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London, England, 1857-10-08 00:00:00

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promised his own way, ordered his passage back in the
Bengal.
August 21.—Departure of the mail steamer put off 24
hours. Large reinforcements of Punjaubee troops ha-„
come to Delhi. The garrison are ♦ery dispirited ; ask
what terms they are to have. Gen. Wilson very Pror,)erly
says not a man shall leave it alive. Volunteer inf' ►ntry
reviewed.

August 22.—The Council meets to-day, but we shall
not know the result in time. Ave was taken up for Lord
Elgin's yacht. The Mohurrum now commences ; and
the commissioner of police shows how safe he thinks the
town now is by frantic efforts to enlist European police
and get European troops all over the town. My company
is on duty, with some of H.lVl.'s 29th, 24 hours at a time.
The mails all over the country open.
I wish all the foregoing were more interesting ; Lut
think by next mail you will have an account of a fight
in or near Calcutta; perhaps not if Colin Campbell stays,
otherwise there will be plenty of it.
The Phcenix overland mail will tell you all that which
I cannot.

bviaks, and we maybe quitesure of our bungalows being
u rnt down directly troubles commence. All have gone
at Lucknow, they say. We have hitherto been very
fortunate in spending our days at home. It is at some
risk that we leave the entrenchments, but there would
be risk also in encountering the fearful heat, so we pre-
fer running the chance of a surprise to the certainty of
great suffering for our children, and ourselves in tents
at this hottest season. The barrack is fearfully
crowded, so we should be no better off there. You
will scarcely be able to realise the fearful state we
are in ; we can scarcely do so ourselves. No one
can say how or where the trouble is to end. Mrs.
H— is a sweet companion in affliction ; we shall
stick close to each other as long as it pleases God to
spare us. Last night, after much fatigue, of mental tor-
ture and several nights of imperfect rest, I fell quite into
a state of stupefaction. Body and mind alike refused to
be longer active; it was necessary—just nature asserting
her rights to restore the exhausted powers. And there
was my child, so restless ! Mrs. H. took her and walked
about with her, and soothed the little thing, that I might
not be disturbed. I believe we shall be some support to
one another under every trial. Our English letters came
in a day or two ago, one from you up to April 14. I
cannot reply farther to it now. In the presence of these
awful realities little else can be thought of. Such nights
of anxiety I would never have believed possible, and the
days are fell of excitement. Every note and every
message come pregnant with events and alarms.
Another fortnight we expect will decide our fate, and
whatever it may be I trust we shall be enabled to bear
it. It is supposed that the Lucknow mutineers have
gone towards Delhi. General Anson must meet the
increased band of rebels as well as he may. May we be
preserved from the evils that the incapacity of our
leaders naturally entails. If these are my last words to
you, you will remember them lovingly, and always bear
in mind that your affection and the love we have ever
had for each other is an ingredient of comfort in these
bitter times.

DEATH OF COL. HAVELOCI AT THE BATTLE
OF RAMNUGGER, ON THE 22d NO V., 1848.

At a time when every English heart beats high in
expectation of tidings of the fate of the gallant Major-
General Ha►elock, and of his devoted force, it may not
be inappropriate to cast a retrospective glance at the
action in which the brother of the present General, Cul.
Wm. Havelock, K.H., lost his life on the battle-field,
at the head of his regiment, the 14th Light Dragoons.
At the commencement of the second week in
November, 1848, Lord Gough moved across the
Sutlej, at the head of General Gilbert's division. On the
22d of November, his lordship placed himself at the
head of the advanced troops, and moved towards the
Sikh army. After advancing some time towards the
Chenab, and passing the village of Ramnugger, the
enemy became apparent. Their main force occupied the
opposite, or right bank, but some troops and guns
were left iu a small island, in mid-ohannel of the
river. The 3d Light Dragoons and the Bth Native
Light Cavalry easily drove back the advanced poets of
the enemy, and oar Horse Artillery pushed on into the
deep sand of the river, and opened fire on the enemy on
the other side.

But our light six-pounders were no match for the
heavy guns of the enemy, and one field-piece and two
ammunition waggons had to be relinquished, as they had
become deeply embedded in the quicksand.
The enemy, seeing our dilemma, crossed over with
4,000 cavalry, on which the ardent Colonel Havelock,
who had, as " the fair-haired boy," distinguished him•
self at Busaco, Salamanca, and Vittoria, and was
wounded at Quatre Bras, demandesi permission to
charge this overwhelming force. No sooner had the
assent been reluctantly given than he dashed off with
his regiment, and threw himself on the crowd of
Sikhs, who lined the high bank of the river.
So impetuous was the onset, and so effectually did
Havelock and his troopers ply their swords, that all
gave way before them. Yielding to his love of glory,
Colonel Havelock did not stop here, but reforming Lis
men, attacked the Sikh forces, which were now crowd-
lug round him, a second time. Their guns, jingalls,
and matchlocks were now brought to bear on the daring
regiment with terrific effect, and it was during this
second charge that the hero fell, covered with wounds
and surrounded by the bodies of his devoted dragoons.
The Adjutant-General of the army, Brigadier Cureton,
his oldest and most intimate friend, galloped to the spot
to restrain his ardour, but too late ; and he too fell glo-
riously,ia trying to rescue his friend.

So brilliant was this action esteemed that the sth
Native Light Cavalry, the only regiment which sup-
ported the 14th in the attack, presented at the close of
the campaign, a beautiful silver cup to that regiment,
"in commemoration of their joint charge," a tribute
which stands solitary and unparalleled in the history of
British India,

We fervently hope that the hero of Cawnpore will be
spared for a lengthened and prosperous career, and live
t) be the highest ornament to the profession of arms,
and become the successful leader of our armies.—Adver-
tiser.

THE MURDER 1N CHESHIRE.

The following additional evidence was given at
the adjourned inquest on Tuesday evening :
Benjamin Cooper—l am a sergeant of the Che-
shire county constabulary. I accompanied Superin-
tendent Andrews to the house of the deceased about
4 o'clock on the morning of Wednesday last. I
found the prisoner and his brother Thomas there,
and I afterwards saw the dead body of the deceased.
After we had made an examination of the house,
Mr. Andrews left, and I remained in charge. Be-
fore he left he locked up the sitting-room and took
the key with him. No one went into it during his
absence. With the exception of Sergeant Ham-
mond and myself no one went into the deceased's
bedroom until Mr. Andrews returned. I produce
a leather shotbag and a powd.erflask, which I found
in a drawer in a washhand table in the prisoner's
bedroom. The bag is half full of shot, and there
is some powder in the flask. I also produce two
exploded caps, which I found in the same drawer,
in which was also a box containing a number of
caps which corresponded with the stieet ones. I
have since taken 12 shots from the shotbag and de-
livered them to Mr. John Graham, who weighed
them in my presence, and they corresponded in
weight with 12 others which he had. I searched the
premises, outside and in, on the morning of the
murder, as soon as it was daylight, but could find
no trace of any footmarks.
George Young Graham—l am a surgeon, prac-
tising at Stockport. On the 30th September le=t I
made an examination of the deceased's body, at the
request of Mr. Andrews. I found the deceased
lying on his back in bed, his head resting on the
pillow, and his face a little inclined to the
right. Neither the pillow nor the bolster ap-
peared to have been disturbed in the least after the
deceased had laid down to rest. Hisarms were out-
side the bedclothes in a perfectly natural position.
Both hands were closed and crossed over each other.
Both legs were stretched out and close together ;
and the soles of both feet rested firmly against the
footboard. Upon the ordinary covering of the bed
was laid a shepherd's plaid, which reached from the
deceased's chest to the bottom of the bed ; it was
tucked in, and rested firmly between thedeceased's
feet and the footboard of the bed. The plaid was
perfectly smooth, and did not appear to have been
disturbed in the slightest degree. It required, in-
dee 1, a little effort to release it from the footboard.
The face was extensively blackened from exploded
powder, the blackness extending from the chin to
the forehead. The upper part of the deceased's shirt
on the left side was also a little blackened. The
right eyelids were perfectly closed, but the left
'over eyelid was slightly open. There was a large
quantity of blood upon the bed, on the right side
of the deceased. There was a gunshot wound on
the face, and the blood had escaped from it on to
the bedclothes, from which it had flowed in se-
veral streams to the mattress, and thence to the
floor. I should think there were at least 12 ounces
of coagulated blood on the floor in addition to
the large quantity found upon the bed-
clothes. On examining the wound I found that a
considerable portion of the upper lip, a small strip
of the carilage of the nose, and the whole of both
the hard and the soft palate, with the teeth from
the upper jaw, had been carried away by the shot.
The edges of the wound were lacerated and black-
ened. The right malar or cheek bone and the bones
of the nose on the right side were not injured. The
bones of the face, as well as those of the nose, on
the left side were completely shattered, so that the
left cheek sank for proper support. 1 also found an
opening in the anterior portion of the base of the
skull. Portions of the bones were driven into the
brain, and the hole was sufficiently large to allow
me to pass my finger through the opening. I next
hid the body removed from the bed, and stripped.
On the left arm I found a small bruise, but not of
recent date. I and my son then examined the
brain. On removing the top of the skull we did
uct discover any marks of injury to the upper por-
tion of the brain, but at the base and back part
there was a quantity of coagulated blood. We next
removed the brain from the skull, and found that it
was lacerated at the base at a part exactly corres-
p Jading with the internal fracture of the bones.
Blood was extensively extravasated in the substance
of the brain, and I extracted the eight shots which
I now produce from the brain. I next examined the
mouth, at the back part of which I found the two
shots and two teeth which. I now produce. The
tongue was slightly lacerated. The whole of the vis-
cera were healthy. From the above facts, my im-
pression is that the deceased was shot while asleep,
and that death was instantaneous and without a
struggle. I consider death to have been caused by
injury to the brain and shock to the nervous system,
which was produced by the gunshot wound. At the
request of the coroner, I and my son, and Mr.
Downes, a surgeon of Stockport, made a further
post mortem, examination on Friday last. We
removed the top •f the skull, and Mr. Dawns
made a most careful examination of it. We
then tried to discover any more shot that might
be in the body. For this purpose we removed
the tongue, trachea, and oesophagus, and we
f and on ie right side, among the deep-seated
muscles of the tie:k, and also scattered about the
mouth, a quantity of shot which weighed about
two drachms two scruples, making the total weight
of shot extracted from the body at both times three
drachms.

By Mr. Roberts —I was not acquainted personally
with the deceased. I never saw a more healthy
man. It is usual for most persons to die on the back.
Tile bedclothes indicated perfect rest. The left hand
was closed, but not graspel tightly, as it would
have
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anoy resistance.
hesitation in sayino-
that the person who fired at the deceased must have
stood somewhat to the right of him. Judging from
the direction which the shot took, I do not think it
is possible that the deceased" could have been in a
rising or sitting posture when he was shot.
George Downs—l am a slrgeon of Stockport. On
Friday last I made a post mortein examination of
Graham. I cow= in
the evidence given by Mr. Graham as to the state
of the wounds, and also generally as to the cause of
the body
a:df the
es
deceased,son, Mr. J. in company with the last
witness
he
deceased's has
g given, death.
John G. Graham—l am a surgeon at Stockport.
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my father at both examinations of the
deceased's and I concur with him entirely in
the
assisted s
body,
produce the
shops
n. i
neck at the second
examination. I have kept 12 of them in a separate
t evidence t
aken
from which
the
box. I also produce two parcels of shot consisting
of 12 each, which I received from Mr. Andrews on
Saturday, and another parcel of 12, which 'received
from Sergeant Cooper this morning. I have weighed
them all by the standard and with each other, and
they are exactly of the same weight.
Chas. Lomax—I am a letterpress printer at Stock-
port. I have examined the portion of the publica-
ti el, "The Cottage Girl; or, The Marriage Day,"
found in the prisoner's bedroom, and, on comparing
it with the perfect number now shown to me, I
have no doubt that both are printed from the same
type, and the illustrations in front of both are
trona the same block. Among the pieces of
the packet now shown to me marked "C" (com-
p )sing • the wad found in deceased's body), I find
the numerals " 1,198," and portions of three
printed leaves, which correspond with the corre-
sponding lines in the perfect number. The paper
marked " D" now shown to me (part of the wad
fund on the stair), contains portions of tan lines
which correspond with corresponding lines in. page
In both copies, in
1,198 in the perfect number.
the fragm2ut and in the perfect number, the word
instead of "e."
" robes" is spelt with a "c" (robes) _
Another portion forms thelast six lines of the same
page. I have no doubt whatever that the type
from which the whole of the pieces were printed is
Vie same as that from which the perfect number is
printed.

John Walker—l am a steam-
Manchester. I knew the deceased and the whole
except the eldest
of the members of the family,
known
daughter, whom I have never 50211. I have
the pi isoner for 12 or 13 years, and the deceased for
March
ago,
packet agent at
four or five years, which was a, short time before he
left Scotland. I have had conversations with the
bat
The C refer-
Mr. Roberts objected to couvi,rsations which
ttpi.:ooi;kiopTaars,,elues,O.lliaeoting his father. The first conversa-
Examinatian continued-1 had a convetsatkm
with the prisoner on some day in March last, when
he called at my oftie, 77, Mirket-stre3t. 11 I com-
decide'd upon receiving them.
p'a;ned greatly of
his father's conduct, and used
abusive expressions lowa/11-s hi-if-Alter, such as "D
y u know that eld ia3cal and old villain? He i-
gnite by himself.
He is quite der,in4ed. He is
abusing us all, and we mill get him into a mad-
house, 113 is not fit to cenduc his business or to have
anythinz to do with the
ma,sine-ein lit of the farm,
and I int end to take it out of his hands." He then
produced a paper,
and it was a copy of the lease of
ii ;s father's fern hqween him and Col. Davenport
for 19 years. He said he would leave it in my pos
session, and I was to kelp it sec; et from the family.
I th-n said that I would not take it unless it was
in.ade up in a parcel, s-aleJ and addressed to himself,
with the directien "to lii 'livid called for." The
prisoner then sealed it up in a p trcel, with a seal
bearing the initials "J. H." He wrote upon it
tar present address "Mr. James Henderson, jun.,
amall-hall, by 'Scockport, care of Mr. John
Walker, Stoam-packet-oflice 77, M 1 t t t
Manche ster."—[ rhe Market-s _fee _,
it was found to Contain a plain copy of the lease,
parcel was hero opened, and
bearing the followino, endorsement]
kst December, 1854. Dame Maria Davenport to Mr.
4-41:"81"tler4ori• Copy lease of a farm in Braman, in