A common labourer, appare...
The Times, 1824-05-08T00:00:00

A common labourer, apparently a bricklayer, named Daniel Perren, was charged before the Brighton Benchi of magis. trates,on illonday last, 3d instant, bv Mr. George Cheeseman, a builder residing in that town, with having sent him a written chal. lenge to fighit with pistols. whereupon he (the complainant) prayed sureties of the peace against the said Danicl Perren. Afr. Cheme- Mtan being asked wlhether lhe knew the hand-writing of the defend- ant. or could prove that the letter was written by him, Perren, wirh- out hesitation, srdid, " Ohl. I wrote it mYself." " Very well then," replied the magistrate, " Since you admit the charge, you must find sureties to kee) the peace." "'-lWhat for ?" asked the defendant, ' I have comnmitted no breach of the peace;" nor could he after all , made to undcrstand that the sending such a letter was in itself a breach of the peace. He declared lhe would not seek for bail, and .?er 5ting in this determination. was finally put back in custody. We st'jin a copy of the letter, which wa, read in the course of the ex- aminati?n, and which excited no little laughter in the Court; and from the smile on the face of the defendant, he appeared to think it .,1 good a iest 2S did any of those around him:_ "Sunday, Alay 2d, 1824. " Sir.-As you last night Accused me of Iving and idleness and 5nsn;ctd me on the Score of Poverty I feel miiyself agriieved you are I ksso'e a good Shot at a Pigeon or Sparrow I therefore request yous .iU Provide a Pair of pistols and a second, and Meer me and tne av 5 o ClocB In the Mtornirg near lUpper WVick Pond. I am 3ir Yours' ~~~" D. PERREiN irYours~ P.S. Ict me knovr If vou accept the ChDa.leRRe "To Mt, Geo.- Checseman Builder, 3righton"-Brighlorl Gazetgc. LAdverzi-4emeet1-*A CHOICE AND VALUABLE LIBRARY iS now selling by D1r. l tON-E, at his Rooms, 45, Ludgate-hill, con- taining best cditir.nls of the Classics ; ltalian, French, and Spanish Dictionaries Lex-oons ; Hebrew Bibles; scarce Theology ; cit- rious Facetim *; Books on Angling; rare Fren-ch and English Au- thors ; Antiquities, Hist6:v. Biography, and otber desirablc ancient and modern literaturc, in pij^e condition. May bevicwved; and ca- talo,ucs, price i9., had at the r .oams. [Adlvertisement.-.-The new-iniFeflted H}AIR BRTJSuT, hich en- tire,v supersedles the use of the bmall-tooth (:Comb, remnoves al tcnder;ey to apoplexy, etfectually cures all bead-achcs depend ent upLfn a slow circulation, and may be used to children witdout iroducing any uncasiness, althouFh of the hardest 'lescription of brush, thereby rendering the skin firm, and thc hair les6 likelv to fall off; by Ross and Sn,s, No. 1!, Bi- shopsgatestreet, perruquicrs and perfumers to His Mlajesty anti the Roval Family. The abeve invention baving beenl patronized for up- wards of four years by some ot'the first tamilies in the kingdom, thc- takethis opportunity of takihg it generally known. As an article of the toilet for cleaning the hair, it tvill be found unrivalled, pro. ducing a pleasing sensation to the lhead, and warranted to last for several years, as washing will have no cftcct upon its durability, nor render ir in the letsL degreesofter. N.B. The invention combining kbe old and new systemns, the proprietors have naTmed it the" JUnion .tawh ;" and as several imiitatIons have, appeared, observe that the sw.ra^: Ross and Sonu' invention" are stamped oni each brush. a Ad. eEtent--I,AI)1E5 ELEGAI'TRIDIt'G-HAaITs..-We are iuferitIt.d bv gout autlloritv (thc fashionable world), that the best tilact Lt &!ct handsomle superior-fitting Riding Ilahits is at No. 2. Pices,ilr3. where numbers are constantly rnsking for ladies of ;he fir diseinct;oO they are cut upon scientific principlee, and made up bv cxperienCdu workmen, upon reasonable ternms, for reedy money, at No. 27, Pi i