The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-15 00:00:00

7HE ARM.

A portion of the sth Lancers will occupy North-
ampton as well as Norwich and Ipswich Barracks.
Three troops will be stationed at Norwich, three at
Ipswich, and the remainder at Northampton. Some
dismounted men and a few of the men's wives and
children have already arrived at Norwich, but the
bulk of the regiment will not come on to the three
towns named for some little time, they having
stopped at Aldershot for the present. The regi-
ment will succeed the sth Dragoon Guards at Nor-
wich, Ipswich, and Northampton, it being now the
rule to divide a cavalry regiment among those towns.

INTERES7ING MARRIAGE IN
BBIGHTON,

(From the Brighton Gazette.)

This morning a marriage is to be performed at
the parish church, Brighton, to unite a lady and
gentleman of colour, whose previous history gives
to the ceremony a peculiar interest, chiefly to those
who have been so long and so deeply interested in
the African race, and who have watched the pro-
gress of civilisation caused by the influence of Chris-
tianity on the negro; and the ceremony will also
tell our brethren on the other side of the Atlantic
that British ladies and gentlemen consider it a
pleasure and a privilege to do honour to those of the
African race who have proved themselves capable
of appreciating the advantage of a liberal education.
The lady, supposed to be an African chieftain's
daughter, was presented, when about the age of five
years, to the late Captain Fredk. Forbes, R.N., who
officially visited the King of Dahomey with a view
to aid the suppression of the slave trade in the in-
terior of Africa, and in his book giving an account
of the mission he thus describes the little girl :—" I
have only to add a few particulars about my extra-
ordinary present, ' the African child.' In a former
portion of these journals I have mentioned the Okea-
don war; one of the captives of this dreadful slave
hunt was this interesting girl. It is usual to reserve
the best born for the high behests of royalty, and
the immolation on the tombs of the deceased nobi-
lity. For one of these ends she had been detained
at court for two years, proving, by her not having
been sold to the slavedealers, that she was of a good
family. So extraordinary a present would have
been at least aburden, had I not the conviction that,
in consideration of the nature of the service I had
performed, the Government would consider her as
the property of the Crown. To refuse would have
been to sign her death-warrant, which, probably,
would have been carried into execution forthwith.
Immediately on arriving I applied through the
Secretary of the Admiralty, and received for answer
that her Majesty was graciously pleased to arrange
for the education and subsequent fate of the child.
Of her own history she has only a confused idea.
Her parents were decapitated; her brothers and
sisters, she knows not what their fate might have
been. Fur her age, supposed to be eight years, she
is a perfect genius ; she now speaks English well,
and has a great talent for music. She has won the
affections, with but few exceptions, of all who have
known her, by her docile and amiable conduct,
which nothing can exceed. She is far in advance
of any white child of her age in aptness of learning,
and strength of mind and affection ; and with her,
being an excellent specimen of the negro race,
might be tested the capability of the intellect of the
black ; it being generally and erroneously supposed
that after a certain age the intellect becomes im-
paired, and the pursuit of knowledge impossible—
that though the negro child may be clever, the adult
will be dull and stupid. Her head is considered so
excellent a phrenological specimen, and illustrating
such high intellect, that M. Pistrucci, the medallist
to the Mint, has undertaken to take a bust of her,
intending to present a cast to the author. Her mind
has received a moral and religious impression, and
she was baptised, according to the rites of the pro-
testant church, Sarah Forbes Bonetta." Her Most
Gracious Majesty has provided the means for com-
pleting the education of Miss Sarah Forbes Bonetta,
whose knowledge and accomplishments make her an
ornament for any society, and prove most satisfac-
torily that the African mind is capable of the high-
est intellectual attainments. Her Majesty has taken
a great interest in her marriage, and given it her
full sanction. At the same time she has, besides
presents from the royal family, herself provided the
whole of the outfit, &c. Mr. James Davis, the
bridegroom, was originally a slave, taken by one of
our cruisers, and educated in the schools of the
Church Missionary Society at Sierra Leone, and
showing himself to possess great talents, and capa-
ble of profiting by education, was with the sanction
of the Admiralty placed in an official capacity upon
one of her Majesty's ships, under the care of Capt.
Coote, R.N., and proved himself so useful and will-
ing as to gain the good wishes and opinions of both
officers and men. He afterwards commenced
trading on his own account, and is now a pros-
perous and influential merchant, at Lagos, employ-
ing upwards of 100 of his fellow countrymen, and
trying to improve their moral and intellectual status.
The ceremony is to be performed by the Bishop of
Sierra Leone and the Rev. H. Venn • and Mrs.
Thompson has most kindly lent the garden at West-
hill Lodge for the wedding breakfast. We under-
stand there will be a large wedding party, including
about 20 Africans. The bride will be attended by
16 bridesmaids, of whom four will be ladies of
colour • and among the guests who are invited will
III:, the 'Bishop of Sierra Leone, the Rev. the Vicar,
-11:;,1-tevs. Venn Elliott, Bubington, Faithful, Vidall,
Fot7,,',,Sehon, &e., and Captain Forbes, Captain G.
has be'aptain Coote, Miss Forbes Bonetta
at Benton, home years residing with Miss Welsh,
Queen otba.t lady having been selected by the
ityatend the completion of her educe-
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tion and her

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preserves of Lord Middleton atZachers took plrce on the
At the time stated one of hh,"-iocalaton, near Nottingham.
watching, and came in contact whir:tlP's keepers was out
mwisitthanglicenosi beating for game. The kutea poachers aomed
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another man attetax,t,4
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them. This is the fourth poaching affray that tia recently
occurred in Notts.
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