The Sun.
London, England, 1828-02-09 00:00:00

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.

The Court was engaged during the morning in
hearing arguments for and against the rule granted
by the Court, calling on - Hughes, Esq. to show
cause by what authority he held the office of Mayor
of Stafford.

• PREROGATIVE COURT.
The Court disposed of soroe..routine.iusinsss of
no public interest. ~;

TO ALL SURVEYORS AND DEPUTY
POSTAIASTEIIS.

EDINBURGH MEA

We had a large supply of
sales dull at last week's prici
Per Sack of 2801 b.

First Oatmeal £l'l7 0
Second ditto 1 14 0
IJarleyrneal 1 9 0
Peasemeal ti 0
Pot Barley—No, 1, per cwt. 12

GLASGOW CORN
A moderate business doini

L Al AII K ET.--Feb. 5.
Oatmeal at this day's market,

Per Stove of 1416 Imp,
First Oatmeal .£0 2 0
Second ditto
Barlepneal 0 I m
Peasemeal
.-2d, 145.--3(1. 1 (3, —Peal! 225.

MARKET.—Feb. 6,
ig in all kinds of grain, at

about previous rates.
Wheat, per. 24014. s. d. so d. Oats, per 2641 b. 5..0
d. s. d.
British, old 3O 0t033 0 Irish i6 to .
new • 240 290 British —o —0
Canada, free.l.—.. 29 0 3I 0 Beans, per 2601 b.
Irish ...........»..... 24 0 28 6 U English .. ........ 0 0
Barley, per 31101 b. Scottish
English --- 270 29 0 Pease, Scottish
Scottish 25 0 26 6 Oatmeal, per 1101 b. 14 0 16 0
Irish.., 2l 0 25 0 Flour, per 28016... t 46 0 47 0

NEWSPAPERS.
GENERAL POST-OFFICE, FX.R. 1, 19128.
The Postmasters-General find, with great concern, not-
withstanding the repeated orders which have been.issued
to their Deputies, respecting Newspapers, and the arrange- ,TIIMMEMMIMMIMIMI
rnente which they have, from time to time, made to secureDREADFUL ~ATROCITY.—A man named
Mineral. RYAN was apprehended at Arbour Hill, yes-
Public Prints have reason to complain of the irregular de-
their punctual despatch from hence, that the Editors. of the
terday, by peace officers M‘NemeßA and LYNCII,
, charged- with having dragged out the tongue of a mare,
'livery and suppression of them. Whether such failure is
attrihetable to the persons entrusted by the Editors to
whilst employedwn, in
county ploughinga field on the lands of
,!eurnisibleere.to bring their Papers to this Office—whether it can be justly P
brought in charge against Deputy Pootasters, or scribed -" g
to any persons connected With them, who, from unjustifi- HORRIBLE CIRCUMSTANCE.—Ost Friday
able curiosity, open and mislay Public Prints, or whether last, a woman was found dead on Monaminaum, near
with or without permission from their owners, they suffer Clogheen, and, shocking to relate, both her legs and right
t,ersons to have access to their Offices, and to open, read, arm are missing, and her right eye picked out. An in_
or take them away—either for their own use, or for the quest was held on the body on Saturday, but how she
alleged purpose .of delivering the Prints to the sob- came by her death has not been ascertained. Nothing has
scribers to whom they- may be addressed, the Post- transpired that could lead to the discovery of her name or
masters-General cannot with certainty deter Mine—but residence.— Tipperary Free Press.
'they consider it to be their imperative duty to establish the SHOCKING OCCURRENCE.—A dispute bay-
itrictest regulations to guard against the repetition of an leg occurred on Saturday, between two bacon-cutters in
evil, which, from numerous complaints,' it is evident must
the employment of Messrs. An-escort and Co., one of them
exist to a great degree. A Newspaper once confided to the
became so enraged, that be stabbed the other with a sharp -
Past Office is as sacred, in the eyes of the Postmasters-
ointed instrument called a tormentor I—it entered in the
Pen,eral, as a letter—and it cannot be purloined, tampered
the solemn obligation
?eft side between the I ibe, perforated the lungs and cause
With, or abused without violating
out in the bark, having passed through the body. Coon-
which- every person entrusted with the public correspond-
enee is bound by. Although Newspapers do not yield
Lax, the man who was stabbed, is yet alive, but faint
e entertained ,of his recovery. He is said to have
postage, their uninterrupted circulation is immediately connected ,hopes
ar
ut the time of the quarrel. The assailant,
with the privilege of Parliament, and while beendrunk . ,
tod r Free p •
they contribute largely, to the finances of the country Weesmr, remains in cus y.— epperary resA.
through another branch of the revenue, the Stamp Office, DESPERATE ATTACK.--Early on the night
the Postmasters-General are not unmindful that the pro. of Thursday last, the houses of two respectable farmers,
petty thus contributing to the state belongs to individuals, named Revues: GLEEsoN and DANIFI FOGARTY, resi•
whose interest cannot be infringed upon,
without lessening ding et Kilrush near Thurles, were attacked by a well-
she,Pnhlie revenue. The p - - General therefore armed pasty, consisting of ten in number, who having
desire from henceforth— °'tmaster'-
forced an entrance into GLEESON'S "house, robbed him of
1. That where a Postmaster, on p ' g his Mail, shall 61. in cash. having drank a bottle of whiskey, they pro-
spd that any Paper which
1 lie tliinliY- shouldel: have reached ceeded to the house of FOGARTY, and demanded admittance,
his Office, has not
therearived, he ~,,,,
the Secretary with ircumstance, -
will by letter,. acquaint which was peremptorily refused. After securing three
Subscriber, whose Paper may appear and
tohe the name of the young children behind a bed, Foc.ARTY and his wife armed
themselves, the one with a pitch-fork, the other with a
I. No Paper is to he delivered but
t. Tessg. Subscriber, slane. Having failed to break the door by throwing huge
or to his messenger or servant known to
whenever a Newspaper appears to have h;._
te such. That stones against it, the robbers smashed in three windows, and
---11 Missent to commenced firing shots into the house, at the same time
a town to which it is not directed,
§tlf'h 1' to write in plain characters—"Niseenr to the 1-3eptity receivin calling on FocenTv to hand them out his money, or
red otherwise they would burn down the house. FOGARTY
stamp the Paper with the Office stamp, and then forward it. defied them, and on one of the fellows endeavouring to get
S. That under no pretence, either with or without
the in at a window, he struck him a heavy , blow with the
pitch-fork, which obliged him to retreat, leaving behind
Newspaper, previous to its being delivered to the,
I, .uf eoprse, from under his official care. if soh_ him .
°w"er, a desperate weapon, which Fooalery has now in his
scribers are willing that Postmasters should have the bens. Possession. Some. pf the party got on the roof of the
buta were again bravely ia, the thatch,
have official custody oithem.
fit of reading their so
. oPers, it must be after, not while
theyrepulsedl
4 FOGARTY and his wife. . After again firing several
4. That no Deputy will, under any authority, whether shots into the house, and haying vowed vengeance against
written or verbal, permit y, Paper to the7-entalenadvolasairvedingtosierniPtePieed
be sued and its fearless defender and his family, the robbers retired.—
read by- any person but the subscriber to whom it is ad-. Tipperary Free Press.
sire`sed• If subscribers are Willis ' .'t
Pei's" As ;t°
iead their
ago,
charged its A
paper, it b„fter the Post ot&e has ....s- a village a little to the eastward of the city, ip which it is
s salty inmostdelivering it to themselves or their hard
to say Whether, the ludicrous or the atrocious has
mcoenger Aeon.). to be such. Post Of must not be the greatest preponderance, A collier, who had got
Mhverted into reading-rooms. Such a practice, while it much more whisky than wit,' while on his way home
sonst -add te,
if not create the very evil complained of, recalled to mind, than in his house he had a dog and
.4fords the sasne advantages with subscribers, to persons 1 a child, neither of which it appeared, were favourites',
villn,ss4\eFehY contribute nothing either to the Post Office, On reaching his own door, he tossed up a penny
;a* '4TE once, or the Editor. Deputy-Postmasters whether lie would ' destroy the child or the dog, as
pule n°' e agents in nets which have direct
eere one branch 'of I, .
a.,..
tendency to that one of them should be destroyed, was a point
ermined
inp-- 44i on t
.e public revenue, and by fuitailing he was determined on.
.. Had the lot fallen that the
4,t eireu.3tl9 of NeVesp ' interferewith victim, it is a mystery how the fellow
di t tschild should be the
~„ Papers, Aip area
ssY Cointnand ' rf in that case, have proceeded • but f rtenately as the 1
: ~ wopl.,
EDWARD S: LEES; Sec. decided that
lot fell, it wao the dog should die. On enter-
log the house,dpg,
the unfeeling monster laid cold of the
, ,
severed the i-
-GILLAM S 'Wile, who is now pregnant, and and with a knife actually
, He afterwards went to and in
sellowas, detained in custody on suspicion of being con- mal flour its body with the head of the bed,
ceitted in the robbery of her mistress, was discharged, yea- the morning awakened . animalthe lying
ordltylnoriling. ' ,_Sberetkliaeaio mamwough_buildings, in his bosom. A more revolting instance, of deplorable
o,laft- -e Pig up kW boxes, &c., left path to raids.
effects of drinhietg, 4:4114 be "y hardly p on..- otassio*
'ti kir r;.&iona is IfersZ74ittr4iat4 Herald,yr, . Chrormlo,
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