The Sun.
London, England, 1825-10-24 00:00:00

SMITHFIELD MARKET, OCT. 24.

The following is an accurate Report of the numbest and
prices at Smithfield Market this morning:—

CATTLE AT MAIIKI:T.

Beasts 3,224 I Sheep

183 1 Pigs '
Cadres
To sink the Offal, per stone of UM
Beef 4s 6cl to 5s 2d { Veal ss 6d to 6s fid
Mutton as Od to 5s 8d 1 Pork Ds 4d to Us 4d

Lamb Os (id to Os Od.
HAT AND STRAW, PER LOAD.

Hay 4l 10 to £5 0 0 1 Clover to Ai 10s
straw £1 16a to £2 2s.

DUEL.--A meeting took place on Saturday
morning on Hayes-common, between Messrs. ARBUTlixor
and TEMPLAR, in consequence.of a dispute at the Farley Hunt
Meeting on the preceding day respecting a leap. Mr. ARBUTH-
NOT was seriously wounded on the right side in the second
fire.

CAUTION TO MOTHERS.—On Saturday even-
ing a Mrs. Rawlinson, of York-place, Banner-street, Bun-
hill-row, went to market, leaving her infant a little girl,
about eighteen months old, asleep in bed ; on her return, which
was in a very short time, while proceeding up the place, she
heard her child screaming. She immediately ran to the room
where the infant was in bed, and discovered a considerable
quantity of blood on the sheets, anti on her examining the child,
she found its arm severely bitten. The attack had doubtless
been made by a large rat, which made its escape through
a hole in the loom just as Mrs. Rawlinson entered. The child
was taken to a surgeon who dressed the wounds, but its arm
remains very much swollen.
CHILD KlLLED.—Saturday, between two and
three o'clock, a fine child, aged one year and nine months, the
son of Mr. Hurlock, bricklayer, of Tottenham Court-road,
having suddenly strayed from the person whq had the care of
him, was unfortunately knocked down at the corner of Brook-
street by one of the parish stone carts, and the wheel passing
over his body, he was so seriously injured, that he died as he
was being conveyed to the house of his afflicted parents.
The Drury-lane Management have been in
treaty with Mr. SAPIO, but that Gentleman de-
clines the terms they propose.
A new Comedy is in preparation at Covent-
Garden, from the pen of Mr. HYDE, Author of
the 'Tragedy of Alphonzus.
Miss STEPHENS has been equally successful at
Edinburgh as at Manchester. Miss FOOTE con-
tinues to fill the Theatre at Glasgow ; and
13HAILAM has been even more popular in Dublin
during present engagement than on any former
occasion.his
This seems quite the age of song, espe-
cially in the provinces.
D'EGvILLE is engaged as Ballet-Master at the
King's Theatre for the ensuing season. He left
town for Paris on Saturday.

THE LONDON JOURNALS.

DAILY

Extracts from the Morning Papers, 0et.24, 1 82 5.

[THE TIMES.]

The address of Lord Tavistock to the county
of Bedford is worthy of the Noble House of
Russell, and contains in a few sentences the
clearest possible exposition of the manner in
wflich the representative system of this country
ought to act. It is mere weakness to talk of ac-
complishing by the most ingenious effort of leg,is-
lation such a reform in Parliament as shall be
productive of real benefit, if the people them-
selves will not lend their assistance, and wave
their share of the corruptions at which they so
generally murmur. The constituent body have
more in their power than they are willing to al-
low. It is the fashion to complain of members
of Parliament :or neglecting their duty, or betray-
ing it ; but are the electors, of counties at least,
responsible to the nation for the representa-
tives whom they return ? Knowing, as they
must well know, from experience and obser-
vaorm, the characters of all public men who
claim their support—whom have the county
voters but themselves to blame, if they happen to
be badly represented ? On the motives of their
preference, we are sorry to find that a person of
so high a character as Lord Tavistock deems it
necessary to speak with such marked disapproba-
tion. But, for his Lordship's appeal to the ho-
nour, integrity, and good sense of his consti-
tuents, in requiring of them a conscientious dis-
charge of the trust reposed in them by the Coe-
stitution, and a choice of representatives deter-
mined otherwise than in his favour who shall
most Incourage immorality, or indulge the most
profuse expellee ;—for such an appeal, the whole
kingdom is, we are sure, indebted to Lord Tavis-
tock at the present moment. His Lordship's
example is a lesson to all candidates, of what
their most sacred duty demands ; and his advice
and remonstrance are equally instructive to Con-
stituents as to the nature and force of the obliga-
tions which they have to fulfil, if they would en-
joy the benefit of an honest and independent
Parliament.

[NEW TIMES.]

On Saturday, and for several days previously,
individuals in the City were employed i❑ drawing
up and signing requisitions to the Directors of
several of the projected Joint Stock Companies
to refund deposits, which seem to have been ad-
vanced to no purpose. We have already noticed,
with approbation, the conduct of some Directors,
who, finding that there was no probability of suc-
ceeding in the objects which they had first con-
templated, returned the whole of the deposits,
not even retaining any thing to pay the expellees
which bad been actually and fairly incurred.
Doubtless subscribers in general to unsuccessful
plans would like to be treated with the same
liberality ; but that is more than they have any
just right to expect. Much less should they in-
dulge in angry feelings, and vent threats and
menaces against parties who have acted with
entire good faith though without the best judg-
ment. There were individuals in the City who
talked of applying to the Chancery or some other
Court, to obtain justice against the Directors of
the concerns in which they had taken shares.
This sort of litigation would in all probability be
nothing more than " throwing good money after
bad." The complainants should remember that
there was a time when they themselves (maey of
them) were as eager as the original projectors to
embark in, specious undertakings. Some of these
indeed, though now unpromising may still turn
out well. As to those which afford no such hope,
the sooner their accounts are closed, and the un-
expended surplus returned, the butter for all
parties.

[MORNING POST.]
We received last night by express Paris Jour.
nals to the 22d instant. Mr. lluskissou's visit to
the French capital seems to have excited much
interest, and the marked attentions which have
been paid to this able Statesman by the Mini-
sters, have confirmed, or perhaps created, the
report that he had gone over to negociate a Treaty
of Commerce with France. Count de 'Villele
gave him a grand dinner on Thursday last,
which was attended by several other 'Ministers,
and many members of the Chamber of Com-
merce. The Quotidienne, though the Journal most
hostile to the Greeks, contains some exclusive
intelligence from Trieste, highly favourable to
their cause. It is dated so late as the 11th
inst., and states that the Captains of two Aus-
trian brigs just arrived from l'atr.!s, had brought
intelligence of the Turks having attempted two
fresh assaults on Missolonghi, the 20th and 21st
of September, in which they had again been re-
pulsed with a very considerable loss, amounting,
it was computed, to 2,500 men. In the course
of the conflict, the Greeks are said to have blown
up a redoubt in which 1000 of the enemy had
lodged themselves, and which had probably been
suffered to fall into their hands, for the purpose of
alluring them to their ruin. It is not said whether
the siege had been entirely raised in consequence
of this fresh defeat, or whether Redschid
Pacha still lingered in the neighbourhood of
Missolonghi ; but it was not supposed that he
would have it in his power to make another at-
tack, unless he should receive reinforcements,
which could not be procured at this late period
of the campaign. The same article announces
that sixty Greek vessels and twenty fire.ships
were cruizing in the waters of Alexandria, for
the purpose of intercepting the combined
Turkish and Egyptian fleet, which was to couv.y
reinforcements to Ibrahim Pacha. Some hopes
are expressed that the Porte would be able, by
the offer of exclusive commercial advantages, to
induce this country to take part against the
Greeks. Those who can conceive such a hope
know nothing of England, her people, or her
Government, except through the libels of her
enemies, and deserve her pity more than her
auger. The Austrian Observer denies the report
that Austria and Russia were about to form a
" Sanitary Cordon" along the frontiers of the
Ottoman Empire. It declares the assertion to
be " a pure falsehood," without " even a shadow

of truth in its favour ;" and adds that " no Aus-
Irian soldier had quitted his garrison." It anti-
cipates however, that some weeks hence, the
French Journals will announce "the dissolution of
the Cordon Sanitaire and affirm that the Court
of Austria certainly had such a measure in
view, but that it did not dare to carry it into ex-
ecution ;" and it begs that its present declaration
may be considered a sufficient answer to that as-
ertion whenever it may he made. There is no
small policy in this ; but it is too cautious not to
excite suspicion, and many will be inclined-to
think that the Austrian Observer only anticipates
what will be said, because it also knows that it
is a fact.

[uarrisn rims.]
The Paris Papers of Friday arrived last night.
They contain no political news. We observe with
much pleasure that the Austrian official Journal
has, in very positive terms, contradicted the report,
that it was intended by the Austrian and Russian
Courts to form a cordon sanitaire on the frontiers
of Turkey. We may infer from the language of
the article to which we allude, that these two
great Powers will adhere to the system of neutra-
lity on which they have hitherto professed to act.
The King of Prussia, during his late visit to Paris,
extended his popularity among all classes of the
French people,to whom he was generally an object
of at least political aversion, on account of the part
be had taken in humiliating their national pride.
In January last, some of the most eminent Pro-
testants of the French capital founded an exten-
sive society, called " The mutual Aid and As-
surance Society." The members consist of indi-
viduals of every rank and station. The object
of the Association is to insure pecuniary aid to
every sick member who claims it, and a pension
to the need. The King of Prussia, desirous, as
he stated, of contributing to " so noble an
object," was pleased, previous to his depar-
ture from France, to transmit to the agents
of the Society a thousand francs, with a letter
warmly expressive of the friendly sentiments
he entertained towards the Association. By the
private correspondence of the French Journals
from Madrid, it appears that the Junta of Con-
sultation are proceeding in the discharge of the
burdensome duties imposed upon them. No-
thing is known positively as to the reforms they
are meditating ; but according to the current
reports, they are of the most comprehensive and
important nature. M. Zea holds his seat
Qrmly, and is disposed, it is said, to listen
with attention to Mr. Lemb's,propositions for the
recognition of South American independence. The
project on which he is more particularly intent
at this moment, is for the division of Spain into
departments, as it was under the Cortes. The
object of the measure is to destroy the provincial
authorities, who, being devoted to the Apostoli-
cal Junta, thwart every act of his administration.

I-MORNING- CHRONICLE.]
The Paris .Papers of Friday contain a curious
ext!mplitication of the difference in the rules
respecting evidence observed in France and
England. A burglary had been committed, and
a letter was possessed of one of the persons im-
plicated in it. The letter was brought home to
the party in question by the Judge of Instruction,
causing him to write to his dictation a copy of the
letter in question. It not only appeared to be
the same hand, but the words mis-spelt in the
original were mis-spelt in exactly the same man-
ner in the copy. Peron► of skill were then
called to prove the identity of the writing. This
was the only evidence. In this country a great
outcry would be raised against any attempt to
make a man furnish evidence against himself in
this manner. But it is clear that innocence can-
not possibly suffer by the attempt, for if the let-
ter had not been written by the party,
the copy would not have been like the ori-
ginal. We ought to surround innocence with
every possible safeguard, but innocence only is
entitled to protection. It is only a consciousness
of guilt that could induce a person to refuse the
means which were obtained in this case, and every
impediment in the way of discovering guilt is an
injury to the community, by increasing the temp-
tation to crime furnished by hopes of impunity.
We have observed, that it is impossible to be too
careful with respect to evidence with a view to
the protection of innocence. Formerly in this
country convictions on insufficient evidence were
by no means unfrequent ; but now evidence is
sifted much more carefully than it used to he
half a century ago. We convict, and very pro-
perly, on circumstantial evidence, in cases where
the possibility of innocence is not absolutely ex-
cluded. But in the case of evidence furnished
by a man of his own guilt, all ground for doubt
is removed.

LMORNING TIERALD-.]
Every day's experience proves more dearly
the impolicy and barbarism of the Game Laws.
It is almost useless to attempt carrying into effect
any plans for the improvement of the rural popu-
lation while that inhuman code continues to op.
pose itself to the first principles of justice and
reason. But that code is also a badge of the sub-
jection of this country to a foreign yoke, having
been introduced here by William the Conqueror,
who established upon 'the ruins of the compara.
tively wise and merciful Saxon laws, the barba-
rous tyranny of the Feudal System. It was that
man who, in the spirit of Caligula,burnt hundreds
of happy tillages to the ground, and desolated
vast tracts of fertile country, to plant forests for
the enjoyment of the chase.—lt was that man to
whom England is indebted for the cruel inge-
nuity of the Game Laws. Our Anglo-Saxon
Kings and Nobles claimed no exclusive property
in game. They hunted for health and recreation
—they did At convert the pastime of the field
into a source .of injustice and oppression, It
never struck their " rude and illiterate "
minds to estimate the shooting a partridge
and killing a fox at a higher value than the
comfort and improvement of a people. It
was lucky, therefore, for .the present race of
Country Gentlemen, that the Norman Brigand
was enabled to obtain the sovereignty of this realm.
If Ire had never set his foot in this country,
the English farmer might to this day enjoy the
privilege of destroying the partridges and hares

that are fed upon his produce, without incurring
the punishment of one who trespasses upon the
property of another, and oven a peasant might be
seen armed in a wood at night, without being
subject to the penalties of a felon. Many of the
Norman institutions have been swept away in the
course of years, as incompatible with the spirit
?lid demands of civilization, but the Game Laws
—the most objectionable of all—remain in their
full vigour, and are still as effective to barbarize
the mind and corrupt the heart of our aristocracy,
as in the days of the Royal Nimrod by whom
they were invented. Indeed, such is the perverting
influence of those laws,that many country gentle-
men, otherwise of kind and humane dispositions,
are absolutely merciless in regard to the artificial
offences which this absurd code has created. At
the late Quarter Sessions, for Buckinghamshire,
at Aylesbury, a poor man was convicted of hav-
ing been found in a wood, at night, with a gun in
his hand, for the purpose of destroying game. It
was said be had pointed his gun at a game-
keeper ; but, however, it did not appear that he
had any intention to shoot, as he allowed the
latter, who had only a stick in his hand, to run
upon him and collar him, without attempt-
ing to do him any injury. The brutal game-
keeper, not satisfied with apprehending the man,
who, he was aware, must suffer severely by the
laws, struck him so violent a blow on the head
with his stick, that lie fractured his skull. The
man's head was trepanned, the deplorable con-
dition to which he had been reduced by the
inhumanity of the game-keeper was repre-
sented upon his trial, and yet, victim as he
was already, and bearing in his person the
marks of a punishment which he must carry
with him to his grave, the Court sentenced
him to a year's imprisonment, and hard labour!
It most frequently happens, that a man whom
the Game Laws consign to the foul association of
a gaol, comes out an idle vagabond, or a confirmed
ruffian for life; hut it matters not that men's ha-
bits are depraved, so pheasants are saved for the
gratification of the classes that are privileged to
destroy them. This system calls loudly for re-
dress—an enlightened era demands that its bar:
barons influence should not continue to make
cruelty the pastime of the great, and oppression
familiar to the people.

[THI PUBLIC LEDGEIt..]
There is no leading article in this paper to day

CORON ER'S INQUEST.

EXPLOSION OF A POWDER MILL. 1
On Saturday afternoon Mr. STIRLING, the Co-
roner, held an Inquest near Hounslow, on the body of John
Young, aged 56, who perished by the blowing up of the pow-
der mill, mentioned in our Paper of Friday last.
James Ward, the deputy mill-keeper, and John Paradise,
the cooper, were examined. It appeared from their evidence
that the mills where the accident happened belong to Messrs.
Taylor and Co., and are situated at a small village to the left of
Hounslow Heath, on the great western road called Hatton, in
the parish of Heston, and are unequalled for safety of construe-
tion in the machinery. Latterly the firm have had an unusual
demand for fine powder used by aportscnen so that they were ne-
cessitated to keep the mills working all night,l and the deceased,
who was mill-keeper, and Ward the witness,_ who was his as-
sistant, were employed to attend to them. Their duty was to go
round every four hours, and remove the powder from under the
mill-stones out of the bed of the mill into a large cask, and
then to charge the mill again with the green charge, so call-
ed from its not having arrived at the proper strength, and
at the expiration of four hours to remove that, and so re-
charge the mill again. In the performance of this the men
(who, to prevent mischief, wear their slippers instead of
shoes, lest the nails that might be in them should by fric-
tion produce a spark, otherwise accidents would more fre-
quently occur) first stop the mill dead, and then they enter
the interior provided with a cask, a birch broom, and a
lighted candle in a lanthorn ; they first place the candle care-
fully on a small shelf, and then sweep the powder from under
I the stones into the cask, and next empty the green charge into
the bed, which is milled for the time above stated, and then ar-
rives at the strength of powder. About half-past four on Thurs-
day morning the deceased went into one of the mills to perform
the above duty, whilst his assistant, Ward, went to do the
same in the mill adjoining. Ward had finished his job, and was
making his way to the door, when the mill in which poor
Young was blew up, and the building materials were blown
into the air a considerable height. Ward, in the utmost state of
alarm, jumped out of a window into the mill river, lest from
his clothes being so impregnated with combustible matter, he
might fall a victim, and by those means saved his life. The
concussion caused by the explosion was so great that the
houses for some distance were shaken to the foundation,
and the inhabitants fled in all directions for safety. As soon
as the alarm had somewhat subsided, the villagers assembled,
and applied buckets of water to the burning materials, and
having extinguished the flames, search was made for the un-
fortunate deceased, who was at length found shattered to pieces,
and his clothes burnt off his back. It is useless to add lie was
quite dead • he was immediately placed on a shutter, and car-
ried into the house of the foreman of the works. It appears
that the utmost quantity of powder prepared in the mill at the
time of the explosion was 451b5., besides about the same quan-
tity of composition, but the latter would merely cause a flash.
The morning was very stormy, and the wind at the time of the
catastrophe blew a complete hurricane, which is alleged to be
the cause of the mournful occurrence. It is supposed that the
deceased had placed the light on the shelf, whilst lie removed
the charge into the cask, and owing to the boisterous state of
the weather it was blown down, and, falling amongst the pow-
der, produced the subsequent calamity, which was in that case
purely accidental.
The CORONER said, that the death of the unfortunate man
was to be deeply lamented, as he understood he had left a
wife and eight children to bewail his loss. Ile did not wish to
attach any blame to the persons connected with the mills, but
he thought lights ought not be allowed to enter whilst powder,
or any other combustible matter, was within. A light outside,
placed in a proper situation, he thought would answer all
purposes.
The witnesses said that it would be impossible from a light
placed in any situation outside to perform the duty inside.
The Jury returned a verdict—" That the deceased was killed
by the accidental blowing up of a powder mill."
About eleven years ago a mill belonging to the same firm
blew up, but did no material mischief ; but about twenty-six
years a similar accident took place, and then several men were
killed.

MARRIED.
On Saturday, the Bth inst., at St. Saviour's, Mr. William
Hill, jun., of Southwittk, to Miss Baker, of Walworth, and
formerly of Lewes, in Sussex.
On Thursday, the 20th inst., at Grays, Thomas Ingram,
Esq., to Mary Anne Webb, eldest daughter of Richard Webb,
Esq., of Belmont, Essex.

DIED.
On the 11th inst., at Forres, North Britain, aged 82, Mrs.
Jean Grant, relict of the late Duncan Grant, Esq,, Provost of
Inverness. This much respected lady having been deprived of
her valuable husband while their numerous family was young,
had great merit and satisfaction in their progress in
life. It is
remarkable, that at one period of the late war, she had not, out
of six sons in the service of their country, one in Europe; but
three of them having accidentally returned to the parental roof
Just previous to her decease, they had the melancholy satisfac.
tion of solacing her latter moments, and of attending her re-
mains to the grave.
On Thursday last, the 20th inst., in her 29th year, at the
Grove, Hackney„Eliza, wife of Mr. Thomas Gilbert, of that
place, and of Leadenhall.street, and second daughter of Wil-
, Liam Rankin, Esq., of Lyons, in the county of Essex.
On Saturday last, at Pentonville, in the 28th year of her age,
Fantly Catherine, only daughter of the late J. P. Le Jeune,
E 8 q., of Chelsea.
On the 10th inst., at Brightor, , John Hughes, Esq., of AbinE-
don-street, in the 72d year of his age.
Union-street, Portsea, in
On the 14th inst., Mrs. Martin, of
the 96th year of her age.

COUNTRY MARKETS AND FAIRS

DURING THE LAST WEEK.

BERKSHIRE.
READING.

Wbeat 566 a 846 Beans
Barley
Oats 26s a 36s —. White —s a—s