The Sun. — London, England, 1859-05-14 00:00:00

THE NAVE The staff composing the headquarters of the 3d siege and field brigades of artillery, about to be stationed at Plymouth and Portsmouth, yesterday left Woolwich to make the necessary arrangements -and preparations for the instalment of the corps. The paddlewheel steam sloop Gorgon, Com mander Pym, sailed from Woolwich yesterday morning for Shields, to embark volunteers for the fleet. The paddlewheel steam-vessel Volcano, 3, Master Commander J. M. Hockley, from Hongkong, took on board some dry provisions at Plymouth on Thursday, and sailed for Portsmouth. The paddlewheel steam sloop Virago, 6, Com mander M. B. Dunn, left Plymouth on Thursday, for Sheerness, with the men who navigated the Royal George down Channel. The gunboats Asp, Diligence, and Forward, were removed from Keyham basin on Thursday. The Doris, 32, screw frigate, at Spithead, got under weigh early yesterday morning to make her fourth screw trial (the last with the " Admiralty screw") at the trial ground in Stokes Bay, in charge of Capt. Gordon and staff, but owing to the strength - of the wind, the trial was deferred. The Doris after wards steamed into Portsmouth harbour and berthed 'alongside the Malabar coal depot, to fill up her coal. The Flying Fish, 6, Commander May, was yesterday brought down Portsmouth harbour, and berthed alongside the Blonde hulk. Capt. Webb, of Mr. M'lve's yacht Albion, which arrived at Liverpool on Thursday, reports that, on the 2ith ult. he put into Algiers, and observed four French steam frigates embarking troops, chiefly cavalry, for conveyance to Marseilles. There were two line of battle ships also in the port. On the 7th inst., the day after the Albion left Lisbon, Captain Webb spoke two Portuguese men-of-war from England. On the 11th, in the Bay of Biscay, Captain Webb saw two French gunboats. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Commander J. M. Bruce, of her Majesty's ship Firebrand, to th e Fi sgar d , f or spec i al service ; Commander J. Dayman to the Firebrand, vice Bruce ; Lieuts. St. J. Coventry, J. T. Pringle, C. W. Manthorp, and. W. M. Wright, to the Lon don •, Lieuts. R. Cartcr, C. D. Varney, and C. H. Williams, to the Emerald; Lieuts. A. R. Wright, and H. H. M. M'Grath, to the Edinburgh; Lieut. J. B. Mitchell, to the Flying Fish ; Lieut. T. Bor rett, to the Russell ; Lieut. W. F. Johnson, to the Pioneer; Lieut. A. H. Webb, to the Hastings; Lieuts. F. T. Hamilton, li. B. Johnstone, 'William Menzies, and H. W. Alexander, to the Agamem non - Lieut. J. L. Carr, to the London ' • Lieut. J. G. Mugford, additional,to th e Fi sgar d ; R. G. Webber, paymaster, to the Emerald ; J. J. R u tt er , pay master, additional, to the Formidable ; J. B. Hay, paymaster, to the London ; J. Lewis, paymaster, to the Agamemnon ; S. Smyth, paymaster, additional,., to the Hawke; F. Bunn, assistant paymaster, to the Emerald ; E. F. Raffell, assistant paymaster, to the London ; W. S. Mould and Thomas S. Giles, assis tant paymasters, to the Agamemnon ; W. D. Aitken, clerk, to the Emerald ; and W. E. P. Saer, clerk, to the London. THE CHANNEL FLEET. Before another month shall have passed a Chan nel fleet will be in commission at Spithead worthy the name of England. There will beeat the least, 15 sail of screw line-of-battle ships, supported by a corresponding number of steam frigates, corvettes, and screw gunboats. Their cruising and exercising ground will extend from the Lands-end to the North Sea. It is believed that the command will be given to Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, K.C.B. The following are the line-of-battle ships commis sioned and nearly ready for the pendant : Royal Sovereign l3l Royal Albert Royal George lO2 Agamemnon s 91.. 91 Algiers Colossus Edgar Exmouth 9l Neptune London 9l Trafalgar Queen The above are expect, fleet, and they are ships t] ted to form the Channe] he noblest of their class. THE TRIP OF H. M. S. CURACOA TO AMERICA. We have been favoured with the following extract from - a private letter, dated April 18 : "Annapolis, U.S., April 18. " Accoed:ng to promise I now sit down to try and give you a small oncennt of our proceedings since we left Ply mouth insipid and uninteresting as they are. On the 22d February, having taken Lord Lyons and his suite on board, we started for Washington. Steaming along the misty in clement shores of the west country, and through the bois terous chops; we shaped our course to the south, the weather now becoming deliciously warm and pleasant. After a week's occasionally steaming- and sailing, we came to an anchor at Madeira. I was greatly surprised at the altered appearance of this island; the mountains, instead' of being clothed in the rich Irish looking verdure, which I formerly remarked and admired, now seemed parched, arid, and barren looking, owing, I suppose to the failure of the ' wine-crepe— the chief cultivation on the island now being made, I understand, for the regeneration of the grape, the falling off of which, as well as the visitors, the natives loudly complain of. There were about 200 invalids on the island then, chiefly ladies, many of whom that insidiously fatal scourge, 'phthisis; had set its seal upon. It made one melancholy to see them riding about on mokes'—so delicately fair and pallid, and so sadly in contrast with the,bronzed and swarthy appearance of the alliaceously, redolent, soap-and-water abhorrent Portuguese. Having coaled, and moderately participated of the liquor of the country, and hospitality of the inhabitants, we again proceeded to sea—circling away to the south, far into the regions of flying fish, white ducks,' and sangaree, in the hopes of falling in with the south easterly ' trades,' the tail end of which gently fanned our sails for three weeks, as far as Bermuda, which, as a matter of course, we entered and left in a gale of wind. Between these islands and• the Chesapeake' we encoun tered strong north-veesterly gales, and after a tedious but pleasant passage of sis. weeks from England, we came to an anchor off Annapolis. The following morning Lord Lyons disembarked, the frigate manning yards and firing a salute of 17 guns. On his lordship landing a salute was also fired from the battery at the naval academy at Annapolis, the principal men of this ancient little place presenting him with an address -and invitation to a soiree, which, however, his lordship declined, and started immediat e ly f or W as hin gton. The trial of ' Senator Sickles' for taking the trifling poetical licence bf riddling sleith a revolver Attorney- General Key,' for-raying rather marked attention to his wife, forms the chief topic of scandal and conversation at Washington, as welt as pabulane for the penny-a-liners in gexeral. The popular - feeling in favour of Sickles is so great that the enlightened jury' have already formed an opinion,' i.e., that they should be lynched' if they were to convict him ; while on the other hand, the, friends of Key' swear they shall shoot him in case of an acquittal. Washington is a large, strwr? - lin , r, though net very populous city; the streets are vsi uu7)aved avenues, with trees on each side, giving the place quite a rural ap pearance ; there are cease fine public buildings, the capitol being'the largest and most prettily situated. The ladies, I must say, are rather good-looking, but the male por tion of the population are about as sinister and reckless looking a set of desperadoes as I have ever seen. Strange to say, though gencraily well dressed, the, all sport mos t infern-illy-battered, outlandish-looking 'tiles,' being, in fact, shocking 'bad hats' in .every sense of the word. I have made a pilgrimage' to all the places, and seen all the relics so interesting to travellers : the tree under which Mr. Key was shot ; the chair and desk where Senator Sumner was cow 'skinned in Congress, also, the very identical stone spittoon which the venerable South States member, with such admirable presence of mind, hurled among the irate and riled members during the late row in the Con gress, :thereby quelling the disturbance and establishing the pe4co of the assembly. I have not seen one soldier, policeman, or peace officer, since I came here. • Everyone goes about armed to the teeth, even to 'our contractor; a fine specimen of a free and independent American, who speaksnof the President familiarly, as Jim -Bee,' delivers his tobacco juice on the carpet with the force and accuracy of a syringe, and 'reckons that no tarnation coon or critter never 'found him Without his doceymints; the aforesaid documents being a six-barreled 'shooter' and a formidable bowie-knife, ingeniously - secured in a pocket cunningly co n _ trived en the inside of his coat, extending - from the nape of the neek to the small of his back: Lord and Lady Napier have been staying at Annapolis for some time. They intend to embark to-morrow (19th), when we Shall set out for Old England, and in a month or so you may - expect txs at Plymouth again, Mr. Irvine, the Secretary of ..,ega ton, who came out with Lord Lyons, returned again in the j Curaeoa on account of ill - health."—Pleanottek Maid. THE ARMY. The - Commander-in-Chief, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, arrived at Bates's Royal Hotel,•Plymouth, ea Wednesday night, and early on Thursday - - morning proceeded to the Brick --field at DevOn port, where the fol low ing forces were assem- Wed —viz.. a field battery of Artillery, commanded • by Major Hawkins ; the second battalion of the 17th Regim , nt, under Col. IL D. Crofton ; Royal Ma rines, Col. Mitchell ; 96th Regiment, Lieut.-Col. E. W. Seovell ; and the 2d Warwick Militia, com manded by Major E. Galion. The Duke of Cani bridge, was attended by Major-Gen. G. M. Eden, Commander-in-Chief of the Western Division ; Major-Gen. Foster, D.A.G.; . COT. Pester, Royal Ar tillery ; LOrdßUrghersh;A.D.C.; 'Col, Crofton,l7th; Col.-Commandant Dwyer, Royal Marines ; Col. Wright, Royal Engineers ; Vi:iecunt Valletort, Capt. of Cornwall Rangers, and several other officers The field battery was not detained long, and the horses did not excite the Duke's strong admiration. 'th e chief cause of the inspection seemed to be the actual condition of the 9,6 th Regiment, an d th e dis eiphne-and proficiency of the 17th, a ne w ly ra i se d battali on which has for some time been expecting orders for kldershott. His Royal Highness was received by Ituhaerttroons formed in 'line of contiguous columns at marched past in:o:peconndand distance, and after saluting they quarter-distance column in quick time. , reformed line of contiguous - columns at quarter coe d battalion of the distance il and advanced—,the se- Co l - u h Regiment directing. Third, formed mass of columns the 96th Regi- ; went. Fourth, wheeled int el o ged i f n m e n g contiguous .. columns as before:Fifth,ch an Wheel, and countermarch of subdivisions round the Sixth, advanced, halted, and formed squaree front companies of the battalions. Seventh, re formed e quarter-distance column and wheeled to the left. Eighth,l7th and 96th deployed on their front companies. Ninth, 17th performed the manual and platoon exercise, and then passed through the 96th by fours. 96th performed bayonet ( xercise. During these evolutions his Royal Hiolness fre quently expressed his approbation of the precision and movements of the 17th and 96th, more especially when marching past and daring the per formance of the manual and platoon and the bayonet exercise. At half-past 2 o'clock his Royal Highness was received in Plymouth Citadel by Col. Crofton and the officers of the I'ith, with whom he lunched in the mess-house, and then inspected the men's quarters. Shortly after 3 the Duke embarked at the lower fort, under a salute, in the paddlewheel steam vessel Vivid, which left the Sound by the eastern end of the breakwater and returned by the western end. This excursion had reference, probably, to the . intention of the Government to construct fortifica tions inside and connected with the breakwater. On proceeding. up Hamoaze his Royal Highness was saluted by the flagship Impregnable, 104, Capt. W. H. Stewart ; the Curagoa, 31, Capt. H. Mason ; and the gunnery ship Cambridge, Capt. A. Jerningham. The Duke landed at Torpoint, on the Cornish coast, and proceeded on horseback to Tregantle, some three or four miles south-west, where a line of forti fications is in course of construction, for the purpose of defending the Devonport Royal Arsenal from any land attack in that direction. His Royal High ness returned through Mount Edgecumbe-park to Cremyl beach, when he entered the Admiral's barge and, rejoining the Vivid, IN as landed at Plymouth. In the evening the Commander-in-Chief dined at Mr.nt Wise, with Gen. Eden, where he was met by a large party, which included Port Admiral Sir B. Reynolds, K.C.8., Lord Valletort, Mr. Carew, the heads of departments, and colonels of regiments. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge break• fasted yesterday (Friday) morning with Major-Gen. Eden, at Mount Wise, Devonport, and after a cur sory inspection of Keyham steamyard, to which considerable additions are making, especially with a view to its military connexion with the Cornwall and South Devon Railway, he returned to Plymouth. At the railway station Col. Crofton and a guard of honour of five officers and 100 men of the 17th Re giment were in attendance with the Queen's colours. At 10.45 his Royal Highness joined the express train, and left for London under a salute from Ply mouth Citadel. The following general orders have just been issued from the Horse Guards, addressed to all commanding officers, directing increased efforts to be made in obtaining recruits for the army : " His Royal Highness the General Commanding-in-Chief desires that commanding officers whose regiments are below their establishments will send their bands and drums to one of the nearest towns on all market-days, or on such other occasions as may lead to a concourse of people, for the pur pose of raising recruits. .. _ "By command, " W. F. FOSTER, Deputy Adjt -Gen." " Commandinc , officers do not seem to .be aware of the consequences attending the employment of music on the recruiting service, yet the uniform and repeated representa tions from all quarters clearly establish the importance of attaching a drum and fife to every recruiting party where such an arrangement is practicable. "His Royal Highness the General Cornmanding-in- Chief now desires that you will detail one drummer and one fifer to join one of your parties employed on the re cruiting service, and you will at once submit the station of the party you may select for this addition, when the neces sary authority will be sent to you. "By command,.. " W. F. FOSTER, Deputy Adjt.-Gen." Yesterday afternoon, in accordance with orders Previously issued, the whole of the' officers and men of the Royal Engineers now at head-quarters, Chatham, assembled on their parade ground for the purpose of witnessing the interesting ceremony of decorating four non-commissioned officers of the corps of Royal Engineers with good-conduct medals, by order of his Royal Highness the. Commander in -Chief, for long and meritorious service. The parade having been formed, Colonel Sandham called the four non-commissioned officers to the front, and, addressing them, expressed the plea sure he felt in being deputed to present each of them with a medal and money gra tuity for long and meritorious service, and trusted that the young soldiers then before him would endeavour to imitate their example and maintain an honourable character in order to obtain the same reward. Each of the non-commissioned officers was then handed his medal, which fastened to his breast.' The names of the men thus decorated are—Staff-Serg. R. Douglas, Colour-Serg. Robert Coppin, Serg. G. Dadswell, an d Corpoal J. Williams. Sergs. Douglas, Coppin, and Dadswell also received a gratuity of £l5 each, and Corporal Williams a gratuity of £5: They have all been upwards of 20 years in the service, during the whole of which period they have borne most exemplary characters. The 32d company of Royal Engineers left Bronapton Barracks, Chatham, at 6 o'clock yesterday. morning and proceeded to Weymouth, at - which port they will embark this morning for Alderney in one of the Great Western Company's steamships. The officers who left headquarters with the com pany were Capt. Wm. James Stuart and Lieut. C. A. Lyon Campbell. Owing to the companies of Royal Engineers at head quarters having given a large number of men to the companies proceeding to the Mediterranean, and also to fill up vacancies at Gibraltar and Malta, the 32d company has. been reduced very much below its establishment, and now numbers only 40 non-commissioned officers and men. The Royal Engineers will be employed in repairing the fortifications of the island of Alderney. Gen. Sir W: F. Williams, K.C.8., who is about to retire from.the command of Woolwich Garrison, yesterday assembled the corps of Royal Artillery under his command in review order on Woolwich common. The troops, in heavy marching order, were formed in line at 11 ann. ; the Royal Horse Brigade, with 18 guns, on the right, an d th e fi e ld batteries, with 30 guns, on the left. The Ist brigade' of siege artillery, consisting of 8 batteries, and por tions of other brigades in garrison, were drawn up, and formed the centre of the line, to the number of about 1,200 men. The General, accompanied by Colonel Tombs, of the Indian Horse Artillery, and attended by the garrison staff, was received with the customary salute, after which the troops marched past and , performed a series of field manoeuvres, and retired to quarters. It is. announced as tolerably certain that Sir R. Dacres will be the successor of General Williams at Woolwich, and that the review of yes terday was intended as a farewell visit. it is uni versally acknowledged at Woolwich that General Williams has endeared himself to the garrison and town by his uniform evenness of temper under trying circumstances, as well as by his consistent and just decisions in th e var i ous matters which have been referred to his consideration, and he will vacate his post to the extreme regret of a large ma jority of the inhabitants. The general was present in lice evening at a grand entertainment in the Royal Artillery mess-room, which was concluded by a ball on a scale of unusual splendour, attended by 700 or 800 persons, comprising the officers and their families, and the residents in the neighbour- hood. Col. Bloomfield, A.D.C. to her Majesty, Inspector-General of Artillery, and 2d Commandant, is deputed to the command pending the appoint ment and arrival of the future commandant. any way whatever. After what they had heard it was his desire that they should, think the matter over, and when - they had - decided upon the course they had intended to take he would be happy-to meet them. (Hear.) At the outset he proceeded to reply to some objections which seamen were said to entertain against joining the navy. The first of these was the use of the " cat" on board of men-of war. It was only bad skulking characters who were punished. The man who behaved himself well was well treated and cared for. (Hear.) They laid great stress in reference to alleged cruelty in the navy, but they forgot to mention how men were frequently used in the merchant service. The press, however, during the past year had not told them of a single case of cruelty perpetrated on board of a man-of-war, but it had told them of a man in the merchant service having been tied up before a fire and roasted to death. (" Shame.") In making these remarks he did not wish to excite any unkind feel. ing against the mercantile marine; far from it. (Hear, hear.) Many men who had not been in the navy fancied that the old system pursued in the last war was still in use, and that any of the officers of a ship could order a man up for punishment. This was not the case. A captain alone had this power, and before he could carry this order out he must allow a certain number of hours to intervene between the sentence and the punishment, so as to allow time for cool and calm reflection. No man, so long, as he was entitled to wear a good conduct badge, was con sidered liable to corporeal punishment, except in cases of mutinous conduct or for desertion. Capt. Pim then proceeded to discuss the wages question, and considered that the wages given in the navy were betteethan those given in the merchant service. In the navy an ablebodied seaman received £2 9s. a-month ; extra for good conduct, 7s. 9d., and sav ings, 55., making the total receipts £3 ls. 9d. This made his income for the year amount to about £37. He contrasted this with the wages given in the mer chant service, which he calculated at about £4 per month. Only about eight voyages, he said, were made in the year, so that the total income would only be at that rate about £39. Continuous employment was given in the navy, and therefore he considered it preferable in a pecuniary point of view to the mer chant service. He also stated that the clothing was obtained at a cheap rate, and that the men were only charged ls. per pound for tobacco. The victuals were excellent, and if a man wat not able to consume the whole of the provisions served put to him, he re ceived pay in hard cash for those he returned. (Hear.) If a seaman continued in her Majesty's service for 10 years he was eligible' for a pension. If a man continued 20 years in the service, of course, he was entitled to a much larger pension, for instance, the cook on board the Gorgon, who was present at the meeting, had £2B a-year pension, and £47 2s. 11d. his present pay, making hi s total income for the year amount to £75 2s. 11d. (Hear.) As he came across in the ferry boat that evening he ob served a number of poor old broken down fellows trying to pick up a few pence in the sculler boats. This or the workhouse seemed to be the only refuge for the old sailor in the merchant service. How different was this from the state of the old men-of-war's men. The other day at the Sailors' Home, a young fellow objected to the navy on ac count of the risk. Well, if they meant the risk of war, such persons had better stay away. If, how ever, he meant the risk attending shipwreck, he might inform him that more than 2,000 merchant vessels were-wrecked to one man-of-war. (Hear, hear.) If persons did not like the smell of powder they had better stay away, for he expected that they would have plenty of it by and by. (" Hear, hear," and laughter.) After alluding to the north country seamen—a number of whom he would like to see join the navy—he concluded by inviting any present to address the meeting. Mr. CHARLES LIDDLE was the first seaman to accept the invitation given by the gallant captain to address the meeting. The seamen, he said, were not afraid to go on board a man-of-war on account of any risk to their own personal safety. By no means. There were, however, other objections which they entertained. The Government had not treated the British sailor in a proper manner, but he had no doubt that if the safety of England was placed in jeopardy, they would, notwithstanding, repel any foe who dared to attempt to set his feet on English soil. (Hear, and applause.) He referred to the lash as one objection to seamen joining, and cons sidered that it was a brutal and unnatural treat ment, for which some other mode of punishment ought to be substituted. (Hear, hear.) It was also desirable that there should be some provision made for the wives and families of those who lost their yes in the service of their country. (Hear, hear MILITIA. The South Notts Yeomanry Cavalry have con cluded their eight days' training, and were reviewed on Thursday, on Bulwell Forest, near Nottingham, by Lieut.-Colonel Lowe, of the 4th Light Dragoons. Their evolutions were performed in a manner fully calculated to sustain the reputation the regiment has acquired for proficiency in its field duties, the reviewing officer stating that he should have great pleasure in reporting favourably of them at the Morse Guards. THE NOR TH- Co UNTRY SEAMEN AND THE NAVY. 1 ' Capt. Pim, RN., add—ressed a large meeting of north-country seamen on Wednesday night in the Central-hall, South Shieir. Williamson)lds,outhead vantamesof thenavy. ATpresided. The l‘i OTuh,ew Mayorho was (i receiv e d w i th great ap plause, said that it gave him very great pleasure to introduce to them his gallant friend, Capt. Pim, an officer who, he had no doubt, was well known to many of them. Capt. Pim had been sent down to• the Tyne by Government • to endeavour to obtain volunteers for the navy, and his worship trusted that he V.ould be successful in getting m any to join. (Hear, hear.) The flames of war were spread.. ing over Europe, and he did - not know how 'soon they mi g ht reach this happy land of ours. His worship, however, said that should such a thing occur—which ho trusted Would not—they would, he doubted not, all be ready to take up arms and drive the enemy far away, and thus show how futile and absurd it was to attempt to invade Eng land. (Hear, hear) It was necessary, however, that Government at the present time should have men to man the various vessels, and he, therefore, trusted that many cif them would respond to the call made by her Majesty. (Hear, hear.) The sea men of the north were equal, if not superior, in bravery to any of those in other ports of this great empire, and he had no doubt that if circumstances called them into active duty they would discharge their duty faithfully and well. (Great applause.) Captain Pim would address them on various sub= jects, and they might rely on what he said to them. Captain Pim on rising was received with three hearty cheers. After thanking them forth§ hearty reception they had given him, he said that he just wanted to have a quiet chat with them in a sailor like way. (Hear, hear.) 'Seamen were wanted in her Majesty's navy, and it was his intention to speak to them of the advantages they would obtain by joining it. He did not wish to mislead them in He hoped that in case of a war lirealiing out, ank men being needed, the "press" would not be re sorted to, but that the ballot would be adopted in its place. (Hear, hear.) Mr. JonN Ftsit, an old veteran, was the next speaker, and on ascending the platform he was re ceived with applause. He had been on board of a man-of-war five years—three years and a-half in one ship, and eighteen months in another— and therefore he knew something about the service. He had seen a good deal in his time, and some flogging too, but it was necessary at times, he could assure them. (Hear.) Whenever the captain of his ship flogged a man, he always afterwards sent him ashore about his business. He had then done with him. (Hear.) Captain Pim had referred to the old scullermen, but if they were treated as they ought to have been after the last French war, they would not have been compelled to go in a sculler boat. (Hear.) Referring to the manning of the navy, he said he was now too old or else he might think of going again. [Captain Pim.—" No, you are not ; I will take you."] (Applause.) He was of opinion that the Government would obtain plenty of men, provided they dealt out to them the same privileges which were awarded to the officers. (Hear.) What he wanted was that the seamen should be put on half-pay when they retired from service as.well as the officers. (Hear, hear.) Speak ing of himself, he said he .was not a man until he went on board of a man-of-war, and while there he learnt more than he did all the time he was in the merchant service. What, however, was wanted was a fair day's pay for a fair day's work. (Hear.) Mr. KING, secretary to the Seamen's Friendly Association, also addressed the meeting at consider able length. He considered that the wages in the navy should not be less than £3 per month. This, of course, would be independent of the extras adverted to by Captain Pim. It was also desirable that there should be shorter periods of service, and that pen sions should be given. If these suggestions were acted upon no great difficulty would be experienced in obtaining seamen to man the navy. (Hear.) Mr. King, referring to the treatment on board of a man of-war, said if a man conducted himself properly he was respected. (Hear.) He next - alluded to the number of foreigners employed in the British mer chant service, and remarked that if our Government wished to. protect England they must treat the sea men better than they had hitherto done. Mr. GRAHAM next addressed the meeting. He said that he had been in the navy, and was not afraid to go again. (Hear.) They must under stand that he was what they called an efficient dis ciplined man. (" Hear, hear," and laughter.) He could load "a musket, work a gun, follow a division of boarders, and if it came to a push- he could lead them. (Hear.) He, however, was not the man to be caught by a bounty of £lO or even of £lOO. (" Hear, hear," and laughter.) He wanted some thing more beneficial to his wife and childr en in case anything happened to him. (Hear.) The dis cipline in the navy was strict, and it needed to be so. There must be attention to duty and obedience to officers. No prospect, however, was held out for such as him joining the na v y. He had been three years in the service, int if -he was going back h e could not expect to re rated as a petty officer over the heads of those who had served 10 or 12 years. (Hear.) Before a man was promoted he must do something to entitle him to the promotion. It must also be seen that he was fit for the pi-ado that it was intended to p'romo'te him to. Mr. A. LESLIE. having spoken, - • • Captain Pim•rose to reply to the various observa tions which had been made. There appeared to be certain prejudices entertained against entering the Royal Navy, but - he hOped that when the Gorgon arrived in the Tyne, they would be removed. They would then be able to see how things were con ducted on board of a man-of-war. (Hear.) Refer ence had been trade to ' , men being distressed. Who had been in the navy. It was not so bad as repre sented. Tbo'se who -conducted themselves properly were cared for. Of' course, if a man left with a bad character he could not expect to receive assist ance. They must not take it for granted that all those men whbm they saw in the streets • excit ing charity had been on board of Teen-of-war because they had a sailor's dress. Certainly not. He had overhauled one of those characters the other day in North Shields, and he discovered that he knew nothing at all about the sea. (Hear, hear.) Some of them talked about coming forward when the enemy appeared. It was ridiculous talking in that manner. Unless they Were_ able. to handle a musket it Was no use. They must first be trained, and that they would require to- be,-for but few among them knew how to handle a gun. (Hear, hear.) With respect to the "press," he g rri t n h g e nay to a (Il ear , h ear. ) Captain :' remark whichhoped that there would. be no occasi on t o r e sort to such a means Pim,after r ofmanning had been made about seamen receiving half-pay, said the suggestion respecting shorter periods of service was a very sensible one. With respect_ to the wages, he was of opinion that those given in the navy were better than those paid in the mer chant service. In regard to promotion in the navy, Captain Pim said if Mr. Graham, one of the pre vious speakers, would produce a certificate that he had served on board of a man-of•war, he would enter and rate hinr as a petty officer nil board the Gorgon. (Cheers.) Three hearty - cheers were given for the Mayor, who, in acknowledging them, proposed that a simi lar compliment should be paid to Captain Pim. This was accordingly done, with an - additional cheer for the first man who volunteered. The pro ceedings then terminated. LAW INTELLIGENCE—May 13. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings at Nisi Prius at Westminster, before Mr. Justice Wightman and Common Juries.) THE QUEEN T. CLERK. This was a prosecution by way of a quo warranto to try the right of the defendant to exercise the office of town councillor for the borough of Liver pool. He was elected for St. Paul's ward, and sat and voted in the council. After documentary and other evidence had been adduced to prove that he was disqualified for the office, owing to his .residing beyond the boun daries of the borough, The jury returned a verdict for the Crown. THE QUEEN V. HIGGINS AND ANOTHER. This was an indictment charging the defendants with conspiring to defraud Mr. Charles Gruneberg, of Chelsea, of a large sum of money. It was re moved by certiorari on the application of the de fendants from the Central Criminal Court into this court. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine now applied, on the part of Higgins, for the postponement of the case until next term, on the ground chiefly of the absence of a material witness. The Court acceded to the application on the payment of costs. The case was accordingly postponed. SUTTON V. GILBERT. This action was brought by John Sutton, of No. 1, Upper Grosvenor-street, Bedford-square, against Grafton Gilbert, the publisher, in Paternoster-row, to recover a sum of £62 Bs. 3d., being the amount he claimed in respect of certain medical books which he had printed and entrusted to the defen dant for sale upon commission. Mr. Prentice and Mr. Gordon Allen were for the plaintiff, and Mr. Edward James and Mr. Patchett for the defendant. It seemed that the plaintiff, who was described as a medical student, printed three books, one on " Spermatorrhcea," another on the "Physiology of Women," and a third on " Consumption, bearing the name of Dr. Sidney Hall as the author, and employed the defendant, whose name was inserted on the title page as publisher, to sell them upon the usual commission charged by the trade. The plaintiff, according to his own account, became acquainted with Dr Hall, who possessed considerable experience in a particular description of complaints, a few years ago, and entered into a mutual arrange ment with him for the publication of these works. Before, hoWever, it was carried out Dr. Hall started for America, and the plaintiff determined to extend the manuscripts which he had left behind, and to publish them on his own account. The defendant objected to pay the money to the plaintiff, on the ground that it belonged to Dr. Hall, with whom he had entered into the contract for the sale of the works. The plaintiff, who was a very young man, ad mitted, in cross-examination, that he had advertised himself to the world as Dr. Sutton, M.R.C.S., as John Sutton, F.R.C.S., and 'as John Sutton, M.D., although he had never taken any one of those de grees. He so described himself for the purpose of selling the books which he brought out. (Laughter.) One book was directed against quackery. (Laugh ter.) He had been a medical student at. St. Bar tholomew's Hospital. He had published some books - in the name of Isaac Palmer Hall, who was a friend of one of his assistants, but he had never seen him. (Laughter.) Witness then said he was once charged at Clerkenwell Police -court for pub lishing a libel, but he was not then also charged with extorting money. It was not said he had demanded money from the person against whom he published the libel. The charge was withdrawn. He was taken into custody by the police. He was not found under a' trap door in the floor of his room, but he was in the cellar hiding from the police. (Laughter.) Blott; his assistant, did not state in the Insolvent Court that a patient came from Dublin and paid him (witness) a fee of ten guineas and afterwards gave him a promissory note for £l5O. Witness did not receive those moneys. Blott did not express his sorrow for lending him self to such frauds, and obtain an indemnity against prosecution from the opposing creditors. The re port of the proceedings at the police-court in the Dispatch headed " The Notorious Dr. Sutton" was incorrect, and an action was pending in respect of it. The witness then said-that he still advertised that the poor could see Dr. Ha - 11 gratis, at No. 1, Upper Gower-street, Bedford-square. Mr. Edward James, on the part of the defen dant, contended that the contract was made with Dr. Hall, who, from the plaintiff's own representa tion, was a real person now in Canada, and said that if the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, Dr. Hall could, on his return to this country, compel the defendant to pay the money over again. Mr. Gilbert, the defendant, deposed that when the contract to sell the works was entered into the plaintiff came to his shop with another person, whom he represented as Dr. Sidney Hall. He said Dr. Hall wished him to publish the works for him, and he consented to do so, and to receive the books upon sale or return, with the usual com mission. On several other occasions the plaintiff again called at the shop with the same person. Cross-examined—l have got the money I re ceived for the books. I have paid it to no one, but as soon as Dr. Hall claims it he will have it at once. I came into possession of my father's busi ness all at once. My father took the benefit of the act twice. I cannot say of my own knowledge how many more times he did so. As far as I know, it may be two or three hundred times. (Laughter.) My uncle bought the business nnder a bill of sale from the sheriff. My father is now my manager. I did not state in the Insolvent Court that I had known the plaintiff in the name of Dr. Sidney Hall. I said I knew he sometimes used the name of Hall. The first time I knew that was when I saw in the newspaper the report of the case at Clerken well Police-court, in which he was described as Dr. Sutton, alias Dr. Sidney The learned judge having summed up, The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, damages £62, to be reduced to £52, if the books remaining unsold were returned within a week. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. ' (Sittings at Nisi Pius in Middlesex.—(Before Mr. Justice Williams and a Common Jury.) TUNKS T. ELPRICK. This was an action to recover damages for slander. Mr. Iluddleston and Mr. Charnock appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Skinner and Mr. Dowdeswell for the defendant. • The plaintiff in this case, in September last, pur chased of Mrs. Read the business of ebutcher, in East Moulsey, and paid £lOO for goodwill and fixtures. The defendant had been for many years a butcher in the same village. The plaintiff's case was that in a conversation in February last between the defendant, Mr. Greaves, and Mr. Furber, the then keeper of the New Inn, but who had since died, Greaves said that two diseased cows had passed his house, and that the boy who drove them in• formed him that they were going to the premises of Mr.- Baldry, a cattle dealer, -at -Twickenham. The defendant said, " They do not send them so far now ; there was one from Mr. Taylor's slaughtered in this village last week." He added, that it was killed at the plaintiff's shop. He also said that Dr. Roberts (the farrier), in passing the shop; had noticed the meat, and said that, unless the authorities of the village interfered, he would give information to the police • that he did not consider the meat fit forhuman food. He also said it was publy known that one of Mr. Taylor's de ceased beasts had been slaughtered the previous week at the plaintiff's. On another occasion, in the coffee-room of the New Inn, the defendant said, in the presence of a witness named Howard, to a man named Payne, " We shall have some cheap beef." Payne said, " How is that ?" and the de fendant answered, " My neighbour, Tuuks, has killed one of Taylor's diseased cows, which was driven down in the- dark." He said a policeman watched to see where it went to, and that the beef in the shop did not look fit to eat. The witness, Howard, admitted that he had formerly been in the defendant's service, and ten years ago he was tried on a charge of receiving some beef stolen from the defendant, but was acquitted. Mr. Taylor said he had sold two heifers to the plaintiff for £25 155., and they were both healthy and sound, though many of the animals at the time on his farth were very badly diseased. There was other evidence to show that the meat was good, and Mr. Roberts denied that he had ever said that there was diseased meat in the plaintiff's shop. The plaintiff and his wife were called to show the injury sustained in consequence of the slander. In September the takings in the plaintiff's shop were about £5 a week, but in January the amount had risen to nearly £4O. After the slander the amount decreased largely, and last week the plain tiff only took £3 ss. Bd. • On the other hand the defendant was called, and he denied ever having uttered the slanderous words imputed to him. Payne also denied the use of the words said by Howard to have been spoken in his presence. named 'Hewitt, stated that he had A witness, 4544 tuar 3.:11 - 44 -- -; cat; lug; seen some beef at the plaintiff's shop which was of the colciur of Mahogany, and ha suggested to Mrs. Tunkg that 'she should not keep it in the front of the shop. - The jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff— Damages £5O. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 14, 1859 COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, before the Lord Chief Baron and Common Juries.) CHAMBERLAIN V. WHITEHEAD-ASSAULT. Mr. H. Digby Seymour was counsel for the plain tiff, - and Mr. Pearc<,! for the defendant. The plaintiff in this action, who is a wheelwright, residing in Rupert-street, sought to recover from the defendant, an architect and builder, in the same locality, damages for an assault., The plaintiff and the defendant were, on the night of Saturday, the 2d of April, in the White Horse public-house, when some dispute arose . between them, and, according to the plaintiff's case, the defendant rose from his seat, struck him several blows, knocking him down, and otherwise injuring him. In cross-examination he denied that he had struck the defendant, but admitted that the latter had sued him in the county court for £l3, which he had paid since this action was brought. Some witnesses having been called in support of the plaintiff's case, N r. Pearce addressed the jury for the defence, submitting that the smallest coin in the realm would satisfy the justice of the case. His lordship having summed up, The jury returned a verdict for the plhintiff— Dam.iges £lO. EXCHEQUER CHAMBER. Sittings in Error—(Before Justices Wines and Byles, and Barons Martin, Bramwell, and Watson.) GARTON V. THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. In this case the declaration stated that the defen dants were indebted to the plaintiff for money had and received, and on an account stated. The defen dants pleaded that the cause of action arose after the passing of the statute which required 20 days' notice before an action was brought for any matter under the statute, 5 and 6 Wm. IV. The Court of Queen's Bench, where the case was argued, and where it was contended that no notice had been given according to the act, it having been delivered at the company's offices at Bristol, and not at Pad dington, had decided in favour of the defendants, and from this judgment there was a writ of error. Mr. Knowles, on behalf of the plaintiff, now contended that the plea was bad, and was no answer to the action. Mr. Smith submitted that the plea was good, and implied that the action had been brought under the statute. The Court was of opinion that the plea was bad, on the ground that an action for money had and received did not fall under the statute requiring the notice. Judgment for the plaintiff. INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT. (Before the Chief Commissioner.) IN RE CHARLES HIGHMORE POTTS. This insolvent, of the brevet rank of colonel in the army, was opposed by Mr. Hawthorne and Mr. Denney for two creditors ; Mr. Bicker Caarten supported. The insolvent had been nearly forty years in the army, and only had captain's half-pay of £240 a year. He had been in difficulties for some time. Mr. Howell, one of the opposing creditors, had advanced money ; and the other, Mr. Tooke, had educated the insolvent's son. . The Chief Commissioner intimated that a recom mendation should be sent to the Horse Guards that £9O a year be set aside; and if not allowed h© should give a judgment on the complaint of the opposing creditors. Subsequently the case was adjourned to the 25th instant, in order to see whether the oppositions could be settled so as to prevent the recommenda tion being sent to the Horse Guards. CENTRAL CRIMINAL :COURT.—May 13, OLD COURT. THE TRIAL OF THE GANG OF FORGERS. Henry. Smith, a detective sergeant of the metro politan-police, deposed that on the 21st of March he was sent for to Messrs. Drummonds the bankers, and he found the prisoner Bramwell there, and he was informed that he had uttered a forged cheque; the prisoner produced a letter which he said he had receiVed from a person n lined Wilscn, in which he directed him to present the cheque; he was allowed to depart, and witness followed him to an empty house in Queen-street, Soho, and he remained there all day, but no Mr. Wilson came. He smoked a pipe part of the time. A woman named Fairburn and Bateman also came and looked over the house, and he gave the latter a light to his cigar from his pipe. The woman went away first, and Bateman left a few minutes afterwards. Cross examined—Bramwell was not taken into custody that day, but hoo kept a pretty sharp look out upon him during the time he remained with him. Cross-examined—He believed that the house Bramwell was taking care of belonged to his uncle, and that his relations were respectable people living in the neighbourhood. lie had not made any inquiries with a view to ascertain whether a deposit of £2O really was required before the house would be let. Henry Webb, a sergeant of the detective police force of the city of London, deposed that in November of last year he was employed in watching the move ments of the prisoner Wagner, the witness Chandler, and the man Bateman, whose name had been men tioned during these proceedings. Bateman and Chandler both lived at Battersea,a short distance from each other, and they seemed to be on very friendly terms, and generally went from their homes together in the morning towards the steam-boat pier, but when they got close to the pier they used to separate, and one travelled to London from one of the piers and the other from another, and the effect of this pro ceeding was that one of them would arrive a quar ter of an hour before the other. He knew that Wagner lived. at No. 10, York-buildings, Adelphi. He took Chandler into custody at Battersea on the 21st of February, and he was going in the direction of Bateman's house when he apprehended him. After he had been taken witness searched his house, and then went to the residence of Bateman, who informed him that Chandler was his clerk. Bate man was not taken into custody upon this occasion. He then proceeded to the house in York-buildings, but Wagn er was no t th ere , an d h e never again made his appearance at this house, and he did not see him again until his apprehension in Sussex street, on the 2Gth of March. While he was at the house in York-buildings, the prisoner Humphreys came in and asked for Wagner and said that he wished to see him about some money transactions. He subsequently observed the slope pail and the rolling-pin, and having been himself brought up to the tin trade, he could say that it was very unusual for a pail of the description that had been produced to have a false bottom such as this one had. . -Mrs. Skelton, the landlady . of the house in John . street, Fitzroy-square, proved that the man Kerp, who had been alluded to in the evidence of Chandler, lodged in - her house, and that he was frequently visited .by Chandler,. Bateman, and Wagner, and on some occasions when they were in his'room, the door of the room was locked. She also stated that Kerp generally was occupied in writing, and that he had left since these proceed ings, and she did not know where he was gone to. Cross-examined—Kerp was an old man—she should say nearly 80 years of age. When he was at her house he appeared to be feeble and stooped, but she believed that when he was younger he was a tall, upright man. The witness Chandler was then re-called by Mr. Bodkin, and in answer to the questions put to him, he said that when a difficulty arose about the cheques that were to be Made use of not having on them . the Government stamp, Humphreys under took to make or to procure a die for the_purpose of fabricating the stamp. After some time, finding that he did not bring it, Wagner became diSSatisfied at the delay, and said he would not wait any longer for it; and lie, Chandler, Bateman, and Wagner, then set about to make one, and when they com pleted it the die was shown to Humphreys, but he had no hand in making it: He was however, aware what the die was to be used for. In answer to a question put by Mr: Justice Crowder, the witness said that they first made a die- of plaster of Paris, but this did not answer the intended purpose, and they then 'made one of metal, with whi c h th e i mpr essions were made upon the cheques. The witness WTebb was then again examined, and he stated that when he and the other officer appre hended Humphrey s h e h a d something in his hand which he appeared desirous to get rid of, and madehl.m some resistance, but they seized and t it was no use, and he then gave up whatold he had in his hand, which turned out to be a die of the same description as that which had been mentioned by the witness Chandler. . Mr. Bodkin said that this was the case for the prosecution. The learned counsel for the prisoners then severally addressed the jury on behalf of their re spective clients, but as nearly the whole of them urged the same topics upon the attention of the jury, it will be unnecessary to say moreon w thaner that the main points principally relied up the evidence given by the witnesses Chandleer and Watkins were unworthy of credit, and that they had taken advantage of their knowledge of the fact that the prisoners were occasionally in each o th er ' s company, to trump up the romanti • c L , 4oiy they had ,1,0 ;14 DX. Mr. Justice Crowder summed up the evidence at considerable length and with great care and minute ness, and The jury retired at five minutes past eight, and, werc absent three quarters of an hour, when they returned into court, and gave a verdict of guilty against all the prisoners. Evidence was then that Wagner had been before convicted of forgery, and sentenced to ten yearS' transportation. Sentence was deferred. POLICE INTELLIGENCE-April 13, BOW. S TREET.—Denn is Coghlah, a labourer in the employ of Messrs. Holland and Hannen, con tractors, was brought up on re man d on the charge of having assaulted another labourer named E. Cunningham. Mr. G. C. Fletcher, of Arbour square, attended for the prisoner. _ The compainant, who is an elderly man, appeared to have suffered considerably, looking exceedingly pale and ill, • Mr. Catterwood, one of the principal clerks to Messrs. Holland and Co., filtered into a statement of the circumstances. The firm felt that any fine which this court could inflict, or any compensation which the defendant might be induced to pay would be no punishment to him as the society was very powerful, and would readily subscribe the money. Mr. Henry said that he was by no means dis posed to deal with the case summarily or permit a compromise. At the first examination he was not aware that there had % been a strike, or that the occurrence had arisen from defendant having been so discharged. As the evidence presented itself on that occasion, the matter wore the aspect of a private quarrel, in which the allusion to the society was incidental. If that had been its real character he should have permitted a compromise, in order that Cunningham should have that compensation which he could not get if the case went to trial. Now, however, the case assumed a much graver colour. It was evident that this was an act of violence arising out of the strike, and designed to intimidate the non-society labourers. He thought it was the duty of the firm to prosecute, and he should therefore swear Mr. CatterwoOd to the facts he had stated, and bind him over to prosecute. Mr. J. C. Arnold, house surgeon at Charing•cross Hospital, described the injury suffered by Cunning ham. It was a simple fracture of the jaw-bone. Being unable to masticate he was living entirely on fluids, which accounted for his altered apperance. Ile was in a fair way of recovery. Cunningham repeated his former evidence. In cross-examination by Mr. Fletcher, he admitted that his jaw had been broken once before. Mr. Catterwood said the firm would much regret the necessity of prosecuting. Mr. Henry—l think you are bound to do it. The man is in your service, and you ought to protect him. You may depend on it that the prosecution will have more effect than a hundred notices. Mr. Catterwood—Quite so, sir. Still we regret it. We are very sorry for these misguided men, who are really injuring themselves. Mr. Fletcher said that, as the magistrate was re solved to commit, he should reserve the defence. The prisoner was then committed. WESTMINSTER.—INFAMOUS TRANSACTIONS IN A GENTLEMAN'S HOUSE,—Henry Callaway, footman, at 55, Grosvenor-place, appeared to a sum mons charging hint with being the father of a bas tard child to which Ann Sibley had given birth. Complainant said she lived fellow-servant with the defendant in his present situation. An improper intimacy commenced between them in March, 1858, which resulted in her being delivered of a male child on the 14th of February last. After the birth of the child, her mother sent for the defendant, who said he would pay eighteenpence per week, or £lO down at once to settle the matter. In cross-examination by Mr. Horry, who ap peared for the defendant, the complainant said that there were other male and female servants in the same house ; there was another footman 'named Davis. He and the defendant slept in two beds in the same room, and at half-past six in the morning another female servant in the same establishment took her into the footmen's sleeping room, and they were all there together when the first intimacy took place between complainant and defendant. The footmen were in their beds when they went into the room. Complainant denied most positively that she had ever been, herself, intimate with Davis. Complainant's mother stated that, finding the situation her daughter was in through the improper intimacy with the defendant (which was repeated, according to the girl's statement), she sent to him. He said he, was very sorry, and appeared quite convinced it was his, He said he was in a great difficulty arising out of the fact that there was another young woman in the same predicament by him ; if complainant was the only one he would not mind. Witness communicated with him di rectly after her daughter was confined, when he said he had promised the other young woman mar riage, and offered .complainant ls. 6d. per week, which he said was quite as much as he could afford. He did not in any way repudiate the child ; he seemed to think it like him, and was rather proud. Mr. de la Mare, solicitor; who conducted the com plainant's case, here read a letter sent by her mother to the defendant, in which:the former (evi dently a very well informed woman) pointed out that she had been left a widow some years, and had struggled hard to bring up her children ;' and now that her daughter (the complainant) was old enough to get her living, she had been plunged, while a child in years compared to him (the one being 17 and the other about 35), into disgrace and ruin, and implo re d hi m t o d o what was becoming under the circumstances. A reply from defendant was - also read, in which he stated that he had made a fair offer for the child, and if she did not like to take if she must go without; and if she came to the house where he lived and annoyed him, he would never pay her a penny. It having been shown that he had sent her a sovereign by a fellow servant, Complainant's cousin was called, and proved that on the occasion of hiS visit after the child was born, he said he was glad to see it; that he thought it was like him, and that he would do all he could ; he then proposed an allowance of ls. 6d. per week. Mr. lorry urged that the complainant hack been his client's seducer, and that the offers to maintain the child, and-the other circumstances spoken to by the witnesses, which were in some respects exaggerated, were not strictly in consequence of any conviction that he was the father of the child, but from the fears he entertained of the matter obtain ing publicity, his dismissal from his situation, and the ruin of his character. Defendant denied that he ever said the child was his, or if he said it, it was only from the reason first stated. He would call a witness who would put a different complexion on the matter. Benjamin Davis, the other footman spoken of, was now called. He said he had left the situation where he was fellow servant with defendant, and now ' lived in service in Grosvenor-place. He (witness) had had connexion with the Complainant at 55; Grosvenor-place, from February in last year more than once. In cross-examination by Mr. de la Mare, witness said he could not remember when he was last inaimate with the complainant, but that intimacy took place in the pantry of their master's house, and defendant was present and saw it. Mr. Paynter put a stop to the case by orderin g the witness to stand down. He animadverted upon the mode in which he had given his evidence, and upon the whole case in the strongest terms, declaring, that in his whole experience as a magistrate of 20 years he had never met with anything so thoroughly disgraceful and infamous. It was lamentable to find conduct so gloss—a gentleman's house turned o i f t into a brothel by his servants, a but right that the propriet or should be e informed thought• Ho attach e d no credit to t w h h e a t t es ha tim d testimony of placesfDavis, and ordered defendant to 40s costs. p a iv y fr 2 . s . d 6 e d ia p ivi er a w re e p e l k e , d a n u e d d him . self to communicate with the defendant's master. THAMES.--MariaClark,a stern-looking wo man, was chargedd. with assaulting her stepson, who appeared to haveii4l William Cla r k, a i b n e u e t n i v n. o r e b a o t y l , n a e g aged 10 c l t e 0 d y , e a a n r s d , was very p oor l y c l ad. - b g Mr. Stoddart, solicitor, defended the prisoner. The'boy's father was an engineer, and had gone to Galatz with a st eamer . The prisoner in the absence of her husband had been in the habit of illusing her stepson, and had not given him proper sustempee. Hard bread, and that in insufficient quantities, was his only food. for several days. The prisoner was also in 'the habit of caning the boy immoderately, knocking him down with a candle stick, and committing other acts of cruelty. The boy had left his stepmother for seven or eight weeks, and was sheltered by:a poor woman named Elizabetb_Mitrriott, of No.--175, Newmarket-street, - Old. Gravel-lane, St. George's in the .East, who treated him very kindly: The stepmother demanded the_ boy, and he was_ given. up to her. She immediately recommenced her career of cruelty, told with regard to these cheques. Mr. Ribton, on behalf of the prisoner Wagner, also urged very strongly upon the jury the fact that, irrespective, of the. prejudice that had been introduced into the inquiry, the only evidence against this prisoner really was that of Miss Harris, who professed to identify him as the man who had gone into the coffee-room of the University Hotel disguised in the manner stated. and was continually caning the boy, dragging him about the room by the . hair of his head, and committing other acts of tyranny and cruelty, until he left his home again. Mrs. Marriott had taken care of the little fellow since Saturday, and had acted with the greatest kindness towards him. The following certificate from the boy's school- master was put in :—" The little boy, William Clark, when under my care was always a well behaved child. I never had occasion to find greater fault, with him than with other children of his age and position, but I have been much pained at the evident neglect and ill treatment he has experienced from his friends at home.—HENRY RowLEY, master of St: George's Mission SchoOl, Old Gravel-lane, May 13,"_ The defence set up by Mr. Stoddart was that the boy was a great liar and thief, and in the practice of coming home at two and three o'clock in the morning. Mr. Selfe said the prisoner was a cruel and vindictive stepmother, caring nothing for the comfort and welfare of her husband's child, wheel she was bound to protect and to treat with kindness. He sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned for two calendar months without hard labour. His reason "for inflicting such a mild sentence was that she was, afflicted with a di sease very d angerous to lif e . If she had been in good health, he would have added hard labour to the sentence. He ordered 15s. to be paid to Mrs. Marriott, whose conduct was deserving of great praise, and • he requeited her to take care of the boy, arid in a ifortnight'atime he would again recompense her from the.poor-box fund. INCENDIARY FIRE IN 4SSEX. On Wedneday, Charles 'Wright, a boy of 14, was committed for • trial -by the 'Saffron Walden magistrates for setting fire to the premises of his master, the Re*. J.Papillon, rector, of Leaden. The first witness was Peter. Thomas Ladbrook , who deposed to being in Lexden-street, about half past nine o'clock on Thursday week, when he saw a fire at the rectory, and went and found it burning in the cattle shed, which was consumed.. The female servants came out of the house, and he went with them to the stable to get the horses, cows, and pigs out. The following morning, shortly after 11 o'clock, he was told Mr. Papillon's barn was en fire, and he went and help e d t o ex tin gu i s h it. On Wednesday night, about nine o'clock, whilst in Lexaen•street, talking about the fires, he saw people running, and heard the cry of " Fire," and went and found it' burning at a tumbrel shed, near Mr. Vince's watermill. Emma Smith, servant to Mr. Papillon, stated that prisoner lived at the house, and had bowl out abaut . a quarter of an hour before she saw the first fire, but had returned indoors about five minutes before it occurred, and told her it rained. The next morning he brought her some firewood from the barn for the oven, in doing which he would have to go to the spot where the second fire took place. Head Constable Downs stated that on hearing of the fire at Mr. Papillon's; on the night of the 28th April, he went and questioned prisoner as to its cause, when he stoutly denied knowing anything about it. He questioned prisoner die morning after Mr. Vince's fire, when he denied causing it. Priso ner afterwards abseqnded with his master's horse, and he traced him to Boxford, on the borders of Suffolk. He returned to Colchester that night, but in the morning he proceeded to Assing ton where he found Mr. Papill on ' s h orse a t a gentlemans house. He traced prisoner to Sudbury, and thence to Halsted, where he found him .at 7 o'clock in the evening. He told him he was charged with setting fire to Mr. Papillon's and Mr. Vince's premises, and with riding away with his Master's horse, when he answered " Yes." He brought prisoner to the Col chester borough police office, when he was told the charge by the mayor, and said " Yes, that's right , I did it,". and described how he had caused the fires. He said that on the night of the first fire he went through the chaise house, unfastened the stable door, and set fire to the furze in the cow-shed with a lucifer match, and returned to the kitchen ; next day he took some wood from the back yard to the bake-office, and went into the barn by the back door, and set fire to the straw with a match, up in the corner near the shed. With reference to-(A-tr• Vince's fire, he said he went to the corner of ;the' shed and set fire to it with a lucifer match, and returned by the mill meadow. He thought 'at first , the fire was out, but when he got some distance he saw it begin to blaze. When he set fire to it he wished he had not none it. The prisoner, on being asked what he had to say, observed he was very sorry he had done it. He was committed for trial at the assizes, but ordered to be detained in the borough gaol. COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL—MAY 13. This morning we had a good attendance of millers and dealers at our corn exchange. The business passing was pretty fair for wheat, both for consumption and to hold over, and prices recovered- tke reduction of 9d per rental quoted on Tuesday, closing about 2d lower since this day week. Flour had a fair retail sale, at an improvement of 6d per rental. Indian corn was held firmly, at late rates• , Oats and oatmeal steady. Egyptian beans, peas, and bar ley were each unaltered in value. The market closed veil firm. WAKEFIELD—MAY 13. Wheat was held at a decline of is to 2s per qr upon last Tuesday's rates, and there was a rather better feeling on .., the part of buyers, but the business done was of a retail character. In other articles no material alteration. Wheat, per qr. of 8 bushels 601 b., Essex, Suffolk, and' Keit, white, old, 54s to 565; new, 53s to 555; ditto, red, old, 47s to 495; new, 44s to 49s ; Lincolnshire and York shire white, new, 45s to 47s ; red, 41s to 487. Averages for the week : • Wheat 7,120.. qrs., at........ 51s 101 d Oats —...,, ........ —s Od Rye - »........ —s Od Barley lO3 ........ 348 9 d Beans Peas LOUTH —MAY 11. A great reaction took-place to-day, when wheat declined from, 9s to lOs per qr. The little business done was at 46s to 50s per qr. f'or red and mixed sorts.- • Other descriptions of grain unaltered. CORK-L3fAi 11. The following were lie inotaiions this. morning :—R ed vheat, 24 s Od t o 25 8 0 ; ; white, 27e Od to —s Od; barley . 1 .% o 15s Od; oats, 14s 3d to 15s ma. EXETER—MAY 13. The sudden reaction has caused a complete dulness in the trade, and business was• limited, at the folloiving prices :--- Wheat, white.. Gs Od t o 3d I Barley. 4s 4d to 4s 61 Ditto red ~ 5s 9d to 6s Od Oats . Flour, fine, 35s to 36s ; seconds, 34s to —s per sack. Fat beef,p score,9s6d to lOs6d Ewes, per lb .... 61c1 to 7d, Pork carcases, do7s Od to 8s Gd Wethers, d 0.... . . 7d to lid Lambs, per lb 8d to Od Fat calves, do ....51d to Od Rough fat, 41d per lb. DERBY SMITHFIELD-MAy 11. The supply of beasts to-day was good ; the demand was flat, and a clearance could not be effected. The pens wore well filled with sheep and - a few lambs, and high prices asked. Calves /lumerous, but a heavy sale. Pigs about an average. Beef 7d to 71d Veal 6d to 7d Mutton .. 7d to 8d Pork stone. Lamb .Od to --d R ough fat, 5s 3d per Hides, 3id to sd; calf s ki ns, 51d to 6d. . BRISTOL SUGAR—MAI: 13. The chief feature in the market this week is the sale ,°! the first car go o f new Barbadoes—about 300 casks —the whole of which found buyers at prices ranging from 39 s to 4.5 s per cwt. The quality was decidedly superior to th e ordinary run of early cargoes of this class of sugar. Other descriptions quiet. About 500 bags crystallised Mauriti us realised 43 s t o 47s 6d ; and 2,500 boxes Havannah h.er been purchased afloat at 26s 9d for No. 12. Refined steady and firm in price. Rum has been sold to a fair extent, at 2s 6d per proof gallon for Demerara. BIRTHS. . - . HAZtLDINE.—On the 12th inst., at Lasswade MIL?' Forest Hill, the wife of Mr. George John Hazeldine, of a daughter. • LYNDALL.—On the 11th in s t., at 2, Amherst Villas, West Hackney, the wif e o f Mr. - William Wordsworth Lynda' of a son. SPENCER:-At the Plantation, near York, th e wife of a Captain Spencer, 2d (Queen's R oya l s ) , of daughter. VALPY.—On the 12th inst., at 30, Great C oram -street, the wife of G. C. Blandy Vapy, Esq., of a son. MARRIAGES CHEISTIE—PRICE.—On the 12th inst., at Weybridge, j am ,• Trail Christie, barrister-at-law, of the Middle Teinlm e, to Lydia Rose, e ld es t daughter of Bonarny Price, Esql of Princes-terrace, Hyde-park. LONG — RowLF,Y.---On the 11th inst., at Stoke-by-Nar land, William Becston Long, Esq., eldest son of William Long, Esq., of Hurts Hall, Sastuundham, to Arethusa Marianne, second daughter of Sir Charles and the lion. Lady Rowley, of Tendring Hall, Suffolk. DEATHS. ARCHER.—On the 10th inst., at Albourne, HurstpiorPa-- int Sussex, George Archer, Esq., of Worship-street, London, aged 76. CALLINGIIAM.—On the 12th inst., at his residence, D uke of Sussex, Haggerstone-bridge, Mr. William CaHingham, aged 48. HALL.—On the 11th inst., Ann, the wife of Thomas 11 ' Esq., 103, Bishopgate-street without. MITCHESON.—On the 11th inst., at 4, Wellington - Pla ce ' Commercial -road E., Robert William Mitcheson, E ( 1 . 7 aged 43. PARKER. —On the 10th inst.,, at Leamington, the Re v. Edward Ge or g e Parker, M.A., Chaplain to the Force s, aged 50. 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