The Sun.
London, England, 1829-09-08 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

Yesterday an old man, named John 1116 Kenna,
was charged by a lad, named William Iklitchell, with
stabbing him on the temples with a knife.
The defendant, in a canting tone of voice, denied
the charge, and described himself as a most perse-
cuted person, blest with a more than ordinary stock
of Christian forbearance.

A decent-looking man here stepped forward and
said, that, notwithstanding the meekness assumed by
the prisoner, he was really a most quarrelsome pro-
voking old man, with whom nobody could agree.
Mr. HALLS told the prisoner that be must put in
good hail for the assault. In the mean time he should
be locked up until the medical gentleman should cer-
tify that the wound was no longer dangerous.

MIDDLESEX SESS lONS, SEPT. 7.

Thomas ITlToulifir was indicted for a misdemean-
our in having set fire to certain articles of furniture
and wearing apparel, with intent to defraud a benefit
society, of which his wife was a member.
The CHAIRMAN told the Jury he did rot think
there was sufficient evidence to establish a case
against the defendant, who was therefore pronounced
to be Not Guilty. _

William Shad, and eleven other men, journeymen
silk-weavers, were indicted for conspiring to pre-
vent Messrs. Brookes and Co. from carrying on
their business, or employing men for that purpose,
except on such terms as they chose to dictate.

Mr. ALLEY was about to state the facts of the
case, when
Mr. ADOLPHUS informed the Court, that the de-
fendants were willing to withdraw their plea of not
guilty, TM after pleading guilty, to enter into their
own recognizances to come up for judgment when-
ever they should be called for.

Mr. ALLEY, on the part of the prosecutors, ex-
pressed his willingness to accede to this proposition,
as his clients were not actuated by any vindictive
feelings towards the defendants, who, they believed,
had been misled by bad advice.
The defendants then entered into their own re-
cognizances in 201. each, to come up to receive judg-
ment when called upon, and were discharged.
John Chisholm, a baker, residing in Oxford-street,
was indicted for assaulting Samuel Wright.
The prosecutor is a constable and watch-house-
keeper of St. Marylebone. Late in the night in
question, two young men were taken to the watch-
house, they having been given in charge to the
watchman. The prosecutor, on hearing the details,
did not think they ought to be detained, and there-
fore ordered them to be discharged. The defendant,
who had followed them into the watch-house, and
was somewhat intoxicated, then came forward, and
said the watchman had acted improperly in taking
the young men into custody, and ought to be pu-
nished for it. The prosecutor told him, if he had
any complaint to make of the watchman, he might
lay it before the board, and requested him to leave
the watch-house. This he refused to do, and con-
sequently he was pushed out. As soon he got out-
side the door, he turned round, and seized the pro-
secutor, who was behind him, by the throat, and
knocked him against the steps. The prosecutor
then insisted on giving him in charge for this assault,
and he was dragged into the watch-house for that
purpose. Here he struggled violently to get away,
and at length gave the prosecutor a violent kick,
which broke his leg a little way above the allele.
The man tittered a scream of agony and fell, the de-
fendant falling upon him. For five weeks the pro-
secutorrretnely wasae.tterde b
The
ed
Jury) a , surgeon,returned and is
aversdtiiel ex-
verdict
of
Guilty, and

The CHAIRMAN sentenced the defendant to pay a
fine of 401., with liberty to speak to the prosecutor.

CAPTURE OF EL-MUSH.

(From the United Service Journal for September.)

Among the several attacks made in Egypt,
under Sir Sidney Smith, the taking of El-Arish
added another to the many laurels of England.
It is well known that we co-operated with the
Turks to expel Napoleon from Egypt ; that he
took possession of El-Arish, having driven out
the Turks ; and that the English were preparing
to retake the town in conjunction with its former
possessors. The Vizier, in pursuance of this
design, sent to Sir Sidney Smith, requesting the
assistance of some English officers to direct the
operations against the town. Though many, 110
doubt (I judge from myself), were anxious to
be chosen for this expedition, in order to sig-
nalize themselves, yet Colonel Douglas, Colonel
Bromley, and Captain Winter, from the ship Le
Tigre (accompanied by some few sailors), were
the only officers chosen by Sir Sidney. Colonel
Douglas wished some one to accompany him in
whom he might place confidence, and, to my
great delight and pride, I learned that he had
fixed on me. We left Gaza, where we then
were, on the 22d of December, 1799, and after
two days and two nights of great fatigue, occa-
sioned by the motion of the camels, lying in
the open air at night without covering, together
with the effects of the climate, we arrived at El-
Arish, as much to our joy as to the gratification
of the Turks. As we marched through the
Desert, that seemingly boundless expanse of
sand, the moon rose in silent majesty, affording
a fine field for reflection on the Providence of
whose aid we might so soon stand in need. We
commenced by erecting a battery against the
town, so as to command the N.W. and N.E.
towers, and flank the north entrenchment, by
which means we rendered the musketry on that
side of no avail. We then opened our ports,
and sent the British thunder out in dense
volumes of smoke ; nor did we fire in vain ; for
after a most heavy and tremendous cannonading
of seven successive days and nights, the French
colours disappeared, and the town surrendered
to the superior skill of the British, owning that
it was the battery and heavy firing directed by us
that made them resolve to capitulate.

During the firing I had nearly lost my life,
for I was standing by and directing one of the
guns, when a Turk came up to me, boasting of
his superior skill at that instrument of destruc-
tion, and desired that I would let him manage
the one I was then attending to. Believing him
expert, I complied ; but no sooner had he reached
the spot, than a shot, directed with fatal precision
from the fort, rendered him a mangled corpse.
Fancy me, then, covered with gore and dripping
with my ally's blood ; f►ncy me lifting up my
heart to all-seeing Providence in the contempla-
tion of my near approach to death, and wonderful
escape ; but my horror and my gratitude can be
felt only by those who have seen the dying and
the dead, the sad remains of battle's bloody work.
But to the main story. The French flag was
then struck and lowered from the towers of El-
Arish, and we all hastened to the gates to supply
its place with the banner of England. A capi-
tulation was signed, nearly to this effect :—That
the French were to leave the castle within an
hour, to lay down their arms on the glacis, leave
all their baggage behind, become prisoners of
war, and trust their sick and wounded to the
humanity of the Turks. This capitulation, how-
ever, was violated by the Vizier, and numbers of
the French fell beneath the sabres of the irritated
Turks, to whom a sequin for every head had
been promised by their Commander. One poor
woman, the wife of a French officer, ran up and
down, frantic with despair, calling on her hus-
band, and inquiring of those she met, in broken
accents, of her husband's fate. Alas ! I could
have told her that she was a desolate widow, for
by her description I saw him perish under the
dagger of a Turk. . .

—An adventure nearly similar to this happened
to tre, and for the second time I was providen-
tially rescued from destruction. The Turks
hastened in the utmost confusion to the fort.
Colonel Douglas was there, and I was obliged
to follow on foot, my horse having run away,
being frightened by the fire. In the crowd I
lost my red mantle, and was therefore compelled
to appear in blue ; this accident nearly cost me
my life. Some Turks perceiving me in a blue
dress and without a turban (for that I had also
lost), seized on me, believing I was a French-
man, nor could my repeated cries of " English !
English !" undeceive or deter them from their
purpose. I was dragged to a ditch full of heads
and covered with blood : here I was laid hold
of by a Turk, who had just dispatched one vic-
tim ; he seized me by the hair, and was on the
point of ending my. existence, when one of the
Vizier's own men, to whom I was well known,
called out that I was English. This occasioned
the contest at length rose so high, that
a dispute, some wishing to save, others to (le-
st
ht reoyy t n
both;e
proceeded to lay hold of me, one party
of my body, the other my legs. In this manner
they tbught for a considerable time, till at length a
stout fellow rescued and carried me off, more
dead than alive, to a place of safety. I then en-
deavoured to crawl to the camp, thinking that all
danger was over for that day at least, but I was
mistaken ; again I was taken as a Frenchman,
but I happily escaped, in the most deplorable
condition ; my mouth was full of blood and sand,
and I was tormented by a parching thirst, my
sight failed me, and my clothes were torn to rage.
Yet was all this suffering the means of my most
providential escape ; for when I was carried of by
the Turks, a desperate Frenchman fired the fort
and perished amidst numbers of his countrymen,
and also of his enemies, upon whom he had rep
verged himself by involving them in the con-
flagration and rum. Had I not been hurried
away by the Turks, I must have shared their fate.
T. G. S.

On Monday last the examination of TYLER
was resumed at Aylesbury before Lord NUGENT, Sir J.
D. KING, Colonel Baowx, and other Magistrates. Some
fresh witnesses were examined, but after the most atten-
tive consideration, the Magistrates were of opinion that
they had not sufficient evidence to warrant their commit-
ting the prisoner for trial, and be was therefore directed
to be discharged.
SHOCKING ACClDENT.—Yesterday morn-
ing, about nine o'clock, a most dreadful accident occurred
near the bleach-works of Messrs. HORRIDGE and HULME,
at Gravel-hole, two miles on this side of Bolton. Some
men in the employment of that firm were engaged in dig-
ging for marl, to be put as manure upon the adjoining
fields. They had undermined the banks to a considerable
extent, when the soil above, consisting principally of loose
gravel and sand, gave way, and buried the unfortunate
men. One man, who was only partially covered, soon ex-
tricated himself, and gave alarm at the works. Assistance
was immediately procured, and two others were got out
alive. Nearly half an hour elapsed, however, before the
remaining four were found, and they were then, of course,
quite dead. The following are the names of those who
were killed :--RICHARD CRAWSHAW, aged 54, has left a
family of eight children; Join.; HOLDEN, aged about 40,
has left four children; GEORGE HOLDEN, brother to the
last, aged 22, has left a wile and one child ; and FRANCIS
GRIME, a single man, aged 25. Mr. HORRIDGE dis-
played the most praiseworthy humanity on the occasion.
Medical assistance was procured as soon as possible, but it
was of no avail.2llancletrater Courier.

CORPORATION EXPENDITURE.

THE GRAND ENTERTAINMENT TO THE EMPEROR Of
RUSSIA, &C. AT GUILDHALL.

Numbers of persons who are interested in City
matters, have been assiduous in their inquiries into
the coast of the splendid entertainment to the Mo-
narchs and Generals who visited this country after
the peace; but not only the items, but the gross
amount of the expenditure, have been till now kept
a secret. The following is the list of the charges
on the occasion :

EXPENCES OF THE DINNER, &C., GIVEN TO THE EMPEROR.

OF RUSSIA, THE KING OF PRUSSIA, &C., BY THE CITY
OF LONDON, IN THE YEAR. 1814 ; SIR WILLIAM DOM^

NILLE, MAYOR.

General expenses £20,038 7 10
Bills, bars, &e.....

£20,347 5 2

ITEMS OF EXPENDITURE ON THE FEAST-DAY TO THE

MONARCHS.
Carpenters, bricklayers, &c. £5,186 12 5
Upholder; &c 3,455 8 0
Hire and removal of chandeliers 912 IS 2
Hire of plate 1,120 7 9
Hntlerage... 453 8 9
Cooks, confectioners 2,899 18 6
\Vines 1,627 13 0
Music 147 11 0
Florist 46 0 0
Waiters, attendants, &c 37 14 6
Tavern-bills for attendants out of the
llnll
Gravelling the streets 441 0 0
Constables 129 11 0
Alteration of the Comptroller's house 383 510
Printing, engraving, &c 679 3 0
Sundries 243 9 2
Committee's expenses 557 19 1
Officers' bills, gratuities, &c 1,359 14 9

£20,038 7 10

LONDON MARKETS.

PRICE OF BREAD. •
The highest price of Bread in the Metropolis is 10}61.1. fin the
4th. Loaf. There are others who sell from %(1. to 11,4 d. lido',
that price.

PRICE OF SEEDS.—Sept 7.
Kew English Red Clover Seed (per Cwt.) 12s. Us. fine 58s. 625.
Old Ditto Ditto —4. —l. fine
New Foreign Ditto. 528. 02s five 675. 725.
Old Ditto

New White Clover,
Old Ditto Ditto—

Ms. fine 708. 803.
70$. fine 80s. 84'

New Trefoil
-----
14s. 245. fine 305. 3254
Old Ditto . - -... . —s. --s. fine —s 40e4
ltih Grass l6s. ESs. fine —5. ...45.
English Carraway Seed —s. 401. 465. fine ....4.
Foreign Ditto , —B. —43. --s. fine •••••6
coriander—. —s. 14s. fine —s. 243.
St. Foin (per Quarter)------ --s. —B. 16s. fine 216.
Rye Grass .- .--------._ 15e. 40s. new --s. --4.
Pacey Ditto -..--------..-.-..-.-......-.--. 40s. 50s. new —5....1'
Linseed, for feeding --- --s. 385. fine —s. 406.
Ditto, for crushing--.......-------.. —s. 41s. 425. fine .--,'
Canary Seed, New.----- —s. 40s. fine —is. 465.
Ditto Old . —5. —s. --s. fine ...4'
White Mustard Seed-,-(per Bushel).,—. Os. 6s. As. Od. fine ••3.
Brown Ditto , --s. 9s. 144. fins -..4.,

Turnip Seeds, Round,
Green and Red Ditto

—s. —s. 114. fine 12s,
—s. ..-A. 12s. fine 16s•

Tares,

Ditto'lslew;

Rare Seed, English, fine (per Last) 301. 341.

—s. 31s. 465. fine —e•
--S. —s. fine 44g. 495.

Foreign 271.
ifV.

PRICES OF HOPS.—Sept. 7.
Kent Pockets 6l 14s. 71. 7s. to 71 164.

Sussex Ditto
Essex Ditto 6l. 121. 71. Os. to 71. 7s.
Farnham Ditto, Fine O/. Os. 9/. 9s. to 101 105.
Seconds 01. Os. 81. 8s to 91. 95.
Kent Lags 5l. 15s. 61. 6s. to 61. 15s•
Essex Ditto 5/. ss. 51. 15s. to 61. 05•
Sussex I)itto ... 51. 10s. 61. Os. to 61. 103.
01,1 Duty laid at .£36 000.

PRICE OF POTATOES—Sept. 7.
New Ware

PRICE OF OIL.

Rape Oil, brown 441. 6u. Refined 0
I.in.ced Oil -- 22 10

Linseed Oil Cake at the Mill, per thousand
Rape Cake, per ton

PHI CES OF

Per Ih. d. to (I.
Butts 'SO to 501 b.... 19 20i
Ditt0...„—....00 to 661 b.... 21 22
Dressing 14 17
Fine Coach 1. ides 19 21
Crop Hides. 35 to 401 b. 14* 16
Ditto 45 to 501 b 10 19
Ditto lB 20i

10 10
5 6

LEATHER.,
Per Ih. d. to a•
Tanned Horse Hides.. 17
Spanish Ditto 24
Per dozen.
Calf 5kin5....36 to Clib. 18
Ditto to 70Ib. 43ri
Ditto 70 to 801 b. 20 21,
Small Seals, Greenland 19/

Wil ITECH A PEL HAY MA RKET.—Sept. 5.
tidy 50& Od. to 95i. Od. I l lorcr (XL to 115'• OA•
Straw 40,. Od. to 48, Od.

RAW HIDES.
Per Stone. s. d. to s.
Per Stone. s. d. Oal"ji
Best Heifers& Steers 3 43 8 1 Ordinary 2 0 'h.
Middlings 2 3 0 Market Calf 6

SHEEP SKINS.
Os. CO. to Os. Od. I Shearlings.......oB. Bd. to Is. 04'
Lambs h. ed. to Is. 6d.

COAL MA lIKET.—,Sept.
Adair's . 298. Od. Walls end.brevrinarch— n
Beaumont 2B 0 Ditto EWA; - 3 l 3l (1
Charlotte 30 0 Ditto Heaton*** 3- 6
klebhurn Main —.—. 30 6 Ditto Northumberland 30 0
Killingworth 32 0 Ditto Perkins and Co.* 11 6
Liddell's 27 6 Ditto Uhl& 3,5
['maw . 29 6 Ditto Russell's 31 0
PontopWitalsor.......—*. 27 6 Lambton's Primrose 33 0
l'antleld
Townley _ . 27 9 Walls End 8eti0:L....-. 35
Willington 32 9 Walls End I 32 tt;
Walls Rod Bell anst Co.. 33 6 Walls End Stewart's ..35 0
Ditto Bewiekeand o.* 34 0 Hartley 32
Walls End Boundary 27 0 Landshipping--.. 54
Walls End Brown's ....... 31 6 Stone Coal Cox 48 "
Ditto Brown's unser.— 29 6 Russell's small 10 0
Ditto Cqr and C 0....—. 31 0 Londonderry small**. 20
Ditto Cramlington......... 29 6 Walker small_ ll,
Ships at market, 9234—Ships sold, 34%—Unsold, 5711'