The Sun.
London, England, 1828-08-08 00:00:00

John Baalem.—l am the constable ofPolstead.

knew the prisoner and Maria Martin. I had never
a warrant to apprehend her. I never told the pri-
soner that I had a warrant to apprehend her, or that
I had a letter from Mr. Whitmore to apprehend her.
The clothes which were on the body were given to
me at the inquest. I have had them ever since,
Cross-examined.---I had heard it reported in the
place, that Maria Marten would be taken up for
having, bastard children. I have known prisoner all
his life, and never knew him out of temper.
Henry Harcourt.—l am a gun.maker at Sudbury,
and know the prisoner. In February, 1827, he came
and brought me a pair of pistols to be repaired. I
don't know if these (those which Lee produced) be
they. They were percussion pistols, and so are these.
Percussion pistols have been invented about seven or

eight years.
Cross-examined.—The prisoner and a young
woman took them away. I did not know her. They
called for them on the sth of March.
Thomas Acres--I lived some time at Polstead.
I recollect Stoke Fair in 1827. I know the Red
Barn at Polstead, and the thistley lay there. I
never went over that field with a pick-axe on my
shoulder.
Cross-examined—l don't know what I was doing
at the time of Stoke Fair. I don't know that I
worked with a pick-axe at all that year. 1 wore a
velveteen jacket, and so did the prisoner.
John Lawton—l am a surgeon. I was present
when the Coroner's .Tury went to view the body
found in the Red Barn on the 20th of April. It
had not been disturbed, except that the earth had
been removed from the top of it. It lay in the hole
in the barn in which it had been buried. It was in
the right hand bay of the barn. It was, in parts,
much decomposed, parts more than others. From
my examination of the body, I should have said it
had been in the ground nine or ten months or more,
had I known nothing of it. The stays, flannel pet-
ticoat, shift, a handkerchief round the neck, stock-
ings and garters, and high shoes, with portions of a
leghorn bonnet trimmed with -black. (Produces a
silk handkerchief.) This was found underneath her
hips. This is the handkerchief I took off the neck.
(The rest of the articles be mentioned, the wit-
ness produced; they were nearly indistinguish-
able as to material or form of article.)—
There was part of the sleeve of a blue coat,
and the body was in part of a sack. The right
hand was on the right breast. She was quite
crowded down close together. It was a female
body, a full-grown young woman. I examined the
face. It was in a very bad state, but there was an
appearance of blood about it, particularly on the
right side of it. tfound the green striped hand-
! kerchief round her neck. It was tied in the usual

' way, but drawn extremely tight, so as to form a com-
plete groove round the neck. It was apparently
done for the purpose, as if it had been pulled so by
some person. It was sufficiently tight, that I should
say it would have killed any one. It would have
produced strangulation. The hand might pass be-
tween • the interior and the exterior folds of the
handkerchief. There was in the neck an appear.
ance of a stab, about an inch and a half in length;
it was perpendicular. It extended deep into the
neck. I cannot say what parts particularly were
injured by it, the body was so putrid. There was
a wen on the neck, about the middle of the neck, in
front. There was the appearance of an injury having
been done to the right eye, and the right side of the
face. It appeared as if something had passed into
the eye, deep into the orbit, injuring the bone
and the nose. I think it was done in two ways;
by something passing in at the left cheek, and
then out at the right orbit; and there was a stab
also. It appeared as if a ball had passed through the
left cheek, removing the two last grinders. The
brain was in such a state that it was impossible to
make any thing out of it. I don't think a ball so
passing through would, of itself, cause death; but
with the strangulation, and the stab in the neck,
would have been sufficient, with the ball, to produce
death. The bone dividing the nostrils was quite
broken, and driven quite out of its place, apparently
by the ball which had passed through. I opened
the chest,. but did not discover any myself. There
was an adhesion of the lungs to the membrane which
lines the ribs on the right side. This would, in life,
cause inflammation, and she would have complained
of cough with pain in the side. I found two small
pieces of bone in the throat, which might have fallen
through during the progress of decomposition.—
They .were parts of the interior of the nose, as I
should think. The left hand was separated from the
body; it had the appearance of a skeleton hand, and
would have been produced by decomposition. I
should think that the injuries, without the handker-
chief, would not have caused death; possibly they
might from inflammation. I have since seen the
heart and the ribs. I have myself a portion of the
head. The ribs and the heart were brought by Mr.
Nairn, a surgeon, to my house. I then saw where
something had penetrated between the fifth and sixth
ribs, and there was a stab in the heart which corre-
sponded with the opening in the ribs. It appeared
to have been done with a sharp instrument. That
injury wonld,have been sufficient alone to produce
death. I fonnd a corresponding mark on the shift;
the opening in the shift corresponded in size with
that of the ribs. I saw no mark on the
stays; they,_ were too much decomposed to
have seen the opening on them if there
bad formerly been .one.. , I have looked at.
the sword which has been produced, which appears
to fit the wound through the ribs and the opening
in the shift. I penetrated two or three inches. It
passed down the wound to that extent. I found
one part of the wound wide, and the other narrow,
so as to correspond with the sword. The ribs were
in a very tolerable state of preservation. It appeared
as if the wound in the heart had been made by an
instrument like this sword. I fitted it also into a
wound in the spheroidal sinus. It penetrated into
it about an inch. I have examined the wound in
the head with a bullet. (On inquiry it turned out
that no bullet had been found in the barn ; but
the one spoken of was found in the black reticule
containing the pistols.) The bullet fitted the hole.
I think the ball was first fired before the stab. I
saw some blood on the shift, the stays, the hand-
kerchief round the neck, the lawn handkerchief,
and the silk handkerchief, and apparently on the
bonnet. I don't recollect any part of a shawl. I
took off the garters ; they were made of narrow
white tape. In taking hold of one of the shoes the
foot came off. The lower and upper jaw bad each
a tooth out; but cannot say oa which side the left
jaw, the one \on the right, I think, had been out a
long time. I am able to distinguish between the

cavity of a tooth extracted while living, and that of
one falling out by decay. I have the bead here.
(Jaw produced.) This is the jaw, and there are
now two teeth gone, the one on the left I think has
fallen out since death, the other has been out much
longer.
Cross-examined—l am 30 in October. I have
practised 12 months for myself. I was six years with
Mr. Mudd, of Oedding. I have never seen a body
dissected which had been buried nine or ten months.
I did not perceive the stab in the ribs, or the pistol-
bullet in the barn ; this was because I could not then
clean the bones sufficiently to examine so minutely.
There was flesh on the face, but greatly decom-
posed. In a wound made during life the edges gape
open : one made after death gapes very little. I
opened the chest and the abdomen in the barn ;
when I opened the chest, I made myself one wound
in the heart. lam positiVe this was not the wound
I have spoken of. The one I made was in the right
ventricle, upper part of it : the other was just at the
apex of the heart between the right and left ven-
tricle. I saw no injury other than I have spoken
of : none made by a spade. The weight of the
body might have tightened the handkerchief round
the neck in that way, if it had been raised up by the
handkerchief after death. I took the shift from the
body, but saw no mark in the shift at that time. I
did not look for it till I had discovered the wound
in the heart. The ribs, when brought to me, had
the skin on. I should have made the observations

I did with respect to the body if it had been taken
from a grave in the church-yard. My judgment is
formed from my own observations, unmixed with
what I have heard since. I can speak with certainty
that the ball came out at the eye, from the manner
in which the bones are driven; the bones are very
much shattered. At the barn, I did not with cer-
tainty know whether this had been done by a pistol-
tol-bullet, or was the effect of decomposition.
Re-examined--I have seen the dissection of dead
bodies for 15 years. I could distinguish between a
wound inflicted on digging up the body, and one
giver► many months before. I believe that none of
the wounds that I saw were done at the digging up
of the body. I did not very particularly examine
the hips when the body was taken up. The groove
round the neck, produced by the handkerchief, could
not have been produced by the lifting up of the body
by the external fold of the handkerchief at the dis-
covery of the body. It might have been produced
by the lifting it up in that manner just as the person
was dying. From the appearance this must have
been occasioned at the period of the death of the
person. After cleaning the bones, I could see the
injury done to them better than I could before. I
have no doubt it was done by a bullet at some time '
or other.

Mr. ANDREWS then proposed to call another me-
dical witness, in order to corroborate the testimony
of the preceding one.
The LORD CHIEF BARON asked the Learned
Counsel, whether, after the fatigue which they had
all undergone during the day, he would proceed any
further that night. He should conceive that the
witness whom the Learned Gentleman had called
would not be the only witness whom he would have
occasion to call in support of his case.
Mr. ANDREWS replied, that he certainly had other
medical witnesses to call in confirmation of his case,
and not only medical witnesses, but such others as
were necessary to identify the different articles found
on the body discovered in the barn, as articles of
dress belonging to Maria Martin.
The LORD CHIEF BARON said, that as that Was
the case, he thought the hour had now arrived at
which it would be expedient to adjourn the Court.
It was quite evident the case could not finish that
night. There were several witnesses, it appeared,
to be examined on the part of the prosecution ; and
after that there was, if he was rightly informed,
(but of that he knew nothing) a defence of consider-
able length, to be delivered by the prisoner. After
that it would be his duty to charge the Jury; and,
to say nothing of other inconveniences to public
justice, he must observe, that at the end of that timpl,
he himself should scarcely be in a condition to make
those remarks on the evidence which would naturally
be expected from him. In a civil case, he might
perhaps have been inclined to have proceeded with
the trial to-night; but in a case of such solemn im-
portance to the prisoner at the bar, and of such great
importance to the public in general, he could not
presume to enter upon an analysis of the evidence,
when they must all of them be so extremely fatigued.
Under these circumstances he thought that they
must adjourn till to-morrow morning. '
It was, of course, determined that this adjourn-
ment should take place. The crier then proceeded
to swear in the different officers of the High Sheriff,
each of whom had to remain during the night in at-
tendance upon a juror, to prevent all communication
(except among themselves) on the subject of this
trial, when one of the officers refused to wait all
night upon any body. The crier immediately asked
him whether he was not a hired officer of the High
Sheriff, and whether he was not acting under his
authority ? The man, not at the moment aware of
the force of his answer, did not hesitate to reply in
the affirmative; whereupon the crier informed him
he had no choice; he must take the oath, or else
submit to such fine as the Court, when informed of
his conduct, might think proper to impose upon him.
The officer instantly submitted, and was sworn.

The prisoner, who had during the early part of
the day maintained an air of indifference to his awful
situation, there being generally a smile playing upon
his features, although his eye had a heavy fixedness,
occasionally convulsed with a sudden movement be-
traying, with' a character not to be mistaken, the
emotion under which he laboured during the delivery
of particular passages in the evidence, seemed to
have lost a considerable part of his confidence to-
wards the close of the day. Much of this alteration
may, perhaps, be attributable to the fatigue incident
to his situation. The fact of the alteration was,
however, too apparent to escape observation. His
attention was intensely directed towards the surgeon
during the whole of his examination.
The adjournment took place at half-past six
o'clock in the evening, and the termination of the
trial may be expected about the same hour on Friday.
The anxiety of the crowd outside during the day
was almost unexampled. There were few ladies
within the Court, the risk of the tremendous rush
being perilous enough for the other sex, but the ex-
ternal stone basement of the windows, particularly
that behind the Judge, was filled by ladies, whose
curiosity throughout the day was not damped by
the heavy showers of a thunder storm which fell in
rapid succession, and pattered upon their umbrellas
with a sound which once or twice interrupted the
business of the Court. Several of the windows were
broken by the pressure of the throng.
Corder was carried to Court between the Gover-
nor of the prison and a single attendant, in a sort of
tax-cart, out of which the prisoner jumped with
great alacrity. There were some hisses from the
crowd, but he was in a moment removed from their
presence. It was remarked in the Court during the
day, that he constantly used a small penknife, which
he took from his waistcoat pocket, to mend his
pencils while taking notes. His Counsel are to
have a final consultation this night upon the form of
his defence.

MARCH OF INTELLECT IN THE 19TH
CENTURY.—At the cricket match at Brighton last week,
a rustic farmer, is conversation with a gentleman on the
ground, told hitp, with all the sincerity of truth, that he
had heard how that one Paptain pARRT had been on a
voyage to the North Pole, and had brought a piece of the
Pole home with him, with which be had made a cricket-
Lat.—Berkshire Chronicle.
AN EXTRAORDINARY SKELETON.-M.
KESSELS, Naturalist at Gand, has enriched the cabinet of
Natural History there with the skeleton of an enormous
whale. This specimen is 95 feet long by 18 feet high.
When dissected, 20,000 kilogrammes of blubber, and
63,000 kilogrammes of flesh, were cut away. M. KES.
SELS has succeeded in preserving the tail, with the skin,l
blubber, and flesh undisturbed; ,it is 22 feet round the'.'
edge. In the opinimi of many naturalists, among whom is'
M. CUVIER, this fish could nut have been less than 900 or
1,000 years old,

NEWS FROM THE THEATRE OF WAR.
BULLETIN OF TNE ACTIVE ARMY, DATED JULY 14.
BERLIN, AuG..l.—'—The adVanced posts of Lieut.-
General Rudiger left Bazardjik on the 3d July, and
proceeded on the road to Couzlidjeh, as far as the
little river Uszenlia. On that day they perceived a
carps of the enemy's cavalry, 6,000 strong, which,
on the Ist was before Bazardjik, and on the approach
of the Cossacks had retreated to Couzlidjeh. On
the 11th July our advances proceeded to Couzlid-
jeh, and occupied that town. The enemy retired
partly towards Schumla and part by Pravadi. Our
advanced posts, consisting of two squadrons of hus-
sars of the Regiment of Alexander, and a division
of the Regiment Prince of Orange (the latter was
just going to relieve the two squadrons), met, on the
12th of July, with the enemy's outposts, drove them
back, and pursued them to the village of Jassitepe,
ten wersts from Couzlidjeh, where the enemy re-
ceived reinforcements and began to fire, while a
strong detachment of them, passing unperceived
through a valley, turned the right wing of the Hus-
sars, and attacked it vigorously, endeavouring to cut
it off. This attempt failed. The Hussars joined
the main body of the advanced posts, and were soon
reinforced by the Achtyrsk Regiment of Hussars
ar►d two pieces of cannon, on which the enemy was
attacked and put to flight. We had four officers
wounded, and 70 men killed or wounded.
The loss of the enemy, through the vigorous at-
tack of our cavalry, and the good use made of our
artillery, was much more considerable. According
to the statement of the prisoners, the enemy's divi-
sion in this engagement was eight thousand strong.
All the advanced posts of Lieut.-General Rudiger,'
both cavalry and infantry, have received orders to
stop at Couzlidjeh, and not to send any troops for-
ward farther than to the village of Jassitepe. To-
day the 9th division of infantry left this place, for
Couzlidjeh, whither the Emperor, with the head-
quarters, will go to-morrow, and be followed by the
7th corps. According to the accounts from Gen.
Roth, the 6th corps has passed the Danube at
Hirchova, and is advancing towards Silistria,
by way of Rassova, which its advanced posts
had reached on the 11th of July. The division of
our troops, under Lieutenant-General Kornilow,
which besieges Ghiurgeve, had repulsed, on the 3d
of July, a vigorous sally of the enemy, in a perfectly.
satisfactory manner. The enemy had on the 2d of
July, sent over a considerable body of cavalry from
Roustchuk. On the following day, with 2,000,
cavalry, 4,000 infantry, and seven pieces of ordnance,'
he attacked our outposts at all points, endeavouring
to outflank them. By the brave resistance of the
battalion of the regiments Ekatherinenberg and To-
bolsk, and especially by the judicious operations of
the horse artillery, the enemy was compelled to re-
treat, and pursued by the Cossacks and a division of
dragoons, The enemy left eighty men on the field,
besides the wounded that he carried off. We had
ten wounded, and twenty horses killed or wounded.
ST. PETERSBURGII, JULY 21.--His Majesty the
Emperor was pleased to address a gracious rescript
to Field Marshal Count Wittgenstein, expressing
his satisfaction at the rapid success of the campaign;
and sending him the insignia of St. Andrew in
diamonds.

HAGUE, AUG. s.—To-day, at noon, a salute of
artillery announced to the inhabitants of this capital
that her Royal Highness the Princess of the Nether-
lands had been happily delivered of a daughter.

AMSTERDAM, A►rc. s.—Exchange on London, one
month, 12 071 to 12 05 ; two months, 12.

It was the intention of his Excellency the
Lortn LIEUTENANT to have left Kingstown for Carling-
ford, on Monday, in his yacht the Pearl. The Noble
Marquis did nut, however, proceed, nor do we believe any
day is now positively fixed for the excursion. Business of
importance detains Isis Excellency.—Dublin Hording
Register.

The carpet manufacture in Kilmarnock is so
uncommonly brisk at present, that the hands are employed
night and day,,,ope_half_of them. coigkneneing,wsk.at a 4.
o'clock morning, and the other half going on at six o'clock
evening. This extra demand is attributed to the stopping
of the looms in Kidderminster, the weavers there having
struck this considerable time for an advance of wales.—
Glasgow Free Press.

DINNER TO MR. O'CONNEL,L.—We are
happy to perceive that the idea of giving a pliblic dinner to
Mr. O'CoNNELL at the ensuing Assizes, has been enter-
tained in the most creditable manner by the friends of Civil
and Religious Liberty in this great city and County; and
that the forthcoming feast premises to be the highest and
most spirit-stirring treat in its way since the glorious era
of the Volunteers.—Cork Mercantile Chronicle..

A lady and gentleman were this week ob-
served, from a machine at Brighton, bathing both at the
same time, and both undressed. The lady's tresses were
long and beautiful.

FIRE AT HEREFORD COLLEGE.-On Fri-
day last an adjourned inquest was held he the College, in
this city, before JAMES EYRE, Esq., Coroner, and a re-
spectable Jury, to inquire into the cause of the death of
Mr. JOHN CONSTABLE, who fell a victim to his exertions
at the late fire. Verdict accordingly.—Hereford Journal.

MUMMIES OV A CAT AND RAT.—On the
sth inst., as the workmen were removing the tiles from
some old cottages at Basingstoke, they discovered jammed
in between the rafters the dried remains of a cat, with a
rat in a similar state in its mouth. It appeared as though
the cat had made a spring at the rat, and falling into the
situation where found, was unable to extricate itself, and
was consequently starved to death. Time has dried up
the bodies of both animals like Egyptian mummies...-.
Reading Mercury.
Two actors speaking of a farce, different in
opinion; one said " I don't think you know what, a, com-:
plete farce is." " Yes, I do," replied the other, " your
performance of Othello is a completefarce."
" Did you argue withhim,Doctor ?" (Speak-
ing of a particular person). " No, Sir, I never conde-
scended to argue with him,—l pour my pickle-salmon tub
upon him at once,—l drown him."—Parriana.
LUCAS de HEERE, the painter, of Ghent,
was the son of a female artist, less known, but not less
clever, than her son. She is reported to have painted a
picture, in which was seen a windmill, with the sails ex-
tended ; a miller laden with a sack ; on the terrace before
the mill, a horse and cart; and on the high road near,
numerous peasants; all most correctly delineated, 'and
yet the whole could be covered and hidden by a grain of
wheat.

SHREWSBURY, AUG. 4.— JOSEPH PUGH
and Josh Cox, who were convicted on Saturday of the
murder of JAMES HARRISON, and JOHN STEVENTON, who
was convicted on Friday of the murder ofJOHN HORTON,
were executed this day at twelve o'clock. ROBERT CoX
had been also ordered for execution, but in consequence of
some information which has transpired respecting the rest
of the gang, he has been respited for a week. Pocu and
Cox acknowledged their guilt and the justice of their sen-
tence, and they all seemed very penitent. Upwards of five'
thousand people attended to witness the execution.—The,
Assizes closed here this day.

ATROCIOUS'MURDER AND ROBBERY.--:-
At the Tralee Assizes on Saturday, JOHN FlTzGxaaLn
was indicted for the murder and robbery of MICHAVE
CALLAGHAN, a boy of only twelve years of age. 'This.
was a most atrocious case. The facts of the case as they
appeared in evidence were purely circumstantial, but still'
of such a nature as not to admit of the least doubt of die,
guilt of the prisoner. The poor boy who lived at Iveragb,
was sent on the 31st of January last, to Caherciveen, to
sell a basket of potatoes, which he did for Bd., and was
paid 6d. in silver and twopence in copper. On his
return home, while crossing in a wherry, he met the pri-
soner, who lived within a quarter of a mile of him, and
who asked him where he had been, and on the boy's
answering him, the prisoner replied that he was worth
killing. When they came out of the boat the prisoner ran
before the boy, it was at this time closing on night, and in
some time after they were both seen together in a field a
short distance from the place where the body was disco-
vered the next morning, and the prisoner had a hold of de
deceased, and was dragging him. It was with the rope
which the deceased had to carry the basket that he was
strangled. When the prisoner was taken into custody, he
had sixpence in silver in his possession, and some tobacco,
and he prevaricated several times in accounting how he
came by the money. The shoes he had on were compared
with the marks in the field where the murder was coin-
mitted, and they answered most particularly. The Jury,
with little hesitation, found the prisoner guilty,and lie was
sentenced for execution on Monday, (Aug. 4) and his body
to lok. dissected and anatoluiled,-- Cork Constitution.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRENCH PAPERS.
(From the .4loniteur, of Tuesday, Aug. 5.)
NON-OFFICIAL FART.
PARIS, AUG. 4.--For some weeks past the health
of the Count de la Ferronnays was a subject of um,
easiness to his numerous friends. The King, who
takes a lively interest in this faithful and loyal ser.,
vant, has been pleased to grant him leave of absence
to take the mineral waters at Carlsbad, in Bohemia.
His Excellency will set out on the 7th, and return
towards the end of September.
The official part of the Ilioniteur contains two
Ordinances of the King; the first gives to M. de
Reyneval, Ambassador of France to the Swiss. Con•
federation, the rank of Minister of State, and Mem•
ber of the Privy
.Council. The second appoints
him to perform the functions of Minister of Foreign
Affairs during the absence of Count de la Ferronnays.
(From the Constitutionnel.)
PARIS, AUG. s.—Letters from our squadron in
the Levant say, that the Officers there have heard
with much regret the recall of Admiral Codrington.
He has acquired the esteem of all the Officers of the
French fleet; and the most perfect concord reigned
in all the combined operations. Do the English
Ministry, it is asked, wish to blame an action that
met with applause in the greater part of Europe ?
If there be any blame, however, it ought to fall on
those who gave the instructions, which must have
been similar to all the Admirals.' Who amongst thew
would have dared to compromise hie country, if he
had had the smallest doubt of the object of the Treaty
of the eth July ? The Admirals regarded them-
selves as one, and the retirement of the English Ad-
miral, whose noble and frank conduct merits all praise,
will afflict those who are interested in the fate of
Greece. Nothing else is seen in this recall but an-
other mark of the new English Ministry's disappro-
bation of the battle of Navarin. The coldness with
which it was received at the opening of the Parlia-
ment is remembered, and people ask, if Sir Edward's
successor comes out with other instructions, will the
harmony, which was produced by a uniformity of
instruction, be of long duration ?
The Chamber of Deputies has consented to a ha/
for expending 2,230,000 francs on improving the
square of Louis XVI., and the Champs-Elysees
and if this sum is well employed, it will make that
quarter of Paris the admiration of all Europe. To
secure this, however, a competition for plans must be
excited, and those plans ought to be submitted to
public criticism.

- FRENCH Futsns.—Five per Cents. 106 f. 30c. ; Three
per Cents. 72f. 35c. ; Neapolitan Renter, Falc. Cert. 76f.
25c. ; ditto, French Cert. 76f. ; Royal Spanish Loan'
72/f. ; Spanish Perpetual Annuities, 48if. ; Ha)%ian
Loan, 625 f.

AMERICAN PAPERS.
- (From the New York Daily Advertiser.)
Extract of a letter from a gentleman at Havannalif
to his correspondent in this city, dated July 3 :
" The conversation of the whole city is directed
to one topic—it engrosses all our present thoughts,
and chills us with horror. The French packet trail'
ing from,Vera Cruz to "Bordeaux, was attacked by
pirates off the Colorado, about the beginning of
May, and every soul on board, amounting to 83 io
all, put to death. They consisted entirely of old
Spaniards, who had with them their whole wealth,
which is estimated in specie, plate, cochineal, indigo,
&c. at a million of dollars. After completing the
robbery they scuttled and sunk the packet.
" The circumstances have been learnt from a fisher-
man, seized by the pirates to servo as a pilot.
was landed upon an iminhabited quay; • and from
thence taken by one of his Britannic Majesty's
schooners. He mentions that there were seven,'
females and children on board, who, like the crew
and males, were inhumanly butchered."
The following extract of a letter from one-of the
officers in the brig Niger, gives a particular account
of the obstinate battle in which she was captured
" Confinement to a small room and iron grating 9
is now m-y.-fato vyeb-Imanage-tcrkeep up my spirit',
and occasionally -thick of-my friends in Buenos
Ayres. Visits from the pretty sympathising and
patriotic ladies of this place, 'together with boo
and a good Havannah, occupy my leisure moments'
Fortune—fickle fortune __on the 23d of March de-
clared against us. The managing of his Imperial
Majesty's squadron on that day far surpassed the
many cowardly manoeuvres of which you have been
'an eye-witness. For nearly three.hours the devoted
Niger stood the brunt of their fire, occasionally
within pistol shot. Every attempt we made to close
and board was evaded even by their largest vessels.
At 11. 30. we lay a complete wreck; not a brace
i
or sheet standing;- sails and spars much cut; and
between awenty and thirty killed and wounded-
The Wind dying away and nearly a calm, gave
them a fine opportunity of playing upon us with
their long guns, we only being able to 11°'
along before the wind, A brig now ventured t°
get under our lee, and we all thought to have the
pleasure of obliging one of them to surrender ere we
fell into their hands. Boarders were called away,
and every man ordered to prepare to leave the Niger,
and fire her. We then bo-e up, and when getting
within twice our length of her, grounded and
stuck fast. Two of the enemy, a few minutes after-
wards, shared the same fate. The whole squadron
now boldly approached within grape-shot range, ex-
cept one or two who still manoeuvred cautiously
One of their commanders observekafter the'engage-
meat, that he c commanded one of the most fortu-
nate vessels in the Imperial Navy; for yogi must
know,' said he, a that she is called the Good Luck,
and I can aver that during the whole of our hard
fighting in the river, she has never received a shot
or lost a man until this day.' Captain Coe replied,
" that it must be for want of disposition in her com-
mander,' and bid him good morning.
" They swept our poor fellows away for minutes
together ; we could not get a gun to bear upon
them, and indeed most of them were dismounted.--
Seeing that all further resistance was only sacrificing
the crew, Captain Coe ordered the boats out, in-
tending to get the wounded on shore, and set fire to
her. The boats were soon swamped by the enemy's
fire;—one, however reached the shore.. Our ensign
was again shot away, when the Captain, gave the
painful order for it to be kept down, two guns to
be fired down the hatchways, and then to cease
firing. The enemy still kept up their fire," and,.
when in the act of again hoisting our ensign, they
ceased.

" Our loss was severe— .68 prisoners fell into their
hands. However, it cost them some blood. Forty-
.five wounded were sent to Colonia, 23 of whom
were their own people ; but, such was the secrecy
observed, we could not find out their correct loss
Some of their vessels bent a fresh suit of sails, and
appeared to have received considerable damage if'
the spars and hull.
" Not one of our seamen has entered the enemy's
service,although flogged and put in double irons.
Theyleferred a prison. An officer observed, after
mustering them one day, and threatening them wit'
worse treatment if they did not enter his. Majesty's
Navy, that they were all a set of blackguards; and,
in fact,' said he, you are not worthy to serve big
Imperial Majesty.'
NEW YORK, JULY 12.—Cormx.—The sales.oj
the week do not exceed 1,000 bales—consisting of
-
Uplands and Alabamas, principally at 10 to 12 cents.
PRICE OF STOCKS. Offered. Asked*
United States' Sixes, 1814 ...1011 sales. ,
Ditto ditto, 1815 104 1041
Ditto Four and a half, 1831 99
Ditto Threes, B4 :51
Caaal Sixes, 1845 116

Ditto Fives,
Ditto ditto
Ohio Sixes,
Ditto Fives,

1837 106
iio
1845 106 1071
1850 1862
4
1850 )00
,

United States'Bank 1194 sdes.
EXC [TANG E.
185.i11s on London, 60 days, 10 a 101 prem. ; Ditto Fra
5 nce,

The Danish and Hanoverian Ministers had in-
terviews with the Earl of AREADEFN yesterday at the Fo
reign Office.

PRICKS or STOCKS THIS
Bank stock 214 13
ner Cent. Red. 97%7i"
-'
Cent..),,Perlt . Con& 87 ''
i 6Fs 7Li
74 e
Ditto Red. 06 r:r4. 6
4 Pet Cent. New
Ditto, 1826
Ran. k L. Ann. l9 15-16
India Stock 242 \
Ditto 8,,,,d. 11:Ipm.
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DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
South Sea Stock
Old:Annuities
New Ditto
Ex. Bills, 1:1,000 2d. 71 72 pm.
Ditto 5OO al. 71 2 pm.
Ditto Small
Ditto Commercial pm.
Bank for Account
India for Account
Cons. for Ac. 97 !;

- •
1.41C28 OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Alio.
B".•41,1 Ronds,s percent. 95 Neapolitan, 1821.
opiliart Yontis — Peruvian Bonds —
C j.,it.)46 Ayres Bonds 4:3 , Portuguese Bonds —
coi_iari Bonds, 6 per et. ... —1 Prussian, 5 per cent —
nuurribiart Bonds — Ditto, New —
....(1) 18.2 i
13'Lni eh
R..
D
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. eek Bonds —.--- 823
itto,
•625
French Renter, sp. C. 106 f. 50c.
?ittlatimrCa — ---- Exchange.....42sf L'Ue.
"lean Bonds — .._.--.- 3 per cent...—. —f. —c.
D,.
--....___-...., 4,0 I —Exchange —f. —e.

PRICES OT SHARES THIS DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Paid.
1301 a Per Share.
trs !1c.4 Mining Co. £240 "272 280 275
ki,,illan Imp. Min. Co. (iss. at 5/. pm.) £2O 71
Allith Iron Mining Co
(} nee Marine Insurance Comp 5 5%
vleral Steam Navigation Co.
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pe
Cot,on,
ck, 3 per}4 Sock, cent 94%
44 4 sragool New 94%
- i'tr Cent. "
101 i
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', Brazil 0
', Buenos Ayres
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: Dublin i 0
Flanders 0
:, France
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AUG. 5.
St. Patrick Insur. (per sh.)
Royal Irish Ditto
National Ditto
Patriotic Ditto 1 is
Hibernian Bank
Provincial Ditto
Royal Irish Mine
Imperial Mine
Mining Co. of Ireland
Commercial Buildings

Arrived. Due.
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0 Holland
0 Jamaica 0
0 Leeward Islands
0 Lisbon 1
0 Malta
(I Mexico 0
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LONDON.
FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 8, 1828.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.
SUN OFFICE, Three o'Cluck.
We have received the following Express from
j'aris—we have no time for comment :
(From the Gazette de France of yesterday.)
CONSTANTINOPLE, JULY 10.—The Government does
not regret the capture of Braila, as it proves the resistance
which the Russians will experience in other parts.—
There is no change in the capital; nor have any
measures of defence been taken, excepting that the Capitan
Path* 13 going by land with 4000 men to Varna. It is
singular the Porte sends an Admiral to defend a sea port in
the Black Sea. Frequent meetings take place at the M ufti's ;
and the Reis Effendi is occupied in regard to the answer of
General Guilleminot. The Sultan is continually occupied
iu reviewing the militia.
SMYRNA, JULY 4.—The English Commodore arrived
here yesterday ; we have several reports that the blockade
of Navarin and Candia will be raised, and that Ibrahim
will evacuate the Mores, with the consent of the Porte, and
the independence of Greece will be acknowledged. But
all this requires confirmation.
The Marquis of Hastings, the son of Lerd Holland,
two sons of Lerd Ellesiborough, and several other young
Englishmen, have asked permission to serve in the army
going from Toulon, and the King has given his consent.

From the Courier Francais of 6th August, according
to letters from Bucharest the pest is extending itself in
Wallachia to such a degree, that the Russian army will be
obliged to repass the Pruth.
A Private Letter frem Corfu, of the 14th July, says—
"We shall soon have news from Greece. Great firing of
cannon has been heard in the port of Nararin on the whole
of the day of the 2tith June. Six English ships in our
Port have sailed in great haste."
FRENCH FUNDS.—Five per Cents. 106 f. 70c.; Three
Per Cents. '72f. 65c.

The French Papers of Tuesday, and the
Gazette de France dated Wednesda,.:, contain
110 flews from the Theatre of War. It appears
that the French Minister for Foreign Affairs,
fount DR LA FERRONAYS, is about to set out
for Carlsbad, in Bohemia, for the ostensible be-
nefit of the waters, but really for diplomatic pur-
Potes• How does this coincide with the " best
understanding " which exists between our Court
4'1(1 those of our August Allies? The French
Plots are of such delicate importance that only
member of the Cabinet—the Foreign Minister
himself—must whisper treason against the liberty
'lf Other States—or if not treason—objects of
deep ambition.

Some of the French Journals take a mali-
-101-18, and we think an unwarrantable pleasure, in
(iwelling upon " the opportunities about to pre-
etlt themselves for effacing the disgrace of the
41vasien and the battle of Waterloo."
h The recal of Sir EDWARD CODRINGTON
as excited the indignation and regret of
all the officers of the French Squadron
the Mediterranean ; and the French
'°vernment are again evincing their semi-
''lhetits, by conferring additional honours upon
e Officers who participated in the glory of
'l‘4v4rin--an event which our Government has
;caracterised as " untoward," but which the
litish nation hails as one of the brightest
a-vticq's of our Naval arms. The Duke of
4,LINGTON has no taste for the sea.

of the let inst.,
the Allgemeine Zeitung,
"Ilt4ins some further accounts from Herman.
sta(lt, and from the frontiers of Wallachia, re.
sPecting the unfortunate progress of the Plague
at 11
ocharest. So virulent had been its effects
t74:t it Was doubtful whether the Russian autho-
11'4 would not feel it to be their duty, to evacuate
the
Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia,
retaining one line of communication for the army
in Bulgaria, through Bessarabia. The extreme
heat of the weather aggravated the danger—but
most of the accounts from the scene of opera-
tions must be received with great caution, for
every channel of communication may naturally
be expected to imbue the intelligence with its
Peculiar hue of thought. In fact we have gene-
rally more of commentary than fact from these
quarters.

The King of PRUSSIA has issued a general
°Ner for repressing, as far as human wisdom can
repttss,
the odious and ridiculous practice of
dnelling,...—odious from its murderous tendency,
and ridiculous from its singular inconsistency in
risking a man's life for the honour of being

allowed the exclusive privilege of picking up
" my lady's fan," or tying the loose string of
her Loot ! His MAJESTY's order is said to
have excited agreat sensation ; but it was doubted
Nrhether, in all cases, it would have the desired
effect, as there will be fools and cowards in all
classes of society. We have never yet heard of
a better remedy for duelling than hanging the
survivor, and elevating the seconds to the same
distinction :

HERMANNSTADT, JULY 15.

Within these few days we have had so many but such
conflicting and vague accounts from the theatre of war,
that it is impossible to obtain any clear ideas from them.
The positions of the respective armies are so imperfectly
known here, that it is most prudent to wait for official
information which, however, is very slow in reaching us.
As the Russian head-quarters were at Karassu, on the 6th,
we may infer that some important event will soon take
place.
I❑ consequence of the great heat, the plague continues to
spread in the Principalities, and it is not impossible that the
greater part of the Russian troops, stationed in them, may
be ordered to retire beyond the Pruth, and one line of com-
munication for the army in Bulgaria, viz. that through
Bessarabia, be retained.

FROM THE FRONTIERS OF WALLACHIA, JULY 17.

According to accounts from Bucharest, the plague has
spread very considerably in the last fortnight, and M. Von
Stourdza himself' had been induced to leave the city and
remove to a conntry-house in the neighbourhood. It was
even reported that the Russian troops would be withdrawn
from the Principalities. The Russian Privy Councillor,
Von Bulgarin, had arrived at Bucharest, and intended to
go to Count Capo d'lstria as Russian Plenipotentiary in
Greece.

BERLIN, JULE 22.

His 'Majesty's order of the day, respecting duelling, has
excited a great sensation, not only in the army, but among
the public in general. They admire the dignified senti-
tnents of this document, written by his Majesty himself.—
Where such principles prevail the happiness of the people
is built on a solid foundation. It is not, indeed, expected
that this Cabinet order will put an entire stop to the
abuse, but it is hoped that there will be fewer duels from
trifling causes.
Among us, as in other places, there are partisans of
Don Pedro and of Dun Miguel. M. Bayard, Secretary to
the Portuguese Legation here, has presented to Count
Bernstoff, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, a note, in which
he declares Count Lobo de Oriolo, the Ambassador at this
Court, to be a partisan and advocate of Don Miguel. He
has, therefore, he says, broken off all communication with
him, and considers it his duty as a subject of Don
Pedro to inform the Minister of it.

Another Bulletin of the operations of the
Russian Army has just been received. It is
dated the 14th of July. On the 12th, a smart
skirmish took place between the advanced divi-
sion of the Russian army, and a body of
Turks amounting to from 6,000 to 8,000 men,
which ended in the complete route of the latter.
Yet such was the determined impetuosity of the
Turks, that at one time they turned the right
wing of the Russian Hussars, and very
nearly cut off the whole body, which was
prevented by the timely arrival of reinforce-
ments. The Russians have made no decided
progress since the last bulletin, which is to be
accounted for by orders from the EMPEROR
not to advance till the main body of the
army came up. It is clear that as the
Russians advance upon the strong holds of the
enemy, their progress must be interrupted, and
consequently more slow. If they succeed in
their attack upon Schoumla it will decide the
fate of the campaign ; and if they are repulsed
it will only retard the final conquest, for the arrival
of more troops must enable them to succeed at
last. We may shortly expect to hear of the
siege, and probably the storm of Varna, for it is
a post of double importance to the Russians as
forming the coast key to Constantinople, and a,
ready source for supplies to the army.

It is stated in the French Papers received
this morning that the Austrian Government feel
such apprehensions for the future that they rein-
forced the Garrisons of Cataro and Ragusa, and
have summoned all the Militia of Dahnatia to
join the Austrian standard. The Militia of
Sclavonia have also received orders to take the
field at a moment's notice.

Mr. DAWKINS, son of the Commissioner for
Woods and Forests, is appointed Envoy to
Greece, and will shortly take his departure.
Consuls will also shortly be appointed for the
chief ports.

The Quebec Gazette of the 7th ult., says,
the season continues extremely wet, and has
been the same throughout; the crops on high
lands are luxuriant ; in low lands they have suf-
fered a good deal. The hay crop, which the
farmers will begin to mow in the ensuing week,
will hardly be an average one, it has suffered
much from frost. In the new settlements the
wet weather has prevented the lai4s from being
cleared by the impracticability of burning the
timber, and in this way has proved very injurious.
The-Montreal Gazette of the 10th ult. con-
firms the above information, and statesthe weather
to be, without interruptiOn, disagreeably wet ;
the showers have been constant and heavy, to the
we are afraid, of the crops. In the
neighbourhood
gage
hbOurhood of this city the quantity of rain
which has fallen is greater than during any simi-
lock, Sir JAMES
simi-
lar
ospnacthe
efo7rtha period of otfbryeeeaors,c.
KEMPT embarked for Halifax in the Colonial
brig Chebucto, under a salute from the Citadel.
His Excellency was attended by Capt. HAMIL-
TON, Aide-dc-Camp.

It is now certain that Lieut.-General Sir
JAMES KEMPT succeeds the Earl of DAL-
IIOUSIE as Governor-in-Chief; and it is said
Sir FRANCIS BURTON will follow Sir JAMES
KEMPT in the Government of Nova Scotia.
The report of the suspension of Mr. Justice
WILLIS, of Upper Canada, and the temporary

appointment of Mr. HAGIiNI A /4, until his MA
JESTY'S pleasure is known, proves to be correct

American Papers to the 17th ult. have been
received at the North and South American
Coffee-house, extracts from which will be found
in another column. The Tariff has occasioned
great excitement in the Southern States, and
some went so far as even to burn it.

The trial of CORDER, at Bury St. Edmund's,
seems to excite unusual interest. It will be
concluded this evening, and the termination fully
reported in our Paper to-morrow. The condtict
of the CORONER seems very justly to have ex-
cited the indignation of the Court and the
Bar. Will our readers believe it—the Co-
HONER acts as the attorney for the prosecution !
This is monopoly with a vengeance,—but coun-
try Coroners have a conscience of their own.
They would shut their Court against all but the
Jury, that they might have the sole privilege of
reporting also. Worthy. Gentlemen truly !

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.:

11,031 LLOYD'S.

DEAL, Aug. 7.—Wind W.S.W., and squally.—
Arrived the Hon. Company's ship Thomas Gren-
ville, Shea, from India. All the outward-bound
(except the Hippomenes) that sailed yesterday have
put back, and remain.
PORTSMOUTH, Au G. 7.—Wind W.S.W.—Ar-
rived the Navigator, Christie, from Riga; Betsy
and Marianna, Schall, from New York ; Henry.
Moor, from ditto ; and British Sovereign,
from Quebec.

FALMOUTH, AuG. 6.—Wind S.W.—Sailed the
Creole, Galloway, and Gratittxle, Bell, for Trieste;
and Betsy, Nicholls, for London.
BRISTOL, AuG.6.—The Jane, Truscott, arrived
here from St. John's, New Brunswick, spoke the
yacht Forte on the 29th July, in lat. 50. 36., long.
27. 29., from Southampton, for St. John's, New-
foundland, with Sir Thomas Cockerell and suite on
board, out 30 days.
GREENOCK, AUG. s.—Arrived the Rebecca,
Laurie, from Quebec; Trusty, Wylie, from Car-
thagena ; and the Earl of Dalhousie, Boyd, from
Montreal.

PooLE.—Arrived the Neptune, Martin, from
Nova Scotia; and Iris, Pagan, from Newfoundland.

THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY).

CITY, TWELVE 0' CLOCK.

We are still without any intelligence of importance.
Letters have been received from Vera Cruz a few
days later than our former advices, but they contain
nothing of the least interest. Accounts have also
arrived by which it appears a Spanish squadron,
consisting of two sail of the line, one frigate, and
four brigs of war, sailed from Havannah on the 2d
ult., on a cruize, but they give no further information.
Consols opened at 8611 7, and the small amount of
20,0001. being purchased by the Court of Chancery
for Tuesday, at 8711, caused them to revert back to
their first opening price, both for money and account,
and the market appears in a calm. India Bonds,
112 14 ; Exchequer Bills, 71 2 pm.
The Foreign Stock Securities appear to be a
complete dead letter to-day, and scarce a transaction
of any moment has taken place. Brazilian are 63;
Portuguese, 531 4 ; and Mexican Bonds, 391 40;
Russian and Danish remain without any variation.
The only thing Nyorthy of notice in Shares is an
improvement on Imperial Brazilian Mines to 46 8
premium. _

The New York Papers allude to a failure of some
importance connected with the China and East
India trade, but give no names ; it appears, however,
to be extensive in its nature.

Three per Cent. Consols, 861 7 ; Ditto, for Account,
616-1 7 ; India Stock 243 4; Bank Stock, 213 14 ; India
Bonds, 112 14 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, '7l 2 pm.
FonxioN.—Brazilian, 63 ; Buenos Ayres, 452 4 ;
Chilian, 267; Colombian, 231 4; Danish, 6112; Greek,
17 18 ; Mexican, Five per Cent., 281 ; Ditto, Six
per Cent., 391 40 ; Peruvian, 23 4 ; Portuguese, 53 4 ;
Rxssian, 941 i; Spanish, 101
111:NEs.—Anglo Mexican, 671 5 dis. ; Brazilian, 46
45 pra. ; Colombian, 3 2 dis. ; Real del Monte, 120 100
die. ; United Mexican, 19 18 dis. ; Bolanos, 20 dis.

TWO O'CLOCK.
The Commissioners made their purchases in Con-
sols at 87. An improvement has since taken place
to 87g.

THREE 0' CL OCR,
Consols for Account, 8%1
FOUR. O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES.
Consols 87 Danish 61-87-
Do. for Ac. 87,4- Greek, 1825
Brazilian Bonds 634 Mexican, 1825 40
Buenos Ayres 43 Peruvian 23
Chilian Do. Russian 95
Columbian, 1824 I Spanish, 1821 10

LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF CHANCERY.
HUGHES V. WYNNE.

Mr. SUGDEN stated that this was before Master
Stratford, to approve of the sale of a large estate ;
that that Master had gone to Cheltenham, and left
the proceedings undisposed of; that it was of the
utmost importance to have the estate sold before the
winter, and therefore he had been instructed to
apply for an order to remove the proceedings from
Master Stratford to the Master of the vacation.

Mr. KNIGHT and Mr. TINNEv, who appeared for
other parties, opposed the application. Their clients
had received a letter from Master Stratford's clerk,
saying he, had taken part of the papers in this cause
with him ; that his clerk should be in constant cor-
respondence with him till the end of the present
month; and that till that time he should give his
attention to it. Master Stratford had expressed a
strong opinion against Mr. Sugden's clients, and
that was the reason of the present application.
His LORDSHIP could not conceive why the Master
should have left town before the business of the
Court was done. He should write to him to-night,
requesting his return to attend to this business,
unless the state of his health prevented him ; and if
it did, lie should transfer the proceedings to the
Master of the vacation.

IS THE 'MATTER OF RICHARD BUTLER, A SUPPOSED

BANKRUPT.

In this matter, the advertisement of the Commis-
sioners' adjudication had been stayed, and it was
ordered to have come on yesterday for discussion,
but other business prevented it. To-day the suspen-
sion of the advertisement was ordered to be con-
tinued till Tuesday, when the matter is to come on,
and in the meantime the Commissioners are to pro-
ceed with the commission.
The LORD CHANCELLOR intimated that on
Monday he should take lunatic, and on Tuesday
bankrupt petitions.

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)