The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-25 00:00:00

PROMOTIONS.

The following commanders on the active list
have been promoted to the rank of captain on the
retired list, under the order in council of 1856 :
Commander James Samuel Akid Dennis, Jan.
22, 1841.
Commander Philip Hodge Somerville, June 24,
1841.

Commander Joseph Martin Mottley, Jan. 24,
1843.

Commander Maxwell Falcon, Jan. 11, 1846.
Commander Edward Franklin, Nov. 9, 1846, of
the St. Vincent, 101, flag ship, Portsmouth.
The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty :—J. Brown, Master, to the
Agamemnon ' • T. R. Warren, Assistant-Surgeon,
to the Cambridge ; Croft G. Symons, Aslistint-
Surgeon, to the Impregnable ; J. N. Rick, Assist-
ant Surgeon, to the Wellesley.

TRIAL OF BACON FOR THE MURDER
OF HIS MO I'HER.

LINCOLN, FRIDAY NIGHT.

EXTRAORDINARY PROCEEDING.

It will be remembered that Thomas Fuller BacOn,
who was tried a few weeks since at the Central
Criminal Court for the alleg,d murder of his chil-
dren, at Walwortb, and acquitted, was sent down
here to be tried for poisoning his mother at Great
Casterton, in the,. adjoining county of Itutl Ind, in
the month of May, 1855.
The Crown having taken up the prosecution, the
necessary preliminary examination took place, and
the depositions were returned to the Crown officers.
On the 18th the briefs were sent down here from
the Treasury. They were entrusted to Mr. Ser-
jeant Mellor, Q.C., and Mr. Brewer.
The indictment against the prisoner, which con-
tained two counts, one for poisoning and another
for administering arsenic with intent to poison,
was sent up to the grand jury yesterday, and this
day (Friday) was appointed for the trial to take
place ; but up to the time of the grand jury leaving
last night, Professor A. S. Taylor, who made the
analysis, and who of course is the most important
witness, had not arrived, and the consequence was
that no bill could be returned. _ _

This morning a letter was received from the Pro-
fessor, stating that he was engaged iu a trial. at
Durham, and that he could net come here.
The Court then proceeded to try a case of bur-
glary, which lasted two hours. In the meantime
Professor Taylor had been communicated with,
and at three o'clock an answer was received from
him, stating that he could not come here until
Monday. The assize should terminate to-morrow
(this day). _ _ _

Just before four the grand jury came into court
with the only three remaining bills, two of which
were for petty offences, then handed to the clerk
from the gallery, and the foreman appeared (to us)
about to make some remarks, when
Mr. Justice Erie said,—Gentlemen, we are in
difficulty about one of those bills which his been
laid before you. We have just received a letter of
great importance in connection with it, but I do
not think that it would be proper to discuss it in
public, as I fear it would defeat the ends of justice,
and do much injury. If you will retire again to
your own room the officer of the court shall put a
question to you, which you shall answer " Yes,"
or " No." It cannot be done in public. In
fact, we are in considerable difficulty.
What the nature of the question wag, we cannot
positively say, but after Mr. Coleridge bad been
with the grand jury some time, his lordship was
fetched to them by that gentleman, and after some
few minutes' conference the following telegraphic
despa•ch was sent to Professor Taylor :
d i::eTahtetejnuddagnec
e.
" All the bills have been found, and the grand
jury wait for you.
" Fail not at your peril. •
"Send answer immediately."
Up to five o'clock no answer had been received.
The effect of the absence of Professor Taylor is,
that as the assize for the county is just over, the
prisoner, if the Crown is not prepared with the
evidence, must be discharged. •
LINCOLN, SEVEN O'CLOCK.
A telegraphic message has just been received from
Professor Taylor.
The trial is fixed for to-morrow (Saturday.)
Bacon is undefended. His friends have refused
to do anything for him ; but it is expected that
the Judge will assign him counsel.

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS IN TUE HOUSE OF LORDS.
—From the minutes of proceedings of the House of
Lords, just issued, it appears that there are at this
moment 16 bills waiting for second reading in their
lordship's house ; 2 waiting for adjourned debates upon
motions for second readings to be resumed ; 2 waiting
for commitnient ; 4 referred to select committees ; 24
waiting for third reading ; and 1, with Commons
amendments, waiting to be considered. Nineteen bills
have been sent to the Commons ; 13 have been re•
turned to the Commons amended ; and 15 are waiting
for select committee to be named.
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