The Sun.
London, England, 1849-09-13 00:00:00

THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 18, 1849.

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LONDON.

COURT-MARTIAL on CO3l iIIANDER After that, Mr. G rah am so .ert quently committed
PITMAN. himself, that he was obliged at last to nvdse a fo7rnal
TUESDAY—EL-EV 1'.1.,; TII DAY. report to the commander-in chief; in which he charged
PLYMOUTLI, SEPT. 11 ---"i he Court a.a,t shied this him with several distinct breaches of the articles of
morning ut nine o'clock, on board her Alajesty's ship war. 1. he defence then Nw nt, on to comment en toe
impregnable, 104, in liaincaa: far the purpose of testimony adduced in support of the p:osecution, and
I caring the prisoner go into his'def, lice. The court alleged that that evidence showed, upon the face of
„as sore crov.dcd to-day than on any former ccea- it, glaring inconsistench-s, contialictiona, and false
shin, most of the naval men rc,iding in the port and statements. It complained that a good deal of irre-
irs neighbourhood, and many military efficars being f levant matter had been introduced, and reminded the
also present. 'The marines and sailors also showed i Court that its attention must be confined strictly to
an unusual interest in the trial the specific charges which were before it. While
On the application of the prisoner the Court con- saying this, he did not shrink from the minutest in-
seated to his defence being read by his professional vestigation of every part of his conduct, and it was in
friend ; and his power to give a full and satisfactory refutation to
Mr. J. E. Elworthy accordingly read it. It was the calumny that he was addicted to intemperance,
a very elaborate and carefully drawn up document, and to show that it was equally groundless with the
which occupied the learned gentleman upwards of other charges. He reminded the Court also, that
an hour in reading. After referring to the length of " opinions" were not evidence, and that it was not to
time over which the investigation had extended, and be expected that witnesses who had been punished by a
to the anxiety with which he now proceeded to ad- i competent tribunal, as most of these witnesses had been,
dress the Court in his defence, the prisoner remarked would come forward to support that punishment or to
that he had maintained in her Majesty's service, for a vindicate the decision of those who had been their
period of 23 years, a character which he had hoped had judges. The witness Bailey vt as an important
placed him above the reach of calumny. It had been left to exception to this observation ; for he, though he had
twoindividualsconvictedofheinouseifencesto mark that been disrated, acquitted him of the charge of
character. He could not express the mingled feelings cruelty. His words were, " I should say strict, but
of surprise, and, if he might be allowed to say-so, of I cannot say there was any act of cruelty." The
indifference, with which he had first heard of these prisoner's defence then went on to deal with the wit-
charges against him; of surprise, because he had nesses in detail. It alleged there was no proof that
never before heard such gross conduct imputed to the letter mentioned by Lieut. Carter in his evidence
him ; of indifference—nay, if he might be permitted had its cribin in a general mutinous spirit on the part
to say it, of contempt—not only for the source front of the crew, and it adduced in support of that allega-
w hich the charges emanated, but also for the charges tion the fact, that when an inquiry had been instituted
themselves, feeling assured that they could not he at Chatham, by direction of the Admiralty, after the
proved. He was not singular in this feeling of sur- , ship's return to England, the men had unanimously
prise. Those who had best known him had been declared to Captain Peter Richards and Captain
imbued with a similar impression, when they had Elliott, who conducted the inquiry, that they had no
heard of the aspersions so profusely, recklessly, and 1 cause of complaint. It cited at length the report
falsely cast upon him.—(ln corroboration of this which these two officers had made to the Admiralty
statement, extracts were read from several letters on the conduct Oe Lieutenant Graham and Mr. Elliott,
recently addressed to Commander Pitman, by officers 1 and it remarked that although Lieutenant Carter had
of high rank and standing in the service, who one i stated generally that the commander's conduct had
and all expressed astonishment at the position in t been inconsistent and severe, it alleged no specific
which he was placed, as they had never heard the I instances, and the book which was upon the table
slightest complaint, during the time he had served twould show the Court that Lieut. Carter himself was
with them or under them, for severe or unofficerlike J frequently the complaining officer, and awarded the
conduct, and had never seen anything themselves to lead punishment. The case of Haigh was dealt with in the
them to suppose that he could be guilty of such conduct. 1 defence at considerable length the commander
The letters also bore strong and favourable testimony I denied that he was either severely or unnecessarily
to the prisoner's general character.) This then was punished, or that the commanding officer could be
the impression which had been made on those whose held responsible for the consequences of a punish-
opinions
were most valuable and valued. With this cha- merit properly awarded, and inflicted in the presence
acter he appeared before that Honourable Court, and of the medical officers of the ship, even though it
the charges on which he had been arrainged, alleged resulted in death. He did not wish to avoid responsi-
conduct of the deepest moral turpitude—cruelty in bility, but the particular responsibility of deciding
the exercise of a duty where cruelty was expressly whether the offender was able to bear the punish.
forbidden—falsehood in the record of facts where he meat was committed to the medical officers of the
bad no earthly interest but to be true and correct— • ship. The man was not punished for one offence but
and, if this were not enough—as if one single act, if it for an accumulation of offences; and he had been
could be proved, would not justify all the trouble detected in stealing many articles belonging to his
that had been taken, and its result amply satisfy the messmates. He respectfully submitted what trans-
revengeful feelings which had dictated this prosecu- pired afterwards was a part of the punishment
tion, it was further alleged that it was through his awarded by him. That had reference to offences
unskilfulness as a seaman—through his inability to committed subsequently to the flogging. It was
navigate the ship—that she had struck upon the necessary to keep a man who was a notorious thief,
Prates shoal. The defence then referred to the and who was becoming mutinous, as this man was,
charges, which the prisoner observed had been framed apart from the rest of the crew in order that he
"with forensic strategy ;" and with a view, as he might not contaminate the rest. It was true he was
believed, to enable one of the prosecutors to be kept night and day on deck ; but he slept under the
present while the other was being examined, so as to forecastle, a place frequently appropriated to the sick,
avoid, if possible, the inconvenience of contradictions and which the best men in the ship considered it a
and cross-swearing. lie was confirmed in this privilege to occupy. If he suffered from the wind
belief by the fact that (in consequence, as he consi- or the rain, a word to the surgeon, or to him
dered of the prosecutors not having been both present (the commander), would have ensured a remedy,
at the same time), Mr. Graham had not been called at though he frequently sent the watch there when
all. When he commissioned the Childers, in February, no other part of the ship afforded shelter. Soon
1846, it unfortunately happened that the detachmeutof as ever he learned that the man had had an accident
Marines of the Portsmouth Division was on duty in which was believed to have affected his head, he di-
Ireland ; and the detachment which was sent on rectly ordered him to be released from all further
hoard contained in consequence many men of bad punishment and duty. While in confinement he
character. Thus at the beginning he was deprived showed a sullen and obstinate silence. He was left
of the support of this most valuable arm of the ser- on shore at Hobart Town, and he understood that he
vice ; for many of these men were amongst the worst was now serving afloat, and that he boasted of having
in the ship; and they who should have been examples cheated the medical officers of the Childers. With
of good became promoters of evil. Had it been respect to White, the commander denied that he had
otherwise, his ship would have been nearly without said he would give him "four dozen" after he was
punishment—at all events, without severe punish- " scrubbed." If he had intended to flog him, he
ment. Nothing but the recklessness of the prose- should, in compliance with the rules of the service,
cutors could have induced them to refer to the officers have proceeded in a different manner. He denied
who had left the ship: it would be for the Court to also that he had ever heard that White had threatened
say, whether even one officer had left her in conse- to jump overboard, or that in point of fact there was
quence of a misunderstanding with himself. And any evidence he bad jumped overboard at all. The
who were they by whom these charges were made ? man was seen to struggle and to swim, and when an
He approached this part of the case with anxiety, inquiry was held, immediately after the occurrence,
because the parties of whom be must speak were at nobody on board could tell whether he came into the
present under sentence for their offences; he would water accidentally or by design. With respect
most willingly have avoided referring to those events, to the "scrubbing" of the boys, it was proved
and to that conduct which had proved so fatal to their that it was not different from the practice of
own prospects, so highly prejudicial to the comfort the service, and as to the statement that Sanger had
and discipline of the ship, and out of which had become insensible under the operation, and had been
originated all the present proceedings. He was laid before the galley fire by Mr. Brake, to restore ani-
compelled to lay before the Court the character of mation, the whole of it was a positive fabrication. Mr. '
the prosecutors ; it was essential to his defence ; and Brake had positively contradicted it, and the only
first he would inquire in what position Mr. Elliott boy who had ever become inanimate, and had been
came before the Court, at the opening of the present laid before the galley fire by that gentleman to re-
case ? He was then under sentence of a court-martial, store him, was a boy named Blake, who had fallen
and if this were not enough, it had been shown, overboard, and narrowly escaped drowning. The :
proved on oath before this Honourable Court, that he commander denied having called Lieutenant Graham
had seriously and frequently committed himself by a liar, though he admitted having stated to him he
drunkenness. If he had not behaved to this man in had told many untruths, a statement which was ser-
a manner more considerate and forbearing than he tified by the evidence of Mr. Chevalier himself. He
deserved, he would not, he could not, have remained had done all in his power to promote the comfort and
in the ship. He must refer to one scene, as indicative happiness of his crew ; of those who left England
of the feeling which actuated his conduct towards him. with him, 52 had returned-16 invalided, 13 had
The Court would recollect that it was in evidence died, 14 deserted, and 11 had been appointed to other
that Mr. Elliott was drunk when on the Prates shoals; ships; of the 52 who had returned 13 were petty
in consequence of the seriousness of the offence, officers. Why had not the boy Cleverdon been pro-
which was only a repetition of that which had oc- duced ? Because the prosecutors knew he would not
curred before, he determined to represent his conduct have supported their case. The boy was his servant.
to the Commander-in-Chief. On that day he came He had taken him from school, but he was negligent,
on deck in a state of intoxication, and was found idle, and given to falsehood. On one occasion he directed
drunk by the boatswain, Mr. Hely ; he was taken him to clean a new pair of shoes; he roasted them
below, and the same day prisoner saw him sitting so, that the first of them burst when he attempted
aft with a hatchet in his hand, chopping the quart®r to put it on. In the heat of the moment he
head-;adgallery. The hatchet was taken from him by Mr. mitted that he threw the shoe, and grazed his
Storey, the carpenter, and he (the commander) asked he was extremely sorry for it afterwards. He
Dr. Rogers and Mr. Brake to endeavour to get frequently corrected the boy, who would make a
him below, which they did. Subsequently Mr. great noise without sufficient cause ; but when he
Elliott expressed his regret, and promised that there left him it was with feelings of the deepest gratitude
should be no recurrence of the scene; and, in con- When the ship was paid off he had called to take his
sideration of this and of his family, he consented to leave of himself and Mrs. Pitman. The man to whose
look it over. This was his conduct to the prose- care he had then committed him would be here, and
cutor, Mr. Elliott, on an occasion when, perhaps, he when the Court had heard his statement it would
should have better performed his duty had he been less judge whether the allegations which had been made
" inconsistent" and more " severe." Mr. Elliott was with respect to his treatment of that boy were true
totally unknown to him before he joined the Childers, or false. The defence went on to submit that two or
so was Mr. Graham ; but he must state what had three isolated instances, if the Court should hold them
come to his knowledge of him since. If he had to be proved, would not support a charge of ge-
known it earlier he should certainly have prevented neral cruelty, and that the mode in which Mr.
him from joining the ship at all, and thereby pre- Elliott had given his evidence plainly showed
served Mr. Elliott from the contaminating influence the feelings by which he was actuated. In
of his character, and have saved both him and him- commenting upon the testimony of the other wit-
self much anxiety. He had much to inform the Court nesses the commander said he did not know until
of with respect to Mr. Graham's character, but before the ship was paid off that words " with disgrace"
he did so he would respectfully submit that, in order were inserted in the log-book in reference to Mr.
to ascertain whether or not his character had been Smith's discharge, that he was in point of fact dis-
cruel, they must first inquire who were the persons charged for misconduct, but after his discharge,s and
1 over whom he had the control, because that which particularly after the prosecutors lef , his
) would be cruelty on the part of an officer placed in conduct was all that could be wished ; and it would
) command of a crew of good characters, would be very have given him great pleasure to have been instru-
) tar from cruel if the character of the crew were bad. mental in restoring him to the service. Having
) Mr. Graham had entered the service about fifteen adverted shortly to the other charges of false
) years ago, and, when serving in the Belvidere, Capt. entry and of false expenditure, and made some
) the Honourable George Grey, he had been corn- further strong remarks upon the nature of
3 pelted to apply for his discharge to the shore, for the prosecution and the character of the prose-
having,
while caterer of the mess, purloined the cutors, the defence concluded with a statement
_ mess money; he had no certificate given to of Commander Pitman's services, and with a mass of
, him, and was therefore unable to produce it. testimonials commendatory of those services, and of
In 1843, while serving in the Satellite, he was his general character as an officer and a gentleman.
again turned out of the mess, and remained out for After the examination of several witnesses for the
some months, taking his meals during that time in defence, the court was ordered to be closed, when
the carpenter's cabin. At Monte Video he was tried the prisoner said he would decline calling any more
by court-martial and reprimanded ; and he worked witnesses, and would leave it to the Court to call
his way home from Rio to England as a foremast- whom they thought proper.
man in a merchant vessel. In 1846 he was appointed The Court then adjourned until to-morrow.
to the President, but his character having preceded WEDNESDAY—TWELFTH DAY.
him, the midshipmen of that ship represented to the 1 P
... LYMOUTII, WEDNESDAY.—The Court again
Commander-in-Chief that they would not receive him assembled this morning at nine o'clock, and after
into the ship, and he then obtained an acting order as
,being formally opened, was cleared by order of Sir
lieutenant of the Childers. After he had been on
board for some time, and when he was directed to John Louis, Bart., for deliberation. It remained
join the President, he expressed a desire to continue in I closed till 25 minutes to three, P.m., when it was
the Childers; and as his conduct up to that time had I re-opened, and all the witnesses were called in ,after
been good, and as Lieutenant Carter was desirous of ! which the public were admitted.
joining his patron, Admiral Dacres, at the Cape, he I
The Judge-Advocate then read the decision of the
applied to the Commander-in-Chief, at Mr. Graham's
own request, to sanction an exchange, which was i Court. Having stated the constitution of the court,
acceded to. He could not help remarking that this it set forth the charges, which were as follows :
request was made after the alleged acts of cruelty to- " General cruelty, from or about the 4th Septem-
wards White, Haigh, and Sanger, which were now ber, 1846, until the 20th of May, 1849 ; and for false
sought to be brought forward to substantiate the
charge , statements in the log of her Majesty's ship Childers
against himself. After Mr. Graham had been
on
, or about the
9th day of October, 1848.
thus permitted to remain, he was in the habit of
associating with the ship's company, giving them " General cruelty and oppression during the period
spirits andc' drinking with them. It was stated, , commencing on or about the 4th of September, 1846,
on oath, before this Honourable Court, that on one and ending on the 20th of May, 1849.
occasion the officer of the watch, Mr. Berkeley, found " False expenditure of stores, viz., a hammock
him cloth represented to have been washed away on or
pfroorveceadsttlhea,taandmoarndenraeldnehdimneoeudt: 1
Ih ti m
had drinking
already i n
been ie
about the 14th of October, 1846; and a maintop-
sail to have been lost on or about the 9th of
caambianr2inaen,dhtandatbaefetenr fhoeu(ncdorndr.urniktraiann)llhlard.
eGxrparhesasmed's, i
by order, that Reed should no longer act as Mr. 1 October, 1848,
Graham's servant, or go into the gun room. Reed " False statements in the log-book of her Majesty's
was confined for 14 days in the naval prison at ship Childers, from September, 1846, to the 20th of
Shanghai, and during that time Mr. Graham sent a
May, 1849."
letter to him (the commander), in which he acknow- The Learned Gentleman proceeded to state—
ledged that it was his fault that Reed had been sent " The Court having heard the evidence in support of
to prison. At Woosung he came on board so drunk , the charges, as well as what the prisoner has offered
that he (Corn. Pitman) was about to report him to ! in his
and
behalf, and very maturely. and.
opinion that
deliberately
weighedcharge ofconsidered the same, is of the Commander. in-chief, when he produced a letter, 1
which he said announced to him the death of his
the
father, occasioned by the death of his sister, who had 1 general cruelty and oppression has
i been in part proved against the prisoner, Commander
fallen from a horse and been killed; he added that his
J. C, Pitman ; and the Court is further of opinion
father's house had been burnt down, and that his
that the
of false
of false
.expenditureh of stores,handmthe
remaining sisters were entirely dependent upon him
for support. This letter, coupled with deep mourn- charge o statements inht e log-book of
against thae
jesty s ship Childers, have een. proved again
ing, in which he appeared at the time, left no doubt prisoner,. Commander .J. C. Pitman; and the Court
upon his (Commander Pitman's) mind that his state- :loth in consequence adjudge the said Commander
ment was true, and he accordingly did not report him, p•
i A
J. C. men to be dismissed
from hex Majesty's
but he subsequently met Commodore Plumridge, who. service."
told him that the whole story was a fabrication. The Court then broke up.

SPORTING IN TELLIGENCE.
DONCASTER, RACES.
DONCASTER, ..fi'ESDAY NIGHT.—The following were
the general pricei at the elosft cl the room:—

ST. 1.110
5t02 on Flfing Dote' roan 20 to 1 egit, nyl;i:k
10 to 1 agt Old ain Tucker 20 to 1 agst Vatic (t)
t 8 to 1 ag,t Thringarth 30 to 1 agst (t)
Large sums wer:! be:wecn the favourites end the
field, nod several hundreds on Thringarth, at 16, 18, 20,
and 25 to 1. Lord Eglinton after observing that, he had
nut a bet on the race, offered to take 1,300 to 100 that
his horses were first and second.

Lennox's Borneo, 3 yrs, 7st 101b—Mr. Osbaldsston's
Fugleinau, 4 yrs, 7st 101b—Mr. Franklyn's The Sheriff,
4 yrs, 7st 10111—Mr. Batson's bl c Bssuolere, 4 yrs, ist I
81)—Mr. Pe3ley's Old Dan Tucker, 3 yrs, ist 7th—
Colonel Peel's Dacia, 4 yrs, 7st 71b—Mr. cl. Nieliult's
Nunnykirk, 3 yrs, 7st 71b--Mr. John's New Forest
Deer, aged, 7st 715—Mr. Nolan's Blucher, 4 yrs,
7st 71b—Mr. Ps dley '3 Chatterer, 3 yrs, ist
71b—Mr. Lawson's Keleshes, 5 yrs, 7st 71b—
Mr. Paync's Saucy Dick, 3 yrs, 7st 711:—Duke of Bed-
ford's Bon-mot, 3 yrs, 7st 41b—Mr. Herbert's b g Ra-
dulyhus, 6 yrs, 7st 41b—Mr. H. Stebbing's Maton, 4
yrs, 7st 21b—Captain Gar:shell's br c Volcano, 3 yrs, ist
21l.;—Mr. Bows's Thringarth, 3 yrs, 7st 21b—Mr. Merry's
Miss Ann, 3 yrs, ist 21b—Mr. Payee's Glasses, 3 yrs, 7st
lib—Mr. Bastard's ch c Telegraph, 4 yrs, 7st—Mr. B.
Giles's chg Gaffer Green, aged, 7st—Col. Peel's Sesostris,
4 yrs, 75t—Lord Clifden's Honeycomb, 3 yrs, Gst 121 b
Mr. Nieholl's Woolwich, 3 yrs, Gst 121b—Mr. Pedley's
Cr ckermouth, 4 yrs, 6st 1015—Mr. Verity's Whitstone,
4 yrs, Get 101b—Mr. Wigram's Keraun, 4 yrs, Get 101 b
Mr. Lillie's The Iron Duke, 3 yrs, Get 101 b —Mr.
Jaques's Chantrey, 3 yrs, Gst 10Ib —Sir C. Mosck's
Vanguard, 3 yrs, 6st 1015—Mr. Fowler's Ribalry,
4 yrs, Gst 1015 Mr. Osbsldeston's Joe o'Sot,
5 yrs, Get 101b—Sir J. Hasvley's Sponge, 4
rs, 6st 815—Mr. Drinkald's Amazement, aged, 6st 81b—
Mr. Farrance's The Old Fox, 3 3 rs, 6st B:b—Mr. B.
Green's Lady Superior, 3 yrs, Est 715 Mr. Cowley's
Second Sight, 3 yrs, 6st 715—Lord Clifden's Rathraines,
5 yrs, GA 715—Duke of Bedford's St. Rosalia, 3 yrs,
Gst 71b—Colonel Anson's Backbiter, 4 yrs, Gst 7 lb—Mr.
Bateman's Strychnine, 3 yrs, Get 61b—Duke of Rich-
mond's Highland Fang, 3 3 rs, Get 51b—Mr. Nicoll na
Comet, 4 yrs, Est 41b—Colonel Anson's Bingham,
5 yrs, 6st 41b— Colonel Peel's Vasa, 3 yrs, 6st 41b—
Mr. Nevill's Sidney, 3 yrs, Gst 41b—Col. Peel's Indus, 3
yrs, Est 41b—Sir J. Hawley's Bacchanalian. 4 y rs, 6st
31b—Mr. Walters's Maid of Team Valley, 3 yra, 6st 31b
—Mr. Drinkald's Thornhill, 3 yrs, Est 31b—Lord En-
field's The Seraph, 3 yra, Est 21b—Lord Glasgow's b
by Don John, Impertinence, 4 yrs, 6st 11b—Lord Exe-
ter's Glenalvon, 3 yrs, Est—Mr. G. H. Moore's b e by
Verulam, The Bride, 3 yrs, 6st—Mr. hemp's General
Sale, 3 yrs, 6st—Mr. Greville's Rosslyn, 4 yrs, sst 121b—
Mr. 11. Stebbing's Present, 3 yrs, sst 121b—Mr. Payne's
Crucible, 3 yrs, sst 121b—Lord Exeter's Slashing Alice,3
yrs, sst 1215—C01. Peel's Quinine, 3 yrs, sst 1215—Mr.
Copeland's b f Aldgate, 3 yrs, sst 121b—Mr. Driukald's
Susan Lovell, 3 yrs, sst 121b—Mr. Meiklam's Wensley-
dale, 3 yrs, sst 121b—Mr. Spilabury's Grasshopper, 3
yrs, sst 101b—Mr. Burgess's Trap, 4 yrs, sst 101b—Mr.
W. Sutton's b m Crocodile (h b), cged, sst
101 b Lord Strathmore's Sir Launcelot, 3 yrs,
sst 101b—Mr. Shepherd's Alp, 3 yrs, sst 101 b
Mr. Campbell's Robert de Brus, 3 y rs, sst 1015—Mr.
Shelley's Sylvia, 3 yrs, sst 101b—Mr. Drinkald's Over-
fork-over, 3 yrs, sst 101b—Captain Archdall's Rhesus,
3 yrs, sst 101b—Mr. Meiklam's Raby, 3 yrs, sst 101 b
Mr. T. B. Charlton's hiss :way, 3 yrs, sst 81b—Mr.
Whitwurth's Lady Jersey, 3 yrs, sst 81b—Lord H.
Loftus naCoronet,3 yrs, sst 71b—Sir J. Gs rard's Fitzpat-
rick, 3 yrs, sst 71b—Mr. Wigram's b f by Harkaway, Cor-
raua' dam, 3 yrs, sst 7 lb—Mr. Robert's Rienzi, 3 ys, sst 71b
—Colonel Peels's lone, 3 yrs, sst 51b—Sir J. Hawley's
Whitley, 3 yrs, sst 51b—Lord Stanley's Legerdemain,
3 yrs, sst 51b—Lord Glasgow's eh by the Provost,
dam by Actmon, grandam by Ardrossan, 3 yrs, sst
Mr. Dawson's Cocktail, 3 3 rs, Set—Duke of Bedford's
Minto, 4 yrs, sst—Mr. J. Osborne's ch c Carthaginian,
by Y. Priam, 3 yrs, 4st 101b—Mr. Drew na Minimum,
3 yrs, 4st 101b—Lord Exeter's Cone 6. 3 yrs, 4st 10Ib.
The following having declared ft, pay 5 sovs. each :
Lord Stanley's Canezuu, 4 yrs, 9st 51b—Captain liar-
court's Ellerdale, 5 yrs, 9,t—Mr. B. Green's Flatcatcher,
4 yrs, Bst 10Ib—Colonel Westenra's Trounur, 5 yrs,
Bst 1015—Mr. M. Blake's Ballinafad, 5 yrs, Bst 71b—
Duke of Richmond's Halo, 5 yrs, Bst 41b—Duke of Rich-
mond's Vampyre, 5 yrs, Bst 41b—Col. Peel's Taclmor,
3 yrs, Sat 21b—Mr. Savage's b c
kington, 4 yrs, Bst—Lord Clifden's Wanota,
5 yrs, Bst—Lord Clifden's Loadstone, 4 yrs, Bst
Mr. Carew's Philosopher, 5 yrs, Bst—Mr. Wrather s
Maid of Masbam, 4 yrs, 7st 1015—Lord Eglinton's
Elthiron, 3 yrs, 7st 101b—Sir J. Hawh y's Montpensier,
5 yrs, 7st 915—Lord Chesterfield's Lscly Evelyn, 3 yrs,
7s-t
81b—Mr. Crawfurd's Glutton, 4 yrs, 7st 71b—Mr.
Drinkald's Mongrel, aged, 7st 71b—Mr. Crawford's
br g' Iron Rail, 5 yrs, 75t 71b—Mr. Morris's Young
Ireland, 4 yrs, 7st 71b—Mr. B. Green's Swiss Boy,
4 yrs, 7st 61b—Capt. Pettat's Newcourt, aged, 7st 615--
Sir J. B. Mill's Cymba, 4 yrs, 7st 51b—Lord Chester-
field's Mrs. Taft, 4 yrs, 7st 51b—Mr. Gannon's Decep-
tive, 4 yrs, 7st 31b—Mr. Payne's Blackcock, 5 yrs, 7st
21b—Mr. Payne's Landlord, 3 yrs, 7st—Sir R. Pigot's
Essedarius, 3 yrs, 7st—Lord Exeter's Tisiphone, 4
yrs, 7st—Lord Eglinton's Belus, 3 yrs, 6st
131b—Mr. Gully's Osterley, 3 yrs, 6st 131 b
Mr. Salt's The Highwayman, 6 yrs, 6st 121b—Sir
F. Peacocke's Repletion, 3 yrs, Gst 121b—Lord Clifden's
Sagacity, 5 yrs, 6st 1215—Lord Exeter's Tophana, 4 yrs,
Est 101b—Lord Stanley's Strongbow, 3 yrs, 6st 101b—
Mr. Davis's Chorister, 4 yrs, 6st 101b—Duke of Rut-
land's br f Nina, 3 yrs, Get 91b—Mr. Drinkald's Grief,
3 yrs, Est 91b—Mr. St. George's gr c by Verulam, out
of Whim, 3 yrs, 6st 7 lb—Mr. Hunt's Chicaneur, 4 yrs, Est
515—Mr. Coape's bl c Pius IX, 4 yrs, Est 51b—Mr. St.
George's ch f by Magpie, out of Spray, 3 yrs, 6st 51b—
Lord Exeter's Grace, 3 yrs, 6st 315—Lord Clifden's
Cotton Lord, 3 yrs, Est 21b—Lord Exeter's Midis, 3 yrs,
Est 21b—Duke of Bedford's Newport, 3 yrs, 6st—Lord
Clilden's Tiresome, 3 yrs, 6st—Lord Strathmore's
CELlipus, 3 yrs, sst 131b—Sir R. W. Bulkeley's
bl f by Picaroon, out of Bonny Bonnet, 3 yrs, sst
121b—Mr. Payne's Glenlyon, 3 yrs, sst 101b—Mr. W.
Sutton's chesnut horse Sobersides, aged, sst 101 b
Mr. Dennett's g by Epirus, 3 yrs, Sat 101b—Lord Ches-
terfield's Penthesilea, 3 yrs, sst 815—Mr. Banks's The
Swift, 3 yrs, sst 415—Colonel Anson's Oddity, 3 yrs,
sst 415—Colonel Anson's Irish Jig, 3 yrs, Set 41b—Lord
Clifden's Wallflower, 3 yrs, sst 415—Mr. E. R. Clark's
Sir Tattoo Sykes, 6 yrs, pays ft.

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of municipalities on a large basis—of a consultative
council elected by the municipalitics—of provincial
councils, and a board of finance—and that ha has
further promised administrative ameliorations in all
the branches, particularly in that of justice.

STATE OF TRADE.
(From the Mane/ester Guardiu 71 )
MANCHESTER, Tunsney.—The unfavourable bent
of the mat ket, noticed in our last report, has received
a further development today. The buyers of yarns,
whether for shipment or home consumption, have
shown more disinclination for business than before,
and have consequently been more difficult to deal
with, '_Chis has arisen in some degree, no doubt,
from the want of animation in cotton, but
much more from the condition of the markets with
which the several classes of buyers are connected. The
home makers of such goods as have been most in re-
quest, finding that their fabrics are somewhat
receding in value, or where this is not the cese that
appearances are becoming less favourable to the
maintenance of present rates, have not been inclined
.to add to their already fair supplies of twist and
weft. Merchants connected with India, the Levant,
and the Mediterranean, are held back by the state of
things in their own markets. And although recent
differences have slightly diminished in Germany,
prices are still so much lower there than in Manches-
ter, as to restrict operations for that quarter within
exceedingly narrow limits. Under these circum-
stances, spinners have manifested an increased desire
to sell, so as to impart more or less of an adverse
bias to prices. It must be said, however, that the
offers have been far too few to test prices, and that
the different degrees in which producers have been
affected by the causes alluded to, have occasioned
not a little irregularity among sellers. In export
mule yarns, there has been more firmness than in water.
We stated in our last, that after the market of
this day week, some considerable transactions took
place in madapollams, and light 40-inch shirtings, at
rather lower prices. Today no further giving ;way
has taken place in those articles ; the better kinds of
the latter have, however, been easier to buy. In 36?
inch, also, the purchaser has an advantage; as also, in
some degree, in long cloths and domestics. Rather
more has been done in 'l' cloths, the extremely de-
pressed prices of which hold cut more inducement
to anticipatory purchases than perhaps any other de-
scription of cloth. The prices of jacconets are well
sustained by the contracts in hand. Printing cloths,
for which there has been so active a demand, are now
becoming rather easier in price, in consequence of a
somewhat diminishing call for them. In this de-
partment, as well as in that of yarns, the business of
the day has been of very limited extent, and for the
most part at some reduction in prices, though here
again a good deal of irregularity has been found.
Itocnnenn, MONDAY.—We have not had quite so
brisk a market to-day as we had on the two previous
Mondays, yet there has been a fair amount of business
transacted at former prices. The wool market con-
tinues inactive, with little or no change in price.
MACCLESFIELD, TUESDAY.—The throwing depart-
ment is going on smoothly, and all the principal mills
are working full legal time. The manufacturing de-
partment has still a gloomy aspect, and manufacturers
have had a bad week in the vs ay of selling, owing, no
doubt, to the unsettled state of the weather. The fancy
trimming trade is brisk, but the power-loom trade
is very slack, and has been so for some length of time.
lIUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.—Business continues
healthy throughout the whole of this district. Every
piece of a saleable quality was early disposed if in
the Cloth Hall. Not many buyers have visited the
warehouse to-day, but orders continue to come in
steadily.
HALIFAX, SATURDAY.—There has not been a very
large attendance of buyers in our Piece Hall to-day,
and the demand for worsted goods is scarcely so ac-
tive as it was ; but there is a pretty fair business do-
ing to order, and prices are, for some descriptions,
rather better. The yarn trade is exceedingly brisk, the
spinners being very full of orders, at somewhat im-
proved prices. Long wools are held more firmly for
a slight advance, and considerable quantities are
changing hands. Short wools go off rather sluggishly.
The supply is now more than equal to the wants of
the trade, and prices are, consequently, lower, in pro-
portion, than those of long wools.
LEEDS, TUESDAY.—There has been little business
done to-day at the Cloth Halls, but on the whole the
woollen trade continues pretty brisk. No change in
prices.

BLINDFOLD CHESS-PLAYING.
MATCH BETWEEN HERR HARRWITZ AND FOUR
MEMBERS OF THE GLASGOW CHESS CLUB.—The con-

ditions of this match were, that Mr. Harrwitz would
play two games simultaneously, and without seeing
either of the chess-boards, against four members of
the Glasgow Chess Club—two in consultation at each
chess-board. From the extraordinary nature of the
conditions on the part of Herr Harrwitz, the match
has created great interest among the chess players
of Glasgow. In accordance with the previous
announcements, the match was played in the
splendid club-room of the Glasgow Chess Club,
Regent Hotel, Buchanan-street, on Thursday even-
ing. The company, amounting to about 100 gentle-
men, having, at seven o'clock, nearly all arrived and
taken their seats, and secured for themselvess chess-
men and boards, a service of tea and coffee was
handed round ; and while the company were thus
occupied, the secretary was busily engaged in making
arrangements for the accommodation of the onlookers,
as well as the gentlemen to be engaged in the contest.
The preliminaries being adjusted, Mr. Harrwitz was
then introduced to the company, and after a short con-
versation with a few of the gentlemen present, whose
acquaintance he made on his former visit to the club, took
his seat in a corner of the room, where he sat with his
back to the company, and totally excluded from the
sight of the chess-boards. Mr. Harrwitz having. to
lead off in both games, called out the move he in-
tended to be played for him on board No. 1, and
immediately followed his move on board No. 2 ; the
players at the first board made and communicated
their move in answer, and the players at the other
board did the same ; and thus the games proceeded,
Mr. Harrwitz giving his two moves simultaneously,
and not moving again till he had received moves in
reply from both boards. The games lasted from
shcrtly after seven o'clock till half-past eleven, and the
result was that Mr. Harrwitz won one game and lost

the other.
We can hardly attempt to convey to the minds of
our readers the difficulties of such a marvellous per-
formance on the part of Mr. Harrwitz. To play a
single game well, with the board before you, is of
itself a difficult task, and cannot be exaggerated.
To play two games at a time over the boards must
be more than proportionately difficult; but how
much greater must the difficulty be to play two.
games simultaneously, and without seeing either of
the boards—when the mechanical objects of the
chessmen and chessboards are abstracted, and no
longer exist save in the powers of the mind ;
when the windows of the brain are closed down, and
the faculties of sight hermetically sealed ; when all that
is left of chess-board and men is in their vague and
timid shadow, wandering spectre like across the
mental chamber; and when memory and the percep-
tive faculties of the brain must be taxed unaided to
name the position of every piece and pawn, and square
of the chequer ! The most wonderful part of this
extraordinary effort of the mind is, that while the
blindfold player's whole thought and attention is re-
quired to consider the best mode of play to parry an
attack of his adversaries at one board, he is of neces-
sity obliged to banish from his mind the position of
the game on the other board, and yet to have them so
placed before his mind's eye as to recall either of them
at pleasure.
At the conclusion of the games, Mr. Sheriff Bell
made a few remarks on the highly intellectual feat
which the company had just witnessed. He said he
was sure the members of the Chess Club, and the
strangers present, would join with him in expressing
their sincerelthanks to Mr. Harrwitz for the very
astonishing performances which he had gone through
that evening. When it was considered that the
powers of memory, concentration of thought, and
great intellectual ability were required for such a task,
he doubted if there was another person in the world--
he was sure there was not another in Great Britain—
cap
ableof performing it. All wolheo
the
possible
chess knew well that at evereyabmie
variations of play were innrtu r and that the
icmular changed the rela-
operation of castling .
tive position of the pieicnesp,aand the whole as
the game completely. iect of
Now, n these two games
which had just been played, and conducted by four
of the strongest players in the west of Scotland, the
opponents of Mr. Harrwitz both castled
about the same time, the one on the king's
side and the other on the queen's side, thereby in-
creasing the difficulty of the task greatly, and
rendering the avoidance of error on the part of
Mr. Harrwitz scarcely possible. It would be re-
marked also, that on one side of the board the players
altogether ceased for some time ; there was a com-
plete cessation of hostilities for upwards of an hour ;
the battle going on in another quarter, and yet,
when it afterwards reverted, as it neceesarily did, to
the former point, Mr. H. had such a perfect percep-
tion and remembrance of the relative position of all
the pieces, as to play apparently as easily as if he had
all along had the boards open before him. The whole
performance he repeated, kept up as it was for more
than three hours and a half, showed such a concen-
tration of mental power, and such intellectual re-