The Sun.
London, England, 1827-09-15 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS-(TMIS DAY.)

SIR GREGOR MACGREGOR.

On the motion of Mr. ALLEY, Sir Gregor Mac-
gregor was brought into Court, for the purpose of
having articles of the peace exhibited against him.
His Highness appeared not to have suffered much
by his incarceration. The articles of the peace
which were sworn to by Francis Spong, a
Lieutenant in the Artillery Waggon Train, and
by Fagan, a Bow-street officer, set forth, that the
exhibitant, Francis Spong, was married in 1812
to Mary Anne Eden, a lady of large property,
the entire of which was settled on her; that from
the time of his marriage until her recent departure,
he and his wife lived together in great happiness,
he being (as he verily believed) solely and er•irely
possessed of her affection ; that in 1823 his m. -.d be-
came greatly distressed'on discovering that r,i indivi-
dual was industriously hankering after her, a:..1 endea-
vouring to intrude himself in a clandestine manner
into her company ; that he subsequently ascertained
the individual in question to be George Gregor
Macgregor, a General in the service of the Colom-
bian Government. That this unpleasant affair had
been almost forgotten, no further intrusion having
taken place, until the sth August, when the exhibi-
tant's peace of mind was destroyed by the fact of
his wife's having been induced to elope with Sir Gregor
Macgregor from her friends at West Cowes,with whom
she was then on a visit. The exhibitant having
left there two days before. That Mrs. Spong, in
consequence of her expressing great remorse for her
conduct, was placed in a comfortable asylum by her
brothers, in the hope of rescuing her from a life of
continued disgrace. That on the 21th of August,
whilst exhibitant and Charles Eden, his wife's bro-
ther, were walking in Wigmore-street, Cavendish-
square, they saw Sir Gregor Macgregor forcing
his way into the house in which Mrs. Spong
was placed. That the landlord resisted, and
that .they finally succeeding in lodging Macgre-
gor in the watch-house, from which he was suf-
fered to depart on giving bail to make his appear-
ance at the police office on the following morning,
which however he neglected doing, and thereby
forfeited his bail. The articles then set forth the
threatening letter sent to the exhibitant, and also
the other matters which have already appeared be-
fore the public. Mr. Spong, in conclusion, denied
his ever using to Mr. Mocatta the expressions attri-
buted to him, or having everuttered to that gentleman
any thing injurious to the character of Macgregor.
Mr. ALLEY, in support of the articles, commented
in strong terms on the conduct of Macgregor, in
having, in the first instance, seduced the exhibitant's
wife, and then inventing a gross falsehood for the
purpose of fastening a quarrel on the injured hus-
band. Not content with the usual manner of ma-
naging such matters, he actually sent the challenge,
enclosed in a letter to Mr. Eden, the lady's brother.
The Learned Gentleman concluded with reading a
passage from the articles, in which Mr. Spong swears
that he believes the object of Macgregor to be, to
take away the exhibitant's life, in order that he may
get the lady.

Mr. BR6DERICK then addressed the Court on the
part of Sir Gregor, who, he assured them, was in-
stigated to write the letter by the foul imputations
cast on him of having seduced Mrs. Spong. That
lady was now living again with her husband, who,
from the course pursued by him, need not dread any
further the resentment of Sir Gregor. The Learned
Gentleman adverted to the amount of the bail re-
quired by the Magistrates at the Police-office, name-
ly, two sureties of 1000/. each, and Sir Gregor's own
recognizance for 2000/. This was clearly most ex-
cessive bail, it had already subjected Sir Gregor to
three weeks' incarceration among persons accused of
felony, and would, if still required, condemn him to
imprisonment for life.
Mr. ALLEY replied.
The CHAIRIUAN., after going through the facts as set
forth in the articles, thought; Sir G. Macgregor ought
to be admitted to bail on entering into recognizances,
himself in 1,0001. and two sureties in 2501. each,
to keep the peace towards Mr. Spong, and all other
of his Majesty's subjects.
It was requested that the name of Mrs. Spang
should be included in the recognizance, but the
court thought it would be unnecessary, as she was
one of his Majesty's subjects.
The names of Thomas Browning, proprietor of
the New Inn, Old Bailey, and of Charles Griffin,
48, Skinner-street, in the City of London, perfumer,
were given in as the sureties. They were directed
to attend on Monday, in order that time might be
afforded to enquire as to their solvency.

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)

COVENT-GARDEN MARKET.

There was a good supply at this morning's market, but
the trade was rather dull. Potatoes, Red Cabbages, Dam-
sons, Peaches, and large Cucumbers, were cheaper than
on this day se'nnight. In prices of other things no ma-
terial alteration. Walnuts for pickling, and Apricots, have
gone out of season.

a, d. s. d.
Potatoes (per cwt.) 4 0 to S 0
Ca'..bag. s (12 heads) 1 0 2 0
Ditto Red 3 0 6 0
Cauliflowers 2 6 5 0
Cos Lettuces (score) 0 9 1 6
Horseßadish (bundle) 2 0 4 0
Celery 1 0 1 6
Brocoli
Carrots (12 bunches) 4 6 9 0
Turnips 2 6 5 0
Onions
Coleworts or Greens
Leeks
Radishes (12 hands) 0 9 1 6
Mulberries (pottle) 0 4 0 6
Grapes (per lb.)
Peaches (pummet) 1 0 5 0
Orleans Plums ......
Green Gages 1 0 1 6

a. d. s. d.
I Spinage (half-sieve) 0 6 too 9
! trench Beans 1 6 3 0
Small Onions 1 3 $ 0
Apples, Common 1 6 0 0
Ditto, Choice 0 0 7 0
Damsons
Common Plums 1 6 '7 0
Pears
Span. Chesnuta (peck) 3 0 6 0
}much ditto
French Walnuts ... 2 6 4 0
Spanish Hazlenuts
Filberts (12i0u.) ' k) 12 0
Elderberries (bushel; 6 4 0
Hazlenuts
Cucumbers (12)
Ditto small (WO)
Lemons 7 0 14 0
English Walnuts 1 0 2 0

HAY MARKETS.-(Al
ST. JA

t per Load of 36 Trusses.)
MES'S.

L. a. -r.13-
Lowland Mead. Hay 3 5 to 4 5
Upland Ditto 4 10 5 15
Rye.grasa Hay 4 10 5 15
New Meadow Hay 3 10 4 15
A moderate supply, and a stead:

X.
Clover Hay ...... ...• 4X.
s.
6.
11 to 7 I/
Oat £traw
Wheat Ditto 1 14 2 0

ly trade; ptice6 WI on Thursday.
FIE' D.

I X. a. £. a.
Cloy. Hay generally 4 10 to 6 0
Do. extra fine 0 0 610
Oat Straw 1 8 110
Wheat Ditto llO 113
. and prices stationary.

Per Quarter.
Ashburn

Basingstoke
Bath .

32 35
3.5 !48
40
36 40

BT;Ogewater

Chesterfield --
Derhy

Devizes

38 40
32 34
23 43
30 36
44 46
Ah 40
32 33
37 40
40 43
31 34

DoLcaster
Dorchester.

Glou.cester----
Isun
Mansfield
Ronye):

iiiaftesbury
Stieptan Mallet
Sleaford
Taunton
Yeovil
Per Bushel.
Shrewsbury

35 33
40 4$
28 40
32 40
s. d.
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