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word in the smallest degree." . P. 43, "But it is hypos-
sible to believe a syllable he utters." " Not one hour
passes without my obtaining additional proofs of his ini-
mical feelings." P. 49, ." In addition to these unequi-
vocal proofs of Noor Mahomed's unabated enmity and
treachery,"' I will trouble you with but One more ex-
tract, and that is from Sir Henry Pottinger's letter, 25th
January, 1840 (p. 232), to Colonel Outram himself, on
-Sir Henry's giving up the agency to hian:—"Noor
Mahomed is still that intriguing, faithless person he has
ever been." Are these proofs of Noor Mahomed's
staunch friendship for the British nation? There are
many more in the Blue Book. Does not this prove that
Colonel Outram's assertions and the facts disclosed in the
Blue Book are by no means alike?
- In p. 18 of his own book Colonel Outram writes, ' It
is a singular coincidence that the discovery of my in-
ferior ability should only have bet n made after Sir
CharieiNapier was aware that I had found it nt ce.,,ary,
in the discharge of an imperative duty, to advocate the
cause of the Ameers, and in so doing, to cunderun -the
policy he had adopted." The purport of this inteue-
Lion is clear enough, and I beg the reader's attentiou to
the remarks I shall make upon it, that it. true value may
be ascertained. Colonel Outram in the same page cites
a letter of the 25th January, 1843, to show the
high opinion Sir Charles Napier then entertained
of his judgment.__ From this one of two things
is clear, either—lst, that up to the 25th of January
Colonel Outrun bad not advocated .the cause of the
Ameers, and had not' condemned Sir Charles' Napier's
policy; or, 2dly, if previously 'to 25th of January he
did take that course of .condemna,tion, then the letter
t-hows that Sir Charles Napier had not been swayed by
it to undervalue Colonel Outram's judgment and ability-,
and this peevish insinuation is shown to be baseless.
Ile cannot avoid the dilemma by saying he referred to
his own statements to the authorities at home, because,
in page 6, he says, "In making the revelations which I
did to the home authorities, I only gave effect to *ten-
Lions of which I had long before apprised Sir Charles
Napier!" Now, I must presume that his opposition to,
and remonstrances against, Sir C. Napier's policy con-
tinued through the period in which they acted together,
since Colonel Outram must have. desired practically to
eheck that policy. I Must presume, also, that Colonel
Outram, in his home statements, said no more than he
thought the facts would justify, and than he had pre-
viously said to Sir C. Napier himself. If, then, Colonel
Outram had acted throughout against Sir C. Napier's"
policy—had always condemned it to Sir Charles him-
self—had told him he would state his own views to Go-
vernment, as he had before to him, and that he would
seek " by every means in his power to enlist the sym-
pathies of those in authority in behalf of the unfortunate
Princes, who by a series of unjust acts of oppression, and
by the rude violence of their followers, anxious only for
the independence of their country, were forced to re-
sistance and then punished for it, their possessions con-
fiscated, and themselves sent into captivity and treated
with indignity" (p. 6.), would Sir Charles Napier.
(whom Colonel Outram insinuates to have been swayed
by spleen and anger) have applauded him on the 25th
January, parted from him with " assurances of regard,"
and expressed himself respecting Col. Outram, both
" orally and in writing, in the warmest and strongest
language?" (p. 6) But if all this be true, if Colonel
Outram did so act and speak during his official services
with Sir C. Napier, what truth is there in the above in-
sinuation, and on which of them does it Oast most
discredit?
I have taken the matter for all the above remarks
from the first eighteen pages of Colonel Outram's book,
and venture to think that they are sufficient to throw
some light on the true value of his proofs and assertions,
and the quality of his hostility.
Colonel Outram speaks of his own forbearance under
the attacks made in Parliament and elsewhere on his
public character, and of the duty to himself and his
family to vindicate it. Were there not attacks in Par-
liament and the Court of Proprietors on Sir Charles Na
pier? Was he not, there and in newspapers, both here
and in India, in pamphlets, reviews,„,and speeches, repre-
sented as little less than treacherous to those who em-
ployed him, as a guilty and wanton shedder of innocent
blood, as ignorant, self-willed, tyrrnnical, a savage sol-
dier, a sordid, ruthless plunderer? Where was the spring-
head from which these waters of bitterness were first
drawn? Was it not in " the revelations" which Col.
Outram's " conscience impelled him to make known to those
who had a right to interrogate him on the subject." (p. 6.)
Why did not his conscience impel him long before to
renounce office under the guilty author and perpetrator
of this wicked policy, " since nearly a month before the
battle of Meeanee he not only clearly foresaw the sad
events that were to follow, but declared to Sir Charles
Napier his conviction that every life which might here-
after be lost in consequence would be a murder?" (p. 4.)
What public duty bound or could bind 'him to continue
an actor in any policy which he clearly foresaw " must
lead to such crimes?" how could he part from this great
criminal, even after the perpetration of his crimes,
" with assurances of mutual regard?" (p. 6.) How
could he on 27th January, 1843, only three weeks before ,
the battle of Meeanee, write to Sir Charles Napier
thus:—" I am too glad of the honour of serving under
you, and proud of your friendship and confidence, to
require or wish for further advantages so long as I con-
tinue with you. I shall defer sending this letter" (one
disinterestedly refusing to accept any increase of salary),
" however, till :you dispense with my services, lest it
should induce you to do so one day sooner than you
otherwise intended." (p. 305, appendix of his book.)
What! glad of the honour of aiding a murderous po-
licy--dreading to be released from his service in such a
1 cause and under such a leader!
" What wilt thou do, renowned Falconbridge,
Second a villain and a murderer ?"
Colonel Outram, by his violent hostility to my brother,
by his endeavour to intercept the rewards of his ser-
vices—to impair his fame—to :Wu his honour—to
brand deeply the characters of infamy on him and shame
on us, has forfeited all right to delicacy or forbearance
towards himsg/f, and I shall therefore produce proofs of
his opinion of Sir Charles Napier that I would other-
wise have withheld.

At the time he arrived in England a rumour also came
that a second battle had been fought and that Sir Charles
Napier was killed. I tried to see Colonel Outram, who
had brought letters from him to myself and several more
of his family. By mere accident I did not see him then,
or at all, but I wrote a note to ask if he could give any
information respecting this painful rumour, and I ad-
dressed him as what I then supposed he was—the true
and %%arm friend of my brother. I now copy his answer,
which I then kept as the words of a friend. I can still
draw some friendly services from them.
"E'en drops are welcome from a scanty spring."
Let it be remembered that all the events had taken
place when this letter was written. Colonel Outram and
Sir Charles Napier had parted, and have never since
met. The wicked policy and its deadly issues were
known to him who foresaw its crimes, and denounced its
iniquity, but had worked with the author of them, and
who was now about to unfold this dark volume before
the eyes of the Government, and not to keep it alto-
gether closed from the public.
" Dear Sir,—l only received your note late last night
on my return home, and regret much you should have
been so long in suspense regarding your noble brother,
who is, I confidently trust and believe, in good health,
and doubtless victorious. The only information we re-
ceived in Bombay up to our departure on the night of
the Ist of April was that brought by a native cossid to
Corachie, alluded to in the Times. The addition of his
death originated God knr.,ws where, but certainly not
from the only source it could, have arisen from, had it
been true,, for I saw th.e dispatches from the authorities
at Corachie, containing all the information they had
received, and, N.:IP the exception of the cossid alluded
to, whose inf`araation they
reported, no other commu-
nication brAd been obtained.
" However Sir Charles and I differ on Indian politics,
he is, I consider, the dearest personal friend I have ;
and I should mourn his loss almost as much as any
member of his family. But I have no fears on the score
of the reports you allude to, although I certainly fear
that the worry and exposure he will be subjected to, in
the conduct of his most arduous task, in such a climate
as Sinde, -must severely try his health.
" I am, my dear Sir, very faithfully yours,
(Signed) • " J. OUTRAM.
" 10, Maddox-street, Tuesday morning."
How are such words to be reconciled with his con.
duct ? Was Sir Charles Napier " his dearest personal
friend. 2" Did Colonel Outram really think him my
" nt.dalf) brother ;" and would he indeed " have mourned
his loss almost as much as any member of his family ?"
Or eras he, as Colonel Outram's " revelations to the
home, authorities " (then made and now avowed and ex-
pand4ed in his work) would imply, the author and per-
patr dor of a policy wrought out by insult, fraud, and
murder, to its unrighteous ends of conquest and spoils,-
tion ? Do such words as " however Sir Charles and I
differ. on Indian politics," suggest that there was any
such gulf between them as that which divides violence
and fraud from humanity and truth—oppression and
war from protection and peace ? Did Talleyrand utter
a jesting scoff or a bitter truth when he said that "lan-
guage was given to us to conceal our thoughts ?"
I am, Sir, &c.,
RICHARANAPIER.
orth Wales, Oct. 26.

• •
JSAILI LOAD CHAPLAINCY.--.The Rev. Yate Fos-
'goof' secretary to the committee appointed at the
general meeting called last month to consider the best
emme
pa means.
j.
-*:edf pgvitc:li=gioris.azinlwstaryucptasionsintogththerloaubgohurteiries
courity, reported, that in answer to the careful inquiries
it was. evident that there were quite sufficient labourers
employ ed on the two lines in connexion with St. Ives to
warriai t the immediate engagement of a chaplain. The
prest nf, amount of subscriptions was 751., but many per-
sons known to be friendly to the object had withheld
their sui.iseriptions from an understanding that the nun -
ber labourers employed was too small to require the
sere kes of a chaplain at present. The committee IN•
ce,iwequ' eutly authorised to proceed immediately to the
upp,3int went of a duly qualified chaplain, and to engage
with; b im for his services during such a period as shall
ap,,,eaz to them advisable. They were also
aeupsrnleda
.qei
werenur e;
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in
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to
Aicit the pecuniary assistance of the several landowners
.h
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the
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to
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th. wt
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esuesuparlo sp servicestu.rnt
dyraetyqhuesierrpevdriocjoeefse,
cons st in visiting the sick and disabled, and in instruct-
ing he labourers generally, in such ways aad at such
oppt 0-tunities as should be tound practicable, especially
LETTIOPOLIT'ANIIAte;D€ VseunnllluguSn.-INCBartElbsrEidyg:r CBhurioLnDici/Ne. a
duri no. the lon wi •
Soc A numerous and respectable meeting took
plat * last evening- at the 'London Coffee-house, for the
pun pose of carrying out a project formed by several in-
,
rnti4l gentlemen in the City for instituting a society
of the above description upon terms more equitable than
tti one ,usually afforded to the members. -The chair was
AL2n..by W. Lake, Esq., of Fleet-street, and the secre-
tAr:r, .surveyor, and directors having been duly elected,
tie ikaeeting proposed to apportion the shares, which to
'the ilaumbet of several hundred were at once disposed of.

SHOCKING MURDER OF A
POLICEMAN AT BRISTOL.
BRISTOL, TUESDAY MORNING.
The inquest upon the unfortunate man White was
commenced yesterday, before Mr. J. B. Grindon, Co-
roner. The excitement during the whole of the day was
very great, several thousands of people congregating
round the police-station, in which place the unhappy
woman, Ferris, who committed the foul deed, was con-
fined, and also round the house in which the inquest
was held. The jury, after being sworn, proceeded to
view the body, which presented an awful spectacle, the
gash in the throat extending from ear to ear. On their
return the following evidence was adduced :
Henry P. Webb, inspector of police, after deposing to
the fact of deceased being a member of the police force,
with which he had been connected about seven year's,
said that, on Sunday evening, I was in the charge room
at the St. l'hilip's station, on duty, about half-past five,
and a fly drove up to the door, and Mrs. Ferris got out
of it. She rushed into the office in a frantic manner,
saying, " Oh, Mr. Webb, you must take me into cus-
tody." I asked her what for. She said, " I have cut a
man's throat." She did not say what man's. She was
affected with drink. I asked what she meant, when she
said " The man at my house ; go to him, go to him.'
I immediately set out, accompanied by a see%
geant, and on the road was informed that
White was dead. Upon that I returned to the
station, and placed Ferris in custody. I afterwards went
to Lion-street, and found deceased lying on a press
bedstead. He was quite dead. I noticed a large wound
in his throat, and also that his shirt was saturated with
blood. It was evident that parties in the house had
been drinking, as there were glasses and spirit bottles on
the table.
Charles Sainsbury deposed—l reside at 42, Princes-
street, and am 'son of John Sainsbury, publican, of that
street. I did not know deceased. Yesterday evening I
was at a house in Lion-street. I went with James Ed-
wards to see his sister. I was invited by Edwards to go
there. We arrived there about four o'clock. I found
his sister in the back room on the ground floor, and a
young woman whose name I did not hear. We sat down,
and in about two minutes the deceased, a policeman,
came down stairs from an upper room. He joined our
party, sitting by the fire place, and with his back to the
window. He sat in an arm-chair, and sent for a quart
of beer. Elizabeth Jones went for it, at Mrs. Ferris's
request. Deceased said he was glad to see Edwards,
shook hands with him, and handed him a glass of beer.
Mrs. Ferris spoke to her brother and to me, but not to
the policeman. As soon as the beer was brought in
Jones had a little, and then left the room. I did not see
her afterwards. No dispute arose between any of the
parties. The conversation was kept up between Ed-
wards and his sister upon family affairs, whilst I talked
with the policeman. The latter had neither coat nor
waistcoat on, neither had he a neckerchief on. After
I had been there about an hour Mrs. Ferris went into
the back kitchen, which adjoins the sitting room. Within
two minutes she returned. On entering the room she
went behind the policeman, and put her right arm round
his right shoulder, as though she was about to whisper
•to him. At this time I was conversing with Edwards,
and sitting opposite to the policeman. In a short time
I heard him make a sort of groaning noise. Upon
looking at him, I saw he was bleeding very much. He
was standing up. Edwards immediately jumped up and
said, " Louisa ! my God, what have you done ?" I did
not see that Mrs. Ferris had anything in her hand. It
was getting dark, and there was no fire or candle. I was
very much frightened, and instantly left the house. I
did not assist the wounded man, because I had not power
to do so. I heard a noise on the floor as of blood run-
ning from him. It was clear that he had received some
injury, but I did not know the nature of it, neither could
I state whether he had done it himself, or Mrs. Ferris
had done it. It must have been one or the other. De-
ceased appeared to be perfectly sober. Mrs. Ferris did
not make any answer when her brother said
'4 Louisa ! my God, what have you done ?" I have no
doubt upon my mind but that she inflicted the injury.
She appeared to be sober. I had never seen her before.
We had half a pint of rum as well as the beer. After
I walked away froin Lion-street, and had reached the St.
Philip's police-station, I heard a fly behind me, and on
- turning round I saw Edwards driving, having his sister
inside. She put her head out of the window, and called
out, "Jem, stop at the station-house." At the time the
injury was done, that is at the time Mrs. Ferris put her
arm over his shoulder, I believe the policeman was
smoking.
James Edwards deposed—l am brother to Mrs.
Ferris. lam not aware that I ever saw deceased in my
life before yesterday. My sister is a married woman,
but her husband and her do not live together. They
have been separated about twelve months. My sister
had several times invited me to see her, and yesterday I
went, accompanied by a friend, Charles Sainsbury. I
was let in by my sister, who appeared to me to have been
drinking. She also appeared as if she had just got up.
I said, " Holies, what's the matter?" when she replied,
" Oh, it's my birth-day, Jem."About five minutes of ter I got
into the house a policeman, who appeared to be lodging
in the house, joined us. He was without coat, waist-
coat, or neckerchief'. We talked together, and drank
some beer and rum, and, apparently, everything was
friendly amongst us. After drinking some of the beer,
Elizabeth Jones, who had fetched it, left the room.
About twenty minutes afterwards the policeman also
left the room. A few minutes after my sister also left
the room, leaving rare and Sainsbury and a little girl in
the room. In a short time she returned, in a dreadful
state of agitation, and said, " Oh, that wretch, is this
your promise? they be both upstairs on the bed." My
sister again left the room. White returned, and seated
himself' where he had sat before. My sister soon also re-
turned. She kept on exclaiming, " Oh, you wretch,
you nasty wretch, is this your promise?" She rushed
behind me as I was in the act of pouring out a glass of
beer, and as I went to put down the glass of beer I saw
her hand coming from the policeman's throat. I did not
see anything in her hand, it was done so quick. She
immediately left the room awards the front.
Sainsbury was frightened, and e'en out of
the back door. I was left alone, and saw and
heard the blood flowing from deceased, and I hastened to
assist him. He was falling forward. I tried to hold
him upon his chair, but he would not be held. He crept
on his hands and knees along the passage into the street,
the front door being open. I looked for Sainsbury, but
could not see him. I saw the neighbours, five or six, or
more, coming up to assist. I stated what had taken
place, and whilst I was so employed my sister came from
the back of the house, and said, " Jem, drive me to the
station-house." Considering that the policeman would
be taken care of, and in the agitation of the moment, I
did so. She surrendered herself at the station-house,
and I went to tell my mother, who is the housekeeper at
the station-house; Deceased had been smoking, but was
not smoking at the time. I believe that my sister was
very much intoxicated.
Elizabeth Jones deposed—l live in Lion-street, and
am a single woman. Lodged in the house of Mrs. Ferris.
William Stone and William Ferris lived there, also a
policeman named Patrick White. Yesterday afternoon,
between four and five o'clock, I was at home. I did not
hear any quarrel between Mrs. Ferris and the police.
man. I did not hear her express herself angrily towards
him. After giving evidence as to the arrival of Edwards
and Sainsbury, she proceeded to say—l
.did not fetch
any liquor for them ; as soon as they came in I went
upstairs to bed. I fetched two quarts of strong beer at
half-past one o'clock, and a third quart between three
and four. This the policeman and Mrs. Ferris had been
playing at, dominoes for, and he had won it. Tho beer
was forced upon Mrs. Ferris and me by White ; he took
very little. What I bad drank affected my head. I was
iesensible when I went to bed. I recollect afterwards
seeing Mrs. Ferris holding the door of the room.
White was at that time standing at my bed-
side. She left the room instantly, and so did
White. I did not hear her speak. The next time
_ _

I saw White he was crawling on his hands and
knees on the cau3eway outside the front door. I went
into the next house, and from thence into a house oppo-
site. As I was coming from my own bed-room down
stairs, Mrs. Ferris met me nearly at the bottom. She
caught hold of me, and said she had a mind to serve ma
in the same manner, but she did not say in what manner.
I then ran out and found that there was blood upon my
neck, but Ide not know how it came there. (The wit-
ness took off her bonnet, when it was evident that a
wound had been inflicted just below the back part of the
right ear.

—Robert Combes said—Yesterday afternoon I saw a fly
in Lion-street. Two young men who were with it inquired
for Mrs. Ferris. I directed them, and they went there.
They remained about half an hour, an a then went away,
returning in about ten minutes. Between half-past four
and a quarter to five I heard the rattling of the doors of
a pony car. I went to the door of my house, and heard
a flyman say, "Oh dear, he's a dead man !" I iooked
round and saw deceased crawling across the road. He

muttered something, but I could not tell what. As I
ran towards him I saw the blood flowing from a wound

in his neck. By the time I reached him Mr. Griffi the
caught hold of him, and was wiping blood from
his neck with a handkerchief. Deceased :at-

tempted to speak. Mr. Griffiths pressed the ,
wound
closely
w, nd
closely with his hands, and then White said, Mrs,;
Ferris has cut my throat with a razor ; pray for mu.,
Mr. Griffiths said, " Pray for yourself; my good fellow, '
and he then said distinctly, " Lord have mercy on my
soul." He muttered that three times afterwards. We
placed his head on a pillow in the streets. He was then
dying fast. Mr. Griffiths and myself went to search the
house. We saw a great quantity of blood on the floor
of the back parlour, rand a razor on a chest of drawers.
When the razor was opened I saw some hair and marks
of blood upon it. We then returned to White, and ss w
that he was dead. A medical man had arrived in ate
nieati time, but could render no assistance.
Richard Griffiths gave simihr testimony to that &-
posed to by the last witnes
The COTIONER remarked. that, though. no doubt pro-
bably existed in the znindsheh jury as to the caus,l
of death, yet it was desirable
y, that tat an important point
should bo proved, namel
was. not occasioned
by internal disease, for which death Purpose post
inortfm
txazonsaet.it would be. neces-
sary to have a
would, therefore, be adjourned till thetf°,3l The.
.inquiry
ciaunel
t. r e -
Louisa Ferris, was brought tuff the
ca)..
moved to Bridewell to abide the re

Major-General Sir Henry Pottinger, the newly-
appointed Governor and C(immander-in-Chief at the
Cape, will not, according to the Jatest arrangements,
leave before the middle of this month. It is expected
that he will embark at Southampton.
His Excellency the Earl of Elgin, the ne w Governor-
General of Canada, arrived in town on Saturday last
from his Lordship's seat in Scotland. No day is yet
fixed for his Lordship's departure for North America.