The Sun.
London, England, 1806-07-19 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR or THE SUN.

SIR, A
The Author of a'Pamplet enticed Dianiozd Gut
Diathond, haVing stated in an editi'On publi.shed yes-
terday, that I have been guilty of ' act§ which
-true) would subject me to the merited contempt el
society, and the etfeas of a criminal prosecution, I
cannot.but feel the extreme necessity of an immediate
contradaion of them, and accordingly request of
you '4k:favour of an insertion of this L.etter in your
Faperf
In the Pamphlet alluded to it is stated, that I
tained , from the Duke of N.,— and the Earl of
,M--, twenty pounds each, upon the pretence of
.raising a subscription for the relief of a distressed Gen-
tleman in the Fleet Prison, and that, with the ex-
ception of five pounds, I kept the remainder for
my : own use, thereby defrauding the Noblemen
from whom the money was obtained, as 'well as
the distressed obje& for whose relief it was ad-
vanced. This statement is a most infamous false-
hood, as no such circumstance ever occurred, fOr I
never applied to any Duke of N--L- or Earl of
M---7 upon such an occasion, and never received.
at any time, the subscriptions alluded to ; and if
what I assert should be at all doubted, let this Duke
of and Earl of M— prove the fad, or,
at any_ rate, let my accusers say who they are, and
who is the distressed Gentleman.
.It is also stated in the same Publication dual re
ceived from some school-bOys a payment in advance
of 120 guineas, which they had subscribed for the
purpose of presenting their Tutor with a piece" of
Plate—that I kept the money for my own use, and
did not perform the contra&. This is another infa-
mous falSehood, as I never, in the course of my life,
received any such order for a piece' of plate, nor
ever received any such payment.—ff what I say is
not believed; let the name of the school-master, or
any of his boys, be mentioned, ,with (heir residence,
that the Ida maybe, if true, established.
I will not tresspass longer upon the confined li-
mits of a Newspaper, more than •.to :ask of the
Public, what credit, in their opinion, ought to be
given to any of the assertions in such a Pamphlet ?
I am, Sir, your Obedient Servant,

N. JEFFERYS.

Pall Mall, July 18, 1806.

Ati accidental meeting on Thursday, in Pall-
Mall, between the PRINCE of WALES and his
Daughter, the Princess CHARLOTTE, has given such
scope to Newspaper decoration, that it appears like
an Arcadian Tale.

Mr. MORTON, the Dramatic Writer, has been se-
*rely bruised, in consequence of a recent fall from
his horse, but is much recovered.

LEWIS has not clOsed his engagement at Dublin ;
where he is so great a favourite it will probably be
extended..

COOKE has come to light at last, and was to ap-
pear in Richard the. Third, on Monday, on the Dub-
lin Stage.
GRASSINI does . not return - to the Opera House
next season,, but it is probable that she,will be re-
engaged for the following year. Mrs. BILLINGTON
is expe&ed to resume her post next ,season, as the
Continent cannot supply any Performer with a tythe
of her merit.

Miss BETTESWORTH, the daughter of Mrs. JOR,
DAN, who gave the rural fête on Monday last at
Twickenham, has assumed that name on account
of considerable property which was bequeathed to
her upon that condition. She 'is a very amiable and
accomplished young Lady.
One of the beSt Works of Mr. BARRY, the Artist,
is in the possession of Mr. Oztas HUMPHREY, a
Gentleman well knoWn in the painting world. The
subje& is Chiron instru&ing Achilles in the art of
music. It is treated with great genious as well as
learning, and doeS honour to the British School.'
The letters A. E. I. 0.. U. were engraved upon
the key 'ef the vault of the Emperor in Vienna.—
They stood for these words: Austriacorum est inz- '
perare orbi universo. -" It is to those•of the House
of Austria to command the world." BONAPARTE
Ordered the inscription to be effaced: '
Copied from an Irish. Provincial Print.—" On
Monday last a fire broke out in the house of Mr. J.
Fleming, Of Arran. It was making its way to the
cellar, but was prevailed upon to stop in its course,
and. to: take, a copious draught of water, which not
only allayed its thirst, but cooled its courage, OF.
which it went quietly to rest."
At the Kent Sessions, yeSterday, which Were
held at ,Maidstone,. Clarke and Jackson, two cele-
brated informers against the Bakers, fortsing-
and bilking light bread, were, c9nvided of corn-
pounding a penal offence, contrary to the Statute of
the 18th Of Elizabeth, which suhje&s theni to the
punishment of the pillory: But the Court declined
giving judgment, not feeling itself competent to de-
cide some obje6tions in point of law, which 'were
urged by the. Defendants' Counsel, and upon which
the Chairman said he should consult the Judges of
Assize. The Counsel, for ,the Prosecution were

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Messrs. GURNEY,' PITCAIRN, and 'ANDREWS; and
for the Defendants, Messrs. CURWOOD, BEVANS, and
BOLLAND.

Acow, the Chinese Sailor, who was conviEled- at
the last Admiralty Sessions of the murder of Anguin,
his countryman and shipmate, was yesterday hanged
at Execution Dock pursuant to his sentence. He
wore a blue jacket and red night tap, as is generally
the custom of those men when in this Country. He
was extremely dejeaed, and almost
.lifeless before
be was turned off fOr execution.

Yesterday moniing a Gentleman going along
near Aldgate Church, at the time that Acorn was
led to execution, had his pocket picked of a book
containing notes and cash to the amount of upwards
of 701,

On Monday Morning, about five o'clock, the foul
air of a coal pit, at Dalziel, pear Hamilton, became
inflammable, and went off with such violence as to
make part of the roof of the pit fall in, by which
three men were tilled; they have all left numerous
families.—A ladder was thrown nearly half a mile
froth the mouth of the pit.
On Sunday last a melancholy accident occurred at
Broughty Ferry,' near Dundee : A young man bath-
ing, went upon the rock near the Castle, in order to
dive, in doing which be dislocated his shoulder, by
hitting against a sunk part of the rock. In attempt-
ing to scramble up the rock, the anguish of the
wound made him let go his hold, and the uftfortunate
man went down to rise uo more.