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_ENANir GRAHAM._--
E EDITOR OF THE STN.
has sent me a copy of two of your
papers, to read the excellent articles respecting my
poor son, the victim of tyranny and oppression, far
greater than he was advised to plead, and such as shall
set be laid before the public. That public has as yet
but a faint notion of the savage barbarity of the late
Commander of the Childers. The articles I have read
are full of sound judgment and honourable feeling.
Would to God they may find their way to the hearts of
tthose who have the power to redress the wrong don.
o one who was a better seamen and far better officer
than Captain Pitman ever was. I have received a
letter from my son this morning; he is incar-
cerated in the prison at Exeter as a felon. Will
the justice-loving people of England quietly
submit to this ? No! I believe that through that
powerful and independent organ, the Press, their
opinion will be so loudly expressed that justice must
be done. My son tells me he cannot live under hie
present degradation. You will scarcely believe
that the tearful ex-parte accusations, emanating
from a vi•alictive mini, are all either gross fabri•
cations or trifles so exaggerated and magnified as to
be scarcely recognised. .1 will trouble you with two
instances—he charges him with robbing the mess in
the Belvidere, and intimates that he was turned out of
that ship. I happened to have preserved a letter from
Dr. Maconeby, then in the Hecate, a great friend of
my son's, who went on board the Belvidere to see him.
His letter is dated Malta, February 8, 1842.
He says he found my son had been foolishly pre-
vailed upon to accept the office of caterer of the
youngsters' mess, all boys ; that having no notion of
the value of money, he had fed them too well and run
the mess in debt 151.; that the youngsters, finding
they must fare less sutnptuously, were furious, and the
matter was referred to the Hon. Captain Grey. Mr.
Maconahy paid the 151., and Captain Grey, who
knew, as every officer he has served under, what he
was worth, wished to have him remain, but he felt too
uncomfortable, and his Captain (after consulting with
Commander Knox, who went from the flag-ship ex-
pressly for the purpose), gave him a certificate of good
conduct and a regular discharge. This—a very
common occurrence in a youngster's berth—is called
robbing the mess ; but the man who could
say the boy Claverton called to express his
gratitude for his Commander's numerous
kindnesses, and that he had present a witness
to prove this youth's gratitude, and never produced
him, is so utterly unworthy of belief, that it were
almost a useless work to convict him of falsehood ;
but I will give you one more specimen. He has ac-
cused Lieutenant Graham of drinking to such excess
as to have been suffering under delirium tremens.
Now, I might rest this matter upon the fact, that so
far from there being any proof of this, there is at
least implied proof to the contrary—in such a state,
from which few men recover, he must have been,
even in defiance of Pitmaniac cruelty, under medical
discipline. Was any such entry on the log? Did
any medical officer attest the truth ? Though Mr.
Newman Braham could not recollect any act of
cruelty in the commander, yet he must have recol-
lected such a case. But, Sir, I will let you into the
secret of this so-called delirium tremens by relating a
little scene which took place at Plymouth, related
to me by one of the parties, a gentleman of great re-
spectability, whose name I furnish you with, in
case of need. The gentleman was about a week be-
fore the first court martial walking up Union-
street, when a young man, having all the
appearance of a naval officer, came out of
a shop and said, " Your name, sir, I believe
is B—;" on receiving an affirmative answer,
he said, I have just come home in the Childers, and
have a message to you from young Chevallier. He
was then asked by Mr. B. " Do you know anything
about this unpleasant affair of Lieutenant Graham ?"
He replied, " I know all about it, but would rather
say nothing, as it may be a matter of public inquiry,
and I may be called upon." Mr. 8., however,
pressed him, arid- at last he said, "I will tell you
thus much—l have seen Lieutenant Graham undergo
persecutions and cruelties in the Childers which no
British officer could or ought to undergo; I have
also seen him, under these cruelties, so affected in
mind, that he has gone about the ship, with tears in
his eyes, asking for mourning, saying his father, his
only friend, was dead."
This, Sir, is the delirium tremens the monster
speaks of. Had all the %s itnesses for the defence
been examined, this and much more would have been
br( u4ht out. Why were they not examined? Simply
because they would have damnified his cause.

I beg pardon for taking up so much of your valu-
able time, and remain, Sir, your obedient servant,
H. E. GRAHAM.
Ludgoan Rectory, 11Isnarion, Cornwall,
Sept. IS, 1849.

BALLOON ASCENTS IN PRUSSIA.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)

Our scientific countlyman, llet•ry Coxwell, has lately
made three ascents, which are sp,.ken of by the 13.•Illn
papers in the highest terms. 0:1 the 2d and 6 h of
September he ascended from Stettin, and as it was the
first time an aeronaut ever rose over this seaport, consi-
derable interest attended the exhibition. From the
proximity of Stettin to the east sea, the aerial voyago
was considered by the inhabitants to be exceedingly
dangerom; and the case of Mr. Green, who lately lost
his life in the Severn, was cited to show that this appre-
hension was not altogether groundless. The bold son of
Albion, however, saw no fear, and safely piloted his
balloon over the Damtnsischeste, vouch to the astonish-
ment of the spectators, many of whom declared that an
Englishman could do anything and t v,rything.
On Sunday, the 9th of September, Mr. Coxwell as.
cended again, from Berlin, taking up with him three
fellow-voyagers. Descending about three miles from
Berlin, one passenger was safely landed, and the rest
made a second trip, which lasted about an hour and
a half.

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A German paper, in commenting upon Mr. Coxwell's
enterprises, says:—" This intrepid Englishman appears
to have his gigantic balloon so much under command,
as to be able to perform feats which a e never heard of
other aeronauts attempting. At one time he descends
several miles from the place of ascent, and instead of
allowing the gas to escape, he brings his balloon back
by night and is ready to start again the following morn-
ing. On other occasions he lands passengers as easily
as a ship captain or coachman would end then continues
his voyage. But what is most surprising. he bombards
towns, discharges fireworks, and performs divers ex-
ploits which aro amusing, and which keep up the in-
terest of a balloon ascent. Truly this is the Napoleon
of aerostation."

DIARY AND CORRESPONDENCE OF SLMCEL PEPTS.
With a Life and Notes by Lord Braybrooke. Five
Vols.—The fifth and concluding volume of this new and
very much enlarged edition of the singularly interesting
Memoirs and Correspondence of the Secretary to the
Admiralty in the reigns of Charles 11. and James IL,
has just issued from the press. It will be superfluous at
this time of day to say a word in commendation of the
legacy bestowed upon the world by the incomparable
Pepys. This Diary is unique—there
is nothing like it.
It gives the most clear, unvarnished, satisfactory view of
public and private morals (luring the closing years of the
Commonwealth and the first years of the Restoration
that it is possible to obtain. Had a person actually
lived in those times he would hardly have known so
much of what was passing in society around him as be
gathers from this exquisite gossip. Then the secrets of
public affairs, the personal intrigues, the profligacies of
the Court, the corruption of the town, the mad revel-
ries, the looseness of public and private morality—
all is exposed without malice, without exaggeration,
with a naiveté tie most delightful. The correspondence
is full of valuable information, and embraces letters
written by some of the inost temarkable personages of
his time, from the King downwards. It elucidates many
debateable points in the history, the biography, the
literature, and the general manners of the period.
Lord Braybrooke'a notes number fifteen hundred,
proving that his editorial duties have been well fulfilled.
A copious and well-prepared general index much en-
hances the value of this edition. Bye aid of it any of
the multifarious subjects touched by Pepys or his cor-
respondents ire found at once.—Morteing Post.
THE bAIITHFIELD MARKET NUISANCE.—The ad-
vocataa of the removal of nuisances from the heart of
the metropolis will be glad to hear, that the R.gt,frar-
General, at Somerset-house, and the Commissioners of
Sewers in the City, have almost simultaneously declared
that no more slaughtering shall take place in London.
The consequence of this must be that the last excuse
for the extension of Smitbtield will be swept away.
Every one knows that the supporters of Sad thfield-
market have urged that the slaughter-houses in its im-
mediate neighbourhood f pthreeveanrtiimthaelsntehcreosusgithy
tohfedpruivbilnieg
the
streets from the market. The decision of the Sewers
great majority
Commission and the Registrar-General, both being of
great sanitary importance, (and clearly indicative of the
intentions of the Government), must therefore cause the
danger to the. public to be greatly increased, by the cat-
tle being driven away to be slaughtered in distant places
the m
upon,ark market
—unless what may now b e fairly expected—the
decided
d—
be at once removed. This, we believe, i
and by the middle of next week we expect to be in
possession of authentic intorma,ion upon the h. 61.1 je•ct.
We have heard it is the laudable intention of the
ton Cattle Market Company (and one which ought to
la commend it to the support of the public) to erect
spacious " abattoirs" on tin it estates, to give accommo-
oatiou to the butchers for the slaughtering and prepara-
tion of their meat, on most advantageous terms. The
abattoirs will nut allow of any particle of the offal or
blood to escape into the drains, thus avoiding one of the
great incentives to miasma, producing cholera, and many
other virulent diseases.
LADY FaaxataN.—This noble-minded and devoted
heroine has purchased one-fourth of the Huy whaling
ship Abram, and paid the additional riAcs for insurance,
with a view to her expl Jones's Sound and Smith's
Sounding, and search fur Sir
.John. She has also
off-red a reward of 5001. in case of success.--iVezo York
Courier.
MORTALITY AMONG CATTLE AT MALTA.—Ac-
counts froui this island announce the breaking out of a
disease amongst cattle, which has p-oved fatal to a large
numb( r of ntnloelts, and considerably enhanced the price
of fresh meat in the rn,irket. We trust it may not be
the forerunner of the cholera morbus, the prevalence of
which at Marseilles, only 70 hours'rua from 4alta has
•
giyea growidis of airm,