The Sun.
London, England, 1829-09-02 00:00:00

DAVIS V. --• CAPPER, ESQ.

Mr. CARRINGi'ON opened the pleadings, stating
that this was an action against the defendant, a Ma-
gistrate of this county, for false imprisonment.
Mr. CURWOOD said the defendant was a gentle-
man of property, and a Magistrate of the county.
The plaintiff was a poor and aged woman, who com-
plained of having been imprisoned for sixteen days,
without any reasonable curse. The subject matter
of this action was so well understood, that he had
no doubt the Jury were perfectly acquainted with the
circumstances of the case, and his Lordship would,
he was sure, have some recollection of them. In
October, 1827, the plaintiff went to lodge at the
house of a Miss Ann Hammerton, who resided at
Cheltenham. She carried on the business of a mil-
liner. She was a young woman of great talents, of
fascinating manners,and considerable personal beauty.
The plaintiff lived on a small annuity allowed her
by a relation in Wales, and also on other small pro-
perty. On the Irith of November, 1827, she re-
ceived from her relation in Wales a letter containing
a 101. note, one half of the sum that he allowed her
annually. She showed the note to Hammerton,
and on the next day, the 16th, Hammerton, under
some pretence or other, prevailed on her to take
tea in the kitchen with her, and not in the parlour.
While at tea, the plaintiff's box was taken away,
containing the 10/. note and some articles of wear-
ing apparel. Hammerton continued to persuade the
plaintiff that if she went to a cunning man she would
discover who the thieves were ; but at last, from va-
rious circumstances, some suspicion attached to
Hammerton, and on the .sth of January, 1828, the
plaintiff went to Mr. Capper, the defendant, and
preferred a charge of robbery against Hammerton.
The case was heard, and adjourned to the Bth of
January; previous to that. day Mr. Capper had a
private interview with Miss Hammerton, and on
the case coming on to be heard on the Bth, the
charge against Miss Hammerton was dismissed.
Shortly after that Miss Hammerton madea charge
against the plaintiff of having robbed her ; the plain-
tiff was taken from her bed on the night of the 27th
of January, locked up all night, and the next day
brought before Mr. Capper, at the public office,
Cheltenham, on Miss Hammerton's statement that
she had cause to suspect the plaintiff of having rob-
bed her. On that occasion, a letter was produced
by Hammerton, addressed to the plaintiff, alluding
to the alleged robbery by the plaintiff; it was signed
" Obadiah," and dated the 19th of January, the
writer engaging to write again in 14 days. The
plaintiff was asked by Mr. Capper who the letter
was from, and who Obadiah was; she replied that
she had never seen the letter, and was therefore un-
able to give any answer ; on which Mr. Capper com-
mitted her to Northleach prison f0r,16 days. He (Mr.
Curwood) could not but call the attention of the Jury
to the contrast between the conduct of the de-
fendant to this poor old woman, and the way in
which he treated Miss Hammerton, the young and
handsome woman, when a charge was preferred
against her, without sureties, without entering into
her recognizances, she was suffered to depart, and
the charge against her dismissed ; but the plaintiff,
on a case of suspicion, and being unable to account
for a letter which had never been in her possession,
was sent to Nerthleach prison for sixteen days. At
the expiration of that period she was brought back
to Cheltenham, but Mr. Capper not happening to
be in attendance, the magistrates who were there
not choosing to interfere in a case which had
been heard by him, the unfortunate plaintiff was
sent back to prison for three days more, and at the
end of that time discharged for want of further evi-
dence. The plaintiff, in consequence of informa-
tion that she had received, preferred a fresh charge
against Miss Hammerton. Mr. Capper refused to
receive the deposition, or to commit her ; but on
that same evidence, Miss Hammerton having sur-
rendered to take her trial at the Spring Assizes for
1828, she was convicted before his Lordship. What-
ever might have been the faults c.f that unfortunate
girl, he (Mr. Curwood) could not but deplore the
melancholy result of that trial, which he had no
doubt was known to every one present. [She
hung herself in prison.]
Evidence was then adduced in support of the
Learned Counsel's statements—after which the trial
was postponed till the next day.

EXTRAORDINARY CAPTURE OF WrIALES,
NEAR DUBLIN.-During the frightful gale on Tlinrsday
evening, two immense whales were stranded near Sir E.
LEE'S beautiful lodge at. Howth. His gardener, on going
to the spot, found two of these monsters struggling to get
into deep water. The man returned for a gun and friend,
and after dischargium 45 bullets into the body of the lar-
gest, they succeeded in killing bins: These amazing fish
made a desperate resistance, and it was nine hours before
they were completely captured. They measure each 30
feet, and weigh six tons, and are to be seen at the smith's
forge, opposite Lord Howrit's deer-park, at Howth.—
Dublin .Evening packet, - •

It seems but a superfluous task to enter into
a description of • the weather that has preVailed
during the last month ; it will, probably, leave
traces of its effects on the minds, and means, of
very many, not easily or speedily to be effacel
Rain was not unfrequent at the beginning of the
month ; yet still there were intervals in which
the labours of the season could be prosecuted
successfully ; but latterly, instead of the dry warm
state of the atmosphere which we habitually term
" harvest weather," storm, and gloom, and heavy
driving rains, have succeeded each other with
little intermission, and with a temperature occa-
sionally more like that of November than that of
August. We have seen and heard repeated ac-
counts of the harvest, and of its anticipated pro-
duce ; and it will, of course, be expected that
we too should let fly our bolt among the many
random shots which the archers of the daily
Journals have' discharged ; yet, in truth, it is no
easy task to hit the Mark, or to get hold of the
end of so tangled a skein as the present harvest.
Looking primarily to wheat, as the crop in which
both grocers and consumers are mainly interest-
ed, it is clear that the various accidents of soil,
and exposure, of early and late sowing, have this
year been peculiarly influential, and have caused
its produce to vary in such numerous instances,
and between such wide extremes, that it is very
difficult to calculate the average result, as to.
quantity ; and, in such a fickle and unpropitious
season, the earlier or later ripening of the grain,
open fields or close hedge-rows, scarcity or
abundance of hands, better or worse management,
a fortunate moment seized or let slip, are circum-
stances that haVe introduced as great a variety
into the quality as into the quantity of the pro-
duce. There is something, at this time of the
year, that generally puts " a lying spirit" into
the mouths of our prophets in grain ; they al-
ways " prophecy smooth things" of the harvest.
We cannot be an echo to this cuckoo song of
never-failing abundance, nor uniformly dress our
reports " couleur de rose." We give our opi
niou with diffidence, but we incline to think that,
under no circumstances, would the harvest have
been equal to the promise of the early part of the
summer, nor to the expectations of late so
injudiciously raised. A serious injury took
place at the end of the blossoming reason.
The good and warm lands of the kingdom
may yield abundantly, both in straw and
°rain • but there are large tracts where the ears
abound in empty capsules; in many spots the
plant is thin, and in some absolutely deficient,
forming altogether a great, and not readily cal-
culable, deduction from the fertility of the rest.
Had the harvest proceeded under the most fa-
vourable circumstances, it could hardly have ex-
ceeded a common average produce, taking it
altogether, and it may reasonably be doubted
whether it would have fully attained to that
point. As it is, the miserable weather that has
prevailed of late will not only seriously injure the
quality of the wheat crop, but will lessen the
quantity by the waste which inevitably occurs,
under such circumstances, in various ways ; by
the impossibility of reaping the lodged and
tangled wheat in a clean and efficient manner, by
the loss which takes place in turning the grips,
in tying and untying the sheaves, moving and
setting up the fallen shocks, and by the increase
of refuse and damaged corn, which, in winnow-
ing, never comes to the bushel. All this, though
apparently little in detail, makes a fearful deduc'
Lion in the aggregate. Taking the average of
the kingdom throughout, there is, probably even
yet, not more than half of the wheat crop secur-
ed ; for, we know of districts, even in the south,
where less than that portion is housed ; and, in
the north, there must be much yet uncut. It is
folly to say, or to believe, that the continued
rains have not yet seriously injured the grain,
whether cut or uncut ;, not only by causing it to
sprout, but by thickening its coat, spoiling its
colour, rendering the flour less perfectly sepa-
rable from the bran, and by deadening its spirit
—a miller's term—which, although we do not
pretend to define, we practically know to involve
a serious deterioration of quality and price.
Samples of prime quality there may be, and such
are those which arc chiefly selected for the market
at present; but it must be evident that only a
small portion of the crop, which was carried very
early, could be uninjured by the weather in the
field ; and of this small portion no inconsider-
able share was put together so hastily as to incur
great risk of heating, or of continuing damp and
tough. Several ricks we have seen pulled to
pieces after being made ; and, beyond a doubt,
many more would have been the better for this
operation if the weather, had not prevented its
being resorted to, except in cases of absolute ne-
cessity-. Of spring corn, comparatively little has
as yet been cut ; but, from the state in which it
lies, the sickle must be actively employed as soon
as possible. To this, however, there are sonic
exceptions ; for, owing to lateness of sowing, or
of vegetation, in
well
of the dry period
in the spring, as as, to the late wet and un-
genial weather, much of the barley and oats is
various piats of the country are nearly as green
as ever,: ioa6 are frequently sadly broken in
the straw,. and lodged; and it may be doubted
whether they will prove productive.
there are generally two or mere distinct growths
apOdfit barley
in the same crop ; the rain has discoloured and
blackened the ends of the must

overrun by weeds. These untoward cireurn-
stances may be cured or mitigated by a fine dry
autumn ; and there may be, on the whole, to ;in its
extent into consideration, a plentiful supply nt
turnips. At present, notwithstanding th,,!
flourishing appearance of mangel-ww'zel mul
t►n•nips in particular situations, we do not think
that bulky crops of these valuable roots can be
safely depended on. The second crop of clover
is good, and even luxuriant in soils welladapt.e.
to it ; and all the latter grass has grown fiee•ly
and vigorously. But the fickleness of the clover
plant is more than ever complained of, and trefbil
in some soils seems to be getting capricious also.
In the hop grounds, potwialstanding partuti
-
starts of the most vigorous plants, little hope
seems to be entertained, except, as far as the pre-
carious chance of very genial weather may work
unlooked-for miracles at the " eleventh. hour."

In the Corn Market good samples of wheat, as
might be expected from the weather, are con
siderably advanced, but inferior qualities can
hardly find purchasers. Barley and oats-are bath
rather dearer, not indicating an- expectation of a
very abundant produce. The. Meat Market has
experienced but little variation, though some de-
gree of briskness seems to show itself. Sheep,
and particularly ewes, have advanced in price at
the late fairs, and a plenty of keep will probably
sustain their value. Wool, if not improved, is
at least not farther depressed in -price, as indeed it
was hardly possible. On the whole, there never
was more gloomy prospects for the farmer ; he
has been gradually dwindling, and the constun-
mation of his fate seems not unlikely to be ap-
proaching. But " great griefs are s►lent," and
we have neither space nor heart to enter on su
serious a subject.

The following letter is in reply to a representa-
_

Lion made to his Grace the Duke of NORTIIII.I,IIIERLAND,
of certain occurrences which took place in the church rral
parish of Colooney, county of Sligo, and su,3sequant to
Sunday, the 12th ofJu'y last
Dublin, Ang. 19, 1829.

" Sir,—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt
of your letter of the 12th. It is matter of regret to his
Grace to observe the illustration it affords of the baneful
effect of party violence in this county. Ile trusts th,t
your endeavours and example will .ultimately suceccd in
producing a better condition of society in your neighbour_
hood.

" I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant,,

" F. LEVESON GOWER.
" The Rev. Mr. Handeoelc, Glebe-house, Colatinev."

ANECDOTE OF AIATFIEws.--An intimate
friend of 111.antaws the other day, having sLaken hands
and taken his leave of him at his eartittqc door near
gate, took it into his bead, the read for a short distanne
being unusually muddy, to mount behind the carriage,
which MArnaws perceiving, put his head and shoulders
out of the window, desiring him to get down. " Get
down, I say, Sir," vociferated AiliTtis:wo; "bet down, I
say," repeated he as his friend nodded and winked fani.

liarly in return, evidently reliithing the joke, until 7,',lA_
rums, taking his coachman's whip and t, suit,
ing the action to the word, and-the word to th a
so trustily applied it to the nether end if tk mil,'
tight that he was glad to escape in tru)).:111,..,
into a mud heap, to the delight o.f !,.I),Tur.ws, convnisett
with laughter within, and the welcome applause of tho
bystanders.

Ictin,

a still.):

Itnate

How TO PREVENT RAIN.—" When I leave
home (says a correspondent of the Morning Chronicle),
and wish to have a fair day, I always take my umbrella
it is disagreeable, it is true, to lug it about all day in 6*,
sun, but it la sure not to rain if you have your mn!arclia
with you—it is a dead stop, Out of public spirit I took
it with me on St. Ssvithin's day, and had very nearly
averted the omen, when stepping into an auction room for
half an hour, the Saint opened Lis sluices till I again pre-.
sentnl myself in the open air with my preventative.
I went to Vauxhall, and took my prophylactic me;
but here I was beat, Amongst other ahominabln i)ew re-
gulationa In this quarter, they won't let you take in your
manila ; the consequence was, that thokarth fair to the

door, it rained all the time I was in the gardens. .Not-
withstanding their illuminations rivalling- the sun, and an
their fireworks this must always b.; e,,,entially a watering-
plane. Its opening- is a signal for the rain to set in."

EXECUTION OF FOUR BrzoTnErts.---Abotit
one o'clock yesterday the four uafertunate. hrothers,
PIERCE, THOMAS, EVAIOND, and NICHOLAS WALLACE,
Who were found guilty ort Wednesday fur the murder ef
their brother-in-law, ARTHUR. GRA,IIAM, were executed.
From an early hour in the day an immeus2 crowd was as-
sembled in front of the pal to witness the most awful.
spectacle ever exhibited in this countyy—fmr brothers in.
Lhe prhne of liit launched into eter;,l!y at the sFseue
moot; tits:, :mast solemn silence im.v.;;!,,1 as soon a; the
orothurs made their appearane.., ;;!ol eritite,
hut firm demeanour, exii7ed a feeiiti'; ',ior;ivring up pity
in the multitude ; they w,,ro .
the zealous and excel',.:!;it
BALowiN and' I3n2NNAN we have
only to add that they mlde no
of gult or innocence at the 8
Press, Saturday,

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-..!, i;,,, -. E FAILURES.
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'',XsTirSt- r ore's ti-141L-loth and wool trade, which
ses.-S ...„, ,
'--- eckell6o at!' SatuMay, have since spread ex-
retu**,tad it .ii now estimated that in the whole
12 or 14 house's in that line have stopped payment.
One of the failures has been stated to amount to
250,0001., but this is without doubt an exaggeration;
though, taken collectively, an immense loss must be
sustained by the connexions of the various houses
which have failed on this occasion. There is no
reason, however, as we understand, for inferring an
unsound state of trade generally from these failures,
inasmuch as it was well known in the city that the
individuals were for the most part conducting their
business on a ruinous system, which had long pro-
duced a serious injury to their credit among the
more wary and cautious merchants. It seems to
have been the practice, for example, for a long time
past, in those particular branches of trade, to resort
to fictitious sales for the sake of creating a large
paper circulation wherewith to support their various
operations. Thus a quantity of cloth was sold from
one (teller to another, who purchased in
return an equal amount in wool, but making
out a regular bill of sale for each article to double its
real value. Bills were then drawn by each against
the transaction, and money raised on them on the
best terms the discount market would afford, which,
as the parties contrived to maintain a respectable
state of credit out of their own circle, were seldom
very unfavourable. Suspicions of the unsoundness
of the system were from time to time entertained,
but it was not, we believe, fully understood, till an
investigation took place into the affairs of a great
establishment which failed about three months ago,
in the course of which the creditors, who devoted
some weeks to the inquiry, fully exposed this and
other irregular practices of the same kind, which
had been carrying on for a long time previously. It
is not surprising that few of the houses that resorted
to them could keep their ground after such dis-
closures ; and as the nature of the transactions made
them dependent on each other for mutual support,
it is as little to be wondered at that the whole of
them should fall together.
It need not be doubted that these events will
tend so bring about that reform in our system of
trade wl;iell is so much to ba desired, and which
circumstances so imperiously call for. A letter re-
ceived this morning from -Glasgow, a place which
ills been gradually undergoing this sort of purifica-
tion for some time past, speaks of the change, but per-
haps with rather too much confidence, as already ac-
complished in that great manufacturing district. The
writer, who is a gentleman retired from business,
remarks, speaking of Glasgow, that " commerce
and manufactures are proceeding iii a course that
ought to be abundantly satisfactory, with very par-
tial diminution its to extent, and with a remunera-
tion we cannot too soon learn to consider adequate.
Nothing but that which has been manifestly wrong
in principle or practice has been lopped off. All
seem to be acting on a system of cautious and cal-
culating yet persevering enterprise. I can learn no
instances of failure, though so many have occurred
here, the causes of which cannot be traced to wild
speculation or most ill-judged confidence, upheld by
paper in various shapes." These few sentences
form, in fact, the true description of the great
failures that have occurred perhaps since the war,
as well au of the state to which trade ought quietly
to subside, now that the English merchant has a com-
petition to sustain with the whole of the Continent.
The distress at Paisley and other places, accord-
ing to the writer of the letter above quoted, is not
to be ascribed so much to the diminution in the
quantity of the fabrics made there, as to the changes
causesi, by which, even now, improvements are con-
stantly making. As an instance of this, it is men-
tioned, that all varieties of figured muslins are now
being produced, wrought by a machine instead of the
female band, Needles with two points are now pre-
pared, the eye in the centre acting as the finger,
twenty of which, directed by one person only, work
the pattern simultaneously the whole width of the
muslin. The distress of the working classes is not
of course the less to be deplored an ticeount of the
ingenuity of the- machinery here described; but as
regards the extension of our trade, it is the price
perhaps we must now necessarily pay for it.—Times.

fOILLIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRENCH PAPERS.

(From the Constitationnel of Sunday, Aug. 30 )
EXTRACT FROM A ERIYATE LETTER.
"BUCHAREST, AUG. 11.—The news from Con
stantinople, which is of the beginning of this month,
informs us that the disasters of the Turkish army,
and the progress of the Russians, have caused a
great sensation in the capital,
" Anxiety is impressed on all countenances, and
every thing indicates the despair of the inhabitants.
Every body cries out treachery! The people crowd
the streets and run in all directions, without any
certain object; the old people do not quit the
mosques; the great men are packing up their most
valuable effects to convey them to Asia, particularly
to Smyrna. Soldiers of all arms jostle each other
in the narrow streets. In short, the noise arid the
tumult presents a truly alarming scene. A strict
police has however been able to preserve tranillity
to this moment. Since the last fire, which was
caused, however, by the carelessness of some sol-
diers, the authorities are doubly vigilant. All men
able to bear arms assemble at day-break at reude7-
vous; they are exercised, arid receive sabres, mus-
kets, battle-axes, &c.
" The Sultan seems to intend to put himself at
the head of his army, and the reinforcements that
come from Asia are immediately sent forward. There
are frequent communication; between the Divan
and the English Ambassador, who despatches
couriers every day; and it is said that the Porte has
offered to England important cessions of territory,
particularly of islands in the Archipelago, espeeiaily
of Candia, if it would interfere by arms in its con-
test with Russia.
" The Turks still behave well to the Christians
and the Jews. Contrary to the Oriental custom, the
great men meet frequently, and deliberate on the
measures to be taken in case of need. As the
wounded pride of the Mussulmans may lead them
to the greatest excesses, it is thought that the Rus-
sians will take great precautions before they strike a
death-blow against this empire.
" The Turks are not unacquainted with the catas-
trophe of Moscow, and know that by sacrificing that
ancient capital, the Russians stopped the progress of
their enemies."
(From the Messager des Chambres of Sunday.)
SECOND EDITION.
(Extract from the Augsburgh Gazette of Aug. 26.)
(RY EXPRESS.)
" VIENNA, AUG. 22.—An express, just arrive(
from Constantinople, which left that city on the
the 14th, brings intelligence that the Porte, terrified
at the progress of the Russian army, has resolved to
consent to negotiations for peace.
" The Reis-Effendi has intimated to Mr. Gordon
and Count Guilleminot, that the resolution of the
Sultan was to accept the treaty of the Gth of July,
1827, and to negoctate on the bases of the Conven-
tion of Akermann, also to make great commercial
concessions to Russia. His Plenipotentiaries had
not set out for the Russian head-quarters when the
express left, but were to do so immedinely after.
Hostilities may be considered as suspended at this
moment. The head-quarters of General Diebitsch
were bellevedat Constantinople to be at Kirk-kilissa.
" ANCONA., AUG. 17.—A. French courier from
Paris, who has embarked here from Corfu,br ourdit
the news of the change in the French Ministry. 'At
the same time a report was spread that lie carried
orders for the French troops to evacuate the Moi ea•
that lie goes
first to Corfu, to deliver to the Lord.
High Comm!ssioner instructions f.urn the English
Cabinet, u hich are said to be to supply the French
troops it itli ship; if they wanted them. It was eve,