The Sun.
London, England, 1824-04-21 00:00:00

SHOCKING OCCURRENCE.

CAMBRIDGu, APRIL 19.—0 n Saturdayeven-
ing, the 10th instant, as Henry Linsdell of Balsham, in this
county, was returning through Great Shelford, in his way
home, he stopped at the Prince Regent public-house to have
some beer ; the landlord seeing he was in a state of intoxica-
tion, refused letting him have any, but he demanded it as he
was on his travels, and the house not being shut (It .was then
about ten minutes past ten o'clock), the landlord drew him a
pint, but would not let him into the house ; however Linsdell
seeing a person whom he knew, pushed in, and gave the per-
son some of the beer he had in the pot, and requested the land-
lord to take a pint in the yard to a young man who held the
horse; the landlord took the beer so ordered, and found the
young man to be Thos.. 'Whitby; when the landlord returned
he found Linsdeltexposing his money, and behaving in a very
disorderly manner ; the landlord remonstrated with, and asked
him, if he was not afraid of being robbed ? Linsdell replied
" No;" he had a black protector—a knife, which be carried
up his sleeve ; it was such as are used in his. profession as a
collar-maker—sharp at the point and broad in the middle..
After he,had paid for the beer and put the money .up, Whitby
came into the house and said, " Come, master, let's go ; I will
not hold the horse any longer ;" and set the pot down which he
had had the beer in. The landlord then led Linsdell to the
yard, saw him get into the cart, and 'Whitby leading the horse.
They went towards the Three Horse Shoes in the same village,
which was Whitby's way home, and the road leading to Bal-
sham. Linsdell pulled up and wanted drink, but the landlord
refused him, as well as Whitby. They then went on, Linsdell
making a great noise. and several persons, following him. In
a short time the landlord heard the cry of
." Murder !" He
took a light, although it was moon-light, but not bright, and
saw a young man leading Whitby, who was bleeding profuse-
ly ; he asked him what was the matter ; Whitby said Linsdell
had stabbed him ; presently after, another young
.man, who is
• now in the hospital, came bleeding from wounds given him also
by Linsdell. A surgeon was procured- with all,,speed, and the
young man conveyed- to the hospital in this town. Linsdell
has at present escaped ; a warrant is out against him for cut.
'Mg and maiming. On Saturday the 17thinst. ,Whitby died.—
,An inquest was held at the Bell, in Trmnpington-street, be-.
fore AARON CHEVILL,'Gent, doroner for the town of C'am-
bridge, when the Jury returned the following verdict—" that
Linsdell was way-laid, and stood in his own defence."

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The proposition of Mr. Bleaden was then put into form, and
unanimously agreed to.
Mr. HICK, in returning thanks, impressed upon the meeting
the necessity of paying their poor on a stated day and hour, by
which plan he expected the numerous impositions practised by
their weekly applicants would he in a great measure frustrated.
• As it was at present, the poor were enabled to appear in differ-
ent parishes in time to receive money to which they were not
entitled. It was their practice to appli in different names._
Some time ago a fellow named llowar , who had been in his
(the Chairman's) parish, told him lie would go and get a better
parish. He went away, and actually fixed himself in Saint
George's, Hanover-square, which parish kept the man, while
his wife was maintained in the City. A felloW named Peter-
kin, who was a notorious impostor, was convicted • for impos-
ture, had constantly received the sum of a guinea per week
from parishes. Such practices would certainly be much dimin-
ished, by obliging the poor to be present at a stated hour. The
truth of excuses for absence would be easily ascertainable. He
believed that every man who undertook the office of church-
warden determined to do what he could for the poor; but the
moment he began his duties, he was so overwhelmed with
cases of imposition, that he became insensible to the applica-
tions of the really distressed. The most cruel difficulties were
then to be contended against. Here the Chairman mentioned,
amongst others, the case of a poor woman, whose husband was
transported ; one parish would not have herself, and the parish
that would have herself would not have 'her child. In this
emergency she walked the streets, but being in a starving con-
dition, she applied to him (the Chairman), and asked him
whether she might get to Newgate, under the care of Mrs.
Fry, by stealing a little something. One of the greatest evils
of the present system was, the bargain made between the parish
officers and many of the paupers, that as soon as a pauper be-
comes an inmate, he is allowed is. or 2s. a-week, with liberty
to go out and return to sleep in the house. Front Ito 3,000
beggars were thus thrown upon the streets.
The thanks of the meeting were then voted to the Sub-Corn.
mittee, and to Mr. Attwood, the honorary Secretary, to whom
it was resolved the paper expressing their.thanks should be in-
closed in a gold box. Themeetingthen separated.