The Express. — London, England, 1849-09-07 00:00:00

peered on evidence are so astoandiag that they most not be allowed to pate nano-iced. p t appear+ that Lieutenant 131tAtIAM and Mr. Ehnon, both officers of her Majesty's ship Childers, ander the commend of 1011,1 CIIARLES PITMAN, lately deserted from the *Lip at the Cape of Goad Hope. They were tried by court-martial and punished, net sternly, if the nature of the offence be considered, l but eel severely if the amount of provocation be I taken into account. In turn, these officers apply for a covet-martial upon Commander Prnean upon chariots of " general trashy aid oppression,* " film fatemena in the log of her Majesty's ship Childers," and " tales expenditure of stone." Now some of the instances ef cruelty sworn to by the witnesses are so horrifying, that it is necessary , to &tea them in the exect words of tke report. Of I ogre deposed io general terms that there was a gnat deal of flogging in the ship, and a severe black list, and that the commanifer's conduct was incomistent and rigorous; that he would puni.h a man severely for a fault one day. and that, were a similar fault to happen the next day, it would be considered a slight one ; that the men were pe.rfahi el by beie g obl-ged to carry their handspikes and h•mmocks clueing day or eight, when it was their turn to be below ; and that they wets ordered to walk the deck for four or sir boors at a time for trivial offrntee, each a+ ap pearing dirty at muster, or not furling a sail pro perly. It was furt've deposed that a general wait or discipline in the ship, and frequc nt change of officers, was owing to the severe and inconsistent mantes adept. d by the comma, der. Tr.ese are the general terms of the charges—the first instance brought forward is that of a man named Haig, who received 48 lashes with t' e " eat-o•-nine tails" for staAing candles to burn below when the ship was quite dark, being battened down, owing to boisterous weather. The witness says that this moo, after te ing fl gged, " was kept fur several days a pri soner on deck, abaft, on the stern grating.. The weather at that time was very cold and boisterous, insomuch as it was impossible to remain on de.-k without being wet through," and that the man " ewers. Ware Air *v., released from the grativs." He was invaliJed and vent toEmg• laud insane, his offence having beta at. sling a fe ar owe les when the ship was in a stare of daskeess. the next 04/12 was that of a marine named Wane, wh e jumped overboard from the Cnilders, when a' sea, and wise drowned. It arpears that this man bad been frequently:punished by C mrnaoder PITMAN, and. one dry, during very boi.te roue weather, when it must be known that in small vessels men cannot keep tnemselves clean, WIIITE appealed at muster trite his clothes dirty and belly weeded, one whams swearing that the test of the crew were net clean' r than himself. Commander Prritor, however, said that he would Aug him; "that he would give him four dosen next morning." The man immediately walked from the quarter-deck to the bead of the ship, jumped overboard, sad was drowned. The general belief on hosed, of coarse, was that he jumped over board is omeneence of the threatened flog ging, acd ye. it appears that an entry we.. mule in the sbp's 1 g to the effect that he jumped owe/bawd heftiest, "be au ordered forward to wa-b himself." N e further inqeiry was made into the matter between September, 1816, and Augias*, lel9—a teastitul specimen of the paternal care of the Admiralty far their marines. It appears further that a very novel kicd of punish' cut was invented by this commander—that of scrubb:ng the heads of the boys with a scrubbing leu-h when the thermometer Mood at 80 &erns. One boy is described as being taken of er tha opera tion to the g..lley Are by Mr. BLAKE, ti .e es-istar t. swoon, who was obliged to hold his tend blere the fire "la recite him." He was naked, and meatless Lam leing scrubbed. Again, a seism tamed MACLEAN receives thirty six 1041411 for " being dirty at division." Now this soft i f birbari y was considered a cane-anus in Ituderiris Rind •Ni, and yet we find that it can pri— med, unchecked far three years, iii her Majesty*. ship Caildere, in this age of en ighte =Dent and pttilc.n thrnpy, ar.d is only txp tied alter the punithuser t of the chic ( sufferers. (ha mri, go - sled to deseeretion, drowns hum elf; another is kept, titer flogging, for five days and nights on a grating, exposed to wet and boisterous weather without the least covering. He beco res insane before the punishment is over. These fro s are duly reported at head-quavers, and jet the cumin sneer is left to exercise his pecu liar talents for tormenting officers and men for three years, and it is not until ater e almost imperalleled i ruceening rf desertion by two officers that ti e matter is brought to light. Why is this? Sim i ly b •eausr it is perfectly evela Indite oad in the Navy ti at an inferior officer who makes a charge epee st • superior is sore to be ruined. Ile has no chance of red ea. The members of the c art-martial if one be gratin d, are all en thr higher ranks of the service; their sympathies are all engaged in support of their brother offic •r, and they do all in their p-wer to seppre a a pr.cti,e which might being t' emselves before a simi lar tribunal. The junior is sure to be crushed. No captain will mane him into his ship aft. rwardir. He is looked twin u a firebrand, and never rims ie. the service. All this is perfectly well cede rttood, and accounts for the otherwas inexplicable fact that officers could submit to see men murdered and driven to the machouse, boys scrubbed till they were s. nee if PP, and men fl , gged for the moat trivial offences, rather than expose the abominable misconduct of their command, r. No excuse can be made for their own desertion, but it it lead to refoem in the system, good will spring out of evil. 'then we hear of the midshipman's steward, also, having committee suicide, atter having been punished several times, and expressly declaring that he had been driven to the act by the cruelty of the commander. A second man also appears to have gone insane All this is sworn to by officers as believed by them, and geacratly believed in the ship. In what a situation does this place them as well as their commander. They are accessor:es alter the fact. They have not exposed the cruelty which drove two men to suicide, some said a brother officer also to nu. ide, and deprived two men of reason. They let all this go on for three years uncheked by exposure. This eau only be explained, not excused, by the con stitution of naval c urns martial. BELGIUM. it appears by an °New document published in the Monireur Beige of the 6th inst. that during the tgelve month, ending June, 39, 1848, Belgium "s -norted to the United Stares of America cloth and keroeyrsere to the valuer of 2,441,944 franca ; linens to the value of 29,825 francs and dyed and rioted cor.ons to that of 341,988 francs. The exports of Beltiora to the above States have, according to the B.lgian ooneul-gereral in New York, increawd pro ✓emively. It must be observed, moreover, that in the above some is not included the value of Belgian cloths and linens exported said England or France. A few hints given by the Belgian cansul•general may not be with er'• week., even in Begland. He inf pews his mantrymen that people is the United Buttes look dully to the good appraeance of the goods, and to ch.nonees; that it is a great error to and goods • h have long been on hand in European shove, and that the common kiwis of woollen and col m gond. are well sopplird by native msenfacturers. He adds that Belgian Nee is likely to obtain a market, as as Belgian carpets, provided cerain improve men.• are made, with the view of competing with LOA carpets. PORT-AU-PRINCE, ACGCLIT 2.—Four pvrsons wire ezenVed here os the 28th, and four mote were to, and would, have bees executed. but for the timely i.revression M their behalf of Captain Nolloth, of itor .crew-steamer Plumper, who obtained their pardon cf hie Excellency the President by re. preserving to him the folly se well u sinfulness of "brddloß blovi so rrehlem's, and promMirg to condeet the offen 'us (political) to Jamaica, there to hill diem st the orders of the President of His Excellency sertmted to the r qnest of Capt. Noll oth, bat °Mooted to rend the offend, n out of the country. Tiree wM. h,v• end were to be exten ' el etre eoeteratd in the affairs of last yew. Others avait their trial for bang c.acernrd in the same 1644 , ar.d it I, n. t iniptahlo that we may have mo:c exectvfotis era long. The entree crop looks well. beePatelsrs We re r. trio, d ye et , erclay at the Colonial :10e 'TOM .rte Go.cl Welt C , 13 1111'stiOnCr of the lonian Lrt r th• 0 •ratenr of G b It r. Ibe met P.um fetid— cd •mg coa Wednes day eter.ing. VW Court. 5A1.1101414 SEPT. 3.—Her Ma*. y mad dot Prim* atemplaiett by the Primates 16721.16 Primus Alla, sad Pr ion Alfred, drive oat ia a irony carriage ale afternoon . TM Priam of W aka. sumaiW by Mr. Binh, rasa eat as bereabeat. TIN Berl et Aberdare bee arrived es $ visit to the Cleves. Barr. 4 —Her Meleety will held s privy weeril lbw atter area. The rem rill b. atteectid by His It H (Mew Primer Alban, Lord John Boren , the Berl otAbentrea, sad Earl Org. THE QUEEN AT BALMORAL BALLATER, MONDAY. The " Braemar Gathering " takes place on Thursday first, sad a display transcending that of the pre vious year is shin:Spited. The men of Aiello' will not be prom» as ma that ocheios but there will b. as inert seed lurenost »Woe», equip ped in • superior style, on the put ol other chieftains. The event create, a coinieer able stir, and is looked forward to with easel John» and &Doering'. Toe Wolf frankness and eentoupt of frigid dignity exbi bated by Prince Albert have made kilns rrodigioes with the dray free whirl the coati:tenth» at the Gather ing " are drafted. Tory Mane& cut in Ins praise with a s•al and litanies*, quits equal to the; .herewith the matron,. du', dittrict eulogise her ?dojo,. on account of her plainness of attire, sod humility of &permute la bath eases the encomish are well eni :heal, and worthily bestowed. At the lime which took place this day wash, in eelebricion of the ansiversary ci the brill, hia r .yel blahs es appeared clad in s hands.inzely-snouted fltifiland dress. As each gone wee concluded, he good-hismouridly stepped forward, and insisted on being allowed to try hi. skill in the way practised. He connived to throw the stone and pi eh the hammer a emsiderable way; but the art on ▪ tossing the caber " rte gave isdnpstsble proof that be has yet to acquire. That business he tailed to munp at all. Repeated trial to perform the feat w. re slaw theiNtual Oa each CONNI*IOO the tree tame back upon Inessell, ins esti of spinning rou .d is the air. It was hide raise.% howen r, tnat, should he deem it worth whW, be may booms a pro (What at the gams —Daily Ilea THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 7, 1849. THE CHOLERA. Return of deaths from *okra and cliental' re ported to the Oolong Besei of Heath, pentode& Sept. 6 : 'Matte. Maws amain. Dinettes I 1 6t. Riles aad St 9 1 St. George, Ilant1=•••• II . Oreenwlek Bethnal-gran ll 2 St. Olare's Bermaemisey ll 3 Lem betb Waltaimmet 3 !homey „ St. Georgt-in-ttnßaat Nowingagg Marelibona St. Pagans Poplar Strand 81. Gearr, Wanover.square 3 Bt. James, Westminster 1 ..- Clarkeswell Bt. Luke, Middling' Camberwell ll 2 St. Saviour's, Sagnetark l6 4 Ha. Imp Islington Krnsington Wandsworth mil Glosimat Lewisham East London Short/dim% R •therhithe 6 Cho sra lO 2 St. Martiee — 1 Westminster l2 2 Edmonton, August 27 to Sep. 4 TH 1 . PROVINCIL __ - __ Liverpool Clift 41 Cardiff - Swansea Porsi a Island 9 2 S ilisbJry Warrh.gton Newcastle.nader•Ly Ina 4 Tyaemosth Blighton N.ath 13mdford and Norte Ilialt y West Ham Sculeoates l3 1 Bristol .... 16 1 Maids's)°, —. 1 Es*. German's Rochtord 'rob 1 Dmby Dover 2 1 Lied 9 Huoslet l7 —. Nantwich 1 W. Iverhampton aud Snafus . 46 2 Bridgwater Honstaple - Hut Stonehouse 2 8 .utb Shields 1 Shepton Mallet Hull Des is. s 2 Salford Not•inghass — 1 B Aton T vistock Bury 1 . Preslon 2 M Welty Sheppey Mahchester Gainaborough Anal. soy Ahinsdon 1 Aolvon-under.Lyns Men/annoy Altrinchant Mend ck Al inley Ale on A•charo 1 3 Au' kl ind 1 B Aminster II irrninskaso — 4 Blackburn 2 B,rwitk upon Tweed 3 Great Broughton (Mad Jai, 102..4 B.pt) Clith eroe Coorl'on Church Stmt.') — 1 Coventry Croydon and Mitcham - Coel.enhant .. C ~,kh ant C.rlisis Chepstow .— 1 D 'neuter 1 1 Darlington - 1 Dudley Euto-r Jen gm, from 19th harm to btb Sept. Hawse, from 13to August V. &ft &pt. 12 1 Bresham B.,ele.liall Barlow, tr wa 13 h Actonot to 4'h 8-pt. Fordingbriege, from 20 h July to Ist Sept. Falatoutn 2 F., rabara H .Istead H rahva Ipswich 1 Lincoln Total 335 St In Scotland : Dan lee 9 Hood& 1 Cepa: Ailing Path 7 Total in &Aland _ General Total—Lontinn and Vicinity 307 38 Proyinen Scotland 24 General Total The alvlve retort.. thelule destr a from cholera in the metnvolis, whish are given in the returns of the union officers. The number of a'taeks renqrted by th• anion nMeers aye, 'or the metropolis. 461 ; aid LT the cluntw , 612 ; bat the it returns do not in getoral c , mpreherd the eases that are treated by medical men in private practice. CZOLNILL IM Laane.—W regret to say that this ap palling dimwit has rapidly inereotel during the present weak. It is alarmingly fetal in several districts, especially in Hunalet and Harley. HVLL.—Wedn—d.y was Gls 'reed in Hull as a day of fasting sad humilia ion. The ,h)ps were closed, bemoan et the cocks suspensbd, end spec al services held in almost all the churches and chapels. Banvou—The suite of the city has slightly improved, the returns of new cam not being so heavy as u r the three or four preriono days. In the Smphiten wcrkhouse there have been 9 additional deaths, gieiog a vital since the nut*. Mc of the op d suic in that establishment of 62. The official return to the beatth committee of the enrpoestiera of the poor to day his been as f Hews —dieribm 16; sp • preaching eholtra, 16; cholera, 10; d.athe, 4. There have area some more deaths in the out parish of St. Phillip and Jae ifs, but the numbers cannot be ascertained with accuracy. At Bedminster the return for the two pest days have hem as follows:—Srpt. 6, diartEces 36; cramp, 1; cholera, 3; death., 1.- B ept. 8, &auto& 24; cramp, 0; cholera, 8 ; deaths, 2. MIIITRYII.—The health of this district remains With. out farther improvemeat, although there has been no sensible increase of the • pidesnie, the viral. nee of which, iodizing from thedecumeed proportion of death', voul t seem to be somewhlt lest. The Akiol report for Wednesday is as follows:—Martby r, new caw 14, deaths 6; Pennydarrs, new eases 1, death 0; D >elate, new ISWII 6, death 0 ; Aber. dare, new eases 3, desthi ; total for the day, new emits 23, &helm ()rand total from Moy 26th--. Attacked 3,424, d mho 1,426. . . Pz.vatiivri.—Aithongh there does not appear to be every great diminicion in the number of cues, those that have proved fatal are to. tiderably Instead. STONZNOCIII. In this town also the deaths have de creased, though 126 have f.lka victims since it first Lake out. DITONFORT —la this town there is Will a great marmot of mortality, though as °polluted with previous weeks the deaths have not been so numerous. The ravages of the I dimple appear to be principally confined to New Passage, l and the very &ablest pars of the town. In seven dare there were 64 cases of thole re, 127 of choleraie diarkatt ' 'and 74 deaths. Oa Tntsday, alliongh only eight deaths are re corded, there were 12 between sunrise and sunset TOILPOINT.—In this place there bays been 44 deaths sloe* the hesitate( of August, when the disease broke out. C•WALIID —ln thee little fishing town the plague is raging fearfully. Within a fortnight up suds of 60 of the inhabi tants have fallen victii.s, and the whole population of the town does not number 1,100 Pero 11l- TATIIITOCI.—From this place the repertoire eneouraging. Bina the :Nth ult., when the disuse fist appeared, there have brim 81 eas s ot choleraic die:lama, 28 cases of malig• unt cholera, and several deaths. At react there is bo case under treatment, and the health of the town otherwise is very good. CLIATOCIL—Here there have been font deaths and surd cues, but the disease is not likely to spread. BILEK4LISTOM. —This town has auffertd severely from t` e disease. Ite returns ice the week up to the 4th inst. chow 20 cues ander trectn-nr, 16 recoveries. sad 16 deaths. The name. and others h.ve been dr. eau ly migrated, and several have d (row the a, ..ihtsuirhood. LIBIZARD is still entreat from cholera. Simple diarrhea Is very prev.lent, lint real same see of rare occurrence. The Baud of Health have bees very alive, and it is hoped will eff et some bat we Mar they w II meet with meaty in surmountable difficulties In their attempts to remove mai ...beer, sod that the remedy, .nitancer, may be more corruptius t) the atzapleets than that which it wet its tended to awed. COURT-MARTIAL ON COMMANDER PITMAN, R.N. WEDNESDAY. The COW{ reswd its sittings this morning at nius o'clock. first.lieutiosant.—Q. Weida you have known if a risaistoo. sail had been lost ? A Yes.— Q Did you ever are the mas ter in reforms to the 'maintop WI, end did anything take place ? A. The master smote to me about a month or two otter, sad nothing took easte.—Q. Have you sines hued tha n the rail bad teen improperly *spend. d ? A. No.— D . D o yo n :member my having MIA tor you on the port pngway sod astral you what had become of the main top sail ? A. I do, Mr. The Presiesiat: Yon must take etre what you my • Yr 4 mid just new that the muter :. I T l r "id rn7rnicfr about it. Witness: I said not till a month of two girrrnEld you remember telling me that it had beat est up in the steerage in the presence of Lieut. Trimlett and Mr. Hely, the boatswain, by their Aires:ions to yoo ? A. I told yea s sir, that it was by their dtreetions, but not in their prsseuce. —Q. la the steerage of a brig, like she Childers, a plus to cut up a top sail is ? A. N sir. —Q. Is it your opinion or not that that sail was out up there in order to hide its being destroyed ? A. Yill, The President: You have stated that you did not know that a main top-s it had ben los., what did you cut it up ow? A. Fe. use when it wu n quired for the rigging. —Q. Is is usual to cut up • main top-sail if it has nut been ex pended ? A No, sir.—Q Ds you know whether that main top sail had been expended ? A. Ne, sir.—Q. Did the mas ter ever tell you that it was very improper to cut that main topsail no ? A. No, sir. Capt. Johnstone—Du you know thaw Cola Pitman gave orders for that main-topesil to he expend. d ? A. No, sir. The Prisoner—Wu not the sail split or unfit h.r use as • henr'ing sill at the time? A. It w s split slid unfit for use u a bending sail at the limes—Q. D you know that It was one of the topsails that had been in the Childere in her former commission ? A. I do n,t know, sir.—Q. Did you not fr.quently when work was being done on deck repair the sa ls on the lower deck with .he nit of the men? A. When it was reining 1 did.—Q. Was not the whale of toe sail used in the snip? A. Yes, sir.—Q Was there any concealment in cutting up the top. sail ? A. No, sir.—Q. When a demand was made at linsg. Kum fora fore-topsail, w..s it sinned by Mr. Elliot, the muter ? A. Ido not know, sir. —Q. Must Mr. Elliot have known of it? A. Yes.—Q. On the night the vessel struck aid Mr. Graham go aloft to loose the fore-topsail on that or any occasion when ordered by the comma. der ? A. No.— The Prosecutor: I rtspeetfully beg to submit that having been told that I mu.. o.nelne carol( to the charges, I have iefruined from asking anything that does nut relate to thorn, and the conduct of Lieu% G•attaan has nothing to do with the loosing of the fore. opsaie. The President—But you ally ask any question on what . ..nu out when cross.examined. Mr. Brake the assistant eargeon, was further stained by the priso ner, sad, in reply to various questioat, said—l could, r that patting parti es to sleep under the forecastle was done at the weenier desire of the medical officers. I remember the Childers arrived in Simms Bay in May ; hat the date Ido not remember. I was repeated by Cowrie Pitman to visit Mr. Elliott in hie obis ; I went, and Mr. Elliott stated that he had had ea attack of the sour, which I reported to the toommander. I stated at the time that Mr. Elliott had told me that he had had an attack of tutu ague, I and, whoa questioned by Com. Pita., I stated that, if so, it mot have passed WE I gave no further mediae opinion at the time. He wee not 11l sterwarde, to my knowledge. I do not remember if I was present when Mr. Elliott was placed ender arrest, I remember the boy Lewes having a copper funnel oa his head; it wee not calculated by soy means to injure his health. In some poets Commander Pitman was in the habit of sleeping on shore. Ido sot yersonary know ci any circumstances derogatory to Commander Pitman.—Q. What was the opinion entertained of me by my superior offic , i and the consuls of the different port In Cnina ? Toe witness sai• he would ask the comet its permiri in not to answer that qaestioa, and the pvsocutor objecting to the question, it was not pressed. Br the Promoutor—Do you consider the cutting the boy's head open with a boot an set derigetory to the eharawer of an nfAer or gentleman? A. I would rather not fors an opinion on that. By the Prosecutor—Yon stated you knew no set of Cam. Pitman which has been der Ivory to his character as en caw and a gentlirman? Do you still adhere to what yon originally said ? A. If lam compelled to Hager the quer nos, yes. (The question was put a second tim., and realest' the tame answer.)—Q. Tnen I ask you again, upon your oath, do you or do you not muskier that a onnenander of her Idajteys navy in tutting a boy's head open with • boot, does that which is derogatory to his character as an *Meer and a gentleman? A. Am I bowed to answer that Reseda' ? I have answered already. I would rather not say. The President—You are on ywr oath, and must answer to the best of your knowledge. • Witness—l 'wealth it (tae a:t) net in accordance with the service. • The Prosecutor begged to state that he did not consider that an answer to the gneetion. Witness: Then I decline to smear., it at all. By the Proncator: Da you think that a commander who acts contrary to the rules of the service sets in a manner derogatory to his character as an rithoer ? A. I consider all breaches of the instructions and articles of war to es unoffiesnlike.—Q. Do you consider it the act of a Ir. etleman or an alloer so strike a boy with his boot ? A I decline answering the quetti spyken to, however, by the president, be said: I shot Id consider the act of • gentleman would be anything but striking a boy. Ido nor co n sid er it the act of a gentleman to strike a boy.—Q What is your opinion of an ufficer or a gentleman who pulls a hot•. ears till they bleed, and in eons. quanta the boy is forced to be pier under ns cleat treatment? Witness : Atter much daliberation—Am I eomp-Iled to oft. an opinion on the acts of my superiors ? —these are nothing but opinior a fro.v beginning to and. The Pn aident said—You have already stated on oath the opinions of officers. Witness—Only when I was compelled to do so. The President to the Judge-Advocate—Read to him the oath he les ken. The oat► was r ad to him, and witness said—What de:la rati ms ar•• gaited of met Oa my oath It m not comprllad to give opleioup.. PraseCutur—The witness bra stated on oa , h 6a opini.,a that Contain Pitman di I nothing derogatory to his chara:ter as an office► or a gen , l man, and— The President—Clear the court. When eha court was re-opened, The Judge A lvonte said the court considered the witness was bound to answer the question of the r.uecutor. Wnen the tutestion was put, tt.e witness replied—My opinion is that he nay or may not be severe. Ify C wain Sir T. Malland—Frm your knowledge of the genera character of Mr. Elliott, while un hoard the Childers, do you consider him to be a pi non deserving credit in a corn of justice upon h's oath ? A. I knots nothi( g why his can't should not betaken. Temple Chevalier was examined by the pro'eeutor. I was midshipmen on board the Child- re. I remember some. thing escorting between Com. Pitman and Lieut. Graham. At the time we were exercising, short• . nits sail, and bring ing the chip to, the order was given to shot en all tail at once. Not heari•-g the t pails were ordered to be clewed up forward, I told Lieut. Graham the toraill men were not ordered. Can eguently, Cont. Pitman called Mr. Gra ham aft, and asked him why he did not clew up the ten - top‘ails? Mr. Graham raid he did no'. hear Ms order to clew up. Com. Pitman c,Il d lof the men of , and asked them if they heard the order to clew up the top• • sail•? They DAM yes. Com. Pitman then said, "Lieut. Graham ea. a li►r, sad t►at he would not believe him. Commander Pitman milled me, mid asked if 1 ►ad heard the order ? I said no. The Commander then said he had a µre it mind to climate me for inattention to duty, and that I was to be more particular. This was the day Corporal Daley was disrated ; I think he was dirrated for being lazy, and not hauling when the lore topsail was hoisted. I did not hear ant injury made into the condact of Corporal ' Bailey when he wu &seated. By the President—lt was in the presence of several of the mi 11, that Commander Pitmen called Lieut. Graham a liar, in a v..ice loud enough to be heard at the gangway •ny the men Ido not re member if any of the meu wire n hat the gangway to the vmmander and lieute raw, e'er pt the quartermaster. Lit utee.ant Tremlett wei the only Ificer or it the commander b. sides Mr. G means and unfelt. Ido not recollect that the Metre were sent for, on the commandei 'a reducing C rporal Bailey. I do not recollect who the men were on deck at the rims. By Caps n Johnstone—l am not ■ware that Commander Pitman ever cape -ssed any regret at calling Mr. Graham a liar, I have been in the Cidlilen from April 11, 1840, to July We year, when she was p •id elf. I have fr fluently hoard the noyCleverdoa cry "Murder" in the cabin. I do not recollect anyt. , ing else which I should tall cruel. I believe Con.minier Pitman's striking the boy made him cry murder." I have seen C intmender Patinae' erike the boy in his cabin, sometimes wi h his hand, and sometimes h a riding-whip. The blows were in my opinion Whs. offence the boy had committed on aay of those occa sions I do not recollect, Croaa-ezamined by the prisoner. —I have known Mr. Elliott Armtek on hoard her Id.jeatv's ship Childers. I altwild think shout four or fire t n•s. I shoul.l th , ult if any 'fling snore times I do not 'coolies; the* he was drunk on desk on the day of Ins ves‘el striking on the Pd ras Shoal. By the pireseutor—l have seen Com. Pitman slightly drJok on other occasions. I did on the Tnunday following.— Q. Why on the Thursday fcll mung ? A. I can recollect he was then by his manner —Q. What was my manner and conduct in enabling you to form that opinion ? A rat, in talking very freely to Doyle, the marine, wnieh I never saw the commander do before; and secondly, in his laughing sod talkirg to me when I came tea dick to relieve the mioshipman of the first watch, and no; allowing me to moister the witch, by placing his hands on the watch-hook, and by &eking me several foolish questions —Q. If I were in the state you represent, must not the rfficers and nearly the whole of the sh'p's c o m p an y h a ve known it ? A. They did. The court was then cleared, and on its re-opening, Tn. President asked the prosecutor who was the nest witness. The prosecutor placed a written statement beton the court, and Samuel Bailey, private, Lid., was recalled. In reply to questions by the prosecutor he said—At the ties I was ae accused of the crime for which I was reduce d, they were ho " g the topsail. I was hauling at one of the falls wi h five marines ; there was one seaman, the corporal, and gun room steward, end one boy hauling on the rope to hoist the topsail. Cep:aia Pitman was stand ing on a gun on the quarter-de. lc, and said, Mr. Bailey, you had better shorten ydur arm and bend your hack. I did not at the time know but what I was doing so, I was doing my best endeavour at pulling. I then lett off and went seaward. I heard the men inquiring where were the banns, I said there are now sic or seven hands= the quart.r-dock, properly starboard here, at the same time it r.quires every man to hoist the topsail and not to he gaping Mutt Tnis was all the transaction to my kaowledge. I was reduced the same day. I wa complained o', and the stripes wen cut off by Colour Sergeant Jaen. • Rost. It was done on the quadter-deck, and Commander Pitman was present. By the President—lt was that day I was complained of and sent for by Comm. Pitman, who, an 1 Lieut. Tromlett and Sergeant Roes, were present when I was complained of oy the commander. I cannot say whether the esp tain's deck was present when I was s-nt for, but he was when I was reduced. I did not know of any persona complaining to the co nmander. Toe first words I heard ! the commander say were," I shall reduce you." I said, " I am very sorry to hear that ; what is it for ?" The com mander said, " For skulking when the hands were on deck." I said," Sir, skulking is a thing that I would detest seeing another man do, much lees do it myself to show a pattern." The comma ,der said, " You have been a number of times before me for skulking and neglect of duty." I said, t' l am sorry to say that my former crimes were like the pelmet, which I did not d . The commander then gave the order to the clerk that I was to be reduced." He alm gave an order to the sergeant for my grog to be stopped for . eon tempt, inanbordinate, and mutinous cooducrtowards your impres ton at the time to w bro h pa m!— Cai k a s e Pt ili t f h. o ? r eld n sic A o t i l . Pn° c ß u u y i ll aiw t i h e erei g: w w We ord i u t a h ts s otr y o it s ur po yo k l u e e r n ll a t r , i m tre m rn a b t t h y Y i c r o h m e . h is ad ti p n iunan g bee th n e it was —Q. Were you aware or not that you had been eons plained of frequently before ? A. I was aware that I had been eomplaihed of end punished —Q. Did you ever ewes - der yours( It as having received panishment before for the crime you aline!, d to ? A Yes, one in particular, a secon dary punishment.—Q. Wont do you mean by that, a e-con dory pueirtiment, ore second time punished A. A second time puirehed for the same crime. Charles Nichruion, examined by the prosecutor I was sail-maker of her blajeaty's .hip Chileen. I remem ber tho Calla-n running on the Pratas What was done to save the ship ? A. Cat away the mainmast, and threw the guns overboard, set the foretop-sail, and that took her over the shoals, sad we an cheeedi—Q. De on remember a maintop-sail being lost? A. Zioodr--Q State to the court what you know &lout the enaint. p tad cf the Childers after tlr- ship was saved ? A. It w., cut ten at Hoeg Hon:.—Q. By whose order*? A. By me and three more, by Mr. Tremlett'a orders, the Sir T. Maitland—ln;;;;;;to a question put ti you by the prisouer , you said that the tali .-t..p.atl was unfit for furttur us • Witness—Not for furi h. r use. Sir T. Maitland—Unfit Jur use—y. u urevimuly stated tbs . . it was all saved. I St e oy the !..ie tiot.k at the time that the (tree of the wind was 11 ..n I 12 which means that it is blowing in hard thst it will be a hurticaue era storm—was it not blown away? Captaia lala-uougall—lt was furh.ll; it had not beta loosened. 8o T. Mrieutd—Olt, very well. Proseeu'or—Da you re m, mher what mmsom was blow.ng in the MIAs men at that time of the )eor ? A. I 'mitre at woe *bout the change at that rims.—Di you r. wont), r wheth r it was at all pro bolds of meetirg a humcane at that irne r a 'voltam& ? A. Ws are likely to pet typhooned at any time.—Q Did any ty phoons take place about t is tinr, to c Dolan sew , ? A. Tee, sir.—Q. D.. you me in to say it at if you kid wheat up the Fur- MOM chimed in I.lllCh a storm at yi,u weec led to expect, would you have had a had main-topsail b. n ? A I du not know anytLing abut the ore o her at that st eSn.. The witness was then tottered to wi:hdraw, and the court adjourned W 9 o'c:cack 'Litt morning. THE BERMONDSEY MURDER. CONTU4DATION OP YESTERDAY'S EX 4.IIINATION. The followlag is the conclusion of yesterday's stamina' ion of Manning and hie wife at Nathwark PA..* Onus, which asp seed in a amend edition of that day'. Erpress : William Flinn, an clove of customs, 'amain. d—Haew the demised, who was • re!a•ivis. Was his sic 'ad cousin. end had known him for nine year,. Wee shown a 11. ed I holy cm Friday, the 17th Anima, at Mine Tillie,. Saw 'the surgeon them. DIA aot we the features on that dsy. lOn the seemd day saw the teatime Rid not the slightest douht that it was the body of Patrick O'Cni , nor. 1.. a f 1...- quenee of O'Cuunor being Miliier, went to Manniegli house ius the 12th bud 13th August. Oa the monad tension was meonthanied by a policeman in private clothee. The female prisoner opened the do..r. Told her I was a friend of O'Connor's. She salted witness i s . H. ee h e • h er if s h e knew anything of O'C MUM ? She said "Ni," and ad led, it was very strange. Sne said that some of his friends had seen him on Dthdon-hridge on urslay. (Toe witness proceeded at care length to retest theevi 'bees he had given a: the inqu st.f The +kneel added, that Mrs. Manning concluded the emvereation by saying, "You gentlecath are very susc•ptible when Ton mom." Did not know !or ai.-ene log. Witness knew where dimmed kept his cash hot—in his trunk, is his bedroom. Witness had presented him with the cashthoz. A person visiting him w.,uld have an oppor tunity of knowing where he kept the h a. Witness knew nothing of either prisoner. Never saw Mrs Manning until I atter Mr. O'Connor'. death. Cr re.ramoined by Mr. 'Ling.—Knew Om O'Connor wore false teeth, trom having seen hint on one o► two oc,:a. Mons without teeth. O. occasion was about twn months beta* his d. ath. Had ohaervril the abtence of tot th two or three times before. Within three or tour moritt a before lis death had noticed tb.t d ceased had no teeth, hat had ant noticed it previously during an aNasintance of aims year.. Had at en him without teeth three times is all. Anne Anon examined.—Wat a single woman. residing at 21. Uroenwold•n•reet, Mile•end•road Had a eider alorg with her awned Emily. Drceneed lodged in the Brr•-8 for nearly Eve years. Last saw him alive on Thund iy morning, 9:► August. He went out t►at smnirg at hill , - pat mein, ►is usual time. Had tome home the previ.n• evening a little late, about 12 temoek, hat qui.' ether. He appeared in his usual health teat ni.ht and the fullowir g eamalog. (T►ie within's furtt er evidence was also a repo• ti.i.nt of what she bait rated at the inquest.) Mr. bodkin asked her it she knew the prisoner at the her. Mr. Bums objected to the prisoners bring points d out t ary of the witnesses. If they wanted evidence as to identity let them 804 it out. Mr. Bodkin u•ured him that the prostration should ha earned on on the fairest principles. }ls rewired the con dos. Tb. Witness—Knew Mr.. Meaning p•rf etly well. H wen her Sr. quietly call on O'Cont nr. Undentond them •o be ow the moat friendly terms. We , nem. bidennen doer was kept open in his startles to admit fresh air. H's trunk was in Mght the open door. Knew that deceased kept his c.sh hos sod all his writin sin lAA b ts. Doting the last month the female prisoner had called very often, p mien larly one afternoon. when she came very early. She went Up rains, and remained from three to five nr cis. She also came on the day before he aas misting. Decesesd was then at boas. Emily Amer, sist. r to last witness examined—Lied wi•h h►r AWAY, and Mr. O'Connor lodged there. Knew of Mee. Meaning coming to visit him Knew the. pereo•t called her busbant—Mr. Mss.ning. Ti.. male prisoner in the dock wog that perms. Anne Acmes re examined—Remembered the Manning• having dined with O'Con..or. They tr q 'toil". ab tie twelve mirth, back, sought to borrow looney from him Did not remember any application diving the =oath previous to his death. Mrs. Manning cams to the trouts of witness on Thursday, the last day she (witness) saw deceased. Sts came at a quarter Wore six. Did not hear her ask if Mr O'Connor was at home. She went up attire alone. She re mained until upwards of a quarter past seven o'clock. Sri. was alone all the time. Sias came again the followir g night, at a quarter to six Mr. Bodkin—What enables you to mark the time so ac. carately ? Witness.—Because whin she elme we always expected Mr. O'Connor to follow ice in She was again aline. Iha e'en Mrs. Manning foil err O'Connor into his bedroom on more than one occaeon. Oa the Friday before O'Cnitnnr was miming, wi•nesa saw Mrs. Meaning at tea with O'Con nor. The cash-box was on the tattle. and Mrs. Meanie' was inquiring about railway scrip. O'Connor always tii , k ►is keys out with him. SAW the box oprnsd by the police efßeere. _ . Crimemantined by Mr. Hians—Was present while the boies wera easmined Did not read any of the papers. By Mr. &Inatome—Knew Mrs. Manning well. She came oftener than Mr. O'Connor blvd. It was very common lat terly fur h. rto 0311211 there and sit alone. It was common atciut a month before he died. Could not tell how many rimy s. Had her own opinion shout it. Knew her wait for hours without me ing O'Connor. Did net know what the c ab hor contained. N w money in It When Mrs. Mincing wa talking to O'Connor shim was talking abort railway shares. Had seen Wu ia the bedroom together. Did not know whether they were nit on terms of the diciest intimacy. Upon bar oath knew nothing about it. Did not be Rive that Off were. Re-ezamined by Mr. Bitlitim—Head Mrs. Manning say ohs wanted to invest money in railways. Emily Armes mulled— Hid frequitirly been in O'Con nor'. siting-nom on the occasion u Mrs. Manning's visit Itern.sibend hearing a conversation about money, about a moselt before O'Cone.or was miming. Mom iog and hi wife dined there. Tem y wanted to borrow money. Did not hear whether or not he was willing to lend. Re membered Mrs. Manning biker there the Friday before O'Coutior was riming. Heard Mrs Maiming sty ohs should like to purchase some railway shares. Mf. O'Connor meagested certain lines. Rimenabered Mrs. Man ning coming on Tharsdiy, the 9th. She came at about a qisart.r w six. Noticed the exact time because I bad to send the boy oat, Mrs. Manning went about • quarter-past etym. files went through the shop and hoe. ht a penny cake. she looked very pale, ai.d when she laid down the price of the cake her hand shook. Came the following day about the same time, and remained about the same time. Crtamizemioni by Mr. Solemose—Xuew MIL 'leonine about a your awl a half. Ilm. Illawabg bed frequent:y gone to the home whew deceased was rat. Hid men the met h** ; memo saw say moan is it. Believed they were very iatiasa , e. Had sever eats them ia the lwdroosn. Roselltettd the marersatios about shares. lir. O'Connor said, " Pat 1111110111 se-and-so " smatiming certain liars. Sim 'Maki have sew eat on the 9th and 10th by the private deer, if she had wished . William Massey examined—Was a medical student. Lived at 23, Bred-carat, Cheapside. Fuenerly lodged at 3, Iliamr-t leer, for about rise or ten weeks. Left about the 23 , a oil uly. The home was occupied by the two prisoners. Witness was their only lodger. They kept no sera mt. Aim* s left became the Maaaiarte seemed maims that he should The noes thitY gave was that they ware meioses% of town. sad would not be back for anew months. Ate, said is Jane that they were going In July, and afterwards thy said that tiny could not go until the 10th of August. Knew &mow* Patr'ek O'Connor. Had eft n him at Miaver•plaws four cr five times. He appeared Ime be on most friendly toms with the Manninp. The lianniep oafs spoke to him of O'Connor. Moaning said ho was a landing waiter, worth 20,0001. Mrs. Manning wee prasset—that wag sots* time in May. limos breed Massing baring nuked him about drags. That woe abut the beginning of July. Dirs. Han ging was present at pert of the conversaion. Manning asked what drug would cause partial stupstacd:on, or partial intoxication, so as to cause a man to pat his hand to paper. Ho asked woether chloroform or landmass would be beat. He said h a wits had been d awn in the docks and HMIS 0•C .na.r intoxicated. He said that O'Connor was very smolt afraid of the cholera, and was drinking a great deal of brandy. Manning further said to whitest, •• When o*Countr corn's, (tighten him well about the cholera, and recommend him to take plenty of brandy. I want to get his to put his name to a promissory note for 6001." Wes not aware of any ding that ',mild ran', .t *.t. pa' how l!ani to parer. fLaughterl flatti that drop:toe •f'cn Wei for bei purpose. Look. urn it merely as ijok !, as Massa* was very load of light esavereation. Mrs. Meaning said that O'Connor lad made a a w i s h er tap," bat llaaniap_seld &Colmar ',Add sag kay o h er terabit Moaning on a parietal eseasies asked witness whisk part of the human bead via most tender. Wite.ess replied that be had lord that alight injuries wader the ear often proved fatal. Manning asked where was the braid situated, end witness told Mot. 0 i another comet', when Whin', about Rush, 111aasieff asked witaees if be thought murderen went to heaven. Wi.nese ri pled No." Mr. Bodkin—Whet aid you say to Marshp when he pro posed that you should be a party to dealing as you have de n:Med with O'Connor. believed be was emeedieg ms, aid gam kin to underetered I would have sorbing to do with it. Mr. Bodkis—Diu he enmesh you about an air gun ? Witmer—Yes. Ho ones asked me whether au air on mode mush repair. Witter answered " No." Yam that Mm. Manning was sot as Esplisti woman. Had heard her ▪ she eara• from Geneva. Menoion said she was a garaigam, sea ewe mar. pp when they quarrelled, advised wits«, are .r to marry • foreigner, they were an jealous. West from Manning's to Bainbridge's, a broker. fime Man- Liweeetxuaicirl by Mr. Biane—Had written I.t.ers to Mr. O'Comsor. He Ted two or three. They were done at the request of the Maiming*, w to were :nor anzins that O'Connor should e ma and dine there. Waste to him at their recitalist anout the middle of July. Mr. Banns asked the contents of the letters. Mr. Welkin &Nee. eel. Examiaatioe ((minuet'. Had feel O'Coanor at Man slags' mon than twice a.ter the letter were written. Could amt my whether 1.. was three times there, or whether (h^ whams had written three Jetties. Witlifill wrote the last letter about a fertnight b foe the 9.n tat August. To tho hest of his recollecti..n left town a' , out a week alter he wrote the letter. The aisle priaLer 4i.d witness were not nn bad terms. They had seas diva tea about mousy—one little dis puta about a bet. Jame. Coleman, builder, .zunined.—Was landlord of the home, 3, Miner:lilac.. The prisonen left nu the 9:b of Amuse witho,t any prey:ow notion. Found the bonus empty on the Tuesday art r the 9:h. At the amen inn of Clematis examination, Mr. B s :Kin said that as they were about to comments with a new class of •i'n awe, in respect tf whom some et jectlon had been wade, be thought it be ter that the farther hearing should be aejouroira until eleven the tollowieft day. It bat been Leinwand to him *hat the prisoners wool l nut be ready to go to trial at the n. at sessions a! the Old B tiloy, and he propeed a' the nest sitting to state whether, on the pin of the crown, he should kir rtaly to an. de to a rap nement. Mr. Bolt more mid Chet his client wee anxines to have the fullest iogetry , a:d therefor* did not abject to the postpone ment. Mr. Mxlain said that if appliestim were made tomorrow (this day) Is shou'd be able to give an answer. Mr. 8,1•1110111 said he should rot have thought of apply ing for a genatpooement, bat it haviog been mentioutd rte made no o'i.etioe. The farth.r Marie' wee then adjourned to eleven o'el.mk this day. DISGRACEFUL STATE OF BISHOPSGATE ORAVNYARu. Yesterday morning a vestry me-ting was held in the church of St. Ritalph, Bish•mgat. street, ter the purpose of telt ng int . contaderation the effect produc.d by the crowded graveyard and church vaults upon the health of the %unman...as g ioG Bunn , and also too propriety of at once clvirg both pl.ces ag a inst future interments. Toe saeetit.g was held in the body of the church, and excited more .n -terest thee soy oliteh ha been held dun'sg the last twenty years in the perish. So great, indeed, :e the nth's, or cum. pinned of, rust ally adjured by it. Th. Rev. Dr. libstatti. presided, and was euovorted the Lad Mayor and Le churchwardens. Mr. HOPHOOD proceeded to address the meeting. tie had lakes occasion to send circular, to the inhabitants of the district with 'enrich:it to this suuject, &eradiating varied, reports which tad gone abroad, but by no meson bone...ling the real danger watch arms tram the previa.. of ink rmeut is the churchyard and vaults of W. Bisuloles. His burg residence cl t t the thereby and had gives him great oppor tunities of observiag the prmtims which tanned; but with- I out midair an angry lee ling, by eel .ting whet be had seen of the &staid a of the dead, he would oaly advert to those tirceanstanms in general, which convinced him that the existence es the cburchy.rd and vaults as burial p:aees had not only a pr.iudi.ial but a dangerous •sfect upon the heel h*, thoro who rend. d near darn. Taste was so set in exatehce treasuring that five feet of earth ehould be over any cutin id en open churchyard ; but he mill ewe trim his owl expernnee that in misty cues state was jut earth @numb to bide the conic and cover it ifolll view. The shed at the end of the ground was in a meet "isms:eV s ate; and, in tact, the whole plant was in such a cunditim t at to sus it any la. ger ea • burial.gruund eou.d be so increase aV. ray serious dancer. In eight m ud . b. ao tew.r Owe 136 bu rial. h.d taken place io their around. He referred to the eight months which had elepsd of the present year, and he I. and the re turn of huriele as fellows :—January. 17; February, 17: March, 16; April, 12; May, 20; June, 9; July, 11 ; August, 35. Tue last number wou ld chow that the prevail ing tpiutetic had rot petard over tie spa, and it .Iso showed the aemeetty for prauyt ateasart• Isueg taken. He would sot refer to t.tht r grave.) any. in and near ik, C ty, la which tam.y tvidire were interned weekly se they burs. d id a year a St. B It was s waigh for t• ea t • attempt to ra drew an evil which the; had too lung penalty d, aad to ea deavour to follow the example of the great European cries, in many of which intramural interment hid been prohibit... many years ago. Mr. d coaches ed by moving that a select cumuli t- • he appuinted to inquire ciao this subject, sod rep et upon .ha sups nereetaty to be tuk...n. Mr. 8 OVEN seconded tie motion. Mr. PARNELL , ;: ti T o h a at d ini thr . _ . whole of the southern Pr°lllPurilk.dtionuufau am the ct i l i r m th e y n e t ; us ...rattly be tinged against any future I uvals:. Mr. GREEN serr.t.dgd this amendment. Mr. 'FAGG aid not consider that either The motion rr the amendment went fns enough in d, sling with an evil which serina.ly threatened the health of all who resided within its Would it not be better to determine the mutter at ones by a p,rem;•tnry proceeding) He would propose as a groom' am. ndiment that the .olluvriog substitution should he anopted °That It is highly dangerous to the living to bury the deed in the at at of the pepulailon, and th it all interments in the churchyard of the parish or in the vaults under the church be henceiorthdisci.ntinutd." The LORD MAYOR said he owed them an apology for apps-rine thin to interfere in to al mitten; but he felt 1 . his dery not only as Lnicl Mayor, but ss member for the City of Lledon, to endeavour to saurian their opinions on Ink matter generally, more especially as he was tun about to proceed to the B mud of Health to make a representatiso on the subject. He had eready called the attention of the parochial authorities to his views on the :eater, by a cir cular letter to the aurchward.na. He believed the genera health of the City was is such a state as to require the ut most exertions which every local hJarl or authority could vies. (Het r.; He telt it was tut respectful, therefore, to them, having r.ceived numerous memorials on the subject representing the state of the churchyard and vaults, to be present to learn from themselves the &wind extent of the evil. It would give him the greatest pleammo to represent this one to the Board of Health, in ord. r to obtain, it pos sible, some alleviation for them: sad, in tact, he was about to proved the re at once, which must plead his excuse for not long. r rentaieing with them. (Chrerc) After a lengthened discussion of some importance, which want of space compels us to exclude, the following resolution, moved by Mr. TAoo and seconded by Mr. HOPOOOD, was agreed to : That in the opinion of this vestry the public health is alarmingly endaneered by the continued practice of interring the dud ire the parochial baryieg-itround and in the vault.coder the church ; and net alt interments in the churchyard of this parish and in the vaults under the church, be hence forth eiseualinued; and that a committee bs appointed to carry out the same, with full powers to take every measure ne, emery to i s enforcement." The meeting then sem:awl. THE GRAVEYARD' OF ST. ANN'S, BLACKFRIARS. Yesterday evening the churchwardens and over seen of the above parish assembled is the echool-roon Charch-eouy, adjoining the charchyard, fur the papa* of inquiring ism the truth or falsehood of tae several state ments venieh have bpposzed is the Time, respecting the overcrowded state of the ram ard, eel use horrinie diselo marse 4:gnarled therewith; tbe ass. Mr. HARDING, the rant of the parish, in the chair. Mr. Warwick having read the minutes of the last meet. leg, Inspector Srott moved that, on Friday, the Slet of August, the funeral of a person of the name of Cunningham, who had died from A•istic ekulera, took p ace, but by Mite toons of the comeilesioner he sent Sergeant Miller to seemed report on the state of the burial-ground, wive reported that after the friends sad mourners of the decayed bad retired the sergeant went and examined the grave, where be found that rot above an inch of earth was laid between sack coffin, when a board was laid over and slightly covered with earth ; that the sergeant saw a large quantity of hems boom, and when he visited the round on the following day they still remained exposed. anus other witnesses were examined, who proved that gravediggers employed in the burial-err nod on a recent oo males keel exposed and mutilated a dead body is order to make room for • fresh coda. _ Sergeant Miller, of the City polies, was then culled, as to the sewed case, mid fully setablished Mr. Scott's statement. Resew the nails of the eoflo after the earth had been thrown lie, which was deg from the path. Otiserrior a beep of earth bullied a tombstone, he muted it to be turned up, when he bead it full of boom. As old coat was tamed up, when the stench was as intolerable as to form him a, retire. The substance turned up appeared to be moist putrid animal matter, as if it was putrid human dills inst*ed of earth. Witness requested of the gravedigger to bury these rem ins, and not expose the neighbourhood to a contagion; bat on going the neat day the boon remained unburied. A conversation them halt plops resiretiog the evidence brought forward, sad the further consideration of tie matter was sojourned. THE ATTACK ON THE REVENUE OFFICERS AT CI'MPORT —James Stallard and John Atwell were brought before ton county marstrates et Gosport on Tuesday afi r. noon and charged with SlStilltill f the two Monatetl-11e, revenue caws, on the 24th alt. Cho ease was adj Agreed to the 16 h inv., the prisoners Wog admitted to bid is the samt of 1001 e.eb. Brown and Matthews are still at large. Theofficsta who were to brutally beat have nearly roomer d. Mr. B.ver'sy, from the soh tore office of the custnas, sumadell to roseate the Nee. BIRMINGHAM MUSICAL FESTIVAL. ItIKIIISOIIAM, THUMIDAY. WEDNESDAY EVENING'S PEMPORMANCE.— !Item was a sec. nil usi.cellaueous eencert tut ree,tior. Tee hall was immensely crowded. The Bishop of Wu cotter and all the 1,6,11.4 gi situ of t e a .ratuteg wanton %ere present. los performancre, which cum ueneed at tight .ck, did nut tei fulmars until &teeny cit.e in the morning. 'lle pro- gramme was a must poled ma one; and the pieces toroughout were admirably execut, d. The concert opened with Mendelasohn'e symphony in A minor, a ',rand composni.m, but requiem/ much *kill and jut *meat in the perfermence. It was splendidly • ed throughout. It mints duo, " Unii.greto," was sung • much spirit by higteiti Libische a.d F. L asinine. Mr. Sims Rectos fullassed in the recitative and sir from Der Preaches a " Tr:trough the Forrest." Tail was rendered wi singular chasteutas and cne, tan, of aniculatiou, es pi malty in tag latter part, where the eitoth and whites of on., thrown into the milady product/ a very beautiful effect. eue, " Lasciau.i," wee next given by Madame C Arailan and Mille. De Maio with Aqui•i o taste and lei hog. Athoni meg 1) nie "11 begirt° "in a style of ex donee which perheps no other tot slot of the present day could achieve. Mr. R. Chipp followed with a solo 0., tar organ, Hayon's ." ChM teethe cue Emperor," with the v.inetlons, This piece, plays 4 with great brilliancy and p twee of execution, was much applauded. Mr. Machin tens Spohr's " By tales of ear" as affec wily as could be elisueu for; and to this wet. sums-dad D alizettia duo, • Lerma," fr.m•eD n Peoqo ale," by Madame Barn and lesbians. The while was givi n with great spirit and bnilmuy, especially by the prima sienna, who was tepee r ou,le applauded, and whose ese ottml of some of the p omega was, indeed, marvellous. A trio of Costa's, " I banns a Wei," was wet sang by Mediae Castello, Marto, anu ietr. Sias "doom. The meiouy— eing miserly diversified Jed latent , teal—gas cepetafty rung, and an sac re was called fir. Mr. T ruit's harp etc mpa ilenent was a very skilful pertonnance. Miss Cam eine Hayes sang with great tuts end I. Ling throughout Web. r's recitative and air, Before mine eyes beheld him." Prince Albert's new enures concluded the first pert of the evening's perlerui.atee : it afforded clietl) en opportunity fur the display the instrumental portion sal the urchrstra. Toe music was posit riully end e ff.ctortly rendered ihrunahout. The eocaints in thee' los were !dadmilie C a .,ellan, hei,, ek e' , 0 ,, Medlle. de Mine, the Moot a Waimea', Maio, Lablache, Mr. Machin, and Mr. T. Williams. The seciiso pert opeaed with lieethoven's overture, " Leo- nora." The ci.iel feature in this performance was in the solos, which were very beautifully played. liol i ees duet, " On the wild rocky Alps," sung by the Mews William., wee prettily and deuev.dly encored. Toe gem of the stitnir.g was unquestion Demand's air, "0 lone di guest' iodine," sung by Madame Sontag. It was a wonurous performance tnroughout : it i. wit alone the but this lady's execution potteries. the Mist extra rdinary excellence; too much cannot be said in praise of her per formance of this air. Muth sang "Re del ciell" in a very finished style; and Mettle. Jetty ue I'reffz ren dered cavatii.a, "Ab ion turd 4.," in a very pleas ing style. Tnalbere pl tyed a fentacia in his usual brilliant etyle; end AI and and Lableche gate U.sini's duo "Corlett" as effectively as might be expected from such accomplished artistes. Pischek tang The Standard Bearer" with great said and power ; and toe remainteg parts of the programme ate only unnoticed bccouse of the %teaseled excel truce with which the piece. were executed. The fl-tale was, appropei *tele etrinsb, Me rides he's "Wedding March," Iran the "Midsummer Night's Dream," to welch the spies.- did band did the fullest justice. Tits Massian.—The performance of ilandePe immortal work is always the great feature at this festival: it has proved BO for many preceding feetivele, and very decidt dly so tq-day,notwithitabding the great attracti in presented in the programme for o her parts of the week's performance. The hall was crowded in every part, so much so, that nct even standing places were to be obtained for numbers whose places were unsecured. It would be useless here to criticise a performance of " The Messiah " on this occasion, when the capabilities of the splendid choir eogaud are as well known, and have been so repeatedly tested ; I shell only, thereto., notice one or two of the sertking features in this perforinance. I have before spoken of the *voiles% style in which the choruses hare been given at this festival; they were (spit ci• Ilyse this morning—there was scarcely a fault through out ; a fact which, baying in view the fawn proportion of local ability with which the choir is composed, renders deserving the highest eulogium on Bienor Costa for the skill and ability he displayed in conducting. Bevetal of the cheeses* received an encore from the president; amongst these were, " For unto us a child is bun," Al; we l i k e sheep," " Their sound is gone out," &c. S nos of the recitatives and sirs were rendered with great beauty and effect, the ope nem one especially, " Comfort ye my people,", by Mr. Sass U ; so with Mr. Machin's Thue saith the Lord of Hosts;" not hall a note was lost throughout—the whu!e perform mar wee so clear and pun. The ate Why do the nations," sung by the same artist, is deserving of the highest praise ; it was most beautifully given. Miss M . Williams gave " Behold a vi rg i n " with mush feeling and precision; and Miss A. Williams gave " II ..er beautiful are the tett," with equ a l ex eellence. The recitatives by Miss Catherine Hayes," There were shepherds," and the toree subsequent ones, especially t h e l es t. were Riven ice aor at effecive style. This lady un doubtedly pageants the highest ability and artistic skill, although occasionally a want of pewee. and volume of tone may be detected in her performance: this was occasionally manifested in her singing to-day. The air, " I know that my Rede emu liveth," was, however, v. ry ti-auttfully sung. Madame S intag sang in a sty:e of a xeellence not to be cur pes.ed, " Came unto him." The president gave hie signal for an encore: the prima donna hesitate d 6.r a moment or two, and spoke to U.* conductor, and .uhm quently to Mimi M. Williams, who bad sung very beautifully the pre• ceding air, "He shall feed his f10.k." Probably 8 .ntag thought haply just that Miss Wiltiame should share with her the e)mplimect of the enco-e, woich, in truth, elm fully deserved. The result was that both pens were song again, apparently much to the s Abased...a of else audience. 1 must not omit to omit* Madame Castellan in the recitative, "He was sent out of the land," which was very cleverly rendeted. The final chorus was given with great spirit, power, and precision. Certainly the oratorio, take n through out. could not have been wee magnificently performed. The receipts on Wednesday evening were—vice-presidents' tickets, 1081. 15 ; other tickets. 1.2 i9l. 13s. ; total, 1.3651. Bs. ; number of persocs pri sent, 2,001. This sensing the receipts in viol-presid.nts• Luken were-2971.3.. ; other tickets, 1,9161. 15e. 6d.; donations, 2741. 13.. Bd. ; toted, 2,4481. 12a. 2i. Number present —vim-pm:dente, 2b4; loiter persons, 2,433. Tetal receipts up to the pre.ent time, 6.8891. 19s. 6d. There is another comma to-night, which will an ,uubtedly be well a tented ; and to-morrow morning Israel in &opt" is to be performed : the reserves taken ruder it certain that the atteadance will be very large. THE CoNner Mircum..—Wet ledra from Per sauv,uco that the Ne ,tune, with Mitchel on Word, had t,oehed there, on her raid to the C.pe of Good live.