The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-29 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EtrENENG, MARCH 29. 1855

pondents of newspapers should disclose the position of
affairs with the Allies in the Crimea, but the hon, mem-
ber proposed to go still further, and to have
made known to the enemy the very letter of the
instructions which had been issued to our admirals. The
time might come when the information could be safely
given, but while hostilities were pending, it would
be exceedingly mischievous and dangerous to the public
service to accede to the proposal of the hon. member.
MITCHELL denied that the Russian troops in
the Crimea were carried through Odessa. They came
from Bessarabia and the north of Russia, and it would
have been going out of the way had they been carried
through Odessa. He contended that all bad been
done with Odessa that it was possible for us to accom-
plish. Had we destroyed all the defences and fortifica-
tions of Odessa, could we have done more ? Certainly,
we might have occupied the place, but to do that we
must have been prepared with a force of 50,000 men.

Sir G. PECHtLi was at a loss to understand what
end was to be obtained by assenting to this motion. If
it was to vindicate the honour of Admiral Dundas it was
wholly uncalled for, because that gallant admiral was
one of the ablest officers in the service, while events had
provad that he had done all that he could with the
fleet at his disposal. _ _ _

Mr. A. StATFORD said the defence of Admiral
Dun.las was to be found in the rpecchof the First
Lora of the Admiralty. He knew of hlB own know-
ledgo that the Admiral was prepared to submit to attack
aid 'criticism if the Government thought the produc-
tion► of his despatches would not be detrimental to the
public interest.
Mr. SCOTT said it was not his intention to press
his 'Motion to a division. lie disclaimed all intention of
wishing to cast obloquy on, or to impugn the conduct of
Admiral Dundas,

Lard PALMERSTONdecIared that nothing had came
to the knowledge of the Government which could jus-
tify any imputation on the gallantry or conduct of
Admral Dundas. On the contrary, they had every
reason to believe that the country was much indebted
to the gallant admiral for the_ zeal and activity he had
displayed in the course of the war.
The motion was then withdrawn.
[LEFT SITTING.]

Al MY BEFORE SEBASTOPOL COM-

MITTEE.-(THIS DAY.)

(Continued from our first edition.)

Captain Mure—examination continued —The first
time he was at Ealaklava he found that the hospital was
in a very unsatisfactory condition. On subsequent
occwiions he found that much improvement had been
effected in it. He did not know who had charo of
Bilaklava harbour. He did not believe there was any
proper person. He had anchored oetside the harbour,
and thought it was a rather dangerous place.
Layard—Would you remain there in a gale of
wird.
Captain Mure—On no account.

Soincother returns of deaths which were reported to
have taken place on board the Andes- were handed to
the Witness, who declared them to be quite incorrect.
3;2• Mr. Layar,l—There are great difficulties in the
way of c.aling at Constant;nople, for which operation no
proVsion tviis made by the authorities. His vessel was
detathed for eight-days in taking in 420 tons of coal. It
wou d have been accomplished 'at Malta in 20 hours.
Mr. Layard—Did you ever set. Admiral Boxer at Con-
etantinopl e ?

Captain. Mure—Yes. I was directed to call upon him.
Mr. Laya.rd—What sort of a ma❑ was he ? .
Captain Mure—He was not a very nice man to speak
to. (Much laughter.)
Mr. Layard—Why not ?
Captain .Mera—Because he was very irritable in tem-
per. (A. laugh.)
By Lord Seymour—The Turkish coal was inferior for
the purposes of steam. On his second visit to Bala-
klays, Captain Powell was in command, and better
arrangements prevailed.
The next witness was Captain Stewart, of the Golden
Fleece, 2,500 tons. He stated that he took out the 4th
regiment to Malta, where he landed them, and received
the rifle brigade on board, and conveyed them
to Gallipoli. No arrangements had been made
for their reception there, as they were not ex-
pected, and a day or two elapsed before provision
could be made. He afterwards fetched some Grenadier
Guards from Ma7ta and took them to Scutari, where a
similar delay arose. He afterwards conveyed the regi-
ment to 'Varna. The Golden Fleece was chartered by
the Government, on her gross registered tonnage, at the
rate of 50::. per ton per month. He was afterwards
transferred to the Mauritius, a screw steamer of 1,800
tons, and conveyed in her some troops to the Crimea,
where he arrired soon after the battle of the Alma.
Amongst. other places he went to Kamiesb, where the
arrangements for landing were all that could be wished,
different wharves having been provided for landing
goods.

- By Mr. Layard—The state of things at Balaklava
harbour was very different. The anchorage there was
very deep and dangerous. He on one occasion repre-
sented this to Captain Christie.
Mr. Layard— Whilst you were at Balaklava did you
see the Prince ?

Capt Stewart—Yes ; I savr her arrive.
Mr. LL and —There is a story current which has been
contradicted—that the Prince lost two anchors. Do
you know anything about it ?
Capt. Stewart---Yes ; I know the statement to be
true. I saw them go.
Examination continued—The Prince had been sold to
Government when she wa3 lost.

Mr. Layard—Did you know her commander. Was
he an experienced man ?

Capt. Stewart—He was not an experienced com-
mander, but he was always considered an excellent
officer.

Examination continued—The coast of Balaklava is
completely ironbound. He shipped a number of wounded
after the battle of Inkerman, whom he landed at Scutari.
There was no want of proper supplies to the invalids, as
they were provided by the ship's company. Only 11 or
12 died on the passage. The orderlies behaved them-
selves very badly, and neglected the invalids. The Eng-
lish sy,tem of landing the sick was far inferior to the
French. The coaling arrangements at Constanti-
nople were very defective, and caused consider-
able delay ' • but since then forty or fifty tons
could be taken in per day. He represented this to Ad-
miral Boxer.

Mr. Layard—What did he say ?
Capt. Stewart—l believe he promised to send some
men to assist me in coaling.
Mr. Layard—Had you an interview with Admiral
Boxer ?

Capt. Stewart—l saw him once ; but I had no un-
pleasantness with him whatever. He was rather abrupt
in his manner. (Laughter.)
Capt. Frceman.—Of the Pyrenees, 832 tons burden.
The vcseel was employed in the transport of troop?. He
first went to Malta, then to Scutari, and afterwards to
Varna. Ho conveyed some horse artillery amongst
other r2giments. There was very little provision on
board for the former. They were landed in Turkish
boat. He was employed at another time in taking
down sheep to Balaklava, but not vegetables. He saw
large quantities at Eupatoria, and there were also large
grar,aries full of corn. This wal in September last year.
The vessel was afterwards wrecked off the Katschka.
There was a quantity of provisions on board at that
time, which were all lost.

Layard— Do you attribute the loss of the vessel
to the negligence of any authority in the transport
gel-rice ?

Captain Freemar. —The vessel had no business to be
detained there at that time of the year.
By the Chairman—The provisions were kept en board
in order to be ready to embark at any time.
Captain Dark was then called. He stated that he
went out to the East with a cargo of various kinds of
stores and provisions. He left England in August last.
He arrived at Balaklava about the 19th October. They
had to lie outside for some time, as Capt. Christie would
not allow them to enter. He said the outside of the bar.
hour was as safe as the inside. He offered Ms cargo of
provisions first to the English authorities at Constanti-
nople, at Admiral Boxer's offices ; but they were refused
on the ground that there were plenty on hand already.
He offered the provisions at a very reasonable price. He
made a second offer of the cargo at Balaklava to Mr.
Fader. He did not accept it. That was about the
24th of October. Mr. Filder said he did not want them.
He eventually disposed of it to the French commissariat.
At a later period it was applied- for by the English
officers, and he entered into an arrangement with the
French to let them have them at the price they had
been sold for by him.
Mr. Layard—Dal you know that at that time the
troops were very much in want of provisions
Captain Dark replied that he did not.
Examination continued—He WAS in Sarnia& Bay
and fund it very well ordered. He conveyed no
sick or wounded, as his was not a transport ship.
By Lord Seymour—He left Balaklava on the 3d of
December. It was then in a filthy state, but some
better landing places were being constructed.
Captain Ellison, commander of the Avon, was after-
wards calle l. He left England last year, and conveyed
a number of troops to Constantinople. After the battle
of the Alma he conveyed some wounded men to Odessa.
He had 340 on board. He returned and was despatched
with some more wounded to the Chersoneso. He then
went to Balaklava, and was there during the hurricane.
He was inside, and escaped by a miracle.
Mr. Layard.— As an experienced seaman what do you
think of the anchorage at Balaklava ?

Captain Ellison.—:No vessel ought to lie outside the
harbour.

Examination resumd—He remained inside the har-
bour for three weeks, when his vessel wai turned into an
hospital ship, and he had as many as 800 sick and
wounded in bed. No preparaton was made for therm.
The men were in a very sad state, and the smell which
emanated from them was dreadful. Ho spoke to Dr.
Lawson several times an the subject. Dr. Lawson came
on board every day. He left them on the 4th December,
with upwards of 800 sick and wounded on board. Proper
provisions were supplied to them.
The committee then adjourned at a quarter before four
o'clock until to-morrow.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NORTHAMPTON AND PYTCHLEY HUNT
RACES.—WEDNESDAY. -
Earl Spencer's Plate, of 100 sous, added to a Handicap
Sweepstakes of 15 sous each, 5 ft if declared, &c.
Winners extra. Five furlongs. 40 subs, 21 of whom
pay 5 soya each.
Mr. Magenis's Foxhunter, 4 yrs, Est 111 b ...(Ashmall) 1
Mr. Harrison's King of Trumps, aged, 9st 71b
(Cartwright) 2
Mr. W. Cuckcroft's The Medway, 3 yrs, 6.-t (J. Hall) 3
The following also ran :—Scherz, Nathan, Kennyside
Hero, Nelly Hill, Orson, Foam, herry Brandy, Chel.
merton, Cbarmian, Plausible, and Gondoline.
Betting-3 to 1 agat Foxhunter,.s to 1 agst Scherz, 6
to I agst ThUMedway, 7 to 1 agst Nathan, 8 to 1 agst
Kennyside Hero, 10 to 1 agst King of Trumps, and 10
to 1 agst any other. The three placed ran in front
throughout. A fine race in, resulting in favour of Fox-
hunter by a head ; half a length between the second
and third ; Scherz was a bad fourth ; Nathan, Gond°.
line, Plausible, and Cherry Brandy were next past the
poet.
The Althorp Park Stakes of 10 soya each, with 50
added, for two-yr-olds ; colts, Set 71b ; fillies, Bst 3lb ;
winners 51b extra. T.Y.C. 27 subs.
Mr. Howard's Queen's Head, Bst 31b (Wells) 1
'Mr. J. B. Morris's Tilly, Bst 31b (Bastian)) 2
Mr. J. M. Stanley's Sugarcane; Bst 31b ...(Charlton) 3
The following also ran :—Diego, Wooltsberg, Sky-
scraper, King Chat, Plush, Slander, St. Dunstan.
Betting-6 to son Queen's Head, sto 1 agst Tilly, 5
to 1 agst Slander colt. Queen's Head started with the
lead, Tilly lying second, and Sugarcane third, and in this
order they finished, Queen's Head winning by a length
and a half, three lengths between the second and third.
The St. Liz Handicap of 10 cove each, h ft, with 100
aided. Certain winners extra. One mile and a quar-
ter. 19 subs.
Mr. Moseley's Alonzo, aged, Bst 41b .. (Wells) 1
Mr. T. Stevens's Hercules, 4 yrs, 6 at 11lb (Ashman) 2
Mr. J. o:borne's Gamelad, 4 yrs, 6st slb (Bearpark) 3
The following also ran :—Kitefiyer, Commodore Char-
ley, Duke of Lancaster, Jenny Wren, Cbarmain.
Beting-5 to 2 each agst Alonzo and Hercules, 100
to 15 agst Gamelad, 5 to 1 agst Duke of Lancaster.
Won by half a length, four lengths between the second
and third ; Kitefiyer was fourth.
The Selling Plate of 40 cove, added to a Sweepstakes of
3 soya each ; for three-yr-olds and upiwarls ; optional
selling weights, &a. Certain winners extra. One
'mile..
Mr. Drewe's Vulcan, 3 yrs, (401.), sst 111 h (H. Bray) 1
Mr. Stinton's Economy, aged, (301.); 7st 71b
(E. Sharpe) 2
Mr. Stanley's Communist, 4 yrs (301.) Est 111 b •
(Ashman) 3
The following also ran :—Miss Hatch, Dipthong,
Nester.
Betting-6 to son Economy, 4to 1 ag.-t Vulcan, 5
to 1 agst Nestor. Won easily by a length ; a heal be-
tween the second and third; bad fourth. The winner
was b ,ught in fur 50 guineas.
Tao Norsloamptoosbire Cup Stakes of 10 soya each. Tbe
winner to be sold fur 500 soya if demanded, &c.
About two miles and a furlong. 13 subs.
Mr. Knowles's Talfourd, 5 yrs, Vst llb (Bieham) 1
Mr. T. Parr's Saucebox, 3 yrs, est 91b (CiPments) 2
Lord W. Puwlett'a Sharavogae, 6 yrs, 90.; 41b
(S. Roger.) 3
The following also ran :—Seducer and Cranbourne.
Betting-5 to 4 agst Saacebox, 3to 1 agst Shara.
vogue, 6 to 1 each agst Seducer, Cranbourne, and Tal-
fourd. Won by a head ; bad third. The winner was
not claimed.
The Racing Stakes of 20 cove each, h ft, with 50 added.
Certain penalties and allowances. One mile. 3 subs.
Mr. T. Parr's Benhams, 3 yrs, Bst 10lb (Flatman) 1
Mr. Gulliver's Frederick, 3 yrs, Bst 101 b (Yate ) 2
Lord Derby's The Professor, 3 yrs, Bst 511) (A. Day) 3
Betting-6 to 5 each agst Beuhams and Frederick.
Won cleverly by a length ; bad third.
LATEST BETTING.
NEWMARKET HANDICAP.
500 to 30 agst Crown Pigeon (taken)
100 to 30 agat Calamus (taken)
GREAT NORTHERN.
7to 1 agst Fandango (taken)
10 to 1 agst Athersone (taken)
10 to 1 agst Vandal
15 to 1 agst Virago
20 to 1 apt Julian
20 to 1 agat Spencer
Fandango and Atherstone were in considerable dc-
mand.

CHESTER CUP.
20 to 1 agst Scythian (taken)
20 to 1 apt Andover (taken and offered)
25 to 1 apt Marc Antony (taken and offered)
25 to 1 aget Muscovite (taken and offered)
30 to 1 aget Mortimer (taken and offered)
THE DERRY.
25 to 1 agst Dirk Hatteraick (taken)

Although certain shortcomings'were displayed in the
supply of sport, yet the meeting sustained its popularity
undiminished. The racing was narked by many inci-
dents of importance, and its bearing on "coming events"
was decided and significant. Although tin atAendance
of general company to-day was not so large as on Tues-
day, it was very far from scanty. The weather was
cold, but not sufficiently unpropitious to mar the enjoy-
ment of the sport. Amongst the aristocratic andfa;hion-
able visitors who attended the meeting wore the Duke
and Duchess of Bedford, Marquis of Exeter, Marquis of
Anglesey, Earl of Derby, Earl did Countess Spencer,
Earl and Countess of Southampton, Earl of Chester—
field, Earl of Gmford„ Earl Pomfret, Earl of Cardigan,
Earl of Wilton' Earl of Hopetoun, Lord and Lady
Maidstone, Lord and Lady Henley, Lord Althorp,
Lord Cavendiib, Lord and Lady Dungarvon,
Lord and Lady. Enfield, Lord Chas. Fitzroy, Lord
Adolphus Filzclarence, Lord Villiers, Lord Exmoutb,
Lord Airy, Lord Easton, Lord Bruce, Sir George Armi-.
tage, Sir Charles Knightley, Sir Robt. Pigott, Sir Wil-;
lianuson Booth, Sir George. and Lady Jenkinson, Baron
Rothschild, Colonel the Right Hon. Jas. Macdon'Old,
the Right Hon. G. Fitzwilliam,_M.P., Hon. Admiral
Rous, Hon. Captain Villiers, Hon. Colonel .Egerton,
Hon. Charles Oust, Hon. F. ilyng, Hon. C. and Mrs.
Fitzwilliam, Hon. W. Hanbury, Hon. Col. Forrester,
Hon. G. Fitzroy, Hon. B:. Fitzroy and Mrs. Fitzroy,
Major-General Arbuthnett, Colonel Pearson, Colonel
Wood Taylor, Colonel Howard, Vyse, M.P., Colo-
nel Lowther,. Colonel Botiverie, Captain and Mrs.
Cavendish Boyle, Captain Beauchamp Seymour, R.N.,
Captain Clerk, theßaptains Maunsell, Captain Thorn-
ton, Captain Captain Hill, Mr. R. Knightley,
M.P., Mr. Cartwright, Kr. and Mrs. Hungerford and
Miss 'hornhill, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Longhorn Mr.
J. M. Stanley, Mr. C. P. Leslie, Mr. A. Isted and the
Hon. Mrs. Isted; Mr. F. Calthorp, Mr. H. Des Vceux,
Mr. H. G. Craven, Mr. W. B. St4ford, Mr. F. Ma-
genis, Mr. White Melville, Mr. Rudston Read, Mr.
C. C. Greville, Mr. G. Payne, &e.
NORTHAMPTON RACES, 15511.—The Marquis of Angle-
sey, Earl Pomfret, and the Earl of Hopetoun have con-
sented to act as stewards.

HARROW AND UXENDON SPRING MEETING,
APRIL 5.

Weights for the Free Handicap Steeplechme. About
four miles. Acceptances must be signified to-mor-
row (Friday), before twelve o'clock at noon.
Age st lb Age st lb
Trout (aged) 10 10 Herbert ......(aged) 9 4
Rosa (aged) 10 6 Bullfinch ...(aged) 9 2
Torn Gurney (aged) 10 2 Cato (aged) 9 2
Janus (aged) 910 Sirllarbottle( iged) 9 0
Emigrant (aged) 910 Nialtnesbury (aged) 9 0
The Nugget (aged) 9 6 Baronet (aged) 9 0
Lord of the Isles Hilary
(aged)
Diana. (aged) 9 9 Fentnati
Odiliam (ned) 9 4 Jovial
If the highest weight accepting be under lOst 1011 a, it
will be raised to that weight, and the others remaining
in in proportion.

NEWTON SPRING MEETING.--Aram 9 AND 10.
Weights for the Trial Stakes. One mile and a quarter.
Age st lb Age st lb
Lancaal:ire Lass... 5 8 7 Singapore
Young Hack 6 7 12 Vivid
Dear Me 5 7 101 Go away 4 6 7
Torn Perkins ...... 4 7 9 Mystic
Cardsharper
Medal 4 7 3,lNeddy
Effie Deans

SECOND DAY,
Weights for the South Lancashire Tradesmen's Plate.
One mile and a half.

Age Et lb
Alonzo
Kiteflyer
Horatio
Torn
Blarney (ii b) ...... a 7 0
Weigbt3 for the Man(

Age st lb
Singapore
Master Slender
New Holland- 3 5 10
Venison
Noddy
1r Plate. Half a mile.

Age rst lb
Michaelmas Maid 5 8 10
Hyacinth 6 8 6
Horatio ......... 8 4
Blossom 4 8 0
Dear-me ........... 5 712
Sy ren 5 7 12
Blarney (h b) a 7 12
Medal 4 7 8
Cardshai per
Romeo
Weights for the Great Non
About four miles. Forfeit
next, April 3.

Age st lb
Effie Deans
The Cripple
Wild Deer 5 7 0
Cimicina
Mountain Maid._ 4 6 12
Mystic
Stork 3 5 4
Van Dunck
Bacchus 2 5 0

th of England Steeplechase.
a to be declared on Tuesday

Ace st 1b I
Peter ... a 10 121
Trout
Warner lO 7
Star of England a 9 5
Odibam (h,b) a 9 4
Sailor 6 9 3

Age st lb
Jemmy the Black 6 9 3
Dangerous a 9 3
Golden Hue
Leda
Gradeley Lass
I Thrush
:cepting be under lOst 121 b,
;ht, and the others remaining

If the highest weight acs
it will be raised to that weigl
in in proportion.

DEATH OF LADY KATE MOLYNEAUX.—We regret to
announce the sudden deatb, on Sunday last, at Croxteth-
hall, near Liverpool, of Lady Kate Molynenux, youngsst
daughter of the late and sister of the present Earl of
Sefton. The deceased lady was apparently in the pos-
session of good hcalth up to Sunday night, when, while
being undressed, she complained of illness, became faint,
and within halt-an-hour was a corpse. She was born
December 20, 1808, and was conequently in her forty-
eeventh.year. The event has plunged the noble family
into the despot grief.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIRCUIT.-KINGSTO}T, MARCH 28.

Charles George Ellon,, 15, a genteel-looking lad, Bur-
reniered to take his trial for a felonious assault upon
Mary ElNabeth Crawley ; and GeorgeElpflicle, 19, groom,
and Maria Penis, 22, were charged with feloniously aid-
ing and assisting to commit the offence, and also with
being accessories to the tact.. -
Mr. Parry conducted the. prosecution on behalf of the
Society for the Protection .of Women. Mr. Clarkson
defended Elton ; Mr. Lilley appeared for Elphick, and
the girl Fenn was undefended by counsel. •
The case, from the extraordinary nature of the circum-
stances connected with it, and the youth awl high con-
nexions of the prisoner Elton, excited a great deal of
interest, and the court was crowded during the trial.
Mr: Parry, in opening the case to the jury, said that
the offence imputed to the prisoner was of a very serious
nature, and from the peculiar circumstances connected
with it it would require their most serious consideration.
The lad at the bar who was charged as principal was
stated to be no more than fifteen years old, and his ap-
pearance would indicate that he was about that age,
and it was very rare to see so young a person charged
with such an offence. He was sorry to have to prefer
such a charge against so young a lad, who, lie believed,
was highly connected, and entitled certainly to rank as
a gentleman ; and he was equally sorry to be obliged to
inform the jury that the offence was committed in the
house of a clergyman of the Church of England, and in
addition to the other disgusting circumstances connected
with it, the act would appear to have taken place on a
Sunday. The learned coun all then proceeded to give a
brief narrative of the facts, and the following evidence
was adduced :

Mary Elizabeth Crawley, a young and good-looking
girl, deposed that in August last she was in the service
of the Hon. and liesteMr. Sugden, the rector of New-
degate, near Dorking. She went into his service in
June. She would he 17 years old next May. The. pri-
soner Elton was the brother of Mrs. Sugden, and at the
time in question he was °ea visit to the rectory. Tlie
pri-
soner Elphick was groom, Fenn was cook, and witness
was housemaid in _the establishment. On Sunday, the
13th August, her master and mistress went to bed be-
tween 9 and 10, and the servnts ought to have gone to
bed directly afterwards, but they sat up, and did not go
to bed for an Lour afterwards. Witness and the cook,
Fenn, used to sleep together, and Elphick occupied a
room on the same floor. Master Ett in slept in a room
adjoining the one occupied by witness, and which com-
municated with it, hut he could get 'to his room from
another direction. Tire bed-room occupied by her master
and mistress and all the others were on the same floor.
While witness and Fenn were undressing Elton came in
and passed to his own room, and witness locked her
door. She and Fenn then went to bed, and shortly af-
terwards Elphick tame into the room and unlocked El
ton's door, ar.d said to him, "George, you come in and
lie on Crawley's yid of the bed, and I'll lie on FCrlit'S
side." Witness said that if they did so she would tell
Ms. Sugden, and Elphick replied, ‘.‘ Oh, no, you won't."
Elton then carnet() her bed-side. He was undressed,
and he got into bed. Witness screamed as loud as she
ceuld, and the prisoner Fenn put her lined over her
mouth, and ,E'phick held her while Elton committed the
weirtult with which he was charged. Elphick and Fenn
then went out cf the room together, and after a short
time Elton went to Elphick's room, where they were.
Witness followed them, and found .Elphick and Elton
drinking beer and smelting, and they asked her to have
some beer, but she refinted, and complained of the tri at-
meet she bad received. Fenn told her it was no use com-
plaining ; it Was done now, and could not be undone.
Elphick then told her that unless she consented to similar
treatment a se :one time she would be sure to be in the
family way, and Fenn confirmed what he said, and upon
her returning to her bedroom the prisoner Elphick fol-
lowed her, and assaulted her in the same manner Elton
had done. This all took place without her consent. She
screamed while Elphick assaulted her, but Fenn did not
give her any assistance. After this had taken place the
prisoner Elton got into her bed a second time, but he
did not attempt to take any liberties with her on this
oecaeion. A fortnight after this occurred she told what
had taken place to Mr. Fareingdon, the postmaster at
Newdegate, and the reason she did not mention the
matter to her master and mistress was that they would
not believe what she said. For several, days after Aug.
13 the prisoners Elphick and' Ran threatened her life
if she told anything of what had happened, and on the
16th Elphick discharged aP:stolat,ber and wounded her
in the neck. The prosecutrix concluded by stating that
she was a Roman Catholic, and that while she was ii, Mr.
Sugdon'e service she- objected to-attend hie church, on
account of her professieg that religion.
Mr. Clarkson subjected the prosecutrix to a very long
and searching cross-examination, the greater portion of
which was not of a character fit 'for publication. She
said that her master and mistress slept only two rooms
off the one where the assault was alleged to have been
committed, and the Rev. Mr. Pigott, a clergyman who
had officiated for Mr. Sugden on this Sunday, also
slept in the house on that night. The prisoners Elphick
and Fenn, she said, constantly slept together, and
Elphick was in the habit of coming.to their bed-room
and sleeping in bed with them both. He entered the
service of Mr. Sugden about a week after witness, and
in two or three days these proceedings commenced. She
said that the reason she did not tell Mr. Sugden what
was going on was that she thought it unnecessary, as
he knew it himself. She denied ever having called the
prisoner Elton her little husband, but she said that he
had often kissed her both before and after the occurrence
took place. She did not mention the matter to any ono
until the 2d of Sept., and before she told Mr. Farringdon
she had heard that he had expressed an intention to tell
Mr Sugden of something that had heed going on at
the rectory. She
.had heard somethitig said of El-
phick having been boasting about the village of what
had t'tken place. She first made a charge against El-
phick, and she afterwards charged Elton. She believed
that one of the rooms of the postrnester's house over-
looked the room occupied by witness and Fenn, and a
horse rug was put up, and She did not know who put it
up, or what was the object, but she suppesed it was to
prevent the people in Farringdon's house seeing what
was going on. On the Saturday after the 13th August
they were all in the same bed together again.
In answer to a question, put by Mr. Lilley the prose-
cutrix said that besides the persons already mentioned,
Miss Elton, the prisoner's sister, also slept at the rectory
on the night the affair took place.
The prisoner Fenn put some questions to the witness,
in answer to which she stated that on the first Sunday
she refused to go to church, but afterwards she con-
sented to go. She said, however, that she had not
altered her religious principles, but was still a Roman
Catholic. She said she remembered a blacksmith being
in the kitchen. Mies Sunday
,when- Mr. Sugden came
home from church, and when ho wanted to know what
business he bad there, she told hini a tale about his
having come for a book belonging to the prisoner Fenn.
She said that she screamed loud enough at the time
she was assaulted for Mr; Sugden to hear her, and
on the following morning he inquired what had occa-
sioned the noise in the house.

On re-examination the prosecutrix said that .he re•
ceived notice to quit the, service because Mr. Sugden
would not keep a servant who wa3 a Roman CAtholic,
Elphick and Fenn were also warned to quit, on account
of Mr. Sugden becoming acquainted with the nature of
'the intercourse that Was going on between them. She
did not make any complaint to Mra. Sugden, because she
said that she would not believe anything that was said
by a Roman Catholic.

--Mr. Baron Pialit put some questions to the witness,
in answer to which she said that she did at first resist
Elphick coming to bed with her and Fenn, but he gene-
rally came while she was asleep. She said she thought
it wad not a decent thing, but she " had not the sense
to know what to do to prevent it. Some other facts
were elicited by the learned judge, which were not of a
nature to be further alluded to, but which had a ten-
dency very much to damage the character and credit of
the prosecutrix.
Mr. Jas. Farringdcn deposed that at the time in ques-
tion he was postmaster of Newtiegate, and lived close to
the rectory house. He remembered the prosecutrix
Crawley making a communication to him on the 2d Sept.
Before this he had said that when Mr. Sugden, who was
absent, returned, he should inform him of the goings on
at his house. He said something to the same effect to the
prosecutris before she made any communication to him,'
and after she had told him she burst into tears.

Mr. Parry said. that the name of Mr. Sugden appeared
upon his brief as a witness, but he did not know whether
the court would consider it necessary that he should be
called.

Baron Platt—lS his name on the back of the bill t
Mr. Parry—Yes. -

Baron Pfatt—Then be ought to be called.

The Hon. and Rev. Arthur Sugden
,was accordingly
sworn, but the only questions put to him by Mr. Parry
were as to his being a clergyman and the rector of the
par6h of Nen-degate, to both of which having answered
in the affirmative, the learned counsel fur the prosecu-
tion said he had nothing more to ask him.

In answer le questions put by Mr. Clarkson, Mr.
Sugden said that on the night in question the Rev. Mr.
Pigott occupie'd a bed-room adjoining the one occupied
by himself and hislady, and if any screaming bad been
made during the night they must have heard it ; in fact,
it must have been heard all over the house. He had no
recollection of making any inquiry on .the morning of
the 14th of August about a noise in the house during
the night, and he heard nothing of what had happened
until the 2d of September. He also denied having de-
tected Elphick and Fenn in any imprOper situation ;
but he said he• suspected they were not conducting
themselves properly, and for that reason he had given
them both notice to quit his service, Mr. Sugden also
explained that there was no necessity for Eton to have
passed throughthe room of the servants to his Led-room,
and he could have got there by a different part of the
house altogether.
Mr. Clarkson then addressed the jury for the prisoner
Elton, and he observed that in the course of the now
somewhat long experience he had had at the bar he had
been concerned in many extraordinary cases, but lie had
no recollection cf any charge of this kind beim-, sought
to be made out by such evidence as they had heard
that day. He said he should have no anxiety for the
result, so far as the boy at the bar was concerned,
were it not for the prejudice that must necessarily be
created by the youth and the appearance of the pro-
secutrix, end the sympathy they were likely to
create ; but still he had no doubt he should be
able to satisfy the jury that the testimony she had
given could not be relied upon, and that it would
be a most unsafe and dangerous course to convict
any one upon a charge of this description upon such tes-
timony. Ho then proceeded to call the attention of the
jury to the gross immorality that was rroved to lave
been pursued by the eervante in the cetel)liArnent of
Mr. buerdee, and he 6aid tout alter the ui,6u. tit.q.; ad-
missions that had been made by the girl Crawley, it ap.
peared to bins to be impossible for any remonabl.o men

•
to come to any other conclusion than that she must have
been a consenting party to all that took place on this
night, and it was clear that she would never have said
a word about it if she bad not been aware that Mr.
Farringdon had become acquainted with their proceed-
ings, and intended to inform Mr. Sugden of what had
been going on. An attempt had been made in the course
of the case to cast some sort of slur upon that gentle-
man in connection with the inquiry in reference to the
arrangethents of his household ; but it was quite plain
from the evidence that there was not the slightest
foundation for such an insinuation, and he merely ap-
peared to have the misfortune of being troubled with a
parcel of immoral and debauched servants. The leaded
counsel then commented at considerable length upon
the eviflenoe, and the conduct.of the presecutrix, and
concluded by calling upon the jury to say by their ver-
dtct that the charge bad nut been established against
the prisoner.

Mr. Lilley also addressed the jury, urging a great
many of the same topics that had been touched upon by
Mr. Clai•kson.

The learned judge ten summed up, and having
called the attention of the jury to the peculiar nature of
the charge, he said that in all such cases a most essen-
tial ingredient for the consideration of the jury was the
conduct of the woman who complained of the-outrage
.both before and after it occurred ;• and the jury in the
particular case before them would svi whether the pro-
secutrix, according to her own showing, had conducted
herself in a manner that would justify them in giving
full effect to her testimony. His lordship, in the cour,e
of his observations, said he bad at one time entteained
an opinion that the arrangements of Mr. Sugden's esta-
blishment with regard to the sleeping-rootns of the ser-
vant.; were not eatiefactery, but the evidence entirely
disproved that supposition, and there did not appear to
him to be the slightest ground of complaint against Mr.
Su ;den upon this matter.

The jury, after a short deliberation, returied a ver-liet
of not guilty, and all tile prisoners were ordered to be
immediately discharged from custody.

.••••••=unameaMicz...WeNia,mairuira2l9l•••,
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARYLEBONE. —Mr. Herring, the solicitor engaged
on behalf of Mrs. Mary Ramsbothan, of No. 7, Portman-
square, charged on Tuesday at this court with stealing
four pocket handkerchiefs from a shop in Baker-sheet,
appeared before Mr. Broughton, and solicited him to re-
consider' his determination not tl take bail for the pri-
soner's appearance on Monday. In support of his appli-
cation, the learned gentleman Cited two or three cases, to
one of which in particular he would call his worsbip'a
attention. It was a case heard at Guildhall, before Mr.
Alderman Humphery, where a man named William
Winchilsea Bevan was charged with embezzling same of
money belonging to his employers, and then was alowed
t...) go at large upon putting in bail.

- Mr. Broughton.—Look—at the station in life of the
party, Mr. Herring, who has been brought before me.
If I wore at once to give my consent to her being baibed,
would it not be said that I had done so- because she was
a lady keeping her carriage, and living in Portman-
square, and that a party in a more humble station would
not be allowed the alternative of putting in sureties ?
Mr. Herrlng—l am quite satisfied,. sir, that on an-
other day—on Monday next—when the prisoner will be
again brought up, I shall have a full and complete an-
swer to the charge 5 • and I must beg of you, sir, that you
will cause her to be liberated open bail without any
mere delay than is absolutely necessary. Lord Camp-
bell has recently expressed an opinion that it was In uth
to be regretted that 'persons under examination were re-
mae,e,led for so long a time as they frequently were ; and
he (Mr. Herring) believed that a bill would speed:ly be
brought in by the noble and learned Icrd, having for its
object the remedying of the evil and injustice alluded to.
Mr. Broughton—l must decline to interfere further at
present, for it appears from what transpired in the course
of the inquiry yesterday before we, that the stealing of
the handkerchiefs at the shop of Mr, Moule by Mrs..
Ramsbotham was not her first offence. You must dis-
tinctly..understand, Mr. Herring, that if I take bail at
all on Monday, I must have two sureties in 1,0001 cacti.
Mr. Herring—The bail I should propose would qua-
lify for 10,0001., if necessary.'
Mr. Broughton—Give in the names of the .proposed
sureties to Mr. Franklin, the chief usher, and he will
make the necessary inquiries as to the parties' respecta-
bility. _

gr. Herring gave in the names of two parties sail to
be first-rate city merchants, and he then quitted the
court.

A statement was subsequently made to Mr.Broughton
by the :a,rne solicitor, to the effect that Mrs. Ramsbo-
them was in go bad a state of. health as to render it ne-
cessary that she Phou I d not be kept in confinement any
longer if it could be avoided.
Mr. Brought9n remarked that ho should not be justified
in liberatiag the prisoner unless he had properly authen-
ticated medical certificates furnished to him.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

Mails for the fleet and the transport service in the
Black Sea, the troops in the Piraeus (Greece), Turkey,
and the Crimea, and the sick and wounded in the hospi-
tals at. Scutari and Smyrna, will be made up and de-,
spatched to-morrow evening, via Marseilles, from which
port..they will be forwarded by a French Government
packet to their destinatiQo. Care should be taken to
have letters specially addressed, " Hospital, Smyrna,"
or "Ho,pital, Sentar ," as the case may be. Letters
which are not prepaid will be detained at the General
Po6t-office.,

Rear-Admiral Dundas, Commander-in-Chief of the
Baltic fleet, returned to Portsmouth yesterday; and re-
hoisted his flag on beard the Duke of Wellington.
Tice-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, K.C.B. (Port Ad-
miral), visited the fleet again yesterday, and mar-
shalled them into more regular order. The James Watt,
91, Captain Elliot, is expected to be ready to join to-
day; she reshipped her stores and bent sails yester-
day. The Basilisk, 6, Commander Jenner, repaired her
leak and undocked again yesterday. The Sea Lark,
8, apprentices' instruction brigs went nut of harbour
and took uv a berth with the fleet" on Tuesday evening.
Captain Farquhar, of the Malacca corvette, having re-
covered from the injuries he sustained on board before
she sailed for -the Mediterranean, returned yesterday
and took the command direr, relieving Captain Hillyer.
The Malacca landed ten of her invalids (seven by
stretchers) at the dockyard on Tuesday night, and the
remainder yesterday morning at 7 o'clock, when they
were removed to the invalid depot at Chatham. The
cutter Mercury, Lieutenant Dalston, brought over to
Portsmouth yesterday, from the Channel Islands, about
14. fine hardy lads for the navy. They were taken to
the Mercury on the fishing ground by her Majesty's
steamer Dasher, from Jersey. The sailing transport
Deva, No. 95, laden with horses, forage, and general
stores for the army in the East, was towed out of Ports-
mouth harbour on her way. to her destination yesterday
afternoon at 5 o'clock, The fleet ssems very passively
rsoored—not a movement seems visible, no exercising
aloft, shot practice, or boat-brigading. In Napier's
fleet last year the waters were hourly being ploughed up
by shot, gun-drill was incessant, exercise aloft was of
daily occurrence, boats were hoisted out, the fire from
the boate, ranged off in divisions or s paadrons, shaking
the town with its concussion.

A letter from the Downs, dated Tuesday, the 27th,
says :

The Cossack returned from Sheerness on Tuesday,
bringing boats for the Arrogant to supply the place of
those Smashed by the Eik, and other stores. The whole
of the squadron have been exercised to-day and yesterday
in firing shot at a mark. Discipline—strict and stern—
seems to be the order of the day. While crossing top-
gallant and royal yards this morning, in accordance with
the usual custom, a general signal of Silence' was hoisted
on board the senior officer's ship, enforced by a gun. No-
thing followed. A court of inquiry, composed of Captains
Watson (Imperiense), -Ramsay (Euryalus), and Fanshawe
(Cossack), assembled to-day, and went.on board the Arro-
gant and Esk to inquire into the circumstances of the late
collision between these two vensels on the night of leaving
Spithead. The result is not known. 1.30p-m.—The wind,
having changed to S.W., is now fair for sailing. The
Harrier, 14, Commander Story, has just arrived, and an-
chored to join the squadron; it is said she goe,, on to Yar-
mouth at once. 4-30 p.m.— -A general signal has just been
made to 'Sail to-morrow at daylight.' Elsinore is the
rendezvous."

Yesterday two draughts, numbering 54 able and ordi-
nary seamen and stokers from her Majesty's ship Croco-
dile, proceeded to join their respective vePse!s, fitting at
the various naval arsenals for the Baltic.; upwards of
of the .bove have entered for six months' service in the
gun and mortar vessels and floating batteries that are to
be attached to the Baltic and White Sea fleets.
Recruiting for the commissariat and land transport
corps, and the waggon-train which 'is to be attached ex-
clusively to the Quartermaster-General's department,
proceeds briskly, already 1,200 drivers having been, en-
listed, a large number of whom have embarked for the
seat of war, and the remainder are being drilled.
A pontoon brigade is now bcin' organised from the
corps of Sappers and Miners, for service in the Crimea,
and the men are ordered to be ready for embarkation at
sishort notice.

Some interesting experiments with a newly invented
expanding shot have been made at Sirceburyness. Where
a common round 91b. shot required 31b. of powder to
project it the ordinary distance, a 161 b, expanding ball,
fired from the same bore with a charge of from 211 b. to
2411)., went from 273 to 744 yards farther, and, with a
gun of sufficient weight of metal to allow a full charge
of powder, from 1,200 to 1,500 yards beyond the dna
ta,nce reached by the round shot.
During the past week the depot of the 72r1 Highland-
ers, in Kilkenny, has been strengthened by upwards of
80 men, volunteers from other regiments, principally
the 67th, 36th, and 85th, with the intention of joining
the head-quarters at Malta in the next draught.
Volunteers to the number of 360 have now been en-
rolled for the Kilkenny Regiment.
On Tuesday evening, at half-past 6 o'clock, the Ondine
steamer, from London, landed at the North-wall, Dub-
lin, 1 serjeant, 4 corporals, and 17 privates belonging to
regiments serving 'in the East. The men all bear the
appearance of having seen active service, being, all
wounded. They were at once conducted by a body, of
police to an hotel, where they are to be lodged for the
present at the expanse of the Earl of Carlisle. The
men expressed themselves very grateful for the attention
which had been shown to them by Capt. White and the
officers of the Ondino.
The Earl of Carlisle, K.G., has hem pleased to appoint
the folloiving officers to his staff :—To be Aides-de-
Camp—Liens.-Col. John Augustus Udny, half-pay 62d
Foot; Capt. Charles Baring, Coldstream Guards; Capt.
Cavendish C. Fitzroy,i6StOLight Infantry. To be ex-
tra, Aides-de-Camp-13revet-Major Henry F. Ponsonby,
Grenadier Guards ; Capt. the Hon. Wm. P. L. Talbot,
9th Foot ; Lient: Frederick Marshall 2d Life Guards ;
("ant. the Fla,. Leapold A 1 Zia, Kilkenny
e,terday d, tar.:e auat'bea. .aiitrie aucl,
revolvers, and cavalry sabres, accoutrements, tents, sad-
dlery, and nearly 5,000 regimental tunic coats were

shipped for conveyance to the Crimea. Several wagpn-
loads were also sent to Portsmouth for the same destina-
tion.

THE MILITIA.
On Monday, after forenoon parade, Sir R. M.Napier,
Bart., the Lieutenant-Colonel commanding the Renfrew-
shire Militia, at present stationed at Paisley, ordered
the regiment to be formed into a hollow square, when,
after a brief address, he stated his ohject was to allow
the officers and men, or such of them as were so inclined,
to place themselves at her Majesty's disposal for service
in the Medi; erranean. He called upon the officers, all
of whom declared their willingness to go upon foreign
service ; au appeal to the non-commissioned officers met
with a like r..et..ult ; and, on the privates being called on,.
every until in tae regiment li, Id up Lis hand, and with
three enthusiastic cheers declared himself ready to fol-
low their officers to the Mediterranean. Sir R. Napier
declared that in the event of the regiment *apier
being
selected for the honour of foreign service he would him-
self be happy to accompany it. The Renfrewshire is
well forward in its training, and although it has given
niaoy volunteers to the line it has kept up its full corn-
plemenE, It is the first Scotch militia regiment that has
volunteered for foreign service.
The Government have ordered buildings to be pro
vided for militia regiments to be fitted as barracks, and
the system of billeting to be suspended.