The Sun. — London, England, 1830-10-13 00:00:00

for beer duty, without including the licence duties of brewers and maltsters. This amazing revenue (be it remembered): is levied in England on a community of 13,000,000 or 14,000,000 of inhabi tants, the higher ranks of whom consume little beer; while the 4,000,0004 of wine duties in France are levied on a population of 32;000,000, whose chief beverage is wine through all claasse. But if the people of England had reason to complain of the regulations for securing the highest amount of revenue from malt and beer, the Freneh wine- grower had much better reason for struggling Against the impolitic restrictions to whichihe was subjected in order that the Treasury might share in the produce of his vineyard, or interpose its rapa cious hand between him and the consumer; Wine was made the subject of four different kinds of im posts, under the names of duties of detail, of circula tion, of entry, and of licences ; the first yielding 58,000,0001., the second 9,000,000 C, the third 17,500,000 f., and the lust 3,000,000 f. The ex. ciseman, iii order to levy one class or. other of these duties, kept the wine-grower, the wine dealer, and publican, under perpetual surveillance, and interposed every where between them and the consumer. The juice was no sooner ex. pressed from the grape than the revenue officer took it under his care, and it could not pale from one cellar to another without his permission. In order to circulate in the country, or enter a town for consumption, it must pay duties and ob- WEI permits. The consequence was, that wine was often raised 300 or 400 per cent. above its prime cost, before it reached the consumer. There is no wonder, then, that the exciseman has been treated with little ceremony in places where the people lull plenty of wine, but were not allowed to drink it without paying duties which they could not com mand, The Bill introduced by the Minister of Pittance on Wednesday lost (this day isc:nnight) will have the effect of tranquillizing the people in some of the disturbed districts, both by reducing the duties anti, changing the mode of their collection. The drafts de circulation (about 9,000,000 L) and of detail or exercise (58,000,000 f.) ate ' suppressed, and a less vexatious way of levying the rest is re commended. Still the proprietors of vineyards are dissatisfied, and demand a total abolition of the duties on wino.— Times. We have a sort of second edition of the Memoirs of. P. P,, Parish Clerk, showing the importance of a man to himself, in a laboured -vindication of Mr. Cartwright, the Secretary of the British Embassy to the Nether Jamie, end his principal, Sir Charles Begot, which appeared in a Morning Contemporary (the Thies) of yesterday. The following is the communication to which we allude:--- o Ilaussses, Orr. 0.--Among the many instances of absurdity exhibited in this distracted town, I may notice an attempt to throw blame on the conduct of the British Embassy during the progress of the late events. A few mischievous malcontents among our countrymen, at the head or whom figures a creek brained travelling tutor, known by a recent work on Portugal, leave been endea vouring to get up a meeting, to pairs a vote of censure on Sir Charles Bagot—for what specific cause T cannot well explain, for no ono of the least respectability being found to support the proposal, it fell innoxious to the ground. It would be not worth alluding to, were it not well to inark with reprobation its pitiful authors, and' to set the better class of English in the Netherlands right on a sub ject which has been pretty widely thierepresented. Shortly after the French revolution of July last, and during the revolt here, two paragraphs went the round of the English and Paris papers, stating that Lord Stuart tie Robley on the one hand advised the British residents to quit France ; and Sir Charles Begot on the other recommended them to remain in Brussels, Nobody who knows enything of the ditty of diplomatists believed a word of either report. The drift of such inventions could be divined without witchcraft. " The fact was, with respect to this country, that Sir Charles Ilagot replied generally to some applications for passports (called for under fears of en attack against the city by the Prince of Orange, in the latterend of August sod beginning of September), that he saw no reasons for the Reel& quitting the place beyond those arising from the inconvenience of its "Ousted internal state. The Am bassador, no doubt, knew the pacific and conciliatory inten tithe' of the King and his aim, and went even beyond the line of hie strict obligations, fromlhe with of sparing the trouble of a removal to nervous or timid applicants. It is, however, certain, that when symptoms of anarchy became evident, Sir Charles Begot matte no secret of his opinion, that those who could with convenience remove would be wise in doing so ; and instances might be cited of his offer ing assistance to those who, in the embarrassments of such a time, might require it. " Bet his opinions were only those of an individual re siding at the Hague, 100 miles from the scene, and by no means so well able to judge of the actual state of things as those on the spot, who, aa it now appears, expected froth him a sharpness and length of vision proportioned to their own purblind ignorance. When Prince Ftederiek`e at tempted entrance, on the invitation of many of the eiti seat, tame round, few English had wilfully remained to witness the perilous attempt, A Proclamation announc..- ing an attack in ease of resistance was universally known within the city two days before It was made; and although Mr, Cartwright, the Secretary, occupied the Hotel of the Embassy, it certainly was not his business to sound an alarm, in addition to so manifest a warning. " In short, the Radical Pitman who, by the bye, fled from the place during the attack, and the few others who now join his cry, if they do not' quite follow his example of flaunting about with a bunch of rebel rib:lndy at their breast and a revolutionary cap on their head, met one and all he told, that had Sir Charles Begot or Mr. Cartwright given the notice to quit,' which is new retrospectively rlsmoured for, they wouhl have been guilty of gross dereliction of duty. An Ambassador shouhEeer taialy warn his fellow -countrymen if a declaration of war or au act of hostility is about to he committed by his own Government against that to which lie is accredited. Were he to do so in any other ease, be would he but giving a fable impression of foreign interference, and probably compromise the best interests of the country he repre sents. In the late events, both King and- Prince, and Ambassadors, were deceived and taken by surprise.. They all believed the Royal army would be received as liberators, and march in in triumph ; but even, had our Ambassador known the contrary, it was his bounden duty not officially to deism his knowledge. " Let this explanation suffice to silence the little knot of grumblers, and he a warning to those who take their cue of complaint frum obscure adventurers, the secret of whose censuree is to be found in the contemptiona neglect which the King's Representatives at foreign Courts are so often obliged to deal out." Mr. Cartwright, no doubt, appears a very import ant personage in the eyes of Mr. Cartwright, and a s he naturelly . enough imagines that the attention of ell Europe is fixed on hint at the present noneent, and, like other great personages, feels an anxiety that the pot which be has acted should, at on 'lin portant crisis, be faithfully handed down to poste. Illy, he has taken upon himself the task—which do ono else would ever have thought or—of doing it*. tics to his own merits. Many persons here been in the habit of grumbling at the enormous cox pence of our diplomatic reletions with the Netherlands. Our Embassy costs us about 'AWN. a year, while we believe the United States do not expend on their Minister to the Netherlands above 60011 a year, and the King of the Netholunde, who, Eke a prudent Dutchman, was too fond of tilling his Oivtl pocket, to allow much money to find its way into the pockets of his servants, did not, we suppose, pay more for diplomatic services at this Court. It is difficult to conceive a more agreeable office than that of Ambassador to the Netherlends, remunerated ns be is in 44 princely a manner ; and as the dissohe tient of this new kingdom moist have suggested some rather awkward reductions in the way of emo. lament, both to Sir Charles and Mr. Cartwright, it is little to be wondered at, that from the first Of the disturbances they should have displayed suck praiseworthy anxiety to enable the 'British public, through the columns of our Ministerial content. priraries, to have fair and impartial accounts of the proceedings - in . Belgiurn. The • Dublin Evening Peet wonders that sonic of the correspondents of the Time* Journal ohoold, tx lay the least of it, be so very Much' misinformed in pretending that the Belgictis had no real causes of complaint,"itod gives a letter from Cieneral Cockburn, who Visited Bely glum four years ago, mid Made noes on his journey in corroboration of his own views. Genera. Cock.. burn does not, Weed, appear to Lave looked at Peigium through Mr. Cettwfigkee specteeles; he has no interest, we suppose, in calumniating the Belgians,' and, therefore, &es justice to them. It would be exacting too much from poor huthaa nature to expect that a man should not prefer a good place to the rights of an injured nation. In this communication Mr. Cartwright lays down ►he somewhat startling doctrine, that had " Sir Charles Bagot or Mr. Cartwright given the ' notice to quit,' which is now retrospect►vely clamoured for, they would hive been guilty of a gross dereliction of duty. An Ambassador should certainly warn his fellow-countrymen if a declaration of war or an act of hostility is about to be committed by his oum Government against that, to which he is accredited. Were he to do so in any other case, he would be but giving a false impression of foreign interference, and probably compromise the best interests of the country he represents." He also aims a side-blow at Lord Stuart de Rothsay, declaring, that if he re commended to the British residents to quit France, he knew nothing of the duty of a diplomatist. The, calamities of numerous families are as nothing in the eyes of this great diplomatist. This is all very well, if he can only persuade the sufferers, that a humane consideration for their situation would have been a breach . of duty ; that it becomes a British diplomatist, in such -►r case, to remain as unmoved as one of Epiciirus's gods. But though it is not the duty of a British diplomatist to show any hu mane consideration for English families, it is his duty to libel the- natives of the country in which he resides. Thus' we hear Mr. 'Cartwright exclaim ing against those who flaunted about with a bunch of rebel ribands at their breast, and a ?evolutionary cap on their head I Rebel ribands, foriooth Those rebel ribands are the colours of a nation. If unanimity be the teat of the goodness of a cause, was there ever more unanimity displayed than in Belgium 1" What would be thought of calling the French tri-color rebel ribands? The French are thirty millions, and the Belgians three and a half millions; but the question, as far as principle is con cerned, is the same. The Embassy of the Nether lands was a very convenient sinecure, and Sir Charles Begot and his Secretary possessed sufli ciet►t ability to spend the liberal allowance allotted to them. More was not expected from them, when they received their appointment. There is not a person belonging to the British Embaisy who knows even the language of 1,11 i: country. Unfortunately for the reputation of the Embassy, events have 'oc curred demanding the presence of men of a very dif ferent character from that of either Sir Charles Begot or Mr. Cartwright. The Cabinet at this mo ment would no more think of depending on any in- formation to be obtained from them as to the state Of Belgium or Holland, then they would think of depending on inforMation received through the Day of Algiers.-111»liing Chronicle. • The Gentlemen and Farmers of Kent are in the greatest consternation on account of the organised system of conflagration, from which so many of them have suffered. Every man who has ever employed an Irishman is in constant dread of a visit. The in surgents go a bout in bands of one hundred end fi fty, and coolly demand the keys of the barns to destroy the thrashing machines, and all idea of resistance is out of the question. Indeed, when gentlemen have applied to their servants to assist them in repelling the attack, they have met with a flat refusal. The signals are given by sky-rockets, and as many us fotirtsen stack•yarti have been In flames at the same time. There has long been a sullen discontent among the peasantry of England. We have often raised our voice in their behalf, but in vain. The gentry have not done their duty towards them. The labourers feel that the higher ranks are looking on with their arms folded, while they are sinking to the level of wretchedness. It is deeply to be la mented that they should have recourse to lawless outrage, but when did ever persons in their situation reason correctly, with respect either to the cause of their sufferings or the proper remedy ? The dis turbances in Kent are a warning that ought not to be disregarded. What adds to the alarm of the farmers, is the - refusal of the Insurance Offices. to ensure theM, except on the most ruinous terms. ._ Aiming Chronicle. We call the attention of our readers to an ac count of the great dinner given by the Birmingham Political Union, in celebration of the. French Revo lution, on Monday lust. Our correspondent forms tis that nearly 4,000 persons dined on the oc casion, and that 6,030 must have been within the walls after dinner. About one third of the company Were little master men, of considerable respectability and intelligence: anti the remaining two-thirds, the superior description of mechanics, artisans, and workmen. " Thank God (said Mr. Attwood), we have no occa sion now to take up murderous and destructive weapons. The progress of education and knowledge has changed this state of things. Our weapons are union, truth, justice, and reason—our sword is 'the sword of the spirit,' which it ' the Will of the people. ) —(Cheers.)—Look round again upon this assembly, and I will say, show me twenty such dinners ati this, and I will show you the governors of Eng land—not the governors by violence, anarchy, or brute force, but by the moral, agency of public opinion, peace fully and legally influencing the opinions and the conduct of the Goverament.—(Great cheers.)" The greatest order prevailed at this dinner. There is something in an exhibition like this which leads to serious reflection—six thousand respectable and orderly citizens in one town, assembled under one roof.- Verily, if the Aristocracy do not open their eyes now, they never will. As for the people, their eyes are open—never more to be closed.--Morning Chronicle. A good deal of surprise has been expressed at Sir George Murray's removal from the Colonial Depart ment, which, coupled with the previous transfer of Sir henry Herding° from the War Office, looks as if the Premier had !eke') the hint, so often given him, that ltio Administration had partaker; rather too much of the character of a military Government. Though. we should be among the last to find fault with his Grace for any deference, however tardy, a n m a y he inclined to pay to public opinion, there does seem, we toilet be permitted to say, a little ital• policy in parting with two of his best men at the moment when the scene of operations is just open ing on a new and more arduous contest. Besides, the Duke retains, for the present, his military Privy Seal, who, without any disparagement to him be it spoken, is of little value us compared with Sir George Murray.• kis peculiarly uefortunate, too, that another should be added to the mutly changes Which have so lately taken place in the C o l onia l apartment, in which the old adage of ° New new laws," seems especially uncalled for.— The situation of our colonies, both as regards them and the mother country, calls for a consistent, firm, and uniform Adniinistrution ; which cannot he, or, at least, is not the case, when the bead of the department scercely remains in office to receive the answer to his own despatch. Next to the slave question, which only involves a part of them, the most material question as regards the whole of our eoffinial establishment, is that they should be so governed as. to be made to bear the burden of their own defence ; which they would keg since have clone had they not been male the source of an official patronage, which has bowed in this, as in too many other cases, to the ell-pervading weight of hungry, talentlesa boroughiorn. As far as Sir George Mur ray's management of the Colonial Department has come within our observation, it has been freer from this besotting sin of his predecessors titan could well have been expected. There bus been en open straightforwardness about it too, coupled with a business-like attention to affairs, not always the ne. companimenta of office ; and on all accounts, we may say, that though we share in the dislike which the country, naturally enough, feel towards too much appearance of military rule, it is due to Sir George Murray to declare that the country will be fortunate indeed if in his ease there shall' be change for the better.--4tforning Herald. We give: in another part of this day's paper an ample report of the proeeedings at a dinner of between throe and four thousand persons, either members of this " birmitigharn Political Unioti " or in a groat degree attached to the cause for which it was in-", `stituted—the promotion of constitutional Reform. The dinner was numerously attended--the beat order prevailed throughout—the speeches were suited to the occasion, and many converts will, no doubt, be made to the cause of Parliamentary Re form, by the exposition of the principles of the onion which was given by the able and enlightened gentleman who presided. All these circumstances are gratifying; but what is equally agreeable to us, who are not quite so much admirers of the heroes of the French revolution as the BirminghaM gen tlemen, is, first, that such a Society as the Bir mingham Union can exist in this country without its being in the power of the Govern ment to interfere with it, as has been the case, similar instance, in France during the last Light ; and, secondly, that instead of seeking revolution, which is neither wanted or desired is country, it is only instituted to obtain consti .ional reform, and that reform by rational, peace.. tole, and. legal means. The former is a proof of the practical liberty which reigns throughout the king dom—the latter a certain presage that the principles advocated must ultimately triumph. While on this subject, we may as well bring to the notice of our readers . a pamphlet which has just been published, entitled " A Letter to the Duke of Wellington on the Expediency of making Parliamentary Reform a Cabinet Measure." The pamphlet is cleverly written, and contains some sound and shrewed ideas; but the writer, in speaking of the Duke of Wellington carrying Parliamentary Reform as he carried the Catholic Question, seems to forget that by the latter the aristocracy had nothing to lose but their:, former opinions (not much worth), and that by the former they would lose not only ell the sources, but all the gains of corrupt and unconstitu ional influence.—Morning Advertiser. Forth sifter 111 th POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Lewis Lyons, a Jew, was charged before the LORD MAYog with having forged the Goldsmiths'- hall mark upon a base metal watch-case, and with having defrauded a young man of the sum of 41. Os., by pretending that the case was fine gold.—The prisoner was remanded. We have been given to understand that it is very much the practice, even of respectable families, to have the Goldsmiths'-hall mark imitated upon the metal which is substituted for plate at their tables, and 't hat:pawnbrokers have been sometimes imposed upon by felloars who commit this sort of forgery. BONY-STREET. Yesterday a sallow-faced, sharp-visaged man, of shabby and rather eccentric appearance, was brought before Mr. MINSHULL, charged with having swal lowed two mugs of coffee, eaten sundry slices of bread and butter, and feloniously converted to his own use one mug, of the value of 2d., the property of Eleanor Sheen, who keeps an open-air establish merit for the sale of ready-made coffee, at the corner of Southampton-street, in the Strand. It appeared, according to the statement of the complainant, that the prisoner came to her stall about a week since, at three o'clock in the morning, and called for half a pint of coffee, which he ap peared to relish so well that he desired to be sup plied with another, and devoured besides several slices of bread and butter. He then asked what WIN to pay, and although the moderate sum of 4d. Was all that the complainant demanded, the prisoner demurred to the charge, and finally ran away with the mug from which he had been supplied, without paying anything for his early breakfast. An imme diate pursuit was made, to recover possession of the 'rug, but the prisoner was too nimble for his pursu ers, and he was not seen again in the neighbourhood until yesterday, when the complainant caused him to be taken into custody. The prisoner, who appeared to treat the charge with the greatest indifference, said his name was Abraham Cornell, and that he was of the Jewish persuasion. As to his having had any intention to commit a felony, the thing, he said, was too ridicu lous to be thought of. The fact was, he had supped with sonic friends, and was on his return home when he bethought that a cup of coffee was the best pos sible remedy to remove the fumes of wine, and he accordingly applied to the complainant ; but what was his surprise to find, instead of the delicious be verage which he expected, the most abominable stuff'--a decoction, he verily believed, of soot and brick-dust. He was so angry to be thus imposed upou that he walked away without paying the coin phshiant's drmand. " Hut why did you pocket the mug ?" • demanded the Magistrate.—" I scorn it, Sir," replied the pri soner. " The truth is, the frail vessel dropped upon the pavement, and was shivered into a thousand pieces." . . " And pray," said the Magistrate, " what is your profession, Mr. Cornell ?"—" I am an accoucheur, Sir," answered the prisoner, " and have practised in the city as such for the last twelve years. lum well known both to Sir Astley Cooper and to Mr. Abernethy, under whom I have received my medical education." Ili; endeavours to exculpate himself were, how ever, uncertain, and, the evidence being put in form by the clerk, the prisoner was fully committed for trial. Ford, the gaoler, stated that the prisoner was in the habit of committing similar depredations upon poor people, and of assuming an oddity of manner to assist him in getting out of the many scrapes into which his habits lead him. MARYLEBONE. Yesterday afternoon a tall athletic young man, who gave his name Inlliwn Hunt, was charged, be fore Mr. OltlP►+rill and Mr. HosmNs, with breaking the peace in Oxford-street. He appeared in a white hut, decorated with the tri-coloured cockade, hold- ing in one hand a bundle of straws, and in the other u quantity of ballads, and his hat bore un in scription of gold upon blue, " Hunt and liberty." Nk 11nm:0—What are you ? Hunt—Nothing at all, Sir. Mr. GRIFFITII—Don't talk 110tIlleille, man. Why don't you say how you get your living ? hunt---1 urn employed by the nobs of England—they give me a penSiOri. Mr. Gutrmi—The nolo! What does be mean by the nob*? Chief Clerk—The great people, Sir. Charles Langliton, a police-constable, No. 46, of division D, saw the defendant at one o'clock selling straws and giving awey ballade, on the side of Oxford street, which is In the parish of St. George the Martyr. .He waited until a crowd assembled around him, so large as to obstruct the passengers, Rid a gentleman desired him to remove the nuisance, and then, finding the defendant obstinately determined to remain where he was he took him into custody. Laughton said he brought him, a month ago, out of nryanston-square, before Mr. nowlinson, for creating a mob in the, same way, and he promised to sell no more straw in Marylebone. Defendant—l kept my word, your Worship; I am a man of honour; I was not in Maryiebone to. ddy when I was interfered with. William M'Kenzie, a policeman, No. 177, of division C, assisted Unglue!' in taking him out of the crowd to the station-house. He asked the de fendant who be was, and he told him he was Squire Hunt's SOH, the blacking-maker, and the man that talked ott Kennington-common and at St. Pancras meeting. Hunt said the police did not like him because ho wrote against therti in the Weekly Dispatch, and f or that reason he was persecuted by them. The Magistrates examined his ballads and fon them to consist of " A frog he would a wooing go lin marry a soldier," and other harmless things, mi d t h e y discharged him, with n threat, that if he collected any more crowds in the district of the oilice, he would be se►►t to priso►►, HATTON OAROXIst, Yesterday morning thu following application was made by a gentleman at this office:— The gentleman stated that in conseq►►ence of a report he had sevn in the Times of Monday, in ,which report it was stated that a. young man, of the name of Frederia Middleton, had been convicted !on the previous Saturday, before Mr. Serjeant Jon, the sitting Magistrate, of a most' gross and indelicate assault, said to have taken place the night -before in Gray's-inn-road, upon a young woman named Burton, and that the young man was not only 'held to bail, but that the Magistrate required him to give 48 hours' notice of it, be (the applicant) having a very respectable relative of the name of Frederick Middleton,. wished to know whether the young man were the same, and whether any body had since appeared to 'put in bail for the defendant. The Magistrates were :perfectly unconscious , of any thing of the kind having come before them, and the applicant was immediately referred to the clerks. The della declared that they had no knoWledge whatever of the circumstances alluded to by the gen tleman, or of the names of either of the parties men tioned in the report, and' they at once pronounced the report itself to be a fabrication. [The report referred to was inserted into this Pape! from the Observer of Sunday last] QUEEN-SQUARE. Yesterday (Marla .Mirth, a police constable of the L division, No. 88, was brought up for re-examina tion before Mr. WHITE, charged with robbing James Curley, a bricklayer's labourer, of Nu. 12, Cardigan street, Kennington, of 1.55. After the evidence had been gone through the police constable was discharged, and received the congratulations of his friends. UNION.HALL. Yesterday James Prince, a hackney-coach driver, was brought before Mr. CHAMBERS and Mr. ELYARD on a charge of cruelty to a horse. The Magistrate inflicted u fine of 20s. and costs on the defendant, for the offence with which he was charged. DREADFUL EVENT AT WOOLWICH BARRACKS. Considerable excitement has for the last few days prevailed at Woolwich, by a rumour that Lieutenant Edward John Jones, of the Royal Horse Artillery, had been killed in a duel by a brother officer, and that it was the intention of his relatives to bury him without any investigation of the circumstances.— This report, however, proved' ,to he incorrect, although the deceased met his death from the effect of a pistol-shot under very afflicting circumstances. An inquest was yesterday held at the King's Arms Tavern, Woolwich, before Mr. Charles Carter, jun. From the .evidence it appeared, that on Tuesday night last (the 6th inst.) the deceased, who lived its his quarters at Woolwich Barracks, went to his bed-room in apparently good health and spirits. The next morning, about seven o'clock, Will Sinclair, his groom, went to his room, as was i t usual custom, and was astonished on finding two candles burning in the sockets of the candlesticks, and his master not in bed, nor,from the undisturbed state of the clothes, had he been in bed. Upon looking behind the screen which divided the room, be discovered the deceased, quite dead, sitting on the sofa, with his head reclining over the side, welter ing in blood, which appeared to have come from his mouth, although Isis lips were closed, An alarm was immediately made, and the attendance of sue geons procured, who declared him to have been dead for some hours. The deceased was undressed, with the exception of his drawers and stockings, about which a pistol was found hanging, which appeared to have been recently discharged. Upon opening the lips of the deceased, the upper jaw was found to he completely shattered, and the ball lodged in the back part of the head. The deceased had, a short time before he entered his bed-room, been spending his evening with a party composed, in a great mea sure, of his brother officers, where he appeared in high spirits. Several present there were examined ut the inquest, and all gave it as their opinion that the deceased, who is highly connected, bud never meditated suicide, and that the discharge of the pistol must have been caused by some accident whilst he was inspecting it. . Verdict accordingly— " Accidentally shot." The inquest was attended by numerous friends and brother officers of the deceased, and it excited considerable interest. EXECUTION OF CATHERINE DAVIDSON, (Abridged from the Aberdeen Chronicle of Saturday.) Catherine Davidson, or Humphrey, was, it is said, horn in the parish of Keith-hall, but while yet a child was, along with her fither't family, removed to Aberdeen. At an early age she married James Humphrey, the unhappy partner of her woes, then a private in the Windsor Forest Fencible Light Cavalry, stationed at that time in this place, accompaning him with the regiment; as also in the .Iberdeen shire Militia, into which he afterwards enlisted, and in Which he served for five or six years, or until they were disbanded. In the course of her following the army with her husband, through the United King dom, for a period of 16 years, she lived in a state of connubial happiness with him, but from suspicions of his fidelity their domestic peace was destroyed during the remaining 17 years they were together, and they led an unhappy life. Her unfortunate husband, at the conclusion of the late war, when discharged from the Militia, settled in this place as a butcher, to which it is probable he had originally been bred in his native country—England. This occupation, joined to that of a publican, exposed both parties to the temptation of drinking, which, it would appear, neither of them had been able wholly to resist. For many years the woman was addicted to a baneful pro pensity for liquor, and the husband yielding latterly to the vicious practice, although it is generally allowed he was du mild inoffensive disposition,no good agreement snbsisted between the parties. Frequent broils and quarrels took place, attended with such exaspera tion as to produce and strengthen those malignant passions against her husband which seemed to posh seas her miud, and to fix the desperate resolution of depriving him of life. With this deadly enmity treasured in her bosom, she was so far prepared to carry into effect the dire resolution she had formed. Hardened at last, and throwing down every moral or religious restraint, the wretched woman proceeds after deliberate preparation, to the consummation of her guilt, and some sulphuric acid (vitriol), which had, by her desire, been purchased about six weeks previous, for the alleged purpose of taking off a wart, offers the ready means of carrying it into effect. As her unconscious victim lay buried in sleep, with open mouth, on that bed which she had filtered with hint for thirty-three years, site ap proaches softly near the midnight hour, with the instrument of death in her hand, and, steeled to pity or remorse, administers the fatal draught whiCh was to burn up the source of life. The agony which immedi. ately succeeded aroused the unfortunate man from his s l e ep; he exclaims, that he is in torture, and burn ing within; and after enduring the most excruciat ing torment, which no medical aid, though promptly and skilfully afforded, could relieve, death put an end to his sufferings about 48 hours afterwards. On her trial, the proof of guilt was brought home to the prisoner by such a strong chain of circinn stantial evidence as carried conviction to the minds of an intelligent Jury, who returned an unanimous verdict against the unhappy woman accordingly. Th e dying woman listened with great intere s t to t he admonitions of the Ministers of the Gospel, On Wednesday she took an affecting leave of her fr i en d s . During Thursday night she slept but little .. fint more than 20 minutes; at the same time pre served an astonishing degwreiele,oifecrnopmiopylurien;enreocrtdinigd the sound of . the workmen's hammer, though dis• ti seem to shake her firmness. ieetailY)iha yesterday,er:rid': t uol li ft a l if• lec i acte l i s li trio clock, the Lord Pro vost and Magistrates took their seats on the bench at the Old Court-house; soon after which the ed.- milliaLssß'alsvi.ipspior.rt6eld,ciiraoonitbhiee C off ou er r c t d by tip th a e y g e a r o y ler im . i loo r o e iriv a td s eeu i dd v c e tte p yfdo r rat:lyre: directly y n va d .rti ord t .) h r et thehKme di e ( usodtipil and Mr. p or iaoaslyrt,te, the Edinburgh executioner, then proceeded to• do his duty ; when the unfortunate woman, addressing a few words to the Rev. Dr. Kidd, and taking leave of him and Charles Dawson, the town-serjeant,— the last words the uttered being Oh !my God !" —dropped her handkerchief, and, at five minutes before three O'clock, was launched into eternity. The prisoner was genteelly dressed in black, and was about 51 years of age, a stout woman, and teemed to have been rather good looking. MARKET IN FELLIGENCE. LONDON MARKET& (From the London Nets Pries Csrrest of yeaterday.) Svc; Ait.—Tha Market for Mnacovades continued heavy last week, till near the close of business, when very con siderable buyers came forward ; they purchased low Sugars about 2s. below the late highest rate of the Market. The general dedine is hoWevei ie, as we stitted'on Tuesday last. The total estimated sales were 2,800 hhds., and tn. The stock of West. India Museovades is now 58,596 bhds. and tit., being 8,026 less thati last year. The stock of Mauritius is 89,271 big*, being 1,747 leis than last year. he weekly delivery of West India Sugar is 3,271 Ws. and trs., being 141 more than last year.. The weekly de livery of Mauritius is 3,271 bags, being 507 more than in the corresponding week of last year. At the close of the market the estimated sales of West India Sugars this day were 500 Ithils. and trs., including the Barbacloes Sugars at the public sale. • The Refined Market hats been in a state of stagnation. Since the •alteration took place in the bounty a few parcels placed in bond before the 'bth of October have been sold at the former priees, as they are en titled to the high bounty; there are some , crashed Sugars in bond also entitled to the fortner bounty. We believe no transactions in goods subject to the low bounty have taken place ; the refiners are asking the former prices; the buyers are offering prices 2s. and Ss. lower. Molasses brisk. At the close of the market this afternoon the only purchases are grocery goods at former prices; no parceli taken for shipment. • " EAST INDIA StJOAß•—There were no Wes of Mauritius or Bengal Sugars last week worth reporting. FORZION SUGAR.—The only purchase lately reported is 120 chests Rio 19w brown at Ms: fur export. Arerage price of Sugar 255. 111 d. per cwt. Correx.—The Liles of Coffee during , last week were es timated at 856 casks and 200 bag* Jamaica; the good and fine ordinary sold high in proportion, 40r. a 48r. - There were also small parcels of Berbice and Dominica which , sold at full prices ; 770 bags fair St. Domingo sold SU. 6d. and 345. Generally the Coffee Market was firm. There were four public sales of Coffee this forenoon, 491 casks 20 bags British Plantation, chiefly Jamaica descriptions, the whole sold at very full prices. The market continues firm. Rure, BRANDY, AND HoLLawns.—The Government contract was taken last week for 100,000 gallons of Rum, at a fraction under Is. Sid. ; it has a very unfavouraqle effect, as the contract price is considered very low ; the transactions since are on a limited scale. The account. from France still state a further advance in Brandies. The demand for the lower qualities here is general ; some par cels taken at 45., which, a few weeks ago, was offered at Sr. 3d. In Geneva there is little alteration. Heart, FLAX, AND TALLOW.—The Tallow Market, which was previously firm, has received a great impulse from the failure of the fishery at Davis's Straits, 375. 9d. was readily paid yesterday morning, and the quotation to day is 38s. In Hemp or Flax there is no material alteration. IRISH PROVISIONS.—In Beef and Pork there is little alteration. The speculations in Butter are continued, the prices are se. and 6.. higher ; Id marks Cork 905., Lime. rick 905., and Carlow 90a. a 925. Bacon is also more inquired after, and 425. would be readily given for prime Hinged Waterford for the next three months. Ar. rivals this week from Ireland, 5,818 firkins Butter, 340 barrels Bacon. From foreign parts 2,046 casks flutter. TOBACCCL—The request for Tobacco has again sub sided ; there are no purchases to report. THE OIL TaAue.—The very unfavourable accounts received from the fisheries have given an importance to the transactions in this market seldom equalled. There are further accounts to-day, fully confirming the previous bad news. The advance in Oils has been extraordinary, particularly in Greenland, Pale Rape, and Cod Seal and Cod were each sold yesterday at 401. per tun, and Pale Rape at 631. per tun ; Greenland realised 39!. 10s. per tun. S&avr.r'aa.—.•The puichases yesterday and this fore• noon are 425. and for Refined 481. and 471. Woot.—The public sale of yesterday was well at tended ; and though the Wools did not fetch such hiFh prices as the last sales, in consequence of the large quanta,' now offering by public sales, they may be considered as having sold well, and at a great improvement upon the prices of last year. TRA.—Notwithstanding the increased quantity of Bohex declared for next sale, the continued demand for the Bohea has raised the price to Ss. duty paid, for large chests. Low Ifysons are at 3d. to 4d. profit; other descriptions much thy some. Mex.—Rice is firm ; considerable purchases are lately reported; cargo 10s. and 10s. 6d., and no Bengal white now offers under 14s. Cowole.—The Cotton Market is steady, but without briskness. The sales consist of 50 Bengal, sd. ; 250 Sarah, 4.111. a 5 tl. ; 50 Bowed, 'ld. ; 550 Egyptian, 81d. FILUIT.—The first cargo of new Currants was brought to public sale last week, 44 butts, 3 caroteels ; the sound sold •75e., the damaged 735. and 74e. ; 49 butts l 8 cam teal' old, 73e. and 744. for the enund, sad 70r. and '72s. for the damaged..- 13y public sale this day, the first cargo of French new Fruit. New Imperial French Plums, 300 qr. chests 84e. a 855., pull) sold ; 1,030 small boxes 51. 15s. a 51. 175., not in cases, and in cases 51. 1 le. a 61. SO. ; 768 cartons 71. 7s. a 81. 5e., 290 half ditto 8/. Ile. a 101., 216 qr. ditto, 8/. 10a. ; Si brio. Red Smyrna Raisins, one lot 394., the rest sold at 331. INnloo.—About 500 chests more have been withdrawn from the Indigo sale. Indigo goes off very uneven, but upon the whole at rather higher rates than the first day; the Indigo 3s. Bd. to 4a. Sd. is very low in proportion, and all parcel., not divided quality, is front last sales prices to tad. lower ; the decided qualities are fully as high as last sale; 3,356 chests have now passed the sale, and alto gether 1,096 chests are withdrawn. COUNI'RY CORN MARKETS DURING THZ WEEK. Wheat. I Barley. I Oats. 138104. Per Quarter. a. to a. a. to s. a. to s. a. to s Boston 01 31 -- 4 ..= 42 Cialnaborough 66 42 Grantham 65 73 38 49 92 30 38 44 thirosby 511 64 30 37 17 20 49 44 tlorncastle...—....—. 54 66 25 33 15 90 30 48 Lincoln 60 66 51) 42 24 28 40 44 Splloby . Stt 65 28 3+l 22 36 42 57 73 99 42 26 27 43 45 54 72 39 3ti 23 50 98 48 LEWES MARKET.—.Oct. 12. White Wheat (per quarter) £3 7 oto £3 t 3 0 Red ditto LEWES MAR White Wheat (per quarter), Red ditto Barley Oats. New Iteane Oil Cake. New KET.—.Oct. 12. £3 7 oto .C' 218 0 1 13 0 1 11 0 1 1 10 0 1 ..... 10 0 1 6 118 mutant!. wortwicti. Oct. y. We had a fair supply of Wheat, though not equal to last week's ; the sale was dull, and the price reduced about Is., per quarter., The supply of Barley increases, and as our maltaters have not generally commenced malt ing, the sale was heavy at last week's prices. Oats are flat. . Beans and Pease go off slowly, in consequence of the fine weather; as we had several parcels of New Beans at market of fair quality, which were sold at SU per quarter. Flour is Is. to 2s. per sack lower. Wheat (per qr.)... 30s. 334. 341. I Beans (per qr.) BO,. 445. Barley Oats 24i, Ztls. Hour, One (per sack) 4(1.5. 48i. CANTERBURY. Oct. 9, We had a good supply of Barley this day, but that of Wheat was not large. Beans, Pease, and Oats, were in usual quantity, and our market for all descriptions of Grain was w►thout alteration in value. We have less life in the Hop trade. Wheat, white Mt to Ms. ted Us. to Ms. Old to —a. Barley, MaWas 34a. to 375. Oats Beans ....... ...... to all. Pease 36a. to 4d5,...... Grey CHE L'IT.1•111 A M MA RK ET.—Oct. 11. Per Bushel. a . d. to r. d. Per lb. Wheat Barley Oats Ileum 4 9 5 6 Lamb ........ Pease 5 0 8 0 Pork ... .. flay d. to d. 5 6 5 6 5 6 0 0 5 6 GLASGOW MARKETS. (From the Glasgow Herald of Monday.) The sales made in RAW SUGARS this week amount to 560 hhds. and tierces, and prices of Brown and low mid. qualities are fully Is. lower; Moist Brown Tortola' sold at 455. 6d. a 46.. 6d. ; Dry Browns 475. a bos., and mid. 51..; Dry Brown Demerara* and Trinidad. 47*. 6d. a 505., mid. 50s. a 555., and our, small lot of good 65.. ; Brown Jamaica. 48s. a 505., and good mid. 565. a 575. 6d. MOLA.IIIOI.--'twee were sold at the end of last week 100 puncheons Demerara, at 244. REFINRD *11:1A/IS in liniited demand without alteration in price; Brown Loaves 00s. 4081., mid. se.. ap t o 94, kr hoe, Luwps 765. MIL, Candy load. a 102 Crushed is `taken 6N steadily I mitl. 804. &al*, k'SCROIso a 69e., fine 70a. a 725., and eery fine 730. a 75* Uzivaste MoLassEs dull at'2ol. a 201. Nothing done in Correa. Rretzwro, or 13iNtalt. About 20 puns. Jamaica Rum sold 026.44616 0.g4 and 100 puns. Letwards it 20d. fOr pr 64. , In Drew:woe there bai been nothing done; prim/esti without alteration. The mkt made in Antes are retail parpekto/ TO, it 335. 6d. a 34e, and Pearls at 40e. , Y. C. TALLOW is selling in email parcels at 40s. 6 Nothing worthy of remar k done in Toseccd. Flan OrLa scarce and dearer ' • Pals Seal 271. 100., CO Cod 271. per old tun. No Whale Oil at market. 134 tollatp. " " " gs m e TO • This OW jut year. . - Liverpool 6 , '94 7c. London London . 9049 Gixogow ~ 44 908 ..••.....•.. .... . , Total exported at It: Same pet lod 150...-. .. . .... 11 t s ar . I, / ter 07 5 18 83 ..... ' :dsooPT#P c. .f a ir h yP I gt °NO iSito ° . , ,01 ,Ig .#1•0804P. BLASCO'S DE GARAY'S S In 1543 , Blasco - de GataY, ,caPta .. tw eon in - ship, offered to the Emperor Charles V. struct a machine capable of propellinglaiga;e2et sets, even in a calm, and without the S'ltlt" lw.r or oars. In spite of the opposition whiebhis, project met with, the • Emperor cOnsentedP, witness the experiment'; and it was m, 1 1 4 " ° _,: cordingly in the port of Bareelona,'oUthril! 0 ofJune, 1543. Garay w ould not uncover)l machinery or show it pub licl y ; but it : Wita'aVi',.: dent that it consisted o f a cauldron f hoiling water, and of two whe els set in motion bit; means, and applied externally on each Side , the vessel. The experiment was.madeott':llll:„'. Trinidad, a ship of 200 tons, laden with' The persoUs commissioned by the r to report on the inven tion, in g eneral epio,, of it, and praised, in particular, the TheM t O° with which the vesse l t acked about. rey surer Ravago, however, who was hostile to tbs . plan, said that a ship with the prOPOsedtritO. nery mi g ht go at the rate of about twolsael in three hours ; that the appirstut,w,td!,oo wss , and expensive ; and, finstly,,thit,.4theFe danger of the boiler butstig. „ he °lbeceir.epal: inissioners maintained, that a vesses,:h-o-ti..rilsti. might go at the rate of a league least, and would tack about in half the'titne.o." When the exhibis. quired by an ordinary ship. tion was over, Garay took away the a,Pr i r from the Trinidad.' The wood Workr3.l!'''l e Testi? sited in the arsenal at t arcelont-iind, the machinery he kept himself. Notlol7 ing the objections raised by peror affected to, favour the p ro j ect Al us:4 but his attention at the time was ,engroll; other matters. He promoted GartlYi a .„, gave him a sum of money, hesides-Pr,in tf n eg, expenses of the experiment, m ade atrll'. eyi and showed him other favours .-- D r . ' Cabinet Cyclopadia, Vol. IX. - - -------- ' $ Ol3 On Saturday morning a smart-look.ilipPL rode into Maidstone and represented him ie ,.. l 7 ) s ti); l4 ,_ avant valet of the Ex-King of FaAlser, ‘l,ll o •:',7 A bat: P 8 taken Leeds Castle, in the vicinage of the Pi °"7-' • for • 'OW/ • had been sent befor e, , to provide every thing ,o, i i„' 'eel !I the accommodation of his illustrious tuotor" '_a .l- f: at the New Inn, where of course ' b e annotiecc - glop ...-bl tf and requested ;he names of such tratioen_airtiable,hl.l) bakers, wine-merchants, tic.,-- se were' l'er - ii hspo' their respective ways. He was literally bealelt.4o.o il • cants, who thronged to what might he la llg ' , b' 60 110 . the inn: he was introduced to a respectabletoo,L 01 from whom be hired a coach to confey.l'llt:,;ool Cut!. to inspect the apartments and arsine yt!"'-',„,4oooP for its Ex-Royal occupant, and thinee be tri':l7 igiAtt to i Arundel Castle, where Cites: es X. %vi a " ',, Oil in Week-street thought himself the happiem!,,i,ii:oir, eta reference over all of his trade in kil! .. t r yil l ytigir plyingthe KIN &II table. lie gave oeverllVr'ne,ifin dill; out the town to be completed the neattua „Or - th i . g bfrse. After enjoying himself a t the inn, he est Dalai 7 b ilelt 4 chaise to Leeds Cattle, steam &pied .1 4 : V : ° rilo of ilr ' tradesmen. Here be was me t by as il' l3-et-e hiug f ° ''''' 11 1 chester, front whom he had obtained, WO* ~t /its P ° s'hat , tAt It similar story there, but who, suspecting .-,..,'- i l k ss... °- i fi ri n g d h i t 4 fo fr l , l ) o m wrd him thither, and on qt!eli , tr bi r sl ot( , 0.. I ti l t his ambiguous answers tha t . erliiPP too well founded, they gave him ' i goal b° es r n and left him to find his way to big Ex-Pl llst fl i- ittto- bill be could. The inhabitants of Maidstone . m f r , o ' teig e ; to be the same impostor who, during th°,l°. ; ig i p seated himself at Broadatairs to'he the bllP,t'„',lg' s 'eil,,, ' l ' o Highness the Duchess of 1(104T, who 0,. 1114 71 laiill' to ritaidi there. At all events ' the' ru,..°""a ii -11 ' ,li re e 'wi ll :. the Et -Illonarch's looking for ' Leeds ":„1,., W thf.7' residence gave the appearance of probap"ll:' , .*"* low's story. .2,e-"" On the 11th inst. at ß t i h ß e l V ilS Vicarage, i 'V a ' ' tina )10. G. Parley, 'of a daughter, . 1 On the 10th k. at the lady of jar, J. d° r ° " 12 d anic , u Finsbury - square , of a daughter• On the 9th inst. at Tursillolarks s ear lieni o el,oo' Tharner, Mrs. 'ltalia, of a son. f lirr f a ' On the 10th inst. at Stepping, at the house 0 - r , i , Cher, the Rev. T. pentnid, i n t h e ninth moth of hicitoj, dWwalrer,'EFecira:ces Esther Walker, relict of sh e ' ( a goat litin.bormof Crownest, near ffalifasi larki‘birc' MARRIED. On the 10th last. at Christ Church, St. Dlsrylthess, I,:_fuldel FA.. second son of R. Stride, Eicl , f f:,,,o e i ''"uerget, to Miss Mary Ann blaster., Ado* dAu,-itel 3. Mesta' fordsbire. s, I%M•, of Dunten, roar Siggleswsue' On the 12th inst. at St• Jmes% Cl°ks6"." los II 3 f r. Clmham• of Darosr,l's-inn, liolhorn solicitor, to ) ?Maria Arden, of Islington. ' On the 23d ult. at BrusselsDlED. )14°34aen6riltbi' Pill Blantyre. ' -.• it 04 Oa the 1 Ith inst. at Moredea, Su►riYY ' l " ril* Eastlake Campbell. On time Oth inst. at Chicheeter, IVirs' ireellaale' ' l' °VI of the late Lieut.,Colonel Teesdale.- PAMD'AND. VlOlapion) WALDO, 5064 101 .1Y0V • • ; 61111 :0010114 IRISH MARKETS. DUBLIN MARKET NOTK-FateaV, 04 6. ~ 1 From To' :al. t'. 1,493 Wheat, per barrel 90 stone Sl2 O 34 o' Bo -. 11, , 88 Bete ............-.... 17 stone 11 6 ,14 0 ..'l9 •„* 34'2 Barley.---...-.. 16 atone 11 ' 6 16 0 " 3,342 0at5...,........:.. . . 12 stone 10 6 16 0 -19 5 8,835 Cwt. Flour-...... 0 stone 7 0 *d 0 , m...:: 0 ' 373 Oatmeal 8 stone 12 0 1 0 0 15 • '() Sold to Bakers only. 7,127 Cwt Flour lB 0 2 8 0- '2O 7' , Average price of Wheat and Flour 61s. OIL Par Ilaalr , ' '„., Firsts ......... from 2:34. Od. tO t, Dd Receipts of Flour, 12,5261 ' Seconds,..... trom 1 04 .11:4:,..„td, Sales of Do. 8,836 Thi n k, frost OL' .*7 ' a t Quartern L0af............... "1° 0 1 ;id ° .1 1,1 11 :1 1 /QUatiOnr . Wheat, Barley. Oats.' - ~ per barrel per barrel per ba 1 . 541 e' 20 stone. 16 stone. 14 sum* , L .. ..., d" .............. ...................... -.....-........ ........................ ..........61:or ••••••7 --- ~... cl. a. d.* s . d. s. d. a s.d. I. d. al.& si , dVar. 4. IL ..li f 0 , 1 25 Cork ..«..» 23 0-336 10 0.15 08 01 6 6 "tt.-.11 0 Limerick 36 0-35 011 8.42 8 8,4 018 0,42 0 ir, ,„ 10 .0-' " Waterford 26 0-31 012 0,-14 10 0.41 0 17' m at. o Clonmel - 2116--.32 011 0-15 010 6-19 620 a .- - 0 Carlow 0-40 012 0-19 10 4 w-13 0 6,21 01 , .., 0 'i1l ----------Tr: L_Beef, ...........MUtton, ...... ,.......r. , Park. - ..... 1M1 7: ''. al l:, .....] per lb. per It). per cwt. IL ld. a J. d. 1 d. s. A. aT. d. 1. a. I. 4. o w. 32 --,--- iti d, Cork 4/ -6 4-6 Id 0..99 63 yg g 0 Limerick- 3 ...4 3- 4 (11.-30, .ti 0 0, %Vaterford 3 -4 3 -. 5 W 0..23 Is ; ,,,,t •'0 a:10' Clonmel 3 ..:5 3 -1; 96 0 43 !',, yd, 04 0 °' Citrlow 4 -51;0 - 0 0 . 0 . 7 ,v ''-.-.-..--•• - ' - '' - * ----.-% ..- Kitutx yr... Butter 871 to 88i. pm.- . - ,16.% to 190, per.OSO per barrel ; Flour 545. to 38a per baiir" . "&i ' diutlM.,t• 9 rel ; Barley I Is. to 13s. ; Beef *L 19 , ~IX..'. ••• ' ;"XMa; to 4!,(01. ; Potatoes 3d. per stone; Cools IL k"', 1 , r ,., 1'; 4 Pigs Ms, to 35a. per cwt. ' 4 ,1 COTTON, LIST OF' I/SFOiTS