The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-12 00:00:00

Monstrous Sentence of a Court-martial.

A court-martial assembled on board her Majesty's
ship Victory, in Portsmouth harbour, on Tuesday
morning, to try Charles Thomas, an able seaman,
for that he, on the 27th May last, did behave in an
insubordinate manner, and did use offensive and
threatening language towards John Webb, boat-
swain of her Majesty's ship Cruiser, whilst pro
seeding in a boat to her Majesty's ship Cruiser.
The Court comprised Captain Chamberlain (presi-
dent), Captains Seccombe and Hire, and Com-
manders Philip de Saumarez and Phelps.
Capt. Broadhead prosecuted, and Mr. E. Hoskina
eat as officiating Judge Advocate.
From the evidence adduced it appeared that the
prisoner had been on leave to get married, and on
the expiration of his leave he was to return to his
ship (the Plumper) by a liberty boat, which left
shore at eight o'clock, but on his arrival at the start-
ing point, 10 minutes before this time, he found be
was too late, the boat, under the orders of Webb,
having already gone. This annoyed him, and being
(~s he said in his defence) a, little under the influ
ence of liquor at the time, he certainly did use bad
language to Webb when he met with him, but
although the language was very disgusting in its
nature it seemed to be nothing more than the sud •
den ebulition of passion. _ _

The Court adjudged the prisoner to be reduced to
the second class for misconduct, to receive 48 lashes,
to be imprisoned in Winchester Goal, with hard
labour, for two years, and to be discharged.from her
Majesty's service with disgrace.
The West Sussex Gazette, in commenting upon
the case, remarks :—" What on earth can ull this
mean ? Are we in England ? Are we living under
a Reign of Terror ? Such a sentence is not only
shocking, but positively revolting to the feelings of
every civilised man. It was but a few days since
that we read of the case of a lad who had obtained
leave of absence at Plymouth. He fell into evil
company, and did not return in time to his ship.
The Hue and Cry was put into operation, and the
lad was captured. The court• martial sentenced him
to live on board his ship for 15 years, without going
ashore. The lad heard the sentence, wont below to
his hammock, and hung himself. Surely this
tyranny in her
Majesty's navy cannot be right and
proper."

LAW MAKERS AND LAW BREAKERS.—The only
carriage which attempted to break the rank at the
City Ball on Monday night, and enter the position railed
off for the members of the Royal Family 'was that of our
Home Secretary of State I The attempt of Sir George's
coachman was, however, prevented by the police, who war:.
not reluctant to give their would-be chief a lesson of for-
bearoace and patience.—Western Daily Mercury.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

BANK OF FRANCE.

The Monzteur of this morning publishes the usual
monthly return of the Bank of France, which
shows the following results, as compared with the
May return :

DECREASE. Francs,
Cash in hand
Bank-notes
Current accounts ....
INCREASE.
Bills discounted, not yet due
Treasury balance

CAPTURE OF PUEBLA.

PARIS, JUNE 12.

The Emperor has received the congratulations of
the Emperor of Austria and the King of Prussia,
on the capture of Puebla.
The report of General Forey is not expected to
arrive in Paris until the beginning of July.
On the 18th ult. a division of the French army
was marching on the city of Mexico.
The declaration of the Bishops relative to the
elections, and the letter of the Archbishop of
Tours, have been referred to the Council of State,
on account of there being an abuse of power,

PRUSSIA.
BRESLAU, JUNE 12.

Tne Common Council of Breslau has decided
upon sending a deputation to the King to petition
his Majesty to withdraw the late press ordinance,
and to convoke the Diet.

The Chief Magistrate, Herr Elwanger, opposed
this proceeding most energetically.
The deputation left for Berlin yesterday.
BERLIN, JUNE 12.

Private letters received here from Warsaw to-day,
state that the Commissioners of the Exchequer,
upon examining the Government Treasury in that
city, discovered that Russian bank-notes, Polish
Bands and gold half-Imperials to the amount of
5,000,000 silver roubles had been abstracted. In
their place was left a receipt signed by the Na-
tional Government.

Four officials, and the books in which the num-
bers of the missing bonds were entered, had also

disappeared.

It is said that all the telegraph lines leading
from Warsaw have been destroyed.

FRANCE.

BOURSE, June 11.—The news of the capture of
Puebla has given a little impulse to the market, and
Threes, for the Account, have gone up to 69f. 45c
The Railway Share Market has been also firmer
and more animated. Mobilier shares have also re-
covered. Prices again receded before the close, and
left off as follows:

it per Cents .. 97
Do. ead month....
3 per Cents
Do. end month 69 35
Credit Mobilier 1232 60
nu, end month... 12 5
Bank Shares .3450
Credit k oncier ....1425
RA IL'

Italian Loan 73
Do. end month 73 15
New ditto
Do. end month 74
Russian
Austrian
Spanish Threes 53
Rome Debt
rays.
Cash. Account.
Orleans 995 997 50
Northern
New. ditto — ..
Lyons and Mediterranean 1041 50 .. 1045
Geneva 445 447 50
Southern .. 741 50 .. 740 --
Western
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Lnirr•hard
North of Spain
Saragossa 717 50 .. 718 75
Ditto to Barcelona

PORTUGAL.
OIITHAMPTON, Friday Morning.

The screw steamer Tartar, C,pt. W. Tulley, from
Lisbon on the 7th and Vigo on the Bth inst., has ar-
rived, bringing 34 passengers, £2,4t32 in old silver
coin, three bags of mails, one bag of despatches for
the Foreign-office, 70 live bullocks, 106 casks of
wine, 550 chests of oranges, 600 bags of nuts, 81
boxes cf eggs, and 755 packages of general mer-
chandise. On the coast of Portugal she had light
northerly winds and fine weather; in the Bay of
Biscay a succession of south-easterly and north-
westerly gales; trom the latter point it blew with
tremendous force for eight hours, with very high
sea; up Channel south-westerly winds and rain.
The Tartar brings Lisbon news of the 7th inst.
The Cortes were to remain open until June 20, when
it was expected the principal Ministerial Bills would
have passed both houses. The deputies had voted
a great part of the Budget, and the Peers had made
equally good progress with the law to facilitate
mortgages for the improvement of property.
The grain market had become dull in consequence
of the greatly improved harvest prospects, and,
although the &Miura had re-appeared in some dis-
tricts, the vineyards generally promised a large
yield.

The rates of exchange this packet at three
months were—London, 531 ; Paris, 531 ; Hamburg,
475; Amsterdam, 421 ; Genoa, 526.
Three per Cent. Stock, 49 to 491.
Bank of Portugal shares, 638 to 540; Oporto
Bank ditto, 256 to 258.
When the Tartar left the following vessels of
war were lying in the Tagus :—The American cor-
vette St. Louis; the Norwegian sloop Alfen ; and
the Chinese steam despatch sloop Keang Soo, en
route for China.

WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS,
SOUTHAMPTON, June 12.

The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's ship
Atrato, with the West Indies and Pacific Mails,
passed Hurst Castle at 1.40 p.m. this day,

DENMARK AND GREECE.

COPENHAGEN, June 8.
The Greek deputation had its final audience of
the Kill. ot Denmark yesterday at the royal castle
of Cbristiansborg. His Majesty conferred the
Grand Cross of the Dannebrog upon Admiral
K4naris, and crosses of cammanders upon the two
other principal members, while the suite was nomi-
nated knights of the order. The dtputation will
Leave Copenhagen the day after to-morrow.

The ceremony of Saturday, at which the King of
Denmark accepted the Crown of Greece for hie
young relative Prince William, was not only of an
extremely brilliant character, but made profound
impression upon the beholders.

The effect of the ceremony was much enhanced by
the deep feeling of hearty kindness manifested by
the King towards the young Prince about to play
so impurtant and difficult a part, coupled with the
striking contrast of . the venerable appearance of
Admiral Kanaris, now 90 years of age, to the frank,
fresh, and juvenile figure of the youthful King of
the Greeks.

The young King paid a farewell visit to-day to
the cadets on board one of the royal frigates, who
were his comrades only a few dap ego, and are
about to leave in the course of the week upon their
annual cruise, for the practice of naval manoeuvres.
The time of the King's departure for Athens is not
yet definitively determined, nor have the members
of his suite been finally selected.

SUPPOSED MURDER OF A WOMAN AT SHADWELL.
—On Tuesday night the body of a woman was found float-
ing in the basin at the London Docks. Upon examination
it was found that the body had been frightfully mutilated,
evidently from having become entangled in the machinery
of the dock gates, part of the head being severed from the
trunk in a frightful mann9r. The unfortunate woman,
whose name was Ellen Donovan, belonging to the nume-
rous tribe of low pros itutes that infest the neighbourhood
of the docks. The inquest was opened pro forma yester-
day afternoon, to admit of the post mortem examination
being columned at otce,

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HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, June 11.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred, Princess
Helena, and Princess Louise, attended by the Mar•
chioness of Ely, Lady Augusta Brnce,Lord Methuen,
and Major Cowell, drove to Claremont this
morning.

The Queen held a Council to-day, which was
attended by Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll,
Earl Russell, and the Right lion. T. Milner
Gibson.

Mr. Arthur Helps, Clerk of the Council, attended.
Earl Granville had an audience of her Majesty.
Earl Russell arrived at the Castle yesterday
evening, and had an audience of the Queen.
The Hon. Lucy Kerr and the Hon. Victoria
Wortley have s'icceeded the Hon. Beatrice Byng
and the Hon. Emily Cathcart as Maids of Honour
to her Majesty.