The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-16 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The three battalions of the Grenadier Guards had
a field-day yesterday morning in Hyde-park. His
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, as Gene-
ral Commanding-in-Chief, inspected the regiment.'
The Duke was accompanied by the Adjutant-Gene-
ral, Sir G. A. Wetherall, Major-General Sir It.
Airey, and a large staff.. Major-General Lord
Rokeby, K.C.8., as Major-General Commanding
the Brigade of Guards, commanded. Col. Lewis,
and the three colonels commanding the battalions,
Col. Hamilton, Col. Lambert, and Col. the-Hon. J.
Lindsay, were also on duty with the regiment.
The regiment was put through the ne'w field evo-
lutions. At the conclusion his Royal Highness the
General Commanding-in-Chief expressed his entire
approbation of the efficiency of the regiment.
The following circular, for the guidance of chap-
lains of the army, has been issued from the War-
office :

" Misapprehension having occurred on the part of some
commissioned chaplains, as well as officiating clergymen to
the troops, in regard to the nature and extent of the duties
which are expected to be performed by them in considera-
tion of the remuneration which they re eive from the
Government, the Secretary of State for War wishes it to be
distinctly understood that this remuneration is not given as
seat rent for Sunday services only, but as an equivalent for
the ordinary ministerial duties, which include baptisms,
churchings, and funerals. Commissioned chaplains and
officiating clergymen are, therefore, not to exact fees for the
performance of any of these duties.

"B. HAWES."

THE FIRE KING.

At the Westminster Police Court yesterday
Christo Buonocore, the " Fire King", at Cremorne
Gardens, was re-examined on the charge of attempt-
ing to poison Franc's Fillipone, described as the
Emperor of Fire."

M. G. Guonni was engaged as interpreter, both
prosecutor and prisoner being Italians, unable to
speak English. Mr. Wontner defended the pri-
soner.

The prosecutor stated that he and the prisoner had
been for some time acquainted, and an arrangement
had been entered into between them to perform in
public. On Wednesday week prosecutor called at
' prisoner's house and had some strawberries and rum.
Prisoner appeared anxious to get prosecutor out of
the room on an errand, and subsequently induced
him to go for some more fruit. On his return he
partook slightly of more of the strawberries and.
rum, which he thought looked much altered in their
colour. He afterwards went upon the water, when
he was attacked with great pain at his heart and
sickness, while his head felt as though it was
being struck with hammers. He suspected that
the strawberries and rum had been drugged, and,
returning to prisoner's lodgings, found that what
had been left of the mixture had been thrown into
a vessel as unfit for use. On the following Sunday
Darbani Rabini, another Italian, connected with
the Marionette Theatre, told prosecutor that pri-
soner purposed his death, and showed him four
bottles of poison which the accused had given him
(witness) to accomplish it with.
In cross-examination prosecutor deified that he
was prisoner's servant, but alleged that he was his
partner; in confirmation of which he produced an
agreement between them, which left it to be in-
ferred that prosecutor was being initiated by pri-
soner into the mysteries of " fire-proofing,' and
was to allow a certain sum out of his professional
engagements.
Dabarde Rabini said he received the four bottles
produced from prisoner 17 or 18 days ago to take
care of. On Wednesday week he asked him for
one of them, and restored it the nest day. On the
following Saturday evening prisoner came to wit-
ness, and complained that somebody had sent a
letter about him to the French Government,
through which he had been forbidden to enter
France, and that prosecutor had much calumniated
him. le added that there were some people better
taken away from the face of the earth; said that he
alluded to prosecutor, and then gavehimbedeirroercftomond.s
to use the bottles, by putting poison in his
Prisoner concluded his instructions, by telling him
that when he had " executed that commission" he
twoooukldthterusbtttohilmes withand
another
offoote secret.idtoconsent, in
order that he might save the prosecutor's
'
life. He gave them to Mr. Simpson, the
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attoefotioCoreomfotrhne police e,
who
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stance. On Monday week prisoner said, " This
thing must be accomplished this week; this man
must be ended this week.
Mr. F. Godrich, of Sydney-place, n —nsiew-sq uare
proved that he had examined the contents
of the
four bottles, and found three of them contained
prussic acid, and the fourth strychnine The
prussic acid in one of the bottles was thirty times
r whether the prussic acid
out of the
as strong as that ordinarily sold.
M
oAnrenoof the bottles ldi
inquired
which had been partially
used, and which was of indifferent strength, given
in so small a quantity as not to cause death, would
create feelings of sickness, stupor, and pains in the
heart and head.
Witness said it would.
Mr. Wontner urged that prisoner had imparted
the
Italianater part of
his secrets to prosecutor and the
witness, who were concocting the charge to
get rid of him, and
an arrangement to pay part of
his earnings
to his teacher.
Mr. ArnoldTuesday,
and remanded the accused till
and refused to take bail. :