The Sun.
London, England, 1828-03-07 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

UNION-HALL.--Yesterday morning, as soon as the
sitting Magistrate, J. T. HONE, Esq., had disposed of the
night charges, Mr. Robert Tate, an insurance-broker in
the city, was brought up in custody by Keyse, the superin-
tendant of the Surrey watch-house, charged.under Lord
Ellenborough's Act, with having discharged two loaded
pistols at a Mr. Thos. Parnell, jun., and a 'Mr. Bellamy,
with intent to kill them. There was another individual,
named Balding, a desk to Mr. Tate, also given into cus-
tody. This person, however, was ultimately set at liberty.
When Mr. Tate was first placed at the bar, he appeared
excessively agitated. During the contest which led to the
charge fur which he was now in custody, Mr. Tate was
very severely beaten by the parties at whom it was alleged
he had fired. His face presented a mass of contusions,
scarcely a feature in it being visible.

Mr. Whitbrook stepped forward, and on being sworn
gave the following account. He stated that he resides in
the Borough-road ; that about half-past nine o'clock that
morning, while in his shop, his attention was suddenly ar-
rested by several people collected on the opposite side of the
way. On looking over, he saw a man fall down, upon
which he (witness) ran to the spot, and observed young
Mr. Parnell and the prisoner, who had just risen off the
ground, scuffling with one another. The prisoner stood in
the attitude of fighting. He (Mr. Whitbrook) having pre-
viously known Mr. Parnell, went up to him, and endea-
voured to put an end to the scuffle ; and for this purpose
held him by the arms, with a view of getting him over into
the shop. While, however, he was engaged in the manner
described, with his back to the prisoner, he heard the re-
port of a pistol, and at the same moment heard a bullet dis-
tinctly whir past his ear ; the bullet struck the collar of
Mr. Parnell's coat, went through his neckerchief and the
padding within it, and inflicted a slight wound in his neck.
Being very naturally alarmed, he (Mr. W.) looked round
to see who had discharged the weapon, and at the instant
observed the prisoner run towards his (Mr. Whitbrook's)
shop, bleeding copiously from the nose and mouth. Mr.
Whitbrook being convinced he had discharged the weapon,
let go his hold of Mr. Parnell and immediately followed
the prisoner, who by this time had nearly gained the
shop-door. O❑ going up to him, as he appeared to
he labouring under great excitation, Mr. Whitbrook
said, that the moment he had placed his hand on the
prisoner's arm, with a view of leading him into the
shop, after such an act as be had just committed, he
drew another pistol out of his pocket, and discharged
it at a Mr. Bellamy, who was standing near Mr.
Parnell ; the ball, however, fortunately did not take effect,
and Mr. M'hitbrook described it as a miracle that some
one was not shot, as there were several persons collected
on the spot at the time. Subsequent to the second pistol
having been discharged by the prisoner, Mr. Whitbrook
forced the prisoner into his parlour, and sent for Mr.
Parnell, sen., as also for a constable. In the interim, Mr.
[ledger, the Magistrate, very fortunately arrived, and by
the measures he adopted on the occasion, prevented the
populace, who were there in great numbers, from inflicting li
summary vengeance on the perpetrator of an act which
might have been attended with the loss of several lives.
Mr. Balding, clerk to Mr. Tate, corroborated the above
evidence, and in reply to the magistrate, stated, that he
had been led to understand, that subsequent to Bellamy
having been discharged from the employment of Mr. Tate,
he had spread certain reports respecting the habits of
that gentleman, calculated to ruin his character. The im-
putations having reached Mr. Tate, he was determined
on investigating the matter; but those circumstances oc-
curred which prevented him from carrying his designs into
execution.

A gentleman, who described the prisoner as of highly
respectable connexior.s, stated that he, as well as all his
friends, were persuaded he was insane.—The prisoner was
remanded.

DEATH OF COLUMBU3.—WitIi all the visi-
onary fervour of his imagination, its fondest dreams fell short
of the reality. He died in ignorance of the real grandeur
of the discovery. Until his last breath he entertained the
idea that he had merely opened a new way to the old re-
sorts of opulent commerce, and had discovered some of the
wild regions of the east. He supposed Hispaniola to be
the ancient Ophir which had been visited by the ships of
SOLOMON, and that Cuba and Terra Firma were but re-
mote parts of Asia. What visions of glory would have
broke upon his mind could lie have known that he had in-
deed discovered a new continent, equal to the whole of
the Old World in magnitude, and separated by two vast
oceans from all the earth hitherto known by civilized man?
And how would this magnanimous spirit have been con-
soled, amidst the affliction of age and the cares of penury,
the neglect of a fickle public, and the injustice of an ungrate-
ful Kwc,, could he have anticipated the splendid, empires
which were spread over the beautiful world he bad disco-
vered ; and the nations arid tongues, and languages which
were to fill its lands with his renown, and to revere and
bless his name to the latest posterity?__ IVashington Ir-
vinie Life of Columbut.

The improvements at Windsor Castle are
sufficiently advanced to render it likely that they will be
inhabited by his MAJESTY in June: and however, as
naturally interested in the prosperity of Brighton, inde-
pendently of loyalty and attachment to our Gracious So-
vereign, we may desire to see the KING once more here,
it trust be admitted that Windsor is a truly regal resi-
dence, worthy the first Monarch of the world. We derive
the following information from good authority, and as we
are persuaded it will prose acceptable to our readers, we
shall lay it before them :—The new apartments surpass in
splendour every thing in Europe. A magnificent gallery
or corridor, 300 feet in length, stretches round the whole
extent of the eastern and souther* wings, in which the
principal alterations have taken place. The former of
these contains the apartments destinrl for the immediate
use of the KING, such as the drawing-room, bed-room,
library, music-room, &c. communicating by the latter
with St. George's Hall (which is fitting ■p with great
splendour as a Grand Banquetting Room) and the suite of
State Apartments in the north wing. In the two Towers
(one of which is new) over the grand entrance in the
southern wing, will be apartments for the Duke of CLa-
liniCE ; and this part of the Castle will also be appro-
priated for the reception of company, as well as for the re-
sidence of the Lord Steward. The gateway fronts the long
avenue, extending in a straight line through the Park,
nearly three miles and a half from the Castle, and forming
the longest walk of the kind in Europe. The entrance to
the King's Suite of Apartments is in the south-east angle
of the Court-yard. Workmen are now employed in hang-
ing the rooms with silk ; hut although, as we have stated,
the Castle will be ready for his MAJESTY'S reception in a
few months, it is supposed the works will not be entirely
finished for three or faur years. We believe the plans
comprise some improvement of the beautiful Round
Tower, formerly the Keep of the Castle.—Brighten
Gazette.

The cotton trade has since last notice re-
mained without any alteration of consequence. A good
deal of business has been done during the last two months,
but excepting a trifling rise on the coarser Nos. of yarns,
which is now scarcely maintained, no general advance has
been obtained. About a month ago, the state of the
market led the master spinners to anticipate a rise on what
has been so long known to be a " bare trade ;" but, al-
though all descriptions of twist continue to be sold as
fast as they can be manufactured, prices remain stationary.
A great deal of yarn was shipped during the last four weeks
for the East Indies, chiefly of the coarser Nos. There is
no great stock of yarns in the market, but the manufac-
turers say that, before they will give any advance, they
will rather drop their hands. Goods being manufactured
so amazingly cheap, has been the means of the cotton
trade continuing last year in a state of such activity, for
the British merchants were thereby enabled successfully
to maintain the ascendancy in the foreign markets, for if
prices had continued anything like former years, they
would have been completely out-done by their French
and German rivals. The power loom factories are in a
state of unexampled activity ; and there is a great export
of cloth to the East Indies. Those proprietors, whose
works were not altogether filled up, have been busy in
getting power loom machinery fitted up in every unoccu-
pied space, and some silent flats, to the extent of 100
looms, were last week set agoing. Since the new year the
prices of power loom goods have rather advanced, but are
at present stationary. 10, so 's are selling at '7s. 3d. a
piece. The uncommonly low price of yarn is, however,
enabling the power loom manufacturers to go on briskly.
Cotton twist for this manufacture is at present to be pur-
chased at Is. a-lb. that not long ago sold at from Is.
Rd. to Is. 9d. a lb. The wages of female weavers have
progressively advanced from 13s- to 17a. a fortnight, and
some at finer work earn as high as 20s. The male dres-
sers have also since the commencement of last year expe-
rienced a gradual rise as the state of the trade admitted it.
Their wages were a year ago I3s. a week ; then 13s. ;
next 17e. ; and they have last month been advanced to I9s.
a week. On the whole, though the profits in all the
branches of the cotton manufacture are much diminished,
yet the immense quantity of business doing partly com-
pensates for the small returns, and what is important, keeps
the numerous class dependent on the public works in full
employment, and all the collateral dealers who supply pre-
visions to the workers are experiencing their customary run.
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