The Sun.
London, England, 1827-05-29 00:00:00

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on parn. mit of iho paole" 'cintien. as, are
_paid on the lime
goods imported by Swedish ships. -
His Majesty, to show honour to the memory of-a Sove-
reign for whom he entertained the sincerest esteem and
friendship, has been pleased to order that the Court shall
put on mourning for four weeks, for the late King of
Saxony, without waiting for the usual official notice of his
decease.

The total amount of the exportation of iron from the

kingdom, was :-
1823 ship lbs 429,712
1524 375,892
1825 481,038
1826 351,529

Swede❑ has now 152 Lancasterian Schools, in which
9000 children are instructed. A list has been published
at Linkoping of 1,725 unclaimed letters, some of, which
have been lying at the post-office for 30. years.
The steam-boat Foreningen, which was built for a com-
pany, the shares being 100 rix dollars, produced last year a
.profit of 22 rix dollars par share,

DRESDEN, MAT 520.
To-day the Court goes into mourning, by hie Majesty's
command, for 54 weeks for the late King.

CHRISTLANIA, MAT i 4.

On the 24th of last month, it was proposed in the
Storthing to reduce the salary of the Governor of the
Kingdom from 16,000 to 12,000 dollars, and that of the
Norwegian Minister of State residing at Stockholm, from
12,000 to 8,000 dollars, to which the Committee agreed,
with the modifications that the salary of the present Go-
vernor, Count Von Sandels, should remain undiminished
as long as he retains his office.

ST. PETERSBURGH, MAY 12.

Prince Dolgorucky is appointed Adjunct to the Minister
of Justice, and Prince Labanow-Rostowsky, Privy Coun-
sellor, Minister of Justice, and Minister of the Council of
the Empire, has been permitted at his request to resign all
his offices, retaining his emoluments and salaries as he
has hitherto received them.

VIENNA, HAY 17.

This afternoon their Majesties have gone to Luxembourg
for the summer. The Emperor gave numerous audiences
before his departure.
The Arch Dukes, his Majesty's sons, follow him to-
morrow.
Metalliques, 90 '7-16 ; Bank Sharer, 1089.

In the City Article of the Times, of this day,
a very extraordinary paper is made public, in the
shape of a circular, said to have been sent by
the Bank of England to certain private Banks,
suggesting that the Bank of England should
have the exclusive right of issuing paper, making
some allowances or affording some advantages
to Country Banks for their present returns, which
are estimated at only 21 per cent.

We much question whether this document ha:,
actually been issued by the Bank, and whether it
may not be considered merely as the prospectus
of a scheme which some ingenious person has
suggested, with the view of serving temporary
purposes, rather than with an expectation of the
adoption of the plan.

Extracts from American Papers.—Slavery in New
York State is to cease on the 4th July next, and prepara-
tions are making by people of colour in various parts of
the State for celebrating the event on the sth as a Jubilee.
TRADE WITH PE U. —We learn from letters from Lima to
the 3d January, that through the interference of Mr. Tudor,
American Consul, some concessions have been made in the
commercial regulations of that country ; one of them is a
permanent regulation, by which the whale vessels will be
allowed to enter the port of Callao, and to 3ell oil and naval
stores for procuring them supplies, without paying tonnage
duties, which are exacted on merchant vessels. The duties
paid at Callao are three : viz. those on the merchandise
sold, on anchorage-duty, which is trifling, and a tonnage-
duty, which is heavy ; the whalemen which often touch
there being now exempted from this last duty, can
sell a few barrels of oil, commonly at a good price,
to procere supplies. Another provision of more im-
portance is, a new tariff was lately established to
take effect in February, which subjected American cotton
goods, bleached and unbleached, chairs, furniture, shoes,
lead, and soap, to a duty of 80 per cent. ; an exemption
in behalfof English and Indian cotton goods existed, although•
the Americans calculate their own manufactures are stronger
and better suited to that market ; the American Consul
has succeeded, however, in inducing the Government to
place all foreign plain cottons, India saunas, and baftas,
subject to the same duties, and a decree had been published
to that effect, dated the 4th of January, 1827, by Andrew
Santa Cruz, to take effect from and after the first week in
September next.

Off the City of St. Domingo, the ship Amazon, expe-
rienced a strange visitation of smoke and heat, accom-
panied with a rank smell, supposed to proceed from some
tremendous fire on shore, being at least 10 leagues from the
land : this lasted for about an hour, the vessel ring at the
rate of four knots; it then became fainter, the wind
shifting more easterly, the smoke returned but not so
powerfully as at the beginning.—American Paper.

THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY).

CITY, Twelve o' Clock.

- -
To-day is a holiday at the Bank, but both Stock Ex-
changes are open as usual. To-morrow Consols will be
shut, inconsequence of which some rather extensive busi-
ness has been transacted this morning; they opened at 834,
and have since evinced considerable elasticity, having been
done at 83k, buyers, the present price, and looking strong.:,
Money continues abundant in the City, and good bills can,
be discounted at 2f per cent. without difficulty. India
Bonds maintain their premium of yesterday, being 83 5 ;
whilst Exchequer Bills are a little lower, being 51 2 pm.
In the Foreign Funds Colombian and Mexican Bonds ap-
pear firm, the former at 31f , and the latter 68i ; Chilian
are 1 per Cent. lower. Brazilian Bonds are 58 1, not-
withstanding a confirmation of the report has arrived of
the misunderstanding between the American Minister and
the Emperor Don Pedro, and that in consequence he had
requested and received his passports, waiting only for the
sloop of war, Cyane, to return to the United States ; thus
another and a formidable enemy may be added to that
already impoverished country from the obstinate and inccn-
siderate conduct of one individual ; the Bonds, under such
circumstances, cannot be expected to retain their present
price. Nothing new has taken place in Shares, prices are
nominal, and no material alteration within these last few
days.
Three per Cent. Consols, 83i iF ; Ditto for July account,
83i 4 ; India Bonds, 83 5 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 51 2 pm.
Fonxicx.—Brazilian, 58 ; Buenos Ayres, 60 1 ;
Chilian, 28 30 ; Colombian, 31i ; Danish, 61 ; Greek,
16 17 ; Mexican, Fire per Cent., 54 5 ; Ditto, Six per
Cent., 68f ; Peruvian, 26 8; Portuguese, 77 8 ;
Russian, 91i 2 ; Spanish, 12i
MIMES. —Anglo Mexican, 50 47i die. ; Brazilian, S 2
die.; .Colombian, -9.11 per Share; Real del Monte, 60
60 dis. ; Tlalpuzahua, 63 30 die. ; United Mezieen, 18
17 die. ; Bolanoe, 80 60 die.

Two o'
Consols have been done at 84, but have since receded to
ssi 84 ; the nearest price is on the verge of 84 again,
with a strong appearance; Colombian, 81f ; Mexican
Bonds, 681, buyers.

THREE O'CLOCK

Consols, 833 4.
FOUR o'CLOCK—CLOSING PRICES.
Consols 831 Danish Bonds 611
Do. for Ac. 831 Greek Do. 1825, 161
Brazilian Bonds .584- Mexican Do. 1825 681
Buenos Ayres Do. Peruvian Do. 27
ChiEau Do. 281 Russian Do. 92
Columbian, 1824, 311 Spanish Do. 12t

On .Saturday, a fine male child, aged two
years, son of Mr. Martin Freehan, of Graystown,
near Killenaule, was scalded to death, in conse-
quence of having fallen into a tub of boiling
water.-...-Thiblin Patriot.

We remembervtiust. gleLdays of our youth,
when we asked for things which :the_ prudence of
our parents thoug,ht fit. O. withhold, we
,were told
we should have them " when-the ,bottom of the
Thames fell out." The " wisdomof our:anees-
torsy, never- led them to—iratiOtt;4ll4,suck an
event would, at no distant period, actually occur.
Southampton Herald.

LAW INTELLIGENCE:--(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.

(Sittings after Easter Term, before Lord TENTBRDIEN,
at Westminster.)
BROWN V. WEBBBRLEY.

Mr. Clam said this was an action of trover, brought by
the plaintiff, as administratix of James Brown, her husband,
who died on the 24th of April, 1825, fo:: the recovery of
the value of a watch and seals, which the defendant took
out of the deceased's trunk the day after his death, and re-
fused to delhier up. The article was of small value, but
as it was the prOperty of her husband, the plaintiff very
naturally had a strong desire to be in possession of it.
Several witnesses were then called, who were present
when the watch was•denianded from the defendant, when
he refused to deliver it unless he should have an order from
John Brown, the deceased's brother, alleging at the same
time that the plaintiff could not prove but he had received
it previOns to. the deceased's death.
Mr. DowuNG, for the defendant, said that the watch,
was given by the deceased in pledge for some money he had
borrowed of the defendant shortly before his death, and
therefore he was entitled to retain it.

The defendant's witnesses proved the loan of the money,
and the watch being in the defendant's possession before the
,leceasees death.

The Jury found for the plaintiff with 10/. damages.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
ORPWOOD V. BARZIts.

The plaintiff was a livery-stable-keeper, and the de-
fendant a publican, keeping what is called a watering
house. They were neighbours, and had often disputes re-
specting a right of way. The present action was.brought
by the plaintiff against the defendant for a compensation in
damages, in consequence of an injury he had sustained from
slanderous language used by the defendant. The plaintiff's
evidence was, that at one time he had regularly from 40 to
50 horses at livery, that he was in good credit with persons
with whom he was in the habit of dealing, bathat in'couse-
quence of the malicious language and conduct of the de-
fendant, his business had been:so injured, that he had fre-
quently not had more than two or three horses, and had, in
short, been ruined. The defendant -had declared that he
would go to the Hay-market, to the corn and straw mer-
chants whom the plaintiff had dealt-with,. and would do for
him—meaning the plaintiff. The words. proved to' hare
been used by the defendant to those persons, respecting the
plaintiff, were—" War-hawk, there, 'mind what you're
about!' They had abstained from eitending credit to the
plaintiff, from the influence these words had had on their
minds.

Mr. Sergeant TADDY• was for the plaintiff, and Mr.
Sergeant Virr.DE for the defendant. The latter contended
that Ile words used were what every tradesman had a
right to use to another tradesthan, meaning to give him an
honest and friendly advice to be careful in his dealings.
Mr. Justice LITTLEna)L.r.; in -.his summing up, stated
that though it was true that every-man had a right to give
an-honest and-bona fide advice to a tradesman, even as
a caution, yet he had never known it decided that any
individual had a right to volunteer a caution; however,
it was not necessary to enquire into this question, because
it was said here that the words used contained an inuendo.
If a fair caution had. been intended, certainly it could
not have been given in more mild terms than—" mind
what you're about ;" but it was to be observed that
these words had been preceded by others of a very import-
taut nature, and which the Learned Counsel had not taken
much notice -of, namely, " war-hawks there,"—war-
hawks was composed of two words, war, and hawks,—war
meant beware—beware of hawks,.—(Laughter.)—Again,
considering the ferocious nature of the hawk, the expression
might be taken to mean, beware or take care of fraud
or it might be-intended to convey -notion of insolvency,
which the declaration imputed to it. So, when the
expression war-horse was made use of, it was - un-
derstood, in another form, to be, " beware of a bad
horse." The first question, therefore, for the Jury
was, whether this unasked-for communication made
to the tradesmen by the defendant respecting the
plaintiff, was intended to convey a notion of fraud
or insolvency on the part of the plaintiff, and thereby to
injure his credit; and next, if the allegation in the decla-
ration was made out to their satisfaction, what compen-
sation the plaintiff was entitled to for the injury he had
sustained.

The Jury, after consulting for a few minutes, returned
a verdict for the plaintiff.—Damages, 1501.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
THE KING V. GRKCCO.
This was an action brought against Joseph Grecco, for
importing a large quantity of coral, without paying the
duty on it. The case was unfinished when we went to
press.

ADMIRALTY SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY.)

These Sessions commenced this day at the Old Bailey,
before Lord STOWEL, and a majority of the Advocates
from Doctors' Commons.

The business commenced by the reading of the commis-
sion, during which, Lord Stowel suggested to the Regis-
trar that the name of the Lord High Admiral should be
introduced. The old Commission, he observed, would be
imperfect if used on the present occasion.

The REGISTRAR said the Commission which he was
reading was the same which had been always used, but
that the name of the Lord High Admiral had been added.
Lord STOWEL in the course of his address to the Grand
Jury, alluded to the case of Bragg, who was charged with
murder on the High Seas. In considering the evidence on
this charge, the Jury should understand that the law of
England sanctioned the infliction of corporal punishment
on mariners for purposes of correction, but not for the in-
dulgence of malicious or brutal passions. There was ano-
ther case, in which an individual was charged with a crime
odious both to God and man, and it we:, for the Grand
Jury to co:sider what credit they would give to the evi•
deuce adduced in support of that horrible charge. There
was one other case, which involved a charge of mur-
der ; it had come up from the port of Hull, and the
persons indicted were charged with the murder of several
persons by the bursting of a steam-vessel, after repeated
admonitions were given. Now, though the negligence
which was evinced on this occasion might be, and was ex-
tremely blameable, yet he did no; see how this could he
swelled into a charge of murder. However, it was for the
Jury to consider the evidence in support of the charge, and
he (Lord Stowel) would not detain them longer from the
discharge of that duty by any further observations.
The Grand Jury then retired, and returned in about two
hours, finding the bill against Joseph Bragg.
Lord &rowel, was assisted by Chief Justice BEST and
Mr- Baron•VA GMAN.

Joseph Bragg was then arraigned, and put on his trial,
for the wilful murder of Francis Williams, a man of colour,
and a mariner on board the ship Valiant, on the high seas,
off the Isle of France, on the 15th of Sept. 1826. The
prisoner pleaded not guilty.
Mr. CRESSWELL opened the case, and Mr. AiDREWS
stated the facts. to the Jury. He said he had the honour
of appearing in this case on behalf of the public, to inquire
into thy circumstances connected with the death of a Bri-
tish subject. The prisoner was the Captain of a trading
vessel, and the crew consisted of twelve persons. The
deceased Francis Williams was the cook, and filling that
situation, all the crew were interested in his conduct.
Williams was lazy or negligent, and the Captain thought
proper to chastise him on different occasions, hut it did not
appear that the punishment inflicted on those occasions was
very unusual, for he was whipped with a rope's-end. On
the 16th of September, however, another course was
adopted by the prisoner. The deceased was fastened to the
boom, and whipped with a rope of nine ende. Whilst this
punishment was being inflicted, he called for drink, end
by the. prisoner's orders he was presented with a
can of brine, which the unfortunate creature
actually drunk. He became sick, and begged to be
allowed some respit,:, and the Captain, in reply to this
entreaty, desired the deceased to get to the end of the
boom, and throw himself into the sea. After the punish-
ment was inflicted, the prisoner ordered the deceased to go
into the hold and perform some duty. This the deceased
was either unable or unwilling to perform, and he was
forced down by striking him with a hammer. He was
then drawn up, and a rope tied round his thigh. He
was beat with a stave, by the prisoner, on the breast,
and left for sore time lying on the deck. Subsequently,
an iron was heated, and applied to the most fleshy part
of the body of the deceased, and afterwards, until the hair
was scorched off his head. A rope was then tied round
his body, and he was thrown into the sea, and dragged
after the vessel, which was then sailing at the rate of
four .knots an. hour. He was then taken up, almost
dead, and put into a hammock in the fore-hold, at
a distance from the place where the rest of the crew
slept, and the following morning he was found dead.
The crew when they arrived at Port Lewis stated, that the
deeaamed died in his hammock, and even signed a paper to
the effect, that the, deceased came to his death by the visi-
tation of. God, but the Jury would judge of t,140 motives
in making such &declaration. . _
Robert Harris sworn—Shipped himself on board the
Valiant on,the Ist of 'August, the vessel was . bound-to
the Mauritius,: the crew consisted of twelve persons; the
prisoner was captain ; there was a man of colour on board,
bit name w Fralacie William,. William wont' to In in

good health when- the ship Was passing the line: The
prisoner..frequently illused Williams, who was cook and
steward. The cook Used to come up from the captain's
cabin crying, and complain of ill-treatment. The captain
sometimes ill-treated the deceased on deck. He sometimes
tied the large fork, which was used for taking meat from
the copper, to the cook's neck. This fork is called the
tormentor. When the tormentor and the scrubbing
brush were tied to the deceased, the prisoner began
flogging -him round the deck, and the cook cried
out, but none of the • crew dared to interfere,—
On the 'day. before the deceased was , found dead
in his hammock—witness saw him first on the round
house. The Captain then came on deck, and desired the
deceased to go on the main boom. The Captain then took
up a rope and occasionally struck the deceased with it.—
. After this had gone on for an hour, the deceased asked for
some drink, and the Captain ordered some brine to be
brought,' and stood over the deceased with a cat, until he
made him drink a pannican of brine. In a .short time,
the deceased got sick in the stomach, and complained
of another necessity ; but the Captain refused to let him
leave the boom, and continued, flogging him. The de-
ceased had no other clothes on than a Guernsey frock,
for the master had cut off his trowsers, a piece at a time,-
for sport. The vessel wax pitching and going at the rate
of three or four knots an hour. The deceased could not
keep his seat steadily on the boom, because he was weak
from the sickness and ill treatment. Witness was aloft
whihit deceased was drinking the brine, but afterwards
came down. A person named Grove was at the helm.
The boom was a very dangerous situation for a person
in Williams' condition, and. he at length fell off it. He
was then allowed to go to the other end of the vessel,
and when he had done his business there the Captain
desired him to go into the hold to mend a bucket, for the
deceased bad been a cooper. The deceased did not go im-
mediately when he desired, and the prisoner struck, him
with a small hammer, upon which the deceased
ran away. Witness saw the deceased in about a
quarter .of an hour ; he was sitting near the .
companion and appeared very ill. The Captain came and
hit him on the breast with a piece of African oak, and he
fell on the ballast ; the Captain then called for a rope and
it was tied round the deceased, and .the Captain cried
" haul away,""and the deceased was lifted from the ballast.
The rope was made fast on one leg near the knee ; the de..
ceased was tied up to the gallows by a rope under his arm-
pia; one end of the rope being thrown over the gallows ; this
was done because the deceased had not strength enough to hold
himself up ; froth was oozing from his mouth, and some one
said that he wanted to drink; and the master said, " let.
him get salt brine again." The master then desired a man
named Bill Cassinger, to put the poker in the fire, which
Cassinger refused. Witness soon after 'saw the poker red,
hot, in the prisoner's hand, and he applied.it to the back -
part of the deceased, and a sort of steam arose. The de-
ceased by this time was almost insensible. In that state he
was lowered to the deck, where he lay some time. The
prisoner then came, hauled up the deceased, and let him fall
on the : deck. Witness next saw the deceased hanging
on the fore-yard, and in a few minutes after, saw
him lying on the starboard side of the deck with the rattles
in his throat ; some of the crew asked the prisoner whe-
ther the deceased 'should be taken below, and prisoner an-
swered, " No, I will have the sulks out of him, the d....-d
rascal." In some time after, however, the deceased was
taken below, and put in a hammock, in a part.of the vessel
where no person slept ; at this time he was groaning, but
appeared insensible of what was passing. The next morn-
ing witness heard that Williams was found dead. The
first allusion that the prisoner made to it in witness's hear...
ing was, " I never knew a black man the before
of the sulks." • The prisoner then ordered the body of the
black man to be hauled on deck, and .that he should be
sewed up in his hammock. The prisoner, addressing 'the
crew, then said, "Do you see any marks on his body ?"
Witness saw mark; on the face and body, but was afraid
to make any, remark. One of the crew, named Groves,
said, " There are no marks to be seen on a black man's
body, but if he was a white man there would be plenty of
marks seen." The Captain made no reply to this. The
crew all got some rum then, by direction of the master.
Witness never knew any rum to have been served out
before on the voyage. The deceased was then sewn
up in the hammock, and prayers having been read
over the body, it was committed to the deep. The
prisoner then desired the cresv to go down into his cabin,
alai asked them to sign a paper to the effect that the de-
ceased died by the visitation of God. Groves said, "we
can't do that." The prisoner asked, " what can you sign ?"
and Groves replied, •" I think the best way to make it
agreeable to ourselves is to sign that it was accidental
death.' " Witness then signed a paper to that effect, fearing
if he refused, lie would not be safe himself. 'I lie ship ar-
rived at the Isle of France in about a month. When at the
Isle of France, Groves fell out with the second mate,
and the Captain sent him ashore to the Police, and desired
the crew to say nothing about him, for that he was a bad
man. The crew were sent ashore at the Isle of France at
different times, and were desired by the Captain to say that
the black man died in his hammock. Witness went before
some one ashore. Who this person was he did not know ;
but all he said was, when the book was given him, " So
help my God, be died in his hammock."

Cross-examined by Mr. ADOLPHUS.—There were two
ships of war lying at the Isle of France at this
time. Witness has been twenty-six years at sea.
The conclusion of this trial will be given in a Second
Edition.

FASHIONABLE AND MISCELLANEOUS.

Yesterday morning, soon after nine o'clock,
the Duke of Clarence left the Admiralty in his
travelling chariot and four, attended by Colonel
Fitzclarence and Colonel Wood, and proceeded
to Woolwich, for the purpose of reviewing the
Royal Marines, of whom his Royal Highness is
General. The Royal Duke was received by the
Colonel Commandant of the division stationed
there, and some of the principal officers of the
Marines. After the review, his Royal High-
nesB partook of some refreshment at the officers'
mess. His Royal Highness left the Dock-yard
at half-past three o'clock on his return to the
Admiralty.
The Duchess of Gloucester, the Princess
Augusta, and the Princess Sophia, visited his
Majesty yesterday.
Lord Farnborough had an audience yester-
day, of the King.
The Duchess of Kent, the Princess Augusta,
the Duke and Duchess of GlOucester, and the
Princess Feodore, dined with the Duke and
Duchess of Clarence on Sunday, at their resi-
dence in the Admiralty.

The Princess Augusta visited Lady Caroline
Waldegrave yesterday, at her residence in Cur-
zon-street.

The Duke of Rutland has lately had two
iuterviews with the King, one of which was of
considerable duration.

The Marquis of Londonderry had a nume-
rous party to dinner yesterday.

Lady Emma Lascelles, the third daughter of
the Earl and Countess of Harewood, will shortly
be led to the Altar by Mr. Edward Portman,
the Member for Dorsetshire.

THE OLD PASSAGE.--Wednesday, the 6th
of June, is fixed for the new steam-vessel to be-
gin crossing the Severn at this Ferry. The sub-
scribers, at whose expence it has been built, and
the piers and other important improvements com-
pleted, have determined that the whole shall be
open, without toll, to the public inspection and
use, for three days ; after which the new fares
are to commence, with considerable reductions
from those hitherto taken ; thus affording in-
creased accommodation at less expence. A
coach- is to be started direct from London, in
addition to the Bristol, Swansea, and Monmouth
stages ; and arrangements are in progress for
forwarding parties of pleasure, unon reasonable
terms, to Lancaut Double Views, Pon Moyle,
the Devil's - Pulpit, Chepstow Castle, Piercefield,
Wyndcliff, Tintern Abbey, the DevandenHill,
-Ragland. Castle, and other celebrated places in
the neighbourhood. This liberal and spirited
conduct deserves, and we trust is likely to meet
with, 'corresponding support 'on, the part of the