The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-16 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The following officers were received by the First Lord
of the Admiralty, Sir F. T. Baring, Bart., yesterday:—
Captains—A. D. C. Hay, G. Mansell, W. Nevill, W. A.
Willis, Sir G. Back, C. Edmonds, H. Bagot; Comman-
ders—F. W. Horton, L. D. T. Prevost, F. Cannon, E.
Smith, H. W. Bingham, J. Iludson, W. H. Stewart, H.
A. E. Scott, W. J. C. Dunn; Lieutenants—Joseph Day-
man4 Joscelyn, Jervis, E. E. Tumour, C. Bamber, W.
W. Lee, Thomas Creser; Inspectors of Hospitals—Dr.
Sir B. Outram, C. 8., K.H., R. P. Hillyer, C. 8., K.H. ;
Royal Marines—Lieutenant Colonel Pratt, Lieutenant
W. Branch.

The following officers were received by Admiral Dun-
das, C.R, M.P., the Senior Naval Lord:—Captains—
Kitchens, A. C. Key; Commodore Forbes; Lieutenants
—C. Bamber, J. Palmer, Edward Hardy, W. Gordon,
J. W. Vaughan, Sir Augustus Campbell, H. B. Everest,
C. H. Lapidge, A. Bathurst, E. A. Blackett, Mems, J.
C. Barlow, J. H. Cook, R. Wilson, G. B. Holfmeister,
Henry Knox, R. B. Stuart, Jocelyn, Jervice, Parrett.

PROIIOTION.

Mate—William Cavendish spencer Sulivan (Dec.,
1848), to the rank of Lieutenant.

APPOINTMENTS.

Second Masters—Samuel Braddon (1844), of the
Trafalgar, 1820, at Sheerness, to the Caradoc, steam-
pack t, at Woolwich ; Edward M'Kenzie (1845), to the
Trafalgar. Assistant Surgeon Dr. John Barclay (1846),
to the Teszer, screw tender.

Clerk in Charge—R. J. B. Tucker (1848), late of
the Flamer, to the Caradoc.
THE BRAZILS.—A letter from Rear-Admiral Rey-
nolds's squadron, dated March 15, says there is nothing
stirring. The Southampton, 50, Captain Cory, with the flag
of Rear. Admiral Reynolds, C. 8., had had a cruise to sea
on account of a few cases of fever on board this ship, one
only of which terminated fatally. Captrin Scornbery,
late of the Cormorant, goes home in the Tay, the first
lieutenant of her being made acting-commander till the
arrival of Commander Chamberlain in the Amphitrite,
expected in a few days. The Thetis, 38, Captain
Kuper, C. 8., and Tweed, 18, Commander Lord F.
Russell, are at Bahia, with Conflict, screw-
sloop, Commander Drake, and Sharpshooter. screw-gun
vessel, Lieut.-Commander Dalby, are at Rio. The
Geyser, steam-sloop, Commander Tatham, is cruising
to the southward, and really, from her forlorn appear-
arce when she arrived after having been on shore, she
looks very well, better even than before. The cold
weather will soon set in here—" bono for the levers,"
as the Portuguese tell us; :so after a short cruise or two
the Southampton will stop here for our relief.
The Locust steam-vessel, Lieut.-Commander Curtis,
arrived at Rio on the 19th February.
The admiral intends a short trip to the mountain
while the Southampton is away cruising.

PRIZE-MONEY TO THE CYCLOPS STEAM-FRIGATE
Burnett and Wynne has given notice to the late officers
and crew of her Maj,sty's steam-vessel Cyclops, the
Honourable George Fowler Hastings, captain, that an
account of bounties, &c., received for the under-men-
tioned captures, will be forthwith deposited in the re-
gistry of the High Court of Admiralty—viz, Born Suc-
cesso, captured Dec. 25,:1848; Esperanca, captured
May 10, 1849‘.!
The Penelope, 16, steam-frigate, Captain Lyster, went
out of Portsmouth harbour on Monday morning. Com-
modore Bruce hoisted his red burgee yesterday morning
on board her; she will be paid advance to-day. The
Sprightly steam-tender, took out to her yesterday morn-
ing the corporal and six privates of the Royal Marine
Artillery, for a passage to the coast to fill up vacancies
in the squadron.
Prince Regent, 90, Captain Harris, is all ataunt. She
is rattling down her rigging and landing her old defec-
tive chain cables; she will probably go out of the basin
at Portsmouth on Friday.

THE CASE OF POISONING AT MARCH.
We gave last week the leading features of a singular
case of poisoning which occurred at March on Tuesday,
the Bth instant, in which three servant girls conspired
together to put an end to their existence by taking
laudanum. Two of these girls were servants to Mr.
Miller, brewer, Bze., of March, and the other servant to
Mr. Jones, of the same place, whose house adjoins that
of Mr. Miller. Ore of the unfortunate creatures, Mary
Ann Sutton, died under the influence of the drug, and
the other two very nearly shared her fate. A maniacal
sort of attachment existed between the deceased and
Mr. Jones's servant, Roberts, and they used to meet
and kiss each other in the yard every night before going
to bed. The deceased was only 17 years old, and Ro-
berts was
of the same age. The other girl, Archer,
was somewhat older; she is unmarried, but has had two
children.

On Saturdly last the adjourned inquest was holden
before Mr. Pratt, at the Griffin inn, at ten o'clock.
After some further evidence.
The CORONER cautioned the girls in the usual way,
and told them they were at 'ibex ty to make any state-
ment, weich might, however, be used against them here-
after, to the prejudice of their lives or liberty.
Archer said the reason why she took the laudanum
was that she did not like to be laughed and scorned at
in the streets.
Roberts had nothing to say, except that deceased and
she were " partners,' and she loved her so that she
thought she would like to die with her.
The Corlowxß explained to the jury that if any one
encouraged another to commit suicide, the person so en-
couraging was in the eye of the law guilty of mur-
der. He also explained the nature of the crime of fel°
de se, and then went through the evidence, comment-
ing upon it as he went on. He left the jury to say,
whether deceased was in a sound state of mind when
she took the laudanum ; and whether the others were
aiding and abetting, and encouraging each other to
commit suicide, and being then in a sound state of
mind, in which ca.:43 the law held them to be guilty of
murder.
The juryto a
after a consultation of about half an hour,
n:verdict of felo de se in the case of Mary
and of tiding and abetting in the crime of
Ann
returned
Sutton,
murder in the casei of Sarah Archer and Sarah Ann
Roberts.i
The two prisonersagre of wilfulweres ub m
s equardr.
eriftly committed to
~bridge on a charge

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3qth ult., the crew o
head, observed a strong light
VESSEL BUR-7—NT AfTthSeEAT.
Ramsgate, while off the Spurn head, —rue°l3ll
nets, and sanding towards the burning
in the E.N.E. quarter. '1 hey irnm.e.:iastheilpy, hwaeurleedhumpledthheiyr
a boat cont • 'the They then bore
to the vessel, whom they took on board.
up for the wreck, ' head, bearing
oft' Flamborough-
until ,
aiming master and seven seamen belonging
which was o
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t2hserniies and remained
1 A.M. the following d ' when it went down stern pre f most.
tons burden, bound Anna
alongside I
coals, and the fire is supposed to have been occasioned by
some cinders falling out of the fire-place in the cabin, through
ballast hla ritao,
theof ENxoerttehr, ,
fora
a brigca
cargo
03000 f
the heavy rolling of tl4-ye8,40, while the men were engaged
in reefing the topsail. -

STATE OF TRADE.
(From the Manchester Guardian of this day.)
MANCHESTER, TUESDAT.—The Arctic's advices, re-
ceived here this morning, inform us that, on the 26th
March, a few days before the arrival of the Canada, a
decline of per cent. per lb. took place in the price of
cotton at New York, evidently from an apprehension on
the part of holders that they would hear by that
vessel of the Liverpool and Manchester markets
having been seriously depressed by intelligence
(which reached us March Bth) of the panic
which had previously thrown down their prices
1 4 cent. On the arrival of the Canada, however, it
was found that no such effect had been produced either
amongst ourselves or our neighbours; and prices re-
gained there what they had just before lost, but again
became dull, and closed per cent. lower on the 2d of
ApriL The Arctic brings a telegraphic account that
the news by the Canada had led to a recovery of per
cent. in the previously declining southern markets.
These advices have exercised a rather unfavourable in-
fluence upon this day's business. While the American
holders of cotton appear to be looking to the English con-
sumers for support, the latter are watching every oscillation
on the other side, and moving backward and forward in
its direction. Had a little more time elapsed betwixt
the Canada's reaching port, and the Arctic's departure,
we might possibly have heard of a greater recovery of
price thsn we are now advised of. As it is, however, the
buyers in our market have generally manifested a
somewhat increased want of confidence. Their purchases
of goads have. consequently, been quite inconsi-
derable, and effected only under the inducement of a
further concession in many articles, such as shirt-
ings, long cloths, and domestics; yet, much
irregularity is found among the sellers of these fabrics,
arising from their varying views and their different
positions is regard to stocks or to orders. In yarns the
transactions are mostly for the continent, and though but
very limited, they are yet fair in extent under the oir-
eumstances. Other classes of buyers are doing very
little. Spinners are at a disadvantage of Tid. to per
lb. Fortunately our market does not sutler from any
general pressure of stock; taken in the aggregate, indeed,
the amount of yarns and goods on hand is not more than
would be cleared away by a short fit of smart buying.
ROCHDALE, MONDAY.—The trade is still heavy, and
not much doing, yet there has been rather more inquiry
for goods. The wool market continues slack, but former
prices are fully maintained.
MACCLESFIELD, TUESDAY.—The activity displayed by
the wholesale houses, noted in our last, has not yet
been followed by a corresponding demand for goods.
With one or two exceptions, very little business has been
transacted in the interim; the result of this is, that
manufacturers are exercising renewed caution,
and stopping :production where practicable. The in-
creased business done in throwns of late, has now con-
siderably subsided, and prices, though reduced, may be
quoted nominal, the disposition of merchants to concede
materially in their prices of raws (probably in some in-
stances to the extent of Is. per lb.) having most likely
contributed to this, and induced so decided a pause.
HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.—The amount of business
transacted to-day in the Cloth Hall has not been large.
Low goods of light texture have principally been dealt
in. There is rather more briskness in the fancy trade
than there has been for some time, and most of the ma-
nufacturers in that branch are very brisk in vestings of
new styles and patterns for the summer home trade. A
little more has been done in the yarn trade, at steady
prices. _ . .

HALIFAX, SATURDAY.—The (thief inquiry in our
Piece Hall to-day has been for low lastings and low
mixtures. The demand, however, is not brisk; and the
prices offered are not remunerative. Both in yarn and
wool rather more purchases have been made, but the
markets are still dull, and the quotations without vari-
ation.

LEEDS, TIIESDAY.—There has been a good attendance
at the Cloth Halls both to-day and on Saturday last, and
rather more goods have been sold. There is no altera-
tion in prices, and business is also a little brisker in the
warehouses.