The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-18 00:00:00

DIE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 18, 1865.

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The Russian frigate Alexander Newsky, with the
corvette Wilias and clipper Almas, from Lisbon,
entered Plymouth Sound yesterday (Wednesday)
morning. She was preceded by her Majesty's
ship Defence, and followed by the United States'
frigate Niagara, Capt. Craven. On anchoring the
band on board the Russian frigate which brought
the body of the Czarewitch performed a dirge. The
frigate saluted the British flag on the citadel, when
the Union Jack was partly lo ffered, and the Rus-
sian flag hoisted half-mast high. Her Majesty's
ship Black Prince, 41, Capt. Lord Frederick Kerr,
was in the Sound. She bore the Russian standard at
the main, the ensign at the peak, and the English
Admiral's flag at the mizen—all half-mast high.
Shortly after the citadel had commenced the Black
Prince began to fire a similar salute. The Plymouth
Corporation standard was hoisted on the Hoe and at
the Guildhall half-mast high, and similar tokens of
respect were exhibited at the Government-house,
Mount Wise, and on board the Admiral's and other
ships of war in Hamoaze. When the Niagara was
moored she exchanged a salute of 21 guns with
the citadel, and of 17 with the Royal Adelaide,
26, Capt. Frederick B. P. Seymour, C. 8., flag-
of Port-Admiral Sir Charles H. Fremantle, K.C.B.
It is expected that the Russian squadron will re-
main two days at Plymouth, and that Admiral
Sessofsky, who is in command, will stay with Ad-
miral Fremantle, while General Annenkow, Aide-
de-Camp-General (who has charge of the body of
the Imperial Prince) will be entertained by Lord
Templetown, the commander of the forces in the
west. There are now nine ships of war in Ply-
mouth Sound, viz. :—Russian--The Alexander
Newsky, Beg, Wilias, and Almas ; United States
—Niagara ; and British—Achilles, Black Prince,
Gladiator, and Sphinx. The Russian ships and the
Defence and Niagara, besides exhibiting flags half
hoisted, had their yards topped up so as to form
crosses ; the lower yard, topsail-yards, and top-
gallant yards of each mast being topped reversely.
The Alexander Newsky bears the Prince's flag half-
mast high. Baron Brunnow arrived yesterday
afternoon, and is gone to Lord Templetown's ; also
M. Sabouroff, Attach 6, and M. Tapoff, chaplain,
who performs Divine service on board the Admiral's
ship to-morrow.
The Terrible, 21, paddlewheel frigate, recently
commissioned by Capt. Gerard J. Napier, at Sheer-
ness, was inspected by Vice-Admiral Sir Charles
Talbot, K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief at Sheerness,
on Tuesday. She was yesterday taken for trial to
the measured mile off Maplin Sands, and will leave
this day to join the Channel squadron, to await the
completion of the shipment of the Atlantic telegraph
cable on board the Great Eastern, after which she
will accompany that vessel while she is employed
laying the cable.
With reference to the remarks made on Monday

last by Gen. E. C. garde, commanding the garri-
son at Woolwich, regarding the appearance of the
men on parade of Major Simpson's and Capt. Wil-
son's batteries, the General has been pleased to in-
form the officers, for their satisfaction, that what he
said was intended to convey his displeasure to a
portion of the men only, to mark his disapproval
of the careless manner in which they wore their
accoutrements. The remainder, he added, were
in a high state of military discipline. They will be
again inspected this morning at nine o'clock, in the
Royal Artillery Repository, by Col. Gardner, com-
manding the sth brigade, to which the batteries
belong.
The following appointments have been made at
the Admiralty :—Tuesday.—Lieut. John B. War-
ren, to the Frederick William ; Lieut. Frederick de
V. Sanders, to the Canopus ; Lieut. W. R. Ken-
nedy, Lieut. Edward J. Jermain, Lieut. W. E.
Fitzgerald, and Lieut. W. 11. Jocelyn to the Scout ;
Sub-Lieut. Pelham Aldrich to the Scout ; Francis
J. L. Blackwood, midshipman, to the Sutlej ; W.
U. Moore, midshipman, to the Hydra, ; Christopher
J. Naylor, Eustace D. Maude, Hon. Dudley 0.
Murray, Edward 11. Bayley, and Edgar Bogue,
midshipmen, to the Scout ; Alexander J. Bal-
lantyne, Jelinger E. Symont, and Frederick
Papillon, midshipmen, to the Sphinx ; Henry
IV. Saville, Augustus 11. Coker, and Edward
11. Germ, naval cadets, to the Scout. Wed-
nesday—Capt. Julian F. Slight, to the Scout ; the
appointment of Capt. Way to that ship has been
cancelled; Capt. Geo. G. Randolph, to the Cum-
berland, for service in the Reserve at Sheerness, vice
Hall ; Capt. John B. Dickson, to the Orlando, vice
Hall ; Capt. John Borlase to the Irresistible, vice
Dickson ; Capt. Geo. llancock to the Trafalgar,
vice Borlase ; Sub-Lieut. Gerard R. Bromley, to
the Terrible; Montjoy Squire, Reginald G. Fair-
fax, and Leo A. Parkinson, midshipmen, :to the
Caledonia ; Gerald W. Russell, midshipman, to
the Victoria ; Hugh M. Tyler, midshipman, to the
Liverpool ; Charles M. Luckraft, Geo. Hunting-
ford, Arthur N. Heathcote, and the Hon. Assheton
G. Curzon Howe, naval cadets, to the Caledonia ;
Henry C. U. Morshead, navel cadet to the Sphinx ;
James N. Hurt, naval cadet, to the Scout ;
Maurice S. R. Bayly and Nugent R. M. Le
Geyt, naval cadets, to the Victoria ; John E.
Meryon, Daniel F. P. Barton, Harry H. Glaybrook,
and Walter 11. Anson, naval cadets, to the Terrible.
The undernamed have been nominated to naval
cadetships :—Archibald E. C. Kennedy, Charles W.
p. Allen, George L. Sunderland, and Henry E.
McMurdo.

country. With reference to another international
trophy—the Elcho Shield—he had only to state that,
instead of the competition being limited to England
and Scotland, their Irish fellow subjects would this
year, and for future years, take part in the contest
for its possession. Another new prize which was
offered to them was the China Cup—a piece of plate
of the value of £5OO, presented by the Volunteers
of Shanghai, Hongkong, and Canton to the Volun-
teers of England, with £lOO added in money for
distribution among the winners. This permanent
prize would be competed for by the best 10 shots from
each county. Lord de Grey, Mr. Bass, and the other
noblemen and gentlemen who gave prizes last year,
had again offered them at the forthcoming meet-
ing. Besides these, Captain Ross had offered a prize,
the directors of the London and South-Western
Railway another prize of £5O, and Mr. Watherston,
Mr. White, Mr. Gardiner, and the editor of the
Spectator all gave fresh prizes for this meeting, and
he had every reason to hope that they would be com-
peted for for years to come. With regard to the
Albert Prize, he wished to say that the Council had
decided upon giving up the first stage of shooting
for this honour at the 200 yards' range, and in
future the ranges would be only 500 and 600 yards.
At the same time, they had agreed when they
made this change that no change should be made
in the money value of the objects competed for,
which would now simply be divided between the two
ranges, instead of, as heretofore, spread over three.
The question of 'mechanically fitting bullets for this
contest had also occupied the attention of the Coun-
cil, and they had come to the conclusion that they
might fairly be used in the first stage of the Albert
prize at 500 yards, though not in the second stage
at 600. In order to induce as early entries as pos-
sible, it had beep determined to raise the charge for
entries made beyond a certain date, for late en-
trances were always a fertile cause of embarrass-
ment and often of confusion. He was sorry to say
that the state of Captain Page's health rendered it
not improbable that the Association would be unable
to avail themselves of his invaluable services at the
shooting points this year, and such a temporary
loss all• who knew the earnest manner in which Cap-
tain Page had interested himself to secure the ar-
rangements for the Volunteers was onewhich he was
sure the meeting would regret. (Hear, hear.) The
Swiss targets which last year had proved so success-
ful would again be improved upon at the July
meetings, and their numbers increased to 11. The
competition which had been announced for the
breech-loading prize would come off at Woolwich
on the 30th of this month, and the Association gave
a prize of £lOO for the best weapon among the six
competitors who intended to come forward and dis-
pute it. Last year they had offered a prize for a
151 b. rifle, to be tried at a distance of 2,000 yards,
but the difficulty of procuring a level range of such
a length had delayed the arbitrament. He now,
however, believed that such a range could be ob-
tained, and the date and conditions of the match
would be announced as soon as possible. Another
important matter to which he wished to direct the
attention of the meeting was that the Artillery had
followed in their footsteps, and were making
strenuous efforts to worthily imitate the success of
of their example. As to the objects which the Ar-
tillery aimed at, there had been an amalgamation
between their members and the members of the
Council of the Rifle Association, and the mutual
arrangement which had been entered into he was
sure would be satisfactory in every respect. The
funds of the Association, exclusive of the sums in-
vested, showed the same steady increase as was dis-
played in other branches connected with their general
objects ; and altogether he was thankful to say that
he had little more to do than congratulate them upon
their slow but sure progression.
In reply to a question from Col. BOWERS, of the
Hants Mounted Rifles, asking why a prize was not
awarded to the five-grooved rifles, with which his
and some other corps were armed,
Lord ELcuo said at once that the matter should
be taken into consideration by the council, and
further intimated that though he could not of him-
self promise in the name of the association to offer
such a prize, yet lie felt little doubt, as the request
was a very reasonable one, but that a prize would be

offered.
Mr. LUX3IOI:E wished to know what had been the
result of the trial of last year between the muzzle-
loading rifles. It was generally understood that the
competition between the rifles of Mr.Whitworth and
Mr. Rigby had been a very close one, and many
were anxious to know how it had eventually ter-

minated.
Lord ELCHO said that in those trials the council
had reserved to themselves the right of ordering any
further trials which they might think necessary.
They had ordered a further competition, which Mr.
Whitworth had declined to go on with, and under
these circumstances the council had no option but to
award the prize to Mr. Rigby. (Hear.)
After a few suggestions from Capt. GOODLIFFE,
Lord ELCHO proceeded to state that fresh ar-
rangements having been made by the Council they
felt that they were enabled to do away with the
limitation as to the numbers of those who wished
to take part in the camping of representatives of
their corps on the occasion of their next meeting at
Wimbledon. The restrictions that at least-two-fifths
of the members•camping should also be members of
the National Rifle Association was the only one
which would be now adhered to.
The motion for the adoption and confirmation of
the new bylaws was then put and carried nem. con.
Col. HARCOURT, on the part of the Artillery,
having thanked Lord Elcho for the kindness with
which the Association had met them in their endea-
vours to follow their example and bring artillery to
as much certainty in practice as the Association had
brought the rifle,
Lord ELCHO replied that he believed it would'add
essentially to their defensive strength if field guns
were as much studied in their precision as small
arms. He believed that the attention bestowed lately
on small arms had led to some of the most important
improvements. He hoped that the new Artillery
Association would obtain the use of Armstrong guns
for their practice, and he was sure that the addi-
tional results of their workday experience would do
much towards hastening committees on gunnery to
decide at once which was the best weapon for land
and sea service.
A vote of thanks was then passed to the chairman,
and the proceedings terminated.

A NEW LIZARD.—A paper-was received last week
by the Academy of Sciences from M. Paul Gervais, on a
now fossil kind of Saurian, which ho proposes calling
Illesosauras. Most of the reptiles belonging to the fauna
of the secondary period have certain peculiarities which dis-
tinguish them from the reptiles of the present day, and there-
fore render it impossible to classify them together with the
latter. The conformation of the Mesosaurus approaches to
that of terrestrial reptiles in certain points of osteology,
but in others it bears greater analogy to the marine species,
such as the Simo-saurus and the Plesio-saurns. The only
existing indication of this animal is a hollow impression in
a slab of slate, 23 centimetres long and 10 cents. broad,much
resembling those of the marls of the lias formation. This
slab boars the impression of the anterior ventral face of the
reptile, viz., the head, neck, forepaws, and a considerable
portion of the thoraco-abdominal region. These different
parts have left very minute impressions. The Saurian
was of the same size as the Lacerta Ocellata, but its form
must have been quite different. This piece of slate was
sent over_ from Africa to M. Edouard Verreaux, upwards
of twenty years ago, by his brother, who had found it
in the country of the Griquas, a people of the Hottentot
race,. north of the Orange River. The precise site it was
taken from was unknown, the slab having been found
in the hut of a Griquas, who used it to cover his
kettle. It now belongs to the Museum of Natural His,
tory at the Garden of Plants. The head, only the under
part of which is visible, is but eight millimetres broad
at the snout ; it gradually increases in breadth
of two centimetres at the occiput. The length of the head
is six centimetres and a half. There were about 40 long
and thin teeth. The nine cervical vertebrae which follow
form a length of five centimetres, and the maximum length
of the fore-paws is five centimetres and a half.—Galignani.
FORFEITURE FOR TREASON AND FELONY.—The
Attorney-General's Bill proposes that property shall not be
forfeited for treason or felony, but shall vest temporarily
in the Treasury, and that the Treasury may apply it in
payment of the costs of the trial and the debts of the con-
vict ; in making restitution or compensation to those who
have suffered through his criminal or fraudulent acts ; in
making an allowance for the support of his wife and
.chil-
dren, or other relatives ; and the balance or surplus is to
nvort and be restored to him on the expiration of his sen-
tence, or to his representatives.

The Alleged Murder of a Woman in the
Caledonian-road.

Yesterday Dr. Lankester resumed at the Prince Arthur
Tavern, Frederick-street, Caledonian-road, the investiga-
tion into the circumstances of the alleged murder of Cathe-
rine Costello, aged 27 years, by a man named Michael
Killduff, with whom she cohabited.
The accused, Michael KiLlduff, was brought up in cus-
tody of Inspector Bush, under a warrant from the Secretary
of State. During the evidence of the landlady he cried
bitterly.

Crowds of persons, principally of the female sex,
assembled in the neighbouring thoroughfare, in order to
obtain a view of the prisoner as he was being brought to
the court.
Mr. Ricketts defended the accused.

The Coroner opened the proceedings by informing Kill-
duff that ho would read over the evidence of the father of
the deceased and of Dr. Slater, taken on the last occasion,
and would receive any statement in explanation with re-
ference thereto.

The depositions in question were to tho effect, that the
deceased had often complained of the accused's violence to
her. That on the morning of Wednesday week Killduff
went to her father's house and said that she was dead, and
that he had struck her, but only with his open hand, and
that he knew he should " get in for it," and should never
get back. Dr. Slater proved that there were marks of
blows or falls on the head and of fingers upon the throat,
and that she died from the effects either of the blows or of
tho strangulation.

The prisoner made no remark in reference to thosestate-

ments.

Harriett Franklin, 2, Frederick-street, said that Killduff
and the deceased lived in her houso two months, and she
believed they wore married. Deceased was, often tipsy,
and witness gave her warning twice on account of her
drinking habits. They used to quarrel and fight. Witness
never saw the man drunk. Deceased used to go out as a
washerwoman until a quarrel took place a month back,
and since that time she did not do any work. On Tuesday
week, at seven o'clock in the evening, Killduff came in
asking for his wife. She was out, and he went out to
seek her. She then returned and began to insult witness.
Mr. Franklin came down and told her to go into her own
room. She wont out saying, "Ifl am Irish I will fetch 20
more, and you shall have no sleep to-night."
Coroner—What made her say that ? Did you call her
Irish ?

Witness said that her husband did. Killduff came in
apparently sober about two o'clock. Witness asked him to
be quiet, and not to have any disturbance ; and he answered,
"No ma'am, I will not." He was very civil and quiet. The
deceased came in afterwards, and be met her and said,
" Where is my tea ?" striking her as he said the words. She
called out "Murder," and said, "Don't, don't ;" and then
there was no more noise. Witness thought that the cessa-
tion of the noise was due to Killduff's promise to be quiet.
It never occurred to her that the woman was dead. There
had often been greater disturbances before. That night it
was all over in ten minutes. At six in the morning R illduff
came to witness, and said that his wife was either dead or
dying. Witness went into the room and found her quite
dead and black. Witness never heard Killduff threaten to
kill deceased.

Lydia Delford, a lodger in the same house, said that she
had often seen the deceased drunk, but Kilduff never.
But she believed that he did take a little drink that Tues-
day night. She had heard him say that if deceased did not
leave off drinking she would remember it, but he never
threatened her life. On Tuesday night witness hoard him
say, " What a shame it is that I should be kept out in the
street; I'll stiffen my lady's nose before morning." When
deceased came in she said " I shall catch it, I know, when
I get upstairs." She seemed to swing over the bannisters
to look up and see if there was a light. She then said,
" Well, here goes," and entered the room. Directly she got
into the room Kilduff said,' Where is my teas' or 'my key,'
witness could not tell which, and he struck her. There
was a dreadful scuffle, and one or both fell. Deceased cried
out " Murder." and " Don't," and there was another scuffle.
Then all was quiet. The next morning witness saw Kilduff
come down and wash himself in the back yard.
Prisoner—ln the wash-house I washed myself.
The witness said it was all the same thing. He ,then
went upstairs into his own room ; ho came out almost
directly, and said to the landlady, " Good God, my wife is
dying or dead." Dr. Slater was then sent for.
Sergeant W. Marsh, 55 N, said that on the night in•ques-

tion he saw deceased quarrelling in the Caledonian-road

with some respectable persons who were jeering her. Wit-
ness saw she had been drinking, and said, "You must be
drunk to insult persons in this way." She said, " lam moro
mad than drunk ; I had a quarrel with my husband a fort-
night ago, and to-night with my landlady ; she insulted me
by calling me ' Irish,' and if I were to tell my husband that
he would kill her." Sho then ran across the road and en-
tered her own house.
By Mr. Ricketts—Witness saw no marks on deceased's
face then. She had her bonnet on. Sho was drunk.

John Delford, a lodger at 2, Frederick-street, said that
after the quarrel and scuffle he heard deceased give three
prolonged groans, as if she could not draw her breath.
There was no sound from the feet of a second person after
that. There were three falls. After the third scuffle and
fall he heard the groans. *
Mr. Ricketts said he did not wish the prisoner to say

anything.
The Coroner then summed up, and read over the deposi-
tions at length. lie said if the prisoner intended to kill the

deceased, it was a case of murder; if the injuries were in-
flicted during a qttarrel, and without any intention of kill-
ing, the case would be one of manslaughter ; if the death
arose from effusion on the brain from excitement from
being struck, the case would not be one of a criminal cha-
racter.

Tho court was then cleared of strangers.
The jury, after some deliberation, returned a verdict that
deceased was found dead from the effects of certain inju-
ries inflicted upon her by Michael Killduff ; and that the
said Michael Killduff was guilty of the manslaughter of
the said Catherine Costello.
The Coroner then issued his warrant for the committal
of Killduff to Newgate on the charge of manslaughter.
_ _

The case was also brought before the Clerke;well Po-
lice-court yesterday, when Mr. Barker also committed the
prisoner for trial.

HEALTH OF LONDON,

(From the Registrar-General's Weekly Return.)

In the week that ended on Saturday, May 13, the
births in London and ten other large towns of the United
Kingdom were 3,967 ; the deaths 2,453. The annual rate
of mortality in the week in those eleven towns was 22 per
1,000 persons living, and was lower than in the two pre-
vious weeks, when the rates were 25 and 24 respectively.
In London the births of 1,008 boys and 991 girls, in all
1,999 children, were registered in the week. In the corre-
sponding weeks of ten years, 1855-61, the average number,
corrected for increase of population, was 1,971.
The deaths in London in the same period were 1,167.
The average number for the nineteenth week in ten years
(corrected) is 1,306. The deaths in the present return are
less by 139 than the average number.

This is the healthiest season of the year in London, and
the mortality in May is generally low. The actual morta-
lity in the two last weeks is much below the low average.
If the London boards put the great sewers in communica-
tion with every house, and if every family get a supply of
pure water from the companies, while the population itself
does its duty in promoting cleanliness of person, house,
and street, the mortality in summers to come will not be
excessive.

Two hundred and thirty-two persons died from zymotic
diseases, the corrected average number being 295. Eight
deaths occurred from small-pox, 18 from measles, 22 fro.n
scarlatina, 5 from diphtheria, 27 from whooping-cough,
and 49 from typhus.
Phthisis proved fatal to 151 persons, 96 deaths occurred
from bronchitis, 54 from pneumonia, and 67 from diseases
of the heart.

The son of a publisher's assistant, 11 years, died on the
Bth May, at Dean's-court, Old Bailey, from hydrophobia,
having been bitten by a dog in Holborn about three months
previously. A female, aged 22 years, employed at lead
works, Limehouse, died on the bth May, at 4, Garden-
place, Stepney, from lead colic. A chemical labourer, agod
52 years, died on the 11th May, at Lombard-road, Batter-
sea, from lead poisoning. A painter, aged 26 years, died
on the 7th May, at 2, Church-street, Chelsea, from lead
colic. A tool dealer, aged 60 years, was found dead, on the
26th April, at 20, Lamb-gardens, Bethnal-green, from dis-
ease of lungs, accelerated by privation.
The rate of mortality last week was 20 por 1000 in Lon-
don, 24 in Edinburgh, and 22 in Dublin, 31 in Liverpool,
27 in Manchester, 19 in Salford, 18 in Birmingham, 23 in
Leeds, 21 in Bristol, 25 in Hull, and 29 in Glasgow. The
rate in Vienna was 39 per 1000 during the week ending
the 29th ult., when the temperature was 3.7 deg. Fahren-
heit higher than in the same week in London, where the
rate was 23 per 1000. _ _

In Liverpool the births were 374, the deaths 281; in
Manchester the births 221, the deaths 182 ; in Salford the
births 74, the deaths 40 ; in Birmingham the birth 253, the
deaths 115; in Leeds the births 218, the deaths 99; in Bris-
tol the births 108, the deaths G 5; in Hull the births 73, the
deaths 50; in Edinburgh the births 144, the deaths 80 ; in
Glasgow the births 357, the deaths 238; and in Dublin the
births 145, the deaths 136. There were 420 deaths in Vienna
during the week ending the 29th ult.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer in the week was 29.639. The barometri-
cal reading decreased from 29.90 in. at the beginning of
the week to 29.35 in. on Wednesday. The mean tempera-
ture of the air in the week was 50.7 deg., which is 0.7 deg.
below the average of the same week in 50 years (as deter-
mined by Mr. Glaisher). The highest day temperature
was 70 deg. on Tuesday. The lowest night temperature
was 38.9 deg. on Monday. The entire range of tempera-
ture in the week was therefore 31.1 deg. The mean of the
highest temperatures of the water of the Thames was 59.3
deg. ; that of the lowest was 58.2 deg. Theilifferenee be-
tween the mean dew-point temperature and air tempera-
ture was 5 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air
was 84, complete saturation being represented by 100. Rain
fell to the amount of 2.69 in., which is equivalent to a fall
of 272 tons of rain per acre. The direction of the wind
was variable.