The Sun.
London, England, 1808-06-11 00:00:00

14.111-4EI'ORT.

CURIOUS .71IVECDOTI.,'S
OF A POPULAR PERFORMER.

FROM RYLgY's ITINkRANT ; OR, THE MEMOIRS Or,
AN AACIOR.

• - is so well known. as an aEtor, that my
opinion can neither add to, uor his fame:.
were caber in 'my power, panegyric (Vouitt run
through a dozen' pages, and yet tall short of his'
merits. In some charatters -fie is as much superior

COURT OF KING's FainAY, jii~s to:
THE LlNti U. JAMES' atYLL, JOHN SMITH, JOHN- SY-
MONDS, AND HENRY BuYLL MACCULLOCH.
Tlireti of the Defendants are person's in obscure
; Macculloch was a merchant in the bland
cat Jamsie.t. The nidietni,:in stated, that the latter be-
ing arrested and imprisoned iota debt ot, t 7,3 =l. at the
suit of :w.lesrs. Ralph and .-loutague, two of
the DetZintants, Ouil and Smith, tendered thernseNes

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to any actor of she resent aday, as Garrick was to .as hail; uadei the. names of Brunitnel and "Durant,
those of his time; but they are limited to such parts 'aiivingfaiae residences, and swearing, contrary to-ahe
as suit his figure, which wants grace and proportion : I truth, that they were worth ductile the sum for
where these can be dispensed with, aid has 110.chtn" which Macculloch was arreSted. Smith also swore
petitor. As a man in private lite, he is the gentle-. 1 that lie served wake 'of bail upon the Attorney of
man, the scholar, the friend, the life of every party, the plaintiff, MI: James, centrtry to the fao. , Bull
an enemy to scandal and detradion, and benevolent, and saati, were the ehl7 ~ ise ,
aa.endants who appeared,
even to imprudence. . and they hal pleaded tea guilty. Macculloch had
Such is --a- —in his sober moments ; but, escapee to Jahlitlea, and Symonds had not been dis-
when stimulated-by. the juice of the grape, he ads et aered. 1 he. charge was laid as for a conspiracy.
in diametrical opposition 10 ail this. No two ;Pen, (or readers may; perhaps . recollect, that the -Cauae
however different they may be, can be more-at vai.i. ei Montague v. MacCulloch was tried, on the.-lattif,
ance than --- -, sober, and -------, in a December
,hiata before lachd Eltenburough, witeu a
state ot ebri-ety. At these times his interesting suavity • vertliat was found" ior the Plaintiffs in the, sum
,of
ofruauners changes to brutal ins etlive, and the feel- 20 : oh- 175., inch:Klieg the interest and the debt.
rings of his nearest and dearest friends are sacrificed. hi.r. GARRoW bind, that it-was a Most malienant
Sach are the unfortunate propens:nes oa this singe- case : it was a complication of perjury and con- .
lar man—unfortunate, I say, hccause tie heeini ill' 'NMI, of the lutist atrocious kind. His Witnesses iii
capsule of ontridiog teem, although they have aaterata•aaaaaaad sal„,sa the e hole transaction, and would state
deucy to ruin .bia, health, injure his property eeitid 4.11;„ of i 116„,..,), nose. ii:s Vat, , tadiaar...cea. a,a,,_
r ,
destroy his social mint:awns. No matt can more pehation of the crime. • •
regret those failings than he does, in his heureof .. The Clerks from the diftirent, -officals produced.
sanity, or make more handsome apotogiea ; and if , the proceedings in Court, and out of. Court,• under
at night he creates enetniesa his conciliatory manners which the bail was completed, aud by tt hick Mac-
in the morning are sure to raise double the numliir . culloch procured, his liberation. ' '
of friends. Of this great actor many ludicrous alters, . .. Mr. Cliarlea James deposed, that be had received
dotes are, related. I shall point out a few, which no notice for bail in the anion which was sworn by
tape under my owo obsei vation. i Smith to have beep personally served upon him.'
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Otto evenine, in IVlanchester, we were in a public 1.-
Mr. George Robs, a met chant, deposed, that he
bar; amonest a piouoseuuus companya where anaw Bull,
the party..
*4, as usuai, the lit e :a: Mirth and good who pressed wider the statue of Iltutu-
' tuel on the occasion of giving bail; but he , did not
humour orevailed"till about 'ten o'clock,,,‘,yhen 1 Pee; ' identify. ,the other prisoner, who passed' under the
etived a sontet hing taking in his eN, welch foretold name of Durant. He said, he was in Court whet
a sturru. Ail:sloes to get Mtn Inane battle it burst the men justified bail ; tnat ading thr Macculloch,
forth, I tressed our departure, entiaar the plea of an- •he was to have given dean 1 001. and upwards :or
other engagement ; but, instead ot having the de- becoming bail, and that he did give to each of them
sired effect, it precipitated what lit ad foreseen. With tAo oz three pealed, in money.
a haughty snperciltous look, he said— • . ' Q. 13y the Jury. Do you continue to be a user-
" I see what you are about, you hypocritical ~
chant now ?—A. Yes, Sir. .
scoundrel : You canting, methodistic-al thief! am ' U. As a merchant of the city of London, do you'
1, -'----, to ba• 'aznalrad:.o-4 'lo'''l a , laefieve it was customary,. fur hououraole bail to
would-be puritan as you ? I'll teaelt you to dittaie to ;,C paid for becoming bail ?—A. 1 had uotisusis-,to-
a I ragedian.'"f hen, utt:ling Off his, coat, and hold- du with ,that. .
tog his' tiao in a menacing • attitude=--" Come nut,", To some luestions which were rut to the Wit-
continued
'he, " thou prince of deeeiveis ; through ; nos by the Prisoner Bull, the Witness coutradited
thou hat taith to remove.smountains, thou shalt himself as to his employmeut
.el a man of the name
nut remove rue—„Corne out, 1 ,an..", With-mach: • onStack to procure bail. • ' •
difficult.' he was pacified, and resumed his cosh.-- Lord Euearsaosto Ia UGa-a" I see you bare not
..i
~n 'There;was al large -file in the bar, before which averred. that the uetice tor bail was itt this purlieu-
wised, with his coat skirts under each'arm, a 1)1,1(01 .lat action, and soh .an averment must, be made.
imitation 'of buckisea, verb deficient ;n cleanaoess ' A neheolte uceuried to the peraou who drew the
tied-costume. f-li face was wispy, and his neck- ' iletienuent, and he thouaot be should get rid of
chafe el the same, Cleo, which, pevertheless, a.-as •
rolled in various toldl about hiS throat; his hair waa t
it by leaalag out toes . averment. lam quite cleaa,
teat without that the indictmeet cannot be SUS-
malted, and turned up, under • a restrict greasy Leon, tainedat . ..
with n nrow brims, conceitedly placed ots Otte side h
noddled node the
the head, whice r it, like a anakma . ' Nicholas 1-luglies, on the paper containing
notice to Mi. Janie; being ltanued to hitii, said, .
mandarin. Thus equipped, the finny top stied- 1 i
that -.le beheaed the staisetuiti to be.ti,e Oand-wlrdihg.
rated tretore the Trivet. *Lacio. he is/ono: a-104 toristteilok'a -ea cll4. th,m):ler, ,wittt 441Ni414, ull'l''‘. steno "11"4 ,_o!'
F2e,i. At length lie
caught the eye ot our n to annhas agean, ; i ti
, -Lit the o...tite of I.,ite n1..111tAtts hot, t•ltilu.;
who, in Siielit amazement 'ior the apace of halt a ea an
a:a, aca T p
iaateisate, ape Kept a ikeid-di'set 5
minute, examitted..him from top to toe; Ihenlurlll, .t.hoi) in Drury-lane. - , ,
lug to me, he burst into a lank: laugh, and Pared ..
.'1 he Prisotars naing called upon -by his Lordship
out, " beau nasty, by—." Perhaps intimidated for their
,deleliCr, b lial a iCW s iras to tUValiaiitc 1110
by ----,....-'s fernier blustering, this, insensible. pup- , teat:nano; of lies, aim iinBil-, and a tew 'additional
py took little ponce: hut'l knew he would not stop Leaned, fei.unig it; [nen owe ermaliatiou. '2 -
heir, and indeed I thougtt the stranger fair &acne. Lord ELLliNeoltuUtili,. hi Shiliallhg 9., the. :elii•
------- now rose from his seat, and taking up , deuce to the Jury, Obwrveu on the saw.nt thelcaae
the skirts of his coat, in imitation of the other, turn- '
as to cunspitaci. He said, that to cuosict easier of
ed his back to the fire—" Warm work its the back the parties, it was necessary that two persons citing-
setttements, Sir," said he; then appreachiog still, ed should ISe found ;guilty ; because it uas impos-
nearer,. as if be bad some secret to communicate; sink that there could he any
_euti,piraey site le one
whisPered, though loud 'enough for every one to only
was triinitial. It was not necessary that the
hiar---" Pray, Sir, how is soap ?" ' two persons so conspiring should be the ptisi.ners
i, soap ?"
before the ./.:ourt ; so, that it the Jury were et.mviuc-
" Yes, Sir, soap ; I understand it is coming • ed that .Syruunds and Maccultoch were guilty of.cun-
down." cues tided
spiracy, eitner of the Prisoners might be „.
,
" I am glad of ir, Sir." The Wittleas, Ross, might be CUUSitiefed ill the 113-
" Indeed, Sir, you have cause, if one may judge fore of an accomplice,. and therefore his teatimoity
from your appearance." • ;should be, received with great ,caution. Both the
Here was a general laugh, which the stranger Prisoners were found Guilty, and were remanded to
seemed not to regard, btif, *toddling his bead, and • Newgate.
hitting his boOtik with a little rattan, rang the bell:
with an air of, importance, and inquired " if he
could have a weal hied, or a mutton chip f'"
" What do you think," said —, "of a
rotated puppy ? because,". takiog up - the poker,
" I'll spit you, and roast you in a minute."
This had a visible elfe& on the .iirty beau—he re-
treated toa.ards the door, .-full Owing.--a
" Avaunt, and quit my sight, thy face is:dirty,
and thy bands unwashed; avaunt ! avaunt ! I say."
Then replacing the poker, aud returning to his seat,
he continued, " „Being gone,, .I am a unto, again. a ,
It happened that Perries, the noted pugilist,
made•one of the company this evening ;• be was a
remarkably strong man, and possessed of great mo-
desty and goodarature. The laSt scene took such
effect on his imagination, that he laoghed immode-
rately. 's attention was attracted, and turn-
ing tuwarda him with his most hitter look-a-".-Wliat,
du you laugh at, Mr.- Swabson, hey.? • Why you
great lubber headed thief; Johnson would have beat
two of you !. laugh at me ! at aa----s- ! come
out, you Scoundrel !" : - .''
The coat was again pulled off, and putting him-
self inain. attitude, " this is the: arm that shall sa-
crifice you." Perrins was of a mild' disposition, and
knoWing -----.'s character, made every allowance,
an&answeted• him only by a smile, till, aggravated
•by language and action the most gross, he very eallm-
-Iy. took him in his arms, as though hefbad beet, a
child, set him down in the. street, and bolted-the
calor. 'flue evening was wet, and our hero, withaut'
cwt or hat, unprepared to cope v.. ith it ; but entreaty
for adatisaion was, vain, atsd .his. applicaton at the.:
i'incluw unattended to. At length grown-desperate,
he broke several- panes, add; inserting hia head
through the.fracturr, bore down all opposition, by
the following witticism :—", _Gentlemen, I have
.taken some pains, to gain admission ; pray-let' ine to,
tot I see through-my Tror.7 'ltre dour was opened,
dry clot tics procured, . and about . one o'cloek in the
mornitig,we sent him thane in, a coach. . '' • '

THE KING V. HOLT.

This was a prosecution fur 2 Liuel, instituted by
the Rev. Mr. Foveler, a Dissenting .Min;•ter, of a
Meeting-house in Edmonton, against the Defendant,
Who is a Surgeon and Apothecary in .considerable
practice in that neighbourhood. It was altedged,
that Mr. Holt bail stated that the Rev. Gentleman.
had been aiiicted with a disorder frOm Irregular.
cennedion, disgraceful to the -sacred charade( he
professed.
Mr GARROW, in opening the case, commented
on the great importance of chargter to Gentlemen
whose professien it 'was to inculcate the pure prin-.
elides of Christianity ; and stated the !awl conse-
quences of the loss of ILA charaaer, both to his
honour and property:• He said he should prove, in
the clearest manner, a foul aspersion and Calumny,'
Most. derogatory to the Prosecutor; bad been uttered
by we Defendant, for which he Was now called.
upon to answer at tile bar of his country.
Mr. Lee, one of .the congregation ot Mr. Fowler,
was then calAd as a Witness. It appeared that sonie'
expres4iOns, charging Mr. Fowler with having a ve-
' ne-roal cor»ploint„ were axibuted to Mr: Holt.' In
con,effuence of this rumour Mr. Fowler, assisted by
the \\lintels, caked a 'fleeting of the principal Aietn-;
hers of his Congregation, at which Mr. Hon was
invited tp substantiate the supposed charge. The.
Defendant• denied having matte any such charge,
and introduced, on .the face,of ail affidavit, -his re.
collection of time conversation which gaVe rise to the
suspicion. The terms in- winch tins affidavit was'
wutded, anil the natural• zeal ot Mr. I.Owiees flock'
• lor,i,tictr P.lstor, irad,throwo_o.: lieigt:benr6ood.itito..
a. ternient,..in ‘vhiCh the present pirkeedings ori-
ginated..
Lot)IIi'4I.LENBOHOUGIi said, •t hat there did not ap-
pear trrst foundation tor tile plosecution,
the Defendant was ttuniedtan•fy acquitted.

AthniralTYLEl is Second in command
in the l'lvet wAder Sir C. CulroN; of Liiikm.