The Sun.
London, England, 1802-04-20 00:00:00

THE TIIEI4TRrS.

Drury-Lao,
this THE HTEhela'ttraegeidays t
noigf
hTt,echOierityhafonr wasrhe
purposerevi revived aott.
giving Mr. and Mrs. POPE an opportunity of ar
pearing in the charaders of Castako and ifiovitnia
which may fairly be considered as their very hest
efforts. They have often been seen in these civl:
rafters, and they were not less successful last nig'l*
than heretofore.
Mrs. Pont is certainly interesting in. the unfor-
tunate Heroine cithe Piece, and deservedly excite,
much applause, particularly in the latter scenes.
CHARLESKEMBI:E played Cham,ont with spirit
and dignified feeling. BARRYMOR.E seems to 10;
crease in his servile adherence (0 the manner')
KnEht4s. His Poly
dare
soasind
dreeeodtloasetxrnii
gtehtt
:di.= rather than
ite
excess of this studied iLnitation.
really possesses merit of his own, and would 111°'
probably stand much higher in public estirnatinri'
if he were to play from his own conceptioos•
he
The dresses were spleudid, and according -to the,
costume of former times. This -we believe:is td.
first time that the Tragedy has been so rePreselltc
---The-piece itself,- thotigh it
cal beauties, and effusions of passion z;troigikY'int.
ed, is very gloomy and dull upon the Oink'
%
k d,
and the Page, than- affected b
The Audience were chiefly of the go/i-da)
awl they seemed to be more,diverted by the- 4-
ha.cißlitsizurf_emiotiitngbr.
g
bf the Drama.' • yjitohseseisi
is els mans'rarpaetocetri:

4 deg'
Coven,- wir
C•
COOKE, who has so often entered the fieldviril 5 Lls
cess in the chara&er of Richard,wielded the lSrcanori-
truncheon with his usual eclat last night. , tits
sidering, indeed, how often'he has,appearea 3
charaaer, the continuance of his attrattioll the
proof that his popularity is by no meal" Ito-
wane. His representation of this charaeter is Its 3
gether a well digested performance, and metrviltl
high degree of commendation, particularly -n
we consider what a falling, off there has bee,
tragic excellence among the theatrical fra e I.lllEl'.

v Tole
The Winter's Tale.hiis done more for Dori Eel
Theatre than. any piece that has been rePres;tilot
this Season. It_ is certainly revived in a itg
which shews that the Proprietors are, not sPu.'r7L%
their attempts to please the Public and
deserves great credit for having ernploYe" t,rbe
liberality with so much judgment and taste' e
shade of our great Bard has indeed reason t°e
satisfied with the splendor with which the Piecoa,
brought forward,. and with the general merit 0

performance.
Last week a.COmpany of ,Strolling Pl3Yers'i
coming to Montrose,, in Scotland, advertiseupe
Comedy of the West Indian, with the Devil I° ,die
Their Scenery not arriving from Aberdeen pot
night of performance, the Play was consequent'Ytioc
off to tile followirg u.n,ing.; but in order
,der
the, Public should have proper n..;cp,.. the .I\4°,.pg
employed the Town Drummer, who (prob 44
been reading the accounts from St. Domil"l6 ;Is!
fished it in the following terms :—" O Yes green'
Oyes ! let ye to wit, that the Play Acxer-, the),
hae nae, come forward frae Aberdeen, an's,- as;
canna perform this evening : but the 1\113173g-fil
sures the Public that to morn night tiler; w"the
the Devil to pay in the West save
King."
QtAccording to the opinions of some profou6`-‘7/
Hunts, Austria and Russia are preparing tc)e-hj'aiti
a Turky, but it is probable, that after so nnh, ror'
hug throughout most parts of the world) th°'
tentates have a more pacific taste.
or
BIRCH, -of Cornhill, we-find, hid the reuses
merit of the Easter Dinner at the Nlansi°T hioaf
which has made such a noise in the Circles of i's
verse
If it is true that the French have invented Vet:
to navigate under water, it will be neeessari:vith
case of-a future War, to furnish our ShWse' all
strong nets instead of Grappling Irons, an(l
1,, Pr''
have this advantage, that our Seamen may ta—

.soners and catch Fiih at the same time.
leading
POST ING .—T4 Inn-keepers on the roads and
from London to Bath, Birmingham, W°reefitthrybe'
Gloucester, by Reading, Henley, High WYr the
and Oxford, have published a declaration t•l3r
expences attending each carriage and four "wises
teed the receipts by 91. 4s. per annum.
of Oljet
—°
The calculation states the average earn ~can'
horses, at I id. per mile, exclusive of dutY, t 31"

t°
In several counties, however, the lo f 0
have lowered the price to is. for a pair ° doP
kht 7see ; :
different
to
measuresn placeslolx,er tthieieMagistrates at rreaateb.out t° '
retleb
lhe following story extraeted from t"e f oese
I,
papers, is a new proof of the fatal efre6ls° brebreak
mlod ern romances, which seem intended Oa give
do wn every check of reason and principle, a!? 0.„0
new strengh to the violence of unbridled fee;liTcy in
passion. RcioERE, a young Officer of art",,ritell•
the French service, had conceived a violent aot gp,
ment to a young Lady, whose parents dhi, oit'fhe
prove of his addresses. A Novel, entitl"! boas,
Unfortunate Lovers" happened to fall into his
storYl
and. the fatal catastrophe made an
he found some resemblance in it to his o'iin ~, hi°
impressVor`sonie
days he continued to read over the Novel relot, irl
ly ; sometimes he threw it aside ; and, a! t,, the,
flames. But his, fee,ings were
a„
paroxysm of anguish, he coniraitted it ,irace,)
1- Much ab; itoot
restored t') tranquillity.too
to be the Poorc
the streets d' -1 • distributing his money :10100g God (112
people he met, entreating them to l'raY 10 ' 'le'
a his h
he might die. At last, unable to srr a'
his 'lO
spair any longer, he applied a pistol to
and put an end to his existence. not coo'
The melancholy efleds of this ael were reigli-
fined to himself ; a respedable Lady of the with/
state °lt
30for,
bourhood, at that time in a wcalc
i rt IC d
imagining, on hearing the report, toil- ,r, •
,cir C%l
tunate person was her only son, instal ,
lie ilin wildl' w

THE ENTERT AnVIVENT

AT THE
MANSION-HOUSE.

k.THE City Banquet, under the auspices of the
el Hon. the LORD MAYOR., was yesterday more
it'egant than has been given for many years : indeed
ta*Quid be a difficult task to do that justice which
Lae taste displayed•by his Lordship merited.
a The following account will afford to the Public
_ description as exact as possible of the beautiful
li'lartruent (the Egyptian Hall), which was fitted
!? in the first stile of elemance for the reception of
the Noble and August Visitors.
aEAt the upper end of the Hall,. was the word
ACE in illumined lamps; underneath was placed
o beautiful whole-length painting of- Apollo, and
r: each side Portraits of Earl Flows, and Viscount
''EL4ON, the Hero of the Nile:.
brilliant Crown, and the initials G. R. illu-
rt'mated this part of the room.
°,,PPosite the entrance of the Hall; was a figure
„c
Britannia, holding a shield, inscribed with the
of tiowE, ST. VINCENT, DUNCAN, NEL..
SiJN „
anti WARREN.
At the
lower end, over the, Music Gallery, was
i,;*.xed another large transparency, representing the
•°,,,,Qr Quarters of the World worshiping Peace.
uriderneath the Gallery was ereded a triumphal
arch
lined with crimson, and illuminated, in the
of which was the pedestal for the good old
n°'"ll Fare the; Baron of Beef, on each side stood
S ri.„4tVerS in their proper habiliments, and two
We arts belonging to his Lordship's Regiment,,t
attired in their uniform.
a, 'a the niches, on the right and left of the Hall,
Sete whole-lengths statuary figurei of the Four
fi,snnsi and also those of Faith, Hope, and Charity.
'e Goddess of Hope resting her hand on an an-
°r, and pointing the fore finger of the other to
eaven, was admirably executed.
Elie other statues were Pomona, with n enui-
t
t :'Pia of flowers, and the figure of Liberty holding
Cap, on a Spear, in the right hand.
sjhe principal table (in the form of an horse-
extended to the length of thirty feet. At
ti head of this table was placed a. beautiful
th''?" Collonade, or Eastern Golconda, supported by
trty_t„
inlaid _
vo glass pillars of, the Corinthian Order,
Gold, and ornamented with rich Bal.
of tice"er7,, the whole support* the Union Devices
'tar), --:'"ree Kingdoms, and emblazoned with mili-
tri;• and naval -emblems, and medallions of' the
lin-I,s" Admirals; Howe, Dtincan, St. Vincent,
trober! and Nelson ; the four corners representing
thir-';es of Peace and Commerce. In the centre of
in tv 'emple was placed the figures of the Muses,
ae,"bysliire China, and over which was a Dove,
reencling with the Olive Branch in its month, to
&tient it to them ; and near to whom stood a Lamb,
prative of quietness.
of
e Temple was also decorated with medallions The
Majesty and the Royal
tali summit of this beautiful edifice displayed a
Glorjr,ted with three Effulgent Stars, appro-
aqte
,also to the Union, superbly decorated with
nary and naval trophies. /
flvn,the centre of the relieves of this Table were
th,;ueautiful pieces, supported by pillars of green
Ivitist,3ll representing a ship, manned and .rigged;
little Figures ascending the ropes to the main-
at furl the sails ; the edifice being supported
ifss,,'lch corner by Dolphins,' the water appearing as
routed
from their mouths.,
tlrpue implements of war, which adorned this struc-
ill,' Were reversed from their former situation,
the blessing of Peace,. and the .figures of
Plaeseb'ndrY and Agriculture substituted in their
i.nestro large Corinthian Pedestal supporting a vase,
'e centre of which was the figure of Hercules
Ing the Hydra.
Pear,"e figure of Paine blowing the glad Tidings of
pria`e, was well designed, and the following appro.,
1),4 te mottos, on the Flags of the Ships : " With
:•,(cei, Trade shall nourish"—" Peace and Plenty"
ever peace and Happiness"-_" Peace and Union for
n
Ivith;'''rand Table, on each side, was adorned
s'r,„`*° beautiful fig4res of Derbyshire China.
artiCise,ocompany were seated under a Colonnade of
tivin",4l Flowers, the pillars and arches being en-
Sw„eti, with Roses, Ranunculusses, Anemoiiies,
and Sweet Pea
teas, Blue Bells, arid Lilies of the Valley,
goers a sartunits of the Pillars displayed large Boa-
.11:3f Flowers.
throw e ground-work of the Table-frames were
oal.„ n oz parterre—the middle piece was' in two
0411" a-tents, one representing Britannia and the
4tict th' with a Cupid supporting the Prince's Plume,
and t,_e words in a scroll, " PEACE and PLENTY,"
a 4iolie initials G. R. under the Royal Crown, with
of the '''',chant, and in another part a representation
ing Prince's regienti the i zth dragoons, offer_
back P their swords at the shrine of Peace. In the
• gr"nd, • on the right hand, was a view of the
oleateol,
allieet lying in ordinary, anddismasted, orna-
T;with various devices.
'were e,,rnassY pillars which supported the Mansion
splena',ctreled with lamps; and also the saloon was
lii Icily lighted up.
—44'
addition to the three chandeliers the tOito
table,, had es..a number of smaller ones placed op tII •
,r,.:_uecorations were mostly underthe direction'
M Lkorashi p, with the assistance .of the LADY
4tc'th e ass, who
gave ample proof of her taste.
fiirrU upper and lower end of the Hall were two
I)te—i''." about four feet in length, and three in
fatly Placed in such a dire'tion, that all the com-
vati 'flight have a view 'cif themselves in: per-
ve.
The eo
.ruriti • rnPany were 'admitted through the passage
veep,:
.‘ &ins
ltairsng!rh.,e.great gate, not, as usual, up the great
passage was so arranged with' ever-
!itran_Enar it formed a complete shrubbery ; at the
in dice were two how of stone; as large as life, and
t"-r'lal"reifr:t parts pieces of statuary : It had al very
1.
The
PRINcE
ALES was met at Temple-bar
lc (it.Y Marsl
t_ Ruv al . s, whose intention was to escort.
cacti;, t,t.ighuess to the IVlansionAiouse ; but his
N•ice' t_.l. 1 .se4rce entered the City, when the po_
Quit the horses fiorw his coachi and drew

him with loud huzzas. At the Old Bailey; a de.
tachment of the City Militia was stationed as an
escort, thought it was of little mie, as the mob.
would not forego the satisfaCtion of drawing the
Heir Apparent.
. The PRINCE was attended in his carriage by the
DUKE of CI. ARE tIC E, Mr. ERSKINE, and Lord
IVIotRA. In second Royal Carriage were the
illuitz of CUMBERLAND; and some. of His Royal
Highness's friends.
About six o'clock, the doors of the Egyptian Hall
were thrown open to the Company, consisting of
about three hundred and forty persons. The PR INC E
was conducted to the upper en&of the Hall, and was
seated'on the right hand of the boßDMAxoit, who
had the LADY MAYOR ESS on his left, the other
Princes sitting next to his Royal Highness. As so
many of the Nobility were invited, it was intended
to afford them the best possible accommodation; and
to place them according to rank ; but it was found
impossible to' carry this part of the arrangement into
effeCt, as the pressure was so great.
As soon as the cloth was removed, and the usual
toasts of the City drank, the first Toast that was
giVen was—

" The Kt ,c"—with three times three.
And " Goa save the KiNc"—in full chorus.

The LORD MAYOR, in a neat speech, compli-
mented the Royal Family, and concluded with giv-
ing, the PRINCE of WALES, with three times three.
This toast was received with universal bursts of ap-
plause, and drank with ecstacy by every person
present.

After which His Royal Highness the PRINCE of
WALES returned the Company thanks in a speech
of considerable length, eulogizing on the Company
for their sentiments' of loyal attachment, which
was followed with a thunder of applause.

" The Right'Hon. the Lord Mayor, and prosperity to the
City of Lo❑dolt," •

was then given by the PRINCE.
The LORD MAYOR having returned thanks, re-
quested to give a Toast himself, and jocosely gave—
" The Ladies,"

which occasioned some merriment.
" The Duke of York, and the Army arid Navy of Great
Britain,"
was given, and-succeeded by the favourito old
tune of

" Britons strike lionie, !"

The LORD, MAYOR claimed benper, which was
readily complied with, and his Lordship gave

" Confusion to the foes of Great Britain,"—with three
times three.

About half-past eight o'clock the Ladies retired ;
and the gentlemen continued till past nine, drinking
copious libations to their host and his entertain.
ment. The PRINCE was escorted to the Ball-
room by a procession of some of the City Officers,
with the LORD MAYOR by his side,, and followed
by the most numerous train of Nobility ever seen
at the. Mansion-house.

About•ten o'clock, the Ball was opened with a
Minuet, danced by the PRINCE of WALES and Miss
EAMER. The crowd was so great, that very little
.page was allotted to chew the graces and elegance
of the Dancers; but the minuet was well danced.—
After the Minuet, a Country Dance, « The Devil
among the Tailors," was called, in which the Royal
Family took part, the PRINCE dancing with Miss
EAMER. After the first &nee, His Royal High-
ness left the Ball-room, handing out the Dutchess
of GORDON. The other Royal Dukes followed soon
after. The PRINCE was dressed in his Regimentals,
and looked in exceeding good health.

The Country Dances continued till between four
and fire o'clock, when the company" departed much
pleased.
The Company present at the Dinner consisted of
the following distinguished personages:
His Royal Highness the Pit INC of WA Es.

DialeS-- ' CUMiERLAND CLAREI4CE, and KENT.
His Highness PRINCE WipLiAiq of GLOUCE.SriR.
The French Princes.

Monsieur Otto.

And the following Nobility, &c. of both Sexes :
Bishop of Bristol.
.Earls—Clonmel, Spencer, Mountnorris, Morton, Moira,
Pomfret, Harrington, and Dorchester.
Viscounts—Nelson, Hood, Folkestone, and Strangeford.
Lards—De Blaquiere, Bayning, Chichester, Carrington, Coln-
brook, Grantley, Granard, F. Montague, Varentia, Cath-
cart, Hawkesbury, Hobart, and Cranley.
Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Lcrd Chief Baron of the Exchequer.
Count Bruit!.
General Reid.

Aldermen—Flower, Leighton,, Watson, and Lewes.
Crawfurd, J. C. Hippisley, W. Hamilton, S. Heard,
W. Stirling, Sidney Smith, S. Douglas, W. Wynne, and
R. Burnet.
Messrs.—Mainwaring, Milner, Sheridan, 'Manning, Lane,
Palmer, Pope, Pilkington, Plummer, Powel,Walter, Ro-
milly, Rogers, Sedgewick, J. Smith, T. Smith, W. Skef-
fington, Hon. Mr. Scott, G. Shum, Sambler,,Richardson,
I- Stewart, Snowden, Sparks, C. Tibbits, Trotter, G.
Tierney, Tatlock, Thornton, , Vandeleur, Vardrey,
Williams, R. Williams, West, Welch, W. Wynne,
Wright, Deatry, Dent, Dignurn, Dixon, Hon. T. Erskine,
Hon. j. Scott, Houghat'n, S 4. Harnet, Harrison, 'ones,
Keysai, King,-Kensington, Lygon, Lee, Lubbock, , Phil-
lips, l'ilkington, Shelton, Baskenville, Hon. S. Bouverie,
Barnard, G.. Barnard. R. Boyd,. B. Coney, W. Gosling,
Freeling, Harrison, junior; Hope, senior and junior.
Durcherrer—Gordon and Manchester.

Marhioness Donnegal.
Countesses—Harrington, Granard, Sefton, and Mountnorris.
Ladies—Hawke6bury, Hobart, Macleod, Stirling, C. Stewart,
Matilda Winyard, C. Hippisley, S. Chichester, C. Car-
, rington, Anne Maria Stanhope, C. Rawdon, and Folkstone.
Ml:dresses —Lubbock, ltwutlly, Phillips, W. Siunbler,
Conthei and Stewart.-
.4E4-set—Lane, Hilliard,,Hankey, Godfrey, Eden, Carleton,
F. Carleton, Crawford, lion. Mi.s• Smiths, Miss Pope,.&c.

The miraculous escapes of John Bull, mason, of
Shaftesbury, who on Thursday died suddenly, in
the zgth'year of his age; have been somewhat sin-
gular repairing a house some years since for
Mr. Troubridge the scaffold gave way, and he
tumbled from a place ten feet high,- with a ton of
large stones,- unhurt. Being employed with one J.
Garratt, in repairing a' well for E. Ogden, Esq. they
both fell into it empty, 96 feet•deep, and strange
to say, they
.received very little injury.. Fte has
since served His Majesty on board the Monarch,
was in the hottest part of the Battle with the Dutch
Fleet with Lord Duncan ; and at the Battle of Co.'
penliagen; eight men out of eleven' were 'killed ar
the gun where he was quartered ;- and was dis_
charged but a feW weeks prior to his death,' the
particulito of Which ate not stated- •

trR CEORGt ROBERT" tELTON, WVINIDHANi,
LATHROPP, MURRAY, BROWN, CLARKE!

Mr: jErFERYs, the MeMber.for COVentry,
letter which occupies more than two columns'of a
New4rlper, has detailed the whole history of the
person assuming the title of Sir Robeil Lathrop',
Murray, Bart. and who succeeded to the,Banking-
house, in Portland-place, that was lately kept
by John King. This person, according to the
statement of Mr. JEFFE-RYsi, appears; like Little
Prerdurn, in the School for Scandal, to « have gone
by more names than A. B.iin the Coffee_houses."
This person, it appears by this statement`, in
addition to what we have -already communicated,
found !beans to obtain a commission in the, Manx
Fencibles, commanded by Lord MURRAY.—
During his residence, at Londonderry with the
Regiment, In the year 1797, he married an' amiable
`young"Lady of the name of IVI!VRSHALL, whom he
brought with him to London, and deserted her
there, after having exhausted the little fortune she
brought him. When this soi-d;sant Baronet was in
the Manx Fencibles at Derry, he fought two duels
with his brother Officers, one
,of them Colonel
PEACHEY, the present Member of Parliament for
New Town, and another with Capt. ANDERSON.

His irregularities having compelled him to quit the
Army, he came to London, where he resided, some-
times calling himself Colo:ynelha 771, Sir George Mur-
ray, Bart. and Lieut.-Colonel Wyudhanz Lathropp.
"Under the latter name, (says Mr. JEFFERYs).iIe
lately came to my house, and left a card, Lieut. Col..
Wyndham Lathropp, No. 14, Upper Seymour-.
Street,' and left at the same time the acceptance of a
young Nobleman for 2001. with a message, that he
wished to take the value of it in plate. A message
so extraordinary from a stranger,: with some re-
colledion of this man's name, and other circum-
stances, induced me to call upon Sir R. Fotto, td
whom I expressed my suspicions that the nate was
either a forgery, or, if not, that it was obtained by
some ,misrepresentations frOm_ the Nobleman with
whose name it was signed. It was settled that I
should write to Colonel Lathropp, and to introduce
him' to' the acquaintance of ToWnsend and Mac-
matins, whiCh was done the same' evening, and
they attended him to Bow-street ; *but' the Noble-
man not being in town, Sir R. FORD permitted
Lathrop]) .to go home, upon leaving the note to be
the subjeft of a future inquiry, and upon his pro-
mise to return in two days, whiCh, in a letter to
Sir R. FORD, he declined doing, stating as
reason, a fear of being arrested. That Nobleman
being since,returned, I- find by a conversation, with
him, that the note was his handwriting, but oh.
tamed by circumstances of great Misrepresentation
as to the charader of Lathropp. The note remain-
ed with me, Lathropp never sent for it, and I was
happy in being able- to save his Lordship from a re-
sponsibility fpr the sum of zool,.
" On the morning after the attendance at Dow.
street, I received a note from Mr. John 'King, of
Portland-place, requesting to see me upon the sub-
jea of the error I 'was in as to the charader of 'his
friend, Colonel Lathropp, that he might interpose
his friendly services of accommodation before mat-
ters had gone too far to be iii anyone's power to ap-
pease. To this letter,l think .the. Public will be, of
opinion that I paiti_a I,rapar aftention in not return-
ing any answer ; and in the course of the same day,
I received another letter from Mr. John King, in
which he laments than I did not attend in time'to his
friendly hints in the morning ; that I need not then
give myself the trouble to call upon him, as it was
too late for him to be of service.: I was informed
at the same time. by a 'person who had seen King,
that anions were to be . brought 'against me, Sir
Richard Ford, Townsend, and Macmanus. In a
few days after this, the solicitude of Mr. King for
the reputation of Colonel Lathropp was explained by
the latter appearing, With-the title of Baronet, at
the head of a firm in the Banking...house lately kept
by King in Portland.place, in the following circu-
lar peoposals

" BRITISU EXCAANGE SANK, PORTLAND-PLACE.

" Sir ROBERT MURRAY 13R.OWN CLARKE, LLVISON,

PRESCOTT, and Co

" Beg leave to inform Merchants, Manufaaurers, and Ware-
housemen, that they have opened a Banking-House, for the
purpose of giving. a general facility to the internal Trade of
the Country, which it has never yet obtained, by granting
acceptances, in sums of live pounds, or any greater sum, as
may be desired, on gobds consigned to the house in London,
and sent up. by Waggons, Canals, or other safe modes of con-
veyance, in a manner similar to what has been long pratiised
with goods and merchandise's sent abroad.
" The manneriofdoing business will be nearly as follows :
Any manufaaurer or other person, at Manchester Birming-
ham, Sheffield,- Leeds, Liverpool, Glasgow, or other towns,
who wishes to dispose of goods by selling them in .Lowion,
must have them valued, and a fair invoice given, which he
must forward to this house, with the receipt of the master of
the waggon, stating when• the goods will be delivered in Lon-
don, when, by inclosing the said invoice and receipt, the pro-
prietor of the goods may draw at twu months for two-thirds
of the value of them.

!4 In every large town in England, a person will be ap-
pointed by the Bank to get the goods yarned, and sign a paper
to that etieet, which will be sent up to London at the time
of drawing."

Mr. JETTERYS proceeds to detail the publica-
tions in the London Gazette, relating to the change
of name assumed by this person, and the informa_
tion he gave to the Secretary of State's Office of
the imposture, and concltides with saying, " The
Union Bank, in which JOHN KING was a parti*r,
having ceased, the Exchange Bank is to supply its
place, and agents are sen.c throughout the manu-
faduring towns to procure goods on its acceptances.
Under these circumstances; I lament that the SEI
CRPTARY of STATE did not, in the second notice
in the Gazette, use some expression to explain the
charader of Mr. LATHORPP, and to guard the
Public against him. It is, indeed, a pity that Mr.
LATHORPP and other such have been so long at
large ; and I regret that the task of 'exposing him
and clang justice to- the Public, has been forced
upon so humble an individual as I am."

In answer to the above, wi'have been requested
to publiih

SIR ROBERT' MURRAY's REPLY.

"My Baptisniin Mary-le-bone, December, 1777,
will shew that my naine was Robert Windham Felton
Lhthropp. The Baronetage ofMurray came into the
family in 1680, by the second brother of Mtirrayi
the-then Baronet, marrying Miss Lathropp, and as:.
spilling her name. I have regularly proved my

'title. I was in the suit of Sir Ralph Aliei.eronthy'
find have my commission of Lientenant-Colcocl
the Royal Chasseurs, doted so early as
" In February last th'e Noble Lord alluded td
Mr. jef-Fr!rYs; belted me to get a bill of ..;',`361
counted for him : I was inforMed Nath. elder

Pall-Mall, negotiated Bills, and ,I applied tb
to change it. A Gentleman, who thrtnerlSr intro-
duced me to a person that won 17,0001.' of ine at
1. cards, and shared in the ,innings, advised Mr;
JeifryS to take me up for forgery. When Mt.
Sewell, of Upper Seymotir-streeti the SoUitoq
attended me to Mr. Jefferys, Mr. Mai:manus and
Mr. Townsend took us to Bow-street. I sent
for the Nobleman's, Attorney, a Mr. Hail; h.:
proved his Lordship's hand-writing, and we were
• dismissed. The fabricated staternerit against me;
beside other
,falsehoods, says, that I excused
self from waiting on Sir RieUrd Ford,- for fear
of arrest : let Sir Richard produce that letter, and
spew how little Mr. Jeffetys's assertions arc to be
upon.' I made no such excuse. I imme..
diately employed Messrs. Fletcher and Wright tt;
ptosecute Mr. Jefferys and the Gentlenian altuded,
to, but these men would avett ruyintention, by`
bringing new accusations against better
ibunded than the other charge.
"My mother-is Ann Lathtopp, of Westminster;
in Her Majesty's employ. The Lady of Irciand;.
whoin I am said ,to have, married at
years old,
,is not my wife. It seems indelicate to •
bring. a Lady's name forward ; but I .am called
upon. to do it. I hate -nowite but her who was
Catharine .Clarke, and by her I am entitled to the
fortunes of Brown and'Claike. My Conneffitiin with:
Mica Marshall was fully understood by the whole of
the firnily to which I am now allied. , Felton Hail
in Shropshire, is mine, where I have a freehold
estate of more than 20001. a Year. I made my
property clear to Mt. King, when I became par-
chaser of his batik, furniture, &c. &c, and he is to.:
tally out of the-concern. _ _

`-‘ Where are the relations of This injured Lady;
that jefferys alone must be champion ire the
cause ? and where are these pretended documents Ot'
marriage ? and why adi 1 not.prosecuted for bigamy
" Mr. jetlerys said the Noble Lord's name way;
forged, and kept the Bill : this Nolierrian
coin:: forward on tie trial, which will decide whe-
ther Mr. j,ffrery'S statement Or mine is fail3e
will 1 trust fully vindicate my injured rep rth

a Rd

Portland-place; April 17. " ROBERT L. MURRAY,"

SIR,

TO TILE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Pall 7 Al:ill, April f9,'

It was not my 'intention to have ent6red into
an)., Correspondence with the person 'calling Dime
self Sir' Robert Lathropp lkhirray Brorzinz Clcr,te;
Barr. but as the assertions in support of his pmtenii.:
ed rank, in the PaperF, of to.dav, (in answer to my-
Letter of Saturday), are so totallf airyderoid of ai
thing like probability to support theme, I shall con..
skier myself excused: in the opinion of the Ptiblici
from paying any attention' in futnre to any thing
•_
he may advance.

I shall, therefore, without any other observations
merely answer His assertions of this day.
He says his baptism was in 1777, and that lie
was a Lieut:-Col.-in r 79 e, if so it was at the. earik
age of is, but instead of possessing the rank
of Lieutenant.-Col. in 1792, I have authority tlii
day (afforded me by a very respelable Clergynianl
to say, that.he did not leave school till 1793, and
was after that Clerk to an Attorney.
He says he way Licut. Col. in the Royal Chas_
sears, but at the War Office, where they are likely
to be well-infornied on such i subjcd, it, apinkr3
there never was a Regiment so called in the British

Araiy. -
He says he was in the Siite of Sir P.A:LPII AiER

CROMBY ; he never was belonging to the Staff ot
Sir RALPH--what he means' by the Suite I do not
comprehend., .
_

. . .
He says ha Mother, Mrs. Ann -Lathropp, is in
the service of ,Her Majesty.—Her name does not'
appear in the Court Calendar in the list of Her
Household, nor is her name' known to any body at
Buckingham-hOuSe, where an inquiry has bein made.:
Lastly,. he asserts, he did not, in a letter to Sir
R. Fords say, that his reason for declining to attend';
at Bow-street, was a fear of being arrested 9 but if
the word of that very respeet,ible Magistrate is ra be-
crediied, and no Man will, I believe dispute it, Mr:
Lathropp
,did, in d letter to Sir filcktAxo., giv
such a reason, and Asa" proof that his fears were no,
without foundation, two Sheriffs Officerq were iii
the day waiting at Bow..street to arrest him.
I, shall now,
.Sir, say no more Upon the stibje4
a very unpleasant.taskhas been forced upon me; ai.:
I am perfe6tly satisfied .in. the itefieaion of hadn.
diScharged what I conceived to be my dusty:
._.

. I remain,- Sir;

Your obedi
ent Servant,
1V tarl 11. JEFFERYS.

. A Melancholy accident occurred at Braintree, in.
Essex, on Sunday se'nnight, at the house,of Mr. J.
Theedham, nialtSter, of that place ; whose eldest
daughtet, about i 3 years of age,' was so Much bruised
by the falling in upon her of an tipper floor, over:
loaded with malt, and under which she _slept, as to
occasion her instant death. It appears that for want
of room in his malting,' Mr. Theedham. had laid.
about 3o quarters of Malt in a garret, in the room
under which the deceased slept in one bed, and two,
children in another in the corner of the same room.
—That about ten at night the accident happened;
which so alarmed Mr. Theedharn, din he ittimedi..
ately rushed to the spot, and in hiS harry, pecipi:
rated himself among the ruins, and it was with Much
difficulty that he made shift' to crawl out. Mr;
Thecdham returned, and afSer some laboutdreW out
the two children, who had pio'ildentially received
but little injti y.
A brick maker at Wakefield, of the name of Pali;
kinson, undertook for a' waged of to go twice
to and frein-the bridge at Doncaster,., from and to
Wakefield, in 20 hours, a diitance or 78 miles;
bn ThurAlay at midnight,' Withont any preiionS
training, he started at Wakefield,' and performed'
his undertaking,- half an hour within the time al..
to the aawiishMent of thousands of spetta-:
torso