The Press. — London, England, 1857-10-03 00:00:00

972 adulterated drinks are sold. It would seem indeed that the office is very stricly exercised, for as the seilers are unable to resort to their ordinary mixings as a source of profit, they have been obliged to raise their priced, and that in so marked a manner, that the soldiers, who would rather buy cheap though unwhole some drinks than dear and wholesome, grumble very much at this condition of things ; indeed, exasperated r.t what they believe to ha the overcharges of the settlers, they have named their little village Coquin ville, in lieu of its proper appellation, and say that it reminds them of the iniquities of Kamiesch. In the memories of our ex-Crimean heroes, Kamiesch and Coquinville are synonymous appellations. The grand manceuvres which the Emperor com mands continued to he regularly performed until his Majesty left for Stuttgardt. Here follows the programme of the third mamnuvre and its different phases, as well as that of the fourth : THIRD MAN(EUVRE. ennEa OF MARCH. The order of march will be the same as on the oth instant. The directing brigade will be the second brigade of grenadiers. The corps d'arinee will be preceded by an ailvancrd guard, composed of light cavalry and two batteries of artillery. ORDER OF RATTLE. Each division will form in a double line. The battalions of Zonaves are not to be detached from their brigade. The battalions of the first line at deploying distance. The battalions of the second at divisional distance. The foot artillery at the wings, and between each regiment of the first line. ENOAGEMENT. When the foot artillery comes within gunshot of the enemy, it will take up a position in front of the infantry. The interval between each bsttery will be filled up by skirmishers furnished by the Zounves and the ride corps. The enemy, uncertain of our plan, remains in his posi tion. Then the second brigade of ie second division will move to the left of the line. stretching out obliquely by battalions massed on the right in order of battle. The engagement continues in this position—the enemy. he• lieving our right uncovered, ventures to attack it. The first brigade of the first division retires by battalions en erhelnn. The second brigade, on the second line, moves onward in single column in the extreme right of the first. The horse artillery advances rapidly in theinterval between the two infantry divisions. The brigade of cuirassiers joins the brigade of light cavalry, and both prepare to charge the enemy. Camp of Chalons, Sept. 11, 1857. (Signed) FOURTH MAN(EUVRE. oROER OF MARCH. Ist or - right column—The brigades of ordinary cavalry and heavy cavalry. 2nd column—The regiment of horse artillery. 3rd column—The regiment of foot winery. NAPOLEON. 4th coltimn—Th. Ist brigade of the division Mellinet. tali column—The 2nd brigade of the division Mellinet. 6th column—The lat brigade of the division Camou. 7th col u mn—The 2n , 1 brigade of the division Camou. ttth column—A regiment of light cavalry charged to cover the left flank. - - The interval between the columns of infantry will be five divisions. The advanced guard will consist of a regiment of light cavalry and a battery of horse artillery. ENOAIi KMENT. The enemy being perceived on our left, the second bri wiles of each division of infantry will form by massed battalions, front to the left in order of battle. The first brigades will continue to move on, manoeuvre in like man ner, add place themselves on the right of the second brigade and parallel to it. Two batteries of foot artillery will take position on the left of the division Camou. The regiment of light cavalry will rapidly unmask the infantry, and form in order of battle on the left of the first line. The brigades of ordinary cavalry. of heavy cavalry and artillery, unite and form a third line. The enemy making :iis chief attack upon our right, the first line charges front in advance on its right battalion. Two bat. teries of foot artillery advance to make the pivot. The division Mellinet, after moving by battalion on the right, will form its first brigade in advance, in order of battle, parallel to the division Cannon, while the second brigade will form a second line, deploying by massed battalions at deploying intervals. The two remaining batteries of foot artillery take position on the right of the first line—the brigades of ordinary cavalry and heavy cavalry, as well as the light guns, will follow the general movement, and will form part of a third line. When the time arrives to charge, the second brigade of the division Mellinet will advance by massed battalions within the right intervals of the come wponding battalions of the first brigade ; the deployed bat talions of the first brigade will have in advance of them their first and sixth companies. Then the whole corps d'arinee will advance, with the single exception of the regiment of infantry on the extreme left, the two batteries which cover the left flank, and the brigade of light cavalry. The division Camon, while the line advances, will form successively en echelon by regiments, on its regiment on the left, and will form squares by regiments. When the line is sufficiently advanced, the whole of the horse artillery will take possession at the point of the angle formed by the two divisions of infantry. The mancenvre will finish by a charge of the whole cavalry, the heavy cavalry passing between the squares, the ordinary cavalry by the right and the light cavalry by the left. Camp of Chalons, Sept. 11, 1857. (Signed) NAPOLEON. that this resume will be interesting to It is, in fact, a species of new school in the camp, and the division adopted I am in hopes til your readers. It which is forming THE PRESS, OCTOBER 3, 1857. in each operation is in itself a school of military at•t. To bring a body of troops on the field, to put them in order of battle, to direct and manoeuvre them in action, such are the duties of a general, and which constitute the art of war. It is with reference to these necessary conditions that all orders should be given, and the movements of each arm combined. The principles thus laid down remain unchanged, whatever may be the number of troops in hand, or whatever may be the difficulties they must contend with. To manoeuvre on a plan already formed, and on a probable hypothesis to adopt a series of opera. Lions of both attack and defence, and in which the part of each commander is assigned to him, without restricting him to an exact obedience, should unfore seen events occur, such are the rules of knowledge to be learned by both officers and soldiers in a camp. Here I must conclude for the present. I shall hope to send you a more detailed account of the mancouvres when they are resumed on the Em peror's return. ST. JA3IES'S TUEATRE.—Mr. Mitchell gave us in the past summer the Bouffes Parisiennes, who attained the highest degree of popularity. He has determined to produce at the St. James's Theatre an Opera Buffs Italiana, carrying out the design of the Turin manager, Signor D. Ronzani. This novel species of entertainment will be presented to the public next month, commencing on the 3rd of Nov., and will be continued throughout the winter until the ensuing Lent. The list of vocalists embraces the following names, all favourably known to fame in the chief cities of Italy, Naples, Rome, Florence, Turin, Milan, dx.:—First sopranos—Amalia Fume galli and Luigia Cerelli ; first tenors—G. Daniele and Enrice Georgetti ; contralto, mezzo-soprano— Luigia Tamburini ; first baritones—Carlo Bartolncei and Luigi Frimagalli ; first buffi—Giuseppe Ciampi and Ninno Conti (the celebrated Neapolitan Punchi• nella) ; first bass—Cesare Castelli. GENERAL HAVELOCK, whose name has now become one of the most familiar to British ears, is a native of the banks of the Wear, and a member of a Sun derland family. His father, Mr. William Havelock, was a well-known shipowner and coalfitter, residing at Ford-hall, the present residence of Mr. W. Hay, where the family, since so distinguished as soldiers, were horn. Another brother, Colonel W. Havelock, well known in All the Peninsular and Oriental cam paigns as one of the most dashing cavalry officers in the service, fell at the head of the 14th Light Dra goons in one of the bloody engagements on the Sutlej. The present gallant representative of the family has passed through a long and distinguished anprenticeship to arms in the great conflicts of North-Western India, especially in the campaigns of Sir Charles Napier. There are not wanting anecdotes among those who remember the residence and early life of this hero, of the courage and daring which fore shadowed the man in the boy, and we (Sunderland Heralds, may earnestly hope that it will yet he our pleasure to record in hi: future career of retributive valour exploits and honours which will alike reflect distinction in the soldier and do honour to the town which claims his birth. FRENCH AND ENGLISH FISHERMEN.—The Admi ralty continue to neglect our fishing interests. A single vessel only has been provided to protect one hundred and fifty miles of coast from the Humber to Berwick, and of course our fishing interests suffer severely. As an instance of what is daily occurring we take the following ease from the Newcastle rapers :—" On Wednesday Louis Gifford, master of the No. 299 of Dieppe, and Nicholas Germe, master of the No. 348 of Bonlogne, were brought before the North Shields magistrates by Lieutenant Simpson, of the Otter, charged with fishing within a mile and a half of the Northumberland coast, and the charge being proved against them they were each fined 101. and costs. Lieutenant Simpson, in answer to a ques tion from the mayor, stated that the English fisher men complained very much of the damage done to their nets by the French boats fishing upon the English ground. He stated that the crew of a French lugger had been guilty of a very malignant act on the previous night. They had sailed their vessel with a grapnel iron over her stern through a fleet of English boats, and tore away five or six of their nets. The crew had, however, covered their number, and the English fishermen had not been enabled to identify the vessel. At present about 150 large French luggers, manned with crews of from fifteen to twenty men each, are fishing for herrings in the North Sea. As we have before stated, by international treaty the fishermen of either country are prohibited from fishin g w i t hi n t h ree m il es o f their neighbours' coast. Of course, all the best fishing is within three miles of the land, and as the crews of the French luggers exceed in number the men on board our boats thre e t o one , th e y have literally possession of the herring fishing, and do as they like ; for it is not found that the one solitary steamer can keep up any sort of regalation along such a lino of coast." LORD JOHN RUSSELL AT SHEFFIELD. Lotto Joax RniELL visitel Shahid last week for the purpose of presidia; at the annuli ragged-schools meeting. The noble ions, accompanied by Duly Russell and three children, arrival in Shelllald on Thursday evening (week). Oa the fallowing morn ing the noble lord proceeded to the council-hall to receive an address from the corporation, to which Lard John Russell replied briefly, promising to con tinue to be " the advocate of civil and religious freedom, of social progress, extended education, and constitutional reform." The noble lord referred to the Indian rebellion as follows :-- A revolt of the most treacherous character, accompanied by murders of the most savage atrocity, has filled us with horror and indignation. Yet amid these terrible scenes it is permitted to us to hope that if, in restoringour dominion, energy is combined with a deliberate plan of action—if the sword of Justice is not separated from her balance—if in prcviding for the future government of India we can reconcile our duties as Christians with the most entire religious liberty, and a benevolent rule with the firm asset.. tion of power, we may preserve to Great Britain and to civilisation a fairer and more secure empire than we have ever hitherto possessed. The meeting of the ragged schools then took place, and after the reading of the report and the moving of certain formal resolutions, Lord John Russell rose end addressed the meeting. The noble lord, refer ring to the vast number of vagabond children in this country, asked how such a reproach to a Christian country could be remedied by any system of poor laws or national education:— Hitherto there have been found innumerable practical objections to the adoption of any sufficient or satisfactory course. Of course I do not advert to any particular restric tions or limits, hut all men are agree 1 that there must be a limit to the assistance given by the State in that respect. If, again, we look at the question of a national system of education, we find that the utmost differences prevail, and, among other differences, that which is perhaps the fore most, the religious difficulty of inducing persons of various denominations of Christians to agree, in the first place, whether religious instruction should be given at all, and in the next place to what extent that instruction should be given. For my own part, I cannot say that [ feel the doubts which many persons have felt upon this subject. In my own mind I certainly have come to the conclusion that the religious part of man, as I may say—that that. faculty which induces us to seek religious consolation, and which• I be lieve is part of our nature, perhaps the very best part of it, cannot be neglected in any system of education. And likewise, although we have not hitherto come to any agree ment upon the subject— although our differences are still so wide that there are no means of adopting a measure which will be generally satisfactory, my belief is that if such rev. gentlemen as the one who has just spoken, and those who have charge of the education of very young chil dren, would attend more to religion and less to theology— if they would teach that which is really the religions senti ment, and leave the differences of creeds to be afterwards explained by the ministers of the different denominations when the children are of riper age to underatand those differences—l believe if the attempt was made really to found education upon the cultivation of the religious sentiment, upon a belief in the Being who is the giver of all good, and in the immensity of the great sacrifice that has been made for mankind, the great religious difficulty would be found in no very long time to disappear. But we have not yet arrived at that state of opinion, or that state of education. It is therefore absolutely necessary, as it appears to me, whether you will look upon it that this state of difference is for ever to subsist, or whether volt suppose that in time we shall get over these ditliculdea, that for the present at least the voluntary efforts of those who love mankind, and who have a feeling of regard for their neighbours and for the safety of society, should com bine in endeavouring to provide by what are called ragged schools, and by schools of a similar description, a supply for the wants to which I have adverted. In conclusion, Lord John Russell advocated the principle of " payment," as tending to secure that sense of independence so dearly prized by Eng lishmen. A complimentary resolution to the noble lord was then passed. Lnrd J. Russell replied, and, alluding to the prospects of a Reform Pill in 1858, said : Gentlemen, in allotting the franchise in the Reform Act, we who framed that act were solicitous, while we made a large extension of the franchise, while we destroyed nomi nation—at the same time to carry those changes into effect peaceably and quietly, because, whatever other classes may suffer in the course of violent changes, I am persuaded that those who belong to the working class of this country are the most likely to suffer in any change which sets at war with each other the different classes of the community. That I am sure the working men feel, and therefore it was that in the Reform Bill, though at the time it was thought unduly hold, and though many characterised it as rash, Lord Grey and those who acted with him knew that they framed their measure in a spirit of caution, and that it was better to frame it in a spirit of caution than to run any risks to the peace of this great community. Gentlemen, I believe the time has come—and the Government of the day has allowed that the time has come—when the franchise may be further extended, and I think, nearly in the words of the Prime Minister, that large classes who have not hitherto possessed the franchise should in future enjoy and exercise that privilege. You will not doubt, I hope, that I shall be very glad to see a measure introduced by Govern ment by which the franchise will be thus extended. And