The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-11 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

WOOLWICH, MARCLI 10.—Assistant-SurgeonB Archi-
bald Silk lid, ALD."(1841), to the Pinto steam•vessd at
Woolwich, for service on the we3t coast of Africa sta-
tion; 11Cnry, Esles (1849), from the Penelope steam-
frigate, on the west coast of Africa station, to the Rod-
neY, 90, at Port: mouth, vice Ricards.
Clerk Edmund A. Rowe (1848), to the Arrogant
screw steam•frigate.
Clerk's-Assistant Silas W. Parker, to the Impreg-
nable f1.1,--ihip at Devonport.
_The Polyphemus steam-sloop, Commander Charles
G, Phillio%, and the Pluto :team-vessel, Lieutenant-Com-
mander West. aro both expected to leave Woolwich for
the coast of Africa station on M nd:iy next.

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IRELAND •
THE VICEREGAL HOUSEHOLD—THE AIDES. DE•CAMP.
DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY.—His Grace the Commander-
in-Chief has been pleased to approve of the following
officers being appointed to the staff of his Excellency the
Earl of Eglinton, Lord-Lieutensnt of Ireland :--
TO BE AIDES•DE•CAMP.
'Brevet Major George &Igo% 41st Regiment.
Captain Lord Adolphus Vane, Scots Fustiest- Guards.
-Brevet Major F. H. Ponsonby, Grenadier Gua.rds.
Captain Hon. John J. Bourke, 82th Regiment.
TO BE EXTRA AIDES-DE CAMP.
Lieutenant Lord Otho Fitzgerald, Royal Horse
Guards.
Brevet Major C. L. B. Maitland, Grenadier Gulrcls.
Captain B. Bernard, unattached.
Captain H. P. Cast, Bth Husslarir"
lieutenant Hon. J. W. Hely Hut3hiason, 13th L;ght
Dragoons..
Captain F. A. Thesiger, Grenadier Guarde.
Captain Arthur Wombwell, 46th Regiment.
Captain Hugh Hamilton, Ist' Dragoon Guards.
The undermentioned officers who were employed on
the staff of the Earl of Clarendon, late Lord-Lieutenant
of Ireland, will rejoin their respective regiments.
AS AIDES DE CAMP. •
Captain Lord Dunkellin, Coldstream Guards.
Captain Sir William Russell, Bart., 7th Hussars.
AS EXTRA. AIDES DE CAMP,
Captain S. T. Williams, 2d Dragoons.
Captain W. S. Saudes, 11th Hussars.
Captain C. B..Molyneux, 4th Light Dragoons.
Lieut. Sir Robert Newman, Bart., 71st Regiment.
ILLNESS OF JUDGE TORRENS.—QUEEN'S COUNTY ASSIZES.
Mr. Justice Torrens has been obliged to come to Dub-
lin from circuit, owing to severe illness. The venerable
Judge presided at the Queen's County Assizes on Mon-
day, when be was but badly able to get through the
business. His Lordship passed sentence of death, to be
commuted to transportation for life, on Mr. Matthew
Colgan, convicted of .administering poison to his wife,
with intent to murder her. The poor woman died from
the effects 131 it; but some doubts were raised on the
trial as to whether he actually designed to destroy
her life.

John Fahey, who had been convicted of the murder of
Judith JUDonnell,, was then placed at the bar, and after
a feeling address his Lordship'ordered sentence of death
to be recorded against him, to be commuted to transpor-
tation for life.

THE MUNSTER EXHIBITION.
Yesterday there was a meeting at the Mansion-house,
convened by the Lord Mayor, for the purpose of pro-
moting the success of the proposed Munster Exhibition.
Sir R. Kane, Mr. J. C. Deane, Mr. L. Foot, and other.
gentlemen, addressed the meeting:
It appears from the observations of the speakers, that
the great majority of the Irish exhibitors in the Crystal
Palace have agreed to send equally attractive articles to
Cork on this occasion, and that other manufacturers and
producers of farming stock, stimulated by the eicample
and success of the " Great Exhibition," have promised
to contribute.

CONVICTION OF A MONK FOR BIBLE-DURNING.
Brother John Bridgman, a monk of the order of St.
Francis, was tried and convicted of a riot, at the Mayo
assizes, on Saturday last, before Baron Lsfroy. In fact,
the .offence of the monk was for scandalously barnieg
Bible, and thereby creating a riot. The local paper thus
gives the charge:—
" John Syngian Bridgman, otherwise Jobn St. John,
otherwise Brother Jehn, stood indicted for that he, not
having the fear of God before his eyes, but contriving
and intending to scandalise and vilify the true Protestant
religion, as by law established within these realms, and
to blaspheme the Holy Gospel of God an our Lord and
Saviour Jesas Christ, did, on the-23d day of November,
in the.fifteenth of the glen, at the parish ot I 'eves,
unlavefully, wickedly, and blasphemously, i i • nee
of divers liege subj, cts of our Queen, se sud
• :PardY consuEne_hy. tiro _a copy ot, .the Huly -eta
God, being the auth•Jised version thereof appo'3oo4 tri-
be read in churches, . called the New Ttkvareect; and
then and there, holding in his hand 3 said w Tes-
tament, wickedly and blasphemously, in the presence
and hearing of divers liege subjects, then and there pro-
unlaced and spoke with a loud voice, and published of
and concerning said Now Teatatnent, as aforesaid, these
profane rind nicht blasphemous words—that is to say,
that It' (meaning the New Testament) is not the
Word of Gad, but the word of the Devil—and the De-
vil's Book—Luther's Bible—or your heretic Bible,' to
the great dishonour of Almighty God, and in contempt
of the Protestant religion, and to the roat scan-
dal of the profession thereof, and against the peace," So.
The prisoner was defended by Mr. Keogh, M.P.
It will be seen by tho subjoined note of Baron Lofroy's
charge, that this venerable judge took a merciful view
of the charge against the prisoner, indeed, it may almost
be said ho was his boat counsel:—
The Learned JUDGE charged the jury. He said—l
am anxious that this case should be confined within
the limits required by the law, and shall state to you
what that law is. It is for you to say whether those
charges have been proved or not, and whether you
are satisfied that he said be was not burning the Word
of God but the word of the Devil, and whether the
words were applied to the authorised version of the
Holy Scriptures, and whether the burning of that
book is consistent with the reverence duo to that ver-
sion of the Scriptures authorised by the law of the
land. ,In this case be is indicted for burning the
authorised version, but the offence is equally appli-
cable to any other version of the Scriptures, whether
it be the Douay Bible or the Rhenish Testament, and
the words used would be blasphemous against either
version, as showing a want of reverence for the Scrip-
tures, because it is not the version of the Scriptures
which will warrant the commission of such an offence.
It is not because fallible men cannot agree upon a trans-
lation of a portion of the Scriptures that they are to be
treated with this want of reverence—that because it is
not a particular translation it shall be treated with such
villification. Is it to be held that when the law of the
land sanctions a certain version, and calls it the autho-
rised version, it is to be said that any man, be his opi-
nions what they may, shall pour contempt on it, and thus
be guilty of a violation of the law? Is he to be at li-
berty to throw that book into the fire, and say that he
shall vilify that book which the law has sanctioned? It
has been said to you that this act must be done with in-
tent,et and on that the law is clear—every man is presumed
to
a
to understand the consequences of his own acts.
man can throw a book into the fire, whetherit be a
Douay Bible or the authorised version. and if you be-
'lieve that he did not intend any contempt, then you
should acquit him; but if you believe that he d:d burn
the book, and made use of the language, it will be your
duty to find him guilty.
The jury retired, and after about half-an-hour's
deliberation returned a verdict of Guilty.

In our naval intelligence yesterday we stated that her
Majesty's steam-ship Dauntless lett Cork at one P.M.
on Thursday, and arrived at Plymouth at half-past
eight p.m. on Sunday, making the passage in about 80
hours. The Cork steam ship Company's steam-vessel
Adler, Captain Tooker, lett Cork one hour after the
Dauntless, passed her outside, and arrived at Plymouth
at five PH. on Friday, making the passage in 27 hours.
It appears that there is a positive order from the
Admiralty that her Majesty's steamers shall use their
steam power only on emergencies. There being no wind
when the Dauntless left Queenstown, she steamed out
of harbour, sailed across to within a few miles of Ply-
mouth, and then got up steam and went into Plymouth.
SIR E. BELCHER'S EXPEDITION.—The Resistance and
Resolute will be completed by the dockyard this montb.
The screw-tender Intrepid, it is reported, will be out of
the hands of the dockyard at Woolwich by the 28th
inst., and the screw-tender Pioneer by the 31st instant.
We stated that there were yet some vacancies in Sir E.
CIVIL ti
Belcher's expedition fitting at Woolwich. An assistant-
surgeon and two men have been entered since Saturday,
Mendel, Esq.,
ENGINEERS.
and there are now vacancies for another assistant-Sur-
geonINSTITUTION OF
on the two
and a mate or midshipman, and some half-dozen
We may
theOcribaTiru)e,sidbaytb,
e(JdaiterscebssaMi
o.n R
men to make up the full complement of 182.
by
papers
by
Mr, in
also state that the North Star, Commander Pullen,
Window and Mr. Adley on the electric telegraph, the
fitting at Sheerness, had on Monday last vacancies for
stone, Henley, Brett, B 2
an officer and half-a-dozen blue jackets. various instruments introduced Cooke and Wheat-
THE ARROGANT SCREW-FRIGATE.—We are glad
R.
hear that the Arrogant, 46, screw-frigate, Captain . were exhibited and described,In, Bakewell, and Siemens
S. Robinson, is not to be paid off. Orders have _ been merits being fully explained, their several peculiar
received at Portsmouth for the ship to be refitted for The systemof
under=ground
further active service. percha and lead, as introduced wires, coated with gotta
fri-
We are glad to find that the Blenheim, 60, screw in ,0 , 0
was stated
in Prussia by Mr. Siemens
has been ordered .1"°,
gate, Captain W. H. Henderson, C.B , existing successful, no difficuty
lement 500 in discov •
to fill up her crew to her full sea-going comer
h. whoa any occurred,ernag leaks, or injuries to the wires;
She -will bo completed by the dockyard about the 18t I easily repailed which was very seldom, they were
instant. four thousand • The system now extended over nearly
the full-pay retired list toile '
Captain Thomas Stevens, on _
Stone- and
was 8 An Prussia and Russia.
of the Royal Marines, died in Durnford-street,
and
th objected that the nomenclature was incorrect,
house, on Monday. He entered Oho service in 1812. the eat, instead of the " Electric," it should be called
Cyclops, 6, ste-m-frieate, for t
- e e reservedef dock squadron, mine '-4
alvani "
.':', or th© " Voltaic" Telegraph, as the
first class, will be ready to come out at Sheer-
._,_ :mon between electricity and galvanism was not as
ness about the 22(1 lost, f h
and will be out o t o hands of yut Clearly established.
The
the dockyard by the 30th.use of a series of wires was suggested for tracing
t come o t the ca '
Ganges, 84, will be ready 0 I. of dock at Uses of magnetic disturbances, and seriei of obser-
he first week in May, according to the pre- various at stations along lints were proposed, as likely to
Sheerness by t
sent arrangements. induce 1-. and they would
1100 eeneficial results; be easily
per-
-corvette has been * for eduction of the
Highflyer, 21, steam ,_ ..aken out of , formed since the introduction photographic self-
dock at Woolwich. She is complete, with the exception registering instrument.
cooking and distilling e„
of fitting Grant's cook galley,
The important results likely to be rendered by the
Horst io, 24, screw-steam. guard-ship, captain Hon. S. connexion of the telegraphic wires with the Royal Ob-
T. Carnegie, to be reedy for sea at Sheer ness b . servatory at Greenwich were stated to be, arnoqg many
ably short of y toe
26th inst., is lainent blu.e •jackets. Seam ' others, simultaneous astronomical observations; the de-
will neither go to Sheerness, nor will they enter for anen I termination of difference of longitudes; isochronous
ship there. of clocks, so as to
y action exhibit Greenwich, or any
Captain M. c e e
London, 92, Hon. ea. utoprore, will be corn- other time agreed on, simultaneously at any number of
plated by the dockyard on the 15th instant, clocks in the metropolis, or any other towns throughout
a month and will be 0, kingdom.
ready for sea within nth from that time She has --- ' l difficulty
scarcely a blue-jacket onboard, and ' .. The practice iffieulty of the perfect insulation of the
any at Sheerness.is not likely to get wires, in the over-ground
system, and the provisions ne•
roc. asem-Yebself at Woolwich cessary against wanton depreda'ion and the atmospheric
i cOlunigindcti by Lieu" influences, wero .l. "d .4 was generally
fully uiectoseds an 1

Immediately on the Clerk of the Crown reading the
verdict, Mr. Blake, Q.C., said to his Lordship that the
Crown did not wish to press for any punishment in this
case, the object of the prosecutors being to put a atop to
such acts.

The LEARNED BARON was very glad to hear Counsel
for the Crown say so, end trusted there would be no
further acts of this kind perpetrated, and, after a brief
address to
ink the pre:isoner, concluded by pronouncing the
foliose—
.. To give bail, himself in 204, and two sureties in 101.
each, to keep the peace and good behaviour to all her
majesty's subjects for seven years, and to come up for
judgment when called upon, getting ten days' notice."