The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-04-03 00:00:00

tier. but recommended the prieows to aletti on the
monde of their gotta eharacter, eoliths* the louder
was not premeditated. The Jidge said the recant-
messlation should have every attention in his power
to give lie then proceeded to pass sentence.
commenting is the most affecting manner on the
dreadful situation in which the unfortunate pri-
soners had placed themselves. The unhappy men
fell upon their knees, uttering the most be.trtsrending
lemestations. A more appalring scene was never
SOW. and the feelings of almost every pen to present
wen wrought to the etimoat pitch of agony. The scene
is the enter court was scarcely less aff cling, where
the wine and retainer of rose of the pritoners wee,
in the utmost di : one poor woman rename lin a
state of insensibility for upwards of an hour. Aleel,
who was acquuted, was as touch affected as his •nore
unfortunate companions.—We are happy to add to
this painful relation, that a petition in their favour was
signed by thccoroner who committed them to gaol, and
many other gentlemen of Wolv. rhampton, who attend-
ed Ole .seises; and nest morning, they were can.lneted
into court, when the learned judge (Mr. Justice
Richardson), add dan admonitory speech to them,
and said that owing to the recommendation of the jury.
their general good character, and apparent contrition.
' be had been induced to recommend them to merry. awl
held out hopes that their lives would lie spared. They
have consequently Item reprieved. The convicts on
bearing the address of his Lordship, seemed overwhelm-
ed by the excess of their feelings. On 'rsesJay dor.
ing their long trial, they had no sustenance. and they
could take none after condemnation. When they
were placed in the n next morning, so far were
their senses disordered. that they expected they were
ping to be executed; and it was a long time after
they returned to prison brfore they recovered from the
shock they bad sustained. The humane attention of
the Governor assisted in restoring them.
Twenty-two prisoners received sentence of death, all
of whom have been reprieved, except Charles and
John Taylor, for coining shillings, who are left for
execution on Saturday the 6th of April. As, how-
ever. the evidence against John Tayler was less deci-
aloe than it was against his elder brother, and as he
was recommended to mercy by the Jury, some hope is
Atertaised that his sentence may yet be mitigated.

LONDON 411.4RK1CT3, APAIIL 2.
COTTON.—sThere has been x general and rather es'
Waive demand for Cottons for exportation ; the request
has been chiefly directed to the Bengal descriptions, et
which the shippers have takes about 2000 itsia,; the
other purchases since our last are chiefly Co. resale. The
purchases since our last consist of SOOO bales.
COFFEE.—The public sales brim& forward last
week, after the day of our prislication, consisted of tig
casks ant 1•2733 bags; the qsantity was too considerable
for the demand; th consequence has been, a further
, irregular reduction in the prices of 2s. a 4s. per cert• se
the ordinary descriptions; the coloory and tine, heist
scarce and in request, nearly supported the fernier car.
rency.—The market to.ilav is lg. a 21. per cwt. higher
with so improving riernanil.
SUOAR.—The demand for Mescovades was steady
till towards the close of last week, when the market bee
came exceedingly heavy. and scartely stnysalestould be
effected ; nu reduction in rise prices was however sub,
witted to. This forenoon the market must still be re.
ported uncommonly heavy, hat the holders will not sal.
mit to any redaction to facilitate sales; the purchases
are quite inconsiderable. The refined market became
ex .eeilingly heavy towards the close of last week, am
snob was the eagerness to erect sales, that the prices N.
ceded Is. a 2s. per cwt. There is no change is the prices
of the Mined goods this morning, notwithstan.:ing the
accounts from S. Petersburg reach up to the ‘th eft,
when no new Tariff had been issued; and, indeed, it
was anticipated, if any alteration took place, it n ould be
rather favourable. Molasses, to-day, are very hear; as
441.6.1.
An order from Government has come down to the
Cardona-house to receive the old duty on Fast luNliasa.
gars, both for the present, and also after the sth inst.
TOBACCO.—The only purchases late], reported are
Inconsiderable parcels of low Virginia Tobacco at 31d.
, and 4W. a few fine at 74.1.
PROVISIONS.—Beef and Pork continue without re.
, riation.—Bacon is steady ; the last sale went high (a
parcel saved from a wreck). Pine Irish Bmiers are very
scarce; the inferior are in abundant supply, and areo4
fered at very low prices. Fine fresh Dutch Buttetshare
realized 1123. new English 120 s. per cwt.

PEPPER.— By public sale 99th nit. 65 bags bury
Black Pepper, a part sold at 7:d.
INDIGO.—There is little doing in Indigo; the hold-
ers generally ask 2.1. a 3:1. per lb premium on the last
India House sale. bnt there are no buyers. The sale In
the East India Company, on the 9th inst., coosis's ofilXl
chests good and middling violet and copper ileugal, 2511
middling and bad ordinary ; 126 Madras, fine, good, and
middling purple and violet; 71 trash.
RUM, BRANDY, and HOLLANDS.—Tbe impor-
tant measure reported last night in the Ifiuse of Com-
mons bas been anticipated for I weeks is :been-
ker, and in consequence. no alteration can be steed is
Rums. Several extensive holders have withdraws their
stocks from the market, in anticipatioa of rerr higo
prices, yet this forenoon the market most be stated ra-
ther heavy ; the purchases are quite inconsiderable:
the late prices are, however, fully supported. Is Brandy
or Geneva very few purchases are lately reported; the
market most in consequence be stated very heavy at the

quoted currency. •
HEMP. FLAX, and TALLOW.— The Tallow/marl-at
remains in the state of stagnation we lately reported;
very few sales, and these inconsiderable as to the quas-
tity. have taken place. Towards the close of last week,
yellow candle Tallow could be purchased at 41s. 61.,1nd
yesterday 45. was offered and refused for two consider
able parcels; the nearest quotation may therefore be
stated 425. a 425. 6.1.—1 n Hemp or Flax very few asks
are reported. the quotations inserted were banterer the
last realised prices. The late letters from St. Peters.
burg are dated the Bth ultimo.. the &change was
shade under 'S.—After having simurtise wog meet 91
the market, it troy las proper td state, the speculum
say the consumers are eager buyers to-dsy, sod that
they have sold yellow candle Tallow at 435. id. smith.
THI ORZAT AIATCH To DO TRAIL MILLI elfin
Mueugss.—An incotrect amount of this euraordisary
match having appeared in the Papersof yesterday, we
are furnished by one of the umpires with the follow*,
which is the real time in which it was done:—Tbelst mile
was completed 7 seconds *odor 3 iniattes ; the 24 mile
5 seconds under 3 minutes, which left Mr. Dyson's hone
3 minutes and 12 seconds to do the last mile is, mad be
was kept at • winning pace, and had full 15 seconds to
spare within a hundred yards of home, opposite the
Heorge public-house, where there is a sharp turning, at
which place the hors* broke, and was polled up and
turned but the crowd was so great that he was Inured
in and, lost 12 or 13 seconds, which lost the match. The
time was kept by four stop-watches. and lientlemen
sp
pointed by Messrs. Dweribouss and Carter, mina
witch-makers, for the purpose, and when compared at
Hampton by the Umpires, they did not vary halt a •
second, and the ground was done in 9 minutes ad 5
seconds. It was stated that Mr. Dyson lost the match
by 40 seconds, but this was occasioned by a person in-
terested is the horse's losing, who galloped off the
ground immediately with the report before the real time
was known. lie lost the match by 5 seconds, and it wu
so evident that the horse could bare done it 7 or t;
seconds within the time, but for the angle in the read,
flthat Mr. Dyon sol him eaterday rs. to gusto Ireld y
and. Nothing of the sort hates
ever
been attempted or hardly thought of before, and the
match was wade to shew that the thing was oct impos-
sible. It unfortunately failed by an accident, be ibt",,
is no doubt but that on a straight 3 miles the horse moan
have won easily, and it certainly sum!s as the greatest
speed on record.
At three o'clock yesterday afternoon an Ingaisition
was taken before I'. Shelton, Esq. Coroner for !molds
and Southwark in Has Committee-room of Sethlets
Hospital, on the body of Lieuten-ant Charles Traiwho
lle,
aged 30 years, a patient in the above Asylum.
hst
hung himself there on Sunday last.—Verdict—t
the deceased " hanged himself, being at the time to a
state of desp e madness."
FATAL RENCONTRIL..-TWO men, of the tames of
Dempsey and M'Carthy, both prisoners in Newgao,
had a fight from some trivial cause on Friday
when the former was overcome and died soon after the
termination of the contest. Coroner's e'er tict-110:
slaughter. The quarrel originated in the deceased
throwing at 51`Carthy 1101110 bread which had bees
steeped in

DIED.
Oa the filth ult. after a painful illness, Lady Dos, v;re
r Sir A. Elton, rt. elevedonourt, Sumersebbire.
On Sunday last of
at Southgate, iu “cr &t.t )ear. Mrs
fansettaibe.
On the let Inst. Mr. Stephea Osmond, at his house, Urns
over-street, Si.
On the let inst.aged aged SC El'zebeth, wife of Ut• JooPh
Mersey, of `Yell-street. Hackney,

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