The Sun. — London, England, 1817-08-19 00:00:00

SOU;rill AMERICA.' By an arrival from the United States, we have received a set ies of Papers relating to there-esta :blishment of the Federal Govertiment,correspond ing to the United Provinces of Venezuela, and the revival or-their former . Constitinion. On the Bth Mav all the 'Chiefs of the Repubtrc, the ex-. fisting 'Members of the Old Government,. and the ttew Metal:Jet-% of the respective Provinces, as: sembled at Cariaco, on the Main, where General .Marino, in the absence of Bolivar, opened -the - Congress, by a neat speech, in which he expressed the great satisfaction he experienced at meeting . his distirtgui4hed companions, all deewed to the - same cause, .and assembled to. deliberate on the • best measures to be adonted for the organization of C e Gore' nment. He then concltided with the . 101briii4 words " - Every'one`kuows that,•under all its reverses of fortune,•the Republic has had no stronger su port nor better friend than our wortLy tellOw paitiot, General Bolivar, and that all his views have been directed tO the rc-establishment of tile- Represcroative Govvrnment, which the people early adopted as their fundamental Constitution, though our aim must now he to give it more energy, form': and unity. This has been his - most ardent wish, and the reason why he has twice called together the Congress, whose meet ing has been unavoidably retarded - by political tOtations and_ military movements. ‘ But 'extr3- - ordinary circumstances having occurred, of Ithich ‘ you will soon he inlornied, I have considered it advisable. to do, in the name and on behalf of the supreme Chief, what he himself would do if he were present, which is,' to instal the Provisional Government conformably. toltreCoristit,Aion de creed by the Venezuelean Congress - , 'whilst, teat in the time the Depnties assemble for a new Congress, we.may be enabled to proceed i n to the reforms and modifications deemed necessary to our political institotions.'' The various Members of the Congress then proceeded to deliberate on the expediency of es tabhshing.a regular form Of Government, in order to give efficiency to the cause„ - and promote the • , main object in view ; awl the basis of tile' same • being established and agreed upon, General vino resigned his command and withdrew, The several Metithe's.ttren toot the oath prescribed by the Federal Constitution, tinder the form /whiled out in the same., An Act was then drawn up,.. stating, that both that clay the 'Federal Govern nient,was reinstated in all its braikehes, and an Exe,Cntive Power-was named, cat. which General .Bolivar and Don Fernando Toro were elected as . the leaders. The Judges and other Funetiouaties were also chosen, and Generals Bolivar and Ma rino reinstated in the command_of the armies.— , The city of Assumption, capital of the island of Margarita, vas-then fixed upon as the future re sidence of the Federal Government for the pre sent, and the Act concludes by the tollowng , words:— " Finally, we invoke. the mercy of the Most nigh, hoping he will protect our wishes ; and we solemnly declare, in the presence of Heaven, and all : c ations ot, the earth, that our constant cfrorts sh 4 ll u::cer,tend to any other object than to preserve in .p,Ace, and liberty, the bonournble NO virtuous t• iiaot I , f the Venezuelean family, through•u trait ot. his •goodness, from the fury an i (revastat 101 l of despotism ; protesting at • the sAu.e.time to . bury ()twelves under the ruins of- the. Republic, rather than tour') to , the slavery . , and chains we haTe. borne for three centuries, which. by the ttilaninious wish of the chilkiren of Columbia, our brethren; we •hare rent asumtvr for ever. And. be it known to all, that we, the undersigned Representatives, are resolved, and . pledge ourseives by every. thing sacred in the eye of th. Moral aild political man, to seal tvith nut ,blcul this our patriotic determination !" etc General Marino then issued the following •IIro• -datum ion • " PEIPPLE OF VENEZUELA!-!—Rise up to hail the .day of independence and of freedom. Hail the - glorious and hippy day for which the friends. *of ,humanity sighed, for . which the heroes of their .country I .lstencd to shed their blood in the fi,.hl of hatae, and the most virtuous citizens braved -the executioner's hand. ".S0 many acts of prowess, so many and such great sacrifices shall not now be lost to your free 4loin. Our prayers have obtained from Heaven the "re-establishuiet,t of the Representative Go vernment, with which our political existence is happily connected. Extraordinary circumstances, in which- the finger of the All-Powerful is disco vered, have accelerated this desirable measure, to which all the exertions of the magnanimOus Boli var were directed, as Well as the labours of his worthy companions in arms. Our Constitution may, perhaps, be some thing defective, as all such are when formed dur ing the effervescence of a sudden liberty. Its re establishment, however, was an indispensible step, fit order to improve our institutions and , recover our social existence. What hopes could we con ceivef or what confidence - could we inspire into the political world, without unity and concert in • our operations, without a common centre, with 'Out a principle of organization and of liic, with a Government, in short, which should give ''; . ;:our and action to the inanimate body of the F public 't , •‘ Fortunately the scene has changed, and soon you see the prodigious effects . of a wise Ad ininfstration, and the religious observance of the 7pri;iciples of justice and universal philanthropy, which will con-ciliate to us the friendship of nations and the good will of the human race. " Veoezuclians of all classes, parties, and opi nions once forget your mutual animosities, and rally round the Government which has just been reinstated for the salvation of your country. The spirit of independence is inextinguishable in Venezuela, and the obstinacy and ferocity of the laniards deprive us of all hopes of reconciliation and peace'. Choose then between casting them at once from our country, which they have inundat ed with blood, and tears, or favour, by your foolish divisions, their atrocious projcets of de- Taststion and horror, till our beautiful country is converted into H wide : and awful wilderness. Mid • ye, also, ,Lpnriovs children of your . • coontry, who, fdiiiaillg mat taut aSSMSiUS that impious connectioii which seilbehilizes the human Heart, lave raised y , mr parricid4l hands, H return to us; fly to our arms, and let us agaiu call you brethren. " Let ns:all unite with the Representative Go. vernrnent just established ; let us lend to it the firn► support of our hearts ; Irt us cn-operatt energetically wise and beneficent views, 4nd soon will Venezuela recover the benefits of er in,iepencl'ence awl-natorAl grandeur, act appear before the ►vorlil with all the dignity or he roism'and virtue. - (Signed) " SANTIAGO MARITIO. " Head , gdarters, Cariaco,' May 10, 1817.i' A Decree was next issued, confirming Brion as Admiral in' Chief of the Venezia!lean squadron ; anOth6r to change the name of me island of Mat garita into that of New Sparta, in consugnenee of the heroic conduct of its inhabitants ; and a third, dedaring tliat the national llag henceforward was to be a yellow field with seven bine stars thereon, to repreaent'tt e seven . cdnfederated provinces. mys rEitious MURDER. MONMOUTHSHIRE ASSIZES. James - flurry, alias ,flaria, stood indicted for the wiitul murder of Eltzabeth, his wife,' on the • 30111 of• March las , in the parish of Di tone, hi • the courtly tit Monmouth ; and the indictment charged the murder to have been coonnitted in three ways; first, by strikuig her on the semple with a large stone; seconly, by thrusting a cap into her throat ; and lastly,' by throwing•her into a certain - pit and covering her over with easll, thereby producing suffocation. The prisoner, who is an athletic man, 45 years of age, on he•ng arraigned by Mr. Tomes, the Clerk of the indict - meat, pleaded not guilty. He challenged several of the Jurymen as they were called to be - swore. • Mr, Coss having•opened the indictment to the Jury, • Mr. Ibusstr, in stating the circtrmstanecs to the Jury observed, that the mother of the deceased had.lived in a cottage which was her own pro perty, at Biickholt, in the parish of llxione, within ahoot a mile and a Oat ter of Monmouth. The prieoner about 20 years back, married the de ceased ; and went to' live with her at her mother's cottage.' They had not lived long together how ever when some differences arose, which at length led to their'Separat,on.- 'I hey again catne together, • but finally; about tout teen years back, the leisoner went aWay, aitd was not heard of ac,ain last summer, when be returned,' and thrOugh the intervention of some friends', once more went to liv'e with his Wife. In the lnterim; t h e mother o f th e deceased died, and settled niime her daughter the cottage in Which she lived. The' deceased was a nurse . , and was very comfortably situated ; the prisoner was a labouring maii. fortunately ) they had not long lived, t'ogei her ; On this third junetion,hetoretheit old hic.k:Lrin i gs t were renewed. - At length, 0.. Paint Stii;d the deceased was missing, and ,was not Discovered till the 10th of Aprit,. - when her body 'WI - oilt(1, dressed only in a shill, &tried in' a diteli'W'ith'in a short distanc • of leer house; with a 'wo'uud her bead, which • sad eviden• Iv riccaSioued her death. In order to affect the priso•rer Will the commission 'of this atrocious deed, sever al wit nesses were called,' who proved the tact. , The ease for the prosecution was here closed. Mr. J ustice PARK ainV asked the prisoner what he had to say in his defence.' He nut in a writ ten paper, which he requested might be read. Mr. Tomes, the clerk of the indictment - , itnme diattly read it to the Court. It was written with great ingenuity, and commenced by a retereuce to the early lite of the prisoner, and descri ,ed him as an unlettered man. It then went on to state that his early habits were those of industry and frugality ; that he Was taught to avoid and did avoid the temptation of alehouses, and a profana.4 tion of the Sabbath ; and that in consequence his' earnings increased with his years ; that his life was one of peace and quietude until he met with the deceased—a period which had prOdticed to - him great uneasiness and affliction, of which he 'seriously lamented. To avoid the continuance • of such misery he fled trout ht r society, and for many years pursued a course of labour with m olt to himself and satisfaction' to his employers. On his return to his wile, he had only to regret a repetition of those scenes which lie had before fled to avoid. In referring to the things which were found in his hOuse, and which were said to be slanted with blood, he submitted whether, during fourteen days which he lived in his cottage, and ,during which his premises were open to inspee .tion, he would not have put away her things, and removed himself from the country, if he were conscious of guilt. lo fine, lie threw himself on .the justice of his country, and if his" fate should be sealed by the verdict of the jury, he had only to hope for a more favourable reception at a more awful tribunal hereafter. This paper ,was evi dently written by the attorney of the prisoner—it had the prisoner's Mark to it, and was witnessed by the gaoler. • Mr:Jastice PARK notv proceeded to address the Jury. After referring generally to the nature of the crime unfolded to the prisoner, and to the law applicable to that offence, •his Lordship proceeded to remark, that this case depended solely upon circumstantial evidence ; a species of evidence which he for one, if clear and satisfactory, should always think the most conclusive that could be given in a Court of Justice. ‘Vhether the evi dence affecting the prisoner partook of this satis factOry character or not, the Jury were to deter- ' mine; and in 'coming to this conclusion, •it was his duty to assist them, by such observations as • occurred , to his mind, convinced that they would abstract themselves from every other feeling than that which the evidence submitted to them would • fairly and conscientiously warrant. His Lordship, • with these prefatory remarks; took 4 luminous and impartial view of the whole of the testimony which had been offered in support of the paosecn ; tion. He particularly adverted to!'the Which bad been proved- to subsist between them 7. shortly antecedent to the event into which they were examining, and to the inconsistency of the prisoner's conduct,, in going to. the cottage of Jones, on the morning of March 31, and' stati . ins, that ,his, .wife ; hail ,•beets called tip jb the night; and on subsequent occAvions telling three different stories, His Lordship remarked, that the fact of his not having s gone_away front his bouSe was certainly an argnmeni in his favour; but then it 3honld be recollected that he was not accused of an open and public !tinnier, but one of ' concealment—one in which the body had heen- buried, and which, but 'for acciden tal circumstances, might never have been dis covered till the body had mouldered into dust. Another point for consideration too, was the cir- . cionsfance-ot the prisoner having contented hint self with making'general enquiries respecting hi,s wife, of indiferent persons; when lie was within a mile and a half of Moinumith himself, and he 'could have:gone there if he felt any doubt Or so licitude on the Subject. if he was found making , those anxious searches himself, it would have been a strong fact in his favour ; but the reverse being the case, the Jury would consider whether those enquiries were not, in point of fact, intended for the mere purpose of lulling - suspicion, and avert , ing. any thing like a suspicion of his guilt. If he there uneasy:, as he said he was, .about his wife, why did he not take some' steps to shew that he was zealous for her discovery ? . His Lord , ship. next adverted to the declaration of the prisoner to William Jones, that he should find a way to make his wife quiet, and to the circumstance of Jones having heard his door open twice during the dead of the night of the al leged minder, and called upon the Jury to say whether these facts did not-Trifin links in the chain of evidifnce which went to fix upon the prisoner the crime wito which he stood charged. His Lordship afterwards directed the attention of the Jury to the comfit( t of the prisoner when he was apprehended ; instead of - exhibiting those feelings of horror, -which the discovety that was made to hiM, tor the first time, might have been expected to excite, lie seemed anxi,ns alone to assert his own inoocence, and to. advert to these inquiries which he. had been previously making respecting the deceased, and which be now seemed to think would operate as conclusive testimony thai be.eould not have been the murderer. From these points his Lordship proceeded to those facts sob setrently pro.ed ; miriade, the finding the whole of the clothes of the deceased in the p r isoner's horse, and 'hoist very ciothes which she bad been seen to wear at six o'clock in the evening of her mysterious disappearance—the marks of blood roomd in the room—on the prisoner's shirt—on, the ticking of the bed—and on the posts of the • door, as it something had been dragged through, and the stone found in the cel lar ; all of which,' combined with -- the other circunistancesof the case, the Jury would take into their serious anddispassionate consideration i and come .tolhat conclusion which the honest dis :charge of their duty demanded. •In reference to . the prisoner's defence, the Learned - Judge.;said, brat it was certainly the duty of the Jury to weioe .thestatementwhich lie had made respecting his not having destroyed the, proofs of his guilt al ledgadAo laftrir e a fiarlid in his house ; but then they ;;Mould reebllect, and the experience of hu manpature led to that observation, that in great idleoCes of this nature, inoreiterialcircunstauces were often : forgotten by, the offenaer, and thereby led to a detection' - which - migbt not otherwise have taken place. Added to this, it was shigular that the patter which had , been read, and which con-^ rained ' ill any .seriSiltle remarks—yet throughout there was not a dental of the Crime. There was nothing' but reasoning; upon' facts, and proposi 'thins' Whether from those facts guilt was to be in- ferreil, - • If uprni the whole the Jury had a fair and reasonable doubt, .they would e'ie the ini sutler the benefit of. that, doubt\;. but if, on the contrary, they . were satisfied of his guilt, they would do their (fitly', hoWever painful, by pro nouncing their 'verdict accordingly. . Tile Jury, after a few minutes'-consultation,-returned a ver dict of - Guilty. Mr.. Justice PARK imuiediately proceeded to pass he dreadfol'sentence Of the law in the most aw- • ful and impressive ,manney,,expreising his appro bation of the verdict of the Jury, Which he said was most righteous,:as.no person who had-heard the long and painful inquiry iii which they had been engaged, could entvrtain a dOtiht of the prisoner's guilt.—The prisoner was ordered to be executed on Mondaty (yesterday), • Throughout the pathetic.and impassive address of the Judge he remained utimoVed, except by an occasional inclitiation of his head. The Duke of Denufort anti Lord Somerset were upon the bench, and the Court throughout was crowded to excess. , • The prisoner, •. itappears,. during the_ fourteen years he was absent from Iris- wife, was a labourer in 'Worcestershire • and Lrerefordshire, and bad' amassed upwards of 3001. which lie had placed in 'the Worcester bank, in.rhe name of James Hai which led to his being indicted in thii name. The • remainder of his. property was worth about 3001. more,. which be assigned, previous to his ,to his brother; his sister, and his son, a youngman of good character, - • about 20. years of age. He was extremely 'avaricious, and it is sup posed I:ii'aVarice induced him to preserve those evidences of his—guil-t----whieiT were found in his h o use. Had they been destroyed, his guilt would not have been so' apparent. FATAL ACClDENT.—Yesterday morning, be- tweet] the hours of ten and eleven o'clock, a young man named earthy, who was employed in some repair's nbout.the house of Mr. Lawrence, residing at No. 258, TottenhaM-colirt,road, fell from the window of the third floor to the ground. On be ing taken up, be spoke a few words, and no blood appearing, it was supposed that no material injury •had occurred. He was conveyed to the Middlesex hospital, where be expired in less than fiye minutes. • The lamp-post in front of the house was m u c h bent, and, as be complained of excru ciating pain .in his,,stomach, it is conjectured that the .post came in contact with that part, and was the occasion.Qf so_ sudden a death. His bead and linth.s, received no. injury. The accident was oc 7 cosigned by the neglect of a person inside, who had., been appointed to support the ether end of the plank on which the. deceased stood outside of the ,wkidow for the purpose of cleaning it.. He has lett a poor aged lumber, who depended salely on him for suppoi t. JUVENILE PRESENCE OF MIND.—A few nights since a fire occurred at an inn` in Leicester, occa sioned by tike negligence of the ostler. When the fire broke out, two young gentlemen from reter borough, who were returning to this city to the College School, were asl ee p i n a room up .t h ree . . 'pair 'of stairs; when alarmed they attempted to escape by the stairs, but these were on fire ! At this dreadful -moment, the eldest,. thirteen years of age, proposed to his school-fellow, about nine years of age, to escape by the window ; ,they im mediately threw thtir boxes out of the window, drew the bedstead towards it, and tying the him). kets. and sheets together, fastened them to the bedpost, and descended without . injury ! The ostler perished 'itrthe flames. ,• LONDON MAR ETS. PRICE OF BREAD THIS WEEK. The highest price of the best Wheaten Bread tbrottgboat the Metropolis is stated by the Bakers to be Is. 2d. the (limiter!' Loaf, being a reduction of three halfpence since last week.—Some • Bakers sell the Quarters Loaf from one • penny to th ree -pence lower. • lb. oz. lb. oz. Peel; Loaf to weigh .. 17 6 Quartern Loaf to weigb 4 o Half ditto.. ditto 11 Half Quarter!) ditto .. 2 2i SEEDS. . , Red Clover (Poreign) . —5 70s to 100 s per cwt. Ditto En.'fish Ls 603 92s to 1125 Winteditto .. 6os 95s to 110 s Rye-Grass . • ' 163 40s to ---S per qr. Turnip, White ... lGs Od to 24s 0,1 per bust; Bed and Green . . .• 163 Od to 24s Od ti Rite. Mustard Seed ...,. Brown ditto lss Od to 203 Od Carraway Seeds - f.-',Os Od to 351 Od Cinque Foil) l6s Od to 18s Od per qr. Coriander do. Trefoil Ribro ass .. —;-s 2Os to's2s . Canary (new) --s 4is to sOs Od per qr. Ditto (old) Linseed Oil Cake at the Mill, 111.. 1 Is. to 121. 12s. per thou. sand—Rape Cake 71. 10s• to 81. Os. per ton. • UXBRIDGE., Corn-Inspector's Itetorn.—Tliorsday, Aug. 14. • New Wheat pt-1 load .... 201.: Oats ‘Vlleat per Id. 141105 to 271 Is I neans 435 Od to 53.5 oil Bailey, per qi*. Od to 44s OdPease —s Od to —s Od PRICE , F HOPS. New Bags. tient Sussex l2l 12s to 161 Ua New Packets. Kent 161 —I —s to 221 03 Sussex —I Os 151 Os to2ll Essesl .... 101 Os to 201 Os Fartilianf..' 01 18s 1,., 251 us NEWG.-ITE AND LEAI)ENHALL MARK.ETS. By the Carcase. Beef • 2s 10d to 3s 8,1 Veal :is Od to 4s 44 Mutton .... 3s 4ti to 3s 10,! Pork 4s Oil to ss• 04 Lamp, 3s Oil to 48 2d ST. JAMES'S HAY MARKET, August 16. Hay 31 Ss Od to 51 18s 04--Avk•rage, \ 41. lOs fife 11 4s Od to .21 Os 6d---,Averhge, 1, L is a c,ovvt• Od to 61 Os Oii,---Average, '5l Os Oit WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET. Hay• 4l I4s O 1 to . 51 14s Od-,—AveraKe, 51 4s Oct New ditto.. 01 Os Oct to 01 Os 0'; —A. verase, 01 Os od Straw ll 18s Od to 2I 4s o(1--Average; 21 is Of Clover 6l Os Od to 71 Os Oil -7-Average, Eil . tOr 04 • - . i PRICE of LEATHER. Butts, 50 to 561bs each per lb 2ld , to 234 , Ditto, 56 to tiiilbs each —4l to Dres.ling Hides 1.51q to —( 144 Fine Coach Hides - 16,1 to t 7 of Crop Hides, 35 to 40ibs for cutting 'bid to 1814 Ditto • 45 to 50Ibs . - 1941 to 214 Calf Skins 3O to 404bs , •• • • • . It;41 to 194 Ditto • 50 to 701bs ' • ' 2211 to 264 Ditto... .. .70 to 80Ibs • . , 21d to 254 , Sinall Seals ( Greenland ) • ! •22d to 244 Large ditto per dozen 70s . to 905 RAW HIDES. Best Heifers & Steers, per st. Ordinary .... Is 10d to Qs M 2s Sil to 3s 21: Market Calf .. earl) .. 7s OA Middlings 2's 411 to 2s 6d Eng. Horse els Od to 9s 6dl SHEEP SKINS. • Polled .... —d to —d Shear Prigs Cd to is 94 Downs —d to L--d I Carobs 4.23 6d to 4s Oil PRICE OF RAW FAT, p 44a staled by the itreityr.s. I St. James's Market ..3s 5d j Whiteellapa Market 3s • 44 6i ' 9d .Average PRICES OF TALLOW. Town Tallow 59s 6d —s ad Yellow Russia' .64s Od.--s ad White ditto —s oil —s ad Soap ditto.... 60s. ad —s Od Melting Stuff 47s Od —s Od Ditto Rougb.. ais Od —s ad PRICE OF CANDLES, trc Pr:Ct. Of CarlaleS, ;ler dtiZt ed per dozed allowe, per Stone of Slb.—Ang. 15. .ests stated bq the --iiitielt.ert. St. James's Market 3s Whitechapel Market :is id Clare Market •3s Sd Newgate Market -• 7d Average 3s 7d SOAP, per 1121 b. Yell OW !•Soap 9ns . Mottled . 9Rs Card Palm - ' 94s Graves lBs-04 Good Dregs 74 04 rll Tallow Chandler's Hall. lOs o&—Moulds, t Is (id d for ready money. COAL MARKET,' AUGUST 18. Ships at Market. ' Ships sold. Price. SI. Newcastle ........271 ' 365. Od. to 445. Ca. 7 Sunderland I Cinders 0 .. —s. Od. to —s. od. BIRTHS.' nu Saturday, Mrs: Charlei Fox, - of Surrey-squaze, of a daughter. . .. Oti'Sutlay morning lift, at Larender-swesp, Battersea rise, Mrs. Samuel Chatfield, of a son. AZARRIED. On Thursday, at Fulham, the Ret•. Thomas Bisse, of Port nail, near Eghatu, Surrey, to Miss ~ .;harlutte•Price, daughter of the late Richard Price, Esq. formerly in the Civil Service of the East India Company at Bombay. DIED. On the 10th Inst. in South -street, Grosvenor-square, Mary, the wife of the Rev. Joshua .Greville, Curate of st..tieorge's, Hanover -square, and Vicar of Duiton,Northaruptonshire,', O last, at her h o u s e in Flutlyer 7 street, Whstmict. , ster, "' h Anna Maria IllenMan; widow of Jonathan Men, man, Esq. late Solicito r -G encra l o f t h e I s l an d o f B ar b a d oes . , Oct Friday se'nnight, at Kn o ttingley, n e a r F err yb r id ge , in S i a rs t . n A rd n a the S9th year Of Ilia age, 'Mr.' Christopher Abbott, Comedian. He was well .known for the last fifty years in' the Counties of York and Lincoln, and _universally respected: H. was a. man of great probity and patriotism, and no less eccentri city; and till within a short time' of his death was scarcely ever known to-have had a day's illneis. He was at the ,taking of Belleisle, at which.place he was severely wounded. It was his greatest pride that all his bout had served their country, acid nearly all his mile relations; aud, according to his own' calculation, he had walked nearly twice round the globe. • LONDON: Printed by 3. B. CARSTAIRS,.of NO. 29; Great Ormond-stryet, ;• Pqeell-square; aud,-published, by W. SCRIPyS, a No. 7, South Mottori-str - evt, .at ,THE Soft 'Office, No. 112, Strandi t 'Wh6e Aiiveitirsetiiimt;,, 'Orders:, Letters, &e, (oust-paid) must be addressed.