The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-03 00:00:00

THE MUTINY ON BOARD THE RED JACKET.

The following extract is from a letter written on
board the Red Jacket, during her last voyage from
Liverpool to Melbourne, which port she reached
near the end of April :
" The morning after I bade you good-bye I got
the pistol, and a capital one it is. It is of the newest
construction and best maker—Adams' patent. It
came in useful much sooner than I expected it
would. During a fight one night, about half-past
ten o'clock, between a sailor and a passenger, the
captain and his officers got some little mal-
treatment from the other sailors, who also
threatened in no very gentle ' terms, what they
would do to them and the ship. After they had
managed to put the refractory sailor in
irons, the captain asked the saloon passengers to
assist him in bringing the other sailors to reason,
instructing such as had pistols to load them and
prepare to go in for the Derby, as B— would
phrase it. H? then came to me and asked f
would assist him to arrest some of the crew. I,i lof
course, was rather glad of the opportunity for a
little excitement, and willingly went with him.
Our party consisted of the captain, the two mates,
another passenger, and myself. We went down
on to the main deck right into the middle of the
enraged seamen, about fifty in number, and or-
dered three of them to go aft. Fortunately, they
were willing, feeling rather certain, I suppose,
of a rescue by their comrades. After great
resistance we put them in irons. At this
instant, alarmed by the shouts of the men we were
ironing, the whole of the crew came aft to rescue
them. But they had counted without their host,
for we received them on the points of our bayonets,
of which, with old muskets, the ship possesses a
dozen. The rest of the passengers were armed with
sabres of no mean weight. The sailors looked first
at our bayonets, then at our sabres and pistols, and
came to the conclusion that discretion was the
better part of valour. Every one, however, ex-
pected to see their faces again that night; so, about
one o'clock, the passengers were divided into two
watches, each with a captain. One watch kept on
deck, and the other went into the saloon till four
o'clock, when they came and relieved us.
Next day three watches were formed, and I was
second in command of ours. They consisted of 12
privates each, all armed, and took four hours night
and day in turn. We were obliged to keep it up for
about three weeks ; and it was duringthese watches
at night, that we had the jolliest talks and stories
of Australia, New Zealand, and the old country.
At the end of that time three of the prisoners were
liberated, and the watch dismissed. The captain
thanked us all, and said he felt confident, if it har'
not been for the prompt way in which we had as
sisted him, there would have been life lost, if not
also the ship. As it was, there was a little blood
spilt, for one of the sailors got rather a severe prick
from a bayonet in his stern quarters We still have
to keep our pistols loaded, though, what with extra
work and the loss of their grog, the sailors are
pretty well cowed now."

The increase in the receipts of the last Christmas quar-
ter over that of 1858, is £7,917 lls. 10d. The increase in
the receipts of the last Lady-Day quarter over that of 1859,
is £5,114 10s. 10d. The increase in the receipts of the pre-
sent Midsummer quarter over that of 1859, is £2,006 35. ld.
The increase in the receipts of the nine months of 1860
over the corresponding three quarters of 185 Q, is £15,038
ss. 9d. Total withdrawals from the formation of the So-
ciety (Sept. 7, 1852) to Midsummer, 1860, £111,234 2s. sd.
Total sale of land during the above period, £239,883 11d.
The returns of the register of order of rights are as follows :
—Completed 3,656, drawn 3,058, seniority 1,606, total
8,320 ; deduct rights exercised on estates, &c., 5,869 ; un-
exercised rights, 2,451. The last share number on the
register by seniority, after the drawing this day, will be
about No. 11,965, and the last share taken up to the 24th
of June inclusive, was No. 15,648.' The Iffey Road
Estate, within smile of Oxford, was offered through the re-
gister on the 23d of May, after a public meeting on the 16th
at Oxford, at which a deputation from the board attended,
to explain the mode of allotment. The sale of the plots on
this picturesque property is making good progress. An
arrangement has been made for the supply of water to every
villa or house that may be built .th °ewe. No•time
will be lost.te complete the roads, as intimation has already
been given of an intention to commence building opera-
tions forthwith. On the same day of allotment,
foar well-secured freehold ground-rents, on the Battersea
estate, were offered, and readily taken by holders of early
rights of choice. The Conservative Land Society has
acquired its forty-first estate, by a second purchase in
Hertfordshire. The land has one frontage to the Ware-
road, being the continuation of Fore-street, in the town of
Hertford, and the other frontage is in the Station-road, or
Railway-place. As this property Is immediately adjacent
to the Hertford Terminus of the Ware and Hertford branch.
(from Broxbourne Junction) of the Eastern Counties Rail-
way—Cambridge Line, and is built up to on all sides, more
eligible sites for building could not be found in the increas-
ing town of Hertford, There are twenty-six plots, of
which one is priced at £33 95., two at £36115. 6d., five at
£40155., two at £4l 165., four at £42 175., three at £45 195.,
one at £49 25., two at £6B 195., one at £72 is. 6d., three at
£lO4 95., one at £lO7 125., and one at £ll4 18s. No
time having been lost in the legal arrangements,
the Executive Committee are in a position to
allot this highly eligible estate on the 18th of July.
The Executive Committee, in making the announcement of
the above allotment, have the satisfaction of adding, that
on the same day will be offered, through the Register of
Rights, a first portion of the Roehampton Park Estate, and
the Camberwell houses. In mapping 26 plots for selection
on the Roehampton plan, the committee have kept in view
two important considerations ; the first, that the sale of the
land to be offered on the 18th of July will not in the
slightest degree interfere with the future disposal of
the mansion, and as much of the park attached thereto,
as any nobleman or gentleman may desire to purchase;
and secondly, that the laying out of the 26 plots shall be in
harmony with the portions of land previously sold for
first class villas. The sites selected for the present al-
lotment are in the south-west part of the estate, partaking
of both the Richmond-park and Putney-heath boundaries,
with the finely wooded scenery and immunity from being
built against which the Royal -park and Putney-heath both
secure. The plots will be sold land-tax and tithe free, the
prices inoluding cost of conveyance and every expense, save
the timber, which will be paid for by valuation if the purchaser
elects to take the trees with the land. There will be one
plot at £lO2 75., one at £lO3 Bs., one at £lO4 95., one at
£lO5 10s., one at £lO6 Hs., one at £lO7 125., eight at £lOB
135., one at £lO9 145., one at £19465., one at £l9B 9s. 6d.,
one at £2Ol 125., two at £206 165., one at £266 75., one at
£475 55., one at £487 15s. 6d., one at £626 145., ene at £630
18s„ and one at £696 13s. 6d., the quantities varying from
36-t perches up to la. lr. 3p. Both on the Hertford and
Roehampton Estates the takers of each plot will have the
privilege of borrowing seven-eights of the cost, paying. the
balance in monthly or other instalments, at the rate of 10s.
per month for every £5O worth of land. The freehold
houses included in the allotment of Wednesday, the 18th
inst., are situated in Denmark road, Camberwell, in the
parishes of Camberwell and Lambeth, and are offered land
tax redeemed and tithe free. Every house is let, produc-
ing the following rents—Herne Cottage, £3O ; Clifton
Cottage, £3O ; Denmark Cottage, £23 ; No. 6, Denmark.
place, £23 •, No. 5, £24 ; No. 6, £22 ; No. 7, £23 ;
No. 8, £24, No. 10, £22. The allotted prices, conveyance
free, will be from £350 to £455 each, ,according to situation
and size. The taker of one or more of the houses will have
the option of completing the purchase within a month from
the day of allotment, or availing himself of the borrowing
power of three-fourths of the cost, paying the loan in
monthly or other instalments, under the society's loan
scales. The executive committee beg to remind allottees on
the society's estates in various counties, that Friday, the,
20th of July, is the final day for sending in claims for the
freehold franchise in counties. The solicitor must be sup-
plied with the necessary deeds to substantiate, free of ex-
pense to the members, claims at the Registration Courts,
the applicants specifying the most convenient polling dis-
trict to vote, inthe county in which their property is situated.
Changes of residence or alterations in qualification should be
at once made known at the society's offices. As the next
general election may take place under the registration of
1860, the earliest attention of holders of plots is requested,
`hat they may be duly registered.
The resolution for the reception of the report was carried
I unanimously.
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