The Sun.
London, England, 1821-12-22 00:00:00

POWER OF CONSCIENCE.

tage."

A jeweller, a man of good character and considerable wealth,
having occasion, in the way of his business, to travel at some
distance from the place of his abode, took along with him a
servant to take care of hiS portmanteau. Ile had with him some
of his best jewels, and a large sum of .money, to which this
servant was likewise privy. When the master had occasion
to dismount on the road, the servant, watching* an opportunity,
took a pistol from his master's saddle and shot him dead on
the spot : he then rifled him of his jewels and money, and,
hanging a large stone to his neck, threw him into the nearest
canal. With this booty he made off to a distant part of the coun-
try, where he had reason to believe that neither he or his master
was known. There he .began_ to trade in a low way at first,
that his obscurity might screen him from 'observation; and in
the course of several years, seemed to rise in the natural pro-
gress of businesS into wealth• and consideration, 'so that his
good fortune appeared at-once the effect-and reward of his in-
dustry 'and virtue. Of this • he counterfeited the appearance
so well, that he grew into great -credit, married into, a
good family, and '• by laying out.. his • hidden stores dis.,
erectly as he saw occasion, and joining to all a universal
affability, he was aelniitted to
.a share in the Govern-
ment of the town; and rose from one -post to another,• till
at length he was 'Chosen Chief. Magistrate. In this office be
maintained a fair character, and continued to,•fill it with no
small applause,both as:o Governor and' a Judge; tilt one day
as he sat on the Bench, with some of his brethren, a criminal was
brought before him, whci was accused of murdering his master.
The evidence came out at full, the Jury brought in their ver-
dict that the prisoner was guilty, and the whole assembly watch-
ed the 'sentence of the President of the Court (an office which
that day belonged to him,) with great suspense. In the mean
while he manifested an unusual disorder and agitation of mind,
and his colour often changed ; at length he rose from his seat,
:and, coming down from die bench, placed himself just by the
unfortunate man at the bar: " You see before you said he,
addressing himself.to those who had sat on the benchwith him,
" a striking instance of the just retribution of Heaven which this
day, after 30 years' caneealQent, presents tolou a greater crimi-
nal than theman just now formaguilty." He then proceeded to
make an ample,confession of his.gtult, and of all its, aggrava-
tions ; " nor can I feel,"- continued he, " any relief from the
agonies of an awakened conscience, but by requiring that jus-
tice be forthwith done against me in the • nost public manner."
We may easily suppose the amazement of the whole assembly,
and especially of his fellow Judgei. However, they proceeded
upon his confession to pass sentence upon him, and he died
with all the symptoms of a penitent mind.

THE SILK TRADE.--A meeting of the General"
Association of the Silk Trade was held at Wea-
ver's-hall, on Wednesday, when after a most able
exposure of the mischiefs of the present system,
and its tendency to destroy the trade of Spital-
fields, it was resolved that the Act of Parliament
to regulate the prices of weaving within their ju-
risdiction, is highly injurious to the interests of
the Silk Trade in those districts.--(Blackburn
Mail.) ..„. '
• P
TaEMENnQsJS ,G AL ..—Thursday night it blew
'one of the most-dreadful hurricanes that has been
recollected . for many years. In some • parts,
which were. exposed to the fury of. the blast,
trees and old buildings were blown down, and,
in many places stacks of chimnies were thp:-,wu
into the street by the viplence of .the-

PRICE OF BREAD.
(Continued from Tuesday's Su br.)
Page 104, " What proportion of potatoes is used to a sack of
flour?-1 have understood about eight pounds of potatoes to a
sack of flour is the average, &c. I conceive this to be a great
improvement in the baking trade, but nevertheless persons, to
my knowledge, have been fined for the use of it."---[Potato
yeast.l
Page 112, " What number of quartern loavesdo you get per
sack from the flour you bought at Feversham ?—I have made
80, 82, and 79; sometimes a sack of flour will give more, some-
times less, according to the grinding of it; that which is ground
very low I cannot expect so much bread from ; if it is ground
high, I expect more.
" Do you not usually get snore than 80 quartern loaves from
a sack of flour ?—We generally expect a little more."
[This was so called cheap baker's testimony, who bought his
Feversham flour, as he stated page 111, at no less than 10s.
under the 6;13 price,' having paid 50s. per sack when .the top
price was nominally 60s. See the page referred to.]
Page 114. " Would it not be more convenient to the Bakers
and to the Public if the Quartern loaf was 41bs. instead of
4lbs. si. oz. and the other loaves in proportion ? I should like
it better ; and I think it would be better for the community,
that they would know what they were to have, and they might
weigh it more easily. Is the Baker subject to much inconve-
nience from the weighing his bread and the examination of it;
and the information given as to short weight and so on ? That
depends upon the man's principle ; I believe altogether I have
been in London two years, and I never had any thing of the
kind laid to my charge; my Quartern weighs 41bs. 13b. oz.
before it goes into the oven ; and if a man pays proper atten-
tion to his business, it will come out 41bs. and a half; and when

it is cold, it will weigh 41bs. 6 oz.
" Has it not become the practice to use potatoes in making
bread in London ? I have heard of its being used ; I
think it is a great advantage to the yeast. Does it not improve
the bread ?—lf the yeast is not made good it must receiv2 be-
nefit from it. Do you not think the use of potatoes in baking
is an advantage to the baker and the customer P—No, I do not;
it is an improvement to the bread to the eye, but Ido not think
there is any thing more in it ; it makes the bread lighter.
" Is it not more agreeable to the palate ?—lt makes lighter
for the first day ; but when it gets older the bread gets cold at
heart; therefore I do not consider that it is much of an -advan-

By the old Assize Laws, which formed one of the most vi-'
cious and defective systems that ever had existence, we should
not now, according to the price of Wheat, be paying mote than
7d. to for the Quartern Liaf. They were repealed for th 4
express purpose of our having Bread at a more reasonable
rate by the competition to which it would lead ; and.now it
is . proved that one of the most charming practical conse-
quences to which it has brought us, is to pay I Id.* instead of
;it reminds one strongly of the fish and the fue. Not that
I would advocate a return to the Old .System of fraud and
falsehood ; but have a new and most effectual check put to
frauds of old standing, as well as peculation of modern in-
vention.

To the foregoing evidence, I shall just add :—First, that the
beet households from Berks, Wilts, Gloucestershire, &c. &c.
under the name of West Country Flour, during the first eight
months of the present year, and the latter end of 1820, is well
known, and acknowledged even by careless mismangement, to
have produced not less than eighty-six quartern loaves, and by •
proper attention to hive yielded eighty-eight quartern loaves
from a Sack of Flour. Secondly, that at St. Luke's work-house,
the very laudable plan has been adopted of grinding their own
wheat, being all red wheat, by manual labour, and making the
bread used on the establishment from the flour produced there-
by. It is found that with the addition of nothing more than
water, yeast,' and salt (no potatoes, no conings, Ste. no alum,
no doctor, no chalk), anddue care in baking, that their, flourpro-
ducis at least eighty-seyen quarters loaves and a half, of the
full weight of 41b. 51oz. each from'the sack of five bushels ;
although the flour is by no means dressed to the greatest pos-
sible degree of fineness, since nothing, more than the bran anti
pollard are taken out by the mode of dressing *l*d: Thirdly,
evidence is to be found that no less than nineti-three quartern
loaves, of full weight and well baked, have been produced
from the sack of very good household flour, made wholly and
entirely from white wheat of a very superior quality and de-
scription, and after a peculiarly favourable season for its
growth. .
So much for your Inquiring Correspondents ; as to those who
wish for further Information, and to those' who may entertain
any doubts, I beg to recommend to them individually, for their
gratification and the satisfying of their scruple's, that instead of
being Inquirers merely, they should become Investigators, par-
ticularly of the Reportfrom the Parliamentary Committee allud-
ed co. 1 assure them they will thence derive no little amuse-
ment, and no small degree of information as to the causes of the
present shamelessly high price of Bread, while they will feel
no trifling, slight, or transient indignation at other villanies
there pourtrayed, but not touched upon here by one who has
already taken the trouble to be an
London, Dec. 20, 1821. INVESTIGATOR.
In this Letter I have confined myself strictly to the number
of loaves produced and obtained from a sack of flour of 280 lbs.
net weight, anti in all my calculations have expressly limited
them to prime households, or the best flour bread bakers use,
that is flour or prime quality, and granted also that they paid
the top'price quoted for all they use, which we well know :they
do not.
The following is the summary of the number of loaves re-
duced to an average according to evidence and known facts .1—
' Quartern Loaves
' from a
• Sack of Flo Or.

Ist Witness - • i.i.
2d - -
3a - - . -
4th -
sth - - -
t;th - - -
7th - -
Towntrnade and West Country Flour
:.;t. Luke's Workhouse -

;T);53

83i
To which should be added-, 'Oenefit and gain, from
the use of Potatoe Yel:..st (additional in number) 3

Ttus making - • 88-Quar,:,
tern Lolly?,
as the average number really obtained from.cmack•
of flour; instead of 83, against which complaints were.matiel- ,

This pric'e the writer was charged in the City, eastward of
Cornhill, on Wednesday, the .sth of Decembef Init.; where
even now 104 d. is the common price of the average of Wheat,
at 493. 2d per quarter. .
... . ,

Yesterday being St. Thomas's Day, Wardmotes
were held in the different Wards of the City o(

_ . .
London, for the election of Common Council-
men, and subordinate Officers, for the ensuing
year. [II the following Wards there was tao
alteration in their Members :—Aldgato, Billings,
gate, Broad-street, Candlewick, Cripplegate
Without, Castle Baynard, Cord vrainers', Cornhill,
Farringdon Without, and Vintry.
There were partial changes in the following Wants :
BISHOPS.GATE. .

Mr. Win. Johnson, resigned; and Mr. John Dowler and_ Zvi r.
Baynham were proposed as fresh candidates ; but the
shew of hands being in favour of Mr. Dowler, Mr. Baynhau:
declined a poll, and Mr. bawler was elected.
COLEMAN-STREET. _
Mr. Francis Poynter, Deputy, resigned; Mt. John Wiuit
was elected Deputy in his room, and Mr. Joseph Griffith vas
returned to fill Mr.. West's vacancy.
CRIPPLEGATE WITHIN. •
Mr. Herring and Mr. Smith: but the shew of handsteing
in favour of Mr. Herring, Mr. Smith declined the poll, anti.
Mr. Herring vraa duly elected.
CHEAP.
Mr. W. Edward Smith resigned_ through ill health, Hatt Mr.
George Cowie was elected in his room, without opposition.
TOWER.

Mr. Clarke resigned through ill health, and Mr. Silvands
Phillips was returned without opposition. The thanks of the
Wardmote were returned to Mr. Clarke, for his former services.
The following Wards are contested : •
Those marked thus* arb new candidates.
ALPERSGATE.
aI - Mr. Paxton
sg. Mr. Lorkin
52 . Mr.. Walton
521 Mr. C.orbould!"

Mr. Fisher •
111 r. Diggers•
Mr. Rails -

Mr.,lllatthews -
Mr. Fore3t

This Ward retun
.BASSL

Mr. Leicester°

%Ir. Hughes• . 13
Mr. Frisby - 12
This Ward retu:
BREAD•

Hayward
Burrs
Webb"
Mathie

Coleman -
Dibbin -
Gibson •

'

is eight Members.
MIA W.
Mr. Vngueiin
Mr. Britton" -

• 4

Blakeslc y - 41
Crocker - - 4
Bridge - - 4
Thil Ward return,
DOW t

ns four Member!.
iTRBET.,
Mr. Hallam
Mr. Bider•
De Grave*
Mr. Hatch''
Mr. Fulton
Mr. IVitts*
Mr. Buckfield•
Mr. Corbett•
Mr. Thomas

:slirelve MeMbeis.
;ATE.''
Mr. a Price -
Mr. Wm. Wright'
Mr. 'Nesbitt' .
Mr. Forster -
Mr. Vandercom -
Mr. W. C. Wryghte'
us eight Members.
BOURN. ' • .•• .
Mr. Haswell° -.
Mr. Rice' -
Mr. Joyce -
Mr. Gibson -
Mr. Bedomet
I - .
Mr. Wright" . .

Mr. J. E. Sauhders - 22
Mr. James Saunders - 19
Mr. Bennett• - . - 16
Mr.-Mortimer• - - 1G
Mr. J. 11. Coombs• . 15
Mr. T. Anson• - - 15
This Warn retui
'

Mr. Wiltshire
31r. Dixon
Mr. Millroy
r. Ayres
Mr. Stubbing
Mr. Elliott
Mr. Carter - -
This NVard rettL
• LIME-S'

5 44

- B
- 7
-

~,

rns ten Members.
TREET.
Air. Shearman
Nit. Jones ,

•4
. 2
- 2
-
- - 2

Mr. Price • -25
Mr. Byster - - 21
Mr. Prince • - - 2U j• , -
This Ward returns four Members.—Mr. Adcock resigned%
PORTSONEN.
Mr. Edward Colcbatch 39 Mr. Thomai Parker .
sir. Robert Carter • -3; Mr. JOhn Smith
31r. Peter Perry - 35 31i.. Cundeli*
This Ward returns tire Members.

W .ALL
Mr. Deputy Williams. Mr. Pearce
.7
Mr. Gibbs•
Mr. Cope - .
Mr. Watkins' - • - 8
This Ward retur
FAICRIIsaint
26

;ROOK.
Richardson
Mr. Woodward ,
r Mr. Hale ' -
Mr. N. Williams -

31
: 30
~19

ins eighf4Nleiiibers.
)N WITHIN.
I Mr. Howell

Mr.. Oldham

A.
5
5
:* • :. 4

Mr. Hayward - - - 25 Mr.•-Muroott -
.. . - • -23
Mr. Crowder, Deputy - 24 Mr. Pritehaid, Newgate-st: S 5
Mr. Law - - 24 Mr. Hogard - - 23
Mr. Pritchard, Blackfriars 24- Mr:ailbertson - - 23
Mr. Seatcherd - -- _. 24. Mr. Plummer.. - ,-- 22
1
MT, Winter - : 24 Mr. Hartley '-• -4 -.22
Mr. Westwood - -• 24 Mr. Woodward* %..4. 1. 17
Mr. Dunnat . - - . 24- -Mr. nl - -. ...• lt/
This Ward returns 17. Members.
~.„ .

WARD OF FARRINGDON WITHOUT: ,
In this Ward, which returns 16 Members to the Common.
Council, some opposition was expected, but Mr. Rowe; *ho
had been nominated at the Precinct of 'St. Dunstan's, in oppo-
sition to Mr. Galloway, had• addressed a letter •to Alderman
Waithinan; the Alderman of the. Ward, declining the hoficiir
of the appointment. • '
Alderman WA ITIIMAN having opened the business
of the day in a short speech, proceeded- to read the names of
the Candidates as returned by the respective Precincts.
11r. Galloway's name not being in the rteturns,
Mr. TIOMP.SON- rose to propose him. He proceeded to
state that it was his intention to have animadverted upon the
conduct of one of their late Common Councilmen (Mr. W-
hams), and to have proposed a Candidate to take his situation;
but he understoOd he was absent from illness, and he (Mr. T.)
would never descend to the meanness of attacking a person tic-
, hind his back. When he recollected that this Gentleman had
declared that his political principles were the nearest to those of
Sir F. Burdett than of any other man ; and remembered the ab-
horrence he had expressed of the conduct of the present Minis-
ters,, both with regard to the Manchester Massacre, and their
treatment of the late Queen ; and now saw him associating with
these very men,expressing his satisfaction at receiving their ap-
probation, and even descending to accept a situation from them,
he niust declare that such conduct ought to excite the suspicion
of his Constituents; and if not satisfactorily explained, it ren-
dered him an unfit Representative for that independent Ward.
This he had told Mr. ‘i illianis to his face, at a late public din-
ner; and had he been present this day, he (air. T.) should have
entered fully into the charges he had to make against his late
vacillating public conduct, and have compared the Gentlerindi4
former speeches with some of his late declarations ; but hitAb-
scnce prevented it. After a few other similar observations, and
sonic facetious remarks upon the science of ratting, Mr. Tholnp-
son concluded by proposing Mr. Galloway. •
Mr. .ED ,) A IWS, in a short speech, seconded the proposition.
. Mr. PON.TI.FEX stood up to offer a few words in defence
of his absent friend, Mr. Williams, and complained that he was
attacked merely upon sutpicion, no specific charge being broUght
,forward against him. Ile believed his only fault was, that he
had lately begun to think for himself.
Mr. VIIOMPSON, in reply, said he bad abstained from
making any formal charge, on account of Mr. Williams s ab-
sence.
The shew of hands was then taken, after Icl:id% the dentle-:
men elected generally returned 'thanks.

On Thursday evening, as a gentleman wal go-
ing along Sun-street, he was met by three filen :
just as they had passed, one of them said " He'll
do," .9r. will do," when two of them laid
hold ot arms, exclaiming, " We only want
,y9ur monel27, and immediately a wet rag or
handkerchief _was placed over his mouth, :and he
Keceiyed a blow vii4ch knocked him down ; they
then rifled his pockets 'of 22 sovereigns, with
%% Welt the villaho Sutceeded in making their
escape, ,
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IN'ITI,I4IG ENCE.

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COPENHAqEM, DEC. B. W e continue to Te•
r6ve further accounts of the damage done on our
.cOII7IS by. the late storms. Many ships have been
ttranded, many lost their anchors and cables, and
.othr,rs perished. It is remarkable that in many
places where these hurricanes have raged, they
-were accompanied with violent thunder-storms.
'The number of ships a,nd vessels lost in the Bal-
tic and the Cattegat, during these storms, is es-
tirpWil V a hundred.. =Winter has now set in,
with frost and snow, and the navigation is proba-
bly over [Or this year. As Danish subjects some-
times snffered losses from the circumstance that
in foreign countries there is a forum .arresti, by
which the foreign creditors of a bankrupt here
get themselves paid out of the property, effects,
or elaims',.which the bankrupt may have abroad,
and as this-was not the case here, a Decree dated
30th ult. has been issued, giving Danish subjects
the same right against the property of foreigners
which may be in Denmark, in similar cases.
DLc.-11.--.All the State-Paper, which had
fallen in price, has risen again—the Royal'Bonds
from 70. to 75., and the National Bank Bonds
ftom 90.' to 951.
VIENNA, DEC. s.—The most satisfactory ac-
counts are in circulation on 'Change to-day, re-
specting- the cobtinuance of. peace; the paper
citrrenyis ther'efo're :rising, and the -metalliques
(on the 4th, 74 5-Bths),.. as well as Rothschild's
-Tiaets 'of the First Loan, continue to. improve.
Rcitlischild's Tickets of the Second Loan have
'notchoweverr, yet risen to par.
ST. PttEnstiti no Nov. 27.—His Majesty the
Emperor has approved of the representations
trade by Barou Strogonoff, in favour of the per-
-sons attached to the Embassy to the Sublime
Porte. As a testimony of the favour with which
his Majesty honours this Minister, he has be-
stowed various honours and rewards on the gen-
tleman in question.
ODESSA, Nov. 16.—Two ships have arrived
from Constantinople, but brought no news.
Within these three days much wheat has been
:bought and • hastily .shipped, because we fear
that the exportation of it will soon be prohi-
bited.

CONSTANTINOPI.r, OCT. 27.—We are very
well aware here what situation we shall be in
zr ith respect to the importation of grain, even
from Egypt, to say nothing of Odessa, and the
actual state of Moldavia and Wallachia, in case
war should ensue; and that at the first cannon
fired by Russia, lye should be as if in a besieged
city, as far as regards the first necessary of life—
Peace is held out to the people, and it is really
wished for, but without doing any thing effectual
to preserve it ; for woe to the Minister who
should venture to recommend the evacuation of
the two Principalities, which is very naturally the
sine qua non of Russia.
Whenever a ship appears from Odessa, the
greatest joy prevails. The newsmongers, too,
always contrive to receive by it some consolatory
letter. Lately they had sent Baron Strogonoff
to Siberia ; M. Franchini to A3trachan, &c.
Such are the imaginations of people who consider
the murder of the sacred Synod as a trifling mis-
take ! But the Divan knows how matters stand.
many very prudent great men had sent their ha-
rems to Brussa (to take the baths !) ; others in-
tended to send them much further into Asia,
when the unlucky incursion of the Persians came
in the way.
_ _

FROM THE EMs, DEC. 6.---On the representa-
tion of the Cabinet Ministry, his Majesty has
heeh pleased to approve of the erection of a Bank
is East Friesland, and the necessary funds are al-
ready formed for their establishment, which will
be of the greatest importance to the merchants,
land-owners, &c. of this province.