The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-10 00:00:00

CHANGES.

The. Earl of Ilchester, at Mel'oury House, Dorsetshire,
from a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Lana-
downe, at Bowood, Wilts ; the Marquis of Bute, at his
seat in Scotland, from the south ; the Countess of Essex,
at Csshiobury Park, from Brighton ; the Hon. Major
Browne, at Brighton, from a tour ; the Hon. John Den-
man Bligh, from Brussels, for the British Embassy at
Hanover ; the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, from tv
visit to the Dowager Lady Blantyre and the Hon. Misses
Stuart, at Lennox Love, near Haddington, N. 8., for
Leamington Spa, en route to Trentham ; Sir Orford and
Lady Gordon, at Brighton, from a tour ; Edward H.
Greene. E,q , from his seat, in Cambridgeshire, on a
visit to Lord Scarborough, at Rufford Abbey, Notts.

DEATH Or SIR ISAAC WILSON, KNIGHT, F.R.S.
—We have to announce the death of Sir Isaac Wilson,
who died at Bognor, Sussex, on Monday last, at the ad-
vanced age of eighty-seven years. The deceased was
the senior physician on the medical list of the Royal
Navy, having been senior by one year to the late Sir
William Beaty. He had for some years retired from the
active duties of his profession. Sir Isaac had for a
lengthened period been physician at the Royal Naval
Hospitals at Plymouth and Hasler, and had the honour
to be one of the domestic medical attendants of the late
Duke of Kent and her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in
February, 1531.

Usher (calls)—" What's .his-name."—(A general
laugh, in which the bench, bar, and jury join.)
Judge—l must commit if this sort of conduct is
repeated. Prisoner at the bar, what have you to say
to the charge ?
Ist Counsel—My friend has not made out any
case ; I submit there is nothing to go to the jury.
Judge—Gentlemen of the jury, you have heard
such of the facts of this distressing case as are capable
of being conveyed to your knowledge. Gentlemen,
the criminal law of this country draws a happy dis-
tinction between- assumed guilt, and guilt actually
proved. In Ilawkins's " Pleas of the Crown," you
will find all this laid down much better than I can
explain it to you. Gentlemen, I shall not detain you
with any further observations, but I leave the case in
your hands, with this simple observation, that if you
have any doubt you must give the benefit of that
doubt to the prisoner.
The jury (laughing among themselves)—Of course
we must let him off. We've heard nothing against
him.
Foreman of the jury—We flnd:the prisoner not
guilty.
Clerk of the Court—Both of them p
Ist Counsel—Both of them ! There is but one.
Really, Mr. Associate, this is very annoying.
Judge—Prisoner at the bar, you have had a very
narrow escape. If we see you here again you will
certainly be transported. You belong to a bad lot.
lam quite convinced of that. Iloilo ! where's the
prisoner •
Gaoler—He's gone, my Lord.
Judge—Gone ! I wanted to warn him (smiling
at the bar). These fellows are rather too quick
for us.
Counsel (tying up their papers)—Yes, my Lord.
Ha! ha ! ha ! ha! Are you going towards the
Temple ? I've got a cab waiting.
Jury (going)—Well, that's the way to get through
the calendar, anyhow.
Usher (putting out the candles)—l believe you.

MILITARY RULES FOR PROVOST
PRISONERS.

A new code of regulations has been prepared by corn
mand of Field-Marshal the Duke of Wellington, of
which the following is a summary. By it we find
that it is intended that a strictly regimental system of.
ieepric.n m ant is to be estsshiisheA, Lv A.,0rnaee..4;,.,,
cells in every geirrisou or barrack in the kingdom. The
rules consist of 31 sections. By the first, every garrison or
barrack cell is to be applicable for confinement of sol-
diers, for periods within the limits of present regula-
tions, and for carrying into effect the sentence of
imprisonment by courts-martial, for periods not ex-
ceeding 28 days. Imprisonment in cells to be
either solitary or mixed ; in the former case
prisoner not to leave the cell except for air and
exercise ; in the latter case, when imprisonment and
hard labour are awarded, drill in marching order
to be the means of punishment. For irregularities,
or minor breaches of discipline, while under confine-
ment, commanding officers of garrison or commanding
officers of corps may order the diet of prisoner to be
reduced, or placed on bread and water, period not ex-
ceeding seventy-two hours, and to be deprived of bed-
ding. Offences and punishment to be recorded and
furnished to prisoner's commanding officer. Cells to be
inspected and prisoners visited by orderly officer of gar-
el. When necessary to imprison soldiers of corps sta-
ioned at a distance in barracks occupied by any parti-
cular regiment, such prisoners to be attached to and
subsisted by such regiment, while under confinement,
and until opportunity offers of forwarding them to
their own corps. In garrison or barracks a sergeant
to be appointed to cells, to perform duties of provost-
sergeant ; to perform no other duty whilst hold-
ing that office, and to be allowed such assistants
as may be deemed necessary. Provost-serjeants will
be especially employed in taking charge of cells, and
responsible for safe custody of prisoners, and for
carrying into effect sentences, and . bound to receive,
and release prisoners, on requisition signed by com-
manding officer, without reference to any other
authority. Commanding officer to send for pri-
soners expiration of imprisonment; failing to do so,
at
provost-sergeant
to send them to their. regiment or corps,
so that no man be detained in confinement beyond
preScribed period. To take care prisoners are sup-
plied with regular meals ; not to hold or permit un-
necessary communication with them. No one to
visit prisoners, except chaplain and officers of their
regiment. Health of prisoners to be attended to. Not
to hold conversation with each other, or anyone, during
exercise, under pain of further punishment. Prisoner,
when in cell, to have means of communicating with
provost-sergeant. Regulations as to cleanliness, ven-
tilating, and warming cells, &c. Tobacco and liquors
of all descriptions prohibited. No books allowed in
cells, except such as approved by garrison or army
chaplain. Provost-sergeant to make daily report to offi-
cer of the day. To treat prisoners kindly. In case of
urgent necessity, any prisoner to be placed in hand-
cuffs. Prisoners to attend Divine service on Sundays I
with rest of troops. Diet of prisoners in cells—Bread
and potatoes, or oatmeal and potatoes only, with milk,
if recommended in special cases by medical officer.
Provost-sergeant to perform police duties of barrack or
garrison near which cells are situated. To visit can-
teens in neighbourhood and prevent drunkenness or
riot, to repress irregularity, &c., in barracks. Provost-
sergeant to keep journal and record occurrences re-
lating to health and discipline of prisoners, &c., for in-
formation of commanding officer; also a book in which
shall be entered offences against prison rules, and pu-
nishments awarded. The three last sections relate to
fitness of cells for use, occupation, tee.

MEETING AT CROMER.-9n Monday, pursuant to
public advertisement, a meeting of the tenant-farmers
resident in the hundred of North Erpingham, and others
interested in the welfare and prosperity of agriculture,
was held at the Board-room, Cromer, to consider the
propriety of petitioning Parliament for a repeal of the
malt-tax. Among the gentlemen present we remarked
Mr. R. Rising, of Gimingham; Mr. Woods, of Thurgar-
ton ; Mr. London, of Sherringham; Mr. W. Woods, of
Suffield; Mr. James Carter, of Southrepps; Mr. J. Bar-
cham, of Antingham; Mr. John Clarke, Felbrigg ; Mr.
; Mr. Weeds, South -
sarket; Mr. Symonds, of
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Clarke, Nort h
Thorpere pmp
Aylmerton; Yr. Spurrell, Thurgarton; Mr. J. W. Rust,
Cromer; Mr. Pilgrim, Mr. Barthrani, Metton, &c. Mr.
Rising, of Gimingham, in the chair. A petition to the
House of Commons, praying to be relieved from the en-
tire of this impost, or, should the remission of so large a
sum not be practicable, then of such portion as may be
expedient, was adopted.—Normich Mercury.
ADMIRALTY STORES:—Messrs. Rock, Son, and
Fenwick, have again received the Admiralty contract for
the supply of 100,000 gallons of rum for the use of the
Royal Navy, the whole of which is, by order of the
Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, in pursuance of
the terms of the contract, to be delivered from the
bonded warehouses of the London, St. Katharine, and
West India Docks, into her Majesty's victualling stores
at Deptford, duty free.
The inhabitants of Preston-street _ were startled on
Tuesday evening by a flock of stormy petrels alighting
on the:roofs of their houses, where they continued during
the night to utter their shrill and doleful cry, as though
in apprehension of some great calamity. The fisher-
men look upon this unusual circumstance, which hal
not occurred in Brighton for many years, as a sign of
a imam wiuter.--Brighton Herald. _