The Sun.
London, England, 1859-11-11 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

At two o'clock on Monday a draught from the
Cork Barracks, consisting of eight officers and 150
non-commissioned officers and men,-were conveyed
by steamer to Queenstown, whence they embarked
on board the troopship Perseverance for conveyance
to Corfu. The Perseverance had also on board
draughts which she received at Portsmouth and
Pembroke, consisting of seven officers and 51 non- .
commissioned officers and-men of the 2d battalion
of the 2d Foot ; one officer and 20 non-commissioned
officers and men of the 4th Feot ; two officers and
50 non-commissioned officers and men of the 2d
battalion of the 22d Foot; 10 men of' the 4th bat-
talion of Rifle Brigade ; three officers and 151 non-
- commissioned officers and men of the 2d battalion
15th Foot. The Perseverance departed for Gibral-
tar, Malta, and Corfu, where the draughts will join
their service companies.
The Urgent, screw troopship, Commander W.
Hire, arrived at Spithead at midnight on Wed,
nesday, from Queenstown, with the Tower Ham-
lets, or King's Own Light Infantry Militia on
board, under the command of Major T. J. Sid-
ney Parry: It had been intended to take the
troons out by stearntug, as was done in the case of
the Himalaya ; but, as the Urgent wav, under orders
to return to Ireland and embark the Lanark Militia
for conveyance to Portsmouth, and required coaling
before starting, she was taken into the harbour and
berthed alongside the dockyard. The baggage and
horses were landed, yesterday, and the troops will
disembark this morning and proceed by, special
train for Aldcrshott.
The members of the National Defence Commission
arrived at Dent's Portland Hotel, Sontlasen, on
%irednesday Cyorung. Yes erciny: accompanied by
Major Gen.SrJ. Y. S(!arlett C. 13., they em-
bar , . ,
ked from the , ..tlivport, stair:, on board the Vivid
1
paddle -yacht, and proceeded . to Hurst Castle and
the forts which guard the western entrance to the
-bolent and Spithead. Two gunboats, the Beaver
with.2oo men of t
and Rainow, and a steam-tu,,m,
Royal Arbtillery, had left the port early in the morn-
he
ing for the same destination.
The Royal Elthorne Light Infantry Militia were
landed yesterday at Portsmouth by Government
tugs from her Majesty's ship Ihmalaya at Spithead,
and left by special train at 11.20 a m.... for Aldershot.
The 2d Lanark Regiment of Militia, under the

command of Lieut.-Col. Buchanan, will leave Dublin
on Saturday next. They will embark at Kingstown
on board the Urgent, steam transport. Although
no official notification has yet been received as to
the destination of the regiment, it is believed that
it will be quartered at Aldershot.

TILE WRECK OF THE MAIL STEAM-
SHIP PARAJTA 2 TA.

The adjourned inquiry into the circumstances at-
tending the loss of the above vessel, belonging to
the Royal Mail Steam Navigation Company, was
resumed yesterday morning at the Greenwich
Police-court, before Mr. Trail, police magistrate,
and Captain Harris, Nautical Assessor, to the Board
of Trade.
Mr. O'Dowd again attended to conduct the in-
quiry, and Captain Baynton, who commanded the
vessel at the time of the wreck, being represented
by Mr. Coxwell, of Southampton. Captain Wilson,
one of the directors of the company, occupied a seat
upon the bench.
Mr. Traill said that, at the commencement of the
proceedings that day, Captain Baynton would be
required to lay down the courses by which the vessel
was steered up to the time of the wreck.
Mr. O'Dowd remarked that his attention had
been directed to a protest made and signed by Mr.
Striven, the chief officer, before the consul at St.
Thomas's, and in which the courses stated by him
tallied completely with the courses as given by Capt.
Baynton in his evidence on the previous day.
Mr. Traill, having examined the protest, said the
courses as therein laid down appeared to be merely
a transcript of thu logbook, which was at present
in possession of the Court.
Captain Baynton, in reply to Mr. Traill, said the
course was nitered after 8. p.m. on the night of the
wreck more southwardly.
Mr. Trail observed that there appeared to be no
reason assigned in the logbook for such alteration.
Captain Baynton said it was thought by himself
and the chief officer that for the latitude they were
in the course was too much to the westward.
Mr. Trail said the witness Bates, the quarter-
master, denies that this alteration was made ; but
he is merely speaking from memory.
A book of the general directions of the company,
published and distributed in February, 1855, was
here put in, when
Mr. Traill, referring to section 28, read a portion
of the same as follows :--
" That where doubts have existed as to the exact position
of the ship, and nothing but the order to stop her' till day-
light was required to insure safety—where a sailing vessel
would certainly have hove to,' and where, moreover, no
great object was to be gained by rashly proceeding—the
speed has been maintained, and the most disastrous conse-
quences have followed. Indeed, there can be no question
that a few hours' occasional stoppage at night or keeping a
wider offing in rounding capes and shoals would have pre-
vented every case of stranding that has occurred to this
company's ships." -
Mr. Traill, having remarked that the directions
had been expressly published and distributed as a
general caution, read the following extract from
the written instructions supplied to Capt. Baynton
by the company on the 16th of June, 1859, the day
previous to his sailing with the Paramatta from
Southampton
Your particular attention is requested to the navigation,
&e., connected with the approach to St. Thomas's, the
shoals, reefs, &c., in the vicinity of Anegada, Sombrero,
&c., being the most dangerous and uncertain in the whole
region of the company's operations."
Mr. Traill (to Captain Baynton)—l think those
instructions are as specific as possible. Are the
voyages so regulated that you generally pass Som-
brero by daylight ?
Captain Baynton—By no means. It is just as
common by night as by day. On this occasion I
was due at St. Thomas's on the night of the 2d ofJuly.
By Mr. Traill—lf the occurrence which took
place on the 30th of June, when we were at a
distance of about 90 miles from St. Thomas's, had
not happened we should have arived there at day-
light on the morning of July Ist, being about 36
hours earlier than we were due. That would not
have been a very quick passage. It would only
have been the contract time. We generally make
as early a passage as possible, but I never had any
orders issued to that effect. If we had arrived on
the morning of the Ist July we should have been
1.31 days in the perform ince of the voyage from
Southampton to St. Thomas's, and if there had been
no stoppage by the accident to the paddlewheel we
should have got in in 13 days. The quickest pas-
sage ever made was by the Atrato, she having ac-
complished that voyage in 11 days 8 hours. If we
had arrived at St. Thomas's during dark, we should
not have run in until' daylight, because if there is
nothing to be gained we never weat in at dark. If
we had waited during the night off Sombrero we

should not have arrived at St.—Thomas's till the of

ternoon of the next day. We should have arrived
at our destination if this occurrence had not taken
place between 3 and 4 o'clock on the morning of the
Ist of July, and should have waited about a couple
of hours for daylight before entering.
Mr. Traill—Would it not have been better to have
hove-to while off Sombrero during the night on ac-
count of its dangerous position than to have waited
during the darkness at St. Thomas's?
Captain Baynton—With a new vessel; and for
the delivery of the cargo we are always anxious to
complete our voyage.
Mr. Traill—Yes ; a new vessel and an energetic
captain. That is just the way that accidents might
occur.

Mr. Boustred, the chief clerk, having received an
admission from Captain Baynton that the manu-
script document put in was an extract from his

written instructions,

The Court adjourned, pending the arrival of two
charts from London, which were found necessary
for the furtherance of the inquiry.
' On the re-assembling of the Court,
Captain Baynton was re-examined and said—ln
my evidence yesterday, I stated that at noon on the
30th June, when laying off the courses, I allowed
5 degrees westerly variation. That is not correct.
It should have been 5 degrees eastwardly deviation,
and the day before 7 degrees eastwardly deviation.
By Mr. Traill—l expected to see the high land
of Virgin Gorda, which I can now account for not
seeing by an exhalation which I have frequently-
observed after sunset while at the wheel. Accord-
ing to the courses which I had laid down on the
chart now produced, the ship at 6.50 p.m. of the
30th of June would have been about eight miles to
the westward of Sombrero. It is very difficult to
sight Sombrero. I have been within three miles of
it, and have not been able to see it.
Mr. Traill remarked that if the instructions given
respecting the sighting of land were not followed,
he (Capt. Baynton) would take the whole responsi-
bility upon himself.
Capt. Baynton—l have passed Sombrero to the
southward both by day and night, and have found
a clear passage; but the general rule is to pass to
the northward, and it is rather the exception to
sight it, it being very low.
By Mr. Traill—lt was a perfectly clear night,
and I had no doubt in my own mind I should have
seen Virgin Gorda 18 or 20 miles distant, and Som-
brero at a distance of five miles.

This having closed the evidence of Capt. Baynton,
Mr. Traill said he and Capt. Harris were per-
fectly willing to adjourn the further inquiry into
the case for the attendance of witnesses, who were
now in the West Indies, if it were so desired, al-
though they did not themselves see that it was neces-
sary, after the evidence given by Capt. Baynton, his
statement showing, in their opinion, correct grounds
upon which to form a judgment. At present there
was simply the contradiction between the witnesses
examined and the logbook, but in his opinion it was
not the safe conducting of the ship passing through
the Channel by night without sighting land.
Mr. Cornwell said he had testimonials of Capt.
Baynton being a very skilful commander, and he
should desire the adjournment of the inquiry, as Capt.
Strutt, in the employ of the company, and who had
been in the Royal Navy, would exculpate Captain
Baynton in the course he had taken. Mr. Coxwell,
in conclusion, said he did not then feel himself
competent to address the Court, and handed in the
following testimonial in Capt. Baynton's favour :
"R.M.S. Paramatta, Captain Baynton,

Commancitr, :July- 1, 1859:
"Sir,—Ere we leave your noble vessel, we beg unani-
mously to express to you our sense of your kindness and
attention to all. We deeply deplore the accident that oc-
curred last night by the Paramatta running aground ; at
the same time we feel confident that this circumstance has
arisen in no way from any want of precaution either on your
part or on that of any of the officers of the ship. Your un-
tiring exertions throughout the voyage, and particularly
during the whole of yesterday, were most conspicuous, and
remarked upon by all. We are of opinion from our expe-
rience of former voyages, as well by this company's ships as
by others journeying in various directions, that no greater
efforts and precautions have been used than those evinced by
you. We all earnestly join in wishing you health and every
success in life."

(Signed by 25 passengers.)
Mr. Traill said he had no doubt the passengers
would testify to the care displayed by the comman
der, but in an inquiry like the present, it was neces-
sary to look carefully into all the circumstances
connected with so large a loss.
The inquiry was then adjourned until a day to
be fixed in December next.

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE, Nov. 10.

MARYLEBONE.—SCANDALOUS OUTRAGE UPON
A MARRIED WOMAN BY A POLICEMAN.--William
Atkins, 211 D, was brought before Mr. Long, by
order of the Police Commissioners, to answer the
charge of drunkenness, and with violently assault-
ing a married woman, named Frances Moyes, the
wife of a police sergeant, recently pensioned, after
a service of more than 20 years.
Superintendent Tiddy and Inspector Jackson, of
the D division, were in attendance during the pro-
ceedings.
Complainant, on being sworn, said—l reside at
14, Sherbourne-street, Blandford-square. At a
quarter past one this morning I was sent for to
attend a female in her confinement, at 42, Gilbert-
street. Not knowing the exact road, when near
Marylebone Church, I spoke to the prisoner, and
asked him the way to Oxford-street, to which he
replied, " Come with me, and I will show you." I
had not gone above ten yards with him when he
asked me if I was going to stand a drop to drink,
to which I replied, " No, ' and said that I had been
a policeman's wife too many years to treat men.
He said, " You are a liar, and you never was the
wife of a policeman." I remarked to him, " Then
you know better than I do." Upon this he told me
that I was a liar, and calling another policeman,
said to him, "Do you know this woman ?" He
answered that he did not. Prisoner then said
that he would take me to the station-house, and
there ,find out who I was. He took me by
the arm, and led me by the iron gate into Upper
Harley-street, where he put his feet behind me
and .threw me down. 1 got up and said, "`What
is this ill-treatment for, and what have I done to
deserve it ? lam ready to go quietly with you."
He then threw me down again, and fell upon
me. After which he tried to get up, and in
'doing so tumbled backwards. I raised myself
again and went on, but had not gone many steps
when the prisoner again threw me down in
the same violent way as before. I screamed loudly
for protection, and on another constable coming
up, I said to him, " Oh, do protect me to the
station with this man." And he did so. Com-
plainant adth.d, that on one occasion after prisorner
had thrown her down he took off his bat, and beat
her severely with it several times over her head.
He charged her at the station-house with being
drunk and disorderly, but as it was quite clear that
she was neither the one nor the other, the charge
was not taken against her.
Busley, 74 D, said that while on duty in the New-
road, after 1 o'clock, complainant accosted me, and
asked me to direct her to Oxford-street, and I told
her to go up Harley-street or Park-crescent. Pri-
soner was at that time standing on the other side
of the road, and I heard him say to complainant,
" Come with me, and I will show you the way."
They went about twenty yards, when the prisoner
called to me, saying, "Do you knew this woman to
be Sergeant Moyes's wife ?" I replied that I did
not. He said that she was not his wife, and that
he should take her to the station-house and see
about it there. I advised him to let her go, as I
did not see that she had done anything wrong; and
he said he would report me if I did not go with
him to the station. I told him I would not do so
in such a case, to get myself into trouble. I went
on upon my duty, and I coon afterwards heard a
cry of " Police," from a female. I ran back, and
saw complainant getting up from the ground.
Mr. Long—Was Atkins (the accused) drunk or
sober ?
Witness—He was much the worse for drink.

Turner, 354 D, said—While on duty in New
Cavendish-street I heard " Police " called out, and
on going to the spot whence the sound proceeded,
I saw the complainant on the ground. She got up
and the prisoner threw her down again.
Mr. Long—Was the complainant sober ?
Officer—Quite so, sir.
Mr. Long—ln what state was the officer ?
Witness—He had evidently been drinking. He
was much the worse for what he had taken.
Sergeant Greaves, 31 D, said—At the station-
house, the prisoner, when he brought in the
complainant, put her into the dock and charged
her with being drunk and disorderly in the Mary-
lebone-road. I saw that she was perfectly sober,
and that the constable was drunk. The complainant
made the same statement with regard to the ill-
treatment she had experienced that has been given
to your worship. She was discharged, and told to
come to the station at ten this morning. The
accused, owing to the condition he was in, was taken
off duty.
Inspector Jackson said—Between one and two
o'clock this morning I saw the parties at the Mary-
lebone station-house. Complainant had evidently
sustained much injury. She was bleeding from the
arms, and also from the forehead, and she further
stated that the prisoner had. beaten her about the
head with his hat.
Mr. Long—Was the constable drunk, or sober?
Inspector—lie was drunk, sir; and he said that
if the complainant had not been a sergeant's wife
the charge would have been without any hesitation
taken. Mr. Tiddy, superintendent of the division,
reported the circumstances to the Commissioners,
by whose direction the prisoner was ordered to be
brought to this court to answer for his misconduct.
The accused, in answer to the charge, said that
the complainant must have fallen down, and have
therefore injured herself, and that if she was the
wife of an old police officer she must have known
her way to Oxford-street, without having occasion
to make any inquiry.
Complainant produced a shawl and other portions
of her dress which had been destroyed by the vio-
lence to which she had been subjected.
Mr. Long, who had paid great attention to the
evidence adduced, remarked that it was one of the
worst cases of uncalled-for outrage by a policeman
that had for a long time been brought before him.
The offence, which had been clearly proved, was of
a most flagrant nature on the part of an officer,
whose duty it was to afford protection to a female
under
,the circumstances in which complainant
sought his assistance, and ho felt bound to inflict a
severe punishment upon him. The worthy magis-
trate committed the prisoner to the House of Correa-
tion for three months, with hard labour.
He was then removed by Anstead, the gaoler,
and locked up.

THAMES.—THE LIBERTY OF THE SUBJECT.—
Thomas Robinson, a carman, aged 28, of 7, Albert-
terrace, Bow-common, was brought before Mr.
Yardley, charged with committing an indecent as-
sault upon Elizabeth Blackford, a young woman, in
a stable, in Old Ford-road, Bow.
It appeared from the evidence of the complain-
ant, a person of girlish appearance, and somewhat
diminutive, that on Wednesday night she was pass-
ing the door of,the stable where the prisoner was
employed, and the prisoner, who was standing close
to the door, said, " Good night, my dear." She re-
turned the salute, and said to him, " Good night,
my dear." The prisoner immediately took her round
the waist and carried her into the stable and threw
her upon a heap of dung and straw. He then raised
her clothes, and used his hands in a very 'improper
manner. At the same time she discovered his
clothes were unfastened and in disorder, and she
then screamed aloud, remonstrated with the pri-
soner on his conduct, and struggled.. She effectually
resisted the prisoner's vile intentions, and rolled off
the dung-heap between the legs of a horse in a stall.
Owing to that she was enabled to rise before the
prisoner could again seize her, and in the confusion
managed to leave the stable.
In answer to questions by Mr. Yardley,
'I he witness said she had been in the service of a
Mrs. Bailey, next door to a beer-shop, a short dis-
tance from the prisoner's stable, and left there on
Wednesday night.
The prisoner, in defence, said the complainant
entered into conversation with him on Monday
evening for half an hour at his stable-door, and
made an appointment to meet him again on Wed-
nesday night, and that she voluntarily accompanied
him into the stable.

Mr. Yardley questioned the girl, who denied
havi❑g seen the prisoner on Monday night or having
conversed with him at all.

Ellen Corrigan, a young woman, was ealled by
the complainant, and she stated that she was pass-
ing the prisoner's stable on the preceding night
and heard the screams of a woman inside, but did
not know till afterwards what it was about.
Tho defendant called two lads, named Peter
Kater and Henry Robinson, who distinctly swore
that they saw the complainant conversing with the
prisoner at his stable door on Monday night for
half an hour. On Wednesday night they saw the
prisoner at his stable door again, and he said he
was waiting for the girl called Betsy, who lived
next door to the beer-shop. Soon afterwards the
girl came up, and they left her with the prisoner.
Mr. Yardley said the alleged assault was com-
mitted on Wednesday night, and the prisoner was
not arrested until that morning. He asked In-
spe.ttor Griffin, of the K division, wh6 was present,
why the prisoner was taken into custody at all, and
why the complainant had not been directed to
apply for a summons against the prisoner, whose
name and address were well known.

Inspector Griffin said he did not take the charge,
but he knew that in more than one instance where
persons had applied to Mr. Self° for surninoxses
against others for violent assaults, or assaults at-
tended with circumstances of aggravation, Mr.
Selfe had directed that the 'offenders should be taken
into custody at once by the police without the for-
mality of a warrant or a summons.
Mr. Yardley 'vas aware that had been done. He
was very sorry there was a difference between his
colleague and himself on the subject. He thought
1 the woman might have been left to her remedy by