The Sun.
London, England, 1802-10-18 00:00:00

CORN EXCHANGE, de r.lB.

OUR supply of Wheat to-day is rather consider:
ah!e, plitLe Essex and Kent satnides I ;ok:!.I
wards in the early part of the nay, but wer-.; soft.
without- any aivance ; there. are many Plrrivalt of
Barley and Midt, the former is cheaper, and in the
latter scarce any sale ; l'ea,c are rather m•:rc ph:nty,
::nd 1331.15• something cheaper ; ,there is abundant
quantity of Oats at Market, middling and infctior
sorts arc cheaper, but best quality nearly 1,...:cp their
prices; no alteration in Flour.
11 neat /8s a 54i a 63; ad I Beans ' - 355 a 3::•3 ci,
Flirt do. -6.1. i a 65. s ad I Tide ditto 2.72,•J a? r> 0.. i
Matt - .. 42,s a 44s od I ()ars - t 4:;) Lis rf 2.**4, ~,o
;.il:: ditto -43 s a 465 od I Polawl do. 235 a !.,,:, C.,1
Ihriey - 2.3, a 255 6.1 I Rape Seed 331 a
~61 per ;.:A
Rye •-•- Zoa a 34$ od l=ice Flour 50.,, a
..i... par .::::..t
New ditto - 40$ a 45, od • Second do. 455 a i•-..-.; 'ics 00.
",,iiito Pease 435 a 475 oct

In London, according to the last return of the
Meal Weighers, by which the present price
bread was fixed, flour sold at 54'. 9r.d. per s7Tki,
and the quartern loaf was fixed at ioef. ; at Bath,
where the same allowance is made to the Baker, t!le
price of flour on the r3th inst. wa.-52,.
61-1. dearer than in the rnetrnpul,) and yet the
price of bread, similar in quality to ours, teas fixed
ae B}d. being iv. cheaper than London.
The price of Wheat in Lond;m has Ellen 4.1.
sv. within a fcrtnight, and the price of 11-or
within the like period, has declined three farthings
only.

To the great exertions. made by the vast num-
ber of workmen so prompt!) colteded, and em-
ployed in sopping up titota, vlaces in.. the ground
i.virete the inundation took place on Wedne,d,ty
last, at the isle of D ,gs, • which had • keen ex,„
cavated for the purpoie of get t &c. to
form the embankment of the New D...ck, may he
attributed the safety of the whole Island from be-
ing overflowed, as the water on the Wedneoday
evening's flood, was at the flux swolo to 22 feet in
the Lin:el:Ouse Bason ; the ordinary depth dues not
exceed iz feet. I: rushed into those hollows with
the most impetuous fury, and had not the workmen,
with /lie most intlefali-; tble labour, continued throw.
ieg.earth to prevent .a channel being formed, the wa.
ter must have made its course in such 'a way as
to destroy a great deal of -property.. One pefson
had upwards of two thousand sheep, besides c4ttle
and horses, immediately in the diratiort,
the descent of the land, the water must have taken.
A house in which one of the Managing Genilcm-en re-
sided, was filed entirely on the ground 'door, and the
ground so washed from around its base as to render it
neeesfmry to prop it with shores; and the furniture,
&c..was obliged to be moved.
~The Marsh Bailiffs,
upon any fear of inundation being felt, is in posses.
sion of great power, and can compel either the in-
httbirants or casual passengers to assist- with manual
labour to keep out the incursion of the waters,
An old woman who died a few days since, left
behind her positive written instructions for the-pur_
chase of a dcz:?7s Sherry and a dozen El- Pore, tow
gether with a fge eak., of the pr;ce of a guinea, in
order that each of het- fiends who called, might be
regaled with a shces azd a ilalr to wish her a
ZOOd.
Mr. Smurx, of Stradbrook, its Suffolk, on Sun-
day seannight attended the funeral of his daughter,
a fine young woman, 22 years of age ; and on hiS
return home, he found another of his daughters, 26
years of age, lifeless.
A gentleman, named Ertowx, on Sunday died
suddenly in Lowestoft church, while attending di-
vine service.

Mrs. HARROLD, of Risbygate-street, Bury, ad.
vanced in years, but in apt,iarent health, on Sunday
se'nnight suddenly dropped down and expired.
On Sunday se'noight an inquisition was taken at
Hoperoft's Hall, Oxfordshire, on the body (-;. an
unknown traveller. The-deceased Nvas
in a hovel of straw, where he had lair severaic!av
before he was discovered; he was Eve feet two
inches high, had a very long heard, and was
ly dressed.
Mr. Cockerel!, an Inn-keeper, at S.ifFron-Wa:den,
was thrown out of a chaise, on Monday, and re-
ceived so marl..injury, that he is sine:: dead.
The son of a Taylor,- at Framlinsharn, in Srfici
died there some days since; he was eight years old,
only 28 inches high, and weighed ,no more than
28+ pounds. His moiher, previous to his birth,
was frightened by a dWzirf.
lieszerttly morning, between eight and -nine
o'clock, Mr. -`rVILLIANI WELCM,, a re3Fthaialt
Smbl&-keeper in Phoenix-yard, OA-lord-street, was
kicked so violently by a vicious horse in -one of
the r,t Nes, that- he expired in a few. minutes.
Friday last, Mary Jeffry, o Dillingham, near
Cambridge, wits committed to gaol, for the sup-
posed murder. of her child. The intent was found
on Thur;day in a pond, confined in an apron and
some cannel. It had lain under water nearly three
weeks. The prisoner said the chid had been st
born, and admitted- that she threw it into the
water.

About five o'clock on Sater?.ay .evening, a min
genteelly dressed went into a silversmith's in Lorrl_
bard-street--drew a- pistol frOri his poeket, anti de-
manded money—which the silversmith hesitating
at—he fired, and the content& grazed hair-44:
then attempted. to'escape, but being closely pursued,
he endeavoured to shoot himselt, but the r
missing hre, he drew -out a clasp knife to d.5.11-nri
himself, but was secured and lodged in the Conirter.
Friday two L.ds were " committed for 'trial,
charged by Mr 3. Lowman, a shop!teev:er in 'Ayies..
bury-Street, CACIrIenWCO, tVi cOming into her
about one o'clock, whilst she NN:,.s sitting it her
back rje.rn, . and taking from the- counter a jat;.:,e
roll of flannel, with which one of then ran swa-y,
in Eight of a frait.womair.keeping a stand oPt;osite.
A hue and cry immediately" followed, wlico he
drooped the goods ; the other, ,who also ran,
found iri an open privy. It appeared that they had
been api.,rentices, anti were 4-iikarded as bu;lo::k-
-hunteis. No person appeared to their chlractr-rs.
Ar Marlborough. Sessions, a "yo.nng- man namzd
Deed, conviaed. of -throwing vitriol on the ciotiv.:u
of Mary iggicton, was sentenced to six months so-
litarr iirrprimJurnent, and to find security for lila
good kluviow for three years,

MARLBOI:OUGH-STREETPOLICE-OFFICE.

Saturday, Joseph Halfbrd Saville, the person
who was lately charged with stealing a gown in' a
dwelling-house where he went to inquire for lodg_
irigs, was again Put:t6the bar, in order that those
whom he had robbed in a similar Way, might appear
against him. The prisoner conduded himself with
the same degree of impudence as on the former oc-
casion.- The 'first charge alledged against_ him was
on the oath of Elizabeth Altlworth, the servant in a
French family resident at No. 9, lianover,street
she stated thit last Wednesday week, the Pri.
soner, accompanied by an elderly man, came to in
quire. whether there were any lodgings to let ; she
chewed them to him in the absence of her mistress.ln the mean time, some person knocked at: the
door, and inquired-forVapt—Fraser ; while she was
opening the door, the prisoner Went into the
kitchen, after which he left the house; there were
some silver spoons laying on' the kitchen dresser be-
fore the, prisoner went down 'stairs, butino sooner
had he departed than she missed them ; she had
every reason_ to believe the. prist,ner had taken
She was positive.as to his person, because
it Was,the second time he.had been at the house.—
S!ie, had met the elderly person this Morning in the
street.. The prisoner said he would disproVe. 'the
charge at the proper time and place. The witness
was bound over to pro:: cute.
lle was next charged with -stealing a cloak. from
the house of Mr.-Wilson, James-street, .Bediord-
row. It appeared from; the evidence of-,ML Wil-
son, and a young woman his niece, • that the pri-
soner had effeded this robbery by: applying to take
1. dgings at Mr. W's house ; while be was exarni-
ning the apartments, he leant his anti against The
sideboard, on which the cloak-lay, and without
being perceived, conveyed it ,to his. pocket, and
went away.. The witnesses were confident the
cloak was 'on the sideboard before-the prisoner en-
.
tered the room. .

:They. also stated, that the Prisoner had taken away
a shilling -that lar near the -cloak. The Prisoner
aliedged nothing in his defence; and the parties were
baundpverto prosecute him at the next Session.
-A young woman ,Very -genteelly dressed, and
very beautiful, whose name" is Mary Kelly, was
examined.on'suspicion of stealing -a silver •wateh:
The ,watch in' question was loSt at the house of-
Mr; 1-loffnian;. in Oglestreet, St. Mary-le-bone,
on flmrsday last, and afterwards found pledged
with Mr. Freer, -a Pawnbroker in -the neighbour.,
hood 'of GoWen-sqwire., The shopman said, .that
he tf,6lc-the watch in pledge of a, person very':
much like .the'Prisoner: In her defence she denied .
airknowledge'-of taking: the watch, but admitted
that she was in the house at night, "-to call on a
friend • who lived there. She said that she had
spent the whole of the day in company with her
brother,- on board the Augusta Yacht at Dept-
ford, and:,did,not arrive in town till pasti_. seven
o'clock. ;The watch had been missing two hours
before that time. She produced an Annuity. Bond,
Which she requested the Magistrate to look:at, and
which she said must convince him she did nor steal
the watch, as she had ample_ priiperty 'to support
her. She mentioned several persons of the rust disk
do ion_ in Ireland, whom she said would speak
to her Charader.. She was touch agitated during her
ekamination, and when told that she must be corn-
mitted, entreated, to be alloWed to send for bail.
This, -Iniwever,
.could riot be complied with, the
charge not being bailable,.. and she was accordingly •
fully committed for trial.
-Tbrimas Russel/ was brought up for re-ex'amina:
tion on suspicion of stealing a valuable gold watch,
which he offered to pledge with Mr. Hill, Pawn--
broker, in Rathbone-placr. A Mr. Heathcote at-
tended, and stated, that the watch was his property,
nnd thi:'t he had been robbed of it about a fortnight
since, near the circuS, by three genteel dressed
worpen, one of whom struck him 'a vinlent bIOW on
the breast,
,and be immediately missed his watch
he pursued them, but they' escaped, and he -had not
been able to trace it until he found the Wdech,
adver.:
.
tised in the Paper.--The Prisoner not being to give
a satisfaCcory account how the watch cane into his
poeSsion, was fully committed
.to take his trial, ai'id
Mr. Heathcote liound over, to prosecute.

On Saturday Jere'niah Coriteiius arid John Aftz;n- •
waring: were raken before the LORD MA.vor.,
the one charged with concealing- himself in the,
warehouse, of Messrs. Scarratt and Loudensack, :in
in Milk-street, Cheapside ; the other with an intent
to rescue him upon his being apprehended, •
Samuel Legg, Warehouseman;, said, that when he
returned from the Post,:ntice, between six and,
seven t!clock, he found .the Prisoner conee.lled
in the warehouse he produced,a piece of Irish
which had been removed from its ,sit2!ation, as' he
suvposed by the Prisoner. The.Constablete.whom
Cornelius was given in charge
_swore, that when he
was cur: Bey him to the Compeer he was violent..
ly assaulted by the Prisoner .evidently
for: the purpOse of rescuing Cornelius. Both the
Prisoners beat him severely.—Committed to the
Poultry Compeer for farther examination.
Charles Rann;flgtow was fully committed/ for.
charged with stealing a large quantity of snuff` from
a Tobacconist's, in Newgate-street..Tippo, Reed,
. and Cartwright, three City Officers, told his Lord-
ship, that.being on duty on Thursday evening in
Allersgate-street, about six o'clock they saw the
Prisoner carrying this load of snuff: they knowing
him to he a suspicious charadcr, concluded' it .was
stolen, and accordingly detained him. Richard
Robinson said, that he was shopman to Mr. Park,
in.Newgate-street ; that hehad.paciscd up the snuff
in question, containing one hundred:weight, valued
'at IC which he' hal.direded to Mr. Sutton, a-to-
bacconist at Leicester, and it was stolen from his
master's warehouse:on.:ifilursday evening about six
o'clGck. The prisoner. in his defence said, that a
person had given it to hith to. carry -it to Clerken,
w-el!, for which he wy,:to-.1,e ,paid a ; but
• .ad.initted that he had just beero'eleased from,the
• -House of Corre&ion, where he had hien confined
tWelie month; for an, assault. The parties,.we-re
Aiound over to prosecute. 7

SHIP NEWS.

P0.91.E, OCT. 25.

ArrivA7oe john and -Robert., Welt, from Wo.T:lbridge ;
Blandf9rd, lattOt froni,LOndon; Mart, Rider; from New,
castle ; Kent, 'J.:fling, Iron Rdcheitet ;' and 'Duke-of York,
Coggin, from Bristol. . .
Sailed—the Robert and•Mary,'Jervis, for LiVerpool ; Dart,
King, and Adive, Viltia7is, for Portsmouth ; Sornerse,
Madox, forVenby' tt,rpe, Mmelaws, for Weymouth.; and
Sea-GOl Revenue Cutter, :on a cruize. . -

.YARMOUTII. 0CT.•15.

Sailed—the Dove, Horn, for London ; Eliza,- Butcher,
for Liverpool.• Resolution, Norrison, for Feversh4ni; Hero,
Thurston, and-Ouse jcderson,••forLorrdon; 111anoy; Had.:
dens, .for OtCey,= for London: ,

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SA7I;

STGCKS,

DAY.

Bulk Stock, rSzi.. • - -t In,tia.Stock
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.5. per Cleat. 1797, 99 -too; Exeheii. i:his- s. s. par
trip c cier Cu.4r -- .. "FundaLleilitio prem.
4 per Cent. Con. 53,2- .41 4 .1 3d Exchequer ,ills dis.
• per Cent. Ite,-,. tio, -k i ItnAiiiin IcSti ci•••1 zo .
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Ditto Scrip . . 2 v - Corm. tOr Account 67t, 4Si

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