The Sun.
London, England, 1819-10-28 00:00:00

NEWGATE.

STATE OF THE GAOL OF. NIMGATE, OCT. 25.
Maki. Pem
Convicts tinder sentence of death
I)itto wider sentence of traosporalion for life A 18
Ditto under senteoce.of transom tation for I-4 years 5 2
Dat, for 7 years

1'6.01111.s under sentence of imimsoontent for fe-
. luny and wisdenteanOurs . 5
Ba•lkrupth 2 0

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Admiralty prisoners ..... . '2 0
l',.isqners for trial at the County Assizes
Prisoners-for trial at these Sessions . . lBO 40

Total 399 sae I!3
STATEMFVT OF THE VAPI'!•.:S OIPPENCES WITH
WFICEI TUB •PRISONEF.S FoR. TRIAL SEVERALLY
STAND CHARGED.

,
• London. Mid
Murder
Burglary .. '.
• Hothebi eaking
Uttering to‘r-ed motes 1 91
Highway relery 0 3
Sdiee;,,tealnig
Horse-stealing
Stcanng In a dwe' ling-house . 1 ti
Stealing polt• (lined lit'Ars :
Ditto privatelc it a sh0p,...
Larceni• , 2O 105
.
1-114.a231Y
Stealing trom the person . ...
E,Doezzltnicat , r • 9
con:piracy t 0
Having pwsiession of forged notes . . , ... 0 ' ' I

Total 220 37 183

ESCAPE OF A CAPITAL FELON.

Some time ago We no% iced ri most daring at.

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tempt made by a prisoner, named John Itilhams,
to escape from the Borough Compeer. He had
been confined in _one of the lottiest wardSs of
the prison with several others, from .7hence an
escape was considered evremely I)azard.orts, if not
altogether impossible ; but *Diaries 'daring spirit,
overcame every obstacle, and he deterudned:at all
hazards to try, the exper.iment, ACcordingly,.afte.r
wrenching away several of the window7bars, Ile
raised hin.self on the roof of the prison, working
his body upwards, and then tying a rope mi,tde
of the b,d-clothes to, the; railings at the. sop,
he began to ..des,end ; but had' nut got more
than hall way down 'Witco it broke, and he
dropiied
on the 'pavement and btOke both hie

leas. Since that period he has bee} confined

in Guy'.s Hospital, from
,he made his
escape last Suoday evirritil4 under circumstances
of great art and ingenuity; 'FOr the last week
or two, although the 'surgeons were of opi-
nion that hr was getting better, be has com-
plained of toe moat excruciating.paiuJn.ltis legs,
and if requested to get f 1 has aleays,declared,his
inabiliry, to move. On Sunday evening he Was
left in bed soon after six O'clock, when'the sister
and nurse went to .church, and next. mortising. Was
.missing, with a pair of crutches belonging t
other patient, so that in the coursei night
he 'must have got up and escaped thrOugh t he'Nor.
ge.ry and the great hall. ~A coach ,was at hand
ready to convey biol.off,. it. is supposed to Liver--
p( 3o' or Bristol, of which letter place he is a na-
tive. The offence with 'which he stood Lbarged
was a robbery oth: the •Thatnes; be.: has:'beeraia
mariner, and, fr' the manner of the robbery,
must ,have -:been `lreqiiently employed in,Alie
hazardous enterprise of ..cutting shipping out
of. harbour for,. in the .middle, of the
.nigbt: of
:Smirch), the 10th of. Jtily,, he rowed to the brig
Unity, lying ~.ffYiekle Herring-stairs', And, with-
out di,turbing any iperson; got (1.11 boardi,llll4iWas
making off with the Contan's pocket-book, con-
taining a 501. note, and a gold watch, when a dog
belonging to the-Venns sloop, ratingside,
observed him, and began-to bark, whiChflawsake
the Captain and his brother,, but the. roblier.tak-
ing a poignard from his girdle, held them at bay
till he desceuded into his boat, - and was about to
'rocs ashore.' Onn Pas Sing the end of the sloop for
this purpose, the dog-sprung into the boat upon

him, and dragged hint overboard,. which circum-
stance alone led to his ariprehensiOn-Are;Vard
has been offered for—his apprebeniion, and every
inquiry making,,, but hitherto ha• _has,l„eluded
pursuit.

::7(j(y:;:i

On Tuesday last, this city was honoured with a
visit by his Excellency the PeastAlsi-AstnAsssnott,
Who has been residing at Cbeltenlian the last lew
days. The appearance of this distinguished, stran-
ger excited a very great degree of curiosity, and.
his noble demeanour and the richness of his dress,
rendered him an interesting object to the crowds
who attended his footsteps. His Excellency receiv-
el very polite attention from the Very Rev, the
Dean, the Rev. Dr. 7itchell, and our worthy
Mayor, John Phillpotts, Esq., under whose
guidance he inspect.ed the Cathedral, County-
hall, Gaol, pin Manufactory, &c., with
.all of
which he was much gratified. On being con-
ducted to the Spa, his Excellency
,expzessed him-
self in the highest 'terms of approbation. at the
beauties of the spot, and made many particular
inquiries as to the qualities and sainbiity of the
waters, &c. Soon after three his .Excellency re-
turned for Cheltenham, particularly pleased with
his reception.—(Gloucester Journal)

" At a ,Meeting of the Committee of Manage-
ment -ot the Radical Reformers of London, on
Monday evening last, relative to the Public Meet-
ing for a redress of the people's grievances, in-
t►n'ted to he held on Monday next, November Is
1819, at 12 o'clock, in Finsbury Market-place,
Fin'sbttry.square,—

" A communication was made to the Committee,
That simultaneous Meetings were announced to be
holden on the same day the Meeting will be held
in Finsbury Market...place, throughout the North
Of England. Scotland, &c.
e. It' was Resolved unanimously, That A warn-
ing-And appeal to. the Ptince Regent, calling up.
1,11 II to tplress the manifold grievances of the
loyal, thottgb suffering
_and cruelly.oppresserl
oini-repres,t4- people of this realm, be pre.
serited to the said 2A:eet-ing for its'approvat or
ejecti..n.

Resolved, that ail manufacturers, tradesmen.
meehAnics, and °filets, who are snfferiro: privy
eions rand miseries (now, alas ! so general).. from
he decay or trade and want of employment, by
all oppressive weight of oarliamcnialy and pa-
rochial taxation and lavish expenditure of the
public money ; by pensions and sinecures bestow.
sd ution lire nnOcarrvtng; anti enormous salaries
:0 ottice*s who do l.it!le ur no:hin,.; for th.na ; by
thr pdynicitt, (contrary to the expressed sense of
rile na-t(in)-of thousands nt pounds every year to
Prince to induce film to atteod to his filial
dipy to our beloved a.:,1 deerly lameoted afdict•
eel Sovereil!n ; by keeping a large standing
hi my after peace has been established in the
country several yells ; by paving the interest of
a monstrous debt, contracted unjustly, and int-
properly called " National ;" by spending
of pounds in building p'alaces, churches,
and streets by the delay and denial
art justice, in consequence of Grand Juries,
tooth are chiefly .Colnp,,Sea of horourghnton-
gers, refusing to fiud bills “gainst those who
have violated the laws, and those persons who
consider a full, fair, and equal representation of
the peyti!re in their Moose of Parliament more
likely a produce a redress of their grievances,
than an'augmenta:ion-of,thtiir military:establish-
ments (which this Committee,and the people of
England generally observe with a.fearful jealousy),
are respectfully invited to attend this Meeting at
the time and place appoioted.
f` Resolved, That as mime:MlS bodies will at,
tend front various districts of the Metropolis with
flap, music, &c. they arc requested by this Cor-
n to- be firm, peaceable, and "orderly in their
procession to lsnd from the:Meeting, dud while
#stlyirtbled.
(Signed) " JOHN FORESTER, Chairman.
• ' " THOMAS WALKER,.-Secretary."

MANCHESTER, OCT. 26.

• SALFORD SESSIONS

The trials during the_.whole of the day were
uni❑teresting, and totally unconnected nith the
political state ot Manchester, being confined to
cases ot felony only.

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Two young men' of the names of Fairest and
Lawson were convicted. of having beaten and rub-
bed an eiheer of Police, while in the di.charge of
his citify. The two 'prisont-r4; in company-with
anot hffi mrin flamed Harlrrick (hot now in custody),
were apprehended by B.' Batt ye, Avit the asfis:
afire oLothers, on the oight of the 23,1 July
for making, a riot ancl dis'tnrhaocc in Dvat'is4. +r e.
While diet officers were 'conveying their) to'„the
New`Bailey, Hancock ran r a PAM y : he was follow-
'ed hy the officers, leaving: Hat lye with Fairett and
Lawson. Immediately Fairest fell upon Batlye,
lid cried utit," 1)-11 thee, we have got thee to
thyself, and we will give it Thee," They,both b,eat
him so Iliat he could scarcely stand, and ran away
with his hat .and chat. Title, pViiimersVrere sub
st-g4tillYiaken on'boa'rdscathecr. at in the
•verdict of Guilty %‘'is returned, and Laws,Bn,
befrite been convicted for felony, was sen-
tenced to .2 years' imprisonment , anifFiliteirto
anntlis.
Robert Cowlnirn , Thomas Jones were con-
robbed a fiirtner of a bundle of
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Bank-notes' under' rather aggravated circmn-
a +mem The old wan had taketi.S.ltelter from the
rain in the DQg Tavern, in Deansgate, and haying
taken-rather'more liquor.than)iis head cOUld Well
induced to pull his money out of his pocket
by the rwo prisoners, who pretended. to lay a wager
with hint. ImmetWtely the money was proth u oul,
a woman, who was connected with the: rrsort(-4,
began to kiss anti fondle the old Man, and induced
him to go out with 'her. Tire two prisoners fol.,
lowed, and in the door entry knocked thejppier
dowo,and robbed hint of his rnoney. In hiih'itrry
to escape, tire prisoner Jones had taken the wrong
hat, and that circumstance tended in a great mea.
sure to detect the robbers.—Both the prisoners
were found guilty, and sentenced to,seven yeats'
transportation.

SHOCKING A ccipariT.7.--On Tuesday evening,
a dreadful,catastroplie betel Miss Esther Hope, Of
Clarence place, Hanipstead-road. She was dress-
ing herself to go to the play, with a party, an-
other young Lady being in the room, and when,
in the act of adjusting her bonnet by a chimney-
glass,-her muslin dress caught fire, and she in an
instant was enveloped in flames. Her companion
alarmed the house by her shrieks,-but her clothing
was reduced to tinder before assistance was af-
fprded ker. She lies in the most eacting agony,
without-hope of recovery.

[Morning Post.] . .
The following letter .carne ro band yesterday,
It gives some interesting details of Lot'd Coch-
rane's successes. His 'Lordship's carvores io the
Port of Paytn are represented -ter be _worth
600,000/. sterling. The miscynduct,of tity.{)fiicer,
whorl) he entrusted with the Noettarie of CAllao,
and .vho brought his eqUadrorr hOrite, will tre
amply rewrid, it is said, by the rnsi,,etnitirde of the
reinforcements scat ►o. join his Lords.bili. Much
is particularly expected from a Rocko
lately formed under tire superinteridance
Charles, of the British Army, now Lietife2tillta-
Colonel of Engineers.

" SI, Jago de Chili,. June 15, ISt Z
"MY MAR SlR—a affords me the highest satisfaction in
acquaintinziou, that information has been received be our
Government, thaithe brareLordCochrane has raptured the
whole If the transports and convoy that had tal,n shelter in
the port of Payta. This fleet, as I before informed yon, had
upwards of two millions of. d..llars on board. he ides a vast'
quantity of valuable stores, which Will be found, I have no
doubt, to amount to full six hundred thonsand niunds sterling.
Immediately after this imporjaot capture,. his Lordship pro-
ceeded to Callao, which, I ooderstand, is not more titan four
or five days sail from Payta ; but how great would his as•cuish-
• mem be, at finding that A dm. Blanco brul raised the blockr:de
of Callao, contrary to his Lordship's directions,and proceeded,
without any it:fib:4,ot reason, to Valparaiso with the fleet ;
but the heroic find fertile mind of Cochrane will not be dis-
mayed by the shameful and cowardly desertion of Blanco.
The indignation v. hieh Binteco's return has excited in thiscity
urged our excellent President (Oltiggins) to visit Valparaiso,
and place Blanco under arrest, and to order a Court -Martial
to he summoned to examine I)is conduct. The President
im-
mediately appointed Captain Guise to the ctanmand held by
Blanco, and after refitting the fleet it was dispatched for
Callao, fire days'before the capture at Payta had re-ached this
place; and it was confidently expecti-d 'that (Thptain Guise
would arrive off Callao in fourteen or fifteen days. after h'e
left Valparaiso; in,. that case his .Lordship would soon
possess the advantage of Captain Guise's force. The talents
I and conduct of Lord Cochrane are held in the greatest esti-,
;nation by the:Cis-Irian Government, and all ranks of persons
join in this sentiment ; arid his conduct lota fully justified the
early opinion entertained of this great. a, good man. Hif
name is a perfect host, arid "every Spaniard trembles when. it
is mentioned: Capt. Charles, late of the English Army, has
been made a Lieut. Col. of Engineers, and be has formed in
the last year a powerful Rocket Brigade, with which be has
been di,patcbcd to join .Lis Lordship At Callao. This officer
is a man of great industry, talents, mid enterprise ; he ball
superintended the making of 10,000 'military rockets, with
which lie will 'join the forces of Lord...Cochrane, and which
'will be a very powerful description-of forte against Lima, whets
directed hi the-gallant Coehrtne.—The.igerchants bf Chili
are making great volnutaty exertions to assist the second Ex-
pedition against Lima ;--and they are honoured both by the
people and Government for. tkis patriotic conduct. Their
services in money, ships, and stores, bare been very great;
anti there is no doubt that it will sail fur Litam hefore Ja-
;wary next. This Expedition us of a magnitude.solicient to
ensure the triumph of the Independents."

Erroneous repreyentatious baying been gitren.to
the public respecting a.pretended d_efii-:it•ney'iti the
produee of the new tri.x.e.s, it mia), no( beimprooer
to s:are, that not a Single 14:1111:in:4 of the new Duty
on Malt, which Atiiimnts to nearly .11;10 of tVeI)&L,
dutiel, estimate:! at' 3,190,0001. can. 'be received
before'rhe 10th of Noventher. 'fhr y'
on
Wool, tile only Custom duty; did nos att4eli before
t4ie tOtit of (Yeti/her 1819, and-sth Jatintarv, "1820;
*nil that of,. the. ocher dot i.es whith.mornrilete the
aggregate duties to 3,190,0001. being Excise
Dili ies-, nathiirovoiad ikare!beers paid in, in the
two first weeks: of October,—(lbid.)

4, . .[Nezv 1 antes 11

Private letters from America continue to pre-
sent the most'theisnebnly pictures of ,the, state of
affairs in the United States. The
p.assnze Is:extracted, from a letter; .- dated New
York :—" Alas ! this country is all in.mourning,
commerce naked, baaks stopping.payment, melt!.
(-haws failing, and confidence completely destroy-
et! ! Public. feeling Ott thes.e. cm:nyrences beggars
all description : indeed I am fearful of hazarding
an opinion as to the final result, ;he prospect is
.sn entirely cl'onded with gloom ! We are at this
moment in a more destitute sitocion than we
were even iluiingJatnes'Madison'S iniquitous war;
or Citizen Jeffet sou's insane tinhargo. In tliii
-Citythooskiii'ds' Of Clerks, mechanics, and la:.
bourers, are out of employ. The country, is
overrun with' ennigrants of every 'descrip:lol4
many would gladly return if they could oluainthe
means. Wait be believed in• London., that no
less than Six Thousand Five. Hundred' poor Fami-
lies were.fed ',whit, soup in this City,last winter?
The approaching 'season promises to, be no less
fruitful in distress. lie who emigrates to this
country Inu matter how high. or low his cOndi
tion) will certainly find himself deceivaif in his
expectations;. hut
.above all others, the Jacobins,.
Here they
,ara laughed to scorn, and left to
starve !"

ray a mail arrived front fidinburgh, we have re-
ceived Papers to the 161 h inst. httefligcnce from
lVarsaw announces the arrival there_ot the King
of WunTa.stilEa.G, the Duke of CUMB.BEILAND, anti
the Gavertitir of the Grand Dainty of.Posen. On
the sth inst. there was a grand review of 35,000
troops below Wola: his Majesty was present, at-
tired•.in the .uniform of a Poltsh.General.—The
Government of Brandenburg has appointed Coun-
cillor oplao 10 be a Member of the Central Cuus-
mission at Megtz..

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TO
THE LONDON GAnyrrti, Oci. 26.

TKURSDAY', OCTOBI 28.

Tfar-Ofre, 26th October, 1819.

Ilis Royal Highuess the Prince Reeeut, in the
and on the behalf of his M (loth
hereby require and commaml, that all the out-
peosionet a of Chelsea Hospital, and all those men
who are registered. in the bunks of Chelsea Hos-
pital, with a view to prospective pension, and also
all out. pensioners and registered men of Kilmain-
ham Hospital, residing in Great Britain, who were
discharged from thtir respective corps as non-
tommisiooed onicers, trumpeters, drummers, or
privates, %%holier fromdhe Regular Cavalry, Foot
Guards, or Infantry of the Line, or front the
oT Fencihle:.;, do personally appear at the
places, and on the days hereafter ment lotted (with
thu exception ~f those resident in London, or
efithin twenty-five miles thereof, who are ordered
to appear before the Commissioners of the said
Hospital), in order that such of them us on exa-
mination shall be found fit, may be appropriated to
a Royal Veteran Battalion. His Royal highness
is, however, pleased to Ilireet, 'bat the present
Order shall not be considered as extending to the
out-pensioners from the late Horse Guards end
horse Grenadier Guards, the Life Guards, and
Royal Regiment of Horse Guards, nor to such
men as by the hospital book 3 are now more- than
55 years of age, or bad served 24 years in the
Cavalry, or 21 years in the Infantry, previous to
their discharges ; nor to any men discharged as

privy es, whose pensions are above ten-peace per
diem each ; nor to those who have lost a limb, or
their eye-sight, or are cripples, or who received a
certificate of their total unfitness for further ser-
vice, from any of (he officer, employed at the last
general examination of out-pensioners in the year
1815 ; nor to such out-pensioners as are now
serving in the Regular Militia as non-commissioned
Officers :