The Sun.
London, England, 1822-07-05 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY—(T%ns Diy.)

Bridget Dart, Eleanor Collins, and lihwbe
Elizabeth Douglass, were indicted for privately
stealing a quantity of lade, value 125., the pro-
perty of Mary Ann Nickolls and Sarah Mark-
ham, residing in Shoreditch, on the evening of
the 24th of .'May.—The prosecutrix deposed,
that on the evening stated in the indictment the
prisoners Dart and Douglas came in and looked
at some lace, but bought none ; Collins then'en-
terecl the shop, but had no conversation with
'each other, and in a' few minutes a piece of lace'
was missing. The prisoners were charged with
the theft, which they totally denied.—William
Henry Hill, a Constable, deposed, that he took
the prisoners into custody, and searched them,
but nothing was found upon either, nor
did any conversation take place between
them. lle still suspecting that the property was
concealed about their persons, he went for another
officer to assist in taking them to the watchhouse,
when, on going along, the lace dropped from the
clothes of the prisoner Collins, which was after-
wards identified by the prosecutrix. James
Brown, another officer, fully confirmed the last
witness's, testimony.—The RECORDER summed
up the evidence to the Jury, who, after a few
minutes consultation, found Collins Guilty, and
acquitted the other twe prisoners.
John Pedley was capitally indicted for break-
ing into the dwelling-house of Mrs. Mary Elgar,
a widow, and stealing 12 bottles of wine and
spirits, a considerable quantity of copper coin,
and other articles, her property, on the 2611 day
of May last, in the parish of Hornsey.—The facts
not being clearly made out against the prisoner,
he was acquitted.

About one o'clock this morning the metropolis
was visited,by a violent thunder storm, accom-
panied by heavy rain. The lightning was very
vivid, and the peals of thunder loud and long- •
continued. At two o'clock all was again calm,
and the rain entirely ceased.—The storm com-
menced again about eleven a'clock to-day, and
continued with great violence till near one.
A correspondent who was passing along the
Hardgate, on Tuesday last, observed two women
and two girls travelling to town. On speaking
to them he was informed that they had come
from the West Highlands, where they could re-
side no longer, as they bad been turned out of
their habitation; and that they were' goirg to
Aberdeen to procure a passage to Inverness,
where they had some relations. One of the
women had a burden on her back ; on being
asked if she carried a child in her plaid, she said •

it was her grandmother ! Struck with the cir-
cumstances of a granddaughter travelling with
her grandmother on her back, he turned up part
of the plaid, and was astonished to behold the t.,
pale countenance of an old emaciated woman,
aged 102, who had been drenched with rain.--.•
(Aberdeen Chronicle.)

AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS.—We have received
the following curious story from a source, upon the authenticity
of which our readers may rely. A gentleman in Liverpool has
a considerable landed property situate between Carlisle, and
Penrith, from the tenant on which he had, for the last two
years, received no rent out of a rental of 3501. per annum.
Growing impatient,. he lately thought he might go and see
how things were going on on his estate. Arrived on the farm
in question, every thing wore the most promising appearance,
and stood in a very superior state.. The tenant, however,
pled the utmost poverty, and said that he had no money to
pay any of his arrears, but promised to use all diligence to'
make these- up when times grew better. " But I cannot
live on air," said the landlord. " Nor I," said the farmer;
" but as every thing on my farm at present looks well, I
hope as soon as the harvest is reaped and got in to be able to
pay you a part." " But what shall I do in the mean time,"
said the Landlord. " True, I have some money in the funds,
but it is hard to be forced to sell out to obtain a supply for my
immediatcosupport, while you have paid no rent for two years."
" Very true,' said the farmer, "but I cannot help you ; I have
nothing." " Well then," said the Landlord, a since this is
the case, I must proceed to London and sell out ; but how am I
to get there ? I have no money ; and on you I must rely, in the
meantime, far supplying me with 401. or 501. to pay my expenses
in going and returning, and during my stay in transacting my bu-
siness in the capitaL2cnnot you spare me as muds out. f the
two years' arrears ?"—" Really, Sir, 1 cannot," said the far-
mer. " But you must," said the landlord—" cannot you raise it
by any mean—l cannot go without it, and have nothing at
home."—" I will try and borrow it Sir," said the farmer,
" but really am afraid I may not succeed." Well, after
much apparent difficulty, the 401. was produced, the landlord
set off to the Capital, sold out of the 3 per cents. 10001. It
must be transferred in the name of the purchaser. This the
landlord went to do • the transfer was made out—but in whose
favour ? why, in the name of his own tenant, who-owed him
two years' rent—twice 3501. The landlord left London without
' delay, returned to Cumberland, poinded the goods and chattels
of the poor tenant, and went.home with the two years' rent in
his pocket, leaving the farmer on his farm, and the crops and
stock as prosperous, and looking as well and hoping as gaily
' as he found them. The 1,0001. was, we believe, returned to
the three per cents., which, with other things of the kind, is,
perhaps, the real cause of the present very considerable advance
en all our Public Securities.—( Glasgow Courier.)

DREADFUL EFFECTS OF INCONTINENCE.—An
Inquest was held On Thursday by Mr. Hill, Coroner, at the
Bell Inn, Eckington, on Thomas Pickerill, aged 33, a road
maker, in the employ of Mr. Allen Stokes, of that place, who
died early on Tuesday morning, in consequence of taking
the preceding night half an ounce of arsenic, in a tit of in-,
sanity, occasioned by a too well founded jealousy of his
wife, whom he had detected in an improper familiarity
with, Charles Fowler, .one of his neighbours. It appeared
in evidence, that the deceased had forbidden Fowler his
house, and that, in consequence, disputes had arisen be-
tween the unfortunate man and his wife. The affair was
laid before a neighbouring magistrate, who advised the
hardened woman to abandon the disgraceful connexion ;
but to no purpose—the acquaintance continued, and the
deceased hearing of their having been together on Monday
morning last, upon his returning home in the evening, he
questioned his wife as to the fact, when she admitted that
Fowler had called ; he then asked her for some sugar, and
mixing with it the arsenic he had previously bought, OA it
in her presence. The neighbours hearing the altercation,
entered the house, upon which he declared to them, he
had poisoned hithself—that he was a dead man—and imputed
the act to the conduct of his wife. Assistance was imme-
mediately obtained, but to no effect. The character of the
deceased was marked by great eccentricity,, but of in-
defatigable industry and strict honesty. It waS proved that
insanity was in the family • his sister is now in the Droitwich
Asylum. Verdict—" Died in consequence of taking poison
administered by his own hand in a fit of insanity produced by
jealousy."—( Worcester Journal, July 4.)

CORN EXCHANGE, JULY 5.

The stands this morning were scantily supplied with Grain,
and the Market altogether was thinly attended, comparatively
speaking : we had nothing doing, consequently the prices re-
main nominal at Mouday's quotation. •

SMITHFIELD MARKET, JULY .5.
Our market this morning is not 89 well supplied as on this
day se'nnight, but the quantity is fully adequate to the de-
mand, owing to the continuance of warm weather.. The prices
of all descriptions of meat are much the same as on _last ;Mon-
day's market.
Beef :Is ea to 3s 4d I Veal
Mutton 2s Od to 2s M I Pork Os Od to Os Od
Lamb 3s. 6d. to 4s. Bd.

TIIE LONDON JOURNALS.

EXTRACTS FROM THE I) f.Y MORNING PAPERS,

July 5, 1822.

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]
There have been serious internal bickerings re-
lating to his Majesty's tour to the Continent.—
It will be recollected, that during the King's re-
sidence in Germany last year, especially whilst
he remained at Hanover, he was much indisposed,
and thereby unable to mingle in the " sports and
pastimes" of his loving subjects. His- Majesty's
indisposition was said to be so-severe, that a guard
was stationed in- the Park•of the Palace, to pre-
vent the abrupt appfoach' of the populace. This
was a sad disappointment to the loyal and plileg-
matic. Hanoverian! ; 'but, .to repair the wound in-
flicted upon their feelings, his Majesty gracious-
ly pledged himself to return thither this season,
and also to continue the route, as originally and
exclusively stated in this. Paper.' A promise had
likewise been exacted by Louis XVIII. that Paris
should be visited on the Monarch's return to Eng-
land, from Vienna. The Elysee Bourbon,.first de-
corated by the tasteful fancy of Napoleon for the
occasional residence of 'Maria Louisa, and since the
residence of the Duke and Duchess of Berry, was
most _sumptuously re-embellished for the abode of
the Royal Guest and suite. To give commensurate
splendour to this exhibition, an order was issued
by the proper authorities here, to Messrs. Cooke
and Co. to build three royal carriages for the
occasion, and we believe they now remain in their
worki'liop in an unfinished state. Government
having • been pushed so hard by Parliament on
the subject- of retrenchment, -is, we learn, the
cause why Ministers. have protested against
famishing the Wags' and Means to enable the
Continental tour to be proceeded 'in. It would
be -curious to see the very interesting corre-
spondence which took .place between the " High
Contracting Parties;" and' the concessions made'
by • Ministers on other most important points,
which prevailed in the highest quarter, and induced
Lis Majesty to give up the plan. . Ministers then
suggested the policy of a journey to Edinburgh,
and with unusual haste and .precipitancy, even
before consent had fairly been . given to their
entreaty, by 'the party most- interested, they
dispatched 'messengers -in all directions to the
North to prepare for the Royal reception,
which orders were as speedily recalled. Thus
the Continental tour,' and the journey to -Edin-
burgh, all the authentic :particulars of which,
with their variations and changes, we were the
first to give to the public, have at last dwindled
down to an aquatic excursion to Portsmouth,
round the Isle of Wight, and perchance a peep
into the Bay at 'Weymouth, from thence . back
again to the coast of Sussex, and with the ex-'
ception of an occasional visit to the Cottage in
Windsor Park, a return towards the close of au-
tuirin with the favoured coterie to enjoy the se-
cluded musieal batiquets at Bright On. The: in-
tended- fetes at the Pavilion are likely enough to
be honoured with the presence of the King of
Wurtemburg.

- [MORNING POST.]
The House of Commons was occupied last night
in discussing a motion of Mr. Brougham's, for a
Committee to inquire into the claims of certain
Bankers at Calcutta upon the East India Company.
To the public at large the subject was of no im-
portance, whatever interest it might have for the
parties immediately concerned. We shall, there-
fore; content ourselves with observing • that Mr.
Brougham, in his reply; gave his friend, Mr.
Hume, a very dreadful scourging, whit!), though
particularly pointing to the case immediately be-
for4 the House, was expressed in a• happy gene-
rality of terms that rendered it applicable to the
whole public conduct of the lion. Member for
Aberdeen. This appears to us " the unkindest
cut of all," for it was giving the Ministerial side
a -Very candid exposition of the contempt in
which the front Whigs hold those talkative
politicians of the third class who now con-
stiMe' so much of the time and patience of
Parliament to no purpose: "-He who knows
theM most can paint them best," and accord-
ingly—Mr: Brougham furnished a very pic-
turesque description of Mr. Hume " devouring
documents with insatiable avidity," and wallow-
ing in all the luxuries of abuse—" not this side of
the Cape, upon his honour." . Such a circumstance
affords one. -a tolerable insight into the political
jealousies which have destroyed any thing like
union of principle or object among that hetero-
geneous jumble called the Opposition. They
envy and distrust each other, and the public most
justly despise and distrust them as a party. The
Committee in this instance was 'obtained on a divi"-
sion, the numbers being 82 for, and 39 against it.
After the Committee was nominated, Mr. Coul-
lnrn moved the Order of the Day for the second
residing of the Irish Insurrection Act. From the
lateness of the hour at Which this subject came
before the liodse'a mutual understanding took
place that the Bill` should pass through the pre-
sent stage without discussion, its committal being
made the first order of the day on Monday, that
the question•should then be fully debated. The'
other orders of the day were next disposed of,,
after which the House adjourned.