The Sun.
London, England, 1828-06-14 00:00:00

ATTACK ON LORD MOUNTSANDFORD.

[AUTHENTIC PARTICULARS.,
WINDSOR, FRIDAY EVENIN n.—On the night of Thurs-
day week a party of artisans, principally shoemakers, were
drinking in the tap attached to the Castle Inl4Windsor.
They had some bets on the racing, and one of them, named
Church, produced a half sovereign by way of deposit.—
Another of the party, named Fear, snatched up the
half sovereign, substituting a sixpence in its stead. These
parties had some angry words in consequence, and left
the tap together, going into the street. While there
Fear challenged his opponent to fight, but the latter de-
clined, and insisted to have the matter dropped, and go
home. The challenging and refusal to fight attracted
the attention of Lord Mountsaudford, and two or three
companions who accompanied his Lordship. The latter en-
deavoured in vain to excite the quarrel, encouraging the par-
ties to fight. When they could not do so, they called them
cowards. Among the party of spectators there was a man
named Brinckley, and he having taken the observations of
the party of gentlemen in dudgeon, and being a stout man,
replied sharply. A hustling commenced between all the
parties, and ]jrinckley being knocked down in the scuffle,
immediately on regaining his legs commenced an indiscri-
minate attack co the party. The first object of his wrath
happened unfortunately to be Lord Mountstandford, whom
he struck down with a blow on the head, and when down
kicked his Lordship violently about the head and neck.
His Lordship was conveyed into the Castle Inn, where he
has remained since.
A rumour prevailed yesterday Morning in Windsor that
Lord Mountsandford was dead. It is not the case, although
it is' feared that his Lordship will not recover. Lord
Mountsandford is an Irish Baron, and is now only in his
twenty-third year. He is the second Baron of that title,
having succeeded his uncle the late Lord, whose title was
one of the many creations that sprung out of the union of
Ireland and Great Britain. He is the son cf the Rev.
William Sandford, by a daughter of the Right Hon. Silver
Oliver, of Castle Olive, in the county of Limerick.
On Thursday morning the assailant went to the keeper
of the Bridewell and surrendered himself.
Yesterday morning he underwent an examination before
the Mayor. He acknowledged having struck the Noble
Lord anti kicked hint i❑ his
,passiou for the rough usage
he had received.
The Mayor remanded the prisoner until thC fate of his
Lordship shall be decided.

A public meet.
ingGwAasl‘lineldL lyNesGtetA•daTy \\D
at the TSou°*nit.H—all, at which a reso-
lution was proposed to the effect that " A Committee 01
fifteen gentlemen be appointed to arrest and put a stop to
the iniquitous practice of gambling, so long prevalent in
this Borough : five to be a quorum." The resolution was,
after a slight discussion, carried, the Committee appointed,
and a subscription entered into to defray the expences.
STATE OF TRADE.—One of our most con-
siderable mills has given notice to stop working the whole
of next week, and we understand that arrangements are
making by the most extensive mill-owners of this town
and its vicinity, to reduce their time of working to four
days in the week, as the only means of decreasing the quan-
tity of goods in the market, and of counteracting the un-
natural rise and speculation in cotton, which is now at-'
tempting.—The dire effects of a recent one will long live
in the memories of our readers.—The demand for yarn is
Ibecome very flat, and the sale of goods gone out, except at
ruinous prices.—Stockport Advertiser.
DESTRUCTIVE I:lll.E.—About one o'clock
this morning a most destructive fire broke out in the house
of Mr. Ilaitaisos, a fringe manufacturer, in Red Lion-
street, Holborn, and burnt with such fury as to defy every
human power to subdue it. In a short time the adjoining
house, belonging to Mr. THURLEY, a butcher, took fire,
and raged in the same violent manner. The house on the
other side of Mr. Haattisore,i, inhabited by Mr. WEan, a
grocer, next fell a prey to the flames, and the three houses,
which are very spacious, being on fire at one time, pre-
sented a scene of a most appalling nature. At this mo-
ment the firemen were obliged to play upon the houses
Itowever, lie Was
on the opposite side of the street, to prevent the
flames from communicating to them and increasing
,g8,71:1-ree'so situated that it
the calamity. Mr. WERE and his family' when the fire
commences!, had removed the principal part of their
property into the house of Mr. SAUNDERS, a ham an‘,l beef
shop, in the expectation that the fire would have been sub-
dued
deceived.before
Titlirecbtcahckedohfis(tlie;ehlloinv
was impossible the engines could approach them to play
with any effect, and Mr. SAUNDERS'S house took tire, and
was nearly consumed. The whole of the interior of the
houses of Mr. flarottsoN, Mr. THERLEY, and Mt. WEBB
aarretictle.ota,llyeve:rnysutTiedng' and, with the exception of a few
they contained. At titre, o'clock
this morning, when we Tutted the spot, the tire ;till as-
stoned a most fearful aspect. No lives were lost.