The Sun.
London, England, 1834-08-19 00:00:00

CHARGE OF MURDER.

Yesterday, an Irishman, named Patrick Caddigan, was
brought before the sitting Magistrate, Mr. Broughton, at
Worship Street Police-office, charged with having killed
another Irishman, named Timothy Bryan, a shoemaker,
living in Parsley-court, near Islington turnpike.
Police Serjeant, No. 3, of the N division stated,
tthat in consequence of information he received that a
man was sleeping in the Black Horse-field, Kingsland-
road, as late as twelve o'clock on Sunday night, he
went there, and found the prisoner curled up under the edge,
and apparently asleep. Finding that he could give witness
no satisfactory account of himself, he took him off to the
station-house, where, during his absence, information had
been sent to the inspector that a man had that afternoon
been murdered at Islington. Witness immediately pro-
ceeded thither, and brought back a young man, James
M‘Grath, who, on seeing the prisoner in the station-house,
pronounced him to be the man who had killed the deceased.
Mr.-BRouGHToN—Was the prisoner drunk? Witness—
He was sober.

Mr. BaoucHToN—What did he say when you found him
under the hedge ? Witness—He said he had lost his way
home.

John M'Grath, a costermonger, said that between three
and four o'clobk on Sunday afternoon he was standing in
Parsley-court, when be perceived the deceased and a man
named Dunn talking together in deceased's room. In a
few moments after he saw the prisoner coming down the
court, and afterwards strike the deceased a blow and run
off. The deceased immediately followed him, as also his
wife ; who threw mud at him until he was out of sight.
Mr. BROUGHTON—What age was the deceased ? Wit-
ness—Forty.

Mr. BROUGHTON—Was he sober ? Witness—l think not.
Mr. BROUGHTON—Do you know why the prisoner struck
the deceased ? Witness—l do not ; I saw deceased in a few
moments after leaving the court ; he asked me which way
the prisoner had gone ? I told him I did not know ; finding
that he was going after him to his lodgings in a court or
two below ; I advised his wife to stop him, but she could
Doe; I told her if he did go he would be killed.
John Tye, the landlord of the house in which the pri-
soner lives, said that he saw the latter coming down the
court, followed by the deceased and his wife. The latter
tried to pull him back several times, for doing which, he
gaVe her several blows on her " jaw," and then attempted to
follow the prisoner into witness's house ; but he prevented
him ; he said, " Send the -- out." The prisoner then,
unperceived by witness, left the house at the moment the
deceased was calling him out. The next moment witness
saw the prisoner turn round and strike the deceased a tre-
mendous blow, which knqpited him down.
,Mr. BROUGHTON—Whore did he strike him? Wit-
ness—On the side ,conts.neck. He afterwards got up on
his hands and kil6W, but again fell down: He appeared as
if he wished to strike the prisoner.'
:Mr. BROEUGHTON—Did the deceased see the prisoner
when he received the second blow ? Witness—No.
. Mr. BROUGHTON—Did he speak after he fell ? Witness
-,Yes. In about five minutes after, when I requested him
to; leave the Court, seeing my house surrounded by a mob
of people.

• Thomas Millward, a labouring man, said he was sitting
on the turnpike about half-past three o'clock, when he saw
the deceased's wife coming out of the Court, crying "mur-
der!" followed by her husband, who fell on the ground.
Witness ran to pick him- up, but he begged to let him
alor.o for a few niomentz. Witness, however, took him
home, and put him to bed, where he died almost instantly. ,

On the arrival of two surgeons, they said it was of no use
bleeding him, as he was quite dead.

Mr. BROUGHTON here inquired of the officers if they
had brought a certificate from the surgeons, stating the
cause of death ? Police Serjeant—l ordered them to
bring one, but it appears they have not.
Mr. BROUGHTON (to the prisoner)—Do you wish to say
anything ? Prisoner—No.

Mr. 13RouGirroN—It is the best thing you can do.
Prisoner (recollecting himself)—Yes ; one thing I want
to say, which is, that it's all through the Union.
Mr. BROUGIITON—How ?

Prisoner—Why, the deceased, Bryan, was a member,
and was always " jawing me" because I was not one.
The prisoner was remanded to await the coroner's inquest.

Friday evening, as'his Majesty was returning in his
travelling carriage to Witkdsor, the horse of a fair equestrian
took fright when near the New Palace, St. James's Park, and
threw its rider ; his Majesty, with characteristic gallantry,
immediately alighted, and after ascertaining that the lady had
received no serious injury, he returned to his carriage and
drove off.

THE ROYAL VISIT.—One of our contemporaries,
we perceive, expresses a doubt as to the authenticity of a
statement in this journal concerning the visit of the Duchess
of Kent and the Princess Victoria to Dublin, principally, as
the paper states, because the matter is not mentioned in the
London papers. Notwithstanding the silence of the British
press on the subject, our statement is, nevertheless, perfectly
correct. Their Royal Highnesses have, undoubtedly; ex-
pressed their intention to visit Dublin toltards the latter end
of the next month. More we need not say at prement.—Dub-
lin Evening Post.
GRAND ENTERTAINMENT TO THE EARL OF
WnscimsEa.—Last evening this distinguished Nobleman was
entertained at a splendid dinner at Morrison's, by upwards of
200 of the first Protestant nobility and gentry in Ireland. No-
thing could exceed the style of magnificence in which the ban-
quet was served up. Indeed, it was such as was well worthy
of the object in honour of whom it was given. The usual loyal
and patriotic toasts were drunk, with full honours, on the occa-
sion, and the evening passed off with the utmost harmony, and
to the entire gratification of the distinguished assemblage and
their Noble guest.—Stewart's Dispatch.
BOLTON ABBEY.—The grouse, we hear, is more
abundant this season in that part of Yorkshire than has been
known for many years. The Duke of Devonshire will keep
open house.
The Marquis de Cl. M. Saint J., who is heir to a
Very considerable property, became deeply enamoured of one
of his cousins, who is also extremely rich. The young couple,
who had long been affianced,, were married on Monday in the
chur' hof St. Roch, between twelve and one o'clok. At four
o'clock the bridegroom went up into his chamber to change his
dress,. a few minutes after the report of a piste 1 was heard,
the chamber was entered, and the Marquis was found dead—
having shot I imself through the brain. Hitherto no c ircum-
stance whateve r has been discovered to account for. an act so
extraordinary at such a moment.—Galignani.
Mr. Lemon, of the State Paper Office, has found
in his indefatigable researches (which are ever being rewarded
by interesting discoveries), a portrait of Luther, in wood, and
coloured. It appears to have been sent to England soon after
that great Reformer's death, in 1546; and represents him
seated in his study, with a skull resting on a Bible before him,
and a small clasped book in one hand ; an hourglass, and pen
and ink are on either side, and a German poem beneath, which
amplified the famous prophecy against the Pope.
On Saturday evening, a young lady, on a visit at
Camden New-town proposed at a convivial party, and actually
dressed herself as a beggar-girl, and strolled the middle of
several streets, singing sweetly. She was attended unobserved
for protection. Several donations were made her, and an
elderly gentleman descended from his drawing-room into the
street with a contribution, and on presenting it added his over-
ture, but somewhat out of time, and in a key too low for the
lady's auditory. No one detected the playful fraud.
It is related by the veritable author of the Castle of
Otranto, as weil as by other romance writers, that the sudden
fall of arms or armour was always looked on as the precursor
of some extraordinary catastrophe. Did we not know his
Grace of Wellington to be superior to such vulgar prejudices,
even his soldier spirit might quail on reading what we write.
Amongst the various banners which " flout the ceiling" of
St. George's Chapel, at Windsor, that of his Grace has for
some years occupied a conspicuous and elevated position—a
compliment due not less to the distinguished rank of the
banneret, than to his zealous advocacy of the church. On
Saturday morning, when the persons who have chhrge of the
chapel entered to prepare it for the Sabbath service, they dis-
covered, no doubt with much surprise, that the ducal crest
and helmet which surrounded his Grace's banner had fallen
from their high place, and lay scattered on the floor in bril-
liant ruin, having broken part of the carved wood-work of the
pew beneath in their descent.—Essex and Herts Mercury.
Mr. Thomas Campbell, th- sculptor, has just left
London for Edinburgh, in order t.. supetintena i...tting up
150-"niemory Lord trop‘which is
_to_hit...o9,c-1, 6y
the side of his charger, from which lie has just dismounted, and
over whose neck his right arm lightly rests—in mis left he is '
carrying his sheathed sword. The horse is represented rubbing
his head against one of his fore legs, and is the first instance
of a horse in a round group being composed standing on all
his legs, but the effect is extremely pleasing, and bears
the great recommendation of appropriateness. The in-
scription was written by Sir Walter Scott, and is to the
following effect :—" To John, Fourth Earl of Hopetoun,
erected by the gratitude of his countrymen, who loved and re-
verenced in his person the assembled virtues of distant periods
of history—the unshaken patriotism of the ancient Roman—
the spirit of honour and gentleness and courtesy, proper to
the age of chivalry, together with skill in the art of war, wor-
thy of the companion of Abercrombie, Moore, and Welling-
ton." The group is to be, with the pedestal and plinth, about
twenty feet high, and will be completed by the Bth of Sep-
tember, the period fixed for the grand annual meeting of
scientific men at Edinburgh.

There is iron enough in the blood of forty-two men
to make a ploughshare weighing about twenty-four pounds.
Medical men, we regret to learn, concur in stating
that there is more sickness at this time in the metropolis, than
has been at any preceding period of the year.
The number of visiters to the Rhine this summer
has been unexampled, and has taught the innkeepers and others
on the route the value of rhino.

The wheat in the neighbourhood of Ilminster is
either all housed or ricked, and the scythes are in operation
among the barley, which appears to be of a good quality, and
abundant crop.—Salisbury Herald.

Mr. Shillibeer, the original introducer of omnibuses
into the metropolis, is, it is said, appointed one of the Commis-
sioners, with a salary of 6001. per annum, of the new Board
for controlling the vagaries of these cumbrous machines, under
the recent act of Parliament.— Observer.

A correspondent has forwarded us a pattern of dark
olive cloth of 'Russian manufacture, which gained the gold
medal at St. Petersburg in the spring of the
_present year.
The wool is very fine, but the texture of the cloth is by no
means equal to that usually manufactured in this country from
wool of the same quality.—Halifax Express.

We regret to state that the whole of the workmen in
the extensive establishment of Messrs. Grissell and Peto, the
large builders of Belvidere-road, Lambeth, have struck, in
consequence of their refusal to sign the declaration against
Unions, prescribed by the body of master builders. It is
stated that 700 hundred men are thus thrown out of employ, a
very small portion at present having assented to sign it. Messrs.
Grissell and Peto gave a week's notice of enforcing their mea-
sure, which expired on Saturday last.

THE CHESTER RESPITE.—The temporary respite
to the murderers of Mr. Ashton, reminds us of an occurrence
on the Continent not long since. "At Orleans a condemned
criminal was ordered to be executed. The carpenters unani-
mously refused to erect the fatal instrument for his execution.
The Attorney-General was obliged to make a requisition,
and to draw lots to decide which of them should assist in
the erection. He upon whom the lot fell had absconded.
At last the carpenter was discovered who had originally built
the guillotine, and he was obliged to erect it.—Stochport
Paper.

A deplorable event has spread dismay through the
town of Argenton. Some rope-dancers exhibited on the
9th instant, in the public place, their feats of strength and
other performances. To conclude the entertainment of the
day, a huge wheel, charged with powder, was placed on the
breast of a woman who lay on the ground, but whether to
prove her extraordinary strength, or to astonish by some other
effect, is not known. The fire having been set to the powder,
the wheel flew into pieces, and killed or severely wounded
upwards of forty persons, including the poor woman, whose
head was blown into a neighbouring tree from one of the
branches of which it hung by the hair. —Pilote de Calvados.

IRISH ELOPEMENTS.—In Ireland, elopements of
this nature are never considered disgraceful, although it fre-
quently happens that they are attended with deep and lasting
calamity to the parties themselves. It sometimes happens that
the parents of the young persons are aware of their intention to
" run away with one another ;" in general, the elopement, how-
ever, mostly takes place without either their knowledge or
concurrence. The arrangements usually made on such occa-
sions are these :—The young man having gained the con-
sent of her to whom he is determined to unite himself,
appoints the place and time of meeting ; he then goes to
some friend to whom he discloses the secret, and asks per-
mission to bring her to his house--a request which I believe
has never yet been refused. This person is either a
relation by blood or marriage for the most part, though a gossip or particular friend is often selected for the pur-
pose. The young man having thus communicated his in-
tention, sends a stock of spirits to the house of his friend,
sufficient to entertain those whom they may think proper to
ask. The latter, of course, meet ; but in cases where there
may be an apprehension that the disclosure of the parties'
names about to elope would reach their respective parents, the
invited friends -are left in the dark upon these points. They
are informed that such a circumstance is about to take place,
and that it is expected they will attend. They accordingly
meet, and the night is spent in drinking, singing, and mirth.
—Curry's Tales of Ireland.

SPAIN.

"CHAMBER OF PROCERES.-SITTING OF AUG. 8

" A full attendance of members was observed as early as
ten o'clock. •

" M. Martinez de la Rosa, in the Ministerial costume, sat
alone on the bench of Ministers. Shortly after the opening
of the sitting, he ascended the tribune, and read his report on
the state of foreign affairs, which report is of an excessive
length. He commenced by enumerating the relations of his
Ministry with foreign powers since the time of his appoint-
ment. In regard to Portugal, he recapitulated all that he
had already stated in different speeches. He spoke at great
length of the acknowledgment of the Spanish Government by
France, England, the United States, Belgium, Greece,
Sweden, Denmark, Portugal, and Morocco. He then said,
with regard to the Northern Powers, that although they had
not yet acknowledged Isabella 11. as the legitimate Sovereign
of Spain, there was every reason to believe that they will-soon
do so. With regard to Naples, hi said the acknowledgment
had not yet been ratified, but the Charge d'Affaires of
that State still continued his official relations with the
Spanish Government, which had also recently appointed the
Marquis de los Llanos to be the Spanish Charge d'Affaires in
Naples. After adverting to the new States of South America
and to the Government of Rome, the Minister read- some di-
plomatic documents, among which were the treaty with the
United States of America, and the quadripartite treaty.
" The President then stated that the order of the day was
the discussion of the proposition made in the last sitting by the
Count Parcent, which was to the effect, that no Peer should
be liable to be tried before any tribunal but the Chamber of
which he was a member. The proposition related particularly
to General Palafox, who was arrested on the day previous to
the opening of the Chambers. M. Martinez de la Rosa main-
tained, that no Peer could be considered such until he had
taken the necessary oath, and that, as the Duke de Saragossa
had not yet taken it at the time of his arrest, he ought not to
be tried by the Chamber of Peers. CountiParcent's proposi-
tion was, after some discussion, rejected.