The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-03 00:00:00

MR. PETER BORTHWICK.

BUM-MANGE-RS.
(From the Australian Chronicle of the 16th of January.,
A noted bushranger, a runaway from the service of
Mr. King, of Lake George, and who is better known by
the cognomen of Jacky Jacky—though a native of the
British capital—was captured on Thursday last at Bun-
gendore. Jacky Jacky appears to have taken the bush
early in the month of December. Shortly after he had
done so he became connected with another ruffian, now
in Sydney gaol, who disgraces the honoured name of
Curran. It was Jacky Jacky who robbed the Quean-
beyan mail a few days before Christmas last. Since that
he commityl various robberies between Marulan and Ra-
zorback. It would appear, however, that he preferred high
to low ground ; and he left the county of Camden, intend-
ing to visit his old haunts and pals. On his way up he
called at the station of Mr. Hannibal Macarthur, at
Wollondilly, and took from there, not the eternal black
mare of which the public heard so much during the last
year's debates in the Legislative Council, but a noble
young animal. After procuring her, the first exploit of
Jacky 's with which persons are acquainted, was his at-
tempt to rob the mail between Marulan and Bungonia
on Monday morning, the 12th instant, and his attempt
to shoot Mr. Corbin, the mail-contractor, who very
fortunately had charge of the mail bags on the morning
in question. The bushranger was traced to the imme-
diate neighbourhood of Bungonia, by which place be
passed on Tuesday ; a pistol, which he is known
to have had, was found close to Lumley. After this
he proceeded to a spot called called Deep Creek, no great
distance from the Long Swamp, in this neighbo ur-
-hoed he robbed a store, and dressed himself in
a long frocit mat and black cap. He next called at
Mr. Hyland's inn, where, it would appear, he pssed
himself off as a person trafelling on his legitimate
business. Having noticed a gig at the door of Mr. Hy-
land's house, the bushranger, supposing that its owner
wits tti itis iyay to Sydney, went some distance an the
road towards the Deep Creek, with the view of stopping
the occupant of the gig, %At/ i'as the Rev. Mr. M`Grath,
the Catholic clergyman of this district. This gentle-
man's duty, however, taking him iii the direc-
tion of Bungendore. and in an opposite direction
from where Jacky had placed himself, he, find-
ing that he: had missed the object he had in view,
galloped over the ranges, in order to cut off Mr.
M‘Grath's route. By the speed of the latter's horse
the bushranger was again thrown out in his calculations.
Jacky then rode his horse into the village of Dungen-
dere, and took refuge in the house of a person named
Eggleston. Mr. Powell, J.P., having got immediate no-
tice of the bushrangers being so close at hand, went
Ruin
pursuit of him, accompanied by Messrs. Balcombe,
ledge, and and Powell, jun. The bitshranger mounted his
i
horse, and galloped off, the gentlemen n aose pursuit of
him. He was armed with a gun, which fie esented
several times at Messrs. Rudledge and Powell. Jacky
was evidently much better mounted than any of bus
pursuers, and, had the mare ridden by him not been
fatigued, he would have made the ranges
being captured. The gentlemen at length surrounded
him, and about this time Mr. Balcombe came up in a gig,
armed with a musket. Jacky perceiving that there was
little chance of his escaping, laid down his gun and sur-
rendered. He had on Ids person when taken between
601. and 70/. in checks and orders. Great credit is due
to Mr. Powell and the other gentlemen for theirpra'.sc-
worthy and spirited behaviour upon the occasion, as,
owing to the hurry in which they were obliged to sally
out after_ him, and other circumstances, over which
they had no control, they were neither well armed nor
well mounted. On the following day Jacky was con-
veyed to Queanbeyan, where he was identified by
fel
se-
veral persons whom he had robbed, and was say
lodged in the lockup at Goulburn, on Saturday
oun afteted
r-
noon, Lieutenant Christie and a party of m
police, who had been in pursuit of the prisoner s
Bungen-
ince the
previous Tuesday, .baying guarded him from
dore to Queanbeyan, and from the latter place to Gout-
burn.--Correspondent, Jan. 16.
HEROIC CONDUCT AND CAPTURE OT FOUR BUSH-
RANGERS.
Four of the convicts at Port Arthur absconded on the
14th December; and, after losing themselves for two days
in the bush, succeeded in stealing a whaleboat from Dr.
Imlay's establishment, which which they endeavoured to
reach Maria Island. Being baffled in this attempt they
ran round to Brune, and went to Mr. Mansfield's, and,
findin:r a whaleboat there more suitable for them, took
her andt' proceeded down the channel, with the intion
of capturing some ef our colonial craft, to getaway
from the island. On Tuesday evening they landed at
Mr. Cole's, at Snake Island, formerly a boat builder
in the town. Mr. Cole met them at the door of his
house. They domande,: the number of men in his esta-
blishment, and finding they were• at some distance from
the house, demanded provisions, which Mr. Cole refused.
They insisted on having, some, and two of them desired
Mr. Coles daughter (the only other inmate of the house)
to show them the store-room.. She did se, and they
proceeded to ransack it. The other two men remained
outside, one armed with a musket standing at the front
door, and the other armed with an axe being stationed
under the verandah. Mr. Cole seated himself,. and deli-
berated as
to what course he should pursue, when it
.
,onurred to him that a knife was lying upon the table,
—and, having succeeded in securing it unobserved, he
arose under the excuse of wishing to go to bed, stating
that he must go outside first. This the man at the door
refused to permit, and on Cole persevering he levelled
his musket and drew back the lock. Cole instantly
stabbed him, ana a scuffle ensued. One of the men
rushed out of the store-room to the assistance of his
comrade, and was instantly wounded by Cole. The
man with the axe rushed .on Cole, and in the struggle
the latter fell. One of them tried to strangle him. but

(PROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
EVESDAM, JULY 2.—The following are the names the of
Reverend supporters of Peter Borthwick (seven mile Freemen
the old Corporation), who, against the earnest entreaties of
the partisans of the unsuccessful Conservative Candidate, Capt.
Rushout, recorded their suffrages in favour of this absentee
candidate as being fitly qualified as their own especial represen-
tative, though declared by some of his former supporters to
be --- : —Rev. H. P. Cooper, Rector of Willersey, Glou-
cestershire, single Borthwick; Rev. John Marshall, Vicar of
All Saints and St. Laurence, Evcsham, divided for Borthwick;
Rev. Joseph Hailing. Curate of St. Laurence, Evesham, ditto;
Rev. Wm. Digby, Rector of Oppeham, and Prebend of Wor-
cester, ditto; Rev. John Shaw, Vicar of Bayworth, Evesham,
ditto; Rev. Benjamin Preedy, Incumbent of Hinton, Glouces-
tershire, ditto.

DEVONPORT ELECTION.—We have received
from our Plymouth correspondent some account of the proceed-
ings which took place at the close of the election, but the
words imputed to Mr. Dawson, andthe attempts by the defeated
party to get up a disturbance, are of such a character that we
must pass them over for the present.
WooLwicii.—The firing of the percussion
shells took place, as we gave notice, in the marshes yesterday.
The first fired was Mr. Napier's, which struck the bulk-head,
and passing through both sides exploded. Mr. Wilkinson's
struck, but did not explode. Mr. H. Reece's was fired, but
the gun was depressed so low that the shell struck the ground
and exploded, the fragments passing onwards. At the second
round Mr. Napier's again passed through both sides and ex-
ploded. Mr. Wilkinson's struck the ground, richoched
without exploding, and passed into the river. The elevation
of Mr. Reece's gun having been corrected, this shell struck
the bulk-head, and exploding the instant of striking, the
flash being distinctly marked, the fragments alone struck the
inner side. The effect of this shell appeared to give great sa-
tisfaction to Lord Bloomfield and the other officers of the Se-
lect Committee. Here the firing ceased, the trial of these
most important experiments being indefinitely deferred, be-
cause a bargeman, in defiance of the notice-posts, chose to an-
chor his barge in the line of fire even while the flag for firing
was flying. The Trinity Board, who have no power, have most
absurdly issued numerous orders, which are never attended to.
The evil has been increasing, so that practice, without which
artillery are useless, has been completely stayed, and yet the
authorities at Woolwich have never applied to Parliament for
a grant of money to purchase a proper firing ground, without
' interfering with the river. The trial of these important pro-
jectiles had better be continued at Portsmouth till tkis most
glaring evil has been remedied.
Between seven and eight o'clock on Thursday
evening last, the inhabitants living in the quiet village of
Ospringe, near Faversham, in Kent, were greatly terrified by
an explosion at one of the powder-mills connected with the
extensive premises of Messrs. Hall and Co., situate about a
mile and a half from that village. The explosion was one of
considerable magnitude, and the mill in which it happened was a
small wooden building, wholly detached from any other premises.
It appears from inquiries made, that it occurred in consequence
of the carelessness of a workman, who left what is called a
" green charge" exposed. He was the only person at work in
the place, and had not quitted the premises more than three mi-
nutes before the accident occurred. Fortunately no person
was near the spot at the time. The mill was blown to atoms,
and remnants of it were found scattered in all directions.

A Toulon letter says—" The numbers of con
victs assigned to this port are about to be increased by 1,000 or
1,200 ; and orders to this effect have been sent to the different
prisons of the kingdom. A certain number are to be trars-
terred here from the hulks, at the different ports of the ocean.
This augmentation is caused by the works on the fortifications,
the forges about to be erected on the shore at Castigneau, and
the buildings for the construction of steam-vessels, which have
created as extraordinary degree of activity here pi
DOINGS IN KENSINGTON GARDENS.—
FRENCH TEACIIIEU.S.—A CAUTION TO PARENTS.—COUSi-
derabIe conversation has been occasioned within the last two
days in the neighbourhood of Kensington, in consequence of
the following occurrence :—On the morning of Wednesday
last, between seven and eight o'clock, as one of the patrols
under the Commissioners of Woods and Forests was on duty in
Kensington Gardens, his attention was drawn to a beautiful
girl, about seventeen years of age, who was accompanied by a
fashionably-dressed foreigner, much older than herself. Some
peculiarities in their conduct induced him to determine to
watch their proceedings. Having done so for some time, he
followed them into a secluded part of the gardens, known as
the old or nettle wood, where, witnessing convincing proofs of
what their object was, he suddenly presented himself before
them, and acquainted them with what he had seen. Both in-
stantly denied the truth of his statement, but he soon con-
vinced them that their secret was known to him • upon which
both of them fled—the lady in the direction of Buck-hill gate,
Bayswater, and the foreigner towards the bridge. The
patrol followed the lady, calling out to a man at work
in the gardens to stop the foreigner, which he did, and
both were taken to the lodge at Buck-hill gate. On their
arrival there the young lady was recognised by the
gatekeeper as the daughter of a gentleman of large property
and high connections, occupying one of the mansions in Hyde-
park Gardens, opposite Victoria-gate, Bayswater, whom he had
noticed for several mornings frequenting the gardens at an
early hour. The father was immediately sent for, and on his
arrival the denouement which followed may be better conceived
than described, the gentleman turning out to be the young
lady's teacher of music. At the earnest entreaty of her father
the lady was allowed to accompany him home, on his under-
taking for her production when required. The foreign offender
of public morals was detained until the arrival of Inspector Col-
vick, by whom, we understand, he was ultimately liberated
e
without being taken before any of the authorities.
CORONER'S INQUEST'—A Coroner's inquest
was held yesterdaryanagftee-rsotroeoent,beßfolroeomMsrb.uNtry'a,ko'ney, M.P.,.loseph Rous,
at
aTedale. i ears,tree' o
who hung himself. Mr. John Cheetham, of 10,
Kimegate-str...t, Holborn, harness-maker, had known the de-
ceased between sip
and seven years. He was an organ-
builder, and occupied ~small room on the second floor in
witness's llama. On his (w-.itnessis) return home at eight
o'clock on Tuesday evening, ha; wife gave him a note, which
she had found about live o'cleklit on the stairs. It
was in the deceased's handwriting, am contained the fol-
lowing words :—" Mr. Cheetham, Mr. Rota.` will be much
obliged to you if you will open his deer." Witness
and tried the d, or, but
im-
mediately went up stairs,
as he could only partially open it, and thinking that the de-
ceased had put a box against it, he pushed it violently, who:
it flew open, and the deceased, who was hanging to it by a
rope, swung round, and came in contact with his face. Wit-
ness being very much terrified, had not sufficient presence of
mind to cut him down. He ran into the street, and called two
men, and they took him down. He was dead, but not quite
cold, and a handkerchief was tied over his eyes. The deceased
had been nearly three years without any employment. lie had
pawned and sold all his tools, and nearly all his clothes, and
had latterly been without any means of subsistence. Witness
had frequently advised him to apply for parochial relief, but
lie had always said he never would, and that he would rather
hang himself. Verdict—. Temporary insanity."
Viscount Villiers has arrived at Drayton Manor,
on a visit to Sir Robert and Lady Peel, from Weymouth. We
ire informed the nuptials of the Noble Viscount and the fair
and accomplished daughter of the Right Hon. Baronet was
to be solemnised in the course of the week after next.
DISGRACEFUL OUTRAGE.—It is with feelings
of the greatest indignation that we ar call u pwo hick to
record a scene of the most outrageous 1
doae n lea se 't. Be -
took place at Kelso on the evening of Fri
twixt ten and eleven o'clock,
blackguards, apparently by re .
naseeysret,mabplpageeereo(fi
in the streets of the town, bearing.
of the Duke of Rox-
a gigantic figure,
which they declared to be anheeffm
burghe. With this figure
parts of the town, and exclaiming
amidst in front of the house
the
of Bailie Main, and at other
" turn coat, turn coat;'
di
procee ng , s the gang proceeded
some more tumultuous
amidst groans and othe; marks of disrespect ; after
d-like yells consigned the effigy to
amidst the most fie
to the market place, where they soon kindled a fire, and
That such an insult should have
• of Habbie Ker."
mains
the flames with exclamations of " Here go the last re-
d
11 entitled to the affectionate regard and
re. so we .
been offered in the town of Ke_lso, to a nobleman in every
• which every respectable person in
character of the place,
esteem of its inhabitants,. is indeed a stigma upon the
the Roxburghe and his
is called upon to exert himself to the
uttermos
• the most munificent contributors to every
comnatutonitwyi
family are wipe off. The Duke of
useful institution in the town, to the poor of which they
have ever been most bountiful benefactors.—Kelso Matt.