The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-07 00:00:00

ISSUE DEPARTMENT.

X. I X.
Notes issued 29,635,735 i Government debt 11,015,100
Other securities 2,964,900
Gold coin and bul-
lion 13,532,705
Silver bullion 2,103,030

£29,05,735
M.
Dated the sth day of June,

£29,635,735
MARSHALL, Chief Cgu3hier.
1845.

BANKING DI
Proprietors' capita 114,553,000
Rest
Public deposits (in-
cluding Exche-
quer, Savings-
banks, Commis-
sioners of National
Debt, and divi-

:PA RTMENT.

coin

"76,243

dend accounts) 5,352,114
Other deposits 10,865,704
Seven day and other
bills

£34,982,618

M. MA:
Dated the sth day of June, 1

£34,982,618
.RSHALL, Chief Cashier.
1845.

PROMISSORY NOTES.

(From last Night's Gazette.)
An account of the Average Aggregate Amount of Proniis•
sory Notes payable to bearer on demand, which have beet
in circulation by the Banks in Scotland, by the Bank of Ire-
land, and by all other Banks in Ireland, during the four
weeks ending the 24th day of May, 1845, pursuant to
the Act of 4th and sth Victoria, cap. 50 •—.

SCOTLAND.
Chartered, Private, and Joint-Stock Banks £3,357,251
IRELAND.

Bank of Ireland 4,029,575
Private and Joint-Stock Banks

Total
H. L. WICKHAM.
Stamps and Taxes. June 6, 1845.

THE FATAL DUEL AT GOSPORT.

ADJOURNED INQUEST.

PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.— Colonel George Jones was called and
sworn—l am Commandant of the Portsmouth Division of Royal
Marines. There is an officer whose name is Hawkey belonging to
the Portsmouth Division of Royal Marines; he holds the rank of
First Lieutenant. There is an officer named Pym also belonging
to the Portsmouth Division of Royal Marines, Two officers were
reported absent from the morning parade on the morning of Wed.
nesday, May 21st. Their names are Lieutenants Hawkey and
Pym. They could not have been reported absent if they had leave.
Mary Ann, the wile of James Stansmore, sworn—l reside
at No. 8, King's.terrace, Southsea, and keep a lodging.house.
A gentleman named Lieutenant Hawkey has lodged at my
house. I last saw Lieutenant Hawkey en the Tue►day before
I heard of the " affair " on the Wednesday. He came home
Iran drill about four o'clock en the afternoon of that day. I let
him in. He asked where Mrs. Hawkey was. I told him she Was
gone down to the Rooms (the King's Rooms), and that she
left word when he came home he was to come and meet h• r.
The day prior he called me into the parlour, and said " Mrs.
Stansmore, I want to beg a favour of you." I replied, What Is
it, Sir?" He said "Mrs. Stansmore, do you know Captain
Seton ?" This was between ten and eleven in the morning. I
said " Yes, Sir, I have seen h m once,'' when he said "I expect he
will call here; should he call, you'll be kind enough to come in
and out of this room often, and don't leave him and Mrs. Hawkey
alone long, for he has insulted her very much, and she is dread-
fully afeard of him." That was on the Monday morning. I have
seen him but once at the house, when I was desired by Mrs.
Hawkey to go to the doer and deny her (Mrs. Hawkey) to Mr.
Sc ton. She saw him passing the window, and said " There goes
that horrible old Seton." I was not in the habit of answering
the door.

John Lewis Towne sworn—l am a merchant, and reside at Elm_
grove, Southsea. I know nothing relative to the death of deceased.
I only heard a conversation on Tuesday, the 29th of May, between
Lieutenant Hawkey and another gentleman. It was between ten
and eleven o'clock in the morning. The two gentlemen were pre_
ceding me coming down the road, and were holding an exciting
conversation. Both were dressed al.ke—l think in uniform. I
do not know who the other was, he was rather taller than Lieute-
nant Hawkey, and broader across the shoulders. I consideredlie
was an officer. He was what might be called a good-looking
young man, and had a light complexion. I was about to pass
them, when Lieutenant Hawkey drew his arm from that of his
friend, and with much tmphasis said , " I will shoot him as I
would a partridge." I heard nothing more.
By Mr. Field—l had known Lieutenant Hawkey for about
twelve or eighteen months, I saw Lieutenant Hawkey's fare on
the occasion of his using the language I have alluded to.

Thomas Hammond Fiske sworn—l am a silversmith, residing
in the High-street of Portsmouth. I know Lieutenant Hawkey,
of the Marines. I saw him last on the 20th of May, when he
came into my shop and asked for a pair of pistols ; this was be.
tween the hours of eleven arid two. He was alone. I showed
him some pistols, and he purchased a pair in a case, about nine
inches long in the barrel. They are the usual description of pistols
with a hair trigger. He did not take them away himself. I
locked the case up, and gave him the key. A boy, who was in
the shop took them away. Lieutenant Hawkey directed them to
be taken to Mr. Sherwood's.

The inquest was adjourned until two o'clock on Friday.
FRIDLY.—The inquiry recommenced soon after two o'clock
today.

George Sherwood, examined—l am a gunmaker, and reside at
68, High-street, in the parish of Portsmouth. Lieutenant Hawkey
came into my shop on Tuesday morning, the 20th of May last, at
about eleven o'clock. and asked me if I had a shooting gallery.
said, " Yes." He asked me if he could have a few shots to prae.
tise, as he thought he was going to shoot a match, or something of
that sort. He asked the way to the shooting gallery. I showed
him up slurs, and I came down again, as I could not well leave the
shop myself, my men being absent. I then sent an old man who
had been with me as a billiard marker for one o: my men. He
came over, and I told him there was a gentleman in the shooting
gallery at the time Mr. Hawkey entered. My man, George Powell,
I believe, was in the gallery when I heard the reports of shots,
By Mr. Field—Mr. Hawkey did not personally pay me any
money for shooting on that day. Mr. Hawkey, in my presence, gave
directions for the pistols to be taken into the gallery. When he
called on me the tecoini time he was in uniform ; when he came
the first time he was in plain clothes, to the best of usy rollection.
George Powell—l am a gun.smith. and reside in St. Thomas's.
street, Portsmouth, and work for Mr. G. Sherwood, who is al-o
a gunsmith, and curie. on business in High.str. et. I µas in his
employ on the 20th of May last. He has a shooting gallery, in
which I was on that day at about half-past seven o'clock in the
morning, to commence my work. I found a gentleman in the
billiard-room, who said he wanted to have a few shots. I did not
know him until I was informed who he was. I went into the
shooting-gallery with him. He had three shots with the pistols
belonging to the gallery. He shot at the target. He was not
what I should call a good shot. He struck the target, which is
three feet over. He was alone at that time, I did not
fire during the time be was there. He then went away, and
told me he would call again and finish the dozen shots, of
nsoh onpami net o
metth
which he asked me the price. He came again between that time
and half-past one o'clock, about an hour and a quarter after his
first visit. He was net alone the second time. He went into the
gailsry. I saw no direction
ulapoiknomthethecafrse7
Four shots werefired from the case of pistols ;
my observation.
gallery. I took a case otpisto
three by a person I understood to be Lieutenant Hawkey. Mr.
Id
Hewitt to me it was Lieutenant Hawkey. Mr. Hawkey roes_
gored the paces in the gallery (twelve paces). He then went to
the
The last time that Mr. Hawkey shot he said, nave
adteLirge gt-ood
pistol,. and took up a small tool off the bench,
an
break off; it with a small cross, between the stock and
the off; what we call the head of the lock. 1 received
from Mr Hawkey 35.-2 s. 6d. for my master, and 6d.
for myself. 6d. of the 2s. 6d. was paid for shooting, and 2s. for
powder and balls. We charge Is. 6d, for a dozen shots. Three
shots were left unpaid for. I did not see Lieutenant Hawkey
after he left the gallery the second time. I cannot call to mind
whether any one else shot in the gallery on that day. Mr. Hawkey
walked up to the target with his friend, and made some observation,
which I did not hear. He said something, pointing to the last
perforation of the target, which I understood to be, " That would
have done —.l' The remainder of the sentence I could not
catch. The pistols were then ordered to he cleaned by the person
whom I understood to be Mr. Hawkey, and he said he would send
his servant for them. I wiped them out, and took them Into the
front shop.
A Juror—The mark upon the pistol was it small cress. The
pistols were both Erred off, and loaded from his (Lieutenant Haw.
key's) own flask. Mr. Hawkey did not ask me the distance parties
stood from each other when opposed in a hostile manner. I could
not, from the partial observation .I heard, infer that the parties
were about to meet any one.

By Mr. Field—l had never seen that gentleman before that
morning to my knowledge. I had no other reason for knowing it
was Lieutenant Hawkey but what Mr. Hewett told me. Mr. Hew.
ett had been frequently there before. Gentlemen who practise
duel shooting tire to time, as 1,2, 3; that we call snap shooting.
The gentleman who fired the three shots in the morning and the
three shots in the afternoon, did not fire what I call snap shooting.
It appeared to be the common practice firing.

William Bearman, private of Marines, and servant to Lieutenant
Hawkey, and William Marsh, also a private, and servant to Mr.
Edward Pym, and some other witnesses, were examined, but their
evidence was not important, and the inquest was adjourned till
Tuesday week, to afford the police time for further evidence.

Grsduarayd,s,a
sstoaldtiioenrebdelaotngliNn,gindtowtrh,e
a2tdtemßrattedtalion
of the Coldstream ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT THE INFANTRY BARRACKS,
WINDSOR.
—ds Ot7eaTmhu
commit suicide, by shooting himself in his barrack.room. It ap-
pears that the young man, whose name is Gemerston, and who Is
not more than sixteen years of age, formed one of the band of
the regiment, but, in consequence of some misconduct, he was
reduced to the corps of drummers. This evidently preyed upon
his mind, and induced him to attempt the crime of self-murder.
Shortly after the return of the battalion from tl e Park, on Thurs-
day morning, the report of a musket was heard in his room, upon
entering which the young man was found lying on the floor, with
the discharged piece by his side, to the trigger of which was at-
tached a cord to enable him to fire it off with his foot. The ball,
which was discovered in the wall of the room, had fortunately not
taken effect. The man was taken to the black hole; and an in-
quiry being instituted, he was yesterday sent away from the
regiment.
ALARMING FIRE AT WANDSWORTH —On Wed-
nesday morning, shortly before three o'clock, the police discovered
that a fire had broken out in one of the sleeping apartmesits of
Down Lodge,:West.hill, Wandsworth, the residence of Mr. Prior
a merchant. The inmates were soon aroused, and a plentiful
supply of water having been obtained, they, together with the
police, succeeded in extinguishing the fid re, confining its
ravages to the apartment in which it broke out, the entire con-
which were consumed. The room was occupied by an,
tiennratl fis odudy, who kept a light burning all night. " It is supposed
that the flame caught the Ind-curtains, sad so mewl the accident.

Government secu-
rities (including
Dead Weight
Annuity)
Other securities 11.558,992
Notes 9,182,485
Gold and silver