The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-02 00:00:00

7HE NAVY.

The Fawn, 17, screw, Commander Cator, arrived
yesterday at Spithead from Sheerness, and ex-
changed the customary salutes with the military
and naval authorities.

The Urgent, screw troopship, Commander Hire,
fitting for service in China, has been indocked and
placed in the steam basin at Portsmouth to receive
her new boilers and complete for service.
The Princess Royal, 91, screw, Capt. Thos. Baillie,
at Portsmouth, will pay off on the conclusion of the
court-martial now being held on board her Majes-
ty's ship Victory.
Letters from Portland state that great dissatis-
faction is felt among the officers of the ships there,
in consequence of an order which has been issued
by the Admiral Commanding forbidding any officer
going on shore under any circumstances, unless in
uniform.

The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. B. H. Key to the
Ariadne; Lieut. H. W. Mist, Lieut. Richard E.
Tracey, and Lieut. Arthur G. R. Roe to the Excel-
lent ; G. H. A. Cox and Robert Barton, midship-
men to the Fawn; John T. Stocking, assistant-
engineer to the Dauntless ; and Thomas Cape,
acting assistant-engineer to the Asia.
In order to provide the non-commissioned officers
and men of the Chatham division of Royal Marines
with amusement and recreation during the winter
months, Col. Rea, the commandant, has received
permission from the Lords of the Admiralty for the
erection of a commodious theatre within the barracks
for amateur periermances by the officers and men,
concerts, exhibitions, &c. The building, which is
now in rapid course of construction, will be a per-
manent one, and in every respect well adapted for
the purposes to which it will be applied. It is also
intended to erect four skittle-grounds within the
marine barracks for the use of the men, the estimates
for which are now being prepared. The result of
the efforts now being made by the commanding
officers of the different branches of the service at
Chatham to promote the improvement and happi-
ness of the troops under their command is already
perceptible in the improved conduct of the men and
the decrease which has taken place in desertions
and other military offences.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAE)

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Byles.)

Wm. Hailes, nealy 60 years of age, carrying on business
as a greengrocer, initho City, was indicted for a rape upon
tho person of Emma Wright.

Mr. Sleigh and Mr. Orridge conducted the prosecution,
and Mr. Sergeant Ballantine defended the prisoner.
The prosecutrix, a modest-looking girl, gave her evidence
with great propriety. She said she was in the service of
the prisoner. One Sunday morning about eight o'clock,
her master came into her bedroom and committed the offence
for which he was indicted. She said she became very un-
well, and about one o'clock the prisoner gave her a tea
spoonful of a light liquid which he said was brandy and water,
after taking which she recollected nothing until four o'clock,
when she went home, but as her father was present she was
afraid to tell her mother what had taken place. She,•how-
ever, within two hours after the offence was committed told
a friend of hers named Carey all that had taken place. She
told her mother the next day.

Cross-examined—l tried to push him away. I found
him too strong. I did not scratch him, but I slapped his
face. He was in my room about a quarter of an hour.
There was no other person in. the house but the prisoner
and myself. The window of my room was at the back of
the house. There were no houses facing. I screamed for
some time. I will swear the son of the prisoner
did not order me out of the house when I told what his
father had done. When I told ray mother, my father was
present. Before I did so, I told Eliza Carey what the pri-
soner had done. I was afraid, before I spoke to her, to tell
my mother of the conduct of the prisoner. I was not with
a butcher's boy or baker's boy the night before the offence
was committed. A boy from the Clarence-hotel hit me with
a basket, and I hit him again. He is about 15 years of age,
I took the basket out of his hand willingly, and hi let me
hit him. I don't know what lie hit me for. I don't know
whether it was done in fun. Hailes was in the shop, and
when he saw the boy strike me, he ordered him out of the
shop. The boy came for some potatoes, and I lent him
a basket to take them home with, and it was when he brought
the basket back he struck me. It took place on the night,
previous to the commission of the offence. My mother has
never accused me of being in company with bad boys and
girls. Upon my solemn oath, my mother never accused me
of being in bad company.
By the Judge—My father has seen me home on other
nights, to prevent me getting into bad company, and be-
cause I did not like going home by myself. I can both
read and write. What I said at the police-court was taken
down, and I signed it.

•
Justice Byles —You say you can read ; now look at that
statement (the witness's deposition before the magistrate),
and read the passage pointed out to you.
Witness (reading)—" My mother has accused me of being
in company with bad boys and girls."

Mr. Justice Byles—You said just now quite the contrary,
how do you account for that ?

Witness—l don't know—they. must have made a mis •
take there.

Mrs. Wright, the mother, said the last witness was her
daughter. She always conducted herself properly.
Cross-examined—l have followed her to see, if she
went straight home. She did do so. I have given her the
proper advice for a mother to give a child. I never accused
her of keeping bad company. My daughter has no reason
to fear me. I have always been kind to her.
By Mr. Sleigh—My daughter has always conducted her-
self as a most well behaved Girl.
By the Judge—When my daughter came home on Sun-
day she had no opportunity of telling me what had taken
place, as her father was there the whole of the time she
was present.

Mr. Hart, a surgeon, gave evidence to the effect that
the offence had been fully committed, but he was of opinion
that no great struggling had taken place. -
Eliza Carey corroborated the evidence of the prosecutrix
as to the fact of telling her of the conduct of Hallos.
Mr. Sergeant Ballantine jheit addressed the jury for the
prisoner, and called a number of witnesses, who gave the
prisoner an excellent chararacter for morality. .
The jury, after deliberating for nearly three hours, re-
turned a verdict of f! Not guilty."

NEW COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)
SHEEP STEALING.

The Kaffir who was taken into custody a short time ago
in Highgate-wood, charged with sheep-stealing and fully
committed for trial, was, this morning, brought up to be
discharged, the grand jury having ignored the bill of in-
dictment.

The man, on being placed at the bar, looked wildly about
him, and appeared to be quite delighted at his position. •
The Recorder 'said the'grand jury had agreed to the bill
of indictment, so the Court had no power to detain him.
The Sheriffs' had, however, taken up the poor fellow's des-
titute position with a view of sending him back to his•own
country, although he, had been' informed tho•man had no
wish to leave his present quarters in Newgate, which he
said was very comfortable, a remark which was, by no
means common. , (Laughter.)

. The lianir then quitted the Court in company with one
of the warders of the prison.

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