The Sun.
London, England, 1802-08-13 00:00:00

CORN EXCHANGE,

August 13.

WE have hut few fresh Arrivals of Wheat to-
day, and being thin of Buyers, that article has
chiefly gone off somewhat less than our last k the sale
of Malt is rather heavy ; Pease and Beans fetch
good prices; Rape Seed, continues high ; we have
good Importations of Oats, and there appears but
little alteration ; Flour has a dull sale.
Wheat 44s a - 355 a 351 s 6d
545 a 61s od Beans
Fine do. - 625 a 635 ad Tick ditto - 3is a 35s 0d
Malt - 455 a sos a 53s od Oats - 545 a iSs a zis
Fine ditto - 545 a 55s od Poland do. 225 a 23s 6cl
Barley -32 s a 355 od Rape Seed 331 a 38l per last
Rye - -31 S a 345 od Fine Flour sos a 53; per sack
White Pease 385 a 415 od Second do. 455 a cos per do.

The present rage for Balloons still continuing, is
not unworthy judicial interference.—it produces no
good effeA to the-Community, no Philosophical In-
quiry is prorrioted by. it, and it serves as 'an excuse
for the idleness of above two-thirds' oi this great
Metropolis, for a whole day, whenever notice is
given of the intention of ascending in one ; besides
which, the injury to the Harvest, and the oppor-
tunity it affords to the numerous gangs of Pick-
pockets, who, on these occasions, plunder with
impunity, render it an Evil which calls aloud for
redress.

Yesterday morning was married, by the Rev.
Mr. GARN I ER, at Winchester House, the Hon. and
Rev. THOMAS DE GREY, second son of Lord WAL-
SINGHAM, to Miss ELIZABETH NORTH, fourth
daughter of the Hon. and Right Rev, the Lord
Bishop of Winchester.
The fineness of the weather attraEled a very t;An-
merous assemblage of persons of. all ranks to that
grand mart Lansdown Fair, yet there was com-
paratively very little business trinsaeled. The
quantity of Cheese, (the chief article of traffic at
the Fail-) was very small ; prices from -2s. to 58s.
Average 565. per cwt. There was a good snow
of cattle, principally lean, which went off very
heavily, and numbers were driven away unsold.—
Fine horses (of which there were but few) fetched
high prices ; inferior ones were scarce saleable. •
A numerous gang of 'pickpockets infested Mag-
dalen-hill fair last week, and plundered the far-
mers and dealers, one of whom lost tsol. and ano-
ther 421. ,

On Sunday evening, about nine o'clock, a young
man. was attacked in. the Lon4-fields leading to
Somers Town, by a, gang of five desperate villains;
who, after having knncked him down, cut his fice
and hands in a shocking manner ; they then took
his watch and 12s. and left him almost lifeless : he
now lies in the Middlesex Hospital, miserably ,cut
and bruised.

On Wednesday evening, as a lad about fourteen
years of age was bathing near 'Westminster-bridge,
he got out of his depth, and was unfortunately
drowned. The body now lies\at the Bone.house,
Lambeth.

eIRRAii ASSI:?.E,'-'s;

c;UILDPORDi AUG. 11.

The Lord CHIEF BARON went into -Come! ;;;:
Morning at eight o'clock, and never ..qaitte,!
seat till eight in the evening. Duthig.tbis tHe
seven causes were tried, one of which lasted ie:
wards of five lichirs. it seas an Adiori against Mr
Newell, a coaLmetchant, to recover the pe:teittY
of tool. for defrauding Mr.' Phillips, a ditg_
grinder in the Borough, 'of seventy-eight huslieit3,
of coals, outof ten chaldrchns and a half. fli, ileiine
tiff obtained a Verdid, to the great satisitdioe el
the CoUrt; and as the Trial excised consideraHe
interest, anal is of the greatest initportatnez to Inc
Public, we propose to insert it. to-thhrr :.c• at stem
:ength, that the Public may be informed of tNe c')7—
tent of the impositions practised upon therri in The
sale of so'necessary an article, and fir die liurpcee
of shewing the inadequacy of the exis'iiig penalties
in preventing the evil practices 61 the Coil Dealers.
A Gentleman, named Stone, brong,ht ati adion'
against Mr. Percival, a Stable-keeper, to reCover
the sum of 251. dos. which he had jveri fer a horse,
under a warranty of so inches'. Lie Ptaietiff de-
dared the horse was not sotinl, inasmuch as hee.
stood, while in the stable, widi his off leg oar ; a
certain symptom, according to the Jockey know-
ledge, of lameness, at least it was attempted. to be so
set up. Mr. GAR It Me, it) dereildiclg the anion.
, .
was extremely witty on this sympand inin, sato, In
future, should the Plaintiff get a verdict, any horse
that put one leg lief ire the other, must be consi-
dered as a lame horse, and consequently unsaleable.,
He then observed ti don the ridiculous custom prac-
tised among jockies and horse-dealera, of whip ing -
the legs of the animal till they get him into the
habit of standing with both his' fore feet in lice,
astrut, like a racking-horse, as thate among the ,
coxcombs of the day, was considered as a ns st
elegant accomplishment among horses, and increased
the worth of the animal tenfold ; so thate the
Farmers he was addressing.had nothing to do when
they returned !male, but ro set to work, and to
tcaze one of their team 'Horses into that elegant
attitude ; or, in other words, to pervert the order
of nature, and they might obtain at least six ,-y
guineas from the fashionable sparks of the day, for
a horse not worth 151.
The CHI EF BARO' observed, that it was rather
unfortunate for the Defendant, that in-the first place
he was no jockey, and, in the second, that lie ;a:1
of late been most shamefully cheated in buying of a
horse, and he would tell the Jury how--he had
the misfortune to. he troubled with the rheum itism
in his hands, which at times swelled his fingers S:3
much, that he could not hold the reins. He there-
fore applied a short time back to the person who
for seven years had provided him with 'four horses,
all the year round, and for which he paid him God.
a year, to recommend him a safe horse, and he
would pay him his price. He was prbvided with a
horse suitable in every reaped, as he was tell., and
he gave his horse-dealer 40 guineas for him. He
came to ride him, and found he had not a leg to
stand upon, and was obliged tc sell him aga'n for
151. So much for his own expence. The question
however in the present case was extremely simple,
and he should !cave it to 'them, whet:.er the putting
forward the off leg, as desc:-ibed Icy the witnesses.
was to he considered as a symptom of unsoundness
or not ? for his own part lie had no opinion to ex.
excise. The Jury gave a Verdid for the D7fehdant.
An Indidment was brought against His Grace the
Duke of No 0 FOLK,. for not repairing a bridge, called
Slaughterford 'or dge, in the County of SnSsex, which
it was contended he had a right to do, as o.vncr of-
some premises called the Town flotn.e Lands ; the
possessors of which have done it time inn-minutial.
A number of witnesses were produced, from 70 to
ge, years of age, to prove the ancient usage ; nothing
however was given in evidence on which to found a
verdict; and the Jury acquitted His Grace.

DOE EX. DEM. 11. ATKINS.

This was an Aaion of Ejcament brought upon a
notice to quit.—The Defendant had akimicted the
notice, but contended it was irregular, on account
of its not having been signed by the Plaintiff's
Attorney. This pretence was too Asurd to have
any weight with the Court, and was according..
ly disregarded. The principal objeetion urged
by Mr. MAIiRYATT, the Defendant's Counsel,
though equally unsubstantial, was better retotn-
mended by its ingenuity.---The premises were held
from Michaelmas, and the notice to was given
for that daj', ; the demise in the declaration was laid
on the 21 of attober. By the evidence of a very
old witness, it appeared,- the tenancy of the Defen-
dant's father had commenced bn Michaelmas.:day,
old style--the Learned Counsel therefore contcrd_
ed. it was wrong, because, though it was sub-
sequent to Michaelmas Day, according to the new
stile, it was prior to it by the ancient mode of cal..
culation. It turned can, however, that the De-
fendant had uniforrnly, paid his rent on the 29th
September and thereby Filtered the period of his
original tenancy. 'The Judge thought there was
nutbinz.in-the objetlion, and the Plaintiff had
verdi& in his favour.

Mr. GARROW, in the course of his address to
the jury, in one of. the Causes, took 'occasion, in
acquittal.of a promise, it seems, he had made the
preceding evening to the Gentlemen of the Bar, to
complain of the want of accommodation aff)rded
them in this town. He stated, that at the Inn
to which they repaired after, the ftigue of de-
fending their Clients, they not only could not pro-
cure a good dinner, but were, in lad-, unable to ob-
tain the least refreshment co recruit their ex-
hausted, strength. They had, he said, been turn-
ed out by. the ill-condud of the Innkeeper, and
forced to content themselves without a dinner.—
Shortly after this complaint had been made,
the same Counsel received a note—it was from his
Host. The Learned Gentleman said it was fit he
should read it aloud 1 The Innkeeper had sent to
know whether the Gentlemen of the Bar intended
to• dine at his house ? In the name of the whole
Bar he had only to reply, that they never would
dine there again, or enter any of the Inns. On the
contrary, it was their intention to make a serious
application to the Judges, that they might never
come to the town any more.

REFIZEIr OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS.

(Continued cur Piper of the sth

"Oialhtheconcetns, the N,:eight of I,l,:hich was all at

once thrown upon Mr. A o oINGTON, the most press-
ing was the IViaritt ime Confederacy formed against us
in the North of Europe,.and: which was prosecuting
with aaivity its hostile designs. :Not a momentwas to be lost in preventing the ex.,..-eotion of them,,
either by force of arms, or by accomtuo4t3o.--
Though fully determined to have recourse to the
ft>rmer; if necessary, and though before-hand con-
fident of success, toe Minister resolved not to im
s:leath the 5 till h.:: had exhausted.allthe means
0c Negotiation. A confidential friend (Mr.-VAN.
SI TTA RT) was therefore immediately dispatched to
Copenhagen, tomtke n'evy conciliatory prp(,sitions.
But it was in vain that Ile, endeavoured to king back
that Lourt to a sense of its own interests, and those
of Humanity. The DaniSh Ministers,: da-zzled
ith the promises of France and RuSsia, dreading,
the resentment of the ,EMperor PAOL, still more
,thari that of the Cabinet Of Si. James's, and 'peihaps,
mistakiogfor weakness the ilacifie,Oyeriores. of the
latter, persisted in their hostile' policy, and in the
engagements which they had rOrmed.with the Courts
of Petersburgh and Stockholm.
" There now remained no other resource, but that
of force, which was adopted by our Cabinet with
a vigour and promptitide, almost without example.
Though at this period our Fleets blockaded all the
Enemy's Ports, though.at the same time they rode
triumphant in the Mediterranean, and in the Seas of
the East and West Indies, a formidable Squadron,
already. destined for. the service by. the r‘ceding.
Administration, was with uncommon expedition
prepared for sea, sailed on the i zth of March for
the coast of Norway, cast anchor on the- ztst. at
the.entrance of the Sound, f6,itted the passage on the'
30th, t and on the zd of April, in spite of all -the
obstacleS orNature, of Art, and pf. Bravery, attack-
ed, and totally defeated the Danish Fleet in sight
of the Capital,. and: its. Sovereign. This brilliant
Aftioti obliged the Prince the same day to sign an
Armistice,. which:saved Copenhagen and the wreck
of the Danish Fleet, but which on the other hand,
overthrew, coMpleatly the projeas of the .Noithein
Confederacy. Such was the, splendid, the salutary,
and the. rapid result of the Vigour of our Cabinet,
the aaive,zeal of Lord ST.. VIN C ENT, the heroism
of Lord NELSON, ;and the irresistible' valour of
our. Sailors.

" It was not without regret that the Minister had
found hitpSeifobliged to haire recourse to arms. He
had proposed to hiinsell no fresh Military triumphs,
no new advantage-to our navigation or our com-
'merce. His only objea-had been to secure the pit-
setvatiori of those which we had • arrays enjoyed,
and to obtain the recognition of the fundaMental
principles`of our miiiititne. existence.' • The yitiory
of Copenhagen awakened no higher.pretensiOns ; and
he saw in it only the means- orbrirting to an ami-
cable termination our differences with the Northern
Powers.

"Another event which happened nearly at the same
time, still further facilitated the zittainmentor his
objeCt., The frantic and unfortunate :deTot of Rus-
sia_ fell a v iclim to
.the eccentricities of his charafter,
'the fluauation of his opinions, and to the apprehen-
sions _for the future, with Which his- past condua
had inspired all his subjeels. His
_death instantly
loOiened the connexion which
,united'against us the
four Towers,of the North ; and from that moment
there•was reason to, hope that the system of politics;
which had subsisted amongst theM for above a year,
_would ere" long be abandoned. The policy of quick_.
ening, as much as poisibie, this desirable change"
was instantly felt ; and Lord St. Helens was sent to
etersbUrgh to improve upon,the vktory of Copen-
hagen, and on the pacific, dispositions, which had
been manifested by the Emperor, Alexander, from
the first moment of his accession to the throne.
,c Circumstances more favourable could not have
occurred for offering propositions Of peace to the Re-
public of France, and her allies. They could not
be attributed to a sense of weakness,• or of despon_
dency, after the decisive blow just Struck in the
Baltic; and the moderate use which we had made
of our superiority, could not but preclude all distrust
of our sincerity. Crowned as she was with the
laurelS of viffory, Great Britain `might with honor
hold out the olive brancloo her Enemies. Mr.
ADD iNcTp N availed himself of this favourable, op_
pot t unity., and proposed to the French Government
to open a negotiaiiob through* the medium-of Mr.
OTTO, their Agent at London, for the Exchange of
Prisoners." • , •

c, Having. succeeded in arming against us the
Fleets .of Russia, ..Sweden, and. Denmark, France
had flattered herself,: that England, attacked at
once by six Maritime Powers, and-cut off from all
CoMmunica:ion with the. Continent, would soon be
forced to descend from, the high elevation which
she had'attained, and be compelled to accept such
Conditions Of Teace,, as the Allied Powers might
please to digitate. The Cabinet of —the.Thuilleries
was indulging these deluilve hopes, when the battle
cf Copenhagen interrupted, and -the: death of the
.EMP El OR PAUL C9Mpietely dissipated. this flatter-
ing vision. The -pacific.measures, which in Den-
mark and Russia immediately succeeded these two
_events, left the French Government no hope of re-
animating, the spirit of.the Armed Neutrality.-,-
-The Chief Consul /finding it, at the . same time,-
impossible-to excite-new-Enemies against us, and
difficult' to 'maintain the contest with us alone,
could not but receive with' pleasure the Overture
made by our Government. The, brilliant curset,
And • honourable conduit of the British Minister,
prevented the distrust which might have been felt
at. Paris, as to the duration of his Administration,
frOm the particularity of the circumstances under
which it was formed: Effective conferences soon
took took place at london; between Lord -HAwiEssn-
Ry and M..OTTO ; and both parties with :since-
rity set about the grcat, but difficult work of
Peace.

," It is here necessary. to pause. fora moment, to
consider what an astonishing change a few weeks