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London, England, 1808-03-21 00:00:00

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CORt4 gXCHANGSf MARCH 11.
Tice arrivals of Wheat to-day ate short, but frora
the stocks of PlOif on hand being plentiful, creates
little detnind, and sales at small volition in rect..—
Fine Barley tither dearer—Malt and Beans vary but
little—White and Grey Peas rathet lower—The sup-.
ply of Oats is Lather short, and this article fetches r.
then better price:—Flotir dull in sale-.

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FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, MARCH 19.
Average Price of CORN in England and Wales, from the
1 returns ending the 1 hof March, 1808.
Wheat. I Rye. Harley. I Oats. I Beans. I Peas.
s. d. s. I. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
69 3 47 7 38 11 30 3 SS 6 72 1
The averagePriee of SUC AIA, computed fronrthe returns made
in the week ending March 164 is 34... :.--id. per hundred weight.
SEA‘COAL METERS' OFFICE, LONDON, MARCH 19.
CARGOES, SOLD' and PRICES.
Monday,, Wednesd. Friday,
I NEWCASTLE COAL. March 14. Marchl6. Marehlt.
Aclair's Main
I 25262 52 0
Benton Lorg 2 33 6 3 32 0
Bigg's Main 1 57 6 2 57 6
Bryan Main 1 52 6 3 52 0
Croft's Main 2 51 6 1 50 0
Eighton Moor 1 50 6
Ellison 2 52 0
Heblitirn Main 5 58 0
Holywell Main • 1 51 0
Kenton Main 1 S 9 0 • , 3 56 0
Mertai Main . . . 2 114 6
Percy Main •1 1 SS 0 S 37 0
Pontop Simpson's
.Pontop Windsor's —•
Gateshead Park
Tanfield Moor

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54 •

54 6
1$ 0
53 0
54 0

Park Main
Townley Main
Hawksworth Main
Walker
Wall's End

Wales End Temple's
Wortley Main
WlHinton
Wylam Moor
Killingworth
BrU and Browa's Wales End
South Hebburn
Blyth -r
Hartley
SUNDERLAND.
Bourn Moor
Eden Main
Hedwortk
Pimrose Maly
Urpeth
Russel's Main
Peerith New Main
Wear's Wales End

57 0
58 6
51 0
46 0
47 6

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WINCHESTER, MARCH 19.

Monday morning last, about eight o'clock, Luis
for the wilful murder of Francisco Romano, was con=
his cell, in the new jail, to the place of execution, near this city.
He behaved with great penitence after his condemnation, and
made a confession of the crime for which he was going to taller.
As the unfortunate man could not speak any language but the
Spanish, a Gentleman (a priest), came from London on purpose
to attend him in his last momenta. At the place of execution he
prayed most fervently. But a most melancholy circumstance
took place at putting the sentence into execution; owing to the
hangman not understanding his duty, in fixing the rope on the
gallows at the peeper time : —The rope was putvound the male-
factor's neck, and the cart instantly moving away, he fell, sus-
pended; but, shocking to relate! in the convulsive agonies of
death, his feet were partly on the ground; anti he underwent a
most violent strangulation. His dying groans were awful beyond
description.. He remained in that situation for some time ; and
then spoke, in great anguish, requesting to be put out of his mi-
sery. One of the javelin men, in compassion to the unhappy
s ffe -er, took him round the body, and lifted (him up, in order
to remove the rope, which was then under his chin, to under his
lrf ear. He was again thrown off, and it was then some titre
lac'or_ death put a final period to his great sufferings. This was a
s ene at which humanity shuddered: it cut many of the specta-
. t tea to the heart. His body, after hanging the usual time, was
delivered to the surgeons to Fe anatomised.
John *tt, for robbing Mr. Trent, is under Sentence to be ex.,
ecut 'aturday the 26th instant. The other seven prisoners
who enced to suffer (Lath, at the Assizes, wet e repriev-
ed befo th udges left the city.
Joseph Jones, committed by Sir JOHN CARTIER, for the mur-
der of Abraham Abrahams ; and David Gillmour, and Thomas
Landy, for felonies, were brought to jail this week.

DARING ROBBERY AT THE ROYAL EICCHANGEe••-•
Saturday morning, about half past three o'clock, the
range of offices in the Gallery over the Royal Ex-
change, were discovered, by the Watchman going his
round, to be broken open. On examining more closely,
he perceived, that not one of the offices in that part of
the building escaped the violent hands of the daring.
obtruders. Some of the doors had been wrenched
open with crows, or other burglarious implements ;
others were found lying open, without any apparent
marks of violence, the locks having been very inge-
niously picked. In this state the premises remained
till an advanced hour in the morning, when the alarm
was given to their respective proprietors, who imme-
diately commenced an examination of the amount of
loss, if any, they had sustained. The Merchant
Seamen's Office was broken, but fortunately the vil-
lains found no plunder ; 7001. which had been let
apart from the fund for a payment that morning to
the Seamen's widows, escaped their hands, by the
impregnable strength of the iron chest, in which it
was contained. Mr. Chapman's office shared a simi-
lar fate, from which were taken two quarters of a
Lottery Ticket in the present Lottery. Mr. Hodges
lost from his office two pieces of Irish cloth. Mr.
Wartnaby's premises were also broken open, but the
plunderers found nothing that they could carry of;
a fine haunch of mutton, which hung up for this
Gentleman's Sunday dinner, fortunately escaped their
ravages. The thieves also broke open the strong
iron chest in the counting-house of Mr. Secretan, and
strewed all the papers about the room, and left be:
hind them marks of indecency. Mr. Smith lost
about 901. in cash, and 7001. in bills. Messrs. Ri.
vets and Angerstein lest about 901. in money. Mr.
Parish lost about 401. amongst which was a draft
for 51. which the villains contrived to get paid in the
morning before the draft could be stopped. The
River Dee Office was likewise broke open, but nothing
stolen. In short, every office round the place was
broke open. The Royal Exchange, and Lloyd's,
being very well watched, and supposed to be known
by the thieves, they did not attempt it. An attempt
to break open the Royal Exchange Assnrante Office
was made, but the villains here failed. No clue what-
ever was left to lead to the depredators, ;fr Avery ex-
ertion is set on foot by the Lord Mayor tolitatsce the
villains, and bring them .to punishment.