The Sun.
London, England, 1829-11-09 00:00:00

DR. BURROWES'S EXPLANATION.

sighted or candid opponent. The Bishop as-
serts the danger of popular interference with the
regulations of the Church, and appeals to the
events of a melancholy period in history in illus-
tration of this danger. And to this the only reply
is, that other causes contributed to the over throw
of the National Church in the time of Charles
the First, as if any great calamity ever
overtook any nation without the co-opera-
tion of various causes ; and as if the disputed
application of a single example could discredit
the accuracy of an opinion founded upon the
uniform experience of society, and the general
character of mankind. The Prelate asserts, with
respect to one of the evils chiefly insisted on by
the Lay Reformers of the Church—the appoint-
ment of Bishops from political motives—that it
has not prevailed of late to any great extent. His
ar►tagonist maintains that it has. Here we may
claim 'for the former an advantage of which he is
himself not at liberty to boast. Be presents in
his own person to the world a Bishop not ap-
pointed from political motives ; while his oppo--
neat in his own person presents a proof, which
he very naturally overlooks, that the abuse now
complained of has not been carried so far (the
question being admitted on both sides to be one
of degree) as to deprive the Ministers of the
Crown of the support of men who profess
an ardent attachment to the cause of re-
ligion. It would be well also for Lord
Mountcashel to reflect, that no Reformer
can expect to escape suspicion, and still
less to effect improvement, who declaims against
a supposed abuse without suggesting some practi-
cable remedy, as a proof that he has bestowed due
attention upon the subject, and means something
more than merely to excite discontent. The evil of
unions of parishes, and that of the non-residence of
the Clergy, are admitted by the learned defender
of the Church against popular or fanatical innova-
tion. He only says that these evils are less exten-
sive than his opponent represents them ; that so far
from increasing they are gradually becoming less ;
and that a Lay Sytiol in the city of Cork, or indeed
any where else, cannot be competent, and may not
safely be entrusted, to devise the means of their
more rapid extinction. This appears to us to be
excellent sense, and it is rather fortified than im-
peached by the elaborate enumeration of unions and
of :cases of non-residence which the leader of the
Cork Synod would wish to serve instead of a reply.
The inequality of ecclesiastical incomes and the po-
verty of the provision for the lower orders of the
clergy, is another of the grievances which the re-
formers are anxious to redress. That the condition
of the inferior clergy should be improved is on all
bands admitted to be a most desirable thing. But
those who believe that for religion to produce its
best effects on society at large, it is necessary that
there should be ministers of religion upon a level,
in regard to external circumstances, with the more
elevated classes of society, would be unwilling to
purchase this advantage, however important they
may consider it, at the expense of impoverishing
and degrading the highest dignities of the Church;
and this opinion is we believe steadfastly held
by all who have reflected on the subject, and whose
minds have not been warped either by fanati-
cism or by the poor ambition of securing vulgar ap-
plause by administering to vulgar prejudices. The
Bishop of Ferns defends the actual distribution of
the present revenues of the Church by adverting to
the motives which usually actuate parents in select-
ing a profession for their children, and be.towing a
suitable education upon them, and by contending
that those revenues, as now applied, secure a better
supply of Ministers than would be obtained by the
same aggregate amount, if more equally divided
among the whole body of the Clergy. This
ra-
tional arid forcible argument his candid and religious
opponent attempts to controvert, by first mistaking
it for an admission that the Clergy is a mercenary
body, and then applying to it some of the most
hackneyed topics of the conventicle. The general
conduct of the Clergy is inferred by the Bishop from
the fact, that in proportion to their whole number
the instances of deviation from propriety are incre-
dibly few. The assailant of the Clergy betakes
himself to the resource, natural enough to a dema-
gogue, but altogether unsuited to his character
and station, of insisting with redoubled em-
phasis upon the few isolated instances of
delinquency and dissoluteness that have unfortu-
nately occurred. The Bishop asserts that the
Clergy in Ireland, in order to avoid disputes about
tithe, have made great sacrifices of their rights, in
giving effect to the Composition Act. The assail-
ant of the Clergy replies (and what a reply !), that
some of the peasantry are nevertheless found to corn-
plan of the compositions, as if this proved any thing
more than that the Clergy have not surrendered all.
If we were not aware to what an extent controversy
may lead men who embark in it without the requi-
site qualifications, to insinuate what they do not be-
lieve, and so manifest feefngs which in their cooler
moments, they do not really entertain, we should be
compelled, from the manner in which the Clergy
have been treated throughout this discussion
by the Earl of Mountcashel, to believe that, not-
withstanding his loud professions of zeal for religion
and affection to the Established Church, he is in his

On Saturday Doctor Burrowes, of Montague-
street, Russell-square, attended at Union.llall, before
R. J. CHAMBERS and J. J. IfoNE, Emirs., relative
to an investigation that occurred at the Office a few
days ago, in which, it will be recollected, a gentle-
man, named Anderdon, gave two men in custody,
who entered his house for the purpose of confining
him as a lunatic, by virtue of a written order to
that effect, signed by the medical gentleman above
named.
The Doctor addressed the Magistrates to the
following effect :—" I have called here today to ask
the courtesy of the Magistrates to allow me to
make a few observations on the publication of the
proceedings in the case of Mr. Anderdon, which
took place at this Office a few days ago. The im-
pression on the minds of many persons after reading
that report is, that I did not make any reply to Mr.
Chambers, whose politeness lam ready to acknow-
ledge, when I told him that I should go to consult
the gentlemen by whom I had been employed, and
return as speedily as possible to this office with the
result of an interview between us. I did go as I
promised over to the house of one of the gentlemen
in Lombard-street, and saw him ; but as it was
deemed a matter of much consultation, we at once
proceeded to the residence of his legal adviser. We
were there obliged to wait some time, in consequence
of the solicitor being engaged, before we could have
the desired opportunity of an interview. As the
case Was one of considerable importance, and re-
quired much deliberation how it was to be proceeded
in, we remained until the matter had been fully de-
liberated. I then wrote a note to Mr. Chambers,
and sent it off immediately; it was three o'clock
when the note left the solicitor's office; and I was
not at all aware that the police office shut up at that
hour; neither was I conscious, until a day or two
afterwards, that the communication had not been
received during the hours of business. I hope,
therefore, that I shall be exonerated from the charge
of neglect in this instance. With respect to the re-
p .rt of the other circumstances connected with this
peculiarly unpleasant affair, and which appeared in
the newspapers, I cannot say at present whether
there are errors in it or not; because, if I entered
into the merits of the question at present, I, should
be betraying a professional confidence reposed in me,
which would be most improper on my part. Those
who know me, said the Doctor, I hope will believe
that I would not act in a case of such an important
nature without the greatest deliberation. I have
had two interviews with the Messrs. Anderdon that
occupied several hours; and finding that a medical
examination,from the peculiarity of the case,could not
be entered into at the time with any degree of propriety,
it was therefore deferred. I trust, however, that in
the course of the judicial proceedings now pending,
facts will be elicited relative to this distressing bu-
sness which will exonerate me from all Manse as to
the manner in which I have acted throughout. The
Reporters, I hope and expect, will do me the jus-
tice to make the present statement known, through
the same medium that theirformer accounts obtained
publicity ; and I also entreat the public to suspend
their judgments of my conduct in the affair until
the issue of the proceedings which I have before al-
luded to are known."

heart the determined enemy of both. It would be
much more discreet in this Noble Lord to propose
to Parliament such remedies as his wisdom can de.
vise for the disorders of the clergy and the imper-
fections in the Church Establishment, which he
imagines he has discovered, than to exaggerate
them in popular assemblies, or expose himself any
further in a public controversy, in which it is ma-
nifest to all the world (himself alone excepted) that
he is entirely overpowered.—Morning Post.

ELOPEMENT.—On Thursday night last, the
laughter of Colonel YouxusoN, of 13owsear, near Pen-

Mr. CHAMBERS bore testimony to the accuracy of
the Doctor's statement, relative to the note trans-
mitted from the Solicitor's office to Union-hall, on
the day the investigation took place at this office. I
received your note (added Mr. Chambers to Dr.
Burrowes) a little after three o'clock, the purport of
which, as well as I can recollect, was apologizing
for tiot returning according to appointment, in con-
sequence of a lengthened consultation that took
place between you and Mr. Anderdon's brother and
his legal adviser. The note was put into my hand,
said the Magistrate, by the clerk of a most respect-
able solicitor; but I had previously discharged the
two men out of custody, no person wishing to pre-
fer any charge against them.
Dr. Burrowes, having thanked the Magistrates
for the attention with which they had heard the na-
ture of his application, then withdrew.

EXTRAORDINARY SCHEME FOR BE-

TRAYING A YOUNG FEMALE.

The following extraordinary case, which came
before the Magistrates of Union-Hall on Saturday,
will show the horrible course pursued to betray
young, beautiful, and unsuspecting females, to evil
courses :

• On Saturday, the 30th of last month, a female of
most prepossessing appearance, about thirty years
of age, fully attired in all the fancifulness of
fashion, called to purchase some trifling articles at the
shop of a Mr. Bird, a grocer, residing at Canter-
bury. The lady stated that she arrived by the
coach from Ramsgate, where she had been staying
for the benefit of her health, and asked the grocer
if he could recommend any young female to attend
her sister in London, who, having requested her to
procure a girl from the country, as she could not
endure the town servants, from the levity of their
characters. Mr. Bird informed the applicant that at
Natsom, a small village, about four miles from Can-
herbury, there lived a poor widow of the name of
Chardon, the mother of six daughters, who had
often asked him to recommend them to situations.
She went to the widow. Having made known the
occasion of her visit, the two eldest daughters were
brought to her. The lady, who gave her name as
Mrs. Burt, selected Mary Chardon, an uncommonly
interesting girl about 19 years of age, because she
appeared to be the most healthy. The terms of
her engagement were fifteen guineas a year, and all
Mrs. Burt's sister's cast off clothes, which would in-
crease her wages to about 201. per annum. The
daughter was delighted, and the poor mother al-
most wept for joy. On Monday a letter arrived at
the cot, saying that Mary must leave Natsom the
nexl day by a certain van for London, where she
would be met by a domestic, and taken to her fu-
ture abode. As the most implicit faith had been put

rich, Cumberland, escaped through her bed-room window,
and ran off to Gretna with her papa's coachman, and mar- in all that transpired, the unsuspecting girl left the
roof of her parent and proceeded to London. The
tied him ! The Colonel i•,, of course, in a rage ; but van came to the Spur Inn ; when she alighted, a
coachee, having got the whip-hand of him, laughs in his boy in a handsome livery accosted her, and asked if
sleeve, and expects, instead of mounting the box in fu-
she was come up to be a servant in town from
tore, to become an inside passenger.—Leeds Intelligencer.
Ramsgate, at the same time mentioning her name.
FARINGDON.—As a proof that this part of She answered she was. He then desired her to ec-
the country is sharing its full proportion of the general company him. Some time afterwards a lady came
pressure of the times, we have only to notice, that at a up whom the boy called his mistress. She was
public sale of live farming stock, on Tuesday week, in this much older than the person that had called at her
neighbourhood, that with the exception of three horses, mother's cottage. This female desired her to ful-
and about five cows, none were disposed of ! 'f here was
low her, and after walking some distance they came
actually not one bidder for a fine lot of sheep, which
to a very large house, which they entered. She
formed part of the stock ! The auctioneer, on closing the
was told that this was her future home, and cau-
business of the day expressed his regret that he had lived
tinned never to mention whatever she might see or
to see the day when farming produce was not worth the
hear. 1, he house was beautifully furnished. In the
care and attention of rearing.—Berkshire Chronicle.
Some differences have arisen between the apartments the poor girl said she saw a number of
nail-masters of Bromsgrove and its vicinity and their fine gentlemen and ladies, and at night there was
journeymen, and large numbers of the latter have "snuck" music and singing until morning. At first her oc-
work. It appears that about three weeks since, the nail cupation was to wait upon her mistress, who never
masters of pudley made a reduction to the amount of 10 allowed her to go out of her sight. There were
per rent. in the Wages of their men, and on Saturday it other servants in the house, but she was not per-
was communicated by the masters at Bromsgrove to those witted to speak to them. Handsome clothes were
they employ that their work must be done upon the same given her to wear, On Thurday last she was sent
terms. TO this the Workmen very generally refused to as- i into an elegantly furnished apartment about ten
sent, and as the masters appeared resolved to enforce it, o'clock in the evening, to put some plate upon the
an almost universal "strike" has been the consequence.— table for supper. Two gentlemen were then in the
It would seem, also, that it is not only against the decrease room, one of them was au elderly man with a pate-
of wages that the men are " out." but complaints are made
dered head. The candles were immediately blown
by them of the "truck system" pf paying their earnings,
out, and the eldest person got hold of her and be-
which, although a direct contravention of the law, it is
gan to act improperly. She seized a knife, and said
said is will practised by some masters in that district.—
she would.itticlty she escaped, and ran into the back
stab him if he did not desist. With
About mid-day on Tuesday, a large concourse of men en-
teredfollowed Bromsgrove, in a kind of prp:ession, one of them
some d ;
her, and a violent struggle
scribed, "No truck—No Tommy shops;"
bearing a pl..card in front of the body h
parlour
, on which was in-
over was a , ensued, She fainted, and the wretch triumphed.
a penny loaf, a piece of bacon, &c. The Rev. E. Biros, The nest morning she detailed the circumstances to
Rector' of Upton Warren, being in Bromsgrove, addressed her mistress, who only laughed at her, and told her
the men in 4 ;Try sensible and energetic manner, exhort- , sire was a pretty, foolish, country girl, but that no
ing them to respect the public peace, and to abstain from harm would happen to her. Then, and not till their,
any kind of tumult. This address had the desired effect,
and the men quietly separated. We understand that up to
V. guess in what kind of a house she
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Thursday night no arrangement had taken place between o'clock on Friday afternoon she
deoi(ni house, and the first turning
the men and their employers. The men have daily as-
he came to, she said, was Waterloo-bridge ; so
serablad ate' in large numbers, but their conduct has been s
't .1 • f-,.e le turn lt Lid eld Mer.this house of infamy '
i that
4 p„avtly Al ..0 r,,, drew tumult,—Lichfield •-•—______ tfi___ . • te

Strand. The complainant thought she could find
it if taken to the bridge. She paid a penny, and
went over the bridge, where she was met-ky.a gen-
tleman, who seeing her crying very much, asked the
cause—she told him. Grossmith, the Officer, com-
ing up at the time, kindly took charge of her, and
carried her to his own house, and then brought her
before the Magistrates in the morning.
The Magistrates expressed their indignation, and
desired no trouble to be spared that might discover
the wretches who had acted the part described.

COURT OF COMPENSATION, Nov. 7.

THE KEY, CHANDOS-STREET.

At Guildhall, Westminster, a Court of Compen-
sation was held for the purpose of considering what
amount of remuneration Mrs. Margaret Price, the
freeholder of a certain property, consisting of two
houses in Chandos•street, the one the celebrated
hotel and tavern, known by the name of the Key,
at present in the occupation of a person named
Dell, and the other in that of an oil and colour-man,
was entitled to, in consequence of their removal, for
the purpose of completing the improvements in pro-
gress and in contemplation in that part of the
metropolis.
Mrs. Price's claim was for 8,2001.

Mr. BuouGuiss, on behalf of the claimant, stated
that his client was an elderly lady, who resided in
the country. The premises in question were very
extensive, and the s►tuation could not be exceeded
in the advantages which it presented for carrying on
trade. One of the houses (No. 23) was at that
moment making most lucrative returns in the oil
and colour business ; and the other (No. 22) was a
large modern building, erected in 1807, at an ex-
pense of 7,000 t. The hotel, on the building of
which so much money had been expended, would,
at a most moderate calculation, bring in 4001. a
year, and this circumstance he begged the jury to
bear in recollection when making an award.
Mr. James Elms, the architect aad surveyor to
the port of London, considered the property worth
7,790/.
Mr. Burnard believed the claimant's premises to
be of the value of 8,105/. 2s. 6d.

By the ATTORNEY-GENERAL.—Then you COll-
- the hotel as a valuable property. Pray what
may be its character ?
The character of this house is very well known.
It is first-rate in its way.—(A laugh.)
In what way do you mean.?—As a house of ac-
commodation (laughter); but I do not know it from
personal experience.—(lncreased laughter.)
lie-examined by Mr. BrtououAM.—He considered
that the house would bring in 500/. a year as a
genteel family hotel.—(Laughter.)
Mr. Stead, surveyor to the Duke of Bedford, de•.
posed, that to his knowledge the Commissioners of
Woods and Forests had purchased property from
his Grace at twenty-seven years' purchase.
This was the claimant's case.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for the Commissioners
said, it had been argued that the Jury were bound
to take into consideration Mrs. Price's being com-
pulsorily obliged to give up the possession of her
premises, but how, he m ould ask, could this com-
pulsory dispossession affect a lady who, it was ad-
mitted, did not lire on or occupy these houses ?
Where was the injury, if she obtained their full va-
lue ? The case, perhaps, would be different if she
resided at the hotel—(A laugh)—if the habits of
her life made the pastime going fervvard there acces-
sory to her comforts—if use made it indispensable
that she should still enjoy the soft and pleasing so-
ciety of the fair ones who frequented it—(Laughter)
—but did Mrs. Price require such comforts as
these ? He could not believe it. She was an
elderly
.lady, living in the country, and held the free-
hold for the pecuniary benefit of herself and her
family. What then need she care from whence the
income was derived, provided it reached her hands ?
Indeed, she ought to rejoice to recover it from any
source, rather than from oae of so tainted a nature.
The Learned Attorney-General, after a variety of
observations, couched in a strong vein of sarcasm,
concluded by calling the witnesses for the defence.
Mr. Roper had valued property for the last 35
years. The fair value of that in question he censi-
, dered to be 3,4481. He made his estimate at '25
years' purchase.
Cross-examined by Mr. BROUGHAM—IIe had va•
lued for claimants as well as for the Crown. When
he valued for the former his estimate always ex-
ceeded that made on the part of the Crown ; and
when be valued for the Crown, the estimate was
always lower than that made for the claimant.
Mr. Alderman Farebrother, who sold the freehold
by auction to Mrs. Price, said, that in his opinion its
outside value was 3,3411. 1 ls. 6d.

On cross-examination, he believed the property
to be a good security for money laid out on it, and
on being asked if he had visited the hotel lately, the
worthy Alderman replied, that he had not, but said
that he had been formerly in its apartments.
Mr. BROUGHAM commented on the evidence in a
very animated speech, and, after its recapitulation by
the Bailiff, the Jury retired about half-past five
o'clock, and after a brief consultation, returned a
verdict, awarding to Mrs. Price, the claimant, the
sum of 4,0001., as a full and fair satisfaction for her
interest in the houses Nos. 22, and 23, Chandos-
st reet.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.

On Saturday two cases of petty depredation were
brought before his Lordship : in each of the cases
the prisoners appeared to have been driven by severe
distress to commit them.
The LORD MAYOR expressed his satisfaction that
having performed his duty to his fellow-citizens, he
should be relieved from witnessing such scenes of
bitter distress as were constantly presented before the
Chief Magistrate. The pain of witnessing them
was aggravated by the inadequacy of the most ample
means to extend relief, and by the difficulty of act-
ing under the complication of circumstances which
often attended them. One amongst the many les-
sons to be taught by the performance of the magis-
terial duties in that chair, during one year, was the
inadequacy of our penal legislation, and the necessity
of a %Nide and equitable discretion being given to
those who were entrusted with the administration of
our penal laws in such cases. Were the directions
of the law in all cases implicitly followed, were the
Magistrates to have no alternative, misery, as was
shown in the last cases, would be awfully extended
and crime fearfully augmented.