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London, England, 1846-07-21 00:00:00

LEEDS, JULY 20,

STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sale;, arc--Blackburn and Preston, sp.
-Hastens Counties, York Extension, 335. p. -East Lancashire, 5%
p.-Great Grimsby and Sheffield Extensions, 30s. dis.-Huddersfleld
and Sheffield, 7 t,g, c. p.-Leeds and Bradford, 403 k p.-Leeds and
Dewsbury, 2% p.-Ditto, Branches, Bs. p.-Ditto, Extensions, 55.
dis. -Manchester and Leeds Extensions, 21. 7s. p.-Manchester and
Birmingham, Quarter Shares (C), 91A p.-Midland, New, 16% p.
-Newcastle and Darlington Junction Extensions, 103,E p.-North
British, Carlisle Branch, 235. p.-York and North Midland, East
and West Riding, 13 p.-Direct Northern, 1% dis.-Grand Union,
16s. Gel. dis.-Great Eastern and Western, 30s. dis.-Lancashire and
North Yorkshire, 275. dis.-Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 325.
dis.-London and York, 345. 6d. dis.-London and Portsmouth, 18s.
p.-London and Manchester (Rena.), 2 dis.-Manchester, Buxton,
Matlock, and Midland, 7s. 6d. p.-Northumberland and Lancashire
Junction, 14s. dis.-North Staffordshire, 31. Os. p.-North Western,
6s. dis.-Shropshire Union, 1% dis.-South Midland, Is. 6d. dis.-
Welsh Midlands, I % dis.-West Riding Union, 41. 1 Is.-Yorkshire
and Glasgow Union, 2 dis.
HULL. JuLit 20.
STOCK EXcHANGE.-The sales are-Ambergate, Nottingham, and
Boston, 175.-Axholme, I % -Black burn, Darwen, and Bolton, New,
1% -Chelmsford and Bury, 11 s.-Eastern Counties, York Extension,
41s. &1.-Grand Union, I Is. 3d.-Grimsby and Sheffield Extension,
11s.- Huddersfield, Halifax, &c., 4-Leicester and Bedford, 9s. dis.-
London and York, 175.-Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 2% -
Maltou and Driffield Junction, 475. 6d.--North British, 31-Ditto,
Halves, 121. Os. 3d.-Ditto, Carlisle Branch, 475. 6d.-Ditto, Dal-
keith, 323/ -North Staffordshire, Si. 75.-North Western, ss. 9d.
dis.-Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 21. 3s. 6d.-South Midland, 2s. 9d.
-West Riding Union, 41. 10s. 6d.-Yorkshire and Glasgow Union,
9s. 3d.

YORK, JULY 20.
STOCK Excitertoz.—The sales are —Eastern Counties, York Ex-
tension, 214—Grand Union (Nottingham and Lynn), I Is.—Londoh
and York, 19s. 6d.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 2%
—Newcastle and Berwick, 26%—Newcastle and Darlington, New,
11/. 13a. 9d.—North British, Carlisle Extension, 21. 6s. 6d.—North
Staffordshire, Si. Bs.—North Western, 18s.—West Riding Union,
43% —York and North Midland, East and West Riding Extension, 13% ,

EDINBURGH, JULY 18.
Srocx ExcnANoE.—The sales are—British and Irish Union, 41s.
6d.—Direct Northern, 18s.—Dundee and Perth, 221. ss.—Eastern
Counties Extension, 40s.—Edinburgh and Northern, 71. 15s.—Ditto,
Newport, 4s. 9d.—Edinburgh and tPeebles, 345. 9d.—Glasgow,
Dumfries, and Carlisle, 32s.—London and York, 20s.—Midland and
Eastern Counties, 13s. —North British, Extension to Carlisle, 465.
Ditto, Extension to Dalkeith, 51. ss. —North Wales Mineral, New,
Si. 10s.—Scottish Central, 191. 12s. 6d.—South Midland, 448.

MILITARY FLOGGING AT
HOUNSLOW. _ .

Yesterday Mr. Wakley, M.P., held a lengthened investiga-
tion at the George the Fourth Inn, Hounslow-heath, touch-
ing the death of Frederick John White, a private in the
7th Hussars, which was alleged to have been caused by
punishment inflicted under the sentence of a court-martial
for insubordination, the principal charge against him being
that he had struck his sergeant across the breast with a poker.
The Coroner formally opened the inquiry some days since,
so that yesterday's was an adjourned inquest. On the re-
assembling of the jury, he remarked that he trusted, in the
inquiry they were about to institute, the jury would at once
dismiss from their minds all that had been said and pub-
lished with respect to the painful circumstance. Rumour
had been busy in conveying what was not strictly in ac-
cordance with truth ; and he trusted, therefore, that they
would maturely and calmly weigh all the evidence which
would be adduced.
Mr. WAKLEY appealed to the brother of the deceased man
as to his age.
It appeared that he was born in January, 1819, and that
he was consequently in his twenty-seventh year.
The evidence with respect to the death of the deceased
was then gone into.
The first witness called was
Henry Potter, who stated that he was hospital sergeant,
and that he remembered the deceased man being admitted
into the regimental hospital on the evening of June 15, for
the purpose of being treated for certain wounds he had re
ceived while being flogged. The wounds, which were
serious, showed themselves principally on the back, the skin
being severely cut in several places. The deceased was al-
ways considered a man of good health, and had never been in
the hospital on account of any internal disorders.
George Sparkes, a private in the 7th Hussars (the regiment
to which the deceased belonged), was then called and ex-
amined. He deposed that he was present on the 15th of
June, when the deceased was punished for the crime of which
he had been found guilty, the punishment having taken place
in the riding-school, in the presence of the whole of the re-
giment. The punishment was inflicted by two farriers,
named Critten and Evans, both of them being attached to
the regiment. Deceased was fastened to a ladder, which was
nailed to the wall of the riding school. The order for punish-
ment was publicly given by Colonel Whyte, the commanding
officer of the regiment, to the adjutant, and by the latter
to the farriers, who forthwith commenced the number of
stripes ordered. (The adjutant, who had bean present as
far as this stage of the proceedings, was ordered by the co-
roner to retire )
Colonel Whyte, the commanding officer, sent in a 'request
that he might be permitted to attend, but Mr. Wakley pe-
remptorily refused.
The witness, in reply to questions put to him by Mr.
Wakley and Mr. George Ireland Mills, the Deputy Coroner,
proceeded to say, that in addition to the military persons
who were called to witness the punishment, Dr. Warren, the
regimental surgeon, was present, and stood three or four
yards from the deceased man. The " cat" was first taken
by the senior farrier, who inflicted 25 stripes out of the 150
to which the deceased man was condemned. The second
farrier then took the whip and inflicted the next 25 stripes,
and so it continued until 100 stripes had been inflicted. The
"cats" were then exchanged for new ones, with which the
remaining 50 stripes were given. The stripes followed in
quick succession, the whole number occupying less than half
an hour.
By order of the Coroner the " cats," or whips, used for
flogging in the 7th Hussars, were here produced. There
were five of them, two being tolerably new, the other three
being discoloured with blood.
The witness, on examination by the CORONER, expressed
his belief that the " cats " produced were those used in the
punishment of the prisoner, but he really could not speak
with any confidence on the matter. He agreed with a re-
mark from the Coroner, that the cord of which some of the
"cats" were composed was heavier than the others, and with
these, it appeared from subsequent testimony, the deceased
man White had been beaten. The principal wounds were
received between the shoulders. While he was being flogged
the deceased man maintained perfect silence, except asking
for a drink of water after the first twenty-five stripes had
been administered. This was given to him out of a quart
pot. When he had received 100 stripes, he cried " Lower,
lower ;" but he (the witness) did not perceive that any at-
tention was paid to the entreaty. When the 150 lashes had
been administered, deceased was released from the ladder,
water was thrown on his shirt, which was placed loosely
upon him, and over that a cloak. He then walked delibe-
rately into the hospital, undressed himself, and went to bed.
To his wounds lukewarm water and rags were applied.
During the course of punishment several of the men fainted,
and were carried off the ground.
The CORONER inquired of the witness whether the colonel
said anything to the deceased after the punishment was in-
flicted ?—Witness replied, that Colonel Whyte said he was
sorry that he should have been compelled to resort to ex-
treme measures, but that the offence of White left him no
alternative; he was determined, as far as he could, to dis-
countenance such conduct in his regiment.
Richard Cook, Thomas Pigg, Thomas Reilly, and other
privates of the regiment, were examined at considerable
length. Their evidence went to show that the deceased had
been publicly flogged ; that the surgeon did not attend him
until the day after he was sent to the hospital; that he
complained of severe pains in the chest and aide, resulting,
as they believed, from the injuries he had received; and that
at last death relieved him from all bodily suffering. This
evidence was supported by lengthened extracts, which the
Coroner compelled Mr. Sergeant Potter to read front the
Hospital Medical Register.
The CORONER remarked that a large piece of skin had
been cut out of the back of the deceased man, and that
he would like it produced for the satisfaction of the jury.
Mr. Potter produced it. It was contained in a glass
bottle, and had the appearance of a large piece of common
leather.
Mr. Horatio Day, of Islewoi th, surgeon, in answer to a
question from the Coroner, said, he had compared the piece of
flesh now produced with the piece cut out of the body, but
that they did not at all correspond.
The respective witnesses mere subjected to a like exami-
nation, and said that they had seen the back of White before
he died, and that the piece of flesh bore little resemblame to
the lacerated portion of his back, which was covered with
boils some days before his death.
A private, named Matthewson, who confessed having suf-
fered military flogging, was examined. He expressed his
belief that the punishment of White was too severe.
The CORONER inquired what he (Matthewson) had been
flogged for?
Matthewson—Why, Sir, I was in the stable, when a
sergeant looked through a window. He said, "who's
there ?" I said "Holloa,".and he replied, "Is that the way
you speak to a sergeant."
I said " I did not know he was a
teapot, or Tfeldcl laoTi Iwo dew oo." go then aid,