The Sun.
London, England, 1823-09-25 00:00:00

'FOR THE SUN.

Paris, Sept. 19,1823.
MR. EDITOR—The following anecdote was
related to me by a French Gentleman who wit-
nessed the scene, and, as you will be surprized to
learn, related it with the utmost admiration of
our fair champion, notwithstanding the severity.
of the retort. It may justly be termed a success-
ful repartee, and will, at the same time, serve to
spew the prejudices and ignorance of the Ultras
in this country :--

"At an zaatieffibly given, during the last season, at

hotel of the Marquis de L. the only English visitors were
the Countess of A—b-h, and the then ,lately-married and
lovely Countess of B--li—st. The Prince de L'4** (one of the
branches of ..the precious stock of nobility whoni a British
asylum-and British generosity sheltered and relieved in danger
and indigence) in his ultra-zeal for the principles which re-.
commended it, applauded the Spanish war, and added his
earnest hope that it might lead to a rupture between France and
England, by which an opportunity, he said, would be afford-
ed of signalizing the vast superiority of the troops of the former
in dis7ipline and.spirit to those of our country. The Countess..
of n—, to vhorn, in fact, this gallant speech was chiefly
addressed, heard it with astonishment, and felt and expressed '
the indignation which it was calculated to excite. - Looking
aibund in amazement, as if she doubted the reality of what she
had heard, she fixed her brilliant and expressive blue eyes on
the dauntless hero, and eloquently asked him, whether the
absence of her countrymen had led him to believe that he could
hazard, with impunity, so false and so unmanly a declar-
ation ?or was it,' she proceeded, that having fairly reviewed
the innumerable instances in which the troops of both countries
had encountered each other, he could have formed so ground-
less a conclusion ? Let me beseech your Highness to subdue
your idle and unworthy petulance—to instruct, by means cf
truth, your extreme ignorance,--and, above all, to study, in
your leture assertions, that discretion which is so strikingly •
apparent in your selection of the present opportunity tbr the
expression of a vain and presumptuous assumption : And,'
continued this charming advocate, to the second of my
admonitions I will myself afford you the assistance of
historical and authenticated truths to guide you. No doubt,'
she said, you have never heard of the battle of Albu-
fern, or that of Busaco, in which your superior . numbers,
and avowedly superior advantage- of position, availed not
in turning the tide of victory, which in both fields was
complete and glorious on the side of Britain, whose armies
advanced---Pray inquire amongst your fugitive friends who
were the first in'the race of glory on the memorable occasion of
crossing the Douro ? that was certainly a glorious atchieve-
ment, and whilst the prudence of the movement is universally
admitted, there is some doubt whether the address or celerity
with -which your brave countrymen effected it, is most cleav-
ing of applause; but they even surpassed your Highness in
politeness on the plains of Salamanel—how I regret that you
were not-there to witness the triumph of true gallantry! Upon
the arrival of our troops they certainly gave the usual saluta-
tions, but they did not wait to receive them on the double ;
and seeing that 'our poor itoldiers were sadly in want of clothes,
they generously relinquished their baggage, and even in the
hurry of their politeness forgot their artillery. I now see your
anxiety to arrive at the grand conclusion of the war, and pass-
ing many a well-fought field, in every one of which your brave
countrymen behaved with a spirit and bravery inferior only to
those who kicked them forward, I must stop for a moment at
Vittoria. This was truly gallant, no less a man than King
Joseph shewed-the bright example of flying, and nobly did his
troops support him in the race—it was indeed a rout. Orthes,
Bayonne (even in your fair France I find myself), and the ever
memorable Toulouse, all victories—and yet, according to such
heroes as your Highness, the Vanquished were the victors. I
trust that I shall be spared the pain of revisiting the, sacred
field or NVaterloo. Your country wits punished there by the
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The Countess of 33 t speaks the French
language most perfectly and eloquently, and my
friend assured me that the effect of her address
on the foregoing occasion far surpassed any thi►►g
he had ever witnessed; you can therefore juke
how imperfectly I must have related the affair:_

A SUBSCRIBER.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

DREADFUL OUTRAGE.
MARLBOROUOII-STREET.—habdiaSullivan and Catherine
Fitzgerald in custody upon a charge of having thrown a matt
out of the window of a house of ill-fame, No. 9, Maynard-
street, St. Giles's, were yesterday brought up for re-examin-
ation. Mr. TURNER, the Solicitor to the pansh, attended to
carry on the prosecution against the prisoners, it being repye-
seined to Mr. CONANT, the Magistrate, that it was the opinion
of the Surgeon of Middlesex Hospital, that.the man was likely
to be attacked with a locked jaw, and lose his life from the
fracture of both his ancles in the fall. Mr. Conant went, ac-
companied by Mr. Turner and Mr. Bishop the Clerk, to take
down his depositions at the Hospital, which was as follows:
" He said his name is Thomas Barnes, is a farmer in Surrey,
liras passing through St. Giles's about two o'clock on Tuesday.
and saw a woman standing at the door of a house, who invited
him in. He accompanied her to the front room second floor
when she demanded money from him, which he refused. She
then called up another woman, who also demanded money ; a
third woman then entered and closod the door. He refused to
give any money, and wanted to de_part, but the s he should
not. They all three then attacked him, and after some strug-
gling he got to the window, and lifting up the sash called for a
constable, and while doing so he suddenly foundtis legs out
of the window, and in a moment he fell to the ground. Ile
cannot positively swear whether he put his legs out of the win-
dow himself or was forced out ; he was perfectly sober, but so
much alarmed that he cannot speak as to the fact. He µ'a`so stunned by the fall that he remember nothing'more that
occurred after.

The evidence of a gir l named Susan Perr who lodges in
the house, was then taken ; she said theman accompanied
Sullivan up stairs, heard the demand for money and the re-
fusal. Heard Sullivan call up the other prisoner, Fitzgerald:
when they closed the door, and a scuffle ensued. - She hear"
the window open, and the man call for a constable and tn-
stantly heard the man fall to the n•roun!. He fell on his knees
and hands.

This statement was corroborated by several other girls in the
bootie, but none of them spoke of a third woman mentioned in
the man's deposition, who, from the decription he gave of Ile!,
is
is supposed to be Elizabeth Code, who keeps the house; a.,a -
a most infamous character.
The prisoner said as before, that the manthren, himself eta+
and they were remanded fqr another examination.
The witness Perry was ordered to be tak&n care of In tie
work-house, to protect her from the threats held out towards
her, in consequence of her giving evidence.
BOW-STUEET.—Benjamin Archer and Corte/hes Donovan,
two lads, were brought up by Gooding, one of the conauctors
of the patrol, cn suspicion of being concerned in a burglary
lately committed in the hoeike of Air. Dobbins, a baker, $t
Laytonstone, when pr9perty was stolen to the amount of soq;
—Mr. Dobbins not betng.in town, they were remanded until
Saturday next.

FUNERAL OF AN ODD FELLOW.—Sunday after.
noon a crowd of persons assembled in Pine Apple-court, and..
Castle-lane, Westminster, to witness the funeraLprocession of
Henry Davy, an Odd Fellow. About four o'clock the avenues
leading to the spot where the corpse lay wera Llocked uP
,
with spectators, and considerable curiosity was excited in
the neighbourhood by the novel appearance of those be•
longing to the Saint Luke's Saint Peter's and Saint James's,
arriving, wearing their several orders, insignias of office, and
carrying the banners of the respective Lodges ; in the former
the deceased was a brother, six of whom supported the pall•
The procession moved slowly through the principal streets, to-
wards St. John's Church, a band of music playing at intervab
sacred tunes with the drum mtiffied. On the arrival of the
corpse at St. John's New Burial Ground, Horseferry-road,
the
coffin was lowered into the wave; and the funeral service read,
after which the band stood forward and played the Evening
Hymn: on its conclusion the earth was thrown in and the re-
mains covered. A vast concourse of persons colleLed, and the
novelty of the sight was much noticed. The procession re-
turned in the same order, and soon after disperses'.