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rnE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 7, 1860

I don't think Mr. Slack asked me anything about
the lantern. Mr. Superintendent Abbot, of Warmin-
ster, asked me all about it. I have not previously
stated anything publicly about it to the best of my
belief. There was a knife once got into the machine,
but whether the handle came off or not I am
not certain. I don't recollect the blade of a knife
coming off while I was in Mr. Rent's service.
When the child was foUnd t picked up a piece of
paper with some blood on it. Mellett, the butcher,
was with me at the time, and I gave it to him. I
don't know what he did with it. I picked it up
just outside the closet door, towards the left band,
near the gate leading into the bank yard, where the
dog used to be kept.
Mr. Weston confirmed the statement of Alloway
as to the finding of the piece of paper, adding that
he pointed it out to Alloway, and requested him to
pick it up. Had never been asked about the mat-
ter before in public or private. The piece of paper
was doubled up, and appeared as if some one had
wiped a knife across it. There were some smaller
pieces of paper which were not taken any notice of.
They appeared to be parts of a larger piece. From
the position in which the paper was found no infe-
rence could be drawn as to the direction in which
the party who used it was going. Witness con-
tinued—l saw Mr. Kent that morning when he
returned from Trowbridge. I do not know any
one who can state where Mr. Kent was when he
gave the order to have his carriage got ready. I
heard it reported that it was as he eame down
stairs. I can't say from whom I heard the report.
I wish I could. There was great confusion there
at the time. I was one of the coroner's jury.
Mr. Saunders said he understood that the witness
and other jurors wished to say something on the
subject of the manner in which the inquiry was
conducted, but he hardly thought this was the
proper time. The jurors, however, should have an
opportunity of making any statement before the
I investigation terminated.
Mr. 'Weston said the papers had accused the jury
of ignorance, and they wished to show they were
not so ignorant as had been supposed.
Mr. Saunders said they were very much obliged
to the papers for keeping them in order. He him-
self was not exempt from comment in the press.
Mr. Saunders then went on to say that at present
he was not acting magisterially, but was taking a
course which he thought consistent with the ends
of public justice. He also entered into a long defence
of the course he had pursued and was pursuing.
Mr. Inspector Pitney, in reply to Mr. Saunders,
said that Captain Meredith, Superintendents Foley
and Wolfe, of the Wilts police, and Mr. Hughes and
Mr. Bond, of the Bath police, were not present.
Mr. Saunders especially wished that Capt. Mere-
dith and Mr. Hughes and Mr. Bond were present,
as they would be able to state exactly what Mrs.
Orchard had said in presence of them all on Satur-
day last.
Mrs. Quance stated—l recollect the Tuesday on
which Miss Constance Kent was taken to Devizes.
No three persons came to my house on that day and
asked for some water to make tea with. Mrs. Holton
lives next door to me. She is an invalid. I went
into her house at the time three strangers were
there. They asked Mrs. Holton to give them a drop
of boiling water, and I assisted in getting it for
them. They had some tea and went away. I don't
recollect what they talked about.
Mr. Saunders—Now, if I am tol3, and three per-
sons are ready to swear, that you or your husband
said they saw Mr. Kent in a field about 5 o'clock in
the morning of the murder, is that true or false ?
Mrs. Quance—lt is false. The witness appealed
to Mr. Wilkins, who was present, whether he had
ever heard her husband say such a thing?
Mr. Wilkins—Yes, I did.
Mrs. Quance—Well, I don't care; I never said
such a thing.
Mr. Saunders said there were now four persons
who stated that such a statement had been made
by Mrs. Quance or her husband.
Mrs. Quance repeated her denial, and added, in
reply to Mr. Saunders—My husband generally goes
to work at 5 o'clock in the morning. I believe he
did on the morning of the 30th of June last. I don't
recollect whether he or I was awake during that
night. lam quite sure I never heard him say he
saw Mr. Kent that morning. My husband works
with another man. I can't shy whether they went
to work together that morning.
Mr. Saunders requested Mr. Quance's attendance
to-morrow; M. 'Wilkins, his employer, stating that
he would give leave for him to come.
In reply to further questions by Mr. Saunders,
Mrs. Quance stated that Morgan, the parish con-
stable, and a police inspector called upon her. She
never stated to them that her husband had seen
Mr. Kent on the morning of the murder. She was
sure her husband would not state anything that
was not true • he would rather have his head
chopped off. In her opinion the murder was too
cleverly done ever to be found out, unless some one
" peached."
Morgan, the parish constable, stated that he
called on the last witness with Superintendent
Abbot, and that she denied to them having heard
her husband say anything about having seen Mr.
Kent on the morning of the murder. He saw
Quance in the evening, and he also denied having
ever made such a statement. It was a general
rumour that Quance had said that he had seen Mr.
Kent on the morning of the murder, but he could
not trace it to anyone.
Mr. Saunders reiterated that his object was to
elicit such information as had not yet met the public
eye. All private investigations he cast aside, and
took the bold, manly course which, if it might not
seem altogether regular, would, he hoped, facili-
tate the discovery of the perpetrator of a crime
which had now baffled inquiry for four months.
A paper handed to Mr. Saunders by Mr. Wil-
kins was read by Mr. Saunders, who prefaced it
by stating that he considered it most important
that this point as to Quance should be cleared up,
because, if Mr. Kent was seen as early as 5 o'clock
in the morning of the 30th of June, it would be
evident that he could not have woke up for the first
time at the hour mentioned by Mrs. Kent. The
paper handed in by Mr. Wilkins was to the effect
that the first he heard of this statement of Quance's
, was some time after the murder, when Quance,
who was in his employ, came from Trowbridge,
and stated that he had been taken up respecting
seeing Mr. Kent on the morning of the murder.
He said his eyesight was so bad he could not say
who it was he saw, and so he was liberated.
Inspector Pitney stated that Quance was not in
custody. He was sent for to the police-station, and
was asked to state what he knew about the matter.
Mr. Saunders—Well, he will be able to tell us
himself all about it when he comes here. Mr. Saun-
ders then said that he must have Mr. Superinten-
dent Foley, and, as a magistrate, he should insist
on it if necessary. By the directions of Capt. Mere-
dith, the chief-constable, the whole of the force had
been placed under his (Mr. Saunders's) directions,
at the request of the bench of magistrates at Brad.
ford, and with Captain Meredith's full concurrence.
Mr. West, one of the j ury men, here stated that he
believed as many as nine out of the twelve jurymen
were dissatisfied with the conclusion which was
arrived at. They considered that a sort of undue
pressure had been put upon them by persons in a
higher station of life—such, for instance, as the coro-
ner. In coming to an open verdict he (Mr. West)
thought they were not doing justice to themselves,
or giving satisfaction to the country. It was only
a partial examination which took place, as he ex-
pected that the whole hOusehold of Mr. Kent would
be then and there examined. There was an ob-
jection raised to that, and some of the jury were
very much excited in consequence ; but afterwards
it was carried to have an open verdict.
Mr. Saunders—Do I understand you rightly
that eight or nine jurymen were prepared to bring
in a verdict of wilful murder against any particu-
lar person or persons ? You have brought in an
open verdict. Were eight or nine of you prepared
to go a step further, and to say wilful murder
against any particular individual or individuals ?
Mr. West—l can't answer that question.
Mr. Saunders—But you think that the inquiry
was shortened, and that there was not sufficient
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RE-OPENING THE CORONER'S INQUEST.
While the inquiry of Mr. Saunders was being
held at Road, a meeting of magistrates of the
Trowbridge division took place at the police-station
in that town. The magistrates present were—
Messrs. H. G. G. Ludlow, J. Stancombe, W. Stan-
combo, W. H. Walmesley, and the Rev. R. Craw-
ley. Captain Meredith, chief constable, and Super-
intendents Foley and Wolfe were also in attendance
Mr. Slack, solicitor, of Bath, by whom the recent
prosecution of Elizabeth Gough was instituted, in-
formed their worships that he had been in commu-
nication with the Attorney-General on the matter,
and that that learned functionary was of opinion
that the inquest had not been properly conducted,
and that it was a proper case in which an applica-
tion should be made to the Court of Queen's Bench
to order a second inquest under a writ of tnelius in-
quirendum.

The magistrates concurred in the propriety of
such a course being adopted, and affidavits will be
Immediately prepared in support of the application.
The magistrates also wished it to be distinctly un-
derstood that they had taken no part in the
investigation th€n being pursued by Alr. Saunders
at Road.

MYSTERIOUS DISCOVERY AND SUS-
PECTED MURDER dT DALSTON.

COILONETP TIvoITEST.
Yesterday morning, at 10 o'clock, Mr. J. Hum-
phreys, the coroner for East Middlesex, and a highly
respectable jury, assembled by adjournment at the
Three Compasses, Dalston, respecting the death of
a newly-born female child, fcund buried in the
garden at the rear of the residence of Mr. H. H.
Ford, 5, Milton Cottages, Bath-place, Dalston.
Mr. Thomas Beard, solicitor, Basinghall-street,
attended to watch the case for the accused, Eliza
Mullet, a domestic servant, lately in the service of
Mr. Ford, a gentleman of property.
The accused had been brought from the House
of Detention by Inspector Stacey, of the N division,
by the authority of the Secretary of State for the
Home Department.
The case excited unusual interest, and the court
was crowded during the investigation.
The first witness called was
James Newberry, a gardener, who said—About
four o'clock in the afternoon of the 29th ult., I and
another man were at work in Mr. Ford's garden,
when my mate struck his spade against something
hard. He dug up the body of a child, wrapped up
in a rag. I called the mistress, and she came with
the servant. It was the accused who came with
Mrs. Ford. I then went to the police-station, and
an officer returned with me and took the body.
Sergeant Luff, 7 N, said that on the afternoon of
the day in question he went to the house of Mr.
Ford, and after knocking at the front door it was
opened by the accused. She said her master
and mistress were at home, and showed me into
a room. I told Mr. Ford that the dead body
of an infant had been found in his garden. He
took me there, and under a laurel tree there was
a deep hole. He expressed some surprise at the
gardener having dug there; but he (the gar-
dener) said that he had made the hole to bury the
rubbish and leaves. I questioned the accused,
and she denied all knowledge of the child. She
was in the kitchen when I asked the question, but
I gave her the usual caution in such cases. I then
said, "Have you any objection to be examined by a
doctor," and she said " No, not if my mistress is
with me." I then accompanied her to Dr. Jones,
but she refused when she reached his surgery. I
then took her to the police station. I then cautioned
her, and when she reached there I charged her on
suspicion of being concerned in concealing the birth
of a female child. She was placed in a cell, but she
subsequently sent for me. I then cautioned her,
when she said, "I am the mother of the child. I
laced my stays so tight that no one noticed me."
She added, "I have been seduced." She did not say
who was the father of the child, but she told me that
it was not born alive.

By Mr. Beard—When I took her into custody I
took her on suspicion. The magistrate complained
of the manner in which the case had been brought
before him without evidence. He found fault with
the police for bringing the case before him, as there
was nothing against the prisoner. He sent for the
inspector on account of the manner in which the
case had been got up. I asked her where she came
from, and she replied, " Beccles, in Suffolk." I did
not say, "If it is your child I will do all I can for
you." I Cautioned her in the police court. I did
not say to her, " If you don't tell me whether this is
your child you will be examined." I never asked
her who the father was, but she did tell me that she
would not say who the father was.
By the Coroner—l cautioned the prisoner in the
usual form before she made any statement.
Margaret M'lntyre, the female searcher—The
prisoner was brought there on the 20th ult., and
when questioned she denied having had a child.
She refused to be examined medically, but witness
discovered that she had recently been confined. I
examined her after she had been to Dr. James. I
afterwards saw her at the Worship street Police
Court, where she told me she had had a child about
six weeks ago. She said that the child was her's,
and that the master was the father of it.
By Mr. Beard—l•had asked her if she had had
a child while I was with her, and asked her the
question so that it might be given in evidence
against her. She then sent for sergeant Luff, who
went to the cell, and she then told him. I told her
to tell the sergeant all about it.
Dr. James was examined at great length, and
said that he had examined the body of the deceased,
which was fully developed. The child might have
been dead a month or longer. He made a post mortem
examination of the body, but could not say posi-
tively whether deceased had been born alive or not.
A portion of the lungs floated, and they were only
partially inflated. The umbilical cord was torn, and
there were about 18 inches remaining. There were
no marks of violence on the body to account for
death.

Mr. H. H. Ford was called, and in answer to the
coroner, said he knew nothing of the birth of the
child in the garden, nor was he the father, as one
of the witnesses had stated.
The accused, who had been listening attentively
to the evidence, was here cautioned by the coroner
in the usual form, when she said—l am the mother
of the child, but my master is not the father of it.
The child was born dead, and I buried it myself. I
know the father, but I do not think proper to men-
tion his name, for he has had nothing to do with it
as far as regards the burial of the body in the garden.
By Mr. Beard—What the female witness has
stated respecting Mr. Ford is quite false, and I
never told her so.

After some further evidence,
The Coroner read over the whole of the volumi-
nous evidence, and remarked on the case at some
length, remarking on the conduct of the female
searcher, whose tampering with the prisoner was
highly reprehensible.
The jury concurred, and returned the following
verdict :—That the deceased was found dead and
buried in a garden, and the said death was the result
of the want of skill, and the neglect of the mother.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Nov. 6.

GUILDHALL.—Robert Ernest Graham, clerk
and manager in the employ of Mr. Samuel Lewis
Nathan, wholesale watch manufacturer and jewel-
ler, of 29, Thavies-inn, Holborn, was charged with
stealing a nominal amount of property to the value
of £l2O, but the total amount of the prisoner's de-
predations upon his master is stated to extend to
some thousands of pounds.
Mr. Lewis, jun., for the prosecution, said this
was a case in which the prisoner had been carrying
on a wholesale system of plunder, of which Mr.
Nathan, his employer, had been the victim.
Mr. Neate, solicitor to the Pawnbrokers' Asso-
ciation, appeared to watch the case on behalf of
Mr. Walter, the pawnbroker, who was required to
attend and give evidence.
Mr. Nathan said—l am a watch manufacturer
and jeweller, and carry on business at 29, Thavies-
inn, Holborn. The prisoner has been in my service
for the last three years. He was clerk and manager
cf my business. I am absent a good deal from town,
and in my absence I leave everything to the pri-
soner's management. Mr. Rowland, the watch-case
manufacturer, makes cases for me, and among other
duties the prisoner had to deliver or send to Mr.
Rowland from time to time watch movements to
have cases made to them. Upon every movement
there is a number, which the prisoner would have
to copy into the book, and then recopy upon a
ticket, to be delivered with each watch movement.
When the movements and the new cases were re-
turned by Mr. Rowland there was merely an in.
voice of the number of watches and cases and their "
weight sent with them, and it was the prisoner's
duty to see that the number stamped by Mr. Row-
land on each of the cases corresponded with the
numbers on their respective movements and those
entered in the stock-bOok at the time the move-
ments were sent out. I produce my stock-book, on
the 64th page of which I find an entry of two move-
ments and cases, numbers 22,371 and 22,372--
Alderman Phillips—Before you go any further,
give me the date of that entry, or we shall get into
some confusion.

Mr. Nathan—We have no dates in the book, as
only the number of watches, and the numbers of
each, are entered,

After some further evidence the prisoner was re•
manded for a week.

FALL OF AN AEROLITE.—Two men in France
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of them was found dead, with severe injury to the head.
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bull" story about the terrible storm of the night in question,
and attributed his companion's death to the effect of a thun-
derbolt. He was not credited, and was in a fair way to be
executed for the supposed crime. A scientific gentleman,
hearing of the circumstance, examined the place, and found
a hole in the roof of the barn, and an aerolite close to the
spot where the deceased had slept on the night in question.
The innocence of the accused was at once considered as
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THE CAPTURE OF THE TAKU FORTS.

(Prom the Gazette of last Evenia.4.)

ADMIRALTY, r:ov. 5
Despatches, of which the following are copies, have been
received from Vice-Admiral Hope, C. 8., the Commander-
in-Chief of her Majesty's ships and vessels in China.
CAPTURE OF THE FORTS AT THE ENTRANCE OF TILE
EI-HQ.
O. 287-)
Coromandel, in the Pei-ho) 1860.
My Lord,—You will be pleased to acquaint the Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralty that on the 12th instant
the allied troops moved out of the village of Pehtang, and
occupied that of SinhO, driving back a considerable body
of the enemy, and taking two entrehalied positions on their
march, and that on the 14th they attacked and captured the
fortified village of Tang-kou, the enemy retiriir, across the
river and into the forts on its northern bank. To the
despatches of the Lieutenant-General in command I beg
to refer their Lordships for the detail of those and other
purely military operations.
2. The Lieutenant-General in command having ac-
quainted me with his intention of attacking these fortis on
the 21st, the French and English gunboats, with the rocket-
boats of the fleet, were moved into the Peiho on the day
previous, in order to shell the outer North Fort, with those
of light draft, while those of larger size should be held in
reserve for the purpose of checking the flank fire of the
Southern Fort, should it open on the troops during their
advance.
3. The attack of the troops on the inner fort commenced
about daylight, and that of the gunboats; which had been
delayed for want of water in the position assigned to them
about six, half an hour later the magazine of the inner fort
exploded, as did that of the outer fort shortly after. At
nine the allied flags were shown from the inner fort, and
at eleven the firing ceased, flags of truce being displayed on
all the remaining forts.
4. During the afternoon the outer North Fort was taken
possession of by the troops without further resistance. In
the evening the South Fort, being deserted by the enemy,
was occupied, and the booms across the river were removed,
but the iron stakes, of which there were two double rows,
being fixed with much firmness, a passage through was
not opened till noon of the following day, when the gun-
boats passed up and anchored off Tang-kou.
5. On the following day, a force of English and French
gunboats* left for Tientsin, and on their arrival next morn-
ing, finding that the town was destitute of troops, and the
authorities anxious to make their unconditional submission,
in concert with Admiral Charner, I placed guards in the
forts and on the city gates, hoisting the allied flags in token
of its military occupation. It is the intention of the Lieu-
tenant-General in command to place an adequate force in
the town or its vicinity, the infantry and artillery portion
of which are now being forwarded in the gunboats.
6. The fire of the gun-boats and rocket-boats f, which I
placed under the orders of Rear-Admiral Jones, to whose
assistance on all occasions I have been much indebted, was
well directed and serviceable : that of the French gun-
boats attracted attention by its precision. Being placed
well in on the mud on the northern bank of the river, at
high water, only one English gun-boat was within long
range of the South Fort, and all being more or less out of
the line of fire of that which they attacked. The enemy,
after a few shot, which fell short, ceased to fire on them,
and consequently they sustained no casualties whatever.
7. While therefore I have not on this occasion to draw
their Lordships' attention to conduct, such as that which
distinguished both officers and men in the attack of last
year, I yet gladly avail myself of this occasion to ex-
press the sense I entertain of their unwearied exertions, not
merely in effecting the landing of the army here, an opera-
tion continued without intermission until it was completed,
but also in the fitting out of the transport fleet ; the embar-
cation at Talien-whan Bay, all of which together with the
keeping up the supplies of the army has involved much
heavy labour.
8. 1 am indebted to Commander Ward and the survey-
ing officers under his directions, for a chart of Talien-whan
Bay, and the coast line of the extreme of the Gulf of
Pechili, made early in the year, notwithstanding much bad
weather, for accurate surveys of the Pehtang and Pei-ho
rivers, while still in the possession of the enemy, and for
much zeal and ability displayed in subsequently buoying
those rivers.
9. I am unwilling to conclude this despatch without
acknowledging the cordial co-operation on all occasions, of
my colleagues, and more especially of Vice-Admiral Char-
ner, on whose suggestion the effective position assigned to
the gunboats was adopted.—l have, &c.,
J. HOPE,
Vice-Admiral and Commander-in-Chief.
The Right Hon. Lord Clarence Paget, C. 8.,
M.P., Secretary of the Admiralty.

(Inclosure to No. 287, of 1860.)
The undersigned, Hang-fuh, Viceroy of the province of
Chi-li, addresses the following communication to the
English and French (French and English) Military and
Naval (Naval and Military) Commanders-in-Chief.
On the sth day of the present month (21st August), the
Honourable Commanders-in-chief advanced upon the forts,
both by sea and land, and took those on the northern bank ;
this success proves the efficiency of the troops of the hon-
ourable Commanders-in-Chief, and the Chinese Army
being defeated tender their submission. The latter have
accordingly withdrawn from all the forts on the southern
bank, and are now willing to surrender into the possession
of the honourable Commanders-in-chief all these forts, to-
gether with the whole of their munitions and any fortified
camps or entrenchments. The undersigned further engages
to depute officers to point out to officers on the part of the
Commanders-in-chief the position of any mines that may
be in the forts, and of all secret defences placed in the river,
in order that no injury may be occasioned thereby to the
honourable Allies. It is understood that the delivery of
the forts as soon as effected shall be followed by the cessa-
tion of hostilities in this locality, and also that no injury
shall be done to the inhabitants, who shall be efficiently
protected both in person and property.
A necessary communication, dared Heenfung. 18th year,
7th month, sth day (August 21st), 1860.
Translated by
(Signed) HARRY PARKES.
True Copy. (Signed) H. HOPE CREALOCK, Lieut. -Col.,
Military Secretary to her Britannic Majesty's
Special Embassy to China.

PROCEEDINGS OP BATTALION OF MARINES SERVING

WITH THE ARMY.

Coromandel, in the Peiho, Aug. 27, 1860.
(No. 288.—One Inclosure.)
My Lord,—Herewith I forward for the information of the
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, the report I have
received of the late onerationß, from Lieutenant oca<>.,,t
Gascoignp, Rho 16 In command of the battalion of Royal
m.rines serving with the army, and should they prove to
have been so fortunate as to have obtained the favourable
notice of the Lieutenant-General in command, I feel
assured their lordships will feel pleasure in meeting any
request which rmay be made in their favour by his Royal
Highness thd Commander-in-Chief.—l have,
(Signed) , J. HOPE,
Vice-Admiral and Commander-in-Chief.
Right Honourable Lord Clarence Paget, C. 8.,
Secretary of the Admiralty.

(Inclosure in No. 288 of 1860.) •
Battalion of Royal Marines (L. 1.) Ton-Ku,
Aug. 24, 1860.
Sir,—l have the honour to report for the information of
the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, the proceed-
ings of the Battalion Royal Marines under my command,
serving by your order with the expeditionary force, and
attached to the Fourth Brigade in the Second Division,
since landing in Pehtang on the 9th instant.
On the 12th August the whole force (excepting the 99th
Regiment), moved out for Sinho. The Tartar cavalry
showed themselves in great numbers during the advance
and made demonstrations cf attack, but were repulsed with
considerable loss, the casualties being few on the side of
the allies. Our own battalion, though engaged, having
none.
On the 14th, at daylight, the artillery with the 3d and
4th Brigades, and a French force, were sent forward to take
the strongly fortified village of Tou-ku. After a severe
bombardment the 60th Rifles effected an entrance at the
west angle upon the river, the casualties having been but
few on the part of the allies. Two deep ditches encom-
passed the place, and the loss to the enemy was great.
On the 21st (having marched out of Ton-ku the previous
evening), the Artillery, Engineers, Royal Marines, 44th
and 67th Regiments, accompanied by about 1,500 French,
moved to the attack of the strong North Peiho Fort. Tho
right wing of the Royal Marines being sent forward under
Lieut.-Col. J. 0. Travers, to carry the pontoons and
scaling-ladders, these companies were commanded by Cap •
Lain J. C. Symonds, Brevet-Major J. C. D. Morrison, Capt.
J. B. Prynne and Lieut. T. H. A. Brenan, with No. 6
Company, which (on account of the deep mud and heavy
weight of the pontoons) was subsequently ordered to assist.
These officers all distinguished themselves by endeavouring
to surmount the difficulties that met them at every step.
The pontoons being laid down by order of the Commanding
Engineer, the ladders were immediately taken round to the
right angle and put across the ditch. A rush of men upon
them caused them to be used as bridges to cross the wide
ditch, the men standing up to their armpits in water to
support them.

An entrance was effected at the main gate about the
same time as at the angle. This fort commanded the others
and in consequenee of its fall, and some good practice from
four gunboats (one shell exploding a magazine) the forts
on both sides of the river submitted to the Allies.
With regard to the operations, the remainder of the bat-
talion was kept moving up in support, and during the as-
sault was so placed as to command access to the gate or the
angle, should either point have required further assist-
ance.

The loss to the battalion was I private killed, 5 officers,
1 sergeant, 2 corporals, and 21 privates wounded. A list of
them is inclosed, and all of them are doing favourably.
I have the satisfaction of reporting the good conduct of
the battalion generally. Lieutenant •Colonel Travers,
during these operations, supported his well-known cha-
racter for devotion and untiring energy. Assistant-Sur-
gem D. M. Shaw, was well up to the front under fire, and
gave instant attention to the wounded men. Dr. J. Little's
arrangements for quickly passing them to the rear being
most complete and satisfactory.
Captain Prynne was one of the first to enter the fort,
followed by some men of his company, and shot down with
his revolver a mandarin of note, since ascertained to have
been the General-in-Command.

Captain Prynne speaks highly of Sergeant Teacle, of the
Bth Company, Sergeant Knapp, of the 83d, Corporal Kelly,
of the 61st, Private Bray, of the 16th, and Private Bower-
man, of the Bth Company. The conduct of Sergeant Henry
Trent, of the 83d Company, was deserving of all praise, as
he continued his indefatigableexertions toget the pontoons
up, although wounded, until another severe wound obliged
him to be taken to the rear.—l have, Sir,
(Signed) J. H. GASCOIGNE,
Lieut.-Col. Commanding Battalion.
A NOMINAL LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED OF THE
BATTALION OF ROYAL MARINES (L. 1.), IN THE ATTACK
ON THE NORTHERN PEI-HO FORT, AUG. 21, 1860.
Private Hugh Sweeney, killed—Lieut.-Colonel J. 0.
Travers, slightly, contused wound—Captain C. W. Car-
rington, severely, gingall ball through lower lip—First
Lieut. Geoffy. Mairis, severely, gingall ball in left shoulder
—First Lieut. W. J. Barker, slightly, lacerated wound,
right foot—First Lieut. John Straghan, slightly, lacerated
wound, left thigh—Private Philip Powell, severely, gin-
gall :ball through right hand—Private James Andrews,
severely, gingall ball through left wrist—Privato William
Wintrip, slightly, contused wound, abdomen Private
John Mahone, severely, gingall ball through right thigh—
Private Charles Bishop, severely, gingall ball through left
shoulder Private Lawrence Crine, slightly, contused
wound—Private Frederick Burt severely, gingall ball,
right ankle—Private Thomas Power, severely, gingall

6 First Squadron of Gun-boats, Captain Mc Cleverty :
Havoc, Staunch, Opossum, Forester, and Algerine.
-t Third Squadr©n of Gun-boats, under command of cap-
tain Lord John Hay :—Clown, Drake, Woodcock, and
Janus.
Third Squadron of Rocket-boats, Commander Alin.
Fourth Squadron of Rocket-boats, Commander Hire.