The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-05-20 00:00:00

MURDER AND CORONER'S INQUEST.

Oa Saturday mortals, lust Master Charles Mills, a youth
of_great promise mad must engaging mangers, oily sixteen
years of age, son of William Mills, of Craddoxiown, in
the Couoty of Kildare, Esq. a Magistrate of that County,
was found dead on the lands of Pumbestnwo, with marks
of great violence on his petson ; notice was imme-
diately gives to Thesis, Harrison,Esq. Coroner, who, with
1 that promptitude which. leas marked his tendon se a Co-
roner of Kildare, proceeded to the spot where the corpus
lay, empenuelled a jury, and set an investigation os foot,
,fail failing In his effort to procure evidence to elucidate the
NY event, at that tittle' he adjourned his Court to the
Muse Naas, on the Mondaysisonsieg following, sad Is the
psis time made active sad diligent search, for a circuit of
11) miles (is .the program of which be seised some ire-anni,
found is the pommies of suspicious passes), aid took into
1 eistudy a man mused John Kelly, whose very unsatisfactory
asswers sad appearance gave cause for saspicioa.
. On Itleoderssensing the Curt-buss at Naas was crowd-
'ed to eases, by the nobility, magistrates, gentry, sad im-
holnlauts of the cloudy, who expressed much horror, tomtit-
-1 aatioa,sed regret. At the head of this assenildage appeared
the Duke of Waster, whose august presence seal, sad ex-
ertions" added very cosriderably to the solemnity lad im-
pulse. 'of the puesediag. Os the Unpin/ firargetts
we. prodseed, ewers, sad eiramiaed; and hay.
log extracted some sings tress the doessord'a twain, said
they were nut the cause of his death' but that tlit wounds
appearing on his bead occasioned that fatal eyelet. He
remarked that the extracted slop bore no resemblance
to Omaha( sold in shops, bat were asansfactared sod cot with
• knife oat of pewter. It also appeared that deceased bad
risen at an early twi•r ou the day ef his death, to detect
poachers os the rabbit burrows; that be chased the mur-
derer better has two mike, who discharged thecostebts of his
gun is the young Gentleman's breast; that not evading the
pursuit, be outran Mr. Mills, sad lying under the wall
at Woochessems, struck. the Accused with the cock of his
gum, as he wucrossieg the wall, which caused his death; his
powder-born was got sear the body, and oleo the trigger of a
musket, but his gun was sot to be found: at six o'clock one
of his school-fellows who was not coursing discovered his
body.
After hearing a halo of cireassetastial and corroberatin
evidesee, and delivering an appropriate charge, the Coroner
left the cue to the Jury, who were highly respectable and in-
let:NM, sad who foetid, "That the said Charles Mills came
to death by a gue.abot would, in the left breast, mid
• blow of some *rapes on the back part of kis bead, soil
that from the evidence they had reran to suspect that Jobs
Kelly was implicated in the murder of the said Charles Mills,*
epos which Mr. Harrison eounsillted Kelly to Naas gait.
A liberal subscription was Owe entered into, and ea the
Olt' upwards of 5001. subscribed, which It is supposed
amensle by Ibis time to upwards of 1,0001. for the pisses.
liserappoilkosiae, mid ensvictios, or fur private JAM&
ties of the prams cemented in said murder.

NATAL INTELLIGENCE.

MAT Is.

Arrived yesterday the Spring, from Deoinis ; sad /..Jay
Ike Grecian, from a cruise; and the Prism Christian
August, Peterson, frum Norway.
A large Dutch skip, name ..k.owa, apparently' man of
war, has brought up we St. Heim's.
It bas blown • heavy gale of Wed foe the last sin hours
sod Mill matinees, with heavy squalls horn the *outboard
and eastward.
LIVERPOOL, MAY 17.
Arrived the Chrielopker, Hayward, from &tram's' ; Drum.
mood, sod Bainbridge, from New Orleans; Jong Nickolas,
Janssen, front Antwerp; sad lard Wellington, Plseiffer,
bous.Olidsig•
Sailed lb. ileveliket, Woke ; sad White Oak, Bettsi for
New York; Illualrose-t 'Ouvles, for Antigua Berkeley,
Danes, fur Hooderan;2ll4l the Cumsamba, for Portsmouth,
N. H.

: paws OF HOPS, per Cott, .-.•‘ .
WOW EMIL XEW aelPlinin•
I Kr. 84 to 4/ 4. Kent .... 31 Si to 41 4.
:Illoopos ..21 134 to 3/ 10. Sane; ..•. 3/ 184 to 3/ 104
104 to 31 161 Essex ..a'!l IS. to 31 164

ItAW H1D1121...". •
1
Best Heifers sad Steen(per Clediaprp— Is 10.1 in 2. 011
stoae).. 2s Od to 3. 0.1 Market Calf.. Os to 9. Park
Middlilms 2s 2d to Y. ed Ear. Horse 0. 0.1 in Os 04

SHEEP SKINS.
!Prep be id to as 64
lAssis 3s Id Is bs 04

COAL MARKET, MATT
Slaps at Market. Ships geld. Price.
96 Newcastle . 29 .... 39s 94 t.r 39s 041
b Slenderised

[From " The London N.. Pries Current."

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FRIDAY AFTERNOON, DAY 19.

Corsi.-There were extensive public sales of Coffee
brought forward ornyVednesday; the prices gave way 2s. per
cwt.: 218 casks 2,188 bags Foreign; ordinary middling
Porto Rico 118 s. and 119 s. • good ordinary pale 113 s. a
114 s. 64.; fine ordinary St. &seism) 118 s.• 350 bogs Bra-
sil, good ordinary, but • link broken, Ids. and 111 s. id.
This 10111111000 as ratensite public sale was brought forward;
it assisted of 415 casks British Plantation, 50 casks 447
begs Foreign, which completely establishes the prices of the
market: every description of Coffee may again be stated ls.
lower • St. Domingo sold exiossively at 115 s. and 1158.154.
for owed quality; the middling and Gee suiddlisgJansaien
may be stated at the depression of 2s. a 45.; colonise par.
eels of the latter sold 138 s. a 140 s. Bd.
Sintat.-The esarket is still indifferently supplied wish
sew Sugars ; the demand continues languid, sodas the de
sire to effect sales immediately on landing is evinced; In
several imam= prices of iluscovades has given way ls.
per cwt.
This foreman 1201siods. Berbice Sugar were brought for.
ward by public sale; the whole were dry common brow's.,
and sold about 1.. lower, 58s. sod 595.
There is little alteratioa in Reined Clads ; the sales are
considerable, and the quantity in the hands otthe trade does
runt accomilatep-alolasses is steady request.
The demand fur Foreign Sugars asthma rosined to the
white qualities; the inferior descriptions may be purchased
on lower terms. 54 chests Brasil Sugars, by public mak,
fee white realised 534.535. id. and Ws. id. ; white middling
465.; urinary 35,. Bd. and 30..; yellow 31s. 1,079 bags
Bengal Sugars said em Irsiv terms--eakenn, siddlisq, 41.
and 425.; ordinary 395. and 40s ; yellow 3114. a 330. 2,024
bags Manila went at high rates-dry bruwu 245. id. and
tbs.; damp t ls. and 21s. id.
The following public sales of Sugar took place this fore
sooty :-1,2911 bags East ladia won at prices again es. lower'
making a redactiou of 3s. a 4s. per cwt. withiu the last ten
days; 100 chests yellow Havaunab Sugar met with Do offer
above 31s. Bd.-the whole were taken in.

Cortow.ei-There has bees little doing in the Colton
market the last four days, mid °sly about 700 bags sold;
the holders, is gaiersl, kteping ins at the late advaaee.
Good Pentane are wooled fur export, sad full pekes am be
gimmicked; Bengal, are dull, but the bobble at preemie*,
net give way, Mate last Thursday about YAW bags have
been sold :-310 Pernambuco, lip. a 164. is band; Mt
Sowed", 110 a ltd. in hoed; 00 Madras, d. in bawd ;
400 Surat% aid. a 044. in hood; 1,400 Seagate, Q. a hid.
in bond.—The Liverpool market appears to bare made a
stand, the buyers havieg fully 'applied themselves of late,
and the arrivals coatiaeieg heavy, it is expected the prices
will decliue.
Oru.--The prices of Whale Oil have costaiderablg
, on access* of a revived isquiry foe export.—bpens"
`wen, on account of the retest arrivals.
. sou, sumurr, MID HomanDe.—The Rem market has
bleu very heavy this week; the few purchases made were
at prices a shade lower.—Brady has also given way
Ikea is heavy —The eoutraet with Gevernsweat was takes
this forenoon: 100,000 gallows !tam, at Is. Nd. per galluti.
' Taumar..—koreigu Tallows are Is. lower, sad heavy at
lberirdsietioa; Yellow Caudle for arrival, bla. bd. sad blk.
The Towa nierlet is today quoted 0.55. which is the lame
last week.