The Sun.
London, England, 1824-02-20 00:00:00

AMEI►.CANTILE SHIPPING.

PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 19.—Wind E.S.E.—Remains the
Duke of Bedford, for Madras. Sailed the Eliza, Scott, for
Plymouth.
PLYMOUTH, FEB. 18.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived the Sky-
lark, Monday, from London for Smyrna ; and Josephine,
from Dunkirk—in coming into Uatwater carried away
the bowsprit of the sloop Liberty, then at anchor, and did her
some other damage.
FALMOUTH, Fsn. 18.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived the Jonge
Marquess, Baker, from Rotterdam ; Four Friends, Roberts,
for London ; Mantura, Davis, from Bristol; Malvina, WTatt,
from London for /,ante.
Two P.M.—Two large outward-bound ships are now going
up the Roads.
DEAL, FEB. 19.—Wind E.S.E.—Came down from the
River and sailed the Britannia, Davison, for Tobago ; Hero,
Morris, St..Miehael'a ; Speculation, Garth, Faro ; Caroline,
Ilarris, for Batavia ' • and several others, names unknown.
COWES, FEB. 19.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived the Sprightly
cutter, Brown, from Rio Janeiro.
LIVERPOOL, FEB. 18.—Off the port the Meteor, Gardner,
from New York. sailed 24th January. Sailed the Rochdale,
Giddies, for Valparaiso; Luna, Williamson, and Ann, Per.
rot, for Rio Janeiro; Edward Byam, Wilson, Maranham ;
Exchange, Porter, and Eliza, Grisdale, New Orleans; Friends.
Wilson, Boston ; and Ann, Williams, for Malta.
GRAVESEND, FEB. 19.—Arrived the Hester, Gibbons.,
from Palermo. Sailed the Sir David Scott, for India ;
Nel-
son, Scott, for Pernambuco; and Lady Keith, Boyde, for
Palermo.

LIST OF THE MINORITY
Who voted for Mr. Curwen's Motion,

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For the production of the orders of the Secretary of State, that,
dispensed with the attendance of the house of Key's in the
Criminal Courts of the Isle of Man.
Abercromby, Hn.J. Gurney, Hudson Tierney, Rt.Hn. G.
Althorp, Visct. Hamilton, Lord A Sefton, Earl of
Baring, A. James, W. Wood, Alderman
Bright, Henry Kennedy, I'. F. Wrottesley, Sir J,
Brown, Daniel Kemp, T. P. Warre, J. A.
Bury, Viscount Lamb, Hon. G. Williams, J.
Calcraft, J. Monck, J. B.
Duncannon, Visct. Mackintosh, SirJ. TELLERS,
Ellice, Ed. Robarts, A. W. . Curwen, J. C,
Grattan, J. Robarts, Colonel Hume, J.
Guise, Sir W. Rumbold, C. E.

THE MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE, FEB. 20.

The arrivals of this week are tolerably good : Wheat 5,400,
Barley 5,700, Oats 11,600, Irish Oats 2,000 qrs. ; Flour 6,600
sacks. The Wheat trade has been lively to-day ; and fine de-
scriptions have rather exceeded Monday's quotations. Earley
also sells well, on full as good terms as the beginning of the
week. Beans and Pease are unaltered. Oats find buyers at
much the same rate as last quoted. No alteration in Flour.
SMITHFIELD AIARKET, FEZ. 20.
The supply at market this morning was not so good as on
former Fridays. Mutton was dear, and short in number ' • in
consequence of which high prices were demanded for all de-
scriptions of cattle.
To sink the Offal, per stone of 81b.
Beef 3s 4d to 4s 4d Veal
Mutton 3s 8d to 4s 86 I Pork
Lamb Os Od to Os ad.

HAY AND STRAW, PER LOAD.
!Tay £4 lOs to £5 5s I Clover £s 1O to ZS Cs
Straw £1 18s so £2 4s.

On the 11th inst., Robert Wm. Jackson, Egg-,
A. 111., Trinity-College, Dublin, who called to the Bar by tt.e
Ilonourable Society of Gray's-Inn.
On Tuesday, in consequence of the high tide
in the afternoon, it overflowed the wharfs, 11 cI. on the Surrey
side of the River, and below London Bridge, so that the stree's
and passages near the River were impassable till the ebb ties,
It had nearly reached the terrace of the Custom House.

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' - --- -- - - the Royal Library : the first floor of one' the tread-mill; and he is now about to extinguish
THE LONDON JOURNALS. of the wings, however, to be reserved for col- that tyranny by the authority of the Legis-
-.......-- lections of paintings, prints, and similar works of lature. We wonder how will Mr. Chetwynd
DAILY art. It strikes us, that if it be intended to make feel or defend his acts, when the history of his con-
Extracts from the Morning Papers, Feb. 20. further purchases of the works of the great duct to the Flints comes before the Houses as
' - . , masters, some consummate judge should he named come it will; his manoeuvre in the Court of King's
[MORNING POST.]
for that purpose. The estimate for the ordinary Bench will, we fear, avail little for his defence
A variety of subjects came under discussion in
repairs of the year, applicable to all the public in Parliament. In fact, the tyranny of Magis-
the (house of Commons last night. Mr. Grenfell
buildings, is also 40,0001.: and the expellees of trates under that vile legislative abortion called
made his annual motion for the return of the ag-
ltist year amounted to upwards of 38,0001. Both " The Vagrant Act," was latterly becoming
gregate amount of all deposits of public money
these sums are very high, as constituting a cur- quite monstrous. In London it was frowned down
in the hands of the Batik, and of all sums re-
rent expense. After all that has beeu said re- as soon as attempted by the Press, but in the coca-
ofceiyed .by that Establishment for the management
specting the Penitentiary at Millbank, we find try a system of despotism was daily strengthen-
the public debt during 1803, and complained
24,5001. applied by estimate to the support of tug, under which at length no man could exist :
that the remuneration paid for that service was
the institution. The officers' wages amount to in fact, it became essential to a gentleman's inde-
excessive. The Chancellor of the Exchequer
6,0001. ; and the victualling of one thousand pendence and personal protection to procure a
had no objection to the production of the papers
prisoners and seventy officers to only 8,5001. : commission of the peace, to guard him from the
moved for, but doubted whether it would be in
one party must be well paid, or the other tyranny of his privileged neighbours. This sys-
the power of Parliament at present to diminish
ill fed. r The estimate for the employment of tem has been exposed, and has awakened atten-
the charges for the management of the Debt, as
convicts at home amounts to 60,754/. Corn- tion in the highest quarter. Mr. Peel's interpo-
a compromise had been made with the Beek,
pensation to American Loyalists still forms an sition will, we trust, at length put an end to it,
which ought to be respected as long as its Char-
item in one of the estimates. We have no reason and check the arbitrary powers of Magistrates.
ter lasted. Mr. Hume extended the discussion
for supposing the charges for printing extrava- .
to the question of reviving the Bank Charter, --
gent, but there must be much needless work OLD BAILEY-(THee DAY.)
which he hoped would not be done, and recom-
done : the estimate for this branch of service
mended that as soon as the Three per Cents.
amounts to nearly 70,0001. CHARGE OF MURDER.
should be at par, the Debt due to the Bank
-.....21.---_ Charles Johnson, aged 25, was put to the bar
should be paid, arid the management taken into on an indictment, charging him with wilfully
the hands of Government. Mr. Baring brought [New TIMES]
back the debate to its original object, and justly His Majesty's Government has thought fit killing and slaying James Richardson, in the
observed, that " if it were necessary to be in a
to remit the punishment adjudged to Mr. parish of Enfield, in the month of June, 1821.
state of preparation for war, there ought to be a
Smith, the Missionary at Demerara ; but he Mr. ANDREWS opened the case for the prose-
National Bank in a state of efficiency as much as is prohibited from residing henceforward in cution.-It will be recollected that the prisoner,
any of the West Indian Colonies. The the deceased, and five other men, were in the
as Army and Navy." The Papers were then
latter restriction may probably have been employ of Mr. Parish, of Beech Hill. On the
granted. The next topic was the Regulation of
dictated as much by a humane regard to Mr. day in question they all dined together, and
Prisons, when Mr. Secretary Peel redeemed his
Smith's personal safety, as by any impression of afterwards, having drank a pot of porter, they
pledge,and introduced a Bill to amend the Act of
his criminality. At the same time we cannot returned to their work. On the way the pri-
the last Session, and particularly to enact that DO
pretend to aver (for we have seen nothing of the soner and the deceased quarrelled about which
individual should be made to work at the Tread-
evidence in the case), that the conduct of Mr. had cut the greatest swarth. The deceased with
Mill before trial. The Right Hon. Secretary also
Smith was wholly blameless. He may have been an oath said " I'll hit you." The prisoner put
brought in a Bill to consolidate and amend the
indiscreet in his conversation with the Negroes, down his scythe, and said cc You may if you
Acts relating to the impannelling of Juries, which
or lie may not :of that we knew nothing ; but like." In about a minute after he took the
he stated amounted to not less than fifty, and
that lie had not knowingly and voluntarily ' scythe up again and cut at the deceased, who
created considerable confusion on the subject.-
stirred up rebellion, we think there is every red- immediately fell, exclaiming " Lord have mercy
His principal atnendtnent, besides condensation,
son to presume, from the circumstance, that even upon me !" The deceased was taken up and con-
would relate to the(exten,
extension of the qualification
a Court Martial recommended him to mercy, and veyed home, where he died.
for Jurors. Mr. Grattan then made a most ex-
that the recommendation was most readily The above is a brief outline of the case, to
traordinary motion, which, had it come from an
listened to by Government. Nay, we may fairly prove which the servants of Mr. Parish were
Shti-Catholic, would no doubt hare been cried
go a step further, and argue that if the Ne- called,sorne of whom deposed, that the deceased
down, as preparatory to a system of intolerance
groes did really intend to rise in rebellion was a resolute man ; that the prisonor, on
and persecution. It was for a return of the
against the White Government, and if Mr. Smith being asked if he was not ashamed, answered
names and religious persuasions of persons hold-
had any influence over their minds, he must , " No, he was not, and he would serve any man
ing offices in Ireland.-M r. Goulb
urn and Mr.
have used that influence very powerfully on the so who struck him."
Peel ably demonstrated its impropriety and iin-
side of humanity-for it appears that they did The prisoner in his defence said, the deceased
M i
policy ; but
r. Secretary Canning set both n
not take away a single human life ! Whether ran after him, when he took sip his scythe, and
so strong a light as to leave its supporters no
the same humanity prevailed among the colonists kicked him on'the breech before he struck at him.
ground to stand upon. lie declared that "he
of Demerara will best be seen, when the public Two witnesses described the prisoner as a
was particularly egainst sanctioning any Act
are officially informed of the number of Negroes mild, civil, good-natured man.
which should assist in the keeping up of re-
put to death on this lamentable occasiou. We Mr. Baron G iseitem summed up the evidence
iigious distinctions. By the law of this coun-
are not saying that the crime of rebellion is not to the Jury, who returned a verdict of Guilty-
try, there were many persons not Catholic,
who were ineligible for office• and how was the
to be punished ; but we do say that the infliction Death. The prisoner was ordered for execution on
benefit of Toleration extended
;to them. 13r an
of sanguinary punishments- on large numbers of Monday.
annual Bill of Indemnity.: general in its nature
individuals is not in the spirit of British huma- Yesterday three men, of ' the name of Thomp-
nity, or of British law. eon (brothers), were charged with having robbed
and in its language; without pointing out who were the house of Mr. Alacqueen, in Park-lane, of
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the persons that required the benefit of it.-
[MORNING HERALD." divers articles. The evidence in this case has
(Hear !)-Secresy was the object of such a Bill ;
A Petition was presented to the House of already been fully published. The prisoners
the confounding Elf those who required its assist-
Commons yesterday evening by Mr. T. Wilson, said' nothing in their defence, but some persons
ance with those who did not ; and thus causing
one of the Members for London, on the subject appeared to give them good characters. They
distinctions to wear away as much as possible.-
(Cheers.)-The present motion was, in his opt- of the Wine trade, which we think is entitled to were found Guilty, but recommended to mercy.
nion, the reverse of all this: It was inquisitorial ; the serious consideration of Ministers. It is --- ____ e-------
there stated, that since the very great ARMY ESTI3IA7'ES.
and however innocent might he its application, it advance
which was made on the tax .......01110....
was persecuting in its form ; and he therefore
ABSTRACT OF THE ESTIMATES OF ARMY
the amount of the tax has been less by nearly SERVICES,
would never consent to it." Mr. Grattan having FOR THE YEAR 1824.
one-fourth than it was before the advance
pressed the question to a division, was beaten by s_
. . took place. Thus it appears that a men- . 6f. i .
a. majority of 38 to 11. . w V
sure which was intended to increase the re- ess .!
HE 7....
[MORNINGr CHRONICLE.] venue of the country has had a contrary 0; co Qd,
- tZ •, , , CHARGE. .
. ' •-' 31 '1
Petitions are every day presented against the effect ; and that, as Mre Hume observed, in ie age e,
a i". e'
tax. on sea-borne coal, and, strange to say, a order to prevent this, as well as other highly- e el '-{".; 4
c, ,a ;•.`"? 4, GREAT 1
petition was yesterday presented for its continu- taxed articles from being smuggled into the e e -e.,
e - e s e., IRELAND. TOTAL.
ance'from the proprietors of inland colliers in country, the Government has been expending a es r-01 ~.. z ~.. i BRITAIN.!
1
the counties of Somerset and Monmouth, on the million a year iii keeping up a coast blockade.- ___. - - ______
ground of their having invested large capitals in So far, therefore, as revenue is concerned, there I. ;N.),33r o-. el 4 300.
-- J '11.300.411 l' s.d.i E 9.'1.1 l' s. d.
st,taantil F(o„rxr,eisti... ' '991,611 1 8742,305 11 U 2734,116 12 8
these concerns on the faith of the perpetuity of can be no reason in the world for keeping
up
the
i
the tax. What a piece of impudence ! What wine tax at its present enormous pitch. Let this psuilicol&dia !.... .c.
1 i
right has any man to calculate on the perpetuity tax be reduced-let the thing be done, were it partinents.. .... . 1,, .
13,522 50; 4,553 13 0 17,350 17 6
of any tax ? Nlre shall next have petitions from only by way of experiment, and we undertake to
I'vlueldulicai.ne(lr.ii; 4.
:: : .......
the brewers against the reduction of the duty on assert, that there will be a great increase of con-
H. 3136,4550 11
wine, as tending to ditninish the consumption of sumption, without any diminution in that of the Regiments n
beer ; from the distillers, against the repeal of beverage manufactured at home, and conse-
(17'tennE;:alilyu'isii
the duty on malt, as tending to increase the con- quently a great increase of money to the Trea- Territories
i
31111)0011 Of beer Vi 1110 eXPORCe °Nile COIISUMpIIOII sury. Another material advantage would arise Itaeacsrute,;tiia,:,; o f
from
of -Spirits. 'f
axes ought not to be continued a day lowering the tax on foreign wine, we should T""P' ""d
Companies). 9304 17560 19977 639,696 6 9 .. 639,696 6 9
longer than they can be dispensed with ;and in have a commercial intercourse with France to a Recruiting.
selecting any particular Tax for repeal, when greater extent than any that has hitherto existed
•-(%,sinsiTnieasnd
some must be continued, the guiding principle between the two countries ; for the French would eer ditto .... .... tge 305 eesss 2 1
011411 t always to be the greatest benefit to the become much better customers to us than they 659,951 810
community. The Legislature can take no cog- hare ever been, when they found that we pur- eoe.lmiiiiitere
nizance of private speculations. A new canal chased an increased quantity of what is cousi- Colk,ge .. .. ... ...... 11,423 19 11
.... - . 11,42319 1
frequently has the effect of putting a stop to the dered one of staple product, and they would, at ALi. Pay
cel)•: .. .
........... 169,170 0 0! 169,170 0 0
working of many coal mines. A canal, for in- the same time, feel a greater disposition to be our Garrisons..., ..:. ........... 29,635 IS WI 5,556 is 0 35,194124
Full Pay for
stance, lately opened between Edinburgh and friends than our enemies. Retired Offi-
cers . ... . --
the coal district around Glasgow, had the effect - Half Pay and
of forcing the owners of mines in the vicinity of [BRITISH PRESS.] Military Al-
-139,992 4 6
the former place to lower greatly their prices.- Mr. Secretary Peel, last night, obtained leave For
eign!:wel"e"H-alf - - - .
111,260 0 0
Every day the opening of new and more easily to bring in a Bill to consolidate and amend the . '
In-Pensioners
wrought mines- affects the speculations of other laws relating to Juries-a most necessary melt- of Chelsea &
mining Proprietors. The latter have just as sure. We trust the present system of Special
tie,,i,iice,teairilbs.am
52,992 7 1 13,417 110 46,399 511
.
good a right to prevent the opening of new mines Juries will be included, and at length corrected : Ostt",(l..Ze",sieo"-
as the owners of the Inland Collieries have to as the evil at present exists, Juries are regu- 110,11iIrti. a
prevent the repeal of the duty on sea-borne coal. lar fee'd retainers of the Crown, who earn a stated RAess,eluMilitary
23,364 5 3
A pretty thing, forsooth, that we must pay for and calculated subsistence by their attendance in ":i""' Pen- •
131,251 0 0; 131,3.51 0 0
the working of unprofitable mines, when we can the Court of Exchequer and elsewhere.. Sir John Comirin-ssion.
have profitable ones, because those who own the Newport expressed a hope that the benefits of a 'I.
”tieiu n List,Var-
former would otherwise derive no benefit from similar reform would be extended to Ireland, runts, & Pen-
sions for
them' where much abuse and frequent oppression exist wsstias
_.....-.....5crn.---, in the formation of Special Juries. The general sAs rl eo Tani ict
et a; :
41,949 13 7 5,292 16 4 47,241 911
• [THE TIMES.] administration of justice has latterly much ins- Excheq. Fees
Four Estimates, of as many different branches proved in Ireland; and the system of special x,937,9395 9
of the MiscellaneOus Services, have been laid on juries never has been of the same objectionable ________ -----
D Totalt .. . . sess 31932 93323 5969,971142 315,400 I 3i6751,37315 5
the table of the House of Commons. They are nature as in this country. There are no 11111.1 Vi..
Theßegts. for
not of interest enough to render it necessary for duals there permanent jurors,summoned and paid service in lu-
lls to reprint them, though many items afford by the Treasury Solicitor ; and the only in- die - 560 19977 939,696 6 9
ground for remark, and some will, we hope, be stances in which we have known justice outraged
Retnains:
hereafter subjected to retrenchment. The first in Ireland were, when party or rather religious eiej siensieeoft.
portion of these estimates is dedicated to public feelings interfered, and prevented equitable yen- Battalionsv .. 5834 64422 79346 5,829,253 '7 5 315,100 1 3 6,144,632 5 9
buildings. The intellectual public is at present diets from being returned. We are happy to iv.
extremely curious respecting the British Mu- know, from a statement of Mr. Secretary Peel's RAdd:
oy. veteran
seum. What is intended to he done ? Is a na- last night, that the gross abuses of prison dii- Battalions.. ~.. 3000 3354
tional gallery of pictures to be instituted, those of cipline will at
length
be corrected by his inter- Retna.Charge
the late Mr. Angerstein forming the commence- position Th . e feeling which Alr.Peel has exhibited for 1934 5931!67432 7000 5,999,293 7 5 916,590 10 2,6245,962 17 7
merit ; or are our adventures in the Fine Arts to on this occasion and the decision with which lie has
.....eseeesseseeese-5e......-.
be confined to that collection ? Mr. Smirke's acted, to correct magisterial tyranny, are highly
Estimate of the' 'buildings for the present year honourable to him. He took the first opportu- The '
tide
yesterday morning, at high-water,
amounts 'to 40,0001., and this is to be ex- nity this Session, to record his opinion against the had decreased in height nearly a foot and a half,
pended on the last will; of " the proposed, monstrous oppression of dOoming untried indivi- as compared with what it was at the same time
Cseeerattele." intended for .the reception of duals to the toilsome and degrading alioter of on Wednesday night.

[THE TIMES.]
Four Estimates, of as many different branches
of the MiscellaneOus Services, have been laid on
the table of the house of Commons. They are
not of interest enough to render it necessary for
us to reprint them, though many items afford
ground for remark, and some will, we hope, be
hereafter subjected to retrenchment. The first
portion of these estimates is dedicated to public
buildings. The intellectual public is at present
extremely curious respecting the British Mu-
seum. What is intended to he done ? Is a na-
tional gallery of pictures to be instituted, those of
the late Mr. Angerstein forming the commence-
ment ; or are our adventures in the Fine Arts to
be confined to that collection ? Mr. Smirke's
Estimate of the buildings for the present year
amounts to 40,0001., and this is to be ex-
pended on the East wing of " the proposed,
Quadrangle," intended for the reception of