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

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», equipped 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.-Bept. 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,
land 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
than the rail bad teen improperly *spend. d ? A. No.—
D. Do yon :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 :.ITlr "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 yeas
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 prisoner, sad, in reply to various questioat, said—l
could, r that patting parties 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 consider 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
company have 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
towbrohpam!—
CaikasePtilitfh.o?reldnsicAotil. Pn°cßuuyillaiwtiheereig:
wwWeordiutahtssotry oitsurpoyoklueernllatr,imtremrnabtthy Yicrohme.hisadtipniunangbeethne
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.