The Sun.
London, England, 1833-09-23 00:00:00

QUEEN- SQUARE.

Saturday morning Mr. Samuel Pope, coal-mer-
chant, of Abbey-wharf, Westminster, attended be.
fore Mr. GREGORIE and Mr. WRITE, and applied
for a peace-warrant against 211 r. Chambers, the lately
appointed magistrate at Marlborough-street Police-
office. The circumstances, as far as we have been
enabled to ascertain, which induced the above-nansed
gentleman to apply for a warrant to oblige Mr.
Chambers to keep the peace, are as follows :
Mr. Chambers and Mr. Pope are both engaged in
the coal-trade, and carry on an extensive line of
business, and are both creditors under the estate of
Messrs. Southall and Milnes, coal-merchants, of
Pedlar's-acre wharf, Mr. Pope for about 5001., and
Mr. Chambers for about 3001. A composition of
ss. in the pound was offered by the bankrupts,
which would have been accepted but for the refusal
of Mr. Chambers to take less than 10s. in the
pound, which it is said the estate is unable to pay;
and on the 16th instant Mr. Chambers arrested the
bankrupts for 401., the balance of his account not
drawn for. On hearing of this proceeding, Mr.
Pope immediately wrote the subjoined. letter to Mr.
Chambers :
" Abbey-wharf, Westminster, Sept. 16, 1833.
" Sir,—l have this moment heard that Southall and
Milnes have been arrested at your suit for 401. It is
cruel thus to spend the creditors' money to no good pur-
pose; and I request the favour of an answer by bearer
whether it is your determination to refuse compliance with
the composition offered, in which case I shall feel it my
duty to strike a docket against them immediately.—l am,
Sir, your obedient servant,

- " SAMUEL POPE."
To this the following reply was given :
Sept. 16, 1833.
. _ .

" Sir,—l had no doubt from the beginning, of a
friendly whitewashing commission being taken out by you,
or Mr. Milnes's uncle, to clear Messrs. Southall and
Milnrs. I shall take the proper measures, if obliged, to
oppose this plain conspiracy ; but no threats will make me
take less than 10s. in the pound o❑ the whole debt.—l
am, Sir, yours, " R. J. CHAMBERS."

Mr. Pope, feeling irritated at the charge, wrote
again as follows :
" Sir,—l could not have imagined a man of your rank
in life could so far degrade himself as to write the letter
you did to me to-day. if I did not consider you a great
fool, I certainly would have horsewhipped you the first
opportunity. I will, however, before I have done, teach
you to u-e different language. You will certainly see
Southall and Milnes in the Gazelle of this week, depend
upon it.—l am, Sir, &c., " SAMUEL POPE."

Mr. Pope was as good as his word, for the firm
alluded to appeared in the Gazette on Friday night.
Between the receipt of the last letter and Friday,
Mr. Chambers had a long interview with Mr.
White of this cffice, which was no doubt upon the
subject of Mr. Pope's last letter ; for, on the morn-
ing of Friday, Mr. Pope, while on the Coal-Ex-
' change, received the compliments of Mr. White,
with a request that he (Mr. Pope) would attend on
him at Qtteen-square office, at half-past three that
afternoon, to meet Mr. Chambers and himself pri-
vately. Mr. Pope was punctual in his attendance,
and was introduced into the presence of Messrs.
Chambers and White, when he was asked by the
former if he penned the letter in question ? An
answer in the affirmative was 'given as promptly as
the question was put, and Mr. Pope wished to show
what he deemed the provocation, but Mr. White
called upon him to find two sureties in 501. each,
and himself in 1001., to keep the peace for six
months towards Mr. Chambers. Two gentlemen
who accompanied Mr. Pope to the office immedia-
tely entered into the required sureties; but while
the necessary documents were being drawn out by
the clerk, some conversation ensued between
Mr. Chambers and Mr. Pope, during which
Mr. Chambers rose from his seat by the side
of Mr. White, and putting himself in a threaten-
ingt)uthreatened
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skuli" of Mr. Pope, towards whom he advanced,
cution by Mr. White forcibly pulling him back by
the coat. Mr. Pope and his friends then left the
office. The latter part of this extraordinary affair
Mr. Pope and his friends considered constituted an
assault; and on Saturday morning Mr. Pope at.
tended at Bow-street, before Mr. Halls, and stated
his complaint against Mr. Chambers ; but the ma-
gistrate refused to interfere, as it occurred in the
presence of Mr. White, to whom he advised Mr.
Pope to make application. To this office that gen-
tleman immediately repaired, and entered at a time
when Mr. Gregorie and Mr. White were both on
the bench.

Mr. Pope, advancing towards the bench, addressed
the magistrates, more particularly Mr. White, and
said he attended before them for the purpose of
obtaining a peace-warrant against Mr. Chambers,
the magistrate of Marlborough-street. He was
ready to swear his life was in danger, in consequence
cf the threats of that gentleman, and he could bring
f,ir ward two respectable gentlemen to Drove that
such was the case. Indeed (added Mr: Pope), if
it had not been for Mr. White taking hold of Mr.

Chambers by the bkirts of the coat when he got i.1.,P;
and made a push with his umbrella, at the of'
time threatening. to " poke it through hie (M.
Pope's) thick skull," the intentions of Mr. Chnur
bers might have been attended with serious eonge‘
quences. All he knew of Mr. Chambers was asui
tradesman, and he (Mr. Pope) wished to kn°,
whether a warrant could or could not be granted
Mr. White remained silent ; and Mr. pope re;
peating some of his previous observations With%
degree of warmth, Mr. GREGORIE told him 114)t "Li
be so violent.

Mr. Pope said that all he wished to know vise'
i,
and that in a direct manner, whether or not
could have a warrant against Mr. Chambers; e:
cause, if it was refused him, he should certain,
make an application in another quarter.
Mr. GREGORIE, for himself, and acting also on
part of Mr. White, refused to interfere in the sira'''
11r. Pope then left the office.
HATTON-GARDEN. nor
On Friday last Mr. Stephen Odonz, the proprle,,r
of the premises No. 8, Theobald's-road, Red Dref
square, in which the Rev. Robert Taylor, and otPr
persons of political celebrity, have lectured upon goi
rious subjects, was brought before Mr. Serge!,
SELLON and Mr. A. S. LAING, charged by Wit,
Benbow, formerly a publisher and bookseller, 1
now a part proprietor of the political rostrums 1)1
occasional lecturer, with having committed & violent'
assault upon him, in conjunction with his wife oil
daughter.

The case excited some interest, and prior to
arrival of Mr. LAING, whose presence as the see°l:,,,
Magistrate was necessary for the hearing of 1:c
charge, the Rev. Robert Taylor, and many ot,l,
zealous advocates for freedom of opinion and repti,
licanism, were observed in the neighbourhood of ,V
office to give evidence, if called upon to do so. nt
The complainant had entered into an agreeolea
with the defendant to occupy the premises, No.
Theobald's-road, as part proprietor, and as the
mises were in every respect appropriated for It',
turers, witness was to use his talents and influent
to promote their mutual interests. Circurnstane.'o'
however, in the course of a short period, gave filo
to disagreeable disputations between them as to t
right of possession of the premises. The defendarc'
as it was said, being aware that the complainant, ,
consequence of his extensive connexion with the poir
tical unions, had made the thing a profitable sPec.no
lation, every effort was used to cause his eject'',
from the premises and to divest him of his Prie't
gative as part proprietor, and on Wednesday 11.;
while he was on the premises, the defendant, "In
wife, and daughter came in the most violent mantlej
broke open the door, seized him by the collar,
the three of them created a disturbance in thehotO
and neighbourhood. The defendant, said Mr. Beird
bow, seized me by the collar, his wife laid hold;
me by the throat, and the woman, his daughtte,;
made a rush upon me, and it was impossible 1;
i o
anybody could ever have received such a Itossl
hug as that which she gave me, and with the '
of them I conceive it to be a miracle that I etesPe
with my life. 110
Mr. Serjeant SELLON—Where do you say t 8,
the assault was committed? Complainant—N°'
Theobald's-road, your Worship.
A clerk from a solicitor who attended for the de;
fendant, said, " Oh, it is the Political Union, f°'l
Worship."
Mr. Benbow —Yes, it is the Political Union.--w 6
know that.
Jane Hudson, a fine majestic-looking woman, lro
at the Institution when Mr. Benbow was obliged 0
barricade the door, in consequence of their threo
and violence. hi°
John Wight deposed, that the defendant and
ce,
family fell upon the complainant with great violeo„
Mr. LAING—What was the occasion of all this rOO
Witness—Mr. Benbow has formed a good connePol
in the Institution, and they now want to get tido
him, and gain possession of the premises and pr°d,
arising from them, although he has advanced 010.11bd
and has entered into a written agreement, subset.'
by witnesses, as part proprietor.
The complainant here produced the agreeraeljitt:
but the magistrates declined reading it, as beivg, •
relevant to the point at issue. The fact is, it 'sf•
dispute as to the right of possession, and they hilig
been advised .; one of Mr. Harmer's clerks to
violence to obt ;n possession.
Clerk—How dae you say so ? I have given
ao
such advice.

Witness—But the advice was given. to
Mr. LAING asked the defendant what he bs" ,;
say ? Defendant—That the premises belong to 010",
that Mr. Benbow is no partner, although he cons'
d
himself to be so; and I deny the assault.
.Adf
Mr. LAING—The assault has been deciu-
proved, and you must find bail to answer the elltiffil
at the sessions, and keep the peace during
interim.
He was then detained until bail was procer
two in the amount of 401., and himself in the s°
of 801.

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COINAGE.—Coins are generally entnPleot
by one blow of the coining-press. These PeeHeli.
worked in the Royal Mint by machinery, so cont':
that they shall strike, upon an average, sixty blows 'OOl,
minute; the blank piece, previously properly P"Prs
and annealed, being placed between the dies by P tber
the same mechanism. Of these presses, and of °tbe
machinery and operations used and carried 00 laiagtr
Mint, an excellent account, with illustrative engov tbe
has been given by Mr. Mushet, in the supplement twribich
Encyclopsaiia Britannica. The number of piece'i,, bitr'
may be struck by a single die of good steel, prort Or
dened and duly tempered, not unfrequently atnoultOsor
Mint to between 3 and 400,000, but the average °lie
o(Pt'
Lion of dies is of course much greater, owing to :
ferent qualities of steel, and to the casualties W W"„ref,
'"
dies are liable :—thus the upper and lower die orC, r oft
violently struck together, owing to a fault in thelOr,
the
or that part of the machinery which ought to .I),tigo to
blank into its plaCe, but which now and then fs'tbed
do. This accident very commonly arises from tPiope;
who superintends the press neglecting to feed the ii",rJs'r,
of the layer on with blank pieces. II a die is to°6oeft,
is apt to break or split, and especially subject t°„,,,oS'or
which run from letter to letter upon the die. d igiod
it swells, and the collar will not rise and fall nr,ted„."o-
- sinks in the centre, and the work becomes die(); /P-rj,
faulty. He, therefore, who supplies the dies for to etly
sive coinage has many casualties and ditficultiflecitletiod,
counter. There are eight presses at the Mint, tlOt
eb
at work for ten hours each day, and I consider fa
destruction of eight pair of dies per day (one pair ore lot
press) is a fair average result, though we much ° jt°3er
quently fall short of than exceed this proportOn'irceo,tie
be remembered that each press produces 3,600 1%1461,0
hour, but, making allowance for occasional stoPPY,"OI
may reckon the daily produce of each press i°3data
pieces ; the eight presseQ, therefore, will furoi9h -
average of 210,000 pieces.—Brande's Journal
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