The Sun.
London, England, 1827-09-17 00:00:00

ATROCIOUS BARBARITY.

James Tyler and Mary Deacon, residing at No.
I, Brighton-street, St. Pancras, were indicted for
a series of assaults on a child of the age of three
years and a half, the son of the male prisoner.
The prosecution was instituted by the parish
officers, and conducted by Mr. Adolphus. The
Learned Gentleman stated, that upon the death
of Tyler's wife the little child was placed tinder the
care of its godmother, who is also the aunt of the
prisoner Tyler, and by her placed at school until
the father took it home to his own house, where the
female prisoner also resided. She had, in fact, co-
habited with him since the death of his wife. The
poor little child was scarcely taken to its father's
house, when it became the victim of the most sa-
vage cruelty. The prisoners were in the habit
of going out early in the morning, and
until
weariness or drink brought them home, the poor
little infant was left tied to a chair by a strong cord,
and without a particle of food', The prisoners sel-
dom returned before midnight, and during their ab-
senes the cries of the little creature were truly hor-
rifying: the attention of some persons living in the
same house, was of course attracted to the scene of
so much suffering, and a little girl, the daughter of
a Mrs. Caldwell, was in the habit of putting bread
and butter under the door of the room in which the
child was locked, and whenever the length of
the cord by which it was fastened admitted
of it the poor little sufferer used to come over to the
door and devour the food in the most voracious
manner. The prisoners were, however, determined
to prevent any person from seeing the state of the child,
and with that view plugged up the keyhole of the
door. Not content with this, they beat it in the
most cruel manner. This treatment continued until
the Ist of August last, when they were removing
the child under a covering. Some of the neighbours
insisted on seeing it; the father resisted, and said that
his boy was dying of decline, and that no persOn
had a right to interfere. A Mr. Wolfe, however,
persisted in uncovering the child, which presented a
pitiable figure; its bones were forcing their
way through its skin, and its ribs and back
were dreadfully scarred and bruised. The poor
little being was then taken to the parish workhouse,
and even in one week recovered so much as not to
be recognised by those who had seen it in its former
state.

Several witnesses were called for the prosecution,
and their evidence detailed a series of cruelties
far surpassing in enormity any thing ever laid be-
fore the public.

Amelia Caldwell, an interesting little girl of 12
years of age, said—l used to watch the door day
after day, and when I saw the child could come
over to the door, I ran to my mother, and got some
bread and butter for it.

William Godfrey Wolfe proved that the back-
bone had actually pierced the child's skin; and
another witness said its face was pursed up like that
of a monkey. . _ _

The little victim of such unparalleled barbarity
was produced in Court, and its wrists and legs still
bore the marks of the cords.

Mr. Walford, a surgeon, said that the child when
shown to him, had all the appearance of being nearly
starved to death.

The prisoners called no witnesses.

The jury found them Guilty" under the strongest
circumstances of aggravation," and James Tyler was
sentenced to two years imprisonment, in the House
of Correction, and to be kept to hard labour ; the
female prisoner was sentenced to one year's impri-
sonment and hard labour.

Sir Gregor _MacGregor has been remanded, the
Court havi rejected one of his proposed bail,
Charles Grin, 48, Skinner-street, Snowhill, per-
fumer.

PUBLIC SALE.—(TIIIS DAY.)
BY MR. FENTON, AT GARRAWAY'S.
A Leasehold Dwelling-house, No. 1, on the south
aide of Carmarthen-street, Tottenham-court-road,
held for 75 years from Michaelmas next, at a ground-
rent of 6'l. 10s. a year, now let for 14 years from
Lady-day, 1825, at 731. 10s. per annum. Lessee
to insure, and not to carry on offensive trades—pro-
duced 8051.

MR. CHARLES GRANT.

(From the Dublin Patriot.)

It has been made a matter of great exultation in
the Holy Alliance and old nuisance papers, that Mr.
Herries is Chancellor of the Exchequer, as if it were
the victory of absurdity in politics, and bigotry in
religion. Now we vindicate that gentleman from
the stigma of such fraternity as these papers claim
with him, and congratulate the public upon his ap-
pointment, because he is capable of the office, and
because it is a proof that Mr. Canning's Minis-
try will act upon the fair, impartial principles de-
clared at its formation. But the appointment of
Mr. Herrie.; does not stand alone—it is associated
with, and cannot be separated from, the simulta-
neous promotion of another gentleman, of most
superior talents and endowments, to a higher
offica and a seat in the Cabinet—we mean
Mr. Charles Grant. The enlightened sentiments
of that gentleman are well known, and his talents
are of the very first order. It is a source of great
consolation that young and able Statesmen, like Mr.
Grant, already fix the attention and confidence of
the public, and approach those high situations which
they are so capable of filling with honour to them-
selves, and advantage to the country. It ought to
be a lesson to the antiquated and domineering
Statesmen who thought the world could not go on
without them—it ought to be a lesson to others
who may have considered themselves alone amongst
the young Statesmen as destined to the future lead
in British Councils, and that they could not be done
without, to find such a man as Mr. Grant—linked
to no faction, fixing the regard of the country, high
in the confidence of the King, and fast approaching
the very foremost rank of the junior British States-
men, eminently qualified to fill the very highest
offices in the State. We look to sir. Grant with
confidence as an eminent ministerial leader in the
House of Commons, who, among the junior British
Statesmen, has not a superior, and scarcely an equal.
We who live ii► Ireland ought to know and esti-
mate the materials which form his mind. He came
to a country distracted and divided ; and he, at
least, has a mind which did not lend itself to any of
its parties—the functionary did not become the par-
tisan. Had Lord Wellesley, six years back, such
an associate in the . Government SIR Mr. Grant—or
Mr. Grant such as the Marquis Wellesley, that
state of tranquillity which is only now enjoyed
would have long since prevailed. What popular
crimes might have been averted !—what awful ex-
amples might have been spared !—nor would foreign
Powers have dared to risk the displeasure of an
empire which had no principle of weakness from
disunion among its people.

WINDSOR, SEPT. 16.—This forenoon the
Nc, and his household attendants, heard Divine service
at the new Chapel Royal. The Rev. Mr. SEYMOUR offi-
ciated. This forenoon the Queen of WURTEMBERG and
her Royal Highness Princess AUGUSTA, with their re-
spective attendants, had Divine service performed at Frog-
more Lodge, by the Rev. ISAAC GOSSET. Yesterday his
MAJECTY, with part of his attendants, took upwards of
three bouts' exercise in his pony phaeton in the Great
Park. The Queen of WuaTEtrixac has fixed upon Sa-
turday next, for her final departure from Windsor and
Frogmore Lodge, and proceeds from thence to the Duke
of Cumberland's apartments in St. James's Palace, where
she proposes remaining until the 9th of October, when
her MAJESTT will leave London, on her way to Wur.
temberg.