The Sun.
London, England, 1827-07-26 00:00:00

MEETINGS OF CREDITORS.

LONDON DIARY.—FRIDAY, JULY 27.—..(At the Court of
Commissioners, Basinghall-street.)
Banyard, E., Deptford ...... I Gregory, J., Sun-street, Bi-
Chambers, W., Ely ...... ... 12 shopsgate
Charlesworth,J., Fenchurch Hewitt, N., Buckingham
street
Churchill, S., Deddington. Hooper and Co., Adam-st.,
Oxfordshire
Day, W., Lime-street-pas- Jackson, .1., St. Swithifes-
sage 1 lane lO
Fisher, J., Lynn ll Leigh, E. and Co., Chid.
Gibbon and Co.,Martihmont dingston l2
street

COUNTRY DIARY.—MoNnaY, JULY 30.
Berdsley, E., Crompton—Palace, Manchester l2
Chadwick, J., Manchester—White's, Manchester
Harris, J., Modbury—Globe, Exeter ll
Ireland, J., Cattistock—George, Crewkerne
Laud, 'f., Dover—Guildhall, Canterbury lO
Lowe, T , Middlewich—Albion, Hauley 4

INSOLVENTS APPLYING TO BE DISCHARGED,
Petitions to be heard at Portugal-street, Limola's Inn Fields,
JULY 31, AT NINE.
Bagley, R., Fan-street, Got. Brady, W., Bethnal-green
well-street Collins, J., Wandsworth
Buckley, T., Orchard-street, Dummer, W., Deptford
Fisher, J.,
Westminster Upper Marylebone.
Bunning, W., Park-place, Be- street
gent's-park Galloway, J., Joiner-st., West-
Close, 'l'., Porter-street, New- minster
port-market

DREADFUL OCCURRENCE,----A most shock
ing circumstance has occurred, in the death of a man, in
consequence, it is believed, of having had laudanum ad-
ministered to him by thieves, for the purpose of more easily
robbing him. The following are the particulars of the
case, so far as we are able to collect them. On Friday
afternoon, an old man, with a long beard, and apparently a
follower of Johanna Southcott, was seen to enter the
Windsor Castle public-house, near Windsor-bridge,
woman. They had something to drink there, and were
joined by three men who had followed them into the public-
house. They were there drinking together for some time,
and the old man got rather intoxicated. From some con-
versation that he beard between the three men, a
young
man of the name of Gordon, who was drinking in the
house, determined on watching them. They did notes stay
long there, but proceeded to the Cotton Tree, in ore-
street, behind the New Bailey. Into this house Gordon
' followed them, and they had some rum. One of the men
went to the bar for a glass of rum, and Gordon had an op-
portunity of seeing that it was not full when it was given
to him. The man went out of sight a few moments, and
then brought the glass into the room. Gordon then saw
that it was full, and that the man had some difficulty in
carrying it across the room without spilling it. The man
said, " I intended this for another man, but he is gone ;
you may as well have it," and with these words poured the
liquor down the old man's throat. Gordon had not, at the
time, any suspicion that they were administering any-
thing improper to the old mr, but he thought they in-
tended to rob him. With this idea, and seeing the man so
drunk, be asked at the house if they could give him lodg-
ings, but they could not. Two of the men then went out
with the old man ; the other man and the woman went
away. Gordon still continued to watch them as far as the
Hare and Hounds in the Parsonage. They did not stay
many minutes there, but went on towards Church-street.
When there, the young man communicated his suspicions
to two of Mr. Bourne's (coachmakeria) workmen, who
agreed to accompany him. They watched the two men as
far as the White Lion, in Port-street. From thence the
young man went to the lockups for a beadle, while the
other watched at the door. The young man soon returned
with Hull, the beadle, who on going. into the room where
the parties were, found the old man insensible; one of the
two men was throwing water in his face, and the other
was picking his pocket. Hull, with assistance, secured
them. One of them made a desperate resistance, but was
overpowered, and on him was found a phial containing a
small quantity of laudanum ; there was also found some
silver. The other had likewise a small sum about him.
Nothing was found on the old man, though some money
bad been previously seen in his possession. The men were
conveyed to the lockups, and the old man to the Infirmary,
where, though every attention was paid to him, he died
the following morning. Shortly before he died, however,
he was sufficiently sensible to state that his name was
Thomas Aspinall, that he was a weaver, living at Black-
burn, and had come over to see his two daughters, who
were living in service somewhere about Smithy Door.
The police have not yet been able to find them out, nor
have any of his friends arrived from Blackburn. The two
men gave their names Francis O'Neale and William Thorn-
hill, and, We believe, they are both known to the police.
Ad inquest was held on the body, at the Town Hall
Tavern, on Saturday evening, Ad adjourned till to-morrow.
--Manchester Mercury.