The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-02 00:00:00

prizes with several of his officers by firing at
Aunt Sally over a range of 100 yards, and, as a re-
markable instance of his own proficiency, he car-
ried off three prizes of 15s. each, which he handed
over to Capt. Suther, to be fired for by non-commis-
sioned officers, as an additional prize, and which
was subsequently won by Corporal Westall. On re-
turning to quarters the successful competitors were
granted leave of absence to visit their friends.
The Himalaya screw troopship, Capt. J. Seccembe, 1
embarked yesterday at Portsmouth 36 officers and
920 men of the 2d battalion 12th Foot, and 6 officers
and 321 men of the 53d Foot, with the usual num-
ber of women and children. The Himalaya sails
from Portsmouth this morning for Plymouth, where
she will disembark the troops she has now on board,
and convey thence to Dublin the 36th Regiment,
returning from Dublin to Spithead with the 10th
Regiment.
Two Liverpool vessels, a sailing ship and a
steamer, have been ordered for survey by Govern-
ment for the purpose of conveying 40 officers and
about 1,000 men from Cork to Auckland, in New
Zealand. By the proposed contract the same
vessels are to bring back from New Zealand 40
officers and 1,200 rank and file to Portsmouth.

THE VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT.

It has been arranged between the West Middlesex,
the North Middlesex, and other rifle corps estab-
lished in the northern and western districts of the
metropolis, to have a field-day and sham fight on
Saturday afternoon next on Hampstead-heath.
Last evening an influential and numerously at-
tended public meeting was held at the Lecture-hall,
Blackheath, for the purpose of aiding the formation
of a volunteer rifle corps, to be composed of the
skilled artisans of the district. The chair was
occupied by Major H. Farnell, and on the plat-
form were numerous volunteer officers from Green-
wich, Deptford, &c. Dr. Carr proposed the fol-
lowing resolution :—" That it is expedient and de-
sirable that the skilled operatives and artizans of
the district of Blackheath should be embodied as a
volunteer corps." Capt. Brandram (Blackheath
Artillery), in seconding, alluded to the letter just
received from the French Emperor, and which he
considered contained a large amount of soft sawder.
He trusted, however, that it would not blind the
eyes of the volunteers, and he was fully prepared
to aid the formation of an artisan corps, not only
by words, but by means of his pocket. (Loud
cheers.) Mr. Matthews (working man) moved—
" That the artisan corps form a division of the 3d
Kent Rifles, the cost of uniform not to exceed £3 35.,
of which each member shall contribute £1 Bs., by
instalments, during 12 months." Mr. Webb se-
conded the motion, which was adopted.
On Friday last the town of Workington, Cum-
berland, presented a gay aspect on the occasion of
the presentation of a bugle and colours to the 4th
Cumberland or Workington Volunteer Artillei
Corps. Shortly before 4 o'clock Mr. H. Curwen,
the lord of the manor, accompanied by Miss Cur-
wen and many gentlemen connected with the
county, arrived on the ground, and Miss Curwen
presented the bugle, which Lieut. Scott acknow-
ledged in a brief speech; When the cheering had
subsided Mrs. W. B. Gordon presented the corps
with a very handsome silk flag. Capt. Curwen
acknowledged the presentation. The bugle pre-
sented to the corps is of silver, beautifully chased
and ornamented, and bearing an appropriate in-
scription ; and the flag presented by Mrs. Gordon
bears the inscription " IV. Cumberland Artillery
Volunteers." The guns used for the occasion were
two presented by the late Duke of Wellington to
the Earl of Lonsdale, by whom they were lent for
the occasion, and they were manned by the drill
officers of the Whitehaven and *Workington Artil-
lery Corps, assisted by two or three members of the
Coastguard.
The members of the Ashridge, Berkhampstead,
Hemel Hempstead, and Tring Companies dined
together in the grounds of the old castle at Berk,
hampstead on Tuesday last, Tho chair was filled
by Lieut.-Colonel Smith Dorrien, supported by Earl
Brownlow, General the Hon. J. Finch, the Rector
of Berkhampstead, Captain Purey Cust, Mr. Brice
Pearce, the Rev. Arthur P. Cust, the officers of the
respective companies, and the gentry and clergy of
the neighbourhood. The usual loyal and patriotic
toasts were most enthusiastically received. Capt.
Cust made the gratifying announcement that the
companies present, with those of St. Albans and
Watford, were about to be formed into the Ist
Hertfordshire Battalion, and an arrangement was
made for a battalion drill to take place in Ashbridge-
park, under the command of Lieut.-Colonel Smith
Dorrien, on Wednesday next.
On Tuesday afternoon an artillery volunteer
corps was formed at Grays, under the auspices of
Mr. R. Wingfield Baker, formerly M.P. for South
Essex. About 60 names are enrolled as effective
members, and of these 40 took the oath of allegi-
ance. The Government has undertaken to send
down two guns, which will be stationed on the
coast for practice. There was a muster of volun-
teers from various parts of the county, and the offi-
cers of the Ist Kent Artillery Corps assisted in the
formation of the corps. The visitors numbered up-
wards of 1,000.
The movements continues to advance in Suffolk
and Essex. At Chipping Ongar, where a meet-
ing was held on Saturday, up wards of 30 volun-
teers have been obtained, and about £2OO has
been subscribed to defray the expenses incident
to the formation of a company. A subdivision has
been nearly formed at Epping, and a considera-
ble number of gentlemen have enrolled themselves
at Plaistow as a contingent to the South Essex
Rifles. About 30 members have been obtained
for the proposed " Scotch company" at Ipswich,
in addition to the efficient ordinary force enrolled
in the town. The Sudbury corps is now 70
strong, and Sir W. Parker has been chosen cap-
tain. An additional company is about to be formed
at Brentwood among the artisans in the employment
of Messrs. Burgess and Key. The strength of the
company is expected to be about 00 men. A move-
ment is also being made for the establishment of a
corps in the Saffron Walden district.
The Clevedon or Ist Somerset Artillery Company
mustered for their first parade in uniform on Wed-
nesday, the 25th of July, and marched through the
principal streets, preceded by the band. The men
presented a very steady and soldier-like appear-
ance. The inhabitants and neighbouring gentry
have, for the most part, manifested a generous
anxiety to forward the objects of the corps; up-
wards of £390 have been subscribed to meet the
necessary expenses. A small battery is in course
of construction by the seaside, commanding a safe
and extensive range for practice, and in a central
part of the parish a large shed is being built, in
which the arms of the corps will be stored, and
where gun drill will be carried on during the win-
ter months.
On Monday last the Duke of Richmond inspected
the undermentioned carps of Volunteer Rifles :-
10th Sussex (Chichester), commanded by Captain
Raikes ; 12th Sussex (Westbourne), commanded by
Lieut. Osmond ; the whole under the command of
Lieut.-Colonel Nicolls. The Duke, in his unifoim
of Lord Lieutenant, rode through the ranks and
minutely inspected the several corps. The volun-
teers, after marching. past in quick time and per-
forming such evolutions as his Grace desired, and
after the general salute, piled arms. After this they
were invited to partake of a sumptuous luncheon,
which was served in the banqueting-room of Good-
wood-house. Before dismissing the men his Grace
warmly complimented Colonel Nicolls, Captain
Raikes, and the officers in command on the soldier-
like demeanour, dress, and appearance of the volun-
teers, and on the steady manner in which they
performed the required movements.

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-EXECI7TION OF 1011 N FENTOA.

NOTTINGHAM, Wednesday.—The execution of
Fenton for the murder of Charles Spencer, at
Walkeringham, took place this morning in front
of the county gaol, Nottingham. At an early hour
in the morning a great number of people assembled
in front of the scaffold, and by the time the con-
demned man arrived with the gaol officials on the
scaffold a vast crowd of men, women, and boys
had got together. The street is narrow in front
of the scaffold, and the greatest precaution was
used in erecting the barricades, in order to prevent
a similar catastrophe taking place to that which
occurred at the last execution 16 years ago,
when 11 persons were crushed or trampled to
death. Some of the windows commanding a
view of the place of execution were let at high
rates. Many people took their places early on
the previous night, staying within the barricades
the whole of the time until the execution took
place ; many came from the neighbourhood of
Walkeringham, the scene of the tragedy, and the
crowd generally was formed of people of the lowest
class. Previous to the execution the culprit was
watched night and day, and the Rev. W. Butler,
the chaplain, devoted considerable time and energy
in attending upon the unfortunate man, with the
view of preparing him for the awful ordeal through
which he had to pass. These exhortations were
listened to with the coolness and indifference which
characterised his conduct throughout. The great
aim of the chaplain was to urge upon him to con-
fess his crime. He frequently conversed about the
death of Spencer, but up to yesterday had made no
direct confession ; his manner and tone of conver-
sation, however, were those of a guilty man. He
wrote two or three letters to his wife, inviting the
whole of the family to visit him. His wife and
mother haVe had two interviews with him ; upon
the latter occasion they were accompanied by his
three children. This interview was most agonising,
both upon the part of the unfortunate man and the
afflicted-family. He was visited on Monday by
three men from Walkeringham, with whom he con-
versed for some minutes on various topics. At half-
past 7 this morning the wretched man, after par-
taking of a slight breakfast, was removed from
the condemned cell to the robing-room of the County-
hall, where the executioner pinioned him in the pre-
sence of the chaplain and governor of the gaol.
Prayers suitable to the occasion were read by the
chaplain, Fenton took leave of the chaplain and
governor of the gaol. He then moved with a firm
step to the scaffold. He advanced firmly with a
steady step on to the trapdoor, placing himself,
without assistance, immediately under the roof ;
then, without appearing to glance at the people at
all, who at this moment were solemnly silent, he
gazed upwards at the sky, as if in prayer, and his
eyelids quivered faintly. The hangman immedi-
ately advanced to do his office, and at once drew the
white cap over his face. While his legs were being
tied the prisoner trembled slightly ; the chaplain
then advanced and whispered some parting words
in the dying man's ear. The hangman slipped the
fatal noose over the prisoner's Lead, and the next
instant the drop fell. A few shrieks from the
crowd, a quivering of the wretched culprit's legs,
and ail was over • he scarcely seemed to live half a
minute after the drop fell. The crowd, which during
the whole of the execution could not be termed dis-
-1 orderly, then dispersed.
;ry . '

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIRCUIT.—MAIDSTONE, July 31,
(Before Mr. Edwin James, Q.C.)
James M'Cre, 24, soldier, was indicted for a rob-
bery, with violence, upon Helena Patterson.
Mr. Barrow prosecuted.
The prosecutrix, it appeared, was a respectable
young woman, and on the evening mentioned in
the indictment she was walking across Chatha:
Lines with her father, who was some distance in
front, when the prisoner, who is a private in the
75th Regiment, with an oath said that money
he wanted and money he would have, and he then
used some violence towards the prosecutor, and
robbed her of a small sum of money. She gave an
alarm and her father came up, upon which the
prisoner ran off, but he was taken into custody
shortly afterwards.
The prisoner was convicted, and ordered to be
kept to hard labour for two years.
When the sentence was pronounced the pri-
soner became very violent, and it was with great
difficulty that he was removed by the gaolers in
attendance.

MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—WAirwicx, August 1
(Before Mr. Justice Wightman.)
GARRETT V. lIAIVRESFORD.
Mr• Field appeared as counsel for the plaintiff,
and Mr. Sergeant Hayes for the defendant.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who
had been from October, 1858, up to the 7th of
April last, the manager of the refreshment rooms
at Aston Park, Birmingham, for slanderous words
spoken of him by the defendant, imputing to the
plaintiff that he had applied the stock of the Aston
Park Company to the payment of horse-racing
debts.
It appeared from the statement of the counsel
for the plaintiff, and from the evidence, that
about March in the present year the shareholders
of the Aston Park Company had become dissatis-
fied with the conduct of it by the managing com-
mittee, and a committee of investigation was con-
sequently appointed to examine into the manage-
ment. On the 7th of April Mr. Garrett received
notice of discharge without any reason being as-
signed for his dismissal ; he therefore de-
manded a month's salary, which was given
him, together with his testimonials, on the 23d of
April. Subsequently, one of the shareholders named
Sheffield, called on the defendant and complained to
him of the smallness of the profits of the company,
adding, " You've made a pretty mess of it, and my
opinion is that you're a set of scamps." The de-
fendant answered that within the last two or three
weeks they had found that the stock had gone to
pay Garrett's horse-racing debts.
It was elicited by Mr. Sergeant Hayes, in his
cross-examination, that the plaintiff had had the
custody of the refreshment stock up to the 25th of
March ; that himself and his wife received over the
counter the money taken for refreshments which was
put into the till, whence it was taken by Mr. Quil-
ter and the refreshment committee; that he kept no
account of the stores, and that upon a comparison
being made by the refreshment committee between
the value of the stock received at one period and
that of the remaining stock and money taken over
the counter in the course of a month there was a
considerable deficiency. The plaintiff, however,
denied on oath any misappropriation of the stock,
nor was it ever imputed to him by the committee
of investigation, who in their report acknowledged
that they had received from him all possible assist-
ance.
At the close of the plaintiff's case,
Mr. Sergeant Hayes submitted that the alleged
slanderous words were a privileged communication
by the defendant, as a member of the committee, to
one of the shareholders, and that the occasion on
which they were spoken rebutted any presumption
of malice.
Mr. Justice Wightman said that he would leave
the question of malice to the jury.
Mr. Sergeant Hayes not calling witnesses,
Mr. Field, in summing up the evidence for the
plaintiff, remarked upon the unwillingness of the
defendant to appear in the box and deny that he
was influenced by malice, although he did not ven-
ture to justify his words.
Mr. Sergeant Hayes then addressed the jury for
the defendant, remarking upon the negligence of the
plaintiff as having conduced to the losses of the com-
pany, and led to the conversation in the course
of which the alleged slanderous words were spoken
by the defendant in a communication, the occasion
of which was not sought by the defendant, and
which excluded all supposition of malice.
The learned Judge having summed up the evi-
dence,
The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, with
40s. damages.
(Before Mr. Justice Williams.)
John Izon stood charged with having, at Man-
cetter, on the sth of July last, maliciously and felo-
niously killed a gelding, the property of William
Thomas. The prisoner pleaded not guilty.
Mr. O'Brien conducted the prosecution ; Mr.
Spooner defended the prisoner.
The prisoner was the servant of a Mr. Alkin,
whose property adjoins to land in the occupation of
the prosecutor, Mr. Thomas, who, having been an-
noyed by t abbits coming upon his fields from those
of Alkin, had told his sons to destroy them.
This they did, and the prisoner, it appeared, was
greatly irritated at it. There were a number of
pits in a field of Mr. Thomas's, into one of which a
horse was afterwards found to have fallen, and on
the 28th of June the prisoner met the younger
Thomas, the owner of the horse, and said to him,
I've done you one kindness already, and I'll do
you another. I'll be revenged of you if I'm to be
hung for it." lie further threatened to put poiso❑
on the field. On the sth of July a horse of Mr.
Thomas's was let out quite sound and well, and on
the same morning the prisoner was seen in his
master's field with a gun. Between seven and eight
a.m. of the 6th the same horse was found dead, and
upon examination by a veterinary surgeon was
founded to be wounded with ball. Three bullets
were extracted, one of Which had entered the
left lung. Bullets were found in the prisoner's
possession, and fitted a double-barrelled gun, also
found in his house. Two men who had received
from Mr. Thomas permission to destroy rabbits