The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-15 00:00:00

THE SUN, _LO/V DOM TUESDAY EvEliiNG, SEPTEMBER 15, 1657

muncing-s- subsariplion-foTthwith in the borough
and its neighbourhood. His worship, the Mayor,
headed the list with the sum of 251.

plements 37 each, respectively, by Lieuts. Berkeley
and J. Murray. These are all now being fitted out
for foreign service, and are picking up their men as
fast as they can induce them to enter the service.
The supply, however, from ships paid off during
the month has been been scanty, for only one, the
Gorgon, 6, paddle, complement 165, was put out
of commission in August ; but there are great ex-
pectations from the crews of the Orion, 90, screw,
complement, 850 ; Curacoa, 30, screw, complement
320 ; Trincomalee, 24, complement 240 ' • and Pro-
metheus, 5, paddle, complement 100. There are,
however, the Ganges, 84 ; Chesapeake, 51 ; and
one or two others, commissione 1 in July, to be
manned, as well as the six vessels before named.
In the home establishment, 30 supernumeraries
have been added to Capt. Pelham's screw steam
guard ship at Portsmouth, the Blenheim, and Cap-
tain Harris's training ship at Portsmouth, the Il-
lustrious, 20, has a complement of 130, instead of
92. There has been a small increase in the coast
guard ships. The complements have been slightly
reduced, but a dozen supernumeraries to the small
guard ships andls to the large ships have been
given, the increase being about 100 men altogether.
The Mediterranean force is the smallest at the
present moment that was over known to be sta-
tioned within its limits. At the present time there
are actually on three line of-battle ships on the sta-
tion ; the fourth, the Conqueror, 101, screw, Capt.
H. R. Yelverton, was most injudiciously sent to
England with troops, but is now on her way back
to rejoin Lord Lyons. With the exception of the
flag ship Royal Albert, 121, screw ; Princess
Royal, 91, screw ; and Centurion, 80, screw, there
is not a man of war on this va'.t and important
station, from Gibraltar to the Danube, mounting
more than nine guns. It is just a senior captain's
squadron instead of an admiral's command. Dur-
ing august the force was further weakened by
sending home the Curacos, 30, screw, Captain
Forbe., and the Arrow, 4, screw, Commanier
Henderson ; and two other pendants, Boxer, screw
gun boat, and Supply, screw store ship, Master
Commander 13alliston, are ordered home. The
force there altogether musters only 21 pendant.,
372 guns, and 4,240 men.
In the North American and West India stations
the Brunswick, 80, screw, from the Mediterranean,
has replaced the Orion, 91, Capt. J. E. Erskine,
.
the latter having arrived in England to he paid off
Commodore Kellett, C. 8., has gone to the old
broad pendant stationary ship at Port Royal, the
'mann], and has sent the Termagant, 25, screw, to
England (arrived last week) ; and the Falcon,
17, screw, Commander H. Campion, has also corns
home, and has been paid off. The screw floating
battery Terror 16, has gone to .Bermuda to take
Capt. Hutton?s pendant and the 80-horse power
screw gun boats, 41 men each. Jaseur, 1, Lieae.
Commander J. B. Scott, and Jasper, 1, Lieut.
Commander W. H. Pym, have taken their depar-
ture from England for service on this station ' • the.
Devastation, 6, paddle, Commander Marshall, has
likewise proceeded to the West Indies. Thus the
force has been somewhat increased-3 pendants, 7
guns, 130 men.
None of the ships ordered home from China, the
East Indies, or Australia, have arrived, but the
Pylades, 21, screw, complement 200, Capt. Michael
De Conroy ; Roebuck, 5, screw, Commander Mar-
tin ' • Assurance, 4, screw, 90, Commander Aynsley ;
and Sparrowhawk, 4, screw, Commander J. C.'
Byng, have been dispatched to China. Shutting
out of the list the Raleigh, 50 ; the screw troop-
ship Transit ; and the hired steamer Sir C. Forbes,
we have a total of 62 pendants, 644 guns, and above
9,300 men in the China seas or en, route, exclusive
of the six men of war, 143 guns, and 1,470 men
ordered home. We believe that Rear-Admiral the
Hon. H. Keppel, C. 8., is not officially placed in
the China forces for September. Capt. Forsyth is
to be superseled in the Hornet, 17, by Cowman.
der M'Dowell, and Capt. Corbett, in command of
the Inflexible, 6, paddle, by Commander Brooker,
both on promotion.
At the Cape the Boscawen, 70, Captain Powell,
C. 8., for the flag of the commander in chief, Rear
Admiral the Hon. Sir F. W. Grey, K.C.8., has
arrived by this time ; but only one of the three
vessels ordered home has arrived, and the Dart, 3,
brigantine. The Castor, 36, Captain Lyster, is en
route, but the Penelope, 16, Capt. Sir W. Wise-
man, Bart., is to go to the East Indies, with troops
f required, and likewise the Megmra, screw troop-

On the west_coast of Africa, now a part of the

Cape command, Commodore Wise, in the Vesuvius,
6, paddle, has succeeded Commodore Adams in the
Scourge, 6, paddle, ordered home. By the last
ace )unts, however, the Scourge had arrive-1 at
the Cape, and it wasstated there that the Scourge
would go to the East Indies. Doubtless the ad-
miral would send her there with troops, if he
could get no other vessels, just as he has the di-
rection of sending the Penelope. The only other
vessel ordered home from the cast of Africa
station, the Prometheus, 5, paddle, Commander
Hope, has arrived in England, and will ,be paid off
next week.
At the Brazils, by latest accounts, the comman-
der-in-chief, now Vice-Admiral Wallis, in the
Cumberland, 70, Capt. J. B. Dickson, had not suc-
ceeded Rear-Admiral Hope Johnstone in thejn-
defatigable, 50, Capt. T. Hope. The Rifleman, 8,
screw, Lieut. Commander Christian, however, has
arrived in England, and will be paid off next week,
and by this time the Indefatigable is en her way
home. Another commander-in-chief will now be
appointed, for it is absurd to have a vice-admiral
commanding-in-chief half-a-dozen sea-going sloops
full brigantines.
In the Pacifica the Satell:t, 21, screw, Comman-
der Prevost, having relieved the Trincomalee, 24,
Capt. Housi on, that ship has err;vcd in Englautd,
and will be paid off nest week.

DISTRIBUTION OF THE BRITISH CA.
VALRY AND INFANTRY.
Corrected to Sept. 10, 1857—Cavalry.
At Home-I.t and 2d Life Guards, Royal Horse
Guards, 4-. h and sth Dragoon Guards ; Ist, 2d, 31, 4th,
10th, 11th, 13th, 15th, and 16th Light Dragoons.
In India—let, 21, 3d, and 6th Dragoon Gaaris ;
7th, 9th, 12th, and 14th Light Dragoons.
Under Orders fur India-7th Dragoon Guards, Bth,
Hussars, and 17Lh Lancers.
Recapitulation—At home, 15 regiments ; in and for
India, 11 regiments.

INFANTRY.
In the United Kingdom—Brigade of Guards, 7
battalions ; 2d- battalion Queen's, 2d battalion
3,1 Buffs ; the 15 h, 16th, 22d, 25. b, 36th, and
47th Regiments; 4th battalion 60th ; 67th, 68th,
69th, 96th, and 99th Regiments ; 14 and 4th
_battalions Rills Brigade ; also on passage home,
the 30th, 55th, and 76th Regiments. Total bat-
talions at home
Gibra'tar-72d battalion Ist Royals ; 31st, 48th,

and 92d Regiment
Malta-140, 21st, 28th, and 78tt Regiments
lonian Is!es-Ist battalion 34, 46th, 57tb, and

est Regte..
Jamaicaand Windward Ilind4-414t and 49th Reg's 2
Bermuda-26th Cameronians .„ • 1
Nova Scotia-624 and 63d Regts 2
C nada--9tb, 17th, and 39th Regts 3
Cape of Good Hope-ht battalion 21, 6th, reserve
battalion 12th, 13th, 45th, 21 battalion 60th, 73d,
800, 85th, 89tb, and 95th Regts. (including 1 bat-
talion of the Rifle Brigade) ll
Mauritius-4th and 331 Regts 2
Ceylon-50;h R gt 1
In India, and Under Orders-lst battalion Royals,
sth, 7th, B.h, 10th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 231, 24th,
27tb, 29th, 32d, 34th, 35th, 37th, 38th, 42d, 431,
44th, 514, 52d, 531, 54-h, 56tb, Ist battalion
60th, 3d battalion 60th, 618 t, 64th, 66th, 70th,
72d, 74.6, 75th. 78th, 79th, 81. t, 821, 831, 84th,
86th, 87th, 88th, 90th, 93d, 94th, 97th, 98 h, 2 a
battalion Rifle Brigade, 3 I battalion Rifle Brigade 50
China-59th Regiment
Australia and New Zealand.-110, let battalion
12th, 40th, 65th, 58th, and 77th Regiments 6

Grand Total of Guards and Llne.-116 and 1 reserve;

THE MILITIA.

The Royal Bzrk..s Militia is ordered for embodi-
ment. Tile regiment is to assemble in the Forbury,
at Reading, ou Thursday, Oct. 1.
The Royal South Glocestershire Militia is to
assemble in the course of this mouth. Any of the
men wishing to re-enrol will ba accepted. rine an-
nual training bounty for 1857 will be issued to all
the men belonging to and pr,- sent with the regi-
ment at its disembodiment on June, 1856.
Tho King's o.wn (Statfordahire) Regiment of
Militia, commanded by ihe Hon. E. R. Litleton,
is to assemble for embodied service at the militia
store barracks, Stafford, on Vie 28th inst. It is
supposed they will go to the girris..in at Devonport.
The 4th Duke of La-toaster's Own Royal Militia
are ordorcd to assemble for embodiment ou the
22d inst.
The Royal Wiltshire Militia will assemble for
embodiment at Devizes on Oct. 1.
The East Ke'it Militia has received. the L )rd
L'eu'enant'is ord r to assemble at Canterbury for
embodied service on the 15th Oct.
The following militia regiments aro ordered to be
emboditd. in Trellud, viz :—Antrim Rifles, at Bel-
fast, on Sept. 24 ; North Co:k Rifles, at Mallow,
on Sept. 15 ; Limerick County, at Limerick, Sept.
14 ; Roscommon, at RoFcommon, on Oct. 1 ;
Waterford .Artillery, at Walerfo;d, on Sept. 19,
and to proceed to Duncarmen F; rt immedtatAS
afterwards ; Dublin City Militia, at Dublie, Oct.•l,
and to occupy the Linen-hall Barracks.

Eizorrorr ExPessEs.-The expenses of the last elec•
tton at Knaresborough have been published by Mr. S.
P,iivell, jun., the auditor. It appears the bill of Mr.
!;sail Woodd amounted to 102/. 18A. 101, and that of
Mr. Ttromv, Culiins to 381. 8 i.. 31 The expenses of Mr;
ttob,,rt
CAnTbell, the unsuccessful candidate, were
491.181. •

THE LATE MURDER AT LEIGH WOODS,'

NEAE CLIFTON.

On Sunday evening the pocket which had been
cut from the dress of the deceased woman was found
thrown over a wall in the park of Mr. J. H. Gre-
ville Smyth, of Ashton. There was nothing in it

but a stone.
Some additional light has been thrown on the
statement made by Mrs. Bowden, which appeared in
The Sun yesterday. It has been ascertained that a
vessel named the Express is due from Quebec at
Appledore, but the name of the captain does not
correspond with the initials, "C. P.," found on the
linen of the deceased, being Johanssen. The city
police have also ascertained that a woman answer-
ing the description of the deceased, accompanied
iby a young sailor, arrived in Bristol on Thursday
night by the night train from the north, and thht
they lodged for the night at the Bacchus tavern,
near the railway station. They left early the next
morning, and have not since returned. Mr. Peters,
the shipping master of Bristol, states that a sailor
came to his office on Saturday and offerel to ship
on board a vessel for which a crew was making up.
Finding that he had no discharge, Mr. Peters re•
fused to take the man, but he remained in the
office, and seemed very anxious to b 3 engaged.
When the crew had been completed, with the ex-
ception of one man, this sailor again came forward
and volunteered to serve without the usual advance.
On these terms, which are said to be almost with-
out precedent, the services of the man were ac-
cepted, and be was shipped. The vessel, however,
has not yet.left the port, so that the man can be

readily produced, if necessary.
Yesterday a photograph of the deceased was
taken, in the hope that it may assist in her identifi
cation ; but, having been deferred so long, it is
hardly likely to be of much service, the features be-
ing greatly discoloured and disfigured.
The inquest commenced yesterday afternoon be
fore Mr. .13. Fry, wile, m opening the proceedings,
complained of the dilatory process adopted by the
police in forwarding him information of the occur-
rence. He hoped that on any similar occasion the
overseer of the parish or 'the police would- do him
the favour to forward a special mf ssenger instead
of sending on the information from hand to hand,
by which, as in this instance, the news of thg event
did not reach him till the middle of Saturday, and
had prevented him from commencing the inquiry
before to-day.
The jury having viewed the body, the following
evidence was adduced
G. Wort, gamekeeper to Mr. W. Mile?, M.P.,
said—On Friday last I. was going my rounds in
Leigh-wood 4, and found the body of a woman about
30 years of age, quite deack This was about a quar-
ter to 5 o'clock in the afternoon. I had passed the
spot the day before between 9 and 11 o'clock in
the morning, and am positive the body was not
there at that time. The body now lying at this
house is the one I discovered in Leigh-woods. My
attention was first attracted by seeing some blood
on the ground, which had been partially covered
over with dirt. I then saw a handkerchief near the
spot, which was dyed in Mood. (The handkerchief
produced by Superintendent Jones had heenwashed
by him, and bore the initials "0. P.") I cannot
say that this is the same Bandkerchiof. I left the
oue I found in the coach-house, where the body of
the deceased was first taken. I did not see the po-
lice-officer take possession of it. I looked over the
ground and saw fingermarks,.as though some per-
son had gathered up the earth with which to cover
up the blood. I then thought there had been foul
play, and on further searching I. noticed footmarks
with a broad heel, but nonails near the spot. They
were evidently those of a man. On looking over
the rock, haling suipioion that some one had been
murdered, I saw the body of deceased lying on her
, bick in the quarry below. I ran away frightened
me soon as I saw it. -I went arid told J. Sage, a man

who lived near, what I had seen, and then commie
nicated. with Mr. Jones, superintendent of the
Ashton( police. I went-back with him and pointed
out the body to him. This was about half-past 7in
the evening. I should think the body had not been
killed that clay. 1 should say she had not beendead
more than 24 hours. The body was lying down
ab .ut 12 feet under the rock. When I saw it the se-
cond time there were " flyblowe" in the eyes and
nostrils. • The throat hid been cut. The hands
were cold and stiff. After the body had been got I
noticed a hole on the right side of the head, which
appeared to me to have been made by a bullet. I
assisted in conveying the body to the Rownham
Inn, where. it was taken charge of, with the hand-
kerchief and boots of the demised, by the police.
I took off the hoots. The body wits lying quite
straight, and the clothes were not disordered at all.
I did not hear the report of a pistol that evening.
The hair of deceased was dishevelled. The hand-
keichief was ,saturated with coagulated Mood. I
did not sec any bonnet, shawl, mantle, or cap near
the body, and hue not succeeded in finding any
since. The boots were removed to MC if they cor-
responded with the marks, but they did not.
By a Juror—There were no r:ngs on either of the
fingers. There was a little blood on them..
E super;ntatident of the Ashton
police, deposed to the receipt of intelligence from
the last witness about -the Mate stated by him on
Friday evening, and to the subsequent finding and
removal of the Cody. He also confirmed the evi-
dence of Wort as to the state of the body and the
appearance of the ground near the spot. In the
opinion of.this witness the body was not either stiff
or quite cold when he first saw it, and on its being
lifted up a quantity of blood flowed from the wound
on the neck, and some of the blood en the arme'and
sleeves of the dress was stilt wet. The witness iden-
tified the handkerchief and boots as those of the
deceased ; 'the former was marked with the initials
"C. P.," in red cotton ; and on examining the
' body after the handkerchief had been washed, the
stodkinee, flannel, and chemise- of the deceased
were -found to be marked with the seine initials.
On Saturday morning the body was , seen by Mr.
Lucas, surgeon, of Long Ashton. Witness con-
tinued—When I first saw the body I noticed that a
pertion of the pocket of the deceased's dress had
been cut out, and the upper part of the pocket was
hanging outside the dress. I produce a portion of a
pocket contain'ng a stone, which was found by one
of Mr. Smith's keepers yesterday evening. I have
compared this piece with the portion of the pocket
which remains on the deceased's dress, and
find it correlonds exactly. On Saturday morn-
ing, between eleven and twelve, I went again
toon thefur
thsepro to
xwa
rnh
nr where theionci
bodyi wasvered marks of found, and
‘co
blood on the bushes-which grow on the ed're of the
precipice beneath which the body was found, and
also on some stones. There was a dint or mark in
the soil below, which I have no doubt was caused
by the head of the deceased in falling over. In my
opinion, the body was rolled down the precipice,
and afterwards laid out as it was found. A reerch
was made in the woods, but I found no knife,
pistol, or other weapon, nor any articles of female
dress. The first time I noticed any "fly-blows"
alive on the body was yesterday morning, about 9
o4ook.
Thomas Fry, gamekeeper to Mr. J. H. J. Smyth,
of Ashton-court, deposed to finding the portion of
the pocket, with a stone in it, in the course 'of yes-
terday at the top of Rownham-hill on the park
side, under the park wall. It appeared to have
been fitin,g over the wall from the road into the park.
He gave the packet to Sergeant Drewitt, of the
Ashton police. The place where the pocket was
found was in the road to Bristol _from the place
where -the bedy was found.
Mr. Rudd Lucas, stirgeeu, of Long'Ashton.—On
Saturday morning I made an external examination
of the wounds on the deceased, and found the ap-
pearances of a large incised wound across the throat
about six inches in length and froin two to three
inches in depth. The large vessels on the left side
of the neck, • I believe, were not divided. The
upper part of the windpipe was completely severed.
The external carotid artery on the right side was
divided as well as the internal carotid artery, and
the gullet was also wounded on the right side. I
noticed a wound on the right temple, apparently
produced by aleallet. There was likewise a depres-
sion of the bones of the head above the right ear'
and a bruise or graze on the outer angle of the
right eye. The right eyelid presented the appear-
ance) of the bruise commonly called " a black eye."
The cut in the throat must have been made with a
sharp instrument, sucheas a knife or razor ; the hole
in the temple was apparently caused by a bullet.
The body has not been stripped, and a post mortem
examination would in all probability discover the
bullet, as there was no corresponding exit. I have
no doubt-that death resulted from there injuries
which I observed, and that it is hardly possible the
deceased could have inflicted those injuries upon
herself.
By Mr. Gould, chief of the polite.--I should sey
that deceased had been dead about two days when
I that saw the body; -on S iturday morning. The
b'ack eye was of recent date, and I belieVe was pro-
dueed either by the bullet or by the body being
thrown down the cliff immediately alter de Ain I
think the depression also was produced by the fall.
I am of opinion that the throat had boon cut twi( e,
because the line of the incision in the skin divitle.s
into two just at the right extremity of the incision.
Maes of the muscles on the side and front of the
throat heti the appearance of having been gnawed
away by some animal with smell teeth, such as a
stoat or rat.
By a Juror—The throat was cat from the left to
the right, and both cuts were in the same direction,
. an I from let low upwards.
The. Coroner then directed Mr. Lucas to melee a
poet mortem exatnieretien of the betty.
1 Mr. Gould then stated that he lnd juit received

nformation which lid him to bhlieve that the pro-
duction of any further evidence would be likely to
defeat the ends of justice, and therefore he asked
for an adjournment of the inquest.
The inquiry was accordingly adjourned till Sa-
turday next.