The Sun.
London, England, 1835-01-28 00:00:00

RIOT AND DESTRUCTION OF THE

MEDICAL SCHOOL IN EYRE STREET,

(Abridged from the Sheffield Iris.)
An unusual degree of excitement prevailed in this town
last Sunday, and subsequently riotous acts were committed,
chiefly by a number of disorderly youths, for the suppression
of which, however, it was finally needful to call in military
interference. All this arose out of a drunken brawl be-
tween a man and his wife. They were employed to take
care of the Medical School, in Eyre-street, and always ap-
pearing to conduct themselves well during the presence of
the lecturers, they were permitted to reside altogether on
the premises.
It seems, however, that after the lecturers had left the
establishment, both the man and his wife frequently got in-
toxicated and created disturbances in the night. On Sa-
turday night he had received some wages. On Sunday
forenoon he and his wife were both intoxicated ; and, as
nsual under such circumstances, began to quarrel. In this
drunken broil they were joined by an Irishman, whom they
had improperly admitted into the house. The two men
thrust the woman out of doors, who, in a state of drunken
fury, alarmed the neighbours and passers by with the cry
of murder ; telling people, at the same time, that the two
men in the house were intent on murdering her. Police
force were fetched, and the men carried off to prison. Ail
this, as any reflecting person will readily imagine, produced
a strong and rapidly spreading sensation ; and a thousand
.ridiculous and idle tales about Burking, and so forth, were
soon afloat. In the meanwhile, a crowd collected about
the premises, the door of which was forcibly opened, and
many persons entered, bringing away with them, of course,
marvellous aecounts calculated to inflame the public mind
..still more.

During the night all was quiet, and remained so at seven
o'clock yesterday morning, when we passed the place.
There was then a solitary policeman in attendance. At
eight o'clock, one hour later, we were again on the spot,
and found the premises taken possession of chiefly by boys :
indeed there was one man only among them that we could
observe. They were then occupied in breaking the frames
of the windows, and in ejecting into the street chairs, forms,
stools, tables, papers, books, in short, every moveable ar-
ticle, of which a fire was made in the street. At half-past
nine the constables and others endeavoured to stay the
work of destruction, but they might as well have attempted
to still the raging waves. Bland, whilst engaged in this
duty, received a blow which severely injured him, and
ilevelled him with the ground. The house was now nearly
gutted, and the fire in the street being continually increased
with fresh fuel from the floors, doors, ceilings, stairs, and
every thing that would burn, now raged with terrific fury.
Great fear prevailed among the inhabitants adjoining, and
also opposite the scene of destruction, that a general fire
would take place. About ten the aspect of affairs assumed
so truly an alarming appearance, that it was deemed advi-
sable to despatch messengers in post-chaises, with direc-
tions to proceed at full speed for the assistance of any of
the neighbouring magistrates.
At twenty minutes past ten Mr. Rayner arrived in front
of the Town Hall, at the head of a detachment of the En-
niskillen Irish Dragoons, commanded by a sergeant. He
then dismounted, and Mr. A. Smith took his place, and
led the detachment into Eyre-street.
The crowd fled on their approach, and the depredators
ceased their mischievous employment, and took to their
►"aeels. Vast numbers of people had by this time congre-
gated in all the surrounding streets, as well as near the
scene of riot. About half-past one another attack was
made on the ill-fated premises ; the fire was re-kindled in
the street, and the horrid work of destruction was again in
operation in all its original fury. The military were again
called out, although scarcely settled in the barracks ; the
Bev. G. Chandler at the head of one troop, and W. .1.
Ragshawe, Esq. bringing up another, gallopped down Eyre-
etreet at half-past two, and simultaneously a foot-race was
see:t in every direction. They succeeded in capturing one
of the' rioters ;he was sent to the Town-hall, guarded by
a party of dragoons.
HALF-rAST SEVEN.--A troop of dragoons have dis-
mounted, and are standing with their horses opposite the
Medical Hall. The concourse of people in Eire-street is
considerably decreased. Some disposition for the tumult
appears to prevail in St. James's-street.

THE SLAVE TRADE.—By letters from Jamaica
of the 30th November, we are informed that the slave trade
from the coast of Guinea to the island of Cuba has received a
fresh impetus by the emancipation of the negroes in our own
colonies ; that in the months of June and July alone upwards
of fifty vessels left the port of Havannah for the coast of Africa ;
and that two of our schooners of war (the Minx and the Speed-
well), which, from their powers of sailing, had been most ser-
wiceable in making captures, had been purchased with the
avowed object of being converted into slavers. They sailed
from Port Royal on the 20th November for St. Jago de Cuba
to receive their equipment.—Liverpool Standard.
There has been some improvement since yesterday
(Monday) in most descriptions of public securities, and prices,
.owing to the great amount of unemployed capital afloat, are
wnusually firm. The present abundance of money appears to
hive been wholly unexpected by the most experienced in such
antlers, whose arrangements, during the scarcity which existed
only a month ago, were made in the confidence that money
-would continue to bear at least as high a value for a very long
;period to come. With regard to the causes of the present
:redundanee, we find no charge made, as has been frequently
-the case, of its having originated with the Bank, but it is attri-
, Muted solely to the confidence existing among the monied in-
tterest generally ia the present situation of public affairs....
Times.

LONDON,
WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 28, 1835.

Some of our Morning Contemporaries are abusing
the Irish for rejecting the Knight of KERRY. The
defeated candidate has no particular reason to coin.

plain, seeing that he is in no worse condition than
many others of his colleagues in the Administration.
Sir GEORGE MURRAY has been rejected in Scot-
land—Mr. GEORGE DAWSON, Sir CHARLES Row-
LEY, and other members of the Government in Eng-
land—and have not the independent electors of Kerry
as good a right to exercise their elective franchise by
the rejection of objectionable candidates as their brethren
of England and Scotland ? The Knight of Kerry
may be a good private character, and may have con-
ferred great benefits on the people of Ireland, for which
no doubt due gratitude has been rendered ; but it is not
for his past conduct that the electors of Kerry have re-
jected him, but from a very natural apprehension that his
future conduct, as forming part and parcel of a Tory Ad-
ministration, might prove prejudicial not only to the
interests of Ireland, but to the well-being of the empire
at large. It is not so much as expressive of
their want of confidence in the Knight of
Kerry himself, as a mark of their distrust
of the men with whom he is associated, that
they have rejected him. Indeed, as true patriots, they
could not have done otherwise. As regarded the
Knight personally, perhaps their disapprobation has
been expressed more in sorrow than in anger ; but when
they considered what was due to themselves, and to their
country, they were bound to be just before they were
generous; for in times of great public peril the love of
country must always supersede private predilections.
It was in this spirit, so honourable to the freemen
of Kerry, that they spurned with indignatioa the