The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-26 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.

Sir,—Knowing the anxiety of the public to ascertain
all the particulars of the late murders in Norfolk, I beg
to inform you that; having had my attention called to a
letter in your paper of Tuesday last, from Mr. Duncan,
stating that, a double-barrelled blunderbuss had been
found at Potash Farm, it occurred to me instantly that a
man exactly answering Rush's description bought such a
gun of me on the 13th of July last; and feeling quite
convinced that the gun found was that which I had sold,
and feeling, further, that it was Rush who bought it, I
immediately wrote to Sir J. Boileau on the subject, and
described the gun exactly; and on the following day
Colonel Oakcs brought the gun found at Potash for me
to see, and it turns out to be that which I sold. The
person who bought it had a stick made for making cart-
ridges, and was shown the manner of making them, and
was also supplied with slugs, flints, &c. The gun is a
flint double barrelled bayonet blunderbuss. Feeling
that this circumstance supplies the only link wanting to
complete the chain of evidence, induces me to request
the favour of insertion in your valuable journal.—I am,
Sir, your obedient servant,
JcIIN W. P. FIELD,
for Parker, Field, and Sons, gunmakers,
233, High Holborn.

May 25.

To THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING CHRONICLE.
Sir,—Having read in several of the morning papers
of the 24th instant a communication from a Wymond-
ham correspondent, which imputes blame to myself, and
to the officers under my command, for not having disco-
vered the blunderbuss which has lately been found at the
Potash Farm, I rely with confidence on your kindness to
give insertion also to the following short reply to it.
The general search which was carried on throughout
the whcle of this property, and up to the very gates of
its farm-yards, was essentially as your correspondent
has described ; but there are circumstances in con-
nexion with those farm-yards which require explana-
tion, inasmuch as they presented difficulties which we
had neither means nor authority to surmount. The
Potash Farm was in the occupation of Mr. James
Rush, and not of his father. Up to a certain
point all our operations had been greatly to his ad-
vantage. His ditches and his fences had been trimmed
and cleared out ; his manure had been collected
from various parts of the farm, and placed in
convenient heaps for him, while those previously
formed had been turned. All this was materially to
his benefit, and in all I consequently received his
most decided concurrence ; but, unfortunately, his in-
terest did not require that his yards should be disturbed.
His labourers were threshing in the barn, the waggons
were passing over that yard to deposit the corn to be so
threshed. The cattle were turned into it, and were
there fed. The whole of his business, with the exception
of ploughing, seemed to be concentrated in that spot;
had I, therefore, under such circumstances, have made
a forcible entry upon this part of the premises, I should
indeed have carried my research, as your correspondent
says, to almost complete demolition. The manure col-
lected in that yard had been frequently turned, as far as
we could reach it, with forks; but the enormous mass of
which it was composed (amounting to many hundred
loads) could not by possibility have been removed with-
out resorting to means far beyond those which I had
hitherto possessed; but on the very day, the very mo-
ment after the prisoner Rush was committed for trial, I
applied to the magistrates then assembled at the Castle,
to furnish me with authority to keep possession of Potash
Farm until my search could be completed. This I did
for the express purpose of removing the man re and
straw from the farm-yards, and of taking down the
several stacks which were yet standing. This authority
the magistrates did not feel themselves empowered to
give, and I consequently remained in my previous
state of dependence on the will and pleasure of Mr.
Rush. He had already given me intimation that he
should no longer allow me or my officers to trespass upon
his property; but it was not until he named a certain
day on which he should take legal steps to prevent it,
that I consented to withdraw, on his promising that no-
thing that was capable of concealing the objects of our
search should be removed until previous notice bad been
given to the police. This condition was faithfully ob-
terved in regard to the stacks, and none were removed
but in the presence of the police; but the motive for
the very sudden and unexpected removal of the manure,
I am inclined to think, is not even yet before the public,
which will at once explain the breach of our conditions
in regard to it. It is bri fly this—a memorandum had
iy en found amongst the papers of Rush, indicating par-
ticular spots in the farm-) and where a brown paper
parcel, containing papers and a pair of boots, were con-
cealed; of course no mention was made of the blunder-
buss, but in the search for this pi operty it was dis-
covered.

I think it right to 9pprize you, that what has been de-
scribed as a shed was scantily s:auding in the farm-yard,
and was composed of nothing more than a few long
wooden uprights, supporting a canopy or roof, under
which-the cattle took shelter, and w( re also ftd. That
I have kern condemned for having done too much in the

dif.eharge of my late duty I am snare; but to be cen-
sured for having done vio little is what I could never
have anticipated, even from the malice of an cnt my.
With many apologies fur this intrusion,
I am, Sir, your ol:ndient servant,
MCI:IA-AD MONTAGUE °Arms,
Chief Constable for Norfolk.
Dunham, near Swaffham, 1849.

DANISH BLOCKADE.—PLYMOUTLI, MAT 24.—The
brig Arco, Captain Clark, under the flag of the Equa-
torian Republic, which sailed from this post on the 9th
inst., arrived at Hamburgh on the I i th, and the master
reports that he saw nothing of the Danish blockading
squadron. Four other neutral vessels (three Spanish
and one Swede) have since sailed hence for the same
port, in hopes of being equally fortunate. A Bremen
brig, the Lesmana, which sailed hence on the 9th, ar-
rived safely at Antwerp on the 15th inst.; and the Bre-
men schooner Hermino has also since proceeded on.
There are now in this port six Hamburgh, three Bremen,
two Holstein, one Prussian, and one English vessel,
bound to the blockaded ports, whose masters have not
deemed it prudent to proceed.
REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL REFORM IN MAN-
CHESTER.—The first meeting of the association formed
in Manchester to promote registration and financial re-
form was held in that city on Thursday evening, for the
purses° of electing a general council and officers to carry
out the objects of the association, Mr. George Wilson,
chairman of the late Anti Corn-law League, in the chair.
Several of the more active and influential supporters of
the League were present at the meeting, but the gene-
ral attendance was not large. The chairman said the
object of the present meeting was to sanction the steps
which had been taken by the provisional council, and to
(let a permanent council, in order that the field might
be taken in earnest.—(Hear, hear.) lie should explain
the course which they intended to pursue for
the future. They proposed to send out com-
petent persona to:expound the views of the association,
to correspond with their friends throughout the coun-
try, to ask their co-operation, and to put themselves
in communication not only with the financial
associations of the country, but with those more impor-
tant associations formed in the Midland districts and
in Yorkshire for the purchase of freehold land.—(Hear,
heur.) Mr. Wilson then referred to the number of
county Members who voted against the motions of Mr.
Cobden and of Mr. Hume, and stated that in the course
of a few years, by attention to the registries, by the
purchase of freeholds in the counties;and by the forma-
tion of' land companies fur political purposes, they would
be able to remove at least fifty of the present county
Members who were opposed to Parliamentary and finan-
cial reform; and in the course of a few years they would
secure all the counties, except those which were held
entirely by the aristocracy, and were their fastnesses.—
(Applause.) Mr. John Bright, M.P., then proposed
that a council consisting of 200 gentlemen beappointed to
carry out the objects of the Manchester Parliamentary
and Financial Reform Association, Mr. G. Wilson to be
chairman, Mr. Rawson to be treasurer, and Mr. J. Hieken
secretary. The Hon. Gentleman addressed the meeting
at considerable length, showing the necessity for a large
extension of the franchise, and a reduction of the present
extravagant J. C. Dyer
The proceedings
seconded
Provisional Council were confirmed, and the pro-
ceedingsresolution,
passed.country.
terminated.
expenditureolut ion, whichof th
ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER TRENT, NEAR NOTTING-
HAM.—On Wednesday morning, about three o'clock, a
fatal catastrophe occurred on this river to a young man
named Frederick Doleman, aged 23, the son of an emi-
nent silversmith and jeweller, residing in Middle-pave-
ment, Nottingham, which has plunged a highly respect-
able family into the deepest affiiction. The narrative of
the facts is as follows :--A number of gentlemen belong-
ing to the Nautilus Club had spent the day on the
river, and adjourned in the evening to the Town Arms
Hotel, near the Trent-bridge. After passing the night
in revelry, it was proposed, about three in the morning,
to embark in one of their cutters, and run it through one
of the arches of the bridge, through which there is a ter-
rific rush of water. Seven of the gentlemen (amongst
whom was the unfortunate deceased) immediately got
into one of the boats, and in attempting to get through
the arch, the craft came in contact with one of the abut-
ments, and instantly upset. The whole of the crew
(with the exception of Mr. James, who clung to the
boat), were overturned into the water, and Mr. Doleman
was never afterwards seen alive. After considerable
difficulty five of the crew were got out. Mr. James, who
still clung to the craft, was hurried down the river for
nearly a mile, when luckily he was carried to the shore.
Deceased was found on Wednesday morning about nine
o'clock. What tends to render the occurrence more me-
lancholy is the fact that Mr. Doleman was just upon the
eve of marriage. An inquest was held on the body on
Wednesday afternoon, when a verdict accordingly was
returned. An investigation is now in course of pro::eed-
ing as to what has become of the property which de-
ceased had upon him at the time of the lamentable acci•
dent. When found it was discovered that the pockets
had been turned inside out; a valuable gold watch and
guard were missing, a diamond ring had been taken off
his gnger, and ;he Studs were tor 4 frog) his .hint.

TdE WEATHEP--6oN OFFTcE, MAY 26.
THIIBMOMXTER, Lowest, 54 Highest, 71; Noon, 68

BAROMETER, 30.1.
WIND S.S.W.—fine sunshiny weather.

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