The Sun.
London, England, 1809-06-23 00:00:00

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The General Quarter I.;r
bet-ties of We' st minster comwene •;t
fore ty “ pLAy
AINIWAIZING,,
Cotnty Magistrates.
Smith was inditied for.slealityka pocket -book
value ten-pence, the property f.;3: yelrindi
Esq. The Jury found a 'verditi ot and
the Prism Was retiring from the bar, fieti wak:,
called back by the C14:11)311, wlid oh rved he held
in his hand a petition, which had b. c,) I,reqc.r.ted ra-
ther prematurely by the Prisoner. which sot 104,
that having been found guilty, he solicited i ;Tr mer'
cy of the Ciutt, and recrieste& as he had hi en set•
veral years ft sea, he might be permitted to st
his Majesty. The Court observed, that as the Pr.'.
saner had anticipated.what would bathe tesUlt of 0.4
Arial, they-would by no means wish to disappoint
Ililexpettations.
Thomas Billings, a Mate in the East India Conw,
pany's services was indiaed for an assault niwn l'At7
ward Bryant, a respttaable Solicitor, at the Hat'
market Theatre, on the 3 ist of January last.
Mt. Bryant statd, that he was at the Theatre
oti
the night above .mentioned, in company WO a
friend ; they were standing in the passage 1044
from the lobby to the boxes, when the D,:fendiu'l
came up, as if wishing tct pas,; Mr. Bryant and his
friend made way fir him;; the Prosecutor • had a
small cane in his hand, and
.was uot certain wioltet
it did not knock against the Defendant's 11 44 ,414 c
passel ; lie Defendant turned round and asked "
he meant to insult him ? to which Mr. 13iyn0L1 *"'
plied, that no offence had been gii en, and none wet*
intended ; he Defendant then called liimascotuldtel
and blackguard, to which the Prosecutor ansiveted,
those were words which would [rim!) Wier a/iPtt
,i to himself, and 'such as they were he might t. 4%
them hick ; upon Which the, Defendant knocked

I m down seviral time,. • ' • ••
The defence set up waso that the Prosecutor "0
bis fist several tittles in the Defendant's face, which
provjtked- the'fissaait. The Jaryictond the Deten(l-
, afitaintty„ and tb Court filled turn 4O s.

[ Friday se'nniglita the drying house of Mrs. Conks
of AtheMorie At)bey paper-mill; war. Ilarrilytt-c3s!lc,
Durham, was-disecivered to he on. fire. She an 4 her
two daughters, in endeavouring to remove What 111%
per possibly could he saved, were soon envelopeil to
flames. Fro the upper windows, Mrs. C. was
taken down, apparently lifeless, and spiredsh_eo
next day ;• the eldest daughter leaped out of one'
the windows, but so much binor that Iliac hopes are
enteriaiued of bt.r recovery ; the • other, who W".
carried down euEtly in the same • manner •aS 11"
mother, is likely to survive•the mel;tocholY event)'
at
Ten or twelve houses- are destroyed by firs;
• Bamford, Suffolk. A' poor walnut of the ttatuo "

Las, perished in the Billies.
A few.days ago the wife of a gentleman's servant,
in the neighbourhood of Eigin, rose IV;
bed, and, wrapping her- cloak around Iterx
any apparent cause, lett the house. Ou hcing trio"
tinned by her husband, sue said she way o'4 going
to the door, with which he was satinfiedv, liut, flo,
ing shedidnot,resturn. ho went, assisted by' E= air
the neighbours, to search for her when, after a con'
siderable time, she was .found lifeteas, stretched oa.
her lace in a small stream, her, cloak. wrapped-Ar4M.)4.
her, and the hood drawn over her lace. As, no 10'
bable cause can tie assigned for this accideDtk it
. supposed the unhappy woman` had coounittc4 5%,
ride. . ,