The Sun. — London, England, 1860-10-22 00:00:00

'HE NAVI'. The flag or Admiral Sir Thomas S. Pasley is now again flying from the Impregnable, he having re urned from a sojourn in Cornwall. It is reported (says the United Service Gazette) that Vice A dmiral Martin has requested to be per mitted to r esign the command of the Mediterranean fleet on the score of ill health, and that he will be succeede& by Vice-Admiral Hope Johnstone, com mander-in-chief at the Nore. A letter from Malta, dated Valetta, Oct. 16, says Her Majesty's ship Orion, Capt. Frere, arrived here on Sunday from Marsala, and is still in port. We have also at present in harbour the line-of battle ships St. Jean d'Acre and James Watt, the corvette Argus, the gunboat Boxer, and the de spatch boats Caradoc and Banshee. In consequence of the alarming extent to which the pulmonary complaints on board the St. Jean d'Acre have spread, the crew of that vessel have been turned over to the receiving ship Hibernia, in order to allow of her being thoroughly examined. They soon found two sources ofputrid smells sufficient to account far the terrible sickness her crew has suf fered from. They are clearing the vessel out. Up to yesterday I am informed there were upwards of 100 cases, besides more than 50 in hospital, and a very large number sent home in the Himalaya. The Mohawk left last night for Naples, it is said, to relieve the Intrepid. The Queen left port this morning, also for Naples, and is to touch at Palermo to give provisions to the Cressy. The Argus, it is reported, w ill b e despatched to Gibral tar, to relieve the Scourge, and will take down with her the sailing tender Kertch, which has been converted into a water tank for naval purpose s a t that station. The James Watt is to go out again to-morrow for a second trial trip. The Dutch war steamer Cycloon, Capt. 't'aewater, arrived on Sun day from Lisbon on her way to Constantinople. It is reported that the Dutch squadron now on the coast of Syria will winter at Malta." Lieutenant Buller (flag lieutenant to Vice-Admi ral Fanshawe Martin, Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean), invalided from the Marlborough, on the coast of Syria, passed through Malta on the 11th October in the Peninsular and Oriental Com pany's steam packet Ripon, from Alexandria, bound to Southampton, Mr. M'Dougall, master, R.N., employed during the last eight months in survey ing in the waters of Ceylon, was a passenger by the same steamer. We understand that he has disco vered several dangerous rocks not previously laid down in any charts. The Victoria and Albert Royal paddle yacht, Capt. Hon. Jos. Denman, arrived at Portsmouth from the eastward at 430 p.m., on Sunday after noon, having sailed from Margate roads the same morning. She met with considerable sea during her passage down Channel, and off Beachy Head eased her engines to half•speed in consequence. The Osborne paddle yacht, Master-Commander Geo. K. Bower, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday at 5 30 a.m., from the eastward. The new 51 gun screw ship Narcissus, at Devon port, has been ordered to be fitted as a flag-ship, and rigged and stored for the first division of the steam ordinary. She is to have a poop erected, and additional cabins, &c. The Trincula gunboat, built in Plymouth by con tract by Mr. Banks, has been overhauled by the dockyard authorities, and placed in the basin pre paratory to being docked. The• Spiteful, 6, paddle, Commander Wilson, sailed from Spithead yesterday morning for Sheer ness with supernumeraries, &c. It is expected that she will remain for some little time on the home station. The Foxhound, 4, screw, Commander Mitchell, sailed yesterday from Spithead for Plymouth Sound. Commander Ross, appointed to the command of the Desperate, 8, screw, at Devonport, took passage down in the Foxhound. Mr. W. Scamp, of Somerset-house, having with great judgment laid out the plan of the proposed enlargement of Malta harbour, marked the exact spots it is to extend to, had samples of the walls built, &c., and done everything to enable contrac tors to form an estimate, and by his plans prevented the possibility of mistakes, leaves for England by this day's mail. During his short stay at Malta he has surveyed the new Extension Dock works, the large excavations at Corradino, the Naval Hos pital, and all the Admiralty works at Malta. The French war steamer Cralathee has been lying at Great Yarmouth during the past week. The following appointments were made on Satur day at the Admiralty :—Commander John Francis Ross to the Desperate, commissioned; Edward L. B. Williams, Master, to the Desperate; William Flood, Assistant-Paymaster, to the Miranda; Ed ward H. Whyte, clerk, to the Pembroke; and Arthur Hughes, clerk, to the Desperate. THE ARMY. The Megaera screw troopship, Commander Hen derson, will embark detachments of troops, &c., at Portsmouth, at 3 p.m. to-morrow, as follows :—For Gibraltar—Royal Artillery-10 men, from Wool- with ; Ist battalion, 25th, 4 officers and 40 men, from Athlone; 2 battalion, Bth, 1 man ; 100th Foot, 76 men, 3 women, and 4 children, from Parkhurst; and 31st, 1 man. For Malta—Royal Artillery-32 men and 2 women from Woolwich; Assist-Staff- Surg. Gaussen, from Walmer ; with several naval officers and a number of midshipmen recently passed out of the Britannia cadet training ship, pro ceeding to join their ships in the Mediterranen fleet on appointment. The 2d battalion of the 19th Regiment, under the command, of Col. Warden, marched out of Ports mouth garrison on Saturday afternoon to Southsea common, where they were officially inspected by Major-Gen. Lord W. Paulet, C. 8., commanding the garrison and the South-Western district. The regiment, mustering 10 companies of 31 file, marched past in slow and quick time in a very teady- man ner, notwithstanding the slippery and unfavourable state of the ground, owing to the late continuous rains. The regiment was then put through the manual and platoon exercise by the Brevet-Major, and the bayonet exercise by the Adjutant. Light infantry movements followed, which were carried out until new-ly dusk, and the whole was gone through in a steady and soldierlike manner. At the Close of the manoeuvres his lordship addressed the regiment in eulogistic terms, and said that their r a ovements showed a marked improvement since he last saw them at Aldershott; the officers appeared to h ave a good command of their men, and the whole s e 2 lned to know their duties. His lordship also spoke i n terms of praise of the general conduct of the men. since of the they had been in the garri son , an d inteaal economy of the regiment gene rally. Thisinspection concludes the inspections of the infantry stationed in the garrison. The 15th brigade of t ßoyal Artillery, stationed at Gosport, will be officially inspected by Major-Gen. Lord W. Paulet, C. 1 31 , I t Y The Horsfall reon;tesrliirtao:n.gun, which has been recently erected near removed furtherea Castle, is about to be temporarily to the eastward of the castle, for the purpo se of further testing the gun and its powers of range, the necessary and purchases having been erected i n osiyt tackle ion for thepurpose. The gun weighs 22 tons, thr ow i ng a B hot of 3361 b (spherical), with a charg e o f 7 61 b of powder. The position in which the gun has hith erto been placed, commanded, at short range, the en trance to the harbour channel by the Spit buoy, and the gun is too unwieldy in itself, as at present mounted, for any other purpose. Half the service charge of powder would be sufficient at this short range, but it has been said the gun has a slight de fect in the chamber, and hence the resolution for a further test. The Royal Engineer Permanent Committee at Chatham, as well as the Ordnance Select Commit tee, having made a highly favourable report of the newly-invented iron-band gabion, the invention of Sergeant-Major J. Jones, R.E., Gen. Sir J. Bur goyne, the inspector-general of fortifications, has given directions for the invention to be adopttd generally in the service, and included in the list of stores to accompany armies in the field. The new tsabion is formed by bands of common or galvanised tr a ..t-ifon, known as 20-inch gau g e, 3-1-, inches in Wider,` en wooden pickets, the advantages ifs 1 , possesses over the old kind of wicker gabions hitherto in use by the Royal Engineers in the con struction of their earthwork and defences being of the most striking character. The old description of gabion occupies three men three hours in making, whereas on a recent occasion, in the presence of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge and staff, two sappers made one of the iron gabions in four and a-half minutes. From experiments made it has been ascertained that 100 men can make 5,400 of the iron-band gabions in nine hours, while the same number of men, in the same time, would only make 100 wicker gabions. The number of wicker gabions used at the siege of Sebastopol by our forces was 19,300, and had the iron-band gabions been then adopted they could have been constructed by 100 sappers in four days. The chief merits of Sergeant-Major Jones's invention are that they are more portable, inasmuch as 100 of his gabions re quire less room for stowage than six of the wicker ones; they are much lighter, each weighing only 291 b., or 311 b less than the old kind ; they are much cheaper, costing, complete, ss. ld. each, or ls. id. less than the present description ; more simple in their construction, and more durable. The latter is not the least of its many superiorities, the iron-band gabions in use at the Royal Engineer establishment having been subject to the most severe treatment without sustaining any apparent injury, while six of the wicker gabions were rendered entirely use less during the same period. The official report made to the Inspector -General of Fortifications de scribes the invention as possessing the advantages of all other iron gabions without their disadvan tages, and as being the most serviceable yet intro duced. Being of iron, they are, of course, incom bustible. On the recommendation of Gen. Sir John Burgoyne, the inventor has succeeded in making the iron bands of the gabions useful for constructing flying suspension-bridges for the passage of troops and guns, one of these bridges, having a span of 59 feet and formed out of the bands of 16 gabions, hav ing been formed over St. Mary's-creek, Chatham, the description of which appeared in The Sun at the time. The same bands are also capable of being used for the construction of hospital beds and am bulance litter; and for stabling and hutting for cavalry and infantry troops on active service. The annexed circular memorandum, addressed to general officers in command of troops, and officers commanding Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers, has been promulgated " Horse Guards, Oct. 13. " It having been brought to the notice of his Royal Highness the General Commanding-in-Chief that there are no definite instructions as to the points on which officers commanding Royal Ar tillery and commanding Royal Engineers should confer when projects for additions or alterations to works of defence are being prepared, his Royal Highness has, with the concurreilce of the Secre tary of State for War, approved the following in structions on the same subject, viz.:— " When an engineer officer receives orders to draw up plans for a battery, or for alterations to existing works of defence, he should consult with the officer commanding Royal Artillery as regards the position and relative importance of the work, the number and nature of the guns, and their direc tion of fire, the number of traverses and position of magazines, whether guns should be casemated or not, or whether they should fire through embrasures, or be mounted en barbette—all these being subjects for joint consideration. The position of artillery stores, shell-filling rooms, side-arm shed, their internal arrangements, the distance between the guns, and general form of embrazures, are points which, perhaps, belong more exclusively to the province of the Artilleryman than to that of the Engineer ; but it is to be observed that the circumstance of the site may sometimes prevent the latter officer planning the work pre cisely as the former would most desire, and a joint consultation is the best mode of arriving at a satis factory conclusion." The following circular memorandum has been issued, addressed to infantry : " Horse Guards, S.W,, Oct. 11. " With reference t• the circular memorandum from this department, dated Oct. 6, 1859, General No. 193, describing a new pattern aide-flag with socket, which has been prepared and deposited at the Horse Guards for future guidance, commanding officers of infantry regiments and depot battalions are now informed that the Secretary of State for War has approved of the socket for aide-flags being in future made at the Small Arms Factory at En field, and s u ppli e d grat i s to the troops, on applica tio!, to the - Var-office; the sags and wooden handles being obtained, as heretofore, by the regiments themselves. " By command, " JAMES 'YORKE SCARLETT, Adit.-Gen." THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 22, 1860. The proceedings closed with a dinner hospitably given by Mr. Johnston, who commands the Hales- , worth Corps, to all the Volunteers assembled, and a number of friends. Capt. Johnston presided, and in proposing the health of the Earl of Strad broke, in his official capacity of Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk, congratulated his Lordship upon the fact that there were no fewer than 17 Volunteer corps of riflemen and artillerymen in the county. The noble lord, in responding, reviewed the cir cumstances which had induced the Volunteer movement, and expressed his conviction that the spirited manner in which it had been carried out had immensely increased the security of the country. The proceedings of the day were grati fying to all concerned. A fifth battalion has been added to the four already organised in Staffordshire, the new batta lion, which contains five companies, being allowed a staff, consisting of a major and adjutant. All the other battalions have a lieutenant-colonel and ad jutant, and three of them a major. The first bat talion consists of the companies in and around the Pottery towns, and numbers 11 companies, besides two others in course of organisation. The second contains seven companies, including three formed at Bourton, the rest being in the agricultural towns in the north-east of the county. The third batta lion numbers eight companies in the south-east of the county; the fourth, including the three Wol verhampton companies, eight companies in the south-west; and the new or fifth battalion, five companies in the central district around Walsall. There are 40 companies whose services are accepted in the county, and two in course of organisation, one of which, Etruria, in the Potteries—a place which owes its name and existence to the celebrated Wedgwood—is intended to be an artillery com pany. On Tuesday Major Dick, the Government inspector, reviewed the third battalion in Patshull park, the seat of the Earl of Dartmouth, who, having enlisted as a private and for some time served as an ensign, is now captain of the Patshull Company. About 450 mustered on the occasion, and after the review, which was very satisfactory, were regaled with pork pies, &c., at the cost of Lord Dartmouth. At the suggestion of Lord A. Vane Tempest— which suggestion meets with the approval of the Lord-Lieutenant, Lord Durham—it is probable that at meeting of commanding officers of the Volunteer Rifle Corps in the county will be held early in No vember in the city of Durham, with a view to form an association to be called the Durham Rifle Asso ciation. It is intended that this association shall take the initiative for a county rifle shooting to be held in the spring of 1861. FUNERAL OF A VOLUNTEER. Saturday, at half-past two, was appointed for the funeral of Corporal John Donovan, of the 20th Middlesex, who died in an omnibus on Monday last. Before one o'clock crowds of people were seen wending their way to Bayham-street, Camden town, in which the family of the deceased resided, and by the time that his comrades of the 20th, and his fellow employes in the establishment of Messrs. Collard, had assembled, the street was packed with human beings. By dint of strenuous exertions, however, the 20th managed to clear a space imme diately in front of the house, for the hearse and the mourning coaches, three in number. Facing th' house were drawn up,under the command ofa sergeant the firing party, who presented arms as the corpse was brought out, and reversed arms as soon as it was placed in the hearse. The mournfal cortege started about 20 minutes to three in the following order :—The band ; the hearse, ,with on each side, three members of the company of the deceased ; the firing party bearing their arms reversed, and with white scarfs and hat bands; the mourning coaches, with the family of the deceased ; the re maining members of his company; a detachment of the London Irish, fifty in number, under the command of Lieut. Tully, who attended as a mark of respect to the memory of a fellow countryman ; a company of the 29th North Middlesex, under Ser. geant-Major Morton and Colour-Sergeant Spinks, of the 4th Company . about 500 members of the 20th, without arms ; and bringing up the rear, all the officers and covering sergeants. The band, in starting, played the " Dead March in Saul," the procession moving in slow time through High street, Camden•town, and Park-street, where a quicker pace was ordered round the Edgware-road and Harrow-road, to St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kensal-green, where it arrived soon after half-past four- At. t 8 ..4. th. body, which was here rer^.ved from the hearse and borne by his comrades, was met by the curate whose turn of duty it was to officiate, attended by acolytes in surplices, bearing tapers, and the procession again moved on headed by the bearer of a large crucifix, the priest intoning the opening sentences of the fu neral office, to the chapel, where the coffin, on which was laid the cap, plume, and belts of the deceased, was deposited. The in-door service having been performed the procession moved to the grave, where, when the office was concluded, the firing - party de livered three parting volleys over the last resting place of their comrade. The 20th and the other corps engaged then re-formed and marched back to town, the band playing several lively airs, to the great delight of the large c r o w d w hi c h had accom panied the procession. The military arrangements were most effectively arranged by Sergeant-Major Box, of the 20th, and Sergeant Backen of the Ist Battalion of Coldstream Guards, who has from its formation been the instructor of Collard's company. THE LATE MINISTERIAL CRISIS IN NAPLES. A letter from Naples, in the Debats, gives some details of the circumstances which preceded the late ministerial crisis in that city : " Crispi had the impertinence to pronotince the pro-Dietator's programme useless, and that of the Ministry, drawn up on the same plan, inoppor tune. When Conforti read this prospectus of the Government in the Council, Crispi rejected it. Not to accept this programme,' exclaimed the Marquis de Pallavicino, who presided at the council, a man must be either a fool, a block head, or a rogue.' Crispi protested loudly against this last word, but the marquis would not with draw it. Conforti said nothing, but left the pro- Dictator alone to defend the policy of immediate annexation. Crispi, on his s id e , w o u ld not give way. The marquis then determined to have the question definitively decided by Garibaldi him self. Ah! ah !' cried Garibaldi, who was in bed at the time, on seeing Pallavicino appear before him somewhat paler than usual, so we gave a storm. Come, sit down on my bed, George, and frankly tell me all about it.' With out further entreaty, the Marquis began to de scribe in the most sombre colours the situation of the country, the consequences of the Dictator's ever-changing policy, the political follies and in trigues of his friends. Garibaldi heard him for about twenty minutes without a word, then he exclaimed, Constitute Italy, George, and consider me as the meanest of her sons !' He had already two days before written to Victor Emmanuel a letter which has been repeated to me from me mory, and it concluded as follows Sire—As soon as your Majesty arrives within 20 miles of my camp, I pray your Majesty to inform me, that I may go and lay at your Majesty's feet the libe rated provinces, and place myself at your Majes ty's orders.' He consequently gave the Marquis full powers, and thus divested himself of his civil dictatorship without even the semblance of regret. He signed whatever Pallavicino wished without reading or asking a ques ti on ; i n f ac t h e consen t e d to everything. He thus saved the country ;as he broke the trammels of the intriguers who had for a moment circumvented him. Pallavicino re turned to Naples the same evening, quite ra diant, and taking a pen, he wrote the Plebiscite for immediate annexation, even before he knew anything of Count Cavour's speech. The Plebis cite was discussed yesterday in the Council of Ministers. Those who voted for immediate annex ation were--Pallavicino, Conforti, and Coppola ; and those against it, Crispi, Auguissola, and Guira. The document appeared in the official journal last night. At the same time the offic e o f secretary to the Dictatorship was abolished, and Crispi may re turn to Sicily, for at Naples he is neither loved nor esteemed. All the committees throughout the king dom have been suppressed. The Neapolitan diplo matic body, as well as the consulates, have been abolished, and their powers delegated to the ambas sadors and consuls of Sardinia. Several governors of provinces have been recalled, and their attributions limited to those of the old intendants. Part of Ber tani's decrees will be annulled t The office of Finance Minister is given to Baron Coppola, who was Prefect of the Basilicata in 1848, afterwards a refugee—a very moderate man, but unknown as a financier. De Sanctis has not accepted the office. of Minister of Public Instruction, and is gone with the Neapolitan deputation sent to request Victor Emmanuel to proceed to Naples. Mazzini has been informed that he may stay at Naples if he pleases, as his con duct is now an affair for the police. General Turr has been appointed to the military command of Naples. The health of this gallant Hungarian is in a very delicate state." e AFFAIRS IN THE EAST. THE VOLUNTEER MOTEMENT. On Saturday Miss Burdett Coutts presented a costly silver bugle, a gift from the ladies of High gate to the 14th Middlesex or Highgate Rifle Vo lunteers, in the presence of some 6,000 people. The ceremony took place in the grounds attached to Holly Lodge, the present residence of Miss Coutts, and once that of the late Duchess of St. Albans, situated at Highgate, and commanding apicturesque view of the landscape stretching away towards tho metropolis. The day was charming, and all things concurred to lend interest to the occasion. Miss Coutts was accompanied by the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress, Mr. W. H. Bodkin, who wore the uniform of a deputy-lieutenant of Middlesex, in which capacity the learned assistant-judge aas present ; Archdeacon Sinclair, the Rev, Mr. Dalton, the Rector of Highgate, Mr. Willes, and a large concourse of the gentry, with their families, of the whole surrounding neighbourhood. The spot selected for the ceremony was a piece of undulating ground sloping southwards towards the Vale, and there the Highgate Volunteers, under the command of Capt. Williamson and Capt. Langdale, the second senior officer, mustered in review order about 3 o'clock, accompanied by the Hornsey Corps, under Capt. Walker, and the Hampstead, under Capt. M'lnnes, the three corps forming a battalion under the command of Capt. Wilkinson. The ground was kept by the 29th North Middlesex, commanded by Capt. Ross. Miss Coutts, accom panied by many of her private fi.iends, walked from her residence preceded by the band of the Cold stream Guards to a marquee erected on the brow of a hill, and over which the national flag floated, and on her arrival the crowd raised an enthusiastic cheer. The Hampstead and Hornsey companies then formed two sides of a square, with the High gate Corps in the centre, the band of the North Middlesex Rifles playing "Rule Britannia," and the ceremony of presentation commenced. Leaning on the arm of Mr. Bodkin, deputy-lieutenant of the county, and advancing to the front of a dais, Miss Coutts said—" Captain Wilkinson and Gentlemen, —The ladies of Highgate have honoured me by the request that I should be their spokeswoman on the present occasion. We feel that this local ga. thering is but the faithful exponent of those senti ments of gratitude and respect which the far sighted and sensitive patriotism indicated by the Volunteer movement calls forth among the whole body of your countrywomen. It has allayed those fears, excited by repeated warnings, of the unpro tected state of the country in the event of a general Euttpean war, or whenever the exigencies of her Majesty's service required the presence of the army in distant parts of her empire, or in the ab sence from our shores of that fleet of ours through which—under God—l believe no enemy will ever force his way. These warnings, apparently un heeded, sank deep into the national heart, and wA see to-day the result, as we may see it through the length and breadth of the land, in the presence of a force whom no gold could purchase, willing and able to stand side by side with trained and disci plined troops. We owe this—and deeply and grate fully do we acknowledge it—not to the sudden im pulse merely of brave men under the pressure of im mediate danger,but to the quiet determinatimpf men ready to make sacrifices in time, to avert insult as well as disaster from all dear to them. We earnestly pray that Europe may be long spared the calamity of war. May the sweet music of this silver bugle, which I now have the honour to present to you, as a token of our esteem and of the interest we feel in this corps, only mingle with the peaceful sounds and occupations of the neighbourhood, carrying a sense of security to every heart. But if, indeed, it must sound a harsher note, then we feel that the defence. less condition of its donors will stimulate your cou rage to endurance and resistance, and I doubt riot that these fields would soon echo to its blast of vic tory, for you will fight in a united people's most righteous cause—the defence of their Sovereign, their liberties, and their homes." (Loud cheers.) Miss Coutts then presented the bugle to Captain Wilkinson in the name of the ladies of Highgate. It was a massive instrument, elegantly chased, and bore an appropriate inscription. A bugler, called from the ranks to the front, sounded a blast upon it in token of the appreciation of the compli ment by the corps. Captain Wilkinson, as com manding-officer, addressing Miss Coutts and the rest of the donors, also expressed the grateful ac knowledgments of the corps. From the first, he said, it had been the ruling principle of his corps to avoid as much as possible all affectation of the pomp and pageantry of soldiering. They had pre ' ferred simplicity both in uniform and accoutre ments. They valued the handsome present which had just been made them as the exponent of senti ' ments of affectionate approval of their exertions, and of sympathy with their cause. Their motto was " Defence, not defiance;" their rallying cry" Hearths and Homes." They aspired to no higher glory than the esteem and support of those who were the light and life of their hearths, and whom they were banded together to defend. In the time of war, should that sad calamity arise, the tones of the bugle would remind them of the responsibilities to which they had pledged themselves ; and remembering the givers, they would bear also in mind that of all men the Volunteers were bound to maintain and illustrate the character of the Christian and the gentleman. The lady from whose hands they had received so handsome a compliment had been so long and so prominently at the head of all that was good and noble, and had so illustrated her name by deeds of pious charity and munificent liberality, that she had become as it were public property. Her name was known throughout the kingdom, and loved and honoured wherever it was known. Next to the Queen, there was no lady in the land from whom they should have considered it a greater pri vilege to receive such a gift, and the donors had greatly enhanced its value by permitting the corps to associate with it the name of Miss Coutts. (Loud cheers.) The whole of the volunteers were after wards regaled by an abundance of good cheer, pro vided in a large tent on the ground, while the officers and most of the persons of distinction pre sent were entertained at the residence of Miss Coutts. At the conclusion of the day Mr. Bodkin, in the name of Aliss Coutts, thanked the Volun teers for their attendance, and for the great de light she had experienced on the occasion, adding that it was her intantion to give two silver cups to be shot for by the members of the Highgate Corps— an announcement which was received with cheers. The members of the 7th Surrey assembled at the Sessions House, Newington-causeway, on Saturday, at half-past 4 o'clock ; they consisted of five com panies, under the command of Major Beresford and several other officers. They started at a quarter to 5, and proceeded to their drill-ground in Kenning ton-lane, headed by the band of the 3d Surrey Mili tia and their own Volunteer bugle band, where they were put through some very intricate and difficult manoeuvres, all of which were performed in a very solslierlike manner. Before starting each man was served with 10 rounds of blank ammunition, which was expended in light infantry drill. On Thursday evening the officers of the East London Rifle Brigade (6th Tower Hamlet Rifles) gave a dinner to the members of the corps at the Rosemary Branch tavern, Mildmay-park ; Captain Hemming presided. Captain Ogilvie, Captain Cameron, Captain Stubbs, Captain Aubin, Captain Roberts, R.A., Mr. J. P. Murrough, late M.P. for Bridport ; Rev. Mr. Rogers, the chaplain of the corps; and others, were present. The usual loyal and patriotic toasts having been duly honoured, Capt. Cameron, in the courso of a short address, said he had great satisfaction in congratulating the members of the corps upon the efficiency they had attained both in military tactics and in numbers, the corps at present numbering 600 effectives. The health of Capt. Cameron was proposed by the chair man in flattering terms, and drunk with great cheer ing. About 400 sat down to dinner. During the evening the Volunteer band of the regiment at tended and played various airs with good effect. The affair passed off satisfactorily. The first prize competition of the Bradford Volun teer Rifle Corps took place on Friday and Saturday last, on the shooting ground of the corps, at Bo' ling. The weatlip , . troth atsys was very unfavour able, the wind blowing boisterously and occasional showers of rain falling, while under foot all was soft and uncomfortable. A refreshment tent had been erected on the ground, but the gale demolished it, and the necessary work of refection had to be done in the open air. Notwithstanding these drawbacks the contest was conducted with spirit and cordiality, and is likely to have an excellent effect in stimulating the members of the corps to exertion with a view to become good marksmen. In the first match there were three regimental prizes, the first £lO, the second £5, and the third a quantity of ammunition. For these prizes there were 57 competitors, who fired five rounds per man, at 300 yards' range, standing. The highest scorers and ties were Captains Farrer and Hirst, Corporal Shuttleworth, and Private Charles Crowther, each of whom made six points. In shooting off the ties with two rounds each at the same distance, Corpo ral Shuttleworth scored 2, and Private Crowther 1, the others missing with both shots ; consequently Corporal Shuttleworth won the £lO, and Private Crowther the ,E 5 prize. Captains Farrer and Hirst fired again for the third, one round each, and the former won with a score of 1. in the second match two ammunition prizes were offered, and were competed for by 20 of the highest scorers in the preceding match. The range was 200 yards, standing. Privates Branson James Dean, and Ephraim Wright, with five rounds, scored six points each, and were the highest and ties. In shooting off the ties, the first prize was won by Private Wright, and the second by Private Branson. After the first and second matches were over on Friday, a sweepstakes was shot for by 37 competitors, when some first-rate shooting took place. Private Ching won the first prize, making four points in two shots at 200 yards. The second prize was won by Private Armitstead, who made three points in two shots. On Saturday morning the companies' prizes were shot for. These con sisted of £3 in money and a silver medal for the best shot in each company (the medal to be kept by the winner so long as he remains the best shot of his company), and were competed for by five men selected by each company as their best shots; range, 300 yards, standing ; rounds, five each man. The winners of these prizes were Corporal enkin son, No. 1 Company ; Corporal Cooke, No. 2 Com pany ; Private Horne, No. 3 Company ; Private Wilson, No. 4 Company; Private J. Collinson, No. 5 Company ; and Private G. Barraclough, No. 6. Company. Two strangers' prizes (open to all effec tive Volunteers in uniform) were afterwards coin petei for; lst prize, £10; 2d, a short Enfield rifle and sword bayonet ; range, 500 yards, standing or kneeling ; number of rounds, five per man. There were 74 competitors for these prizes, and the strangers, of whom there were about 20, from Leeds, Halifax, Huddersfield, and Gomersal, had prece dence given them. Private J. A. Whalley (Leeds rifle corps), Corporal Shuttleworth (Bradford), and Assistant-Surgeon Beach (Bradford), tied with five points each. On shooting off the ties, with two rounds each, Private Whalley scored a centre (two points) and an outer, making three points in all ; Corporal Shuttleworth missed with his first shot, and got one point with his second ; and Assistant- Surgeon Beach missed with both shots. The £lO strangers' prize was therefore won by Private Whalley (Leeds), and the second prize by Corporal Shuttleworth. The regimental prizes will be pre. sented by Mrs. Lister, wife of Lieut.-Col. Lister, at Manningham-hall, in the presence of the battalion, on Saturday afternoon next. On Friday the Wrentham and Halesworth Vo lunteers were reviewed in the grounds of Holton hall, the seat of Mr. Andrew Johnston. Various evolutions which it is not necessary to recapitu tate having been executed, the Earl of Strad broke, Lord-Lieutenant of the county, addressed a few words to the Volunteers, and expressed his high satisfaction with the manner in which the review had passed off. His Lordship added that he hoped shortly to see the different rifle corps in Suffolk assembled occasionally in large numbers. BLINDNESS AND LUNACY. A highly interesting paper was read 'at the last sitting of the French Acad em y o f M e di c i ne o f P ar i s , by Dr. Bouisson, Physician to the Hospital of St. Eloi, of Montpellier, on a curious case of blindness and lunacy in the same individual, in which the cure of the former infirmity had brought on the cure of the latter. About a year ago a man of about 50, a native of the department of the Gard, was brought to the hospital above mentioned. His eyes, upon examination, were found to be both affected with cataract, and his incoherent answers to the questions addressed to him sufficiently revealed his state of mind. An operation being resolved upon, Dr. Bouisson ordered the patient to be chloro formed ; but, although he was thus effectually sent to sleep, the danger of his awaking during the operation, and frustrating the hopes of the sur geon by some act of insubordination, which in a lunatic might be expected, induced Dr. Bouisson to have him secured with a strait-waistcoat—a precaution which was continued even after the operation had been successfully performed, an at tendant being specially entrusted with the care of the lunatic, with orders to apply compresses steeped in cold water on his eyes from time to time. On the tenth day, the patient, who until then had not had the slightest idea of what had been done, was allowed to see the light. A stupid smile gleamed on his face for an instant, and he exclaimed—" I can see !" These were the first coherent words he had uttered since his arrival at the hospital. He was now daily subjected to those trials which were requisite to ascertain the complete success of the operation. With his recognition of the objects , around him, his mental faculties seemed also gra dually to revive. First he named the things he wanted, and stretched out his hands for them ; then he began to appreciate distances and dimen sions correctly ; his memory returned next with considerable rapidity; and in the course of a few days intellectual spontaneousness began to mani fest itself. He asked for more food, wanted to get up from his bed, and desired to be allowed to go home, which boon, however, was ref use d. His ideas soon became learer, his speech more intelligible, and his recollections of the time when he could see, before he was attacked with cataract, be , ..,ame brighter. Vain endeavours, nevertheless, were made to ascertain the period when he lost his reason ; all he could state was that he had been blind three years. After a stay of six weeks at the hospital, he returned home an altered man, enjoying both his eyesight and intellectual faculties. THE NEW RECORDER OF SOUTHAMPTON.—On Friday last Southampton sessions were held. The pri • soners were tried by , W. M. Cooke, Esq., of the West: i Circuit, the new Recorder. According to ancient usage the latter was accompanied from the Audit-house to the Bar Gate, where the sessions are held, by the Mayor mid corpo • ration in their robes of office, preceded by trumpeters. In the evening his worship, F. Perkins, Esq., gave a grand banquet at the Dolphin Hotel to the Recorder, magistrates, members of the bar, and some of the principal inhabitants of the town. 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In addition to the modifications already effected, this contemplates a further reduction of 10 per cent. on all salaries of more than 2,500 p. a month. Beginning at the top of the official ladder, the appointments of the Grand Vizier, Capitan Pasha, and Sereskier are at once to be cut down to 50,000 p.—this being in the case of the first minister a positive reduction of 50 per cent. on his salary. The highest of the other members of the ministry and governors of pro vinces are not to receive more than 35,000 p. a month ; whilst his Majesty th e S u lt an voluntarily resigns 7,000 purses a month of his civil list, besides the greater portion of the revenues now derived from the crown lands. It is estimated that the whole of the saving to be thus effected will amount to not less than 200,000,000 p. a year. In addition to these sweeping retrenchments, the system of pensions is to be overhauled, and the j rich crop of costly jobs which grow out of that system got rid of. Strictly there has hitherto been no legal regulation whatever in force on this point. The sovereign will of the Sultan alone created the right to receive a pension, and as custom had made it usual to give these in a host of cases where neither the services nor the wants of the recipient supplied justification for the gift, many costly abuses had in this way become common. This is now to be altered. Barring in cases of excep tional merit or necessity, no pensions will henceforth be given except under the conditions following :- 4s in our own and the Indian Civil Services, a per tentage—in this case varying from sto 10 per cent. of the salary—will be held back, and after 30 years' service any employe who has so contributed to this superannuation fund will be legally entitled to en tire on full pay. In addition to these salutary in novations, it is said that more than half of the vast army of clerks—some 40,000 strong—will be dis banded, to the great saving of the treasury, and the positive gain of the public service. His Majesty the Sultan, we learn, has humanely ordered that during the three coming months of winter a daily ration of 300 drams of flour shall be given to each of the adult Tartar immigrants in the Dobrudia, and that huts be erected for such of them as are now under canvas before the snow sets in. Two Servian commissioners, with the masbata demanding the imperial beret recognising and confirming the suc cession of Prince Michel as Voivode of Servia have arrived at Constantinople. The Senator Voukotitch, sent by the new Prince of Montenegro to St. Peters burg on a special mission, has returned to Cettigne. According to our Belgrade correspondent, Prince Gortschakoff, on handing to him the decoration of St. Anne in brilliants, which the Czar had conferred on the Senator, said that the Russian Government was awaiting the report of its Consul at Ragusa, be fore arranging for the allowance to be granted to the new Prince and conferring on him a decora tion.—Our correspondent at Pristina, writin g under date of 27th ult., states—" The Grand Vizier left here on the 18th for Uscup, Monestir, and Salonica. Before his departure we had a grand field day of the troops. The force on the ground con sisted of 5 squadrons of the Ist regiment of the cavalry of Roumelia, 2 squadrons of dragoons, 2 ditto lancers and 2 of Cossacks, 2 batteries of horse and 2 of foot artillery, with 6 battalions of redifs. The cavalry was under the command of the Beyler bey of Roamelia, Mehemet Sadick Pasha, the artil lery under that of Abdullah Pasha, and the infan try of Hussein Pasha; the whole force being under the command-in-chief of his Excellency the Muchir, Ismail Pasha. The Grand Vizier appeared much pleased with the movements of the troops, and in particular expressed his admiration of the appear ance of the Cossacks and dragoons. After the troops had finished their exercises a month's pay was given to them on account of the arrears due to them. The Vizier on leaving the camp informed Ismail Pasha that he would personally report to his Majesty the Sultan and the Seraskier his appreciation of the efficiency of the troops at the camp of Pristina. —The Catholic Bishop of Presrin has been here to visit the Grand Vizier; but, as he arrived at the moment his Highness was leaving, he had not an opportunity of seeing him. We were rather surprised to hear of the arrival of this pre late, so well known as the chief of the Latin church in Albania; but he doubtless received orders from the Internuncio to come here; in fact he has pub licly stated so himself. His position as the spirt. tual chief of a number of rayahs of course obliged him to show every respect to the chief of the Sul tan's Government; but it sounds strange that he could not do this without having to await orders from a foreign Power. The question about the Bosnians and other rayahs, who in secret hold the catholic faith, but have publicly professed Islamism, has been settled that they must contribute as here tofore their quota to the conscription. The Mon tenegrin emigrants have been presented to the Grand Vizier while he was here; they made nume rous complaints against the local authorities ; and his Highness assured them that those who desired to return to their country could do so, and that they would have the funds supplied to them for that pur pose." [ ADVE RTISEMENT.]—IIoIIoway's Pills and Ointment are indispensable for the security of life and health. Fever, influenza, bronchitis, sore throat, diptheria, and bilious complaints are ever present plagues to mankind, but these can certainly and permanently be put to flight by the use of these unrivalled aperient, detergent, and restorative reme dies. There are multitudes of sallow and feeble invalids now languishing in all parts of the world, under these diseases, who would soon find their healthy appearance , strength, and cheerfulness return if they judiciously used Holloway's preparations ; from which no harm can possibly result. The ointment should .he well rubbed night and morning over the affected parts, while the pills are taken with discretion. A great and happy change for the better will speedily appear. . THE DISASTER TO THE CONNA UGHT. Mr. Whittall, of New York, had fdrnished the following account of the disaster to the Con- naught: " Passing the circumstances of the voyage from Galway, which port she left at 5 o'clock p.m. on the 25th silt., until about 8 p.m. on Saturday, the 6th inst., he says f---While heading westwardly, the wind blowing a northerly gale, the ship began to roll to the larboard with a singular motion, going far clown, and keeping that way a long time, which caused some alarni. Meantime the captain was heard giving orders about steering, manning the pumps, &c. Firemen under the lea of the paddle-box were observed whispering, and there were other manifestations that something was not right. Considerable water was observed through the gratings. The engine somewhat stopped for awhile. After strenuous exertions by Capt. Leitch and the crew, the ship righted and the wheels com menced turning, when the passengers became more composed. The sea was rough, the wind was blow ing what sailors call an ordinary full gale. Most of the passengers turned in, but passed a restless night. " On Sunday, at 8 a.m., the ship began to roll again with that staggy motion similar to the even ing previous. The captain and crew could neither tack nor wear the ship. Soon after the engine stopped, and steam could not be raised in the boilers. The ship rolled frightfully to the larboard, and the pumps were manned and gangs of men commenced bailing with buckets. At 10 o'clock it was reported that the water was not gaining, but, on the contrary, that the pumps and boilers were gaining on the leak, and if the wind would stiffen we should reach Boston that night ; but these hopes were soon changed to extreme terror when the word was passed around in low tones " The ship is on fire !" accompanied by the smell of burning wood. The fire appeared between the decks. Gangs were immediately formed, with pumps and buckets, to extinguish the flames, taking the water from the sea and passing it in buckets. As the fire gained, the sailors began to slacken work, all eyes staring around the horizon in hopes to see some means or safety. Several false reports of a vessel in sight were made, hut at last we discovered a sail to the northward, and soon after another to the westward, both very low down ; but it became plain at one o'clock that both were nearing us, and the vessel steering north had three masts, and the one west only two. We soon found out that the latter was passing, while the other still neared without showing any sign that she noticed us, which kept us in extreme anxiety and doubt until she bore directly for us, evidently showing that she observed the steamer's flags of distress, which had been hoisted since midday. We then commenced to steer away and launch boats, which was a very difficult job, the ship lying almost on her side in the trough of the sea. " By this time the fire had cut off all communi cation with the saloon. The first quarter boat lowered was struck by the counter and lost, which caused hesitation about launching the others. But the worst of our fears was that, supposing the boats should ride the sea, which then showed signs of moderating, and that we could safely launch and fill them with passengers, there was no chance of remaining but a short time on board, the fire making such progress. The flames were momen tarily expected to burst out and sweep the decks, the fire gangs having given up all hopes of ex tinguishing them, but continuing to apply wet blankets, &c. The side of the ship was then so hot that when she rolled it would hiss and make steam of the sea water. "The gallant little Yankee brig sailed alongside and hove to, seeing our deplorable situation, and showing every sign of anxiety for us ; but we began to think it would be impossible to stow all our numbers on board, she looked so small, We have since ascertained that she was only 198 tons burthen. Captain Leitch made all haste to get us into the boats, which was extremely difficult, being lowered one by one with ropes (Captain Leitch stood by all the time), commencing with the women and children. But, with all the exertions that could be made, when the sun went down only about 200 had been got aboard the brig. Captain Wilson, of the brig said, This is a horrible affair to see the sun going down and so many people yet on board the wreck, settling down and burning up. I will do all in my power to save them.' Several of the boats' crews, on reaching the brig, refused to return, when Captain Wilson said, will go almost along side and take a hawser from on board, and then you will be in little or no danger. I must get every one from the wreck.' This he did, which had the effect of giving confidence, and by great exertion all were got on board the brig by 11 o'clock p.m. Captain Leitch and his first officer remained on board until almost surrounded with flames, and until every soul was saved. Captain Wilson then sent alongside to beg him to come away. The flames were shooting up the masts, throwing a strong and melancholy light over the sea. Captain Leitch reached the brig just at midnight. scarcely a parcel of baggage was saved, the trunks and even money of the cabin pas sengers being left below during the confusion and the alarm which called them on deck in the morn ing, after which communication was cut off by the water and the flames. The Connaught had £lO,OOO in gold on board, Government money, taken at St. John's, which was lost with the ship. 300 of the passengers went to New York by the Fall River route; the remainder are taken care of here by their friends." TEE STEPNEY MURDER. On Saturday morning, at ten o'clock, the body of Mrs. Emsley, who was murdered at her residence, No. 9, Grove-road, Stepney, was interred privately at the Tower Hamlets Cemetery, Bow-road. The strictest privacy was maintained through out, and only three persons were present on the occasion beyond those engaged in the proceedings. On Saturday the whole of the witnesses exa mined before Mr. Selfe, the magistrate of the Them& Police Court, Arbour square, and by Mr. John Humphreys, the coroner for East Middle sex, were in attendance at the office of the latter gentleman to receive instructions as to.the trial of the accused man (Mullins), which will probably commence on Wednesday morning next. However, 'they were directed to be in attendance on Tuesday morning at ten o'clock, at the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, to support an indictment against the prisoner for the wilful murder of Mary Emsley, under the coroner's inquisition. The trial will most probably last two days, and many applications have already been made to the officials of the court for admission. An able and experienced counsel has been engaged for the pri• saner, and three gentlemen of celebrity have been retained by Government for the prosecution. The solicitor (Mr. Rose) has been busily occupied for some time in endeavouring to trace the will of the deceased lady, but at present it has not been found. The property, therefore, will no doubt fall into the hands of the Crown authorities. The police are still in charge of the late residence of the deceased in the Grove-road. EXTRAORDINARY SCENE IN A CHURCH.—On Sunday afternoon last, the attendants at St. Nicholas Church, Guildford, were astonished by the occurrence of one of those interruptions to divine worship, which are, happily, as uncommon as they are unseemly. Whilst the curate of the parish was delivering his discourse, he made a sudden pause and exclaimed, " Shut that book 1" At first, we believe, there was no response to this strange appeal, and the preacher repeated it. Ehe gentleman to whom it was addressed then replied, "It's the Bible ;" but the ap peal was reiterated, and a f ew w ords passed between the pulpit and the pew. At length the preacher advised Mr. to shut the book immediately, upon which the gentleman took up his books and left the sacred building, accompa nied by his wife. The congregation, we need scarcely add, was thrown into a state of great excitementby this extraor dinary episode, and it has been the talk of the town during the past week. Mr. —is a gentleman of much influence and widely respected in Guilford, and the curate is highly esteemed as a preaeher.—Susseos Express. [AuvEnTisEmENT.I--Medicine always aggravates chronic diseases, but Du Barry's delicious Revalenta Arabica Food invariably cures them in a very short time. We extract a few out of many thousands of gratitude frosnipasimnvsa, andlida Cure 36,418. Rey. Dr. Minste r of cram p s, daily vomitings. Cure 26,418. Dr. Harvey of diarrhoea and debility. Cure 39,628. Dr. Wurtzer of consumption. Cure 46,270. 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"Your resources are not cloarlY established, and yet you live in a style which m uot cost a large sum yearly ; you keep a carriage, y ou. have servants, you give grand suppers and partial, Are not these entertainments got up for the sake of play, and is it not from that source that you de rive your income ?" " People only play occa sionally at my house." " They do so constantly." " Certainly not. I give balls and musical parties, and invite persons to take tea ; sometimes they play, but only occasionally." "Large sums have been played for in your house ?" "Never more than seven or eight louis at a time." " Some persons declare that they have seen 1,200 f., 1,500 f., and. 2,000 f. lost in the course of an evening at your parties ?" " I know nothing of it !" " A merchant is stated to have lost an enormous sum." " The per son referred to won more than he lost." " You levied a sum on each game ?" " Never." " You played on parole ?" " Sometimes." " And when you lost, you did not pay." " No, sir—l always paid, when I lost, the day after." " Strangers were taken to your house, and you gave them suppers ?" " There is nothing unusual in one's friends introducing strangers, and I did not care about the expense of a modest supper." "At what time did your parties terminate ?" " Generally at two or three o'clock in the morning." A commissary of police stated that, having heard that the woman kept a clandestine gaming house, he had made a descent into the place, and had found five females and three men playing at baccarat, with a sum of 404 f. on the table, which, with the furniture, he had seized ; he added that the mon were smoking—a clear indica tion of the sort of place the house was. Some per sons, male and female, the latter describing them selves as rentieres, then deposed that the woman had allowed play almost every night in her house, and for large sums too. The Tribunal condemned the accused to three months' imprisonment and 200 f. fine; it also ordered the furniture and the money which were seized to be confiscated. LOUN2'RY MARKETS. YORK- OCT. 20. --- - - - - The supply of wheat was more plentiful to-Jay, but the new qualities were inferior. The trade was final, and the currencies were at fully previous rates. Wheat, red .62s to 64s i hats.... 2BO to 305 White do .64s to 68s i B ean s 48s 1 ,0 50s Barley .3 4 s to 4 2s l Peas ....—s to -- 8 Malt, 68s to 70s per qr. ; rye. 40s per qr. ; flour, 47s to 50s per sack. LEICESTER—Oc'r. 20. The supply of wheat was more free to-day, a fair attendance, and prices is dearer. White wheat, 65s to 68s —red, 52s to 61s per 36 stone; a healthy sale for fine barley, grinding, 36s to 38s; malting, 40s to 44s per qr. ; oats, 25s to 36s per 24 stone. Beans—old, 52s to 54s new 50s to 52s per 38 stone. Fine flour, 48s I Seconds, 44a I Thirds, —a per 20 stone. CAMBRIDGE-OCT. 20. There was a tolerable supply of wheat, both old and new, and, with a quiet trade, white moved off at 60s to 64e, red, 56s to 60s per 36 stone. There was a thin show of barley again ; malting, 35s to 46. ; grinding, 30s to 38e per 30 stone. Oats at 21s to 28s for new ; old oats, 28. to —s. Beans in limited supply, and extreme rates—new, 40. to 49.; old, 508 to 56s per 38 stone; peas, 48s to 50s per 36 stone. White cloverseed, 86s to 89s; red, 46s to 508 per qr. ; tares, 14s to 15s per bushel. NORWICH—OcT. 20. To-day's market was fairly attended, and wheat met a brisk demand. Good dry samples at former quotations. Of barley the show was limited, and realised very full rates. Inferior sorts at former rates, and difficult of sale. White wheat 64s to 68s I Red wheat 54s to 65s Malting barley....4os to 43s Chevalier barley 33s to 353 Distilling do.. ....258 to 278 Oats.. 30s to 32a Flour, 46s to 46a 6d per sack from the miller. STAMFORD—OcT. 20. ------ - --- - - A tolerable show of wheat at market yesterday, for which the farmers asked high prices. The demand was good, and last week's prices ruled. Wheat sBs to 62s Oats.. 24s to 26s I White do 60s to 68s Beans 4Bs to 50s Barley ... .. 33s to 42s I Ditto, old •• • .....52s to .--.1 THE MAI LS. MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via . South- ampton) .. Oct. 19. Do. (via Marseilles) Nov. 12. Brazil and Cape Verds Nov. b. Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, &c. Oct. —. Bahamas and Havana (via New York) .. Oct. —. Canada, &c. (via Galway) .. .. Oct. 20. Cape of Good Hope, &c. Nov. 2. China, Penang, and Singapore (via S'ampton) Oct. 19. Do. (via Marseilles) Oct. 2T. Gibraltar (via Southampton) .. .. Oct. 19. India(Calcutta), Ceylon, &c. (via Southampton) Oct. 19. Do. (via Marseilles) Oct. 27. India (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. Oct. 25. Do. (via Marseilles) .. Oct. i 9. .. Oct. 21. Lisbon Cuba and Mexic9 .. Oct. Malta, Egypt, and Aden (via Southampton) .. Oct. 19. Do. (via Marseilles) .. Oct. 19. Vigo, and Oporto .. .. Oct. 21. United States, California, &c. .. Oct. 25. Western Coast of Africa, Madeira, Tenni& .. Nov. 10. West Indies and Pacific, Carthagena, Cuba, &c. Oct. 29. SPECIAL SERVICES FOR THE WORKING CLASSES. —Special services for the working classes were performed yesterday in the following theatres :—Victoria—Afternoon, Rev. P. Hood, minister of Congregational Church, Offord road Islington ; evening, Rev. Dr. Lester, minister of Nor wood. Sadler's Wells—Afternoon, Rev. J.Knapp, M.A., minister of St. John's, Portsea ; evening, Rev. H. B. Ingram, minister of Pentonville-road Congregational Church. Standard—Evening, Rev. J. Knapp, M.A., mi nister of St. John's, Port sea . Pavilion—Evening—Rev. James 'leining, minister of Kentish Town Congregational. Church. A GOLGOTHA.—The next day we crossed the great trails from Fort Garry to Turtle Mountain, and passed a large encampment ground near a running stream, which had the same general appearance as the one by the sandhills on Mouse river. The buffalo trails were very prmeroue, and crossed our p a th i n ever y di rec ti o n, converging to and diverging from the ravines, coulees, and marches, where they had soug ht wa t er . The place for miles and miles in every direction, was one huge Golgotha. The bleaching bones and skulls of buffaloes, slain in former years by the hunters, whitened the green grass on every acre, almost on every rood of ground ; and the fresher carcases of those killed during the year's hunt were scattered over the ground, and tainted the air in every direction. We could almost follow the track of the hunters in their chase, where the fight had been thickest, and hundreds covered a single acre or two ; and where some sturdier bull had kept up a longer fi na lly in an agony of thirst, had fallen an d d ie d ifinigthhte and,middle of a marsh . . The grass was of a greener green , and the flowers had a livelier hue which had been w a t ere d with their blood. The rank verdure made a striking frame for the great black-haired skulls, or the heavy arching rib bonds, now bleaching to whiteness, or p erc h ance covere d w ith shreds of flesh which the crows and hawks and foxes and wolves had not quite devoured. As the train passed en through this sickening place the crows and hawks rose from their carrion feast, and hovered in the air, shrieking and cawing, till we had passed ; and the gaunt grey wolves scared away by our app roac h , ran off over the prairie in long, lithe flexile leaps, now and then pausing in the thickest grass, and turning to watch us, licking their chops until we again came nearer, and then leaping away to hide in the long rushes of some distant marsh. At night we could hear their long, me l ancholy how li ngs, an d as if no t sa ti s fi e d with their filthy fe as t b y d ay , th e y l ur k e d a b ou t th e cam p, frightening the horses into a stampede, and not unfre quently. chewi ng up t h e i r hid e l ar i a t s w i t hi n a d ozen f ee t o f their heads. —T o Red River and Beyond. BIRTHS. ELDER. --On the 20th inst., at 31:Rutland-gate, the wife of G. Gwyn Eiger, Esq., of a daughter. GRIFFIN.—On the 17th inst., at The Lindens, Laurie.. park, Sydenham, Mrs. Charles Griffin, of a daughter. LAY.—On the 19th inst., the wife of Augustus Frederick Lay, Esq., of Frampton-park Villas, Hackney, of a daughter. PEEL.—On the 19th inst., at 161, Westbourne-terrace, the wife of Frederic Peel, Esq., of a son. MARRIAGES. COHEN—SA.LOMONS.—On the 17th inst., Lionel B. Cohen, Esq., of 10, Sussex-gardens, to Bertha, second daughter of Philip Joseph Salomons, Esq , of 18 , Upper Wim peile-street. CUNDALL— E, lNs .—On the Cundall, E sq ., of Bermond sey, inst., at N ew R adnor, Arthur, youngest son of T . sey, and Wel worth-r?ad, London, to Eli za b e th , the only daughter of the late Stephen Evans, Esq., of New Rad nor, Radnorshire OBATHS A Tu m —On the 19 th inst. , at Sevenoaks, R en t , R . E. ADAMS.—On s, Esq., eldest son of the late Captain Adams, R.N., aged 54. ANDERSON.—On the 17th inst., at Norton Vicarage, Nor folk, Colonel Henry Anderson, aged 70. BAIRD.—On the 18th inst., at Higham-hill, Essex, David Baird, Esq., of Stitchill. DOVINES.—On the 18th inst., at G ra f ton-street. the Right Hon. Lady Downes, aged 61. lIARKNEss.—On the 20th inst., the wife of James M`Nairn p li a Esq., e of No. 2, Bexley Villas, Cleaver, and 40, t-stret, aged 29. a r r l k ia n m es e s n , H ley, merc ARTLEY.— hantOn,ss. aged 6th inst., at Linc o l n , M r . J o h n H art- LOn Thuirsday, the 18th i ns t., a t hi s res id ence, Charles Lewis, Esq., aged 69. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at rhe Sun Aloe, No. 112 Strand, in the Precinot •of the Savoy, in the eounty of M i ddlesex) Monday, October 22, 1860