The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-06 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.—The Lords •of the Admi-
ralty are expected here on their annual visit of inspec-
tion on the 20th.
The Niger screw steam-sloop left this harbour at 7
A.M. yester lay for Woolwich, the trials, we presume,
having terminated.
Should the Argant, 46 (screw), Captain Fitzroy,
arrive to• clay, she is to be ordered to proceed immedi-
ately to Kingstown (Dublin).
In II arbour—The
.Victory, flag of Admiral Sir Bladen
Capel, K.C.13., COmmander-in-Chief ; the Illustrious,
flag of Rear-Admiral H. Prescott, C. 8., superintendent
of the dockyard; the Excellent, gunnery-ship, Captain
IL D. Chads, C.B. ; the Blenhelm, steam guard-ship,
Captain 11. Austen, C B.; the Blazer, steamer, Lieut.-
Comm ~nder Smith; the Rolls, apprentices brig. Lieut.-
Commander Fenvviek ; the steam tenders, Lightning,
Master-Cammanding Pettey; Elfin, Acting-blaster Bal-
liston; Fire Queen, Acting-Master Allen; and the tug
Echo. . .

At Spithead—The Superb, 80, Captain Purcell.
In Dock—The Princess Charlotte, 104, repairing; the
Grampus, 80, ditto; the Actam, 26, ditto; the Daunt-
less, 24 (screw), altering; the Devastation (paddle), re-
pairing; and Curlew, 10, altering.
I❑ the Steam basin—The Penelope., Sidon, Scourge,
Urgent, and Sprightly.
In the Sea-basin—The Rodney, 92, refitted; and the
Polyphemus steam sloop.
Wind--S.S.E., light breern and cloudy.
ROYAL MARINES. _

Major-General Lord Frederick Fizclarence, G.C.11.,
inspected the subalterns of this division at Forton Bar-
racks on Saturday in company and squad drill, in which
they acquitt, d themselves to the warmly-expressed satis-
faction of his Lordship.
ROYAL MARINE ARTILLERY.

Lord Frederick Fitzchirence inspected this distin-
guished corps on Southsea-Common in battalion sna•l
arm drill on Saturday afternoon. h is Lordihip expressed
himself in the highest terms of their steadiness and all.

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PLYMOUTH, AUG. s.—By the arrival here, this after-
noon, of the Neltal Trinity yacht, C:tptain Jenes, from
the westward, we learn that :he Royal squadron v+as
seen to pass Mount's Bay, from Penzance ,:arbour, at
halt past seven o'clock on Tiiunday morning. The
squadron consisted of the Royal yacht Victoria and
Albert, the Black Eagle, and a third steamer.

Tins GUESTLING MURDER..—Our readers are aware
that at the Sussex assiz s, held at Lewes, on Wednesday,
Mary Ann Geering was convicted of the murder of her
husband, Richard Goering, et Guestling, near Hastings,
by administering to him a large quantity of arsenic, and
that Chief Baron Pollock parsed on her sentence of
death, holding out no hope of mitigation. As is always
the case in poisonings, the evidence was circumstantial;
and in order to sho A that the poison in this instance was
not administered accilentally, evidence was given con
neetcd with the poisoning of two of the sons, and an at-
tempt to poison a third, subsequently to the death of the
father. At the trial, Mr. Hurst, the counsel for the pri-
soner, objected to the reception of the evidence, on the
ground that what occurred subsequently to the death,
which the prisoner was charged with causing by the
administration of poison, could not be evidence with
regard to that particular case. Chief Baron Pol-
lock, at the trial, said ho considered that he was
bound to receive that evidence. He thought the
history of the domestic state of that family down to the
time of the prisoner's arrest was evidence if the priso-
ner personally interfered. He had laid it down, at
Chelmsford, in a case of arson, that two previous at-
tempts to set fire to the same premises night be given in
evidence; and he considered that he was bound to re-
ceive evidence, the tendency of which was to show that
the use of arsenic in tile family was not accidental. An-
ticipating the objection, after reading the depositions, he
had conferred with Mr. Baron Alderson, who agreed
with him that any evidence which showed that the ad-
ministering of the poison was not accidental was admis-
sible. Since the prisoner has been sentenced to be exe-
cuted, Mr. Hurst has again formally tendered the objec-
tion in writing; mad the execution will be. delayed till
the opinion of the fifteen judges has been obtained on
the point, which is one that has never been hitherto
raised. Antecedent circumstances, as in the arson case
alluded to, have been admitted as evidence; but in the
present instance the evidence objected to is that which
relates to circumstances which occurred subsequently to
the murder.
MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS.—Lord J. Russell is
residing at Pembroke lodge, Richmond-park, for the pre-
sent ; but the Noble Premier, accompanied by Lady
John Russell, shortly leaves for Scotland, on a series of
visits. Viscount Palmerston does not intend to leave
town for Broadlands until next week, when the Noble
Viscount and Viscountess purpose to receive a succes-
sion of distinguished visitors at their country seat. The
Bail of Minto, accompanied by the Countess, and Ladies
Elliot, arrives at Minto- house, R,oxburghshire, this
week, for the autumn. The Marquis of Lansdowne, who
is at present in Dublin, to assist in the honours of the
Queen's reception in the Irish metropolis, is expected to
return to Buwood park, Wilts, to-morrow se nnight.
The Right lion. Sir J. Cain llAhouse and the Misses
Elobhouse left Berkeley-square on Thursday. for Erl-
stoke park, Wilts. The Earl and Countess Grey have
left Belgrave-spare for Howicle-hall, Northumberland.
The Right Hon. Sir F. Thornhill Baring, as First Lord
of the Admiralty, goes, in company with several mem-
bers of the Board, on an (Alicia' tour this week ; the
Right lion. Baronet having returned on Thursday night
to his official residence from visiting the Channel
Islands. Lady Arabella Baring and the Misses Baring
are sojourning at Brighton. Lord Campbell and Lady
Strathede n and family leave Knightsbridge in a few days
for the Noble and Learned Lord's seat in Scotland. The
Right Hoe. Henry Labouchere left town on Saturday
for Simko park, near Windsor. We are happy to hear
that the Lord Chancellor is regaining his health in a
satisfactory manner. His Lordship and family are re-
siding at Copse Hill, his Lordship's delightful seat, near
Wimbledon.

DErARTURE OF THE HIBERNIA.—ShortIy after
eleven o'clock on Saturday forenoon, the British and
North American Royal Mail steam 'ship Hibernia, Capt.
Stone, sailed fr6na Liverpool for Boston, via Halifax,
..!arry:rJg out the weekly mails for Canada and the
United States, besides passer gers to the number of 80
or 90. Tue mails want in charge of Lieutenant Ray-
mond, R N., Admiralty agent. The Nisgra was to sail
for Liverpool from New York on the 24th ult.