The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-24 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

In addition to the tents erected at the Spur
battery, Chatham, for a portion of the troops be-
longing to the 2d battalion, a number of tents have
just been pitched in the grounds attached to the
Garrison and Fort Pitt hospitals, in which the con-
valescent troops now in those establishments are to
be encamped. These tents are very commodious,
each one being capable of accommodating 10 men.
The whole are furnished with every requisite for
the comfort of the convalescent men who are to be
quartered in them. During the last summer the
experiment of encamping a portion of the inmates
of the military hospitals at Chatham was attended
with much success, the men placed under canvas
having recovered their health and strength much
more speedily than those occupying the hospital
wards. During the last few days a number of the
invalid non-commissioned officers and men who ar-
rived from India in the Eastern Monarch have been
forwarded. from Port Pitt to the convalescent esta-
blishment at Yarmouth, where they will remain
until discharged from the service. It is feared that
the men will receive no compensation from the Go-
vernment for the losses by the burning of the
Eastern Monarch, and although many of them have
lost considerable sums of money—the savings of
nearly a lifetime spent in India—the only allow•
ante they have yet received from the Government
is a free kit, which has been supplied to each man.
The most urgent cases of distress have been attended
to by the committee of the Association for Reliev-
ing the Wives and Families of Soldiers and Sailors,
who have placed a sum of money in the hands of
Capt. Pope, of the Invalid Depot, to be distributed
among the sufferers.
The new barracks at Gosport, with accommoda-
tion for one commanding officer, two field officers,
34 other officers, eight staff-sergeants, 4,000 non.
commissioned officers and men, 60 married soldiers,
and six horses, will be complete in their barrack
stores and furniture, and ready for occupation by
the Ist of July.
Capt. Webb, in command of a detachment of one
sergeant, one corporal, one drummer, and 48 pri-
vates, belonging to the Woolwich Division of Royal
Marines, yesterday proceeded to Portsmouth to join
her Majesty's screw steam frigate Imperieuse, 51,
for service. The division is now totally denuded
of service men, and consists only of recruits and a
number of volunteers who have recently joined
from Militia regiments in Ireland.
The Royal Glamorgan Light Infantry Regiment
of Militia, under the command of Col. C. J. Kemeys
Tynte, M.P., is ordered to assemble at Cardiff, on
the 14th of July next, for 21 days' training.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—June 23.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
(Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Westminster, before Mr,
Justice Hill and a Special Jury.)
RUCK V. STILWELL AND ANOTHER.—ACTION FOR
FALSE IMPRISONMENT IN A LUNATIC ASYLUM.
(Continued front The Sun of yesterday.)
Mr. Justice Hill then summed up the evidence to
the jury. His lordship said the action was brought
by the plaintiff to recover damages from the de-
fendant for imprisoning him among lunatics from
the sth of November, 1857, to the 27th of August,
1858. The defendant said he was justified in what
he did ; and the question the jury to determine
was, whether he was justified. It would be their
duty to dismiss from their minds a vast deal of what
The screw steam storeship Industry, Master- they had heard discussed respecting the policy of
Com. Hodges, was yesterday removed from Wbol- the law. That was a question for neither the jury
with to Deptford, to fill in with victualling stores. nor the judge, whose duty it was to administer the
HAMPTON RACES.—THURSDAY.
A number of extra hands were yesterday taken law as they found it. One thing, however, was
on at Woolwich, in order to hasten the progress of clear—viz., that most elaborate provisions had been The Bushy Plate of 30 sovs, added to a Sweespstakes of 5
the various ships under construction and repair for made by the law for the protection of those who sovs each; for two •yr-olds and upwards. Optional
the pendant. The construction of the screw line- were placed in the unfortunate position of being selling weights, &c. Straight half-mile.
71b (`V..
ile 10 subs.
Bottom) 1
of-battle ship Repulse, 91, commenced on the 7th confined in lunatic asylums. A.llhuman laws, how- Mr. J. Day's Brenhilda, 3 yrs(L4o)i 6
inst. under the new crystal shed, has already the ever, were imperfect, but their defects must be re- Mr. T. Hughes's Chantress,4
yrs (Z 10), 7st llb (car.
whole of her keel laid down, and her floors crossed. medied by the Legislature. A great change had
Mr. E. Phillips (D. Hughes) 2'
Ihillips's Mountain Dew, 4 yrs (£80), 7st Illb
The paddlewheels Prometheus and Ardent, to- been made in modern times in the mode in which(Fordham) 3
gether with the Firefly, having been thoroughly lunatics were treated. Harshness and bodily re- The following also ran :—Condu3tor, Sudbury, Athenian,
repaired for coast service, are nearly ready for straint had given way to gentleness and soothing sunningdale, Salonica, and Nightlight.
commission. The Prometheus is masted and top- kindness, and the absence of bodily violence ; and Betting-2 to 1 agst Chantress, sto 2 agst Brenhllda, 5
gallantmasted, and the Hecate, Alecto, and Blood- one gentleman, Dr. Conolly, had been proved to to 1 agst Sudbury, 7to 1 agst Salonica.
hound, under complete overhaul and repair, are in have taken a prominent part in bringing about- Won by half a length; three lengths between the second
a forward state for the same service. this amelioration. But the question now was
and third.
The screw steamship Caesar, 91, Capt. Frederick, whether the plaintiff's detention was justified by The winneiwa,s bought in for 220 guineas.
and the first-cless heavy ordnance steam frigate law. The defendant was a licensed keeper of a The Visitors' Plate of 50 sovs (Handicap). Winners extra.
Diadem, 32, Capt. Moorsom, both from Havannah, licensed asylum, and he said the patient was brought
Three-quarters of a mile.
May 19, arrived in Plymouth Sound on Wednesday to him with a written order for his reception, and
afternoon, as reported in The Sun of yesterday. accompanied by two certificates signed by two Mr. Greville's Soothsayer, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b.... (Custanee) 1
They left England October 21, for the West Indies, medical men in the form pointed out by the statute, Mr. Mellish's The Present, 4 yrs, 7st 21b....(Fordham) 2
and have been employed principally off Greytown. and that he was justified and bound to take charge Hammersmith and Yorkshire Miss also ran.
Several young officers, chiefly mates, for the pur- of him till he died, or was discharged in due course
pose of passing, have come home passengers. The of law. The plaintiff said there was a provision in Mipsse,ttsintgo—lEtt:setnTohne
PSereostehnsta 2 to 1 agst Yorkshire
.yer,
Caesar, with the exception of some slight leaks, is the statute which forbade a certificate to be signed Yorkshire Miss bolted soon after starting, and Soothsayer
in an efficient state, and her crew, about 820 men, by certain parties • that Dr. Conolly's eer-
ca
ad-
healthy. In consequence of her heavy metal, the tificate was in violation of the Act of Par- vancem of The Present, who was pulled up opposite the
e away at the distance, and finished 20 lengths in
rolling which the Diadem had to endure while off liament ; and that the certificate was illegal, and Stand; Hammersmith did not pass the post.
Greytown strained her considerably, and she was, no justification. It would be a question for the Her Majesty's Plate of 100 Guineas ; three-yr-olds, 7st 71b;
in consequence, obliged to leave the anchorage dur- court whether the certificate, though sufficient in
ing heavy weather and go to sea. After a little point of form, was sufficient in point of law. The wfoiunnr,e9rstto;
bfievseo,ld9sftor6albo;o.sixTawnodmaigleesd., 9st , 91b. The
(Swift) 1
caulking the Diadem will be ready for any duty, provision was, " that no physician, surgeon, or (Ryan) 2
and she has only four sick in a complement of 475 apothecary who, or whose father, brother, partner, mMrr..
B.LowßeasTsamrdo'suraWvir.eesfft,le3r,yr4syr,
7ss,t97sltb
Mr. B. Land's Ascot, 3 yrs, 7st 71b
well-disciplined men. On the passage home, June or assistant, is wholly or partly the proprietor of, The following also ran :—Naughty Boy(,DiSecokroetnhsswoahnylerro3,
2, she signalised a ship with the second distinguish- or a regular -professional attendant in, a licensed Whitewall, Mushroom, Julie, and Arrow.
ing pendant No. 9,582 ; June 10, the schooner Jane, house or hospital, -shall sign a certificate for the re- Betting-2 to 1 agst Wrestler, sto 2 Mouravieff, sto 1
84 days from Rio Grande, and the brig Hermann, .00ptiOn of a patient into such house or hospital,' each agst Ascot and Soothsayer.
from the Brazils for Bremen ; June 11, the ship &c. (16 and 17 Victoria,,,cap. 96, sec. 12.) The Naughty Boy made the
.runningthetestrathieghlrtth
Mouravieff. A good race
Latona, from Demerara ; June 12, the ship Float- question which he (Mr. Justice Hill) should leave he was beaten, and on entenug
ace was
ing Light, from Bombay, and a ship, third dis- to the jury would be, whether they were of opinion, entirely left with Wrestler
tinguishing pendant No. 2,497, from South Aug- upon the evidence, that Dr. Conolly was " partly in ended in fayour of Wrestler IW a headi otacQt wag,
I

" Wolverhampton Park, Newbury, Hants, June 22.
" 'Sir Joshua Walmsley is this moment, 5 o'clock p.m.,
favoured by a telegraphic message asking if he would be-
come a candidate for the representation of Marylebone, his
name having been received by acclamation. He feels much
honoured by the invitation, but the cost of the contest for
that borough is too great for him to take such a responsi-
bility. He begs to express hisgrateful acknowledgments to
those who have thus honoured him.
" To John Wilson, Esq."

Won in a canter by two lengths ; a neck between the
second and third.

The Makerfield Plate (Handicap) of 60 sevs, for all ages.

Half a mile.

Mr. Eastwood's Buttercup, by Daniel O'Rourke, 2 yrs,
sst 21b (Howey) 1
Mr. Dawson's Sir Joseph, 3 yrs, sst 121 b. (Madden) 2
Captain White's July, 4 yrs, 6st 121 b (Little) 3

The following also raw—Lottery, Princess of Orange,
Little Pickle, and Little Kitty colt.

THE NAVY.

Betting-7 to 4 agst July, 21 to agst Buttercup, sto
agst any other.

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Won by two lengths ; a neck between the second and
third.