The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-28 00:00:00

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test from those who profess to be believers in right,
freedom, and non -interferei ice ? That is tht ' ques-
tion for you, for all ; as for ourselves, depend upon
it we shall do our duty, what ever happens.
4, 'Two schemes are afloat, &c., Sze., &C..
Excuse my hurried writing, fo r I am overwl itqlmeld
with work.

Ever aifeetiona tely yours,.
" John M'Adam, Esq.' '" Jos. MA2.71N1.
"I am waiting anxiously.
for tioe hour v vhen. I
hear that Garibaldi has left
, because -who-
ever means to help in this last pat riotic at tempt
must be appealed to ; and all of Vs, ii respect' ve of
our own political divisions, will, as bt ,fore,d o our
duty towards a brave, generous man, con "batini; for
the independence of his people.
"Believe me, respectfully your B.
D
jouN c.i•AA:III.
" P.S.—Just as I finished the above, I s"
v General
Klapka's repudiation of Garibaldi, whichl
consider
something worse than impertinence, becat Ise your
readers may remember, within the last ts o lionths,
his ostentatious withdrawal from Kossuth a x. 'd his
country's interests, to the great mortificatioo Ea f the
best friends of Hungary; who did not see the ue.
sity of advertising himself out,' to the &scours, qe-
meat of others. He made the excuse of ill-healt b,
but I am well advised he was to have been manic d
in a month. Likely he will have got an heirea 4
among the enemies of his country. We expect
many more Dugald Dalgettys ; indeed the. defection_
of many of Garibaldi's best off'icer's may lta ve pre-
cipitated his actions just now, not wishing- the re-
mainder to be, like Hannibal's army, roadert d effe-
minate by the wealth and luxuries of Capua. They
can be spared, however, though they are 1 'rave
men ; but I does not take Garibaldi long to m ake
good officers, and Kossuth will secure Hungary at
the proper time. " J. M'.&."

INQUEST ON A CRIMINAL LUNATIC_

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Yesterday William Payne, Esq., the corone.r,
held an inquest in the board-room of Bethlehem
Hospital, on the body of Henry Simmons, aged 26,
an advertising agent, who was placed in the above
institution in 1854, having been tried at the Cen-
tral Criminal Court for murder, and acquitted on.
the ground of insanity, and ordered to be detained
during her Majesty's ple,lsure.
It appeared from the evidence of an attendant in
the hospital that the deceased entered the bedroom
of the landlady in whose house he was then resid-
ing, and whilst she was asleep he deliberately cut
her across the abdomen and with a large
carving knife, and from which death soon after
ensued. Having accomplished thhl horrible work
upon a poor woman who had neN -e.r given him
offence, and with whom he was upon the best
terms, he told several whom he met tb.lt he had
been cutting up a black cat that had te.rmented
him, and appeared quite delighted that he baid been
able to accomplish his object in getting it ,out of
the way. Dr. Helps was his medical attendant,
and had attended him up to the present time, and
he had lately enjoyed very good health, but he was
found dead in his bed.
The Coroner explained to the jury the law on the
subject of criminal lunatics, which required that-
when any one died an inquest should be held n pon
him, so that the public might be satisfied that d ur-
tug the time he had been in confinement, and x..ot
allowed the privilege of liberty, nothing has bee n
done to hasten his death. This was a protectioo
which the law threw around those who were de.•
prived of reason and unable to speakfor themselves.
The jury returned a verdict of " Natural death."