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London, England, 1829-01-07 00:00:00

stead of before the Viceroy of Ireland ; but
_tin
less the Duke has lately changed his sentiments,
it fieeame" the Marquis, fully as much as the
former, to know what those sentiments were be-
I fore he undertook the Government of Ireland.—
Morning. Advertiser.
The faction with which the Marquis of An-
glesea has allied himself take some pains to show
that his 'letter
_to Dr. Curtis was not and could
not have been she cause of his dismissal from
office ; and the 'gist of their- argument is that
their, noble confederate had long previously ac-
quired even stronger claims than the letter
affords to their gratitude and applause, had al-
, ready in other. instances roanifeStecl a resolute
disregard to his duty 'as a representative of the
King, had before counteracted and defied the
legitimate authorities-under.which he was bound
to act, had boldly, and without disguise, ex-
hibited himself as factious ..; partisan---
; and had prostituted the dignities and ho-
; nours bestowed upon him for the lawfid
and honourable purposes of regular govern-
ment, to shed lustre upon a cabal, and to
stimulate the efforts and promote the pur-
poses of Demagogues and Agitators. Nor can
sse deny that the faction argue well, if they state
the facts correctly. But we are still willing, in
mercy to the Marquis of Anglesea, to hope that
• this will turn out otherwise, and that the facts
alleged againsfhim by his new friends may prove
to have no otherloundaiion than their. natural
desire to parade and proclaim, in the face of. the
' country, the Marquis of Anglesea as their ally ;
and not merely as an ;ally distinguished by his
. former character, his hereditary rank, and his
elevated office, but distinguished still more in
their estimation as the possessor of qualities
congenial to the party and the cause he has
espoused, and admirably adapted to all their
purposes. We hope, in mercy to the Mar-
quis of Anglesea, that his new friends assert
a falsehood when they accuse him of having
some months ago hesitated or refused to
obey the orders of the British Government in
striking from the Commission of the Peace an
Irish agitating_ Magistrate. And it is in mercy
also to the Noble Marquis, that we are reluc-
tant to yield implicit credit
,to another accusa
tion levelled against him by his new allies, which
imports that the Nobleman who was received
with the most marked distinction at the Vice-
regal Court, was one of the few Irish Noble-
mens, who degrade themselves by mingling in
the foul and pestiferous orgies of the Asso-
ciation. Sunk as the Marquis of Anglesea now
is, we feel difficulty in believing that he has
been sunk so long or so low as his new friends
_endeavour to persuade us. But if there be any
truth in their allegations, they certainly establish
Their point, that the recall of the Noble Marquis
from Ireland • must for some time have
been determined 'on, and that the letter to
Dr. Curtis was not required to complete the
evidence of his unfitness for the high and im-
portant trust confided to him in that country.—
We incline, however, to the opinion, that the
numerous indiscretions into which the Noble
Marquis had unquestionably fallen previous to.
the capital indiscretion of his agitating letter,
were still viewed b‘ the Administration as errors
which tl;ey might for a time overlook, and
he, by a more scrupulous and dutiful (.)!ssitsste
to his instructions for the future, might possibly
be enabied to repair, and that the letter was the
finishing stroke which utterly and for ever de-
stroyed the ecrifide: ce of his Majesty's Govern
meet 'in the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland,
which precious occurrences had alreaey
sensibly diminished. The Marquis's letter
to Dr. Curtis is dated on the 23d ; thdt
announcing his reml is said to be dated on the
the 28th of December, and it is plausibly argued
that five days are too short an interval in this
case setween the supposed cause and its effect.
This argument is however inconclusive. A copy
of the letter, whether communicated by the
Marquis of Anglesea, as some assert, or by any
other means, would be in London two days after
its date. The letter is of such a nature as to
admit of no hesitation to the proper course to
be pursued in the mind of any member of the
Government. And the Ministry of the Duke
of Wellington is not more distinguished for the
caution with which it decides than the prompti-
tude and vigour with which it carries its
decisions into effect. The advocates of
the Marquis say indeed that his letter to
the Popish Primate was no. sufficient cause
for his dismissal from office, and urge in sup-
port of this opinion, that the Duke of 'Wellington
also wrote a letter to the same Ecclesiastic. They
further say, that the expression of an opinion
favourable to the Catholic Claims is no sufficient
cause of dismissal, and refer to the example of
Mr. Dawson, who strongly expressed such an
opinion, and was not dismissed ; and to sum up
their argument they say that the dismissal of the
Marquis of Anglesea on account of this letter is
equivalent to a declaration that the Administra-
tion no longer consider the question as an open ,
one. A very few words will suffice to shew that
this reasoning is absurd and inapplicable. The
Duke of Wellington replied to a private letter,
as a private individual, and his confidence was
abueed, The Marquis of Anglesea, in his charac-
ter of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, addressed
the Popish Primate of Ireland as a public func-
tionary. This is one offence, in vindication of
which the example of the Duke of Wellington '
cannot be pleaded. He sanctioned the breach
of confidence which the Popish Primate had
committed, This is another. He intended his
letter as a general address to the Papists of Ire-
land, as a sort of Government Proclamation in
disguise. This is a third. He urged them to'
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
a course opposite to that which he knew it
Six persons, whose appearance aptly.corresponded
would be the wish of the King's Government with their calling, were yesterday brought before
that they should pursue. This is a fourth. He Mr. (CONANT, the sitting magistrate, in order that
admonished the Papists to persevere in their they should enter into the necessarysureties to meet
manifestations of jealousy and hatred towards an indictment at present pending against them, and
this Protestant Government and people. This under which a true bill was found by the Grand
is a fifth. In extenuation of those grave of-
Jury on the lst of December last, as the admitted
fences, neither the excellent example of the
proprietors of one of those low infamous gaming-
Dukehousec Hells," situate in K, tit.
of Wellington, nor even the example of James's.all The" names of these persons areg-street G. Des-
Mr. Davvson, can be pleaded. Then as to the brow, R. Bond, J. Russell, W. Russell, J. Knight,
Catholic Question being an open one, what can and T. G. J. Pearce.
this possibly have to do with the conduct of a The persons who became sureties for the appear-
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, who employs the ance of these men at the Sessions were a Mr.
influence and authority of his office to aid the Smith, the proprietor of same wine-vaults, in Union-
effect of his express admonitions to the Irish street, in the Borough ; and a Mr. Davison, residing
Catholics that they shall treat the wishes of the in Adam-street, Adelphi, who, having sworn them-
King'S Government with contempt, set them at
selves worth 2501. each, after the payment of all
open defiance, and prolong, until they gain their their Just debts, entered into recognizances to that
point, the convulsions and misery of their cowls amount, that time defendants should be forthcoming
at the trial.
try? One of the new friends of the Marquis
The defendants took great pains, and expressed
of Anglesea calls upon the middle classes of the much anxiety, that their names should not appear in
English people to rally round the Marquis of the newspapers. This is the second batch of these
Anglesea in his disgrace, as they rallied round " Hell"-keepers that have been held to bail, from
Queen Caroline in her still greater degradation. the same street, at this office, within a few days.
if this does not operate upon the mind of the The names of the former parties were J. Russell and
Noble Marquis like a sudden flash of light, Harding Acland.
ORSHIP-STREET.
showing him to how desperate a party he has Yesterday Henry Watson and Caroline Collins,
allied himself, he must indeed be involved in who had been in custody since Saturday week,
impenetrable darkness.—Morning Post. charged with a fraud upon the landlord of the Job's

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.

Charles White, a horse dealer, was brought up
for re-examination yesterday, before Aldermen
CROWDER and VENAnt.Es, upon various diaries of
fraud.

, W. Moody, of Acre-lane, Clapham, stated that
his wife was a laundress, and he assisted her. He
had occasion for some money, and having two horses
I he took one of them to Kingston-fair for sale, and soon
found a purchaser ; but *bad not sufficient . cash
in his pocket, and desired that the horse, or rather
the black mare, should be brought to the Elephant
' and Castle door -mesa morning, where the business
' should be settled.. Witness suspecting some mis-
chief, instead of sending the mare sent a messenger
to leave word at the bar that the mare was at
Clapham, and if the gentleman did not come for
her with the money,. by two o'clock, the bargain
should be void.. ..On the following Sunday the pri-
soner and a !pan named Simpson called upon him,
and said they understood he had a mare to sell:. He-
' told them that he had, but he would not bargain
with them on the Lord's Day, arid they Went away.
On the following Tuesday they returned, and they
struck a bargain at 131. Simpson said he was going
to the Bank to receive some money, and if witness
would call at his house in Union-row, New Kent-
road, in the evening, bringing the mare with him,
he should receive the price agreed upon. Witness
accordingly rode there, and upon alighting a boy was
sent out to hold the animal, while he was politely
handed into the parlour and invited to drink some
gin. While he was waiting, expecting every moment
to see the money produced, and listening to a gene-
rid conversation, he heard the boy and the black
mare had disappeared. White went out to look
after them, and SiMPson made some excuse for de-
laying payment till Friday, upon which day witness
went again, but getting no satisfaction, and learning
he had fallen into the bands of some swindlers, he
, complained at Union-hall, and obtained the assist-
ance of Myers, a constable, who took a great deal of
pains to apprehend the parties, but without success.
White, in his defence, alleged that he had no
share in this transaction, and the witness admitted,
indeed, that he considered Simpson the buyer.
Joseph Alexander, of No. .5, Little Frederick-
place, Southwark-bridge-road, said, that in October,
1827, he took a horse to Smithfield, for sale, and
was introduced by some person to the prisoner, who
was in a public-house in Charter-house-lane, and was
represented to be an extensive grazier. White
agreed to give 18/. for the horse, saddle, and bridle,
arid said he was going to receive some money from
his salesman, arid would pay the amount, if witness
would bring the horse to his house, in Charles-street,
Northampton-square, in the evening. He went
there, and the horse was taken charge of by a lad,
who came out of,the house, and who was directed to
take it round the corner to the stable. After this
had been done, White told witness he had been dis-
appointed respecting the money, his salesman hav-
ing left the market before he looked for him. To
satisfy him, however, he would give him his pro-
missory note, merely to hold till the next marker-
day, when the 18/, should be paid. The horse
having been led away, witness thought he had better
take the bill than nothing, and he became alarmed
when he looked in vain for the stable just round the
corner, which he had heard of. When he called
again on the following market-day, he was told
White had gone to Bristol fair, and he had not been
able to meet with him since, or get value for the bill
or the horse. He bargained for ready money, and
would not have taken the bill if he could have pos-
sesfrd himself of the horse again.
- White admitted he " owed' the complainant the
value of this horse, and he meant to pay him when
it. was in hi• pc. er.
Rictairti Lamborne, formerly a farmer in Oxford-
shire, but now lodging in Short's-gardens, hwy.,
lane, said, that in November, 1826, being in some
distress, he sent some cattle to hi. bother Christo-
pher in London, to be sold, and in a few days re-
ceived a letter from him, announcing that he had
disposed of three co ,s and two Calves to the pri-
sOner, who then appeared to be a seedsman in
C utclied-fi jars ; that u, on driving them there, he
w ,s invited into the house, as if to receive payment,
when White asked him for she difference of a draught
f, ,r 801., the price of the cat;le being 44/. Christopher
attain ted he was unable to give him the difference;
and the cows having been driven anti ay while he was
amused within doors, he Urns obliged to agree to give
him a few days' credit. White told him to bring
two more cows on an early day, and then he should
be paid for all ; but when the time fixed arrived, he
found White had disappeared altogether. Witness's
distress increased through the above and other such
losses, awl he became an inmate in Whitecross,
street-gaol, where he one day met with White, who
came in to see an acquaintance. He affected to be,
greatly concerned to find him there, and promised to
get him, out that day, but he saw no more
of him till the expiration of seven or eight weeks,
when he came in as a prisoner. As fellow-prisoners
they were sometimes on good terms—sometimes on
bad ; and when witness heard 'White was about to
obtain his liberty, he advised with Mr. Spencer
about lodging a detainer. The governor, hoiPever,
said, that while White remained in gaol, it would be
out of his power to pay him, whereas if be were li-
berated he might rob somebody else to pay witness.
In consequence the detainer was not lodged, and
White, on leaving the prison, pretending a great.
deal of commiseration, protested he would rob thirty
people rather than lack the means to liberate hiS
friend, the farmer. Witness, however, begged him
not to carry this threat into execution for his sake ;
and he heard no more of him til,l he learnt that he
was in custody at this office.
The prisoner admitted he was also this com-
plainant's debtor.

The ALDERMEN consulted upon these charges,
and determined to commit for stealing in the first
two cases, and if the evidence of Lawborne's brother
should corroborate the statement they had heard
this day, then the prisoner should be committed OR
this also, and this case having occurred in the city,
the City Solicitor should prosecute to prevent the
recurrence of such transactions therein. After a
great deal of inquiry into the charges previously
►wade, of defrauding a farmer at Highgate of three
cows, and a poor widow at Newington Butts of 17
pigs, the prisoner was remanded for further examina-
tion on the follo►ving day. Arbong other charges,
it was stated that the prisoner had defrauded a
master dus!man, who was courting his daughter,
of 3.1.