The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-20 00:00:00

HUSSAR REGIMENTS.

Sir A. AGNEW asked the Secretary of State for War
why the officers of the 19th, 20th, and 21st Hussars, and of
the regiments of Infantry from the 101st to the 108th in-
clusive, were not gazetted ; it being understood that all
these regiments are embodied, and that the officers of most
of them have been appointed, and have performed their
regimental duties for a considerable time.
Sir G, LEWIS said that the officers in question could not
be gazetted until the rolls had been received in this coun-
try.

CONTRACTS FOR FORTIFICATIONS.
Sir A. WILLO UGHBY asked the Secretary of State for
War, what amornt of public charge was created by con-
tract at the fifty-five places stated in Parliamentary paper,
No. 276, of this session, where contracts on account of for-
tifications have been made : and, whether he would place a
document on the table of the house, showing the amount of
such charge under contract at each of the fifty-five places ?
Sir G. LEWIS said that if the hon. baronet would move
for a return on the subject, as the more regular course, he
would lay it on the table.
BARRACK MASTERS.
Colonel FRENCH asked the Secretary of State for War
whether, in the revised warrant for barrack-masters now
under consideration, would the officers whose ages vary
from sixty-five to eighty, and who might under its provi-
sions be expected to retire, be included in the improved
retiring regulations.
Sir G. LEWIS said the subject was under considera-
tion, but the report on the subject was not yet prepared.
THE TREATY WITH JAPAN.

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Mr. WHITE asked the Under-Secretary for Foreign
Affairs, now that the Japanese Ambassadors had left the
country,. whether he would inform the house of shedarly-
Lug out of the Treaty with Japan had been postpon
Mr. LAYARD said that the Government had come to
the determination b defer the carrying out of the 6th
article of the treaty, relative to the opening of the ports'
for five years after Januaiy, 1863, but the other provisions
would come into operation without delay.
THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ACTS, &C.,
AMENDMENT BILL.
The house then proceeded to the consideration of this

bill.
Mr. LINDSAY moved the follovi:ng clause :—" The
masters and owners of all ships, or of any classes of ships,
shall not be obliged to employ pilots in any pilotage dis-
trict, or shall not be obliged to pay for pilots when not era.
(Mr. Lindsay), and
art of any pilotage
ploying them in any district, or in any p
district
otnh.emmeemabsuerre
would
but he be-
" considerable ex.
ould be to lead to
Mr. BENTINCIi said he agreed to a
regretted that the bill did not go much further;
the adoption of the voluntary instead of the compulsory
ltieenvte dinththeeLPiimnai: eofffetchteohf
principle.
After some remarks from Mr. H
and Mr. Clay,
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Mr. M. GIBSON said that the Government had given
their consideration to the subject, and made some altera-
tions iu reference to the previous system which pre-
vailed. They had removed the enforcement of the
practice of compulsory pilotage the case :of: vessels
availing themselves of harbours of refuge. They had
taken powers also of altering pilotage districts,
midi establishing pilotage authorities where they
were required.
'He hoped the house would consent
to take this bill as it was, and that the hon. member would
not press his clause.
Mr. LINDSAY withdrew the clause.
An additional clause, moved by Mr. AYRTON, was
negatived without a division.

Another clause, moved by Mr. LAIRD, was opposed by
I\ls. M. GillsoN as not being of a practical character,
The clause was supported by Sir J. Elphinstone, Mr.
Bentinck, and Mr. Jackson, and opposed by Mr. Liddell,
Mr. Bouverie, Mr. Hutt, and Mr. Henley.
On a division it was negatived by 188 to 101.
Sir H. CAIRNS moved to insert in clause 62 words
which would limit the liability of vessels, especially steam
vessels, doing damage by running down, to the registered
tonnage of such ships.
Mr, GIBSuN opposed the motion, which, on a division,
was negatived by 97 to 79.
Several amendments of a verbal character, proposed by
Mr. Gras" were subsequently considered and agreed to.
GROWTH OF COTTON IN INDIA.
On the order for going in committee of supply,'
Mr. J. B. SMITH called attention to the obstacles which
exist in India to the increased growth of cotton, and the
importance to India and to this country of their removal,
And moved for a copy of further correspondence relating to
the improvement of tho navigation of the Godavety. The
hon. member dwelt at ,considerable length on the present
state of the cotton OUpplY occasioned by the =happy citil

conflict in the United States, and- argued that the prod=
tive power of India, and of the district of Berar espOcianY,
if communication with the coast were opened up, was b'ufa
cient to meet all our wants, and make us independentof ,
Southern States of North America-. A portion of our'
population, equal to that of Belgium, and greater than that
of Portugal or Holland, was independent on the cotton
manufacture; and he wished to know what course the Go-
vernment intended to pursue in regard to the promotion of
the growth of cotton in India, and 'what encouragement
they were prepared to offer to English agents.
Mr. SMOLLETT felt convinced• That as soon as order
was re• established in America this country would again
derive the great bulk of its cotton from the Southern States,
1 and India again become only an available auxiliary for
the supply of that necessary article of Englis.b. manufac-
ture. Ile could not admit that there was any
necessity
for the Government giving direct encouragement to
the growth of cotton in India, but if obstacles existed .to its
growth orimprovement they ought to be removed. In
opinion the great obstacle was the want of a permanent:
tenure of land. The clove) nmcnt had a monopoly of the
soil, and, he recommended that that monopoly should Lo
wrested from them, and a settlement adopted similar to the
Cornwallis settlement in Bengal. With regard to the river,
Godavery scheme it had originated ;u the brain of Colonel
Arthur Cotton, an enthusiastic ensine,,r, roan of immense,
for commercial
zeal, butwoefrleitottpeedniesdcre ion. That river h..d never been usyt
purposes
he should and if it
would undertake to provide the
to
to navigate it. For his part, kn.2W who was
ofin to India,t4
0
gers and goods at his own risk.
India
that no cane man
mission should be appointed in nchait':ll ,assen-
Hoats for traffic in 1.
coTn.
He suggested that a ,
entire question in all its bearings.
Mr. A. TURNER said that whether the Godavery were
navigable or not, and the district through which it flowed
produced cotton or not, it was an undoubted fact that in
certain quarters India did produce more cotton, though of
an inferior quality, than the United Stairs of America
themselves. If communications were opened La with the
interior, and advances made to the ryots for the cletivaLion
of cotton, good seeds furnished to them, and a proper ouper-
intenderice established, instead of trusting to the tenders
mercies of native agents and bankers, he believed that in a
very short time India would send us a szpply equal to that
which was grown on the banks of the Mississippi. Some
means must be devised of finding cotinn for the English
market, or it would be impossible to maintain the tranquil-
lity of the country during the coming winter.
Sir C. WOOD expressed his admiration of the bearing of
the working classy in the manufacturing distelcts, .snd hie
sympathy with them in their privations. Goverm-uent
had not been indifferent to the question of promotiag the
growth of cotton in India, and active measures, which he
described, had been adopted with that object in view. But
they were not prepared to borrow money for the construe-,
tion of the public works pointed at in the course of the de-
bate beyond what they were already doing, and to reimpose
taxation for paying the interest on the amount. In the last
five years they had spent four millions a year on public
works out of revenue, and upwards of seven millions a year
had been borrowed for the for the construction of railways.
The crop of cotton in India this year would not be as good
as the last; but over that the Government had no con-
trol. In a year or two, however, the suppl_v would be in-
creased to a considerable extent. In conclusiim, the right
hon. bart. assured the house that the Governneent were
fully alive to the importance of this really great ational
ared in the endeavour
subject, and that no pains would be sp
to secure a permanent supply of cotton from India.
Col. W. PATTEN was pleased, on the whole, with the
statement of the Indian Secretary, but urged the necessity
of still further reducing the duty ripen cotton and piece
goods in India, which at present operated as a protection to
the native manufacturer in competing with the free-trade

produce of this country.
the
Mr. BAZLEY complained that persons Who 11°' .51).'
tiva-
plied to the Indian Department for land for
tion of cotton could obtain no satisfactory reply. He
would
knew-
elit
there were many capitalists in this country who
gladly embark their money in the culture of the crol: m
A)
India provided the necessary facilities wero granted t

them.
After some further discussion, in which Mr. Finlay,
Mr. Gregson, and other hon. members took part, the mo-
tion was withdrawn, and the subject eroPPed•
Sir 3, ELPHINSTONE moved for CADY of the corre-
spondence of the Admiralty in reference to thuitted e recent
naval court martial, held at Bermuda, which a,nq
captain of the Conqueror for the loss of that s.NP, and
asked whether the Attorney-General was of op p= a
And
that
the Admiralty had acted legally in punishing by rep
an officer who had been fully acquitted by the sentence of
a court-martial, and whether it was in acoordance with
law to visit with censure an officer for the arguments ad-
duced by him as a prisoi2er in his defence.
Lord C. PAGET declined to produce the correspondence,
which was of a confidential nature. The order of the Ad-
miralty had been issued to correct an erroneous` impres.
sion entertained by the members of the com•t-martll,ll as to
the respcnsibility of a captain when his ship wi in dater.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL statol that, LI his opi-
nion, the Admiralty had not acted contrary to law.
A discussion ensued; and on a division the 'nutlet!. fur
papers was negatived by 67 to 42.
The house then, at ten minutes to one o'clock, wont into
committee of supply pro forma.
The Artillery Ranges Bill was read a third time and

passed.
The West India Encitrubered Eetates Acts Amendment
Bill passed through committee.
Lord PALMERSTON obtained leave t 9 introduce a bill
to carry into effect the recent treaty betweeU her Majesty
and the United States of America, for the suppression of
the African slave trade.
The other business on the paper was than dill
and the house adjourned at half-past one o'clock.osed of,

CENTRAL CRIMINAL CoU.RT.—Jtine 19.

OLD COIJIZT.

(Before Mr. Justice Crompton.)
THE CHARGE OP BIGAMY AGAINST Wl5, YfII"N'
ment, charging her with unlawfully intermgriing
Mrs. Barbara Catherine Wilson surrendered to in
indict-
Captain Le Hunt Wilson—her former husband, onatbat,
Gotobed, being alive. and SergeanC
Mr. Metcalfe appeared for the prosecution,
Ballantine and Mr. Giffard defended.
The facts of this extraordinary case have been repeatedly
with.
published in The Sun during the examination of the de.
It will be recollected
fendant at Bow-street Police-court.
;,its stated to have beef
that the defendant at that inquirY
married in August, 1848, to Jonathan aotobed, who then
the defendant
carried on the trade of a builder a Islington,
leaving the defendant in this country, wherZ
being then about 16 years of age, and the daughter of a
Capp ' 'whenatst
Ns:: n In
Tg :e Leon,rdoend ht
°Nvae:h 0 was
farmer in Essex. The marriage took place at Brentwood,
Northampton, she
according to thetitheoamtrainca: aptrhoofeliscsifoanit.ha.
and in
to which
y married at became acquainted with
thecra
syecarhulrBcs:,
Mr. Gotobed had been to Canada. Some time after thlit b
her name stot
bro considerablenanßarbara pr ocpaetr th ye ~.
dwanerteruepltiremseantetling
rtainhnededGthefoeetnyopeedMorris.

At the conclusion of the evidence feithe prosecution, the
two marriages awl the identity of the parties having bees
established,

Sergeant Ballantine addressed the jury at great length to
show that the defendant had been made a victim, and called a
number of witnesses who proved the marriage of her hus-
band in Canada previous to 1848, and that therefore, her
marriage was invalid with Mr. gotobed, and the znarriag©
with Capt. Wilson a legal and valid marriage.
The learned Judge having summed up,
The Jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
The defendant was at once ordered out of custody, anal
left the court in company of her friends.

The last wool ship of the season left Adelaide,
on the 27th of March. She
South Australia, for England,
had. 1,900 bales on board.
GAME PROSPECTS IN PERTHSHIRE.—Sunshine
for a day or two has again burst upon the hills and reani-
mated the hopes of sportsmen. Early on Monday, loollarrs
were out on the moors in all directions) to ascertain Praia
as possible the condition of the grouse after the he.
Their
falls and cold weather of the previous fortnigtt,_d. 0,
reports are more encouraging than was anticip;
lackcock
the low grounds the prospects are enoouragin
dgc:nthe covers'
are numerous in most of their haunt
T the rule woods the
partridges promise to be abundant-
a`,
Sc° in a thriving con..
capercailzie is somewhat numerous and
dition. Hares are plentiful.— 1
There is at last somet
Yarmouth a fair
THE EASTERN FISHERIEs;
m.,0
At
tel :,ynew being pro.
the
scouted off the easternvecoot. landed during the last few`
improvement
quantity
offu
a t oe
finaohtehiaa
ht in 800 fish, while others have
boat having br"b
Fhave ranged f •
days, one
landed 200 to 500 each.
lid 25s to 30s per 120 for overday lots.,
per 120 for fresh fish, a :telt!
.3 fishery have also improved at Lowe.,
The prospects ohsing
made a catch of no less
than 1,700
stoft, one boat
must be regarded •
This, however, as qulte an excepm
fish.
tional success.
MYSTERIOI7S OCCURRENCE.--A few days ago, %
clerk, named Vessey, in the employment of the Great
Northern Railway Company, suddenly left Doncaster, and.
proceeded to Boston, Lincolnshire. He reached his desti-
nation by the mail train, and gave his carpet bag in charge
of a porter, but was not afterwards seen until his body wad
observed floating in a deep drain, about two miles distant
from Boston. The supposition is that he committed
suicide, but no cause is apparent to account for so rash a
termination of his life. He had when found a gold watch
not been
and money in his possession, showing that be hadbut does
foully dealt with. His father resides at Boston,.
.s
son
not appear to have been aware of the promo of 0,. -lal
there until after the discovery of his
ARRIVAL OF COTTON.—Jka---jans,
—The screw steamer Edward
oil w
here last evening from lkiataa2?:oa,
T vgnlo7;L, Thursdayd;
which arrived
brought 1,700 bales Of
freight.
cottonand 433,000 dots. ill oPec'