The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-17 00:00:00

GENERAL COURT-MARTIAL.

The general court-martial, at Chatham Barracks, on
Captain Bull, of the 57th regiment, on the charge of
putting Major Shadforth, his superior officer, in arrest,
and assuming the command of the head-quarters of the
regiment, while on board the ship Mary Anne, in Simon's
Bay, Cape of Good Hope, having concluded the case for
the prosecution on Tuesday, we may now give a short
account of the proceedings since the 10th instant.
Previous to being sworn, Major Shadfcrth said it was
with deep regret that he came forward in the unenviable
position of prosecutor in the present inquiry ; but he felt
bound to do so, both for the public good, and the good of
the service. He thought the accused bad been urged to do
as he had done by interested individuals, unacquainted
with military discipline. On being sworn, he said, I came
home in command of the head-quarters of the 57th Regi-
ment. On July 9th, 1846, when at Simon's Bay, Cape of
Good Hope, on board the barque Mary Anne, about
midnight, the prisoner came to my cabin door, and said,
" Mr. Allen, the master of the ship, has reported to me
that you came on board the ship in a state of intoxicae
lion. I think it my duty to order you in arrest." At
this time I had been upwards of an hour in bed. When
I came on deck the following morning, at eight o'clock,
I went on the poop. Shortly afterwards the prisorer
came up to me, and said, " Are you aware, Major Shade
forth, that I came to your cabin last night and ordered
you under arrest." I replied, " Yes, and a piece
of impertinence en your part ; you want to assume
the command of the regiment ; " he then went
away. The acting adjutant., Lieu enant Grant, was on
the poop, and I called to to send for the regi-
mental order-boek, aed insert therein, " That I wished
to meet the whole of the officers at 10 A.M. that day."
He refused to obey my order. As I was leaving the
poop I said, in a loud tone of voice, addressing Captain
Bull, " It is my positive orders that no officer leave the
ship without my permission." I then sent,-for .the ser.
geant- major of the regiment, and ordered him to put in
the pass-order book, " That I wished to meet the whole
of the officers that morning at ten o'clock." I then went
to breakfast, after which, Captain Stanley, of the 57th
Regiment, under my command, reported to me in writing,
that he had been placed under arrest by Captain Bull.
I found Captain Bull had quitted the ship in disobedience
of my orders. Captain Biel had been detailed as cap-
tain of the day, for the 10th July, in his regular tour of
duty. He remained absent from the ship till the morning
of the 11th July, when he returned on hoard.
Major Shadforth called, as his witnesses Captain
Stanley, Assistant-Surgeon Jackson, and private James
M•Clister, the orderly of the day.
Captain Bull, by his witnesses, as a justification for
what-he bad done, produced evidence, to prove that Major
Shadforth and Lieut..nants Hunt and Logan returned on
board on the night of the 9th July, in a state of intoxi-
catien, and that he was called up from his bed by the
captain of the ship in consequence thereof, that officer
representing to him that there was danger to be appre-
hended from the state in which the officers had retired
ft) their cabins with lighted candles. To prove this state-
ment, A. P. Allen, the commander of the ship, was called,
and he alleged that the major, when he came on board,
fell upon the deck, and staggered to the cuddy; and
other witnesses spoke to the state of the two lieutenants,
who were described as being extremely noisy; and Lieut.
Sweton Grant, then acting adjutant, who was ordered by
Capt. Bull to go their cabin and see to the light, stated
that he found one of them lying on his bed, and the other
so intoxicated that he was obliged to help him into his cot.
In explanation of Capt. Bull's absence, it appeared that he
went to Cape Town to represent the affair to the authorities
there, and returned with an order fur the major's arrest,
and a court of inquiry followed, when the major was rein-
stated in his command, and Captain Bull ordered into
close arrest, for having unjustifiably ordered his com-
manding officer into arrest. Mr. Allen, and Mr. Prinne,
the surgeon of the ship, appear to have been the parties
who expressed their alarm for the safety of the ship, and
this led to the steps taken by Captain Bull. It was
stated by one of the witnesses that the major and the
master of the vessel had always appeared on good terms;
but it was elicited, in the cross•examination, that Major
Shadforth had complained of the state of the ship, say-
ing he (lid not consider her seaworthy, and that he
should report her as such; and it seems it was found
necessary to caulk her waterways by men-of-war's men,
after a visit by some naval officers. Mr. Prinne, the
surgeon, having left the country, the prisoner produced
his written evidence, accompanied by an affidavit made
before one of the judges at Westminster; but this was
rejected, after submitting the same to the Judge Advo-
cate-General, through the Horse Guards. It appeared
that up to the 9th of July Major Shadforth and the pri-
soner, as well as all the other officers, had been on those
friendly terms which usually exist between officers of the
'ame corps. _

For the defence, Captain Bull calved, besides Mr.
Allen, the commander of the Mary Anne, William
Woodbury and William Hunter, curdy servants ; Lieu-
tenant Grant, Lieutenant Chads, and Major Garvick,
of the 31st Regiment, the latter being called to character,
having served with him in the 10th Regiment in 1839.
The evidence on both sides being completed, Captain
Bull asked for time to prepare his defence. The Court
will therefore meet on Monday next, when the same will
be read.

To M.►jor-GenEral Brotherton, the President, the
thanks of the members oF the press are justly due for
Ifti attention to their accommodation throughout the pro-
ceeding,,

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF t7o,llail ON PLEAS, Pcc. 16.

CON. - figLISON V. HEWING. • •
'(Continued from our Third Edition of yesterday.) •
After the examination of several other witrn se( s,
Sir F. THESXGER, in adiressing the jury fur tilt!, de-
;ent!ant,'sa'd it was very /Duch to be regretted that by
our law it was impossible tor a hu,bard to obtain 3
livorce without going thr.aigh the erdefd of a, public
Nisi before a jury. This was ti,c E nom a us---he had
almost said degraded--p isition lit vo•lilth a man was
placed who sought to be divorced flora his ri ife.
was obliged to lay before a jury all t,cse feelings which
he ought to keep closely within his cvvn heart, to prove
'the injury he has sustained, and to a'sk for compensation
in damages. It unfortunately happened on some occa-
sions that, from the eagerness- with- which a husband
pursues his object, circumstances tray be accumulated
together to attach suspicion to a particular party, and
that upon such founlaion may be built a case of cri-
minal intercourse, which it was essential on the part cf
the husband should' be made clear to the jury, in order
to enable him to crsrry out his ultimate views. The
circumstances of such cases as the present varied ma-
terially in their extent, and in some instances the facts
were of a much more serious nature than in others.
They were now dealing with a case in i,hich there were
no aggravating circumstances, nothing to excite any
feeling of, indignation against the defendant ; no hospi-
tality violated, no {headship injured, no domestic peace,
as far as the home was concerned, invaded—nothing but
the simple case of the defendant's having, as was alleged,
indulged in a criminal intercourse with the plaintiff's
wife, on which fact the plaintiff had a right by law to
found his charge against the defendant, and to obtain tho
verdict of the jury with damages. He (air F. Thesiger)
thought they would be of opinion that if, in the ultimate
discharge of .their duty, they should find is verdict un-
favourable to the defendant, they would feel that there
were many mitigating circumstances in this case, and
that the plaintiff was rot entitled to sub'stantial da-
mages. If, as his Learned Friend; Mr. Sergeant
Tall'ourd, had stated, a divorce was the ulti-
mate object of the plaintiff in bringing this action,
nominal damages would be sufficient for that purpose.
Considering himself deeply aggrieved, he had resolved
to obtain redress, and had selected the defendant for
his aim. It behoved the plaintiff, therefore; to bring
forward the most clear and cogent evidence of his guilt,
before be could expect a jury to find a verdict against
him. The jury would now see what these parties were.
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sag iftoidependentrmt uanteeschiinld cl
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facilitate his means of getting forward, an intimacy was
effected between him and Miss Middleton, a young lady
who had been left to the care of his stepmother. The
result was, that a marriage took place under circum-
stances which reflected discredit upon those members of
the plaintiff's family who had conducted themselves in
the manner detailed in evidence. The Learned Counsel
then proceeded to comment upon the evidence, and con-
tended that there was no proof that the adultery had
been committed by the defendant ; but that if the jury
should be of the contrary opinion, the plaintiff was not
entitled, under all the circumstances of the case, to more
than the smallest amount of damages..
The Leained JUDGE having summed up the case,
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Da-
mages, 501.

MESMERISM APPLIED TO TOOTII-DRAWING.—We
witnessed, the other day, the extraction of a tooth from
a young woman, who wider% ent the operation while in
the mesmeric sleep. The tooth, which was a large one,
and its lower part quite fresh, did not yield until after a
wrench, which would have caused most intense agony to
a waking subject. The girl's countenance, however, did
not undergo the slightest change, and no indication of
sensibility was given. She slept on after the operation
was concluded, and when awakened in a few minutes,
did not seem to be. for some time aware that the tooth
had been extracted.—Northern IVal der.
CuxAr OMNIBUSES IN MANCIIESTER.—We are
likely to have omnibuses established in Manchester on
the penny a mile system, which has been found to
answer in London. This is to be effected by means of a
company with a capital of 250,0001. We cannot doubt
that the-scheme'will answer; it is one that has never yet
had any approach to a trial, with the eLYeption that low
fares have been found to pay well on many lines of road
out of Manchester, iu cases where with high fares the
parties could do little more than pay the expenses. The
adoption of a good plan of intersection, together with
frequent accommodation, we aro pgrsuadeJ, show
the speculation to be a highly successful one.—Courier.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—WiIIiain Stokes, a labourer, in
the employment of Messrs. Buttress and Co., met his
death yesterday under the following melancholy circuil-
-He e.aserne oilgagedaiiid colourmen, at Assembly-
passage, grinding colours for his
Sta l e 0 3 .
employers, who a."
passage, Mile-end-road, and while occupied
in the vici-
nity of the heavy mill-stones, byworked
power, he got forced into a corner, a one-horse
working round pressed his head
one of the stones
fractured his skull in a against the wall and
most frightful manner. His
cries brought instant assistance, and he was extricated.
The injuries, however, were so serious that the unfortu-
nate sufferer expired in five minutes. He was 77 years
of age, and bore an excellent character.
Mr. Eaton, M.P. for Cambridgeshire, has returned
to his residence in Chesham• place, from Malta,i somewhat
improved, though by no means convalescent.
According to the recent census takenatVienna the
population of the capital is 410,047 souls,

" G. HODGSON.
" A. floposom.
" W. H. INGRAM.
" J. PORTER.
" J. Dixorr.
" J. GREEN.
" Sworn before the King in Council, this
11th day of September, 18-16.
" D. KILPATRICK, Clerk of the Council."
On the oaths being taken, the members took their
seats at the board accordingly.
The minutes of yesterday's general meeting were
read, approved of, and ordered to be signed by the act-
ing clerk of the council.
The council then entered into a discussion on the sub-
jects of land, militia, and municipal regulations, which
resulted in Councillor George Hodgson undertaking to
draw up a Bill relative to land, Councillor Alexander
Hodson a Bill relative to the militia, and Councillor
William H. Ingram a Bill relative to municipal regu-
lations. In order to give the above-named Councillors
time to prepare their Bills, the council of state ad-
journed until twelve o'clock on Friday; the 18th of the
present month. DAVID KILPATRICK,
Acting Clerk of the Couccil.

STATE OF TRADE IN NOT-
TINGHAM.
In consequence of the false and mischievous state-
ments which have got abroad through the medium of
some of the London papers, communicated as it would
appear by ill-informed correspondents here, respecting
the state of the various departments of our local irrlus-
try, we have been led to make more extensive and mi-
nute inquiries into the subject than we are ordinarily
accustomed to adopt, though anxious at all times to
afford to the public the most correct information in our
power.
The habit indulge ] in by some of our contemporaries
of always exhibiting the manufactures of this town as
in a state of ruinous depression is, we are convinced, by
extensive intercourse with respectable manufacturers
and London salesmen and merchants, of the most inju-
rious tendency.
Take the case now before us. It is bruited forth by
one of the journ ds of this place, that the trade of the
town and neighbourhood is in a condition of the greatest
possible depression—that multitudes of men are in a state
of the most extreme destitution, and wandering about
in all directions in search of employment. This is
copied into the London journals and meets the eyes of
buyers in all directions, who are thus led, from an ex-
pectation of a reduction in prices, to keep out of the
market : and in this manner, by degrees, the statement,
originally false and unfounded, accomplishes its own
fulfilment.

But the evil does not stop there ; unprincipled and
close-grinding manufacturers, seeing the-2.e statements
made in the public prints of the town, and knowing that
• they will be certain to meet the eyes of the operatives
and create some alarm among them, immediately gives
notice of a reduction in the price ; or of their intention
to require some extra work to be put into the goods
made, as it may best suit their convenience or policy.
And thus the poor man becomes the dupe:or victim of an
insensate clamour which would never hart. been raised,
had it not been for the purpose of affordina an oppor-
tunity to the writers of the paragraphs alluded tt to
exhibit some crotchets on the subject of the trade of the
town, or on the genf.ral trade-policy of the country,
which they thought could be rendered, under the cir-
cumstances, subservient to the interests of some party,
or faction, whose prosperity they were engaged to sup-
port. As we, however, have no such petty interests to
uphold, nor any such selfish feelings to gratify, we
shall coltinue, as heretofore, to exhibit that simple
faithful record of the state of the different branches of
trade in this town and neighbourhood, which has pro-
cured for our articles on this subj- ct so extensive a
notice among the leading journals of both town and
country.
LACE.—There are general inquiries by buyers of
hoods in the rough state, and some extensive parcels
ave changed hands. It is now ascertained that stocks
are unusually low ; and as the news from Liverpool and
Manchester leads to fears of a further increase in the
price of yarns, it is evident that prizes of plain nets and
of coarse fancies must go up. Cost and selling rates
have not borne any real relation to each other for the
last two months. This market is in a very singular
state ; and it will be no wonder if in a week or two it
revives in an extraordinary way.
IfostErm—Though there exists some dullness in the
demand for particulsr articles in the trade, it cannot on
the whole be considered as in a much worse state than is
usually the case with it at this season of the year. So.ne
houses have large orders in hand, and others are in daily
expectation of receiving such ; the advance in the prce
of yarns, equivalent, in heavy artic!es, to limn 20 to 30
per cent., rendering it highly advantageous to buyers to
enter the market whilst the rxesent stock of goods are
on hand ; it being certain that a convict ruble advance
must soon take place in the price of many articles.—
Nottingham Mercury.

Tii ENGLIsn MATtos.—An admirable little
volume, under the above title, has just appeared, from
he pen of the authoress of " The English Gentlernar."
is published et a most seasonable period, and Kill
doubtless meet with great success, as it forms so appro-
priate and useful a prey ent hook for any lady ; adapted
equally for the wife of the nobleman, the clergyman, the
professional or mercantile man, and, indeed, for ladies of
all conditions of life, In her former work, intended
for the preparation of young ladies for society, the
author enforced, in the most strenuous manner, the im-
perative necessity of cultivating the mind, and of form-
ing the habits. The present volume is calculated to
!hearer in what manner the previous efforts are likely to
ber., an
the happiness of a married life.
IRE isTEw HISTORIC AL Rom INCE WRITER.—The
author of "Whitefriars" has, it ''appears, in his new work,
thou
B
braced sire'Lucr drawn
the character of the hero's cele-
has
beeeta, in a totally different spirit to that
in which she
represented in modern
times ; but in a apinetcor9nateonl;rdant with history, and
particularly with the acqcTuntacgoifven by the distinguished
historian of the Pontificate
. the . The
doubts, therefore, that might have arisen inTenth the mind • of
mediatels
some readers
andthedispelled as to the nvure of this work,
may b m
safely proceed to ithe-
y , y may
enjoyment of one of the most interesting works of fiction
published of late years, an I which cannot fail, sooner or
later, to obtain for the author a place in the front rank
of historical romancists.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yes-
terday, and heard an appeal from British Guiar a " Chap.
man v. British Guiana Lord Brougham gave
judgment dismissing the-Appfgh

Courthouse.
The grenadier and light companies of the Royal Blue-
fields Militia took their station in Bidwell-street, as a
guard of honour to receive the King in his progress to
and from the Court-house.
At twelve o'clock his Majesty issued from the British
residency, accompanied on the right and left by her
Britannic Majesty's representative and the senior ma •
gistrate of Bluefields, the second magistrate bearing the
crown, and the treasurer carrying his purse of office.
The King being seated on the throne, and wearing his
crown, rrad the following speech:—
" Chiefs, Magistrates, and Officers,—lt has been
deemed necessary to rill you together, to announce to
you the steps that are about to be taken for reorganizing
the internal government of my kingdom.
" A commission was formed by my late father, in
1840, consisting of gentlemen all favourable to the in-
terests of this country.
A testamentary deed was about the Fame time exe •
cuted, by which my late father nominated and appointed
the gentlemen comprising the said commission to be Re-
gents of this kingdom and guardians of his family during
the minority of his successor.
The said testamentary deed has been found to be
informal, inasmuch as it does not contain the date of the
commission to which it refers, nor does it embrace the
names of the commissioners.
" Under these circumstances, to provide for the diffi-
culties and responsibilities which the gentlemen of the
said commission would have to encounter if the duty
devolved upon them of taking rigorous but just steps for
the settlement of various matters relrtive to property,
and to obviate the inconvenience which has been found
to arise from the absence of a supreme local government
in this country, it has been determined by me, by the
advice of my legitimate advisers, and with the approba-
tion of the principal inhabitants, to establish a council
of state for the general government of my kingdom. My
commission, appointing the council of state, will be im-
mediately read to you.
" I trust, with the blessing of Almighty God, the
continued assistance of her Britannic Majesty's Govern-
ment, and your faithful and loyal co operation, this
country may soon acquire a respectable rank among
nations, and that p•ace and happiness, religion, and vir-
tue, may be established among us for all generations."
On concluding his speech, his Majesty directed the
clerk of the courts to read the royal commission consti-
tuting the council of stare.
The royal commission having been read, his Majesty
directed the clerk of the courts to notify that the mem •
tiers of the council of state were to meet on the follow-
ing day, at to elve o'clock at noon, in the Court- house;
which notification the clerk of the courts made as fol-
lows:
" It is his Majesty's command that the members of the
council of state named in the royal commission just
read meet in this hall to morrow, at twelve o'clock at
noon, to take their oaths of office, and to proceed with
the business of the country.
" God save the King."
His Majesty then left the Court-house, attended as
before-mentioned. Friday, Sept 11, 1846.
Present,—His Majesty the King,—Councillors, George
Hodgson, sen., Alexander Hodgson, William Halstead
Ingram, James Porter, John Dixon, and James Green.
The following oath was administered:—
" Mosquitia. We, George Hodgson, Alexander
Hodgson, William Halstead Ingram, James Porter, John
Dixon, and James Green, members of the council of
state, do s9lernnly and sincerely swear upon the Holy
Evangelists of Almighty God, that we will, as far as
in our power lies, well and truly execute the duties of
Councillors of State to his Majesty King George, and
that we will impartially administer justice to all his
Majesty's subjects, and others whom it may concern;
that we will not conceal anything that we lay learn or
hear prejudicial to the King's person, crown, or dignity,
and that we will not reveal any matter or thing which
the King, with the concurrence of the majority of the
Council, may desire to keep secret, all in conformity to
the royal commission, bearing date the 10th day of
September, 1846, granted by his Majesty.
" So help us God.