The Sun.
London, England, 1824-09-11 00:00:00

POUCH IN'tI4I.I.I(ENCE.

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dcroewwn'oaf twhieelrallt°wllhCiellielrsaena. against Sharp's wherry, in which
were fifteen persons, two of whom were drowned, and. the war-
rant for their apprehension was issued iminediately lifter the
close of the examination of Sharp, the waterman, the particu-
lars of which we published in Thursday's Paper. Two young
women, . who Were in the boat with the defendants attended
voluntarily.
The boy Wilkes, who was one of those thrown out of the
boat, and who swain ahmiside of the defendants' wherry, but
was repulsed, identified Win Gay, but could not speak to the
others.
A young-watetman of Qucenhithe, of the name of Cokond,
stated that on the Sunday in question he lent a wherry to the
defentiants, and they rowed to Putney, he accompanying them
in another boat. Ile, was behind them when the accident oc-
curred, and therefore could say nothing as ,to the merits of the
case except hi the way of opinion ; but he had no hesitation
in saying that the thing could scarcely have happened had it
not been for the overloading of Sharp's boar. A heavylsh
boat only drifting with the title would have been sufficient to
have swamped a wherry with 15 persons In her. The defend.
ants had only two oars, and one was broken at the time of the
accident.

The defendants being called on to answer the charge, de-
clared that it Was an unavoidable accident. They certainly
were not keeping a good look out a-head, or they might have
seen the wherry.; but when they heard Sharp call out, they
tried with their utmost strength to stop their own boat, by
backing water, but one of their oars broke in two pieces, and
of course deprived them at once of all controul over the boat.
Mr. Ha r.z.s said, that there was one circumstance which
pressed very strongly upon his mind as Indicative of the kind
of feeling which must have existed among the defendants—he
meant their rowing away from the unfortunate persons whom
they had precipitated lido the water, and .absolutely refusing
to tako in one who had been able to swim alongside of their
boat.

Gay, at first denied this., hut afterwards admitted the fact,
and excused himself and companions upon the ground that they
had eight of their own party and two men ;who got on board
from the other party, and taking any more would have endan-
gered their own lives. •
John Prest; the-Man OW was rowing with Sharp, swore,
that he and another man 'jumped into die defendants' wherry
to save themselves when Sharp's boat • was going down, and
that the defendant/40;441y backed water to get away from
those who were struggling to save themselves, and in doing so
they broke an oar.
by repeated that the oar was broken, in endeavouring to
prevent the boats from coming in contact.
The two young women who were with the defendants were
called and having been sworn, they with considerable hesitation
and veryer the accident happened. strong
reluctance admitted that the oar was not broken
until aft
After a very long examination Mr. HALLS said, that in his
opinion the ,defisidante had been guilty of great misconduct,
and the consequences of their misconduct were of a most
serious and melancholy nature. lie should therefore certainly
take means to enforce their attendance at the next Surrey
Sessions, and in the interim the prosecutor's legal advisers would
determine In what shape to proceed ageinst them.
The,defendents were all held to bail in two sureties of 401.
each, to answer for their conduct at the Sessions.
Maitt.unnovart-SpiteET.--Caue tat( TO AbrIMAL9.—
Vegertlay Mr. Grey, livery-stable-keeper, charged Lewis Cuth-
hill M
groom, with brutally and savagely treating a valuable
horse, his property. It appears that r. Grey had missed a
cow, which had strayed away, and in consequence the prisoner
was dispatched mud the neighbouring country in search of,
her. '1 statement of treatment ofthe animal was horrifying
—his head was so bruised that his eyes were scarcely distinguish-
able, his loins lacerated, and his hocks lreadfully strained; in
short, front the evidence produced, it appears more wanton,
brutal, and unprovoked conduct was never witnessed. The
prisoner could only urge drunkenness as a palliation of his of and that he consequently knew not what he slid. lie
was convicted in the penalty of three poundis(mitiguted by hav-
ing a wife and large family from 51. at the request of his master)
winch not being able to pay, he was committed for two months
to hard labour in the house of Correction.

We have received the Moniteur of the Bth
instant, the Toile of the 9th, and the Constitu-
tionnel, the chief contents of which will be found
in other columns of our Paper this day. The
King of FaArmy., it appears, is still able to hear
mass in his apartments, and also to preside in a
Council of Ministers, which if, as stated, It lasted
from twelve o'clock till half after one, indicates
more strength than he could be supposed to pos-
sess, judging from recent accounts ; but as his
Al.e.tta•ry Li so much disposed to somnolent ha-
bits, it Is probable that mere forms of business
were gone through under the sanction of the
Royal presence.

We were favoured this day with the following
article, dated Liverpool Mercury, Sept. 10.—
The accounts respecting the fate of Tariffa are
quite contrary to those hi the French Papers,.but
It is evident that the latter are likely to receive
a colouring favourable to the Spanish Govern-
ment, and therefore they should be received with
distru it
spAim.—We have been not a little puzzled with the letter
received in Liverpool yesterday, as it is utterly at variance with
the latest intelligence from France. Tariff'', according to the
French accounts, was taken on the 19th ult., and the citadel
on the 20th ; notwithstanding which, we have here a letter of
a later date by one day, which states that Tariffa ways, on the
21st ult., in the possession of the Liberals. This letter is ad-
dressed to a highly respectable house in Liverpool, by a cor-
respondent in Gibraltar, which is only 9 miles from Tariffs.—
We can very readily believe that the prostituted French
journalists will fabricate any intelligence which may suit the
views of their Government; but we cannot so promptly give
credit to the existence of so formidable a force as that said to
be so strongly entrenched under Valdes in Tariff's:—
" Extract of a letter received from Gibraltar, dated 21st
August You will, doubtless, have heard of the Liberals
having taken Tariffs, where they still hold out In defiance of
the French and Royalist troops. Indeed, they say' it is so com-
pletely defended by walls they have raised in every street, and
communications from one house to another, with holes to fire
through, that if they enter the place few could be saved: the
French have been bombarding there for the last ten days, but
to no effect. Indeed they acknowledge to have lost two officers,
and some hundred. men killed and wounded, with two pieces of
artillery taken by the Constitutionalists hi a sortie made from '
the town. They have 800, some say 1,000, men, commanded
by Valdes, who had been here a long time preparing this expe.
dition so secretly that it was not even suspected. I have dined
with him several times; he is very valiant, and of superior
experience to Riego : They are well provisioned, and have
plenty of money, and the French acknowledge it is impossible
to blockade them by sea; indeed two French frigates are just
come into the Bay, pumping every moment, from the effects
of the red-hot shot which Valdes fires—having a flanace,
in imitation of General Elliot, when Governor here. Another
expedition sailed for America, where they have landed, and
been joined by 5 or 800 men, and by lust accounts were pro.
ceding by the Grenada Mountains towards Malaga, in which
place they say all is ready for them. I know not what it will
end in ; but the country is in a wretched state. No one ven-
tures now into Spain from here; all the country-houxes, &e.,
deserted, for we hear them firing in different directions every
hour. O'Donnel; the Governor of Algesiras, (detested by all),
yesterday shot 4 men, taken in a boat going to Tariff,' to join
the ethers ; and it is said Valdes intends to retaliate by shooting
25 French and Royalists in his possession to-day."•

Mr. CANNING leaves town this day on an ex-
cursion fora few weeks. Yesterday he trans.
acted bibineLs at the Foreign Office with tie