The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-18 00:00:00

" 31E3IORANDUAL

" With a view to encourage boys to continue in her Ma-
jesty's service, my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
are pleased to direct that when any of her Majesty's vessels
shall have entered and completed the full complement as-
signed to her, and shall have been mustered and inspected
before sailing, the captain or commander of such ship shall
not make any fresh entry of men, but shall fill up all vacan-
cies that may occur in his ship's company by bringing for-
ward the most meritorious and serviceable first-class boys to
the ratings of men, and promoting second-class boys to the
first class, if eligible.
" Fresh entries of boys only are to be permitted. This
rule is never to be departed from except under special cir-
cumstances, which are to be reported to the commanders-in-
chief either at home or abroad, whose previous sanction is to
be obtained when circumstances will permit.
(Signed) . " 11. G. WARD.
" To all Flag Officers, Commanders-in-Chief,
Captains, and Commanding Officers, of her Ma-
jesty's ships and vessels."

THE ARMY.
COURT-MARTIAL OF MAJOR DEANE.
The following is the finding of the court-martial on Major
Deane, which lately sat a the Royal Barracks, to hear a list
of 18 Charges preferred- against that officer by Mr. John
M'court, late of the Royals, who was himself dismissed the
service en charges preferred against him by the Gallant
Major. The charges of which Major Deane has been pro-
nounced guilt- are trivial, while all the rest are, in the
opinion of the Court, " most vexatious, harassing, and vin-
dictive :"

(corr.)
" The Court is or opinion that he is guilty. of the first
additional charge. The Court is of opinion that he is guilty
of the second additional charge.
The Court-martial adjudges, that the prisoner, Major
Charles Deane, K. 11., of the Ist battalion of the Ist, or
Royal Regiment, be reprimanded, at such time and in
such manner as his Grace the Commander-in-Chief may diact.
" The Court begs respectfully to state, that in passing
this sentence, intended to be the mildest in its power to ad-
judge, it did not take into consideration the third and first
and second additional charges, inasmuch as these charges had
been previously inquired into, and disposed of by competent
authority.
" The Court cannot separate without expressing its de-
cided opinion, that during the entire investigation of an accu-
mulation of charges, most vexatious, harassing, and vindic-
tive, not a particle of evidence has been elicited reflecting its
the slightest degree upon the honour and purity of Major
Deane 's motives, and that the honourable testimonials, both
oral and written, brought forward by Major Deane, as to
his zealous, active, and gallant services, as an officer, and
to his high bearing as a gentlenian, have not in the slight-
est degree been impaired or affected by the result of' these
proceedings.'
" I have his Grace the Commander-in-Chief's directions
to acquaint you that her Majesty was pleased to approve and •
confirm the finding and sentence of the Court.
J. MACDONALD, Adjutant- General."
Major Deane has resumed the command of the Royal
depot in the Pigeon-house Fort.

POISONOUS

BERRIES.

Several persons have been recently taken to the public
hospitals of the metropolis, labouring under poison, from
eating a species of wild berry, hawked about the streets, and
called " Bilbury hefts." We regret to state that a Marl
named Parker died in the London Hospital yesterday morn-
ing, about eighteen hours after he had partaken of a pie
made up of bilberries and sweetened with sugar. Parker's
wife and child, who partook of the same pie, are lying in the
' same hospital. The woman has suffered greatly, but some
hopes are entertained of her recovery. The child is in a
dangerous state, and yesterday evening it was stated that it
was not likely to survive many hours. The deceased,
Parker, who was about forty years of age, and a man of
strong constitution, kept the Veteran beer-shop, at No. 247,
Whitechapel-road. The berries were purchased of a man in
the Whitechapel-road on Friday evening. Another sufferer
named Mary Cox, of No. 4, Collingwood-street, Bethnal-
green, after eating similar berries purchased in the street,
was attacked in the same manner as Parker and his wife. Her
agonies for several hours were dreadful, and she is not yet
out of danger. Another person is in the same hospital, suf•
fering ftom the same cause, who is going on favourably.
From inquiries made by the K division of police, it appears
that numerous individuals besides those in the hospital have
been attacked with severe illness after eating blackberries:and
other berries, the size of a small sloe, which are of a poison-
ous nature, and that three men dressed in smock-frocks, and
having the appearance of countrymen, have been selling
heath brooms, blackberries, and a smaller species of wild
berry, iu the Whitechapel-road. Mr. Bloomfield, a surgeon,
residing at No. 125, High-street, Wapping, was called upon
to attend a family on Saturday afternoon, who were violently
affected by eating berries purchased of one of the men in the
Whitechapel-road. He administered antidotes immediately,
and fortunately they have all recovered. Mr. Bloomfield
states that dangerous results would have followed
if he had not been called upon very early after the
patients swallowed the berries. An inquest will be held
on the body of Parker, and Mr. Baker, jun., the Deputy
Coroner, has ordered a post mortem examination of the body,
and has also directed the remains of the pie to be analysed.
Similar cases of poisoning have been admitted into the Rope/
Free Hospital, Gray's Inn-road.
A letter, of which the following is a copy, was forwarded
to the superintendents of police, on Saturday, morning, by
Mr. Cook, hails.. surgeon. It was to the following effect :
! "Royal Free Hospital, Gray's Inn-road, Aug. 15.
" Sir,--I think it proper to give you immediate notice that
a boy named Thomas Miley, post boy, has been brought
here this evening, suffering from the effects of some vege-
table poison. His father states that his son and another post
boy, and a horsekeeper, all partook of some berries which
they bought of a man on Blackfriare-bridge. It is reason-
able to suppose, if this man has been vending these berries
as a fruit, that these are not the only sufferers.
" I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
"H W. COOK, House Surgeon."

ST. ALBANS'

ELECTION.

Mr. Benjamin Bond Cabbell has been returned for
St. Albans, Lord Listowel, of the household, .defeated.
What, however, could his Lordship expect against the
shrinking philanthropist, who speaks of his friendship
for the poor with that .peculiar modesty that makes
known the manifold virtue of Holloway's Ointment ?
Mr. Cabbell, we doubt not, may possess loyalty—devo-
tion to the Church—and friendship for the poor ; but
these surpassing virtues do not, somehow, affect us as
they ought to do, when shouted from the hustings in the
confident tone of a sleight-of-hand man or fire. eater.
A large heart should not, we think, be advertised as
showmen advertise a monster hog. Mr. Cabbell, how-
ever, may think differently. His recent success may
induce him to think so ; and thus, improving on our
hint of the showman, he may—as that festal tradesman
paints his hog outside his booth—on a future occasion
have his philanthropic heart, in all its magnitude,
limned for the curiosity of the elector. " The Heart of
the Poor Man's Friend " would be a taking title ; and,
of course, the philanthropist would not copy the com-
mon exaggeration of showmen, by causing the thing
represented to be drawn at least double the size of the
original. When Mr. Cabbell last canvassed Marylebone,
a list of his donations to the poor was sent to every
elector. This, no doubt, was without the consent of the
worthy candidate ; it was, in fact, the work of some
enemy. Will any of our St. Albans' friends inform us
whether the same plotter was at work in their ancient,
unbought borough ? However, Mr. Cabbell is now an
English senator ; and, judging from his hustings'
speeches, he promises to add to the harmless amusement
of the House of Commons.—Douglas Jerrold's Weekly
Newspaper,

THE Moons.--The morning of the twelfth dawned as
auspiciously for the sportsman as could be desired. So far as
the accounts have reached us, the sport will be about an
average on the principal Highland moors; but of course we
are unable to give the first day's work. The mail, which
passed Blair at mid-day, and the Duke of Wellington which
came down four hours after, both brought a number of boxes,
the produce of the morning's work, some of which were ad.
dressed to the leading members of the nobility now in Lon•
don.—Perth Courier.
TAT SALMON FISHING.—The " takes" for hardy
eight days, at the stations below the brfdl.
been so good as during the previous week; -b S
up have been doing tolerably well.•Pricesoe
grilse, 6d.; trout scarce, and no pri .c
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..idvowtiser.