The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-20 00:00:00

711 E ARMY.

The sth Lancers will commence their movement
to Norwich, Ipswich, and Northampton on the 3d
of next month.

The following is a detail of the head• quarters, and
the 4th, sth, and 6th batteries 15th Brigade Royal
Artiflery, embarked yesterday, at Woolwich, on
board her Majesty's iron steam troopships Megwra,
Commander Henderson, for conveyance to Halifax,
Nova Scotia :—Licut.-Col. Clifford and wife', Major
J. de Haviland, wife, and three children ; Surgeon
3.- M. R. Lewis, wife, and one child ; Quartermas-
ter S. Blair and wife ; Capt. and Adjt. E. C.
Va.nah,n, Capts. G. Wilkinson, E. C. Bolton, and
C. G. Leard • Lieuts. P. Lewes, W. B. Hemans,
A. J. Anacreon J. Wall, S. Pym, E. Kensington,
H. Webber, and T. B. Reeves ; 10 staff-sergeants,
15 sergeants, and 327 rank and file and trumpeters,
tcrgether with 35 soldiers' wives and 58 children,
three women servants, and one horse. The Megcera
will nail from Woolwich this morning by the early
tide.

Sir Richard Mayne,
'6 Chief Commissioner
of the Metropolitan Police,i
,Yesterday paid his an-
wl" Dockyard and Arsenal,
Dual visitation at Woo
and inspected the books and official
documents of
the division, as well as the enlargement
bar-
racks in course of progress in the a of the
--ockyard,
years ago
pro-
posed by Sir Richard two and &nally
sanctioned.
Yesterday Major.. Gen.
ie Inspe,tor.
Gen. of the Royal Marines, resumed his nspectionof
the Chatham division, taking it up at the point
completed on the previous day. In the morning
the officers and non commissioned officer. 9 were as-
sembled in the barrack. square, where they
were put
through the sword exercise by Lieut. and Adjt•
Lennox, in presence of the Inspector-Gen., who sub-
sequently resumed his inspection of the various de-
partments of the barracks not visited on the previ-
ous.day. During the morning Gen. Stransham in-
spected the schools both for children and the men of
the division, the condition of which was found to be
generally satisfactory. The point of inspection next
token up was gun drill with the Armstrong and
other guns. For this purpose a numerous detach-
ment of gunners was selected indiscriminately from
the battalion and marched to the ship's gun battery,
where, under the direction of Capt. Blyth, the in-
structor in gunnery at head-quarters, they were put
through the complete course of gun drill with the
110-pounders and 40-pounder Armstrong?, and the
ordinary 68-pounders. Mjar-Gen. Stransh am ob-
served -with the keenest interest the manner in
which officers
awl men acquitted themselves in
these manoeuvres, all of which were gone through
,svi:h much promptitude, the rapid manner in which
the guns were loaded, cast loose, pointed, and fired,
evincing the excellent training
bestowed upon this,
not the least important portion of the education of
Royal Marines. The remainder of the morning was
i inspecton of the
devoted to the Royal Naval Hos-
pital at Melville, a portion of which is set apart for

the reception of officers and men of the Royal Ma-
rines. Major-Gen. Stransham was conducted over
the establishment by Deputy-Inspector-Gen. Kin-
near, M.D., the principal medical officer, and other
members of the staff, but only a brief visit was made
to this department of the Royal Marine establish-
ment. In order to test the proficiency of captains
of companies and subalterns in the knowledge of
battalion drill, Major-Gen. Stransham directed a
small battalion of some 300 men to be marched in
the afternoon to Chatham Lines, when the entire
1
afternoon was occupied in the officers putting the
battalion through various manoeuvres directed
by the Inspector-General, who selected various offi-
cers from the companies for this duty. General
Stransham at the same time criticised the manner
in which the officers thus selected acquitted them-
selves, and put the battalion through the move-
ments indicated. The division returned to quarters
at 5 o'clock, and the inspection of the battalion will
be resumed to-day, when it is expected to be brought
to a close.

Intelligence was yesterday received at Chatham
of the death of Deputy Inspector-Gen. J. C. G.
Tice, M.D., C. 8., formerly principal medical officer
at that garrison, on his passage home from India,
and only a few hours after leaving Calcutta. Dr.
Tice's services in the medical department of the
army have been most laborious. In 1854, on the
breaking out of the Russian war, he was despatched
to the Crimea, where he was intrusted with various
important duties. At the conclusion of the Russian
war he was presented by the Sultan with the fifth
class decoration of the Medjidie. On the breaking
out of the mutiny in India Dr. Tice was despatched
to the Bengal Presidency, and was appointed prin-
cipal medical officer of the troops east of Lucknow,
in which capacity he served from Oct,, 1857, to Jan.,
1858. For his distinguished services in India Dr.
Tice was made a Companion of the Bath.
Lieut. Hodgkinson, of the 37th Regt., has been
appointed Quartermaster to the 9th Battalion, at
Colchester, in the room of Capt. Hendry.
The number of visitors applying for ad
mission to
view the departments of Woolwich Arsenal
in-
creases weekly since the opening
registered istered at thethe Great Ex-
hibition. Yesterday the visitors _
gates amounted to 1,130 British subjects and 366
with ar-
foreigners. Upwards of 200 who were not aware of
the necessity of providingte themselves
visiting
in
g days the W
(and
War-
office permit were necessarily .excluded. On Tues-
days and Thursdays, the
only by ticket) a staff of guides is appointed to
escort the visitors over the establishment, in par-
ties of 20 or 30 each. Foreigners form a separate
batch, and as far as practicable are placed in charge
of a guide who speaks the French language.
Upwards of 500 labourers and artificers, among
whom were about 200 lads and girls employed in
filling cartridges, were last week discharged from
Woolwich Arsenal, and an immense reduction in
the entire establishment is spoken of as about to
take place shortly, by reason of the whole of the
outstanding orders having been in great part com-
pleted.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIRCUIT.-GUILDFORD, Aug. 19.

(Before Mr. Baron Martin and a Special Jury.)

ROUPELL AND OTHERS V. WAITE.

The proceedings in this most extraordinary cause
were resumed to-day at nine o'clock, and in the
course of the day were brought to an abrupt con-
clusion.

Serjeant Shee, Mr. Lush, Q.C., and Mr. J.
Browne again appeared on behalf of the plaintiff;
and Mr. Bovill, Q.C., Mr. Hawkins, Q.C. (whose
name we accidentally omitted yesterday), and Mr.
Garth for the defendant.

During the period Mr. Roupell was examined on
Monday evening, his coolness and self-possession
were most remarkable. He answered the questions
that were put to him with the utmost readiness, and
no one could have imagined that he was confess-
ing himself guilty of a serious felony by which
he rendered himself liable to slavery for the re-
mainder of his existence, and for which only a short
time baek his life would have been forfeited. He
was taken to the county police-station after the
Court adjourned, where he was searched, and
£7O in Bank of England notes, and about £3O
in English, French, and Spanish gold coins were
taken from him. He did not exhibit any more
emotion than he had shown during the examina-
tion, and appeared to have quite made up his mind
to endure the consequences of the course he had
adopted, whatever they might be, with the greatest
firmness.

When the court had been formally opened, Mr.
Roupell was again placed in the witness-box to un-
dergo further cross-examination.

In answer to questions put to him by Mr. Bovill,
he said—

The value of my father's property, at the time of
his death, I should estimate thus :—Roupell Park
about £150,000, and Roupell-street about £50,000.
In 1853 Roupell Park was not worth more than
£40,000, but £150,000 has been laid out upon it,
and I consider it to be worth now nearly £200,000.
I borrowed money on mortgage, for the purpose of
improving this estate, and I say that all these
deeds are also forgeries.

Mr. Bovill—And your object is to get £200,000
for your brother ?
Mr. Roupell—On my oath, no. •
Mr. Bovill—lf you make out these mortgages to
be forgeries, will not the effect be that your
brother will get the property ?
Mr. Roupell—l know that he will be entitled
to it.

Cross-examined--The Roupell-street estate has
has not been improved much. It is now worth
£50,000. The Norhiton Farm estate is worth
£15,000, and the Great Warley estate in Essex
£lO,OOO. There was anotlier property called the
Thundersley estate. At my father's death it was
worth £lO,OOO, but a portion of it has since been
enfranchised, and it is now worth £13,000. I did
not End the money to enfranchise it. My mother
found the money. There was another estate at
Havering-atte•Bower, and Stapleford Abbotts,
in Essex, that was worth £7,000. Be-
sides this there were the lead works in
Gravel-lane, that were worth about £1,500, and
some premises in Shoe-lane, that were worth
£2,000. In addition to these there were some pre-
mises in Lant-street, Southwark, that were worth
£3,500; and a hop warehouse in the Borough worth
£2,000. The Wandsworth-road estate was worth
£B,OOO, and another estate called South Ville,
£4,500. Besides this property my father had shares
in the Lambeth Water Works Company, and the
Alliance Marine Insurance Company, amounting to
£25,000. The balances at the bankers' were about
£B,OOO. I think that I raised altogether about
£135,000 upon the Roupell Park estate. A large
sum has also been raised upon the Roupell-street
estate. I allege, of course, that my brother is en-
titled to all this property by reason of my having
forged my father's will. I think that the whole
amount obtained upon the various estates was about
£184,000. The sum of £12,000 was raised upon the
Kingston estate. The deed by which this money
was raised, I also allege to be a forgery, in order to
enable my brother to get the money.
Mr. Bovill—Then the effect of the jury believing
the story that you have told, if they should do so,
will be to put your brother into possession of
£184,000 and upwards ?
Mr. Roupell—l consider he is entitled to it.
In answer to another question, Mr. Roupell said
9:tat he considered that some portion of the estates,
iy proceedings he had taken, were secured to his
""o„..ther, and were " safe from all antagonists."
-•• .
you
e:to:11.1-8.g.° from all antagonists ! That is
-mr. iteatnon, is it ?
Bovii)3111--yes.
execute altott,,mtre7 many conveyances did you
Mr- Roupen-.../.*
wii2v.jeh to conceal nothing. lam
vtheerytrsuotrhry for .
have done, and desire to tell
Mr. Bovill—How luau
pmt conveyances of property
hav© you
t'atnennoctonsarleo."`'
People in the parish of
executed to
Lambeth alone _
.mtly. I think I
all "•
Mr. Bovill—And you allege that 'the
e whole of
them are forged .
haNAler;xleLcUutle)edlia—bolut
Mr. Roupell—Yes,
Mr. Bovill—To enable your brother to
get the
property ?
Mr. IZunpell—Yee.
Mr. Bovill—And what 8.- you say its the
pect ; to recover
total amount of property you ex •
nearly £300,000 ?

Mr. Roupell—Quite £300,000.
Cross-examination--Tbo improvelm ts I effected
were bywere by the money I obtained from my fat
improper means.
Mr. Bovill—By stealing ?
Mr. Roupell—Yes. I obtained £lO,OOO from raY
father in one transaction—Xs,ooo in cash, and
£5,000 which he wrote off for a supposed claim
which he had upon the Unity Company.
Mr. Bovill—Then you allege that you stole
£5,000, and obtained another .£5,000 by fraud ?
Mr. Roupell—Yes.