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back as if it had been a bar of wood, bend;ing
my breast against cthe taffrail and lifting me over
the side. clung to the railing with my ha ndR,
and made up mind that I would let myself be car-
ried away by the next wave. I found I was able
to keep swimming, and the waves towards the
shore helped me. In about 40 minutes I had
reached within a few yards of the rocks. Here my
danger, instead of lessening, was increased, as there
were sharp rocks in front, as well as others laid
`bare in the trough of the sea, on which I ran risk
of being dashed, while I could make no headway,
as the wave that swept me in swept me back again
with resistless force. At last a rope was thrown,
which I unfortunately missed, but caught next
throw, and was drawn through the surge. There
was yet a gully between the rocks and the mainland,
which I had to cross, and down this a strong current
was running. I entered it, but the rope gave way
and I was swept down by the current and was on
the point of being again cast amidst breakers, when
I managed to lay ho'd of a jutting rock, and kept
hold of it till 1 was drawn out by the people on
shore. I then learned that the sea succeeding the
one which carried me off swept away three of my
companions, whom I believe to have been Robert
Campbell, Captain Paton, and Caddis the fireman.
When the next wave that dashed over the stern
had passed away the other four men—viz., James
Spencer (the mate), J. Mair (second mate), W.
Lawson, and Israel Muir, had also disappeared,
and when the tide had gained its height not a ves-
tige of the stern was to be seen. Only three of the
bodies, those of Macmillan, Caddis, and the stew-
ardess, had been recovered when I left."

tart' stores from Woolwich to Bermuda, the Storm
NT,nph for Malta, and the Swanley to ship ammu-
nit ion for Jamaica.

POLICE I

`E—Jati. 9.

THE ARMY.

His Royal Highness the General Commanding-
in-Chief, caused the following general order to be
issued on Saturday last respecting the admission of
the orphan sons of officers of the Army, Royal
Navy, and Royal Marines into the class of Queen's
cadets at the Royal Military College, accompanying
which are the regulations necessary to ba complied
with previous to admission at the college :

" GENERAL ORDER.
" Horse Guards, S.W., Jan. 5, 1858.
" Her Majesty having been pleased to approve of the
accompanying regulations for the free admission into the
Royal Military College of the orphan sons of officers as
Queen's cadet, his Royal Highness sthe General Com-
manding-in-Chief has the satisfaction of promulgating
the same to the army.

" The Queeti's cadets are to be the sons of officers
who have fallen in action, or who have died of wounds
received in action, or who have died of disease con-
tracted on service, and have left their families in re-
duced circumstances.

" It will be seen that the number of cadets in all is
20, and those fiom the army are limited to 15, the
remaining five being reserved for the Royal Navy and

Royal Marines. -
" It is his Royal Highness's desire, in the considera-
tion to be given to the numerous applicants, to select

the most deserving.

" With this especial object in view, his Royal High-
ness requests that in the case of an officer dying under
the circumstances which render his son eligible for as
mission as a Qaeen's cadet commanding officers will,
with the least possible delay, transmit to the Military
Secretary a written statement according to the annexed
form, showing the several particulars required.
" The statement to be signed by the commanding offi-
cer, to be forwarded to the Military Secretary at the
Horse Guards, is to contain the rank and name of the
deceased officer, whether he has fallen in action, died of
wounds received in action, or died of disease contrauted

on service, and has left his family in reduced =cum
stances. Any circumstances within the commanding
officer's knowledge, affording information with regard to
the deceased officer's family relations, are also to be
given.
"It is also desirable that any circumstances within
the commanding officer's knowledge, affording informa-
tion with regard to the officer's family relations, should
be stated.
"The data thus obtained will be the means of enabling
his Royal Highness to make the best selection of candi-
dates, and thereby render this boon as beneficial to the
army as possible.
" By order of his Royal Highness the General
Commanding-in-Chief.
"G. A. WETHERALL, Adjutant-General.
" Regulations for the Atelmisaion of the Orphan Sons of
Officers of the Army, Royal Nave, and Royal Marines
into the Class of Queen's Cadets, at the Royal Military
College.
" 1. These cadetship, of which there are 20 in all,
are confined to the sons of officers of the army, Royal
navy, and Royal marines who have fallen in action, or
have died of wounds received in action, or of diseases
contracted ou active service, and who have left their
families in reduced circumstances
" Gentlemen cadets on this class are educated gra-
tuitously.
"The nominations, with the concurrence of the Secre-
tary of State for War, are made by the Commander-in-
Chief for the Army, in the proportion of 15 cadetships,
and by the First Lord of the Admiralty for the Navy
and Marines, in that of five cadetship, to whom applica-
tions are to be made.
"2. No candidate can be admitted under the age of
15, nor above that of 17.
"A baptismal certificate under the hand of the cler-
gyman of the parish where he was born, if in the United
Kingdom, or if the candidate was born abroad, such
proofs respecting his age as may be satisfactory, must be
transmit' ed with the application for admission.
" 3. In a case where the services of the father and the
circumstances of the family are deemed such as to con-
stitute a claim, a candidate, ineligible for immediate
admission on account of his not having attained the
proper age, but being a promising youth, may, at the
discretion of the Secretary of State for War, be allowed
an addition to the compassionate allowance with the
especial view of promoting his education until he is
eligible for admission into the college.
" ' 4. Testimonials of conduct in the f&llowing form
must be produced front every master under whose tuition
a candidate may have beet during the three years itn
mediately preceding his admission into college.
" `I do hereby certify that was under my care
and instruction from the day of 18 , to the
day of 1R ; and that during that period
I had to awn to be satisfied with his general conduct and
application to his studies, as shown in the accompany.
ing papers relating thereto.
" ' And I further declare that I never knew him to
be guilty of any disgraceful misconduct whatever ; that
his moral conduct, in my opinion, justifies every hope
that he will grow up truthful and honOurable ; and that
he was not removed from my care in consequence of
any misconduct.'
" Such certificate in this form must also be attested
and signed by the mother or other near relative of the
youth, as follows :
" 'I certify to the authenticity of the above testimo-

nial.'
" 5. No candidate can be admitted into the Royal Mi-
litary College who labours under any difficulty of articu-
lation, or under any other bodily or organic defect which
may appear to incapacitate him for military service.
" 6. A declaration is required whether or not the cau-
didate has had the smallpox or cowpox, and whether he
has had the measles and scarlatina. Vaccination le per-
formed at the institution, but it is desirable that it should
have been performed previously to admission.
"7. Every gentleman cadet is at first admitted on a
probate of 12 months; and if his conduct during any part
of that period should be such as to render it obvious that
his longer stay would be either hurtful to the institution
or unprofitable to himself ho will be removed from the
college.
"8. The following qualifications are required from
every candidate for admission :
" I. In English, to wr.te from dictation.
" 11. In arithmetic, he roust be acquainted with the
first four rules, simple and compound, and vulgar and
decimal fractions.
111. In algebra, addition, subtraction, multiplication,
and division.
" IV. In languages, either in Latin,-French, or Ger-
man, to parse and translate a passage in some standard
author, to be selected by the examiners.
" V. In Geography, he must have a knowledge of the
countie', chief towns, and rivers of England, Scotland,
and Ireland.
" VI. He will be required to pint the ordinary Re-
man character and italics with neatness and facility.
" 9. In confermity with the royal warrant, dated May
27,1808, all gentlemen cadets are subject to the articles
of war, and to such other rules and regulations as are
or may be from time to time established for the mainte-
nance of good order and discipline.
" 10. A weekly allowance of pocket-money, at the
discretion of the lieutenant-governor, is received by each
cadet, not exceeding for an under officer 35. Gel per week;
for a cadet in the upper school, 2s. 6J. per week ;and for
a gentleman cadet in the lower school, 2e per week ;
exclusive of the addition for good conduct operations.
" This weekly allowance is provided fur the Queen's
cadet by the liberality of the public ; no money is
therefore to be sent to him between the vacation•.
"The nature and discipline of the establishment require
that these rules be strictly complied with ; and it is
requested that no debt contracted by a cadet with any
tradesman in the ♦icinity of the colleee may be paid, as
such a practice would be highly prejudicial to the indi-
vidual himself and to the institution, and would lead to
severe censure.
" 11. The Queen's cadets to whom it would be a boon
to remain at the college during the vacations, in conse-
quence of having no friends to receive them, are per-
mitted to do so, with the eanctioa of the Secretary of
State for War.
" 12. The period at present allowed to complete a
young gentleman's education at the junior department
of the Royal Military College is four years, which may
be reduced in proportion to the age on admission to not
lass than two years for young men passed 16 years of
age at that time.
" 13. With a view to the advantage of the service, and
as an encmragemeat to young gentlemen educated at
the Royal Military College, and a stimulus to their
exertions, commissions in the army are given to all those
passing examinations before the collegiate board, held
twice a year for that purpose, who are recommended to
the Commaudet-in-Chief; but although these commis-
sions, given by the Crown as the reward of application,
can be obtained only in the way above stated, it is open
notwithstanding to any young gentleman at the college
to enter the army in the usual way, unless the Cain-
mander-in-Chief shall see cause to defer hie admission
into the service in consequence of his conduct bei❑g
represented unfavourably in the reports called for from
the governor of the college.
" 14. When application is made to the Commander.
in-Chief for a commission in the army for a young gentle-
man who is at the Royal Military College, the Cum-
wander-in-Chief has directed that it may be so stated,
other whe the app iintinent (even though it may have
appeared in the Gazette) will be cancelled.
" 15. It is the Commander-in-Chief's particular com-
mand that any gentleman cadet who may be discovered
to usa or to lave in his posseosion any species of fireorms
or who shall he guilty of poaching upon private property
with dogs, ferrets, or snares, or who shall be engaged in
haiti❑g of annuals, shall be immediately removed from
the celiego ; an 4 the Commander-in-Chief has further
required the Governor specially to report such individuals.
" 16. No perquisites or presents of any kind are re-
ceived by the professors, or by any other person belong-
ing to the college, from either the gentlemen cadets or
their friends.
" 17. Tae cei tificate* which ie sutj ,ined is to be signed
by the parent or guardian of the candidate, by whom
this paper must be produced when he attenda for exami-
nation ; and no candidate can be received into the college
unless he is accompanied by a parent, guardian, or some
other responsible person, to comply with the regulations
of the college on his behalf."

" * CERTIFICATE.—These are to certify that I have
attontively considered the regulations for the admission
of Queen's cadets into the Royal Military College, aLd
am willing to abide by them ' and I promise most une-
quivocally to remove my son or ward during the vaca-
tion! unisios otherwise ordered. —(The par,nt or guardian
to alp.)

IHE StTN, LOND'ON,' MOND AS - V EINING,r' JANUARY

MANSION-HOUSE.—Jobn White, a well-
dressed young man, traveller to Messrs. Coulson
and Son, linen manufacturers, of 6, Tower-street
West, was brought before the Lord Mayor by.
Huggitt, the detective officer charged with em-
bezzling the moneys of his employers.
Mr. J. Thresher, salesman to Messrs. Taylor,
carpet warehousemen of Oxford-street, said—We
deal with the prosecutors. On the 29th September
last I paid the prisoner on their account the
cheque produced for 131. 10s., and he gave me the
receipt at the foot of the invoice. The cheque has
been returned to us from our bankers as paid.
Mr. W. Coulson, one of the prosecutors, said—
The prisoner was is our service as traveller, and it
was his duty to obtain orders and receive money
from customers on our account. He ought to have
accounted to me for the cheque produced for 131.
10s., but has not done so.
The Lord Mayor—Have you reason to believe
that you have other charges to prefer against him ?
Witness—Yes, my Lord ; I wish the prisoner to
be remanded, in order that we go through our

books.
J. Huggitt—l took the prisoner into custody last
night, and told him I charged him with embezzling
two sums of money belonging to his employers. I
mentioned a cheque for 141. 10s., and another for
11/. 17s. He said, " The cheque for 11/. 17s. is
right ; tho other is 3/. 10s." On the road to the
station-house ho said to me, " It's a bad job, Mr.
lauggitt ; it would be no use to me to deny my
guilt ; this has occurred through my keeping bad
company, and I shall plead guilty to the charge."
The prisoner was remanded.
Charles White, a young fellow who is believed to
have been in cus'ody on a previous occasion, was
charged with the following impudent robbery
J. Clinch—l am shopman to Messrs. Newell,
hosier and glover, of 62, Leadenhall-street. Last
night I saw the prisoner deliberately walk off with
the coat and chair produced from the street door of
my master. The coat was strapped to the chair at
the time. He ran away with them as fast as he
could, but I overtook him and gave him into cus-
tody. The value of the articles is it. 24. 6d.
George Laue, constable 658, said that the prisoner
when given into his custody, made a desperate effort
to get away ft om him.
The prisoner, who admitted his guilt, was re-
manded for the purpose of being brought up in
petty sessions.
The Lord Mayor requested that the press would
acknowledge the receipt of a cheque for 101. from
the Salters' Company for the poor-box.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—ASSAULT BY AN
OFFICER IN THE ARMY.—Colonel George Gronfe!l
was brought up on a warrant, charged with two as-
saults, under the following circumstances :
Mr. Dyer, of 90, Regent-street, jeweller and
watchmaker, said that the defendant, a day or two
ago, had purchased a silver watch at his shop. The
watch was brought back again to be regulated, and
the defendant took it away on Fri ,lay. An hour
afterwards he returned with it and said it had
stopped, and that he must have his money back.
The complainant told him he would make it per-
form correctly, or he would exchange it, hut he
refused to give back the money. Upon this the
defendant struck him on the face with his hand.
The complainant told his shopman to shut the door
and call a policeman, whereupon the defendant
struck his shopman a severe blow with his fist, and
got away out of the shop.
Tho defendant said that the complainant had war-
ranted the watch which he had bought for keeping
good time. He had given Cl. for it. The watch,
had, however, stopped four times. He took it back
to be set to rights, and it stopped again within an
hour after he hid it. He therefore demanded the
return of his money, and told the complainant he
had no faith in his watches, and would not have
any other in exchange. Tho complainant called
hijn a madman, and he and his man got round him,
When he just touched him lightly. They again
came round him, and tried to prevent his leaving
the shop, so ho knocked the shopman down, and
left the shop. He hoped the magistrate would dis-
pose of the case at once, as he was ordered by the
Government to Buenos Ayres, and was to leave

town that night.
The complainant admitted that the watch might
have stopped, but it was a very good one for the
money, and he would make it go correctly if he
were allowed time.

Mr. Bingham said this assault was net of a very
serious nature, but complainant had certainly made
out his case, so he should fine the defendant 10s.
and costs. _ _ _ __ _ _

The colonel paid the money, and. added. V. for
the poor-box.
M ARYLEBON E. —CHARGE OF FORGERY. —Mr.
John Horton, an undertaker, &c., carrying on busi-
ness in South-street, Manchester-square, was placed
at the bar before Mr. Broughton, charged with
having forged acceptances to bills.
From the evidence, which was not gone into at
much length, it appeared that Selina Short, who
bad resided in York-building,;, New-road, died, and
that the prisoner was employed to conduct the fune-
ral. For his expenses he received a bill from Mr.
Randal, Welbeck-street, Cavendish-square, the said
bill, which purported to bear the name of deceased's
son as the indorser, turned out to be a forgery.
entered
absuenpcoen, o fbut necessary onl
The amouLt of the bill was 281. Other cases of
forgery
y partially pro-
c witnesses.
The prisoner was remanded for a. week.
ded NSv Viethre in t

CLERK E N WEL LI. --DISGRA.CEFITL CONDUCT OF
A POLICEMAN.-- William Soarnes, the landlord of
the Alpha Arms beer-shop, Alpha-place, Caledonian-
road, appeared before Mr. Tyrwhitt, in answer to a
summons taken out by the police, which charged
him with having his house unlawfully open for the
sale of beer on Sunday morning last, the same not
being for the refreshment of travellers.'
Mr. John Wakeling, solicitor, appeared for the
defendant.
Police-constable 523 N said that on Sunday morn-
ing last ho was on duty near the defendant's house,
and when in the
.Crescent-avenue, about half-past
along with something
under his arm. He stopped him and asked what
hlle,hhuei man passing
when. the man replied
" Nothing ;" but upon looking into the jug he per-
ceived
he was not certain
beer.dd e
ar.
et
lhoe.t
h, cloth,and
On cross-examination by Mr. Wakeling, the con-
staVe admitted that the jug was covered over with
as to whether it
.was beer or ale that was in the jug,
or whether the liquor was black or white, but he
thought it was black..
Mr. Wakeling, in an able speech, said that this
was a case got u.p by the police, and was wholly
without foundation. The policeman, when he
stopped the man, behaved. in a very rough way
towards him, and in a manner which was quite
unjustifiable. Ho was sure that when his worship
heard the evidence for the defence he would dismiss
the summons, and also caution the constable how
he acted for the future... There was no foundation
for the police bad visited the house only a few
minutes before, and the defendant, who was out at
the time, ha,dthe keys of the bar with him. He then
called
Henry Clay, a painter, residing in Caledonian-
crescent, who stated that on Sunday morning last be
was passing through the Crescent-avenue having a
jug under his arm, which had on the top of it a piece
of meat, the whole being covered over with a cloth.
The policeman stopped him, and telling him that
he had spirits about him, pulled him about in a
shameful manner, and dragged him to the defen-
dant's house, and beckoning the defendant's daugh-
ter, who was standing at a window down stairs,
some
meat
s tgaowwt a
suaa
nn
accused her of serving him with la.?er. The police-
man nearly pulled him in half. (Laughter.) What
119 ha 1 in the jug was a little bitter ale, which he
had obtained from his brother for a sick female in
the house.
Airs. Frances Sheriff said she followed the last
wituees from the butcher, and was certain that he
did not go on the same side of the way as the defen
dant's house is situate. She also spoke to the
policeman pulling the man about.
Mr. Wakeling said he had other witnesses, but
Mr,
r, Tyrwhitt said it was not necessary, and it
was certainly no offence for a man to be carrying
beer on a Sunday morning. After cautioning the
policeman,
and tellingto be more careful for
him
the future how he brought Buell cases before him, he
dismissed the summons.

LAMBETII.'MELANCHOLY CONSEQUENCES Op
INTEMPERANCE. —Sarah Bennett, the wife of
an omnibus driver, who has bean in cultody for
a week, on a charge of wilfully throwing
her daughter, Mary Bennett, a-girl of sixteen
years of sea, down stairs, by which t're Ittter re-
ceived such injurie on her head that it is impossible,
she can recover, and her dea'la is hourly expected,
was placed at the bar before the Hon. G. C. Norton.
Mr.
hous-, where the unfortunate sufferer lies, attended,
eorsu, tielie magistratemaster of Camberwell work-
and handed
the following medical
c3:tificate of the present state of the poor girl :
" I hereby certify that Maryßennett is still very
ill, and has lost the sight of her right eye in conse-
quence of disease going on in the brain.
" Thos. K. KING, Surgeon.
" Camberwell, Jan. 9, 1858."

In addition, Mr. Smithers, in reply to a question
from Mr. Norton, said the poor girl was sicking as
fast as she could, and that a few days must ter-
minate her sufferings.
On hearing this, Mr. Norton remanded the pri-
soner for another week.
JEALOUSY AND THE KNlFE.—Arthur Taylor, a

Pll,

hawker, was further examined on a charge of stab-
bing George Batchelor, a horse-keeper, and inflicting
five dangerous wounds on his neck and right cheek,
with a shoemaker's dressing knife.
In this case it appeared that the prisoner was
living in a state of adultery with the wife of the
prosecutor, and the parties having met on the night
of Friday week, a fight ensued, during which the
prisoner was seen to have inflicted five wounds on
the prosecutor with a shoemaker's dressing knife.
The prisoner was committed for trial ; but the sur-
geon who attended the prosecutor not being in
attendance, he will be brought up again on a future
day.

THE MURDERER CHRISTIAN SATTLER.

The sheriffs have appointed the execution of this
culprit for Monday, the 18th of January, this being
rather earlier than usual in such cases. The exe-
cution will take place at Nevrgate, as, although the
death of the officer and the committal of the pri-
soner took place in the county of Surrey, the exe-
cution, under the terms of the sentence, will take
place at the gaol where the culprit was confined at
the time of his conviction. _ _ .

The culprit, for a considerable period after his
confinement in Newgate, expressed his entire dis-
belief in all revealed ; and although, at the
request of the sheriffe and ordinary, he read por-
tions of the Old and New Testament, he stated
that so far from what he found there altering his
opinions, it only confirmed him in them. On
Christmas-day, however, he expressed a desire to
be present at the service in the chapel, and since
then he has been present on every occasion, and like-
wise appears desirous to converse with the Rev. Mr.
Davis, the ordinary, and there appears reason
to believe that his deistical notions are passing
away. The prisoner appears to have received a
very good education, but, according to his own
statement, he was a spoiled child, and allowed to
do almost as ho pleased, without any control being
exercised over him, during his youth, and this had
its natural effect in leading him into idle and disso-
lute habits. Upon the formation of the British
German Legion, during the Crimean war, he re-
solved to come to this country, and he enlisted iu
that legion, and on account of his superior acquire-
ments he was employed as clerk in the regiment,
but was subsequently discharged. Since that time
he has not had any regular employment, but
has been wandering about the country, subsist-
ing by begging, and it is trn be feared that in more
than one instance he resorted to dishonest practices,
and for one of the acts of that description he was,
as stated at the trial, sentenced to four months'
itnprisonment in the gaol of Wisbeach. During
the past week the .prisoner has received a letter
from his father, in which he exhorts him to
endeavour to reconcile himself to his Maker for his
awful crime, and also, among other matters, informs
him that several of his comrades who had left the !
same place to join the Legion, had returned home
with a considerable sum of money, and exhorts him
to consider how different his position would have
been if he had followed honest and moral courses.
The prisoner continues to persist in asserting
that the officer was shot by accident, although he
at the samo time admits that he harboured an in-
tention to take his life from the moment that he
was taken on board the Caledonia, to be brought to
England, and Thain had placed the handcuffs upon
him. He says, however, that after Thai's had left
him in the afternoon of the 20th November he con-
tr to get possession of his pistol and load it,
but his intention at that time was to destroy him-
himself. The officer, however, came in at the
moment he was about to discharge it, and while he
was sitting upon a folding stool in the cabin a struggle
took place and he was nearly overpowered, and in
making a violent effort to release himself, the pistol
went off, and shot the deceased, but ho declares this

was accidentally done. The nature of the wound
and the condition of the clothes of the deceased
would to some extent confirm the statement of the
prisoner, but the dying declaration of the unfor-
tunate deceased and the exclamations of the pri-
soner after the fatal occurrence, would tend to show
conclusively that it is not the truth, and there can

be no doubt that it was a deliberate and determined
act of murder on the part of the prisoner.
Although the prisoner has been constantly in-

formed by authorities of the gaol that there is
not the slightest probability of his receiving any
commutation of the sentence, he still appears to
entertain an idea that the capital-punishment will
not be carried out, and it is said that he has drawn
up a long and remarkably well-written memorial to
the Secretary of State, asking for mercy on the
grounds above referred to. He appears to have no
friends or connections whatever in this country, and
ho has not been -visited by any one sitice;he has been
in Newgate.

SUSPECTED MURDER IN NOTTINGHAM.

NOTTIN GHAM, SATURDAY.

Yesterday afternoon the neighbourhood of Sandy-
lane (a low part of the town, inhabited by many
Irish), was thrown into considerable excitement in
consequence of a rumour that a man, named John
Doughan, had been murdered by his nephew,
Michael Finnigan, a boy 16 years of age. Consi-
derable mystery hangs over the affair, as none but
the supposed perpetrator of the dee'd was in the house
at the time of its occurrence. Finnigan states that
the deceased and himself had a few angry words, and
a quarrel ensued, which caused the deceased to seize
a coal rake, with which he attempted to strike the
nephew, who, seeing the threatened blow, struggled
with his uncle, and got possession of the weapon.
Whilst fighting, Finnigan states thathis uncle let go
his hold of the coal rake and fell backwards, his head
coming violently in contact with the bedpost which
was standing in the house; and that the deceasedrose
up, threwhinisenn the beJ, and died instantly. Be-
coming alarmed Finnigan ran out of the house in
an excited manner, several neighbours ran in, a
surgeon was sent for, but life was extinct.
Finnigan was speedily taken into custody. This
morning he was brought before the Nottingham
bench of magistrates and remanded until Tuesday.
An inquest upon the body of Doughan will be held
on Monday.
The coal rake is very much bent, and bears testi-
mony to a severe struggle having taken place.