The Sun.
London, England, 1808-11-28 00:00:00

POLICE.

BOW-STREET.—On Friday evening, information
wa, received at the Office, that Sir John Lowther.
Johnson, and Robert,Read,. Esq.:were going to fight
a duel. In consequence of which, Adkins and An-.
thony were dispatched with warrants to apprehend
them. On Saturday morning the. Officers took Sir
John into custody, in Wigmore.street, and •Mr.
Read, at the British Hotel,_ and brought them be-
fore Mr. GRAHAM, when it appeared that Mr..,Read
had sent a challenge to Sir John, on Thursday, by
-Major W. requesting Sir John to fix the time and
place for fighting. The cause of the challenge was
not investigated.
_ _

Mr. Lowten, of the Temple, Sr-t John's solicitor,
attended, with Adiniral Nugent,
,and Ogiivie,
as his bail, who were admitted in
.2501. each, and
Sir John in 5:001. to keep the peace tOr twelve
months, and to appear at the next Middlesex. Ses-
sions after that titm-, to answer to what should be
objected against hi,n.—Mc. Read rentained in cus-
tody fur want of bail.

MANSION-FTOUSl3.—Saturday the LORD MAYOR'S
Justice-room was. mud) crowded by a numerous at-
tendance of Masters and Journeythen Coopers, oc-
casioned by a complaint of the former against the
latter for' a combination to obtain an advance of
wages.

By an Aci of Parliament of the 39th and 40th of
the-present King, c. loci, any Journey Men, Manu-
: fadurer's Workmen, or others, in any trade 'or bu-
siness, who enter into a combination to obtain an
advance of wages. or attend any meeting for the like
purpose, or to lessen the number prbouts of work,
with various other descriptions of offences, or entice
any other person to either of the abdve, on being
convicted before two Magistrates, are liable to three
months imprisonment; and all contraas entered
into for such purposes are void.
It appeared that journeymen coopers can already
earn, upon the average of work in their trade,. from
to 41, per week. Counsel attended on behalf of
the Masters, who aEted'in the most lenient manner
towards their men ; and after some discussion the
hearing stood adjourned to a ,future day, uponAhe
appearance of contrition in the workmen, who,
though they had before struck, and refused to work,
at the trade prices, promised an obedience to the
law, and 'that they would- go to their ivOrk on Mon-
day as usual. The LORD NIA yoR complimented
the journeymen on their ready prothise .of future
obedience; and the masters most candidly hoped
they should have no occasion hereafter to have tur-
ther recourse to the law.

UNION HALL.--John Cook, who professed the
occult sciences, drew horoscopes and profiles and
,foretold future events, was brought to the Office
from his Temple of Divination, in East-street, Ken-
niugton. It appeared that after drawing figures,
horoscope lines, tangents, &c. ankcalculating the
nativities Of his credulous customers, he took 2s. 6,1.
of each, and presented them with a profile. He
was committed as a vagrant till next Sessions.

REPLY OF HIS ROYAL,HIGHNESs THE PRINCE REGENT.
OF PORTUGAL TO,THE MEMORIAL FROM THE ROY-
AL FAMILY OF SPAIN,WHICH WE GAVE ON THURS..

DAY.

Your Royal Highnesses do me justice in think-L
in g me disposed to sustain your rights, and those of
such Spaniards as are faithful to their Croce rr and
Country. In the Manifesto which I published on
my arrival on this Continent, in which I might have
expressed my just resentment for the conduct of .the
Spant,h Government, in allowing a passage to .he
French troops, and joining with them in the invasion
of Portugal, I forbore doing co, and was rather so-
licitous to do justice to those sentiments of 'regret
.which all faithful Spaniards must have necessarily
felt, on seeing themselves compelled to execute a
measure so contrary to the interests,of their Prince's
and their awn safety.

I entertained the greater confidence, that the
time would arrive when we should. be able to unite
ati allies, for the purposes of mutual defence, against
such enormous and multiplied aggressions. ,
" I concur with your Royal Highnesses, that the
time has now arrived for entering into such an
union, in order to aat against the, common enemy ;
and I trust, that in concert with my Allies, among
whom is to be reckoned Sicily, which Must neces-
sarily consider itself as such, we 'shall be able to
oprose a barrier to the progress of the conquests
which France may; attempt to Obtain over us. At
least .I. will, for my part, do every think in my power
to etrea this salutary combination and alliance
which.your Royal Highnesses have just proposed to
me and lam anxious that the Americans, satisfied
that we are agreed as to the urgent necessity of pro-
teling them, Should unite their means with our
forces, in order to give full and entre. effect to the
wishes by which I am actuated, of securing to them
that pcnce and prosperity of Which they are suscep-
tible from their local situation.
`► Given at our, Royal Palace, in the River Janeiro,
under our Royal Seal. " THE PRINCE."
August 19, 1808."