The Sun. — London, England, 1859-05-13 00:00:00

ENG rE WA R. Last - ST. PAN - CRAS. Withevening a meeting was held in compliance , a numerously signed requisition of the inhabi tar Ats to the vestry of St. Pancras, at the Vestry for the purpose of ascertaining the feeling of the parishioners as to the propriety of presenting a memorial to the Queen, praying her Majesty to sanction ne interference on . 'the part of this country in the war commenced oit the Continent, and to sanction the employ-met of ;the British forces for no other object except the defence of her own domi nions. The county and borough members were adver tised to attend, and there was consequently a very full meeting. Mr. ATTENBOROUG3I, the senior churchwarden, presided, and explained the object of the meeting. Letters had;been received - from the borough mem bers which Would be read. Sir B. Hall stated that tae was in z Wales, where he intended to remain - until the session, but stating himself decidedly in favour of neutrality; and Mr. E. James said that he having io recently expressed his opinions fully to the constituents of the borough, should prefer to reserve any future statement of his views until he was in his place in the House of Commons. Mr. GARVAY moved a resolution to the effect— s+ That in the absence of Parliament it is expedient that the inhabitants of this parish respectfully ap proach the throne, to express their solemn convic tion that this country ought not to be implicated in the war which has commenced on the Continent. That this meeting is deeply convinced that the British people have no sympathy with any of the belligerent powers, and do not believe that the present war is cajculated to promote either the liberty or civilisation of Europe ; and therefore that, whilst the meeting thinks that Great Britain should scrupulously abstain from intermeddling with foreign quarrels, she should be fully prepared to defend her own shores from aggression." He was for a po li c y of perfect neutrality—for w hil e these great military states of the continent were fighting they were weakening their power of ag gression against this country. Referring to the cost of war, and its effect in increasing the burdens of taxation and raising the price of the poor man's loaf, he observed that Mr. Disraeli, at Aylesbury, treated the cost of war as a very light matter, and laughed at the idea of £800,000,000 of a debt caused by unnecessary wars, calling it a flea-bite. If it was a flea-bite, it was like that described . by Thackeray— " When all the fleas of Jewry, "Got up and bit like fury. (Hear, hear, and a laugh.) He did not desire to bind any ministry, but he considered it right that whatever Government was in power, it should know what the feelings of the people really were. (Hear.) Mr. Churchwarden CAMERON seconded the re• solution. Mr. HUDSON moved an amendment to the resolu tion that this meeting is of opinion that the aggres sive policy of the Emperor of the French is inimical to the peace of Europe, and expresses a wish that the alliance with him should cease. (Loud cries of No, no. That is war. And much interruption.) He believed the alliance of this country with France had been injurious to the liberties of Europe • and even in this war in Sardinia he p roc l a i me d that he was carrying on the policy of his uncle, which was a policy of war and conquest. He went to Sar dinia ostensibly to set the Italians free, but his object was no doubt to strengthen his own power, so that he might be the better able to cope with this country ; and depend upon it Napoleon 111. would never rest until he had conquered this country, or this country had conquered him, (Oh, oh, and cheers.) If his object was really to promote the cause of liberty, could he have a better scope for the exercise of that intention than in his own country ? The aggressive policy of the Em peror of the French was already seriously injuring this country, and causing the outlay of immense sums in military preparations which otherwise would be unnecessary. The amendment was put and negatived, four hands only being held up for it, after which the original resolution was put and unanimously carried. Mr. GOODWIN proposed that a memorial be pre pared in accordance with the previous resolution, and that it be forwarded to the Earl of Derby for presentation to her Majesty. Mr. FARRAR seconded the resolution. The resolution was unanimously agreed to, and the memorial was read and adopted. The Rev. Mr. AINSTIE moved that the church wardens and Messrs. Gervay, Goodwin, and Farrar be appointed a deputation to wait upon the Earl of Derby with the memorial. Mr. T. L. BAKER seconded the motion, which passed. A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the business. WOOLWICH. Last evening a numerously attended public meeting of the inhabitants of Woolwich, Plumstead, and Charlton, was held at the Town Hall, Wool. wich, to take into consideration the position of England with respect to the present continental crisis. The chair was occupied by Mr. J. R. Jolly, churchwarden of Woolwich ; and on the platform —in addition to various ministers and other in fluential residents—were Alderman Salomons and Mr. Angerstein, the members for the borough of Greenwich, who were loudly cheered. The CHAIRMAN having briefly alluded to the objects of the meeting, Mr. WHALE moved the first resolution expres sive of the opinion of the meeting, that with regard to the present waz between France and Sardinia on the one side, and 'Austria on the other, this country ought Te ; predarve strictly the policy of non-intervention._ . , . Mr. RUEG eCii4deflet.l4e motion. Mr. ANGERSTI4IIit M.lkt, said, so far as England was concerned the yvisept policy in his opinion was that of an ant ed. neutrality. (Cheers.) He was therefore, glad to find that the present government was actively engaged in providing efficient national defence, and that our dockyards had been placed in a complete condition for any emergency. With regard to the present struggle he could not believe that the despot who had himself placed his heel upon that liberty he was sworn to protect in his (rim country was really anxious to protect liberty in ,Italy, or that hatred to the despotism of Austria was the motive by which he was actuated. He hoped that the war might not extend beyond its present confines, but. it was his opinion that this count'. y must be fully prepared to become, if neces sary, tile arbiter of Europe. In the papers of that day it - was stated that Austria had proposed to Russia riot to interfere with the Danubian pro vinces on condition that Russia should not interfere with the T.sresent contest. Whether this rumour was well founded or not the apparent understand ing between France and Russia must certainly be regarded with suspicion. He was happy to have the opportunity of ascertaining the views of his constituents up on a question which must engage the serious attention of Parliament. The Rev. H. CRASWELLER moved a resolution for the adoption of a memorial to the Queen in favour of non-intervention. The Rev. J. CAELILE seconded the resolution, which was adopted. Alderman SALomONs , observed the ques tion was one of policy, upon which an opinion could scarcely be given off-hand ; but himself and his colleague would have the advantage of hearing the sentiments of their constituents before they entered the House of Commons. At present he was an advo cate of neutrality ; but he would strongly support the Government in being - prepared for every even tuality. The balance of power was almost an ideal expression, and statesmen could scarcely tell what it meant ; but care must be taken that the French 1 Emperor did not follow in the steps of his uncle, if it was really his intention to make the attempt. The question must engage the early consideration of Parliament, and he hoped that the war would not extend beyond its present proportions. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings. NEWCASTLE. On Monday, at noon, a public meeting of the in habitants of Newcastle-on-Tyne was held, in the Guildhall, the Mayor (Mr. Laycock) in the chair, to take into consideration the impending war in Europe, and to express the feeling of the in'habitants thereupon. _ _ The MAYOR, in opening the proceedings, heartily sympathised with the objects of the meeting — namely, a neutrality in the affairs of Europe at the present conjuncture. The SHERIFF (Dr. Robinson) proposed the first resolution. He fully concurred in the objects sought by the memorialists who had requested the Mayor to call the meeting, and he thought it was perfectly consistent and proper that towns should express an opinion in criss such as the present. He regretted that we did not interfere with firmness in the affairs of Italy in 1848, and send a note, in the spirit of Cromwell, protesting against the interference of the great powers with the affairs of that comatry. The present movement was for dynastic purposes. In Chest Auria and 14 rtrice the Emperors were everything, people nothinF. The Emperors had commenced those wars for their own ambitious designs, and the people of this county y could. have no -sympathy with them, though in the course of events good re sults might arise to Italy, Fr ance, and Germany, through Providence. The resolutio n he proposed That this meeting, though deeply synapa- I Li tle with, Italy in her oppressions a n d sorrows, mud 'With coniidence or with hope the armed agencies which have been put in operation professedly for its deliverance." Sir J. FIFE seconded the motion. The resolution was carried unanimous]. c-. Dr. GREENHOW proposed the next re lution : " That, in the opinion of this meeting a policy of non-intervention in the struggle beween Austria and France is most consist en t w ith h e di gn it y o f Great Britain, the interests of civili tion, the pro gress of constitutional liberty, and most conducive to the safety and welfare of our country." Mr. LOCKEY HARLE seconded the motion ; and, in doing so, said he thought we should not leave the destinies of the country in the hands of a Tory Government at this moment without expressing an opinion on the crisis in the affairs of Europe. He said this country should be ready to fight, but should not fight un til th e p rovoc ation was given. Let us have the Horse Guards thoroughly cleansed, and the executive formed upon a broad and popular basis. Let vigour be given to the executive. Mr. HEADLA3I, M.P.. supported the motion. He advocated non-intervention. He said the mainte nance of peace or the declaration of war depended on the expressions of opinion of the people of this country, hence the importance of such meetings as the one he was addressing. Whatever p ar t y m i g h t be in power, the maintenance of peace or the com mencement of war would depend upon the general opinion of the country. (Hear, bear.) There was no class of statesmen pow er f u l enoug h , even if t h ey were desirous, to commence a war against the feel ings of this country; a n d no c l ass cou ld ma i nta i n peace if the people thought that the honour of the country had been violated, or that her material in terests were likely t o su ff er . H e s h ou ld en d eavour , in the House of Commons, to give expression to those thoughts and sentiments which he believed were prevalent throughout the community. Mr. BAIN moved, and Mr. CROWTHER seconded, the following amendment :—" That in the opinion of this meeting the Queen of England is justified in making every preparation for war, in consequence of the declaration of Louis Napoleon, wherein he states his intention of carrying out the policy of his uncle, Napoleon 1., which m e an s th e subjugation of Europe, and a descent upon England. Neverthe less, her Majesty should not under present circum stances take part in the struggle now pending on the continent until it is made manifest to her, by the policy and conduct of the respective combatants, that Italy is likely to be sacrificed. Then it will be the duty of her Majesty to interfere and prevent that great country from falling a victim to royal and imperial rapacity ; and we, the inhabitants of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, will, under these circum stances, give to her Majesty our most cordial and patriotic support." When the amendment was put to the meeting only three hands were held up in its favour, and the resolution was carried by an immense majority. The meeting then separated. THE NAVY. The reports of our Malta correspondent reach down to the 6th of May, on which day the only ships in port were the Marlborough screw liner, bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Fanshawe, the Commander-in-Chief; the Hibernia receiving ship, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Codrington, super intendent of Malta dockyard ; the Princess Royal screw liner, the Medina surveying steamer, the Boxer, the Lapwing, and the Vigilant steam gun boats, and the Hearty steam-tug. The Terrible steam-frigate arrived at Malta, from Corfu, on the 3d of May, and left on the following day for Civita Vecchia, to receive on board his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. The Princess Royal will probably repair to Alexandria, and is to bring troops expected from India, via Suez, to reinforce the garrison at Malta, where the attention of the authorities has for some time past been engaged, with the state of the island defences. A commis sion, composed of a Colonel of Artillery and a Colonel of Engineers, lately arrived from England, is at present employed inspecting the works, for the purpose of adding considerably to their strength by increasing the number of guns and substituting for old guns ordnance of more modern construction. Since affairs have assumed so threatening an aspect on the Continent the 2d battalions of the 14th, 22d, and 18th Regiments, and a strong force of Artillery and Engineers, are under orders, it is said, for Malta. The Malta Fencibles are about being sent to Gozo. The submarine telegraph between Corfu and Malta was kept working from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, the Ist of May, in receiving and trans mitting messages between Sir Henry Stork, the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, and Vice-Admiral Fansha.we, the Naval Commander-in- Chief in the Mediterranean. The Austrian Lloyd's Company is about sending a number of its fine steamers to Malta, for shelter and protection under the guns of that fortress, since it is feared that at Trieste they may • be exposed to the danger of a bombardment by the French. The Imperatore has already reached Malta harbour. The Etna, screw transport (with troops on board for Malta, as enumerated in The Sun of yesterday) was detained yesterday at Spithead, owing to re presentations made by the surgeon in charge of the troops on board, the result of which was that the detachment of the 4th-battalion Rifle Brigade were disembarked from the vessel at Spithead, and con veyed into harbour by government steam-tug. The Etna finally sailed for Malta at 5 p.m.. A soldier belonging to the 22d Regiment unfortunately fell overboard while the vessel was lying alongside the dockyard, and was drowned. The screw corvette Cadmus, 21, has been com missioned at Chatham by Capt. H. S. Hillyar, C.B. It is expected she will be attached to the Channel squadron. Commander Campbell, appointed to the command of her Majesty's despatch vessel Banshee, at Wool wich, yesterday took charge of that vessel for ser vice in the Mediterranean fleet. The paddlewheel steamer Firefly was yesterday undocked at Woolwich, and was hauled into basin to receive her engines and machinery, and was re placed in dock by the Messenger for repairs. The steam storeship Rhadamanthus, Master- Commander Sturdee, yesterday left Woolwich for Sheerness to take in boilers and machinery for the 70 screw steamship Sanspareil, at De ronport. The 91 gun steamship Anson, begun three month s since under the shed f rom which the Edgar was launched at Woolwich, is advancing with rapidity. The first piece of her keel was laid on. the blocks to commence her construction no longer back than the 15th of February of the present year, and dur ing that short period two-thirds of the ship have been thoroughly completed, the remaining portion being the interior fittings alone. A similar proof of the expedition obtained in building a line-of-battle ship of those dimensions in cases of emergency is probably not on record. The lee steamvessel, Master-Commander Pullen, arrived yesterday at Portsmouth from Woolwich with machinery, &c. The Avon, paddlewheel steamer, sailed from Portsmouth yesterday morning for the westward. The Agamemnon, 91, screw steamship, being fitted out in the steam basin at Portsmouth, hts upwards of 150 hands employed on board for stow ing her tanks, cables, &c., orders having been re ceived from the Admiralty to complete her outfit as a first-class advanced ship with all possible speed. The Neptune, 91, screw steamship, being fitted out in the steam basin in Portsmouth yard, got up steam yesterday to try her machinery, &c. Every part worked beautifully and gave perfect satisfac tion as far as the trial went. Her engines are of 500-horse power (nominal), by Messrs. Ravenhill, Salkeld, and C o . The Hero, 91, screw steamship, Capt. George H. Seymour, C. 8., arrived at Spithead from the eastward at 7 p.m. on -Wednesday. The paddlewheel steam frigate Virago, Com mander Dunn was appointed to leave Plymouth yes • terday, with the Royal George's men, for Sheerness. The gunboat Biter, tender to the Blenheim was towed from Plymouth Sound on Wednesday,, into Hamoaze, to have defects repaired. The screw steamship Royal George, 102, steamed on Wednesday from Plymouth Sound into Hamoaze, for the purpose of being docked, and advanced to the first class steam reserve. The screw steamship Aboukir, 90, was placed in dock in Devonport, on Wednesday, to be examined. The screw steam frigate Mersey, 40, Capt. Henry Caldwell, C. 8., arrived in Portsmouth Roads on Wednesday evening last. The other ships in har bour are the Algiers, Liffey, James Watt, Terma gant, and Blenheim. The paddlewheel steam vessel Volcano, 3, Capt. J. M. Hockley, which arrived in Plymouth Sound yesterday (Thursday) morning, left Hongkong January 3 ; Cape of Good Hope, March 9 ; St. Helena, March 22 ; Ascension, March 31 ; Sierra Leone, April 13 ; and Madeira, May 2. She has brought home Chief Engineers J. IV. German, J. Coade, and George Kent, on promotion. The Vol cano was commissioned at Portsmouth onthelith of March 18,57, and has been constantly employed on active service in the Canton river. Signalled May 9, in the entrance to the Channel, an English screw steamer, showing third distinguishing pen dant 2,789, standing to the southward. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty : Captains—Henry Chads to the London, commissioned ; Thomas Hope to the Agamemnon, commissioned; Arthur Cumming to the Emerald, commissioned. Masters—W. G. Aldrich to the Vesuvius ; John Jarvis (additional) ; A. M. P. Mackey (additional) ; T. J.Whillier (additional) ; It. T. Saunders (additional) ; George Wright (additional), to the Bawd, There will be a grand review of the whole of the troops at Aldershot before her Majesty on Monday next. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the General Commanding-in-Chief, and a large number of officers on the Staff are expected to be present. On account of the serious extent to which the crime of desertion in her Majesty's service has now arrived a new warrant, dated the 25th of April, has been issued by the General Commanding-in-Chief, and is ordered to be laid before general and garri son courts-martial, authorising the punishment of the lash in such cases. By the articles of the new warrant the extreme sentence of corporal punish - - ment is to be carried into effect on conviction of offences of that description, according to the discre tion of the court and the approval of his Royal Highness. In pursuance of the new code, therefore, six delinquents, convicted at the garrison court martial at Woolwich last week of robbery and de sertion, were sentenced to the punishment of 50 lashes each, together with various terms of impri sonment. Five of the prisoners (four of wham were drivers in the Royal Artillery batteries) underwent their corporal punishment on Monday, in the presence of the whole available force in gar rison. One, a driver in the Military Train, was punished in the presence of his own corps at the encampment on Woolwich common. The sixth, an inveterate offender, who has been 23 years in the Royal Artillery, and has been disrated •from the grade of a non-commissioned officer, was convicted of stealing a watch, and had basely laid the accu sation on a couple of his comrades. He was pro nounced to be in an infirm state of health, and was consequently ordered to the hospital, the punish ment to be deferred. Orders were yesterday received at the head quarters of the Royal Engineer establishment, Chatham, for the 32d company of Royal Engineers, under the command of Capt. W. J. Stuart, to pro ceed this morning to Alderney, where they arelo be employed in repairing the defences of that island. The 29th company . of Royal Engineers is also under orders to embark on board the screw steamship Melbourne, for Corfu ; and a detach ment of Royal Engineers to proceed in the same steam-ship . to Gibraltar, for the purpose of filling up vacancies. Yesterday afternoon the officers and men belong ing to the cavalry depot at Maidstone assembled on the parade ground in the barrack square, for the purpose of witnessing the presentation o, silver medal, with a gratuity of £l5, which had been awarded by the Commander-in •Chief to Sergeant A. Cairns, 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabineers), for long service and meritorious conduct. Col. Balders handed Sergeant Cairns the silver medal ; the gra tuity of Xl5 will be given him on his leaving the army. Sergeant. Cairns has been 26 years in the service, 19 of which he has been a non-commissioned officer, during the whole of which period he has borne a most exemplary character. He served seve ral years in India during the recent rebellion, and is entitled to the Indian medal. The Sir - William Peel, hired screw transport, re ported to leave Deptford for Portsmouth this day, will, on arrival at the latter port, embark for Gib raltar 1 officer and 40 men of the Royal Artillery; for Corfu, the 2d battalion 4th Foot, from Alder shot-27 officers, 604 men, 3 officers' wives, 6 chil dren, 4 servants, 30 soldiers' wives, 35 children, and 3 horses; 2d battalion 2d Foot, from Walmer —3 officers. The Durham Artillery Militia, which are up at Bishop's Auckland for permanent service, expect to leave for Portsmouth or the Isle of Wight next Tuesday. WAR PREPARATIONS AT WOOLWICH ARSENAL. If warlike preparations affect home trades there ought certainly to be a decent average of cotton mills and ironworks at a standstill to compensate for the immensely increased activity which is being displayed in our arsenals and dockyards. At Wool wich, the great manufacturing centre for destruc tive weapons and warlike material of all kinds, works in every department have been suddenly urged forward, and with the exception that the men are not yet engaged day and night—a conti nuance of labour which would add very little to the amount of production—the same activity is observable as during the very height of the Crimean war. These preparations, it is true, are regarded at Woolwich—and perhaps rightly so—as being more in the nature of increased efforts for the main tenance of peace than intended for carrying out a war. But be the object what it may, the means to the end are the same in both cases, and the public, we are sure, will be glad to learn that such dili gence is now being used that every day materially strengthens the defensive position of this country, and that in the course of two or three months more England will be in a condition to be perfectly in different, as far as preparations are concerned, to either peace or war. Woolwich Arsenal is the greatest depot and manufactory of warlike stores not only in this country, but of its kind in the world, and the activity that is visible here is a fair sample of what is going forward at all the naval and military- stations throughout the kingdom. The new gnu factory at Woolwich is not at present contributing its quota to the general din of pre paration. For the last two or three weeks work has been suspended, in order that additional furnaces might be erected. In the original design for this foundry it was intended to erect five pairs of fur naces, but from a sudden fit of timidity or economy it was at last resolved only to begin with two pairs or four furnaces in all. only this small num ber during the past year, 197 32 and 68-pounders have been cast, at an average cost in round numbers of about £5O per gun. About a fortnight or three weeks ago, sudden orders came down to construct two additional fur naces, which have accordingly been erected, and working easily with these the foundry can now turn out 10 68-pounders a-week ; but in case of emer gency, and working over time, this number can at any moment be doubled. During the last financial year the Government ordered of private contractors, 1,335 pieces of ord nance, weighing in the aggregate 4,800 tons, and nearly all of wh ic h were f rom th e well known Low Moor and Gospel Oak Ironworks. Of these guns, 312 were long 68-pounders, 460 10-inch guns for hollow shot, 300 long 32-pounders, 19 10-inch howitzers, 44 8-inch ditto, 200 guns 10. inch and 119 10-inch field howitzers. The contract prices of these varied from £l9 to £2l per ton. This year tenders have been sent out for about 1,000 iron guns of the different calibres we have mentioned above, but contractors for quite treble that number can easily be found if wanted, and, with the aid of the new gun factory in full work, between 4,000 and 5,000 of the best and largest ordnance used in the service could be made with the greatest ease in each year. But even without these enormous resources, England is amply provided, even at the present moment, with guns enough to carry on a European war for years to come. There are now in store at Woolwich nearly 12,000 pieces of iron ordnance, and deducting from this number old guns and 24- pounders, which are now no longer issued either to ships or forts, there are still available for service at any moment upwards of 7,000 cannon, all of the best modern make and heaviest calibre. In this number, of course, no account is taken of the store guns at the great dockyards, at each of which there are kept from 1,000 to 1,500 heavy cannon of the very newest description. The resources of Woolwich Arsenal are now equal to bringing forward, fitting and issuing these reserve guns for active service at the rate of 200 per week, and on an emergency this number could be increased to nearly 500. At present the orders are to get ready and send off for service 100 of these heavy ordnance weekly, and they are accordingly being mounted and shipped off to Malta, Corfu, Gibraltar, and other ports in the Mediterranean with the utmost rapi dity. Ordnance of the heaviest description is also being shipped for the Canadian forts, and se:it round in lighters to replace the light guns of the martello towers and coast defences, especially on the eastern shores of this island. The guns of all the forts and lines at Chatham and Sheerness which are of old construction and light calibre are also being changed as quickly as possible for ordnance of the newest and heaviest kinds. The same is being done with the works at Tilbury Fort, where several additional 68-pounders will also be mounted. The latter armament may be regarded as an in stance of excessive precaution on the part of the awuotihtobridteiefesn, ending when as there will be very littl e w s o fa r d u k p n o t o l i k e T r r,hen an e nem y' s fleet can come yandttohae mudfleet bankthat in could" u d t o es it . We should be very glad indeed to see a little of this jealous fear manifested on behalf of the works at Portsmouth and Plymouth. In the former especially, the greater part of the guns are of the oldest kind, and many batteries are armed with nothing better than short 18's and 24-pounders of the year 1800. At Plymouth it is not so bad, though, even there, heavier ordnance is wanted, and, above all, more of it. Linder the old contract system all the shot and shell used in our wars were made by private firms at an average price of about £l3 per ton. During the Crimean war the enormous expenditure for material of this kind alone at last directed atten tion to the subject, and a foundry was erected at the Arsenal for the special manufacture of shot and shell. The success which attended this plan led to its gradual extension, till now, all the shot and shell we are ever likely to use in wars of the greatest magnitude could be supplied with ease by the every day 'working of the Arsenal foundry, and THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 13, 1859. this, too, at a saving to the nation of no less than £6 per ton. Just now this department is unusually ac tive, and is turning out shot and shell at the rate of 26,000 rounds per week. Working overtime and during the night the weekly total can be raised to nearly 40,000 rounds. That this quantity is ample with the many hundred thousand rounds already in store to meet all emergencies can easily be seen by contrasting the weekly rate of production at Wool wich with the rate of consumption during the siege of Sebastopol, as shown by official returns, made to the Board of Ordnance as follows:—in the first bombardment commencing October 17, 1854, there were 72 siege guns employed, which fired in all 21,881 rounds ; in the bombardment commencing April 9, 1855, there were 123 guns, and 30,633 rounds ; in that commencing on the 6th of June, 155 guns and mortars fired 32,883 rounds ; in that commencing on the 17th of June, 166 guns used 22,684 rounds. The attack of August 17 was by 196 guns, and 26,270 rounds were fired ; and in the final bombardment of September 8, 207 guns and mortars consumed 28,476 rounds of shot and shell. These numbers, with 88,646 rounds fired casually or to repel night attacks, and 405 rounds of carcases and " light balls," give a total of 251,872 rounds of shot and shell fired by the English during the whole siege, from first to last. This, in the whole course of operations, gives an average weekly consumption of 6,000 rounds of shot and shell, or less than one-sixth of the amount which could be supplied weekly by Woolwich Arsenal alone. In a naval war, however, the ex penditure of iron ammunition would average nearly double the amount required for the siege of the Euxine's great mistress. Thus in the combined attack by the fleets on the sea forts during the land bombardment of the 17th of October the Agamem non in the course of four hours or so fired away upwards of 3,000 rounds of shot and shell, and the Rodney, Sanspareil, and Bellerophon expended nearly the same enormous quantity. Close by the new gun factory at Woolwich a newer one still is about to'be erected for the manu facture of Sir William Armstrong's breech-loaders. The intended edifice will not be a very large build ing, as the large range of foundries erected at a cost of some £250,000 sterling for the manufacture of the worthless Lancaster guns and shot are now to be given over, with a ll th e i r p l an t, t o assistin making Armstrong's artillery. The Lancaster fac tory machinery, containing 13 large furnaces and nine steam hammers, will now at last be put to some good use, and before this time twelve months Woolwich ought to be able to turn, out at the very least, 300 of these splendid guns per annum. We, of course, could not think of saying that the mili tary authorities of this country ever seem ridiculous, but if there is one occasion more than another when they go very near to assuming that undignified ap pearance, it is when they make a great parade of pos sessing a secret invention which is never to be di vulged. Thus it has been with the Armstrong cannon, which has b een wa tched, hidden, and guarded, as if every lounging civilian who cast his eye on it was certai n a t once no t o nly to divine the whole process of its most intricate manufacture, but instantly therefrom to be able himself to make any number offhand for f ore i gn p o t en tates. With Arm strong's gun there is literally no secret worth pre. serving at all, save th a t one w hi c h can neither be sold nor divulged --our manufacturing superiority. If an Armstrong's gua was presented to each arse nal in Europe, their engineers might and would undoubtedly try to ma k e th em , but their efforts would only result in long delay, immense expendi ture, and in their sending over to have them made here after all. It is a popular, but, nevertheless, a very great error to suppose that the weapons which are made here, if seen, can at once be made to any extent in the arsenals of France, Russia, Austria, or Prussia. As a proof of this we have only to look at the Minie rifle, which, long as its paramount advantages have be en k nown , is , nevertheles s use d entirely by no army in the world but our own. Our readers may be surprised, but it is still strictly true, that the armies of France, Russia, Prussia, and Austria, with the exception of about 5 per cent. of their entire numbers, who are armed as sharp shooters, have no better weapon than the discarded Brown Bess. Nine-tenths of the small proportion of rifles to be found in the Austrian, Russian, and Prussian armies are made at Liege, where they can be manufactured at the rate of about 500 a week. The French make their own, but very slowly, and a heavier or more awkward weapon to use than their Chasseurs possess, it would be hard to devise as a fire arm, though in range and accuracy it is nearly equal to the Minie. These facts at least show that there is no fear either of the eagerness of foreign Powers to secure improvements for their armies, or of their capacity of adopting them even when their value is well and widely known. The Emperor of the French made a great mystery of his rifled field pieces, yet, great as are his means for securing secrecy, our Government have information of every gun he has made. We believe we are right in stating that not 100 have yet been constructed, and these are only very light guns rifled in four grooves, and made to fire cylindrical shot cased with lead to fit the rifling. This is certainly an improvement on the ordinary field piece, but as inferior to Arm strong's gun as a pocket-pistol is to the Enfield rifle. But, to return to the Armstrong weapon. The principle on which it is made and its mode of manufacture are well known in the neighbourhood of Sir William's works at Newcastle, and, if we are not much mistaken, good working drawings of the invention are already at Paris and St. Petersburg, although they might as well be here for all the practical use that is likely to be made of them just now in those countries. 200 guns are to be made this year by Sir William Armstrong—all of them 9, 12, and 18 pounder field guns, a number quit* sufficient to supply all our field artillery batteries. Before long, however, we hope to see guns of 50 cwt. which will throw a 901 b. or 1001 b. ball a distance of five miles. Each gun is made in about three feet lengths, and on much the same principle as the twisted gun barrels. _ Thin bars of the best wrought iron, about two inches broad, are heated to a white heat, and in this state twisted and welded together in spiral rolls round a steel bar or core, smaller in diameter than the bore of the gun. Over this, when cold, a no th er t w i st o f t h e same kind is made with the spiral running in a contrary direction, and so, until three or four layers have been put on, according to the calibre of the gun and the thickness required. The whole is then reheated and welded together for the last time under the steam hammer. The edges of the three feet lengths are next planed down so as to admit their joining and lapping over, and over these edges are forced on thick wrought iron ring., which, being welded down at a white heat, of course contract so ai to make the joint almost stronger than if made in one piece. In the breech an opening is cut down into the chamber ; but the breech itself is separate from the gun, and is worked backwards by a powerful screw. When the gun is to be loaded, the breech is worked back and a wedge-shaped piece, fitting into the opening of the gun, lifted out, but not to admit the introduction of the charge, which is pushed forward with a ramrod at the back, work ing through the large screw in which the breech turns into the chamber, where the rifling begins. The wedge is then replaced, the breech screwed close by a single turn of a lever handle, and the gun fired. The operation of loading and firing can be performed, we believe, three times in one minute. Apart from the simple but effective mechanism of the breech, the great merit of this gun consists in the manner in which it is formed in spirals of metal bands, which give it such an enormous in crease of strength that one half the thickness of iron can be dispensed with. Thus, an ordinary long 32-pounder weighs 57 cwt., and requires 101 b. of powder to throw a ball to its utmost effective range, 3,000 yards. Sir W. Armstrong's 32-poun der only weighs 26 cwt., and a charge of 51b. of powder throws its shot E5l miles, or nearly 10,000 yards. In a 32-pounder of this latter kind there are no less than 44 rifle grooves, having one pitch in 10 feet, or making one complete twist round the inside, in a gun of that length. A greater pitch would no doubt give greater impetus to the shot, but the risk of " stripping" the lead was so great that it could not be attempted. The shot used are iron and cylindrical, and at first were completely coated over with lead ; but this plan has just been altered, and the shot have now only two rings of lead I inch thick, and 11 inches broad, one at the shoulder and one at the base of the cone. Both these rings are dovetailed, so to speak, into the iron shot, so as to leave about one-tenth of an inch to fit the rifling. Thus, when the cartridge is ignited the ball is forced forward from the chamber into the narrow bore, which it fills so closely, being actually too large for it, that there is no windage whatever, and ever portion of the explosive force is applied to projecting the ball. The gun on which the Government experimented for months at Shoe buryness before adopting it was actually fired 3,500 times, and yet is now as serviceable as the day it left the foundry.. So perfect is the weapon as to accuracy that it is said that at 4,000 yards a target 10 feet square could be hit 90 times out of 100 by a good artilleryman. So much 'for the artillery preparations at the Arsenal. With regard to s ma ll arms everyt hi ng is in an "equal state of readiness. There are between 80,000,000 and 90,000,000 rounds of IVlinie ammu nition in store, and the Minie bullet machines are turning out the conical balls at the rate of 2,000,000 rounds per week, a number which can always be increased to 3,000,000 by keeping the machines going during the night as well as day. Of percus sion caps we should be afraid to say how many mil lions there are ready, or how many hundred thou sands could be manufactured per; day if necessary. On the whole, even from this brief summary of the Preparations at Woolwich, our readers will be able to see that they are on a somewhat extensive scale, and, if only intended for defensive purposes, are of a nature well calculated to make even the most timid sleep securely. But, whether meant for de fensive or offensive operations, it is rather a comfort as well as a novelty to know that this time we are well prepared for whatever eventualities may arise, and that if unfortunately England be compelled to take part in the war it will be with such power and resources at command as will astound the world. The Crimea has been a severe and bitter lesson ; but costly as its experience has proved, it has been invaluable of its kind. LAW INTELLIGENCE—May 12. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings in Banco, before Lord Campbell, and Justices Erle, Crompton, and Hill.) GERARD V. ROSS. Mr. Hawkins and Mr. Kempley showed cause against a rule obtained last term, calling upon the plaintiff to show cause why a writ of outlawry issued against the defendant should not be set aside on the payment of costs. In November, 1857, the plaintiff obtained a judgment against the defendant, Captain Ross, of the 42d Highlanders, now on half pay, for £1,070, and proceeded to outlawry in Michaelmas term, 1858. On the 22d of November last a seques tration under the Scotch bankruptcy laws was issued against the defendant, but he had not yet received his certificate and was residing in the sanctuary at Holyrood-palace. The defendant was desirous to dispose of his commission in the army for the benefit of his creditors, but the Commander-in-Chief de clined to allow him to do so until the writ of out lawry was reversed. Mi. Lush and Mt. Honeyman having been heard in support of the rule, The Court made the rule absolute, on the under standing that the amount obtained by the sale of the commission should b@ paid to the creditors. IN RE MARY ANN M'DONNELL-HABEAS CORPUS. Mr. Evans moved for a writ of habeas corpus, calling upon Mrs. M'Carthy, a Roman Catholic schoolmistress, York-street, Westminster, to bring up the body . of Mary Ann M'Donnell, aged twelve years, daughter of a porter in the Lord Chamber lain's office, with a view to her being restored to the custody of her father. The child had been placed at the school of the Rev. Mr. Martin, in the Westmin ster-road, and the Rev. Joseph William Roberts, a Roman Catholic priest, asked the father to remove her from there and place her at the Roman Catholic school in Westminster. He refused to do so, and the child was subse pently removed from the school without his authority. He discovered that she was in the Catholic school, and he applied to Mrs. Martin to give her up to him, but she declined. He then asked the Rev. Mr. Roberts to obtain the liberation of the child; but though at first the rev, gentleman ex pressed his willingness to assist him, he afterwards said he knew nothing about her, and that if he did he should not tell him. On the 12th of April last the father received a long letter purporting to be written by his daughter, in which she said, " I am very comfortable. lam brought up in the Roman Catholic religion, and I wish to be so, because I like it, and it was the religion of my mother." The court granted a writ, to be returnable at Judges' chambers to-morrow or the next day, this being the last day of Easter Term. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Sittings in Banco, before Justices Willes and Byles. HARRIS V. DIXON AND ANOTHER.-TATAL ACCIDENT. The plaintiff in this case was the widow of a man who had been run over and killed by a waggon belonging to the defendants, and she sued to re cover damages for his loss. At the trial before Mr. Justice Williams the verdict was for the plaintiff for £lOO. Mr. Pearce, however, yesterday applied for a new trial, contending that the verdict was against the evidence. Mr. Justice Willes now said that the court had consulted Mr. Justice Williams, and, so far from being dissatisfied with the verdict, he thought that the finding was right. There would, therefore, be no rule. Rule refused. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Sittings in Banco, before the Lord Chief Baron, and Barons Martin, Bramwell, and Watson.) IN RE WILLIAM CORBETT.-INSOLVENCY. In this case a rule had been obtained, calling on the judge of the county of Gloucestershire, held at Newnham, to show cause why he should not allow the petition of William Corbett, an insolvent, to be taken off the file, why he should not dismiss the petition, or why he should not name a day for the final hearing. Mr. Powell now showed cause against the rule, contending that there was no force in the objection taken by Mr. H. James, who had obtained the rule, that it did not appear on the face of the petition when it had been presented, and th a t it being thus not within the form of the statute 7 and 8 Viet., the learned judge had no jurisdiction. Mr. H. James, in support of the rule, argued that the petition should bear the date of presentation on the face of it, and that the insolvent had a perfect right to take it off the file. Mr. Baron Martin—l do not think so, for then the assignee would be deprived of his rights. Mr. James then urged that the learned judge had no power to adourn the petition sine die. The Court were of opinion that the ruling of the learned judge was right, and discharged the rule. WRIGHT V. MILLS.-A CURIOUS POINT. In this case a rule had been obtained calling on the plaintiff to show cause why an order of Mr. Justice Williams should not be set aside under the following circumstances :—An action had been brought against the defendant Thos. Mills, on a bill of exchange. Judgment was signed at 11 o'clock on the 28th of May, and the defendant died at half past 9 the same morning. Execution was moved the day after the defendant's death, and his goods were seized. The question raised by the rule was whether the judgment could stand, it having been signed sub sequently to the death of the defendant in the action. Mr. Lush now showed cause against the rule, contending that the judgment was void, an d th e ruling of Mr. J us ti ce Williams correct. Mr. Malcolm having been heard contra, The Lord Chief Baron was of opinion that the signing judgment was a judicial proceeding, and as such must be considered as occurring at the earliest period of the day, so that the death of the party could not invalidate it. The rule must, therefore, be made absolute on the ground that it was signed on the day in question. The other learned judges concurred, and the rule was made absolute. INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Murphy.) IN RE EDMUND O'ROURKE, KNOWN AS , EDMUND FALCONER..-THE LYCEUM THEATRE. This insolvent, late of the Lyceum Theatre, who had been in partnerseip with Mr. Chatterton, applied under the Protection Act. Mr. Sargood supported the application. A carpenter named Core raised a question for himself and other persons who had been employed at the theatre, whether Mr. Falconer was liable to them. They were not inserted in the schedule as creditors. Mr. Sargood said Mr. Falconer was manager with Mr. Chatterton of the Lyceum Theatre, and the latter was before the learned commissioner a short time ago and discharged. The speculation had been most unfortunate, and a great loss had been sustained. Amongst the persons employed was Mr. Bail, a master carpenter, who was paid some £2O a week, and Mr. Falconer was not liable to the men employed. As Mr. Bail was not in court he could attend on the second hearing. Core said the learned counsel did not understand the management of a theatre. Instead of £2O a week Mr. Bail was to have his salary, and Mr. Falconer was to pay the other carpenters. It was similar to a foreman at Messrs. Cubitt's. The men were engaged, but the person on whose behalf they were engaged was to pay them. Mr. Commissioner Murphy said as there must be a second hearing, the best course would be for Mr. Bail to attend, and he would then go into the ques tion as to the alleged liability. The second hearing was appointed, and the pro tection enlarged. POLICE INTELLIGENCE-April 12. MANSION HOUSE. —John Edwards, aged 18, was charged with having stolen a handkerchief and five shillings from Mrs. Denton, on board a steamer. The complainant-4 was on board a steamer, and I felt an uncomf or t a bl e pressure a t my pocket. Immediately afterwards I saw the prisoner, when I gave him to understand that he had been robbing me, throw my handkerchief, which contained five shillings, into the river. He was taken into custody. Upon his person were found two pencil cases, one of which was gold. The prisoner—The gold pencilcase was given to me by my poor fattier when he was dying. (Laughter.) The prisoner was recognised as a common thief. He denied that he had ever committed a robbery or been charged with any offence, but upon being questioned by the alderman he said—l wish your lordship to treat the case in a summary Way. Settle it yourself. (Laughter.) Alderman Salomons—Then I sentence you to im prisonment for three months with hard labour. Toha Thwgites, aged 18 years, was char ged before Mr. Edwin, the chief clerk, told him if he could substantiate his statement his wife had lost all claim on him. Applicant asked whether he could not have a divorce Mr. Edwin informed him that he could, but it would cost him money. He supposed he intended to go to sea again ? Applicant said that he did, but his wife had all his property, and he wanted to get that. He under stood that she was married to the man she lived with. Mr. Edwin asked him how he knew that ? He replied that the mother had shown him a copy of the certificate of the marriage at Newington Church. Mr. Edwin told him if such was the fact she could be given into custody for bigamy. Inspector Reed, M division, undertook to investi gate the circumstances and assist the applicant in his difficulties. LAMBETH.--Yesterday, Elizabeth Lampard, a young woman who seemed to be suffering from mental as well as bodily ailment, was brought up from Guy's Hospital, and placed at the bar before Mr. Elliott, charged with attempting self-destruc tion by cutting her throat with a table knife. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner lived as servant in the family of Mr. Biddle, 18, East -street, Lambeth, and that for some time past she had exhibited signs of despondency. On Friday, the 29th ult., she was found in the water closet, with an extensive wound in her throat, from which blood was flowing, and by her side was a table knife. She was removed without delay to the hospital, where the wound was dressed. She remained there till that day, when she was cons i dered sufficiently recovered to be removed. saying The that so s n h e e r oaccountedprinted mother for h ab er ou d t e two spon y d e e a n r c s y a g b o y , since which time she has been very unhappy in her mind. Her father was sent for, and he confirmed her statement. She was sent to the workhouse. --- WAND SWORTH.—Mr. Henry Robt. Newton, a gentleman residing in Argyll-place, Oxford-street, appeared before Mr. Ingham at the instance of Mr. Henry Anscomb, on behalf of the Brighton Railway Company, for unlawfully neglecting on arriving at the point to which he had paid the fare, viz., within New Wandsworth station, to quit the carrioge. John Hughes, ticket collector at the Pimlico station in Battersea-fields, stated that on the ar rival of the 2.35 train from Brighton on the 25th of last month, he proceeded to collect the tickets. The defendant was in a first class carriage, and pro duced a double return ticket from Brigton to New Wandsworth station. Witness told him he ought to have alighted at New Wandworth station, and asked him for sixpence, being the excess fare for riding from that station to Pimlico. He refused t o pay the money, and witness gave informati on o f the circumstance. Mr. Henry Anscomb, the railway inspector, pro duced the bye-laws of the company, and said b e f ore he took out the summons he called up on th e defen tdhere whatwas no excess the fares Were fare. from dant for the payment of the sixpe nce, but he ure fusedm. r to m p g a h y a i m t, sayingirei the station to Brighton and back. Mr. Anscomb said the return fare from Pimlico to Brighton was 165., and fro 15s. m New Wandsworth The defendant admitted riding to the Pimlico station, but declared he paid 15s. 6d. at the New Wandsworth station. Mr. Ashley the station master, was called to prove that the fare was only 155., and the fare from Wandsworth to Pimlico was 6d. The defendant said it was no use calling Mr. Ashley as he paid the money to the boy. Mr. Ingham said he should have explained that at the time and the boy could have been called. He fined him ls. and 10s. costs. LADVERT ISEMENT.I—The Fatality of Disease.—Hollo way 'u Pills.---It is dist ress i ng t o l oo k aroun d us an d see the nmbers that are hourly carried prematurely to their graves who might easily be saved by medicines suited to their n i complaints. In th e ma j or ity of cases, disea ses origi nateimpure or impoverished blood. Holloway's Pills act on that vital fluid—they expel from the secretory organs and the circulation the morbid matter which pro duces inflammation, pain, fever, debility, and physical decay. When taken according to the printed directions, .they have never been known to fail. Under a course of these pills the sick man soon rises from his bed, and the feeble become robust. The cure is not superficial or tern- Mazy, but co uplete and permanent. Mr. Alderman Salomons with having with his barrow caused an obstruction in the streets. A policeman said—At five o'clock on Wednesday evening I saw the defendant with his barrow, in which there were nuts for sale. He was causing an obstruction to the omnibuses and other vehicles. I went to him and told him that if he did not go away he must go to the station-house, and that he was violating the law. He promised to go and he did move off, but at half-past six o'clock I saw him again. He was then causing a greater obstruc tion, and as be would not go off I took him to the station-house. Alderman Salomons--Where is his barrow ? Policeman—lt was taken to the green-yard, and he was let go upon his promise to appear at the Mansion-house. He has paid the green-yard fee of half a crown. Alderman Salomons—Well, I think that is punishment enough, and I discharge the defendant, but I advise him not to appear in the streets of the City with his barrow any more. WE STMINSTER.—WiIIiam Browne, a shabbily dressed fellow, about 40 years of age, was charged with the following malicious act : Mr. Robt. Edward Barnes, wine merchant, 113, Sloane-street, said that the defendant had been constantly annoying him, and on Tuesday said he wanted some money, and intended to have it. Prose cutor had known him for several years. He was separated from his wife, and prosecutor took care of some money belonging to her, and defendant claimed it. He came again to prosecutor's place on Wed nesday, at a quarter to seven in the evening. Pro secutor having been told he was coming, closed the door, and told him to go away, upon which he stepped into the road, took up two stones, and, throwing them at the plate glass window, worth £2 10s., demolished it. Defendant said that prosecutor had swindled him out of £B2. He had been repeatedly to him for it during the last three years, but could not obtain a farthing, and had been told to sue him for it, but no solicitor would "work" the case unless he paid the money down, and he was not able to do that. Mr. Arnold thought the accusefi's conduct most wanton and malicious. If he had any claim upon Mr. Barnes he should have - sued him; breaking his windows would not do him'any good. If he was too poor to sue prosecutor, he should have applied to the court, and could have brought his action in forma pauperis. He should sentence him to six weeks' hard labour, in default of paying the amount of damage. MARYLEBONE.—CharIes Jones, an inmate of Marylebone Workhouse, was brought up by Mr. Tubbs, the assistant overseer, charged with having committed assaults of a most violent description upon two females, inmates of the establishment. Mary Ann Wood, whose right eye was frightfully blackened and bruised, deposed that about 7 o'clock on Wednesday evening she was sitting in the work house yard, when the prisoner, who had been doing some work in the kitchen, came out with a scaffold ing pole under his arm, and scandalously abused an old woman without any provocation whatever. Witness told him he ought to be ashamed of himself, upon which he immediately gave her a tremendous blow on the face, at the same time threatening t o bury his boot in her skull. Margaret Devereux, who also bore marks of ill treatment, said that on her rushing forward to rescue Wood, prisoner struck her with all his might. Mary Anne Burrows corroborated the above evidence. Police-constable 258 D stated that when he took the prisoner into custody one of the females was bleeding from the eye. The prisoner, in answer to the charge, said that before he gave any blow the complaining parties "pitched into him," and he was struck on the head with a brick. He called two witnesses, but the statements made by them in regard to the affair were but little in his favour. Mr. Tubbs said that prisoner was a most dis orderly and dangerous character, and had often been convicted at this court. Mr .Long remarked tbat it was his duty to punish the prisoner severely, and sentenced him to four months in the House of Correction, being two months for each of the two cases of assault. S OUTHWARK.—A fine-looking, weather-beaten sailor applied for advice under the following cir cumstances :—Applicant said that about two years ago he married a young woman in Bermondsey, and two months after that he signed articles to go as able seaman to the East Indies and back. He left his wife his monthly note, and had reason to suppose she would be faithful to him during his absence ; but unfortunately he was doomed to dis appointment. On the previous day his ship arrived in port, and he immediately proceeded to the house where he had left his wife, but she had left nearly a year, and the parties could not tell where she had gone. He, however, found out her mother, who informed him that her daughter was living with another man, by whom she had a child two months old. He wished to know what he was to do under those circumstances. SPORTING INTELLIGEN CE, NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MR ETING. THURSDAY. Handicap Plate of 50 sous. A.F. (1 mile 22 furlongs 73 yards). Mr. Newman's Odd Fellow, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (L.. Snowden) 1 Sir H. W. Bulkeley's Knuckle Duster, 3 3 78, sst 111 b (carried sst 121 b) . (Challoner) 2 Mr. Harvey's Hebe, 4 yrs, 7st 91b . (J. Daley) 3 The following also ran:—Coxcomb, Kilsby, La Fasseuse, and Target. Betting-5 to 2 agst Knuckle Duster, 4to 1 each agst La Fasseuse and Olympias, 5 to 1 agst Target, 6 to 1 agst Odd Fellow. Won by a length and a half ; bad third. Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 soya each, 10 ft. T.Y.C. (5 (furlongs 140 yards.) 10 subs. Baron Rothschild's Newstead, Est 41b (J. Daley) 1 Colonel Tevis's Solomon, 3 yrs, Est 101 b.. (W. B o tt om ) 2' Mr. Saville' s P e t er Fl a t , 6 yrs, Bst 121 b (Flatman) 3 The followingalsoran :—Claude du Val, Starke, Orianda, Hop Merchant, Admiralty, Pandora, and Fontarabia. Betting-3 to 1 agst Pandora, 4to 1 agst Solomon, sto 1 agst Peter Flat, 6 to 1 agst Fontarabia, 10 to 1 each agst Orianda and Hop Merchant. Won by a length ; half a length between the second and third ; and a neck between the third and fourth. Hop Mer chant headed the next lot. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, for three-yr-olds and upwards. The winner to be sold for 100 soya if demanded, /co. First half of Ab. M. (3 fur. 215 yds.) Captain Skipwith's Neophyte, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (Charlton) t W. o. Mr. H. Bentley's Miss Bouzer, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (Fordhal t Mr. Blanton's Gin, 4 yrs, 6st 81b.. (French 3 Mr. Challoner's F usee , 3 yrs, 7st 101 b.. (E. Sharp 4 Mr. E. Hull's Lady Gwendoline, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (W. Bottom) 5 Betting-7 to 4 agst Neophyte, 2to 1 agst Gin, 6to 1 agst Miss Bouzer. A dead heat; Gin was beaten a head only from the two ; bad fourth. Neophyte afterwards walked over, and the stakes were divided. The £l,OOO Guineas Stakes, a subscription of 100 soya each, hft ; for three-yr-old fillies, Bst 71b each. The owner of the second filly to save his stake. D.M. (7 furlongs 201 yards.) Mr. W. S. S. Crawfurd's Mayonaise, Bst 71b (Fordham 1 Mr. F. Robinson's Ariadne, Bst 71b (A. Day 2 Sir C. Monk's Prelude, Bst 71b (Withington 3 Lord Zetland's Qui Vive, Bst 71b (J. Osborne 4 Betting-9 to 4on Ariadne, 9to 2 agst Mayonaise, Bto 1 agst Qui Vive. The running was made by Ariadne with Mayonaise on the whip-hand second, and. Prelude third, Qui give on the extreme left, last. About half a mile from'home Qui Vivo was hopelessly beaten, and Mayonaise waited upon Ariadne until they were nearly a distance from home, when she quitted the favourite and ran home the winner by twenty lengths ; the second, third, and fourth, were each separated by about half a length. Renewal of the Sweepstakes of 100 soya each, h ft, for three yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b. D.M. (4 subs.) Sir R. W. Bulkeley's Oceanus, Bst 71b (W. Boyce)) 1 Lord Londesborough's Broom colt, Bst 71b.... (Flatman 2 Gen. Peel's Prec ursor , Bst 71b (Fordham)) 3 Even agst Precursor, 2 to 1 agst any other (offered). Won by a head, same distance between the second and third. The Newmarket Two-year-old Plate of 200 soya ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 51b. WinnetJ extra. Last five furlongs of R.M. Lord Stamford's Termagant colt, Sat 71b (Bartholomew) 1 Mr. E. R. Clark's Emily, Bst 101 b (inc. 61b extra) rnc Baron Rothschild's R es t es , Bst 7 1 b(Cre (F ss e we h ll) ) 3 2 The following also ran :—Neoptolemus, Rose Middleton, Dapple, Quick March, Hersey filly, Gang Forward, Mary filly, Sportsman, Fontagne colt, Miss Sarah filly, Predic tion, and Vivandiere filly. Betting-6 to 4 agst Emily, 6to 1 agst Rester, 7to 1 agst Prediction, 10 to 1 agst the Termagent colt, 10 to 1 apt any other. Won by a length; a head between the second and third; Prediction was a bad fourth ; Vivandiere filly and Fontagne colt were next ; Hersey filly was last. Selling Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, for 2-yr .olda. Winner to be sold for 50 sovs if demanded, &c. Last half of Ab. M. (3 fur 217 yds.) 3 subs. Mr. J. Woolcot's lanthe filly, 7st 131 b.... (W Bottom) Mr. Alexander's Brine, Bst (Boggle) 2 Betting-5 to 4on lanthe filly, who won easily. A bright warm day. The sport was satisfactory so far as quantity was concerned, and the defeat of the favourite (Ariadne) for the One Thousand created a sensation, and imparted an unexpected importance to the proceedings. In the Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, T.Y.C., an Ame rican " crack," Starke, made his first appearance as a com petitor in England. The horse, who is four years old, was the " top weight," but did nothing more for the honour of America than run last, but as Prioress's debut in England was almost equally inauspicious, Starke may yet go a-head. Lord Stamford's colours were, for the first time since the commencement of his racing career, carried first past the post to-day for an important stake, the Two-yr-old Plate, and his success was hailed with satisfaction. Bartholomew, who is now his lordship's trainer, rode the winner, and won his first race since the accident at Goodwood in 1856. The sympathy which that casualty excited in his favour, and his known talent as a jockey, caused Lord Stamford's victory to be regarded with additional gratification by the spectators. LATEST BETTING. DERBY. 9to 4 agst Promised Land 100 to 6 agst Marionette (offered) 1000 to 8 agst Comforter THE OAKS. 6to 4 agst Mayonaise Bto 1 agst Ariadne (offered) The Promised Land is scratched for the Newmarket Stakes. COUNTRY MARKRTB. BIRMINGHAM-MAT 12. At this corn market to-day there was a full supply of wheat, but sellers submitted reluctantly to a decline of 3s to 4a per qr. Barley unsaleable, and prices nominal. Oats offering at a decline of is per qr. Beans firmly held for previous rates. MANCHESTER —MAY 12. A numerous attendance at our market this morning, but many were merely attracted by curiosity to ascertain the probable course of the trade. Wheat was offered at 5s to 6s per qr, and flour 4s to 5s per sack, below the prices of last week, but business was limited. Oats Id to 2d per 451 b, and oatmeal is per load lower, with a limited demand. Beans firm, and a fair sale. Barley brought is per qr more money. Indian corn 2s decline. BOSTON—MAY 11. The attendance was good, and English wheat met a fair sale at a reduction of 108 per qr. upon the rates of this day se'nnight. Little disposition to buy all descriptions of spring corn, at drooping prices. Wheat .44s to 50s Oats.... .........,•18s. to 26s White do .50s to 52s Beans ................—s to--s Barley .36s to 40s Ditto, old ........40a to 51s. Averages for the weeks • Wheat 4,223 qrs., .at...;.,.54 4d Oats — ;, .. ' `....1--44 Od Rye — „ • . i.. .....--s Oct Barley 55 „ ~ ' - 385 Od Beans -1, —s Od Peas .. • • ---• 91 EDINBURGH GRAIN—MAY 11. Small supplies of grain to-day, and sales were heavy for wheat, and prices back. Wheat on the top 12s Od down ...... average Ils 9d down. Barley on the top is 6d down. ....... average is 4d down. Oats on the top is Od down.. • ..... average 2s 4d down. Beans on the top 38 Od down. .. ..average 3s 6d down. Averages per Imperial quarter. Wheat.. Barley . ................ 1 15 8 9-12ths BOats .................. 1 7 10 8-12ths ean5...,... ....... 2 6 1 10-12ths Total Supply and Sales. Wheat ..... ...1484 qrs Sold 598 qrs 8ar1ey..... •.. 562 qrs Sold 383 qrs Oats ......... .1977 qrs Sold 787 qrs Beans ....... 183 qrs Sold 105 qrs •••••••.....) BIRTHS. rRASER.—On the 9th inst.,. at Mary&ld, Inverness, the son. wif of Captai n J o h n F raser, younger of Balnain, of a e H ARDINGE.—On the 11th inst., at Dufferin Lodge, High gate, "Viscountess Hardingo, of a son. HOWARD.—O n the 9th inst., at Rutland-gate, Lady Ed ward Fitzalan Howard, of a son. SAVILE.—On the 11th inst., at Foulmire Rectory, Roys ton, the lion. Mrs. Arthur Savila, of a daughter. MARRIAGES ---- FREDERICK—NASD.--On the 7th inst., at St. James's Church, Dover, Arthur Thomas Frederick, Esq., 6th Dragoon Guards, elder son of Arthur Frederick, Esq., to Lydia Emily, elder daughter of the Rev. A. J. Nash, of 14, Montagu-square, London. SYKES.—DUNCOMBE.—On the 12th inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square, J. Alfred Sykes, Esq., of Ray - well, Yorkshire, to Charlotte, eldest daughter of Admiral the Hon. Arthur Buncombe. DEATHS. BLAIR.—On tho 28th March, at Cawnpore, E. 1., Captain Robert Blair, 2d Dragoon Guards, eldest son of William Blair, Esq., of Avontoun. GRACE.—On the 11th inst., in Green street, Grosvenor square, Vice-Admiral Percy Grace, aged 70. HARRIDANCE.—On the 10th inst., at Maldon, Essex, Hy. Harridance, Esq., aged 66. JERROLD.—On the 6th inst., at Fairfield Villa, near Broad stairs, Kent, Mrs. Jerrold, widow of the late Douglas Jerrold, aged 55. AKELLAR.—On the 10th inst., at Edinburgh, the Rev. A. Makellar, D.D., aged 79. MORAY.—On the 6th inst., at Hayes -park, Middlesex, Francis, Earl of Moray. MUSPRATT.---On the 10th inst., Susan Cushman, wife of Dr. Sheridan Muspratt, aged 37. WELSH.-0a the 12th inst., at Falmouth, John Welsh, Esq., F.R.S. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No, 112, Strand, Printer, at Th# Sun Office, No, 112, Strand, in the P rec i nct of the Savoy, In tha GOltat7 Middlesex, Friday, May 18, 1869. • ;a.rw