The Sun. — London, England, 1822-08-22 00:00:00

THE LONE OEN AILS. ~ 1' maltAcrs FRO,YL. 'fliE DA.ILY MOItNING , PAPEItS, :Azigic.tt ,c 25 18‘2`.2..- • In the actual dislocated condition of the Go vernment, from the loss of one of its most impor tant functionaries, ,the suspense and anxiety of those.who take an inte,rest in politics find relief in.a succession of • conjectures, as to• the manner in which the present vacancy, and' certain others which are expected to follow it, will be•filted up.. It. is Mated. by some of the part i isans of Ministers —.but we do not. pledge ,ourselves, for the truth of the statement—that the Duke of Wellington is to attempt.the eifice of Foreign Secretary.— His Grace,knOws , how, with an : a:nu at his COM.. mand, to make this nation truly formidable to her enemies ; but. it is-only candid to acknow ledge our suspicion, that.he may not be equally well qualified to'increase the number, or to rivet the affections, of her friends. M a time also, when the peace and happit u of Europe may.be more or less affected by the measures•about -to be adopted by this country, we are not quite sure how far the_Duke of Wellington ought to be made the organ of the Cabinet- - --we mean if the Cabinet has , much. regard to the smooth and easy. working of that species of rnaoceavrein which its living mem bers have long shown their delight, and their lost representative his proficiency. \Ve do not object to the :failure of a system of foreign politics which no ,friend of liberty or of humanity can excuse. Far from it. We-only think how hard run the Ministers must be, if' they commit the success of it to th€., :Duke of Vellington. Another -ap pointment. which is talked about must be pre ceded by another death .or resignation—we mean the promotion • of Mr. Huskisson to that place now occupied by Mr. •Vansittart.-- in that case what becomes of the leader ship ? It must, we suppose, be divided--Mr. Peel to talk about politick.. and Mr. Hus kisson concerning all that belongs to figures! In case of a subsidy to a foreign poWer—if such a thing were now imaginable—or of any mixed question of policy and finance, we should like to hear by what principles of casuistry the as signment of labour would be regulated between the two Right llonoUrable Gentlemen. Would they neutralize each other, and both sit mute ? It were a doubt ,worth resolving by- the , pre sumptive Chancellor of the Exchequer.—One fact is taken for granted by the best informed rnennamely, that, until his Majesty's return from the North, there will be no definitive ar rangement. [NEW TIMES.] The details of tie ceremonial of the interment of the interment of the late Marquis of London derry occupied a considerable space in our paper of yesterday. Respectable men of all parties will have learnt with disgust, that on this solemn occasion—one on which even well-founded en mities commonly buried in - oblivion—that even. on the very brink of the grave some enemies of public order displayed their rancorous . The expressions of brutal joy which were heard, although they came from the lips of a very few only of the assembled multitude, may serve to give us a salutary warning - that the evil spirit " is not dead but only sleeps."—Shocking as such conduct must be to every feeling of delicacy and humanity, it would, be idle in us to say that it excites our astonishthent. It may at once be traced to the worst feeling of human nature, worked upon and heightened by the wicked and daring misrepresentations of the seditious prints. Against the Marquis-of Londonderry, more than any other Member of the Ministry, Were the atro cious libels of these prints-directed. - Every kind of -falsehood and slander that could injure him as a Minister and as a inati Was cast upon him. At-the radical meetings he was denounced as the grea.tOt of all the criuithals whorn the " people" were called upon to fyunish ; and the Cato-street conspirators—men who knew and thought no thing that they had n6t learnt from Cobbett, Garble, and Thii Times—mailed him as the especial object of their demoniacal vengeance. [MORN.INI FOST.] The King, as we:Yesterday ^ stated, has proba bly' by this time set out frOr.r gditiburgh, on his return .tb London-. .I‘.lajkly's . .arrival at Carlton Howie is expected on- Saturday or Mon da:y.nextat farthest, 't,04"11; .*e 'hive . ' reason to hope and expect, Nlr.. Canning will be appointed to - .succeed the' lamented - Lord Londonderry, as Secretary of State for Foreign Atfairs. lii the mean time; the duties of that important office pre perfoimed by F Bathustst. _ . Advicei from Spain repre' sent the rnsurgents as having - been successful iii -seoeral engagements with the Constitutiotialists in Nasierre,'Arra.gon, - and.Catalnnia. These statements must, however, be received with . corfsiderableitaution, as the:ln surgent bands which -flaunt the neighbourhood of the Pyrenees hatie:i'obbed . the'rnails'arnd left 'the people dependAt for 'their news on the' accounts circulated by the Agents of , the 'Army of the Faith. We fear there's ':no foundation for the hopes-expressed of the se tt.lernent of a Treaty of:Commerce between Sp4?'n , ltpcl , . this country, though 'ioatliing" (-odd More cOndUce to the prosperity or:both oatiOns than - a free coM mei-chit intercourse - het4'een •thenf.. The Cortes have ;hitherto" acted ilporl the' absurd ,system of' restrictions ; but in':the present dispOsi; Lion - of the GovernmOnt.'-towards this •country, thil might be in4ticed to feldiC;in our favour from .a4eiieral-- tee, tki less injurious to thein seiv'es thorn 'to" ut. = It is - - happiy. the general character : of commercial . "' C6tiiitrieS', and Will more completely so•wheu the prinCiples , Of tritde are, well- understood, tlipt they rejoice hi the pro sperity of others. A barbarous and poor people can.never be the source of protit to their neigh bours, because they can sell nothing, and can buy nothing-; it is only in proportion as they are industrious -and rich, that nations . ' can exchange, their superfluities with one another. in the in crease of population and prosperity in Spain, if i proper means be taken to throw open thu trade with it, we Lave a. common interest and a co:n-. mon properly with ,the inhabitants of the Penin- Sular themselves, and innivally happy conse quences would not fail to result.--(/bid.) PitESS.I The Emperor - of "Russia is expected to arrive hi Vienna on the 6th Or . 7th of twit month, fOi• the pufpose of assisting at a Congress of the Sovereigns or Representatives of the several Great Pow ers of Europe. A Hamburgh Paper in announc ing this intelligence adds, that the King of Prussia will not attend at this Congress, and that a great mystery seems to prevail respecting it. There are two subjects which at the present crisis might properly occupy the attention of a Congress, • namely, the propriety of putting an end to the inhuman warfare that rages between the Greeks and Turks, and of re cognising freely the independence and sove reignty of Mexico, Colombia, Buenos Ayres, Chili, and Peru. In observing, however, that such topics might properly occupy the attention of the assembled. Kings and Ministers, we do not mean to imply that. the several Powers of .Eu rope might not with far greater propriety deter mine within their respectlVe Cabinets upon the line of policy which they ought severally to pur sue upon these two important subjects. If - it be an advantage to any State to act in conformity with its Allies, this advantage may be sought in the ordinary way by negotiation; but we have no hesitation in saying, that a Government com promises its own dignity, and betrays the true interests of the people intrusted to its care, if it should submit questions relating to the expe diency of any proposed measures affecting the honour and well-being of the State to the judg ment and votes of foreign Potentates. [MORNINU HERALD.] The foreign PaPers are filled with details of the death of the late Marquis of Londonderry, -and observations on his character as a Statesman. Of the latter, beyond his talents in his place in Parliament, but little can be known to the world until long after his decease. Who is—at least, how few are—in a situation to know the secrets Of the Cabinet—its discussions, where the coun sel succeeded, or where it failed. In like Manner the secrets of diplomatic negotiations, —the advantages which the Ambassador may have gained or thrown away,—the difficulties which he may have overcome, and the - firm ness or weakness which he may have shown, are beyond the reach of the common eye, until the great actor has been long removed from the stage of life. It is not till then that a Mini ster's merits or detherits—stripped of the glare of his name and office in the State--can be steadily judged. Some Doddington or Walpole of the pre sent day, perhaps some " Quarterly Reviewer," in the demi-confidence of public affairs,—will hereafter tell more in one sentence of the late Minister, than would be contained in a volume written at the moment, by either his eulogist or traducer. There is one trait in' his character, or more properly in his public career, which deserves notice—his success. Few Ministers have been more uniformly successful in the measures over which they presided than the late Marquis Of Londonderry ! but without derogating from his sagacity, it is impossible not to attribute some thing to fortunate circumstances. During the administration of Mr. Pitt, he was eclipsed by the extraordinary genius of that Minister ; hut he had this adv a nta ge , f rom his sub or inate position, that the failure of the efforts, Made by the Administration against the foreign enemy, were not placed to his account. The only serious discomfiture which he met with, was that of the Walcheren expedition, ; and in that instance candour must attribute much of the ill success to circumstances beyond the Minister's controul. Upon the death of Mr. Perceval he became more prominent as a member of the Ad ministration ; and after the first disasters in the Peninsula of Spain and Portugal, his course in public life has been one of unexampled pUhlic success. [MORNING CHRONICLE.] After an internal of some days, Vte New Times has put forth an . article in vindication of that worthy and exemplary gaoler, Mr. Bridle, — Really we should almOst be disliosed to think .that the delay had originated in a hopes,that its readers may • have forgotten the evidence on . which the article is professedly grounded, for never were facts more fgresslY garbled or dis torted. The writer of this Ingenious paper states that the weather was cold; hut the cell in which Mary Cuer was placed.'was dry. This "real fact" is distinctly contradicted in the evi- : deuce of the matron, Mrs. Hobbs, Who says that the cell was a damp cell. The matron also does not state one syllable about having r offered the . prisoner a fire, and 'it is most natural that,she Would have remembered this circumstance ; and it is indeed incredible, that a woman in a damp, cold cell, could have been so enamoured of mord,- fications and privations, as to have spurned the of feredcomfort. She, from the rigorous manner in which, she was treated, probably thought it vain to apply fin. any indulgence, 'and when she ulti matelyouffe.ripg under the severity of the season, asked Treganza for a fire, he, be it remarked, lit 'it witgotit the instructions or privity of Mr. Bridle. TAC•New Times asserts that 'both she and the child, after her release, " appeared perfectly well and lively." The Matron, on'the contrary, avers thus :—" she complained (on the Sunday) of ,being cold; I took her back .tu the ward, and she still 'complained of being cold ; I 'requested the cook' to give her some tea or -gruel';' . 1' remember her being taken ill that night." There - can be no ciOUbt that the illness was caused'hy• the chill . of the cell, one day's fire in which could only' 'have served to .draw Out the daMps. The Irish ,Committee have received the follow ing articles of ClOthing from No. Fity . aud, th,e Ladies superintending the Fermiles in Newgate, for . the distre . Ssed'.peasintry in Ireland; 'The materials were presented 'by ItouLar Esq: and were - madeup by the female prisoners, under the dire'ctith: of iLL66 go:Wns, petticoats, 108 shifts, I*,} shirts,, 60 .caps; blankets; 12 pinbefOres.• " ' 'OR ,THE MR. Eorron 7 —l regret that 'you Jiave not given a report of the very numerous and respectable Meeting inlavour of Poor' Byrne ; nor noticed my Censure of the mercenary conduct (as the most favourable construction), of The Times, Old and New, The 'Traveller, courier, and Star, all of which .refused to insert my letter, announcing the meeting, without being paid, the Morning Papers three guineas each ; and the Evening ones a guinea and a half. This was too heavy a pull on the purse of poor Byrne, who is reduced by the Bishop's cruelty to poverty and a sick hos pital. However, the page of history ,shall record the generous spirit of the Journals, that, like yourself, inserted my letter, viz. the Morning Post and chronicle, the Sun, and British Travel ler, daily Papers; and the Representative, Inde pendent, Observer, tVooler's Gazette, and Life in London, Sunday Papers. All the others had equal opportunity of doing so, as I wrote to them all ; but they neglected it. However, I trust they will now do their utmost to make known to their Readers, that I shall he happy to receive Substriptions for poor Byrne, and will give pa pers, authorizing any house keeper, (who will call on me for them) to receive the mites of the Charitable. The amount collected already ex ceeds my expectations. I send you copies of correspondence, and important documents, that cannot fail to interest yOur Readers, I am, Sir, your obedient servant, 10, Bridge-street, Aug. 21, 1822. J. W. PARKINS. COPY of a LETT E R written whilst in the cell at the Watch house, by the Bishop of CLOGUER, the night of his appre hension—the original is in the possession of Mr. LATCH FORD, Piccadilly. St. James's WatAhouse, Vine-stTeelt. JouN—Come to me directly, don't say who I am, but. I am undone; come instantly, and inquire for a gentleman below stairs. I urn totally undone, _ Twelve o'Clock. P. C. Mr. JOHN WARING, Montague-street, Portmars-square. Copy qf aLETTERfrom JOHN MOVERLEY to Mr. PARKINS . HON. AND KIND SlR,—Under the sliaroefal accusation fo r which I am now here confined, and which arose out of the affair as to the Bishop and myself, I most humbly return you my very hearty thanks, for being so considerate as to volunteer to properly notice my case (for vuch I have understood from a Mr. Price, who is in the habit of seeing me, to have been your kind and welcome offer oh condition that self is so candid as to give up the real truth ccerinected with said affair, so far as concerns myself and My great accomplice. ('Furthermore, cohcthing your intentions to be nothing more or less than to ob:ain a knowledge of such facts as may tend to reach the fit eras of justice both for and against, as far as the clear investigatiOn of 'the matter will allow, I hereby de clare, with feelings of contrition, that I will, Sir, inform you the real truth, and advance nothing short of it, nor beyond it, at such time as it may please your will to trouble yourself to closely examine me upon the matter now in question, thus holding myself prepared to meet your proper interference. I remain with many thanks, and with the utmost deference, Honoured and worthy Sir, Your most humble and very obedient Servant, JOHN MOVERLEY his >1 mark. July 31, 1821, Middlesex New Prison, Clerkenwell, ( Bail Yard.) PARKINS, Esq., Ex-Sherif, 4.e. lc. c . COPY of theCommyrattNT of JOHN MovtnLEY. Public-Office, Great Marlborough-Street. To the Keeper of the New Prison, Clerkenwell, or his De puty.—Middlesex to wit.—Receive into your custody the body of John Aloverley, herewith sent you, brought before me, Henry Moreton Dyer, Esq. one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace, in and for the said county, and charged before me the said Justice, upon the oath of Edward Lea and others, with unlawfnlly, wickedly, and indecently committing with the Hou. Percy Jocelyn, Bishop of Clogher, &e. Ac. &c. &c. against the Peace, &c. Him, therefore, safely keep in your said custody, for want of sureties, or until he shall be discharged by due course of law, and for so doing, this shall be you' sufficient warrant. ' Given under my hand and seal, this 20th day of July, 1822. (True Copy) H. M. DYER. To Wm. BERRY, Keeper. Maidstone, Aug. 18, 1822. SIR,—As your letter of yesterday in the Morning Chronicle states, that, neither law nor gospel had taken any means to al leviate the sufferings of the unfortunate Byrne, under his ter rible and inhuman persecution, we, members of the Turk's Elead Porter Rooth, beg leave to subscribe our trifle, and hope, that your's and, the gentlemen's: exertions to-morrow evening Will be the means of calling fOrth the generous and humane to render . him that in some measure, whichmay . be a useful service to him. Herewith is inclosed a one pound note, which please to acknowledge by post: (Signed) J. HILES, Chairman, J. W. PARKINS, Esq. ' Turk's Head. THE LATE MARQUIS OF LONDONDERRY.--The following anecdote respecting the late Marquis of LONDONDERRY may serve to exculpate those to whom directions had been given to remove every weapon of destruction from the Noble Marquis's reach of which they knew him to be in possession ; and may also tend to spew more strongly the disordered state of the Marquis's mind on the Friday, when the symptoms of deranged intellect first became so manifest to all around him. We have already stated, that on the Friday in question, the unfortunate Nobleman was seen walking in' Cockspitr:street and Pall-mall in a very absent and. careless manner. As he was proceeding towards St. James's-street, he was ppinted out to aGentlemap who had never seen him before, and whose curiosity was so much excited on a first view, that he determined to follow, and have a complete stare at one whose pa,rticipation in the political changes in Europe, during the last 20 years, had been so prominent. He closely pursued his steps upSt. James's-street, and into Piccadilly, where, to his great surprise,l ,he saw his Lordship bustle ,in among the crowd which surrounded the coaches assembled in front of the. White Horse Cellar, and approaching al Jew boy who held in his hand a tray of cheap knives, which he was offering for sale, select from among the number a small onelwith a white handle, which heimmediately put into his waistcoat pocket, and throwing down a shilling „the price demanded, walked away. The Gentleman thought it singular at the moment, that so great a man should deal in so small -a way, and at dinner the next day re lated theanecdote as a mark of the eccentricity which he did not expect to have discovered in a man of such high rank and consequence. The inelancholy occurrence at North Cray, disclosed en the Tuesday, had evidently a connection with, the circumstance thus detailed. It was precisely suck a knife as that desCrihed.to have been purchased of the.jew h0.3" 1 -that the fatal . wound Was given ; and the ignorance of the Noble kargilis's servants. that, he was i n possession of Such an instrument, accogrits- fir its having been c;.' . 1, , er . 106ked.• ' FRENCH AND SWEDISH WEST INDIA ISLANDS. The following curious correspondence is pub 14,ed in a Supplement to the Post and Inland Ga zette of Stockholm, published on the sth inst.:— TO HIS EXCELLENCY JOHN DE NORDERLING, GOVERNOR OF THE ISLAND OF ST. BARTHOLOMEW. Fort Royal, Martinique, May 4. Count Lardenoy, Governor of Guadeloupe, informs me that ,e has learned with certainty, that some individuals resident at Gustavia have formed the project of disturbing the order and tranquillity of this Government. Sieur Jeannet is accused of being the soul and instigator of these perfidious projects. It is understood that he has gone from St. Bartholomew to the United .States with from 12,000 to 15,000 gourds, with the intention of purchasing muskets and ammunition for the execution of the plan. The brothers Bigard, who trade at Gustavia, are ac cused of being the instruments who manage the intrigues. Meetings have taken place in their house, and thither indivi duals have been attracted from Guadaloupe for the purpose of carrying on the plots. According to information, they have dispatched emissaries to induce credulous men to take part in a revolt. It is even said that they have sent printed proclama tions through the medium of one George Gouchier, a man of colour, whose insinuations were rejected with indignation and disclosed to authority. One Perierre Binet, also a man of colour, followed him when he embarked for St. Bartholomew. The brothers Bigard and all these individuals are natives of Guadaloupe. To all these revealed notices it is added, that corsairs, or armed vessels, destined to transport a number of armed men, ready to take part in all the disorders and piracies for the purpose of enriching themselves, were to assemble and direct their course against certain points of Guadaloupe, to land there s excite the labourers to revolt, and to endeavour to rally partisans. All these projects, if they exist, being unveiled, cannot give tunch uneasiness, for measures. will be taken to render them abortive. But Count de Lardenoy, Admiral Bergeret, and my self, consider it nevertheless our duty to make the plots known to you, convinced that you will feel indignant that your Govern ment should have been chosen for the seat of machinations, and that you will be disposed to adopt measures for suppressing them. 'We are therefore under the necessity of requesting of you, Ist, To arrest Sieur Jeannet, a Frenchman, it he be in or re turned to St. Bartholomew, to seal up his papers, and to seize the arms which he may have embarked on board the vessel in which he may have arrived ; 2dly, To arrest the brothers Bigard, one named Titus, and the other Benjamin, to place their papers under seals, in older to their being juri dically examined. It is possible that printed proclamations or notices may be found in their possession. 3dly, to place also under arrest, Gouchiers Binet, Joseph called Albert, and also commonly named St: Rose, if they be, or if they appear at St. Bartholomew ; and likewise all other persons who may be implicated in the investigation about to be instituted. I here with transmit the description of these individuals. 4thly, To cause the said persons to be interrogated and confronted, in order to discover the result of the charges against them. othly„ To deliver the said persons, with all the documents of the pro ceedings, to Admiral Bergeret, who will repair, with some of the vessels under his command, to Gustavial to concert with your Excellency the most certain means of putting a stop to the commencement of the plots and projects in question. I hope that you will concur with all the resources in your power, and which you may judge suitable, in the dispositions best calcu lated to attain the object we have in view. We shall find in such concurrence a new proof of the good harmony which exists between our Governments, and of the relations of friendship and good neighbourhood which we shall always endeavour to maintain with your Excellency. I beg of you to acknowledge the receipt of this communication, and to accept the renewed assurance of the high consideration with which I have the honour to be yours, &c. DOUZELOT, Lieutenart-General and Governor of Martinique. TO HIS EXCELLENCY LIEUTENANT-GENERAL DOU'ELOT, GOVERNOR &C., .OF _JIARTINIQUE. • dustavia, St. Bartholomew, May 10. Yesterday I received, by Admiral Bergeret, the letter which your Excellency did me the honour to write to me on the 4th current. It is therein stated that Count Lardenoy had informed your Excellency that he had learned with certainty, that some individuals resident at Gustavia have formed the project of disturbing the order and tranquillity of that colony (Guadeloupe.) Of the•five persons particularly pointed out, three are not here, viz. Ist, Sieur Jeannet. I have already stated:something resecting him in my letter of the 6th.He came here first I from the Island of St. Thomas, on the3th of November, 1821, took his passage for Guadaloupe on the 10th of the same month, returned here from Guadeloupe on the 31st of December following, and finally took passports for Balti more, in the United States of. America, on the 14th or March . this year, after havingmade a voyage to one of the Dutch islands. His pecuniary resources did not appear to be great, but he was not destitute of what seemed necessary, and he had a good supply of linen. He had received, either at Guadaloupe itself, or by a bill of exchange from Guadaloupe, about 400 piasters. If he left this island with from 12 to 15,000 piasters to purchase muskets and ammunition in America, it is cer tain that he had not that sum here. The brothers Bigard, whom your Excellency appearistrongly to suspect,aresometimea very much embarrassed to find one-tenth of what is necessary to enable them to meet theirengagements. 2dly, In consequence of private letters which I received from Guadaloupe, contain ing complaints against Gepege Gouchier, and in conseqUence of an act. of impertinence of whieh., he was guilty against a merchant from Pointe a Petre in my presence, I expelled him from this island before I had any official letter concern ing him. Gouchier received his passport on the I7th of April last. 3dly, Joseph, alias Albert, alias-St. Rose, rambles be tween St. Thomas and Porto Rico. I caused the house in which Binet resides, who was abaent, to be surrounded.-- On his return, the police-officers, in- the presence of two in. habitants as witnesses, collected- all his papers, and carried them to the government-office, where they have been examined. I have found among them only three letters. Nos. 1,2, 3, here subjoined, which contain some equivocal expressions, and which Binet,will explain, as lie can at Onadaloupe, whither he has consented to go, on board of the frigate- Hermione. The only thing 'which vexes him, he says, lea debt of 200 piastres, which he owes to an auctioneer of Guadeloupe, who will proba bly adopt every means to obtain payment. Admiral Bergeret has promiOed him that if he be found innocent, he shall have liberty to return here, or go where he may please to follow his lousiness, which is that of a dealer in small wares, in order that he may procure the means of paying, his creditor. During his residence, Binet has lived tranquilly here, and I have heard no complaints against him. My wife is a_ Creole of Guada loupe, I hive a son there, and we expect to inherit a small pro perty in the parish of St. Ann. We have throughout the whole island old friends and a number efrelations. Can it then be rea sonably supposed that I would suffer vagabonds to assemble here for the purpose of plotting against the reptose of your island ? or that, after an honourable and active service of more than 30 years, I , would - now dishonour myself, by an administra tion so weak and incompetent that such plots could be form ed under my eyes ? INo, Sir, my police, without making much noise,, is sufficiently vigilant, and on rnauy occasions 1 have put it to the teat. Every use is liable to be deceived some time or other, and we cannot expect to be always right ; but ,what chief is not liable to be in the same situation ? Jean. net remained several days at Guadeloupe, and during that time Count Lardenoy, I am informed,•received many representations against that man. Why was lie not then arrested ? The sal i ne observation applies to that blackguard Gouchier, and to the En glish madman Kelly, to whom your :Procareur, du Rpi gave a passport for St. Bartholomew; and the subjoined document, No. 4, proves, that the same officer sent me a negro named Philip, be longing . to Binet. I haVe sometimes found a good deal of trouble in getting rid of visitors of this description, and the other day I was obliged to send you one of them. We have alSo out small portion of restless spirits of our own growth, whom I am obliged. to watch, and 1. do not wish the number to be increased. Your Excellency may be assured, that were Ito perceive the . slighteit symptom of a plot against the neighbour ingislands, either here or any Where more remote, I would hasten to inforin ydu of it. And if this Jeannet, respecting whom I am inclined to share your suspicion, dare to return here, I will scud him to Guadeloupe or Martinique, on the de mand, and consequently under : the responsibility, of your Ex cellency. It remains for me to speak of the brothers Brigard. To enter .4 commercial house, take possession of the books and papers, and to send you the owners without positive proof against them, is what our iaw.s do not permit to be done, 'and which is not fitt,ing tO.he done in the presentstate of the question. I re qucatedAdmiral Bergeret, to. hear what the head of the House ' had:to itty, and he appeared satisfied, at the conversation. have the honour to be 6te.. • JQAPt Z10.10.E.R1.4,1V9.. EXECUTIONS. BURY, AUG. 21.--On Wotinesday last; in P r ' suance of their sentence, James Nap: and. JO4n Wade. We re executed in a field adjoining the j a il, i n B ur y S t . Edmund's, for a-burglary at' Hadlei g h Hamlet,.. amidst an immense , e ol,- course of spectators, of whom a gnat proportion were females' Soon, after twelve o'clock, the unfortunate culprits .ascended the fatal scaffold, having devoutly joined in prayer w ith the Reverend William Stocking, Chaplain to the The apparent penitence of Phillips excited much comet'" sexation, but Wade appeared bold and undaunted by his situa tion. The executioner beg a n th e d rea df u l ceremony , and „had just fastened the rone round th e nec k o f W a d e, an d the cap over his ?ace, when the drop accidentally mud and precipitated to the ground Mr. Orridge, the hangman.ra n the other miserable sufferer, w h o b e i ng pin i one d , rece ived - a severe blow against the wall of the prison. The horror excited by this accident may be more easily conceived than described- The least pitiable . object died immediately, but 'the other wretched being was compelled to await his fate for 20 m inutes whilst a temporary scaffold was ere c t e d, an d t h en was l a uriebe" into eternity. There is no doubt that the rope, which held th e drop up, was cut ne ar ly th r o ug h, w i t h what. motive it is til ffi. cult to conceive. It had been previously ascertained that the platform would hear the weight of eight men. Both Phillips and Wade admitted the offence for which tb e f suffered, and the justice of th e i r sentence . Philli ps gave - paper to the Magistrate, in the handwriting of Wade, and they both requested that it might be made public. The followieg is a verbatim and literatim copy of it : " Uenttlemen of the Parrish of Elmsett this is to inform that whe are as innosent of roben any of you as the child that still to be born, although you may think it is whe as thing! have turned ute. Mr. Robt. Vince whe are innosent of yours Mr. Manaster whe are of yours-31r. B. Steam whe are ii th° ; sent of yours—Mr. John Vin ce o f Wh eat fi e ld w h e are innosell of yours—Mr.Kistrick of Wheatfield whe are innosent of yotl,r s r, Mr. Js. Hicks of Whe a tfi e ld w h e are i nnosent o f yours. ,at tlemen as we _are known dying m en w h e d ec l are to god u'ic whe are as innosent as the Almighty in heaven of any of thee robries. (Signed) , " JOHN WADE " JAMES PHILLIPS dluAr. 12, It 2 !'i Robert Bennet, who was convicted a t B ury l ast Assize s , "of willfully setting fire to the premises of Mr. Downing , Mellis. in Suffolk, was executed, pursuant to his sentence, on Saturday last at Ipswich. The number of spectators was not so great as on former occasions.. B enne t was a strong powe r e man, six feet high : he took lea v e o f hi s f am il y t h e Thurso% before. A mistaken notion seems to have possessed him t b :, the world would regard his dyi ng wor d s as ev id ence o f his inP a cence. He spent some time in prayer with the clergyman ; after he ascended the sc a ff o ld con ti nue d i n prayer to hinise in , after which he addressed the pe o pl e —" G ent l emen , I am nocent cf this as God in heaven—l Iv:as no nearer to the tire 71 „,e it happened than my own yard." He then said to the r!r: 0 on the scaffold—" God bless you all, and p ra y f or me." t ie ' then launched into eternity. This dying asser t ion , whefi „ re c° fp. pared with his own declarati on a ft er hi s exam i nat i o n De ~..„ the Magistrates, when he obser ve d t o G ay f ur —" You irbe we did it, and I shall be hanged for it, and you ought t 6 ..„ hanged as well as I :" and the strong circumstantial evill i d ; s i on the trial must confirm any one that this wretched man be without a proper sense a his situation, And that to the last be was obstinately wicked. After hanging the usual titna,_ body was cut down and delivered 'to his friends. The P op o 0 tutor, Downing, was recognis e d amongst t h e crow d, and so violently assailed by the p o p u l ace , t h at b ut f or the 111 e ference of the Sheriff's officers, he mi g ht h ave iuffered,:scr l " - injury. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. „, .NANSION-HOUSE. SWINDLING Finx.--YesteLl Brown Court, who was remanded on a former day, ehargedri ft . obtaining goods under a fictitious firm of Fitzwilliams anc` tls t of Angel-court, was again brou g ht u p. M r . J ones sta ted,. e , he was a wine merchant, from whom the prisoner had orafL, a dozen of wine and two gallons of spirits to be sent to his l ee v 7; ings at Henrietta.street, for which h e was to p a y on dell / 0 1 but when the goods were sent, h e t o ld t h e p orter h e wouiGg a ss with his master, to whom he afterwa r d s re p resente d that he 0 going to the city for money, and would pay in the eveningittot which Mr. Jones consented. The prisoner afterwards tt!'• his lodgings, taking the wine and spirits with him in his Iv manteau. Other charges of a similar nature were brotigh t die ward. • The Lord Mayor regretted that he could not detai n' .0! prisoner, as the whole of the charges (though borclerilleTbe ' something else) could only be the subject of civil actions. prisoner was accordingly discharued. MARLEOROUGH-STREET.—INZICETY QF T H E 1.,a licensed victualler was, on Tuesday, called upon to Fres tic- bli? fellow at this office for having broken his window..—rhe,_rThott can gave evidence to prove that the act w a s wilful o n die of the defendant, and brought forward on e w i tness t o pro: t he case, on which the Magistrate convicted the defendant woo value of the injury sustained by the licensed victualler, 0 ,0 naturally anticipated that the amo u nt o f th e co nviction ' I je fall to his lot ; but, on the contrary, he was informed tit t fer. Act of Parliament was imperative ; he had anly.brettir t os ward one witness besides himself to prove the fact •_in frit° the penalty did not go to the prosecutor,but to the'iting2 v at' had brought forward two witnesses to prove it, thenhe tu e ddss secutor would be entitled to the penalty to the aumuli ar lia' injury done. The poor publica n t h oug h t t hi s Act of , t Oeri ment as curious as it was hard, a nd regre tt e d t h a t he ha d the trouble to prove his case under such circumstances- a Jr Bow -ST n£ E —llicraAt Y.—Yesterday John Fared , ne bouring man, was brought to this Office, in custody of g ore the linion.Hall officers, on a charge of having roarrie, wives, two of whom were present, v i z. the•tlrst and third . ' a at' third wife (Mary Thomas) said, she was the widow of !;:ieel ner, who died about two years since in his Majesty's g5l. and that she had obtained since his deceas e the sum al •" he 00' annum as a pension. That ten w e ek s a go l as t Sunday $ fortunately met with the prisoner on Blackfriars-briag e ' wits thinking him a nice sort of a man, fell into conversanladas him—she was at that time with a niece of hers. He . "r• far as her home, and obtained her c o n sent to mee t efis i f s e . result was, that about a fortnight after h e offered himse l f bridegroom, and at the end of three w e ek s th e y were - ttio by banns, at St. Clement's Church, in the Strand, sF t i, ever since that time she had lived in perfect harmony sr i to istv until last Saturday, when to her utmost surp r i se and ss,frhf ment, the first and s econ d wife appeared at her lodgings o osl prisoner, upon being called upon for his defence, said' . t o hr wife's ill treatment of him was th e o n ly cause of Wh at done.—He was remanded for further examination. 0641 QUEEN-SQUARE.-MANSLAUGHTER.-It has ..e ll A ii4l4 le ; that a few days ago an inquisition was taken at the • sex Hospital, upon the body of a woman w ho met 5 ;, e/ in consequence of injuries she received by being Tul l ni t gentleman's Fig in the New Road; and the Jury w_ u 'a t eds, e diet of manslaughter against the driver, and levied 1 1:f of 51. upon the horse and gig. Yesterday Mr. Ste r y;o l l, Coroner, attended at this office, and got his warrant 5 wb v e ei the Magistrate, to whom he producea the depositi pr* Cirs v James Newham, Esq. merchant, residing at liensinPr s lsc!!,-,. Pits, the driver of the gig, accompanied by two frien o 4 o ffic7 • l tended, and after some conversation; M r . Banks , t _. ff formally served the warrant upon him, and then he over in 2001. himself, and his sureties in 1001. each, fo r pearance to the charge at the ensuing Sessions. A Newhaven fishwoman s a id, the ot- 1, er oft ,e she was glad that the KING had got a SiOttish name' scoolr do you make it out," said one ne a r her, " that he has I ' 4 V', name ?" " Why, don't they call him George the F ( ''' rv eN she, "because he sailed up the Forth?".—( ~. ;. ,~ ~ 1. ,~ pi a, tee b c , st, st, Pet Aft 1 1 41 4 1 -1, WAI fra, ac t WA t v , Rte t ; Fe q t , 1 4 4' th, n Itof P rier I 'o4, hi -t • COAL-MARKET, AUGUST 21. ce , Ships at Market. Ships sold Prl 40 od 61 Newcastle - -31 i , 3 35 * Od d 0 05.4 17} Sunderland 16 _ RHS.. On Monday, the 19th in ß st l the Lady of Williaro Marshal of the King's Bench, of a dal:let Or° °l. ter. „ On Sunday, the 18th inst., Mrs. Wn:t.Snitith , . 010 ' • , square, Edinburgh, of a son. - . - 0 ......... -- _,, t ic, MARRIED: Thrw - On the 15th inst. at Swansea, Mr. .John Hiatt, of . ge to .Mss Myrtilla Cowles, of Newent Glducestershire• h lVf . On the 20th instant, at St: 11Iarylebone Nelr,Clifx,co'ntLa4 John Sumpter, Surgeon, &c. of .Newport, In li"'„,,, eh - v .-. Cornwall, to Martha, yotngest dair . ghter of' W.. Su.` — r t of Lisson-grove North, New-road. ~, .iri DI toi t , In June last, on her .pas saga from Jamaica tOS,Z,tainjef the 27th year of her age, Catherine, the Lady of `7 O . ' - ' ) , a . W. S. Wiseman, Ban. of his Majesty's frigate TawedlP Ladyship was the third 'daughter of the Han. ~r Jaw es "If s ', tosb, Bart., M.P. On Monday last, at her house in Gloucester-PreVO Price, of Baginton, Warwickshire, the widow of ti le t' well Price, Esq. 1... cwt'' a t AM' . Printed antl Published for the Pnortazsrills, - a s, Office, No. 112, Strand, by J. B. CAitsl'Al