The Sun.
London, England, 1838-10-02 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR—Under the head " Bow-Street," in your publicationi
of yesterday, Pocknell v. Humphreys, the report is so inae;
curate, that I am induced to send this letter to you.
I°'„n
reporter states that " the prosecutor swears he left home --
business on Friday last, and on his return home the next d-1
he found his house broke open and robbed, and that the Prfor
i:
soncr, Mrs. Humphreys, was seen lurking about the place
some time ; he therefore had her apprehended, and found nu..
plicates of his property pawned in the name of his wife."
I have this minute returned from Mr. Flower's office' -the
assures me no such evidence was given. I remained in f
office the whole time, and heard nothing of the kind. The 3-a",
is, the prosecutor, so far from leaving home on business,
taken up to Hatton Garden on Friday morning, and ec"t
titted to Clerkenwell p:ison
did until the sessions, for bru
reatment to his wife. lie return home on Saturday'
but not until he trumped up the charge of fcll
was he allowed to put in bail. On Saturday night he brong
a policeman to Mrs. Humphreys' house, locked her tiP,,„b;,ll,
her house searched, took away several articles, all of vri"- f
he well knew she purchased of him ; she proved that 0, u
which your reporter takes no notice), and they were returns,
to her, and she was, without being asked a single questi°:
discharged, it being apparent to the Magistrate and all Ph;
sect that it was on account of Mrs. Humphreys protecting
daughter, that this charge was instituted. Wily, Sir, w(c,)uss
you or the public credit that on the evening (YesterilV.
of the very day he had tried to send Mrs. HomPblriT'
s.
to Newgate, he, his bail, and friends called on
et
Humphreys and asked her to drink, and use her iufluence tnga.
his ss rte to return home. She refused. Had she been the C,th
ratter he rcpiesented, would he have asked her to drink wo'
him ? We had a host of housekeepers, respectable Persbccen
to disprove the whole of his assertions had theYhreys,
called. I therefore, as an act of justice to Mrs. nurrlP-iiss.
as well as mysslr, who instructed Flowers to defend Jolt
Humphreys, hope, in order to disabuse the public mind,

. .
you will be pleased to insert this letter.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,.,
H. THR°r'

York-street, Covent Garden, Oct. 2, 1833.

COURT CIRCULAR.
,„.,
one of
WINDSOR, MONDAY.— Her Majesty and the Duchess o-
Kent, left the Castle this morning at o'clock, en'y rite
ceeded to Buckingham Palace, escorted by a Part/ O'
t
Royal Horse Guards (blue.)
The Queen will return to the Castle to dinner. Thick'
The Baroness Lehzen left early in the morning for m-
ingliam Palace.
Lord Chancellor and Lady Cottenham, Baron
Thealso the n
Bulow, will arrive this evening to dinner.
• dsor
Her Majesty, attended by Lady Portman, left WllllO to
pC.aaystalefas ;3:
eal
Ifte visitr oneto ot'heeloQekueyeensteprdoarvya afternoone.
ncer
sfeivieorarite°Styostirs".
rived at Marlborough House in an open landau,
party of hussars, at ten minutes past three o'clock.
carriages. The
Colonel Cavendish followed in one of the Royal -ro d.
The Duchess of Kent came attended by Lady Mary Stol3 -bra
Refreshments were served to the illustrious party during
Majesty's stay in town. ales _
r,-,99t
The Queen left Marlborough House at twenty min al
four o'clock, on her return to Windsor Castle. Her
Highness the Duchess of Kent, accompanied her Majesty' oet
Her
Baxter' Sty the Queen Dowager was pleased to :lby
Mr. Baxter's painting of the opening of the
gfihrst
Queen Victoria, on Saturday, at Marlborou
express her approbation of the work. 1., Lord
Mr. Bell and Mr. R. Mangin had interviews with
Wenelg yesterday, at
stile Colonial- office. d fills
Viscount Howick h ft Howick Hall, for Millefiel
House,
t do

Wooler.
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York
On Friday last his Grace the Archbishop of do),
held a Confirmation in the parish church of Thirsk. Then; es
was fine, and there was a large attendance of catechumeo.
candidates to the interesting and holy rite, the numberC-
firmed being 932.- Durham Advertiser.
Ii Thee AElaarriq uains
do f
Countess :
13 has
rulceef t
lteofltv ntiolen a tourer
Countess of Pembroke's on Saturday morning, 11;1:7/Vvvalit11House,
he
E a ri Salisbury.ot.
Shannon has been in
recovering. The Ladies Boyle are unremitting
ten
Thee
on their noble father.family
The Earl and Countess of Brownlow and l,d
arrived at Worthington's Hotel on Tuesday, and embarked
next morning, on board the Wellington for Boulogne- hotel
the diaino-uished persons who continue to sojourn at theci gr.
are the Duchess of Cannizzaro, Lord M iryhorough, anierdicl
Wentworth , Beaumont. The Hon. Gentlemans 913 Pls.
dispoindth buteir ait s,
yacht is daily cruising or moored off the port.—Dover
graph,
Lord John Russell was expected to arrive at Liver.
pool yesterday from Dublin. Lora
•
Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, attended I)37,nrn
yßeasrtreirndgatyo Barrington
withand a
an inspection
Taylor,o f h i
shmo nooduerlcodr L
thei eu t e the IN 11.•
terloo, at the Egyptian Hall, where his Serene-BAigba:asrarel:
mained a considerable time, and made a very minute
st fro
nation of the work, in which he took a particular inteceo. COw
the circumstance of his Serene Highness's father ha
that tile'
mantled a brigade under the Duke of Wellington in
morable battle. 'al Gal-
The Prince of Oldenburgh visited the 10,,Y t. 1-lis
IHerigyhnoefssSceixepnerees,seidn
himself AdelAdel a i Adelaide-street, s
mucht r eet,
leased
a sSeadt uvvridtahy 'a' obila i '
the.. 00 of
tion, that he commanded a private view for the Pli suite
bringing the Princess. These illustrious visitors '
aa'ild took
were accordingly conducted over the establishment! cieece•
a lively interest in its numerous objects connected vat° ' ikeith
The Duke of Buccleuch has returned to ]) ....
Palace, and is entertaining a large party of the Obilitl.
Berwick Warder.
thatß
stating, last
JwocerkiN, UhisssLEor;Lds,hipWe wouldwere
lin on Tuesday and dine with the Mayor on WednenclaY;, and
Noble Lord will, however, return positively to-tnor%.edries.
honour his Worship with his company to dinner on are in-
' returinufcr°°nfrepeirtulibi:
day evening, in the Town-hall, whets a select paretfor will,
vited to meet him. His Lordship as we stated
The Bishop
during his sojourn in b ii,sacvor.--*
Liverpool Albion.
Brougham at Rose Castle, near Carlisle.—Sanderlarla"-o'f pre-
The Marquis of Bute has resigned the office,e, 09 his
sident of the Banbury Agricultural Association, statLa cease!
reason that, on Lady Susan North's marriage, be e':,. be
to have any cone-action with the Wroxton proPeril.henior!
same reason will keep the representation of Ban
bn joYrt‘h, LaciYe
certainly in the hands of the Reformers. Ceilnel 1.4
L o SocietyrLd o
DR
epi tbe 'll3°l
Susan's husband, has been elected President of
a that
enrhthuDersEptlEsatcßielrof the Noble Marquis.
condition as he has done for ,Illot even tie
in the most deplorable state of weakness, and
__Wove'
sfoTitn..s—otnihNeeVstiaemmeerepigainrsgte.et
riisto
saiLfidnordhospbeilpebsies,
slightest hopes are entertained of his recovery.
Lodi
Guardian (Saturday).
The Hon. Charles Compton Cavendish, th
e,e occs-
Catherine, and family, arrived at Burlington golls
left
dilly, on Saturday last, from Paris.
Grh
orphpn°
asnt voi
rl lee ,
o Vernon,
Friday
w
ek, :g. ,
for andFi
rb
e l‘clki slls
all,
iy, etriies-0 at o
B i
sf
Gally Knight, Esq.—Doncaster Chronicle. . last ifeet
DoVER.— The list of fashionable arrivals leather/0
included the Earl and Countess of Verularn, LadY„„„ce. ,
Barham, Lady Grimstone and suite, and Viscount. i.n_us,t we
s
wereß uthyporrrin.c7Aanmd opnrginctehses
oafrr.giadelsnbudrugritydr:i;itthei,eoV:lB:
count and Viscountess Howick, and Countess de 1-"'
fullovil*
BAT H.--In the course of last week the _ _
9oe
oath • L dy
among other distinguished personages arrived at ye
Earl of Waldegrave, Dowager Countess of Wnldegt'ady °if
Laura Waldegrave, Lady Dungarven and farnill,
,-, oral Sir *
pisley, Admiral Sir H. W. Boynton, K. CB , '-'° 0.
Dallas, G. C. H., Colonel Horner, and Colonel Bewerect list
EIEATON PARK.--The following is a Ircouptets
of the nobility who have been guests of the Earl a„,rchiones:
of Wilton during the past week :—Marquis and iiiviseoi°,
of Westminster, Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, id, Lora
Castlereagh, Lord Stanley, Lord and Lady SufliwaHerbert'
Adolphus Fitzelarenee, Lord Howth, lion. SYcbleit ss Java-
M. P., Hon. A. and Mrs. Villiers Count and C'ounreion, Vis-
doyysky, Count Kinsky, lion. Colonel and Mrs. C° ~„ Mr.
count Lantilupe, Sir John Gerard, Viscount Jniciee'b7 Col.
John Bowes, M. P., Hon. J. Macdonald, Count . ~
Bouverie, and Mr. Hervey Aston (Ist Life Guara:lord Car"
The funeral of the Right Honourable ..-,'lreariesclaYl
rington will take place here (High Wycombe) 'Dn the differen!
b
during the whole of which day we learn tat
...... windsor
tradesmen intend entirely closing their shops.
Express.
fur
St. James's
mwelst,ischThea Mr.tr
eß.,,raalsla47oooalt.
.fi_yrs,ietare,do:ridibtei:(l:7l,B:,:::l.:(l-.
be a fair interest on hi,, ve.,. outlay ; hot as l , 0,, are t.
at the (lac:num:l6w, nu ict, until ver ret:etlY.,__lint fur tin'
Mr. Robins would now except a respectable teu Oa)
season (and until next July) for even less than 2,0