The Sun.
London, England, 1822-07-06 00:00:00

DOCTOR. WATSON.

The following Letter is worthy attention, as
shewing the miserable state of destitution into
which the Radicals suffer their most zealous par-
tizans to fall. Doctor WATSON is represented as
a man of some ability in his profession. He was,
as our Readers must remember, at one time, ar-
rested and sent to gaol for the expense of a
public dinner given to HUNT, who basely suffered
him to bear the loss. It would seem that he' has
not since met with greater gratitude from his party.
To JOHN ATKnis, Esq. one of the Aldermen of the City of

London.

Sin—l have received a summons signed by yourself to at-
tend you or such other of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace
as shall be present this day at the Lord Mayor's Justice Room,
Mansion-House, to shew cause why I have not paid a certain
rate or assessment of Bs. Bd. for defraying the expences of the
Churchwardens' William Boyer and Jesse Baker, of the parish
of St. Andrew, Holborn.
_

Being profesionally engaged, I have it not in my power to
attend—therefore beg to state by letter that the cause why the
said rate has not been paid has been (small as it is) my total
inability at present to do -so, entirely owing to the great diffi-
culties of the times, and the inability of other persons to pay
me adequately for my attendance.
_ _

If measure.i'of extremity are adopted, I must bow, at pre-
sent,' like tens of thousands of my forlorn countrymen, to my
fate, under the hope that some favourable crisis ere long will
produce a change in the state of affairs which will screen un-
merited destitution from increased misery.—l am, Sir, one of
the oppressed people of England, JAMES 'WATSON.
4, Greystoke-place, July 5, 1822.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S 13ENtil, JULY S.
• GILLIAT V. RANKIN.

This was an action to recover damages for a breach of con..
tract, in not accepting a quantity of tobacco which the defend-
ant had agreed to bu,y of the plaintiff.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, Mr. MARRYAT, and Mr.
CAMPBELL were for the plaintiff; and Mr. SCARLETT, Mr.
GASELEE, and Mr. MutAims were for the defendant.
The contract, which was made on the 29th December last,
was for 219' hogsheads of tobacco. It did not express any war-
ranty as to the quality, but the defence was that the defendant
had been induced to enter into the contract upon a,representa-
tion that the tobacco was of the best, rich, and dark quality,
which it. was not, as was proved by several witnesses, and the
question was whether the plaintiff had in fact given any war-
ranty as to quality. Several witnesses were examined on both
sides as to this issue, who gave contradictory testimony.
The Jury, after hearing the Learned Judge's summing up,
retired for about an hour, and returned with a verdict for the
plaintiff---the damages to be referred to arbitration.

CONSISTORY COURT, JULY 5.
DIVORCE.--ALLIDICE V. ALLIDICE.

This was a suit of divorce promoted by Mr. Allidice, who
was surgeon of a King's Regiment in India, againit Dorothy,
his wife, for adulteiy, committed by her in this country, with
Alexander Hugh'Johnson, a Captain of Native Infantry, in
the service of the East India Company, during the absence of
the husband in India. The facts of the case have already been
before the public.—The COVRT pronounced sentence of divorce.

EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE AT NEWGATE.

At the' last April Sessions held at the Old
Bailey, a young female was convicted upon an indictment
charging her with having stolen a shawl, the property of one
Ann Moreton, and sentenced to transportation. Up to the 15th
of last month she remained in prison, in daily expectation of
being sent off with the large batch of convicts under condeni-
nation, to the destined abode of those whose case admitted of
commutation from capital punishment. On that day her fa-
ther and her mother, and a young man who has been attached
to her for some time; waited upon Mr. Wontner, the Governor
of Newgate, and assured him in the most earnest manner that
they had undeniable evidence of her innocence, and a strong
proof of the crime of perjury upon the part of the accuser. After
a long and strict investigation bythe late Sheriffs, they became
.so 'satisfied Of the innocence of the woman, and the guilt of her ac-
cuser, that on the 18th June they waited on Mr. Peel with the do-
Cuments to prove it, which they then presented; and on the 19th
a full pardon was transmitted to Newgate. But amongst those
papers was one 'of a singular nature, and which had the effect
of producing a very remarkable termination to the case. The.
yoUng man whowas attached' to the accused; and' who seconded
the efforts of the parent's in their application for justice or mercy
—this persor, who is a respectable market salesman, thought
the best way to act upon this occasion, was to direct to the Se-.'
cretary a letter, describing the state of his heart, declaring that
before the crime was at all spoken .of, or thought, of by any
body, he had determined to marry the girl ; and that, so firmly
Convinced was he of ,her innocence, he was ready, to put that
intention into effect, in the. presence of his Majesty's Mini-
sters, if they would be pleased to grant her a pardon, and de-
liVer her over to be incarcerated in his arms. Whether this do-
cument operated in producing so quick an answer to the appli-
cition. of the parents, it is difficult to say; but it is certain that
the case received an attention, which reflects the highest credit
upon Mr. Peel, as as upon the Sheriffs, who sincerely hoped
that the thing would end in matrimony. It was soon found
that the salesman had been upon terms of such intimacy with
the girl, as rendered it very. probable that in the bliss of
meeting once more, all thoughts of the ceremony necessary
to sanction the continuance of their acquaintance would be
dropped; and, it was conidered but fair that, as he had become
master of her person by a manoeuvre; something might be
done to make her even with him, by giving her 'an unanswer-
able claim upon his protection. To accomplish this purpose,
the consequences of the application were concealed, but a
mutual friend assured the salesman that the -King had given a
favourable answer, and that a full pardon might 'be calculated
upon if the young wen-lan's name became lawfully changed" to
that of her lover. This suggestion was not met quite so warmly
as' was expected by some ; but an interview having taken place
between those most deeply. concerned, the case was at once
determined to be referred to the Rector of St. Botolnli,- Ald-
gate. It was eleven o'clock in --the forenoon when the sales-
divan resolved to purchase a licence. Twenty minutes -elapsed
in procuring it at Doctors' Commons, and' the utmost haste
was necessary, as tilt ceremony could not be performed af-
ter twelve. Mr. Wontner, however, took care to have a
coach in readiness, and 'Dr. Cotton, who was delighted at
the prospect of a- conclusion so unlike those he had been accus-
tomed to witness, determined, if any obstacle presented itself, to
perform the ceremony himself. They reached the church five
minutes before The awful' hour ; but to the distraction of the in-
fended bride, Mr. Hatt, the Rector, was from home, and the
clerk of the parish positively refuSed to allow any one to of-
ficiate in his place without his permission. The poor girl
bitterly felt the disappointment, but the salesman bore it too
stoically to give much pleasure to Dr. Cotton or the Governor;
who took back the voting woman to the prison to wait for the
hour of solemnikation next day. The salesman was warmly
invited to remain under the same roof with her, and -the
affair was so well managed that they became man and wife
the next morning, without knowing_ any thing of the pardon.
On leaving the church, the 'happy couple desired the coach-
pan to driye to Newgate, where they supposed they were
to wait the Secretary's answer ; but they were astonished,
at being told that they could no longer be admitted to the pri-
son,; and the salesman was mute with surprise on being pre-
sented with his wife's, pardon, which had been granted two days
before he married her. As soon as those facts were known to
the prisoners in Newgate, there were above twenty petitions
presented in one day to Mr. Wontner, from men who offered
to marry upon the same conditions the same number of women
now under sentence.

. .
MONMOUTH WOOL FAlR.—This respectable
mart was held on Wednesday se'nnight ; and 'we notice it in
a particular mariner, as giving the tone in price to that of suc-
ceeding fairs, for that -purpose, in the surrounding district.—
There was a, good supply on sale, which produced 'for the best
sorts froth 16s. to 175., per stone of 12A1b,, ; coarse ditto from
12s. to 12s. 6d. of the same weight. Tbere was a considerable
portion of it sold on that ' day, and more on the succeeding
morning, when what remained on hand was taken to Colford ;
at which place, on'the '2oth inst.' the prices were'very near if
not quite the same as at :-Monmouth ; some.few verrprime
forest- wool brought 21s. 6d. per stone, but the quantity was
not very large. _ _

UNEXFECTED DISCOVERY.—A few days since,
Mrs. Motley, broker, Bedford-s'reet, North Shields, purchased
an old'mattress for 2s. from a ship-owner, who was going to re-
side with his daughter : in arranging some papers last week,
he found a document in the hand writing of his deceased wife,
not intended for his perusal, but that of her son. by a
former husband, in which it was stated that property to a con-
siderable amount -was deposited in the said mattress. His
daughter in consequence waited on Mrs. Motley, and offered
her a few shillings to returint. Mrs. M. naturally supposed
that this
i seeming generosity was not without, a cause, but hay-
‘ing sild t' to 'a'lllrs.'Hill 'for 3s. for a small 'tOnsideratidn, she
regained possession of the prize.._