The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-10 00:00:00

THE IRISH STATE TRIALS.

Yesterday a meeting of the Roman Catholics of Lon-
don was held at the Music Hall, Store-street, Bedford-
square, for the purpose of adopting an address of sym-
pathy to Mr. O'Connell and his fellow-prisoners, and
also to adopt such measures, in case of the House of
Lords recognising the validity of the verdict of the
Court of Queen's Bench in Ireland, as would enable the
English Catholics to manifest their appreciation of Mr.
O'Connell's efforts in the cause of civil and religious
freedom, by subscribing towards a fund for paying the
excessive fines -which were inflicted upon him and the
other traversers.

J. R.Cocke, 11,q., having taken the chair, the Secretary
proceeded to read the address to Mr.O'Connell, which was
couched in terms of the strongest affection and respect
towards the Iron. and Learned Gentleman, and which
expressed the conviction of the meeting that the verdict
was obtained by the total perversion of justice, equity,
and truth.

The CHAIRMAN, in addressing the meeting, said that
the Catholics of London: were bound by every principle
of gratitude and sympathy, during his incarceration,
towards him through whose medium their fetters had
been struck off. He cautioned the meeting that it was
not a repeal meeting, and trusted that no speaker would
discuss this subject, as he thought it would be much
more flattering to Mr. O'Connell to receive the unani-
mous address of 200,000 English Catholics, irrespective
of the varied views which they might entertain upon that
question.
H. BARNWELL, Esq. proposed the first resolution, to
the effect that the late proceedings against Mr. O'Con-
nell and the other prisoners was most unjust and op-
pressive, and that the proceedings had been carried out
in a party and sectarian spirit.
The Rev. R. CHAP3IAN seconded the resolution, which
was carried with acclamation.

JOHN BLOOMFIELD, Esq., proposed the next resolu-
tion, which assured Mr. O'Connell and his fellow-tra-
versers of the sympathy of the English Roman Catholics
towards them in their captivity, and of their lasting
gratitude to Mr. O'Connell fur his past services
to the cause of Catholicity in general, and
pledging the meeting that it would join with the
Irish nation in the glorious privilege of purchasing the
freedom of Mr. O'Connell and his brother sufferers, by
subscribing to the amount so unjustly imposed upon them
as the price of their political ransom.
Dr. O'CoNNoR seconded the resolution, which was
passed with acclamation.
Mr. Wm. AMHERST proposed the next resolution,
which determined that a deputation should be appointed,
who would wait upon Mr. O'Connell in prison, and pre-
sent him with the address.

Several other gentlemen addressed the meeting, which
separated after a vote of thanks to the Chairman. Upon
the platform we observed several of the most eminent
clergymen and influential gentlemen belonging to the
Roman Catholic persuasion in London.

DREADFUL MURDER AND AT-
TEMPTED SUICIDE.

MANCHESTER, TUESDAY MORNING.—On Sunday night
last the inhabitants of Salford were thrown into a state of
great alarm by the discovery of a most brutal and cold-
blooded murder which had been perpetrated by a man of the
name of Thomas Stew, who afterwards attempted the de-
struction of his own life. It appears that the perpetrator of
this deed was a labourer, and of rather indifferent character.
He kept company with the unfortunate victim of his cruelty,
and appeared to be passionately fond of her. Her name was
Alice Nolan. She was a factory girl, about 28 years of age.
On Saturday night last they met at the house of a friend,
where they passed some time together. In the course of the
evening Stew told the deceased that he had bought the ring,
and by her consent ordered the banns to be published, and
requested her to get ready to be married in three weeks.
Deceased was angry, and told him that as he had done so
without consulting her she would not be married then. Some
words of an unpleasant nature were exchanged on the sub-
ject, but nothing to attract the attention of the parties in
whose house they were.
It appeared, however, that the deceased was alarmed at
something which he had said to her, as she went home in a
state of considerable excitement. On Sunday morning
they again met at, the same house, where they spent the
day together. They appeared perfectly friendly, and in the
afternoon went out together and stayed away for nearly two
hours. About five o'clock the deceased returned by herself,
and was shortly followed by Stew. He was then labwring
under great excitement. Shortly afterwards he went out
to a neighbour's house and borrowed a razor and brush, as
he said, to shave himself. The parties had tea together and
appeared quite friendly. Between nine and ten o'clock they
left the house of their friend with a view of going home.
The villain appears to have taken the unfortunate female
down a back street and walked her to a vacant plot of
ground, known as "Shaw's-brow," where they got into
conversation, and whilst talking to her he drew the razor
from his pocket and cut her throat from ear to car. There
were numbers of people within sight of the spot where the
murder was committed, but none of them observed them
standing together. The poor creature staggered about 40
yards and then fell upon the flags, with her head against
the wall of a cottage. She was first seen by a girl about
16 years of age, named Bury, who flew to her assistance and
screamed out " Murder." A working man, named Thomas
Barber, came up at the same time and put his handkerchief
round her throat; but in less than five minutes she expired.
The murderer having effected his purpose ran off, and on
reaching the house of their friend, where they had spent the
day, he came down the yard singing very loud, and making,
a great noise ; he placed his finger upon the latch of the door,
and attempted to open it, but could not. He was then heard
to say, "Here goes," and in another instant the door flew
open and he fell flat upon the floor, bleeding profusely. On
being taken up and examined, it was found that he had in-
flicted a deep wound upon his throat, from which the blood
was flowing in all directions. The woman of the house put
her arms round his neck, and held the wound together,
until a surgeon arrived, when it was sewed up. The un-
fortunate man never spoke during the whole of the operation.
He was immediately conveyed to the Manchester Infirmary,
where he now lies without the least prospect of recovery.
Last night an inquest was held on view of the body, before
Mr. Rutter, when some of the above facts were given in evi-
dence; but the inquiry being considered incomplete, the
inquest was adjourned till Thursday afternoon, at five o'clock.

THE LATE W. H. STUCKEY, C. E.
Died last Thursday, W. H. Stuckey, C. E., the author
of the system of Filtering large bo.dies of water, that goes
by his name. He was also the inventor of many important
discoveries, especially one for a New Motive Power by a
pneumatic process, which has obtained patents in Eng-
land, France, Holland, Belgium, and Austria ; and
another for a Process of Tanning, which, like his Filtra-
tion, economised space, time, and money. The de-
ceased's system for filtering water was recommended in
both houses of Parliament, and Lords Brougham and
Radnor especially called the attention of Government
and the Commissioners on the Health of Large Towns
to its great utility. In France it is about being applied
to all the fountains of Paris, and here to the intended
fountains in Trafalgar-square.
Mr. Stuckey was born at Cherson, on the banks of
the Dnieper, where Howard, the philanthropist, died.
He was afterwards a civil engineer and merchant in St.
Petersburgh, where, having obtained the Governor's
(Count Essen's) approbation for his plan for supplying
that city with pure water, he was doomed to endure
the consequences of arbitary power. The son of
a member of the Government finding the
intended plan to be a profitable one, solicited the con-
tract, and obtained it. Stuckey was ordered to take
down his works and sacrifice his capital. He asked the
reason. The reply was characteristic—" It is your duty
to obey, and not put impertinent questions." Descended
from English parents, and with English feelings, he re-
fused. The works were pulled down in the dead of
night by 200 men of the fire-brigade. He petitioned
seventeen times without obtaining a single answer. His
anxiety at seeing himself so treated where his brother
had been ennobled for kis public services by the late
Emperor Alexander, and his father acknowledged to he
the best builder of the Russian navy, laid the foundation
of the disease of which he died. Ile refused to state his
wrongs during the recent visit of the Emperor Nicholas, as
he considered that the Emperor knew nothing personally
about the conduct of his Ministry, though the letter of
the Marquis of Northampton, as the President of the
Royal Society, stating that the Emperor ought to be
well received in this country, from the patronage afforded
to English men of science by the Russian Government,
could in his own case and a hundred others be flatly
Idenied. He died a martyr to science—a victim to arbi-
trary power.

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The Rev. A. Lythgo, and Mr. Knox (Trinidad) had
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