The Sun.
London, England, 1825-10-15 00:00:00

CURIOUS CASE.

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Ul4 ION -4 ALL .—Yesterday morning, scan after. the &lair:a
Magistrate,' SWanEY., Esq. had taken'his seat the the bench,
a mer ideithead in• years approached the table, and, holding
out a letter in his hand, requested that the Magistrate .would
peruse it, as it contained a most diabolical threat against hie
life, and he now attended for the purposeof making applic.a-
tiOn • for. a warrant against the author of it, who would ine-
vitably commit murder, and that before long, unless be wee
bound over, in a good round sum, to keep the peace towards
'all his. Majesty's Subjects: .
The Magistrate remarked, that it cia.s rather a singular ap-
plication, and before he read that which was just put into his
hands, he should wish to know the name and profession of chef
person applying
Applicant—My name, Sir,. is Dr. 'Angus, and Lam a Mi-
nister- of the-Kirk of Scotland. Read the letter first, Sir, avid
afterwards I shall give you more poteht reasons for the zieceie
city of instantly granting that which I now apply fort
The Magistrate, perceiving that the Doctor was-most anxi-
ous he should read the epistle that contained the threat of mur-
der, proceeded to the task, and, with difficulty, as it was a mi.
serable,strAwl, read as follois
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" Surrey Grove, Oct. 12.,
" You old rascal of a parson,' Dr. Angus, you have used ate
basely, under the cover of friendship. You have made two at-
tempts to corrupt my wife, which your own letter Droves. YoU
old Pope, you are a walking nuisance. You ought not to be
admitted into my house. You will, if not stopped, excite unie.
versal cohjugal rebellion in the nation----.--
.[This latter sentence produced peals of laughter in the court,
which even the gravity of the Magistrate could riot suppress:—
The poor doctor stood like a statue, without changing a muscle.
in has countenance. When, however,-silence was in- sonic
measure obtained, he exclaimed, " Finish the letter, Sir ;
you have not come to the threats to murder me yet:" then
turning round to the auditory, he cOmmanded silence while he
told them it was' no laughing matter, and appealed- to them
whether or no they should not be alarmed by the threats of a
big fellow, six feet and a half high, with a tremendous pair of
whiskers and mustachios, to set off a countenance already ter-
rifle, without the addition of such ornaments, who constantly
paraded before his (the applicant's)door, with a large bludgeon,
threatening to beat his brains out if he ventured across the
threshold of his own door. The Magistrate hers interrupted the
doctor in his energetic description of his very formidable oppo-
nent, observing that unless he held his tongue they should not
be able to finish the letter which contained the chief grounds of
his complatint. The doctor bowed, to the suggestion, and was
as silent as the tomb while the rest of the letter was read, *hide
concluded iu these words] :--
" 1 Will make an example of you. I'll have your entrails to
make fiddlestrings of; the very first time I meet you,. that ycu
may rely upon,' Dr. Angels. (Signed) "L. LA-3113."
After the perusal of this farrago, the Magistrate remarked,
that he really could not discover in the production that there was
the slightest reason for the applicant to apprehend any personel
violence from the author of at, and asked him ir he was ac-
quainted with the party ?
The Doctor replied, that he had been on visiting terms at the
house of the person who now threatened his life.
Magistrate.—And what has occasioned this breach between
you ?
Dr. Ansus.--I cannot for the life of me assign ariy just
cause. aou will recollect, Sir, that in the threatening letter
which you have just read, that the author of it made a gross
allusion in it as to my being favourable to Popery. Now,
Sir, I can assure you/that so far frarn that being the case, 1 have
uniformly preached against the doctrineof Popery,-and lettunst-
quence of my exertions in the pulpit Christian, the cause of the Chriseia
religion, I have been presented wit!' a diploma by the mean-
bets of the Kirk of Scotland, so you must perceive, Sir, that
there is no truth in the assertion contained in that which you
have perused. .
' The Magistrate observed, that this was a question- which' he
did not want to discuss with him ; all he wanted to get at weie
the facts connected with the threatened assault. He (the Ma-
gistrate) could not' help supposing but that there was a tincture
of jealousy running through the lints that were sent to the
Doctor, many of the members of whose pridession, he Was
aware, exercised very great influence over many of the females
of their flock. " Perhaps," said the Magistrate, " the-Fenian
who has threatened you,has taken it into his head to be jealous
of his wife. Pray does she attend your meeting ?" " No,"
said the Doctor, " I don't think that lady ever heard me preach
in her life : and 1' now take this oppOrt'imity of publicly avow-
ing, that7should Mr. Lamb suspect any infidelity upon the
pert of his wife with myself, there is no• foundation whatever
for his suspicions."
The Magistrate then told thy appheant 'that there Waeleo
necessity for granting a warrant, as• he was convinced that the
person against whom he complained would not attack him.
Dr. Angus.—But you see by the tenour of the. letter what
I have to expect, if 1 am not protected by the strong arm'tf
the law. Pe is a ferocious ; fellow, Sir, and has actually
threatened me thi.s very morning, before •I carne Own. to this
office.

The Magistrate, upon dismissing the application, told 'Dr.
Angus that should the Paid person against whom 'he applied
for a warrant, loiter up and down beforethe door and threaten
hinreither by word or action, to give hirn intn custody to The
first constable he saw, and bring him to this office, and then the
matter should .uratergo a patient investigation.
Dr. Angus appeared well pleased with this suggestion, and
retired, after having reonested back the oriOnal letter, inserted
above, thanking the Magistrate for the attention shown to his
application. 7 •