The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-24 00:00:00

PRICES AND WAGES.

10 Dear bread means high wages ; cheap bread means
wages."—Tory axiom.
c, • TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
h the last few weeks an enormous increase
taken place in the price of bread. Has a correspond-
tag increase taken place in the wages of labour ? Let
e deluded dupes, who voted for the monopolist candi-
dates at the last election, answer. I would venture to
auggest, that, in order to put an end to the repetition of
tae fallacy, that the rate of wages is regulated by the
Puceg, of bread, it would be advisable that one of your
readers, residing in Buckinghamshire, and another resid-
h,Zg in Manchester, should furnish you weekly, for the
'''xt three months, with an account of the pric.s of the
94artern loaf, and their weekly rate of wages. A small
,4,.
in wages during the next two months may be ex-
red in the agricultural districts, in consequence of the
, teased demand for labour during the harvest, and an
:-.; „p°wance should be made accordingly. It would also be
desirable to procure an account of the prices of wheat,
and the rates of wages, in the agricultural districts, dur-
,„ the months of July, August, and September, 1835
and 1840. These returns, when completed, would form
iza statistical document of the highest importance, as de-
' enstrating the utter falsehood and absurdity of the
Tory axiom, which is the motto of this letter.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
ANTI-DEVIL'S TAX.
N.;

'SI% BOSWELL'S FAIR-SCOTLAND

•••()t. This great annual market for almost every descrip-
,rl of stock, was held on Monday last, About the
j)`!attl number of lambs were brought forward ; but, as
• '•L"kers had determined to purchase at lower prices than
former years, few sales were effected before seven
clock, A.m.. an hour at which, for some years past,
911 e third of such stock used to be disposed of. Ex-
:: Posers, however, persisted in demanding the prices
which they had formerly obtained, and for the best
pkinds: of lambs, had almost succeeded in realising the
rices of last year. J. Murray, Esq., of Lauder Barnes,
.".:_sold his bred lambs, ewe and wedder, at 225. per head ;
thellewit, of East Maines, sold his wedder lambs, of
stocksalne description, at 235. ; the current prices for
obtai of the same bre ed, ran at 18s. to 235. ; few, if any,
iellie(Ll more. Half and three-parts bred lambs, of
Itvoitrhu tie tneoriintaisriket was chiefly composed, might be said
his Glat imilk
los. to oos. Mr. J. Bryden sold 400 of
on lambs, all in one lot, at 18s. per head,
Only a small luck-penny ; Mr. Jamos Bryden sold
Another lot of lambs, ewe and wedder, which appeared
to
~„ be more than half-bred, at 18s. 6d. ; Mr. A. Turves,
of Lord Lauderdale's stewards, sold a lot of wed-.
der lambs, from Lauder Castle, at 19s. per head, which
• Was considered to be a high price ; Mr. Robert Ballan-
,Vlie sold a lot of ewe and wedder lambs, half-bred, at
• • 1,88. 6d. ; Mr. -Wright, Carfrae, sold his lot at 17s. 6d. ;
there was one lot, three parts bred, sold at 21s. 6d., but
Nve do not recollect the name of the seller. We did
not observe any Cheviot lambs in the market, it being
• ,st°o early in the season for such stock. There were
c'ew old sheep in the fair. We saw only one lot of black-
., teed wedders which were said to be sold at 21s. each.
Young sheep, if fist, sold at about 541. per lb. Rough
'togs were so very inferior, that we do not think fit to
'Mention the prices which they obtained. There was
a great attendance of wool-buyers, and although there
Zas rather a good demand, still prices did not run very
The best parcels of half-bred hog wool sold at
from
ho, -6S. to 275. per stone of 241 b. Cheviot white and
ut.
1“-bred ewe, at from 225. to 255.; laid Cheviot, at 145.,
in a and 165.; black faced white, at 135., 145., and 15s. ;
b Market such as St. Boswell's there often occur
14rices both above and below those quoted. The show of
.cattle
at from only middling ; those fit for the butchers sold
tronl Os. 6d. to 6s. 9d. per imperial stone, of the best
description, but inferior quality could be bought for less;
tiVing quality were less sought after than we have seen,
nej• lough prices were very similar ,:to those obtained in
gilbouring markets. Good milch cows still main-
41ned the large prices which they have obtained in
after h,4 Places during the course of this summer. Draught
saddle horses sold at good prices, but those of an
Itcferior sort and those worn out, were, as usual, ill to
IsPose of.

EXECUTION OF THE BISHOP
,• It OF ERELUND'S MURDERER.
uuolp M
h Kulmapfel, the tailor, who murdered Bishop
de°lll fatten and his housekeeper, in the episcopal resi-
ce of Frauenburgh, was executed early on the morn-
jof the 7th inst., on the hill about a mile from that
t
p, near the Elbing road. The judgments pronounced
aenuoth instances by the criminal tribunals concurred in
is tenting t"eing him to suffer death by the wheel, eommenc-
(v_, at the lower extremities, and proceeding upwards
unten auf). The sentence was confirmed by the
a ,(yai assent, dated the 15th ult., to which a new formh
; given. In the late reign it used to run thus—" We
bre e read the sentence, and order the execution." The
L2Qnt King has adopted the following phrase—" We
• 18.'wve,,read this sentence, and shall leave free course to the
r f The prisoner behaved in a very regardless man-
coent ?r a long time, and showed nothing like remorse or
last billion until after the sentence of the Court in the
'tesort was made known to him. A marked alter-
we_n then took place in his conduct. On the 28th ult.,
hen. the Cabinet order for his execution was read to
h 'be was so agitated that he could not speak. lie
willingly received the spiritual assistance of the
.lest• The day before the execution he confessed, and
,Coived the sacrament. The ElLing Zeitung gives the
following account of the execution :
At half-past four in the morning the prisoner was re-
Itioveam In a cart from Braunsberg under a secure escort,
arrived about six o'clock at the place appointed for
- execution.
crowd of persons, exceeding 10,000, had assembled
ti day-light from all parts of the diocese, and it is wor-
,j of remark that more than one-half of the collected
consisted of females. The delinquent having
'-'46hted from the car in a very low state, a restorative
'tught was administered to him, after which he was
'......onducted to the scaffold. There, on his fetters being
•. struck off he kneeled down with the accompanying
' priest and prayed. The chief of the Braunsberg tribu-
then read the sentence, -which: ordered the execution
i breaking on the wheel from below upwards, and
7' Tosed with an address to the three executioners present
• ;La these words ;—" And now Ideliver him to you for
`uf-' due fulfilment of this judgment."
On hearing this the malefactor looked round to the
priest,, sank again on his knees, and ejaculated a short
,14Yer. Then rising he laid himself, with calm resole-
,."l'll 'on the scaffold, and, refusing the assistance of the
executioners, placed his limbs in the required position.
This
done, he said with a firm voice, " God have mercy
f`44 my poor soul!" One of the executioners covered his
u4ee With a cloth. The terrible operation by the wheel
.ar
r commenced. In ten minutes the wretched man was
dead,receive
and the body was deposited in a coffin prepared to
manner,
it. The spectators looked on in a calm, orderly
Is_arnner, preserving a silence suited to the awful scene
wue, re them, and the crime of the sufferer. When all
Chas
as °ver, they dispersed quietly, but apparently under
influence of deep emotion.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.
The Moniteur of Thursday announces the promotion to the
Peerage of Counts de Latour Maubourg, Moittesquion, and
Mathieu de la Redorte, of the Marquis de Labriar, Admiral
Mackau, and M. Romequieras.
A telegraphic despatch from Toulouse, dated the 21st, stated
that all was quiet in that city, but that seditious symptoms had
manifested themselves at Auch, Cahors, and Montpelier.
Down to the departure of the mail on the 19th, nothing was
known respecting the measures about to be adopted by the ex-
traordinary Commissioner. M. Gaillard, the new Attorney-
General, took the oath of office, in presence of the King, on
Wednesday, and set out in the evening for Toulouse. M. De-
larralde, the Special Commissary of Police, arrived thither in
the morning of the 19th.
M. Maurice Duval issued at Toulouse, on the 19th, the
following