The Sun.
London, England, 1813-01-02 00:00:00

STAGE COACH OPPOSITION.

-17 he Royal Leeds Union till within these few
days used to put up at the White Horse Inn in
Fetter-lane;- but in consequence of a dispute be-
tween the proprietors of that inn and those in the
country, they determined on discontinuing to let
it run to the Vbriiite Horse, and ordered it to he
drove to the Angel Inn, Angel-street, St. Martin's-
le4irand. This .so enraged the proprietors of the
White Horse Inn, thatthey determined on bring-.
fug the coach to their inn by force, and for that
purpose employed. some prize-fighters, coachmen,,
guards, Ac. &c. Saturday they were sent in
Tioi,,t-ehaisel'ront Landon to Barnet, :being the.
last stage previous to its arrival in town. The coach
arrived at Barnet between I and 2 o'clock. The
change of hories to take it to the Angel Inn were
iet readinels, as were also a set of lior..e.s to take
it to the White Horse Inn, when a.general fight
took place between the partizans of the two
'inns, as to which horses -,should be put to It
lasted for a considerable time, duriog which seve-
ral black eyes and bloody noses were given, mid
teeth were knocked out. Jay, the prize-fighter,
had a black eye given lihn, arid a tooth knocked
out. It being discovered who Jay was, and that
Powers, another of his fraternity, were engaged
in the affray, on the part of the White Horse Inn,
the:coachman .and guard belonging to the Angel
Inn, declared it in vain to continue the contest'
with them, arid, in consequence, hostilities ceas-
ed, and.the "White Horse Inn party carried off tie
coach; but not without experiencing tunny difficul-
ties. Some of the passengers refined to proceed
in it.--The coach was-, however, drove to the White
Horse Inn. On Sunday it left London from the
same inn ; but when it got to Hatfield, such ,was
the spirit of opposition there, that it could not
procure a change of horses, and it was actually
obliged to return. By the activity Of Adkins and
Pearkes, the Bow-street officers, and some ,of the
patrole, jay and Powers; the prize-fighters, Geo.
Elliot, a coachman, John Merchant, a coachman-,

and I,looi-shed by tVILLIAM XIIMICEII SCRIPPS. Sou

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Charles Tnenerd, a guard, Robert Cook, a guard.
James Buckingham, a horse-kceper, and Stobef
'Ciondwin, a horse-keeper of the White Horse lgo
party, have been taken . into custody and held+
bail for it viOlesit assanlt on James Williams atO
John Boyle, the coachman and guard belouging
to the Angel Inn.

•
UNION,IIALL.--.4.712°S Matthias was yestertig:
brought before the ,-,ittiug 'Magistrate,Mr.Eva ticB"
charged with Stealing a carpet from Mr. Cocke
cell's auction-room, in Blackthan-street., . It 3rl
peared that the prisoner had occasionally bean'
employed by Mr. Cockereil, and on Weduesdat
evening; about six o'eloek, be called to kfloW
when there would be a sale. Mr. Codkerell hin''
self Met him at the door, and in reply 'to 11j4,
question, said, it was quite uncertain. They lot':
the door tog-ether, and walked several yards ot
the street, when the prisoner quitted Mr. Cock'"
.
cell, and i:-. appeared. went back again to IP;
house, and knocking; at the door, it was opens
by a female seiwam, to whom he put - the sano
qt:estion7which he had . prcviobsly put to ;fit'
Cockerell:---the girl said she could not nal
him; on which he desired she would go UPI°
inquire of her mistress ; she accordingly shut illd‘
dour, and, leaving the prisoner in the sale':
rotim, went up to inquire of her mistress,
.on her Peturn the door was open, and the ri",'
sorer had left the house. Mr. Cockerell's.apPr'', .:
tiee coming up to the door at the time, perceivc '-
m 1
an standing against the wall with carpet under tit;.,.
arm : he asked him what he wanted ? when t;.
prisoner, finding he was perceived, came forwa.
and went into the house agahrwith theyoung''''',l
and when they got into the sale-rooter he ar°Pino,
the carpet. He then inquired ofihe young ",,,,ii
when there would he a sale; and having rec,el:ol
his-answer, went away-
_without saying 41- —r-ti.'
laobookutatthiet
.carinopreet . This
particularlyi o I ctehmal
than
the
hieyjueitilt,lllll,get
oTtite:?.l.lir:4l:
done-, when he discovered, that instead of b Pil'o::
a carpet brought by the,prisoner for sale, hi*
supposed it to be, it-was one-that had beat:oo'e!
matter's possession for some time.
these circumstances to his moister, on his retie
am4Che having missed two other carpets ‘‘'itt
_it,
fortnight, determined 'to inquire. int) thed'otia
sonir's conduct; he accordingly applied t°
not-
by whom the prisoner was apprehended the
morning.
' ',O al
The prisoner denied having.any intolti` I,it
carrying away the carpet, and said be o,ll.lYitrll°t'ii
to. the door to look at the colour by the "i)
the lamp.- He was'fully committed for trizt

.. .
A'furat,• on the / lth of Oct. repaired to tbe Aill:;:
vanced posts of the Russian army, wlier, he c°,10,,,
, .• (
plained to General Miloradovich of the .005f43,t0,H
having fi.red upon the French foraging parti' tiA
I
which complaint the Russian General made
~
following reply : al,
tlie‘.`olrcater;sdf4eliii,..getril t et till
etililla. t t Ilite ' Ci
so sas
lascicsnisots!-v: ets:yl
i:',l;:tiler:
tory for me to kart), floln your MajestV's illuitille
that our peasants slew thcinsellies worthy 0' I .
name of liushins.
MuitAT.----" My visit Was PL;;•i; !..c.'llelit' :
4uul, I meant only to inform yon 4 .the :Oil:
committed by your troops. NVant of discipif ,o,
a great misfortune to an army : it has often "ct.
its ruin.
OA
Altr.otAn.---' " But in that case 109 riis-
rather to encourage it. Precious wai)t cLl,cfcr
cipline, which makes us shoot the fvellc."
ragera ! ~..,
veil
Alva-AT.—cc 1 have also to complain 011 3 ', 4,,
essential point : I appeaL,General, to your jOti`o-1-1
and your sense of equity—you have twice fire`'
our flags of truce. . , . . ' ..
„ rd'
A. MlLoaD.—‘! Sire, we 'want not to hear 0: rso;
•leys. We want to fight, and not to ncgooj3t°'
.....
Lake your measure,s accordin l
Ml7l-IAT,—." What ! at thag )' t rate I am iwt soft
even here.
• l'ilmoßAD. cr You would run a great risl4',Slr‘er;••
by coming a second time • but to-day I 02., "• i
the honour of accompanying you mysdlosi° 5
your videttes." flil:
rat

The 'General here 'called for. hii 'tot:
Murat, struck Nvith what passed, observe ,
he had never heard of such a mode of making;
.°
The General replied, he must have hCilrd 9filitarft
Spain; and thk unexpected.retort induceu
to change the conversation, and politely
that
General where 'he had first served in
"

pacity.

till rec"

MIL4RAD.---•" Surely France must ith
led the campaign of Suwarrow, in Italy• at
the honour there often to Command the adv°
guard of the Generalissimo."
tr roPli
In Murat's mission we view a similar
by row cunnintz, to over-reach the bin; tforA
nesty of the Generali. Frond and
were once never-tailing:weaponi in, the leilek
of their enennei—the hai been disc
in Russia.

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