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London, England, 1818-07-29 00:00:00

COURT OF REQUESTS, SOUTHWARK, JULY 28.

NEWTON V. SUTTON.
The defendant in this case was summoned for the.
sum of £1 Bs. the sum paid for a gold ring set with
pearls The plaintiff is shopman to an eminent
linen-draper, and pays his addresses to a young lady,
who holds a situation of equal importance in the es-
tablishment of a ll•shionable milliner and dress-
maker ; in addition to which, they are each of them
rotaries of the drama, and occasionally fret and
strut their hour upon the stage at a private theatre
in the neighbourhood of 13ankside. From the state-
ment now made by the plaintiff, it appeared, that
he having undertaken to play Antonin, in the Mer-,
chant of Venice,-whilst his lady was to support the
character of Portia, he determined on taking this
opportunity of ptesenting her with a handsome ring,
an opportunity -which one of the situations of the
play.afforded him. Being very intimate with tile
defendant, who is a working jeweller, he mentioned
to him his wish to have such a trinket, and his friend
iaunediately volunteered his services to procure hini
one at prime ccst. The ring in question was accord-
ingly provided, and 1:1 Ss. the price demanded, was
paid for it. The lover waited with impatience the ar-
rival of the period when he should have the opportu-
nity of carrying his gallant intention into effect.
It arrived, and the proudest moment of his life was
that in which he placed the glittering bauble on the
finger of his beloved. The lady, proud of the trophy,
neat clay exh;bited it to her acquaintance, when to
ter
.great mortification, and to the still greater of the
austiff, to whom she communicated the information
the had gained, she learnt that, instead of real pearl
...and sterling ore, the trinket was composed of beads
of the commonest description, set in a metal almost
Valueless, called jeweller's gold. The plaintiff imme-
diately applied to the defendant, remonstrated with
him on his conduct, and demanded his money back.
Remonstrance and demand were equally disre
garcied, and the plaintiff had been obliged to adopt
present course to obtain justice.
Several jewellers were examined, who stated that
the ring was of the most paltry description ; the ma-
terial and workmanship together not being worth ss.
The defenclanteoutended, that the ring was a.; good
as things of that description usually were. lie ob-
served it was a fashionable article, and people must
expect to pay for fashion; and further added, that

with the large stock which jewellers weft ollflged to
keep on hand, unless they get a moderddy good pro.
fit, they would not be able to live at all.
The Couslisstoatns decided, that the defendant
should return the (till sum of £1 8s: and pay all costs
of suit. On cluing this, the fashionable article was
liotcorectio him.

Monda.y, when the City Zorporation were in the
act of presenting the Addresses of Congratulation to
the REGENT, the Noble Secretary' of State, Lord
SIDMOGTH, with great satisfaction, announced to the
Iheriffs, that a pardon had been procured for the
unfortunate William Eidson. The fact was quickly
communicated, and at such a time and such a place
the effect may be easily conceived. About ten mi-
nutes before eight o'clock in the evening, the wel-
come document arrived at the prison, where the
Rev. Mr. COTTON, the Ordinary, was in attendance
with Mr. HARDY, to receive it. It was quickly con-
veyed to tile culprit, who upon hearing the joyful
news, fell suddenly upon his knees, and prayed fer-
vently for some time. As soon as he rose, he ex-
claimed under the strongest feelings of agitation—
" I thank GOD for this—next to GOD, I am bound to
thank those who have shewn me mercy ; and, oh ! let
me not forget you, my dear Mr. COTTON, and those
other noble and generous friends who have centri•
buted to the salvation of my life." After this, Evi-
son was removed from his cell, and ushered into the
press-yard, for the purpose of having ,his double
irons knocked off. While this ceremony was per-
forming, the clock tolled eight.—" Good GOD (said
the Ordinary), what a coincidence—these are the
sounds, this the hour, which would have marked
your fate, in another day, if mercy had not been
extended !" Evison seemed completely overpowered ;
at length recovering himself, he falteringly said—
" I feel it ; may I never forget it!" and then turning
to one of the attendants, he anxiously desired a re-
ligious book, which he had been before perusing ;
being furnished with this, he was locked up into a
less dreary abode than that which he had occupied
for some weeks. Ile hts since written the following
letter to the Rev. Mr. JAMee NUDGE, of Limehouse:
" Newgate, July Se, 181 e.
" Dun Sts—Long before this you have, no doubt, heard
that I have received a general respite ! To describe to you truly
my feelings on this happy occult:et, is impossible. Words can
convey but a very faint idea of them.—Gratitude to the Sc-
reens lietso, s%lio has so signally manifested his goodness to.
wards me is predominant. I feel I never can be sufficiently
thankful. I may truly exclaim, in the words of Scripture,' Goo
loveth whom be chasteneth.' I trust I shall always be sensible
of his great kindness and mercy towards me. I thought of
writirg you a long letter, but I have such a confusion of thoughts,
and contrariety of feelings, that at present I find it impossible.
I car. only thank you for your great kindness towards me. Ido
ass•ire ycu, I have found the greatest benefit and consolatinn
from your conversation ; and that GOD may long continue you
on this earth to benefit your fellow-creaturts, is the sincere wish
of, dear tlr, your most obliged and grateful Servant,
" Rev. James nudge, Limehouse." WiLLICK smolt.
Friday night, William Minards and Wm. George,
two prisoners under sentence of death, escaped from
the condemned cells in the county jail at Northampton.

On the lGth, early in the morning, a tower in the
citadel of Magdeburgh, which was used as a labora-
tory by the artillery, was blown up by accident, and
six promising young men killed. Several others were
wounded, but none of them mortally.
DUBLIN, Juts 24.—Another alarming fire, more
serious in its consequences than either of the fires
which we have had the painful duty to relate chit'
week, broke out yesterday morning, about one o'clock,
in the house of Mrs. Homan, N 0.17, on the Crescent,
near Clontarf. The fire raged with dreadful fury
for some time, when it was hoped, by the astonished
spectators, that it would proceed no farther than the
house in which it commenced. In this hope they
were unfortunately disappointed. A sudden gust of
wind, accompanied by a few drops of rain sprung
up, and kindled the fury of the dreadful element,
which communicated with surprising velocity to the
houses No. 16 and /8, right and left. The alarm at
this moment became 'general, and detachments of
the Police, accompanied by four engines, arrived in
quick succession ; every exertion which humanity
could dictate, was then'set on foot. Water was soon
provided by the activity of the before horrified spec-'
tators, every nerve was strained at the engines,
which, once provided with water, distributed their
contents with well marked discretion upon the va-
rious places requiring their assistance. In spite of
all the endeavours made use of, the adjoining houses,
No. 16, belonging to a Mr. Dempsy, and a waste
house, No. 19, caught the devouring element, which
raged with unabated fury until six o'clock, when, by
the unwearied exertions of the several parties, it
was got completely under, leaving a melancholy
and drealful spectacle of the powerful ravages of
this destroying element. Amongst the most active
of the spectators, for not a single hand was idle, we
observed, with great pleasure, that great and good
man, Lord Charlemont, ever foremost where danger
required his assistance, and labouring in common
with other persons in drawing tubs of water, working
the engines, and holding the pipes occasionally. He
was toiling in this manner nearly two hours before
he was recognized—when he was, the greatest re-
gularity and the most respectful silence prevailed;
while the exertions of each person stimulated by his
example, became still greater.
The fire was occasioned by the stupidity of a
drunken woman, who slept in the same house With that
of Mrs. Homan, and who, going to bed late, left the
candle under the bed, at the same time going to
sleep, while the flame communicating with the cur-
tains, spread rapidly through the room, or.noticed
by Mrs. Homan or her stupid woman, until roused
to a sense of their alarming danger by the barking
and cries of a little dog which was fortunately per-
mitted to remain in the room, when they sought
their safety in fight, in which they fortunately suc-
ceeded, just in time to witness the total destruction
of the whole house, without being able to save a sin-
gle article of the valuable property of which Mrs.
Homan was possessed. A few, and very few articles,
of furniture were saved by the owners of other houses.
The whole of the premises, we understand, belonged
to Mr. Putlaud. Fortunately no lives were lost, al-
though some trifling accidents occurred. The fol-
lowing is a list of the houses destroyed :
No. 15, occupied by Mr. North ; No. 16, occupied
by Mr. Dempsey ; No. 17, Mrs. Homan's ; No.lB,
tenanted by Irs. Ford; an 3 No. 19, a warty house,
partially burnt.
It is with extreme regret we are-obliged to add,
that not a house of the above were insured.