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

MOR vIONISM.

It appears that the inhabitants of the country in the
neighbourhood of Nauvoo have been attacking the Mormon
settlement, and burning down houses, for the purpose of ex-
pelling the Mormons from the country.
The editor of the St. Louis 11.2oublircan is of opinion that
the Mormons and anti-Mormons cannot or will not live to-
gether, and that arms must decide the quarrel. He describes
the process of burning the houses of Mormons, which is
done with great method and decorum—ample time being
lowed the inmates to remove their furniture and moveable
property, and no personal violence being offered. He also
describes a meeting which almost took place between a
party of anti-Mormons and the Morn:on force under the
sheriff Backenstos ; but before they actually met the anti-
Mormons took to their heels and the others pursued but a
little way, perhaps fearing an ambuscade. The conclusion
of his letter, which was written at Warsaw on the 17th, is
as follows :

The twelve elders, or principal men of the Morrnons,lfej
addressed a propo,itiot to the anties, which was rec_'is
this evening, and which, I trust, may put a ti till end to '4
war. The twelve propose that they will letree Nuvoolerd,
the county, next spring, provided hostilities are s IsPellso
and the vexatious suits which they charge the antics to it.ed
histituted against them are withdrawn, and they are
peaceably to dispose of their property, and prepare for tDe"
r,
removal. They have appointed a committee of five, tO-,f
respond with a committee of an equal number on the pirtr!„-,
the old settlers. This proposition is well roceiyed.hy
of the citizens of Warsaw, and if they do aact reject 3,7,
cause of the language in which it is addressed to them p 1:„
thinking it disrespectful), it will most likely lead to a r"-
t„.
ment, and to the removal of the Mormons tram among tli
It is very desirable that this should be the result.
Tl:e Mormons offer no resistance to these proceeding.sl9sat
it would appear, from a statement of one of their chiefs, tut
their determination is to stick by the law, and to sue..
,
county for the damage which may be done to their propol,

[ADVERTISEMENT.]
THE MEDICAL LIBERTY OF 12''ta

.• SUBJECT.
soled
The Times of yesterday, by its leading article, has
the fate of doctors and of their organic theory, farrev
ask who are the parties who have held ont opiates ss
tial to the cure of disease? Are they not the doctors
selves? And has not the British College of Health for Tee:
past, most strongly protested against the odious Pr"c,,,ibk
The article in the Tunes is an attempt to arrest, if I, ~15'iter
the medical liberty f the subject, which liberty is in
1' for
in every free-born individual. We repeat, it is the
themselves who are responsible for these opiates, all'°,rl- 110,
sons,* administered falsely as medicines in order to
danger and mystery in the path of those who oilierwise
ole,
and would treat their own maladies.—We are, Sir, your
dient servants, MORISON, MOAT, and Co., - t 3.
For, and on behalf of the body of 'igen'
British College of Health, New-road,
London, Oct. 16, 1845. Sher
* Telling the world that poisons are medicines to,
scientifically administered is a gross impositiou, and We„,del
the day is not far distant when the people will so ""
stand it.

FATAL. OCCURRENCE TO A
MILITARY OFFICER. or ft
A very considerable and painful excitemmat has Vgi
last few days prevailed in the village of Elstree, aenrcaor
ware, from the general rumour that Lieutenant-, be
Edward James Metcalf, of the Royal Horse aartille,.V
been killed in a duel by a brother officer, and t hat t,"l
had been removed to his residence in the demd of the !ie,
and that it was the intention of his friends t) conee%
affair from the public, and to bury the corpse -without Dia
vestigation of the circumstances leading to hie death- a e
r..port was so current that every body believed it, il}c4
affair became so public that it was the general topicjoin
versation. The parish authorities lost no time 111 ,
the necessary inquiries, and succeeded in asoertainl
the report of the unfortunate gentleman haviiagied A
duel was without foundation, although he had dl. as
effects of a pistol-bullet under circumstances of ti" '
t,tl
afflicting nature. Notice was immediately forwarded Joe
Coroner, and an inquest was held at the Artichoke b'n!tatif
village, when the following evidence was given in On°
the melancholy affair :
to 1.1118
,i
William Howard stated that he lived as groom
Colonel Metcalf. He occupied the room irnmediatelSh, ?
that of his master. On Saturday night last, the lit, ae'l•
witness saw him go into his apartment for the Pt' one
dressing to attend a party ; w tness heard him g°, to
about an hour after, and lie ( witness) then went i,or
i
In a short time his master returned, and again at'erL, • j'el
room, but did not remain long before he left. Ntr",I;PIF,
to sleep, and did not hear any more of him during wet):
At about seven o'clock the next morning, he welt
room, as was his custom, to call the deceased, w"-ba9
entering, he was astonished at finding two
in the sockets of the candlesticks, and his master petit 011,
nor had the bedclothes been disturbed. ITP°n.oriP,i
behind the screen, which divided the room, lie diece‘",erv„
deceased sitting on the sofa, with his head reclining fr co'
side, weltering in blood, which appeared to Collo Lee
mouth, although his lips were closed, and he was flu.
Witness made an immediate alarm, and hastened to r-t
the attendance of a surgeon, who, on arriving, dec,l,,sear f,
deceased to have been dead some hours. The dece;elo
candles
undressed, with the exception of his drawers and stool in
witness afterwards found the pistol, now produce'
4,f
drawers, which were hanging about his legs. if ae
The deceased was a widower, and lived by him
about 57 years of age. o Oat'
Captain Robert Maynard stated he was well
with the unfortunate gentleman, who was very hiVei4F7l,
netted. Witness saw the remains of his Gallant Fo e nod
after the last witness gave the alarm. The pistol 01)Pr,
have been recently discharged. On opening the b`akt
whole of the upper Jaw was found to be completelYl we 306,
am/ the ball had lodged in the back of the head, and to
sequently extracted. Witness was confident tbs'as (1,1
ceased never intended suicide, but that his death bal
someway or other by accident. He was a particulark
Wno
spirited man, and the last in the world to O
murder. io
In answer to questions, 14'1
hie 0 La
Captain Maynard said he was strengthened irt d iera
that it was accidental, from the examination lie halos t‘'•
the pistol. Upon looking at the ramrod be found
difficult to remove, from which he believed that t 171,idait
was about to draw the charge of the pistol, and plioo
could not shift the ramrod with his hand, lie ba" nadir),
teeth of his bottom jaw to a small ridgenear the top
v
of
in so doing the jerk must have caused the pistol tog
produced the dreadful event. sad
The pistol was closely inspected by the Coroner
and the ramrod certainly was difficult to remove. r save Pr
Captain Maynard further stated that he neYea,,oitY-A
thing in the conduct of deceased indicating in—, arioTri.
rirr
nwney lgaitensosii
neocsxeuahpr sidegriroehi
could state that in all his experience be had nerd; il6
moremccueopaani‘onsitneialldjao:
ra lswTl
hoyhcooaott
ii-meaetr mhnwtass
sv,t.ahi
ttahntththleel empd.aerete;:vA
It
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job
pheasants. , •Ig
dare
By the Jury—There was no gambling introduce" tj
evening, by which the deceased lost money.
occasion'
Lieutenant Mahon said the pistol which
e
lter
spirits.
d a plireeN7-ioduesc,e9asnetr-killea
calamity was his property. He lent that and anel.tb
deceased a short time ago. Witness thinks his de.ao
cidental, as the unfortunate gentleman was notorl •611,
less of fire-arms. ict,
After much discussion, the jury returned a verci
the deceased was accidently shot." P'
The inquiry lasted three hours, and was attended.
morons friends and brother officers of the deceased,
he was highly respected.
IRELAND.
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REPEAL IN MAYO• ri neir l
CASTLEBAR, SUNDAY EVENING.—Mr. O'L.Oll- , 0,1
larney on Thursday morning at eleven. On Sunda s
he arrived at Castlebar, amid the usual cheers "I iay
tions of the multitude. The day was exceedin,T eOO
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yet, although the rain poured down in torrentoos
,Sheto
past ten o'clock until four, upwards of 80,0 J
ta
tended in the procession, and remained ttn-1 frost to's
was over. The procession commenced to movei 11,93,
called French-hill (a locality designated by ~13, ,t,
consequence of a defeat in that particular spot. a'a °aed,
the French forces who landed in Balling), at„taaceo
o'clock, and arrived at the place of meeting
the 01,1 a ,
The rain still continued to pour as if the cll3Ol.
heaven were opened, in the midst of which _tor h
taken at the place of meeting, in Castlebar, faiq
Esq„ M.P. 41er
Various resolutions were proposed and carried, Itiaa`',..""it!
Mr. O'CONNELL addressed the meeting.
and Learned Gentleman briefly alluded to the h Vjblr tee
The .100a0,0i,
which the Irish people were treated, and conclud;.„ for
ing his determination to persevere in his strugg
fleetlL
until the object was accomplished.
A petition for a repeal of the union was th.
after which the vast assembly separated. BgF,
THE DINNER. eif.;
A pavilion was erected for the dinner, wha,:40,1
the same evening; but in consequence of the ,s,
the weather, the persons who attended might • of a',
been called on to dine in the open air.
After the Queen's health was proposed.
Royal Family, the CIIAIRMAN proposed in eloatit'i
health of " the Liberator of his country—(Grft e 01.'4
Mr. O'CONNELL said if it were as
ausP
he would endeavour to say something on the4'o3:lo.ollaiti.
then pressed upon his mind, but he would,
n''to iodof
the inclemency of the weather, endeavour. n vaac,,is
some of them, in order to leave an inipressic!_he, at" :
of what his intentions were, and- to show 11,,a °el
Mayo how those intentions ought to be w(ir a-in 01. plaile
(Mr. O'Connell's object was to secure the t„,,,
the British Crown. He felt that that corine-ah'-e' tiatearbet
anji,.ttirrat
risp.t;j.
in extreme jeopardy by the wickedness tr ct Ll'ed
nister, by the rancour of Stanley and ta.,„, tOtost,p,
. Graham. He believed it was in such a Pes",l- the °Oirie it
did not shrink from their own intendment-4a t to!.
consequences would happen. It was representtOOf foot)
under
was to injure and destroy that connexion;
,_llc7 eq,
under foot.. But his struggle was to place it „fed, an ei7a
as that the interests of both should be maintat" trianore_ai
justice done to Ireland. He defied any ratioasodrroVto.
that the connexion can be long maintatint
,aca_of
circumstances after his death, and when 0705 orttoe
gone. He had, thank heaven, obtained and P?tstbet" lj
fluence over the present generation, or at leas,
ans weet4rato
them of his own time of life ; but who you
rising g 1),
rol't.-"ee
consequences—who could answer for the l'theaa,f,aolit.
when his voice was heard no more anicille
policy then really was to act as a drag on eront;4s_„ tbe,)(r-
car ; but after his death, lie could Ita..! afst
would not run with such a rapidity as %leers.) „ila' fof
country and emancipate the other.--carLh aParliacalaf
O'Connell)believed the restoration a the f
the ,cl7ion;
absolutely essential. to a continuance
it was hardly worth having without°teli_e,Zra°gt(aLa
domestic Legislature.—(Cheers.) He repeals to tta.'-'ll,ct t'fa
would submit to it, but he would not P,..: taeni'a_t
people of Ireland to do so; he rould Taiea_aaeT.,a
advice, but when the control was gotte,,ely., at Mr.
bjr,,o
themselves. Mr. O'Connell then
dilated het l
length on the power of the aristocracy,e describing
a_fita
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as destitute of all political power, as whiani he ct.'
oligarchy of which Sir: Robert Peel, w: that aft e 106
Peel, was the instrument. He declareeill,e
Crown f.ru-- het
the union, his object was to rescue
grading thraldom, and make it the link
, , bhp
the ‘-^-13t
he two countries. The Hon. and
should
woa
.he
chided, by saying that Ireland sholu prop
man's must be, a nation. Mr. O'Connell then x-
. man's health.
Mr. D. BROWNE returned thanks.
0,,,,ti0a.
I eh, 01,701'
The next toast was " the Archbishopo___
spee
tio
Dr. 1%141-Lux returned thanks in a 1111146 returned ,
01111 ' o
Mr. BARRETT and Dr. GRAY seve„ra,% ,r,s pat,
leo
conneNi;" ce?
" The 'B2 Club„' Lord Ffrencli," I °dat c
, an
ham, and Campbell," were next given
,11
ado
the assembly broke
join, 1,e1"
fri
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