The Sun.
London, England, 1821-11-05 00:00:00

INIT-.SCELLANEOUS.

In S.eturday night's Gazette a reward of 500/.1
is offered for the discovery of the person who
recently poisoned some cattle in the Isle of
Sheppey, belonging to T. GREET, Esq. Mayor
of Queeenborough, and a reward of 501. for the
discovery of the person who, on the 2-ith ult.,
shot and mortally wounded W. CARR, game-
keeper to Sir T. WRITE,. of Wallingwells. A
free pardon is promised 'to any accomplices mak-
ing such discoveries.
Mr. TELFORD has been authorized by the

Lords of the Treasury to examine and report
whether the present bridge over the Forth, at
Sterling, can be altered so as to afford a suffi-
ciently commodious passage over the river, or
whether a new one be necessary ; and in either
case to give a plan and estimate of the expense.
CuEAr PuovisioNs.—ln a town in the north
of Devon, it was lately announced by the pub-
lic crier, that prime joints of mutton were to be
had at 2-Id. ; and we know of a person who pur-
chased a fine wether's leg of mutton, at Tiverton-,
for somewhat under that price.—ln Exeter mar-
ket last week, prices were as follow- :—Beef,
cfrime cuts, from 5d to 6-id. per lb. ; Mutton
from 4d. to sd. ; Pork, 31d. to sd. ; Turkeys,
3s. Gd. to Os ; Geese, 2s. Gd. to 55.: Ducks,
from 3s. to ss. per couple ; Fowls, 2s. to 3s ;
Roasting Pigs, 3s. to 4s. 6d.; I3utter, 941 to 11d.
per lb. ; Eggs ls. pei• dozen.--(Plymouth
Journal.)

ATTEMPT TO MURDER.—On Wednesday morn-
ing last, between the hours of one and two, a
most inhuman and monstrous attempt at murder
was perpetrated by a villain, named Patrick
Fitzgerald, on the body of his own wife ! who
was in the last stage of pregnancy. The parti-
culars of the horrid attempt are of the following
atrocious nature :—The unfortunate victim is an

interesting girl, about 17 years of age, and at
the age of 14 was married to her inhuman hus-
band, who is a fellow of the most ferocious ap-
pearance, and standing near six feet high, about
40 years of age. A few days after the marriage
was solemnized the monster deserted her, and
the unhappy girl was sheltered at the habitation
of her aged parents. The villain after six months
absence returned, and plundered her of eery
thing she possessed, and again absconded, and
came home at intervals, and served her in like
manner. On Tuesday night he went to the
house of the poor girl's father in Angel and Porter-
court, Golden-lane, St. Luke's, where she resided,
after being away from her for eight months. On
his entering the room, in which were the aged
father and mother, and. his unhappy wife, who
had only a few days to go to her accouehement,
his extraordinary conduct excited the alarm of
her mother, who observed him glance a look of
terror at her unfortunate daughter, and in order
to, reconcile his anger she took him to a public-
house, and treated him with some beer, and kept
him in conversation till twelve o'clock at night.
It was then agreed between them, to prevent
quarrelling, that the mother and daughter should
sleep together in one bed, and he and his father-
in-law should sleep in another. After the poor
old wormin had got him to accede to her proposal,
she took him back to the house, gratified at her
success ; and left him and his wife in the room on

the ground-floor, whilst she went up stairs to pre-
pare the beds. She had not been up stairs long
before she heard the cry of " Murder !" and the,
shrieks of her daughter; the poor old creature ran
down stairs into the room, when she observed the
unhappy girl lying on the floor weltering in her
blood ; the inhuman monster was kneeling on her
stomach, with a knife in his hand. Tile old
woman attempted to release her daughter from
his vengeance, on which the villain stabbed her
in the arm, and also attempted to cut her throat.
By this time the neighbourhood was all in an
uproar, and the watchman broke into the house,
but the murderous villain had made his escape

backwards. The unhappy girl was put to bed,
and a surgeon was sent for, w►en an extensive
wound was found at the back part of her head,
and also a deep wound in the forehead. The
poor creature, as well as she was able,
,stated,
that as soon as her mother had gone up stairs, the

monster began to break open her trunk, in which
was all her baby-linen. She endeavoured to
prevent him, when he knocked her down with
the instrument he broke open the trunk with, and
then placed both his knees on her stomach, and
stabbed her in the forehead with a knife he took
from his pocket —lnformation of the horrid
affair was given at Worship-street Police-office,
and Garton and Hanley, two active officers, are
in pursuit of the monster, who, we sincerely
hope, will be speedily brought to condign pu-
nishment. The poor girl was yesterday expected
to breathe her last.
EXTRAORDINARY LARGE PUMKIN.—There was
cut last Friday in the garden of Lord Viscount
DONERAILE, a pumkin of the amazing weight of
nillbs. and measuring six feet one inch in cir-
cumference, exceeding the largest ever known to
be cut in this country by 12173.—(1Vaterford
Mirror.)