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London, England, 1816-10-19 00:00:00

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insertion et the folltowtrii facts :
On Saturday •evening, the nth is! October, Mr, Alley begin to
open a case fur the prosecution, in which I wisolCownsel tor the
odious:. Before be had proceeded fir, I obliged to apply
to the Court, complaining that his manner of epeeists was quite
irregular. The Cotninon Sesisaut, who presided. agreed wilb
me, and directed Mr. Alley to desist from the comic 1 had coin-
plainest of. In less litansa minute, however, I was 'gaits under
the necessity of requesting the interference of the Court; while
I Was doing su,Mr. Alley,ite a furious tone, exclaimed, " W
hats
that you say, Sir r I answered, " Sir, lam addressing myself.
to the Court, and do not with to have any thing to say to you.
He then eickinied in a loud tone, " You are a disgrace to your
profession." l immediately pfd to the Common Yerjeant, "My
hoed, you know me both in and out of Court; I leave it to you,
whether au any wart of my conduct I deserve such an observes
don t You fume aloe." 1 added, " known the profession for this
last tensity years,and you can tell whether or not the term which'
has been used applies to any toiler person now before you" An-
sweriog the last part of my sentence only, the Common See.
jeant said, be considered the conduct of . Mr. Alley to have beeti
that of a Geutlemen, and said something further about .his seal
in the caused his client. Mr. Alley, upstr this, repeated his
former assertion; to which I answered, nut as the writer of the.
narradve in a Sunday Paper mates it, in a lofty and menacing
tone, but in a very low yoke. " I shalt begin to think myself a
disgrace to the profession when I pave beet sent to Coventry by
one part of it, and black-balled by another." •
Mr. Alley, who was next hut one to me, did not. I believe,
hear distinctly what I said, for he immediately asked what it was? '
adding, "If you have any thing to say against me, weak cloud ?'
and eetilahising sdli louder, "If you have any thing to say to me,
you Mew where 1.. m to It, found." The Common Sedalia itn-1
mediately said, " Mr. Ailey, that is language not to be used.use
Court." I, ruin preserving my former low tone, said, " Nothing
-can come of k; -Isbell never seek Mr. Alley; I have already bad
two of his shabby apologia: I shall never ask far another; lam
sicked .them. • Mr. Alley then went on with his speech, and
metr; more occurred that itight.
. Thus I Mee related, I believe, every word of what passed. on
this occasion. It will be seen this the narrator in a Sunday Paper
has stated malty things most untruly. In the first place, there
elacaohoat IbUr.itritatiust, our on ray part any desire to irritate;
and Ifir from possessing that coolness for which he is so much
thesimeadsid, Mr. Alley, ill continuing his address to the Jury,
jestidid his own warmth, and spoke with great conterniu of those
whose temper, remain anruffietimbetba theythtemselveaortheir
clients wsre atteeked; It is notoree that I said I wished I hp,*
where to find Mr. Alley; such an observation would have hew
mat absurd front me, as' I nwid not avoid knowing wham his
chambers are, and certainly did know where his Muse is. It is
not true that I said Mr. Alley bad been sent to Coventry for two
years. I-tow that term came to be fixed is not n.y busiums to eon-
jecture. Whether or not the Contours Select returned to this
subject when he summed up the cause, I cannot tell: for when 1
had done my duty to my client by calling his witnesses (and that,
I thiilit; was more than two hour' after the scene above alluded
to), f was °tinged. through heat and fatigue, to retire from' She
Court ; and I did not return till after the Jury were tone toot
&libel, ate on their velilict; but from smoothing that passed Whim
I did retests, I believe the Common &leant had not done so.
At this tone I was very Ill; my health had been failing dieing
the whole week ; I had hoped that repose on Sunday awl lids&
genet on Monday morning would restore me, but I was elleip
I,uii,ted. • On Monday, at one o'clock, I wenrto the Old Bailey;
.tad as I had, at that period of the Santos', but few papers Mil
detet mined to wend to use which was almost next in theft,
I.et a friend to take care of the others' that I might have lets
Cto pay the requisite attention to my health. While I was
.utinging this matter, I was called into the parlour, by a India,
message, that a tientleman wanted to speak to me. • When I
came, I found a young man, who said, " Sir, my name is Ceps
tain Alley; I am a relation of Mr. Alley, all I come frawhim
to require that you will publicly re rut, before the same Oat
and Jury who heard them, and apologise for some stpresslosle
You made Use of on Satuidsy evening.. You said, that Mr. Alo,
ley bad been gene to Coventry by the Pis, and you Insintietild
that he had behaved in a cowardly manner on some former Milo
dusts with you." I answerted--" Sir, whatever repressions I
may have used towards Mr. Alley, smoldering the demonise.
ces which produced them I will neither retract nor apologise for
them." " Then, Sir, (aid be) you must meet Mr Alley within
two hours." " air, (I sail) lam perfectly willing to meet Mi
Alley, brit within two hours k is impossittle; I have business hens
that I must attend to, and I have spoken to no friend, and mid*
no preparation ; I cannot do It." Me answered. that there MO*
ii-.many Gentlemen then in the Court who would readily salmi
me to such a meeting. I said, I did not think there was one of
whom I could even ask the favour; besides, I added, no moo of
honour can call on another in such a peremptory manner to meet
it: two hours: if I had known of the affair yesterday, 1 ceulthi
have been prepared; at present it cannot be done; 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, he must withdraw !vim all further interference.
I said, that considering I bad not solicit/dills interference, '1
might not perhaps set a proper value on it, and he less mortified
then I ought at his threat.of withdrawing it. He asked peremp-
torily, whether I woe'd or would nut undertake to meet Mr.
Alley in two hours t I answered, I was perfectly ready to meet
.Mr. Alley, but could not do it in two hours, nor that day 'l;he
Captain then said, he wand speak of my 'conduct in the way it
,ilesereeif. Laid I was quite indijerent in what way be spoke of
it• sod he left me without giving me his card, and without stating
t •
any particular abOut himself, except as I have already mentioned.
returned into Coon, and in a I'm mirutts the rise for which I
'had waned was called on. Before it was finished, Mr. Alley,
who bad befogs been absent, came in, bet not a word passed be.
4Weeksta.. M that late time of the Session, there was but one
gyaltheman in Court to whim I could speak on a subj, et of this
sort. .1 teak the first opPertenity to' call him apart, sad briefly
stated to him Whit lie occurred, requesting him to bear from
.use to Mr. Ahiy a nt calculated to prevent oil misrpro-•
itentitlosh of yikat Wahsseti On the ampule I had received,
he made the obiervatfons Which, I believe, no man of sense and
latnottr,coold omit to nuke; but he added, that as that of wideb
IsiroPosed to mike him she bearer exclided all hopes of coocilia.
lion, he would oat interfere,. even for the nearest friend be had.
tinder; *Leto circumstances, I we* to the letter which Captain
Publielied in your Paper of Monday.
1 must here sitar' a 14:ele observations On Captain Alley% nat-
. rotor. Pisan the-ilinde sad manner In which his release sp-.
pealed in Court, I conjectured, and am still of opinion, that be
tswilisteti the (Avant, and beard lona him the event of our
eton-
and
; .erairently, the letter dated October 1, was wrilten
and coloured Merril, to be ptiadticed ithswee purpose.
Was
.;14 wad *dirs*Captain ray that be had mode repeated attempts
thioughout the dayok my house, and at my chambers, to as me,
,tehepilis eat Opts heganet 'levee, and ended at half past one.—
,The.ropeattil atterhpts,',l believe, consisted in once &hug at
each Illicit and waitig. half an hour at my chambers. I cannot
1114 obsetvlngr tea, 'that the short letter, which is purposely
without date, contradicts slit w Means to away. Captain Alley
.preresubs, toot" rat 1:11e, evenitia, thous seven ticlock," of the day
agoishinteaview, lie recciv.ed my letter from enclosed
,In pi envelope;; ati4 IhWeeld appear by. the reply, that it was
written the very moment". mine mute to his band: Yet he
protested& to speak ut what be bad sad, "'at our interlew on
Monday,' a plain proof that this note was made up for skew
squat days after Monday, add Is of a piece with the whole con-
nivance, whits', is anti further exposed by Captain Alley's pre-
tending that in writing to a relation and friend, be adds to his'
signature, Capt. H. P. 4* ltegt. Pont.
Prom the monient I had written my liner and reached home,
until Friday morning; I never wined front my house, being con.
fined with a fever, and in all that time I tweed not a wont from
Mr. Alley or the Captain: On Friday,ht eleven. I was obligedto
go oat, and Freturned at about 4 o'clock. its a minute after my
arrival', .1 was told some one wanted me, and going Imo the par-
-404 l sae/ Capt " I am come; Sir, o request
you will le atime said place when you and Mr.Allory may meet."
I said, " air." consider your present application just es polite and
, proper as your former one was irregular. I shall be most happy
to meet Mr. Alley'; but as Mt arrangements are made, and this
letter, which I have just received, fates them the more, I fear sit
will be has dy pitiable for am to appoint * meeting till. meres
turn. to tenon the *ea AO pop." Tb if agleam was one
of business. Mi. Alley knew. of k a well as myself ; and- duo
..ccountivior n y uatitearnag from bias till Friday evening. Caps .
..in Alley said that would not 110, 'the meeting must take piece
tu morrow. I asked wffether be had emu the letter 1 bad minim

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figelidaV ? •' I • WaS in hie pOseessionomi di!
i acted voile *1 ,04:1Aneflik1, awl nit
.1 mhod
had not gives ol his " t • ThislaseewitS tin polles irt
luktitY br"*lllo*lo4k9
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,hht, as I undstatolid the Mat booeutititinNit'M
• rlghtto the choicest time sattplast, isterotorhelitkillit,
was any choice, of weapons also. He saki he bad Miami It seantiot,
otherwise. 6 Hut: f antinutel;! for me to bag guns out. meson
n,
on Monday, without preparation. without a friendond
tan without ortne.-weentlisirobtes meat to be Waited:
Captain Alley expressed hinfaelf offended at this phrase, and bits
dwelt on it it Isis letter t tble.was the manner, and the only ate! ,
sits on which I used It. Captain Alley 'till ittskting en a meet-
ing to morrow, 1 nail I did at see how I could contrive it.• My
health would nut permit me to gb cot any more that itioht, sod I
could hardly premise myself that I should Bud a friend sufkleslo7
soon in -the morning to answer the Purpose. But why, I asked..
did you not eel! on me sooner f I could then,wkh ease, have beau
perfectly ready. 'rile Captain said,• be bad heard I had been ill,
and confined to my room. Isinswered I was not well yet, ,but
had never been so ill but that I would have attended a mil like
the relent: 'this coneereatitto vim carried oe s due."tinw with
great loudness and beat by Captain Alley. I requested bthsiln
to keep his temper :he Bald weld not, aod with many oa,
added, that the charges made .against Mr. Alley were lies,
with many other ormionsts of speech which I .torbear to au-
merate. In the course of this explosion, I asked," Pray, Captain
Alley, to what regiment do you belong r He answered, " lean
&stun you. If you want to know who koows,me--,Cox and
Greenwood linow me—the Duke of York knows me; but pray
why do yen ?' "It is quite needless,' I said," to give rea-
sons after so polite and as iitactory on mower."
At length, in speaking of delaying this matter for a sveelt.Ca*
min Alley said it would be highly =proper ; for in so loos a nine,
Mr. Alley's family and my tastily would come to a koliwiedge4ll
it, and the Bow-street officers world prevent the meeting. *I hie
novel and cm iftlf{ observation df,the I.Smain, struck a new Dew
into my mind. 1 min, " I am Sow convinced that no meeting
between • Mr. Alley and myself will take place ;the Bow-street
people will prevent it, and know by whom they will be em-
ployed." He answered, "Oh, yes! t know by. whom they will.
be employed", Conte. Sir," I said.* a thought rikes me. by
whirl an end may be pot to all this I give me your address, and
keep et home iodic morning, and I will go out as early at I can,
and send a friend to you, whit whom you may arranges meeting
immediately." " That will do," he exclaimed, anefelt in his
pocket for a card, butappearetset to find one. At length, pat..'
low ea a card, he asked me to lad him my pencil. which I did,
mod be eat tiara ; but in a lillomest started' up spin, saying,
" ! I will not give my oddress,by Oodi Sir will you meet Mt.
Alley tnenorrow or win you use I answered," I have told yen
what I out de on that subject, and that I am r " eady to do.
" Timm," be exclaimed, tearing hls card, and tbtarag my pencil,
" I Sian declare that too setae to meet Mr. App' ;" and he ad-
ded many opprobrious expressions, of which before he had not
been sparing. " Then," I answered," yes will declare that which
is falser and Captain Alley rushed out et the house.
'lke next morning I bad banana at the towboat Debtors'
Court, aid was informed by a triend there, that Mr. Ailey hod
been giving out that I had refused to fight him i another Gentle-
men also *a4 he had heard it nom'. Mr. Alley. On this I pet-
seised h Otenisb the (Modesto who Arm looks et *smatter
with a statement in writing of the facts with badyeenered, that
Ise might have matevials fur cootradiedag any report int might
bear, which he said he would do, and this Was the only autho-
rity Or comtnission'bit revolved from air. What happened after-
wards I limier only from the statements which banshees pub-,
fished. I was not taken to llowestreettAireuatedroi Peaks, yr
any mbee eater; but received from the Idogietrato there a very
polite and friendly note, to which I returned an answer, which
I have:real roan to believe was satidactoey. -
These, Sit, are the Pacts, which I think; it my duty
to state, and I forbear to makeany comments. •
I am, Sir, your most obedieutwervant,
Temple; October 17. • JOHN ADOLPHUS.
Mr. ALLIT has replied to the above in the following
letter, dated yesterday : • •
- TO' THE =note.

s;a—l PurPoseirlysiknlifiette all 'Ms dq"mmit4 itataam
contained in the Neseropioett "Aim gidoititsu," het there are
*Teo points oa Windt I Nil it necessary w give an Multedlue
and positive anotodlaisis.
• Mr. Adolphus mut* Ant the language of which I Complain
wai uttered In reply to 'invasions used by moon Saturday even.
ing—he represents nu as bp* declared, that " . Al& I
this) gra sihreisittsAis eifsp.sisti." • I positively deny that I, at
that tim' , taw any such expression ; but, on a preceding evening,
In coosequence art his repeated rud.ii and houlthig intertuptions,
of which, during the course of the tiessioni, both nivielf and yaw
Gentlemen had iregunt reasons to complain, I did express m$
self somewhat to the effect stated in kW letter. ,
The next point to which 1 fee, i #..iticumbent on Me to advert,
is that in vituch Mr. Adolphus states, that " I kat him Work.
idiot" This I declare is an Userthni wholly fake arid unfounded,
for mil that moment. I never Bead sM such an imputation
behig made against me. • • • •
The third and Jut point, is that in which be attempts want.
pose a belief, that " l had ken taw to Covettry ley Lk Bor.". This
assertion-is also %tumor ' • for I behave i may .ay, without vanity,
that ever ohm t have lied the hoopoe at being a member of the
proftssion, I have at all dines enjoyedtbe respect sod confidence
of my•frieeds and sequoiotaoce at ebtailor. k,is tree that upwards
of twenty years ago, shortly alter bang vaned to the Bar, train
misundeistanduig which arose, a embers admired between a
. few mat fespi.ctabit isetabets &tile tropeesslen and mysaf ; but
have the satisfecnon to know (kudos bee for many yeas been
removed, and I am proud ever eh= to have 'numbered those
Cleutknieu among my kindest and most esteemed friends; with
this Mr. Adolphus was thoroughly acipodoteds halm lived for
years io cotenant intercourse with all thorgendmoolboodiefog at
toe same table with us, and witnessing our harmosel reidosinstal
civilities. • Under such eiretunstanoto l leave it to ,teseey moat,
mind to judge at that man's bract and motives, who no* infer
to so remote a period, to fend* materials for bit lOW and Mi.!
hem! insinuation, - • • •• .
As to the attack on my cousin, beiksubtless caw sea 1 pro-
tett himself,. and I daily snip say, that he is the son most
respectable. hawked Clergyman, and though young, bad con-
gumtree:vet with Ids regiment, from the siege of Copealugen
to the steaming of Badajos, where be was aatistruesly toonoded,
and compelled for a time to retire from active (soviet ; he holds
the rank of Captain, and has been hollowed with • the pension
given to these o•Wits whose wooods sad character entitle them
to the gratitude of their country. • Pi, ER AL.L.ItY
Temple, October lei let&

Boma ...Tuesday morning the aticetion of elan
availing areeterrs and fray' of Birmingham and neigh
bourhood was directed tb the jeld of lest, at Bute*
Coldfield, to witness a contest- beLlitell young
men, named Gritlitlis and Baylis', Abeltalmite an ip.
habitant of thatitown, and the law from %clogs.-
burbler a purse of £4O. •They.were nearly of equal
',weight ; but Bayliss bad the-advantage in height and
UICII. • The combatants set 'to:at -ens o'clock, and
after fighting-118 rounds., in the veto of four hewer,
(half imitate time), the battle was...diawn, . each
party being so fully rogified na tops vent the ping- ,
bility ot either rising in tinse•to-claim the- eietOry
,Griffiths -was tiie favourite-at-setting so, and iv the
second rihnd.drew-first blood ; in tech of -the sight
first rounds he brought. the Wednesbury man down,.
which • caused betting 6 to- 4 in hts favour. • About
the 160th round, however, hettint lierionse:SO to I
against Griffiths ; but in five Or six rounds more, he
'reduced the betting to 5' 4in favour.. Tite
blows, even to the last roundt--were given with the
most tremendous force,' fully evincing the Mao •of
the combatants and their determined spirit.. Tom,
Belcher was second. to Griffiths, and. Milward, from
Wednesburyi to. Bayliss.. A number'. of 'the fang,
tribe from London were present, who had arrived a
few days befofe 'to• given refiti to this, perhaps, sal
obatinati.au eirort. of 95.10 y on the 11'44 .
record. The spectators, it Actlsoughtb-did not tall.
Aort of 10,000.- Several coaches, end immense
Ober of vehicles of-every inlay deeceitaltersees
were upon she pound. •

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