The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-06 00:00:00

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out. of an open window, hut, being
'llll)Ygnin.der.Sheriff
injured by the fall
he was recaptured, after tuening about two ' hun-
dred yards. Great exertions were` then made by
• the police to discover if any pistol had been dropped or
concealed near the spot where the murder had been en,.
twitted, but for some time without -success.-- At‘length,
,discovered
on the 23d of February, the water in the ditches round
. Yirilliamseott being much lower than it had been for` some
nme of a ditch tee& the
taimgreeaptreevoimotuisallyb,eaddceednsitnahtlheenawdecticevvt4O,
'road from which the prisoner is ar:pii?isd to have, made
his wey.from the scene or the Murder acrcia's the ,fields.
This coat was identified as the property .of Mr. Hale.
barge, which had been placed in his cart with. two 6thers
when he started on his laet j Alrney, and had begn miss-
ing ever since. Continuing the search, a short distance
from where the great coat was found a pistol Was dit-
coVered; which was identified cn the trial by; Mr.
We!eh's shoptnan as theCne he sold to the prisoner on
the 15th of December.: The pistol• was not loaded,
and two exploded capper caps were on lit. The:name
of " Welch" was engraved on the handle. The only mo-
tive which could be suggested for the commission of the
crime by the prisoner was, that the Lochs had made
e will leaving to him a considerable part Of his pro-
perty, and he might have been impatient to become
posAissed of his inheritance. It was elicited in cross-
examination by the Counsel for the defence, that a
short time before the murder en Italian, known by the
lialeberee's, taking his meals,
name of Peter Romano. had been frequently at Mr.
house. This man had since disabpupteanreodt,lsonddgin-nogaecinoutlinet
could be given of him by sons at the witnesses for the
prosecution.
The case for the prosecution was closed at seven
o'clocki:° uA:at`at otnei lallheedhnfodeueiricimia7eTl.:33iyilltii6thl: and the Court they ad-
orning every avenue
impatient crowds, towns-
men admittance.
ethiletsbest, end counsel and attorneys had
appeared
intoe•tohee;aou;ntdweragsrabdeosaietegEe,debgy,rly
fighting
Ttoh
be
earnroannife
ofm
considerable difficulty in getting to their places. .
The names of the jury having been called over, 4
Mr. PIGOTT rose to address the jury on the part of the
prisoner, and spoke for upwards of three hours.
Mr. Justice WIGHTTAAN then summed up the case to
the jury, observing, at the outset, that the facts of the
case bad been truly described by the counsel on both
sides as being entirely of a circumstantial character.
There was no direct evidence that the prisoner at the
bar had committed this atrocious crime; but they would
have to consider whether the facts which had been proved
beTerti thetis excluded,-the re apOriable. probability .41,:the,.......,. ,
.offence hiving been committed. by any other pecson.
The Learned Judge their went through the whole of the
evidence, and concluded a careful and elaborate summing
up at a little after 1 o'clecle. * * .
The jury retired, but in lees-then a quarter of an hour
returned into court with a verdict of jiuilty.
Mr. Justice WIGHTDIAN then pat on the black cap,
and in a brief and solemn address pronounced upon the
prisoner the sentence of death.
The sentence was communicated to the. prisoner, by M.
Maggione, the interpretOr, but he appeared to display
little emotion, and quitted the dock without making a
remark.

NAVAL IN TELLIG

NCE.

' _ The Northumberland Board of Admiralty have pow
set to work in good earnest. All the members, with
the exception of the Hon. Captain Duncombe, who is
visiting his constituents, are at their posts, and although
neither Lords nor Secretary have ever sat at the Admt-
ra!ty Board before, with the exception of Captain
Milne, we doubt not that they will soon master the rou-
tine duties of their offices, and soon bring to bear upon
the general administration of the service the great expe-
rience they have acquired in active superintendence or
command.

The navy will be gratified with the information that
T. G. Grant, Esq., has been selected by Mr. Augustus
Stafford, M.P., as his private secretary. Mr. Grant was
private secretary to Admiral Dundas, and after his de-
parture from the Admiralty, he acted in the samecapa
city to Rear-Admiral Houston Stewart, C.B.
Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker, C. 8., the senior Naval
Lard, has selected C. P. F. Berkeley, Esq., as his pri-
vate secretary. Mr. Berkeley was private secretary to
his father, Rear-Admiral the Hon. M. F. F. Berkeley,
C.B. _ _

Henry E. C. Stapplton, Esq., has been selected as
Rear-Admiral Phipps Hornby'a private secretary.
Arrargements are now being made at the Admiralty
for the transfer of the Surveyor of the Navy and his
staff from Somerset-tlonse to Whitehall. We believe
the amalgamation of the Admiralty departments, of
Whitehall cud Somerset-house under the same building
was discussed so far back as Sir Thomas Hardy'a time.
It Was then proposed that the department at Whitehall
should be removed to Somerset-house, and we believe
this proposition would have been adopted but for th,
strenuous opposition of the lady of one of the lords. It
Would appear now that as Whitehall could not come to
Somerset-house, part of Somerset-house, at least, is to
go to Whitehall. It is idle to talk of moving the whole
of the Admiralty department to Whitehall. There is
not half 'room enough at the latter place; and it would
be only waste of public money to erect new buildings
for the purpose.
The new Commander-in-Chief for the Mediterranean,
Rear-Admiral Deans Dundas, C. 8., in his flag-ship
Britannia, 120, Captain Goldsmith, arrived at Gibraltar
on the 21st ult. It will be readily understood, from the
gales that have prevailed, the Britannia bad not a very
,-,mooth passage. The good flip, however, gal.l.ant)y.
"ertriFtbriiirgh all without -Sustiiiting the slightest &-
Ira .-se or defret. The Aohmi7-al had received the hospi-
tality of the Governor, and was to rail for Malta, to re-
lieve Sir William Parker, on Saturday last, the 28th ult.

We hive intelligence from the Cumberland, 70, Cap
tain Sqmour, flag-ship of Vice-Admiral Sir G. Sey-
mour, G.B, G.C.H.. by the United Statue, steamer, from
Southampton. Toe gallant Cot mender-in-Chief was at
Liavronsit, with the stestri-:sloop Deeaststion, Comman-
der C. Y. Campbell, on the 13th Fobruary, and would
leave in a short time for Bermuda and Halifax.

....._._
Ret...r-Adaiiral Bowler, C. 8., has been at Devonport.
On 'Thursday ho visited the Sans Pareil, 81 ,screw_
steamer, took a survey of the new dock and basin, autl
then, in comPanY with Colonel Williams, 8.E., director
of work!, he embarked in the maser shipwright's boat,
and Went to Eleyhate, and minutely examined the new
steam-basin, docks, &n.
Commodore Martin's equadron' as enumerated on
Monday, with the exoaption of theD3uutless, 33, screw.
frigate, Captain Halsted, remained at Queenstown en
Thursday. The Dauntless left on Wednesday for Devon
port. She took all the supernumerary officers on board
tod
rlYm°utb'-whe when,
we presume, they
It is high timelaw:
kill
l ecboo9nf
vtt•Prhencnsfeeere to the flag chips.
supernumeraries should have come work to
do. One, a surgeon, we believe, has been on board the
Prince Regent for many myths; be was appointed to the
Arrogint.at the beginning of December last, and the
ship has been all this time in the West Indies. Another
officer hat: been doing the work, whilst the former hits
been getting the p:ty. , •
finest°, 60, screw.shig, Captain M Dougall, and Lean.
der, 50, Captr.in Peerce, it is said aro full of defects, and
will come to a dockyard port to refit.
182.
Captain Sir Edward 13eleher's Arctic searching squad-
ron is now nearly oflccrrd and manned. We hi lieve
the ehips only want five offi3,,ra and about AO men and
3(
al
8°5fol)1117:b c eS::: xi t: d second
make up the full complement of
readyn a-
Coramander Pollen's ship, the North Star, will be
about- half her
complement entered.
ter to the North Star.
Captain the Hoe. M. St.-Trots], of the Londonfor, 92, 'at
Sheernesv, returns from leave of.
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aszencct this day: Trio
sea
London will bo complete for by the middle of next
month.
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Assistant-Surgeon—Orrin Wilson has been appointed
acting to the Polyphemus hteszi-sleo
A p, Woolwich.
-Erv,ineers—Sohn ell
steams-frigate-frigate, Portsmouth; John B
Marto the Sampson
ch to the Torch
steam-vessel, Woolwich.
PDIZE MONEY FOR THE HEM!. STEAM-SLOOP.-r•
Woodhead and Ce. have given notice that the account
sales of the proceeds arising from the capture of the
slaver Caratrati, by the H,Tia E. H. Beauchamp, Es 9:
commander, on the 19th of June, 1850, veil! regis-
tered in the High Court of Admiralty on or alter the
15th instant.

of Aljiaexar,-sLmScirreawl .IN°leaftculle-ysiliDPixConaptaatingQueueinc'stfl°wagn.:hhittr's'
proceeded to the outer anchorage for gunnery exercise.
Arethusa, 50, Captain T. E. Symonds, is receiving
She the
her tanks and eea stores at Portsmouth.
She
has
has
had not
been smoked to destroy the rats; she had but few on
board, and those have been pne
chock of her head-knees put in place; her former bow-
sprit is proved good, but her fore and main yard are to
be replaced by those in store that were fitted for the
1 Pembroke. She is to have new hawse-pipes, acd to
have three streaks of copper replaced from her load-
water line downward:; her wales and bends have been
csulked.
Blenhpim, 60, screw-steam guard-ship, Captain Hen-
derson, C. 8., is in the old basin at Portsmouth, fitting,
after being docked.
Dasher's 3, t
. eam-veasel, Commander Lefevre, will
have her aefeets repaired, and be complete for sea by
the 11th inst.
Fury, 6, steam-sloop, Cotunander Tatham, arrived at
Malta, from Portsmouth, on the 13th inst.
noratie, 24, screw steam guard-ship, Captain lion
S. T. Carnegie, will be complete fur sea abuut the
27th inst.
Lightning, Admiralty steata•tencTer, Muter Com-
mander Allen, has returned to Woolwich from Ports.
mouth.
The efficers and crew of the last screw-sloop Reynard,
who came home in the Woodbridge, Indiaman, were
paid off a; Davenport on Thursday,
The Bello, steam-tug, took her in tow;
Simoom, iron screw troop.ship, Captain Ringeome,
went out of Portsmouth harbour on Thursday to tent her
machinery. 6be Grin broke down, after erelstbiim an
giricg way. She had a
isrftaorehoarnbeoounr
hofoutbreoraitrw.pou.imp
but the tide not suiting for her to env!!! the harbour, she
'anehored at spithead and remateed for the night. her
break-down was occasioned by the cap of the piston-rod
7setstent out to her
k's cruise in the chops of the Channel to
withoutantle3neiPerirtYneinEcelhnoin, morning
that r;
assistance in case she 112E.i:: et it. 'ate siin,,o, is ordered
Waterloo, 120, Captain It Mundy,
Vice-
Admiral the Hon. J. Percy, c.B flag-ship of
hthe exception 0..................:1, f fittings f,--
tt:sttahkeer amwaceflinery.
her g'uin3sTr complete with

HIGHWAY RATES.--It is shown by a return to the
llouse cf Commons, yesterday published, that M England
and Wales the receipts on account of highways in counties
in the year ending March 25 1850,5. Bd. On account of the
were 1,040,645 E 18a. 3d.,
and the expenditure 1)026 544/. 12
highways of the cities, boroughs, &e., in the counties the
receipts were 8G1,6581. 181 4d., and the expenditure
624,386414:24.'
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