The Sun.
London, England, 1849-07-14 00:00:00

The case excited some degree of interest.

Mr. Grange, of Padding-ion-street, appeared for the
comphinant, who wasaccornpanied to.die-nourthrmany :-
respectable persons, her friends.

Jesse, the officer, who proved the serving of the sum-
monses, depOsed that on delivering the same defendant
told him that he should not attend to it himself, as he
evtis a married man,-and had a great objection to the
case going before the public.
Complainant said that she lived at No. 26, Queen
Charlotte-row, New road. She had known the de-
fendant ever since December, 1846, and on the 15th
of September, 18.47, . she gave birth to a boy, Of
which he was the father. At the time of theintis
Macy, which resulted in the birth, she resided at
14, Buckingham-street, Fitzroy-Kinare. Since the
child was born she had received from defendant 101. -to
pay the expenses of lying in &c. He had since offered
her two sums ot 5/. each, upon condition that she would
deliver up letters which she had bad from him; and with
this understanding.—that she should, it she received the
money frims hirn, sign an agreement as to her having no
right or claim to any other sum.
Mr, BROUGHTON read some letters which were put in;
one of them was indicatory ot the cohabitation between
the parties, and in which ch.? Captain expressed his wish
that complainant shoutd fix the paternity upon some
Other persou, as he did not with to pay for the pleasure
of others.

Complainant underwent a severe cross-examination by
Captain Melville's solicitor, and admitted that she had
received visits from other gentlemen, but she vvm, quite
confident that defendant was the father of her child.
Mr. BROUGriToN was of opinion that the evidence was
not suffici.ntly conclusive to justify him is making the
order, and he should therefore dismiss the summons;
but the complainant was entitled to a fresh one, if she
wag satisfied that she could bring stronger and
.- conclu-
sive evidnce .

Mr. Grange applied for a fresh summons against
defendant, which was granted; and he said that he
might have to make a further application for a summons
against Lord Bateman, to prove the handwriting of th
defendant. •

NAVAL—INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, JULY 13.—Comma❑der Wodehouse
arrived this morning, and took up his appointment to
the Plunaix screw sloop,' which' was commissioned yes-
terday by the first • lieutenant for service on the coast of
Africa. She will have 120 men.

Commander F. W. Horton joined the Superb, 80, at
Spithead yesterday.
The Pantaloon, 8, Coniinander 'Hyde Parker, will be
ready for sea again 'in a few days. Her destination is
the River Plate.

The Meanee 80 (new ship), Captain tit,,lefield;- the
Mflampus, 42, Copttin Mason. from the East Indiew
the Childers, 14, Commander Pitman, from China; the
Contest, 12, Commander M'Mardo, trom the coast of
Africa; and the Arrogant, 46; Captain Fitzroy, from.
the Mediterranean, are daily expect.-d to arrive home,
all the form, sr to be paid off. The Calypso, 20, Captain
North, will also be 14:oked for shortly from the Pacific,
ei;h freight on merchants' account. •
A commander's outp-nsion to Greenwich Hospital has
be en vacant for some time.

the Niger and Basili,k seem to ba having a very long
trial. We hope the result will jui,ify the expense.
PLYMOUTH. JULY 12.—Her .Majesty'. steam-vessel!
Niger aid sailed on Monday for a five days
trial cruise.

Her Majesty's steam•sloop Growler, Commander
St,iddart, was docked and had her copper examined on
•
Tuesday, and was taken out of dock yesterday.
Her Majesty's ship Albion has had her copper exa-
mined, and wag; taken tuber moorings, on Wednesday.
The CoOance steam tug, which returned on the 6th,
left the Swift brig 40 miles touth•east of the Longships.
Her Majesty's ship Queer,, now fitting here, is ordered.
to he got ready with all possible dispatch.
The Crane packet came in from Falmouth on Sunj
day, and is gone into harbour to refit.

The Pantaloon is ordered here from Portsmouth to

:eke the Aupst mails to the coast of Africa.

The Ringdove sloop was on Saturday towed by the
Cunfiance to the r v-?.r Yealrc, for use as a hospital ship
during the contiuu4oce of the sickness at Noss.
Wind—E,:sterly; fresh beet z

CHATHAM, Jui4 13.—The Hercules store-ship, Mae•
ter and Commander R. Fulton, laden with timber, hall
just arrived. 30 seamen` riggers are lent to this ship ter
the purpose of assisting the crew in unloading her. of
she is again required for immediate service; the LOrds 0
the Admiralty naving dirt cted that she must be reported
as soon as she is cleared f her timber, which is expected
to occupy from four to five weeks.
The Pigmy stearn- vessel has been sent up from SheeP
ness for the' service of this yard;
The Scout, 14 guns, Commander F. E. John+tone;oll
her way home from China, is ordered to this port to be
paid off.

The Juno, 26 guns, in dock, which has been fitted for
commission, is ready to receive the pennant; she will be
put out in the course of a 'few days to be masted.
The following privates of the Ronal Marines were this
morning brought forward, in the presence of the halts'
lion under arms, in the &quare of the barracks, to beer
their sentences of court-martial read, when Private a;
Robinson, of No. 5 company, was sentenced to Wu
labour for forty-two days for absenting himself from gbe
dock-yard picket; and Private Arden, of the 49th con!
pany, was sentenced to hard labour for twenty-two days'
for breaking his confinement. Both prisoners were le3'
medietely removed to the.military prison, Fort Clarence'
The Meteor steam vessel arrived at Ituehostrr yester
dey evening from London, with the Lord Mayor, Sir
James Duke, and several members of the corporation,
for the holding a Court of Conservancy, and examining
the boundary of that part of the River Medway helo'
Upnor Castle to the Nore. The Lord Mayor was re-
ceived with the usual honours by the Mayor and Corp°,
ration of Rochester. This morning the Lord Mayor and
friends proceeded down the river in the Meteor to tk.
Ocean flagship at Sheerness, to pay his personal respect._
to Port Admiral- Elliott.