The Sun.
London, England, 1810-04-02 00:00:00

SMITHFIELD HAYMA#KET.

Hay 51. os. od. to 61. los. od. Sttaw2l.-ss. ad. to 31. 6s.
ed. Clover 61. os. ad. to 71. los. ,

Coati EXCHANGE, APRIL 2.—.--The. supply -of
Wheat coastwise to-dayis luconsidrable, but plenty
of lask,week'& .foreign arrivals on hand, sales are
lower prices, excepting fine; Barley
and Malt heavy sale, hardly at last prices; White
;"ease:likewise,; Grey, aurl Beans of the two kinds,
are cheaper ; the supplies of Oats are somewhat
considerable, and this trade at little fluduation;
Flour at last quoted prices
Teat -76 s a 902 a toss Tick Beans (old) 44$ a 50S
Niue ditto . t tos,a it3s Oats . - 225 a 26s a 285
kye -- - 48$
.a. 54s Poland ditto - 3Os a 34`s' 6'd
vil'ey • - 345 3 475 POtiltoC ditto 37s a- —s od
alc-. - 6Ss a 765 Rape Seed - 501 a 551:'
. 64s a 72$ Fine Flour 8515 a 902
,) ditto . 425 a 48s Seconds •' • • Bos a BSs
oe41:: (old) -53 s a6O

F)REIGN INTEL TOE 11:CE.

MAncti .Ex,cOlency the Duke of
BaSS3 b let t towhyesterd.ty;.to.l4ll.ow his Majesty
to g Compiene:-
_ . • , •

i . His :Majesty intends to give a, poriiOn of 600
francs to each of 6000 young girls who shall es,
pouse, on the day of the soleMoiation of his nap-
tials, an equal' number of soldiers whose bravery
and good condu6 may entitle, them to this. favour
on the part of their offitets. . • -
Gustavus IV. of BiAeden will,leave Bruchsal with
his family, 'as soon as. the Castle of Marburg, on they
Lake of Constance, his place of future residence, is..
ready 'fur his reception.

Tina vessel have- entered S!. IN/fairies• with car-
goes of dye 'stuffs.; train Oil; aud,Jespit!s•bark, and
other drugs, of which a icaicitybegap to be felt.
'The Governnient onsulta es!ablishetf at Rome,
'has offered a 'premium of cane. fratic for every kil-
' ;gram of cotton-wool 'in a state for spinning, of
the growth of 'the departments of the Tiber and
Trasimene.

FRANKFORT, - MARCH I.7.—Count Nesselrode,
Chamberlain to the Emperor of Russia, and attached_
to the Russian Legation at Paris, pasSed through
here, on his way from Petersburgh to. Parisi with
dispatchq, . ,
,171AMBURGH, MARCH 18.-4)11 the 13th instant
the King of Prussia issued a Decree for the future
regulation of the commercial intercourse With his
States. The preamble and principal clauses are. as •
follow

" Although by our edicts issued in Pursuanee of.
the Treaty of Tilsit, and partictnarly the regulation
of the t tth Junei. 1808, we conceive that we have
completely effe6ted the intended suspension of all
commercial intercourse with England, we neVerthe-
less. feel ourselves called upon by the example of the
numerous measures recently adopted by his Ma-
jesty the Emperor Napoleon upon this subjedi
hereby to enforce our previous Decrees and Regu-
lations directed to the attainment of the above-men.:.
Coned object • .

" From the ist of April no vessel, coming from
an European port, shall be admitted into our ports,,
if her cargo consists of any other articles than such
European corrmiodities and products as are -admis-
sible-according
.to the Continental , system. Medi-
cinal drugs are the ouly articles excepted from this
rugulation. • - • -
2. In future, therJfore, 'none of.lhe articles
denominated Colonial, cr East and,z,Wiisetiidia pro-
duce, shall be permitted .to be imported from any
European port, inasmuch as it is not to be supposed,
much less aduallyknown, that such European
States. as possess colonies, procure, or can procure,
therefrom a. surplus beyond the supply' of their- own
wants. _

Colonial and extra European produce can be
imported,
.direat, by sea, only from American
ports; and. 'such importations must be confined to
the produce of East and West India territories and
colonies on. a fooling off amicable understanding and
commercial:relation with ,France.

" All articles of East or 'West India produce found
on board vessels cominr, from a port in Europe, shall
be instantly confi,cattS.
3. As the extent and magnitude of operations
of this. italore.preclude the supposition of a Dumber
of separate owners-, or c)tisignees, Oct) cargoes will,
not, in future; be. permitted to be . cleared for ac-
count of more than one .coMmeciallionse for each
cargo imported.'
• "4. The examination of the ship's papers, in,.
voices of the Cargo; the 16g-book, the master, ant)
the crew, and the clearance of the cargo will belong,.
as usual, to our 'Commissioners for Trade at the .re-'
spedive ports; nevertheless, for the more efftsduar
prevention of traud, and the avoidance of all fnture,
..collisions, the certificates of origin of the different
article, composing the cargoes, shall be c“mmuni.
cated for examination, to the Imperial and Royal
French Consuls-General, Consuls, or Vice-Consuls,.
established at the ports of arrival.
" Should the latter entertain any scruple as to
the admissibility of. the cargoes, the Commissioners .
for Trade shall forthwith transmit a detailed state-
ment of the case to our Office for Foreign Affairs,
and wait its decision thereon, before taking and ftir
ther steps with regard to the.cargoes.
" 5. All'articles of Extra-European produce, at
the moment of landing, and befote the permission
being granted to convey them either to licensedsna-,
gazines, or to private repositorie,, undei the key or
supervisiOn• of one of our Officers, shall pay the
duty upon. consumption ; whereby, all distinction as
to -a declaration for transmit or home consumption
is done away. We prefer the total renunciation of
the advantages'of transit, to exposing ourselves to
the danger, by any uncertainty as to the proofs of
origin, notwithstanding all our precautions, of cop,
clueing to the importation of doubtful commodities.
into other States."

An article front Milan says, that the Empress
~sephine• is expelled to pass the ensuing summer
in that quarter. It is supposed she will accompany
the Viceroy on his return _after the nuptial, festrvi-
ties of the Emperor.

AGRICULTURE, &c.

MONTHLY. REPORT FOR MARCH..

. Though the injury to the Wheat plants has cer-
tainly been considerable in several of the Corn
Distriets, from the slug and wire-worm, particu-
larly in.the Southern and Western counties, yet in
many parts it proves that the blade has only been
taken by the slug, and the coronal short remains:
untouched. Too much of this kind, it is to be
feared, has been hastily and unnecessarily ploughed
up. The demand for Spring Wheat, to supply this
;defect, has, been very great throughout Lincoln-
shire, at the alarming price of 235: per bushel.—
Unfortuoately; the prospe& of a prododive Wheat.
Harvest is not to be looked fur. The latter Lent
Corn Season has proVed very favourable -through"
the month, and the seed was- never known to be-
better got in. The early sown Peas' and Beans
have suffered much by the heavy rains towards the
close of the preceding month. Spring- seed at
present short and backward.. A large breadth of
early Potatoes arc getting in in most counties, to
supply the probable defed in .the brea&corn crops.
The Meat Markets continue on the-spring rise, al-
though Lean Stock is somewhat. lower. The Wool"
trade is whet dull, scarcely supporting the February
prices.

,11(.11LE CIRCUIT:

SU' REY ASSI Is..
KINGSTON, THURSDAY, MARC* Sp.
CIVIL SIDE.

CON..--WERE V. KERNING;

Mr. GA it OIV stated, that this 'was. an otkion-,
brought by-the plaintiff, to recover damages for that
most scriotts'injury,- the debauching of his wife.—
Hitherto aZ.itions of this Sort bad usually been con,
fined to the,higher classes of society, but the pre..
.Sent case was.une where a poor man- soUght.redress-
"for the destru&ion of his domestic peace. On a
comparison of the evil endured in a family by a
profligate's debauching a married woman, it would
be found to tall much heavier when it happened to a
poor man than when it happened to a rich .one.--
Wealth presented 'many alleviations_ to the misfor-
tunes of life, and when dOmestie calamity fell upon.,
a rich man, he had many resources
.at, band froth
which be might derive alleviation to his misfortunes.,
Not so with the pohr man ; he sought all his refuge,.
frem milfortuneS and vexation. in the bosom of-his
family, and if .that resort were containinated;he had
no. where to look for consolation;' He trusted, there-
fore, the.. Jury would take this circumstance into
their consideration, 'and let it weigh when they were..
-about to adjust the measure`of their damages. The"
plaintiff,. he should now state to 'them, was:certainly
juin humble sphere of. life, he was a lath render'
by trade,.residing at Lambeth* and. he lived with his':
wife iii perfea harmony'and 'domestic felicity.. until
they .became aequainted with the . defendant, who.
was a, dealer in .wood: The plaintiff went to Exeter
in 1807, taking with him his child, Avith a view of
leaving it at his • mother's, who resided in that
neighbourhOod;and had desired to have one of her
grand-children ; and as helvas under. some embar-
rassment, his wife .advised him to stay until he
settled With an importunate creditor. The defen-
dant took advantage of his absence, and debauched
his wife, getting her with , child: When the plain-
'tiff heard of it, and reproached hitu wish this breach
of frfendhip, he avowed and justified. what he had
-done, 'saying he had truly got her- with child, and
that it was doing a useful ad for the State; that if
auyadion was brought against him, he 'would go
and live "within the Rules of the King's Bench; where
he would get her with child' again and again. Mr.
GARHOW said, he hoped the -Jury would take the
Whole of this into their consideration, and mulct him
to the extent he deserved.

The register was put in, and it appeared. that the
plaintiff and his wife.were ma ied at Lambeth on
the gal oiNovember, 1803.

By the evidence of his journeyman it appeared;
that when he. went to Exeter, in 1807, the defen-
dant was in the habit of conlit?g to the honse and
sleeping with his mistress. It was also in evidence,
that she afterwards.went to live at No. 9) Long-
lane,
_where he cunsiantly cohabited with her.

When witnesses were called to prove the manner
,
in which they lived togeiher, it appeared, that they
were not the most loving of .married pars. He Nas
-frequently in the habit of d-n-g her for a ; and
upon one 'occasion she resented it so highly, that
'she cut-open his head with: a (ran bottle. When
he went away he, was absent for a twelvetnonth,
and she Supported helsell by taking a wet-nurse's
place.
Mr; Serjeant BT.ST-addressed the Jury on. behalf
of the defendant, who gave,a veldi6t fur the plaintiff),
Avith 51. damages.

LUCKER V. ILkAItY.

• Mr. Serjeant SHEPHEIiD st!,ted, that this was an
aifitiOn to recover damages for an .assdirlt. Tho
plaintiff was an honest tradesman, residing at
Chertsty, who, on the 9th of November last, was,
with his apprentice, dragging home a truck, loaded
with lead, he being a plumber. The defendant'
was a Gentleman :Jeltu, and squared his elbOws.',
with as Much piide as any member of the Whip
Club. He was driving in the road with his buggy,.
and a Aaddle horse tied to the side, but 'though he
dressed like a coachman, he drove like aGentlernan,
for unskilfully breaking out of the road, he nearly.
upset the plaintiff's truck, who making but a slight.
complaint, the. defendant, to shew his consistency
w►th the chara&er he assumed,• descended to a great
deal of. low abuse, and adually laid hiS horse whip
acro,s the shoulders of thisrespeciabletradesman. The'
journeyman would base turned to and thrashed this.
charioteer,' but the master more wisely
had demanded redress from the Law. .•

The case being proved as the Learned Serjeant
stated it, '

Mr. GARRO\V, for the defendant, vindicated 'the
cliarader of the Whip Club froni the. indignity of
being supposed to drive a gig -with a horse tied to it.
If any one of them had been-compelled to do so un-
coachmattlike a antic-, it would have required a
double dose of gin atiql bitters to have revived his
spirits.

The Jury found for the plaintiff—Damages 401.

HANLEY, ESQ. V. GASTON THE YOUNGER.

On Friday was tried, before the Lord Chief Baron
of his Majesty's Court of Exchequer, a cause Which.
,excited considerable interest: The offences com-
plained of were conbidered prejudicial to the revenue
as well as io the public. The action was brought
against the defendant, a Post Master, for chinging
travellers a greatet• number of rn:les than he ac-
counted for with the plaintiff, the farmer of the
duty, and for ornittivg to enter in the Stamp-Office
a weekly account kept by him of thc true number
at miles, both going and returning, of several
horses let out. for bite by him, the 'entire omission
of others, and the.ninission of the number and de-
scription of the carriages in those'accutints, as re-
quired by the Statute, all of which tending to eva-
sion and. concealment, when a verdict was given
against the defendant on twenty penalties, ~bei-
ng 2001. , _ • _ _

SATURDAY, MARCO 31.
CROWN SIDE.

.Inlin Pearce, for horse stealing, Wm. Simmons,
for a Similar offence, and. Catharine Burny, for a
burglary, were cast fur death.—judge HEATII pass-,
ed sentence on them. Wm. Webb, ,who hiss •for
some years been a servant to Messrs. Fair, in the
Borough, was charged with theft and fraud. He
was. found guilty, and received sentence to be trans-
ported for seven- years. Thomas Caininell atO:
Thoma 4 Ryley were charged withan atrocious btir'-
glary : on that they were found guilty as to the .ca-
pital• offence; Thomas Musters'and Maria Johiisan,
for a burglary, were next tried, and found guilty—
Death,

,SUPPLEMENT to the LONDOA GAZE7TI .

,443,12vnin0-0-Street, March 31, 18.10.

, .
Major ,Berkeley'r, Aid-de-Caat.p to LieutenN.it-
GeneraVSir -George Beckwith, . K. B. cumitandwg
'his 11,1*-sty's forces in ,he.Wndward and Leewat.d
ahiVed on the .sjbth inst. with dispatch,-s
Addy:Asa to•the.Earl.ot Liverpool, one of his Ma-
jesty's Princii)3l. Secretarie3 of State, of *which the
.following are copies. 2
MY LORD, Cuadaloupe, Feb. 24, iSic.
I have the bonotir to inclose Brigadier-Genrral
Hatcourt's reko4,.ol.,the 17th inst. repetiitng ttie
redtiaibn ‘-oftli4.lland of St, gamin's, on which
service he..wai de:ached in conjunction with Com-
modore Fahie and f beg lelve to express my trt-
tire approblttidii of thecow-Ina of this General Otli-
cer on that servide..

I have the honour to be, &c.
-fSigned) GEO. BECKWITH,
' Commander of the FQI

SIR

Philipsbourg, St. Martin's,
.1 ,Eab. 17th, :Sr°.

It is with much satisfaalon I hale to communi•
cate to your Excellency the entire 'Occupation of file
4land of St. Martin's by the force intended for thisi
serviCe, which you was pleased to place tinder my
orders, with the co-operation and:assistance of
sqiiadron under Cornmedore.Falaie.

-Posswsion of tie French part- of the Island wn;
given in the evening of the t 4th instant, to 3 de-
tachrnent sent thitner wader the diredion al Capt.
Beattie, Assistant Quarter-master General and
Seobell,.of the Vimiera ; and at the same moment
Commodore Fable and myself summoned the Go-
vernor to surrender the Dutch part.'
To our summons he returned so evasive an an-
swer as tendered the immediate: disernbarkmi9n of
the troops necessary. These consisted of a detach-
ment of the Royal Artillery-under Captain Cleeve,
two eight-inch howitzers,) some Royal
artificers. under _Captain Hobbs, nine compa-
nies of the,2sth regiment under Lieutenant-Colonel
Stewart, and a Company of the 4th West-India
Regiment, the whole of which landed at Little Cele
Bay; and took up a position near it without oppo-
sition:

During the night ,of .the 14th,. a letter was rent
in from, the Duch Governor, offering to capita •
late, and namin the persons on his part authorized
to ~treat with triose we. might nominate for that
purpose: _ _ •

•
. .
Brigadier-General Skinner was named by me,
and Captain Dowers of the Royal Navy; by Cuin-
modore Fahie, and in the course of the 15th, terse
.officers concluded Articles of Capktulation, precisely
in conformity to your Excellency's instruations,'
•and varying very little, if at all; from those of Gna.
.dalcilioe.

: It was stipulated in this Capitulation, that it shoidd
be ratified by the Governor, at the latest by five
o'clock in .the same afternoon, and that the print a-
pt forts of the enemy should be taken posseriion of
immediately on-the ratification ; somewhat pre% i )0,4
to which, however, the Dutch COmmisiionets 'ie-
turned, and so earnestly itnploted an extension art
until eight O'clock in the morning of the
pledgiog their 'honour that, whatever might he' tiie
decision of the Governor, in reg:irtt to ratifying tl e
Capitulation, he would at all events give us ,po,re,-
s'on of the Forts at that hour the next morning.;
this further indulgence was granted,.
At the hour appointed 'on the 16th, I marched
towards the town and forts, prepared for' any ot-..
currence that might arise, but certainly little ex•
pealing. that which happened; for the Governor,
who was also Military Commandant, met me on
the and told me,, " he. surrendered himself
and the garrison under his orders at discretio”:"
Whilst he was'thus. expressing himself, the Dutch
.colours were struck, and the garrison marched
out 'to the'place appointed, where they laid tkwn
tlieir arms,. and were embarked 'A's prisoners of
war, on board- his Majsty'-s ships, and our trocTs
took possession of the Forts Louis and Amsteidatir.
In this:nnexpected state of 'things, every measure
has beenand shall,be-adopted, -which-,liberality fin
the one hand, bitt a due regard to
.:his Majesty's
interests on the other, can dictate.. - And first, in
Order to trangnilize-the public on a subjeC.i of such
importance •to :the community, I lost no time in
assembling theCotincil, and stating •to them these
sentiments generally, assuring them that no un-_
generous advantages would be taken of their un,
proteeto situation ; 'which
.comtnunication I an
happy' to 'inform you, completely answered the de.
-sired end.

Such .further 'arrangements as shall appear neces-
sary I shall forthwith adopt, and sr.bmit for your
Excellency's consideration.

The:refu,al of the Dutch Governor. to ratify the
'terms of Qapitylation is to be ascribed, as he stated.to
me himself, to our rejection' of the inadmissible pi °-
prigs' of " his troops being sent direct to Holl Ind;"
and on failing, to" obtain this objeet, he came to the
extraordinary resolution of surrendering at discretion,
thereby leaving the 'interests of the Colony' wholly
nnprovided for.
Althongli the nature of the service has 1:ot -af-
' forded a field for 'the display,of the ad ive.•merits
of the troops, I am not less bound to express toy
entire saiisfaCtien'of their disc:plire. .and r, g:11a-
-rity, and I feel much obliged to Brigadier Other
ral Skinner f .r his advice and assistance on all occa-
sions.

The co-operations of the. Royal NAvy einpfeyed
and those immediately under Captain Dower-, and
The -superintendauce of Commodore Fahic, has been,
what it always is, truly honourable to themselves
and aoclvantagcous tothe king'i service; and here I
cannot refrain from adding my humble testimony t,
the ability-, and cordiality "which the Commo-
dore has unceasingly manifested 'throughout the
whole_Servied in whichl lave been sb:.'fdrtunate it S
to aet with them.

I hive the honour to be, &c.

(Signed) G. EIA4COURT, Brig. Gen.
His Excellency. Lieutenant-general Sir G. Beckwith, K, B.
tiornutaoder of the Forces,.&c..,

. P. S. Returns of the Dutch and French g-nrisops,
and a cojifut. the Articles 01 Capitulation cnteied
into, but nut ratified, are inclosed, •

Returns of ammunition, ordnance • stores, &c
bball be forwarded at the earliest, opportunity.