The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-06 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

SEPTEMBER s.—This morning, a detachment of the
4th Regiment (King's Own), consisting of three ser
geants, four corporals, and two drummers, and eighty
rank and file, with seven women and ten children,
marched into Brompton Barracks, near Chatham, from
Gravesend, at which place they disembarked from the
ship Thetis, from India. This detachment is from
Madras, and sailed for Englacd on the 12th of April
last. Lieutenant A. Vaughan, D. Harris, and Lieut.
J. Cowell Bartley, and two officers in charge of the
troops. The head-quarters of this regiment are on board
the ship London, it having embarked on the sth of April,
and is expected daily.
Thomas Goodfellow and henry Boot, two privates of
the 4th Regiment belonging to the Def Ot, were com-
mitted yesterday by the county magistrates, at Rochester,
fur stealing a silver watch, chain, and key, belonging to
private Charles Burns, of the same corps. The prisoners
were apprehended on Thursday last, at noon, by Ser-
geant John Brennan, of the 22d Regiment, who is the
lock-out sergeant for deserters on the Rainham-road.
They were both dressed as labourers. Ile took them to
Chatham Barracks as deserters, and they were then
charged with the robbery. The prisoners offered the
watch for sale to Mr. Crittenden, at Chatham. The
prisoners were removed to 'Maidstone gaol to take their
trials.

THE WEATHER.—The weather since our last has
been unusually one; and the temperature has been much
higher and more seasonable than for some time past,
though it has net, even for the last few days. been at
all high, considering the time of the year. Saturday,
Sunday, and Monday were entirely without rain,
and although some rain fell about noon yesterday, 0.0
afternoon and evening were clear and bright. The
temperature, which on Friday last was only 61 deg., rose
on Saturday to 69 deg.; and was on Sunday and Mon-
day, respectively. 65 deg. and 68 deg. It will be seen
by the following return, by electric telegraph, from the
places undermentioned, at seven o'clock yesterday morn-
ing, that the fine weather has been general throughout
the country :—Glasgow, S. fine; Edinburgh, S.S.E.
fine; Newcastle, N.E. very fine; York, S.E. by E. fine;
Hull, E.S.E. very fine; Normanton, S.W. fine; Leeds,
S.E. very fine; Manchester. S.S.W. fine; Liverpool,
S.S.W. very fine ; Lincoln, S.E. fine ; Norwich,
S.W. fine ; Peterborough, S.S.W. _ fine ; Brandon,
S.E. fine; Yarmouth, S. fine; Lowestoffe, S. fine; Not-
tingham, N. fine; Derby, N.W. very fine; Leicester, S.
very fine; Birmingham, S. by E. moderately fine; Rugby,
S.E. very fine; London, S.W. very fine; Chelmsford, S.
fine; Gosport, S. fine; Poole, E. very fine; Southampton,
S.E. fine; Gloucester, S. fine; Cambridge, S.W. fine;
Chesterfield, W. fine; Spetchley, W. very fine; New-
market, S. fine; Wisbeach, S.W. very fine; Dereham,
S.S.W. very fine; St. Ines, S. fine ; Ely, S.W. very fine;
Dorchester, S.E.. fine.—Al unchester Guardian of this day.
DESPERATE ATTEM[T AT SELF-MURDER.--CUAT-
HAM, SEPT. s.—Last evening John Burns, a private of
the 58th Regiment, and who is servant to Captain W.
Temple Parrett, of the same corps, entered the shop of
Mr. Dunks, army outfitter and gunsmith, Iligh-street,
Chatham, and informed Mr. Henneker (Mr. Dunks'
nephew) that he had been sent for a pair of small per-
cussion-lock pistols by his master, who was alarmed
about thieves, and wished Mr. Ilenneker to load the
pistols. Mr. Ilenneker, knowing that Captain Parrott
resided in the New-road, loaded the pistols with ball,
and placed caps on the nipples. On the man receiving
them, ho took one in each hand, and instantly raising
them to his head, discharged them both at himself. He
immediately fell apparently dead on the floor, the blood
issuing from both sides of the head, above the ears. It
being about eight o'clock, the streets were thronged with
people, and the circumstance caused great excitement.
Just at the time of the occurrence Mr. John 'l'. Cadd
assistant-surgeon of the Royal Navy, was passing, arttl
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entered the shop to render assistance. He"
lowed by Dr. Bell, of Rochester, Dr. Robertson, of
Chatham, and Assistant-Surgeon Dartnell, military
doctor from Fort Pitt. About two inches above the
ears, on the left side, there was a compression of the
bone of the skull ; and on the right side, over the region
of the parietal bone, was a hole sufficient to admit the
little finger. One of the bullets was extracted, and the
other was found in the middle of the shop. After some
time the unfortunate man recovered from collapse, and
was bled. He was then removed on a shutter to the
Military Hospital, Fort Pitt, by a party of soldiers. No
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