The Sun.
London, England, 1830-08-31 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF TIIB PUBLIC JOURNALS.

The following account of the plan, given in De-
!ember last to M. de Polignac by Gummi, for
!hanging the law of elections, and reducing the Go-
vernment of France to an almost absolute monarchy,
s curious, and may be relied on. The Chamber
:if Deputies was to be dissolved : and if the
new one proved ultraliberal, as it was ex-
pected to do, the meeting was to be deferred
till the end of the month of October, • which
would bring it to within a few weeks of the expira-
tion of the time for which the direct taxes had beep
voted by the former Chamber. The budget, including
the expellee of the Algerine expedition, was then to
be immediately brought forward, and if accepW,
the Chamber was to be allowed to continue to sit
fora few months, and then to be dissolved; and as
the taut in France are voted for two years, and the.
initiutive vested in the King by Charter prevents:
any pi.eject inimical to the Government being even
brought forward, it was intended to take advantage
of the time gained, and of any popularity which the,
success of the Algerine expedition might have uc.
(mired, for the Government to effect the great object.
If, however, andOthich was much more probable,
the:budget was'°.refused, the Chamber was to be
dissolved, and'ihe King placed in the position
which Oneratd argues would have allowed him
lawfully to exert the authority given him by the,
14th article of the Charter; for by the refusal
of the. budget, the payment of the interest of the
debt, of the army, navy, and, civil ettployiis, would
have been stopped, and the mareh of the Govern.'
went arrested ; whilst, on., the, other
,hand, it
would have been impossible to convoke a hatober
legally constituted according' to the Cliartetee by'
the cessation of the direct, usage, which bythatAime
would have taken piece, there would hive exiated
neither electors nor persons capable of being elected,
the former paying 300 f., and the latter I,ooof. of
direct taxes, which of course they could not do,
when such contributicitis hid ceased to exist. In
this situation of affairs, the King, with the Charter in
his hand was to have deelared.himself in the posi-
tion contemplated by the 14th article of it, which
gives him the power to provide by ordinance for
the execution of the laws ; and, as' the execution of
the laW of elections 'had: been rendered impossible
by the act of the Chamber 'itself, ho was by ortli-
nenee to have called a meeting of the 402 persons,
lea pins conlribuahles, in the departments, and
jointly with them and the Peers to have tamed
a new, and, of course, ultra-royalist one. This
project was shallow and impracticable, but on the
face of it, and as an abstract proposition, sufficiently
plausible. Ouvrard did not contemplate that the
execution of it would go quietly down, but he con-
ceived that-1, as it was the Chamber that struck
the first blowo-2, as there would have been no ne-
c*ssity for any act of overt aggression (as in the
case of destroying the presses of the journals), and,
3, as it was certainly within the meaning, perhaps
a little stretched, of the Charter, it would at least
bear arguing on, and have occasioned a difference
of opinion in the country, in which case he con-
cluded that Success would attend, as it generally
does, those who have the power in their bands.
The Prince de Polignac accepted this project, and
intended to act on it, till the news of the fall of
Algiers, on the oth of July, turned his head, and
induced him to take the fatal step he has done.
Ouvrard began every letter to him on the, subject,
and there are sixty of them, with " Celui des deux
parties tote sortera de la legallie et de la charts,
sera perdu," and concluded with an expression to
the same effect.—Tirner.

A small portion of the Press of this Country
makes war upon the Frtnch people and their
patriot Ktng. What is wanted in reasoning is
made up in abuse—in proportion' to the dearth of
legitimate matter of accusation is the ebundance of
scurrilous invective. The heroic people of 'Paris
are mailed by a bitterness.'only to be equalled by
its injustice, because they did not tamely submit to
the utter subversion of their liberties, and resign
themselves in patient degradation to priestly tyranny
and regal oppression. It seems as if some writers
wished to mike the Francis sensible that they had

eternally disgracer) themselves by missing the fine,
opportunity possible of surpassing, in servile sub-
mission, the subjects of that Roman Emperor who
delegated his power to the fawning and crud Seja-
nue, or of him who invested a nobler animal with
the functions of a great Magistrate, and made his
horse a Consul. 'These were glorious dines, no
doubt, and if Charles and his ghostly advisers had
itteatteded in their plans fer the regeneration of the
abiolute dynalty, the, world might have seen such
times again. Tiberius or a Caligula—the most
perfect models ,Of pure absolutism---cannot exist
where the people are wayward and perverse enough
to retain any sense of the dignity of human nature.
France, unmindful of the lessons of contented di-
basement which the degenerate Romans gave thr
world after the overthrow of the Commonwealth,
prefers a moderate and enlightened Sovereign to an
!Iftiorant and morose tyrant ; she prefers a Trujan to
e Domitian—a Louis-Philippe, who represents the
lieteiomil will, to a Charles X., who trampled it in the
414 DI-judging people ! why do ye not abjure the
heresy a is free Constitution, anti return to the
chains and degradation of an orthodox tyranny I--
The rights of Kings we respect ; but like our fore-
fathers when they expelled the sullen and priest-
ridden tyrant James 11,, we think them only of
wee when they are combined and interwoven with
the righti of the people. The French may answer
their virulent caluramatore in this country by open-
ing that page of English history which records the
proceedings of the Convention Parliament. They
me, answer the vilifiers of the Charter by phone;
to the Dill of Rights. The means by which our
ancestors ()bighted the one, the French defended the
other. The treesoeable conspiracy in both instances
ageitort the nation ward punished by the forfeiture of
the Crown. In a Sunday Paper, which professes
to be the organ of the high Church party, but
which, at the same time, is the servile instrument
the Ministry who most grossly betrayed the cause
0( that party, the most coarse and revolting epi.
shots are applied to the Kiit of the French. !le is
0114441 in " good set terms, an "usurper," as
the " unnatural occupier of his mode's chair;" and
his manna are designated as low and wittingly,
*wale because, like our own patriotic Monarch, he
dots not think that the King of a free people should
enshroud himself, like en eastern despot, in the Myste.
tious obscurhy of a regal fortress; or relieve it tie-
ceswary shut the majesty Or a Motiuteb, like, 60
Pity of a heathen god, should be enveloped in clouds.
fliatory has not been written in vain for the present
King of the French, which is more then van be said
for many of his predecessors. lie keows that. those
tyrants who have most disgraced the name of man,
have most Affected the attributes of deity ; utid he
knows that the truly great riders of mankind in all
ages have been as much distinguished for simplicity
of manners as for grandeur of mind. '.lbere was
more pomp and pterension of power in discharging
the wooden thunder bolts of Salmonew, than in di.
resting the authentic lightnings of :love / It is
worth observing, that the very preceding column in
Om tome journal which contents those wild and ess
"4"Pot ravings against a King, who liar ascended
the throne by the acelemation of the people, favour*
itt.."l,l'64.lvrti with rereriewed allusion to the " legitimute
oriliT:LoLits glint Dori " whose reemg.
Stfty,i the writer, " nom impossible
longer. One would almost suppose
ile4o;l;7l74".",wraltitt44tistits sentence WO written, NO
from of diplomatic reesoniog
Aiwa. 11,L , lire ,ptohle Secretary for Foreign
dryw now, in particular, w knowo,
lees it be that the 'nimbi n,uns
CAW!' has tittered to the
new debris Login the sympetbs .4
advocatee of "tiiingo its tin
" things as they are tior" in emote.
we refer to those topirse—mEt 41014314,with thy;
hope or rim yificing seek writeri artd their
of the wild folly of attemptieg sOppore:ivify
thitig base in government by every tti.iig In ii

logic; not from any fear that iuconsistencies so .1
glaring, and intemperance so gross, can have any i
influence in corrupting the natural good sense of the
people of this country—but we do it to guard the
French people, if such tiradeS should happen to full
under their observation, against being led to imagine
that the servile oracles of the interested mdevolence
of the few speak at all the genuine sentiments of tile
many. We wish also that our neighbours, and
some among ourselves, should be disabused f the
notion that, becawe the virulent attacks upon the
recent revolutiodin France proceed from a paper pro- ,
fessirg to be the organ ef , the Church, its sentiments
on this subject are those of the Clergy of England
taken as a body. We know, indeed, that there
are sortie of that body who hate freedom beth
abroad and at home, , because they love the Church:
for its property, nor for its doctrines—and, in their
idolatry to Mammon, fear that rational liberty would:
lead to a reform of those abuses by which a few,
churchmen flourish in proportion as religion declines;
but far be it from us to confound, with such Priests:
of Baal the great body of the Clergy of the Church
of Englatid. They, like all men of virtuous prin-
ciples and enlightened minds, know that the spirit
which raised the temple of the reformed faith on the
ruin* of superstition, laid the foundation of the,
great, and, we trust, imperishable structure of civil
liberty, which is the streogth—the ornament—an&
the glory of the British empire. We know that such
men, as Christian pastors are not officious inter-
meddlers in political matters, but, as men, they have'
a right to form and express their opinion's on all sub-.
jects that affect the welfare_of mankind, and we are
sure we should do them great injustice by supposing
they entertained any other . feelings but those of
*empathy and admiration for a brave people, who,'
the crisis of stational danger, acted upon the,
glorious example of England, and preferring death.
to degradation, burst the bonds
:of jesuitical and:
regal tyranny, and having conquered their enemies.
by their oourege, gained nobler triumphs by their
moderation.—Morning Herald.
The account of a Revolution at Brussels, to
which we yesterday alluded, is confirmed. This
movement cannot he said to have taken Europe by
surprise; for it is well known that the Belgians
have always disliked the. Government imposed on
them in ISM, and that for a considerable period the
strongest irritation has prevailed. The French Re-
volution may have emboldened the people of Brus-
sels, and accelerated the movement; but no one can
have attended to the recent history of the Nether-
lands withput being satisfied that the prevailing dis-
content would, ere long, lead to serious events. M.
de Potter some time ago addressed a letter to the
King of the Netherlands, in which he predicted
what has now taken place. In the Courier des
Pays Bus there is a second letter from M. de Potter
to the King of the Netherlands, of which the follow-
ing is an extract :
" I repeat, Sire, the Van Msanen Ministry is as odious
to the Belgians as the Poliguac 11linistt y was to the
French : the doctrines of the Royal Message of December
the I Ith are as subversWe of our fundamental law as the
Ordennances of July 25th wore of the Charter; the
Dutch oppreision is as insupportable to us as the preponder.
once of the Priests and the Nobles is to our neighbours;
the Paternal Garernment is as impossible in Belgium as

the Absolute Government in France; the love of liberty ie
as great, as ardent, and as powerful, at Brussels, Liege,
Mans► Bruges, and Ghent, as it is at Paris."
The extent of the insurrection is yet only matter
of conjecture. But as ►he cause is general there
can be no reason for supposing that the movement
will be confined to Brussels; In Galignanes _Mes-
senger it is said that " the intelligence produced a
strong sensation in the Chamber, and became the
subject of general conversation. It misreported on
'Change that the King of the Netherlands had been
forced to take to flight.' It was also added " that
Liege and several of the frontier towns were up in
arms." Our correspondent, O. P. Q., states in
forcible terms the grievances of the Belgians; and
does not hesitate to declare that they never will be
satisfied till they ure united to France.
" Assure yourself 1 pray you'(he says), of the truth of
a remark, that this revolution in the Pays Has commenced
in 1815. As soon as the Flemings bad ceased to hear

he sound of ►annon, and had buried the slain ; as soon as

their tears had ceased to flaw fur the defeat of Napoleon ;
as soon us the loud and oft repeated curses of the whole
Flemish population at the success of the Holy Alliance had
subsided into a death-like silence, only occasionally inter•
rupted by sighs, the Flemings began to consider their real
position. They found that their country had been re-united
to Holland without their consent ; that they had been
turned over by treaty, as a pieca of land changes proprietors
by deed ; and that although it was well known that Belgium
had nevsr been so prosperous and happy as since she hail
formed part of France, yet that her wishes were not coo.
eislered of any moment when compared with those of the
House of Orange ; and that it was deemed right by her
conquerors to. annex her to her ancient foe, Holland I
Flemish Catholics beheld their provinces ruled by Pro-
testant Governors, their King was a Protestant Prince,
the Ministers and Officers of State Dutchmen and Pro-
totems and Belgium found herself encumbered with the
ancient debt of Holland. But this was not all. During
the reign of Napoleon, Yielgium had scarcely been taxed ;
now she found herself paying snore taxes than the Dutch.
shall prove this its another letter. During the reign of
Napoleon, Belgium had obtained a free market for all her
manufactures, and had obtained in return good Bordeaux
wine et tenpence per bottle. Now she found herself
without a vent far her manufactured articles, anti the tax
on Bordeaux wine was so heavy as almost to amount to a
prohibition. During the reign of Napoleon, the Con-
scription bad certainly been established, and thousands
of her sons had perished in the field of battle ; but then
her officers had been promoted--her brave youth were
rewarded—Belgians had governed their own affsirs, under
the superintendence of Fraime—and the. Dutch had not
been permitted to interfere in their eoneerns. During the
-reign of Napoleon, the Belgians bad identified themselves
with France. They had nearly forgotten their own must
barbarous language, and had adopted that of the French.
In their Courts of Law—in the army and navy—in the
public schools—and everywhere, French was the language
of the people—and to the lowest class was confined the
speaking of the Hanish dialect. But now they found that
the old language was revived ; that all reminiscences of
. .

the formes: junction of Belgium with France were to he
destroyed, and that an attempt was to he made to anislita-
mate the Flemings with the Dutch. This alone was Vail.
Cient to induce a moral resistance, And that moral resist-
ance hay been going on for the period of fifteen years. 1
nu► about to state a fact which 1 know to be true—that

from 1815 to the present day the Belgians never have
been really satisfied ; and I must add, that they never will
hi until France shall govern them. That such desire brie
been greatly increased by the avenue Whi have recently
occurred in France I of course admit, *ince, in the very
time proportion that France becomes truly great and truly
free, the Flemings increasingly desire a connection with ,
that country."
The Belgians, we may observe, are a people who
have on more than one occasion proved that they
can net up to their resolves. Who does not know
of the resistance of the Flemings to the encroach-
merits of the Emperor Joseph, a little before the
outbreaking of the French Revolution, and his mor-
tification at the failure of all his attempts, notwith-
standing his immense armies ? The political fabric
reared by the enemies of the nation,, on the over-
throw of Napoleon, is thus fast crumbling to pieces.
Is there a man, with the spirit of a man, through-
out Europe, who does not wish that it shouldso
crumble to pieces ? The people, their interests,
their feelings, their habits, were all sacrificed, with-
out scruple or compunction, to the plan for strength-
ening the great military momuchies, us Lord Castle-
reagh termed them ; that is, Europe was SO par-
celled out, that the great despotisms were enabled
to retain Europe in a state of subjection, by the
ease with which they could aid each other in crush-
ing all attempts at internal improvement in any
country. Belgium was violently torn from France—
Italy was consigned to Austria--Genoa was forcibly
united to Piedmont—and a number of other forcible
disinentbOrinents and unions em Then consummated.
Whenever, however, violeneeis_doone to the nations,
as M the, so,,ealled settlement of Europe there is
*lli4Ya LitiOsger of a -violent temillittiou to the
*atone. A government was imposed on the greatest
rend' 111P0 it!t-ellgent-of tho Ettropczn Lotions, hostile
totprovement, either at home or abroad. e.
hi-Ns had of course a deep ititereq `nupholding; this
Coissertim•
the MAPileti Of Willett wits Csbelltl4l to

their scheme, and they accordingly guaranteed to
the elder branch of the hated Bourbons the pos-
session of the Throne of France. But the French
having thrown off; the incumbrance, and vindicated
their rights to 41fgoverrnent, the system of the
Alliei is undermined. She has weakened the
enemies of the nations, and in the same proportion
strengthened the nations themselves. They have,
too, her bright example to teach them the grand
secret of theirown power. It is Impossible, that under
such circumstances, the nations suffering under
injustice should not feel impelled t o follow the example.
What might have been imprudent a few months ago,
may now be a matter of easy execution. That these
effects are viewed with great ill-will by the Aristo-
cracy of this country, is a point as to which there
can be no dispute. They feel that there is an in-
timate connection between the duration of their
power and
.the duration of the System of Ascen-
dancy
of the Holy Alliance. While they dare not
openly declare themselves hostile to the French Re-
volution, they cannot muster up sufficient hypocrisy
to conceal the chagrin they feel that it has been so
signally successful, and more especially that it is not
in their power to hold it up as a bugbear. But still
it, this country, as well as in every other, the physi-
cal power is with the people, anti the people are
pleased beyond measure with the French Revolu-
tion. The higher ranks would, no doubt, if
they dared, now, as well' as in 1794, precipitate
the country into a war with the Continent,
with a view to prevent the spread of free Insti-
tutions But if the people do their duty, they,
will not dare to venture on such an unhallowed
course. It was the opening, of the 'Scheldt which
formed the pretext for the war of 1794. The-pre-
text for a war now might be the movement in Bel-
gium. Let the people be on their guard. The
French will not interfere with BelgiuM if other
Powers do not interfere with it. If the people do
their duty, the Government will not dare to commit
the country to any plan for crushing, by means of
their neighbours, the attempts of the Belgians.—
They ought to be allowed to work out their own
emancipation unmolested. We shall conclude with
the following forcible observations transmitted to us
by a Correspondent
" The crisis which everybudy knew must arrive, is
come. Belgium is in arms to effect her re-junction to
France, and so break the unnatural union which .was forced
on her, as part of the,Castlereagb plan for keeping down
freedom everywhere. The question is now, whether the
people of England will contribute their money and persons
to carry on Lord Castlereagh's war, or whether they are
grown nicer? There is no doubt that Lord Castlereagh
made an agreement that he and his, supposing they had
the power in their hands, should go to war to keep Bel-
gium from joining herself to France. But he did.not'make
an agreement that the people of England, after his death,
should agree to give a shilling towards it. The case is like
that of the unjust treaties of the Stuarts for the depression
of Holland, with the further purpose of perpetuating
the depression of liberty at home. And the question is,
what is to be done with such a treaty, if the people have
come to a better mind? The best answer appears to be;
that the people must strongly and constitutionally avow
their determination not to support a war for the purpose of
securing their own bondage and destroying their own lute;
rests; and that, this being secured, they must leave the
aristocratical parties who made the treaty to make
lust what statement, of the case they like best. Let
them tell the Holy Alliance that their hearts and afire-

tions are as much with them as ever, but that fan&
doctrines have so wrought upon the English people, that
there is no getting sixpence from theni towards the corn-
pletion of the plan. There is no doubt thitt there was a
treaty to guarantee the existing coalition of Belgium, as a
means of keeping the Bourbons on the Throne. But this
was always dependent on the supposition that the Bour.
bons kept their part of the agreement, and did not vacate
the throne by their own misconduct. The Bourbons lutes
so vacated it ; and England, from the King on the Throni
to the lowest artisan, has recognised the fact. There is an
end, therefore, of all the dependent guarantees; and any
Englishman must be a mere simpleton who allows himself
to be deprived of sixpence to keep up the wrecks of the
Iloly Alliance policy in Belgium."—Mousing Chronicle,
The attention of the public was yesterday strongly
excited by intelligence of a popular movement m
Brussels, which was at first magnified into a royal
lotion, but reduced by subsequent and more accurate
accounts to its true character, of an ebullition of
discontent in the lower orders, serious in its nature,
and attended, unhappily, with bloodshed, but local,
and not likely, we trust, to be continued or re-
peated. While the explosion appears to have been
prompted.ronr t
them iethe late events at Paris, it differed
i
by
it one main feature, for it took place in

the absence of the Court, and was in no degree
provoked by the acts of the Executive Govern-
ment. The circumstances were nearly us follows :
The anniversary of the birth-day of the King of
the Netherlands was celebrated at Brussels on

this day se'nnight, by public functionaries, the
officers of the garrison and city guard, and a num-
ber of the inhabitants. An Opposition Journal
having asserted that " the preparations for illumi-
nating the park on this occasion had excited great
discontent,' the Gazette des Pays Bas, the Govern-
meta paper, pronounced this assertion not only a
falsehood, but a gross insult to the inhabitants of
Brussels; a city which of late years had been so
greatly improved, and had profited so largely by the
disbursethents of the public money." This and
other similar expressions excited considerable see,
satin among the dissatisfied part of the populace,
and on Wednesday evening ut u late hour, groups
collecting in the streets proceeded to the office of
Le National, a Ministerial paper, and afterwards to
the residence of the Editor, who fortunately was
absent, but whose papers awl furniture were soon
involved in one common • destruction. In an-
other part of the town the windows in the
Court of Assize were broken amid cries of " Down
with Van Maunen," the Minister of Justice,

who acted so prominent a part in the state
trials of De Potter and his brother journalists.
Another crowd proceeded to the house of the I)irec.
tor of Police, and destroyed the doors, windows,

and furniture. It was now past midnight, and the
sound of .fire.artne was heard for the first time at
one o'clock on Thursday morning, the shops of the
gunsmiths having been broken open by the popu-
lace. Thus armed the crowd rushed to the official
residence of the obnoxious Minister, Van Airmen,
burst open the doors, and destroyed the furniture,
enconetering little opposition from the soldiers, who,'
whether, by order from their officers or inability
to resist, withdrew from the scene of contest.
The house, or to use the official term, hotel, was
now set on fire; the smoke rose rapidly, and the
people declared they would not retire till it
should be burnt to the foundation. Engines errived
arid the firemen offered to extinguish the conflagra-
tion, but they were obliged to withdraw, and leave
the building to its fate. All this had taken place in
darkness; soon after the morning dawned, and showed
the armed force advancing, and spreading themselves
by companies through the streets. At last, at six
o'clock on Thursday morning, orders were
given to
u platoon to fire, and soon after the dead and
wounded were seen taken from among the crowd and
carried home ;Other detachments of troops traversed
the streets, and their firing,sometimes pointed at the
people, at other times in the air, resuunded through
the whole town. To stop this disorder and blood-
shed the Alagistrutes determined to hold a middle
course, withdrawing the military, mull replacing
there by. a force which could not. be obnoxious to
the people; the garde bourgeoise, Or armed citizens.
They invited the members of this body to repair to
the barracks for arms; these were forthwith dis-
tributed to diem, and ',taroks of citizens were seen
traversing the principal streets and relieving the
military, who withdrew to their barracks, or took a
public square, the Place
defensive attitude in the
Royale. This conciliating course was followed by
proclamation from the magistrates, announcing the
abolition or the mouture, or tax on the grinding of
corn. Some time after the ancient flag,!or standard
of Brabant (black, orange, and red), was hoisted
and carried along the streets. 'rime people were now
pacified ; further disorder was prevented .; females
vv.?utipublic, and the shops and
%atrelile
i.etiliets° s'v'pelilveaar in
gairi opened. The complaints of
the populace an this OeCliSiOli were confined to the

pressure of taxation and, the high price of bread.
N murmurs of a political nature were heard.
The Hague being this year the residence of the
Court, the King, the Princes, and the chief Mi-
nisters, were at a great distance ; but the Magi-
strates on the spot seem to have been quite
equal to the exigency, serious as it was. The
garrison of Brussels, consisting at first of only
1,500 men, was carried by successive arrivals on
Thursday to double that number. The neighbour-
ing city of Ghent, far from participating in the
spirit of the insurrection, is said to give evidence of
the greatest loyalty. In truth, the grounds of dis-
satisfaction at Brussels appear to have been so
slight, that a movement would hardly have taken
place, had the members of Government been on the
spot with a suitable military force. The Belgians
differing from the Hollanders in their religious
creed, and separated from them in a , political sense
during more than two centuries, are, as is well
known, unwilling subject; of the House of Orange.
They have also borne their full share of the recent
pressure on the productive industry of Europe,
arising from stagnant markets and reduced earn•
ings; but, with the exception of the state trials
in the early part of the year, they have had no
recent grievance, or subject of complaint.—
.These trials, however, were justly odious, both
on account of the manner in which they were
conducted, and the vindictive spirit which they
betrayed ; and the Revolution in Prance having
occurred so closely on the back of them, and on the
final expulsion of M. de Potter and his colleagues
from the.. Netherlands, and having withal evinced
such a complete triumph over an unconstitutional
government, it would have been a Miracle indeed,
had no popular ebullition of indignation been exhi=
bited. Let us hope, however, that the mischief is
at an end—that the Government, on the one hand,
will see the policy of making every just and neces-
sary concession, and. that the people, on the other,
instead of indulging in senseless rioting, will con-
fine their exertions and demands to the claim of those
salutary reforms, which the King cannot refuse on
any reasonable pretence. The latest accounts seem
to state that the higher classes hid at length begun
to show themselves, and to take the lead of those
who were carrying on the works of destruction ';
and, if such should prove to be the case, we trust
we may confidently anticipate a speedy settlement of
disturbances, which, were they to continue for any
length of time, might involve all Europe in another
war.—.ilforning Advertiser.

RESUMED CORONER'S INQUEST ON

THE BODY OF MISTS CASHIN.

(Concluded from our Paper of yesterday.)

Mr. Wakley produced a copy of the Times news-
paper, in which a letter was published from Sir
Anthony Carlisle, on the subject of the evidence
given on a former day by General Sharpe, and sug-
gested that it should be read to the Jury.
General Sharpe rose and said, that he stood be-
fore the Court and Jury a much injured man. His
reputation was at stake. He was a General in the
army, and if such an imputation as was contained
in Sir Anthony Carlisle's letter were true, it would
disgrace hint. He therefore hoped the Court would
extend its jurisdiction, if possible, and bring forward
Sir Anthony Carlisle.

The CORONER said, that a letter in a newspaper
could not be evidence, and declined to act upon it
in any way.
Mr. Adolphus concurred in the Coroner's opi-
nion, and said he had seen the report of the pro-
ceedings alluded to in the 7'imer, and did not detect
any material omission or misrepresentation in the
report of General Sharpe's deposition.

The General said ihat he could refute almost
every word contained in Sir Anthony Carlisle's letter.
Here the conversation dropped.

The Foreman of the Jury then rose, and read
from a paper in his hand to the effect that the Ju►y
were unanimously of opinion that it was useless to
pursue the inquiry any further than had already been
done, for that they were assembled not to inquire
into the success of Mr. Long's mode of practice,
but to ascertain the circumstances which produced
the death of Miss Cashin, and they therefore re-
quested that the proceedings might be stopped, and
that they might deliver their verdict.

The COnoismt said he thought the inquiry they
were pursuing was material to the question at issue,
inasmuch as tt went to show that the preparation
used by Mr. Long had been beneficial in its effects
to many, and if it was shown that it was administered
with a good intention, and not at random, with a
culpable disregard for the lives of his Majesty's sub-
jects, a man ought not to be charged criminally.
The Coroner then cited a case tried at the Old
Bailey, in which the Judges held the same doctrine
which he bad just now mentioned. If remedies were
not to be administered by any but medical men, all
the old ladies would soon go to pot.—(A laugh.)
Mr. Adolphus—Ay, and the race of Lady Roan-
/041s would soon be extinct. But to the point. In
a proceeding like this, supposing a verdict crimi-
natory of any person should be returned, all the
depositions would, as a matter of course, be sent to
the Ohl Bailey with that verdict ; and I am deter-
mined that it shall be seen fully and fairly upon
what grounds the verdict is founded.
A Juror said he had no objection to sit patiently
and hear all the evidence that might be called, but
he hoped that gentlemen would keep their tempers,
and indulge less in personalities than they had done
hitherto.
Mr. Adophus said he joined heartily in this wish.
Michael George Prendergast, Esq., M.P., residing
at No. 2, Alpha Cottages, 'New-read, examined—
I felt very much inconvenienced some months ago
by a determination of blood to the head. It was
about the middle of January. I suffered loss of ap-
petite and want of rest. At this time I had never
seen Mr. Long, but having heard from a friend of
mine, Sir Colin,Cumpbell, as to his skill anti suc-
cess in the cure of inflammatory diseases, I applied
to him. On the first day he said it was impossible
he could attend upon me, as he had so many patients
under his care just then. Ile called on me at nine
o'clock in the evening, and he applied his prepare-
don to my chest for at least a quarter of an hour,
and then to my forehead, but it produced no effect.
lie next tried my back, and in less than three
minutes he produced a copious discharge. He con-
tinued to rub about three or four minutes longer after
he had produced the discharge. He then placed a
cabbage-leaf on the sore, and afterwards a pad lined
with cotton. He told me it was very likely I should
be disturbed in the night, by the quantity of mutter
that would exude. I was disturbed in the night,
end had a fresh pad and fresh leaves applied. When
I awoke the perspiration on my skin was profuse,
and my sleep had been very unlike what I had ex-
perienced for many months before,—it was very
sound and refreshing. There was an excoriation
in the centre of the back. The discharge continued
very free that night, the next day, And the second
night also. I found my head greatly relieved, and
from that day to this I have not had the slightest re-
turn of the complaint which I had laboured under.
I never experienced the slightest ill effect from Mr.
Long's application, but on the contrary, the greatest
one mode
olfitiraevaetmneevnet:r
akrtilitraVllwi
alylismhetaordpufrrsoume
benefit, and that benefit had been permanent up to
this
but
leis
patients that they experienced great benefit.
completelycSo s
Since the
and
de timehroe tnap
removed.
et:
nmi
e(elot:nrteisole:aqt mentioned,
nce owt
foas trouble)
the yms
success
With a pain in the chest, and inconvenience from
and in two or three times the inconvenience was
care,f h
and
istreuhtern underwent eorfw neliei; application.ceti n t'"
had
el
h ias
violent tooth-ache, and his fitce and eye-lids were
opreparation was applied
There as excoria-
lion produced in this instance. I sent another child
to the face and eye,
of mine to him,. only six years old; with an inflam-
matory
tiienacksourße
dt
hriortiota,t tatdndhiet awpapsliceodmpt hi
eeteityo Iruetni
removed
to

by one application. In consequence of the- benefit•
myself and family have derived, a great many per-
sons have gone to Mr. Long on my recommendation.
I have been here from the commencement of this
inquiry, and I should still recommend others, and
place myself or any member of my family under his
care, not only with the same degree of confidence,
but with greatly increased confidence. I and up-
wards of 60 honourable and respectable persons
have come forward in behalf of and to do justice to
an individual whom we think an attempt has been
made to persecute.
By Dr. Thomson—l never knew of any person
dying under Mr. Long's treatment but Miss Cabin,
except in capes which have been given over by the
faculty, and then it was his custom to say he would
try his best ; but it was a desperate case, and he
could not answer for producing a cure. Mr. Long
requested my servant to withdraw when he adminis-
tered the application, and my wife held the candle.
He never asked me to sign any document, or im-
posed any obligation of secrecy upon me. I always
thought that practice of his absurd and ridiculous,
and I told him so many times. In my opinion it
was impossible to change the bottle which contained
the lotion, on the night he visited me, without my
wife having seen it. I say that with the more con-
fidence, because he had his coat off, and his sleeves
tucked up. He seemed surprised and disappointed
that he did not find active matter in my chest.—(A
laugh.)--I used great endeavours to prevail upon
Mr. Vesey Fitzgerald to go to Mr. Long; and my
opinion, on oath, is, that had he done so, he would
have been able to preside at the Board of Trade at
this moment.—(Loud laughter.)—When Mr. Long
visited me the first time, hold him I had been very
abstemious as to wine, and he told me by all means
to take a bottle of claret the next daY at dinner—an
injunction which I most religiously obeyed.

,'Mr. John Braithwaite, of the New•road, engineer,
sworn—l was troubled with a complaint which prp-
dueed great general debility and wasting of the!
limbs. During my illness I had recourse to medical
men of great eminence, and they failed in relieving
me. They had described my case to be without
hope. I first applied to Mr. Long on the sth of.
December, 1827, and went to him for 50 days con-
secutively. He gave me a lotion which I applied
myself. I attended his house, and. found numerous
patients there. I had no reason to believe that he
applied one lotion to one party and a different one to
another. From the benefit I received, I recom-
mended him to several hien& who applied to him
for his advice. My opinion of the skill of Mr. Long
is not at all diminished, but on the contrary. I was
under the care of an eminent medical practitioner in
the vicinity of Manchester-square, who informed my
brother that mine was a perfectly hopeless case, and
that I should die. I did not receive any relief froM
that gentleman. He; however, informed me that
my lungs were quite sound.
Mr. Nathaniel Higgs, a brewer at Pimlico, sworn—
I was for many years afflicted with the gout, and I
applied to several gentlemen for advice.
Mr. Adolphus—Physicians or surgeons ? Mr.
Higgs—Common doctors.—(A laugh.)

Mr. Adolphus—You mean, I suppose, practising
surgeons who keep shops.? Mr. Higgs—Yes. In
February I applied to Mr. Long, and submitted to
his usual system--that of inhaling and outward ap-
plication, for six or-seven weeks. He produced ex-
coriation on my cheit, and both feet. I was
at Mr. Long's with other patients, all of whom were
rubbed with the contents of one bottle. During
the time of my using his preparations I felt no pain.
I now consider myself quite recovered.
Mr. M'Callan (one of the Jury) here rose, and
addressing the Coroner, submitted that the present.
mode of proceeding was highly irregular. They'
were not empanelled to make public to the world
the supposed skill of Mr. Long, but to inquire into
the death of Miss Cashin. They had heard an im-
mense body of evidence,—quite sufficient to enable
them to,come to a verdict. if they allowed
,Mr.
Adolphus to trifle with them fur another week, 'he
(Mr. M'Callan) was sure the Jury would be. the
laughing-stock of the world.
Another Juror—l wish Mr. Long. would pursue
the same means to obtain notoriety as Dr. Eady, and
then we should not be kept here for a week.—
(Loud laughing.)
Mr. Adolphus, in reply, said that the evidence he
was bringing forward was not irrelevant to the sub-
ject of inquiry. On the contrary, Miss Cashin had
died under the care of Mr. Long as she might under
any other practitioner, and it was for him (Mr.
Adolphus) to satisfy the public, and (he hoped at
least to do so) the Jury, that Mr. Long's method of
treatment was not attended with any danger, which
he could only do by calling respectable witnesses.
Colonel Frederick Campbell stated that his daugh-
ter had an affection of the hip, which forced the
thigh from its socket, and an abscess was formed on
the hip joint, and other turnouts on the leg. She
was treated in the same way as Mr. Long's patients
always were. The rubbing produced a redness, but
no excoriation. By the process the abscess had
been removed, the limb had nearly recovered its
proper length, but she could not bear her whole
weight upon it. Her knee had been turned round
almost to dislocation, and the toes were inclining
downwards. They were now quite altered, and
nearly in their proper position. Witness is not a
surgeon, but he was perfectly satisfied as a father
with the treatment his daughter had received. The
medical men who had attended her before, said the
thigh would never be restored to the socket. The
lotion produced a surprising effect upon the parts
where there was redness or inflammation.

(Here, in consequence of an observation of Mr.
Adolphus, which was disliked by one of the Jury,
another altercation ensued, during which the clap-
ping of bands, stamping of feet, and cries of "Bravo I"
followed by occasional hisses, continued in a manner
totally unprecedented in a court of justice, prevailed
for nearly a quarter of an.. hour. There never was
a scene more disgraceful.)
The Coroner having at length obtained something
like silence, said that a great many witnesses had
now been called to prove the skill of Mr. Long, the
success which had attended his practice, and the
confidence which his patients had in him, and he
thought those points could not be established in a
stronger manner than had already been done. Pro-
bably Mr. Adolphus would not think it necessary to
proceed with further evidence on those points.
Mr. Adolphus said he was inclined to pay all
proper respect to the Judge of every Court in
which his professional avocations brought him, and
especially a Judge who had shown so much temper,
patience, and moderation as Mr. Stirling had done in
this inquiry. Mr. Long's private character, as well
as his private reputation, had been assailed by a
gross and foul conspiracy, and he (Mr. Adolphus)
should therefore feel himself justified in calling all
the witnesses who had come forward; but yielding
to the suggestion of the Coroner, he should now
adopt a different course, and only examine witnesses
to a particular point.

Miss Penelope Smyth sworn--I am now residing
at Richmond. I have known Mr. Long for about
ten years. He was very young when I first knew
him. He was well educated, and I always consi-
dered him a talented young man. He lived in the
same house with me and my mother, for about a
year and a half. I first knew him at Doneraile, in
the county of Cork. lie had the reputation of
being a good scholar. His manners and conduct
were perfectly those of the gentleman. I know
that, amongst his other studies, he puraued that of
anatomy. He was also fond of painting. I hare
been living abroad for some time, and we have been
separated, but I have heard of him. I have been
now nearly four months under his care, and have
greatly improved in my health. I was subject to
very violent headaches. I saw Miss Catherine
Cabin at Mr. Long's, and I heard her sister-in-
law, Mrs. O'Connor, say she was in hopes they had
brought her there in time to save hr. I never
heard her complain of the treatment:she had received.
I should say that Miss Cashin was a very delicate
person indeed. I never heard her cough, but I saw
her apply her handkerchief to her mouth very often.

It was in Dublin where - Mr.- Long was pursuing
his education that I know he studied anatomy. This
was about ten or eleven yearn ago. ,I- know thitt. he,
attended one course of lectures. .110,M110:4110,14na
of painting. I do not know whether the. Wili,4lo
school in which anatomy and painting ;Apo :were
taught. I have received more benefit from gr.1;04!
treatment than from that of any other medic* mot
Harriet Francis Roxburgh; of Orove-striet, Pint
den-town, sworn—l have been delicate. from po
birth. Sometimes' the medical man represented:OW
to be in a decline, and 1 have Wasted .viry
much. It is now nearly two years since I Waging
placed under Mr. Long's care. I was undeir,
care when Miss C. Cashin was. I used.the2loiints:
which Mr. Long always gave to his patietitatl •
saw Miss Cashin frequently there. I was latin.,7ll„
by Charlotte and Alice, Mr. Long'e servants.'
hal
have found more benefit from his treatment t ,„
from any other medical man. The bad syteptoini
have materially diminished, and my health Is ,veil
much improved. Miss Cashin appeared to MOW
thing but a healthy person.
Ann, Countess of Buckirighamshite, sworte-
live in Montague-square, Alarylebone. I hint
tended Mr. Long for seven weeks, and tio,atillismi.-
shall, I hope, to-morrow morning. - While itsat.t
tending him, I saw Miss Cashin twice only-.'1,,11,1.
were not always in the . same room. It 'Might r
about a week before her death that I saw her. Sli!
appeared to me to be far from a healthi rOP,
She seemed rather an unhealthy person. T. a ill
time I saw her she had not received the liquid. ..1
had received some that day, and have:dons eve
day since I attended Mr. Long.' I could not let°
that the liquid taken by me .and • by bllO'Yee,'"4
were both taken out of the same bottle, ball i.,.,vr,,d
presume so, as I have always seen the saintillAur te,,
by the same ladies. I was present whorlr it ',„"''d
ceived it. There was only one bottle in the 00,0T,r,
that he held in his hand when be pared it. 91,11.-
. , ,„„ %AO
received it from a servant of his Woo ti:l7,l„_''',/
always attended me, and eo did Miss • "" -
sustained no injury from the lotion treceivad.4
that day, and in general 1 neverwas so Well'oisiti.
I have attended Mr. Long. rant very slug I!:
covered. Ido not think Miss Crain' had '
$
rubbed before the last time ,I'saw her. 'I did
see' her rubbed. We might' have been rubbed„
different liquid, but I thiek it very tinliOt;
. ,
indeed next to impossible. She did not :".,
to me of being ill. Miss Ellen 'Cashinal,,..
thinner, looked much clearer and more hinilliC!,:,i,
face than Miss Cashin. The lotion prodiarea
. : ' I
slight redness in the skin. ' 10t,
Alice Dyke sworn —I am servant to Mt.
and live in the house in Harley-street, and bat.l6,
there about five months. Ism employed, t 0
_,.PL,. ee
female patients with the lotion which he gritesiaii `.k,
I remember Miss Cashin coming thrti , 't skp
sister. She was not a healthy-looking tiffrikreig
was rubbed with Mr. Long's lotion ontniiil ..r;;Tio
I believe was' on the 3d of Auguitl!. *
rubbed by me. I rubbed six other ladies.lll°
the Countess of Buekinghamshire, Mist rsi
Mrs. and Miss Ottley, and Mies Johnoino :Aro '
Cashin washed her hands with the 10tiee....101
lotion' I washed Miss Cashin with was the.rie
all respects as I applied to the other ladiet,',l,:,.
ti
it poured from a bottle for all the patientallb.l. '
have seen all the other ladies respectively coa
since, and not one has complained 'to trio..- - i
~,
slightest injury. t,ll
. ;60.
By the CORONER—I did not rub Mist Jo
more severely nor for a longer period thin...A.,
others, and it had no more effeet"upon her thsti."l
others. Her backed was dressed and washld r
the same lotion every day. The last time 110'
was on a Friday, and she then appearedlif ,r
health. No one rubbed her but me. Ott liie
said in her hearing she bad been very unsviM r
or three days, and that was the reason'sbe,W.o.
. '
her to be rubbed. I never hoard any an' f 9 -ro - .• .
of the treatment. I never made the 100,011.• oti.
Miss Caitlin appeared in better health *MO "
!;par
bing. She appeared to increase in heelth,"l7„by/
friends seemed satisfied. Miss Cashin,hl'r. i ‘,.
Mr. Long the last time she eafied.'; )1 w.."-.. „bog 1
face every day with the lotion but V viip 4010
rubbed with it. I was quite well when' I 10_,,11'0 jos !
his service. The sore on the backandneo„,a" Op.
Caddo was not worse than on Mimi Ellen ._.,,,,r"' ie
dlohwavneinsauffibocioekntwikiernicnlvlreudbgbeedo.f the
.tres!:lPT,:i4.lit
know when to leave off rubbing. I alwriyilh'
, , ,
Mr. Adolphus here intimated that he I14.'!"-:
his case. JO
The CORONER then briefly charged 'thei 70
drawing their attention to the chief poine''llrisid
case, and expressing it as his opinion titer Ihl,o. os
not been sufficient made out to make Me. i: let
criminally responsible. The Jury, howiony
said, were the proper judges, and he trustenip
would give the case a cool arid deliberate cot! 1
ation, and give a decision without fear and vat - i
prejudice. ' end 11/ ;
The Jury retired at 20 minutes after Av.' cotad
about two hours one of them came in and rl 0.0.
the Coroner to
whicht o ewspaosu:liodnethbey lawthat raetalsaatinrg;.i..(anip.oded,b:
slaughter,
Jury, at 20 minutes before eight o'clock, ee,,,k,_"" jahP
verdict of " Manslaughter" against Mr. '1" •
Long.
hat?artii
wasaie heard, and
abaedingsatnreatuprneetada,aajonbw.iluctis:lPesdii!gwer:
shame,"tfet eelelerel,m'titalisualrerds tokentel Po f their
approbation; han di
a butnand
crieslta 11:47; Sh a rpti
eat °i
f'
uice:woh.ekupron,eisTarnnEhnduenal
yrhidneaq,Cfii, rdioorurmeoid,.
etsiitineegeNi ximoredecentirsh:id inLler
I,
.0 pi:0001
tendance, and was answered by Capes,' the by the
in the negative. A warrant was then,liwt„fit to
Coroner, for his apprehension and safe loalr
Nee gate, and thus ended this inquiry
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An inquest was held on Saturday we(
Mr. Prrrinoaa's, the Green Man Ina, 00 sbaeniell i'll
Mr. JOHN PHIPPS, aged 18 ye3rs, who was trst boot
the Chester mail to London. It appeared th,",„,00 01,
taken very ill, when near the above inn, 40" go'P
mail's arriving there it was found newsgirl that h
be taken in and conveyed to bed. •Illedica'A opet..ifr
having been immediately sent for, it was founwjesibeV
arrival of Mr. Smarm:surgeon of keinobleYt th,Lit botlyo2.
taken place. As no general examination ofill; 00" wr
allowed, a verdict of " Died by the visitation of taithir
returned. Much praise is due to Mr. Pitproost:jos 0
with the coachman and guard, for their kind at"'
...do
the deceased.
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On the 29th inst. at Clifton, the lady of CO .
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Elton, R.N. of a daughter. pa 10w,,"'
On the 28th inst. in Devonshire-Wear -- 1 1
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Mrs. W. Mahon, of a son. i gr.*,
On the 25th inst. at Woolton, near Liverr °,t ' it
'ef s
Macgregor, of a son, still-born. bay-
On the 29th inst. at Stamford.hill, the ' 4
Rouse, Esq., of a daughter. still-born. ._.,4401.
On the 80th inst. Mrs. Atkins, Pox-
0r(119.7
Nicholas-lane, of a son.
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sat:
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On the 80th inst. at Chelsea, Fredsriekt go r
of J. Neale, Esq., of Gower street North, go
Ph'
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Vullismy, of Hans-placc. I 94viid
On the 28th inst. at Stonehouse Choi. t. to ,
to
sistant-Cotnatissary-General John Litu!soi vinp, al 1
Lucas, second daughter of the late J. Long '''"
island of Dominica. °' It.
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Wtwgi
Nuttall, M.D., Physician to the nook
Dispensary. e . Cbgriclitlaivei
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Dann, aged 49, relict of the late R• .1"
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