The Sun.
London, England, 1810-07-12 00:00:00

BERIFICK UPON TITLED, JULY 8.

In addition to the great staple article of export
from this place, arising from the Salmon 'Fishery,
these is also a considerable export of butter, ego,
and poll:, which are brought here for that purpose
from the English an Scotch borders to the distance
of fifty or sixty miles, and shipped by agents for
London. Satuiday is the great market day,- when
the exhibition of those articles is sometimes immense:
Of eggs alone, it is calculated that not less than to
the amount of 2.5 or 30,0001. ate annuAy exported
for the use of the sugar-refiners and coniectiontrs of
London. The butter is slightly salted, and the pork
brought into Berwick in carcases, from the ,'counties
of Northumberland, Roxburgh, and Berwick, and
then cut up and cured, so as to suit the London mar-
kets. Great quantities of wheat and corn are also
exported.for London, which the adjacent counties,
and particularly those of Scotland, supply. ren- •
der the communication between Berwick and the in-
land counties still more pra&i9ble and commodious,
a railway has been projeled, to reach train Glasgow
to this port, but the expence,,acccording to the most
accurate calculation, would amount to between 3 and
400,0001. which is, a sum, whatever advantages the
scheme might promise, that could not be easily rais-
ed. Theleasy conveyance of coal, lime, and corn, is
one of the great advantages:which this improvement
would afford; but it is much doubted whether there
is public spirit enough to carry it into etfee. If ever-
•done, it must depend greatly on the exertions of the
Scotch Farmers, and Lauded Proprietors, who are
particularly interested in a measure of this kind.
There is no doubt'that it would contribute largely to
the aggrandisement of Berwick, and give full.effect to
their new harbour. A:proje& of less magnificence,
but also promising much, though not equal advan-
tage, has in the mean time been -suggested as more
practicable, an.l much less expensive. A railway
from Kelso to Berwiek; to cross the Tweed at Cold-
stream, has been proposed, and Mr. Rennie, the
Engineer has published an estimate of the expence,
amounting to 80,0001, and a draught .of the plan.
According to this estimate, the subscribers would re-.
ceiske 7 per cent, for their-money; and if the railway
were farther extended up the banks of the Tiviot,
the capital employed would pay not less than 12 per
cent. The people of Berwick look eagerly "forward
to the completion of some project of. this kind, which
will render their port a considerable emporium, but
they are slow in lending their assistance.- Without
some improvement of this kind, however, their town
is likely soou to dwindle into little more than an egg
fair, for the benefit of the London pastry-cooks,
or those that choose to purchase Scotch eggs unwar-.
ranted.

There is at present: very little shipping belonging
to this place. Most of the smacks now:find it their
interest to go to Leith, where they have a.chance to
get a cargo of dry, goods, and only call at Berwick as
they pass, and take in salmon, eggs, pork, and butter.
Thu salmon, and particularly the trout, were formerly
earned in wells, construded in the holds of the ves.
sets; but since the use of ice, the wells have been
gradually abandoned, and the vessels altered. The
Tweed is the last Berwick smack that has undergone
this change, and there is now only one remaining
of the old construelion, which is deemed too-old to
be worth any alteration or repair. -So long as any
part of the ice remains in the packages, the fish
keep perfeetly fresh, and are in much bet-ter condi-
tion than when crowded together, and knocked
about in a well, where: all of them got sick., and
many of them perished. There used to be. several
vessels building here at a time, but at present there
is only one on the stocks.
Owing to the decay Odle, salmon fishery, many
fishermen, as well as seamen, have left the place,
and most of the principals and adventurers for some
years past have found the fishery a losing concern.
To remedy this evil, and to employ their capital in
some more profitable way, some of the monied men
here have turned their attention to the Greenland
Fishery. For these last three or four years, two
vessels have been fitted out every season, and have
experienced considerable success. Their success last
year exceeded their most sanguine expeaations„ and
next season it is supposed that more will be sent out.
The stones employed in ereeting7the new pier are
of very large dimensions, many of them being five
or six feet long, and above two feet in thickness.
They, are dug from a quarry near Spital, below
Tweed-mouth, and are brought down to the oppo-
site side of the harbour by means of a railway,
where they -are put on board a sort of lighters con-
strualed for the purpose, and raised by machinery
to the station assigned them. The whole line of the
proposed pier has a ridge of rocks for its foundation,
which for ages has bid defiance to old Ocean, and is
quite uncovered at low water. Nature has thus done
half the work. The bed of the interior harbour will
also be solid rock, but by a little industry it may be
sunk several feet, as the' river will always clear it
of sand arid mud,

Yesterday. morning a desperate battle was fought
in a field near Walworth, between a gentler-11. M's
groom in that neighbourhood and a journeyman
shoemaker in.. the Borough, for 20 guineas a side.—
The tormer was backed and seconded by his young
master, and his antagonist by his employer. A ring
haying been.formed in the presence of a large con-
course of spectators, who were assembled on the
occasion, the two combatants set to, and the conflict
continued for nearly 50 minutes. The groom was
at lengtk viaorious.
SPARRI\NG.—Dutch Sam had his benefit 'at the
Fives Court, in St. Martin'.s-street, on Tuesday ;
there was a' more numerous assemblage •of persons
than ever was witnessed in the Court on a similar
occasion, and the matches at setting to ,were also
mere 'diverting than aro. often witnessed. Sam set
to with Dogherty, and it was a scientific exhibition,
8' were :those also between Young Belcher and'
Powers, and Jem Belcher and Crib. The other pu-
gilists who exhibited w.ere,Fittone, Richman, Crop-
ley, &c. ,
A desperate affray took-place on IVlonclay morn-
ing, at a house in Rupert-street, Soho. was roc-.
casioned by 4orne labourers, who had quarrelled,
"and begun a fight. One ,of their wives interfered,
and received an _unlucky blow on the left temple, of.
which-she died a few houri afterwards. The Jury
returned a verdict of .occidental Death.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

NEWMAR4(ET JULY MEETING, IEIC•

ArbDtieSDAY, JULY 11.

Fifty Pounds for 3-yrtikis e4trying 6st. ; 4-yr Olds Bst.;
s.yr olds list. 81b.; 6-yr olds Bst. ; and aged gst.
D. I.

D. of Grafton's ch. c. ityVenal;-3 yrs •4.
I.ci_Stavveli,'s b. h liwdlid, 5 vrs , •
Gen. Grosvenor's br. g. by Afexander;dam by Sir Peter,

.1 yrs - -
Ld lersey's b. m. Lauretta 6 yrs .
LciSuttield's b. c. by Ambrosio, 4 yrs
sto 2 agst uvenal-2 to i agst Invalid.

The July Oatlands of 'jogs. each, h. ft. tors, 4, s, 6.-yr Olds
and aged horses. Across the Hat.
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D. of Itutland'S Eaton, i yrs 9st. -
Ld Jersey's Antonio, 3 yrs fist. 6Th. -
U. of Grafton's Juvenal, 3ys fist. ' -
Ld Grosvenor's D 4 1111i1 C 1 ara , 3 yrs fist. 61b.. - '.
Ld G. H. Cavendish's 13ramble, 5 yrs 9st. 21b.
4to t agst Easton—s to 4on Donna Clara.

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Mr. Watson's t. Dimity, by Trumpator, out of Lily, tist,
rec. 3ogs. from Ld Kinnaird's Don Juan, Bst. 71b. T
old C. wogs. h. ft.

NANTWICH, TUESDAY, lULY 3.

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The Town's Plate, value s°l. for horses that never won th4t
value at any one time (matches and sweepstakes except-
ed.) —Three mile heats.
Sir T. Stanley's b. c. by Diamond, 3 yrs old, 6st.
rolb. . . . . . 1 2 1
Mr. Shaw's b. t'. by Diamond, 3 yrs old, 6st. tolb. 5l 2

WEDNESDAY.
A Sweepstakes of logs. each, p. p.—Three.rtile heats.
Mr. Painter's Parviila, 4 yrs old, 751. iolb. - 41 t
_Mr. C. Smith's .'arinasan, 4 yrs old, 7sr. tolb. . 3 2 2
Mr. It D:Broughton's Viper, 6 yrs old, Sat. 16Ib t 4 3
Sir H. Mainwaring's b. c. 3 yrs old, 6;t. 411). - st.3dr
Four Paid.

THURSDAY.

A Handicap Sweepstakes of sgs, each.—The best of three

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two milt beats.
T. R. Price's, Esq. b. c. Bay Melton, 4 yrs old,
Bst. 41b. ... - -. = - -
Sir
,I'.. S. Stanley's)). C. 3 yrs-old 6st: tolb. --

CARDIFF, WEDNESDAY, It/I.N 4.
Fifty Pounds for any Horse,,,fcc,.
Mr. Hurst's c. tu: lewess . -
Mr. Munsey's b. g Swansea • •
Mr . oßecce's ch. in. Mother C dose.

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TRUILSDAY• •
A Sweepstakes of logs. each, is SuSscribers.
Mr, Day's, b. h. Valentine - - 6 6 r-
Mr, Hurst's b. h. Arthur - 3122.
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SAME IJAY.-5:.1. for 3 and 4 years old.
Mr. Day's Valentine •
Mr. Reece's b. In. Maria

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IPSWICH' RACES.—His Majesty's Purse of Wogs.
was won by Sir J. Shelley's Marmion, beating Lord
Suffield's b. c. by Ambrosio, and two. others.--On
Wednesday, the 'Gentlemen's Purse of 501. vi as
won by Mr. Herbert's Patriot, beating. Mr. Pain's
Merrymaid. A Subscription Cup, value e 51., was
won by Mr. Roe's ch. g. beating four others.—On
Thursday, the Town Purse of 501. was won by Mr..
Herbert's b. h. Patriot, beating Lord Suffield's b. c.
by Ambrosio. A Sweepstakes of 50gs. was won by
Major Purcell's b. h.—On the first day, Mr. Pietce's
Ch. f. Miss Whittington, in tunning for his Maies-
ty's ,Purse, while in the aa of passing. Sir J. Shel-
ley's horse Marmion, was struck in her hind off
pastern by the shoe of her fore foot, and starling,
made a false step, and broke her hind leg. After
this she ran about 40 yards on three legs, without,
any change of veracity. She then fell, and until.
then her rider was not aware of the accident. The
owner caused her to be initnediately killed. A fa-
vourite gelding belonging to Capt. Russell, of Col-
chester, whilst running for the Cup on Wednesday,
suddenly dropped down and expired ; and on
Thursday a chesnut riding mare, the property of C.
Berner, Esq. of Woolverstone Park, died in a si-
milar manner.—Another horse was killed by coming
in contaa with a chaise, the shaft of which entered
his body..

Advices have been received from the shipTity of
Edinburgh, at the Cape, the Captain of ivhich re-
lates a horrible event respelling the Captain and
crew of the Boyd, Thomson, at New Zealand, in
October last. It appears, that whilst the Boyd was
at Botany Bay, the Captain
_met with one of the two
Chiefs who govern the Island of New •Zealand, of
the name of Tappohee, and agreed with him to pur-
chase some timber, to take borne to England. As
soon as The voyage,would permit, the ship arrived at
the Island; and the Captain being introduced to the
Chief, who had got-home before him, was promised
the timber in two days. in the mean time the Cap-
tain was invited on. shore, and attended the Chief
with part- of the ship's company in the boat. No-
thing particular transpired on this occasion ; but the
Chief returned on board the ship, attended by a
number of canoes, full .of men. They were per-
mitted to examine the ship, as a matter of curiosity.
Tappohee, the Chief, was treated with great re-
speet ; and having continued on board some time,
he got into his boat, for the ptirpose, as it was sup-
posed, of meeting the Captain of the ship, who, he
said, had gone to see the timber. Instead, however,
of leaving the ship, he gave a yell, which was a
signal for the massacre of the whole ship's company.
There were about 30 in all, 20 of them they tore
. limb from limb, and regaled themselves upon the
flesh of the unfortunate victims. . About ten of the
, men, to save their lives, climbed the masts, and .two
women passengers, and a lad, ran down below ; the
Chief bailed the men, and told-them, that they had
got all they wanted, having plundered the ship ; and
that if they 'would come down their lives s:Iould be
spared. The deluded men obeyed, and tell, like
their comrades, a sacrifice to the inordinate and
brutal appetites of the cannibals. Tice two female
passengers and the boy were taken en shore, and
their lives spared, but the ship was burnt. -The
Captain and men on shore were never heard of.
The rival Chief Pali, situated at a different part- of
the Island, heard of the affair, and exptlessed his
sorrow on the occasion to. the Captain of the City of
'Edinburgh, who was at the Island for timber, and
. prepared to accompany him-with an armed force to
release the women and the boy, in which they fully
succeeded,, and the latter are now safe on board the
City of Edinburgh, at the Cape.

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1 India StOcK,
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EXcheq. 13ills, 39. 7s. pr.
0 inniurn, i :1-, pr.
1 rnperia 1 3 per Cent. 68 I i
Coms. fbr Opening, 71 ii

Bank Stock, •
Nrivy S per Cent. 99 I .1.
4 per. Cent. 85 )
3 per Cent. ked. 70 ifs}
3 per Cent. thins. 69i
Bank L. Ann. r 8 7-16tlis