The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-07 00:00:00

MONDAY

tuencies, if they will that such a law should pass, they
who by taxation in the provinces will be called on to
find the amount to indemnify these losses. Who in
justice can interfere ? I question much if any inter-
ference by the Government of Downing-street will
not prove the most unwarrantable violation of the
subject's rights, and by so doing lead to rebellion.
It is the interference by the Colonial Snretaty with
the local matters of the British colonies which has
sown the seeds of discord and misery in each of
these possessions ; and we are reaping the fruits of
that unjust system, tyrannical in its bearing, and
repulsive to the colonists. But this matter being
adjudicated, ceases to claim from Earl Grey any
supervision or interference. Let him beware !
Let Lord Elgin weigh well what he is doing now.
His Ministry recommended the measure to him, with
one exeception to Wolfred Nelson's claim. No ob-
jection could be raised to this Bill—he must adopt it
or dissolve the House. But as regards the important
meeting of the "Brockville Association." The names
that figure there are, one and all, too contemptible to
attach any importance to their resolutions. The
meeting was not held at Montreal. 3lr. Ogle it
Gowan for years fomented discord as the " Grand
Master of Orangemen," and many of the others
are little lawyers and wee tradesmen—but as
a sign of the times. I may add that Sherwood
represervs this town. He was Solicitor-General, to
the weak Administration, and he and S:r Allan N.
Macnab are the fo'nentors of a movement which will
go but to a trifling extent further, and then we shall
hear no more of them ; for as to rebellion the who!e
affair is a "storm in a butter boat."
"Let the St. Lawrence be thrown open to free
trade with the world, and 1850 will tell a happy tale
for the Canadas."

Your obedient servant,

A. W. HART.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
THAMES.

Daniel Harley, a powerful young fellow, a ballast
getter, 25 years of age, was charged with feloniously
wounding Mr. Thomas Cock, a clerk, residing at
Church-lane, Whitechapel.
The complainant was proceeding with a friend
through Wapping, on the previous night between
eleven and twelve, when the prisoner and four other
men, with a woman, surrounded them, and in a
threatening manner demanded something to drink-;
being refused, the prisoner struck complainant with a
bag which had something in it. He struck out
again in his own defence, but did not' hit any one, on
whin}, that prisoner made
with a knife. He fortunately warded it off, but in
doing so hi's fingers were nearly severed from his
hand. He called loudly for assistance, when some of
the river police approached, on seeing whom the pri-
soner and his party decamped. The prisoner, how-
ever, was subsequently found crouching in. a neigh-
bouring alley.
The prisoner was ordered to pay a fine of 40s. or
be imprisoned for a month.
CRUEL AND COWARDLY ASSAULT ON SOME OF THE
CREW OF Tll5 CHINESE JUNK.—• Two powerful young
labourers named Allen and Meade, residing at Lime-
home, were charged with assaulting four of the crew
of the Chinev. Junk in the following brutal and
cowardly manner.
The men ware passing quietly through Poplar,
when the two ruffians at the bar sallied out of the
Harrow public house, and, without the slightest pro-
vocation, knocked the men down, and thumped and
kicked them in the most brutal manner.
Mr. INGRAM sentenced Allen, who was the worst,
to pay a fine of 205., or be imprisoned for a fortnight;
Meade was ordered to pay a tine of 53 , or to be im-
prisoned for three days. Locked up in default.

THE ALLEGED SUICIDE FROM
WATERLOO-BRIDGE.
On Saturday evening an inquest was held by Mr.
Higgs, the coroner for the Duchy of Lancaster, at
the Spotted Dog, Strand, on the body of Mr. Henry
Ford, aged 36.
• Mr. W. It. Cooke, compositor, stated that he had
known the deceased for seven or eight years, who
was also a compositor. On Friday morning he met
Shim at the Bell Tavern, in Wellington street, Strand.
At that time he was very much depressed in spirits,
which he had been labouring under for some weeks
past. Witness left the Bell with a friend, and the
deceased followed to Waterloo-bridge. The de-
ceased put down a penny and walked on, but witness
called on him not to go so fast, as his friend was
troubled with the rheumatism. lie only turned
round, laughed, and then went on at a quicker pace,
till he reached the third recess, when he got on the
seat, knocked his hat off, and climbed over the
parapet. "Witness ran to the spot, and could just see
him through the ballustrades falling from the ledge
outside.

To the Coroner—His impressioti was that he
threw himself over. A boat was procured, and he
was taken out in about four or five minutes. llis
depression, no doubt, was caused by pecuniary em-
barrassments, and he knew they must one day be dis-
covered.

Richard Teasdale, a vvaterman, proved seeing the
deceased when he had fallen about half down, and he
then was dashed on the abutment with great violence,
and then into the river. He was got out, but ap-
pared quite dead, and witness was of opinion that
his death must have been instantaneous, as the whole
of the back of his head was forced in, and his brains
scattered about._....

Mr. James Wilkie, another compositor, who was
in company with 111 r. Cooke, gave similar testimony
as to the deceased's conduct after leaving the Bell.
He; however, had some doubts whether he had thrown
himself over the parapet, or had fallen.
The jury ultimately returned a verdict " That the
deceased died from fracture of the skull, caused by a
fall; but whether that fall arose from accident or his
own act they had not sufficient evidence to show."

APPALLING MURDERS.
(From the Welshman of Friday.)
It is happily but seldom that it becomes our painful
duty to record an instance of the double crime of
murder and suicide in this peaceable locality. We
are this week, however, reluctantly compelled to re-
port one of the most horrific tragedies which has ever
transpired in the principality.
Early on Wednesday morning a rumour gained
extensive credence, that in the neighbourhood of
Llanbyther, a man had murdered his wife and child,
and then committed suicide; and upon making in-
vestigation into the circumstances, it was unfortu-
nately ascertained that the report was but too true.
The name of the wretched perpetrator of these
inhuman deeds, is Thomas Davies, a small farmer,
residing at Cefnrhyddlan-issa, in the parish of Llan-
wenog, Cardiganshire, and it appears that early on
Tuesday morning, while in bed with his wife and
child, (the latter nine months old) he attacked them
with a razor, and having first nearly severed the
infant's head from its body, he attempted the de-
struction of his wife. He first cut her across the
wrist, severing completely all the arteries, and
next gashed her throat end face in the most fright-
ful manner. Not content with this, he cut her
across the abdomen, ripping it completely open, and
causing the intestines to protrude. Leaving the house
he rushed into the Tiry, for the purpose, it is imagined,
of bhuet
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own throat. Failing, however,
to sever the jugular rein, he ripped open his own ab-
domen with the razor, which caused a similar protru-
'ion to that which his unfortunate wife experienced.
Police-serjeant Edward Lloyd, of the Carmarthen-
shire constabulary, stationed at Llanbyther, hearing
of the occurrence, immediately repaired to the spot,
and found the little girl in bed, with its throat
frightfully lacerated, quite dead and cold. The wife,
Mary Davies, had escaped from the house, and having
proceeded about a field's breadth on the south side,
fell down. When found she was still alive, but lying
exhausted on her right side in a ditch with her intes-
tines visibly protruding, and her throat, wrist,
and face, cut in a most fearful manner.
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thhi outrage could
with speakh is razor faint.
ly, and in reply to
questions, answered that her husband had perpetrated
conveyed into the house wrapped She
ivn'as immediately
conveyed bmlamnkedetia,taen%
on further search being made on the north side of the
residence, at the bottom of a field, the husband was
found lying on his left side in his shirt sleeves, having
his throat lacerated, and bis abdomen cut open from
side to side about an inch below the navel, with his
intestines also protruding. He was still alive, and
could speak more distinctly than could his ill-fated
partner. He acknowledged to the police constable
that he had killed the child, and that he had cut his
own and his wite's throat with his razor. The razor
with which the direful deeds were perpetrated, was
found lying in a brook adjacent to the spot where the
unhappy man was discovered. Mr. Thomas, the
surgeon of Dollar), was speedily sent for, who dressed
the various wounds, but at once pronounced each
case to be mortal. His prediction was verified by
the death of Thomas Davies, at eleven o'clock that
nig , the decease of the wife transpired at nine
o' .Vednesday morninz.
•
MFG
•'. n Wood, Chairman of th:: Board of Inland Re-
venue, had an interview with the Chancellor ( f the Ex-
chequer on Saturday, at his official residence in Down-
i )g-str. et.

STANFIELD HALL.—AII the furniture and &acts
in Stat.field flail will be sold by public aueti"n during
the eas44og month, as the family will not reside there
in futtite The ball is to bo let. Both Mr.?. Jermy and
Eliza Chesney have left Stanfield Hall; Mrs. Jermy,
on Tuesday, was removed to Norwi,h; her general
health e9ntinws to improYe. F.iiza Cllesnoy heving
,e.xpressNl a d. sire to be left in the reig' b:mrhooo,
wh'r'' her friend 4 .ty:d ulttivcs nye
tress's fa .gimily;
r.,z • L.. - 7
I" s.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Vink,
at Wymondham.—Norfolk Chronicle.
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