The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-16 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

SHEERNESS, JAN. 12.—The Scout, 18, was commis-
sioned at Chatham on Thursday, Commander Loring
having arrived and hoisted the pennant on board. The
following officers have been appointed to her:—Lieu-
tenants R. W. H. Alcoek and J. J. Dornford; Master,
James Matthews; Surgeon, Wm. Wood, M.D. ; Assist-
ant-Surgeon, John Gordon.
The following is an account of the Janus's successful
trip to Portsmouth:—Started on the 23 inst. at noon,
from Chatham, arrived at Sheerness at three P.M., and
came to an anchor four miles below the Mouse; weighed
at eight next morning, passed through the Downs at
twelve, steaming the whole of the time, having not a
stitch of sail on her, and the wind from the south-west;
steamed on till off Dungeness, the wind then freshening
very hard; stood off and on all night with a close-reefed
topsail breeze, sea beii g very short and high, her conduct
on this occasion proving her to be a good sea-boat. On
Sunday, at eleven A.M., bore up, weather being very
thick and haay, for Dungeness, and anchored at three
P.M. Weighed at two AM. on Monday, and steamed
the whole of the day until her arrival at Spithead (no
sail having been set, the wind being right a-head), where
she came to an anchor about eight P.M. Weighed again
at half-past seven on Tuesday morning, and steamed
round the anchorage at Spithead, after which she went
into harbour. Taking the voyage throughout, the
average speed was five knots an hour.
The Snake, 16, had her masts and bowsprit put in on
Friday, and having been reported ready for the pennant,
is expected to be commissioned in the course of the week.
WOOLWICH, JAN. 13.—The Amphion, 36-gun frigate,
fitted with a screw propeller, will be launched at Wool-
wich Dockyard to-morrow, Wednesday, January 14, at
betwixt two and half past two o'clock.
The Grampus, 50 guns, Captain H. B. Martin, C. 8.,
will leave for Portsmouth to morrow, where she will be
paid advance previous to sailing for the South American
station.

The preparations making at the Royal Arsenal to
complete the five ships of the line, eleven frigates, and
six sloops, ordered to be made ready, and to be stationed
at each of the outports, are fast progressing, and the
whole of the vessels will soon be in a most efficient state.
The twenty-two vessels, referred to above, are exclusive
of the thirty-five advance ships, also prepared for de-
fending the outports, and the war-steamers in her Ma-
jesty's service at the several home stations. Orders have
been given to prepare armaments for six additional
large steamers, and it is expected the number of new
large class steamers of war will be extended to ten.
The Torch steam-vessel went down the river this
morning, on an experimental trip, to try her engines.

SERIOUS POACHING AFFRAY.
WORCESTER, TUESDAY NlGnT.—The county magistrates
sitting in petty sessions here to-day, at the Shire Hall, were
some time occupied in adjudicating on a charge brought by
William Mann, gamekeeper to Lord Sandys, of Ombersly, in
this county, against a man named William Day, for assault-
ing and wounding the said William Mann, with intent to do
him some grievous bodily harm.
The case as laid before the bench on the part of the pro-
secution was briefly as follows :—On Saturday, the Bth of
November last, the gamekeeper was patrolling a certain
portion of his Lordship's preserves, called Gardener's Cop-
pice, in which the prisoner Day, in company with his corn-
parions, named Woodward and Carnock, was busily engaged
in laying snares for game. On the parties catching sight of
the gamekeeper they approached him in a menacing atti-
tude, and Woodward and Day set upon the keeper with
heavy sticks or bludgeons, while Carnock kept the keepers'
dog at bay. The keeper attempted to defend himself, but
was overcome by numbers, and the poachers succeeded in
knocking down Mann and rendering him insensible from the
effects of two scalp wounds, the marks of which he showed
to the court. On recovering his senses the keeper found
himself alone, and saw nJthing more of his assailants until
last week, when Day was apprehended at the house of his
parents, at White Lady Aston, about ten miles from Om-
bersley. Woodward, the second of the poachers, was tried
at the last Worcestershire Quarter Sessions (last week), on
a charge of stealing a-waistcoat, at Worcester, and being
found guilty, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment,
at the expiration of which time lie will be taken before the
magistrates on the charge of attacking Mann, as above de-
scribed. Carnock, it seems, has left the country, never
having been seen or heard of since the above transaction.
Both the complainant and the defendant were supported
by legal advisers. Mr. Hide, of Worcester, appearing for
the prosecution, and Mr. Brampton, of the same city, for
the accused. On behalf of Day a bold defence was set up,
Mr. Brampton being instructed to plead an alibi.
After hearing both sides, the magistrates decided on com-
mitting the prisoner to take his trial at the March Assizes
on the charge.

Her Majesty the Queen Dowager has been pleased
to contribute a third donation of 10/. to the Distressed Needle-
women's Society in Rathbone-place.
MURDER IN JERSEY.—Another dreadful murder
was perpetrated at Seward's Cafe, Royal-square, on Fri-
day morning, at a quarter past two. The victim of this
fearful deed is Mr. Abraham, .optician, known for many
vears in the Channel Islands, which he visited occasionally.
In the course of Thursday night, Mr. Nicolle, hatter, of
King-street, visited Mr. Seward's cafe, and shortly after a
dispute arose between them respecting two bottles of wine,
charged to Mr. N., but which he refused to pay, using very
high language towards Mr. Seward, and challenged to fight
him then in the square; but Mr. Seward returned and
joined the company in doors. Only a few minutes elapsed
when a report of fire-arms was heard, the contents of which
had entered the cafe, and in another moment its effect was
visible by the almost instant death of Mr. Abraham, he
having been struck in the back by three pistol bullets, one
of which passed through his body, coming out about the
centre of his breast. Several of the police kept a strict
guard till half-past seven, when a watchman entered Mr.
Nicolle's room, and found him with his child in his arms;
he immediately surrendered himself. In the room was found
a short piece, which had evidently not long been discharged.
A post mortem examination took place, when it was ascer-
tained that one of the bullets had penetrated the heart, and
the other two had entered the right side of the back, and
fractured two of the ribs. The name of the unhappy gentle-
man deprived of life is Samuel Levi, he having assumed the
name of Abraham from a firm N% ith which he was connected
at Liverpool. All these facts were deposed at the inquest,
which was held the same day, and on Saturday the jury re-
assembled to consider their verdict, which was unanimously
" Wilful murder."

MELANCHOLY AND FATAL ACCIDENT AT SHEWAL-
Tos.—We regret to have to announce, that a melancholy,
an i fatal accit!ent occurred near Shewalton Colliery, on Sa-
turday last, about twelve o'clock at noon. Two of the
eons of the Lord Justice General were engaged in
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sohnetthoir etshe gentlemen accidentally discharged it, and
the shot took effect in th t back part of the left leg of
the gamekeeper, just at the knee. Assistance was im-
mediately procured, but it was sometime before the very
profuse bleeding could be stopped. Dr. Allan, of Irvine, was
upon the spot as soon as possible; and by his directions,
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and approved of the treatment which had been adopted
Notwithstanding the unceasing endeavour of the sur-
geons, however, by the application and administration of
stimulants, it was found impossible to remove the state of
prostration and collapse which had supervened ; and although
consciousness fully returned, the patient gradually sunk, and
expired about six o'clock. The sad event has plunged the
parties immediately interested into the deepest distress.
John Richards was a native of Perthshire, and about twenty-
five years of age. He was a remarkably fine young man,
sober, honest, and industrious, and much esteemed by his
employers.—Ayr Observer.
THE IRON TRADE.—The quarterly meetings of
ironmasters held during the week, have passed off most sa-
tisfactorily. The meeting at Wolverhampton on Wednes-
day was very numerously attended by the Shropshire and
Staffordshire masters, and the announcement that the former
had advanced the price of pig iron from 51. (the rate fixed
at the last quarter day) to Si. 10s., gave a decided impetus
to trade, the consequence of which was that Staffordshire
pigs advanced in proportion. The meeting at Birmingham
on Thursday was still more numerously attended, and
amongst those present were manufacturers and merchants
from London, Liverpool, Bristol, and also from the north.
Several large orders were in the market for rails, but in most
cases the prices offered were rejected, notwithstanding the
apprehensions which exist with regard to the threatened
measures of the Bank of England, and also the uncertainty
which prevails as to the manner in which Parliament in-
tends to deal with the numerous Railway Bills to be brought
ferward in the ensuing session. On the whole, the prospects
of the trade was regarded as healthy and encouraging, and
the general feeling amongst all parties, buyers as well as sel-
lers, seemed to be that present prices would, at all events, be
firmly maintained during the present quarter, if they did not
advance.—Birmingham Journal.
SINGULAR Dxscovsnr.—A few days since a poor
man, residing in New Romney, discovered, by accident, in
the crevice of an old beam extending across the room in
which he lived, something which had the appearance of ravel
paper, and on removing the same, he found within it a bill
for 6,000 f. Elated with his supposed good fortune, he was
desirous to ascertain its value, and accordingly the docu-
ment was forwarded to a banker, who soon elucidated the
matter, and described it as one of a set of bills drawn in the
early part of the French Revolution for 6,000 f., by Messrs.
guoollawrietbo,raenmdaarkn
Frederick Brock and Co., of Montpellier, at two months, on
Messrs. Thornton anp Co., of Paris. The bill had been ac-
cepted, and the acceptance cancelled. The bill was drawn
on their own order, but had never been endorsed, and was
therefore rendered of no value. It was sill posed to have
been for payment of some smuggling transaction, and that
one of the set had been paid fifty years ago; thus were the
eeierst:sewienupied the same
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uhfotpye syefarursstsriwantceeledlagastimoldnu:sigt:
apartments where the discovery was made.—Dover Telegraph,
FIRE AT WOOLWICH.—About half-past one o'clock
yesterday morning a fire broke out on the premises of Mr.
pthoaotr,inabaonu'
were beat, and strong parties
the Royal
of the Royal Sappers and Miners, Artillery, the
Koval Marines, and police-constables from the dockyard
were promptly on the spot, with engines accompanying each
difficulty was experienced at first from want
party. Great
the tanks at the
laVlairlmliambesinbg°;itv-inenatkheer'drums
of water, but fortunately rear of the
• d le% Mr. Chapman, grocer, Was
house, occupied partly con-
sumed,Star public-house were made available. The adjoining
Lieutenant-Colonel
and the whole of the house in which the fire origi-
nately was completely gutted. Colonel Coryton,
w
and Lieutenant and Adjutant Varlo, of the Royal Marines,
very active in aiding and giving directions to pull
down with fire-hooks several parts which otherwise would
have communicated to the adjoining buildings. No person
was hurt by the fire, but a marine had both his legs run over
by one of the fire-engines.
A POACHER KILLED.—About two o'clock on the
morning of Wednesday last two assistant-keepers, who were
watching on lands belonging to Sir John Broughton, Bart.,
at Blakenhall, near Betley, discovered two poachers with a
dog under a hedge on a farm in the occupation of Mrs.
Bloomfield. The poachers ran away, but one of them was
overtaken by a powerful man named Basford, and there was a
struggle between them, which terminated in the poacher,
hckrew both it and
George Kean, receiving a fracture of the skull, which caused
nocked him down
his instant death. Basford says that Kean
; hsttruactkheatafhteimr.
with a pikel, but that he succeeded in warding off the blow,
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wards
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wrestedfitsota
hit. KeanA distance,
the
coroner's
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inquest
subsequently
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held, and a ver-
dict dict of "Justifiable homicide" returned.—BirnsinghantGazette.
The young wheat plants are looking very pro-
mising, and there has seldom been a better prospect at
Christmas for the ensuing harvest than this year.--Newcastle