The Sun.
London, England, 1822-10-15 00:00:00

STORM AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

CAPE TOWN, JULY 27.-It is our painful task to record
the most violent gale of wind this Colony ever experienced, the
effects of which have been most fatal to the shipping in Table
Bay. It had been antecedently remarked that the north-west gales,
although Very severe, and bringing into the bay a tremendous and
dangerous swell, yet, that they lost much of their terror from the
shortness of their duration ; this remark has not proved just in
the present unfortunate instance. On Thursday, the 18th, it
was new moon ; the weather changed suddenly with it ; it had
been remarkably fine for several days, but Friday morning was
ushered in with cloud and rain, and with every appearance of a
gale coming on ; the weather, however, continued in the same
state during the whole of that day ; the following day, Saturday,
the gale was very severe; in the afternoon, the ship Royal George,
Capt. Bowditch, last from Van Dieman's Land, went on shore
close to the jetty; at night, the brig Adriatic, Capt. Rutter, shared
the same fate, as did the coasting schooner Good Intent. The
ba-
rometer was as low as 29.50. at 2 o'clock on Sunday morning ; the
violence of the wind was then excessive ; and at day-light on
Monday morning, the four following brigs were lying on the
beach, between Craig's Bower and the Castle, viz.—Olive
Branch, Capt. Kind ; Sun, Capt. Murray ; Lavinia, Captain
Keith; and Leander, Capt. Middleton. Most fortunately, not
many lives were lost ; but we have to lament Capt. Middleton,
of the Leander, who was drowned by the upsetting of the
boat, in which he had left the wrecked brig. Wm. Brown,
seamen, of the Leander, met a like fate, as did James- Graham,
seamen, of the brig Adriatic. The ship John Palmer
drove very close to shore, but fortunately brought up, and
is at present safe it the following brigs rode the whole of Monday
at single anchor, although the weather was scarcely more
moderate, viz.—Brougham, Marianne, Nelson, and Blues.
The brigs Arethusa, Travis, and Antelope kept their ground.
The gale abated somewhat on Tuesday, but it blew again with
astonishing violence in the night between Tuesday and Wednes-
day, when rain fell in torrents. As much damage has been done
on shore as in the bay ; many stores in Cape Town have fallen in,
numbers of houses are seriously injured, and in the vicinity of
town the injury individuals have sustained is to a very great ex-
tent : the number of houses and stores seriously damaged
amount to 69. From Wynberg to Cape Town, there are
scarcely any premises which have not suffered, and some most
seriously.

NARROW ESCAPE.—On Sunday last, the 6th
current, a little girl, with a younger one on►
her back, while attempting to walk along
a plank of wood, used as a temporary bridge
over the burn at 11Ienstry, was met about the
middle of it by another girl, but from the
narrowness of the plank they were unable to
pass each other, and were afraid to return.—
The heavy rains that had fallen on the preced-
ing night and on the morning, had brought
down a perfect torrent from the Ochils ; and
the rapid motion of the flood under them,
soon made the group so giddy, that they all
turobjed into the water. The eldest girl got out
by her own exertions, but the two little ones
were carried down to the distance of 30 or 40
yards before they were rescued from their perilous
situation, by the very laudable and prompt exer-
tions of a young man, who was directed to the
spot by the screams of the sufferers.—(Edirt.
burgh Courant; October 12.)

POLICE INTELLJGENCE.

BOW.STREET.—EXTRAORDINARY FRAUD.—Yesterday
a man, in the dress of a groom, calling himself Thomas Cul-
lingfard, was brought before THOS. HALLS, Esq. charged
under circumstances of a very singular nature.
R. Rickards, Esq. a gentleman, living in Wimpole-street, had
a pair of coach-horses to dispose of, and advertised them to be
sold. In consequence of his advertisement, a very fashionably
dressed man, calling himself Mr. Harley of Nelson-square, call-
ed upon him, and expressed a desire to see the horses, which he
thought, from the description given of them, would just suit him.
He went with Mr. Rickards to his stables in the Regent's Park,
where the price of 100 guineas was agreed upon, and it was ar-
ranged Mr. Rickards's coachman should take the horses the fol-
lowing day to Nelson-square, when Harley would, he said, give
him a checque upon his banker for the amount; Harley observed
to Mr. Rickards, with a careless air, " I suppose you will have
no objection to a checque, but you had better take care that
the coachman is in time for the banker." On the following day,
Saturday the 14th of September, in the afternoon, the coachman
took the horses to Nelson-square, and walked them for nearly
three quarters of an hour before Harley made his appearance,
and then he came to the coachman and said, " You must wait a
little longer, coachman, for I sent my groom to the city this
afternoon and he is not yet returned." In about another half-hour
Harley came again, and said he was very sorry, but that d—d idle
rascal of a groom of his was not yet returned ; he ought to have
been home two hours before, andhe could not think what detained
him. Another half hour had elapsed when a man, calling him-
self groom to Mr. Harley, came with the latter, who said,
" Now, coachman, we can do business." They all went together
with the horses, to Winter's livery-stables in Blackfriars road,
where they left them, and the coachman returned with Harley
to No. 10, Nelson-square, to receive the purchase-money. The
coachman was ushered into a room on the first floor, and he was
somewhat surprised at observing that the house had all the ap-
pearance of being uninhabited. Harley took out a book and
wrote something upon apiece of paper and gave it to the coach-
man, who concluded, as a matter of course, that it was a checque.
It was at this time past six o'clock. As they were coming out
at the door together, Harley asked to look at the cheque, and
said " was it pounds or guineas your master and I agreed upon,
coachman ?" " Guineas certainly," replied the coachman.—
" God bless me," rejoined Harley, " that is very unlucky, for I
have written pounds ; what shall I do ?" " You can write
another, Sir," said the coachman. Harley said he could not,
for he had not another ; " but," said he, " I can give you five
sovereigns, which you know will make it up_ 100 guineas."—
Harley then gave him five sovereigns, and observed to the
coachman when he gave him back the checque, " you will get
cash at the banker's for this." The coachman said it was too
late, the bank must be closed; to which the other replied,
" never mind, you can get it in the morning." The coachman
had not gone far before he went into a public house to refresh
himself, and took the paper which Harley had given him from
his pocket to look at it, when he discovered in the first place that
it was not dated, and in the next, that it was not a checque at all,
but a promissory note, bearing the names of Messrs. Lush and
Grindley, 27, Panton-street, Haymarket. Alarmed at this dis-
covery he hastened back to 10, Nelson-square, but Harley was
not there. He went next to Winter's to look for the horses, but
they were taken away. The poor coachman, afraid to return to
his master, procured a constable, and waited the whole of the
night in the square, but Harley did not come to No. 10. At
half-past seven in the morning, however, he found him at
No. 41, another house in the same square, belonging to the
same person (a Mr. Wollett it was said), and he told him that
the paper he had given him was not a Banker's checque, and
he must have something better for the money. Harley pro-
fessed to be very indignant at this, and said it was a pro.
missory note upon his agents, Lush and Grindley, in whose
hands he had 1,2001. or 1,3001. in cash. The coachman, how-
ever, would not he satisfied, and proposed that Harley should
go with him and the constable to Panton-street. He did so;
and when they knocked at No. 27, Harley, asked of a woman,
who came to the door, if Messrs. Lush and Grindley did
not live there ? She said two persons of those names had
taken the back part of the house ; but she knew nothing
about them, and they were not then at home. Harley
repeated his assurances that they had a large sum of money of
his in their hands, and the coachman believing his story, suf-
fered him to go about his business. The next day, when the
p omissory note was presented to Messrs. Lush and Grindley,
the latter put a date to it three days forward, and said,—
"It is not due yet—there is three days grace." Lush then
asked to look at it, and having erased his signature with a
pen, he said they had not a farthing of Harley's in their hands,
nor had they ever had any money of his. Upon this an ape,
plication was made to the Magistrates, and J. J. Smith, a
very active officer, was employed. On Saturday morning he
got information that the horses were at Austin's livery stables, in
Windmill,street, whither he went with the prosecutor's coach-
man and, in spite of the remonstrances of Mr. Austin, who
said they were left with him by a gentleman for sale, he took
them away to a place of safety. At noon Mr. Austin called at
the Office, and informed the Magistrates that he had been to
look for the gentleman who left the horses with him, but he was
not at home. In the evening the prisoner, Thomas Culling-
ford, accosted Smith at the door of the Office, and said he was the
owner of the horses, and that he had bought them of Mr. Hu:
ley, and was come to claim them. Smith said that he could
not have them, but he would be a good evidence, and brought
him in before the Magistrate. While waiting for the conclu-
sion of other business the prisoner slipped out, but Smith had
his eye upon him and fetched him back. He then confessed
that the horses were not his, and that he vim only employed to
endeavour to get them back. He had, he said, been made a
cat's-paw of. Mr. HALLS said he should detain him ; and
while he was in the lock-up room Smith asked him if he was
not provided with a receipt for the purchase of the horses, to
shew in case he had persisted in his claim ? He said he had
one, but he had destroyed it. Smith, not satisfied, was about
to search him, when he took about twenty small peices of paper
from his pocket, and said, " this is it." Smith pasted them
together, and there appeared this receipt on a proper stamp :
" £BO. Received of Mr. Thomas Cullingford the sum
of eighty pounds and a bay gelding for two carriage horses
warranted sound. " P. H. HARLEY."
The prisoner was again brought up yesterday, and made the
same acknowledgment as before.
Mr. Har.ts said, he considered the horses to have been felo-
niously stolen, and he should commit the prisoner as an acces-
sary after the fact.
The prisoner was accordingly committed.
THAMES POLICE OFFICE.—LICENSED VICTUALLERS
CONVICTED FOR KEEPINNU IRREGULAR HOUSES.—George
Beadle, of the Golden Anchor, Lower East Smithfield; Walter
Morrison, of the King's Head, St. Catherine's; John Dodridge,
of the Crown, St. Botolph without, Aldb.Lte ; and George Setle-
burgh, of the Bed Lion, St. Botolph, were severally charged
on information with keeping irregular houses.
The chief surveyor of Police stated, that he had visited the
accused houses at different hours when they ought to have been
shut up, according to their license, and found in them some of
the most notorious characters dancing and rioting ; he had given
them all strict caution against such practices, but to no avail ;
he had also told them the consequences of an information, which
they had taken no notice of.
The Magistrate said they had openly and knowingly com-
mitted an offence against the tenour of their license, and for
which he should fine them in the mitigated penalty of 3/. each;
and if ever they came there again, he should fine them 101. ; and
the 3d time 1001.
Mastsfosr-HousE.—Six fishermen were charged by Mr.
Howell, the water-bailiff, with having used unlawful nets in
Bugsby's-hole, near Blackwall. Nelson, the deputy, stated
that he had found it necessary to continue his visits to Bugsby's
Hole in disguise. The six defendants were convicted, and their
nets condemned. A seventh defendant, a lad about 16, named
Moses Gibson, of Hammersmith, was convicted of having, con-
trary to the act, disturbed the fish from the fish-pots into his
net. He, however, received no punishment, Mr. Howell having
assured the LORD MAYOR that an improper word had never
been heard from the boy's mouth, and that he had supported
his mother and five brothers since his father's death in 1817,
by the laborious employment. One of the defendants was fined
for resistance.
UNION-HALL.—CIIARGE OF BlGAMY.—Yesterday
Day, a man apparently about 60 years of age, was brought before
L. B. ALLEN, Esq., charged with having married Elizabeth
Doncaster, his first wife, Mary Lancaster, being. alive. The
interest of the case was increased by the fact that Mr. Day
was in the habit of preaching to the ungodly in the highways,
and under all vicissitudes of weather and seasons. Many of
those who walk in the straight path were present. Mr. Day
is also a translator of shoes, and some of his customers in the
line were also to be seen. Snow, the constable, one of the Bow-
street patrol, said that his attention was called to the house of
the prisoner, in Chapel-court, Southwark, yesterday mom.
ing, as he was on duty. A mob of persons had collected be-
fore the door, and when he inquired into the cause, he was told
that the occupier of the house had three wives, who had all met
that morning, were assembled within the house, and were ex-
pected every moment to have a row, such as had never been
heard before. Viritness went into the house, and two of the
wives were sitting in the parlour when he entered. The third,
who witness believed was only the housekeeper, had thought
proper to make the best of her way into the adjoining tene-
ment, upon the appearance of those who had a better claim to
her master. The two wives seemed to be on excellent terms.—
Witness, upon hearing the accusation against Mr. Day, whom
the two wives were upbraiding, took him into custody.
Both wives attended the examination, and the first wife pro-
ceeded with the charge. She had, she said, been married to the
prisoner on the 28th of August, 1809, at Woolwich, at the
Dock-yard of which place he was in the habit of working. On
the 2d of November following, they parted by mutual consent,

and the witness obtained a situation as nurse in noe
Hospital, by which she became quite independentLi fire
From that period up to the present time she had 0019 h'got%
interviews with him, in one of which he told her he vrtle
to marry again ; and if she would promise not to fly
he would take her into town and settle matters CO {sr'
that all of them could live happily She never recelYu.'o. She
thing of money from him from theday of their SePar'''. bnt
opasessi
had not the certificate of her marriage in her
could produce it soon. A m the P,li‘
The second wife stated that she had been marrieu cher,'"
soner on the 14th of November, 1813, at St. and
$ 0,511:
in Bristol. At that period she was a widow, an" *-„rpr tont;
fortable lodging-house iu that city, and the pris_..;„°---ted
wi
shoe-stall in the neighbourhood, and became soltub—iittle
her. He recommended himself to her notice bYniarlY.,.. ghee,
tentions, until at last he took up his abode in herb cniZa bani"
he finally became master of her affections, proPertY,
after a most persevering courtship filled with ,_,.,,
the course of his wooing, he vid he was a wido her mall t,OO
-Ye
and he promised great things, but he soon left
away the goods, leaving her in a destitute condition;te bad
The prisoner, in his defence, admitted that his first via gro
ken the truth, but denied that she had told the whole theft
very fparcetvwioaussfotorghoitstefinrbstymhearrr,
janagde_tthashtevras W-'O3 that
fa of
she had a son on board the Cu 'Hells East Indiarnaht°9l'd°l,l.olol4t
soon expected home. Upon the arrival of that vesseliSougiLtia;
that son proved to be her husband, and the Prisgergs' re '"et
high time to give her up upon moral as Vi the'sod
grounds. He added, that he then went to Bristol, 0
with his second wife, who alone had a claim upon hirallif
admitted the correctness of her statement, excepting ° 01'44
part of it which accused him of having stolen her Ilste cow-
crime at which his feelings revolted. His first wife, 11 but he)
be called such, was, therefore, the only guilt)? P_,eracnhpr;;QPrl
was far from wishing to accuse her, and challenge" --the "'"-'
that he was criminal. He concluded with assurinE_ sos ins
gistrate, that while with his first wife, he felt as if hfnt.,
field of battle, expecting every moment showers of 5",,,g
The first wife wrung her hands, and cast uP her e'in
hearing this imputation. She, however, said nothing
to the charge. 1 wotalpf
The prisoner.—" Sooner than live with you,
the hulks. You've robbed me of more than tnnneld be tis6_l,
peace." He then addressed the Magistrate, and allusepowr
greatly respected in his neighbourhood, and should
iestitt
business if he was sent to prison. aA be
He was remanded, until the necessary proof ll.—
010
for examination.
The first wife then asked, whether the second Witeifte..4'
was to take possession of the prisoner's house in his 009 r.
The Magistrate said they must determine that pow'
themselves.

LONDON MARKET'S.

PRICE OF epe
The price of the 41b. Loaf is stated at lid. by ''
s 1
bakers. There are others. of the trade who e
terms.

IhIPOICThI'IONS OF CiktAlN
English. Iris, ••••""
3,933
2.091

Wheat
Barley
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Malt
1,66° ..""
Oats 1,244
Rye ll
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Linseed
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per cwt.... 8s 19s—finefine 145 90°:4r45
Ribgrass ... , 2Bs 345."'"tine' 4 60, 6ie
Carraway Seeds . 54s to 5Ss--fsoei
Coriander do, . Us iOs 145 04 340 f4'
Spring Tares ......4 . i6s od to 30s ~ pe ,so
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Cinque Foin 32s to 345 'fin 0, p
Rye-Grass ...
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ii,,r.... 145 to its—new, 61,,,erilri
White Mustard Seed . 8s to tOsOd
Brown ditto .. . ...... ~..... 8s to 9s Od
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Winter Tares ........ ~.. 47s to 85s od /-..-Las- t•
Rape Seed ......... ..... iOI to 211 105 Pe' r,, h. e
Turnip Seeds.
Linseed . —s ou 6s to 7s Pr' "-,sver__.„4"
—s—fine, ---s

Si. JAbIES'S HAY blAttli.6"l.,
.si 105 to igs
N. Hay 31 8s Od to 41 4s Od i Clovtr, • to 04
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Sussex.. 21 Os a2l 106 a2l Iss Susses 21 Os a$
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Faruhaw, fine, 01 Os to 01 us—Second, 01
Old Duty laid at 205.0001'

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Dy the Carcase. IS 8"A to
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Mutton .......Is 4d to 2s 4d I Pork ........
Lamb, Is 4d to as ad.

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RAW HIDES.
.es 9••,, 1060
Best Heifers & Steers, per st. Ordinary, •i•f• eac.•; O
d 3s 4d to 3s dil Market Ca" .0.5 04 I.
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Butts, 50 to stilbs each per lb ..... 454 to d
Ditto, 56 to 6Eilbs each .................... .18d to Sur
Dressing Hides ......................... 19_,d to Id
Coach Hides ............................. ..I_.Atu to 1..,t '
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Ditto .... 45 to 501bs ................... •
.ild to 044
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Small Seals
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PRICES OF TALLOW, SOAP, &c. Pe- 1 ~••#:
Town Tallow 43s od —s od I Yellow 6°°'P'..•••'' ii
'erl
Yellow Russia 45s od —s od I h1u1t1ed••••'......'....r05i
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Soap ditto.... 41s ud —s od Graves . • .."*. ** .•.. 6
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s 4.
Ditto Rough.. 26s od —s Od 01)1°10 6
PRICE OF CANDLES, Fuca TALLoW %told')
Price of Candles, per dozen, 9s "---ipoilei. il•
6d per dozen allowed fur readY
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PRICE OF RAW FAT, per Stone of 51b.
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Oct. 14
COAL MARKET,
Ships sold.

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BIILTBN h Octobrt s 01.01,114
At Gogar House, Scotland, on the 1 Atdociltel °beds
of James L'Amy, of Dunkenny, Es q. —oy 0112"
On the Bth inst., at Englefielthgreerk
mache, of a daughter.

'hips at Market.

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MARRIED. A. Darabeaokais.
Ono the
the 14th
10th inst.,
inst. Mr. John Greg°ll_.l.'
ovfcelp.C. in-tCO4::AiDS°
beth, daughter of 31r. Henries, Acton-ini:Ablio'..,es 14-
es Stuar4 J-,,,fr JA.'
burgh, to Charlotte, youngest daughter oa
ton, East Wemyss. of 00.
DIED. Oa Rif, , „2st,
On Sunday, the 13th instant, 31ary,r0 ja, Ilire,
Edwards, Esq., of Castle-street, 11°,1Paiii.01•1„LSotteg jf
At Wallajabad, on the Oth April, 1; ssq., t"- f; IS;
aged 17, eldest son of Willign lrvingl ~atis 1010 G,,
Edinburg in 0 -`.l the itiile
At Montreal, on the 29th of JOY 104 00_,12.4 of .-. '
William Whiteford, merchant, young Yom'
X'97"
James Whiteford, factor to J. J. Bore
`wood and Craigie-hall, Scotland•

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