The Sun.
London, England, 1805-05-31 00:00:00

CORN EXCHANGE, MAT.

THER r are few frestirsupplics of Wheat to.d4v*
but plenty on hand ; some thousand quArters
sold this week by auaion, and more on Dittiqtay,
with an immense number of foreign cargoes snarl
expe6ted, has the.. effca, of so few Purchases that
the price is nominal; the Barley Trade is heavy ;
Beane arc in short supply, and dearer ; and. higher
prices, are asked for Osis ; Sales of Flour at ,ottt
currency ; and other articles have no particular vat.
rhtion.
Wheat s6s a 705 aHsod t Penns Sts
on
Fine Old - spl a 945 oct Tick !scans Aug a .16s 'ad
ItYe '• - Sas 4 ad Oats 2.6:c a :Bs a 31* d4l
3;s a 35J ed. tats
do. 3Z* a 33; 01l
Malt 6Gi a 7rs od Rare Seed - not . 641
White Pease 425 .4 .4 SS ot. I Flour . 753 A 734 Mt
Grey ditto • 40a a 4is od Seconds opt is 70 od

A man who signs himself Geoltot Joerssort hat
been imposing' upon several Performers of both
Theatres, obtaining ord,:rs for admission, during
the present season,. under pretence that he was s
Writer in the Public Prints, and bad aCtively
employed his pen in supitort of their talents,....,.
Mrs. MATTOCKS, Miss DUNCAN, Miss MFG.
LON, and several others, have been ikitided
by this imposition, as well as Mr. lior.ctioF
the Dramatic Writer. A Morning Paper hat
very exposed this so to pohlic con.
tempt properly4r mandl it is to be hoped that all who kno v of
his practices in this resped, will assist in pottir,g an
end to them, and in preventing such despicable anti.
ficea from being attempted in Niue.
MUtpLai—About a twelvemonth since, Eliza.
Meth, the wife of Win, Smith, a Patrole in Miry.
le-bone, left hilts, and has from that time lived with
one Jagger, a hawking butcher, until Wednesday
morning last, when she returned to her husband, en.
grant forgiveness and affard pro.
treetingof hire to
teCtion to her against the other man, who, she ssid,
had used her very ill. • The husband took her home
to his lodgings, No. g, Little Chesterfield-street,
Mary.le.bone. Its a short time after they were
asleep, the other man came to .the door,
and'
not
being Answered when he knocked at it, forced it
open. In a very short Sped of time the woman
was heard to shriek the husband then awoke and
started up the other struck hitn, and a scuff: en.
sued. Smith loan discovered that his wite w.is
dead. He gave the alarm, and 'rigger was takers
to Marlborough.strcet Police Office. A Corone' t's
inquest was held yesterday, at the house of S. Ker.
rey, the Three Jolly Bakers, next door to the house
in which the woman lost her life, before. G. Rona.
SON, ES(I. one of the Coroners for the County of
Middlesex, at which several feat were *yearn, of
which the kove is an outline, Verdict, Wairk/
Murder. A 13111 wits then presented to the Gtand
jury, at Hicks's fisli, which was returned a true
Bill, nod the Prisoner was ordered„te wite his trial
this day at .the Old Bliley.

Yesterday the Rscottur a, made a Report to His
:
MAJUITr in Council of the following ++i...t V undctt Sentence I)earh in Newgate vie.
williain F ieid, for coining ; Elizabeth Paget*, fora Ilk.
()Vence ; Palm Dodson, for returning from transportation ;
lona Caorge for being armed with fire-arms and obstructing
an ()Meer ol'Excise in the due execution of hi* ofti‘e ; as.
Slade, fora burglary ; Wm. Wes' wood, fore burglary ; win.
ray: john HaU, and John Nl' Canby, for stealing goi,da out
of a littbter 1.1 the Thames; Thos. Finch and Geo..f inch,
fora burglary ; and George Freak and lianc4 Batters, for
highway robbery.

When WIN. Field and Joint George ware ordered
for execution on Wednesday next.
_

„,To the Might Hon.-Earl. Of 'BREApAt:eott,
who has lately improved a Hlarge tratt• Qf land in
Scotland, unfit for .the plongly by plantaiioils of
larett, and Scotch firs, which are now in a. flourish•
state, the skiver medal of the Society has been
I/04d as S ;Wade of their approbation,
To THOMAS JOHN ES, ESq. of Valor], M. P. for
Cardigan, the gold medal has been adjudged for
i)lanting 9z2,000 mks,' besides other valuable trees,
” .11:11N 1!..1' lAN cl.7l!„Wgt • Esq. M.P. for
c,111:ISI.C, the gold medal has been acijo.l4:ed for his
admirable system of culture:of beans and wheat.--
Upon this principle, after a gootfcrOp of beans, hat!)
been procured in bummer, the same landlias been
sown with wheat in autumn, and more grainy.).
*laced tf.an by previlius fallow,.
W rr,Li AM TAY Ltik, of Beamish, the gold
medal has been adjinigesi,,fui improving 31,g scree
of 'Lula lying vi 341 e, antl renderin ' g on etoate, which
emit. 1604 in. MoY 1799, 26651. at rtetent of the
13,.!
‘‘ I feel," colitinueti Mr. I'a.YLOX., .4‘ It ieliftiriiin
pleasure' 'lt noticing to yon 113,51 c‘pr, JotterMl L.
I. E he nephew to otteworthy Fnende;, F.
I,l::);,..lS:Crititled to a Rewata this Sesi,it.;o, for a'pair
pt. sheers for dipping word, which wilt prexent the
theep from, being wounded in shearing, which 1,„„
frequently vet-tureen for which invention he will
receive a silver medal. o
,
.4 roe necessity of 'nosing rand is untversa;ly
known : hawthorn .fences been found most ef..
feetual, but arelettintis in their ; to obviate
this inconvenience SAmurt, TAy.Lialti E‘q. of 11/1.3r-
,
ton, has.provedo by a variety of accurate expert.
tpar 44 greater increase of hawthorn plants
atty. be Ir.cd from cuttings of the roots than by any
oti.cr moslt, anti that such plants are stouter
_anti
cuick,r id, growth.; fir e
sthse experiments the So..
ttery Ita,ve -vnted him their ilver medal.
A rice discrimination is necessary to ascertain

LONDON PtitAid v I

the progressive alai cOmparative., value of timber
trees in plantations. kcon'lmunicatiun, received
from" Mr. JOHN /Ann', has shewn the method of
making it, and con-ains many iraterestingulpirva.
tions relative to a plantation called Brown's Wood,
belonging-to the Duke of BEDFORD, which has heen
made more than z 6 years, for which he will,.receive
the tilver medal. - _

" The attention of Agriculturists has been tnnel
engaged in considering the beat meansOf improv if%
boggy land ; and' much has been don the advan-
tam- of Mr. ELKINGTOWS mode of draining ; but
Mr. Wm, SM ITH has'improVed,a.considerlble trait
of land, where Mi. ELKINGTOieS attempt hail tail—
ed, belonging to His Grace the Duke of .11EDFoR D
called Prisley Dog, and by 'a -superficial irrigation
of such land has brought 20 acres 4116 firaLland,,
producing the most valuable herbage. The gsciety,
for this communication, have voted hirit their silver'
triedal.

. -
Mr. WM. WATSON, of North Middleton, has
continued his comparative culture of turnips, and
clearly proved, by exiseiiments,rhat drill husbandry
is much superior to the broadcast for this useful-
vegetable; the Society have therefofe voted to him
the sum of ten ponods.
" Mr.SATiI BULL, of Ely who received a reward ,
ihriSol,' tar planting osiete, has been the Succesi
ful Candidate in the same class this Session, having
planted seven acres of land, for which lie was en.
titled to, the gold medal, or Chitty guineas, bin Las
referred the latt,r."
His Graoethe Duke of N,ItFOi,R sheet rose, snit
said, chat, he. was now to hate the pleasure of pr'e.
sewing the several Caedidates, in the.above class of
premiums, with their rewards, and called upon the
Earl of BR EAVALRANE, who advanced between the
tables ; wheubisPrace put several Orr( questions
respeCting theleind and state of his plantations ;
Which his Lordship answered, :and. received from
the hands ofhis Grace the silver medal.
On cutwve appearing at the table, his
Grace complimented him on his unwearied course
of experiments Von his success in the present in.
asit were, a crop of beans be.
fore wheat, and presented him With the gold medal;
for which Mr. Coaw N returned thanks, in a short
speech. 'The. next pre initim et thirty guineas to
Mi. TAXLOI2, Was delivered to the Secre.
Lary, for hiM, the recent determination .of the So.
ciety on his claim not liaving admitted of his being
summoned.
Captain JOHN MILLER next areared before the
Presidern, whd complimented' hilts on uniting with
his military duties an attention so the, great objects
for which his late worthy uncle so successfully la.
botired, and'presented him with the silVer medal, as
WC 'hive:mentioned above, Mr. S. TAYL J 'sib.
yer medal Was obliged,to be entrusted to the Se.
cretary, on acclunt of the short notice which had
been given him -Of its being voted, A Gentleman
nett appeared for •,W. WALLtsMfAsoN, E 414. of
Goodrest Lodge, near Warwick, and received the
silver medal for his account of the culture (if car.
rots. Mr. JOHN Fmtior, when called!upon byhis
Grace, previous to his receiving 'the silver medal,
at the request of his Grace, explained the called of
his experiments comonsnicated to the S.,eiety,
A Letter was next read froM Mr. Wm. SMITH,
stating ins unavoidable absence in Norfolk, tan
account Mr. J. TAy Lott received his silver medal.
Ten pounds, in a neat Mutocco flat purse, having
the Candidate's name, &c, gold letters upon it,
was also delivered to the Secretary, at. the request
of Mr. Wm. WATswe, Of North Middleton,' to
whom it was atijnaged, fat the comparative culture
of turnips, as liet/are mentioned. Anti the same
Gentleman also received Mr. S. &nt.'s thirty giti.
near; tor plantiiig (biers. This fioishing the class
of agriculture, his Grace sat down,. and Mr. TAY.
LoR testitned his speech, and entered on the class of
chemistry, nearly as follows i
premiutits wl.ichhave been offered in this
claisltaee been produetive, of great improvement
in . mineralogy, dyeing, painting, varnishing, and
othse arts., besides discoveries advantageous to the
health of our seamen and nianufaCturers. A valua;.
tile discovery has been lately made by Mr.: Trio
Xrmiassii.aicku, for making paints with fidnOil.;
which are more easily prepared, much lower in
price, and more durable fir otit.dobr work, their,
those nsually, made with linseed oil, and 'are not
liable to blister or scale. tie has also given a
process. for ri white paint, to be used in the interiox
of houses, and free from the noxious smell attend.,
ing common paint. For these inventions the So.
ciety have awarded to him their silver medal and
20 guineas. . ,

, 4r An easy and efficacious method vf- cleaning
feathers from their animal oil, and tuo;icl smell, by
immersion in clear lime-water, had been she cd it, for
which the Society have inliodged to Mra. ANN
RicHArtosoN the premium of
~2r) guineas.
gi.A cheap and efficacious'means of rerw,vink the
dirt from dyed silks, printed Cottons, eArpets, and
woollen goods, has }seen discovered by. M. ANN
Motu 11,, it is effeded h' the:mucilaginous liquor
formed by grating raw potatoes into wafer, and ap,
plying thcelear liquor, cold, with a Sponge.. 'Phil
process removes.dirt without injury to the delicate
colows of silk or cloth. The Society have voted
to her the sum r,f t 5 guineas."
His' Grace then rose, and Mr. VANHERNAN
having advanced to the, table, his Grace asked three
several questions respeCting therapplicability of
whale, nil to the making If his paints at above, and
minding the smell of tish.oil paint, and then pre.
rented him with the silver medal and .a purse of
twenty 'guineas.
•
Mrs. ANN RICHARDSON Was next presented
with 20 guineas, as.above, with a suitable remark,
by the NOble C4airmair, on leer m=ade of -cleaning.
feathers.

iyl'..TAl%l:oq, the Secret4.ry, now rekum.edr•anct
pr,.ceeded to the class of the polite and liberal Arts,
" In, every in'statice of reward iotiqdge.-d this sessido,"-
.
proaf has been given, in presence .of the Com-
mittee, of the abilities of 'the candidate., which she.
Omens are now exhibited to yon below each per-
forinance. It would," continued Mr. TAYLOR,
" tireslia,s too much.. upon .your time, to enumerate
the particular merits of each performance ; in- the
instance, however,' of Miss I-lAv's chalk drawing,
of our Siviotit taken down frotiV the Cross,!l beg-
leave to remark, that it would be difficult to find,
equl excellence under similar circumstan.ces, and
.
particularly to note, that the S..:ciety, have highly
honoured this performance by bestowing upon the
artist a double compliment. Can Words expreis she
.feelings of a mother whilst she observes her (laugh.,
ter receiving here the public reward of merit ? Can
,the satisfafticm of a father be delineated, whilst he
observes the bounties conferred on a.proatising son
or can the
,mind of any spetiat.,r reinaiti untuo-ved,,
who regards the lovely diffidence sit' female beauty,
•
tremblingly alive to firtne,• stepping forward:to re.
ceive the honours which await her ? Scenes of this
interesting, nature nuts demand ;your attention."
- Un„whit: i his Grace the Presilent
• u ; • •
MiSs H. Augusta Jackson, of !Hanover-Street,. Hanover-
squarc,,,;webtlmitig ynnu t.LXO g Lady, bent% cundutiervird.
to the Table,-' complimenied net on't he goat
ec.tlieriee.offierpriginal drawiligfol Veints Marina apd Clf=,•
pa,s(Ventis's face likeness of hasclf),and"de-
livered tier the t3iii.l Medal ; she, with great .prupricti and
grate(, tliurikeil- his G race and. the Soviet j-, end retired ; to
- make way tor'
Alisi kLtry Hay, of Chandus.street, who received her Silver
M..lt,d as abo,e on being called a second time Ti, Ti
a tube. t t l' my G nineas, ~s 4 further reoraid,
received' iron) his. Trace a Very .11.hidijine compliment on
. • kJ ab.lities zero perf,4 oances. ~
Miss I lancoek, of Sr. Helen's, Norwich, was next presented
yvith the St I vet'. Medal, falter 'ail-painting of •an old W. o-
titan iron, Nature ..
'
Mr. 1.1,01114$ Palmer, apprentice, we belicve,• to i. G..
Walker, •E '
m-raver llunimersninti; then received from h-s
ratie's hand', the -Silytr Medal, for an excellent. ren atiod
Ink. Drawing of a Human Figure.
Miss Mary, Anna Jones of Leaden - street, Atexrappearetl,
and i-ccivrd:theOcild- eallet, for lier Drawing front Native
of CorhitrnburyAbbcyolear St. Alban'sjormerly the seat
of Lord )3aeoa, of Verulatn.
Mr. Henry COrbould,Of Johu•-street,Fittioy-square,a yonth,
was neat called in; and rewarded with ar Gold Pallet, tot
his Drawing of Ajax defending the lloily-of Patroclus,
Iliss Cockerel!, or Westbourne„Paddin‘ftn, was neat pre-
sented with ;the greater :.Silver tor her DrAwiiig of
the .Virgin, Christ, and St. John.
Mr. George Jones, of ere t Porrlancit.street, Mary-le.houpe,
was next complithented by 'lds. Grace,..4n the boldness of
the subjeet he had undertaken to dellileatei in his Drawing
of Ulysses's Descent into Hell," and presented with the
greater Silver Pallet.
Zurtiliit, cif Newington-place, Kennington., a young
Lady of considerable beauty, was+ twit hanged l'ut,,,yard
to
the NotilePresideni; who presented her welt th lesser,
Silver Pallet, for her Drawing of .the Venile, de Med),Fis,.
froMaCjit, ,• -
Miss S, C. Day, of Lower Bryanston-street, next received
the lesser Silver Pallet, fur her original .DraWing' of Calyp-

so inviting Telemachus to a iiantfilet. •
Miss Elizabeth Purret, of the Tower, arsa received the lesser
Silver Pi4,11-a. fin tier chalk Drawing ofa 140 :root
.011 C
of Rapitael's Cartoons.
Master Willt,Arn Ward (14 years of age), of North Eltsb
Harnpiteatl, waslikewtse presented Witt the lessor Silver
raper, tur a Drawing of kVvel Church.

The, Secretary concluded the businesit Of this Clasv,
by mentioning that two young; Ladies, of Bath-Dad
premiums voted them for their Drawings ofF;10 we r 6,:
condicionallyi that the specimens they gave.of abi.
lities wete approyeti ; but they hod hitherto' been
prevented from tioding on the.C;)ounittee::
The length of this article, 'told press of other mat.
ten, oblige• us t omit the rcin limier of Mr. I:A7i.
LOR'S excellent speech, who now proceeded to point
out the good etied4 .01 the Society's premiums and
bounties in.the• Class of Minufa4tures; when ,
r. William Cotton, of Ludgate-tilli, was presented with the.
.Gold Itiedal, for a substitute fur Leghorn: for ,Larlies
.fiats,` specitnenS.of winch he produced,
,;nid alsci answered,
several questions put to hint by his G ism
Mr, J. t4eurd, of Cogger-A:ill, a poor but very ingenious Me-
chanic, rvcei ved, what ;we are sorry tOconstdee us but rather
ati inad:ciu.th; reward, in the Silver Medal and Guineas,
tar his coniplcite Machine for forming the Wiese Teeth of
Cotton and' Weal-carding Machines. •
Mr. lohu Austin, of Glasgow, received a Silver Medal, for
various minor thou ,h useful improvements of his to Manu-
facturing. Machinery. • -

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The worthy Secretary Then nia.tie an excellent
speech,op the very great advantages which the Corn.
muniry hal revea trout the termer ant! present la.
hours:sr4 reward 4 ut the Sietetyjn the Chtis of
Mechernies; an!! proCeeded barely
.to Mare that Oa,
following Premiums- were delivered by the. Nuble
'
Chairman, viz. .
. ..

To Ail. (.co. Smarr, ()rdnance.Wilask,Westrninster Bridge,
Tor i.:hirnriies cleansed by Me4Auinical ikkAns, the G•ld

Medal.
To,Mr. Gilbert Park Iron Works, Shifirall,
for a CrAhe tor raising Wcights, the Silver Medal awl 30

To Mr. John Prior, Ndsstield, Yorictliire, 'for a Larurn for
Pocket Witche3, thq Silver Medal, and Tl.venty Guineas.
TO Mr. Robert Salami Woburn, for an I nivroveruent. in
Looks, the Silver' Medal and Ten Guineas'. •
To Air. No. 14, Crtscent, Kingilanti Road,
f9ra Day awl Night Telegraph, .the Silver Niiddl and Ten
Guineas.
To Mr, Robert Salmon, Woburn, for a Gtoructricat- Qua,

Brant and Statt;, t tan S.tiver. Nled.,:t and 'fen Guineas..
To,Mr, 1. Hawkins, f)..ilhy Terrace, 'City H.,ad, for a
Machine tin. Cutting Payer and rite Li,lgits of Books, the
Silver lvled.tl." r, •
Td r.„ fon% .F ti I neck, near Leeds, for improved Door
Likiclies, rite Siliq
To Mr. Andrew Flint, for an exiiinding rtand Wheel, Fifty
GOitteas. - ~ • • .
T• Mr. William Hardy, No. I, Koriwles' eu,ildints. Isling-
ton tiff a Couirewation ha lance, Thirty Gitini-ks,
To Mr.i 1. Watkins, No. .9, Giltaiiur.s.ri:ct, West Smithfield,
for 7411 impiovetmult Time K‘levera, Thirty GOineAs.
To IA r.. lohn Antis, Fulueck, near Leeds,. for tiotachecl
Escapement of a Pendulum Clock, Twenty Guineas.
To Mr. Thomas- earic,=r, No. 6, Mite Cio9.ltreet, 'Leicester
Fields, for a Mat:nine t4r Shoe-makers, Hueco tuineas.
To Mr. Henry Ward, Isl./iuttid, for a new sinking Clock
Movement, t,i4een
To Mr. Peter I lethert, N0.,33, Bow-streets-Covent-Ga.:en,
bur a Hook-cilse Bolr, Ten I.,uineas- •
Charles, Le C,ian, 1.1-tinielly, for a Check to Car.
• stage Wherh,- rrearGinneas.
."I.‘ AY I.:OR Oen eratinr 4.114 apeieh, sand en.
sera a the.,l)4,4F4ja cot,4 'cnioniea and Traa -.:, in
which , - • -

1)i. William Roxburgh, of Caltutta, had the Gold Medal
'.).assignetho'hiii4 forhis 'Communications on various Pro.
ha ; and -• •
William Ijughes, of,U p per Canada, a pi CiniUM of Thirty.
tive for the o.ilto:c Hemp. • '
.
Mr. TAYLOR then entere4 tin Ili* cuncluding re.
•
r43rkzi.