The Sun. — 1841-05-07 (London, England)

EXECUTION IN FRANCE.—The Courrier of (Hear, hear,) The British Government . _lition of Blois mentions the execution of a young man, named Gouin, fatted a most important change in the social co."re who had been condemned for the murder of a female farmingthe servant at the last Assizes. An immense mass of people were I the population of the West Indies, and new they vbs. about to bring forward a measure which would put an end i , -an early hour in attendance at the place of execution. to the cult Vadat) of sugar in the West Indies, a trade in ' troti• lire was ready at seven o'clock, butof the en accident oeI Every tie.. ' erolonged the mental agony ineeumprhtt The which at the present moment there was upwards of one He curled ehice , ..ing the knife of te guillotine, hundred millions of capital ereployed,-.( Hear, hear.) executioner, in ta., ' fall to make it act freely', broke ro al l'i s awes really at a loss to know how to characterise such a I hag it up and letting 1,. , ette and thus prevented the maproceeding ; but it appeared to him to be fraught with ,t, ie of stood called the hi- '-ient rendered it necessary to much mischief and injury to Great Britain herself as to IChienee fro working. The ace, ne was repaired; but for the colonies. The tide of emigration had been rapidly ant to act, 1 put. off them execution untliel thaceems'.aeL' and steadily setting in towards these colonies, but it would ! a length of time no carpenter would con, and the now be checked. There was a constantly increasing and Procureur du Rot was obliged to issue three s: mmonses before near, twelv steady exportation of ,British produce to the amount I any one would come forward. At length, at . of five millions sterling to these colonies, the o'clock, the repairs were finished, and in five minutes te: unfit'''.e greatest pertion of which would now be lost, Agai,, tunate man ceased to exist. let them look at the supply of sugar for the last few years. 1 ANECDOTE OF FREDERICK THE GREAT*-7 It never had been more uniform in price, c,r more certain A few years alter the war, Frederick, whilespeaking to °a and steady in the amount of the supply. These facts ' some officers on the parade of Potsdam, observed .c.. were cf the utmost importance, viewing the question as ' Colonel of the Guards, well known for his excellent d id..e one of revenue. He found that for the last twenty-five posi,ion, but slovenly style of dress, and bluatyringeme ote years the average supply of sugar from the West Indies of uttering what ever was nearest his heart, Colonel d bad been 180,000 tons, and taking that as the supply for be attired in a new and splendid uniform. "A. le ," the present year, it would produce, at 243. per cwt., said the King, " what is going on to, Idtayi, taint you 4,320,0001. The Mauritius he would take at 30,000 have got your holyd.y stut °n ?" ‘„,.,. sma, "1) tons, producing 180,000 f. From Bengal 62,000 tons nay, indeed," replied the officer; ".i-e• Majesty is were coming home, and that along with that which would not, perhaps, aware that we expecto teertvdictogr of Zerndor fl be procured, from Ceylon and Madras, would at the lowest this morning." e The victor f Z ) f or 1" said Freestimate amount to 100,000 tons, g.ving 2,400,000,. stet. , derick, coldly; " I thouNe eht dleehad geaeinedeleethilt, wase,,battletiotef ling, and that would give a total of eight millions to the Zorndorff myself ?" " revenue, as being the sum likely to be obtained if no change answer of the unfortunate Colonel ; " but your Majesty took place. It the proposed measure was carried there knows how great a share of the victorythe public ascribe would he a reduction of at least 150,000 tons in the pre. to General Ziedlitz." Tile King turned his back on the Mice of the colonies, and even at the duty of 36,, per speaker, and refused even to 5, C the victor of Zorndorff cwt., the falling off in the revenue would be considerable. I when he did arrive —Prom Fraser's Mapzzinefor May. It appeared to him that the question was ore which deeply '