The Sun.
London, England, 1839-06-20 00:00:00

blind, residing in the same house, and Mary Joyce, his wife,
who was also blind of one eye, with having assaulted them
under ludicrous circumstances. It appeared from the evidence
that on Tuesday evening Michael Fitzpatrick was in the yard
of his house, when Henry Joyce had some high words with
him, on which he (Fitzpatrick) seized hold of him, and began
to kick and beat him until Mrs. Fitzpatrick made her appear-
ance, and they fought and kicked away at each other with ve-
hemence until Mrs. Joyce gave a peep in, and she came in for
her share of clumsy thumps and kicks, and her eye receiving a
blow nearly rendered her as dark as the conflicting party. At
length Fitzpatrick got ho'd of his wife by mistake, and Joyce
made a similar blunder, and they were pelting away at each
other until Piper, of E diviion, who heard their cries, went
to their assistance, and the prisoners were charged with the
assaults.

The scene which took place in the office excited considerable
amusement as the parties acted with great violence of tone and
gesture, and would have fought with each other before the
Magistrates, had not the officers interfered.
The case being proved against them, the Magistrates con-
victed Fitzpatrick in the penalty of 20s. and discharged his
wife.

Fitzpatrick coolly said that they assaulted him, and he could
not see why they should fine him and discharge them.

TRADE AIND COMMERCE.

MANCHESTER, FRIDAY.—We have no improvement
to notice in our yarn market this week, buyers refuse
to give any advance, and in many instances spinners have
acceded to their terms. Cotton is now considered -!,d-
per lb. dearer than about three weeks ago, while only
about an -81 d. or at most id. per lb, advance has in this
period been obtained on twist, and the advance is only
on prices which were then considered lower than the
general rates. We may quote good second qualities of
water twist No. G's to 10's, at 9d. to 91d., and 16's to
24's, same class, 10,1. to 10 Id. per lb. 40's mule
(goods common) which at the beginning of the month
was worth 12d. will not now fetch more than 11 ad. or
11:1d. and other numbers in proportion. Printing
cloths and goods generally have participate 1 in the
gloom, ate flatter than previously, and strange to say
this flatness is attributed to the advance in. cotton,
which has shaken the confidence of buyers, and been
induced, it would appear, from a greater demand
for the raw material, in consequence of a number
of large concerns in the country having this
week resumed full time. Thus our manufac-
turers are punishing themselves, and the salu-
tary effects which were commencing to ensue from
the general adoption of restricted hours, and consequent
depression of the cotton market, are entirely lost.
Well, so be it ! But we venture to predict (though not
greatly given to such vaticinations) that had spinners
and others continued to work but partially for six
months longer, the monopoly would have been entirely
broken through, and good American cotton been ob-
tainable at 6d. to 6-.1,d. per lb. while such a lesson would
have been taught the gamblers as they would not soon
forget, as it is, they laugh in their sleeves at the affec-
tation of stopping the mills, and say we know very well
you will do nothing of the sort, for whatever you may
tell us, you are makinot good profit still. So success we
say to " Nolte and CO."

There have been several failures, and one or two to
large amounts.
P.S.—By the way it just occurs to us that the Liver-
pool sailed yesterday. Is it possible that the activity in
the cotton market can have arisen in anticipation of
this event ? If so, how lucky for the peculators, who
no doubt, as in duty bound, have despatched wonderful
accounts of the improved and improving prospects
amongst them : if haply the farce of "Beggar my
Neighbour," may be a little longer continued fur their
ibenefit."—Manchester Courier.

THE WEATH it AND THE CROPS.

The accounts received from most parts of England re•
speeting the crops, continue generally speaking favourable.
During the week we have been favoured with several
moderate showers of rain falling most opportunely for the
crops, the appearance of vvlilch they have been the means
of improving to a considerable extent. The wheat crop in
our ❑eighbourhood, as appears by the published reports to
be generally the case, looks well; hut the hay crop, unless
restored in a very great degree by the late rains, must be
a failure. We regret to hear an almost u►,iversal complaint
of the potatoes—all around us they threaten to be again
deficient; their present appearance resembles that of the
season previous to the last, when an almost complete failure
occurred. There is consequently much uneasiness felt by
that elaKs of persons to whom the potatoe crop is so mate-
r ial. —Berwick Advertiser.

In consequence of the dry weather, fish in the river
Tivy have suffered much, and hundreds of them Katie been
destroyed by unlawful means. It is a pity that so fine a
river should not be better preserved.— Welshman.
Some seasonable showers have lately fallen, and the dry
parched aspect of the country has been succeeded by more
genial appearances. It is feared, however, that the hay
crop will be very deficient.—lnverness Courier.
Since our list the weather has been much more propi-
tious for the husbandman. On Moriay evening the sky
lowered, and foretold the approach of rain, which came on
in the early part of Tuesday morning, and continued
throughout Wednesday, mild, gentle, and refreshing.
During the latter part of Wednesday and yesterday, the
temperature was, however, considerably diminished. The
ground has become so arid and parched that it will require
a further supply of rain to counteract the long.continued
drought. Should that come, and be followed, by genial
sunshine, the vegetable world will soon present the usual
richness and verdure that gladden and adorn fair Tweed's
silvery streamF.—Kelso Chronicle.

[ADVERTISEMENT.]
ASHTON-UNDEIt-LYNE, JUNE 15

CHARTIST DELEGATE MEETING.

At a meeting of Delegates from the towns of Man-
chester, Bolton, Bury, Rochdale, Coke, Burnley, Po-
(idiom, Middleton, Hyde, Ashton-under-Lyne, Staley-
Bridge, Radcliffe Bridge, &c., held at Mr. Wheeler's
Printing. Office, in Whittle-street, Manchester,. this day,
the following resolution was unanimously passed :
" Resolved—That this meeting having taken into con-
sideration all the circumstances connected with the
present movement, do consider it absolutely necessary
that a meeting of Deputies from all the Radical Associa-
tions in the counties of York, Lancaster, Chester,
Derby, &c., shall be held at the sign of the Flock-up-
to-Glory Inn, Clover.street, Rochdale, on Tuesday, the
?sth of June instant, for the purpose of resolving on
the best means of creating a better and more effective
organisation throughout all the northern districts of
England : to adopt measures to prevent the further
arrests of any of the advocates of the people's cause :
to establish a national defence fund for the support of
all Chartists who are, or may be, arrested : to decide
on measures relative to the Rural Police ; to consider
the position now occupied by the Convention, as well as
to ascertain and declare our capabilities of carrying out
the ulterior measures recommended by the Convention,
and to decide on every possible means of co-operating
with our brethren in all parts of England, Scotland,
and Wales, and for the purpose of s'curing as soon as
possible the great Charter of the people's liberties."

As many Members of the Convention as can make
it convenient are expected to attend.
JOHN RAWSON, Secretary, pro tern.

INQUEST ON THE BODY OF THE
FOREIGN CAPTAIN (BERKEIOLTZ), AT
SUNDERLAND.

On Saturday and Monday last an inquest was held on
the unfortunate Captain Berkhohz, when the boy Muller,
whose accusation of the mate Ehiert has already appeared
in The Sun, repeated his statement, through an inter-
preter, to the following effect. According to a report
with which we have been favoured by the Sunderland
Herald, Muller said—l had the watch between twelve and
two on Wednesday morning, on board the Phoenix. About
one o'clock in the morning the mate came on deck, and
desired me to come down into the cabin. I refused at
first, and the mate drew out a bottle of brandy. I took
some spirits and then went down. The mate had a lighted
lantern under his jacket. (The jacket was produced,
which the boy acknowledged to belong to the mate.)
The lantern produced was acknowledged by the boy to
be the one used. The boy said the mate had not the
jacket on him, but used it as a cover to the lantern. The
mate gave him the lantern into his hand, and desired him
to take the cover off—meaning the jacket. After remov-
ing the ccver (the j icket), from the lantern, the mate
stood in the door of the cabin where the captain was
.leeping. The light fell upon the face of the captain,
and the mate struck a heavy blow with a large hammer.
He gave three blows on the head of the captain. When
he got the first blow he only groaned once. When the
mate gave the first blow the boy wanted to run away,
crying, Mate, what are you doing ? ' The mate held
the boy fast, and desired him to assist him to put
the body away, and threatening to kill him with a
knife if he would not do so; and if he would assist
him, he (the mate) would give him 3001., saying he
thought the captain would have as much as give him
30W. The mate locked the witness in the cabin, so that
he could not get out, and they both remained there. It
appeared to witness that the mate was rather in liquor.
The mate took the body out of the bed ; he took a rope
and tied it round the neck of the body. The mate fetched
a bag, made of sailcloth, out of a chest of drawers, and
threw it over the whole body. After having done this, he
unlocked the cabin door, and the witness took the opportu-
nity to run out. Whilst going out he saw the mate take a
sheet from the bed to wash the floor. The mate came run-
ning after him on deck, and took hold of him, threatening
to kill him. The mate took the sky-light up, and then
took a small rope from a block, front which he cut a piece
off, and let one end of it through the sky-light into the
cabin. The mate went down himself, and tied the rope
round the bag which contained the body. The mate:came
up again, and pulled the body up, hand by hand. When the
body came on deck the mate threw it overboard at the
stern, on the larboard side, into the river.

Mr. Guy Potts, Captain of a steamer, was unable to
identify Ehlert as the man who on Thursday brought some-
thing on board his boat.
The mate, Ehlert, on hearing, read to him Muller's
s'atemet.t, said it was false, and exclaimed that he was
innocent. He was then confronted with the boy Muller,
who was accordingly called in.
The prisoner, as soon as he saw the boy face to face,
reproached him with telling a falsehood.
The boy was then told that his evidence bad been read
to the prisoner.
Prisoner (to the boy)—Who killed the Captain? Mul.
ler—You.
Prisoner You are the murderer. Muller—You are the
murderer.
The CORONER, in summing up, said that be believed the
mate was the murderer.
The Jury, after fifteen minutes' deliberation, found " the
mate guilty of murder."

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE•
(LLOYD'S.)

DEAL, JUNE 18. —Wind S. S.W.—Arrived from the
River, nod sailed, the Archimede, Trapani, for Messina;
Elizabeth, Reed, Odessa.
PLYMOUTH, JUNE .17.—Wind N. E. to E.—Arrived the
Tantivy, Ayes, foam Stettin. Sailed the Calcutta, Na-
pier, for Quebec.
FALMOUTH, JUNE 17.—Wind E. to S., flesh breezes.--
Sailed the Swift packet, for Havannah, Mit and
Mexico; Linnet packet, West Indies; Liverpool steamer,
Burney, Vigo, &c.
LIVERPOOL, JUNE 13 —Wind variable.—Arrivcd the
Maria, Miler, from Iceland. Sailed the Oberon, Farrell,
for Valparaiso ; Jocko, NegGvitch, 13ahia ; Governor
Parkhill, Wilson, New York ; Victoria, Smart, Halifax ;
Clipper, Holland, and Leila, Arfeur, Constantinople.
HASTINGS, JUNE H.—Arrived the Lubie, from the
Mauritius.

SIIOREEIANI, JUNE 18.--Arrived the Planworth, Coat!'
rflo th, from Alegiel.
STAECHOSS, JUNE 16.—Off pert, the Ruhens, Cook,
from the Havannah.led the Alfred, Knill, for Madeira.
PENzANcE, JUNE 17. —Off prr, the Friends, Arnold,
from Singapore, sailed 231 l'elruary.l
NEwP.)RT, JUNE 18.—Sailed the Prince Regent, for
New York.

DUBLIN, JUNE I7.—Arrived the Devonshire (stcaincr),
fiorn London; LTwernchnirg, Krapt,
WATERFORD, JUNE I3.—Sailed the Catherine and
Um lab, ()Ludy, for Quebec.

VESSELS SPOKEN WITII.-Plato, of Boston, 231 ult.
lat. 42 lon. 48 ; Fanny, Matanzas to St. Petersburg'',
out 19 days : Edward, Martinique to Havre. 2d inst., lat.
49. lon. 32, by the Congress, arrived at Cork ; Richard
Bell, Calcutta to Liverpool. 25th Nlareh, lat 20 S., 100.
74 E. ; Friends, (Barque), 13th April. lat. 35, loth 22,
by the Windsor, Nesbitt, arrived uff the Wight; Monte-
zuma, of Philadelphia, from Madras, 23d April, lat. 30 W.,
lon. 12 E. ; Johannes, of Hamburg, 19-h ult., lat. 5 N'' W
lon. 32, by the Windsor, Nisbitt, arrived off the fight;
John 011 in, New York to Gibraltar, long. 24, by the
Ballichant, arrived at Bordeaux ; Boyne, R.chardson,
Sydney, New South Wales, to Bombay, by the Acacta,
Style, arrived at St. Helena ; Black- Eyed Susan, Odessa
to Falmouth, 28th ult., in the Straits, by the Livonia,'
Poole, arrived in the Clyde; Oa Gucvessen and Wa'"
cheren, near Java, by the Diana, Polhuis, arrived at St.
Helena; Queen, of Liverpool, 21. t ult., lat. 11 5, !rug.
47, by the Emerald, Simpson. arrived off Falmouth;
Mary, Rims, of G:asgow, with f.tretopmast carried away,
9th inst., lat. 49. long. 22. by the Cardinal de Chcvries,
arrived off Penzance ; Woodbridge, Dobson, M,rieta to
Cowe,, in the Straits of Sunda, by the Friends, Arnold,
arrived off Penzance.

ACCIDENT AT THE HORTICULTURAL FETE
—On Saturday afiernecn, during Vie arrival of the com-
pany attending the grand fete at the Horticultural Gar-
dens, Chiswick, an accident occurred to Inspector Fel`
tham, of the T division. About five o'clock, when there
was a great throng of carriages, the inspector, while di-
recting a coachman where to set down, was struck in
middle of the back by the pole of the carriage of a
man named Heath, and knocked to the ground with great
force. White, T 119, who witnessed the occurrence.
instantly rushed forward and seized hold of the horses'
heads and stopped them before the wheels could pals ove.r
Mr. Feltham, who was dragged from under the animals'
feet, and conveyed, in a state of insensibility, to a neigh.:
bowing surgeon's, when, after having been bled, he revived'
and was conveyed to his residence, at Paddington, in a cab.
Ile is much injured from the effects of the blow and the
trampling of the horses.
writ for
THE WRIT FOR GLASGOW.—The
Glasgow was moved on Friday evening, and may be ex-
pected in town this day. Mr. Roebuck's e
withdrawal
leaves Mr. Oswald the only Liberal candidate in the field'
Our Our opinion of James Oswald has been often expresser'
he is a man whose word is hi, bond. Whatever he promises
that he will do--at the least. His last public appearane
before the inhabitants of Glasgow—at the dinner give"
to him in the Tontine—indicated a marked advance In
political boldness ; nor d:aes it appear to us that any
thing which has happened since is calculated to inv
this progress. Au impression seems to have gone al" ard
that. Mr. Weald will be allowed to walk the course.
advise the Liberals not to rely upoa this. Mr. Monteith
we learn, ever since the state of Lord William
Bentinck s
health was known, has been holding himself in readiness
for a momentary summons from Glasgow. By this time
t
he is in all probability here. Much will depend upon r;
Oswald's address to the electors : but of this his own go.od
sense and independent character will have made him
aw are.— Glasgow Argus.
EDINBURGH, JUNE 15.—The celebrated Mr..
George Robins paid a visit to our city yesterday, on -his
return from Loch Lomond, on the b lek of which, our readers
are aware, stands the splendid castle of Tullichewen, with
its park and demesne. This far-famed property is com-
mitted to the conduct and judgment of Mr. Robins, who'
anxious to "do his possible" for a place that has no
rival, has made a j ;urney for this especial urpose.
Judging from the high panegyric which he wasp heard
to pronounce at the Royal Hotel yesterday, of the
Castle and the Lake, we shall be a little curious to
read the announcement of the sale. If ever be wad
puzzled for terms to express the immense variety of sub•
jects that must have pressed upon his attention, Tul-
lichewen will claim the prize. Sir Walter Scott
almost feared to encounter the attemp'. ; it mutt
therefore be in fear and trembling that " the celebrated"
has approached this herculean task. Next week we hope
to report upon it, and we promise to be impartial in the
record we shall place of this gentleman's talents for coin-
position. One thing will be a very acceptable piece of
information to our readers, both in Edinburgh and Glasgow,
that we heard Mr. Robins declare that Mr. Horrocks has
authorised the sale to be a peremptory one, without re.
Bard to the price he formerly required. The articles of
taste and vertu which adorn the Castle will no doubt have
their due mced of praise—'twill be to the never-ending
disgrace of our two cities, if this renowned abode be trans•
ferred to a London Merchant or Nobleman of taste. There
is plenty of money here, and let us hope a corresponding
inclination to purchase, and thus avoid a foreigner from
claiming the dignity of " Lord of Tullichewen." The seat
for the borough town of Dunbarton is likely to accompany
the purchase. We had almost neglected to say, that the
übiquitous visitor saw most of the public buildings in
our famed city, and eulogized them in such terms
as his known tact in these matters would originate
as he got into the mail he said he should be delighted
to have another brief, to render his presence again neces-
sary in the first city in Europe. This, and from 51r•
Robins, is no mean compliment.—Edinburgh Paper.
The exportation of the precious metals from the
port of London for the week ending on Saturday last, COo;
sisted, according to the official returns, of 1 550 ounces of,,
gold bars, 4,831 ounces of gold coin, 4,000 ounces or
silver bars, and 5,650 ounces of silver coin. They ter oc
disposed of as follow :—the gold bars to Hamburgh,
ounces of gold coin to the same place ; 121
ounces to rho
West Indies ; 412 ounces to the Mauritius. Of the silo e
coin 4,045 ounces were sent to the West Indies, an
1.650 ounces to South Australia; while the silver bars Were
shipped for St. Petersburgh.
ytern
VIOLENT HAIL , STORNl.—Tuesday %:-
den
portion of the metropolis was visited by one of those sus
her
squalls which, though not uncommon in countries
n further
ear
south than ours, are not very often witnessed in hot,
London. The day had been remarkably clear ao,_u ;
the thermometer rising to 80 degrees in the sna -
when, about four o'ckek, the clouds which bad been_
congregating for some time in the southern quarter, er'
which
suddenly carried to the northward by a violent wind, w c
swept up the dust in dense volumes. In a few minutes large
thunder drops of rain gave warning, and instantly wor
lightning flashed, and theithunder pealed, preceding o
names
the heaviest falls of rain ever remembered. It lnit
mingled with a sort of hail, not as usual roundish,_
angular fragments of ice, some of which measured full a
11!
inch on the surface. They (lid some damage to the green
houses in the King's-road, Sec. Luckily it only lastee
quarter of an hour, or very serious mischief would ha
d.s,
been done; but the roads and streets were soon delug
with the rain

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BIRTHS.
On the 18th inst., in Hanover-square, the lady of Ed.
Henry Doull, jun., Esq., of Cole Hill, in the county of Kent,
of a daughter.
On the 18th inst., at Lansdowne-place, Mrs. William Goode,
of a daughter.
On the 16th inst, in Windham-place, 13ryansten-square, the
lady of Christie Faleonar, Esq., of a daughter.

MARRIED.
On the ISth inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square, Edward
i Esq., of Darwen-lodge, Lancashire, to Elizabeth Susap,
eldest daughter of Sir John Key, Bart., of Hampstead and
Thornburg, Glocestersliire.
On the 18th inst., at St. James's, Westminster, the Rer. C.
H. Gaye, 11. A., Curate of the parish, to Jane, eldest daughter
of Henry Howard, Esq., R. A.
On the 18th inst., at St. Sepulchre's, Skinner-Wee
t
P. R. Wilkinson, of Stoke Newington, to Elizabeth Lydia,
eldest daughter of Mr. William Hodgkinson, of Skinner-street.
r.)

DIED.
On te sth inst., i n the Strand, Mr. Cor, aged 77
On the 1 1 ith inst.. at Brunswick. square,wd Coymmander. John
HChorn, 11. N., aged 39.
On the 15th inst., in Montagu-square, Elizabeth, riict of
James Virge Dunn, Ea'. of
On the 16th inst., at Cheltenham, Emma, only daughter
the late Rev. William J.3tirslem, 'lector of llanbury,
Worces-
t-rshire.

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