The Sun. — 1848-06-06 (London, England)

WHOLESALE HORRIBLE MURDERC—Advices received on Saturday at the Home Office, from his Excellency the Governor of New South Wales (Sir Charles Fitzroy), communicate the particulars of several revolting murders, alleged to have been perpetrated by Mr. Thomas Coutts, one of the most wealthy settlers in the colony. The shocking transactions took place at Grafton, in the district of the Crown lands. Early in the year 1840 Mr. Coutts arrived in the country, and entered into an agreement with the commissioners of Crown lands for a very large allotment of ground. On taking possession he stocked it with from eight to nine hundred head of cattle, and upwards of five thousand sheep. For the first two years the natives evinced the most sincere feeling towards Mr. Coutts, but subsequently became discontented. Two of Mr. Coutts's agents were waylaid and murdered, and also a fine intelligent boy. The stock was either missing, sold, or killed and boiled down. Other settlers suffered proportionately to the extent of their stock. These losses, coupled with the horrible atrocities previously alluded to, led to a feeling amounting to revenge against the aborigines on the part of the English settlers, and it is stated, though not clearly substantiated in evidence, that, all means to detect the ringleaders haying failed, secret poisoning was had recourse to, and a great many particularly on Mr. Coutta's estate have fallen a sacrifice. Numerous suspicious deaths coming to the knowledge of the commissioners of Crown lands, they, in company with the chief constable and a party of policemen, proceeded to the district, and entered on a searching investigation, the result of which led to the immediate apprehension of Mr. Coutts on the charge of being implicated in the wholesale murders. In a camp on Mr. Coatts's land were discovered eight dead bodies, whose deaths, it was ascertained, were the result of poison—arsenic, it was supposed. Several Other bodies were found in other parts. On the 7th of February the prisoner was brought up before the Chief Justice, Mr. heavy ySseeroj oe ar int ti Manning, s—himself seif is: and oaodomi .1 at ten dd t wt oo bail sOOO ;int i ve se ryo f 5001. each. [ADVERTISE • SIERT j—A Diseased Elbow Cured by Holloway's Ointment and Pills.—Mrs. Dunham of Scrubby, near Alford, was dreadfully afflicted with as enlargement of the elbow joint; for several months she lest the use of her arm, during which period she was under the treatment of the faculty in Lincoln, Notting.. ham, and other places, but obtained no relief, and from the intense pain she constantly endured, it was decided that nothing but amputation or death could relieve her sufferings. In this state, Holloway's Ointment and Pills were resorted to, and these truly valuable medicines aeon effected a permanent cure, and restored the complete use owfahye,sr Earsmtsa.oblldisMhbrmy an. Establishment, n2to4rn4o,,gbookseller, Louth, will testify' to this. sgitsratso,danLdooadt London HolloWOOLWICH, JUNE s.—An accident of a very serious nature occurred this morning, between seveaand eight o'clock, which, it is feared, will prove fatal to Commander Chads, of the Styx steam-vessel, recently returned from the coast of Africa, and ordered to be paid off on Wednesday next. The gallant officer was at that early hour superintending the lowering of tae large guns from the deck of the Styx into a boat lying alongside, tor the purpose of conveying them on shore to be placed amongst the stores until the vessel is re-commissioned. When one of the guns was lowered, he leaned over the taffrail, to ascertain if the boat would hold any more stores, and the taffrail, being insecurely fastened, gave way with him, and he fell across the gunwale of the boat, fracturing his left arm in two places, and receiving severe internal injuries. At the moment of his falling from the deck of the Styx, he caught hold of two of the men of the vessel, one of whom succeeded in holding on, and the other, named Robert Shearman, was precipitated into the boat with the commander, and was severely hurt in the face and on several parts of his body. Up to three o'clock in the afternoon slight hopes were entertained of the recovery of Commander Chads, the severe injuries having brought on a ,state of collapse, which required the use Of * stimulants.