The Sun.
London, England, 1819-01-02 00:00:00

SHIP NEWS.

Coax, Dsc. 24.-4rrived the Defence trans-
port, with troops, front Portsmouth.
PLYMOUTH, DEC. 31.—Came in, his Majety's
ship Spartan, from a ci uize.
PeNZANCE, Dec. 30.—The French brig L'Eu-
genie, by putting a spar deck into her, was got
off last night's tide, and brought into thil Pier,
with her keel and stern-post gone, and bottoin
much damaged. Two of the Indiamen, as re-
ported yesterday to be off here, are gone into
Scilly.

Prince LEOPOLD left Cobourg on the 3d ult. for
Saxe Weimar, to meet the Emperor ofRVSSEA.

DEATH OF THE HON. GENERAL MATHEW.--..Let-.
ters were received in town yesterday from Ire-
land, annotincing-the demise of the Hthi..lllON‘.-
TAGUE MATHEW, the brother of the Edit of
LLANDAFP, and M.P. for Tipperary. The deceased
had been long declining in health, althotigh only
in his 44th year. Last season he was attacked by
a paralysis—he was carried off by an apoplectic
fit, to the great regret of his friends, who were
always highly amused by his gOod nature and so-
cial qualities.

MR, LEACH.—We have to record the sudden
death of Thomas Leacn, Esq. who had filled
the situation•ot Police Magistrate of the Hatton
Garden Office between 19 and 20 years, and was
also Chairman at the County Court of Requests
in Fnlwood's-rents, Holborn ; he was in the 72d
year of his age, and never married ; he was in an
ill state of health for some years. The latter
end of November last he sent in his resignation
of Police Magistrate to the Secretary of State;
his resignation was accepted, and a successor
was appointed to act at the conclusion of the
year. Wednesday laq Mr. Leach presided as Sit-
ting Magistrate at Hatton Garden ; he appeared
to be more cheerful, and in better health and
shore even temper, than for some months before.
At half-past two o'clock he left the office, and en-
tered his carriage, accompanied by a young lady
his niece, on his return home to his seat at Mus-
well-bill ; on entering Kentish-town, Charles
Virgin, who had been formerly messenger at the
Police Office, Hatton Garden, but who now fills
another situation, rode up to the carriage to speak
to his old master, but receiving no answer, and
seeing Mr. Leach leaning back in his carriage,
thought he was asleep, and was on the point of
riding away, when the young lady called out to
him, " For God's sake, Charles, don't leave me
thus ; 1 fear he is dying !" Virgin immediately
opened the carriage7door, and took Mr. Leach
by the hand, which he found as cold as •
death ; be had life, but was speechless and in-
sensible. In this- alarming state he was carried
into the Kentish-town Assembly Rooms, being
the most cooTnient place near. Physicians and
Surgeons were sent for ; Dr. Cooke, of Gower-
street, the family physician, and Surgeon Drew,
shortly arrived. Mr. Leach was stripped and put•
to bed ; he was bled in both arms and cupped,
and every possible remedy was had recourse to,
but without effect : he continued in this state of
insensibility till the time of his death, which hap-
pened at 11 o'clock on Thursday night. Yester-
day was to have been his last day at Hatton
Garden.

FlRE.—About eleven o'clock last night, a
dreadful fire broke out in Grosvenor Mews ; which
consumed a considet able extent of stables, &c.
together with the workshops of Mr. SERLK, book-
binder, Grosvenor-street. NVe are sorry to say,
four valuable horses were burnt to death. Through
the exertions of the firemen and a good supply of
water the flames were got under, without extend-
ino•r' to more valuable premises, which were otuch
to be apprehended. We hear it originated through
onf of the Ostlers going into the stables With a
lighted candle, and which communicated to some
loose hay.

CORONER'S INQUEST.--OR Tuesday an Inquest
was taken before Mr. STIRLING, at the New Inn,
Tottenham-court-road, on the body of an elder
ly woman, who was found dead in an uninhabited
house, near Store-street. The house had been
for some time under litigation, and it was not
known that any one was in it ; however, some
occasion being given, the house was entered, and
the poor woman found.—There was not, how-
ever, any circumstance elicited to induce any.
other verdict than " Died by the Visitation of
God," which the• Jury, under the direetioo of the
Coroner, recorded.

- -
VIOLENT ASSAULT AND BRUTAL ACT.—Yester-
day, at Bow street,. an atrocious wretch, named
Joseph Thomas Wakeman,- a lighterman, was com-
mitted for a most savage assault on a fellow-wOrk-
man, named Cotton, whom, without any provo-
cation, he had seized by the throat, and nearly
strangled; and having forced the longue not of
the mouth, hit off the end of it. He was not con-
tent with this frightful cruelty, but proceeded to
beat his almost insensible victim with his fists,
and finally felled him to the ground. The Ma-
gistrate, Mr. 131RNIE, said he should require 48
hours not ice of bail.

A fine nude child wa•fonnd at the door of Mrs.
H ERICH ELI, in Pollet-street, on Wednesday even-
ing. The body was covered with a blanket and
rug. The child appeared strone; and healthy, and
about two months old. Mrs. IL gave the infant
protection.

Sunday night, during the absence of Mr. Purdy
and his family from his house, Grove-lane, Horse-
monger-lane, some thieves broke into his house
and stole a quantity of valuable plate, linen, and
other property.
The shop of Mr. Solomon Davies, tobacconist,
in the Borough, was entered a few nights ago by
a robber, who, unperceived, carried off a cask of
snuff, value 201.

Wednesday night the house of Mr. AcsoP, Bel 7
zopher-place, Bermondsey, was entered by break-
ing open a door with al, iron crow, and robbed
of wearing apparel and a variety of:valuable
property.i,