The Sun.
London, England, 1859-11-29 00:00:00

211 E NAVY.

The Ariadne, 26, Capt. E. W. Vansittart, now
being fitted at Chatham, is picking up her crew
very fast, about 150 have joined up to the present
time. On Saturday nearly -50 fine seamen from
Sheerness and other naval ports joined, and there is
little doubt that her complement of 400 men will be
obtained in a comparatively short time. The
Ariadne still remains in the basin at Chatham
dockyard, but, from the efforts made to complete
her, she is expected to be unlocked in the course of
a very few gays. Her engines are of 800-horse
power, and are by Messrs. Maudslay, Son, and
Field. She is to be armed with Armstrong guns
of the largest calibre, and is the first vessel of her
class furnished with that tremendous armament,
which will thus be disposed,-24 84cwt. guns, each
9 feet 4 inches in length, on the deck ; and on the
upper deck will be placed two 68-pounders, each of
95 cwt. and 10 feet 2 inches in length.
'Uhe screw line-of-battle ship Trafalgar, 91, ar-
rived at Portland on Saturday morning from Ply-
mouth. The Royal Albert, 130, got up steam in
the early part of the day and made a short run in
the harbour, after which she again anchored in her
old place.
The screw steamship Edgar, 91, Capt, James E.
Cator, flag of Admiral Erskine;. Conqueror, 101,
Capt. W. C. Clifford; and Centurion, 80, Capt. G.
E. Patey, arrived in Plymouth Sound yesterday
afternoon. They left Gibraltar Nov: 18. and for
the last two days have experienced very thick foggy
weather. They went considerably to the eastward
of Plymouth before entthing,r.
The screw steam storeship Industry, 2, Comman-
der G. F. Hodges, from Rio and Ascension, arrived
in Plymouth Sound on Sunday morning, and went
into Himolze for coal.

The Netherlands screw steam frigate Evertsor.
left Plymouth Sound on Sunday.
The steam vessel Advice, tender to the Nile, is
receiving repairs at Plymouth, which may be com-
pleted by to-morrow, the 30th inst.
All superfluous sails, as spare sails, are to be dis-
pensed with on board her Majesty's ships.
The screw steam sloop Flying Fish, 6, Com. C.
W. Hope, left Plymouth on Sunday for Portland.
It is expected that the sct'ew steamship Nile, 90,
Capt. A. P. E. Wilmot, which left Plymouth about
a month since, will return there to be repaired.
She sailed for the West Indies, and having lost
sails, boats, and. experienced other damage in
the late storms, put back to Queenstown for shelter.
At the request of the-Committee of the Royal
National Lifeboat Institution, an experiment with
Mr. Silas's indestructible signal lights was tried at
Blackwell pier on the Ist November, as detailed in
The 6zzii, but the intense_ fog preventing the mem-
bers of the committee from judging the distances at
which the lights could be seen, it was agreed that
a second trial should be made last night at the,
same place. Lord Shelburne, hear-Admiral
-*Hardy, Captain Ward, R.N.; together with
various gentlemen connected with maritime in-
stitutions in England and the Continent, were
present. Mr. Thomas Baring, M.P., President
of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution,
was also stated to be present. The experiments
commenced after nightfall, when the inventor, ac-
companied by Capt. Ward, crossed the river from
Blackwall-pier, and threw over some of the floating
lights as they passed across. The reflection which
the lights east elan,' the river was most remarkable.,
Some were lighted en board, and, froni the extra-
ordinary brilliancy in and around the boat, it was
supposed by strangers on shore that an accident of
a serious nature had occurred, and that the boat was
on fire. Different trials were made with the same
instruments of a smaller kind, when the indestruc-
tibility of the light, although immersed, was proved
to demonstration. Some of the lights freed from the
float were thrown into a depth of 30 feet of water
and sank; nevertheless the light was seen reflected
along the surface of the water and underneath the
boats and steamers for a considerable time with
flickering brilliancy.

THE ARMY.

His Royal Highness Prince Frederick William of
Prussia, attended by Capt. Schweinitz, yesterday
visited Woolwich Arsenal, for the purpose of in-
specting the Armstrong gun and its process of ma-
nufacture. The Prince arrived at the Arsenal at TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.
one o'clock. His arrival having been previously an- Sir,—Although a civilian, I have read with in-
nounced by telegram, he was received at the en- terest the letters signed "R. E." and" H.," on the
trance of the Arsenal by the heads of departments,R. Dacres, Commandant of possibility of extracting an arm of national defence
together with Gen. Sir
out of our national sport, foxhunting, and I umdis-
the garrison, attended by Brigade Major Shaw and posed to think, from a life-long acquaintance with
Major Reilly, his Aide-de-Camp, in undress uni_ the neighbourhood of Melton, that the sober truth
form. His Royal Highness was thence conducted lies-s-6mewhere between their respective extremes.
But both appear to me to have overlooked one main
room of the Royal carriage department, where va-
by the above-named party of officers to the pattern-
element in any Foxhunting Ligh Cavalry Corps—
rious models are deposited, among which are three viz., grooms, and especially second horsemen.
of the Armstrong guns—one a 12-pounder, and the Their masters may, and in some instances undoubt-
others a 40 and an 80-pounder, yesterday landed edly do, possess an excellent knowledge of the coun-
from her Majesty's ship Wrangler, mounted with try ; but any one acquainted with the arcan aof the
h
their full equipment. ammunition, waggons. &e. hunting-field will bear me out that for a minute
Major-Gen. Bloomfield, accompanied by his Aide- knowledge of every bridle-road, practicable short
de-Camp, Major Teesdale, C.B. -is expects(' at Ply- cut, weak place in a fence, and power of taking a
'
mouth this week to inspect the forts, batteries, and
horse with least fatigue to him from one point to
artillerymen in the western-district. iT another, the second horseman stands unrivalled.
The attempts which have been made at Chatham, Again, the objection which "IL" urges against
under the sauction_of the Major-General command-
thei
ing, to provide recreation and harmless amusement r, mas'eri—viz., an inability ar un willingness to.
for feed and clesn their own horses and accoutrements
the troops at that garrison, so as to wean them
aftsv a day's work, cannot be urged against them,
away from the low beerhouses, where they are en- while their general habits, weight, endurance of
couraged to desert and commit other military
offences, have been attended with a considerable P. fatipie and hard weather, peculiarly qualify them
1 for ',she service of light cavalry. If to the grooms
amount 'of success. This has been the case more ond second horsemen 'you add the red coats, the
particularly in the corps of
,Royal Engineers, the 'black coats, and the green coats, that belong nei-
officers belonging to which, '. having received pci- -Visa. to militia, yeomanry, nor rifle corps, I am of
mission to that effect, established some time back a
gymnasium-room, in which the non-commissioned .:furnish
-.opinion that each well-established hunt could readily
officers and men might assoinble in the evening to a squadron or two of first-rate horsemen,
(officered by. gentry unequalled in their knowledge
practiso fencing, boxing, and other manly excr- iof the country, • dof • it,
~ „ ~, „ an power crossing by any

corps of guides, mounted or unmounted, in any
Continental army.—l am, sir, your obedient ser-
vant, ANGLO-CATnordaus.

leave." _ I as soon as. possible left my cabin to wait '
upon him. On co ming on the quarterdeck I found
several petty officors preferring a request to the
commander, and a .number of men round the main-
mast and round the mob' hatchway. I asked what
they, wanted ; the commander replied that they had
come aft to ask leave for all, and that they wished
all or none, and appeared dissatisfied. At this
time I was not away e that the watch going on
le,Ave were already on the jetty, but on going over
the side I found them there. I said to Lieutenant
Prattent, "Don't allow the men to go past a cer-
tain gun," which I pc intcd out, " until I come back
from the Commando r-in-Chief." My object was
to know what the Commander-in-Chief wanted
with me, thinking it related to the men's leave. I
' then proceeded to the Commander-in-Chief, and
told him what had taken place. Ills orders to me
were "To stop all leave." I returned towards the
ship, but found the liberty men had already marched
towards the dockyard glites. I immediately retarned
to the Admiral to report the circumstance. I can-
not positively swear what took place, but my im-
pression is that I was ordered to march the
:liberty men back immediately, which I did.
Ou getting on board I desired the commander
to fall the men in on the quarter-deck, and to
send for the petty officers. I then addressed the
petty officers and men, saying it depended
on their behaviour that evening whether or not I
would asiz the Commander-in-Chief on the morrow
for leave.

THE RECENT MUTINY ON ROAR>
H.M.S. PRINCESS ROYAL.

The adjourned court-martial on board H.M.S.
Victory reassembled yesterday morning.
The first witness called was Alfred Crayton, who
deposed that he was chief gunner's mate on board
the Princess Royal, and at the time of the distur-
bance on board was engaged in battening down the
hatchway gratings. Identified two of the prisoners
by their voices—Randle and Coak. Randle pro-
posed to, the men below to break open the main-
hatchway gratings. Could not distinguish what
Coak said. Reported it to Lieut. Simpson. This
was from 20 to 30 minutes after the disturbance
first commenced. Th? men below were engaged
knocking away the ladders with the mess stools,
and throwing cutlasses up the hatchways, but it
was too dark to distinguish any of the men indivi-
' dually. Had been shipmate with the prisoners
three years. Passed the word from the captain for
the well-disposed men to go to the office and have
their names put down on the upper, main, and lower
decks ; sang out as loud as he could that any man
who wished to keep himself out of trouble was to
go up and give in his name at once, Any man
could have gone up from below by forcing his way
through the men that were round the open hatch-
way. Twelve or thirteen petty officers passed down
below by the captain's orders to endeavour to quiet
the men, or bring anyone up they could lay their
hands on. As soon as the men heard the petty offi-
cers npeaking to them they made at them aft, and
they had to return on deck, the men below knock-
ing away the ladders.
By the prisoner Coak—l am certain yours was
the voice I heard. You might have been urging the
rest of the crew to cease the noise. I have already
stated that I could not distinguish what you said.
By the prisoner Randle—l can swear to your
voice. Wm. Johnson, boatswain's mate, piped the
order for the men to go on deck at the main hatch-
way of the upper deck, and the fore and main hatch-
ways of the main deck. Saw a- few men come up in
answer to the pipe. Was struck by a piece of basin
up the fore hatchway, and by a cutlass while wa,lk-
ing aft from the main hatchway. Identified Conk
by his voice as taking part in the disturbance.
Heard him say, " Heave round, lads." Understood
him by those words to be encouraging the men in

By the Court—You ordered the men to wait at• a
certain point until your return ; did they go to the
dockyard gates in spite of that order ?—No, I be-
lieve not.

Explain why you believe not—My orders to Lieut.
Prattent were misunderstood on that point, and the
men were allowed to proceed to the dockyard gates.
Was the demand for leave " for all or none" made
by the petty officers as well as the ship's company?
—Not to me personally, but it was reported to me
by the commander.
Did you see or h.lar any signs of discontent when
you crossed the quarterdeck and the ship's company
were asking leave for all ?—A number of men were
round the mainmast and about the main hatchway,
and appeared to be in an unsettled state, with a
good deal of talking among them. The words "all
or none" were not used in my hearing.
Was the arrangement respecting the halves of the
watches going on shore in lieu of a whole watch
made by your authorit, P—No.
How many mates had you on board ?—At that
time, one confirmed and two acting.
How many midshipmen and naval cadets ?—One
midshipman and two masters' assistants short of
the complement.
During the time you have commanded the Prin-
cess Royal, what has been the recognised practice
for the ship's company preferring any complaint or
making any request ?—lf the matter was of any
consequence it was brought forward by the chief
petty officers ; if of small importance, by the petty
officers of the day.
Then this request by a portion of the petty offi-
cers of the second halves of the watches, coming aft
with a largo portion of the ship's company assem-
bled round the mainmast, was an unusual demon-
stration ?—lt was.

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their proceedings.
Robert Collins—Belonged to the carpenter's crew.
Was in the fore cockpit of the ship at the time of
the disturbance. Saw the prisoner James Smith
come down the ladder, and heard him call out,
" Shipmates, come down and relieve the prisoners."
He appeared to be in liquor. A body of men then
came down. Heard a crash as the lamps were
broken, and the lights put out, and the rattling of
the irons as the prisoners were released. Smith
went on deck before the lights were put out.
Peter Conway, A. 8., said—When the drums beat
to quarters I was below in my mess " shifting" my-
self. During the disturbance. the prisoner Wilson
came towards the mess, and I took hold of him and
threw him on some black bags lying near. Knew
him by his voice. I threw him on the bags because
I knew he had no business there ; he was in liquor.
Remained on the lower deck until the captain of
the Victory came round with Capt. Baillie. Heard
a voice say, " We want leave." The grating was
over the hatchway at the funnel casing, and the
ladder canted from its position.
Thomas Thompson, ordinary seaman, was on the
lower deck " shifting" himself when the drum beat
to quarters. Went to the main hatchway to get on
deck, but found the ladder removed. Endeavoured
then to go up by the ladder at the funnel casing
hatchway, and heard the prisoner Randle say—
" Come down, you --," and plates and basins
were hove at him. The grating was on the hatch-
way, and, finding he could not get on deck, he went
forward to No. 2 mess, where he remained until
after the disturbance was over. Did not hear the
pipe" for the men to go on deck. Saw none of the
lower deck ports raised.
Joseph Roffe,•A.B.—Was on the lower deck near
the main hatchway, and heard the prisoner Randle
or Thurley say, the captain was no man, or else he
would give leave. Could not say which of the pri-
soners it was who made use of the expression ;
still persisted in saying that he could not tell which
of the prisoners it was who made use of the ex-
pression.• Saw them both ; they were throwing
the basins and plates about the deck. Witness
could not get up the main hatchway, because it
was battened down, and remained on the lower
deck. Had been forward to get his bag to " shift"
himself on returning on board from the
liberty party. Did not hear the pipe for the
men to go on deck. It could not be heard for
the noise. Tried to get off the lower deck by the
funnel casino hatchway. The ladders were unship-
ped and the hatchway battened down.
Capt. %. Farquhar, of her Majesty's ship Victory,
deposed—On Saturday, the 12th inst., was on board
the Princess Royal during a part of the disturb-
ance. Could not recognise any of the prisoners in-
dividually as having been engaged in the riot.
By the Court—Went onboard the Princess Royal
about 5 30 p.m. The commander-in-chief desired
me to proceed on board, informing me at the same
time that a serious disturbance had broken out on
board that ship, and ordering me to see and report
to him the exact state of things, and to take prompt
steps, if necessary, to suppress the tumult. On
reaching the upper deck I found a large body of
men assembled there, who, I was informed were the
well-disposed men not engagedin theriot. Proceed-
ing to the main deck I found a body of marines
drawn np belonging to the Princess Royal and St.
Vincent. sentries placed over the various hatchways
the most of which had gratings on. From the lower
deck proceeded a great noise, mixed with oaths and
a sound of things being broken, and on any officer
approaching a hatchway missiles were hurled at
him. On looking down the lower deck appeared in
total darkness, except from the light thrown down
from the hatchways and from a small light burning
in the after cockpit. The ladders were unshipped,
and, consultinn. with Capt. Baillie and Capt. Ken-
nedy, commandingt the marines on board, it was not
deemed advisable to force the lower deck, in conse-
quence of the excited state of many of the marines.
It was then resolved to send the well-disposed men
on to the jetty, to separate them from tha rioters. I
then proceeded to report the state of matters to the
commander-in-chief, and in consequence of orders re-
ceived from him the marines were landed from seve-
ral of the ships in harbour. After these orders had
been issued I returned to the Princess Royal, and
was informed that several men on the lower deck
were calling for a ladder at the hatchway round
the funnel casing. I immediately went to that ?pot
and called loudly down the hatchway to the men
" to come up at once, as a large force was at hand
who could put them down in a few minutes, and
that the consequences to themselues would be most
serious." On this a voice called out, " Can I speak
with you ?" to which I replied, " Certainly.' A
man then came half way up the hatchway, and said,
" You'll make the first prisoner of me;" to which I
replied, " You'll go aft with the others." He then
hesitated for a moment, but almost immediately
came up, followed by a large body of men, who were
sent aft and made prisoners at once. As soon as the
hatchway was sufficiently. clear I jumped down on
the lower deck, and having procured light, pro-
ceeded with Capt. Baillie and several of the officers
round the deck, on which there were probably from
25 to 30 men, some sitting down, others lying in
their messes. Several'forward said they remained
there to protect their mess traps, which were not
broken, and declared they had taken no part in the
tumult. The names of all were taken down. The
whole of the deck was strewn with broken crockery,
mess traps, and naked cutlasses. Having seen all
the men that were on the lower deck placed under
a guard, I reported what, had been done to the Com-
mander-in-Chief. The prisoners were then pinioned
and sent on board the St. Vincent wider a guard,
by the Commander-in-Chief's directions. The petty
officers of the ship were not landed on the jetty with
the well-affected men. Cutlasses were swung round
the squares of the hatchway to prevent any one
descending, and anything lowered down was imme-
diately cut at.
By the Court—Subsequently to Tour going on
board, and to the cessation of the riot, had any of
the well-affected men the power to come on the
upper deck P—l think any man determined to come
up might have done so, although intimidation wfms
used to prevent them doing so, and I heard a voice
or voices crying out:" You cowardly ---, you are
going to desert us." The after hatchway and the
hatchway at the funnel casing were kept open the
whole time of the disturbance. Not sufficient light
could be thrown from these hatchways to distin-
guish anything in the background, but enough to
enable the men to see the hatchways.
Mr. H. C. 'Vedder, clerk on board her Majesty's
ship Princess Royal, took the names of the men on
the lower deck as they came up at the close of the
disturbance. The prisoners' names were on that list.
Captain Thomas Baillie, the prosecutor, was then
examined by the Court, and deposed—On the after-
noon of Saturday, the 12th inst., when leaving the
house of the Comm Inder-in-Chief, I found Lieut.
Prattent, who told me he had been sent from Corn:
mander Joshing to say that the ship's company had,
by the petty officers, requested leave. I went back
to the Commander-in-Chief, and preferred the re-
quest, which he granted' for one watch. I then
went'on board and gave directions to Commander
Josling to do so. I then retired into cabin •
afterwards I received a rocssafre from
inander v-in-Chicf, saying that he.‘is my
yhe Com:
wished to see me.
The Flag-Lieutenant added "I think- it is about

Do you consider the disturbance- was caused by
the men who had got leave and returned to the
ship, or by those men who had not got leave ?—By
those who had got leave and returned to the ship.
Were there rainy of the crew drunk on that even-
ing ?—There were several lying down on the lower
deck when I went round with Capt. Farquhar.
Have you any ground for supposing there was
any premeditated plan for creating this mutiny ?
None whatever.
Commander Josling, recalled, in answer to ques-
tions by the Court, stated that the petty officers of
the second halves of the watches asked for leave
for the ronainder of the ship's company, while the
first halves going on leave were on, the jetty. A
chief petty officer, Crayton, the gunner's mate, said
that he laearA several men on the main deck say
they had rathw have "no leave" than only leave
for one watch. ,?)id not. consider that Crayton was
baCking the rogues), of the remainder of the crew
in saying this, as he kad leave himself; but finding
that the petty officers were " beating about the
bush," instead of asking 1n a direct way for the
whole of the ship's company to have leave, he re-
marked it was his opinion They wanted "all or
none."
At this stage, the case for the prosecution being
closed, the Court adjourned until 9 a.m. this day.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE, N0v..28.

LAMBETII.—JEALOUSY AND A THREAT TO
MURDER:—/aTiles Play, an ex-policeman, was placed
at the bar before Mr. Elliott, on a charge of threa-
tening and attempting to cut the throat of his wife.
Mrs. Mary Ann Play, v. thin, middle-aged woman,
residing at No. 22, Grove-lane, Camberwell, de-
posed that for some time past her husband, the pti-
soner, had taken it into his head to be jealous of
her, and had on various occasions threatened to cut
her throat. On Saturday night, while in a state
of intoxication and excitement, the prisoner rushed
into her room with something in his hand, which
she had no doubt was a knifo, said he would cut
her throat, and had it not been for the presence of
her daughter, the witness had no doubt he would
have carried his threats into effect. The witness
added that her husband had frequently said he had
a pistorfor her, and she had no doubt he had a pis-
tol concealed in some part of the house, and that if
not restrained he would carry his threats into exe-
cut ion.

Mrs. Emily Burgess, the daughter, corroborated
the principal part of the evidence of her mother,
and said her father had also made use of violent
threats towards her.

Police-constable George Hart, 77, said, that on
hearing loud cries of " Murder" at the house, he
went there and found the prisoner in a state of great
qcitement, and vowing vengeance against his wife,
who then charged him with threatening and at•
tempting to cut her throat.

The prisoner, who still appeared to labour under
strong excitement, said that on one occasion on his
going home he found his landlord, whose wife is in
a madhouse, coming out of his,wife's bedroom with
hisi trousers undone. This of course was a source of
great unhappiness to him, but still he endeavoured
to persuade hirns'elf of his wife's chastity, and was
getting over the feeling of jealousy, On Friday
last, on going home, he thought he observed.some-
thing in the manner of his wife which indued him
to go. towards the back parlour door, but just
as he was about to open it Mrs. Play rushed
forward, got between him and the doer, pushed
him away, and used every effort to prevent his
opening the door. He, however, pushed her
away, and on opening the door found the landlord
behind it, and his excuse for coming there was to
speak to his wife about a pair of shoes that had been
ordered from him by his daughter. This, however,
was a lie, as his daughter had given him no order
for shoes, and from what he could learn from his
neighbours, there was not the slightest doubt his
wife and her landlord were carrying on a shame-
less course of adultery. In conclusion, the prisoner
said that his friends were about to make a subscrip-
tion to enable him to emigrate, and therefore be
should not again interfere with either his wife or
his landlord, but would leave them in the enjoy-
ment of their profligacy.
Mr. Elliott ordered him to find bail for two
months.

WHOLESALE PLUNDER BY A BARMAN.—Ben-
jamin Ward, a smartly-dressed youth of 19, was
placed at the felon's bar, on a charge of plundering
Mr. Wm. Jenkin, proprietor of the Hone and
Groom Tavern, Walworth-road, in whose service
he was a barman. From the statement of Mr. Jen-
kin it appeared that three weeks ago the prisoner,
with whom he had received an excellent character,
entered his snvice, and from what had been ob-
served in his conduct latterly, there was strong
reason to doubt his honesty. When leaving the
house of his master on Sunday morning, he was told
that he must be home at Eve o'clock, to assist in
opening, and attending in the house. He did not,
however, make his appearaneo until eight, when he
made some paltry excuse for his absence ; but it was
ascertained -that he had been in the company of a.
young woman with whom he was in the habit of
walking out ; and his master, determined on test-
ing his honesty, ordered some marked money to be
placed in the till. On that morning, 18s. Gd. in
marked money was put in the till, and while the
other barman was at breakfast, 4s. Gd. disappeared.
Of this amount, half-a-crown was found on the per-
son of the prisoner; and it appeared also that he
must have had some confederate who dropped in,
and to whom he must have given the other two
shillings. Some choice cigars, to which he had
11.,...1ped himself, too, on the day before, were found
in his box.

The prisoner pleaded guilty, but was remanded
for a week, to give an opportunity for further in-
quiyy being made about lum.

THAMES.—THE DIST U REANCE.S IN THE PARISH
CHURCH OF ST. GEORG E'S-IN-TH E-EAS f .—M r.
Howie, superintendent of the K division of police,
waited upon Mr. Selfe, and said he was instructed
by Sir Richard Mayne, the Chief Commissioner of
Police, to apply for summonses against Kendal,
of 1, Stebon-terrace, Philpot-street, Stepney; Wm.
Barnes, of No. 6, Bridge-street, Stepney; and John
Bradford, of No. 85, Cannon-street-road, St. George's,
for disturbing the congregation during the per-
formance of the rector's choral service on Sunday
morning, at the parish church of St. George's-in-
the-East. lie founded his application upon the 2d
chapter of Queen Mary, passed in 1553.

Mr. Selfe said the i;aitics complained of might

have been taken into custody in the church, and
their names entered on the police charge-sheet.
Mr. Howie said he had received the instructions
of the Chief Commissioner to take down the names
of parties offending, and summon them.
• Mr. Selfe said there was an express provision in
the act of Queen Mary to apprehend persons dia-
turbing a congregation on the spot. He had no
objection to grant the summonses.
The summonses were then made out. The ono
against Kendal charged him' that he did malici-
ously, wilfully, and of purpose, molest, disturb, vex,
and disquiet, and otherwise trouble the Bev
Charles Fuge Lowder, the curate of the said parish:
saying the divine service, allowed, set forth, and
authorised by the Queen's Majesty, and there hiss
and make a loud noise. The charge against the
other defendants was, that they read in a loud tone
and disorderly manner.
The act of Queen Mary , under which the proceed-
ings are founded, is called an act against offending,
of preachers and other ministers in the Church
of England. The second clause states, " if an,' per:
son or persons, after the said 20th of December no"
commencing, shall maliciously, willingly, or of pur-
pose, molest, let, disturb, vex, disquiet, or others? u;
trouble any person, vicar, curate, or any.lawlai
priest, preparing, saying, doing, singing, miniat!r;
iug, or celebrating the mass, or other such divine
service, sacrament or sacramentals, or was 111°4
commonly frequented and used in the last year ".
the late :sovereign lord King Henry the Bth, or that
at any time hereafter shall ne allowed, set forth, or
authorised by the Queen's Majesty." Another
s
clause of the same act gives power to rnagistra
to convict summarily and commit offenders top i-
son for three months, and further, to the
Quarter Sessions, after the expiration of three
months, when sufficient sureties are to be taken to
prevent a repetition of the offence.

GREENWICH. WILFUL DAMAGE AT An
LICENSED VICTITALLER'S.—John Greener, a roan
about 40 years of age, and who was attired in
dress of a pauper of the Greenwich union, wir
charged before Mr. Seeker with creating alsi
turbance at the house of Mr. White, landlord 0
the Noah's Ark, Deptford, and wilfully breaking
a pane of plate glass, value £7. red
From the evidence of the barman it apPeadhe
that shortly afer 11 o'clock on Saturday night for
he
entered his master's house, and called half a pint of beer. Being the worse for liquore
was refused to be served, upon which he coninlell.
creating a disturbance, and was ejectedirenl be.
house. He had not been long, however, outside
fore a breaking of glass was observed, he ha
at
taken off one of his boots, and thrown it with gre
violence at the window.
seehl
Police-constable Looker, 295 R, proved
the prisoner commit the damage, and said that4t
taking the prisoner into custody he threatened ti.,„
on corning out of gaol be would smash the 011141'
ing glass in the window. • ner
Mr. Seeker said he would take care the prlsu„
was restrained from carrying his threats into teh—e-;
cution for at least some time to come, 00(1,„%not
ordered him to pay a sum of £5 (the inax`""diul
allowed by the Act of Parliament) for the s'l" at
damage, or to be imprisoned and kept to Ist
labour in the county gaol for two months,
the expiration of such sentence to be further lt
of
prisoned for a period of three months, in defaul ,a
finding two sureties in £lO each for his g°
behaviour during that period. -

COU.N TR Y MARKETS.

'ay. 26. Old°
A moderate supply of wheat ; the best samp,Zitiog
last week's rates ; inferior parcels rather lower. '
a 1$ per
barleys keep up in price, and grinding samples vier
qr. dearer. Beans and peas as before. 28014
Wheat, white 44s to 52s 1 Beans Afazagan• • 3„os to 4- 4
red 38s to 46s I Middle & small " to 42$
Barley
36s to 50s I White peas ...... -.5 to 354
Oats lBs to 28s I Grey.. ........ 30

COLCHESTER-N,

CHELMSFORD—Nov. 2G. large'
The quantity of wheat shown to-day was
with an average business. Holders were firm. and t 1). ritig
week's adiance was obtained for the best qualities•
corn unaltered.
Wheat, white 43s to as
red 41s to 4Th
Barley 32s to 41s
Chevalier 34s to 46s
Grinding 23s to 29s
Malt 60s to 66s
Chevalier 63s to 68s
Oats 23s to 33s rather e last

Peas, Partridge 398 to 418
to 414
White ....••••
ng 3
9336 to 434
Boili
—un..... ......
34$ to 375
Beans, Tick ...
: ..
..
to 435
Harrow Ticks Os to 450
375 t° 3"
Mazagan ......

OXFORD—Nov. 26.
A liberal quantity of grain of all kinds on offer to orte
The trade was good for fine samples redt er
lower. White ruled at 453 to 50s, 363 to Os tro go;
Earley, 28s to 40s ; oats, 18s to 30s; beans, 395 pour,
hog peas, 39s to 425; boilers, 43s to 485 per qr. •
33s per sack. Hay, from £3 5s to. £4 Os per ton.

DERBY—Nov. 2G. A
a Rte.
At market yesterday wheat was a fair show.' 1..174.„. 10
inactive, with a reduction of is upon the eurrencl"
week.
White wheat, new, 48s to 53s
lied do. 45s to 483
Old Avlrito 4Bs to 53s
Red do 45i to 48a
13arley, Jnalting-. 33. s to 41s

to 324
Barley, grinding. • 221; to 33,4
Oats, old, ...... 03, 254
New do .......... 0, 624
Beans.. .......... to'
Beans, new ......

NORTHAMPTON—Noy. 26. frith a
At this corn-market wheat was in good suPl",t 4Di t°
fair trade at about ls decline—prices rangin' ft.'" burg
188 for white; 4os to 40s. There was ;fiat rell
With gld, 4" passing in barley-28s to 41s per qr. Oats.
tale, quoted at 243 to 25s per 24 stone. Booth oat, to
to 50s; new, 31s to 40s. Rye, —a to —s;
663.

GLOUCESTER—Noy. 25. And
a nee,
At our market there was rather a poor attetwteurreir
a slow business was done. Prices were tinder th? at, 410
cies of this day so'nnight—viz., English white ills'oelower.
to 465; red, 41s to 43s per qr. Foreign was 3 tiaitiell.
Barley is in less request, at 35s to 388 for malting q
,English marl, 26s to 27s ; Irish, .2s to 23v.