The Sun.
London, England, 1823-06-07 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE'.

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DUEL PREVENTED.
BOW-STREET.—Yesterday Captain H. of the Navy, and
Capt. K. on the half-pay of the te3d Regiment of Foot, were
brought before Sir R. BIRNIE and Mr. HALL, on peace
warrants issued upon the oath of Sayers, a constable of St.
Martin's Parish, charging them with an intention to commit
a breach of the peace. Sayers, it appeared, in the course of
his rounds on Wednesday night, between twelve and one
o'clock, heard a great uproar at the Hungerford Coffee-house,
and venturing in, as the door was open, to ascertain the
cause, he found several gentlemen assembled together in the
coffee-room, among whom were the two defendants. Capt.
K. was holding forth very vehemently about his having been insulted, and swearing that he would have satisfaction, add-
ing, that he had " put a great many under the tad, and
Captain H. should add one to the number." This declare.; don he followed up almost immediately by giving Captain
H. a blow on the eye, which brought him to the ground
"with tremendous force. Sayers then interfered and separated
them, and upon his information on Thursday morning that
he believed they intended to meet in another way, warrants
were issued. He would have arrested Capt. K. at the time,
but that the latter contrived in the confusion to slip out of the
house. Capt. H. was apprehended on Thursday morning, ard.
brought before Sir R. Birnie, but released on pledging his word
(which he appeared to do with great reluctance) that he would.
take no hostile measures-until Capt. K. was also in custody.
The statement of Captain 11. yesterday was, that he had been
but a few days in England, after an absinc: en service of several
years, and was residing pro temp. at the Ifungerford. On Wed.
nesday night he went home, and not finding some friends there
as he expected, he called to the chambermaid to bring him a
candle, upon which Capt. K., who was sitting in the room with-
a party, said, " Do you address yourself to me, Sir ?" " No,
Sir," replied Capt. 11., " I called for the chambermaid, and
you I presume are not the chambermaid." Capt. K.
rose from' his seat, high words ensued, and cards were exchanged ; but he
in the heat of the quarrel struck Capt. H. in the manner that
has been described, and then very expeditiously quitted the house.
—ln answer to this statement Cain, K. said, that a Captain
H. came into the coffee-room, and having strutted up and down
for some time, looked to the table where he and his friends were
sitting, and in a sneering tone said to the waiter, " Bring a
candle to illuminate the Chairman." This highly-improper
conduct drew forth a suitable remark from him (Capt. K.);
and after some high words, N gave his card to Capt. H. who
threw it down in a scornful manner, and he did then draw his
hnid across his face. Capt. H. returned afterwards with some
friends, one of whom demanded his (Capt. K.) address, tut
he refuEd to give it; observing, that he had already given his
card to Capt. H. and it had been rejected. " Then, Sir," ob.
s:rved Capt. H.'s friend, " I am commissioned to tell you that
you are a d--^d scoundrel." This was reiterated by Capt. H.
himself, and he (Capt. IL) knocked him down. It further ap-
peared that an appointment was made for these Gentlemen to
meet elsewhere, but the apprehension of Captain 11., before
he could leave his chamber on Thursday morning, prevented
its fulfilment.

ROMAN CATHOLIC MARRIAGES.
WORSuIP-STREET.Yesterday a case came before SA-
HURL TUrrFORD and WILLIAM BENNET, Esqrs:, which,
with many others of tho same nature, calls for a remedy from
the Legislature. A woman, calling herself Mary Mahon,. re-
siding in the parish of Islington, receiving no assistance from
Michael Mahon, who she stated was her husband, applied to
the parish for relief for herself and three children. The parish
regularly applied to the Magistrates for a warrant against her
husband, for not providing for his wife and children • but it
was proved that this woman was married to Michael '4llr,hou
16 years ago, by the Rev. Mr. Hunt, a Roman Catholic
priest, at the old chapel in Moorfields; since which they have
had three children, the eldest of whom is now twelve years
of age. Upon this evidence.orders of filiation were made on.
M. Mahon, as the father of three bastard children, when Mr.
TWYFORD observed that it was one amongst the many cruel.
instances which had come before this office, of ignorance, but
virtuous parents being illegally married by the: Rotnish Church
in England, which subjected all their issue to be bastards.—
Though the marriage in Ireland would have been valid in Eng-
land; yet the Catholic Clergy in England must be aware that
all such marriages solemnized in England could be valid in
neither country, and it was a most cruel penalty'on their off-
spring, who were thereby rendered illegitimate., Ile was glad,
however,' to find that a Noble Marquis, in the House of Lords
was about to bring forward a measure for the promotion of
marriages among Dissenters, and he trusted it would also have
regard to those of Roman Catholics.

•EXTENSIVE FRAUD.
MARLBOROUGH-STRELT.--Wednesday evening the Earl
of Plymouth made an application to the Magistrates of this
Office, in consequence of which Frederick Seymour and
Ants Seymour, who said they lived. at No. 11,
consent Vere-street,
V" calledat his Lordship's
notr.
tap
pe ed that the prisoner Wilson .
wtoouthlde ba
house in Grosvenor-square, and left a statement of a distressing
toelareghTernhaisrkeatd,
dr:erisds,Jwoleitrielyfrie‘steonnLywii:uot
robbery and horrible attempt to murder; saying, . that he
would leave it for his Lordship's perusal, and call the follow-
ing day (Thursday) for his Lordship's subscription. In theist.:
terms his Lordship sent off his butler to make further inquiries,
who found that there were no such individuals as the paper de-
scribed. His Lordship, therefore, applied to, the Magistrates
for directions how to act when Wilson should call on Thursday.
Plank (the chief officer) was sent to his Lordship's house.with
proper directions; .and about twelve o'clock NVilson called.
_The butler gave him ss. as had been arranged; and Plank
followed Wilson into the street, where he saw him join the
two other prisoners, Seymour and his wife.—lt appeared that
a system of similar imposition' had been carried on to a
considerable extent. Wilson said, he meta Lady on one of
the seats in the Park, who stated her name to be Hunter. ; She
engaged him to gather subscriptions for her to be recompensed
by half-a.crown in the pound, at the same time dilivaring her
statement, which, when he received it, he believed to be true.
Seymour denietthisving any acquaintance with Wilson. The
Magistrate committed Wilson to the (louse of Correction to the
tread-mill for three months.—Seymour and his wife' were re..
mended for another hearing.

COURSE OF Cf-LANLiF J •
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4, Junes lb,
motet dam
111 to C. F.
DittO, at light
Rotterdam
12 8
I ntwerp
12
Hamburg!' lO
Ilona 3B 2 21 Us
Paris, 3 Day's sight
riontdeanx
Frank fort the Main
ltatirid
Cadiz . 36 Efrective
96 Effective
Ltiltioa ... 36 Effective
naretionei '
• S'
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.... . . 85 •
Gibraltar
Leghorn
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Malta ;5 -Naples '3Bl
Palermo
Lisbon
Oporto
Rio Jenti ro
I)nblin Curl( 91 p,l Cent.

BULLION.

Portugal Gall, in Coin
Foreign Gold, in Bars..
New Doubloons
New Dollars
Silver in Mira.

1.0 o G. pt.; OS.
:3 17 6
. . B'ls O.
• 0 4 9
0 4 104

B I RIMS.
On the 6th inst., at his house in Wellington-street, Waterloo...
bridge, the lady of Mr. Samuel Sotheby, of a son.
On the 6th instant, in Lawrence-Pounteyllane, the lady of
Horatio Ripley, Esq. of a son.

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On Thursday last., at St. Mary's, Reading, Mr; Joseph.
Capes, Fleet-street, London, to Ann, daughter of "Joseph
Wolfe, Esq-., Reiding,'Berkk
Oldie sth inst., at Bermondsey, Arthur Jones, Esq., to
MarrAtin Wills, both late of Calcutta.
On the 30 inst., at Walcot Church, Bath, Johtt Uniacke,
Esq., of Boughton, Cheshire, to Anne, only daughter of the
late Wm. Pierrepont, Esq., Rear-Admiral of the Blue, of Far-
ley-bill, in the county of Surrey.

DIED.
On Monday last, the 24 inst., at Wheatley, near Dor, caster,
Sir Geo. Cooke, ' Bart. in the flOth year of his age.
On Friday, the 30th ult., in Breed -street Mr. William
Sowerby. • _
On the sth inst., rigid 15, Lucy, daughter of B. Pead, Esq.,
of Walthamstow.
On Tuesday, the 3d inst., at Leatnington.4a, in his 67tli
year John C. Weguelin, Esq., of New Broad-street, hteof
the firm of-J. Thomson, T. Boner, and Co., of Austinfriars.
On the 6th inst., Sarah, the wife of Mr. Henry Ambridge, of
Compton-street, Clerkenwell, aged 63.
On Thursday morning, at Kensington,' in his 71st year,
Francis Magniac, Esq.
At Great Wishford, Wilts, aged 96, Grace, relict of Leonard
Jesse, Esq., of Dinton.

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