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AN ADDRESS TO THE CLERGY
OF THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH OF ENG-
LAND ON THE EFFECTS. OF A SCARCITY
OF FOOD, &c. By A PHYSICIAN.

This is a well-timed pamphlet, in which the
Author traces the.epidemics of 1740, 1741, 1810,
Szc., to the deficiency of food, and produces many
medical authorities to prove the terrible effects
on the health of the poor by being stinted in
their diet. We quote the concluding- paragraphs
of the work :

It is a common observation that one-half of mankind
know not how the other half lives. What a sad confif -
mation of this saying do these pages contain 1 It is
difficult for those who have never felt privations of the
most essential necessaries of life, to abstract themselves
from their own condition, and thoroughly appreciate the
state of those who want. It is too true that we are
thankless for blessings in proportion to their common-
ness. The common air we breathe, the universal light,
are seldom viewed as beneficent gifts from God ; yet, by
what a precarious tenure do we hold them both. The
disposition is universal to enjoy the advantages and com-
forts of our situation in life, without distressing our-
• selves much about those whose hard lot has deprived
them of things which are common to us. The trivial-
ties of food and clothing are received with little con-
cern for the poor who starve, with cold, and are
famishing with hunger; and it requires calamities like
these I have been describing, to rouse us to a better
feeling. Yet the usual and constant condition of the
poor calls loudly for our active sympathy. It is true
there are signs of late years that a better state of mind
has arisen among us, and that the poor are becoming
more and more a subject of study for the rich, I hail
this feeling and rejoice at it. Nothing so likely to give
us dignity as a nation, and happiness as a society. We
owe much 'of this feeling to the clergy of the present
day; 'and I trust we 40,11. owe you the greater service of
aiding 6 roase then ttention of all men to the present
dangerous situation of:our country. At the moment at
vOich,l write, the-1)(:vows atiOvortpgtous with disaster.
It may filease'the Almighty, in his wisdom, to dissipate
these threatening clouds, and bless the fields with plenty.
But shall we deserve a continuance of his goodness if,
with a perfect knowledge of the
_actual state of the poor,
we do not use every exertion to ameliorate their condi-
tion, and make the first necessaries of life as common
and abundant as possible.
The mind admits with pain and reluctance the idea
of a great wrong committed upon the laborious, the
ignorant, and helpless classes of society, whom it is our
luty to encourage and protect. When I sat clown to
address you. I resolved to abstain from touching any
of the political considerations connected with this sub-
ject. Indeed, lam little qualified for the task. It may
be alleged with some show of reason that this is a ne-
cessary part of the subject, and cannot be admitted with-
out risk of error. I can only say that Ido not think so,
but on the contrary strongly believe that there are some
claims which are paramount to all others, both in their
nature and their degree. One of these is, that the la-
bouring man. be he husbandman, or be he crafts-
man, should be fed and clothed, before any
profits of capital are allowed either to the
manufacturer or the landlord, before even the de-
mands of the Government are satisfied. The first duty
'of all Governments must be the protection of the humbler
'classes of society ; but to shield them from foreign in-
vasion and injustice ; to guard them even against the
oppression of the powerful ; nay, to save them from the
evils of :anarchy among themselves become question-
able services, if by our laws and regulations we de-
prive them of their indefeasable right to sufficient
food, or place before them a poisonous aliment to de-
stroy them and their children. " Muzzle not the ox that
treadeth out the corn," is the injunction of the Almighty.
Surely the rule for the labouring ox may be extended to
laborious man.

A CALUMNY RESPECTING
MR O'CONNELL.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

" With respect to the Repeal of the Union, 1 have nailed
my colours to the mast, and never while I live will I abandon
that question until I succeed."—O'CoNNELL.
" I tried for live years the experiment of justice, but it
failed."—O'CoNNELL.
SIR-I have seen some " Private Correspondence" in the
Times of this day, which I deem it my duty to my great
leader, the Irish Liberator, O'Connell, to reply to, lest if un-
contradicted it might be supposed to be true.
There is a good deal about myself as " Tom Steele, the co-
adjutor of Mr. O'Connell," in the article, which has been co-
pied by the Correspondent of the Times from the Limerick
Cnronicle. _

„..,
As the readers of the Morning Chronicle can feel no inte-
rest whatever in any matters relating to myself, and that poor
deluded fag-end of a once useful body, the remnant of the
Limerick Citizens' Club, I of course forbear from inflicting on
them any observations on this part of the subject of the cor-
respondence.
1 shall merely remark in transit; that what Butler in Hu-
dibras says of an individual, may sometimes apply to a public
body, in its collective character—►t may become
” a tool,
" Which knaves do work with, called a fool."

O'Connell is described in the article as having, before the
late election for the city of Limerick, given his support to the
non-repealer against the repealer I! !
A more flagitious lie was never fabricated, than the lie, who-
ever fabricated it, that O'Connell supported the non-repealer,
merely as a non-repealer, against the repealer.
I was present when, in Carlo.,v, O'Connell (tare his answer
when consulted, and he in the most distinct terms declared,
that he of course only recommended the return of the non-re-
pealer (already in the field and powerfully supported as a Libe-
ral), to prevent the danger, in case of division, of the return of
a Tory.
It is quite right that, in terms the most unequivocal, I
should declare that I do not ascribe either to the writer of the
article in the Limerick Chronicle, or to the private Corre-
spondent of the Times, any participation in the origination of
this most rascally lie.
Although it be not a matter in actual relation to the subject
on which I have found it my duty to my absent leader to address
you, I cannot forbear from expressing my exultation that
Otway Cave has forced down his Tipperary stomach-pump
into the stomach of Quack Doctor Peel's mind, and by hard
pumping brought up some information.
Oh, sir, how that amiable Nobleman, Lord Stanley, must
be delighted and honoured, on finding his seraphic scorpion
Bill abandoned by his roaster in the face of the world !
Tacitus, by an exquisitely felicitous form of expression, de-
scribes in his annals the spirit of the conversation which it was
necessary to hold with the tyrant Tiberius—
" Angusta et lubrica Oratio."
Quack Doctor Peel has been one of the greatest masters of
the " Angusta et lubrica Oratio " of the present age ; but he
can delude no longer by his quackeries--Corn-law—starva-
tion law ; the people understand the identity.
I have the honour to be, Sir, with great respect,
Your most obedient humble servant,
THOMAS STEELE,
Sept. 21. O'Connell's Head Pacificator of Ireland.

THE BISHOP OF EXETER AND

MR. HEAD.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Snt—You may have remarked that in the republication of
the pungent colloquy between the Lord Bishop of Exeter and
the Rector of Feniton, which the Standard makes, there is a
felicitation that his Lordship has thought proper to commence
proceedings against his clerical brother. In the Western
Times (not that Exeter paper whence your Contomporary
rives the correspondence) the Bishop's fugleman is thus con-
trasted with his Mordecai :—" The Rev. Henry Erskine
Head and Dr. Posey_ Here are two Ministers of the Church
of England, whose religious opinions are as distant as the
poles from each other. 'lle Rev. Mr. Head says :—Let the
mind advance ; go forward ; reform what is necessary ; abide
by the Scriptures ; let the Word of God be your only guide
and directory. Scarcely a single brother has appeared to sup-
port his hands in the glorious cause. Dr. Pusey's plan is—Go
backwards ; return to tradition ; let the priests rule, and let
the people submit to their dictation ; and hundreds of his
brethren are supporting him with all their might." " People,
take the Bible in your own hands if you value your religious
liberty." The Editor observes—" We believe that Mr. Head
will do honour to the great Prote'tant principle," which may
justly be styled the Apostolic practice; for the Council of
Apostles, laity present, declared their Heaven-guided minds in
quoting from the ante-Christian holy volume. It is stated
" that the bishop had declared, at Mr. Justice Coleridge's, at
Ottery, that he would strip Mr. Head of his gown." What is
a mitre ? It is remorable.—Yours of yore,
Sept. 22. SCRIPTODOX.

MURDER IN EASTCIIEAP.
INQUEST ON THE BODY.
A Coroner's inquest was held last evening at the Blue
Anchor Tavern, St. Mary-at-the-Hill, before Mr. Payne, the
City Coroner, and a respectable Jury, on the body of Mr. James
Burden, late proprietor of the King's Head Tavern, East-
cheap, who was murdered on the night of Tuesday last. The
room in which the inquest was held was opened shortly after
five o'clock, and was soon crowded with persons anxious to
hear the evidence relating to this melancholy transaction.
Among those present was Mr. D. W. Harvey, the City Police
Commissioner, who stated that he attended for the purpose of
saisfying himself s to the manner in which the police bad
performed their duty. The Coroner arrived shortly befere six
o'clock. The Jury having been sworn, they proceeded to take
a view of the body, and on their return the following evidence
was gone intn
The first witness examined was Mrs.Burdon, the widow of the
murdered man, who was dreadfully affected during the whole
time of her examination. She deposed as follows My
name is Eliza Burdon, and I reside at the King's Head, in
Eastcheap. My husband's name was James Burdon. He
was thirty eight years of age last July. He was the landlord
of the house. On Tuesday evening last, at five minutes past
ten o'clock, I was sitting in the bar, between my husband and
my sister. Mr. Burdon was sitting in the corner, nearest the
window. The bar rune the whole length of the house. The
entrance to the bar at the back is at the other end to where he
was sitting. He was dozing. There was a table between
him and r.s.e. I was sitting next my sister at the table.
My sister's name is Sarah Blexley. Unfottunately she is
the wife of that villain. His name is Robert Blexley. He was
no trade at all. My sister and I were sittine at the
table, and Mr. Burdon asleep, and we heard a step. We save it
was Robert Blexley. He was coming in behind the bar. He
sprung forward, and caught hold of his wife's shoulder, and
said, " My wife, or her life," and he plunged the knife in my
sister's side. I was not aware of what he had done until I
saw hint take the knife out of her side. He had previously made
a plunge at her. Mr. Burdon did not get up ; he aas asleep.
Blexley immediately plunged the knife into my husband's left
side. Nothing had happened previously to disturb my hus-
' band. Blexley then attempted to stab me. My sister rushed
between us, knocked me away, and seized him by his shoulders.
He held the knife in his left hand, and seized her with his right.
He then walked out of the bar. My sister and my husband
followed him to the bar-door, and my husband could not get
any further. Blexley then turned and looked at us, and turned
away up the passage with the knife in his hand. He threw
the knils down in the passage, went as far as the street daor,
took another look at us, and went out. Some persons
pursued him, but I do not know who. I have not
seen him since. My husband fell down, and was
taken up stairs, and a doctor was rent for. Mr. Smith,
the surgeon, was the first that came. I was not insensible at
all. My husband lived but a few minutes. He was sitting
quite still, with a handkerchief over his face, at the time this
man stabbed him. He said, after he was stabbed, " What is
it about?" That was when he got to the end of the bar.
Ido not think he was aware that he bad been struck. No one
was about the bar but us three. I am quite sure he was
sitting at the time he was struck. I think it was the left hand
Blexley used. Ido not know that he was a left-handed .nan .
It was the right hand he put on ray sister's shoulder.
The CORONER said it would be necessary to hind her over
as a witness, but he would arrange to do that at her own house.
He would not detain her longer, and he desired the officers to
show her every attention.
Mrs. Burdon then withdrew.
The next witness examined was James Jarvis, of No. 3a,
Fenchurch-street. lam a porter. I was in the parlour of the
King's Head when this happened. It is a little distance beyond
the bar. I heard a shriek, and went to render assistance. i ran
to the bar, end found the deceased staggering. He asked me
to fetch a doctor. I desired the party who was with me to
open the door, and to fetch the doctor and the police. I saw
blood flowing from Mr. Burdon, and stayed with him until a
doctor came. I saw a woman leaning over the bar, and asked
her who did it. She said I know the wretch—it is my husband.
The policeman came in in about three or four minutes. It
appeared to me very quick. I do not know who went for the
policeman. The doer was not closed. I was 'the that who
came from the parlour. It did not occur to me that he had
been stabbed, until I saw the blood. He was standing when I
first saw him, but he staggered and fell immediately. I did not
know Blexley.
Daniel O'Connell—l was in the house with the last wit-
ness. He stepped out of the parlour, and I followed him. I
heard the shrieks. I live at 18, Fenchurch-street. When I
went out I saw Mr. Burdon falling back. I caught him.
I saw no man go out. The police came not long after. I
calm. .t say whether the police or the doctor came first. Ido
not think there was any delay in their coming. The moment
Mr. Burdon dropped, he died. I did not stay a minute in the
parlour after 1 heard the shriek. lam foreman at an oil and
Italian warehouse.
John Haynes—Was sitting with the last two witnesses, and
corroborated their evidence. He ran out in the direction of
Gracechurch-street in pursuit. They met a person in Grace-
church-street who said a man had run that way, towards
Clement's-lane. Then he met a policeman, who said no one had
passed that way. He told the policeman, who returned to the
house with him. Dyes not know if there was any other
policeman there. Witness saw the knife laying in the passage
when he rushed out, and on his return he was told Mrs.
Blexley had taken it up. Did not search any of the courts
leading from the street, nor did the policeman who was
with him.
George Hallows—l live at 28, Lime-street, and am a hair-
dresser. A man came into my shop at half-past seven on
Tuesday morning last. I should know him again if I were to
see him—he came to be shaved. He said he was going before
the Lord Mayer to get out a warrant against Mr. Burdon, the
landlord of the King's Head. He said he had got his wife
there, and likewise some property, which was fetched from
Seven Oaks, where he had lived. He stated he had been to
the King s Head that morning to demand his wife. He went
with a policeman named Bradshaw, the policeman on duty in
Lcadenhall-market. When he went in he said he came to de-
tnand his wife. Mr. Burden said to him, " She is not here,
neither do I know where she is, and the sooner you get out
of my house the better, or I will turn you out." He was
standing with his back towards me when he stated this, and he
put out his hand and said, " If I had had anything in my hand
I would have shot him, but," he added, " I'll do for him ; I'll
serve him out, and have a search warrant for my property."
He then took a letter from his pocket, which he said he had
received from his wife on Monday, and which appointed him to
meet her on Monday night at the same place they had met on
Sunday night. I spoke to him, and asked him where it was
he met her. He said it was at the bottom of Eastcheap, and
saw her to the King's Head. He said he was therefore certain
she was there. He said the reason Mr. Burdon had taken a
dislike to him was because he had been unfortunate in business
at Seven Oaks. He said he had taken some boxes to a book-
keeper at Seven Oaks, and desired him to deliver them to none
but himself, and that he could prove Burdon had been and got
three boxes away, and that was why he wanted a search war-
rant. He said, being refused his wife was enough to drive any
one mad ; but he did not appear to be at all wild or agitated.
I could not see any portion of the letter myself. He was not
excited at the time, and was perfectly sober. He asked my
advice, and I recommended him to go to the Lord Mayer, and
he would get justice done him, for that Mr. Burden was a re-
spectable man.
Police-constable Edward Bristow, No. 569—1 met Blexley
on Tuesday morning in Leadenhall-market. He told me his
wife was detained from him and he wished to see her. Ile had
seen her on Sunday night. He wanted to know if he could
not demand her. I said yes, and referred him to Sergeant
Bradley. I said I would go with him as a witness, and I
went about seven o'clock to the King's Head in Eastcheap.
He said to Mr. Burdon, " Now, James, I'm come to demand
my wife." Burdon said, " I think you had better go about your
business," and he walked into the room at the end of the bar.
He returned, and Blexley said you know where she is, will
you tell me ? Burdon said you had better go about your busi-
ness. I told Burdon 1 had come as a witness, and Bunion said
I don't know the man. I asked if I was to take that as an
answer, and Burdon said, " Yes, I know nothing of him." Blex-
lev made use of no threat, and we parted with an understand-
ing to meet at 11 o'clock at the terminus of the Blackwell Rail-
way, but he (lid not come. I saw no more of him. I heard of the
murder at 11 o'clock at night. I went to the station-house
directiy to give a description of the man. It was not taken ;
they were all so excited about the murder that they would not
listen to me. 'the Inspector was not there. 1 met bins at the
corner of Philpot.lane coming from the house. I told him
I knew the man, and lie ordered me to clear the mob away
from the door. I went to the house and gut admitted, and he
said the man who murdered his master was the man who had
been with me in the morning. I was much hurt at their not
taking my description of the man at the station-house, and
know no reason for their so refusing.
Sergeant Bradley—l was at the station-house a little after
ten o'clock, when a report was brought that a man was mur-
dered. I went to the King's Head, and found one policeman
there and Dr. Smith. There were some people in the hou.e
and I cleared it. I was not at the station when the last witness
came to make his statement. I found the knife produced
lying outside the fire- place, close to the fender. (The knife is
a common butcher's knife, such as is used for the purpose of
slaughtering.) While I was in the house writing a description
of the murderer, Mr. Owen, of the Yorkshire Greys, came in,
and said the man was in his house. I went there, and they said
he had gone. I searched the docks and all the neighbourhood,
but could not find him. I had the description from Mrs. Bur-
don. I had seen the man once before, when I had the conver-
sation related by the last policeman. He did not tppear in the
least excited.
John Charles Davis—l live at 20, Aldgate High-street, and
am a cutler. I remember selling the knife produced at about
five minutes before one, on Tuesday, to a man. He said he
wanted a common sort, such as was used by butchers. I
showed him a drawer lull. He chose this ose, but said that
it should be sharp at the back, for the purpose of grafting trees.
I showed him a shoe-knife, which has a square point. That,
he !aid, would not do, and asked if I could get that made as be
wished at the back. I went down and ground the back sharp
myself whilst he waited. I set it on a smooth stone, and told
him if it were made thinner it would nut stand rough work.
I wrapped it in paper. He paid sevenpence for it, and left the
shop. I told him it was an awkward thing to carry, aid he
said it was. The knife is a butcher's working knife, and is
used for dressing sheep. He was quite calm. He eas a tall,
thick-set, dark, rather good-looking man. I think 1 should
know him again.
Mr. C. Smith, of Gracechurch-street. surgeon—l was
called in about ten minutes after ten on Tuesday night. I
found the deceased lying on his back ; he breathed but once
after I got there, and died almost immediately. I found a
wound on the left side of the abdomen, about an inch and a
half long, and half an inch wide, trom which the bowels were
protruding:. 1 attempted to return the bowels, and to give
him some brandy. I cannot tell the depth of the wound, but
it had gone quite into the cavity of the abdomen. The wound
was most likely inflicted by a double-edged knife, such as the
one produced. I should imagine the knife had been plung:d.
in up to the hilt. The wound was sufficient to account for his
death. I have no doubt on the subject. My own impression
is that it penetrated the main artery of the body lying close to
the back. There was a policeman at the door when I came to
the house. Mr. Lowman came for me.
The CORONER said that he had prevented Mr. Smith from
examining the body until after the Jury had seen it. If he
now wished to do so for his own satisfaction, he could do it.
The Foreman—We do not desire it.
Thomas Quinlam—l live at No. 2, Mercer's-court. I am a
Catholic.
The CORONER—Do you believe the oath to be binding as
you have taken it ?
Witness—l do. lam a private watchman. At ten minutes
before ten I went into the Cow and Calf Tavern in East-
eheap, on Tuesday night, and there I saw the husband of Mr.
Burdon's sister-in-law sitting on a hamper. He had a glass of
liquor opposite him. No one was near him. I left the house,
and about five minutes after I saw the same man come out of
the house. He had both his hands in his pockets, and he said
to ma, it was a fine night. The clock then struck ten. I went

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and called the hour twice, andon my return I found him standing
on the same spot. It is about twenty-seven yards from Mr.
Burdon's. He said to me, " Watchman, you will be here
again in five or six minutes' time ?" I said, " Please God, I
expect I will." I continued calling the hour, and when I got
to the end of Rood-lane I met. the pot-boy calling " Police-
man, watchman, you are wanted at the King's Head." A
policeman was coming down Rood-line, and he and I ran on
togah-r to the King's Head, and when I got there I saw what
had happened. This, I should say, was not more than three
minutes after ten.

James Raw, pot-boy at the King's Head-1 was:in the tap-
room at supper on Tuesday night, when I heard a scream. I
ran into the bar, anthsaw Mr. Blexley run out of the street-
door. He came in again, and tossed the knife down in front
of the bar. The servant afterwards picked it up. It seemed
a large knife like the one produced. I went and fetched the
doctor. I did not run after the man, nor do I know which
way he turned. When I came back I found another doctor
there. lam sure it was Mr. Blexley I saw running out. I had
known him before.

William Boniter. police-constable 542—0 n Tuesday morn-
ing, about half-past nine, I saw Blexley in Leadenhall-market.
He told me he had been to demand his wife. and the
landlord had ordered Wm out. He pointed to a knife lying on"
a butcher's block, and said, " If I had had that in my hand, I
think I should have used it." I said, " Nonsense." He said,
" By God, I think I shoule." and then the conversation drop-
ped. He did not seem at all wild or irrational at the time. He
said he had not been in bed all the night. About six o'clock,
in the evening I met him in Gracechurch-street, and he said
he had got no money, and asked me to stand some porter. We
had a pot of porter, and he said lam going to see my old
woman by and by, and I will make it right with you in the
morning, for I shall get sonic money from her. He continued
with me until eight o'clock. He was sober and cheerful. We
had a pot of porter and a quartern of gin between three of us.
I knew he meant his wife by his old woman. He has been a
little excited occasionally, but he always appeared rational.
He frequently complained of the hardship of his wife being
kept. from him, and his property taken by his brother-in-law.
He has been about Gracechurch-street constantly for about
four weeks past, since which lime only I have known him.
Several of the Jury expressed a wish to examine Mr. Brake,
the Inspector of Police, as to the conduct of the police, but the
Coroner suggested that the evidence of Mr. Brake could throw
no light on the subject of the inquiry, and that if any inquiry
were to bd had into the conduct of the police, it had better be
conducted etgewhere. He was glad to see the Commissioner
present, and he would doubtless do all that was requisite.
Several Jurymen expressed themselves as of opinion that
the beats of the yolicernen were too long, and that it was owing
to that circumstance that the murderer had escaped.
The CORONER said he was willing to go into the inquiry
still furthrr, if the Jury desired it. He was entirely in their
hands.

The policeman on duty in Eastcheap was then examined, and
said his beat was Easteheap, Botolph.lane, and Pudding-lane.
He went down the right side of Eastcheap, and up the left, and
then down Botolph-lane and' up Pudding-lane. He passed the
King's Head every quarter of an hour. He was coming up
Pudding-lane about ten o'clock, and heard cries of " Stop."
He ran up the lane, and a woman said, " He has run up Grace-
church-street." Witness ran up Gracechurch-street, but
could see nobody. He met another policeman, who said he
had seen a man running up towards the Bank, and desired him
to pursue him, and he did so, but saw nothing of him.
The CORONER then addressed the Jury, and stated it as his
opinion that no blame whatever attached to the police ; and the
Jury returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder against Robert
Blexley."

At tie conclusion of the inquest a gentleman applied to the
Coroner on behalf of the family of the deceased, to request in-
formation as to the steps necessary to be adop`ed in order to
apply to the Government to offer a reward for the apprehension
of the murderer, as the family were too poor to offer a reward.
The CoaoNER, said he should imagine that in such a case the
Government would offer a reward.

Mr. Commissioner Harvey undertook to make the requisite
application to the authorities for that purpose, and the Jury
particularly requested that the Commissioner would state to the
Home Secretary the inability of the family of the murdered man
to offer any regard.
The CORONER, then issued his warrant for the apprehension
of Blexley, and having thanked the Jury for their attendance,
dismissed them.

Robert Blexley, the man charged with the murder, is five
feet eight and a half inches high, about thirty years of age, ra-
ther stout, with dark hair, large dark whiskers, dark eyes, dark
complexion, prominent nose, somewhat turned up, speaks ra-
ther quickly, was dreiscd in an invisible green coat,Newmarket
cut, a hlaek silk waistcoat with light coloured sprig, and drab
kerseymere trowser3 tightly made, Wellington boots, and silk
neckerchief.

It is rumoured that. the body of a man answering the descrip-
tion of Blexley has been picked up off Cuckold's Point by one
of the river steamers, but as yet the rumour has not been
confirmed.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
HOUSE OF LORDS, Sept. 23.
JOHNSON V. COCHRANE—JUDGMENT.
Lord COTTENUAM gave judgment to-day in this case, which
came before the House some time since upon appeal from the
decision of the Court • f Session. The question in the case
was whether General Hamilton, who became entitled to an
entail, created in 1719, had the power to create a new entail,
he having executed a deed for that purpose in 1602. The
appellant cll.med under thy entail of 1719, and it was contended
on his behalf that General Hamilton had not the power which
be had exercised. The Court of Session decided in favour of
General 11,milion, an.l. from that decision the appellant ap-
pealed to the House of Lords. The Noble and Learned Lord
was clearly of opinion that the judgment of the Court below
was correct, and ordered the interlocutors appealed from to be
affirmed, with costs.—Judgment affirmed, with costs.

IRVINE AND LORI► DOUGLAS V. KIRKPATRICK.

Lord COTTENUAM also gave judgment in this Scotch appeal,
the question in whirls was as to the sufficiency of the parties to
the suit. The suit was instituted for the purpose of setting
aside certain deeds which had been executed by several young
ladies nutted Douglas, by which they sold their interest in cer-
tain estates in Scotland to their brother Walter. The Court
of Session decided that the parties to the suit were sufficient,
and from that decision the partie3 appealed. Lord Cottenham
was clearly of opinion the interlocutors appealed from were
correct, and ordered them to be affirmed, with costs.

It is generally supposed that Lord Cottenharo intends to
give one or two judgments every day next week that the House
sits, in order to clear off his arrear of judgments in Scotch
and English appeals.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Sept. 23.
IN RE EDWARDS'S BANKRUPTCY.
In this case an audit of accounts took place, at which a party
nanied Morris Myers, a creditor, attended, who has had legal
proceedings with the assignees, the messenger standing as de-
fendant in the proceedings, with respect to some goods which
were alleged to be the bankrupt's, which were seized upon
Myers' premises. Myers contested the right of seizure, and
proceedings, criminal and civil, were taken, the result of which
was, that a verdict was given in Myers' favour, with heavy
damages. He complained that he could not get a settlement
of these damages, and to-day he pressed the Court for an in-
vestigation of the assignees' account.
After much desultory conversation respecting what had been
done in the estate, and what was likely to result from the pro-
ceedings, which have before been fully reported in the various
Courts before which they were heard, in respect to the settle-
ment of the damages,

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Myers, who had all along been anything hut complimentary
in his language as addressed to the Learned Commissioner, now
broke out, because his Honour refused to allow him or his solici-
tor to investigate matters antecedent to the last. audit, into a
strain of most violent abuse ; declared that he had been robbed;
that it was a partial investigation ; that the Commissioner was
prejudiced, as his officer (meaning the messenger) was a party
in the cause, and that he was refused justice.
The language Myers used evidently surprised all those who
were in the Court, but the Commissioner bore the insult thus
levelled at him with the most dignified composure.
The solicitor for the messenger was about to address the
Court, when Myers again interfered in the same coarse and
vulgar manner. _ _

Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE then said, " As long as
your impertinence was directed to myself, I was quiet; but
now that you are interrupting an advocate who is addressing
the Court in perfect order, I will not tolerate it ; if you do not
desist, I will have you turned out of Court."
Myers was immediately silenced.
The business of the Court theri proceeded, and it was under-
stood that the matter in dispute will be arranged between the
creditors and Myers.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.

James Spurle, alias Spillar, who was yesterday found guilty
of setting tire to a house in Lambeth, was again indicted for
feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of William
Maddock, and stealing a watch and a silver spoon.
Evidence was given which left no gout of the prisoner's
guilt, and the Jury instantly returned a verdict of Guilty.
Mr. Justice MA ULE told the prisoner that he had been con-
victed of two serious charges—one of setting fire to a dwelling-
house, for the purpose of defrauding an Insurance Company ;
and Ihe other, of breaking and entering a dwelling. house, and
stealing property therefrom.
The former offence a short time
ago was capital, and it was still so, if combined with the cir-
cumstance of persons beingin the house at the time. The pri-
soner was a young man, and the Court felt disinclined to send
him out of the country for the remainder of his life. The
shortest period for which he could be transported was fifteen
years, and that was the sentence the Court would pass upon him.
The prisoner was then sentenced to be transported for fifteen
years.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDTIALL.
Yesterday Richard Archer, a law writer, who has been in
custody about two months, was brought up for final examina-
tion before Mr. Alderman Hymn'EnY, charged with assault-
ing a lad so violently as to endanger his life.
The lad came up from the Charing-cross Hospital yester-
day, being sufficiently recovered to give evidence. His mas-
ter (Mr. cibbins), a law stationer at King's-cross, stated
that he was requested to take him back to the hospital as soon
as the hearing was over. He had been suffering most severely
from concussion of the brain, which induced frequent epelip-
tic fits.

The lad, who seemed to be still very weak and in, said his
name was Robert Millard. On the 16th of July he fought
With a bey named Sutherland in Cursitor-strspt. After they
had parted, Sutherland met him again at the'end of Castle-
street, and wanted to renew the fight. Witness refused.
There were three or four men with Sutherland, and the pri-
soner, who was one of them, struck him on the forehead, and
knocked him down. He fell on his head, and was stunned.
He was not further molested then, and began to feel ill a day
or two after. On the fourth day he was taken to the ho.-
pital. He did not hear the prisoner say anything at the time
he struck him.
Mr. Alderman HUMPHREY said, that as the boy was now
pronounced to be out of danger, the prisoner might be ad-
mitted to bail, himself in 100/. and two sureties in 01. each.
The prisoner was committed in default of sureties.

HATI'ON GARDEN.
Yesterday John Macdonald, Edward Carrol, and Christo-
pher Paul Daley were paced at the bar before Mr. Green-
wood, charged by James Hideout, George Green, and George
Foster, privates belonging to the 3d battalion of the Ist Regi-
ment of Grenadier Gua, di, with having been concerned in the
following murderous outrage and assault upon them :
The prosecutors app,:ared in Court covered with marks of
-
violence, and it was e 'ldea that they had been most grossly
maltreated.
James Hideout being. sworn, stated that on Wednesday af-
ternoon last, about five o'clotk, he accompanied Green en

EVENING SUN.

F ster, his comrades, to the Hand and Crown public-house‘
hurch.street, St. Giles's, for the purpose of having some re-
f . shrnent. when they called for a pot of porter. The pri-
soners and some other Irishmen were sitting in the tap-room
wall some women, when it was proposed that they should get
up a dance, to which witness and his comrades agreed, and
at, er enjoying themselves for about an hour and a half, a signal
was given, and a cry raised, " Let us serve out the soldiers,"
on which four or five of the party, including the prisoners,
without the least provocation, jumped up, and seizing hold of
witness, commenced beating and kicking him in a violent man-
ner, and dragged him into the street, were he was surrounded
by mote of their gang, who caught hold of his collar and belt,
and held him down whilst the prisoners struck and kicked at
hi:a over the head and body, and had it not been that his cries
for help brought the police to his assistance, he would have
been murdered by them. The prisoners' companions escaped.
The witness had a most shocking black eye and bruised head.
George Green, sworn, stated that he got up to dance with
his comrade, when Daley gave Hideout a kick on the leg, and
he was immediately surrounded and beaten in a desperate man-
ner by the prisoners and their party. Witness remonstrated
with them, when he was attacked and knocked down by them.
Hideout made his escape into the street, when witness followed
him, and found him surrounded by a mob of Irish, who were
using him in a shameful manner. There were upwards of 20
about him, " pitching into him and hammering at him with
their fists, and kicking at him." The prisoner Daley- then
made a blow at witness, and kicked him on the knee, and whilst
witness was retreating in order to save himself, he fell into a.
ground kitchen, and whilst he was falling Daley made a despe-
rate kick at him.
George Foster, of the Grenadier Guards, corroborated this
esi.lence. He added, that when Green fell into the cellar, tie
thought they would have murdered him, and on proceeding, to
his assistance they made an attack upon witness, and maltreated
hi in dreadfully.
Smith, E, stated that he received information of the out-
ra.,:e, and on proceeding to the spot he found .nearly a thou-
sand persons assembled, when Daley rushed into the crowd in
his shirt sleeves, with a handkerchief tied round his waist, evi-
dently with a desire to fight, and exclaiming violently, " Let
us give it to the soldiers." lie then rushed into the Hand ands
Crewn public-house, and witness took him into custody with-
nut resistance on his part.
Mr. GREENWOOD said, that after what he had heard, he
wa, only surpriseal that murder had not been committed by the
prisoners. If Ri4eout had pushed against Daley, that did not
Justify them in acting the violent part they had done. It was
evi,tently their intention to have destroyed the soldiers, had
not the police arrived to assist them ; and from the marks of
violence they bore, it was plain that they had been most.
gr ssly ill-used. " You Irish," said Mr. Greenwood, " when,
your blood is up, will risk anything, and would take lifeaway
and, as far as the punishment of law will go, we must put it
into force, to endeavour to check such violence."
Ile then convicted them in the extreme penalty of 51. each,
and, in default of payment, two months' imprisonment in the
House of Correction.
'1 hey were then locked up, and the soldiers left the Court
wi,h their sergeant, who attended the investigation.