The Sun.
London, England, 1848-06-06 00:00:00

Cochrane, A.

Cocabura. Alex.
Colebrook, Sir T.
Corbally, M. E.
Cowper, W F.
Craig, W. G.
Currie, Henry

Dalryinple,:daptain
Davie, Sir Henry
Dawson, T. V.
Denison, W. J.
Devereux, J. T.
D'Eyncourt, T.
Divett, Edward
Douglas, Sir C.
Drumlanrig, Via.
Drummond, Home
Duncan, George
Duncombe, A.
Duncuft, John

Dundaa, Admiral
Dunne, F. Y. .

Ebringion, Lord
Egerton, W. T.
Ellice, Edward
Elliot, John E.
Estcourt, J. B. B.
Evans, Sir De Lacy
Evans, John

Evans, William
Ewart, William
Fagan, William
Fellowes, E.

?ergo, John

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S.—YEsTERDAY.
THE ASCOT STARES.
6 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Vampyre, 4 yrs,
6st 51b—taken
6 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Lady Wildair, 6 yrs,
Bst 4lb
10 to 1 agst Sir G. floathcote's Nestor, 4 yrs, Est 31b
10 to 1 agst Lord Glasgow's Miss Whip filly, 4 yrs,
Est 111 b
12 to 1 agst Sir R. Bulkeley's Montpensier, 4 yrs,
7st 61b—taken
12 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Chanticleer, 5 yrs, ',Bst 71b
—taken
12 to 1 agst Sir R. Bulkeley's Miss Orbell, 3 yrs,
4st 121 b—taken
12 to 1 agst Lord Egliuton's Plaudit, 6 yrs, 7st 91b
12 to 1 agst Mr. Shelley's Tarella, 4 yrs, Est 51b
12 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke's Marpesus, 4 yrs, Est
The only horses backed with anything like spirit were
Vampyre, Lady Wildair (both in force), Nestor, and the
Miss Whip filly; business, generally was very dull. It
is thought that there will be upwards of twenty mutters.
THE QUEEN'S VASE.
5 to 2 agst Captain Harcourt's Ellerdale
3 to 1 agst Sir J. B. Mill's Cymba
4 to 1 agst Lord Lonsdale's Jericho
It will be seen that Cymba has changed owners.
THE EMPEROR'S PLATE.
5 to 4 on Mr. J. B. Day's The Hero
2 to 1 agst Mr. Bouverie's War Eagle—nominal
4 to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's Flatcatcher—taken
War Eagle was altogether friendless.
ST LEGER.
Offers to take 2 to 1. about Surplice
DERBY.
3,000 to 90 agst Mr. Payne's Crucible—taken
3,000 to 60 agst Mr. Holmes's Montague—taken.
The Ascot Heath Races commence this day at half-
past one o'clock.

COURT CIRCULAR.
The Queen visited the Queen Dowager yesterday at
Marlborough House. Her Majesty was attended by
Lady Portman and Colonel Buckley.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse-
back yesterday, attended by his Equerry in Waiting.
Lord John Russell had an audience of the Queen yes-
terday at Buckingham Palace.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her
Majesty and Prince Albert yesterday.
The Royal Children took their accustomed walks
and rides yesterday.
The Queen and Prince Albert inspected yesterday the
Emperor of Russia's prize for Ascot, which was sub-
mitted by Messrs. Hunt and Roskell. Her Majesty and
his Royal Highness also inspected the Royal Hunt Cup.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the
Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at Gloucester House.
A deputation, consisting of Messrs. George F. Young,
William Hutton, and George C. Redman, had an inter-
view with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at
his official residence in Downing-street.
Mr. Hume, M.P., had an interview with Earl Grey
yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
The Earl of Straffbrd had an interview with Sir
George Grey yesterday, at the Home- office. Colonel
Tempest had also an interview yesterday with the Right
Hon. Baronet.
A deputation from Scottish Railways, consisting of
Mr. Anstruther, Chairman of the Stirling and Dun-
fermline Railway; Captain Steuart, of Binny, Chairman
of the Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway; Hon. Colonel
I Cathcart and Mr. John Miller, two of the Directors of
the Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway; the same
for the Dumfries and Carlisle Railway; Mr. B. Bruce, of
Kennet, Deputy• Chairman of the Scottish Central Rail-
way; Mr. T. Grainger, representing the Edinburgh and
Northern Railway; and Messrs. Forbes and Deans, so-
licitors, had an interview yesterday with the Chancellor
of the Exchequer.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
' office, from the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope.

DISTRICT REFORM MEETINGS.
Mr. Cobden has hit upon an admirable mode of pre-
venting the Chartists from interfering with public meet-
ings during the agitation, which we are glad to find is
about to be carried on for the promotion of further re-
form in the State, in the manner which they were accus-
tomed to during the meetings and agitation of the Anti-
Corn-law League. The Reformers of Lambeth, it
appears, have resolved to hold a Reform meeting on the
6th of June. To this meeting Mr. Cobden was invited,
but, for the reasons contained in the following excellent
letter, he has declind to attend:—

" Sir,—l have to thank the committee for inviting
me to take a part at the public meeting of the borough
of Lambeth, on the 6th of June. It has long been a rule
with me to decline all invitations to attend local meet-
ings, because I am of opinion that the less they are in-
terfered with by strangers the more powerful and in-
fluential are they considered by Parliament and the
Government, as an expression of public opinion. If,
therefore, you would wish to give the best possible
support to Mr. Hume's motion, let all your speakers
be local men. There is one class of men which
will be opposed to this rule. I mean those who run
from meeting to meeting, with a handful of followers,
many of them, I suspect with the wages of despotism in
their pockets, creating confusion, under the pretence of
advocating the six points of the Charter. These dis-
turbers will be thrown out of employ by the adoption of
the good old Saxon rule of meeting in parishes and dis-
tricts, and therefore they will resist it until they be
brought to reason by the good sense of the public.
" I am, sir, your obedient servant,
" RICHARD COBDEN."

The good old Saxon rule of meeting in parishes and
districts is certainly the most effective plan that has
been yet devised for putting down and frustrating the
mischievous designs of the Chartists, or at least that
portion of the Chartists who, there is some ground for
suspecting, " with the wages of despotism in their
pockets," were accustomed, under the pretext of advo-
cating the Charter, to intrude themselves upon all
public meetings, and interrupt and disturb the harmony
of the proceedings. The plan proposed by Mr. Cobden
will prevent disunion from being sown amongst the ranks
of Reformers; it will enable all classes of Reformers
throughout the country to speak out their opinions without
fear of hinderance or interruption, and, as such, by or-
ganising public opinion, and bringing it to bear in a
proper manner upon the Legislature, it will do more to
attain the object which Reformers now have in view
than could ever be achieved by noise and violence and
uproar.—Sunday Times.

THE REFORM MOVEMENT AND
THE BALLOT.
On Saturday, the th ult., a meeting of Members of Par-
liament assembled at the Free Trade Club, at which a work-
ing model of a ballot-box was presented by Mr. Edward
Gibbon Swann. This box is the invention of Mr. Samuel
Kingsford, of Canterbury, and some years ago, when in a
far less perfect stage, it had attracted the attention of Mr.
Grote. The contrivance is, perhaps, the most ingenious
which mechanical tact could devise; and, although a casual
observer would discover no possible alteration to complete
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The ballot is now undoulstedly a sine qua non in the pro-
gress of popular reform ; inasmuch as without the means of
asserting their rights, protecting their interests, and re-
dressing their wrongs, the people will never obtain a just
system of government. They are nominally represented in
a Parliament which unscrupulously- sacrifices r
essential interests, and mercilessly f their
eeds and fattens most
upon
their spoil. The people have selected, or are supposed to
have selected, members of their own body, to defend them
against the encroachments of privilege or the presumption
and oppression of power and fortune; yet are those members
chosen by the very exercise of that very power and fortune,
and through the influence of the dangerous privilege. And,
withal, when the people are told that electoral reforms are
what they require, they deceive themselves too often into
the idea that such reforms are the end and not the means;
and thus, without considering the connexion of political
alterations, calmly reply that they require a reduced taxa-
tion. But it is time to impresss spon the people of this
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country—to repeat and repeat again, that all they suffer has
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And how are these mischievous tendencies to be obviated?
By extending the franchise, and giving the people a larger
share in that part of the Legislature which professes to be
composed of burgesses or commons? By making that as-
sembly more subject to the inclination of the constituencies?
Tes, undoubtedly. But if the extension of the suffrage is
essential, there is one thing which must accompany it, in
order to render it available—it must be protected—its free
exercise must be shielded and guaranteed. And by what?
By SECRET VOTING.

'We have heard many methods of attaining this object up-
held as the best—the American, the French, or our own
Club-house fashion ; but, although we ourselves have no po-
sitive objection to the registration ticket system, or to any of
those in common use, we know that thousands entertain an
aversion to them, because they suppose that violence and
fraud are to sway them, and the interest of the candidate, or
of the moderate and peaceable portion of the community,
is to be sacrificed to the mob. It is for this reason
that we look upon Mr. Kingsford's exquisite invention
as a kind of god-send at this crisis. For the most
timid politician, if he be sincere, will be compelled to
admit that by means of this ballot-box all fraud and
violence are thwarted, whilst the most profound secresy
protects the innocent and conscientious, but helpless voter.
It is impossible to tamper with the poll without detection,
though no one is present to observe the dishonest voter,whose
object may be to vitiate the election in favour of Isis own
favourite, or in favour of his suborners. It is impossible
alike to violate the secresy or the integrity of the election.
Another very important point, for large constituencies, is
that all the trouble and confusion of an immense scrutiny
' and calculation (such as occurred recently at Paris) are
avoided by the spontaneous operation of the instrument.
The Members to whom this production was exhibited were,
as we understand, one and all, particularly struck with the
remarkable ingenuity of the contrivance ; and, if a differ-
ence of opinion prevailed concerning its usefulness in the pre-
sent emergency, it was altogether one of method. And, as
we have before stated, it is by proving the security of the
method that the arguments against secret voting are to be
combated. At least that is the opinion deduced from our
own experience.
We are extremely glad that Mr. Swann should at this
moment have interested himself actively in behalf of Mr.
Kingsford's invention, for this very reason ; because, appa-
rently Mr. Swann possesses some influence in his own neigh-
bourhood, and may attract the attention of many to the con-
sideration of the subject who would otherwise have let it
pass unnoticed. We are informed, moreover, that the exhi•
hition of this instrument has effected more than one convec-
tion amongst those who dreaded only the operation of the
ballot, which they had ever looked upon as the engine of a
party rather than as the safeguard of a community.
It is as the advocates of peace and order, and as the par-
tizans of a regular but equitable Government, that we take
up these questions ; because we foresee the imminent peril
incurrel by society in the protraction of inequality in legis-
lation, and the indefinite postponement of what should be
timely reforms. Perhaps, therefore, we may hope to be
listened to by the impartial tribunal of Public Reason, and
trust to an impartial adjudication of the people's wrongs,
which we too clearly see, and whose effect we daily more
seriously dread.

THE 29TH OF MAY !
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIII,—A second speech in the House of Peers, from Lord
Brougham, on the subject of the placards of "the 29th of
May ;" and the rejoinder of the Marquis of Lansdowne, to
the effect that he believed their ominous publicity was in-
tended to indicate "the opening of Cremorne Gardens," has
given a notoriety to a very humble expedient, which it was
never intended to attain, and led their Lordships into a
couple of errors, which I hasten respectfully to correct.
The authoress of the placard of " the 29th of May," was no
other than the inoffensive gentlewoman who has the honour
to subscribe her signature to this epistle.
"The 29th of May !"—lt was a simple line, and indeed I
intended it to be big with no other destiny than that which
might await the attendance of the members of my Fine Art
Club Subscription, at Exeter Hall, to receive the distribution
of their allotments according to an appointment, of which
many thousands of them bad still to be made cognizant.
The harmless ruse of exciting a little extra curiosity over a
great event of publication, bad, I thought, became already
familiar to the public. Mr. Murray's " ()moo" and " Typee,"
and the yet more terrible question of " Where's Eliza?"
eventually answered by the information that she was to be
found at a popular theatre, were recent examples of the inno-
cent kind of banter which had stimulated public curiosity on
the metropolitan walls. And in adopting them with re-
ference to " the 29th of May," I had no objection that the
public should ask, what that meant ? and learn that it did
mean " The Distribution of Mrs. Parke's Subscription
Club."
No solemn warning ever whispereil itii prophet-voice to
me. No " Ides " did I seek to forte]. My faithful and
loving loyalty would have more revolted than even the
Chartists themselves, at the idea of a constructive associa-
tion with their destinies. I never dreamt of the honour of a
notice from Lord Brougham (except, perhaps, some distin-
guished patronage for those beautiful engravings which I
have published from the stirring and romantic history of
his country), and I would not for worlds have created even
the mistake of the Noble Marquis of Lansdowne—that the'
line of mystery " was intended for " the opening of
Cremorne."

No! "Exeter Hall" was the locality—my "Club Dis-
tribution " was the event. And to prevent all further mis-
apprehension in the matter, I have the honour to state, that
I have postponed the said event to the 19th of June instant,
in the same locality, and to the same end.
This all the difference in my lay—
The variance in my tune ;
That what was " 29th of May,"
Will be " 19th of June."
Your obedient servanMAt,
22, Golden-square.MAßY PARKES.

THE NaLsox COLUMN.—Mr.Woodington has com-
pleted his model for one of the compartments of the base
of the Nelson column in Trafalgar-square. The inci-
dent the artist has chosen for the representation is one
that occurred at the battle of the Nile, where Nelson,
being wounded in the forehead by a musket ball sad car-
ried down into the cockpit, declined the immediate care
of the surgeon, directing that officer to attend to the rest
of the wounded and to take him in his turn. Mr. Wood-
ington has grouped his figures in a very- impressive man-
ner, and told the interesting story as well, perhaps, as
such an incident could be told through the medium of
sculpture. The style is broad and simple, and the prin
cipat figure—that of Nelson—is finely conceived, both
in attitude and expression. Mr. Carew's composition
for another of the compartments, representing the death
of Nelson, was completed some time shwa ; and when
the other two subjects are finished the whole will be cast
in bronze and placed upon the column.
LAUNCU.—On Saturday, at noon, a most splendid
new ship, built for the East India trade, was launched
from the building-yard of Mr. Joseph Steel, Baffin-street.
The day being remarkably fine, an immense concourse
of people assembled to witness her introduction to her
future element. On the signals being given she glided
most gracefully on to the bosom of the old Mersey,
amidst the plaudits of the assembled multitude, receiving
her name, Helen Wallace, from Miss Brice, the accom-
plished daughter of Mr. Brice of this town. She will
measure about 650 tons, is a most beautiful model, and
a fine specimen of the perfection of British naval archi-
tecture.—Liverpool Albion.

THE ARMY. ------
LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR C. NAPIER.—A fortnight ago,
• and more, we announced the arrival in this country
of the very distinguished soldier whose great military
skill and indomitable gallantry achieved the conquest of
Sinde with a handful of men opposed to hordes of
military barbarians. Nevertheless, it has not fallen to
us to communicate the fact of there being any fites
in preparation to celebrate the return of Sir Charles
Napier. Neither clubs nor ccrporations appear to
be on the alert, though there is not, perhaps, a
single British General to whom the highest amount of
public gratitude and admiration are so peculiarly due.
We hope that this has arisen from accidental circum-
stances—from a desire to let the Hardinge testimonials
subside—or from a recent calamity which has thrown
society into meurning. On no other grounds, excepting
his own disinclination to receive homage, can the ap-
parent neglect of Sir Charles be comprehended or justi-
fied.—United Service Gazette.
Major-General Thorn, C. 8., commanding in the
north-east counties, has established his bead-quar-
ters at Bradford, in consequence of the riutous pro-
ceedings of the Chartists in the town and neighbourhood.
The following force is now stationed there:-1 troop of
Royal Horse Artillery, under the command of Captain
Lake; 2 troops of the sth Dragoon Guards, under
Captain Yorke; 3 companies of the 39th Regi-
ment, under Major Nixon; 5 companies of the 52d
Light Infantry, under the command of Major Davis ;
100 men of the 81st Regiment, under Captain Stewart •
70 Enrolled Pensioners, under Major Orange ; the staff,
officers, and two troops of Yeomanry Cavalry.
On Thursday last an accident occurred on Woolwich-
common to Lieutenant Oldershaw, of the Royal Ar-
tillery. Lieutenant Oldershaw was at exercise with,
the field batteries, when his horse stumbled, fell, and
rolled heavily on him, breaking his sword, and inflicting
serious injuries upon him.
The ship Ellenborough, with a division of the 28th
Regiment on board, from India, arrived at Gravesend
yesterday. The troops will debark this day, and march
to Canterbury to join the other portion of the regiment.
The Blenheim, transport, with the 32d Regiment on
board, bound to Plymouth, still remains at Spithead.
Major-General Sir Charles F. Smith, 1i.C.8., has
been appointed to the command of the Royal Engineer&
in Ireland, in succession to General Vavasour.
liIIELAT PRIZE MONEY.— We are happy to announce
that the East India Company is prepared to pay over to
the Paymaster General of the Forces the sum of
5151. 16s. 11d., being the unclaimed shares of the Khelat
prize-money of the two regiments of the line, the 2d and
17th, which were engaged upon that expedition. The
nominal lists have been forwarded to the Commissioners
of Chelsea Hospital, and the distribution will take place
in about three months.—United Service Gazette.
Paymaster Grimes, of the Invalid Depot, Chatham,
after a most honourable service of 50 years, civil and
military, in all parts of the world, is about to retire from
the service. Paymaster Leech, of the 9th Lancers, is
named as his successor.

The Stebon Heath, freight-ship, sailed from Graves-
end on the 2Gth of May, for the Ceve of Cork, to receive
on board the drafts of the following regiments, to juin
the head-quarters at Halifax, Nova Scotia :—Captain
Wynn, Lieut. Hoare, 2 sergeants, and 80 rank and file,
of the 7th Fusiliers ; and Lieut. Layard, Ensigns Fisher
and Watkins, of the 38th Regiment.
44th Regiment, 2d Battalion—Under orders to embark
at Cork for Malta to replace the Ist battalion 97th Re-
giment, ordered to Canada to relieve the 23d Fusiliers,
returning home. Capt. Massey's company, with Lieut.
Parker, embarked at Spike Island, Cove, 23d of May,
and joined head-quarters, on being relieved. Captain
M'Mahon is on leave of absence to 31st of May, and
Ensigns Baker and Pye to 28th of July. Lieut.-Col.
Clunie, C. 8., is commanding.
The 49th and 59th Regiments are ordered to recruit
to 1,000 rank and file each.

ATTEMPTED CHARTIST MEET-
ING AT CLERKENWELL-GREEN.
thatof Le nat Lasttim©d tme aevnight,oaufreinwgapbtoooluitetetsoifux O'clock, a body of Chartist
speakers arrived on Clerkenwell-green, for the purpose
pthae Gmedeivtiihsgio'n, Twhheorsee wapepreeaaret
anee tended to prevent the object in view. A crowd,
however, began to collect, when, as it was evident that
arrangements were being made by them to deliver some
speeches, information was sent to the station-house of
the G division for a reinforcement of police. Before
their arrival a set of disorderly fellows commenced
flinging stones at the policemen on the green. One of
the fellows was observed by Mr. Child, High Constable
of the Borough of Finsbury, to be most active, when
he forced himself among the crowd and seized hold of
him. Just then, a number of Policemen, ender the
orders of Inspector Julien, came on the green, and the
man was secured, but unfortunately Mr. Child had pre-
viously received a blow on his head from a policeman's
truncheon, who thought he was about to rescue him, but
which did not inflict any serious injury, The arrival of
this additional body of police put an end to the intended
meeting, and the Chartist delegates soon after disappeared.
It was expected that a further attempt would be made
in order to obviate which, about half-past eight o'clock.,
Inspectors Penny and Gibbs brought a further reinforce..
ment to the spot, at which time there were about 200
men of the division on the green. In a few minutes after
they arrived, information was received by the Inspectors
that there was a disturbance in Turnmill. street. A
serjeant, with six men, were accordingly sent there,
but., they were assent d with such a shower of bricks
and stones, that they were compelled to make a
precipitate retreat. Inspectors Penny and Julien in-
stent!y, with forty men, hastened to that locality. Their
appearance at once cleared the street, the mob running
into the numerous courts abutting into it. Brickbats
and stones were burled at them from the houses, scarcely
one of the body having escaped without being struck.
Inspector Penny was knocked down by a blow on his
neck, and he was compelled to be assisted tip; and In-
spector Julien also received a blow in his side by a brick-
bat. This neighbourhood is inhabited by costermongers,
Irish labourers, &c. The police were expected to be on
duty there till twelve o'clock at night. The effect of
these Chartist demonstrations is most disastrous to the
trade of the district, and loud complaints are made by
the inhabitants, many of whom yesterday had their shops
closed at four o'clock in the afternoon.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, JUNE 5.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—Very little business has been done
to-day, and the tendency of prices is downwards. Great
Western, Quarters, 2 dis.—Leeds and Thirek, New 50/.
Shares, 20% dis.—London and. North—Western, Quarters,
1 p.—Ditto, Quarters (A and B), 13,4 p.—Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Eighths, 5% dis.—Ditto, 101.
Preference, par—Ditto, Quarters, 51/2 dis—Midland Stock,
New Halves, 6% dis.—Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester,
dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 3, 87,:, dis.—Ditto,
No. 4, Thirds, 3 dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (N. and
B. Exteusion), No. 2, I,A, p.—Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase),
3/4 p.—York and North Midland, 140 c.

MANCHESTER, JUNE 5.

STocK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are—Lancashire and York-
shire (West Riding Union), 374 dis.—Ditto, Preference.
5-16 p.—London and North-Western, M. and B. Quarters
(A and B), 13/4 c. p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln-
shire, Preference, par—North Staffordshire, 2 9-16 n. dia.--
South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 2 15-16 c. dis.

WHOLESALE HORRIBLE MURDERC—Advices
re-
ceived on Saturday at the Home Office, from his Excel-
lency the Governor of New South Wales (Sir Charles
Fitzroy), communicate the particulars of several revolt-
ing murders, alleged to have been perpetrated by Mr.
Thomas Coutts, one of the most wealthy settlers in the
colony. The shocking transactions took place at Graf-
ton, in the district of the Crown lands. Early in the
year 1840 Mr. Coutts arrived in the country, and entered
into an agreement with the commissioners of Crown
lands for a very large allotment of ground. On taking
possession he stocked it with from eight to nine hundred
head of cattle, and upwards of five thousand sheep. For
the first two years the natives evinced the most sincere
feeling towards Mr. Coutts, but subsequently became
discontented. Two of Mr. Coutts's agents were waylaid
and murdered, and also a fine intelligent boy. The stock
was either missing, sold, or killed and boiled down.
Other settlers suffered proportionately to the extent of
their stock. These losses, coupled with the horrible
atrocities previously alluded to, led to a feeling amount-
ing to revenge against the aborigines on the part of the
English settlers, and it is stated, though not clearly sub-
stantiated in evidence, that, all means to detect the
ringleaders haying failed, secret poisoning was had re-
course to, and a great many particularly on Mr. Coutta's
estate have fallen a sacrifice. Numerous suspicious
deaths coming to the knowledge of the commissioners of
Crown lands, they, in company with the chief constable
and a party of policemen, proceeded to the district, and
entered on a searching investigation, the result of which
led to the immediate apprehension of Mr. Coutts on the
charge of being implicated in the wholesale murders. In
a camp on Mr. Coatts's land were discovered eight dead
bodies, whose deaths, it was ascertained, were the result
of poison—arsenic, it was supposed. Several Other bo-
dies were found in other parts. On the 7th of February
the prisoner was brought up before the Chief Justice,
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tending the lowering of tae large guns from the deck of the
Styx into a boat lying alongside, tor the purpose of convey-
ing them on shore to be placed amongst the stores until the
vessel is re-commissioned. When one of the guns was
lowered, he leaned over the taffrail, to ascertain if the boat
would hold any more stores, and the taffrail, being insecurely
fastened, gave way with him, and he fell across the gun-
wale of the boat, fracturing his left arm in two places, and
receiving severe internal injuries. At the moment of his
falling from the deck of the Styx, he caught hold of two of
the men of the vessel, one of whom succeeded in holding on,
and the other, named Robert Shearman, was precipitated
into the boat with the commander, and was severely hurt in
the face and on several parts of his body. Up to three
o'clock in the afternoon slight hopes were entertained of the
recovery of Commander Chads, the severe injuries having
brought on a ,state of collapse, which required the use Of
* stimulants.