23 JUNE 1838, Page 8

Hubbard has at length be& released from prison ; there

being no evidence to fix upon him the guilt of the 'murder of Eliza Grimwosch The letter signed " John Walter Cavendish," was characterized by the Magistrates as a malicious fabrication. Mr. M‘Alillan, of Highbury, positively denied being the author of it, and there seems to have been no sufficient reason for suspecting him. The Taunton Courier has the following paragraph respecting " John Walter Cavendish." The person mentioned tinder that name was probably some halfwitted fellow, whose imagination bad been worked upon by the newspaper accounts of the murder- " A person decently dressed, about twenty-five years of age. and who said to a filmy passenger with whom he came outside the coach from Bridgewater to Taunton, that Ids name was John Walter Cavendish, and that he was an en.

graver, from London, arrived in this town from London by the Bristol De. fiance coach, on Friday evening. During his progress from Bridgewater, he

evinced extraordinary excitement, and more than once cried out • murder!' On alighting at the Crown Inn, he requested to be shown to a bedroom; and such was his extreme nervousness, that he objected going into it unless accom- panied by Mr. Dyer, the landlord. When he got into the room, he looked under the bed, and searched every part of it. On Saturday, soon after the arrival of the post, lie requested the perusal of a London newspaper, in which were some particulars of the letter sent to the Magistrates at the Police.ofrice, under the name of John Walter Cavendish ; immediately on the perusal of which, although lie had previously intimated his intention of spending a few days in Taunton, under the name of John Walters,' be abruptly left the ins by the Bath coach inside, fur Exeter."

There have been several floggings recently in the Twentieth Foot, stationed in the Tower, in consequence of repeated acts of insubordis nations among the men, a great number of whom are mere striplings, beardless youths, supplied from the various depots to make up for the losses sustained by the regiment while in foreign service. Desertion, and absence without leave, have been frequent. One, on being asked his reason for absenting himself, said he bad been to see his father and mother, whom he did not like to be away from long ; and another said

he had been borne to feed his rabbits. During the past fortnight, some were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment, varying from twenty to sixty days, with bard labour, and some to solitary confinement. Amongst them were two sergeants, who, in addition, were reduced to the rank of privates.—Globe.