The Sun.
London, England, 1832-10-23 00:00:00

TO TEE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR—It is not my intention to enter into any dis-
cussion in this letter on the Belgian question. That
peace may still be preserved, that even now, at the
eleventh hour, the illA of war may be averted from
this land, is, I am sure, a wish in which I shall be
joined by every friend of the commercial and finan-
cial interests of the empire. But if we are to be
engaged in war, I trust it may be conducted at
once ►n the most effective and economical way, and
it is for this reason I beg, through the medium of
your columns, to call attention to the plan of esta-
blishing armed troop-skips, proposed by Lord Mel-
ville in the year 1810. " I cannot entertain a
doubt," said his Lordship on that occasion, " that
if, at the beginning of last year, there had existed in
this country an establishment of armed troop-ships,
adequate to the conveyance of e'ght or ten thou-
sand men, a very considerable portion, if no
the whale, of the enemy's ships at Flushin.!
might hare been captured or destroyed." Is it not
then worthy of the attention of Government, whe-
ther, instead of attempting what at this season of
the year may prove an ineffective blockade of the
Scheldt, a flotilla of arm d troop-ships might not
be more effectual? For this purpose there need
be no necessity of employing troops, except artillery;
marines might be employed, and thus the objection
of the late Lord Mulgrave, that " it was impos•
sible to get over the difficulties that arose from the
clashing of the two services" would be fully ob-
viated. I have only further• to remark, that I trust
nothing short of absolute and imperative necessity
will induce Ministers to engage us in a war; but if
we are to be engaged in hostilities, that they will
be conducted in that prompt and energetic manner
which will best ensure their speedy termination.
Let his Majesty's Ministers bear in mind Napo-
leon's advice to Massena, " Strike boldly, having
srst well considered when to strike."
Your obedient servant,
ALPHA.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Accounts from Antwerp state that the Belgians were
forced to break up their cantonments at Loenhout, a pro-
vince of Antwerp, during the nights of the Ilth and 12th
instant, owing to the unexpected approach of the Dutch
troops. It is also stated, that the Belgian Government
have come to a resolution of taking vigorous mPasures, as
all attempts at negociations with Holland have faileJ.
It was reported at Antwerp, that a proclamation was
going to be issued by the General for all persons to put
their effects in a place of security, but this was opposed
by the civil authorities, and would not he published until
the deputation had returned from the King.
The people of Antwerp exclaim loudly for the free na-
vigation of the Scheldt, and the evacuation of the citadel.
The Prussian Consul at Antwerp has received from his
Government aceounts that the Prussian troops were going
to be put in motion for the Belgian frontiers, to protect
the commerce of the North.

The Hamburg Reporter of Friday last states that the
cholera his broken out at Maestricht ; on the first day
there were nine cases, all fatal.

Letters from Magdeburg speak of large bodies of troops
marchiig through that city in a westerly direction ; and
letters from Mecklenburg say that great numbers of horses
for military service are being purchased on the Prussian
account.

TIIE FUNDS,

It now appears, according to all accounts, that the
King of Prussia has openly declared that he will not suffer
a French army to enter Belgitun, and to prevent this, as
well as our sending a naval force to the Scheldt, he has
manoeuvred to offer the Conference fresh propositions for
the King of Holland, which the Dutch Government are
going to take under their consideration. Thus procrastina_
tion appears again the order of the day, and it now appears
Pretty clear that the King of Prussia and the King of
Holland perfectly understand each other.
The estafette from Paris is not of importance. Don
Pedro's ship of 64 guns had arrived at Cherbourg on
the 6th instant.

Consols are very heavy this morning; they left off yes-
terday at 834 for the Account, opened at 83. i, went
dow❑ to 83i -8-. owing to the King of Prussia's determina-
tion not to let the French enter Belgium.

HALF-PAST ONE.

For a long time past we have not had such a struggle
between the Bulls and Bears as we had this morning.
Owing to the information that the King of Prussia would
not suffer the French to enter Belgium, and his taking
the part of the Dutch, an eminent broker sold 200,000
Consols ; soon after the great city capitalist bought
250,000 Consols, when it was immediately supposed that
he had had some private information of a contrary
nature, and that the King of Prussia would not prevent
the French army entering Belgium, should the King of
Holland not consent to the late proposals. This informa-
tion gains credit with the well-informed, and it is now
the general opinion that not a gun will be fired, and the
business will end in negotiation.

The Bears have become greatly alarmed, and are buy-
log in again what they have sold ; and the Bulls have re-
mained masters of the field.

Consols, which were done in the early part of the morn-
ing at 838 for the Account, in five minutes got up to 84 :
at present they are 84 to y, with the Market lookieg up.
The extreme fluctuation this morning has been about
per cent.

No news as yet from Portugal. In the Foreign Mar-
ket, in consequence of a general opinion that the Dutch
affairs will be settled without a war. Dutch Stock has im-
proved one per cent. Portuguese Scrip, 3i to Si, dis.
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols for Account, 84

You may possibly have heard, through some
of your ordinary or extraordinary channels of information,
of what ban been going o❑ here amongst the military.
Great uneasiness, I can assure you, is felt in the barracks.
A spirit of insubordination, i❑ which political feeling has
been mixed up, has shown itself amongst the troops. A
considerable nuriVaer are in confinement, and a court-mar-
tial will speedily be held, with, I fear, fatal results. Con-
siderable pains are taken at present to conceal the facts,
but you may rely upon what I tell you.—Norwich, Oct
1 9. —Kent (Peri Essex Mercury.

Last week, as a man was digging in a field
near the village of Bishampton, in this county, the bones
of two human beings, with a dagger and knife, were die.
covered a little below the surface of the earth. The hone,
appear to have Leen lying in the earth for a long time.
No information can he obtained relative to the deaths of
the persons whose remains have thus been discovered._
Worcester Herald.

A letter from Madrid quaintly enough attri-
butes FERDINAND'S recovery to his physician. having
"happily mistaken his disorder." Ptrhaps some of those
who have recovered from the late epidemic in this country
have not been less fortunate.

ANATOMICAL SUBJECTS.—It is rather a
curious circumstance, that the first subject given over by
the Anatomical Bill should be the body of the well-known
personage who went by the name of Lady BA aRYMORE
but such is the fact.

POST-OFFICE COMMUNICATION WITH
PAals.—(Extract of a letter.)—You are aware that,
during the entire of the negociations that have been en.
tered into for the purpose of establishing a reciprocal esta-
fette between the French and British capitals, the French
authorities have displayed a readiness and a liberality to
concur in awl promote an undertaking promising so many
and important advantages to commerce. Unfortunately
there appears to have been some misunderstanding on the
subject, which caused a suspension of those negociations.
Since the return of Dr. BOWRING to Paris they have,
however, been resumed, an:l I am truly happy to say with
every probability of an early and successful termination.
The plan has been so frequently described that you require
not to be informed that it embraces the transmit of letters
and newspapers on six dlys in each week, not by estafette,
as originally contemplated, but by couch, with rapidity
equal to that with which, on four days now only, letters
and papers are forwarded by estafette from Paris to Calais.
The practicability of the plan, as far as respects the land
journey through France, has been ascertained by repeated
trials ; satisfied of which, and feeling an interest in the
which, it is to be hoped, will meet with correspond-
ing cordiality in London, the Directeur- General des
-P.ostes (Postmaster-General) is about to proceed to your
city tot thwith, in order to conclude a treaty (if it be no:
too formal a phrase Si) to designate it) calculated not only
to produce immense advantages to commerce, but to
draw still closer the bonds of amity which happily already
exist d'
between the two countries. Should no untoward
circumstance arise or occur, the plan might be put into
almost immediate operation, but it is not intended that it
shall commence " working" before the Ist January next.—
Morning Paper,

OLD BAILEY.-(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.

Pe,,ry Giey was indic•ed for cutting awl Inaimini:
his wife Mary Ann Grey, with intent to murder her, or
to disable her, or to do her some grievous bodily harm.
It appeared from the state,nent of the prosecutrix tha,
she and the prisoner had been married 12 years, and ha
four children living ; the eldest 12, and the youngest 2;
years old. He was a cabinet-maker by trade, but the.
were in great distress from being unable to dispos
of the goods he had nianufectured, and sh
went out to wrek in order to endeavour to
provide for her family. On this day week, on comin;.!
home from her work rather late, he upbraided her with
infidelity, which she denied. A quarrel ensued betwe
them, whit!' was put an end to by the interference of their
landlord, and they went to bed. On the following morn
ing she was going to work as usual, but the prisoner wouiii
not allow her to go, and locked the door. They remaine
in the room all day. In the evening, he walked about the
room with his hands behind him, and she suspected tha!
he had a razor in his hands ; she asked him if he had.
and at that moment she saw the razor ; she tilt,
called out " Murder," upon which he threw her upon
the bed, and drew the razor across her throat. Her crit
at length brought a person down stairs to her assistant.•,
who rescued her, and then she was taken to a surgeon.
A lodger in the same house stated that on hearing th.

cry of " murder" she proceeded to the prisoner's mon.,
and saw him on the prosecutrix, from whose throat bloir,
was issuing. She pulled him away, and accompanied dm
prosecutrix to the shop of Mr. Robinson, a surgeon.
Mr. Daniel Frazer, a surgeon, of Somers Town, stet,
that he was called to the surgery of Mr. Robinson, wl..

was from home, and on going there he found the prosecu
trix, who appeared very pale, and held a handkerchief t
her throat, which was bleeding. She had two wound.

one of a semi-circular form under the chin, an inch and
quarter long, and in depth to the bone ; the other about al,
inch and a half long in the loner part of the neck •er
near the windpipe, but not very deep, merely dividing ii
skin. There had been no great loss of blood, and after ti.e
wounds were dressed she was able to walk home.

Samuel Heywood, a police officer, stated, that seeirul

J crowd round Mr. Rohiuson's surgery, he went in an.l
saw the prosecutrix, front whom he learnt that her hus-
band had cut her throat with a razor. H, accordingl.
proceeded to the prisoner's house and knocked at the door
which was opened by the prisoner, whom he took int
custody. He asked where the razor was, and the pri
soner said, " find it if you can." On telling him he mu •
go to the station-house, be replied, he was rettly t.,
go any where. Witness asked hint how it happ,n, I

that he had used a razor instead of his fists, and
replied, that she (his wife) was in the habit of going
to houses which he had an objection to ; witness asks
what houses, and he said, where girls lived, addin
that he had once pulled her out of a brothel near Temp!,
bar, and that he was determined to be revenged on be .
On the following morning Mrs. Grey gave witness
razor, which appeared to have been in the fire, and i -
handle was burnt off.
Mrs. Grey was recalled, and stated that she found that
razor in the fire-place, and she believed it was the on,
her husband cut her with, as there was only one
the room.

Several witnesses gave the pris.,ner an excellent cha

ratter for honesty and hum inity ; and they stated that
the prisoner always appeased to them to live happily with
his wife.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty upon the thild
count, " with intt.nt to do the prosecutrix some grievo,
bodily harm," but strongly recommended him to mercy.
Mr. Justice PARE said he fully concurred in the tc-
commendation, and so he would report to his 11Iajest..
council. It was a most distressing case.

John Whitley, aged 28, Sophia 117l4ittey,
Rosina, Sarah, Ann, Eliza, aged 25, and Joseph Dv! -
limore, aged 23, were indicted for assaulting Mich .1

Joyce on the 3d of October, and taking from his person
11. lßs.

Tke prosecutor stated that he was a labourer. He cstro
to London from Warwickshire about eight days before thi-
robbery. On the 3d inst. about twelve o'clock at
night, he went into a public-house called the Castle, in
Cow Cross, near to Sharp's Alley, and hid half a pint
of beer at the bar; he had then a sovereign, and eighte tt
shillings in silver, in his pocket, which he knew was
when he paid for his beer ; be was not perfectly
sober ; when be left the house he put the sovereign in 1 i.
mouth for fear of passing it for a shilling if he went into at:
other public-house. The silver was in a purse in
waistcoat pocket. Oa going out he saw the male p:
;-
saner, named Whittey, who walked with him into Sharp.
Alley, and when there he said to witness " I will knock
your - head off, and knock you down." The fetn.Je
prisoner was with Whittey ; Whittey knocked him elowl.,
and while lying on his back the woman came to his hcod
and tore and cut his mouth ; after which she knocked
head several times Against the ground, and took tLe
sovereign from his mouth. From that moment he
insensible. Whittey, when the woman was cuttirg
his mouth came to his pocket, tore it, and took his IS-.
from it. Witness never came to his senses until the fol-

lowing day, when he found himself in the workhouse ,d
St. Sepulchre. Witness was severly hurt by the injuri,
he received, and was ill for snore than a week.
Cross examined by Mr. C. PHILLIPS for Bullimore—
Was not so far gone in liquor but he knew what he w,,,
about, and he never saw the prisoner Bullimore there.
William Draper, a private watchman of St. Sepulchre's
parish, stated that on the night of the 3d inst. he wos ,
ditty in Cow-cross, and saw the prisoner Bullitnore,abou,
a quarter before twelve o'clock, drag the prosecutor out
of the public-honse, and knock him down ; the prosecti
for was in liquor. Bullimore then appeared to be en-
deavouring to take the prosecutor up a dark place call, d
Falconer's-alley, at the same time calling out " Con,
on Jack ;he is down as dead as a herring." A
black man then came up, and told Bullimore t,.,
let the prosecutor lie on the step until he was r,-
covered, and Baltimore said, " I know where tc,.
man lives—he lives in Saffron Hill." Some one, bat wi -
ness did not know who, said " Yes." The black man ate'
Bullimore then took the prosecutor over to Sharp's Alley.
About ten minutes afterwards the black man came to wi
nest, and a policeman, and said that the man was
murdered; witness and the:policeman went down Shari'.
Alley, and met Mr. Palmer, the master of the workhouse,
who said he was looking for Whiney. Witness direct,•
him to the Bull's Head. Witness accompanied him thitlal.
and found Whiney and the woman, and took them lot..
custody. Whiney and the woman, on being asked if th
were in Sharp's Alley, said they were coming by and ha ,
picked the man up.
Cross-examined—Witness thought they were friends,
although he saw Baltimore knock the prosecutor down,
and heard him call out that the man was dead as a herrin;..
A pauper, in St. Sepulchre's workhouse, whose btd -
room window looked into Sharp's Alley, heard a nois,
there on the night in question, and on looking out of win
dow, saw the prosecutor lying on the ground, and Whine,
and the woman ill-using him. Witness informed Al,.
Palmer, the governor of the workhouse, who, with as
sistance, went out and brought the prosecutor in, in a
state of insensibility, and much hurt.

Simnel Crosson—Lived in Sharp's Alley ; he saw
Whittey when in custody of the police o❑ the night ii,
question, and he gave witness 18s. for his brother. Wit-
ness afterwards gave up the money to the police.
Cross-examined.—When Wilkey gave him the morn,
he said it was his brother's money, and that he had gut it
at Croydon Fair.
Isaac Tracy—Lived in Sharp's Alley. On the ❑ight it
question be was going home, about ten minutes to 1
o'clock, and he passed Whittey and the woman at the to..
of the Alley. They were going towards Cow-cross. Di-
rectly afterwards witness saw the prosecutor lying on his
back as if he were dead, and Mr. Palmer standing Dear
him ; that was about thirty yards from where he passed
the prisoner.

James Lee stated that he saw the prosecutor on the
night of the 3d Oct. about a quarter past eleven o'clock,
in Cow Cross-street, about four doors from the Castle
public-house. He was standing against the abutters of a
shop, and was passing his money from one hand to ano-
ther, as if lie was looking for something. There appeared
to be about a pound in silver; he appeared to be lather in
liquor, and then went into the Castle. In about Ilef ass
hour afterwards, witness saw the prosecutor lying on the
ground in Sharp's-alley. About a quarter of an hour
after, he saw the prosecutor go into the Castle ; he saw
Whittey and the female in Cow Cross-street. going in a
direction from Sharp's-alley to the Bull's Head.
S. Springett, a man of colour, stated that on the night of
Oct. 3, he was at the Castle in Cow Cros- street, and saw the
was
desired him to put his
s "flashing" a sovereign and
prosecutor there, when be went there drinking.He appeared
v
andetanid advised him to go home. TI e
somen much liquor, e
money
h‘pv oncskT e landlord
landlord put him out ; but he staggered and fell. TI e
landlord requested witness to see the prosecutor house ;
and the latter stating that he lived on Saffron hill,
witness consented to conduct him there. Witness
took him into Sharp's-alley, when Bullimore came up at d
hit witness a blow on the head with a whip, at the san e
time asking witness to fight ; witness did not answer, hot
ran away. When witness nceived the blow from Bull -
more the other prisoners were nigh, and the three thee

«r 11: .0.00? liar 1. 0 utor. Witness in a short titue me!
11:e police, dlld ;nfo. t that i pour inan wit, being
robbed.

Several other witnesses Were called to corroborate the
preceding evidence.

The Jury returned a yen, ict, finding the prisoners Jul n
Wlaitrey and Sarah Whittty Guilty, and aequiting Joseph
Bullimore.

NEW COURT.

William Lewis, a young man who had been porter in
the employ of a Mr. Hawkins, an ironmonger, carrying
on business in Chiswell-street, was indicted for stealing
a quantity of locks, curling-tongs, door-plates, spoons,
and other ironmongery articles, the property of his master.
From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner had
been in the employ of Mr. Hawkins about three years.
About 12 months after the prisoner went into the employ
of the prosecutor, his warehouse was destroyed by file, ar,(l
the prisoner exerted himself in removing the property,
and the articles for stealing which the prisoner was in-
dicted were supposed to have been destroyed by the fire.
I❑ the month of August, however, Mr. Hawkins' sus-
picions were excited by receiving information that the pri-
soner had been selling property similar to that which he It ad
lost, and in consequence had his house sr-arched, when a
great quantity of property, which Mr. Hawkins felt little
doubt was his, was discovered.

Several persons gave the prisoner a good character, and
the .1 ry found hitn Guilty.
The COMMON-SERJEANT sentenced the prisoner to six
months imprisonment.

Henry Ellis, an ironmonger in a small way of bu,i
ness, residing in the neighbourhood of Chiswell-stieet,
was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of August, from the
Niine prosecutor, a large quantiTy of locks, and other
iron-
mongery goods.

Upon the apprehension of Lewis, the priis?cutor dis-
coverer' that a great deal of his property was in the posses-
sion of the prisoner. Several witnesses dearly traced the
property into the possession of the prisoner, and the ma-
nufacturer of the locks, a Mr. Wright, at Wolverhamp-
ton, proved the sending of them to Mr. Hawkins.

The prisoner in his defence said that he had purchased
the property at the shop of Mr. Ilswisins.
Several witnesses gave the prisoner a good character.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty, and the CO211310s(-
SERJEANT told him that be must expect to leave the
country.