The Sun.
London, England, 1826-12-19 00:00:00

TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBOA 19, 1826.

No. 10,694.

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N ARR.ATIVE of the BURMESE WAR.—
By MAJOR SNODGRASS,
Military Secretary to the Commander of the Expedition, an,
Assishmt Political Agent in Ave.
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from O'Neill of 7001., which Mr. Auldjo, at Mr. O'Neill's
desireoludertook to pay.
Mr. Auldjo returned to town an the coach-box with me.
I observed no. marks of excitement or, dissatisfaction in.
him. The next day. Lmet him, by accident, at Charing-
eross, when
.he mentioned his loss to me, which. I told him
he might pay at-ltia.own convenience.
. lit a few days after he. Called on me, and paid me the
500/. ; but with restioCt to the sum he had been desired
by Mit. °Weill to pay on his account, he• requested the
indulgence of some time. I desired. him to take his own
: Upon this occasion he did not suggest the slightest
cause of complaint of discontent ; but, as far as .I could
judge,.•seetted desirons• of cultivating a .fiwther acquaint-
ance with me...
The.nekt: time that I heard any thing about him was by
his own letter of the 26th 01,September, received at Paris,
enclosing a copy of one he had written to Mr. Boland,
wherein he declined- to,pay any further sum; and -stated
that, hy the: advice of his 'friends, in case he -sleanld be
pressed for payment, it was his intention to lay the matter
Ilbefore the police magistra„ I replied to this .lettar. •
next siteeived letfiilisf.tn, Mr. Auldjo's attOrneY„,
dated October 16, demanding back the 500/. * *
* * * But it seems that Mr.
Attldjo has made some subsequent discoveries that have
influenced his conduct. These are so obscurely shadowed
in his statement, that lam not able to recognise, in th
darkness of his figures,. any portrait with .which I unt ac-
quainted. When names and times come to be specified, I
am sure I shall not obje# to putting Mr. Ellice into full
posiemion of any part of mrconduct, which it seems Mr.
Auldjo is now doing me the favour to investigate and bring
to light.
In the mean time, I shall make no scruple of, admitting
that I have both lost and-won at cards, before I became
acquainted with Mr. Auldjo; though I believe he will be
disappointed, if he expects to find that 1 ever won so much
as a thousand pounds upon any one ()erasion."
Lord Clanricarde has nothing to add- to the statement in
this letter, except his declaration that the introduction of
cards at the party atLtichnsond, was not in his eontempla-
tion, when that party was formed, nor at any time' before
they were called for.

Although'neither Mt. Auldjo nor Mr. Ellice hail named
the persons to 'whom tditision was made in Mr. Atildjo's
Statement, Lord' (7. 4,114 informed, from other sources,
that, since the attacks' made upon him in the newspa-
pers, reports had beeti. circulated against him of unfair
transactions at play with:Sir St. Vincent Cotton, and with
MI% Payne.
He was conscious that;stkeh imputations, were groundlesS,
and that neither of thosef,:gentlemen could have given their
authority to them. lie.vits naturally impatient to appeal
to them for an inunediao refutation ; but he was advised
to restrain his impatience, to combat rumours that had
no defined source, until could ascertain what course.
Mr. Auldjo, Or his advisers, intended to taker more espe-
cially as he was left in doubt whether it 'was their design
to adopt legal proceedings, or not...
Mr. Ellice was earnestly pressed to declare himself upon
that subject without delay-; but he hesitated to do so, be-
cause, as Lord Chturicarde understood,: Mr. Auldjo's case
was before his legal advisers.
At length, on Monday, Nov. 'nth, Lord Ckmricarde
was informed (by the autority, as he understood, of Mr.
Ellice) of the reitilLol444o.4o*.diAktipit.Wit/I
Coat Mel, tits east:wall ittlitrit mill De foinut in the fol.
lowing letter, which :Lord Clanriearde lost no time da-
dressing to Lord Selsey

"JAM) CLANRICAVIE TO LOAD SISLIZY.
Lundou, Nov. 28, 1826.
"'My Dear Lord Selsey—You are, no doubt, too. well
aware ,of the cruel insinuations that have appeared in
several of the public Journals against me. By the advice
of friends, in whose judgment•tcontide, I have been in-
duced to maintain. a very mortifying silence, trusting that
the time would soon come when my innocence (not rest-
ing merely upon my own assertion) would be
.made mani-
fest by the course. of events. • With the exception of a
communication to Mr. Prendergast, in answer to a state-
ment of Mr. Auldjo, which he had . procured, I have ab-
stained from every method of making. my case known. I
had no reason indeed from this statement to. suppose that
Mr. Auldjo had any complaint to..mge either against me or
against .Lord Howth; but as it was understood that he
had been recommended to submit his litetS to legal ad-
visers, find to be governed by their decision,. I was ad-
vised. to wait patiently the result, :before I adopted any
measure for my own vindication, not from his charges,
for he never made any against me, but • from imputations,
mthich, • originating in ,Inisappreboision or malevolence,
had spread into public rumour.

" I have the satisfaction to inform you that I yesterday
received a communication which sets me free. Mr. Pren-
dergast has assured me that he has the•Buthority of Mr.
Edward Ellice, who is the friend, and was the adviser of
Mr. Auldjo, to state, that the • Counsel to whom Mr.
Auldjo submitted his whole case, ' have given their de-
cided opinionthat there is no ground on which any charge
could be supported either against myself or Lord Ilowth.
After this, I have no hesitation in sending you the tte-
companying statement**, which I of course wish to be cir-
culated amongst my friends. But I have another very im-
portant. Object •view. It seems that the name of Sir St.
Vincent Cotton has, in some way, been mixed up with
Mr. Auldjo's ease, and that reports, very new and surpris-
ing tcime, of transactions between Sir St. Vineetit Cotton
and myself, have been circulated to my prejudice. I can-
not, without better evidence than mere common rumour,
bring myself to believe that a gentleman, whom I have
known so long and so intimately as Sir St. Vincent Cot-
ton, can by possibility be the author of statements to affect
my honour. He has never, in his manner or language to
me, indicated any feeling inconsistent with the most per-
fect confidence and friendship. lam perfectly conscious
that I have merited nothing less► from him. I cannot,
however, after what I have heard, bring myself to write
to hint, for the purpose of demanding an explanation of
the very strange statements which have been ascribed to
him. I sincerely hope that he will be able to disavow
thou ; lint, tvhile this remains doubtful, I know not upon
what terms, or in what. language, I ought to address him.
I am desirous, therefore, of confiding to your discretion
-and friendship he care of my honour in this particular,
leaving it to.yon'to demand on my behalf the explanation
which is due to me, and --which I think Sir St., Vincent
Cotton cannot in justice refute. The reports to which I
allude, are of a nature to impute to me conduct unfair and
;dishonourable in play with Sir St. Vincent Cotton.
• • . " Believe me, my dear Lord Schley,
Always most sincerely your'S,
. • • CLANRICARDE-'•

Iti consequence of this letter Lord Selmer, made a com-
munication to Sir St. Vincent Cotton, ,to which the fol-
lowing answer was returned :

" slit Sr. viNcFNI, COTTON TO LORD sELSLY.
" fy dear Lord. SeheY—l
"Londen, Dec. 7, 18".
must beg of you to accept
my apologies for not having answered your letter sooner.
I wished to see Colonel Wyndham, and I could not ma-
nage that till this morning. I have no hesitation in atm-

• I.filti was a short statement to the tame effect as that con-
iu tb# letter to Mr, Preutletpst,

PRICE 71)

ing to you, that in my play transactions with Lord Clan-
ricarde, I dittnot conceive I could attribute any unfairness
to his Lordship-. Had I entertained any suspicion.Of the
kind, I certainly should not have paid the money, which I
did within a day or two..
" With regard to the reports in circulation, I can po-
sitively disclaim having authorised
.them in any way
whatever.

" I remain, my dear Lord Selsey,
" Your obedient servant,
" ST. V. COTTON."

"LETTER FROM LORD CLANRICARDE TO MR. PAYNE.
" Lord Clauricarde has heard with surprise that reports,
which affect his honour.and integrity, with regard, to trans-
actions at play. with Mr. Payne, have been circulated under
the sanction of Mr. Payne's authority. Lord Clanriearde
believes that Mr. Payee's name has been used without his
authority upon this occasion, both because the reports in
qUestion are falSe, and because reports of a Siinilur descrip-
tion, ascribed to Sir St. Vincent Cotton, haVe been fully
disavowed by that gentleman.
lie think* himself called upon, however, to apprise
mi. Payne of the use which has, been made a his:, mum.,
and to request of Mr. Payne that he will disavow having
authorised such reports."

" UR. PAYNN TO THE EARL OF CLANAIVA RDIR.
" Sterene's Hotel, per. 11, 1826.
" Mr. Payne disavows ever having said that he ,was
treated in any way unfairly by Lord Cllanticarde In any
transactions of play, or that he ever authorised such 11
report." _

In conclusion,i Lord Clanricaide has only to say that he
is fully and painfully aware of the avidity with which
rumours of pr►vate scandal are received, propagated, and
exaggerated; and of the extreme difficulty of tracing them
to any responsible source.
To whose agency is to be ascribed the reiterated attacks
made upOn him by the press, he is still to leant. - What
inference is to be, drawn from the industrious application of
this engine, preceded first by an obscure threat of a cri-
minal prosecution, and next, by a letter to demand the re-
turn or the money paid to him, he leaves to the discern-
ment of impartial. persons. Tie trusts the good opinion
of his friends will not be forfeited,. until such time as he
is found backward to . meet any charge which may be
brought against his honour, supported on the authority of
some indiv►dual who may have the candour and the man-
liness to avow it.