The Sun. — London, England, 1822-10-28 00:00:00

5. L ~~ 4 1 7 C-2. 1141 0 C V i i.;‘ , „ ot. /1 /X/ ~~.. \-* (47AtIcii.)1r(! SUN. / 7) g arl f air/y NUMBER 9415 MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1822 PRICE SEVENPENCE. T OF FICE OF ORDNANCE, Oct. 21, 182 e. HE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS of HIS pill IsI ' IJ ESTY's ORDNANCE d o h e reby give Notice, that a ti h r i ece ire Tend ers i n writ i ng, at the i r Offi ce i n P a ll M a ll, ia „ -°N) Mr. the 4th N ovem b e r next, from such Persons '1•441-lbe desirous of purchasing Two Hundred and Seventy F. of GR OUGH BRIMSTONE out of His Majesty Stores .sersham. Brimstone may be viewed upon application to F. 'tVil thi,„"" Deputy O r d nance S tore k eeper at Faversham, any ettvi o _ T ile ,_ to the day of sale. vih o W "You the B r i mstone i s t o b e p a id by the Purchaser, To r eceive a n a ll owance of D ra f t, at th e ra t e of 12Ibs. n. Ti„ 134 er -- , l : lll4st °Re will be delivered at Faversham, but the re t from t h e Storehouses, i s to ta k e p l ace a t the ex °t the Pu rc h aser. tenell.l4,, treasurer at the Tow e r, previous e " of the P urc h ase M oney must be made to the Ord tpe tea ß to the delivery of B r i mstone' 5 • I ' 4 ll l, 1, ts l e l nd ers are to b e d e livered at the Secretary's Office in /3r i me ets up and indorsed, " Proposals for Grongli i " but no Proposal can be received after Twelve at Nro on the 4th November next, neither will any 14 his t b half,t unless the Party making it, or an Agent shall attend. By Order of the Board, It. H. CREW, Sec To MESSRS. BROWELL AND CO. TR E London, 19th Oct. 1 5 22 . WILLIAM PARKER, myself ail _ Ma ste — r • previous to her late ge to Jamaica, had 114,1 1°4 t pr y VI and Foresail made of C a nas prepared by you, e -e tvr ' n ! ) %ving it ; found the Canvas to . be the best I th -l pect ed with ; the Sails were certainly in a situation where li e t h ‘hitht eti t° have found them mildewed, yet there is not tr ey aPpearance of injury in either. 7 l . shall always oth e Ktve evidence as to its superiority in wear over I C anvas that has come under my observation. I am, &c. &c. &c. JOHN CROSBIE STOCK-BROKER, 2, CORN 4rtie-ilees R i o u LOMBARD-STREET, respeetfulty an- Il i ; a n* on ~ins Friends the Public, that Tickets and Shares n i 'ale for a NEW LOTTERY, on the good old-fa in. there being 120 Capital Prizes, all Money,— irs.„ , apit dr 4 ,. no d r , the Prizes floating,—N? Re-draw s the •4w ilig in Classes ; in fact, every Prize may he YAMP kir, chap i rst Day, and every Ticket or Share stands an sehee Drawing begins 3h October, but such a 17.1' e , ISO c a use a . great sale ; therefore, te lt . I. ON h ne much higher in price, and . scarce also.. Belli no no occasion to remind his Friends of his sue ty*" All - y z "g Grand Prizes it being already so well known. a nd di.'"usiness in the Public Funds transacted with fide 'Well, at the Office, 2, Cornhill. h ,_ () Ai tit Nu pi, v , a l— e very great satisfaction which the eretob e ,, opted in former Lotteries, of advertising a List ka itte c l th ge re to the Public, and the circumstance of se klar I _..' 14 iii umbers selected by Ill . sti having proved for_ 1 / 4 ) Ole ( 1"p ttery7 -411 1 induced to repeat it in the present most po -44 ." t he ur,V 4l (l hopes, that as all the Capitals` are floating, Y °f the 120 - fl e ttnentioned may prove Prizes of £ 20,000, or e T ira ,,, NEN; a Phals in the Scheme, the whole . of which may shay h- 40 10w,„' WEDNESDAY, the 30th inst. _Not rh,„,,_ - g Numbers are reserved for stich ersons as otil - vrs, ti,;7,1 and may be had in Whole, Tickets_ halves, ' °I. 9 , Cir '!s., or Sixteenths, at BISII S Offices, 4, Corn -4,288 4tl ng-Cross : " ,8 42 4,298 5,557 5,578 ~7 ,87 9 6,716 7,778 7,799 13: ft ,, 9 77 , 7,880 8,151 8 ,765 1* " *7 8,882 8,885 13,055 ,46 17 .. 2 13,210 13,446 15,461 19A' ' 15,463 15,464 17,821 1,4 n 45 17,999 19,239 19,444 I *2 O 9 . 484 19,487 19,488 Pe t N 1,435 1 41 No. 244 No. 699 tO "13 h ot 4l- tho u • 2 , 456 2,477 4,254 tt narT frorn si tig an of the above, may have a great variety eiar rk b ; or if the adventurers have a fancy for any er rty, ' --. '" 11 will, if possible, obtain it for them. it* PRESENT PRICE. 411 a • Ticket - - £22 15 0. - er - £l2 50 I Eighth - .£3 2 6 1 ' Lett er : - 6 30 1 Sixteenth - - 111 6 -) Post paid, duly answered.—Schemes gratis. N To T. TAYLOR, Esq. 1 1. 11 4 / -°- 9 , New B r id ge - s t ree t, London. kft6 l i ltn New , s /t lii t ai• I. 7 ,'„ ta ve to inform you, that ever since the ott t „ ' , f u," , I had been afflicted with the Lees Venereal,. tlc t . - tib l ee• its obstinatel resistin every course of medicine tg°iti g , b Y the most Y. eminent oft he faculty here, and u.n qt 4ketl fit:l'VeraiSeVere courses em'ne of salivation, and twice dis my_ ..t4, xn the Hospital with little relief, would appear to to. qtto °4ist r a N et h ad . veterate mature. In the spring %It. Yexiii, got to sash a head, as nearly to put a period til A ` 4 4 e it uce...../ f mhea kt my bad a large ulcer on the crown o tt k , ter. arm a d frightful t tc, f i toy t • , 1 n my legs we .re broke out in a :ft) l a d t ,, l snt was dreadfully painful, and had been in a hadalso L '' u -t ge 0, 4 - ‘, l t '''n for the last seven years ; my left - `l:,.elt e x „ - "es on it, was very much discoloured, and gave 4tly tinticiating pain, articularly when warm in lied, tte teo "trly Ot k bodednitme eme of rest; in • this lamentable state, I '-received so i 4 iti i ttir e by Mr. J. Thonipsen, (who . t 11 , IL t y them here), to take your Leake'sPattn Pills, 4 io I ght gan to 1 26th m •in the course of a i titt i „11, , 1o on the o., aY , . .440 altlt to e g 44 to receive benefit...oin little more than a 4 , - tt, ef ;l e ers on my he a dand arms were soundly healed— Ni i : . t otio?,;`" sores VI g healed also ; leaving, how. " 4 4. N.th l-er lbld• ON i m " . legs • the skin, and pain in the t , , t , e i, , Iv _ ism oura.ion in sin of God, and a little qi: ri4iteTttitiancheicihn, , by a thelil g r invaluable es Medicine, subsided; tJii:3/41'itiIYersing graduallye° regaining its natural hue, and itr 44, ! , rui arias going olf.—l,thus became, n b l y y t , tii tti " , iiip la ice and medicine, perfectly free froai all a nd 4 1- ii„ 10,4 nits--have recovered my former spirits . 0 I : I 'd lila 4t° become jolly and fat, in which state having tL '' ~, ki 4 t .11). months, to the astonishment of all who knew . t ?ii i t tt, fo,':l'ss in What terms to express my gratitude, hu. 4 11. 11. c 4%,„ i e good ofother uffering 'Hotta's, to make , 1 4, -g , plibli ' s 3i r " (I,,i r , c as . post.ible, as . , I shall on every occa , , y ( ,, r ) O LI Win greatly oblige, 4 1i , 44 , p, l ' at eftil, obedient, very hunebi e servant . , ly ' --1 , 4, - ALEX. MURKk.R ~t , ~,. ...,Iligh-street, Edinburgh. ' ht,,,,„ Witnesses to the above Cure:— ,IJ 4 (4, Pson xi .4 ) lt ' 4 kit ' ° -Poultry 1!, larket, Edinburgh, t, it, ), te4 4 iitoh, Old Assembl Close Edinburgh. , nit' ' l tibl, d sol by ti Proprietor, THOMAS TAY= it ,, )„,;,,, er ofd, by . the sole Al-, l, •9, N,. 'ire Royal College o 1g . feons at his i r , , , ti,, ~. tsid, r , tw B ridge -street, London; w-cie . , h ' after a arti i„,,.(l,l4reettel,3s- of more than 40 years, in a practicep hose s t rt er ` I t, ' t the cure of Venereal Complaints and those t 1, , * lti c h the Parts of Generation, with that inviolable . Otl A N're l i , roe f , I t ' he Batt °- his profession should always observe in kiOte t Nly ad -..t,,ters himself . the advice and assistance be 11,.44i5k b.lllllll.sters to persons taking this Medicine, will l itf It t, alui:c:listeraing Public, as an advat.tage seldom li t i , t :pit, b y OW of all ambiguity. tiii„ titli i, disu• „HI aPPointment, for tbe,convenience of those - ti 'lsi: L eti. ) -- ce, at thl' l No. 103 Oxford-street; I'' le til t4gil's NI V :s R'P ' I: Mr axter 'tl 4 eii, g E ir : ,u• 7, ish-street-hi Dublin; . of (4 ' ' n I'l t IL "gh ; Mt. Callwel .'s, and I sk 'lttli ll i tio x ler? considerable town in Great Britain and to k , tr i es 0 , 7c,, 4 pi • L'rtlY 2s. gd. each, stamped, and sealed op `tit th. 4,4 directions, whereby persons, of either 'Astir es Ivith ruse, speed, secrecy, arid safety. FOR THE SUN. BOW BELLS. Ma. EDlTOR,—Several articles having ap peared in the Papers respecting the ringing of Bow Bells, and many of them containing assertions calculated not only to mis lead but to alarm the immense populace who daily perambu late Cheapside, I beg leave to request you will insert the fol lowing correct statement : After the completion of the re-edification of the Steeple, in the summer of last year, and till the new masonry because fixed, the ringing of the Bells was of course (for a while) sus pended : on all occasions, however, of civic mirth, as Lord Mayor's Day, Easter Monday, Midsummer and Michaelmas Days, &c. these Bells were wont to pour forth their notes of joy ; and lest the mirth of their iron tongues should be wholly absent, a contrivance was adopted, which, at the same time that it prevented all danger, formed a passable (though indif ferent) substitute for the las-famed melody of Bow Bells. The rope of the Bell being tied to its tongue or clapper, in the lieu of being attached to the wheel, the sound was produced, by jerking the clapper smartly against the Bell—the Bell retaining its original position, and not performing that revolution, which, caused by the wheel, produced that shaking and totter ing of the Steeple, for which it was condemned to be pulled down. The sound produced by this contrivance was very dull and monotonous, and a minor merriment to the joyful treble bob-majors which had formerly delighted Bell-ringing Amateurs. It was heard only at a very little distance, and the sound principally descended in the Church-yard, where (froni the inverted position of the bells) it fell in confused humming sounds. Some few inattentive auditors did not distinguish it from the merry uplifted notes of bell ringing, and none knew by what name to distinguish this noise. When the Queen was acquitted a Partizan calls out in .triumph. " So, they rang Bow bells on the occasion." " No," cries a Loyalist." " They were tolled," " Done for wager." But sad to relate they were neither rang nor tolled, and the betters were both hummed by this humming of the bells. What was it to be called ? it was neither singing, tolling, nor chiming. The Parishioners were as much at a loss to find a name for this Ecclesiastical Melody, as were the worthy sages of a Corporate Town on the coast of Kent. A sum of money had been re ceived from the Commissioners for building new Churches, for the enlargement of their Chapel of Ease, and after much sage deliberation it was determined to lay it out in building a new staircase, which was accordingly done, and enclosed in a brick erection at the western extremity of the building ; nothing now remained but to record on a stone tablet the names of those in whose time this feat had been atchieved, but a diffi culty here occurred as to the name by which the little brick building was to be designated. At length aParish officer (most probably a Poulterer) began thus his instructions to the Mason. " This wing was built—" No" cries another, "it is at the end of the building, bow can it be a wing ?" " Then it will run thus" cries a fertile Hair-dresser, " This tail was added,"—but some man of authority put all these wild-goose ideas of Wings and Tails to flight by ordering the top of the building to be embattled, and though this demi-Gothic Excres cence did not reach in height to the Grecian border which formed the support of the Chapel roof—yet the pompous inscription on the Stone. Tablet ran thus—" This Tower was erected, &c." Wonderful proof of Erudition ! !—A mason however , did knot forget to profit by this wisdom, for the next tombstone produced by his skill exhibited at the top a faithful imitation of the embattled notches on the summit of the lofty Tower of the Chapel, and bore this inscription—" Within this Tower are interred the remains," 4-c. 4cc. Had the Parish of Bow been as well skilled in nomenclature as their Kentish competitors, this new system of steeple me lody might long since have borne some name,worthy to designate it in the annals of science ' • but they are determined to be hum. sued no longer, and, in order that the Bells might be properly rung on the joyful occasion of the Coronation, they sent to their Surveyor for his sanction, the Steeple being (like a convales cent patient), hardly out of the doctor's hands, although nearly a year had elapsed since the last architectural dose tthe putting on the dragon vane) had been administered. They were much mortified, it is said, after upwards of seven thousand pounds had been expended on the Steeple, to receive a prohibition from their Architectural Superintendant against ringing the Bells, on penalty of being buried under the rums of the Steeple. Thus the Bells (so celebrated for their melody) of the beau tiful Tower of this Metropolitan Church, were suffered to con tinue useless, till within the last week, when a vestry of the in habitants was called, and it appearing to a great majority of them that the late - repairs and (in part) re-edification of . the Spire must, in reason, have prevented all danger or possibility of accident to the Steeple, they resolved on trying the experi ment of ringing the Bells, and selected several Gentlemen of talent, on whose judgment they trusted the result of the ex periment. The merry Bells of Bow once more raised their ponderous heads. The Gentlemen who (stationed above the Bells) marked the result of the experiment, declared the motion to be very slight, and the effect caused by their revolution to be almost imperceptible. The consequence of this satisfactory experiment is, that the Bells will be henceforth rung as formerly ; and it may not be an unpardonable digression here to state, that a new clock being about to be added to the Tower— it will contain chimes, 'adapted to these melodious bells, the deep notss of which will only be equalled by those of St. Paul's. Thus, by a well judged experiment, has all idea of the danger of ringing these bells been removed. Some idle persons, how ever, have sent communications to the Papers , _ stating that the bells were caused to be rung by the churchwardens against the wish of the majority of the inhabitants —this assertion is wholly untrue. The parish have very liberally be stowed an immense sum of money on the re-edification of this splendid ornament to the city of' London, and conceived that having paid for the first architectural superintendence and su perior workmanship, it were the height of folly to suppose their steeple incapable of sustaining the concussion of a peal of bells. They made the trial, and their judgment in so doing was as honourable to themselves, as the result was satisfactory to the public at large. The truth of the above statement will be evinced by the simplest inquiry in the vicinity of this steeple. Through the same channel a report has also been indus triously circulated, that the main arch of the steeple is cracked. This also is utterly without foundation, and tho' common sense precludes the idea that an architect would leave a building in so precarious a state, yet such a report may (if uncontradicted) do much mischief. 1 trust and hope, however, this communi cation will plainly evince, there is a greater crack in the head which planned these vague and unfounded reports, than there will ever he in'the head of any human being from the falling of Bow Steeple. I am, Sir, your obedient humble Servant; City, Oct. 26, 1822. CHICK Y VIGHT. Cross-examined.—Has the honour to be an African by birth. Has been in Paris, but never was connected with a gambling house there, though he had sonic securities on one. Witness had played in Paris, and won and lost a good deal. Was now about 30 years of age. The money he expected to raise by his actions against gambling houses were not equal to what he had lost by 40,0001. Never made an offer of taking money from the defendants, though they had made repeated offers to him. Was at Abbot's house last night, in consequence of the negociations existing between them. Holdsworth proposed to give the creditors 7501. Witness never agreed to take any certain sum. Witness had proposed to take a thousand pounds, subject to the approval of his creditors. Had been to Holds worth's house several times in the last ten days. Had men tioned the reluctance he had to appear as a witness on this oc casion. Had brought actions against one house himself, arid his assignees had brought actions against four other houses ; only one action had been settled ; had received money as a loan from a house in which he had lost several thousand pounds. They would not lend him the money till he gave them a release. Did not take any one to be a witness of his losing. Did not take the Attorney's clerk as a witness ; he went by accident one day to No. 5, King-street ; his name was Duncan. Had said to Holdsworth, that Duncan and fifty other persons had seen him play, and lose a great deal of money, but never told Holdsworth he had given money to Duncan that hemight play and remain unsuspected. Lots of people might have followed him, curious to see him lose so much money. Never won much money on balance, though he might have on a particular night ; one occasion he won fifteen hundred pounds in one house in one week. The 40,0001. he had lost came hito his hands by way of com merce. Since his bankruptcy he had played twice, and might have lost 1501. His father had given him considerable sums since his bankruptcy. If it pleased God, he would pay his creditors 20s. in the pound, notwithstanding they had released him. On a former occasion witness stopt for 50,000/. ; he then assigned to his creditors all his property, and they had, he be lieved, received several shillings in the pound under that as signment. The assignment was made in 1810, and his creditors were still receiving money under it. Reexamined—The creditors received the money . paid to compromise the action alluded to. Witness had no Interest in any of the actions. Went to Mr. Abbot's last night at his par ticular request. Duncan had not been in Mr. Wrickson's office for some years before he went with witness to Abbot's. Robert Duncan and another witness gave evidence as to having seen Abbitball at No. 5, King-street, and that the de fendants acted as conductors of the play. Mr. SCAItLETT, for the defendants, impressed on the Jury that there was no proof of Abbitball's losses but his own testi mony, and that the bankruptcy case was merely a contrivance to enable him to be his own witness. Davis had been joined in the action as a copartner with Abbot and Holdsworth, but it would be proved that he was wily a weekly servant. A man named Swaine, ancl Thomas Holdsworth, brother to one of the defendants, deposed that Davis was a confidential servant. Mr. Gu RNEY having replletl, The CIIIEF JUSTICE summed up, and the Jury found a ver dict for the plaintiff: Damages, 1,1;101. Costs, 40s. CAUTER Y. OLDFIELD AND BENNETT. Mr. GURNEY stated, that this action was brought by the same plaintiff against these two defendants, Oldfield and Ben nett, as proprietors, not of one gaming-house only, but of two. One situate, No. 28, Bury-street, St. James's; the other, 71, Pall-mall : at both these houses, he would prove the game of Rouge et Noir going on, and would show Mr. Abbitball losing large sums of money, hich the assignee sought to recover by the present action. Mr. Abbitball was again examined, and proved play going on at the houses in question. At 28, Bury-street, he was on the evening of the 3d, 14th, and 20th November, and played on those nights, Oldfield and Bennet appearing as proprietors of the bank. Witness commenced going to these gaming. houses in 1817, and continued down to 1820, during which period he lost 40,000/. more than he won. Witness's testimony related to the loss of 750/., and for that sum the Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff. OLD BAILEY. GROSS EXTORTION. Saturday WillianiTWensend, alias Pocock, was put to the bar to take his trial on an indictment charging him with as. saulting Aaron Seymour on the King's highway, putting him in fear, and taking from his person '221. Mr. Aaron Crossley Seymour was then sworn and examined. He deposed as follows :—I live in Dublin. In the month of Sep tember last I was in England. I had lodgings in Upper Bryan. stone-street. I am a married man. Mrs. Seymour was with me on the evening of the 6th of September. I was drinking tea in Lower Bryanstone-street. In consequence of something that passed, I set out to the house of a friend next to the Middlesex Hospital. I went in search of a coach. When I reached Port man-street, the prisoner came up to me, and asked me what o'clock it was ? It was between eight and nine; and I answered as nearly as I could, without pulling out my watch. Ile re marked that the night was fine, and continued to walk by my side. On getting into Oxford-street, I stood on the foot-way searching for my glass, as I am near-sighted, to look if there was a coach on the stand. Observing me, he asked if I wanted a coach ? I replied I did. He said he believed I was a stranger in London ? I said I was. I had then been only two days in town. I had been in London some years ago. He asked me what direction I was going . in ? I said towards Middlesex Hos pital. He said he was going in the same direction, and beg ged I would allow him to take part of the coach, and lie would pay his share. I said I should pay for the coach, and, if any accommodation to him, he was at liberty to avail himself of it. I thought it would be ungracious to re fuse. He pointed out a coach on the stand. It happened to be the first. We walked towards it. Before we said any thing the door was opened ; I do not know by whom—it was not the waterman on the stand. I stepped in first. The pri soner delayed, and said something to the man who opened the coach, which I did not hear; and immediately jumped into the coach, and the door was shut. This was done so quickly, that 1 had not time to give any direction to the coachman ;_ but the prisoner, who placed himself next the door , said " drive towards Marylebone church." Not knowing where Maryle bone church was, I asked if it was in my direction ? He said " it was." I did not suspect I was going wrong till the coach reached Portman-square. I knew from the map, that if*l turned to the right on entering the square, 1 should have gone towards Middlesex Hospital. On finding the coach go in a contrary direction, I said it was taking me out of my way. The prisoner said it was not. lle said he only wanted to go to a street a little above the square, and the coach would go ; on with me. I said I was in a hurry to go to Berner's-street, and that he must either leave the coach, or I would, and get another. He said there was no necessity for my leaving the coach, as he meant to drive to Marylebone New Church, and then to the watch-house. 1 asked him what business he could have at the watch-house ? He said he meant to com mit me I'm. mal-practices. I immediately put my head out of the coach-window, and called to the coachman to stop. At this time I saw another man beside the coachman on the box. The prisoner begged I would not make a noise, and he would get out quietly at Mary-le-bonne church. I was alarmed at what the prisoner had said, and said I would not stay another mo- , ment. I again called to the coachman. I su pp ose h e did not hear me. T he prisoner immediately put his head out at the oraer side, and said something to the man on the box, which I did not hear. The coachman was at this time passing tague-house, and I opened the door and jumped out, being much alarmed. I ran down one side of the square, and went to my friends in Berner's-street. In about a week or ten days after, about four o,clock ‘ it w a s o n th e 12th or 13 t h o f Sep tember, just as I was knocking at my own door in Upper Bry anstone-street, the prisoner came up to me, and said "he had. now found out where I lived, expressed himself dissatisfied at my having quitted him so shabbily about . the coach." I told him it was unavoidable my leaving the coach, as I expected to be either robbed or murdered ; that he had obtruded upon me as a stranger. The door was just at that moment opened by my servant, and I said I would be in in a few minutes. I was unwilling to bring him into the house after what had occurred, and I walked with him to the top of Bryanstone-street. In our walk he told me that he was a hard-working man, and that I was a gentleman t adding, "Now you shall pay me well, or I will expose you to the world." I asked him how ? and lie said lie knew himself. He said he was an ironmonger, living in Adam -street, close by ; that his name was William Townsend, and he was well known in the neigh bourhood. I remonstrated with him on his accusation and de mand. lie said he must have nifty pounds, or he would ex pose me to the world. I reasoned with him, and said he could have neither principle, honour, nor humanity, to extort money, as he must be sensible he was attempting. He said he did not want to talk about any thing of that sort ; he must have the money. He was very loud in his demand and threat ened to expose me for vial-practices to the first person he met. I became very much alarmed, and was thrown off ray guard. I said 1 had not such a sum of money, and could not afford to give it to him. He said he would take. twenty. I said I could not give him that either. Ile said he must have it. 1 replied I had it not. Ile then asked me what I could give him. I said I had ten pounds in my pocket. He swore lie would not take it. He uttered an oath, but added, he could take that if I would give hint something more; but as he had sworn he would not take that, he must have more. I told him 1 could get him a couple of sovereigns, perhaps, and beg ged him to wait in the street. I returned home, went up stairs, dinner was on the table, and told Mrs. Seymour I would be back in a moment ; took two sovereigns out of the desk, and returned to the street, where the prisoner was waiting, and gave them to him. He went away, swearing, in a very solemn mannor, I should never see or hear of hini any more. I think I was not more than five minutes in the coach with the pri soner on the 6th of September ; during that time I took no li berties with him, and certainly was guilty of no mal-practices against him. I parted with my money, being under great ap prehension and alarm that lie would expose my person to dan ger, and my character to injury. Cross-examined by Mr. ADOLPH Us.--I had arrived in Lon. don on Wednesday, and this happened on Frida). I had not been in London for four years till about a month previous to this transaction, when I was in town for two days. I then came from Cheltenham. I generally live in Dublin. During the four years I lived for some time at Brighton, Tunbridge, Cheltenham and Bath. When I was previously resident in London,_ which was, for about eight months, I lived in Chenies street, Bedford-square. I was not such a stranger but I knew how to call a coach. I did not know the neighbourhood of Mary-la-bonne, although I might have been in the parish. I was going on the night in question to see Mrs. Ward, in Ber ner's-street. I did not know the prisoner before. I did not see a person in the square to . call for assistance. I did not take the number of the coach. It was a female servant who opened the door on the 12th or 13th. There was no man in the house. Examined by Mr. Justice Pitatx—Myreason for not calling for assistance on the 12th or ;13th was, that I was very much alarmed, and as I was walking by the prisoner a man passed, to whom he nodded familiarly and laughed. The prisoner said his grand-mother had left him an estate in Ireland, which lie expected to get when he was 'of age. It amounted to 3,00111. He wished to go over to get payment of it ; had not the means, and threw himself upon rue to get those means. It was after I had promised the ten pounds he told me this story. I have been a married man nearly five years. it was more than five or six days before 1 communicated this to any person. Mrs. Seymour mentioned the subject to me on the 21 October. Whilst I stood talking to the prisoner in Bryanstone-street, the man to whom I alluded passed twice afterwards. The prisoner was dressed entirely in black on the 6th of September. It ap peared so to me. Again examined by Mr. A DOLPIIIJS—I am sure it was on Friday night. I drank tea in Bryanstone-street. Mary Kendal, 28, Bryanstone-street, proved the prisoner's coming to her house several times demanding money. Mrs. Anne Seymour examined.—l am wife to the prosecutor. On the 2d of October I saw the prisoner. Mrs. Kendal called me down between ten and eleven o'cock. The prisoner said my husband owed him 501. I said it must be a mistake. He said it was not. I asked him what it was for ? and he replied it was a great secret. I said I knew nothing about it ; but if he would call the next day, Mr. Seymour would settle it, if it were a just demand. Ile then went away, and I requested inforniation might be given at , the Police-office. The officers came, but the prisoner did not come. He came again on the Saturday. I was in the parlour, and asked him what he wanted, and he said 281.; and if he did not get it, he would injure Mr. Seymour's cha racter. I replied " his character does not depend on you." And he said he would ruin my happiness for ever by the disclosure, and would write me a letter by the next morning explaining the whole affair.—{ The witness was here much affected.]—l received no letter. He came again on the Tuesday following. I went into the parlour, and called Mrs. Kendal and the servant woman. The prisoner then said, " Now, Ma'am, I'll tell you all—Mr. Seymour has been guilty of a crime unworthy a man. I have two coachmen to prove it ; they say they will prosecute me if I do not prosecute him, as 1 know where he lives ; and I have given them 201. each, and I am a ruined man if I do not get 281."—[The witness's voice" throughout this part of her evidence was extremely tremulous.] —I offered him, of my own accord, ten pounds if he would sign a paper not to molett Mr. Seymour any more. Mr. Seymour had at this time come into the parlour. He said he would not as he should get into a scrape. Ile added, lie would not take the money unless he had a witness of his own. Mr. Seymour offered him the 101. He at last said he would take the money of Mrs. Kendal at the hall door. Before this, two officers were in search of him. Mrs. Kendal had the money in her hand to give him, and was going to the door to give it to him, when Clement, the officer, came in and took him. At the close of the evidence Mrs. Seymour sat" down, unable longer to sustain herself. She was dissolved in tears, anti seented•to feel most poignantly the painful situa tion in which she had been placed. Sae immediately afterwards left the Court with Mrs. Kendal. Thomas Clements, the officer, stated, that he had attended at the house of Mrs. Kendal, by ie desire of the Magistrates, on the application of the prosecutor. On taking him in a coach to the office, the prisoner said, speaking of MT. Seymour, " Ah ! he's a bad one. About five weeks ago, 1 was walking in Sey mour-street, about half-drunk, and he came up to me and took hold of my hank and asked me if I would go and have some thing to drink. I refused, saying I had been drinking before We walked together till we came to a coach-stand in Oxford-street. lie called a coach, and we got in. We drove up Portman-street, across Portman-square, and when we got into Gloucester street, 111 r. Seymour took liberties with me (which witness des: cribed, as stated by the prisonei). I called to the coachman to stop, with the intention of taking Mr. Seymour to Mary-la bonne watch-house, but before the coachmah could stop, he jumped out and ran away. I never saw him afterwards for a fortnight, till I was drinking at a public-house at the corner of Bryanstone-street. I ran up and collared him, and said now I've found you, I'll go and fetch my father, and you shall be exposed for what you did in the coach the other night when you left me to. pay for the coach. He begged of site to be quiet, and that he 'would give me anything to say no more about it. He then went in and brought out a 10 pound note and 2 sovereigns, and -gave it tome. 1 first refused it, • and threw it down ; but afterwards I took it up and went away," The prisoner repeated the same story before the Magistrate. I was present when he was ex: amined. A person of the name of Kelly was sent for.. The prisoner told- me he lived in Castle-Areet, Oxford-street. I searched his lodgings, and found a pocket-491c containing a number of pawn-brokers' duplicates. When Kelly came he demanded various sums of the prisoner. The prisoner said, " I don't owe you a half-penny." Kelly persisted. At last the prisoner, in tears, said, " You want to extort money from me, the same as I did from that gentleman !" pointing to Mr. Seymour. Mr. WALF oar) here announced that he had closed his case. Mr. JUSTICE Panic now asked the prisoner if he had any thing to say in his defence? The prisoner merely repeated his statement, and alleged that when he accosted Mr. Seymour in Bryanstone-street, he forced the money upon him. He denied that it was on the Friday he first met Mr. Seymour, but alleged it was on the Sunday.—He had no witnesses to his character. Mr. Justice PAnx summed up the evidence. to, the He stated the law as applicable to this case, and distinctly stated that such a mode of extorting money as had - been imput ed to the prisoner, if supported by credible testimony, was, in point of fact, a highway-robbery. His Lordship then detailed the facts, and said it was for the Jury to say whether they be lieved the prisoner to be guilty of the capital offence laid to his charge. The Jury, without hesitation, found the prisoner Guilty— Death. The prisoner is quite a lad, not more than 19 years of age, but of robust appearance. Mr. Seymour is a gentleman of mild manners, small stature, and apparently not enjoying good health. He is evidently very defective in his sight. The following prisoners were also capitally convicted :—John Burrows, aged 21, for highway robbery; and Ed7,ard Bdridle, aged 42, for a rape. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. ROMANTIC LOVE. BOW-STREET. .-- EX T RAORDINAY CHARACTER. —On Friday morning, Mr. Edw. Launcelot Wood, a stone-mason, residing at No. 1, King's-road, Chelsea, applied to Mr. MIN. SR U LL, the Sitting Magistrate, for his protection, and to issue a process against Mr. John Grant, for an assault committed upon him and his sister, at a place of worship, on Thursday evening. Mr. Grant had been in the habit for a number of years past of addressing his sister, at Benson, in Oxfordshire, where she resided, and followed her wherever he could learn she went. She had him taken into custody, and brought before Colonel Tilson, a Magistrate in Oxfordshire, when he was bound over to keep the peace towards her tOr twelve months, during which time he discontinued his applications: but the very next day after the expiration of the twelve months he re newed his addresses, and she being now in London on a visit to him, he found her out, and attacked her at the chapel. All this persevering conduct was to induce her to marry him, with out the least pretensions on his part ; for, on the contrary, his sister had never given him any encouragement. These appli cations were suspended for some time, as he had got married ; but his wife living only a short time, after her decease he re newed his attacks upon his sister. Mr. MiNsiluLL asked Mr. Wood, if Mr. Grant had assault ed him ? lie replied, he had not struck him, but he had pushed his umbrella in his face. The Magistrate admitted that was an assault, if it was done in a menacing way ; to which- Mr. Wood said he considered himself to go in danger of his life from Mr. Grant, upon which Mr. 31 I xsn ti lA. ordered a warrant, which was entrusted . to William Smith, the Constable, to execute, who found him at his mother's, No. 121, Sloane-street. Mr. Grant did not ap pear surprized on the officer informing him of the nature of his business, but left the house with him, and soon after seven o'clock his examination commenced before Mr. MINSHULL. Mr. Wood attended to make his charge, when he repeat „ed- in substance what he had stated in the morning ; he was accompanied by his sister-in-law, Elizabeth Newberry, who is the object of Mr. Grant's addresses, his wife, a female friend, and two gentlemen. It was stated that Miss Newberry, from the constant state of agitation that her mind was kept in, en j joyed a very indifferent state of health which her' doctors at Benson had no doubt arose from the state of mind. Miss Newberry was frequently obliged to keep her windows and other parts of her house at Benson closed, as the prisoner would walk backwards and forwards for days together undeia hedge opposite her house to endeavour to gain admittance. In one of the letters which he wrote to her he said, " If you will not have me, take care of yourself ;" which Miss N. consi dered threatening her life.—During a great part of the investi gation Miss Newberry appeared greatly agitated and in tears. 31r. Grant, in his defence, delivered himself a great deal of firmness and confidence. lle urged his being 46 years cf age, and Miss Newberry being near 40 ; they were - Capable of judging for themselves, and he did not want to have any thing to do with the brother on the subject. He said nothing would convince him that lie was acting wrong. He said be had no .doubt, if be could procure half an hour's interview with Miis Newberry, he could prevail on her to marry him, and addresSed himself personally to her on the subject. She in reply said, that so far from that being the case, the constant agitation which her mind was kept in had quite under Mined her con stitution. Mr. illrgsnum. expressed a wish to hear what Miss New berry had to say against him ; she was accordingly sworn, and stated that she was at present residing with Mr. Wood, in the King's-road, the prisoner was in the habit of annoying and'in timidating her, which he had been doing for a considerable length of time past; she apprehended her life to be in dant{ r from him, so much so, that she was frequently a prisoner in her house at Ewelen, in Oxfordshire, which she was afraid to leave, as he followed and interrupted her wherever she went. With this statement Mr. Mir; suuLL expressed himself per fectly satisfied, and called upon the prisoner to find bail, which the prisoner said he should not give, assigning as his reasons, that he had committed no offence, that he should be sanction ing perjury, and that the Magistrate was deciding wrong, hav ing no control over his conduct. Mr. MiNsno LI. inquired if he was a man of property, and being answered in the affirmative, the sums he ordered him-to be bailed in, were, himself in 2001. and two sureties in 1001. each. He was conveyed to Covent-garden watchouse. On Saturday, he was brought to the Office before Mr. MlN sHum.again, who inquired if he was prepared with bail ; he replied in the negative, and said, if I had, it would be to admit that your decision was just, and that I had committed some offence, neither of which is correct. His commitment was then made out, and he was conveyed to the new Prison, Clerkenwell. THE CLERGY AND THE INHABITANTS -OF THE CITY OF LONDON.—On Saturday a very numerous meeting of the parishioners of St. Gregory by St. Paul took place, Mr. EVANS, the churchwarden, in the Chair; for the purpose of petitioning the Court of Common Council, to apply to Parlia ment for the repeal of the 37th of HENRY VIII. respecting tithes. A petition to the Court of Common Council was drawn up, praying that as soon as possible the Court would make applica tion to Parliament for a more equitable provision on the subject. The Gaol Committee of Newcastle-upon- Tyne met on Tuesday last, to decide on the merits of a number of designs ; when that of Mr. DOBSON, the architect of the Northumberland Gaol, House of Correction, Sessions House, was adopted, as being the best calculaled for classification, inspection, employment, and se curity. This plan, which is quite original, had Met with the approbation of the Committee of the Society for the itnprovemeet of Prison Dis cipline, and of our most experienced Governors of Prisons. We are informed that such is the improved state of the trade, and the flattering prospect-of its still further improvement, that 'at a recent sale of frames at the Fleur-de-lis Inn, in this town, this species of property more than dpubled its value, compared with the price frames bold at two or three years ago.—(Leicester Journal.) 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Rivington, No. 62, Saint Paul's Church-yard, and No. 3, Waterloo-place, Pall Mall; and G. and W. H. Whittaker, Ave Maria-lane. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, SATURDAY, OCT. 26. GAMING HOUSES. CARTER V. ABBOT, HOLDSWORTIt, AND DAVIS, Mr. GURNEY stated that this was an action brought by the assignee of a bankrupt named A bbitball, against the defendants, as proprietors of a certain gambling-house, situate No 5, King street, Sr. James's. to recover certain large sums of money lost by the bankrupt in that house previous to his bankruptcy, at the unlawful game of Rouge et Noir. The Learned Counsel, in an eloquent statement, opened the case to the Jury, and having proved the preliminary steps relative to the bankruptcy, petitioning creditor's debt, commission, &c. next called the bankrupt. Mr. Abbitball, formerly a merchant, proved, that in 1820 the three defendants kept a house for gambling in King-street, St. James's. Witness had seen Rouge et Noir played at that house. The.defendants acted as owners of the house and pro prietors of the bank. Visitors might play for any sum from ss. to 1001. The usual time of beginning to play was nine in the evening, and it ceased at two. If the bank was out before two, they would sometimes leave off as soon as it was ex- hausted. He had sometimes seen them replenish the hank to recover their loss ; but they:niver failed to leave oft if the bank was a winner, which happened 19 times out of 20, owing to the advantag-es of the game, or the intoxication or frenzy of the players. There was always wine on the table free. Two or three days before the 3d of November, 1820, witness met Holdsworth, who pressed him to go to the house, witness having discontinued his visits in consequence of being a loser of many thousands. Witness went to the house on the 3d of November and played. The defendants were present, presiding over the game. Witness took 1,000/. into the house, and when he quit ted it he had 130/. left, having lost 8701. Witness went again to the house on the 21st of November, and took about 400/. Holdsworth and Davis were there on this occasion. Witness again lost 300/. and some small notes. On the 27th Witness went again, and again lost upwards of 440/. in two 200/. and some small notes. Witness lost all these sums to the bank.