The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-07-08 00:00:00

MR. OTALL.4GBAN.

In our paper of Saturday last, we gave Mr. Allen's statement to
the Lord Mayor respecting the mel and conviction of the above
gentleman. This statement has called forth a long letter from Mr.
O'Callaghan to Mr. Allen, in which the former complains that
Mr. Allen's account is garbled and partial ; and refers to the evi.
dents as given on the trial to prove his statement. Mr. O'Cal-
laghan justifies his conduct in resenting what lie conceived to bean
insult offered by Mr. Saurin to the ladies who were in his (Mr.
O'Callagban's) company ; and comment s, with, marked severity, on
the publication of Mr. Allen. After some general observations,
Mr. (Monaghan makes the following temarkkon the statement of
evidence given by the worthy Magistrate:—
" I now come to that part of your statement which, no doubt,
you must have thought would quite remove any erne impres
sions which the public might have conceived of the severity of my
sente-ve, and subsequent treatment. You say, 'lt however unfor-
tunately happened that, while they (Saurin and his friend) were
paying the toll, the carriage come up, and, without the least delay
or resnonstance, Mr. O'Callaghan leaped from behind, caught hold
of the bridle of Mr. Saurin's bone, snatched a stick from his hand,
and began to beat him violently; using, at the same time, the most
opprobrious language towards him, 'and demanding hie card ! ! !'
Now I would ask any impartial man whether, if he read only this,
account of the transaction, his iniptescion would not be, that I had
acted in the most outrageous and brutal manner, by violently beat-
ing a man without asking or waiting for any explanation of his con-
duct ? Such-would, no doubt, be. the opinion of any man, whose
only knowledge of the transaction arose from your account of it.
'Mint, however. were the facts proved by Mr. Saurin and his
friend, and still more fully detailed by my witnesses? Mr. S.
swore, that I seized the reins of his horse—asked him what he
meant—demanded ilk card--ay.d then, snatching a switch, or
small cane, from his hand, struck him with it once. He em.
phatically added, 'only once.' My witnesses swore, that I asked
I Mir. S. who or what lie was, who could be guilty of such conduct
—tidied his card—and, as he hesitated, I struck him with his own
switch. I did, no doubt, use strong language (and no man once
lifts his hang' to another, who does not consider that such language
is applicable) but I did not use 'the most opprobrius lan.
gunge, as you so very impartially assert. I will not offer a word
of comment on the immense difference hetween the facts swam
to and those which appear so highly. coloured in your Re-
port. Let the public draw its own inference—l have mated
the evidence as it was given, and I defy contradiction. I
shall only add, that if this ' abstract' of your's be a part of the
notes of my Lord Eastnor, which acre submitted to the Seat.
tory of State, it is by no means surprising that that Right Hon.
Gentleman should have declined •to interfere for the remission of
the sentence.' Your charge of my 'great violence' at Union Hall
on the following day, is best answered by the fact of my having
been adaiiued to bail on my own recognizance, and oac surety in a
very trilling sum.
•• With respect to Mr. Saurin's grearnodention,' in recent.
mending me to the mercy of the Court, I shall only observe, that
if it had arisen from a propersense of his own conduct. I should
not have been indifferent to it; but it happens rather unfortunately
for the clemency of that Reverend Gentleman, that his Counsel
never breathed a hint of lenity, until the July had recommended
me to mercy—on the ground of the.—GREAT PROVOCATION
given by the Reverend Gentleman. What could the Jury have
meant be provocation ?' It could not be the riding away, and
not holding any intercourse with a man of my singular appearance.
Yet Mr. baurin had done nothim elm—except—what ? Rude
and impodaitly staring at the Ladles in the carriage. That was
my honest conviction at the time. Nothing has since occurred (Do,
not even your report of the case,) to alter that conviction.

ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY.

triox • CORIIIIPONDIMT.I

The neighbourhood of Upper Thantes-striet and Earl.4least hove
recently been thrown into a great consternation by an elopement of
the meet extraordinary nature. A Mr. and Mrs. D—, the latter
a very fine woman, who but a short time since kept a huge hotel
lad tavern in the City, have, since retiring from that business, en.
'joyed a state of tranquil felicity, at their mansion in the above
neighbourhood, till within the last fortnight, during which suspi-
cions have been entertained of a serious nature by the husband. A
male servant, whom 11r.D. had taken into his employ, it appeared
h.. 1 gained an ascendancy on his mistress's good opinion, and at
length it was reported to the husband that a criminal intercourse
was the consequence. Shocked naturally at this idea, Mr. D. fre-
quently drove out, attended by his servant, but could perceive no-
thing but runt,. attention as between servant, master, and mistress.
On Monday week last Mrs. D. disappeared, leaving her husband
and three children ; and on the evening of the same day, to Mr.
D.'s astonishment, his servant disappeared. This naturally roused
an indignation, and excited considerable suspicion that the tale the
husband had before heard was but too true. The circumstance was
kept secret, until the neighbours' inquiries became so numerous,
and their suspicions so awakened, that he was obliged to declare he
had routed to every place he could think of in vain for Mrs. D.
A scrutinizing inquiry was then set on foot, and most of the ham-
lets round town visited, but nothing could be beard of the fugitives •
and the lady, who is above tarty years of age, had taken with her,
it was supposed, nearly lOW. from her bureau, besides considerable
other property. The circumstances, however, became a topic of
very general conversation, and on Tuesday last Mr. D. received a
letter, annouricing to the harassing intelligence that Mrs. 1).
and a young man, formerly his servant, were living together at
Portsmouth, and visiting the principal places of amusement, in high
style, as man sad wife. Mr. 1). immediately prepared himself
with a brace of loaded pistols, and avowed he ti•ould proceed to
Portsmouth, and lodge the contents in Mrs. D.'s body. Hitherto
his friends have b•z force restrained him from the perpetration of
so execrable a deed, and we have heard he is now safely guarded
for his cwn preservation. The three children are well provided
for, even beyond what their paternal parent, who is a man of pro.
petty, ca do: 3,00 W. has been settled on each ty a doceued uncle,
to he received when they become of age.

BEDFORD WOOL FAIR.

BEnroan, Jrn- 5.

The Bedford Annual Wool Fair was keld this day, which was !
most fully attended by dealers and speculators from London and
The spirited exertions of the wool-growers of this
county and the neigh Louring shires have not been depressed or di- I
minished by the lowness of the prices for these few years past, and I
the recent advance gives them every encouragement to hops, that
the value in therorresrontling produce of agricultural etmeerns will
! unite to insure general prosperity to the country, secure the lode.
',cadence of the landed interest, and promote the welfare and hap. I
piness of the industrious yeoman. The business in the fair was
managed by sample, and the several qualities of wool made an
advance front two to three shillings per tad from last year's prices.
There appeared a most zealous unanimity to support the annual I
mart. which was most warmly expressed, both in the fair and at
the dinner prepared for a numerous company by 3lr. Charles Hig.
gins, of the Swan lnn, where upwards of one hundred persons sat
down to a most sumptuous and Weil dressed ordinary. After the
cloth was removed, the health of the King was drank, with the
, strongest feelings of loyal attachment to the House of Brunswick,
I and the health of all the Royal Family, with similar feelings of
I loyalty and rt slicer ; but nothing could equal the enthusiasm which
I was expressed when the litalth of the fluke of Ilcdford was given ;
the acehrimmions were long and most rapturously expressed. Sir
William Sareg and Mr. Foster severally spoke, as well as other
gentlemen, ins the general principles of the wool trade so lately
agitated in Paliarnent. Huth was observed upon Sir William 4
i liberal support of the commercial interest of the country, and his
speeches gave great satisfaction, as well as his view of the great
btnet, ; which would result to the country from a free trade is our
staple article. Sir William's health was drank with warm and
continued applause. The company did not separate till a late
hour. every one acknowledgieg the liberality and attention of the
landlord, and the excellence of his generous wines, which detained
the conipany in their social hilarity till a late hour.

St-tetni:.—On Friday last. a labouring man of the name
ni John Ilardisty, of Flax:on, near this city, WWI employed by Mr.
T. Wilson, of that village, to thrash. In the afternoon he was
tiand hanging in the barn quite dead. lie had placed a hay fork
into a hole in the wall to which he had tied his handkerchief, by
which he had suspended hiniself. Ile was a man of singular habits,
and has left a wile and two daughters. A Coroner's inquest was
held on the body the following morning, by Mr. Cowling, of this
city, when a verdict of Lunacy was returned.—Yoe. Courant.
)1u l..ttt tt t. Acc x T.—On Tuesday afternoon a eery
serious and nearly fatal accident happened to the Lady of Colonel
rainier. of Park-place. Regent's Park. The lady was proceeding
down the upper part of the New Road, in her dennett, when the
horse bc.oming utittsrageable, dashed on the surb, and from the
violence of the jerk, the lady was thrown out with great violence.
Several ',persons instantly rushed to her assistance, and on raising
her from the ground, it was found that she was very seriously in.
jured : both legs were dreadfully bruised, and it is thought that
the small bones of the left leg are broken. Prompt surgical aid
was procured, and she was taken home. The denaett was nearly
smashed to atoms. The groom escaped with only a few beuisea

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On Thursday last, two youths, the sons of Mrs. SUIT-
row, of Mardol. Sfirewsburv, snd Air. I iritliths, bookseller, Lishnp's
Casa'. were drowned in the *even. whilst bathing in that River
. at the fernier place.—Gbic,stcr Jertmii.