The Sun.
London, England, 1806-09-17 00:00:00

LEEDS, SEPT. i

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Mr. EDWARD BROOK, Coroner, held three In:-
quests last week : at Osser, on the body 'of Frederick
.11lis ; it was stated in evidence, that in the even-
ing of Sunday the aiSt. 'tilt, the deceased; along
with nine others, was returning from the Gram'
Stand On the Outwood, near Wakefield, where they
had been drinking, when they were joined. on
the high road by one Ramsden; One of the party
said to him, he was a sin/tering shearer, who had
been mending his Saturday's work on Sunday.
He did not appear to take what was said amiss,
till he:came to the brpork, which runs near his
father's house, when he threatened to throw °lse
over the wall into the brook. Ramsdell then has-
tily stepped within his father's yard, stripped off his
neck•handkerchief, ran into the lane, and inquired
for the person-who -had offended him. Ramsden
struck Ellis a violent blow on the right side tirthe
head, when he- immediately fell down, apparently
lifeless. As two of the party were raising him up,
Ramsdell came up to them, and said, " if yon
do not take him away., direEtly, have, done
one, and I will do another:" instantly after the
blow was given, Ramsden's holier stripped off
his jacket, palled a knife, out of his pocket,
came up to one of the party,, and threatened hitn ;
hut neither he nor Lis: son offered to give the least
as:iistatsce to Ellis, who was, carried to a house.at:a
srpali distance ; he was. removed the folio:4111g- day
to Ossett, and on Monday he expired.. The surgeon
who was called in immediately after the accident, and
who opened the head of the deceased, partictilaris-ed,
the injuries the brain had suffered, from which it 'was
evi nit to him, that Ellis's death,bactbeen.cecasioned '
by a violent blow.—Verditt—Manslatigittcr. Rams-
den has since absconded.—At CastletOrd,.. on Char-
lOtte Denison, an infant. three Months old, found
dead in bed—Verdiet'Overlaid f y its niother.—At
New-millar-dam, on the body of ADD Walker, who,
as she was white-washing her house- on Saturday
week, jell from a ladder, and was so much bruised,
that she languished till Tuesday, When she expired=--
Verdi dt —Accidental Death.

' A match at Pigeon-Shooting took place on :Wonder,
near Willsden, between Mr.Paget, from Long Court,
Bucks, and a Gainekeeper of the name of Hurst.
The number of pigeons allotted to each *as 'eleven,
and Mr: -Paget missed his first and ninth bird: The
Gamekeeper missed his tbarth and eleventh ; and
in shooting off the ties, Mr. PAGET missed his third,
bird, which decided the wager of 5o guineas. in fay
VOW' of his opponent.

TII.OI ASSIZES.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, CLERKENThELL.

Dos, Esq. was arraigned before the
lii ht Hon. Lord N01131.111Y, and given in charge to
a most respeaable.Jury of the County of Meath, for
having on the 18th of June maliciously, wilfully, fe-
loniously, and of his malice propense, killed and
Murdered Anth. Brunton Tandy, Esq. by shooting
at him, and giving him one mortal avowid on the
right side of the head, of which he instantly died.
Mr. MN'ar.t.y opened the case on the part of the
Prosecution, as folloWs instruEled that
the deceased Gentleman, Anth. Brunton Tandy,
for whose death the Prisoner this day stands account-
able; was the son of Mr. John Tandy, a Gentleman
of fortune and reapeaabilitY,'_and a Magistrate of
this County. The deceased has been . a Lieutenant
in the 29th Regiinent of Foot, and served for a con-
siderable time in the West Indies. From'wounds
he received,. it became necessary he should
,"return
t.') his native country for the restoration of his health,
and he returned with honourable testimonials of
courage and good • condua, to reside and to enjoy
peace and doniestic happiness under the proteaion
of his father, and in the society of relations and
friends. In consequence of an arrangeinent in his
father's family,, the deceasectbecame-a lodger in the
town of Kehs, in this County, 'and, he resided there
at the period when the unfortnnate cause of the me-
lancholy event now under consideration occurred.—
The Gentleman at the bar was an inhabitant of the
same town—they, had b 'en long acquainted—an in-
timacy` to Ac place, and they were considered as
affeaionate friends.. I am instructed to say that
mutual obligations and reci.procal services marked
Oak friendship=-4- am instru6ted to say, that the
'Gentleman at the bar, at the very time that Mr. T.
nnfiirtunately fell-by his hand, was under great ola,
ligations to him, even of a pecuniary nature. -These
obligations I shall not particularise.
Gentlemen of the July,
,it will appear to you
in evidence, that on the I.7th of last June, Mr.
Brunton Tandy was invited to dine with a Gentlea
'man resident in .the town of Kens, but such was his
attachment to the Prisoner, that, as I aminstruCted,
lie declined accepting the invitation, and sent a fic-
titious apology to Mr. Keating, alledging that he
'was engaged,to his father, who resided about four
miles from the town, and he agreed to dine with
the Prisoner.. Perhaps lam not perfectly accurate
on this point—however they certainly met on the
evening of that 'day, at the house of one Gilbert
M‘Garvey, who keeps a ball-court in the town of
Kells. Mr. Tandy had not been there very long
when Mr. Dyas came in, accompanied by a young
Gentleman, son to Mr. Keating, with whom Mr.
Tandy was to have dined. The deceased felt morti-
fied and irritated at having been seen in the ball-
court, in thetown of Kells, by the son of the Gentle-
man to whom. he had sent a fallacious apology—his
pride was hurt at having been found out in:what he
conceived a falsehood, and he rashly charged the.
Prisoner with having purposely brought the younger
Mr. Keating with him. The Prisoner denied the
charge with warmth—words arose between *them—
scurrilous epithets were interchanged—and the de-
ceased, heated by passion, called the Prisoner a
swindler."—T4is, I admit, ,Was a word of insult,
but the retribution was equally severe, for Mr. Dyas
replied, ‘.'" you lie, you rascal."--°•t thiS time they
were drinking punch, and immediateljc the tumblers
which stood on the table were mutually and at the
same instant thrown 'by each at the other—they
stood up—they grappled—and they were separated
by the persons present. Probably it had been better
to have left them to decide their contest by a trial
of bodily, strength--,but they were separated. I de-
vontfY wish that at this time the interference of
friends, or of a Magistrate, had brought those con-
tending and impassioned friends to a sense of
folly ; but unfortnuately that was not the case.
" Gentlemen,- I have said. they were separated.
I have to add,. a challenge
.ensued : and in justice
to the Prisoner, I am conscientiously bound to in-
form you, that the deceased challenged the Prisoner,
leaving the time and place of meeting to his choice.
Upon the challenge being given. and accepted, the
parties separated,, and the deceased retired to his
lodging and to his bed. How the Prisone'r dis-
posed of himself 'in• the course of that night, _ and
until thesucceeding morning, I, will not say, but that
circumstance will .probably. appear.: in evidence—
there are many minute circumstances in the case
which I will not state, but leave to be detailed by the
witnesses. One collateral fie', however;l.cannot
pass over, as it will appear that the Prisoner did, by
a letter found in the pocket of the deceased after his
death, appoint the ,following morning for the time
of meeting, and Headford Bridge for the pldce.
" On the following morning, the 18th of June,
the morning appointed by. the Prisoner, Mr. EdWr.
Molloy, an aaive and highly respe&able Magistrate,
residing in the town of Kells,,, having received inti-
mation of the parties' intentions to fight a duel, be,
as became his duty, accompanied by a person named
Benjamin Bradford, and others, proceeded to the
bridge of Headford. There they saw the Prisoner
and the deceased together, who, perceivicg they
were pursued, separated and ran off in different di-
reaions. Mr. M. being rather a heavy man, and
unable to overtake either of the parties, got into a
boarded cart, which concealed him, and by this
means followed the Prisoner unnoticed until he got
very near hith, when he suddenly leaped from the
cart, and attempted to seize him. The Prisoner,
in attempting to escape, leaped into a deep drain,
nearly full of water. Mr. Molloy, anxious to pre-
serve the public peace, but unable, from the sitUa-
tion of the Prisoner, to arrest him, told him heknew
his intentions were to
.fight : commanded him to
keep the peace; and informed him, that if after
this injunction, a duel was fought, and any fatal
consequences took place, the survivor would be
guilty of murder. 'The Magistrate, right in the
law—the Prisoner, deaf to admonition and entreaty,
'extricated himself from the.drain, and proceeded to
the other side of the field, where he was joined by
his antagonist. They were both, observed to cross a
ditch which separated them from the view of their
pursuers, and almost instantly a single shot 'was
heard. At the time of the shot Mr. Bradford was
not more than 200 yards from the parties. When
he came up he saw Mr. Tandy on the ground, and-
the Prisbner ribbing his temple, who upon seeing
Mr. Bradford, immediately exclaimed, " I have shot
poor Brunton," or " poorTandy,"or such like words.

THE KING V. DX COSTA.-FRAUD.

-This trial occupied the 'whole day, be
found peculiarly
.inferesting• to the Public.
M. GLEED opettc dthe prosecution. He' stated.
that the Prisoner, Aaron Da Costa, was indi6ted uton
a• special At of Parliatmmt, the 30th Geo. 11. cool-
mOnly called Sir John Fielding's ACt, which was
passed for t he purposeof protecting persons from being
defrauded of.
their money or goods by false pretences.
The charge against the'Defendant was, that he • had
been guilty of a fraud, in falsely pretending to Eliza-
beth Binkheim, who kept
.a shop at Parson's-
street, Ratcliffe Highway, that he would send her
cwt. of ivory black, 1 cwt. of black lead, and a
certain quantity c?.l. salt of lemons; and that-by such
pretence he obtained from her the sum of 12L 14s.
with intent to cheat her ; that in fart he did not send
her such goOds, but did deliver certain powders made
to resemble ivory bl2ck, black lead, and salt of le-'
mons The Prosecutrix wts married to a labourer in
a brewery, -and for her better support had taken a
chandler's shop ; she had not been long in it betbre
the Prisoner called upon her, and asked her to pur-
chase 'the articles mentioned in the indiCtment.—
The Prosecutrix professed her ignorance-of the corn-
-modifies, but Was willing to try them, prOvided they
were of the quality represented. 'The PriSoner as-•
sured her_they• Were the best that contd be made. He
was pnid his demand, and when asked 'for his'ad-
dress, said, it did not signify as he should call every
Friday, fbr o::ciers. The Prosecutrix, however,•never
saw any thing more of hint. Several months after she
found him out, and told him that the goods. were un-
sjleablq:.; that she had only disposed of two boxes of
the salt of lemons, one of which had been
.returned,
ttnci that the ivury black and black lead no one would,
buy. She offered to take other goods, such as she
ordinart4 dealt in, but the Prisoner would not/con-
sent. He was willing to have given her other arti-
ties, which would have been equally useless, .such
as Jews',sealing wax and slippers. Her friends ac-
cordingly advised her to prosecute him. These were
the facts, and the Learned Counsel said the law
upon thein was so clear that there could not be a
doubt as to the guilt of the Prisoner.
Mrs. tinkhelln proved the case precisely as stated
by, tier Counsel.
The Drug-broker to file London Dock' Company
was exacoine,r; and positively swore that the articles
were of spurious mattufacaure, and that .what' had
been charged 31. 145. per cwt. was mAt- worth 12s.
The sait'ut lemons, he said, was magnesla and cream
of tartar.

•- Mr. 'ALLEY, for'the Prisoner, contended, that al-
though his client had committed an immoral and dis-
lioneSt at, he was not guilty of- a fraud within the
Meaning of the Ad of Parliament.
He called as a witness a drug merchant, who said
the ivory bJsek was genuine, and- the black lead,
though somewhat adulterated, a fair article'of trade.
Upon his cross-examination it turned out that he tad
sold them to the Prisoner; he adtuitted that at the ut-
most they were not worth more than 18s. per cwt.
A•cheinist stated that the salt of lemons was what was
ustmlly sold under that denomination. It appeared
,that he too had sold it to the Prisoner ; that if it had
been the real salt of lemons, it would have been
worth 14s. 6d. per lb. but composed as, was, iod.
per lb. was its utmost value.
Mr. GLEE D 7 in reply, observed, that the Prisoner's
crime, in defrauding a poor woman, was aggravated
by the evidence by which he had attempted to' de-
send himself; he relied wAh confidence upon his
CLAW 4ioll. _ _

The Prisoner addressed the Jury.— He said_ it was
a very hard case upon him, as he had offered to re 7
ceive the goods back and send others in return.
The CirAIRMAN Stated_ that this was a subjea of
serious concern to the Public. It, was of the ut-
most consequence that the Statute framed for the
express purpose of proteeking the ignorant from
.the frauds of such men as the Defendant should
be rigidly et& Teed. It would be for the Jury to
_say, w-hether the circumstance of the Prisoner's
_promising to call every Friday for fresh orders,
and never afterwards making h►s appearance, was
not evidence of the stialse pretence by which he
had obtained thd money. He recited the words
of the Statute, commented upon them, and con-
cluded by expressing his opinion that the offence of
the Defendant was clearly, within the scope of the
,law.
The Jury without a poment'S hesitation returned
a verdki of Guilty.
The Statute is highly penal. It direets judgment
of transportation at the discretion of the-Court.. Sen-
uce was nut passel

The following • circumstatices are mentioned as
having attended. the death of Lord TntmLow :
On. the evening preceding his Lordship's dissolution,
Thursday, he was as well as usual, but complained
Of being remarkably chilly, and was advised by his
friends about him, and certainly very properly, to
take something warm before he. retired to rest, to
promote perspiratioir ; and which advice he as pro-
perly pursued.. In the morning his .Lordship not
having disturbed any one throughout the night, on
attendant entering. his chamber,. he discovered
him with the bed-clothes stripped entirely from'
him ; and on a closer approach, he found that-he
was quite dead and cold. The dreadful informa-
tion, in an instant, was conveyed to his danohters.
At first they could riot believe what was related, but
what they 'feared to know was but too .soon covirm-
ed. Their distress is betted conceived than expressed.
His Majesty's 6th Regiment of Foot, returning
to England from Quebec, under the command of
Major MILLER, had a fortunate and unexpeEted
escape from the French Ship of the Line, Veteran,
commanded by JEROME J,3ONArARTE ; for the two
Transports i,n which they'were having been fired at
by her lower deck guns for a considerable time,
without the least probability of getting off, the Major
and the rest of .the Officers dressed themselves in
their Hi uniform, intending, after the next shot, to
etrike, and surrender themselves in a manner as be-
came the dignity of British Soldiers : at this instant
another. Vessel caught the attention of the Enemy's
Ship, and the fOrtunatemoment was seized by their
vaithig themselves ola breeze, which springing up,
-enabled thew to make their escape.

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