The Express.
London, England, 1851-04-18 00:00:00

Head QuurtjmKing William's Town,Feb: 7, 19.11

The Commander-in-Chief having received Colonel Mac-
kinnon's report of his three days' movements in the com-
mand of a strong patrol for the purpose of punishing the
chief Scyolo for hi, rebellious conduct, and of endeavour-
ing to apprehend the ....ailed prophet l•mlanjeni, lcae
great pleasure in publishing the subjoined extract front
that report. This dot% has been most toweessfully and
etically performed tno-tt trying weather • and hi+
(ells"elene • • s y begs to assure Colonel Mackinnon of ht+ marked
approbation, and that he will not fail to lay 'whin: bar
Majesty's government a report which refleAs so much
credit upon the Colonel himself, the officer; named in the
report, and the olliceri and soldiers generally :
"We captured on :be whole about eight hun-
dred head of cattle, snout a hundred of which were
lost tact night by the carelessness of the erttle guard.
Our casualties amounted to one }lngo killed. If the west:

race had favoured us more, I have no doubt that we should
have captured large numbers of cattle • but during the
whole three days it was most unfavourable to our opera-
tion'. I have miry reason to speak well of the exertimis
of the officers commanding the different corps, vie., 14i1:11t.-
Col. Ever, commanding the 73rd Regiment ; Lieut.-Col.
Napier, commanding C.M.R. : Major Wilmot, commanding
R.I. • and Capt. Davit", commanding the Native Levies.
The cheerfulness and good spirit showu by the troops dur-
ing three most trying days, was all that could be desired.
I have to thank Lieut. Stoke, Royal Engineene D. A.
Quatiennaster-General of my division, and ('apt. Smith,
your Escellehey'e aide theemnp, for the aesioaunee they
rendered me. A. J. CLOETF., Lieut.-Cul., D.Q.Nr.u."
On the 13th of February a column of nearly three
thousand men marched to Fort Hare to reinforce
General Somerset: and, after performing some desul-
tory evolutions about the Chumic, the column re-
turned to King William's Town on the 111th, fight-
ing all the way with the Kaffir's, who attacked in
great numbers and with the utmost, determination,
threw the levies into confusion (as the reports go),
and were only beattsi hack by repeated charges of
the gallant 73rd. The detachment brought in 14 men
killed and 17 severely wounded. Of the Kaffira
about 150 are supposed to have fallen.
The following is the official report of the move-
ment :
King William'salown, Feb. 19, 1851.
Sir,—l have the honour to reporrthe operations wider-
taken by the diasion under my einunnuid since the 13th
inst.
1 proceeded on that day, with five companies 73rd Regi-
ment, 200 men of the Cape Mounted Riflemen, and two
0-pounders, the European Provisional Levy, and the (it;w
Town, River-dale, Swellendam, Denadendal, and Fitegoo
Levies, in all amounting to about 2,7•50 men, to Fort
White. On messing through the fiche Neck, a considerable
body of liaflirs assembled on the right to molest us no
the road through the puss; two shells and a spirited charge
by the Cape M. Riflemen and the Fingoe Levy set them
to Hight. I reached Fort Whites without further impe-
diment.
On the 11th inst. I proceeded from Fort W-hite by the
Middle Drift of the Keiskamma to Fort Hare. Large bodies
of mounted K tars appeared on the heights on our right, near
the Kareiga River, but tome well-directed shells and an
attack by the C. M. Riflemen, supported by the giulcorps of
native levies, suea dispersed them. I destrnyed all the
habitations on this road, which was very thickly populists's].
On my arrival at Fort Hare I reinforeed Major-General
Somerset with the European Levy of 400 men, as directed
by your Excellency. On the 15th instant, Major-General
Somerset having expressed a desire that we should make a
combined movement on the Chtunie Valley, 1 placed at his
disposal the first corps of native levies, and proceeded with
the remainder of my division up this Cliumie Valley, keep-
iug on the high ground to the right. I met with nu mope-
sitiun, but had the satisfaction of destroying the huts and
laying waste fields of the ruthless savages, who so
treacherously murdered the military settlere of Woburn and
Auckland, with whom they had besot lie ing for the three
previousears on terms of apples nt friendship and ism
I -
dislity. I bivouacked fur the night mar the Chemist NI.-
sionary Station. Ido not advert to Majereieneral Solder-
sees operations on this day, as he will report them I • If.
On the 10th in-t. I returned to, Fort Hare. On the 17th
inst. I took tfie road by the Broad Drift of the K risk 11111114
to return to Fort White, in order to carry the war int., the
hitherto untouched countries of the rebel elliefs
Kona, and 'Coda. 011 r.Wlllllg the neighlourhood of the
Umjutiga River Mar liltlllllll.e a W:.% olio 11.1 .111
the column from a strung rocky high g 1 on the right
of the road, and several large belies of Kaffir, simulta-
neously appeared un the 11111111111 our left. I sent the Cape
Corps out on both flanks to get round the bills into the
enemy's rear, and extended the infantry isi the bushy and
rocky ground which he occupied. Alter a spirit. il foulest
the Kaffir. were driven out of their lurking plates at
all points, and a considerable number killd. I then
proceeded to the K0.11411111/11:1, where I halted fie* two
hours. 1)111.1111{ our halt the K alii rs inflected in huge
numbers, and von after we marched y
series of attaek• 011 our rear H inks, reeds,,,, render newts
from all the lateral valleys i.ll our road. Es cry attack was
mug successfully and gallantly n•puleel, and the enemy
wan repeatedly 1•114/14.d .111.1 4111. 1 hack by the 74.1 Item.
ment, who, towards th.• lett.•r part /11 th.• day, formed thel
rear guard. 'fhe count,y theme), whirl, our read piss, el
was most favourable to. the K4lllrs, and to their peeuliar
mode 6,lmA...fighting. I mire them the fairest meter-
tunity of trying their strength, us I halted the velum,/
whenever the r.. 41. was pr 1,1441. The day wan op srewively
hot. and the fatigue attendant ..it 11 Mug mere!, of 23 miles
W 44 Itiereseeil by the reseesity of trairemrting the
wounded on litters Mane by the WI/11PM The attacks
continued till after dark, and indeed our rear guard
continued tiring until within a short distance of Fort
White. (h, •eprearliing the pose Captain Mansrrgh
of the fith Regiment, .• ~,,,, minding the peat, marched out
to meet lie with a Reapply of ammunition -a proceeding
evincing great ewethought on his part. Our leas on this
day 11/11111111V11 to tf killed and 17 wounded severely,
Iswldes some who received contusions and alight wounds.
The runny suffered very heavily, and several men of note
are said te have fallen on his side. The tribes engaged
aesinst us were priucipally there of Kona, Stock, Ants,
Lotman, Sento Sendilli and SeyoM.
1 feel confident your isoelleney will be retitled at the

result of this patrol. We marched about 110 milo through
the heart of the enemy's country destroying his habitations,
and bewing him Mr with loss wherever he attacked us.
The behaviour of the troops, regular nod provisional, was
all that could be desired. I beg particularly to bring to
your Excellency's uutire the gallantry and efficiency
of Lieutenant-Colonel ]lyre, Captain Fanne.s (acting
major;, and th.• officers mid men of the 73rd Regiment.
Lieut.-Colonel Napier, Brevet-Major Armstrong, and the
officers and men of the Cape Mounted Rifles performed
their duty in their usual effluent manner. The guns were
ably direct: 1 by Brevet-Major Wilmot, R.A. I received
'every assistance from Commandants Bevis and Avliff, and
the officers of the native levies. I have to thank L;cuto nant
Stokes, of the Royal Engineers, the Deputy Adjutant
Quartermaster-General of my division, Mr his great real
and activity. After halting yesterday at Fort White, I re-
turned today to this place without meeting with any fur-
ther serious resistance.-1 have, .fee.'
Geo. MACKINNoN, Colonel.
His Excellency Lieut.-General Sir 11. G. W. Smith,
Bart. G.C.B.
The operations of (tart.,
Somerset, after he was
reinforced by Colonel Mackinnon, were the attack
and recapture of Fort Armstrong, which are thus
described in the official report :
Fort Armstrong, Feb. 23.

We took fort Armstrong yesterday morning.; at twelve
o'clock, basing stormed it with the C. M. Rifles, headed
by Major Somerset, supported by burghers, volunteers, and
levies. The burghers were fighting from day-dawn until
I joined them. 1 was attacked before dawn, at Chumie
Ridge, by a lxxly of Hottentota, having two men and two
horses wounded. This delayed me an hour and a half, and
I did not join the burghers until half-past ten. The fort
was in possession of the enemy. We then stormed it with
C. M. Rifles. I shelled the fort for some time. The
rebels then mixed themselves up with the women and
children. The greatest trouble 1 had to contend with was
to separate the women and children, and to save them front
destruction, before we could storm the place. The men in
the tower would not surrender, but kept firinz upon us
out of the portholes. We could not take it. I was obliged
to blow it up with shells. They fought d•wiperately in the
fort alter it was stormed. We killed 27 Kadin and Hot-
tentots in the fort ;9 in the tower. The burghers had a
despi rate fight before I came up—three men killed and
fourteen wounded, with lingoes. They had to contend
against thousands, and fought most bravely. I have four
men dangerously wounded, and four horses —Scr-
gcaut l'itt badly :•11.t through the leg, also Daly, and two
native soldiers. I have upwards of DA prisoners, Ti) to tin
stand of arms, HO women and children. I have destroyed
the fort, and all its contents. We have several waggons,
but very few cattle but what fell into the hands of the
Fingoec SWAM was at Philipton on the 21st, and gave
his orders to the rebel commanders, and it is supposed went
back. lam busy to-day arranging about prisoners and
women and chiliken. I fielieve the nem band are much
broken up, and gone off to the Amatola, but we had so hard
a day yesterday I. have not gone out to-day. I shall clear
thu Island's River country to-morrow, and try and get to
Eland's Post. This. I think, will break the neck of this
rebellion. I have all their women and children, and shall
keep them, which will Ming the men out. I send this
express to calm the mind of the public. I have not re-
ceived the crentirandant's report, but will do so in a day or
two.
The brave conduct of the burghers is beyond all praise.
The whole colony is indebted for its salvation to the con-
duct of thew burghers fur the last six weeks, particularly
yesterday.

(Signed) 11. SI MER,T.T.
To Lieut.-Colonel Sutton, commanding at Fort Beaufort.
N.11.—13y a methormilunt on the outside of the dispatch,
which wri. wmt oft from Fort Itrrwrtnorg at day-break of
21th of February, the prisoner* then amounted to 220.
W. SUTTON, lit. Lieut.-Col. C. M. It.
Memorandum of killed and wounded on the 2'2nd February,

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i~ idled : 2 burgher.. I Fingots—total, 6 killed. Wounded :
5 Hottentots-1 t. 31.11., 1 George, 15 burgher*, d lingoes
25 wounded.
(Signed) W. C. EDDIT.,
The following extracts from the journal of Com-
mandant Walter Conic, referring to the attack on
Fort Armstrong, are interesting additional par-
ticulars:

Wednesday, Feb. 19.—Bowker arrived from the general
with orders to move on the Kat River immediately. Our
mess produced no end of grapes, and all kind of vegetables
the result of good living.
Thursday, 20.—A1l hands got under weigh at sunrise,
nothing particular occurring. Moved up Water Kloof to
its source, out-panned to breakfast under Buslineek.
Started again about 12, passed Old Brar's place, all burnt
to the ground, and pulled up at Kael Koek for the night.
Ileugh'is and Ziervogel's burglars kept ahead of us all day,
and are out of sight in the direction of Port Itetief.
Friday, 21. Started at daylight, reached Retief in
about three hours, and found mustered here about SOO men
miealy mounted (200 Finguen, 200 British, and 103 Dutch).
Mr. Wilson held service in the morning; in the afternoon
had a mertinp, of the commandants, and fecht.al on the
manner of attack. A general attack to he made to-morrow
at daylight. General Somerset, with 1,800 men, will einne
Iron Fort Hare, on Fort Arinvtrong, while our men, under
their respective cominiaulants (for a wonder all unanimous),
move upon Balfour, within two miles of Fort Armstrong.
Saturday, 22.—Started when the moon rove, about
19 o'clock, and reached the rebels, both Hottentots and
Kaffir, (lierninnus's Katfirt), at Balfour, at daylight. The
Kattirs were taken by surprise, and for about an hour we
had it all our own way, until supported by a lot of relict;
from Fort Armstrong, when we were obliged to defend
ourselves, and make two or three charges, to clear some
rocks, where the enemy were annoying us; and at about
19 o'clock we drove the enemy into Fort Armstrong, helter
s'ielter, where we were met by Major-General Somerset,
with about 1,400 men and two cannon, and in less than two
hours after the fort was carried, sacked, and burnt down,
and, altogether, we made a pretty example of the Kat
'liver people of this fort. In the burgher force we had
killed four mcii, and k,urteen wounded. I found ninety
rebels dead. Two fellows hi lot on in the fort until this
morning, when they wire captured, and am to be shot
immediately.

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Fort Armstrong had been but a short time in the
hands of the rebels when it was taken. It seems
that on the 22nd of January the rebel Hottentots
and Kaftirs appeared in considerable force before the
fort, surrounding it in every direction. A parley
took place between the rebel chiefs and the Ikv,
Mr. Thompson, Field-commandant Groepe, and
Pield-cornets Fourie and Botha, after which the
rebels left the camp without anyhostilc demonstra-
tion. On the 23rd, the inhabitants held a
meeting, and it was resolved that if assistance did not
arrive before sunset that evening they would leave
the camp for Whittlesea; which they did, under an
escort of Burghers. from Philipton. Others of
the English families were removed to Phi-
Lipton. The coloured people at the Fort are
represented as mixing freely with the rebels ; and
all classes appeared to be suspicious of one another.
During the night of the 23rd, and the morning of the
21th, all the stores, houses, &e., in Fort Armstrong

were broken open and pillaged. On the Nth me;
sengers arrived from Oen. Somerset, but were imme-
diately surounded by Hottentots within the fort,
and their letters taken front them. On the morning
of the 25th other messengers arrived, and a Amilar
attempt was made, but the letters were secured by
the Her. Mr. Thompson. The insurgents were daily
increasing in numbers, and very few were believed
to remain loyal. Considering It no longer safe to
remain at Fort Armstrong. Mr. Weinand left on the
29th, at which time several of the rebel chiefs and
their followers are stated to have been in the camp.
The rebels in the Stoekenstrom settlement are
said to be in constant communication with Sandilli
land Maeomo.

From the sovereignty there are accounts of a sue-
tannmando aguinAt tlw Tatubookies. A letter
from Culesberg, dated '2olli February, MI. says:—
" Major Warden, with the soldiers, ltoetu, and
Griquas of Philippolis, that lie took under his orders,
on commando, towards the lsdnlnn River, had a
light with the Tatolwx,bies, who bud lately been
110ing misehirf there, and defeated them severely,
with the 10,, of about sic men on his side."

The missionary settlement at Shiloh had been
burnt down hr the insurgents. Some severe lighting
hull taki it prime there. The Hottentot rebels there
were attacked by at large party of Burghers, Kaina's
people, and Fingoes, and the lighting continued for
six I rs. The nonrigid's were driven, in hlleel'S.
Sion, rl9llll every building in the settlement, until
they took refuge in the church. 'lite buildings, as
m.t its they were evacuated, were tired and de-
'droved. Haring this engagement, it is reported, 11
oldie assailing party were slain, including one or
two white men. The number of the enemy killed is
not known, but it is believed to have been great, for
whilst tlwy were entering the church in a dense
imam, drugging with them their dead and wounded,
two volleys were tired at them. What became of
the assailants is not known, for it is reported that a
day or two afterwards the same Hottentots from
Shiloh, having been reintbreed by another body of
their countrymen and some KaiArs, made a despe-
rate attack upon Whittlesea. An Englishman named
Webster was killed, and a few Fingocs, but the
enemy was bravely repulsed with great loss.
In consequence of some misunderstandi r,
probably of the delay of the despatches containing
an account of their excesses, hostilities against the
Shiloh insurgents were temporarily discontinued, by
orders from head-quarters; but the true state of the
case becoming known, Sir Harry Smith issued a pro-
clamation on the 22nd ult., declaring them guilty af
rebellion, but still giving these misguided men the
opportunity of proceeding to Whittlesea, and of lay-
ing down their arms, stating that otherwise they
will still be regarded as enemies.
Letters had been received from Captain Tylderto

r, and

commanding at Whittlesea, to the 3rd inst., comma.
Ideating the news above given.
The following general order was issued 4t• tho
coimmuider-in-chief on the receipt of Capt. Tyldea's
official report :

Dead-quarters, King William's Town,
February 16,
The commander-in-thief having only lately received tho
report of Captain Tylden'a most gallant defence of Whit-
Resta, which has been twice attacked by large holies of
the enemy, has now the satisfaction to eons, y his just
sense and appreciation of the very energetic. tend meritorious
services of Captain Tylden, of the Royal Engineer,, and of
the exertions of the gentlemen who served and him in so
obedient and military a spirit, and ho likewise oe.ires to
record his approbation of the services of the intrepid Fingoes
and the men of Kansas tribe. They all merit well of their
country for their services rendered at a most critical period.
It appears that upon one occasion the enemy lost 30 killed
and wounded ; ou another about the KM,' number, and
that in an attack made by Captain Tylden upon tho
misguided men at Shiloh, aided by Mapas,i, about .10
of the enemy were killed and wounded, and $OO head of
cattle raptured, and brought oaf in the face of a vastly
superior force.—A. J. etamte, Lt.-Col., l)ep. Qr.-Mr.-Gen.
The chief Pato had remained faithful to our cause,
He had not only assisted in transporting cattle for
us, but he had kept open the communication between
King William's Town and East London ; his people,
however, du not appear so deserving of reliance, Gtr,
aceording to the latest frontier intelligenee in the
Cape :ILO .1/o;tth/y Dispatch, in Albany serious
apprehensions were entertained front the simulta-
neous desertion of a number of Mattis Kaffirs from
their masters, by many of whom they have berm
employed fur vents : they carried oft' with them a large
herd of Mr. torkcrott's cattle ; these very men were
faithful to the colonists during the last war, and actu-
ally fought against their countrymen. A party of tho
Farmers Protection Societe and Stubbs Rangers
started in pursuit, but too lute to overtake the fugi:. .

" It appears a suspicions circumstanee (says
the Dispatch) that their flight was directed down tho
Fish River, towards haus country, thougk the ac-
counts from Fort Peddle state that there is still not
the least reason to suspect his fidelity; but it is pro-
bable that the Hairs construe General Somerset's
return front Fort flare to King Williams Town into
a retreat, for it is said that some of the Hottentot
levies were panic struck on that occasion, and only
saved from being thrown into utter confusion by tho
steadiness and gallant behaviour of the 7:lrd Itegi-
ment. A battalion of rifles would be of inlitato
service at plysent; the Kattirs kuuw that they cannot
be trifled with."

.....
The Zulus from Natal, whose assistance had been
required by Sir Harry Sudth, had been conater-
=tided. A titre,: of Zipts) had fermi raised, and
moved UM SpeCtilly as possible towards the seat of
war, but they had only advanced as far as the banks
of the I.7mzekooloo, when the countermand reached
them.

For two days after the Propontis left the Cape she
made 499 miles under canvas only. Tie south-amt
trades WVTO very light, and the north-cast tin& s
moderate. Off the Western Islands, on the 9th inst.,
she experieneed a very heavy gale front north-east,
and on the 12th there was a heavy sea from tho
eastward, with no wind. On the same dav, lat.
4117 north, long. 16.40 west, she spoke the Istrquo
Dublin, from Liverpool, for New South Wales, with
emigrants, out seven dos. Ow the Stilly Islanis.on
Wednesday morning, between 12 and 4 o'clock,
she spoke the outward ('ape mail packet Bosphorus,
Capt. Hall, making all speed, with a fair wind.
At Simon's Itav was her Majesty's ship Vistor,
Commodore Wyvifl; a party of marines and seamen
had been sent front her to the frontier, to assist in
. .

the war against the Kaffir:4. lier Majesty's ship
Herald, 26, Captain Kellet, C. 8., arrived on the 6th
at Simon's ]hie: her purser, Mr. Wodward, had
died.

ller Majesty's steam-sloop Hermes, Commander
Fishbournc, was at Table Bay, taking in horses fur
government piwposes, and bound to Algtxt Bay.
From Sierra Leone fur Majes!y's brig Cygnet,
Conunander White, sailed on the 2.lth of March for
a cruise ; her Majesty's brig l'eng • sailed on tho
23rd fur the southward ; Commodore Fanslutwe, in
the steam frigate Centaur, with the steam-sloop Vol-
cano, also sailed on the 23rd for the southward. Com-
mander Rivers, invalided from the Volcano, was at
St. Niclmlas Island, Caw de Verds. Lieutenant
Reeves was acting in command.
The Wolverine, on the 2.lth, had sent in a prizo
containing 120 slaves.
The Propontis left the Cape on the 7th March ;
arrived at Sierra Leone 23rd, sailed on the 2lth;
arrived at St. Vincent's 29th, sailed 31st ; arrived at
Falmouth Ulth April at 2 p.m. for coals, sailed 17th;
arrived at Plymouth 17th at t n.m. She pot into
Falmouth on Wednesday evening in consequence of
the strong wind then Mowing from the east, and
after waiting some time, and finding the wind in-
creased in strength, Capt. Melleish, with the govern-
ment despatches and mail, landed and came on by
post horses to Plymouth, and proceeded by the
early morning train at ti o'clock for London.

A RE,,I'ITE FOR MARIA CLARKE was received
yesterday (Thursday), at the comity gaud, Ipswich, upon
whostAseutt nee at death was passed at the assizes held at
. .

Bury St. Edmund's, in the crrlg put cd' the present month,
for the murder of her illegitimate mule child, by burying tt
alive.

fUE CONFESION OF BARTTIOLOMEw ii.tIIItINGTON,

who was convicted at the lag adzes of the manslaughter of
W. Brown Ambrose, was made on Monday last, before W.
Miles, Esq., one of the county magistrates. Throughout
his statt mint he implicates Donovan, who was one of the
persons in custody for several days, on suspicion of twin;
concerned in the murder; but, after repeated examinations,
he was discharged on his own recognisance not to leavo

Plymouth befo-re the holding of the: assize. This he has
done ; but on Monday last he left, and the local police haven
no clue to the direction which he took. In the course of
his statement Harrington said he was out on the night of
the fatal occurnate in company with Donovan. They insulted
several persons, and at length met with two men—Ambrose,
the deceased, and a friend—walking arm-in-arm. One of
them was drunk. Donovan went In hind the men and gave
one of than a blow on the head, which caused him to fall
bmward. They then made off together, and thought nothing
more of the matter until the next morning, when they ascer-
tained that the man Ambrose had received a mortal blow,
and was lying in a most precarious state. The convict more-
over said that on the following afternoon " I went with
Michael 4'rennin, and says he, ' What's that Timothy Dow,-
van did last night ?' Ile camu in and went under my bed:
with that It, uovan came forward and said, ' I struck that
mass, and am afraid have hutted him, and if the police find
it out, I am sure to be punished for it, and don't either one
of you have anything to say about it. I was drunk, or I
shoidd not have done it.' A. few days afterwards Donovan
sent for me, and said, ' I hear that that man is dead I struck
the other night; if you are brought up for it, stand out till
death before you tell it, for I slid nut mean to kill the man
at all.' " This confession will cause another investigation
to be made.

MANSLAUGHTER OF AN OFFlCER.—Aecounte ATOM
received in town yesterday of the melancholy death of Cup-
tale George Slimes, late of the Madras Artillery. On the
night of the 11th he was disturbed by the vio:ent eanduct of
two men outside his house, which closely abutted upon the
road (a public one, leading from the towns of .Alminster
and Lyme Regis), and at length went to the door and
civilly requested them to move on. On his appearance he
was onniesliately set upon by the ruffians, one of whom
(by name (iarland) threw him down, knelt on his chest, and
heat him tearfully with a stick about the head. From the
elTects of these injuries he never recovered, but remained
in.sensible till death relieved him front his sufferings, four or
five hours later. lie was about 46 years of age, and has
left a wife and only daughter to lament their lees. What
renders the affair the more shocking is,. that they were tooth
present at the sail event, but there Nang only female ser-
vants in the house, no assistance could be afforded till too
late to bo of avail. The ruffians are in custody, and will
undergo an examination before the county magistrates on
the charge.
ALLEGED POISONING BY A WIFE. NoTTINO-
- THULLSDAT EVESINO.—This day at noon, after six
days' sitting, a coroner's jury have returned a verdict of
" Wilful Murder against Sarah Bather and Robert
Ingram," charged with causing the death of Joseph Bar-
ber, horse dealer and coal dealer, of Eastwood, by admi-
nistering to him large quantities of arsenic. Deceased ex-
pired on Thursday, the 20th ult., after a brief illness, during
which he was waited upon by his wife and the other pa-
wner, whom he had been induced by her to admit into the
house during a temporary attack of rheumatism, fur the
purpose of " nursing' hum. Repeated purchases of poison
were proved against both prisoners ; and several
witnesses spoke to the fact of a bad feeling
being frequently expressed by Sarah Darter towards her
husband, she on some occasions having said, " I'll poison
you, if it be longer first." By adopting a more kindly coureo
of behaviour towards her husband latterly, a few days be-
fore he died the induced him to make his will, in which ho
left her nearly the whole of his property, producing about
twelve shillings a-week. Although all the jury were agreed
from the first, save one, who is related to the female prisoner,
he persisted in not Ending a verdict for the capital offence.
The consequence was that they were locked up from nine
O'clock last night until twelve to-day, when his stubborn-
ness gave way, and a unanimous verdict was returned.
CAVALRY REGIMENTS NEAR LONDON.—We the

derstan I.ie;;;lti;at the following regiments of
cavalry are, by the Ist of May, to be quartered near town,
and remain until after the Exhibition, when they will leavo
for the stations formerly fixed s—lst Dragoons, at Hamp-
stead; 4th ditto, at Uxbridge; Bth ditto, at Hampton
Court ; 16th ditto, at Hounslow (now there) ; 17th ditto, at
Woolwioh.