' to encourage and employ the fleet. He was suffered to pet to sea with the frigate and three or four corvettes. All the reef pf the fleet required time for consideration. In the Gulf of Cla ranza the meeting with two ;Egyptian corvettes should have given him the first opportunity to show his well-known great talents as a seaman. The result was to the advantage of the corvette, for they escaped from a sixty-four-gun frigate. At length he appeared, with 20 other Greek ships, before Alexandria, to repeat, with Canaris, the at tempt once before made by the latter. He met with little obedience and good-will in the cause, and thus the oppor tunity was lost of burning a part of the Egyptian fleet, which was crowded in the narrow channels when sailing to meet him. Hereupon the Egyptians pursued him for five days, and the Greeks hastened to Poros and Hydra, where they now are. These are the operations in which his Lordship has hitherto been engaged. The daring conduct of the Spanish Guarda Costas, in forcibly cutting out a vessel while under the protection of the guns of Gibraltar, has naturally excited very indignant feelings in the minds of those merchants who trade in that quarter. The insult was so unprovoked and unjustifiable as to call for immediate chastisement, and. we have no doubt that it will be promptly inflicted, unless the vessel be given up and due reparation made for such wanton misconduct. Probably the 'Spaniards exceeded their orders and felt themselves partly justified in attacking a vessel bearingcontraband goods, but their hostility ought to have ceased the moment she passed into the jurisdiction of England. The thing appears altogether unaccountable upon any other suppo sition than that they exceeded their duty in their zeal to seize a vessel, which they had probably suspected upon some recent occasion. We feel satisfied that due atonement will be required and made. THE FUNDS-(THIS MY). CITY, MELP.M CLOCK. We are without any foreign intelligence toklay of the slightest importance. Ship letters have arrived from Rio, but they are of old dates, consequently the ratification of the treaty still remains a matter of uncertainty. The letters from Alexandria ate filled with complaints of the repkate- a►ts the Ph-etes 5 the Channel between caiidla and Bar bary has of late been so infested that almost every vessel is plundered by them. In the English Money market the business has been exceedingly limited ; the operations of the principal jobbers and speculators for the present ap pear to be suspended. Consols for the account opened this morning at 87, the present quotation being 87i ; Exchequer Bills, 60 pm. ; India Bonds, 91 pm. In the Foreign Market the Mexican Bonds con tinue the chief objects of attention; a rumour has been in circulation this morning that a meeting took place yesterday at Messrs. Baring's counting house, between the partners of that house and Monsieur Rocafuerte, the result of which was of a nature to inspirit the Bondholders. We do not ourselves place any reliance in this report; we believe that M. Rocafuerte was in the city yesterday, and at Messrs. Baring's, but our information leads us to believe that the result of the conference held was not by any means of a nature to induce us to expect any further steps having been adopted towards the payment of the dividend on the let of October. M. Rocafuerte is report'd to be in the city again to-day, and it is hoped some interview may take place, which will relieve him from the uncomfortable situation in which he is placed, and at the same time hold forth some hopes that the dividends will be forthcoming when due. Such appears to be the opinion of many individuals, and the Bonds have rather improved in consequence ; they were done, at the opening of the market, at 481, but have since• advanced to 50 4; the nearest quotation at the present time is 50. Colombian Bonds are firmer, the price being 292} ; Brazilian, 644; Buenos Ayres, 56; Portuguese, 76 ; Russian, 924 ; Spanish, 10. Anglo Mexican Mining Shares are 55 die.; Brazilian, 23 pm.; United Mexi can, 20 dis.; Tlalpuxahua, 10 dis. The Commis sioners for reduction of the debt gave 87i for Con sols this morning. fro T m hs being r i ari Tuesday, swithth there eprice nn prices of t c h a eF o r t e b n e ch aty express F i mid Funds. Two o' CLocr. There is not any alteration in the English Funds. Consols for the Account are 87 to In Mexican Bonds there has been some little fluc tuation ; they have been nearly 51, but a re-action has taken place, and the nearest quotation at present is 48k. Columbian, 29k. THREE 0' CL 0 CK. Consols have declined to 86j 87; there are very few members in the house, and but little business doing; Mexican, 49 ; Colombian, 29. Mr. WILmoT HonToN arrived in town, yes terday, from Margate. The aggregate Receipts of the late Worcester Musical Meeting were as follow : For the Charity £)083 16 44 For Admilsiond 3997 0 6 £5OBO 16 101 Producing an sires•, compared with the Receipts of the Meeting in 1824, of For the Charity £242 14• 51 F or Admissions lO4O 9 0 £1283 3 51 During the whole of last week the prisonery co nfined in Whiteeross-street prison have been amusing themselves by a mock election for a member to serve in Parliament for that close borough. Mr. Sheriff Fare brother, on hearing of the intended election, visited the prison, and stated that he should not interrupt the proceed ings if the peace of the prison were preserved. The pri soners promised that there should be no breach of the peace s and the promise was faithfully kept. IRISES OF STOOKS THIS Rank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. -- 3 per Cent. Cons. fille 3 , 6 per Cent.• Ditto Red. pei Cent. New lOl f' s Ditto, 1826 Rank L. Ann . India Stock Ditto Bonds pra. tll , Isis Bank Stock 249k Consols, 3 per cent - Goy. Stock, 334 por cent. 943; 4 Ditto, New... 93% I per Cent. l6l Gov. Deb. 334 per ceiit....94%% Royal Canal Sttrth 3934 Grand Canal Stock City Deb. 4 per eent Ballast Office Del,. 41.. et - DAI AT ONE OWDek South Sea Stodc Old A npuities New Ditto Bk. Bills, 11009 2d. CO. 5 01. 1 1 1 . Ditto 5OO 2cl. 88 'l9 mu. Ditto Small Ditto Commercial Bank fer Account India for Account Cons. for Acct B7 IA FI SVICX4, SEPT. 15. , - St. Ptlritk.lrartt. (per sh.) Royal Irish Ditto..::. , : '• ' 7 ,, National Ditto ' -- Patriotic Ditto 4 iiibefniF.n Bank 16 Provincial Ditto" : i — Royal Irish Mine .. hi? '— Imperial .Illine „. A . .....• Mining Co. Ol'ltthisel i;‘ . .4 ) 4i4 Commercial Buildinai .;,..; 1— _ • MAIMS. Arrived. Due. Arrived. 1)u O America 0 0 Hamburgh 0 O prazil 0 0 Holland 0 O Buenos Are 1 Dublin • • u. Q 0 Leeward Islands O Flanders ' • 0 0 Lisbon 0 1 France .:, ' ' 0 6 Malta 0 1 0 ottenburghl/ MMico ..,.u.:: .... uu 0 O Guernsey. & Jersey. 0 1 Waterford ' ' ' 0 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning-39 minutes after 0. I Evening....s4 minutes after 0. m •. •itj ji r - 4"1111 SPORTING.—RECEIVED THIS bAY. DONCASTER MEETING.—MONDAY, Sir 11. His Grace the Duke of DEVONSHIRE and the Most 'Noble' the Marquis of TITCHVIELD, Stewards. The Fitzwilliam Stakes of 10 cove. each, nith 20 sovs. a dded by the Corporation, for two-yr-olds, sst. 10113 , three, Sgt. four, 9st. five, 9st. 61h. six and agedr Fret. 101 b. One mile and a half. (6 Subs.) ~..,......,. , , Lord Fittwilliam's b c Mulatto, by Catton, 4. yrs I Lon]. Petre's b e. Nonplus, by Catton, S yrs g Ifiridicap Sweepstakes of 25 soys. each, 10 cove. ft. with 20 soar added by the Corporation, for three-yr-olds and npurard4.. One mile. (5 Subs.) Lord Scarbrough's b I Lady Georgiaua, 4 yrs 1 Lord Kennedy's bl. f. .diary Ann, 4 yrs State of the betting on i. i teSt. Leger at the time the actottn4 left the race course :--;- b to 2 agst Mame hike ff W 1 apt Granby SHIPLING INTELLIGENCE-0111S DAY:O FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL / SEPT. 17.—Wind N.E..by E.—Arrived, the Antigua packet, Smith, from Antigun; Eliza both, Orteur; from Oallipoli. Several homeward bound ships have arrived, and sailed for the River this morning. Arrived from London, the New Phcenix, Sergeant, for Jamaica. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 17.---Wind rived a Russian brig of war, from Cronstadt for the Mediterranean. Sailed, the Mountstewart Elpbin ston,; Heming, for Bombay ; Wellington, Cairtig• for Beng.gl ; Elizabeth, Mat tinson, and Tuscan, Stan mers, for the South Seas. FALMOUTH, Ofxr. lg.—Wind N.—Arrived off Port, the Eliza, Bari: 5, from St. Domingo. Arrived, the Swallow Gull, Bideford, from Newfoundland. On the evening of the Bth, in lat. 48. 24. long. 19. 47. carried away the mainmast, jib-boom, and main boom, with sails, yards, rigging, &c. GOTTEABURGH, SEPT. 11.—The Amsterdam packet Dolner, from the Baltic to Amsterdam, was stranded the Ist inst. near llelingsberg. ALEXANDRIA, JULY 14.—The Channel between Candia and BArbary has been so infested of late with. pirates that scatcely a vessel coming from the west ward escapes _being' plundered. No less than six vessels arrived here du:ri"g the last eight days, one of which, a Maltese, am: another Algenoese, from Leghorn, have been plunder: d of every thing. THE MARKETS.-(TH1 18 DAY.) HAY MARKETS.-(Al T. JA t rer ' , mid of 3t ITrusseg.) MES'S. - -X, s. A. - . F, • • Clover Hay 4 15 to 7 0 Oat Straw 1 1,9 114 Wheat Ditto ll4 8 Q X. 6. L. a Lowland Mond. Hay 3 5 to 4 5 Upland Ditto t 10 5 15 flye-grass Hay' 4 10 5 15 New Meadow Hay 3 10 4 15 A fair average enpply, and a staJ tady trade ; prices as at quoted :FIELD SMITIS .C. s. e. Lowland Bead. Hay 3 sto 4 5 Upland Ditto 4 10 5 H) aye-I/rage }lay - 4 10 5 10 ; New Meadow Hay 4 0 410 Supply rather limited, and tri s. R. s• (71ov. Daly generally 4. 1 Q to 6 0 Do. extra title 0 0 610 Oat Straw 1 8 110 Wheat I)it to IIC /la ode dull, at Saturday'` peter. CITY MARKETS. PLANTATION SUCIARS.-The Market remains in the' same inactive state as last week, and the few sales made' to-day have been at steady prices ; 183 , hhda. Bat badoes Sugars sold at public sale to-day for 67s to 715., which is good taking into consideration the quality is better than we have had lately, mostly be con sidered at rather a decline upon last sales prices, also 1427 bags Mauritius has been sold at public sale to-day good bright yellow from 635. 6ml. to 705., which may be considered very full prices, and in'some-instances higher than West India Sugars could be purchased in the ra.rf market. FOREIGN SUGARS.—Nothing doing. Rap - trill) SUGAIIS.—The demand continues confined to low liimpt, for the Hamhurgh Markets, which are still seatte, but not in such active request as last week. In the other descriptions there is very little doing. COFFEE.. —The fine coloury descriptions of Jarnai3s , continue to go off with much spirit, and obtain very foil prices, while the ordinary descriptions with svhich„ the market appears glutted, are scarcely sidesible. St. vo" miugo taken in it otiblie sale to-day 425. 6d, ; pavan nahm, 425. tad. - COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. WAKEFIELD, Sept. 14 There is a very large supply of Wheat here to-day, an d the sale has been as dull as possible, at a decline of 2 4 , per quarter upon Old of all ,d escr iptio n s ; the Nov is °` very various qualities, and is scarcely saleable at a reduc' tion of Se. to 4s. per quarter from the rates obtained last week. Oats fully support late prices. Fine New Barley obtains 41a. per quarter. Beans are very scarce,. 8 A" unaltered in value. Wheal, Norfolk and Sul%lk, Red Ms. to 6Cls. fine 595. to fits. fine 645. Yorkshire, Lincoln, &c. 555. to 595. fine 60s. White 575. to 61s. fine 625. Foreign, Red Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk —s. to —4. fine --s. -- Lincolnshire —s. to —s. fine Yorkshire Wold —s. to --s. fine —s. Beans, Small -'tick sos. to 51s. fine 08. Oals, Poland and Potato 266. to 30s. fine Ms. Friezland anti Small - 'Waling l2d. to 15d. per Stone. Shelling 34s. to 365. —a. to —a. per Load. Malt 16s 46s tine 48 , . per Load. Rapeseed ?U/. Os. 22/. Os. 24/. 20s. jeer Last NORWICH, Sept. 15. Our market was well supplied to-day with Wheat a n! Barley, principally of the new crop, which varies cone derably in quality; the whole was taken off about le. pet' quarter lower than last week. No alteration in Flour• For the general prices we refer to our currency. Wheat (per qr.) ... 45e. 58s. 625. Beans (per qr.) Barley Oats '2os. 2f3s. 30s. Flour, fine (per sack) 435. 4.5...4- CANTERBURY, Sept. 15. We had a liberal supply of New Wheat upon our mar ket this (lay, and that of flue quality obtained a re ady demand, but as a great many of our samples come cold to hand, such quality could not' find buyers but at a reduction of Is. to 25. per quarter. Our supply of Spring Caro was liberal, and sold at our quotations at foot. Wheat, white 6os. to 6. Old 6os. to 665. ......--- red 555. to 60s. Barley 'llls. to 38s. Oats Beans m. to 41s. Pets;,, , —s. to —s. Yesterday evening a final arrangement of the fight between Harry Jones, the sailor boy, and Ikey Dodd, took place at the house of Jem Heod, known as the a fight ing tailor," but now landlord of the Norfolk Arms. Pars of the stake money has already been posted % and the re mainder will positively be made good on Thursday even ing, after Dick Davis's benefit. The fight will take place on the same day, and in the same ring, that Reuben Me' tin and Young Gas show forth for 1001. a side. A foot race took place a few evenings since Waterloo Bridge, between Harry Jones, the sailor boy, and one Bramley, an amateur, but a celebrated knight of the thimble, at 100 yards distance, which was won by Haul Jones. Another match took place the same evening, be' tween a Kentish man, from the Isle of Sheppey, and one Danks, a noted runner, from the North, at 150 yard dig' tance. Hanks gave his opponent five yards at the start' ing-post, and won the race with apparent case. These matches were momenta' ily made up, and decided for dozen of wine. Married, on the 27th ult., at Whatlingtom Mr. Orange Lemmon, gun-tmiker, of Battle, to Miss Chtw lotte llaws, daughter of Mr. William Dews, farmer, of 0 6 former place. A wag has observed upon the marriage,' that should the bride be possessed of a sweet temper, aou blessed with a moderate share of ardent spirits, good im nd might be concocted from her union with Mr, Oran? Lenunon (the bridegroom's real name), and the honer moon be passed in inexhaustible libations from overflowir4 bowls of the invigorating mixture.—Sussex Adrcrtiser• On Wednesday morning, about half-past si%, Chichester was visited by a heavy storm of rain, acconn panied by thunder antlightning. The Pallant Chutcl'f was struck by the electric fluid, which entered from till wooden steeple, tearing the wood into splinters, and scat tering slates and tiles in all directions. Providentially, / window had been left open fur the purpose of admittini air, the church having been recently painted ; and, it supposed, that the fluid, attracted by a lamp-iron, whia• with a large stone it forced from the wall, encountered a glass gas lamp, which remained unmoved, and was tl) induced •to pass off without further injury to the buildi4 So sudden and tremendous was the shock, that thott momentary, several persons in the streets (it being hest, market morning) Appeared as if stunned ; . and, one gear s man named Guy, was obliged to be supported int O d tradesman's shop in East-street; where he remained sc",„, tune before he recovered himself; and, to those of the habitants who were in bed, and did nut nee the lighto o it sounded like some ti eto eildQUI3 CIPIV 3 kni. ; • ; by tirrei coves Epoo of th t. 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