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

VIE NAVE I. H. Armand, to No. 2 battery, 24th Brigade ; Lieut. A. F. Stubbs, to No. 5 battery, 19th Brigade; Capt. B. C. Hitchins, to 20th brigade; SeNnd Capt. and Brevet-Major G. G. Pearse, from No. 6 to No. 2 battery, 17th Brigade; Capt. J. Macintyre, 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, 33 Royal Horse Brigade ; Lieut. C. W. Brereton, to No. 2 Battery, 20th Brigade; Lieut. F. E. Hadow, to No. 5 Battery, 17th Bri Bade; 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 Baigada ; 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 ; Major 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. Pearse, from Warley to the Mauritius." An Admiralty circular, signed by Lord Clarence Paget, has been issued from Whitehall directing the Commanders-in. Chief and senior officers of her A.Tejesty's ships to give orders to the respective cotamanding officers and paymasters of all the vessels in the service to cause an abatement of 9d. and 6d. in the pound to be made from the gross amount of full pay and allowances paid to those officers, whose entire incomes amount to the sum of £l5O per annum and upward s, 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. s u ,;h o fficers 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 Treasury authority of the 11th 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 M -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 reserve 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 the 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 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 h was almost an affair of state, for the Queenopeningi n person fired the first rifl e , an d the expec tationt 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 , eisely 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. 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 - adm iral, and at high water steamed into Portsmouthharbour and berthed alongside the dockyard to clear out and pay off. The Edgar is ordered for r e-commission, but the substitution of the Duncan would at once provide a ship thoroughly efficient in every respect for a fall term of commission. It would, besides, save some three months in preparations for sea, and some thousands of pounds to be incurred by the strip and refit of the Edgar ; and by sending an inefficient 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 Fisgaz d ; A. Farmer, acting master additional to the Fisgard ; Dr. W. 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. R. Hague, assist. surgeon additional to the Hast ings, for the Ferret ; J. G. Oakshott, chief engineer to the Hastings s 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 ; W. 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. 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. Superinttndent 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 life under canvas being about 400. Folding chairs, camp bedsteads, baths, and sundry small articles of 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 al Hythe, acts as general director of the shooting an 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 superintend the statistical depart ment ; Capt. M'Kaye 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, apost-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 60, several having been mlded since last year—the ranges vary ing from 200 to 1,000 yards. The value of the prizes to he 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 Association for the best shot of the 20 winners, to whom the cone 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 £260, 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 St. George for the third best, and a large photograph of the challenge vase and jewel to the battalion which shall prove itself successful. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales gives a prize of £lOO (cup or money) ; there are further the Albert prize of £lOO, Presented by the association ; the Duke of Cam bridge's prize of £5O, the Duke of Wellington's P tiz a of £5O, Lord Vernon's prize of £5O, Messrs. Eley'sprize of £lO5, the Elcho Challenge Shield, the Earl of Dudley's prize of £5O, and some other prizes ; and in addition the Rifle Derby, open to all corners of all nations—.which last year afforded v aluable prize s t o the three best shots. The shooting yesterday did not begin till two o'clock, and was for the most part simply prelimi nary ; being confined principally to "pool targets" and "sight in g tar g ets, " which were the patro nised. But th at which a fforded most amuse ment was the " running -deer target," the novel feature of the year so far as this contest is est con cerned, and which consists of a target in the shape of a deer, of about life-size, which travels along a sort of tramway, depressed in the middle and rising at each end. The deer is pushed from out a cov ere z . way at one end of the tram, descends the inclin e , with increasing velocity as it proceedsi and rises up ' the opposite incline by its own momentum. White on its way it is fired 1 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., A one half of which goes to the• • other half to make up divided at the close of each day association, and the a pool, which • competitors who have been fortunate make " bull's-eyes." The bull's-- is, or is to be, among those of the enough to eye itself is eight . inches in diameter and behind the shoulder. He THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING,_ .JULY 2, 1862. THE ARMY. The 3d battalion of the Grenadier Guards left Wellington Barracks yesterday morning shortly after B—o'clock for a month's duty at the camp at Aldershot. 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. Mr. Stewart, principal storekeeper in the War Department at Portsmouth, having completed a period of 50 years' service wilder the Crown, has re tired with the highest rEtAe of pension. Mr. Rowlatd, who has just returned to England from service in Canada, succeeds Mr. Stewart. Ile Deputy-Adjutant-General, Co!. has promulgated the following General .T.t?gi mental Order regarding officers of the :Royal Artil lery t-- "His Royal Highness the General Commanding in-Chief has been pleased to appoint Col. Sir Dlvid Edward Wood, K.G . 8 ., t o t h e I st R oya l H orse Brigade, vice Lak e . The undermentioned officers are raised to * increased pay, viz.:--Lieut.-Col; Arnold Tho- -ElPson, Ist Brigade, vice Crofton ; Lieut.-Col. Hen r y C lerk, on the Supernumerary List ; Li.ent.-Col. Francis Beckford Ward, 13th Briga?.4e, vice Faddy; Lieut. Leonard Downes, Bth Brigade, vice Wells deceased ; Lieut. B. R. Greig, Btb. Brigade, vice Chute, deceas e d ; Lieut. J. W. IT:sarnard, 11th Brigade,v. Geu—, y promoted ; Lieut. J. B. Ormsby, 10th Brigade, vice Ri ce, promoted ; Lent. F. A. Hand, 9th Brigade, : A ce Knox, pro moted ; Lieut. R. Walkey,l3th Brigadeirice P ersse, promoted. Exchanges have beenli sanctioned be tween the follo w i ng offieers,viz.:—. ajorL'Est range, 10th Brigad e , an d C ap t. Den " ) 11th Brigade ; Se cond Capt. Wthinyates, Ist Brigade, and Second Capt. Parvis, 9th Brigade ; Second Capt. Danbnz, 9th Brigade, and Se con d C a pt. 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 Battpry, Ist Brigade ; 'Lieut. H. M. Burgess, 3d Brigade,Tnd Lieut. J. A. Campbell, 9th Brigade ; Surgeon Duff, M.D., 4 th 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 Tatam is to join and do duty in Ireland, vice Lambert ; Riding-masters Nirr and Sampson are to 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 Order of the 9th of May, 1862, . the following alterations in the postings of officers have been approved, viz.: — Lieut.-C'oloncl J. H. Smyth, C.B. (doing duty at Woolwich), to the 2d Royal Horse . Brigade; ieut,.Col B. Kaye, to the 25th Brigade; Capt. A. Blunt, to 1) Battery, 4th Royal Horse Br i ga d e ; Capt. Do uglas, to No. Battery, 18th Bri ry ; Second Capt. G. B. T rain, of the Royal Horse Brigade, to be adjutant in th e same ; Brigade, to Lieutenant D . M‘Farlan, from N o. 3 battery, 24 th D battery 2d Royal Hors © Brigade ; Lieut. G. F. Blackwood, to No. 2 battery, 22d Brigade; Lieut. N. D. Garrett, to No. 4 battery 22d brigade; Lieut. who observed its progress. Herr Lowenthal and his friend had the first move, and proceeded vigorously against Paulsen and Anderssen , w ho fought with great caution. Up to about the 20th move the ad vantage seemed to be with Lowenthal and I:ennedy, 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 be 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 the match be tween the London Club and the St. James's Club, played at the hall on Monday : St. Jame's Club. London Club Mr Medley .. won against De St. Bon Mr Deacon won against Mr Stewart Mr Greenaway won against Mr V. Green Mr Scroeder won against Mr Howard Mr Belaieff won against Mr Sich Mr Maude won against Mr Young Mr Parminter lost to Mr Pull er Mr Mongredien against M r Hannah, not finished. CITY SETVEBS 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 last 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 he 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. U. YOUNG seconded the motion, which was put and agreed to ; and Deputy Harrison, Mr. J. Waterlow, 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 met er 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 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. He (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 ri g ht, and it w as in consequence that judgm ent had been given B to ra t y: he e Mr. Train. authorising r Y is o i u n n g g t t h h e e n u a s l e lu o d f e d a St iehnce:snenct case he traction engines, but there was a clause giving the Secretary of State a veto. This he exercised, and a a g ct ai p n a s s t se M d r expenses is constructing these engines, üblic notwithstanding that Mr. Bray was pthuctctaorrgiargeaest being required for the convenience of --ft) declared the use to be a dangerous for the Exhibition of that year, the ' .4 ed the use. In Mr. Tr l is d r nuisance down l / E : y ub ifi li g e must --uat expei:etihne ►7 bu.- and interaw._ had been put also to g. his tramway, but the interests be considered before tha t of a pr ivate 3 co ntinue that and he could no t be permitted to R w hich the jury and alb() t h e Court had decided to I) U 0 8 13 " ;is, be a dangerous nuisance. (Hear.) t h e envelopes had Mr. WIZEN secon ded the motion, which, after a lair. Lush, in answer tohis did not contend that the defendant had written the '1 libels themselves. Mr. Thabot and Mr. Netherclift, the son of the witness examined on the other side, two experts, thought that none of the writing was by defendant ; and the latter witness believed that the libels and the addresses on the envelopes were written by the same person. Mr. Pemberton, theydefendant, said h e res id e d at Hare Hall, near Ronlford. He had never h a d any animosity towards the plaintiff. The addresses on the envelopes were not -written by him. He did not know who wrote them, aodhe never authorised their being written. His son had been talking of going to Australia some time before he we n t. 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 collateral matters, but his memory was very defective.) This closed the defendant's case. The learned counsel having addressed the 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 AND DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) GRANT V. GRANT, BOWLES, AND PATTISON. On the 31st of January last the Court pronounced a decree nisi in this case, and the petitioner had since died, having left a will, of which probate was 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 :1E1111'11W TO COMFIT A RATE. This case, which was of a most extraordinary character, involved no fewer than four summonses. In the first place, 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 man for assaulting Mrs. Harding's little boy and her ser- want 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,wherehe 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 Ist of June. He called upon her for the rent a few days after the Ist, 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, wrested 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 go. 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, he thumped her, tore her clothes, and made her side sore. He also called her shocking names, and said he would mur 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 £5 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 Horne, and on the following day applied for a warrant against the defen dant to Mr. Raffles. In cross-examination by Mr. Inman, the complainant said it was a quarter-past one o'clock when the defendant entered the house, and it was five minutes to two when he left. In going ont he said, "If you say nothing about it, I will say nothing about it." He sneaked out by the back door. On a previous day he kissed her while she was washing. He was in the habit of coming in by the back door and climbing over the wall, and she used to frighten him out of the house with a poker or anything else she could get hold of. He always watched his chance to come when the servant was out. She and another lady once went with him to the Royal Theatre, and he after wardseve charged them B s . 6d. eac h as th e ir share. S he raised a crowd and th rea t ene d to s t a b Mr. Welters, llO her former landlord. At th e ti me o f the flood she went Walters, but she nev er a b u s e d him, "011:y -11 s ° have a defe ncefew. Persons havin g b us i ness m i g ht sometim es words; she had to protect herself. aid she was servant Jane Jenkins, a girl 15 years of ag el:tress scream she ran to Mrs. Harding. On hearing ber a r g • Ti was lying on the into the back parlour. Mrs.. lia : n improper attitude over floor, and the defendant was in with a poker. He then her. The complainant srVtry.ng i to take it from him the seized the poker, and 'T s bea d a gainst the wall. He also defendant struck wi'tnaent's little boy down. The defendant knocked the complai n ant door. the Mrs. MarY she said, left by milliner, stated that Mrs. Harding with her on the day in question. On about two o'clock, she complained to going t t age committed upon her by Mr. Chapman. invited f the ou ra t , her 0 - wrapper was torn, and there were herbeto2iusenee Stone said ho was called to visit Mrs. Harding be- IT2le'sees°23ll::ms and back. p r . be tween four and five o'clock on the afternoon in question. lio found her labouring under mental and bodily excite ment. '3he told him of the attempt that had been made upo4 Ler. Slio said she had Poeu spitting blood, 44(1 0110 who hits this is lucky, but, on the contrary, he who 1 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; in 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 was 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 place was 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 t t h e w a a r s m j d a g nd od a p l t r h o o d u e gh h n t to e discontinue made light of t h h e i s wu o nd, 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 o" 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 .. . .11 5 9 4 2 1 32 Lieut. Hooper, 9th Middlesex 7 5 4 3 7 4 30 Ensign Osborne, 20th Middlesex 7 5 5 4 7 4 32 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 9 5 8 4 2 2 30 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. Middlesex. Total score. Heaton Sillem B3 Mariner B6 Bland 63 Pell Lothbury •• • • ... 88 Deighton Turvey Dougan Wood B2 Fellowes Sprott B5 Brookes 9l Kemp Tormby.. 9O Smart B3 862 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 today will embrace The Queen's Prize (first stage), The All-comers of All Nations, The Association Cup, and several minor extra prizes. INTERNATIONAL 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, L 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., R. F. Hunt, Esq. (of Dublin), M. E. Carpentier (correspondent of Le Sport, Paris), S. S. Boden, Esq., A. S. Pigott, Esq., A. Cohen, Esq., &c. In the course of the day the Rev. John 0 wen 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 Steinitz's skill among those who had not watched his play attentively, but the manner in which ho 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 through 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 the 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 in it. a v e diminished Hiss kil lin this bytime, forparticular manydoes notap successe s pear to have al though a refused gambit he would have an attack, and carried it on for some time in victorious style, hut he a% length failed to achieve what he had almost - Roby, seeing his opponent's spirit ►‘tit dangerous moves, and ' - an Australian. earned, Mr, l ch e ao s m s w e e n :e m r, a , d w e a s s o m e b Anderasen lle Mita: _ off the eon q eror Mr. Ropy .- The most prominent part of yesterday's procee...„, the consultation game played between Herr other, which, afterndstdHf Herr Lowenthal and Herr Paulsen on one part, and . Captain Kennedy upon the maaticriistruggle, was won by the two former. The o'clock, and lasted until half past s a eommenced at two w s a t s s f e u v li e y n, eq d u u a ri l n t g o the the whole of which time the play great expectations raised by the known skill of the combatants, and created considerable interest in those =nng~ few words from Mr. Si E. SAUNDE RS, was put and carried unanimously. SANATORY CONDITION OP TIIE 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 in Newgate-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. 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, 6 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 the2oth 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 infants, 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. LA TV INTELLIGENCE. -July 1. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Sitting at Nisi Prins, before the Lord Chief Justice Erie and a Special Ju o ry.) DAVEY T. PEMBERTON.—SINGULAR CASE OF DIS PUTED HANDWRITING. This case was partly heard 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 misoonduct in reference to a lady whom he was attending. Mr. Lush, Q.C., Mr. Karslake, 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. Air. Merritt, cashier to the London and County Bank at Romford, said he had known the hand- writing of the defendant for many years, both as a customer of the bank and as a director of a build ing society with which witness was connected He believed the addresses on the envelopes were in the defendant's handwriting. Mr. Lush—Now, look at the libels ; whose hand writing do you believe them to be in ? Witness—l do not know the handwriting. Ido not recognise it. 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 handwritinenerally. As far as h i could judge, the addresses on gg the envelopes were n the defen dant's handwriting. Mr. Karslake—Can you form any opinion as to whose handwriting the libels themselves are in ? Witness—l cannot. Mr. Cornelius Green expressed his opinion that the addresses on the envelopes were written by the defendant. Mr. John Davis ga ve 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 handwriting, gave evidence to the effect that they believed that the addresses upon the enveloped were in the defendant's writing. Mr. Davey, the plaintiff, proved the receipt of the ter b his wife, and said that there, ano nymous let w as not one word of truth in it. laintiff's case. This was the p Mr. Bovill, in addressing the jury for the defen dant, said that there was no ground whatever for the imputation which had been made u on th fendant ; and he added that the defendant hdaed already on two occasions most positively sworn that he was neither the author nor publisher of the libel, evidence which he would repeat before the jury in the witness -box. The learned counsel complained a l so that after this denial proceedings to the defendant should be ca rried on which not only imputed t h a t he had published a most infamous libel, but that he had actually committed perjury to scr een himself from th the statement by the econ sequen ces. As to defendant that he had believed that the addresses on the envelopes were in the in handwriting of his eldest son, that was madeconsequen ce of the defendant being told that there was a great similarity between them e t known hadand an address which it was been wr i tten by the son, and the son upon his ex am i n ation. said that there eie d allwas e great simila r it y t w riting, but he de knowledge of who hadls l written it. It had b een sa id that the son h a d abandonedw living which had the been procured f or him, an . d had left hurriedly for Australia, when the truth was that his departure had been nee for months, because heir going t, had s i n a arranged ed disincli the Church, and a liking gone. abroad; and; in addition, he had someleregiafet Australia to whom he had ' Mr. Waller., an auetioneer and land agent, and Mr. Lambert, an architect, both of whom had had •---qs t r ansactions with the defendant, and Mr . to the defendant, said in their belief 'seen addressed by him. I. ”.dship, said that he showed him the n larks of violence on her person. No thing actually - had taken place, but an attempt had been made. There wer e some bruises on her arms and back, and one on the r!g ,ht leg. On the Friday he was called in to see Mrs. Ha: rEng, Mr. Chapman threatened that if is he appeared as a w itness against him he would injure h- (witness's) repo tation in the neighbourhood.—ln cross examination by Mr. Inman, the witness said that Mrs. Harding made Lim a present of a turkey at Christmas His photograp hie likeness was standing before the looking glass in her ho use. Inspector H. orne deposed that Mr. Davi es, the cora" plainant's guars Tian, called at the police-office on the Fri day evening, an d after showing the telegram he had re ceived from Mr s. Harding, asked him to let a police-officer go to the house. - Witness called upon Mrs. Harding the same evening, anti she made the same statement that she had related in core. On the following morning an ape cation was made :for a warrant to Mr. Raffles, who, how ever, s l iggested th at the defendant should be summoned. Mr. I bi ts that for the defence, urged the same statements that he had adduc ed in the charge of assault mad e by r. Chapin to against ldrs. Harding. He then stated that he dined w ith Chapman on the day in question, and that it was 2 o'clock • before the latter left his house to call upon Mr o s' was nt Harding for the rent, The defendant, he s aid, more than_ ten minutes away, and on. his return he cora plained of -the assault that had been made upon him. The me cistrates suggested that Mr. Inman should he sworn, but Mr. Cobb strongly objected, urging that such a proceeding was most irregular for an. a ttorney in a ca se to be called as a witness for his client. The bench, decided upon hearin, g Mr. Inman upon oath. Mr. Inma n was accordingly sworn, and he repeated lifa former state]. neat as to the time the defendant left his ho , w hich was n)t until after dinner, and they dined at two o'clock.—ln cross - examination by Mr. Cobb, Mr. Inure said he was ;no relation to the defendant, but upon being pres sed upon this point he admitted that he was married to Mr. Chill omen's stepdaughter. He was no relation in blood. I. Le was once a guest, along with Mr. Char man, of Mrs. Ilarding,'s. She then danced about the ropy,' and showed I ier legs, and there was something about here that he would: not go into a house of that sor t again. li had told Mr. Chapman that she was labouring u n der some mental dolusion, or was a bad drunken character. ifen efer , i said to an,y ono that Mrs. Harding was a bad woman and that Mr. Chapman was equally as bad. He had a watch on the day in .que tion ; it was 2 o'clock before the d efendant left the house, t uad. he was not away more than 10 m Mr. Cobb here urged that it was the most monstrous and irregular pr octoeding he ever heard to call the defendanea attorney, who 1, vas in court all the time to prove an all 6i ',„ Mrs. Fell, wh, go dined with Mr. Chapman on the day question, also swt 're it was after 2 o'clock before the defen dant left the sou, se, and he was not away more than 10 minutes. Mr. Inman next proposed to call Mr. Walters to spy to Mrs. Harding's previous violent conduct, but the oa lizt would not take his ovidence. After the magistrates had consulted for a short tinae, l tr ; inutes. Anderton (clerk) said'. if they could not agree they could , treat the case summavily, but they might send it for WO.- Mr. Tyrer suggestett that the whole case should be s, Mr. remarking that, the parties might go elsewhere• Mr. Anderton—You r decision will be final. Mr. Chilton was evidently in favour of sending the ca e r ° before a jury, and after the bench had again consulted, _ Tyrer said the defendant (Mr. Chapman) must go befor e jury of his country on. the charge. of attempting to eon° a rape. , hut The defendant was ttecotdingly committed for trial, " was admitted to bail on finding two sureties in £25 The other two summonses were dismissed. COUN7 RI MARK E 2 LIVERI 3 OOL-TUESDAY. A thin attendance at to-day's market. Wheat r aet t o a . steady consumptive busb less at the prices of this day 0,e. t0 night. Flour also met a steady sale at late rates. 112143 0 . corn at a reduction of abciut 6d. per quarter, with a r° ° .,„r tate demand. Oatmeal has been scarce, and 6d to 1 0 r load dearer. LEEDS— -TUESDAY. The weather to-day is cold and gloomy. Millers rel3ls'h unmoved, and only supply their immedia te wants, they are able to do at a tri&' under Friday's rates. " spring corn slow of sale, but without alteration in prices. MARKET HARBOROUGH—TuEsDAY. of At this market to-day the+re was a small suPPIY,:b. wheat, the demand for which was fair, at fully late rti."' Barley very dull, at former quotations. Oats at lat9price White wheat, 58s to 60s ; red, 50s to 538 per 36 30 s sWi le t : Barley at 36s to 39s per qr., grin .ding 30s to 330 per Oats, 24s;to 33s per 24 at. ; bean. 38s to 40s; new , n t° —s per qr. NEWCASTLE-UNDER- LYME—MONDAY. heat , To-day's corn market was fairly supplied with w but the demand as iet, and prices same as last wee': Barley scarce, with a quiet trade. Other articles were sot materially changed. SHEFFIELD—TUESDAY. 6a Red wheat, per load of 3 imperial, tushels...l9s Od to 215 ,i White 1) 1 ...21s Od to 220 ut 9 , ...20s Od to 22 s Od . t New red New white „ lt ...22s Od to 24s O a' Beans 79 .99 ... 17s Od to 19s 64 , Peas, per qr Grinding barley, per qr 32s Od to 34s Oa Malting ditto, „ 3Bs Od to 42s OA Oats 1 , 22s Od to 2700 a Millers' prices for flour-2s ld, 2s 3d, and 2s 561 Per 141 b. MELTON MOWBRAY—TtEsDAY. ba d There was a short supply of wheat to-day, anc l :/ale a n , a moderate trade, at about late currencies. Bargat, 6O dull, and late prices were supported. White 17 „• be'r. Od to 63s • ,Od ; red, 54s Od to 58s per 36ist ° L; 38 51 ;2. sold at 08s to 465; for old; new sorts, --;, 0 ,r - er qr. r.o. barley, 36s to 39s for malting, and 29s to 3a grinding; oats, 22s to 34s Od per 24 stone. FOREIGN MAIL PACKET LlB2l us,MAILSvia Australia and Mauritius, ...i.y Ig. So p u lj th E am . pton. ..... •• jw • Y 13. via Marseilles ......... July , Brasil and Cape Verds, bßritish packet....... .. July*. pac, e . ..... 1. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.. Aug. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Soutlaarapton.July 2. ' Marseilles July 13. via • July 4 Falkland Islands ........................ j —y . Gibraltar, via Southampton .... . ............. July --••• India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.. July 2. via Marseilles.... July 1 3 . India (Bombay), via Southampton ............ July '''''' via Marseilles ................ July --•••• Lisbon ................... . Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton...... July •••. — July v • via Marseilles ........ 9•l Newfoundland ...............................Jul. July 1. Oporto and Vigo .. .............. „ U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... July 0. by U.S. packet.... „. by Canadian packet. July - -L.A. , W.C. of Africa, Madeira and Teneriffe. ......... 2$ Jul y " Bahamas, via New York ........ July o• Mexico "J u ne All parts of West Indies, including Chi li, Peru, I sate 2 5 ' C a lifornia, and British Columbia. 7CENSIIS OF SCOTLAND IN 1861.—A blue boolt, containing the report and tables of population dra'w'n 11 1 ) o ' l presented to Parliament by the Registrar-General for Seot.: land, and embodying the results of the census of Scotlana t a ken on the Bth April, 1861, has ju st been printed. The document, which extends to 180 pages, shows that the tote" num ber of persons in Scotland on the Bth Lo f April, 1861, including such of the military, roya l nav y , and merchant seamen as were in Scottish waters on that day, was 3,062,294 —from which it appears that the population of Scotland b e tween the years 1851 and 1861 only increased a the 110 rate of 6 per cent., while during the p revious ten years i increased at the rate of 10 . 26 per cent. 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Victoria and Albert, Dr. Armstrong, SEuouit.—Ou the 28th June, at Haslar, the wife of Capt. Tio/11-isOnSo722ol:thCej32B"th June, the wife of Major Till beook, of Tillington, Sussex, of a son. MARRIAGES. BlyTLEß—Corous.—On the 28th June, at St. MarY's: Scarborough, Thomas Butler, Esq., Ormonde 11 ° 11s Essex, to Elizabeth Copous, of Acton-place, London. WILLIAmsoN—SLADER.—On the 28th June, at St. Go r r e r the-Martyr, Henry David, son of the late Comr° 3ll ter , Williamson, R.N., i,o M ary, d aughter of the l a te Pe te Slader, Eq., of Lewisham, Kent. D s E t. A: O ll hR S ,s . ATKINSON.—On the 29th June, at her resid . enee, Clya° Villa, Queen's-road, Atkinson, aged 60. CALLENDER.—At 7, Trinity-pla e Windsor, Mrs. VII -wood, beth Sharp Callender, l - ' Winkfiei ' ate of Newentons, Berks. nara' FIND -.. LAI.—On the 27th Jun ,at Boturich Castle, . 0 bartonshire, Robert Fi dl e Es of Easterhal a Boturich, aged 78. Et ay, 4" lidon , HUSTLER. —On the 28th ult. at N h Hall .ile , tme am ) Essex De , vereux Hustler, Esq., aged 78. eleest LAIIII3E.-011 the 29th June, at 40, Smith-street, Ch ..„,. Elizabeth, daughter of John Lambe,Esq, late a Nevill'"' Notts, aged 94 , he P,eV• PHILLIPS. —On the 28th June, at ElingVicarage, t ,„. Francis R. Phillips, vicar of Eling, Hants, aged o'____'_ ...r.. ,___ Miss Charlotte LONDON: Printed and Published by JOHN C1IA14"1: of N 0.112, Strand, Printer, at THE SUN Office 1 0 * o f strand, in the Precinct of th e Savoy, in the Coup Ulddlesex.—Wecluesday, July 2, 1862.