The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-26 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY

Lib. PeeL

Fuller, A. E.—Sussex (East) ••• ••••
Galway, Viscount.—East Retford
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J. ii‘cih._ardvv .—,enLieocickeste.r..(borough)
Gibson, Right
W. E.
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Glynn,
R. C.—Kendal 1
Goddard, A. L.—Cricklade 0
Godson. R.—Kidderminster... 0
Gooch, E. S.—Suffolk (East)
Gordon. Admiral—Aberdeenshire
Gore, o.—Shropshire (North) .. 0
Gore, o. Sligo 0
Goring, C.—Shoreham ... 0
Goulburn, Rt. Hon. H.—Camb. University 0
Gower, F. L.—Derby ... 1
Grace, 0. D.—Rsscommon (county) • 1
Graham, Sir J. R.—Ripon „. 0
Granby, Marquis of—Stamford 0
Granger, T. C.—Durham (city) ... 1
Grattan, H.—Meath (county ) 1
Greenal, G.—Warrington ... ... 0
Greene, J.—Kilkenny (county) ... 1
Greene, T.—Lancaster ... 0
Gregson, S.—Lancaster ... 1
Grenfell, C. W.—Sandwich
Grenfell, P, W.—Preston 1
Grey, Sir G.—Northumberland (North) ... 1
Grey, R.—Tynemouth 1
Grogan, E.—Dublin (city) 0
Grosvenor, Earl—Chester .. 1
Grosvenor, Lord R.—Middlesex 1
Guest, Sir J. J.—Merthyr Tydvil 1
Guinness, R. S.—Kinsale 0
Gwyn, IL—Penryn and Falmouth ... 0
Haggitt, R. J.—Herefordshire 0
Hale, R. B.—Gloucestershire (West) .. 0
Halford, Sir H.—Leicestershire (South) ... 0
Hall, Colonel—Buckingham (borough) ... 0
Hall, Sir B.—Marylebone 1
Halsey, T. P.—Hertfordshire ... 0
Hallyburton, Lord F. G.—Forfarshire ... I
Hamilton, Lord C.—Tyrone
Hamilton, G. A.—Dublin University ... 0
Hamilton, J. H.—Dublin (county) ... 0
Hanmer, Sir J.—Flint (boroughs), . 1
Harcourt, G.—Oxfordshire
Hardcastle, J. A.—Colchester 1
Harris, E. A. J.—Christchurch 0
Hastie, A.—Paisley 1
Hastie, A.—Glasgow ... 1
Hay, Lord J.-1N incisor ... I
Hayes, Sir E. S.—Donegal (county) ... 0
Hay ter, W. G.—Wells 1
Headlam, T. E.—Newcastle-on•Tyne ... 1
Heald, J.—Steckport
Heathcoat, J.—Tiverton 1
Ifeathcote, G. J.—Rutlandshire ... 0
Heathcote, Sir W.—Hampshire (North) ... 0
Heneage, E.—Great Grimsby ... 1
Heneage, G. H. W.—Devizes 0
Henley, J. W.—Oxfordshire ••• ••• 0
Hebert, W. A.—Kerry ... ... 0
Herbert, Rt. Hon. S.—Wiltshire (South)...
Herries, Right Hon. J. C.—Stamford .. 0
Hervey, Lord A.—Brighton ••• ••• 0
Heywood—Lancashire 1
Hildyard, R. C.—Whitehaven 0
Hildyard, T. B.—Nottinghamshire (South) 0
Hill, Lord E.—Down County 0
Hill, Lord M.—Evesham 1
Hindley, C.—.Ashton-under-Lyne... ... 1
Hodges, T.—Rochester
Hodges, T. L.—Kent ( West) ... I
.Hodgson, W. N.—Carlisle
Hogg, Sir J. W. —Honiton. . 0
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HoffOnd, R.—Hastings
Hood, A.—Somersetshire (West) ...
Hope, A. J. B.—Maidstone
Hope, H. T.—Gloucester (city) ... . 0
Hope, Sir J.—Edinburghshire ... 0
Hornbv, J.—Blackburn •.. 0
Horsman, G.—Cockermouth 1
Hotham, Lord—Yorkshire (East)
Houklsworth, T.—Nottingham (North) ... 0
Howard, Hon. C.—Cumberland (East) 1
Howard, lion. E. G.—Morpeth 1
Howard, Hon. J. li.—Malinesbury
Hudson, George—Sunderland 0
Hughee, W. B.—Carnarvon
Hume, J.—Montrose (district) ... 1
Hum phery, Alderman—Southwark ... 1
Hutt, W.—Gateshead 1
Inge,tre, Lord—Staffordshire (South) ... 0
Inglis, Sir R. H.—Oxford. University ... 0
Ireland, T. J.—Bewdley 0
Jackson, W.—Newcastle-under-Lyme . . 1
Jermyn, Eirl—Bury St. Edmund's
Jervis, Sir J.—Chester 1
Jervis, J.—Horsham

... 1
... 0
... 0

Jocelyn, Lord—King's Lynn ... 0
Johnstone, Sir J. B. V.—Scarborough 0
Jolliffe. Sir W. G. H.—Peterstleld 0
Jones, T.—Londonderry (county)... ... 0
Jones, Sir W.—Cheltenham ... 0
Keating, R.—Waterford (county)...
Keppel, Colonel—Lymington
Kerr, R.—Down patrick
Keogh, W.—Athlone ••,
Kerrison, Sir E.—Eye 0
Kildare, Marquis of—Kildare (county) ... 1
King, Hon. J. L.—Surrey (East) ... 1
Knight, F. W.—Worcestershire (West) ...
Knightley, Sir C.—Northamptonshire (Sth) 0
Knox, Colonel B.—Marlow 0
Labouchere, Right Hon. H.—Taunton ... 1
Lacy, C. —Bodmin 1
Langston, J. H.—Oxford (city) ... I
Lascelles, Hon. E.—Ripon
Lascelles, Hon. W. S.—Knaresborough ... 0
Law, Hon. C. E.—Cambridge University... 0
Lawless, Hon. C —Clonmel
Lefevre, Right lion. C. S.—Hampsh. (N.) 1
Lemon, Sir C.—Cornwall ( West) ... . 1
Leonard, T. B.—Maldon
Lennox, Lord A.—Yarmouth 0
Lennox, Lord H. G.—Chichester ...
Leslie, C. P.—Monaghan ...

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Lethbridge, A.—Cricklade
Lewis, G. C.—Herefordshire
Lewis, Sir F. F.—Radnor (district)
Lincoln, Lord—Falkirk Burghs ...
Lindsay, Colonel —Wigan ..,
Littleton, Hon. E. R.—Walsall ..
Loch, J.—Wick (district)
Locke, J.—Honiton
Lockhart, A. E.—Selkirkshire
Lockhart, W.—Lanarkshire •••
Long, W.—Wilts (North) ••• 01. 0
Lowther, Hon. H. C.—Westmoreland ... 0
Lowther, 11.—Cumberland (West) ... 0
Lushington, C.—Westminster ... ~„ 1
Lygon, Hon. General—Worcester (West)... 0
M‘Garthy, A.—Cork (city)
McGregor, J.—Glasgow .. „.. 1
Mackenzie, W. F.—Peeblesahire (county).. 0
Mackinnon, W. A.—Lymington 0
Macnamara, Major—Clare (county) ... 1
Macnaughten, Sir A. W.—Antrim (county) 0
M'Neill, D.—Argyleshire 0
.'Taggart, Sir J.—Wigtown (borough) ... 1
M‘Tavish, C. C.—Dundalk
Megan, W. H.—Westmeath... 1
Maher, N.—Tipperary (county) ... 1
Mahon, Lord—Hertford ... 0
Mahon, O'G.—Ennis
Maitland, T.—Kirkcudbrightshire... ... 1
Mangles, R. D.—Guildford... 1
Manners, Lord C. S.—Leicester (North) 0
Manners, Lord G. J.—Cambridgeshire ... 0
March, Earl of—Sussex. (West) ... ••• 0
Marshall, J. G.—Leeds
•• • . 1
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Marshall, W.—Cumberland (East)
... 1
Martin, S.—Pontefract 1
Martin, C. W.—Newport, I. W. .. 0
Martin, J.—Tewkesbury ... ... 1
:dasterm an, J.—London 0
Matheson, A.—lnverness burghs
Matheson, James—Ross-shire .. 1
Matheson, T.—Ashburton 1

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Maule, Right Hon. Fox—Perth 1
Maunsell, T. P.—Northampton (North) ... 0
Maxwell, Hon. J. —C avan . 0

Meagher, T.—Waterford (city) ...
Nlelgund Lord—Greenock •••

.. 1
... 1

Meux, Sir H.—Hertfordshire
Miles, P. W. S.—Bristol ...
Miles, W.—Somersetshire (East) 0
Manes, R. M.—Pontefract ... ... 1
Milton, Lord—Wicklow (county) ... 1
Mitchell, T. A.—Bridport ••• 1
Moffatt, G.—Dartmouth 1
Molesv.-orth, Sir W.—Southwark ... 1
Monsell, --.—Limerick (county) ... ... 1
Moody, C. A..—Somersetshire ( West) ..• 0
Moore, George H.—Mayo (county) .. 0
Morgao, C. O.—Monmouthshire 0
Morgan, G.—Wexforid (count)... 0
Morpeth, Lord—Yorkshire ON eat) ... 1
Morris, D.—Carmarthen ... ... 1
Morrison, Gen.—Clackmannan and Kinros.s 1
Mostyn, E. M. L.—Flintshir
e 1
Slowatt, F.—Penryn and Falmouth 1
..
Mulgrave, Earl of—Scarborough . 1
Mundy, M. S.—Derby-shire (South) 0
Muntz, G. F.—Birmingham
Mare, Celonel—Renfrewshire
... 0
Neeld, J.—Cricklade
Neeld, Joseph—Chippenham 0
Newdegate, C. N.—Warwickshire (North) 0
Newport, Viscount—Salop ( South) 0
Newry, Lord—Newry ..• 0
Nichol', Dr. J.—Cardiff ... 0
Noel, Hon. G.—Rutlandshire 0
Norrevs, Sir D.—Mallow .•• •••
Norreys, Lord—Oxfordshire „.
Northland, Lord—Dungannon ...
Nugent, Lord—Aylesbury
Nugent, Sir P.—Westmeath •••
O'Brien, J.—Limerick (city) ...
O'Brien, Sir Lucius—Clare (county) ...
O'Brien, T.—Cashel ••• ••• •.• 1
O'Brien, W. S.—Limerick (county) ... 1
O'Connell, D.—Waterford (city) ••• 1
O'Connell, J.—Kilkenny (borough) ... 1
O'Connell, J.—Limerick (city) ...
O'Connell, M.—Tralee ..• 1
O'Connell, M. J.—Kerry ... ••• ••• 1
O'Connor, F.—Nottingham
••• ••• 1
O'Flaherty, A.—Galway (borough) 1
ordboogsle,o,r\Sn W,
—_:Northumberland (South) ... 1
RN._ewmcaidstdliees-oen;Tyn..e. 1
Ossulston, Lord—Northumberland (North) 0
1
Oswald, A.—Ayrshire
Owen, Sir J.—l'embroke ( dis • °
district) 1
Packe, Sir C. W.—Leices tersh e
Paget, Lord A.—Lichfield tr
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Paget, Lord C.—Sandwich •••
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1
Paget, Lord G. A. F.—Beanmaris •••
•••
1
Paget, Lord G.—Anglesey
Pakington, Sir J.—Droitwitch
Palmerston, Viscount—Tiverton ll*, 7
Palmer, R.—Berkshire
R.—Plymouth ~,, uo
Parker, J.—Shetlield
Patten, J. W.—Lancashire
pattison, J.—London ... ••• ... 1
Paulet, Lord—St. Ive's... 0
Pearson, C.—Lambeth ... ... 1
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J.
—gtßonrighton
CPeel, aptain
PPeeeell: Swir.
worth ••• ••• 0
Ts_amTlavmorth 0
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Pendarves, E. W. W.—Cornwall (West)... 1
Perfect, R.—Lewes ... •••
Pennant, Hon. E. G. D.—Carnarvo.n..shire......
Peto, S. M.—Norwich ...
Phillips, S. R.—Poole ••• • • 1
Pigott, F.—Reading ••• ••• ••• 1
Pigot, Sir R.—Bridgenorth ••• ••• 0
Pilkington, J.—Blackburn ........1
Pinney, W. —Somersetshire (East) ••• 1
rlowden, W. H.—Newport (L W.) •••

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Lib. Peel. Prot.
Plumptre, J. P.—Kent (East) 0 0 1
Powell, Colonel—Cardiganshire ... 0 0 1
Power, Dr.—Cork (county) ••• ... 1 0 0
Power, N. M.—Waterford (county) ... 1 0 0
Price, Sir R.—llereford 1 0 0
Prime, R.—Sussex (West) 0 0 1
Prysa, P.—Cardigan (district) ... 1 0 0
Pugh, D.—Montgomery* 0 1 0

Pusey. P.—Berkshire 0
Raphael, A.—St. Alban's ... ... 1
Rawdon, Colonel J. D.—Armagh... ... 1
Reid, Colonel—Windsor ... 0
Rendlesham, Lord—Suffolk (East) .. 0
Renton, J. C.—Berwick 0
Repton, G. W. J.—St. Alban's 0
Reynolds, J.— Dublin (city)
Ricardo, J. L.—Stoke-on-Trent 1
Ricardo, O.—Worcester 1
Rice, E. R.—Dover •1
Rich, 11.—Richmond ••• ••• ••• 1
Richards, R.—Merionethshire 0
Robartes, T. A. J.—Cornwall (East) ... 0
Robinson, G. R —Poole ... 0
Roche, E. B.—Cork (county) 1
Rolleston, Col.—Nottinghamshire (South) 0
Romilly, J.—Devonport 1
Rothschild, the Baron L. de—London ... 1
Rufford, F.—Worcester 0
Rushout, Captain—Worcestershire (East) 0
Russell, Lord J.—London ... I
Russell, F. C. H.—Bedfordshire ... 1
Russell, Lord E.—Tavistock
Rutherford, A.—Leith (borough) ... 1
Sadleir, J.—Carlow (borough) .. 1
St. George, Capt.—Galway (county) ... 1
Salwey, Colonel —Ludlow ... •.• 1
Sanders, G.—Wakefield 0
Scholefield, W.—Birmingham 1
Scott, Hon. F.—Berwickshire 0
Scrope, G. P.—Stroud ... 1
Scully, F.—Tipperary (county) ... 1
Seaham, Viscount—Durham (North) ... 0
Seeley, C.—Lincoln (city) ... 1
Seymer, H. K.—Dorsetshire 0
Seymour, Sir H.—Lisburn
Seymour, Lord—Totnes 1
Shafto' R. D.—Durham (North) ... 1
Shaw, Right Hon. F.—Dublin University 0
Shell, Right lion. Sir R. L.—DungarYon... 1
Shelburne, Lord—Caine ... 1
Sheridan, R.R.—Shaftesbury ... 1
Shirley, E.—Warwickshire (South) ... 0
Sibthorp, Colonel—Lincoln (city) ... 0
Sidney, Alderman—Stafford•Simeon, J.—lsle of Wight (county) ... 1
Slaney, R. A.—Shrewsbury
Smith, Right Hon. R. V.—Northampton ... 1
Smith, J. A.—Chichester 1
Smith, J. B.—Stirling ••• •••
Smith, M. T.—Wycombe .. 1
Smollett, A.—Dumbartonshire (county)... 0
Smyth, Sir G. H.—Colchester .. 0
Smyth, J. G.—York (city) ... 0
Smythe, G. A. F. P. S.—Canterbury ... 0
Somers, J. P.--Sligo (borough) 1
Somerset, Lord G.—Monmouthshire ... 0
Somerton, Viscount—Wilton 0
Somerville, Sir W.—Drogheda 1
Sotheron, T. H.—Wilts (North) ... 0
Spearman, R. J.—Durham (city)!.. ... 1
Spooner, R.—Warwickshire (North) 0
Stafford, A.—Northampton (North) ... 0
Stanley, Rt. Hon. E. J.—Cheshire (North) 1
Stanley, E.—Cumberland (West) ... 0
Stansfield, W. R. C.—Huddersfield
Stanton, W. 11.—Stroud ~. 1
Staunton, Sir G.—Portsmouth ... 1
Stephenson, R.—Whitby ... ... 0
Strickland, Sir G.—Preston ••• ..• 1
Strutt, Right Hon. E.—Derby 1
Stuart, Lord D. C.—Aarylebone 1
Stuart, H.—Bedford (borough) ... ••• 0
Stuart, J.—Newark ...
Stuart, Lord James.—Ayr (district) ... 1
Sturt, H. G.—Dorchester 0
Sutton, M.—Newark ••• ••• 0
Talbot, C. R. M.—Glamorganshire 1
Talbot, J. 11.—New Ross 1
Talfourd, T. N.—Reading ... •••
Tancred, H. W.—Banbury ... 1
Taylor, Colonel—Dublin (county)
Venison, E. K.—Leitrim (comity)... ... 1
Tennent, R. J.—Belfast ... ... 1
Thesiger, Sir F.—Abingdon .. 0

Thicknease, R. A.—Wigan 1
Thompson, Alderman—Westmoreland ... 0
Thompson, Colonel P.—Bradford ... ,„ 1
Thompson. G.—Tower Hamlets ... I
Thornely, T.—Wolverhampton ... 1
Thornhill, G.—Huntingdonshire 0
Towneley, J.—Beverley 1
Townley, R. G.—Cambridgeshire 0
T illemache, F.—Grantham ... ... 0
Tollemache, J.—Cheshire (South)... ... 0
Trail!, G.—Caithnesshire 1
Trelawnv, J. S.—Tavistook... 1
Trevor, Hon. G. It —Carrnarthenshire 0
Trollope, Sir J.—Lincolnshire (South) ... 0
Tufuell, H.—Devonport 1
Turner, E.—Truro .. ... 1
Turner, G. J.—Coventry ... ... 0
Tvnte, C. K.— Bridgewater ... 1
Tyrell, Sir J. T.—Essex (North) ... ... 0
Vane, Lord 11.—Durham (South) ... 1
Verner, Sir. W.—Armagh (county)
Verney, Sir H.—Bedford (borough) ... 1
Vesey, Hon. T.—Queen's County .. ... 0
Villiers, Hon. C. P.—Lancashire (South)... 1
Villiers, Hon. C. P.—Wolverhampton ... 1
Villiers, Lord—Cirencester 0
Vivian, J. E.—Truro ... ... ... 0
Vivian, J. H.—Swansea ... 1

Wyse, R. K. H.—Northamptonshire (South) 0
Vyvyan, Sir R. R.—Heiston
Urquhart, D.—Stafford. .. ... 0
Waddington, D.—Maldon 0
Waddington, H. S.—Snffolk (West) 0
Wakley, T.—Finsbury ... 1
Walmsley, Sir R. J.—Leicester (borough)... 1
Walker, R.—Bury, Lancashire 1
Walsh, Sir J.—Radnorshire 0
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Walter, J.—Nottingham
Wall, C. B.—Salisbury
Walpole. S. H. Midhurst
Ward, H. G. —Sheffield
Watkins, L. V.—Brecon ( borough)
Wawn, J. T.—South Shields

0
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... 0
... 1
... 1
... 1

Welbv, G. E.—Grantham . . ..• 0
Wellesley, Lord C,—Hants (South) . 0
West, F. R.—Denbigh (district) .. . 1
Westenra, Colonel—King's County
Westhead, J. P.—Knaresborough ... 1
Whitmore, T. C.—Bridgenorth 0
Wilcox, B. M.—Southampton ... 1
Williams, T. P.—Marlow • 0
Williams, —.—Macclesfield
Willoughby, Sir H.—Evesham 0
Wilson, .121=8—Westbury 1
Wilson, M.—Clitheroe 1
Wodehouse, E.—Norfolk (East) ... 0
Wood, Sir C.—Halifax 1
Wood, W. P.—Oxford (city) ... 1
Worcester, Marquis of—Gloucestershire (E.) 0
Wortley, S.—Buteshire 0
Wrightson, W. B.—Northallerton 1
Wyld, J.—Bodmin 0
Wynn, Rt. Hn. C.W.W.—Montgomeryshire 0
Wynn, Sir W.—Denbighshire ... 0

Wyvill, M.—Richmond—
Yorke, Hon. E. T.—Cambridgeshire .. 0
Yorke, H. R.—York (city) ... 1
Young, J. —Cavan 0

* A double return.

MEMBERS RETURNED.

Liberals ...
Peelites ...
Protectionists

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ROYAL POLYTECLINIC INSTITUTION.—In additi"lol
to the vast fund of intellectual entertainment and stir sn -
tific information that may be daily acquired at t bids
valuable establishment, was a lecture on Tuesday last by
Dr. Bachhoffner on electricity and galvanism. In the
course of his lecture the Doctor stated that, althou igit
electricity was constantly spoken of as an electric flu
by which we would suppose it was a substance 1. ik e
water, that may be contained within a vessel, and vial; isde
to the eye. Such was not the fact, and that we are •at
present totally ignorant of what electricity really is, lot it
this is a matter of minor importance, as we are acquain teed
with the method of applying the powerful agent to u se
ful purposes, the greatest of which was the electric tells
,-
graph, as by its means a message could be conveyed to
any part of the kingdom at the rate of 288,000 miles "in
one second, thus bringing as it were the whole king& ma,
and even the contin,nt into a small space and by bis
means affording a most invaluable aid to mercan t.p.le
transactions. lie had heard that a company was form is ig
for the purpose of communicating with all the pi .I.n-
-cipal towns in the kingdom by electric telegraphs. If
this was carried out it would consolidate in a mea st).re
the whole country with the metropolis. There was adso
the Dauguerreotype. Twenty years since no pc mion
would believe that a wooden box containing a m irror
would produce a perfect portrait of any person befoi Ne it,
but now it was well known to be true. Many per sons
were impressed with the idea that this was a wondt
age for inventions ; in this Dr. B. would not coincide r. as
he considered it more an ago of adapting and applies ti on
for the principles of those inventions were well urr j er-
stood previous to the present time, and it is merely for
the application of them to their present use that we Lan
claim merit.
MOUNT ARARAT.--A letter from a guide to ton: Pis ts•
named Obevione, published in a St. Potersburgh jou, to al,
called the Caucase, says:—" An Englishman, na a ,ed
Seymour, last autumn engaged me to accompany hi m to
the convent of Etchmiadxin, at the bottom of kt of int
Ararat. When we arrived there he intimated his • de-
termination to ascend the mountain. I represents d to
him that the session was altogether too far advai it ed,
and that we did not possess any of the matters necet a ary
for the ascent. He was, however, resolved to go, and
we at last set off on September 16, at two in the a fl .er-
noon, escorted by four Cossacks and three Armen a ins.
We passed the night not far from Argour, and early • the
next morning attacked the abrupt part of the moun G sin.
On arriving at the elevated point called Kilissatasc h, or
church stone, from its resemblance to the cupola c e an
Armenian church, we discovered the long band rema iced
by M. Abich in 1844, and which leads like a ladd, )1 • to
the summit of the mountain. 'We followed it to a 1, .Iyel
space above, where we passed the night, being then at a
height aboutequal to that of the lesser Ararat. The r ity no-
sphere was calm, and the temperature not very cold . At
the first light of day we set out for the summit, s rhi cli
was now perceptible right before us. We soon ar rig ed
at the wooden cross planted in 1844 by M. Abich's . s er-
vant. A little beyond the region of eternal snow co m-
mences, and we some hours after reached the spa tit ,us
and level summit of Mount Ararat. After the first
Effe,l.ns of delight wo had to think of returning. It t w as
already after 12 o'clock, a fog was beginning to rise, , a ad
the towns and villages appeared like mere spots. -4 Is
soon as Mr. Seymour had written some letters at drat
great height, we set about descending, but not by' ti 'te
same path as we had made use of in coming up. 0, se of
our Cossacks showed us the best mode of getting t low n
rapirily, by sitting on the snow, and allowing our ielve
to slide down, being able to stop ourselves whe,t. w e
pleased by fixing our pointed sticks in the snow. Os
labour was infinitely lessened by employing that m( ?de Q
descent."

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY. - A court martial,
comprising Rear Admiral Hyde Parker, C. 8., Pre-
sident, Captains Pasco, of the Victory ; Plumridge,
of the Cambrian; Chads, C. 8., of the Excellent ;
Warren, of the Trincomalee ; Eden, of the Am-
phitrite ; and Mr. G. L. Greetham, Deputy Judge-
Advocate of the Fleet, assembled this morning, at
nine o'clock, on board the Victory, 104, orainary
guard-ship in this harbour, to try John Connor,
able seaman, of the Agincourt, 72, Captain John-
stone, for striking his superior officer, Mr. George
Herrick Burnaby, naval cadet of the Agincourt.
'The first witness called was Mr. George Herrick
Burnaby, naval cadet of the Agincourt, who deposed
as follows :—I was carrying on my duty as officer of
the watch on the fore-castle of the Agincourt, on or
about the 27th of April last, from the 6 to 8 watch
in the evening ; the forepart of the watch was em-
ployed in shifting the topmost studdingsail, when I
observed the prisoner on the weather (starboard) side
of the forecastle making a noise awl swearing. I
commanded silence, when he replied, " Yes, you
b—, you have as good as taken my life from me,
and I will take yours." He then came up to me as
I was standing on the booms, made the same threat,
and struck me in the mouth with his fist. I then
called Mr. Mason's (the boatswain) attention to
what had happened. I then got off the booms, and
he struck me again about the body, he took hold of
me by my shirt and coat-collar and tried to throw
me down. Mr. Mason, the boatswain, then seized
him, and took him away from me. I went aft and
reported what had happened to Lieutenant Reed and
Commander Patey, the former of whom was ofpi.•er
the watch. Commander Patey then ordered the pri-
soner to be put under arrest.
Captain Johnstone (the prosecutor)—Had you
made any previous complaint against the prisoner?—
I had.
Was it daylight when the attack took place ?—Yes
Did the prisoner appear excited by drink or not ?
—He did. _ _ _

By the President—How long, before the assault
took place, had you made a complaint against the
prisoner ?—That morning.
Had you any conversation with the prisoner be-
tween the time of your making the complaint and
the assault ?—No.

You have stated, in your report, that the prisoner
said to you, " You have as good as taken my life
from me, and I'll take yours, if I am hung for it."
Was that language made use of or not ?—lt was.
What were you on board at that time ? —A naval
cadet,

By the prisoner—Did I strike you first, or get
hold of you first ?—You struck me first.
President (to the prisoner)—You had better be very
guarded in what questions you put to the witnesses
without advice.

The prisoner declined asking any other question.
Mr. George Mason, boatswain of the Agincourt,
was then called and examined. He said—l was on
the forecastle getting the foretopmast studdingsail
made up. Connor (the prisoner) came past me and
went before me on the foreside ; he was in a great
passion, and commenced swearing. I looked at him,
but I did not know what he meant by swearing, or
whom he was swearing at. I never saw him conduct
himself in that way before, until Mr. Burnaby sang
out to him, calling, " Conway, keep less noise." He
(the prisoner) answered and said, "My name is not
Conway; my name is Connor; you swore my life
away this morning." The prisoner's topmates de-
de,ired him to hold his tongue. He jumped over the
topmast studdingsail upon the head of the topmast,
where Mr. Burnaby was standing, and there struck
him. Mr. Burnaby collared him ; they came off the
topmast together down on the studdingsail. I
jumped over the men who were on their knees making
up the sail, and collared him, and brought him away
aft on the quarter-deck, while Mr. Burnaby made
his complaint to Lieutenant Reed. Commander
Patey was there at the time. This was on Tuesday
evening, the 27th of April, perfectly daylight (the
ship at
.sea at the time, between Penang and the
Cape).
The President—Did you hear the prisoner make
use of this expression to Mr. Burnaby—" D—
you, you —, you have as good as taken my life
away this morning, and I'll have yours ?"—I heard
him say, " You have as good as taken my life away
this morning." Nothing more, that I heard.
Did you see the prisoner strike Mr. Burnaby ?—I
am positive he struck him, and I saw Mr. Burnaby
with his lip swollen afterwards.
Had the prisoner hold of Mr. Burnaby's collar
when you collared him to take him aft ?—When I
seized the prisoner I was right behind him. I took
him by the back of the neck, and slewed Lim right
round, face aft.
Where did the prisoner do his duty in the ship?—
In the foretop.
Did you hear Mr. Burnaby call out to you ?—No,
sir ; I did not give him time.
Captain Plumridge—Did you see the prisoner
strike Mr. Burnaby more than once ?—No.
Did you hear Mr. Burnaby make use of any lan-
guage to the prisoner, or the prisoner to him, whilst
they were struggling on the deck ?—Not that I
heard. I jumped over immediately and collared
him.
Was the prisoner drunk or sober P—Drunk.
So bad as not to know what he was about, do you
think ?—Yes, sir; worked up to a pitch almost of
madness. He had tears in his eyes when I saw him.
Do you attribute his apparent madness to drink-
ing, or to excitement at what had been said of
him?--To both. I should think one had worked
with the other.
Captain Chads—What was Mr. Burnaby 's language
that it should have excited the prisoner us you have
stated ?—I do not know of any language that could
have provoked the prisoner.
Did you hear the prisoner make use of the word
' at all to Mr. Burnaby?—Yes.
Was that expression madeuse of after Mr. Burnaby
had called him by the name of Conway?—After.
Prosecutor—Do you recollect the language of
Mr. Burnaby made use of when he ordered silence to
be kept ?—He said, " Silence, Conway," or " you
Conway.
Did violent language to the
prisoner
prisoner declined to ask any questions of this
the
ee tim use e of?_aNnoy.
?—None.
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witness.

Gordon M'Coy, quarter-master of the Agincourt,
was next called and examined.
Captain Johnstone—Did Mr. Burnaby make use of
any exciting language to the prisoner when he or-
dered silence to be kept ?—Not that evening as I
heard.
President—Did you hear the prisoner raake use of
the word " b--?, —I cannot say that I did.
Did you see the prisoner strike Mr. Burnaby in
the mouthY—No, sir; I was making up the sail at
that time. I saw him (the prisoner) take hold of
him, and was partly off the booms at that time.
Do you mean when you saw him off the booms that
the prisoner had hold of Mr. Burnabl.?—Yes ; he
was then coming down.
Had the ship's company been at quarters before this
took place?—l think they had. I had been doing
duty on the forecastle.
Was the prisoner drunk or sober ?—Drunk.
Do you consider that he was so drunk that he did
not know what he was doing ?—lie could not know
what he was saying—he could not speak plain.
Captain Pasco—Could you observe any injury Mr.
Burnaby had received after they were separated ?
No, sir.
Captain Plumridge—Did you see the prisoner
strike Mr. Burnaby when they were struggling on
the deck ?—No.
Did you hear any language pass between the pri-
soner and Mr. Barnabv whilst they were struggling
on the deck ?—No ; there was a great noise.
The prisoner declined to ask any questions of this
witness.
Henry Hobson, seaman, was called, and corrobo-
rated in part the evidence of the last witness, although
apparently somewhat reluctantly and equivocally.
The prisoner asked this witness no question.
William erslake, seaman, also corroborated the

foregoing testimony.
Commander George Edwin Patey, of the Agin-
court, proved the fact of the prisoner having been
reported to him by Mr. Burnaby for the offence
alleged in the charge, and ordering the prisoner below
in irons, and that the latter appeared at the time in a
great state of excitement, and was muttering com-
plaints against Mr. Burnaby. Witness continued,
" I reported the circumstance afterwards to Captain
Caldwell, the commanding officer of the ship, who was
at that time dining with the Admiral."
President—Did the boatswain corroborate all the
circumstances of Mr. Burnaby's " report ?"—Not the
whole ; 1 think only the fact of his having struck
him.
Captain Plumridge--Did you examine any other
witness except Mr. Burnaby and the boatswain be-
fore you made your report ?—Not any. I considered
the boatswain's corroboration of it was a sufficient
warrant for my placing him in irons until I had an
opportunity of reporting him to the commanding
officer of the ship, which I knew I should have to do
in the course of an hour.
During that hour did you examine any other wit-
nesses ?—I did not.
Captain Chads—What was the state of the pri-
soner ; was he drunk or sober ?—Apparently labour-
ing under the excitement of drink.
Was he in such a state as not to know the offence
he was committing in striking Mr. Burnaby
should think not : he must have been aware of it.
The President—Were you doing duty as the senior
lieutenant of the ship at that time ?—I was.
The prisoner asked this witnes 4 no questions.
Lieutenant Reed, who was officer of the watch at
the time the prisoner was reported to him by Mr.
Burnaby, was then called, and stated the nature of
the report made to him by Mr. Burnisby, and also of