The Rev. C. C. Colton.
The Times, 1824-08-26T00:00:00

vry usu occasion a rew aays ago to Fivea positive denial to al staternent relating to the above-named gentleman, which we had copied from a morning paper, asserting that " Mr. Colton had ar- rived ir. town, and was lod,ging in Prince's-street, Leicester-square." We bare how, again, to givc an unqualifed contradiction to every part of another statement re,pecting this gentlenman, which we yes- terday copied fronm another morning paper. There is no fotundation whatever for the assertion " that Mlr. Colton drew 3,0001. from his banker's in Pall-mall on the day before he disappeared," or, indeed, on any other day; for the best possible reason-that lie never bad any such saui there; and the truth is, that he neitber drew that sum or any other sum on the day before bediszppeared, or for many davs previous, nor was he paid any ,,um whatever at any time in 1601. notes. So that it wou ld be mu cli more wonderful if the twenty-sine 1001. note bspo- ken of had beeii paid into the Bank than that thry have not; and it, woulti seem equally surprising how he could ch,ange a 1001. note at a gaininghouse, which he never received. Just as little foundation is there for the assertion that Mr. Colton was seen with some of " ie unhappy ThurteIrs" associates at Ensom races. WVe harf gout reason to know the fact to be, that Air. Colton was not at Epsom races at all on the occasion alluded to, because he had miade an engagement with two of his intimate and private friends to go to those very races, and excused himself a few days before, saving, that he was obliged to go in anowher direction upon business: and those friends of his were at the races daily, but did not see him there: and witb respect to Thurtell and his gang, it is well known to those who know all Mlr. Colton's companions anti associates, that he never bad any such acqlaintan c. In the course of the various places which Mlr. Colton occasion- ally visited in his search into hurnan nature and character, it is not unlikely that lie ma y have accidentally mect with some of that gatig ; but Mir. Colton was well known to have no acquaintances, or even to appear in public. with any persons rwho were not visiters at his apartnients, or paratkers of his hlosplitality; and no such per- sons, by nAme or description, as Thuitell or his gang, ever entered his doors. Air. Colton did not by anv means disappear so suddenly or mys- teriouslyasissupposed. For many days previous to :he day ofhisde- parture, the 28th of Mlay, his intention was well kniown to several of his friendtIs and to his servants, of going upoti a jiuriley and being absent for two mionths, and with this view lie regularly packed utp his clothes, travelling trunks, &c., and departed, as anv other mati would do to go upon a journey; but then he stated to his servants, &c., his object to be a tour on the continent, and to be back in Au- gust, and with that viewv did ntsurrcnder his apartments or dis- charge his servants." There is not therefore, any apprehension on the part of illr, (2o1- toll's frienids that he wastitler " drownei with the mroney about him," or " murdered, having previously deposiLed the 3,0001. in somc place, where it has not yet been found,". although tlhere is cer- tainly nothing satisfactorilv known as to the imtnediate place of his sojouriinient. THE REBM C. C. COL TON. [From a Correspondent.1