The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-17 00:00:00

MEETING OF MIDDLESEX
M A GIS 1".."1 A TES.
A meeting of Justices of 111,'osilesex took place yesterde.,',
at the Sessions-house, Cie, kenweAl green, for the transaction
of county bcsincse ; Mr. Peweail in the chuir.
The minutes of the last Court 1, eve read and cunfinned.
THE HANWELL LUNA. MC ASYLUM.
The report of the visiting justic. of the County LUratie
Asylum was read. The only point of ny lex( lty alltried to
was in conjunction with the efforts of the visiting justices t°
alleviate the condition of the patients. It appeared that act-
ing upon a suggestion of one of the physicians, a printilig
press had been introduced, to afford occupation to some of
tlunfortunate inmates of the asylum whu were printer* the
that these individuals were employed beneficially to
t.
county. It had further hat: the effect cf stimulating the F
teliectual energies of other patients, which bad led to
the
composition of some literary pieces of by nu means aOr
tempt i ble character.
Mr. TULK, chairman to the visiting justices, read, as
specimen, a poetic effusion, enthiled, ,‘ Farewell to fled,
Erin," which excited a warm feelirg of sympathy en f
nib ation, abundantly. expressed by the numerous hodY
justices present.
Mr. LAURIE. in remarking upon this extension of (1.011;
mint of an intellectual kind, observed that. newspaPers el
were printed in some cl these establishments for the
in France, Scotland, and America. He also desired some
the
formation upon the cessation of the clinical I sctures 4°ll
insane, adverting to the importance of diffusing. sound ki'"
ledge respecting the varied phases of this dreakflul malad,;_•A
Mr. Tura:, in reply, said that the visiting justicesegr_.l_l.7
deeply the discontinuance of the lectures by Dr- Conolyuw"
tter
he believed, want of time. But it was an important toar
at.
to the public, and the visiting justices would Aave the' oce
tention directed to measures with a view to their coutiuoa
—(Hear, hear.) The report was received.
TIIE HOUSE OF CORRECTION. r rorre'
The report of the visiting justices of the House Of d the
tion was read. The number of prisoners was 896, to the
report was universally satisfactory, excapt in relation
.I_ders
conduct of the visiting justices, in reference to certain ivir_ the
and sub .warders of the gaol, who, in eisobedience tor
orders of the governor, had misappropriatul, or tithe
;(1
propriated to their 01V11 use some surplus c ocoa, l
sotbeir
gruel, which remained after the prisoners th d receive
~00.
allowance, and which was ordinarily thrown down receive cots'
mon sewer. These officers had been censured end p!1'.1.;,,A
Certain of the justices made a motion for tAtir dts
which, after a long debate, was negatived. • n
Colonel WOOD, M.P., in the course of the dlectigledt eea
pressed his surprise at the disposal of the sun gas fee
was sure the public would be much shocked st the sister
Would it not be better, if it was not allowed to beth t
buted amongst the officers or inmates of the ptis°l,
should be given to the numerous deserving Poor -oak
metropolis, many of whom would be thankful Or a et
• The visiting justices should be directed to give ;he
' some consideration. ects"
In explanation it was stated 'that the surpNg jo r
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much. It was formerly divided among the prison's., og
tation, but that bad been discontinued under the le"
lations.—The report was received. 01,1
The report of the Westminster Bridewell was red
the
was stated that amidst the difficulties created by the
of the establishment of the New Prison (now beiDg
down) within its walls, the best arrangement possible' 4sr
the circumstances had been made. A warm tribute v
knowledgment was given to the Governor, Dlr. Tr3eY.
The report was received.
The other business was not of public interest.

THE DEATH-BED OF PRI—
,,eICS
TALLEYRAND. Jo to ao
The Archbishop of Paris has addressed a cirri" untl
cD
clergy of his diocese, in which he states that, althe
letters, as follows, recently published as having he„iae,„l
by Prince Talleyrand, may be, as he believes ttle,?,s tigu,o
thentic, he had read them for the first time a few u,%ve
the newspapers. The Archbishop says they rro'l4e bot'‘
originally in the secretariate of the Episcopal Paac,,;tserii;;
so, thy were removed many years ago. In ,a,rttas
however, the Archbishop states that the original if. be I
been since presented to him, with the certificate °I e
decessor. f!ll„°1t;
,
The Amide la Religion published on ThursdaY,tbi,A,,st
ing documents, for the authenticity cf whiCh it P',e:orti,cir
and adds, that .‘ they may be compared with o'fbe7o.,
which is deposited in the archives of the library °`,Jbe'
bishop of Paris, or with the copy cent to Rome, 9'"
every legal guarantee of its being authentic:"-- tioo!off
" More than ever induced by grave considell, oto
brought to consider dispassionately the conso9oiiik
revolution whith has carried everytt ing alon'flci„a e 0
has lasted for fifty years, I have arrived at a "pe
vanced age, and (atter such long experience) It011:011
exces,es of the epoCa to which I have belonged, 10..0
condemn the grave errors which in this long co :tole`
have troubled and afflicted the Catholic, AP°l3,
Roman Church, and in which errors I have had '
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tune to participate. fifs
"If it should please the esteemed friend 0f i
1 to .ifttr
his Grace the Archbishop of Paris, who has wi6ae`root'ibe
me of the benevolent feelings of the Sovcreigl
garding me, to assure the Holy Father, as 01100
homage of my respectful gratitude, as well as a'„Ytirci't eocie
mission to the doctrine and discipline of the (-;" 010 evil
decisions and judgment of the Holy See on ifical re
siastical matters, I dare hope that his Holiness Ipt
,11,
them with kindness. rio
" Dispensed at a latex period by the venerahrioe
from the exercise of ecclesiastical functions, I reaLbett
every opportunity in my long political carori'a ,!uca oemot:
reliion, and to many honourable and distingtl eh o.ot
of the Catholic clergy all the cervices that were
rlr
Never have I ceased to consider myself other tharniit,3!, itJ
of the church. I again dieplore those acts of sure to'
have grieved it, and my last vows will be for her
supreme chief.
" CHARLES MAZIRICE, Prince de Tale) 0
" Signed at Paris, on the 17th of March,llB3B.
" Written on the‘Oth of ISt arch, 1838." 'or
Letter of the Prince to hi 4 Holiness Gregor.":/,,tcli°',:'
" Very Holy Father—The yo ung and pious cloTotitte.
rounds my old age with the tenderest and most alio Oriotr
tendon, bits just made known to me the benevole utter
sions which your Holiness has G.eigned recentlY t.(l-101°-°-11
cerning me, in announcing to me' with what jo.n cieip
for the consecrated articles that y.avr Holiness had
to destine for her. I am penetrated. with the bee,.ohu
his Holiness, as on the day when his'
of Paris made me acquainted with it Or the firs , ;
" Before being reduced by the male eY that
,nua
me, I desire, very Holy Father, to expr sss to Y° c hoe to
Grace tltletriae. too
I dar dcr
tude, and at the same time my feeling favour'' rirc-4
not only your Holiness will receive the ,—",il the 090
will also deign to appreciate in your juste a' molts 001
stances that have guided my actions. The lni.lictioefte<fli
for some time past, but which, after my inst.. wil
not to appear until thirty years after my deatlA!,a tiro'o
to posterity my conduct during the revolutioll,3;.,le 01°,0'
will confine myself today, in order not to fata,Very
Father, to calling his attention to the general
ile."
the agee
respectl I have elowe tongedo t ale
o those who gave . hirtil
`. Thb le y°4
prohibit me also from saying that my a° beiol4
directed towards a profession 1 was not born- taowiag
" For the rest, I cannot do better than by tlircitoseri
eo
on this point, as on every other, upon the dol4
equity of the Church and of its venerable chie,
votir
"I am, with respect, very Holy Father, 018,,,0t,0,1‘
the very humble and very obedient son and se_l,l,oo'
'CHARLES 'MAURICE, Prince & •
" Signed at Paris, May 17, 1838. arts
hie
"Written March 1838."
The Ami de la Religion accompanies these tio:ale
the following reflections : f. all(r/te,, fed;
"Numerous witnesses, and of the mos% sided b
authority, are ready to depose that the I'lla'eegoodooOok
liberty of his reason, firm and clear, when s'
tractation and letter to the Pope. The malady oaerf of
mined the body had in no way attacked Ihe God °s ole')
He who was soon to render up an account to j
troubled and full of incidents , was still in fa vie al
118% rho
his reason. af.er tioo, v
"It would be most strange that, oetril pirsoott
much praised the quickness of his ~I1)0101
the promptitude of his glance in La (,oestieleen o.ore
should be refused all judgment in a Il fit;
was above all others. Nevertheless, it miist °",,t,
these acts, signed a few hours before thefore. no De
written by his own hand three months heeign ota
be attempted also to allege that some f°l.
dictated these acts, for none influenced tlietai:lis vi.oo/
0,1 rt
have approached the Prince know well that
ttiat i
afire
inflexible soul governed itself only, alld ,ree 11°
quired an ascendancy over it if ho did not orPt
. 's `l.,ner
solutions. prince aseit
" This retractation is, therefore. the he_ It gal
slowly deliberated it, he weighed o'ol we"i 13: y'
on the day and hour he himself had ti:; ableonlLoor,
sooner nor later, without any influence brad'? so a_01,„1,0,
the moment which his relations and fries lead oloP
sired. He repeated in his illness what lie to 'I, ao
than once uttered—' do not know hoW , tal
quickly; I have never hurried myself, an
arrivedi n time.' "

pi', 13es!.;
WINDSOR E 1.4 1. Cfl°,lollll6eigo it'44
WINDSOR, f sir - ist p:Dte,
THURSDAY.—The friends 0
_, Dpurotl ,01
voir, finding that there was no chance °f b 3 lvery)eils'
Windsor, in opposition to the powerful inV'siter, jelojobo,
bear in favour of Colonel Reid and 3lr. Iv Afpl tat,lrolit,4l
ciously advised the Hon. Baronet to retire,...4.25. 41),
battleos to be fought
ebl
eey t
et the other
t h NpVol.escea:
t,10c1.071,, e, roolocodt:111:
to-morrow, proceeded to London this afteth
_°oil. 70, rile 4
The two committees, accompanied bY tkeve frie 014.0
dates now in the field, and their resPect.lo., 13°00J
menced their first open canvass this tuorlli7ccesf, 60p'
speak of having experienced considerable
.000
areceeqleunaelllyßseaidngguate
aasautopit)ehrettu•es4t. f fort)
porters, last Ili t, at the
WIGAN EgLIECTION---IOstle
Thu‘craisetl::::T„ojolj.itielts:6l
the Conservative candidate was returned hYotober, 00
over his opponent, Mr. Thicknesse. The.2ll. ..,..-V;i1ol!
o'clock were—Lindsay, 273; Thicknesse, stcr• 000,
ACelv -t 111 ell 0
ELY, OcT. 16.—DEPLORADEE
.1, 010 s
~seo t„,e it ,
OF MR. G. BASEVI, THE ADCIIITECr.'" 'L, betg',,, V 11.1't
accident occurred in the cathedral to-1,1%,11;5 IP:Oa 11)0.060;
eleven o'clock, by which Mr. Basevi
arci°solo9Zlortt 1161;
ascended part of the western tower, 1 sr. - 5 esecool4
Dean (with whom be was on a viQil) An' scoric 110 tis"
• age efei4 ce
the minor canons, and was inspecting lard," b forll.goioi
near the belfry, when, on moving back"e
eelglier, 0 d,itto 0
a hole in the belfry floor, scarcely log ~ job. 00
.0.0,i,
to pass through, to the door of the cleaclevsl: el
ibite
i,,, 10,11,011,i',
of forty feet. On being taken up, h the destlV 14'd'4'. of
life, and lie was immediately taken t° the Dribwforell trlollo
inquest has since been held on his bog ,at :.o psi, t .
Esq., Coroner. The Fitzwilliam Mseutiiirie,
:001 :3 0,11,
justly admired for its elegance. of sitirsuccitesig.o,,_ar.s 130060eollefj,
taste displayed, was erected fiorn
In
_,I. lg _ ~,
Conservative Club-house in all- 11_:lidow sXrrefreo,
about 45 years of age, and bas left g l'
crown Iso ~esl 4
family, some of whom are very young•--AssullA or i;cofis
EHRAYUM.--SOVEREIGN L'lr) oared in ~,e0
I.Asy.—ln an adveitisement which
saji pod wive w 4,./
day's paper, the Secretary's nain.e 1° $-' pi
44
Cumming, Esq., n 4 t G orge Canning. _ 1-)00:1;.!,,tet,,,,,1(
DEATH IN A FIT PRODUCED 131 cid Bill°o4o tDo!P:
Yesterday, at noon, Mr Wakley, 31L"oll'oiog'11.,,)50. %to Pe,oll
Freemasons' Arms, Suffolk-street, Gore
ifligg''',ol,ject..oo,i
of William Serle, aged 53, a smith,
e_.....„4 was f,i la l'jrcell,
above street It appeared that d ee7 A vfotlil',lo eil;V:r
brought on by drinking ale to exceesiso_„.7.otedl `tivittitirit;t4
received at the battle of Wateilo , lie
idnutiogxeidcaintintgaelmiquil(eirsss,,eaunldd idnicediincat!
firletn rci_itoreludnilliiioleti;twc_eciogaitia!,!,ifj4l3l
vice, and on Sunday evening lie. C., and 011 ipt.o%,•,4if.
He had several fits during the, uhr., no r.qu9l 0,0 rkvlipl
HOOll his daughter, a little r.i;'l,:e,
.I'ci be Wont ttilre,,,
father's pass by, called Lint .thein 111
~,,,cea,,ed jc:itii.ogi
dead in bed. The pripetisity of 1.,.,., ~
i, _ Ito i!.0;
self with ale had been augniented by i.:%0 itn, ; otoo
„ son, v
_:g, 0
\rife, and the wPii"'

Verdict;

toxkatiuu."

rlfiCt
loa or' a ;avt.u.ri to bk.,'
t, " Found dead after a lit 1031113.