The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-10-15 00:00:00

' UNION-HALL.

Yesterday morning, soon after the sitting Mvistrate, M. Swaby,
Esq. had taken his sou on the bench, a man advanced in years ap-
proached the table. and holding out a letter in his hand, requested
that the Magistrate would peruse it, as it contained a most diabo-
lical threat against his life, and he had attended for the purpose of
making an application fora warrant against the author of it, who
would inevitably commit murder, and that before long, unless he
was bound over in it good round sum to keep the peace against all
his Allssty's subjects. The Magistrate remarked, that it was rather a singular applica-
tion, and before he read that which was just put into his hands, he
should wish to know the name and profession of the person ap-
plying ?
. Applicant—My name, Sir, is Doctor Angus, and I am a mi-
nister of the Kirk of Scotland ; read the letter first, Sir, and after.
wards I shall give you more potent reasons for the necessity of in-
stantly granting that which I now apply for.
The Magistrate perceiving that the Doctor was most anxious he
should read the epistle that contained the threat of murder, pro-
ceeded to the task, and with difficulty, as it was a miserable scrawl,
read as follows: _ _ _

" Surrey Grove, Oct. 12, 1825.
" You old rascal of a parson, Doctor Angus, you have used me
used me basely, under the cover of friendship. You have made
two attempts to corrupt m wife, which your own letter proves
You old Pope, you are a walking nuisance, you ought not to be
admitted into any house. You will, if not stopped, tithe universal
conjugal rebellion in the nation. (This latter sentence produced
peals of laughter in the office, which even the gravity of the Ma.
gistrate could not suppress. The poor Doctor stood like a statue,
without changing a muscle in his countenance. When, however,
silence was in some measure obtained, he exclaimed, ' Finish the
letter,Sir, you have not come to the threats tomurder me yet.' Then
tuming round to the auditory, he commanded silence, while he told
them that it was no laughing matter, and appealed to them whether
or no they should not be alarmed by the threats of a big fellow six
feet and a half high, with a tremendous pair of whiskers and mus.
tathios to set off a countenance already terrific, without the addition
of such ornaments, who constantly paraded before his (the appli-
cant's) deor with a large bludgeon, threatening to beat his brains
out if he ventured across the threshold of his own door. The Ma-
gistrate here interrupted the Doctor in his energetic description of
his very formidable opponent, observing, that unless be held his
tongue, they should not be able to finish the letter, which contained
the chief grounds of his complaint. The Doctor bowed to the sug-
gestion, and was as silent as the tomb while the rest of the letter
was read, which concluded in these words:)—l will make an ex-
ample of you. I'll have your entrails to make fiddle-strings of,
the very first time I meet you, that you may rely upon, Doctor
Angus. (Signed) L. LAMB."

After the perusal of this farrago, the Magistrate remarked, that
he really could not discover in the production that there was the
slightest reason for the applicant to apprehend any personal via
lence from the author of it, and asked him if be was acquainted
with the party ?
The Doctor replied that he had been on visiting tents at the
house of the person whdnnw threatened his liter
Magistrate—. And what has occasioned this breach between you ?
Dr. Angus—l cannot, for the life of me, assign any just cause.
You will recollect, Sir, that in the threatening letter which you
have just read, the author of it made a gross allusion in it as to my
being favourable to Popery. Now, Sir, I can assure you, that so
far from that being the case, I have uniformly preached against
the doctrine of popery, and in consequence of my exertions an the
pulpit in the cause of the Christian religion, I have been presented
with a diploma by the members of the Kirk of Scotland. So you
must perceive, Sir, that there is no truth in the assertion contained
in the document which you have perused.
The Magistrate observed that this was a question which he did
not want to discuss with him ; all he wanted to get at were the
luta connected with the threatened assault. He (the Magistrate)
could not help supposing but that there was a tincture of jealousy
running through the lines that were sent to the Doctor, many of
the members of whose profession, he was aware, exercised very
great influence over many females of thei: flock. Perhaps, said the
Magistrate, the person who has threatened you has taken it into his
head to be jealous of hit wife; pray, does she attend your meeting ?
" No," uid the Doctor, " I don't think that lady ever heard me
preach in her life, and I now take the opportunity of publicly avow.
mg, that should Mr. Lamb suspect any infidelity upon the part of
his wife with myself, there is no foundation whatever for his sus.
picions.
The Magiatrate then told the applicant that there was no neres,
sity for granting a warrant, as he was convinced that the person
against whom he complained would not attack him.
Doctor Angus—." But you see by the tenour of the latter what I
have to expect if I am not protected by the strong arm of the law.
He is a ferocious fellow, Sir, and has actually threatened me this
very morning, before 1 came down to this office."
The Magistrate. upon dismissing the application, told Doctor
Angus, that should this said person against whom he applied for a
warrant loiter up and down before his door, and threaten him either
by word or action, to give hint into custody to the first constable he
saw and bring him to this office, and then the matter should un.
dergo a patient investigation.
Doctor Angus appeared well pleased with this suggestion and
retired, after having requested back the "original letter" inserted
above, thanking the Magistrate for the attention shown to his ap.
plication.

The execrable state of the pavenicnt in Fleet-street
loudly calls for the interference of the city authorities. A
deep hole, in particular, immediately opposite the book-
seller's shop, about three doors within Temple-bar, was
yesterday the occasion of a carriage being overturned, con-
taining a lady and gentleman, both of whom, it is feared,
are seriously hurt.
ROMANCE IN RSAT. LIFE.—WE copy the following
from a provincial pridt :—A youthful Couple in the parish
of Tawstock, near Barnstaple, formed a mutual attach-
ment about ten years since, but being less favoured by
Plutus than by Cupid, were prevented from consummating
the object of their desires, and, having plighted their faith
to each other, the lover parted from the object of affec-
tion to tempt the briny main, and court in mercantile pur-
suits the favour of the god of fortune. Year after year
rolled round, and the faithful maiden, true to her virgin
vow, rejected every solicitation, and waited in anxious
hope the return of her heart's true love. But receiving no
tidings of him for so long a period, she' was constrained to
abandon that hope, in the natural conclusion that he had
perished. At length, having mourned for years her wi-
dowed love, she listened to the overtures of another swain,
to whom she was bound in indissoluble bonds. But ere
one moon had sped its silent course, a stranger came one
evening, a few weeks since, into the village, and bent his
steps to the cottage of the aged parents of the long-lost
youth, which proved to be the son they had so long deemed
an inhabitant of another world. One of his first inquiries
was for the object of his faithful love ; he was told she
lived, but not for him, being wedded to another. 0 fatal
truth ! With eyes suffinied, and a broken heart, lie
turned away, bade farewell to his aged sire, and hastily
quitted those scenes of his youth and hitter disappointment.
Of his subsequent destiny there is no account.
Pidding and Co.'s success last drawing (31st August) in
selling Five Capitals, including Two of W 5,0001., accounts
for the daily increasing demand for Tickets at No. 1, Corn-
hill, for the Scheme to be drawn next Tuesday, lath Oct.
when'Six Prises of ‘20,000/. must be decided; and if the
major part should be sold at ridding's. there would be no-
thing in the circumstance more marvellous than events
which the 'Public must recollect to have often witnessed
there before,—such as the last Number sold in one Lottery,
and the very first in the next, being both Prizes of ito,ooo/.!
and one Individual having • Bbare of each !—but there
have been innumerable instances of Persons getting two
different Prizes of 20,000/., and of two different Persona at
the same house having that luck in different Lotteries!--
la not, therefore, No. I, Cornbill, entitled to be called the
Lucky Corner?

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