The Sun.
London, England, 1816-05-24 00:00:00

ATROCIOUS ATIENIPT AT. MURDER,.

UNION - HALL —JOIOI Wright, an Irishman. was
brought before 11r. Serjeant Srlion, by Clark, on
Wednesday evening, charged %kit a most atrock
oils assault 'anon Mrs. and ;Miss Taylor, tr'a ladies
residing at Kennittton, the former upwards of
70 years of age, with intent to tutirder
The particulars of this shocking transaction, as
f.sr as they have at present been ascertained, au
as follow -

Mr. Pates, a young man residing near Mrs.
•Taylor's house, stated, that about 12 o'clock on
Wednesday be was passing by Mrs. Taylor's door,
when he.was struck with a faint cry of 4.1 Mur-
•der !" which appeared to proceed from thehouse :
the outward door was. shut ; but the witness
went up to it with intent to enter, when the pri-
soner rushed from the house and ran away ; at
the same time witness observed two females; Mrs.
anti 'AiissrTaylor, conic staggering- towards the
door ; they were in'a shocking condition, pro
fitsely bleeding about the head and face ; they
faintly repeated the cry of " Murder I'' upon
which the witness immediately pursued the 1)67.:
saner, bvettook, and after sonic tesistance,=sc-'
cured and brought him back. - seeing him,
Mrs. Taylor, who wits at that time sensible, said,
" That is the matt :•' • fly this. time Clark, the
oflieer, came up, and the prisoner was properly
secured-On entering the house, a shocking scene
presented itselff a poker was found lying in the
middle of the ,room where Mrs. and Miss- Tuylor
had been 'sitting, covered with clotted blood and
hair, and- deafly broken lb two, apparently by.
some bard • blows baying been' struck with it.—
When the Vii!IIC33 stopped the prisoner, the latter
144 " 'Faith 1 would.. hate its led them.,",
• W. Saumarez, the surgeon, Who had been called
in and dressed the -wounds of the unfortunate sill-.
ferers, was :prevented attending at the eitaniina-
tiro) ;' it letter hoot him was produced,- however, -
stating that they were in extreme danger from the
wounds ttity had received; and were both deli.
Hons..

The prisomer said Miss Taylor was indebted to
him Is.; lie went to the house to ask for it ; but
instead of paying hint, she abused him anti Crock
liini : this provoked ilifti COttimit: the assault
upon them.
The Magistrate contluitted him for re.otatnina-
tioo on a None clay, when all the parties who
know any third; of this Inirrid transaction will he
ordered to attend. No hopes at tilterttlittlgi of
Airs. Taylor's recovery.

S!loctiNti Alirtinen.—%Vettnestlay octet-nom) n
S;lle,ttran, nt BillingsgAte, having some
tritlingtlispnle with WI wife its they.sat tugethre
at dinner, nt,tncir lodgings, in St. (ieorge's-tiiiiir
site in a paroxysm of pitssiOn took up t 14l'Att,
sh4rp• pointed ckirviii4 knife that nt-nr ht'c .ott
the othie, Anti stahheti him in the iit•tk, wider rite
left cur, which Gown his de4th iu a tel initiates.

The Governor, in addressing' 'the Proprietor,.
.reminded them,that on a former batasion lie int! 7
mated to the Cimrt, that he triisted the tittle tvay
nOt far distant When iitt would have the pleasure of
communicating to the proprietors a consideralrle ad j.
dition to their interestSjts Rank -stbelt holciets,i that
period ~he could say, had now arrived. It was neces,-
saty for liinrtO state, that several' conferences had.
Wien place between the Government and the Bank',
on the\Subject of a further loan fro' the service ,ffir
the. year. • rendered nefessary
teration in the financial arrangeinonts of Governs-
mint, occasioned by the rejection of the Income Tax. The result of the conferences ‘v;is,.
Government had proposed to apply to Pailininent
for' its sanction to.angment the capital of Bithlt.
Stuck to a sum not exce-tding 15,000,0001., do,
condition of the Illnk advaneint: fror the pui}lhi
service- it ::;[tin .01.3,000.00 Di. for two veArs, at
the rate of three i.er cent. rer t,unttm ; Govern-
Merit dgreeing to receive the notes o► the flank
for all purposes of revenue, its was n,t present.;
Vide& by the Att.. The Governor (Mr. lat;;l.ttt)
then tend aletter from the Chancellor of the L.:-
chtquer, conraining.the proposals already alludett
to r and then stated to the Proprietors, [licit the
Court of Directasiniving 'taken' into considera.
kion the contents of the Chancellot of he Exche-
itter's fold% ii ,d agreed to- recommend to tint:
tour( Proprietors life adopt inn 01 'a Reboint ton
to "the foll Owing purport
~,Thm this COtirt ;11,prove of the reenrrimo of
the ,Cott: t of Director; for :olv:soeing- the bull] /
o.op,pied ti !i • !:k
thielAanediur ut t,lk Exct;etikier, Of tlw 1 .
Adding Ihl sus of calinii 1.7 .;. '•,
avtkitt4 vtliolb itat 141043,0thq.; ,I
42,010MV, to ht atyor:iat,ed .tto,m '
the rate of 01 Cor troy lout. `static
this dmy respektively huld."
hue Coittl vcas also celled nprm to torthori?:
the Court of Directors to take the lotrossory
bares for Carrying lot u effect the slid tesolcitio.n,
Hod 1.,t obtaining the sanction of Parliament Icy
that pinpose.-.
Mrk RiCARDO bonhi nor give, hi* apprOhnCont,.l
the 11101 inn. An increase of capitol alight ,erni
to to the security of the public, ,Imi tits
plihlie %vete well saiiified t heir, prmsent,teen
riot. If, indeed, the PrOptietois wire to leceivti
a dividend of 10 per ceti't, tot the tie ,v capital, it
woula be beneficial to them but, if tbev,.% ere tti
teeeire only eight—and in the utter darkness iu
vt hid; the Court Was placed with tepret .to tile
affairs of the Batik, it was impossible fOr.thent
to ..know iv-hat -would happeti—then he consinerea
that by this arrangement they acre giving tip
60,0001. to Government without any udeeinate
vantage. In the other ease, and if, .t he prestice
dividend wAs to he contiooed, it might be re-
garded *l5 n 0 IngeniOns 0100 e lii[ opoti ny the 1,)11.
rectors of dittributing sonic ut the surplus in otitis
of the Corpoation.
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Mr. RANDLE JACKSON hoped it would he a part
of the airlingement that ;Ate. note* issued upon.
this advance of 3,0,00,Q00/. to Government should.
continue to be a legal tender after the restoration
of
.cash-payments:
Th“.iovEttwolt observed, that aslar ha the Di,
rectors could lookicto future events,:
,there 'was-
no probability that any reduction of the diVidend.
vrOuld take place.
Mt. UItENFI.LI. Said he hiid Ort Atheodment td
stibiuit; whichwas the result tit his sincere couVie.
tiOtt, Htlti which, lige. trusted, would therefore he.
received with candour and 'gtoodhumour.
begged leave to move, that all tile words sitter
" that this COurt" be omitted, for the purpose t
ic.sertin.o,, a statement of the nrnfits Mlide by the
Bank since the year 179%, they were first
restrained from- making eas,h,pay;uents. the
illinendaent recorded, ,that previous to the year
-1797 the circulating paper ot tie Bank of Lug-
lAnd fluctuated upon an average betiveen tweiat
million and ionvti:en poutuk ; that it
had .itiOee varied, aud At present varies, uteri) aut
average, between 26,0Uit,0001. ;mit 27,00,0001. ;
and tnat at the same tittle the Bank held
of public balances to the tontiunt of I 41,tfit°,0001.
from which it derived ati atiut,ait profit of bet Wetett.
500,0001. nod tioo,o'ool. thd tit was due totVardi
the public, and expedient tor the stability anti
general prOsNrity of the Bank itself, that the
A
public t,toilIm participate in these advantages ; anti
that It teas therefote the opinion of that Court;
that 'the stint of 3,000,0001. should be ri*VilliCta
to GOvCriiMeilt without any chat e. for interk.v.
This proposition was received in the Court with
a consi.Terahle degree of mirth.

ItANDLR JACKSON COOS'atered it unworthy'
of the lion. Me►►►lier'a ctreicieie►r to endeavour (4)
place s►►ch an amendment on the records of the
court without notice, or affording to tiny who
heard it the menas of' tlisproting the *ttati►treats
Which it exhibited.

The question being pot, there appeared but onec
haunt in %ttpport ot the atoendtta
Sir ',.l'llostAs Tv tt roN sail:, tie s (11.1,1 not oppose
the present tesolotioni but b?gw..!ti 0131 lOC-
bettottice en the occlusion might not be con,til,tc-ti
Ns Italy sant:tinning the Whole pvoceettingt, ut thu
Directors.

'rile question being loudly chlliql fort the rests.
tvas Put, Hod cartivit stir ,nimously,
HOMIK ttlOVed 1%10 rtt)ititiottS, having far
their (Oivet the cutife altio oval of cutuloct of
the ii4ul,, Vireetori. iit t#tip rti,u),lge.ttutit ()ft I,l.t.bii,
; kvhich wvre agrt.co
;ice N%cttr oisu ut,tarai*
tritauiy isgtet.4l