The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-27 00:00:00

ACQUITTAL OF M. JEUNE.

The trial of M. Jeune or Yung, of the Rue Mont-
martre, for the murder of M. Jay, took place on Satur-
day, before the Court of Assizes. On the witnesses'
bench was Madame Jay, covered with a black veil, and
holding a handkerchief to her face, in order to conceal
it and stifle her sobs. The prisoner, on being brought
in, was at first calm and self-possessed, but on seeing his
wife, who was in a retired part of the court, burst into
tears. The indictment stated all the circumstances of
the case, with the greater part of which the public are
fully acquainted. It appeared from it that Jeune had
for some time suspected Jay of having improper inten-
tions towards Mme. Jeune; he hesitated, at first, to
forbid him his house, on account of the advantage he
gained from him as a customer, but, at length, provoked
by his too flagrant conduct, desired that he would never
eater the door again, and told him that if he did, he
would find him, Jenne, armed to receive him. Jay re-
plied that he too carried arms. Notwithstanding this,
Jenne soon afterwards was informed that Jay came to
his house while he was absent, and he thereupon deter-
mined, on August 17, to pretend to go to Senlis on
btminess, but remain at home concealed with a pistol.
Ja7, about eight o'clock, came, and was heard by Jenne
Conversing with his wife, who seemed to resist his ad-
vances, but was at length induced to go into the bed-
room. Upon this Jeune came from his hiding-place,
and finding the two parties in an unequivocal position,
fired at Jay, but though the powder singed his left eye-
brow, he was not wounded, and it was doubtful whether
the bullet, if Jeune put one in the barrel, had not
dropped out. Jay turned upon him, and struck him
with a knife, and at the same time kicked him. Upon
thin Jeune drew his own knife, and stabbed Jay through
the heart and lungs, and killed him. The indictment
not ices the rumour of Jay having been entrapped to the
hoi tie by Madame Jeune, in concert with her husband,
bu't declares that there was no evidence to give proof or
crisdence to this supposition. After the indictment was
read, and the witnesses had been called and sworn, the
court was cleared of the audience, and the doors closed.
'The details of the evidence, therefore, cannot be given.
At half-put five, the doors were re-opened and the
public admitted. It had been expected that the widow
sud son of Jay would come forward and sue for da-
mages, but no such claim was made. The jury, who
remained in deliberation only a very few minutes, came
Into court, and pronounced a verdict of not guilty, and
the prisoner %vas thereupon immediately discharged. On
hearing the result, the wife of the prisoner, who had
again entered tLie court, fainted. She was removed into
the open air, witere she recovered, and was taken to
her husband, who was then at the Conciergerie, but at
liberty.—Paris Paper.

GREAT TROTTING MATCH FOR 501.--Yesterday
afternoon the trotting. match between Mr. Lyal's Gone-
sway and Mr. Thompson's Prince, for two miles, was
decided in the Wandsworth-road. Prince kept the lead
for a mile, when he wus passed by his adversary, who
went ahead and won the match by 120 yards. The two
mules were covered in less than seven minutes.

DON COLON, THE I"RESENT CORREGIDOR (LORD
MAYOR) OF MADRID.—It may not be generally known
that the present chief magistrate of the Spanish capital,
Don Colon Portugal Duke de Verazua, is a descendant
of a Geneose sailor, we mean Christopher Colon. The
erratic, adventurous, nay, indigent life of the great dis-
coverer, up to an advanced age, are generally known.
But scarcely was the deed done than a whole host of
Dukes, Counts, and all sorts of Hidalgos (nobles),
erowded around the family of the once neglected. Co.
lambus made three wills, in 1497, 1502, and 1506, which
have produced a number of lawsuiti, one of which took
place as late as 1792, and the acts of which are printed,
and to be found in the library of the British Museum,
under the title, «Hecho del Pleyto." The
Colon, however, got clear of all that, and is a nobleman
In affluent circumstances.
SUDDEN DEATR,Iiir, Alderman Banister,d Pur-
veyor to her Majesty at Windsor,,anwhoold
hadan highly re-
epected inhabitant of that town
yesterrarved the
office of mayor three times, was found,
ing, dead in his bed, upon one of his daughters ecarateocing-
bis room, between seven and eight o'clock. Therlde-
ceased, who had been ill for some time previously, ap-
peared in better health than he had been for some days,
and in exoellent spirits, on his retiring to rest the even-
ing before. was ill hie 68th year.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY: The Medße' 12, Com-
mander Robert Tryon, arrived last evening from Sheer-
ness, and saluted the Commander-in-Chief this morning.
The Belleisle troop-ship, Captain J. Kingcomb, an-
chored at St. Helen's to-day, having met light and baf-
fling winds on her way down Channel to Plymouth from
the Nora.
The Rattlesnake surveying-ship, Captain 0. Stanley,
hauled off from her hulk, the Dryad, to-day into Block-
house Hole, to complete her painting and other minor
arrangements; her crew shifted over to her yesterday
and bent sails. She is expected to leave the harbour on
Monday next.
The paying off the Resistance all standing has turned
out, as we anticipated, a complete farce. No sooner
was she re-commissioned than the work of stripping
began, and we fully expect she will be stripped to her
girtlines before any progress will be made in her re-
equipment.
The Apollo troop-ship, Commander W. Radcliffe, ar-
rived this morning from the Cape of Good Hope.
Lieutenant Thomas Heals (1827) died on the 22d
instant. The gallant deceased was midshipman of the
Rota in the Walcheren expedition and defence of Cadiz,
and served in the boats of that ship at the capture of
the French privateer off Belleisle • also at the capture
of an armed American brig; taking of St. Mary's,
Georgia; and in theconflict with the General Armstrong,
American privateer, at Fayal; served in the Infernal
bomb at Algiers.
WoomvicEr, Nov. 26.—The Grappler, steam-vessel,
Lieutenant-Commander Lysaght, left Woolwich at an
early hour this morning, for Greenhithe, to have her
compassess adjusted by Captain Johnson, and will then
proceed to Portsmouth to be paid advance for service on
the coast of Africa. Mr. Dennen, of the engineer depart-
ment in the Woolwich dockyard, went down the river in
her to give a final report upon the working of the engines
and speed of the vessel. On arriving at the measured
mile in Long-reach, the time was taken, and it was found
that, with the tide, and her engines making 204 revolu-
tions per minute, the mile was accomplished in four mi-
nutes andls3 seconds. The average with and against the
tide was 94 knots per hour, and by Massey's log about
10 knots per hour, which will be her average speed.
The engines worked well, and had a pressure of 51b. upon
the square inch. Lieutenant Lysaght, who commands
the vessel, earned his promotion in China, and had the
misfortune to lose his right eye by an accidental ex-
plosion while lieutenant of the Spartan, 22 guns, in the
West Indies. _

The Rhadamanthus steam-vessel, Master-Commander
Aylen, arrived at Woolwich to-day, from Portsmouth
and the coast of Ireland.
VISIT OF THE LORDS OF THE ADMIRALTY
TO WOOLWICH DOCKYARD.

The Right Hon. the Earl of Auckland, G.C.8., First
Lord of the Admiralty; Vice-Admiral Sir Charles
Adam, K.C.8., First Naval Lord; and Rear-Admiral J.

W. Deans Dundas, C. 8., and the Hon. W. F. Cowper,
Lords of the Admiralty, arrived at Woolwich Dockyard
to-day, at 20 minutes past 11 o'clock, and were received
by Rear-Admiral Sir Francis A. Collier, Knt., C.B. and
K.C.H.; Captain Williams, of the Amphion steam-fri-
gate; Captain Denham, of the Avon; Commander
Smith, of the William and Mary yacht; Commander
Foote, of the Rosamond; Commander Brown, of the
Geyser; Commander Hammond, of the Medea steam-
vessels ; and the authorities of the dockyard. Their
Lordships accompanied Sir Francis Collier to the Am-
phion steam-frigate, 36 guns, in the East Dock, and
remained nearly three-quarters of an hour on board, ex-
amining the various details of that fine vessel. Their
Lordships also went on board the Medea steam-vessel,
in the basin, and inspected the plan of havine,a port-hole
immediately under the bow of the Geyser, the suggestion
of Lord J. Hay, C. 13., one of the Lords of the Admiralty.
At half-past 1 o'clock their Lordships went on board the
Sidon steam-frigate, Captain Henderson, C. 8., and were

accompanied on board by Rear-Admiral Sir Charles
Napier, on whose plan she has been constructed. The
Sidon has her steam up, and will leave Woolwich about
. .

3 o'clock P. x. for Greenhithe. The Black Eagle steam-
vessel has also her steam up, and will convey their
Lordships down the river to witness the progress of the
Sidon.

♦PPOINTMENTS.
Lieutenant—H. D. Rogers, to the Vengeance.
Lieutenants and Commanders—G. Morris, to the
Torch ; E. F. Roberts, to the Myrmidon.
Commander—P. Cracroft, to study at the Steam Fac-
tory, Woolwich.
Midshipman—W. H. Nurse, to the St. Vincent.
Naval Cadet—J. S. Murray, to the Queen.
Captain Superintendent—Sir J. G. G. Bremer, to
Woolwich-yard.

PROMOTIONS.
S. H. Ussher, to be Captain.
J. Deyse, boatswain of the Astrea, to the first class.
W. 'Williams, carpenter to the Astrea, to the first class.
D. Hamm, gunner, to the second class.
W. A. B. Wright, boatswain of the Iris, to the second
class.