The Sun. — London, England, 1831-01-05 00:00:00

SPIRIT OP THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. The news from Poland in the French Journals may, in some degree, be considered a counterba lance to the intelligence brought by the Frat.kfort mail from St. Petersburgh. General Who had so honourably kept his word, and resigned the Dictatorship, has been reinstated by the Diet of Warsaw in his important functions. The Poles are evidently in earnest, and if we may judge by such fragments of informations as reach us, seem to be fully aware of the awful struggle which they will have to undergo. The St. Petersburg!' letter, on the other hand, intimates that the Emperor will allow no alternative but unconditional submission, or a war of vengeance. It is pretended that the Russian people are enthusiastic in their cries of " Down with the Poles !" Slaves as the great body of the nation are, we can scarcely believe in this ardour on their parts for the destruction of their brother slaves : if the fact be true, it will in deed be another lamentable proof of the fright ful degradation which despotism produces on the human character. But we are incredulous, nor can we attach any credit to the statement of a writer who has had the effrontery to talk of the "magnanimous treatment which Poland has expe rienced from Russia." If a man who has been knocked down and robbed may reasonably be ex pected to be grateful to the robber who flings him back hal-a-crown out of the spoil, then may Poland applaud the magnanimity of a nation which has torn away its fairest provinces, oppressed its most distin guished subjects, and trampled on its ancient and cherished institutions. No : terrible as the conflict must be between powers so unequally matched, we confess we derive some hope, not merely from seeing all the eminent names of the existing generation of Poles at the head of the insurrection, but also from the certainty of those numerous grievances which have stung the whole population into a determined and energetic resistance to a powerful despot.— Tiaras. The Message of the American President, long as it is, and multifarious in its topics, requires, we are happy to say, but very little observation from Englishmen, with reference at least to English in terests, and that little of a friendly and satisfactory stature. The numerous questions formerly under discussion between this country and the United States, had for some years past been reduced to two, of which one, viz. that embracing the Colonial trade, has been adjusted by a recent treaty. The pro visions of the treaty are such as to place the navi gation of the North American Republic in the ports of our British Colonies on the same footing as that of the most favoured States ; but the execution of it was preceded by an entire abandonment on the part of the United States of that offensive claim which had been put forth during the Presidency of Mr. Adams, to shackle the trade of British vessels clearing our from American ports, with the Colonies and dependencies of Great Britain. The President appears to dwell with pleasure on the " frank arid friendly spirit" which had characterised the whole of the British negotiations on the above subject, and declares that he shall feel it a privilege, as well as duty, to reciprocate the kindly feelings of this Government to the utmost extent of his ability. The second question, affecting the mutual interests of Great Britain and the United States, is that re lating to the north-eastern boundary of the Repub lic, where it rests upon our province of New Bruns wick. That question has been referred by both parties to the arbitration of the King of Holland, whose time and thoughts are now, we presume, too deeply occupied with his own affairs to expatiate much upon those of other people. After an ela borate, but to foreigners generally an uninteresting, disquisition upon two points of internal policy,— namely, the appropriation of national funds to local purposes, and the indirect arid circuitous manner in which the President has hitherto been elected—the Message proceeds to congratulate Congress on the success which has attended the " benevolent" po licy of the United States, which has for nearly 30 years aimed at the " removal" of the Indians be yond the white settlements! TI e removal of the Indians means simply their expulsion from every foot of land which they and their ancestors for numberless generations had possessed arid enjoyed by inde feasible right, long previous to the existence of the North American Republic. We do not mean to deny the incalculable advantage to the whole world, derived from the substitution of a civilized for a savage community throughout the vast region which at this moment forms the dominion of the United States, but things ought to be called by their proper denominations. The unhappy Indians are " treated with" as the wild beasts are treated with,—they are hunted off the earth, wherever a white man chooses to raise his log-house. There is no " benevolence" in this, but the pure selfishness of unbridled power The " removal," means a violent expulsion ; the expulsion is followed in almost every instance, and even within a single generation of mankind, by ex tinction. Within the short term of 30 years, many once numerous and powerful tribes of the Indian race, thus ousted from their homes, have perished. General Jackson philosophizes upon these sufferings of the ancient occupants of America, which, says he, upon a " comprehensive" view of the general in terests of the human race, is not to be regretted. A philosopher of a different school might answer, that the needless infliction, and selfish disregard of human misery, is, on the most comprehensive survey of the interests of the race of man, at all times and under all circumstances, to be "regretted." Might not the wretched Indianshave been taught, and reclaimed to civilization ? Might not more fit preceptors have been provided for them, than the barbarous and un pitying backwoodsman ? - The tariff is held. by the President, a subject too ticklish to be meddled with as a whole; and he hints that its several parts and features should he subjected to separate considera tion. On the all-important matter of the finances, the Message describes a state of public prosperity which may well excite the envy of contemporary nations, and almost fill them with despair. The whole revenue drawn from 12,000,000 of people does not exceed .5,000,000/. sterling; and their ex penditure, including array, navy, an extensive out lay for various public works, and the whole charge of the several departments, may be reckoned at 3,000,0001. sterling—a sum not much exceeding, if it does not fall short of, that raised for the civil list of this happy country of Great Britain, together with the sinecures and pensions. Here is the true vulnerable spot—here is the ulcer that eats into us. If we cannot bring the annual outgoing of Great Britain into something like a mere reasonable pro portion to that of other—and those other rival— states, the proportion between British power and theirs will every day exhibit a lamentable and fear ful alteration.—Tintes. At the time of the discussion in the House of Commons on the subject of the legality of the pro cession of the Trades to present an address to the King, we observed that, whether legal or not, all processions in this crowded metropolis were at tended with great inconvenience. We are a very different people from our forefathers, to whom pa geants and processions, while they afforded a salutary excitement, could be prodUctive of little injury. We appeal to the inhabitants of the Metropolis, whether the preparations made for the Royal Visit to the City did not, for a week or two, subject every person who had business to attend to much trouble and annoyance, to say nothing of loss of time ? We are induced to allude to this subject at present by the announcement of a determination of the friends of Mr. Hunt to assemble to the number of 100,000, for the purpose of a triumphal entry int o t h e me tropolis. We are sure that we only speak the sen timents of most of our readers when we express a wish that all assemblages of this sort should be dis couraged as much as possible. We have no wish to interfere with any man's popularity, or to prevent any description of the people from manifesting their feelings ; what we wish is, that some mode of ma nifestation should be resorted to, attended with less public inconvenience.— Morning Chronicle. The measure which will now occupy the French for some time is the new Law of Elections. The Law is long, but the material point is contained in Articles Two and Six of Title First, giving the franchise to the heaviest taxed Citiiens of every ar rondissement, till the number of electors doubles that ofthose inscribedon the lists closed the 16th Nov., 1830, providing, that where in an arrondissement the number shall not amount to two hundred, it shall be completed by th.:i inscriptions of the highest taxed citizens immediately after those inscribed as above, We have given the reason assigned by M. Montan ver, Minister of the Interior, for conhning the suffrage to 30 small a number of citizens. He dreads an improper or careless exercise of the right were the qualification to be much lower, and con tends that the advantages of self-government are too perilous to be hazarded by rash experiments. He points, too, to England, %rhere so much mischief results from the action of wealth on poverty in elections. In the course of the discussions on this important part of the project, much light will no doubt be thrown on the subject. We own we find it difficult to believe that there can be any necessity for so extraordinary a limitation of the right of suffrage, and we can easily foresee that a dangerous advantage may be taken of the limitation. It is hardly a justification of it, that the poverty of the electors in England opens a door to all sorts of dan gerous abuses. Almost any system of election would be preferable to that of England, which gives to a comparatively small number of individuals the right of subjecting the whole property of the country to contribution. But there is surely a medium between vendible electors and monopolists of suffrages. The great point is to identify the electors with the pro, perty and intelligence of the country.—Morning Chronicle. We have looked carefully into the French and German Papers for news respecting the affairs of Russia and Poland; and we regret to say that the purport of all that we can glean from them is that the Emperor of Russia is determined to inflict his tender mercies on what he terms his "rebellious" subjects the Poles. At a review on the 9th ult. his Majesty rode through the ranks of all the regi ment, " and related," says the account, " the terrible events in Warsaw to the soldiers, who cried aloud for vengeance, and were confirmed by the spectators in their just indignation. Your wish shall be fulfilled,' answered the Emperor, I will myself lead you against the rebels.'— A universal huzza ! arose from the ranks of the warriors, and Down with the Poles ! Down with the traitors!' was the universal cry." This is enough to show the spirit in which the war will be conducted; but it is far ther added, that 160,000 men are now almost in a state of readiness to march against the devoted Poles, and that although Diebitsch has been ap pointed Commander-in-Chief, the Emperor intends to take in person the command of the army. When the contemplated army is fully equipped and assem bled, it is determined that it shall march against the Poles, and to use the language of the poet—what "A field of blood rushes red on the sight !" The Poles, we believe, are fully prepared to give them a warm reception—at all events they are deter mined ; but the odds are sadly against them in all but the spirit with which they are animated. The forces of Russia are not to be easily withstood. They are numerous and well equipped—they are animated with inveterate hatred to the Poles, and, if necessary, they will be assisted by those of Aus tria and Pf llESiii. But let us trot despair. The people of France will not sleep while the Poles are massacred. A strong sympathy exists in their be half, not only in Paris, but in France, and, indeed, in almost every State in Europe ; and, if the Go vernment of France should show itself disinclined to interfere, we are confident that " the men of July" will compel them.—" There is now only," as the IVestmin,ter Review says, in an able article in the present number, on the subject of European Revo lution, " but one question— " 11 7 i11 Europe desert Poland ? If she does, it is simple charity and pure unmingled meek humanity to pray that she may be subjected for another half century to baser barbarians if they can be found, to more ensan guined hypocrites if the earth earl breed them, than those who have borne sway and rioted in all her quarters for the last. If what is past has not demonstrated the true intent and bearing of arbitrary Governments, or has been insuffi cient to unite mankind in terror of their tender mercies and horror of their piety, there must of necessity be more ; an t charity is to wish it quick and over, that the world at some time may begin to flourish and to breathe. In all the va rious nations of Europe, insular or continental, every indi vidual, except the combined for plunder, has deeply suffered and is now suffering for the passive guilt of submission to that scheme of flagrant wrong of which the spoliation of Poland was the beginning, and is promised restoration is the end. Will these individuals, in their several spheres and capacities, and as God shall give them grace and power—unite for the purpose of securing that great act o f abolition of European slavery, the re-establishment of inde pendent Poland as a harrier against the barbarians of the East ? Is there any inhabitant of the British Islands—to limit the applic ition to a single quarter—who does not see that the power of Russia has been appealed to for the pur pose of cutting off and diminishing his own liberties, and that the magnitude and security of his enjoyments fluc tuate in exact inverse proportion to the influence of the other ? It is not that there is any animosity against Russia. Russia is as yet intrinsically barbarian ; somebody must be last in the progress of civilization, and it happens to be Russia. Her Gsvernment is centuries behind those of most of the other European nations, in all that is acknow ledged to constitute the existence of a good or desirable government. And for this very reason it is that she is courted and appealed to by the supporters of misgovern ment in all quarters of the globe. It might be thought hard if the Portuguese and Spanish constitutionalists had eerie to Russia, to say they did not entirely approve her govern ' ment and beg she would alter it. But by what right is the barbarian power permitted to act the converse, and to send to men congregated for freedom in the west of Europe, the assurances of her high dislike and meditated enmity. The snare is too manifest; our enemies fight us with the barbarians; civilized Europe therefore must be against the barbarians, an] join in one effort to drive them back to their frightful deserts.' There !et them remain, and learn from Europe all they can towards the improvement of their patrimony; but let Europe be freed from the nuisance of their interference. The Russians are to Eu rope, precisely what the Persian empire was to Greece ; a people in an inferior state of civilization, pressing for ward on a people in a superior, hacked by huge numbers and the treacherous aid of all that is opposed to liberty within. The serviles would bring the Chinese upon us, if the Chinese could fight : the brother of the Sun and Moon would be a magnanimous sovereign,' if there was any chance of his mountebank soldiers being brought to Brussels. The simple plan of the lovers of arbitrary power all over the earth, is to keep down the civilized people by the help of the barbarians. It is for this reason that Austria is to have Italy ; and it is for this reason that civilized man, in every village throughout Europe, has risen or will rise, to effect the liberation of his species. Treaties are but the bonds with which the victims have been tied ; let those that made look to them, but do not tell the Sam son who has just burst his willies, that these were the ob ligations which engaged him to lie still. Most of the Governments in Europe have been the people's enemies ; and those which are not, will put themselves at the head of the people's movement, and be safe. Men have pene trated every where the mean fraud by which arbitrary Governments protested against revolutionists and levellers, while themselves were the great upturners of all right and levellers of all security. The universal feeling towards them is hatred mixed with scorn : a compound which those who taste of seldom prosper after."—Morn. Advt. We are not fund of exposures in private life, but it is impossible to deny the advantage afforded to so ciety by pictures of its modern abuses so graphi ca lly an d i fatally correct as that contained n the new novel of " Mothers and Daughters." We suspect it will produce no trifling derangement in the matrimonial speculations of the ensuing spring. The fashionable characters intro duced into this work are true to nature. Report assigns the sketch of Lady MARIA 'WILLINGHAM to the second wife of a fashionable Baronet. The " mother," having failed in the establishment of her " daughters," is said to have secured her own. SPECIAL COMMISSION. BERKSIIIRE.-READING, JAN. 4. The Commissioners entered the Court at ten o'clock, when Mr. Justice PARK proceeded to pass senience on the prisoners convicted at these Assizes. IMPRISONMENT. Thomas Dance and Jacob Gater were first brought up. Mr. Justice PARK addressed the prisoners, and told them that the Court would make a distinction between the two, and sentence Dance, as the elder, and as a person who ought to have been better in formed than to engage in an unlawful transaction, to twelve calendar month' imprisonment, and hard labour in the House of Correction. Jacob Cater should he imprisoned and kept to hard labour for nine calendar months. _ . It is to be understood that all sentences of impri sonment include hard labour. IMPRISONMENT AND TRANSPORTATION. Edward Davis, James West - , Joseph Edney, Edmund Viccus, Chitties Mil!orn, Thomas Hanson, Charles Green ; and Joseph Smith, were placed at the bar. Mr. Justice PARK said Thomas Hanson had been thrice convicted for breaking thrashing-machines; Milsom, Edney, Viccus, twice; and the remaining prisoners once. It now became his duty to pro. nounce that sentence which, on the best and deepest consideration of their respective cases, the Court had resolved upon as the fittest. The sentence upon Davis was, that he should he imprisoned for eighteen months. The offences of the prisoner West were committed by night, arid he must be trans ported for seven years. Hanson, Milsom, Viccus, and Edney, had been thrice convicted; notwith standing which the Court would only sentence them as if two offences had been proved against them.— This was a very merciful proceeding, for the cases of all four were very grievous and desperate. The sentence of the Court was, that they should be transported seven years for the first offence, and at the end and expiration of that period, that they should be transported for seven years more, accord ing to the statute. As to Smith and Green, the Court had considered the distinction between agri cultural and other labourers, and they, as coming under the former denomination, were to be trans ported for seven years. The prisoner Smith, who was suffering severely tinder rheumatism, was helped into and out of the dock. William White, Robert Gibbs, Cornelius Ben net, Thomas Goodfellow, George Hi.hnes, Robert Page, George Whiting, and John Aldridge, were put to the bar. Mr. Justiee PARK said, that the eight prisoners had been convicted of the offence of machine-break ing. White was to he imprisoned for twelve months ; Gibbs would experience the same punish ment ; Bennet was to be transported for seven years ; Goodfellow for fourteen years ; and Holmes, although by trade a smith, being an extremely yonng man, and having received an extremely good cha racter, should only be imprisoned for twelve months. Page, against whom one indictment had been proved, was to be transported for seven years; and Aldridge for the same period. Whitine,althoueh there were two indictments against him, 'being a r iabourer, and not having taken a very active part in the transac tions, would be imprisoned for eighteen months. James Deacon, William Waving, Jason Green- . away, Isaac Burton, John Gater, George Liddiard, Richard Nutley-, and William Pearson, bring placed at the bar, Mr. Justice PARK said, that Pearson would have a slight punishment inflicted on him, because he was ar, agricultural labourer, and had only been convicted ,1 of one offence, in which there were no circumstances of aggravation. The sentence of the Court was, that he be imprisoned twelve months. Nutley was in pretty much the same predicament, and would also be imprisoned for twelve months. Liddiard would not be transported; but as he was a blacksmith, his punishment would be increased to eighteen months' Imprisonment. Gater was in much the same situa tion as Pearson and Nutley, and was to be imprisoned for twelve months. The cases of Burton and Green away were different. Burton, who was a'teilor, had no pretence for mixing in those transactions but a desire of mischief. He had demanded money, and the crime was committed at night, with circumstances of aggravation. The same observations applied to Greenaway, with this exception—that he was a labourer ; he had used threatening language, turd the offence took place at night. Both prisoners were sentenced to seven years' transportation. The same sentence was pronounced on Waving, who had also committed an outrage at night, and demanded money. Deacon, who was a labourer, had not been guilty of airy excess beyond the guilt of joining in such outrages, was to be imprisoned for twelve months. John Gennaway, Elijah Baker, James Grant, John Ilitchins, William Hamblin, James Watt, William Beckett, Stephen Denton, and Charles Gilliam, were placed at the bar to receive sentence for the destruction of threshing-machines. Mr. Justice PARK was happy to announce to all the prisoners that, in the judgment of the Court, their cases were favourable, and that it was not necessary for the ends of justice that any of them should be sent out of the country. Against Gilliam, there being only one conviction, and no other charge having been made, and nothing particular appearing in his case, the sentence of the Court was, that he be imprisoned for six months. The Court had taken into account that Denison was originally pressed to join the mob; but as he subsequently became an active member of it, he was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment. The sentence of Beckett was tivelve months' imprisonment ; of Watt and Hamblin, six ; Hutchins, who appeared to be a labourer, and who had taken no very active part, was also sentenced to six months' imprisonment; as was Grant, who was likewise a labourer, and had re ceived a good character. But his companion Baker, although also a labourer, having received no cha racter, would be imprisoned twelve months. The same sentence was passed upon Gennaway, and for the same reason. The prisoners left the dock, most of them con siderably affected by the Learned Judge's address, particularly Gennaway, who is a very young lad. James Burgess, Charles Williams, James Hut chins, Alexander Barrett, John Coventry, Joseph Quarterman, James Fuller, and Stephen Williams were placed in the dock. Mr. Justice PARK observed that the eight prisoners had been convicted of machine-breaking. Their of fences were attended with very different degrees of violence arid injury. Some of them had been com mitted in the night time, and some were accompa niec by threats and intimidation, In addition to this, S. Williams, Quarterman, Hutchins, and Burgess, were yesterday convicted of one of the most dangerous riots that had ever come before a Court of Justice. Against James Burgess there were two indictments for machine breaking, and he was also connected with the riot, he would therefore be transported for fourteen years. C. Williams, not being concerned in the riot, and there being only one case against him, which was accompanied by no particular out rage on his part, Isas to be imprisoned for twelve months. The same observation applied to James Hutchins. He was also in the riot, but had done nothing particular, and received the slight sentence of twelve months' imprisonment—a sentence which the Court was the rather disposed to pass, inasmuch as it had been intimated that the prisoner was not of a strong understanding. Alexander Barrett was not in the riot, and would only receive three months' imprisonment. Coventry had acted .with more vio lence, and would be imprisoned for twelve months. Quarterman was concerned in the riot. It appeared that he had done nothing but blow a horn, arid although that was an outrageous act, and calculated to encourage the mob to advance, or warn them to retire, as the prisoner had received an excellent cha racter, the sentence of the Court was, that he be imprisoned for twelve months. James Fuller was not concerned in the riot, and he was also sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment. Stephen Wil liams, who was extremely outrageous in the riot, and had acted in a most scandalous manner, us was proved yesterday, should lie transported for fourteen years. As this batch of prisoners left the dock, Stephen Williams looked towards the bench in a reckless and impudent manner, and exclaimed, " Thank you, my Lord." Charles Vince, John Cook, Luke Brown, Thos. Brown, George Williams (alias Staffordshire Jack), John Nash, George Arlett, and John Naylor, being called up for sentence, Mr. Justice PARK told the prisoners they had been severally convicted of the offence charged against them, which they had now heard mentioned by the officer of the Court, and many of them had been also convicted of being concerned in that tre mendous riot prosecuted yesterday, which had alarmed the Court, more than any thing that had hitherto transpired in these proceedings, for the peace of the country. Naylor had been convicted on only one indictment, till the case of the riot was brought forward, in which, however, he took no active part. lie was sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment. Arlett was in a different situation. He was one of those who had threatened fire (a tre mendous thing, which the Court was determined to mask) against a poor woman if she did not comply with his demands for money. He was to undergo fourteen years' transportation. J. Nash would ex perience the same sentence. George Williams was, without exception, one of the most desperate charac ters that had come before the Court, and if his of fence had, according to the strict rule of law, cow promised his life, the Court would have felt it its painful duty to leave him for execution. However, by the grace of God, he had escaped. His sentence was fourteen years' transportation. Thomas Brown, also convicted of the riot, but having taken no par ticular part in it, was to be imprisoned for eighteen months. Luke Brown was likewise convicted of the riot, had cut open a man's head, and used very fearful expressions. The Court had, therefore, augmented his punishment, but not to the extent which might have been expee'ed. The charge of machine-breaking not being very aggravated as against him, he was sentenced only to seven years' transportation. With respect to C. Vince, he was to be imprisoned for eighteen months. John Cook was concerned in the riot ; but being recommended to mercy by the Jury, he would only be imprisoned for eighteen months. At the conclusion of the sentences on the pri soners, Arlett said, that he had one favour to beg of the Court, which was, that they would allow his wife and child to go along with him. Mr. Justice PARK said, the Court had no power to oblige the prisoner. It rested with the Govern ment to grant or refuse his reque,t. By the way, his case was an extremely bad one ; he should have thought of his family before committing the offence. Daniel Hancock, William Hawkins, Edward Harris, Thomas Hicks, and William Page, were placed at the bar. Mr. Justice PARK said, that with respect to Page the case being slight, he was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment. William Hawkins was con victed of two offences, and Daniel Hancock of one with respect to threshing-machines. The latter also took a part in the riot, but not an active one. Hawkins was not present on the occasion. Hancock would be transported for seven years, and Hawkins for the same period. He now came to Thomas Hicks and Edward Harris, and two more dangerous persons had not appeared at these assizes. They were transported for fourteen years. The prisoner Hawkins, who cried bitterly during his sentence, and lay on the front of the dock in a state of great affliction, on being removed by the gaoler, entreated the Court to allow his wife and two children to accompany him in his banishment. Mr. Justice PARK told the prisoner that he must apply to the Secretary of State on that subject. SENTENCE OF DEATII RECORDED, Daninl Bates, Da rid Hawkins, William Chitter, I~r el Pullin, David Jarlick, George Rosier, John Field, and John Cope, were next called up for sentence. Mr. Justice PARK told the eight prisoners that they had each been convicted, and many of them in more instances than one, of offences that had forfeited their lives to the offended laws of their country. He meant to recommend them to mercy as far as the sparing of their lives was concerned. With respect to some of them, it was after deep and painful consideration► that the Court had come to this decision. As to Daniel Bates, his crimes were of a very deep dye, and the Court did assure him that the scale had been long balancing as to whether death should not be the almost immediate conse quence of his crimes. Nothing had saved him but the strong recommendation of the Jury in one case, the very good character which he had received in another, and, the Court must add, his own demea nour at the bar on the first day. The prisoner's con. duct in his domestic relations produced a very strong impression ; not that kindness to a widowed mother alone could have influenced its decision ; however, that fact evinced a tenderness of disposition in the prisoner, which, coupled with other things, induced the Court to interfere in his case. It would be re commended to his Majesty to spare the lives of all the prisoners at the bar; what terms might be im posed upon them in commutation of the MN ful pu nishment of death it was not for the Court to say — but in all probability many of the men now in the dock must leave their country never to return to it. The prisoners were more or less affected 1)y this address. Bates, who was only sentenced to impri sonment, appeared more distressed than his cum- pinions. It should be observed that these were some of the prisoners convicted of breaking the machinery in Mr. Gibbons's manufactory at Hungerford. Sentence of death was recorded by the Registrar in the usual manner. Thomas Willoughby, Charles Rosier, Jeremiah Dobson, James Watts, Timothy May, Joseph Tuck, Edmund Steel, and Joseph Nicholas, being placed in the dock, sentence of death was recorded against Nicholas for robbery, and against the remaining pri soners for breaking fixed machinery. As the priaoners were quitting the dock, Steel paused and said, " I never received any money, it was another man who received it—and Page knows that it was so." Mr. Justice Panrc—Yout's was a very bad case, and the Court anxiously considered whether it was not deserving of death. Thomas Radborn, William Carter, William Wes tall, Francis Norris, William Page, Charles Bates, and William Simms were put to the bar. Mr. Justice PARK said that the Court, desirous not to carry the effusion of blood further than the interests of justice absolutely demanded, had deter mined to recommend the prisoners to the mercy of the Crown. On what terms that mercy would be gi anted he could not presume to say ; he could only observe that, with the exception of Bates, those who advised his Majesty would say that the prisoners had unfitted themselves by their offences to be al lowed ever to enjoy again the blessings of this happy land. DEATH. William Oakley, William Winterborne, and Al fred Darling, were lastly placed in the dock, to re ceive the sentence of the Court. Mr. Justice PATtK proceeded to pass sentence of death in the following manner :—" William Oakley, William Winterborne, and Alfred Darling, it is now our duty to pronounce the awful sentence of death upon you. " You, William Oakley were foremost in the rob bery of Magistrates assembled together at Hunger ford ; and in otner acts of robbery as well as in that, you have taken a very active part. In the robbery of Slr. Willes, you and your companions were armed with dangerous weapons, and when asked to lay them aside, you refused to do so in a menacing man ner, accompanying that refusal by an oath. " As for you, William Winterborne, you took an alarming part in some of those outrages as leader of the mob. You acted as captain of the band, dic tated what was to be done, and received money or not according to your will and pleasure. In every one of the indictments upon which you have been convicted, you have borne an active and prominent part. " You, William Oakley, I may here observe, were a carpenter, and had no business or pretence to mix yourself up in these transactions; and you, Al fred Darling, being a blacksmith by trade, had no conceit) in them, and could not have had the shadow of a right to take the part you did. " Unhappy men ; I do riot state these circum stances for the purpose of aggravating the wretched ness which, if you possessed any feeling, you must experience; but I allude to them to show that every attention has been paid to your respective cases. Hear now the sentence which the law awards for your offences, and which it is my painful duty to pass." The Learned Juke (who was considerably af fected) then proceeded to pass sentence of death in the usual form, but named no day or place of exe cution. Winterborne and Darling wept while hearing the sentence; Oakley appeared little if at all affected ; he shook his head, and on quitting the dock spoke to a person standing at the table near which he passed. Thus concluded the proceedings under this Com mission at Reading. The Commission will be opened at Abingdon to-morrow. WILTSHIRE.-SALISBURY, JAN. 3. John Ford, aged 17, was charged with having riotously and tumultuously assembled with divers other persons, and forcibly entered a certain factory, and demolished, pulled down, and destroyed certain machinery therein, belonging to William Nash, at Quidhampton. It appeared from the evidence of the witnesses called by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, that about twelve or one o'clock on the 24th of November last, a mob of 300 or 400 persons, armed with bludgeons and hammers, went to the premises of Mr. Nash, which were used for the manufacture of woollen cloth. The prisoner was one of that mob, and took a very active part in the destruction of the machi nery in the factory. He broke the windows and a machine called a tricker, and assisted the mob to throw the broken parts of the machine into the millpond. The mob threatened to throw one of the prosecutor's servants into the same pond, if he did not stand aside. _ _ The prisoner said nothing in his defence, and called no witnesses to hie character. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty, and the Court ordered sentence of death to be recorded against him. John Jennings, 18, George Shergold, '25, Henry Shergold, 30, Thomas Watley, 17, James Down, 29, Isaac Cole, 18, William Francis, 21, iri Nam Lewis, 30, and William Jacobs, 31, were charged with hav ing riotously and tumultuously assembled, and un lawfully demolished and destroyed a mill, engines, and machinery therein, belonging to John Brasher, at Wilton. Mr. Justice A LDERSON summed up the evidence, and the Jury returned a verdict of Guilty against all the prisoners, save William Jacobs. They recom mended Lewis to mercy. John Shergold, 22, George Shergold, 28, and John Day, '22, were charged with having robbed Christopher Ingram of 55., his money. The prisoners said nothing in their defence. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty against the two Sheigolds, but acquitted Day. It appeared from the evidence that George and John Shergold are threshers. George Shergold was in the East India Company's service, and had been to China as a mariner. His appearance is very rakish. His conduct and that of his brother were marked with extreme levity during the trial. Mr. Baron VAUGHAN desired them to be taken away, assuring them that their case nquired consideration, as their punishment would undoubtedly be severe. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that there was another indictment against the prisoner Day, for breaking a threshing machine ; but as he (the At torney-General) had heard that he was a man of good character, he did not iotend to offer any evi dence upon it. A verdict of acquittal was accord ingly taken upon that indictment. William Bartlett, 30; William Munday, 38 ; Joseph Beminster, 26 ; Richard Watley, 40 ; James House, 23; Samuel Hayford, 22; Joseph Hunt, 20; William Bevan, 30; William Farley, '27 ; henry Polticaly, 30; James Wheeler, 25; and William Smith, 33 ; were charged with having riotously and tumultuously assembled, and forcibly destroyed a threshing-machine, the property of Am brose Patient. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty against all the prisoners, but recommended Bevan and Farley to mercy, on account of the excellence of their cha racters. The Court rose at half-past seven o'clock. At one o'clock Mr. Justice ALDERSON went to the Nisi Prius Court, and proceeded to try other prisoners. James Blandford, Richard Pilman;James Mould, Edward While, John Barrett, and Thomas Alree, were put to the bar, charged with breaking and de stroying a threshing-machine, the property of J. Benett, Esq., of Linley farm, on the 25th of No vember. (All the prisoners except Alree, were tried on Saturday, and, except White, were found guilty of a similar offence at another farm of Mr. Benett's.) This was another case of the act of a large riotous mob, assembled on this day, which went about the country for the destruction of machines. It appeared from the evidence of John Jay and other witnesses, that this mob came to Linley-farm at three in the afternoon, armed, some with sledges, road-hammers, pickaxes, and sticks, and broke the machine. All the prisoners were identified as hav ing taken an active part in the outrage. None of them made any defence, except Mould, who stated that he was pressed and obliged to go. Mr. Justice ALDERSON summed up the evidence, and the Jury found all the prisoners Guilty, but re commended the last four to mercy. Thomas Light, William Rogers, Henry Herring ton, William Demon, Thomas Gauge, and William Cooke, were indicted for destroying a threshing ma chiee, the property of Timothy Rumboll, at West Grimstead, on the 24th of December. The Jury found a verdict of Guilty against all the prisoners ; but recommended Cooke, Rogers, and Light to mercy. The prosecutor begged to recommend Luffman to mercy, on account of his previous good character. Charles Martin, William Scott, Robert Oborne, John Penny, John Targett, Thomas Topp, and Jeremiah 'Popp, were put to the bar, charged with bieaking and destroying a threshing-machine. The indictment charged that Martin and Oborne had been already convicted, at former sessions, of a felony. The Judge summed up, and the Jury acquitted all the prisoners. The Court then adjourned at a quarter past eight to nine o'clock to-morrow. Mr. ALEXANDER BARING, it will have been seen by the Gazette, has withdrawn himself as a partner from his late house of business, preparatory, as some say, to his elevation to the peerage.—Morning Paper. The New Monthly Magazine continues to manifest that earnest regard to the general condition of the times, which has of late particularly m arked its course. The article on the Popular Discontent will be found to exhibit a true picture of existing difficulties, and to con tain suggestions entitled to serious attention. " Speakers and Speeches in Parliament, No. II.," enters into a com parative view of the abilities and influence of those Mem bens in both Houses w h o f or m the Cabinet of t h e present Ministry, " Sk e t c h es f rom the North" is likewise a paper of a political c h arac t er , re ndered striking by individual portraiture; while the first of an intended seri es of " Sketches o f th e English Bar " illustrates Lord Bnoucitaat's peculiar genius as an advocate, an orator, and a statesman; and the contribution on the subject of Poland wants nothing which immediate anxiety in regard to that country can give it, to render its perusal gratifying to the general reader. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. LONDON MARKETS. (From the London New Price Current of yesterday.) SUGAR.—The markets for raw Sugars continued closed all the last week. The stock of Sugar is now 38,202 ',lids. and trs., being 3,153 less than last year. The stock of Mauritius 20,027 bags, being 1,697 less than last year. The last week's delivery tsar 2,612 hhds. and trs., being seven less than last year. The delivery of Mauritius 1,359 bags, b..ing 402 more than in the correspondint itreelz of last year. As generally anticipated, there was a brisk Sugar Market, and the prices are 6d. to Is. per cwt. higher than before the closing for the holidays. The es timated sales this day were 1,400 hhds. and trs. ; the Market is 2s. a 3s. higher, taking from the late lowest poiot. The purchases of Refined were on the most con fined scale. Ther© were no alterations in the currency. There is more demand for Refined Goods this morning ; the prices are decidedly higher ; no Lumps offer at 625. Molasses 225. 6d. a 235. FOREIGN SUGAR.—There were no sales last week. This day 50 chests Brazil Sugar offered at public sale. the whole was too inferior to form any criterion of Markus priceg. EAST INDIA SUGAR.—The inquiries last week conti nued, hut there were no sales of any extent. This day, at public sales, 885 bags Mauritius, 445 bags Bengal, 289 Siam Sugar ; a large part of the Mauritius was with drawn; the Mauritius and Siam sold 6d. to ls. higher; Bengal at former prices. Average price of Sugar 238.444. per cw t, Cmm—There were no public sales of Coffee last week; the inquiries for the descriptions suitable for home consumption were general and extensive, and all the pur chases reported, which were inconsiderable as to quantity, were about 2s. per cwt. higher. The inquiries for Foreign were continued, but no sales to any extent were reported. This d.y 150 bales 66 bags Mocha Coffee, 62 bags da maged Brazil, 193 bags very ord. Sumatra ; the great pro portion of the Mocha was taken in, the Sumatra taken in it 275., the Brazil 338. The Coffee Market is steady. RuM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—The inquiries for Rum have been continued, brit in consequence of the holi days, the sales are not extensive; there appear to be buyers of proof Leeward. at Is. 9J. to some extent. The few sales of Brandy reported are at prices a shade lower. This day Leewards, 5 over, sold at Is. 10d. There is more demand for Brandy. HEM?, FLAX, AND Tar,Low.—The Tallow market has been dull, and the prices are quoted a shade lower. Flax is without variation. Hemp is stated at rather lower rates. liusn PROVISIONS.—In Beef or Pork there is little alteration. Bacon dull, and rather lower ; on the 'pot best singed Waterford 438., and for forward delivery 425. Butters are heavy and rather lower on account of the mild weather. Ous.—ln Oils:there is no alteration except in Sperm, which is lower on account of the recent arrivals. SALTPETRE.-Some sales are reported at prices a shade lower. RICE.—The holders are asking higher prices for Bengal Rice. This day 2,000 bags very good Bengal Rice at puhlic sale; Patna kind a part sold so high as 17e. 6d. TEA.—Boheas are heavy in the market ; there is some inquiry for Congous at a small premium. CorroN.—The purchases of Cotton are quite incnn- siderable ; the turn-out of Nye weavers in the manufac turing districts, the dull season of the year, and the necee wily stoppage of export, have caused nominal market prices. The sales are too limited for insertion. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURI NG THE WEEK. Wheat. Barley. I Oats. I Beans. Per Quarter. s. to s. s. to s. g. to a. s. to 5. B mton — 69 31 23 38 -- Gainsborough 72 38 24 38 Grantham 6B 75 38 44 23 28 40 44 Grimsby 6O 75 20 36 15 24 30 36 Horricastle—....... 54 66 2.5 33 15 20 30 40 Lincoln Spilsby. 66 72 30 40 22 26 34 38 Stamford 63 75 38 41 ai 32 44 York-- (54 74 32 42 22 29 38 48 NORWICH, Jan. I. We had a good supply of Wheat today, which met a brisk dea - ,and at a further advance of Is. to is. per quarter. There was a fair supply of Barley at market ; this article was Is. per quarter higher. In other Grain no alteration. Flour advanced s per sacx. Wheat (per qr.) 641. 745. 7rxs. Beans (per qr.) ~. 345. 40e. Barley Oats Xs. 30s. 325. Flour. tine (per sack) Ms. 565._ CANTERTIU RI, Jan. 1. The supply of Wheat was moderate this day, with a steady demand at Is. per quarter advance. The sale of Barley and Beans was go d, but Pease were ra'her cheaper. Our price of Flour is established at 6.35. per sack. Wheat, white 6ls. to 73s ---- red s6s. to 708 Barley, Malting 37s. to 40s. Oats /leans Pease 301. to 38s. 3Ss. to 50s. EXETER MARKETS.—Dec. 31. Beef (score) 7s. 6d. 84. ed. Wheat (bushel)...Bs. Od. 84.6 d. Mutton (1N) 0 4 0 51 Barley 4 0 4 3 Veil and t arnb ....0 7 0 0 Oats 2 6 2 9 P,rk 0 4 0 6 Beans 4 9 5 6 Gee.c (each) 3 0 4 6 Butter (lb) 0 0 010 Ducks (coup'e) .—.3 0 4 6 Eggs (10) 0 0 1 0 Fowls . '2 0 3 0 Potatoes (peck) 0 0 7 8 CATTLE. AN ACCOUNT OF CATTLE IMPORTED INTO LIVERPOOL FROM DEC. Vs.' TO JAN. 1, BOTH DAYS INCLUDBT. COB'S. Calves. I I Sheep. Pigs. I Horses. Male*. I IWS 51 1371 2172 11 0 -' RKETS. DkY, Dee. 31. " To w. P. 41 0 34 10 • 13 9 14 4 17 t 1 15 7 17 0 12 10 `,'S 9 18 0 - 0 , 14 5 21 10 lack. to. Od , to 233. Od• ' to 14s. Od, cwt. 2d. s. i.as.'; 70-Iv o ,, 0 0-15 v 10 0-15 0 12 0-10 0 A 00—Qv This year. Same pe riod last year. IRISH MA. DUBLIN MARKET NO' From 1,275 Wheat, per barrel 20 stone 30 0 227 Bete l7 stone 13 0 1,068 Barley l(3 stone 14 6 4,901 Oats 8,568 Cwt. Flouz 9 stone 7 0 1,290 Oatmeal 8 stone 12 0 Sold to Bakers only. 7,044 Cwt. Flour Average price * Receipts of Dour, 11 Sales of Do. 11 Quartern Wheat, per barrel 21 stone. s. d. a s.d.i Cork 26 6-36 d i Limerick 3t) 0-3.5 0, Waterfordl32 0-35 0 Clonrnel —126 6-32 0 Carlow— 26 0-30 01 19 0 129 0 I t Wheat and flour 555. Od. per q 7,1 Firsts, frork24s. Od. ,4J7Secondc, from 195. Od. from 7a. Od. PRICE OF BItXAD. 10d. I Half Quartern Flour, Barley. 1 Oats. per barrel per barrel 16 stone. 14 stone. ht. s.d. a 8.(1.i.d. a s. 12 3-15 8 10 8-14 0 11 6-I'l 21 8 9-15 0 13 0-16 0112 0-13 0 11 0-15 0110 C-12 6 12 0-19 0110 0-13 0 8. d. a s. d. 26 0-23 0 18 0-22 0 17 o—'22 0 '2O 0-22 0 '.20 8-21 0 . . . . . Beef, Mutton, Pork, butter. per lb. per lb. per cwt. Ist. 9d. 3d. 4th.rt: 6 :; --.--- —.- !d. a d. d. a d. s. d. as. d. s. d. s. d. g. d. s. d. , d• Cork .......- 1 :4 —6 3 8 21 0—28098 0 96 92 088 084 CI Limerick— 3 —4 3 4 32 0-35 0i99 93 087081 0 75 o Waterford 2 —4 3 5 28 0 —3O BP7 95 78 0880 57 ~u Clonmel 3 —5 3 —5 29 0 —3l 099 06 —o 9 -- ' I ., Carlow...—. 4 —5l 0— 0 00— 00 78 74 64 054 0 --_:' KILICENNV.—Butter 99s to I(3s. per cwt. ; Wheat 325. to per barrel ; Flour 245. to 425. per bag; Oats 12s. to 13s. per bar' rel ; Barley 13s. to 15s. ; Beef 2d. to Oct. per lb. ; Mutton ° to 41y2d. ; Potatoes 4d. per stone; Coals Is. 2d. per cwt.; Batol►. Pigs 325. to 335. pet cat. COTTON WOOL. LIST OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. 1 EX TORTED. "11Pir;eeirvtihoiti.tio Bags, &c.: 41,373 67,906 32,584 sag., &c. - 303 425 Bags. Pre. Liverpool 704,781 London 27,707 Glasgow 47,769 Total exported in 1135 Same period 1829 118,031. Bags, ea' 10,545. .24671. 151 BIRTHS. On the 2d inst. at Westhorpe, Nottinghamshire, tl' lady of Robert Warrand, Esq., late Major Gth 1 :agoons , of a eon. On the 4th inst. in Gloucester-place, the lady of J. 13' Roope, Esq., of Abbot's Ripton, Hants, of a daughter. On the let inst. the wife of Mr. Henry Bull, of Ely' place, of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 23d ult. at his Majesty's Envoy Extraordinarl at Munich, H. F. Howard, Esq., of Corby Castle, Coto', berland, to the Hon. Sevilla Erskine, fourth daughter 0) the Right Hon. Lord Erskine. On the 30th ult. at St. Nicholas Church, Cork, J. 1; Westropp, Esq. Captain 11th Regiment of Infantry, onl e son of the late Col. Westropp, to Eliza Albina, 'laugh" of R. Spread, Esq. of Ballycannon, in that county. On the 3d inst. at St. George's, Southwark, C. ge r ' Shaw, Erq., of Stratford, Suffolk, to Mary, eldest daugb' ter of the late Charles Noble, Esq. of Old Burlingto n . street. DIED. Ou the 3d inst. at his house in Nottingham-place) /.1 Gore, Esq. On the let inst. Louisa Susannah, wife of Eneas Beat E.q., of Highbury-grove. On the 2(1 inst. at Stockwell Common, Captain C. 1 , 3 ' Gribble, of the Hon. Company's service, and Barns ta P 'e) Devon, aged 57. On the 24 inst. 'Louisa, youngest daughter of J. R I me, Esq., of Upper Wimpole-street. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY MURDO YOUNG, THE SUN OFFICE, 112, STRAND, LONDON. 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