The Sun.
London, England, 1833-10-02 00:00:00

QUEEN-SQUARE. LEEN- S QU ARE.

THREATENING LETTERS TO ONE OF HIS MA-
JESTY'S MINISTERS -Mr. William Shelley, a gen-
tleman of respectability, residing in the neighbour-
hood of Russell-square, was brought up on a peace-
warrant by one of the officers of the establishment,
before Messrs. WHITE and GREGORIE, charging him
with sending threatening letters to the Right Hon.
Mr. Stanley, the Colonial Secretary.
Mr. Stanley, Mr. Mayne, the Commissioner of
Police, and several other gentlemen, were in at-
tendance. _ _ _ _ _

Some time ago the defendant had addressed
several letters to the Earl of Ripon, to redress cer-
tain alleged grievances, and that Nobleman had re-
ferred him to Mr. Mayne, one of the Commissioners
of Police. A short time ago he addressed a letter
to Mr. Stanley, threatening him with personal violence
if proper attention was not paid to his demands for
justice. The letter was of such a violent nature that
Mr. Stanley applied to the Magistrates for a peace-
warrant against the defendant, and he was appre-
hended. _ _ .

Mr. Stanley, was sworn, and produced a letter,
which he handed to the Magistrates, signed by the
defendant, and which he believed to be in his hand-
writing.
The Magistrates read the letter, the contents of
which did not transpire ; but we understand that
the threats were of a very violent nature.
Mr. Stanley, from the letter which he had pro-
duced, had no hesitation in stating that he appre-
hended personal violence from the defendant.
Mr. Commissioner Mayne had seen the defend-
ant's letters to Lord Goderich, and knew his hand-
writing.
The letter addressed to Mr. Stanley signed by
the defendant was then handed to Mr. Mayne, who
examined it carefully.
Magistrate—Do you know the hand-writing ?
Mr. Mayne—To the best of my belief it is the
hand-writing of the defendant.
The Magistrates asked the prisoner if lie had any
thing to say in answer to the charge ?
Mr. Shelley did not deny being the author of the
letter produced, and went into a long statement of
alleged grievances which he had suffered, for which,
although he had tried every means, he could get no
redress. All he wanted was a full, fair, and im-
partial investigation into the merits of his case; he
had applied over and over again, but in vain. He
said that he had gone out to Sydney on the pro-
mise by the Government of a grant of land on pay-
ing down a certain sum of money; he had fulfilled
his engagement and went out to the colony; when
he got there he unfortunately had some disagree-
ment with General Darling, the then Governor of
the settlement ; the consequence was that he never
got the promised grant of land. After remaining at
Sydney for some time, and finding that it was
totally impossible to gain any redress, he returned
to this country most grievously disappointed, and
suffering a great pecuniary Joss. He then applied
to Lord Goderich, and, last of all, to Mr. Stanley.
lie stated his case, but no investigation was offered
to his requests.
The Magistrates, after consulting together, felt it
their duty to order the defendant to find sureties,
himself in 2001., and two sureties in 1001. each, to
keep the peace towards Mr. Stanley for the next
six months.

Mr. Shelley had no bail in attendance.
The Magistrates said, that being the case, he
would be committed to Toth]ll-fields prison.
Mr. Shelley—This is the redress I get, to be
plundered of my property and then consigned to a
dungeon.
Mr. Shelley was then removed, complaining bite
terly of the harsh treatment to which he was exposed.
Mr. Shelley appears to be about 28 years of age,
and of very gentlemanly demeanour and address.

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