The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-17 00:00:00

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Witness thought they were going to mrder him, esnsia tlie!
what they meant by using him in that ;vay ? 'they
wanted his money. He said he had none. TheY uw",.
had, and said they would murder him in two of to
o.
minutes. He asked them what better they would be boos
as he had no money, and said they might search t" tbi
They talked ae.hile, and then broke open the 10l .
a blBo4'
other room, and took the spoons, mourning ring' aljuld tpl!,
stone, and any other articles they thought theY cbey
money of. There was a light from the fire when ',lbis
in, and when they were getting the band to put roun.
he saw them. One was the prisoner, and the othfotg:
taller man. They stopped about an hour. Witness / :On sO,l
nated," and thought to himself These fellows are g Poo
they have left all these things scattered about the
my time to get out of the house, I think." Went to ;:rie sf
of Quarrel. Had a lantern and a candle, but the ca/,,, food
out. Two persons, of the names of Sykes and-Clr;
him. Was very ill for some time, and hardly knew hi
hours.
On cross-examination he said that the prisoner eaglitld°
a fortnight after, and offered to shave him. Would no
iseY
—would not trust him with his throat. the Pr iot
The witness, however, was unable to point out oest
as the party who had robbed him ; and even when bi!c that,
was particularly directed to him, and he was a.bkett
the person, he said he could not tell. His evidence "elideoPl
with a great deal of ready garrulity, but his mind wage by td
much weakened by age, and probably in some degre
to°
alarm he had undergone. 310 ‘ts
It appeared that he was found the next morning, •
o'clock, near the village of Quarrel, sitting by the
drenched to the skin. He did not recognise SYhesaonlisselm
who found him, but begged earnestly for mercy, as ue
old man, and had nothing to give them. It was net j,
evening that he partially recovered his recollection. ,goor
The door, it appeared, had been broken open with ainigt°
coulter, which had been taken from a plough bel°l4iiisftil
farmer in the neighbourhood. It was sought to 11111°Irbere
prisoner had been seen the day before in the field /
plough was. elst°l
There was some other trifling corroboratory circa .nalrl
adduced in evidence, but too weak to be relied 00,
Lordship directed an Acquittal.
REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS UPON ITP,SS
ENTERING PORTO ALEGRE. Aler
British Vice-Consul's Office, Per"' of
26th April, 1845.
Sir,—l beg leave to acquaint you, for the 101131,1 100%
parties interested, that the restrictions imposed on at itl!;
coming from foreign countries entering this 13°ra,r4
their inward cargoes, are now removed; in futu,,o- 01'
foreign and Brazilian vessels arriving from foreige2bor
admitted to entry at this Custom-house.—l have 141°
to remain, Sir most obedient servant
BENJAMIN AVELINE, British Vice-C° 121 •.
To W. Dobson, Esq., Secretary, Lloyd's, Londos•
O
TREATY BETWEEN ENG--
LA
AND NAPLES. 100
Chief Secretary's Office, Valletta, 30/'.ertierks
Sir,—l am directed by his Excellency the G°oliPro
acquaint you, for the information of the merchantsl,4ists,rto
been officially intimated to him by her Majestys "-t130„)
Naples, that the treaty of commerce between Grebev
and the two Sicilies, which was slimed at Naples
the day of April last, has been ratified by his Majestyth tem
the two Sicilies, and that the ratifications of this Crest
exchanged at Naples en the 25th ultimo, from whi.t
provisions contained in it will have come into oper/lislt!lk4
By the provisions of the treaty, which 'include.. or
Gibraltar, the vessels of each country, and the met
which they contain, being the produce a that ce/n„.,`. fop
entering the ports of the other, are placed on the seas
with respect to tonnage and other duties, as if they rr- rid
bearing the national flag. 13 id'
The diminution of ten per cent. enjoyed by the -11%4
remains in force, although it may be extended to ir to
tries by the Sicilian Government.—l have the hone
°
Sir, your most obedient humble servant, 10!d
(Signed) WAI. SI
Acting Chief Secretary to the Go
To the Chairman of the Committee of
British Merchants