The Sun.
London, England, 1820-05-04 00:00:00

INSOLVENT DEBTORS.

Mr. GOULEURN introduced a Bill to remote
doubts respecting the continuance of the Insol-
vent Debtors' Bill. It was read a first time, and
ordered to he read a second time to-morrow.

The Committee of Supply was postponed till
Friday next.—Adjourned at Seven o'Clock.

MANCHESTER.

NEW BAILEY COURT-ROUSE, MAY 9.

[Before JAmas Norms, E.q.]—Mr. Evans, the
Editor of The Manchester Observer, was brought
up under a warrant for a libel inserted in last Sa-
turday's Paper. General Sir James Lyon, with
seseral other Officers were in waiting.
John Shawcross proved the purchase of the
Paper from Mr. Evans himself at his shop, and
the alleged libel, which was read, was beaded
" Military Protection," &c. It stated, that the.
soldiers in the town had been, during the greater
part of the preceding week, making disturbances,
and in a state of intoxication. It particulariSed
several cases of gross assaults by the soldiers in
the streets, and their firing pistols and brandish-.
ing their swords at individuals., and concluded by
saying, that though these excesses were commit.
ted, Sir James Lyon had a short time since assured
the Editor of that Paper, that the soldiers were
not in the habit of getting liquor.

Sir James Lyon sworn—stated be had had no re-
potj or complaint made to him of any excesses it.
the town by the military, and concluded this ar-
ticle to be comt►letely false.
Mr. Evans asked Sir James who was the prose-
cutor ? to which the General replied, the King;
but by direction of Mi.. Nortis declined giving
soy further answer to this question. On further
examination by Evans, he stated, it was impos-
sihie such excesses could have been committed by
the military :without his knowledge. lie had as-.
ctitained that no complaint of any such excesses
had teen rna.de to any one,
-
Mr. Nonigts to Mr. Evans —lt was the duty of
the individual to have lodged the complaCnc, and
your ditty to have illnited into it betoie ycu

sertea it:, I have ti n Wed pr,:orioneidg
this as shameful a libel ss ever was pliblished.
Air. Evans—YOU are out of yotir duty iu prom
nountiiii; it a shameful libel.

Mr. Noluits—Y not be thus. replied ;
you must
.give bail, yourself in 100/ and t%vo
sureties in 50/. each. Evani 'replied he had nor'
bail at the moment, but would send for it. 13'
the interim he was conduct`ed out of Co4t.,

CORONERRS• INQUESTS.

SHOCKING OCCURRENCE.

At the New Bethlens, St. Ci-orge's-fields, afloat
horrid circumstance took place- on Sunday morn,
ing. A lunatic, named Patrick %Vs's!), an incur•
able patient, who has been confined in Bethlent
upwards of eight years, by some.. means obtained
possession of the bletle of a long knife, and otia
side of a pair of scissors. Walsh bad for -Several
months shewn a spirit or ennii,y towards another
incurable patient, named Dennis Leonard,
has been confined in Bethiem for thirreo years;
they bad treqw-ntly quarrelled upon religious and
*poll icol subjects, and severaktmes had fought, but
were ilineuiately parted by the keepers. About
a (platter past eleten, Sunday m-riaing, a cry
ut IN) ut der !" proceeded from the ait itig-ground,
the place where the lunatics who a not out-
rageous are allowed, from ten in the woe ing till
six in the•evenine, to walk for the benefit of their.
health, but always guarded by a keeper. Oue of
the keepers, named Thornas robins, who was on -
the ground about ten yards from Walsh, bur
whose back happened to betowards him, turned
round on.hearing the cry,,and saw EValsh cutting,.
and stabbing at Dennis Leonard with a knite,
lie ran.to the spot, and saw Walsh thrust the
blade of a knife into Leonard's neat, and be-
fore he could possibly separate them, Leonard
had received several other deep wounds, one
of -
which split- his nose horn. the bridge to the end,'
and down to the lips completely into the mouth;
Walsh then tan away with the finite in his baud,
and swore that be %vTild kill the first that at,
tempted to take It from him. Smith and Batiks,
two other keepers, came up and atteruPted to se-
cure him, but another lunatic, named Collins, went
behind Walsh, and putting his arms round him,
dragged him to the ground. One or the keeper;
took teeicitife out of his hand, and also pail of a
pair of scissors, and finally secured him in his cell. ,
Durink this time, Mr. Wright, the Superinten-
dent of the hospital, had been called to Leonard
be found Nini.in..a situation dreattrul•to describe,
ith no less thisiOeven mortal wounds rte -
ra-
rious parts of his..,body, and the blood pourior;
front him like water one wound. on baelc
was six inches in depth : he was removed to a
bed, and expiredinubout fifteen minutes.
An Inquest was susuatoned to sit on the body on Tnesdaf.
night. Mr. StiEuroN, thr Coroner for London and !stiflio
ivark, and a resp,etable Jury, sat several hours a! the Coal"
sit tee-room of liethlem, and investigated the Haan must
thoroughly. The officers of the establishment, whose. -
chief duty, fur their own safety, as well as for taas;
of others, is to prevent dangerous weapons from grit 'mg:
into the hands of lunatics, were completely acquitter'
of all culpable negligence. It was stated hi evidence
that there were no knives allowed to the. paticuts, except
those made of bone, but.that souse gravel and rubb6ll 4304'
been given by the Cominissiviiets sit the Toads tv the «sta-
blishoteitt of Betbleut to Caine the aitiug round, it being'
previously as low as the ve,tter in the piece Ttniines at low
water mark and very damp, a number of articles hail beers
picked out of this soil, and it is believed that 4 atilt found the
Lillie blade and scissors tissue. The knife irtd evidently necu
recently sharpened on a stunt:, it is suiiposed by Wal,-.7
hiirs-
self. Ihe joryni,ii went to kValsh's Leif, where he we) lyiu
on a bed of straw, with a blanket over his beady;. ire A-43'
Cbililled, and ii &mut hands and feet. Hr was int ci
gated by Mr. Wright, and his replies convinced the
j,ority of the jurymen that he was insane. lie swirl be v•Aii
glad ha had killed Lemain d, and filen in an incutiercat.
strain talked about his firing krimit to death several tautly'
and coming to life a!,.;oin. He said htt was an Algerinr, and,
then an Irishman ; be had been bin n ninny times and hill c 4
many times, &e. Mr. Wright and three oilier witnesses dr%
posed that Walsh was insane at the time he indicted did-
wound which, produced the death of Leonard, arid the Jur!
Fetus ned the tollossTiag vet diet The death of brptits Leo'
:lard was produced by his 'toeing cut and giatiiied i, t voriool
parts of the hodrwith a knife, by a mesa Li:Mad Patric);
Walsh, who was insane at the time hi: committed the act."

inquisition was taken yesterday
in the Committee-room of Sr,
Vinegar-yard, before THoIVIAS STIRLING, Esq•
Coroner for the county of Middlesex, on view of
the body of Edward Groom, whose deallt ws.
caused by his own act in cutting his throat. Ver.
dice Temporary Meklitd Derangement."
Muftnex.—An Inquisition was taken yesterdaY
at the Ftermasonsi Alms, Limehouse, before Mn•
UN WIN, Coroner, on the body of a new•boto
male infant, which was picked up on Stnit'..l last
by a dog, out of a small pond of water in a
in Lituthonse, wrapped up in a woman's Li,nty:
petticoat, which had the uanie of " Bryson
worked ou it. Verdict—" Wilful Munk; against
some person or persons unknown."

On the evening of the 11th tilt. George Reid,
who Was committed to Kirk wait gaol, for hots,e"
iboeaking, escaped by disguising himself in big
mothei's cloak and hood, by which the gaoler
'deceived,; the affectionate old woman being laid
.up very snugly in the bed, while the son walked,
deliberately out of prison, passed the gaoler, a,'
effected his escape.

BIRTH:
On Monday last, the Lad) of H. M. Witrdte, Esq. SW.,
mouth, of a daughter.

MARRIED..
On Toes4hty, at Harlittcy, Mr. W. D. Wills, of Port Unit
square, Bristol, to Mary, secoitti clauglifer of Mr. Rob°.
Steven, of Sbacklewell.
At Edinburgh, on the 99th ult. John Gibson Lockhart,
Esq. Advocate, to Sophia► Charlotte, eldest daugl►ter of
Walter Svott,..of Abbotsford, Bart.

DIED.
On the 22d April, at Bentley, near Doncaster Mrs. Sai4ll

Hall, aged 90 yi:ars. ,
OW On the ith of April, in Great Russell-street, Blooms')Orr
square. Mrs. B. C. Jackson, %site of Lieut.-Colonel Jackso"•
it,
On Tuesday, the i.;ifli ult., at Jersey, .F.dw#rd Moo: as,
Esq. late Deputy-Paymaster-General to the Forces in t''
lsland. O.
Tuesday evening last, General Vicars, formerly
Guards, and brother to Mrs. P. La Touche. Right
On Saturday last, in the fiGth year of his age, the 03i?
Hon. Wilmot Vaughan, Xarl of Lisburne. His 1-(!iiil
dying unman ital, is succeeded in his title and estates b%
halt-brother, the Hon.. Colonel John Vaughan. '' Arci"
••
At Mooymusk-huosc, Scotland, on the 17th ult, Sir
bald Cirant, of Monymusk, Burt. . . of the .

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