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

THE- SUN, LONDON TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBV,R 219, 1859.

averse from entering the Royal service chiefly on
account of this flogging. (Hear, hear) Some time
ago a premium of £lO was offered for 10,000 sea-
men, and only 1,500 accepted it. Why ? He had a
letter from one of the coaling ports of the north,
and the writer there said, "If the country wants
sailors, let flogging be abolished. Then we ourselves
will furnish you with 10,000 men ; but we won't
have the flesh torn from our bones at the whim of
a single tyrant." (Cheers) Why should we retain
a punishment which was unknown in the French
and American services? For several years he had
procured a return of the floggings which took place
in every Pegiment and every ship, setting forth the
nature of the offence and the number of lashes ; and
he believed that the publication of this return had
greatly checked the practice. The Duke of Cam-
bridge, to his infinite credit, as a man and a Chris-
tian, had issued a beneficial order on this subject;
and if the Secretary for the Navy adopted the same
principle he would get plenty of sailors. One in-
stance of the difference of system in different officers
he would adduce. Lord Clarence Paget, who was a
fine, straightforward, manly Englishman, with no-
thing of the aristocrat about him, commanded the
Princess Royal in the Mediterranean, and brought
the crew to a high state of discipline without flog-
ging a man. He was succeeded, however, by Capt.
Giffard, who, by his own return to the order of the
House of Commons, had had 53 men flogged, giving
them 2,100 lashes. (" Shame!") So long as he (Mr.
Williams) represented Lambeth his best efforts
should be used to remove this national blot and
disgrace, as he regarded it. (Cheers.) It was
most remarkable that almost all the flogging in
the navy was for drunkenness ; and it would
he asked, "As there are no ginshops and
no beershops on board ship how on earth
do the men get drunk ?" Some sailors, it
seemed, sold their grog to others, who thus obtained
the means of taking more than they ough to drink ;
but surely it would be easy to put a stop to this
practice by prohibiting the sale of grog, by punish-
ing those who disposed of it, and by liberally paying
men who chose to dispense with liquor. (Hear.)
With regard to the estimates generally, he believed
that there was a disposition on the part of some
members of the present Government, and especially
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to reduce expen-
diture, but something always seemed to start np
to prevent reduction. Within a period of less than
four years three subordinate officials—Sir John
Bowring at Canton, Mr. Murray in Persia, and Mr.
Bruce at the Peiho river—had involved this coun-
try in three wars without the sanction of Govern-
ment, without the authority of Parliament, and in-
fringing upon the highest prerogative of the Crown.
After criticising the details of the Reform Bill in.
troduced by Lord John Russell in 1854, and ex-
pressing a hope that the measure of 1860 would be
found much more liberal, the hon. gentleman said
he would stand up manfully for household suffrage,
and would do his best to obtain it for the constitu-
ency of Lambeth next year. He would also endea-
vour to procure the repeal of the iniquitous coal-
tax, which the Board of Works were apparently
trying to secure for themselves to help in paying
the £16,000,000 which thsy proposed to lay out on
metropolitan improvements, and very little of which
would be spent on the Lambeth side of the water.
In answer to a question from an elector,
Mr. WILLIAMS expressed his disgust at the ex-
posures which had taken place at Wakefield, Glou-
cester, and Norwich. The metropolitan constituen-
cies were too numerous to be bribed ; hut all over
the country, he feared, these practices prevailed,
and the ballot was the only remedy. (Cheers.)
Mr. WEBBER. moved, and Mr. LYONS seconded, a
vote of confidence in Mr. Williams, pledging the
meeting to support Isis future election.
The resolution, after some discussion, was car-
ried, and the meeting terminated with the usual
complimentary vote.

cises. The few bad characters who were in the
corps have almost entirely disappeared, and for se-
veral weeps, past there has not been a single case of
desertion— —a fact unprecedented in the corps for se-
veral years past. The punishment of the lash is now
almost unk clown at Brompton Barracks, it being a
considerablo time since the last case of corporal
punishment • was inflicted. This good result has
been broughl' about chiefly by the interest the offi-
cers take in the men under their command. The
library prow is led for the men is well supplied with
newspapers, periodicals, ana books, and is well fre-
quented ear li evening. Classes for acquiring a
knowledge oi 'military drawing have a.lgo been estab-
lished, and are well attended. The same
benefits Wave attended the efforts made for the com-
fort and amus ainent of the corps of Royal Mani:Ss,
the commanda n t of which, Col. Rea, some time since
conceived, amo ti,z other improvements, the idea of
establishing a ootTee and smoking-room in the bar-
racks for his mi m ; and the result has exceeded the
most sanguine .?xpeetations, as many of the worst
characters in th,e battalion have steadily improved.
The Major-General has also given permission for
lectures, and amusing and instructive exhibitions,
to take place for the benefit of the troops of the
garrison during tli.e winter months ; and these are
delivered in the large garrison chapel at intervals,
by officers and other gentlemen connected with the
garrison.
A number of discharged. artillerymen from the
late East India Corrpany's service, who arrived at
Gravesend last week on board the ship Hope, have
re-enlisted into the Royal Artillery.

CAVALRY VOLUNTEERS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.

Sir,—lf in multitude of counsel there be wisdom,
the above axiom may furnish me with an apology
for intruding on your columns. I have read with
attention the letter of your correspondent who
writes on the subject of gentlemen sportsmen turn-
ing their attention to converting themselves and
hunters into Volunteer Cavalry, and expresses an
opinion that a few hours devoted to drill would be
all that would be necessary to accomplish that ob-
ject. I doubt the feasibility of the proposition.
Very few men fond of hunting would take a good
huntcr out of his regular work and subject him to
the fidget and vexation of a trooper's drill. I doubt
likewise that fine rough horsemen, however good
across the country, where they have been accus-
' tomed (to use a sporting phrase) "to catch a horse
fast by the head, hold him together, and make him
go," are Tery well calculated to sabre expert skir-
mishers in a country where every hedge and tree is
the infantry soldier's certain safeguard. I believe
that any advantage to be derived from the services
of gentlemen in that way is a subject of very strong
doubt.

Let us leave our foxhunters, then, to the quiet
enjoyment of Ashby Pastures, or any other favourite
" meet " in all and sundry counties, and confine our
attention to our volunteer force, horse and foot, for
in that service there can be no doubt that the elite
of our country gentlemen are or will be enrolled in
either the one or the other branch.
I will then assume that the volunteer force as at
present constituted is the best nucleus from which
an increase of our armaments ought to take place.
The volunteer rifles taking their cue from the
llythe authorities seem to me to be progressing in
the best manner possible. I only hope that they
will steadily increase their numbers. It might
have been desirable that throughout they should
have adopted a gray uniform. The continental
armies have no change to make in that respecf, as
they campaign universally in the gray capote,
whatever they may wear on state occasions. The
Yeomanry Cavalry are certainly on no sort of
equality with their infantry brothers of the rifle.
The whole formula of their drill and discipline is
wrong. Up to the present moment the Yeomanry
Cavalry have never seriously turned their attention
to the duties of a soldier. A meeting once a year,
fino uniform (in some corps carried to a pitch of
ridicuiC,7l3 extravagance), a band, a week's sojourn
in some given' county town—all this will not pro
duce more than 48 hours' drill ; consequently Yeo-
manry Cavalry have 48 hours' annual military
exercise, and then wonder at the audacity of those
who disbelieve in their utility as troopers. There
are said to be, if I recollect right, nearly 30,000
Yeomanry Cavalry, 17 of these corps are commanded
by noblemen, and the force has been not improperly
termed a toy of the nobility, The Yeomanry are
generally armed with the smooth bore old cavalry
carbine, a decrepit daughter of blown Bess. Some
have the horse-pistol, Nit as their horses are com-
pletely unbroken and will not stand fire,their firearms
are useless. The men are generally fine specimens
of the Saxon race, sturdy bold fellows, who, if they
were properly disciplined as irregular troops, would
be of infinite service ; many of their horses can jump
extremely well ; many, however, of the volunteer
coloneis hire horses to mount their men for the oc-
casion of their annual holiday, which fact alone
turns the whole thing into ridicule.
There are some corps, however, where the attempt
to convert the men into regular cavalry has been
dropped, and a most useful drill has been substi•
tuted. I would instance the case of Mr, Deedes,
member for one of the divisions of Kent, who com-
mands a corps of yeomanry; they have a separate
drill on horseback and en foot, and are riflemen on
the model of the Cape Mounted Rifles. I must be-
lieve that mounted riflemen present vast advant-
ages for the protection of our country. It is a body
of men which may be thrown on any point with
celerity, and there picketing their horses and leav-
ing them in the charge of a competent guard, they
can act as infantry skirmishers, falling back on their
horses if pressed, and retreating, if necessary, upon
their supports, or if the enemy retreat, harassing
him every yard of ground with their rifles, and
charging him if in disorder. I have never heard an
officer of the army speak on the subject who did not
g i-e a ready assent to the undoubted advantage of
thus converting the Yeomanry Cavalry into an ir-
regular body of horse, and the necessity of calling
upon Government to set about it. The first step,
and it is the opinion of military mai which I now
quote, to achieve this object is to lay down rules
for the proper government of the force, and
then appoint a general officer who should be an-
swerable for carrying them out, and to whom the
yeomanry officers may refer on all points of service.
Let who will agree or disagree with this opinion,
of one thing I am very sure—that no man of com-
mon understanding can undertake to defend the
expenditure of £BO,OOO upon a body of men who
are to he trained annually with their horses for 48
hours and no more. Either the whole of the dis-
cipline of our army is a farce or the yeomanry under
such treatment are a gross caricature of regular
troops. Cavalry officers tell you no recruit is. fit to
be put om a saddle for three months, nor to appear in
a public field day under six months, and cannot be
considered a soldier under ayear. This may be true
with regular troops. I believe that irregular
troops may be taught the art of destruction in a
much shorter time. The horses, however, of irregu-
lar troops require a certain amount of discipline as
well as the men, without a touch of which neither
man nor horse can be serviceable. An able writer
in your paper, under the signature of " Snapshot,"
h a called attention to breechloaders as the weapon
which must supersede all others. I believe this to
be the case, more particularly are they adapted to
the use of cavalry, the difficulties attendant upon
using the ramrod on horseback being done away
with. It seems to be the very general opinion that
our Yeomanry Cavalry should be armed with the
breech loading rifled carbine, wick will make good
practice at 1,000 yards ; that they should meet for
drill once a month, not as a regiment, but by com-
panies ; that they should be exercised at a target,
on foot and on horseback; and that every man
should be expected to bring his horse perfectly
steady to stand fire, and that regiments should
meet for field practice for one week twice in the
year. By an attention to the foregoing rules, the
Yeomanry would soon secure the confidence of the
country, and share popularity with our infantry
volunteers, which is not the case at present.—Yours
obediently, MELTON MOWBRAY.

TO THE EDITOR. OF TIIE TIMES.
Sir,—Although a civilian, I have read with in-
terest the letters signed " R. E." and" on the
possibility of extracting an arm of national defence
out of our national sport, foxhunting, and I am dis-
posed to think, from a life-long acquaintance with
the neighbourhood of Melton, that the sober truth
lies somewhere between their respective extremes.
' But both appear to me to have overlooked one main
element in any Foxhunting Ligh Cavalry Corp--
viz., grooms, and especially second horsemen.
Their masters may, and in some instances undoubt-
edly do, possess an excellent knowledge of the coun-
try ; but any one acquainted with the arcana of the
hunting-field will bear me out that for a minute
knowledge of every bridle-road, practicable short
cut, weak place in a fence, and power of taking a
horse with least fatigue to him from one point to
another, the second horseman stands unrivalled.

Again, the objection which " H." urges against
their mcs'crs—viz., in inability or unwillingness to
feed and cic •n their own horses and accoutrements
after a day's work, cannot be urged against them,
while their general habits, weight, endurance of
fatigue and hard weather, peculiarly qualify them
for the service of light cavalry. If to the grooms
and second horsemen you add the red coats, the
black coats, and the green coats, that belong nei-
thrrto yeomanry; or rifle corps, I Af
opinion that each rell-established hunt eould readily
furnish a squadron or two of first-rate horsemen,
officered by gentry unequalled in their knowledge
of the Country, and power of cro4sing it, by arty

corps of guideB, mounted or unmounted, in any
Continental army,—l arr, sir, your obedient ser-
vant, ANGLO-CATTIOLICLTS.

THP RECENT 3IUTINY ON BOARD
11.M.5. 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
uoaL- said. Reported it to Lieut. Simpson. This
Was front CIO fr.`.l :.Y)liStes after the disturbance
first commenced. Tha 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 eaptain'o 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 speaking 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. 1 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 walk-
ing aft cram the main hatchway. Identified Coale
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
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 thels
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. liaillie. 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 Rolfe, A.8.--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 dock. It could not be heard for
the noise. Tried to get off the lower deck by the
funnel casing hatchway. The ladders were unship-
ped and the hatchway battened down.
Capt. A. 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 on board the Princess Royal
about 530 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 the riot. 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, consulting with Capt. Baillie and Capt. Ken-
nedy, commanding 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 spot
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 gum d, I reported what had been done to the Com-
mander-in-Chief. The prisoners were then pinioned
and sent on board the St. Vincent under a guard,
by the Commander-in-elief'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 your going on
hoard, 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 was
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'sce the hatchways.
Mr. 11. C. Medder, 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 13aillie, the prosecutor, was then
examined by the Court, and deposed—On the after-
noon of Saturday, *he 12th inst., when leavinrs the
house of the Commander-in-Chief, I found Lieut.
Prattent, who told me he had been sent from Com-
mander Josling to say that the ship's company had,
by the petty officers, requested leave. went back
to the Commander-in-Chief na preferred the re-
quest, whiell lap &sallied for one watch. I then
Went on board and gave directions to Commander
Josling to do so. I then retired into my- calshi
afterwards I received a nieSs'j-s,gs. from the Com-
mander.in-ChiPc, saying thai he wished to see me.
,
The flog-Lieutenant added "I think it is about

leave." las soon as possible left my cabin to wait
upon him. On coming on the quarterdeck I found
several petty officers preferring a request to the
commander, and a number of men round the main-
mast and round the main 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 aware that the watch going on
leave 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 pointed out, " until I come back
from the Commander-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. His orders to me
were "To stop all leave." I returned towards the
ship, but found the liberty men had already marched
towards the dockyard gates. I immediately returned
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.
On getting on board I desired the commander
to fall the men in on the quarter-deck, and to
send far the petty officers. I then addressed the
petty officers and men, saying it depended
on their behaviour that evening whether or not I
would ask the Commander-in-Chief on the morrow
for leave.

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 P—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 hear 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 authority ?—No.
How many mates had you on board ?—At that
time, one confirmed and two acting.
How many midshipmen and naval cadet's ?—One
midshipman and two masters' assistants short of
the complement.

During the time you have commanded the Prin-
cess Royal, what has bean 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 large portion of the ship's company assem-
bled round the mainmast, was an unusual demon-
stration ?—lt was.
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 many 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 remainder 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 heard several men on the main deck say
they had rather have " no leave" than only leave
for one watch. Did not consider that Crayton was
backing the request of the remainder of the crew
in saying this, as he had leave himself ; but finding
that the petty officers were " beating about the
bush," instead of asking in 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, Nov. 28.

LAMBETH.--JEALOUSY AND A THREAT TO
MURDEn.--James 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, a thin, middle-aged woman,
residing at No. 22, Grove-lane, Camberwell, de-
posed that for some time past her husband, the, pri-
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 knife, 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 pistol for 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-
cution.
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
exeitement, and vowing vengeance against his wife,
who then charged him with threatening and at-
tempting to cut her throat.
The prisoner, wb.o 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 madhous®, coming out of his wife's bedroom with
his trousers undone. This of course was a source of
great unhappiness to him, but still he endeavoured
to persuade himself 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 induced 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 door, 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 he
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 Hole 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 service, and from what had been ob-
served in his conduct latterly, there was strong
reason to doubt his honesty. lVhen leaving the
house of his master on Sunday morning, he was told
that he must be home at five o'clock, to assist in
opening, and attending in the house. He did not,
however, make his appearance 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 appearei 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
11,31ped 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-
quiry being made about him.

THAMES.—THE DISTURBANCES IN TIIE PARISH
CUURCII OF ST. G EORGE'S-IN-Tll E-EAS f .-Mr.
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; Wtn.
Barnes, of No. 6, Bridge-street, Stepney; and John
Bradford, ofNo. 85, Cannon-street-road, St. George's,
for disturbing the congregation during the per-
f(lrmanee of the rector's choral service on Sunday
morning., at the parish church of St. George's-in-
the-East. He founded his application upon the 2d
chapter of Queen Mary, passed in 1553.
Mr. Selfe said the parties 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 111
the act of Queen Mary to apprehend persons di
turbing a congregation on the spot. He bad
objection to grant the summonses.
The summonses were then made out. The or
against Kendal charged him that he did raahei-
ously, wilfully, and of purpose, molest, disturb, vex,
and disquiet, and otherwise trouble the vex,
Charles Fuge Lowder, the curate of the said parish,
saying the divine service, allowed, set forth, an,
authorised by the Queen's Majesty,
against the
and make a loud noise. The charge
ether defendants was, that they read in :loud tone
and disorderly manner.
The act of Queen Mary, under which the procee
ings are founded, is called an act against effendi%
of preachers and other ministers in the Cheri._
lef England. The second clause states. "if allY per
and there IIIS
commencing, shall maliciously,
son or persons, after the said 20th of December e-
pose, molest, let, disturb, vex, disquiet, or otherld
priest, preparing, saying,
trouble any person, vicar, curate, or 11'3513.1er-
miningiy, or of Pe.so
ing, or celebrating the mass, orb other such
mostdivine
service, sacrament or saeramentals, or Was l. of
Line., singing, ro
commonly frequented and used in the last 91w
the late sovereign lord King Henry the Bthlttfrb, or
at any time hereafter shall be allowed, set irnteer
authorised by the Queen's Majesty." 1"114.,.-e'es
clause of the same act gives power to enaglii:ori-
to convict summarily and commit offenders" V'ext
son for three months, and further, to ththree
Quarter Sessions, after the expiration °fireu tv
months, when sufficient sureties are to be
pre cent a repetition of the ofdence.
GREENWICH. Wrtrut DAMAGE -
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LICENSED VICTUALLER'S.—John Greener, a. the
about 40 years of age, and who was attired in irec
dress of a pauper of the Greenwich union'
charged before Mr. Seeker with creating:olof
turbance at the house of Mr. White, letwitiking
the Noah's Ark, Deptford, and wilfully brea
a pane of plate glass, value 17. area
From the evidence of the barman it nyeo3°
that shortly afer 11 o'clock on Saturday it fed for
prisoner entered his master's house, and ea be
nod
was a pint of beer. Being the worse for lie need
was refused to be served, upon which ho only! the
creating a disturbance, and was ejected fr°.`',.
hoose. He had not been long, however, ontshinityling
fore a breaking of glass was observed, LI% grests
taken off one of his boots, and thrown it '—
violence at the window. seellig
Police-constable Looker, 295
It, pros'e••A
„„t oa
the prisoner con_mit the damage, and said„batbeS
taking the prisoner into custody he threaten
main"
on coining out of gaol ho would smash the
ing glass in the window. rieoner
Mr. Seeker said 'no would take care the,20.80.
was restrained from carrying his threat° led thee,
cution for at least some time to come, all./imunt
ordered hie-, to pay a sum of £5 (the in,: wilful
allowed by the Act of Parliament) for tut% hard
idamage, or to be imprisoned and ket,,, and et
abcalr in the county gaol for two meri'leer ior
the expiration of such default
prisoned for a period of three m ths 09"
on rp his g
finding two sureties in 110 each Itlr.
;7:4A...-
sentence to be fu" of
behaviour during that period. otit 1/320,

COUNTRY MARKErig-
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COLCHESTER—Nov. 26. to Ole!
A moderate supply of wheat ; the best saniP 3/0104
last week's rates ; inferior parcels rather 10wer.....
ere 10 Per
barleys keep up in price, and grinding samples ‘''
36e
qr. dearer. Beans and peas as before. 328 ti)4Bo
Wheat, white 44s to 52s Beans, Mazogan"3Bo to
all to 49
red
I 38s to 46s Middle 86 o'll . 40. $B,
Barley
36s to 50s I White .......... 350 to
Oats lBs to 288 1 Grey.. .......

IRD—Nov. 26. her 11$
town to-day was at
the
folders were firm, elui spria
for the best nuclide°. -
t 0.410
Peas, Partridge • •": to •
White .......• to 45°
Boiling ..... „4, to
Dun .......... ;to 43e•
Beans, Tick •. • •1„, to 451
$9O
Harrow Ticks Sll t
Mazagau ...... •