The Sun.
London, England, 1812-03-02 00:00:00

To sink the Ofnl per st ne of 81b.

nod', Ss. id. to 6s. 4d. Mutton, ss. id. to 6s. 41. Veal,
6s. od to Bs. od. Pork, ss. cd. to 6s. Bd.
DeIISAS, 2.c90 Sheal), 11,560. Calves, 90. Pigs,‘ 3oD.
SMYTHVIELD HAYMARKET.

Hay, 4!. os. od. to 51. Iss. 6d. Straw, 2i. cos. od. to 31.
3s. C IOVCI, .51. OS. od. to 61. us. od.

CORN-EXCHANGE, MARCH 2.-To-day the (resit
arrivals of Wheat make but a short supply, etnd
sales in this trade at an further advance of about 2i.
and 3s. per quarter from Friday ; Barley heavy sale,
hardly at late prices';,Malt and Wib4e Peas fully
suppott the quotation ; in beaus of the two kinds,
but little variation ; there are some further arrivals
of Oats, and sales hereof zilso quoted at little fluc-
tuation ; Flour m.:lntains last week's advance.

W heat -72 S a Ic),:S a 1145
Fine ditto - - tzos a tztois I

Tick ikans (new) 47s` a 54s
Ditto (fine old) • 55s a 503

Rye - - - - sos a.,stis 1 Oats - -31 S a 34i a 37;
Barley - - -40 s a 58s Poland ditto - gs a 4ait
Malt - - - ho a 9ts i l'utatoe ditt() . 4ts a ,{is
WhitePease(boil,)Sos a 6.-, Rape Seed - ... tip a 671
Grey ditto - -57 s a 63s fine Flour - -95 s a 1,,S
13C:111$ - . - i 33 a Os Seconis .., . . 945 a 9.0

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[conclu.led from our Paper of Feb. xB.]

As ties- island has rectit!y been add-4 to-the tri-
utnt-hs ot British valour, tke follf.tv, tug sketch ot its
inli4h-va,t, of ,Which we are incleoted to the last
number ot The Quarterly Review, will doubtless be
acceptable to our Readers.

' The Javanese women are generally marriageable
at eleven or twelve years of age, fill which time they
go nearly n ,ked, wearing only a belt round the
waist. with a metal plate in front, rings round the
wrist, coaies about the neck, and flowers in their
black hair, shieing tvith cocoa-nut oil. Not only
all the Dutch inhabitants of Batavia, from the Go-
vernor General downwards, but every description of
persons an the whole-island, are firmly persuaded
that inanyeof these women, besides a knowledge of
herbs of wonderful virtues and efficacy in the cure
of diseases, possess great skill in philtres and frsci-
nation. Ifempiricism is found to thrive In the
midst of regular and well educated, praaitioners, we
cannot aionder that it should succeed where diseases
are itequenearrel dangerous, and physicians ignorant
and few. Men of sound understanding, in other
reapects, are the dupes of JaVanese fascination. Mr.
Titsingh is a person whose name has been brought
forward by Sir William Jones and others in the re-
cords of literature; he long ago announced his in-
tention .of publishing a history of Japan, where
for many years he was chief of the fa&ory ;' he was
subsequently Dueclor General of the Dutch posses-
sions in the East, and ambassador extraordinary and
plenipotentetry to the Emperor of China. Thls
Gentleman who, we believe, is now in Paris, com-
municated to us, orally, the following anecdotes, the
truth which was,
,in his mind, incontrovertible.—
Fie had an amour, he said, with a lady of Batavia,.
who was passionately fond of him, and ,who was
equally the object of his affection. After some time
however, she imagined that the warmth of his pas-
sion was on the wane, and began to suspect a possibi-
lity.ot tosine him. To provide against the worst,
she had recourse to a Javanese woman, who furnish-
ed her with a charm which was to render her lover
incapable of transferring those attentions, of which
she once fancied nerself the sole possessor, to a new
mistress. The spell completely succeeded to her
wishes; and it was not till after long and, earnest
Intreaties, that Mr. Titsingh (who was sufficiently
sensible of its operation) prevailed upon herto relieve
him. Application was again made to the Javanese
Sybil, who pre,cribed certain medical cottons, of
which he thinks lime-water was a principal ingre-
dients, for fourteen days, at the end of which he
found himself completely cured, and determined
never to put it into her power to repeathr'r charm.
These spells ate not confined to the Javanese. The
neighbouring islands have similar pretensions ; and
Mr. Titsn,eli assured us, from his own knowledge,
that the Japanese operate still more extraordinary
effects hy means of a powder, which relaxes every
fibre of the living frame, and preserves thedead from
rigidity, and, by its antiseptic virtues, wards off pu-
trefaction. The practitioner put.; a Small quantity
of this powder into the eyes and ears of the dead
body. In a few minutes the joints regain their flex-
ibility, the whole frame becomes soft and yielding,
every muscle cor tra&s with ease, and the body is
placed in whatever attitude or posture the friends or
relationsbf the defunct may determine. Of the ef-
ficacy of this powder he was fully convinced, having
tried it on a Dutch sailor. Two days after his death,
when the body was quite rigid, and signs of putre-
faction had appeared, the powder was put into the
eyes and eats ; in a few minutes it became soft and
flexible, the progress of putrefaction was arrested,
and Mr. Titsingh saw the body in a cave many days
afterwards in a recumbent position, quite pliant, and
without further masks of corruption. -He pur-
chased, at a considerable price, a small quantity of
this wonderful powder, but never made any use of
it himself ; he was even afraid to touch it, dreading,
that if it had such extraordinary power over the dead
fiLres, it might act with still greater force upon the
living ones, and be followed by more disastrous and
perm inent effects than those which he had already
-experienced from Javanese fascination.
We leave our readers to form their own conclu-
sions on-Mr. Titsingli's amusing stories. That the
Javanese are well acquainted with the medicinal
qualities of the native plants, there can be no doubt.
Two vegetable poisons, whose strength and activity
on the human frame are probably exceeded only by
the Woorara of Guiana have recently been discover-
ed by a French naturalist, who has published a very
curious and interesting account of them in the "An-
pales du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle."

The natural history of Java presents a wide and
unexplored field. No cothitry in the old world,
lying under the same 'parallels of latitude, has yet
been explored :—an additional incitemennt to those
who may hereafter prosecute their researches in the
Ulterior of this island.

An Antiquarian of great renown has sent us the

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following account of that celebrated place Stratford-
upon-Avon. It was originally called Rat-Ford, in
consequence of a tremendous Rat that continually
crossed the Ford close to the town, committing de-
predations on the bread and cheese of its peaceable
inhabitants. Vide Ephemerides Cancellaria Majis-
torum, lib. vi. But the following curious circum-
stance which occurred Anno Doinini 1124, gave
rise to its present name : a person called Francis
Paul Stratford (remarkable for his urbanity of man-
ners) atter frightening to death 7342 children, and
eating up 94.5 Solicitors' Clerks, hailed in a cockle-
shell across Rat-ford, said Cleiks occasionally peep-
ins out of " Man Mountain's" pocket, and sudden-
ly disappearing, as if terrified, to the no small diver-
sion, but great astonishment of the multitude that
saw the fact.—Ex prima editione histnrix Impera-
Wris Paulini, tom. 13.
A pool woman, in returning last week to Cot--
terstock, near Onndle; was met by • a sailor in
crutches, who demanded her money', and assaulted
and robbed her of ninepence. On the woman
calling murder, a shepherd ran to her assistance,
when the sailor shrew down his ,crutches and ran
away. On examining the crutches two one-pound
notes w ere found concealed in the head of one of
hem.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

VACCINATLON.

MR. EDITOR,

A.' letter 'was lately imerted in your Paper from
the Boaid of toe Nation N7'.,ccine.Establisnrent to
the Governors of the Western Dispensary, recom-
mending them to take into- consideration the pro,
4,64 of allowing Small Pox Inoculation to be
,pratArsed at the Dispensary. The importance of
the disc fission drew together a numernua and re,
s'pedable body of the Governors, who argued the
question with great moderation and good sense.—
The shocking_ etfeas of propagating a mortal ids-•
ease in the heart of 'Westminster, was proved by
many well attested facts, and it was --clearly strewn
that by permitting the InocrilatiOn of Sarah Pox to
be pra6tised at the Dispensary, rurae lives would be
lost than could be saved by the efforts of the Medi-
cal Gentlemen in curing other distempers.

A motion was th&:n made, and carried unani-
mously, to suspend immediately Small Pox Inocu-
lation, which was all that the Assembly were em-
powered to do; and it is intended at the next Ge-
neral Court, to prohibit definitively, Small Pox
Inoculation, and establish Vaccination in its stead.
This judicious measure has already been
_adopted at
the Small Pox Hospital, aria at the other Charities
of the Metropolis.
It is much to be regretted that there are still any
Medical Prglitioners who can be induced .by gain,
to inoculate the Small Pox, since it is openly con-
demned by all the Professors of the science of Me-
dicine in Europe. It is wonderful that there are still
among the Faculty opponents of the Vaccine Sys-
tem; as the hue of condua which they adopt only
tends to degrade them io the lowest order of the pro,.
fession.

Feb. 29, 1812.

HUMANITA%

Letters from Constantinople, of the Qd of Ja-
nuary, state, that official intelligence had been re-
ceived of the overthrow of the Wechabites, by the
Egyptian forces under the son of MAHOMED ALY•
PACHA ; 'and that the latter had marched for
Mecca, which had declared for the Grand Seignior,
to chace from thence the Enemies of the Faith.
This had diffused joy at Constantinople—prayers
were offered in the mosques ; and the [mans and
Doctors had declared; that the expulsion of the
Wechabites from Mecca, coupled with the birth of
an heir to the throne, must be considered indica-
tions that Ditine wrath was removed, and that Pro-
vidence would bless the arms of the Faithful against
Infidels, and restore the Empire to its former
splendour. So anxious were all classes for advises
of the re-occupation of Mecca, and so certain of-its
taking place, that: thousands had made vows of ab-
staining from all animal food, &c. until they were
were received.

The following is an' account of the total amount
of Taxes, &c. applicable to the Public Service in
the last three-years, after dedu&ing the Charges
upon the Consolidated Fund, viz.
The sth of January, 1810, ,e 27,748,807 6 51b
The sth of January, 1811, 30,415;940 19_ 0
The sth of January, 1812, 26,880,591, 17 0

The Bishop of -MEATH lately preached an excel-
lent sermon in Bishop SANDFORD'S Chapel, in Edin-
burgh. His Lordship also preached in the Cow-
gate Chapel, in behalf of the Edinburgh House of
Industry, when a large colleaion was made on that
charitable occasion. The Chapel was crowded in
every part. The eloquent Prelate strongly recom-
mended education, conneaed with religious prin-
ciples.
Last July, James Estelow, a private in the Bom-
bay Artillery, was tried at that place for the mur-
der of one Nanoo Mdosiler, a Cooly, (a native
water-carrier.) The charge being fully proved
against him, he' was found guilty; and the Re-
corder passed sentence of death on him, observing,
in a suitable address, in which the following pas-
sage occurs :—" To assert the majesty of human
nature, underlievery form and colour, to vindicate
the sacred ptinCiple of equality which is the essence
of all law arid justice, it is necessary that the law of
England should give a new example of resolution
to avenge the death of the meanest being who has
the happiness to be subjea to its beneficent autho-
rity. It is necessary for us to shew that there is
no race of men in these extensive dominions either
too high for its power, or toolow for its protection."
The behaviour of Estetow in prison was at. first a
shocking specimen of depravity ; but he finally be-
came penitent) and owned his guilt. He was ex-
ecuted on the Esplanade on the 20th, before a vast
multitule brought together to witness the death of
the first European who had suffered capital punish-
ment at Bombay for 25 years, and of the first hu-
man being on whom it had been :inflicled for more
than seven.

Oue'of the merciless villains who lately robbed
and wounded a soldier near Lincoln, was last week
seen by a servant lad at South lilyme, in. the ad of
picking the lock of a barn-dooro Mr. Parker's pre-
mises there, and being challenged by the youth, the
fellow immediiiely fastened upon him, and with a
large knife, whin he drew from a case, ' cut a deep
gash across one of the poor lads thighs, and inflicted
other wounds. -The cries, of the sufferer, and of a
little boy who was near, induced the ruffian to run
offi and he unfortunately eluded pursuit.
On Friday.evening last, an elderly woman named
Finch, returning from St. Ives, was assaulted on
Houghton Hill, with Ina mile of the village of
Houghton, by a ruffian masked, who threw her
down, and with menaces of instant death in
case of resistance, cut from her side a pocket con-
taining notes and cash to the amount of forty-three
pounds, accumulated during a series of years,
by honest industry. The villain, after rifling the
pocket of its contents, lift it in art adjoining held,
where it was found the following morning. The
inhabitants of Houghton, where the unfortunate
sufferer resides, and the vicinity, have generously
subscribed the sum of 251. towards remunerating
her for her loss.

One hundred guineas found concealed under the
windlass on board the Thomas and Mary smack of
Weymouth, lying at Newhaven harbour, have been
seized, together with the vessel.

LAW REPORT.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FEB. 29.

POETRY.

Trans-ITORY. THOUGHTS.ON MR. REMBLCS .ntr.

MOURED EMIGRATION.

Ye billows,ora,tsparent, oh !.stop KEMB,I. E'S trannt,
MEL rom E N E'S husband, at home let the titan sir,
Tran,cendant in London, he'd surely be frantic
Himself' to it-a/sport to a land trans. Atlantic.