The Sun. — 1838-06-06 (London, England)

WITH WHICH " THE TRUE SUN" IS NOW  INCORPORATED.  LONDON : NV2I)NESDAY EVENING, JUNE 6, 1838.  correspondent writes to us to claim the insertion of a i_ttle explanation relative to the Rev. Mr. HANDLEY, which _ willingly accord. In our Journal of Monday we said— the nut after the murder was committed, and the desperate character of lon • tak atm and his deluded followers wls known, were proper measures etl to "secure and separate him from them ? The military was sum4074,rand Mr. Handley made a feeble attempt to address Courtenay's Our correspondent supposes that this passage implies a depreciation of Mr. HANDLEY'S exertions, and he says—  " The Rev. C. R. Handley is the Vicar of lierne Hill, the parish in which Francis's house and the osier bed are sttiated. This Rev. Gentleman did not lose a moment in repairing to e t after he heard of the proceedings. The murder of the eont_tablpeto took place about‘ six o'clock in the morning. About twelve Mr. „"andley, accompanied by his brother, Major Handley, repeatedlyex-I°tted his parishioners to leave the murderer to his fate. His exh or.f -4,tiens were not stopped by the discharge of a pistol ai d me at himsel a his brothb-r • he afterwards approached the rioters near enough to byl name several of his misguided flock. He, the Rev. 3fLi has the satisfaction to know that several heard and :Fb-,ed his injunctions, and left their tyrannical leader before the fatal ter 44/ took place. This reflection will, no doubt, amply console him the animadversion cast upon his name by The Sun." We had not the slightest intention of depreciating the Proper and humane exertions of Mr. HANDLEY, and the epithet " feeble" was meant to apply to his single, and, except by his brother, unaided effort to induce the fol-1 4'wers of COURTENAY to leave him, which none of the laagistrates imitated or seconded. It was feeble, not in relation to ,his charity, zeal, and good will to prevent bloodshed, but in relation to the object to be achieved by the means, at the disposal, and under the direction of the Magistrates—the Rev, Mr. HANDLEY not being one—and ia relation to what they were bound, in our opinion, to Perform 'before they hurried forward the soldiers and their twit assistants to the bloody affray. We meant no slight 1° Mr. HANDLEY, who alone, with his brother, of all the Persons concerned, seems to have had any charitable and humane consideration. But there is one fact stated by our correspondent, and we can assure the reader that his authority is altogether unexettePtionable, that very much confirms our view, and tends iir"glY to condemn the precipitation of the magistrates. Llays, several of .111 r. Handley's mug-laded flock " heard ie; °6e,yed his injunctions, and LEFT their tyrannical leader e 1 e the fatal affray took place." Is not, therethe presumption justified that more of them would left hint, had time and opportunity been allowed them ? at has been proved in evidence that they stood much in awe eonivresev ; and thus it becomes a question of great 111°41ent what time was allowed these deluded men to profit Mr• HANDL 'Sgood advice. About twelve o'clock the advice was given • about three o'clock, according to the evideece given before the magistrates at Feversharn, :affray took place. Now three hours, without tkilamg either hunger or weariness to operate, was e too short a period to try the full effect of 1,," advice and remonstrances which had in seveilla` instances been in that short time beneficial. We siBted on Monday on the propriety of making such an 41)Peat • to after the military were present, and the eepos the men tart ,sihatty of escape pointed out to them, but the mili. 1,, 4, `'ldnot arrive at the spot till some time after the exOations of Mr. HANDLEY ; and it appears from the evi-44e0 that they ithmediately went to take