The Sun.
London, England, 1821-01-15 00:00:00

MR. ROTHSCHILD.

A singular circumstance occurred on Saturday
in the City, which was the subject of universal
conversation on the Exchange. In the course of
the morning Mr. Rontscnun, the head of the
eminent house of that name, was waited on by a
porson of gentleman-like exterior and manners,
who sent in his card, with a request to be ad-
mitted to a private interview. his name .has
been mentioned, but is, for the present, for
particular reasons, withheld. It happening to
bear some . resemblance to one with which "Mr.
Rothschild was -familiar, he was immediately
admitted ; when observing that Gentleman
not to be alone, he repeated his request. for
a private_ interview, but was informed by .141 r.
Rothschild, who then,.perceiVed that he. was a
total stranger, that there Was nothing he might
not communicate in the bearing of those friends

by whom he was surroundid: The aentleman
then stated, that he had waited on Mr. Rothschild
on an affair of the greatest importance, in which his
safety, and perhaps his life, was involved. He had
received, he added, certain, though secret intelli-
gence, that his connexion with foreign Powers, and
particularly the assistance rendered to Austria, on
account of the designs of that Government against
the liberties of Europe, bad incited several evil-
disposed persons to the design of assassinating him,
and that the mode had been devised by which it
was to be carried into execution. This alarming

intimation, which was delivered without any ob-
servable incoherence of manner, was received by
Mr. Rothschild with a smile, and, after returning
his thanks for the i telli gence,w ith the observation,
that as he felt he had never done. wrong to any in-
dividual, he. could not entertain. the idea that any
persons could have formed so atrocious a design as
that desctibed, and that he really thought th::
affair unworthy his attention. The Gentleman
then took leave, and was suffered to depart ;,
but it occurring afterwards to the friends of
Mr. Rothschild, that it would have been more
prudent to have detained him, in order to learn
from him the sources of his information, one of
the City Magistrates was applied to for advice
is the beSt manner of proceeding. This had
scarcely been done, ;before Mr. Rothschild
received another visit from the same person;who
note came to inform him, with marks of great sa-
tisfaction, that the designs against- him- had
been abandoned. He was taken,. however, in
the custody of a constable, to, the Mansion-
house, where he underwent a private examination.
He there repeated all that he-had previously dis-
closed respecting the actual existence of the de-
sian aninst Mr. Rothschild) and its subsequent
abandonment ; but nothing could compel him to
disclose the sources frOm whence his informa-
tion.was obtained. No desire being expressed
for his detention, he was suffered to depart, after
leaving his name and address, which was the
,same
as those announced iii his first visit, aid assuring
.the Lord Mayor that he would attend whenever
called upon...,

Otn BAILEY.-011 SaturdaY 19 prisoners were
tried, of whom one was capitally. convicted, viz. Mary Gays,
for tweaking and entering the dwelling house of Sam. Jarvis,
and stealing a quantity-of wearing apparel. Seventeen were,
convicted of•fetonv, amongst whom were, Jos. Stanley, Wm.
Junes, Marli,Herci,-Jchn Harris, alias Key:eck,George Harris
altas.Keylock, Ilv.bcrt William Hardy, and William
Watts, for .felottiousle rescuing certain prisitners from the
custody of John Marsden, they being.at the titne.in his lawful
custody, upon a charge of telony. We gave the particulars
of this on Clifferent days, in our Police Reports from Marl-
irorotgh-sircet.

•
DEsirOcTlvE FIr.E.--Friday night,. about 12
o'clock; a most alarming fire broke out in the very
extensive sugar house of Messrs. Smith and Dor
naldSOn, Deal-street, Mile-end New. Town, which
'was entirely consumed. his said the firm were
'insured for 10,0001: in the Phu nix Office.
The Concert-room near St. George's-bridge, at
.Norwith, was disCoVered last week to be on lire,
occasioned by the over-heating of the flue which
passes under the floor, which was:neai`ly destroy-
and a great quantity of valuable mbsic much
injured. The fire' was, 'however, extinguished,-
before it reached the orchestra.

• SOpTiIAitPTON, -JAN. 1 3.—The drifts of float-
ing ice in the river has not been. exceeded in the
memory of the oldest .mariners. Fields of ice, of
three mites in length; have been drifting with the
ebb tide, so as to make the river almost impass-
able with boats.