The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-04 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

Picking throughout Kent is nearly finished, and we '
regret tube compelltd to' announce the general defici-
ency of the crops. In Sussex, also, in a considerable
number of grounds, picking is already finished, with the
same result, and indifferent in quality. In the immediate
vicinity of Maidstone the average yield is said to be be-
tween 4 and 5 cwt. per acre—some two or three miles
distant, it will not exceed 1i cwt. The total yield on
the Canterbury grounds will be quite a third less than
what was anticipated a few weeks since—about 1i cwt.
per acre being the supposed average. The parish of
Goudourst, having 700 acres in cultivation, will not ex-
ceed cwt. per acre—one planter, off eight acres, get-
ting only from two to three bushels. Craubrook, which
has been considered a favoured district, is not expected
to realise 3 cwt. per acre. 231. 10s. has been offeredfor
some Gelding's grown there, and though a large sum,
from the supply and demand, there is no doubt of its
being even exceeded, as every first-rate quality hop
grown this year will be required for particular descry-
tam of beer. The grounds in the neighbourhood of Ton-
bridge, Tunbridge \Veils, Penshurst, and Frant will not
average 1 cwt. The duty is now set at 45,0001. ; but if
cet correctly a month ago, it is very much too high now.
From the accounts received, we believe it cannot be more
than from 35,000/. to 40,0001 —Kentish, Gazette.

MOONLIGHT IN THI4 SANDWICH ISLANDS.-If Italy can
boast her sunny skies just before the approach of the
evening twilight, when the eye rests on a thousand tints
of splendour, the Sandwich islands can boast a flood of
moonlight at once glorious and matchless. Shortly after
reaching Lihue, I tried an experiment in reading by the
light of the moon. I found it perfectly easy, and read
several pages of Milton's " Paradise Lost." Before the
hour of rest that night I witnessed the rare phenomenon
of a lunar rainbow. A shower of rain fell on the ocean
immediately in front of the estate, and the beautiful iris
caused by it stretched from one side of the horizon to
the other. These lunar rainbows may be attributed
mainly toy two causes—thekreat brilliancy of the, moon
in this region and the highly rarefied 'tato of the atm°.
FA,ter424o7/044ii Mira NOM%

PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 3.
The borough bench of magistrates met again at nine
o'clock. this morning to proceed with the inquiry into
the circumstances attending the death of Matilda Jane
Lodge, and for w/-..0,e death Lieutenant Frederick
Knight, R.N., of the
.Dauntless, and Lieutenant John
Bustead Seymour, R.N., of the Colossus, are charged
with manslaughter.
Te-day Mr. Parry, the barri-ter, of London, attended
~,pecially for Lieutenant Knight, and Mr. Hoskins, of
Gosport, for Lieutenant Seymour. Mr. Ford again ap-
peared for the prosecution.
Emma Frampton, wife of a marine belonging to the
Dauntless, produced a sleeve that her hUsband had
brought from his ship and given to her. This was the
sleeve that had been identified as part of deceased's dress.
It would not fall off if properly fastened.
Samuel Moore, captain of the forecastle on board the
Dauntless—l remember Sunday night, the 17th ult. I
know a ii an named Martin brought on board our ship
yesterday. On the above night I was, on watch on the
quarter deck on the Victorious Hulk. Two women
came on hoard with Lieutenant Knight. When first I.
saw them they were on the quarter deck. They then:
went down the ladder towards the gun-room door. De-i
ceased went into the gun-room, and the other girl came
on deck again. This was at half-pa 4 10. ' Lieutenant.
Knight came upon deck after (Emma White) apd spoke,
to her, and they went below together. I afterwards saw,
the women sitting in chairs in the gun-room. This was
at 12 o'clock. I had not seen them between half-past 10
and 12. I was then relieved by a man named Ching. I
cannot.say who were the officers who were in the gun-
room when I saw the women there. I cannot say
whether Knight or any other officer was there. I did
not hear any noise on board the ship after I turned into
my hammock.` •
Orelesixamined—Whilet the girls were-
mem I heard one of them singing. The girls appeared
in. good humour, and the one who was singing appeared
drunk.

Jith Jackson, marine on board the Dauntless, was on
board the Victorious hulk, on the Sunday night in ques-
tion. I saw Mr. Knight in the gun-room, lying on the
table. He was sober, as far as I could perceive. This
was after Mr. Seymour had gone on deck and left the
ship. I can't say whether Mr. Knight was asleep or
awake. I did not see Mr. Woodman in the gun-room.
r did not see any one in his nightdress. I did not see
any dancing on board during my watch.
Wiiliam Steadman, Esq., surgeon, living at Havant
—I was present at the coroner's inquest on deceased's'
body. I examined the uterus and bladder. There was
a longitudinal rupture of the latter. I noticed. a patch
of discoloration in the inside of the bladder, and to the
right of the rupture. This discoloration might have
resulted from violence. I pointed out the mark to the
medical men, and asked them how they could account
for it. Mr. Carter and Mr. Gray said the discoloration,
had come on after death. If this was so, the discolor t-
tion would be the result of decomposition, and if so, it'
might still remain. There were no signs whatever of
any prior disease of the bladder.
By Mr. Parry—lt would be exceedingly difficult to
predicate anything from this discoloration. I agree
that it might have been caused by decomposition as well
as by a fall or blow.

By Mr. Parry—Whether it was myself, or the last
witness, or both, I am sure that some portion of her
dress was torn in lifting her from the bed.
The Mayor—Did you see the other man tear any part
of the dress ?

Witness—No, I did not see him tear the dress ; but I
saw it was torn.

The Mayor—Then the tears might have been done
before you went to deceased ?
Witness—Yes. I heard deceased scream once or
twice as we were carrying her to the boat.
George Carr—l was steward of the Dauntless on
Sunday, the 17th ultimo. I remember two women
beirig brought on board the hulk by Mr. Knight. I
was in my berth during the night.
The witness here asked the solicitor for the defence
who it was he was being examined by. He was informed
that it was Mr. Ford, the solicitor lit the prosecution.
The Mayor inquired of the witness what object he
had in making such an inquiry. He was required there
to speak the truth, and it was of no consequence to him
who put the questions to him. It was duty to speak
the truth, and he ought not to consider woo it was that
endeavoured to elicit the truth. He (the Mayor) would
ask the witness if he had any particular reason for
making the inquiry.
WitnesS—l only wanted to know who it was that
was questioning me.
The Mayor repeated that he had nothing to do with
such a matter. He had to t-pt-ak the truth, and that
was ail that was wanted from him
Examination resumel—During the night I heard of
something falling, as it proved to be. I also heard a
noise of screaming and screeching. I was then in n:y
own berth. There ;,ie two or three cabins between Mr
Knight's and aly cabal. When I first heard the screech-
ing it was about half-past one. I had not then turned

in. The second screeching I was asleep and awoke by
it. On the first screeching I went into Mr. Knight's
cabin, and found deceased on the floor. Mr. Knight
was asleep on the mess-room table, and I awoke him,
and asked him to assist rue in placing deceased on the
bed. He did so. lam sire that Mr. Knight did not
drink more than two glasses of wine during this time.
The bench now, it being half-past one, adjourned till
four o'clock this afternoon.

At 4 o'clock the examination of the witness Carr was
resumed, attd he cletaiied the removal of deceased from

the cabin to the boat. Occasionally as she was being re•
moved, she gave a screech. Her dress was open in front
and I was present when the doctor ordered it to be
opened. I cannot remember whether it was Dr. Heath
or Dr. Roche who ordered it to be opened. Mr. Knight
opened it in his cabin. I was present, as also one of the
ductori. This was very soon after shefainted. lam not
aware that any portion of her dress was removed at that
time. I remernba. Superintendent Harvey coming on
board. I did not give him anything, but I told him that
there were some in Lieutenant Knight's cabin. I re
member deceased having a chain round her neck as she
lay on the deck. I took it from her neck and placed it
by her side. I was not at the inquest. I have seen
Emma White sincethe inaue,t. I called upon her at her
house to tell her of the inquest. There was nothing
in the bonnet that I am aware of when I took it down
to the boat.

Cross-examined by Mr. Parry—The table in the
gun-room id a long table, at which the officers mess.
Lieutenant Jervis's cabin is next to Mr. Knight's.
The bulkheads of the cabins are merely thin wooden
partitions separating one cabin from another. The
wood is about half an inch thick. If any noise had
Qccurred in Mr. Knight's cabin it must have been
heard by Lieutenant Jervis. Up to the time
the girls were singing they appeared merry and
to be enjoying themselves. When I saw deceased on

the ,fleor of the gun-room Dr. Heath was feeling her
pulse. Mr. Knight and other officers were present, and
they all seemed to be paying her the greatest attention.
I made up a bed on the mess table with a great coat and
other things for Mr. Knight, because the deceased was
occupying his bed. When I saw her after she had fallen
from the bed for the first time, she appeared quite in-
sensible. At this time there was a three-cornered
wooden box, which it. appeared to me the women had
drawn from under the bed to sit upon, their being only
one chair in the cabin. Mr. Harvey, the superinten•
dent of police, measured this box, and the width of the
cabin. Mr. Harvey made a most searching inquiry, and
received every information. I pointed out myself the
position of the box, and of the water jug, and how de•
ceased must have fallen out of the bed. 'When I saw
her, after she first fell, her head was near to the water
jug. Mr. Knight gave Mr. Harvey every possible in-
formation. On her first fall, her head was very near
the door. I cannot say whether it struck against the
door or not. On the second time I was roused between
3 and f o'clock in the morning, and she had then fallen
again. It then and throughout appeared to me that de-
ceased was in a state of beastly intoxication. (Disap-
probation-from the gallery.)
Mr. Parry—You mean great intoxication.
Witness—Yes. The officers in lifting her to the bed used
the greatest care towards her. Mr. Knight, when he told
me to have her removed, told me he would pay any sum
to get her safely away. Mr. Knight was sober, but at
times excited at the woman screeching, and knowing it •
was not a proper place for her to be, and also that the
chaplain had complained of it. The Dauntless had
come home front the Baltic. I was not then on board
her. I was on board Admiral Corry's ship the Neptune.
To my knowledge not an officer or man the whole time
the woman was on board ill-treated her ; not one lifted
his hand in anger or pleasure. I did not see any quarrel
between any officer, and if any one had 111-treated het,
or any officers had quarrelled, I must have known it.
The Rev. Stephen Jacobs, chaplain to the Dauntless
—Was on board on Sunday night, the 17th of Sept.,en
when Mr. Knight came on board. I heard so
were alongside, and shortly after, hearingosmowemewenotoootn-
steps, I retired to my cabin. I subsequently
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William Sylvester Roche, assistant-surgeon of the
Dauntless, deposed to Mr. Knight bringing two women
on board at half-past ten on Sunday night, the 17th of
September. He corroborated the fact of the decanter of
wine being passed into the women after they had gone
into Mr. Knight's cabin. Brandy was then passed in,
after which one of the girls &me out in the ward-ilbom,
Mr. Knight having gone in and out several times. After
the girl had come in the gun-room, Mr. Woodman came to
his cabin door in hie night dress. He afterwards danced
round the room. She afterwards laughed and talked with
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back in her chair. She did actually faint. As she
leaned back in her chair she screamed once or twice.
-Mr. Seymour said she was in the habit of going into
hysterics. We laid her quietly on the floor of the gun-
room, and bathed her temples. Whilst she was in this,
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e gun-room as to what should be done with her.
It was determined to place her in Mr. Knight's bed.
I was in the gun-room until half-past two ; the ether
girl had gone out before this. I had seen her three or
four times up to this time, and each time she was sleep.
ing quietly and breathing heavily. After deceased eras
put on the bed I heard no screams from her, and no
groans. At half-past two I turned into my cabin. Mr.
Knight, during the whole of this period, was in and out
of the cabin and gun-room. When I turned in he was
sitting on the end of the mess table. Ido not know of
anything that occurred after I went to my cabin.
Edward Heath, Esq., surgeon of the Dauntless—l
was in the gun-room when deceased fainted. With the
aid of Mr. Roche and other officers we lowered her on
the deck, after which she was removed into Mr. Knight's
cabin. I occasionally afterwards went into the cabin to
see her up to about half-past 1. I rhortly afterwards
went to my cabin, and betvieen 3 and half-past I thought
I heard a scream, but not being sure of it 1 did not get
up. There is one cabin, Mr. Jervis s, between nun.
and Mr. Knight's.
By Mr. Parry—There was no quarrel whatever in
the gun-room up to the time I left, at half-p.st one.
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o'clock, would probably mot be before three or four
hours. Her symptoms were those of hysterics. It is
in the bounls of possibility that the bladder was rup-
tured before half-past one. I was in the Baltic witlt
Mr. Knight in the Dauntless. He was nut at the ope-
rations at P,omareund.
By Mr. Hoskins—Mr. Seymour was my guest on the
night in question. It was the first time be and Mr.
Knight were introduced to each other.
Lieutenant Jocelyn Jervis White Jervis, R.N., be-
longing to the' Dauntless, deposed to having been
awakened whilst in his cabin by hearing a noise: Wit-
ness went into the gun-room and there saw Lieutenant
Knight lying on the table. I cannot say that he had
any covering over him. I went into Mr. Knight's
cabin, and, as there was no light, I got one, and then
got some brandy and water and moistened her lips. She
drank a little. I attempted, to awaken Mr. Knight. I
did not succeed in doing so. I stood looking at-her for
a few minutes. I saw no one else about the ship at this
time. I got the brandy fraonm4 bottle ornetflideettabulteers..
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cabin this time half an hour. I occupied myself in read-
ing. There was nothing in the cabin in my way.
The evidence of this witness was continued for a short
time longer. It concluded the case for the prosecution,
at half-past seven to-night.