The Sun.
London, England, 1839-09-04 00:00:00

TO THE

(FROM A PASSENGER ON BOARD THE VESSEL.)
The afternoon of the 24th ult. was wet and uncom-
fortable when Bolam embarked at Newcastle for the
Hulks ; but after getting out to sea the rain ceased,
and he came on deck, dressed in black, with a handcuff
on, but which was shortly removed. His behaviour and
countenance throughout the voyage was not of bold
bravado or reckless indifference, but of calm and patient
resignation, as of one who was humbled in the eves of his
fellow men, and yet felt himself internally supported by a
consciousness of his own innocence. He was naturally an
object of curiosity on board, but it was so far restrained
as not to be anyway offensive to his feelings ; to such of
the passengers as entered into conversation with him
he showed letters of recommendation from several re-
spectable individuals. With one gentleman he con-
versed freely on his case, observing that on the trial,
Appleton, the fireman, deposed to his being found with
his hat on ; while, before the Coroner, Bell, another
witness, swere to it being found upon the floor,
which agreed with Bolam's own account of his
being attacked, and his hat knocked off , but
unfortunately, this last witness was not asked the
question on the trial, now this was most important, as,
if Appleton's statement was correct, then the whole of
Bolam's declaration was false, and he was evidently the
murderer ; but here two witnesses differ. He also
mentioned the outer-door, which shut with a spring-
lock, being closed by Robson at half-past eleven, and
being found open by the firemen when the alarm was
given. On it being suggested that a petition to the
Queen in Council might perhaps procure a revision of
the evidence, not only on account of its insufficiency,
being altogether circumstantial, but his being arraigned
for murder when the verdict was for manslaughter, and
which some of the Jurors afterwards said they gave by
the Judge's direction, though they thought it should have
been guilty or not guilty, he seemed pleased with
the idea, and expressed his obligation. As the steamer
drew near Woolwich, about seven o'clock on Monday
morning, the prison-ships were seen lying near

the shore. He looked towards them, and for the
first time during the passage his lips were observed to
quiver with tremulous emotion. A boat presently
reached the vessel, his handcuffs vvere„again replaced,
but before leaving he came forward, and expressed his
obligation to the passenger alluded to for his unlooked-
for kindness ; then holding out his fettered hands, he
shook those of the other, saying with a mournful voice—
" Ohl will you pardon me," as if he thought that every
one would shrink from the touch of a convicted felon's
hand. As the boat left the steamer, he took off his hat,
and bowed humbly to all on board. Now that the pub-
lic mind has sobered down from its first excitement, it
may be questioned whether the evidence was sufficient
to convict Bolam, and if doubtful, whether the humane
maxim of English law,—that it is better for ninety-nine
guilty to escape than one innocent to suffer—has not
been lost sight of in the thirst for vengeance for so foul
a murder.

DUBLIN, SEPT. L.-SUDDEN ILLNESS OF THE
LORD LIECTENANT.—His Excellency the Lord Lieute-
nant was expected last evening at the See House, Wa-
terford, the residence of the Right Rev. Dr. Sandos,
Bishop of Cashel, where a distinguished party was in-
vited to meet him, but the Noble Viceroy was seized with
severe illness after attending the Privy Council on Friday.
The Surgeon-General, Sir Philip Crampton, Bart., was
called in, and by the prompt application of blisters,
and other remedies his Excellency is somewhat better
to-day, but unable to leave his bed-room. It was his Ex-
cellency's intention to proceed to London for a month
on his return from Somerville, county Wexford. On
Wednesday a meeting of ail parties tocrk place at the Town-
hall, Waterford, to agree to an address to be presented
to his Excellency en his arrival in that city, all anxious to
testify their respect for his private virtues, and his efficient
Administration of the Executive Government in this

country. A Committee of 27 was appointed to prepare an
address, amongst whom were, the Earl of Huntingdon,
Lord Carew, Hon. Mr. Carew, John Power, M.P. Lc.
Three addresses were submitted. That brought forward

by Councillor Green was adopted ; one proposed by Wm.
Christmas, Esq., as an amendment, was negatived.
VESTRY CLERK OF ST. LUKE'S.--A meet-
ing of the vestry of the parish of St. Luke's was yesterday
held at the parish church in Old-street, for the purpose of
declaring a vacancy in the office of vestry clerk, occasioned
by the decease of the late Mr. Rowland %Vilks, and to con-
sider the measures proper to be adopted thereon. After
a stormy discussion the day of election was fixed for Tues-
day next. There are several candidates in the field, and
considerable excitement prevails in the parish in con-

sequence.
On Thursday an inquest was held 'at Cork on
the body of Catherine Cave, who came by her death under
the followingfcircumstances :—The deceased was the wife
of a victualler, named Stephen Cave, who was is the
habit of using her in a most brutal manner, and had fre-
quently threatened to stick her with a knife as he would
a calf. On Saturday, the 10th instant, he gave her a
blow on the head which knocked her down, and then
kicked her on the side and back ; she continued, from

that time, vomiting quantities of blood and in excessive
pain, up to Wednesday morning, when she died. The
unnatural wretch fled to England, and has not since
returned. The Jury returned a verdict—" That the de-
ceased, Catherine Cave, died from the effects of kicks
received on her body from her husband, Stephen Cave,
on Saturday, the 10th August." She bad been before,
separated from him in consequence of his ill usage of her,
but was induced to live with him again in hopes of a
reformation, and had been only six weeks out of her con-
finement. —Limerick Chronicle.

INSANITY IN KENT.-This frightful malady
has latterly considerably increased in Kent, and during
two or three late sittings of the Lewisham bench of Ma-

gistrates, no less than two, and sometimes three lunatics
have been examined before them, with the view of their

being sent to Barming-heath lunatic asylum. In addition 1
to those that have been apprehended and taken before the
Magistrates, a number have destroyed themselves, and.
their cases have come under the cognizance of Mr. Cart.
tar, the district Coroner. In some of the Metropolita• a
parishes loud complaints have been made against the
ment of is. 3d. per week per head for the maintenance of
paupers at the Hanwell Lunatic Asylum, but the expolse
charged per week for each pauper at Barming-heath A sy-
lum, amounts to no less a sum than 10s. Is there such a
difference in the price of provisions and clothing in Mid-
dlesex and Kent as to justify this distinction of charges, or
do the Visiting Justices of Kent have better dinners than
those in Middlesex, after the fatigue necessarily conse-
quent upon the discharge of their important functions ?
THE EXPERIMENTAL PAVING OF OXFORT,
STREET.—IMPORTANT DECISION OF THE MARYLEE'JNE
PAVING COMMITTEE.—The extended time allowed 1-4 the
Marylebone Vestry for testing the durability of the various
specimens of experimental paving laid down ir, Oxford-
street, having expired, yesterday afternoon a large body
of the members of the Experimental Paviny; Committee
proceeded to Oxford-street, for the purpose of entering
into a minute examination of the several specimens, prior
to completing their final report and recommendation to the
Vestry, as to the plan which it would be most advisable
to adopt. Having completed their survey of the road, the
Committee adjourned to the Court 'lowa, for the purpose
of deliberating as to the best mode to be adopted, when a
long discussion ensued upon the subject. Mr. Kensett
supported the adoption of the wood, and Mr. Harbutt and
several others opposed it, upon the ground that the mate-
terial was of too slippery a nature for horses. After a variety
of arguments, in the course of which three or four amend-.
ments were put and negatived. The following resolta~
tion was put and carried:—" That it appears to tEe
Committee that the wooden block paving has proved it-
self equal to the traffic and paving of the whole of Oirirord-
street, and it is therefore resolved to recommend. 'to the
Vestry to adopt the wooden-block paving for that
thoroughfare, subject to certain conditions and r ulations."
The greatest interest is manifested on this subject in
Marylebone, and although it is expected through it the
Vestry will, when the subject comes fai tly before them,
again become the arena of conflicting vsrties, yet it may
be fairly assumed that the iuhabitant.s of Oxford-street
will not figure among them from the fact that a petition is
in progress, which is understood already to have received
in favour of the wood experiment nearly four hundred
signatures.

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BRUTAL TREATMENT OF A BOY. -•-• At
Brentford Petty Sessions on Monday, a decently-dressed
man, named John Hissey, coal dealer, residing at Houns-
low appeared before the sitting Magistrates, to answer a
summons at the instance of the parochial officers of Heston,
charging him with the following brutal conduct towards 4
his nephew, William Hissey, a boy not 11 years of age. '
The boy, William Hissey. was brought in. He appeared
very weakly and of diminutive size. Mr. 'William Taylor
deposed, that on Wednesday last, as be was corning up '
Bell-lane into Hounslow, he saw the defendant, who
with him a horse, run and catch up the boy by
and heard him say, he (the boy) should nevetell ..a body lbad,
lies about him (defendant) as he would do for
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then, while at the same time he dashed hitr
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and
against a brick wall. Th® boy s ream ed cut, boy's head
defendant took a halter and tied ut,
boy, and flung
him over the horse. Several
persons wb o had witnessed
his conduct interfered, and one of
,them,, a stranger to wit-
ness, took hold of the boy to take 1-am away from the
defendant, on which defendant strue-ix at the man with a
large iron hammer. It missed th,
.; man, but struck the
boy's head. The defendant then s' .xstck the man in question
several times with the hammer, making two holes in his
head, from which blood flowed. By
Mr. S rin hall—De-
fendant has put hint (the boy), in adarkP
shed with a chain
round his body, and has the' .'e made him hold a quarter
hundred wei-get in each bar A with his arms extended for
half an briar, Mr. James Sproules, parish clerk of Hes-
ton, ,•.„ neighbour of defe Adant's, deposed that be bad fre-
clr-ently seen the defendant chasing the boy down the road
with a whip in his baud, when the screams of the boy had
been most dreadful ; and had also on several occasions
seen the defendant's house surrounded by persons indig-
nant at defendant's treatment of the boy. The defendant;
whose face was frightfully disfigured by the summary ven-
geance inflicted on him by the mob, in his defence said>he
had sent the boy for a horse, and when he met him some
hours afterwards, be told him that he bad lost the key. He
did not dash his head against the wall, but he certainly
called him a young rascal, and threw him across the
horse, when two ruffians came and attacked him, and in
defending himself the hammer somehow struck the boy.
The Magistrates said they should convict the defendant in
the full penalty of 51., and in default two. months' impri-
sonment. They regretted it was not in their power to
give him six months, or they would eheerft ally do so. The
defendant immediately paid the money. The boy still
remains under the care of the parish office in.