The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-22 00:00:00

TIIE CAMP AT CI:JOBB-AM COMMON.

Yesterday was again a busy day at the camp, Lord
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fine day for exercising the troops under his command.
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dinge in front of its encampment. The inspection over,
the whole of the troops marched over the Queen's bridge,
on the extreme right of the camp, the enemy,---consisting
of the same forces as before, with the exception of a
fresh company of Sappers, who had relieved the first
company—being posted behind a hill close to Colonel
Challoner's plantation. The 4th Light Dragoons first
crossed the bridge and attempted to dislodge the enemy,
but failing in their attempt, retired to the rear, covered
by a battery of the Royal Artillery. In the mean-
time the other portions of the divisional army had
crossed the bridge and formed up under shelter of the
range of hills opposite the encampment. After a short
halt, and having thrown out their skirmishers, the army
proceeded by regiments to attack the enemy, who
finally retired into the shelter afforded by Colonel Chal-
loner's plantation, where " bush fighting" was carried
on for some time between the enemy and the light com-
panies. The enemy, however, ultimately succeeded in
driving back the attacking forces, and obtained a strong
position on the hills, somewhat to the left of their first
ground. The defeated brigades, retiring beyond the
range of the enemy's guns, and covered by several field
batteries, proceeded to re-form in line. While thus en-
gaged, the cavalry, which had formed in two lines, the
light cavalry in the foremost and the heavy cavalry in
the rearmost, made several attacks on the enemy. As
the 4th Light Dragoons and Bth Hussars were seen
galloping up, the enemy rapidly threw themselves into
squares, and as soon as the cavalry had approached
within range they were saluted with a well-delivered
volley from each miniature square, from which they re-
tired by " threes" from the right of squadrons, and
formed in rear of the infantry, who were by this time
drawn up in three splendid lines. The brigade of Guards
was in line on the right, Sir R. England's brigade
thrown back on the left, and behind it the brigade of
Colonel Lockyer, while crowning the heights on the rear
were three field batteries, one field battery on the ex-
treme left, and the Horse Artillery on the right flank of
the Guards. The undulating nature of the ground made
this disposition of the forces an exceedingly strong one,
while its appearance was remarkably fine. In order to
meet this threatened assault, the enemy extended their
line to an equal distance with that of the opposing forces
and commenced firing with surprising vigour. ' The
popping of their 150 pieces was, however, soon hushed
in the tremendous roll of musketry which the Guards
threw into their lines. In the engagements at Chobliam
victory is not always on the side of the strongest, and
unless the spectator will so far draw upon his imaginve

tion as to suppose that the few red and white jacketted
men, called the enemy, represent merely the skirmishers
of some tremendous army in their rear, they will be
staggered at seeing bodies of troops, outnumbering their
opponents by nearly a hundred to one, retreating in
double-quick time before a handful of men on the oppo-
site slopes. We will, therefore, ask the reader to sup-
pose that immense bodies of infantry are marching up
on the enemy's left, and that their foremost columns
have opened such a galling fire on the Guards as
to compel them to retire—for at this moment they
are hastily forming into column, and retiring under the
cover of some rising ground. As they retire, however,
Sir It. England's brigade commences a beautiful and
rapid file firing on the enemy's right and centre ; their
fire is replied to with energy by the enemy, and in their
turn the Ist Light Brigade rapidly march off in column
through the line of Colonel Lockyer's brigade, press on
through their own artillery on the heights, nor halt till
they are secure behind a hill. Colonel Lockyer's bri-
gade, with the 79th Highlanders, is now the only one
which stands its ground ; it fires several volleys, and in
its turn passes over the hill, while the artillery on the
right and left protect the flanks of the retiring troops.
The enemy advances in double-quick time, gains the
summit of the hill, and another victory in Catlin's Val-
ley is to be recorded on the imperishable records of the
gallant Sappers and Fusiliers. Elate with the proud
consciousness of having nobly done their duty, each
regiment then marched past Lord Hardinge, Lord Sea-
ton, the Duke of Cambridge, and a most brilliant staff.
As the cavalry were marching back to their camps,
they had to pass over a boggy piece of land lying in the
valley which runs in the front of the encampment. The
crust of the bog was comparatively hard, and merely
trembled as the horses passed over it. As the last straw,
however, broke the back of the camel, so the last trooper
of the Scots Greys broke the upper surface of this
quagmire, and the horse with its rider, like another
Quintus Curtius, was rapidly disappearing in the ground.
By a desperate leap the:videritimped off the back of the
fast-sinking horse, only, however, to be himself en-
gulphed in the mire. Captain Boyd, of the Scots Greys,
with a feeling of humanity which reflects the highest
credit on him, and regardless of personal inconvenience,
leaped off his horse and by great exertion, and with the
assistance of a numberi of other men of the Scots Greys,
succeeded in pulling the man out. The horse was in
the meantime gradually sinking lower and lower, despite
all its exertions to release itself, and the whole of its
'hind quarters had disappeared before, by the united ex-
ertions of some dozen men, it could be got out of its un-
comfortable position. One of the men of the Bth
Hussars almost immediately after met with a similar
fate, and he with his horse was only released with
the same amount of trouble and exertion. The
appearance of both horse
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from the bog, was, a
thing but regimental. We believe that neither the
men nor the horses received any injury beyond the
alarm and inconvenience to which they were subjected.
The philanthropic exertions of Captain Boyd were at-
tended with the complete ruin of a new and very bril-
liant uniform which he wore. We are informed that
Gen'eral Sir de Lacy Evans a short time since was a vic-
tim to a similar occurrence near the same spot.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

ROLLS COURT.—JULY 21.
(Before the Master of the Rolls.)

THE YORK AND NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY V.
HUDSON.

Mr. Rolt and Mr. Toiler resumed the arguments in
this case to-day on the part of the defendant, and con-
fined themselves, by the direction of the Court, princi-
pally to the transactions relative to the 2,503 tons of
rails, and interest upon the sum of 9,0001. in dispute
between the parties. With respect to the first, they
contended that the defendant had a right to charge the
plaintiff at the rate of 121. per ton, which was considered
at the time to be the market value thereof ; and it was
incorrect to argue that the defendant was acting during
the transaction as agent for the plaintiffs. He bought
the rails solely on his own account, and without any
order to that effect, froui the plaintiffs, and when he sold
them, he sold them to the plaintiffs as he would to any
one else, at their then value. With respect to the
9,0001., the learned counsel contended that the defen-
dant
had
paid all that he was called upon to pay, that is
to say, the whole of the 9,000/. ; and there could be no
pretence now to charge him with interest on the same,
inasmuch as the transactions closed when the sum de-
manded was paid.

Mr. R. Palmer having replied,
The Master of the Rolls said that there was no doubt
with respect to the trantaction, as to the sale and pur-
chase of the rails, that the defendant was acting in the
character of a trustee or agent for the plaintiffs, and
that in such character he ha entered into certain con-
tracts for the purchase of iron at a certain price, which
contracts he must be held, as such trustee or agent, to
have transferred to the plaintiffs ; and, therefore, in re-
ference to the same, he could not claim from them 121.
per ton for the iron which he had only paid 61. 10s. for.
As to the question of the 9,0001., he would look through
the evidence, and reserve his judgment till Monday ;
and with reference to the other subjects of dispute be-
tween the parties, the usual order would be made as to
account ; and under such order the matters in dispute
between the parties would be fully gone into and
adjusted.
The Solicitor-General, Mr. R. Palmer' and Mr. Hob-
house appeared for the plaintiffs ; Mr. Rolt and Mr.
Teller for the defendant.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.-STAFFORD, JULY 21.

CROWN CounT.—(Before Mr. Justice Crompton.)

Sarah Baker, aged 24, was charged with the wilful
murder of her illegitimate child, Charles Baker, on the
12th of June last, at the borough of Wolverhampton.
Mr. Scotland appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Hud-
dlestone defended the prisoner.
The following witnesses were called :

Jane Whitehouse, wife of Edwd. Whitehouse, said—
I live at Bloxwich, about 4 or 5 miles from Cheslinhay,
and about 2 miles from Walsall. The prisoner is my
niece. I knew her child ; I have known it about nine
months. I recollect her coming to my house on Sunday,
the 12th of June, about 6 o'clock. My house is about
300 yards from the high road. She had her child with
her. She came into my house with the child. She stated
to me that she had applied to Mr. Harrison, at Norton-
hall, for a dispensary ticket, and a lady who was
there on a visit out of Derbyshire had fallen in love
with her child, and asked her if she thought she could
part with it. She said she could, and she thought it
would be better done by ; and that she had agreed to
take it to the lady between 10 and 11 o'clock on the
Monday morning. That was said on the Sunday even-
ing. There is a Mr. Harrison living there in the neigh-
bourhood. She remained at my house about three hours,
and left about 9 o'clock. She took her child with her
when she left. I did not observe what direction she
went in. I saw her again on the Monday evening, at
about 8 o'clock. She had not her child with her then.
I asked her if she had taken the child? She said, "Yes,
she had." I asked her about what time she took the
child ? She said about half-past 10 o'clock in the morn-
ing. I asked her if the child cried ? She said, "No, it
did not ; she left the child asleep." I had no further
conversation about the child. She remained at my house
that night, and left on Tuesday morning about 7 o'clock.
On the Friday following, the 17th of June, I was at the
coroner's inquest, at the Swan Inn, at Pelsall. I saw
the child then ; it was dead. I saw some of its dress.
I knew it again. I had seen it at my house on the Sun-
day evening. It was the dress the child had on.

Cross-examined— I knew the woman to be fond of the
child in my presence. She was in very great distress,
misery, and wretchedness. I never saw her with a far-
thing. I and my friends are very poor people. She
lived on what she could get from one and another. She
did not appear able to work. I saw her on the Saturday
week before the Sunday. She had about three or four
weeks before come out of the workhouse. She did not
appear able to do any work. She was in a very weak
state. She did not cry, but was very low in spirits, and
was scarcely able to support herself. This was the first
time she came. My husband is a miner.
Thomas Walters said—l was a policeman at Walsall on
the 14th of June. I was on duty at Bloxhall on that
day. I went to a house in Abblewell-street (Longmore's),
in Walsall, at between six and seven o'clock in the even-
ing. I had had information. I saw the prisoner there.
She sat just in the house, sewing, just inside the doorway.
I asked her if her name was Sarah Baker. She said,
" Yes." I asked her what she had done with the child
which she had at her aunt's on Sunday night. She said
she sat on the Norton-read on the Monday morning with
the child in her arms, and was crying ; that a lady came
riding by in a gig ; that she stopped and asked her what
was the matter with her ; that she told her she was in
sad distress and destitute ; that the lady asked her if she
would like to part with her child, and she told her
.
" yes" ; she said she was going into Derbyshire, and
would take the baby with her and take care of it. I
said—" You come and show me the place, and which
way the lady went."
She came along into the Lichfield-
road. When she got near to the grammar-school I said
—" I'm afraid you've made away with the child."
" I have made away with She
e
began to cry, and said,
child, and I hope She, Lord will.. ,h,ave mercy on me for
what I have done. She said, I will go and show
you where my baby lies." She went on the road to
Pelsall-common, and pointed to an old pit, and
said, " That's where my baby lies." She then
showed me this shawl, and said, " This is the shawl
that slipped off him when I threw him down
the pit." Sbe said, " When you find the body--
when you find my baby—it will have on a blue frock
with a white stripe, and a straw hat, and shoes and
stockings.l then took her to Walsall and gave her in
charge on her own confession of the murder. I left her
with the superintendent. The next day I went to the
pit again. It was searched in my presence by Francis
Braabury and Thomas Ball. It was an old pit shaft
that bad been worked out for years. I saw a male child
taken out of the pit. It was brought up by Francis Brad-
bury. It was taken to the Swan Inn at Pelsall. A
coroner's inquest was held upon it afterwards. The
skirt of the frock the child had on was turned over its
head and pinned on the left shoulder. It covered its

head. Its hands were crossed hi the frock. In that
state it was taken to the Swan Inn. It is about three
miles from Worley-bank to Bloxwich, and two miles
from Bloxwich to Walsall. The road to Pelsall leads
out of the Lichfield-road, the road that goes from Wor-
ley-bank to Walsall. It is three miles from Walsall to
Pelsall. The pit is about a mile or a mile and a-half
from-Little Bloxwich-bridge.
This was the case for the prosecution.
Mr. Huddlestone addressed the jury for the prisoner.
Mr. Justice Crompton summed up the case, and
The jury, after some consideration, found the prisoner
guilty of murder, but strongly recommended her to
mercy upon the ground of the desponding state of her
mind at the time, and all the distressing circum-
stances.

The learned Judge then pronounced the awful sentence
of the law in the usual form, concluding with a prayer
that the Lord would have mercy on the prisoner's soul.
The prisoner, who during her trial appeared to be.
much affected and cried a great deal, was then removed
in a fainting state.