Star.
London, England, 1804-09-29 00:00:00

FROM LLOYD•s mr.

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Lick, for Embdca.

Frax.—Lafi night, at (even o'clock. a fire broke
out at Mrs. Auflin% in Southampton-flreet. Strand.
which confirmed that future. and threatened deafen-
doh to feveral bottles in the tfrett, and alto the dwel-
lings at the back of the premlfes, in Denmark-eourt,
but by the aftivity of the fit coign and a plentiful fup-
ply of water, a flop was put en the fury of the dams.
The Royal Wellminfler, Sr. George's Bloomfburrs
the St. Clement's Volunteer'. and Captain Barber's
corps of Sharp Shooters, were of infinite utility its
keeping off the populace, and &toting the friends
of thole who *ere in danger, nut of the crowd, to
fecure what property they could. A part of Mr.
Thomplon's bottle adjoining on the one fide, and of
Mr. Bacon's on the other. were burnt. At ten
o'clock, the flames which appeared to have been be-
fore that fupprefred, broke nut afreib. The honied
on that fide of Denmark-court, together with the
White Swan public bottle in the Strand, which was
deilroyed by tire about liven years Vince, Mr. Chap-
man the baker, and even Meals. Scott and Idle, li-
quor merchants, and conferptently ahnoft all that
reighhourhood was fuppoled to be in imminent dan-
ger. By a fortunate ch Inge of the wind and by the
active exertions of the firemen, however. the threat-
enrd danger was averted, and the whole of the fire
was got under before twelve o'clock. Some other
damage was done to the back prevail's.% but there
was no material injury done but that already Rated,
except that the hook No. was not inferred. and
that a great dell of peoperty vans defiroyed there.—
The fire is fupprifed to, have originated by a candle
letting fire to the curtains in No. 5, when the chil-
dren were putting into bed.
The St. Clement Danes Corps. nnder the command
of Major Blake, marched on Wednefday morniug
from the Vellry Room, near St. Clement's Church,
Strand, to the Tower, where boats were provided
to take them to Greenwich. One half of the Corps
landed firli, for the purpofe of oppoling the other
half, who were to reprefent the Ft ench. when a very
hot engagement took place, which 1-Red for a eon-
fidetahle time. and had much the appearance of a
real one. We are lorry to notice, that one of the Gen-
tlemen aas fiverely wounded in the 01,10, by the
wadding from the piece of a brother volunteer. The
Corps proceeded up to Greenwich Fat k. where they
had a field day, and afterwards proceeded to Black-
heath, ohne they went through feveral iiirmilhee.
&c. They afterwards fat on the Commas. and par-
took of a foldier's dinner—bread. clue* and porter.
with plenty of cold beef and ham, which was breeibt
in carts. They walked all the way to Waint shoe
th:y arrived at half pall emit o'clock. .

POLICE, &c.

Bow settler.— Yeßerday the perfon lately
apprehended on a charge of having defrauded the
Earl of Clarendon of various rums of money, was
brought before Mr. Boas. for re-examination, when
his Lordfhip attended, and Rated the nature of the
whole tranGdion.
It appeared, from ftordfhip's account, that on
the 6th of July left he received a letter figned H.
Grant, purporting to come from h Mrs. Grant, who
rkprefented herfcli to be the daughter of a medical
man of great refpedability and property at Jamaica,
%there, at the inftigatinn of her patents, the had
been married to a young man of the name of Gram,
ts ho, the Rated, came there as furgeon of one of his
I.l.jetly's (hips; that her father gave her toool. as a
tat iniage pot bon. and it was agreed he Ronald fettle
in Jamaica ; but, pretending his friends refided in
Scotland, he pertnaded her to quit her native home,
which her friends confented to, and they came to
Eateland. with their two childmn ; but that, Wised
of her huffiand proceeding. to Scotland,te remained
in London. and, plunging into every dlffipation, foots
expended the whole of their property, and, from his
mats, threw himfelf into a decline, which carried
him off in a few months, leaving her totally deftitute
of fupport, with two children. and in hourly (spec-
*micro ..f bringing a third it.to the world.
His Lordthip immediateiy anfwerad her letter, but
wiffied to know who the Lady was that had advifed
her to apply to him ; the having mentioned in her
letter that the had been induced to it from the high
charaftcr the had received of .hia Lordthip, from a
Lady whom the had met by chance, and who had
Pane knowledge of her family in Jamaica, but, who
being unknown to his Lordthip, did not with her
name to be mentioned ; a letter was then received
by his Lordthip, appearing to come from a Mrs.
Smith, the lady alluded to, who Rated herfelf to be
the wife of an officer, well known in the Weft Indies,
an I (poke of Mrs. Grant in the highen terms, at the
Came time pointing out her diftreffes, and which in-
duced his Lordthip to fend the fuppofed Mrs. Giant
fivesgaineas, the receipt of which was acknowled zed
by letter its the molt grateful terms. His Lordthip
then fent a further fupply of money. after which he
received feveral letters, figned H. Paul—in thefe let-
ters her (Airings from child-birth, and her dißreffes,
were painted in the moR lively colours, and which
always had the defied effect of obtaining money,
ae.

His Lorelfhip expelling a dare to know the names
of the medical perfons who attended her ; motives
of delicacy as to her illnefs were urged by her advo.
me, Mr. Paul., for declining to give that fatisfac-
tion, but which were urged as at the exprefs defire
of Mrs. Grant ; her lodgings were alto kept fecret,
Ike not being willing, as he laid, to expofe her wretch-
ednefs. Repeated promifes were made of her having
an interview with his Lordfhip to thank him fnr his
beneficence, and to convince him of the exigence of
fuen an °Nell, hut thefe were alfo broken under the
plea of illnefs. The prifoner, in the charafter of Mr.
P.m!, met his Loidlltip by appointment, on the Bth
of Anglin lag, at the Bell Inn, at Kilburn, where he
received al. as a reimburfement for money he pre-
tended to have expended for Mrs. Grant by his
Lordlhip's &fire. The correlpondence then went nn
again, both by Mr. Paul and the fuppofed Mrs.
Grant, who was laid to be recovering from her dan-
gerous illnefs ; the letters for Mr. Paul and Mrs.
U. ant were always requefted to be fent, either dirett-
ed to poll offices or coffee honfes, and the ptifoner
g Ily ufed to meet the ponman in the greet, and
get the letters, without applying for them at the
places direeted. To carry on the farce, Mrs. Grant
inf omed his Lordlhip of the arrival of fume of her
relations from Jamaica, in fearch ()flier, and of the
ill treatmen: the received from an old Argus of an
aunt ; as tome cm& for her Rill imploring pecuni-
ary affigance, in her lag letter the acquaints him of
the death of her amiable friend Mr. Paul, at Briars!,
and takes leave of his LordOrip in rather an angry
way, in conlequence of his Lordlhip's declining to
give any further relief, unlefe fully fatisfied of the
fa.. Here the matter relied for a fhort time, and
his Lordflup heard no more of Mrs. Grant or Mr.
Paul, till a letter was fent to him, figned " Daniel
Bennet," begging :alliance, as a diftrefred Clergy-
man, and r trch he anfwered I but the limilitude of
flyle and wilting (frock his Lordfhip with an idea
that it came from his old friend, Mr. Paul t and it
being requelled that the anfsver lhotild be left at the
Poll Office, at Brickliill, Iris Lot dfLip called 'here a
few dais after, in his way to Northamptonflitte, and
found his own letter lying there, and that a letter had
been received that morning, by be polimader, defil-
ing any letter dircaed to the Rev. I). Bennet might
be forwarded to him at Scagoes Coffee Houfe, Lon-
elan. This confirmed the fufpicion, and ultimately
led to the dote lion of the prifoner, who lodged at
Edmonton, and where the whole of his Lordfhip's
letters to him and Mrs. Grant were found, together
with various letters, papers, and memorandum books,
which tended to prove, that the prifoner has long
carried on this frecies of depredation, under various
affirmed name, and chartraers. In one book was a
lilt of monies he had received for fame years pa°,
with • lig of the donors' names; alklolll in ham were,
the Duchefs of Beaufort, Lord Willoughby de Broke,
Lady Searfdale, Land ttleton, Lady Howard, La-
dy Mary Duncan, Bifhaps of London, Salifbury, and
Doiltam, Lads Kinglion and Radnor, Lord C.
Spencer, Lord De Dainflanville, Hon. Mrs. Fox,
Lady Ford, Lady I'. Long, Admiral Demotes, 1)r.
Latham, Mr. Barclay, Mr. TolMache, Mr. Sewell,
54 Walter Farquhar, Mr. Hodges, &c.
The partner palled himfelf to Lord Clarendon as
a Cleigyman, which he never was. His letters, in
r.-neral. are couched in very good language, and in
met of than he bas into:winced fame ;Tisane L ttin
grotatinns : he is about 55 years of age, and of re-
spettable appearance ; lie was the fon of. Clergyman
no Lcicerflore r—and was formerly a Lieutenant
in the (59th regiment afoot ; has been twice married,
and had canfiderable property with each wife, the
aster of whom is 110,11/ lis ing. At this examination,
!iy the advice of Mr. livestirears, his Solicitor, lie
itclrned making any reply to the charges adduced
11 him. lie was remanded for (billet esasni
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