The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-17 00:00:00

LON DOY TB_ was OAY, :EVEWING, APRIL 17 1846,

VISIT OF HER MAJESTY TO THE MILI-
TARY HOSPITALS AT CHATIIA3 f

CHATHAM,
WEDNESDAY, Arlin. 16.

• Her Majesty, accompanied by his Royal Highness
Prince Albert and the Princess Royal, paid another
•v;sit this day to the sick and wounded invalids from the
Crimea, who are at present stationed at the Military
Hospitals, Chatham. The Royal party-left Buckingham
Palace this afternoon at 2 o'clock, and proceeded to the
-Bricklayers' Arms station of the South-E astern Rail wey,
where a special train was tin readiness to convey, her
Majesty to Stroud,' where she arrived at 3.13. Her
Majesty, who was attended by the Countess of Desert,
Lord A.lfred Paget, Colonel Phipps, and Colonel Sey-
mour, was received at Strood terminus by Mr. Eborall,
the manager of the railway, and also a large number of
officers from the garrison, who had assembled within the
station awaiting her Majesty's arrival,
Her Majesty and the Prince reached Brompton bar-
racks at a quarter to 4 o'clock. Her Majesty first in-
spected 39G"convalescent sick and wounded men from
the invalid establishment at St. Mary's. Each man held
in his hand a card, showing his regiment, length of ser-
vice, nature of 'Wounds, and where received-
One of the cases at Brompton Hospital, which was
brought tinder the notice of her Majesty, and which par-
ticularly attiacted h. r attentien, -was that of Corporal
Joseph Cauhshana; of the 24 Battalion of the Rifle Bri-
gade, who received no fewer thin four wounds during
the brief space of, time he was engaged on the ramparts
of the Redan, on 'the. Bth Sept, last. The first wound
was inflicted by a grapeshot, which struck him on the
right' foot, and while binding up the wound he received
a gun-hot wound in the chin. Before he had scarcely .
recovered from the first effects of the shot another bail
struck him on the shoulder, completely turning him
round, and shortly aft-rwards a shot carriel away part
of one of his feet. In this helpless condition he contrived
to elide down to the bottom of the works, where be was
discovered and taken to the rear. The case of Henry,
Birland, a corporal in the 33d Regiment, is very dise
tressing. While engaged in the trenches during the in.
clement weather both his feet were frost-bitten, which
necessitated their being amputated. After a partial re-
covery he landed at Portsmouth, where it was found
requisite in order to save lasslife, that he should undergo
a second operation' and on this occasion both his legs
were amputated. This'case did not fail to attract the
attenti el and sympathy of the Royal party.
.One other
remarkable case at this hospital was pointed out to her
Majesty—that of Richard Collin, of the 7th Royal Fusi-
Hers, who was wounded in a very extraordinary manner
at the unsuccessful attack upon the Redan. While
scrambling up the ladder during the heat of the attack
the English troops were met with a murderous fire from
the Russians. Collin had just gained the summit when
he was shot at by a man from above. The ball entered
his stomach, passing in a tortuous direction through his
body into his thigh, where it still remains.. Occupying
the next ward to that of Collin is the case of Jesse Luck-
burst, of the 31st Regiment, for whom her Majesty ex-
pressed a great deal Of sympathy. He received a wound
from a grape shot, weighing 8 oz., which entered below the
right eye, completely destroying it, and tearing away a
great portion of the bone of his cheek. It then tree
versed one side of the face and finally emerged at the ear.
The jawbone received considerable injury, so much so
as to affect his speech and mastication. In the same
ward was pointed out Richard Dickens, of the 3d Buffs,
who received two severe wounds in the Crimea, a obeli
bursting near him, a large piece trom which struck him
on the left leg which rendered amputation necessary.. A.
piece of the same shell also inflicted a severe wound in.
his face, which it laid open ; in addition to which he re-
ceived a gunshot wound. John Dryden, of the 11th
Hussars, received no less than 31 wounds at Balaklava,
and was afterwards taken a prisoner by the Russians,
who kept him 12 months, when be was released. John
Lucas, of the 4th Light Dragoons, lost his left arm at
Balaklava, where ho was taken prisoner by the Russians,
and was also detained nearly a year. Her Majesty took
particular notice of these cases ; but, perhaps, the most
extraordinary case is that of Private Thos. Walker, 95th
Regiment, who had been in hospital nearly 12 months,
during which time he had thirteen pieces, of his skull re-
moved by Dr. Parry.. He was wounded at inkerman
by the bursting of a shell, which carried away a portion
of his skull, laying open the brain, and he was dis?pvered
some hours afterwards wandering about in a state of
total unconsciousness. , His recovery is-considered very
extraordinary. Her Majesty has seen him on every occa-
sion of her visits, and has sent hinea present of 101.
After her Majesty left the hospital she proceeded to
the chapel belonging to the barracks, which is now used
as a model room. Here the royal party were shown a
large number of models, and also several trophies taken
during the Russian war.
After spending some time in examining the collection
in this room, her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the Prin-
cess Royal returned to their carriage, and drove tai the
Stroud etetion, which they reached shortly before five
o'clock. They immediately re-entered the Royal train
and left Strood a- the Bricklayers' Arms-station, re-
turning to Buckingham Palace.

PA RLIAMEN TA_RY DIVISIO Y.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY MORNING.

OPENING OP TERM.

Easter Term was opened yesterday with the usual
formalities, and with some rather unusual share
of local bustle, if not general excitement. The
announcement that Mr. Justice Keogh was for;the
first time to take his seat upon the bench attracted
immense, "indeed an .overflowing audience, a
great part of which was composed of the fair Sex.
Upon the right hon. gentleman making his apppar-
ance in the.hall he was favoured with a reception,
which must have afforded ample compensation for
all the abuse that has- been-poured Upon his head,
and upon that of the Government which appointed
him. Mr. Keogh, in his judicial robes, inspea.d, of
being a mark for popular odium, was cheeredto
the, very echo by. the dense, crowd Whom curiosity
had attracted to the hp.ll ro witness his, debut. But
the manifestation did not end 'here ; another ova-
tion awaited him in the ,C.eutt of Common Pleas,
and the moment he entered and made his bow he
was greeted/with a freSh cheer, and the heartine.s
of which atoned in a great measure forthe.absence
of dignity and the singillar novelty of the vrhale
spectacle. The reception Of -the newly-appointed
Attorn9TrGeneral, too, was, if noti3O enthusiastic
as that given to Mr. Justice Keogh, extremely
warm, and' the learned gentleman was congratu-
lated on his elevation by his professional brethren
of all politico-religious creeds.
THE MITEDEIik,,OF MRS. KELLY.

The adjourned inquest .wastresumed yesterday,
but the inquiry has so fir failed to throw any ma-
terial light.upon the affair, which still iemains, for
anything that is known of the real assassins, in-
volved in mystery. It may be remembered that
the witness on the opening of the inquest was a
young girl, who was employed picking stones in the
field at the moment of the murder. Her evidence
is- corroborated in all essential particulars by a
second witness, also a young girl, about the age
of 16. There is a slight discrepancy, howilver,
the-testimony of the two ; for .while the first, on
seeing the murderers, observed to Mrs. Kelly,
"Don't be afraid, ma'am," as though she were not
aware of their intention, the second witness states
that, immediately on seeing the assassins cloaked
and masked approach their victim, all' the girls
working in the field, the witness among the, 'lum-
ber, ran off terrified.' This was the only other
witness,examined yesterday except the doctor, who
had no difficulty in accounting- for the cause of
death. . The jury returned the following verdict:—
" We find that the deceased, Sarah Kelly, , caine by,
her death on Tuesday, April 8, on the townland of Bat-
lincierry, parish of Kilcormrtagb, and barony of Cionlo-
nan, county Westmeath, from gunshot wounds inflicted
by two persons unknown; and we further find that the
said two persons are gliilty of the wilful murder of the
said Sarah Kelly." •
The subjoined interesting report of the conclusion
of the proceedings is supplied by the Freeman's
Journal :--

" Mr. Heron said, before the jury were discharged he
wished to ascertain what course the coroner intended to
pursue with reference to Mr. Strevens, against whom
there was no charge. Was it to bs presumed that he
would be at once discharged from custody
" The Coroner replied that this was not a matter for
him at all. He had nothing to do with Mr. Strevens.
He bad come there to inquire as to the cause of Mrs.
Kelly's death. No evidence inculpating any person had
been brought before him, and, moreover, it was not by
his authority Mr. Strevens was arrested.
"Mr. Jullian, the Crown solicitor, said it was right
to state that Mr. Strevens was in custody in the bride-
well under a magistrate's warrant. He was sure no dif-
ficulty would he experienced in seeing the documents.

" Mr. Heron said he could net ascertain whether the
warrant bad been is-ned on any information made. In a
letter before him from the Crown Solicitor it was stated
that he was not aware of au information having been
made, and that the persons in custody were only detained
pending further examinations.

Jullian said that was correct. He was not in
Moate at the time of the committal, and the letter con-
tained the full extent of his information.

" A meeting of the magistrates subsequently took place
in their private room in reference to the case of Mr.
Strevens. Mr. Heron apeeared before them on the part of
that gentleman. An information was laid before them by
Mr. Cronin, R,M , to the effect that he hoped to obtain
in the course of the week information upon which the ma-
gistrates could act. It was directed that Mr. Strevens
should he detained in custody until Monday next ; if
evidence was not given against him on that day to war-
rant his further detention, he shenille discharged.
" During the inquiry beferelbe
.eiiiifer, a number of
persons were in court by the directieirof the police, to be
examined, if necessary`; but, upon consultation between,
the magistrates and the Crown solicitor, it was not
deemed advisable at that stage to go into any evidence
having reference to the discovery of the murderers.
"In addition to Mr. Strevens, four other persons have
been arrested on suspicion, 0 wen Kinahan, 0 wen Walters
—these two are tenants on the lands. James Bannon
(nephew of Kinahau), and Richard Wilson, a carpenter,
who is a stranger in the neighbourhood, and who states
he is from Roscommon, and was making his way to Mul-
lingar looking for work.
‘• After the inquest I proceeded to visit the scene of
the murder, which is about two miles from Moate, on
the north side of the line of railway. Oa seeing the
place, almost the first thing that suggests itself to the
mind is, that a more exposed and, for the assassins, ill-
adapted position could scarcely be selected for miles
round. The field, which is very large, forms a side of a
hill commanding an extensive view, especially in the
direction in which the murderers are said to have pro-
ceeded, and near the summit of this hill the murder
was perpetrated. Standing on the spot, I could dis-
tinguish passengers in a train which happened to be
passing on the railway. The road to Moate, two fields
only intervening, was; distinctly visible, as were also
the cottages of tenants and persons who were in Mrs.
Kelly's ern p'oyinent. Her residence, in connection with
which she had recently built extensive offices, was so
near, that cattle could be seen in the yard outside It
lies in the hollow on the road into IVloate. The field is
bounded on the east and west sides by new stone walls,
in each of which there is a gate with a stile alongside,
and on the other two sides by hedges. The murderers
were first seen by a person who was in the field—and
whose name, pending preliminary inquiries, I do not
consider it right to give—coming out of a small planta-
tion on a hill about a mile off. From their wearing
cloaks, he says he took them to be women, and having
lost eight of them when they descended into the hollow,
he did not think it necessary to make any observation
about them, not apprehending anything wrong. I may
here mention that a pair of corduroy breeches has been
found in the house of a suspected person, soiled with
earth on one knee, and the cords of which the police said
correspond with the marks. The murder appears not
only to have been planned with great care, but perpe-
trated with extraordinary daring and determination.
The disguise, dark cloaks, said to be such as are usually
worn in the district, and veils, was so perfect that of the
twelve or "ourteen persons who were in the field not one
can give the slightest clue to identification.
With respect to the will of the unfortunate lady, the
Evening Post says,—
" The executors appointed in the will of ele late Mrs.
Kelly are four in number—namely, Mr. Wm. Digges
Latoucbe, Mr. R. P. Bailey (nephew of the deceased).
Mr. Alexander Boyle, and Mr. Robert Orr. Tile will
was opened last week for the purpose of ascertaining
whether Mre Kelly had left any directions about her
funeral ; an,i it was found that she expressed a desire that
her remains should be placed beside those of her husband,
the late Edmund Kelly, in Keneal-green Cemetery, near
London. In consequence, the body of Mrs. Kelly, after
its arrival in Dublin on Saturday, frost Westmeath, was
placed in the care of an undertaker, who proceeded with
it to Holyhead, en route to Kensal-green, where it was
interred on Monday. The will is not to be read in de-
tail by the executors until aftor the inquest."

STRUCK BY A* TVA IT.ERSPOUT.

The following interesting narrative 'is contained in a
erfrom, Mr. Heaton, au officer of her Majesty's ship
Electra, on of the'Efnn. Mrs: Heanin, Ras Heaton,
Denbighshire, and nephew of Lord Henidkrr, and dated
"At Sea, Nov. 22, 1855 :—" We lift Melbourne on the
12th of last month, and; with our usual 'fortune, enacrun-
tered very heavy weather during, the Whole' of our-priee
sage ti New Zealand,- the sea rill:ming very high and
wa-Thing over-na nontinUally. -o;ee day an enormous sea
broke .overais,' and.the: fleet 'thine it carried inway sea-,
the second gig, completely crnmping her up add smash-
lug her all to bits. It then stove in the gunroom and
captain's skylights, and washed everything, off the table:,
ie both paces, inclnding a bookshelf and a swinging'
!amp. They were at breakfast hi the gun-room at the
time; and in a Moment officers, tramps; luenps of
r, servants, and red herrings were all flound4ing toge-
ther on the deck in three feet of eater, and it was some
minutes before the ship reeevered ber'self from the shock.
Eating our meals was a violent gymnastic ex'-rcise ; and,
as to writing, it was out of the question. Ten days of
This work:brought us up to the north point ref New Z -a
land, and it took three more to beat doWn the east coast •
to Auckland, where we arrived on the 25th ult., after
:the longest sea Voyage' vie :have made since our first
arrival from England. We remained at Aitekland for 19
days. We sailed from Auckland on the 12th of the pre-
sent month, and have been fighting with head winds
ever since, with the exception of two days, when thi
wind favoured us for a few hours, and, therefore,. though
,we are' nine' days out, we have only advanced 400
Ini*,,.and,, are •Irtill •701°•frnm ,Sydney. The ''day 'be-'
fore yesterday we encountered a most extraordinary
danger—one that few'ships have ever witnessed ; that
is, we-were caught in reaterseout,' The day had been
very squally, and we had been compelled to take in sail
several times, and therefore we who were below -were not
surprised-to find the ship heel gradually over ; hut when
she went further, and the deck became almost perpen-
dicular, we could see' that something happened beyoLd
the common order of squalls, and I felt a sort of faint,
sick feeling of anticipation and *ague dread that almost
-tilled the prayer that rose to my lips. The suspenae
was horrid, and the dread of 'being- strangled below by
the rush of water gave me strength, and I climbed over
the others and managed to reach the deck. , There every-
thing was in confusion, and no one was giving any intel-
ligible orders, and the ship was lying over 'orihei broad-
side, with all of one side buried in the water, ropes and
sails flapping about, and men standing aghast, with de- '
sPair in their faces. Inoticed'One. man in particular,
who was sitting on the deck, seemingly in a state of
utter idiotcy, with his handi clenched and his face livid,
deaf to all that was passing around him. The sight of
sd much anarchy restored my self-possession, and I
began to drive the men to the ropes to haul. down the
after sails, and after a couple of Minutes' work the ship
slowly righted-. The captain's gig was stove' in by the
water, and the davits (strong carved pillars of iron, as
thick as my: leg) had beeebent doable by the pressure.
It seems that a whirling mass of water had been and-
denly seen near the ship,' and before anything. could be
done it was upon hes, bearing her down -an-el whisking
her round and under water,' while the Whirlwind by
which it was; of course, accompanied and caused,pressed
her over by the sails and increased'the'danger. It was
indeed afearful minute, and nothing but God's hand could
have saved us, for man was utterly powerless against
the tremendous manifestations of our Creator'S might.
As soon as I could get by myself, I returned -Rim thanks
for mercifully sparing myself and my shipmates, and
saving us in our hour of extreme peril. ''This was really
a veryuncommon adventure, for, though ships frequently
see waterspouts, it does nut happen once in 500 times
that it stiikes a vessel."—Bury