The Sun.
London, England, 1837-07-10 00:00:00

DREADFUL OUTRAGE.

During Wednesday night the neighbourhood of Spreads
E tgic-court, Gray's Inn-lane, was kept in a state of excite
men' in consequence of a desperate affray which took 'dace!'
in which Ilcnora Foley, a young woman, was so consi-p:
derahly 'injured that 'her life is despaired of, and other i-.
persons were severely wounded. It appears that two sis4'
ters, Ilunora and Eliza Foley, loose girls, who carry aboutl
fruit for sale, reside together in' a disreputable was, in'',l
Spread Eigle-court, with a fellow named O'Connell. On'•,3
Wednesday they contrived to extract a sovereign frog:
a man's pocket, when a dispute occured as to the sliaring%,
of it between the three ; a quarrel ensued, in consequence;,
of Eiiza Foley refusing to divide it, and a battle royal took !..
place, in which knives, pokers, sticks, and other wcapons'i
were used ; and Eliza Foley received several stabs. Ilerq
head was nearly laid open, and her nose cut quite through,
by her own sister. She ran bleeding to Hatton-garden police-'..
oiliLle for assistance, but the office was closed. She pro 4-,,
ceaded to a dcctor's, where her wounds were dressed, and';
°'
ten o'clock she returned to her lodgings, when the quarrell
and fight were renewed, and the neighbourhood alarmed.;
O'Connell and lionora Foley attacked Eliza, and they 4
knives were again used, and the latter received several;
other additional wounds of a serious nature ; and it was'
generally reported that she bad been murdered. Informa:
tion having reached Archer, 1.50 G, and other constables,
then proceeded to the house in Spread Eagle-court, where:,;;;.
they found Eliza Foley lying on the lljor insensible.
The place was covered with blood, which was still.
flxving from some shocking wounds, evidently inflicted...
with a knit*" She was instantly conveyed,to St.. Bartholo-'4.
mew's Ho3pital,wbere six now lies without hope of recovery.
The officers made inquiries, and ultimately apprehende4
O'Connell and Honora Foley, whom they took to the station3*
I
house, where they were detained until yesterday morniner,t.-
„ien they were taken to Hatton-garden Police-office, and
charged before Messrs. Laing and Rogers, when a sur-
geon's
certificate was produced, stating that several severe:.
wounds had been inflicted on Eliza Foley's person, and she,.
was in danger. Nesbit, the officer or this establishment, 21
stated that he went and saw Eliza Foley, find the wounds '
were deep and shocking to look at. The female prisoner'-
chid not deny the charge. O'Connell coolly said, with a
broad Irish brogue, ccl taint to make pace betwano tlivn
and their mother, and sure that's all I did." Several 10• i...
hibitants attended to speak of their misconduct, and to`'
show that the neighbourhood was in a state of ferment all!,
night through them.
Mr. LAING ordered the prisoners to be remanded, and..
the state of the injured girl should be reported to him froii
day to day. The prisoners were eventually sent (5 prison. IN

It is calculated that upwards of 100 steamers pass
D.pt ford in the course of every 24 hours.

As some young men were going along the mea-
dowl at Bitten, near the river, a few days hilice, they saw
win's hat on the bank, and, on further search, a razor iess!
I ,und near it. They procured resistance, and dragged thel
river, all soon found the- body cf it labouring man eilmadi
Hi ,bs. A large stone, weighing upwa-ds of sib. teas fast
cued round his nc.,ek 'by a handkerchief, and his throat was'
s:i4l.tly cut in two places. An inquest was subsequently held:
.t •13.tron, before Mr. W. J. Ellis, and evidence having been!
girco to the effect that the poor than had been lalou ingl
under such great depression of spirits, from family
to cs, a; not to la,• able to follow his tz.su I oc-nnat.iCTl, •ei
jury returned a 'edict of—lnsanity. Won .t.r Mirror.