The Sun.
London, England, 1803-08-27 00:00:00

3.1 V I STOCK.

Oxen, . - - . - 6.18
Cows, - - - -95,52 Z
Young C 4 ttIC, - - ' • a 576
Sheep and Coats, . - - - 20,972
Pigs, -• . . - 30,989.
Rifling Horses, - - - -5,47 z
DrAught ditto, - - 26,6;9

The most respeetable of the mercantile inhabi.
tants of Greenock have formed .themselves into an
armed association,, and have made an offer of extend-
ing their service, in case of invasion, to any part of
Great Britain. The Corps consists of zoo men, In.
eluding officers.
If it he true that a Corps of Volentiers is raistng
among the Jews, their patriotism ought not to he
ridiculed, as it' is in a Morning Paper, but they
ought to be mentioned with resped.fiir suffering no-
ditfetence of religion to interfere with the great
duty they owe to .aGovernment undt.r 'which they
live with more -freedom and security than in any
other upon the face of the Earth.
A letter froni-Catlisle say,,' that ihrfieid seemed
perlealy ealleOed, mid supported himself • with ap:
patent fortitude till about an hour I.iefnre his trial
frot4hed, when he wrote a note to liii.Coun:el
in the- following fermi Do you suppose I stand
its b state of peril r His spirits afterwards fai;ed
hits, and his notes began 13( to he so correct.
made a very pertinent adtrre,s 'to, the intim. and
Jury. During the time of noriirta"r ennfinemenr,.
he read a great deal; and, it is said, employed his
time in writing his 'Own life, •

Messr'S', Shove4ll, Lean'`.!
and Fii//c); 'who underwent iont'tiari vate te:tonitiat
00 .Monday-, before the .Lora) MAYOR,. were Agiin
brought before his Lordship for 'e.xamitiatidii s..eitei- •
day , each having separately &Clued, that he ‘‘'as
ready to state the whole truth.
flutchison said. Shovell persuaded !Atli in
take the house at No. , Suffolk-iane,
street ;' that by his &site lie f3rtiiti up a ctijiq.:
ing.hnuse ; that he told him to go Under the tide
of a Brussels merchant ; that he had only to s'g,o
and accept bills by which they wou'd accumulate-
great wealth, Without having • any piroperty on
on hand: Ile said that the sonol, of signed by
him at Norwood, were brought by Shriven arid Car..
rick ; that he did not know the amount of th•on-,
had not exatnined them ; • nor Was it explaine,i to
him chat they were accepted Before he signed thenii
they were so folded. The Loki) MAYOR being in
possession of fads which the witness did not seem
aware of, he returned very equivocal answers tai the
questions put by his Lordship. He Conlisied that
he had drawn bills on board the Southattiptoni thin
his mother lived in Saville-street, Piccadilly ; that-
his father lived in Brussels ; that he got first
cplainted with Shovell . when they were Iris ners
tt spunging:.hnuse, that he had not been above (nur
or five m tnths in Sufrolk.lane, and that Shovell
passed far his agent, and Carrick for his clerk.
Robert Carrick, like his companion, seetned in-
clined to turn every ,Thing against his cO.oidjurors:i.'
—Said., he :lava under them as a Clerk, mut that
Shovel! had desired hith to write to a certain young-..
married Gentleman of Fashion, of good tanatiy, and
of large Estates, hearing he was it) want of tempo-
rary supplies, intimating, that he might be supplied
with any sum on ,the shurtOt notice, un'certain con.
ditions. This Gentleman desired an interview with
the writer Sho veil, and the Wiiness waited upon kotiy.
and was informed he wanted 10,0001. Shoveal
agreed with this young Gentleman for pool. upon
bills at sik'tnonths., for which he was tO;iltovir live
per Cent. and one half crown per hundred for Cotti.:'
mission. • That Slim, ell gave the Prisoner 31. io
to purchase Stamps which were filled up, but nut
signed when this young Gentlernan'accepred' them.
The young Gentleman, who was present, cOrro.
bowed the (aft, and stated, that
wail desired 10
write his,acce.ptance in the middle Ofthe• note with
red ink.

Carrick Conlindad, that when Shovel' and he had
gor'these Notes, they went to Mr. Hutchison, at.
Norwood, who signed them ; said that he was de. '
sired by Shovel! to go and.demand the wool as his
property, and to take Mr. Fuller ; and that Shovel
wanted him to swear before a Magistrate that it
his property, which he declinM. This deck.
ration was altogether complicated and unsatisficlorr,
and anrded great trouble 'to the Loa.6 M.nvOtt,
who bestowed Upon it the most minute attention..
Shovel{ pretended to be very deaf. Utider.ood
Hutchison to be a min of great lottune, havieg. g rt
too,ooo guilder!: with his Wife, a native of Rius.
sets. lie seemed More cast d bwn than the othfrs,
and could hardly hold up his head, several tespen:i.
ble Merchant,, being present who had been i.,,,rcat
suft'eters, by his notes when le got hititself
bankrupt in rreseot;strcet, Goodman's-fields, aboift
twelve months ago.
M. De Le Gard, a Frenchman 'As taken up with
Carrick, while demanding the wool, and had in his
possession one Of those notes fraudulently Obtained
from the young Gentleman for 35.01... which he said
he had. from a Mr. Shitlef, at An4.lerton Coffee.'
house, to get discounted. This persoU was sworn
to by the young Gentleman, who said he came often
to him to extort notes from MM, pretending that an
old Lady from America would give him 'whatever
money he wanted.
Mr. Fowler, .another partner iii this intsiness, •
gave ,ShoVeli recommendatory letters• to persons in.
Gloucester, as an agent from several houses to pur.
chase goods. He designed himself a wine mescitatir,'
in Tottenbam.cuurt.road, confessed his intimacy
with Shovel! and Hutchison, and that he vinit with
Carrick to demand the wool ; but said,- Shovell
not the recommendations from him, But had taken
them front his books.

The Lulu) MAYOit not being sntislied with thi's
person's cunituet, he was remanded for fortiter'ex•

ammation.

A number of -persons attended with notes issued.
in a bimilar manner. Bills amounting to 44001.
thus fraudulently obtained are found, and as the re.
mainder arc in circulation we decline mentioning
the name of the young Gentleman to whom we have
already alluded, as well as those of several others
cot,ccrned, or said to be concerned in this business.

Yesterday. Thowas Classon was again brought up,.
on the charge of being Concerned in Thasonable Prat..
ticeq. Mr. White and others were resent. Mr.
Welts, tho Engraver, and some. other Witnesses at-
tended, but their. evidence was put off till atiother
day.

A Smuggling Vessel which was lately fitted out
at Brighton'as a Privateer, has been remarkably
successful, having taken four F rench Veisels, one
of whlch ista West Indianian, reported to be worth
200,0601. but which is more probably worth about
a fourth of that sum.

Tuesday, about two o'clock in the afternoon, a
barge lying alongside a brig at Hanover Hole, Mill
Wapping, Was discovered on fire, which had
a very threatening appearance; the games were
however fortunately subdued. The cause of the
fire arose from a candle being left burning tic
hold at ten o'clock in the morning, when the iota
went on shore.

Aboot nAttartrr before five yesterday morning, a
fire was discovered in a little wooden hots nest
the New Cut, St. Georges Fields. The person
who inhabited the house, a Mrs. Cox, a .widow,
and her daughter, 'were in bed; but a neighbour
bruk,e open tie door, and carried the old Lady down
stairs. Ry that time the flames were so violent as
to oblige the daughter to pimp out of the one.pait
*indow. There. were fortunately but two other per.
sons in the house at the time, who both escaped also;
but•the property was entirely desttoyed in less than
half anlioar