The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-09 00:00:00

ARISTOCRATIC MORALIT

(From the Cork Southern Reporter.) , the
From the rather unenviable notoriety which Flea"
parties in a case tried in the Court of Common „f i$
London, on Tuesday last have obtained, thorePotil )0- bt•
which we have transferred to our columns, will ;glee°
less be read by many who have heard the sta,te--„of t
which for some time past have been put forward °-0411
side with stern pertinacity, and met on the other rd.
indignant denial. And before we advert more tce•
cularly. to the object with which we make this refe''''in ire
it is right that we should express our full and cool
concurrence in the arguments of the Learned Co sod
for the defence, in the verdict which was returned,
b
in the approbation with which it was received
crowded Court. thei
Since the occasion when the noble defendant' 00
Lord Brudenell, in command of the 15th Hussars oirol,
garrison, brought Captain Wathen to a Court !ill' ion
on charges of alleged breaches of military disc'? 01
which he was afterwards unable to substantistetco
which recoiled upon himself with _no very satisfituro
conclusions, he has been anything but a public fave 150
Subsequent to that occurrence the command of thevra•
was given to Lieutenant-Colonel Badcock, and his be si
ship was transferred to the 11th Hussars, which the
present commands, and which we must also do hirewseo
justice of admitting is considered to be at P ether
in as effective and creditable a state as ant nee''
. cavalry regiment in the service. In htsagier
command the Earl of Cardigan had serious on, rhe
standings with the officers of his regiment, an„a
cumstances having been brought under
c oPt'
their details tended still further to confirm Im-dtic'
nion which prevailed as to his public 6.° sodwhile in a high and responsible positi°°'.odice
to excite, to say the least of it, a very strong Preistlii7,
against him in the public mind. Of this his o1;64
Counsel seemed quite aware, and the Learned ot't,, tor
General took occasion to refer to it in his arginr,e-of the
to urge upon the jury that the "unpopularity' 0 the
noble defendant was in some measure relied upon. cote;
other side to create a prejudice against him in t,'" the
With this matter we have, however, nothing to
jury acted, as it appears to us, with correct discrithelo;
tion, and in accordance with the evidence before„, the'
But it is in reference to the morale of the transaetw:etorc,
we purpose offering some observations. What a P,i' hie'
does it not present of the shameless profligacy higher
prevails among that order to which the title `' higher
classes" is supposed exclusively to belong ? jO5l
only from such revelations as those which hs% tb`,
taken place, that we obtain an insight i.1,1.` 00:
" social system," which rules and regulates- wespCo'
tocratic world. But we almost forget that ete,,, be.;,
of our rulers—those hereditary legislators `~hate
long to that class which forms the second es' c11
the Constitution—the Supreme Legislative C°°lloo4l
the Empire. On the faults and follies of such pe,l'fey ;re
we must not look with too censorious an eye. -;_", of °,l
sheltered by that dignity within which the "e .
vile democracy" must not presume to penetratetroti
among their own circle they lose no caste by the ll°
of their vices. •

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SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.—HandeI S sit
of San Twas given on Wednesday night at Exetee, 11
nee inoid
is strictly a dramatic work, and, abounding as it ,utjea clot
citatives, it is somewhat heavy, and nothing but ts-e, tie
0
relieve the long scenes of declamation. Of "-- oft:4'
night's performance, there were many Omissions, sooroth
by no means judicious, such as the beautiful song ,°f sties&
like youth," and the tenor song of "By Jordan s ofSio
swear." We missed, too, the great oratorio schou;orb lcof
Hawes in David. There is no singer who can 011;01,4.0
vocalist in this style. Miss Dolby sang with su'idri
many of the songs were out of her natural reg.° -d?
Rainfort.h and Miss Cubitt sang with great Purity, 0e
and Phillips, in Bartleman's celebrated song of 0. ,00;
in my bosom," appeared out of his natural euarereltiff
choruses were executed with general vigour sn„,,asiiia
particularly " Welcome David, mighty King!'
in Part 2, which, in fact, is an organ concerto, Ws'''. On °'
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PRISONER KILLED IN APPLEBY GAOL.-- 0
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day last, Edward Relph, late of the village of o°7) tosProt
with T. Graham, J. Brown, and another, about tf..boo ott
ago, was committed to Appleby gaol, to hard laie, oaf
poaching in the preserves of the Earl of LOtsottallotf
Thornthwaite-hall, in Westmoreland, was , uesda&orei
killed by the wheel of the treadmill. On I% A„ -
an inquest was held on the body, in the gaol, ye_A-0.110
Thompson, Esq., one of the coroners for th!
,ist in of
Westmoreland. It appeared, from the facts gl` ed, cif
cart SS
deuce, that Relph, at the time the accident oe of, or
waiting near the mill, for the purpose of going °Pe raesiVi
being a person of low stature, his head, by solo rafict,
other„ came in contact with the wheel, which w Vesil
revolving at the • time, and fractured his skuw Ole
Accidental death.
Oft 1,
GENERAL POST-OFFlCE.—Yesterday 10fetter! l ---e D. 7
°
following notice respecting the future transmissionissurior
and newspapers to Sydney and Port Philip, "I'Lter" be'
order of the Postmaster-General :-.-o The posun, &tie? tor'
ral having now ascertained that an overland Polk, all the
tween Sydney, New South Wales, and Port l'iwiPLiv !_kg
and newspapers posted hereafter, addressed to
.P,,par.toi
towns in the settlement of Port Philipto
to Sydney, unless specially marked ' by privatei„.hee re'
ters not so marked will be charged with the P"- :peed
Is., &c. Newspapers will be sent free of postage:. id pie'
gulation does not apply to letters and newspaPe;irefiett
to the other British Colonies in Australia, viz 'no t°
men's Land, South Australia, 'West Australis,
is
Zealand."
.n. fil/CP
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THE DUKE Or LEEDS.—This
with °- irel Io
considered to be a spirited rider, has met Nvi. ho
will be sentitilyi.
pent at Melton Mowbray, in consequence of his once
of 11,
with him, while hunting, from which place he lvlones oder
the Clarendon Hotel, in order to have the aststreetl, tba
whose care
jacarirees,liiwshGicrhacweenreowsuisp.
medical attendant, Mr. M'Cann, of Parliamen'tn les"-
of s deriew
first to
..gter
nature, are going on favourably. ch°llll7o6
abode" following specimen of the "se sigh-500
polsVede
at
tre haPPYbe
hangs in a conspicuous position in trliehustY,
of our fashionable town :—`• Lost 28th Day Ong -foal
Winchcombe st a small red merocker Box e°l/ r bag .ve to
Ring with Emmeral Set in Diamods. re4el
the same and will Bring it to the cryer's office 'I. the
gineas Reward."—Cheltenham Chronicle, . ient 0
Lord Castlereagh has become Presia_. '
Thames Regatta Club for the forthcoming sea oaf thee_roi4
ALMACK'S.—The Ladies Patronesses o,:if
semblies have determined to commence a s e the
25th
riVi
Easter. The opening. ball is appointed for
_ing-roe,i, tbs.
on which day her Majesty is to hold her Draw oscine /eft)
dressdr
James's. From there not being any Ain neenl ellt Ansirlf
night, and the influence of the mere nanou
than
first ball, the attendance is likely to be more Ole
numerous. The Ladies Patronesses remain Pre' State
as last year. Tiers ro'
thatT THE
Ee
RsubEsvc.ripl%tfioitn. gliotEuAppi—o diefrh
ceedings of the action in the Ecclesiastical' L° air
Rev. Mr. Head, has been sufficient for the pul!: beeu Asio
Bishop of Exeter's legal expenses in the suitn.Jrinosti,
till
charged ; they were not so heavy as was Rehl.crig"' ho is,cl; or
further sum raised will go to Mr. Head himself, Ida
sufferer to the extent of 1,5001. by the s e Air
defray
Exeterth
prived him of his living. • ed th dept
their efoireer
tresLs
ionrgd
intelligence
dlliLgeandie Fitzroy
overland
Somerset
n a rl
etCheat -IP •
son, Captain Arthur Fitzroy Somerset, ofryenerali:.:!e
Guards, Military Secretary to the Govern() the b and
Ellenborough, had been severelwounded esteda),mir
—st Pr
Maharajpoor. Many inquiries were made Y fire la Ore,
the day preceding at Lord Fitzroy's mansion,
as could l°
favourably • Vs
thaor-Sstormeeetr,seatn,datthtehaandswateer mo•fasthuandiaerstestotoadttitocibeae othr...--atepo,
was considered to be going on as ti°
pected. teeti ,t.he
mber 0 ral
PUBLIC PETITIONS.—The total nu t ope
sioe(l
presented to the House of Commons agaius it
to ,3'„aes,
existing corn-laws now amounts altogethertobacce '4"-titioa
hy 13,249 persons ; for a reduction of the Alter 00
petitions, signed by 5,975 persons ;
and for
the Poor-law Amendment Act, 33 petitions?.
geedl'4 1,7
perm,