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

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CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.;

(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)

THE TRIAL OF PRINCE GRANATELLI AND OTHERS.
The Learned Counsel (Sir F. Kelly) concluded a
speech of singular eloquence, by calling upon the jury
not to believe the witnesses for the prosecution; at least,
such of them as bad been taken from the very dregs of
Sicilian society, and expressing a confident hope that
the jury, under the direction of his Lordship, would re-
turn a verdict of not guilty, as it respected all the de-
fendants.

Mr. MONTAGU CHAMBERS, Q.C., addressed the jury
on behalt of Captain Moody. They might have supposed
from the evidence that in Captain Moody they were try-
ing as officer holding a commission in the British army.
It they thought that, they were greatly mistaken, for he
was none other, in truth, than the agent of a great and
powerful steam company organised in this country for
purely commercial purposes, and knew no-
thing whatever of nautical terms or a nautical
vocation. He contended that the meaning of the word
"equip," the most material word in the Act of Parlia-
ment, was, as taken from a dictionary of English syno-
nymes, to " furnish necessary materials." How could it
said the furnishing of those vessels in the way described
by the witnesses for the prosecution, had been such an
equipment of those vessels as answered that sensible de-
finition, or brought the acts of those defendants, and
least of all Captain Moody, within the meaning of the
Act of Parliament under which this indictment was
trained? If au able and meritorious officer like Captain
Moody was to be sacrificed under that Act of Parlia-
ment for acts so innocent as had been proved against him,
the sooner that act was burnt by the common hangman
the better.

Mr. Justice COLTMAN summed up the caso to the jury.
He said the charge against the defendants substantially
was, the fitting out a vessel to go out on an expedition
on the part of the Sicilian people against the King of
the Two Sicilies. The question was, were the jury
satisfied that this vessel, the Vectis, was fitted out
within her Majesty's dominions for the purpose of
committing hostilities and being used either as a vessel
of war, or as a transport, against the King of the Two
Sicilies by the Sicilian people, and that object was so
carried out in the treating this vessel, as brought the
case within the meaning of the Act of Parliament, no-
thing more was essential to bring the case within that
Act than that the vessel should be one so far prepared
as to be able to go to sea as a sea•going vessel, and
capable of receiving a warlike armament on board of
her, and that that was done with the intent
of carrying on the hostilities referred to. The jury
would have to consider first of all, whether there was a
combination for this purpose ; if they were satisfied
there was a combination of the nature spoken of, they
would have to consider whether these three gentlemen,
the defendants, or any one of them, were shown to have
been parties to that conspiracy.
The jury retired at twenty minutes after four o'clock,
and at ten minutes to five o'clock returned into Court
with a verdict of Not Guilty, as it respected all the
prisoners.

The verdict elicited some marks of approbation from
the people in the gallery.

THE ARMY AND NAVY.
(From the United Service Gazette of this day.)
THE ROYAL VISIT TO IRELAND.—We are enabled
to state that the folluwing vessels of the Royal Navy
will most likely compose the Royal Squadron on her
Majesty's virit to Ireland next month. They will be all
steam-vessels, either propelled by the screw or paddle-
wheel:—

Victoria and Alberi Royal Yacht, 2 guns, 118 men,
Captain Lord A. Fitzclarence.
Black Eagle, Admiralty yacht, 38 men, Master Corn.

Cook.
La Hogue (screw), 60 guns, 500 men, Captain Mac-
dougssll.
Arrogant (screw), 46 guns, 450 men, Captain R.
Fitzroy.
Dragon, 6 guns, 200 men, Captain W. H. Hall.
Sphinx, 6 guns, 160 men, Corn. Hewlett.
Stromboli, 6 guns, 160 men, Com. Lord A. Beauclerk.
Banshee, 2 guns, 40 men, blaster Corn. Snaithett.
Fire Queen, 29 men, Master Com: Allen.

The Sphynx and Fire Queen are at Portsmouth; Ls
Hogue at Sheerness; the Arrogant is expected from
the Mediterranean; Dragon is at Kingstown, Dublin;
Stromboli has proceeded to Sheerness, to be refitted.
On the coast of Ireland the royal squadron will most
probably be joined by ono or two other steamers; the
Shearwater, 2, Lieut.-Commander Turner; the Trident,
2, Lieut.-Comm:Alder Risk; the Lucifer, 2, Lieutenant
Commander Lloyd ; and the Dwarf, 1, screw-steamer,
Lieutenant-Commander Osborne, without any more
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SIEGE OPERATIONS AT CIIATIIADI —The siege opera-
tions at Chatham it is expected will take place about
the termination of the present month.
CHATHAM GARRISON.—We are hippy to hear, frarn.
the last communication we have 'received, that Colonel
Weare is progressing towards recovery, and that his
medical attendants have given a favourable opinion upon
his case.

GRAND REVIEW IN DUBLIN.—It is expected that a
review of all the troops in the Dublin districts, will take
place during her Majesty's visit.
WAR• OFFICE APPOINTMENTS.—The Right Hon. Fox
Maule, Secretary at War, has appointed R. C. Kirby,
Esq., to be Chiet Examiner of Army Accounts, in suc.
cession to Edward Marshall, E q., who has retired.
It is most likely that the Grecian, 16, p %id off a short
time since at Devonport, from the Brazils, and now re-
fitted, will be put into commission next week for another
term of service.

SANITARY PRECAUTIONS AFLOAT.—The Admiralty
have issued strict injunctions to the respective Com-
manders-in-Chief at the Home Ports, that a medical
officer shall visit each ship in ordinary at least once
during the day, whether his services be required on
board or not.
UNIFORMS OF THE ROYAL MARINES.—The Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralty have issued the follow-
ing circular, dated the 4th instant.—" The Lords Com-
missioners of the Admiralty are pleased to direct, that
the uniforms shall be in every respect the same as at
present, except that the tkirts of the coatee is to be with-
out lace, and a red stripe is to be introduced in the outer
seam of the cloth trousers, the same as the Infantry of
the Line; and Officers hereafter joining, on first appoint-
ment or from foreign service, will be allowed to wear
their uniform with this alteration, which is to be adopted
by the corps on the 23d April, 1850."
RELIGIOUS EXPEDITION.—The Emperor of Morocco
having solicited from the English Government the
means of conveying two of his sons and suite to
Mecca on a pilgrimage to the shrine of the Mussul-
man's prophet, the Admiralty have acceded to his
request, and have commissioned the Growler,
steam sloop, at Devon port, for the purpose. Captain
Stoddart, it is expected, will be ready to leave England
by the 26th inst., for Tangier, to embark the Princes of
Morocco, and after he has conveyed them to Mecca, and
back again to Morocco, will join Sir W. Parker's squad-
ron, for permanent service in the Mediterranean.
We have to announce the death of Major-General
Hugh Percy Davidson, at his seat, Stanley Hall, Shrop-
shire. The deceased was formerly Lieut.-Colonel of the
sth West India Regiment.

MINING INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Mining Journal of this day.).
The share market has not been brisk this week—
although, in the aggregate, perhaps, the amount of
business transacted has not fallen far short of an
average. The reports from the mines generally are of an
encouraging character, and all that is required to create
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business is an advanced standard for copper, and m-
pr)ved price for tin.
The ample statistical details of the produce of English
and foreign mines during the past quarter must; be
considered of much importance, as enabling a clearer
and more correct opinion being formed of the mineral
market than has hitherto been possible. The total sales
of Copper ores for the quarter amount to—Cornwall,
36,631 tons, realising 187,1671 15s. 6d.; and Swansea,
14,925 tons, producing 206,2061. Ss. 6d. The extent of
business transacted by the principal smelters can be
imagined from their public purchases of copper ores
alone, by two houses, amounting to—Messrs. Williams,
105 2411.; and Messrs. Vivians, 91,7801.
We . have also given a carefully prepared detail of
the dinduds
from pryfits Vll mince, paid to obare-