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In this case, in which the prisoner was tried and
acquitted yesterday of the charge of murdering
Ann James by the poison of antimony, the prisoner
was discharged and allowed to go at large. There
Was a rumour current through the courts that the
prisoner had been taken into custody again on an-
other charge against him of a similar kind, which
we published. This, it appears, was incorrect, and
it is not known whether any other charge against
him will be proceeded with.

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 24, . 1860

TIIE EXPE.

!DITION OF G

AtILIBALDL

SOUTH WALES IN AUTUMN.
BOARD and LODGING.—A LADY or TWO
R wishing for a comfortable Home in a
ulnabeauti nd romantic part of South Wales, may be accom-
modated on very favourable terms.
For further particulars apply to Mrs. DURANT, 85, New-
gate-street, City, London.

blue bonnet or felt hat comreiete
cravat is a mere rag, P;enera2ay a red cotton hand-
kerchief ; and this i their toilette. The
by far the most striking article
in the whole cos 4,,ume. At a first glance one is apt
to suppose that they all wear dark brown gloves,
but it is only from their hands being so tanned that
they have got thP.l, appearance. And their faces
have precisely ihe same colour as the hands. Not-
-
withstanfYing this extraordinary metamorphosis,
at one time would have been regarded as the
greatest of all possible calamities, they never leave
off singing—never, never. They awake singing,
they breakfast singing, they walk singing, they
march singing, they bathe singing, they sleep—no,
they don't actually sleep—singing, but, excepting
the hours when they are sound asleep, they are
singing all day long. They are most anxious to
pass the straits; this is the one great thought that
now engrosses and absorbs the whole corps of the
volunteers; and, if they have not crossed them al-
ready, they do not lose heart on that account, as
they have every confidence in the plans of their
" father," Garibaldi. The locality where they are
encamped is, as I have already had occasion to men-

A letter from Messina, dated August 14, says:—
Garibaldi started from the Faro the day before
Yesterday. Since yesterday his departure was sur-
mised, but to-day it is positively known. He left
on board a steamer, which took the direction of,
Palermo ; but it is the general opinion that, in-
stead of repairing to the Sicilian capital, he has
gone to Cagliari. On the day that he left there
had arrived from Genoa his agent, Bertani—the
same who up to the present time has organised al,
the expeditions which have set out for Sicily. He
has returned with Garibaldi. Tho general has
taken with him several of the oldest and most in-
timate of his campaigning comrades, and severer
officers of his staff. With what object can he have
taken the latter, except to assist in carrying out
some strategical plan which he has been brooding
over ? I still hold the opinion which I have re-
peatedly expressed that all the preparations which
have been made, and are still making, at the Faro
—all the attempts at disembarkation hitherto made,
and all the other operations against the royal troops
in this quarter—have been, and' are, and will be, a
mere throwing of dust in the eyes of the Neapcli-
tans, but will not bear directly on the main poilts
of the campaign. For whoever sees the spot where
the Garibaldians have hitherto:attempted to laid,
opposite four forts (Scylla, Torre Cavallo, Alta Eu-
mana, and Punta del Pezza) ; whoever has seen the
Neapolitan forces ranged along the shore, and :he
squadrons which are constantly cruising day end
night in these waters, cannot-possibly dream that
Garibaldi would be so shortsighted and sn-feela
hardy as to rush into the teeth of such apparently
insurmountable danger. We have now a clue to
the objects of the last expedition that left, Genoa,
consisting of 6,000 men, which Garibaldi's on told
me might be momentarily expected here. The
arrival of Bertani, who has never before left Genoa,
and the sudden departure of Garibaldi in his com-
pany, lead me to suppose that Bertani has brought
as far as Cagliari the 6,000 men, who are said to be
completely armed, and that he then came to bring
away Garibaldi, who lags gone to assume the com-
mand and to effect an embarkation, not in the
Calabrian, but in the strictly Neapolitan district.
Meanwhile a great part of the Neapolitan army is
kept in check here, and General Bosco is hurry ing
along, by forced marches, with 6,000 or 7,000 men
towards this part of Calabria. If I am not deceived
in my conjectures, poor Bosco is likely to re-
ceive here another humiliation. So many com-
binations always tend to confirm the idea just ex-
pressed, as well as the facts of Garibaldi haa ing

WESTERN CIRCUIT.—BRISTOL, AUG. 23.
'Before Mr. Baron Channel' and a Special Jury.)

TAYLOR Y. POOLE.
The trial of this important cause was resumed
this morning.
Shadrach Russell—l am a police officer. I went
to the fire and took charge of the stuff in the baJle
yard. I remained there until everything was
brought there. Not a bit of anything was removed
until taken away by the police.
Charles Mills, another policeman, arrived at the
fire a quarter before 10, and went to the back yard,
and assisted in taking charge of the property.
James Mercer, a manufacturer—l was employed
by the Sun Fire. office to go over the stock ; there was
nothing destroyed of any value. I valued what I
saw at cost price, £648 15s. Bd. I Was to give Tay-
lor every advantage. I weighed every ounce. It is
next to impossible to totally consume silk. I did
not find any silk burnt at all. I saw some manu-
factured silk burnt and damaged. The original value
of which was £4B. When I say nothing was burnt I
don't mean that nothing was damaged, because I
found about a dozen pounds of silk damaged by dirt
and water. The value of damaged goods was about
£B5. The plaintiff's claim contains articles which.
were not on the premises when I went over them ;
but they might easily be carried away in a person's
pocket.
John Ward—l am the agent at Coventry for the
Sun Fire-office. I was on the spot as soon as the
alarm was given. The door was not open. I stood
at the end of the entry to prevent people going in.
No persons came out with silk. I remained there
all the time, except when the drawer was brought
down. I went on the premises the next morning
with Mr. Pratt, who had the keys. About a week
after the fire I gave Mercer instructions to put a
value on the stock. I heard a conversation between.
Taylor and Smith on the Thursday after the fire.
Taylor said to Smith, " Had I known I should have
had sack a bather as this I would have placed my-
self in the hands of my creditors."
Cross-examined—l was close to the door of the
room at the time. There were not many people
there when the door was opened. There were not-
more than five or six persons in the entry. I sent
for the engines.
Thomas Hodsell was called, but no questions
were put to him by either side.
Thomas Pratt-1 am an agent for the office. Re-
ceived the keys of the premises on the morning
after the fire, and kept them till the 3d August. I
always accompanied persons who went into the
premises. I went there from time to time, and
always found policemen there in the entry keeping
guard. The things remained in the same state
until I gave up the keys on the 3d August.
Cross-exatrin-d--I lied access to everything.
Skurmer—l received the keys of the doors on the
night of the fire. I gave them all to Pratt the nett
morning. The police g a e-dc d the entry.
C. Smith recalled by the Judge—There avere
three keys to open the door, as there were three
locks. I had three and Taylor had three. I gave
up my three keys to a policeman whose name I
don't know, on the night of the fire, and Itlr. Tay-
lor also gave up his three keys,
Skurmer—l know only which were given me by
Taylor of. these keys, and those I gave up to Mr.
Ward.
(The other three keys, which wore duplicates of
those given to Skurmer, could not be accounted for
or traced.)
Joseph Haywood—l am a manufacturer at Coven-
try. I saw plaintiff a few days after the fire. He
called on me at my house about 9 o'clock in the
morning. He told me that the inspector was
coming to his warehouse at 11 o'clock. He said
there was silk missing, and he asked if I would
take some up and say that it was left at my house
on the night of the ire. I said I had none, and he
said he would go and fetch some. I said I should.
refuse to take it, and he went away. I saw him
some time afterwards. He came and asked me
what I had said. That was after a talk of a trial.
I said I had accidentally named it to a friend, and
I had been drawn into it. He said, "If you say
that, for God's sake, you will be the ruin of me'
Cross-examined—Nothing more nor less took
place between us. He did not inquire if any silk
had been brought to my place on the night of the
fire. I have been a bankrupt lately. My certifi-
cate has been suspended twice. I have been insol-
vent before. I entered an account with Mr. Chap-
pell in a different name to my own. I have put
my name to some bills. The police, Wood and
Thompson, have called upon me about ibis matter.
It was through Taylor that Chappell found Gut I
had been dealing in a wreng name. Taylor asked
me to send him some money, and I signed a cheque
" Joseph," and that was how he discovered it. I
did not owe Taylor money.
Re-examined—l have protection. It was an ad-
journment. The bills were accommodation bills.
They were for my agent. The amount was about
£BOO. I turned my business over to my brother,
and traded in his name.
This closed the defendant's case.
Sir F. Slade having summed up his evidence,
Mr. M. Smith addressed the jury upon the whole
case.

HANWELL COLLEGE SCHOOL, MIDDLE-
SEX.--The Vacation Closes on the 27th instant. A
Prospectus may be obtained on application to the IleT. J. A.
Emerton, D.D., Principal.

Q ALE of LEAD ASHES, Gun Moulds, Canvas,
1._3 Blankets, Blanket Covers, Leather, Great Coats, Cloaks,
Waggons, Wheels, Iron, Wood, a barge, and old STORES.
By order of the Secretary of State for Par.—To be SOLD
by PUBLIC AUCTION, at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, on
MONDAY, the 27th of August, 1550, at 11 o'clock in the fore-
noon precisely, the following STORES :—Lead ashes, gun
moulds, canvas, leather, great coats, cloaks, blankets, mis-
cellaneous stores, of I iron and wood, a barge, and 30 waggons,
&c.—May be viewed from 10 to 1 o'clock, and from 2 to 5
o'clock, on the three working days previous to the morning
of the sale ; and 'atalogues obtained at the War-office, Pall-
mall ; at the 'Tower ; and Royal Arsenal, Woolwich.

tion, as narrow and confined as can well be ima-
gined, and, what is still worse, the water is at a
distance from the camp, so that there is really not
enough. At present, of the different corps, some
have been removed up to the neighbouring hills,
with the view of affording greater facilities to pro-
cure whatever is necessary. There is little hope of
the vines in this neighbourhood producing much
wine, for the grapes are already gone. In some
places the vines themselves have been cut down, as
-it was necessary to clear the ground for the fortifi-
cations; and, where this was not the case, the sol-
diers have eaten all the grapes that were ripe. The
Dictator has already made provisions for the loss to
the peasants, by promising, in a Government circu-
lar, to indemnify them, if not altogether, at least in
great part.

Yesterday, when I teat on board the French pos-
tal steamer, I found the Bishop of Messina, Monsig-
nor Papardo, just starting for Naples. Garibaldi,
after ha' ing kept h-lm under arrest till the present
time, has finally allowed him to go wherever he
chooses, provided only he quit Sicily. Whilst I
was on board, waiting till the vessel should start,

The learned Judge commenced his summing
up at 10 minutes past 4 o'clock, and dwelt much
upon the great importance of the case, not only
to the individual who was now, as it were, upon
his trial for arson, not only- to the Sun office, but to
the public interests generally. He animadverted
most strongly on the fact of the defendants not
having called Hodsell ; he thought they were bound
to have examined their agent, under whose advice
they had most properly acted in defending the
action, and not merely have contented themselves
with putting him in the witness-box for cross-exa-
mination. The learned counsel for the defendant
had not shrunk from saying that the charge was
that the plaintiff had been guilty of arson, and had
set his, own premises on fire. The defendants had
also put forward another defence, that the plaintiff,
aster the fire, had sent in a Fraudulent claim. If
the jury should be of opinion that the plaintiff was
guiltless of the charge of arson, then, if they con-
cluded he had been guilty of sending in a false and
fraudulent claim, the defendants would be dis-
charged from paying anything under the policy.
The two questions would be whether the plaintiff
had wilfully set fire to the premises, and then whe-
ther the plaintiff had sent in a fraudulent claim. If
they thought the premises had been wilfully set on.
fire, he imagined that there could be little doubt
but that the plaintiff was the person who had set
them on fire. His lordship then called the atten-
tion of the jury to the previous history of the plain-
tiff, as detailed by him in evidence. The defendants
alleged that the plaintiff was so " done up" that he
had a motive for endeavouring to alter his position,
and that he was induced to go beyond all rules of
honour, honesty, and integrity, and, having but a
small stock on hand and a policy for a considerable
sum, he had determined to set his premises on fire
and to obtain a large amount from the insurance-
office. As he had referred to the company not hav-
ing called Hodsell, so he must say he should have
been more satisfied if the plaintiff had called his
town agent, although he might not have been able
to prove anything. The learned Judge then gave
the jury a summary of the whole case:
The jury had not returned a verdict when our
parcel was despatched.
Ir,