The Sun.
London, England, 1819-12-16 00:00:00

MR. SHERIFF PARKINS.

BOW•STRE6T.—Some time since, Mr, Slieliti
PARKINS was robbed by a servant, whom he pur-
sned io vations parts of England. Seorktol, and
Leland ; in the latter part of the United Kingdom
he was at length taken, rind having brought him
to England, was tried and convicted of the felony
at the Old littiky Sessions. During Mr. Sheriff
P,Lrkins's pursuit of the otr:nder in Ireland, he
felt himself dissatisfied wi.h the assistance lie re-
ceived from certain persons in that cnunrry,p :rticu-
larly in tbecountyof Dow n,alid was indneedito write
and publish a letter in an Irish newspaper, in whiCh
he charged Alex. Stewart, Esq. a Magistrate of that
enmity, wilh a dereliction of duty, in not suffi-
ciently assisting him in his pursuit of the robber,
and in which also was contained libellous mat-
ter against Mr. Stewart, in his Magisterial ca-
pacity. This was published in the month of
November, 1818. Mr. Stewart thought it right,
in justification of his conduct and character, to
prefer a bill of indictment for a libel upon
hil character, before the Grand July at the
last Assizes for the county of Down ; it was
found a true bill in August last, and a copy of it
teas sent over to England, signed by the proper
Authorities. The Gentlenien who brought it
England, being in haste to return to Ireland, at-
tended before Mr. Justice Bailey, and having matte
an affidavit as to the signatures of the Authorities,
and the truth of its contents, his Lordship signed
it, authorising the execution of it in England, and
to apprehend the party charged. The conducting of
the proceedings for the prosecution was entrusted
to Mr. Evans, Attorney, of Hatton-garden, who
applied to Col. Brereton, AS a Magistrate for the
county of Middlesex, to back the warrant upon
she signittire of the Judge.' 'flue warrant was
then entrusted to Sal.non, the officer, to appre-
hend-the Sheriff; with instructions to be as le-
nient as possible in the execution of his duty, out
of respect to the high 4)friee of Shetld', which 1J r. '
Parkins fills. The office!, as well as Lavender,
who also held the warrant, slimed every weak of
respect ; and several dllferent times were appoint-
ed for the Sheriff's appearance at Bow-street
Office, to give.bail to answer the charge, which
were not Observe,t till yesterday, when the Sheriff
cattle and cave hail for his appearance at the
next Assizes for the county of Dunn, to take his

A packet ot forged flank of England Notes, ad.
mirably executed, Was found a few days ago by
some boys at Liverpool, concealed among some
blick rubbish iii that town. They are all dated
181,9, and signed NEBonAm.

%V. TiloMPSoti, ogrd 25, guard of the York
fli4htlyer coach, was found dead in Iris h.ll, in
Fetter•lane, on Friday morning the deceamcd
was a man of prodigious appetite; a few tii4lit.4
before be ale GO oystets, and he was so fat he
could hardly walk.

DHEADFI'L SUICIDE.—On Tuesday sennight,
Mr. TimmAs WAISFIFILD. of LlitriOvii Green, ,rear
Newcastle, Hfter trans'acting business in the usual
tnAnner, rettirned to his parlour a'rol blew ont his
bi-„ins with a pistol. He died instatt• ly, leaving
a wife and several children. Family differences
were the cause of the 'lmhof:holy catastrophe.