Star.
London, England, 1819-02-17 00:00:00

LONDON AND OTHER MARKETS, fE8.16.

SESSIONS.

The fall in the value of a great proportion of the
first articles of trade, the commercial distress which
has been increasing for some time past, and the alarm
at the considerable failures, occasioned a great stag-
nation of trade last week; there is however apps.
rattly a returning confidence, which will probably
lead, at opt distant period, to a renewal of the eaten-
sive trade of the country.
Corrow.--Tbe India Company have declared for
sale, the 26th instant, 753 bales Surat, and 960 hales
Bengal Cottons. It is probable more may be added,
but it is generally believed that the sale will be an
inconsiderable one. The purchases of Cotton since
our last have been entirely for export : 500 Pernams
in bond were taken at 21d. a few at 21id. and 21k1.
A few Maranhams, duty paid, sold at 19d. Eighty
fair common Bengals, 6id. and 120 of the finer de-
scriptions, Bd. and 81d. The market is still in a very
depressed state, the buyers anticipating a further
decline.
Coentx.-There were two public sales of Coffee
brought forward last Tuesday ; the first, consisting
of Demerara and Berbice descriptions, went at prices
rather higher ; good middling, 140 s. a 140 s. 6d. fine
middling, 1475. The other, consisting of 27 casks
3.57 bags British Plantation, and 39 casks 292 bags
Foreign, sold, good ordinary Dutch 120 s. a 1265.
fine ordinary, 128 s. 6d. Good ordinary pale 'Javan-
nail was taken in at 1225. ordinary, at 117 s. The
market by private contract continued in a very de-
pressed state all the week, and no contracts were
reported.
Strumt.-The Sugar Market was very heavy last
week. On Thursday a public sale of 99 hhds. four
tierces and 16 barrels St. Lucia Sugar was brought
forward. The whole sold at the reduction of Is. per
cwt. the good quality, 78s. 6d. was lower in propor-
tion than the inferior descriptions. Low browns sold
71s. 6d. and 725. approaching to dabs 70s.
OiLs-By public sale last week, 167 casks Olive Oil,
duty paid, £B7. 15s. a £88.55. 131 whole, and 63
half jars, £5. a £5. 10s. per jar of about twenty-four
gallons.
Tobacco.-There was a public sale of Tobacco on
Wednesday last, which attracted considerable atten-
tion. It consisted of 100 hhds. Virginia and 160
hhds. Kentucky. The-whole sold at a farther reduc-
tion of about 110:I. per Po. being from Id. a lid. per
lb. lower than the last public sale. The Virginias
were stript, of mostly low qualities, selling from 4d.
a 7id. The Kentucky went off also at very reduced
rates ; stript, sd. a 6td. leaf, 4d. a sd. It is the
ge-
neral opinion of the market, that the great depres-
sion of the prices will induce extensive purchasers to
come forward. The request for export is also ex-
pected to revive, and since the sale there have been
already about 100 hhds. sold by private contract,
much about the prices realized at the public sale.

atesioits Hill was yesterday. tzled upon an indict-
ment, charging her with having dreadfully abused
her niece, --Prunella, a child not five years of age.
The prosecution, which was conducted by Mr. ALLwr,
who spoke at considerable length and with great feel-
ing, was instituted by the parish of St. Martin's-in-
the-Fields. _ .

The evidence detailed a series of shocking cruelties.
One of the Jury was so much affected at the repeti-
tion of it by the Chairman, as to be obliged to leave
the Court for some minutes. The child died soon after
the scenes described took place, and a bill for murder
war presented, but thrown out by the Grand Jury.
Mr. Blunt, of Nol 12, Hemming's-row, St. Mar-
tin's-lane, in whose house the prisoner resided, stated,
ghat on the 24th of October the prisoner caused the
child to stand with her feet wet on the flags in the
kitchen, while she rubbed her with a flannel drenched
in cold water ; after which she made the child sit upon
the stairs naked. On the 3d of November witness
saw the prisoner and the child in the yard • the child
was naked, and the prisoner threw a pale of water
over her, upon which she seemed convulsed. Wit-
ness remonstrated with the prisoner, but it caused
nothing but a greater degree of cruelty. The aunt
threw another pail of water over the child; after
which she drove her up stairs. Witness then heard
blows, which must have been given by the aunt, and,
repeated piercing cries from the poor child.
Anna Cole confirmed the strong
,facts of the for-
mer evidence, and added, that the prisoner had placed
the child in a washing. tub, and turne2 the cock upon
her for ten minutes ; that. she then took her, put her
into the coal hole, and told her it was full of rats.
Hannah Wood confirmed the greater part of the
statement of the former witnesses.

There was nothing to impeach this testimony but
the speech of Mr. ANDREWS, which alluded to the
hill thrown out by the Grand Jury, commented upon
the strange circumstance that the Surgeon had not
been produced, and threw a general discredit upon
the evidence of the witnesses.

The CHAIRMAN said, the thanks of the public were
due to the parish that instituted this prosecution,
hich had brought to light a most odious and abo-
aable instance of cruelty, if the evidence were to
he relied on. Ile intimated that if the Surgeon could
1,:i./e contradicted any thing, he should have been
called by the prisoner.
The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty immediately.

POLICE.

Bo m-warrsr.—Yester day, Jo Ark Pepe, late sbnpman of Messrs.
Richard and Wihon, stationers, is tit. Martin's-court, was fully
cOnunitted for stealing a pocket-book, containing Bank notes,
cheques', and bills to a large amount, which Mr. Stockings, of
Wallam-green, had accidentally left on the shop counter of
Messrs. Richard and Wiliam.
J. Cr fl, an aged man, was fully committed, for stealing a large
quantity of beef, from at butcher's shop, at Chelsea.
Tllrros•aa Rill:N.—Yesterday, J. Aitight, waggon-guard, and
iroafry, a watchman in St. John's-street, were fully committed
for stealing a butter flat, froth the Rushton waggon.
atioaopen-ava 'icy—A charge of outrage, which, to use the
w,ads of the Magistrate, was never surpassed in this country,
was heard against J. Dawson, J. Maswe, and J. Lambarr, a :11ary-
la.13niine constable. The two fenner were charted with break-
leg into the house of Mr!. Ireland, ehatsemonger,ln East-street,
blatichester-square, discharging pistols ht her when in bed,
assaulting and firing at Facey, the complainant's shopman,
and assaulting others, and the constable was charged with
• assaulting persons, and a.ichrir and abetting in the outrage. It
appeared that Dawsen claimed possession of ;he house, from an
agreetnent with Ireland, the husband of Mrs. Ireland,who
had deserted her, and sure refused to part with the possession of
it. Mrs. Ireland stated, that at eight o'clock yesterday morn-
kpg, the defendant broke open the street-door with a crow-
bar, and proceeded up stairs into her bcd-rootn, and pre-
rtted pistols at her which they discharged at her' more than
• once, and insisted on her immediately quitting the premises.
Ifer two children females, were driven into the street, almost.
naked, and the house was full of ruffians, who were brought
thither to assist in the outrage. Yam, the shepmao, proved
that he was blowing the fire in the parlow, when the defendant
and five or six Irislunen forced open the street-door, by means
of a crow bar, and rushed in. Ile and a little boy who was with
him rushed up stairs to Mrs. Ireland's bed-room, followed by
the ruffians, Who.fired at him with a pistol, and be felt some-
thing like the wadding pass close to his cheek. They then
hurried him and the boy down stairs, and threatened to blow
_ _ _ _

him raovlsioss.--Prime Butters have been in
request. The inferior qualities are rather heavy, and
generally, it may be stated, there are few. purchasers,
by private contract, on account of the frequency of
the public sales. Bacon is rather heavy. Pork and
Beef continue steady.
lIENP, FLAX, AND TALLOW.—The prices of Tal-
low are little varied. The market remains heavy,
and for arrival during the year 635. Hemp has
fallen considerably, particularly for parcels in Lon-
don. For arrival considerable sales ale reported,
£1 a£2 above our quotations. It is rather an un-.
common circumstance, that for arrival the prices
,should be higher than for parcels in London. Flax
6 little varied.
IRELAND.

The perusal of the following article cannot but
prove extremely interesting, as it. spews the rapid
increase in that important branch of our manufac-
ture, the Linen Trade, in the last six months ending
October, 1818 :

Estimated
No. of average price TotaL
'Months. Pieces. per piece.
AC. 8. d. P. s. d. Z. 8. d.
May, 5,6.56 5 b 6 17,115 10 0

his brains out upon the spot. Ile said they might blow his
brains out, but he would protect his mistress. 'Pie!, turned
' him out of doors, and fired at him again through the shutters.
A number of people at List assembled, and took part against the
intruders, who effected their escape, but for a short time. It
was proved by a carpenter, that Dawson offered his men £1 to
let him escape by his premises next door; instead of doing which
they delivered him to the populace, by whom he got toughly
handled. The defence was, that there was only powder in the
pistol; and DAWAOII said he had bought the house of Ireland,
lint could not get the wife out. The Constable pleaded igno-
rance, and did not know but the paper shewn to him to act upon
was a warrant.—Ordercd to find good bail, and remanded till
such should be found.

June, 4,650 5 3 3 14,309 15 0
July, 5,520 3 5 0 17,956 5 0

49,379 10 9
Aug. 6,04$ 3 4 3 19,439 19 10i
Sept. s,ona p S 16.503 16. 3
Oct. 1,127 .3 510 20,179 7 6
5.1,929 II 71

£105,507 15 4i
The Linen Market is -generally more brisk every
where, in the three first, than in the last three of these
months, because, in the latter period, the weavers are
more busily engaged -in their little husbandry occu-
pations. But in Drogheda, it appears the sales of tbo
latter quarter have exceeded those of the former.
• Monday morning, Mr. CA ILILE,•of Beet-street, LIVERPOOL, FEBRUARY 13.
was liberated from Newgate, by giving bail at Judges' There have been only 370 hhds. Sugar offered by
Chambers, in the indictment by the Society for the auction this week, nearly the whole of whicti were
Suppression of Vice. brown Demeraras, with a few lots of low middling,
Sunday evening, a young gentlem4n passing and these being descriptions that are little wanted at
through the Strand had his pocket picked of his hand- present for the home trade, they went off heavily ;
kerchief, but instantaneously missing his property, the sale yesterday went at a reduction of Is. 6d. to
he turned and collared the depredator (a lad about 2s. per cwt. on browns, and the whole could not be
19 years of age), to whom he gave a severe drubbing, sold even at that decline. Some little business has
and thereby recovered his property, to the great sans- been done by
_private treaty in the better qualities at
faction of all the beholder., there not being a watch- full prices. Molasses continue dull, and 49 his&
man near the place. Demerara of good quality were taken at 335. 3d.
During the execution yesterday morning, a man was per mt.. About 920 bags dry white Bengal Sugar
detected in the act of picking pockets. As the mob were yesterday brought forward by public sale, and
were taking him to the George, on Snow-hill, to duck the whole went off steadily at SOs. Sd. to 535. Sd. per
him, he was rescued from their gripe, and escaped. cwt. all for home use. Nothing done in Foreign
A few days ago, a man pretending to want lodg- Sugars. In the early part of the week some sales
in s, stole out of the house of a widow, aged upwards were effected in St. Domingo Coffee of fair quality,
of-80, in Tippet-street, llull, 30 guineas, the whole at ISO's. to 1313. and in good ordinary Jamaica at
of the little property she had laid by to supply the 1365. to 138 i. per cwt.; but the Market has since be-
wants of old age. . come exceedingly dull and unsettled, owing to the
An American Journal says, " About eighteen accounts from London ; so much so, that we cannot
months ago we had an account of a man selling his give quotations with any degree of accuracy. Ginger
wife for six shillings, out of which he was to allow continues dull ; 200 bags East India, at the sale yes!.
the purchaser the price of a mug of ale; subs.- terday, were taken in at 30s. per mt. Nothing done
quently another was sold at an advance of eighty-five: in Cocoa or Pimento. Rum continues in partial de-
dollars; and we now learn, from a Tennessee Paper,imand, but no considerable business done.
that a wife has recently been sold in that State for I In consequence of the brisk demand for Cottons
three hundred and twenty; five dollars!" which took place last week, the holders of Boweds
Mr. COBBETT has exposed the fallacies in Mr. raised their prices, and an advance of *d. to *d. per
MAUR)CE BIRKBECK'S Letters from the Illinois. He ]b. was in some instances given. The dealers, bow-
asserts, that every one of his estimates for building, I ever, in general were not wining to give this, and
for preparing the ground, ibr tillage, for fencing and I the prices declined again to those abticed in our last
hedging, for reaping his crops, and preparing them . circular. mamba= and Pernams also improved,
for the market, is grossly erroneous ; and that h• I and have maintained an advance of Id to id. per lb.
-himself, as well as every English farmer who follows East India Cottons, on the other haaj, have declined
i
his exam
llple,ekanien will be tas
. otally disappointed to this
1000 bales of Bengali and 800 Berms were yeses?.
Transa Paradise
day offered by auction ; of the Bengal* only 140