The Sun.
London, England, 1837-09-11 00:00:00

Wheat. Barley.

Aberdeen 33 to 45
Berwick 33 42.
Coldstream
Cupar (Fife
Dundee 43 59
Elgin
Inverness 42 50
Kelso 59 49
Kirkaldy 37 42
Perth 5O 56
fry• The size of the n

DINBURGH CORN
large supply of all kind'

We had a very
rather quick.

Wheat. Barley,
First 7os. Od. I 33s 6d
Second 64 0 3) 0
Thirst
Average price of Wheat
PRICES OF PROVISIONS, &

EMNILU lIGH MEA
There was a middling supply of 0,
sales were rather heavy.

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Per Sack of 280,0. Imp.
Fast Oatmeal
Second ditto.
BArleymcal. .
reasenseal I 9 0

Pet Birley—No. I,per cwt

145,--2,f

VIGNOLES AND GLEESON.—Captain Vignoles and
Captain Gleeson have been ordered to remove from Car-
low. The following is the minute made by his Excellency
on the report of Major Holmes and Mr. Green, the gentle-
men appointed by Government to conduct the investigation :
" His Excellency having had under his consideration the
report of Mr, Green and Major Holmes, appointed to con-
duct the investigation into the charges preferred by Capt.
Vignoles against Captain Gleeson, and the counter-charges,
advanced by Captain Gleeson against Captain Vignoles ;
and having also examined the evidence for and against
those charges, has come to the following decision :
" 1. With respect to Captain Gleeson—That Captain
Gleeson acted most improperly in not voluntarily com-
ing forward to aid a Magistrate, when endeavour-
ing to take into custody an individual committing
a breach of the peace ; and that the impropriety
of his conduct is increased by his having, when
distinctly called upon by the Magistrate, refused his own
assistance, and that of the men under his command, to en-
force the authority and protect the person of the Magis-
trate. If Capt. Vignoles was endeavouring to effect such
arrest, either with unnecessary violence or contrary to law,
he was responsible for the illegal or improper exercise of his
powers ; and, although his Excellency does not wish it to
be nnderstood that an officer of the constabulary is bound,
under all circumstances, to yield implicit obedience to a
Magistrate, yet the former ought to be very sure of the
grounds on which he refuses to support the authority of the
latter. On the present occasion there may have been a
want of temper, and even uncalled-for violence, on the part
of those from whom greater forbearance is expected ; but his
Exe.:llency cannot discover any suMcient reason to justir3
Capt. Gleeson's refusal, or excuse the language and manner
in which that refusal was conveyed. On the contrary, bis Ex-
cellency considers that, by so doing, he showed that he had
formed a very erroneous notion of the obligations which the
office imposes on him, and gave a bad example to the men
under his command.
"2, With respect to Captain Vignoles—His Excellenc)

1,144 i. 76. Cd.— A

25 to 28 24 to 23 —to
21 24 28 51 33 36
21 24 16 18 .17 28
26 31 18 22 '22 26
30 33 120 25 30 31 .--
24 26 I 16 20 23 38
'2t 30 26 31 32 33 24 26
19 '23 19 25 28 30
23 31 20 23 45 48 43
23 26 20 22 22 25
eas ur e varies throughout the country.

41 to 43
43 46

Oats. Pease. Beans
3.2 s Si. 465. Od. 46s Od
30 0 43 6 43 U
28 0 40 0 40 U
31 Os. 9d.
C.

Beef, per lb. O. 4d. to Os.3d. Freshßuiter,lo.......la. 0.1. to Is 2.1.
nutton*.....— V 4 0 8 Salt U 9 oln
Veal — U 7 010 Ditto, per en t...-70 0 88 0
Pork— 0 n I Eggs, per dos.— 0 0 0 9
Lamb, per qr..... 1 6 4 6 OatStraw(k.i.).....l9 0 14 0
0 3710 Wheat Ditto....-11 6 13 6
Quartern U 0 Si Barley Data 11 0
Potatoes, 141 b. 0 4 0 0 Day05er5t........... 0 0 1 0

.1. MARKET.—Sept. 6.
)atmeal at this dara market, and the

1 Per Stone of 1.41 b. Imp.
First Oatmeal ..., X 0 t 6
Second ditt9
Barleyrseal 0 I S
Peasemeal 0 1 S
I, 165.-3 d, 18, —4th, 19r.,—Prat I, mss.
MARKET.—Sept. '7
.... .

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rain ; little alteration in prices.
Oats, per 2641 b. a. d. ca.
Irish . 17 oto2o 0
British lB 0 21 0
Beans, per 260'tb.
English
Scottish — 16 0 20 u
Pease, Scottish ...... 18 0 19 0
Oatmeal, per 1401 b.... 15 0 lb 0
Flour, per 250113 ~ 40 0 47 0

CORNWALL MARKETS.
(Calculated at 24 gallons to the bushel.)

.creart:ita`o.e.umdik: - - -:;:srnitdee - —
IRELAND. Wheat. Barley. i 045.
Launceston
s. od. to a. d
0 20 0 0 12 ks 0 10 0
GLEESON.—Captain Vignoles and 0 2a 0 0 9 2 0 6 6
ve been ordered to remove from Car-
0 19 6 0 9 6 —0 8 6
is the minute made by his Excellency 0 17 0 0 9 6 0 7 6
jor Holmes and Mr. Green, the gentle- 0 19 6 0 9 0 0 0 0
t d ....
wernment to conduct the investigation : Penzance
having had under his consideration the
MINING INTELLIGENCE. Tons. Cwt.l2rs
and Major Holmes, appointed to con- Quantity of Coppet Ore sold ...3,369 21 0
Quantity of tine Copper 3OO T 0
a into the charges preferred by Capt. Average Produce B%
stain Gleeson. and the counter-charges, Amount of Sale, 20,844. t. 7s. (M.—Average Standard, 1(0/. I Is. Od.

verage Standard.:l(o/. I Is. Od.

M. Mauguin, the celebrated French satesman and
advocate, has arrived in London. He left Paris some time
ago,but was detained at Rouen, having met with an accident.
THE APOLLO STRAMER.—This ill-fated vessel
still continues embedded in the bottom of tthe river, off
Grays, and it is supposed that she must for several days
remain so, as it is both a slow and a difficult no dertaking
to extricate a steamer from such a situation. At. an early
hour on Saturday two lighters and a body of mess, provided
with the necessary apparatus, sailed down the River, but
as yet they have effected nothing. In the course of the
afternoon another steamer was moored close tt ) her, to be
in readiness for hauling her up. The Apollo is, in a depth
of about ten fathom. The first thing to be don eis to send
down people in diving-hells to flail how the mu' I lies about
her bottom, and ascertain the points upon which the chain
for raising her may be placed. Then the chains. are wound
round the cranks on each side, and again carts ?.d over the
traverse beam between the paddle-boxes. :Every thing
Possible, in the way of submarine excavation and clearing
having been performed, the steamer!' 01? lighters to
01114:11 the chains are attached pull first all ;ornately, in
irder to weaken the tenacity of the slime, and then simul-
%sneously, to set her once more afloat. Whet% the Bed
.lover steamer was sunk off the Nora light it t. iok eight
lays' assiduous exertion to raise her. She wa s only in
'even fathom water, and, in the opinion of her en ew, there
was not so much difficulty in getting her up as t. here must
he in the present case, judging from the dept'n,. situation,
lnd nature of the bottom in which the Apollo istillpd.

The CHAIRMAN stopped the case, and said the indict-
ment could not be sustained. It was quite impossible to
suppose a felonious intent, when the prisoner acted under
the advice of the person by whom the will was drawn, and
in the presence of several persons: who might have pre-
vented her from destroying the wUI if they bad made any
endeavour to do so. He therefore directed the Jury to re-
turn a verdict of Not Guilty.

The prisoner, who had been out on bail, and surrendered
that morning to take her trial, then left the Court, accom-
panied by her friends.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.

ilfr•. Philpotts, of Parliament-street, was summoned a
few days since for refusing to pay a shilling for the hire of a
cab, for what the cabman called upwards of a mile ; and as
the defendant insisted that it was not much more than half
a mile, it was agreed that the ground should be measured ;
and the parties on Saturday appeared before the LORD
MAYOR for adjudication.
The cabman came provided with the Act of Parliament,
and a most wonderful stock of words, to prove his victory,
and he afforded a great deal of amusement to the by-
standers. He called the officer who measured the ground,
and that person stated that the ground over which the cab
went was by measure twenty yards above the mile ; but the
ground over which it might have game was very little more
than half a mile.

The LORD MAYOR (to the cabman)—Why, my friend,
you were in the wrong box when you drove the zig-zag way.
Had you driven straight you could:have had no pretence
for charging more than Bd., and I wonder you supposed
that I am to be imposed upon.
The cabman said that he drove according to the direc-
tion of the defendant and the Act of Parliament. He did
not happen to be quite clear about the direct road, but when
he wanted to go down a street which he knew would bring
the distance within the mile, there was a stoppage. He
then asked the defendant whether he would prefer going by
another way, where no stoppage was at all likely to take
place, and consent was immediately given. Now it was evi-
dent this was for the benefit of the defendant ; and the Act
of Parliament decided that if it was impossible to go one
way the driver of the " wehicle" might go another.
The Cabman—l go by the Act of Parliament, and I

am entitled to my fare and my expenses. I have been put
to a great deal of trouble about this, and I knew I was right.
The LORD MAYOR—You knew exactly the way to go
to get the turn in your favour, it is evident ; but I am afraid
you and I don't read the Act the same way.
Mr. Philpots declared that he told the cabman to go the
nearest way, and expostulated with him on going the
round-about road lie had chosen.

The cabman about a dozen times contradicted his oppo-
nent, and finally said that no Magistrate could go against
the Act of Parliament.

The LORD MAYOR, however, took quite a different
view of the law from the cabman, who was ordered to pay
all the costs, including the ss. for measurement.
The Cabman—My Lord, the Act is against you ; I
arn't got no money besides ; and the gentleman swore he'd
spend 10/. to beat me. Will you stand that ?
Mr. Philpotts—l did ; and you said you'd pawn your
shirt and every stitch you had to beat me.
Cabman—And so I would beat you, if people understood
the Act of Parliament.—(Great laughter.) I won't pay a
" mag" (halfpenny), because it's against the law.
The Lonn MAYOR said that if the cabman had acted in
a straightforward manner, be would have avoided all this ;
but it was, after all, a lesson for him worth paying for.

The cabman was then ordered to be detained until he
had paid the expenses, and was informed that unless he
discharged them forthwith, a penalty should be inflicted for
overcharge.

QUEEN- S QUARE.
The butler of Mr. Hammersley, tho banker in Pall-mall,
appeared to answer a summons taken out by the driver of
a hackney coach, against the two daughters of Mr. Ham-
mersley. The ladies were driven from Old Palace-yard to
Bolton-row, Mayfair, and the coachman demanded es., but
was not paid more than ls. 6d. He consequently took out
a summons. The butler did not dispute the demand, and
he was ordered to pay the sixpence, the costs of the sum-
mons, and to remunerate the coachman for his loss of time,
amounting altogether to nearly I Is.

Sir Robert Peel was unable to attend a meeting of
the Tamworth Bible Society a few days since, of which he
has been appointed President, in the room of the late
Bishop Ryder. Before commencing the proceedings a
letter was received from Sir Robert, expressing his " great
regret and disappointment" that be could not fulfil the en-
gagement, in consequence of having received from his
medical advisers " positive directions not to run any risk of
inflammation, which might ensue." At the same time he
enclosed, " as a proof of his attachment to the Bible So-
ciety in general," a donation of 501.

WITCH ORDEAL IN INDlA.—Persons suspected
of being witches are often subjected to very cruel treat-
ment, especially if the ordeal to which their neighbours have
recourse should convict them of the crime. In India, as
well as in Europe, it is supposed that a witch will float
upon the water ; but there are other tests by which their
acquaintance with the black art may be proved. Oil poured
in a leaf with a little rice, forms one of those trials ; should
the oil run through when the names of‘ the accused are
called over, their guilt is established. 'I here arc numerous
ordeals by which a thief may be detected besides the one
most commonly practised, of causing the suspected parties
to chew rice, an operation which, however easy to those
who ha% e nothing to fear, becomes difficult to the conscious
delinquent, whose mouth, parched and dry, refuses its
function, and upon examination the rice is found whole.
Another plan is to rub the upper stone of a mill with as-
saketida, the stone being so placed as to appear to be sus-
pended in the air.obliged
to persons implicated are
to go one by one into the apartment, and to touch this
stone, all being assured that it will fall and entrap the
the head of the guilty person, consequently the thief takes
care not to touch it, and the operator 'lvin.- smelt the
heads of the whole number, easily selects that which has
committed the theft.---Isiatic Journal.

STIMONIAL TO SIR JAMES:
GIBSON-CRAIG, BART.
n:44'l
The inhabitants of Edinburgh and Mid-Lothian are on/y'
discharging a debt in presenting a testimonial of their et-
teem and gratitude to Sir James Gibson-Craig. Toe ino:.
precious part of a nation's possessions is a patriots, cou-
rageous, enlightened citizen, r,-ho with a noble disiateres'.
edness gives his time, his zeal, his money, and his energies,
to promote the well-being and happiness of the people. The
men willing and able to do this, are rare indeed. The ser-
vices they render are such as mere wealth cannot buy nor
power command ; and the nation which accepts them, and
repays them with no expression of gratitude, is unworthy of
its good fortune, and will not long enjoy what it is unable
to appreciate. The individual who devotes even a few
years to unbought exertions in behalf of the people, is justly
esteemed a public benefactor ; but what gratitude, what
honour is due to him who has continued such exertions
from the first dawn of manhood to a venerable old age—
who stood almost alone, and undauntedly upheld the
people's cause, in dark periods of persecution and terrorism,
when the iron hand of power was stretched out to crush
the feeble, and silence the timid ? Stich is Sir James
Gibson-Craig. He is the Reformer of half a century, the
firm and consistent advocate of popular rights through good
and bad report, at all times, and under all circumstances.
When the Reform Bill was proposed, Sir James held
freehold votes in counties worth a very large amount of
money, an amount which many of his junior brethren would
consider a respectable fortune. He knew that the Bill, if
carried, would instantly render these valueless. But this
great personal sacrifice never influenced him for a moment.
No Reformer hailed the •mLasure with more genuine joy
than Sir James, and none in this country did so much
to insure its success. Who can forget the storm of in-
dignation which the measure evoked from the numerous
and powerful class who profited by the old abuses, the va-
cillation of the Court, the difficulties which these created,
and the grand popular movements by which the enemies of
the Bill were awed into silence and acquiescence ? In that
great struggle, Edinburgh played a conspicuous part, and
it may be truly said that Sir James was the soul of every
important movement in the city. In every difficulty the
eyes of the citizens were fixed on him. In Committees, at
public meetings, at the grand displays in the King's Park,
there he was at his post, labouring with all the ardour of a
young man. His energy and decision, tempered as they
were by prudence, gave courage to the timorous, held the
rash in cheek, and encouraged the great mass of the mid-
dle classes, and many of the wealthy, to engage zealously
in the struggle, and to conduct it to a happy termination.
When we look back to the proceedings of that memorable
era, we are proud of our countrymen ; and among those
who contributed to produce the noble exhibition of moral
power which characterised it, none bore so distinguished a
part as Sir James. The success of the Bill was the joint
work of many ; but if there was any single man in Scot-
land whose efforts may be said to have been indispensable,
it was Sir James Gibson-Craig.
And this is but one act in a long life devoted to the
public good. In the dark times of 1797, and during the
grinding rule of Castlereagh, when honest but misguided
men were seduced into acts of sedition by the spies and
hired agents of a profligate Government, Sir James was
not to be deterred by all the misrepresentations of the
tools of Ministers, from stretching out his hand to mitigate
the fate of these unhappy individuals. To all such the
aid of his purse, his good offices, and his personal exertions,
was readily given. Indeed we believe that scr.rcely any
man has suffered for Liberal principles in Sco tlanrf dur-
ing the last forty years, whether in his person or his cir-
cumstances, without being less or more indebted to Sir
James for assistance. All who were wronged or %bought
themselves wronged, by power ; all who professed RJorm
principles, and found themselves involved in misfortune,
from whatever cause, claimed his aid, and rarely were re-
fused. It is no secret, that independently of persooal
services, the draughts upon him in this way have bee ti
immense. Even had he been born to a princely fortune,
his numerous benefactions would have entitled him to
public gratitude ; but how much greater is his merit, whets
we remember that he was for the greater part of his
career a man of business, depending on his professionnl
exertions, and to whom time and laour were equivalent
to money.

It is well known that Mr. William Gibson Craig would
have gladly been excused from standing as a candidate for
the county, and that Sir James's. consent to his son's
coming forward in this capacity was given with extreme re-
luctance. The expense attending the two contests, every
shillinr, of which comes from the pockets of the family,
must have been very heavy, while the constant attention
required to the registers, and the vigilant eye which must
be kept on the motions of the adversary, when parties are
so nearly balanced, are a perpetual source of anxiety and
trouble, and a heavy tax on the time of a professional man.
The sole object of Sir James and Mr. William was to
keep the county out of the hands of the Tories. In this
they have succeeded, but with a heavy personal sacrifice.
When the people rightly understand their public duties,
they will defray all the charges of elections themselves, and
not suffer their Members to expend a shilling. The pre-
sent practice is a disgrace to a free people. But till we
are properly enlightened on the point, we must be indebted
to the public spirit of individuals for the advantage of being
adequately represented ; and it was happy for us that we
found in Sir James and his family the means of realising
our object. The obligation is greater than many are aware
of ; for the contest, as we have said, was a hard one ; and
we firmly believe, that in any other hands than these of the
energetic veteran Reformer, it would not have succeeded.
It is not easy to estimate the services of such a man.
Scotland has many sons who have upheld her honour, and
battled for her rights, in recent times ; but it is impossible
to name one who has served her so long, and been so vigor-
ous and persevering. We believe the sacrifices of time,
money, personal labour, and risk encountered, made by Sir
James in the cause of the people, are equal to those made
by at least half the Aristocracy of Scotland. Perhaps it is
not too much to say, that a dozen of men equally able and
zealous, scattered over the surface of Scotland, would have
greatly changed the character of our representation.
We are happy to hear that the subscription for the testi-
monial goes on favourably. If it does not produce a very
handsome sum, it will be a proof that our countrymen neither
I know their benefactors, nor value their services.—Scotsman.

THE MARQUIS OF WATERFORD.—A private
letter in the Constitutionnel gives some particulars of the
accident which befel the Marquis of Waterford at Bergen,
on the day on which he arrived with his ship prepai ed for
hunting bears ; that with a company which had come from
Hasdanger, the Marquis begin to play his usual pranks in
the streets. He returned the warnings of the watchman
by pelting him with stones, till the latter was compelled to
defend himself, when he wounded the Marquis mortally on
the head with his staff. His companions, among whom
were six sons of the first families in England, one of whom
is said to be the son of Lord Ponsonby, Ambassador at
Constantinople, gave out that he was a sailor, and carried
him on board his ship, where a Norwegian physician at-
tended him, as he had not one with him. Travellers, who
arrived at Christiania on the :22d, say that the Marquis is
already dead. He is said to have had a fortune of 70,000/.
a year.—Hambwg Paper, Sept. 5.

We claim the attention of our readers to the brief
historical statement respecting the annuity tax. The
facts which are here submitted are incontrovertible—they
are palpable, and easily understood. Nineteen hundred and
fifty-six respectable citizens of Edinburgh, of whom more
than four hundred are females, are now already the vic-
tims of an unequal law—a law which violates Christian
principle, oppresses the conscience, alienates Christians
from each other, and brings the most odious reproaches on
the hallowed name of the Redeemer. Three hundred and
thirty-six widows, whose humble dwellings are to be invaded
by the most obnoxious of all law processes, and the least
respected of all law agents, and whose hard-earned pro-
perty is to be despoiled and exposed to that mode of sale
most offensive to the honourable and virtuous feelings of
society, for the maintenance of a system which many of
them deem un-Christian ; for the salary of ocials whose
services they do not and cannot consistently enjoy. What
is to be done? Must humanity continue thus to be out-
raged, religion defiled, and civil society distracted and
made the very means of injustice, oppression, and hatred ?
We call upon our active citizens to lose not an hour in con-
sulting, and determining the course to be pursued. Why
should not the inhabitants of Edinburgh form immediately
an Anti-Annuity Tax Society, both that they may obtain
ultimately the abolition of the impost, and in the meantime
may enable the humble and defenceless victims to defend
themselves and resist the oppression. This is a work of
justice and mercy, of necessity and wisdom, which the people
may complete fur themselves if their rulers are unable to
grant relief.—Scottish

Last week, as Mr. Bignell, a schoolmaster, at Trox-
field, Hants, was driving a pony in a chaise down Stoner-
near Pctersfiell, the animal was attacked by a swarm
of wasps, and so irritated that it ran off at full speed, but
at the end of 200 yards fell dead.
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STEAM EXPLO6IONs IN PARIS.—At the last
meeting of the Academy of Sciences, Baron Seguiei read a
memoir describing an invention of M. Trimot for prevent-
ing the bursting of steam-boilers. It consists in the adop-
tion of a tube terminated by a fusible stopper, and placed
in the part of the furnace where the heat is most intense.
The tube, which is a species of proof boLr, is to commu-
nicate with the body of the principal boiler by pipes, one of
umaintained. This
process
fectual mode of effecting the object i
which is to be fixed in the part occupied by the steam,
whilst the other is fixed an inch.or two below the point
:ase herd
recommended e"d'abt'y'r Bi as rotioi Sbeeg
iers tile only
wherelro.e tlssn
question.