The Sun. — London, England, 1862-07-02 00:00:00

'IIIE NA VY. An Admiralty circular, signed by Lord Clarence Paget, has been issued from Whitehall directing the Commanders-in• Chief and senior officers of her Majesty's ships to give orders to the respective commanding officers and - paymasters of all the vessels in the service to cause an abatement of 9 d• and 6d. in the pound to be made from the gross amount of full pay and allowances paid to those officers, whose enti - ze incomes amount to the sum of 1150 per annum and upwards, and upon incomes of £lOO per annum and upwards respectively. In the first payments to be made after the receipt of the circular the abatements are in each case to be cal culated from the Ist of April, 1862 ; the difference between the Ist and sth of April will be adjusted on the final payment to the officer. In the case of those officers on detached or other service who will still continue to draw bills upon the Accountant- General of the Navy for their pay, the abatements on account of the income-tax are to be made, as heretofore, from such bills, at the foregoing rates. Such officers as may claim exemption from abate ment of the tax, on the ground of their aggregate income not amounting to £lOO per annum, are to transmit to the Admiralty declarations, if at home, or affidavits, if abroad, for the decision of the Com missioners appointed for that purpose. Exemption is to be granted, subject to the decision of the Com missioners upon the receipt of the above declarations, or affidavits, under the Tieasury authority of the ILh of August, and the Bth of September, 1842, and of that of the Board of Inland Revenue of the 28th of June, 1853. Admiralty orders have been received at Chatham for the 51-gun screw frigate Severn, 500-horse power, attached to the steam reserve, to be removed to Devonport, for the purpose of being commissioned for sea. The Meeanee, 81, 400-horse power, attached to the steam reserye ordinary, Chatham, will not be commissioned until the end of the present summer, when she will proceed to Leith, to relieve the Edinburgh, 60, 450-horse power, as guardship on tilt: east coast of Scotland. The defects of the iron paddle-wheel steamer Lizard, 4, tender to the Formidable, 84, flagship at the Nore, having been made good, she is ordered to proceed to the coast of Scotland, to assist the Jack all, 4, steamer, in protecting the fisheries. The Shannon screw frigate was prevented com pleting her first series of screw trials at Portsmouth yesterday by the high wind. She will complete them to-day if the wind moderates. The Edgar, 86, screw, Capt. Fellowes, flagship of Rear-Admiral Dacres, was yesterday officially in spected at Spithead by the rear-admiral, and at nigh water steamed into Portsmouthharbour and berthed alongside the dockyard to clear out and pay off. The Edgar is ordered for re-commission, but the substitution of the Duncan would at once provide a ship thoroughly efficient in every respect for a full term of commission. It would, besides, SAVO some three months in preparations for sea, and some the,usands of pounds to be incurred by the strip and -refit of - the Edgar ; and by sending an in e ffi c i en t ship to sea. The detachment of marines which formed part of the original Anglo-French Mexi can expedition, brought home by the Edgar, landed from her yesterday morning and joined headquar ters in Portsmouth. They comprised Capts. Elliott and Noot, Lieuts. Champion, Cummings, Baker, Cockle, and Grey, and 172 men. His Prussian Majesty's paddle-steamer Lorely, Captain Livonius, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday evening from the Mediterranean. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :--Lieut. J. D. Barker, to be Flag lieut. to Rear-Admiral Smart, K.H., Commanding the Channel squadron ; E. Maunder, master to the Hastings ; J. H. Kerr, G. Robinson, and J. H. Ellis, masters additional to the Fisgaid ; A. Farmer, acting master additional to the Fisgard ; Dr. IN. B. Dalby, surgeon to the Winchester; J. G. Rish, surgeon to the Hastings ; D. Thomas, surgeon to the Hawke ; J. Nihill, surgeon to the Eagle ; Dr. It. Hague, assist. surgeon additional to the Hast ings, for the Ferret ; J. G. Oakehott, chief engineer to the Hastings ; M. C. Raymond, second master additional to the Hastings, for the Advice ; F. Hunter, acting second master additional to the Fisgard ; E. A. Williamson, paymaster to the Fisgard ; J. Hayward, paymaster to the Winches ter ; G. W. D. Simmonds, paymaster to the Eagle ; Blackney, assist.-paymaster additional to the Hastings ; G. W. Underhill, assist.-paymaster to the Hastings, for the Secretary's office ; and C. F. Gahan, assist. clerk, to the Royal Adelaide. J. H. Annand, to No. 2 battery, 24th Brigade; Lieut. A. F. Stubbs, to No. 5 battery, 19th Brigade; Capt. B. C. Hitchins, to 20th brigade; Second Capt. and Brevet-Major G. G. Peaiae, from No. 6 to No. 2 battery, 17th Brigade ; Capt. J. IMacintyre, to No. 2 Battery, 20th Brigade; Second Capt. W. D. 0. Kerrich, to No. 4 Battery, 17th Brigade ; Second Capt. C. Johnson, to No. 4 Battery, 20th Brigade ;' Second Capt. T. J. M. Hog, to No. 5 Battery, 20th Brigade; Second Capt. E. W. Childers, to No. 1 Battery, 23d Brigade; Lieut. Haggard, to Madras Artillery ; Lieut. J. W_ Watkins, to 23d Brigade, No. 2 Battery ; Lieut. H. M'Leod, to 23d Brigade, No. 3 Battery ; Lieut. J. M'Neil, to No. 4 Bat tery, 20th Brigade; Leint. F. S. Budd, to No. 3 Battery, 23d Brigade; Lieut. M. H. C. B. Stein man to A Battery, 3d Royal Horse Brigade ; Lieut. C. W. Brereton, to,. No. 2 Battery, 20th Brigade; Lieut. F. E. Hadow, to No. 5 Battery, 17th Bri gade ; Lieut. C. H. A. Gower, to No. 5 Battery, 20th Brigade ; Lieut. F. R. Twynam, to No. 1 Bat tery, 23d Brigade. The following transfers have been ordered, viz.:—Lieut. L. Guy, No. 1 Battery, 13th Brigade, to the Depot Brigade ; Lieut. W. S. Brown, from No. 6 Battery 11th Brigade, to No. 1 Battery, 13th Brigade ; Lieut. Metcalfe from the Depot to No. 4 Battery, 14th Brigade; Assist.-Surg. J. Robinson, from the Bth to the 14th Brigade; Assist.- Surg. Mould, from the 14th to the Bth Brigade. Officers commanding Royal Artillery at the sta tions 'and in districts concerned, will obtain the sanction of the General Officers commanding in troops to the following removals of officers, viz. : Lieut.-Col. Hawkins, from Ireland to India, to go with draughts ; Mar Champion, from Malta to England ; Major Carpenter, from Canada to Ire land; Capt. Rice, from Warley to Malta ; Capt. Knox, from Portsmouth to Canada, and Capt. Persse, from Warley to the Mauritius." THE GRAND NATIONAL RIFLE CONTEST. The third grand national rifle contest held under the auspices of the National Rifle Association, com menced yesterday very quietly and without cere mony of a kind at all likely to attract a very large number of people on Wimbledon•common. In 1860 the opening was almost an affair of state, for the Queen in person fired the first rifle, and the expec_ tation that she would do so called together an as sembly of rank and fashion, to which yesterday made no pretension. Nevertheless there was a very fair show of volunteers on the ground, and everything appeared to promise an arduous and well-contested struggle for the various prizes which during the next 10 days will form the object of competition on the part of the most distinguished marksmen belonging to our volunteers. The ground appropriated to the contest is pre cisely the same as last year, with the exception perhaps of a trifling extension on the eastward. Where the common lies open it is surrounded by a wooden fence, around which policemen patrol to prevent intruders from climbing over and so obtain ing entrance to the ground without payment of the preliminary shilling,—a payment, however, from which volunteers in uniform are exempt. As was the case last year, there is an encampment of Guards on the south side of the enclosure. The butts are on the west side, and on the north are the stands prepared for the grand review, which is to take place on Saturday week, the tents appropriated to the various officials connected with the contest, the refreshment booths, and some tents applicable to miscellaneous purposes. There is also on this side an encampment of police, who muster 170 strong, under the command of Mr. Superintendent Walker, of the A division, and who will remain on the ground night and day ; and there is a rather extensive encampment of volunteers, principally provincial, who have pitched their tents here with the intention of roughing it, camp fa- shion, until the termination of the contest. Most of the English, and several of the Scotch, counties are represented ; the number of volunteers so devoting themselves to the enjoyment of a lifie under canvas being about 400. 'Folding chairs, camp bedsteads, baths, and sundry small articlesof comfort, evidence by their presence a desire on the part of their owners to make the most of the novelty of their po sition. In these tents there is generally a camp bed- stead on each side, with a piece of cocoa-nut mat ting on the ground between, but there are others, and more numerous, on which waterproof matresses lie side by side, so as almost to cover the ground in side, and in which the entire arrangements partake somewhat of a primitive character. But the occu pants of these tents, as well as of those of a more luxurious kind, seem quite determined to take things as they come, and prove themselves to be something better than featherbed soldiers. General Hay, inspector-general of musketry at Hythe, acts as general director of the shooting ar rangements, which are more particularly under the supervision of Capt. Page. Lord Elcho, Earl Ducie, Col. Kennedy, and Lord Grosvenor act on behalf of the council'of the National Rifle Association. Lord Radstock, Col. Gladstone, Captain Templar, and Major Bernes supeiintend the statistical depart- ment ; Capt. Maaye has charge of the firing parties ; and for everything there seems to be a di recting body, or a directing head. There are within the enclosure apolice station, a post-office, and wash ing rooms; while the refreshment booths are as ample as can be desired, and the provision made by the contractor—Mr. Cox, of Manchester—quite suf ficient to meet any probable demand that may spring up during the contest. The number of butts is upwards of 50, several having been added since last year—the ranges vary ing from 200 to 1,000 yards. The value of the prizes to be competed.for amounts to nearly £3,000, being an excess of some £5OO over last year, when the aggregate value was only about £2,500. Of these, the principal is the Queen's Prize of £250, for which there are nearly 1,100 entries. Under the head " Queen's Prize" there are also several minor prizes. Thus the " First Stage" includes 20 Whitworth rifles, value 25 guineas each, and the silver medal of the National Rifle Asscciation for the best shot of the 20 winners, to whom the con test for the Queen's Prize itself will be restricted, as well as for the gold medal of the association, which will accompany it. _ _ Another great object. of competition will be the St. George's Challenge Vase, value £250, presented for annual competition to the volunteer battalions of Great Britain by Lieut.-Col. Lindsay, on behalf of the members of the St. George's Rifles; and this will be accompanied by a gold enamelled jewel of St. George, with a similar jewel in silver for the second best shot, a bronze cross of S. George for the third best, and a large photograph of the challenge vase and jewel to the battalion which i shall prove itself successful. His Royal Highness present e d prize of £5O, the p r i nce of Wa l es g i ves a pr i ze o f £lOO ( cu p or money) there are further the Albert prize of £lOO, by the association ; the Duke of Cam bridge's the Duke of Wellington's prize of £5O, Lord Vernon's prize of £5O, Messrs. Eley's prize of £lO5, the Elcho Challenge Shield, and in additioPori the Earl of Dudley ' s theze o n f ifi ts D o, er a b n y d , some prizes ;openme othert o all corners of all nations —which last year afforded valuable prizes to the three best shots. The shooting yesterday did not begin till two o'clock, and was for the most part simply prelimi nary c onfined principally ; being c „. to , ' pool targets" and "sighting targets, which were freely patro nised. But that which afforded the most amuse ment was the " running-deer target," the novel feature of the year so far as this contest i s con . cerned, and which consists of a target in the shap e of a deer, of about life-size, which travels along a sort of tramway, depressed in the middle and risin g at each end. The deer is pushed from out a covered way at one end of the tram, descenels the incline, with increasing velocity as it pr oceeds, and rises u . p the opposite incline by its own momentum . W hile on its way it is fired at by those who contribute to the pool ; and is the luckiest deer that ever ran, for surely no living animal was ever so often fired at and so often missed. The price of each shot is 25., one half of which goes to the association, and the other half to make up a pool, *hi eh is, or is to be, divided at the close of ea ch da y among those of the competitors who have been fortunate enough to make " hull's-eyes." The bull's-aye itself is eight . inches in diameter and behind the shoulder. Ile THE ARMY. The 3d battalion of the Grenadier Guards left Wellington Barracks yesterday morning shortly after 8 o'clock for a month's duty at the camp at Ald ershot. The Megmra screw troopship, Com. Henderson, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday morning from Ply mouth with the right wing of the 37th Regiment on board, under the command of Capt. Bazalgette, consisting of five companies headquarters, four cap tains, nine subalterns, two staff, 27 sergeants, 16 drummers, 21 corporals, and 415 privates, who were landed from the steamer at the dockyard and for. warded by special train on the London and South- Western Railway to Farnborough ; they were to march thence into the camp at Aldershot to join the left wing, which had previously arrived there from Plymouth. ?Ir. Stewart, principal storekeeper in the War Department at Portsmouth, having completed a period of 50 years' service wider the Crown, has re tired with the highest rate of pension. Mr. Rowland, who has just returned to England from service in Caußda, succeeds Mr. Stewart. The Deputy-Adjutant.General, Col. Chas. Bing ham, has promulgated the following General Regi mental Order regarding officers of the Royal Artil lery : " 1118 11 .°5a 1 Highness the General Commanding in- Chief has been pleased to appoint Col. Sir David Edward Wood, ic .. 0 33., to the Ist Royal Horse Brigade, vice Lake. Th e undermentioned officers pare raised to increased Pay, viz. :—Lieut.-Col. Arnold Thompson, Ist Brigade, vice Crofton ; Lieut.-Col. Henry Clerk, on the Supernumerary List ; Lieut.. Col. Francis Be c kf ord Ward, 13th Brigade, vice Faddy; Lieut. Leonard D ownes, B t h Brigade, vico Wells deceased ; Lieut. B• R. Greig, Bth Brigade, vice Chute, deceased; Lieut. I. IV, Barnard, 11th Brig ade,vice Gcary,pr?m oted ; Lieut. J. B. Ormsby, 10th Brigade, vice Rice , prom o t e d ; Lieut. F. A. Hand, 9th Brigade, vice Kno x , pro moted ; Lieut. R. Walkey,l3th Brigade,vice Perise, promoted. Exchanges have been sanctioned be_ t ween the following officers,viz. :—MajorL Estrange, 10th Brigade, and Capt. Denne, l lth Brigade; Se cond Capt. Wthinyates, Ist Brigade, and Second Capt. Purvis, 9th Brigade ; Second Capt. Daubuz, 9th Brigade, and Second Capt. Smith Neill, 11th Brigade ; Second Capt. Watson, 4th Brigade, and Second Capt. Betty, Bth Brigade; Lieut. Hallett, of No. 5, and Lieut. Morley, No.B Battery, Ist Brigade; Lieut. H. M. Burgess, 31 Brigade, and Lieut. J. A. Campbell, 9th Brigade ; Surgeon Duff, M.D., 4th Brigade, and Surgeon Nash, M.D., 10th Brigade ; Veterinary Surgeon Williamson, Ist Royal Horse Brigade, and Veterinary Surgeon Paley, 4th Bri gade. Veterinary Surgeon Lambert is transferred from the 9th to the 14th Brigade, and to proceed to Woolwich to embark with draughts for India; Veterinary Surgeon Tatarn is to join and do duty in Ireland, v i ce L a mbert ; Riding-masters Nirr and Sampson are eo hold themselves in readiness to em bark with draughts for India, and will be posted to the 11th and 14th Brigades on arrival. Re ferring to General Regimental Ordei of the 9th of May, 1862, the following alterations in the postings or (Accra have been approved, !—Linut.-Coloncl J. Ti. Smyth, C.B. (doing at Woolwich), to the 2d Royal Horse Thi4a& ; C E. Kaye, to the 25th Brigade; (; A 1) Battery, 4th olt. A. Blunt, to Royal Horse No. B a t tery, 18 t h Bri gade ;Copt. J . )quglas, to ; Second Capt. G. B. Traall, o f t h e Royal Horse Brigade, to be adjutant in the sam e; Lieutenant 24th Brigade, D. M'Farlan, from No. 3 batter y , to D battery 2d Royal Horse Brigade; Lieut. G. F. Blackwood, to No. 2 battery, 22d Brigade; Lieut. N. D. Garrett, to No. 4 battery 22d brigade ; Lieut. tin y 111 E SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 2, 1862. who hits this is lucky, but, on the contrary, he who ' hits the haunch, has at once to pay down a shilling, which goes to the association. There were plenty of ' haunch"-hits yesterday, but only a few bull's eyes ; iu fact, nearly an hour elapsed from the commencement before the first was made, and singularly enough the lucky marksman immedi ately made a " haunch," and paid his shilling amid the laughter of the spectators. It was probably owing to a desire to avoid the ridicule which awaited those who hit the haunch, which led competitors to aim rather in front of the bull's-eye than behind it, and no doubt it was a desire to have as steady a mark as possible, which led them to reserve their fire until the deer was nearly at the top of the rise, and close into his lair, when his speed has consider ably decreased. This wss done in almost every instance, and yet few hits were made, proving apparently that, however good our volunteers may be as marksmen with stationary targets, with moveable objects they are at present, to use a sporting phrase, nowhere. Amusing as it was, this practice was brought to an abrupt termination for the day by the occurrence of two accidents. A bullet, glancing from the "run ning deer," struck the soldier who was on duty in the " lair" at one end of its range, on the forehead, and then glancing thence on the leg, injuring him in a way which, although not very serious, rendered it necessary at once to remove him to the hospital tent, where he received prompt attention. His p l ace W as taken by a comrade, who had, however, hardly entered upon his duty of securing the deer and turning and starting him afresh, when another bullet, glancing in the same manner, struck him on the arm, and although he made light of his wound, it was judged prudent to discontinue the practice at the running-deer target—which was accordingly done. The leading features in yesterday's programme were the Middlesex Competition for National Rifle Association Bronze Medal, and the Lancashire v. Middlesex Competition, each of which gave rise to a spirited contest. The following are the results of the competition : 200 yds. 500 yds. 600 yds. Pts. Hits. Pts. Hits. Pts. Hits. Total, Mackenzie, 15th Lon- don (Scottish) 7 5 4 3 9 5 33 Sergt. Cunningham, 18th Middlesex ll 5 9 4 2 1 32 Lieut. Hooper, 9th Middlesex Ensign Osborne, 20th Middlesex Sergt. Hamilton, 21st Middlesex 6 4 6 4 9 5 31 Private Porter, 22d Middlesex Corporal Herries, 23d Middlesex 10 4 8 5 2• 2 31 Captain Salter, 39th Middlesex Sergeant Bridgman, West Middlesex ll 5 6 3 9 5 39 The tie between Sergeant Bridgman and Private Porter was shot off at 600 yards, and decided in favour of the former, who made a point at his first shot, while the latter failed to do so'. LANCASHIRE AND MIDDLESEX. Ten rounds at 200, 500, and 800 yards. Lancashire. Total score. Heaton Sillem B3 Bland Lothbury .... Turvey Dougan 99 Woo Sprott B5 Kemp lOO Tormby. . 9O Middles3x. Total score Hawker .. B9 Mariner B6 Pell B2 Deighton Thornbury Simmonds B3 Fellowes .. B7 Brookes 9l Field Smart B3 Lancashire winning by eight points. The shooting did not terminate till 8.15, a strong desire having been expressed by the competitors in the above match to determine the competition, in preference to its being postponed till Wednesday, which was contemplated. The shooting to-day will embrace The Queen's Prize (first stage), The All-corners of All Nations, The Association Cup, and several minor extra prizes. who observed its progress. Herr Lowenthal and his friend had the first move, and proceeded vigorously against Paulsen and Anderssen, who fought with great caution. Up to about the 20th move the ad vantage seemed to be with Lowenthal and Kennedy, but they lost their position by an oversight, which spoiled an admirably combined battle, and afforded to their adversaries an opportunity which they lost no time in improving, and which eventuated in ob taining for them a complete victory. The history of the moves in this match is very noteworthy, and will no doubt when it is given to the public obtain a place among the most remarkable of the season. It will per haps increase the interest felt in this contest and those which are yet to come off, if we state a few par ticulars respecting the antecedents of those engaged in them. Herr Anderssen is professor of mathe matics at Breslau, in Silesia, and carried off the chief honours in the chess tournament which took place in London during the Great Exhibition of 1851. He took part in the Manchester gathering in 1857, but was then beaten by Herr Lowenthal. In 1861 he was again in London, and played a short match against the celebrated Herr Kolisch, at the London Chess Club, and defeated him. Herr An derssen has been frequently engaged in other im portant matches, and has generally been successful. He is one of the first favourites for the chief prize of this season. Herr Paulsen belongs to the little town of Lippe Detmold, in Germany, but has re sided in America nine years. Whilst there he played at the Chess Congress in 1857, when Morphy won the first prize, and Paulsen the second. Paul sen is noted particularly for his capacity to play any number of games simultaneously whilst he is blind folded. He is to exhibit to-day (Wednesday) his skill in this kind of performance, by playing ten games, simultaneously, blindfolded. He also once contended against Kolisch, but the result was not so successful as in Anderssen's case, for victory was on the side of neither—the game was a drawn one. Captain Kennedy is well known as an amateur chess-player, and as a distinguished patron of the game. He is president of the Bristol Chess Club, and a vice-president of the association. Herr Lowenthal first distinguished himself in a match between Paris and Pesth, in which he supported the claims of the latter, and obtained the victory. He came to England to take part in the Chess Con gress of 1851, 'and played, but not with any great results, in the great tournament of that year. Since then he has lived in this country, and has filled one of the first positions among our chess players and writers. He has won four games in the present tournament—all he has yet played—out of fourteen, the entire number. To-morrow there will be a match played by tele graph between the Chess Congress and Paris, which is looked forward to with considerable interest. The following is the conclusion of t'le match be tween the London Club and the St. James's Club, played at the hall on Monday : London Club. St. Jame's Club. Mr Medley won against De St. Bon Mr Deacon won against Mr Stewart Mr Greenaway Mr Scroeder Mr Belaieff won against Mr Sich Mr Maude won against Mr Young Mr Parminter Mr Mongredien against Mr Hannah, not finished. few words from Mr. J. E. SAUNDERS, was put and carried unanimously. SANATORY CONDITION OF THE CITY. Dr. LETHEBY reported to the Court that during the past week 143 houses had been visited, and he submitted a list of 46 places for sanatory improve ment in various particulars. He likewise submitted a list of places which required further proceedings on account of orders already issued, but not yet complied with. The markets and slaughter-houses had been duly inspected, and the officers had seized 2,0841b5. of meat as unfit for human food, 2,0001b5. were diseased, and 841bs. were putrid. It consisted of eight sheep, one calf, 26 quarters of beef, and eight joints of meat. He wished to draw the atten tion of the Court to the fact that the body of a young bullock, in a high state of disease, was seized i n Nowgate-market on Friday last by Mr. Fisher, and it was sent to the market by George James, a jobbing butcher, of Semley, in Wiltshire, who was tried last year at the Old Bailey, and convicted of having sent diseased meat to the City markets. In that case he suffered two months' imprisonment for the offence. He (Dr. Letheby) recommended that the matter should be submitted for consideration to the City solicitor, with a view to further proceedings. The health of the City was good, the number of deaths (32) being greatly below the average (54) for the corresponding week of the last six years. The recommendation of Dr. Letheby was agreed to, and, after transacting some other business, the Court adjourned. CITY SEWERS COMMISSION. Yesterday at noon a meeting of the Commis sioners of Sewers of the City was held at Guild hall, under the presidency of Mr. Henry De Jersey, the chairman. There was a large attendance of members of the Commission. _ _ The minutes of Court were read by the As sistant-Clerk (Mr. Blake), and passed as having been correctly entered., THE GAS SUPPLY TO THE CITY. The CHAIRMAN brought up a report from the General Purposes Committee, stating that, having had before them the references from the Court upon the various subjects in connection with the proceedings of the gas companies who were under contracts with the commission, they had found con- siderable inconvenience to arise from the circum stance that the Court had, in September last, ap pointed a special committee, to - whom all matters having reference to the Gas Measures Act, 1860, were referred. He (the chairman) thought the Court would agree with him that it was not desir able this subject should not be under consideration by two committees of the Court, and ho should therefore beg to move—" That the resolution of the Court of the 17th September last, appointing a special committee to consider certain questions in relation to gas be rescinded ; and that the several matters which have been from time to time re ferred to the said committee, and are not yet dis posed of, be transferred to the General Purposes Committee for consideration." (Hear_) Mr. C. YOUNG seconded the motion, which was put and agreed to ; and Deputy Harrison, Mr. J. Waterrow, Mr. H. L. Taylor, Mr. L. Houghton, and Deputy Lott were added to the General Pur poses Committee in the consideration of this ques tion relative to the gas supply. Dr. ABRAHAM said he wished to make a refer ence to the General Purposes Committee in connec tion with this subject, which he considered was of the greatest importance to the public. (Hear.) Complaints were constantly being made of the gas supply, and everybody knew the difficulties which they had to contend with. It was admitted on all hands that something ought to be done ; and it seemed to him that they ought to see whether they could not relieve themselves, by becoming more in dependent of the gas companies. It became, he thought, a very serious question for the considera tion of the Court, whether they would not exercise the powers given them by the Act of Parliament, and burn the gas by meter. He was fully im pressed with the conviction that it would not only be a matter of economy, but make the Commission independent of the gas companies. They would then be able to make any experiments that science might suggest, and likewise be relieved from the annoyance caused by companies, who, purely from jealousy, were working against each other. He therefore moved—" That it be referred to the Gene ral Purposes Committee to consider the propriety of burning gas by meter in the- public lamps, and the estimated cost of the same; and that the com mittee be authorised to procure and affix to public lamps two or three dozen meters, and report the result of the experiments to the Court." Mr. S. GREEN seconded the motion, which was I put and agreed to. THE STREET RAILWAY PROJECT IN THE CITY. Mr. C. YOUNG, in accordance with the previous motion, moved as follows :—" That the resolution of the Court of the 18th December, 1861, agreeing with the report of the Improvement Committee of the same date, so far as it refers to the laying down of Mr. Train's street railway, from Ropemaker street to the south end of Moorgate-street, be rescinded." In doing so, he alluded to the various proceedings which have been taken from time to time in reference to Mr. Train's railway, and to the judgment given upon the subject by Lord Chief Justice Erle. Ile (Mr. Young) said that the law as laid down was that the public had a right to pass and repass at all times at their free will and plea sure, and with horses, carts, and . carriages every where on the highway and on every part of it. Anything which, to a substantial degree, caused in convenience or danger to the exercise of that right was a nuisance and a violation of the public right. The tramway laid down by Mr. Train in the Bays water-road interfered with this right, and it was in consequence that judgment had been given against Mr. Train. Mr. Young then alluded to the act passed in 1851, authorising the use of Bray's t r action engines, but there was a clause g iving Secretary of State a veto. This he exercised, and no t w ithstanding that Mr. Bray was put to great expenses in constructing these engi nes,the carriages being required for the convenience of the public for the Exhibition of that year , the Secretary of State declared the use to be a dang erous nuisance and. i n terdicted the use. In Mr. Train's case he the had been put also to great expense in laying down his tramway, but the interests of the public must be considered before that of a p rivate individual, and he could not be permitted to continue that which the jury cud also the Court had decided to be a dangerous nuisance. (hear.) t- Mr. GREEN seconded the !notion, which, after a INT.ERNATIONA L CHESS CONGRESS. The interest which attaches to this gathering of chess players seems to increase with each day's en gagements. Yesterday, the second of the series of public matches which are to be continued until the end of the week at St. James's-hall, under the auspices of the British Chess Association, drew together a crowd of notable chess players from all parts. Among the chief of those present were Lord Lyttelton, the president of the association ; Sir John Blunden, one of the vice-presidents ; Sir John Trelawny, M.P., Marmaduke Wyvill, Esq., M.P., Albany Fonblanque, Esq., Lieut.-Colonel Hardy, J. Heathcote, Esq., M.P., the Chevalier de St. Bon (of the Italian navy), A. Mongredien, Esq., Pro fessor Anderssen (of Breslau), Herr Paulsen (from Lippe Detmold, Germany), Herr Lowenthal, Capt. Kennedy, Rev. John Owen, Herr Steinitz, I. W. Hannah, Esq., Herr Falkbeer, N. Strode, Esq., S. Newham, Esq. (of Nottingham), G. Walker, Esq., J. F. Gillam, Esq. (of Worcester), S. Ries, Esq., It. F. Hunt, Esq. (of Dublin), M. E. Carpentier (correspondent of Le Sport, Paris), S. S. Baden, Esq., A. S. Pigott, Esq., A. Cohen, Esq., &c. In the course of the day the Rev. John Owen and A. Mongredien, Esq., played a drawn game, this being one of the series of the grand tournament, in which fifteen players take part. Herr Steinitz played against Mr. Barnes, and, after a most inte resting game, proved successful. This was the fourth game which Herr Steinitz has played in the grand tournament, in three of which—namely, against Mr. Blackburne, Mr. Macdonnell, and Herr Anderssen—he had been beaten. His non-success had produced an unfavourable opinion of Herr Sternitz's skill among those who had not watched his play attentively, but the manner in which he Contended with Mr. Barnes has not only re-estab lished his reputation, but raised it still higher than before. It required the science of a master to do as he did in this instance, for he gave up piece after piece without hesitation, in order that in the end he might combine those which remained in an over whelming and resistless force; and although Mr. Barnes had fought his opponent with his usual in genuity, he was obliged to succumb to him, even when he outnumbered his adversary by two pieces. The drawn game between the Rev. J. Owen and A. Mongredien, Esq., lasted throagh the best part of the day. Mr. Owen is the only English player in the present tournament who has been fortunate enough to triumph over the redoubtable Anderssen and Mr.Mongredien is the president of the London Chess Club. An excellent contest was sustained between them. Mr. Mongredien adopted the open ing known as the Fianchetto, a style of play much in vogue at present, and said to be favoured also by Mr. Owen. The commencement of the play proved the perfection to which these gentlemen had at tained in this style of opening, and throughout the game they exhibited great skill and nicety of action, so much so, indeed, that after a most severe battle the game had, as we have seen, to be drawn. Nothing weary, they commenced again in the latter part of the day, and were deep in conflict when this report left. Between Mr. Deacon and Mr. Roby there was also a clever game in the grand tournament of yester day, in tha course of which Mr. Roby declined to accept the king's gambit pawn, by playing instead his king's bishop to queen's bishop fourth. Mr. Dea con is well known to have devoted particular atten tion to this mode of attack, and chess chronicles dur ing the last twenty years speak decisively of his many successes in it. His skill in this particular does not appear to have diminished by time, for al though a refused gambit he would have an attack, and carried it on for some time in victorious style, but he at length failed to achieve what he had almost earned, Mr. Roby, seeing his opponent's spirit lessen, made some brilliant but dangerous moves, and Caine off the conqueror. Mr. Roby is an Australian. The most prominent part of yesterday's proceedings, however, was the consultation game pla)ed between Herr Anderssen and Herr Paulsen on one part, and Herr Lowenthal a n d Captain Kennedy upon the otrio ; which, after a fai o rmer. The mat c h er fair struggle, was won by the was commenced at two o 'clock, and lasted until half past seven, during the play was fully equal to the groat expectations raised he sra t ised by the kn own s kill o f t h e an d r d c,o ide ruble inter es t in those iwohnioble ofatauNste, he HEALTH OF LONDON _DURING THE WEEK. (From the Registrar-General 's Weekly Return.) The deaths in London in the week that ended last Saturday were 1,066. They exhibit a decrease on the returns of the previous three weeks of June, when they extended 1,190. In the first week of the month the mean temperature of the air was 58.6 deg., nearly two degrees above the average ; in the second it was 55.3 deg., nearly three degrees below the average; in the third it was 54.9 deg., nearly five degrees below the average; and last week it was 56.2 deg , and was below the average by 44 deg. The greater part of the month was cold. The average number of deaths in the correspond ing weeks of ten previous years (corrected) is 1,227. The mortality of last week was less by 161 deaths than it would have been if the average rate of mortality had prevailed. Both scarlatina and typhus are now less fatal than they were in the earlier part of the year. Last week measles predominated among diseases of the epidemic class, and carried off 59 children. Four deaths from measles were returned in Spitalfields, 4in Limehouse. Of 49 cases, in which scarlatina was fatal, 6 occurred in the Kensington Town sub district, 5 in Somers-town. Forty-seven deaths occurred from typhus, 8 of which were returned by the London Fever Hospital. In the workhouse Mile-end Old-town two persons, husband and wife, died of typhus, the former on the 21st ult., the latter on the2olll ult. A boy, aged two years, died of warty disease of the larynx. A man, aged 39 years, died of debility, which is stated to have been caused by living exclusively on vegetable food. Four per sons, 3 of whom were intents, died by murder or manslanghter. Last week the births of 897 boys and 910 girls, in all 1807 children, were registered in London. In the ten corresponding week of the years 1852-61 the average number (corrected) was 1879. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.762 in. The reading rose from 29.57 in. on Sunday to 30.02 in. on Wednesday, and fell to 29.59 in. on Friday. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 56.2 deg., which is 4.4 deg. below the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The mean daily temperature was below the average on every day, and on Saturday th e amount of depression was 8.5 deg. The highest day temperature was 72.5 deg. on Thursday. The lowest night temperature was 43.8 deg., and oc curred on Saturday. The range of the thermometer in the week was therefore 28.7 deg. The mean daily range was 17.7 deg. The difference between the mean dew-point temperature and air tempera ture was 7.7 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 77, complete saturation being repre sented by 100. The wind blew generally from the north-west. The highest reading of a thermometer in the sun was 115 deg. on Monday and Thursday. Rain fell on four days, but the total quantity mea sured was only 0.09 in. The mean of the highest temperatures of the water of the Thames was 60.3 deg. ; that of the lowest was 58.1 deg. The highest readings and the lowest reported continued without variation after Monday, and were respectively 60.6 and 58.4 deg. LAW INTELLIGENCE. -July 1. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Sitting at Nisi Prius, before the Lord Chief Justice Erie and a Special Jury.) DAVEY T. FEMBERTON.—SINGULAR CASE OF DIS PUTED HANDWRITING. This case was partly beard on Monday. It was an action by a medical man to recover damages for a libel contained in certain anonymous letters sent to his wife and some of his friends and patients, imputing to him misconduct in reference to a lady whom he was attending. Mr. Lush, Q.C. , Mr. Kerslake, Q.C., and Mr. Honeyman appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Bovill, Q.C., and Mr. Garth for the defendant. The plaintiff's counsel commenced by laying before the jury evidence in reference to the handwriting. Mr. Merritt, cashier to the London and County Bank at Rotnford, said he had known the hand. wr iting of the defenda nt for many years, both as a customer of the bank and as a director of a build ing th e sociewith which witness was connected He believed t addresses on the envelopes were in the defendant's handwriting. Mr. Lush—Now, look at the libels ' • w hose hand writing do you believe th em to be in? Witness —I not know the handwriting. I do not recognise i t. I do not come here as a witness willingly. Mr. G. Addison, who had been for six years clerk in the bank at Romford, was well acquainted with his (defendant's) signature, more so than with his handwriting generally. As far as he could judge, the addresses on the envelopes were in the defen dant's handwriting. Mr. Karslake—Can you form any opinion as to whose handwriting the libels themselves are in ? Witness —I cannot. Mr. Cornelius Green expressed his opinion that the addresses on the envelopes were written by the defendant. Mr. John Davis gave a contrary opinion. Mr. Boyes, the defendant solicitor (who was called for another purpose), said that the writing on the envelopes was not at all of the same character as the defendant's writing. Mr. Netherclift and Mr. Adlard, the experts in handvvriting, gave evidence to the effect that they believed that the addresses upon the enveloped were in the defendant's writing. that there Mr. Davey, thes p laintiff, plaintiff, proved the receipt of the anonymous letter by his wife, and said was not one word of truth in it. This was the plaintiff's case. Mr. Bovill, in addressing the jury for th e defen dant, said t hat there was no ground whatever for the imputation which had been made u e endant had d f pon the de fendant; and he added that the already on two occasions most positive lyh sworn that 1 1 er of the libel, he was neither the author nor Publis h er w hi c h he would repeat be fore the jury in evidence the witness -box. The learned denial proceedings should be counsel also that after thiscomplained carried on which not only that he had published a most imputed to the defendant that he had actually infamous libel, but committed screen himself from tted perjury to the c t h e statement . 13 Y the defe onsequences. As to b e lieved that the ndant that he had we re in the w as made inc handwr iting of his eldest son , that being told that c onsequence o f the defendant there between them and was a great similarity known had an address which it was the son upon I ,, bee n Written by the son, and great 8 examination said that there was knowledge of similari t y to his writing, but he denied all that the son had had written it. It had been said ad abandoned the living which had been procured for him, and ha d left hurriedl y for Australia,had been *hen the truth was that his departure arranged for months, because he had a abroad; disinclination for the Church, and a liking for going and, in addition, he had some relations in Australia,,, r. to whom he had gone. Imi. - 1 - 1, Walle t , an auctioneer and land agent, and busiwarnbert, an architect, h both of whom had had vso. 'SS transactions wit the defendant, and Mr. -tt nerts, clerk to thedefendant, said in their belief , the envelopes had not been addressed by him. Mr. Lush, in an swer tohis lordship, said that be did not contend that the defendant had written the libels themselves. Mr. Thabot and Mr. Netberclift, the son of the witness examined on the other side, two experts, thought that none of the writing was by defendant; ; and the latter vvitneels believed that the libels and the addresses on the :envelopes were written by the same person. Mr. Pemberton, the defendant, said he resided at Hare Hall, near Roinford. He had never had any animosity towards the plaintiff. The addresses on the envelopes were not written by him. He did not kno:Y w ho wrote them, and he never authorised their being written. His son had been talking of going to Austr.:llia some time before he went. No living had been purchased for him, but Mr. Barnes, the father of witness's brother, had bought the next presentation in 1840; and if witness's son had liked the Church he would probably have been presented. Cross-examined --To the best of his belief he never saw one of the bills posted about Romford in reference to the anonymous letters, and offering a reward of £5O. His son never told him that he had seen it. (The witness was asked a number of questions in reference to ollatere. 1 matters, but his memory was very defective.) This closed the defendant's case. The learned counsel having addressed ale jury on behalf of their respective clients, The learned judge summed up, and The jury retired at a quarter to six o'clock, and had not agreed at a late hour, having sent down several intimations that they were ten to two, and there was no chance of their coming to a verdict. COURT OF PROBATE AA T D DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordina:v.) GRANT V. GRANT, BOWLES, AND PA1: 180N • On the 31st of January last the Court pro,: ounced a decree nisi in this case, and the petitioner had since died, having left a 'will, of which probate wa' taken out on Feb. 28, 1862, and by which a Mr. Young was appointed executor and guardian of his children. , Dr. Phillimore, Q.C., now moved that the children of the petitioner might be allowed to intervene by their guardian, and have the decree nisi obtained by their father pronounced absolute. The learned counsel contended that on the decree nisi the child ren came into the suit, and that they were entitled to have the inchoate sentence completed. Dr. Deane, Q.C., on the other side, contended that on the death of the petitioner the suit had abated. If the wife had moved for a new trial she could not have obtained it, and if the suit was gone for one purpose it was for all. Sir C. Cresswell could not say that he had any doubt upon the point ; but as it was one of great importance, he would reserve his decision. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF AT -IE.M.PING TO COMMIT A RATE. This case, which was of a most extraordinary character, involved no fewer than four summonses. In the first plact Mr. John Chapman, the owner of a number of houses in Dunkeld-street, West Derby-road, summoned Mrs. Maria Harding, a young and rather good-looking widow, for com mitting upon him- a most desperate assault with a poker. On the other hand, Mrs. Harding charged Mr. Chapman with attempting to commit a rape upon her, alleging that she used the poker to protect herself from his violence. Then there were two other summonses against Mr. Chap- j man for assaulting Mrs. Harding's little boy and her ser vant girl. Mr. Inman, solicitor, from the West Riding of Yorkshire, appeared for Mr. Chapman, and Mr. Cobb re presented Mrs. Harding. It was agreed to hear Mr. Chap man's complaint first. After the case had been opened by Mr. Inman, John Chapman said he resided in Dunkeld-street,where he owned 10 houses. The defendant (Mrs. Harding) had been a tenant of his nine months, He had served her on the 16th May with notice to quit. He gave her notice because she called his wife and family a number of bad names The last quarter's rent became due on the lst of June. He called upon her for the rent a few days after the let, when she told him to call on the 20th. He accordingly called about half-past two o'clock in the afternoon of the 20th inst., and Mrs. Harding asked him to take a seat. Having sat down in the back parlour, he told her he had called for the rent. She said she would only pay from the time she entered the house. He replied that she must pay accord ing to the agreement with Mr. Davies, her guardian, which was from the Ist of the month. She rose from his side, said she did not care a fig for Mr. Davies or any person else) and made use of an improper expression. He told her she was an ill-spoken woman, and threatened if she did not pay the rent that he would put the bailiffs into the house. She then seized a poker and struck him on the head, inflicting a rather severe wound. He got hold of her arms, wrest:A the poker from her, and held her until her passion subsided. Her little boy and the servant then came into the room. When her passion had subsided, Mrs. Harding went on her knees, begged him to forgive her, saying, "You know what a creature I am when I am in a passion." She also offered to wash the wound. Seeing a knife on the table, he was afraid to let her an. Afterwards she ordered the servant to fetch a sponge to wash the blood off the wound. He the (defendant) she should suffer for the assault. She then produced the half of a £5 note, which she gave him, and said that if he called on the following day she would give him the other half.—ln cross-exami nation the complainant positively denied that he had ever attempted to take improper liberties with the defendant, or that he wanted her to elope with him to Birmingham. Mr. Inman proposed next to call Mr. 'Walters, plumber, of Birkenhead, who was formerly Mrs. Harding's landlord, to show that she was a violent woman, but Mr. Cobb objected. Mr. Inman urged that he was entitled to call witnesses to show that previous collectors of rent and taxes dare not enter her house to collect;' but the magistrates decided that such evidence had nothing to do with the present case. Mr. Cobb, for the defence, said the magistrates would have a painful duty to perform. They would have to say that the lady (his client) was guilty of wilful and corrupt perjury, or that the complainant had committed such an assault upon Mrs. Harding as to leave them no alternative but to send him to gaol for at least twelve months. He admitted that Mrs. Harding had struck the complainant with a poker ; but, before the magistrates decided upon the case, he (Mr. Cobb) asked them to hear her tale. He had frequently importuned her to become his mistress, to elope with him to Birmingham, to leave her guardian and her child, and to place herself entirely under his protection. On the day in question he called under the pretext of get ting the rent, when he pulled her and attempted to commit a rape, and he would have accomplished his object were it not that she kicked him in a tender part of the body, and at last she struck him with the poker. If, under the cir cumstances, she had broken his skull and killed him on the spot, Mr. Cobb argued, she would have been perfectly jus tified. The complainant —a designing, cunning, wicked man—then took out a summons, thinking that her mouth would be closed. Before deciding upon the complaint made by Mr. Chap man, the bench agreed to hear the case of Mrs. Harding. Maria Harding said she was a widow, residing in Dun keld-street. On the 20th inst., at a quarter past one o'clock, the defendant called at her house and said he wished to see her. She told the servant to tell him that she was in her dishabille, and could not then see him. He, however, bounced into the back parlour and sat down in the rock ing chair, and when she tried to pass him he threw her down and attempted to commit a rape upon her. She called out, " murder" and " help," and resisted him with all her might. She struck and kicked him. It was, she said, her feet that saved her. She then managed to get hold of the poker, and she struck him a blow on the side of the head. Her screams brought in the servant. When down, H he e alsea thumpedcalled dh herer, tore shockingh r n clothes, ana ea 2 and and saidm ad h e eh woulder s side In e sore. n der her. Mrs. Harding added that the defendant had often at tempted to take improper liberties with her before. On one occasion he offered her £l5O if she would elope with him, and on another occasion he wanted her to take £lO to go to Birmingham, and he would follow her. After committing the assault upon her, he snatched the half of the a note from her. On the same afternoon she called in a surgeon, telegraphed to Mr. Davies, her guardian, in Manchester, made a complaint to Inspector Home, and on the following day applied for a warrant against the defen dant to Mr. Reifies. In cross-examination by Mr. Inman, the complainant said it was a quarter-past one o'clock when the defend an t entered the house , and it was five min u t e s to two when ho left. In going ont he said, "If you say n o thi ng about it,dloewri.ll sayon H n a oth pr in ev g .i a e b n o a y u d t a it.' . ' he He kissed hersneaked out by the ba ck while She wa s washing. was in the h w a n b il t, a o n feo e m he in u g ee in d o back door ad cli g mbi e n b the hten him out of the h use with a poker or anything to : else she could get hold of. He always watched his chance t o come when the servant was out. She and anot her lad y once went with him to the Royal Theatre, and he after wards charged them Bs. 6d, each as their share. She never raised a crowd and threatened to stab Mr. Walters, m he r r former landlord. At the time of the'flood she went t o waintfdur front door. Walters, buts he never abused him, " nnlY in s have a few, Persons having business might sometimes Jane Jenkins, a g o ir words ; she had to pr l ot l e s et y h ea e r r s se o l f f. age, said she was servant hearing her mistress scream she ran to Mrs. Harding. lying g tud o e n over the him with a poker. fie then into the and b back parlour. defe nda n n t rw:arscsk. n Harding an improper wa s her. The complainant s bilst trying to take it from him the seized the poker, s head against the wall. He also s little boy down. The defendant defendant hn eehedthsetreuecmkp la in a she said Mr s. , left by the wo, milliner, stated that Mrs. Harding to 1)-r i e n e with her on the day in question. On house about two o'clock, she complained to go ing to committed upon her by Mr. Chapman. of the outrage her invited l‘ b. l :r ryd The on.her arras and back. T comp l ai nant's wrapper was torn, and there were bruises- St o ne said he was called t o v i s it Mrs. Harding be tweeU four and five o'clock on th e afternoon in question. r Ile found he,. labouring under mental and bodily excite meet. She told hire or the attempt that had been made upon her, She said she had been spitting WO, and the showed him the _marks of violence on her person. No thing actually had taken place, but an attempt had been made. There were some bruises on her arms and back, and one on the right leg. On the Friday he was called in to see Mrs. Harding, Mr. Chapman threatened that if he appeared as a witness against him he would injure his ( witness's) reputation in the neighbourhood.—ln cross exaOination. by Mr. Inman, the witness said that Mrs. Hardillg made him a present of a turkey at Christmas His photographic likeness was standing before th e looking glass in her ho use. Inspector Horne deposed that Mr. Davies, the com plainant's guardian, called at the police - office o n the Fri day evening, and after s bowing the telegram he had re ceived from Mrs. Hardin r, asked him to let a police-officer go to the house. Witness I called upon Mts. Harding the same evening, and she ma de the same statement that she had related in court. On the following morning an appli cation was made for a war t ant to Mr. Raffles, w ho, how ever, suggested that the del,',..ndent should be summoned. Mr. Inman, for the defenc.;, urged the same statements that he had adduced in the ch'arge of assault made by Mr. Chapman against Mrs. Harding-. He then stated that he dined with Chapman on the day in question, and that it was 2 o'clock before the latter left his house to call upon Mrs. Harding for the rent. The defendant, he said, was not more than ten minute s awa y, an , I on his return he com plained of the assault that had be, in made upon him. The magistrates suggested tb at Mr. Inman should be sworn, but Mr. Cobb strongly obj'eeed, urging that such a proceeding was most irregular for an attorney in a case to be called as a witness for his dim, t. The bench, decided upon hearing Mr. Inman upon oat' h. Mr. Inman was accordingly ewe ,rn, and he repeated his former statement as to the time tb., a defendant left his house, which was not until after dinner, and they dined at two o'clock.—ln cross-examination b 3 • Mr. Cobb, Mr. Inman said he was no relation to the clef endant, but upon being pressed upon this point he admitted that he was rimed to Mr. Chapman's stepdaughter. He was no relation in blood. He was once agu st, along with Mr. Char man, of Mrs. Harding's. She ; Sten danced about the room, and showed her legs, and there •was something about her that he vrould not go into a himOtt of that sort again. Ile had told Mr. Chapman that she v vas labouring under some mental delusion, or was a bad drunken character. He never said to any one that Mrs. Hardin.,.; was a bad woman And that Mr. Chapman was equally afs bad. He had a watch on the day in question ; it was 2 o'cl.e ck before the defendant left the house, and he was not away more than 10 minutes. Mr. Cobb here urged that it was the most monstrous end irregular proceeding he ever hears to call the defendant's attorney, who was in court all the time to prove an alibi.. Mrs. Fell, who dined with Mr. Chapman on the day 01 quea ;ion, also swore it was after 2 o'clock before the defen dant lest the house, and he was not away more than 10 minutes. Mr. Inman; next proposed to call Mr. Walters to speak to Mrs. Harding's previous violent conduct, but the ear l - would not take hie evidence. After the magistrates had consulted for a short time, Mr. Anderton (clerk) said if they could not agree they could not treat the case summarily, but t hey might send it for real' Mr. Tyrer suggested that th e whole case should be dils . Missed, remarking that the par ties might go elsewhere. Mr. Anderton—Your dinisian will* final. Mr. Chilton was evidently in favour of sending the ease tefore awry, and after the bernh had again consulted, fir. Tyrer said the defendant (Mr. Chapman) must go before a jury of his country on the charge of attempting to coraw 3 a rape. (The defendant was accoldingly committed for trial, but was admitted to bail on finding t wo sureties in £25 each. The other two summonses were dismissed. COUNTRY MA.R.K.6 2S. y LIVERPOOL—TUESDAY. A thin attendance at to-day's market. Wheat tae,t steady consumptive business at the prices of thi s day se.nn a night. Flour also met a steady sale at late rates. India corn at a reduction of about 6 d. per quarte r, with a nicide. tate demand. Oatmeal has been scarce, and 6d to 1 0 per load dearer. LEEDS—T UESDAY. The weather to-day is cold and gloomy. Millers remain unmoved, and only supply their immediate wants, whi"ell they are able to do at a triflo tmder Friday's rates. spring corn slow of sale, but without alteration in prices. MARKET HARBOR° UGH—TUESDAY. At this market to-day there was a small kuppll Of wheat, the demand for which was fair, at fully late rates Barley very dull, at former quotations. Oats at late prices' White wheat, 58s to 60s ; red, 50s to 535 uer 36 stone. Barley at 36s to 39s per qr., grinding 30s to 13s per 30 t ßt. Oats, 245.t0 33s per 24 at. ; beans , 38s to 40s ; new, e --s per qr. NEWCASTLE-UNDER -LYME—MONDA.Y. To-day's corn market w:35 fairly supplied with wheat, but the demand was quiet. and prices same as last week: ,zrley scarce, with a quiet tra de. Other articles were act mateijally changed. SHEFFIELD—TITESDA r. Red wheat, per l ea d of 3 imperil:A bushels 19s Od to 21s 61 White /2 7 ...21s Od to 228 Od New red , 7 , 20s Od to 22s Od . 1.7.-vr- 1,1 es 99. 0 0 1 to 94. fli , . Beans ..r.- , I 1 f l7s Od to 19s 6d Peas, per qr s4s Od to 58s Od Grinding barley, per qr 32s Od to 34s Od Malting ditto, „ 39s Od to 42s 04 Oats 1 f • • 22s Od to 27s Od Millers' prices for flour--2s id, 2s 3d, and 2s 54 per 141 b, MELTON MOWBRAY—TIIESDAY. There was, a short supply of wheat to-day, and we had a moderate trade, at about late currencies. Barley ruled dull, and late prices were supported. White wheat, 6 0 s Od to 63s Od ; red, 54s Od to 58s per 36_,stone; sold at 08s to 46 5 : f or o ld ; new sorts' ? —s per beaus. barley, 36s to 39 s for malting, and 29s to. 33s per qr. for grinding; oats, 22s to 34 s Od p er 24 s tone. 38 at. , FOREIGN MAIL PACKET LIST. MAILS DUE. 19. Australia and Mauritius, via S ou th am pt o n .. hp3r 1 3 via Marseilles July ' ' drazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. Jul,' tv Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, an d St. H e l ena Aug. o '. China, Penang, and Singapore, via S o uth a mpton JWY ;: z 'via Marseilles JI I IY '''' Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton July ,-","" India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via South am pton July A,.; , --via Marseilles July 14. India (Bombay), via Southampton via Marseilles... July --. Lisbon Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southamptot: Ju July "--;" ly U . via Marseilles .• ~ - - 9 Newfoundland . .••• July , • July 1 . Oporto and Vigo • .... • • ~. ~,, 3. U. S. and British N. A mer i ca , b y B r it. pac ket.... • 0 1117 by U.S. packet...• • / 2, by Canadian packet.J ll Y , o , W.C. of Africa, Mad e i ra , an d T ener iff e iulY ,s Bahamas, via New Y or k JOY v o g. Mexico.. All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, 1 June 26 ' California, and British Columbia.. 'CENSUS OF SCOTLAND IN 1861.—A blue book, containing the report and tables of population drawn up en d presented to Parliament by the Registrar-General for 50* land, and embodying the results of the census of ScotlaPP taken,on the Bth April, 1861, has just been printed. 113 Er document, which extends to 180 pages, shows that the tot: . number of persons in Scotland on the Bth of April, 1 861 ! including such of the military, royal navy, and raerchan b seamen as were in Scottish waters on that day, was 3, 062,20 —from which it appears that the population of Scotland between the years 1851 and 1861 only increased at the rate of 6 per cent., while during the previous ten years it ta 4 increased at the rate of 10.26 per cent. 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Seymour, C. 8., of H.M.S. Victoria and Albert, of a son. TILLBRo o x.—On the 28th June, the wife of Major Till brook, of Tillington, Sussex, of a son. MARRIAGES. BUTLER—COPOUS.—On the 28th June, at St. Mary's, Scarborough, Thomas Butler, Esq., Ormond° House, Essex, to Elizabeth Copous, of Acton-place, London. WILLIAMSON—SLADER.—On the 28th June, at St. Gorge the-Martyr, Henry David, son of the late Commander Williamson, R.N., io Mary, daughter of the late Peter Slader, Eiq., of Lewisham, -Kent. DEATHS. ATICINSON.—On the 29th June, at her residence, Clyde Villa, Queen's-road, St. John's-wood, Miss Charlotte Atkinson, aged GO. CALLENDER.—At 7, Trinity -place, Windsor, Mrs. Eliza beth Sharp Callender, late of Newentons, Winkfield, Berks. FINDLAY.—On the 27th June, at Boturich Castle, Dum bartonshire, Rob er t Findlay, Esq., of Easterhill and Boturich, aged 78. HUSTLER.—On the 28th ult., at Nuneham Hall, Ashdonj Essex, . 11e vereux Hustler, Esq., aged 78. LAMBE.—On the 29th June, at 40, Smith-street, Chelsea, Elizabeth, dau g h ter of John Lambe,Esq, late of Newark, Notts, aged 94, PHILLIPS.—On the 28th June, at ElingVi ca rage, the Rev. Francis R. Philli ps , v i car o f Eling, Hants, aged 50. LONDON : Printed and Published by JOHN CHAPLIN/ of No. 112 Strand, Prink') at Tire SUN Office N 0 .11 2/ Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the County of Middlesex,--Wednesday, July 2, 1864