The Sun.
London, England, 1823-09-08 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

littros.llanr..--.Saturtley morning a letter, of which ... .1 ./ '
following is a copy, was mewled by the Magistrates of Union-
Hai :....._
" Sirs---/ think it my duty to acquaint you, that a medical
man, who is a prisoner in this prison, has, before me and seve-
ral other prisoners, declared; that the Marshal of this prison hes
suffered no less than three individuals to die of starvation, sad
of no disorder whatever, but of want of nutriment, and that lie
had applied to, and told the Alarshal that they were stereov,
and that the Marshal took no notice of it. I therefore binary
hope that you will come to the lobby of this prison, and t41:',,,
our depositions and that of Mr. Golding, the surgeon—l 14,,;7,-
the honour to be, Sirs, your obedient servant, '
(Signed) "JOHN ELDER DUFFIELD.
" The Sitting Abigistrates of Union,liall, Stirrer
The contents of this letter excited a strong sensation RITIOntO
I the Magistrates, of whom a considerable number were present
1 when it was received; and it was determined that not a eumneet
i should be lost in investigating the charge it contained. Accord-
ingly three Magistrates, L. IL Allen, Randle Jackson, and
James Laing, Esqre., attended by Mr. Staples, the clerk, in-'
stantly proceeded. to the King's Bench 'prison where they in-
stituted the strictest inquiry into the charge. 5 Tiffs rte ult ,0 ii
be most satisfactorily stated in their own words:—
" King's Bench, Sept. 6, 023.
" A letter laving been written to the Magistratecor Unioa...
hall, signed ' John Elder Dutheld,' Ewing dud Ores prisenere
were elated by Air. Golding, a surgeon, whe was also tqt.itittener
within' the wells„ to lave died by starvation, *a, the.undet-
signed Magistrates, attended •in consequeace of such state-
ment, and after having fully examined the above-named ,pri-
sonera, Duffield and adding, find that the prisoner Duffield is
not of his own knowledge acquainted with n single fact stated
in his letter. The prisoner Golding denies' the above letter to
have been written by his authority, or with his knowledge, acct
refuses to give us any information whateier Upon the facts
above mentioned. We have potentially exeinitted a prisont;
named John Dufrene„ who was referred to by Duffield, and
stated to be dying for want of food : we found him in good
health, nor has he thought fit to apply for' the county allow-
once, which he was infoimed would have been granted to him
had he applied fur it, and_ which has been offered to him in our
presence and refused by him.
(Signed) " L. B. ALLEN,
" RANDLE JACKSON,
" JAMES LAING."

It did not appear from the examination whether the writer or
the letter had been actuated by any malignant motive,. or whe-
ther he had been misled by inconsiderate expressions, convoy
ing unfounded insinuations which had bben used by Golding,
the surgeon.
31r. 3lartin, of Oalway, came to the office, and presenticxa
card to the tatting Magistrate, with the name of Thomas Pry
written on it, said he wanted a summons for that fellow for
cruelty to a horse. The Magistrate desired that Mr; Martin
should be sworn. Mr. Martin was accordingly sworn, and
proceeded to state his complaint, which we shall me in his own
words :—" I was -in Illackftiors-road yesterday with my ser-
vant, in my buggy, when I saw this Fry in a one-horseoart. The
horse was a poor worn-out animal; he had been a good horse, a
spirited horse; in tact, Sir, he wax a fine horse inrums. He had
a lump on one of his fetlocks as big as my two fists, (bete
Martin held out his two fists close togt:ther, to show the Magis-
trate the size of the lump on the horse's fetlock). That toot
had no shoe on it, and the hoof was worn to the quick ; in fact,
Sir, the horse was on three lop, yet this inhuman felloW kept
goading the poor animal, and working an iron, that was itt his
mouth like a saw. I followed bins, but he urged the poor
animal on so desperately, that I could never overtake him only
I got &jbrc him, and blocked up the toad with my buggy.
A crowd of ixvople assembled, and I go his address end
then found he was a horse-butcher, and he Mille had
bought the bewail for killing, but thought it a pit) not to take
a month or two out of bin, be he was tdaughtered: tthink
(said Mr. Martin) this may form a subject of considcwiea
for the Magistrates, whether those horse-butcher's licensea'
should not he taken from them, if they do not kill off their
horses at once, without putting them to the torture before their
execution."

-Magistrate—Did the person you complain of beat the hots*.
with eruelty.?.
Mr. Martin (with great vivacity.)—C'rtainly, Sir 3 do yaw
think I don't know my own business ? Certainly, Sir ; the per..
son of 'whom I complain beat the horse with very great
cruelty. I saw him, so did my servant.
The Magistrate ordered a summons to be issued for Tact*,
and Mr. Martin left the office, promising that he and his sa—
vant would certainly attend to give evidence. •

EXECUTIOII or Nadi.): AND TtAntIZTY% WEAR by"rrV—
VAyT —At nine &thick on Saturday morning, die 3oth
otnsiziniainleselmfrioYmPrr.oesrhilli°;lllll"elt r4it e(iedreachei: about irletisel&titli:lerot""k".
The crowds assembled frrnn variono pots Of' the conntry wtre
immense, and were -peirnitted to appreaelt the ,ai near
:as possible. Nagle Aest‘itthlresfted d
then his fellow sufferer when the Rev.._--- Ott3etanae, t f
the Smith Chapel, rtise.stal addressed m 'the shin; widebM
'k*
able address hid 4 very visible effect on thew, and many w.tr,t
seen to shed lean... The wretched mon then siceatlpi the plat.
forrri and in abort time were launched into eternity. .t.,4„qe,
diced' a sting& ; but 'Lovett, who was only lit y. Art
of age, and stout made, was for some time convulsed, Thtir
after being cut down were tiwn burit4l totth slack limit.

A floating chapel tins been opened in the tiso:rt
of Duhlin, for, the tate of the seamen. veslet
of '201..) tons has been fitted up for that purpose.
This is The first chnuot of th 4 kind in the R,
hii.shell Church.