The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-22 00:00:00

SUN,

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after a good de.i of struggling, Lou made his escape
fromthe burn end hurried off fora pol•ceinan. On his
return with an officer he discovered that the ruffians,
1030 m he bad left b hind him, had decamped; but the
Prisoner, who had left a pair or shoes in the barn, came
back for them, and he was then taken into custody. It
Was quite dark when the outrage was committed, and
some difficulty would have stood in the way of the
Prisoner's identifies ion had it not been for the circum-
stance of his speaking through his nose, which enabled
the prosecutrix to recognise h m as the man wba com-
mitted the first assault, when he returned to find his
shoes
.

bir. O'BRIEN addressed the jury for the defence, and
contended Chet the evidence of identification, which did
not go to the person but only the voice of the prisoner,
Was not sufficient to warrant conviction.
The Learned JUDGE summed up, and the jury found
the prisoner Guilty.
The COURT sentenced him to be transported for seven
Years.

CUTTING AND WOUNDING.— Thomas Moore, aged 40,
described us a caulker, was indicted for felonh-usly cut-
Latag and wounding Mary Anne Moore, his wife, with
jent to kill or murder her. The prisoner pleaded not
guilty.
Mr. Ribton appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
ehartmek defended the prisoner.
Some two or three weeks ago the prisoner, who had
toviously lived upon the best of terms with his wife, at
returned_ home, and without receiving any
Provocation whatever, ho knocked the unfortunate
taan down with a large sh,ll, and then beat her with a
Poker within an inch of her life. Leaving her lyirig
lehaeless and bleeding upon the floor, he hurried out, and
Preceeding to the police station, he gave himself up for
murdering his wife, who he said heel been conspiring
Ivirh others to ruin him. There was, however, no foun-
dation fur this sad delusion, and upon inquiry being
made it turned out thit the prisoner-had more than once
zLibited marks of insaniy. Medical aiaibtance was
I(' At to his house, and with great care and watching the
Poor woman was brought to again. She is now slowly
tLeoovering, and from er evidence, toether with that of
tao medical witnesses, h
there could be no doubt that the
Prisoner inflicted the injuries while in a state of tempo-
taro madness.
The jury therefore Acquitted him on the ground of in-
Ptoif y, but he was ordered by the Court to be detained
4 Custody to await her MajeAy's pleasure.

MANSION-HOUSE —(THIS DAY.)
CASE OF ALLEGED MANSL4IIGHTER BY • POLICE-
IN SHOE-LANE.—The examination into the charge
:Nast Benjamin Cole. City police-constable, No. 845,
For having caused the Bath of Michael Cogan by ieflict-
-2g blows with his truncheon on the head of
'"e deceased in Plumptre-court, Shoe-lane, on the night
of the 6th of July last, was resumed this morning before
,i
Alderman Wilson.
The particulars connected with this case have already
4,PPeared at length in The Sun. It will be recollected
t4at the case was referred to the examination of the
L'ird Mayor by Sir George Grey, who had received a
rgetuorial on the subject from some inhabitants of the
46Riebourhood.
ip '49 further examination was postponed until to-day,
order to procure the attendance of a medical gentle.
tau from Bath, who first saw the deceased atter his
"11, and made a post mortem examination of the body.
Mr, Pearson appeared as solicits r for the Corporation.
Lewis, solicitor, defended the prisoner.
A neatly executed plan of the locality where the oc-
:lltrence -took place was exhibited in the court, and
ihi°'ved that the witness Long could not have seen the
tvs ieflicted from his house.
S~ts'l, r. Robert Topping, of Beth, deposed that he was
hatent to Mr. Digby, of Fleet-street, in July last On
e
(,11-ay, the 6th of July, he was called to see the de-
i'Ll!ed at 27, Plumptre -court. Re was then lying
1,11,,°(1 partly undressed; he was then dead, and death
tri),Ntred to be quite recent. The extremities were
lhaid, and there were appearances of contusion on the
b rAllcler and on the side of the head. afterwards,
,the direction of the coroner, made a pad mortal' ex-
,4tiaation of the body on the Bth of July, and found die-
tii4oraaon on the arms, shoulder, and wrist. On examialeg
pie head and the skull-cap he found the inner surface
the dura meter congested with blood. There
4 rupture on the right side of the
414 corresponding with the external marks
k. violence. The marks of violence and injury
laht have been produced by a fall. The brain was
ji!treetly healthy. The rupture of the lateral vessels of
dal b might have been caused by excessive drinking,
ullt h• . .
,fica is opinion the rupture was occasioned by
r‘enee. The skull was not fractured.
faller
by Mr. Lewis—Could not say
k the violence occasioning the rupture arose from
or a blow. It was not unusual fur the lateral
i):1141/1 to be ruptured without a fracture of
,e skull. It was possible that they might be
4Ptured by exceement, and if a man was drunk
Ifeiternent would more readily produce a rupture.
40115 violence was caused by a staff or such like instill-
-14 Lit, in witness's opinion the discolouratiou would have
ell greater. A fall from a lamp-post might hove
:thifid such appearances. He had ben Cogan's stuff,
-44(1 he did not think the bruises and discolouraiien were
,ate
by it. The appearance on the head ieetned to
„Itte arisen either trom a fall against a well or the-
,rund. The marks on the neck might have been pro-
4,eed by a grasp round the neck.
44te-examined by Mr. Pearson—The skull of the de-
nted was of more than the usual thickness, and a blow
4leb might have fractured an ordibury skull might
1,°!1 ruptured the lateral vessels in the deceaied's
1:(11 without fracturing his skull. Death might
Pete been occaeiontd by a blow or a violent
iiz`.B4ure of the knuckles. The discoloration was the
Llt; °I Ite hand from the ear to the neck, and could nut
p been caused by a single blow or tall, hut by
k%i'vd blows or falls, or by forcible pressure with the
Repeteed blows wish a staff, having ference
14," deceased being dressed, might have occasioned
°PPearances.
tf, C. Lee, said to be a Chartist, then claimed the right
i,?lttnining the witness on the part of the memorialists
kit';r. Lewis prott sted aganst any other person attend-
-4`o Conduct the case except Mr. Pearson.
toe 134 h named Clancay said he appeared on the part of
14,tP,Ilblic to see that justice was none, and submitted
Ititne4s.
ea ought to be allowed to put some questions to the
tilliithri Lewis said ho could prove that both Lee and
ttlf,ee,Y had been before the Court on different charges,
ho,„74ed whether Mr. Alderman Wilson thought such
viii,"°B Were fit to conduct an inquiry of this kind.
t6-e'-'3' had got up the case, having called meetings on
iitThkt and been the means 01 sending the memo-
the Home-office.
‘ty hEtticey denied that he had been before the court fur
41"Ilt political offences.
tlattr' Alderman WILSON said it was his duty to see
tlllicithe interests of the public were protected, and he
fil4ot allow any such representative of the public to
tt~let kr e
with the proceedings.
„4teey, however, attempted to put some questions to
kCtittess, and only desisted when the worthy Alder-
s%kr,h,,reatened to have him removed trom the court.
itttr.fleehy, a medical man, residing in Wilmitiron-
r:ArA„'` Rave similar testimony with regard to the ap
'4ti ;gee of the deceased's body, and to the results of
V't-mortem examination, at which he was present.
liktig, a widow living in the court, deposed to
kr the prisoner lay hold of the deceased by the
41144 ti but beyond teat she saw nothing of the alleged
the Y Moore, a young unmarried girl, also residing
court, said she saw the deceased on the ground,
'Ran kick him on the shoulder. The deceased
14"-,1°11t. " Have mercy on me—do not kill me." She
k,,irell(l,l4BlY saw Cogan lay hold of the deceased's
`4l sr, and kick him from No. 18 to 28 in the court,
tehruw
him into the passage at No. 28. The de-
)ptti er", as then standing c,p u .
kt 4 hatl-exemination the witness admitted that she
tliE, 4! drunk, but said she knew what she was about
T 4 time.
I"Nat,exanaination had not concluded when we went to
Altt

4h 13111 Y-STREET—( THIS DAY.I
14111,13N1C.EN GENTLEMAN.— Thomas Steele described
eqleigtt.go sheet as "gentleman," was plancreedabtientgorae
,14tutk''Rhians cbarged with t eing drunk and.
.411e'4,4eP at the residence of M. Fttzharding Oldaker,
Oktq' '9, Park-street, Grosvenor-quare.
kit;ilbros,cutor stated that, on the previous night just
ti 4 about retiring to rest, he heard a loud knock
Atreet door. He dry ssed him:elt, and on de-
imPt4;°R to the pussege he saw the defendant, who was
t;,„4tet.tlfitied by a mob of at least a 100 persons, having an
'Ana With complainant's servant, who had open, d the
ltd oa L'Qtaplaintint desired the defendant to go away,
kt?' refusing to do so witness went to look fur
it,'4446'10, followed by the defendant, who abused him
tb,4lle--,;,"41 out, " You Oldaker, you cannot make a
4,,,(itilt At that moment a constable came up, and do-
t ,04e dW,,46 given in charge.
ttlt-aei°ridant said he must apologise to Mr. Oldaker
dp -11110 Yance and inconvenience he had been put
g, , eleadaut) had no recollection of what he had
Was very much the worse for wine
td' -41138.5 at fied him 104., which was immediately

k,Netp„,AMBETH.—(THIS DAY.)
TOay, a c servsnt, was rought be-
tili:teir;„'er lid
ton thisdomesti morning, charged with b
stealing six
."'"4 end a piece of satin, toe property of ter
tt kr:4lp%
axa
tilted th,tie, who described herself as a bonnet maker,
4tr,ea
Te/'4k „thEt prisoner had been in her employ about
4
ir,-"),ue Ong the first part of which she had behaved
beel most orderly manner, but latterly she had
tor" ei-'ilevo that she had become acquainted with
I:ltr"i' 3ne. At last she was obliged to discharge
ti P 4 Just before she left discovered that six cove-
rer Prisotile e she had kept in a box in a room to which
ktiePolie:t' had access wero missing. She then -en
tilt 14 it ix; 71.1 ah, and had the prisoner's box searched,
4004, e re found the piece of satin produced, which
trig identified as her own. Subsiquently th,
litt,he itnitted having taken the money.
For 4cISTRATE remanded the prisoner until Tues.
the purpose of completing depositions.
the
,44 A 114 ES T STEAMER IN THE WORLD.—The
it'..4l Main E. T. Sturgeon's new steamer, now on the
t: Louisville, Kentucky, is to be 359 feet in length.
Otnie. ha ve eight of the largest sized boilers, and her
114 "et will9tect be forty-two feet in diameter. She will be
,e 0 Yip a the fall, and it is expected that she will make
14. ca
sew w Orleans to Louisville in four days.-I%ew
tt
14, Ltakt, VOITXD IN THE RIVER THAMES.—The body
I'o4 tt,-.Qt I. 9 aPparentl about twenty-seven
1t a Ail the riverY
--ra„ ,yesterday morning, nearly opposite
years of age, wasale
kir, toot., Ms Woolwich, and conveyed to the dead-house.
' 041.1.tnge and the silk handerchief of the deceased
4sla
pt,,.,‘edWihhe name of Ironsdale.l iaque4t will
va hturcloy anruil4.,

TIRE

t PORTEN G 1N TELLIGEIN CE.

YORK AUGUST MEETING.-THUR,DAY.

The Filly Sapling Stakes IJf 50 sovs. each, 20 it, for
two yrs old, 8:4 51b each. One mile. (8 Subs.)
Pe:iiey's Trou.:i au
Mr. Payne's Ilirsuts (Daman) 2
Betting-6 to 4on Elm:luta. Won very easily by a
leng'h. The race was not timed.
The Great Ebor Handicap of 200 sove.,. added Ito a
Swcupsta.kes of 20 soya., 15 ft, and 5 only if declared ;
the winner of any handicap value WO sovs.subsequent
to the declarations of the weights extra ; the winner
to pay 25 sovs. towards expenses, and the second to
receive 50 soya. out of the stakes. Two miles. (86

Subs., 53 of whom declared.)
Mr. Martinson's Nancy, 3 yrs, 6st 131 b... (Charlton) 1
Mr. Wratlacr's Maid of Masham, 6 yrs, Bst 131 b (in-
cluding 61b extra) (G. Abdale) 2
Mr. J.B.Morris's Hungerford, 3yrs,sstl3lb( r. Smith) 3
L,,rd Exeter's Cane, 3 yrs, 4st 131 b
Mr. Meiklaw's The Italian, 7st 71b (Fiatman) 5
Mr. 'P. Parr's Clothworker, 5 yrs, ist 81b (Hall) 0
Mr. Carlile ns Lady Hylda, aged, 7stllb (J.Osborne) 0
Mr. Copeland's Candlewick, 4 yrs, sstBlb ... (Wells) 0
Betting-6 to sin Nancy, 6to 1 agst Maid of
Masham, 7 to 1 agst Hungerford, 8 to 1 agst Italian, 14
to 1 agst Cane, and 100 to 6 agst Lady Hylda.
The Maid of Masham to:,k the lead at starting, fol-
lowed by Hungerford, Cane, and Candlewick next, with
Nancy in waiting, pulling double. At the mile and a
half post the favourite was fourth, and at the wood third,
Hungertord and Maid of Musham at this point lying
abreast; the pace, which had been slow in the early
part, Iwo being very good. After making tbo turn into
the straight, the 1:4St10 was never in doubt—the favourite
passed Hungerford as if he was standing still, beaded
Maid of Masham inside the distance, and won in the
cornint,rest a canters by three lengths. Time, 3 min.
45 secs.° -
The ad Three-year olds Produce Stakes of 100 sovs,
each, h ft; colts, Bst 51b; fillies, Bst 21b. Two
miles. (8 Subs.)
Mr. Wentworth's Azeth, Bst 21b (J. Marson) walked over
The Chesterfield Handicap of 10 sovs. esch, with 60
added; the winner of the Ebor Handicap to have car-
ried 'Oita extra; the winner to pay 10 sown towards

expenses.
Sir C. Monck's Vanguard, 5 yrs, 7st 71b (Flatman) 1
Lord Cardross' Scarborough, 4 yrs, Est 111 b (Arnold) 2
Mr. Meiklam's Italian, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b (Templeman) 3
Mr. Osborne's Oxford Blue, 4 yrs, 7st 81b (J.Osborne) 4
Mr. Parr's Clothworker, 5 yrs, Bst (Hall) 0
Mr. Peek's Melody, 5 yrs, 6st 91b (Charlton) 0
Mr. Harrison's c by Prince Caradoc, out of Miss

Julia Bennett, 3 yrs, sbt 81b (Welis) 0
Mr. Pedley'a Sweetheart, 4 yrs, oat 71b. (Cowlr-y) 0

. . . ..
Betting-6 to 4 agst Sweetheart, 4 to 1 agst Prince Ca-
radoc colt, and 6to 1 agst Vanguard. Won by a length,
half a length between the second and third, and the same
between the third and fourth, Sweetheart well up. /tun

in 1 min. 48 sees.
Plate of 1001. for two yrs old and upwards. Half a
mile.

Mr. J. Pilling's High Sheriff, 2 yrs ... (J. Osborne) 1
Mr. Meiklam's Evadne, 2 yrs
Mr. Brown's c by Melbourne, out of Sally Warfoot,
2 yrs
Mr. Halfurd's Worcester, 3 yrs (Marlow) 0
Mr. Halford's Deceitful, 3 yrs (White) 0
Mr. P, tiley 's Conrad. 2 yrs (C. Sharp) 0
Mr. Allen's Finesse, 3 yrs
Mr. Walter's Flora Macdonald, 2 yrs (Aldcrott) 0
Mr. Jones's Fravestie, 2 yrs (Wells) 0
Mr. Graham's Harker, 4 yrs (Pringle) 0
Mr. Bradley as Rose, 3 yrs (Thompson) 0
salt J. Hawley's fby Touchstone (Murden) 0
Mr. J. Singleton na Dalton, 2 yrs (W. Sharpe) 0
Mr. J. Watson's Agnes Wick field (lrvine) 0
Mr. Hutchinson's Merlin, 2 yrs (Haxby) 0
Mr. W. E. Hobson's Barbara, 2 yrs (T. Smith) 0
Mr. Thompsun's Jack Robinson, 3 Marson) 0
Mr. Stephenson's Euphony, 2 yrs (Arnold) 0
Mr. Jepson's Bess of Hardwick, 2 yrs (liasbam) 0
Mr. Elliott's Imagination, 3 yrs (Tempi. man) 0
Beititig-3 to 1 agst Agnes Wickfield, 4 to 1 egst
Evadne, 5 to 1 agst Cheshire Witch filly, 5 to 1 agst
Dect Hui, and 6 to 1 agst High Sheriff.
High Sneriff wide all the play and won by a length;
the same between second and third; Agnes fourth. Run
in 52 sec. Jack Robinson thre,v his rider and did not
go to the post. The horses were started by Capt. Rous.
file County Piste of 100 sot's., added to a Sweepstakes
of 15 sous. each, 5 it; for two yrs old, Est 12ib; three,
Eist 101 b; tour, 9st 41b; five, six, and aged, 9st 61b;
snares and geldings allowed 31b; maiden two yrs old,
which have started twice allowed 51b; maiden three
yrs old and upwards alloaed 10. b; winners extra. The
winner to pay 10 sovs. towards expenses. T.Y.C.
Mr. Wrather's Maid of Masbam, 9st 31b (G. Abdale) 1
Mr. Halfurd's Prime Minister, Bst 10Ib (Whitehouse) 2
Lord Cardross's bcarbt rough, 9st 4lb (Templeman) 3
Buitiug-6 to 5 on Maid of Masham agst Prime Mi-
nister. The Prime Minister went off with a lead of a
couple of lengths, but was caught by the mare after run-
nano about a distance, and they went on the remainder
of the distance nearly abreast, the mare winning a very
Last run race by a short head: Scarborough was beaten
all the way. Run in 1 min. 1 sec.
_

Ire Lottery Plate of 25 sovs. added to a Sweepstakes of
5 4ovs. each; for three yra old, Bst 10lb; four, 9st I lib;
five, lOst 21b, and six and aged, lOst Cb; mares,
w and maiden three yrs old allowed 31b; beaten
horses at this meeting allowed 31b. The winner to be
sold by auction for 200 sovs., and allowance if to be
sold for less. One mile. (5 Subs.)
_ _

Mr. Harrison's Miss Fanny, Est 121 b (501.) (Charlton) 1
Mr. Pedlcy's Lady Speedy, 7st 12,b (301.) (Sharp) 2
Mr. Meilinim's Border Boy, 3 yrs, 7st (30/0 (Arnold) 3
Mr. Hesseltine's The Settler, Tat 41b (501.) (Uasham) 4
Mr. Thompson's b f by Grislaor, out of Stephanie 5
Betting-2 to 1 ugst Miss Fanny, sto 2 age, The
Sett,r, and 5 to 2
Liget Border Boy.
Won by a length. Two lengths between second and
third. Run in 1 min. 3 secs. The winner, though
t e red to be sold for 501., was sold for 130 guineas.
THE ST. LEGER STARES.—The stewards, after re-
teience to the Stud Bouk, have decided that the sire of
The CAculator was properly described as " Camel"
only.
THE DISPUTED MATCH ON WEDNESDAY.—The match
not having been run the right distance, viz,, three-
quarters it a mile, the stewards have declared the race
to he void.

The Marlborough Buck arrived this afternoon.
The weather was heavy and oppressively close to day,
but agreeably disappointed our expectation of rain.
the assemblage on the course was much larger than on
Wednesday, and the racing as good as it was exciting.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
YORK, FRIDAY MoanNn,
LATES•"T BE rTING.
GREAT YOR,RBHIRE STASES.
6 to 4 on Nancy
9 to 2 agst Marlborough Buck
5 to 1 agst Neashani
10 to 1 agst "Ile Ban
12 to 1 ugst Arrosto
ST. LEGER.
2 to 1 agst Hernandez
12 to 1 agst Prrant.) Minister—taken
12 to 1 agst The Ban
13 to 1 agst Iluttcorpe
16 to 1 agst Ne ainiuster

A LL EG F D FR AUD AND CONSPIRACY.—The Brighton
bench of magistrates were occupied tor some time yesterday
with an examination of the bail offered in the case of Broome,
Staden, ana James, who stand committed on a charge of
co! spiring to cheat and defraud Mr. W. Hemp, of Becton
Villa, Hereford, of three 1001. bills, and about 201. cash. Mr.
Sill, of Tavi;tock-row, London, was in attendance for the
prosecution. Mr. Henry Nuttidge, who was offered as bail
for Staden, stated that Henry
was a cook and confectioner, re-
siding at 2, Atli, igton-street, Pimlico, and had lived there
and next do, :r for fourteen years, and was worth the required
sum of 100/. On funkier examination, be stated himself to
be cook at the Argyle Larder, Panton-street, Haymarket--a
night house, which closes at two o'clock. He said he had
offered 500/. for 0 sat house, but there was a difference about
the painting. Be fore he (Nottidge) went to the Argyle
Larder he was co( )k at the Argyle Rooms. He used to ex-
hibit in the poses plastiques in Windmill-street ; he repre-
sented " Illercury, ' and the " Dying Gladiator." Besides his
lease, for which h e gave 3001., and his furniture, he had
500/. in the Bank.. The magistrates were disposed to accept
him as bail, but the case eventually stood over. Another
person ffered as bail was Mr. H. Spark, 25. Oxendon-street,
Haymarket, carpenter, builder, and un 'atelier, but he be-
came some what excited in cross-examination, declaring that
he would not submit to be questioned about the details of
his affairs, and the magistrates said they had not the means
of being satisfied. of his sufficiency. Mr. Lewis tendered Mr.
M'Lareu as one of the bail for Broome, but the magistrates
declined ,having any examination in the absence of the se-
cond bail
" THE LILY AND THE BEE."—Such is the title of
i
Mr. Warren's recently announced prologue or romance of
rc eha theads expectation.
pgethe Crystalrcetaattliyone.xciW•eed
un-
derstandcu -
workc e
a tsteiltfieha which
created
ri(.sitY'
that the Continent has shown great anxiety for
the as Pa
l a
early copies for translation ; and we ourselves are somewhat
curious to see from what point of view such a writer will
regard this marvel of the age.
alread What is hidden under the
nan.e " Lily and Bee," has y produced speculation.
We have heard it suggested that Mr. Warren is favourable
to the conversion of the Crystal Palace into a garden, and
symbolizes its present industrial character under the " Bee,"
and its propomed floral character under the " Lily." A few
days, however, will set this matter at rest.—Dublin Daily
Express.
BALLOON ASCENT FROM CREMORNE-GARDENS.--
The host who drinks his own wine gives mute though eh>.
quent testimony to its excellence, and when the director of
Cremorne-gars'ens goes up in his own balloon, he pr es
ov
that he has no' wish for others to undergo a peril—or it
should rather be. said have an enjoyment—which he is un-
willing himself ,Xs share. Such an occurrence took place last
night at Cremoz tie-gardens, when Mr. Simpson made one of
a party. consisti sg of ithe celebrated Spanish aeronaut, Giu-
seppe Lunardini, , and two ladies, said to be scions of an emi-
nent mercantile house in the city, who had resolved to try
the freshness of 'mid air under such secure guardianship.
The ascent was nninently beautiful and prosperous on this
occasion, and a ft er a delightful voyage, an easy descent
was effected on l?I umpstead Marshes. The whole party re-
turned, in full et i toyment of their aerial excursion, to Cre-
morne-gardens at an early hour, when their presence was
greeted with sT so uts of welcome from the many thousands
of spectators w ho had witnessed the ascent only a short two
hours previous ly.

BRITISH it I.2.CIIIEOLOGICAL Assocuncor.—The first
excursion of t his society took place on Tuesday, on which
day a party o f a bout ninety ladies and gentlemen lett Derby
for Chesterfield , from whence they proceeded to Belsover
Castle. After a asking a tour of the house and adjoining
ruins, the p.rts were conveyed to Hardwick Hall, the resi-
dence of the Di Ike of Devonshire, where, having made a
minute inspecth ni of all that was rich and curious, the
visitors were us! aered to the banquetting-room, in which an
excellent cold, I( anch had been provided for them. The next
place visited we Ls the Manor-house of South Wingfield, the
ruins of wish ii are situated on a wooded eminence. From
the inspecti( en of these remains the party proceeded to the
railway stat 'lot 1, and reached Derby about nine o'cleck in the

LONDON,

CATHOLIC DEFENCE ASSOCIATION.
(From the Times.)
The "great aggregate meeting," convened at Dub-
lin, has fairly come off; the " Catholic Defence As-
sociation" is formally constituted and established, and
the world has learnt as much as it was thought advis-
able to disclose of the designs and resolutions of its
members. The meeting was intended to have been
politically as well as ecclesiastically " Catholic," and
a Lancashire baronet stood forth with an Edinburgh
divine to typify the union of the kingdoms in those
halls which had been solemnly dedicated to the cause
of Repeal. This attempt, however, was unsuccessful.
The proceedings were emphatically Irish from first to
last—lrish in their audacity, Irish in their illegality,
lrieh in their inconsequence, and Irish in their con-
tradictions. Dr. M'Hale moved a declaration that
Ministers had forfeited a confidence which he admitted
ttey never possessed, and betrayed a trust with which
he acknowledged they had never been charged. One
speaker defined the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill as an
" atrocious and Algerine enactment ;" another de-
scribed it as an empty counterfeit, absolutely impotent
for any object at all. The statute in question was suc-
cessively represented as destructive and harmless, as
nullifying every office of religion, and as doing more
good than evil, as a piece of diabolical subtlety, and
as a specimen of nonsensical folly. Mr. Moore chal-
lenged the entire audience to say whether there was
the smallest reality in the grievance against which he
was urging them to protest ; and his hearers, we are
told, rose in a mass and declared, with the "most
vehement cheering," that "no Government under
heaven" could do that which they had just resolved
Lord John Russell had done. In his brief speech
the Hon. Gentleman embodied the logic and convic-
tions of hie countrymen. He said that the Bill
against the Roman Catholic titles was wholly depen-
dent for effect on the " forbearance, moderation, and
compassion" of Roman Catholic prelates. He said
that it existed only by supposition, but that he never-
theless " defied, spat upon, and scorned it." In se-
conding a resolution that "Catholics were precluded
from the enjoyment of their religion," he
triumphantly affirmed that thi3 religion stood
just -where it did before, " all statutes to
the, contrary notwithstanding ;" and, after re-
cording his own determined opposition to
the measure at every stage, and testifying his still
lively indignation by his conduct that day, he con-
cluded with a remark, that "on the whole he did not
regret the passing of the Bill." Finally, a meeting as-
sembled to protest against the proscription of certain
titles asserted their practical belief that no such titles
were proscribed, and constituted twenty-eight prelates
with territorial designations a committee for securing
territorial designations to these very men. It needed
only to complete the character of the proceeding that
some one should have appeared on the platform and
regretted his utter inability to be present.
Irish resolutions, however, are seldom the less miss
chievous for being contradictory, nor are our readers
likely to be deceived respecting the true intent and
meaning of these extraordinary transactions. Dr.
Cullen, after violating the law in his own signature,
and approving a systematic repetition of the offence
throughout the proceedings of the day, was pleased to
close the meeting with the characteristic remark that'
" What had taken place would make them all better
subjects, better Christians, and better able for the ful-
filment of their duties." What, in Dr. Cullen's opinion,
may be the obligations of a subject, we cannot at-
tempt to define; but the purport of the resolutions,
which, " when properly understood, could offend no-
body," was to hurl defiance at the law, and compel
the Imperial Legislature to rescind its most solemn
acts under menace of intolerable agitation. It is
quite true that, apart from the assumptions of
illegal titles, there is little to distinguish the trans-
actions before us from the ordinary proceedings of
Englishmen under similar circumstances. When
we conceive objections to any particular law, we
attend public meetings, we record protests, we pass
resolutions, we nominate committees, and we sub-
scribe funds. We are not very squeamish, either,
in the language we employ, and the offences of
" Her Majesty's Government" are often stigma-
tized in strong idiomatic phraseology. But we do
not proclaim the duty of general disobedience to
the law of the land in furtherance of our parti-
cular desires. High words have been used about
the army estimates, about the franchise, about
chicory, and about the malt. tax, but, until the law
is altered, all parties concur in obeying it as it
stands. If the agitators have a good case they are
ultimately successful; if not, their clamour dies
away. In Ireland the case differs altogether. The
agitators of that country have been taught one method
only of extorting compliance with the demands they
are pleased to prefer on the Legislature of the empire,
and this method is to make Ireland ungovernable till
they are satisfied. By exerting the influence of an
unscrupulous priesthood, and abusing the suscepti-
bilities of an ignorant and suffering peasantry they
have heretofore succeeded at their will in producing
such social disorganization and misery as half-scared
and half seduced their opponents into surrender. They
have now proclaimed the same tactics again. They
have publicly asserted their intention of violating a
law which was passed_ by larger majorities and dic -
tated by more powerful opinion than had ever been
witnessed since the days of Pitt. In executing their
resolutions they will stop at no excess of agitation
or turbulence. They will thwart, oppose, and as far
as in them lies, suspend the improvement of the land,
the education of the people, and the pacification of the
country. They will evoke all that Ireland contains
of wretchedness, atrocity, and passion, and will
marshal their millions of deluded followers in delibe-
rate defiance of authority and order.
No good can be done by disguising these facts, and
it is on many accounts desirable to look the matter
steadily in the face. Ultimately these Irish tactics
proceed on the assumption that under a certain
amount of annoyance England must give way. We
do not presume that even in the aggregate of bluster-
ing mountebanks collected in the Rotunda there was
a single man who doubted the absolute power of the
Imperial Legislature to enforce its decrees from the
shores of Donegal to the coasts of Cork against any
conceivable resistance. The strength of England, if
once exerted in earnest, would crush these devices of
insurgency for many a long year to come. it is on
our own indisposition to severity that the
hopes of the agitators are built. But there
must be a limit to these concessions, and
Dr. Cullen and his colleagues should con-
sider whether this limit may not soon be
reached. It is very troublesome, very costly, and
very painful to be under the necessity of maintaining
large forces in Ireland, and to be living from day to
day under those conditions of discord, hatred, and col-
lision which the Pope's representatives know so well
how to create ; but it is still more painful, and must,
in the end, be still more costly, to leave in such hands
as these a practical veto on the decrees of the Imperial
Parliament. For, as all must see, the menace with
which we are threatened, now is available for every
occasion alike, and, if it is permitted to be effectual,
it will vest the power of decision in the last appeal,
not in the Queen, Lords, and Commons of our Con-
stitution, but in the priestly demagogues of the
Irish Rotunda. It is not a mere question of titles
or privileges, but a contest for supreme authority.
If the " Catholic Defence Association" can
dictate a recantation to the English people on such a
point as this they can do so on any point which
may be raised, and it will always be in the power of
the Pope's nominees to compel the enactment or repeal
of laws as they may think fit or expedient. In self-
defence, therefore, we must take our stand, and main-
tain our rights. We yielded in the case of Catholic
Emancipation, for there was really a grievance which,
for two generations, had been recognised by liberally-
minded statesmen. But the voice which spoke last
autumn, throughout the length and breadth of Eng-
land, will not be silenced at the bidding of an Italian
monk. We have our convictions, if Irishmen have
theirs ; and, although we assented to what Irishmen
asked for themselves, we are not likely to permit them
to dictate to us. An agitation in Dublin to enforce
the claims of the Pope in Westminster is a flight
even above the natural impudence of the Rotunda, as
it will assuredly prove beyond the well-tried patience
of Englishmen. Dr. Cullen has thrown down the
glove with a challenge in which the dissimulation of
the hypocrite ill conceals the designs of the agitator.
The people of the kingdom have expressed their will
in a simple and most considerate law. They will see
that this law is obeyed, and Dr. Cullen will soon find
that he has calculated too far on the forbearance of
' those whose weakness is only a reluctance to exert
their strength.

GOOD NEWS FOR NOVEL READERS.—A new
work, from the pen of the author. of " The Wife's Sister; or,
the Forbidden Marriage," to be 'entitled " Life and its Les-
sons," is, it seems, on the eve of publication, and there can be
little doubt that the talented niece of the celebrated novelist,
Miss Austen, will turn so fertile a theme to rare account.
This new Work of Fiction is said to be founded on the fair
writer's own experience of Men and Manners, and her main
object to be, as in the writings of Miss Edgeworth, to hold
out a timely warning to the young and inexperienced, in
order to save them as far as possible from the trials, tempta-
tions, and disappointments which all are more or less likely
to experience in their journey through life.
MANSLAUGHTER.--Yesterday a carman, named
Daniel Tubitt, was committed to Newgate, from the petty
sessions at Twickenham, on the charge of manslaughter,
having caused the death of a child Rained Cornelius Dono-
van, by leaving his horse and cart in a road unattended. It
appeared that on the 19. th instant, the prisoner left his horse
and cart outside a public-house in Twickenham, having pre-
viously taken the bit out of the animal's mouth, for the
purpose of his having a feed of corn and hay. Some time
afterwards the horse suddenly started on, and the deceased
who was in the road near the kerb, was knocked down before
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neighbouring surgeon's, where the usual means were applied
for his restoration, but without succoss, and he soon sank
under the injuries he had received. The prisoner ex-
; pressed his regret at what had occurred, but the bench were
unable to look over the 'glace, RS it ITAii such a glaring case
of negligence.