The Sun. — 1864-10-07 (London, England)

FEMALE RUFFIAN.—A woman named Rose Ann Rennie was charged before Bailie Yeaman, at Dundee, a few days ago, with the crime of culpable homicide. It seems that on Friday evening last she seized hold of a labourer, named Leddie, by the legs, while upon the stair of a house in Fish-street occupied by her, and pushed him over the window into the street, a height of forty feet, by which his skull was fractured, and he was deprived of life. The prisoner said she had never seen the deceased, but the bailie cautioned her not to say anything, as it might be used against her on the trial. She was remitted to the procurator fiscal. Rennie is a well known woman of the town, and has already been 37 times convicted before the Police court. The case is being inquired into by the criminal authorities, but according to the practice of Scotland, the inquiry is carried on in a strictly private manner. It is said that a coloured seaman was on the stair at the time of the quarrel between Leddie and Rennie, and saw them together immediately before the man tett or was pushed over the window.  The Prize Shooting of the Penzance (Duke of Cornwall's) Rifle Volunteers took place on Mon day last, under very unfavourable circumstances. On Sunday morning the falling barometer and the wild appearance of the sky announced that a violent storm was not far distant, and before long it broke on the shores of Mount's Bay with great fury, continuing with unabated force the whole of that and the following day, ultimately increasing to a gale. The most experienced members saw at once that there was no chance of witnessing anything like fair shooting, and• the desire to postpone the meeting was general. This, however, was found to be inspracticable, as many volunteers had already assembled at the targets, and about half-past 10 o'clock the shooting commenced at 200 yards, continuing up to 6 o'clock, with the following result :-Ist prize, a town cup, value £lO, won by Sergeant Pascoe, with a total of 30 nits and points-2d prize, officers' cup, value £6 68, won by Corporal Eva, with a total of 25 hits and and points-3d prize, the Sheriff's cup, value £5 ss, Sergeant Marrack and Privates Pryor and Trewella tied for this prize with a score of 24; on shooting off Sergeant Marrack won-4th prize, £5 ss, presented by Mr Wm. Coulson, of Kenegie, won by Private Pryor-sth prize, the Mayor's  memorial prize, given is memory of the late mayor, Mr R. Davies, won by Private Trewella-6th and 7th prizes, £2 each, won by Privates Dennithorne and Teague. In the recruit's prize Leggo and Tregarthen tied, and will shoot off at the first favourable opportunity. The all comers' prize will be shot for on Monday next,  MILITARY RECON AISSAN CE , —An important and interesting military reconnaissance has just been completed for the Quartermaster-General's office by a detachment of officers from the Royal Staff College. Start-. ing simultaneous from Blackwater, Bagshot, Woking, and Cobham, the four divisions of an imaginary corps d'armee were supposed to be marching southward to repel an invasion. All the staff duties of a large force were accordingly performed as they would be on actual service. The military positions on the Surrey hills, the roads connecting them, and those leading to the south, were surveyed, sketched, and reported on. The military resources and statistics of the towns on the lines of advance were noted, camps were laid out, and communications constantly kept up between. the advancing columns. The weald of Sussex having been thus traversed fresh positions were taken up on the South Downs. The seacoast was examined from Bognor to Shoreham, and reports made on the facilities or otherwise for landing troops in large masses, end also upon those military positions on the shore which would be favourable to covering attempted lands. These duties performed, the reconnaissance terminated, and the imaginary enemy rosy be supposed to have been driven back on his ships. Tho following officers of the Staff College, under the command of Colonel W. Napier, have been employed in these operations:—Major Wood, V.C., 73d Regiment; Capt. Creagh, sth Fusiliers ; Lieut.-Colonel Clive, Grenadier Guards; Captain Gilbard, 13th Hussars; Lieutenant Young, 17th. Lancers; Captain Blundell, Grenadier Guards ; Major Goodenough, Royal Artillery; Lieutenant Fawcett, Ist Ro) als ; Captain Knowles, 67th Ikginaent ; Lieutenant Blake, sth Fusiliers; Major Bolton, Royal Artillery ; Capt. Hutchison, 64th Regiment ; M ajor Bowen, eOth Regiment.