The Sun. — London, England, 1859-06-03 00:00:00

WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR? Under the above heading the Allgemeine Zeitung (Augsburg Gazette) publishes the following, as written from Northern Germany in May : "The urgency that Germany must join the war against. France with her whole strength, that Aus tria must not be left isolated—that is to say, in the lurch—this unavoidable necessity has been so often , and so clearly put in your columns —the conviction of this necessity has been so unmistakeably recog nised in every part of Germany—that it would be carrying water to the sea if we were to advance additional grounds—were we to wish to look upon the question in any other light than as a question of time, as one of the proper moment for Germany to draw the sword. " We are prepared to do so at a moment's notice. Germany is ready as far as is requisite ; the enemy is not. We possess a good line of fortresses from Radstadt to the Wesel ; each of these fortresses is capable of containing an entrenched camp or power ful army, of protecting it or advancing it. Each of these fortresses is fully provided with everything. The enemy has nothing of the kind to oppose to us. - We also possess an overwhelming force for the at tack. Already two German corps d'armee-250, 000 ,men from the Middle Rhine, 250,000 men from the Upper Rhine—could invade France and march on Paris. In France there reimiin scarcely more than 350,000 fighting, men ; these men must keep down "revolution in the towns, and defend a frontier 100 miles in extent. It is clear the could only bring an inferior force against each German army. Should they attempt it they would infallibly be beaten, for they have no Napoleon I. to encourage them by his startling movements. In a very short time the de cisive action would take place under the walls of Paris. It is true the French capital is admirably fortified, but it has not a sufficient garrisCin to de fend every point, and , once entered, Par is must capitulate. We do not take into account the inoral :depression which would be caused amng !the French people by the retreat of their armies, and the assistance that would be given by those who are' sworn enemies of the Napoleonic despotism. But we are told, our coasts—our unprotected coasts, and the mighty French fleet ! We reply.— a determined invasion of France, a well-directed blow that will be felt in Paris, that is the best pro tection of our coasts. To attack our coasts a land army is necessary, and they have not a man to spare. Moreover, our coasts are by no means so unprotected; they are protected by nature and art, and batteries are erected on all places open to a landing. Let us call to mind the fight at Eckern fords and the facility with which Russia defended her long length of coast in the Baltic against the combined fleets of France and England. But our ships—our. poor ships—on the high seas. Will not the French cruisers capture them all ? No. So far we learn our shipowners are on their guard; at the worst, the news of the declaration of war will be conveyed by steamers as fast as any French cruis ers. Our ships will make for safe ports. England is close at hand. Some loss must, of course, be in curred. But the sooner the uncertainty which now weighs upon trade and commerce is at an end the lesser will be the loss. " The right to make an immediate attack upon France is ours ; never can we claim a better one. The Emperor of the French has in distinct mani festoes announced his breach of the treaties upon which peace and order are founded. He is the aggressor, the peace-breaker whom we must bring to reason. He did not succeed, even for a day, in making the press in England or Russiaabelieve that Austria was responsible for the war. Taunted till she could no longer stand it, deserters from' her army formed into free companies under her very nose, Austria only anticipated the attack by a few weeks and selected her ground in the enemy T s country. Moreover, the German Confederation is already de facto at war with France. Are not Trieste merchants and shipowners German citizens, and are not their ships German property? And have not Trieste ships been captured by French cruisers ?` Shall we, then, wait until some German city has been bombarded ? Surely, France has given us provocation enough to prompt us to self-defence. " Finally, the object of our struggle is clear and plain before us. We advance on Paris to upset Na poleon, to deliver the world from a nightmare which has too long already oppressed its chest, to destroy a system which is a plague to morality, right, and civilization. The reward for our sacri fices and labours can be no other than Alsace and Lorraine (Lothringen). The broad wedge west of the line of Luxembourg by Metz and Nancy to Basel, that fatal wedge which strikes so deep into the German territory, which so long has offended every eye in Germany on the map of Europe, must haul down the French flag. Napoleon overthrown and Alsace and Lorraine restored to us, that alone is our object, that concerns us more especially. What, then, becomes of France ? What system of government she chooses to adopt is her own busi ness; the nation which has twice submitted to Na poleonic despotism, let it decide its own fate ; but we must provide against a third Napoleonic con- fusion. " If, then, the necessity of taking the field against France is clear, if we 'are already fully prepared to strike, when we have right on our side, when our object lies plain before us, what are we waiting for ? Why . does .the sword still remain in the scabbard ? Why drown the shrill blast of the war trumpet, which will vibrate throughout Germany as the call of health and strength ? It is, perhaps, Fear of Russia,' and to be more sure of the aid of England ! Now, this is the very point which ought to urge us not to delay one moment longer, but to . take a great decision, and with all our strength go straight_ to the goal. " England and Russia have not yet quite made up their minds ; their inclinations are evident, but they still hesitate to join in a general war. A great event, a mighty fact,which would resound through out Europe, would bring them to a decision. Let us give that mighty fact ! Its success, in both directions, cannot fail to be to our advantage. A de claration of war by the whole of Germany against France will infallibly bring England to our side as an ally, and awe Russia into quiet. " The English people entertain a covert hatred and anger against Napoleonic France, but it is not • the less strong for , that ; it simply smouldprs, and would soon be fanned into a flame. England has already put, up with too many insults, has too long, been chafing at the friendly chain of France; and Cherbourg is a thorn in her side. This feeling shows itself plainly enough in England just now in the sudden change.in the language of the press, in the preparations of defence she is making. But nobles and citizens are both averse from a great war ; they have had . war and expenditure enough lately. Moreover, they are greatly occupied with a great question of Government reform, which has long waited a solution, and this question divides the people into factions. All this, unhappily, is true. Nevertheless, all these obstacles and reasons will, fall. into the background when suddenly a great . t4ct=the great fact stands before the clear intellect Of.the,English people—Germany is marching on Paris. Then . the smallest middy, the veteran Mates man in the Cabinct,will he aware that the hour has struck to do away for once and ever with a prepon derating French fleet, Cherbourg, and the fear of • invasion. Let Germany declare herself, lether decla ration lie followed immediately by action, an d then, when the Queen of England makesber Speech from the Throne- on the ith of June we shall have nothing to fear from a Russell-Palmerston Ministry.l " But" RusAia! Will she not crush us with her armies ? Has she not already a secret treaty with France, and shall we be mad enough to enter into a war at once with France and Russia ? We think such madness would contain no small sprinkling of sound common sense. The last war has given us a correct idea of the capabilities of Russia. She moves heavily, and it takes her many months to bring an impesitt force into the field. - Before the powerful • ktissian columns could reach the German frontier we should have finished with Paris, and that news would considerably delay the advance of the Russian army, if it did not stop it altogether. And, suppos ing even that Russia had already all her available troops ready for action—that we were compelled to -wage war on our west as well as upon our eastern frontier—would that really be so terrible a matter? Let us reckon up accurately how many thousand fighting men Russia has been able to assemble at or cross her frontier with, since 1812. The -amount doe s not exceed 150,000 or 200.000. Let us, on the other hand, sum up what Prussia, Austria, and the .rest of Germany (actually prepared for war), can bring at once into the field, not to speak of reserves, and we have a sum total of 1,55)0,000 men and more than 2,500 pieces of artillery. This force will surely :suffice to wage an offensive war against France and u defensive war against Russia. " We do not, however, suppose that things are so dangerous as we have put them. A sudden and energetic war against France will shield us front a - lr with Russia. The Cabinet of St. Petersburg has, it is true —at least we are willing to admit so inuci.,.—entered into some agreement with the Cabin et of the Tuileries hostile to Germany. We can already trace the symptoms of such an under , staudin g. Ritssia is to keep the power of Germany in cheep may not take that it part in the war against France, and this is to be done b y the concentration of armic ;t : of observation on ou r frontier, and by in direct in &maces. We need not fear those threats. lussia iw rjght feel inclined, but cannot go to war. • Importa - a t reasons, like heavy chains, shackle her warlike movements. Only against . her will and better s ense, only gradually by the course of events 'could I _tussia be induced to exert all her strength agaitiF t the foreigner. A general rising of all Ger many- a battle gained - over the French, perhaps even • the capture of Paris—such a piece of news THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVE/41ING, JUNE 3, 1859: would make Russia waver in her warlike prepare- BZOODSHED IN TIME OF PEACE. tions. Russia is still but feebly armed. She has been shaken to her very centre by the consequences of the late war, and the Russians are not eager for new experiences of such a nature. Morally and physically Russia still suffers from the effects of the last war. Russia is, moreover,-engrossed with internal reforms. The emancipation of the serfs is a vital question, and a call to arms by a levy of new conscripts would create intense alarm among the peasantry. The consequences might be terrible. " Thus, with all possible hatred of Austria, with every sympathy with Bonapartist views and plans, men in (Russia are by . no means eager for war, especially against Prussia and Germany, of whose i warlike deeds traditions are still extant among the I Russian people, which are in fact flattering to us. "The St. Petersburg Cabinet is well aware of its weak point. It has calculated the cost of war. Had it not done so the Russian wolf would long since have shown its teeth to Austria, for it is not every day that such an opportun it y o ff ers itself. We may consequently reckon that the more Russia feels her impotency, the more violent will she be in her threats and menaces. We must let her amuse her self in her own way, and not allow ourselves to be alarmed even for one moment. "To resume. A declaration of war by Germany against France will assure to us more speedily the support of England, and more assuredly still keep Russia within bounds. If we falter, there will be faltering on the Thames and on the Neva. If we delay for weeks and months, we cannot foresee what events may not for atime impede the action of Eng land, and what obligations Russia may not enter into, counting upon our disunion and inactivity. But is it England and Russia alone which we are to take into consideration ? Does not a more ter rible danger raise its threatening head ? Can we doubt the existence of deep-laid plots to revolutionise Europe ? Can we not already see the batteries that are to fire the train in all, the lands that surround the German frontier ? Shall we wait till Posen and Hungary are up in arms for a cause as hopeless as the former ones, but which will occupy a certain portion of our troops ? Shall we wait till the Danish water rat gnaws at Prussia, till the Montenegrin jack-ails snap at the heels of Austria? And are not the comrades of Fazy and Vogt; on the alert in Switzrland? And even among ourselves do not French am pphlets and French gold work their w ay No ; let t is be doing ! On to Paris ! Let us stamp out there tlnl flame that threatens to set Europe in a blaze ! Anti by one blow we shall put an end to terror and dis,lrder. The wide-spun plan, to sur round ns with a chain of revolutionised populations, rests upon an undCr valuation of German powerand unity ; let us show' that th e calculation is wron g . One single, well-aimed, powerful blow from the sword of Germany, and all the small revolutionary States will bend their he.i.ds, and a healthy air will again blow over Europe. " But, perhaps, our diplom'acy has special reasons that we should remain for a 0 . 0 - 1 e passive spectators of the struggle in Italy. Napoleon must reckon upon this German hesitation ; for it is quite clear that he delayed his departure to Italy until he felt quite sure that for the moment he had not to fear an attack from the Rhine. Had he ilot felt sure on this point his departure from Paris could only be regarded as a piece of folly or of fatalist belief in his star, or France be supposed to be fully prepared to meet a German invasion, which we have good reason to believe is not the case. We will not, however, at present ask what respite is given to him, on what date the Confederation will g o to war. We fear this delay bodes no good. We shall simply point out the consequences of any further delay. " We are now unanimous, and we trust to remain so. But the longer we wait the greater the danger for this unity. • We are still young and inexperi enced in this sweet concord, while we are old and experienced in disunion and discord. Our enemies are well acquainted with all the sources of our dis union, and they will lose no pains to stir them up. They will do their best in this respect. " But let us turn to other considerations. The first consequence of the war in Italy, if it continues without Germany deciding it by marching on Paris, is that France will call for more troops to cross the Alps. France would then be still more deprived of troops, and more open to attack. But this gain will be fully counterbalanced by the result of in creased preparations in France and Russia, by the explosion of revolutions which will have had time to mature along the line of the Danube and our Eastern frontier. And we must not forget that if France draws fresh troops to Italy, Austria will also want them ; so many the less for our attacking columns. The more bloody and obstinate the struggle in Italy becomes, in a similar ratio these results rise. In a war with France we should not be so well off as we arc at this present moment. " But how, then, if, contrary, to expectation, the Italian war should soon be decided, by two or three great battles, want of money on either side, or by unforeseen circumstances ? Suppose Napoleon remains the victor—and he would be this if Austria conceded to him the smallest strip of land; French pride and revolutionary triumph would rise like a swollen river, and war on the Rhine would soon follow. Austria would then be hard pressed, and would have to exert her remaining strength on the Danube and eastwards. The supposition that she would leave the palm of victory to her foe in Italy, unless reduced to a last extremity, which would humiliate her morally more than materially, can only be entertained by those who believe only in Austria's weakness and perfidy. And, should they have calculated rightly, truly they have drawn the worst lot for Germany. " If, on the other hand, the Austrians should be victorious over their enemies in Italy, and drive them from the valley of the Po across the Alps, which is not impossible, what then? Our peace mongers and vacillators imagine they will then be spared the sacrifices and the cares of war, as the defeat in Italy would imply the fall of Napoleon. It might be possible that a rising would destroy the power of the vanquished Napoleon ; but it is just as possible that the French would not be ready for the work—let us only glance at the last ten years ; and it is also possible that their patriotic feelings and reason might drown their hatred of the despot, and urge them to redeem their losses in Italy on the banks of the Rhine. In either case, let us imagine how, victorious, but by the hesitation of Germany much offended, Austria would act. Truly, however, the die might be cast, Germany would not be bettered, and Gotha plans would dry up as quickly as rain drops on the roof with the sun's rays upon them. "If we wish to give Frenchmen a wholesome warning—to bring into play their hatred of Napo leonic despotism, we must do it now ; we must at once prepare for battle. There is no doubt of it, their national pride will at first display itself in cries of opposition, but that opposition will soon fall to the ground before the mighty, unavoidable, ever-nearer-approaching dang er. We shall then put to the test how much is true of those fables told of the irresistible power of the anger of the French people, before which the first coalition is said to have retreated. " What are we, then, waiting for ? We can never stand better than we do now opposed to France ! Every week's delay can only damage our position, our views, our right to attack. Where fore, then, do ye wait ? Whether Napoleon is victorious or falls in the Italiaa war, shall we not seize upon the finest opportunity, which will never present itself again, to reconquer what France de spoiled Germany of in the most shameful manner ~L ? t drive back e take free,l.ey e nemy from the Germ a n frontier. great-hearted decision—w e s io r .m ; a v ri e frontier. Let .us go joyously to battle, and the victory will be ours : and when peace is restored we will settl e our internal affairs, and Germany once will assume more that position as a Power which it once Possessed, and which the future now places within its grasp.. (From the Eclectic Review.) RIME IN FRANCE. P The Tribunal o f Correcti onalo lice of Dieppe, three days ago, tried a man named Leroy for " u surpation of fu nctions, " and for swindlino the evening of the Bth April he went t o The Mln mayor of Biville-sur-tiler, and representing hims e lf to be a commissary of police of Paris, on a secret mission from the Government, rebuked him for not having the official _Monitor des Communes stuck up in the village, and for allowing three cafés to exist when "two were sufficient ; he also told him that the keepers of one of the . cafes, two sisters, named. Hue, had violated the police regulations by sup plying him with a small glass of brandy after ten o'clock at night. The mayor, being somewhat alarmed, invited him to breakfast, took him to the café of the two women, and in his presence blamed them for violating the regulations, and introduced him to,the keeper of another café, from whom he consented to accept a dinner and a bed. The next day he went to the females an d said that "though it was he himself who had taken the brandy after ten o'clock at night, and though they had only given it . because he had repre sented himself to be ill, he was under the painful necessity of having each of them condemned to three months' imprisonment and 150 f. fine at the least. The poor women wept and implored pardon, and he after a while graciously promised to abandon his complaint provided they would take an oath on a crucifix never again to sell brandy at irregular hours: Being pious women, they refused to comply with that condition, and after some discussion he consented to accept 20f.. instead. He then went away, but some of their neighbours hearing of what had taken place had the soi disunt commissary of police pursued and captured. The tribunal con demned the man to fifteen months' imprisonment and 50f. fine, The intelligence of the death of Mr. Richard Burke, of Ballinamore, and of Captain R. Thomas Ffrench was but too correct, and the painful in • terest which the knowledge of the tragic event created in the first instance has been increased im measurably by the facts that have transpired since the discovery of the bodies, showing almost con clusively that Mr. Burke met his death at the hands of Captain Ffrench, and that the latter subse quently destroyed himself. The inquests on the bodies of the ill-fated gentlemen were held by Mr. J. M'Donough, coroner. The first inquiry was as to the death of Mr. Burke, which occurred at Ballinamore. The second, as to the death of Capt. Ffrench, was held at Clonbrock, about three miles from the spot where Mr. Burke was slain. From the evidence given at the inquest, and from other sources of information, we are enabled to supply the THE MURDER AND SUICIDE IN GALWAY. It has been beautifully said by Chateaubriand, t , The earth drinks in silence the blood of battle fields', but peaceful blood spouts groaning towards heaven. God receives and avenges it." If so, a fearful reckoning is yet in store for the House of Hapsbur,l; General Pietro Coletta tells us that, i r ty years, "100,000 Neapolitans have perished u n 13y every kind of death in the cause of political freedom, and for the love of Italy ;" and in I Austrian Italy, where a kindred spirit animates the Government, matters have been but little bet ter. Betweeci the 6th of August, 1848, the date of the triumphant return of the Austrians to Milan, and the 22d August of the following year, the official records show a total of 981 capital sentences, regularly pronounced and executed against Lombardo-Venetians. In the autumn of 1848 the steward of Councillor Rampini and his eldest son were shot at Milan, while the younger son, being under age, and not being convicted of any crime, was beaten to death with sticks. In October of the same year three Milanese were shot for having responded to the provocations of three Hungarian soldiers disguised as police. The Abbe Pulcina was shot at Brescia about the same time, and another priest at Mantua, merely for having expressed liberal opinions. To have a weapon of any kind in the house or on the person was certain death. At Brescia a butcher was sent for outside the town to kill an ox, and went, bearing along with him the implements of his trade—a mace, knife, &c. On his return he was arrested by the patrol, and, in spite of his protestations that he was a butcher, and that there was no order against but chers carrying their implements along with them, was fortwith tried, condemned, and shot. At Lodi, 28th February, 1849, a native of the place was beaten to death for having allowed some insulting expressions to escape him when maltreated by an Austrian officer. But the most disgraceful and L flagrant instance of tyranny remains t o be recorded. On the 18th August, 1849, the anniversary of the t birth of the late Emperor, which was kept with great pomp by the Austrians in Milan, a courtesan named Olivari had attached to the balcony of her houso an Austrian flag. This house was in one of the most frequented streets of Milan, opposite the Cafe del Mazza, and the crowd hissed in passing it ; upon which several patrols and a number of officers, who had apparently been lurking in the neighbourhood, instantly rushed to the spot. seized indiscriminately on the passers by, and carried them off to the castle, where a mili tary tribunal was quickly assembled, which first released the foreigners and public functionaries, and then proceeded to try the rest of the crowd of prisoners, all, be it observed, Italians. They were speedily condemned, seventeen to the bastinado, from twenty-five to fifty strokes each, and three to various periods of imprisonment in irons. Among the former class were an advocate, a painter, two landed proprietors, and two students, and Ernesta Galli of Cremona, and Maria Conti, of Florence, both opera singers, the first twenty and the second eighteen years old. They were sentenced, the former to forty strokes of the stick, and the latter to thirty. Al: the sentences were immediately exe cuted in public, ; . ;n the open air, in the court of the castle, the Austrian officers looking on and laughing the while. The pum:shments were carried out to the letter ; all the suii, erers wer severely injured, and the two poor girls especially were a long time before they recovered from the effects of Austrian brutality. The military commandant of Milan subsequently sent in an account of 191 francs to the municipality " for the expense of ice" (applied to the mangled flesh of the victim; in order to pre vent gangrene) " and of rods used an:l broken in the punishment of the seditious of the 18th of August." Finally, the marshal ordered the town o 1 Milan to indemnify the courtesan Olivari by a gift oi 30 , 000 livres. The melancholy necrology of this gloomy chapter of judicial murders and use of powe is closed by our author with the case of the Coirdt Montanari, and five of his relations, accused, as usual, of conspiring with Mazzini, and summarily condemned to be shot. Moved apparently by the frantic entreaties of the wives of these unfortunates, Marshal Radetzky promised " that not a drop of blood should be shed." He kept his word by hang ing the whole of them. The Austrians have sedulously endeavoured, especially since 1848, to set the rich and poor among the Lombards at enmity, and thus prevent that union which might render them dangerous. When, in March, 1849, the French minister at Turin went to the camp of the victorious Radetzky to solicit a change of system towards Lombardy, and the proclamation of a general amnesty, Ge neral Hess, the chief of the staff, thus answered him—" Never ! It would not be con formable to Austrian politics to pardon rebel sub jects ; their punishment ought to be not death but misery. The people love us ; the nobles, the rich proprietors, detest us; they must then be annihi lated." With regard to the paramount influence of Aus tria in the affairs of the whole Italian peninsula, there can be but little doubt, and as little of her disposition to interfere with an armed hand on the slightest and most trivial pretexts. At the smallest semblance of political liberation she at once steps in, superseding in the most nonchalant and inso lent way the sovereigns of the country ; hangs, shoots, flogs, and exiles, at her pleasure, occupies places of strength, and levies forced contributions, until she has reduced everything to the state of passive and unreasoning obedience most approved of by her "paternal government." Her conduct in Tuscany on the restoration of the Grand Duke ; the sack of Leghorn, in the summer of 1849, by the troops of Gen. Astre ; the judicial tortures and murders at Ferrara and Bologna, in 1853.4, by the Austrian military tribunals, and many other cases which might easily be cited, furnish most convincing proofs both of the extent of her power, and of its withering influence upon political free dom and intellectual progress. the lion. GOnville Ffreneh, A. C. Montgomery, R.M. ; the Rev. P. Hobart, C.C. ; P. Sweeney, S.I. ; Mr. P. H. Kelly, J.P. ; Mr. M. Cheevers, J.P., &c. THE LEDBURY MURDER. Yesterday the examination of John Isaac Jones, he clerk in the office of Mr. Masefield, was resumed by the magistrates before whom the prisoner was first brought, and Mr. William Money Kyrle and subjoined narrative :—" Capt. Ffrench, it appears, was seen in Dublin on the afternoon of Monday, at 5 o'clock. He arrived at his lodgings, 59, Dawson street, with his wife, to whom he was only two months married. They had only recently come from London, where they spent the honeymoon. He left his lodgings, stating to Mrs. Ffrench he would go to Mitchell's to get a cigar and A glass of soda water. He did go to Mitchell's and there drank a glass of brandy with the soda water. This was between five and six o'clock. The Hon. Martin Ffrench, his father, was stopping at the hotel at Malahide, and it is stated that Captain Ffrench, when leaving Mitchell's, asked it he would be in time for the train to that place. He went away, but not to return to Dawson-street, nor yet to pro ceed to Malahide, for his wife and other friends saw no more of him; and Mrs. Ffrench, being Colonel Grey. The interest displayed by the inhabitants in the progress of the investigation was undiminished, and throughout the whole of Herefordshire and the sur rounding counties great anxiety seems to be felt by persons of all classes to learn whether the officers of justice have succeeded in tracing home the diabolical deed to the person now in custody, or to any one else. There were about 12 witnesses for examination on behalf of the prosecution, the result of the con tinued investigation into the circumstances attend ing the murder and robbery and attempted arson, made by detective Williamson, of the metropolitan force, and Superintendent Tanner, of the Hereford shire constabulary. As the inquiries of these officers progress they find no occasion to direct their investi gations into another channel than that in which they are now running. It is not true, as has been reported in some papers, that the two cheques that were taken with the money have been found near to the pri soner's lodgings. Neither those cheques nor the two £5 Bank of England notz.ts have yet been traced. For Mr. Masefield and the prosecution, Mr. Piper, solicitor, again appeared ; and, as heretofore, the prisoner Jones was defended by Mr. Gregg and Son. The first witness examined was Mr. G. Masefield, who deposed to its being known by his clerks, first that there was a large sum of money in his office on the day of the murder; and next, to their knowing also that he had gone to London. The witness gave evidence relative to the position of his money and the near proximity to it of a large number of post age and receipt stamps. Jones, he added, received a quarter's salary (Xll 145.) on the 28th of last March. Witness would think it impossible that the man Freeman, who was at the office on the day before the murder to serve a writ, should know where the money was kept. In conducting the cross-examination Mr. Gregg, jun., approached with considerable circumlocution, alarniecl at his absence, searched for him in various quarters of the - city. He must have proceeded direct to Ballinasloe by train, for at 11 o'clock that night he got out of the mail train at the Ballinas loe station, which leaves no doubt that he left Dublin at a quarter past seven on Monday evening. From Ballinasloe he went on a jaunting car with two gentlemen, Mr. Cruice and Mr. Lennon, to the village of Ahascragh, distant about six miles, where he arrived about one o'clock on Tuesday morning. At this place he'hired a car for himself, and, unaccompanied save by the driver, proceeded to the village of Ballygar, which is within two miles of _his father's estate. He applied unsuccessfully for admission to the hotel at Bal lygar, and then , directed the driver to go to St. Brandon's, one of the residences of the Ffrench family, in the occupation of the deceased Mr. Burke, who, it had been arranged, was to re move from it, as it was intended to be the residence of Captain Ffrench and his bride. The car reached St, Brandon's at 3 o'clock in the morning. It being then daylight, Captain Ffrench, having knocked at the door, was informed by Mr. Burke's steward that his master was at Ballinamore, three miles distant, and intended to go that morning to Balli nasloe. Captain Ffrench then entered the house, called for writing materials, and, Eaving got them, wrote a note couched in the kindest terms to Mr. Burke, desiring him to come to St. Brandon's at once, as he wished to see him on important busi ness. Mr. Burke received the note and, without delay, hastened to St. Brandon's. When the par ties met, their greeting, as described by the car driver, Rochford, was most cordial. It should be stated that Mr. Burke was the land-agent of the Hon. Martin Ffrench, whose confidence he enjoyed, He was also, it is said, regarded with affection by the deceased Capt. Ffrench. After a brief interview Mr, Burke and Captain Ffrench journeyed together on the car to Killyan, the resi dence of Mr, Michael Cheevers, J.P., the captain stating that he had business with that gentleman. On arriving at Killyan, Captain Ffrench got off the car and inquired for Mr. Cheevers, but was un able to see hint. The captain said it was of no con sequence, as he would write him a few lines, and then rejoined Mr. Burke on the car, and directed the driver to proceed to Ballinamorepark, the seat of the Hon. Martin Ffrench. They arrived at the r park, it is supposed, shortly before 11 o'clock. Hav ing discharged the car they went on foot together through the plantation towards the garden. From the moment they entered the plantation all certain knowledge of their movements ends, but the dread ful catastrophe that followed is elucidated by the subsequent discoveries. It was known in the vil lage of Ballinamore during the afternoon, that Cap tain Ffrench and Mr.l Burke had come there that morning on a car, and that they alighted at the (*ate entrance to the park, on the high road. to pro ceed through the grounds. A good deal of surprise was manifested by gentlemen who heard this at the prolonged absence of the parties. At 5 o'clock in the evening, Madden, the gamekeeper of the Hon. Martin Ffrench, while passing through the planta tion, discovered the dead body of Mr. Burke lying face on the ground, pierced by two bullets, one of which had entered on the left side, and passed through the breast ; the other through the centre of the back. Where this bullet entered the coat was singed, indicating that the muzzle of the pistol was close to the person of the deceased when the dis charge took place. The alarm was at once given, and the authorities hastened to the spot. Inquiries were made for Captain Ffrench, but he could not be found. The scene now changes to Clonbrock demesne, four miles distant from Ballinamore. The demesne is thickly wooded, and bounded on one side by an extensive bog, at present studded by a number of turf clamps. One of Lord Clonbrock's labourers with his gamekeepers was on the bog between one and two o'clock in the afternoon, and they saw at some distance from them the figure of a man moving in an ex cited manner among turf clumps. They were unable from the distance to recognise him, but he appeared to be a gentleman. They soon lost sight of the figure. At 2 o'clock, or shortly afterwards, the labourer heard the report of fire-arms, but felt no surprise, as he thought the gamekeeper was firing. This labourer, whose name is John Crehon, left off work at. 7 o'clock in the evening, and proceeded homeward. His way was near to the place where the figure was seen in the early part of the day. He had not gone more than 100 yards or so when he ob served a man lying asleep, as he conceived, against one of the turf heaps. He recognised him as the person he had previously seen on the bog, but as he approached nearer his attention was attracted to a pistol which lay on the ground near the body. Alarmed at this, Crehon ran away. He metanother labourer and gamekeeper, to whom he communi cated what he,saw. The three men returned to the body ; they were struck with horror at finding that it was the corpse of Captain Ffrench, whose person they knew; blood was oozing from the mouth, but at first they could see no marks of violence on the body. On closer examination they found a bullet wound on the left breast. Captain Ffrench must have opened his waistcoat and fired the pistol close to his breast. The body was removed to the gamekeeper's lodge at Clonbrock. Captain Ffrench's dress consisted of a black coat, dark vest and trousers, withlight boots, which were wet half way up, showing that he had waded through some of the neighbouring streams. In his pockets were fouhd five sovereigns and some silver, a gold watch, a chain, a gold ring, a prayer book, and some postage receipt and stamps. The news of the dreadful affair having become generally known in the district, the most painful excitement was everywhere observable. The peasantry flocked in hundreds to the place where the corpse of Captain Ffrench lay, and during the entire of Tuesday night the mournful lament in Irish of the poor people could be heard for a con&derable distance around. The cir cumstances attending these fatal occurrences, so far as they can be gleaned, are now stated. It only re mains to state that Dr. Keeran, the medical attendant of the Ffrench family, on his examination at the inquest this day, deposed to the fact that Captain Ffrench in his lifetime was subject to fits of tem porary insanity. About two years ago Captain Ffrench had a serious attack of this malady at Bal linasloe, and the doctor then attended him. Dr. Keeran also stated that the disease was of a nature that, although it might be subdued for a time, was likely to recur. The pistol found by the body of Captain Ffrtnch was one of Adams's patent six chambered revolvers. It was quite new, and bore the trade mark of William and John Rigby, of Dublin. Five of the chambers were loaded with ball, one had been discharged, three nipples were capped. It would appear, therefore, that Captain Ffrench, if he shot Mr. Burke, of which there seems to be no doubt, fired twice, and then reloaded the two vacant chambers before he committed self. destruction. The proceedings of the inquest lasted some hours. The Hon. Martin Ffrench arrived at Clonbrock from Dublin at 4 o'clock this evening, accompanied. by Mr. De Blacquire, his solicitor, but, in compliance with the suggestion of his friends lie did not attend the melancholy inquiry. The verdict of the jury in the case of Mr. Burke was, that that gentleman met his death by pistol-shot wounds; that there was no direct evidence as to the person or persons by whom they were inflicted, but that the last person seen in his company was Captain Ffrench, who had been at a certain period afflicted with insanity of a type likely to recur. In the case of Captain 14Tren ch the jury found that he met his death by a pistol-shot wound, inflicted lsy himself while labouring under temporary in sanity. The body of Mr. Burke was interred this evening at Ballinanaoro • that Of Captain Ff renc h was removed ix a Ballinamore; to the park. He was a young gentleman of amiable disposition, and was cieservedly popular among the people of the district. his interment will take place to morrow in the family vault. It is unnecessary to state that the members of the Ffrench family are plunged into the deepest grief by these tragica l events. Among those present at the inquest were and with many apologies, a question respecting witness's relatives, whether he had not a brother in needy circumstances, and of bad character, who had lately been in and about Ledbury. The magistrates all urged whether such a ques tion was necessary to that - investigation. Mr. Gregg replied, that in his opinion, as advised, it was. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—June 2. Remanded accordingly. all were unavailing. I got upon the table an d endea voured to preserve order, but all to no purpose. Mr. Paynter, to witness—Did you use any vic lence in turning him out ? Witness—l used no unnecessary force whatever. Mr. Simpson—Finding we could not keep order, I ordered him and others to be turned out. Mr. Paynter, to witness—lf you had used great force it would not have mattered. Mr. Simpson deemed it advisable to eject defendant, and you acted under his orders. Describe what followed. Witness—After I had ejected . hin; round and struck me a violent blow across my ear with a little stick he had. He afterwards struck me over the head. Tlib outer railings then sepa rating us, he said if he could get at me he would cut my face to ,pieces. He, in addition, used shocking and disgraceful language, talking about what a spree he and his friends had had, and going on in that manner. Joseph Johnson, assistant manager, said—l was in the coffee-room. The accused created an alarm- ing disturbance there, .and when turned out struck Kent as described. He then ran off, and as he seemed to be endeavouring to get into the gardens again, I pursued him. He rushed at the coffee room window, and breaking some thick glass, endeavoured to effect an entry, but I pulled him down by his legs, When he was on the grolind he struck me several times with his stick, knocked me down, and swinging me round, threw me bodily against some railings. The police had then arrived and he was given into custody. Mr. Paynter—Was the window broken ? Mr. Simpson—Some of the panes were. This was a most dangerous proceeding. Situated as the window was, and the glass being thick; the chances are that if he had got through he would have killed himself, and my servant probably saved him from that fate, or from being seriously injured. Some of the artielei broken were here produced. Mr. Paynter—What is the actual amount of damage ? Mr. Simpson—Very considerable, but that is a secondary consideration. My chief object in bring ing this case here is to protect my servants, many of whom, besides these two, were cut about by participators in the riot, and to preserve the character which Cremorne has hitherto enjoyed, that of being a well-conducted place of resort for pleasure-seekers. For nine years I have had the management of Cremorne, and never in my life saw such a tumult as was created there last night. I should have had at least twenty policemen here, but being Derby-day the police had been employed elsewhere, and consequently there were very few at hand. I was harassed on all sides. There were probably 10,000 people in the gardens, and the ordinary rush to the coffee-room is very great,.but we could not serve people fast enough. A drunken person proposed my health. Defendant, and upwards of 100 people, got on the tables, and shouted and incited the mob, recklessly destroying everything, and I feared 'every moment that the large chandelier would come down, and the place be in a blaze. The quiet portion of the crowd en deavoured to quell the disturbance, but they could not, and the business at length was at a stand-still. The police proved that the defendant was under the influence of liquor. Mr. Paynter, addressing defendant, said—You are put down on the sheet as a gentleman, but you have forfeited that title by your shameful conduct ; and the only way in which you can redeem your character will be to make the fullest compensation for what you have done. I cannot conceive that a person calling himself a gentleman could so wan tonly be the cause of destroying property, and could assault the servants of the proprietor, who were obeying their master's commands in turning him out. Cremorne Gardens are a source of amusement and gratification to thousands, but will not long continue to be so if disgraceful conduct of this description is permitted. This is the first time during my experience as a magistrate for twenty years that any serious disturbance of this kind has occurred there ; and it reflects great credit upon Mr. Simpson that he conducts his establishment in a most quiet and respectable manner. Mr. Simpson—There are a number of persons who attend the gardens regularly, and time after time do their best to incite persons to create dis turbances in the gardens. I had rather be witho-At the money of such parties, should I justified in refusing to admit them. I threatened one of last night's ringleaders with that course, and he told me that I must admit him ; and I now seek your worship's opinion upon the matter. Mr. Paynter—Cremorne, like other places of amusement, is open to everybody, and therefore I am afraid you cannot refuse admittance to any one. Mr. Simpson—Have I, then, any remedy ? Mr. Paynter—Yes, and a very good one. If you find out the names of last night's ringleaders, or of any who may hereafter endeavour to promote dis order, I will grant you summonses. When they are brought before me they shall be sent to the sessions, and they will then be so severely punished that they will never repeat their misconduct.. Mr. Simpson—l am extremely obliged to your worship. Defendant was ordered to find two sureties in £4O each for his appearance next Thursday. In the course of the afternoon he put in the ne cessary bail, and although he made no reply to the charge an adjournment was solicited, on the alleged ground that he had witnesses to call. Witness replied that the report was " a fabrica tion as diabolical as the murder ; he had no relative who was not independent of him and the world." Joseph Play stead, a plumber and glazier, who lives next house but one to the office in question, deposed to the circumstances immediately accom panying the discovery of the murder. Jones was the first man who went to Mr. Masefield's drawer, and said, " There has been a robbery here." William Griffin, surgeon, who was called in on the discovery of the murder, deposed that he saw on the ground near the chips of wood that the mur derer had broken from the drawer in forcing it, two penny postage stamps. Picked them up and placed them on the table. William Masefield, one of Mr. G. Masefield's sons, and an articled clerk to him, was next sworn, but his evidence did not throw additional light upon the matter as revealed up to the close of the inquest. John Palmer, clerk to Mr. Smith, solicitor, Led bury, was in the Plough at about 10 at night on the day of the first inquest, when the prisoner came in. Prisoner answered questions put to him respecting the jurymen and the amount of money stolen, and added that if the house had been broken open the night before the booty would have been greater, and spoke of Mr. Masefield having sent a large sum of money to the bank. Jones had two glasses of brandy on that occasion. John Brown, a tailor of Ledbury, sworn, said that Jones now owed him £4 55., and paid him £1 17s. on or about the Ist of April. The £X4 ss. debt had been incurred since that date. By a mutual arrangement, Jones was to pay him his account quarterly. It was now about one o'clock, and Mr. Piper asked for an adjournment for a half-hour, as the prosecution expected some witnesses from a distance by the coach, which was now nearly due. The application was granted, and the Court ad journed.' On the investigation being resumed, William Hampton deposed that he managed the business of Mr. Chandler, a bootmaker. The pri soner owed him £1 ls. 3d. He paid his account up , to that date at Christmas last. Charles Cooper, the master of the Birmingham Workhouse, recognised the prisoner as John Isaac Jones, who was first admitted into the workhouse on the 10th of Novomber, 1855, as a destitute per son. The order of admission stated that he was destitute, belonged to America, and was an attor ney's clerk. Remained a pauper in the workhouse until the 22d of August, 1856. This witness was under examination when our report was despatched. THAMES.—CUTTING AND WOUNDING.-Brid get Fitzgerald, aged 26, was brought before Mr. Corrie, charged with stabbing Honora Hassett. The complainant's face and clothes were covered with gore, and although a severe wound on the fore head had been dressed, the blood was trickling down her face when she got into the witness box, and to make herself look still more horrible she raised her hands, which were stained with blood.. There was a large wound on her right hand. It was difficult to obtain any coherent statement from her, and she did nothing but moan and groan between every sentence she uttered. She said that Mrs. Fitzgerald had killed her outright, and tried to stab her in the throat with a knife, and she " put up her hand to prevent her head being chopped off," and received the wound on her hand. The prisoner and another woman, called Peggy from Cork, then " beat her black and blue," and the prisoner cut her about the head with a flat iron nine or ten times. Mr. Corrie essayed in vain to ascertain the origin of the affray, but could obtain no information what ever. William Lowe, a police-constable, 152 H, said the parties lived in an Irish colony in Charles strekt, St. George's-in-the-East, and there had been disturbances and fighting going on there since Saturday night last. A young woman, the sister of the prisoner, had, it was said, been committing adultery with another woman's husband, and had been shut up all the week in a room to save her from the vengeance of her country people. That afternoon a party of Irish women went to the house in which she was confined to drag her out and ill-Use her. A riot was the consequence, and the parties got fighting, but what commenced the affray it was impossible to ascertain. The com plainant had only a wound on the head. It was on her forehead, and she lost a good. deal of blood. Mrs. Hassett—Och,: now ; you can't see all the wounds on my head. Sure I was coming from the sugar-house with a pail of hot water in my hand, and both this woman and Peggy set upon me and bate me, and stabbed me, and kicked me, and knocked me about on the head with a flat iron. The son of the complainant confirmed his mother's statement. The prisoner denied that she was " to the fore," and alleged that all the violence was on the part of Mrs. Hassett. She then called her sister, who could give no reasonable account of the affair. - Mr. Corrie—Why , you are the sister of the pri soner, and are accused of committing adultery with a married man. Wit ness —Yes, sir; they have been telling li es about me. Mr.' Corrie said there had been a very savage fight, and the whole affair was most disgraceful. He remanded the prisoner until Monday, and di rected the police to look after the other offender, Peggy, and arrest her if possible. GUILDHALL.—ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT BY A CLERK.—AIIan" an attorney's clerk, was placed at the bar before Alderman Phillips, charged with embezzling £2B and other sums, the moneys of his masters. Mr. Wm. Clark, of the firm of Clark and Morice, solicitors, of 29, Coleman-street, said—The prisoner was our managing common law clerk, and has been in our service about three years. In April last year we had some documents sent to us from Peter borough, with instructions to obtain a return of probate duty at Somerset House. The prisoner was entrusted with the papers for that purpose, but from a memorandum in the prisoner's handwriting in our draft bill of costs, it appeared that he could not obtain the return of probate duty until the succession duty had been paid. I have, however, ascertained that he has since received £42 from Somerset House, and by a letter which he wrote, dated Nov. 23rd last, a press copy of which I pro duce, he mentioned the receipt of the return. That letter he showed to me at the time, and I asked what amount lie had received. He said £l4, and I filled up the blank in the letter for that amount.. The copy I .produce was then taken, but I have recently seen the original letter, in which I find that my entry of £l4 has been altered to £42. He accounted for the £l4, but not for the balance of £2B. Prisoner—Was I authorised to receive that money ? Prosecutor You were authorised to receive whatever amount was due. Prisoner—Was I at that time under notice to leave ? Prosecutor—You were, and your salary was paid up to the end of the month of November, but I allowed you to attend to some old matters which you had had in hand. I discharged you in the early part of November, prior to the date of this letter, but I did not know then of this defalcation. Alderman Phillips—What was the prisonees salary? Prosecutor—Xl7s a year, Sir. Alderman Phillips—A remand is applied for in this case. (To the prisoner).. Have you anything to say against it ? Prisoner—l have only to submit, Sir, that there is no proof that I was a servant of the prosecutor's at the time, and that there is n 9 evidence that I ever received this money. Alderman Phillips—The object of the remand is to get that evidence. Prisoner—l have nothing further to say at pre sent. - Alderman Phillips—You are remanded then till Monday next. WESTNIT NSTER.--DEsi - )En ATE RIOT AT CRE: MORNE CiARDENS.-A gentleman,' attired after the latest mode, who was described on the police-sheet as George, A. Lake, of 3, Northumberland-street , Strand, was charged, before Mr. P un t e r, with two 'assaults, under the following most disgraceful cir cumstances Frederick Kent, clerk of the works at Cremorne Gardens, said—Between one and two this (Thurs• day) morning, I had occasion to speak to this gen tleman. There was an elderly pers on u p on a table in the cOffee-room haranguing those present. They first of all had been drinking Mr. Simpson s, the proprietor's health, - but afterwards became very disorderly. I desired. the gentleman to get down from the table and be quiet, but. he would not ; an d on my eudeavourincr to pull him down defendant interfered, and sail be should remain there. De fendant incited the crowd to make a vy great noise, and smash the tables, &c., and th er e riot at length assumed so serious a character that we were compelled to eject the defendant, who had become the principal ringleader. Shouts rent the air in all directions, persons hats were knocked off, whil6 everything near at hand was demolished, and the serving of pea ceable customers i n the coffee-room was rendered au impossibility, Mr. paynter—Previous to ejecting the 'defen dant, did you order him to leave the room ? Witness—Repeatedly; every means well) used to induce him to leave, M r . Simpson—l myself add e d my voice to that of my servants. I used entreaties and threats, but THE REV. MR. SPURGEON'S NEW CHAPEL.- On Wednesday a specimen of the design for the windows of the new chapel proposed to be erected on an area of ground at the junction of St. George's and the Kenning ton-roads, Surrey, was exhibited upon a portion of the site on which the sacred edifice is proposed to be erected. The specimen is of the Gothic style of architecture, and from the purity of the stone its appearance would indicate that the chapel, if constructed of the same material, would be a great ornament to the neighbourhood. [ADVERTISEMENT].—The difficulties and dangers of bringing up infants by hand or wet nurses have been entirely overcome by Du Barry's delicious Revalenta Arabica Food, which feeds, strengthens, and removes all the little pains and irregularities infants are so subject to. The following letter speaks volumes ;—" Grammar School, Stevenage, 16th Dec., 1850. 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Draper , anc ester, Sharp and and h Co " . at South . : a s t co L tt i t v o;n ei a p tß ? y o an l o , rc l i C k94, T ß oz acij a in n s94e d s, T , amR THE IRON TRADE. (From the 11 7 olverhampton Chronicle.) There has been no marked improvement in the position of the iron trade since our last report. The demand from America and the continent continues to be very limited, but the demand for home purposes is rather buoyant so far as relates to first-class iron, and though the leading members of the trade have not a large amount of orders upon their books, suf ficient are daily coming in to keep their works in fair operation. The ultimate effect the war in Italy will produce upon commerce cannot very readily be fore told. It cannot be questioned that up to the present time it has operatsd unfavourably. Some of the large foundries in the district are short of orders, and in small castings there is little business doing. Consumers of merchant iron at home are still order- . ing rather sparingly, probably in the belief that prices must go lower, but there is no probability of this, as it is a somewhat remarkable fact that the manufacturing trades using by far the largest quantity of finished iron have been the busiest all through the season—busy even when trade genet ally has been reported as slack. What the condition of the trade may be in a few months hence it is impossible to conjecture, predictions having so far this year failed to be realised. It is an acknow ledged fact that both at home and abroad there is a bareness of stores of all kinds of Staffordshire iron, which leads sonic to suppose that orders cannot longer be withheld, whatever turn affairs upon the continent may take. The coal trade is rather brisk, arising in a great measure from the large quantities being sent to various parts of the kingdom by rail. Gubbin and white ironstone, the yeld of the district, is realising from 16s. to 17s per top, according to quality. Arrangements have been made for Messrs. - Cresswell to go on for the present under inspection. ThCir first meeting under the private arrangement clauses of the Bankrupfcy Act will take place on the 4th of July, when it is stated an opposition will be offered. Wliether,however,it will he of a sufficient nature to bring their works to a standstill remains 1 to be seen, considerable sympathy having been manifested for them by many of their creditors. In the South Wales district the demand for iron is steady, and railway descriptions are disposed of without difficulty. For home consumption a good deal has been lately sold, while orders from abroad have not been scanty. Complaints are, however, continuance hexa tsetne tn. deAd At Newport tN o i 4 f ed t w h e p e p oi i . re m ts made i n many parts of the district of slackness. 7 Navl ia lal c ie. which existed last week that coal would be considered contraband of lew docksnia rk a e i t . e t b o y a ri c consider able iedaenr means full. •At Cardiff' s N a more satisfactory state .of affairs pre vails: Thepstliti.ession 1 July Nt.,,l,lhaetntilnetun much hw betterdock s exists, and at coal Swansea considerable activity trade there is quite brisk, It is 1 vessela will be provided than Heretofore. ayillbeop accommodationeried f i o i l i . The position of the iron trade in Derbyshire, Lancashire, and Yorkshire, owing t s tate of affairs on the continent, is dull t flat ie d l i l n v a a c r t l i i ‘ l , c e e , a are limited whether for I to immediat e requirements. ni hone con • sumptton or for e xportation ,nd ori Trade in Lis very Lancashire particul ar ly ry dull ; in the Yorkshire district, where several firms are ex tensively eng aged in the manufacturcof rails,there is a ,slightly- better trade, though much want' of 'confidence is manifested in business circles, The coal trade is dull except at a fewlarge firms having extensive contracts with gasworks, which enable them to keep up a more regular supply. The Yorkshire coalowners have made a determined stand against the coal trading system adopted by the Great Northern Railway. ARMS FOR OUR VOLUNTEER RIFLEMEN. (From the Mechanics' Magazine.) As the gentlemen of England have made a sudden resolution to become riflemen, the lord-lieutenants and deputy-lieutenants of counties have to perform a very important duty in making choice of the arms which shall be put into the hands of their respective corps ; and as they run some risk of being misled in this matter, we will make reference to a - fact or two for their guidance. In the first place it is evident that, notwithstand ing the many and great improvements which breech-loading rifles have lately undergone, their immediate adoption cannot be recommended. Five or six years hence, perhaps before, we shall doubt less have tested and modified them sufficiently, and have so far adapted the cartridge to them, as to enable us to substitute them on all desirable occasions for the muzzle-loading arm. But mean while we must content ourselves with the latter for general service. Turning, then, to the rifles already in use, from which alone we can prudently select a weapon for our volunteers, we find our choice limited to two—the Enfield and the Lancas ter rifles—the comparative merits of which have been put beyond all question by actual service in the field of battle, as well as by the severest tests of target practice. Under many circumstances the Enfield arm fails utterly, often in the midst of the fight; under all circumstances it is liable to refuse the cartridge after a few rounds. The cause, or vie may say the causes, of this are now well under stood, and are known to be such as we have no present hope of remedying. On the other hand, the oval-bore Lancaster is entirely free from such defects. In the hands of our artillerymen it has repeatedly demonstrated its superiority to the Enfield in point of accuracy, and in late campaigns in India it has in no instance failed, although it has been put to the severest duties. We need not insist further upon this, because the oval-bore Lan caster is recognised as the one and only unfailing weapon with which the ordinary service ammuni tion can be used. This being the case, and it being manifestly desirable that the volunteer rifle corps should be so armed that they may use the service ammunition if called upon to act, it becomes evi dent that the Lancaster rifle is the best weapon which such corps can adopt. With these facts before us, we have to account for the circumstances that in the circulars on volunteer rifle corps, issued from the War Depart ment, the Enfield, and not the Lancaster, is the.rifle recommended. Why is this ? The reason appears to us to be sufficiently plain. It must be evident from what we have already said that General Peel and his colleagues, would gladly replace the En field by the Lancaster weapon throughout the regular service. But then they have an im mense stock of Enfields on hand; so many that, notwithstanding the disparity between the number of our troops and those of France, we pro bably have eight or ten rifles for every one possessed by the French—a fact which has to a certain extent resulted from the incapacity of French mandox" turers to co-npete with our own in the art and mys tery of gun making. Under these circumstances , what is to be expected but that an ingenious attempt should be made by the War Department to dispose of their present Aock of Enfields to volunteer corps, whose mere establishment will be a guarantee against invasion, and therefore a security against their arms ever being brought to the test of battle. In all this the officials of the War Department are doubtless acting wisely for their own interest. And if it should happen that the volunteer move mcnt•should be so far extended as to include those classes who cannot afford to buy their own arms, a legitimate means of disposing of the Enfield rifles will be provided. That it will be so extended, if the Government can manage the matter, we do not doubt. But those volunteer corps who are about to purchase their own arms may surely refuse to buy up the Enfield rifles, when the Lancaster arm, which is in reality the only model used in the Queen's service. with complete satisfaction, is equally accessible to them. A word to the wise is enough. COUNTRY MARKETS. BIRMINGHAM—JuNn 2. A fair supply of wheat, and prices were the turn in favour of buyers, but only little business was done. Barley unaltered: Oats 6d to is per qr. lower. Beans and peas were also rather lower. MANCHESTER—JUNE 2. A languid market. Wheat sold very slowly, at is to 20 per qr decline ; and flour was quite neglected at is per sack reduction. Indian corn is cheaper. Oats and oatmeal were in favour of buyers. ' Beans and barley were un changed, BOSTON-JUNE 1 There was a small show of wheat, which met with a derv , demand, at is per qr reduction. In beans there was 1 10 $ much doing, late quotations being maintained. Wheat .44s to 50s Oats.... 22s to 30s White do .50s to 53s I Beans 43s to 50s Barley .3os to 34s Ditto, old --s to .•s - . Averages for the week : Wheat 2,591 qrs., at 51s Id 8ar1ey......... 20 „ 3os Od Beans 334 „ 49s 2cl Peas 7 $, 42s 8d Oats 155 ,/ 24s 3d Rye -1, LOUTH—JUNE 1. At to-day's market there was a small supply of farmers wheat, and the trade ruled quiet, at a decline of from 2 s to 3s per qr. on the rates realised last week. Other kinds of grain were unaltered. Wheat .... 46s to —s Oats. , 24s to 27 s White do 50s to —s Beans 44s to 48 4 Barley .. Ms to 37s Peas —s to —0 EDINBURGH. GRAIN-JUNE 1. Sales heavy and prices back. Wheat on the top is Od down average is Od down• Barley on the top is Od down. ......... Os 6d down• Oats on tho top 2s Od down average 1 s Od down• Beans on the top is Od down. .. average Os 7d up. Averages per Imperial quarter. Wheat.... Barley ll5 9 0-12ths Oats 1 6 7 0-12tYs Beans.... 2i 1 7-12ths Total Supply and Sales. Wheat 985 qrs Sold 677 qrs Barley... 284 qrs Sold 183 qrs Oats .1376 qrs Sold 521 qra Beans 136 qrs Sold 47 qrs GLASGOW—JUNE 1. Market quiet, and no business done ;_ holders demanded late rates, but would willingly give for is to 2s per qr. lower. Barley is cheaper. Other articles dull. DERBY SMITHFIELD—MA:v 31. The supply of fat beasts to-day was a full average one; the demand was less than it has was for several past mar kets, and a few were left unsold. Sheep and lambs numer ous. Calves plentiful. Pigs about the average. Beef 7d to 71d Veal sci to ,ILI Mutton .... ....... GO to 7-id Pork wi Lamb 9d to sid Rough fat, 5s Od per stone. Hides, nd to Sid ; calf skins, 6d to 60. ___ ' The Belgian consul at Varna has just addressee a report to his Government, which states that last Yer neither the exportations nor importations of that port via any progress, and recommends Belgians to establish then' depots of-hardware. en t LADvenmsEmENT.]-LHolloway's Pills an d Ointra• - ; 1 Diseases of Women—Medical science in. all ages has ber‘,,ta' directed to alleviate the many maladies incident t o fe but with precarious success, till Professor Holloway, Pt)of diligent study, and attentive observation, was induced .A believe that nature had provided a remedy f or these spel l : diseases ; and s nfter vast research succeeded in coral:owl, ing his celebrated Ointment and Pills, which emboal principle naturally deqipmed for the relief a nd cure of d us il l : orders peculiar to women of all' ages and consti t tiore whether residing in warm or cold climates. They hav,°_fied peatedly corrected disordered functions wh ich had " a th n e d u p s e u r a m l a d n r e u n g t s ly. prescribed men, and st ill satisfactory is it that the malady is relieved immediate., 111."_,., BoODLE.—On the 3 B lst l RmTayll, at 159, Alban Regent's-park, the wife of Edwa rd Boodle, Esq. of a , S. -street, daughter. CAVENDisH.—On the Ist inst., at Ayot St. Lawrence, Lady Emily Cavendish, of a daughter. DAY.--On the 30th May, at West Cowes, the wife of Capt. John Henry Day, of a daughter. LESLIE.—On the I st inst., at Stonehouse, Devon, the wife of Capt. George Leslie,dioyal Marines, of a son. TROLLOPE.—On the 2d inst., at 13, Claverton-street, Pita. lico, Mrs. C. B. Trollope, of a son. MARRIAGES. DERING—CHATTERTON.—On the Ist inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square, Edward Heneage Dering, Esq., late Coldstream Guards, to Georgiana Lady Chatterton. ELGEE—SCHOALES.—On the 30th May, at St. Maryleboue Church, Charles Elgee, Esq., Major 3d Depot Battalion, to Elizabeth Harlot, only daughter of Adam Sehoales, Esq., Southampton. HALL—WOODS. —On the Ist inst., at Denmark Chapel, James Hall, Esq., of the Mall, Sligo, to Annie, oulY daughter of the late James Woods, Esq., of Brixton and and Southwark. ifEALEY—CE.A.3IPERS.—On the 31st May, at All Sainte ve, Upper Norwood, Fra ncis Healey, Esq., of Euson-gro, magistrate of the county of Middlesex, to Marian, eldest surviving daughter of the late William Chambers, of Lewisham. DEA.THS, CAS\VELL.—On the 30th May, Jane, the wife of Mr. Wm. Caswell, 0f45, Queen's-road west, Chelsea. FLETCHER.—On the 22 d May , at 49, Glo of H. ucester-roa 0 d, Regent's-park, Charles Fletcher, Esq., late Al.' Ordnance, Pall-mall, aged 67. HOME.On. the Ist inst. a t Oxford, aged 18, the H on. -- Montagu C. D. Home, third sen of the Earl of Home. STOVELL.—On the 31 st May, at 19, Lloyd- s quare, Mr s. Stovell, aged 84 LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOVNO, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Tile Sun Office, No. 112, in the Precinct of the Savoy , in the county of Strand, Middl es ex, Friday, June 3, 1559.