The Sun.
London, England, 1808-01-02 00:00:00

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BOW-STRERT.—•OII Thursday, about it o'clock,'
Mr. NAREs, the sitting'Magistrate, received private
infortnation that Captain Campbell and Captain Her-
bert, of the Fast India Company's, service, were to
right a deelnt R`velve'O'clock that day, on Wimble-
don Common, near Abershaw's gibbet ; in conse-
vence of which Mr. NARES, issued his* warrant
against the parties, and dispatched Adkins in a post
cpaise to apprehend them, attended by T. Jones,
one of tiie patrole. They prOceeded to the spot
with all possible speed, where they arrived soon at.-
ter 12 o'clock ; but the parties were not there. Ad-
'kills proceeded on to the Robin Hood and.-Little
John Inn, and made'enneiries cif the landlord, and
while they were conversing, the Rev. Mr. Butcher,
of Wandsworth, an naive Magistrate for the Coun-
ty of Surrey, rode up on horseback, who was, like-
wise in' pursuit of the duellists, and said he had re-
ceived private inforination of their inteinion to fight
ott the ,pot where the; duel of Sir Francis. Burdett
and :al.. Paull took place, on Cootub's Warren
t he
,Nlagistrate and Officer accordingly joined in the
purstat of them ; thd Magikrate tank the road, and
the ()dicer weiit through the wood.. Immediately
atter the Offietr got upon the Warren, he heard the
report• of two pistols, which convinced him it was
the: duellists, but could not see any body. As soon
as Mr. Butcher came up, he borrowed his horse, and
ff, Set o witn great speed, towards the spot, where
the reports came. from, and'he soon met a post-
chaise, with three Gentlemen in it, who proved to
be C ipt. Herbert, and Mr. Simpson, of the Hum-
tnpms, his second, and Mr. George Canny, a 'Sor-
gebn, of Featherstone-buildings. The Odieerstop-
ped the chaise, and told the Uentlemen he had a
warrant against them fur a breach of the peace, and
they were his PHs:oilers. The; Gentlemen hesitated
some time, but at length surrendered to the Officer's
authority.; Vey thetkdrove to, the Rubin Hood and •
Little Sohn, at Kinvonbottoni, where Adkins lett
the Gentlemen in the eustody'of Mr. Butcher, and
went in pursuit of ‘he other party.. In a short time
he met a chaise and four, .with Captain Campbell
and his second, Mr. George, West Barnes, of
mer's Hotel. The Otticer told them his business,.
and they• went to the Rubio
_Hood and Little John
Inn, and then proceeded to London, and were • fa-
ken before Mr. GRAHAft; 'when it appeared that
Captains Campbell and Herbert had fought a duel
at the time Adkins heard the report of the pistols,,
• without either party receiving any injury, and on
the interference of the seconds, the parties were
tecooeited. Alr.'GamtAist, liooeyeG did not think
t:iis sufficient, and heid the parties, their seconds,
and the Surgeon, to bati, themselves in' 2001. each, .
and two sureties in loot. each. The cause of
Pete w4ts a and ituccurred. on Wednesday
night at a ball.

.MANSIOX`FIOUSE, JAN.. fellow of the Mille
Of nil/7w was put to the bar charged a wanton
assault upon John Pope, a child betweenr' twelve and
thirteen years old, on Thursday night,. in Grace-
church-street. The poor boy, who was. tieverelk,
bi•uised and wounded on his. foiehead by the blows.
be-had received, guteci; as welhis.he was able, that
coining along Gracechurch-street at the .time above-
mentioned, he'
,puThed .accidetitally against the
Prisobei.„ Who had a lead upon his ln.;ad he passed
oo_, thinking harm, when, the Defendant put
down his load, and ,tbliowed. him.. The boy, on
seeing' his appto:ich, and bearing bis threats, crouch-
ed into a Corner, and held his head down, when
the Defendant, with his clenched. fist, struck him re-.
peatedl,y and 11;411erOlUlly in the tee, ao cut bitu
• 1., , • • • •
tieverety.
A young man named Burridge; accidentally pass-
ing at the momept, witnessed this barbarous attack
upon- a child, and, with becoming spirit, kma
the radian clown. Instantly on his getting up, ho
insisted on fighting, Mr.; Burridge; who did not
shrink from the t hallenge, but instantly turned-to,
at'ul after- eying the lelloW' A• severe drubbing,
charged a. constable • with him, and escorted him
sate to „the Poultry comp.% where I,the fellow
elirgcd,ll,lr. &midge in turn,. and he was detained
all night from his family.
. The Loan MAYORheld the Prisoner to-bail for
leis ,trial upon the charge of assault.

IVIAULLOROLIGII-STREL'f.--ribla PiLipps, thQ little
girl charged with purloining her tnaster*.s property
(Mr. INOrtan, haberdasher, of,
,Brook-street)„ Men—
tioned in our :I!aper of-yesterday, underwent a further
examination before the Sitting Magistrate thisctay,
and di,iclosed.tiotpe fortherpetty thefts she had cotn4.
!flitted. Two. women well l,)rotight in custody,
eitarg:d with haring lieceived the stolen properly, a
lair of;, 11r. Norton's sills stockings. being found in
the pons scion of one. of them, which the. ittle girl
had sok4 co her for.a Tbcy.both kept
cum!:hand clothes and rig-klipps in the same neigh.:
tlult.,rlino3. They4ere committeti until they should
t;:id

liamph,cyrt, g. be eleven years old,:
and. JWia. fi,b9y.;iltnAlt sixtoito;were.charg-4(1,.
the first with purloining a 61. bank-not(4,-,the: prO-
lii;erty of hii master, •Mr, Garth;.a reipeilable shop-
!! keepei- in Mills street, '14143M-square and . the.
• bluer with receiving_ the, satim, -fiumphreys was
errand-buy to Mr. Garib, and was sent by him to
leave -4. letter in: the Post-of4.e, • inclosingi the, I.lOtC
Humphreys' Itory was, -that he met.
Galles on liis'way to the Postoifice, who, a.
knocked blot down, and took the fetter
froru lAhn i)y force.. 'Lite fortwr..ntaster.of
a re4p,:taal:l,; sadler jur the S3lllls neighbourhood, at-
.and ~eve him a very bad•chara6ter, eharg.
inghim with ni.oluining-a 401.„bank-note, It al,o
appyred, that lie had beAti aPPWIPicVd to tt sperchain-
ves44,?.l., and ran aWay. wtie .but,h remanded
I for further ekaruination.„.

On Tuesday last there was a tremendous. storm,
accompanied With thunder; lightning, and rain, at
OxfOrth ft lasted from eight dot morning., until,
thr.,.o o'clock the nem. Several chinatic-s were
w hlon clown, a great quantity of des were thrown.
front tht;'roofi of houses ty.the frce, of the wind
and rain, so that the people were afraid iu pAss.
along the streets, and the lead on the root of the
Toeatre was' torn from its faseeniLig, and raised
s. vats fea high above the roof.'