The Sun.
London, England, 1810-12-31 00:00:00

EDEVBOt6ii, DEGQS

FircHLANns At4D(lsr4:s.'eS cAr:oc(efeANn.'---We
uuMstand that the-Many thousands et- our cowry-
men in the isles and Highlands, •r, ho'are unable io
read, have engaged theatteei,lar of t:te public. A nu-
merous and very respeEtable meeting of the inhabi=
tants of this city (c.eled together by circular letters)
was held,. on Wedtiesda4 in the rooms, Royal
Exchange Coffee-house. the object proposed is to
teach this people to peruse the Gaelic Scriptures,
which have been translated ded printed for their
• express use. Several resolutions were read to the
meeting, expressive of regard for those long-con•.
tinued and laudable exertions in the Highlands
which have been made by ,the Society for Propagat..
ins Christian Knowledge, specifying, at the same
time, the deplorable ignorance of those parts which
they lime been unable to embrace, (many thousands
and large' destricts being atilt UnpioVided with any
means of instructroe), and pointing put finally the
steps necessary to be taken in such . a state of
thingS. Some of the gentlemen then stated various
very painful chcemsiances relative to different parts
of the Highiand. and Hebrides, when the meeting
(betoie adopting any liesoluttoos) unanimously ap-
pointed a committee of their nuo,ber, (amounting
to 24), which, in addition to the knowledge they
already possess, shall Ue open to the reception tit
further information, and shall embody the evidence
on this important subject, in a report to be presented
at the next general meeting. .

Ai soon as these mealUres shall terminate-in a de-
finite and arranged plan, a benevolent public will
certainly no longer p&mit such a large and merito-
rious:proportion of ,British 'subjeCts to linger so tar
b;-.liind in the progress of civilization, and to tie
by among. the refuse of our species ; a state in
which they must continue to remain, -so long as
they are unacqunint,ed even with the use of'itters.

AGRICULTURE, &c.

MONTHLY REPORT FOR DECEMBER.

The continued heavy rains have afforded but little
variation in the eouise'of husbandry throughout the
month. The low land Wheats,_ except where re-
lieved by good water-farming, have suffered mate-
rially by this ungenial weather. The leys broke up
to: eztly Beaus, Pease, and Oats, iii most distrias,
must probably remain unsown, from the same cause,
for some .time to come. The Turnip Se.ed con-
tinges growing abundantly. Towards the close of
the mouth, the land, though a sharp frost began,
thereby enabling the husbandman, at this late period, .
to commence carrying out his -manure on the yonng
lovers' and other lands in course of. dressing.—.
Smithfield Market has
,been well supplied with
Beef and _Mutton at advanced Christmas prices ; the
primest of the former fetching Gs. 6d. and the latter
tis.- per stone. Little or nothing has been done in
the sale of Lean Stock since our last. The Wool,
Markets remain stationary and-fiat at last mouth's .
prices.

• Between three and four o'clock in the evening
of the 21st instant, about three hours before the
time of high water, a vessel was observed close in
shore, a little to tile west of Redness Point, near
Whitehavtn, in a very dangerous situation, for by
this time the-tempest had increased to a hurricane. '
Crowdi of people hastened to the spot ; numbers of
lanterns were shewn; and several fires kindled
amongst the rocks. The unfortunate men (ten in
number) on board the vessel were distindlt seen at
intervals ; but the roaring of the wind and the waves
was so great, that nothing else could be heard nor •
could any assistance whatever be- given. The ves-
sel had grounded with tier head to the sea, and had
two anchors out. Atter a most awful • and afflit:ting
suspense, a little-before nine •'cock she went to
pieces ; and, painful to relate, all on boar&perish-:
ed, except one man, who was washed on shore,
lashed to a part of the stern ! She proved to be the
Sarah Carmont, of 'and for Liverpool; from Ame-
rica, laden' with.tiMber, and had been thirteen weeks _
tivOrl the passage; The pet son who escaped in this
fatal- accident was a seaman on board, and-is a na-
tive of Sweden.

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POLICE;

CHARGE or Muppel.

BOVe:STREBTAT a late hour 011 Friday night,
John Bowles, 114 man in custody on a charge of
murdering his wife at his lodging in Etrl-street,
Seven Dial!„ on Wednesday night, underwent an-
other examination before Mr. Ames ; when, in
addit:on to the circnmstances we stated on Satur-
day, it appeared that when he went to fetch the de-
ceased trom the liquor-shop, he fotinJ her in company
with a woman to whom he had a great aversiGn ;
he slapped both their faces, and made his wife go
home. When she gut to the bottom of the stairs
she ref Used to go pp ; he said he would break her
neck; some neighbours eittleas,:ered to persuade her
to go up stairs, but .she declined, saying she was
afraid. The prisoner at length carried her up stairs,
and when begat her into their own apartment, he
beat her, knocked her •down, kicked and stamped
upon her. Their daughter, about ten yeats of age,
entreated him not to Leg her mother any more ;
he, however, continued his ill treatment till some
neighbours came and prevailed on. him to desist.
The deceased was supposed to be in-a tat; the pri-
soner got her up, put her into a chair, and then on a
bed. A woman who vas present stt..petted the de-
ce4sed was dead, arid per-uaded the prisonei- to go
for a Doctor. On his artiv,il he put a looking-glaSs
tO her mouth, and pronoun, ed her deade
The prisoner in his detence said he-was intoxicat-
ed,and cl:d not recollea any thing beTrad done.
One of the witnesses .heing asked as to the state
of the prisoner with respect to liquor, replied he was
betwixt and between."

James Edward 11/yilite, who was in custody on a
charge of commuting a rape on Sarah Howe, at
Hendon, was admitted to bail, in consequence of
what (awe out on the 'cross-examination tit the pro--
secutrix by Mr. Ailey, who attended for the pri-
soner. '

Mr. Bolton, of the Golden btoss Ion; Charing-.
cross, was convided in the penalty of ten shillings
and costs, for refusing to deliver a parcel br,ught
the Wisbeacli Man, directed to Mr. Mitchell, cat
Sun-street, Bishopsgatfe-street, order rd to .11c, till
called for. The Dektodatit pkade, guilty by ins
agent.

GUILDFIALL..-00 Saturday Judith Malony was
charged by Mr. Puri,. a tobatconi,t, with at-
tempting to pass as genuine three different shil-
lings,- all of which were counterfejt., pH send,
ing for an officer to take her into custody, the
prisoner was oberved.tO swallow five other pieces
of a similar dtscription. She was ordered to be re-
manded till Monday, and the Solicitor to the Mini,
in the mean time, to be made acquainted with the
circumstances of litr case.

Three several complaints were made before the
Sitting Alderman (Sir James Shat) by differeio
Gentlemen residing in various parts of the City,
against the porters belonging to the -While Horse,
Fetter-lane, for over-charges made for the convey.
.rinee. of packages- coming by "the coaches which ar-
rived at that Inn. 'lire over-charge consisted in an
article of twopence, f,r warehouse room, which,
the' worthy --Alderman informed the persons com-
plained upon. they .tniist h.:ve been aware, at the
time of making it wai boing itt the very face.
of the Ad of t'Srliainent, t.vhieo dieted that charge
for warehowiug souuld be Made-only- where the
package was direled to .beleft•till called for. • In
every other respect; where the package Was ,addr,tss-
ed to the house of the person by whom' it was to be
received, an allowance .wa's to.be•madefor porter-
age,•according to the distance, but • no charge what- -
ever was allowed to. be made forwarehousing.
•It watiachnitted, even by the persons now com-
plained upon, that,afor .two years, at •least; there
had been a constant practice Of making this illegal ,
charge. It would not, therefore, be deemed at all
surprising that be• now imposed on the'persons so
offending the full -penalty cf 2us. expecting.and in-
tending that it should operate as.'a warning to all
persons in this Situation, to abstain in fumre from
any such charge. He, thereLre,- ondeted, in the
case of a' complaint made by Mr. Bellamy, of •
`Trinity-square, that the porter who now appeared
to answer a charge brought against him, for extort .
ing beyond the usual charge for catriage and por-
terage, the sum of 2d. for warehouse room, do pay
for such over-charge the full penalty of 205..; and
that, on non-payment of such -Line, lie be committed
to.prison.
.The porter begged, that, as he had only obeyed or-
ders, •and had accounted for what he received, his
master might bituseit be summoned to answer to the
charge. He should be sorry to disobey the worthy
Alderman, but stillle must resist the payment' of
the fine, •it ultimately' imposed.- He was advised
that this , was an -;..Act regulating porterage _alone,
and not at all relating to penalties for any`other
over-charge.,
The worthy Alderman (Sir James Shaw) had no
doubt that the person now complained of had the
best adviee, and that it was intended that this ques-
tion should be carried farther.. He was anxious
that every thing should 'be done in the most regular
manner, that, it brought before the Quarter Ses-
sions, the question might receive a satisfaetory, de-
cision. • -

With this view, it was agreed-that-the Master of
the .Inn should be summoned, and that an intrirma—
tion in writing should be lodged, under the clause:
in. the Aat of Parliament relating to the point in
question.

The Right. Hon. JOHN FOSTER, Chancellor of the
Irish 'Exchequer, arrived yesterday in Gteat George-
street, from li-eland.

The )~ate accounts from Martinique and Gonda-
loupe of the fatal effeCts of the yellow fever are
'deeply to be lamented. It could most devoutly be
wished, that our colonial subjects experienced no
other fever, than that-ye/Imo or golden oae, which
the inhabitants of the Briti,h Isles now so ardently
inanifest tor the obtainment of the 44 Capital Prizes
which stand so spevdilv ksue in our most opulent
of State Lottery Schemes.

sbcd. by WILLIAM MO EItSC it I rrs, South molter
rr ;he Pcper„ tettsr; for the l di:or &c. (post-paia),

green :.--

• - Mac. 24..

Tie following gentlemen are adtnittti to the nu,
dermentioned degrees
The Rev Richard Povab, of Corpus Christi Col-
lege LLD Messrs. Thomas Thnekeray , Rennel
and Samuel Sommers Colman, of :Trinity • Collefre,
M.A.. Mr. Henry Hawes Fox, of St. John's 8.4.;
and Mr. William Chafiu Grove, of King's Cthlege,
B. A.

-Messrs, 'Edward Craven,: Ha %/trey and Gnaw,
Carlton Farlol, of Ring's College, are admitted Fel.
lowa Of that S..ciety.
Mr. John Patterson, cf King's College, .(;On of
the Rev. H. Patterson of Drinkstone),l itehosety
Scholar on the foundation of the late Dr. Dvitift,
Provost of Eton, being the first elettion since the in-
stitution.

The Hulsean Prize for this year has been adjudge 4
to \Villiam Jowett, Esq.,B. A. of St. John's College,
for I iw eS33y4 on the following subject :--« The ref,
marl ante propensity of the Jews to Idolatry before
the bat)) lookh cavtivily, cotnpar,(l cvith their ex•
emption from it in gt-C-cral afterty3rds, affords thooo+
believer no just vound fur rejeetitig the Scriptural
account of ihe miracles in the time of Mozies- and
Josh a."

On Thurs•layiJast the Rev. WrthiNe,. come,,A.X.
wzi!; inslitwed to the rectory of Belangh,:withthe
vicarage of- ScUt tow atm-xed, iit Nial.f!,:k, vacjrii by ,
the cession of the Rev-. John Prowe.it----pa; (on, the
Lord Bishop of Norwich.
On Monday last. the Hon. and Rev. George Her-
bert, A.B. w.ts instituted to the vien:i;e Th..clar
ham, in Norfolk, on the prestintation ot the Lord.
Bishop of Ely.
Saute day, the Rev. Wm. Edge, A.B. w::s in.
rtituced to the rectory of Nonoiz, in Sofl-'O.K; on
the presentation of the Rev. John Edge; 61-1..L:=.;
with.
On Thursday last the Rev. harry Pearce, Felow
of Catheline-hall; was married to Sophia, ftectiiiti
daughter of the late Matthew Brackenbory, ksq, of

Dec. 26.--On the t2th inst. Mi.. 1%
Dunne, M. •k; of Band College, Wai admitted
Bachelor in Medicine, and receiveda license to'pracl
lice.

On the t E tfi instant the last day of Michael/hie
term the foltdwing gentlemen were admitted

BACHELOR IN DIVINITY.'--RCY. 5. Roberts, Tri;.
nityColtrge.

MASTERS OF A Charles Hodson and
Rev. T. Owen, Christ-church.

BACHELOR OF ..k?.Ts.—.—Mr..rol3ll FCM ier, Gf Bra-
zen-tiose.

The whole number of degrees in Michaeltrm
term was—D. D. three;; B.D. three ;B. M. one ;
B. C. L.'three; M. A. :tit;. B. A. 3G ; Marticuli-
tions 1 1 1.

At a General Ordination holckn ' by the Lord
Bishop of Norwich in the Cathedral on Sunday
last, the following genaernen were ordained.
DEACONS.--Joseph Carter, A. B. Fellow of St.
John's; William Robbins, A.B. of St. Edmunds-
hall.

PRISSTS.-• John Bannister, A. B. of Worces•
tel.; John luysrer Granthaqi, A. B. of Excicr
Thomas Wright, Civilian, of St. John's

COAL MARKET. DfiCitiolar.lt 23.
Ships at Mari:et. Sili;ss so . Price.
39 rgewcastie . . . . 535. od. to bas. 3d.
t-Yorkshire . . . o . od to . s. od.
Cuirn sis. 6d. to --s. od.