The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-16 00:00:00

, LONDON. MONDAY EVENING, MAY f 6, 1842,

civilisation of Ireland by fully 50 years, his splendid
estates, the produce of which he spent in the service
of the State, have passed from his family into other
hands. Contrast the means of Mr. Anderson with
the great revenues of the Irish aristocracy, and say
what would not Ireland now be if she had had a few
such men in every province. The history of no other
country furnishes a like example of so much public
good having been ione to an entire kingdom, by a
private individual, at his own expense, as Mr. Ander-
on accomplished for Ireland.

THE AFFAIR IN PARADISE-
TERRACE, LAMBETH.

For eight days past the residence of a respectable
family in the above locality had been harassed by the
most vexatious and alarming annoyance, by large
crowds of people assembling in the street, and threat-
ening and insulting the inmates of the house, to which
they have been subjected by an Inspector of Police.
This person appeared on the evening of the 6th inst.,
about nine o'clock, and, without any intimation, at-
tempted to break into the house, by smashing in the
window of the lower apartment, B:c., and when applied
to by the lady of the house, from the upper window
(her husband being at the time at the theatre), by
what authority he acted, and what he wanted ?
His answer was, "My name is Pearce, an inspector
of police ; I want to get into the house ; if you re-
fuse I'll break open the door." Such threats
caused the greatest alarm to the whole family, and
they claimed the protection of a policeman (No.
177 L), and gave Pearce in charge, but the police •
man refused to act. The husband being sent for, he,
accompanied by a solicitor, arrived about eleven
o'clock at night, and again requested the Inspector to
produce his warrant, or declare by what Judge or Ma-
gistrate it was signed. Every information was refused,
and the solicitor finding remonstrances and offers
of arrangement ineffectual, left the place, warn-
ing the Inspector, that if he dared to " break
open the door," he and his employers, would
do so at their peril. He, however, sur-
rounded the house with Scotch spies and policemen,
and the -whole family were, and, have been ever since,
annoyed and insulted in the grossest manner ; the
door and windows attempted to be broken open by
stones and other missiles thrown at them, and all this
by hired emissaries from Scotland, who mix with the
mob, and excite them by representations, and endea-
vour thus to gain their objects. This outrage on the
liberties of a British • subject, and upor, the above
family and their residence, has been occasioned by the
following circumstances :--
The late Lord Cardross (eldest son of the Earl of
Buchan) died in January, 1837, leaving a deed of
tutorage, and appointing Lady Cardross, his father,
Mr. William Home, W.S. and agent to the Duke of
Buccleuch, and Mr. Gibson, of Edinburgh, tutors and
curators ; and particularly appointing Lady Car-
dross, the mother, a sine qua non, or principal, tutor
to her children, consisting of a son (the infant Lord
Cardross) and two daughters.
Ever since his son's death, the father (Lord Buchan)
has not only refused to contribute anything for the
maintenance and education of his grandchildren,
but has endeavoured to break the entails ; but lately,
finding this impossible (by a decision of the House
of Lords), he has made an application to the Court of
Session in Scotland, craving the custody of his grand-
children from their mother, wile, upon hearing this,
and being alarmed for the safety of her infants, came
to her father in London. Lord Buchan then ob-
tained a warrant in Scotland to seize the persons of
the three children, and convey them from their mo-
ther ; this warrant, having obtained the signature of
Mr. Trail, of Union Hall, is that acted upon by In-
spector Pearce in the above manner.

Mr. Daniel Wakefield, the Queen's Counsel, to
whom a statement of these facts has been made, has
given as his opinion, that it is not in the power of any
Judge or Magistrate to back a Scotch warrant, ex-
cept in a criminal case. It is to be hoped, if these
facts be, as we are afraid they are, correct, that this
system of annoyance will be put an end to. Nothing
can be more absurd than the prejudices in the mind
of the crowd on this subject, as the treatment of
the infant children has been always of the kindest de-
scription, and the proprietor of the besieged house
and his wife have been subjected to abuse, when their
conduct, on the contrary, merited approval.