The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-20 00:00:00

JOURNAL,P.

day, which, though made to the Corporation of London,
was in rea ity addrepsed to the whole British nati3n.
Great as .has been his reception here, he bad as yet
found no means of giving utterance to the feelings it
inspired, nor of offering to the Ruhjects of his Royal
Hostess any pledge or guarantee of his present purposes
or future attitude. Th.s he has now done in a manner
which will, if that he possible, raise him to a position
still higher than he 11013 s at present in the estimation
of the people of this ci,untry.

THE SICK AND WOUNDED FUND.

SCUTABT, APRIL s.—On the northern slope of the hill
at Pere, overlooking the gardens of the British Ambas-
sador's palace, those gardens within which Lord Carlisle
roamed at pleasure, and outside of which Commander
Oldmixon chafed and fretted, stands, amid other decre-
pit Turkish houses, one assigned to our sick merchant
seamen, and called, in right of that occupation, an hospital.
If the term " hospital" should mean a place suited to the
recovery of men from disease, this building has no real
claim to the title, and I step a little aside from my proper
field of action to notice another instance of neglect and
another scene of wretchedness which has hitherto,
amid grander evils, lain hidden and unproclaimed. This
institution is under the charge of the English Consul,
and is supported by a rate of ld. per ton levied upon all
British merchant vessels which enter the port. Its ehief
medical officer is the physician to the Einbaesy. Com-
plaints have at various times for many years past been
made, some privately and some publicly, of its inefficiency,
to use no stronger word, and there was a design on the
pars of the Government to provide better accommoda-
tion ; but this design has only lately begun to bs car-
ried into effect, and the new hospital, which is to
deserve the name, and of which Galete is the
site, is only now so far in course of erection
as that it may possibly come into use next autumn.
Whit, in the iiiteritn, is the existing provision is now to
be told. An old and rotten fabric is the external view.
Within, the first object in the dead-home, and this, with
the kitchen and the washhouse, or r ether washing shed,
is the whole of the ground floor. When I saw it yester-
day, there were three corpses lying 'reedy for burial,
one that of a poor fellow who died of Asiatic cholera
in 17 hours from his seizure ; another a case of
typhus. Above stairs, the first and second floors,
each consisting of three or four roams opening one
into another, were filled with sick ; they were then
46 in number, but there were others waiting fur
admission. They were principally merchant sea-
men, but some of them had come from transports taken
up by Government; many were boys, a few blacks and
Maltese; one, a well-spoken elderly man, the steward
of a trader. The diseases were various enough ; two
men had gangrene of the feet subsequent upon typhus ;
one had passed through the more fatal, but retained the
minor symptoms of cholera. Several had fever of an
uncertain type, many were suffering from severe and
chronic sores, partially scrofulous, partially caused by
wounds or ill treatment. Tnere was no separation
of cases, and no possibility of separating them ; the
apartments were all crowded, the beds often touch-
ing one another ; in one room; 12 feet by 15 feet,
there were six patients, the only interval being in
the centre. Time place was not censidered to be
overfided; as they had once had 90 in it. How-
ever, apart from the impurity of atmosphere consequent
upon crowding or intermixture of diseases, the whole
building was poisoned by fetid and ammonnicel exhala-
tions ; constructed of wood, now dec eyed and moulder-
ing, it is impregnated from ha-ement to roof with
noxious and sickening odours. Of four cases of cholera
two have died within the last few days. The resident
authority is an Italian apothecary, who does pot speak
English, or very little. The cook and the attendants
are Turks. There is no area round the house, and the
only open side is that towards the narrow street, over-
shadowed by the tress of Lord Stratford de Redcliffe's
garden. Such is the British semen's hoSpital at
Pere. Miserable as it is, and little likely to be re-
sorted to except from sheer necessite, its funds are now
in arrear, owing to the adifitional pressure thrown upon
it by the conflux of trailing and transport vessels to
Constantinople. There was last quarter a deficiency of
2001., and there will be as large or a larger deficiency
during the present one. Application has been made
to the Admiralty to accept the invalided seamen of
' transport ships as a part of their natural charge, but,
whatever decision may have been taken with respect to
,this point has Lot yet lab 1 effectually 'carried out ; for
a sailor belonging to the 'Australian, one of the trans-
ports employed in conveying sick from Balakla,va, is
one of the later inmates. As yet lam not prepared
to say that the mere application of funds will
,avail to
supply either better accommodation or- better at-
tendauce. There are difficulties in Turkey not to be
overcome except by the exercise of power ; but I shall
scarcely be thought to be exceeding my commission if a
portion of the money subscribed should, in the absence
of other imperative claims, be appropriated to the sea-
man in place of the soldier. It is a subject to which
farther allusion shall be made, even if the endeavour to
procure sonseiaileviation of the evil should proie un-
successful.
The warmer days of spring, with their chill morn-
ings and evenings, and their heavy dews at night,
bringing up from the soil whatever of rank and un-
wholesome miasma it contains, begin to distinguish
locality front locality; and show where dangers lurk
beneath the vivid tints of herbage and blossom. If
mere beauty of scene and sunny glow ot pleasure-garden
could stone by their cheering aspect for the presence of
infection, the group of buildings aft Haider Pasha would
appear a fair sojourn for an invalid.. The fruit trees are
all in bloom around and ainotig the detached edifices,
and the meadows which stretch between them and the
sea is a carpet of golden flowers. But the nearer view
is less inviting than the superficial one, and the breezes
which play in courtyard and antechamber are oppressed
with other pea fumes than those of flower and fruit blos-
som. Two of the chief medical officers- Drs. Menzie. a.id
Bairatt—how recovering slowly from fever, and some
cases of cootinued feebleness or relapse among officers in-
valided there, testify to the•character of a spot which may
well serve for the residence ot a ;Aultan during a fow
weeks of summer, without being any the more for the'
sa Attioisr pI.GQ ini cilll hospital. Provided with aommon
habits of observation and conmmon sense or swell, no
person can traverse either the ground of its vicinity or
the interior of the buildings without recognising on
every side the invisible ministers of Azrae% The Sani-
tary Commission has already produced the number of
sick under charge there, which does not exceed 250,
and drainage works are now going on to di -charge some
of its moisture from the swampy ground. It is, how-
ever, Larely probable that, even with these precautions,
anything like average healthiness can be procured ; and
the table of mortality, will. I doubt not, bef Ire loeg
intimate moe plainly than expressed warning the nem,-
A MAN WPO LAT DOWN WITH ELIfPfIANTS,—On There- city for torei vacuatem. The Kiosk poseesses •
day night, at a late hour, two of the Manchester police, eirecture and c niveniencee, some a tractiens as asemi-
in passing through Knott-mil!, where the Easter fair had tulle!) for invalided officers, of Ahem they are now
been holdirer, heard a cry of murder from one of the ca- about 15 residing in it ; amid it as benadapted n m
ravans in E imond'e (late Wom s
bwell's) trvelling mesa- ways to their comfort and h
babees ofad life, S iilar
ity genie. This was after the close of the performances, shares the native faults of the /ocai7e and of all Turkish
and they had to rouse up Mr. and Mrs. Edmonds from buildings. It offers, by its situation, no stimulus which
their bed to investigate the cause of thin alarm. On can remove tits depression of sickness orstir the languor
reaching the caravan whence the cries had been heard, of convalescence, and though, perbeps, more likely
the keeper of the elephants. Samuel Harrison, was found to be retained than any other portion of the 'settle-
in the cage of the two performing elephant, (cow and, ment, is open to grave uneertainties of the result.
calf) in an almost insensible state front injuries and cx- A similar process of cleaniug bas been more
haustion. He was carried to the Royal Infirmary, where theroughly effected in the floating hosp:tels. The Born-
it. was found that two of his ribs hail been broken. It was bay is empty. The Turkish leek, a much larger vessel,
at first supposed that. the beasts bast attacked him in and which did not suffer so severely from the ravages of
some sudden fit of viemousnese, but he has since stated fever, has still about 80 convalescents on bOard, but
that having been locked out of his lodgings he went to these are gradually to be removed, and not more than
sleep in the caravan, and lay dawn in the straw of the one•feurth of the number are serious) disabled. The
cage where he was found. The old elephant subse- general condition of the hospital contiynue'to imprbove,
queetly lay down with its d. Thera weight upon him, the averaee deaths of the last three days' havingbeen
accidentally, and thug crushed his ribs, so that he heard but six, a 'proportion to the total nurnher of one-fifth per
them crack, and cried out " murder," being unable to cent. per diem. it is well that the safest and most na-
extricate himself.
torah test, that, namely of eclining should
NEW ROUTE TO THE CONTINENT.—We understand be applied to these establishment, reran'befo y greatu
that the ROUTE ,Connies Rai. way Company are making accumulation of wounded men is thrown suddenly Upon
arrangements for a very efficient stearn-packet service them, an event which may now happen a y
between the ports of Harwich and Antwerp this season, either rumour speak true, or the probabilities ofy'the i
the operations of last year having sarisfied them of the campaign be urged as a valid round of o pinion.
capabilities of the station for carrying on a continental The hospital etaff has received,g and is !till n.creiving,
traffic. It is intended to put on two first-el:ass passenger reinforcements, Miss Ni htin sale has 'had hree
which have been built expressly for the North See strengthened by the arrigval c4,f eight nurses, ancdo.rlp2s
boats,
trade, and to confine theses vice for the presen to passenger more are expected, To Kulnlee 30 nurses are coming
traffic. The advantages which the harbour of Harwich pre- out, in addition to the 13 at peseta on duty, of whom
sente for the emberkation of passeir;era fir the Belgian, 10 are Catholic sisters. Five civilian surgeons have
Dutch, and Northern ports well known before the days also been pieced at the disposal of the authorities for
of railways and steam-packete, and it way at that time the Essphoeus hospitals. As to the clergy, there, are
more used by the Government and travellers) tto andthe
hospitals,
4101 chaplains in the Crimea, four in the Scutari
from the Continent than any other Eeglaisehe,pcarn
donHar Erscitsruersaat st,abtamisoletnio.ytenrenfaoar:eeKhtsateitlignieeleee, since Mr. Hulcatt's east coast coast ; but as eteam anetheated N I wick became isolated frorn the railwayievorld, while its f
formerei Te
ilai
ae
pal t„ri
ni v atl
there
()Mart.
competitors possessed all the adeasitaeee which that liberty fir service elsewhere. Three others are sppoeed
mighty element conferred on society, so gradually she to be now en route from England. Upon heirst coming
faded until the town became almost deserted, and its there will still be a deficiency of three u ion the ca'cu-
fine natural harbour remained with scarcely sufficient bated strength of 24. Therep-are three
.Pile b t • . •
shipping business to entitle it to the rank of a mercantile misters here ; but one, Mehra.
lariennnhan, is stove
and)
has
for
I i
dy,
thee rii ar ne a
emni t-
port. At length, however, our railway engineers have invalided, A Catholic
completed for Harwich that from the want which it gone on to the Crimea, where 'Mr. ta•eis'Dawrr er was at the
has so seriously suffered. A glance at the maps of England time of my- departure left sin le-h ndedy hie only re-
and Europe will now show the system of railways maining colleague, Mr. Butt, gbeinga incapable of doing
has altered eiremnstances, and how advantegeous af route
tduity. Thee are four priests in the Bosphorus hospi-
to the Continent may be arrange d from allparts m-
land, and particularly from the Midland andp Northernp',wine-
At also,
daootn e
theyat
Barran, one
There
haetr
et the General
one
also Haotsaptiitnanl ,e
stationed
and
Counties, through Peterborough, Cambridge I
and Harwich. Among other ailvar,tages attendant u on
disabled
st.he Thecon li ;v. a 1 iTd ,ois
theth therefore
roof
ei.a edado tootgaeln,
tinhceliunsgivfie
aoefdo
an
te
the route via Harwich may be mentioned the follewimPm •
—A ihort sea passage, a saving of about ten hours,ga. given in the preceding letter I have
harbour on each coast accessible at all time, of tide, wohwo toffid,cwerith regret, the name of Dr. M`Grigor,
is laid up with intermittent fever... Mr. Ludlow,
railway communication direct to and from the Ship', who wee mentioned at that drat I as' seri iusly ill, died on
side at Harwich, and the facility of always embarking the night of the 3d. He received during toe whole
and landing in smooth water and on te r firma, with- course of his 1
•
i hien the constant attendance of Miss
out having recourse to small boats.
Nightingale. The hospital returns of this morning con-
[ADVERTISEMENT.] The Wait IN T /IS EAST. —Powertret. tain the announcement of another dcath among the as-
RUM RECONIPOITRLNO GLASS.— Messrs. S. and
B. Solo- •
sistaut-surgeonsl, and also of one the nurses. If
mons, opticians, 39, Albemarle-stet, Piccadilly. lbscrve the merits ef a class are b • •among
to ej udgeil any degree by the
opposite the York Hotel. By her. Majesty's Royce m
,u
a m tit of risks to which their lives arse exposed, the fact
Letters Patent for valuable and extraordinary improvements
that 39 medic l• •
in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, amp., Race_ a officer, including four ataffssurgeone.
have
Perspective Glasses, to know the distances alrealy periseed, should not be without its duo
course, Opera, and
great importance to the
through them—of weight and consideration. It will be observed that
of objects viewed
others.
These telescopes possess such extra- of this number the largest proportion is among those
army, navy, and
that some 3i inches, with an extra eye- who from their age have possessed less power of resist-
piece,ordinary powers distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, ance, and wiiv, have been more familiar with the detailn
will show
stars;
with the same telescope can be of disease, and more endangered by daily contact with
and the double
ance three miles and a half distant, the persons of the sick.
seen a person's counter
to
20 miles. They are of larger and all The folio wing is a nominal return of deaths in the hos-
and an object from.
..
envers accordingly ; while their vary. pilafs at Sc uteri, &c., as reported at the Commandant's-
sizes, with increasing ,
b' sto discover more than the
office by the medical authorities, from the 2d to the 4th
has cna e u
The Royal ,
ing from 4 to 6 inc
with his 6 satellites, &c.—
of April :
d the Georenan, very small,
above, an
1861,—Valuable, newly-invented,
Private Daniel Pinches, Scots Fug'. Gds., diarr , April 2
Exhibition,
glass,the size of a walnut, by which
Murphy,63d Regt., febris, April 1 •
powerful waistcoat-
pocket
1 miles distant; they answer Private A.
:Garrard, 21st Regt., dysentery, April 1
a person can he seen and known
2 and at the opera houses, Private John Willis
as Wesley, 19th Regt., febrie, -
"ere purpose on the race-coarse,
seen at 8-to 10 miles. . Private m
89th lte rt , diarr , April April 1 •
Country scenery, and ships are clearly .
yachting, to Sergeant WIN .Ruddick,
i'Regt., fle • April
deer-stalking,
Opera, Private Tim& by Flagherty, 88th . e e15,.1.
They are invaluable for shooting,
and tourist&
Private John Mulpeters, 19th Regt., char., April 1.
SlN'tt'nen, gentlemen gamekeepers,
38th Regt., do., April 1.
rzse-cour„,
Ca
and perspective
_.i
tin Beehwen,
lc,"er-e--Newl camp,
---
`-'Lenses of the great- 1 Private well
H mphreys 49th Regt., dysentery, April 1.
eeot emewmiezt-,eoustructed Spectacle
le na thie in power. The valuable advantage. .
pre.er,„.., vention is, that vision becoming
~,,bi,,,
ti,,an4 strengthened and very age
Patent_ etnplov the' • ' "
ing p(:),,, s'Ar u se,, with ig at the most
derived :Private Saml. a e
impaired is :Private
d persons are i Private Robe: r
minute oc.cu-
Charl es Benham,n r .
'vete Thom Gen Gds., dicer., April 2.
do April
t Jenkins, Scots Fus.Gds., ~
.2.
as A 9 e, h 50th Regt., scorbui 113, April 2.
Freda rick Litchfield, 49th Regt., febrie, April 2.
If t'e A ril 3.
to the aLgernon they thesenlenses of a muc e
h less maenify- Private
62d Regt., Groin Ii , p
Denis d Bryan •April
h Regt., febris, .3. ,
lie9e—New Di: Cset,,s rot require the frequent changes Private
i Thom nee Hodgson, 95t catarrh, April 4. -
narY Powerful Enc'e'V-I,li, der p.owerful assistance. Deaf- Sergeans e Royal Art., c
April 4.
entirely diTer,,,nt f. , nelin gaille Vibrator, an extraordi- Corporal Bern and Lunn
IP44th Regt., vulnus,
kind that has bee'n°ra all „,11:_uu, ted instrument for deafness, Dr.-Major Fre d. Pacific,
t febris, April 4.
Being of the same :l°ruin.oh,Zyte aurpass anything of the Private Charl tla °Trine, 63d Reg ~
enables deaf person, 1,,r a, the ekiejel: eau be, produced. ,
AT KULULIE.
ril
public assemblies ; the unhelal. dt,t1„,418 not perceptible ; it
diem, Ap
.. .
in the ears is entirely reuiPeer4" 'ensaYtioant church and at Private Wm
, , Beckwith,-44th Regt.,
dysentery, April i
P nee that possibly could be , s nay} it aeorr 'inging noises Private Rae lard Pennell, 7th Regt., —J.--
hitis, April 3
rbgatilly.
obrern....„
incues!Teu. 3, ~,all the assist- Private 1)1 v'd Merchant, 21st Regt., bronc
A ril 4 . •
as UV, York' 4,t:r'A tit-street Private Re. 4cliaidAtt, y,lith Regt., febris, R ii 4
. Private ; 104 Dew), Grenadier Guards, °Yana', AF

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT,

HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTERDAY.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat in the woolsack
at five o'clock.
The Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND presented a
petition from Donnington against marriage with a
cieceased wife's sister.
On the motion of Lord REDESDALE the Land Im-
provement Company, the Brighton Improvement Com-
missioners Municipal Corporation, and the Hoar-
withy-bridge Bills were severally read a second time.
JURISDICTION OF THE STANNARY COURT

Vacancies.
General Hospital
Barrack
Palace
K tilde°

AMENDMENT BILL.
The LORD CHANCELLOR, in moving that this bill
be read a second time intended, that it should be done
oniy pro forma. 11, should adept the course suggested by
his noble and learned friend (Lord Lyndhurst) the other
evening.
The bill was then read a second time.
Their lordships then adjourned.

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTZR, April l9.—The market continues quite
firm, and, as the orders placed during the last few weeks
have been cons►derable in amount, and will find employ-
ment for many of the mills for some time forward, there
is not much pressure to sell, either in cloth or yarn.
The fabrics suited to the Eastern markets are not in
much request, and rather easier to buy. Some of the
American houses are doing ra.her more business.,
NOTTINGHAM, April 19.—There has been a further
improvement in the lace trade this week. It is princi-
pally for the home market (the genial weather having
operated favourably); the improvement is al -=o of a more
healthy character than has latterly prevailed in this
branch of the trade. The jobbing sales havin;.; ceased,
what is now doing is in every respect in the legitimate
way of business. Foreign orders come in tardily. The
hosiery trade has th-cidediy improved: both home and
American buyers acting with increased spirit ; the la
hour market is consequently more active. The prices
of silk materials have not rallied much from the lowest
point which they reached a fortnight ago; nominal quo
tations of is. 6d. per lb. have since then been mentioned.
In hosiery common Materials, on the other hand, remain
firm, with a good inquiry.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TA.TTERSALL'S —YESTERDAY.
The fluctuations in the betting on the Two Thousand
were of a character somewhat similar to those which re-
cently occurred at York. St. Hubert dropped back to
5 to 2, laid toahout 1501., and was again passed by Lord
of the Isles, who waslackeil at 7 to 4 and 2 to 1 ; the
taker of the latter odds to 251. WAS desirous of increas-
ing his investment to 1001. Polydore receded to 9to 1
—Chret was backed at 12, 11, and 10 to 1 ; and 18 t 3
1 was taken to a pony about Kingstown.

CHESTER CUP.
Scythian was backed for 501. at 12 to 1 ; Neville was
in strong demand—from 25 to 1 he quickly advanced to
1,000 to 60, taken. 2,000 to 40 aad 500 to 10 were
taken about Muscovite.

THE DERBY.
St. Hubert and Dirk Hatteraick were the only horses
barked. 10 to 1 was taken about the former to 7001.,
5001. of which was invested in one bet; and 12 to 1 was
booked to 2001. about the latter.
CLOSING PRICES.
THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
2to 1 agst Lord of the Lies (taken)
sto 2 agst St. Hubert (taken)
9to 1 agst Polydore (taken)
10 to 1 aget Claret (taken)
18 to 1 agat Kingstown (taken)
CHESTIER CUP.
12 to 1 apt Scythian (taken)
16 to 1 aget Neville (taken)
50 to 1 agst Muscovite (taken)
THE DERBY.
10 to 1 agst St. Hubert (taken and offered)
12 to 1 agst Dirk Hatteraick (taken)
NOTICE. —The room wilt be open on Saturday nest.

MALTON RACES.-YESTERDAY.

Malton Handicap.

Gamelad
Freddy ..

Six ran.
Two•yr•old Stakes.
Sister to Brougheon Walked over,
Birdsall Handicap.

Patience
Fauny Fern

Four ran.
Hunt Cup;

Samp.4on
Sir Ilehry
Victory
Pbcebus....

1
2

Four ran.
Amateur Stake;.

................ 2

Three ran.

Two THOURAYD GUlNEAS.—Cinarnon and Conveyance
rave paid forfeit.
ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS. —Miiq Era paid forfeit.

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 1855

Private John Downey, 90th Regt., diarr., April 4
Private John Morgan, 89th Itt,ut , ditto, April 4
OFFICERS.
Assistant-Surgeon Harvey Ludlow, fever, April 3
Assistant-Surgeou Leak, fever, April 5
ON BOARD THE CHAPMAN AFTER EMBARKING FOR
ENGLAND.
Private George Smith, Grenadier Guards, March 27
April 2
BURIALS AT SCUTARI.
3
—4

LAW LVTEt LIGE:VOE.-Apil 19.

11.

Total
MoiticiNG STATE OF THE SICK, APRIL 4.
Officers
41
Non-commissioned officers and privates
S.HIP ARRIVED FROM THE ARMY WITH SICK.
Nn. Originally Died on
Melbourne, April 1....., Embarked. Pa.sage..... ~ ll4 None.
VACANT ACCOMMODATION, &C.
Sick in
General
... 191 Hospital...
~.. 181 Barrack
, ..... 173 Pal wo
I
250 Kululee .
• - Convalescent ship
798 -
3,13
The Smyrna and Abydos Mspitals are not include(
in this list.

gland on the 31st tilt.
The Rock transport took on board 111 invalid:
9ne of the nurses, died last nig ht
faetvivAeirbrj.dßosarfii:ersE,
o

;VAV AL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE,

This evening mails for the troops in the Piraeus
(Greece), Turkey, and the Crimea, the medical staff, and
sick and wounded in the hospitals at Scutari and Smyrna,
and the fleet and transport service employed in the
Black Sea, will be made up and despatched via Mar-
seilles. Letters must be prepaid. Mails will also be
or,ile up for the above-mentioned places, Gibraltar,
Malta, and the lonian Islands, to be despatched this
morning via Southampton. Letters for soldiers, sailors,
marine-, and persons employed in transports, forwarded
by this conveyance, will •be liable to a postage of ld. if
paid in advance, or 2d. on delivery.
The Adelaide steam-transport, No. 138, arrived at
Spithead yesterday morning from Malta, last from Ply-
mouth, with militnry invalid., whom she went into har-
bour to land in the afternoon ; these consisted of soldiers
from the various regiments engaged in the Crimea, as
fully reported in Me Sun of Wednesday. The Britannia,
120, is being fitted as a floating hospi al for sick and
sounded from the Ea-t. The Ilast;ngs, 60, Captain
Caffin, is swinging for the adjustment of her compasses
in Portsmouth harbour. This ship and her si-ter the
Pembroke, 60, Captain Seymour, have not above 300
men each, out of 600 each, as men are not allowed to
volunteer for Them. At the la 4 pinch they will have
to be filled up by compulsory draughts from Sailing
ships.

The steam blockebip Cornwallis, 60, Coptain
Wel-
Lesley, went from Plymouth wound iitto Hamosize on
Wednesday. She is to bet fitted with a larger ftn, and
some improvements are to be made in her machinery.
The transport Chalmers, No 63, Captain Smith fr
Depftord, arrived in Plymouth Sound ob Wednesday
to embark troops for the Crimea.
The transport ship Kent arrived in Plymouth Sound
yesterday morning, outward bound.
Two sergeant 4, 190 men, and four women left Vie pri-
sons in Milbay, Plymouth, yesterday morning, and went
on board the Royal George, 102, iu Harnoaze, preparatory
to sailing for Franc€. These prisoners are chiefly Poles,
and were among those taken at Bomarsund.'
The Garrison Serjeant-M.tjor was despatched from
Plymouth on Wednesday to Exeter- with the route of
the 15th Hussars. They are to march to Plymouth, via
Ashburton, to embark immediately for the Crimea.
The ship Mangerton, Capt. Smith, from London, ar-
rived at Plymouth on Wednesday, to embark Govern-
ment emigrants for Sydney.
The head-quarters of the 96th _Regiment, numbering
280 men, which landed at Giavesend, from Bengal, on
Thursday last, arrived at the North Wall, Dublin, from
Liverpool, at half-past 10 o'clock, a.m., on Wednesday.
The detachment was in the highest state of discipline,
and their appearance evidently gratified the command.
ing officer. Seven women accompanied the detachment.
On Tuesday evening the following soldiers, who have
been invalided from their respective corps, at present serv-
, in the Crimea, arrived in Dublin :—John Caldwell,
17th Regiment ; Martin Noon, 88th ; Petar Claney,
20th ; William M`Gorman, 49th ; Patrick Leonard,
88th ; John Whitfield, 88th ; Willittot Barley, 3d ; John
Quinlan, 33d ; Luke Connell, 41st ; and John O'Connor,
41st. The Duke of Cornwall having been obliged to
put into Kingstown, owing to a scarcity of water, seve-
ral of their companions went on shore at that place.
Commander Edmund F. N. V. Wasey, and Commai-
der Eornund A. Glyn'', have been appointed Inspector-
Commanders in the Coast Guard.
Lieutenat.t Wehle E. Stone has been appointed to the
Childers; Master George Aldricks to the Hecate; Second
Master J. E. Seudamore to the Pembroke; and Naval-
Instructors Rev. D. E. D.emville, to the Pembroke, and
Rev. R. N. Jackson to the Ha-tinge.
The Thunder, the first fi iwing battery built by Mare
and Co., Blackwall, was towed to Woolwich, on Wednes-
day, by the Widgeon and another steamer, and itnme-
di ,tely brought undtr the sheers to be waned. The
Thunder presents a formidable appearance, the wood-
work being of massive timbers, put t,gether in the
,trooga.,t manner, eased with plates of iron of cowider-
able thickness, which are expected to be ball proo The
Tnunder will carry 16 guns of large calibre, and her
stern and bow being both round she w,ll not be Fable
to be so mach injured by shot striki' g her a 3 if she had
been built on the usual construction.
The Dapper, gun-heat, left Woolwich on Thursday,
t•, join the ships for the Baltic.
Several companies of the Royal Artillery have orders
to hold themselves in readiness fur immediate embarka-
tion for the Crmea.

HOUSE OF LORDS.
PEDDER'S DIVORCE.

This was a pettion of Henry Newsham Pedder, of
Preqon, hanker, praying that his marriage with Emma,
i his wife, might be dissolved on at...count of adultery,
Mr. Bovill (with whom was Mr. Archibald) appeared
for the petitioner, and stated that he was married to
Miss Emma Simpson, the natural daughter of a gentle-
man residing in Demerara, on 26th August, 1847.
The lady was entitled under her father's will to a life
interest in 6,0001. The acquaintance between Mr. Ped:
der and Miss Simpson began in Liverpool, when she wag
staying at the house of her guardian-, Mr. Shand, •a mer-
chant of that town ; and at the time of the marriage,
which took place in the parish church of Nestor), in
Cheshire, Mr. Pedder was twenty-four years old and the
lady twenty-one. They lived happily together till Vie
4th July, 1853, and had one child, which died scon
after its birth. In the spring of 1853, the 50th Regi-
ment was quartered at Pr..iston, and among the officers
was Mr. John Clay Purves, an assistant-surgeon. He
wss a visitor at Mr. Pedder's house, and took the oppor-
tunity of gaining the affections of his wife. On the 3{l
July Mr. Porves and Mrs. Pedder were seen together in
a car, which lid been previously seen waiting at the top
of a lane. On this circumstance coming to the know'tdge
of Mr. Pedder he remonstrated with her, but she re-
ceived his remonstrance with great indignation, de-
clared it to be an insult to her, and stated her intention
of lea.‘ing his house. Acc,rlingly on 4th July, 1853,
she quitted Mr. Pedder's house, and went to her god-
mother's at Liverpool, where she stayed some time, and
Mr. Pedder had no further intercourse with her except
by letter. About the beginning of August, 1853, she
left Liverpool, and about the 19th of that month she
went to ,a village called Tamerton Folliott, near Ply-
mouth, at which place Mr. Purves's regiment was then
quartered ; and it would be proved that he was in the
habit of going there and sleeping every night, and al-
though he at first called himself her brother, and they
had separate rooms, there was no doubt they slept to-
gether. On a certain night Colonel Martin, the governor
~t the gaol at Preston, who bad, at the request of Mr.
Pedder, set inquiries on foot, accompanied by the super-
intendent of police at Plymouth, went to the cottage,
and havinggone first to Mr. Purves s room, found it empty.
They then knocked at Mrs. Pedder's door, which wa,
:Toned by her, and she was immediately recognised,
and Mr. Purves was then found under the bed. The
parties had since gone abroad, and were seen lining
.ogether as man and wife at Chaude-Fontaine, m{ar
Lie4e, in Belgium, Mr. Purves having resigned his ap-
pointment as assistant-surgeon in the 50th Reginient
An action for trim. con, was brought in October, 1853 ;
judgment went by default, and damages were assessed
{iy a court of inquiry at 2,0001., but Mr. Porves being
without property and abroad, they had not been pain.
fn Fehroary, 1854, a divorce a mensal et thoro was ob-
tained trom the Ecclesiastical Court.
The following evidence was then produced :
Major Knowles, formerly in the army, was acquainted
with Mr. and Mrs. Pedder. Served a copy of the bill
an order of the house on Mrs. Pedder, in Florence, on
the sth of April. He knew her personally for several
years.

Mr. Thomas, clerk in the office of the registrar cf the
Enleii.istical Court, produced sentence of divorce there.
Evide, ce of the' proceediege in the action at law was
a!so produced.
Richard Pedder, cousin of the petitioner, stated tha'
Mr. Pedder was st banker at Preston. Witness was
acquainted with Mrs. Pedder, ferrner:y Miss Simpson.
'Knew her when she resided at Liverpool, Was present
at the marriage. After that Mr. Pedder lived a short
way in the country far a little time, and then went to
reside at the bank. They lived together happily. and
had one child, which died soon after its birth. Kew
them to live happily for three or four years, and saw no-
thing after that to lead him to suppose that there was
any change in them.
Thomas Dickson, surgeon at Preston, attended Mr.
Pedder's family. Knew • the parties from the time of
-their marriage intimately. They lived very affec-
tionately till July, 1853. In the latter part of June
he was travelling across the country, and saw
Mr. Pe.dder's servant . driving his carriage up and
down before a lane. On seeing him he turned down
the lane. 'Witness followed, and saw Mrs. Pedder
and Mr. Purvis in the car, and driving away
at a rapid rate. About a week afer, he told this to Mr.
Pedder. Heard soon after that Mrs. Pedder had left
home. He had seen Mr. Pedder at his cousin's previ-
ously, when he complained that Mr. Purves was too fre-
quently at his house, and witness then told him what he
had seen. Witness had noticed Mr. Purves's frequent
visits. There was levity generally in Mrs. Pedder's con-
duct, though 'not offensively so. Did not observe that
she was iettmate with any other person ; but he had seen
her walking with Mr. Purves—never with any other
persc.n.
Townley Rigby Knowles, barrister, was many years
acquainted with Mr. Pedder. Had been-intimate with
him since his marriage. Mr. Pedder resided at the bank
in Pregon. Remembered the 50th Regiment coming to
Preston in 1853, and it remained thero till it went to
Chebham. Some men of the regiment were left behind,
and Purves remained with the invalids. Had seen Mr.
Purves frequently at Mr. Pedder'e. On one occasion he
was alone with Mrs. Pedder. On 4th July, 1853, wit-
ness called at Mr. Pedder's bank. Mr. Pedder told him
his wife was packing up to go away, and asked him to
remonstrate with her. He did sib, but did not prevail on
her to remain. She said there had been a quarrel, as her
huAtyand ha 1 upbraided her about Mr. Purves impro-
perly and unjo-tly, and she would go. Knowing the
influence Mrs. Pedder bad•over her husband he thought
it better on the whole that she should go, believing that
she would return. He was not aware of anything then
beyond levity of demeanour, towards Mr. Purves espe-
cially, She left the house that afternoon. Mr. Pedder
was extremely digressed. They always lived on affec-
tionate terms except once, when a quarrel took place
about her intimaey with Mr. Purves. Witness was then
called in as mediator. Mr. Pedder was the most affec-
tionate husband he ever knew. She geld she was going
to her godmother, Mrs. Ward, at Liverpool.
Rev. Stephen Wentworth—Hed known Mr. Pedder
intimately slime his mare:Mee. He was always kind
and &feet:oust& On one occasion witness thoeght
Mrs. Pedder was acting imprudently, for on' going into
lier eittinikoom he found the blinds down, and he asked
to be allowed to draw thorn up, saying jocularly that
darkness and ill-deeds go together. 11r. Purves, wham
he had not seen I,ef then rose from a sofa near the
door. He thought it very imprudent for a young !periled
woman, and he said to Purves, " What are you dories
here ?" arid to her, " Where is your husband ?” She was
generally imprudent in admitting military men to visit
her as she did, and witness once told tier so, and that
People were talking of her. She said she did nothing
wrong, and she cared not what people said. Her husheml
was of course aware that those gentlemen visited the
house. Witness did not speak to the husband about it.
Mr. Pedder was almost too affectionate and kind. He
did not re-train her as much as he should. She was very
affectionate to him.

Orders have been forwarded from the Horse Guards
to various cavalry depots to hold in readiness for imme-
diate embarkation as many efficient mounted men as
may be availasle, to reinforce the regiments serving in
the Crimea.
In the list, of appoint rents in The Sun of Tuesday,
the name of Mr. J. R. Horniman, appointed Assistant-
Clerk to • the Impregnable, was erroneously printed
Horninan.

Mrs. Ann Ha•nbly, wife of Wm. Ilambly, of Tamer-
ton Folliott, said she kept a cottage as a lodging-house.
In August, 1853, a gentleman came to take lodgings
for a lady. He first gave the name of Pennant. She came
the following Friday at half-past 10 at night. Next
morning her servant said she thought they were a new
married couple. The lady's name was given as Mr:.
Paget. She afterwards found their real names were
Purves and Pedder. Purves came there every evening
for six weeks. Mrs. Pedder never left the house or gar-
den but once. Witness slept under the room of the
lady, and could hear Mr. Purves come into her room
every night. His bedding was removed to Mrs. Pedder's.
Witness bad every reason to believe that both slept to-
gether from the first night they Game. The bed had the
appearance of two persons having slept in it.
William Thomas, inspector of police at Plymouth, said
he received instructions from Colonel Martin, Governor
of the gaol at Preston, to inquire about Mr. Purves, and
he found him and Mrs. Pedder, and communicated with
Colonel Martin, who came down to Plymouth in Octo-
ber, 1853. It was arranged with Mrs. Hambly that he
and Colonel Martin should be admitted to the rooms oc-
cupied by the parties at 2 in the . morning. They first
searbhed Mr. Purves's room ;no one wag there. Tney
then knocked at Mrs. Pedder's dooi, and on going in
found a female. Col. Martin was there. She screamed
and said, "I asked John to come and sleep with me."
Col. Martin called her by name. She was in her night-
dress. A gentleman was in the bed. He threw the
clothes off, and *went under the bed, but was desired to
come out. He was in his night-shirt, He was recog-
nised by Col. Martin as Mr. Purves. Witness went to
Chaufle-Fontaine, in Belgium, to serve the citation and
writ on the parties, and found Purves and Mrs. Pedder
living together under the name of Paget. He served
the writ and citation on them personally. They were
in one room.

Col. Martin, governor of the gaol at Preston, said he
knew Mr. and Mrs. Pedder. Was requested' by Mr.
Pedder to inquire whether Mr. Purves and Mrs. Fodder
were at Tamerton Folliott. He went to Plymouth, and
went with the superintendent of police to the house.
On entering Mrs. Pedder's bedroom, he heard a noise of
some one throwing himself under the bed. He saw both
• Mr. Purves and Mrs. Pedder iu the room together in
their night-clothes.
EviOt.rce was then given of the non-payment of the
damages in the action, and of Mrs. Pedoer's having a
lie-interest in property to the amount of 6,000/. under
her lather's will, and a contingent ititeie-4 on the death
of her brother in a further f-um of 4,000/., and that shy
was receiving the interest, it being paid to her at present
ht Florence.

The evidence was then ordered to be printed, and the
further proceedings adjourned.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

SPEILMANN V. THE GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF TETE

BANK OF ENGLAND -ROBBERY OF BA NR NOTES.

This vtas an action tried before Lord Campbell, at the
sittings alts last-t,/In in London. It was hrtught
the plaintiff to recover the value of two Bank of En land
notes of 500/ (nob. The defenda,:ts plealed that the
notes had been Jelin:ions!), stolen before they came into
the hands of the plaintiff, that the plaintff was not the
bona Ale holder of the notes for a valuable conNideration,
and that the plaintiff was not the bearer, but the a4.trtt
of one Meyer Speiln:anu. It appeared from the evidence
that the notes having been stolen, they came into the
hands of Meyer Speilmann thirteen months afterwards.
in June, 1854, a person named Howard came into
Meyer Speilmann's bank at Paris, and cashed a 5001.
Bank of England note, and on the same day he cashed
another for the same amount with a money-changer
named Monteaur, who paid over the note to_Meyer
Speilmanii, who sent both of the notes to Ida brothts
Adam, the plaintiff in this action, residing in London.
The notes were presented at the. Bank on the 27th of
June, when payment was refused, on the ground that