The Sun. — London, England, 1858-02-11 00:00:00

nrß A!TLX AT CAWNPORE. The following is an extract of a letter from an officer of the Naval Brigade who had been sta tioned with a small detachment at Cawnpore : " Commander-in-Chiefs Camp, Three Miles - from Cawnpore, Dec. 17, 1857. " On the 25th of Nov. I was ordered with 30 men across the river on outlying picket. We had not been out more than an hour when we were re lieved by a party of the 64th, and ordered to be ready to go out at 3 a.m. nest day with two 24- pounders to the camp on the Calpee-road, where Gen. Windham had assembled about 1,500 men, as he had information that the Gwalier Contingent, of about some 20,000 men and 40 guns, were ad vancing on Cawnpore. So, on the 26th, at 2.30 a.m., we roused out, and after loading camels, ele phants, &c., we started for the camp, but, owing our heavy guns and a very b ad road, wei d d not th reach the camp till 8 a.m. , when we found all troops under arms, the c am p struck, and ordered e about five miles to the rear, as the enemy had ad vanced in great numbers to about one mile and a half of where the troops were. When we arrived Gen. Windham Brigadier Carthew were out reconnoitring. He soon came in and ordered the force to advance, but gave us no orders. We saw the Light Artillery advance, and we followed, but our heavy guns and the bad roads kept us in the rear, notwithstanding all our efforts, and the Ge neral seeing that ordered us to go back. So we 'bout ship,' and were not more than 10 minutes turned round when we heard the troops commence hard, at it, and in about an hour the firing ceased, and an aide-de-camp galloping down to telegraph to Calcutta that we had licked the enemy and taken four guns. We re-established ourselves in the en trenched camp, and had hardly done so when we re ceived orders to go out again next morning, with out tents or baggage. So on the 27th we started at 5 a.m., and joined the troops at about 8, who were all under arms. We drew up our guns on the r. a.', and General Windham went to reconnoitre. When he came back we were ordered to get our tents out ; so I got on my horse, rode in, and saw our tents and baggage started, and galloped back again as hard as I could. I had just got off, and walked from the road to the end of the Artillery park and back, and was consulting with Lieut. Hay, our commanding officer, as to where our tents should be pitched, when the general assembly sounded, and you nev©r saw such a race and scram ble, soldiers rushing for their arms and belts, sai lors running to their guns, cavalry saddling horses, and the deuce's own hubbub. We were the first ready, loaded our guns, and limbered up for ad vancing. Just as we were all ready the noon gun fired in the intrenched camp in the town, and it was answered all around us in every direction by a volley of artillery from the enemy, not very far off. Never were any fellows more surprised. The order was then given to advance under the command of General Dupuis, Royal Artillery. We had not done so more than a mile when the shot, shell, grape and case began toplay among us most uncommonly close. We were ordered, with our 24-pounders, to take up a position at a four roads' cross. We ad vanced steadily up, under a very heavy fire, not re turning a shot. When we got up to the cross-roads we could see a gun, which we opened fire on and soon silenced, but they took it to an unseen position and kept up a very heavy fire from it and all their other guns on ours; but Providence watched over us, and nearly all their shots went over our heads. We fired so fast that our ammunition was getting short, which I mentioned to the artillery officer commanding, but he only told me to keep up a warmer fire on the enemy. Our ammunition was all gone except a few rounds, and the order was given to ' limber up,' as the enemy were advancing onus in great force ; the Light Artillery had gone to the rear, and the skirmishers were behind our guns and all the infantry. We were executing this last order when a shrapnell burst close over our guns and gave us a pretty sprinkling, and started off our bul locks ; when once frightened there is no stopping these bullocks, so we were left at our guns with out ammunition, supports, or limbers. The in fantry in the rear, who could see up a road to our right better than we could, sung out to us that the enemy's cavalry were charging. We then got orders to spike and leave the guns ; we did so, and retreated to where the infantry were. Not seeing the cavalry advancing, and having rallied the bullocks and got back the limbers, we charged up to the guns again under a most tremendous fire from the enemy's infantry ' • they ran, and we re captured our guns and h a d to retreat with them into our intrenchments. I came in with the rear gun, as Hay was wounded, and I kept all my men with me to fight the gun at the entrance of the town, to cover the retreat of the troops, who were obliged to retreat before ten times their number. The other gun went in under an escort of the 88th Regiment, but in going through the town the gun was capsized in a narrow street and left there ; this I did not learn till evening. The gun I was with remained a short time at the entrance of the town, and then we came in through it. It is a most diffi cult place to get through, as the streets are narrow and houses entirely native, but I had been through it twice that morning, and I generally manage to remember a road I have once been along, and I luckily, thank God, brought my men and gun through in safety, though as we were coming through the churchyard on to the main road we had a heavy present of grape from one of the guns the enemy had brought down on the opposite side of the town to cut off our retreat, but luckily it did us no harm. "I got into the iutrenched camp all right about 5 p.m., when I was ordered to tell my men off to the guns all round, and I did so. The enemy had followed us up so quickly that they were then in possession of the town, and were firing their guns in every direction all round us. At dark the firing ceased, except from the pickets, who kept up an occasional quiet pop with each other. Just as I had lain down, after having had Hay dressed and put to rights, General Windham sent for me and told me we must get back the gun which had been left in the town by the 88th escort, and that my men must mount it ' • that it would be an ugly job, but that we should have good supports of soldiers to hold and defend the streetswhile we worked, and that at 11 p.m. I was to be in readiness. The men and I slept at our guns, as we were all very much done up after such a-day's work, until the time above stated, when I got up and assembled my men, and reported 'all ready' to Colonel Adye, R.A. We marched off with 100 men of the 64th, under the guidance of a native, who said he would take us to the spot where the gun lay. We told him he should be well rewarded if he brought us to the gun, but if he brought us into a trap we had a soldier by him at full cock' ready to blow his brains out. We passed our outside pickets, and entered the town through very narrow streets with out a single nigger being seen or a shot fired on either side. We crept along, not a soul spoke a word, all was as still as death, and after marching in this way into the very heart of the town our guide brought us to the very shop into which the gun was capsized. The soldiers were posted on each road, and then we went to work. Not a man spoke above his breath, and each stone was laid down quietly. When we thought we had cleared enough, I ordered the men to put their shoulders to the wheel and gun, and when all was ready, and every man had his pound before him, I said 'Heave !' and up she righted. We then limbered up, called the soldiers to follow, and we marched into the intrenchments with our gun without a shot being fired ; when we got in the Colonel returned us his best thanks, and gave us all an extra ration of grog ; we then returned to our guns in the battery, and I can answer for nay own part that, though we had no tents, I slept as soundly as if I had been in the best feather-bed in the world until next morning. On the 28th the rebels made a sort of attack about daylight, and we were up at our guns. At 8 a.m. we opened fire on them in the direction wh ere our spies told us they were getting their guns into position. They returned it: about an hour afterwards ver Rifles and 82d advanceyd on the smartly.t At 10 a.m. the left and the 64th right and 88th on the the Light Artillery and one battery of th e Madras out with the Rifles. gunners . went in the intrenched camp battery, kept up a hot fire on the centre. At intervals, while our guns Were le there oad and -re captured was we heard a great deal of fi r i ng of mmsk i e n t g , and cheering on the right, but thefor e obliged to retreat finally, having captured the enemy's guns, six in number, three times before they did so, spiked them, and would have brought them in if they had had supports to withstand the enemy's cavalry, and whose infantry were six to one. The 64th, noble soldiers! suffered very much, and lost their colonel. (Wilson), a flue old fellow, who led far ahead of his men in every charge. He was Brigadier at Cawnpore for a long time, and I always found him kind-hearted, though strict on duty and a good soldier. The otier 1.3 who fell were Major Stirling, CaptainalVlTrea and Morphy ; the former was Assistant-Quartermaster- General at Cawnpore. I had a great deal to do with him, and always found him most kind ; he was in the act of spiking the enemy's fourth gun, when their cavalry came on him before he could retire and cut him to pieces. The 64th also lost Lieuts. Gibbon and M'Kinnon. They were all fine fellows. I s h a ll not go on any more wit h our misfortunes on the right, but we will go to the left, where the Rifl es w ere very successful, but suffered a great deal. They captured two 18-pounders, and drove the enemy completely back with great slaughter. As soon as the guns were taken our men were sent for to bring them in. I went out with them and 50 bullocks, and brought in the guns in good style. Nothing more was done that day, as the men were very much fatigued, I remained in the battery, The nig! ;era were ;quiet, too, so we had a quiet night s ;The 29th passed quietly, considering there were more than 20,000 savage enemies before our 2,00'3 Europeans in the fort. The Rifles made a sorMe on same houses that the enemy came into, and were nring from, very unpleasantly close to our vole, whichh, were raised above the parapet, and we gave them some grape, so they soon left, That night Sir C. Campbell, to every one's surprise, rode in, and Ins soon after followed by Capt. Peel, who came in to see what was going on. He told us the force would be in in the morning, and you may be sure every one was very glad to hear it. At about 8 a.m. on. the 30th Nov. the 9th Lancers advanced guard passed our intrenchments, then the Horse Artillery, then one regiment after another, and the Naval Brigade, with their long 24-poun ders. You can have no idea what a wonderful thing the movement of an army in India is. The Com mander-in-Chief brought 6,000 or 7,000 men with him from Lucknow. The advanced guard crossed the bridge on the morning of Nov. 30, and the rear guard only passed on the evening of Dec. 3. Dur ing those 3 days we did nothing but watch the train pass; it never stopped day or night. On the evening of the 3d they were all across, and we again opened fire on the enemy, but they did not return it. On the morning of the 4th we commenced from th e fort and from two batteries which Captain Peel got to bear from the right, and we kept it up pretty hot on them. The ladies and wounded were all sent a way with an escort to Allahabad. When they were clear of us we kept firing on the enemy until the sth, when we ga ve th em a qu i et d ay, an d they imagined we were done, for they kept up good fire o n us, we not retu rn i ng a s h o t . E very one t h oug ht it very strange that th e y s h ou ld b e a ll owe d to fi re on us without returning it, but at daylight on the 6th we got si x more gum and howitzers into posi tion, and at 7 the Commander-in-Chief's camp was struck, which the enemy seeing made very imper tinent advances, but were quietly repulsed. At 10 a.. m. an order came from Sir Colin to blaze away from every gun and keep it up. We took our time from the right, and such a crash of artillery you never heard, houses fell, trees disappeared, and the air rang again with the whistling of shot, firing of shells, &c. It was noble fun. In little more than an hour I fired 75 rounds from each gun in my bat tery. The enemy, when we commenced, returned about 3 rounds, and then their firing ceased. The troops encircled the town, and Capt. Peel's six 24- pounders worked round clearing each street with showers of grape as they could see up them. When the rebels saw themselves nearly surrounded and only one chance of retreat left they made a short stand, but were driven back, and they started out of the town. When once out in the open ground our Enfield rifles picked them off nicely, and the cavalry chased them in style. When they were once routed they never rallied, and that night the Commander in-Chief chased 16 miles, captured 15 guns and five mortars, and a quantity of arms and ammunition. Their loss was severe, while ours was trifling. The neat day (the 1 7th) was mostly employed in hang ing those who had disguised themselves as natives, and hid in the town. We soon found them out, and it did not take even a mag strate to hang them. On the Bth I left the intrenchments with my de tachment, and joined head-quarters camp. Capt. Peel inspected my men, and expressed himself well pleased with them and me. " Poor Hay is gone to Allahabad with Salmon and others, wounded. I have met Bernard Hackett, of the 23d Regi ment, here. He distinguished himself very much before Lucknow by calling for volunteers to go out with him and bring in a wounded man under a heavy fire from the mutineers, which they succeeded in doing. It is generally thought he will get the Victoria Cross. CASUALTIES IN INDIA. (Front the London Gazette of Tuesday evening.) [The following appeared in our late edition of Tuesday evening, but, owing to the pressure on our space, we were unable to find room for it in our impression of yesterday.] List of Casualties in the Royal Artillery during the opera tions at Cawnpore. Head-Quarters, Camp Cawniore, Deeember2, 1857. Sergeant D. Cairncross, killed in action Sergeant J. Wright, killed in action Bombardier W. Ferguson, killed in action Gunner and Driver W. Gibbon, killed in action Gunner and Driver T. Hilliard, killed in action Gunner and Driver M. Kerrigan, killed in action WOUNDED. Gunner and Driver E. Howard, severely, since dead Gunner and Driver P. Hannigan, slightly Gunner and Driver J. Arnold, slightly Gunner and Driver B. Mitchell, slightly Gunner and Driver J. Coulter, dangerously Gunner and Driver J. Gribbon, slightly Gunner and Driver G. Williams, slightly Bombardier J. Prescott, slightly Gunner and Driver J. A.ttenborough. slightly Gunner and Driver T. Bissett, slightly Sergeant A. M`Leod, slightly Gunner and Driver S. Lankey, slightly Gunner and Driver W. Flynn, slightly Gunner and Driver C. Felton, slightly Shoeing-smith R. Locock, severely Gunner and Driver S. Orrell, severely Sergeant W. Hemsley, severely Corporal J. Bird, severely Wheeler T. Morgan, severely Gunner and Driver J. Towner, severely, since dead Gunner and Driver J. Bain, severely, since dead Gunner and Driver R. Watson, severely Gunner and Driver T. Blackly, severely Gunner and Driver W. Poole, slightly Gunner and Driver J. Abberley, severely Gunner and Driver D. Canning, slightly Gunner and Driver W. Barrett, severely Gunner and Driver J. Virgin, slightly Gunner and Driver E. Deenen, slightly Gunner and Driver S. Burns, slightly Gunner and Driver J. Clarke, severely Gunner and Driver H. Sage, slightly Gunner and Driver F. Sherry, slightly Gunner and Driver T. Yates, slightly Gunner and Driver T. Holdsworth, slightly Gunner and Driver J. Jones, slightly Sergeant W. Crosier, severely J. E. DUPUIS, Major-General, Commanding Royal Artillery in India. Nominal List of Casualties in the Royal Artillery. Camp, Cawnpore, Nov. 23. Bombardier James Rice, died of dysentery Gunner and Driver Wm. Bately, died of fever Gunner and Driver Frederick Mitchell, died of phthisis Gunner and Driver Wm. Strong, died of fever Gunner and Driver George James, died of fever Bombardier John Roberts, severely wounded, leg amputated Ginner and Driver Daniel Dawson, severely wounded, grape shot in leg. (Signed) J. E. DUPUIS, Major-General, Commanding Royal Artillery in India. Nominal List of Casualties in the Royal Artillery. Camp, Cawnpore, Doc. 11, 1857. WOUNDID. Captain C. Longden, slightly Gunner and driver W. Gillott, slightly Gunner and driver G. Conlan, slightly Gunner and driver John Owens, slightly Gunner and driver Patrick Lonergan, severely Gunner and driver William Jones, slightly Gunner and driver Thomas Holdsworth, severely Gunner and driver H. Bracer, slightly (Signed) J. E. DUPUIS, Major-General, Commanding Royal Artillery in India. The Adjutant-General of Royal Artillery, Horse Guards. Nominal List of Officers Killed, Wounded, slid Missing in the Force under the command of his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, in the Operations before Luck now, from the 12th to 22d Nov., 1857. KILLED. Captain W. A. 'lardy, Royal Artillery Captain G. Wheatcroft, 6th Dragoon Guards, doing duty with Military Train Captain J. Dalzell, 93d Highlanders Captain J. Lumsden, Interpreter to 93d Highlanders Ensign W. T. Thompson, 82d Regiment WOUNDED. General Sir Colin Campbell, G.C.8., Commander-in- Chief, slightly Brigadier D. Russell, sth Brigade, severely Major A. Alison, Military Secretary, severely Captain F. M. Alison, Aide-de-Camp to Commander-in- Chief, slightly Ctiptain Hon. A. Anson, Aide-de-Camp to Brigadier-- General Grant, slightly. Lieutenant C. J. Sahnond, Orderly Officer to Brigadier- General Grant, slightly Captain T. C. Grey, Royal Marines, slightly Major F. F. Pennycuick, Royal Artillery, slightly Captain F. Travers, Royal Artillery, slightly Lieutenant W. G. Milman, Royal Artillery, slightly Lieutenant A. Ford, Royal Artillery, slightly Assistant-Surgeon H. R. Peale, Royal Artillery, se verely Captain W. A. Middleton, Royal Artillery, slightly Surgeon A. M'Arthur, Military Train, slightly Captain J. B. Walton, 53d Regiment, severely Lieutenant A. K. Munro, 53d Regiment, dangerously Lieutenant F. C. French, 53d Regiment, slightly Major R. Barnston, 90th Light Infantry, dangerously Lieutenant E. C. Wynne, 90th Light Infantry, severely lig L h ie tl u y tenan Ensign H. Powell, 90th Light Infantry, severely ntenant-Colonel J. A. Ewalt, 93d Highlanders, Captain F. W A . Burroug hs, Cooper, 9 9 3 3 d d Highlanders, Highlanders, severely slightly L Lieutenant O. ieutenant E. Welch 93d Highlanders, severely t It: Goldsmith y l 3 T d l ll :o i , g i h i Hi g hlanders, severely Ensign F. R. McNamara, 93d gig hlandera, slightly Lieutenant H. H enderson, 23d F u siliers, slightly Lieutenant -Colonel E. B. Hate, 821 Regiment, slightl• AgL—y Nominal List of Non-Commissioned Officers and Men Killed, Wounded, and Missing in the Force under the command of his Excellency the Commander-in -Chief, in the operations before Lucknow, from 12th to 22nd November, 1857. ROYAL ENGINEERS. KILLED. Colour-Sergeant Phillip Moorant. Lance-Corporal Alfred Germany WOUNDED. Sergeant Edward Holinan Corporal Frederick Morgan Corporal Samuel Britton (H.E.I.Co.'s Service) 2d Corporal Peter Duff Sapper Henry Walsh Sapper Thomas Thome, since dead Sapper Henry JlO2Oll Sapper John Stokes rapper James Heggie 2D BATTALION MILITARY TRAIN; KILLED—None WOUNDED —Private James Oroldie 23D ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS. Private James Spearing Private John Lewis (5429) Private Thomas Charles WOUNDED. Sergeant Thomas Walker Corporal Daniel Bayliss Private James H. Bishop Private Henry Davies Private Aaron Deighton Private Laurence Kelly Private John Keenan Private Daniel Owens Private John Westicett Private George White Private George Underwood, Shaft dead Private Edward Roberts Private Michael Sweeney Private George Maynard Private Samuel Stone Private William M c Donald Private Edward Collins Private Thomas Davies Private Edmund Lnby Private Thomas Connolly Private Alfred Phillips Private Edward Stainer Private Thomas Herbert Private Henry Mace 53D REGIMENT. KILLED. Sergeant Henry Godding Private John Gill Private Joseph Gibson Private Antony Lamb Private Peter M . Donald Private Charles Mayer Private George Moorey Private John Murton Private James Nelson Private William Osbiaeon WOUNDED. Colour-Sergeant Michael Keaaady Sergeant James Thompson Corporal Daniel Sullivan Drummer Thomas Murray Private William Bates Private David Benjamin Private Thomas Berry, since dial Private William Brian Private John Brian Private George Blaygrove Private Thomas Bode; 'ilea idea Private Michael Brown Private Samuel Brown Private James Berke Private William Bttckitant Private Peter Byrne Private Thomas Cassidy . Private Robert Colbert Private Connor Cooney Pritate Michael Coonebara Private William Corbett Private Samuel Carr? Private George Deering Private James Donovan Private William Fagan Private William Fisher Private James Fitzpatrick Private Thomas Gleeson Private Patrick Hanafin Private Michael Hassell Private John Hogan Private Charles Irwin Private Patrick Ivers Private Patrick Kavanagh Private Patrick Kane Private John Keary Private Michael Lately Private Robert Learmonth Private Timothy Leary Private Richard Lewis, sines dead Private John Lindsay Private Alexander McFarlane Private George McGrath Private Charles Madden, since dead Private Patrick Marrony Private James Marshall Private James Marsh Private Patrick Morgan Private Edward Mullen Private Richard O'Brien Private John Parsley Private Alfred Parsons Private Thomas Potts Private John Ready Private John Reid Private Henry Smith Private Bartholomew Spillane Private James Solan Private Michael Taranto, Private John Trexdwell Private Patrick Wade, since dead Private Patrick Welsh Private Daniel Witcher DETACHMENT, 64TH REGIMENT. KILLED— NOD.. WOUNDED. Corporal John Castiodine, since dead Private Michael M`Bride Private John Hunter • Private Thomas O'Connell Private William Kerr Private Patrick O'Neill Private Richard M`Grath MissurG. Private John Dwyer Private John M•Carthy 82D REGIMENT. KILLED. Private Morgan Connolly WOUNDED. Sergeant Leonard Court Corporal Christopher Barrow Corporal Richard McNamara Corporal William Smith Private John Brit Private Edward Brown Private William Harris (3348) Private William Harris (32) Private Arthur McGuineas Private Thomas Nicholas Private John Riedoubt Private Willicm Rows Private Michael Tobin DETACHMENT, 90TH LIGHT INFANTRY. -- Private J. Butler Private T. Blackwell Private R. Pouter Private T Russ Private James Garrett) Private Thomas Lancaster WOINDED. Sergeant Joseph Ne wman Sergeant Samuel Hill Sergeant G. Anderson Corporal E. Clarke Bugler Joseph McDermott Bugler Alexander Gardner Bugler H. Wellington Private J. Sutcliffe, since dead Private C. James, since dead Private P. Farrell Private Thomas Vance Private B. Matthews Private W. Andrews Private J. Barnes Private B. Chatwin Private J. Hampton Private J. Coller Private J. Lavin Private W. H. Larkey Private J. Palmer Private J. Ryan Private M. Crowley Private J. Franks Private J. Cronan Private A. West Private J. Good 93D HIGHLANDERS. BALED. Sergeant-Major Donald Murray Corporal John M`Lean Private Charles Hussey Private Robert Neil Private David Reid Private James Sweeny Private Alexander Youngsou Private John Allan Private Andrew Allan Private Edward Halfpenny Private Matthew M`Donald Private Thomas M`Gregor Private Wm. M'lntosh Private Thomas M'Culloch Private John Roy Private Finlay M'Kenzie Private Thomas Naylor Private Robert Foot Private Wm. Hunter Private . George M'Arthnr Private John Murray Private Peter Murray Private Joseph Thomson Private Alexander Smith Private Thomas Hope Private Neil M`Leod Private Benjamin Robertson Private Hugh 31.`Lisod WOZINDIED. Colour-Sergeant James U`Pherson Sergeant James Munro Sergeant Robert Swanson Sergeant Eleazer Sage Sergeant Cahill, since dead Sergeant James Morrison Sergeant James Bannerman Corporal Andrew Cooper Corporal Corpora James Corporal JohnW ilm ed u de e rspoon Corporal James Alexa Carroll Alexander Fraser Corporal Piper Edward m a M e s G `D r o a n n t Drummer since dead Private w James Houston, m Houkto e n n , zi s e inee dead Private Private James Wyllie Private James Williamson Private James Gilfillan Private Hugh Curranduff Private Robert Davidson Private Peter Dunn Private Robert Anderson Private James Campbell Private David Crighten Private Andrew Gibson Private Laurence Gibson Private George Gilchrist Private James Hanny Private John Dunlay Private James Chisholut Private John Clarke Privateid n pPrppiriivvvivv ettttee, D.ww.jswouaaiihnvo Wil uel liam lliam K irkland id l ut nri e ttsrirlowyktse i hori n i:r g n: ?rri..vate James Macane Private James Mc G Private James Reid.. "1. Private Adam B . • Private Jelin Duff Trrn SON LONDON, • THURSDAY EVENI NG, FEBRUARY 11, 1858 Private Robert Herdman Private James M`Dermott Private Peter Duncan Private Thomas M'Zay Private Angus M`Donald Private John Clarke Plivate John Fisher, singe dead Private John M`Birnie Private William Petrie Private Alexander Fraser Private John Taylor Private John Simpson, since dead Private Alexander Drysdale, since dead Private Donald M'Naughton, since dead Private Christopher Porter Private Robert Douglas Ps ivate Thomas Morrison Private William Milwick Private Charles Horn Private John Kerr Private James Ritchie Private Francis Muir Private Alexander Riddle Private William Reid Private James Purdie Private John Leslie Private Jamea M`Keuzie Private William M'lntosh Missing% Colour-Sergeant Alexander Knox Private William Mitchell N.B.—The List of Casualties in the detachments of H.M.'s sth Familiers and 84th Regiment nob yeb received. H. W. NORMAN, Captain, Assistant Adjutant-General of the Army. NAPAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. Owing to the large arrivals of recruits at Chatham from London, Liverpool, and the north of Ireland, the garrison is more crowded than it has been for several years past. During yesterday and the two previous days nearly 300 recruits arrived in the garrison for the purpose of joining the depot com panies of the Bth, 10th, 19th, 20th, 24th, 29th, 32d, 35th, 524 (Light Infantry), 53d, Gist, 70th, 75th, 81st, 83d, 84th, 94th, and 98th Regiments. Yesterday orders were received at Chatham for the non-commissioned officers belonging to the 2d West India Regiments, who are now attached to the provisional battalions, to proceed forthwith to the West Indies for the purpose of joining the head-quarters of their corps. The lectures ordered by the authorities to be de livered weekly to the troops at Chatham are to be discontinued, the soldiers having been directed to attend the evening schools established at that gar rison for the instruction of the troops. The freightship Orwell, 1,220 tons, Capt. E. W. Maurice, arrived at Spit head on Tuesday night from Sydney, New South Wales, with the head-quarters of her Majesty's 11th Regiment, under the com mand of Brevet-Major E. L. Blosse, consisting of 12 officers, 213 non-commissioned officers and men, 35 wives, and 40 children. The following are the officers :—Brevet-Major E. L. Blosse, Brevet- Major H. F. Jenner, Captain F. T. Lyster, Lieu tenants It. W. Cardiff and G. T. Osborne, Ensigns S. J. Shoat, A. Martin, and F. Armstrong, Pay master A. Boyd, Quartermaster D. Simpson, Sur geon Nesbittrileffernan, M. 8., and Adjutant P. D. Vigore. The Orwell sailed from Sydney on the 25th of October and rounded Cape Horn on the 6th of December, previous to which she experienced 15 days easterly winds. She had contrary and light winds since leaving Cape Horn until after speaking the Western Islands. The Palmerston left Sydney at the same time as the Orwell with the remaining three companies of the regiment, under the command of Colonel J. C. Harold. The day before sailing from Sydney the 11th Regiment, which has been 13 years in that colony, received a gratifying testimonial, signed by upwards of 3,000 persons residing there. The Orwell went into Portsmouth harbour yesterday to land her troops, who will proceed to-day for Dover. On Monday volunteering for the Line commenced with the 2d Royal Lanark Regiment in Kilkenny. The number of volunteers obtained that day was 56, of whom 20 joined the 13th Light Dragoons ; 17 the 72d Regiment ; five the 21st Regiment ; four the 58th Regiment ; three the Royal Artillery; two the 61st Regiment • and one each the 66th, 17th Lancers, 14th Foot, 7th Hussars, and 16th Lan cers. On Tuesday volunteering commenced again, and up to the middle of the day 26 more men had given in their names for various corps. It is a subject of remark at Portsmouth that the officers and crew of the Osborne have been passed over in the distribution of presents on the occasion of the Royal departure. The Royal Albert, 121 (screw), flag ship of Vice- Admiral Reynolds, in the Mediterranean, on her arrival in England will be paid off at Devonport, and be re-commissioned. to take the place of the Royal William, as guard-snip of the ordinary. It is also intended to substitute a first-class steam ship for the Impregnable, the flag ship of the Com mander in-Chief at this port. The Boadicea, gun-frigate and the Resistance, 10, both of which have been for many years attached to the ordinary at Chatham, having been surveyed and foundquite unfit for further service , Admiralty orders have been received for them to be taken into dock at Chatham and broken up. Rear-Admiral Martin, Superintendent of Ports mouth Dockyard, struck his flag on board the St. Vincent, 102, Captain Eyres, C. 8., on Tuesday night, and went on leave. The Valorous, 16, paddle frigate, Capt. Aldham left Spithead yesterday afternoon for Plymouth. The following appointments were madeyesterday at the Admiralty :—Lieut. H. B. Johnstone, to the Hastings, additional, for service in the Coast guard ; Lieut. J. G. Boileau, to the Melampus additional, for service in the Coastguard ; Lieut. J. E. M. Wilson, additional, to the Royal Albert ; L. B. Solly, F. G. Shaw, and E. S. Adeane, acting Mate, to the Marlborough ; D. G. Tandy, Midship man, to the Cambrian • A. G. C. T a it an d E . C. Hall, Midshipmen, to the Marlborough. The late Lieut. D. C. Home, Bengal Engineers, was born at Jubbulpore in June, 1828, and was son of Major-G -ne ra l R . H ome, g y. His mother was th e d aughter Aiuwvtria.mn-s for some y ears on the personal Colonel C. Fra ser , o f t h e Bengal oot Cavalry,hffetthhe ee l d lß e a s et t en s wg u Lah r li s o : Staff of the Marquis of Wellesley, then Governor ' General of ludic. After completing his military education at Chatham he sailed for Bengal in July, 1848, ane proceeded immediately to join the army under General Whish before Meehan, arriving in time to witness the surrender of that fortress. He was afterwards present at the battle of Goojerat, and for these services received a medal and clasp. Subsequently he was employed on the Ganges Canal under Colonel Sir P. Cautley, K . C.8., till 1852, when he was appointed to the First Division of the Baree Doab Canal, the important duties of which he conducted with the greatest zeal, intelli gence and credit, under Colonel Napi er , un til hi s departure for Delhi. In July he rece i ve d an or d er and by making f orce d marches o f 20 to o miles a i proceedo join thearmy before D e lhi . H e s t ar t e d immediately, a arrived at the camp about the same time as General Nicholson's force. From that time until the fall of the rebel city he was continually employed. He had the charge of the construction of one of the first bre ac hi ng b atteries on the right (which was completed iii one night), and also of the battery nearest, the city (only 140 yards from the walls), which breached the Water Bastion, and with which he remained till the as sault. His gallant conduct at the Cashmere-gate, which gained for him the proud distinction of the Victoria Cross, has been already related in detail i n the admirable despatch of Colonel Baird Smith, C. 8., dated September 17, 1857. From Delhi he advanced with Colonel G rea th e d' s movea bl e co lumn to Boolundshuhnr, a n d a ft er th e ac ti on w hich was fought there with the rebels was employed in the destruction of the defences of the deserted fort of Malaghur, where he met with the fatal accident which terminated in his death on tho let of Oct., 1857. A younger brother of the lamented Lieut.- Home, also in the Bengal Engineers, is now serv ing under Colonel B. Smith in the North-West Provinces. EADVRETISIEE NT . SIGHT AND HEARING -- SPECTACLES—. POWERFUL TELESCOPES OPERA, R A CE, AND Ps ASPEMITS Gtesses.—S. and B . Solemons, opticians, 39, Albemarle street, Piccadilly. Observe--opposite the York Hotel, W. By her Majesty 's Royal Letters Patent for valuable and ex traordinary improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Race-course, Opera, and Perspective Glasses, to know the aistances. These Telescopes possess such extraordinary Power that some, three and a-half inches, with an extra eye-piece will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars ; with the same telescope can be seen a Pe rson ' s countenance three-an d- a -h a lf m il es distant and an o bj ect from 16 to 20 miles. For t h e waist coat-pocket, and are of larger, and all sizes, with i ncreas i ng powers accordingly. Th e Royal E x hibiti on, 1851. —A valu• able, newly-invent e d , very small, powerful, Waistcoat-poc k e t Glass, the size of a walnut, by which a person can b e seen an d known one and a-half mile distant. They answer every pus , pose on the Race-course and at the Opera-houses. Country scenery and ships are clearly seen at 12 to 14 miles. They are invaluabl e f or shooting, d e er-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera, Crimp, Perspecti ve, and Race-course Glasses, with wonderful powers. Invaln a bl o preserving Spectacle Lenses of the greatest transparent po W er. Tae grea t a d vantage d er i ve d from this in ven ti on is, that vision impaired becomes pre served and strengtkened and very aged persons are enabled to employ their sight at the most minute occupation—can see with those le nses of a much less magnifying power—and they do not gerous effects o f further powerful ass i stance. P ersons require the frequent changes to the den. can be suited at the most remote part of the world by send ing one of the glasses out at their spectacles in a letter, and stating the distance from the eye they can read small print with it, and those who have not made use of spectacles by stating their age. Deafness.—New Discovery.—The Organic Vibrator, as extraordinarily powerful, small, newly-invented instrument for deafness, entirely different from all °Uses's, surpassing anything of the kind that has been, or prob ably can be, produced. Being of the same colour as the skin, is not perceptible. It enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public assemblies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears is entirely removed, and it anords all the assistance that possibly could be desired.-39, warle•street, Piccadilly —Opposite the York Ode. W 5 LAW INTELLIGENCE—Feb, 10, COURT OF EXCHEQUER, (Sittings at Nisi Prius.—Before Mr. Baron Martin and Special Juries.) KILLIC4 V. WILKINSON.-BREACH OF PROMISE OF AIARRIA.GB. This was an action for breach of promise of mar riage. The declaration stated that the plaintiff and defendant had agreed to marry, and that a reasonable time had elapsed, and the defendant bad refused to fulfil his promise. The defendant pleaded, firstly, that he had not entered into any agreement to marry the plaintiff ; secondly, that if he had so promised the time agreed upon had not elapsed ; and, thirdly, that the plaintiff was not willing and ready to marry the defendant. Mr. Skinner and Mr. H. T. Cole appeared for the plaintiff ; Mr. Edwin James and Mr. Wood represented the defendant. The opening of the learned counsel went to show that the plaintiff, Miss Laura Killick, was the daughter of a jeweller and silversmith, who for merly carried on his business at Knightsbridge. In May last Mr. Killick went to reticle at the George Hotel at Greenwich, which had belonged to his father-in-law, and to which he bad succeeded. Towards the end of May the defendant, who then held a captain's commission in the Royal Military Train, and who is now a lieutenant in the 68th Regiment, was introduced to the plain tiff's family. He shortly afterwards commenced paying much attention to Miss Laura Kiilick, and subsequently obtained her father's consent to their marriage. Thus matters went on until about the end of October, when the defendant suddenly ceased his visits, and had left unnoticed several letters written by Mr. Killick demanding an ex planation of his conduct. The present action was therefore brJught. _ The following evidence was then ealled in sup port of the plaintiff's case Mr. John . Killick—l am the plaintiff's father, and carried on the businesa cf a j,wteiee at Knights bridge. My father-in-law kept the George Hotel, at Greenwich, for many years. He left it and I went to reside there in May. The defendant was introduced to me by Mr. Mitchell, his brother offi cer, towards the end of May. On the 31st May the defendant dined at the hotel ordinary. I think it was proposed after dinner that my wife and both my daughters should take a walk, and the defen dant accompanied them. He returned with them, and spent his evening with us. He frequently came to the house during the ensuing week. He paid my daughter considerable attention, and his conduct attracted my notice. He left for Ireland in the beginning of June. He was then in the Royal Military Train. I next saw the defendant about the end of June, when he returned. We sawdhim frequently, and he pursued the same con duot towards my daughter. Ho t ,ok my daughter with her sister to a fete. On their retain I told the defendant that his attentions towards my daughter were so marked that it was time I knew what his intentions were. He said that his inten tions were perfectly honourable, and that he iiie tended to marry her. I asked him whether he knew of my altered circumstances. He replied that he did, and that it made no difference to him. On the 12th July we renewed the conversation. He said he had 4001. a year, and asked me if I con sidered that sufficient. I said, I had no ob jection, if he felt satisfied he could sup port her. He said he objected to marry in July, as it was an unlucky month to him, and that he had been wounded in the Crimea and lost a sister in that month. About the 9.h of July I went into lodgings at Lee. My daughter then went on a visit to a lady at Porchester-terrace. She was taken there by the defendant. I recollect the defendant coming to the lodgings at Lee with Ensign Burke. My daughter was there on the occasion. It was then agreed that the marriage should take place in the third week in August. A conversation took place with respect to the quantity of bridesmaids who were to be at the wedding. (Laughter.) The defendant wanted eight. (Laughter.) I said that would be too many. Ensign Burke was to have been at the wedding. On the 19th July tee de fendant said his regiment thought of going to Ca nada. He continued his attentions to my daughter to the end of August. He told me he was going to Aldershott, and that he would write to my daughter during his absence. After his return from Aldershott he called upon me. I had then removed to Lewisham. I do not recollect that anything was said on that occasion about his not writing. He after that sent a servant to say he was unable to come to us because his sister was ill. After that he sent to say he had- broken a blood vessel in leap ing, and could not come to see us. On the Bth . of August he gave my daughter a ring. In conse quence of what tuok place I went to Aldershot% but could not see the defendant. I - wrote him a letter. (The letter was produced, and was to the it effect that he writer was mu c h sur p r i se d a t th e defendant' neglect of his daughter, an d requ i r i ng his decisio whether he intended to marry her or not.) The defendant then sent this letter to my daughter : " My dearest Laura,—Can you forgive me after my apparent cruel neglect of you f If you still can care for me now, and will consent to marry me on what I have at present, 4001. per annum, as soon as I have completed my exchange I will marry you, and endeavour, by unceasing love and kind ness. to make amends for the pain you have suffered on my account. If you still can love me now, will you answer this letter, and appoint some time to morrow when I can see you, and explain to you personally what I cannot well do by writing t I should like to see you and your father alone, the first time we meet.—Believe me, dear Laura, yours affectionately, C. BRICE WILKINSON." Examination continued—The defendantcalled on the 23d, and expressed his regret, stating that he hoped his future conduct would cause us to forget his neglect. He continued to pay his attentions as before to my daughter. It was arranged that the wedding should take place in a fortnight or three weeks. He objected to the marriage taking place at Lewisham, as it was too near the camp. He was often accompanied by his brother officers. He pased all his spare time with us. The last time he was with ns was on Oct. 16, He promised to call the next day. He wrote me a letter stating that he should call, but he never did call. On the 29th Oct. I wrote him a letter demanding an explanation of his conduct towards my daughter, but I never re ceived a reply to it. My daughter's health has suffered considerably. Cross-examined—l consulted my attorney a fort night after I wrote the letter of 29th October. My attorney wrote to defendant on the 6th November. The defendant was introduced to my daughter at the ordinary. The house was not much frequented by officers. The defendant did not tell me he was the son of a clergyman in Yorkshire. He said he was 24 years of age. He told me that his father was a rich man, and that he allowed him 2001. a-year. I did not ask him where his father lived. He told me that a picture he showed me was " the old house at borne in Ireland." (Laughter.) He did not tell me what his pay was, but said he had altogether 4001. per annum. My daughter did not go ♦ery fre quently to the theatre with the defendant. They went altogether about five or six times. The mar riage was al ways being talked about. It was a kind of " Will o'-the-wisp." It was always to take place in a fortnight, but which never did take place. The day was never fixed. I did not press that from motives of delicacy. My daughter was 18 on the 18th November last. Mrs. Susan Kellick, the plaintiff's mother, said that she had taken care of the education of lit'r daughter, who played and drew very well, and was otherwise well educated. She corroborated her husband's evidence as to the attentions of defendant to the plaintiff. Cross-examined—The defendant told me that his father was a private gentleman. Miss Mary Kellick, the p!aintiff's sister, deposed that the defendant appeared greatly attached to her sister, and witness was to have been one of the bridesmaids. Cross-examined—The day on which I was to appear as a bridesmaid was never fixed. I went to the theatre with the defendant and my sister. There was a wedding in the play which we saw at the Haymarket. Thera were not eight bridesmaids in the play. Lieut. Witchell said—l am a lieu , enant in the Royal Military Traits. The defendant was formerly a captain in that corps, but he is now in the 68th. He told me he intended to marry the plaintiff. Redid not ask me to be present at the wedding. Cross-examined—The plaintiff is rather an at tractive young lady. I did not admire her. I de cline to say whether there was a Mrs. Witchell of whom I was afraid. (Laughter.) The plaintiff was just the sort of person a foolish young man would fall in love with. Burke, who was in the R , yal Military Train during the time the defendant was in that corps, said—l knew the defendant was engaged to the plaintiff. He paid her attentions. Ido not recollect anything beingsaid about my going to the marriage. Captain Wilkinson asked me one day if I would be present in case of anything of the kind coming off. Ido not recollect anything being said about the bridesmaids. The plaintiff was behind the bar of 'the hotel when the defendant was introduced to her. Further evidence having been given by another fw w ei i it t s e ht s h s ye a o s fiur t n o sgt t m l p i e racn d t e ,t f yh - a n gd d i r a fla n hl t l defendant's intention ahuead moe tvh ewr t il o tie nealaasnri love h plaintiff, the case closed. d Mr. Edwin James, in ad dressi ng the jury for the defendant, said that the truth w as th at this happened to be the plaintiff in this action. (Laugh ter.) He argued that the plaintiff's father had acted moA imprudently in allowing the en:.zagernent to take place without the sanction of the defendant's parents. It was greatly to the defendant's credit that ho had never attempted to take an unfair or dishonourable advantage of the plaintiff. Neither party had the least stain on their characters ; and he hoped that En sign Burke would at some future day assist at the nuptials of the plaintiff with some sensible man, whose ambition would be limited to less than eight bridesmaids. (Laughter.) He contended that a small sum would compensate the plaintiff for the injury she had sustained, and that her wounded affections would heal up as the wound which the defendant had received in the service of his country, and that she would soon cease to feel its effects altogether. Mr. Baron Martin, in summing up, said that the only question for the jury was the amount of damages which would compensate the plaintiff, and in estimating them they should consider the loss which a person in the plaintiff's station in life had sustained in not being made the wife of a captain in her Majesty's set vice with an income of 4001. per annum. The jury, after a briof consultation, returned a verdict for the plaintiff —damages 350/. POLICE lit TELLIGENCE—Feb. 10. GV/LDHALL.—SERIous CHARGE. —Mr. Thos. Staley Vessey, a solicitor, residing at 3, Fairfield terrace, Stepney, and Edward Charles Jones, a labourer, employed in the Tower of London, who gave his address, 7, Severn-street, Church-lane, St. George's-in the-East, were brought up in the cus tody of Spittle and Moss, two able detectives, be fore Sir Peter Laurie, the former charged with stealing 2001. in 201. notes, and the latter with feloniously receiving one of the notes, knowing it to have been stolen. Mr. Suable, instructed by Mr. Roy, the solicitor to the London and Westminster Bank, attended for the prosecution, and sta ed that the charge against the prisoner Vessey arose out of the fol lowing circumstances. Upon three sepatate oi.ica sions during the months of Jane and Septemi or last, he paid into the London and Westminster Bank sums to the total amount of 2001. upou the deposit account, and in December following he pre sented all three of the deposit notes for payment, and requested that he might have the amoutit in ton 20/. notes ; but the clerk paid him by mistake twenty 201. notes, making 2001. more than the pri sioner was entitled to upon his deposit notes. Tile prisoner counted the notes and took them away, and upon the clerk making up the books the error was discovered, and the prisoner was subse quently applied to, but he denied having received more than the amount of his depo sit notes, and produced 'nine of the tea 20 . notes which he was rightly entitled to, allegiur, he had the other away. The learned counsel' said he would show that Jones was found dealing with one of the notes of the amount overpaid on the same evening that the prisoner had been asked about them, and after calling the prisoner's servant he proposed withdrawing the charge against Jones, and taking his evidence against Vessey. Chas. Woodan said—l am a clerk in the London and Westminster Bank, Lothbury. On the 17th Dec. last the prisoner Vessey presented the three deposit notes produced for payment. They are dated 3.1 June for 120/., sth June for 50/., and the 15th Sept. for 301. I paid them over the counter to Vessey, who asked for the amount in ten 20/. notes. I gave him twenty 20/. notes, all following num bers, from 85,231 to 85,250 inclusive, which he counted and then left the bank. I made an entry in the book of twenty 20t. notes of those numbers being paid to Vessey, but in extending the account I entered the amount as ten 201. notes, I also paid him 4/. 14s. 2d. in cash, for interest upon the amount of the deposit notes. We discovered there was a deficiency in the cash account to the amount of 2004 the same evening, but we did not find out in what manner the error occurred until the 19th, two days after, and then I ascertained I had given the prisoner 20 notes instead of 10. On the even ing of the 19th, I, with Mr. Parkes, one of our clerks, went to Vessey's house, and was referred to the Fountain publichouse, where he found the pr cater Vessey. I asked him if he had been to the London and Westminster Bank on the 17th of December, and he said he hid, and received ten 201. notes. I said he had received twenty 201. notes, and he again said, " I had paid him only ten." Mr. Parkes then asked him for the Numbers of the notes he had received, and he replied, "I am a lawyer, and will not be interrogated." I asked him if he had parted with the notes, and for some time he would not answer; but de ultimately said he had changed one of them. I pressed him to produce the others, and he left as if for that purpose ; he returned in about half an hour, and asked if we had been making inquiries about him at the police court. Mr. Parkes said he bad. Upon which Vessey said he had a great mind not to give any information at all, and he then left the room. I saw him again on the 21st, and I was alone. Upon that occasion he showed me nine 20/. notes, numbered 85,232 to 85,240 inclusive. Eliza Richardsorl, said—l am a servant to Mr. Vessey. I know Jones. I remember giving him a 201. note to change about the middle of December last. I found the note under the table in the kitchen of Mr. Vessey's house, but I did not men tion anything about it to my master. I made no inquiries about the note, and heard nothing more of it until very lately. Jones brought me back the change, 171. 10F., and said he had bought a watch with the balance, and he would repay me the amount. I have since heard that ihe note was stopped at the Bank, and that they had paid Mr. Vessey too much. I afterwards gave the money to Jones to mind f?r me. Mr. Scoble said he now proposed to call Jones as a witness. Mr. ,Martin (the chief clerk) asked if the prose cutors wished to withdraw the charge against Jones ? Mr. Scoble replied in the affirmative. Ed. C. Jones was then removed from the dock to the witness-box, and examined. He said—l am a labourer, employed in the Tower. I know the witness Eliza Richardson. I remember receiving from her, in December last, the note produced, No. 85,241. The address on the back is not my writing, but the name is. The address was written in my presence by Mr. Childs, the pawnbroker, of whom I bought a watch and chain for 21. 58. I spent other ss. among my friends, and gave 171. 10s. to the witness- Richardson. I heard nothing of this note again until last Monday, when Richardson came to my house for me to go to Mr. Vessey's. I saw the prisoner, and he told me he was very sorry I had changed the note, as it was his loss. He said I might get into trouble about it, and then showed me how I might write my name in different styles. He told me he heard that the detectives were after me for changing the note, and that they would tap me cn the shoulder and ask me how the watch went. He told me also how to change my appearance. I gave the watch to Mr. Vessey, as he said I had better not carry it about me. Sir Peter Laurie said it was a very serious charge, but, as it was his intention to remand the case to afford time for further inquiries, as well as to en able the prisoner to prepare his answer to the charge, he should refrain from expressing any opinion upon the case. Mr. StOddard, who appeared on behalf of the prisoner, said—Mr. Vess , )y, though now out of business, was a respectable man, and had been in practice as a solicitor for 30 years, and he therefore hoped the mag i s t ra t e would accept bail for him. Mr. Scoble applied for the girl Richardson and Jones to be bound over in sureties to attend at the next examination. _ _ _ SitFeterEatirie acceeded to both applications, and the prisoner was then remanded, wish permis sion to put in bail in two sureties in 2001, each, and his own recogniances. BOW-STREET.—Loau CAMPBELL'S . ACT, —l n the course of the evening a large quantity of a. tides, the result of further seizures under Lord Camp bell's Act, was brought into court. Inspector Mitchell had executed a warrant at a house in Chandos-street, Covent-garden, where he had seized four daguerreetypic and 11.7 photogra phic slides for the stereoscope. Most of them repre sented naked human figures, and were evidently taken from life. Mr. Henry having examined a few of them, and declared them to be of the most obscene and dis gusting character, Mr. Bodkin applied for a summons against the shopkeeper, which was g rat ted. Inspector Mackenzie produced a quantity of pipes, pipe-head?, tobacco -stoppers, and pouches, of vari ous degrees of obscenity and indecency, seized ou premises in High Holborn. A similar summons was issued. In another case where obscene pipes had been seized a summons was also granted. CLERKEN WELL. —THE ASSAULT UPON A WORKHOUSE GIRL. Mrs. Augusta Laigb, a , lodging -house-keeper, who, it was stated, was formerly in the service of a nobleman connected with the army, residing at 10, Park-place, Liver- 1 pool-road, appeared before Mr. Tyrwhitt, in answes to her recogni,ances, efiarg4 d with committing a series of violent. and murdef oua astauls upon Ann Dean; whom she .had taken as servant from the Islington Workhouse. The ease excited a great deal of interest, and the court was well filled with spectators. The appear ance of the poor girl, who is only about 17 years of age, and who for many weeks past has been under the care of the p a ri s h au th or i t i es o f St. Mary ? Islington, was still very bad, and she seemed weak and feeble. The defendant was not placed in the box, but was acc o m mo d a t e d w ith a sea t a t th e ?soli citor's table. Mr. Spar ling, solicitor to the trustees of St. Mary, Islington, attended for the prosecution ; and. Mr. Lewis for the defence. Mr. Mould, the chief clerk, then read the deposi tions, which w ere t .k en b e f ore M r. T yrw hitt, a t the islington Workhouse, on the 30th Dec. lest, and which were as follows : Susan Dean—l was servant to Mrs. Laigh, nos present. I received some injuries while in her service. Tho last blow I received on the head was on last Monday week (Dec. 21) from Mrs. Laigh with a poker. The day before (Dec. 20) Mrs. Laigh struck me in the eye with her band. On the Saturday night before she stt uck me with a chopper on the lower part of my body behind for upsetting the broth. On the Thursday before (Dec. 7) she hit me on the head with the poker. She hit me on the aria with the poker, but I eannet recollect the day. She used to hit me twico at once, sometimes with the hair brush and sometimes with the hearth broom. I have been u'ed thus nearly all the time I have been there. No one except my mistress struck me while I was in her service. My mistrcsa made all the cuts on my head. Cross-examined by Mr. Wakeling—My fellow servant's name is Ellen Morgan. I never quar relled with her. She never struck me with any thing, and she never took anything out of the copper and struck me. I never fought with her. I never told Mr. Hicks that my fellow-servant struck me, nor that she struck mo with something from the copper, nor that she gave me a black eye. I neva. complained to any one of being struck with the poker. I and Ellen did not talk of going to prison, uor did we agree to sky it was Mrs. Laigh who had struck me. I did not toll them I was kept in the kitch.:n. Eden and my mistress waited on the lodgers. I saw Mr. Hicks soon after I got ". there. He called to see Ellen, and I did not tell him. Re examined—When Mr. flicks callel I had a back eye. He inquired how it came I did not tell him. My mtstieis told him Ellen and I been fighting. That was not true. I did not hear Ellen tell Mr. Sick that she gave me the black eye. Several witnesses were examined, both for the prosecution and the defence, and ultimately the magistrate decided that it was a ca.e for a jury. Mr. Lewis applied that bail might be taken. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he would accept et the same bail as on the previous occ , siou for her appearance at the Middlesex Sessions. T►ee necessary bail :laving been put in, the de fendant left the court, followed by a number of persons. MARYLEBONE.—THE LATE ALLEGED FRAUD BY A SOLICITOR.--JOuatilan Whitley Cooper, soli" tor, was charged, before Mr. Broughton (on re. wand), with having obtained 161. 10s. from Mr. Daniel G.stello, Lancaster-mews, Primrose-hill, by false pretences. The particulars of what previously transpired' have already appeared, and it will be remembered that prosecutor alleged that he had paid the money in question to the prisoner to take certain proceed .. ings in reference to an action in which he was plaintiff. In the course of the inquiry, it was. shown that the prisoner had, in his legal capacity, done some business relating to the cause, and that as the matter was looked on as one for which be (prisoner) had not rendered himself amenable to a criminal prosecution, the magistrate liberated Win upon his own recoonisances to appear yesterday. . Mr. Lewis, Marlborough -street, attended as be fore for Mr. Costello, and Mr. T a yl or , a b arr i s ter (instructed by Mr. andley), for the prisoner. Mr. Taylor, after same preliminary observations from Mr. Lewis, said that his client was ready to deliver up the papers appertaining to the action, and to refund any balance which could be ehowa to be properly due ; he was of opinion that nothing more could be required _ _ . - Mr. Lewis said that he had consulted with gr• Handley, and that they had mutually agreed 0 adopt the course alluded to. The prisoner was then discharged, and .when leaving the co urt a man named William But applied to h ave him detained, on the grol lo that he had a charge to prefer against him ; " was then again phicerl at the bar. The statement of Bush was, that he bad Pai d through hi s f r i ends sums amounting iu the to upwards of 3601., to carry on the action fof the recovery of property which had been left t: him, under th e w ill o f hi s grandfather ; i n o n e instance the prisoner had from him 50/. at a single payment, but th e prom i se d services bad not been performed. Mrs. Bartlett, 2, Kenton-street, B runsw i c k-square r stated that her husband gave the whole of the money to the prisoner to prosectro the claim to Bush's property. Mr. Handley said he could prove that as tou ch as 2001. had been paid for proctors' fees a10ne.... It was ultimat e ly arrange d th at th e paP.er. should be d e li vere d i n d ue course, on app li ca tiorg being made for them at the residence of Nil' Munday, 4, Upper Seymour -street West, I: l Y ue ... park. The case thus ended. Country Markets. 4111. !MINIM:MOIL BAY AND STRAW MARKBT FEB. 0. Supplies of all kinds these last six days large. Oat straw, from 7s Od to 9s 6d per kenaple of 6 sWg • tron ; whe a t d o ., 5 s 6d to 78 Od ; barley do.. 5101rO "• 61. Hay from 10d to 12d. EDINBURGH MEAL—FEn. 9. There were in the market today 12 Sacks . oatmeal, e a° weighing 2801 b imperial, which sold at 33s Ott and DALKEITH MEAL MARKET—FES. 8- 0 1 There were in the market to-day 4 bags of o a tmeal. - n barleyroeal, and 0 pot - barley. Sales dull. f o, Oatmeal,. per sack of 2801b s Fi rs t . Second. "A'wu a n impeal 32s 6d --s Od Barleymeal, per ditto -s Od —s Od oi Peasemeal, per ditto Flour, new, per ditto — a Od Od 04 Pot-barley, —a new, per ditto —a Od Od DUBLIN, Flo. 9. to 3 61 White wheat, 26s 61 to 23. Od ; re d ditto, 23s 6d: ditto ne w , Od ; barley, m a lti ng , 13. to 18s Od; gr— in, —a to —s ; oats, old, 11. Od to 14s; ditto, ne w, Os 01 to —s Od ; oa t mea l, 14 s t o 15s Od; bere, new, 141 W i g ' Od ; rapest,d, 234 Od to 25. Od per brl ; baketai flour. ,( Od to 20. Od per u.rt; Indian co rn , 31 1 01 to 33 4 Od 480 lb.. ICT.—Fay. 10. the doge of the market Wel[send, I. 41. ; 0 Cusop 114 0 ttussell's Hetton 1 46 0 Rough 0 iaswell I 0 Framwellgate .........•• IS Nes l4 Riddell 2l Squborwen Merthyr ......... 6 Wayne's Merthyr l4 60 8311 ..................... • . l6 Eden . . . . ................ rtioernpiain 6 58—Sold, 37. COAL A.R; Prices of Coals per ton at s. d. Buddle W. Hartley l 4. 3 Bates's West Hartley 13 C Davison's West Hartley 14' 3 Tan del d. Moor l3 3 1 West Hartley l4 3 Dell's Primrose ll 13 Lougridgo's Wst Hartley 14 3 North Percy Hartley _l3 0 Holywall ..... ..... l5 0 ?Tolland, &a Acorn Close l6 0 Ilobburn l4 0 Belmont 14 G Hatton Lyons Main l4 9 Ships at market, MAILS FOR A IrIERICA..—The steamship Arago, Lines, left. Southampton yesterday with the Fre°%j English, and German m a il s f or N ew York, and , passengers. BIRTHS. ANSON On the 7tn inst., a t 6 , I nvern ess-p lace, Bar" -t er, the wife of Captai n A nson, R . N ., of a son. 0 11 HYSLOP —Ou the 7th i ns t. , a t Cleved n, tha lady o' , —l° Maxwell Hyslop, of a son. / A d/ PXTRIE —On the 9th inst., at 2 , Cavendish-square, -'" Catherine Petrie, of a daughter. t h Wit ° WAssaLL—On the 9th inst., at 26, Fenehurch-strante of Mr. C. F. Wassail, of a daughter. MARRIAE. CHETWIND —DAVIDSON-0 11 the Bt h ins S t., at Trinity C nwo Dean-bridge, Edi n b urg h; the Hon. Henry W. ,hetiflooo. R N., second son of th Viscount Chetwynd, to J ul o i'l f 1 1 1 11. villa, second daughter of Duncan Davidson, FA loch. ._,„dos* Lswis—ELwrx—Oa the 9th inst , Waresley, th inti Ft. 9° shire, the Rev. L. W. Lewis M A., youngest son ov a, tW Lewis, Finsbury-place, London, to Louisa Ann eldest daughter of Colonel Elwyn, R.A. DEAT . 1., , s .ter BITIIRAY —On the 9th inst at his HS resideuee, St. J°"llP race, New North-nail, Stephen Bithray, of the A° , 0 1 change,. aged 70. a oil ~ Bisi—On the Bth inst., Fran •is Edward, the T 0 ti n g ' ... - . 4 4 5 11 141. " Wm. Die; Esq., of iB, Somerset street, Portrusn— • aged 21. 14 41911 CREYKE —On the 7th inst., at Rawcliff Hall,Yorksh ireo Creyke, Esq , aged 44. to 0 0°4 CHRISTY—on the Bth iust., at Southsea Lodge, r" - cl 3 Wm. Christy, Esq., aged 85. CA" Msohlr •--- On tht Bth inst., at Portl an d L o dge, 13rigow ,,„ I r tho' tain Arthur Megan, R.N., second son of the la:. Megan, Esq., of Rutlani-square,Dublin, aged 6 4 ' w et, WATTS—On the 9th inst., Joh n W a tt s , Esq. , of Il i g i t i ;d Alt l3 Lambeth, aged 73, for up war d s o f 41 years conno the firm of Doulton and Watts, Lambeth. _____, __.l, 00 , Lorimar : into I and Published by AWED° 1 : 44 ° .. 1 4.4 's of Noe 11`2, Strand, Printer, at 2714 Sun 0 7 0 01 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, ~0 0 2 of Middlesex, Thursd a y, February 11,