The Sun.
London, England, 1823-11-28 00:00:00

problem to be solved, is in what way the
knowledge possessed by the community can
most fully and effectually be obtained. Now
we defy the wit nfthan to devise a more effec-
tual means for ihaVpurpose, thatt,thepublioation
of all the knovot facts and circumstances ~of
case,,epil the partieulati of evidence already
oPtainetl in? vehicles a intelligence accessible
to all classier of the community„ 1,146 news=
papers are.
.number of Individuals may
be, in posseision of circumstances of the ut-
most importance to the tracing the guilt of cri-
minals, but may nut. be awaestritust their aid is ne-
cessary to the completing eFfaciliatingthe proof, or
even. may ignorant of the bearing of these cir.
C-umstances till they are enlightened, on the sub-
ject ,hy,steternentsi in, the Newspapers. 4very
tlaperiminais. in the custody of the, police are
about to be, let loose agein•on society for want of
proof, when a, statement of. circumstances in the
Newspapers. brings forward, proof- In abund-
unce. Evidence of the most essential descrip-
tion• in Important trials, bas again and, again
been obtained sole)), through loch publica.
Oen. The .whole, country, too, is, in thismanner
.galied into requisition, and the flight of the Crirtli•
111111 to remote districts, is thereby, in a great
measure, unavailing to him. A. description is
given in the. papers of 'an article which has
been stolen, or which a witness states he saw 1
in the possession of a suspected individual ;
the publication of this arrests the attention
of .the pnblic, and one COMO forward who
has seen the stolen article, another comes for-
ward who has furnished the article to the person
suspected to be the. criminal,—a murderer for in-
stance, and thus suppliesa material link in the chain
of evidence. But it were endless tuenumerate
the instances in. which the Police are aided by
the. publication of evidence. A man must know
little lodeed, of, what is every day. passing in this
country, whom experieuce, or memory does snot
supply. him with numberless, proofs of the man-
ner in which publications of exparte evidence in
newspapers Add to, the facility of detecting crime,
and consequently to the security of the corn-
niunitY• ' '

ATTACK 0:14 THE DUBLIN Co4cg.--The Dublin
coach :for this cloy (Cork), via cashelt due at 0 a. tn, of this day,
not having arrived at that hour, some apprehension was excited
to the cause .of the delay, which *tinned to increase up to
11. o'clock,, without any account being received. In a few
nelmf.tee efterwerds, however, it arriVed, and, it ,was then ascer.
tiOadtbst, the delay bad been occasioned by a.• daring attack
which was made
.upon it last night, at about half-past 9 o'clock
mid ray., bptwegt, Littleton and Cashel, near a public,house call.
td the Horse and Jockey. The coach was'- travelling at its ac-
customed rate, and had reached within about five miles of the
latter town, when AI coachman Obseriett that the road was
partly blockaded with cars and stones for a considerable way.
Almost' et the seine moment that these obstacles were first
seen, two shoti were fired from inside the hedge at one side of
the road ; but the miscreants could not be seen, though the
guard, WhoSe name. is Lloyd, Made every preparation to
aisaii them The coachman, in the mean time, continued to
get :the coach gradually on; and succeeded in some measure,
during which be and. the guard were expoiect to greet dan.
`gee
,as *hots' contibtli to be fired from instils the hedges
Tied elites of • the' it* two of which ' attack. the coacb, and:
.frott the. dirsatioo 4f. the hallo, which we -have ascertained ,by.
4isaiVrltithoiat aturiustrigyaval4fintl:ras:,-„
every by t e tiger. which surrounded them, tne coachtnan and
guard seem to have done their duty well and bravely; the coach was.
got on, but in the attempt to steer clear of the stones on the road,
it was thrown against one of the vide ditches, and its progress
thus arrested. The murderous gang who made the attack do not
seem to have taken #tdvantage of thistnisfortune, for neither then,
tier during any gage of the outrage, did they appear, In this pre-
.diettitterit,.it is gratifyin to be 'able to state, that the country peo-
ple .residing about the place, being called upon for assistance,
readily afforded it, and the coach was regulated, and proceeded on
its journey. These psrtictilars we have obutined from written ac-,
counts' on the coach way-bill; and post-office time:bill, as none
of' the, paseengert who were in the coach at the time of the attack
came on to this city, and the coachman and guard who behaved;
so Spiritedly stopped at Cashel." What is thus stated, however,
' is substantially, perhaps minutely correct; and we should haie
to close our account of . the transaction. with an expression of
indignation at the baseness and cowardice of an attack thus
inatieulion urniffenditig individuals, employed in the pursuit or
their several avocations,' if we had' not to add, which we do with
deep regret, that one of the passengers, the lion. Mr. Brown,.
brother to the Earl of Kenmore, is missing. When the first
shot was fired; this" gentleman, who was inside, got out at the
opposite door .and there' was no account of bim after. It would
be idle, ot ach a moment of doubt and uncertainty,, guess'
'What in:iv have occurred, and we have only to express a hope,
that-the darkness which Was favourable to the concealment of
the ruffians who-made thin tuurderoutt attack, r may also have.
.1 befriended lam. Mr. drown was coming on to Curk, and was,
'attended by his servant, who was .outsitle dining the time of,
the attittir, and witri stopped at Cashel when the coach arrived:
th Jr ish poper'.) . • I

The following mistake ori..the part of a dog isi
worth mentioning t4-Sorne time ago a carrier, along, with'hisl
faithful companion and guar; was attending a sermon in a Dip.:
settling efliipeftlof witietihe is a men?ber. He was seated iM
.the Wokperil& the'galyiy,- while his dog lay at hilt ease in' the,
passage. . The Uniiter is at times in fire habit of preaching with'
a very loud vole', Alaathe dog, attracted perhaps,by the circum.:
Staticet, Moved forward to the front of the, gallery.
,M6t content:
;with this;lhe'stain 'Put his ' fore paws on the breast, gazing very
,earnestly ,in the preacheee face. Fond of this, position be next,
thought of getting up the breast of the gallery altogether, cal.)
culating, Po doubt, that he would there hear what was, going ()Hi
ignore cornfoitabbijOi that he Would at leak see arni be seen, bothl
above, gout boipw, to his complete satisfaction. ' One well be.l
lanced jump would have done. the business, but he jumped-at'
'Oncie ciestraverthe gallery; 'breaking his fall, however'; on:an.
honest woman's bonnet, which hurled dosvn along with-hint -to
the passage b w. lie was seemingly much surprised by the su d.
din:tieweitywhich be had weds, and run for the tlouras fast is
lit Wil,'wit I tout either barking Or howling to. aggravate the
°Once' yhich' he had already committed: Tile congregation, as
II may easily be imagtne4, had i i
great dfficulty n suppressing their
. -• •
Smiles, first at the dog, end nett at the old woman looking after
her behnet,,whouemed quite confused and amazed-, at; the
ungracious attack made on her venerable headidreis. - .I.fuelcily
the Milliliter is almost' blind ,'other*ke he might have beep forced
to 'thin a Pilule where he did :not intend a. As it was' tow.
everts he continued: his discourie . without Observing either the
dog falling or the people smiling. The aillse did indeed arrest
lilt attentiOit Air a uguent, ht:t the dog :was far too quick for
his utovethenta' foe' any dint eye to detect hini, and be • thus es.
~cepett without either scold or, scandal front boad:qtutstese. Th.
40$ had fancied himself very ill used,,:for thouglt he waiteki at
the dodr till his' Master caMe out, be would not return in' the
afternoon; and has ever since "absented himself from the,ineet-
ing!b•ouse.7-(4dinburgh, Observer.) • . •
To prep:tit iii,, gil9ltoration of vinegar with
. , - ..
sulphuric ,ttcid or rather to, giye die constMer
the chance* of getting ttintdulterat,ed vitiopr,, it
is recomm ct-ande to, those inclined to outigegpod
1..
vinegar .tor, . sale antl-for their own use, to etre
cnulitge the growth of the crab. tree,. Tile ropegl
Of sgth Geo 111. chap.:64,sec. Q 5, relating tu
.the taale of verjutuel.' would thief to, assist Agri-
culture, and to ttop the adulteration: of. vinegat..,
',
''
Nte UN; happy. t) hear that for ,some rim .past
tusitinttia has been brisker 4t. the Broomielaw
both In ths. exportsand lraportsi than it, has beeu
•
for many years., Since Friday last, fiftpeo vessels
have .arrived from Ireland,. loaded • with. :attt
. - . I
batter told. bacon, hositi es Atioilae.t.but batra, come
in faith potatoes aikditerrlngs.fPml,:rtricua Scot.
.
•• •
tisk ports.,—(Otakrow,Chroniclp,) ~
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A letter received at. Havannah, dated September 22, at the
Castle of St. Juan, states.as follows : . '
" kis now eight days elope hostilities have been on the point
of breaking out. The Mexicans (as before stated) wanted to
take ixetepelOU of the it of t;acraficios. They had rent two
guns-boats from Alvarado, and were °constructing*. battery at.
Macaptly; which; commands that Anchorage.. 'We-immediately
direc44, the 000Patien Lef. the island by 10 men, and I 1 , small
cannon, who got there before 'the gun-boats,: and hoisted-our
•
hag,,. At ,the same .fime * flag, was sent to the G oyerztor,. of
Vera Crux, to inform.him that the, island was. occupied by out
'4oofles..ell4finst.eßV.inintl4 Oireto te.our flog by .tho gun-boats
would be cOnsidered An act of hostility. .The Governor replied,
he acted by order from his Government,' and should proceed, in
the execuilon ,of ,hia
,4esign,4 (but, , in consequence .4.44 re.
presentations of the people, in the afternoon he sent -a .flag
to state. that the, gun-boats should not,,egproach, aud, it, was
• •
agreed to await the arrivaluffatther instructions from Mexico
and Gen. Victoria. But onite 10th, at noon, in consequogo
!of an order from General Victories they cite oft the -I°lllmunk
eationvith the castle, and' reduced us to live-on-salt provisions:
This aggression again alarmed the municipality of the city, and
more so, when on the night of ,the ,10th they began to work
at the batterlei which are to act against us ; they there;
fore made another representation to General Victoria, •at Ja.:
lap*, but in rain. On, the 211th, the Cow-minder of this castle`
,received a letter from the municipality of the 'city, which merei
ly requested him to remain quiet, a, tbeworks they were mak:,
ing in the town were merely for its defence. - Our Cotnroander
replied, that such a proceeding war singular,end fold the ma.
nicipalty they were at liberty,' which was the fact. . Several
persons had fled from the, town in consequence of the violence
of the populace, who cried out, -" Kill • the Europeans," .and
wanted the Governor to-attack the castle immediately.
"In the night of the 20th, a-flag arrived, with a letter from
the municipality, saying that their efforts to preserve peace had
not succeeded, and.another from Villa Unlit* confessing that
he had been obliged-to yield to She wishes, of the people and
the troops. . . . .. , . . ... . .
" In this situation, we have no alternative but our guns, on
which we rely with confidence. The Mexicans think - that;
in consequence, of the situation -of Spaite,• and the disturb.
antes at Havannah, we can derive no assistance from our Go.
vernment, and are bent on putting us down. They do not re.
fleet on the consequence of a contest. which wiliteprite them of
their port, at which they derive a revenue of 200,000 dollars.',"
" Styx% Wt.—This morning, ell the vessels had ,orders to
ir
leave the harbour, and to-day a flaga coma in from the mill
niCiPalityl. with a Kaaliatt,Ehat they. , Patinue:tha works,
and 'Villa Urnitia, now at night, w . iced the,seros
thing, iiityi he will,ge? Out *lth Abater( and has deterMlned on
.an appeal to arms. Upon them, therefore, ,roust,fall the odium
V
'of the evils that are about to come upon era Cruz.
" It is now eleven at night, and our troops, owing to fatigue,
have not been able to complete the works, which Will be finished
to-morrow morning, when wepromise ourselves succets." '
• ..., ,
[Feoirt the (Philadelphia) National Gazetle.l
We have a file of the Gaxette'et the Supreme Government of
Mexico, as late as the SOth of August inclusive. The Supreme
Government at Mexico appears to have had no slight ;rouble
1 with some of the provinces. These have proceeded to put
themselves in an independent posture, and asserted the right
of forming separate governments for themselves, before they
sent delegates to a general congress fot the purpose of establish.
ing a' federal system. The written communications which
passed between them and' the Supreme Government' ere•print.
ed in the Government. Gazette, • and furnish evidence of
much talent in discussion. .On the 30th of July, the Execu-
tive Power at Mexico addressed a note to the Political Chief of
Guadalaxara, informing him that.the provinces of Senora and
Sinaloa were threatened with invasion, by various nations-of
Indian warriors, who had been seduced by the enemies of ertl4,
and requesting that he would send to those prOvinces'succours
in troops, ammunition, and money. The Political Chief replied
that being in treaty with the Commissioners of General 1„;ravo
about political matters, he could not attend to the affairs of
Senora and Sinaloa. lie was reproved in a replicatioh by the
Mexican Executive, who argued—
" •If the central government be nominally ackno'iledged, \hitt
not obeyed ; if subordinate authorities deem themselves itutho.
rized to suspend or, delay the execution Ohs orders ; if each
province is to maintain armies ' independent On the Supreme
Power of the nation, what will be the result. in reference to'-the
foreign enemies who threaten us ? These will make them.
selves masters of the Government, and rule as Gen. Morello did
at Santa Fe, &c."' ~
' The domestic authorities ofthe provities of Guadaliticara.anil
Zacatecas addressed a circular to the other " provincial depu-
tations," the object of which was to invalidate the supremacy cif
Mexico, and procure a declaration of independence in each
province. The answers of the " deputations" of Vera Ceti
and Vallodalid are very able and patriotic productions., They
urged that, as all the inhabitants of Anahuac [the. :it exican
Empire] had declared themselves foi"'a representative federal
ayetent,"!and the national Congress, so far trim opposing this,
had concurred in the,wishes of the nation, and. prepared
'the bases of the system, there ought to be no' Separate for.
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The police are at present occupied in enforcing
a measure very necessary for the sa.fety of persons
who have occasion tomalk the streets after sun-set,
At several parts of the town the stairs to many cel-
lars and,sunk.areas form an indention greater or
!esti into the foot pavement, and present a sort of
pitfall, into which the most cautious passenger,it
he happens not to know the localities iniontely,l
pay he precipitated, with the chance, of breakingil
his. bones.. To remedy. the evil .a't iron
nowsnade to projoct out, across the pavement at
right angles, far enough,to mover the.indentation.l
(Edinburgh Courant,. N0r..24.)
in the accouut of Captain PARRY'S Voyage
which has hen tpulilished, it is mentioned,.thitt;
the Esquituax spoke of the wrecks of Lwo vessels,
lying`te the northward of the expedition., No
tionht, they were the wrecks of, the, Autora,.of
Hull, and Dexterity, of Loith, , whalers,, which.
were lost some' seasons since on the west coast of
lAtlites Bay, .to the southward of. Lancaster
Sound Some of the .wreck. was Seta this yetir,
two.or three miles itlSilare.—(Edinburgh Courant;
Nov.; 24.) ,