The Sun.
London, England, 1803-04-14 00:00:00

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tilts was a pros&ution for.an assault committeil
by. the Defendant upon the h.:int iff, on the tiig4a; n
the tith of May last, in New tind.street. Plaintiff'
having been deprived of rest by ilia rattling 'oi'car
riages in theatr approach to, and depart:ng fibm, a
Masquerade, at Mr. Martindale's in that gireer..
nearly opposite his lodgings, had been :emptcrt to
come out at the early hour of three in th thoraiin:
,in order to see the Masques. He had statiotie.d hi:n.
self in front of a crowd, lining a pass' to the h,alse,
and, from the eagerness of the crowd behind him,
was pushed so tnrcilsly fOrward, that be Striacie
against Lady AmlL:rst's Chaii., then. passing, and
fradured one of the windows. blendant, a (Lair_
man belonging to Lady Darlingt:ai, instantly snit.
eel hint b,,,„the cailar, and grossly assaulted trim
when Plaintiff perceiving himself surrot-inded by
others of a simiiar descriptLn, who appeared ready
to attack him, contrived to disengage hinisell an,i
seek shelter in flight, but was pursued across the
street, and knocked dawn by the Defendant, who;
after he had been down, raised bird from the ground
and dashed him against it again with great violeneca
Mr. Lander lust his hat in the affray.
Warren, one of the Penile of St. James's PAriAp r
,
3OU two WitileS4eS, corroborated the testiinony of
the Pia.isectit• r.
The Defendant alleging his ipaliility to employ
an,Attorney, begged petanssion of the Coo! I io hAve
a written paper, containing his defence, read by :he
Clerk. The Curt acquiesced. The pa, er charged
the Prosecutor as the aggressor. It stated, ihat the
Delendamt had never before been brought into a Court
for atiY ini:.c;mlun ; that he was, at the time of tent
fracas, in the service of Lady DAR Li eiG•ton, from
whom he could have a good charatter ; Mid that .1
compromise bad been made, by which he was to
pay three guineas to the Plaintiff, two of which he
had atioally given to his Attorney ; but being un.
willing tra insert a public apology in the Papers,.
which might Injure an hitherto irreproachable eha.
ratter, the Plaintiff, after receiving leis money, had
continued the criminal prosecution. The Jury found
him Guilty, and he was sentenced to scven days'
imprisonment. ~ •

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William Welch and Mary his wife, were-indiCted
for keeping a disorderly house in Market.lane, St.
Janes':. A great number of respectable inhabitants
Of the parish proved the general ill condult *bitty-
able in the house ; and several unfortunate females
were called, ro shew the purposes for which it was
kept open. They proved, that the man lett the rooms
out in tenements, and the woman received the money
weekly, which, upon an average, amounted to not
less than root, per annum.—Mr. SILVSSTEK Coo.
tended char, as the Defendants did rcpt reside in she
house, they were not liable to answer for the Nose.
cution. The Court, however, was of a different
opinion, and observed, that the ill conaequences to
society would be dreadful, if such law was to be
tolerated as the Learned Counsel had laid down.
The Jury found the Defendants Guilty.

The suspeded Officer of the Bank underwent,
another exemination yesterday. Defalcations to
the amount of zBB,oool. are said to have been cam.
milted; and the great obje'd of the examinations
haxbeen to bring out the application of this
mense sum. Mr. A. lived in lodgings, a single
ono, in a very unexpensive way, lie was engaged
irk some lead works in Wales, but to no extent ; and
as yet no 'trace has been made of this enormous sum.
It is nor true that any Mr. Cowstr, was concerned
in !myin or telling the Bills upon which the disco_
very was mule by Mr. Bisit. 'fiat Gentleman has
rendered a most valuable service to his country, in'
the seasonable deteitiun which he made ;.for, nodes
the firm confidence that was placed in the integrity
of this high Officer, it is impossible to conceive
the extent to which the. praaice might not
been °carried. There was not a4Bankiog.house in.
London that would have.' hesitated to trust Mr..
A. with their Government Securities to any amount::
on the very morning of his arrest ! Mr. A. has, is:
yet, made no disclosures. Ile was advised by hiS'
Solicitors not rn answer interrogatories. Mr.:.
BRoott W4tInON remanded him to the Poultry
Compeer onfii Saturday next, by which time he ex-
pressed a hope that he might he able, and disposed,
to tender an accoont of the Funds suspeded to he
withdrawn from the strong rooms of the Balk.
is nor, therefore, fully committed for: trial,
stated in some of the Papers. •

We have made it our business to make further irg.
quiries relative to tl,e report's of the discovery of
the inur,lcrers u.f Mr.'Skel, to which we “Illlded
nit! paper Lai-yesterday—the result of our in vestiga..
tiun has been, that these riunours are tawny gro4ncl.'
less.

Yesterday morning, as the Manchester Mail w:m
on its way to London, near Market.street, in Hem
brdshire, the horses took fright, and ran the coach
against a bank, which overturned it. The Coach.
man was thrown off, and one of the wheels going
over his, body, he received several severe bruises,
but none of them are likely to prove fatal. The.
High Constable (4f Manchester was in the Mail, anti
was much bruised; the other passengers escaped un.
hurt.

Yesterday evening a parcel.cart belonging to the
George and liiue-boar Inn, Holborn, got untangled
with a waggon at' the bottom of Drury,lane. The
horse struggling violently on receiving this check,
threw the driver, who sat on the cart, kicked him
in the face, and dragged the cart over his arrai bt
which he is severely bruised.

The incomparable attraetions of the* Performances
at the Royal Circus lastnighr, drew an oveiflowiri
House at a very early hour. The new PATltOrilitrit,
for humour and diversity of eharaar, is -a rtr,st
eellent pro4uttion. The noverty of the Rival Co.
lurnhines -received the highest approbation; they
were admirably suitained by the Misses Sims and
Adams. Dr. Experimentelli and his Galvanic pro.
ress, spread risibility throughout the whole House,
:Intl Montgomery displayed his utmost yin
the representation of Oil Clusvn, and rn with ;he
ititheit npprot:ation.

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ORIGINAL LETTER.

IDE.iR ISTP.,

CUSTOMS.

FROM MR:. GAttRIC:r.: TO THE Sttn,I.TART Cr TUE

Nor RAC:4ItEL Weeping for her children • could
shew more sorrow than Mrs: GAlt tttcit—.—not weep-
ing for her children,—she has none—norindeed for
her husband.; thanks be to the huMour of the times,
she cast be as philosophical upon That subject as her
betters...:.--Nhat •does she .weep for then ? Shall I
dare tell you ? It is--it is for the loss of a chintz
bell and curtains. The tale is short, and is as fol-
lows :-1 Dave taken „some pains to oblige the
`Gentlemen of Calcutta,. by, sending them Play's,
'Scenes, and other services in my way ; in return,
they `'hare sent *tile Madeira, and poor R4cliAll.
the unfortunate chintz. She has had it four years,
and upon making some alteratiOns in our little plate
at Hampton, she intended td shew away with her
prohibited present. She had'pfepared paper, chairs,
&c. for this favourite token of Lidilin gratitudt
But, alas ! all human felicity is frail. No care
having been taken Vn try wife's part, and some
treachery being exerted against her, it was seized,
the very bed, (4 by the coarse hands of filthy
dungeon villains, and thrown among the common
lumber." -

If you have the leasr pity for a distressed Female,
any regard for her Husband (for he has bad a baci
rime 'of it), or any wishes the environs of Bushy..
Park be made tolerably neat and ,clean, you may
put your finger and thumb to the business, and take
the thorn out of RAcßA.tt's side. •
I am, dear Sir, yours,
-D. GA.B.RICIC.

ZXT•'...." FLY Clribly PJWCY .14th then look likett God's, when
,limy seAtcns
Shakspeare's Merchant of Venice.