The Sun.
London, England, 1837-06-02 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

Yesterday Thomas London was placed at the bar, her
fore Mr. Codd, charged, in company with several othe_
men, with the following desperate and alarming highway
robbery on the person of Simon Reardon, tailor, White
Lion-court, Bell-alley, London-wall.
The complainant between two and three o'clock that morn-
kg in a public-house in Castle-street, Shoreditch, where were
also the prisoner and three of his companions. He left about
three. Shortly after he was followed by them, who having;
overtaken him, he was- suddenly attacked by them. Ha
was tripped up, and held while the prisoner put his hand
in his waistcoat pocket, from which he abstracted ss. Gd.
Witness resisted, and in the scuffle laid hold of the pri-
soner's coat, at the same time calling out violently,
"Police." The prisoner's companions pulled him away.
but in doing which one of the skirts came off. They ran
away just as a police constable came up. Complainant
was much hurt in the struggle.
Police constable Hardwick, H 170, heard the alarm
raised by the complainant, and which also disturbed the
neighbours. On arriving near the spot the prisoner passed
him ; witness was about to stop him, when he pointed to
the complainant, who was on the ground, and to some men
who were running away. By the time witness reached the
complainant he had got up, and showed witness the skirt of'
the coat which he had in his possession. He stated that
the man it belonged to took the money out of his pocket.
Witness knew the coat belonged to the prisoner ; when,
as James Smith, H 122, was present, witness proceeded in
pursuit of the prisoner, giving information of the robbery to
his brother officer.
Mr. CODD directed that he (the prisoner) should be
committed to the House of Correction for three months.

THAMES- OFFICE.
Yesterday William I?lizind, a seaman, was brought before
Mr. BRODERIP and Mr. GREENWOOD, charged, on his owu

confession, with the wilful murder of Eliza Davis, bar-maid
at the King's Head public-house, in Frederick-street, Re-
gent's Park, on the morning of Tuesday, the 9th of May last.
John Mitchell, a police constable, No. 101 K, about one
o'clock that morning, was on duty in the Cornwall road,
when the prisoner crossed over to him, and asked him if he
recollected the name of Eliza Davis, the barmaid at the
King's Head. Witness said he did recollect such a name.
The prisoner said—" Yes, she was murdered—her throat
was cut. It was a horrid deed." He asked the prisoner
if be knew anything of the circumstances, and he replied,

" Yes, I do ; I am the person who committed the murder.
I did it f revenrrbe." Witness asked him if he knew what
he was talking about. The prisoner said he did, and that
he was the murderer of Eliza Davis, and had come to give
himself up to justice, for he had had no peace of mind ever
since he murdered the poor girl. Witness then t9ok him
into custody, and removed him to the station-house.
Mr. BRODERIP—Did the prisoner appear oomposed when
he delivered himself up ? Mitchell—Quite so. He had a
pipe in his mouth, and was quite sober and collected, but
appeared to be labouring under '()Teat mental anxiety.
Parker, a police-sergeant, No. 10 li, was at the sta-

tion-house when he was brought there. He"was locked up
with two other men, and about an hour afterwards he was
attacked with a violent fit, in which he continued for up-
wards of two hours. When he recovered he was again
asked if be persisted in what he had stated respecting the
murder, and he said he knew nothing about it, and had no
recollection of having mule any confession whatever.
James Shepherd, police sergeant, No. 2.2 K, confirmed
the evidence of Parker, and said that the prisoner was
quite sober when he was brought to the station-house, and
said he had not been comfortable since he committed the
murder. It required the united strength of five policemen
to keep the prisoner down while he was in fits, and the sur-
geon who attended entertained great fears for his life.
Mr. BRODERIP—What ship did he belong to, and when
did he come home ?—The police sergeant stated that thf,
prisoner came home in the Boyne, Captain Richardson,
and reached England on the 25th of April. He had been
in the East India Company's service, and was sent home
in valided.

Mr. BRODERIP—Does he answer the description of the
person who is supposed to have murdered Eliza Davis ?
Shepherd—No, Sir, he does not, and we have not been
able to obtain any evidence against him.
Mr. BaoDERIP asked the prisoner if he was disposed to
say anything in explanation of his extraordinary conduct ?
The prisoner, who is a tall young man, of rather pleasing
manners, replied that he really did not recollect making any
observations relating to the murder.

Mr. BRODERIP—You had been at the Pavilion Theatre,
what did you see there? Prisoner—l saw the melo-dram a
of The Gipsy King.
Mr. BRUDERIP—Any other piece ? Prisoner—No,
I did not enter the Theatre until The Gipsy King had
commenced.
Mr. BRODERIP—You have given a good deal of trouble,
and caused a good deal of excitement. How came you to
tell those people you were the murderer ? Prisoner—l
dont know I'm sure, Sir. I had been drinking a little (lu-
ring the day.
Mr. BRoDEnIP said if there was the slightest prospect or
the poor foolish fellow at the bar being the man who had.
committed the murder he sl ould detain him. He believed.
that he was in a state of half drunkenness, which, operating
on:a very weak mind, had induced him after the excitement-.
of a theatrical representation to confess that he was the
murderer of Eliza Davis. He had no doubt the prisoner
was subject to fits.
Parker—Yes he is, Sir ; I have ascertained that.
Mr. BRODERIP—Don't you recollect telling the police
constable you were the murderer of the barmaid? Prisoner
—Not one word of it ; it is all a dream to me.
Mr. BRODERIP asked the police if they had any reason
to believe the sailor was concerned in the murder ? The
police replied in the negative.
Mr. BRODERIP—And you, Mr. Wadley, do you think.

th.s is the man ? Mr. Wadley—No, Sir.
Mr. BIIoDERIP—Do your suspicions still rest on one par—
ticular individual? Mr. Wadley—They do, Sir. He is.-
still at large, and I should know him if I were to see him.
Mr. BaonEnir —This man here has but one eye.
Mr. Wadley—Yes, Sir, and it I had known that I should...
not have come here.
Rhynd was then discharged, and was soon afterward
attacked with another fit, in which he continued at a neigi
bwiring public-house for upwards of an hour. He was se► ►t
home to his lodgings in Poplar, and at night, on inakii,
inquiries alter him, he appeared quite recovered.

Yesterday the charity children belonging to the s
veral schools, within the bills of mortality visited the Cathed cal
Church of St. Paul's, attended by their Rectors, Beadl
Masters, Mistresses, and other public functionaries, for he
purpose of hearing the annual sermon, which was peached b'
Lord Bishop of Chichester, in the presence of the na r_
quis of Camden, the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, Sheriffs, and, se-
veral of the nobility and gentry. Many of the children be it
hig to distant parishes arrived in omnibuses, and, notwitl,3,
.and-
ing the weather in the early part of the morning was. rather
unfavourable, the numerous assemblage present far sx ceeded
that of last year. Among those that occupied t' ae scarlet
seats were many foreign ladies and gentlemen, who seemed to
take a lively interest in the pleasant scene present ed to their
view. Divine service concluded about half-pas'. two, after
which the children proceeded to their separate sat, Jols, and were.
supplied with a good dinner of old English fare, plum pudding
and roast beef.
The Mackerel season hitherto has been advanbage-
our to the fishermen, not only in the quantity caught, but also,
in the fair remunerating price they have fetched. Ur, vards
of 40 000 have been landed at Dover, where numerous boats.
from every port, from Yarmouth to Hastings, found a. c..c nve—
Mont shelter from the strong northerly wind last week. ',hey
their
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LONDON,
FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 2, 1337

In the House of Lords yesterday, after some petitions
had been presented, and a despatch from Col. Anutun,
when Go'•error of Van Diemen's Land, ordered,

BI iOUGHAM gave notice that he will on Monday
subro:t a proposition in reference to the state of the
business of the House.

To -the presentation of a petition from Macclesfield by
the Bishop of EXETER, praying for a repeal of the Poor
Law Act, or for a considerable alteration in it, succeeded
some discussion, turning principally on that enactment in
the Bill regarding the attendance of paupers at Church.
The Earl of M A LMESBURY and Lord ELLENBOItOUGH
evinced a concurrence of sentiments with those professed
by the Right Reverend Prelate. The Duke of Thell.
%tom), Lord COLCHESTER, Earl FITZWILLIAM, and
Viscount MELBOURNE, on the other side, strongly
supported the Bill. The latter Noble Lord significantly
said that he gave the Bishop or EXETER great credit for
his• feelings ; to do otherwise would be to suppose that he
was prostituting his sacred calling, and imitating those de-
ning,ogues who for party purposes maligned the Poor-law
Act. which on all hands was admitted to be excellent.
The production of the copy, moved for by the Right
Rev. Prelate, of any rule or rules issued by the Poor-law
Commissioners preventing paupers from attending Divine
Service in the parish Church on Sunday, was then agreed to.
The Limitation of Actions Bill was read a third time
and passed.

In the House of Commons the preliminary proceedings
related to Railway, Canal, Harbour and other private Bills,
several of which were advanced a stage.
The Lords' amendments to the English Municipal Bill
were ordered to be printed.
The ATTORNEY.-GENERAL then presented two petitions
or very great importance, involving the question of the Pri-
vileges of the House. One was from Mr. Nichols, and
the other from Messrs. Hansards, printers, in different de-
partments, to the House. The prayer of both petitions
was, that the House would be pleased to give directions to
the petitioners how they were to proceed, and what course
they were to take in reference to the actions which had
been brought against them for obedience to the orders of
that House.

On the motion of the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, it was
agreed that the petitions be printed with the votes, and
that a day (Tuesday, we understood) be appointed for
taring them into consideration.
A Contemporary states, on authority, that the Mr.
(.3 LEEN mentioned in Mr. NICHOLS' petition, has actu-
ally served with notice of action not only Mr. NtcHoLs,
but the SPEAKER himself. _ _ _

There was some conversation between Lords STANLEY
and RUSSELL relative to the course of business as regarded
the Church leases' motion and the Irish Tithe Bill. For the
particulars we refer to our Parliamentary Report.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE then brought forward his motion in-
volving serious charges against Colonel ARTHUR, while in
flonduras. Lord Howicx opposed the motion, which,
after some discussion, was negatived by a majority of 47.
Mr. BORTIIWICK brought forward a motion for the
establishment of a certain system of national education.
The Hon. Gentleman afterwards wished to withdraw his
motion, in order to bring it forward in an amended form,
but on the motion of Mr. LAW an adjournment of the
Rouse was carried.

The Bishop of EXETER having somewhat reco-
Tered his spirits, after the discipline administered to
Um by Lord BROUGHAM when he last attempted to
raise a clamour against the New Poor-law, has re-
turned to the charge, though in a humbler attitude.
In the last night's exhibition of this Right Reverend
Personage, it is easy to perceive that though the
tone is more subdued, and a less offensive manner
assumed, the secular and factious spirit is at
work in him, which makes HENRY PHILPOTS
stand out with prominent distinctness, from all the
other Members of an order which has never been re-
markable for spiritual-mindedßess, and which at the
present moment has a BLOMFIELD on its roll. That
man should imagine that his hypocrisy should
scape detection would seem strange, did we not now
a nil then see instances of men deceiving themselves by
tikeir own cunning, fancying that their sagacity is too
d. ep to be penetrated, and that ordinary moitals do not
nix e, because they cannot perceive, their various wind-
iiig and doublings. The Bishop of EXETER, if
we aro not mistaken, cannot much longer repose on
this delt,ion. The remarks with which Lord MEL-
uot; aNi..% commenced his achnirahle speech last night,
:mist 'e performed upon the Right Rev. Father
the twofold and salutary operation of opening his eyes,
and euttin; into the quick of that self-conceit which
f,,rnts so ,r.isential a portion of his character. " Not
tr,:73 ve Om! Right Rev. Prelate credit," said the Noble
Pr,n iier with the most pointed irony, " for those
feel; :Ass -which lie had c:eclared had actuated him,

convenient to pass by is still stronger and more
conclusive, namely, that the practice of letting
.the paupers out of the workhouse on the Sunday
has been found by experience, in every instance
where it has been tried, to lead to the grossest immora-
lity. Under the pretence of going to Church,. they go
to the beer-shop to spend their Sabbath, and some
have come to Church in a state of beastly intoxication.
Wc see, therefore, that all this zeal on the part of the
Bishop of EXETER, for the religious instruction of
the poor, is nothing but a factions aid most discredit-
able pretence for an attack upon Ministers through
the Poor Law.

It will be seen by a reference to the debate in the
House of Commons last night, that the Government
voted against Mr. DUNCOMBE'S motion for inquiry
into a charge of inhumanity preferred against Colonel
ARTHUR, late Governor of New South' Wales,
and that the motion was consequently lost. The
subject of this motion is of too serious a nature to be
allowed to rest here. To-morrow we shall call public
attention to it, with a view to expose the partiality
with which all administrations—on all occasions—
try to screen the dark deeds of officials acting in
their name, from public investigation. Upon this
point we know no difference between Whig and Tory
Governments.

The whole of the French papers of Wednesday
have been received. The Moniteur contains the
following telegraphic despatch from General HA-