Star.
London, England, 1810-07-06 00:00:00

AT RIDCA R.

AT SCARBOROUGH.

TB! DUKE or CUMBERLAND.

CORRECT COPY OF THE EV/DENCE UPON' THE 1y t^' -
RELATIVE TO THE HORRID ATTEMPT-TO ASSA` ATE
THE DUKE OP CUMBERLAND.
(Conlineriffrom o'er Paper of restea)
COPY OP A LETTER MARKE3 •
St. Jam , July
Stst—l am extremely anxious to ow his Royal
Highness's decision concerning evidence pro-
duced before you against Mr. Neai anclil beg you,
Sir, to have the goodness to relies me from this
most disagreeable suspense ; if ! may, Sir, judge
from appearance, either his RO4l Highness is not
acquainted with what has been coved, or his Royal
Highness has entirely forgiven should the for-
mer be the case, Sir, I hope y will have the good-
ness to ail:paint his Royal Ithness to the full ex-
tent of the roguery of this min ; and here it may be
necessary to 'se y, that the wittesses you have examin-
ed are all of them ready to eke their oaths in a Court
of Justice, and there to asgrt what they have already
said before you ; but, Sr, should his Royal High-
ness have forgiven him, and then I must be under
the most disagreeable necessity to beg his 'Royal
Highness to have the goodness to dispose of me as
his Royal Highness msy think proper, so that I may
not have the mortifiestion to live and act in the same
room with a man I nave convicted as a rogue, and
with whom no human being is able to live upon
friendly terms. Had it been his Royal Highness's
pleasure to have had this business in a Court of Jus-
tice, the man would have been transported at lease
for seven years, and what I am going to conlimmi.
cate to you now, is, I believe, transportation for life.
I have been told, Sir, that Mr. Neale cheats his Royal
Highness in every thing he buys; in two different ar-
ticles I have already ascertained this to be the fact,
cn the tooth-picks he gains 50 per 100, by charging
eighteen-Fence for that for which he only pays one
shilling ; and on the soap be charges two shillings
for that which he only pays eighteen-pence : and
should his Royal Highness wish me to proceed with
thee discoveries, it will be found that the dishonesty
of this man has no bounds. The evidence which you
have taken, Sir, and what I have communicated to
Major Thornton, with which also you must be ac-
quainted, you must, Sir, be satisfied that this man is
as great a villain as ever existed ; no oath ca- pro-
mise is binding with him, he relates alike that which
he must have sw,.rn to keep sacred in ii s bosom, as
he will a most trifling thing, and slanders, and threa-
tens with public exposure and large damages, his be-
nefactor and only maker of his fortune, just as he
would one of his own stamp. Sir, to serve his Royal
Highness I have always thought it as my greatest
honour, and to serve him .in any situation that his
Royal Highness may be pleased to place me, shall
:away be the greatest pride of my life, but no longer
can I live with this monster. I have, Sir, served his
Royal Highness for nearly twelve years, and would
rather forego all my wishes and pretensions, and be-
seech his Royal Highness to allow me permission to
look out for another ;dace. To your goodness I
trust, Sir, that you will lay my case before his Royal
Highness, and acquaint me with his Royal High-
ness's pleasure. I have the honour to be, Sir, your
mos: obedient and most huntUe servant, J. sELLIS.
r 13. C. 6,eplienson, Esq.
Ezhillitvd to Nl3y 31, 1810.-5. R.