The Sun.
London, England, 1824-08-14 00:00:00

ROYAL NAVY.

Commissioner BOTI.T, of the Navy Board, arrived at Ply-
mouth last week, and with Sir 'P. B. 11 au I t w And Sir R.
Sr rPT NGs, were daily occupied until yesterday, when they left,
with official business. We understand that the Navy Board
have resolved on the formation of a new dock in the upper part
of the van!, above the dock in which the Impregnable now
lays; and it is generally understood that the whole of North
Corner-street, &c. all the way on to the tionwharf, is about to
be taken into the Dock-yard, and a new wet dock formed on
the sits of the present North Corner quay.—(Plymouth Jour-'
Hal.)
PottiamonTit, Am/. 13.—His Majesty has been pleased,
by an order in Council, to direct a new mode to be established
for the distribution of the rewards arising from the seizure of
goods and vessels under the smuggling laws. The present or-
der differs only in the following particulars from the former
one, viz.—Assistant-surgeons to share in the 3d class with war-
rant officers' pilots ; and masters' mates to share in the first
class
lowe(
eitrn at 11h pettya n
of
fofficerss,iirgrin earl :12sartlerdiaddclo.00xtls.sharing
i of
fw;iittnilliTel
awctiaerrssrlagnal
iltts warrants'
sa e officers.second
classes are to have four shares each instead of three, as here-
tofore.

With a view to facilitate the navigation of vessels entering
Portland-roads, or Palling between the Race of Portland, the
Corporation tif Trinity !louse have placed two buoys on the
Shambles, with the following marks and bearings, viz.:—.East
end of the shoal, a Red buoy, in t; fathoms low water, spring.
tides, with Wylie Regis church tower just over the low part of
the N.E. end of Portland; and Portland Bib, bearing W. by
N. IN. West end of the shoal, a ltlack buoy, in 7 fathoms,
low water and sprinx-titles, with Portland church open to the
westward of the northernmost windmill, bearing N. by \V. 4
W., the bill of Portland bearing N.W. W.
Tip. Viper tfluler has arrived from the Eastward and pro.
ceetled on to Plymouth. The Starling cuter has sailed for the
Westward. _

Attempts are making by the officers of the naval yard at
ilsulbowline island, Cork, to raise the Dwarf cutter, which
vessel is sunk in Dunleary harbour, And with every prospect of
success, 113 we are informed her gunnels are now above water.
The Jasper went out of harbour this morning, and proceeded
on a cruise, also the Scorpion tender.
Ships in harbour.---Victory, Bulwark, Albion, Wellesley,
Royal George, A&ia, Cambrian, Seringapanim, Niemen, Athol,
Champiou, Orestes, Britomart,Linnet, and Quail.

DISCOVI.RY TIM( FROM SIIIP-
w The. care which Capt. PARRY has evinced fur the
health and comfort of those under his command is already well
known ; and it will only be doing him justice by promulgating
his feelings respecting making provision for their preservation
from shipwreck, expressed (as subjoined) in a letter which A
ientinitatt has received from him, dated Davis's Straits,
June _ _

The extreme hurry which attended my departure front
London prevented my acknowledging the receipt of yours;
and I regret that front the same cause, and from the lateness
of your sommunication, the impossibility of his Majesty's ships
under my orders being provided on this occasion with Mr.
Trengrouve's apparatus, which appears to be so generally
approved."

THE LATE DUK E ow QuLEsitkAtit y's Pitt).
Pcwry.—!n a few days the legacy duty paid into
the Stamp-Office at Somerset-House will exceed
forty thousand pounds ; and this is only a pro-
portion.

J EALOUSY AND Munn ca.—(Liratte/Jr, Aug. 8.)
---4 n the night of the fith, a horrible murder was
committed at Antwerp, on Mr. Lechtevelde,
Lieutenant of the 15th Division. As he was re-
thing to his apartments he was stabbed in his
side, and seems to have survived only long
enough to throw himself into a chair, where he
expired. Ills wife, 3'2 years of age, has been ar-
rested, interrogated, and placed under confine-
ment. Ile had been married to her only five or
six mouths, after having lived with her several
years. Uri' excessive jealousy excited suspicion
against her.—(ll3mburgh Paper.)
William Wightman, stamper at the General
Post Office, underwent an examination, for se-
creting a letter containing cash, before the Right
lion. the Lunn MAYOR, at the Mansiou-liotisel
and remanded till Thursday.

I
SUDDEN DEATII. —YeNtertlay evening, .n the
Borough, about six o'clock, a short stout middle-aged man
dropped down, and expired shortly afterwards. He was dressed
in a black coat, light waistcoat, and black trousers : bad a
metal watch in his pocket, maker's name Wontner. The body
MU carried to Air. Dunn's, No. 11, Great Dover-street,
Borough.
SUlClDES.—Yesterday . afternoon an Inquest
was held in the London-road, on the body of William Davis,
aged'3o. The deceased, it appeared, was foreman to Mr. Kaye,
a baker, of the London-road. Some of his men were em-
ployed in carrying up flour into the loft on Monday, when they
observed the deceased hanging to a beam, quite dead. The
only proof of his derangement was,
that he a short time since
fell from a ladder with a sack of flour, and hurt his head, since
which time he had been odd and. ncoherent. The Jury re-
turned a verdict of Insanity.—An Inquest was held yesterday,
evening in the Committee-room of St;Andrew's Workhouse,
on the body of Joseph Pretty, aged 27. The deceased had,
during the last 17 months, been
.exceedingly ill ; he complained
of his head, and expressed fears that he would lose his senses.
On Thursday morning his wife went out to fetch some wine,
and the moment after she had quitted the room, he cut his
throat with a razor—Verdict, insanity.
M ELANCIIOLY A cc, DEN'T.—Between the hours
of eight and nine o'clock on Thursday evening, as Miss HAR-
RIET SEYMOUR, third daughter of Major SEvstlitt a, of
Gower-street (formerly attached to the lion. East India Com-
pany's cavalry) was dressing for a hall, some part of her ap-
parel took tire during the momentary absence of her attendant,
who had been sent into an adjacent apartment. The principal
materials of the dress being Italian gauze and thin muslin, in-
stantly ignited, and the young lady, before she could be aware
of the circumstance, was completely enveloped in flames, which
ascending rapidly to the bosom, throat, and head, rendered her
incapable of making a single effort to arrest their progress. In
this dreadful state she rushed from the apartment, screaming
wildly, and was met on the landing by her mother and the
maid servants ; the former swooned away, whilst the latter,
joining their shrieks to those of the sufferer, made some ineffec-
tual attempts to quench the fire. The alarm reaching the din-,
ing-parlour, where Major Seymour and three or four other gen-
tlemen were assembled, they immediately ran up stairs, and by
the help of blankets, the flames were effectually extinguished..
Surgical aid was quickly obtained, but from the dreadful state
of young lady's throat and head, very tkint hopes are entertain-
ed of her recovery. Every particle of the dress was reduced to
tinder, though not more than two or three minutes could We
elapsed from the communication of the tire to its extinction.
Miss Seymour is only in her 17th year, and is much and de-
servedly esteemed by an extensive circle of acquaintance.
UL COWPER'S RODUERY.-41, conditional
•
power has been vested in the .Sheriff of
fordsture, to delay the execution of Davis and,
BONS, until the doubts which have been ex-
cited as to the guilt of Barrio shall be fully in.
vaatisated.

VI CE-CIIA NC ELLOit'S COU Pa.( /744D4

CURIOUS MISTAKE.
TI(EYELY.tN WITUAIMI.

Mr. Wit.na.tuAsd, eu this case, which by some
unaccountable n►istake had been put let the
Paper of CaLIS'S for hearing in this Court, al-
though the suit was in the Roll►; Court, beit►g
called ou, said he .shoul►l not detaiu his Lord►,hip
hut a very short tiu►e ; the case had been tool►!
by his Lordship iu the Rolls.
Loud Girrouo—Thett haw does it come here?

Mr. suGout4-11y Lord, you w ere plealed too
make an order the other day, but my I.earuc-1
Friend doe' not feel satisfied with it.

Lor d rro lin —A very
considerable portion
of time %vas occopied on the hearing. Ido not
.it here ns llaiter or the Roth: the htiviliebs of
that Court must nut he intermixed with this. If
you have any application to 11111 AP, yOU otiu3t
bring it on in the reglihir course at the Rolls.
Mr. IViLatt.tti.tm—The points, au Lord, are
very short.

Lord Utrrottn—That does not signify. Ima
presiding hero for his Ilonour the Vice-Chart-
cellor, and the business of the Rolls nnist not in-
terfere %kit this Court. The cau.e must he
struck out. This was accordingly done.

ALLEGE!) Ni ULMER.

'FHA's%Eg-01vici.-011 Thursday Istst, this of.
fire was crowded to exc• as by seamen, waiting for the 11agi, -
trate*. decision upon a charge of wilful murder, alleged against
John Furonti,i, Captain of the Adonis, and George Finni4,
his mate, committed on the high setts, during their voyagd
front Africa us this country. At 12 o'clock the prisoners wt :a
placed at the bar, when the following evidence was adduced :
Matthias Sundhohn being sworn, deposed, that he ha,i
been to Africa, in the Adonis, with the prisoners, in OA
capacity of ship's carpenter ; and on their return to t 1.14
country, Joseph Franklio, a youth, officiated as steward
in the vessel. bout the latter end of July last, the stew -
sad, Franklin, served all hands with an extra portion of
liquor, and was himself very drunk at the-time, so much
so as to he unable to walk the deck. The Captain, being
apprised of his situation, heat hint with a speaking, trum-
pet, six feet long, over his head, until it was broken into
pieces, and then took up a batten in like manner, until the hots
became stupid, and was removed forward by the mate, efttr
which, in the state he was, forced hint to go up to the fore-mast
head, and send down the top-gallant yard. Fraklin went up.,
but came down again without obeying the orders given to hire ;
after which the prisoners gave directions for one of the crew,
named Proctor. to go aloft, and forced Franklin after him.--
Many minutes had not elapsed before the witness heard a cry
' the boy is overboard," but no Assistance was offered to rescue
him truth his perilous situation. The wind was blowing ha7.l
at the time: a steady man would scarce have been able !u
hold on.

Edward Proctor on the 30th ofJuly last was on board thot
Adonis, and recollected Joseph Franklin, the acting 4tevrard.
serving all hands with art extra portion of grog. Ile was very
drunk, and incapable of walking the deck ; the mate (messiii.
the prisoner Finn's) took Franklin in his arms, arid carri...i
Min into the forecastle, and in a short tittle afterwards called
trio boy three times to conic upon deck ; he was backward and
refused. The mate then came down, and asked the wintrys
for a knife to cut rope's end; the witness told him he!
had nut got one. The unite then forced the bay upon deck.
before him, where the Captain was waiting; and the wit-
nes heard hint (meaning the Captain) order the boy to go tip
to the foretop-mast-head and send down the foretop-gallant-
yard ; tire buy went up, came down again, and said he coukt
not do it ; the mate then called the witness for the purpose, awl
insisted upon the boy Franklin going with him, who at wis
time was 411i,king with cold, and unable to act for himself; th.!
boy was unwilling to toll.* witness ; the mate then took a
rope's-end, and forced hint up the rigging, crying out "
up, you rascal." When the deceased had reached the cross_
trees he was unable to hold himself, and called out to witorev,
saying, " you do not want me there." Witness replied," No,
keep wl,,re you are, and bear the yard clear oil the top." At
this time there was a heavy gale, which prevented the witness
from hearing any thing passing below.
Robert It. right, the cook, said, on the 30th or July he was in
the tbrecastle trimming Iris lamps, he heard the Mate say the
Captain had ordered him to send Franklin on deck : the boor
then said, " It' you force me to go, I will go." In a short ftn,,
afterwards I saw the Slate going aft, he was crying and looking
over the stern of the vessel: the boy was then overboard A
was blowing very bard ; the Captain observed it could not Gs
helped, and the vessel could not he pot about.
John llosthorp corroborated the testimony of the former 14.4-
nessts, adding, after the accident turd happened, he heard tots
(';retain say to the ,hate---" %Vitra the hell arc you crying fer ?
--that's of no use."

MaotsTitATE (to the prisoner:)...lf there are any questions
you wish to put to the witnesses, you have full liberty to dose ;
anti it' you have any defence to offer, I am ready to hear it.
Mr. HARMED, who attended on the part of the prisoners,
addressed the Bench and observed, he hoped if the impression
was, that under the circumstances it was a case to be sent for a
Jury to determine. that his clients might be admitted .to bail.
BIAGI4THATE—Most certainly not before me; you may
apply to a Judge. 1 feel it my duty to commit the prisoners
to Newgate for wilful issurder.

Muni-mt.—A ino4 extraortlinnry case of mur-
der took place on Saturday last at Uploders. A young woman,
named Ann Ituddon, about 2b yearn of age, In an advanced
state of pregnancy by her sweetheart, was rtrstiaded by him to
put an end to her existence by drowning nerself, as he said ha
had no intention of marrying her. Search was made for ha on
satutday and Sunday, and in the evening of the latter day
she was found dead in about 18 inches at` water, close to the
field where the said sweetheart was working on Saturday. Titer
body on examination was found to be much bruised in (lift:rent
parts ; it had evidently received some very violent blows., apt-
cially upon the head. A Coroner's Jury sat two days on the
inquest, and returned a seriliet of `4 Wilf.:l murder against
sonic person or persons unknown." Great alarm exists in the
neighbourhood, anti certainly some grounds for suspicion, as
the young man by whom the deceased was pregnant had mule
an engagement to meet her friends at Itridport on the same day
(Saturday last), for the purpose of making some settlement on
the girl. They attended, but he did not. An active investi-
gation is still going on, l y Sir 31. IL Nepean, a Alagistrate.io
the immediate neighbourhood, assisted by some other Gende-
men, and great hopea are entertained that the mitrdtrer will yet
be found out.--(Dorset County Chronicle.)
A somewhat ludicrous scene took place on one
of the Ilertforil coaches on Tuesday. A woman of the name of
Mary Illanchani got seated on the outside, and when she Itasi
remained there for a short time,
specting the propriety of travelling in whose ecITPV.o.
5l e
began to entertain very serious doubts. This turnero.t t bir
no other than the celebrated Jack Ketch, who was going down
his - duties. Mary could contain
to IlertfOrd to perform horrt she recognised a. personage, re-
herself no longer—she protested vehemently that she could
ar aver, anti Towed
not sit alongside of such a itiltfassuni
tila
said he worre the more balmiest character of the two, and
her of an old wroverb about pots and kettles; and
,e oranti
rime must
llei e quit neibte the
ee ecpoeanchh. 1
fair Jack's
, upirli
itdnet. w
hurt,
itheir hel l eti eg a eeHe
that but for her Jen, Davis-would not have come to an 'untimely
abuse the public functionary. As
ticularly some females on the coach, became
eatill:ll.ed she
scu inweaswatowlozatno obfetcloi emute
when
° conduct,
imn_t anti
Tito
gees, and par
alarmed, and accordingly Mary was removed to the inside
but even here she could not remain quiet, but every now and
his appropriate asylum. Mary, on her orrival, went to Mr.
gain put out
soon as Jack
tt
Nicholson, the Under-SheritE, and represented herself as the
ntlwife of time a
reachedistcbi Bhhireot uresbr "o saide
wisheda
tiletl that
l'evnetmidtostt neithernakilll:tulii
tydtiwl
as)te:ll:::nedhilit:;enertit:os rnirinati ithtei •
eici:esrt
ates:ti to
t ;gat egrs
ve at
liftsa
th with
)11
ling. tr.
ission to her
intcCnAellUaTtl:BNo.—wn elderlyAext}:ence. luau is iolni-ahout the
West end of the town cunt iitting 414iedations
aodnosuitnt'avialtr..ey lioumii.kt'epera. Isis
under 11P14:4 piralOe/It O
to
ogaitlf
looking atenairahretrmiensisstts:eassn,dtowl.:liilpe.tit:ietosethrveanpt4::
other room soljoitiitig
going to
lours or
and steal any thing that liappaol4 be 1"---re
pn'es' age, or bail,
our
portable mature.

TILE LONDON JOUItNAI,S.

DA 1 IX
Extracts front thf Morning Ayers, Aug. 14.

• • [MORNING POST.?
Thi;inanner in which a Paper of yesterday as.
sem that the Provision in the Renewal of the
Alien Act, excluding Foreigners who have re.
sided here seven years from its operation, has
been evaded in the case of a particular Mer.
chant, must, we are convinced, either have ori•
ginated in mistake, or the circumstances be
grossly misrepresented. A bona fide residence
or domicile in this country for the period stated,
without reference to a casual excursion or two to
Calais or Ostend, was unquestionably, we think,
within the mitigation of the old Law meant by
the Legislature. It is evident at the same time
that there are cases of doubtful residence to
which Parliament never intended the provision
should apply. A man may have a house and a
' Warehouse in England for seven years, and
yet pass and repass so constantly to and from
the Continent, as in no respect to lose his foreign
'character, or have acquired that sort of English
citizenship which the new Alien Act contemplates.
A discretion was therefore left with the Secretary
of State for the Home Department, respecting per-
sons who had not uniformly resided here ; and as.
lured'', when the provision alluded to was so
cordially adopted by his Majesty's Ministers,
including the Right lion. Gentleman whose
powers it went to restrain, no reasonable stippo.
sition can be entertained of any unfair attempt on
their or his part, to pervert the will of the Le-
gislature while carrying it into execution.

[NEW TIMES.]
We have inserted a letter from the Consul
General of Portugal, the object of which is to
recal public attention to a Decree issued in
April last, in which his Most Faithful Majesty
announced that he would not consider himself
bound to fulfil any contract or arrangement en-
tered into by the present Brazilian Government.
With regard to the Loan for Brazil, which is
expected to be brought forward, we are not pre-
pared to give any opinion, us no decisive and
satisfactory information on the subject has trans-
pired.

[monning clinosicmcd
Extract of a Letter, dated Almeiru, June 2'2.
—" The of of the Peninsula gradually de.
velope themselves, and It will be found wrong
policy to have attempted to make humiliation the
basis of Spanish tranquillity. The views of the
Bourbons also every day become more apparent;
and the British by this time must have known,
- that it cannot be their interest for the French to
be in military possession of the Peninsula, and
there exercise a controul that almost makes them
monopolists, as far as commercial conzerns go ;
since it is a fact, that for the last twelve months,
wit have seen in Spain little else than French
cottons and silks. The Manchester and Glasgow
markets, with which we formerly were so fami-
liar, are now nearly unknown to us. A crisis is
fast arriving that will 'astonish those even who
were of opinion that Spanish energy was extinct.
The deceived and betrayed people of this
country ire worn out with repented insults.—
:the.illtralloyalists, those who joined the
have been undeceived.
• French' wherrthey entered,
On the other hand, a single pledge given by,
or in the name of the Duke d'Angouleme, has
been fulfilled. All is dissatisfaction—ell is die.
content---because every one is wretched and mi-
serable. The French entered Spain avowedly in
the interests of the Royalists, yet they declared
that their only object was to establish a Govern-
ment less democratical than the one we before
had, and at the same time more conformable to
the principles on which the other Monarchies
Of Kurope were founded. The quiet part
'or th.., population joined them, because it was
believed they were sincere, and they expected
that something in the way of modification would
Vithe result. All' their hopes have now vanished,
in't4thei see themselves surrounded by nothing
lomst anarchy,• poverty, and persecution.—llelieve
rima 'the public• indignation has risen to its height,
• •
hpamaros will not be backward in evincing
what they feel. What this will end in, God only
1440w5. From all points 'of Spain strange things
roach us, and it becomes a question, how the
French, and the few hireling supporters they
left, wilt be able to hold their ground amidst
.so, much animosity against them, and such an
enormous, expence as that they are driven to.
Their imermanency in Spain is only the effect of
the large sums they expend, yet this does not
afford them security. They are objects of hatred
pied attack, wherever they are not shielded by
their superior strength. They are daily cut
off in an insensible manner, and the least spark
'would set the whole country in a blaze. We
Bear of Many small rencontres, which convince
,spe of time stale of public feeling, end these
are frequently repented. In Requena, a town
eligibly situated on the borders of Valera.
Gies a few days ago the inhabitants made
bold stand, and, after a smart action with the
the troops of Saint March, that• infamous sa.
Unite of despotism compelled them to retire.--
The effect of this resistance was electric. We
*re confidently assurol, that the province of
Castello, on hearing of this event, rose up ; and
it is added, that parties of Guerrillas, commanded
Bernardino,. Marti, and others, are already
operating, whilst the appearance of things has
ls"Tne so serious, that the French now keep
theMselves shut up in Valencia and Murviedro.
This is in some nimmas9ro confirmed by the non-
of 61;,, vn' the st, which skews that the
roads are interceoar 'in t' I mat quarter. The last
letters we have from Valencia are of the sth, and
they alludoita occurrences even more serious than
that o.f itOquenn.

[unrrtsit es;ess.i
The good effect of the. system 'under which
Ireland is at present goverined, beium.3
ever,
4 sy more manife o
st. Lord IVellesley 'percvd,
from the 'commencement, the evils with which it
had been for ages afflicted, and be saw that there
*vas no method for remedying those evils, hut by

removing the cattses which Ted to them. To do
effectually must be a work of time. Violent
and sudden reformations are never lasting ;
something must be yielded to habit, and some-
thing must be conceded to prejudice. The con-
dition of Ireland required that a more equal dis-
tribution should be made of the offices and dis-
tinctions of the civil government. It was most
deslrabk that whatever change for the better
was made, should be so made, that the evils of
the old distribution should never be able to re-
turn. This has been done, and done in a manner
that will redound to the lasting honour of Lord
Wellesley's administration in Ireland. We are
strenuous advocates for the Church Establish-
ment ; and therefore it is that we never
wish to see that preponderance of power
which it ought always to possess, exercised
in the spirit of intolerance towards any class
of Christians, whatever may be the conscientious
peculiarities of their religious opinion. —lt
is high time we bad got rid of all enmity and
dissention on the score of orthodoxy. Evangelical
charity knows no distinction between men who,
be their creed what it may, keep their conscience
void of offence. The salutary arrangements which
have been recently made towards extending to
the Catholic body those political benefits, from
which they have been so long and so oppressively,
excluded, is hourly giving peace to the popula-
tion, and introducing that confidence in the Go-
vernment which best insures its prosperity.—
Much, however, remains to be done by the Irish
themselves towards putting the comforts of life
within the fair reach of labour and industry.
Before any vital good can be done--that is,
before any positive, permanent amelioration
in the Irish peasantry can be effected, the
condition of the higher ranks must be im-
proved ;—we do not mean improved in wealth,
or outward circumstances, but in liberality of
mind, in justness of thinking, in genuine pa-
triotism, and in that frame of mind which brings
a man to the conviction, that he is born for the
good of his fellow-men, and to promote, as far as
his means reach, the comfort and happiness of
mankind. We may depend upon it, were this
conviction universal, both Church and State
would rest upon a rock.