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PERSIAN JUS !ICE.

From the Cakutto Government Gazette.]
The Hurkaru of Tuesday contains a communication
from Persia, which narrates the circumstance of an atro-
cious murder at Ispahan. The murder was committed on
the body of Simon Hyrapiet, a respectable Armenian, by
the orders of llatiji Hashitn Khan, the chief of a tribe of
Shirhoonces, and brother-in-law of Amini Dowlah, the
governor of that city. Batt it does not distinctly appear
whether the Armenian's life was taken to revenge some
real or supposed injury, or whether it was purely a wanton
exercise of power by a ferocious chieftain. The audacity
of this Ilailji is said to have been carried to such a height
that he often made incursions into Ispahan, plundered the
shops, burned the houses, beat, stabbed, and killed many
persons, and then escaped with impuuity. The scene of
the horrid outrage above noticed was the convent at Julpha,
one of the suburbs of Ispahan, and only two miles from
the city, but divided from it by the river Zinda-roud. Mr.
Hyrapiet was first seized by the servants of the Khan, and
forcibly tied up at the gate of the convent. The bishop of
the religious establishment solicited pardon in vain, he and
the other clergymen being driven back into the church,
while the unfortunate victim was taken down from a tree,
to which he hail been subsequently bound, and shot with a
musket. The head was then separated front the body, and
both were cast into a pit. This atrocity had thrown the
whole population of Julpha into the greatest consternation
and horror. The letter describing these particulars is
dated the lsth of March last, and there is another from
Bushire of the 13th of May, which gives details of the
signal vengeance that had overtaken the principal criminal.
, The following is an extract :

BUSItIRE, MAY 13, les.
I am extremely happy to send you the satisfactory in-
telligence of the arrival of the King of Persia at Ispaban.
His Majesty entered the city with great !moors, and with
a pompous retinue, on the Holy Thursday, and visited
Juipha on the Easter Sunday. On his entering into the
convent of the Holy Saviour he began to inquire of the
venerable Armenian and the respectable gentlemen of that
nation relative to their situation and manner of living
under his protection. His Majesty said, " I have heard
that Hadji Hashitn Khan has caused you great molestation
anti injury, and has murdered a respectable individual of
your nation." The Armenians, on hearing this expres-
sion from the mouth of the Shah, all of them fell on the
ground in silent prostration. The Shah issued orders for
the immediate arrest of that wicked man Hadji Hashim,
who was brought into the presence of the King in very
short time, hound in fetters. The King, after having
previously investigated the matter, and found Hadji
Ilashim guilty of the blackest and most unheard of crimes,
ordered him to be exposed to the rack, and that the
severest torments should be inflicted on him. Ile accord-
ingly suffered the utmost rigour of the law : his beard was
shaved without water`, and with a blunt razor ; his nose
was slit open, and a black cord was passed through it ; he
was placed on an ass the wrong way, holding the tail of the
animal in his hands, and carried throughout the bazars
amidst the scorn and ridicule of the wicked. He under-
went
the severe punishment of the hastinado on the road
called Fhaysery. His eyes were plucked out anti his ears
cut off His body was branded with hot iron, and he was
compelled to eat his own ordure. He was fined 10 lacs of
rupees and three hundred head of cattle. He is now con-
fined in the criminal gaol, and the first week after the fes-
tival of the Ramazan, is appointed for his execution. The
father, uncle, and the 'whole of the relations of the cri-
minal, arc also in continetnent, together with all the re-
spectable people of his tribe. We do not know what will
he the fate of the prisoners ; but there is a general belief
that none of them will escape death who may be detected
to have been his accomplices. The property of the cri-
minal was seized by the Government, among which were
discovered goods belonging to different individuals, whom
the ruthless Hadji bad despoiled and robbed. The goods
were returned to their respective owners by order of the
Government. 'l he people of Lomboon fed on learning
the arrest of their Chief and leader Hadji Ilashim. The
Government have sent out a detachment of troops to over-
take them, and to bring them to condign punishment. Time
Governor of Ispahan, Amini Dowlah, is deprived of his
office, and Enaoof Khan is appointed in his stead. The
Peshnemaz has interceded with the Shah in favour of
Hadji Hashim ; but the King is determined to put him
to death soon after the festival.

The Shah has causal a proclamation to be made through-
out the city, that whosoever dare hereafter to molest his
subjects, or to injure the Artneniana, he will he made to
suffer similar punishment to that inflicted on the wicked
man fladji Itashim.
• The Asiatic method of shaving is by moistening the hair with
water.

ATTEMPTED ADDUCTION:A party of fellows attacked
the house eta farmer named Patrick Griffin, on the lands of
Ballylopin, about two miles from Charleville, on Monday
night last, it is supposed, to take away Griffin's daughter.
They met with such resistance from John Griffin, son to
the farmer, who behaved uncommonly well, armed with a'
pitchfork, that they set fire to the house, which was totally
consumed, with every article of clothing and furniture the
poor people had. One of Griffin's sona made his escape
through the thatch of the house at the time it was attacked,
and went to Samuel Maxwell, Esq. a Magistrate, to give
information; hut, unfortunately, trom the darkness of the
night, he lost his way, and did not reach Charleville until
four o'clock on Tuesday morning. The poßce from Char-
leville were on the spot in boss than twenty minutes—they
found the house and every article of furniture totally con-
sumed—they also found a sledge, with which the fellows
attempted to break the door.—Limerick Clo

soclarr FOR TrIR EmPL-ormr.vr AND R -
FORMATION OP OFFENDERS.

On Monday afternoon a meeting of the subjeribers,to the Sorrel'
Society rot the Employment and - Re.foftreition of Offenders died
charged from the County (tool, and frown the [louse of Corrittetiort
at Brixton. was held at the 4essionsshousei Iriewingtort, John Sen.
yen, Ro. chairman.
In the Spring of 1824 this Society was first estahliqesi. TM
object of It is to furnish temporary essiatanoe to' those individdelst
I who, on their discharge from the County goal in tiontemohger.letwn,
and the house of currestinn at firixton.'beingrfeedtute of die means
oft mpinyment, are frequently driven by necessity to peek aupport
in their former courses of probiesey ; wud teprernote as far as may
be practicable, the reformation of the j(rienile ofientifirs discharged
from the above prisons.
The Seen ETAS! Y read the repent, and stared sOme extietneV
interesting eases, 11 which relief had been afforded. One (*.those,
eases was briefly this : A yourg women named Galloway, having
b .en lettered under a promise of marriage. and becinning pregnanto
tiros thrown out of &situation as • dotne•ticbervant. In nude/to stip-
port her child (the wretch who had accomplished her ruin having
entirely.forsaken her) she used every exertion, but being unable to
do it, she stole some articles. and was tried anti convicted for the
offence, and sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment. While is
confinement she conducted herself in a very becoming mittmer, and
her conduct wart stated to the committee of the society, who prncured
her a situation in the enuntryi Vul she was now an industrintut
servant, sod gave great satisfaction to her etrployers. In the
courre.of last year a vast Litinher were relieved al being dies.
charge-1, and it is confidently believed they returned td habitat
of industry. There is a building now erected, in which miffy oft
both sexes ate to he employed until rittovions can be obtained for
them. The women are Instrticte4 in household duties. and 'die
men in trade& of a sedentary desc;iption. ; There is likewise
a school, in which they are taught td feat[ and write. Afore
discharging all the expenses of last year. there is a rural,
decal balance in fiend, notwidunar ding a sum of about 3001. being
in the hands of one of the batiks which has stopped.
One of tie entunmittee thought some of the charges in the atm
counts for printing somewhat high, and on its rreihg pruposed to
print the cases, be recommended their being curtailed. Tins eta.
podtion was overruled.
Alt. Raent.E JAcesost congratulated the country on the estis
blimdment of a society like the present, conceiving it, although small
in extent and limited in means, ass great desideratum, and likely to
lead to very beneficial results. It was a truth that required Ivens:id*
lion that from small beginoings In good undertaking; impottant and
highly advantageous consequences flowed. There *we people lOW
readily anticipated failures from institutions hire the p and who,
seemed even to delight in such notions, but time benevolent Weak%
never permit men of thee character to influence their eontlert. Is
was fearful to contemplate bOw many human beings Were iiisehargid
by proclamation every year, And who, being thus let lire upon
society again, withotu the means of supporting themselves nonesdys
fell intiObeir old dishonest practices. Although there were "hone
60 millidna annually paid for the maintenance of the poor in floe
country ; notwithstanding this cast !sum so expended, were it not
for private benevolence and charitable institutions, greater misery
would prevail than now exists, and the ills of society would be
more obtruded upon us. If the Society merely stemmed the toe'
rent of human misery it would ',ace created a benefit on mankind a
and if out of the individuals who had been relieved, fifteen only
were rescued from deep destruction, hot, gratifying was the on.
beeriest that some good had sprung from its exertions! (Cbeers.)
Mr. WooLLE le said that the Institution had been strongly los
commended to be adopted by Mr. Baron Ostrow at the thieving
towns on the Circuits which that Learned• Judge visited.
The CHAIRMAN related some casts in which Individuals bed
reaped considerable benetit front the Society on their being dip.
charged from prism, and in which the parties returned to habits
of industry.
The names of several Gentlemen were now proposed, among
whom was the Bev. Rowland Mil, to fotm a Committee for the
present year, in the place of the lion. Grey Bernet, M.P. and some
others.

Mt. CORDON suggested that a chaplain should be appointed tO
the Institution, to whirl] the plc sting as%ented.
The CHAtIt MAX maid that the funds were in a low ccmditiool
and it could not of course be expected that a very tibetal remaneys.
tion could be given.
The Rev. ROWLAND ri/T.T, said that In Shrewsbury (we bee
lieve) where a similar institution existed, some Reverend Gentle.
men performed the office of Chaplain gratuitously, and perhaps is
the present instance some one would be found to undertake the
duty in that manner.
The SECRETARY was ArltiOUS to have a Chaplain appointed.
Prayers, he said, were regularly read every morning to the indivi.
duals.

It tray at length agreed, after a short Iliscutlior, to defer the fif.
pointment of a Chaplain to the next committee day.
The Rev. ROWLAND nix'. was desirous not to he plsced on the
Committee; he being now eighty-two years of age, and having
other duties, he should be unable to attend.
One of the Gentlemen p►esent said that he must permit his name
to remain now it wa.s insetted ; and the Chairman tad him that be
would not he expected to be always in auendance.
After a liberal subscription, the meeting broke up.

F

SHIPPING INTKLLIGENCR.

LIVERPOOL, Fri. 6,142&

MARKETS.

Wild S. to S.W.—High Water to m. It. 10.
Arrived the Marpret, (teener, from Alexandria and Melford :
Alsochester, Lee. ftren New York, "ailed Jan. 16; Bachelor.
Thornmm, from St. Andrew's, New Brunswick. tailed Jan. 04
Alanadeld,-- from Trieste; Lady Hood M•liensie, Lees.
from Messina; Larl Selkirk, Walker, from Oporto at Hoylake
Thomaa, litany, from et. Andrew's, New Brunswick ; Severn,
Field, from Naplea; Janice, Brown, from Palermo* Deoperch,
Brown, from Messina; Flora. Brown, from Adra ; Albion, Town.
from Malaga Margaret. Coulthard, from .Messina; Brim
dim Jones. from Sevilla; Sir A. 31•Kentie, Robertson, from
Nevins.

.TheiLanehester ironed from New York. Jan. In, at 3 p. m.; the
"liighlanda of Newtown, West, distant 20 init,w, passed the ship
Aldebaran, (till, from Liverpool for New York. Yestenlay
atercoOn off the Sherries. spoke ship Colossus, Marshall, front
' Liverpool for Philadelphia.
The Elizsbeth, Milton, from Liverpool arrived at 31adelra,
Dee. 31, and sailed for Pernambuco Jan. 12.
The Atalanta, Davidson, froth Liverpta,l, has arrived at Ma.
dvita.
The Clio, Kenney, from Seville, for Liverpool, was lost near
Wexford.
The Emulous, Mordaunt, front Liverpool, for St. Vincent, put
;tit° Belfast Loch.

:11#L14 OUTFLFr n. 5. —No arrivals or sailing,. Wind S.S.W.;
!awing gales and thick dirty weather.
PLYatouTtr, FEB. s.—The George and Thomas, Pratt, from
Messina for London, under quarantine, was oblig d toslip her chain
•In the Sound, and came into Catwater. The American brig All"
Adams, drove from her anchor in Hamoul, and hooked one of his
Majesty's moorings. It has blown a strong gale the whole of last
night and this day, accompanied with heavy n.;•i, and very thick;
the whole of the shipping, with the exception of the above two, ap.
pear to ride it out well in theSoond and Catwater.
COWES, FEB. G.—Arrived the Dolphin, of Teignmouth, Dun-
' ley, from Tarragona, for Huil ; she has lost her fore top-mast,
mill, rigging, &e. It has blown hard during the last night and
this day from' with rain.
PORTS MOETY, FES. 6.—The shipping in the different road.
'steads rode all well. His Majesty's ship Superb broke her moor-
iArs, and tailed on the Common-hard, but received no damage.—
' Wind 5.5.11'., blowing very hard.
DOVER. FED. 6.—Arrived off the port the Potomac,
'from Batavia, and proceeded for Antwerp—sixty-nine days !rum
the Caps.
HEAL. Fri. C.—Throughout the day it has blown very hard
gram S.W. to S.S.W., when several of the ships drove, and others
'wee tiding by their second anchors. The Killingbeck is the only
ship that made her number, all well. Fur. p m.—lt continues
sis blow very hard, in squalls, with rain. This Nirus, qL,Searbo-
mpgh, from Pernambuco to London, lost one anchor did chain
cable In bringing up ; she has been supplied, and remains —46
,daYs Panalte-
It F Gar r. Ftn. 6.—The following vessels have put in here
in consequence of the late gals. viz.:—The Oscar, Henderwell,
from f midon to Gibraltar, with lots of two anchors and chain, and
windlass demoted ; Lavinia, Dunning, front Loudon to 'Tarragona,
-with loss of echoes and cables ; Fame, Prate, from Amsterdam to
Charleston, with loss of anchor and :paint Betsey, Aspill, from
Landon to Gibraltar, with loci of anchor and cable ; and the Lon.
don, Clytna, from London to Plymouth, with loss of anchor and
cable.

GuAeistrin. Fea. 6.—Arrived the Rallies, Gardner, from Ja.
manes ; John, Munro, from ditto • Cumberland. Stor.ehim. from
1lerille; Alfred, Menkman, from: Smyrna; Marshal Blucher.
Callow. from Terceira. Sailed the Hope, Bully, for Lisbon.
Hanwrcit, Fen. IL—The Helena, Chaim. from Shields. And
the OpheLla, Oliva, from Sunderland, both and laden, struck the
'Whiting sand last night, and afterwards sunk in deep water.
Crews saved by the smack Arthur Sibells, Thompson, and lauded
bar. _ - .

.--110LYMICAD, FEM. !J.—The Albion, Mason, from St. John
N. B. to Liverpool, was driven on shore this morning near the
need and bilged. Crew saved.
Nowr u Sittgews, Fro. 4—The Shannon has been got off the
ricks lifter discharging part of her cargo; she has been surveyed,
'whipped her cargo, and will proceed.
CL.DE, Fns. 4.—The Science, Prank, bound to New Orleans,
put back to-day very leaky, after being as far as 10 W. She *ill
be obliged to go into dock.
LiwEntcs, Fes. 4.—The Gleaner. Griffiths. of Cardigan,
willed hence for liign about five weeks ago, and for whose safety
Tears were entertained, has put Into Loughswllly.
Pants, Ira. 2—TheJules Euglne, Gueria. of Bordeaux. from
litiadsloupe, which put into Charleston, was condemned 14th Dee.;
ouzo transhipped into the Export, Drown.
Rio Jaor.ints, Nov.2B—The Newcastle, Sims, arrived here
*from England, was plandered by a pirate, in lat. 7, N. long. 21, of
a. chain cable, anchor, spare cordage, and canvas, with sundry
'lnittor artiden, and the captain's watch.
AINOTIIA Bar, JAMAICA, DEC. 21.—The sloop Henrietta,
belonging to this port, and the sloop Princess Royal, of Kingston,
were totally loot here during a gale I nth inst.

The Helena. Clarestr, from Shields to London, and the Ophe
Meer, front Sunderland to Landon, struck on the Whiting Sand
all jihmtay night and sunk—crews saved.
Arrived offthe Sahees, the Helen. —, from Demerara.
Tt.g Chance, Retailer, from London to Bridgewater, has put
AIM Margate with loss of an anchor.
The Alfred, Lamb; from Bombay, has arrived at China.
The Caledonia, —, from China, hat arrived at Bombay.
The King 'e Cove. Bell, arrived in the Clyde, sailed front °rum
Xga ult. left loading, the Fair Lady, Ferguson, for Newfound-
and the Lady Cootc, Duncan, for Whiteharen.
The Tiber, Ford, which was detained at Quilca, has arrived at
Fitama.
VESRELS SPOILW u.—Simon Peter, from Liverpool to
?dew York, let inst. off Kinsale ; Ulvcratone. from Ulverstone to
New Orleans, 2d inst. off the Salteee—by the King's Cove, arrived
In the Clyde ; Mary, Squire, from Vienna to Newfoundland.

[From the Load 's' New Price t'ar►rat.]
TWISDAY, FEB. 7.
- • • • •

COTTON.—There was more business doing in '
our Cotton
market last week. particularly in India, chiefly for export. The
salts amount to 187.• bags. There was little demand for export yes-
terday or this forenoon. on account of a report on the opposite coast
thetltottons had fallen considerably in England ; Bengalis to 44d.;
the orders in town cannot be executed, the limits being low in con.
sequence of the rumour alluded to.
alit:AlL—The request for lilueeneades after Tuesday, last
week. became languid, the prices of the brown descriptions_ rather
dricc 9"). ; St. Lucia tieing sold at 555. and Jamaica brown as.
The deliveries from the warehouses last week were nearly equal to
the cortespending one of last year; the stocks do not increase in
any materiel degree, yet the Sugar market, particularly for the low
deecriptim s, is heavy ; the venal Purchases were prevented in some
measure, by the public sale declared for to.day ; the buyers anti.
gloated afurther decline. The public stile consisted of 145 hhds
Daehadoes Sugar, sold Sea a 745. lid. ; the inferior descriptions at
low prices; the good and tine fully support the former currency.
At the close of the market to-day the estimated Fates of kluseo-
trades were 300 kWh at prices generally a shade lower than last
week. In refined goods there was a grea:. stienation last week ;
one or two purchases were reported at 711.. and 'pie. 1.d., but under
particular circumstances and for money •, the general price was 791.
and Slis.—.Molasses heavy at 211 e. At the close of the market to.
days some lumps were sold at 7115.; it must sr course be taken as
the market price. Molasses 275.6 d. a 2as. In !Foreign or East
India Sugars no purchaees were reported.
C.I/FYICE.—The public salesof Carte bout week went olrheamlly,
stri generally at a small reduction in the prier; very good Sr. Do-
mingo sold at ;els. and ohs. ad. There were no public sales of
Goiter this forenoon, and no purellases by Trieste contract were re-
ported • St. Domingo nominally slis: Notwithstanding the de.
pressed state of trade, yet no parcels press on the market fife sale:
indeed the holders do not appear inclined to part with Coffee smiler
the present alarming state of credit, except for money, or under
urciunstanees so which sales are unavoidable.
FRUIT.— One hundred and thirty-eisdn butts and 29 camteels
Memos were ofTered at public sale on IVednestley, yet such is the
rate of the grocery trade at present, that though the conditions of
the isle were altered. the prompt being extended to two months,
but very few lout were sc4d ; the attempt to press sales is useless,
and the best resource the merchants have is to hold their goods
until roefidence is restored.

TOBACCO.—There have been considerable purchases of To-
bacco ; a cargo of about 300 hhda. stalks at l2s. a l 2s. rd. per 100
Mrs. manliest weight ; IVO bhds. for Portugal sold at .11(1.; a few
Illarylanda at 1.441.
ItE.IIP, FLAX, and TA I.LOW.—The Tallow market has
Wien, the new to 31a., and heavy at the reduction. Hemp, ea
Ifs. Flax is also in a very depressed and languid state.
1401 N.—There are no purchases to reenrt.
ell A.—The only alteration worth noticing is a reduction In the
or Seed Oil.
' LlC.—The Silk trade remains in a slate of complete stagna.
zli.
are
entirely nominal.
• HM. BRANDY. and HOLLINDS.--There are will eaten •
eke deliveries of Rum from the West India warehouse.; nearly
milpeittliir, last
marketwe:kii of.artahlagattoe Pllcalweuerievifonor
tl;loengiecneneL.l
stave of trade; proof Letwards 2.5. 441., there are how. I
few purchases of any extent repotted. Brandy and acmes&
ilke gassy, the firmer could be purchased on lower terms.
TEA.— I.cor tontines are eeilinK at lid. discount,othere at about,
W. less; 'frankly' at peewit maintain west prices; Bober can.
not be wild area at ltd. discount ; Hyaena are dull.
iN81139 --Thecae, no sales of Indigo reported.
IRISH TROVISIONS.—The quotations ore still nearly no.
urinal, the late purchases of small extent 'being; fur motley ; die
Weser Butter are only for the Immediate wants of the trade.
eIPICEM—The quotations must be considered nominal, throe is
ai business doing.
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• eACIttt.FGE.-011 Sunday evening, during the hours of
divine service, the vestry-room of the chapel belonging to
the Philanthropic Institution in St. George's-fields was
entered by thieves, and robbed, principally of coats, hats,
a4l umbrellas bilonging to the minister and officers of the
Society. A liberal reward has been oftred for the apprc-
Itsntion of the thieves.