The Sun.
London, England, 1824-08-26 00:00:00

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irlIE IVEY. C. C. COLTON.

We bad occasion a few days ago to give a po-
sitive denial to a statement relating to the above
named Gentleman, which we had copied from a
Morning Paper, asserting that " Mr. CoLToN had
arrived in town, and was lodging in Prince's-
street, Leicester-square." We have now, again,
to give an unqualified contradiction to every
part of 'another statement respecting this
Gentleman, which we yesterday copied from
another Morning Paper.—There is no foun-
dation whatever for the assertion " that Mr.
Cohen drew 3,0001. from his banker's in Pall-
mall on the day before he disappeared," or, in-
deed, on any other day ; for the best possible
reason—that he never had any such sum there ;
and the truth is, that he neither drew that sum
or any other sum on the day before he disappear-
ed, or for many days previous, nor was he paid
any sum whatever at any time in 1001. notes.
So that it would be much more wonderful if the
twenty-nine 1001. notes spoken of had been paid
into the Bank than that they have not ; and it
would seem equally surprising how he could
change a 1001. note at a gaming-house, which
he never received. Just as little foundation
is there for the assertion that Mr. Colton
was seen with some of " the unhappy ThurtelPs"
associates at Epsom races. We have good reason
to know the fact. to be, that Mr. Colton was not
at Epsom races at all on the occasion alluded to,
because he had made an engagement with two of
his intimate and private friends to go to those
very races, and excused himself a few days be-
foie, saying, that he was obliged to go in an-
other direction upon business ; and those friends
of his were at the races daily, but did not see
him there ; and with respect to Thurtell and his
gang, it is well known to those who know all
Mr. Col ott's companions and associates, that he
never had any such acquaintance. En the course
of the various places which Mr. Colton occasion-
ally visited in his search into human nature and
character, it is not unlikely that he may have ac-
cidentally met with some of that gang ; but Mr.
Colton WWI too well known to have no acquaintances
or eve" to appear in public with any persons who
W
not visiters at his apartments, or partakerso
f his hospitality and no such persons, by name
tr description,as Thurtell or his gang, ever en-
his doors,Mr. Colton did not by any
means disappear so suddenly or mysteriously as
11 supposed. For many days previous to the day
_°l his departure, the 28th of May, his intention
was well known to several of his friends and to
his servants, of going upon a journey end being
absent for two months, and with this view he regu-
larly packed up his clothes, travelling trunks, &c.
and departed, as any other man would do to go
upon a journey ; but then he stated to his servants,
&c., his object to be a tour on the continent, and
to be back in August, and with that view did
slot surrender his apartments or discharge his ser-
vants." There is nut, therefore, any apprehen-
sion on the part of Mr. Colton's friends that he
was either 46 drowned with the money about him,"
or 6' murdered, having previously deposited the
3,0001. in some place, where it has not yet been
sound,"
although there is certainly nothing satis-
factorily known as to the immediate place of his
sojourning') t.—( Times.)

KR LATE Mtt. Not.t.tKims.--The executors
at" legatees of this Gentleman received their
uequests ut the flank on Monday last. The
fernier, three in number, received 40,0001. each,
411 d the smaller legatees were paid at the same
time. Will it be believed that, not% ithstanding
the enormous legacies left to the former, they
suffered the fine Portrait of their departed friend
t° he disposed of by public sale !! ! It was
teught by the Artist who painted it, Sir WM.
LifitClllLY, who had a very trifling legacy.

ST. LOUIS'S DAY.—Yesterday being the festi-
'4l of St. Louis, it was celebrated by the French in this me-
tropolis. At ten o'clock in the morning they assembled at the
l''rench Ambassador's Chapel, Little George-street, King-
Street, Portman-square, where High Mass was celebrated. The
chapel, with the addition of some decorations for the occasion,
had a grand and solemn appearance. The service commenced
in
" O'ClOck. High Mass was celebrated by the Rev. Mr.
CT,herre, the High Priest, assisted by the Rev. Mr. Lasne, as
114"elleonv and the Rev. Mr. de la Porte, as Sub-Dean, and six
—llebuull, in white surplices and silk sashes, as Aleolites.—
L,:rietts were superbly dressed in rich embroidered silk
tifetro-rstilLth. t` altar was ornamented with n'profusion
the loud swell
incense , -'lll and lofty wax to the smell of the burning
thei(ltalian
Heal ino 14 of the organ, and the tine singing of
(which consisted of some of the best singers from the
the audience. Per“) had a most powerful and enchnting effect on
le unThe congregation was numerous and respecta-
-8 • , I°llPu whom were their Excellencies the French,
Panign, and Portuguese Ambassadors. 11.'l le FrTich iknt-
haSSadOri .
()liveries. s state came in three carriages, with splendid.
state
All the French Nobles present wore splendid uniforms,
r court dresses, and were decorated with the stars and crosses
of their different ranks We also noticed several Noblemen
and Gentlemen, and a number of Ladies, of the Established
Church. The French Ambassador afterwards gave a sumptu-
ous dinner at his house in Portland-place in honour of the day

His Majesty's revenue cutter the Bat, Lieut.
?kilittra Morrey, was paid off on Friday at
"eptford, Government having judged it expe-
41eot to reduce the number of cruizers on the
rit of Scotland, in order to try the effect of a
the
extension of the Coast-guard Service in
suPpression of smuggling.
ThB
last Session of Parliament is the first since
the reign of
Queen ANN which closed without
sale Passing a •Lottery Bill.--The Lottery now on
i
s under the Act passed in 1823, which will
conclude the drawing of Lotteries in this Country.
gentleman in this city is in possession of the
teu P*hich the Earl of AeGyLL, who was beheaded in 1685
an iniquitous sentence, wore upon the scaffold. It is of
White
satins lined With linen, and havinl a border beautifully
ftroluit It is also much stained with t blood which. }lowed
but feel veins of the Noble martyr. The gentleman. is a Tory,
of one 4,a,PrOfollild and becoming veneration for this sad relic.
burgh Scotland's greatest and most upright patriots.—(Edtn-
i Qr.)
hey, I * 11th inst., a woman residing at Bur-
n 'ut !Guild a nest containing four young gray
catlets' She put the little captives in a trap
o-hsel and left them in the wood where she had
them- Two days afterwards she went to
; C,age) when, to her great surprise, she found
naafi, nearly five feet in length, entrapped in
the oe.
tlisa We need not add that the birds had
ppeared.--(Muidstone Gazette.)