The Sun.
London, England, 1838-12-20 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—You were pleased to insert in your newspaper a false
report of a hearing at Guildhall, in which you have made me
appear as a criminal, instead of a person of another name
against whom I was summoned to give evidence. I need not
say how mischievous such a gross mis-statement may be to my
character, and I request you will publish this letter and make
some apology for your error.

I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
THOS. GALLAWAY.

15, Hay's-place, Lisson-grove.
[Mr. Gallaway labours under a mistake; he will see upon
reference to the report in our paper, that no charge whatever
has been imputed to him.]

TARTAN DRESSES.—The rage for Highland dresses
appears to be on the increase rather than on the wane. We
have seen letters and orders from all parts of the Continent,
from the Empress of Russia, and from the Court Nobility
of England, to Mr. D. Macdougall, of this town, ordering
the various sets and patterns of the Clan tartans. The
powerful aid of high rank, beauty, and fashion, is thus en-
listed in favour of " The Garb of Old Gaul," and has
floated it into universal popularity.—lnvet ?ICU Courier.

A coroner's inquest was held yesterday at the Three
King's, Davies-street, Berkeley-square, on the body of
Elizabeth Richards, aged 45 years. Judith Hemborough,
a servant of Edmund Burke Lambert, Esq., of 26, Lower
Grosvenor-street, Berkeley-square, deposed that the de-
ceased had lived as housemaid in the family of that gen-
tleman for the last seventeen years. She retired to rest in
in her usual health about eight o'clock last Saturday night.
Witness went to bed to her at ten o'clock and conversed
with her for a considerable time, after which they both
went to sleep. Witness woke at five o'clock, the next
morning, and was greatly alarmed at finding the deceased
lying on her side, apparently asleep, but in reality a corpse.
The Coroner having made a few appropriate remarks on
the uncertainty of life, the Jury returned a verdict of " Died
by the visitation of God."

OMNIBUS ACCIDENT.--Yesterday morning, as
an omnibus was coming down Oxford-street towards High-
street, St. Giles's, the horses suddenly took fright, and
starting off at fearful speed, the vehicle came in contact
with a coal-waggon nearly opposite Hanway-street, and
the horses were in an instant disengaged from the omnibus.
The driver and a gentleman who sat on the roof, were
thrown by the concussion most violently from their seats
on to the pavement. The former is most dreadfully bruised,
and the latter had his leg broken.

The recruiting for the City police force goes on
slowly. About a hundred men are still wanting. Se-
veral men offer themselves every morning at nine o'clock at
Mr. Superintendent \Vhitham's office in Guildhall, but they
do not come up to the mark, as they arc required to be
nearly six feet high, not more than thirty-five years old,
able to write a good hand, take a cab number fast, and
refer to persons who can speak to their good conduct for
five years past.

THE .NEWCASTLE MURDER.---.The verdict of
the jury upon the Coroner's inquest' was communicated to
Bolam in gaol this morning (Saturday) in the presence of
his two brothers, who remain with him at present. kle
received the awful intelligence in solemn silence, but evi-
dently in deep mental agony. Apparently he had antici-
pated the result. He is not disposed to be communicative.
He is calm, and enjoys his meals and sleep. His health
appears to be good. The directors of the Savings' Bank
have, with admirable promptitude, taken upon themselves
not only to see that immediate want shall not be added to
the sorrow and bitterness which have befallen the four
young and helpless children of the unfortunate Millie, but
to originate a subscription in their behalf, with a view to
their being brought up and placed out in the world in a
creditable manner. There never was an appeal made to
the public more entirely entitled to the generous sympathy
and assistance of the public at large than the case of these
poor children. Let it, then, be responded to in a manner
worthy a Christian people. The subscriptions necessary
for accomplishing the desirable purpose alluded to should
not be confined to the locality alone where the awful tragedy
occurred ; and we would hint that the public at large in
all the neighbouring towns would do well to aid such a
benevolent object as the provision for the care and educa-
tion of those destitute innocent creatures. The children
are four in number ; a boy fourteen, and a girl twelve (these
two have been examined on the inquest); the others are a
girl between eight and nine, and a boy five years of age.
And it may be stated, to the honour and credit of their
parents, that thus far they have been brought up in the
fear and admonition of the Lord.—Second Edition of tin
Newcastle Journal.