The Sun.
London, England, 1822-01-15 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING, &c.

PI;nTSmoUTti, JAN. 1 4. - W.—Arrived the Spcs and
Fort_ttni, SchrOder, from Tensberg ; Johanna Elizabeth,
Rcloif, from Antwerp for Batavia ; and Vvt. Anna, Yd. from
Rotterdeim. Sailed the Rebecca, Bant, for Daytmc.uth. Pas ad
by the Neptimus, Akerrnan, from Gottenburgit for the Brazili;
and
.AleKander, Sundwall, from ditto for the \!etlitetranea.n.
JAN. II —The eMergaretta, Mugge, from St.
Petersburp.b, in coming in ran against the Pier Bead ; stafftwo of her planks, and .sunk in the Harbour.
Dovi:u, JAN. lidgshead of red French wine marked
P. P. V. was picked. up by a fishing smack abbut 2& miles
S.E. of the Galloper, and landed here.
DEAL, JAN. 14.—Wind W.N.W.—Came down from the
Elver and remain the Robert Edtliards, Sherburne.; and
Railing, Delano, for New York ; and Jane, BUllock, tor
Oporto. Arrived :e:d Nailed for the River the Regalia, Dixon.
from New South Wales and St. Helena; Elizabeth, Pope,
from Cdrk ; and Raikes, Gardner, from JaMaica ; the latter
remains'.

BRISTOL, .l x. I4.—Put back the Clara, Thomas, for
Jamaica, leaky, and must discharge. She has been out lti
days, and was obliged to obtain assistance at Scilly.

The Eolus, Thomas, boUnd to London, • run on shore bi
coming down %% aterford River the 12th inst., and filled with
Welter.

The Earl of Dalhousie has been driven on shore near the
Bay of Chaleur ; crew saved.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE;

A CASE OE HEART-RENDING DISTRESS.
;laN 610 Uea.—Yesterday an investigation took place
before the Loan MAYOR, which caused a great sensation
amongst the numbers of persons who were present in the
justice-room upon %)usinesa or from curiosity.
A man of decent appearance, named George Poole, was
Char:;eci on Saturday last by a poulterer, who resides in I,itt!..
Bell-alley, with having stolen two fowls, which lay rather
exposed in the front of the shop. An officer named Field,
had observed the unfortunate man looking about in agi-
tation, and suspected that his object was to snatch at some-
thing. The suspicion was correct. The prsoncr seized the
two 'fbwls and walked away. The oflicei followed and secured
him. No attempt was made at escape, nor did the prisoner
attempt to deny the charge. On the contrary, he stood calmly
and acknowledged that he had taken what he was not entitled
to ; but he said he had a wife and three children, at no great
distance, starving ; and his wife was waiting at home in the
vain hope that he-would take to her as much money as would
give them one meal, and pay for the burial of her youngest in-
fant, who had lain dead for some days.

The Loan Al YO it observed something in the conduct of the
prisoner at the bar of the justice room which led him to give
credit to his statement. His Lordship asked him why he was
not at work, and whether he had not applied to his parish in
so dreadful an eatreanity as he had described ?
The prisoner replied, that he had in vain applied for work,
and that the parish upon which he had a claim (the parish of St.
Luke's) allowed bins but 4s. a week---a sum winch merely
paid for his lodgings.
The Loan a!aYon then directed that the prisoner should be
provided with food, and lodged in the Compter ; and that strict
inquiry should be made into the state of his family.
Yesterday Field, who is an officer of Coleman-street, stated
to the Lord Mayor that he had made the necessary inquiry
into the case of Poole's family, and found that the account
given by that unfortunate individual was far from being ex-
aggerated. The officer. went according to the directions of
Poole, to No. 1, New-row, Merpel-street, Old-street-road, and
learned that the family of the poor man were above stairs : upon
going up, he saw Mrs. Poole in a state ofindescribable distress.
:She had scarcely any clothes upon her : there was neither bed
nor covering of any kind in the room, but in a corner lay a
few rags, in which he believed the wretched family endea-
voured to huddle themselves up at night. There were three
half-naked children with the mother ; they were crying, no
doubt for bread; but there was an object in the room which
excited the compassion of the witness even more than the
distress of the hungry children. Upon a chair without an 7
more covering than a little frock, lay a dead child. For some
days it had lain in that state. No money could be got to pur-
chase a coffin. The father had left the house in despair, but
his wife knew his attachment to those who looked to him for sup-
port, and had no apprehension for
.some time about his return.
His delay caused great agony, when she reflected upon the via-
knee °lids grief at seeing his children periShing. On being tolct
that he was in prison, she expressed but little surprise at laaring
that he had stolen the means of keeping life in those who re-
mained for some time longer, The officer declared that in his
life he had never witnessed such mis,.lv ; and although a poor
man himself, he could not help giving the poor desolate woman
a shilling The moment he gave her the money she dropped
down on her knees to thank him. Bread was immediately
brought to the children, and the officer left them in a state of
comparative felicity. While the officer was menticaing those
particulars, Poole stood at the bar in tears.
The Lottn M Aron relieved the present wants of .the unfor-
tunate person who so powerfully affected all around hint, and
desired him to state those facts to the parish of St. Luke, by
which instant and abundant relief would, no doubt, be
granted. His Lordship deeply regretted the misfortunes
which had led Poole to run the hazard of lasting disgrace and
punishment, and expressed a hope that employment would be
given to him by those in the line of business he followed, who
were qualified to assist him.
The prisoner said he was a watch-raider ; that he had for 13
years resided in a reputable way in'Uoleman-street, where he
was a master, and that unforeseen calamities had reduced him
to his present state.
The officer confirmed this account, and said that the neigh-
bours stated that the prisoner was a hardworking man, and full
of misfortunes.

The poult r _r, upon hearing of the distress of Poole, said he
never would pros.!cute undcr such circumstances ; he would
much rather relieve.

Poole left the Justice-room to visit his unfortunate wife and
family, and to represent his case to the parish.

• •
The presents destined from this rQuntr y to the
Bey of Tripoli reached that place in September, and were pre-
sent to his Highness by Capt. W. H. Sat v 4.11, of the Adven-
ture sloop of war. They consist of four field-pieces, with
every MATERIEL for each gun ; besides articles of other de-
scriptions. The Bashaw was highly pleased, and expressed
his approbation of the presents both to the English Consul
and Capt. SMYTIL. and by his command, the gunner of the
ship, who assisted in their landing, was compelled to fire them
21 times; nor was this all, for he sent for some mules, and
had the harness placed on them, and fastened to the gun-car-
riages, and then repeatedly drawn round the court-yard of
his castle. On the following morning, the Bey sent as a
present on board the Adventure, two bullocks, sheep, eggs,
bread:, and several kinds of fruit; and. to Captain SMYTB
he presented an elegant sword, the hilt of which is the horn
of a rhinoceros; and what makes it more valuable among the
followers of NiAnomET, it has been blessed at Mecca. The
expedition under Mr. Beechey into Lebada were preparing for
their departure, and at the same time they are prosecuting their
researches among the ruins of antiquity. Captain SMYTH is to
trace•and survey the whole line of the African coast, including
the Gulf of Syrtis towards Egypt. It is no less singular than
true, that this is the first attempt that has hitherto been mace
on these shores since the days of the ancient Greeks .an,2 ED-
mans, who were intimately acquainted with the whole; and it
is justly expected that much valuable, important and eurious
information will be obtained by Captain SMYTn.
The Hampshire Telegraph says,—" A Corre-
spondent informs us, that a Miss C. of Fratton, in the perish
of Portsea, who was frightened by three young men sud-
denly darting from behind a tombe-stone, in Kingston
church-yard, as she was proceeding home from that church,
having been there to rehearse some music intended, to be
sung on Christmas day, died in consequence of the fright; de-
liritmhaving ensued, and which continued with little inter-
mission, until Thursday last, when death put an end to her suf-
ferings. These thoughtless young men are not known, but
when they hear of the event, they must deeply Imnent their re-
prehensible wanton cruelty.
A singular discovery of hidden treasure was
made at Eton on Wednesday night. Mrs. COKER,
who had for many years' kept a grocer's shop in
the College, lately died, leaving property to a
considerable amount to her relations.. The house
in which she lived was, with-two others, sold knit
weak. Previously to the purchaser taking pos-
session, one of the Executors considered it his
duty to look round the premises, to see that no
article of personal property had been left be-
hind. In a dark corner under the counter he
discovered a small box of considerable weight,
and well secured. He brought hto the light,
and upon opening it found—not any of the com-
modities in which the good old Lady dealt—but
seven hundred guineas and fourteen 5.01, bank.
notes.

JD A I Y

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EXTRACTS FROM TILE MORNING PAPEES,
January 15, 18'2'2.

[MORNING POST.]

At a late hour last night we received French
Papers to the 12th instant. They inform us of
the sudden death of the Duchess of Bourbon,
Princess of Conde, and mother to the unfortu-
'pate Duke d'Enghien. She had gone last Thurs-
day to the newly consecrated church of St. Ge-
kievieve to attend divine service, and was follow-
i.ng a procession, when she suddenly tottered,
And after vain efforts to recover herself, sunk
-16-.vn in a swoon. She was immediately carried
to an apartment in the Ecole (le Droit, almost
Opposite the church, and Mr. Pelletun and several
ZTher distinguished physicians attended ; but
death had anticipated their arrival, and the Prin-
tess was no more. Another account adds, that
the affection which terminated so fatally, and in so
short a time, was the effect of sudden cold in an
immense church paved with marble, and like all
other Roman Catholic temples unprovided with
pews. The Duchess de Bourbon was in her 72d
year, having been born on the 9th of July, 1750.
These Papers contain but little intelligence of a
political nature. Au article of the 11th ult. from
:Constantinople states that tranquillity was " a
little restored" in that capital, though its streets
were still encumbered with armed Mussulmen.
The Porte had caused it to be published that the
Schah of Persia had disavowed the declaration
of war issued by his son, and the invasion of
Kurdistan, but this intelligence was not believed,
as it was known that the Persians were still en-
camped in the environs of Kast and Erzerurn on
the 26th Not. According to advices of the 22d
ult. from llermanstadt, the number of Ottoman
troops continued rapidly to increase in Wallachia
and Moldavia. The Asiatic soldiers committed the
greatest excesses; robbed the peasantry of their
Clothes, and forced them to take refuge nak-
ed, with their families, in the forests, where
most of them died of cold and hunger. A troop
-which lately arrived at Bucharest, set fire to a
convent, when several of the pious Fathers
perished in the flames. An article of the 31st
ult. from Madrid asserts that a numerous and
powerful party had formed itself in the bosom of
the Cortes ; the object of which was to amend the
present Constitution, to obtain the establishment of
two Chambers, an absolute Veto for the King,
with the initiative of all laws, and the suppres-
on of the permanent Deputation of the Cortes.
if these objects could he attained, says the writer
of the article in question, civil war would be
prevented.

[MORNING lIERALD.I

Friday's Paris Papers arrived late last night.
The Duchess of Bourbon died on the preceding
day. She was seized with a fit from the ex-
treme cold of the new Church of St. Genevieve,
--where she had been to prayers. The Illoniteur
contains an article of the 30th ult. from Vienna,
which states, in substance, that the Austrian
circulation was improving—that the negociations
between the Porte andFLUssia were resumed,
with some prospect of success, but that the ru-
moured acceptance of the Ultimatum was " an
illusion sent abroad by English merchants—
and Jews. The Journal des Debats, quoting
an article' of the 11th ultimo, from Constan-
tinople, in the Gazette of Augsburgh, states
that the Porte had issued a Proclamation, stating
the fact that the Schah of Persia had disavowed
the declaration of war and invasion of his son ;
but that the Proclamation was not believed, be-
cause the Persians were still at Erzerum on the
}6th of November. The accounts from Spain
are of the 3d inst. The state of the provinces
appears unchanged since the last accounts. But
in Madrid there has been an important sitting of
the Council of State, presided by the King, to
conslder the Message of the Cortes. There are
several versions: the most specific is that of the
Journal des Debuts, which states that the ma-
jority of the Council headed by Castanos was
for supporting the Ministry, and treating the
Message of the Cortes as an invasion of the
prerogative. Nothing, however, was done in
chnsequence. It is mentioned as a singular fact,
that the King of Spain is appointing to places of
honour and profit some of the partisans of the
Ex-King Buonaparte. His conduct altogether
seems unaccountable. The Quotidienne states,
that the Greeks have suffered a severe defeat
from the Turks at Cassandra, but its authority
is the worst on any subject. Mr. Loveday has
efritered into an idle controversy with this Journal
respecting the proselytism of his daughters.

[THE TIMES.]
Letters dated the 6th of November were re-
ceived yesterday from Bahia. There occurred
on the 3d an insurrection among the native Bra-
tiran troops, with the design of removing from
power three members of the Provisional Junta,
who were suspected of selling commissions in the
Militia. The Portuguese soldiery, however,
among whom were the Lusitanian Legion, took
tart with the Government, which so overawed
the malcontents, that without any resistance they
suffered three or four of their leaders to be ap-
prAended and sent on board the Don Pedro
POrtuguese frigate, then in the harbour, in order
to be conveyed to Lisbon, to be placed at the
aiVosal of the Cortes. '1 he insurgent troops
afterwards succeeded, by stratagem, in gaining
passession of two of the fortresses at Bahia,
Which they occupied, and again held out de-
'fiance to the Junta. Their position was a strong
iJne, but as they were only provisioned for a
few days, and had no supply of ammunition,
they were expected in a very short time to sur-
render at discretion. This state of things,
Though no consequences immediately disas-
trous were apprehended, had spread very general
alarm among the inhabitants of Bahia, and much
impeded commercial operations. Instructions were
daily expected from Portugal, to proceed to the
CleCtion of members for the new Junta, agreeably
CO the decree 'of the Cortes—a proceeding on
Which much reliance was placed for tranquilliz-
ing the-public mind, as some of the members of
the existing-Junta were very unpopular. It was

noticed, however, during the commotion of the
3d of November, that the inhabitants of Bahia in
general took so little interest in the transaction
that after the ringleaders ►►ere arrested, and about
to be conveyed on board the frigate, they applied
to the Commanding Officer for a guard to pro-
tect them against the fury of that populace whose
rights they professed to advocate, but who, so
far from supporting them, tumultuously demanded
that they should be put to death. His Majesty's
ships Doris and Morgiana had arrived at Bahia.