The Sun.
London, England, 1806-04-16 00:00:00

ANTRIM ASSIZES.

John 3%1'44; for the murder a 'Sarah Wiley.
This interesting trial , adds another 'melancholy in-
stance' to the many that have taken place, 'from
giddy and unthinking young men handling fire-
arms incautously, or .rather wantonly. It appear-
ed in evidence, that the Prisoner, M`Auley, had
been in the habit of freqUenting the houfte of
the deceased's husband, William Wiley, who is
a- carpenter.' On the fatal. day- •he came into
the house. and lifted up a pistol, which had ,been
charged with shot for killing sparrows. The
deceased desired him to lay it down, as' it was
charged ; he laughed at the deceased, who had' a
child in her arms, and appeared apprehensive for
the safety of her infant. This unlucky yOuth pre
sewed the pistol towards the deceased, and ,snapped
it, when it went off, and the contents lodged in her
head. She' instantly fell and expired.—Her bus-
band, who had been
.out at a back house, immedi-
.ately,en-;hearing the report, of the pistol; ran to his
door, when he ct the Prisoner oscaping out of the
door. No being aware of what had been done,
he let him (gO It may easily be conceived what
his feeling's were on going in, and finding his be:.'
'loved wife breathing her last, with her infant by
her -side, happily uninjured. The Jury acqtlittod
the Prisoner of murder, but found him guilty 'of
Manslaughter. The Learned 'Judge (DAY)
dressed•tlw Prisoner in a most
_feeling and iimpres-
sive manner.; he regretted that the law raid not.
leave it in his power' to punish more Severely'suck
wanton and dangerbus levity,' which had deprived
an honest and industrious man-of his wife; leaving'
the un fort tthate husband with three female children ;
0.1. e, eldest of whoiti,' only seven'yeari old, gave testi-
mony as to the Particulars of the Prisoner's rasl? and
dreadful ad. ate Judge, after iMpressing• on 'his
mind, as strong as language could convey; the ne
cessity, of his devoting the remaining part`of his life.'
to the service of,his Creator; who alonecOuld restore
to him the piece of mind which this a& was more •
than sufficient to deprive him of, sentenced him-to
.be burned- in the hand, and imprisoned tw-elve
months.

PUBLIC OFFICE, Woasntr-STREET.--7-Yoqerclay
an Apprentice, under fifteen years olage, was'eharg-,
7ed on suspicion of intlisin!, arsenic in ,a pot of coll4e
on Sunday last, which aff;&ed the Whole family in'a
triost, violent degree.. A Gentleman, of-the Faculty, ,
Who attended the fancily, i discovered that. the coffee
was strongly inipregnated with that Wncful poison.
By proper remedies' thcgyVbee' saved from the de-
struaioniintended. theroi:by this hardened wretch,
who was fully oormnitted.to Newgate for:trial.
About two o'clock in, the: morning of Thursday,
the 10th inst. as one of Russell's stake waggons;froin
Exeter, was passing Over Finney-bridge, about
miles from Honiton.,,the horses suddenly took- fritlif;:
occasioned, as it is supposed, by some mortar being'
left on the bridge, the left hand wall of. which being
low, and'in bad'condition, gave way, and t he' \,\-4.
gon fell off the bridge-nearly twenty feet in' height.
A man passenger wits killed on the spot, 'and a •wo-
man had her arm broken. The wife and infiint
child of 'the dc.eased, with some other passengers,
escaped, unhurt.,: A Coroner's Inquest was held the
same day on the body-of the man, who returned 'a
verdi& of-Accidental Death.. No blame can be at
tached to the. waggoner, who was perfealy sober,
walking by the side of his horses.

It appears from accounts laid before the- Hpuse of
Commons, that the net produce of the Duties on
Auctions for three years to the sth' of -January,
1806, amounts to 594,0761,--,Mso that the net
produce of the Duties on 'Wine by the Aas of 43
and '44 GEo. 111. from their commencement to the
latest period, amounts-to 198,6481. 13s. 4d. under
the 43d Gee. HI. and 272,7731.: 6s. t lld. under the
44th GEo. 111.

It appears froth an account of the quantity and,
value of tea sold at the EaSt COrnpany's sales,
at a price below 2S. 6d. per pound, for six years, end-
ing, the sth of :January, -1806,- and all duties paid
thereon, with an average of the quantity sold, and
duty paid yearly, that the, quantity sold Under
per pound amounted 0..15,759;604 pounds. Value
of the quantity sold, 14362,1831. t Is; 7d; Quantity',
sent duty free to 1re1and,•1,213,313 poundS.i • Quan-;
tity paying linty; 14,546,291 pounds:. Duty on the
value at fifteen
iper cent. for an average for 180,1,
1802, and Iso3, 32,9371. 4!i: 41d. at-Go percent. for
1805 and.lBo6, 187,6581: 11s. iscl.
A singular instance of the.fidelity of a dog. occur-
red on the occasion of the death of. Lord SIMF-
F;ELD.'s Game-keeper, William Fielder,:ya;o *1%,3b.-
e(.I in the severe night. of Wednesday; 12th of
last month, as mentioned in a former. Pap' r.
had walked from Lewes, about ten miles, the
snow, and fell, on plain groin-id,. 'in Sheti-i&ld Park
(not particularly covered With snow), exhausted, as
it is supposed, by fatigue; and it is very. remarkable
that the body was not found the ti urth day,
though not: above 'five or six hulidred yaldsfrOrn the
house. During the whole time
.the dog lay aCross-
the body, and. was heard 16 O'y most dismally from
time to time. The; poor animal was not induced
even by the calls of .hunger, uncommonly :bad
weather, and rain for a whole day, to desert the
body. Lord SIIEFFIE;LD has, Very properly, ordered
particular care to be taken of the dog. •

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