The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-21 00:00:00

THE INDIAN MUTINIES.

I,..ti.isahi antbddi
The following are extraes from a letter dated
I Outram's force' marched into two columns.
" General
The first, of 683 meo, left this yesterday (stb) at one
o'clockt6—last night. The advance column
,l c—k- 'The second, also 0.680 men, marched with the
should reach Cawnpore on the 10th inst.,
elic3ioSe erall
0n
the. 11th of Sept., and if General
Havelock has by that time managed the crossing, the
whole force will at once move
.on to Lucknow, and the
every chance of being relieved by the 15th or
place has
16th, and, even allowing for delay in the crossing by the
olGaycleidnoetrha.el at
o
20th. The rivers have all fallen wonderfully, the Juwna
t.avin g gone down 30 feet in a week ; this will help the
crossing greatly, and enable us to act on the enemy's
flanks advantageously on the march to Lucknow, which
could not be done at the time of the previous advance
owieg to the whole country being under water: We
have information that the Lucknow garrison have pro-
visions to last them until the 20th inst. Gen. Outram
has taken some heavy
guns drawn by elephants."
In another letter it is mentioned that Mr. Colvin.
is prepared to aid a column advancing on Delhi
with camels and other carriage as they approach
Agra. At Mterut they have also collected car-
riage to some extent. The sth and 90th are armed
with Enfield rifles.
In another letter, dated the 29th of August,
writes from Allah:that' :_...
" We have sent on 400 men this week to Cawnpore
by train (40 miles), and the dick and wounded men of
General Havelock's force aro now on their way here,
and will come in the last 40 miles by railway."
It appeArs from the above extracts that in addi-
tion to the two columns of Outram's force of
663 + 680.,=1,363.; a detachment of 400 men had
preceded him, which would give a total reinforce-
ment of 1,763.

THE FUND FOB RELIEF OF THE SUFFERERS IN INDIA.
The amount of snbscriptienealready received in Brighton
in aid of the sufferers by the Indian mutinies is upwards
of 3,0001,

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

WESTMINSTER COUNTY COURT.
FONBLANQUE V. BUCKSTONE.

The learned judge (F. Bayley, Esq.) this morning
gave his decision in thin case. It will be recollected
that the plaintiff forwarded a farce to the defendant, the
lessee of the Haymarket Theatre, for his approval and
acceptance. Some time afterwards Mr. Fonbianque
wrote to the defendant from the country, to ascertain
whether the farce was accepted, but not receiving an
answer to his communication he came to town to make
personal application for the manuscript. After some
time if was returned to him, and the present action was
brought to recover the expense of the journey to Lon-
don and the value of the work, which had been destroyed
by being so long kept by the defendant. His Honour
said he had taken time to consider the case, and, after
a careful study of the whole facts, he thought that the
plaintiff had a right to bring the action, but that he was
only entitled to nominal damages. The judgment of
the court, therefore, was ls, for the detention of the
farce, and costs.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. —(Tbis Day.)

WESTMINSTER.

ASSAULT IN THE MIDDLESEX HOUSE OF CORREC-
TION BY A FEMALE PRISONER ON THE MEDICAL
OFFICER.—JuIia Crinin, a prisoner in the Middlesex
House of Correction, Millbank, was brouht up on a
warrant placed in the hands of lino ~‘ land, the summon-
ing officer of the court, charged before Mr. C. 0. DAyman
with committing an assault, on the 7th of Oct., on Dr.
Joseph S, Lewis, one of the medical officers of the prison.
The complainant stated that on the day in question,
the prisoner was on his sick-list, and he went to see her.
He was accompanied by one of the female warders. On
coining to her cell, he asked her if she was unwell, as
her name was on his list. She made no reply, when he
again put the question to her, and inquired her com-
plaint. She immediately made use of a most filthy ex-
pression. Complainant remarked to her that if she had
no respect for him, she should have some regard for one
of her own sex (the warder). She then struck hirn on
his mouth, and attempted to come out of the cell. He
put her back and left her with the officer.
Mr. Denman (to the prisoner) —Do you mean to ask
the complainant any question ?
Prisoner—No, eir.

Mr. Dayman—ls the warder present, who was with
you, to give evidence ?
Complainant—She is not; I did not think it necessary.
She will not attempt a denial of the charge.
Knowland stated that wben the prisoner, as she was
leaving the gaol, was taken into custody by him, he told
her with what 43 he was charged. She then observed that
if Dr. Lewis was with him she would knock his b--
eye nut, and tear up his b-- umbrella.
Mr. Dayrnan (to the prisoner) —Have you anything to
say t 9 the charge ?
Prisoner—Nothing, sir.

Mr. Dayman—This appears to be a very unprovoked
assault on your part, and that there was not the slight-
est cause for the assault. I shall call upon you to enter
upon your own recognizance to keep the peace for one
month, and in one surety of 51.
The prisoner said " Very well,"and in default of bail
was conveyed back to prison.

EXECUTION AT ABERDEEN.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

ABERDEEN, WEDNESDAY MORNING.

John Booth, convicted of murdering his mother-in-
law, at Oldmeldrum, in July last, was Ex:cutei this
morning by Calcraft. Ile addressed the crowd with
firmness, contradicting his statement, made to the Judge
in Court, that his wife's unfaithness, abett3.l by her
mother, had led to the murder.

ANOTHER CASE OF CRUELTY BY A

MERCHANT CAPTAIN.

BOSTON, Oct. 21.—Yesterday at the general quarter
sessions for this district, George Wright, captain of the
brig Stanley, of Whitby, recently arrived at this port
fro a Riga, was indicted for several acts of cruelty to
James Day, aged 15, an apprentice on board the above
vessel, while on a ♦oyage from Riga to Boston. The
case excited considerable interest. Mr. York appeared
for the prosecution, and Mr. Toynbee defended the
accused.

James Day, the prosecutor, said that he was in the
Ui i m at Bly hing, in Suffolk, when he was sent to sea
by the board of guardians in November last on board a
schooner that sailed from Southwold. They went to
Hartlepool, when he was put on beard another
ship, in consequence. of being so small, and they
went from Norwich to Hartlepool, when ho
left the ship and walked to Whitby. He then
became acquainted with Mrs. Marshal, a lodging-
house keeper, through watching SORIA clothes for her.
She had him bound apprentice on the 9t'a of July to his
present master, the prisoner, who gas.° her six shillings,
and he believed he was bound for five years. Toe pri
goner was captain, wiso ordered him to go on hoard the
brig Stanley, and he welt to a place close to Newcastle,
where the brig was lc a.,led with ga,, coals, mid iron fot
Stockholm, about the 21st of July last, she sailed to
Riga, and from Riga to Boston, with timber He was
not allowed to go below, but used to sleep on deck, in
the longboat or galley, in his wet clothes. He became
very loose in his inside in consequence of being badly
fed. The prisoner used to be continually flojuing biro,
and would heave any mortal thing at hint. Ho let two
plates fall one day while in the cabin, off &minor° ; the
prisoner struck him with a sharp piece of wood on the
head, part of a broken chest, the scar of which was then
visible, though it had been done three weeks. The
wound poured down with Mod, and hie face and
clothes. Warnes, the cook, helped him to wash it. On
Thursday, the let of October, just after leaving Elsinore,
on the passage home, he let the fire go out, in oon.e-
quence of which the prisoner said he would not let him
have anything to eat, and then tied him up. He tied
his hands behind his back, his feet close together, rest-
ing on the deck cargo, and fastened a rope round his
neck, one end of which was attached to the main boom,
and the upper to the rigging ; he also tied a rope round
his forehead with a deep sea lead attached to it, weigh-
ing about 281e5,, hanging down his back, which was
secured by another rope round hie waist. The rope
round his neck was so tight that lie could scarcely
breathe, anded
she,:ur tei ,Turing i h
ea v
this time
every m
theuseh. He got
ship was under
his feet
e o
rested
topsails,,
ace, and the prisoner ropes-ended him and tied
them together again. He was thus tied up from one
o'clock in the day to five in the evening, when Edwin
Hanehaw, one of the crew took him down by the
prisoner's orders. He could scarcely walk to the
cabin, in consequence of the treatment he had received.
He had breakfast next day at eight in the more-
ing, and had nothing else to eat until eight on the fol-
lowing morning, and by'the prisoner's orders he walked
the deck all night. He was bruised all over from the
beating of the master. He had a sore at the bottom of
his back from the deep sea line chafing it.
His testimony was confirmed by John Warner; and
James Martin, two of the crew, who spoke ce the cruel-
ties which the boy had received. They added that if the
main sheet had given way tho boy's neck must have
been wrenched off.

The Chairman, the Rev. Mr. lloldsworth, having
carefully summed up the evidence,
The jury found the prisoner guilty on the first and
second counts—ill-treating the lad whereby his life was
in danger, and assaulting him with intent to ch bodily
harm.

The Chairman then addressed the prisoner, and com-
mented upon his cruel treattnent of the prosecutor. The
court felt bound to pass a sentence upon him of 18
months' imprisonment, with hard lab mr, in the Spald
ing House of Correction. The bench hoped that this
case would operate as a warning to masters of ships,
who, having so much power vested in them by the law
over their men, were required to ex ireise that power
with moderation, and not as a pretext for oppression
and tyranny.
The prisoner was removed to the gaol.