The Sun.
London, England, 1829-03-25 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCPIANGE.
This market has received a good supply
only of Foreign
Wheat, chiefly from Spain and Italy ; all other kinds of Grain
have come in scantily. The prices of Monday last are maintained
for the few sales of Wheat that have been efft.cted ; but the trade
may he reported dull to-day. Barley, Beans, and Pease, each
fully support last quotations. Oats appear inclined to be rather
dearer, as the quantity at market lessens ; but they connot be re-
ported any higher to-day. The trade for Flour is not so brisk as
last week.

ARRIVALS.
Wheat. I Barley. Oats.
al Flour..
Irish
English 2,300 qrs. 4,600 qrs. 1 690 qrs. 2,700 sacks
,200
Foreign - 500 brls.

THE FANCY.

BATTLE BETWEEN DOBELL AND BROWN.

This fight was to have taken place at Bridgnorth, but
it came off at Dukedale, some mi;es farther off, when after
fighting seventeen rounds, in twenty-two minutes, Brawn
was declared the victor. Spring and O'Neill seconded
Brown, and Peter Crawley and Byrne, Dobell. We shall
give full particulars to-morrow.

FIGHT BETWEEN GARRATT AND MENDHA3I
A NORFOLK YOUTH

This fight had been long the subject of speculation
among the Norwich and Beccles
,fancy, and the betting,
which was to a considerable extent, was generally even.
The Suffolk Champion (Garratt) had before graced the
ring, but was the smallest man. Their own money de-
pending on the event was but 10/., but they were backed
for 25/. a-side. The fight took place in a regular 24-feet
roped ring, at Thurton, about seven miles from Norwich,
At two o'clock Alendham came into the ring, and threw
his castor up with much confidence; he was immediately
followed by Garratt, who showed no want of spirit. The
::roved to view the fight was very large, and consisted of a
due admixture of the sexes : some well-dressed women
graced the ring, and proved, by their gestures and the
cheers they gave their favourites, that they shared in all
the pleasures of a mill. The celebrated Ned Painter picked
up Mendham, and Wigg did the office for Garratt. On
peeling, Garratt showed the best condition, and was the
favourite in betting, but the odds were trifling.
Round I.—Sparring, with much caution on both sides,
though Mendham showed a deficiency of tact in stopping.
After an exchange of a few blows, Mendham felled his
taian as he would an ox,—clean.—(Cheers for Mendham.)

2. Both at the scratch in time, but Garratt showed first
blood : Mendham down.

The other rounds were fought with varying success, but
generally in favour of Gamat, who, during the last six
rounds, had it all his own way. In the 35th round Gar-
ratt gave Mendham so severe a blow over the smeller, that
he was deaf to time, after a fair stand-up fight of one hour
and twenty-five minutes. This is the second battle they
have fought, the first being a drawn battle.

EXECUTION OF CLIFFE FOR MURDER.

On Monday James Cliffe underwent the awful
sentence of the law at Lancaster, for the murder of
his wife at -Manchester, on the 2d January last.—
We understand that after the unfortunate man re-
ceived his sentence, he applied himself with as much
assiduity as his feelings would allow him, to the re-
ligious instruction and consolation administered to
him by the chaplain of the gaol. He fully acknow-
ledged his guilt; that he was umlonbtedly the cause
of the death of his wife by his brutal usage towards
her, but still he denied, as he did on his tri.a, that
any previous malice existed in his mind, or that he
bad any intention of committing the crime of murder
when he s•ruck her. He added, that he expected
to be convicted of the offence of manslaughter
merely, and be transported. He also wished to pal-
liate his offence by stating, that he was really un-
conscious of his ferocious conduct towards her, in
consequence of being so eery much intoxicated at
the time. He wept and sobbed most bitterly from
the time of his sentence to the awful moment of his
death.
At twelve o'clock he was brought on the fatal
scaffold, and after a portion of the burial service had
been read by the clergyman, he was launched into
eternity. His sufferings appeared to be of short
duration. After hanging the usual time, his body
was placed in tI shell, and given to the surgeons for
dissection.

We understand this wretched man was a native
of Blackburn, and was by trade a paper-maker; but
that latterly he had earned his livelihood by carting
in the neighbourhood of Manchester. He has left
several children to deplore his loss, who, by his un-
feeling behaviour, are thrown orphans upon the wide
world. We are informed that he was a methodist
by persuasion, and that a minister of that religion
attended upon him in prism—Manchester Mer-
cury.

The Duke of CUMBERLAND and a select
party dined with the Princess AUGUSTA on Monday, at
her residence in the King's Palace, St. James's.
The Duchess of GLOUCESTER visited the
Princess AUGUSTA yesterday.
The Earl of ELDON had an interview with
the Duke of CuMIIERLANn yesterday.
Sir GEORGE MURRAY and the CHANCEL-
LOR of the EXCHEQUER visited the Duke of Nirs.martaTort
yesterday, at the Treasury.
Mr. HERRIES transacted business with the
CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER yesterday, at the
Treasury.

Lord FITZROY SOMERSET held a levee yes-
terday, as Military Secretary to the Commander of the
Forces, at his office in the Horse Guards.
The Earl of ABERDEEN had a conference
yesterday with the Duke of WELLINGTON.

Despatches were received yesterday at the
Foreign Office, from Mr. VAUGHAN, our Minister to the
United States of North America.

Prince ESTER HAZY, the Austrian Ambas-
sador, had an interview yesterday with the Earl of ABER-
DEEN, at the Foreign Office. _ _

As an instance of increasing liberality of the
march of mind," the Tailor Corporation at Aberdeen, on
Friday night, elected into office of trust a Roman Catho-
lic, being the first instance of the kind, in that body, since
1688.—Aberdeen Chronicle.

An Artesian well has been bored in the
Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND'S grounds, at Sion, to the
depth of 535 feet. The first 20 feet bored tkrough con-
sisted of loose gravel and sand; to this succeeded strong
blue clay, to the depth of 410 feet ; next, 10 feet of green
sand ; then between 30 and 40 feet of loose chalk ; and,
finally, very firm and hard chalk, to the depth of 535 feet,
which is said to extend to an unknown depth. A strong
spring was found in the green sand, but it was not power-
ful enough to rise higher than 30 feet from the surface.—
The next spring was found in the solid chalk, and the two
springs united now rise to the height of five feet above
the surface, and the water flows over at the rate of five
gallons per minute, of a temperature of 55 Fahrenheit.—
Magazine of Natural History.
EDINBURGH PETITION IN SUPPORT OF
THE CATHOLIC CLAIMS.-The petitions from this city in
favour of the measures of Government for a settlement of
the Catho!ic Question, were forwarded by yesterday's mail
to the Earl of Haradisc-rosz, Lord MELVILLE, and Sir
JAMES MACKINTOSH. They were open for signature for
only six days, and within that period they were signed by
above 7,600 of the inhabitants. The list comprises,
among others, six Peers, sons of Peers, or Privy Council-
lors, 25 Baronets or Knights of the Bath, 155 gentlemen
of considerable landed estates, the Principal and 16 Pro-
fessors of the University, 21 Bankers and principal officers
of banks, 128 practising Advocates, 50 Divines .of the
establishment, of the Scottish Episcopal Church, and of
the different denominations of Protestant Dissenters, and
licensed preachers at present in the city, 32 Admirals,
Captains, and other officers of the Royal Nz.vy, six Gene-
sal Officers, 40 Colonels and other officers in the army,
11 Civil and Military Officers in the East Itvia Coin-
pany's serv,ce, 19S Physicians and Singsong, 232 Writers
to the Signet, 370 Solicitors, Accountants, Writers. and
others connected with the law, 237 tne chants and traders,
and abut 6,000 respectable inhabitants, comprising a vast.
majority of those et.gq; d in education, the arts, and the
general conon,ree 01 this great city.—Edinburgh Even
ing Courant of M, nday.
ANTI-POPERY 0 UTR A GES.-00 Monday
morning, while the Rtv. Mr. STUART was eels bratini
mass in the Catholic chapel, a huge stogge 11,..w threw one
of the windows on the north sid. , and passed very closet to
Mr. STUART'S lead. liad it struck any one present, the
consequences would, in all probability, have been fatal.—
The ruffian who perpetrat, d this outrage doubtless imagines
that he has rendered a most acceptable service to the cause
of religion. On Sunday a great number of vagabonds as-
sembled near Warrenders'-parks, and provided themselves
with bludgeons cut from the hedges, with which they
swore they would murder all the Papists who exhibited
themselves upon Tuesday, which was St. Patrick's day.—
Fortunately their courage had not been equal to their fero-
city, for they did not attempt to carry their design into
execution. These are some of the blessed fruits of those
Anti-Popery placards with which the walls of the city are
bespattered, in sticking up which the sallow-complexioned
gentleman we alluded to in our last, has been extremely
busy.-...we cannot say conspicuous, for it is under the cloud
of eight that he performs the part of a bill-sticker.—
Glasgow Herald.

LIMERICK ASSIZES.

ATROCIOUS MURDER.

On Wednesday morning, March 18, Mr. Serjeant
Lefroy proceeded to the County Court to try a
heavy case of murder, which, from its peculiar
nature, attracted a large share of public interest.
After the disposal of a few unimportant trials,
the Clerk of the Crown called to the gaoler to bring
up JerennA Hayes to the bar. An audible
murmur pervaded the court, and the most intense
curiosity was visible in all faces at this moment;
every eye was directed to the dock, in search
of the man who could be such a monster
ac to murder his newly-affianced wife, a female,
from all accounts, the most attractive and in-
!cresting. The prisoner approached the bar quite
firm, and apparently unconcerned. He is a stout
strong-built man of low stature, about five feet
three inches, large full countenance, but of a sullen
cast, black eyes, and exceedingly thick and bromic
vent eye-brows deeply shaded with black hair, a
heavy mouth and chin, with rather short neck. He
was dressed in a dark frieze body coat, coloured waist-
coat, and blue trousers. The accused, a baker by
trade, did not appear to exceed 30 years of age. He
pleaded " not guilty.
Mr. Serjeant GOOLD stated the case. He said,
it will be proved to you that the prisoner at the
bar married this lovely young wormy] against the
consent of his relatives and friends, just five weeks
before the 10th of September last ; he got nd por-
tion with her on this occasion. He was a bilker,
living in the village of Hospittle. His mother fee
sided with him before this, but left the house on
the marriage. The prisoner at this time stated that
he wanted to go to Limerick on a particular night,
having bought three bags of flour, and he applied
to a carman named Dooly to ascertain when he
would be going there. He asked, would Dooly be
going the 9th of Sept.; but Dooly told him he would
not until the 10th. Prisoner called on Dooly the
10th, and Dooly said he would proceed that evening
m lien he had fed his horse. The night was dark; it
was about nine or ten o'clock, and the prisoner set
out from Hospittle for Limerick with his wife, dc-
siring Dooly to go on before them, and that he would
follow. The prisoner and his wife were left alone
at a particular spot on the road called the Hill, act
far from Herbertstown, at the dead hour of the night.
The Nealons, a family that lived near the spot, were
reused from their beds by a person crying out that he
was robbed and murdered, and that his wife was mur-
dered. The Nealons opened the door of their
house, and saw the prisoner, who entered, lie
complained that he was attacked by two men on the
roe!, added that his wife was dragged over a ditch
into a field, where he was afraid she was murdered,
The Nealons, hearing this dreadful story, went onf,
and, after some search, found the body of the wo-
man she was still alive, and breathing. All this
time the prisoner was clasping his hands and la-
menting ; but the instant his unfortunate wife
ceased for to exist, he became quite composed.
On the homicide being reported, Surgeon Franklin,
jun., was sent from Limerick to examine the body,
and to ascertain, if possible, by what means she had
come to this violent death. There were cuts on the
head, a stab on her neck, and some of her teeth
knocked out. After the investigation he inquired
for the husband, looked at his clothes, and both in-
side and outside they were covered with blood.
Surgeon Franklin had a suspicion that all was
not right, and he would depose that so great an effus.
sion of blood on his dress could not have proceeded
from the wounds in his head, unless an artery were
ruptured. The prisoner stated distinctly three dif-
ferent accounts of this transaction. A man named
Patrick levers on the night of the murder
was accosted by the prisoner on the outside of
his house, and solicited to aid him in the
dreadful crime which he contemplated; prisoner
said his mother and brother would not be reconciled
to hint unless his wife was put out of the way. The
prisoner has made since a voluntary confession to
two person of this horrible murder.
Mr. Sergeant Goow, having concluded his ad-
dress, called evidence which proved all the facts he
had stated.

The Jury, without leaving the box, returned a
verdict of Guilty.
The prisoner heard the verdict with the same
composure which marked his demeanour the entire
of the investigation. On the sentence being pro-
nounced he withdrew from the bar, brushing his
hat, apparently quite indifferent to what was going
on around him.