The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-01 00:00:00

BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH..

GRAVESEND, Friday Morning,
Arrived.—lsabella, from Calcutta; Pearl, from Bruges;
Revely, from Singapore; Alarm, from Barbadoes; Enfield,
from Cape Town ; Village Belle and Otto, from Porto Rico ;
Commodore, from Nevis; Sheroid, from St. Vincent;
London, from Figueira ; Jane Chadwick, from Oporto ;
Agnes, from Pomeran; Agate, from Berbice ; Mary Hardy,
from Barbadoes; Expedit, from Drobak ; Llannon, from
Calcutta.

Sailed—Seine at Timis°. steamer, for Paris; Portland,
steamer, for Auckland ; Alwynton, for Adelaide.
DEAL, Friday Morning.
Passed—Dakota, from Callao, for London ; City of Paris,
for Glasgow t Portland, for Auckland ; Cid (screw steamer))
for Bilboa ; Kerelaw and Islander, for Barbadoes —all from
London ; Norma, from Iquique, for Hamburg.

MILITARY FLOGGING AT PRESTON.—Two pri-
vate soldiers, one belonging to the 32d Regi-
ment, and the other to the 55th, connected with
the 11th depot battalion, now stationed at Ful_
wood Barracks, Preston, were flogged on Wednes-
day. 13oth of them were men of bad character,
and one of them had been branded for desertion, &c., three
times. They were recently tried by court• martial, for
desertion. One was sentenced to receive fifty lashes, with
112 days' imprisonment afterwards, and the other Was
sentenced to receive the same number of lashes and then
to undergo an imprisonment of 84 days. On Wednesday
forenoon both were brought out in the yard adjoining the
cavalry, barracks to receive corporal punishment. The
soldiers stationed at the garrison were also summoned to
witness the infliction of the stripes. The full number of
lashes was given, and both men bore them with the greatest
coolness. Their backs wt re terribly lacerated. The flogging
over, the men were taken to the hospital.
CriminalhasThjeust
trieda
Court of in Westphalia,
workman named
Kesthaus on a
charge of committing an extraordinary act of cruelty on his
young wife, In October last the prisoner on returning
home from his work began to ill-treat the woman, whom he
reproached with spending too much money, and then load-
ing a pistol threatened to shoot her. She threw herself on
her knees and besought him to spare her life for the sake of
his children. He granted her prayer on condition that she
brought a hatchet, and kneeling down before a chopping
block should place on it the little finger of her left hand.
She did so, and he taking the hatchet chopped off the
finger above thk second joint. The wound bled so profusely
That medical assistance was found necessary to stop the
blood, and the doctor denounced the fact to the police,
although the woman declared that she had inflicted the
wound herself in chopping wood. The jury delivered a
Verdict of guilty, and the prisoner was condemned to 12
years' hard labour.

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its approaches. The designs are by the City architect, Mr.
Bunning, the contractors being Messrs. Myers and Co. It
is to be coMpleted by next Lord Mayor's .day.
TAXATION OF CHABITIES.—A meeting was held
yesterday at the London Tavern, for the purpose of
considering the tax proposed to be levied upon charitable
institutions, as developed in the recent exposition of the
Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr. J. Gurney Hoare pre-
sided, and the representatives of most of the leading me-
tropolitan charitable institutions, hospitals, religious and
benevolent societies, were present at the meeting. After a
lengthened discussion on the beet means of opposing the
proposed taxation of charities, the form of petition, embody-
ing the objections entertained to the project, was submitted,
and, having been formally approved and adopted, was
ordered to be printed and circulated with despatch. It was
also resolved that arrangements should be made for a depu-
tation to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the subject of
the tax, and the gentlemen present should form a committee
to carry the resolutions into effect. Thanks were voted to
the chairman for his kindness in presiding.