The Sun.
London, England, 1817-09-09 00:00:00

TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 1.817.

LANCASTER• ASSIZES, Ava. 6

We- stated yesterday the residrof the trials' at
the Lancaster As.izes.- The tulliAving st ate-
inent.:.of..what passed on the discharge of the
Manketeers ••• ,
PitiC.--.I3I.,ANKFATERS, '
v. ,TAK.D.,Lufgo AsND,OTHIAIS,
Of the Speetl July only two appeared, Mc.
CawthOrn, atilrl ,Alr. Buck. Tlrt; other 10'
were taken from the .common lielore they
were sworn, Mr, Baron' WOOD asked if the de-
fendants had -any Counsel ?
Mr. WILLIAMS—YCS-, nil/Lord.
Mr. Baron WonD--uAre the prisoners present ?.
Mr. Wict.rAms-They -are in gaol. Does your
Lordship wish them to-be sent for ,
~• ,Mr. Baron: Woos—Do you wish them to be,
present
Mr. -IVILLEAM'S-.4 have no particular wish
about it..
, Mr. RicttAßDsott stated the charge against the
defendants...
.• Mr, TotiPiNG then addressed the Jury to this.
effect :—I um very happy to, save his Lordship
and you all trouble in this case. It is well known
that in the month of March last, the town of Man-
chester. and its vicinity-, were thrown into great
terror and alarm by tumultuous assemblies. The
defendants are charged with having called such
assemblies, to the great:alarm of the vicinity, and
to the undoubted danger of the country.' -Iriy the
exertions, however, of the very respectable part
of the people of Manchester, and by the co-ope-
ration of the very excellent polic'e of that place,
.the evil has been effectually suppressed, so that
all.: la. now quiet and tranquil in the extensive,
populous, and, I hope, still opulent, county
of -Lancaster. It cannot be the wish of any Go-
vernment, and especially of our Government, to pu-
nish unnecessarily. The improved and stilt improv-
ing state of the country has given a different turn to
public feeling from what it was in March last. On
this account, and as the defendants have already
suffered so long imprisonment, no evidence is to be
offered to you on the part of the prosecution. You
will therefore acquit the defendant.—Not
• Mr. WILLIAMS—WiII your Lordship allow me
to ask for the discharge of the prisoners, as they
have been so long in confinement ?
Mr. Baron Woop—Certainly : let them be dis-
charged.
The'oilrer defendants are George Grim Shaw,
Thomas Leigh, Peter Lever, George Murray, S.i-
muel Bluckshaw, William Wood, Matthew Lith-
gow, and John Williams.

EDINBURPI-1, SEPT: 6.

HIGH coma OF JUSTICIARY.

Yesterday came on before this Court, the trial
of API/cog:ire, MO APB-vogue; and
Patrick -111• Cristal, accused of the crimes of
stout brief, robbery, rape, and assault, with intent
to commit rape. The libel charges the pannets
with breaking into the hous'e of Robert Moris,
farmer in Everton, in the. vicinity of Greenock,
on the 23d
.of March last,, by forcing open one
of the windows, of attacking the • s,,id Robert
Moris, blindfolding him, and holding him by force
on the ground, and stealing from the house sonic
money, and a great quantity of wearing apparel;
&c.----and of assaulting and attacking Janet Craw-
ford, daughter of Mrs: Monis; and Maly 1114`ek,
servant to Robert Moris, and committing violence
on their persons. It also Appeared from the libel
that after- perpetrating the robbery, the parmcls
fled, and were apprehended in Argyllshire sonic
days after;
The pannels pleaded Not Guilty, and no objec-
tion being made to the indictment, a Jury was
chosen, and the trial proceeded ; but, runt the
nature of the charges, the public were 4itioded,
and the doors locked. .

The examination of witnesses continued till five
o'clock. One of them, Bernard Hutton or Hat-
ton,"an accomplice, who was admitted an evi-
dence, was committed to prison for gross prevari-
cation.

The SOLICITOR..GENERM, declined addressing
the Jury, as die case *as in his opinion clearly
made ont.

Mr. HUNTER, for the prisoners, said only.a few.
words.

The LORD jtisTICE CLERK made a long charge
to the Jiny, who retired for about ten minutes,
and returned an unanimous verdict, tinning Bktr-
Dart' M'llvogue and Patrick M'Cristal guilty of
housebreaking, robbery and rape, and Hugh
APllvogue guilty of house-breaking and robbery.
The Judges, Lords JUsTICE.CLERK, I'ITMILLY,
and SuccoTn, severally delivered their opinions
on the verdict. They were unanimous in thinking
that this was one of the most aggravated eases
that had ever occurred in this coot►+ry---it was
quite uncommon here, and had been proved by
the clearest evidence.

, Before pronouncing sentence, the Lotto .Jus-
Tice CLEE K. addressed the unfortunate pannels.
He .said their conduct was most atrocious and
brutal, and he was well convinced that their ac-
co►nplice wits as guilty as any of. them. That •it
was in vain for them to look for mercy—they
could expect none.; and ,al!bongh Hugh
vogue's case differed in some respects from his
companions, yet he was to expect no mitigation
of punishment. •He conjured than to apply for
mercy to God by repentance, and concluded.by
pronouncing sentence, ordaining them to he de-
tained in the Toihooth of Edinburgh till the title
of October, and then ,to be !ran3mitted front
Sheriff to Sheriff until lodged. in the Tolbooth of
Greenock, and on Friday the 10,11 of October tp
be exectited iu such place in or near the town of
Greenock as the Sheriff-Depute of Renfre wsh ire
shall appoint.. •
They are all young mot, natives of Ireland, and
cceived their sentence with much unconcern.

YRIC S EV:ON KETT E '

STA:FE OF Tp if, cOUN IT.X,

A.caIL:UL'EtLI.E; I.:INU'FAC'Ti..7ItZs, &.. &c.

The gratifyiug.repovs,:w.li.ich hAve,reached us
front .every,pars of the Empire,. with respect to
the Harvest, are :so ninnerons, tkit we,must con-
tie,ottuselves to the insertion of a few, as a spe-
cimen, of the test ;
' RAMSGATE, SEPT. s.—The fine weather since
Saturday been o great advantage to the har-
vest in. the Isle of TlLinet. The severe showers
last week caused few farmers in the neighbour•
hood to he Amite() for the wheatthat.liad beers
cut. It appears,, however, that no injury what-
ever has been silsialued, and 'thiit "the crops pro-
,wise an unexampled-. abundance. he j oratnes,
whichivt were set thisiseasolt great nfitubers, its
cousquence of the demand and high prices of
last yeAr,'-we equally luxuriant. liarky never
was .ImOwn to surpass the present crop.
NEw.poicr, SEPT..s.—.Tticte was kigootl supply
of wheat at our matiiet, 011 Wetoes4.l4y, hich.
sold at 20!. 9s. per load.

WALas.--The genvral appearance of the Corn
Crops .is luxuriant, and the. Harvest tivila be very
productive it the ‘veather prove propitious. Thu?.
nay friarveq has been very bad; iu many, patt:
the mountain-brooks and rivers have injured of
carried away the crops.
WATEaroan.7—Since• our last publication, the
weather bas beef) somewhat, variable, hut it has
been greatly more favourable ''to the hatvest than.
oth)-;rwise.

KILKtNNY, SEPT. 2.—The feather continpes
favourable to the labour? of the harveFt, and ort
Sunday and Monday a nuniber(if reapers were hired
at the Th,!l.sel. The wages 'offered were very
but as the season advances they will considerably
increase. Saturday new oats brOuglit 20s. to
235. and were generally deemed very fine samples.
Potatoes arefrom 3d to 6.1. per stone.-
Wool..—ln consequence of the large orders
from Russia; the price of !Void is on the advance.
COTTON TRADE.—The cotton thole of Abe T..
Been is again reviving. The demands last week
were considerable, and many sales effected 'at.
an advanced price. An advance in the price of
weaving is anticipated, the supply of goods'at
present in the matket being kir short of the de—
mand. '

CLOTH —lt affords its much pleasure to learp,
that the clothing niannfactollkS ill the townsiof
Bradford and Trowbridge are in the highest state
of activity ; such a bri,kness eft trade has not
been experienced for many years..

BAR I'HOLOM EW FM it.

INTENDED INSURRECTION.

The following narrative (says the Morninp;
Chronicle) was handed to us last night front highly
respectable authority. The author of the hoax
has not yet been discovered.
The following particulars respecting the re-
volution, which was to hare dated its ori:2:in trout
the close of Bartholomew Fair, on Saturday
night, may be-depended upon as authentic :
" Int'ormation was *received by the proper au-
thorities, that Preston, Thistiewood, and their
associates, were to assemble near the Artillery
Ground, Finsbury-square, on Saturday eveninf;,
for the purpose of exciting a revolution. The
force intended to effect this intention was to con-
sist chiefly of persons from Bartholomew Fair,
with a multitude beside, however, from other
quarters; all of whom were to assemble by nine
o'clock. A cart was to be•upon the spot, plenti-
folly stored with pikes and other weapons,
the first principal object of attack was to be the
Armoury in the Tower, where it was intended to
seize the field pieces and small arms found :here.
This done, the rebels were to di-vide- into two
main parties, one to take their station in the
neighbourhood of the Bank of England, and to
cap!ore that establishment; the second party to
make their Itead•quarters in and about Gray's
inn-lane. One of the plans, as we have already
stated, devised by the imaginary insurgents, was
to hove a supper prepared for a select number of
the leaders, for which purpose tickets were issued.
The entertainment, as our Parr of yesterday an-
nounced, was to he given at tie Pied Horse
Public-house, Chi3well-street. The landlord of
the house declared his utter ignorance of au order
to the effect in question, and as positively denies
the preparation of a banquet, of the expectation
of company. A man, it•is true, was found at the
Pied horse, who remained until a late hour there.
His reason for doing so was, he said, his appre-
hension of .being arrested, and be produced one
of the supper cards, a copy of which has alreedy
appeared..
" The Lord Mayor, we understand, received
flinch of tht information connected with this ex-
traordinary business from the Oflice of the Secre-
tary of State, but independent of this, his Lord-
ship himself was furnished with a communication
on Friday evening, by ii 44 lOdiVititrd ,:05e name
we at present withhold Wentioning. The letter
was in substance as follows :

and the soldiers will ces-
`" There will he a rising and dreadful wassAcre, to-mor-
row (Satuiday) night. 1 advise you most earnestly to keep
your own, Ilval to cause the 'children of others to-stay at home.itt,.cor.scgtfence of the foregoing information,
,assure you will
Loud
:1\'111;(11;:)tri) eard!';'pnl It-i,cl" everyl's
"'
in tt:Has‘i'let e thCilf.a.'ll)ereci the
aot ion, as
tar as the civil power r,Otild qtr exerci3ed, and
every assistance from without hi> jnri.diction NVHS
ill reatlillt:SS. IllAdiiiOn to Vt'llytt we have already
stated, detachinvoll of the.nfilit,ary n.e're stationed
in Gray'3-inu-lane; and in the Borough bet‘ieen
Blacktnan-street 131ach.friars-ro4d.".

IRELAND.

The interest end happiness of this portion of
the Empire will always be matters of importanee
in the consideration .of all sound politicians and
loyal men. The retrent visit of Mr. V:ANSITtART
'to Ireland has therefore naturally excited much
•carioiiity and attention. It appears that some
•o 1 the public Journals of that country 'Were
'obliging •etrough to favour this Gentleman with
`their advite-, as to the means which, in their
opinions Would most tend to promote its inte-
rests. Mr. VAtCSITTART, however, it seems, was
rather more inclined to cons.nit-official authorities,
- 'and to trace matters to their sources, than to
listen to the counsels thus kindly offered, even by
such
.sagacious politicians as the conductors of
:the Newspapers of that country. The Editor of
he (Dublin) correspondent has the hardihood to
' 'differ with some of his competitors on this sub-
ject, and is so bigoted in favour of Mr. VANSIT-
TART, as -.to conceive that that Gentleman, by
experience, high talents, sagacity, well•known
• 'knowledge, and diligence, was qnali.fied to adopt/
a better system of inquiry into the alleged griev-
a6cei; teal or imaginary, in the state of Ireland,
thaii even the enlightened advisers to whom we
have alluded. The following is the account given
by The .Correspondent 'of the objects to which M:.
VANSITTART directed his attention dining his stay
in Ireland, and of the advantages ‘vhicli the coun-
try is likely to derive from his visit and invcstiga•

tiC)111

For the purpose of accomplishing any arrange-
ment which meditated a reduction of Taxes most
complained of, it was necessary that the Chancel-
lor of the Exchequer should become acquainted
with the entire system",\ in all its details, which
provides the revenue of Ireland. This could not
be effected by if cursory or *hasty glance at what
is, in itself, of so complicated a nature ; and it
received, therefore, the attention from Mr. Van•
`sittart which it was necessary. to bestow upon
his quickness of conception, in every thine that
'relates to financial calculation, very shortly put
bim in possession of what he had applied himself
to learn ; and, when be had reached this state of
information--and, we -should presume, not until
then—he entered upon the projected measure of
diminishing the Taxes, to which his attention had
been most particularly called. In bringing mat-
ters to this point, he had able and intelligent as-
sistants, who entered into the spirit of his design,
and made preparatory arrangements for the com-
pletion of it. The result was, as we are inform-
ed, that different Taxes were marked out as be-
ing capable of reduction. The Tax on Jaunting
Cars—a class of vehicle so very necessary to the
recreation of the great body of our industrious
Citizens—was at once an object of diminution,
and to such a degree, as would cause it to be
scarcely felt. We believe the reduction resolved
upon was, from its present amount, to two
guineas annually. The Tax an Carriages, on
Horses, and on Servants, as beating inconvenient
ly on a great portion of the public, was included
in the list of those thus prescribed for retrenchment,
in which we understand others were also stated, but
• of which we have no particular specification. The
AVindow Tax, that source of dissatisfaction and
clamour, engaged the anxious and inquisitive mind
of Mr.Vansittart ; and we have reason to think that
some measure is in progress, by which that Tax
will be, at a future period, regulated by the value
of a House, instead of being rated solely, as at
present, by the number- of windows which it may
contain This plan will, we think, remove every
thing that tippgars oppressive ,in the Tax. Ac-
cording to the existiog mode, a house in Merrion.-
. square, and * house in Bride-street, or Francis-
street, having an etral number of windows, would
pay an equal Taxi though the value of the house
iu Merrion-square should greatly exceed that of
the house in either of the streets mentioned. On
the modified regulation, the payment will be but
in the proportion that one bears to the other ) and
the occupant of a house in a private street will
have much less to contribute than the occupant
of a house., of a sirhilar sire, would have in a
public Street, Should the number of windows in
both be the same. This measure is founded upon
an equitable. principle—because houses of very
modern construction have been built with a view
to evade, as much as possible, the operation of
the Window Tax ; while those of longef stand-
ing, and which faun the great mass of all our pri-
vate streets, have been erected, without any ne--
cessity to keep in vieti► this principle of frugality,
and are lighted upon plans of convenience. The
old system of architecture gave a hot:Se a great
number of small windows—the new system, a
small number of large whitlows.. The stopping of
windows, where they arc so numerous as to make
the Tax high, in old houses especiallv, has been
sometimes resorted to, as a mode of reducing the
Tax ; but the uniformity of the building, and a
great portion of its convenience, arc generally sa-
scrificed to such a proceeding.
We have been rather elaborate in what may be
said in a much shorter space, in order that we may
combine, as far as we are able to do it, reasons
with measures--and we imagine we have shear
the public, that Mr. Vensittart has just done what
an able, considerate, and conscientious servant of
the Crown ought to do, in what relates to this
country. He has resolved -upon abating taxation
in Ireland to as great an extent as it can be done,
without depriving the State of its necessary re-
sources, should the propositions lie hag to make
to that effect meet the concurrence of Parliament,
l3evond this he could not go. Clemour may be
food against hint, because he has not done fifty
things that he has no business with it ; but the
rational and unprejudiced portion of the public
will give hint credit for tiering fulfilled as much
as he could, with good policy, perform, or as
could he conceded, without 'directing prejudicially
tee public income, Ile will no: be thought- the

We lately received some private accounts from
Denmark, relative to tl►e political state of Sweden,
but we postponed their contents till they were
strengthened by farther infortnation. We have
iHce received more intelligence of the same cont.,
Flexion, and we are assured that there is a strong

party attached to the ancient Government o
Sweden, who. are not unlikely to come IT.
solutely forward on the death of the present
King. It is generally understood, that whet]

the present aged and feeble Monarch was in-
ducgd to alter the Succession to the Throne, he
was intimidated by fear of the vengeance of Buo.
stela TES 10110 naturally entertained the most
deadly hatred against the deposed Monarch, be-
cause he was the only Potentate who resisted
his power, and refused to acknowledge his au-
thority. it night, indeed, be imagined, that
when the Allied Powers were arranging the af-
fairs of Europe, which had been wholly over-
turned by the daring arrogance and ambition
of the Usurper of France, that they would have
proposed the restoration of GU3TAVI73 to his
Throne, but his noble example of perseverance
was indeed a reproach to all countries but
Great Britain. The Party in Sweden, however,
to whom we have alluded, are said to be proud of
the heroic firmness of their deposed Monatch,
and to feel for his present unjust humilia.
tion.

They are also said to be Influenced
by a patriotic zeal for the honour of their country,
and to be anxious to prevent it from falling carder
the dominion of a foreigner of obscure birth, and
whom they consider merely as a soldier of fortune.
Besides, it is said, that tire Allied Sovereigns
themselves do not approve of the conduct of DER,-
NADOTTE during the return of BUONAPARTE from
Elba, and from a natural love of_ Legitimate
Governments would not be dissatisfied with
a restoration of time old order of things in Sweden.
It is certain that BERNADOTTE has been lately
adopting all possible means to render himself and
his family popular, as well as to concil-iate the
Nortiveotstis to the new Government which has
been imposed upon them, and with which they
.are said to be discontented, as they were at-
tached to Denmark, and particularly to the
CROU'N PRINCE of that Country. If we may
trust report, the people of Sweden pay a re-
luctant obedience to the new family; and their
discontents, if not loud, arc deep. The life of
the old King seems to be hastening to an end,
Ind it is possibleithat his d.tys may have been en],
bittered by reflection on the part which he acted
towards Lis Nephew; his Sovereign, and his Couu-