The Sun. — London, England, 1806-08-22 00:00:00

C.VPRECEDENTED ier SIVIATLING. A most atrocious robbery was *committed on a• number of Gentlemen at the Stock Exchange, on the Settling Day, by a foreign Jew of - the name of Joseph . Elkin 'Daniels, who haS for p long time been a conspicuous cbaraCter in the Allej'. He had deliberately contrived a scheme'ofplunder perfeCtly new, but which, by the extreme conAdence .which is given on the Stock Exchange, was but .toid prac-. ticable. He was w hat is (enominated a Bull of Omnium, that is, he had employ e d a broker (M r . Mom -anon!) to buy Omnium .for the account, which was on Wednesday last. He bad bought all the -way up to 12i premium, and the average of his purchases was as high as 10. In the morning of the Settling Day, he told his Broker that he would take the whole of • the Olin - limn- he had purchased, and . pay for it,. as he-was sure it would rise before the next account; he was enabled, he said, to hold it, as his relations had agreed to advance the money, and - take it in pawn for him. • This satisfied the Broker, and he received from different Gentlemen -31,0001. Omnium on Daniels's draft for 16,$ I 61. mss. on the house of Messrs. SMITH, PAYNE.; and SMITH, and which draft Mr. MoNTEFthat-Siiffered, in the -usual way of business, to pass to the Clearing, house, instead of sending directly for the money, while, in the mean time, he gave his own drafts to the different Broker, For the Omnium he had received. The instant . that Daniels got possession of • the Om : plum,. he applied to Mr. BATTYE to Sell 12,0001. of it fix money ; .to another Broker to sell 50001. ; and from both these Gentlemen he got drafts for the arn.iunt, which he immediately.received at their' respettive- Bankers ;, and two of the Bank notes of 0001. each, 'he Changed at the Bank of England, into no notes of tool. ea,:h. He continued .at the • Royal Eichange till three o'clock, .and was after wards seen on Ludgate-hill so lase as 4 o'clock. At that hour his - own cheque. for 16,8161. ss. was re fused payment, and the robbery was discovered. Ile had only 27001. at his Bankers, which was yts terday attached in their hands. Some-0141r. MON . Tarmat's drafts were paid before the fraud was dis covered. It yesterday came out also-L ; that he bad_ borrowed considerable sums from differeet Gchtle,- sten on his drafts, and this accounts for his leaving a sum in the hands of his Banker, as he thought it probable that some of them might have been carried in for payment, instead of, passing through the Clearing-house. It is supposed that the robbery may extend to 40 Or 50,0001.. Precautions were yester,lay taken, in every way, to discover his route, and to prevent his getting out of the kingdom; but he had laid his plot with so much circumspe&ion, and went about it with such arrangement, that it Is feared he will escape to the Continent, where the notes will, no doubt, be circulated. , A Committee sat yesterday. at the Stock Exchange to take steps on the occasion,. Mr. ABRAHAM GOLDSMID made application, by leti- r ter, to the Right Hon. Lord Howickrequesting that he would be pleasedicesend notice bythe Tele graph to the out-ports, to endeavour, if possible, to hrevent his escape out. of the kingdom ; to whi c h is Lordship replied with promptitude, and, inform sd him, that he bad transmitted notice of the fraud to all the Ports with which the Admiralty corresponds by Telegraph. The LORD MAYOR dispatched his officers in all diredions ; and 'some of the principal sufferers went off themselves express to the most likely places. SIR, TO THE EDITOR. Woplwicb,‘ iApig, _t A being erroneously stated in your Pafrer of this Clay that two men belonging. to - the 4tli.Division 'of Royal Marines were burnt in the tire Oti board thd Dover, on the 19th inst. and that otte'bf them NOs' a prisoner in the hold confined in irons, I am direaleld by ithe Commanding Officer to beg you will Contra diet that account, and to inform you that only one man suffered, who had been seen. out of the Ship, and is supposed Co . have returned to save something: and also that prisoners are never kept in the ship, but in a proper guard-room in the town.. • I am, Sir, your humble 'Servant, _ D. GREVI S, Acij want 4th Diiiision Royal, Marines. A Clear case.--A Countryman lait week brought a fellow before a certain Justice of the Peace, not k hundred 'miles from the Metropolis; whom he_ charged with stealing Ins spade. On being asked how he could 'proVe the theft, he replied, by,the evidence of a man who saw him take it..: f- Well, airrah," said the JuStice, addressing himself to the delinquent, " what have you to say in your de fence i" " An't ple'ase your Worship, I can bring 2& men to sweat' they d;cl not see me rake it." t` 0 ! if that be so," replied the sagacious Ma gistrate, " it is a clear case —twenty to one is a clear case— I .must liberate the Prisoner." A person of the name of Black has brought an tEtion against the proprietor of a Coal-pit. This seems something like a family dispute. On the face of the business there scarcely seems any colour for difference. PALMER, the atior, repeated his satirical and en comiastic Leaure on Heads last night before a nu merous audience. They are the .composition of CHERRY, and do credit to his loyalty and patriotism as well as to his talents for humour and4pfleatiiitij , . PALMER delivers with such spirit and variety as sliew an able. and - a versatile ataor. The • chara6teristic tribute to the memory of NELSON ancl::Prer":.wete particularly well received last night. The person who gave the account of the ;Shower of Shells that fell in Ireland, in some of whiCh it was stated that there were live inhabitants,. will perhaps next tell us that the contents of many of those shells were ready Brest for table,. by nearly approaching the sun. . To THOSE AFFLICTED,WITH AN OPHTHALMIA.— Moisten some lint or dip the finger in rum saturated" with camphor, and apply it to the eye, closed so as to admit into the eye little or much, as the patient finds he can bear; the larger the dose the - speedier the cure, and though he may suffer for i'thoniefit t, the smart will be succeeded by the most 'agreeakl and cooling sensations. Such are the Virtue's - Of 'this, medicine, that one or two applications, on ; the first appearance of this disea,se, are sufficient to twios'e it in less than six hours.—N. B. The nn'oitiot to be of the first quality. PORTUGA L. THE importance which has beet' at every period attached to the security of Portugal affords a strong presumption that tli present crisis will display the justice and magnanimity of the British Sovereign, hi proteeling his faithful and national Ally from the effects of premeditated aggression and unprovoked hostility ; The expediency, in a military and com 7 merciai view, of resisting the attempts of the' Ene .my to subjugate Portugal, will give additional force to the claims of justice, and to the generous emo tions of the British Nation. . The extraordinary exertions which were made for the relief of Portugal, in 1762, are a proof of. the great value which this country attached to the Al liance and security of that Kingdom. That France and Spain considered this connekaion of the highest importance, is manifested by the application which was made on this occasion‘ to the Court of Lisbon. A joint Memorial, the first fruit of the Family Corn pad, was presented by the Courts of France and Spain, to inckice the King of Portugal to withdraw from his Alliance with this Country. The .Memorial expatiated on the . situation of the Portugueie Do minions, and the nature of the English - Pciwer.-7- It was contended that the English Squadrons could not keep the sea hi all seasons, or cruize on the principal - coasts, for the purpose of interrupting the French and Spanish Navigation, without the Ports and assistance of Portugal ?—that the riches, of Portugal passed . into the hands of 'England, and thus gave her the power to attack the PosSes sions and Commerce of other Countries—that Por- - tugal, consequently, furnished the English with the means of prosecuting. the War; and that thence re suited the obligation of .England to send troops to the assistance of Portugal. • If arguments were wanted to demonstrate the licy of our connexion with Portugal, these repre sentations of the Enemy would amply supply them. The firmness of the Portuguese Monarch in re. sisting the- demands of the Combined Courts—re quiring,the violation of his established connexions the sacrifice of the interests of his Crown—and the infringement of the faith of Treaties—was. quickly followed by the . invasion of his Frontiers. A pow erful Armament was promptly dispatched by Great Britain to the assistance of her Ally. A British Fleet, which conveyed 18,000 English, with an ample supply of money, arms, artillery, and warlike Stores to the relief of P o rt ug al, was commanded by the DUBE of YOE li, the Brother to the present SOVE REIGN. The zeal and talent's displayed in early youth by this gallant Prince have. rendered his pre mature death a subjeet of Most poignant regret. • The progress of the Enemy was speedily interrupted by the jun&ion of the English Forces with the Troops of Portugal. The Enemy soon beheld the Spanish Province of Estremadura penetrated by the Con federate Army. The capture •of Valentia de Al cantara, and of the General who Was appointed to command In the Invasion of, Portugal, will bear immortal testimony to the valour of the British Troops, and the military talents of Ge neral BURGOYNE. The memorable attack of the Enemy's camp at Villa-Vetha, an enterprise entrust edto the same Commander, was executed with equal'. spirit and success by General BURGOY NE and Colonel LEE. The zeal and intrepidity displayed by BUR GO,YNE'S Regiment (16th) o f Li g ht D ragoons W itl ever be a source of triumph and of glory to the Bri tish .Arms. • The Spaniards; twice defeated with considerable loss, and foiled in all their attempts, were compelled to retreat with disgrace, and to abandon the hopeless projea of subduing Portugal. The probable destination of a powerful Expedi tion, at the present conjuncture, inspires a hope, that, if the necessity should arise, the British name will again be signalized by a series of the same lant exploits and brillant viaories which haVe already been achieved'in the defence of our Ally. The political and commercial value of Portugal is enhanced by the consideration of the vast extent of coast which is at present possessed or influenced by the Enemy.. The exclusion of our commerce and manufgtures from the Ports of Europe has ever been the favourite aim of the Ruler of France. The occupation of the Ports of Lisbon and Oporto, ftom their commercial • and military use to this country, will be deemed objetas of the greatest importance by our foes. The impossibility of succeeding by the Naval Powers of France and Spain will stimulate the Enemy to resort to military operations. • But, in every event, we may confidently rely, that the courage of our Troops, and the talents of their Commanders, will resist the efforts and defeat the projects of our inveterate Enemy. In the present . crisis, our faithful Ally is threatened with the most atrocious outrage, and unprovoked aggression, which have ever been recorded in the history of Nations. The valuable and important Provinces of Biscay, : Navarre, Catalonia, and part of Arragon, are des tined to be .wrested from the Spanish. Monarchy; to erect an independent Principality . for' the'Prince of Peace, a corrupt and a treacherous Subject, who has sacrificed the . interests, and betrayed the 'honour of his Country. Spain has yielded with ab- Jed servility to Spoliation and Dismemberment 'for this unworthy purpose ; and is instigated to attempt the Subjugation of .Portugal; as an atonement for the • injury, and an equivalent for the' defalcation of Ter ritory. An. Advertisement, it seems, has appeared in some of the English Papers, in which the following articles are offered for sale : r. A German Frincipality, with full . Sovereignty, Territory, and SUbjeas, for 400 ' ooc1.—;. A German Coun ty for 150,0001.-3. Several Lordships in .Germany, from to i 6,0001. each.. All with extensive and delightful Forests, abounding in game, and Timber fit for cutting:" . • .Copsidering the uncertain tenure by which all property must now be held in every country where France can lay its rapacious hand, and the despiCa ble subserviency to French force, which is Observ able in most of the Continental States, it would not. be wonderful if such offers as the above should be made, if it were likely that any body would become purchasers. We, consider the Advertisement in question, however, a mere political hoar, grounded on the enormous ambition of BObIAPAIITE, and the unresisting tameness of other Powers. TR,7ATIES. The foildwing Sketeli of the Ebropenit Treaties, from that of Munster to the Treaty of Paris, Must; we presume, be interesting to our Readers, „ as it ex hibits, at one, vied, their periods and cdateildi!lg powers, with their respective cessions and ac(iti;-,,i- tions The Treaty ff Munster, or, as it is freqUently named, of Westphalia, in 1(348, was made betl,veen the Emperor, Fraace, Sweden, and the Protestant German Prince. By it, Alsace, Brisac, and Phil lipsburgh, were yielded to France,; Pomerania, Bre men, Verden, and Wiemar to Sweden ; the Duke of Bavaria gained the .Upper Palatinate, and was created an Elector ; the independence of the United Provinces of the Low Countries was acknowiedged, and a free exercise of Religion was granted to Ger many. The 'Treaty of Oliva was made in 1660. The parties to it were the Emperor. LEOPOLD, the king of Poland, the UN-:for of Brandcnburgh, and the Kihg of Sweden. ,The King of Poland renounced all claim to the Crown of Sweden, and confirmed. to it the Province of Livonia ; while .Sweden ceded to - Poland the Cities and Forts she held in - Polish - Prussia. The 'Emperor gave up to Holstein what ever he held . ' in that Dachy ; and the Eledor of Brandenbnrgh transferred to Sweden his possessions in the Western PoMerania.. The Treaty of Breda, 1667, was made between England and France; by which the latter ceded to England the part it possessed of the Island of St. Christopher, ' together , with the Isles of Antigua and Montserrat: England, in return, restored the coun trY of Acadia, in Nova Scotia, to France. At the same place, and in the same year, a Treaty was concluded between England and Holland, on the principle of the uti ossidetis. The Treaty of Air-la-Chapelle was made in , l66s, between France and Spain ; by which France ob, tamped a firm footing in the very heart of the Spanish Netherlands. The Treaty of Nimegusm, in 1675, was between France and •the Allies, It restored Maestricht to Holland; Charleroy, Binch, Aeth, St. Gueslain, Oildenarde, Ghent, and the Dutchy of Limbourg, to Spain; and gave Valenciennes, Conde, Sr. Omer% Ypres, with many other strong clties and extensive territories to France. France also received Fribourgh from the Emperor LEOt‘oLD, who.receivecl Phillips burgh in return. The Treaty of Ryswick, 1697, between France and the Allies, the principal feature of which was, the number of French Conquests that were restored. The Treaty of Utrecht, in 1713, between the House of Bourbon and the Allies. Spain was given, on certain conditions, to Philip fir.--Si cily to the Duke of Savoy. The Dutch were al.:: lowed the Barrier, and were. put in posSeSsion of Namur , and other strong towns in Flanders. Eng land obtained Gibraltar and Minorca from Spain ; with• Hudson's Bay, Nova Scotia, and Newfound land, from France, and the demolition of the fortifi cations of Dunkirk. Lombardy and the Nether lands were confirmed to the House of Austria ; and Upper Gueldre was given to the King of Prussia. The Treaty of Yienna , in 1731.---The parties were England and Austria, an d th e P ragmat i c Sancaion was guaranteed by the - IVlaiitime Powers. The Treaty of Vienna, in t 735, was made be tween the House of BOURBON and the Emperor, by which Lorraine and Bar were ceded to France;, the Two Sicilies to DON CARLOS, of Spain; Parma and Placentia to the Emperor ; and Tuscany to the Duke of Lorraine; France also guaranteed the Prag matic San&ion. The Treaty of Belgrade was made in 1730, be tween the Emperor and the Porte; by which it was agreed that Servia, Wallachia, and Belgrade should remain with the Turks. • The Treaty of Breslaw, in 1742, between Austria and Prussia, which ceded' to . the linter Silesia and the County of Glatz.. The "Treaty of Dresden, in 1745, was between 'Prussia, Austria, and Saxony. The King of Prussia received a million of crowns from Saxony ; Silesia was confirmed to him, and be acknowledged the reigning Emperor. The Trimly of Aix-la-Chapelle, in 1 748, between the Allies end the House of BotnißoN ; the most im portant Article of which was, an entire cession made ; by Anstria of Parma, PlaCcritia, and Guastella, i tck . the Infant Dox PRILLIP. The Treaty of Paris was signed in 1763, between Great Britain, France, Spain, and Portugal ; the principal featuie of which was, the cession of Ca nada, East and West Florida, a part of Louisiana, in North America ; the Islands of Grenada, Do niinica, and Tobago, in the West Indies, .to Great Britain. SMITHFIELD MARKET, Auc. 22. This day's Market afforded a tolerable good sup- .ply of different kinds of Cattle. Beef, • 'Mutton, Veal, and Pork, are dearer than our last report ; Lamb sold at last price, and the trade for the Most part was pretty brisk. The sales in the Haysarket were inconsiderable: Hay has fallen ,in price since Monday's Market ; Straw and Clover fetched better prices. We subjoina come& statement of prices and numbers. To sink the 0R 1 per stone of 81b. Beef 4s. 61. to is 6d.—Nltitten 4s. 6d. to Ss. od.—Veal 7s. od. to Bs. cd.—Lamb 7s. od. to tis. ed.—Pork ss. 6d. to 6s. od. Beasts, 800.—Sheep - and Lambs, 4590.—Calves o • Pigs 400. SMITHFIELD HAYMARKET. ' Hay 21. zos. to 41. os.—Clover 31. los. to 51. ss.—.Straw tl. tos. tQ 21. SOS. CORN EXCHANGE, AUG. 22.—There are not many fresh arrivals of Wheat to-day, arid but mid dling supplies at hand; good samples fully keep their price, and second quality are more ready of sale; but very little Barley arrived, and few buyers ; Malt likewise ; Grey• Pease, with. Beans of both sorts severally fetch better Prices ; there are several arrivals of Oats from the North Country, and this trade, is rather lower •; prices of Flonr, wit h out alter ation, fine American ,4us. to 445. per• barrel. • Wheat 56s a 703 3 87.$ ad Berms . 4os a 46s 6 - 1 Fine ditto -84 s a S6s ot: Tick Beans 36, a 4ts od Rye - - 385 a 42s act Oats 225 a 27$ a ,o 3 ad Barley - - 33 s a 38s oit ' POJalld ditto ps a3i ori Malt - -66 s a 7,; od kape Seed ,8l - 32, od White Pease 64s a ass od Fine Flout 6ji a dos ad Grey ditto Os 2VS od Seconds - 60 a 6.5 i e 4 • • .1 0 r • tRIS7 4 O 'L I• At the Assizes of Nisi Pritisolthieh cotr l rtiCncJ t on. Friday last, at the Gaildhall; liefA „file add Baron Tuoursok, aid ende,t. chi Monday, thor.t: INO‘e nineteen causes etitered; of which the foiltSrgr- lug were .tried : THE KII ' G V. AittiNt AND Fils.w•irE. An Inditmeut preferred by the Society foi the Suppression of Vice,:against the keeper of a Br,, on Stoney-hill, which had been removed by the Prosecutor by certiorari to the Court of kin::'s Bench, in which the Defendant (Allen) vas tbui:d guilty, and will receive judgment in the Cburt or King's Bench next term ; the wife acquitted, THE KING e.Eck. . • A Special Jury Cause, being an informatinp at the suit - .of . the Crown against Mr. Beek, of Maudl;h. lane, forassaulting an Officer of ExCise in the exe .6Utlon of his - duty. This Defendant was also found guilty; and will receive sentence in' like matter. , The Assignees of FLooK v. CHARLES - BAKER, An a&ion to recover two 'bills of exchange, paid by the 'bankrupt to Mr. Baker after an at ui ba.-- ruptcy ; in which evidence was given that the fendant had been b ear d t o say he knew Flank ' l / 4 vN in a bankrupt state twelve months before; whioq incautious expression it would appear induced the verdid Of the. Jury for the Plaintiffs. DEAN V. ANTRIM. This action was brought to establish an' eiedment of the present occupiers of a house, the corner of Bridgesstreet. It .was contended, on the part of the Plaintiff, that the covenant of the lease had been violated by the possessor having compromised with one ,of his creditors; he was, however, nonsuited; and the ejectment refused.. Mr. lionaouGus, ono of the Counsel fir the Defendant, amused the Court exceedingly, in stating, that'll, roan once dead upon the record,' though he might come into Court to claim his right, could 40.1 be heard, as the law knew of no resuscitative powers, no Hurnane Society bel lOwS, no Galvauic stimuli, and though a deart frog might be made to leap, a dea'd'man on tlau record could not be made to Speak: CASSIN V. lIASSAL, TI:CR.INI, AND 071-lEftS. T!)is was a .11:y. complained of having a wall and gates, which he had ere&ed orz his premises, riotously and tumultuously broken down. On the part of the Defendants, it was con tended that this wall obstructed a thoroughthre which had existed for thirty years, that a few months be. fore it had been taken' down by ordr-cf tile Cham berlain of,Bristol, and th a t th e Plaintiff had ereeled it to annul the right of .passage. There were several counts in the indielment; the first was found tbr the Plaintiff, with damages of one guinea for cutting in pieces the gate, and two counts for the Defend= ants, establishing the right of thoroughfare. YEATMAN V. JENKINS. • This was also a Special Jury, and was brought by the Plaintiff for defamation. There were but 'two witnesses examined, who stated the uttering of certain expressions to the injury of his character.-- The Counsel for the Defendant brought forward no witness, relying on an animated address to the Jury, whether they could give credit td so improbable and contemptible evidence. The Jury, however, gave a verdict for the Plaintiff—Damages 1001. • - An occurrence happened at our Aksizes on Mon day morning last, scarcely ever known in the country though frequently occur i ng i n L ondon. His Lordsh.p ended on Saturday night with the twelfth. cause, and ,adjourned to eight o'clock Monday morning, and . sat a' few minutes after; when the thirteenth cluse having been 'settled, the fourteenth catne on i . -and 'was instantly referred, the fifteenth cal led, and opened by Mr. JEKYLL ; and a Captain Draper, from' London, the material witness in the cause, was called, but not appearing, the Court pro ceeded to examine two orithre of the other wit nesses, expeding in the mean time that Capt. Dra . per would appear, but he not doing so, the Plaintiff, who is a person of considerable property, near .Ply mouth, and was present attending ins cause, was ' forced to submit to a nousuit, in order to bring a'new adion ; and from these two causes thus going Off, and the Witnesses in the three following not be ing reAy, the records therein were withdrawn, which subjeCts' the Plaintiffs to tke costs of the day before they•cati . try. The Witnesses were all in Court the whole of the day, Saturday. Wharmakes the matter more particular is, that the four causes, thus put an end tiolfor the present, were entered for trial by•the sameAttoney, who, being confined to his bed by illness,' had requested another Gentleman "to attend fbr him, and who was hi Court at the Sitting there-' of, so that iris but justice to, say, no blame what ever attaches to the Attorney. Grceqfle/d, who was charged with starving his wife, and made his escape from the Officer at Lewes three weeks since, was last Monday taken at Hor sham, and put into a post-chaise, with two Con stables, to be conveyed to Lewes ; they stopped at the Gardener's Arms, in Church-street,' Brighton, at half-past eight on the same evening,, where he took some refreshment ; - aS soon as it was knoWn, . the house was - surrounded with people, and it was, with difficulty the Offi c e rs could screen him fro m the resentment of the pdpulace, who ran after the chaisei-hooting.and hollowing. -• Upoti•the acquittlil of John Middleton (indicted for sheep-stealing), at the last Cumberland Assizes, the:Ju:igeioffered the Prisoner a copy of his record of acquittal, as the grounds of an action for a mali cious prosecution; but which the Prisoner's Coun sel recommended not to be accepted, from an idea, that in vindicating. his innocence, a very heavy ex pence might be incurred, such as the ProsecutCr would be unable to bear. Yeiterday at Marlborough-street, a man, who has obtained a living by pilfering at different houses, was committed for trial on a ,charge offelony. The Prisoner was in the habit of.dressing himself like a porter belonging to an inn, and at other times in different disguises,'. as best suited his purposes. Hav ing obtained admittance to a house,. he contrived tq pilfer such artields. as .were within his reach, whilst the servant was gone to. deliver a message. Thursday se'nnight a fire broke out at Pill, So= mersetshire, owing to a Gentleman's servant setting fire to the:thatch taken otisome old buildings, wh ch communicating to the adjoining houses three we:. burnt to the ground. . - Nl 6l-