The Sun.
London, England, 1813-06-04 00:00:00

MS, that so far back ds that time; and when
our trade was not embarrassed, it had been re-
solved to open the trade to India ; it could not,
therefore, be said with justice, that this was
done then in consequence-of .the clamour of the
out-ports.
Mr. H. THORNTON was rather inclined to sup-
port the resolutions subiuitted to the House by
'his Majesty's Ministers.
Mr. PRESTON spoke in favour of the resolo,,
don.

General GASCOJGNL thought the ont-porti were
as fit for the trade to India as the port of London,
He must therefore support the resolution. ,
Mr. GRANT defended himself against the charge
of inconsistency brought against him for the vote
he had given on the Catholic claims. He spoke
at some length against the resolution.
. Ir. 11. THORNTON, and Mr. itoRINSoN, spoke
'against, it.
Colonel LowTuaa felt lie should not perform
his duty to the country if he did not support the
interests of the Eastindia Company. Ile there-
fore opposed the resoltition.
Mr. STAN tVoRTH spuke in favour of the clause,
He complained of the delays experienced by 'Mei.,
chants at all concerned with the East India' Conic
patty, particularly when applying for licenses,and
wished to know bow the circuitous intercourse
was to he arranged.
Lord CASTISREAGH repeated what he had stated
in his opening speech, that it was the intention
of Government to save the question on the cir-
cuitous trade fir after consideration. % It Was
their. wish to give it a liberal latitude, and so to
manage it, as to enable the merchants to meet •
every market on fair terms. With I espect to the
delays complained of .respecting licenses, he ap-
prehended there could be no objection to reduc7
ing the period within which they were to be
granted, after application was made, from a
month to fourteen days. The latter period, he
thought, would give sufficient time to the Direc-
tors to consider of .any application they-might re-
ceive.

Mr. C. Clawt went into a variety of details
connected with the internal state of India, and
the conduct of the Company towards the Zemin-
dars and others. A clninge in the system, he con-
tended, would be injurious to the Company, and
dangerous to the country.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied
at some length to the 'arguments of the last
Speaker. Ow the subject of the India trade; he
stated it was not the. object of MiniSterS- to com-
pel the Company to abandon it. They were left
to do as they pleased in that respect, and he had
no doubt they would continue to carry it on.—
Preserving to the Company the most valuable
part of their monopoly, that of the .trade to
China, it was thought by Government the change
which 'they wished to etfeet, would take place so
gradnally, that it would not be seriously felt. .
Mr. Foams spoke,at some length against the
Fast India Company, and in favour of opening
the trade; contending that theconsuniption of
'English manufactures, paiticularly piece goods,
had much increased within the last twenty years,
and could be still increased in a very great degree.

E LATE MURDER

About one o'clock, -when the Coroner (Air.
Martyr) was reading over the depositions to -the
.several witnesses for their assent and signature,
an alarm was excited that. Nicholson had cut his
throat. He
,had been in the custody of two offi-
cers of Bow-street, and of the city; and had been
permitted by theta to enter a water-Closet in the
passage leading to the servants'-hall; the mothent
that he was released( be cut his throat with
razor, which, it appears, he had concealed in the'
front of his breeches. The gash was so deep and
dreadful in appearance., and he bled so copiously,
that it was supposed he could not live !patty mi-
nutes. The wound was so large, that an band
might have been inserted i it.; the head seemed
almost severed from the body. Fortunately, Mr.
Roberts, and Mr. Hot, Surgeons, of Bromley,
were in attendance ; and the latter Gentleman
immediately rushed forward, and seized his gush-
ing arteries with both his bands, anti, with great
presence of mind, contrived to stop the blood
with his melsk, grasp anti pressure, 'till more re-
gular means could be tibployed. An express was
sent to Mr. Astley Cooper, who arrived in three
hours. At Seven o'clock in the evening, -Nichol-
son was in ft:favourable state. lac had, for some
hours, been able to speak, though he said vet y
little : he would make mi.Contession, 1101. give
any explanation, but persisted in declating his
innocence. To a question put to hint by Mr. Au-.
gerstein, jun. in the presence of Mr. Bonar, whe-
ther he had any concern in the horrid murder ?
he looked directly in the face of the inquirer,.
whom he seemed to know perfectly, but moved
`his bead slightly as if denying.all knowledge of
Ile appeared. calm and composed during the whole
period that he Was sensible ; but there is'a 'fixed-
ness and deterthinatitin in his countenance,
from which it may not unfairly be "inferred,
that he would, if possible, repeat his at-
teMpt at suicide. Very strict precautions, how-
ever, are very properly observed to prevent such a,
result. He lies down enveloped in a strait waist-,
coat, his arms being likewise held by two per-
sons, one on each side of. him ;• his head is als6
kept in a steady posture, to 'psevent any motion
which he might make to open .or increase the'
wound. An officer of Bow-street and servants
are always in the room to watch hint. Mr. Bonar
wits there during the whole of the night.' As he
had stated -that he was a Catholie,. a respectable
Gentleman, a Priest of that persuasion, ''as sent
for, who wits at the house yesterday afternoon :
but Nicholson• bud made no declaration to
and he had not been put 'upon his confession. Ile
states -that his parents were Irish, his father a
Protestant, his mtither a Catholic---he pretends to
be in doubt as to the place of his birth, but says
that he has lived chiefly in Ireland,- where-bs.: was
brought up, and 'where his friends live, His accent,
according to the statement of the "Gentlemen of
the fautily,.and- of the domestics, is decidedly
Irish. He is-a man about the middle height, not
balky, but well fixed Find muscular. His counte,-
nanee bears in it a decided resolute character, but
its features are neither unfavourable nor unpleas-
ing.- HiS age is 29 years.
:.%Ve apprehend, that. one passage in the evi-
dence before the Inquest is not states! 'quite so
clearly as it appeared in de;ivery. It refers to
the remarkable fact, that each pair of shoes, those
found on Monday morning, by Laveoder,- by the
bed-side of Nicholson, and also the pair diseo-
vered in the-closet by. Foy on r Tuesday, were all •
of thetn bloody. We re-state this circumstance,
bectueie arc learn that there has. been some mis-
apprehension as to the striking feature of the case,
p,d,cr (the appearance of which is so peen-,
liar) may be seen :it the office in Bow-Street.—'
the inspection of it may 'perhaps tend. to produce
further facts confirmatory of the present:general
opinion as to the author of the- murder, and in
corroboration of the' verdict of the Court of In,
quest.

pmurictm.,AUS ACCpIYNT.
It appears the wretch llad secreted a razor frotu
the blitler's pantry, where he was' first confined,
in the pocket of his Small-clothes, and he cut his
*throat, whilst in the water-closet. The wound
has not: injured the witujpipe, and although deep,
it, inclined upwards under the chin. The assassin
is in.a fair way of surviving the effects of this act
of desperati,on. Ile dozed in. the course of the
night. The shoeslound by Foy concealed in the
wood elo-et steeped in blood, he acknowledged to
be his, although the evidence on the Inquest suffi-
ciently proved that fact. The instrument of
death, the bloody poker, was proved not to be.
long to the house, so that the assassin, bent on
the premeditated murder, brought it into the
house. It is- remarkable, that 'none of the ser-
rants ever heard the fellow complain of either his
,master or mistress, excepting, to use the expres-,
sion of the groom, he had complained, as other
servants sometimes aid, of being.harassed by his
'mistress having the carriage out, so often. He wsls
born in Ireland, and 'waS.diseharged froth.the 12th
Light Dragoons in-January last, and entered, as
already stated, the service of the City [lenient-
Siancer. Ile is 27 years of age, about five feet
six inches high, with a downeaSt eye and sallow
visage. The deceased' persons were r,early 70.
The ussaSSin will remain in the house till he is ou4
of danger from his wounds.