The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-07 00:00:00

Stewards' Plate.

Nothing More
Sappo •
Edinburgh Handicap.
1

Newchurch

Alice
Musselborough Stakes.

Adrift
Eola
Queen's Plate.

Honest John ..................................
2
Moose
Innkeepers' Plate.

Newchurch ..............
Betsey Copeland .... . ........

A widow, named Margaret Hardman, who resided at No.
24, Beau-street, stated that Jane Tennant, the mother of
the deceased, engaged a room in her house for herself and
her family on the Bth of last month. The deceased child
was very thinly clothed, and was a complete skeleton. On
the 10th Mr Tennant gave his wife 245, and that night she
went out and got drunk, leaving the deceased and two other
children with the father. At 9 o'clock she returned, took the
deceased out, and did not again reach home till 1 o'clock
the following morning, when she was very drunk. During
the whole of the next day she was continually going out
drinking, the husband remaining at home and giving the
children their food. At 1 o'clock on Monday (the following)
morning the husband went to work, and the wife did not re-
turn home until! 4 o'clock in the morning, when she was in
drink. The two children,one nine and the other seven years of
age, had been left alone. The mother again went out be-
tween eight and nine o'clock, and at two o'clock in the
afternoon witness was informed that she was sitting on some
steps in Fox-street, quite drunk, with the deceased in her
arms. She continued that course of conduct nearly the
whole of the week, getting money from her husband, but
taking home no food for the children. Oa Saturday witness
told the husband when he came home, and he gave her (wit-
ness) money to procure necessaries for the children, telling
her that they should not be allowed to want for anything.
He also paid witness for goods she had got at the wife's
request on the previous day. On the following Monday
the woman Tennant got some more money from her hus-
band for food, any went out. When she returned home
she was the worse for drink, but witness did not see any

rood for the chilOt en. Between three and four o'clock tho

following morning the mother again went out, taking with
her the deceased child. It was a very cold morning. Wit-
ness did not see the woman again until she was betCre the
magistrate.

After the coronet had summed up the evidence, the jury
retired, and returned into court in a few minutes with a
verdict of manslaughter against Jane Tennant. The coroner
then made out his warrant, committing her to take her trial
at the next assizes.—. Liverpool Courier.

A FEMALE RUFFIAN.—A woman named Rose
Ann Rennie was charged before Bailie Yeaman, at
Dundee, a few days ago, with the crime of culpable homi-
cide. It seems that on Friday evening last she seized hold
of a labourer, named Leddie, by the legs, while upon the
stair of a house in Fish-street occupied by her, and pushed
him over the window into the street, a height of forty feet,
by which his skull was fractured, and he was deprived of
life. The prisoner said she had never seen the deceased,
but the bailie cautioned her not to say anything, as it
might be used against her on the trial. She was
remitted to the procurator fiscal. Rennie is a well known
woman of the town, and has already been 37 times con-
victed before the Police court. The case is being inquired
into by the criminal authorities, but according to the prac-
tice of Scotland, the inquiry is carried on in a strictly
private manner. It is said that a coloured seaman was on
the stair at the time of the quarrel between Leddie and
Rennie, and saw them together immediately before the man
tett or was pushed over the window.

The Prize Shooting of the Penzance (Duke of
Cornwall's) Rifle Volunteers took place on Mon
day last, under very unfavourable circumstances. On
Sunday morning the falling barometer and the wild appear-
ance of the sky announced that a violent storm was not far
distant, and before long it broke on the shores of Mount's
Bay with great fury, continuing with unabated force the
whole of that and the following day, ultimately increasing
to a gale. The most experienced members saw at once that
there was no chance of witnessing anything like fair shoot-
ing, and• the desire to postpone the meeting was general.
This, however, was found to be inspracticable, as many
volunteers had already assembled at the targets, and about
half-past 10 o'clock the shooting commenced at 200 yards,
continuing up to 6 o'clock, with the following result :-Ist
prize, a town cup, value £lO, won by Sergeant Pascoe, with
a total of 30 nits and points-2d prize, officers' cup, value
£6 68, won by Corporal Eva, with a total of 25 hits and
and points-3d prize, the Sheriff's cup, value £5 ss, Sergeant
Marrack and Privates Pryor and Trewella tied for this
prize with a score of 24; on shooting off Sergeant Marrack
won-4th prize, £5 ss, presented by Mr Wm. Coulson, of
Kenegie, won by Private Pryor-sth prize, the Mayor's

memorial prize, given is memory of the late mayor, Mr R.
Davies, won by Private Trewella-6th and 7th prizes, £2
each, won by Privates Dennithorne and Teague. In the
recruit's prize Leggo and Tregarthen tied, and will shoot
off at the first favourable opportunity. The all comers'
prize will be shot for on Monday next,

MILITARY RECON AISSAN CE , —An important
and interesting military reconnaissance has just
been completed for the Quartermaster-General's office by a
detachment of officers from the Royal Staff College. Start-.
ing simultaneous from Blackwater, Bagshot, Woking, and
Cobham, the four divisions of an imaginary corps d'armee
were supposed to be marching southward to repel an inva-
sion. All the staff duties of a large force were accordingly
performed as they would be on actual service. The military
positions on the Surrey hills, the roads connecting them,
and those leading to the south, were surveyed, sketched,
and reported on. The military resources and statistics of
the towns on the lines of advance were noted, camps were
laid out, and communications constantly kept up between.
the advancing columns. The weald of Sussex having been
thus traversed fresh positions were taken up on the South
Downs. The seacoast was examined from Bognor to Shore-
ham, and reports made on the facilities or otherwise for
landing troops in large masses, end also upon those mili-
tary positions on the shore which would be favourable to
covering attempted lands. These duties performed, the re-
connaissance terminated, and the imaginary enemy rosy
be supposed to have been driven back on his ships. Tho
following officers of the Staff College, under the command
of Colonel W. Napier, have been employed in these opera-
tions:—Major Wood, V.C., 73d Regiment; Capt. Creagh,
sth Fusiliers ; Lieut.-Colonel Clive, Grenadier Guards;
Captain Gilbard, 13th Hussars; Lieutenant Young, 17th.
Lancers; Captain Blundell, Grenadier Guards ; Major
Goodenough, Royal Artillery; Lieutenant Fawcett, Ist
Ro) als ; Captain Knowles, 67th Ikginaent ; Lieutenant
Blake, sth Fusiliers; Major Bolton, Royal Artillery ; Capt.
Hutchison, 64th Regiment ; M ajor Bowen, eOth Regiment.
NEW TRAINING SHIPS IN THE MERSEY.—At a
meeting of the committee having charge of the project for
establishing a training-ship in the Mersey for the sons of
seamen and other boys, held on Wednesday, Mr J. J.
Bibby, a well-known Liverpool merchant, announced his
intention to give to the extent of £5,600, sufficient for the
complete fitting up Of the ship proposed to be obtained from
the Admiralty. The sums already obtained by donation
and subscription may thus be capitalised, and an adequate
yearly revenue will be more easily obtained. ,