The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-16 00:00:00

The twelve elders, or principal men of the Mormons, here
addressed a propo,itln to the- anties, which was rccel;r:
this evening, and which, I trust, may put a final end to Mil
war. The twelve propose that they- will leave N 31161,
the county, next spring, provid, d are s.TFliellace
and.the vexatious suits which they charge the antics to Pled
instituted against them are wi'hdrawn, and they are 811,4
peaceably to dispose of their property, and prepare for ecu___
removal. They have appointed a committee of ii' c, to coy
respond with a committee of r.n equal number on the Pao
the old settlers. This proposition is well received
of the citizens of Warsaw, and if they do nct reject t,O
cause of the language in which it is addressed to them tt:',4,
thinking it disrespectful), it will most likely lead to a se4
ment, and to the removal of the Mormons from among tm`
It
it would
very desirable that this should be the result.add
ile Mormons offer no resistance to these proceedi.rig7tio
appear, from a statement of one of their chiefs
their determination is to stick by the law, and to
'
v.
county for the damage which may be done to their prod

[ADVERTISEMENT.]
THE MEDICAL LIBERTY OF THE
SUBJECT.
The Times of yesterday, by its leading article, has retiedo
the fate of doctors and of their organic theory, far
ego*
ask who are the parties who have held out opiates as
~,er
tial to the cure of disease? Are they not the doctor!, L'_oo
selves? And has not the British College of Health ttr.,ce?
past, most strongly protested against the odious.i)rosi,:ble,
The article in the Times is an attempt to arrest, it Proiereot
the medical liberty I f the subject, which liberty is. doctors
in every free-born individual. We repeat, it is tn
themselves who are responsible for these opiates,
sons,* administered falsely as medicines
danger and mystery in the path of those who otherm!_ce"rebe
and would treat their own maladies.—We are, Sir, .l"
in oi der „ght
dient servants, MORISON, MOAT, and Co.,
For, and on behalf of the body of Bige
British College of Health, New-road, atots.ro
London, Oct. 16, 1845.
scie*ntfiTieellally
Telling
administered
ilnviosrtledredtliisata
aprooissosnismpaor,e4tiloune:liacnitai,:woetdrogi:
the day is not far distant when the people will
stand it.
TO A
FATAL OCCURRENCE
MILITARY OFFICER.
A very considerable and painful excitement 113.5rl 1118
dge,
last few days prevailed in the village of Elstree,
ware, from the general rumour that Liotennerv,f
Edward James Metcalf, of the Royal Horse At" the ovt,
been killed in a duel by a brother officer, and hattt;
had been removed to his residence in the dead efri.ce,tl
and that it. was the intention of his friends to c.olialt
affair from the public, and to bury the corpse w.so,,
vestigation of the circumstances leading to his 1 and
rt port was so current that every body believed lic g
atrair became so public that it was the general to.P_
versation. The parish authorities lost no time T.,0,01).
the necessary inquiries, and succeeded in aseettai;e; illb:
the report of the unfortunate gentleman havingx,d from
duel was without foundation, although he had the
effects of a pistol-bullet under circumstances circled to to
afflicting nature. Notice was immediately for° jr.a,iii•pg
Coroner, and an inquest was held at the Articholteeweido
village, when the following evidence was given in 0
lie 0
the melancholy affair : „, to t" islet
William Howard stated that he lived as gro°": tely'
Colonel Metcalf. He uccupied the room iminedialith 10,01
that of his master. On Saturday night last, °lie poteiii
witness saw him go into his apartment for tl °Oa,
dressing to attend a party ; witness heard hint to his
about an hour after, and he (witness) then 'volt iol°ol
In a short time his master returned, and again ,tritvessf,,ht.
room, but did not remain long before he left.
ring" tbel99
to sleep, and did not hear any more of him duiot o°ooo
At about seven o'clock the next morning, be,".oe-lies,„eig
room, as was his custom, to call the decease"' dies b
not rbol,
entering, he was astonished at finding two c 5,13,,,.
in the sockets of the candlesticks, and his illssit;
nor had the bedclothes been disturbed. ','„f on ver'; ;be
behind the screen, which divided the room, 1,0 sfrpt
deceased sitting on the sofa, with his head reeilt;llo3,
side, weltering in blood, which appeared to c°
mouth, although his lips were closed, and lie Icl to rrei:ctile
Witness made an immediate alarm, and hastene'declor,
the attendance of a surgeon, who, on arriving'ieceel,
deceased to have been dead some hours. The eist°e'raliij
undressed, with the exception of his drawers 0,04
witness afterwards found the pistol, now Pro' tiees/
drawers, which were hanging about his legs. P-
The deceased was a widower, and lived by 110 s
Al tP
about 57 years of age. tol,oo'
"
Captain Robert Maynard stated he was
with the unfortunate gentleman, who wasfod ,sreae
netted. Witness saw the remains of his Gallslijor,e.,s
after the last witness gave the alarm. The nist'lll
have - been recently discharged. On opening 510.'1,, „It
whole of the upper jaw was found to be coninieletcot,;(l.ar
and the ball had lodged in the hack of the beau' lot -otis"
sequently extracted. Witness was confident th
ceased never intended .suicide, but that his
someway or other by accident. He was a nsttic,ool°l
spirited man, and the last in the world t° -
murder. 1, 'Ol
0
In answer to questions, A 'llht, °
redo
1
Captain Maynard said he was strengtbene- had
that it was accidental, from the examination iteA it t or„
the pistol. Upon looking at the ramrod be feitn-the
difficult to remove, from which he believed that i
was about to draw the charge of the pistol, had oppi,,
could not shift the ramrod with his hand, lie,"3'top ii,
teeth of his bottom jaw to a small ridge near t° go°
in so doing the jerk must have caused the pistol
,d 1 '
tiv.'"
produced the dreadful event. • e
The pistol was closely inspected by the „ ant
and the ramrod certainly was difficult to rem';,:er s4„',.
Captain Maynard further stated that hen-. ;0'1'0"
thing in the conduct of deceased indicating
ne I`ei.
Pe /0
could state that in all his experience he bad 'd.
man more careless of fire-arms than the deceta
the or
continually trying experiments with therm wit!' ta lee,
Major Thornton said he was at the party' tore
ceased, who was in high spirits. He:-(deee9sed h
d t
upon a shooting excursion the day previous, Sn
pheasants. ed datins
By the Jury—There was no gambling introone- i tbt
evening, by which the deceased lost money.
Lieutenant Mahon said the pistol which "c-o`,bet
calamity was his property. He lent that and Odeatti", of
deceased a short time ago. Witness thinks his„rioa
cidental, as the unfortunate gentleman was n°' ft*
less of fire-arms. rdiet'
After much discussion, the jury returned a'e bt I°'
the deceased was accidently shot." Jed
ten
The inquiry lasted three hours, and was at-4,1):
merous friends and brother officers of the doves'
he was highly respected.

IRELAND.
REPEAL IN MAYO. noel' l A
01011
CASTLEBAR, SUNDAY EVENING.—Mr.SnI, ccllool
larney on Thursday morning at eleven. On „ad "et, Ih
he arrived at Castlebar, amid the usual cheers,alvLa I,t,
lions of the multitude. The day was' exceedl a Li;
yet, although the rain poured down in torre,,oo parieetto
past ten o'clock until four, upwards of so' •} the, SD; Phi;
tended in the procession, and remained lalve frewonie
of
was over. The procession commenced to ra° that 1179 t;
called French-hill (a locality designated bY I. is ut ;_k
consequence of a defeat in that particular 61)°,4
the French for who landed in 13alliiia), at 11cey
cl` of
o'clock, and arrived at the place of meeting Iv flulit‘re,
cb" 11;
The rain still continued to pour as ', the„id'
heaven were opened, in the midst of wnic-b PI" -lit
taken at the place of meeting, in Castlebar, - whit,`"ie
Esq., M.P. oft,
ot9
dh:dattocotrillellteds fol. re
Various resolutions were proposed and carrTbe I tice
wanhich
cLhetahri eprish people Gentleman w
ebrrei etflr3e-a
Mr. O'CosNELL addressed the meeting. e /101
e
alluded
ing his determination to persevere in his stri*o
until the object was accomplished. thenA
petition for a repeal of the union was 101.
after which the vast assembly separated.
B
"`
THE DINNER. 3,jeu
A pavilion was erected for the dinner, : iocl"en „
the same evening; but inconsequence of Oct as
; f;"
the weather, the persons who attended abg the
been called on to dine in the open air. and "i'etio",o
After the Queen's health was propose... _oat ,leetv4
Royal Family, the CHAIRMAN proposed in eiwGgreat
health of " the Liberator of his country"--- icioa".o 1,41114
Mr, O'CONNELL said if it were an ansP toPI Asir „it
it the ..th, roo
he would endeavour to say something ° 00 th
then pressed upon his mind, but he would, to 401 of
the inclemency of the weather, endeavow.:oo he'opleo
some of them, in. order to leave all inipres Piit,t
of what his intentions were, and to su°sericed out.
04
Mayo how those intentions ought to be w eoaties,.s
(Mr. O'Connell's object was to secure tliee%ioo '7160 of
the British Crown. He felt that that con nf. the oicberio
in extreme jeopardy by the wickedness 0„le ttehaistiftevii
nister, by the rancour of Stanley and Alton. t elor4olt
Graham. He believed it was in such a P°s t,, the ,t bi'le 1$
did not shrink from their own intend
tb,loap
consequences would happen. It was re-rese" to t'
ject was to injure and destroy that conne.": 0, stic",ad
under foot. But his struggle was to place !'toineelt to p;
as that the interests of both should be ma,00,1 are, 100
justice done to Ireland. He defied any rained ar%coce„ io•
that the connexion can be long maintat his iilD,
.03CP0 Of
circumstances after his death, and when
01'sseffse"ettle die
gone. He had, thank heaven, obtained an,ae,Pit thater fortio;
fluence over the present generation, or at „osseeets,,o
them of his own time of life ; but who cog lead
g I,J,y
consequences—who could answer for tb tlicn"lo' tie ,"'it
when his voice was heard no more arac'tbbo tliPene
policy then really was to act as a drag ell fironns„e
car but after his death, he could no.",' 4.44 litnie ;01
would not run with such a rapidity as;;;ecrs.),.,aen` for
country and emancipate the other.--,sbparit-_eiony
O'Connell) believed the restoration of theo.lll,ie covella_tioo
ye
absolutely essential to a continuance Toot
it was hardly worth having without %telt ag!ii"e :t`ijer
domestic Legislature.—(Cheers.) He repr'__ci, to 1,0 of
would submit to it, but he would not pr.c_",,. thealiit actoble
people of Ireland to do so ; e would they str
e theY ca'39)e
advice, but when the control was goni,!,.ed be" „ir. it"
themselves. Mr. O'Connell then la'
d describlag, over 1016
length on the power of the aristocracy, 04,44
as destitute of all political power, a
___„o„, he eV; tle;
oligarchy of which Sir Robert Peel, ""
that aftefron twee
Peel, was the instrument. He declarethe Croton 0 bet cop"
the union, his object was to rescue
of connelctTeo;
grading thrsldom, and make it the link
oiled Ge,ll „id bee'lsir
the two countries. The Hon. and
ue„ be, .0 0, the
eluded, by saying that Ireland sho
then
prop
man's be, a nation. Mr. O'Connell
man's health.
Mr. D. BROWNE returned thanks.
The next toast was " the Archbishopool
tinee,e)!,bsookte„;
Dr. WHALE returned thanks in ail.yttriritrud Co,',loc
Mr. BAurtErr and Dr. GRAY seve„r
_I;
_,;r,so
_ea."ol
" The 'B2 Club„' Lord Ffteneli," 1 r
, and at el
ham, and Campbell," were next given
the assembly broke up.

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04° ~II „nekellis
SMITH.—This new book, by the Author of - ,10 Ai; tY
is Times," is replete with interest, arid eel"Ali;ok t,,e,ttO
variety of information. The author has getle.e inciu- 1(°.
inyearig ihc:
tfdiilnivitesorbstiihfir teehap,
ah:inssidnigni
faeer,Nr.
eganti
Nte,sdi
nogcfl i rt.thoi n: logie a I I Y If, t°
li' °t,
celebrated personages, and infinitely Clii'ttibsaien4s7staVeeelaitteliti4elt:l.:
character. We glean, for instance, many A 6.,C_..,r , '.3 °,ll
which the general historian forbears to recorui-r;og°,oto,
glimpses of what London was some 5i st ye 4.5 Ore',
its
a description of Maryleboue -gardens,
_lber, stloo
Thee_ book is, indeed, aptly entitled one for a 1.3.r0wr0131)r,
without in the amusement afforded by the ",,,,olg por
hands; and if a gleam of sunshine burst forth, e the oriotig
tate to lay down his book to avail hinfseif !tot for.iioi' 1
tiler will
-without noff,v a,,,,0f,
time enjoyed the perusal of a workfor this ail 0 0
~
going forth to bask in it. We have?octipti i 4
much. " A Book for a Rainy Dax " will s°°
hauds of every one.--.Sunda ,y Tinto.
trusnlaitelnyousnov:nceednts:h.eB'rce.
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