The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-13 00:00:00

DEATH OF A BARRISTER FROM A
F.RACIURED NOSE.

Yesterday an inquest was held before Dr. Lan-
kester, the coroner, at the Lord Wellington Tavern,
University-street, Tottenham-court-road, to inquire
into the circumstances of a singular death from a
fractured nose. The subject of the inquiry was a
barrister named Matthew Crawford.

Dr. George Bird deposed that he had known the
deceased gentleman for many years. He was a
barrister, in somewhat reduced circumstances, and
73 years of age. Two years ago he was run over
by a cab, and, singular to say, he met with a simi-
lar accident, which caused his death, on the 3d in-
stant. On Tuesday last the deceased called upon
witness, and stated as well as he could that he had
been run over by a cab in the street. He was un-
able to articulate distinctly, and was evidently
labouring under an incipient attack of lockjaw.
Witness sent him immediately to University Col-
-1 lege Hospital, and went himself to the hospital,and
remained with him till his death, which took place
at a quarter past 6 o'clock the same evening. The
accident from which he suffered was a fracture of
the bones of the nose. That prevented his breath-
ing by the nose, and the jaw being firmly closed, he
breathed with the greatest difficulty from his
mouth ; and this accounted for his rapid sinking.
There was no doubt that the unfortunate gentleman
was run over by a cab.
Mrs. A. Guttridge, of 23, Victoria.terrace, Port-
land Town, stated that the deceased had lodged
with her for the last 3 years. He was very near-
sighted. He had recently left her to go
country, and on his return last Tuesday.,7e,e_l'..cav,
site
had re-let his apartments. Ho therefore wa?,'se'itia,
but where he went to and was residing at 1"
of the fatal accident she did not know. sin-
Theint?-
Coroner summed up, remarking
gularity of the fatal occurrence ;
nth deceased was
The jury returned a verdict that
ortal effects of
on th©
found dying, and did die from then the nose, pro-
lockjaw brought on by a won:lt:6
;shut how the said
duced by being run over by
evidence to prove.
accident occurred there

following
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o--Ri ts of a serious elm .
THE COTTON FAMINE.
racier took placo on the 2d September, and two
days, in tbe city of pressnitz, inl‘foravia. In co,se u
of the rise in the price of cotto!!, tho fustian
inallilfam•ence
were obliged to slacken work. The workman in consequence ers
to the number of between 4,000 and 5,000 turiv,a
attacked the workshops, and also the houses ~C.,..0ut and
The riots continued for three days, and were" ,-ke Jews.
end to by the arrival of a regiment of h 4 Ot'y put au
ssar
the rioters were arrested, Q,. Thirty of

PR1CE.....—..4d.
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IMPERIAL MILI7ABY EXPENDI7UBE
IN N.EW ZEALAND.

The following despatches from her Majesty's Sec-
retary of State for tho Colonies to Governor Sir
George Grey are taken from a blue-book delivered
yesterday :
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Copy of a despatch from the .Doke of Newcastle,
K.G., to Governor Sir George Grey, K.C.13.
Downing-street, April 23, 1862.

Sir,—l transmit to you a copy of a letter from the
War Department, with its enclosures, in which Sir
Geo. Lewis expresses an opinion that the entire
expenses of the detachment cf the 70th Regiment,
which, on your application General Cameron bad
ordered to proceed to the province of Otago, in-
cluding the imperial pay of officers and men, should
be provided from colonial funds.
Her Majesty's Government have already had
under their consideration the proper principle to be
adopted in cases where her Majesty's troops are
employed for police purposes, and I will now state
for your information and guidance the principle to
be adhered to in future.

In cases where the troops so employed constitute
an addition to the force which would otherwise and
in due course have been stationed in the colony,
their whole expense, including that of transport
and Imperial pay, must be defrayed by thncolony ;
but when soldiers, being part of the ordinary force
allotted to the colony, are merely moved from one
part of the colony to.another, the local government
will only be required to pay such additional ex-
pense, of whatever kind, as in the opinion of the
Imperial Government is caused by such an extra •
ordinary use of the military force.
In regard, however, to the detachment sent to
Otago, I have to acquaint you, that, bearing in
mind the large questions of Military expenditure,
which will require settlement between the Home
Government and the colony under your Govern-
ment, and being anxious not to raise any unneces-
sary question, or to press undu).y on the resources
of the colony, her Majesty's Government are wil-
ling so far to deviate from the rule which I have

just laid down as to allow the arrangement, as re-
gards payment, made by Gen. Cameron, to stand
good retrospectively, upon the distinct understand•
ing, however that her Majesty's Government shall
be relieved from all additional expense which the
reconveyance of the troops from Otago to head-
quarters, and other incidental costs, would other-
wise be imposed upon the Home Treasury by this
movement. I must, however, add, that even under
the above conditions detachments of troops must
not hereafter bo sent off on expeditions of this na-
ture unless a previous breach of the peace has taken
place, or is represented by the superintendents or
magistrates of the different provinces to be appre-
hended ; and I must also impress upon you that a
police force must be organised by the provinces in
which gold fields are situated, and that the local
authorities must not look to her Majesty's troops,
except in cases of the most pressing emergency,
for quelling any disturbances that may take place.
—I have, &c.,

(Signed) NEWCASTLE.
Governor Sir George Grey, K.C.8., &c.

Copy of a despatch from the Dake of Newcastle;
K.G,, to Governor Sir G. Grey, K.C.B.

Downing-street, April 26, 1862.

have to inform you that I have received a
communication from the Secretary of State for
War, inclosing copy of a. letter which had been
addressed to him by Gen, Cameron, in which, ad-
verting to the employment of the troops in ex-
tending the road from Auckland to the Waikato
River, as reported in your despatch No. 2, of the
7th Jan., he calls attention to the fact that the
annual training of the militia force, as prescribed
by local ordinance, has been dispensed with, not-
withstanding the critical position in which the
colony has been placed for some time past. I
I must express my surprise at the want of energy
displayed by your Government in not using every
effort to maintain the usefulness of a force which
might render such valuable assistance ; and I feel
that I have a right, with such a fact before me to
assume that there are more soldiers in the colony
than are required.—l have, &c.,
(Signed) NEWCASTLE.
Governor Sir George Grey, K.C.8., &c.

Copy of a despatch from the Duke of Newcastle,
K.G., to Governor Sir George Grey, K.C.B.
" Downing .street, May 17, 1862.
Sir,—Referring to my despatch No. 29, of the
31st of March, in which I expressed my approval
of the measures which you had adopted for extend-
ing to the Wiakato River the road from Auckland,
and adverting to the communications which passed
between General Cameron and yourself, of which
copic s accompanied your despatch No, 2, of the 7th
of January, respecting the source from which the
working pay, &c., of the troops employed on this
duty was to be paid, I have to inform you that her
Majesty's Government cannot undertake to defray
any part of the cost incurred on this account, and•l
request that you will give directions for repaying
to the military chest the amount expended on this
object. lam glad to find that General Cameron
has caused the whole of the charges incurred in
connexion with this undertaking to be kept in a
separate account.--I have, &c.,
(Signed) NEWCASTLE.
Governor Sir George Grey, K.C.B.

Copy of a despatch from the Duke of Newcastle,
K.G., to Governor Sir George Grey, K.C.B.
Downing-street, May 26, 1862.

Sir,—l have had under my consideration your
despatches, informing me of the language whichh
you have held to your ministry, of the plans which
you propose to yourself and them, and of the cou
which you desire the home Government to Pursueo
in regard to the management of native affatihe
In
first
the cost of the war in New Zealand. 1. ir-eafter to
place, you inform me that you propose
conduct native affairs like all other
d you de-
tagialintt_ers, with
the advice of your executive council;
he
precate any attempt to set up eithrier t governor
tho natives
or any special body betvirea a protective
and the General Assembly 4h
a machinery
will eventu-
power. 2. You propose to establels
improvement of
for the Government andsuppos
the natives, which you ear. Half of this sum,
avi3id by the colonial legis-
ally cost about £50,000
you state, is already PT°, the local government to
latnre, and yon have ~alf will be virtually suppliec.
expect that the other "
0. ernment in the shape of a re-
by the imperial
lonial contribution of .E 5 a head
the imperial force stationed in
dtouct
yasa
You propose the maintenance for
New zealancl• large military of a force,
somtheie°lleefax:Posienenr.sitah-lt3en° of strength and
determination,artl
xlub"standingorder to afford to the outset
artlY in tiers that pro-
P 0 sense of security whi .1 -
section a c i is essential to
in them profitably to
unaboccupy their farms. 4.
You suggest that roads shouli be made
troops (still supported, 1 presume, at the expense of
tile imperial treasury) in. conjuncti '
on with natives;
and 5. You propose military that • •
tary men should be
employed as
commissioners
in the native districts,
continuing, while so employed, to receive imperial
pay and allowances. With
regard to the increasing
debt due from
the colony to the British Treasury,
you state that to exact payment would be to ruin
the colony, and you transmit a memorandum drawn
up by the colonial treasurer, proposing the follow-
ing course—" Not to attempt to meet these various
demands, or to provide for this excessive expendi-
ture at present, but to wait till the existing native
difficulty is removed, to ascertain with accuracy
what proportion of the expenses the imperial go-
vernment would, after due deliberation and a full
knowledge of the facts of the case, charge the colony
with, and then to apply for a guaranteed loan of
~the requisite amount." Now I must, ih the first