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London, England, 1848-06-06 00:00:00

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LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR C. NAPIER.—A. feet:light
and more, we announced the arrival in this to //
of the very distinguished soldier whose gieaV-Mil „A.
skill and indomitable gallantry achieved the 66
Sinde with a handful of men opposed to 'ho -
military barbarians. Nevertheless, it has not
us to communicate the fact of there being any fates
in preparation to celebrate the return of Sir Charles
Napier. Neither clubs nor corporations appear to
be on the alert, though there is not, perhaps, a
single British General to whom the highest amount of
public gratitnde and adthiration 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 mourning. On no other grounds, excepting
his own disinclination to receive homage, can the ap-
parent neglect of Sir Charles be comprehended or just-
tied.—United Service Gazette.
Major-General Thorn, C.D., commanding in the
north-east counties, has established his headquar-
ters at Bradford, in consequence of the riotous 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 exorcise with
the field batteries, when bis 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 82d Regiment on
board, bound to Plymouth, still remains at Spithoad.
Major-General Sir Charles F. Smith, K.C.8., has
been appointed to the command of the Royal Engineers
in Ireland, in succession to General Vavasour.
KIIELAT 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. lid., 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 26th of May, for the Cove of Cork, to receive
on board the drafts of the following regiments, to join
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
Eltahon is on leave of absence to 31st of May, and
signs Baker and Pye to 28th of July. Lieut.-Col.
1.
Chime, C. 8., is commanding.
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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, under 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 assailed with such a shower of bricks
and stones, that they were compelled to make a
precipitate retreat. Inspectors Penny and Julien in-
stantly, 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 hurled 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 up; and In-
spector Julien also received a blow in his aide 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 dons
to-day, and the tendency of prices is downwards. Great
Western, Quarters, 2 dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, New 501
Shares, 20% dis.—London and North-Western, Quarters
1 p.—Ditto, Quarters (A and B), 1 p.—Manchester
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Eighths, 5% dis.—Ditto, 101.
Preference, par—Ditto, Quarters, 5% dis—Midland Stock,
New Halves, 6% dis.—Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester,
dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 3, 8 dis.—Ditto,
No. 4, Thirds, 3 dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (N. and
B. Extension), No. 2, 14 p.—Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase),
3/ p.—York and North Midland, 140 c.
MANCHESTER, JUNE 5.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Lancashire and York-
shire (West -Riding Union), 37.4 dis.—Ditto, Preference,
5-16 p.—London and North-Western, M. and B. Quarters
(A and B), 13/ c. p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln-
shire, Preference, par—North Staffordshire, 2 9-16 n.
South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 2 15-16 c. dis.

WHOLESALE HORRIBLE MURDERS.—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 having failed, secret poisoning was had re-
course to, and a great many particularly on Mr. Coutts'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
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the prisoner was brought up before the Chief Justice,
Mr. Serjeant Manning, and admitted to bail in very
heavy securities—himself in 1,0001. and two Securities o f
500/. each.
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\VOOLWICU, JUNE s.—An accident of a very se-
rious nature occurred this morning, between seven and eight
o'clock, which, it is feared, will prove fatal to Commander
Chads, of the Styx steam-vessel, recently returned from the
coast of Africa, and ordered to be paid off on Wednesday
next. The gallant officer was at that early hour superin-
tending the lowering of the large guns from the deck of the
Styx into a boat lying alongside, for the purpose of convey-
ing them on shore to be placed amongst the stores until th•
vessel is re-commissioned. When one of the guns was
lowered, he leaned over the taffrail,-to ascertain if the boat
would bold 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 Estate of collapse, which required the use of
Stimulants.