The Sun.
London, England, 1815-04-27 00:00:00

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. 130VV-STREkt:
On IVlOnday nighi, about nine o'cloblk, the
neighbourhood of Leicester-Inluare wits alarmed
with the ei•y of teurder, particularly by those per-
sons in Pagliano's Hotel► ar Sablinhicm's. The
cry was found to be a man's voic; ptoceeding
from the parlour of the house ; it caused great
toufusion at first. The parlour is occdpied by
Colonel Thomas .Thornton, and has been so for
about a month past. On the first application to
know the cause of murder being called out, the
door was fottil'd w be fast, but it was soon open,
ed, when Mrs. Paghano; the mistress of the
house, her son, and others, entered the parlodr,
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when there- was found assembled Col. Thothai
Thornton, Mrs. Thornton, her father, Sir EL
Sheridan, Bart. a French General, and Robert
Milward, the Colonel's huntsman. They were all
in great confusion. Colonel Thornton and Mr.
Titeux de Ferenar were attacking Milward, the
huntsman, on a sofa, and -Sir Richard Sheridan
was presenting to him a red hot poker. Mrs
Pijgliano interfered, and rescued the huntsman
from, the attack of the three Gentlemen ; and there
was no' doubt then but it was the hunstmau who-
had been catting murder. Colonel Thornton had,
a short,tinie befOre the disturbance, 'Sent to Mrs.
rag'thin° to desire Aks to procure a constable,
which sbe declined to do, it he wanted a
constable he must send his- Own servants, as slit
would Lave Ontiting to do With his disputes. Co-
lonel Thornton thew sent for -cons Ode, but be-
fore he arrived the affray was over, and the hunts-
man.
had lett the house.

On Tuesday, Robert Milwartl, the huntsman,
obtained et the ()See a warrant agaiust Colonel
Thomas Thornton, Sir Henry Sheridan, and John
Titeux de Ferenar, charging them with a ,-rirdent
assault. On. Westbrook, belonging to the Office,
going to -Pagliano's Hotel to Serve the warrant,
he was Informed they were gone‘to Marlborough-
street Office to obtain a warrant :.gainst Robert
Milward, the huntsman. On ,his going again to
• the Hotel he saw them, when thy promised to be
at the Office by a certain time to. answer the
charge preferred against them, which they did ac-
cordingly, and came in Colonel Thornton's car-
riage ; when it appeared that colithel Thorntoil
went to France about tour imintlis since, leaving
Robert Milward in his employ on his estate, near
Bath, as litintstliall; The colonel 3% turned to
England about a month since, and has beC:ii livilig
at- Pagliano's Hotel during that time. Yesterday
setinight Robert Milward arrived in London, and
since that time he has been repeatedly with tiro
Colonel for the payment ofhis wages, &c amount-
ing to 871. ; the Colonel disputed some of the
amount, and said lie should refer it to a Mr.
Brace ; however, at the interview which he had
with the Colonel on Monday evening, he told him -
he had no mouey to pay for his food or necessary
expences, and therefore hernust bare some money,
the Colonel refusing to give him any, and tire
huntsman refusing to leave the room except
he had some, the above force was used to get
him out, and it being held by the Magistrate that
the huntsuit was a trespasser after being ordered
out, the %variant was discharged.
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