The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-22 00:00:00

COURT OF INQUIRY ON COM-
MANDER GAYTON, R.N., OF THE COAST GUARD.
The trial of this officer took place at Sheerness, during the
past week on four separate charges:
unofficer-like conduct in entering false visits in
the journals in manner following i—lst, by sending for the
boats from the station at Sheerness, to mark his down visits,
as if he had appeared personally, or sending word to the station
for that purpose ; 2d, for sending for the chief boatman at. the
Bathurst station to come to his house at Sheerness ; and 3d, for
tending word from the Hensbrook station to the joining station,
to mark him down visits, instead of going personally.
Second charge—For employing men of the service of the
coast guard as private servants.
Third charge—For omitting to fill up the usual certificates
of his examination and inspection on board the vessels at the
stations.
Fourth charge—For not assembling the several crews once
a month, and asking them if they had any complaint to make.
Commander George A. Halsted, of the Deal district, who
Was both president and prosecutor, and although he allowed
the Court to be open on the Thursday—after the Court was
opened on the luesday, when he declared the Court was a close
Court—he would not allow a single person to take notes of the
proceedings, which lasted six days. Every officer and chief
boatman on each station who had any control over the journals
twh'eerecheaxraomesiled, and their evidence went entirely to disprove
and as regards the employing of the men in the
service for his own privaie purposes, was contradicted ; and as
regards emitting to fill up the usual certificates, was explained.
The fourth charge was entirely denied.
The case for the inquiry being closed, the accused was called
to make his defence. He said it was with feelings of no ordinary
kind that, after a service of many years, during which he could
challenge the world to gainsay his reputation, he found himself
brought before a Court of Inquiry on a charges for unofficer-like
conduct ; he however submitted to the Court, that the evidence
for the prosecution had not born out the charges; and stated that
he felt assured, that if he left the mat ter where it then stood,
without offering anything in his defence, the Court would
arrive at the conclusion, alai he had al ways actively and zealously
attended to his duties. It was not his intention to occupy
the time of the Court by observations on the evidence of each
witness that had been examined, nor the manner in which
some of them had given it, as he felt that the Court
would give their best attention to the case. He then
observed, that respecting the first part of the first
Charge the evidence of the prosecution had entirely
tebutted it, and, therefore, it required no refutation from
'iro. That with regard to his sending messages to have
false visits marked dawn to him, there was only one instance
in which a message had been sent at all; and that in the
Cases in which one of the witnesses had attempted to prove
thei visits were marked down falsely, be should be able to
show to tha contrary, and convince the Court that never on
14,137 occasion had he had a false visit entered, as charged against
Pm. To the second and third part of the first charge Captain
Dayton referred the Court to the evidence for the prosecution
to show that those charges were entirely without foundations
and he made the same observation as to the second charge.
Capt. Clayton then went on to say, that with respect to the
third charge, that of omitting to till up the certificates, the
evidence for the prosecution distinctly proved the contrary,
and that from such evidence it was clear that at all the stations,
except Rochester, the certificates had been regularly filled up
according to the regulations of the service; and that with re-
!Peet to the Rochester ones not being all filled up, he submitted.
!ft Could not be called an omission or neglect, as it was a re-
-1 on his part to fill them u, because th duties and orders
re-
had not been fully obeyed, and he referred to the certificates
and the evidence of the prosecution to bear him out in that
statement. He said, in answer to the fourth charge, he need
oily remark that witnesses from every station had been exa-
'Pined, each whom had refuted the accusation. Captain
eaavton then propceeded to call his witnesses, the examination of
Which lasted some time, and confirmed his defence.
u, The decision of the Court will not be known until confirmed
y the Hon. Board of Customs.

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SO-

CIETI c.►F EiNI3LAND.

SATURDAY, JuLY 19.—The proceedings of
,"18 Society terminated licre by a meeting of its members and
fa'ale by auction of a portion of the cattle and implements ex-
at the show. The meeting took place at twelve o'clock
41- ute Town Hall, at which Lord Portman presided. There
strs'e but few members present. Apologies were made for the
le ence of the Duke of Richmond, vi ho had been obliged to
,5,5 to attend his Parliamentary duties.
"a the motion of Earl SeEscEK, the thanks of the meeting
terTe gng to the Mayor and Corporation of Shrewsbury ; to
Haycock, Esq and the local Committee ; to the 13ir-
taimA
of o°am and Grand Junction Railways ; and to Mr. Taylor,
41unkmoor, for theJtaciliieslthe+~had;resrectvelr.afforded, facilities they had respectively afforded,
4 earrY out the purpose of the show.
ZThariks were also- given to the Duke of Richmond, for his
„vtiees as the President ; and Lord Portman, for his conduct
the chair that day.
o'eThe sale of the cattle and implements commenced at ten
ally °'l( in the morning, and last',: till a late hour in the
..fli:"°"; but it scarcely presented a feature worth noticing.
tti form of an auction was gone through, but there were
siv/ a fevv,,boon fide sales effected. Two or three cf. the price
Prot were, we believe, positively sold. The highest price
~ was 59/ f three year and eight months old bull, the
ero„,., • , or a.
ham of Mr. John Champion, of Carrington, near Notting-
Is tt a Southdown ram, the property of Mr. Barnard, M.P.,
shireontfis old, was purchased for 20/. by the Marquis of Down-
-1Vac11; and one, the property of Mr. T. M. Goodlake, of
aiso eY House, near Farringdon, Berks, 18 months old, was
I,,PUchased for 251. by Lord Hill.
tended ball, which took place on Thursday evening, was at-
ilt, el by numerous and fashionable company. Amongst
h se present were—Ladies Powis, Newport, Charlotte Lyster,
Airs MKnyvett Leighton, Hon. .+irs. H. Bristow, Hon.
Al; .„?enYOn Lady Smythe, Lady Corbet, Mrs. Adam,
Airs Bristow iv, Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Charlton, Mrs. Dad,
1-1-0-' T. C. Eyton, Mrs. J. Freme, Mrs. Hope, Mrs.
Airs. Hall, Mrs. H. Hicks, Mrs. J. Loxdale, Mrs. C.
ir;","Ps, Mrs. Ryder, Mrs. Slaney, Mrs. Towers, Mrs.
11-I`°,, Mrs. Wingfield ; the Duke of Richmond, Lord
0rfr,...,
aha dn; the Mayor of Shrewsbury, the Duke of Cleve-
vi-", Earl Spencer, the Viscount Hill, Lord Forester, the
li:e°','l,lt Clive, M.P., the Viscount Newport, M.P., the
w.n. I horna sKenyon, Sir W. E. R. Boughton, Bart., Sir
It• Cockburn, Bart., Sir A. V. Corbet, Bart., Frede-
-..F.t.Pcueee,
C• M. St
Adam. E H. Botfield, Esq., M.P., J. Ackers, Esq ,
Jorin U. Charlton Esq., Sheriff of the County,
tEssq_ H.' gas thEe,gße'v. Burton, T. .1. Badger,
Mr. W. Baker, H. B. Clive,
Cooper, E 5...,
Alr"J. Carline, J. W. Dod, Esq., T.
ijor•)ton, Esq., J. Frene, Esq , T. H. Hope, Esq., W. W.
junw',E`q., H. Hicks, E.g.,' Mr. T. Hall, W. E. Jeffreys,
114? Es q',
Henry Lyster, Esq., John Loadale, Esq., J. B.
Rlinor, Esq., D. NlaYne' Esq.' E.
W.
Smythe Owen, Esq.,
ya 3 J. Owen, David Pugh, Esq., C. Phillips Esq., W.
Ta"r; Esq.,Slaney, Esq., W. Stubbs, Esq., Mr. J.
11°r, Mr. J. W. Towers, John Wingfield, Esq., &a. &C.
of but justice to all parties concerned in the management
that and the general business of the Society, to say
they afforded every facility for our obtaining informa-
Ls These remarks apply with especial force to Mr.
1.);"°n; the Secretary of the Society; to Mr. Gibbs, the
PoTeetor of the show ; and to the Stewards of the different de-
nientL A body of the A division of the metropolitan
goodlce, under the command of Superintendent Otway, did
iir; service on the occasion. They apprehended no less than
the'" thieves, several of whom were well-known members of
a „,..,well mob. On one of the parties apprehended were Lund
Rsa le
gold watch and a pocket-book, the latter of which
*roprelen from the pocket of a person whom the police had
4,23'ed to detect offenders, and who on one occasion was a
ill:10:r of the London police.
atgoun,l'ualber of persons that attended the show on Thursday
kittedted to nearly 13,000, one-half of which number was ad-
has at 28. 6d. each, and the other portion at Is. each. Thus
tuilietnded this show, which, whatever is thought of its practical
heated e,in advancing the interests of agriculture, certainly
no little excitement in this locality.

T COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
h—he 1°11"Ing order relating to the Accountant of this Court
-cell issued by the Lord Chancellor :

" Wednesday, July 9, 1845.
" IN pt " LORD CHANCELLOR.
Jo ba —axxritTPTcY.—l do order that the books
of the Accountant
ktoraaYktupteY be closed from Monday, the 18th day of August, to
!Pat du, the 4th day of October next, both days inclusive, and
',eliverring that time no draft for any effects shall be signed and
fBtitlereci Out, nor any purchase, sale, or transfer of any stocks, se-
or or L" ot' effects, be made by the said Accountant in Bankruptcy,
1,,"." account of any bankrupt's estate.
04 N'.ided that the said Accountant be at liberty to sign orders
e(' warrants in 'such eves as may appear urgent.
(Signed', " LYNDHURST, C."

yr THE LATE EARL GREY.
the hie demise of this venerable statesman was rather sudden at
paralysis, -Although he had been some time suffering .
the j'lsi yet he had rallied considerably, and it was not until
thud
instant. that he was observed to droop. From this
'm he sunk rapntly. Lord Howick, who, up tof
Co;;,.„4"daY, had been in attendance at the House ot
1j0w,,.",, was immediately sent for, and arrived a The 'A" in time to see his venerable parent before his decease.
the able Earl aly and without pain, and.awaitfe
1%/lriP.P,„ael, of his last moments with the resignatio.n o . a
"04-'tia--,; Countess
was t. .---ti who was the daughter of the first Lord Ponsonby).
Colonel'r-Ben' together with her sons, Viscount Howick andr
ltra G.reY, whenthewvenerable Earl breathed his last. 1% e
%.,eYstpfri.-„r4„ th, e Observer the followirg description of Earl
' A de -‘.1141. aPpearance in his younger days '—
the „i escription of the personal -appearance of Earl Grey, in
only k'n'ejur,-."f his days, will not be uninteresting to those who
his !rnal when advancing years began to affect his ram/.
e/04 fl‘d bearing were strikingly dignified. The ri_o
Was ' ',filch men alninst instinctively associate with high birth, ,
tate;_glble in every lineament of his features, and. his wf hozes
%Lint:. was decidedly patrician. The expression o
and
zaedit,'ance when in repose, was somewhat penserose
eo!
' 4 the forehead lofty and well developed, as beseem d
rtiki
eqlPle sacred to noble thoughts.' His figure was stately
voelnsttnadine, his action graceful and animated ; and his teadt. , "g, flexible, and sonorous. As an orator, heffwa...
tatio', qnd.eorrect—his style classically pure, and void of a ec-
lio '`' his delivery such as to fix even fascinate,. the atten-
evnee,vv.hile his arguments were 'conched in dictr which
utne well-educated and well-disciplined mind.

, Ceilit„,,
Ihttnir lNQUEST.—SuicrDE.—Yesterday a long
jEtO3? IV" Opeded before Mr. G. J. Mills, Deputy Coroner for
tr,„_l"eX, and a jury, at the Orange Tree, New-road,
,krrt to the death of AIL John Shepherd, aged 49, formerly
to,:„.4Blnith and jeweller, of 7, Groat George.street, Hampstet.
atirteoitlr. John Pratt said he was assistant to Mr. Harr ,
liik ,cf Great George-street, and knew deceased by seeing
'ooekvi'it Mr. Harris as a patient. About half-past six
Air, t °a Saturday evening a servant came and begged
41,er,h ° Carrie to No. 7, George-street, as it was feared Mr.
that eir,,,l was taken ill. He went there; and was informed
two
0,',1*. Shepherd had retired to his bed-room about
lame e)nek, and had locked the door inside, and he could not be
bade to hear. NVi•ness went to the deceased's bed.room, and on
N04e111,,..
.°Pen the door, found him lying on his back. on the floor,
twi in blood, which had issued from a wound in his throat. He
Isith een dead some tinae. On his dressing-table lay an open razor,
IPatteW-hlch
. he had committed the act. The looking.glass was be.
Smii,:,'d With Mood, leaving no doubt that he had cut his throat
korn,.. loot.;
i.,,,. -.43 it. Had seen deceased visit Mr. Harris that
aetti,i'l6, ands aw nothing strange in his manner, except that he
Alatri,' 4 little more excited than usual. D:d not know what corn-
iit; ' he laboured under. Verdmt—" That deceased destroyed
esisenle• bat what state of mind he was in at the time there was no
i 7
,ce to show
,tjth AT tr ,„ - •
'-', ALEXANDER MURRAY, Esq., OP
s,,tioeoaTo--It is with extreme sorrow we announce the rather
At thn d Whitef the above amiable gentleman, which took place
'Peht eth
.House, Killybegs, whore Mr. Murray generally
',Nal, e soMMer months. The lamented gentleman, with his
*illi-...,e lady, had arrived from his Scotch estate at Broughton
agaga "431 previosly, and appeared to enjoy excellent health up to
ss lay night last, when, shortly after he had repaired to rest, he
tlonit:en su,i(l,,,iy ill, and, despite the aid of several medical gen-
stilt, b.?, ealshred next day, Lady Anne is in a most inconsolate
o."`allinhausross Iforald.
V, ft"bl 'g t;-,,, ilalf-tear of 1845 there issued from the
'i2ta:kvi I"" 3,842 works In all languages, living or dead;
.778
1:44.6„:488. and lithographs ;62 maps; and 500 pieces of music.—