The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-31 00:00:00

COMPANY.

Dr. Hanson, a medical gentleman, appeared before Sir
Peter Laurie, together with several other persons, for
the purpose of stating the particulars of some transae-
tions with Knowles and the other Directors of the Inde-

pendent and West Middlesex Company.
Dr. Hanson stated, that, belie% ing, from seeing the
names of the Duke. of 'Wellington and other distinguished
persons in the list of the patrons and supporters of the
Society, he did not hesitate to purchase an annuity at the
establishment, and negotiated with Knowles, to whom
he paid the sum of 6001. He had been greatly inconve-
nienced in raising that sum, having had a wife and two
children to support at the time he completed the pur-
chase, and part of the money was the property of his
wife. His object was to have a certain annual sum to
begin business with, and he thought that he had the
world well before him, when he found that the Associa-

tion was all a fraud. His wife's heart was broken by so
dreadful a loss, and she died about four months ago. He
was determined that those who robbed him should pay
for the injury he had sustained in some way : if they
refused to give him his money, he would certainly try
what effect a few bullets woula have upon those persons.
He had heard that Knowles and Hole were at Baden; and
he should follow them thither, and never leave them
till he had accomplished one thing or the other.
Sir P. LAURIE lamented to see that one of the family
of Dr. Hanson had fallen a sacrifice to the infamous
scheme, but he did not approve of the violent mode of
restitution alluded to. He had reason to believe that.
Knowles and Hole were in England, and if he could find
them, he certainly should send them to the Central Cri-
minal Court.
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Dr. Hanson—l understand that they are at Baden, a:

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have been seen playing at rouge et not,- there. I have no
doubt about getting my money, if I only see Knowles.
The fellows have been in the habit of changing their
names. I believe that there is sufficient sympathy
amongst the public to raise a sum to prosecute these
swindlers.

Sir P. LAURIE—The public will say that caution
enough was not exercised by those who embarked their
money in this speculation, and who ought to have known
that so large an interest could not have been afforded by
any bona fide concern.
An elderly gentleman, who had been Vice-Consul in a
foreign land, here stepped forward and said that he had
also purchased an annuity in the Society, but the bulk of
his property, he thanked God, lay in the Bank. He
placed the greatest confidence in the Company till he by
accident took up a paper called the Town, and in its
pages beheld the most frightful exhibition of the Three-
tors. Surprised at what he saw he went to Mr. Williams,
the son of one of the principal peisons connected with the
Society,4nd asked him whether he had seen the attack
in the Town. " Oh, dear yes," said the young gentleman,
" What ! is it possible that you will allow such things to
be said of you with impunity ?" said witness. " Why,
what can we do ? The fellow who owns it has been
twelve months in prison, and he offered if we consented
to give him 1001. to change his tune, but we would take
no notice of him."
Sir PETER LAURIE—WeII, when did you hear again of
the Society ? The Vice-Consul—l called in three weeks for
my dividend, and I found that all was up. The young
gentleman told me that the business of the concern was
stopped, and so I lost my money along with hundreds of
others, whose cases were a thousand times more deplor-
able. Nothing can in fact check evils of this kind till
England can get other countries to determine to put
every person known to be a swindler under arrest.

HIppING INTELLIGENCE.
(LLOYD'S,)
LONDON, MAY 29.—Wind this day at noon light breeze
from N.W.
DEAL, Ma v 2S.—Wind S.W. moderate.—Arrived the True
Briton, Consitt, from Calcutta ; John Pirie, Calcutta. Arrived
Irma the River, Standerings for Sydney, Frankland, Calcutta;
11.4:nolns, Antiglia Barba,does ; Carib, Sierra La0,,0,
LUYPRrnOf,, MAY —Wind, light.—Arrived the Ca-
panth a, from Stettin. Sailed the Magnolia, for Singapore ;
Chaos, New Orleans.
SA ',comm.., MAY 28.—Arrived the Janette from Antwerp
to GI; •rnsey, was fallen in with abandoned and with loss of
invon as gn4 bowsprit off the Start by sonic pilot boats.
PLYMOUTH, May t18;--.Arrived off, the St. Janes, from
New York, sailed the 3d instant.
FALMOUTH. Mtv 27.—Wind W. 8, W.—Arrived her Ma-
jesty's ship Reindeer, from Sheerness.
MILFORD, MAY 27.—Arrived the Hope, from Glasgow, for
Swansea, leaky, having struck on a rock off Donaghadee.
HOLYHEAD, MAY 27.—Arrived off, the Jane, Pennington,
tram Charente, with loss if foretopmast, &c.
Coatc. MAV 54-_,A,l'rived the Ann arid Jane, from Bar-
badoes, sailed the 26th lilt,
LEST", MAY 26.—Arrived the Catharine, Gardner, from
Grenada; William Large, Hobbs, Jamaica.
HtILL, MAY 28.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived the Latina,
Sutton, from !nyrna.
DUNGENESS, MAY i 17,. Arrived off, the Heloise; from
Bremen, for Singapore.
STORNAWAY, MAY 22.—The . Leda, from Glasgow to
Stettin, has put in here leaky, and has been hauled ashore to
be burveyed.
HAYLE, MAY 26.—The sahooner Eliza, in leaving the bar-
Lour this morning, gat ashore, hut is expected off this even-
ing's tide, after diacharging part of her cargo.
til:GavissEv, MAY 25. —The upper part of the stern of a
vessel marked " Preston, Yarmouth," and covered with bar-
nacles, has b.en picked up off here.
LocintAnnv, May 52.—,A part of the stern of a vessel,
marked William and Ann, apparently not long in the water,
t has been washed ashore in this island.

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INDISPOSITION OF MADEMOISELLE RA•
CllEL.—Mademoiselle Rachel had been so much indisposed
that it was doubted whether she could appear at Lady Cado-
gan's on Friday. Rut having rallied her strength she attended
the Noble Countess's assembly, and earned a more than ordi-
miry measure of applause and of thanks, eu disant des very,
with that grace, feeling, and deep pathos which has di:tin-
guished her as being the first as well as the youngest of the
tragedians of our age. During the night, however, she was
seized with a violent fit of indisposition, and having sent for
medical a sistanee, via found on inquiry at eleven o'clock
that the following certificate had been given, and forwarded to
Al. Laporte, announcing the melancholy intellig6nen that tIW
pub'ic would he deprived in the evening of the pleasure of be-
tvilding her admirable impersonation of Corneille's heroine :

a BULLETIN.
"lle. Rachel has expaiviwed a sudlen and violent atiack
of indisposition, which at present preciuda4 aii GXert.Pll,
HENRY BELINAYE.

" St. James's-street, Thursday Morning."
The disappointment of the public can scarcely be described.
The %%hole house was destined to be filled with the enthusiastic
admirers of the young tragedian's abilities ; and nothing could
be more rueful than the countenances a the teointa of the
many carriages arriving and stopping at the hour of the pr-
fortnanee, by the police in the Haymarket, with the melancholy
intelligence of the closing of the theatre.
STEARI COMNIUNICATION TO DIEPPE
ND lIASTINGS.-It is understood the Railroad Company in-
tend to run a steamer from Brighton to Dieppe. Hitherto the
Steam Navigation Company have been allowed a mwnopoly by
the Pier Company, who, until now, have given them the ex-
clusive right of landing passengers at the pier-head. A
steamer will also run from Brighton to Hastings, thus forming
a very agreeable means of communication between these
fashionable watering-places.