The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-04 00:00:00

THE MILITIA.

The North Notts Militia were reviewed on Monday at
Newark by Colonel Slade, inspecting officer of the dis-
trict. The men went through their various evolutions
with excellent precision. There was a special train from
Nottingham, which took vast numbers to witness the
review.

The Derbyshire Militia, commanded by Colonel Lord
Waterpark, assemble on Thursday, the 11th inst., for
training.
The Rutland Militia, under the command of Captain
the Hon. Henry Noel, assembled at Oakham on the
26th of April for 28 days' training. 101 men answered
to their names, and, it being the Fast-day, attended
divine service before being dismissed to their billets. The
regiment is now only eight men under its effective
strength ; seven have enlisted into the line, and one man
did not make his appearance.
The Royal Elthorne Light Infantry (sth Middlesex)
commenced training at Uxbridge, under the command
of Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. F. Villiers, on Friday
last. This regiment is very efficient in officers, the three
field officers and all the ten captains having formerly
served in the lino.

LAW INTELLIGENCE,--May 3.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

The Court took the Crown paper this morning, and
after that heard arguments in cases in the special paper.
On a case being called on,

A gentleman in the body of the court stated that Sir
Fitzroy Kelly, who was engaged in the case, had
arranged to apply to the eourt to fix a day for it.
Lord Campbell—Let it stand over till next term.
Applicant—Until after the case of v. —, your
lordship.

Lord Campbell—ls that your pleasure ?
Applicant—lt is Sir Fitzroy Kelly's, my lord. (Great
laughter, in which the learned judges heartily joined.)
Lord Campbell—Be it so, then. (Renewed laughter.)
Mr. Bramwell subsequently came into court, and was
about to state something in reference to the same case,
when

Lord Campbell sail—We have already beard Sir
Fitzroy Kelly's "pleasure," Mr. Bramwell. (Laughter.)
THE QUEEN V. THE TRUSTEES OF THE COMMERCIAL-ROAD.
The question in this case, which was argued last
term, was whether the inhabitants of the Commercial-
road were rateable to the poor's-rate for the parish of
St. Anne. The question turned on the construction of
sections in acts passed in the reign of George the Third
and George the Fourth.
Lord Campbell now delivered an elaborate judgment,
holding that the inhabitants were rateable to the poor's
rate of the parish.

BAIL COURT.
(Sittings in Banco before Mr. Justice Coleridge).
LX PARTE HOARE.— CRIMINAL INFORMATION.
Mr. Montague Chambers moved for leave to file a
criminal information against Charles Jones Hilton and
William Carter, at the instance of Mr. Parker Hoare, a
surgeon, and general medical practitioner, at Favers-
ham, who had just filled the office of mayor of that
borough, and was now a justice of the peace. This
gentleman had for many years attended the family of
Mr. and Mrs. Sheppard. On attending this lady
one day in the present year he found her in a
very distressed state, and she at length showed him
an anonymous letter she had received. He begged
her to show it to her husband. In the course of the
next day Mr. Hoare was sent for to Mr. Sheppard's,
and Mrs. Sheppard then produced to her husband and
Mr. Hoare several other anonymous letters she had re-
ceived. Mr. Hoare, at the request of Mr. Sheppard,
then called on Mr. Hilton, with whom he found Mr.
Carter, and, after some conversation, they stated that
he (Mr. Hoare) had grossly conducted himself towards
some female patient, and said that lady was Mrs. Shep-
pard. Mr. Hoare indignantly repelled the impuation,
and left the house. Mr. Hoare then, with the sanction
of Mr. Sheppard, consulted Mr. Griffin, the vicar
of Springe, and that gentleman called in five other
gentlemen, and together they investigated the matter,
and came to a resolution that the rumours were totally
groundless. After this, Messrs. Hilton and Carter
said they had other charges, but that a private tri-
bunal would not suffice ; that they had given Mr. Hoare
an opportunity of meeting them in a court of law to re-
move the stain which still rested upon his character, and
if he did not accept it, they should consider it contrary
to a proof of innocence. Mr. Hilton, sen., had requested
Mr. Hoare to discontinue his professional visits. Mr.
Hoare and Mrs. Sheppard had made affidavits, iu which
they most distinctly and positively denied that there was
any ground for the imputation.
Mr. Justice Coleridge was of opinion it was a privi-
leged communication ; but he hoped every object would
be attained by Mr. Hoare having had an opportunity of
stating upon oath that there was no foundation for the
imputation.

In answer to a question by Mr. Chambers,
The learned Judge said he should not interfere to pre-
vent an action being brought.
Rule refused.

TWO HUNDRED LIVES LOST IN THE
CHANNZL.

In The Sun of Monday last appeared a brief notice
of a collision that occurred early on Friday morning last
in the Channel, off the Start, between a Bremen emigrant
ship, the Favourite, Captain Hoegman, bound to Balti-
more, with nearly two hundred passengers, and the
American vessel Hesper. The following are the parti-
culars of the dreadful calamity :
The ill-fated ship Favourite was a well-conditioned
barque of between 400 and 500 tons burden, and was
manned by a crew of fourteen, including the mates. She
was a Bremen built vessel, and left the port about the
18th ult. for Baltimore, with 191 emigrants (180 adults,
mostly men, and 11 infants) on board. She made the
Channel in due course, and on getting some distance
down the wind shifted round to the westward. Between
one and two o'clock on Friday morning she made
the Start light, and then wore off on the other
tack. The captain had continued on deck almost to
this period, and on retiring for a few hours to rest
left the mate and the usual watch in charge of the
ship. The weather was anything but favourable ;in
addition to the night being dark, a thick fog was falling,
which, with a heavy sea and a strong wind from the
westward, rendered the progress of the vessel somewhat
tedious. She had not continued on the tack long, how•
ever, when, about two o'clock, a ship was observed
coming towards her. The instant she was descried hails
were exchanged, but the distance between the two ves-
sels was too limited to prevent a collision occurring ;
for before either ship could bring up or stay her pro-
gress, the Favourite was struck on the starboard side by
the approaching vessel, which came stein on, carrying
away her foremast, yards, rigging, and, indeed, cutting
her down to the water's edge. The force oil the collision
is said to have been of a most tremendous character.
Captain Hoegman was thrown out of his berth. He
sprang upon deck, and with his mate and four men, who
were down below asleep at the moment of the ships
coming in contact, caught hold of the gear attached to
farrolmesteo each
the bow of the vessel that had run into them, and thus
parted
to
be
escaped on hoard. They then found her to be the Ame-
rifreoamneshhip Hesper, Captain Jones, bound to Antwerp
.h
other. Almost
The
b,3j
shipsu s t
seen
• butrushing
sionthe on deck in the most frantic contu. I
heavy sea and win • d which -prevailed en-
tirely prevented those on board the Hesper rendering
b
any prompt aid towards
The Favourite was
o rescuing the unhappy creatures.
served to have been cut down be-
! low the water line, and
r caesdf.st settling forward. The
watch on deck were not
but the darkness of the night, owering one -of the boats,
their position, precluded the and the vet sell altering
A
whether they succeeded. Captain"
Trleii from seeing
oaa
;r:ian thinks it
probable that the emigrants, on becor aware of
their awful position, got into the boat
ai ring
itdsw
He adds that, about ten minutes after .wardaslieedoilt
served a light in the direction of the i spot where the
collision occurred. He supposed it to ha ye been shown
from his ill-fated vessel. The light, however, soon
disappeared, and all was dark. The Hs Isper, it should
be observed, sustained damage ; she loi rt her jibboom,
foretopgallant-mast, and injury to bow and cutwater.
She laid to for several hours, in the hope that either the
Favourite would float, or that some of t.-ihe unfortunate
creatures might be picked up in the b oats. At day-
break, however, not a vestige of the ship. could be seen.
It does not appear that any of the boats c if the American
were lowered after the collision, but I the state of the
night may explain why this was not d. )ne. As to the
tote of the barque and her living freig ht, no doubt is