The Sun.
London, England, 1821-07-03 00:00:00

COLONEL BROWNE.

_lt must be well recollected, that when an
attempt was 'Made to
.assassinate this Gentleman
in the street at 'Milan, The • Times newspaper
treated the fact With the .most indecent ridicule,
and endeavoured to make the public believe that
the whole was -a mere invention. The fact, how-
ever, was fully proved' by the testimony of the
most respectable witresses on the spot, . and The
Times seemed to have been abashed into silence.
But nothing can subdue its rancour—
" The creature's at his• dirty work again.
and last week The Times resumed- its infamous
ridicule on the subject of the atrocious attempt
to murder a gallant-British Officer. This wanton
and wicked. outrage--upon truth and humanity
has drawn forth the following account of Colonel
BaowNE, which, frorn our own knowledge, we
have reason to believe is founded .upon
peachable veracity :
" Colonel Browne left his native country sixteen years ago,
at the age of 13,- to join his countrymen in arms, and oppose
the enemies of his country,: He carried with him a valiant:heart
and an honourable. mind.. He entered. the 23d Regiment of
Foot, or Welch Fuzileeis, and at the capture of Martinique, he
received a wound, from the effect of which he has never perfect,
ly recovered. He continued to'servo in-that gallant corps, and
also on the Staff of the Duke of Wellington, and was present at
almost all the battles in ihe'Peniiisula. -..At Vittoria. he was des-
perately wounded in the head, and'also in the neck. , Having
no interest or previous connection with the army, his merit was:
his onlyrecornnendation; by the strength of it alone he was gra-
dually promoted, and he was advanced-to the rank of Lieut.-
Colonel, at the express desire of the Puke of Wellington, as a
reward for his 'conduct in the field of battle. Never did he pur-
chase-a single step. And, if his companions in arms, to every
one of whom I can confidently appeal, can bear such honour-
able testimony to his Character as a soldier, those Who are
acquainted with his family (to whom can also as, confi-
dently refer) can produce numerous instances of his conduct
as a son, a brother, and a friend, whieh- do no less honour to
his heart, and which have ensured him the esteem and respect
of all who know him ; and yet, this is the man against whom the
unprincipled-insinuations of The Times' (before quoted) are
directed. Fortunately the four deep and dangerous wounds
which he did receive from the assaSsins at Milan,- have not
closed his mortal career ;he recovering, though slowly, and
his friends are anxiously expecting his return to England.—
Time may yet discover whO the villains were that did attempt
to take away his life in the streets of Milan, and also the motives
hy which they were actuated. But by what motives can The
Times' he actuated, when it endeavours to throw a doubt
upon the reality of this murderous transaction, the troth of
which it knows ? Did he really suppOse Colonel-Browne was
so far disabled by his wounds. as to be. incapable of defending
himself against these cowardly attacks ? or cad he wish to follow
the example set him by a learned traducer, in the case of Baron
Ompteda, and hope to injure with impunity the fair fame of a
dead man ? Look at his own philippic against " John Bull," for
his attacks upon private character, and see him, in the very
same article, making as false, malignant, and atrocious an attack
upon this honourable individual as it is possible to conceive,
and tell me if The Times' does not deserve all the infamy he
is so ready to attach to John Bull ? Let him consider who not
only began, but who perseveres in traducing and holding up to
the fury of the mob, any body anti every body whose conduct
• or testimony happens to be in opposition to the line he chooses
to adopt. —Let THE OLD TIMES' recollect the barefaced and
often refuted falsehoods he has adVanced, and the number of
attacks he has most unjustifiably made ; let him reform him-
self, and draw no more comparisons, until he can set a better
example." •
*4,4' It may be proper to cite the malignant
passage in The Times which led to the foregoing
just tribute to-the Colonel
-We cannot close these remarks without asking what is be-
come of Browne of illustrious memory ? Where was lie bu-
ried?- for he is dead no doubt ; the deep and numerous wounds
he received from the assassin; at Milan closed his mortal
career. Trick upon trick—falsehood upon falsehood—perjury
upon perjury ; these are the arts by which it is sought to ruin
the Queen of England."

We have been favoured with the following ex-
tract from a letter, dated yesterday, from Kil-
beggan, County of Westmeath :--44 An extraor-
dinary circumstance occurred yesterday, in the
neighbourhood of Gageboro' and Tully, in this
County ; a part of the bog, appertaining to both
these places, gave way, and covered above two
hundred acres of land. Fortunately it took

place in the day-time, which enabled the people
residing in the vicinity to carry off the cattle;
and up to this hour, no casualty with regard to
lite appears to have occurred."-,-(Dublin Patriot.).
LITERARY CuraoslTY.-,-A desideraturnin Scotch History,
the long-lost MS. of Sir Geo. Mackenzie (of Rosehaugh),lias
been recently discovered, andii now published.- The cofiseted
works. of that eminent and learned lawyer appeared in two
volumes successively, in the years 1716 and .1722. In the pub-
lisher's prospectus there was announced, among other MSS. of
this author, and by far the Most important and interesting, " A
History of the Affairs of Scotland, from the Restoration of
Charles H. the death of the Author in 1601 ;"' but it never
appeared. About four years ago a large mass of paper was
brought to a grocer in Edinburgh, and purchased for • the
humblest purposes of his trade. From these his curiosity in-
duced him to select a manuscript .volume, which, appeared to
be something of an historical nature ; and by another equal piece
of good fortune, he communicated this volume to Dr. Nl‘Crie,
the well-known author of the lives of Knox and Melville, whose
curiosity in whatever concerns the history of his country is for
ever active and indefatigable, and whose distinguished
gence and sagacity are united to the most liberal and cornmuni
Cative spirit. On examining this volume, Dr. M'Crie very
soon discovered, from - its . tenor and contents, that it was the
composition of Sir George Mackenzie, and that in truth it must
be a portion of history of his own times which had so long been
a desideratum in Scottish literature. Of this, the intrinsic evi-
dence was obvious and
.complete; and the manuscript, though
written by one of the ordinary clerks or transcribers of thatage,
was decisively ascertained and identified: by numerous correc-
tions and additions,. in the well-known .hand-writing of Sir
George Mackenzie hiniself.—(lnverness Courier.) - -
SEIZURE OF TUE BOOKS AND PAFERS'BEI.ONGING TO
A SOCIETY OF SPINNERS.—The Magistrates. of Preston have
entertained a suspicion for some time that there has existed in
that town a combination of operative Spinners, collected
by il-
legal means, to support those of their body who.are thrown cut
of work, through disputes with the masters.. The authorities
have, consequently, been on the
,alert to obtain evidenee to this
fact. Being informed of a meeting to be held at the Green Man
on Wednesday last, Mr.-Walton, the active Police-Constable,
attended by numerous assistanp, proceeded to the house about
nine o'clock in the evening,' and iminediately burst into the
room where the meeting was held. A wild scene of confusion
ensued • nil the books and papers were,- after_ some resistance,
seized by the constables, and the persons assembled made a quick
retreat from a back window of the premises.. A mob' instantly
collected round the house, arid some threatening language was
used towards the officers ; but they succeeded an making their
way with the captured papers.—(Durliam Advertizer, June 30.)
We are extremely happy to announce that the hint we gave
a short time ago relative to an invitation to his Majesty to ho-
nour this town with his presence, has met with the approba-
tion of our fellow townsmen. A numerous meeting of the in-
habitants has taken place, and a communication has been. open-
ed with the. Secretary of State upon the. subject. The particu-
lars, of course, our Readers must be aware we cannot at present
detail ; but we are sure that men of all ranks 'and parties will
join in giving a reception worthy of the town of Birmingham,
should our gracious 'Monarch honour-us with his presence.• We
have several Correspondents who. participating in our feelings
and principles, wish to celebrate the Coronation of our King by
some public manifestation of respect ; we know there are trion-
sands who join in the same opinion,- and we shall be happy to
devote our calumns to any. plan that .may be deemed choible,
and we hope a public meeting willbe arranged to carry a sidien-se
of general rejoicing into effect. We observe, that at Bristol,
Niroreester, &c. this suspicious event will be Celebrated by din-
ners,balls, illuminations, &c.—(Birrningliam Herald, June 30.)
The Society formed by the farmers in the
Holmes of Cumberland, for the destruction of
sparrows, not having signed a- declaration ac-
cording to the Act of Pariiament, tO prevent se-
ditious Meetings, it is said they are about to be
proceeded against by the Ex-Sheriff PARKINS,
as he has instructed Counsel to move for an
information before the Chief justice in
g Post.) -
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