The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-07 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY).
KF. LSO RACES.—FnmAY.
The Marchmont Stakes of 10 sovs. each, 5 ft, with 50 added,
for two and three yrs old ; two vi s old colts, 7st ; three,
9st ; fillies and geldings allowed 31b ; winners extra. Three
quarters of a mile.
Mr. W. E. Ramsay's br g Mid-Lothian, 3 yrs (Lye) 1
Mr. Wm;clp,pe na The Leader, 2 yrs 2
Mr. A. D. Campbell na c by Doctor, 2 yrs
A Forced Handicap of 10 sous. each, 5 ft, with 50 added.
Two miles.
Mr. Merry's b c Pilot, 3 yrs (Sim) 1
Mr. W. H. Johnston's br c Tilden, 3 yrs
Mr. Merry's ch f Badinage, 3 yrs
Mr. Cook's b m The Shadow, aged—Mr. Merry's hr c
Whinstone, 3 yrs—and Captain Potts's Northumberland,
4 yrs, also started, but were not placed.
Sweepstakes of 2 sovs. each, with 35 added. The winner to
be sold for 2001., if demanded, &e.; if to be sold for 150/.
allowed 71bs ; for 100/., 141bs ; for 80/., 181hs; for 50/.,
211bs. Once round.
Mr. T. Walker's br g Attorney-General, 5 yrs (800 1
Mr. Campbell's b g Waverley, aged (50/.)
The following were not placed :—Mr. Benson's b m
Eleanor, .5 yrs (801.)—Mr. J. Brown's b f Terena, 4 yrs (501.)
—Mr. Wauchope nd f by Inheritor, 3 vs (50/.)—Mr. Morris's
br f Mesmeria, 3 yrs (1001.)—Mr. J. Rodger's b g Ravens-
worth, 5 yrs, (501.)—and Mr. Merry's b c Pilot, 3 yrs (150/.)
Sweepstakes of 2 sovs. each, with a purse added, for horses,
the property of farmers; three yrs old, lOst 21b; four,
list 21b; live, 1 Ist 121 b ; six and aged,l2st 41b. Thorough
bred allowed 71b extra. Heats a mile and a half.
Mr. Henderson's br g Speculation, 6 yrs 1 0 0 1
Mr. Usher's b m Ichaboe, aged 0 0 1 2
Mr. J. Laing's br g Sauceboy, aged
Mr. J. Brown's ch g Charlie, aged
Mr. G. Todd's na Rebecca, 6 yrs 0 0 0 0
Mr. J. Fawcus's b m by Malcolm, out of Locks-
ley's dam, 4 yrs
Stenhouse's b g Saladin, 5 yrs

BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Commissioner Stung'Enp.)
IN RE ABRAM JOSEPHS.
In this case the insolvent, who had carried on business at
Stratford, Essex, as a clothier, came up for his interim order.
He was opposed by a creditor in person, on the ground that
he had fraudulently removed his property.
The insolvent, in his examination, stated that his furniture
was only worth 151., and his stock in trade only 9/. 155., and
that the whole of it was still on the premises to which he bad
removed. He admitted that it was requisite for a van to be
employed twice for the removal, and laughed at the opposing
creditor asserting that more had been removed than could be
found.
The Learned COMMISSIONER said it was very inconvenient
to hear a case twice over; proof should be adduced at the
present time.
The opposing creditor said that he was not prepared, but
on insolvent coming up again the carman should attend.
Adjourned till the 20th October.

SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE ELEC-

TION.

WARWICK, SUNDAY.-11r. Bolton King has addressed
the electors of the southern division of this county, and
commenced his canvass with considerable success. lie is
now, it is said, to be opposed by Lord Brock, who is on
the continent, and for whom his friends have undertaken
to issue an address. Yesterday morning, his agents pro-
ceeded to obtain signatures to the following requisi-
tion :—" To the Lord Brook—We, the undersigned free-
holders and other electors of the southern division of the
county of Warwick, request you to allow yourself to be
proposed as a candidate to fill the vacancy in the repre-
sentation of this division, occasioned by the death of Sir
John Mordaunt. We entertain so high an opinion of
your Lordship's constitutional, honourable, and inde-
pendent principles, and of your zeal and anxiety for the
prosperity of the agricultural interest, that we feel con-
fident the high and important trust we are
anxious to repose in you cannot be placed in
safer hands. Oct. 4, 1845." In the course of
the day, however, Mr. Bolton King arrived in
the town, and, it was said, commenced canvassing the
electors, when it was deemed advisable by Lord Brook's
supporters nut to wait the result of an answer to the
above requisition, and they forthwith issued the follow-
ing address :

'ro THE ELECTORS OF THE SOUTHERN DIVISION OF

THE COUNTY OF WARWICK.

" The Committee for conducting the election of Lord
Brook have authority to state that his Lordship is a candi-
date for the honour of representing the Southern Di-
vision of the county of Warwick in Parliament, to fill
the vacancy caused by the deeply-lamented death of Sir
Mordaunt. _ _ _

" His Lordship's attachment to the institutions of the
country, and his support of Conservative principles are
well known ; and the Committee are authorised to state
most distinctly and unequivocally, that his Lordship will
give his most cordial support to any just measures for
the relief of the agricultural interest, whether brought
forward by the Government or not.
"Committee-room, Warwick Arms, Oct. 4, 1845."
Since the appearance of this document, which took
place late last night, nothing further in connexion with
his Lordship has been heard, while on the other hand
Mr. King's friends are in the most confident hopes of
success. It is rumeiured by the Conservatives that the
Hon. Gentleman will not stand a contest, but retire, now
that Lord Brook is fairly put forward. We do not believe
he will retire, and if he dues it will only be from a pru-
dent desire to avoid a contest which must, ere long, be
resumed under far more exciting and importa•it circum-
stances. The following is the address issued by Mr.
King :

" TO THE ELECTORS OF T,IE SOUTHERN DIVISION OF THE

COUNTY OF WARWICK.

" Gentlemen,—The greatly-to-be-lamented death of
Sir John Mordaunt having caused a vacancy in the re-
presentation of this division of the county, I offer myself
as a candidate for the honourable and important situa-
tion of representing you in Parliament.
" If you should think fit to elect me, it will be my
earnest endeavour honestly and independently to dis-
charge the great trust placed in my hands, and most
especially to support the interests of the landowners,
farmers, tradesmen, and labourers of this agricultural
division of the county. Both in public and private life,
it has been my constant aim to support these interests by
advocating sufficient protection for agricultural produce,
and by opposing every extravagant and unnec.•ssary ex-
penditure of public money, as the only means of reduc-
ing those general and local taxes which press so heavily
on the tradesman and occupier of land.

" To the measures of the present head of the Govern-
ment I do not promise uniform support or constant oppo-
sition; they have been too contradictory and uncertain
to enable me to form any opinion of what they will be
for the future. But I will uphold all measures calculated
to promote the public gcod, and oppose all such as would
tend in any respect to injure our laws and constitution,
or to lessen our civil and religious liberty.—l have the
honour to be, Gentlemen, your obedient humble servant,
" BOLTON KING.
" Umberslade, October 3, 1845."

The Eurydice, 26, Captain G. Elliot, and the Per-
sian, 16, Commander Coryton, were at Vera Cruz on
the Ist ult.

The Penelope, 22, steam-frigate, Commodore Jcnes,
and the Star, 6, Commander Dunlop, were at Ascension
on Vie 12th of August. Lieutenant William Mattley,
of the Wasp, 17, died at Ascension on the 13th of July
of fever on board tho Penelope, whilst on his passage to
rejoin the Wasp, after having taken to Sierra Leone a
slave brig captured by her. The gallant officer had
once before been attacked by the coast fever. He was a
brave young officer, aged twenty-seven, and highly re-
spected in the service. His loss is deeply regretted by
all who had the pleasure of hii acquaintance, by his
brather officers especially. His remains were interred
at the Island of Ascension with full honours, naval and
military. The gallant deceased wa4 the son of Mr.
George Henry NI atiley, of Portsmouth, editor of the
Hampshire Telegraph newspaper.
DEvoNPonT.—The following are the principal dim(n-
sions of the Creole, 26, on the design of the Committee
of the School of Naval Architecture, launched at this
dockyard on Wednesday :-- ft. in.
Length between perpendiculars
Length of keel for tonnage lO7 0
Breadth, extreme 4O 74-
Breadth for tonnage
Breadth, moulded 39 7
Depth of hold
Draught of water, fore
Draught of water, aft
Tonnage, 922 91-94.

The St. George, 120,- advanceship, was docked on
Friday, to be completed.
The Forth, 44, was docked on Friday, to be fittcd as a
steam guard•ship at this port.

HER MAJESTY'S STEAMER
ECLAIR.

A report, of which the following is an outline, was
made to the Lords of her Majesty's Privy Council, on
Friday, by Sir William Pyre, Superintendent• General of
quarantine, and Mr. Arnott, of the Middlesex Hospital.
These gentlemen proceeded to Portsmouth on Tuesday
last. The Eclair, it will be remembered, reached the
Motherbank on Sunday evening. She had been imme-
diately reported to the Custom-house authorities, which
are always the first informed of such matters, and the
channel of communication with the Privy Council, as
having on board a most malignant fever. 'I hat circum-
stance was, in due course, communicated to the Privy
Council, and in consequence of its order Sir Wm. Pym
and Mr. Arnott proceeded on Tuesday morning to
Portsmouth. They immediately repaired alongside
the Eclair, accompanied by the quarantine officers,
and made the most minute inquiries into the con-
dition of the ship and the crew. From them it '
resulted that the crew had been suffering from
a mcst malignant fever, with black vomit, since
the 23d of July, when the steamer sailed from Sierra
Leone. On leaving that place she proceeded both to
Gambia and Goree; hilt the French authorities of the
latter place would not evs n allow any communication to
be had with her, and she left immediately for Buona
Vista, one of the Cape de Verd isl ends. Here the whole
ship's company was landed, all the stores taken out, as
well as the water tanks, and the ship was thoroughly
cleansed, fumigated, and whitewashed. But 31 of the
officers and crew having died on shore in less than three
weeks, it was determined, after an investigation by the
Medical officers of the Eclair and the Growler, which
was at BuonalVista, that she should proceed imme-
diately to England. Before leaving Buona Vista, Mr.
M'Clure, a surgeon of the navy, who was passenger on
board the Growler, with seven seamen of that vessel,
nobly volunteered their services on board the Eclair ;
and Mr. M'Clure, it is to be regretted, fell a victim
to his devotion to the public service. After leaving
Buona Vista the fever did not abate, as might have
been expected, when the vet sel approached a more
temperate climate. On the contrary, before she
reached Madeira, Captain Estcourt and Mr. M'Clure
both died, and one of the seamen who had volunteered
from the Growler was attacked with the disease. At
Madeira the authorities would allow of no communica-
tion from the Eclair, though they permitted Mr. Ber-
nard, a naval surgeon, and two seamen, who volunteered
their services, to embark on board of her. Mr. Bernard
and the assistant-surgeon of the Eclair, Mr. Coffy, still
remain on board the vessel at Stangate Creek. After
leaving Madeira the disease continued as bad as ever.
From the time of her leaving Buena Vista till she ar-
rived in England, she lost at the rate of almost one man
per day. Two deaths occurred alter her arrival at the
Motherbank within the space of thirty-six hours, which
elapsed before she was visited by the medical gentlemen
mentioned above, and one fresh ase of fever appeared
on the 20th. Considering these et umstances, and par-
ticularly the fact that the fever still , revailed on board,
it was thought necessary that the ship should be kept
in quarantine, but that every means should be taken
to provide for the wants and recovery of the men.
She was accordingly immediately ordered to Stangate
Creek, the usual quarantine station, and two hulks were
placed at the service of her crew. Into one of them
those who bad not had the fever were removed, and on
board the other those who had been attacked and had
recovered were placed. Fresh bidding and fresh provi-
sions, and everything which it was supposed could con-
tribute to the recovery or the comfort of the crew, were
immediately supplied. Indeed, everything of that kind
which was needed was sent to them at Portsmouth. Be-
tween the 30th ult., when the was visited at Portsmouth,
and Friday, the date of the report, three more deaths
had taken place ; but as no fresh case of fever had oc-
curred subsequent to the 29th, and there were only two
patients confined to their hammocks, it was hoped
that the progress of the disease was arrested. Besides
these two, there were eleven of the crew convalescent,
the remainder having either wholly escaped the fever, or
had the disease and recovered. It is singular that of the
forty-three Kroomen, taken on board at different periods,
and still on board the Eclair, not one was ever affected
by the disease.

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOII_BIt 7, 1845,

LATE MELANCHOLY OCCUR-
RENCE AT HOUNSLOW BARRACKS.

On Saturday Sergeant Jecks, T 20, the officer by
whL m the warrant issued against Lieutenant Martin
Francie Kenyan on Tuesday last was executed, left the
George Inn, Hounslow, with a carriage and post•-horses,
for the purpese of fetching that gentleman from Tothill-
fie!ds Bridewcll, arrangements having been privately
made that an application should be made to the bench of
magistrates by Mr. Clarkson the barrister, for the ad-
mission of Lieutenant Kerwan to bail.
At twelve o'clock the following magistrates took their
seats •—Mr. G. Baillie (of Hanwell) chairman, Rev. Dr.
Walmsley (Hanwell), Rev. H. S Trimmer (Heston), Mr.
B. J. Armstrong (Southall), Mr. T. Twining (Twicken-
ham), and Mr. J. Frere (Chiswick). In the room we
also noticed Lieutenant-Colenel Daly, commanding
officer of the 4th Light Dragoons, Captain Cumming,
Captain Megan, Captain Lucas, and Lieutenant Langton,
of the same regiment, and several other military offic?rs.
Lieut. Kerwan then entered the room, accompanied by
Sergeant Jecks, and twit his station at the bar before
the magistrates' table, where he was afterwards accom-
modated With a chair. Ile appeared to be rather above
the middle stature, fair complexion, mild and pleasing
features, and Was attired in private clothes.
Mr. Clarkson said Lieutenant Kerwan was an officer
of the 4th Light Dragoons, now stationed at Hounslow
Barracks. He had been charged with an offence,
amounting to a felony, against the person of Quarter.
master Thomas Tarleton, of the same regiment. He
would not enter into the causes which led to that much-
to-be r. gretted occurrence; but he would observe, on the
circumstat ces that preceded the injury, that there was
no proof of deliberation, and nothing like malice could
be inferred from the facts. He did not require to be told
that the law makes no difference in the offence; but lie
was also aware that, under the recent Acts of Parlia-
ment passed on the question, it was exclusively in the
hands of the magistrate's to grant him that which he
applied for ; and before he concluded he should show
them there were not then and never were any dangerous
symptoms in the wounded roan to prey. nt them from
doing so. He would now cal the medical gentlemen who
had been in attendance on the wounded man, and show
his present condition.
Mr. Edward Smith Graham deposed that he was sur-
geon in the 4th Regiment of Light Dragoons. He had
in consequence of the infliction of the injury been at
tending Quartermaster T. Tarleton and last saw him
that morning at eleven o'clock. The wound in the abdo-
men had been inflicted with a sharp instrument. Wit-
ness considered him progressing very favourably, consi-
dering the nature of the wound he had received, and he
entertained hopes of his ultimate recovery. He did not
consider there was any danger at present. Ile should say
now he was out of danger, and that the wound was heal-
ing fast.
Mr. John Mure deposed that he was assistant-surgeon
in the 4th Regiment of Light Dragoons. He now con-
sidered the patient was quite out of danger.
Some of the magistrates said they trought the wit-
ness's evidence was too indefinite, He ought to go more
fully into his reasons for saying ad. _

Air. Clarkson asked if he meant that the unfavourable
symptoms which had presented themselves had yielded
to the measures adopted by the medical men, and the
patient was now out of danger.
The witness said that was the fact.
Mr. Twining wished to know how long those symp-
toms had subsided. Was it on the previous day ?
Toe witness replied : Not long. He would admit the
patient might relapse. He had, however, not done so
since the energetic measures to meet those symptoms
had bem adopted. There was no appearance of
diarrhoea.

Mr. Ralph Allen Frogley deposed that he was a sur-
geon residing in the town of Hounsluw. He also had
seen Quartermaster Tarleton, at 11 o'clock that day, in
consultation with the two last witnesses. He had also
attended the patient from the time of the injury. He
gave, as his opinion, that the patient had been out of
risk for forty-eight hours. He could not, however, say,
that inflammation might not yet arise.
The bench then consulted together for a short time, and
The Chairman said the magistrates had considered
the evidence of the medical men, and also that the oc-
currence had been without any deliberation, and had
come to the determination to admit the accused to bail,
himself in the sum of 5001., and two sureties in 2501., fur
his appearance at that court on that day fortnight further
to answer the charge.
Mr. Clarkson then offered as bail Lieut.-Colonel
Francis Dermott Daly, the commanding officer of the
regiment, and Captain Alexander Gordon Cumming, of
the same regiment, saying he thought it better to bring
forward two officers of the regiment, in order to show
the opinion the officers entertained on the zubje ct.
The requisite recognizances having been gone into,
Lieut. Kervran bowed to the magistrates and left the
court, accompanied by his brother officers and friends,
and immediately quitted the place on their way to
Hounslow Barracks.

The following are copies of the deposiLions taken at
Hounslow Barracks on Tuesday last, and en which the
granting of the warrants for the apprehension of Lieut.
Kerwan was founded. Copies of them were on Thursday
last forwarded to the Horse Guards, in consequence of
an application to the military authorities:—
" The information and complaint of Thomas Tarleton,
Regimental Quartermaster of the 4th Regiment of
Light Dragoons, who, on his oath, smith as follows:
" On Sunday night, about ten o'clock, the officers were
in barracks, showing feats of strength amongst them-
selves, and, in consequence of Lieutenant Kerwan, in
wrestling with Lieutenant Greville, of the 2d Life Guards,
getting thrown twice on the floor, Captain Fane stopped
the exercise of these officers, when Lieutenant Kerwan said
Captain Fane had no right to interfere, as a superior officer
was present. Captain Fane then left the room, and I
lost sight of him. Presently afterward Lieutenant
Kerwan also left the room, and immediately afterwards
Major Pariby, of the 4th Light Dragoons (the superior
officer alluded to), called me out of the room, and stated
that Lieutenant Kerwan intended to go into Captain
Fane's room ; and the said Major Pariby said to me then,
You are a stout fellow, prevent him (meaning the said
Lieutenant Kerwan) from going into his room.' When
I went into the barrack-yard, I there saw the said Lieut.
Kerwan and others, and went up to him, and seeing
him excited, I endeavoured to soothe him. He (the said
Lieut. Kerwan) replied, that he had been threatened
with the guard-room, and to that he would go.' The
said Lieut. Kerwan then went up stairs to his own room,
and put on his cap. Then I said, will not allow you
to go out ;' and I shut the door, and placed my back
against it. Two swords of the said Lieut. Kerwan were
hanging close to the door on pegs, when the said Lieut.
Kerwan immediately took one sword, and said he
would go out. I replied that I would not
let him. I said this, because he was in so excited a
state. Lieutenant Kerwan then said, 'There is another
sword—defend yourself.' At the moment he said this I
was reaching forward, and towards the second sword,
but never drew it from the scabbard. At this moment
Lieutenant Kenyan attempted to get past me at the door,
and there he made a thrust at me with a naked steel
sword, which did not touch me, but passed under roy
left arm. I immediately afterwards felt the blow which
occasioned the wound I have received. The wound was
just below the navel, and was inflicted by the sword then
in the hand of the said Lieutenant Kerwan when he
struck me the second time. I said to him immediately,
You have stabbed me,' and I went to the light of the
fire, and found blood on my shirt, and I went down st airs
and sent for the surgeon. All this took place on Sun Jay
night, the 28th day of September inst., at the barracks
on Hounslow Heath, in the parish of Heston, and in the
county of Middlesex.
e I have always been on the best friendly terms with
Lieutenant Kerwan, and I feel sure that, except when
he was in the excited state in which he then was, he
would have been the last man to have injured me.

" THOMAS 'J'ARLETON.
" Taken and sworn before me, one of her Majesty's
thejtuhsistic3eostholday of se
peacep,tienmbr,
and for
the county of Middlesex,

" H. S. TRIMMER."
" The examination of Ralph Allen Frogley, surgeon,
of Hounslow, in the parish of Heston, in the county
of Middlesex, who on his oath saith—
" On Sunday night last I was called up by an orderly
soldier of the 4th Light Dragoons, between eleven and
twelve o'clock, to attend at Hounslow Barracks. I came
immediately, and found Regimental-Quarterme.ster
Thomas Tarleton labouring under a severe wound u rider
the naval, which appeared to have been inflicted by a
sharp instrument. I dressed the wound, and, with other
medical gentlemen, prescribed for the patient.
" I consider the said Thomas Tarleton's life to be in
danger, but that there is a chance of his ultimate re-
covery. " RALPH ALLEN FROGLEY, Surgeon."
" The examination of Edward Graham and John

Mere, vurgeons, who on their oaths severally say--;
" I have attended the said Thomas Tartleton, in con-
junction with Mr. Frogley, and entirely agree with him
as to the state of the said Thomas Tartleton, and as to
the instrument with which the wound received by the
patient was inflicted.
"EDWARD S. GRAHAM, M.D., Surgeon 4th Light
Dragoons.
"JOHN MIME, A.S., 4th Light Dragoons."

DISCOVERY OF AN INTERESTING HISTORICAL RELIC
AT STAINES. —On Thursday, the 11th ult, a tradesman of
this town ( Windsor) observed on a market stall a small
plate, on which was engraved a long but well executed in-
scription, which he purchased for twopence. On closer exa-
mination, the plate proved to be of solid silver, and the tenor
of the Latin inscription was diligently inquired fur. From
one hand to another it passed, until it reached Dr. Beasley,
who found that the plate had been attached to a chest formed
from a pile driven by Cassivellanus to prevent the passage of
Cresar and his army across the Thames, at the Coway, 'Wal-
ter, several of which have been found from time to time in
the bed of the river. The circumstance of a silver plate
being purchased for twopence at an old iron stall furnished
a subject for gossip, and the person who had sold the plate
soon found the " cista," and brought it to the doctor, who
lost no time in making the purchase. No doubt of identity
was entertained, as the plate had been let carefully into the
wood. It remains only that the plate be recovered to make
the most interesting relic of olden time once more complete.
IVindsor Express.

According to his annual custom, the respected and
esteemed representative, W. Williams, Esq., M.P. for Co-
ventry, invited his constituents to meet him at St. Mary's-
hall, on Monday last, to hear his opinion of the business
transacted during the last. session, and to give any explana-
tion of his votes or conduct during that time. At the hour
appointed a vast number of the electors of the city were
in
attendance, and on the motion of Mr. Mayo the chair was
taken by Mr. John Hands, who, on opening the business of
the day, said his task on the present occasion was a very easy
and straightforward one—it was simply to introduce to the
electors present their justly-esteemed representative Mr. Wil-
liams, and to ask of them that they would hear calmly and
patient y what that gentleman had to say, and then, should
any party have any question to ask, or observation to make,
requiring explanation, Mr. Williams would be happy to afford
the desired information. Mr. Williams, who was received
with loud applause, addressed his constituents at greatlength.