The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-17 00:00:00

Treasurer Without loss of time.

AN AMERICAN CAPTAIN'S " CORRECTION" OF HIS
CREW.—At the Arbroath police-court on Monday, Samuel
Colson, master of the American brig Amos M. Roberts, was
charged before Bailie Trail with committing an assault on
his second mate, John Smith, on board the vessel in bar
bour. The mate had been left in charge during the absence
of the captain, who, on his return, found the man drunk
reprimanded hini in the American vein of strong impreca-
tion, and ordered him below. Instead of going, the mate
threatened to " whip" the master, whereupon the latter
seized a barrel stave and knocked Smith down by a smart
blow on the head, repeating the stroke two or three times.
The mate appeared in court without bearing any mark of
blows. The master's defence was that ho struck the man
in self-defence, and that he had a right to administer
"correction" to his men to maintain discipline. The case
was found proved, and the magistrate remarked that if any
man in this country had struck a horse severely with such
a weapon as he had used to his mate, he would have been
punished for cruelty to animals. Colson was fined five
guineas. The Amos M. Roberts is the first vessel under
the "stars and stripes" that ever entered this harbour, and
the system of discipline this case indicates has not favour-
ably prepossessed seamen in this quarter towards the Ame-

rican merchant service.—North, British Daily Mail.
ALARMING OCCURRENCE AT THE BRIGHTON
BAILIN-AY STATION.-With the view of facilitating the
conduct of the enormous traffic and improving the public
accommodation at this place, the directors of the London,
Brighton, and South Coast Railway some time since de-
cided upon enlarging their station to a considerable extent
on the left hand, or London arrival side. The works have
been carried on with great vigour, and they began to
assume an appearance approaching completion. Large iron
girders had been laid for the foundation of the new lines,
and the roof, forming a space of 58 feet, had been partially
raised. This was constructed of a large number of iron bars
fastened into new brickwork of a massive character on one
side, and joined to the existing top of the station on the
other. Yesterday morning, about half-past five o'clock,
the inhabitants residing in the vicinity of the station were
alarmed by hearing aloud crash, and many persons as soon
as possible dressed themselves and made their way to the
terminus, when they found that about 50 yards of the iron
roof had fallen from its elevated position on to the road be-
neath. The force with which the roof descended must
have been very great, inasmuch as some of the iron bars
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moved from the rails the business of the line is in no
' way whatever impeded.
CHAPLAINCY OF READING GAOL.—The appoint-
ment of a chaplain to Reading gaol took place on Monday
at the Michaelmas Sessions for Berkshire, held at the Bride-
well-hall, Abingdon, the post having been vacated some
time since by the Rev. R. Mant, formerly chaplain at Taun
ton gaol. Among the magistrates present were Lord Over-
stone, the
M.P.,tThherolickonm.oPr:
ti3o6nu, vßeariret'., Sir P. Hunter, Bari,., &o. There were 24 cert-
didates,, three of whom withdrew. After several divisions
the contest remained between the Rev. J. B. Colvill (chap-
lain, Royal Borks Hospital), and the Rev. 11. 0. Crawley
(chaplain, Abingdon gaol), and, on the votes being taken,
Mr. Colvill was elected by a majority of five.
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT.—Not many weeks since
as two young ladies were taking their evening's airing on
the platform at the St. Austell station, the last down train
arrived, a gentleman stepped out and espied the fair ones by
the "light of the moon." One of them particularly struck
his fancy; to use the words of a novelist, "a strange sen-
sation suddenly took possession of him. Love entered his
soul." After some civilities, he asked her if she would have
him, but she laughingly told him she was already married ;
being incredulous, he pressed here to tell where she lived,
but she did. not gratify him ; he however persevered, and
followed her to her father's house. Within doors, his im-
pertinence did not dese7t him ; preliminaries were arranged,
and last Sunday they were married in St. Austell Church.
She is one of several daughters of a worthy baker at Ply.,
mouth, and the bridegroom is said to be a Prussian, who
was for 12 years a steward on board one of her Majesty's
ships, but retired from service on his father's dying and
leaving him a large fortune. He now resides in Wales,
where he has bought a large hotel.—Staffordshire Adver-
tiser.

SUSPECTED CHILD MURDER AT DROYLSDEN.—
It will be recollected that in consequence of the exhuma-
tion of a male child at Droylsden, near Manchester, on
Thursday morning, the 3d instant, and a subsequent post
mortem examination by Dr. Lees, of Ashton-under-Lyne,
a warrant was granted for the apprehension of Nancy
Armsfield, the mother, on a charge of wilful murder. Since
then, Mr. Ludlam, of the Lancashire county constabulary,
stationed near Ashton, in whose hands the warrant was
placed, has been making active and anxious inquiries to
ascertain the whereabouti of the suspected murderess, and
he has received many communications from various parts of
the country. On Monday the search proved successful,
Armsfield having been brought from Scotland, and delivered
up at the Wilshaw Station, Oldham-road, near Ashton.
Mr. Superintendent Everett, in whose custody the woman
was, stated she was apprehended about one o'clock in the
afternoon of Saturday, at the cutting of a railway tutAnel at
Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland ; it is supposed she was co-
habiting with one of the navvies there. As Mr. Ludlam,
the superintendent of police, was away on business, the
woman was taken to Droylsden, yesterday morning, for
identification, where she was brought up before one of the
county magistrates and remanded till this morning, when
she will be brought before the magistrates at Ashton, and
the serious charge of murdering her child preferred against
her. Armsfield criminates the putative father of the child,
charging him with having thrown it into the canal ; and
she makes other statements with reference to its death
which it is not at present advisable to publisht

John Clerk's translation of the motto of the
Celtic Club is capital, viz. :—" Olim marte nunc arte;'
"Formerly rubbers noo thieves." (N.B.—He had a strong
hatred of the race.) Very dry and pithy too was his legal
opinion given to a claimant of the Annandale peerage, who,
when pressing the employment of some obvious forgeries,
was warned, that if he persevered, nae doot he might be a
peer, but it would be a peer o' anther tree I—Reminiscences
of tYcottish Life and Character.

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CRACOW, OCT. 16.

Yesterday being the day appointed for the cele-
bration of the Kosciusko anniversary in Warsaw,
the Bourse and all the shops were closed in that
city, notwithstanding the severe prohibition of the
authorities.

Military surrounded the churches, which were
thronged by the inhabstants.
Numerous arrests were made, without distinction

as to age or sex.

Great agitation prevails.

WARSAW, OCT. 15.

Notwithstanding the prohibition of the authori-
ties and the proclamation of a state of siege, the
projected demonstration took place here to-day.

Numerous arrests were made in consequence, and
the crowds of people were dispersed by a charge of
cavalry, without, however, any bloodshed,

PARIS, OCT. 16.

Signor Rattazzi has arrived in Paris.
The Presse and the Pays of this evening state
that the King and Queen of Prussia will be present
at the fete to be given by the Duke of Magenta,
representative of the Emperor of the French at the
coronation, and that their Majesties have declined
to accept any other invitations from the extra-
ordinary Ambassadors.
The Patric of this evening publishes a despatch
from Rome, dated the 14th inst., announcing that
the French military authorities at Rome have con-
tracted for the supply of provisions to the French
garrison for another year.

PESTH, OcT. 16.

The magistrates of Pesth have resolved on send-
ing an address to the Emperor, stating that they
intend to set aside several recent illegal ordinances,
and, in case the execution of the same should be
persisted in by the Government, to tender their
resignation en manse.

M. Kappy, who had been appointed Obergespan
of the Comitat of Pesth, and had already taken the
oath of allegiance, has tendered his resignation,
stating as a reason the impossibility of carrying on
the administration under present circumstances.
The functionaries forming the Assembly of the
Comitat of Arad, lately dissolved, will remain in
office until the Ist of November next, in order to
prevent anarchy.