The Sun.
London, England, 1824-07-19 00:00:00

FALSE ARREST.

The following circumstance, tit Once. novel
•
and painful as regards the individual immediately concerned,
took place about one o'clock, on Saturday
last in Duchess-
street, Portland.place :—Mr. George .
M. Talbot, a young
•
gentleman, highly connected both in this
.country and in Ire-
land, bears it appears so strong a reaerublance to a person
known on what is called " Town," under less favourable
auspices, that the friends of one and the associates of the
other have committed frequent mistakes not perfectly gratify-
ing to at least one of the parties. Mr. T. haring lately entered
as a Law Student, the greater part of his time is spent In London,
where, of course, he is commonly accosted by persons that to
him are utter grangers ; these familiarities, however xlisagree-
able, were yet inferior to the event of Saturday. Mr. T. having
taken breakfast at the house of his uncle, in Ilaker-street Port.
man.square, walked thence to Portland-street, and after leaving
some papers at the house of a Noble Lord, .struck into I)ucheis-
street with the intention of passing through Cavendish-square ; ,
as he walked along two
hi m on men ran from the opposite side of tha
g " street, and, one tapped the shoulder, sayin you are my
prisoner," at the ,same time producing a writ. In a somewhat
angry tone of voice Mr. T. informed the fellow that he had been
too often troubled with the inmertinent *salutations of strangers,
and that if he chose to play such trick:on his ruisociate, he ahould
not permit them to be played offat his expense with impunity.
The bailiff's reply was as insolent as lacuuk_.-" None of your 1
Yon shall come." Mr. T. now Judging
heroics., 'Sir ; fair talk will. serve yoti moat; b
from the appearance of
she men that they were .in reality what they asserted, alongrt
ed, namely,
"
elly,.
Sheriff's Officers, thought it necessay46 ex stulate with them
and pointout.•their error." lie rd
iugly inquired of the prin-
cipal for why he took hint ? " For -...-- " was the man's
po
reply, 4.!•• tilcilsted his; honour, that he knew no one of
that, name, t. tough • tie had oiten 40eil 'mistaken for some.
one to villain, he presumed he bore a strong likeness; and In
support of. this asseruqn Mr. T. produced ills card and a ietter
addressed to hilu as' 6;AL ,
Talbot, Esti!' .
mßut all would not
do. the bailiff persialink the identity'or his an, who had, it
appva4.4l by lov:alligtinns lialkired .01l a manoeuvre of the' same
sort with a brother officer ost a former occasion. A crowd of
idle spectators were nowgetherio,g,,atia to escape exposure Mr.
T.'cruniented, to accomPanY the fellows to a sponging house in
messenger, together with
Oitorttatreet, whence: as natter of great favour lie was suffered
to diSpatclt a note talus ther.ds in Baker,squer., informing them
threw the gentleman of the staff tats a
athfellyi4ou'unt'grttrai 6nn
tl•
dreadful trepidation.
hfr; What was teadilyTeleittied frOni,dtiresi, and many apologies
',Were offered. in mitigator? of an
en1T41,5 return
uii4 of
prodf tli,,;6eci
an
eciairciasement
that
tesnion4 on ' their parts 'ln the first work' of ixasserated
offence. that
_ was
. certainly limn.
reeling, Mr. '.r. insisted' on bringing them
. fore the . high,.
.14 assault ; this. measure was,..however, atouidoii_...,
inttesof Alarlborough:ittreet Police-offfee,
ea and a Cam-
Munication OP the 'entire trans,sction either halt been or will be
and PrOceetl as for
*sae to the Sheriffs; 'under whose authority the fellows acted.
The similarity of one person to another has oiler' been Produc.
five of unpleasantness ; its instance for the recent ease. Of ilfrs.
Brooks the actress ; but in this . transaction there is- mucli to
admire in the calm and 'temperate deportment of the injured
gentleman, and more particularlyf that gentleman being a
young Irishman, a people not peculiarly remarkable for cool
temper in affairs of this nature---43foni#8' Paper.)

The Hon. Mr. LIDDELL (eldest son of Lord ILtvrws-
wonTit) has subscribed 201. towards the new building for the
Literary and Philosophical Society, Newcastle.upon-Tyne.
On Thursday the Loud Bishop of Pirrcn-
AOROUGII consecrated the new Church at Pick-
worth, Rutland, which has been built through
the liberality of the Rev. Rica Ann Lu.cAt.