The Sun.
London, England, 1852-01-30 00:00:00

CALIFORNIA.

THE HANGING OF BILL MARSHALL AND
JUAN VERDUGO.
(From the San Diego Heraid, Extra, Dec. 16 )
The trial of these men was concluded on Friday
evening last, and on Saturday morning it was an-
nounced on the Plaza that they would be executed at
two o'clock the same day. The Fitzgerald Volunteers
were ordered to be on duty at that time to conduct
the prisoners to the scaffold, which had been erected a
short distance out of town, near the Catholic burying-
ground.
The graves were dug, and all the preparations
made during the forenoon for carrying out the
sentence of the court-martial. At about two
o'clock the volunteers were under arms, and the
people began to gather in considerable numbers
about the Plaza and Court-house. A priest was

with the prisoners most of the forenoon, and
accompanied them to the gallows, where they received
final absolution. They were then informed that a
short time would be allowed them if they wished to
make any remarks. Marshall was the first to speak.
He said that he was prepared to die, and be hoped
that his friends and the people around him would for-
give him, that be trusted in God's mercy, and hoped
to be pardoned for his many transgressions. He still
insisted that he was innocent of the crime for which
he was about to die. This was about the substance
of his remarks as near as we could learn from those
who stood near the scaffold.
Verdugo spoko in Spanish. He acknowledged his
guilt and admitted the justness of the sentence passed
upon him ; said he was ready and willing to yield up
his life as a forfeit for his crimes and wickedness.
The ropes were then adjusted--the priest approached
them for the last time—said some consoling words to
them—repeated a final prayer—extended the cru-
cifix, which each kissed several times, when he
descended from the waggon, which immediately moved
on, leaving the poor unfortunate wretches suspended
about five feet from the ground. The fall could
not have been more than a foot, at the most:, for their
necks were not dislocated. Marshall struggled con-
siderably, but the Sonorian scarcely moved a muscle.
Both of them were in their shirt sleeves, and neither
of them hoodwinked. Marshall was quite a small
sized mao, with regular and rather agreeable
features, and a head indicating, phrenologically,
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With a frame apparently of great power. He was a
shade darker than the average of Californians,
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with homing awe. It was an awful and melan-
choly sight, to see those bodies swinging about
there in the wind—now exhibiting their countenances
directly fronting you, and again averting them, with
the crows and buzzards hovering overhead, as if
ready to pounce down upon and devour their meal of
human flash—and one which, we trust in God, we
may never be called upon to witness Egain.
After being suspended about an hour and a half,
the bodies were cut down, and interred in the Catho-
lic bury ing- ground.
Bill Marshall, it will be borne in mind, denied on
the gallows, most emphatically, that he was guilty of
the crime for which he was to suffer death ; but in
his confession he acknowledged that he knew the four
men were to be murdered, and did not make the
slightest effort to save them, which he might easily
have done. His father-in-law, who was arrested
with him, confessed that he knew all about the affair,
but that he was too old to take a part in it. He was
discharged.

FASHIONS FOR FEBRUARY.
(From Le Follet.)
Ball dresses have made their dealt, and the variety
in style and material renders it somewhat difficult to
make a selection that shall not encroach upon the
limits of our paper. The robes, with the beautiful
ribbons floating from the waist, looping up the top
skirt at intervals, so as to show the underskirt trimmed
with bouillonnes of tulle; this make of dress is much
admired, and likely to be much adopted. We have
seen one of these robes trimmed with white satin
ribbon, with narrow stripes of gold thread at the
edges; each band of ribbon was terminated by a bow
and ends, edged with white and gold fringe, forming
a wreath of floating ends over the bouillonnes of the
underskirt. The same description of bow raises the
small bouillonnes sleeves. The front of the body is
ornamented with an echelle of flowers, formed with
diamonds and artificial fuschias. The coiffure is a
wreath of fuschias, mixed with foliage of diamonds,
descending slightly on the forehead, and falling on
each side over the bandeaux.
Another of these toilettes is of white tulle, raised
by pale green ribbon worked in bunches of bright-
coloured flowers; the upper skirt is long enough to
form a full drapery between each row of ribbon. The
coiffure is a wreath of small variegated poppies and
small green and white heath formed of feathers.
Another toilette of white tulle had the upper skirt
trimmed in festoons round the bottom with small
wreaths of pinks; the sleeves are looped with a
smaller wreath of the same flowers ; the bouillonnes
of the under skirt is sprinkled with variegated pinks.
The appearance of this robe was perfectly elegant and
sylph-like.
We have also observed a very distingulie robe, com-
posed of pearl white satin, trimmed with two deep
flounces of English lace; over each flounce is placed
a slight embroidery in gold and silver, harmonising
with the front of the body, which is richly embroi-
dered to match, with a row of diamond buttons on
each side, meeting at the waist in a point; a deep
berthe of English lace, open over the chest, entirely
covering the small sleeves. The coiffure is a wreath
of camellias, mixed with white and ruby•coloured
velvet and long green and gold foliage.
The magnificent toilettes of brochees silks, in all
colours, are so rich in themselves as to admit of no
ornament. They are accompanied by a wreath of
small marabouts and toques of ribbon.
Two much admired toilettes were of white moire
antique; the bodies were plain, with a berthe, which
make may be fairly styled a bijou. It was a light re-
sille of gold, each mesh of which is fastened with a
small coloured stone. The coiffure was of sequins,
rolled round the hair, placed like a coronet across the
head ; they then fall in long rings on each side of
the neck, joining behind, under a bunch of curls.
Organdi is much used for full dress for young ladies.
We have seen one in pink, trimmed with a bouillonne,
placed at the edge of the lower skirt. Over this
bouillonne is a deep English lace, slightly gathered,
with a heading of pink plaited ribbon. A second
flounce, headed to match, reaches the knee. The top
skirt is trimmed with pink ribbon, serpenting round
the bottom, forming deep festoons. The body is
trimmed with ribbons, descending en cceur from the
shoulders to the waist. The small sleeves are trimmed
in the same style. The coiffure is of beautiful aza
lias, fixed behind the plait with a diamond comb.
A white organdi dress, with five flounces, each
edged with three rows of pink satin ribbon ; the
middle one twice the width of the outer one. The
coiffure is composed of a wreath of roses mixed with
diamonds ; the bouquet on the body to match.
A robe of white organdi, with five flounces, trimmed
with four stripes of satin of shaded pink,:made in the
material. The body a la Louis XV. was trimmed
across with stripes of satin and bouillonnes. The
coiffure is a wreath of variegated roses, harmonising
with the trimming of the robe.
A robe of pink taffetas d'ltalie, low bodied h la
Louis XV., with an over skirt of Malines tulle of
the same shade, upon which are placed above the
hem five rows of terry velvet, repeated to within a
quarter of a yard from the waist. The body of the
tulle robe is high, and trimmed with narrow velvet,
forming a sheaf upon the front of the body, united at
the waist and spreading over the chest, reaching the
ruche of tulle round the waist. The head dress was
a single rose encircled with rosebuds placed rather
behind on the left side.
A robe of light blue taffetas d'ltalie, h la Louis XV.,
with an over one of blue Malines, with five rows of
pinked taffetas ; high body and sleeves trimmed with
narrow ruche; the coiffure and bouquet in the band
of the flowers of the same shade as the dress.
Bonnets for visiting are in general more trimmed
than formerly, but the open edge is now disconti-
nued. Capotes are less worn, and it must be owned
that the bonnet admits of more variety and elegance
in the trimming. Among those we hive observed, we
must mention one of white terry velvet lined with
white satin, which turns over the front, covered with
blonde from the crown. A bias of satin is placed
round the front. The crown was trimmed with bands
and leaves of terry velvet, lined with satin. Two
ostrich feathers are placed on the side, and run round
the back over the curtain; bunches of grapes of
with a very pretty blonde ; cerise coloured velvet
the strings are of cerise satin ribbon, the same shade
as the grapes. A black velvet bonnet lined with pink
satin ; a deep black lace, embroidered with jet, falls
over the small crown.
A capote of pink satin, with two drawings flat at
the edge, upon which two narrow blondes are ga-
thered, fixed with a satin ribbon ; the crown is plaited,
forming a half round, to which is attached a blonde
about two inches deep ; this falls over the curtain,
which is edged with a narrow blonde to match ; the
trimming is three roses, one white, one pink, and one
yellow ; the inside is trimmed to match.
A black velvet bonnet, trimmed with marabouts,
and floating ends of narrow yellow terry velvet ribbon.
A green velvet bonnet, with bunches of daisies,
lilac, and violets outside, andin a wreath round the face.
A ruby coloured velvet, trimmed with black lace,
and white roses inside with ruby velvet leave!. A
capote of pale blue satin, with black blonde trimming
inside and out.
Another of black satin, with a long feather banging
over the front ; black velvet leaves and jet flowers in-
side. The evening coiffure is also varied.
The small bord
of violet, with a black blonde
crown, is much admired ; the ornament is a feather
fastened at the side, with an ag
rafe of brilliants.
The coiffure Pompadour, composed of three barbel,
which fall behind the head, with an indetscribable
but charming mixture of black and pink terry velvet
ribbons, guipure and bouquets of flowers thrown
across the bandeaux. A pouf of green and white satin
ribbons, falling from the summit of the head upon the
shoulders. Toe
-coiffure jeune femme of two light
coloured ribbons. The Mauresque cap of black lace
with ruby coloured velvet, and broad strings of Turkish
ribbon; the charmille of blondes and narrow ribbons.
The Marie Stuart to be worn with bandeaux bouf-
fants, more or less ornamented with jewels. But till
is not accomplished when we have provided for visit-
ing coiffures ; it is as necessary to appear well at
home, and nothing can be found more suitable or
prettier than the coin de feu, or small simple cap, tied
under the chin encircling the face with narrow blonde
and velvet ribbons.
Manteaux are generally worn with hoods this year ;
those in cloth have them made in velvet ; flat and
rounded behind.
The mante Castillane of black velvet, lined with
black quilted satin, with two rows of lace round the
bottom
; another row round the capuchon reaches the
top row
round the en anteau ; the capuchon is
lined with rose-coloured satin, and when raised
over the head the lace falls gracefully round
the face, forming a mantille in the Spanish style.
A more Simple style for promenade is of black
velvet, trimmed with six rows of galons, in lieu of
the lace, with a deep massy fringe at bottom ; the
capuchen is lined with black satin, made flat, with
two large tassels.
Black lace embroidered with jet is much used for
trimmings of manteaux mantelets, robes, and veil-.
TOILETTES DE VILLE.—A robe of taffetas d'ltalie ,
with three graduated flounces, with bands of velvet
of the same shade as the dress. Corsage a Basquine,
open in front above and below the waist, trimmed to
match the flounces : half long sleeves with mous-
quetriires cuffs of velvet. A velvet waistcoat of the
same colour.
The veste continues in vogue ; they are made more
or less elegant, and are generally worn by young
ladies, or the bride. Black cachemire is braided with
gold, white or pale blue with silver.
The black veste accords well with a yellow satin
waistcoat, with enamel buttone,:or a black velvet with
buttons of sequins and small chains ; this style is suit-
able for theatre, or at home toilette.
White or blue vestes are worn for full dress and
re quire a white orreen satin waistcoast, with filigree
silver buttons; the sleeves are nearly straight, and
j are embroidered.

GERMAN HOSPITAL, DALSTON.
The annual general court of the governors of this
charity was held at the London Tavern yesterday,
Mr. Richard Twining, one of the vice-presistents in
the chair ; when the committee of management sub-
mitted their report of the society's operations to the
meeting. Owing to an alteration recently made in
the rules, the annual court of governors is held
in the month of January instead of June, in
order to afford the latest particulars of the
hospital's working previous to the anniversary festival.
This being the first occasion for acting upon the new
rule, the report, of course, only embraced the seven
months which had elapsed since the general court in
June last. During that limited period, however, the
number of patients admitted into the hospital was 344,
the cases of 105 out of whom had arisen from accidents.
The out-patients at the hospital were 2,071 ; at the
E astern Dispensary, 608 ; and at the Western Dispen-
sary, 298 ; meking a total within the seven months of
3,321. Since the original establishment of the
haspital in Oct. 1845, no fewer than 18,463 poor
p-e.sons have bee❑ relievol by it, 2,810 of whom were
in-patients, the remainder being out-patients ; 8,000
of the last category were English. The claims made
upon the committee, however, increase in a greater
ratio than the increase in the means placed at their
disposal, and as many as 247 applicants had to he
refused admission from want of room during the
short space of six months. The present hospital at
Dalston being inconveniently situated for the re-
covery of the patients, owing to the noise
from its prey mitt' to railway traffic, the
committee contemplate the erection of a new building
on a more eligible site, with the addition of the pro-
posed Adolphus ward, and another ward for the re-
ception of English patients. The annual subscriptions
continue to increase ; and the sum of 2001. has been
left to the charity by the late Charles Kcenig,
Esq. 311. 10s. has also been collected in its
behalf by the Commissioners of the Zollverein
department at the Great Exhibition. The balance
sheet showed the total receipts from tlie Ist of June
to the 31st of December last to have been 1,4221. 155.,
and the expenditure 1,3781. 35., leaving a balance at
the banker's of 441. 12i. The society has 2,1001. of
stock invested in the Three-and a- Quarter per Cent.
Consols, which sum includes 6501. specially raised for
the erection of the Adolphus ward. The report and
statement of accounts were received and adopted.
Thanks were then voted to H.R.H. the Duke of
Cambridge for his services to the hospital as president,
and after dispatching some other routine business the
meeting separated.

A NEW "DODGE."—Two tramps, named William
Jarvis and John Fletcher, on Saturday last, succeeded in
obtaining ss. 6d. by false pretences from Mr. Robert Anians,
of Brown's Green, in the parish of Dymock, in this county.
They went into Mr. Anians's shop, and pretended to be in-
spectors of weights and measures, and represented that he
WS in their debt to the amount of ss. 6d., which was paid to
them. The police were afterwards informed of the circum-
stance, and were soon on the track of the Bseudo•inspectors,
and eventually succeeded in apprehending them at a lodging-
house, at Newent. Or. Monday they were taken before the
magistrate, R. F. Onslow, Esq., and remanded until Wed-
nesday, when they were committed for trial at the next
quarter sessions.— Gloucester Journal.
THE CONVEYANCE OF EMICHANTS.—It appears
from returns to the House of Commons, published on Wed-
nesday, that in five years the expense of conveyance
to ports of departure was 8,63-11. 14s. 41., and the ex.
pence of sending emigrants from London to Plymouth was
52/. Is. 6d.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Jan. 29.
(Before Mr. Commissioner EvANs.)
IN RE HENRY PAMMENT.

The bankrupt was a cheesemonger, of 46, Penton-
street, Pentonville. His accounts, prepared by
Messrs. Glover and Son, shows debts, 7121.;
assets, 801.
Mr. LAWRENCE, for the assignees, said they had no
objection to the bankrupt receiving a certificate. An
offer of ss. in the pound had been refused by a portion
of the creditors.

The COMMISSIONER said that the bankrupt should
have stopped earlier. On this ground there would be
a suspension of three months; but the certificate
would then be granted of the second class ; in the
meantime protection would be granted.

IN RE RADCLYFFE.

The bankrupt was a window-glass manufacturer,
of Gray's-inn-road. Ilia debts are 1,117/. ; assets,
about 2401. He was awarded a certificate of the
second class. There was no opposition.