The Sun.
London, England, 1816-10-18 00:00:00

STAY N&WS.

HALMAX (AMERICA), SETT; 2.-.'ths Majesty's
ship Opossum; from hence for. St. JOhn's, New
Brunswick, struck on aledge of rocks, near Cape
Sable, on the night of the 22d ult., but by
throwing her guns oveiboard, LLrad otherwiSe
lightening, she was soon got off, and proceeded
on her voyage.
FALMOUTH, OcT.ls.—Arrived the Grace packet
with a mail from New York and Halifax, 24
days from.t he latter. Sailed the Fox packet with
ti mail tor the Brazils, and his 11.1ajestyslcip
Scalar!: on a Cruise,—Wind S. E.
PLY MOUTH, OCT. 16.1—Came in the Lord Wet-'
lington, LUHLEY, frOm Quebec ; and the Co-
ventry, HOuNE, from St. Lucie,---Wind S. E.
DEAL,, OCT. 17.—Arrived the Cordelia iloop'of
war from Portsmouth, and sailed for the River.
Ike Charles Mills East India'rnan, Capt. Gnats-
-7"11, for India, has made the signal for sail-
ing, and will be off this evening if the wind, con..
tinnes.—Wiiid N.
Ocr. I7.—Arrived the Prince of
Orange packet from Holland, and the Henry
)'reeling packet from Cuxhaven, both with
Sailed tine Auckland packet for Holland,. and
Lune transport with troops for Ostend.
Cows, Ocr. 17.—Arrived seven sail of trans-
ports with troops front Pottsmonth to the West
Indies, to take on board 4 or 500 soldiers from the

Prison ships here.,
• PORTS MoU 7.—Arrived his Majesty's
*blip Heron from a cruise. tailed the Camden,
Annerva, Vittoria (1,4), • Vittowia (ad), Caldicot
Castle, .Medusa, Thomas and Mary, and Wil-
son transports, for the West Indies, wit troops ;
also the Brabant, Frederick Sophia Wilhelmina,
sod Daagaraad Dutch men of war tor Holland.—
'Wind N. IV.
DOVER, OCT. 17..-. Sailed the Eliza, Venus,
Good Statesman, Brisk, and- Quest transports,
fox Calais.-;—Wind S. W.
Coax, OCT. 13.—Arrived the Pomona, Admiral
Cockburn, Queen,: Kennersly Castle, and Re-
trive-tramipOrts, from Portsmouth..-...Wintt W. 7,
MattoaTv., 0cT.16.---Capt. JAMIA LAMING, of
the Royal Sovereign, a very fine and large' brig,
lataly built; has just returned from a successful,
voyage to Rotterdam. He left this port, upon
speculation, fully laden- with bales of British
roods ; and, to his great surprise and joy, they
were bought up with avidity. He says that the
people along the whole line of coast were highly
elated at the prospent of Ostend, and Dunkiik be-
ing made tree ports. Tbe career of the smugglers
at. Herne bay is pit a stop to. A block ship is
row stationed there, and. the Custom-house of.
ifrcers do marine ;buy.. This was the !great mart
for lauding itmt disposing of contraband g nods.
Gravelines is nearly opposite to that part. of
,the
Kentish coast ; and frinn thence an immense
Eumber of smuggling vessels were constantly in
the habit of tailing to ibis island.

CALAIS, OCT. 15.—A Review of sit thousand
cavalry took trace near St. Omers on Saturday
last, instead 01 Friday, as wis at first intended.
The camp then bloke up, but theplace is still so
eruwded with Euglish, there is OO`gCning a place
to put one's head into. The day was dreadfully
wet. Lord WELLINGTON went from 'the review
to Lord CoMBERMRRE's hotiSC, some distauce
from the camp. '1 here must be something pecu-
liarly wrong in the management of this place, for
though the rice of bread was raised ou Friday
List to satisfy the bakers, there is not a bit to he
got this day, and tie quality, when got, is very
inferior ; in fact, it won'd be seized in London as
rot fit for use. The Marquis of 'Woacatersu and
Lord l'at.sintisToht left the field'as soon as Ihe
re-View %ea* over, and reached this place about 10
sit night. and embarked at two o'clock on Suuday
morning on hoard the Lord Duncan packet,
cape. HAMMON, for Dover. Some very fine
loonies and a pack of hounds (as Tam told for sale)
base been landed this wonting. Admiral Ct.a,
hrtorr has got the only Vacant house lit St.thners,
and set off this morning with his family for it.
In coosevellee of the average price of Wheat
being above 80s. and an idea prevailing that. the
tiiistillatiott would 'take place from Sugar, Raw
Sugars, chiefly middling and interior, and Mo-
Insses„ rose on Tuesday full 3s. per cwt. ; hut the
report had no, effect opon the Refined Market, as
the letters from abroad were not very encouraging:
Letters from Liverpool state, that Rice has ad-
yancvd frfoni '23s. to 3Gs. per cwt., the dealers an-
sierstanding it is tint intention of Government .to
take off the ditty, which is twenty shillings pet'
cwt.—planting Paper)
Stuctne.--A most dreadful and determined act
of suicide was committed between eight and nine
o'clock yesterday Morning, by /I man of the name
of Park, an excise officer, lodging in the first
Boor of a house in, Sydney-street, Somers Town.
Ile and his wife happened to quarrel whilst sito.
ting at breakfast, on which he took up a knife
that was lying on. the table, and (trew•it across
Lis throat. His wife forced.the knife out of his
Lana, on which he her:ante so desperately out-
Itsgeous, that he attempted her life, hut she for-
, tonately effected her escape out of the room, kav-,
ing him with his throat cioN and-covered with
blood. Re then took a clothes-line, u ith which
be attempted to bang himself front the tester of
his bed, which broke down. Shortly after the
Report of a pistol was heard, and on'tne inmates
going top stairs to his' apartments, be was disco-
vered lying oil his hack, ptite dead, and the pistol
lying near him,' he having di-charged it into his
tumult, and which had blown his skull to pieces.
It appeared, that having no proper flint, he had,
with a hammer, broke the flint which was in the
tinder-box to pieces, with one of which lie con-1
trived to fit the pistol.—A Curotier's Jury will be
Lehi oil the body this day.
SINGULAR ROBRELtY.—On Sunday evening last,
c'r early no Monday monolog, a handsome painted
lobby-cloth was pulled undo' the door of a house
lilt 6cotlaild-road,-Lieerpoid,- with uhich the vil-
lain or till firs escaped unobsened. 1 '

. QuArtrre,r, A'l' Ttiz BAR.

To THE EDITQR OF TI-IE.StiN.

. .
• Stit,--At Maidstone, 'On,i‘londay, The Observer
of StindAY was put into my hand, Containing R
-statement of a transaction between Mr. Alley and
myself Lan& afterwards I received your paper of,
Monday with the same statement, and a letter
from-Captain Alley.
My duty to myself, my friends, and the public,
impels me to answer these papers; and in so doing
shall confine myself entirely to the transactions
related in them, .kvithout adverting to the origin
of the dispute. • I restrain myself in this parti-
cular the more readily. because I hope it is true,
as intimated in The Observer, ,that the Gentlemen
who practise at the Middlesex Session intend to.
sit in judgment,on the whole affair, as I lay in my
claim to prove hetote them, that the origin of that
irriii;tion its the Mind :of Mr. Alley, which occa-
sioned this dispute is otterlyAshonuttrable to him.
as•clearly as 1 no,x propose, through your means,
to show' the public that the. conduct of hinr,elf
and his relation, the Captain, has been irregular
and ungentlemanlike, and their present statements
partial, garbled, and untrue.
• I proceed to the facts
On Saturday evening, the sth of October, Mr. Alley began
to open a ease for the prosecution, in which I was Coon-
sel for the prisoner. Before lie had proceeded far, I was
obliged to apply to the Court," complaining that his mariner
of opening was quite irregular. The Common Serjeasot, who
presided, agreed with me, and directed Mr. Alley to desist
from the course I had complained of. In less than a minote,
however, I was again under the necessity of requesting the
interference of the Court; while I was doing so, Mr. Alley,
in a furious tone, exclaimed, " What's that you say, Sir?"—
I anstvered, " Sir, I am addressing myself to the Court, and.
do not wish to have any thing to say to you,"—lre then ex•
claimed in a loud tone,' " You are a disgrace to your profes-
sion."-7-1 immediately said to the Common Serjeant, "My
Lord, you know me both in and out of Court; I -leave it to
you, whether, in any part of my conduct, I deserve such an
observatinn. Yon have also, I added, known the profession
for the last 20 years, and you can tell whether or not the
term which has been used applies to any other person now
before y0n."..-Aniseering the last part of my sentence only,
the Cr;tUrnon Serjeant said, he considered the conduct of Mr.
Alley to have been that of a gentleman, and said something
further about his seal in the cause of his client. Mr. AlkY,
upon this, repeated his former assertion; to which I an-
swered, not as the writer of the narrative in The Obs,rrer
states it, in a lofty and menacing tone, hut in a very low
" I shall begin to think my elf a disgrace to the pro-
fession, when i hwve been sent to Coventry he one part of it,
and black-balled by another."—Mr. Alley, who was next hut
one to cp., did not. 1 believe, hear distinctly what I said, for
he immediately asked what it was, adding, " If you have any
thing to say against me, speak aloud ;" and exel timing still
louder. " If yen have any thing to say to me, you know
Where I am to he found." The Common Setleant burnt-
rliately said, " Mr. Alley, that is language not to he used in
a Court."—l, still preserving my former low tone, said,
" Nothing can come of it ; I shall never seek Mr. Alley ; I
have already had two of his Webby apologies t, I shall never
ask for another ; I am sick of them."—Mr. Alley then went
on with his speech, and nuthiag more occurred that night.

Thu! have related, I believe,' every word of what ',liked
on this Occasion." It will he seen that the narrator in TLe
fAstrivr has Stated many things most untruly. In the
brat place, there was no heat nor irritation, nor on my part
any desiresio irritate; and far front possessing that coolness
for which he is so much commended, Mr. Alley, in conti-
nuing his address to.• the Jury, justified his own warmth,
and spoke with great contempt ,of those whose tempers re-
main onruffied, whether they themselves or their clients were
attacked. It is not true that I said,! wished I knew, where
to find Mr. Alley; inch an 'observation would tare been most
ahisurd from we, as I could not avoill knowing where his
Chambers are, and certainly did know where his house k. It
is not true that I said, Mr. Alley had been sent to Coventry
for two years. How that term CM!: to he fixed is not my
business to conjecture. Whether or not the Common tier-
jeant returned to this subject when he summed tip, the cause,
I eas,not tell ; for when I had done my duty to my client by
calling his witnesses (and that, I think, w•s more than two
hours after the scene above alluded to), I -was obliged,
through heat and fatigue, to retire from the. Court; and I
did not return till after the Jury wyre gone out to delibe-
rate on their verdict; but from something that passed
when I did retufn, I believe the Common Serjeant had not
done so. •

At this time I was very ill; my health had been failing
daring the whole week ; I bad .hoped that repose on Sunday
and indulgence on Monday. morning, would restore ms's hut
I was disappointed. On Monday, at one i'elock,l went to
the Old Bailey, and as I had, at that period of, the Session,
but few papers left, I determitied to attend to one which was
almost next in the list; and get a friend to take care of the
others, that I might hare leisure to. pay .the requisite atten-
tion to my health. While I was arranging this matter I was
called into the parlour. by a verbal message, that a Gentle-
man wanted to speak to me. -
When I came, I found a young man, who said," gir, my
name is Captain Alley; I am a relation_ of Mr. Alley, and I
come from him, to require that you will publicly retract, be-
fore the same Court and Jury who heard them, and apoloe
gise for, snipe expressions yoti made use of on Saturday
evening. You said, that Mr. Alley had
Joni sent to Coven-
try by the far, and you insinuated that he had behaved in,
a cowardly manner on some former occasions with you."
I answered, " Sir, whatever expressions I may have used
toward Mr. Alley, considering the circumstances which prt.•
duced them, I will neither retract Hoe apologise for them."—
" Then, Sir," said he, " you must meet Mr. Alley within
.twe hours."—" Sir,". I said, " I am perfectly willing to meet
Mr. Alley,hut within two honrs it is impossible ; I have bu-
siness here that I must attend to, and I have spoken to no
friend, and made no preparation : I cannot-do it." He an-
swered, that there must be many gentlemen then in the Cntirt
who would readily atmd me to such a meeting. I said, I did
not think there was one of whom !could even ask the favour:
besides, I added, no man of henuur cati call on another in
such a peremptory manner to meet in two hours : if I lied
known of the atTitir yesterdayo could hare been prepared ;
at present it cannot be done I the day will be wasted before I
can make any arrangement. 'Captain Alley said, the meeting
must be within two hours; and if that were not done, be
must withdraw from all further interference. I said, that
considering I had not &aliened his interference, I might not
perhaps set %proper valite.o4 it, and be-test mortified than
Might at his threat of withdraWing it. He asked TeremPlo-

lay, whether Ti would or would not undertateio meat
Alley .in two hours ?—I answered) I was perfectly ready to
meet Jr. Alley, hui could not do it in two hours, nor that
day. The Captain then,said, he should si,eak of my &induct
in the way that it deserved. I said, I was quite iUtliffeicut
in what way lie spoke of it ; and he left rue without giving
Foe his card) and without stating any):articular about him:

except as I have already mentioned.
I returned into Court; and in a few minutes the case for
which. I hail waited was called rot ; before it was finished,
Mr. Alley, who had before been absent, 'came in ; but not a
word pasted between us. At that late time of the'Session,
there was but one gentleman in Court to whom I could speak
on a subject of this sort; I took the first opportunity to call
him apart, and briefly 'stated to him what had Incurred, re-
questing bins to hear front Inc to -Mr. Alloy a message calcu-
lated to prevent all ►►aisrepi•esentation of what had passed.—
fin the message I had received, he'made the observations
which I believe no man of sense and honour could omit to
make; but he added, that as that ofwhichl proposed to make
hins the bearer excludsd all hopes of conciliation, be would
not interfere, even 61 the nearest friend he had. Under
these circumstances, I wrote the letter which Captain Alley
hits published in yetur Paper of Monday. •
I must here ►nake a lew observations on Captain Alley's
Narrative. From the time and manner in Which his relation
appeared in Court, I conjectured, and I am still of opinion,
;;;at he bad seen the Captain, and hear►l from him the event.
of our conference ; consequently, the letter, dated the 7th'
October, was written and coloured merely to be produced
and answer a purpose. How else could the Captain say that
he bad ►wade repeated attempts throiqhout the day, at my
house and at my chambers, to see me, when his attempts be-
gan al eleven and ended at 'half-past One ? The repeated at-
tempts, I believe, consisted in once calling at each plaie, and
• vaiting half an hour at say chainbers, I cannot help ob-
serving, too, that the short letter, which is purposely with-,
out date, contradicts all it means to ronvey. Captain Aliy
pretends, that, " in the evening, about seven o'clock," of the
day of our interview, he received my letter from Mr. Alley,
eoclosed •in an envelope; and it wonld appear by the reply,
that it was written " the very moment" mine came to his
bead. Yet he proceeds to speak of what he had said "at
our interview on Monday,". a plain proof that-this note was
n►aile up for show several days after Monday, mad it'd a
piece with the whole contrivance, which is soil further ea-
posed by Captain Alley's' pretending that in writing to a
relation and friend, he adds to his signature " c4t. 11. P.
4th Regt. Foot." •

From the moment I had, written my letter and reached
home, until Friday morning, I never stirred from toy house,
beiug confined with a fever, and in all that time I heard not
a word firm Mr. Alley or the Captain. On Friday, at It,
I was obliged to go out, and I returned at about 4 o'clock.
In a minute after my arrival, I was told some one wanted
'lie, end, going into the parlour, I saw Captain Alley, lie
said, " I ens come, Sir, to request you will 6x a time and place
when you and Mr.• Alley mey meet." I said, s' Sir, I consider
your present application just as, polite and proper as your
former use was irregular. •I'shall be.ntost happy to meet Mr.
Alley; but as my arraugements are made, and this letter, which
hare received, fixes them the more, I fear it will be hardly
possible for me to appoint a meeting till my return to town
the week after next." This engagement was one of business.
Mr. Alley knew of it as well as myself; and that accounts
•
for my not hearing from him till Friday evening.; Captain
Alley said that would nut do, the ineeliug must take place to-
' morrow. I asked whether he had seen the letter I had writ-
ten on Monday?• lie said that letter was in his possession,
and that I had acted very irregularly it) writing to Mr. Alley,
and not to him. I asked how it was possible 1 should write to
him, when be had nut given me his address ?' discus-
sion on points of irregularity brought us back to his dernaiid on
Monday. I observed, that, as I onderstuod the rule of ho-
nour, the party challenged had a tight to the choice of time
and place, and in turns, when there was any choice of wea-
pons also. He said he had known it settled otherwise.—
" But," I continued, 4' for me to have gone out, as you re-
quired,. ou Monday, without preparation, without a friend,
and even without arms, would have been to go out to he
butch4ted.". Captain Alley expressed himself Witte:led at this
phrase, and has dwelt on it in his letter; this was the manner,
and the only occasion oil Which I used it.
Captain Alley still insisting on a meeting to-morrow, I said
I tint smut see bow I could contrive it. My health would not
pcf mit me to go out army were that eight, and I could hardly
:proMise myself that I should find a friend sulliciently soon
in the morning to stn.swer the purpose. But why, I dolled,.
did you out call on me sooner? 1 could then, with ease, have
been perfectly ready. The Captain: said, he had heard I
had Preen ill, and confined to toy room. I answered I was
nut well yet, but had never bean so ill but that I would have
attended a call like the present, Tkis eutiversati on was car-
ried onstime tune with great loudness and heat by Captain
Alley. I requested hie. to keep his temper ; he eiiti he Would
not, and with many oaths added, that the charges merle
against Mr. Alley were lice,
,with many other ornaments
of speech which I forbear to enumerate. In. the course
of this explosinn, I asked, " Pray, Captain Alley, to what
regiment do you belong ?" Ile answered,'" I shall not tell
you. If you want to know who knows me—Coi and Green-
wood know ore--the Dolor of York knows me; lint pray ahy
do,joti ask r.--" It is quite needless," I said, " to sire rea-
sons after so polite and satisfactory au answer."
Aeleugth, to speaking of delaying this matter for a week,
Captain, Ailey said it would be .highly ireeroper, for in so
long a time Mr. Alley's family and my Inutile would come to
a enowledge of .4, and the Bow-stt eet officers would pre-
vent the, meeking. This Novel and :entitles observation' of
the Captain 4u-ack a new light iota my mind. I midi." I
am now convinced that ifir meeting between Mr. Alley and
myself will take plies; the Bow.stieet people will prevent
it, anti I know by whom they will be employed;" He an-
swered, " Oh, yes ! I know by whom they will be cm-
-I,loyed."--" Come, Sir, ".I said, " a thought strikes me, by
which an end may be put to all this; give me your address,
and keep at inane in the morning, and I will go out as early
as I cant and send a friend to you, with whom you may ar-
range a meeting immediately."---" That will do," lie ex-
claimed, and felt in his porket for a card, hat appeared not
to find one.
..At tenth. one a card, he asked tee to
m lend him y pencil, which I did, and he Sat down; but in a
moment started op again, saying. "No will not give my
address, by God ! Sit, will yon meet Mr. Alley to.elorrow, err
will you not ?" I answered, I tare toldsyou what I can do
op
,that subject, and that Imu ready to do," " Then," he
exclaiMed, tearing his card and throwing my pencil, 4, 1
OA declare that you refuse to inset Mv, Alley;" amid
he added many opprobrious expreseions, of which before
he had' not been sparing. Ss Then," I
.miswere.d, yost will
declare that which is false;" and Captain Alley rushed out
et the house.

The next morning I had business at the Insolvent Debtors'
Omit, and was informed liy a friend there, that Mr. Alley
had been giving out, that i had refused to fight hint :another
Gentleman also said, he bad heard it from Mr. Alley. ins
this I promised to furnish the Gentleman who first spoke of
the matter with a statement in writing of the facts seine!' had
occurred, that he might have materials for contradicting any
report he might hear, which lie said he would do, and th.s
was the only authority or commission he received from me.
What hAliPvned afterward, I know only fraud the statements
which bare been poblislied.
I was not taken to Bow-street in custody of Pearits, or any
other officer, hilt received from the Mug:an-ate there a very
polite and friendly note, to which I returiied an .ouswer,
which I hate every reason to beneve,was satisfactory...
These, Sir. ate the facts whiels I think it soy duty tO state,
and 1 forbear to make auy cow:memo.
I am, :Sir, sour most eittilicnt Servant,
JO4IN ADQLPiiLIS.

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