The Sun.
London, England, 1806-10-22 00:00:00

POLICE.

130117-STRV.ZT.—On 'MondAy evening Mr. GRA-
HAM. received a letter, informing him that John
Weir, a clerk in the Sea Policy Office, and John
Hutchinson, ^a clerk to. Mr. Fairbrother, an Attor-
ney, • of Ely-place, Holborn,. were to 'fight a duel
at six o'clock-yesterday morning, near Chalk Farm..
Mr. GRAITAM, in consequence, dire6ted Pearkes
and ..Adkins to attend on the Spot, and gave them a
warrant to apprehend the parties in case of a breach
Of the peace. The 'Officers attended accordingly,
and, at the time appointed, two young men arrived ;
they walked about upon the spot. The Officers,
having no doubt that they were two of the parties,
shOrtly afterwards apprehended them, and on search-
ing them found a horse-pistol upon each of them,
with five balls and a born full of' powder. They
proved to-be Mr. Weir and hiS Second. The 'Offi-
cers took them in custody to the Office, and after-,
wards brought Mr. Hutchinson. • - _
It appeared, on the, investiption before the Ma-
gistrates, that the parties had, some since, been
very intimate. Hutchinson was •a member of a-de-
bating and spouting club, and prevailed upon Weir-
to be proposed as a member of the club. 'Hutchin-
son 'accordingly proposed Weir, and the night of
the' Meeting of 'the club was appointed for his
election, when he was to attend; but this he negleet-
ed to do.

A. few evenings after, Weir and Hutchinson met
by accident- in Fleet-street, when Hutchinson at-
tacked him with very violent language;, telling him
he was not a man of
_his word; that he had treated
bim with great inattention in not attending the
meeting of thtclub as appointed • and that he con-
sidered him neither as a man of honour or a Gentle-
Man. Mr. Weir, in reply, asked Hutchinson if he
would accept of a challenge ? replied he should
treat-it as it deserved. The next day Weir sent a
challenge to Hutchinson, who' returned a written
answer, stating, that he, was surprised at being
troubled with a letter, as it only contained what he
answered verbally the preceding evening ; but con-
cluded his letter with saying, -he
,Was ready to yin-.
-dicate his
,condua as a Gentleman . and a
.man
of honour at any time or place. This answer in-
duced Weir to believe he intended to meet him,
and went to Chalk Farm yesterday morning for that
purpose.
This silly business occupied the Magistrate's atten-
tion for some time. At length "Mr: BOND said he
was quite tired of -hearing -about a Gentleman and
honour, and ordered Weir, and -Mr. „gland, his se-
cond, to find bail, themselves in 2001. and two
sureties'in iool. each. ,
Hutchinson not having committed any breach of-
the peace, was discharged.

HATTON-GARDEN.—Yesterdav'a long investiga-
tion took, place before the preiiding Magistrate at
this Office, on the subjeSt of a robbery committed,
in the house o€ Mrs. Barker, of Gower-street, by the
drawers being broken open, and stripped of. table

sbeeting,'wearing appaTel, plate, &c. to a con-
siderable arnOtmr. . ,
Mrs, Barker stated, that early in. the month of
April last she left her .-house in Gower-Street, and
went to the
:North of England, leaving the house,
&c. in the. care of a 'confidential maid servant,
Mary GoOdes, who bad lived some years with her. ,
Shortly previous to that time she :had parted with
her maa-servart, James Coghner, a native .of Ger-
many ; but from tbe high opinion she entertained of
his integrity,' haying Eta repeated prook,of it, and
having been 'in her service four yearS, she gaVe
him permission to sleep in the house until he could
suit himself with a place.. About the letter ead of
August last, while in the North,, Mrs. Barker re-
ceived a fetter from her maid Mary, inclosing one
she had received from Coghner, in'which he inclosed
a pawnbroker's duplicate of some of the articles he
had stolen, describing where a great number more
were to be faUnd, 'Sze. This letter Was dated from
Copenhagen ; and he therein stated; that he wasou
his way to Leipsic, his native place ; but there
was onlythe two-penny post mark upon, the-cover,
When Mrs. Barker tame to toWn; soon after, she
discoVered that 'all her
,drawers had been, opened,
and locked again, and that everything of value was
gone. In the corner of one of the drawers' she found
a number of duplicates.inclosed in an envelopement,.
in which was an insolent address to,herself, in Cogh-
ner's band-writing, stating, that he had served her
right in taking her property,. and advised her. to be
more cautious in future. A number 'of pai.vnbrokers
attended, :with a qiiantity of:the property, -which
had been plaited with them, at different times; and
by different persons. , From the description given,
by one of them, Coghner himself pawned some ar-
ticles, and said; • they belonged to his mistress, Mrs.
Browne, of Gower-street;
. Mary Goodes, .wholias been since married to one
Heldon, and her husband, :being sent for and ex.-
amined, cravea very satisfactory account of their con-
' dud. :Coghner had-slept in the house fOr 'some time
after Mrs.-Barker left town, ,and•represented to them
that he .vas hired in another-service ; and not until
the time he took away his trunk, had_they reason to
suppose he was 'leaving the Country ; he then bid
theM farewell, and said, 'he never should,see them
any more..• He vas always a well-behaved man,
and appeared to have plenty 6f money. When the
servant maid went afterwatds, to- inquire. for him at
his. friend's in the city, .she was informed he was gone
to Germany. • -
.
The Magistrates intimated to the pawnbrokers,
that they mist restore the goods ; and desired, every
inquiry should be made, tending to the apprehension
•of Coghner. The further investigation was post-
poned for a future day. ,

UNIONHAt.r..--On Saturday an athletic Hiber-
nan, timed Michael Doyle, went into. the house
called" the Red Cross, in , the Borough High-street,
and called for a pint of porter. The-Landlord (Mr,
Hirst) aiid several others were in the tap-room, but
he contrit:ed, ,notwithstanding, to -carry off, under
the skirt of his coat, a gallon copper tea-kettle,, full
of boiling -water. It Aas.,Aoon missed, a hue and
cry was raised, and an Oitcer sent for. Doyle was
taken neat-Union-street,. and, on being searchea,
the:tea-kettle was found, together with a black,silk
cloak and a brass candlestick. He was committed
for re-examination on Friday next.
•

Yesterday,:-at Marlboroughstreet, a_ baker, in the.
neighbourhood of Clipstone-street, Mary-le-bone,
was charged-by the Annoyance Jury with exposing
to sale a quantity of bread deficient in weight. The
Defendant was -.fined three shillings an ounce for a
deficiency in six. loaves.

CITY BusixrEss.—A Court (4 Aldermen was held
yesterday at Guildhall, at which the LoRD MAYOR,
the LoRD MAvou Elea, and: several Aldermen, at-
tended.—The price of bread was raised half an assize,
Which makes the Quartern Loaf wheaten 'ls. lid.
and houSehold I tad. to commence to-Morrow.-;-.-The
Chamberlain laid before the-Court an Account of the
surplus of the Orphans' Fund ; which was read, and
63001. stock drawn off, and ordered to be annihilated,.
of which the Chamberlain was direaed to give six
months notice to the several parties interested.—Sun,
dry presentments of ruinous houses from the In-
quest of. St. Bride's and St. Sepulchre's were pre-
sented to the Court, and referred to Mr. Solicitor to
put so much of the A& of Parliament of the 14th
Geo. 111, as relates thereto into execution.,

CORONER'S itsr.QuEsT..---:-Yesterday an inquisition
was taken before the Coroner for Surrey, at the
King's Arms public-house;Bennet-street; Black friars
Road, on the body of John Elderidge, foUnd hang-
ing in his apartment on Saturday'last. It appeared
that the deceased was a Gentleman of highly re-
' spe&able connexions, and lately it partnership with
a merchant in the City. - He Occupied apartments '
in Bennet-street, and on Friday night 'went to bed
apparently in, good health; after taking his supper.
lii the morning, when the servant went to.eall him
to breakfast, he was found hanging to his bed-post,
quite dead. Several persons who knew ;he deceased
deposed, that some months previous to his death he
had been in a state -of despondency, and had indi
cated symptoms of mental derangetnent. The Jury
returned their verdict---Insanity. The deceased was
a single man.
A most brutal and unprovoked a& of ferocity was
on Sunday night, the sth inst. committed. AS a .
young woman, of the name cif
.Ann Sturgeon; With
a female comvranion, was returning .from Tregles,
to Dalswinton, Scotland, a monster set his dog upon,
her, Which,' springing upon her, fastened to 'het'
chin, loosed se ,-eral of her teeth, and tore both her
cheeks in a shocking manner. The dog then qUit-
ting his hold, fastened upon her throat, which he
dreadfully mangled. The person who behaved thus
scandalously, instead of rescuing her frotn her situa-
tion, gave her a violent push; 7which threw her•
down.. The wretch, after this refused to admit her
into his'honse,. and absolutely commanded his fami-
ly not to give any thing where With to bind up the
wounds. After a deal of trouble, her companion
took Miss Sturgeon- to Dalswiuton, where she now
lies, a miserable speaacle, not being able to get any
thing down her throat.
-Saturday morning a bird was found floating on
the Thames; near.Wapping Wall,- which measured
• G feet 4 inches, from head to tail. .

SHIP NEWS.

POOLS, OCT. 2.3.

Arrivedtlte Hope, Ric,rhthead, from Bridport ; Lively!
,Dolernan, from Cowes ; Lark, Itossytter, Active, Williams,
Hop.;. Netherwood, and Adtive, Brown, from- l'ortsmoutlf ;
and Peraeverance, Street; from Newlthindland..
Sailedthe ACtive,. Williams; and ACtiVe, Brown, for
Portsmolith ;, Benevolent, Bartlett, for Liyerpool ; Fanny,
Price, for Bristol ; William, Cockram, for I.Ondon ; and,
Friendship, Forster, for I,}nn..
"CRAVkiiNO OCT. 2o:

• Passed. by—the Maria, Rowell, from Virginia ; Good
-Hone,- Gar!off,. and Two Brothers, (ones, from Varell-. •
. Sailed—the Prince of Wales,: Walkrt., for 'Madeita.;•
George, Horsborough, for cork.';. Blume, HerStman, arqii
Minerva, Watson, fa ,Preirm ; Lady Intiana, Y arson. 'tor •
Yncaton ; Fruw Helena, WtAinan, for Elsinore ; Lluer•y,
lohnson, Johanna,- Andreas, Vrow Margar:4,tta, CarlS, V:,
hanna Elizabeth, Wikde, Vrow Gepke, Kramer, and lutitc
Rociotf, Manners, for Hantbro%