The Sun.
London, England, 1816-07-17 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

CoRN EXCHANGE, JULY 17.--Our arrival:3 this
morning consisted chiefly of Oats, fine samplt•s of
which sold nt Monday's prices ; the same ►emark
applies to Wheat, but there was but little doing.
Barley and Malt fully supported their price. In
Pease a►ul Beans there was no alteration.

HOP IN'rELLIGPNCE.
SournwAßEr, Juts 15.—We are nut doing more this week
than we ss•erre la3t, but our prices are certainly lower.
Mattis rnNn, .lu l.v tO.i—We learn by letters from the Weald
of Kent, that there is an increase of fly; from Ito 24 being
to be found un a leaf; and titat in the stiff cold group is the
continued, rain his been too powerful, producing considerable
Are-blast. ;. yet the bind grows a-pace, and in sonic grounds
looks kindly; but in other, ii getting yellow; partiCularly
the wet grounds ; and it is suppose.d the crop will not exceed
the last year.

THe Wonn's END.--The silly report that the
world is to be at an end on the 18th instant (to-
morrow), has been circulated at Paris, as wall as
at London, and every other part of the Continent
--The report had its origin in- the appearance of
the sun at present, having some spots .tipoo. eta
disk. These spots, it was said, announced the
speedy extinction of this Issminary, and conse-
quently the end of the world. An astronomer at
Paris, of the name of Hour, has published a letter
in the Paris Paris, in which, alluding. to these
ridiculous apprehensions, be otret ,ifisil'ate
then), by explaining the spritsin.liiii eveiting
lec-
tures. The astronomer has certainly hit upon an
excellent expedient for a pair upon his lectures,
and it is a pity he did not think of it sooner
he cannot be expected to draw more than two or
three nights:

• The 'allowing is R description of a curious phe-
nomenon which was observed by the lion. Coin-
ships Fairlie and James Sibhniel, 00 their
late passage to Calcutta On the Ist October
our. latitude at noon was 13 deg. 25 mitt. S. Ion:-
gittule 84 deg. 0. min. E.; we observed quantities
at stulf flowing on the surface of the water, which
had. twits, the appearance of sea weed—btil we
were quite nstoilished to find it burnt cinders,
evidently volcanic. The sett was covered with it
during the two next days. Our latitude on the 3d
October, at nobit,-waS 10 deg. 9 min. S. longi-
tude 84 deg 20 min. IL ; the surface at the wa-
ter was so collipleitly covered with the volcanic
matter, that I should think it very unlikely to
have been drifted any considerable distance, As it
is probable: if would have been much more teat'
tered. In An old chart I had on board, there is
a submarine volcano placed in the same longitude,
and latitude about 8 deg. 30. min. S.; and from
the great distance from any land where we found
this curious phetioinenool, 1 think there can be no'
other way of accounting for it, than the probahi-
lity of a submarine volcano existing in that neigh-
bourhood."

Mom 00 of the 13th Light progno4. Are op
their warch w. .Yorit

I,Or,TCC ormcclts.

;

, (From A Mor•itT Paper.) , • .
For the most obvious reasons we haVe 'hitherto

ithst „mei! from mAking, itny,obiervntion upon the

lllVestigatiOns now'
.going„oq rClative to certain
Poi ice oilicers ivho have been B,ccnsed of a con

spiracyfor entrappingsome-poor ignorant wr,etehes
into the perpetration of burglary and other crimes,
for the sake of the reward to follow theirconvc-
tion. And we shonldstill,abstain, but for the enor-
mity of thecasenetailed in our paper of yesterday,
of, the conviction of
,three illiterate Irishnten, nn-
dersimilar circumstances, for the offence ofeoiniog,
under which conviction their lives might have be-
come forfeited to the law ! We are glad to hear
the Magistrates are endeavouring to probe this
affair with the, most benevolent 404, and have
no doubt the discovery will he the meals of re-
gulating
,many glaring defects in the system of
our Police.
.11 seems an anomaly in the admini-
stration of our law:, that on the Civil Side the
evidence of a man of well, known integrity can-
not be admitted, if it should appear he has the
shadow- of interest io the question at issue;
when in the Criminal Cwirt the life of a fel-
low creature mky depend upon the testimony
of a witness who is to receive a!eTard upon con-
viction. Perhaps there woultl be much practical
difficulty in regulating this, but we must beg leave
to say fell such evidence should be received with a
suspicion, calling for strong corroborating cir-
cumstances ; and for this reason we!ira't'e always
regretted the admission of the evidence of many
Police Officers. Let it be recollected that fear
will sometimes speak the language of guilt, and an
innocent man in extreme agitation will oftentimes
utter the most incoherent and inconsistent ex-

pressions.
We shall here drop the subject for the present,
only requesting the public not to lose sight of this
Inuit important discovery ; and we do.-this, not
flout a disposition to cavil, hot to preserve our
laws in all their purity. IVe should be the last
to cavil At the administration of them, when we
firmly believe there is no human institution more
perfect than a British Con:t ofJitstice. ;inked it is
an object well worthy tlk attentimi of all foreigners,
and to which we should be must anxious to lead
them, that they might carry bock the impres,ion
for the. benefit ofother nations. The contempla-
, tine of such a scene seems to ennoble our nature,
and to exalt humanity above this lower sphere.
%V- would pause at the solemnity of the trial—
' awful suspense of the unhappy culprit—the
'ender consideration of the Jury—and the anxions
"SOlidiude of the Judge in mitigating the jus-
tice of the plea. .N.ty, we should site« that no!
withstanding- all the appearance of guilt, if
• single circumstance in favour of the accused could
be adduced, Juslice herself would be lll4de to
Oierve front her equal balance, by adding the
wcigrlt to her scale of mercy !

TogaTatt.--Last 'tight, (.'osi fon 7'utti
was repeated with undiminished success.
Dansom,tale followed the Opera for the becond
time, and wit received with great applause.--it iq
stated that the affairS of this Theatre have already
brightened op in a considerable degree. That a
meeting of Noblemen took place at the Theatre
on Saturday and Atonday last, when arrangements
for the. ensuing Season Of Operas, with some other
matters relitive to the future direction of the
establishment, were submitted to their in4pection,
and approved of. The Concert Room is to be
much enlarged.
The „1.4111 Mr, SHERIDA.N.---The statement of
the PRINCE kaoaNT's gift of two hundred pounds
to Mr. SHERIDAN (VHS perfectly correct but we
are informed, that the money was returned in the
most respectful manner, with an ;Assurance of its
being unnecessary, Mr. S. having three hundred
pounds in the house.
Ilittmettsymn BAN/E.—The hope cherished
last week has not been realized ; 'Mr. ikin re-
thrued from London early'on Monday-alio-rang,
but the Bank, in which this Gentleman Yeas the
acting partner, Wall not able to resumer its pay-
tnents.-7Great hopes are, however, held out that
the Creditors will ultimately be no losers by the
stoppage,
EXUCUTION.---'i'ltislllolllillg Pens, who was
to have been executed on Monday last, and re-
spited ontil this morning', suffered the sentence of
the law before the Debtors' Door, Old 'Bailey,
for :Wilfully Iburdering Benjamin Twig, a ptivate
soldier in the '2d battalion 3d regiment of Foot
Guards.

A General Meeting of the Serge-makers of De-.
von-was held last Thursday at the Globe Tavern,
Exeter, to consider whether any, and what,
means'could be adopted to relieve themselves and
the country from tee plesent depressed state of
their manufacturing ititerests. Tice Meethig writ
fully and very re,peetahly intended, and Various
propositions were sugget;ted ; but upon a calm con-
sideration of them, in relatiott with the state of
the times, they dropt successively to the.groitud,
as ioeffieient and nugatory t and the Meeting dis-
persed without coining- to any definitive keseltt-
tion.
We are authorised to state, that a meeting took
place yesterday'ot the friends and principal cre-
ditors of the Banking-house of Messrs. BRUce,
StMSON, FattEN, and ,NIACKENZTE, to inrestigale
the slaty of their The.result of this meet-
ing was, au unanimous opinion that the property
would prove ample to liquidate all claims, and
All earliest
.recommentlatiou •to the erediturs at
large to plant a letter of licence for tile parties 04
wired up their Own concerns In support of this
opinion awl recommeutlatiin, a few of the Per-
Onnal ftitnnis and members of the house clime
forward with Uttektiltipicti lil,c r cliff y, usutul
dimeiy substriljed one imitilvett thimgand,
ul enable an antitipatid dividend ben% made ot
the creditor*.