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THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER, 23, 1852.

but be conscious that there is in them enough of
truth to demand their most serious consideration
by the advocates of the popular advancement.
From the mournful and startling conclusions ar-
rived at by our historian, we may draw forth
germs of wisdom for the future guidance of the
democracy. He is right, deplorably right, when
he talks of the failure of the stupendous effort
made in modern times to secure the social felicity
by the spread of knowledge, and to insure the for-
tunes of the people by the establishment of demo-
cratic institutions. He is not very far mistaken
when he avows that that failure is to some extent
attributable to the general indifference displayed
in regard to the moral training of the community.
But he is mistaken, to our thinki g, very wonder-
fully mistaken, when he alludes to this majestic
effort of the nineteenth century as to one actually
criminal and even impious in its character. No !
Here it is that we are compelled to differ toto ado
from our distinguished annalist. Instead of re-
garding4he social and political endeavours of the
present age as criminal or blasphemous,
we consider them to be intrinsically good, emi-
nently ennobling, and touchingly beautiful. They
originated, indeed, in the purest and noblest
aspirations. They grew up from that divine
Arm sown in the heart of every man amongst us
by the h of the benign CREATOR—the love of
liberty. ey constitute the latest, and the
brightest, and the grandest expression of that
need which has been more or less felt by the
human family ever since our first parents were
driven by the brands of the Seraphim out of
Paradise—the need of continual advancement, of
perpetual improvement, of endless development.
No ! In all this there cannot possibly be impiety,
any more than there can be impiety in breathing
the air of heaven. Yet Sir ARCHIBALD ALISON
thinks otherwise ; for he has viewed matters
through some distorting medium incomprehensible
to ourselves. He understands, in the endea-
vour which is the object to us of most true
and most unaffected admiration, only a
subject of shame and a source, of con-
fusion. Therefore, we cannot be surprised
when we find him asserting in continuation of his
argument—" As this project was based on the
pride of intellect, and rested on the doctrine of
human perfectibility, so it met with the same re-
sult as the attempt, by a tower raised by human
hands, to reach the heavens." Granted that,
among the aspirants for social improvement and

political amelioration, there have been numbered
those who have, indeed, blasphemed by the pride
of intellect, and by cherishing the impious doc-
trine of human perfectibility—yet such cannot be
accepted as the veritable representatives of the
general aspiration. The hopes of the multitude
rose from a lowlier, and, therefore, a sublimer
fountain—they sprang from the desire of a change,
such as might effectually obtain for them the
assuagement of many sufferings hitherto alto-
gether unalleviated, the recognition of many rights
previously denied to them by their rulers, and the
opening -up of many paths hitherto closed by
insurmountable barriers against their skill, their
energies, and their intelligence. A glorious and
exquisite dream it has been ; not a dream of evil
and irreligion ; and though it has undoubtedly
-failed, it has failed only partially and for a while,
not by any means, permanently or altogether. In
token of this, it is only necessary to contrast the
social and political condition of the people nowa-
days with, the social and political condition of
their immediate forefathers, Let us not hear,
therefore, of the grand movement of the nine-
teenth century having resulted in universal disap-
pointment, or, much less, allow it to be asserted
that it has so fallen oat because the effort was in
itself criminal, and even blasphemous.

Comprehensively considered, we repeat, Sir
ARCHIBALD ALISON'S estimate of the present age
cannot but be viewed by ourselves, and no doubt by
many thousands of others, as signally erroneous—
although, while asserting this to be our deli-
berate conviction, we admit the sublimity of

those opinions in the aggregate, and their accu-
racy in several particulars. A more striking tes-

timony of the incorrectness of our historian's
judgment in this instance could scarcely be re-
quired than one which can be adduced from some
of the opening sentences of his own Introduction.
He adduces in testimony of his assertion the
event which he conceives to be the penalty of the
movement, the punishment of the crime, the
expiation of the blasphemy. He speaks, as we
have intimated, of the second dispersion of man-
kind ! Yet look well at that second dispersion—
see the source of that grand migration. Does the
human current flow—as it should, if it be in
expiation—from France, the birthplace of the whole
scheme of improvement ? No—the race princi-
pally proceeding to the gold fields of the Australian
wilderness is, as the historian himself observes,
the race of the Anglo-Saxons ! It is Ireland that
is chiefly depopulated : and surely AlasoN cannot
complain in its regard of any inordinate attention
to the spread of knowledge ! The reality of the
question is simply this—that our annalist has
allowed himself to be fascinated by a sublime and
awe-inspiring hallucination. Nevertheless, the
solemn shadow thus conjured up before his readers
in the " Introduction," has in no way marred the
pellucid clearness of the main narrative. Such, in
truth, could scarcely be the case with a writer as
laborious in the collation of his facts, as lucid in
their arrangement, and as eloquent in their enu-
meration, as the illustrious historian whose genius
is now engaged in the great task of bringing down
the records of Christendom to the days of his con-
temporaries.

We are always delighted to witness the tribute
of friendship and respect offered to public men.
It cheers and strengthens them in their good re-
solutions, and encourages them to persevere in
the course that has gained for them the cordial
approbation of their friends and the community.
One of these demonstrations of public feeling, alike
honourable to the givers and receiver, took place
last week in Southwark. JOHN BRADY, Esq.,
M.P. for the County of Leitrim, was entertained
by those among whom he had for many years re-
sided, and from whom he had gained golden opi-
nions. The respected representative for the district,
APSLEY PELLATT, Esq., M.P., presided, and the
meeting seconded his exertions, so as to render
the evening one of unmixed happiness.
The political views enunciated by the guest
of the evening, were received with the greatest
satisfaction. He showed that the people were the
true source of power, the foundation on which
society rested. His aim, then, was by every legiti-
mate means, to elevate and advance them. That
could only be done by educating and improving
their minds, and diffusing sound information
among the least wealthy. They should be
permitted to participate in the enactment
of the laws which they were bound to
obey. A great extension of the Franchise should,
therefore, necessarily be granted ; but without
perfect freedom in the exercise of the privilege,
without ample protection to the voter, the boon
would be of little avail. " THE BALLOT is, there-
fore, essential—that must be struggled for, and
the people should never be satisfied until it was
achieved." These are sound and constitutional
views. There should be a steadiness of purpose
—an unflinching determination exhibited by all
true Reformers, to be satisfied with nothing less.
It was the hostility evinced by the Whig Govern-
ment to that' just and necessary measure (coupled
with the financial incompetency of their CHAN-
CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER) that disgusted the na
tion, and occasioned their unregretted. downfal.
A new light may possibly break in on their
minds through the salutary effects of the removal
from office,
In opposition they are really liberal,
_
e
and
ready to that which will render them
truly popular.
be.
They may now, therefore, regard
the question in
a very different point of view ;
and they may
assured that until they do so,
they will
no
true Reformers. gam the confidence or support of
Wheiglsook for measures, not men.
on the community than their op-
ponents, we would make no are
,Arneadteirnableesusefitthse
prepared to confer
exertions to restore
Cc the family Party" -to pla6e d
power- 'Phe
interests of " the many " is our chief care ; and
whoever will do most to promote and advance
those interests, shall have our cordial assistance.

We shall receive sound and good measures—no
matter from. what quarter they may proceed. We I
shall, in like manner, resist any proposition pre-
judicial to the people. Parliamentary Reform is
much required. ; but nothing can be accepted of
which " the Ballot" is not a portion. Mr. BRADY
has, therefore, enunciated a principle in which he
will be sustained by all desirous rather of ameli-
orating the condition of the people, than ad-
vancing the , interests of party. Give a sound
moral education to the rising generation—you
will thereby qualify them for the noblest privilege
of freemen—a privilege which cannot be withheld
from those ; fitted to exercise it honestly and
independently. Remove the temptation to
demoralising influences. Prevent bribery, co-
ercion, and intimidation, whether from land-
lord, employer, or customer and you will
have done much to purify the Legislature,
and to render it what it ought to be, 'a true and
faithful representation of public opinion.
The matters referred to by Mr. BRADY, respect-
ing the administration of charitable trusts, are
well worthy of notice. There are ample funds for
the education of the people, if care were only
taken to apply the resources in the hands of pub-
lic bodies according to the true meaning of those
by whom they were devised. An ample inquiry
will take place into capitular revenues, and we
hope and believe that it may be extended to all
charities without exception ; that the trusts may
be faithfully and efficiently discharged by those in
whose hands they are now vested. The case of
Dulwich College is a striking illustration—where
the property which, in the first instance, produced
only 8001. a year, now realises no less than
12,0001. per annum. It is right that in all such
cases the benefit of the addition to the funds
should be given to those who were the original
objects of the testator's bounty, and that in full
proportion to the increase. We should not then
find the trustees and the administrators of the
property securing the lion's share for themselves,
and allowing only the sums originally granted, al-
though palpably inadequate, to the more humble
recipients.

LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
(Sittings in Banco.)
SIR C. NAPIER V. " THE QUARTERLY REVIEW."
Mr. M. Chambers appeared on behalf of Sir C. Napier,
to move for a rule to show cause why a criminal infor-
mation should not be filed against Mr. Murray, the pub-
lisher of The Quarterly Review, for a libel published in
the October number of that periodical on Sir Charles
Napier, late Commander-in-Chief of the army in India.
The learned counsel opened his case by a brief review of
the services of the gallant General. He entered the
army so early as 1794, and first served early in the Irish
Rebellion.
Lord Campbell—Without going further, Mr. Cham-
bers, the Court may also take judicial notice that Sir C.
Napier is one of the most gallant, distinguished, and
meritorious generals that ever led the British army to
the field.
Mr. Chambers said that it was necessary he should go
through these circumstances, in order to show that the
applicatiOn was necessary. Sir Charles served throughout
the Peninsular and American wars, and also in the cam-
paign of 1815. He afterwards for many years held a
distinguished command in the lonian Islands ; and after
holding the command of the Northern Division of Eng-
land for some time, was in 1842 appointed Commander-
in-Chief in Scinde and Beloochistan, the Earl of Ellen-
borough being then Governor-General of India. At that
time Upper and Lower Scinde were governed by chieftains
called the Ameers, and it was suspected that during the
Affghanistan war these chieftains had been in communi-
cation with the Affgbans. Sir C. Napier, on joining his
command, had received written instructions from Lord
Ellenborough to investigate if these suspicions were cor-
rect, and he succeeded in ascertaining, beyond doubt,
that the chieftains of both Upper and Lower Scinde had
carried on such communications. Certain treaties had
previously been signed by the Ameers, but Lord Ellen-
borough forwarded another treaty to be signed, in which
was a clause conceding to the Khan of Bahlpoor a certain
portion of territory which the Ameers had formerly con-
quered from him. Upon looking at the description of
territory, Sir Charles immediately wrote to Lord Ellen-
borough to inform him of its extent and value, of which
he had thought he was not aware. With regard to
the treaty every possible endeavour was made by
the Ameers to delay the signing of it. Several
months had elapsed, during which negotiations were
taking place ; but, eventually, Sir C. Napier having
reason to believe that their delay was only to enable the
Ameers to concentrate a large body of troops, was
obliged to move forwards with the troops under his
command, amounting to only 3,000 men, and encoun-
tered the Ameers at Meanee, with a force of 30,000
men. The result was the total defeat of the Ameers,
and the capture of Hyderabad. It was out of circum-
stances occurring in the course of these events that
the libel arose. The article purported to be a review of
" Dry Leaves from Young Egypt, by a Young Politi-
cian," of a speech by Lord Jocelyn on the subject of the
Ameers of Scinde and Parliamentary Papers relating to
Scinde, from 1836 to 1843. In this article expressions
were used imputing highly discreditable conduct to Sir C.
Napier, accusing him of incompetency and unfitness
for his office, of a determination to go to war at all
hazards. The first imputation was with regard to the
territory to be ceded to the Khan of Bahlpoor, that
Sir C. Napier had grossly misconducted himself in con-
cealing from Lord Ellenborough the real nature
of the territory to be ceded. Sir C. Napier, in
answer to this, to show that it was false, had
set forth the letters which he had written to the
Governor-General during the proceedings, in which
he had suggested to Lord Ellenborough that he probably
was not aware of the limits of the territory, and had con-
sequently informed him of them. The next passage was
one which spoke of Sir C. Napier on coming to India
for the first time, ignorant of the language, but predeter-
mined to embroil matters, and bring them to a warlike
demonstration. Sir C. Napier acknowledged that it was
perfectly true that he was unacquainted with the lan-
guage, and had not served in India, but as to being pre-
determined for war, that he distinctly denied. The next
charge was, that in seeking for proofs of the guilt of the
Ameers, he had not hesitated to receive letters and do-
cuments as proofs, which were nothing better than for-
geries. It charged him in one instance, with having
received one of the letters as genuine, simply after he had
measured the seal of the Ameer affixed to it with a pair
of compasses. Sir C. Napier stated in answer to this,
that he had procured ono of the pri-, .t. coals of the Ameer,
and found it to correspond exactly with that affixed to
the letter. Another charge was, that before the battle of
Meanee, instead of seeking a personal interview with Meer
Roostan he had avoided all the attempts made by the
Ameer to obtain such an interview, and had thus left
him exposed to the arts of insiduous advisers which had
assisted, with the " ungovernable determination to bring
about war at any cost" of Sir C. Napier, to the com-
mencement of hostilities. All these charges Sir Charles
asserted to be utterly untrue, so far from avoiding an
interview he had sought it by all means in his power.
Lord Campbell—Supposing all these imputations to be
entirely unfounded, what ground has Sir C. Napier to
apply to this court for a criminal information ?
Mr. Chambers thought it was as clear as possible that
to charge a high official with incompetency was a libel.
Lord Campbell —lf that were the case there would be
no public newspaper which would not be liable every day
to a, criminal information.
Mr. Chambers said there was still another charge—
one reflecting on the honour of the British army. It was
stated in the article that at the surrender of Hyderabad
the soldiers, contrary to the rules of war, plundered the
fortress, even so far as to carry off the jewels and ward-
robe of the women in the Ameer's Zenana. The fact
was, that there had been no plunder at all ; the troops
had marched it in the most peaceable manner, and
two officers of the Ameer's household had been
appointed to co-operate with the prize agent and the
British officers to provide for the removal of the women
in the Zenana with all their effects. On all these grounds
Sir C. Napier, who felt himself deeply injured by these
unfounded remarks, considered that he was not only jus-
tified, but absolutely called upon to apply to the Supreme
Criminal Court of the country for redress, by way of a
criminal information.
The Court having consulted together,
Lord Campbell said that he thought the court would
not be justified in interfering in this case in the manner
proposed. If there had been in the article complained
of any passage wrtten with an intention of calumniating
Sir C. Napier, tilt court would have extended to him
the protection of the law. But listening most atten-
tively to the learned counsel, he had not been
able to discover my passage leading to such a con-
clusion. The arta° seemed to him an historical essay,
in which was disqjssed a disputed passage in history, as
to whether the Alieers of Scinde had been treated with
harshness or geibrosity. He entirely believed that
everything sworn by Sir Charles Napier was perfectly
true, but it wouldbe encroaching upon the liberty of the
press if the Court were to allow a criminal information
to be granted lion such grounds. They sat there
placed by the Coistitution to restrain the licentiousness
of the press, but aso to guard its just liberties; and he
hoped that in this country, whatever might happen else-
where, the press mould always be at liberty to discuss any
question of history, whether modern or ancient, freely
and without apPnhension of a criminal information. It
seemed to him Sir C. Napier had not laid before
them any sufficiert ground for the application which he
sought. He strongly denied the doctrine which had
been laid down by the learned counsel in one part of his
address. They mould certainly find authorities in old
books, when ;he law of libel was not settled,
or settled in a manner highly vexatious, to sup-
port the doctrine that to impute incompetency to any
high officer of the crown was libelous, because it was
said to bring the Government into disgrace, but that
doctrine was long ago exploded. He believed Sir C.
Napier to be one cf the most gallant, most distinguished,
and most meritorious officers who ever led a British army
into the field—om, whose assistance might be calculated
on by the country, if we should again resort to him, as
we had done before, in a time of great public emergency ;
but leaving that aside, he thought the application was
not well founded, and the rule must therefore be refused.
The other judges concurring—Rule refused.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)
Henry Heantayt, 25, grocer, pleaded guilty to an in-
dictment chargng him with embezzling and stealing the
sums-560/., 12, 68. 10d., 12s. 11id., and 19s. 6d., the
moneys of JosEph Frederick Capps, his master. He was
alsO indicted on five other charges of felony.
The Recorder said it appeared that the prisoner had
been induced to commit the robbery by engaging in
betting speculations in connection with the turf, an evil
which was becoming very prevelant, and unless dealt
with by the Legislature, would give rise to much more
crime ; but, as the prisoner had made every reparation
inNBl)9wer, by giving, information which led to the re-
covery of a portion of money, and in 'Ouse-
(pence of lii previously good character, he would
pass upon him a more lenient sentence than was

generally awarded for so serious an offence. The
Recorder then sentenced him to imprisonment for
12 calendar months with hard labour.

PZ:RJURY.

IVilliam Baldry surrendered to take his trial on a
charge preferred against him for perjury in a case tried
at the Camberwell County Court on the 24th of Septem-
ber last.

Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Charnock conducted the prose-
cution, and Mr. Ballantine defended the prisoner.
After the evidence of the prosecutor and several
other witnesses had been taken,
The Recorder stopped the trial proceeding further, in con-
sequence of the unsatisfactory and extraordinary nature of
the evidence and directed the acquittal of the prisoner, inti-
mating that no costs would be allowed. His lordship took
occasion to advert to the inconvenience arising from the
pr'actice of granting warrants against parties on ex-parte
statements before a judge at chambers, observing that
though the act of Parliament prevented him exercising
ally discretion, this Court could do so, and invariably re-
quired, when such an application was made, that notice
should be given to the person accused. In the present
case, he had requested the solicitor who conducted the
prosecution to adopt that course, but his advice had not
been followed.

The prisoner was then removed from the dock.

NEW COURT.
ROBBERY.

James Mansfield, 21, and Henry Fulwood, 19, were
indicted for stealing a quantity of empty casks, value
251., from the premises of Mr. Mortimer, builder, Lee,
Kent. Mansfield pleaded not guilty and Fulwood guilty.
From the evidence against Mansfield, it appeared that
the prisoners went in company to a shop in the Old
Kent-road, where they hired a horse and van, with which
they proceeded to the premises of the prosecutor, and in
broad daylight removed the casks. They first offered
the stolen property for sale to Mr. Wingfield, of East
Greenwich, who, however, refused to purchase it, and
afterwards disposed of it to Mr. Hilton, of Thorney-
street.

Mansfield, in his defence, alleged that the other pri-
soner had engaged him to assist in removing the casks,
representing that he had previously purchased them, he
having no reason to disbelieve the assertion.
A good character being given to him by a respectable
witness,

The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
Fulwood was then sentenced to twelve calendar
months' imprisonment with hard labour.
The Court was occupied for several hours in trying
mint cases, that presented no feature of public interest.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
ROBBERY AT THE BRENTFORD 'UNION.

Mary Jones, aged 26, and Eliza Humphreys, aged 23,
pleaded guilty to an indictment charging them with•
stealing two blankets, the property of the guardians of
the poor of the Brantford Union. The particulars of the
case have already appeared, and each of the prisoners,
who had a child in their arms, was sentenced to six
months' imprisonment and hard labour in the House of
Correction.

Esther Tones, aged 16, pleaded not guilty to an indict-
ment charging her with stealing, on this day week, 112
pieces of wove cotton, called " deny," value 325., the
property of James Clitherow. The case was fully proved,
and the prisoner, who said in defence "that she knew
nothing at all of the case," was sentenced to 3 months'
imprisonment with hard labour, in the House of Correc-
tion.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.

(PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

FACTS FOR FREE-TRADERS.-A short time since
Gurnard Farm, the property of the late Captain Wil-
kinson, was offered for sale, by public auction, by his
executors ; it consisted of 143 acres of arable wood and
pasture land, subject to a quit rent of 201. a year.
Many were the anxious inquirers about its value. Three
different valuations were made of it, the highest being
3,1001. After a spirited competition, it was knocked
down to F. Rowton, Esq., for 3,400/. Several agricul-
turists attended the sale with a view of being the first on
the list of tenants. On its being known that it was
bought for the "National Freehold Land Society," the
Protectionists stated that they were sure that it must be'
purchased for something of the kind, as no one could pay
such a price for agricultural purposes, Still, such was
the number of applications from persons wishing to be-
come the tenants, that it was determined, after taking
off 68 acres for building purposes, to let the remaining
75 acres, and the farm buildings, by auction, with the
proviso that the rent should be paid quarterly in ad-
vance; and as the land might be required for building
purposes, the tenant should be subject to six months'
notice to quit. In spite of these drawbacks, Mr. Leslie
of Cowes bid 1301. per annum for the 75 acres ; Mr.
Flux of Gunville, 140/. ; and Mr. Dawson of Furzy-
hurst Farm, 145/. ; and on the lot being knocked down
to him, he paid down 361. 55., being one quarter's rent
in advance, as per agreement ; and this for half a farm,
the whole of which, in the good old Protection times,
was let for only 1001. a year. Bad times these for land-
lords and tenants, truly " The land will all be thrown
out of cultivation"—" there is nothing but ruin before
their eyes," barring hunting, shooting, &c.

PROPOSED NEW TOWN IN THE ISLE OF WIGHT.—
The land purchased for this purpose is the opposite side
of the hill to that on which the town of Cowes stands—
the latter dips to the eastward, the former to the west,
and is distant about one mile from the Royal Yacht
Squadron House, either by the shore or by the high
road ; it commands the most extensive, varied, and
beautiful sea and land views ; in the south and west are
seen the high Downs of Mottistone, Afton, and Fresh-
water—to the west the Needles Passage, with the island
of Purbeck in the distance—in the north and west is the
solent sea, with its moving panorama of ships, yachts,
and pleasure boats, with the New Forest from Hurst
Castle to Southampton River in the back ground. The
land falls into Gurnard Bay, and there is a fine sandy
beach and excellent bathing. The cliffs are not perhaps
suited for building purposes, but there are lots of excel-
lent stone for building purposes in them. Report says
that 1,0001. is to be expended on the formation of new
roads—rather a large sum, considering that the ma-
terial is on the land, the subsoil being gravel. There
are to be pleasure-grounds and fountains, and—but we
must stop, as we have seen no plans, nor can we hear of
anybody else that has ; and the beautiful villas we have
pictured to ourselves may at last prove to be—only
castles in the air.

ADVICE TO THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER.—
But what shall we say to the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer—to the leader of the once great county party ?
Less than twelvemonths ago Mr. Disraeli wrote how
Sir Robert Peel was stripped of his following, and how
in the moment of victory, the Emperor was without
his army." And now where are his own battalions ?
Where is that county militia which was called out
twice a-year for two days eating and speechifying,
which was once marched to London and quartered
in Drury-lane theatre, and ,which was to be "up and
at them ' when the day of battle came ? The mutinous
squads are in arms against their own officers, and are
openly threatening to tiar their general in pieces.
What does Mr. Disraeli now think of his own
levies ?—for his own they are. Every blessed Booker
and Chowler and Foskett is of his making, or at
least of his preserving. If it had not been
for his genius the whole tribe of Protectionists would
have dropped into the limbo of current impostures and
gone clean out of mind six years ago. But it is fortu-
nate that this connexion has come to an end at last.
Mr Disraeli was not made for such spirits, nor they for
him. Let him turn their desertion to good account, and
quit at once a rotten policy for a sound one, without
attempting to conceal an error which everybody can
discern, but which nobody will be anxious to make worse
than it is.—Times.
FRIGHTFUL OCCURRENCE IN ALDERMANBURY.-011
Saturday an inquest was taken by Mr. W. Payne, the
coroner, at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, as to the death
of Henry Pincher, aged 41. He had been in the service
of Messrs. Chadwick, of No. 7, Dyer's-court, Alder-
manbury, velvet edgers, and, although his residence was
at 31, New Ivy-street, Hoxton, he had been allowed,
from the great pressure of business, to sleep in the house
in Dyer's-court, for the last few nights. On Wednesday
night, about 12 o'clock, he went to the top of the house
to turn off the gas, and there is a well-staircase all the
way up. As he was coming down, he afterwards said,
he was reaching over the well to turn off a branch of gas
which was in the centre, when, having a lantern in the
other hand, his foot slipped, and he fell all the way down
the well-hole. Upon the noise being heard, some of the
persons in the house went to his assistance, and a sur-
geon was sent for, who advised his immediate removal
to the hospital, where he was seen by Mr. Fletcher, the
house surgeon, who found fractures of the thigh and
knee-cap, as well as severe injuries to the head. He died
on Thursday. Verdict, " Accidental death."
Two DEATHS THROUGH VISITING CHELSEA HOSPITAL.
--Yesterday morning a respectable tradesman, of the
name of Mr. Jeremiah Pearce, builder, who resided in
Hart-street, Covent-garden, expired from injuries he re-
ceived on Saturday morning, the 13th instant, while en-
deavouring to obtain admission to see tbe Duke of Wel-
lington lying in state at Chelsea Hospital. No day is
yet named for the, coroner's inquest.—Yesterday morning
Thomas Wakley, Esq., held an inquest at the Fish-
mongers' Arms, West-street, Seven Dials, touching the
death of Charles Barton, aged 47 years, japanner. It
appeared by the evidence, that the deceased went on
Tuesday, the 16th inst., and was nearly suffocated, being
in the crowd six hours and a half. On his return home,
he was taken ill, and died in a few hours. Mr. New,
surgeon, proved the aeceaseci died from the effects of ex-
travasation of blood on the substance and ventricles of
the brain. The jury returned a verdict accordingly.