The Sun.
London, England, 1827-08-30 00:00:00

DREADFUL MURDER IN AMERICA.

(From the New York Courier of Aug. 2.)

We extract the following horrid account, which we
hope, for the honour of the States generally, and Alabama in
particular, is not of frequent occurrence, that in countries,
professing the common principles of humanity, there should
be found perpetrators of such a tragedy; and that the same
should, through timidity or fear, be connived at by a Jus-
tice of the Peace, who witnessed the execution of the mise-
rable wretch, without the verdict of either a Judge or Jury,
is Kiel' an act as to make us almost involuntarily start back
with horror. The following is the extract alluded to :

TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA, JUNE 30.

HORRIBLE CIRCU➢MSTANCL-Some time during the
last week, one of those outrageous transactions, and we
really think disgraceful to the character of civilized man,
took place near the North East boundary line of Perry, ad-
joining Bibb and Antuaga counties. The circumstances, we
are informed by a gentleman from that county, are—" That
a Mr. M'Neely having lost some clothing or property of
no great value, the slave of a neighbouring planter was
charged with the theft ; M'Neely, in company with his
brother, found the negro driving his master's waggon, they
seized him, and either did, or were about to chastise him,
when the negre stabbed M'Neely, so that he died in an
hour afterwards ; the negro was taken before a justice of
the peace, who, after serious deliberation, waived his autho-
rity, perhaps through fear, as the crowd from the above
counties had collected to the number of 70 or 130 persons,
near Mr. Pople's, the justice's house ; he acted as presi-
dent of the mob, and put the vote, when it was decided he
should be immediately executed, by being burnt to death ;
the sable culprit was led to a tree, and tied to it, and a
large quantity of pine-roots collected and placed around
him, and the fatal torch was applied to the pile, even against
the remonstrance of several gentlemen who were present,
and the miserable man was in a short time burnt to ashes.
An inquest was held over the remains, and the sheriff of
Perry county, with a company of twenty men, repaired to
the neighbourhood where this barbarous act took place, to
secure those concerned, but with what success we have not
heard. This is the second negro who has been thus pot to
death without judge or jury in that county."
This paper calls the attention of the merchants to the
article of Pot and Pearl Ashes, to the necessity of securing
to the public a proper and actual importation of this article ;
and it is alleged, that from the neglect of this precaution,
they were likely to lose the market of Antwerp, from the
weakness of the ley from which they were made, and the
sand and other alloy with which they are mixed.

THE MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE.—Auct. 29.

We had very little fresh of any kind of Grain since
Monday ; fine fresh Wheat, both Old and New, brought
fully that day's prices ; there was also more demand for
secondary descriptions. The arrivals of Oats have fallen
off very materially; this article was brisk sale at rather
better prices; Old Beans very scarce, and Is. to 2s. per
quarter dearer ; White Pease better sale.

ARRIVALS.
Wheat. Barley.
1,050 qrs. - qrs.

Oats. I Flour.
750 qrs. I,7ooscks.

English
Irish

Foreign

1,250