The Sun.
London, England, 1827-08-28 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

1 PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 2.5.—:-On Monday, Rear-
" Admiral Count Hayden sailed for the island of Milo
Kin the Greek Archipelago) with the Russian, ships
lof war Azoff, Hargood, Ezekiel, and Alexander
'Newski, of the line; Helena, Constantine, Prevor-
nie, and Kruser frigates, and Gremchchie corvette.
Yesterday morning Admiral Sineavin and Vice-
Admiral Lidochin sailed, on their return to Cron-
istadt,. with the St. Andrew, Vladirner, Czar Con-
Istantine, and Sisoy, of the line ; Diana, Mercurius,
;Castor, and Emanuel frigates. Admiral Sineavin
;saluted the flag of our Commander-in-Chief on his
leaving the port, in the St. Andrew, 74, which was
returned with an equal number of guns by his Ma-
jesty's ship Victory.
Orders were received, on Tuesday, for the Wel-
lesley, 74, Captain Fred. L. Maitland, C. 8., and the
iWarspite, 74, Captain Hon. Robert S. Dundas, to
proceed to Lisbon. The Wellesley went out of har-
hour en Thursday ; and this day both ship's were
paid wages, preparatory to sailing to-morrow morn-
ing. They are supposed 'to. be intended to supply
'the place of the Genoa and Albion, which. have
left the Tagus for the Mediterranean. They are
not fully manned, having each Only 4.50 men.
On Thursday afternoon, the Duke of York steamer,
Captain Mowll, returned to this port with passen-
gers; left Gibraltar on the 11th, Cadiz the 12th,
and Lisbon the 16th instant, having had contrary
winds almost all the passage. The Albion, Genoa,
and Dartmouth, had passed Gibraltar, for Malta; the
Dryad was passed in the Bay of Biscay, bound
'thither. There were four French ships of war at
,Cadiz—two frigates and two brigs. All was quiet
there; no news from Catalonia. The Spartiate,
.Pyramus,
and two tenders, were left in the Tagus.
There-was a general expectation at Lisbon, that the
Emperor Dog ,Pedro would shortly arrive there froth
the Brazils, and that his presence would tend greatly
to allay the party feuds which now distract the pro-
ceedings of, the-Government and the country. The
Duke of Yo •k brought a cargo of wine, oranges, and
lg. bales Valencia silk.

The improvement in the appearance of the Rus-
sian ships, and their bettered internal comforts and
arrangements, compared with what they were some
fifteen or twenty years ago, are no doubt to be at-
tributed, in a good degree, to the insight which
many of the officers now in command obtained in
our service. Captain Lazaroff, the flag Captain of
the St. Andrew, was five years in the British Navy,
as a volunteer under Captain F. L. Maitland. Four
intelligent Russian gentlemen are now ordered to be
received into our Dock Yard, and educated in the
School of Naval Architecture ; four others are to be
instructed in the art and practice of rigging ships;
and four are to be taught the English method of
performing shipwright's work.
This morning the American brig Bolivar Libera-
tor, laden with coffee, arrived at Cowes from Port-
au-Prince, for a market. This vessel left St. Do-
mingo on the 17th July. The public feeling con-
tinued considerably excited against the President
Boyer, for the arrangement he made with the French
Government, by which the island of St. Domingo
is oppressed with a considerable debt, as the price
of its independence. A portion of this debt is to
be paid in coffee; in consequence, this article had
become scarce and dear in the market, a ship from
Brest, of 800 tons burden, having arrived for part
of it. A conspiracy against the life of 'Boyer was
discovered a few days before the sailing of this vessel,
and a Captain, two Lieutenants, and a Serjeant of
one of his regiments were shot on the 9th of July
for being concerned therein. The Island was very
considerably improved, and agriculture is encouraged
by the President's Government. A brisk trade is
carried on with the Americans and French, and pro-
duce, consequently, was at high prices. Boyer
keeps his army up to its full strength; his navy he
appears careless about, not having more than six
armed schooners.
The Experimental Squadron of nine sail was seen
lying to within four leagues off Ushant, last Sa-
turday.
The Espoir, 10, Captain H. F. Greville, sailed
this morning for the Cape of Good Hope and the
Mauritius, taking dispatches and about 70,000/, in
new silver coinage, for circulation in these Colonies.
The Tweed, 28, Captain Lord H. J. S. Churchill,
will proceed to the same station in a few days, to
relieve the Samarang.—Commodore Wm. Skipsey
will sail from England in about two months, to suc-
ceed Commodore Christian, C. B. in the command.—
The Zenobia, Douglas, embarked passengers to-day,
and sailed for Calcutta; the Orient, White, will
sail on Monday, •for Madras mid Calcutta; and the
Tyne, Cotgrave, for Bombay, in a few days.
NEW GUN
CARRIAGE.--We understand that a
very 'favourable report has been made respecting the
new gun carriage, lately invented by Captain Mar-
shall, of the Royal Navy. It has been tried repeat-
edly on board his Majesty's ship Galatea, under the
inspection of that distinguished officer, Sir Thomas
Hardy, and has been found greatly superior to the
common gun carriages, in facility and rapidity of
training
and firing, as well as in allowing a great
traversing of about a point each way, fore and aft.—
An 18-pounder, mounted on this carriage, it is said,
may be worked more quickly, and with greater
effect, than, if mounted on the usual plan, it could
be by ten men. We are glad to be enabled to no-
tice an invention of this kind, which, from its im-
portance to his Majesty's naval service, cannot be too
highly appreciated.
An official memorandum has been just issued from
the Admiralty, granting permission to the First
Lieutenants of the Royal Marines, whose commis-
sions are dated prior to 1812, to go on half-pay,
with the unattached rank of Captain, at five shil-
lings a day, and to be called into active service as
vacancies occur in the full pay list. The widows of
such officers are to be admitted •to the pension of a
Captain's widow. The vacancies occasioned by this
promotion, are to be filled by the First Lieutenants
now on half-pay.—Lieutenant Willoughby Lake, late.
Flag Lieutenant of his Majesty's ship Jupiter, is
promoted to the rank of Commander, and Mr.
Edward Lake, to the rank of Lieutenant.—Hamp-
shire Tekgraph.

A WIFE MURDERED BY HER HUSBAND.

(From the Preston Pilot.)

On Saturday evening la,st,
.about half-past six
o'clock, the neighbourhood of Hall Moor End,
in Claughton, near Garstang, was thrown into
the highest degree of excitement by the terrifying
report that a wife had been just murdered, and
that the guilty wretch was her husband. A sur-
geon, Mr. Bell, of Garstang, was sent for, and
the fact of the poor woman's death was too truly
=life having been. for some time extinct
proved
before that gentleman's arrival. The name of
the person charged with being the principal actor
in the dark tragedy is William Robinson ; that
of the deceased, Helen Robinson.
On Sunday morning, at an early hour, John
Gardner, Esq., Coroner, and a very respectable
Airy, were in waiting at the Brockhole's Arms
inn, •when the following facts were sworn to :
Helen Pimlow knew the prisoner, William
'Robinson, and the deceased, Helen Robinson.
At about six o'clock on Saturday evening, de
ceased was at witness's house, when the prisoner
came past, and made some indifferent observa-
tion ; shortly after deceased left to go home, and
observed; that she was then going to be killed by
her husband. Witness desired her to remain,
when the deceased replied, he will kill me sooner
or later ; perhaps, the sooner the better.- De.
ceased then went home.

Betty Pimlow had resided in the house of the
prisoner for a short time as an assistant, the de-
ceased having been in bad health. The prisoner
came home a little before six on Saturday even-.
ing, the deceased soon after. Very abusive lan-
'page was used by the prisoner to the deceased,
when the latter directly Went up stairs. Soon
after. the prisoner followed, when a scuffling noise
was heard up stairs. The prisoner afterwards
came down stairs, and went to milk a cow. He
had not been long out, when witness went part
of the way up the stairs, sufficiently high to see
that the deceased was placed in a chair, with her
head against the, wall. At about half-past six
the prisoner came back from milking," and went
directly up stairs. Was up a minute or two,
during which time she heard something removed
'over the floor. Prisoner then called out " Betty,
;Betty, Helen has fallen in a fit, and hurt her-
self. Witness went up stairs, and perceived that
deceased had been moved so as to occasion
her head to be hanging over the board at the
foot of the bed. Prisoner then requested her to
call in some of the neighbours, when -witness
called in Ellen Ormond and Grace Lambert.
Witness then remained down stairs, and prisoner
came to her, saying that the women (the neigh-
bours called in) say I have murdered Helen.—
He then took witness into the pantry, and said,
" I have such a weight at my heart, I can find
no rest ;" and. added, " Now, Betty, thou must
stand my friend; and say nought about it,"—
meaning, as the witness understood, the murder
with which the prisoner had just been charged.
•--4 A little before the conclusion of this wit-
ness's examination, the Coroner adjourned the
inquest till four o'clock in the afternoon, in or-
der that the surgeons' report might be by that
time ready.)

Ellen Ormond and Grace Lambert stated that
they were called in by the last witness, between
half-past six and seven o'clock on the Saturday
evening, and the prisoner told them his wife had
fallen into a fit and hurt herself ; and that when
they raised the head they perceived that a serious
blow had been received by the deceased on the
left temple ; on seeing which, they observed,
" This William, is the work of thy hands !".

David Barr had resided in the house of the
prisoner a fortnight. Had heard deceased ex-
press her fears that her husband would one day
or other kill her. Was in the house on Satur-
day evening, when prisoner came in. Heard
prisoner say, before he went up stairs, "1 will
make thee as thou can neither walk nor talk."

Mr. W. Bell, surgeon, resides at Garstang.
Was sent for to deceased on Saturday evening
between seven and eight o'clock, and arrived a
little after eight. Deceased was then dead.
Examined the body this morning, along with,
Mr. Smith, surgeon, of Garstang, and found'
that the deceased had been wounded with some
blunt instrument on the left temple. She had
also received another blow on the left eye, and
one below ; also one on the breech, probably
a kick. I also perceived on the right side of
the neck a discolouration of the flesh, with evi-
dent marks of a pressure sufficient in my opinion
to cause strangulation and death.

Mr. Smith: surgeon, confirmed the whole 01
,the last examinant's evidence.

The prisoner was asked at the conclusion of
each witness's testimony if he had any questions
to put, but he declined in every instance, except
in questioning Betty Pimlow as to the truth of
the expression respecting the weight which she
stated he had confessed that he felt at his heart,
which he denied.

The Jury found their verdict of Wilful Mur-
der against Wm. Robinson.
The Coroner then immediately prepared his
warrant of commitment, and shortly after the
prisoner was taken to Lancaster Castle.

We doubt if there was ever in the memory of
man so much corn secured in Yorkshire, in the
same time, as has been housed during the pre-
sent week. Before the unsettled weather, which
commenced about a fortnight ago, a considerable
quantity of grain was reaped, and waited only for
a few fine days to be removed from the fields to
the stack-yard ; all this has now disappeared, in
addition to a great quantity of other grain which
had become quite ready for the sickle. Some
injury has doubtless been sustained from the rain,
both by the standing grain and that which was
cut, and last Tuesday, in the forenoon, the pros-
pects for the harvest seemed so gloomy, that
Wheat advanced in the Leeds market from 3s.
to 4s. a quarter, partly from exaggerated rumours
of sprouted corn. In the afternoon of that day,
the weather, answering to the barometer, which
had been gradually rising for the four preceding
days, cleared up, and since that time to the pre.
sent; we have had scarcely a drop, of rain. The
harvest moon came in very auspiciously on Wed-
nesday, and Thursday was one of the most glo-
rious days we ever beheld. We have no hesita-
tion in saying, that the timely change in the
weather has added many millions of pounds ster-
ling to the real wealth of the country.—Leeds
Mercury.

This was an indictment against the prisoner un-
der the last Bankrupt Act.' The prisoner had been
a partner with Nathaniel Cavenagh and Henry
Browne, in a banking-house in Northgate-street, Bath,
and in Sept. 1825, had become.bankrupt, and the
indictment now preferred against him charged him
with having, at a meeting in July, 1826, held undei
a renewed commission issued in May in that year,
failed to disclose in his balance sheet various kinds
of property to which he was entitled at. the moment,
or in which he had a reversionary interest; and he
was further charged with having concealed divers
sums of money then in his possession.
The Jury found the prisoner Not Guilty.
The only case on the civil side was, an information
in the nature of a quo warranto, the object of which
was, to determine whether the election of a Mayor
and Burgess had been made according to the forms
required by the laws of the Corporation. A verdict
was taken for the Crown, subject to the opinion of
the Court or King's Bench on the points in discus-
sion, which were purely of a legal nature.
This case terminated the business of. the Assizes
here.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT—CARLISLE, Acc. 23.
SKAIFE AND OTHERS AOAINST SKAIFE. •
This was an issue directed by the Court of Chan-
cery, to try the validity of several wills made by
Robert Skaife, of Cross Cannonbk, but the princi-
pal question turned upon the validity of a will made
on the 24th of March, 1825,' the daybefore the
testator's death, by which legacies *amounting to
3,620/. were charged upon the testator's customary
copyhold at Birkby Lodge, which was devised to
the heir-at-law: To set aside-this will, for the purl-
pose of getting rid of the charge of the legacies, the
heir-at-law had instituted proceedings in Chancery,
which Court directed this issue of devisavit vel non,,
wherein the heir-at-law was made defendant. After
a long, but uninteresting trial, the jury found a ver-
dict for the-plaintiff, establishing the will.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.--HEREFORD, AvG. 24.
fucKiat V. I'M"); PREzcz, Bce.

Mr.WHATELEY opened the pleadings, stating that
this was an action to ascertain whether the defendant
was entitled to a certain right of way which he claim-
ed through the property of the plaintiff: The de-
fendant was the purchaser of an estate from i'..ord Ox-
ford, part of which consisted of a wood known the
name of Brand-hill-wood, and was situate on the sum-
mit of a precipice 4 miles from Presteign,in this county,
The plaintiff is a barrister, and the owne: of certain'
woods, situate on the same hill, below the defend-•
ant's wood, and known by the names of Combe-
wood and Hope's-wood. The defendant having cut
down his wood and dragged the timber and cuttings
thereof through the plaintiff's " wood, the present
action was to try whether he was fatitled to that
right of way. The defendant had pleated an im-
memorial right of way to drag the produce of his,
woods, when cut, through the plaintiff's ; and it
would be for the jury to determine, on the evidence
that would be offered to them, whether that right
could be established.

Mr. CAMPBELL (with whom was Mr. WHIT-
comBE) for the defendants, stated that the real ques-
tion in this case was, whether the defendant was by
prescription entitled to convey or haul trees through
the plaintiff's woods along certain roads or courses
called racks, immemorially used for that purpose ; and
as it was evidently impossible for the defendant to
convey away the produce of his land by any other
means there could be no doubt the Ivey in dispute
was a way of necessity, which had been immemorially
used, and admitted to be used, for that purpose, the
woods originally having belonged to one person.
The defendant would be unable to produce any'
deeds in support of that right, but that was imma-
terial, as where a custom had been exercised for a
considerable period, the law presumed that it origi-
nated in some deed or grant which had been lost or
destroyed through the lapse of time. He under-
stood that it was intended to contend, that
only a qualified right existed—viz., that none of the
produce of Brand-hill should be conveyed through
Combe-wood or Hope's-wood, while any timber of
twelve years' growth was standing there; but he
(Mr. Campbell) was prepared to maintain, that if
the defendant was entitled to any right of way,
through the plaintiff's premises, it was an unqualified
right of way, suchas the:necessity of the case demanded.
Another objection which be believed would be raised
was, that the defendant was not entitled to convey,
any timber from his wood through the plaintiff's
property exceeding 30 years' growth. So that trees
that had attained the age of 29 years, 11 months,
23 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds, might be so
removed; but the instant the clock struck, terminat-
ing the 30th year, the defendant could not venture
to cut his own trees, because he could not, when
•
cut, carry them away.

Several witnesses were then called, who proved
the right of way to convey the produce of Brand-
hill-wood through the plaintiff's property.
On cross-examination, they admitted that -they
were not aware of any timber trees having been cut
in Brand-hill-wood.

Mr. CunwooD, who led for the plaintiff, sub-
mitted that he was entitled to a verdict, as the pre-
scription was laid as a right to convey trees, &c.,
through the plaintiff's premises, and that had not
been proved; for by the evidence it appeared, that
underwood only had been permitted to pass; and it
was obvious, if large trees were removed that way,
they would greatly injure the plaintiff's woods.
Mr. WHATELEY followed on the same side, con.
tending, that prescription meant immemorial usage
as far back as living memory would go.
Mr. Baron VAUGHAN having recapitulated the
evidence, the Jury found a special verdict—viz.,
that an immemorial right of way existed for the de-
fendant to convey the produce of his land through-
the property of the plaintiff,

The Herring Fishing on the Sutherland and
Caithness coast, did not prove so successful during last
week as it did at the, commencement of the season ; the
strong north► easterly winds, having kept the boats for the
greater part of the time in port. It is to be hoped that
during the present, and following week, which will termi-
nate the fishing in that quarter, the enterprising persons
engaged in it will be able to make up for the serious defal-
cation which has taken place.in their takes of fish.—lnver-
nets Courier.

THE HARVEST.—After a week of cold and
uncomfortable weather, which somewhat retarded the-
ripening of the grain, the weather set-in uncommonly fine.
on Sunday last, and continues highly favourable for the"
harvest operations, which are now proceeding under the
most propitious circumstances. Reaping is rapidly going
on every where around us ; and if Providence blesses us
with a continuance of such weather as we now enjoy for
three weeks more, we may calculate that the greater part of
the crop will be secured. While the previous rainy webokt
agwreaartel improved
bad the
an
any injurious
turnip r
iaenuda
—lnverness Courier.
Patrick Walsh,
On Monday a man named Pain
the Clonmel Assizes, for the murder
was put on his trial at
greatly
tit we are u
of the Sheas. The Jury retired, and not being able to
accounts left that town they had not
and when the last
agreed.—Cork Constitution.P °sift:et: eon crops,
grain crops.
DEATH BY Porsorr.--On Thursday last,
about noon, a young lady of the name of Bradley, sister of
Mrs. Fodeo, of Wortley, near this place, after an early din-
ner, agree,
to ow
kear edrcaoungfihnte d
of until
porte yesterday eosutetr doafya morning,
lmttiewhi(c4hB
hhaodur. ),t
ner,just
been brought up from the cellar. Immediately after drink-
ing the porter, she complained to her sister of sickness, and
had scarcely got into the kitchen before she fell down and
almost instantly expired ! On analyzing the remainder of
the porter in the bottle, it was found to contain a mixture
of that most deadly poison called prussic acid, and one of
the servants in the house, who afterwards took a small
quantity of the, same beverage, became extremely ill, but
she bas since recovered. It is remarkable that other bottles
of porter taken out of the same blurt are perfectly free from
all deleterious admixture. Yesterday, .Mr. Barr held an
inquest upon the bOdy of this unfortunate lady, which is
adjourned for the purpoie of instituting a more particular
investigation into the fatally mysterious eircumstancee.—
Leeds Mercury,

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EXECUTIO OF PATRICK GRACE AT

nATHCANNON.

This unfortunate man, who had lattia convict-
ed on Friday last of the balbarous murder of
'Richard Chadwick, Esq., was on Monday, at an
early hour, (five o'clock) in the morning, led
from Clonmel jail, and bound upon a Voitirnon
car, which was to convey him to the place des-,
tined for his execution. The car to which he
was. tied was encircled by a number of the • po-
lice, and a company of the 58th regiment, now
stationed in Clonmel—in front was placed the
materials of the platform on which Grace was to
be executed, and at the rear was the hangman,
surrounded by a • party of police. The entire
procession then set forward, and although the,
hour was so early when it set out, it was met on
the road by a number of people, and gentlemen
on horseback. The attention of the criminal was
not, however, for one moment diverted from the
exhortations of the Clergyman, (the Rev. Etl-
ward Brennan) by whom he was accompanied.
At a quarter-to three o'clock the Melancholy.
procession reached Rathcannon. When Grate
came to the place where Mr. Chadwick had been
assassinated, a halt for about five minutes was
made, and a gentleman, who was near Grace,
said; " there is the spot—the fatal spot."
Grace heard him, but •anxious. to. detach himself
from all worldly recollections, he , moved his
• band, as if desirous that his devotions should
not be intruded upon. When the party had
arrived at the place of execution, and while the
platform was preparing, Grace sent for his
brothers, and after embracing them, he exhorted
them not to entertain malice on his account to
any one, he besought them to be quiet, peace 7
able, and well-conducted. After spending some
time in prayer with the Clergyman, he ascended
the drop, and the rope having been fastened
round his neck, he addressed the assembled mul-
titude in a strong and unfeitering voice. A few
minutes having been given to devotion, the
miserable man wg.'.'s turned of, and after a short
struggle exp':fed. While the unfortunate Grace
was hanP;mg, his three children knelt down at the
foot `...)1 the gallows, where they continued pray-
ing as long as the body was suspended. .
The brothers had made a request of the Sub-
Sheriff (Mr. Duckett) that they might have
the melancholy consolation of taking down the
body of their miserable relative—the request was
humanely complied with by Mr. Duckett, and
when the brothers had the body in their arms,
one of them buist into tears, and exclaimed,
" Oh ! ger:lien-m*l;as I have him now in my
arms, (lon% separate us, and let me bury him."
ibe body was taken and placed on the car in
which Grace had come from Clonmel, and led
off under a strong escort to Cashel Infirmary.—
The assembled crowd of people then dispersed,
deeply impressed with the awful scene which
they had just witnessed.—Dublin Evening Mail.